LAST WEEK ON "FAMILY TIES"... I THINKSOMETHING'S GOING ON THAT NED'SNOT TELLING US. HE'S BEEN SO EVASIVEABOUT WHY HE'S IN TOWN NOW. I'M THROUGH WITHTHE BUSINESS WORLD. FINISHED. YOU CAN'T DO THAT,UNCLE NED! YOU'VE GOT ONE OF THE BESTYOUNG BUSINESS MINDS SINCE...HENRY FORD. ARE YOU INSOME PHYSICAL DANGER? ONLY IF THEY CATCH ME. HEY, MOM AND DAD, A CARJUST PULLED UP IN THE DRIVEWAY. YEAH, IT'S GOT U.S. GOVERNMENTLICENSE PLATES. WHAT DID UNCLE NED DO? UNCLE NED STOLE$4.5 MILLION. WHOA! DO YOU FOLKS KNOWWHERE WE MIGHT FIND HIM? NO, WE DON'T. [ THEME SONG PLAYS ] * I BET WE'VE BEEN TOGETHERFOR A MILLION YEARS * * AND I'LL BET WE'LL BE TOGETHERFOR A MILLION MORE * * OH, IT'S LIKEI STARTED BREATHING * * ON THE NIGHT WE KISSED * AND I CAN'T REMEMBERWHAT I EVER DID BEFORE * * WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY * WITHOUT US? * WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY * WITHOUT US? * AND THEREAIN'T NO NOTHIN' * * WE CAN'T LOVEEACH OTHER THROUGH * * OOH-HOO * WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY * WITHOUT US? * SHA-LA-LA-LA I CAN'T BELIEVE I LIEDTO THE FBI. I'M AFRAID WE CAN ALLSAY THE SAME THING. NOT ME.I HAD MY FINGERS CROSSED. I'M SURE THE COURT WILLTAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. LOOK, LET'S TRYAND EXAMINE THIS LOGICALLY. IF UNCLE NED IS INNOCENT, THEN WE REALLY DIDN'TDO ANYTHING WRONG BY LYING TO THE FBI. IF HE'S GUILTY, THEN WE'REHARBORING A CRIMINAL, AND WE'LL ALL GO TO JAIL. LET ME START AGAIN. PROBABLY SHOULD HAVETOLD THE FBI THE TRUTH. NO, MOM,YOU DID THE RIGHT THING. UNCLE NED'S YOUR BROTHER.YOU HAD TO PROTECT HIM. I MEAN, IF THE FBIWERE LOOKING FOR ALEX, I'M SURE I WOULD -- SORRY, BAD EXAMPLE. HI, GUYS.SORRY I MISSED DINNER. HOW'D IT GO? DID JENNIFEREAT ALL HER VEGETABLES? NED, THE MAN WHO WAS HERE BEFOREWAS AN FBI AGENT. DARN IT!AND I MISSED HIM? I'M ALWAYS OUT OF THE HOUSEWHEN EXCITING THINGS HAPPEN. HE SAID YOU EMBEZZLED$4.5 MILLION FROMTHE SYNTRAM CORPORATION. WOW.THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY. NED, I THINK MAYBEWE SHOULD TALK. YEAH, I-I THINK SO, TOO. UH, KIDS, WHY DON'T YOUGO ON UP TO BED NOW? I JUST GOTMY SECOND WIND. COME ON.GO ON. LET'S GO. OKAY, I DON'T WANT TO BEIN TROUBLE WITH THE FBI AND MOM AND DAD. I'D LIKE TO STAY,IF IT'S OKAY. THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. I THINK ALEXSHOULD HEAR THIS, TOO. SO, WHAT DID YOU SAYTO THE FBI GUY? WE TOLD HIMWE HADN'T SEEN YOU, WE DIDN'T KNOWWHERE YOU WERE. I APPRECIATE THAT YOU GAVE METHE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT. BUT WE ONLY LIED'CAUSE WE KNEW YOU WOULDN'T DOSOMETHING LIKE THAT. THANKS.DID YOU STEALTHE MONEY, NED? YES. ARE YOU CRAZY? H-HAVE YOU ABSOLUTELYGONE OUT OF YOUR MIND? YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, I-I DIDN'T STEAL THAT MONEYFOR MYSELF. I STOLE ITFOR THOSE 1,800 PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TOLOSE THEIR JOBS. WHAT WERE YOU GONNA DO, SEND THEM EACH 100,000 BUCKSFOR CHRISTMAS? I FELT AS THOUGHI HAD TO DO SOMETHING TO TRY TO STOPTHIS MERGER. SO BEFORE I LEFT, I, UH -- I TOOKTHE HEMSDALE PORTFOLIO, ALL THE CORPORATE RECORDSAND $4.5 MILLION IN ASSETS, AND I HID IT. YOU HID IT?WHERE? IN THE COMPUTER. NOWADAYS THE RECORDS,ALL THE MONEY, EVERYTHING IS STOREDON COMPUTER DISKS. I SIMPLY OPENED UP AN ACCOUNTIN MY OWN NAME, WITH AN ACCESS CODETHAT ONLY I KNOW, AND I TRANSFERREDTHE HEMSDALE PORTFOLIO INTO IT. THIS WAY THAT MERGERCANNOT GO THROUGH. NED, I RESPECTYOU QUITTING THE JOB, BUT STEALING THE MONEYAND THE RECORDS IS DOWNRIGHT STUPID. AND WHETHER THAT MONEYIS STUFFED IN A COMPUTER OR IN A SUITCASE,IT'S STILL STEALING. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSIONTHAT YOU GUYS ONCE TOOK A STAND AGAINST THINGS LIKE INJUSTICEAND BLIND CORPORATE GREED. WE DIDN'TBREAK THE LAW, NED.OH, NO? WHY WERE YOU IN JAIL DURING THEDEMOCRATIC CONVENTION OF '68? YOU COULDN'T GETA HOTEL ROOM? IT'S NOT THE SAME THING. OF COURSEIT'S THE SAME THING. IT WAS JUST FASHIONABLEWHEN YOU DID IT. LOOK, YOU GUYS TOOK YOUR STANDIN THE '60s, AND I RESPECT YOU FOR IT. AND TWO DAYS AGO, I WASON THE VERGE OF SEEING MY WORK, MY EDUCATION,MY ENTIRE LIFE UP TO THIS POINT COME TO HARVEST IN THE SENSELESSFIRING OF 1,800 PEOPLE. AND I TOOK MY STAND,DAMN IT! YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY. I WON'T INVOLVE YOUIN THIS ANYMORE. I'LL BE GONEIN THE MORNING. HEY. OH, HI. I STOPPED BY YOUR ROOMTO TALK. YOU WEREN'T THERE. I WAS HERE. SO I SEE. YOU WERE PRETTY QUIETEARLIER. HOW COULD YOU DO IT,UNCLE NED? THERE WAS NO OTHER WAYTO SAVE THOSE JOBS. THERE HAD TO BEANOTHER WAY. MAYBE YOU COULD HAVEDONE SOMETHING TO CREATE NEW JOBSFOR THOSE PEOPLE. LIKE WHAT?I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE YOU COULD HAVEHIRED THEM TO HELP OUTAROUND YOUR APARTMENT, CLEAN UP,STUFF LIKE THAT. 1,800 PEOPLE? THEY COULD TAKE SHIFTS.600 AT A TIME. ALEX, I THINK YOU'RE MISSINGTHE POINT HERE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND,UNCLE NED. I THOUGHT YOU LOVEDTHE BUSINESS WORLD. IT'S EXCITING, RIGHT?ISN'T IT EXCITING? KNOWING WHEN TO BUY SHORTAND WHEN TO SELL LONG. WHEN TO PLAY HARDBALLAND WHEN TO USE SOFT SOAP. WHEN TO LICK YOUR WOUNDSAND WHEN TO BITE YOUR BULLET. USUALLY YOU LICK YOUR WOUNDSAFTER YOU BITE YOUR BULLET. SEE?YOU KNOW ALL THIS STUFF. ALEX, I ADMIT,IT WAS VERY EXCITING. BUT IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS, I JUST DIDN'T HAVETHE STOMACH FOR IT. I BEGAN TO REALIZETHERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG BUILT INTOTHE WHOLE CORPORATE STRUCTURE. BITE YOUR TONGUE. THE SURVIVAL OF A CORPORATIONHINGES ON ONE THING -- ITS ABILITYTO INCREASE PROFITS. YOU KNOW THAT. IF LITTLE TRIVIAL THINGSLIKE ETHICS AND CONCERN FOR THE PUBLIC GOODGET IN THE WAY, THEY GET PUSHED ASIDE. UNCLE NED, I AGREETHAT THE HEMSDALE MERGER WAS A PRETTY SLEAZY DEAL. BUT YOU'VE GOT TO WEIGHTHE GOOD WITH THE BAD ON THE SCALESOF INJUSTICE. LET'S SAY THIS BOWLIS THE 1,800 WORKERS AND, UH, THIS BANANA REPRESENTSSYNTRAM'S CORPORATE HEALTH. SO THEY'REEQUALLY IMPORTANT. BUT, ALEX, THOSE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BECOLLECTING UNEMPLOYMENT, WHICH IS A DRAINON THE FEDERAL RESERVE. IN ADDITION,THERE'S THE LOST REVENUE TO ALL THE SMALLER BUSINESSESTHAT DEALT WITH HEMSDALE. FINALLY,AND MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL, THERE'S THE HUMAN FACTOR,THE INTANGIBLES. SYNTRAM'S CORPORATE HEALTH IS AN ILLUSIONTHAT IS EASILY STRIPPED AWAY. SO YOU SEE, WHEN YOU TAKE ALL OF THESEFACTORS INTO CONSIDERATION, THE IMPLEMENTATIONOF THIS MERGER IS NOT CONGRUENTWITH THE PUBLIC GOOD. I REST MY CASE. WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO,UNCLE NED? I DON'T KNOW. LOOK FORSOMETHING SIMPLE -- COTTAGE IN THE COUNTRY, SWING ON THE OLD OAK TREE, WHITE PICKET FENCE. WILL YOU MARRY ME, ALEX? I DON'T KNOWWHAT I'M GONNA DO. STEVEN! AAH! GET THE KIDS! DID I WAKE YOU? I DON'T KNOW.AM I AWAKE? I'VE BEEN UP ALL NIGHTWORRYING. ABOUT THE FBI? NO, ABOUT JOEY LA GRANDE'SBASEBALL MITT. OH, WELL, HONEY,I CAN UNDERST-- WHO THE HELLIS JOEY LA GRANDE? HE WAS A BULLY WHO USED TO PUSHNED AROUND WHEN WE WERE KIDS. WELL, ONE DAY,NED GOT FED UP, AND HE STOLEJOEY LA GRANDE'S BASEBALL MITT. OH, GREAT. THE FBI WILL PROBABLYCOME LOOKING FOR THAT, TOO. I TOLD NED THAT NO MATTERWHAT JOEY HAD DONE, STEALING THE MITTWAS WRONG. WELL,NED SAID HE KNEW THAT, BUT HE WAS SCAREDTO GIVE IT BACK. SO I TOOK NEDTO JOEY'S HOUSE, AND I STOOD BESIDE HIM WHILEHE GAVE THE MITT BACK TO JOEY. THAT'S FASCINATING,ELYSE. DON'T YOU SEE?I HELPED NED. I PROTECTED HIM 'CAUSE HE WAS MY LITTLE BROTHERAND HE NEEDED ME. HE'S STILLMY LITTLE BROTHER. I THINK WE OUGHT TOLET HIM STAY HERE, AND I'M GONNA GOTELL HIM THAT, OKAY? NO, I DON'T THINKIT'S OKAY. NOW, LOOK,I LOVE YOUR BROTHER, AND I'M WORRIED ABOUT HIM, TOO,BUT HE CAN'T STAY HERE. WHY NOT? ELYSE, HE DIDN'T JUST STEALA BASEBALL MITT THIS TIME. HE'S SCARED, STEVEN.THAT'S WHY HE CAME HERE. WE CAN'T TURN HIM AWAY NOW.THE STAKES ARE TOO HIGH. NED IS NOT A CHILD,ELYSE. YES, HE IS. IN MANY WAYS,HE'S STILL A CHILD. THAT'S BECAUSEYOU TREAT HIM LIKE ONE! YOU CAN'T KEEPBAILING HIM OUT EVERY TIMEHE GETS INTO TROUBLE. H-HE'S COMMITTED A CRIME,AND WE CAN'T BE A PARTY TO THAT. YOU KNOW, I THINK MAYBENED WAS RIGHT. MAYBE WE ARE HYPOCRITES. WHAT? WHEN NED TOLD USWHAT HE'D DONE, WE IMMEDIATELYCONDEMNED HIM FOR IT. THERE WAS A POINT IN OURLIVES WHERE WE WOULD'VEAPPLAUDED WHAT HE DID. WHAT NED DIDWAS NOT SIMPLY A PROTEST. IT WAS ONE MAN TAKING THE LAWINTO HIS OWN HANDS BECAUSE HE THINKSHE'S RIGHT. THAT'S NOTHINGI CAN APPLAUD! [ TELEPHONE RINGS ] HELLO? IT'S MRS. OBECKNEXT DOOR. HI, MRS. OBECK. HUH. MRS. OBECK, I'M SORRY IF WE WEREMAKING TOO MUCH NOISE. W-WHAT'S THAT? NED IS ELYSE'S BROTHER. NO, HE IS NOTGOING TO STAY HERE. YES, I KNOW ELYSEMADE A GOOD POINT. MRS. OBECK,IF YOU DON'T MIND, THIS ISA PRIVATE MATTER. GOOD -- GOOD NIGHT. SHE ALWAYSTAKES YOUR SIDE. ELYSE,WE SHOULDN'T BE FIGHTING. I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT NED,BUT THIS IS HIS BATTLE. YOU CAN'T PROTECT HIMFOREVER. DID YOU GUYS HEAR THAT? I THINK SOMEBODY'SSTEALING THE CAR. I HEARD IT, TOO. SEE IF NED'SIN HIS ROOM. WHAT DO YOU THINKTHE ODDS ARE THAT NEDIS IN HIS ROOM, ELYSE? UNCLE NED'S GONE. ALEX IS GONE, TOO. ALEX?JUST A MINUTE.OH, NO. Woman: ATTENTION, PLEASE. FLIGHT 437 TO MIAMI BEACH WILL BE DELAYED FOR 30 MINUTES. [ KNOCKING ON WALL ] ALL RIGHT.YOU GOT ME HERE SAFELY. NOW I WANT YOU TO GO HOME. IN CASE ANYTHING GOES WRONG,I DON'T WANT YOU INVOLVED. UNCLE NED, I MAY NOT AGREEWITH WHAT YOU DID. I MAY NOT EVENUNDERSTAND IT. BUT YOU'RE MY UNCLE, AND I CARE ABOUT YOU,AND I WANT TO HELP. ALEX,I WILL BE FINE BY MYSELF. NO, YOU WON'T. IT'S NOT EVEN SAFE FOR YOUTO TALK TO ANYONE. THIS PLACE COULD BE CRAWLINGWITH FBI AGENTS. EXCUSE ME. DO YOU KNOWWHERE GATE 27 IS? UH, HE DOESN'TSPEAK ENGLISH. OH. WELL, THEN MAYBE YOU KNOWWHERE IT IS. I DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH,EITHER. OH. SMOOTH, ALEX. THE TRICK IS TO BEINCONSPICUOUS. JUST ACT NATURAL.BE COOL, COLLECTED. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCESPANIC. OKAY. NED! UNCLE NED, WHY DON'T YOUJUST SIT OVER HERE AND I'LL GOAND BUY YOUR TICKET? HI. OH, HI. HOW'S IT GOING? PRETTY GOOD. GREAT. GREAT. DO YOU WANT SOMETHING? NAH. OH, YEAH, YEAH,THERE IS ONE THING. I NEED AN AIRLINE TICKET. WHAT A BREAK. I HAPPEN TO SELLAIRLINE TICKETS. WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO? WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I THINK THE QUESTIONIS SELF-EXPLANATORY. YEAH, RIGHT. UM, I HAVEN'TREALLY DECIDED YET. LET ME JUST STEP BACKAND LOOK AT THE BIG BOARD AND SEEWHAT STRIKES MY FANCY. Where do you want to go? SEATTLE.OKAY. THE NEXT FLIGHT LEAVESIN ONE HOUR. NAME, PLEASE. ALEX KEATON.[ PAPER RUSTLES ] NO. WAIT A MINUTE.NOT ALEX KEATON. NOT ALEX KEATON? NO. NO.NED DONNELLY. NO, NO, NO. UH, NOT --NOT NED DONNELLY. MY NAME IS DEFINITELY NOTNED DONNELLY. YOU HAD LESS TROUBLEPICKING A CITY. LOOK, KID,RELATIVELY SPEAKING, THIS IS ONE OF LIFE'SEASIER QUESTIONS. WHAT'S YOUR NAME? ALFREDO GOMEZ. ARE YOU SURE? HEY, I OUGHT TO KNOWMY OWN NAME. I SHOULD HAVE GUESSED IT. IT'S WRITTENALL OVER YOUR FACE. SEÑOR. OKAY. GOMEZ. CASH OR CHARGE? CASH OR CHARGE?[ CLEARS THROAT ] CASH OR CHARGE?LET ME THINK. I'LL BE GLAD TO WAITWHILE YOU GO ASK. THANKS.EXCUSE ME. MR. CARLYLE! HELLO, ALEX. HELLO.SMALL WORLD, ISN'T IT? ROUND, TOO. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? WHERE? HERE. HERE. OH, HERE.WHAT AM I DOING HERE? I, UH --I COME HERE A LOT. OH, YOU DO?YEAH. UH, I LIKE AIRPORTS. I LIKE TO PRETENDTHAT I'M GOING SOMEWHERE. MR. GOMEZ, DO YOU WANT SMOKINGOR NONSMOKING? ARE YOU TALK--ARE YOU TALKING TO ME? Sí. MY NAME IS NOT GOMEZ. DO YOU WANT TO GO BACKTO ONE OF YOUR OLD NAMES? OR DO YOU HAVE A NEW ONEFOR ME? THIS GUY'S CRAZY. CUT THE CHARADE, ALEX. I FOLLOWED YOU HEREFROM YOUR HOUSE. BOY, THAT TRAFFIC WAS SOMETHING,WASN'T IT? LOOK, ALEX, YOU'RE --LOOK, AL-- LOOK, ALEX,YOU'RE A GOOD KID. NOW, I'M GOING TO HAVE TOARREST UNCLE NED. I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE INVOLVED.GO HOME, ALEX. PLEASE, MR. CARLYLE. PLEASE,DON'T ARREST UNCLE NED. HE HAD A GOOD REASON.JUST LET HIM EXPLAIN. I'M SORRY, ALEX. OKAY. AAH! WHOA. ALEX,WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? I WASN'T THINKING. I WAS TRYING TO HELPUNCLE NED. I FEEL SO BADFOR UNCLE NED. Steven: ALL RIGHT.ALL RIGHT, COME ON. WE'RE NOT GONNA SOLVE ANYTHINGBY STANDING AROUND AND WORRYING. YOU'VE GOT TOGET TO SCHOOL. I'VE GOT TO GET TO WORK. WE'RE ALL GONNA LOOKPRETTY SILLY UNLESS WEGET DRESSED FIRST. COME ON. SWEETHEART. [ KETTLE WHISTLING ] NED! YOUR TEA'S READY. ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?WHY ARE YOU HERE? FINE,AND I DON'T KNOW. I WAS WORRIED ABOUT ALEX.DID HE MAKE IT BACK OKAY? YEAH, ALEX IS FINE. GOOD. THEY'RE LOOKING FOR MEAT THE AIRPORT NOW. IF IT'S OKAY,I'D LIKE TO HIDE OUT HERE UNTIL I CAN THINKOF SOMETHING ELSE. JUST A NIGHT OR TWO,ALL RIGHT? NO.THAT'S NOT ALL RIGHT. WHY NOT? I THINK YOU SHOULDTURN YOURSELF IN. I LOVE YOU, NED, BUT I-I CAN'TBAIL YOU OUT THIS TIME. ARE YOU IMPLYINGTHAT THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER TIMES WHEN YOU'VE HAD TO"BAIL ME OUT"? DO YOU WANT A LIST? NAME ONE, ELYSE. THE TIME YOU TOOK DAD'S CARWITHOUT PERMISSION. OH, COME ON, ELYSE. KIDS DO THAT KIND OF STUFFALL THE TIME. YOU LEFT HIMIN CLEVELAND. HE HAD BUS FARE. MAYBE THIS ISN'TALL YOUR FAULT. I KNOW I CODDLED YOU AND I ALWAYS TRIEDTO MAKE THINGS RIGHT FOR YOU. BUT I'VE GOT TO SAY NO TO YOUSOMETIME. LOOK, ELYSE, COME ON,I MEAN, WHAT'S A COUPLE OF DAYS? YOU WON'T EVEN KNOWI'M HERE. NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS,DO YOU? YOU DON'T NEED A BIG SISTERANYMORE. YOU NEED A LAWYER. I BEGGED YOUTO GO TO LAW SCHOOL. THIS IS NOT A GAME. YOU ARE NOT A KID ANYMORE. FOR GOD'S SAKES,WILL YOU PLEASE GROW UP? Alex: MOM. UNCLE NED.OH, HEY, GOMEZ.¿CóMO ESTá? LISTEN, CARLYLE IS BACK, AND THERE'S ANOTHER GUYWITH HIM. JUST GIVE ME 10 MINUTES. NED!THAT'S ALL THE HEAD STARTI NEED. NO, I'M SORRY, BUT YOU'RE GOINGTO HAVE TO TAKE MY WORD FOR IT. HE'S NOT UP THERE.OKAY. OKAY.THEN WHERE IS HE? WHO ARE YOU? ELYSE,THIS IS MR. PETERSON. HE IS THE PRESIDENTOF THE SYNTRAM CORPORATION. AND, UH... YOU KNOW MR. CARLYLE. NICE TO SEEYOU ALL AGAIN. ALL RIGHT, ENOUGH CHATTING.WHERE IS HE? I PRESUME YOU'RE REFERRINGTO MY BROTHER. NO, I'M LOOKINGFOR THE POPE. DID YOU TRY ROME? OR MAYBEHE'S TOURING SOMEWHERE. THAT WASN'T FUNNY,KID. YOU WATCH HOW YOU SPEAKTO MY DAUGHTER, MR. PETERSON. THAT'S TELLING HIM,STEVE. CARLYLE, THIS IS SUPPOSED TOBE AN ARREST! THAT DOESN'T MEANIT CAN'T BE PLEASANT. LOOK, WE KNOW NED'S HERE.I KNEW IT YESTERDAY. THAT'S WHY I HADMR. PETERSON FLY IN. MR. CARLYLE, I'M SORRYWE LIED TO YOU YESTERDAY. TO BE HONEST,WE WERE VERY SCARED. BUT I'M TELLING YOUTHE TRUTH WHEN I SAY NOWTHAT NED IS NOT HERE. HI. LOOK WHO'S HERE. WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE. [ Chuckling ]IT'S, UH, NED. HELLO, ROB. JUST PASSING THROUGH? NO, I CAMETO HAVE YOU ARRESTED, NED. THAT WAS MY NEXT GUESS. ALL RIGHT, LOOK, NED,HERE'S THE DEAL. IF YOU ISSUEA FORMAL APOLOGY AND GIVE USTHAT COMPUTER ACCESS NUMBER, WE MAY BE WILLING TO REDUCESOME OF THE CHARGES AGAINST YOU. ROB,I'M TURNING MYSELF IN, BUT I DON'T PLANTO REVEAL THAT CODE. NOW, DON'T BE A FOOL. YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DOTHAT COMPUTER CAN BE PROGRAMMED TO CRACK THAT CODEALL BY ITSELF. YEAH, THAT'S TRUE. OH, YOU PROBABLY ALSO KNOWTHAT IT'LL TAKE ABOUT 8.7 YEARS. BUT, UH, I'M WILLING TO WAITIF YOU ARE. I'LL SEE YOUIN THE CAR, NED. YOU KNOW,YOU REALLY BLEW IT. YOU HAD SUCH A BIG FUTUREAT SYNTRAM. WHY, IN 15 YEARS, YOU COULD'VEBEEN RUNNING THE WHOLE PLACE. HOW LONG YOU FIGUREIT'LL TAKE ME NOW? OKAY, NED.GET YOUR THINGS. WE'RE GOING DOWNTOWN. I'VE ALWAYS WANTEDTO SAY THAT. WHAT MADE YOU STOPAND COME BACK? I TRIPPED OVERJENNIFER'S BASEBALL MITT. I THINK I TORESOME LIGAMENTS. SORRY, UNCLE NED. NO, NO, NO. ACTUALLY,I'M GLAD IT HAPPENED. AS I WAS LYING THEREON THE EDGE OF THE FRONT LAWN, WRITHING IN PAIN, DESPERATELYTRYING TO FLAG DOWN A RIDE, UH, I THOUGHTABOUT SOMETHING. WHAT? WELL, I THOUGHT ABOUT CLEVELANDAND DAD AND ABOUT THAT TIME,ELYSE, WHEN I STOLE JOEY LA GRANDE'SBASEBALL MITT. AND YOU TOOK MEBACK TO HIS HOUSE AND MADE MEGIVE IT BACK TO HIM. AND THEN YOUBEAT THE HELL OUT OF HIM. YOU DIDN'T TELL METHAT PART. IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO. ELYSE, I DIDN'T WANTTO GIVE JOEY HIS BASEBALL MITT BACK THEN, AND I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TOGO BACK TO NEW YORK NOW. BUT, UH, IF I'M GONNABE FIGHTING THESE BATTLES, I SHOULD AT LEAST DO ITIN PERSON. OKAY, MONKEY-FACE. [ GRUNTS ] I WANT YOU TO REMEMBERONE THING.WHAT? NEVER SWING AT CURVE BALLSON THE OUTSIDE CORNER. I WON'T.GOODBYE, UNCLE NED. MALLORY, REMEMBER, WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS,"X" EQUALS 8. I'LL TRY NOT TO FORGET. ALEX. BIG BUSINESS CAN BE EXCITINGAND CHALLENGING. BUT DON'TPUT BLINDERS ON. ALWAYS REMEMBER THE THINGSTHAT ARE REALLY IMPORTANT. TWO SECRETARIES, HUH? EXACTLY. WELL, THANKS FOR PUTTING UPWITH ME, STEVE. I KNOW IT'S BEEN ROUGH. WELL, HEY, SOMETIMES IT'S ROUGH,BUT IT'S NEVER DULL. WHO KNOWS, ELYSE?I MAY JUST GROW UP YET. I THINK MAYBE YOU ALREADY HAVE.I LOVE YOU, NED. I LOVE YOU, TOO. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF,MR. CARLYLE. GOODBYE, NED. WAIT A MINUTE! I'M JUST TESTING.