[ 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 THIS IS WONDERFUL, PAUL.IT REALLY IS. A TWIN TOWERS WITH A -- WITH A CONNECTING WALKWAYON THE 17th FLOOR. I MEAN, THIS IS --THIS IS BRILLIANT. YOU KNOW, I JUST THOUGHTIT WAS MORE AESTHETIC THAN THE SINGLE-TOWERCONCEPT. OH.THE KID'S A GENIUS. WELL,YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME. I'VE BEEN WORKINGWITH HIM FOR A YEAR. YOU ARE SO GOOD, PAUL. THANKS, ELYSE. BUT IT WAS REALLYYOUR IDEA ORIGINALLY. I JUST --JUST EXPANDED ON IT. OH, NO, NO, THIS IS MUCHBETTER THAN MY DESIGN. YOU-- YOU'RE JUSTSO GOOD. [ CHUCKLING ]THANKS. THANKS. NO, I MEAN IT.YOU REALLY ARE. YOU WANT METO JUST LEAVE IT THIS WAY? LISTEN, I'D BETTER GET HOMEAND GET STARTED ON THE BUDGET ESTIMATESFOR THIS DESIGN. DO YOU HAVETHE ACCOUNT FIGURES, ELYSE? OH, THEY'RE UPSTAIRS.I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. YOU KNOW, PAUL, THIS, UH, REALLYIS A SUPERIOR DESIGN HERE. OH, YEAH, RIGHT. THANKS. LISTEN, RAY,CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A SECOND? SURE. THERE'S REALLY BEENSOMETHING BOTHERING ME. I JUST GOT TO --GOT TO TELL SOMEBODY. IT HAS TO, UH --HAS TO DO WITH -- WITH ELYSE. WHAT'S THE MATTER? WELL,WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW,VERY CLOSELY. YOU KNOW, WE SHARE AN OFFICE.WE WORK ON PROJECTS. WE -- WE HAVE LUNCH. AND SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINEHERE, UH, A PROBLEM HAS DEVELOPED. SHE GETTING ON YOUR NERVES? I'M IN LOVE WITH HER. AT LEAST SHE'S NOTGETTING ON YOUR NERVES. RAY, I'M NOT KIDDING AROUND. I DON'T KNOW HOW OR WHENIT HAPPENED, BUT IT DID. PAUL, THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.YOU CAN'T BE. YOU'RE NOTIN LOVE WITH HER. RAY, I THINK ABOUT HEREVERY MINUTE OF THE DAY. I WAKE UP IN THE MIDDLEOF THE NIGHT AND SHE'S BEEN IN MY DREAMS. SHE'S THE OBJECTOF MY COMPLETE, TOTAL PASSION. I EVEN HAVE THISRECURRING FANTASY ABOUT TAKING HERTO EUROPE. HMM. MAYBE YOU AREIN LOVE WITH HER. SOMETIMES, I'LL BE, YOU KNOW --I'LL BE WORKING AT MY DESK, AND SHE'LL COME UPFROM BEHIND ME AND SHE'LL LEANOVER MY SHOULDER AND HER HAIR KIND OFBRUSHES AGAINST MY CHEEK. IT SMELLS SO NICE. AND SHE HAS THIS --THIS LITTLE LAUGH, YOU KNOW,KIND OF LIKE, UH -- [ GIGGLES FEMININELY ] WELL, IT'S BETTERTHAN THAT, ACTUALLY. PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER,PAUL. I MEAN, LOOK AT THIS HOUSE. SHE LIVES HERE WITH HERHUSBAND AND HER FOUR CHILDREN. I KNOW. I THINK THAT TRIPTO EUROPE'S OUT OF THE QUESTION, PAUL. I KNOW. DON'T YOU SEE?I KNOW I CAN'T BE WITH HER. THAT'S WHYTHIS IS SUCH TORTURE FOR ME. BUT I CAN'T ESCAPE IT. RAY, I'M COMPLETELY, TOTALLY,HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE. HI, RAY. HI, PAUL. STEVE,ELYSE'S HUSBAND. HI, STEVEN.NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. NICE TO SEE YOU.LOOKING GOOD. HEY, YOU TOO.WHAT DO YOU SAY? [ GASPING ]AH. HI, SWEETHEART.HERE ARE THE ACCOUNTS, RAY. GREAT. THANKS. LISTEN,I'VE GOT TO BE ON MY WAY. I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. OKAY, THANKS.BYE-BYE. BYE. NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN,STEVE. YOU TOO, RAY.UH, PAUL... TAKE CARE. SO, PAUL, DID I HEAR YOUSAYING YOU WERE IN LOVE? OH?NO. NO. UH... NO. ME IN LOVE? I -- I HATE LOVE. LOOK AT ANDY. I BOUGHT HIMTHIS NEW OUTFIT TODAY. Elyse:OH, THAT'S ADORABLE. OH, WHAT A CUTELITTLE GUY. OH, COME ON,HE LOOKS RIDICULOUS. IMAGINE HIM WALKINGINTO A BAR LOOKING LIKE THAT? Mallory: WOULD YOU TAKEA PICTURE OF US, PAUL? OH, SURE,YEAH, I'D BE GLAD TO. OKAY. [ INDISTINCT TALKING ] [ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ] Elyse:THERE, THAT WAS GOOD. Elyse:AND SO, TO RECAP, PAUL'S TWO-TOWER CONCEPTHAS NUMEROUS ADVANTAGES, BOTH IN TERMS OF SPACEEFFICIENCY AND AESTHETICS. NOW, WE BOTH FEELIT IS THE STRONGEST ALL-AROUND CONCEPTFOR THE BUILDING. IT'S A BRILLIANT DESIGN. TED, I'M HAPPY TO GIVETHIS ACCOUNT TO YOUR FIRM. THAT'S GREAT, SUSAN. I AM SUREYOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED. OH, WE DID IT! OH, PAUL,THIS IS SO EXCITING! [ GASPS ] MORE THAN YOU KNOW. OH. YOU KNOW, PAUL,WHEN I FIRST CAME BACK TO WORK A YEAR AGO,AFTER HAVING ANDREW, I WAS REALLY SCARED. BUT THEN I GOT TEAMED UPWITH YOU AND, WELL, YOU ARE SO BRIGHT,YOU'RE SO TALENTED, YOU -- YOU'RE SUCH A JOYTO BE WITH EVERY DAY, I -- I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOWHOW MUCH I -- I LOVE -- I REALLY LOVEWORKING WITH YOU. BUT S-SOMETIMES I --I WONDER, UH, HOW YOU -- HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT ME. YOU -- YOU DO? OH, I KNOW IT'S SILLY,BUT I JUST THINK THAT MAYBE, YOU KNOW,IF YOU HAD YOUR CHOICE, YOU'D RATHER NOT BE WITH ME. ELYSE, I WOULD RATHERBE WITH YOU THAN... ...ANYONE IN THE WORLD. REALLY?DO YOU MEAN THAT? I DO.I MEAN IT. I MEAN IT...A LOT. YOU ARE JUSTTHE SWEETEST MAN. YOU KNOW WHATWE SHOULD DO NOW? [ SIGHS ]WELL, I, UH... WE SHOULD CELEBRATE. CELEBRATE, YEAH. THAT WAS EXACTLYMY THOUGHT. SO, ANY IDEAS? WANT TO GO TO EUROPE? SO THEN HE YELLED AT USFOR PASSING NOTES IN CLASS. I SAID, "MR. NORRIS,THIS IS NOT FAIR. "YOU ALWAYS YELL AT MEAND STACEY FOR PASSING NOTES. "YOU NEVER YELL AT BRENDA, AND SHE PASSES NOTESALL THE TIME." WELL, BRENDA GETS REALLY MADAT ME BECAUSE I TOLD ON HER. I SAID, "BRENDA,WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL? HE KNOWS YOU PASS NOTES." [ SIGHS ] THAT'S QUITEA GRIPPING TALE, MAL. COME ON, GUYS. THIS -- THIS DINNERIS IN PAUL'S HONOR. HE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO LISTENTO OUR PETTY FAMILY SQUABBLES. WELL, WE'RE ALLJUST ABOUT DONE ANYWAY. WHOSE TURNIS IT TO CLEAR? YOURS, DAD. HEY, LISTEN, PAUL,I'M PLAYING IN A SOCCER GAME THURSDAY AFTERNOON. YOU WANT TO COME AND WATCH? ME? OH, THAT'S NICE OF YOU,JENNIFER, BUT I HAVE TO WORKLATE ON THURSDAY. OH, THAT'S TOO BAD. BE KIND OF FUN TO HAVEA CUTE GUY CHEER ME ON. I'M FREE ON THURSDAY. GREAT. HAVE A NICE DAY. YOU KNOW SOMETHING, PAUL?WHAT'S THAT, STEVE? I REALLY THINKSHE HAS A CRUSH ON YOU. WHAT? SHE DOES, I CAN TELL. YOU CAN?YEAH.HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. IT DOES? THAT'S JUST THE WAYSHE IS. SHE'S NEVER REALLY GONEFOR GUYS HER OWN AGE. LISTEN, STEVE,WHATEVER FEELINGS SHE MAY HAVE, I -- I'VE DONE NOTHINGTO ENCOURAGE IT, I SWEAR. WELL, OF COURSE NOT. IT'S PERFECTLY NATURALFOR SOMEONE HER AGE TO HAVE A LITTLE CRUSHON AN OLDER MAN. WHO ARE YOU TALKINGABOUT? JENNIFER.WHO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? JENNIFER. WHO ELSE COULD IPOSSIBLY BE TALKING ABOUT? [ CHUCKLING ] COULD I HAVE A SIPOF THIS WATER? PAUL? IS SOMETHING WRONG? YES. STEVE,I'M A NERVOUS WRECK. I'M -- I'M -- I'MWRACKED WITH GUILT. I GOT TO GET THISOFF MY CHEST. WHAT? LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY. RIGHT NOW,YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO PUNCH ME IN THE NOSE. IN FACT, I DESERVE IT.GO AHEAD, LET HER WHALE. WELL,I'D REALLY RATHER NOT. ALL RIGHT, THEN,I'LL PUNCH MYSELF IN THE NOSE. WELL, PAUL -- PAUL. LOOK, WOULD YOU PLEASETELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON? STEVE, I'M IN LOVEWITH YOUR WIFE. FROM AFAR, YES, BUT I'M IN LOVEWITH HER NEVERTHELESS. THERE, I SAID IT.OKAY? NOW, GO AHEAD,PUNCH ME IN THE NOSE. LOOK, SETTLE DOWN, HUH?OKAY? YOU'RE IN LOVEWITH MY WIFE? I REALLY DON'T KNOWWHAT TO SAY. I KNOW "GOOD LUCK"IS WRONG. THAT PUNCH IN THE NOSE IS STARTING TO LOOK GOOD,HUH, STEVE? PAUL, COME ON. YOU'VE DONENOTHING WRONG HERE. STEVE, I -- I WANT TO TAKEYOUR WIFE TO EUROPE. EUROPE. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUTSOME 10-DAY CRUISE, EITHER. I'M TALKING ABOUT,YOU KNOW, A MONTH. SIX WEEKS MAYBE,DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER. IT CAN GET CHILLY UP IN THESCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES, SO -- OF COURSE, IF WE WENTIN SUMMER, THEN THAT WOULD -- PAUL. I'M SORRY, I -- DOES ELYSE KNOWABOUT THIS? NO. MAYBE IT'LL BE EASIER IF YOU JUST TELL HERHOW YOU FEEL. NO. NO. NO WAY.I CAN'T. I'D BE -- I'D BE ASHAMED,EMBARRASSED. I C-- I JUST CAN'T TELLELYSE ABOUT THIS. OH, I HEARD MY NAME.WERE YOU TALKING ABOUT ME? UM, SORT OF. NOTHING BAD, I HOPE. DON'T WORRY. READY FOR SOMECHAMPAGNE? UH, LISTEN,I'VE GOT TO -- I GOT TO GO. BUT IT'S STILL EARLY,PAUL. NO, I DO, I REALLY --I HAVE TO GO. THANKS FOR DINNER.IT WAS -- WOW, IT WAS GREAT.TAKE CARE. GOOD NIGHT. WHAT DID YOU SAY TO HIM? [ INDISTINCT TALKING ] HEY, ALEX. HOW'S IT GOING?SHH, SHH, SHH. WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING?UH, CNN. THEY'RE RUNNING A TAPE OF THE PRESIDENT'S PRESSCONFERENCE FROM EARLIER TODAY. THAT'S TELLING THEM,DUTCH. HE -- HE WAS JUST, UH,TALKING ABOUT THIS NEW STAR WARSDEFENSE SYSTEM, DAD. IT IS GREAT. WE'RE GONNA BUILD THESE --THESE SPACE WEAPONS THAT CAN SHOOT DOWNSOVIET MISSILES. NOW, IF T-- IF THE SOVIETSBUILD SPACE WEAPONS THAT CAN SHOOT DOWNOUR MISSILES, WE'RE GONNA BUILD BIGGER SPACE WEAPONS. UH, SHOOT DOWNTHEIR SPACE WEAPONS. AND IF THEY BUILDBIGGER SPACE WEAPONS TO SHOOT DOWN OUR SPACE WEAPONS, WE'RE GONNA BUILDEVEN BIGGER SPACE WEAPONS... TO SHOOT DOWNTHEIR SPACE WEAPONS THAT SHOOT DOWNOUR SPACE WEAPONS. FINALLY SOMETHING SENSIBLEIS HAPPENING. ARE YOU ALMOST DONE,ALEX? YEAH,WE WANT TO WATCH MTV. I MEAN, UH, NOT MTV. UH, SOMETHING BETTERTHAN MTV. I HAPPEN TO BE WATCHINGTHE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,MALLORY. SHOW A LITTLE RESPECT. DAD. HAVE YOU TWOFINISHED YOUR HOMEWORK? THAT'S A LOW BLOW,ALEX. HAVE YOU GIRLSFINISHED YOUR HOMEWORK? DAD!GO FINISHYOUR HOMEWORK. YUP, COME ON, FINISH YOURHOMEWORK, CHOP-CHOP. LET'S GO. WHAT A GYP. AH. BOY, IS HE GREAT. I BET YOU FEELA LITTLE SILLY ABOUT NOT VOTING FOR HIM NOW,HUH, DAD? THE SHAME IS ALMOSTTOO MUCH TO BEAR. HI.OH, HEY, HONEY. WHY ARE YOU SO LATE? OH, PAULCALLED IN SICK TODAY, AND WE'RE WORKINGON A DEADLINE, SO I HAD A LOTTO GET DONE BY MYSELF. HMM. I SEE. UM, DID YOU TALKTO PAUL? NO. YOU KNOW, BUT I TRIEDTO CALL HIM SEVERAL TIMES, BUT ALL I GOTWAS HIS ANSWERING MACHINE. HE WAS KIND OF UPSETWHEN HE LEFT HERE LAST NIGHT. I HOPE NOTHING'S WRONG. I THINKI'LL TRY HIM AGAIN. UH, WAIT -- WAIT A --WAIT A SECOND, HONEY. BEFORE YOU CALL, UH, THERE'S SOMETHINGYOU SHOULD KNOW. WHAT? WELL, UH,LAST NIGHT, UH, WHEN -- WHEN PAUL AND IWERE IN THE KITCHEN, UH, HE WAS TALKING ABOUT YOU. OH. OH, I KNEW IT.WORKING WITH ME IS HOLDING HIM BACK,ISN'T IT? AND I -- I ASKED HIM ABOUT IT,AND HE DENIED IT. BUT THAT'S IT,ISN'T IT? HE DOESN'T LIKEWORKING WITH ME. OH. NO, THAT'S NOT IT. UH, THE MAN HAS FALLENIN LOVE WITH YOU. OH, THAT'S IT. HE'S FALLEN IN LOVEWITH ME? NOW, WAIT -- WAIT --WAIT A MINUTE. BE MORE SPECIFIC,STEVEN. W-WHAT DID HE SAYTHAT MAKES YOU THINK HE FELL IN LOVEWITH ME? WELL, FOR ONE THING,HE WANTS TO TAKE YOU TO EUROPE. NOW? WELL, NO, IN THE SUMMER. TH-THAT WAY IT WON'T BE COLDWHEN YOU HEAD UP NORTH TO THE SCANDINAVIAN CO-- THE POINT IS, ELYSE, THE MAN IS COMPLETELYIN LOVE WITH YOU. HE'S IN LOVE WITH ME. HMM. MY GOODNESS.THAT'S REMARKABLE. ELYSE, UM -- ELYSE? HMM?THIS IS BAD NEWS,REMEMBER? OH, I'M SORRY, HONEY. IT -- IT'S JUST --WELL, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME. YOU KNOW, NO ONE'S FELT LIKETHIS FOR ME FOR OVER 20 YEARS. WELL, NOT COUNTING YOU. COUNT ME, ELYSE. OH, I'M SORRY. [ TELEPHONE RINGS ] HELLO. OH, HI, TED. WHAT?! WHERE IS HE NOW? OKAY. THANKS, TED. THAT WAS MY BOSS. HE SAID PAUL HAS JUST WALKEDINTO THE OFFICE NOW. SAID HE IS QUITTINGTHE FIRM, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. PAUL. HEY, HOW'S IT GOING? WE HAVE TO TALK. GEE, I'D LIKE TO,BUT I'M, YOU KNOW -- I'M KIND OFIN A RUSH HERE. STEVEN TOLD ME, YOU KNOW, HOW, UH -- HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT ME. UH, I DON'T -- DON'T KNOWWHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. WELL, HE SAID THAT, YOU KNOW,THAT YOU'RE, UH, IN LOVE WITH ME. IN LOVE WITH YOU? HA! MY GOODNESS, NO, THAT -- UH, THAT'S ABSURD. I -- I DIDN'T SAYI WAS IN LOVE WITH YOU, UH -- I SAID SOME NICE THINGSABOUT YOU. I PROBABLY USED A FEWGLOWING, FLOWERY PHRASES. HE JUST MISUNDERSTOODWHAT I MEANT. HE SAID YOU WANTEDTO TAKE ME TO EUROPE. YEAH. SURE. ALL I -- ALL I MEANT BY THATWAS THAT I REALLY, UH -- REALLY APPRECIATE THE GREATWORK YOU'VE BEEN DOING. AND I JUST, YOU KNOW -- I WANTED TO SHOWMY APPRECIATION BY, UH -- BY DOING SOMETHING NICEFOR YOU LIKE BUYING YOUA BOX OF CANDY OR, UH --OR TAKING YOU TO EUROPE. LOOK, ELYSE, UH, YOU'RE -- YOU'RE A MARRIED WOMAN.I LIKE YOU. BUT, I'M --I'M CERTAINLY NOT, UH... ...IN LOVE WITH YOU. OKAY. SO WHYARE YOU QUITTING? WELL, YOU KNOW, I'M JU--I'M A LITTLE BURNED OUT. AND, UH, YOU KNOW,I THOUGHT MAYBE I SHOULD BE TRAVELINGFOR A WHILE, MAYBE, OR -- PAUL, WOULD YOU BE HONESTWITH ME? I'M BEING HONEST WITH YOU,ELYSE. LOOK, IF YOU WANT TO BELIEVE THAT I'M LEAVINGBECAUSE I'M, UH, IN LOVE WITH YOU, FINE. YOU KNOW,BELIEVE THAT IF YOU WANT TO. I COULDN'T CARE LESS.PAUL, IT MAKES NO S-- WHAT? LEAVE ME ALONE,WILL YOU? ALL RIGHT. OKAY. IF -- IF YOU WANT TO QUITON THESE TERMS, THAT'S FINE. I CAN'T DO ANYTHINGABOUT IT. BUT, YOU KNOW,I -- I -- I CANNOT EXECUTE THIS PROJECT WITHOUTYOUR HELP. SO AT LEASTFILL ME IN ON THE DETAILS OF YOUR PARTOF THE WORK. Fine. OKAY. OKAY, THE, UH... THE TWO TOWERS... [ CLEARS THROAT ] ...THE TWO TOWERSNEED SEPARATE -- ALL RIGHT. THE, UH, TWO TOWERSNEED SEPARATE VENTILATION. IF I WERE YOU, I'D CALL INA CONSULTANT ON THAT. WHAT ABOUTTHE NEW FIRE CODE? HOW DOES THAT AFFECTTHE BEAM STRUCTURE? WE JUST HAVE TO ADJUSTTHE BEAM STRUCTURE TO ACCOMMODATE WIDER DUCTS. THAT'LL MEAN, UH... THAT'LL MEAN AN EXTRASUPPORT SYSTEM THAT CAN HOLD... PAUL. I CAN'T BELIEVEI JUST DID THAT. I TRIED TO KISSA MARRIED WOMAN. OH.I'M A DEGENERATE,A FELON. PAUL, IT IS ALL RIGHT.WE JUST HAVE TO TALK. I KNEW I WOULD DO THISSOONER OR LATER IF I DIDN'T GET OUT OF HERE,DAMN IT! WHY DID YOUHAVE TO COME DOWN HERE?! WHY COULDN'T YOU JUSTLET ME LEAVE IN PEACE? [ DOOR SLAMS ] OH, GREAT. LISTEN,I'M GLAD YOU'RE BOTH HERE. OH, YEAH? WHY? WELL, THE TRUTH IS, I FELTA LITTLE BAD ABOUT BEFORE, WHEN I GOT YOUINTO TROUBLE WITH DAD FOR NOT DOING YOUR HOMEWORK,AND I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING TO MAKE IT UP TO YOU. SO, UH... HERE. IT'S A $10 CHECK MADE OUT TO YOUFROM AUNT HELEN. SHE GAVE IT TO MEFOR MY 14th BIRTHDAY. I, UH, FOUND IT IN MY DESK. A-ANYWAY, I, UH -- I ENDORSED IT OVER TO YOUON THE BACK THERE. ANY BANK SHOULD TAKE THAT. WHY DON'T WE, UH -- WHY DON'T WEGO WATCH SOME MTV, HUH? IT'S ON ME. RIGHT. OKAY. LISTEN,CAN I BORROW $10? OH, STEVEN,I FEEL JUST TERRIBLE. THIS MAN IS THROWING AWAYHIS CAREER BECAUSE OF ME. LOOK, YOU CAN'T BLAME YOURSELF,ELYSE. OH, I KNOW. I JUST WISH THEREWAS SOMETHING I COULD HAVE DONE. [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] PAUL. COME IN.THANKS. WELL, I -- I G-GUESSI SHOULD PROBABLY, UM... WELL, I MEAN... OH, BOY,HOW DID IT GET SO LATE? I SHOULD HAVE WATEREDTHOSE PLANTS HOURS AGO. SMOOTH EXIT. YEAH. ELYSE, UH... RIGHT NOW,I'M VERY ASHAMED OF MYSELF. BUT I JUST -- I JUST COULDN'T WALK AWAYAND LET THINGS END ON A BAD NOTE LIKE THAT. I AM SO GLADTHAT YOU CAME BACK. ELYSE, I'M NOTA FRIVOLOUS PERSON. I DON'T -- I DON'T FALL IN LOVEEASILY. YOU AND I HAVE BEEN TOGETHEREIGHT HOURS A DAY, FIVE DAYS A WEEKFOR THE PAST YEAR. EVERY MOMENT OF ITHAS BEEN EXHILARATING. I MEAN, WE --WE TALK ABOUT OUR LIVES. WE OPEN UPTO EACH OTHER. WE -- WE HELP EACH OTHERBE CREATIVE IN OUR WORK. WE -- WE LAUGH. WE DANCE. WE'VE NEVER DANCED. NO, THAT'S TRUE,NOT TOGETHER, BUT... SOMETIMES, WHEN YOU GO OUTTO GET COFFEE... I DANCE. THE POINT IS... I'VE NEVER FELTSO NATURAL AND SO COMFORTABLEWITH ANOTHER PERSON. I CAN'T IMAGINE EVER... [ SIGHS ] ...LOVING BEING WITH ANYONETHE WAY I LOVE -- I LOVE BEING WITH YOU,ELYSE. THAT IS SO SWEET, PAUL. I'M GLADYOU THINK IT'S SWEET. I'M JUST GONNA GO HOME,FINISH PACKING, AND LEAVE THE COUNTRY NOW. PAUL, STOP, PLEASE. LET'S -- LET'S TRYAND ANALYZE THIS. LET'S TRY AND MAKESOME SENSE OUT OF IT. GOOD LUCK. DID -- DID YOU EVER STOPTO THINK THAT MAYBE YOU'RE MISINTERPRETINGYOUR FEELINGS FOR ME? THAT MAYBE IT'S NOT REALLY METHAT YOU LOVE BUT JUST SOMETHING THAT I MAYREPRESENT TO YOU IN SOME WAY? NO, IT'S YOU. WELL,I'M -- I'M MARRIED, PAUL. I'M HAPPILY MARRIED.YOU KNOW THAT. I COULD NEVER RECIPROCATETHE FEELINGS THAT YOU HAVE. NOW --NOW, DOESN'T LOVE -- REAL LOVE,HAVE TO BE A TWO-WAY STREET? WELL, MAYBE TECHNICALLY,I SUPPOSE. JUST -- JUST THINK ABOUT IT.IT REALLY DOES. LET ME SEE IF I'MFOLLOWING YOU ON THIS. WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ISYOU'RE SAYING THAT YOU ARE HAPPILY MARRIED. OUR BEING TOGETHERIS AN IMPOSSIBILITY. YOU'RE SAYING THATMAYBE THAT FACT ALONE MEANS THAT WHAT I FEELFOR YOU IS SOMETHINGOTHER THAN LOVE. YES.THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. IN OTHER WORDS, I'M IN LOVEWITH THE KIND OF PERSON YOU ARE WITH THE QUALITIES YOU POSSESS,BUT NOT ACTUALLY WITH YOU. YES, YOU'VE GOT IT. YOU'RE SAYING THAT, AFTER ALL,I'M 28, YOU'RE IN YOUR 40s. 40. JUST 40. YOU'RE SAYING THATI'M IN THE PRIME OF MY LIFE, WHEREAS YOU -- YOU'RESEVERAL STAGES BEYOND THAT. IT'S NOT --IT'S NOT QUITE WHAT I MEAN. I MEAN, YOU COULD ALMOSTBE A GRANDMOTHER. WE MADE A BREAKTHROUGH HERE.LET'S NOT BELABOR IT. I'M SORRY. BUT -- BUT YOU DOUNDERSTAND THE POINTI'M GETTING AT. I DO, ELYSE, ALTHOUGHI HAVE TO ADMIT, I... ...I STILL FEEL THE SAME WAYABOUT YOU, BUT AT LEAST NOWI HAVE SOME WAY TO DEAL WITH THE FEELINGSI HAVE A LITTLE BIT. GOOD. SO YOU CANSTAY AT THE FIRM. WE CAN STAY PARTNERS? I'LL GIVE IT A TRY,BUT YOU HAVE TO PROMISE NOT TO LEAN OVER MY SHOULDERWHILE I'M WORKING. WHY NOT? TRUST ME.DON'T DO IT. OKAY. OH, ELYSE,TO CLOSE THIS CHAPTER, THERE'S ONE THINGI NEED TO KNOW. WHAT? WELL,UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES, IF YOU WERE SINGLE AND -- AND MET ME,AM I THE KIND OF GUY YOU WOULD HAVETAKEN AN INTEREST IN? OH, PAUL... THE FACT THAT SOMEONEAS EXCEPTIONAL AS YOU, AS SPECIAL AS YOU ARE, COULD HAVETHOSE KIND OF FEELINGS FOR ME... WELL, IT MAKE-- IT MAKESME FEEL VERY FLATTERED AND V-VERY TOUCHED AND MAKES ME FEELVERY GOOD ABOUT MYSELF. I -- I REALLY MEAN THAT,PAUL. SO IS THAT A "YES," YOU WOULDHAVE TAKEN AN INTEREST? YES, YES. IT'S A YES. MAYBE EVEN HAVE GONE -- HAVE GONE WITH ME TO --TO EUROPE? WHY NOT? WOW.