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There was no one like Hal.

He met me at a party and swept me off my feet.

Blue Moon was the song he was playing. Didn't you know Blue Moon? Sure, sure.

Still remember that.

In one more year, and I would have graduated.

But I quit BU to marry him. I mean, what the hell was I learning at school

anyway? I mean, can you picture me as an anthropologist?

Oh, is that a joke?

Sex is always great.

Well, he was nine years older than me. I mean, Christ, he'd already made and lost

a fortune. But then he made it back. You know, more. I mean, much more.

God, he was dynamic.

Taught me everything I know about real lovemaking. Not that I care to get too

graphic. Believe me when I tell you, I mean, they tried six different

medications on me.

Cocktails, they like to call them. The only cocktail that ever helps is Stoli

Martini. Never trusted doctors.

Doctors put both my parents in early graves.

You know, I have never been to San Francisco. And Hal and I traveled

everywhere. Here, it's beautiful.

I'll be staying with my sister, Ginger.

She's divorced.

I mean, biologically, she's not my sister.

She's adopted. We're both adopted.

I couldn't stand her ex-husband. He used to hit her.

That's mine, the widow.

My plan is to start a new life out here.

Put everything that's happened behind me and start fresh. Go west.

Was it Horace Greeley who said that?

Oh, there's my family. It was really nice talking to you. Oh, I'll call you.

Maybe for lunch.

I don't have your number.

What's that woman you were talking to? I was sitting next to her on the plane.

She was talking to herself. I thought she said something to me. I said, what?

But she couldn't stop babbling about her life.

Am I exactly?

You said 305 South Van Ness?

Can you wait and help me with my bag? Sure.

Where she is?

She expected me.

Plane was on time.

Yes, I'm... Are you all right? I'm fine.

I just sometimes get where I can't take a deep breath, and when I can, it makes

me panic, and it makes it even worse.

Okay.

Could I have some privacy? Sure, sure.

Hello? Ginger?

Yes, I'm here. I'm making fun of the place.

It is 305.

Uh-huh.

For how long?

What?

Where is it?

No, no, I see it.

Okay. Okay.

Would you please hurry?

My sister left the keys in the bar. Can you wait? Sure.

Is that it?

Thank you.

Oh, thank you.

Have a great day, all right?

Bye-bye.

So what do you think?

I love it.

I made sure all the fireplaces work. I don't like it when they're just for

show. Oh, it's so light and airy, and the ceilings are so high. I don't know

how anyone can breathe with the low ceiling and the view. You told me you

wanted to fit that in. It's a park. It's a park.

Oh, this space is perfect.

We hardly have to do a thing.

You shouldn't spoil me so.

Well, why not? Who else am I going to spoil? Besides, did I take in my news?

Danny is going to be living with us permanently.

Oh, honey.

Oh, that's great news. I worked at all that with his mom and her lawyers. Oh.

He'll be so much happier when he's with his full-time.

Happy birthday, Danny!

A lot of kids at school say that we're really rich and that you give a lot of

money to charity.

Sure I do.

But you've got to remember as you go through life to share some of what you

earn with the less fortunate. Not everyone is as lucky as we are.

This song was playing when Hal and I first met.

I fell in love with the name Jasmine.

I changed it.

Aunt Jeanette and no finesse.

This song was playing when we first met.

You know it?

Maybe we met at a party at Martha's Vineyard.

Blue moon.

Come on, boys.

Okay, let's go, Augie. I gotta get home. Someone's waiting.

We helped Dad move the furniture today.

Oh, really?

That's your idea, taking the boys?

Letting them help you lug somebody's furniture upstairs?

They loved it. It's great exercise.

We ate franks and beans. Relax.

Okay. Let's go, Johnny. Come on.

Come on.

Let's go.

What's the rush?

What's the rush, Ginger? What, do you got a date?

It's none of your business.

It happens to be Jeanette, so... Jeanette?

Yeah. You mean Jasmine? What the hell is she doing in town? She's coming to live

with me for a while till she gets back on her feet.

She's had a bad time. Uh-huh.

When she had all that money, she wanted nothing to do with you.

Now that she's broke, all of a sudden she's moving in. She's not just broke.

She's all screwed up. And it's none of your damn business, okay? She's family.

She stole our money. Okay. You understand?

We could have been set. That was our whole chance in life.

For the last time, Augie, he was a crook, not her, okay? What the hell did

she know about finance?

Bullshit! Don't stand there and tell me that. She's married to a guy for years,

up to his ass, and phony real estate and bank fraud, and you want to tell me she

knew nothing about it? Believe me, she knew, Ginger, okay?

She knew. But when all those diamonds and minks were flying in, she just

looked the other way. I don't think so, Augie. You said it!

You said to me she's a phony and had to know.

Jasmine, your country house is so beautiful.

I'm sorry, but we need an answer on this.

Like I told you, we just changed the name of the corporation. We can operate

it under Global Innovations. Yeah, I don't know if we can get away with that.

I think we can, actually, if we pay it out of the accounts in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam? Whenever I hear them, they always sound like they're one step ahead

of the Justice Department.

You just have to hope your house is not bugged. Oh, I never pay attention to

Hal's business affairs. I have no head for that sort of thing. What if we

transfer everything to the old corporation? We could do that. That's

perfectly legal. Yes, but it would be a mistake to file under that name. Yeah,

you could definitely get in trouble for that.

Just don't file a joint tax return.

Don't say that. I sign anything. I'm very trusting.

Baby's last words. It's called looking the other way.

Jasmine. Oh.

Oh, my God. Look at you. Look at you.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

For the way. Sorry. It's okay.

No, it's fine. It's fine. All these days with the boys. Well, no wonder you're

late. Hello?

Yeah, the boys. Hello.

I told you about her, remember? And Jasmine.

They're big.

I know.

Quiet, you two.

They're loud. Stop running around.

These kids got, what the hell is it, ADD?

The place is homey.

Are you kidding me? No, I mean, it's got a very, what, casual charm.

Oh, God, knock it off, Jasmine.

I need to stay here for a while. No, I do.

I'm out of cash.

Okay. Couldn't pay my rent in Brooklyn.

I mean, can you believe I had to move out of my beautiful home and take a

place in Brooklyn?

But I'm dead broke, really. I mean, the government took everything.

And the lawyers.

You know, I can't be alone, Ginger. I really get some bad thoughts when I'm

alone.

Well, you know, all I can say is you look great.

Oh, now who's lying?

You!

You know, I was up all last night. I was so anxious about moving here.

Yeah? I wasn't sure how angry you still were.

Should I have another drink? We're celebrating, right?

Of course, yeah.

Oh, the flight was bumpy.

I didn't eat anything on the plane.

Oh, the food was awful. Here it is.

I mean, you'd think, first class, right?

You flew first class?

I don't know how anyone puts up with those airlines at all.

Isn't first class a fortune?

Yes, I was quite shocked.

I thought you were tapped out.

I'm worse than tapped out, baby.

I run up some serious debts.

So how'd you fly first class?

I don't know, Ginger.

I just did.

All I meant was if you've got no money to go first class.

You know me.

I splurge from habit.

Would you stop staring at my luggage?

Yes, it's Louis Vuitton.

Only because you just told me I have to sell everything. Look, look, look.

These are used old suitcase. Stick with my initials. Who'd want them?

You know, I sold what jewels and furs I could hide from Uncle Sam.

Oh, God, I hate to tell you about that rude awakening. Your jewelry is so

priceless and such a great investment when you buy it at Graff or Van Cleef

until you're desperate for money and you're forced to sell them and it seems

you can't give it away.

Kids, stop it. Come on.

Were you adopted?

Yes. We were both adopted.

We were born to different moms and dads, but we were raised by the same mom and

dad. Could you stop doing that kind of thing? Sorry, I've got a migraine from

the pressurized cabin.

Did you like the new mom and dad?

Yes, of course. Aunt Jasmine did. I ran away from home fast as my feet could

carry me.

How come?

Well... Because our mother liked Aunt Jasmine and not me. Oh, stop.

How come?

Because she had better genes.

Oh, don't tell him that. Am I lying? My dad said you're glad we live far away.

What?

They're perfect for the dress that I'm wearing in that gala.

What's the matter?

Your mind's a million miles away.

Oh, I'm sorry. No, I just got a call from my sister, Ginger.

Oh, God, she's coming to New York for a week with her husband.

He is a piece of work.

I don't know, I guess I have to see them. This is the one in San Francisco

with the builder?

Oh, no, he's a contractor.

No, he's a handyman.

I mean, don't get me wrong, I love Ginger, I do, she's a dear, but our

paths just went in totally different directions. Okay, that happens.

That's a terrible thing to say, but she's never too bright.

Well, she's so wild, and I, of course, is Miss Perfect.

Hi. Oh, you made it. How lovely to see you.

Welcome. Thank you.

This is my husband, Augie. This is Jeanette. Jasmine.

I changed it. I can't believe I'm finally getting to meet the sister.

I know.

I'm so sorry. We couldn't make it to the wedding. My sister Hal had some business

in Saint-Tropez. I'm sorry. We just couldn't get back. You know what?

You missed a nice little party. My friend Dennis sang.

He's great, right? Dennis Racabudo.

Hal!

You remember Ginger?

Hi, oh my God.

And this is, um... Augie. How you doing? Awesome.

It's a hell of a place you got here. Thank you. I told you.

I told you. Yvette, can we have some coffee?

Yeah, she's got taste.

It's like what you see in the movies, something like this. We have so much to

catch up on. I can't wait for you to show us New York. Oh, no, why did you

take our car and drive her? Well, I hope you're going to come. I mean, how often

am I here? No, no, I will definitely make some time. Oh, good.

So, where are you staying?

Oh, well, we thought about asking if we could stay with you, but then we don't

want to impose, so we got a room at the Marriott.

Oh, that's perfect.

It's perfect. Yeah, I'll have my office contact them and they can forward us the

bill. Oh, no. No, no, no, no. It's not necessary.

Please, please, please. You're our guests. I insist. Oh, well, then we

insist on taking you two to dinner tonight.

What? Tonight?

Yeah.

We have dinner plans.

I don't think we can...

That's something we can't get out of. You know, there'll be time.

You know, we stashed the kids with Augie's sister, and we're here for a

week. It's gonna be great. It is. It's gonna be great. Okay. Well, we don't

have a lot of free time, but we'll definitely take you to the Cirque, won't

we? I mean, or Danielle.

I mean, they'd get a kick out of that, wouldn't they? Yeah, absolutely. The

food is just... I know your birthday's this week. Oh. Let us at least take you

out for that, yeah?

I love how you're doing your hair.

Oh, thanks.

You know, you'll have to take me shopping. You always could pick clothes.

And Augie's got some exciting business news he wants to talk to Hal about.

Don't worry, I don't need to borrow money. We're flushed.

What kind of work do you do, Augie? Well, you know, I do, like, repairs,

furniture moving, but...

But I finally got plans to be my own boss. We'll talk about it over dinner.

They're going out. So, hey, can we have a tour?

Oh, yeah, of course.

Why don't you start in the kitchen?

Is there a little... Just down the hall.

Five days.

I suppose I'll have to invite him to my birthday party now.

Where'd she come up with him?

Oh, God, I always feel so guilty around Ginger.

We've got to make sure we make their stay extra nice.

My God, five days.

So beautiful.

Oh, but where would I wear a Fendi bag? Oh, go ahead.

It's my treat.

No. Yeah.

Really? Oh, my God.

I love it. Look.

Look.

Take the other one off. No, I like this.

Boy, this is some place you got here. Yeah. I mean... It is.

It's unreal.

Reminds me of when I was a kid.

I used to be a lifeguard. So you're going to start your own construction

company? That's a great idea.

Well, we came into some money. Tell him how, Augie. We've been saving this story

to tell you. What? Well, the first $10,000, $12,000 I really worked for.

You know, put away a little each week. Yeah, but he's not telling you the big

news and why we're in New York. You tell him.

Okay, I will.

We always play the lottery, and we never even get two numbers. Am I right? Uh

-huh. But last week we hit it.

We got 200,000 bucks.

Oh, that's fantastic.

I thought I'd drop dead.

That's great.

I never held that kind of money in my hands, I mean, ever. He was shaking when

we won.

Me? You had to see her. I had to tell her. This is a once in a lifetime.

Congratulations on your good luck. He wants to begin a business. What do you

think?

Well, if you like, I think Hal could probably help you do better.

Yeah? You know...

You know, I'm no gambler. I mean, not with my one chance to... Hey, come on.

We don't know the first thing about money. But he does.

The first thing you gotta know is how to not give half your money to the

government.

Look, I know there's taxes, but, I mean, what can I do?

There are ways.

You see, Huggy? You see? Suppose I put you in a venture that was very low risk

but very high yield. I'm not talking about 6% or 7%. I'm talking about 20%.

Would that be profitable? 20%. He's developing a group of hotels in the

Caribbean.

You mean not starting my own business?

No, we mean investing with Hal.

Investing what? You mean the whole thing?

You need money to make money, am I right?

Ginger, couldn't you let them in on one of your, you know, the hotel deal or

something? I mean, it'd be great for them. They could make a killing.

Pay attention, Augie. I'm paying attention.

You will make money for them, won't you?

I make money, they make money.

God, they're hard work.

Tomorrow I'm definitely taking the day off.

I've neglected everything.

Yoga, my pilates.

I've got that luncheon to plan. You know, the fundraiser for the Central

Park Conservancy.

I've rented them a limo and a driver, and I've suggested they go to the South

Street Seaport.

Can you imagine if they lived here?

Here.

For doing your duty.

Happy birthday.

I'm giving it to you now so you can wear it to your party tomorrow night.

Oh, sweetheart, it's beautiful.

Not bad taste for a Philistine businessman, huh?

I know is so extravagant. He surprised me in the tub, so to speak.

Corsica's a bore.

The weather's nice, but it's nothing like Sardinia. This year you are coming

to Palm Beach. No excuses.

Hey, Jasmine.

What?

Who's that woman?

Which? Oh, Raylene.

She's a friend. I love Raylene. We met in the yoga class.

Isn't she pretty?

Yeah. She runs a modeling agency.

How long have you known her?

A few years. Why?

And you trust her?

Trust her?

Of course I trust her. What kind of question is that?

She just seems so cozy all night with your husband. Oh, God, I wouldn't worry

about that. Hal's not the roving type, nor is Raylene. She's a very close

friend. I don't know.

If it was my husband, I'd just keep an eye on him.

Goodness.

You are a suspicious one.

Just relax.

Shouldn't drink so much, Augie.

Nobody wants to hear those stupid Polish jokes, you know?

Oh, I had a drink?

Yeah. Yeah? Let me tell you, you were half in the bag the entire night, okay?

Tell me about my drinking.

What's eating you?

If you saw your friend's wife kissing another guy, would you tell your friend?

Hey. What?

Would you tell your friend?

I'm talking. Tell him what?

Are you listening to me?

If you saw your friend's wife kissing another guy, would you tell your friend?

Would you tell him? Yeah, bet your ass I'd tell him. But what if you tell him

and it causes trouble?

Or maybe a divorce?

But if you don't say anything, it could have been a passing thing. He never

knows. He lives on, happy with his wife.

You know, I would tell him because that's what a friend's for.

You gotta have his back.

That's what I'd tell him. It's a tough call. Yeah, I don't know.

Ginger. What?

What are we doing? We're playing charades. I mean, come on.

Did you see something? Yeah.

On the street by accident.

I saw Hal kissing that brunette who was at the party.

You saw Hal kiss Raylene?

Raylene?

You know her name too?

My God, she gets around.

Oh, we were introduced.

Come on. You got nothing to worry about.

Yeah. Nobody could ever take your place. Yeah, believe me. I wasn't thinking

she'd look at you.

Yeah, nobody would ever look at me, right? That's right. You looked at me.

Yeah, once was a mistake.

All right, listen.

What?

You think Hal's banging her?

When Jasmine don't want to know something, she's got a habit of looking

the other way.

Thank you for my present. I got so many comments.

I think everyone enjoyed themselves, and that piano player was... He was

fantastic. I got his card.

What were you talking to Raylene so intensely about?

Oh, her husband is thinking about getting his own plane, and I was just

weighing the pros and cons for her of a Challenger versus a... Gulfstream?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

She's so pretty.

Yeah. Well, Bill's going to be out of town for a couple of weeks, and she'll

be all alone. I thought maybe we could take her out to dinner or have her over

here.

Yeah. Great.

Sure.

This is silly, Ginger.

Why? It's Sunday.

It's his day off. He wants to spend it alone with you.

He's alone with me plenty.

You know, if I'm going to marry Julie, you're going to meet him sooner than

later, and I...

No, I told him we'd show you the town.

Well, I won't want your sister hanging around.

Will you stop it?

This city is so beautifully European.

Have you ever been abroad?

At all?

No. We used to sail from Saint-Tropez to Cannes and up to Costa Monica.

It reminds me of the Mediterranean.

There's Chile.

Which one?

There.

Who's that with him?

I don't know.

Should I...

Hi. Hi. Hey.

You look beautiful. Oh, thanks.

You're late.

Sorry. Hi.

Hi. Hi, Ginger.

Hi. Jasmine.

Jasmine, hi. Hi. I'm Eddie. This is Eddie. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet

you. Hi. Ginger told me all about you.

Oh. That's what I hope.

Well, you know...

I gotta tell you, I was all set to move in with your sister, and then she tells

me that we gotta postpone because her sister's in town. He's joking. Well, I

hope I didn't inconvenience you. It was an emergency.

Hey, things happen, right, Eddie? Yeah, yeah. Tell me about it.

Could happen to anybody.

So she told me, you've never been here, you don't know anybody, so I brought

along this sad excuse for a blind date.

I'm the best he could do on short notice. Yeah, he works with me down at

the garage.

You know what? I gotta get a beer. Ginger, you want a beer?

I'll buy you a drink.

No, I have a drink, but thank you.

Yeah, meanwhile, I'm dropping dead of hunger. This place has the best clams.

You like clams, Jasmine?

No, no, no, I'm not hungry.

What the hell are you drinking there? Let me see that. What is this? Is this

vodka? This place has the best clams in the city. No, the best clams are at

Monero's. Well, you're nuts. They don't even compare.

Monero's. You know what? Who cares? This place is good, too. They're fresh.

They're fresh. I mean, that's the thing with clams. You know, you get a bad

clam, you'll wish you were never born.

So what do you do, Jasmine?

I told you. She just got here. She's looking for a job.

Oh, yeah.

I know a dentist who's looking for help.

No, I'm actually thinking of going back to school.

School?

Study what?

I don't know.

The biggest mistake I made was leaving college in my last year and not

completing my education.

What would you be?

An anthropologist.

Really? Digging up old fossils?

That's an archaeologist.

You know, Ginger told me the whole story.

Yeah, that must be terrible, right?

One minute you're on top of the world, the next, that turns out to be a crook.

Yeah. Her husband, he owned racehorses.

Is that so?

Oh, yes, yes.

For a year or two, Hal became quite obsessed with thoroughbreds.

So what are you going to study in college, Jasmine? Let me guess.

A nurse.

Huh?

Is that how I impress you?

A nurse?

You got something against nurses? My sister's a nurse. Nurses are very hot to

go to bed with.

Yeah, because they have extensive knowledge of how the human body works.

I'm careful of what you accuse my sister of. No, I'm just saying, I know quite a

few good nurses. Joey, why didn't you change the subject?

You know, you think you're being charming, but you're not.

You always stare into space like that?

I had a friend who used to do that all the time, but there was something wrong

with him.

He was epileptic.

I'm not epileptic.

If you see the waitress, I'd like another stoli martini with a twist of

lemon. So what are you going to study, Jasmine?

Jesus, leave her alone. It's like the third time you asked her.

For what? She hasn't answered me.

I don't know, but I'll be sure to keep you informed.

Oh, okay. Sorry.

I'll back off.

I'm sorry. I don't mean to be curt. I just, um, I just don't know what I'm

going to do with the rest of my life. What do you want to do?

Why don't we take her to go see the sights, right? Then we can go back to my

place. She likes vodka. I got this buddy who just got back from Russia. I brought

him back this incredible vodka. You can't even find it here.

You're going to love my place.

Yeah, let's go.

Wait till you try this vodka. You're gonna love it. Pour it, man.

I wish my apartment had a garden.

You know what we didn't do? We didn't take her inside out the trash. Thank

you. They got tours in there. Hey, so Ginger said that your ex-husband did

time, huh? Yeah.

He'd still be doing time if he didn't hang himself in his cell.

Really? Like, what, with a belt?

It had to be a belt. Or a bed sheet. Could be a bed sheet. No.

He managed to get a piece of rope.

Plain rope.

I guess you can get anything in prison if you got juice.

Yeah, some way to go, huh?

Strangle yourself to death?

No, it wasn't strangulation.

When you hang yourself, your neck breaks.

I wouldn't feel sorry for him. He hurt a lot of people.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah, including me and Augie and her.

You know, a lot of people are under the misapprehension you strangle, but your

neck snaps.

Okay, we got it.

He was a bad guy, yeah? He lived like a big shot in other people's money.

He played around behind your back.

No.

Jasmine, you can go ahead and start your cool down.

Okay.

Hey,

Jess. Yeah?

I, uh, I know you don't want to go to the Yankee game tonight. Oh, sweetheart,

I'd go to any sporting event with you, you know that, but I just never got

baseball. I thought I would ask Melanie, because she's a big baseball fan. Oh,

sure. God, she'd be thrilled.

Hey, Mel?

Yeah? You like baseball, right?

Yeah, I love baseball. Why?

I got two.

Season tickets behind the Yankee dugout for tonight.

I don't have anybody else to go with me.

Are you free?

Absolutely, if you're sure there's nobody else that you want to ask.

No, no, you'll do just fine. All right.

Thanks.

How you live?

Yeah. Nice. Hey, can you grab the groceries for me? Yeah.

Get this.

Yeah, I got it.

Oh Eddie

wants

your phone number Why cuz I think he wants to call you I think wants to ask

you out, you know for dinner

Well, why doesn't he ask me himself?

Because he's shy, you know?

He thinks he's short.

Look, I'm concentrating on school, okay? And getting a job. That's perfect.

He knows his dentist.

No, I have no interest in being a receptionist.

What did you have in mind? Running a bank?

Is this really what you wanted to talk to me about? And I wanted to know how

long you're planning on staying with Ginger.

Right. It's just that I find my feet.

Because we have a lot of big plans.

Don't worry, I'm not going to ruin any of your big plans.

No one wants to get out of here as fast as I do, believe me. Yeah, I'm sure.

This is a big comedown from what you're used to.

It's fine.

I'm grateful for her help.

All right, so you don't want Eddie to call you? No, I'm not ready to go out at

the moment.

Ginger said you had a nervous breakdown.

Well, she tends to be quite dramatic.

I said you were in the street, talking to yourself.

You know, I don't think that this is any of your business.

No. But since I'm marrying her, we don't have any secrets between us.

Oh, God.

What did Charlie want?

Nothing. His retarded boyfriend wanted a date, but he was too shy to ask.

What do you think of Chili?

Well, certainly very anxious to move in with you. Yeah, I know. He's got the

hots for me.

Can I speak frankly?

You hate him?

Yeah. I could tell you two didn't hit it off.

He's another version of Augie. He's a loser.

Hey, didn't I hear Eddie say he knows a dentist looking for help? Oh, forget it.

Jesus, it's too menial.

I'd go nuts.

I want to go back to school.

I want to get my degree and become, you know, something substantial.

I can't just do some mindless job.

I was forced to take a job selling shoes on Madison Avenue. Oh, so humiliating.

Friends I'd had at dinner parties, our apartment came in and I waited on them.

I mean, do you have any idea what that's like?

No.

One minute you're...

hosting women and the next you're measuring their shoe size and fitting

them.

Erica Bishop came into the store.

She saw me.

She was so embarrassed for me.

She slipped out thinking I didn't see her.

I saw you, Erica!

Are you okay?

Hey, you got great taste.

Maybe you could...

Do something in fashion.

Or designing.

Yeah?

Yeah, that's true. Yeah.

Everyone used to say I'd make a good interior decorator.

There's courses, but, you know, they cost money.

No. Eve Logan got her decorator's license online.

On a computer?

I guess you could, but... I am so computer illiterate.

But I could take a class in computers.

And then when I, you know, can handle a computer, then I can study decorating

online. Sounds too complicated. Why is your knee-jerk reaction always negative?

I'm just saying.

You know, first you've got to learn computers, and then you've got to go for

a decorator's license online.

You afraid I'll stay here too long?

No. You know, just all those courses, they cost money.

You'll work out here. It's mostly phones and keeping my appointments straight.

There's the follow-up cards, which I explained, and the notices for

cleanings.

Any questions?

Tell Dr.

Flicker it's an emergency.

Come on, come on.

Yes?

Oh. What?

Yes, a cancellation.

Oh, oh, you want to cancel.

When?

Wait, wait, wait.

Wait, you said the 24th. My husband has an abscess.

Can you just put someone on who speaks better English?

The software interface is what provides you, the user, the ability to control

the hardware, the computer.

That's the operating.

The operating system gives you that ability.

I need to make an appointment in two weeks.

Is the 10th good for you?

Uh, the 10th.

Yes, fine.

Oh, better make it the 12th.

Uh, we're all booked on the 12th. Okay.

Make it the 14th.

The 14th? Oh, no. Is 3 good on the 9th? Or noon on the 11th?

Can you just settle on a time, please? Just pick a time.

Remember the yoga class?

Deep breath.

Breathe deeply.

Deep breath.

If you take a deep breath, you can smell the honeysuckle, right?

Beautiful. Make a great perfume.

It would.

I had it planted all over the house. No, you're...

Polo pony's in great shape. Thank you. No, I have never seen a polo match.

Really? Well, my husband's a bit of a fanatic now. Not to say he's good at it,

but it keeps him busy.

Hey, we got to be heading home. We got a flight to catch. Oh, Hal's taking Danny

to Augusta for the Masters, the golf degenerates.

I'll be home alone.

We'll be back in three days.

Did we tell you Danny was first in his class at Harvard? No. Yes.

Congratulations. This is a math genius.

Well, he's the genius. Dad came up and did a guest lecture at the business

school, and everyone said it was the best lecture all semester.

Naturally, I became an instant celebrity on campus.

Be careful.

Don't get hit by a golf ball. That's how Ray Becker died.

You know, a little blue bruise on his temple.

What are you always studying in your spare time?

Well, I'm trying to learn to use a computer. I want to study interior

design online.

You want to be a decorator? Yeah, that's where my strongest gifts are.

You know, I have a natural flair for space and color and an eye for choosing

soft furnishings. Well, it's all very commendable, but I can't really have you

studying on work time if it interferes with the business at hand.

Yes.

I'm sorry. It won't happen again. Please see that it doesn't.

I was going to ask you a question.

Yes?

Would you have a drink with me?

A drink?

I'd love it if you could.

Well, it would have to be a quick one.

Because, you know, I'm meeting my boyfriend for dinner.

I was just saying, you can tell an awful lot about people when you look in their

mouths. Are they conscientious? Are they disciplined? Are they vain or careless?

You have to know what to look for.

Do you have the time?

I have to keep an eye on it. I've got homework. This computer thing is proving

a lot more difficult than I imagined. It's funny, really, because I used to be

a straight-A student in college.

Yeah, but they say every year millions of brain cells just die off. You have

good teeth.

Oh.

I'm sure you get many compliments.

Well, but thank you.

You know, you're a very beautiful woman.

Are you serious with your boyfriend?

I don't mean to pry.

God,

life is complicated.

Have you ever had any children?

How do you expect me to react when my father is unmasked as a common thief?

You can't just drop out of Harvard.

It's too humiliating. I want to die when I see what he's done, how he's lied and

stolen and ruined people. He is a sleazy criminal. I know, but if you drop out,

sweetheart, you will be throwing away your whole future. You think I could

ever face anybody up at school? My father, who I bragged to everyone about?

The financial genius, the generous, the philanthropist. He's such a phony. He's

a cheap crook. All this charity.

contributions with stolen money. Well, just think how he feels.

I mean, he was arrested in the street. It's in all the papers.

How can you even look at him the same?

Did you not suspect anything, or did you not care?

What does that mean? That it didn't pay for you to ask too many questions, did

it? You think I knew? I would have allowed him to set up corporations under

my name, sign bank accounts. This is no cakewalk for me, Danny. I could get

indicted. He's done nothing but lie to me over the years. He is a con man and a

hypocrite. And this is how you respond?

by squandering your life to get even with him? Don't try to find me because

you won't.

Let's go!

Let's go, let's go, let's go! Get out of the clinch!

That's it, pop the jam! Guys, keep it down. My sister's trying to study. When

are we going to be able to stop tiptoeing around here? Let's go, pop the

jam! I don't care.

I've been working hard all week. I'm going to relax.

Her sister, she had millions.

Turned out she married a crook.

Look, where was she? Where was she when she was loaded and you were tending bar,

waiting tables?

Now family's family?

Oh!

Is it possible, without ruining any of your fun, that

you could lower the TV a bit?

Hey, Jasmine, why don't you stop working for a little bit? Have a beer.

Believe me, I wish I could.

What kind of work you doing?

I'm trying to work a computer, but it seems I have no aptitude for it.

Hey, listen, I want you to know, I think it's great when a grown-up continues

with their education.

Not for nothing.

Well, my goal is to study interior decorating online.

Why don't you just go to decorator school?

Well, I have to use my days to work and pay my way.

As Hal said, it's not the money, it's the money.

Yeah, okay, but, you know, life ain't all work and no play, right?

I mean, Ginger says between work and school, you're cracking up. Hey, why

don't you shut up?

No, no, I'll admit it's been very trying, but I'm determined to make

something of myself.

So you don't like working with the dentist?

No, I do not.

Ginger said you're not used to working a job.

Well, in that respect, I was very fortunate.

Yeah, he was a handsome guy with money. It was a smooth talker, and he pampered

her. What's she gonna say? No?

Uh, I got it.

Why does it have to be a decorator, right? Why can't you pick something

else?

What did you want me to do?

Do you want me to wait tables?

Pack groceries?

Hey, ginger bags, groceries.

Well... Ginger and I are completely different people. Yeah, she got the good

genes. It's not genetic.

You can't always blame everything on your genes if you're prepared to work

hard and not settle. You mean Augie? She means me.

Oh, who do I have to sleep with around here to get a stoli martini with a twist

of lemon?

That's what I...

So, um, Chili was telling me that you used to have a really nice collection of

cars. Oh, yes, my husband did. He used to collect vintage Bentleys and

Mercedes. Wow, those are expensive cars.

Yes, they are.

You know, having wealth is nothing to be ashamed of.

We were very civic-minded.

Yeah, with other people's money.

This guy lost every penny of Ginger's money.

You know, I tried to bring my sister and her husband in on a good thing. I mean,

what do I know about financial schemes?

You know, you'd be very happy to know that I lost every cent of my own money.

You know, every home, every stick of furniture, every fur, every ring, and

every bank account, and still it wasn't enough to placate the government.

Her husband was a slick operator.

I was there a week. I knew the guy was hitting on her girlfriend.

I really need to study.

I need some peace, okay?

I'm not going to make it if you turn this place into a nightclub. I can't, I

can't, I can't. All right, all right.

Everybody out.

What? No, no, no.

Not even on yet. I'm not leaving now. Come on.

You know, she's right about you, Chili. You drink, you become a jerk.

What about her?

She's drink, jerk. Come here.

I'm sorry I don't drive a Bentley.

Come on, let's go. Let's go to the bar. Bye, guys. Thank you for coming.

Oh, I'm sorry, Ginger.

I don't know what comes over me.

But I have told you before, you're tasting men. There's a lot to be

desired. Yeah, I know these are not your kind of guys.

My God, don't you want to meet some decent man?

You know, someone who can take you out of this... What?

This hole?

Yeah, yeah. I know what you think of it here.

I mean, you've got two kids.

I mean, he could do better than Chili and his drunken loser friends. If I

thought I could do better, I would. But so far, no one's beating my door down.

You know, he's sexy, and he doesn't steal.

Okay, okay.

Do you always have to make those stupid, sarcastic dicks?

I'm scared, Hal.

When Paula said the reason Howard is leaving Global Innovations is that he's

not comfortable with, you know, some of the business practices from a legal

standpoint. Oh, God, Howard Trask is such a pussy. What do you think I have

lawyers for? He told her he didn't want to wind up in jail.

Jail?

Jesus.

Isn't that a bit dramatic?

Besides, beautiful, if I back out now, I hate to tell you how much money we'd

lose. It's like a domino effect. One thing would follow the other.

Hey, let me deal with it, okay?

Is there anything you want that you don't have?

Is there?

No. So stop worrying and let me spoil you.

No, I agree.

I mean, Howard always was a prissy mama's boy.

Mama's boy.

That's the perfect phrase.

Okay, how about Tuesday the 22nd at 9?

I can't make 9. How about the afternoon?

All right.

Two, three...

I can't make the 22nd. How about the 21st? We have nothing open on the 21st.

Well, he wants me in a week. Well, another day or two won't matter. How

about the 24th?

Fine. Oh, wait, no.

That's my colonoscopy prep day.

That's always very special.

Why don't you think about it and call me?

Before you go, can you call Dr. Gerst back and tell him I read the x-rays and

we can talk later?

Sure. No, no, no, no, no, no. When you're done. When you're done.

When you're finished.

Thank you.

Are you feeling more comfortable in the job?

I hope you're pleased, because I am determined to make it work.

Fits in perfectly with my class.

Are you getting better on the computer?

Well, I'm sure I'm the worst student there, but another girl helps me, so...

I'm glad you're relaxing more into this job.

I'm trying. I must say, I like having you around.

Thank you.

Since you started working here, have you noticed? I've been wearing more colorful

neckties.

I... Just joking.

Can I make a confession?

I don't know that I should be the one to hear a confession, Doctor.

The way you dress, I

sometimes find very arousing.

Really? I don't think I dress in the slightest provocatively. Does it upset

you if I tell you that I find you attractive?

Dr. Flicker, where is all this talk leading?

I'm not the kind of person who likes to beat around the bush. I find you a very

alluring woman.

Well, I'm flattered, but I certainly hope that's not why you hired me. A

certain...

Elegance in a woman has always been enticing to me. I shouldn't be hearing

this. No, no, no, no, no. Don't be upset. Don't be upset. I'm not upset.

Can I just grab my coat, please? Don't be upset. Don't be upset. Really,

really. I think if you get to know me, you'd come out of your shell more. I'm

not in a shell, actually. Have you ever gotten high on nitrous oxide? No. It

would remove your inhibitions. I don't really have any inhibitions. I'm late.

No, no, stop.

Stop. Stop being so standoffish. I'm not standoffish. You should be proud.

You've made a conquest.

Oh, God.

It's so embarrassing.

I am never coming back here.

I have to put myself through this nonsense.

I'll get it.

I'll now lower you down.

I

don't

blame you for being shaken up. I'd have that dentist reported.

If I told my boyfriend that story, he would go to the guy's office and break

every bone in his body. You can sue him, you know. That's harassment.

No, I'm never going to another courtroom.

I don't blame you.

My boyfriend's a lawyer. He's got court stories.

Sharon, do you know any men?

Men?

Men. That'd be good for me. I just moved here, so I don't really...

Know anybody.

If you can't fall in love in San Francisco, you can't fall in love

anywhere.

Someone substantial.

Well, what are you doing Sunday afternoon?

Not very much.

Well, Tony and I are going to a party. Come with.

Oh, no, no. I don't think I'm ready for a big crowd of strangers.

Oh, come on.

It's a big bash someone's having. There'll be all kinds of people.

You have to make an effort. Otherwise, nothing happens, and then you blame

everything but yourself.

No, I want to. It's not that I don't want to.

Can I bring my sister?

For moral support? Absolutely.

And Tony and I will be there.

You'll have fun. It's a huge party.

Maybe you'll get lucky.

No, you have to come.

Otherwise, I'm not going.

What the hell would I wear?

Oh, we'll find you something.

Oh, God, I haven't shown my face socially in so long.

Sharon said there could be some eligible men there.

I haven't been to a party in years. You know, Chili hates them.

Well, you know what I say to Chili.

It's hard to meet a man you can trust.

Hal.

Oh, hey, Nat. What are you doing out here? I was having lunch in Southampton,

and I wanted you to meet Amy Moore. Oh, hi. Hal Francis. This is my wife, honey.

Hello.

Amy's going to be handling your contract for Empire Solutions and Global

Innovations. She's a brilliant lawyer. We couldn't have done it any better than

Amy. You know, we should get together on that Empire Solutions thing as soon as

possible. You free for lunch on Tuesday?

I'll make sure I am. That's great.

Are you having an affair with Amy?

Amy, my lawyer? Don't give me that. She's very pretty.

Of course not. What on earth makes you think that?

Well, someone made a remark.

What remark?

They saw you having lunch with her.

I'm taking her hand. Oh, what crap? Who told you that?

I know who. It was that vacuous troublemaker, Lydia. Am I right? Were

you? It had to be Lydia, because I was having a business lunch with Amy at the

Four Seasons, and Lydia was there. Did you take her hand? Are you nuts?

You think if I was having an affair, I'd be crazy enough to have it in public at

the Four Seasons? Well, I don't know. Sometimes you drink at lunch.

You know, maybe you're high.

I mean, it's obvious she's got a crush on you.

Honey, you're building a case.

Because if you were having an affair, I would be pretty upset.

Well, I'm not, so don't get your temper up. I don't like that side of you.

I'm just jealous because I love you. You should be flattered.

You know, I understand other women find you attractive, but it's their hard

luck. I have you.

Yes, you do.

No.

So you're not.

No, I'm not.

Good.

Let's make love.

If you were having an affair, I'd be pretty upset.

Pretty darn angry. I don't know what I'd be made a fool of, you know?

You hear me? Excuse me.

Are you talking to me?

Hey, Jasmine.

Hi.

How are you? I'm so glad you came. Tony. You must be Tony. Nice to meet you.

So, what do you think? It's a nice party, right? It's beautiful.

It's kind of a mixed bag.

Did you bring your sister?

Oh, yes, she's dancing.

Hey, my name's Alan.

Ginger. Ginger?

Yeah. Ginger, you dance great.

Oh, I never get a chance to, and I love it. I do, yeah.

You know Sally, the host?

No, my sister brought me.

Yeah? Wherever the hell she is, yeah.

I don't know where she is.

But you're from San Francisco?

Yeah. Yeah.

What about you?

Marin. Okay.

Great.

What do you do, Al?

I'm a sound engineer.

I put in people's systems, you know. I did Mr. Lockman's.

Okay. He's the husband of the host, in case you were wondering.

I do concerts and private... Right.

I like slow dancing better, don't you?

It's more romantic, right?

It is. Yeah.

Hey, you're really pretty.

Yeah, you are. You are.

Really? Mm-hmm.

I'd rather be someplace else, too.

Oh.

I look that uncomfortable.

Almost.

I'm Dwight Westlake.

Jasmine French.

Jasmine French.

That's a very exotic name.

Well, my parents named me after my mother's favorite flower.

Night-blooming jasmine.

Come to life after it gets dark.

It's the best offer I've had today.

I didn't say it was an offer.

I saw you in the other room before.

I was hoping I'd get a chance to meet you.

Well, I hope I don't shatter your illusion.

You have great style.

Do what? Chanel belt, Hermes bag.

Oh. Vivier shoes.

Vivier. Oh, my goodness. Do you work in the fashion industry?

No, but my former wife, she worked at a fashion magazine.

Right. She passed away last year.

Oh. Oh, I'm sorry.

What do you do?

Nothing as glamorous as women's fashion. I work in the State Department.

Well, no, that's glamorous.

In the diplomatic corps.

Don't tell me you're an ambassador.

Hardly, but I wouldn't turn it down.

We knew the ambassador to Mexico.

My husband did.

Your husband?

You have a husband?

No, no, no. Sadly, like your wife, he passed away. But, you know, we stayed

overnight in the embassy in Mexico once.

I work in Europe, Vienna mostly.

Oh, I love Vienna.

We were there once, Hal and I. And I remember it as being two weeks of young

wine and chocolate cake.

It is lovely. My real ambition is to come back after a few years and enter

politics.

I'd like to run for office in California.

Oh, how exciting.

Yeah, I don't know. It might just be an inflated ego, but I think I'd make a

good congressman.

I grew up in San Francisco. I know California. I like challenges.

You from out here?

New York.

Park Avenue.

You know, when my husband passed away, I mean, naturally, I was very upset. So I

decided to come out here and start a new life for myself.

What did he do?

He was a surgeon.

God, that must be incredibly stressful.

No, I mean, he had a heart attack. I'm sure that's what gave it to him.

You have children?

No, no.

No, there really wasn't time.

And what about you?

What do you do? I guess you're in the arts. Am I right?

Well, you're close.

I am an interior designer.

I really have hit the jackpot.

Really? Well, I meet this exotic creature, and not only is she charming

and elegant and single, but I just bought a new house.

Really? The one I've been looking at for years. It's in Marin.

It's overlooking the bay. It's my dream house.

And I meet this lovely woman, and she turns out to be an interior designer.

It's written in stars. You have to come take a look at it.

Well, I would love to. Maybe you can help me with it.

Absolutely.

I never slept with anyone the first night before, you know? Yeah.

But dancing with you got me all hot and bothered, so, you know.

Well, you were so sexy. I mean, I knew right away that you were going to be

good in bed. I knew it. I said to myself, you know.

You know, I thought for sure we were going to get hot. I didn't care.

I mean, I couldn't wait.

There's no way I had to have you right then and there.

You know...

You know what clinched it for me? What?

Because you were so smooth.

Really? Yeah. Oh, yeah.

Well, that's, I just. But I, you know, I don't want you to think I'm just easy

because I'm not. No, no, no. You know what I think? I think you're a fun

-loving person.

I am. That's, yeah.

Yeah. And that's what I am.

I can see that. That's.

I'm easygoing by nature. Yeah. That's what I... I bring music to people's

lives. You're very sweet, you know?

I never had a sweet guy before.

I hope I didn't get you in trouble with your boyfriend.

I didn't... No. You know, it's not like we're engaged, so... You know, I'm free.

I'm free. I'm glad to hear that.

Oh, God, I better get back.

My lunch hour's almost over. You know what? We have time, though.

For what? Okay, let's go in the backseat.

Again? Yeah, come on.

Jesus, where are you?

Are you one of those sex addicts? I am for you. Come on.

Are you? Just one more time.

There's nobody around. I mean, not many people. Okay, we've got to make this

quick. I've got tinted windows. It's perfect.

What time is it?

7.30.

He told me he would call me yesterday.

Can't your two stop fighting for a second?

You gave him both your and your cell number? Oh, of course I gave him both

numbers.

Unless it's been delayed in Washington.

Still, he could have phoned.

You don't think he figured you were lying and bailed out? Look, could you

stop saying I was lying?

God, okay, I may have dressed up a few facts.

And admitted a few unpleasant details, but in the main. I mean, my feelings, my

ideas, my humor. I mean, isn't that who I am?

Christ. You know, people reinvent themselves, don't they? Do I have your

permission? You better take another couple more of those pills. You're shot.

Oh, Jesus.

Would you please, Matthew, turn off that pounding.

Please, Matthew.

Hey.

Hey. We got a party on Sunday afternoon?

Who says?

I got a friend who's a bartender. Said he saw you at a party he was working at.

So? So you were dancing with a guy.

So what? I asked you to come with me, okay?

I was nervous about going to a party where I didn't know anyone.

Is that so?

So the two of you were in the corner playing kissy face?

Give me a break.

You told me we couldn't go to the ballpark on Sunday because you weren't

feeling good. Hey, don't treat me like I'm your property. You know, I had a

headache when you called and then...

I decided to keep my sister company at a party. I don't buy that.

Well, since when am I taking orders from you?

Can you please not fight in here?

I don't think I can take it. For some reason, my Xanax isn't kicking in.

Who the hell is this guy you're fooling around with behind my back? Look, I told

you I didn't like the idea of you rushing me into anything, okay?

You see another guy's her idea. No, it's my idea. I don't think it is.

I think she thinks I'm a bum like your first husband, right? That's what you

told me. Can you give me a break? No, by all rights, I should be living here, not

you. What are you... I mean by all rights. Didn't you tell me you wanted a

guy here for the kids? So the kids could grow up with a father? I just need some

time to clear my head. We're talking about getting married. Now all of a

sudden she's taking you to parties and telling you I'm not good enough for you?

Give her some space.

Get out of this, okay?

You stay out of this. It's got nothing to do with you.

You've been drinking.

Hey, maybe that's for you.

Ginger, she's not somebody you can count on. I am.

No, don't pick it up too fast.

I don't want to think I'm just sitting around here waiting for him to call

That's the guy Give

me that you call here again. I'm gonna bust you in your face

Next time, don't drag her out to parties so she can meet men. I didn't drag her

out to meet men. But if she has a brain in her head, she'll dump you in the

garbage and find someone she deserves for once.

When the hell are you moving out? Get out! You know what? I'm sorry I don't

come from Park Avenue, but I don't steal other people's money.

I'm not some lying jailbird.

Get out! You're on calling cops, okay? She doesn't care about you. She's a

phony. Get out! She never cared about you until she fucking needed you. Get

out, Jimmy!

That's my cell phone. Okay.

Where is it?

Oh, God, the kids were playing with it.

Oh, where is my goddamn cell phone?

Hello?

Dwight? Yes, can you just hang on a moment? I'm just in the middle of

something.

Hello, how are you?

No, no, no, no, it's just some business I had to attend to.

Oh, no, no, no, that's fine.

Oh, I know how hectic things can get in the nation's capital.

Well, I'm actually meeting a client for a drink in the Fairmont, so why don't

you pick me up in the lounge?

Great.

No, no, no. Three's perfect.

Okay. Bye-bye.

I'd like to meet this wall a little higher.

Oh, well... It's lovely.

Yeah, you'll like it.

Oh, and the garden's so established.

Oh, it's beautiful.

Yeah, it's all right. The porch is so charming. I can see why you love it. I'm

gonna have to get someone to take care of it over there.

And orchids. Oh.

Oh, this.

This is spectacular.

Right? I think it's incredibly cheerful.

Oh, look at the flow and the light. I mean, straight away. It goes a ways that

way as well.

You know, I have a million ideas immediately.

Oh, the fireplace.

Reminds me of those places in the Hamptons. So delightful. Oh, yeah,

you've done work in the Hamptons? We have friends out there.

Yes. Yes,

I've done a number of beach houses.

Let me show you the view.

Well, I can see...

Oh, my God, it's enormous.

Right? I had no idea. You could have 300 or 400 people out here. Yeah, well, I

don't have that many friends, but sure.

The view, it's just breathtaking.

Andrea and I used to do a lot of entertaining.

Oh. I bet you did, living in New York. Well, now you're talking about my

specialty.

You know, I gave the best dinner parties in the city.

Hmm.

I'm shocked.

What's your reaction, really?

Well, my reaction is you can do it again, Eli.

I've always wanted a canopy bed. Look at this. Oh, yeah, that looks interesting.

It is, right?

Is that mid-19th century?

I have no idea.

Yeah, well, no, all the pieces are here.

I do, I love the post, but these beds, they're just, they're not very wide.

Oh, yeah, well, we're not very wide. Oh, boy.

You know, we could do the top in a muslin or linen.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, whatever you think.

Whatever you think. Well, it's not... You know, last night, when we were

making love, just, I realized how removed from the world I've been since

Andrea died. I know. I know.

I... I think when... when something's right, you just... you know it

immediately.

you hear that wow can you hear the bass though yeah like the bass and then the

high-end definition i'm definitely gonna get one i am i'm giving you this one no

you're not yeah i am oh my god come here you're so sweet you're sweet you're

sweet you want to dance yeah isn't this dancing yeah slow

dancing which is really what well it's the key i always say

She could love me.

Is that right?

Yeah.

What do you think Mom is tonight?

Oh, she's got a date tonight.

Oh. I wonder where she is.

Well, I don't think she's at Chuck E. Cheese.

I'm going to babysit you. I'm a good babysitter.

Yeah. No?

You should babysit. I used to babysit when I was a teenager.

Tell you to make extra money.

Mom said you never did any work because you were so rich.

Well.

I didn't know what I wanted to become.

And how. My husband, he swept me off my feet.

Blue Moon was the song that was playing. You know the song, Blue Moon.

Yeah, but I always wanted to do something with my life.

You know, I had energy.

I didn't just shop and lunch and go to matinees.

You know, I ran charities for poor people. Ran, you know, raised money for

museums and schools. You know, with wealth comes responsibilities.

I wasn't just some mindless consumer like so many of my so-called friends.

Though I won't say I dislike buying pretty clothes.

Tip big, boys.

Tip big because you get good service, and they count on tips.

You know, someday, when you come into great wealth, you must remember to be

generous. Mom said you used to be okay, but you got crazy.

Yeah, and then you talked to yourself.

Well, there's only so many traumas a person can withstand till they take to

the streets and start screaming.

That's right, boys. They picked me up on the street talking to myself and gave me

something called Edison's medicine.

Why Edison?

Because they use electricity to get your thinking straight.

See, everything unraveled so quickly.

You know, I started experiencing anxiety and claustrophobia and this acute fear

of death.

You know, I had nightmares and a nervous breakdown.

I mean, you must have heard of Prozac and lithium.

Well, all those drugs just made me worse.

Of course, I probably did suspect that not everything Hal did was always 100

% above board.

Christ, I mean...

You'd have to be an idiot not to think his phenomenal success was too good to

be true.

But a cheat is a cheat.

And when he had other women, I just flipped out. You know, one thing led to

another.

But that's all history, boys.

I met someone.

I'm a new person.

Did we get everything?

Yeah, Chuck put these in the kitchen. Sure.

I just can't believe how much you paid for it. I know, it's ridiculous, and

it's old. God knows if it even works.

The perfect terrace for a telescope, though. San Francisco Bay.

And the moon would look incredible through it.

You ever seen the moon through something like that? Oh, I can imagine.

Hey, can I ask you something?

Sure.

You ever think you could see yourself married to me?

Married?

I have it all planned, but obviously you can say no if it sounds terrible.

All right? But you come with me next month to Vienna.

We lived there for a few years, and I can teach you how to waltz, and you can

have all the chocolate cake and wine you want, and then we come back, and I get

serious about my political dream.

And then we adopt kids, and we live in the house that you're going to do such a

fantastic job making beautiful.

What do you think?

Look, the downside for you is that you have to stand next to me and smile at

photo ops when I throw my hat in the ring, right?

So you're saying you love me?

Can't you tell? I hope I didn't cause you to become ill over the prospect of

being my wife.

You know, sometimes I get these headaches.

Let's take Xanax for a headache.

I'll admit my heart's beating a little fast.

Ooh, your hands are shaking. I wanted you to want me and now you do.

Thank you so much.

Have a nice day. You got it?

Okay, I'll take that.

What are you doing here?

You know why I'm here.

I told you not to bother me at work. I know you're sleeping with this guy, Al,

and I'm here to tell you you're not gonna make a fool out of me. Julie, this

is not the place to discuss this, okay?

Sir? Sorry, sir. Is there a problem? No, there's no problem. Ginger.

Ginger, I love you. Ginger, what's going on? What happened?

Nothing. I just need a...

I just need a break from everything to think. I blame all this on Jasmine. No,

she's just looking out for me.

Look, I'm not going to lie to you, okay? I don't like her.

You didn't mean nothing to her until she needed you.

I'm working, Joey.

I'm nuts about you, Ginge.

I'm nuts about you. We were going to do all these great things together. Big

things. What great things, huh?

You're a grease monkey, and I'll be bagging groceries all my life. She's

cuckoo, baby.

She talks to herself. You told me that yourself.

I need some space, Julie. Just give me some space, okay?

I can't sleep.

I'm a nervous wreck.

Oh, for Christ's sake. I can't get you off my head. Stop it. Will you stop

crying? There's people around.

I don't know what I'm gonna do without you. Oh, my God. I don't. Stop it. Stop

it. Please. Yeah, I got this, okay? Sir, would you like to sit in my office? No!

But I appreciate it anyway. Look, who's this guy, Al?

What's he do?

Well, you know what he doesn't do?

He doesn't make scenes where I work in public.

Come on, brother. Hey, would you like a Kleenex?

I love you so much. It's okay. There's nothing to see, okay?

Great.

He's taking me to pick out an engagement ring tomorrow.

Wow. How great. What's that smell?

Did you break a bottle of perfume?

Oh, Al doesn't call it perfume.

He calls it a fragrance.

Oh, that's sweet.

But if I may say, I think you may have doused yourself a little overabundantly

with it.

I'm always nervous it'll wear off.

He's taking me to his favorite jeweler.

You think Al is a step up from Chili?

Anybody's a step up from Chili.

He's such a gentleman.

Well then, he's definitely a step up.

But in bed, he's no gentleman.

Lately, he takes away from my new fragrance.

It's French.

You're late.

I'm still shaking.

What's the matter?

I think Hal is having an affair.

With Lizette Boudreaux?

Who's she?

That French girl. The Jordan's au pair.

What do you know about this?

You're the only one who doesn't know.

I've known about Hal's affairs for years, but it's not my business.

How did you find out?

Um, the... the Ritz Hotel in Paris called.

Adam left his Rolex there.

Nobody told me that he was going on a business trip to Chicago.

You know, if it said Paris, then he knew I would have gone along, and I didn't

know what they were talking about, so then I did some checking, and... I knew

this day would come.

I'm surprised it took so long.

Who else?

Victoria Alter.

Raylene.

This au pair.

That personal trainer he used to take to baseball games.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God. You know how many people have said to me he's doing his lawyer?

The Chinese dragon lady?

Can we get the waiter, please? I think I need a drink.

Waiter. This again.

Right away. Thank you.

Hello? Yes, Al there?

Al Monsinger, yeah.

Yeah, I know he works in the audio department, yeah.

Yeah, I'll hold.

Hello?

Al Monsinger, yes.

Al, where the hell are you?

What?

What? I don't get it. Why can't you come?

Who found out what?

Who's Ellen?

Oh.

Yeah, I didn't understand you had a wife.

No.

No, you never said.

My mother was very impressed with you. Really?

Yeah, she said you two had a discussion about her collection of pewter. Yes, we

did. Well, I love pewter.

Hal used to have his beer on a computer mug.

And your dad?

Oh, my dad can be very critical sometimes, but he was very taken with

you.

Well, don't worry. I won't pick out too big a stone.

Yeah, nothing larger than the Hope Diamond.

Hey, Jasmine.

What? You don't remember me?

Of course I remember you.

What a surprise.

Yeah, surprise, surprise, huh?

This is Augie, Dwight.

Dwight, hi.

How you doing?

I was married to a sister.

Years ago, yes.

Wasn't that many years.

She makes it sound ancient.

Congratulations, didn't you? Said you got a new job up in Alaska.

I could have had my own contracting company if it wasn't for you and that

crook you married. I really don't think it's the time and place to get into

this. Oh, really?

You think I want to lay oil pipe way the hell up there in Alaska?

I got no money.

Christ, Augie, can't you put this behind you and move on? I've moved on. Take it

easy. I don't know who you are. That's right, you don't, so stay out of it.

I saw your son.

Yeah, that's right.

Danny, remember him?

Lives across the bridge in Oakland. Works at a music store.

Antonio's.

Doing pretty good.

He's married.

I think he's finally over house suicide.

Danny's in Oakland?

Let me tell you something, Jeanette, Jasmine, whatever it is you call

yourself these days, some people, they don't put things behind so easily.

You have a son?

Yes, I have a son.

He's not biologically, he's not my son.

House suicide?

But I can explain it all later. Why don't we just... Oh, I'm not going in

there until you tell me what's going on.

I want to know what's going on. I know. We'll just go somewhere quiet where we

can talk. All right.

Let's get in the car. Please don't talk to me like that. I don't like the tone

of voice.

Of course we can't get married. You lied to me. Up and down the line. No, no, no.

I wanted to tell you the truth.

Didn't you think I'd eventually find out? What were you thinking? I don't

know what I was thinking. I don't know that everything happened in the past and

you and I loved each other. And what?

That it would just vanish?

Didn't you think that I would find out if not today or immediately eventually?

Like after we were married? Or is that what you wanted? That you would wait

until it was too late? Too late for what? For your future plans when you

needed the appropriate wife.

I'm not saying that it wouldn't have been an issue, but that you could stand

by and deceive me until I married you. Oh, no, no, no. You mean till I trapped

you is what you meant. Your ethical behavior is equal to your ex-husband. I

wasn't deceiving you when I said I loved you. God, I found out by chance. It was

just, it was my sheer chance.

Okay. If it's over, it's over. I get it.

You're not marrying me. I brought everything on myself.

I only got myself to blame. I did it to myself. Again, as usual. As usual.

You, you stupid little French whore.

I have no idea what you're talking about. I'm taking you home. Let me out

of the car. Don't be ridiculous.

Can you just please let me out of the car? How are you going to get home? I'm

not going home. Can you let me out of the car? How are you going to get home?

Remember to tell her when she gets here, okay?

Believe me, she won't care.

She is half out the door.

I didn't start out not liking her.

I think she had it in for me from the moment she met me.

Well, I like you.

That's what counts, not how she feels about you.

I'm sick of her calling you a loser.

Always pushing me to find a better man.

In my book, you're no loser.

You're twice the guy I met at the party she dragged me to. Yeah?

Yeah.

Well, I love you.

I love the boys, and the boys, I think they love me too. They do.

When I thought I lost you... You didn't lose me, baby.

I almost lost you.

Is this what you gave up everything for?

To sell second-hand musical instruments?

I asked Augie not to tell you where I was.

Why?

What happened?

Why did you disappear like that and never contact me? I couldn't find you

when I needed you.

I know the whole story. I found it out, so don't act so surprised.

Are you having an affair with Lisette Boudreau?

Oh, God, Jasmine, I can't do this without a drink. No, no, don't tap

dance. You never went to Chicago.

You took the Jordan's Au Pair to Paris.

I know what's been going on.

Can we talk about this? Yes, you bet. We can talk about it. Can you do it calmly?

I mean, I want to talk to you about what's going on with me, but, you know,

you're always so... How do you expect me to react?

You have been sleeping with other women for years. I mean, Raylene, your

secretary, our trainer, Amy.

This is different.

This is serious.

The set and I are in love.

What? Are you crazy?

I'm sorry, but I need you to hear what I'm saying to you. Lisette and I are in

love. What does that mean? What does that stupidity even mean?

It means that we are making plans for the future together.

I'm sorry. I'm having trouble understanding this. I know this comes as

a shock, but I have to be honest with you.

You want to be honest?

That's the biggest joke of all.

I've had casual flirtations in the past, but they didn't mean anything to me

until now. This is different.

Are you out of your mind?

She is a teenager, for Christ's sake. She's no pair.

I mean, are you crazy? Jesus Christ, this is hard for me to tell you. It's

hard for you? What about me?

This is so humiliating for me. I mean, it is bad enough that everyone knows

you've been unfaithful, but to just throw me away for this stupid-looking

little French girl. I will take very good care of you. I'm sorry.

I can't breathe.

I can't breathe.

I don't know what I'm... What am I doing here?

This is unacceptable.

This is not going to happen.

You're not going anywhere. This is unacceptable.

Jasmine, you're having a tantrum. You're having... Don't you touch me!

Don't you touch me! You're having a tantrum.

Stop. Stop.

What am I doing? You've got to pull yourself together.

Jasmine!

When you calm down...

We can talk like two civilized adults about the arrangements we have to make.

Until then, I'm going to check into a hotel.

What am I doing here?

What am I doing here?

Yes,

I

want the number of the FBI.

Can you connect me?

The FBI.

Mr. Francis?

Yes? Al Francis?

Yes. I'm sorry, sir. We have a warrant for your arrest.

What? Yes, sir. We have a warrant for your arrest. Is this some kind of a

joke? No, sir.

It's best if you come with us now.

Under arrest for what?

Sir, it's best that you come with us now. We'll settle this downtown.

Do you have a warrant? I do.

You're going to handcuff me? We are. I want to talk to my lawyer. When can I

call my lawyer? You're able to call your lawyer, but first it's our duty to warn

you that you have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say can and will be held against you in a court of law. Okay,

okay, let's go. Let's go.

Jesus Christ almighty.

What am I being arrested for? Can you tell me that, please? We can discuss

this downtown, sir.

As disillusioned as I was with him, I hated you more.

The moment I did what I did, I regretted it.

I don't want to discuss it. It's past.

It's over. You can't take back that phone call.

I need you, Danny.

I don't want to see you, Jasmine.

I want the past past.

I've become a different person thanks to my wife. I'm off drugs.

Just please don't spoil everything.

Just get out of my life so I can move on.

Definitely.

Hey! Hey!

Hey!

Have some champagne.

Chili brought some over to celebrate.

We're back together.

I'm sorry, I'm not in a celebratory mood.

And if I was, I don't think I'd find that news anything to celebrate about.

Come on, Jasmine, let's not dig at each other, okay?

I'm moving in with your sister, and she tells me you found a rich husband who's

gonna be a big shot in Washington.

We made up. Yeah, she begged for my forgiveness. And he cried like a baby

and apologized.

I didn't cry.

Bullshit! You cry all the time.

But... But we're moving in.

It's something we planned for a long time, and maybe if we'd just done it...

Oh, for Christ's sake!

What's wrong with your self-esteem?

There's a world of men out there who never think about ripping the phone out

of the wall.

Leave him alone.

You're always picking on him.

No, you choose losers, okay? Because that's what you think you deserve.

And that's why you're living like this. And that's why you'll never have a

better life.

I'm... I'm living... I'm living like this because you married the biggest

loser of all and went your own sweet way while he...

pissed away my one big chance to make a better life.

Hey, come on. Let's not ruin our celebration, okay? Come on. She's happy.

We're happy. Let's let sleeping dogs lie.

He's right.

I'm not going to be drawn into defending myself when all I wanted to do was bring

you in on a good deal.

I'm moving out of this place today.

I've just got to get myself together.

You know, Dwight asked me to move in with him.

As I expected he would.

He wants me to finish decorating his home.

Then we'll marry and we'll move in together.

You know, here's one of these men who's lost without a woman.

But it has to be the right woman. You know, one who's a plus for his career.

And I have the social skills required for his future in politics.

For the next few years, we'll be living in Vienna.

Excuse me, I'm going to take a shower.

I'll send for my luggage.

I was pretty angry at some of the things she said, but I kept it on the inside.

I'm tired of her knocking you.

I

won't

even think about taking that last slice of pizza.

And why? That's my slice of pizza I'm taking.

Oh, is it really? Last slice blows to the man. OK. Besides, you're putting on

too much of the hip service. Oh, is that so? Yeah. OK.

Keep me around here. This slice, this is yours? Don't touch it. Is this yours?

Ginger, I swear to God. Is this yours?

Yeah. Is this yours? Is this yours?

Slice of pizza.

That's mine.

That's mine.

That's mine.

Oh, that's mine.

Those are definitely mine.

It's fraught with peril.

They gossip.

They talk.

I saw Danny.

Yes, I tell you.

He's getting married.

On a weekend in Palm Beach means I can wear... I can wear the Dior dress that I

bought in Paris.

Yes, my black dress.

Well, Hal always used to surprise me with jewelry.

Extravagant pieces.

I think he used to buy them at auction.

So obvious what you're doing.

You think I don't know?

French au pair.

This is playing on the vineyard.

Blue moon I used to know the words

I know the words

It's hard to find Well, you always get the other kind And

just when you think he's your one best pal You look around, you find him

loving another gal You rave, yes, you crave to

see that

Be sure you love him right.