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[OLIVIA]:PREVIOUSLY,ONCEDAR COVE...

-JACK! HEY!-JERI? HEY...

HE DOESN'TWANT TO HAVE A BABY RIGHT NOW.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

STOP TAKING BIRTH CONTROL.

SO... WHAT DO YOUWANT TO DO NOW?

DO YOU WANT METO TAKE MY HAND BACK?

I DON'T KNOW.

[PRINTER WHIRRING]

HI.

HEY.

YOU LOOK EXHAUSTED!

OH, YOU ALWAYS SAYTHE SWEETEST THINGS.

[LAUGHING]

SO, DID YOU GETANY SLEEP?

UH, 20 MINUTES IN THAT CHAIR.

BUT!

I FINISHED MY ARTICLEON LUKE.

IN ONE DAY?

AND ONEVERY LONG NIGHT.

WOW.

OH! IT FELT SO GREAT!JUST LIKE THE OLD DAYS.

YEAH?

YEAH. I FORGOT HOW MUCH

I LOVED THE PRESSUREOF A DEADLINE.

I'VE NEVER SEEN YOUTHIS EXCITED ABOUT YOUR WRITING.

WELL...IT'S A DIFFERENT

KIND OF WRITING.

I MEAN... I LOVEALL THE EAGLE SCOUT,

LARGEST-BALL-OF-TWINE,

BIRD-CALLING STUFFTHAT I COVER FORTHE CHRONICLE,

BUT WHEN YOU'RE DEALINGWITH SOMEBODY'S LIFE STORY...

YOU WEIGH EACH WORD,

EACH SENTENCE,

AND IT IS SUCH A RUSHWHEN YOU GET IT RIGHT.

AND I THINK I DID.

THE ONLINE EDITIONWENT OUT THIS MORNING AT 5 A.M.

FOR THE NON-INTERNET-SAVVY,

IT'LL BE THE AFTERNOON EDITIONOFTHE CHRONICLE,

AND FOR YOU...

YOUR VERY OWN COPY.

NO, NO, UH, NOT-NOT HERE.

I CAN'T STAND BEINGIN THE SAME ROOM

WHEN SOMEONE'S READING MY WORK.

OH, COME ON.

[LAUGHING]NO! NO, I MEAN IT.

SERIOUSLY. UGH.

ONCE, I, UH, WAS SITTINGNEXT TO A GUY ON A BUS

AND HE WAS READINGMY COLUMN.

I GOT OFF NINE BLOCKS EARLY.

IT WAS RAINING.

I CANNOT HANDLE IT.

BUT IT'S JUST ME.

EXACTLY!

AND IF YOU SO MUCH AS FURROWTHAT BEAUTIFUL BROW OF YOURS,

I'M GONNA WANT TO DOA COMPLETE REWRITE.

I HAVE NEVER SEENTHIS SIDE OF YOU.

[LAUGHS]

ONLY COMES OUTDURING A FULL MOON.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

ANYWAYS, TELL ME,WHAT DOES YOUR DAY LOOK LIKE?

WELL, I HAVEAN EARLY LUNCH WITH REBECCA.

WE HAVE TO WORKTOGETHER,

SO I MIGHT AS WELLBE CORDIAL.

I KNOW IT'S NOT GONNA BE EASY.SHE'S A TOUGH NUT TO CRACK.

YOU SHOULDTRY A HAMMER.

REALLY BIG ONE.

SHE'S NEW.SHE'S JUST LOOKING

FOR SOMEONETO EXTEND A HAND.

MM. THAT'S VERY ADMIRABLE...

IF SLIGHTLY OPTIMISTIC.

ONE OF US HAS TO BE.

MM.

ALL RIGHT.

OOH!

[LAUGHS]

BYE.

[♪]

-HI.-[SURPRISED]: HI!

YOU OKAY?

NOT EXACTLY.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

OH, I'VE BEEN UP ALL NIGHT.

THAT'S GOIN' AROUND.WHAT HAPPENED?

YOU WEREABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

ABOUT WHAT?

WILL.

[LIQUID POURS]

MM. BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS.

THAT'SYOUR THIRD ONE.

I NEED AN IMMEDIATESUGAR JOLT

FOLLOWED BY A COPIOUSAMOUNT OF CAFFEINE

JUST TOLEAVE THE HOUSE.

THANKS FOR BREAKFAST.

[PHONE RINGS]

HEY, UH, I GOTTA TAKE THIS.

HEY!

OH, YEAH. NO.I'M JUST HAVING BREAKFAST.

SO WHAT'S UP?

YEAH? WHEN WERE YOU THINKING?

THAT'S GREAT.

YEAH, I...

I'LL SEE YOU AT THE FERRY.

NO.

IT'S NO PROBLEM.

UH, I'M JUST... UH, AHEM,

I'M JUST RUNNING LATEFOR WORK RIGHT NOW, SO...

HOW ABOUT I CALL YOU TONIGHTAND WE'LL SORT IT ALL OUT?

RIGHT.

BYE.

[BEEP]

WHO WAS THAT?

SHELLY AND ADELE.

WHO ARE SHELLYAND ADELE?

[♪]

DO YOU EVER GET TIREDOF BEING RIGHT?

ALL THE TIME.ALL THE TIME!

[SIGHS WEARILY]

WHAT HAPPENED?

I DID NOT WANT TOHAVE FEELINGS FOR WILL,

AND I DIDN'T HAVEFEELINGS FOR WILL,

EXCEPT FOR FRIENDSHIP.

THEN HE PUT HIS HANDON TOP OF MINE,

AND SUDDENLYI'M BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL.

BUT CLIFF?

I LOVE HIM,

BUT THAT'S MOVINGTOO FAST FOR ME.

DON'T YOU SEE? YOU WERE AFRAIDTHIS WAS GONNA HAPPEN,

AND IT HAPPENED.

WELL, BUT NOTHING'SREALLY HAPPENED, HAS IT?

WITH WILL? NO.

LAST NIGHT I TOLD HIMI WASN'T FEELING VERY WELL,

WHICH WAS NOT EXACTLY A LIE,

AND HE TOOK ME HOME.

I JUST NEED TIMETO CLEAR MY HEAD.

OKAY. SO LET'S SEE.

CLIFF IS GONE FORA COUPLE OF DAYS.

MM-HMM.

WILL LEAVES TODAY.

TAKE A DEEP BREATH,

AND MORE IMPORTANTLY,TAKE YOUR TIME.

YOU'RE GONNA FIGURE THIS OUT.

WHAT IF I DON'T?

OH.

HOW'S YOUR GRAD SCHOOLAPPLICATION COMING?

WELL, EVERYTHING'S IN--

TRANSCRIPTS,LETTERS OF REFERENCE.

NOW THEY'RE JUST WAITINGFOR MY PERSONAL STATEMENT,

WHICH IS...

ALMOST DONE?

TERRIBLE.

[LAUGHS] WHAT?

I HAVE TO WRITE

ABOUT AN ACHIEVEMENTTHAT SHAPED MY LIFE.

DOESN'T SOUNDSO TOUGH.

SAYS THE DECORATED NAVY SEAL.

BUT IT GOT ME THINKING,

WHAT HAVE I ACTUALLY ACHIEVEDIN MY LIFE,

BESIDES MAKING JEWELRYFOR TOURISTS?

YOU WANT METO WRITE IT FOR YOU?

YES. PLEASE.

OKAY.

WHAT I REALLY WANTIS A DAY AT THE BEACH.

NO APPLICATION,NO BLANK COMPUTER SCREENS,

JUST A STRESS-FREE DAY

AND A COUPLE OF LAUGHS.

AND THAT'S AN ORDER.

OH! OH, WELL, YES, MA'AM.

HERE YOU GO.

OH. THANK YOU,DARLIN'.

YOU KNOW, I HATE TO SAY THIS,BECAUSE I REALLY LOVE SETH,

BUT THOSE TWOLOOK LIKE A GOOD FIT.

[BOB]: MM. THEY DOSEEM GOOD TOGETHER.

OH! I'M GOING TO BE LATE.

-LATE?-MM-HMM.

-WHERE ARE YOU GOING?-BOOK CLUB.

-TWICE IN ONE MONTH?-MM-HMM.

WHAT AREYOU GIRLS READING?

MAGAZINES OR BOOKS?

I CAN'T TELL YOU THAT.

WHAT HAPPENS IN BOOK CLUBSTAYS IN BOOK CLUB, BOB BELDON.

OH...

SEE YOU LATER.

[♪]

[OLIVIA]: CAN WE HAVETWO ICED TEAS, PLEASE?

I'M NOT USEDTO BEING SUMMONED

ON MY PERSONAL TIME.

YOU WEREN'T SUMMONED.YOU WERE INVITED.

I FEEL SUMMONED.

LOOK. CEDAR COVEIS A VERY SMALL TOWN.

I'VE NOTICED.

I'M NOT SAYINGTHAT WE NEED TO BE BEST FRIENDS,

I JUST THINK THATWE SHOULD BE CORDIAL

AND TRY TO FINDSOME COMMON GROUND.

DON'T YOU THINK?

OKAY.

UM, WHAT'S GOOD HERE?

THE CRAB SALAD.

I'LL TRY THAT.

SEE? COMMON GROUND ALREADY.

YOU'RE GONNA BASEOUR RELATIONSHIP

ON SHELLFISH AND MAYO?

IT'S A START.

WE HAVE SOMETHING ELSEIN COMMON.

YOU WENT TO YALE, RIGHT?

YOU WENT TO YALE TOO?

YES!

IN FACT,I GRADUATED WITH SOMEONE

YOU MUST KNOW QUITE WELL.

PROFESSOR MALLOY.

CONTRACTS LAW?

I DIDN'T HAVE HIM.

PATRICIAMALLOY.

HER.

OKAY. I DIDN'T HAVE HER.

TELL ME,HOW'S THE BRUNCH?

IT'S GOOD.

SO...

IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE

PATRICIAFOR CONTRACTS,

WHO DID YOU HAVE?

YOU KNOW...

YALE WASN'TTHE HAPPIEST TIME OF MY LIFE.

I'D RATHER NOT TALK ABOUT IT.

OKAY.

GOOD.

[♪]

NO, NO. THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM.

[LAUGHS]

WELL, THAT'S VERY KIND OF YOU.THANK YOU.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE YOUIN A COUPLE OF HOURS.

ALL RIGHT. BYE-BYE.

YOU WANT TO GRABSOMETHING AT MOON'S?

PEGGY'SAT HER BOOK CLUB.

WHAT'RE THEY READINGTHIS MONTH?

AH, PROBABLY SOME PAPERBACK

WHERE A GUY WITH LONG HAIRAND NO SHIRT

RIDES A WHITE HORSE.

[CHUCKLING]

SO, MOON'S?

NO. I'M AFRAID I CAN'T TODAY.

THAT WASTHE, UH,SEATTLE COURIER.

SOMEBODY GAVE THEMMY ARTICLE ON LUKE,

AND THE EDITORWAS GUSHING ALL OVER IT,

AND WANTS TO MEET ME.

YEAH. I READ ITONLINE THIS MORNING.

SERIOUSLY, JACK,IT'S... IT'S VERY GOOD.

OH, THANKS.

LISTEN, I'VE GOT TO RACE HOMEAND GET READY

IF I'M GONNA CATCHTHAT FERRY ON TIME.

MAYBE A RAINCHECK?

YEAH. NO PROBLEM.

OKAY.

I'D PREFER THATBOB DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING

ABOUT THIS, OKAY, ROY?

COMPLETE CLIENTCONFIDENTIALITY.

OKAY.

WHAT'S UP?

[PEGGY SIGHS]

SOMEONE'S BEENSENDING ME FLOWERS.

I CALLED THE FLORISTAND GOT NOWHERE.

ARE THERE THREATS?

ALL THE NOTES ARE BLANK.

AND THEY'RE NOT SIGNED.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAWHO IT MIGHT BE?

I PRAY TO GODI'M WRONG.

BUT...

SO YOU THINK THIS IS THE MAN?

COLIN MCFADDEN?

I'M AFRAID SO.

AFRAID?

AFRAID THAT BOB'SGONNA FIND OUT

SOMETHING THAT I'VE KEPTHIDDEN FOR YEARS.

[♪]

HUH.

[♪]

[GRACE, IN THE DISTANCE]:GOOD MORNING.

GRACE. HI.

I HEARD YOU LEFT.

YEAH, WELL, I'MON A FLIGHT LATER.

AH! WELL, YOU HAVEYOURSELF A SAFE TRIP.

SEE YA.

GRACE, STOP.

ARE WE GONNA TALK ABOUTWHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY?

PLEASE, JUST LEAVE.

NOT UNTIL WE TALK.

WELL, I'M LATEFOR WORK,

SO I'M AFRAIDWE CAN'T TALK.

LATER. MOON'S?

NO. I THINK IT'S BESTWE NOT BE SEEN IN PUBLIC.

WHAT CHANGED SINCE YESTERDAY?

LOOK, I'LL COMETO YOUR HOUSE.

COME ON!JUST 10 MINUTES,

AND THEN I'M ON A FLIGHTBACK TO ATLANTA.

OKAY. FINE.

MY HOUSE IN A COUPLE OF HOURS.

HEY!

MORNIN', DARLIN'.

CLIFF!

HI. HI!

OH, I MISSED YOU SO MUCH,I CAME HOME A DAY EARLY.

OH! OH, HO!

I GOT SOME GOOD NEWS.I COULD BARELY WAIT

ANOTHER DAYTO TELL YOU.

-GREAT!WELL, WHERE'RE YOU GOING?

WELL, I'M HEADING INSIDE

SO I CAN HEARALL THIS GOOD NEWS.

YOU ARE AS JUMPYAS A JACK-RABBIT.

-I AM?-YEAH. IS SOMETHING WRONG?

NO! ABSOLUTELY NOT. NO.

WELL, THEN, PLEASE,LET ME TELL YOU MY GOOD NEWS.

OKAY. YES.

I MISS YOU.

WHY, THAT'S VERY SWEET,

BUT WE HAVE NOT BEENAPART VERY LONG.

NO. I DON'T MEAN JUSTTHE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

LOOK, YOU DECIDED NOT TOMOVE UP TO THE CABIN.

MM-HMM.

YOU HAVE YOUR WORK,I HAVE MINE,

BUT WE RARELY GET A CHANCETO SEE EACH OTHER ANYMORE.

SO I DECIDED TO HIRESOMEONE TO HELP OUT.

YEAH?

ALEX, A FRIEND OF MINEFROM THE RODEO CIRCUIT.

WE MET YESTERDAY ATTHE THOROUGHBRED CONVENTION.

BUT I THOUGHTYOU LIKED TO WORK ALONE.

I DO, BUT IF THAT MEANSNOT SEEING YOU...

SOMEHOW I THOUGHTYOU'D BE HAPPIER ABOUT IT.

I AM.

IT'S JUST THE INK IS BARELY DRYON MY DIVORCE,

AND I'M STARTING TO FEEL LIKEI'M ALMOST MARRIED AGAIN.

I JUST...

I NEED SOME TIME TO,I DON'T KNOW, BREATHE?

CATCH UP?

I NEED USTO JUST SLOW DOWN A BIT.

IT'S BECAUSE I TOLD YOUI LOVED YOU, ISN'T IT?

NO!

I MEAN, YES.

I WAS SURPRISED,BUT...

I LOVE YOU.

I REALLY DO.

I JUST NEED SOME...

TIME.

GOT IT.

YOU NEED SOME TIME.

DO SOME BREATHING.

REALLY?

AND ONCE YOU'RE DONE BREATHING,I'LL STILL BE RIGHT HERE.

[♪]

SO WHERE AREJUSTINE AND LUKE?

UH, THEY'REON THEIR WAY.

THEY HAD TO PICK UPAN EXTRA PROPANE TANK.

HEY, HAVE YOU GIVEN ANYMORE THOUGHT TO HAWAII?

WHAT?

WE TALKED ABOUT THIS.

WE CAN'T AFFORDA TRIP TO HAWAII.

WE HAVE SAVINGS.

THAT'S OUR BABY FUND.

YEAH, BUT, YOU KNOW,WE DECIDED

THAT WE WEREN'TGONNA HAVE A BABY.

WEDIDN'TDECIDE ANYTHING.

DO YOU THINK IF YOU USE UPOUR BABY MONEY,

I'LL GIVE UP ON HAVING CHILDREN?

YOU CAN'T JUSTMAKE DECISIONS

WITHOUT DISCUSSINGTHEM WITH ME.

WE'RE MARRIED!

WE'RE SUPPOSED TOBE IN THIS TOGETHER.

BUT WHAT WE HAVE,WELL, IT DOESN'T FEEL

LIKE A MARRIAGE.

ALL I WANTED TO DO

WAS TAKE YOU SOMEPLACESPECIAL BEFORE I LEFT.

[FRUSTRATED SIGH]

"LEFT"?

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

IAN!

I RE-UPPED.

I SHIP OUTIN A COUPLE WEEKS.

DON'T YOU THINKYOU SHOULD HAVE

DISCUSSED ITWITH ME FIRST?

WELL, THINGSWERE PRETTY TENSE.

I DIDN'T WANT THEMTO GET WORSE, OKAY?

SO I JUST--

YOU'RE RUNNING AWAY!

CALL IT LIKE IT IS!OWN IT!

YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU DON'TTELL ME EVERYTHING YOU DO.

YOU WENT TO THATADOPTION AGENCY WITHOUT ME.

YOU'RE RIGHT. I DON'TTELL YOU EVERYTHING.

THAT'S WRONG.

YEAH. IT IS.

LOOK, I SHOULD'VE--

I STOPPEDTAKING THE PILL.

WHAT-- WHAT DO YOU MEAN,YOU STOPPED?

YOU'RE NOTTAKING BIRTH CONTROL?

GUESS I'M NOT THE ONLY ONEIN THIS MARRIAGE

WHO CAN KEEP SECRETS.

CECILIA!

HEY, GUYS!

CECILIA?

HEY. WHERE AREYOU GOING?

[CECILIA]: HOME.

I'M SORRY, GUYS.I'LL EXPLAIN LATER, OKAY?

HEY, DAD!

I'M SO GLADI CAUGHT YOU.

HEY, WHAT'S UP?

SHELLY CALLED.

WHAT? IS EVERYBODYOKAY? THE BABY?

YEAH, NO, NO,THEY'RE FINE.

-IT'S JUST---WHAT?

SHE WANTS TO BRING ADELEAND COME FOR A VISIT.

WELL, THAT'S GREAT!

[STOPS CHUCKLING]THAT'S NOT GREAT?

-NO.-WHY IS THAT NOT GREAT?

WELL--

[STAMMERS AND SIGHS]

IS THISABOUT REBECCA?

YEAH.

[SIGHS] ERIC.

ALL RIGHT.

IT'S DECISION TIME.

IF YOU THINK YOU'RE SERIOUSABOUT REBECCA,

YOU NEED TO TELL SHELLY.

LET HER FIGURE OUT

IF SHE STILL WANTS TO COMEFOR A VISIT.

IF YOU'RE NOTREALLY SERIOUS

ABOUT MAKING IT WORKWITH SHELLY,

THEN YOU NEED TO TELL HER NOW.

YOU'RE ALWAYS GONNABE ADELE'S FATHER,

AND DON'T LET THAT FACT

OVERRIDE HOW YOU FEELABOUT EITHER WOMAN.

BOTTOM LINE IS,YOU NEED TO BE HONEST.

WITH THEM, AND YOURSELF.

[SHIP'S HORN BELLOWS]

I NEED TO CATCH THIS FERRY.

IF YOU WANNA TALK MORE,

YOU JUST GIVE ME A CALL,ALL RIGHT?

THANKS.

[KNOCKING AT DOOR]

COME IN.

[HE CHUCKLES]

OH! MOON...

I TOLD YOU.

I DON'T USUALLYDO DELIVERY,

BUT EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADEFOR EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE.

GRILLED CHEESE?

WITH TOMATO.

AWW.YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE.

AH, WELL,THE SHOP'S NOT THAT BUSY,

AND I UNDERSTANDYOU HAVE A LOT ON YOUR HANDS.

WILL.

THAT BROTHEROF YOURS...

I'M SURPRISEDYOU DIDN'T ORDER WINE.

[LAUGHS]

SO, WHO DO YOU THINK'SGONNA HIT HIM THIS TIME?

THERE'S A LINE FORMING.

MM!

MAYBE HE LEARNED A LESSONTHE LAST TIME HE WAS HERE.

OR MAYBEHE LEARNED NOTHING

AND HE'S HERE TO MAKETHE SAME MISTAKES

WITH THE SAME PEOPLE,

LEAVING YOU TO CLEAN UPTHE MESS ONCE AGAIN?

THE SECOND ONE,I'M AFRAID.

-OOH.-[KNOCKING AT DOOR]

HEY!

MOON.

WILLIAM.

ONWARD AND UPWARD.

[LAUGHS]

EXCUSE ME.

WHAT DID I DO?

HE LIKES GRACE AND CLIFF.

WELL, SO DO I!

WELL... GRACE.

WILL, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

GRACE CAME BY MY OFFICE

THIS MORNING,

BESIDE HERSELF.

I'M JUST VISITINGMY HOMETOWN.

DON'T PLAY INNOCENT WITH ME.

I'VE KNOWN YOUYOUR WHOLE LIFE.

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHINGWITH GRACE.

-NOT BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T WANT TO!-NOT TRUE.

SHE'S WITH CLIFF.I GET IT.

THAT WOULDN'TSTOP YOU.

LAST YEAR, BEING MARRIEDDIDN'T STOP YOU.

YOU DID THE MOST MASTERFULLYSNEAKY THING YOU COULD'VE DONE--

YOU MADE A MOVE ON HERWITHOUT MAKING A MOVE!

WHAT ARE YOU DOINGBACK IN CEDAR COVE?

I JUST FELT LIKE

I NEEDED TO TELL YOUFACE-TO-FACE ABOUT MY DIVORCE.

AGAIN,I REMIND YOU,

I HAVE KNOWN YOUYOUR WHOLE LIFE,

SO DROP THE ACT!

YOU COULD HAVE CALLED,YOU COULD HAVE E-MAILED,

BUT NO, YOU DECIDEDTO COME HERE IN THE FLESH.

BUT LET'S BACK UP HEREA MINUTE.

WHAT WERE YOU DOING

GETTING BACK IN TOUCH WITH GRACEIN THE FIRST PLACE?

IT JUST HAPPENED.

OH, NOTHING JUST HAPPENSWITH YOU.

YOU MAKE THINGS HAPPEN.USUALLY BAD THINGS!

SO YOU'RE UPSET WITH ME?

DISAPPOINTED?

NOT YET.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

IT MEANS I'D LIKETO BELIEVE YOU,

BUT THE GREATEST PREDICTOROF FUTURE BEHAVIOR

IS PAST BEHAVIOR.

WHAT CAN I SAYTO CONVINCE YOU?

NOTHING.

WHY DOES THIS ALWAYSHAPPEN BETWEEN US?

HOW IS IT

THAT YOU ALWAYS MANAGETO MAKE YOUR MESS

SPILL OVER INTO MY LIFE,MY FRIENDS,

AND THEN MAKE METHE BAD GUY?

[HE SIGHS]

[♪]

WELL, WELL.

LOOK WHO'S IN THE BIG CITY.

HEY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I HAD A MEETING.

YEAH?

THE COURIERIS INTERESTED

IN MAYBE GIVING MEA WEEKLY COLUMN.

THEY LIKED AN ARTICLEI WROTE ON PTSD.

SO DID I.

YEAH? YOU READ IT?

YEAH, IT WAS GREAT.

WELL, THANK YOU.

[LAUGHS]

WHAT? WHAT'S SO FUNNY?

WELL, HOW DO YOU THINK

THE COURIERGOT AHOLD OF YOUR ARTICLE?

YOU THINK THEY TROLLTHE CEDAR COVE CHRONICLE

LOOKING FOR TALENT?

YOU GAVE IT TO THEM?

READ IT THIS MORNING,SHOT IT OVER TO THE EDITOR.

WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?

SO WHEN DO YOU START?

WELL, TO BE HONEST,IT WASN'T THE BEST MEETING.

YOU KNOW WHAT?I'M HAPPY IN CEDAR COVE.

THE CHRONICLE,IT'S MY BABY.

BARRING THE OCCASIONALREQUEST FROM THE OWNER,

,I GET TO WRITETHE STORIES I WANT TO TELL

HOW TO TELL THEM,

NO ONE INTERFERES.

SO THE LUREOF REACHING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE

IS OF NO INTERESTTO YOU ANYMORE?

IT'S A RUSH,

AND YOU MISS IT.

COME ON, YOU CAN KID YOURSELFALL YOU WANT,

BUT YOU KNOW YOU WANT IT.

I THINK YOU OWE ME A DRINK

FOR PASSING YOUR WORKUP THE FOOD CHAIN.

JERI, I DON'T THINKTHAT'S A VERY GOOD IDEA.

SURE. USE ME TO GET YOUR WORKTO THE EDITOR.

HEY, I DIDN'T USE YOU.I DIDN'T EVEN ASK YOU.

OKAY, NOW WE ARE JUSTSPLITTING HAIRS, JACK.

YOU OWE ME,BIG-TIME.

JERI.

WHAT?

[SHE SIGHS]

LOOK.

WHEN YOU GET THIS JOB--

AND I DID SAY WHEN,NOT IF--

YOU AND I ARE GONNA BE

SEEING A LOTOF EACH OTHER.

YEAH?

WE MIGHT AS WELL

GET OVER THIS WEIRDAWKWARDNESS NOW.

I MEAN, WE'RE BOTHPROFESSIONALS.

SO, WHAT DO YOU SAY?

WELL, I SUPPOSE WE COULDGET SOMETHING TO EAT.

I COULD EAT.

GRACE?

I FORGOTI HAD SOMETHING FOR YOU.

I STOPPED ATTHAT FARMER'S MARKET,

YOU KNOW,THE ONE YOU REALLY LIKE,

IN, UH...

[♪]

GRACE ISN'T HERE.

BUT YOU ARE.

LOOK, I CAN EXPLAIN.

I'LL BET YOU CAN.

YOU'RE REAL GOOD AT TALKINGYOUR WAY OUTTA THINGS.

NO. IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK.

REALLY?

[♪]

[SIGHING]

HEY.

YOU... YOU DIDN'T GOTO BOOK CLUB TODAY.

EXCUSE ME?

YEAH, I, UH...

I SAW YOU WITH ROY,OUT IN THE PARK?

OH! YEAH...

I WAS PICKING UPDESSERT FOR THE LADIES,

AND I RAN INTO HIM.

BOB...

REALLY?

JUST WHAT EXACTLY DID YOU THINKI WAS UP TO TODAY WITH ROY?

I BOUGHT COOKIES,

AND HE WALKED ME TO MY CAR.

END OF STORY.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH. YEAH.

REALLY?

BECAUSEYOU LOOK LIKE

SOMEONE JUSTSTOLE YOUR PUPPY.

DID SOMEONE STEAL YOUR PUPPY?

I...

I CAN'T SEE YOU ANYMORE.

IS THIS ABOUT SHELLY?

AND ADELE.

LOOK, REBECCA...

I REALLY LIKE YOU--

WE MET,WE HOOKED UP,

WE HAD SOME FUN,NOW THE FUN'S OVER.

I'M A BIG GIRL.

SO, YOU'RE...YOU'RE OKAY WITH THIS?

YEAH.

BUT YOU DON'T SEEM TO BE.

I GOTTA GO BACK TO WORK.

[♪]

THAT IS ON THE HOUSE.

HOW COME?

FROM WHERE I WAS STANDING,THAT LOOKED A LITTLE ROUGH.

SHE PROBABLY DID YOU A FAVOR,BREAKING IT OFF.

YOU GOTTA THINK ABOUTSHELLY AND THE BABY.

I BROKE UP WITH HER.

-REALLY?-YEAH.

YEAH, IT WAS MY IDEA.NOT HERS.

HMM. WELL, YOU CANHAVE THE CAKE ANYWAY.

AND EAT IT, TOO.[CHUCKLING]

[JUSTINE]: CECILIAAND IAN ARE AT HOME.

[LUKE]: YEAH?

WELL, THEY'VE GOTA LOT TO TALK ABOUT.

AFTER EVERYTHINGIAN WENT THROUGH

TO GET A GOOD JOBON THE BASE,

WHY WOULD HE RE-UP?

WELL, WHY WOULD SHEGO OFF THE PILL

WITHOUT TELLING HIM?

I'M JUST SAYING,

IT'S PROBABLY MORECOMPLICATED THAN WE KNOW.

HOW LONGHAVE YOU KNOWN?

A WHILE.

HE TOLD METHE DAY HE DID IT.

ASKED METO KEEP IT QUIET.

THAT'S NOT REALLYFAIR OF HIM.

WELL, WHEN A FRIEND ASKSYOU TO KEEP A SECRET,

YOU KEEP IT.

I WANTED TO TELL YOU.

I HATEDNOT TELLING YOU.

ACTUALLY, IT WASMORE DIFFICULT

KEEPING IT FROM YOU

THAN KEEPING ITFROM CECILIA.

HOW'S THAT?

JUST SOMETHINGABOUT YOU.

I JUST WANT TOTELL YOU EVERYTHING.

YOU WANT TOTELL ME EVERYTHING?

YEAH, I DO.

WELL, THAT'SWHAT FRIENDS DO.

RIGHT. FRIENDS.

BECAUSEWE ARE FRIENDS.

OH, GOOD FRIENDS.

I'M STARVING!

WELL, GOOD THING

I GOT THE GRILL SET UPAND READY TO GO.

GOOD.

[JACK]:OKAY, HERE YOU GO.

[JERI]: I THINK YOU'RE GETTINGOFF PRETTY CHEAP,

CONSIDERING I SINGLE-HANDEDLYREBOOTED YOUR CAREER.

EXCUSE ME.

IF YOU LOOK CAREFULLY,

YOU WILL NOTICETHIS IS A CHILI DOG.

WELL, I STAND CORRECTED,MR. BIG SPENDER.

CAFE MOCHA, NO SUGAR,NO WHIPPED CREAM.

EXTRA-DRY, HALF-SKIM,HALF-FULL MILK.

AND I THOUGHT YOU WEREJUST A CEDAR COVE LEGEND.

[CHUCKLES] UM...

SORRY.DO I KNOW YOU?

NO. BUT I'VE SPENTMANY A WASTED HOUR

BEHIND YOUR RIDICULOUSAND INANE COFFEE ORDER.

MY APOLOGIES.

WATCH AND SEEHOW IT'S DONE.

COFFEE. BLACK.

DON'T YOU HAVE AN ASSISTANTTO FETCH YOUR BREW?

YES. ACTUALLY, I DO.I SENT HIM TO A JOB SITE.

SO THIS MUST BEMY LUCKY DAY.

THAT LINEIS AS OLD AS MY NANA.

ACTUALLY, IT'S NOTREALLY A LINE, I WAS--

CORRECT.

IT'S LAME.

[MOON]:ONE COFFEE. BLACK.

THANK YOU.

[LAUGHS]

REBECCA JENNINGS.

OUR NEW A.D.A.

YOU SPEND SO MUCHTIME IN COURT,

I'M SURPRISED YOU HAVEN'TRUN INTO HER YET.

OH, THAT'S VERYFUNNY, MOON.

IT'S ONLY FUNNY'CAUSE IT'S TRUE.

SINGLE?

UH, YES, I AM, BUTI'M ALWAYS LOOKING.

OH. HER.

MM.

RECENTLY BROKE UP.

AND GOOD LUCK TO YA.

LUCK IS NOT A FACTOR.

THIS IS FUN.

WHAT?

CAN WE DO THIS?

WHAT ARE WE DOING?

THIS. YOU KNOW?

BEING PART OFEACH OTHER'S LIVES AGAIN?

I CAN DO IT.

CAN YOU?

[LAUGHS]

OH, THERE'S A LOT OFHISTORY BETWEEN US.

NOT ALL BAD.

WE WERE FRIENDS LONGER

THAN WE WEREHUSBAND AND WIFE.

OUR MARRIAGE WASPERFORMED BY ELVIS

AND LASTED 48 HOURS.

WE WERE NEVER"HUSBAND AND WIFE."

TRUE.

CAN I TRUST YOU?

WHATEVER DO YOUMEAN, MR. GRIFFITH?

I'M NOT KIDDING.

THE VODKA,TALKING TO OLIVIA.

I'M KIND OF WORRIED ABOUT

WHAT YOU HAVE PLANNEDFOR AN ENCORE.

THE VODKAWAS A CHEAP SHOT.

SO WASTALKING TO OLIVIA.

FRIENDS?

JACK.

YEAH. FRIENDS.

WHAT DO WE HAVETO LOSE, RIGHT?

[♪]

I LET MYSELF INWITH YOUR SPARE KEY.

THAT KEY...

IS FOR EMERGENCIES,

AND IT'S NOT FOR YOUTO JUST LET YOURSELF IN.

SORRY.

LOOK, WILL.

YOU ARE BARELY DIVORCED,AND I'M IN A RELATIONSHIP,

AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT ME.

I HAVE TO CONSIDERMORE THAN JUST MY FEELINGS.

I TOTALLY AGREE.

OH, YOU DO?

I'M HEADING BACK TO ATLANTA.YOU'RE OVERWHELMED,

AND SO AM I.

WOW.

WHAT?

WELL, I JUST DIDN'T EXPECTYOU TO BE SO...

-DECENT?-YEAH.

YOU'RE A NEW WILL,THAT'S FOR SURE.

I SHOULD, UH, TELL YOU...

CLIFF DROPPED BYEARLIER TODAY.

I'M PRETTY HAPPY

WITH HOW FAST YOU'VE BEENLEARNING THE BUSINESS.

THANK YOU.

[WARREN]: I'M ALSOCONSTANTLY AMAZED

AT HOW BRILLIANT I AMAT SPOTTING GOOD PEOPLE.

AND I HAVE TO SAY,I APPRECIATE YOUR LOYALTY

AND YOUR DISCRETIONIN, YOU KNOW, CERTAIN MATTERS.

SURE.

SO, THAT BEING SAID,

I'M GOING TO THROWANOTHER RESPONSIBILITY

ON YOUR PLATE.

THINK YOU CANHANDLE THAT?

ABSOLUTELY.

FROM NOW ON,

I'M GIVING YOU AUTHORITYTO SIGN CHECKS AND INVOICES.

WHY?

YOU KNOW, WHEN SOMEONE OFFERSSOMEBODY A PROMOTION, ERIC,

IT'S KIND OFBAD FORM TO ASK WHY.

NO, I MEAN, WHY DO YOU NEEDSOMEONE ELSE

TO SIGN YOUR CHECKS?

BECAUSE I'M OUT OFTHE OFFICE A LOT.

I TRAVEL.

REMEMBER LAST WEEK?THE SUPPLY HOUSE?

THEY WANTED TOGET PAID, RIGHT?

WHAT HAPPENED?

I WASN'T HERE.

WHEN A DEVELOPERDOESN'T PAY ON TIME, ERIC,

IT, UH, IT'S THE KISS OF DEATHIN THIS BUSINESS.

SO, IF I'M UNAVAILABLE,YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF IT.

YOU CAN HANDLE THIS, RIGHT?

YEAH. I THINK SO.

YOU THINK SO,OR YOU KNOW SO?

I KNOW SO.

GOOD.

YOU CAN LEAVE NOW.

[♪]

SO IT'S COME TO THIS?

I CAN'T STAY HERE.

FINE.YOU STAY, I'LL LEAVE.

YOU'VE GOT TOSTART PACKING.

YOU'RE SHIPPING OUT SOON.

THIS ISN'T ABOUTBABIES ANYMORE.

THEN WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

OUR MARRIAGE.

IT FEELS LIKEIT'S IN A FREE FALL.

IT FEELS LIKE

WE'RE NEVER GONNA GET BACKTO WHERE WE WERE BEFORE.

[EXHALES WEARILY]

WHAT?

I DON'T THINKWE'RE GONNA MAKE IT.

[PHONE RINGING]

HELLO?

SO, HOW WAS IT?

UH, I DON'T THINKI SHOULD BE EXPECTING

A CALL ANY TIME SOON.

I'M SORRY.

ARE YOU OKAY?

YEAH, I'M, UH...A LITTLE...

DISAPPOINTED?

NO. ANGRY.

I COULD WRITE CIRCLESAROUND MOST OF THEIR REPORTERS,

BUT, UH, SINCE I'M NO LONGER

JACK GRIFFITH FROMTHE PHILADELPHIA BEACON,

AND I'M JUSTGOOD OLD JACK GRIFFITH

FROMTHE CEDAR COVE CHRONICLE,

THEY WON'T EVENGIVE ME A CHANCE.

WELL, UNTIL THEY CALL,IT'S NOT OVER.

WELL, THEY HAVEN'T CALLED,SO IT IS OVER.

ANYWAY. TELL ME ABOUT YOUR DAY.

GOOD OR BAD?

LONG. AND A LITTLE UPSETTING.

I FOUND OUTTHAT REBECCA LIED

ON HER RESUMEAND JOB APPLICATION.

HOW?

[OLIVIA]:OH,I FOLLOWED A HUNCH

AND CALLED A FRIEND OF MINEWHO TEACHES AT YALE,

AND SHE CHECKEDWITH THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE,

AND REBECCA JENNINGSNEVER WENT TO YALE.

HMPH.

WELL, I CAN'T SAYTHAT I'M SURPRISED.

WHAT HAPPENS NOW?

WELL, IF I TELL THE D.A.,

SHE'LL BE FIRED, SANCTIONED,DISBARRED, OR ALL THREE.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

WHY DON'T YOU COME OVER HERETONIGHT?

I'LL ORDERYOUR FAVORITE TAKE-OUT.

JUST LET ME CLEAN UPA FEW THINGS HERE,

AND I'LL BE RIGHT OVER.

OKAY. BYE-BYE.

[SIGHS]

[LILY KERSHAW'S"LIKE THE SUN" PLAYS]

♪ DON'T HOLD MELIKE I'M GOIN' ♪

♪ DON'T LOOK AT MELIKE I'M GONE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE WHEN IT ALLCOMES DOWN TO IT ♪

HEY, CLIFF? YOU HOME?

♪ WE'RE ALL GOIN'LIKE THE SUN ♪

♪ THERE IS NO TIMETO ASK FOR MERCY ♪

CLIFF?

CLIFF!

[HORSE WHINNIES]

OH, SORRY,CLIFF'S NOT HERE.

HI!

I, UH, I'M GRACE.

OH! NICE TO MEET YOU.

I'M ALEX.JUST STARTED WORKING HERE.

AH, SO YOU'RE THE "GUY"THAT HE HIRED?

YEAH, BUT I'M NOT A GUY.

NO, YOU'RE NOT.

SO WHERE IS CLIFF?

I DON'T KNOW.

HE JUST TOOK OFF ON HIS HORSE,RUNNING LIKE CRAZY.

UPSET ABOUT SOMETHING,BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT.

I AM EXCITEDTO WORK FOR HIM, THOUGH.

I MEAN, THE WAYHE HANDLES HORSES,

A LOT OF GUYS GO AT IT HARD.

NOT CLIFF. HE'S GENTLE.

LIKE HE'S TALKINGTO THEM.

HE'S ABOUT THE MOST PATIENT MANI'VE EVER MET.

UH-HUH!

SO WHEN HE OFFERED ME THIS JOB,I JUMPED AT IT.

UH-HUH!

THE RODEO CIRCUIT'SNOT THAT BIG,

SO WE ALL EVENTUALLYCROSS EACH OTHER'S PATHS.

UH-HUH.SO, WHERE ARE YOU STAYING?

OH, HE'S GOT A CABIN.

IT'S CUTE.HAVE YOU SEEN IT?

YEAH.

♪ OH, IT ALL COMES DOWN TO IT

[HORSE NEIGHS]

♪ IN THIS SILLY LIFE

♪ ITS CRAZY FIT

♪ THE DARKEST NIGHTOF THE MONEY PIT ♪

♪ OH, IT ALLALL GOES LIKE THE SUN ♪

I'LL GET HIMSETTLED FOR THE NIGHT.

OKAY.

♪ OH, IT ALL GOESLIKE THE SUN ♪

YOU STILL WORRIEDABOUT IAN AND CECILIA?

YEAH.

BUT ME TOO.

IF I CAN'T HELPMY OWN FRIENDS

WITH THEIR ISSUES,

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TOHELP TOTAL STRANGERS?

MAYBE THE REASON I CAN'T WRITEA PERSONAL STATEMENT

IS BECAUSE I DON'T BELONGIN GRAD SCHOOL,

AND I SHOULDN'TBE A SOCIAL WORKER.

HEY.

YOU'LL MAKEA GREAT SOCIAL WORKER.

NO. LOOK AT ME.I'M SERIOUS.

YOU SAVED MY LIFE.

LUKE.

YOU DID!

YOU THINKYOU'RE THE FIRST PERSON

TO TRY ANDSTRAIGHTEN ME OUT?

YOU WEREN'T.

A LOT OF FRIENDS TRIED.

THEN YOU CAME ALONG,A COMPLETE STRANGER,

AND YOU,

YOU GOT ME INTO THERAPY.

I MEAN, I CAN SLEEP AGAIN.

I FEEL GOOD ABOUT MYSELFFOR THE FIRST TIME IN...

I CAN'T REMEMBER.

SO IF THIS SCHOOL DOESN'T THINK

THAT YOU'D BEA GREAT SOCIAL WORKER,

THEN THAT'S THEIR PROBLEM,

AND THEY DON'T DESERVE YOU.

THEY WANT TO KNOWYOUR GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT?

TELL THEM I AM.

ME, WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW,THAT'S YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENT.

AND YOU STAPLE MY PICTURETO YOUR APPLICATION.

BECAUSE IT SCARES ME TO THINKWHERE I'D BE RIGHT NOW

IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU.

[♪]

NO.

WHAT?

I'M SORRY.I JUST CAN'T.

[♪]

[PHONE RINGING]

REBECCA?

[WARREN]: HEY, REBECCA!

THANK YOUFOR MEETING ME HERE.

I'M SO SORRY.

I WAS JUST STUCK ON A VERY LONG,VERY BORING CONFERENCE CALL.

SO HERE'SWHAT I THOUGHT WE'D DO.

START OUT WITH A FEW DRINKS,

AND WORK OUR WAY THROUGHTHE NIGHT. WHAT DO YOU SAY?

SOUNDS GREAT.

REBECCA JENNINGS.

ERIC.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

READY?

-MM-HMM.-FANTASTIC.

[♪]

ABSOLUTELY. YES.

YES.

NOT AT ALL.

NO. OF COURSE NOT. NO.

[MOUTHS "SEATTLE"]

MM-HMM.

OKAY.

WELL, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. BYE-BYE.

[BEEPS PHONE OFF]

THAT WAS THE EDITOROFTHE SEATTLE COURIER.

AND?

I START MONDAY!

A COLUMN A WEEKTO RUN ON FRIDAYS!

OH! I AM SO HAPPYFOR YOU, JACK.

YOU DESERVE THIS.YOU DO!

[SIGHS]

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

IN THE, UH...

SPIRIT OF...

FULL DISCLOSUREIN OUR RELATIONSHIP--

YES.

YOU KNOW HOW I SAID

I DIDN'T KNOW HOWTHEY GOT AHOLD OF MY ARTICLE?

WELL, I FOUND OUT.

JERI GAVE IT TO THEM.

JERI? THE EX-WIFETHAT SENDS YOU VODKA?

THAT JERI?

YOU TALKED TO HER?

YES. OVER HOT DOGS.

OH. YOU SAW HER?

YOU JUST RAN INTO EACH OTHER?

I AM SURETHAT SHE PLANNED IT.

OH.

AND WHAT ELSE DID SHE PLAN?

OH, OLIVIA.

I HAVE NO INTEREST IN HER.

PLEASE, JACK.

I'M NOT JEALOUS.

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT YOU.

SHE GOT ME THE JOB.

NO. YOU GOT YOURSELF THE JOB.

I'M AN EXCELLENTJUDGE OF CHARACTER,

AND ANYONE

THAT SENDSA RECOVERING ALCOHOLIC

A BOTTLE OF ALCOHOL

HAS NO CHARACTER.

DO YOU REALLY WANT TO SPEND TIMEWITH SOMEONE LIKE THAT?

THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DOABOUT JERI. OKAY?

SHE WORKS AT THE PAPER.

SO UNFORTUNATELY,FROM TIME TO TIME,

I'M GONNA RUN INTO HER,

LIKE I DID TODAY.

OKAY? IT'S NO BIG DEAL.

JACK...

YOU KNOW WHAT?I CAN HANDLE IT.

ALL RIGHT?

THE JOB, JERI--ALL OF IT.

I SWEAR.

[♪]