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(phone ringing)

Hello?

Donna, hey, what are you doing right now?

Hey, you know that project

I had for Langley's class

where I have to create a business plan

for a new sportswear line?

Yeah, you've been stressing over it for weeks.

Well, you can congratulate me

because I just finished it,

and I don't even have to

present it in class till tomorrow.

What? That's great.

That's perfect timing.

Look, I want to take you out

to celebrate tonight.

I have two tickets to a great club.

Okay, yeah, I'd love to go.

I could really use a night out.

Where are we going?

New Orleans.

Where?

New Orleans, you know?

Jambalaya, crawfish pie, fillet gumbo?

You must be kidding.

Donna, I swear, I have two tickets waiting

at the airport right now.

David, I have to present my project in class tomorrow.

I can't miss that.

Donna, I can have you back by tomorrow.

Okay, slow down here.

What is this all about?

I booked Monica to perform at the club next week.

And her people want to meet with me

to go over last-minute business stuff.

But they're in New Orleans for the Jazz Festival.

So, they set me up with two first class tickets,

dinner, hotel, the whole nine.

Mmm, sounds great, but I can't.

Donna, I can pick you up today after Langely's class

and have you back in time for the one tomorrow.

I mean, with the time difference,

the flight takes no time at all.

Have you ever been to New Orleans?

Once and it was amazing.

I loved it.

Well, I never have.

And I'd really like to go with you.

Come on, Donna, just one great night

in the Big Easy.

Last chance.

What is it that they, uh...

they say in New Orleans?

"Let the bon temps roullez."

Is that a yes?

It sure is.

It's Cajun for "Let the good times roll."

Great.

Great. Uh, I'll see you later.

I can't wait. Bye!

Bye.

Oh, great!

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

(Kelly sneezes, groans)

Bless you.

Oh, I don't feel so good, Brandon.

I'm probably gonna regret saying this

but you don't look so good.

Oh, my whole body hurts

and my head aches

and I'm all stuffed up.

Poor kid.

Sounds like you've said "aloha" to the Hawaiian flu.

What's that? It's a flu.

It's going around school.

The good news is, it's short lived.

Where are you going?

I'm going home.

I get very cranky when I don't feel good.

No, no, no, you are not going anywhere.

You stay right here-- I'm gonna

go downstairs and make you some tea.

You are?

That's so sweet.

Don't you worry about anything-- Dr. Walsh is on the case.

♪ Ba, ba, ba ♪

♪ Ba, ba, ba, ba-ba... ♪

I'd like TV themes for a thousand, please, Alex.

What is The Hartley House?

Very good! You're correct!

And what is the sudden attack

of nostalgia all about, my friend?

Oh, you didn't forget about tonight?

The Institute of Broadcasting's tribute to my mom's show?

She's flying in.

You're right-- I totally forgot.

Sorry.

Aw, Bran, you're gonna be there, right?

Yeah. Yeah, I'll be there.

Unfortunately, Kelly's on the disabled list.

Sick as a dog.

That flu thing?

Yep.

Man, that bug's been going through

the KEG house faster than last year's midterms.

You know, maybe I should stay at Clare's house.

If I get sick, my mother's gonna kill me.

Steve, it's not that contagious.

(sneezes)

VAL (groans): Good morning.

Yeah. Apparently not.

I hope you're feeling better, Val.

Oh, thanks.

Hey, Val, why don't you, uh,

go back to bed, I'll bring you some tea.

Are you making tea? Yeah.

Kelly's got it, too.

Oh, great-- that's who I got it from.

At least now you can't say she never gave you nothing.

(groans)

...and the percentage of markup

is designed to be flexible enough

to reflect the requirements of different retailers.

That's it.

PROFESSOR: So, Ms. Fogarty, what you're telling me

is that you can't project a profit margin with any accuracy.

And you expect a bank to finance you on that basis.

Good luck.

I, uh...

I guess I didn't think about that.

Famous last words.

That's all for today.

DONNA: Hey.

I thought the price policy was a great idea.

Thanks, Donna.

Hold on, everyone.

I must say, I am very disappointed

with the general level

of presentations on these projects.

Miss Martin,

you're next, am I right? Yes.

Then I wouldn't waste time chattering if I were you.

You have to conserve your energy.

You'll probably be up all night completing the assignment.

That's if you've even begun.

Actually, Professor Langely, I've already finished.

I'll be ready for tomorrow.

Good. Looking forward to it.

Thanks.

Okay, everybody. Thank you.

(sighs): Bye.

Good luck tomorrow. Thanks.

Let's go-- we've got a plane to catch.

(groans)

What's wrong?

Professor Langley-- she is so horrible.

Donna, would you stop

worrying about her?

Come on, we have places to go and fun to have.

Besides, I thought you said you had

everything all together and finished for tomorrow.

Well, I'm not sure anymore.

I mean, she's tough on everybody--

but me, she has it in for me.

How could anybody not like Donna Martin?

I don't know.

I know I'm crazy about her.

Mm...

Oh, great.

(exhales)

That's why I'm taking you to New Orleans.

Hey, Clare. Hey.

I just dropped my mom off at the hotel,

and, boy, is she excited!

Well, she should be.

The Institute of TV and Broadcasting Hall of Fame--

it's a big honor. Yeah.

I mean, you don't see them celebrating Knight Rider.

Well, they did that last year. Mm-hmm.

My dad is so excited to see your mom.

His happiness level rises about 300%

every time she comes to town.

Well, that's a Sanders trait, Clare.

I notice you get excited every time I walk in the room.

You think I could spend the next couple days with you

over at the beach house? Yeah. Why?

Well, it seems Valerie and Kelly have a little bug.

I don't want to get sick. Oh. Yeah, no problem.

Oh, by the way, my Dad wants the four of us

to go together tonight. That's fine by me.

They do make a great couple.

Yes, they do make a great couple.

You were against it at the beginning, too.

I know, I know-- I was wrong.

Mm-hmm. My dad is so cute.

All he talks about is your mom. (chuckles)

I guess she's the same about him, huh?

Actually, she hasn't mentioned him.

Really? That's kind of weird.

They haven't seen each other in, like, weeks.

Yeah, that is kind of odd.

Ah, maybe it's the excitement of the night.

Yeah, probably.

You're not trying to start trouble, are you?

(sighs): No.

I'm just looking out for my daddy.

Cool.

KELLY (calls): Brandon, is that you?

Sure is.

Can you bring me up some orange juice?

Absolutely.

Brandon, did you get my juice, too?

Yes, I did. Just a minute.

VALERIE: Well, did you get grapefruit?

Yes. Will you hold on?

What took you so long?

There was a big line at the pharmacy.

Everyone was buying tissues and cough syrup.

(groans) Feeling better?

I wish. You know, I don't think

there's any way I'm gonna be able

to drag myself to Steve's thing tonight.

That's all right, we'll stay home-- he won't miss us.

No, you should go. I'm fine.

You sure? Yeah.

I'll be in bed by 8:00, anyway.

Did you get me anything to read?

You bet.

I don't read tabloids.

Whoa. Those are for Valerie.

These fashion magazines

are for you. Mm.

I realize that I'm the second-class patient here,

but can I please get my juice?

You bet. I even got you your favorite reading material.

"Aliens bring intergalactic dating tips to U.N."

Fascinating stuff. Thank you.

Oh, I ran out of tissues, too.

Did you get some more? Yes.

KELLY: I thought they were for me.

That's why I got two boxes.

Let go.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Kelly, I hope you feel better.

You, too.

(sighs) Like she cares about me.

Aw, come on, Kel,

she's trying.

Mm. Only when you're around.

CLARE: Bathroom's free.

Now, that's something you don't hear very often

in this place. Yeah. This place is empty.

I can't believe David

and Donna went to New Orleans

just for one night. I know.

It's so romantic.

How come we never do anything like that?

Oh, honey, we don't need romance.

We have sex.

(doorbell rings) Ha-ha-ha-ha!

It's probably them.

Hello, sw... Oh, you look wonderful!

Thanks. So do you. Evening, Steve.

Hi, Chancellor. Where's my mom?

She, uh... made other arrangements.

I thought we were all gonna go together.

Change of plans.

Uh, the network sent a limo

for her and the other stars.

Apparently, there's some kind of pre-event

publicity they... had to do. I...

Show business. Huh, got to love it.

It would seem so. You know what?

I'm gonna use the bathroom before we leave.

Excuse me.

You should have just called--

we could've met you at the institute.

I didn't know till I went to her hotel.

She didn't call?

That's a bit rude.

Well, like Steve said: show biz-- got to love it.

Are you okay?

Oh, yeah, fine.

Everything good between you two or...?

Yeah, I... (chuckles) I think so.

I-I really don't have much experience

at this sort of thing.

So what's bothering you?

Well, I was reading

some soap opera magazines.

There's this hot new leading man on the set of her soap opera.

And the last few times I talked to her on the telephone,

she seemed kind of distant.

It was nothing you could put your finger on.

Wait a second. Back up a minute. Since when

do you read soap opera magazines?

Well, you have to keep up.

That's what you do in a relationship.

Yeah, and I'm sure she reads Chancellor Digest, right?

Well, let's just drop it, shall we?

Tonight is Samantha's night,

and I for one am not gonna do anything to tarnish it.

Tarnish what?

Nothing.

You guys ready? Can we go?

Yeah. Yeah.

Clare, what's going on?

Your mom's being rude to my dad.

And I don't like it one bit.

(crowd chatter)

Oh, this is beautiful.

Yeah, it's amazing.

You know the guy at the desk,

he said this is the room

where Tennessee Williams wrote A Streetcar Named Desire.

That's probably the New Orleans version

of George Washington Slept Here. (laughs)

Do you smell that?

Mm, night-blooming jasmine.

That's nice.

I love this city.

Thanks for bringing me here.

Well, thank you for coming with me.

You're welcome.

Now, Ms. Martin, I hate to rush you,

but we do have dinner reservations at K-Paul's.

That's right.

Just give me a couple of minutes.

All rightie.

It's exciting going places you've never been, isn't it?

Yeah, it is. It's real exciting.

Donna?

Look, um,

I just want to know that I tried

to get a room with twin beds in it, but they didn't have any.

That's okay.

The clerk said not too many

people request them.

I guess that's just what type of city this is.

It'll be fine.

It's not like we haven't shared a bed before.

(TV playing)

Ugh! You're here.

Very observant.

What are you watching?

Heidi.

Is she your hero?

No, I think you have her confused

with your hero, Heidi Fleiss.

No, I don't admire anybody who gets caught.

Really?

I would have thought you'd admire someone

who got paid for what you give away.

You know what, Kelly,

I'm really sick of your good girl act, okay?

Everybody knows you that you're ten times the tramp I was.

Really?

Yeah. All right, I'm leaving.

You two invalids play nice, huh?

And try not to kill each other while I'm gone, huh?

Don't worry about us.

Yeah, we'll be fine.

I'm too weak to fight anyways.

Okay.

KELLY: Have fun.

Tell Steve I'm sorry I can't make it.

I will.

Bye.

Good night, ladies.

(sighs) You can watch TV if you want.

I'm not in the mood.

Thank you very much.

It's really gracious of you, considering it is my house.

Really? I thought it was Brandon's.

(lively chatter)

Good, good. Martin Burns, this is Donna Martin.

Hi, nice to meet you.

Pleasure's mine.

So, did you like K-Paul's?

Oh, yeah, it was incredible.

My mouth's still burning from the jambalaya.

(chuckles) Hey, everything in New Orleans is hot.

Yeah, tell me about it.

Oh, thank you. Ah.

Mmm, much better.

Those are called "Hurricanes."

Mmm, they're delicious.

Careful, they'll blow you over.

Man, this place is jumping.

Yeah, it's terrific.

Oh, tell me about that live radio broadcast thing

you want to do from the club.

Later, man. We got all night. Just lay back, let it soak in.

Hey-hey, will you two excuse me for a second?

I think I see my date.

Okay.

Well, you glad you came?

Mm, definitely.

Mmm.

(giggles) (clears throat)

CHUCKIE: Mom, I have a question.

Where did I come from?

Well, sweetheart, your daddy and I loved each other so much,

and one night there was so much love

that it made a whole other person,

and that person was you.

Thanks, Mom.

I love you, Chuckie.

I love you, too.

Now let's finally meet the mom we all wanted to have...

Samantha Sanders.

Thank you all so much.

You know, when I first heard about this show,

I wanted the part so badly

that when I went to pick up the script,

I took all the copies with me, so nobody else could audition.

(laughter)

Seriously, I really have to say

that my years with The Hartley House...

You know, Clare's really been giving me

a hard time about my mother.

Not your pig, not your farm, my friend.

You know, if there's trouble in paradise,

maybe it's his fault, you know?

Steve, you shouldn't get in the middle of this.

You should know better and so should Clare.

I know. You're right.

Thank you all very much.

Samantha, that was a wonderful speech!

Thank you, Arnold. I'm really proud of you, Mom.

That's sweet, honey, thanks.

Samantha, would you care to dance?

I would love to, but I can't.

There is a major

network powwow at the bar

and they want to talk to me about a new series.

Well, then of course you must go.

We'll dance later. Anyway, I knew you'd understand.

Kiss, kiss.

Mom, don't you think

you ought to spend a little more time with your date?

Don't you think you ought to pay a little more attention

to your own business?

(sighs) She's totally ignoring my Dad.

Clare...

She's treating him like dirt.

Clare, maybe you and your dad need to grow up a little bit.

Look around you.

This is an industry-related function.

It's very important to my mother.

Everyone else in the room seems to understand that.

I can't believe you are talking to me about growing up.

And I can't believe

you're turning this into my relationship problem.

Are we talking about our parents or are we talking about us?

You tell me.

(sighs)

(knocks)

Do you mind if I come in?

Yes, I do.

Why do you pretend that you don't know the real reason

why I hate you so much?

Because I don't.

You know, Kel, it's so insulting.

I mean, do you think I would forget something like that?

We were both there.

Both where, Valerie?

Right here.

It was two years ago,

we had just gotten back from Palm Springs.

The night you ruined my one chance with Brandon.

Oh, and how did I do that?

You really don't remember, do you?

I remember coming over here to talk to Brandon

and finding you all over him.

No, Brandon was coming on to me.

And since you claim to have forgotten,

maybe I'll just refresh your little memory, okay?

Like I said before, we had just gotten back from Palm Springs

and Brandon and I were on the couch.

Well, I'm glad you made it home safely.

And I hope you can forgive me.

We've got a little too much history

between us for me not to.

Yeah, we can't let sex and drugs

ruin our longtime friendship.

Friends, it's all we should be.

Yeah.

(sighs)

Well, back to reality.

Yep. See that "Sold" sign on the front yard?

We got two weeks to get out of here.

Well, a lot can happen in two weeks.

(doorbell chimes)

I'd better get that.

Brandon. Hi.

I need to talk to you.

Can it wait till tomorrow?

No, it can't. Can I come in?

Don't say I didn't warn you.

Hey, Kel.

Valerie.

Well, if you two ex-lovebirds

need to be alone, don't mind me.

So, what is it?

Brandon... Yeah?

Mm!

What are you doing?

Trying to fix the biggest mistake of my life.

What're you talking about?

Brandon, take me back.

Please, give me one more chance.

I can't. I can't, I'm in love with Valerie.

What? I'm in love with Valerie.

I have been ever since we were kids.

Brandon, you can't sleep with Valerie.

If we ever meant anything to each other, I'm begging you.

Kel, come on.

No, if anything ever happened between the two of you,

I don't know how I could live with myself.

Don't be crazy. No, I am crazy.

I swear I don't know what I would do.

Do you want that on your conscience?

No, no, I don't. Come on.

It's okay.

Nothing's gonna happen between me and Valerie, I promise.

That's what you think happened? That's why you hate me?

Wouldn't you?

Yes, if it were true,

but that's not what happened.

I didn't say any of those things.

Oh, come on, Kelly, you stabbed me in the back.

You couldn't have him, so you ruined it for me

just like you did Tracy.

You are so wrong.

You weren't even out there, Valerie.

I can only imagine.

Would you like to know what really happened on the porch?

Only if you tell me the truth.

I promise.

I may hate you, but my word is still my word.

Okay.

I'm waiting.

I wasn't there for the first part,

when you and Brandon were on the couch.

But when I did come over,

it was obvious that you two had been doing something.

Hey, Kel.

Valerie.

(chuckles)

Uh, well, if you two ex-lovebirds need to be alone,

don't mind me.

What is it, Kel?

I'm sorry for interrupting, but I needed to talk to you.

What about?

I know I hurt you

when I turned down your proposal.

Yes, you did.

And I also understand why

you don't want to go back to the way things were.

Why are you telling me this?

Because, Brandon, I still love you.

(wry chuckle)

Yeah, that's not too painful, thanks.

Brandon, let me finish.

I want you to be happy, even if it's not with me.

Now, I know I gave you a hard time

about Valerie because I thought that she was using you.

But if you do really care about her, I won't stand in the way.

Do you mean that?

I wish we could go back to the way things were,

but I can't change my decision.

I want the best for you, Brandon.

And if that means Valerie Malone,

then I guess I'll have to learn to live with it.

Well, to tell you the truth,

I'm not sure what's going on right now.

Really?

Yeah.

Well, why don't you go home.

I'll, uh, I'll call you later, okay?

Okay.

Good night, Brandon.

(whispers): Yeah.

So you're saying that you didn't try to get between us?

That's what I'm saying.

All this time, you've been blaming me

for something I didn't do.

Just tell me one thing.

Why do you think I would believe you for one second?

Because I was there and you weren't.

You're lying. I know you're lying.

You know what?

I don't care if you believe me or not.

But you can always ask Brandon.

Well, maybe I will.

(people laughing, chattering)

You're still here?

Man, are you a glutton for punishment.

It's no better at the homestead, my friend.

You left those girls alone by themselves?

Yep. You have house insurance?

I'm heavily insured, but I got to tell you,

I don't know how to deal with this one.

Well, just like you told me, Brandon.

Stay out of the middle of it.

I can't stay out of the middle, Steve.

I am the middle; that's the problem.

(Clare sighs)

Looks like the queen bee's

entertaining her drones.

Clare, give me a break with that already, will you?

Long as I'm here, might as well have a drink.

You know, I think I'm gonna go home.

Do you want me to give you guys a ride?

Yeah. No, that's okay.

Wait, wait, wait.

We have reports of movement.

(gasps)

You are such a dear for waiting.

Don't even think about it.

Uh, shall I get your coat?

Oh, Antonio's taking care of that.

We're going on to another party.

Didn't I tell you?

Actually, you didn't.

Why don't, uh, why don't you

go on without me?

I-I have an early seminar.

Didn't I tell you?

You're angry with me.

Yes, I am.

Why are you blowing this

all out of proportion?

Are you trying to pick a fight with me?

On the contrary.

I've been trying not to all evening.

I knew this would happen.

We come from

two different worlds.

You just don't understand the business.

Samantha, I may not understand your world,

but I do understand common courtesy.

Maybe we should face the facts.

The fact is that you are embarrassing me.

And I won't stand for it.

Your mother just dumped my dad. Do something.

Do what?

Mom...

Good night, Steve.

I'll call you tomorrow.

Where you going now?

I'm going to the party,

and then I'm going back to New York.

Clare, where're you going?

Gonna go drive my Dad home.

I don't want him to be alone right now.

Well, so much for the theory of non-intervention.

(knocking)

Leave me alone, Kelly.

I'm sleeping.

With the light on?

What is this, round two?

I need to talk to you.

(sighs)

Do I have a choice?

Something's still bothering me about that night.

And what could that be?

Brandon said he would call me, and he never did.

So?

So, what happened between the two of you after I left?

What do you think?

I can only imagine.

(chuckles): Oh, great.

Knock yourself out.

I can't wait to hear this one.

Well, I've played it over in my mind about a million times.

He came in from the porch, and you were waiting.

So, you all done? Yep.

Wonder how long it's gonna take her to get to Dylan's.

Figure that's where she's going?

No doubt.

How that blonde scored

the two hottest guys in Beverly Hills is beyond me.

"Oh, Dylan console me, take me around the world."

Are you jealous?

No.

She can do whatever she wants.

And after the way

she treated me, she's got no right

to tell me who I can be with.

And who is that?

Like you don't know.

What are you waiting for?

(chuckles)

Yeah, that's right.

That's exactly what happened.

You're sure? Word for word.

You must have been listening at the door.

So then you two just rode off into the sunset,

had a hot night.

The hottest.

Then why did you tell me

I ruined your big chance with Brandon?

Okay, Kelly, good night, all right?

Game's over. No.

I want to know what it is that I ruined

if you two spent that night together.

Otherwise, it was you who blew it.

Come on, Kelly.

You know as well as I do

that nothing ever happened between me and Brandon.

So stop rubbing it in.

Honestly?

I didn't know that.

But thank you.

You know, I don't care what you said

or didn't say on the porch, I know it was your fault.

I mean, after you left,

I tried everything to get Brandon to sleep with me.

And he wouldn't.

I mean, he said it was because we were like brother and sister,

but I know it was you.

I mean, he was

the love of my life, and you screwed it up for me.

See, that's your problem, Valerie.

First, Tom was the love of your life,

then Colin was the love of your life, now it's Brandon.

You do so much lying, you don't even know

what's it's like to tell the truth anymore.

No, you just can't deal with how close Brandon and I are.

No, I think you have that a little backwards.

It's you who can't deal with me and Brandon.

Then why are you trying to take away

the only family I have left?

First, he's your lover and then he's your family.

I think you have that confused there.

Those two things don't go together.

Get out.

With pleasure.

(door slams)

(country music playing)

(sighs)

Aha.

Your carriage awaits, my dear.

Oh.

I love you.

(chuckles)

And I love New Orleans.

Yeah, me, too.

The city is so...

What?

What, intoxicating?

(laughs)

Yeah, that, too.

But, uh, did you notice the houses on our way here?

Yeah. What about them?

Well, the owners, they keep everything inside.

You know, from the outside, the houses look really plain,

and then on the inside, there's this whole secret life going on.

Are you trying to get philosophical on me?

No, but I'm getting hot on you.

(both laugh)

It still stays hot out here, even after it rains.

(sighs): Yeah.

Well, Martin Burns was right,

everything is hot in the Big Easy.

Mm-hmm.

Especially you.

Mmm.

(door creaks softly)

KELLY: Hey.

Hey.

What are you doing up?

Mmm...

I was waiting for you.

Oh, yeah? Yeah.

Are you feeling better?

Much, thank you.

Come here.

(moans softly)

What was that for?

For never sleeping with Valerie.

Mmm. Mmm.

(both moan softly)

Clare, I'm kind of bummed

it didn't work out well between our parents tonight.

Your dad's man enough to deal with it.

He'll be all right.

(grunts softly)

Just dismiss it, just like she dismissed him?

Clare...

He's devastated, Steve.

She ripped his heart out tonight.

And you're overdramatizing.

And why are you mad at me?

I didn't do anything.

(sighs): Right.

That's what important.

That you sleep well,

secure in the knowledge that you're blameless.

Oh, please.

I'm sleeping on the couch.

No, you know what, why don't you sleep in your bed,

I'll sleep on the couch.

(sighs)

(both breathing heavily)

(grunts)

You're so beautiful.

I love you so much.

(moans softly)

Wait, David.

What?

(sighs)

(sighs)

(sighs)

Great.

You can't go through with it.

I'm sorry.

(sighing): Donna.

I thought I could.

I really did.

What's wrong?

I'm scared.

It's just that we've waited so long.

I don't know what's right anymore.

I thought you wanted to.

I did.

I do. I...

Ohh...

I do.

Just not now.

Not this way.

(sighs)

It's okay. It's...

(sighs) It's fine.

Oh, no, it isn't.

Uh... I-It's fine. It's fine.

(sighs)

I just, I just have to be more patient.

I mean, I'm sure our wedding night'll be too soon,

but you know, maybe after a couple years of marriage...

(sighing)

I'm sorry.

I know it's not funny.

Believe me, I know.

And I'm sorry.

I really thought that I could.

(sighs)

I just, uh... I don't know what else

I have to prove to you, you know?

We love each other.

We're in a committed relationship.

We're in the most romantic city in America.

And I've got condoms in the drawer.

Just tell me what I need to do.

Just tell me when.

I wish I knew the answer.

Oh, my God! David!

Mmm... Good morning.

Good morning? Look at the time!

Why didn't the alarm go off?

What? I set it for 6:00.

Well, it's 8:00.

I must've set it for p.m. instead of a.m.

My class! My presentation!

We can't miss the plane. Are we gonna miss the plane?

I don't know. I don't know, Donna.

Let's see if we can catch it.

Oh, I'm dead.

I am so dead. All right.

(surf crashing)

Ah, it's 6:00 in the morning.

You sleep at all?

No.

Me either.

You know, Clare, we're not responsible

for what our parents do... or what they don't do.

I know.

You're right.

It's just pretty convenient, you know,

considering my dad didn't do anything.

Do you hear me talking to you? That's not the point.

Yeah, that is the point. (sighs)

Okay.

Okay, she dumped him. She was...

she was rude and selfish and self-absorbed

and all those things.

She was. You're right.

You win.

So why did you spend the whole night defending her?

Because she's my mother, Clare.

(sighs)

She really hurt him.

Well, she can do that.

No one knows that better than me.

(sighs)

Look, I am sorry, okay.

I'm sorry that you have

a screwed-up relationship with your parents.

My dad is all I've got.

I'm not gonna let anyone hurt him,

I don't care

who it is, okay?

Do you understand that, Steve? Do you?

Yeah, all too clearly.

What?

Well, you're making me think, Clare,

if your father's all you've got,

then where does that leave me, huh?

Morning. Feeling better?

Yeah.

Isn't it amazing?

Well, I knew confession was good for the soul.

I didn't know it was good for the flu.

Me neither.

Kelly told me you guys talked last night.

That's good.

Yeah, I was kind of worried that I went too far.

I really lost my temper.

Well, what did you tell her?

Brandon, relax.

I told her nothing ever happened between us.

That's the truth, isn't it?

Yes, that is the truth.

You want some coffee?

No, actually, I, I gotta get to the club.

Uh, is Kelly still asleep?

Yeah.

You know, Brandon,

Kelly and I have had our ups and downs, but...

I think I'm really going to miss her next year.

What do you mean?

Well, next year. In New York.

You're going to New York?

No, not me, Kelly is.

She applied to grad school at Columbia.

Didn't you know?

Oh, yeah. Yeah, I knew that.

I just, uh... it just slipped my mind, that's all.

Right, yeah. Uh...

Well, see ya.

Yeah.

Donna, hey.

Where were you?

I was in New Orleans with David.

Ooh. Well, at least you had fun, right?

Yeah, I wish.

Well, well, Miss Martin.

Professor Langely, I am so sorry.

Well, as far as I'm concerned,

you've outdone yourself.

I mean you've surpassed

even your own usual meager contribution.

Not only did you not do the assignment,

you didn't have the courtesy to show up?

But I-I did do it. It's right here.

Oh, and now you're gonna tell me

the tragic reason behind your inability

to show me and your classmates

the teeniest shred of courtesy,

not to mention professional behavior.

It was an accident.

What was an accident?

See... I-I missed my flight this morning,

and I couldn't get

another one until... Never mind.

I don't want to hear about it.

Professor Langely, I am ready to present my project

any time you want me to.

I'm afraid that's not possible.

But it's all done.

I worked for weeks on this.

And that's no concern to me now.

The real world, Miss Martin,

has deadlines, and you've blown yours.

Wait. I can't fail this class.

I need it to graduate.

Then I suggest you do well on your final.

That's you last chance.

NAT: Hey, Val.

This fellow's here to see you.

Well, you found me.

(chuckling)

I'm glad you're feeling better.

Thanks, Nat. See you.

I hope you don't mind me dropping by like this,

but I phoned your home,

and they told me that you would be here,

so I took a chance.

I'm Derek Driscoll.

Uh, do I know you?

From Bill Taylor Investments.

You called us about some capital investment opportunities.

No, actually, I called Bill.

And he's in the Far East,

Kuala Lumpur.

So, will I do for now?

You'll do.

Uh, do you want to take a seat?

Yes. Thank you.

When I told Bill that

I was coming to Los Angeles,

he asked me to look you up personally.

Are you busy right now?

No, your timing's perfect.

We try.

This is, uh, quite a place you have here.

Are you the manager?

No, I own it.

I have other investors, but basically it's mine.

Great.

Valerie, I hope you don't mind me asking this,

but... how did you come to select our little operation?

Well, Bill's daughter, Kelly, is one of my good friends.

Oh.

So you must know Bill pretty well, then?

Actually, we've never met, but Kelly talks a lot about him,

and I'm anxious about getting to know him personally.

Are you?

Bill usually likes me to handle point

on the business end of things.

I don't know how much you know about how

our company works.

Well, I don't, but you can tell me.

Basically, we pool money

from an elite group of investors,

use it to finance various companies and projects overseas.

We have found the foreign market to be remarkably profitable.

Of course, there are some risks, but,

without risk, there can be no reward.

Well, I've never been one to shy away from risk.

When do you think I can meet Bill?

Very soon.

Great.

Can't wait.

Hey. How's the flu?

Oh, a lot better, but I thought

I should take one more day, you know.

Sure you can afford that?

I hear Columbia's pretty tough on attendance.

What?

Columbia University.

New York City.

That's where you're going to graduate school, isn't it?

What are you talking about, Brandon?

Didn't you apply there?

Yes.

Did you get accepted?

Yes.

So when were you gonna tell me?

There's not really a lot to tell.

I applied, they accepted me.

This was all long before you and Tracy

ever broke up.

I-I'm not going to New York now.

I'm not going anywhere.

Okay.

How did you know about this anyway?

Valerie told me,

and, uh... (clearing throat)

I believed her.

She must have read it in my journal.

How much more proof do you need, Brandon?

Proof about what?

I have tried every thing I know to make it work with Valerie,

and it's not working.

So what do you want me to do about it?

I don't know,

but both of us cannot live in this house.

Kel, come o... Come on.

She's like family to me.

Don't make me do this.

(sighs)