[ 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 ALEX. GLAD YOU COULDMAKE IT DOWN FOR THE FINAL 30 SECONDSOF DINNER. OH, SORRY, MOM.I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF STUDYING. YOU KNOW, IF I WAS TO BREAKCONCENTRATION AT THAT POINT, IT WOULD'VE BEENA FATAL ERROR. THIS WEEK, EVERY MINUTE,EVERY SECOND IS PRECIOUS. DON'T BE SO MELODRAMATIC,ALEX. WHAT'S THE BIG DEALABOUT STUDYING FOR MIDTERMS? [ UTENSILS CLATTER ] WHY DON'T YOU TRY IT SOMETIMEAND FIND OUT, MALLORY? ALEX, MALLORY'S BEEN MAKINGGREAT STRIDES THIS YEARIN HER SCHOOLWORK. DIDN'T YOU SAY YOU THOUGHT YOU'DGET A 'B' IN BIOLOGY THIS TERM? I DID SAY THAT. I DID THINK THAT. I WAS WRONG. ANYWAY, IT'S NOT THE SAME, DAD.SEE, I'M A SENIOR. THESE ARE THE LAST GRADESI'LL GET THAT WILL COUNTTOWARDS COLLEGE. OH, AND ON TOP OF THAT, THE STATE SCHOLARSHIP EXAMIS ON SATURDAY. I'M PROBABLY GONNA EMERGEFROM THIS WEEK A BABBLING IDIOT. YOU'RE A WEEKAHEAD OF SCHEDULE. OH, STEVEN, YOUR SPECIAL'SABOUT TO START. MM. COME ON, KIDS,YOU'LL LOVE IT. IT'S CALLED "THE WOLVERINE:A VANISHING BREED." YOU KNOW WHAT A WOLVERINE IS,DON'T YOU, JEN? SURE. IT'S HALF-WOLFAND HALF-NECTARINE. BETTERWATCH THE SHOW. UH, MALLORY. CAN I TALK TO YOUFOR A SECOND? WHY? WHAT DO YOU WANT? IT'S JUST A SMALL THING. WELL, THE SIZESURPRISES ME. OKAY, LISTEN, I --I'M IN TROUBLE. I-I-I'VE GOT MORE WORKTO DO THIS WEEK THAN --THAN EVEN I CAN MANAGE. SO I NEED YOUR HELP. DO YOU WANT ME TO WRITEONE OF YOUR TERM PAPERS FOR YOU? THIS IS NO TIME FOR JOKES,MALLORY. LOOK, THE HELPI NEED FROM YOU I-INVOLVES YOUR FRIEND,UH, EFFIE. EFFIE? WHAT DO YOU WANTFROM EFFIE? WELL, DOES, UH... DOES SHE STILL TAKETHOSE, UH, DIET PILLS? YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.AMPHETAMINES. SPEED?Shhhhh! YEAH, SHE DOES.WHY? WELL, T-THEY SPEED UPYOUR METABOLISM, YOU KNOW? THEY GIVE YOUEXTRA ENERGY. I, UH,I MAY NEED THAT THIS WEEK. ALEX, EFFIE HAS A PRESCRIPTIONFOR THOSE PILLS. IT'S ILLEGAL FOR ANYONE ELSETO TAKE THEM. OH, COME ON, MALLORY. YOU TOOK ONE YOURSELF,A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, WHEN YOUWERE ON THAT DIET.RIGHT. AND IT WAS YOU THAT TALKED MEOUT OF TAKING ANY MORE. YOU SAID THEY WERE DANGEROUS AND THAT DRUGS WEREN'TTHE SOLUTION TO ANYTHING. OH. SURE.THROW THAT UP IN MY FACE. LOOK, MALLORY, YOU KNOW MEWELL ENOUGH TO KNOW I AM NOT GONNAABUSE THE PILLS. I PROBABLYWON'T EVEN USE 'EM. THEY WILL SIT ON MY SHELF,AND I WON'T TOUCH 'EM. OKAY. I'LL TALKTO EFFIE TOMORROW. NO.NOT TOMORROW, TONIGHT. UH, PLEASE. THE SOONER I HAVE THEM, THE SOONER I, UH,DON'T HAVE TO TAKE 'EM. OKAY. U.S. GOVERNMENT.HONORS CLASS. MR. WILKINSON. TITLE PAGE -- "HERBERT HOOVER,THE LOST SAVIOR." BY ALEX P. KEATON. [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] HI. SO... DID YOU, UH... I-I MEAN,WERE YOU ABLE TO, UH... EFFIE? YES, ALEX,I GOT THE SPEED. WILL YOU KEEPYOUR VOICE DOWN? WE ARE DEALING WITH ILLEGALCONTRABAND HERE, MALLORY. WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG? EFFIE DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE UPTHE PILLS. SHE SAID SHE NEEDS THEMFOR HER DIET. HOW'D YOU TALK HERINTO IT? SHE LIKES YOU, ALEX. SO, UH, I TOLD HERYOU'D GO OUT WITH HER. YOU WHAT?! I DON'T WANT TO GO OUTWITH EFFIE. SHE WEIGHS 300 POUNDS. WELL, IT'S A LUCKY THINGFOR YOU SHE DOES, OR SHE WOULDN'THAVE THOSE PILLS. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.I'LL GO OUT WITH HER. HERE THEY ARE. JUST BE CAREFUL, OKAY? MALLORY... MALLORY, DON'T WORRYYOUR PRETTY LITTLE HEAD OVER THIS ANYMORE. I CAN SAFELY SAY THAT THERE IS VIRTUALLYNO POSSIBILITY... OF ME TAKINGEVEN A SINGLE PILL. BELIEVE ME. I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING. WHAT AM I DOING? DRUGS. THESE ARE DRUGS,AND I HAVE THEM ILLEGALLY. "EFFIE BLATTS. TAKE ONE EVERY MORNINGTO CONTROL APPETITE." I'M NOT EFFIE BLATTS. THERE'S NO WAY AROUND IT. YOU KNOW, IF THISEVER WENT TO TRIAL, I WOULDN'T HAVEA LEG TO STAND ON. I COULD WIND UPON A ROAD GANG FOR THIS... WITH EFFIE BLATTS. 'COURSE, SHE WOULD DOALL THE HEAVY WORK. ON THE OTHER HAND,WHAT CHOICE HAVE I GOT? HELP ME OUT HERE. I MEAN,WHAT WOULD YOU DO? PRESSURE MOUNTINGFROM ALL SIDES, Y-YOUR ENTIRE FUTURE, YOURCAREER HANGS IN THE BALANCE. WOULD YOU DO SOMETHINGYOU KNEW WAS WRONG? Elyse: HEY, ALEX, YOU WANT TOTAKE A BREAK AND JOIN US? Alex:I'M REALLY BUSY, MOM. WE'RE PLAYING MONOPOLY! [ THUD ] THEN YOU'LL JOIN US? MONOPOLY? YOU KIDDING ME?I'D LOVE A GAME. UH, I-I THOUGHT YOU HADA LOT OF WORK TO DO? WELL, DAD, I WAS THINKING. YOU KNOW, TERM PAPERS AND EXAMSCOME AND GO, BUT THE FAMILY UNIT ISTHE ONE TRUE CONSTANT IN LIFE. THE PRECIOUS HOURS SPENTIN THE FAMILIAR ABODE, WITH LOVED ONES, PLAYING A HEARTWARMING GAMESUCH AS THIS, ARE WHAT MAKE MEMORIES THAT ONE CAN TREASUREFOR ALL ETERNITY. WHEN DID ALL THATOCCUR TO YOU? AS I WAS COMING DOWNTHE STAIRS. ARE THESE DICEIN PROPER WORKING ORDER? YES, ALL THE DOTSSEEM TO BE IN PLACE. OKAY. OKAY, FINE.MALLORY, YOU'RE FIRST. OKAY. 10. OH, I'M ONTHE JAIL SQUARE. UH, RELAX, RELAX.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. YOU'RE JUST VISITING. OKAY, UH, MY TURN! ALL RIGHT!HERE WE GO! OH, OH,NOBODY TOOK THE THIMBLE. THAT'S GREAT.HERE WE GO. OKAY, LET'S HAVE BOXCARSFOR DADDY! OH! DOUBLE THREES. SIX! OKAY. THAT PUTS MEON ORIENTAL AVENUE. THAT COSTS $100.I'LL BUY THAT. OKAY, MY TURN. FOUR. INCOME TAX.YOU HAVE TO PAY. AW, THAT'S NOT FAIR.COULD I TAKE A DO-OVER? [ CHUCKLES ]OH, SURE. GO AHEAD. WHOA! WHOA!HOLD THE PHONE. NO DO-OVERS. PAGE FOUR OF THE RULE BOOK SAYS,AND I QUOTE -- ALEX, WE'RE GONNA LET JENNIFERTAKE A DO-OVER. HERE ARE THE DICE,HONEY. I WON'T STANDFOR THIS. THIS IS A TRAVESTY. THIS IS A SINAGAINST CAPITALISM. I'LL BE IN THE KITCHEN. YOU CALL MEWHEN IT'S MY TURN. OKAY? ALEX... ALEX, YOU TOOKONE OF THOSE PILLS, DIDN'T YOU? NOPE. DECIDED NOT TO. YOU DID SO, ALEX.I CAN TELL. YOU'RE COMPLETELYOUT OF CONTROL. MALLORY.MALLORY, DON'T BE SILLY. I'M FINE. OKAY. MOM?Elyse: YEAH? I WAS GONNA GIVETHE KITCHEN FLOORS A QUICK BUFFING. WHERE DO YOU KEEPTHE WAX? NEVER MIND.I'LL USE MY HANDS. UH, NO, HE ISN'T HOME YET,MRS. OBECK, BUT I'LL PASS ALONGYOUR THANKS. YEAH, I'M GLADALEX DID A GOOD JOB CLEANING OUTYOUR GARAGE. UH, NO, I DON'T KNOWWHY HE DID IT, EITHER. I'M S-SORRY HE HAD TO BREAKA WINDOW TO GET IN. BYE-BYE. WHAT HAS GOTTEN INTOALEX THIS WEEK? I DON'T KNOW, BUT OUR FLOORSHAVE NEVER LOOKED BETTER. HE'S JUST TRYINGTO BE HELPFUL. HE OILED MY ROLLER SKATESYESTERDAY. SO? SO?! I WAS SKATINGAT THE TIME. HE HAS BEEN IN SORT OFA FRENZY OF ACTIVITY LATELY, I MEAN, UH,EVEN FOR ALEX. I DON'T NOTICEANY DIFFERENCE. NO DIFFERENCE? MALLORY, DO YOU REALIZEHOW MUCH WORK IT TAKES TO INSTALL A SKYLIGHT? GREAT NEWS. GREAT NEWS! I GOT MY TERM PAPER ON HOOVERBACK FROM MR. WILKINSON. A-PLUS.NICE WORK,ALEX. LOOK AT THIS.LOOK WHAT HE WROTE ON THE FRONT. "AN INCREDIBLYWELL-ARGUED THESIS. "I VOTED FOR ROOSEVELTFOUR TIMES. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING METHE ERROR OF MY WAYS." I ALSO GOT A 92ON MY ECONOMICS FINAL AND AN "A"ON MY ENGLISH TERM PAPER. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY LAUNDRYTHEY WANT ME TO DO? ALEX, ARE YOU FEELINGALL RIGHT? NEVER BETTER! YOU JUST SEEMED A LITTLE...HYPERACTIVE. OH, WH-WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HEREIS SIMPLY MY NATURAL BOYISH EXUBERANCE,THAT'S ALL. IT WAS BOUND TO EMERGEEVENTUALLY. I JUST WORRY ABOUT YOU --THAT'S ALL. AH! MOMMY. NOT TO WORRY. I'M GONNA GO.I'M GONNA HAVE A SHOWER. WHEN I COME BACK DOWN, I'LL MAKE MYSELFSOME DINNER, OKAY? COME ON. DID YOU GET MORE PILLSFROM EFFIE? YES, ALEX, I DID. GOOD.WELL, WHERE ARE THEY? I'M NOT GIVING 'EMTO YOU, ALEX. YOU'VE BEEN TAKING THEMALL WEEK, AND YOU'VE BEEN ACTINGVERY WEIRD. WEIRD? WEIRD? D-DO YOU MIND GIVING ME AN EXAMPLEOF THIS ALLEGED "WEIRDNESS" IN, UH,IN MY RECENT BEHAVIOR? ALL RIGHT. WHY THE SUDDEN INTERESTIN JENNIFER'S DOLLHOUSE? IT'S NOT A SUDDEN INTERESTAT ALL. I'VE BEEN CONCERNEDFOR A WHILE THAT HER DOLLSWERE A LITTLE CRAMPED, SO I BUILT AN ANNEX... ...UH, A LITTLE MOREBREATHING ROOM FOR MOLLY AND, UH, WHATEVER THE HELLTHE OTHER ONE'S NAME IS. I'M NOT GIVING YOUANY MORE PILLS, ALEX. MALLORY, I'VE GOT THE BIGGEST TESTSOF MY LIFE COMING UP. I JUST WANT YOU TO GIVE MEA COUPLE MORE PILLS TO -- TO GET ME BY,THAT'S ALL. AND THEN THAT'S THE END.OVER. FINITO. NO. YOU SHOULD BE ABLETO STUDY WITHOUT THEM. OH, I-I DON'T BELIEVETHIS. A LECTURE IN STUDY HABITSFROM THE C-MINUS POSTER GIRL. COME ON, MALLORY.I'M NOT ASKING YOU FOR A DOZEN. JUST ONE. MAYBE TWO. HOW MANY YOU GOT?NO, ALEX. ALEX, THAT'S MINE!GIVE IT BACK! IN A SECOND, MALLORY.IN A SECOND. ALEX, YOU HAVE NO RIGHTTO DO THIS! THANKS. DON'T EVER SPEAK TO MEAGAIN. OH, LIGHTEN UP,WILL YOU? OH, AND, UH, MALLORY,YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE THINKING OF TELLING MOM AND DADABOUT THIS, YOU JUST KEEP IN MIND... YOU'RE NOT EXACTLYINNOCENT HERE, EITHER. IS "THE MIRACLE OF LIFE"ON YET? JUST STARTED.WHAT DID I MISS? UH, THE SPERM CELL JUSTJOINED UP WITH THE EGG CELL. WHAT'S THAT? THAT'S THE INSIDEOF A WOMAN'S UTERUS, HONEY. ANYONE FAMOUS? I DON'T KNOW. HAVE TO WAITTILL THE CREDITS. HEY, ALEX.GOOD DAY AT SCHOOL?YEAH. YOU DO WELLON YOUR TESTS?FINE. I DID FINE. HOW WERE YOUR PAPERS?WHAT IS THIS,THE INQUISITION? OH, ALEX, WHO DO YOU THINKYOU'RE TALKING TO? I'M -- I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY.THE -- T-THE TESTS WENT FINE. I GOT AN A-MINUSON MY TERM PAPER. I'M -- I'M JUST...TIRED,THAT'S ALL. HAVE YOU SEEN MALLORY?UH, NO. ALEX, YOU'RE INTERRUPTINGFERTILIZATION. WHAT IS THIS TRASHYOU'RE WATCHING? THIS ISN'T TRASH. JENNIFER AND IHAVE BEEN PLANNING ON WATCHING THISFOR WEEKS. IT'S "THE MIRACLEOF LIFE." THEY SHOW HOW BABIESARE MADE. Man on TV: ...ENSUING GESTATION PERIOD... THE STORK BRINGS BABIES,JENNIFER. YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSEDTO KNOW OTHERWISE TILL YOU'RE12 YEARS OLD. ALEX,WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I WILL NOT ALLOW THIS SMUTIN MY HOUSE! THIS IS NOT YOUR HOUSE.THIS IS OUR HOUSE! THAT IS NOT SMUT, AND I DON'TLIKE THE WAY YOU'RE ACTING. OH, WELL, MAYBE I DON'T LIKETHE WAY YOU'RE ACTING. OKAY, ALEX,I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON HERE,BUT I DON'T LIKE IT. YOU GO ON UP TO YOUR ROOMAND DON'T YOU COME DOWN TILL YOU CAN BEA LITTLE MORE CIVIL! [ SCOFFS ]WHAT? ARE YOU SERIOUSLY TELLING METO GO TO MY ROOM? YES, I AM -- NO.IN FACT, I GOT A BETTER IDEA. FIRST, YOU CLEAN UPTHE KITCHEN, THEN STRAIGHTEN UPTHE LIVING ROOM, AND THEN GO TO YOUR ROOM --ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH.YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION. I MOST CERTAINLY DO. WHICH, UH, ROOM DID YOU WANT METO CLEAN FIRST? YOUR CHOICE. BUT, MOM,WHAT ABOUT THE SHOW? WE'LL WATCH UPSTAIRS. GOOD IDEA. THERE'S LESS CHANCE OF USBEING INTERRUPTED BY ALEXAND HIS HOUSEWORK. [ THUD ] MALLORY, MALLORY,STOP. I'M NOT SPEAKINGTO YOU, ALEX. MA-- MALLORY, PLEASE. UM, I TOOK THE --THE LAST ONE THIS MORNING, AND, UH, I'M STARTINGTO FEEL REAL TIRED. I JUST NEED A COUPLE MORE TO GET ME THROUGH THE TESTTOMORROW. CALL EFFIE FOR ME,PLEASE. NOT A CHANCE. MALLORY,WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME? YOU WANT AN APOLOGY?OKAY, ALL RIGHT, I'M SORRY. HOW ABOUT MONEY? HELLO, EFFIE. YEAH, IT'S ALEX. SO WHERE YOU BEENHIDING YOURSELF? OKAY, THE CORRECT ANSWER IS,I BELIEVE, THE TREATY OF WESTPHALIA, AND IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN...[CHUCKLES] ...THE YEAR WAS 1648. AH, RIGHT AGAIN. THIS IS CHILD'S PLAY. LET'S FACE IT -- I AM FLAWLESSLY PREPAREDFOR THIS EXAM. AFTER TOMORROW,I CAN JUST PICK MY SCHOOL. HARVARD. YEAH, I THINKI'LL GO TO HARVARD. 'COURSE, I SHOULDN'T BETOO HASTY HERE. THE OTHER IVY LEAGUE SCHOOLSARE GONNA WANT A SHOT AT ME. PRETTY SOON, THEY'LL ALLBE KNOCKING AT MY DOOR. [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] AHA!HERE'S ONE NOW. COME ON IN. I HEARD, UH,SOME NOISE IN HERE, ALEX. I THOUGHT I... WHAT ARE YOU DOING? PAINTING MY WALLS. YOU WANT METO DO YOUR ROOM NEXT? ALEX, IT'S, UH,3:30 IN THE MORNING. I'LL PUT A DROP CLOTHOVER YOU AND MOM. YOU WON'T EVEN KNOWI'M THERE. PUT DOWN THE PAINTBRUSH. IT'LL DRY UNEVENLY, DAD. NOW, ALEX! YOU KNOW, DAD, I AM SO FLAWLESSLY PREPAREDFOR THIS EXAM, I'M NOT GONNA MISSA SINGLE QUESTION. I DON'T BELIEVE IT! DID YOU DIG THOSE TRENCHESIN THE BACKYARD? YEAH, I DID. WHY? UNDERGROUNDSPRINKLER SYSTEM. ALEX, HOW MANY HOURSHAVE YOU SLEPT THIS WEEK? I DON'T KNOW... FOUR. FOUR HOURS ALL WEEK? SO I'VE BEEN PEPPY.SO WHAT? YOU HAVEN'T BEEN PEPPY, ALEX --YOU'VE BEEN CRAZED. PEPPY, CRAZED.TOMATO, "TOMAHTO." HAVE YOU BEEN TAKINGAMPHETAMINES? NO. NO -- ME? NO WAY, DAD. NOT ME. ALEX. DON'T LIE TO ME. ALL RIGHT, OKAY.I ADMIT IT. I-I-I BORROWED A FEWFROM MALLORY'S FRIEND EFFIE. OKAY? NO, IT IS NOT OKAY! LOOK, D-DAD,I JUST NEEDED 'EM TO GET ME THROUGHTHIS WEEK. LOOK. LOOK, I'LL PROVE ITTO YOU, OKAY? SEE? THESE ARE ALL OF THEMI-IN THE GARBAGE. GONE.I'VE TAKEN MY LAST ONE.THAT IS NOT THE POINT,ALEX. YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BEENTAKING THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE, NO MATTER HOW MUCHYOU HAD TO DO. DAD, THEY WORK.THEY -- THEY HELPED ME. I HAVE GOTTEN MORE DONETHIS WEEK THAN I EVER THOUGHTPOSSIBLE. YOU GOT TO ADMIT IT, DAD.THE STUFF WORKS. I KNOW WHAT IT DOES.I USED IT MYSELFWHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL. OH. OH, OKAY. THEN HOW CAN YOUGET MAD AT ME? THIS ISN'T A QUESTIONOF MY BEING MAD AT YOU, ALEX. I-IT'S MUCH MORE COMPLICATEDTHAN THAT. LOOK... [ SIGHS ]I'M YOUR FATHER, AND RIGHT NOWI SEE YOU TAKING A RISK WITH SOMETHINGYOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT. NOW, THIS ISA DANGEROUS, ADDICTIVE DRUG YOU'RE DEALING WITH. AND NOTHING ELSEMATTERS TO ME EXCEPT STOPPING YOUFROM TAKING IT. YOU DON'THAVE TO WORRY BE-- I-I'M DONE WITH IT. WE'RE NOT DONE TALKING,ALEX. WE'LL TALK MOREIN THE MORNING. [ SIGHS ] WE COULD, UH,BOTH USE SOME SLEEP. I KNOW I COULD, BEFORE I FILL INTHOSE TRENCHES TOMORROW. AND, UH,I KNOW YOU NEED TO STUDY. WELL, I-I PULLEDA FEW ALL-NIGHTERS MYSELF WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL. [ CHUCKLES ] I, UH, I REMEMBERMY ROOMMATE ROLAND KOONIKOWSKI. UH. [ CHUCKLES ] WE USED TO CALL HIMTHE OWL, BUT IT WASN'T BECAUSEHE STAYED UP LATE -- HE COULD TURN HIS HEADALL THE WAY... [ BREATHES DEEPLY ] [ BIRDS CHIRPING ] [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] HE'S STILL ASLEEP,ELYSE. ALEX.ALEX. ALEX.ALEX, WAKE UP!YOU'RE LATE FOR YOUR TEST! NO! NO, EFFIE! EFFIE!NO, GET BACK! MOM? DAD?WHAT TIME IS IT? IT'S 20 AFTER 8:00. THE TEST.IT'S ALREADY STARTED,ALEX. WE THOUGHT YOU'D GONEAN HOUR AGO. I OVERSLEPT. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.I GOT TO GET GOING. ALEX. HELP ME. ALEX.ELYSE, GET HIM UP. DID I FALL DOWN?COME ON. I THINK -- NOW, LOOK,I THINK YOU CAN FORGET THE TEST. I GOT TO GET GOING. THE DOOR? WHERE'S THE DOOR?! WHERE ARE MY...WHERE DID I... IT'S GOT TO BESOMEWHERE -- THE GARBAGE!PROBABLY IN THE GARBAGE. ALEX! ALEX!STOP IT! STOP IT! IT'S OVER! [ BREATHES DEEPLY ] IT'S OVER. I NEVER OVERSLEEP. NEVER! NEVER! I HAVE ONE OF THOSEINTERNAL CLOCK RADIOS. I HAD THAT SCHOLARSHIPIN THE BAG. AND I BLEW IT! SPEED IS LIKE THAT,ALEX. IT'LL KEEP YOU UPFOR A WHILE, BUT WHEN YOU CRASH,UH, YOU CRASH HARD. I THOUGHTI COULD HANDLE IT. WELL, LOOK AT HOWYOU'RE HANDLING IT. YOU'RE -- YOU'RE ONYOUR KNEES RUMMAGINGTHROUGH THE GARBAGE, LOOKING FOR SOMEONE ELSE'SDIET PILLS. I GUESSI'VE HAD FINER MOMENTS. YOU KNOW HOW YOU FEELRIGHT NOW? YEAH. DON'T EVER FORGET IT. BELIEVE ME, I WON'T. ALEX, WHY ARE YOUSTILL HERE? MA-- MALLORY. I OVERSLEPT. I MISSED THE TEST. IT WAS THE PILLS.I-I COULDN'T WAKE UP. MOM AND DADKNOW ABOUT THE PILLS. I TOLD THEM EVERYTHING. THEN YOU KNOWI GAVE THE PILLS TO ALEX. I DIDN'T TELL THEM THAT. MALLORY, YOU GAVE HIMTHE PILLS? [ GRUNTS ] SHE DIDN'T WANT TO,MOM. I PRESSURED HER INTOGETTING THEM FROM EFFIE. SHE EVEN TRIEDTO TALK ME OUT OF IT. UH, MALLORY... I HAD NO RIGHTTO USE YOU LIKE THAT. I'M SORRY. SOMETHING GOING ON HEREI SHOULD KNOW ABOUT? YEAH. YEAH, I WAS JUSTAPOLOGIZING TO MALLORY FOR TREATING HERBADLY, AND, UH, TO YOU, TOO,JENNIFER, FOR, UM, BEING SUCH A CREEPALL WEEK. AM ION "CANDID CAMERA"? WHY DON'T WE ALLCLEAR OUT OF HERE AND, UH... AND LET ALEXGET SOME SLEEP? WE'LL, UH -- WE'LL TALK MOREABOUT THIS LATER, WHEN YOU WAKE UP. FROM THE LOOKS OF YOU,THAT SHOULD BE ABOUT THURSDAY. YOU LOOK AWFUL, ALEX. HOW COULD I DO THIS,MALLORY? I WAS OUT OF CONTROL. OKAY. I-I-IT WAS LIKEIT WASN'T EVEN ME, LIKE ITWAS SOMEBODY ELSE. VERY SCARY, MALLORY. IT WAS SCARY FOR ME, TOO.I DIDN'T KNOW WHO YOU WERE. IT WAS LIKE YOU WEREA DIFFERENT PERSON. WELL, UH... THE OLD ALEX IS BACK. I NEVER THOUGHTI'D SAY THIS, BUT I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU. OH, BY THE WAY,UM, EFFIE CALLED. SHE SAID, UH,WHEN YOU PICK HER UP TONIGHT, DRESS CASUAL... ...AND SHE'S HUNGRY.