[ 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 YEAH,I'M ON THIS GREAT DIET. IT'S REALLY HEALTHY. ALL YOU EATARE VEGETABLES. I HATE TO BREAKTHIS TO YOU, MAL, BUT COFFEECAKEIS NOT A VEGETABLE. ALEX, DO YOU MIND? THIS ISNONE OF YOUR BUSINESS. I DON'T STARTMY DIET TILL TOMORROW. WHAT HAVE YOU TWOBEEN DOIN' TO THIS? WELL, I'VE BEEN TAKING OUTTHE NUTS AND THE RAISINS AND MALLORY'S BEENDIGGING OUT THE POPPY SEEDS AND THEN TAKING OFFTHE ICING. THEN WE'RE GONNA EAT IT. WHAT IS THIS, AN ASSEMBLY LINEFOR DESTROYING COFFEECAKES? YOU KNOW, I CAN'T BELIEVEHOW INCONSIDERATE YOU TWO ARE. WE ALL SHARE THE SAME FOODIN THIS HOUSE. SHOW A LITTLE CONSIDERATIONFOR OTHER PEOPLE. HEY, KIDS.HEY, DAD. WOULD YOU GUYS SETTING UP DINNERIN THE DINING ROOM TONIGHT? AN OLD FRIEND OF MINEIS GONNA BE JOINING US. OH, YEAH,WHO IS THIS? RICHIE SCHOFIELD.GREAT GUY. HAVEN'T SEEN HIMIN OVER 20 YEARS. OH, NO. IS THIS THAT GUYWHO TELLS THOSE BORING STORIES ABOUT WHEN YOUAND HE WENT CAMPING IN THE, UH,ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS? UH, NO. YOU'RE THINKINGOF MARTY RANDALL. UH, RICHIE AND I KNEW EACH OTHERFROM COLLEGE. OH, SO WE'RE GONNA BE HEARINGBORING BERKELEY STORIES. YEAH. GREAT. RICHIE AND I AND YOUR MOMAND 12 OTHER PEOPLE SHARED A HOUSEIN BERKELEY BACK IN 1963. WAIT A MINUTE -- 15 PEOPLELIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE? THAT'S NOTHINGTO BE PROUD OF, DAD. THEY WEREN'T ALWAYSTHE SAME 15, ALEX. PEOPLE DRIFTED IN AND OUTALL THE TIME. OH, AS LONG ASYOU KEPT IT TO 15. ANY MORE THAN THAT, YOU LOSEYOUR GOOD HOUSEKEEPING SEAL. I JUST HOPEYOUR MOM REMEMBERS HIM. RICHIE WAS REALLY MOREMY FRIEND THAN HERS. RICHIE AND I HADSOME GREAT TIMES TOGETHER. WE'D GO TO GIANTS GAMES,SEE WILLIE MAYS, BOB DYLAN CONCERTS. WE PROBABLY SAW LENNY BRUCE'SNIGHTCLUB ACT 20 TIMES. DID ANYONEBACK THEN HAVE, LIKE, A JOB, OR ANYTHING? THOSE WEREVERY SPECIAL TIMES, ALEX. WE WERE JUST TAKINGEACH DAY AS IT CAME -- TRYING TO FIND OURSELVES. IT MUST HAVE BEEN TOUGH WITHALL THOSE PEOPLE IN THE HOUSE. HI, HONEY. ELYSE, GUESS WHOCALLED ME TODAY, OUT OF THE BLUE. UH, WELL, CAN YOU NARROWIT DOWN FOR ME A LITTLE? BERKELEY, 1963,BOB DYLAN CONCERTS. BOB DYLAN CALLED YOU? NO. NO. ELYSE, YOU'RE NOT GONNABELIEVE THIS -- RICHIE SCHOFIELD. RICHARD SCHOFIELD? REALLY?HUH. YOU REMEMBER HIM,DON'T YOU? OH, YEAH.YEAH, OF COURSE. OH, GREAT. HE'S IN TOWNUNTIL WEDNESDAY ON BUSINESS. HE LOOKED ME UP, UH,GAVE ME A CALL. I INSISTED HE STAY WITH US.HE'LL BE HERE ANY MINUTE. RICHARD SCHOFIELD. OH, HERE HE IS. OH, KIDS.HE'S HERE. SCHO! Richard: OH, STEVEN.GET IN HERE. STEVEN.RICH, YOU SON OF A GUN. GREAT TO SEE YOU.WHAT A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES. MAN,AM I GLAD I CALLED YOU. ME TOO. HELLO. ELYSE? WOW. I THOUGHT PEOPLEWERE SUPPOSED TO AGE. YOU LOOK GREAT. OH. YOU LOOK GREAT TOO,RICHIE. OH, BOY, I'LL SAY.OH, THANKS. HEY. OH, RICH,I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET OUR KIDS. THIS IS ALEX, MALLORY,AND JENNIFER. HI, RICHARD SCHOFIELD. UH, LISTEN, DAD,IN, UH, HONOR OF THE OCCASIONI DUG THIS UP. LITTLE DINNER MUSIC. BOB DYLAN! OH, ALEX,THIS IS GREAT. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLETO FIND THIS FOR MONTHS. YEAH, I KNOW,I HID IT. HERE'S ONE OF THE OLD HOUSEWE LIVED IN ON FENTON STREET. OH.OH, WOW. LOOK AT THAT. THESE PICTURESARE FABULOUS, RICHARD. YOU GUYS ALL LIVEDIN ONE HOUSE? DOES SHE HAVE TOBE EXPOSED TO THIS? IT WAS REALLYWONDERFUL. YOU KNOW, A BIG GROUPOF FRIENDS ALL LIVINGIN THE SAME HOUSE, SHARING EVERYTHING. WAIT A MINUTE. YOU ALL HAD TO SHAREONE PHONE? ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. LET ME SET THE SCENEFOR YOU, GIRLS. INDIAN LOVE BEADSHANGING IN THE DOORWAY... CHEAP INCENSE BURNING... A BABY NAMED "MOONBEAM" RUNNING AROUNDIN TIE-DYED DIAPERS... EVERYBODYLIVING DAY TO DAY LIKE A PACK OF IDEALISTIC,UNEMPLOYED VAGABONDS. [ INDISTINCT TALKING ] WELL, DID I GET IT RIGHT? WELL, IT WAS PRETTY CLOSE, EXCEPT THE BABY'S NAMEWAS ALEX. I'M KIDDING, HONEY. IT WAS BEFOREYOU WERE EVEN BORN. YEAH, WELL, DON'T EVEN JOKEABOUT THAT, OKAY, MOM? I'VE GOT SOMETHIN' HEREYOU'RE GONNA LOVE, RICHIE. YOU KIDS ARE GONNALOVE IT, TOO. WHAT IS IT, DAD? JUST LISTEN. [ "MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW"PLAYS ] * I AM A MAN * OF CONSTANT SORROW * I'VE SEEN TROUBLE * ALL MY DAYS... IT'S A REALPICK-ME-UP, DAD. SURE YOU GOT ITON THE RIGHT SPEED? GIVE IT A CHANCE. * ...THE PLACE WHERE I * WAS BORN AND RAISED I'M OUT OF HERE. SEE YOU LATER. [ MUSIC STOPS ] GREAT KIDS, YOU GUYS.KEEP 'EM COMING. [ LAUGHS ]OH, THANKS. HEY,WHAT ABOUT YOUR DAUGHTER? OH, SHE'S FINE.I DON'T GET TO SEE HER AS MUCH AS I'D LIKE TOSINCE THE DIVORCE, BUT, UH, WE'RE CLOSE. HOW LONG HAS IT BEENSINCE THE DIVORCE? 12 YEARS.12 GOOD YEARS. HERE'S A PICTUREOF YOUR OLD V.W. CAMPER. OH, YEAH. THAT THINGTOOK US EVERYWHERE. WELL, NOT QUITE. REMEMBER WHENIT BROKE DOWN ON THE BAY BRIDGE? HEY, IT WAS A GOOD SPOT.WE HAD A PICNIC. I DON'T,UH, REMEMBER THAT. ELYSE, DO YOU REMEMBERTHE DAY I SOLD THIS THING? OH, YEAH. WE DROVEOUT TO SAUSALITO, AND THEN WE HAD LUNCHAT THE PIER. AND THEN WE TOOKTHE FERRY BACK. HUH. I DON'T --YOU KNOW, YOU'D THINKI'D REMEMBER THAT. [ LAUGHS ]I, UH... LOOK -- BECKETT. OH, I LOVED THAT DOG.HE WAS SO SMART. WE HAD A DOG? UH... UH, CAN --CAN I SEE THAT? I... UH, THAT WAS ELYSEAND ME AND BECKETT AT, UH, A RALLYOR SOMETHING. AHA! I-I DON'TREMEMBER THIS. YOU WERE IN ALASKAFOR A FEW MONTHS, STEVEN, WORKING ON A NEWSPAPEROR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AHA.WELL, GEE, RICH. I THOUGHT YOU'D MOVED OUTOF THE HOUSE AT THAT POINT. I HAD. I STILL CAME AROUNDA LOT, THOUGH, TO SEE THIS LADY. AHA. THIS LADY? OUR FLING. ILL-FATED, BUT, HEY --WE WERE KIDS, RIGHT? I BET YOU TWO HAVE HADA FEW LAUGHS TALKIN' ABOUT THAT. [ CHUCKLES ] OH, NOT THAT MANY. WELL,ANDREW'S STILL ASLEEP. HE MAYWAKE UP LATER, THOUGH. HE TOOK A VERY LONG NAPTHIS AFTERNOON. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT YOU'REGONNA MAKE AN ISSUE OUT OF THIS. AN ISSUE OF WHAT? YOU KNOW VERY WELL WHAT. I'M JUST MINDINGMY OWN BUSINESS, GETTING READY FOR BED,ELYSE. THINKING OF BECKETT,THE DOG I NEVER KNEW. DO YOU REMEMBERTHE CONVERSATION WE HAD WHEN YOU TOOKTHAT JOB IN ALASKA? I TOLD YOUI DIDN'T WANT YOU TO GO. BUT YOU SAID, "ELYSE, WE NEED THIS TIME APART,TO SEE OTHER PEOPLE." YOU SAID THAT WASTHE ONLY WAY THAT WE'D KNOW IF WE REALLY LOVED EACH OTHERENOUGH TO GET MARRIED. YOU WERE THE ONE WHO WANTEDTO SEE OTHER PEOPLE, STEVEN. NOT ME -- YOU. EVIDENTLY, YOU WARMED UPTO THE IDEA. WE WENT OUR SEPARATE WAYS,STEVEN, AND I NEVER ONCE ASKED YOUWHO YOU SAW DURING THAT TIME. I WAS IN ALASKA, ELYSE. I SAW SNOW DURING THAT TIME! THE POINT IS,I NEVER ASKED YOU. YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME,DAMN IT. THIS IS A HELL OF A WAYTO FIND OUT. WH-- STEVEN,HOW COULD I TELL YOU? THE DAY YOU CAME BACKFROM ALASKA, WE WERE JUST SO HAPPYTO SEE EACH OTHER. W-WE DECIDED RIGHT THENAND THERE TO GET MARRIED. THE LAST THINGON MY MIND WAS WHAT HAPPENEDBETWEEN ME AND RICHARD. HOW ABOUTTHE 22 YEARS SINCE THEN? BEEN TOO BUSY? WELL, WHAT WAS THE POINT? IT WAS HISTORY! IT HAD NO BEARINGON OUR RELATIONSHIP. IT WAS NOT IMPORTANT. OH, N-N-NO. NO, NO,I DON'T BUY THAT, ELYSE. YOU HAVE A RELATIONSHIPWITH SOMEONE ELSE, EVEN IF IT'S WHEN WE'RE APART,IT'S IMPORTANT. WELL, STEVEN,EXACTLY HOW MUCH OF MY PAST AM I SUPPOSED TO OPEN UPFOR YOUR INSPECTION, HUH? HOW FAR BACK DO WE GO? JUNIOR HIGH? 4th GRADE? KINDERGARTEN? 4th GRADE. I HAD A CRUSHON NORBERT GOLDMAN. GREAT. IS HE COMING OVERTOMORROW NIGHT? WHERE ARE YOU GOING? TO SLEEP IN THE DEN.WE DON'T HAVE A DEN. WE TURNED ITINTO ANDREW'S ROOM. WELL, THEN JENNIFERCAN BUNK WITH MALLORY AND I'LL SLEEPIN HER ROOM. SHEBUNKING WITH MALLORY.RICHARD'S IN HER ROOM. YOU'RE DETERMINED TO MAKETHIS DIFFICULT FOR ME,AREN'T YOU, ELYSE? IS THE COT STILLIN THE ATTIC OR HAVE YOU CONVENIENTLYDONATED IT TO CHARITY? GOOD NIGHT. [ SIGHS ] I HATE THIS. WHY DO THEY HAVE TO PUTALL THESE DATES AND NUTS IN THIS GRANOLA? WELL, IT'S CALLEDDATE-NUT GRANOLA. I DON'T WANT TO EAT ANYWAY. I THINK MOM AND DAD HADA BIG FIGHT LAST NIGHT, AND I WANT TO BE OUT OF HEREBEFORE THEY COME DOWN. WHAT MAKES YOU THINKTHEY HAD A FIGHT? DAD SLEPT IN THE HALL. IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, DAD. I WAS ON MY WAYTO THE SHOWER. I DIDN'T EXPECT YOU TO BEDRAPED ACROSS THE FLOOR. WELL, YOU SHOULD WATCHWHERE YOU'RE WALKING. IT'S USUALLYA VERY SAFE JOURNEY. YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE GONNASLEEP IN THE HALL YOU SHOULD PUT, UH,REFLECTORS ON YOUR PAJAMAS. IS THE PAPER HERE? UM, IT'S STILL OUTSIDE. HMM, REFLECTORS ON PAJAMAS. THERE COULD BEA LOT OF MONEY IN THAT. I HATE ITWHEN MOM AND DAD FIGHT. IT MAKES ME NERVOUS. ME TOO,IT'S TERRIBLE. BUT WHERE WOULDTHE REFLECTORS GO? ON THE COLLAR? THE POCKET? WOULD YOU FORGETABOUT THE PAJAMAS. MOM AND DAD OBVIOUSLYHAD A BIG FIGHT. SURE THEY HAD A BIG FIGHT.THESE PAJAMAS COULD SAVE LIVES. DON'T YOU CAREABOUT THIS AT ALL? NO, NO, NO, LOOK,THESE FIGHTS ARE NATURAL. IT HAPPENS ONCEEVERY FOUR YEARS. IT'S VERY CLEANSING. I STILL HATE IT. LET ME TELLYOU SOMETHING. AT TIMES LIKE THIS,WHEN THEY FIGHT, THEY'RE OFF BALANCE,THEY NEED SUPPORT. AND THEY'RE GONNA BE LOOKINGTO US, THEIR CHILDREN, FOR VALIDATIONAND LOVE. THEY'RE VERY VULNERABLE. IT'S A PERFECT TIMETO HIT 'EM UP FOR GIFTS. YOU'RE A DEEP GUY, ALEX. WELL, I DON'T WANTTO BE AROUND IT. DAD'S GONNA COME IN,HE'S GONNA BE IN A BAD MOOD. HE'S GONNA START YELLING AT USABOUT REALLY UNIMPORTANT THINGS. [ DOOR OPENS ] WHY ARE THERE TWOOPEN CARTONS OF MILK? I'VE TOLD YOUA HUNDRED TIMES, DON'T OPEN ANOTHER CARTONUNTIL THE FIRST ONE'S FINISHED. WHO DID THIS? [ SIGHS ] I DID, DAD. AND I'M GONNA HAVE TOLIVE WITH IT... ...FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. MORNING.MORNING. DID YOU SLEEP WELL? OH, FABULOUS.I LOVE THAT COT. IT'S ALMOST AS COMFORTABLEAS SLEEPING STANDING UP. FOUND THIS NOTEIN THE LIVING ROOM. IT'S A NOTE FROM RICHIE SAYINGTHAT HE'S OUT FOR A JOG AND HE WANTS TO TAKE US OUTTO DINNER TONIGHT. "DEAR ELYSE AND GUEST..." IT DOESN'T SAY THAT. YOU HAVE TO READBETWEEN THE LINES. WELL, DO YOU WANTTO GO OR DON'T YOU? I DON'T KNOW. WHAT IF YOU WANT TO TALKABOUT YOUR OLD FLING? IT WAS NOT A FLING. IT WAS A FRIENDSHIP, IN THE PAST,LONG FORGOTTEN. I DON'T KNOW, I SAW THE WAYYOU LOOKED AT RICHIE LAST NIGHT. LAUGHING, SMILING, HANGIN' ON HIS EVERY WORD,GIVING HIM THAT LOOK. WHAT LOOK? THE LOOK -- THE "HELLO,CAPTAIN ROMANCE" LOOK. I DON'T KNOW WHATYOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. DOES THIS LOOK FAMILIAR? YOU LOOK LIKE DAFFY DUCK. I CAN'T DO IT, ELYSE, BUT I'M NOT CRAZY --THERE IS A LOOK. I'M SORRY, STEVEN,BUT YOU'RE IMAGINING THINGS. I SWEAR TO YOU,THERE IS NO LOOK. MORNING, GUYS. HELLO, RICHARD. MORNING, RICHARD. GOD, IT'S GREAT TO BE HEREWITH YOU TWO GUYS. JUST LIKE OLD TIMES. NOT EXACTLY. WHAT DO YOU MEAN, STEVEN?WHAT HE MEANS IS, UH, THAT BEFORE WE COULDN'T AFFORDTO EAT IN A PLACE LIKE THIS. RIGHT, HONEY? PRECISELY, DEAR. AFTER 22 YEARS OF MARRIAGE,SHE CAN READ MY MIND. 22 YEARS, 965,000 DAYS. HEY, STEVEN,ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? HE'S FINE. HE'S HUNGRY. HE GETS A LITTLE LIGHTHEADEDWHEN HE'S HUNGRY. AND STUPID. SO, UH, WHAT DO YOU GUYSRECOMMEND HERE? I HEAR THE HEMLOCKIS QUITE GOOD. STEVEN,I HAVE TO TALK TO YOU. WOULD YOU COME TOTHE LADIES' ROOM WITH ME? AM I MISSINGSOMETHING HERE? WHAT'S GOING ON? NOTHING, NOTHING. LET-LET-LET'S ORDER. LOOKS LIKEA GREAT SALAD BAR. YOU GONNA GO FOR THAT,STEVE? OH, YOU'D LIKE THAT,WOULDN'T YOU, RICH? I'D GOTO THE SALAD BAR, UH, TAKE A LONG TIMEPICKING OUT MY VEGETABLES, GET -- GET CAUGHT UPIN THE BACON BITS FOR HALF AN HOUR OR SO. I'D BE PLAYING RIGHT INTOYOUR HANDS, WOULDN'T I, RICH? I'M GOING TO EXCUSE MYSELF AND GET A CLOSER LOOKAT THAT SALAD BAR. UH, MAYBE WHEN I GET BACK, THINGS WILL HAVERETURNED TO NORMAL. THAT WAS VERY NICE, STEVEN.I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY. THIS IS SHAPING UP TO BETHE MOST EMBARRASSING NIGHT OF MY LIFE. WELL, MAYBE YOU SHOULD'VEANTICIPATED THIS NIGHT WHEN YOU AND RICH WERE HAVINGYOUR LITTLE FLING. WILL YOU PLEASE STOPCALLING IT A FLING? YOU MAKE IT SOUND LIKESOME CHEAP TRIP DOWN TO RIO, DRINKING MARGARITAS OUTOF PEOPLE'S SLIPPERS. IS THAT WHAT HAPPENED? STEVEN,YOU ARE BEING RIDICULOUS. YOU'RE JEALOUS ABOUT SOMEONEI HAVEN'T SEEN IN YEARS. AND I WOULDN'T BE SEEING HIM NOWIF YOU HADN'T BROUGHT HIM HOME! WHAT ABOUT RICH'S DIVORCE?12 YEARS AGO? COINCIDENCE? COME ON,WHO ARE WE KIDDING? YOU WAITED BECAUSE YOU DIDN'TTHINK I'D PUT THE TWO TOGETHER, BUT I'M JUST A LITTLE TOO SMARTFOR YOU GUYS, AREN'T I? YOU'RE RIGHT, STEVEN. I CONFESS,IT-IT WAS ALL JUST A RUSE. OUR MARRIAGE,OUR FOUR KIDS -- JUST A SCHEME TO DISTRACT YOUFROM MY OTHER LIFE WITH RICHARD. I KNEW IT. HI. I'M BACK. GREAT SALAD BAR. MM, I LOVE THESE OLIVES. THEY LOOK GOOD. OH, THAT'S IT!YOU GAVE HIM THE LOOK! I DIDN'T! I WAS LOOKINGAT THE OLIVES! WHAT LOOK?THIS LOOK -- YOU LOOK LIKE DAFFY DUCK. ALL RIGHT, FORGET IT. YOU TWO DON'T HAVE TOKEEP UP THIS CHARADE FOR ME. I'M LEAVING. I KNOW SOMETHING'SGOING ON HERE. DAD,WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? I THOUGHT YOU AND MOM WERE GOINGOUT WITH RICHIE TONIGHT. WE DID. WHAT HAPPENED? WELL, I EMBARRASSED YOUR MOTHER,I EMBARRASSED MYSELF, I EMBARRASSEDAN OLD FRIEND, AND AS FAR ASI CAN TELL NOW, I'M PROBABLYCOMPLETELY WRONG. SO IT'S NOTHING NEW, THEN? WELL...I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOTHING YOU HAVEN'TBEEN THROUGH BEFORE. I GUESS NOT. LISTEN, DAD, YOU KNOW,YOU ALWAYS TOLD ME THAT IT TAKES A BIG MANTO ADMIT WHEN HE'S WRONG. MM-HMM. AND TO ALWAYS TRY AND KEEPA PERSPECTIVE ON THINGS. UH-HUH. TO ALWAYS RESPECT THE OTHERPERSON'S POINT OF VIEW.RIGHT. TO UNDERSTANDYOUR OWN MOTIVATIONS, CONTROL YOUR OWNWORST INSTINCTS. YEAH.TO ALWAYS RISE ABOVE -- ENOUGH! I'M SORRY.YOU'RE RIGHT. DON'T WORRY, DAD. YOU'RE GONNAPULL THROUGH THIS. AND, UH, WHEN YOU TALK TO MOM, CRY IF YOU HAVE TO. YEAH, WOMEN LIKE THAT. IT'S NO SKIN OFF YOUR BACK,AND THEY THINK IT'S SENSITIVE. HOW DIDMY LITTLE PRANK GO OVER? HOW COULD YOU DO THIS,STEVEN? I THOUGHT WE HADA BOND OF LOVE AND RESPECT BETWEEN US -- AN UNDERSTANDINGTHAT WOULD PRECLUDE ANYTHING LIKE THISFROM EVER HAPPENING. I'M INSULTED THAT YOU OBVIOUSLYDON'T FEEL THE SAME WAY. I DO FEEL THE SAME WAY. OH, REALLY? WELL, YOU HAVE AN INTERESTINGWAY OF SHOWING IT. EMBARRASSING AND INSULTING MEAND A DEAR OLD FRIEND IN A PUBLIC PLACE --STEVEN. I'M NOT SAYING THERE ISN'TROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. STEVEN, STOP IT. WHAT YOU DID TONIGHTWAS ABSOLUTELY INDEFENSIBLE. I'M SO SICK AND TIRED OF IT. I-I DON'T WANT TO HEARANOTHER WORD ABOUT IT. ELYSE, I'M SORRY,BUT I ONLY DID THIS BECAUSE YOU'RETHE MOST BEAUTIFUL, EXCITING WOMANI'VE EVER MET, AND SOMETIMES THE PASSIONI FEEL FOR YOU IS SO GREAT IT -- IT MAKES ME CRAZY. I'M LISTENING. DO YOU REMEMBER... THE FIRST DAY WE MET, FRESHMAN YEAR? YOU WERE LOST. YOU COULDN'TFIND YOUR CLASS. I HAD A MAP. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WASA MAP OF SPAIN. SO -- SO WE SPENT THE DAYWANDERING AROUND THE TOWN, GETTING ICE CREAM, UH, BROWSING THROUGH BOOKSTORES, FALLING IN LOVE. OH, YOU WERE SO BEAUTIFUL. YOU STILL ARE. EVEN AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, AFTER ALL WE'VE BEEN THROUGH, AFTER EVERYTHINGTHAT'S HAPPENED, I STILL CAN'T BELIEVEYOU PICKED ME. GO ON. DON'T YOU SEEWHAT I'M SAYING, ELYSE? WHEN -- WHEN RICHIECAME HERE, AND -- AND I FOUND OUTABOUT THE TWO OF YOU, IT JUST WENT RIGHT TO THE HEARTOF ALL THE INSECURITIES I'VE EVER HAD ABOUT MYSELF, AND ABOUT WHETHER I'M, UH, GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU. STEVEN, WHAT DO YOU THINKI'VE BEEN DOING ALL THESE YEARS? BIDING MY TIME TILL I FOUNDSOMEONE I REALLY LIKED? I DON'T WANT TO BECOMEONE OF THOSE COUPLES, ELYSE. THE ONES THAT HAVE SETTLED,GROWN TIRED, BORED... WHERE EVERYONE ELSEIS MORE EXCITING THAN THE PERSONTHEY'RE MARRIED TO. I DON'T WANT THAT EITHER,STEVEN. I WANT THERE TO BE ROMANCE, BELLS GOING OFF. I WANT QUICKENED PULSESWHEN I WALK THROUGH THAT DOOR. I WANT THAT LOOK,THAT LOOK IS MINE. WHAT LOOK? MY LOOK. THE ONE THAT'SSUPPOSED TO BE ONLY FOR ME. THE LOOK THAT TELLS ME THAT WE'RE REALLY MEANTTO BE TOGETHER. THAT I'M THE ONE. I HAVE A LOOKTHAT SAYS ALL THAT? YEAH, I SHOWEDIT TO YOU YESTERDAY. I CAN'T DO IT.YOU DO IT. NOW Y LOOKLIKE DAFFY DUCK. STEVEN, FORGET THE LOOK. THE-THE LOOK ISN'T IMPORTANT. WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS -- IS THAT WE TRUST EACH OTHER. YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND,STEVEN. I RELY ON YOU.I WANT YOU TO RELY ON ME. I LOVE YOU, STEVEN. LET'S GO UPSTAIRS. WHY GO UPSTAIRS, CAPTAIN ROMANCE? THAT'S THE LOOK. GET A CAMERA.