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Mr. Sharofsky, you keep trying to get to police, I'm going to look for the

problem. I was just out there, and y 'all do not want to go where I've been.

It's a very bad night.

No buses running, no subways running.

I think we all snowed in here good.

If you want to be Jesse's woman, you're just going to have to

learn to catch up.

I don't believe you.

One minute you're Mr. Wonderful, and the next thing you know, you're a macho

jerk.

For fame and cost. And right here is where you start paying.

What?

Because we here at the School of the Arts are made of the right stuff.

It's over, hotshot.

No.

You and Senor Velazquez, finalmente?

That's right.

Go out with him, Schwartz. Our friendship is over.

Oh, I see. It's the I don't want him, but you can't have him syndrome.

Exactly.

A thief?

Here in our little school? That's just ridiculous.

Clark, someone broke into the teacher's cloakroom sometime yesterday. They took

a very expensive muffler of mine.

It was cashmere. You probably left it on the subway.

Did I leave my new fur -lined gloves on the subway, too?

Probably. That's impossible.

I have to take the bus.

Give old Quentin a break, will you, Benjamin?

Look, people leave things like gloves and mufflers on the subway. It's weird,

it's to be expected.

Let's... Honey, I usually keep a cardigan sweater in here. Aha.

And according to Mrs. Berg, there are $41 worth of food supplies missing from

the cafeteria.

Well, now I believe it.

And I'm going to beef up security.

And tonight, I will lock up personally.

And one, two, three, four, five, six. Pull up, darn, darn.

All right, honey, we can make this better. We can make this better. All

play.

Miss Grant, you don't really need me in rehearsal tonight, do you? I have to go

to a funeral. A funeral?

In this weather?

The Grim Reaper doesn't care about the weather, Miss Grant. When your number's

up, it's up.

Leroy, now if I thought for one minute that you wanted to miss rehearsal to go

to an audition, I'd have to report you to Mr. Moorlach.

How'd you know it was an audition?

I didn't. You just told me.

Well, all right, go on. Be fierce. Turn it out. But don't take the job. Thanks,

Miss Grant.

Hello, I'm Leroy Johnson.

Yeah, I'm here to audition for you. Hey, Mr. Stoneman, check this out.

I feel a fancy tingle down to my tongue.

And with every step, it grows and it grows.

I'm oh so happy, well, I just know somebody must be grinning down on

me.

The winter wind is blowing snow through my hair.

I'm cold and I'm wet, but I don't care. I feel so sunny today,

I swear. Somebody must be grinning down on me.

Let the clouds roll by.

Watch me shine.

Time to tell them all who's coming over.

I'm gonna walk in and tear up the town.

Cause there's so much that I was born to be.

Somebody must be great.

Time to tell them all who's coming over. I'm gonna walk and tear up the

town. Cause there's so much that I was born to be.

Somebody must be grinning down.

Flashing a smile.

Run the night.

Never,

never.

So what am I doing wrong?

You mean you don't know?

Well, I think I know, but I'm not so sure it's wrong.

Oh.

Well, that's where we differ.

You see, Jess, unlike you, I'm not looking for action.

I want a guy who cares.

Hey, I'm that guy. I care about you. Yeah. You care about me and Mary Jo

and Sue Bartlett and what's that girl's name?

Virginia. Is that what this is all about? You want to lock me up. You want

Velasquez all to yourself.

Well, you're shooting high, Mama.

I give up.

Oh, don't give up.

It makes you a win in the Jesse Velasquez sweepstakes.

And one, two, three. Hang on, hang on, people. Look. One, open. Two. Look,

upstage on five. Five, six. Let's go again.

One, two, three, four.

Doris, pick it up, baby. Come on, Doris. Come on.

Doris.

Let's go again.

Doris.

Sorry.

Hi, Doris. What are you doing here?

Oh, well, I have the car. I thought I'd take you home. I was in the neighborhood

anyway. I'm a hurricane.

Oh, I can see that. And it's going really well, darling. But the snow is so

outside. I think it's quite hard to stand.

So what about me understanding?

Mom, you're doing it again. You're suffocating me.

Doris, what is happening to you?

What's happening with you? I'm just being a mother. No good. Go mother

else.

Come on, get your things and let's go. Wait a minute.

I'm rehearsing.

When I get finished, I'm going to take the subway home.

And believe it or not, I'll probably make it home alive even without your

wonderful help.

Angela, go home.

Don't worry.

Just because I'm your mother doesn't mean you can insult me.

And it doesn't mean that you can hurt my feelings any time you feel like it.

One of these days, you're going to find out that I'm probably the best friend

you'll ever have.

Just your basic mother -daughter conflict.

This place feels like a meeting.

It's freezing.

I was sitting on my radiator, and I realized I was wasting my time. No.

What are you two doing here? I thought you all left an hour ago.

I've been waiting for my taxi.

I've been waiting for our taxi, too. I called the dispatcher. He said it could

take at least another hour.

Everybody, I think we've done enough tonight. Come on, that's a wrap.

go home.

Ain't nobody going nowhere.

I was just out there, and y 'all do not want to go where I've been. It's a very

bad night.

No buses running, no subways running.

I think we all snowed in here good.

You suppose he's still in the school?

Where else would he be? He's certainly not out in this blizzard.

Maybe we ought to call the police.

What do you think I'm trying to do? I can't get through him.

Now I'm getting a recording.

What if this person is dangerous?

You know, that's a good point.

Miss Grant, you round up your troops.

Lock them up here in the office.

Mr. Sharofsky?

You keep trying to get to the police, I'm going to go look for the prowler.

Doris!

Doris!

Somebody open the door, it's a joke!

Face reality, Nicole.

Rehearsal ended over an hour ago.

Thank you.

Everybody must have split by now.

We're all alone.

Terrific.

Why does it have to be so cold in here?

Want my sweater?

I'll pay.

No, really.

Nicole!

Nicole, do you want my sweater?

No strings.

Won't you be cold?

Mama, I'm never cold.

Don't I know it.

Thank you

Okay,

we can share no strings

Will you stop worrying?

You're worse than Mom.

No, she's probably just sitting in her car waiting for the weather to break.

I'll call you back in an hour.

Okay, and don't worry.

Okay, bye.

I'm worried.

Leroy, what are you doing? I'm trying to warm up.

That's a good idea.

I think we all ought to try.

Because the temperature's dropping.

I ain't about to sit here and wait.

All we got to do is get bopping.

That's the way to make it.

I actually got out of the car and walked.

You know, you could have caught a cold.

You could have gotten pneumonia.

Please, the engine's stalled. I don't hear that. Nothing.

Do you know that your husband was worried sick about you?

I think you've taken years off that sweet man's life, not to mention what

done to mine.

Stop acting like my mother.

Oh, well, now you know how I feel all the time.

What are you doing to me, Dora?

I'm half frozen to death and you're picking on me. I'm wet.

I'm tired and I'm freezing. And quite frankly, I really am not in the mood to

argue with you anymore.

Good. I want to get my own apartment in the city.

I see.

Why don't you just kill me, Doris? You've done everything else.

We're going to have to replace the pipe there.

You see, the pipe freezes up, and you can't get any water to the boiler.

No water, no steam, no heat.

You know, man, this looks like a pretty big job, man. You think we can handle

it?

It beats freezing to death, doesn't it? Well, shouldn't we go get Morlock and

tell him we're down here? Why? So he can say no? Look, man, the pipe's broken.

We fix it.

And we're heroes.

And we're warm. Yeah, but we know nothing about plumbing.

What's the no? The pipe's broke. We fix it.

Hey, man, but shouldn't we find out where the cutoff valve switch is? No,

we don't need to. Now, hand me that wrench.

Just get the ice off there. I mean, I still think we need to know where the

cutoff valve is. We don't need to know where the cutoff valve is.

Now, stand back, Amateur. You're about to see a great moment in plumbing

history.

Whoa!

Goddamn! See?

I always wanted to sing.

I always wanted to dance.

My people didn't have too much.

But one thing they had was they knew how to have fun.

You know, my family's got a lot.

Just about everything.

But having fun doesn't come too easily.

My father thinks I'm crazy for wanting to be an actress.

It's such a risky business.

My father says when you don't got nothing, you gotta take it.

Sometimes.

I think my parents expect too much of me.

What do they want from you?

Well, for starters, they'd like me to become the first woman

president of the United States of America.

I'd vote for you.

You would?

Yeah.

Do you realize?

This is the first time you and I have had a real conversation.

Yeah, it's kind of nice.

Do other guys do this?

They want to go out with me, they do.

Jess?

Mm -hmm?

I feel so close to you right now.

Yeah, me too.

But I mean, like, for the first

time, I'm getting to know you.

And I'm beginning to understand you.

Mommy, you are something else.

Jess.

Jesse, wait, wait.

I thought you liked it.

Well, I do.

I mean,

I did.

Then what's wrong?

You move too fast for me.

If you want to be Jesse's woman, you're just going to have to learn to catch up.

I don't believe you.

One minute you're Mr. Wonderful, and the next thing you know, you're a... You're

a macho jerk.

Yo, there's no such thing as a macho jerk.

What are you kids doing in there?

Stick with me. I gotta check the cafeteria.

A couple days.

Sweetie Pie, what made you come to this school in the first place?

I was broke.

I didn't have any place to stay.

I couldn't live on the streets because of the baby.

This was the first open door that I found.

What about your family?

You do have parents, don't you?

Look, we want to help you.

But you have to talk to us.

And if you don't talk to us, you're going to have to talk to the police.

Please don't call the police.

After the baby's born, I'll pay you back for all the food I took.

Just please don't call the police.

Well, tell us who your parents are and we'll call them.

Just when you thought the cafeteria food couldn't get any more.

There's tuna salad, same thing.

Tuna and egg are not the same. One is from a fish and one is from a chicken.

What does a bologna come from?

From a factory.

You can break a heart Walk away when it falls

apart You can tell your lies

You can kill with your pretty eyes

We got to talk.

Look, I know you're mad.

I don't know what got into me.

I act macho so much, sometimes I really start believing it.

Well, anyway, I'm sorry.

You're one hell of a lady.

Not more class than anybody I ever met.

So I'll leave you alone now.

Mother, I am not a child and I wish you would stop treating me like one.

You're right, Doris. You are not a child, but you're not grown up yet

I remember when you were a baby, you used to take a few steps and then you'd

fall down.

But I did get up.

As I recall, I picked you up.

Yes, but ultimately I did have to learn how to walk by myself.

Yes, ultimately. I'll give you that.

Can I borrow your daughter?

Please, be my guest. Maybe you can talk some sense into her. Well, actually, I

was hoping she could help me talk some sense into somebody else.

What's up? You know I'm always, you know, sticking your nose in everybody's

business. What a lovely thing to say. Well, sweetie pie, once in a while, once

in a big while, it's not such a bad idea.

Hi.

I'm Doris.

Tuna or bologna?

What's the catch?

No catch.

Just thought you might be hungry.

Well, I'm not.

Okay.

Well, I'll leave you alone.

Good. Good.

That's the way you want it.

If you change your mind, I'll be around.

Why should you care about me?

That's a terrific question.

I wish I had a terrific answer.

I just do.

That's the way I am.

If I see a bum on the street and he asks me for change, I give him a buck.

I have never purchased a pet.

I get all my cats from those little kids who sit outside with cardboard boxes

outside grocery stores.

And when I see a girl who's about my age, who's pregnant, and

obviously scared, I say to myself, Self!

What can we do?

You can ask a lot of dumb questions if you stay extremely possible. It's my

specialty Okay

Just don't expect any

answers Tuna or baloney

I'm so hungry.

Beautiful. Now, is that a work of art, or is that a work of art?

Yeah, man, that's a work of art. Is it going to hold?

You think I broke my back putting this thing together so I could take a picture

of it? Of course it's going to hold.

Turn on the cutoff switch.

Hey, what do you say I turn it on? Just a little bit, huh?

All to make sure? All the way, man. Turn it on all the way. This thing's going

to work.

Okay, here goes nothing.

Looking good.

And you were worried. I don't believe you, man.

Yo! Here.

Turn it off!

Turn it off!

Bunk down here next to you, Benjamin?

I snore.

Overlooking.

You know, actually, I don't mind this too much, do you?

I'd much rather be in my own bed.

Oh, yeah, yeah, I know, but... You know, it's something about a disaster that

just brings people closer together.

In some cases, too close.

You know, I got a confession to make.

We found out we were snowed in, everybody stampeding for the phones.

There I was with my own private line.

I didn't have anybody to call.

You were not the only one.

Yeah.

Miss Grant, of all the kids that are here, why'd you pick Doris to go sit

that girl?

Well, if I had a problem...

And I needed someone to sit with me.

I picked Doris.

You know what, so would I.

That girl in there, she's so young.

I've often wondered what it must feel like to have a baby growing inside you.

It's wonderful.

Well, when did you get to be the expert all of a sudden?

Who says I'm an expert?

Elizabeth, you're not getting off that easy. What are you talking about?

When I was married to Nick, I got pregnant once.

I guess our baby wasn't meant to be.

Kind of like the marriage.

I was, um, four months along when I lost it.

But I'll tell you something.

It was long enough for me to know that I loved my baby.

I hear you, girl.

That old girl in there doesn't really know what she's in for.

I mean, having a baby really changes your life forever, you know. She's going

be worrying about it all the time.

I guess the hard part is trying to let him go when they want to leave.

You know, you just want to keep them safe and protect them, shelter them from

the storm, no matter how old they are.

Yeah, I know. I feel that way about some of my kids.

But I learned real fast that sooner or later, we've got to let them break away.

Gee, I wonder where Leroy is.

I guess the hardest part really is letting go.

Yeah.

What about the guy?

He wants to marry me.

So?

So?

I got my whole life ahead of me. I made one mistake. I don't want to make two.

Are you going to keep the baby?

First, I wasn't so sure.

But now, it's the most important thing in my life.

I just wish I could share it with my parents.

Why did you tell them?

You do ask a lot of dumb questions, don't you? Could you tell your parents?

Yeah.

Yeah.

I think I could.

You know, my mother would scream and she'd have her head in the oven and

threaten to hurl herself in front of a truck.

But, you know, I think in the end she'd probably just put her arms around me and

say, Doris, I love you.

I bet your mother would too if you just gave her that chance.

I'm not so sure.

You know, that little baby you're carrying inside you right now,

Can you ever imagine not loving it just because it made mistakes?

No.

How's everything in here?

Dark. At least the emergency lights are working.

How are you, little lady?

Fine. You don't look fine.

We didn't know what the lights were out, and now the phones are working.

Hello?

Yeah.

Yeah, she's right here.

Or is it your dad?

Dad!

No, she's fine. She's with me.

All right, the phones are working again, so I'm going to give you one more

chance.

You tell me who your parents are, or I'm going to have to call the police.

Now you think about it.

Okay.

I love you too, Dad.

Okay, bye.

My dad's so cute.

Told me to take care of my mom.

Jamie?

Jamie?

Here, take this.

Is she all right?

Yeah, I don't know who this girl is, but I think she's in labor, Mr. Morlock.

But this is an emergency.

Of course, I understand. I just don't like it.

Okay, we'll do the best we can. Thanks.

There's no telling when the paramedics are going to get here.

It's still pretty hairy out there.

Does that mean it's time to panic?

I don't think there's any reason for concern. Sometimes labor can go on for

than 24 hours.

Her contractions are five minutes apart, folks.

I better call the paramedics back and find out what that means. Mr. Morlock, I

can tell you what that means.

It means it's time to panic.

Miss Grant, I'm going to need some towels and maybe some antiseptics from

nurse's office. You got it.

Leroy, do you think you could do anything about getting the furnace

I'll go downstairs and check the furnace.

Johnson, what do you know about furnaces?

Nothing, but it can't get any worse.

Look, maybe I could boil some water. That's what they always do in the

That's what they always do in life, too.

I can handle it. Guys, honey, why don't you gather up the rest of the kids and

wait in the rehearsal room?

Do I have to?

I really wanted to be there to help.

Oh, Doris, do you really think you should be in there with us?

What are you protecting me from?

Life.

Hey, you know something? I think I got another idea.

Cold plumber?

Hey, darling, you want to be funny or do you want to plumb?

Hey, look, we got to find a way to bypass this pipe so the furnace will

Hey, you guys are incredible, man.

First of all, there's already a built -in bypass.

All you have to do is shut off one valve, turn on another.

Hey, man, it's working.

It's working!

I know it does, darling. It won't be long now. It's okay.

She's not here.

It's okay.

My mom is.

She knows.

It's okay.

It's okay. Now, listen. Look at me, Jamie.

Breathe.

I can't. Yes, you can. Now, come on. Do it. Breathe in.

Exhale.

Easy.

Easy inhale exhale

What

happened

nothing yet. I'm just going to get some more talent.

You know,

man, what's up with you and your call?

Yeah, V, I'd like to know myself.

We hung out, you know.

We were locked in a music room together, that's all.

Come on, man, what happened?

Nothing happened.

What do you mean nothing happened? Come on, tell us.

Hey, he's not lying.

Trust me, I was there. I couldn't get the first bass with him.

He's such a nice guy.

I'd hate to see him get a bad reputation.

Hey, what are you trying to do, ruin me?

You understand, this guy was locked in a room with one of the finest girls in

the school, and he doesn't even make a move. Can you figure that?

Me neither.

Okay, honey, one more time. Push.

Come on, Jamie. One more time. One push. Come on. I can see it. Come on. Come

on. One more good one. Come on.

Come on, Jemmy. One more good push. Get that baby out there. Come on. Come on.

It's coming. It's coming.

It's coming.

One more good push. Here it comes.

I'm calling for Jamie.

No, she's fine.

I got good news and I got good news.

She's coming home.

She's bringing someone with her.

Yeah.

Hold on.

You weren't so bad yourself, kid.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Baby, I don't mean to be a clutching mother. I'm just so afraid I'm going to

lose you.

You're never going to lose me.

Does that mean that you'll give up looking for your own apartment?

stay home forever Doris I don't want you to stay home forever just until I die

can I hold it for a second I'll be real

careful

Talk to her. No, sing to her.

Little baby, don't say a word.

Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird.

If it can't whistle and it can't sing, Papa's gonna buy

you a diamond ring.

If that diamond ring turns...

Papa's gonna buy you a looking glass.

If that looking glass gets broke, Papa's gonna

buy you a billy goat.

If that billy goat runs away, Papa's

gonna buy...