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(small groan)

- (man):Bikes vs. cars: today's topic.

You're on the air.- (other man):You're right.

Cars should be forced to share the road,

and bikes should stop aiming to run us over.

- And cyclists should rememberroads were built for bikes in

the first place. It's gonna taketime for everybody to get along.

Let me tell you a story, OK?

One time, I ran a red light onmy bike and there happened to be

a cop on the corner.I wasn't paying attention.

He pulls me over with his littlefinger and he says, "Here.

Have a nice day." He gives me a$50 ticket. That's a true story.

So I wish there were more cops on corners...

- I saw that eye-roll.You gotta give the guy a chance.

He defends people on both sides,and plus, he's hilarious.

- I'm just not a bigfan of Cinco Dublin.

But I am a big fan of yourcoffee, Sam. Thank you.

- Too nice, Lea Townshend.-Next caller.

- (Lea):So, J.R., what do you think?

- I love this character.

What a riot.- Oh, good. I'm so relieved.

- Jodie Bellarusa. She's strong,but feminine. Knows what

she wants, isn't afraid to gofor it. She's my kind of gal.

- I'm so glad you like her.I... Because the way

I made the story flow--- Quick question.

I have no idea whatthis book is about. Do you?

- Um... of course I do.

- Well, that's a relief,

because that is notreflected in these pages.

There's no drama.There's no conflict.

Zilch. It's just 310 pages

of rainbows.- Oh.

- More like, "Uh-oh." Lea,

your first book came so easy.What's going on?

- Well, remember,I was writing about myself.

I'm a senator's daughter, andKathleen is a senator'sdaughter....

And, um, you know, I tookexperiences from my childhood

and I guess made a few tweaks.- You think what you usedthe first time

will work again?- I guess I'm just having

a wee bit of trouble witha character that's so different.

- Oh, come on.Don't get all demure on me.

You're an insightfuland gifted writer.

Now a book needs conflict,it needs struggle,

it needs a character whoconfronts everyone whogets in her way.

- She does struggle, in her way.

- Well, I need Jodie Bellarusato struggle MY way.

And fast.

I'm gonna give it to youstraight. You're down tofour weeks to deliver.

So here's your manuscript.

And... here are some thoughts

that the marketing departmentand I have come up with.

Don't look so worried,it's only a couple of chapters.

Margaret! Where's my salad?

- Ugh! It took me six monthsto write this book,

and now I have towrite it again?

- I thought you said she onlywants a couple chapters redone.

- (sighing): Yeah, but they haveto be redone her way

and I'm not really surewhat way that is.

- Well, you are brilliant.You will come up with something.

Here, taste.- What is that?

Is that dukkah spice?

- Only you would taste that.It's not too much?

- No.- Good. I've gotta put the duckin. There will be leftovers...

- I can't, it's Friday.- Oh, right!

Date night. Let me guess,Edward is whisking you off

to Le Sélect Bistro? You willboth have the Dover sole

and a garden salad,split a bottle of red wine,

skip the coffee and headstraight for the cheque.

- That is so not true.- That's a relief.

- Sometimes I get the cheque.- You are so predictable.

- We're not predictable,it's just that that restaurant

treats us so well.- OK...

What time doeshe always get you home by?

- I don't know,approximately 10...

15. That's a lucky guess.

- You are a people-pleaser.- And you are distracting me

from my work.I will call you later.

- OK, but only call me if you dosomething new, like having

Crêpe Suzette for a change.- I can do that.

- So I was gonna start thespeech off with a joke.

- OK.- Two uranium-238 nuclei

are having drinks in a bar.

One says to the other,"How about one more round?"

Now, the other nucleus says,"Can't. Gotta split."

(strained laugh)- "Gotta split."

- Maybe it's nota very good joke.

- No, Edward, I'm sure it is.

- I'll try it out at DeanGlendale's party tomorrow night.

You watch how they react.

Is everything OK?

- Yeah! Um, I don't know.

My publisher won't accept mybook without some prettybig changes.

- But your last book was sogood. I'm sure you cando it again.

Why didn't you say anything?- I didn't want to worry you.

- That's sweet,but I meant to J.R.

- No, um...

Don't worry. Let's order.

Have you ever felt like youshould be moving forward,

but you're just goingaround in a circle?

- Good evening Professor Crowse,Ms. Townshend.

- Ethan, hello.We would both like to have...

(throat clearing)

...the Dover soleand a green salad, please.

- Excellent choice.- Actually,

I'd like the Crêpe Suzette.

- Do you meanthose flaming pancakes?

- Yeah. Doesn't that look fun?- But it's...

such a spectacle.

- The Dover sole is fine.

- Are you sure? I mean,have what you want.

- Oh, no, yeah.It's always good here.

(giggle)

- You did not!- Yes, I did. Crêpe Suzettes,

just like you said.- Were they as good as mine?

- I don't know.

As soon as I sawEdward's face, I...

- You went back tothe Dover sole? Oh, Lea.

Don't be such a doormat.What is your problem?

- My problem isI have nothing to wear,

and I need to look good forEdward's reception tonight.

- Well, you always look good,and he won't notice

what you're wearing, anyway.- You're right.

I've spent the last two hours

laying out wardrobewhen I should be writing,

because I can't come up withconflict for my main character.

- Why don't you use the conflictthat you have with Edward?

- 'Cause we don't have any.We don't argue

about anything at all. I loveEdward, he's great. He's just--

- Boring? You're bored. You feelboring when you're with him,

and that makes him bored.- Not at all.

We're perfect for each other.We've been together two years.

- You know what you need?

Something that he will notice.

- Whoa.

- Do you like it?- Um...

That is... some red dress.

- Are you OK?- Yes, yeah.

No, I'm, I'm fine.

- Is it too much? It's too much.I can go change.

Do you want me to change?- There's no time.

So we will have to go with it.

- OK. Well, if you're sure.

- I, I am.- OK.

- OK.- OK!

(crickets chirping)

(classical music plays)

- Your glass is empty, dear.Um, I'll get you another drink.

- Oh, no, don't worry about it.I can get it.

You need to talk to yourprofessor friends.

Go ahead.

- Dr. McKinley!

- (man):The Medinilla Magnifica.

Otherwise known asPink Lantern.

- Or a Filipino Orchid.

- And here I was tryingto impress you.

- Sorry, I didn'tmean to intrude.

- You're Lea Townshend.

- Yes. And you're Cinco Dublin.

- Well, this has thepotential to get awkward.

- I'm sure youwere just doing your jobwhen you reviewed my book.

- Well,

now we're right in the middleof awkward, aren't we?

Who remembers a stupid littleon-air book review?

- "Although well-written,Ms. Townshend's safe,

"Leave it to Beavertake on her childhood

"leaves me wantingabsolutely nothing more

from this author, ever."

- Wow. That's pretty brutal.

(indistinct chatterand laughter)

Would you hold that?Throw it in my face.

- What?- Throw it in my face.

- I'm not going tothrow wine in your face.- I deserve it. Please.

Red's your colour.

- There you are.I've been looking for you.

- Uh, I've been right herethe whole time.

- Is this becauseI don't like your dress?

- You don't?- No, I-- I'm sorry.

I didn't... I didn't mean that.

It's just, you don't needall that fancy stuff.

- I was just trying...

- To what?- Nothing. Don't worry about it.

Let's enjoy the party.- OK.

(knocking)It's Edward!

- Come in?- Hi!

- Hi...- I apologize for not calling

before coming over.- No, I think it's great

that you did somethingspontaneous. Wow!

What's going on?

They're really lovely.

- Aren't you gonnaread the card?

- "I want to do everythingto make us work,

"and I know you wantto make it work too.

XO."

"20% off four-week course

"in conflict management,

paid in full."- When I saw this ad,

I thought this is perfect.You know, conflict is harder

for some, morethan it is for others.

- Yes. What does thishave to do with us?

- Well, things were a littleawkward the other night

and you have been saying howmuch trouble you're having

with the character in your book.- Yeah, that was really nothing.

- No, but it got me thinking.You know, maybe we should...

"learn to deal with conflict

in a proactive,life-enhancing way."

What do you say?- Uh, I guess if you think

this will help us.- Great!

OK! OK, good!

Um... right.First session is tonight.

Address is right here on thecoupon. I have to run to work.

This is gonna be so good.

You'll see.(loud kissing sound)

I am so excited.

(song:Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairyby Tchaikovsky)

- I'm sorry?

- (whispering): Carol.- Carol, Carol.

Yeah, you paid cash, so you canjust have a seat right there.

Oh! Just a sec. Hello, there.

Welcome. Name, please.

- Edward Crowse?

Oh, no, I'm Lea Townshend.But, um,

Edward Crowse signed us upfor this group.

- Lea Townshend, as inThe Senator's DaughterLea Townshend?

- Yes.- I was wondering!

Wow, I really loved that book.

- Oh, thank you.- But you know, don't worry.

They don't need to knowthat there's a celebrity.

I'm sure you get reallybothered by all the fans.

Oh, yeah, here you are.Here you are.

But no Edward Crowse.

- Oh, well, Edward's never late.Can we wait for him?

- Well, if he's not on the list,he's not in the class,

so looks likeyou're on your own.

- No, I'm surehe'll be here any minute.

That's probably him!

- Well, made it witha minute to spare!

Hi, you must be Marilyn.- I am.

- I'm Cinco Dublin and thisis my court order.

Yeah, that's me.

I lost my cool witha guest that was rude...

- Oh, Ms. Townshend,we haven't quite

finished yourregistration yet.

- What are you doing here?

This is my favourite novelist!

One word...

awkward.(Marilyn mouthing silently.)

- Hello, everyone. Welcome.My name is Marilyn Hawkins,

and I will be helping younavigate your way

through various degrees ofconflict management.

So why don't we start byintroducing ourselves?

- I'm Glenda,and if you must know,

the husband thoughtthis was a good idea.

- Robert, "the husband."

I thought this was a good ideabecause "the wife"

has a hard time keepingher opinions to herself.

- Well, if someone actuallydid the things he said

he was gonna do, I wouldn't--- Do you know how busy I get?- OK.

OK, Robert? Glenda?That's why you're here.

This is actually perfect. OK.

- Oh, hi. I'm Ernie,

and I'm so happy to be here.

- And why are you here?- That's an excellent question.

On my last performance review,

it was noted thatI have the tendency

to be "passive aggressive."

- Not to worry,we can help you with that.

- Great.

(whispering)

- I'm sorry?- (whispering): I'm Carol.

I would like peopleto listen to me.

- I think that's an excellentdecision, Carol.

So that just leaves you.- Uh, I'm Lea Townshend.

I don't really have anyproblems with conflict,

so I don't know why I'm here.- OK, well,

maybe we can startwith Edward Crowse

and why you thinkhe should be here.

- Um, Edward is my second cousin

and this was reallyall his idea, so...

- Your second cousin signed youboth up for a conflictmanagement group?

- Yeah.- OK, so,

why do you supposehe's not here?

- You know, he reallyhasn't been feeling well.

He's recovering from surgery.

Kidney surgery.- Oh... wish hima speedy recovery.

OK, so before we begin,I just have a little bitof housekeeping here.

So, Ernie, it says here

that you did notpay for the class.

- What? No, I paid online.Who said I didn't pay?

- Kidney surgery. That'sa pretty serious procedure,

did you know that?

- Mm-hmm. Who do youthink the donor was?

- You know, Ernie, I have toreport all your actionsto your supervisor.

- Since when?- Well, you know what? Ifyou have a receipt, then we can

clear this up right now.

- That was nice of you. Does itstill hurt a little bit,right here?

- Yes, but I thinkwe should be listening.

- That's so funny, because youknow, your kidneysare back here.

Should be hurting there.- Right.

- No, I don't have the receipt.- Well, I guess

that's a lesson in itself.

But I'm sorry, you can't stay.- What?!

- You see, conflict will almostalways take us by surprise.

It's not something you can planfor. See, Ernie here,

he didn't realize his actionswould result in conflict.

- Hey. I don't likebeing made to look stupid.

- Too late.- Maybe you shouldstay out of this.

- Are you threatening my wife?- Hey, guys, guys! It'sconflict-management group,

remember? I'm sure Erniedidn't mean anything by it.

- It's OK, guys. Why don't youhave a seat? Alright. So you cansee how layered conflict can be.

- That was a stunt?- Yes, it was.

Thank you very much, Ernie.You can sit down.

- Was that too much? 'Cause itkind of felt... Yeah? OK.

- So this is veryinteresting. So Glenda,

you deal with conflictby using sarcasm.

And Robert, you takeconflict by the horns.

And Cinco, I was very impressed.You really jumped in there.

But just be careful, becausesometimes jumping incan backfire.

Carol. You looked like you wereready to flee the scene.

It's OK, we'll workon that. And Lea...

judging by the lookon your face,

you look like you'd ratherget a root canal

than deal with conflict,am I right?

- I just think everybodyshould be able to get along.

- Hear, hear!- OK, well,

I'm very happy thatyou guys are all here.

So why don't we start offwith the first exercise.It's very simple.

(knocking)

- Lea! Oh, you didn't call.

- Sorry about that.

Where were you?- Excuse me?

- The flowers, the coupon,the class... that was tonight!

- Yes, yes, I know.How did it go?

- How did it go?- Mm-hmm.

- I...- Please tell meit was helpful for you.

- I thought you got it

to be helpful for us,not just me.

- I don't havea problem with conflict.

- Neither do I!

I don't!- Lea...

The fact that you came all theway over here tonight

to tell me how you really feelis a really big step for you.

- It is?- I think this isgonna be really good for you.

OK, think of itas an investment...

in our relationship. I mean,I know that I am committed

to doing whatever it takesto make this work.

Aren't you?

- Yes, sure. Of course I am.

- OK. So this next exercise

is called Address and Accept.

One partner has to address theother with a strong opinion.

The other one has to just acceptand respond honestly,

but without challenging or fear.Let's start with Cinco and Lea.

(quietly):OK, Lea, you can start.

- (laughing): I can't.- OK. Just,

you don't like his clothes,he interrupts people...

- I just can'tthink of anything.

- OK, alright.So Cinco, you can start.

- I think you need this class

more than anyone elsein here. Respectfully.

- What do you thinkof that? You tell him.

What do you think of that?

- Uh... I, I...

I think that he doesn'tactually know me,

and how could he possiblymake a comment like that?

- OK, that's good.Tell Cinco, not me.

- You know what? No.I think my cousin, Edward,

made a mistake and didn't knowwhat kind of class this was.

I'm sorry, but I thinkI'm wasting everybody's time.

- OK, but don't leavewith your problem, alright?

- My problem?

You know what?Maybe you have a problem,

with your nice voice and calmdemeanor, and maybe it's all

just a front, and maybe youdon't know how to deal withanything at all, ever!

- That's fantastic. Great work.

But say it to Cinco, not to me.What she's experiencing

right now is calledmisplaced anger.

It's very, very common.You can just have a seat.

Let's have Robertand Ernie up next.

Good work.

- For what it's worth,Professor,

I entirely concurwith your assessment.

- Thank you.

That actually sounded sincere.

- And I would hate to haveyou turn that piercinginsight on me.

(Cinco):A lot of you have been wondering, you know,

how my court-ordered conflict...- OK, hear me out. First,

I don't have anyconflict in my life.

Edward and I have literally...have not had

one single argument.

Plus, you know what? I don'teven like to hurt people.

I don't like tohurt people's feelings.

What does she know aboutmisplaced anger? What anger?

I'm not going backto that class.- Wait...

- ...OK, so she claims she hasno conflict issues whatsoever.

So naturally, I tell herI think she needs this class

more than anybody else in there.- So weird. He is talking about

his group, and so are you.-And her reply is,

"I really don't think I need tobe here." So folks, obviously,

I beg to differ. Now I'm notgoing to name names, because

I'm not that kind of guy. Did I just say that out loud?

I think I did.OK, here's the point.Here's what I want to say.

I think this classis a great thing

for people who have conflictissues of all kinds,

not just for anger management...

- When did you startlistening to this nut?

- Since you told me that he wasin your group. It is you, right?

- It's all for show.- My question is this:

why is it so difficult for us

to face the truthabout ourselves?

(Lea laughs.)- Mm-hmm.

- Someone so convinced they donot have issues with conflict...

Get this. She then --

instead of doing the exercisewith me, her partner --

she goes after the teacher.She goes right after her.

She lets her have it.- No, that's not what happened.

- She's got no conflict issueswhatsoever, she's good to go.

It's a question that ison my mind, callers.

And I want to hear from you.

- What are you doing?(beeping)

- Cinco D, you're on the air.- Well, um,

I... I...

- OK, let's start with somethingvery easy. What is your name?

- Jodie.

Jodie Bellarusa.(mouthing silently)

- Jodie. Hi, Jodie. What do youthink of my confused Madame X?

- You know what? Maybe that girldoesn't belong in the group.

Maybe you just love conflict somuch that you thrive on it,

and you've become, like,this conflict vampire.

And then when you'reattracted to someone

who doesn't have the sameconflict issues, you get uneasy

and defensive. When in truth,it's really you

not being able to dealwith how you really feel.

- What makes you sayI'm attracted to her?

(beep)

- Wow. It's too bad that youcouldn't say that as yourself.

- I think I mademy point clear enough.

You should take this. Take that.-This is Cinco Dublin

in the morning, and we're gonnabe right back after this break.

- I'm glad you could make it.

Your mother saidyou were trying to cancel.

- I did not say that, Douglas.I said she was working.

- I would never cancel on you.- Good girl.

- Douglas, what didthe doctor say? No salt.

He also said,"Avoid stressful situations,"

and I caught him listening tothe Cinco Dublin show today.

(cutlery clattering)

- No! You should reallylisten to your doctor.

- The kid's a fool.- Your doctor isabout 70 years old.

- No, Dublin. It's outrageous.He's got a platform topoison the public mind --

just like his old man.I mean, that father of his

devoted his entire newspapercareer to attacking

every stand that I took.- Douglas, don't exaggerate.

- I believe in the good,solid middle of the road.

And if I was a little bitto the left of an issue,

he claimed I was too liberal.If I had one foot to the right,

he claimed I was tooconservative. I mean,is that fair to me?

Lea?- Me?

Um, well, I think

whatever his fatherdid to you is...

well, it's between youand Dublin Sr.

It doesn't really haveanything to do with Cinco.

- Lea, I'm surprised. Did youhear the broadcast?

- Yes, dear. We allheard the broadcast.

It wasn't that bad.- You agree with that, Lea?

- I'm sure it was an outrage.

- Good, exactly. At least I cancount on someone for the truth.

- Hope you're rememberingto shower.

- Yes, of course I am.

- I remember the last book.You wore the same pair ofsweatpants for days.

- Well, that was because thewashing machine was broken.

Mm-hmm.

Have you, um...ever had flaming pancakes?

- You mean Crêpe Suzette?Many times.

- And Daddy wasn't embarrassed?- Never with your father!

- So have you always donewhatever Daddy wants?

- We're settled in our ways.- Yeah, see,

I keep trying to spicethings up with Edward

by suggesting we try new things,

and he looks at me as if I'vesaid we should rob a bank.

- (chuckling): It's calleda relationship, Lea.

It has ebbs and flows. It can'talways be smooth sailing.

- So it took me a couple of daysto kick in, but then it really

clicked. I totally see yourpoint. And writing all this

conflict, it really kicks upthe drama, and it's exciting.

I'm excited about the revisions.

I'm almost done!- No.

- No?- Nooo.

Yes, now there is someconflict in Jodie's life,

but it's not handled right.- Is she too aggressive now?

- Sweetie, I'm goingto read you something

straight from the dictionary.

"Conflict: to come intocollision or disagreement.

A struggle oran opposition, a clash.

(slam)There's no clash.

Everything happens in her head.She doesn't do anything.

- She will, J.R. She will.

I'm not going to let you down.

I can rewrite as muchas you want.

Besides, wasn't itHemingway that said,

"A good novel should takeat least 10 years"?

- Hemingway didn'thave a huge advance

he might have had to pay back.

(whispering)

- Hi.- Hi!

- I'm giving the booka second chance.

Like I do with people.

- Thank you?- Thank you.

- I suppose I have conflict withthe buyers I deal with.

I've been written up seven times

because of peopleI considered friends.

What about you?- Uh, I really haveno conflict in my life.

In fact, my publishersays I have no conflict

in my new book, which... I mean,there is, but apparently

it's not the right kind.- What about the father-daughter

relationship in your first book?Wasn't that based on your life?

- No, I'm not that character.

I mean, I would never doanything to disappointor embarrass my father.

- Is that because youhave an easy, breezy,

carefree relationship with him?Or is it because youavoid conflict?

- It's pretty breezy.

- Excuse me, I wantto say something.

I'm re-readingyour old book, as you know.

And it's got a little Victorianplotting in it, but onceyou get past that,

it seems like it's written fromthe heart. So now you're saying

you want to rewrite the conflictto pander to your publisher.

- I'm not pandering, and that'snot even what pandering means.

I didn't say I agreedwith my publisher.

And by the way, can we rememberfor a moment that you don'tactually know me?

- I know that I'm not a doormatfor a publisher or a father.

- Thanks, Ernie. Really? Becausemany believe that most men

have unresolved issueswith their fathers.

- I'm not most men.(scoffing)

- I've heard your show.- What's that supposed to mean?

- Well, your dad is a respectedman in this city.

You're an entertainer.He's a political journalist.

- I'm a journalist.- You're a shock jock.

- OK, loud and fast, withoutthinking about it,

I want you to tell me a sourceof your conflict. Go!

- Bullies!

- Pretty much everyoneI work with.

- Her.- Him!

- Excellent. OK, so let's goplay Conflict

Snakes and Ladders. Let's go!

- Go! Come on, let's go.

- I didn't mean to upset you.

- Not at all,it's not a big deal.

You're just a know-it-all.

- I call them as I see them.

- Maybe you need some glasses.

- Maybe, but there are certainthings I see clearly.

(Cinco):In my opinion, this is a crisis

that everyone in this country --not just us here today --

needs to pay attention to.

Should your educationcost more than a sedan?

Or two? When I wasa student here,

I just had to pay for books and,you know, party favours.

(chuckling)But today, it's out of control.

We're gonna hear frommy good friend the dean

in a minute, but right nowI wanna hear from you guys.

How do you think, uh...

What do you feel?

- There's no class until 10.

- (giggling): Hello.

- Lea! What's wrong?

- Nothing's wrong. I... Don'tworry, you didn't forget a date.

I just wanted to surprise youbefore your morning class.

- Great.

Yeah, no, that, that, that...I'm so glad you did.

- Yeah, me too. Here, muffins.

And I have coffee, fresh fromSam's Coffee Truck. Coffee?

- (quietly): Oh, thank you.

- So what are youlecturing on today?

- We are halfway intoHeisenberg's theory.

- Oh. That sounds interesting.

- Really?- Mm-hmm.

- The theory is that duringquantum experiments,

there is a seeminglyunavoidable tendency of humans

to influence any givensituation. Just as you have

influenced this situation.

- Hey. Lea.

- Hi. What are you doing here?

- We like to get the showon the road sometimes.

Um, that's funny,because I thought I saw you

watching the broadcasta few minutes ago.

What brings you here?

- I was here to see my cousin,

but I'm leaving. I was just,I was just leaving.

- Edward.- Yeah. He's a professor here

and it's his firstweek back at work,

and, uh, I just wanted tosee if he settled in OK.

- That was veryconsiderate of you.

- Yeah, thank you.- You're welcome.

I want to apologize for, um...

if I offended youat the last class.

- Don't be. There'sreally no need. I'm fine.

- OK, well, at tonight's class,

I'm going to make an effort tobe a little more sensitive.

And I feel like I'm learning.

- That's very generous, butI won't be going back to class.

I'm really behind on my bookand if I don't turn it in,

like, yesterday...- Um, that's really too bad.

I kinda like you,Lea Townshend.

Now I'm gonna haveto bond with Carol, so...

She scares me, I gotta tell you.

Well, good luck with your book.

And, um...

I'm gonna try to be gentleron my next review.

(small laugh)

(knocking)

- Edward.

(loud kissing sound)Hi. Oh!

What's all this?- You know, I was so taken

with your spontaneousgesture this morning,

and your interest in my work,that I wanted to reciprocate.

- Are those student papers?

- Mm. My advanced class.

I thought what fun it would befor you and I to spend

the evening reviewingthem together.

- Edward, I need to apologizefor barging in on you

this morning. It wasreally a silly idea.

- Yeah, it reallywas unlike you.

- Well, you know, sometimesit's good to be unlike me.

- Why would it be goodto be unlike you?

- Right. Sorry.

- Listen, why don't you ordera pizza? If we start now,

we could be finishedall this by 11.

- You know what? I forgot.I have my group tonight.

- Tonight?- Yeah.

I hope you're notterribly disappointed.

- So, so it's going well, then?

- It's a process.

- Wow. You know, I am so gladthat you are getting --

whoa -- what you need from it.- I am.

- Well, OK.(Edward chuckles.)

- Sorry I'm late.Oh! Is it over?

- We're going on a field trip.- Well, this is a nice surprise.

- I think I was in conflict.

- So you came in to work it out!- No, I came to avoid it.

(laughing)

- OK, so I'm going to split youup into teams of two.

I thought it would be fun if weadded a little competition.

And the winner getsa gift card to Mangallo's.

OK, everybody choose a colour.

- (quietly): That place isimpossible to get in,it's so hot.

- (whispering):We should team up, OK?

- OK, now find the person thathas the matching colour.

- Oh.

- Now, the objectiveof this exercise

is to stall in the lineas long as you can.

So I want you to feel the heatof the conflict rising

around you, because you'reholding up the line. Got it?

(beep)Go.

- What does it say? Do I evenwanna know what it says?

- Oh, yes, you do, partner.

"Haggle the cashier for10 cents, claiming youwere short-changed.

"Partner two: escalate thesituation by becoming agitated

and claim to be in a rush."I'll take that one. Easy.

- Cinco Dublin just got chosenfor the losing team.

- I don't think so. I never losewhen there's a prize at stake.

- There's a firsttime for everything.- No, I don't think so.

- $8 and 30 cents.

- Lea Townshend, is that you?

- Wow, Mrs. Musgrave.What are you doing back in town?

- Well, we moved back. Didn'tyour mother tell you?- No.

- I hear your novelis doing great.

- OK, let's not writea novel right now

and keep things moving,shall we?

- You're not listening. One ofus has to go get another item

to hold up the line!- You always do this!

I just said I would goand get some spinach.

- (barely audible): May I havea price check on that?

- (whispering): Louder.She can't hear you.

- (whispering): May I havea price check on that?

- Carol. You can do it.

- It was very nice to see you.- Oh, maybe we can doa ladies' brunch.

- That would be perfect.- That's wonderful. Let's pullout our calendars and set a date

for brunch rightnow. Yeah. Yeah?

- (whispering): Robert, Robert.Glenda. Hi. Hi.

From now on, when youaddress each other,

I want you to usephrases like, "I feel..."

(groaning)

Instead of "you, you, you, you."- 'K, fine, fine, fine, fine.

- Uh, excuse me? Your change.

- If we were moving any slower,I'd be frozen in time.

- I'm sorry, I thinkyou shorted me 10 cents.

- Come on, lady. Lady.- I just counted it.Did you drop it?

- Nope.

- I feel... like an item fromthe frozen foods section,

which is way over on the otherside of the grocery store,

would buy us more timethan the produce,

which is right here.- And I'm feeling

like you're telling mewhat to do.

- Just let mehelp him first, then.- Oh, no, I can't wait for that.

I need my dime right now.

- Lady, it's a dime! Let it go.

- OK, fine!(Cinco clears throat.)

I'm sorry, I am owed

and, um, I cannot letthis store cheat me

out of what is rightfully mine.

- OK!

I'm sorry for being so bossy.

- Apology accepted!

Frozen peas it is.

- Nicely done!- Thank you.

- (high-pitched): Nicely done!

Nicely done.

- Carol, you can do it.

- (shaky): May I havea price check of that?

If you don't have time to checkthe price, it's fine.

I mean, if I were doing yourjob, I would be checkingevery price.

- And maybe a pricecomparison, too.

- Yes. We wanna make surewe get the best deal.

- On those peppers.- Mm. Mm-hmm.

- Lady, come on.Let her check me out,

and then you can have yourprecious 10 cents. Please!

I'm going grey!- Maybe you cantake this 10 cents

and things are just gonnawork out just fine.

- Yeah, you know what, lady?That's very nice of you,

but this woman does notdeserve to be bailed out.

- It's just...if you must know, um...

right beforemy favourite uncle died,

he gave me this reallyold dime and, you know,

dimes just have a very specialmeaning to me since that day.

And, you know, I knowit's silly. It's been,like, 10 years and I should be

over it, but... 10!10, like a dime!

See, that...it's really, it's...

Wow!

Oh, OK. Thank you!

- I feel so bad about yourfavourite dead uncle.

(laughing)That was just genius.

- It was absolutely ridiculous.It was the only thingI could come up with

that wouldn't get me locked upfor being certifiably insane.

You were an awfulperson in there.

- Yes, I was.We made a great team.

- OK, everybody.Very, very good work today.

You all took a major stepforward in confronting conflict

in a very public way. You shouldall be very proud of yourself.

- Thanks. Now hand over theprize, so I can take my wife

to the fanciestrestaurant in town.

- Well, according to my timing,Cinco and Lea actually won.

- They won?How is that possible?

- It's possible by four seconds.(guffawing)

- Uh, well, you know, I reallydon't ever have time to eat,

like, ever. So whydon't you take it?

- Oh, oh, guys, before you go,I have a field assignmentfor you.

So, staying in the same teams,I want you guys to go

and confront the person you havethe most conflict with.

Engage with them and payattention to what itis about them

that triggers it in you.- When do we do it?

- Both team members have tohave it done by next week.

So come on, let's go

- Oh, man.

Well, I'm not sure

why you're not excited. I mean,it can't be me, so it must bebecause you heard

the place stinks.- No, actually,

I heard the place is amazing.- Oh.

So then?

- Uh, I guess we could do...I guess we could do lunch.

- We can do lunch, tomorrow.

That's the kindof homework I like.

(knocking)

- Hard at work already, I see.- Hi...

This is a surprise.

Shouldn't you be at work?- Yes, but...

this can't wait.

Lea, I'm sorry things have beenso strained between us lately.

I know I've been busy and you'vebeen stressed out aboutyour book.

- Yeah, a little bit.- Yeah.

Takes me a while to catch onsometimes, but I get it.

And I think I knowwhat you need right now.

- Really?

A laptop?- Yes!

I know your old desktophas been acting up,

and you would never actuallygo and buy one yourself,

so this morningon my way to work,

I decided, what the heck?

And, well, here you are.

- That's really sweet!Thank you.

- Now I really mustget to campus,

but one more thing: I'm takingyou to lunch on Saturday.

- You, me and the laptop?- I'll email you the details.

So what are you up to today?

- You know, justlocked away in here.

Writing.- Then I won't keep you.

I'll see you Saturday.

(piano music plays)

(phone ringing)- Hello?

- How's it going?-

Maybe he's not coming.Is it wrong to hope he forgot?

- Why are you so nervous?- Because my boyfriendjust bought me

a new laptop this morning, andnow I'm sitting in a restaurant,

waiting for another man.- Relax.

It's just a lunch.It's not like it's a date.

Right?- He's here, I gotta go.

- Sorry I'm late.- Hi.

You look--(small laugh)

- Reservations?

- Um...- Um...

We have these guys.- Oh, you know what?

I thought I had mine,but I don't. Darn it. So...

have a great lunch.- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

I'm sure that's not gonnamatter. Will that matter?

- Of course not.

- (whispering): It's not a date.- I'm sorry, what's that?

- Uh, I hear the food's great.

- You know, you baffle mea little bit.

I don't know whya woman like you

is in any way unsure of herself.

- A woman like me?What does that mean?

- You're very smart,you're very, very, funny,

and you don't know you're funny,which makes you even funnier.

- I don't think anybody's evercalled me funny before.

- I think you're a riot.

And, uh... you're really,really pretty.

And you have an effect on me.

I think when two peoplehave things in common,

it helps one to see things inoneself a little more easily.

You know?- You are the last person

I can imagine havingsomething in common with.

- Oh, really?We're both very smart,

we both like to reacha lot of people...

You're prettier than I am.(chuckling)

But, you know,we both have father issues.

- I don't.- Really? Marilynled us right there

and you don't want to admitthat? Well, I admit it.

I have father issues.

- Was your father tough?

- Tough, yes.

Brilliant.

Passionate.

- So what's the problembetween you two?

- We only argue,

so now we don't talk.

- Have you ever thought aboutusing a different tacticwith him?

- Like what?

- Have you ever thought ofhugging him?(coughing)

- I'm sorry. Did you just saygive him a... hug?- Uh-huh.

- Clearly, you havenever met my father.- No, but think about it

for a second. The next timehe goes into his usual...

- Attack mode?- ...instead of barking back,

try to diffuse it.- With a hug.

- Yeah. A real hug,a metaphorical hug,

any kind of hug you would like.

- Alright, I'll make thatmy field assignment.

- That's a good choice.- Are you free Saturday morning?

- You want to confront yourfather on a weekend?

Won't that put him off?- He doesn't believein weekends.

He never did, so we're fine.

How about you? Is therea conversation you wanna have

with a certain senatorthat I could be present at?

- No. That would be a very lightand breezy conversation,

so he's definitelynot my assignment.

- OK. How about Edward?

- Edward?What do you mean, Edward?

- Well, wheneverEdward's name comes up,

you get a little agitated,so I'm thinking

maybe there's something you'renot dealing with with Edward,

your second cousin?- No. As I've said before,

and often, I don't have anyproblems with Edward.

And besides, anyways,he's on a skiing trip.

- Wow. New kidney workingthat well, huh?

- Yeah, that side of the familyhas amazing recuperative skills.

- Ah, wow. How about your side?

- You know, I didn'twant to say anything,

but I haven't been feeling sogreat the last few minutes.

So I think I should probably go.

- Can I give you a ride home?- No, I have a car.

- Is there really an Edward?

- Do you thinkI signed myself up

for a conflict management courseand then changed my mind

and then made upa fake relative?

- Yes, I do, becauseyou're one of those people

who doesn't have the heart tohurt anyone's feelings.

- That's very sweet,but not very accurate.

(chair clattering)

(quietly): Excuse me.

- (Cinco):And I just need someone to explain it to me --

this Venus versus Mars equation.

I am so tired of trying to crack that code.

I'm at lunch with a very attractive,

very interesting, intelligent woman, and

though it wasn't technicallya date-date... althoughit was starting

to feel like a bit of a date...

And we have some nice banter going back and forth.

She asks mea whole bunch of questions,

and I ask her some questions,

and BAM!

Out of nowhere,

she makes up anobviously fake excuse

and storms out.

Can someone run that through the

opposite sex app for me,please, and translate?

Please. Anybody. What do you make of this

dance between the sexes?

Caller, you're on the air.

Enlighten me, please? Um...

Hello?

You're on the air,but not for much longer.

- This is Jodie.Jodie Bellarusa?

- Jodie, hi. You sound familiar.

- Well, you know,I'm a regular caller.

- OK. And what are yourthoughts on this topic?

- You know,you're a lot to handle.

You're very, very direct,and while admirable,

to yourself. Maybe that's whatthis person was thinking

when she decided to leave.

- Lea? Is that you?

- No... Who's Lea?

- Lea, if you havesomething to say to me,

just go ahead and say it.

I'm all ears.

We are all listening.(beep)

Jodie? Lea?

(knocking)- OK!

Yes?

- Jodie Bellarusa, I presume.

Cinco Dublin. Nice to meet you.

- What are you doing here?- We have our field assignmentthis morning.

- No, we don't. We do? Today?- Mm-hmm, we do.

So can we do it now, please?Before I change my mind?

Can we go?- Wait, no. I need shoes.

- Uh, Jodie Bellarusa, why doyou keep calling into my show

as somebody else? Am I somebodythat you're afraid to be inconflict with?

- No, I suppose it'sbecause as Lea Townshend,

I always say and do the rightthing, and I really didn't want

to say the right thingto you. Are you mad?

- Listen. My audiencegot a sneak peek

at the soap opera of my personallife, my ratings spiked,

and now my producer wants tomake it a regular thing.

- What? I cannot.Are you kidding?

- I'm kidding!

(phone ringing)

- You ready?- Are you?

- ...important that we all worktogether. We have to keep these

in synchronize. I want it by theend of the week, alright?

Good, thank you.

Well, isn't this a surprise?

- Oh, no. I think this issomething you have to do alone.

Or I could go with you, sure.

Hi, I'm Lea.

- Nice to meet you. I apologize,

but my son caught me off guardwith this ambush.

- Ambush... ambush.

A son can't just drop byand visit his father withouthaving some ulterior motive?

- A son can just drop by, yes,but you never do. Never does.

I think the last timehe dropped by,

he stormed in here and accusedme of sabotaging his radio show.

- You did sabotagemy radio show.

You called in and on the air

you took down... he took downmy whole argument.

- It's called a debate.Google it.

- Ha! Oh... I'm sorry.

- Alright, look. I've gota plane to Boston in an hour.

What do you want?

- To talk.

- Fine. What's the topic?

- Nothing. Just, you know...

talk. Breezy conversation?

- We don't do breezyconversation.

- That's true. You know, I knewit. This was a waste of time.

- You know, for some hotshotwho's made a successful career

out of talking all the time,you're awfully quiet.

Why don't we just agree thatnothing has been added ordropped, and we can both

get on with our day.Does that work for you?

Lea, Lea.

Yes. I'm going to presume thatyou're in a position

to tell me what'sactually going on here.

- Well, sir, I believeI'm here to remind Cinco

that you can't avoidsome things forever.

- What are you...what are you... what?

Oh, boy.(Cinco sighs.)

OK... We're good.

- I love you, Dad.

Thank you forchallenging me to...

be the best man I can be.

- Come here.

(whispering):I love you too, kid.

- You haven't said a word inabout six blocks.

Is this some sortof a record for you?

- I could not have donethat without you.

- I really didn't do anything.

I mean, you would haveconfronted him

no matter who your partner was.

- Yeah, but you hadthe idea to give him a hug.

It was the right idea.

You have a veryunique perspective

on dealing with conflict.Not everyone shares it,

but more people should.

- It's just about being honest.- Hey, you know what?

We're on a roll here, OK?

Who are you in conflict with?Let's go see them right now.

(phone ringing)

(beep)

- Hello?- Lea! Are you alright?

- Hi. Yeah, I'm fine. Why?

- It's Saturday. It's noon.

- Oh, my gosh. Lunch.

- You forgot.

- No, I most certainlydid not forget.

Uh... but I did forget,where are you?

- Didn't you read my email?

Forget it. I'll send it againwith the address.

(beep)

- Lunch date?- Uh, yeah, with my publisher.

This book is just all-consuming.

Um, I gotta go.

- Thank you again, Lea.I mean it.

- It was my pleasure. I'm reallyglad everything worked out.

We'll do my, my thing soon.Um, I just have to

figure out where I'm going.

Oh, no.

- Bad news?- Oh, no.

(classical music)

(long exhale)

Sorry, hi.- Hi.

- Welcome back.

- Thanks, but actually,we've never been here before.

- Wow, how did you getreservations here?

- I pulled some strings throughthe university. Is it...

is it too much? I was goingfor something different.

- Couldn't be more different.

And you ordered hors-d'oeuvres.

- No clue what they are,but they were the hardest

thing on the menuto pronounce, so...

- Edward, you're going, like,all out. What's going on?

- I need to talk to you,and if I don't do it now,

I may lose my nerve.

- OK...

- Lea, I...

I can't date you anymore.

- Hi, Mom, Dad.What are you doing here?

(gasp)- Lea Townshend,

will you marry me?

- (quietly): Things are justas they should be.

- Edward, I don't knowwhat to say.

- All you have to say is "yes."

- Yes?

(loud breathing)(clapping)

- Please, come. Yes, sorry.

Phew. Wow.

- Well, all I have to sayis it's about time.

And you are the perfect matchfor Lea, son, and I mean that.

- Thank you, sir.- Lea, we are gonna havesuch fun planning the wedding.

When were you two thinking?- Mom, I just--

- Actually, that's something

that I wanted to talkto all of you about.

My grandmother is turning98 this year,

and she would love nothing morethan to be at our wedding.

Unfortunately, she's beenrather ill this past year

and, well, if it would bealright with you, Lea,

I thought we'd get marriedon her birthday.

- That's very gallantof you, Edward.

- In three weeks.- That's, uh, rather soon

but I don't see any reason whywe couldn't manage it.

Right, Douglas?- But, but, but, but...

three weeks is onlythree weeks away.

- You just say when and whereand I'll be the one in the tux.

(Edward pats Douglas.)- Alright.

- Well, OK. I guess a wholethree weeks it is.

- To Lea Townshend, who will bemy beautiful bride

in just three weeks.

Cheers!- (all): Cheers.

(clinking)

(voices inaudible)

- You sure?- Yes.

- Honey, it's thefirst one you put on.

- I'm only gonna wear it once.- Doesn't that make it special?

(tapping)

- We're going to the mall.

Each of you will return an item

for various reasons, which arelisted on cards in your bags.

- You OK over there?- Mm-hmm. Yep. I'm fine.

- Yeah? 'Cause you look likeyou'd rather have a root canal

than deal with conflict today.

- That would be so niceright about now.

- Now the point of this exercise

is to face anembarrassing situation

with grace and dignity.

This is where it gets exciting.

Come on. Let's go!

OK.- OK, excuse me.

Hi, I need to return this.I've decided it's too expensive.

- You've decided now this itemis too expensive?

- That's right.I can't afford it.

- Well, if it was damaged,I'd understand...

but this is an expensivestore. Obviously.

- I realize that,but you know what?

That shirt is justnot worth $200.

- It's a William Rast.

- I don't really careif it's solid gold.

- Maybe you shouldn't shop hereif you can't afford it.

- That's a veryinspired idea, "Sheila."

Here's another. Could you gofind me your manager?

- No need.

Here's your money.

- Uh, Sheila? Thisis not the full amount.

- We have a restocking fee.- Mm-hmm, OK.

Consider that baby restocked.

- OK, Lea? Lea, Lea,

Lea, honey.It's just an exercise.

And you are right on the borderof losing both grace

and dignity.- I'm sorry.

I've made a terrible mistake.

- No, no, no, no. There are nomistakes in this class.

It's just about how we feel--- No, really.

Seriously. I haven't beenhonest. I haven't been

honest to any of you.Like, at all.

- I did not see that coming.- Me neither.

- I told youshe needed this class.

- This is a prime example of nothandling yourself with dignity

or grace, when your boyfriendof two years proposes to you,

and you say yes, when in realityyou really have no idea

how you feel about him...like, at all.

- Edward?- Yes.

Edward and I have beentogether for two years.

He signed me upfor this group. Just me.

He's the kidney-disease-stricken, second fake-cousin.

And I made up that whole story

because I didn't want you guysto know I was being stood up,

and then I couldn't leavebecause I didn't want todisappoint him.

- So naturally,you're going to marry him?

- I'm so sorry,

but you have to excuse me,

'cause I have a wedding to plan.

- You were supposedto call me yesterday

to set a time to look atinvitation samples today?

- Sorry, Mom. I've just been

really caught upin the book and stuff.

- You're hiding.

(Lea grunts.)The last time you did this

was when you switchedfrom political science

to an arts degree and you wereterrified to tell your father.

So, uh... this time?- Nothing.

Nothing at all. You walked inwhen I was clearing my head.

- Well, honey,

maybe I need somehead-clearing too.

- What do you mean?What's wrong?

Is it somethingwith you and Dad?

(throat clearing)

- I didn't tell you this before,

but I was dating somebody elsewhen I met your father.

He was very nice.His name was Howard.

He was in medical schooland my father adored him,

but the only problemwas I didn't.

I liked him and I just assumed

that we were probably gonna getmarried. It seemed inevitable.

But then, um...

then I went to a freshman party,

and I met this strong-willed,

opinionated senior...

who had his heart set

on a precariouscareer in politics.

- Dad.

- Oh, I ruffledquite a few feathers.

But I never regrettedmy decision,

because it was exactlythat, my darling.

MY decision.

And I often do things

your father's waybecause I choose to.

- So you and Dad are very happy.

- And what I want youto understand

is that I'm happy in my life...

but that doesn't mean youhave to do the same thing

to be happy in yours.

(upbeat music plays)

(music stops)- (whispering): Ah, shit.

I shouldn't thinkeveryone is smarter

and more talented than me.

- Excellent.- I'll take the next turn.

If that's OK.

- Welcome back.(Lea sighs.)

- I admit I need this class.

I'm in an impossible situation.

I'm actually going throughwith this wedding

because I can't stop myself.I don't want to hurt

Edward and I don't wantto embarrass my father.

I can't evendisappoint my publisher.

- It's good, Lea.

It's really good.You gotta let it out.

OK. Now let's walk throughan imaginary confrontation.

OK, I'll be Edward.

- I'll do it.

- OK, so wheneveryou're ready, Lea, just...

just talk from the heart.

(Lea sighs.)

- Edward, we need to talk.

- Is it aboutour upcoming wedding?

- Yes.

I can't marry you.

- Why not?

- You're a kindand wonderful man,

but...

we're just notright for each other.

- We've been datingfor two years

and you're justfiguring this out now?

- Yes. I'm sorry.

But when you start to thinkabout the rest of your life,

you wanna make sure you do itwith the right person.

(Cinco sighs.)

- What kind of personis the right person?

- Someone who can see mefor who I clearly am.

Or at least wants to find outwho I really am.

(Cinco sighs again.)

- Why did you lie to me?

- I told you aboutthe kidney thing.

- I knew that was a completefiction from day one

and I thought itwas pretty hilarious.

I'm talking about Edwardbeing your boyfriend.

- Oh, I toldthe whole class why.

- After we did my fieldassignment together,

I thought we'd built up sometrust in each other.

I let you in.

You didn't let me in.

- Probably becauseI'm the type of person

who doesn't have the heartto hurt someone else.

- OK. OK, Lea.

Now are you ready to admit

who it is you're mostafraid to confront?

Is it your father? Is it Edward?

- That person is here.

(door closing)

(applause)

(happy sigh)(clapping)

- You weren't in grouplast night.

Doesn't that riskyour court order?

- Did you miss me?

- Actually, I came to thank youfor what you did.

It made some thingsfall into place and...

I finished my book.

- Well, that's great.That's great.

Now you can focuson your wedding.

- I know thissounds crazy, but, um...

...I can't stopthinking about you.

- Have you spoken to Edward?

- You and I,we barely know each other.

- So what I'm hearing

is you are stillgonna get married?

Or you want to knowif you and I have a chance

before you go and break it off?

- That's not fair.

- Sounds like you'rewalking a tightrope.

The tightrope walkerwho makes it across

is the one who knowsshe doesn't need a net.

I'm not goingto be your safety net.

- Lea! What a nice surprise.

- Edward, sometimes I needto wear a red dress.

And sometimes I needto order the flaming pancakes.

- (stammering): OK.

- No, but it's not OK.Because when I tried

those things,it made you uncomfortable.

- Is everything alright?

- Yeah, I need to come in.

- So Lea,

the promotional team hasread the revised manuscript

and quite frankly,you disappointed them.

What you wrote is notwhat they said would sell.

Now this puts me in a bitof an uncomfortable position,

because the owners of FloraBooks are pushing me

to terminate your deal.

- I'd rather not have a deal

than publish a bookthat isn't my own voice.

And I'm willing to go into debt

to repay the advance.

But corporate branding aside,

just between you and me,

what did you thinkof the book? Honestly?

- Honestly?

Honestly, I think

it's one of the mostrefreshingly original

and moving worksthat I've read in years.

You're a terrific writer, Lea.

- Thank you.

And I'm really grateful foreverything you've done for me,

but yeah, I have to stick true

to what matters to me most,so if you want

to drop the release,I'll be gone.

- Not so fast.

You know what? Forget thepromotions department.

Enchanted Summer.Let's do it your way.

- Actually, I havean idea for a new title.

- We made it! Congratulations.

Glenda. Robert.

Congratulations.

I just wish we could get backall the hours we lost,

fighting for the sakeof fighting.

- Well, we're going on our firstcruise, so it's a start.

- That sounds great.

Ernie.

- Thanks.I got a raise last week.

- Hey! That's fantastic.Well done.

Carol.

- (loudly): I signed up forsinging lessons!

(cheering)- Hey!

And Lea.

Congratulations.- Thank you.

And my bookcomes out next month,

but I wanted you allto see the dedication first.

-"My Life As A Doormat,by Lea Townshend."

"For Marilyn and thatgroup of strangers

"that have becometrusted friends.

This book wouldn't existwithout all of you."

I hope it's a huge success.

- Well, that's the thing.It could totally flop

and disappear without a trace.

And if that happens I'll cryand eat cake for a month...

(laughing)- Right, but...

- ...right, but at least it'stotally and completely me.

-There's a much larger issuehere and I think it's something

that your generation's gotta deal with down the line...

- Hey. I'll be back in time

to help pack the foodfor my parents' party.

- Have you seen this week'sbestsellers list?

- No, I try not to worryabout those things.

- Well, somebody has to.

It's gone up two positionssince last week. You did it.

- Thanks, Kate.(voices arguing)

- (Cinco):Yeah, but I like sharing with people,

obviously. I like...- Share with them face-to-face.

- I love finding out what myfriends are doing, creatively...

- Oh, I'm sorry.You can just turn it off.

- Don't worry about it, it's OK.-I love access...

- See you later.-Hold on a second. I love access to music and opinions.

Listen.

I think there's somethingwe can agree on, OK?

And that is: talkingis still the best form

of communication. - Absolutely. I do not,

I do not need-- - Old and primitive as it is.

-I do not need an emoticonwhen I can see your face.

- OK, that's the point,beautifully illustrated by

my father, folks. Thank you.A man of generous spirit

and wisdom and he grillsa pretty mean T-bone.

I tell you what. You know what?I'm going to bring you back

and we'll get into it again.- Ah, you're kicking me out.

- You like my style.It's been really nice

finally havingyou on the show, Dad.- It's good to be here.

-I'm Cinco Dublin. Come back tomorrow and we'll talk.

- Hi, how are you?

There you go.Thank you. Bye.

Hi.

(dog barking)

(jazzy music plays)(indistinct chatter)

- What are you doing here?

- Well, I just finishedreading your new novel

and I'm so moved, I, um...

needed to get an autograph.

- You were moved.

- Actually, I was moved.Especially by the ending.

- Really? That's weird, becauseshe doesn't marry the guyin the end.

- Exactly. So she's free to meetthe guy that really loves her

in the sequelthat you're gonna write.

- So then it's up to me?- Well, why don't you

invite me in for a drinkand we can discuss it?

- If my father sees you...

- (Douglas): What on earthis he doing here?

- Douglas, your blood pressure.- OK, um, OK.

Mom, it's OK. Dad? Dad, hi.

I'd like youto meet Cinco Dublin.

- Yes, I know whohe is. The question iswhat's he doing in my house?

- Uh, he's with me.- Well...

You're friends with this man?

- Actually, he's somebodyvery special to me

and because of that, I'd likeyou to give him a chance.

- Special? So why would you keepsomething like this from me?

- Probably because I was afraidyou wouldn't approve.

- You think you needmy approval?

- Yes, I do.I really, really do.

But if you don't, we're stillgonna be together anyway,

so...- And why wouldn't you be?

You're an adult, sweetie.I only want you to be happy.

Hey...

We may never agree on much,

but if you care for my daughter

then I imagine we're gonnahave to learn to get along.

- I appreciate that,sir. Um, I...

do care very much about her.- Good.

Welcome.

(Douglas): I just want to say

how truly proudthat I am of you,

not because of the success ofa wonderful book that you wrote,

or because of thefine woman that you are,

but because I get to say thankyou for being my daughter.

- (various): Aww...- To Lea.

- (all): Lea.

- Sir, may I say something?

Thank you.

My grandparentswere married for 75 years.

and the love they shared

is something I spentmost of my life looking for.

The truth is

that you can't find love;

you can only hide from it.

Whether it's familyor marriage...

...love finds you.

My grandfather proposedto my grandmother after

only two weeks of dating.

Now you're probably notready to have me propose yet,

but I do have a question.

Lea Townshend, will youplease be my girlfriend?

(cheering)

- I would loveto be your girlfriend.

- ♪ Always on your mindOn the go ♪

♪ Oh so far from home again

♪ Thinking 'bout those times

- Wanna dance?- No.

- Little bit? Just for a second?

- ♪ RememberingEvery thought of you ♪

♪ Picks me up

♪ Helps me to get through

♪ The dayI got to find ♪

♪ A way and tell myself (cheering)

♪ It's gonna be OK

♪ 'Cause when I see you

♪ My love, you're beautiful

♪ Crowds disappear

♪ When you're nearYour magic smile ♪

♪ Chases my blues away

♪ When I see you, oh, girl

♪ I can't get enough

♪ There's no one elseI'm so in love ♪

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