[ 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 ELYSE, IT ISN'T LIKE YOUTO HAVE SUCH A CLOSED MIND. I THINK DALE LEWIS WOULD MAKEA GOOD STATE SENATOR. HE HAS SOMEVERY INTERESTING IDEAS. I'M SORRY, STEVEN. IT'S JUST HARDTO GET EXCITED ABOUT SOMEONE WHOSE ENTIRE CAMPAIGN REVOLVES AROUND CHANGINGTHE STATE BIRD. WHAT HAVE YOU GOTAGAINST CHICKENS? I DON'T THINK CHICKENS WOULDLOOK GOOD ON THE STATE FLAG. OKAY. OKAY. BUT CHANGING THE BIRDIS JUST PART OF HIS CAMPAIGN. RIGHT. HE ALSO WANTSA NEW OHIO STATE SONG. WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT? HE WANTS "OKLAHOMA." OKAY.IT'S NOT A BIG ISSUE. IT JUST SHOWS HE'S WILLINGTO ADDRESS HIMSELF TO EVENTHE SMALLEST DETAILS. I THINK THAT'SAN ADMIRABLE QUALITY. IT'S AN ADMIRABLE QUALITYIN A TAILOR. I'D LIKE MY REPRESENTATIVESTO ADDRESS THEMSELVES TO MORE IMPORTANT ISSUES. LOOK, IF YOU'RE SO DEAD SETAGAINST LEWIS, THERE'S NO POINT INYOUR HEARING HIM SPEAK TONIGHT. WHY DON'TYOU JUST STAY HOME? MAYBE I WILL. GOOD FOR YOU, MOM. THIS LEWIS GUYIS A REAL CLOWN. HE WANTS TO CUTDEFENSE SPENDING. HE WANTS TO INCREASEWELFARE SPENDING. HE SUPPORTS THE ERA. THE MANIS AN ADMITTED LIBERAL. I THINK YOU'RE RIGHTNOT TO GO. COME ON, STEVEN,WE'RE GONNA BE LATE. UH, JENNIFER SAYSI HAVE TO BABYSIT TONIGHT. UH, THAT'S RIGHT, MALLORY,IT'S YOUR TURN. JEFF ASKED ME TO GOTO THE MOVIES WITH HIM. MALLORY, YOU KNEWWE WERE GOING TO GO OUT, AND YOU KNEWIT WAS YOUR TURN. BUT I COULDN'T SAY NO.YOU KNOW HOW INSECURE JEFF IS. AS IT WAS, HE CALLED THREE TIMESIN A PHONY VOICE. IT COULD BE WEEKSBEFORE HE ASKS AGAIN. WHY DON'T YOU LET HER GO? TO BE HONEST,I ENJOY THE SOLITUDE. I MIGHT EVEN WRITE A POEM. ACTUALLY, HONEY, YOU'RE STILLTOO YOUNG TO STAY ALONE. WE'D BETTER GET GOING,OR WE'RE GONNA BELATE FOR THE MEETING. THAT'S RIGHT. WE DON'T WANT TO MISS THEOPENING CHORUS OF "OKLAHOMA." BYE.Jennifer: GOOD NIGHT. ALEX. THE ANSWER IS NO. OH, WHY CAN'TYOU STAY WITH HER? YOU'RE NOT DOING ANYTHINGTONIGHT. THAT'S NOT THE POINT. MALLORY, SHE'S YOURRESPONSIBILITY TONIGHT. YOU GOT TO LEARN TO CARRY YOUR SHARE OF THE BURDENAROUND HERE. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, ALEX.YOU STAY WITH HER THIS TIME. AND I'LL DO ITTHE NEXT THREE. MAKE IT FIVE,YOU'VE GOT A DEAL.YOU GOT IT. THIS IS DOING GREAT THINGSTO MY SELF-ESTEEM. I JUST HOPE YOU REALIZE,MALLORY, YOU ARE SHIRKINGYOUR RESPONSIBILITY TONIGHT, NOT TO MENTION DISAPPOINTINGYOUR LITTLE SISTER. I KNOW. I KNOW.MY HEART GOES OUT TO HER. I'D BETTER FINDSOMETHING DECENT TO WEAR. WELL, KID. YOU LUCKED OUT. YOU GET TO SPEND AN EVENINGWITH ME. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO? I THINKI'LL GO TO BED EARLY. HEY, ALEX. DO YOU WANTTO PLAY ALL STAR BASEBALL? NAH. CLUE?NAH. WANT ME TO SHAVEYOUR HEAD? NAH. ALEX, YOU'RE BABYSITTINGME TONIGHT. YOU'RE RESPONSIBLEFOR MY ENTERTAINMENT. OH, ALL RIGHT. I WAS SAVING IT FOR LATER,BUT HERE YOU GO. "YOUR PERSONAL GUIDETO TAX-FREE MUNICIPAL BONDS"? ENJOY. SO, HOW ARE YOU TWOGETTING ALONG? FINE. CRUMMY. WHAT'S THE MATTER? MR. EXCITEMENT OVER HERE DOESN'T WANT TODO ANYTHING WITH ME. OH, HE'LL COME AROUND,JENNIFER. MALLORY, YOU WERE SUPPOSED TOSIT FOR ME TONIGHT. IT'S NOT GONNA BE FUNWITH HIM. COME ON, JEN, YOU CAN DOTHE SAME THINGS WITH ALEX THAT YOU AND IWOULD HAVE DONE. OH, YEAH? WE WERE SUPPOSED TOPUT MAKEUP ON EACH OTHER TONIGHT,REMEMBER? NO WAY. [ TELEPHONE RINGS ] HELLO. OH, HI, NEIL.WHAT'S GOING ON? OH, TONIGHT? OH, NO, I CAN'T TONIGHT. I'M BABYSITTINGMY LITTLE -- REALLY? UH... NO, TONIGHT'SNOT GOOD FOR ME. WHOA, THAT'S TEMPTING. UH, MAYBE I COULD -- ALEX.ALEX. AT THE MOMENT,I'D SAY IT'S ABOUT 50-50. 60-40. I'LL GET BACK TO YOU. WHAT WAS IT?ANOTHER PARTY? NO.NO, NOT AT ALL. IT WAS JUST A GROUPOF FELLOW YOUNG MEN GETTING TOGETHERTO CHAT ABOUT WORLD EVENTS. A POKER GAME. YOU GOT IT. AND CHUCK THE FISHIS GONNA BE THERE. HE NEVER WINS. COME ON, MALLORY,WHAT DO YOU SAY? HOW CAN I GET YOUTO STAY HOME TONIGHT? YOU COULDN'T. WE SWITCHED TONIGHT,AND A DEAL'S A DEAL. [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] HELLO, MALLORY. HELLO, JEFF. HELLO, ALEX. SO, JEFF. YOU'RE REALLY GOING OUTWITH MALLORY TONIGHT, HUH? YEAH. BOY, I ADMIREYOUR COURAGE. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WELL, I JUST WOULDN'T DRIVEON A NIGHT LIKE TONIGHT. WHY NOT? WELL,YOU REALLY WANT TO DRIVE IN THIS WEATHER, JEFF? IT'S A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT. THOSE ARE THE MOSTDANGEROUS TIMES TO DRIVE. ALL OF THE PEOPLEWHO ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IN THE RAINARE OUT THERE. FORGET IT, ALEX.WE'RE GOING. I DON'T KNOW, MALLORY.MAYBE HE'S RIGHT. I MEAN -- JEFF. OKAY. LOOK, JEN. I'M REAL SORRYI SWITCHED WITH ALEX TONIGHT, BUT YOU UNDERSTAND,DON'T YOU?NOT EXACTLY. BUT I'M SURE I WILLRIGHT AFTER PUBERTY. WELL, SEE YOU LATER. YOU GUYS HAVEA GOOD TIME. JEFF. YEAH. SO... WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO? YOU WANT TO PLAYCINDERELLA? I SERIOUSLY DOUBT IT. HEAR ME OUT. ONE OF US GETS DRESSED UPLIKE CINDERELLA, AND ONE OF US GETS DRESSED UPLIKE THE PRINCE. AND THEN WE GO AND SEEIF MOM'S SLIPPERS FIT ME. SOUNDS EXCITING,BUT I THINK I'LL PASS. JENNIFER... LET ME EXPLAIN TO YOU THE IMPORTANCEOF POKER IN A MAN'S LIFE. ALEX, YOU'RE NOT GOINGTO THE GAME. IN THIS INDUSTRIALIZEDSOCIETY OF OURS, THERE AREN'T MANY BATTLESFOR A MAN TO FIGHT. THERE AREN'T MANYOPPORTUNITIES TO GO ONE-ON-ONEWITH ANOTHER MAN. THERE AREN'T MANY TESTSOF ONE'S COURAGE AND STAMINA. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? DO YOU WANT TO GETMOM'S SLIPPERS, OR SHOULD I? I'VE GOT A BETTER IDEA.GET YOUR COAT. ALEX, YOU'RE NOT THROWING ME OUTIN THE STREET, ARE YOU? I SAW"NICHOLAS NICKLEBY." I KNOW WHAT CAN HAPPENTO KIDS OUT THERE. LOOK, JENNIFER, RELAX. YOU'RE GOING TO THE POKER GAMEWITH ME. IT'LL BE FUN. ALEX, I'M NOT GOING. YOU HAVE NO CHOICE. THEN I'M GOING. I'M JUST GONNA WRITE A NOTETO MOM AND DAD IN CASETHEY COME HOME EARLY. I DON'T WANT THEMTO WORRY ABOUT YOU. WHY WOULD THEY WORRY? I'M OBVIOUSLYIN GOOD HANDS. KINGS BET 20 CENTS.I'M IN. I'M IN. WHAT ARE YOU -- NUTS? HEY. JENNIFER,KNOCK IT OFF. THEN LET ME PLAY.I'M BORED. AND YOU PROMISEDI COULD. UH, LISTEN UP, GUYS. UH, IS IT ALL RIGHT IF MY SISTERPLAYS ONE HAND WITH US? I DRAGGED HER HERE.SHE'S TIRED. SHE'S CRANKY. AND I THINK PLAYING JUST THE ONEHAND WILL MEAN A LOT TO HER. NO.NO.NO. I TRIED, JENNIFER. DOUG, IT'S 45TO YOU. I FOLD. ALEX! JENNIFER, THE GUYS DON'TWANT YOU TO PLAY. THERE'S NOTHINGI CAN DO ABOUT IT. NEIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY TOYSSHE COULD PLAY WITH? TOYS? YEAH, YOU KNOW, UH -- MODEL CARS, A DOLL,SOME SILLY PUTTY. I GOT A TOASTER. JENNIFER... NEIL SAYS YOU CAN PLAYWITH HIS TOASTER. WOW. IF HE HAD SOME BREAD,IT'D BE REALLY FUN. DON'T STICK A FORKIN THERE, KID. YOU DON'T OWN ANY FORKS. EXCUSE ME.THIS ISN'T A RESTAURANT. THIS ISN'T AN APARTMENT,EITHER. 45¢ TO YOU, NEIL. UH, CALL. YOUR BET, ARNIE. I CALL. I THINK HE'S GOTANOTHER KING UNDER THERE. HE'S BLUFFING. JENNIFER! SORRY. WHY DON'T YOU, UH,GO LIE DOWN SOMEWHERE? YEAH. TOLEDO. YOU SURE KNOW HOW TO MAKEA PERSON FEEL AT HOME. JUST LEAVE US ALONE,PLEASE. Chuck: I'LL GO 50 CENTS. NEIL,ARE YOU IN OR OUT? I'M IN.I ALREADY PUT IN MY MONEY. THOSE ARE MY QUARTERS.Jeff: HOW DO YOU KNOWTHEY'RE YOURS? HOW DO YOU KNOWTHEY'RE NOT? I DIDN'T SEE YOU PUTANY QUARTERS IN THERE. GUYS, COME ON! I DON'T THINK NEIL WOULD LIEABOUT 50 CENTS. THANK YOU, ALEX. A BUCK MAYBE. I'M IN.I'M IN, TOO. I'VE GOT THREE KINGS.TWO PAIRS. NOT SO FAST, ARNIE.FULL HOUSE, SEVENS OVER JACKS. OH, NICE POT.DAMN. HEY, ARNIE. DON'T BE SUCH A POOR LOSER. AND I'D APPRECIATE ITIF YOU WOULDN'T SWEAR IN FRONT OF MY SISTER. SORRY, ALEX.SORRY, JENNIFER. JENN-- JENNIFER? WHERE'S JENNIFER, ALEX? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? SHE'S RIGHT OVER THERE.JENNIFER. JENNIFER. QUIT HIDING. I'M SORRY I SAID WHAT I SAID,OKAY? JENNIFER. JENNIFER? SHE'S NOT THERE. SHE'S NOT THERE.WHERE DID SHE GO? SEARCH ME.WE DON'T KNOW. SHE'S GONE.I DON'T BELIEVE IT. CHECK AND SEEIF THE TOASTER'S STILL HERE. LET'S GO, ALEX.ANTE UP. ARNIE, MY SISTER IS GONE! ARE YOU IN,OR ARE YOU OUT? I'M OUT! I'M OUT!Chuck: COME ON, ALEX. YOU'RE THE BIG WINNER.YOU CAN'T DROP OUT NOW. I'M LOSING A BUNDLE.[ KNOCK ON DOOR ] OH, SHE'S BACK.SHE'S BACK. THANK GOD. UH, HI. UH, WELL,WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? WELL, WE GOT YOUR NOTE. WE THOUGHT WE'D COME BYAND PICK UP JENNIFER. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SIT DOWN,MRS. KEATON? OH, IF I SIT DOWN,I WOULDN'T WANT TO GET UP. ALEX, WHERE IS JENNIFER? SHE'S...WITH JEFF AND MALLORY. OH.YEAH. THEY, UM -- THEY JUST CAME BY A FEW MINUTESAGO TO PICK HER UP. I'M SURPRISED YOU DIDN'TPASS THEM IN THE HALL. JENNIFER WAS FAST ASLEEP. THEY HAD TO CARRY HERDOWN TO THE CAR. IT WAS REALLY CUTE.RIGHT, GUYS? OH, YEAH, ADORABLE. THE MOST DARLING THINGI'VE EVER SEEN. REALLY, REALLY PRECIOUS. WELL, OKAY, THEN.I GUESS WE'LL BE GETTING HOME. DO YOU THINK YOU'LL BEMUCH LONGER, ALEX?NO, NO. AS A MATTER OF FACT,WE WERE JUST ABOUT TOQUIT, RIGHT, GUYS? OH, RIGHT, ALEX. YEAH.OH, SURE. WELL, I HAD FUN. MOM, DAD, I'LL SEE YOU AT HOMEIN A FEW MINUTES. OKAY?SEE YOU NEXT WEEK. NICE TO MEET YOU.WE'LL SEE YOU. Chuck: SAME HERE.Jeff: BYE-BYE. HEY, ALEX FORGOTHIS MONEY. MAYBE WE SHOULD TRYTO CATCH -- AREN'T YOU GONNACOME IN? SURE,IF YOU WANT ME TO. I DO. BECAUSE, REALLY,IF YOU THINK I SHOULDN'T -- JEFF.I'M IN. I'M IN. ALEX, WE'RE HOME! JEFF, SIT. SO, UH,DID YOU ENJOY THE MOVIE? I DID.I-I REALLY DID.THAT'S GREAT. MOST PEOPLE DON'T ENJOYTRUFFAUT THE FIRST TIME. WELL, I DID. AND YOU WERE ABLE TOFOLLOW IT IN FRENCH? IT WAS IN FRENCH? UH, WHERE'S ALEXAND JENNIFER? WHO? OH, UM, I GUESSTHEY'RE UPSTAIRS. WHAT'S THE NOTE? OH. "DEAR MOM AND DAD,EVERYTHING'S FINE. "MALLORY HAD A DATE,SO I'M IN CHARGE OF JENNIFER. WE WENT TO NEIL'S HOUSE." SO, UH, NOBODY ELSEIS HOME, THEN. NOPE, JUST YOU AND ME. MAYBE I SHOULD LEAVE. I DON'T THINK SO. MALLORY. I MADE HER DO IT, ALEX!I'M AN ANIMAL! I DON'T DESERVE TO LIVE! WHERE'S JENNIFER? I THOUGHT SHE WAS WITH YOU. I GOT CAUGHT UPIN THE MOMENT! I COULDN'T CONTROL MYSELF! JEFF... I'M NOT USUALLYLIKE THIS, BUT WHEN I'M AROUND MALLORY,I GO CRAZY. JEFF, CALM DOWN! WE'VE GOTOTHER PROBLEMS HERE. I LOST JENNIFER. I THOUGHT YOU TOOK HERTO THE CARD GAME WITH YOU. I-I DID,BUT WHILE I WAS PLAYING, SHE JUST...WANDERED OFF. OH, NO. MOM AND DAD CAMETO THE CARD GAME TO GET HER. OH, NO. THEY'RE RIGHT BEHIND ME. I HAD TO DRIVE ONTHE SIDEWALK TO BEAT THEM HOME. MAYBE JENNIFER CAME HOME,AND SHE'S UPSTAIRS SLEEPING. I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT. I'LL LOOK. UM, I KIND OFTOLD MY PARENTS THAT, UH,JENNIFER WAS WITH YOU. SO I'D APPRECIATE IT,IF YOU'D -- LIE. THAT ABOUT SAYS IT,YEAH. SURE, ALEX,IF YOU WANT ME TO. LOOK,IF JENNIFER'S NOT HOME, MAYBE YOU AND ISHOULD GO LOOK FOR HER. WE'VE BOTH GOT CARS. GOOD IDEA. JEFF, THANK YOUFOR YOUR SUPPORT. I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE. NOT AT ALL. WELL, YOU'RE CERTAINLYNOT THE TWO I EXPECTED TO SEEON THE COUCH. WHERE'S MALLORY? SHE WENT UPSTAIRSTO CHECK ON JENNIFER. HI. EVERYTHING OKAYWITH JEN? YEAH, EVERYTHING'SJUST FINE.OH. WELL, I THINK I'LL GO,UH, TUCK HER IN. OH, YOU DON'T NEEDTO DO THAT. I JUST TUCKED HER IN.SHE'S FULLY TUCKED. SO, UM,HOW WAS YOUR MEETING? ARE YOU GUYS GONNA VOTEFOR DALE LEWIS? NO WAY. BOY, WAS I WRONGABOUT HIM. ME TOO.HE IS GREAT! WAIT A MINUTE --I THOUGHT WHEN YOU LEFT, THAT DAD WAS FOR HIM AND YOUWERE AGAINST HIM. WHAT HAPPENED? WE HEARD HIM SPEAK.WE HEARD HIM SPEAK. YOU'LL HAVE TO EXCUSE US.I'M GONNA DRIVE JEFF HOME. GOOD NIGHT, MR. KEATON.GOOD NIGHT. GOOD NIGHT, MRS. KEATON. BONSOIR, MALLORY.BONSOIR, JEFF. UH, JEFF, I AM WAITING.OKAY. WAIT A MINUTE.WHY ARE YOU DRIVING HIM, ALEX? JEFF HAS A CAR. WELL, HIS BATTERYIS A LITTLE LOW. I'M GONNA FOLLOW BEHINDIN CASE HE GETS INTO TROUBLE. IF YOU WANT TO GO ALONGFOR THE RIDE AND COME BACK WITH ALEX,IT'S OKAY. OH, NO, THANKS.I'M PRETTY TIRED. WELL, UH,I'M KIND OF TIRED, TOO. I THINKI'LL GO UP TO BED. OH, ME TOO.OH, WAIT. WHAT IS IT? UH, NOTHING. I-I WAS JUST HOPINGWE -- WE COULD TALK BEFORE YOU WENT UPSTAIRS. I'M AWFULLY TIRED,HONEY. CAN IT WAITTILL TOMORROW? I GUESS SO. I JUST WANTED TO TALKABOUT BOYS AND SEX. AND THEN, THE YOUNGKANGAROO SUCKLING LIVES -- LIVES IN ITS MOTHER'SPOUCH FOR MANY MONTHS, UNTIL IT'S ABLE TO VENTUREOUT ON ITS OWN. UH, I THINK MALLORYKNOWS ALL THAT, STEVEN, AND SHE WANTS TO TALK ABOUTMEN AND WOMEN. OH, NO, MOM.IT'S OKAY. I THINKI'D UNDERSTAND IT BETTER IF WE STARTFROM THE BEGINNING. SO DADDY KANGAROOSDON'T HAVE POUCHES? MM-HMM. ALEX, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?YOU'VE BEEN GONE ALMOST AN HOUR. DID JEFF HAVE CAR TROUBLE? UH, YES. YES, HE DID,AS A MATTER OF FACT. UM, HAS JENNIFERWOKEN UP YET? NOT YET. WHY SHOULDJENNIFER WAKE UP? ALEX, IS ANYTHING WRONG? UH, YES.YES, IT IS. UH, IT'S KIND OFA LONG STORY. YOU SEE, I DIDN'T WANT TO PLAYCINDERELLA ALL NIGHT, AND DRESS UPIN YOUR CLOTHES, MOM. AND YOU KNOWHOW SHY JEFF IS. I GOT THE CALLABOUT THE CARD GAME. CHUCK HAS NOT WON A POTIN THREE YEARS. THEY OFFERED HERTHE TOASTER. ALEX, WHAT ARE YOUTALKING ABOUT? I TOOK JENNIFER TOTHE CARD GAME, AND, UH, I LOST HER. YOU LOST JENNIFERIN A CARD GAME? NO. NO.I MEAN, SHE -- SHE DISAPPEAREDFROM THE APARTMENT. WHAT?!YOU DON'T KNOWWHERE SHE IS? WE'D FIGURED SHE CAME HOME.I DIDN'T -- OKAY.I'M CALLING THE POLICE. ELYSE, CALL CHRISSY'S HOUSE,AND SEE IF SHE WENT THERE. ALEX, CALL NEIL'SAND SEE IF SHE CAME BACK. STEVEN, WE'VE ONLYGOT ONE PHONE. ALEX, UH, GO NEXT DOORTO MRS. OBECK'S. USE HER PHONE. I'LL GOTO THE BARTON'S. HELLO. JENNIFER, BABY,ARE YOU OKAY? I'M FINE.I'M FINE. JUST A LITTLE TIRED. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?I WAS WORRIED SICK ABOUT YOU. YEAH, YEAH, I'LL BET. WHERE WERE YOU? I TOOK THE BUS. I WAS WITH SOMEONE LONELIERTHAN ME -- THE BUS DRIVER. BY THE WAY, HE'S COMING OVERNEXT THURSDAY NIGHT FOR DINNER. [ HORN HONKS ] THAT'S OKAY, SAM.YOU CAN GO NOW. [ HORN HONKS ]GOODBYE. JENNIFER, YOU CANNOTJUST WALK AWAY LIKE THAT. WE WERE SCARED TO DEATH. I KNOW. I'M SORRY. I JUST GOT SICKOF BEING IN THE WAY. HONEY, HONEY,YOU'VE NEVER BEEN IN THE WAY. ALEX AND MALLORYWON'T GET OFF SO EASY. DON'T BE TOO HARD ON THEM,DAD. I'M JUST A LITTLE SISTER. WHY SHOULD I EXPECT ANYBODYTO WANT TO SPEND TIME WITH ME? [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] HI. MOM SAID YOU'D SEE US NOW.CAN WE COME IN? SURE. THANKS. GUESS YOU WANT METO LEAVE, THEN. WAIT A MINUTE. WHY WOULD WE WANTYOU TO LEAVE? WELL, YOU NEVER SEEMTO WANT ME AROUND, LATELY. COME ON, JENNIFER.THAT'S NOT TRUE. IT ISN'T, HUH? IS THAT WHY YOU DUMPED MEFOR JEFF? JENNIFER.HEY, MALLORY DIDN'T -- AT LEAST SHE DUMPED MEFOR A NICE GUY, ALEX. YOU DUMPED MEFOR A GROUP OF WINOS. YEAH, ALEX. WAIT A MINUTE.WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON? ON THE OTHER HAND, MALLORY,YOU HURT ME EVEN MORE. I DON'T EXPECT ANYTHINGFROM ALEX. YEAH, MALLORY --WAIT -- WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'TEXPECT ANYTHING OF ME? ARE YOU SAYINGTHAT I NEGLECTED YOU? ALEX, THE ONLY TIMEYOU TALK TO ME IS WHEN YOU WANT METO LEAVE THE ROOM, OR YOU NEED SOME MONEY. HEY,HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT? REMEMBER, THIS MORNING,I TALKED TO YOU. I TALKED TO YOU. I PASSED YOU IN THE HALL. I SAID, UH,"HEY, HOW YOU DOING?" I'M TOUCHED. LOOK, JENNIFER. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'LLMAKE YOU FEEL ANY BETTER, BUT WE'RE GROUNDED. FOR HOW LONG? LET'S PUT IT THIS WAY. YOU'LL BE DRIVINGBEFORE WE WILL. LOOK, I DON'T KNOWWHY YOU GUYS ARE HERE. YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME. IT'S ALWAYS, "YOU'RE TOO YOUNGFOR THIS, JENNIFER." OR, "WE CAN'T GOBECAUSE OF YOU, JENNIFER." I'M NOT A PERSON. I'M A LITTLE SISTER. JENNIFER, WE DON'T REALLYTREAT YOU LIKE THAT. YES, YOU DO. YOU GUYSARE ALWAYS SO BUSY. YOU NEVER HAVE TIME FOR ME. ALEX, YOU'RE BUSY WITH YOURWORK, YOUR CLUBS, YOUR SCHOOL. MALLORY, YOU'RE BUSYWITH YOUR BOYS AND -- WHAT ELSE DO YOU DO? IT'S JUST BECAUSEWE'RE OLDER, JENNIFER. WHEN YOU GET TO BE OUR AGE,YOU'LL BE BUSY, TOO. I'LL NEVER BE YOUR AGE. I'LL ALWAYS BE YOUNGER. NO MATTER WHAT I DO, YOU GUYS WILL ALWAYSGET TO DO IT FIRST. WELL,THAT'S TRUE, JENNIFER, BUT THERE AREA LOT OF ADVANTAGES TO BEING THE YOUNGEST. LIKE WHAT? WELL, FOR ONE THING,MALLORY AND I HAVE WORNMOM AND DAD DOWN. WE'VE BROKEN THEM IN. WE'VE TRAINED THEM. BY THE TIMEYOU GET TO BE OUR AGE, YOU'LL BE RUNNINGTHIS PLACE. THAT IS SOMETHINGTO LOOK FORWARD TO, BUT WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DOBETWEEN NOW AND THEN? WE'LL TRY AND MAKE ITMORE FUN FOR YOU, JEN. WILL YOU GUYS LET ME GETIN TROUBLE WITH YOU MORE OFTEN? SURE WE WILL. WILL YOU TAKEALL THE BLAME WHEN WE DO? WE ALWAYS DO. I KNOW. THAT'S MY FAVORITE PARTOF BEING A LITTLE SISTER. YOU KNOW, JENNIFER, UH, WHEN WE DIDN'T KNOWWHERE YOU WERE, WE WERE REALLY WORRIEDABOUT YOU. YOU MEAN IT? THERE WAS A MOMENT THERE WHEN I REALIZEDWHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE, UH, IF YOU WEREN'T AROUND,AND I DIDN'T LIKE THE IDEA. FOR ONE THING, I'D BE STUCK HEREALONE WITH MALLORY. WE LOVE YOU, JENNIFER. SOMETIMES WE FORGET TO SAY IT,BUT WE DO. YOU TOO, ALEX? ME TOO. [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] JUST WANT TOCOUNT HEADS. ONE, TWO,THREE. ALL PRESENTAND ACCOUNTED FOR. NEXT COUNT WILL BEAT 0100 HOURS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THATANYMORE, DAD. I'M NOT GONNARUN AWAY AGAIN. YEAH.WE'LL KEEP HER HAPPY. WE'LL MAKE SURE SHE GETS OUTEVERY NOW AND THEN. WE'LL FEED HER,KEEP HER CLEAN. NO CHILD COULD ASKFOR MORE. WELL, AT LEAST NOW WE'RE AWAREOF HOW JENNIFER FEELS. MAYBE SOMETHING GOOD HAS COME OUT OF TONIGHT,AFTER ALL. THAT'S TRUE. TODAY HAS BEENA VERY POSITIVE EXPERIENCE. I MEAN,THINGS WE'VE LEARNED -- CAN IT, ALEX. YOU'RE STILLIN BIG TROUBLE. JENNIFER,I KNOW YOU FEEL THAT SOMETIMES YOU GET LOSTIN THE SHUFFLE. AND THAT'S WRONG. WE SHOULD WATCH OUTFOR THAT. BUT EVEN IF THAT HAPPENS, PLEASE REMEMBER THATWE LOVE YOU. WE DON'T MEANTO TAKE YOU FOR GRANTED. IF I'VE TAKEN ANYONE HERE FORGRANTED IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS, I APOLOGIZE. Together:I ACCEPT. AND -- AND, HEY,I'M NOT TOTALLY BLAMELESS HERE. DON'T BE SO ROUGHON YOURSELF, ALEX. NO. NO. I-I MEAN IT. I MEAN, SOMETIMES... I'M NOT AS SENSITIVETO ALL OF YOU AS I COULD BE. NO!NO!NO! AND -- AND SOMETIMESI'M A LITTLE TOO SELF-CENTERED. NO!NO!NO! WELL, I'M GLADI GOT THAT OFF MY CHEST. IT WASA REAL CATHARSIS, ALEX. I'M DRAINED. WELL, COME ON, JENNIFER.WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO TONIGHT? YOU NAME IT.I'M YOUR GUY. DO YOU WANT TO PLAYALL STAR BASEBALL? NOPE. CLUE? NOPE. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO? YOU KNOWWHAT I WANT TO PLAY. I'LL GO GETMOMMY'S SLIPPERS.