[ 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 Mallory: [ High-pitched voice ]WHAT SHALL WE DO TODAY, STEVEN? Jennifer: [ Deep voice ]I'VE GOT IT, ELYSE. LET'S HAVE MALLORY AND JENNIFERCLEAN THIS HOUSE TOP TO BOTTOM. [ BOTH LAUGHING MANIACALLY ] I LOVE YOUWHEN YOU'RE STRICT. KISS ME, YOU HUNK! [ TELEPHONE RINGING ] I'LL GET IT! HI, FOLKS.ENJOYING THE SHOW? AN UNFORGETTABLE EVENINGIN THE THEATER. [ Normal voice ]HELLO? YES, THIS ISTHE KEATONS'. OH, JUST ONE MOMENT,PLEASE. ALEX, IT'S DEENA MARX! Alex: I GOT IT!THANK YOU! HANG UP. IT'S DEENA MARX. I DON'T CAREIF IT'S KARL MARX. HANG UP. NO, W-WAIT A MINUTE,ELYSE. IF IT'S KARL MARX,I'D LIKE A WORD WITH HIM. HANG UP. [ Normal voice ]WHO'S DEENA MARX? SHE'S ONE OF THE MOSTPOPULAR GIRLS IN SCHOOL. SHE'S SMART. SHE'S PRETTY. A LOT MORE IMPORTANTTHAN KARL MARX, WHOEVER HE IS. IF SHE HAS ALL THATGOING FOR HER, WHAT COULD SHE POSSIBLY WANTWITH ALEX? AND SHE WAS JUST NAMED LEADERFOR THE SENIOR CAUCUS FOR PASSAGEOF THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT. MAYBE SHE WANTS HIMFOR TARGET PRACTICE. [ ALEX HUMMING ] ALEX, WHAT'DDEENA MARX WANT? WHOA, WAIT A MINUTE,MALLORY. UH, THE TELEPHONE IS AN INSTRUMENTOF PRIVATE COMMUNICATION. SEE, THAT'S WHY THE RECEIVER'SONLY BIG ENOUGH FOR ONE EAR. [ High-pitched voice ]THEN WHY'D THEY MAKE EXTENSIONS? AS USUAL,YOU'RE TOO SHARP FOR ME. WELL, IF YOU MUST KNOW,MALLORY, SHE'S CO-EDITOROF THE SCHOOL YEARBOOK WITH ME. SHE'S COMING OVERIN A FEW MINUTES. [ High-pitched voice ]YOU HAPPY? [ Normal voice ] I KNOW YOU'RENOT TELLING ME EVERYTHING, ALEX. [ Normal voice ] UH, MOM, DO YOU KNOW WHEREYOUR "E.R.A. YES" BUTTON IS? I'D LIKE TO BORROW IT. SURE, IT'S UPSTAIRSIN MY -- WAIT A MINUTE. SINCE WHENDID YOU SUPPORT THE E.R.A.? SINCE HE GOT INTERESTEDIN DEENA MARX. NO, NO, WAIT A MINUTE.THAT IS NOT TRUE. LOOK, I HAVE ALWAYS BEENA SUPPORTER OF THE E.R.A. EQUAL RIGHTS ARE AS IMPORTANTFOR MEN AS THEY ARE FOR WOMEN. WE MEN WILL NOT BE FREEUNTIL WOMEN ARE EQUAL. AH, I HAD YOU GOINGFOR A MINUTE, DIDN'T I? NO, SERIOUSLY, MOM, COME ON.CAN I HAVE THE BUTTON? NO! I'M NOT GONNA GIVE IT TO YOUSO YOU CAN DECEIVE SOME GIRL. OH, WHY NOT?WE'RE FAMILY. DAD. DAD, CAN I, UH,BORROW YOURS? FORGET IT, ALEX. WHAT YOU'RE DOINGIS UNPRINCIPLED. BESIDES,YOUR MOTHER WOULD KILL ME. ALL RIGHT. OKAY.HEY, FINE, FINE. I'LL JUST -- I'LL JUST MAKE DOWITH THESE PAMPHLETS. LET'S SEE HERE. "SEXUAL DISCRIMINATIONWILL NOT BE TOLERATED." NO. "SEXUAL DISCRIMINATIONWILL NOT BE TOLERATED." SEXUAL DISCRIMINATIONWILL NOT BE TOLERATED. DOESN'T JUST ROLL OFFYOUR TONGUE, DOES IT, ALEX? "BRING WOMEN INTO THE MAINSTREAMOF AMERICAN SOCIETY IN A TRULY EQUAL...PARTNERSHIP WITH MEN." THIS ISN'T GONNA BE EASY. OKAY,HOW 'BOUT THIS? FOR THE DEDICATIONIN THE FRONT OF THE BOOK, A FULL-PAGE PHOTOOF MRS. BUCHANAN, AND INTHE LOWER CORNER, "IN DEDICATION --EMMA BUCHANAN. WHAT A TEACHER.WHAT A WOMAN." WHAT A BODY. ALEX. W-WHAT I MEAN IS, WHAT A BODYOF KNOWLEDGE... THIS WOMAN HAS IMPARTED TO USOVER THE YEARS. THAT'S NOTWHAT YOU MEANT. SHE DOES HAVEA GREAT BODY, BUT I DON'T THINKWE SHOULD PUT THAT UNDER HER PICTUREIN THE YEARBOOK. FOR ONE THING, IT HASA SLIGHTLY SEXIST RING. WELL, HEY,NO RING INTENDED. YOU KNOW, SEXISM -- SEXUAL DISCRIMINATIONOF ANY KIND -- IS ENTIRELY INTOLERABLETO ME. THE MERE THOUGHT OF ITMAKES ME WINCE. [ INHALES SHARPLY ] REALLY? WELL, YES, YES.DON'T YOU FEEL THAT WAY? WELL, YEAH, I DO. I JUST DIDN'T THINK YOU DID --THAT'S ALL. WELL, I'M -- I'M GLAD YOU FEELTHE SAME WAY I DO BECAUSE, FRANKLY,IT WOULD BE VERY HARD TO WORK WITH SOMEONEWHO DIDN'T. YEAH, BUT I'VE ALWAYSTHOUGHT OF YOU AS KIND OF -- WELL,CONSERVATIVE AND PREPPY. PREPPY? ME? I -- NO, NO.I JUST CAME IN FROM A WEDDING. [ LAUGHS ] OKAY, LET MEGET THIS STRAIGHT. YOU ARE PRO-E.R.A.? DEENA, YOU SAY E.R.A. I SAY Y-E-S. WOULD YOU, UH --WOULD YOU CARE FOR A CUP OF TEA? I'D LOVE ONE. UH, LISTEN, JUST, UH -- JUST SIT YOURSELF DOWN. UH, YOU KNOW,YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THIS TEA. I-IT WAS GROWN, PICKED,AND BREWED ENTIRELY BY WOMEN. YOU KNOW, ALEX,EVERYTHING WE TALK ABOUT DOES NOT HAVETO INVOLVE WOMEN. I-I DO HAVE OTHER INTERESTS. I DON'T. WELL, BUT I'M, UH... I'M WILLING TO LEARN. HEY, YOU KNOW,THIS IS REALLY FUN. WORKING WITH YOUISN'T NEARLY AS DULL AS I THOUGHTIT WOULD BE. WELL, THANK YOU. I THINK. YEAH, AND IT'SREALLY SURPRISING. WHAT? WHAT IS? WELL, ALL THESE YEARSIN SCHOOL, I'VE NEVER HAD THE LEAST BITOF INTEREST IN YOU. THAT DOESN'T SEEM POSSIBLE. WHY? OH, LITTLE THINGS,I GUESS... LIKE THEYOUNG REPUBLICANS CLUB. PFFT, THAT. OH, DEENA, DEENA,DEENA, DEENA, DEENA. SEE, I-I AM SOMETHINGOF A DABBLER. I'M -- I'M A SEEKEROF NEW EXPERIENCES. I-I'M LIKE A YOUNG SAPLING WHOSE ROOTS ARE YOUNGAND THIRSTY. YEAH, SEE, THIS IS WHATI THOUGHT IT WOULD BE LIKE. YOU KNOW, DEENA, IT -- IT'S GOOD THAT WE CANLAUGH IN THESE TROUBLED TIMES... WHEN -- WHEN WOMEN ARESO RUTHLESSLY OPPRESSED BY THIS SEXIST SOCIETY. [ CLEARS THROAT ] OH, HI. UH... LIKE SOME TEA? NO, THANK Y-- NICE, UH...APRON, SON. WOW, THANKS, DAD. I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND MEBORROWING IT. I, UH... I GOT QUICHE ON MINE. Steven: NO. NO, NO, NOT AT ALL. UH, WHEN YOU'RE DONE,UH... HANG IT NEXTTO MY JELLO MOLDS. YEAH, I WILL, DAD. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I'M JUST WEARING ITTO, UH, MAKE SOME TEA, AND THEN I'M GONNACLEAN UP. A WOMAN'S WORKIS NEVER DONE. A PERSON'S WORK, MOM. THANK YOU FOR RAISINGMY CONSCIOUSNESS, ALEX. HOW'S THE YEARBOOKCOMING ALONG? AT THE RATE WE'RE GOING,WE SHOULD HAVE IT OUT BY THE TIME WE'RESOPHOMORES IN COLLEGE. [ STEVEN LAUGHS ] ELYSE AND I WERE CO-EDITORSOF THE YEARBOOK IN HIGH SCHOOL. IT WAS REALLY TERRIFIC. WE HAD SOMEGREAT TIMES TOGETHER. THAT'S HOW WE MET. NO, IT WASN'T. I-I WASN'T ON THE YEARBOOK STAFFIN HIGH SCHOOL. OH, UH -- T-THAT --NO, THAT -- THAT'S RIGHT. I WAS THINKING OF,UH... RIGHT, IT --I-IT'S NOT IMPORTANT. STEVEN?MR. EDITOR? THEY'RE A FUN COUPLE,AREN'T THEY? EQUALLY FUN. YOU KNOW, DEENA,I-I WAS WONDERING, UH -- W-WOULD YOU LIKE TO GOOUT WITH ME SATURDAY NIGHT? I CAN'T.I'M HOSTING AN E.R.A. DEBATE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. OH... WHAT A COINCIDENCE! YOU KNOW, THAT IS WHEREI WAS GONNA TAKE YOU. HEY, GREAT. WE CAN GO TOGETHER. GREAT! UH. I'LL PICK YOU UP AT 7:00. OR YOU COULD PICK ME UPAT 7:00. OR WE COULD MEET HALFWAY... AT, UH, 3:30. Man: THIS EVENING WE ARE PLEASEDTO PRESENT A DIALOGUE BETWEEN TWO WOMEN, BOTH PRESIDENTSOF WOMEN'S GROUPS WHO OFTEN APPROACHTHE SAME PROBLEM, SHALL WE SAY, FROM DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. WILL YOU HELP ME WELCOME SHARON FLETCHERAND DOROTHY CANELL? NOW, LET'S GET RIGHT TO IT,SHALL WE? MRS. FLETCHER,TELL US, IF YOU WOULD, WHAT BOTHERS YOU MOSTABOUT PASSAGE OF THE E.R.A. WELL, SIMPLY STATED, I BELIEVETHAT PASSAGE OF THE E.R.A. WOULD TAKE AWAY RIGHTSTHAT AMERICAN WOMEN ALREADY HAVE UNDER THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENTTO THE CONSTITUTION. [ APPLAUSE ] Man: MS. CANELL,HOW DO YOU RESPOND? LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENTIS NOT RATIFIED, A WHOLE GENERATION OF AMERICANGIRLS WILL GROW UP UNEQUAL, LIMITED IN THEIR OPTIONS, PENALIZED FOR BEINGBORN FEMALE. YEAH!YEAH. [ MAN BOOING ] Dorothy:THE E.R.A. IS MANY THINGS, BUT BASICALLYIT'S A BREAD-AND-BUTTER ISSUE. WOMEN WITH COLLEGE DEGREESARE PAID LESS THAN MEN WHO HAVEN'T FINISHEDHIGH SCHOOL. LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY! [ CROWD MURMURING ] THIS -- THIS MUST STOP. YOUR BEHAVIORIS UNACCEPTABLE, SIR. HOMEMAKERS' LABORIS NOT RECOGNIZED AS HAVINGECONOMIC VALUE. OH, GET BACKIN THE KITCHEN, LADY -- THAT'S WHERE YOU BELONG. Alex: HEY, HEY, HEY.COME ON. COME ON. LET THIS WOMAN SPEAK.SHOW SOME COMMON -- [ CROWD GASPING ] WHAT ARE YOU DOING?LOOK, LET HER SPEAK. THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF THECONSTITUTION CLEARLY STATES, AND I QUOTE -- [ CROWD CLAMORING ] YOU SWINE. STOP THE E.R.A.! STOP THE E.R.A.! [ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ] All:* OH, DEEP IN OUR HEARTS * WE DO BELIEVE * WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED TODAY [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] THAT'S RIGHT -- SING IT.IT'S IMPORTANT. ARE YOU OKAY? NO, NOT REALLY. LOOK, DEENA, I-I CANNOT GO ONWITH THIS ANY LONGER. I-I-I'M NOT REALLY -- ALEX, THAT WAS A VERYCOURAGEOUS THING YOU DID -- COMING TO DOROTHY'S DEFENSELIKE THAT. WELL, TH-THANKS,BUT, UH, LISTEN, A-ABOUT THISWHOLE E.R.A. BUSINESS, THIS -- THIS -- THIS BUTTON,THIS -- THIS SHIRT. IT'S NOT --IS THAT A SCRATCHON YOUR EAR? YEAH.IT'S NOTHING. OH, THOSE ANIMALS! ALEX, I DON'T THINK I'VE EVERBEEN AS ATTRACTED TO ANYBODY AS I AM TO YOURIGHT NOW. SO, WHAT IS ITYOU WANTED TO TELL ME? DON'T REMEMBER. I THINK IT WASA TRIVIA QUESTION. ISN'T THIS ROMANTIC? THE TWO OF USIN PRISON TOGETHER. ALEX, I WANT TO THANK YOUFOR COMING TO MY DEFENSE. I'M PROUD OF YOU. I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITHYOUR PASSION FOR THE MOVEMENT. WELL, UH, DOROTHY, IT WASA PRIVILEGE TO COME TO YOUR AID. I-I REGRET I HAVE BUT ONE EARTO GIVE TO THE CAUSE. ALEX, WHEN YOU TALKLIKE THAT, I CAN BARELY KEEPMY HANDS OFF YOU. BUT, UH -- BUT THOSEARE JUST IDLE WORDS. THERE IS A JOBTO BE DONE HERE. YES, THERE IS!RIGHT ON! YOU KNOW,AND NOT ONLY BY US BUT BY WOMEN EVERYWHERE. YEAH!YEAH!YEAH! HOW LONG MUST WE WAIT? HOW LONG ARE WE EXPECTEDTO ACCEPT THESE INDIGNITIES? HOW LONG, LORD? [ ALL CHEERING ] YOU KNOW, I-I FEEL THE WAYPRESIDENT KENNEDY MUST HAVE FELT THAT DAY AT THE BERLIN WALL, WHEN HE SAID,"TODAY I AM A BERLINER." WELL, TODAY, IN THIS HOUR,I SAY TO YOU, "I AM A WOMAN!" [ ALL CHEERING ] I'D HATE TO BE TAKENOUT OF CONTEXT, THOUGH. [ LAUGHTER ] HERE. IS THAT BETTER? OH, YEAH. THAT'S, UH --THAT'S MUCH BETTER. ALEX?! ALEX! ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? LIFE'S BEEN ROUGH,MOM. COME ON, A-ALEX. WE'VE --WE'VE PAID YOUR BAIL. NO. NO, UH, DAD, UH -- I WILL NOTLEAVE HERE... UNTIL THE LAST OF MY SISTERSPASSES THROUGH THESE BARS. [ WOMEN CHEERING ] UH, WOMEN, MY PARENTS,STEVEN AND ELYSE KEATON. ALL RIGHT! WHOO![ APPLAUSE ] BRAVO!GOOD FOR YOU! BRAVO!BRAVO! BRAVO! BRAVO! Mallory: [ High-pitched voice ]SO, TELL ME, ALEX, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEENA SUPPORTER OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS? Jennifer:VIRTUALLY SINCE BIRTH. NOW, HOW IS THATPOSSIBLE? GOOD QUESTION...COMING FROM A GIRL. ALEX, LEAVE THEM ALONE.THEY'RE JUST PLAYING. DAD, I WILL NOT BE RIDICULEDIN MY OWN HOME... BY PUPPETS. THAT'S WHAT'S WRONGWITH YOU FEMINISTS. YOU HAVENO SENSE OF HUMOR. MOM, I AM NOT A FEMINIST. I AM SIMPLY POSINGAS A FEMINIST OUT OF RESPECTFOR THE GIRL I CARE ABOUT. YEAH, I-I HOPESHE APPRECIATES IT. LOOK, WHY IS EVERYBODYPICKING ON ME? LOOK, LAST NIGHT I DEFENDEDA WOMAN'S RIGHT TO SPEAK. NOW, I-IS THAT BAD? OF COURSE NOT. WE'REVERY PROUD OF YOU FOR THAT. AND I SPENT A NIGHT IN JAILFOR A CAUSE... I DON'TEVEN BELIEVE IN. DOES THAT MAKE MEA BAD PERSON? ALEX, THAT'S NOTWHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. YOU'RE MISLEADING DEENA. YOU HAVE A RELATIONSHIPBASED ON LIES. DAD, THAT'S NOT TRUE.WE'RE PAST THE LIES. WE'RE INTOTHE GOOD STUFF NOW. LOOK, UH, DO YOU THINKI'M HAPPY DOING THIS? I'M NOT. YOU KNOW, I-IT STARTED OUTAS A FEW INNOCENT LITTLE LIES. I WOULDN'T EVENCALL THEM "LIES." THEY WERE --THEY WERE LIE-ETTES. AND IT JUST SNOWBALLED. I MEAN,WHAT CAN I DO NOW? DEENA BELIEVES VERY DEEPLYIN THIS CAUSE, ALEX. YOUR ATTITUDETOWARDS IT IS, UH -- WELL, IT'S REALLYINSULTING TO HER. NOW, IF YOU CARE AT ALLABOUT DEENA, YOU SHOULD TELL HERTHE TRUTH NOW. [ TELEPHONE RINGING ] HELLO. OH, HI, DEENA. YEAH, LISTEN, I-I'M GLADYOU CALLED BECAUSE I-I HAVE SOMETHINGTO TELL YOU. WHAT'S THAT? [ Chuckling ] REALLY? NO KIDDING. THAT -- THAT ISREALLY FLATTERING, BUT -- WOW. OH, WOW!OH, THAT IS GREAT. OH -- ALL RIGHT.OKAY, DEENA. ALL RIGHT.OKAY, BYE-BYE. HUH! SO, DID YOU TELL HER? CONGRATULATE ME. I AM NOW THE LEADER OF THE OHIO YOUTH MOVEMENTFOR PASSAGE OF THE E.R.A. WE GOT A RALLYTHIS SATURDAY. WELL, YOU'RE NOT GONNA GO,ARE YOU? WELL, MOM, I HAVE TO GO. I'M THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER. THIS IS INDEEDA VERY SPECIAL EVENING FOR ME. YOU SEE, I'VE ALWAYS SAID THATTHE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT IS NOT A WOMEN'S ISSUE,IT'S A PEOPLE'S ISSUE. AND THAT THOUGHT WASSTRONGLY REINFORCED FOR ME THE OTHER NIGHT IN [CHUCKLES]OF ALL PLACES, OUR CITY JAIL. DURING OUR E.R.A. DEBATE HERELAST SATURDAY NIGHT, I WAS SHOUTED DOWN. BUT DURING THE RUCKUS,A YOUNG MAN LEAPT TO MY DEFENSE AND DEMANDED THAT I BE HEARD. ONLY LATER, IN JAIL, DID I GET A FULL SENSEOF HIS COMMITMENT TO E.R.A. HE SO FULLY SHARESOUR FRUSTRATIONS AND OUR CONCERNS THAT HE WAS ABLE TO SAY,IN THE MOST HEARTFELT MANNER, "TODAY, IN THIS CELL,I AM A WOMAN." [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] ALEX KEATONSAID HE WAS A WOMAN... AND MY SPIRIT SOARED. HIS COURAGE, HIS VALOR, HIS INTEGRITY,HIS TRUTHFULNESS... ARE BEYOND MEASURE. HE BOYCOTTED,OR, AS HE PUT IT...ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? ...PERSON-COTTED...NO. I HAVE TO TALK TO YOU....SO GIRLS COULD PLAY, TOO. WOMEN'S RIGHTS...I LIED TO YOU. WHAT? I LIED. I LIED.IT'S ALL LIES. I'M NOT --I'M NOT PRO-E.R.A. SEE, I-I JUST MADE-BELIEVEI-I WAS SO YOU'D BE INTERESTEDIN ME. A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS -- MAY I INTRODUCE THE NEXTOHIO YOUTH LEADER OF THE E.R.A., ALEX KEATON? [ APPLAUSE ] I'M, UH -- I'M NOT, UH... WORTHY OF YOUR APPLAUSE. [ LAUGHTER ] NO. NO, LOOK, UH... IT'S -- IT'S TIMETHAT YOU HEARD THE TRUTH. SEE, I DEFENDED DOROTHY CANELL'SRIGHT TO BE HEARD, AND -- AND I BELIEVE IN THAT. YES!YES!YES! NO, PLEASE.SEE, UM... MY -- MY REASONS FOR DOING ITA-ARE NOT WHAT YOU THINK. I DID IT FOR A GIRL. ALL RIGHT! [ APPLAUSE ] CUT IT OUT. CUT IT OUT. SEE, UM...I'M -- I'M TRYINGTO APOLOGIZE HERE. SEE, I, UH -- I-I MADE-BELIEVEI WAS SOMETHING I'M NOT SO, UH -- SO THIS GIRLWOULD BE INTERESTED IN ME. IT SEEMED HARMLESS ENOUGHAT THE TIME... BUT, UH... THE TRUTH IS, I-I-I'M NOTIN FAVOR OF THE E.R.A. I-I'M SORRY, DEENA. UH, AND I APOLOGIZE TO YOU,DOROTHY... [ SIGHS ] ...TO MY FAMILY... AND TO ALL OF YOU. SEE, I CAN'T ACCEPTTHIS HONOR BECAUSE I-I BELIEVE THATTHE LEADER OF A MOVEMENT... HAS TO, UH, BELIEVEIN THE MOVEMENT, AND I HONESTLY DON'T. I-I HAVE MANAGEDTO GAIN SOME NEW UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEED FOR E.R.A. A-AND IT COMES FROM SEEINGINTELLIGENT, COURAGEOUS PEOPLE WHO WANT ITAS BADLY AS YOU DO. I'M NOT VOTING FOR IT... BUT, UH, I AM CLOSER TO ITTHAN EVER BEFORE. SO, YOU SEE,I AM NOT THE ALEX KEATON THAT YOU THOUGHT I WAS. I'M NOT A WOMAN. I'M SORRY. COULD WE TAKEA 10-MINUTE BREAK? THIS IS A MESS. I -- UH, UH, DEENA? YEAH, WHAT IS IT,ALEX? WELL, I-I-I WAS JUSTWONDERING IF, UH... THIS...WAS GONNA AFFECTOUR RELATIONSHIP. EXCUSE ME, ALEX. UH, DEENA, WAIT. LOOK, I-I AM SORRY. WHAT I DID WAS --WAS AN INSULT TO YOU. I-IT WAS CHILDISH.IT WAS -- IT WAS UNFORGIVABLE. YEAH, WELL, AT LEAST WE FOUNDSOMETHING WE REALLY AGREE ON. YEAH, WELL, IT WAS.I MEAN... IT WAS UNFORGIVABLE. CAN YOU FORGIVE ME? YOU MADE A MOCKERY OF SOMETHINGTHAT I BELIEVE DEEPLY IN. YOU MADE A FOOL OF ME. YOU LIED TO ME. I CAN'T FORGIVE THAT. [ SIGHS ] SO, ALEX, HOW ARE THINGSWORKING OUT WITH DEENA? YOU DIDTHE RIGHT THING, ALEX. [ SIGHS ] A WONDERFUL GIRL...JUST WALKED OUT OF MY LIFE. ALL I'M LEFT WITHIS A PRISON RECORD. HOW CAN THAT BETHE RIGHT THING? I KNOW IT DOESN'T FEELLIKE IT NOW, BUT YOU DID. LET'S GO HOME, SON. ALEX... WHAT DID YOU MEAN WHENYOU SAID YOU'RE NOT A WOMAN? I'M NOT. I'M SORRY TO HAVE TO BREAK ITTO YOU THIS WAY, MOM. YOU'RE WEIRD, ALEX. THANK YOU.