[ 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 WHAT'S HEAVEN LIKE? [ CHUCKLES ] NO MATTER WHAT YOU EAT,YOU CAN'T GAIN WEIGHT. ANSWER THE QUESTION, ALEX.IS IT HARD TO BE YOU? YOU KNOW THE ANSWER. OF COURSE IT'S HARD. THEY HAVE THESEGREAT STORES THERE, ALEX. THEY OPENAT 9:00 IN THE MORNING AND STAY OPENTILL INFINITY. AND, ALEX... ALEX,ONE SIZE FITS ALL. WHY IS IT SO HARD TO BE YOU? YOU KNOW. SAY IT. BECAUSE. YEAH? BECAUSE... BECAUSE I'M BETTER. AND... SMARTER. I'LL BETALEX KNOWS THE ANSWER. DON'T DO THAT TO ME,MRS. LEAHY. IT'S ALL SO SIMPLE,ALEX, AND IT'S ALL SO PRETTY. WHY DO YOU WORRYSO MUCH? ALEX, TELL THE CLASSWHAT CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS WAS REALLY TRYING TO DOWHEN HE DISCOVERED AMERICA. WHY DO YOU SET ME APARTFROM THE OTHER KIDS LIKE THAT? MAKES MESO UNCOMFORTABLE. THEY'RE ALLLOOKING AT ME. THEY'RE ALL JEALOUS. TH-THEY DON'T WANT TO PLAYWITH ME AT RECESS. IT'S THE PRICEYOU HAVE TO PAY, ALEX, BECAUSE YOU'RE SPECIAL. BUT I'M JUSTA LITTLE BOY. CLASS, PAY ATTENTIONTO ALEX. I'M SURE... GOD, I HATED ITWHEN SHE DID THAT! I WISH YOU ALL COULD BEA LITTLE MORE LIKE ALEX. SHE'D CALL ON ME IN THAT --THAT OLD-MAID TEACHER'S VOICE. -"ALEX KNOWS. ALEX KNOWS."-ALEX KNOWS. ALEX KNOWS. I WAS 7 YEARS OLD! YOU DON'T PUT THAT KINDOF PRESSURE ON A KID THAT AGE! I KNEWI HAD TO BE READY, BECAUSE SHEWAS COUNTING ON ME, PUSHING ME. ALEX, PLEASETELL THE CLASS. COLUMBUS WASREALLY TRYING TO FIND A FAST, DIRECT ROUTETO THE INDIES, MRS. LEAHY. UH, HE WAS LOOKINGFOR SPICES, BUT HE FOUNDTHE NEW WORLD. IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS AN ACCIDENT! HE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEENIN THAT CAR ALONE. I-I SHOU--I SHOULD HAVE BEEN WITH HIM. M-MAYBE, I -- OH, MAYBE HE WOULD HAVEGONE MORE SLOWLY. MAYBE I WOULD HAVE SEENTHE OTHER CAR. IT WAS AN ACCIDENT. THERE AREN'TANY ACCIDENTS, ALEX. EVERYTHING HAPPENS THE WAYIT'S SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. WE'VE ALLBEEN HERE BEFORE. MALLORY'S REALLYGETTING ON MY NERVES, DAD. I MEAN, WHY -- WHY DID YOUHAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER KID? WE WERE DOIN' SO WELL,JUST THE THREE OF US. WELL, WHEN YOU GET OLDER,YOU'LL APPRECIATE HER MORE. DOUBT IT. COME ON. YOU WANT TO HAVEA LITTLE CATCH? AH, NO. I DON'T WANT --DAD, I-I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT IT. WELL, YOU CAN'T EXPECTTO LEARN IT ALL IN ONE DAY. I LEARNED ALGEBRAALL IN ONE DAY. WELL, I KNOW. BUT NOW YOU'RESTARTING SCHOOL, YOU HAVE TO LEARNHOW TO PLAY CATCH, BASEBALL. -OKAY.-OKAY. GOOD. LOOK, I CAN GET USSOME TICKETS TO THE INDIANS GAME ON SATURDAY,IF YOU WANT TO GO. AH, THE INDIANS? I DON'T LIKETHE INDIANS THAT MUCH. WELL, HOW CAN YOUNOT LIKE THE INDIANS?THEY'RE IN FIRST PLACE. NOT FINANCIALLY. IN TERMS OF CASH FLOW, THE ORIOLES ARETHE TEAM TO BEAT THIS YEAR. THE ORIOLES ARE 15 GAMES OUT. WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DOWITH ANYTHING? THEIR TV REVENUES ARE UP 15%. TICKET PRICES UP 7%.THESE GUYS ARE DOING GREAT. IF THEY KEEP THIS UP,THEY CAN BUY THE INDIANS. THAT'S A WHOLENEW PERSPECTIVE ON OURNATIONAL PASTIME. WELL, COME ON.LET'S, UH -- LET'S HAVEA LITTLE CATCH, HUH? REMEMBERHOW I SHOWED YOU? NOW JUST, UH, PUTYOUR HANDS TOGETHER. MAKE A CUP. YEAH. GOOD BOY. -WHOOPS.-I'M SORRY, DAD. OH, NO.NO, IT'S OKAY. YOU'RE TRYING.THAT'S ALL THAT COUNTS. HE WAS -- HE WAS ALWAYSSUPPORTIVE LIKE THAT. "JUST DO IT.JUST TRY. "JUST HAVE FUN.THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS." YOU HAVE TROUBLEWITH THAT ATTITUDE? I DON'T KNOW. IT'S A LITTLE NAIVE, ISN'T IT? I DON'T KNOW. THERE ARE WINNERS,AND THERE ARE LOSERS IN LIFE, AND THERE'SNO GETTING AROUND THAT. SO...YOU THINK YOUR FATHER'SA WEAK MAN, THEN? -NO.-BUT YOU JUST SAID -- -JUST LET ME FINISH, OKAY?-SORRY. I USED TO THINKTHAT WAY. I'M EMBARRASSEDBY IT NOW... ...THAT I COULD BE SO BLINDTO HIS STRENGTH. HE HAS GREAT LOVE,MY FATHER, NOT -- NOT JUST FORHIS FAMILY, BUT FOR LIFE. HE DOESN'T HAVE TO MAKE YOUWRONG FOR HIM TO BE RIGHT. HE DOESN'THAVE TO MAKE YOU A LOSER TO BE A WINNER HIMSELF. I WISH I WASMORE LIKE MY FATHER. AW, DAD, ANOTHER SISTER! HOW -- HOW COULD YOUDO THIS TO ME? ALEX, SOME OF THESE THINGSARE NOT CONTROLLABLE, YOU KNOW? I KNOW, BUT YOU SHOULD HAVECONSULTED WITH ME FIRST. ALEX, SHE'S A BEAUTIFULLITTLE GIRL, AND WE LOVE HER. YOU WILL, TOO. ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S THIS ONE'S NAME? JENNIFER. YOU GOT A MINUTE? SURE. WHAT ARE YOU READIN'? KIERKEGAARD. "INTERNAL DEVELOPMENTOF MAN AND DYNAMICREPRESENTATIONAL EXPRESSION." YEAH, WELL,THAT'S OKAY FOR FUN. BUT LATER TRY TO GET IN SOMETHIN'A LITTLE MORE SERIOUS, OKAY? I PROMISE. DO YOU EVER THINKABOUT IT, JEN? LIFE? DEATH? INFINITY? WELL, SOMETIMES I DO, BUT -- BUT SOMETIMES I JUST WANT TICKETSTO A VAN HALEN CONCERT. INTERESTING KID, JEN. SHE'S THE ONLYTEENAGER I KNOW WHO CAN COMBINESOREN KIERKEGAARD AND EDDIE VAN HALENIN HER LIFE. IT'S FUNNY TO BEBACK HERE IN HER ROOM. THERE'S -- THERE'SA CERTAIN PERFUMEY SMELL. UH, IT WAS HER BIRTHDAY. SHE WAS 2. AND I DIDN'T KNOWWHAT TO GET HER, SO I GOT HER PERFUME, BECAUSE I FIGURED,YOU KNOW, GIRLS LIKE THAT, AND IT WAS ON SALE. AND, UH, SHE SPILLED ITALL OVER HER CRIB, SO NOW, WHENEVER I SMELLVERY, VERY CHEAP PERFUME... ...I THINK OF JEN. THAT'S THE STRANGE THINGABOUT MEMORIES. SOMETIMESTHEY COULD BE MORE REAL THAN WHATWE THINK OF AS REALITY. THE SMELL OF WET WOOL MITTENSON A RADIATOR -- THAT IS THE SMELL OF MRS. LEAHY'S CLASSIN WINTER, FOREVER. HEY.THOSE ARE MY MITTENS. ARE YOU SURE? THEY LOOKA LITTLE BIT LIKE MINE. YOUR MITTENS HAVE DOLLAR SIGNSCROCHETED IN THE PALM? SORRY.I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT. HEY, YOU'RE THENEW KID, AREN'T YOU? YEAH,I'M GREG McCORMICK. HELLO.MY NAME IS ALEX -- I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.YOU'RE ALEX KEATON, THE KIDWHO KNOWS EVERYTHING. WHO TOLD YOU THAT?DID MRS. LEAHY SAY THAT? NO, THE OTHER KIDSWERE SAYIN' IT. THEY SAY IT'S GREAT HERE. "ALL YOU HAVE TO DOIS JUST KEEP QUIET. SOONER OR LATER,KEATON RATTLES OFF THE ANSWER." HOW COMEYOU KNOW SO MUCH? I TAKE SOME NIGHT CLASSES. OHIO STATE. WELL,I'LL SEE YOU AROUND. I'M GONNA GO OUTAND PLAY FOR RECESS. I'M SORRY ABOUTTHE MITTENS. HEY, DO YOU WANT TOCOME OUT AND PLAY? ME? YEAH, YOU. YOU KNOWHOW TO PLAY, DON'T YOU? WELL, I-I NORMALLYSTAY INSIDE AT RECESS AND HELP MRS. LEAHY PREPARETOMORROW'S ASSIGNMENTS. COME ON. THERE'SA SNOWBALL FIGHT GOIN' ON. YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKEA GOOD SNOWBALL? NO. SEE? YOU DON'T KNOWEVERYTHING. LET'S GO! DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING. DON'T KNOW ANYTHING! WHATEVER IT ISTHAT I BASED MY LIFE UPON IS -- IS FALLING OUTFROM UNDERNEATH ME. DO YOU BELIEVEIN GOD, ALEX? I DON'T WANT TOTALK ABOUT THAT, OKAY? I'M SORRY. GO ON. YOU KNOWWHAT'S BOTHERING ME? I MEAN REALLY,REALLY BOTHERING ME? S-SOMETHINGTHAT I'M HAVING A VERY DIFFICULT TIMEGETTING PAST. WHAT'S THAT? I'M PAYING YOU FOR THIS! I'M PAYING YOU TO SIT THEREAND LISTEN TO ME. I'M PAYING A GUYFROM GRANT COLLEGE TO SIT AND LISTEN TO MYLIFE STORY AND GIVE ME ADVICE. GRANT COLLEGE -- A SCHOOL THAT GIVES A COURSEIN OPENING UMBRELLAS. I GOT AN "A"IN THAT. ALL RIGHT, LOOK,T-THIS IS POINTLESS. I'M NOT GETTING ANY ANSWERS.I'M NOT GETTING ANY ADVICE. I'M -- I'M JUST SITTING HERE,DOIN' ALL THE TALKING, A-AND YOU'RE JUSTPULLING IT OUT OF ME. HOW DO YOU FEELABOUT THAT? HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT? I ASKED YOU FIRST. YOU'RE REALLYGETTIN' ON MY NERVES. WHAT IS ITYOU WANT, ALEX? WHAT IS ITYOU'RE LOOKING FOR? I JUST WANT TO FEEL... THE WAY I FELTWHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOY... THAT -- THAT FEELINGOF SECURITY, THAT FEELING OF SAFETY. COMIN' HOME TO MY HOUSEON A COLD, RAINY NIGHT, I'D SEE THE LIGHT ONIN THE KITCHEN WINDOW, AND I KNEW THERE WASNO PLACE ELSE I WANTED TO BE. THE COLDER I GOTAND THE WETTER I GOT, THE MORE I ENJOYED IT, BECAUSE I KNEWIN 2 MINUTES, I WAS GONNA BEIN THAT KITCHEN, SAFE AND WARM. YOU KNOWHEMINGWAY'S STORY, "A CLEAN,WELL-LIGHTED PLACE"? I CAN'T SAY I'MFAMILIAR WITH THAT, NO. THAT'S RIGHT.I FORGOT. YOU WENTTO GRANT COLLEGE. ALL RIGHT, OKAY,LET ME PUT IT IN TERMS THAT YOUCAN UNDERSTAND, OKAY? REMEMBER WHEN BATMAN... WANTED TO GETAWAY FROM IT ALL, AND HE'D GO DOWNTO THE BATCAVE? [ Eagerly ]UH-HUH! YEAH! THAT WAS THE FEELINGWALKIN' INTO THAT KITCHEN. I MEAN, WALKING IN THERE WAS LIKE WALKIN'INTO A HUG. I'LL TELL YOUA LITTLE SECRET. SOMETIMES... I'D FAKE A LITTLE COUGH, A LITTLE SNEEZE,A LITTLE SNIFFLE, JUST TO GETA LITTLE EXTRA ATTENTION. HEY, WHO'D IT HURT? AH-CHOO! AH-CHOO! YOU ALL RIGHT,HONEY? [ Nasally ]OH, I'M FINE, MOMMY. I JUST GOTA LITTLE COLD. YOU COME ON IN HERE. I'VE GOT YOUR BLANKETREADY FOR YOU. AH, MOMMY, STOP.DON'T GO TO ALL THIS TROUBLE. IT'S NO TROUBLE.YOU JUST SIT HERE. I'M GONNA MAKE YOUSOME HOT CHOCOLATE. YES! HOT CHOCOLATE. ONE MORE SNEEZE,I GET WHIPPED CREAM. AH-CHOO! ALEX, ARE YOU JUST FAKINGBEING SICK AGAIN? YOU'REJUST JEALOUS, MAL, BECAUSE YOUCAN'T PULL IT OFF. SEE, I KNOW HOW TO DOTHESE THINGS SELECTIVELY. A LITTLE COUGH,A LITTLE SNIFFLE. YOU COME IN AND SAY,"I'VE GOT MALARIA. CAN I HAVESOME HOT CHOCOLATE?" THANK YOU, MOMMY.I'M FEELING MUCH BETTER NOW. WOULD YOU LIKESOME COOKIES? OH, MOMMY,YOU STOP IT, OKAY? Y-YOU'RESPOILING ME. WHAT KIND? I'M YOUR MOMMY.I CAN SPOIL YOU IF I LIKE. CHOCOLATE CHIP? BUTTERSCOTCH. HAVE A GOOD DAYAT KINDERGARTEN TODAY? IT WAS OKAY.WE MADE PICTURES. ALEX,THIS IS BEAUTIFUL. T-THIS IS THE NICEST PICTUREYOU'VE EVER GIVEN ME. THANK YOU, MOMMY. I WAS THINKING ABOUT YOUWHEN I BOUGHT IT. YOU BOUGHT IT? UH-HUH.ROGER ZIMMERMAN. HE'S THE MOST TALENTED ARTISTIN OUR CLASS. NOTHING'S TOO GOODFOR MY MOMMY. OH, MOMMY, MOMMY, MOMMY, CAN WE SING THE SONG? OH, YEAH, OKAY. * WHERE IS THUMBKIN? * WHERE IS THUMBKIN? * HERE I AM * HERE I AM * HOW ARE YOUTHIS MORNING? * * VERY WELL,I THANK YOU * * RUN AND HIDE * RUN AND HIDE * WHEREIS THUMBKIN... * THAT WAS -- THAT WAS THESWEETEST-TASTING HOT CHOCOLATE I EVER HAD IN MY LIFE. I'M NEVER GONNA -- NEVER GONNA FEELTHAT -- THAT SAFE AGAIN, THAT PROTECTED. HEY! ALEX. HIYA, NICK. WHAT ARE YOU DOIN' HERE? WHAT DO YOU MEAN,WHAT AM I DOING HERE? THESE ARE ALL THE PEOPLEIN YOUR LIFE, RIGHT? I'M IN YOUR LIFE. NICK, I'M PAYINGTHIS GUY BY THE HOUR. OKAY? I DON'T WANT TO USE UPANY OF MY TIME TALKING TO YOU. WHAT, YOU THINK YOU GOTNOTHIN' TO LEARN FROM ME, ALEX? HUH? YOU DON'T THINK I AIN'TGOT NOTHIN' TO TEACH YOU? NO, NICK. I DON'T THINK YOU AIN'TGOT NOTHIN' TO TEACH ME. ALEX! WHAT KINDOF GRAMMAR IS THAT? SORRY, MRS. LEAHY! JUST TRYIN' TO MAKEA POINT HERE. COME ON. GO AWAY,WILL YOU, OKAY? -YOU'RE GETTIN' ME INTO TROUBLE.-HEY, HEY, HEY. YOU ARE JUST AFRAIDOF THIS SIDE OF ME IN YOU. THERE IS NO SIDE OF YOUIN ME, NICK. SURE THERE IS. [ Steppenwolf ]* BORN TO BE WILD * BORN TO BE WILD ALEX,CAN WE COME IN?! [ MUSIC STOPS ] JUST STUDYING, MOM. FABULOUSREPORT CARD, ALEX. AH, THANKS, DAD. LISTEN TO WHAT YOUR TEACHERWROTE ON YOUR PAPER. "ALEX KNOWS MOREABOUT ECONOMICS "THAN MOST PEOPLEIN AMERICA. "I'M ASSUMING THIS PAPERDESERVES AN 'A.' I DON'TFULLY UNDERSTAND IT." -WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU, SON.-VERY PROUD, HONEY. I DIDN'T KNOW YOULIKED ROCK MUSIC, ALEX. I DON'T LIKE ROCK MUSIC,MALLORY. I HEARD YOU PLAYINGROCK MUSIC LAST NIGHT -- STEPPENWOLF ANDJIM MORRISON AND THE DOORS. GREG LIKES JIM MORRISONAND THE DOORS, NOT ME. [ The Doors ] * THE TIMETO HESITATE IS THROUGH * * NO TIME TO WALLOWIN THE MIRE * * TRY NOW,WE CAN ONLY LOSE * * AND OUR LOVE BECOMEA FUNERAL PYRE * * COME ON, BABY,LIGHT MY FIRE * * COME ON, BABY,LIGHT MY FIRE * * TRY TO SET THE NIGHTON FIRE * -* YEAH -[ MUSIC STOPS ] OH, MAN, ALEX,I GOT TO GO. I'LL SEE YOUIN SCHOOL TOMORROW. OKAY, DON'T FORGETTO BRING MY HOMEWORK, OKAY? DON'T I ALWAYS? HEY, HEY, HEY,MY DAD SAID HE MIGHT GET TICKETS FOR USFOR THE INDIANS GAME ON SUNDAY. YOUR DADIS THE GREATEST. CAN HE GET A TICKETFOR MY BROTHER, TOO? WAIT. DON'T GO. HUH? DON'T GO, OKAY? DON'T WALK OUT THAT DOOR.DON'T GO. I GOT TO GO.MY MOM MADE SUPPER. NO. NO, DON'T LEAVE, OKAY?DON'T LEAVE. JUST STAY HERE IN THIS ROOMWITH ME FOREVER. ALEX, THIS ISSO SUDDEN. JUST -- JUST LISTENTO ME, OKAY? OKAY? 'CAUSE I CAN'T BEARTO SEE YOU GO. ALEX,TWO 14-YEAR-OLD GUYS SHOULD BE ABLE TO SAY GOODBYEWITHOUT CRYING. NO, YOU'RE NOT 14! I'M NOT? NO, WELL, YOU ARE NOW. YOU ARE NOW, BUT IN A -- IN A BLINK, YOU'RE GONNA BE21 LIKE ME. YOU'RE 21? A-AND YOU'RE GONNA WALK OUTTHE FRONT DOOR TO THIS HOUSE AND YOU'RE GONNA GET KILLEDIN A CAR ACCIDENT. ALEX, A SIMPLE"HAVE A NICE DAY" WILL DO. DON'T GO, OKAY?DON'T GO. DON'T GO!DON'T... IT'S NOT FAIR! IT'S NOT FAIR! [ Voice breaking ]GREG SHOULD NOT BE DEAD. HE NEVER HURT ANYBODY. WHY?WHY?! DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, ALEX. HEY. I'M JUST A KID. YOU'RE SPECIAL. KEEP TRYING, PLAY FAIR. I'M PROUD OF YOU, HONEY. LIE DOWN, TAKE A NAP. WHY ARE YOU CRYING,ALEX? YOU GOT AN OWEE? YEAH.YEAH, SORT OF. WANT ME TO KISS ITAND MAKE IT BETTER? I SURE DO. [ HAND PATS ] BETTER? MUCH. COULD YOUCOME HOME NOW? UH, PRETTY SOON, OKAY?PRETTY SOON. I-I JUST HAVE A FEW LOOSE ENDSTO TIE UP. I'M GONNA GO HOMEAND GET SOME HOT CHOCOLATE. AH-CHOO! THAT'S ME --17 YEARS AGO. JUST MAKES ME THINK... HOW MUCH I'VE BEEN THROUGHIN MY LIFE ALREADY AND WHAT IT'S ALL MEANT. I DON'T WANT TO DIE. I-I-I DON'T MEAN -- I DON'T MEANI DON'T WANT TO DIE YOUNG. I DON'T WANT TO DIEMIDDLE-AGED. I DON'T WANT TO DIE OLD. I DON'T WANT TO DIE... EVER. DO YOU BELIEVEIN GOD, ALEX? THAT'S WHAT THISALL COMES DOWN TO, RIGHT? DOESN'T IT? THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYIN'TO FIGURE OUT HERE. BECAUSE -- BECAUSEIF THERE IS A GOD, THEN -- THEN --THEN SOMEHOW THIS... ALL MAKES SENSE. I MEAN, THERE'SGOT TO BE A REASON, SOME MASTER PLAN IN WHICH GREG'S...DYINGAND MY LIVING MAKE SENSE. WHAT DO YOU THINK? THE ANALYTICAL SIDEOF ME SAYS NO. ON A STRAIGHTCOST-EFFICIENCY BASIS, YOU CAN'T PROVE IT. THERE'S NO ANNUAL REPORT. THERE'S NO PICTURESOF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. I MEAN RECENT ONES. AND -- AND THERE'SA LOT OF THINGS THAT JUST CANNOT BEACCOUNTED FOR. BUT THEN THERE ARETHESE MIRACULOUS THINGS. PHENOMENA OF NATURE --LIKE, UH... LIKE MOUNTAINSAND OCEANS AND SKIPPYGETTING DRESSED BY HIMSELF. AND --AND YOU GOT TO THINK THAT SOMEBODY'SHELPIN' OUT WITH THAT. THE ANSWER IS YES. I DO BELIEVE IN GOD. BUT NOT A MEAN --NOT A MEAN, ANGRY GOD, LIKE -- LIKE THE GODSYOU SEE ON TV THAT ALWAYS --YOU KNOW THE PREACHERS AND -- AND ALWAYS ASKINGYOU TO SEND THEM MONEY. AND, UM... AND NOT A GROOVY GOD LIKE MALLORY'S GOD -- MATCHING SWEATPANTSAND HEADBAND. AND NOT A GOD LIKEBROTHER TIMOTHY'S GOD, EITHER, BECAUSE I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT GOD MADE MESTAY AWAY FROM GIRLS. IF HE DID, HE WOULDN'THAVE MADE ME SO CUTE. I THINK GOD IS GENTLEAND... FORGIVING... AND NOT ONE SPECIAL FORM,YOU KNOW? I MEAN, ONE DAY,HE'S A DOLPHIN. THE NEXT DAY, HE'S TRADINGSHARES ON WALL STREET. IT'D BE FUNNY IF ONE DAY,HE GOT MIXED UP AND WENT TO WALL STREETAS A DOLPHIN. YOU SURPRISE ME, ALEX. I DIDN'T THINKYOU REALLY WOULD BELIEVE, A BOTTOM-LINE GUYLIKE YOURSELF. YEAH. WELL -- WELL, PART OF MEIS A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT IT. I MEAN, I-I LIKE TO KNOWWHAT I KNOW, SEE IT... BE ABLE TO PROVE ITON A -- ON A TEST, TO KNOW IT, TO LEARN IT,AND BE DONE. AND I JUST GOT A FEELING... THAT YOU KEEP GETTINGTESTED ON THIS ONE. SO, WHAT DO YOUDO NOW? WELL... GREG'S DEAD... AND I'M ALIVE... AND I CAN'T CHANGE THAT. BUT I CAN KEEPHIS MEMORY ALIVE. I CAN TAKE...HIS SENSE OF HUMOR... AND HIS --AND HIS ENERGY... AND HIS WARMTH... AND I CAN MAKE IT MY OWN. I CAN BE THE BEST ALEX KEATONTHAT I CAN BE, AND I CAN USE THE GIFTSTHAT I'VE BEEN GIVEN. AND I CAN TAKE TIME TO APPRECIATETHE BEAUTY IN THIS LIFE. AND I CAN --I CAN BE GENTLE. AND I CAN BE FORGIVING... AND THOUGHTFUL. AND I CAN MAKEA LOT OF MONEY... BECAUSE, WELL,I-I'M SURE GOD WANTS ME TO. BECAUSE IF HE DIDN'T, HE WOULDN'T HAVE MADE MESO SMART. I-I WANT TO -- I WANT TO TALKA LITTLE BIT MORE. UH, DO WE STILLHAVE TIME? YEAH, SURE.SIT DOWN. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. I-I GOTSO MUCH IN MY HEAD NOW. I DON'T KNOWWHERE TO START. START FROMTHE BEGINNING. MY NAME IS ALEX KEATON.