[ 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 NOW, BERNICE, YOU HAVEA LIST OF ALL THE COUNCILMEN WHO ARE IN OUR CORNERAND HAVE COME OUT AGAINST THE CONSTRUCTIONOF THE HIGH-RISE, RIGHT? RIGHT. AND, PHYLLIS, YOU HAVE A LIST OFALL THOSE WHO ARE ON THE FENCE? -RIGHT.-OKAY. I HAVE A LIST OF ALL THE PIZZAPARLORS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I SAY WE EAT. I'M STARVING. ELYSE, THIS RE-ZONING BILL'SGOT TO BE STOPPED. IF IT PASSES, ALL THERECREATIONAL LAND IN TOWN WILL BE TURNEDINTO CONDOMINIUMS. DO YOU HAVEA COPY OF THE BILL? OH, YEAH. RIGHT HERE. YOU KNOW,ONE THING IN OUR FAVOR IS THE OPPOSITIONIS INCREDIBLY DISORGANIZED. THEY'RE SLOPPY,UNPREPARED, CONFUSED -- CAN'T SEEM TO FIND IT. I KNOW, IT'SIN MY BROWN PURSE. NO. NO. WAIT. I'LL LOOK UPSTAIRS.JUST A MINUTE. I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE FIGHTINGME ON THIS, JENNIFER. IT JUST DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT.THAT'S ALL. OKAY, LET ME TRYAND EXPLAIN IT TO YOU AGAIN. YOU'RE WHAT'S CALLED A CONSUMER. YOU BUY GUM, CANDY, A PAIROF WAX LIPS EVERY NOW AND THEN. RIGHT. RIGHT. OKAY. NOW, YOU NEEDMONEY FOR ALL THIS, RIGHT? BUT I GET AN ALLOWANCE. THAT'S TRUE,BUT DON'T YOU REMEMBER? OH, YEAH. I'VE BEEN HARD HITBY INFLATIONARY PRESSURES. THAT'S RIGHT. NOW, I AM WILLINGTO SUPPLEMENT YOUR INCOME BY 25 CENTS A WEEK,IN EXCHANGE FOR A SERVICE. I MEAN, WHAT COULD BEMORE REASONABLE? ALEX, I DON'T WANT TO CLEAN YOUR ROOM. WHY DON'T YOU CLEANYOUR OWN ROOM? I COULD DO THAT, MALLORY,BUT THAT'D BE THE EASY WAY OUT. BY PAYING JENNIFER TO DO IT,I'M ALLOWING HER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE AMERICANFREE-ENTERPRISE SYSTEM. DON'T DO IT FOR ME, JENNIFER.DO IT FOR AMERICA. YOU HAVE NO SHAME AT ALL. HI, KIDS. WHERE'S YOUR MOTHER? UH, IN THE LIVING ROOM. WHAT'S THE OCCASION? KIDS, YOUR FATHER JUST WON THE MIDWEST REGIONALMURRAY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDINGPBS DOCUMENTARY. -YAY!-YAY! WHICH DOCUMENTARYWAS THIS FOR, DAD? UH, THE LAST ONEIN OUR WILDLIFE SERIES, "THE EGRET'S REGRET." I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. THAT DOCUMENTARY WAS SO OBVIOUSLY BIASED,SO SLANTED. YOU DID THE WHOLE THINGFROM THE EGRET'S POINT OF VIEW. ALEX, YOUR VIEWS ON THIS SUBJECTARE WELL-KNOWN. WE GOT YOUR LETTERDOWN AT THE STATION. PERSONALLY, I THOUGHT "BLEEDING-HEART BIRD-LOVERS"WAS A BIT STRONG. OKAY, BE REAL QUIET.I WANT TO SURPRISE HER. -BUT, DAD ---Shh! AND NOW, THE WINNEROF THE MURRAY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDINGLOCALLY PRODUCED PUBLIC-TELEVISIONDOCUMENTARY. MAY I HAVE THE ENVELOPE,PLEASE? THE WINNER IS... STEVEN KEATON. [ IMITATES CROWD ROARING ] IS, UM... ELYSE KEATON HERE? STEVEN! ELYSE. I WON THE MURRAY AWARDFOR "THE EGRET'S REGRET"! OH, STEVEN, THAT'S WONDERFUL! I KNOW HOW HARD YOU WORKEDTO GET THAT ON! OH, I AM SO PROUD OF YOU!I'M HAPPY! I'M EXCITED! -ELYSE.-I'M COMING! I WAS HOPINGWE COULD CELEBRATE TONIGHT. OH, I'M SORRY, SWEETHEART.I CAN'T. ANY CHANCE YOU'LL BE DONE SOON? WELL, LET'S SEE. WE HAVE TO WRITE UPTHE PETITION AND COORDINATETHE CANVASSING TEAMS, UH, NAME THE GROUP LEADERS, AND THENMAKE ABOUT 20 PHONE CALLS. I THINK SOON'SA LITTLE OPTIMISTIC. I THINK JUNE'S A LITTLE OPTIMISTIC. MAYBE WE CAN CELEBRATETOMORROW NIGHT. SURE. IT'S NO BIG DEAL.I JUST WANTED SOME OF YOUR TIME. WE GOT THE SHOW ON THE AIR.THAT'S WHAT COUNTS. -YEAH.-WE CAN CELEBRATE ANY TIME. OH, WE WILL, TOO. WHAT'S AN AWARD, REALLY? SILLY WAYTO ENCOURAGE COMPETITION. I'D LIKE TO THANKMY PARENTS, OF COURSE, AND MY FIRSTSCOUT LEADER. THAT'S RIGHT, GUIDO. THE TABLE BY THE PICTURE WINDOW,TONIGHT AT 6:30. OH, AND GUIDO,IT'S A SPECIAL OCCASION, SO A BOTTLEOF YOUR BEST CHAMPAGNE. I WON THE MURRAY AWARD. "THE EGRET'S REGRET." I DON'T KNOW.I THOUGHT WE SHOWED BOTH SIDES. OKAY. SEE YOU TONIGHT. GOOD MORNING. SORRY YOU WEREN'T AWAKEWHEN I CAME UP LAST NIGHT. THAT'S OKAY. WHAT WOULD YOU SAYIF I TOLD YOU THAT I WAS ABLETO WANGLE US THE TABLE BY THE WINDOW AT GUIDO'STONIGHT AT 6:30 FOR OUR MURRAY AWARDCELEBRATION? OH! I ONLY HAVE ONE PROBLEMWITH THAT. I CAN'T MAKE IT. THAT'S A TOUGH THINGTO OVERLOOK. WELL, I HAVE A LATE MEETINGAT WORK TONIGHT. I HAVE TO DO SOME DRAWINGSFOR A NEW BUILDING, AND WE'RE BIDDINGON THE PROJECT TOMORROW. LET ME CALL GUIDO RIGHT BACK,SEE IF HE CAN TAKE US ANY LATER. OH, GREAT. MOM, MALLORY SAYS I CAN'T GOWITH YOU AND HER TONIGHT. TONIGHT? WHERE ARE WE GOING? IT'S OUR FIRST MOTHER/DAUGHTERYOGA CLASS TONIGHT, AND SHE CAN'T COME. WHY NOT? SHE'S A MOTHER.I'M A DAUGHTER. I SAY WE'RE IN BUSINESS. YOU DON'T EVEN KNOWWHAT YOGA IS. SO WHAT? I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT SEX WAS, AND I WENT TOSEX-EDUCATION CLASS, DIDN'T I? WELL, THIS IS DIFFERENT. WELL, I HOPE SO.THAT WAS REALLY BORING. I DON'T KNOW, SWEETHEART.YOUR DAD AND I HAVE PLANS. MOM, YOU PROMISED. LET ME TALK TO HIM. WELL, I-IT TOOK SOME DOING,BUT WE'RE IN AT 7:30. WE DON'T HAVETHE WINDOW TABLE -- IS THERE A CHANCEWE CAN DO IT ANY LATER? [ LAUGHS NERVOUSLY ] ELYSE, YOU KILL ME SOMETIMES. I'M SORRY, SWEETHEART. I-I COMPLETELY FORGOTABOUT THIS YOGA CLASS THE GIRLS AND ISIGNED UP FOR. IT'S AT 7:00 TONIGHT. AND WE CAN'T MISSTHE FIRST CLASS. THEY TEACH YOU HOW TO BREATHE. YOU ALREADY KNOW HOW TO BREATHE. INHALE, EXHALE,KEEP ALTERNATING. YOU WON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM. OH, PLEASE, DADDY, CAN WE GO? PLEASE, CAN WE? CAN WE? PLEASE? OH, OKAY. THEY LOVE IT WHEN YOU BEG. I'LL CALL GUIDO AND TRYTO CHANGE THE RESERVATION. OKAY. MOM, THERE'S A CALL FOR YOUON THE OTHER LINE. OH, THANK YOU, HONEY. OKAY, JENNIFER,I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. I'VE BEEN THINKING IT OVER, AND I'M WILLING TO RAISETHE BASE PAY FOR CLEANING MY ROOMTO 75 CENTS A WEEK. A QUARTER YOU SEE UP FRONT, THE REST I PUTIN A TRUST FUND FOR YOU. WHEN DO I GET THE MONEY? WHEN YOU'RE 18. FORGET IT. BY THEN,I'LL BE TOO OLD TO ENJOY IT. GUIDO...TAKE IT EASY. I THINK WE CAN DISCUSS THISAS TWO INTELLIGENT ADULTS. WHAT I'M TRYING TO TELL YOUIS THAT ANY TABLE WILL DO. N-NOW, COME ON,I DON'T MEAN ANY TABLE. WON'T THE CASH REGISTERGET IN THE WAY? OH, N-NEVER MIND, I'LL TAKE IT.SEE YOU AT 9:15. HMM. JUST GOT A CALLFROM CATHY SPEERING. SHE NEEDS TO SEE ME TONIGHT. TONIGHT -- OUR TONIGHT? SHE'S A MEMBEROF MY WOMEN'S SUPPORT GROUP, AND WE MADE A COMMITMENTTO BE AVAILABLE TO ONE ANOTHER. WE MADE A COMMITMENT,TOO, ELYSE, REMEMBER? PEOPLE THREW RICE.YOU WORE A WHITE DRESS. DO THE WORDS"FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE" RING A BELL? THEY'RE ABOUT TO HAVE A FIGHT. IS IT OVER DADDY'S MURPHY AWARD? IT'S NOT A MURPHY AWARD. [ CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY ]IT'S A MURRAY. AND WE ARE NOTABOUT TO HAVE A FIGHT. I SIMPLY WANT TO TAKEYOUR MOTHER OUT TO DINNER TO CELEBRATE,AND SOME CONFLICTS HAVE ARISEN DUE TO YOUR MOTHER BEINGSOMEWHAT OVERCOMMITTED LATELY, AND WE'RE TRYINGTO RESOLVE THEM. THAT'S ALL. ISN'T THAT RIGHT...DEAR? THAT'S RIGHT...SWEETHEART... ALTHOUGH YOUR FATHERHAS NEGLECTED TO MENTION THAT ALL OF THIS HAS HAPPENED AT AN UNUSUALLY HECTIC PERIODFOR ME. BUT I AM SURE HE'SMATURE ENOUGH TO REALIZE THAT ALTHOUGH I'M DOINGEVERYTHING HUMANLY POSSIBLE TO BE FLEXIBLE, OUTSIDECOMMITMENTS MUST BE FULFILLED. IT'S A FIGHT. [ HORN HONKS ] WE GOT TO GET TO SCHOOL. TELL US WHO WINS. [ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ] I'M SORRY, SWEETHEART,BUT CATHY SOUNDED REALLY UPSET. SHE'S AFRAID HER HUSBAND'S GONNALEAVE HER FOR ANOTHER WOMAN. WHAT GIVES HER THAT IDEA? HE HASN'T BEEN HOMEFOR DINNER IN EIGHT MONTHS. SO MAYBE HE'S ON A DIET. COULDN'T YOU TELL HERYOU WERE BUSY TONIGHT, THAT WE HAD SPECIAL PLANS? THAT YOU WANTED TO SPENDTHE EVENING WITH YOUR HUSBAND? LOOK, I DON'T THINKSHE SHOULD BE ALONE TONIGHT. SHE'S CALLED MEIN HER HOUR OF NEED, AND I JUST DON'T FEELLIKE I CAN TURN MY BACK ON HER. WELL, WHEN YOU PUT IT LIKE THAT,IT'S PRETTY TOUGH TO SAY NO. OKAY, LOOK. YOU DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO.GO OVER THERE TONIGHT. I'LL MAKE A SPECIAL DINNER HERE, AND WE'LL CELEBRATETHE MINUTE YOU GET HOME. THANK YOU, SWEETHEART.YOU'RE TERRIFIC. OKAY. [ CHUCKLES ] HE-E-E-Y, GUIDO. GOOD EVENING. OR SHOULD I SAYGOOD MORNING? I DIDN'T REALIZEIT WAS SO LATE. THINGS GOT KIND OF HEAVYWITH CATHY. HOPE I DIDN'T CAUSEANY PROBLEMS. NAH. THE RECIPE SPECIFICALLY SAYS "ALLOW VEAL TO SITSIX HOURS BEFORE SERVING." SHOULD BE JUST ABOUT READY. I'M SORRY.I JUST COULDN'T LEAVE CATHY. WELL, ARE YOU HOME TO STAY NOW,OR IS THIS JUST A PIT STOP? OF COURSE. -WHERE WOULD I BE GOING NOW?-I DON'T KNOW. I'M SURE THERE'S SOMEONE INTROUBLE SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD. IT'S 8:00 A.M. IN LONDON. PERHAPS SOME ENGLISH WOMANIS COMPLETELY OUT OF TEA. LOOK, I KNOWI SAID I'D BE HOME EARLY, BUT TONIGHT WAS AN EMERGENCY. IT'S ALWAYS AN EMERGENCY, ELYSE.IT'S NOT JUST TONIGHT. I HAVEN'T SPENT 20 CONSECUTIVEMINUTES WITH YOU ALL WEEK. OKAY. OKAY. I KNOW I'VE BEEN SPREADINGMYSELF A LITTLE THIN LATELY, BUT YOU KNOW HOW I AMONCE I MAKE A COMMITMENT. AND I THINK YOU COULD BEA LITTLE MORE FLEXIBLE! OH. AH, AH, I SEE. YEAH, MY FAULT.I'M NOT FLEXIBLE ENOUGH. MAYBE IF I WERE AN UNDOCUMENTEDALIEN WITH AN OVERBITE, OR IF THEY WEREPLANNING TO RE-ZONE OUR BEDROOM, I WOULD BE ABLE TO GETA LITTLE OF YOUR TIME. LOOK. I'M NOT IN THE MOODFOR A FIGHT TONIGHT. NOT IN THE MOOD TO FIGHT?NOT IN THE MOOD? WAIT, I'LL PUT ONTHE THEME FROM "ROCKY." WHY DO WE HAVE TO FIGHT NOW?! BECAUSE THE ODDS ARE, WHEN YOU ARE IN THE MOOD,YOU WON'T BE HERE! STEVEN, IT JUST SO HAPPENSTHERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF DEMANDSPUT ON ME LATELY. I'VE GOT THIS BIG PRESENTATIONAT WORK I'VE GOT TO PREPARE, AND IT'S PUT MEUNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE. THEN THIS RE-ZONING THINGCAME TO A HEAD, AND THEN CATHY CALLED, AND IFELT A LITTLE OBLIGATION TO HER. BUT, HEY, IF I'VE BEENNEGLECTING MY BETTER HALF, WELL, EXCUSE ME! I'M SORRY I WASN'T HERETO CELEBRATE WITH YOU, BUT IF YOU WANT TO CELEBRATERIGHT NOW, HEY, I'M ALL FOR IT! GET OUT THE HATS!GET OUT THE STREAMERS! GET OUT YOUR MURRAY!LET'S CELEBRATE! JUST THE TWO OF US? WON'T THAT BEA LITTLE LONELY FOR YOU? WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST? I DON'T KNOW. LET'S CALLAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF GUYSWITH TIME ON THEIR HANDS. I'M SURE THEY CAN ROUND UPA FUN CROWD FOR US. STEVEN, THAT'S IT.I'M JUST EXHAUSTED. I'M GONNA GO SLEEPIN THE OTHER ROOM. OH, NO, YOU DON'T. A LOT OF THINGSMAY HAVE CHANGED, BUT IT'S ALWAYS BEENTHE MAN'S PREROGATIVE TO SLEEP IN THE OTHER ROOM! BE MY GUEST! I WILL! [ WHIMPERS ] ELYSE. YES, STEVEN? YOU KNOWTHAT PACT WE HAVE -- ALWAYS RESOLVEALL OUR DIFFERENCES BEFORE WE GO TO SLEEP, NEVER GO TO BED ANGRY? OH, STEVEN. WELL, IT'S OFF. YOU GUYS BETTER GET GOING.DAD'S GONNA BE HERE ANY MINUTE. I DON'T GET IT, MOM. WHY DO WE HAVE TO LEAVE BECAUSEYOU AND DADDY HAD A FIGHT? YOU DON'T HAVE TO LEAVEBECAUSE WE HAD A FIGHT. YOU HAVE TO LEAVEBECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE UP. DADDY'S GONNA BE REALLY UPSET WHEN HE FINDS OUTIT'S JUST YOU AND HIM TONIGHT. YOU WANT TO BET? -TABLE'S ALL SET, MOM.-OH, THANK YOU, LOVE. THIS IS A FUNNY WAY OF BEING MADAT SOMEONE, ISN'T IT? MAKING HIM A SPECIAL DINNER? WELL, YOU SEE,YOUR DAD AND I HAD A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDINGLAST NIGHT, AND WE BOTH SAID SOME THINGSTHAT I HOPE HE'S SORRY FOR. AND TONIGHT, WE'RE JUSTGONNA CELEBRATE HIS AWARD WITH A NICE, QUIET EVENINGAT HOME. NICE, QUIET EVENINGAT HOME, HUH? IS THAT WHY YOU'RE WEARING[SNIFFS] "RAVAGE ME" PERFUME? I SAID QUIET, NOT BORING. AHH. HELLO, STEVEN. WELCOME HOME. HI, MAL. ALEX. HI, JENNY. [ CLEARS THROAT ] COME ON, STEVEN.I THINK IT'S TIME WE MADE UP. I MAY NOT BE READY. BUT AFTER OUR, UH, DISCUSSIONLAST NIGHT, I-I WAS THINKING, AND I WAS VERY TIREDAND ON EDGE, AND I'M SORRYTHAT SOME THINGS WERE SAID. AND I'D LIKETO MAKE IT UP TO YOU WITH A SPECIAL DINNER,JUST THE TWO OF US. JUST THE TWO OF US? YES. I TOLD MOM YOU WOULD BE MAD. WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU WEREN'T THE ONLY ONEWHO SAID SOME THINGS. I'M SORRY, TOO. DOES THAT MEANYOU'RE READY TO MAKE UP? SURE, WHAT THE HELL. I'M EASY. HE DOESN'T LOOK MAD. HE'S COVERING. WELL, I'M GOING TO GO UP AND SLIP INTOSOMETHING IRRESISTIBLE. STAY OUT OF MY CLOSET! OKAY, NOW, ALEX, YOU'RE GONNATAKE JENNIFER TO CHRISSY'S AND MALLORY TO SUSAN'SAND YOU'RE GOING TO PETER'S, AND YOU'LL BE BACK HEREAT 9:30, RIGHT? -RIGHT, MOM.-OKAY. HAVE A GOOD TIME. YOU HAVE A GOOD TIMETOO, MOM, UH, WITHIN BOUNDS. WHAT ARE BOUNDS? [ DOORBELL RINGING ] [ ROMANTIC MUSIC PLAYS ] PHYLLIS! HI, ELYSE. SORRYTO BARGE IN LIKE THIS, -BUT WE JUST FOUND OUTFROM ED PHILLIPS...-WHY ARE YOU HERE? ...THAT THE OPPOSITIONIS GONNA TRY TO SNEAK THROUGHTHE ZONING BILL TOMORROW. OUR ONLY CHANCE TO SAVE IT IS TOCALL ALL THE COUNCILMEN TONIGHT. TONIGHT?WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE TONIGHT? WELL, WE HAVEN'T MUCH TIME. THEY'VE SCHEDULED THE SESSIONFOR 9:00 TOMORROW MORNING. OH, YOU'VE GOT PLANS.I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE. LOOK AT YOU.YOU'RE ALL DRESSED, AND -- THAT'S "RAVAGE ME," ISN'T IT? YES, WELL, ACTUALLY, STEVEN AND I HADA SPECIAL DINNER PLANNED. NOW, THAT ISPOWERFUL STUFF, ELYSE. I DON'T THINKYOU'LL MAKE IT TO DESSERT. W-WELL, HEY, I'M REALLY SORRYTHAT I CAN'T HELP YOU, BUT THIS HAS BEEN PUT OFF,AND... LET ME HELP YOUWITH THIS STUFF. ELYSE, WHICH GOES BETTERWITH THIS JACKET, THE DARK BROWNOR THE GRAY? IS ELYSE KEATON HERE? HI, STEVEN. HI, ELYSE. WHAT'S GOING ON? THEY MOVED UP THE RE-ZONINGVOTE ON US. IT'S TOMORROW. SO? SO, IT'S IMPORTANTWE TAKE ACTION TONIGHT. ELYSE, IT'S IMPORTANT WE TAKE ACTION TONIGHT. YES, I-I KNOW.YOU SEE, IT'S OKAY. EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE MOVEDOVER TO BERNICE'S HOUSE, AND THEY'RE GONNA WORK THERE. WE'LL BE OUT OF HEREIN A SECOND. IF WE CAN CARRYALL THIS STUFF. I HAVE COMPLETE CONFIDENCE IN YOU. [ THUNDER CRASHES,RAIN FALLING ] IT'S REALLY RAININGOUT THERE. COME ON! DON'T BESUCH A MARSHMALLOW! A LITTLE RAIN NEVER HURT ANYONE.IT'S GOOD FOR THE CROPS. WE'RE NOT CARRYING CROPS. AHH, IT'S JUST A SUN SHOWER. STEVEN, WE CAN'T SEND THEM OUTIN RAIN LIKE THAT. YOU'RE RIGHT. UH, LADIES, THERE'S ANINFLATABLE RAFT IN THE GARAGE. STEVEN! ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT! LADIES, LADIES, STOP. WAIT A MINUTE. STOP. ALL RIGHT, UH, LOOK, LADIES. UM...I GUESS YOU CAN, UH... WORK HERE. BUT WE'LL BE IN YOUR WAY. I KNOW. TO MURRAY? -TO YOU.-TO THE THREE OF US. ELYSE, UH, WE CAN'T FINDTHE ENVIRONMENTAL-IMPACT REPORT THAT WAS DONE IN 1981. OH, UH, THE THIRD DRAWERTO THE LEFT, BROWN FOLDER. UH, WE CAN'T FINDTHE COFFEE, EITHER. SECOND CUPBOARDTO THE RIGHT, RED BAG. ISN'T THIS ROMANTIC? IT COULD BE. ELYSE...LET'S FACE IT. THIS ISN'T WORKING. OF COURSE IT'S WORKING,SWEETHEART. JUST RELAX. LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR AWARD. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO TALKABOUT THE MURRAY. I JUST WANT TO HAVE A NICE,ROMANTIC DINNER WITH YOU. COMING THROUGH! I FORGOTTO ASK WHO WANTED DECAF,WHO WANTED REGULAR. STILL THINK IT'S WORKING, ELYSE? I'M NOT SAYINGTHERE ARE NO BUGS IN THE SYSTEM, BUT LET'S MAKE THE BEST OF IT. TWO DECAF, FOUR REGULAR.THAT IS A SURPRISE, HUH? I MEAN, YOU WOULD THINK THATMORE PEOPLE WOULD WANT DECAF. IT JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU.YOU NEVER KNOW. [ CHUCKLES ] GO ON WITHWHAT YOU WERE SAYING. ELYSE. NOT BEING ABLE TO SPEND TIMEWITH YOU THESE PAST FEW DAYS... NO! NO TROUBLE AT ALL![ CHUCKLES ] DON'T BE SILLY.NONE. GO. LOOK. THE FIGHT WE HAD LAST NIGHT REMINDED MEHOW MUCH YOU MEAN TO ME. IT'S MADE ME UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE TO TAKEBETTER CARE OF US, OF OUR RELATIONSHIP. SOMETIMES THE WORLDIS TOO MUCH WITH US, AND WE FORGETTHE REALLY ESSENTIAL THINGS. BUT... BUT SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE. AND NO MATTERHOW MUCH TIME GOES BY. * WE MUST REMEMBER THIS * A KISS IS JUST A KI... EXCUSE ME. I-I DIDN'T MEANTO INTERRUPT. IT'S JUST THAT WE ARE TWO VOTESSHORT OF DEFEATING THE BILL. CAN YOU THINK OF ANY OTHERCOUNCILMEN THAT MIGHT BE SWAYED? UH, M-MAX --TRY MAX BLUMENTHAL. BLUMENTHAL. RIGHT. * A SIGH IS STILL A SIGH I'M SORRY, STEVEN. ALL I'M TRYING TO SAY IS THAT YOU'REVERY IMPORTANT TO ME. LAST NIGHT,ALONE IN THE GUEST ROOM, I-IT FELT SO STRANGENOT HAVING YOU NEXT TO ME. AND I REALIZED THAT... THERE WOULD BEA TERRIBLE VOID IF I SUDDENLYFOUND MYSELF WITHOUT -- RALPH JETLAND. NO, NOT HIM. NO, NO, I THINKRALPH JETLAND COULD BE TALKED INTO VOTING WITH US. ELYSE! WELL, I'M SORRY, STEVEN.I'VE GOT TO TELL BERNICE. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.JUST A SECOND. OKAY, STEVEN.NOW WE'RE ALONE. OH. HELLO. HELLO. HELLO, BERNICE. HELLO, PHYLLIS. OH, STOP IT, STEVEN.THEY'RE GONE. HOW'D THE VOTE COUNT GO? [ SIGHS ]WE THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH TO WIN. WE'LL KNOW FOR SURE TOMORROW. STEVEN! YOU'RE SOAKING WET! I'VE BEEN WALKING AROUNDSINCE I LEFT. FOR THREE HOURS, IN THE RAIN?MY GOODNESS! I DIDN'T SAY I ENJOYED IT. WELL, COME ON UPSTAIRSAND CHANGE. NO. WELL, STEVEN, YOU'REGOING TO CATCH COLD. ELYSE, I HAVESOME THINGS TO SAY TO YOU, AND I'M NOT CHANGING MY CLOTHESUNTIL I SAY THEM. YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHTTO BE ANGRY. I AM ANGRY. I'M JUST NOT SUREIF I'M ANGRY AT YOU OR AT ME OR AT CONDOMINIUMS. [ SIGHS ] I'M CONFUSED. PART OF ME FEELS SELFISH, AND PART OF ME FEELS NEGLECTED. ALL OF YOU LOOKS WET AND SOGGY. WON'T YOU COME UP AND CHANGE? I'M TRYING TO EXPLAINSOMETHING TO YOU A-AND TO MYSELF. LOOK -- ALL OF THE THINGS WHICH HAVE BEEN TAKING UPYOUR TIME THIS PAST FEW DAYSHAVE BEEN WONDERFUL. YOUR CAREER,SPENDING TIME WITH THE KIDS, HELPING DISTRAUGHT WOMEN. EVEN THOUGH PART OF ME WANTS YOUAROUND THE HOUSE ALL THE TIME, I LOVE THE FACTTHAT YOU'RE NEVER HERE. THAT DIDN'T COME OUT RIGHT. I THINK I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. IT'S JUST THATI CAN'T HELP FEELING THAT AT SOME POINTDURING THE PAST FEW DAYS, YOU COULD HAVE SAID NOTO SOMEONE BESIDES ME. IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'REJUST TAKING ME FOR GRANTED. IT'S BECAUSEI'M TAKING YOU FOR GRANTED. SO I WAS ON THE RIGHT TRACK. BUT DON'T THINKI'M TAKING FOR GRANTED THE FACT THAT YOU LET METAKE YOU FOR GRANTED. IF I UNDERSTOOD THAT,WOULD I BE HAPPY? OH, I MEANT ITAS A COMPLIMENT. YOU SEE, I-I WAS BROUGHT UPTO THINK OF A HUSBAND AS THE BE-ALL AND END-ALLOF MY EXISTENCE, THAT A MAN SHOULD BETHE CENTER OF MY LIFE AND THAT I SHOULDLEARN TO LIVE IN HIS SHADOW AND SUBLIMATEMY AMBITIONS TO HIS AND WAIT ON HIMHAND AND FOOT AND SATISFY HIS EVERY NEED,ANSWER HIS EVERY DESIRE. [ CHUCKLES ] WELL, YOU CAN SEE HOW RIDICULOUSTHAT IS, CAN'T YOU? CAN'T YOU, STEVEN? OH, STEVEN. SORRY. A MOMENTARY LAPSE. BUT OF COURSEI DON'T WANT THAT. NO, YOU'D HATE IT. WELL, MAYBE "HATE"IS TOO STRONG A WORD. STEVEN, IT'S BEENYOUR SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT THAT'S ALLOWED ME TO GROWAND BECOME THE WOMAN I AM. I DON'T KNOW ANOTHER MAN THAT I COULD BE FIGHTING WITHRIGHT NOW. I'M FLATTERED. BUT WHEN THINGS GET HECTIC AND I'M BEING PULLEDIN ALL DIRECTIONS, I FIND THATI'M SHORTCHANGING YOU BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU'LLALWAYS BE THERE FOR ME. I WANT TO BE THERE FOR YOU. BUT I KNOW I HAVEN'TBEEN THERE FOR YOU, THAT I WASN'T THERETO SHARE YOUR AWARD BECAUSE I WAS DOING THINGS. I KNOW I'VE GOT TO LEARNTO SAY NO TO OTHER THINGS SO THATTHERE'LL BE TIME FOR US. SO FROM NOW ON, IF IT'SBETWEEN CLEAN AIR AND YOU, CLEAN AIR'S GOT TO GO. DON'T DO THAT, ELYSE.CLEAN AIR IS IMPORTANT. ALL RIGHT. CLEAN AIR STAYS. LET'S SEE. WHAT ABOUT -- I KNOW --PLANNED PARENTHOOD. YOU CAN'T GIVE THAT UP. OKAY. OKAY. I KNOW -- PETS WITHOUT PARTNERS. THERE'S ONE. THAT CAN GO. THOUGH I HATE TO THINKOF ALL THOSE LONELY PETS.