[ 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 HI.HI. DID YOU GET EVERYTHINGYOU NEEDED AT THE MALL, MAL? YEAH. I GOT TWO SHIRTS,COUPLE OF PAIRS OF PANTS, A JACKET,AND A PAIR OF SHOES. I THOUGHT YOU WENT THEREFOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES. UH...YEAH. UM, WELL, THEY WEREOUT OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES. SEE, THE... THE, UH -- THE SCHOOL-SUPPLYTRUCK BROKE DOWN. YEAH,IT WAS ON THE NEWS. I BOUGHT A PRESENT FOR ANDREWWHILE WE WERE THERE. I HOPE HE LIKES IT. ELLEN. OH, THAT'S SO SWEET.OH, ANDY'LL LOVE IT. WH-WHOA. WHOA. WHOA. HOLD THE PHONE.TIME OUT. WHAT -- WHAT -- THIS IS --THIS IS NOT A TOY FOR A BOY. THIS IS A DOLL. SO? SO? SO THIS BETTER FOLD OUTINTO A TRUCK. THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONGWITH BOYS PLAYING WITH DOLLS. IT'S PERFECTLY NATURAL. IT IS NOTPERFECTLY NATURAL, MO-- DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENSTO BOYS WHO PLAY WITH DOLLS? THEY BECOME MEN WHO PLAY WITH DOLLS. ALEX, THIS IS HEALTHYFOR ANDREW. IT WILL HELP HIMTO ENTER ADULTHOOD WITHOUT HANG-UPSABOUT SEXUAL ROLES. ELLEN.I HAVE THOSE HANG-UPS. I'M OKAY. NO, YOU'RE NOT, ALEX. COME ON, LET'S GOTAKE IT UP TO HIM. HEY, HEY, HE--HE'S NOT GONNA LIKE IT. YOU'LL SEE. TELL -- TELL HIMTO USE IT AS A BAT. DAD, I AM TELLING YOU,THE BLUE TIE LOOKS BETTER. IT'S NOT BETTER,JENNIFER. IT IS. JENNIFER, YOU DON'T KNOW. YOU'VE NEVER HADAN INTERVIEW FOR THE JOB OF MIDWESTREGIONAL MANAGER FOR PBS. AS A MATTER OF FACT,I HAVE, DAD. AND I WORE THIS TIE,AND I GOT THE JOB. OH. HONEY, RELAX.YOU LOOK GREAT. YOU'LL DO GREATON THE INTERVIEW, TOO. Alex: YEAH, DAD. WANT YOU TO KNOWWE'RE ALL ROOTING FOR YOU. WE WANT YOU TO GET THIS JOB'CAUSE YOU DESERVE IT. YOU WORKED HARD.YOU'RE THE BEST AT WHAT YOU DO. YOU'RE THE PERFECT MANFOR THE JOB. THANK YOU, ALEX. THERE'S MORE MONEY INVOLVEDWITH THIS JOB. IT'S NOT THE MONEYTHAT'S IMPORTANT, ALEX. THIS IS THE KIND OF JOBI'VE DREAMT ABOUT FOR YEARS. YOUR DAD'S RIGHT, HONEY. THIS JOB COULD MEANA GREATER VOICE IN THE CREATIVE DIRECTIONOF PUBLIC TELEVISION. GREAT. HE COULD MAKE ITMORE COMMERCIAL. I AM SO PROUD OF YOU. I HAVEN'T GOTTHE JOB YET. OH, IT DOESN'T MATTER. I'M STILL PROUD. YOU'RE A MAN OF PASSIONAND CONVICTION, AND I LOVE YOUNO MATTER WHAT JOB YOU HAVE. YEAH, DAD,WE ALL LOVE YOU. NOW, GET THE JOB,OR DON'T COME HOME. [ SIGHS ] HOW LONG CAN IT TAKE THEMTO MAKE UP THEIR MINDS? STEVE, THE INTERVIEW JUST ENDEDTWO MINUTES AGO. I GUESS THE TENSION'SGETTING TO ME. OH, STEVE, COME ON.TAKE IT EASY. I MEAN, YOU ARE,WITHOUT A DOUBT, THE MOST QUALIFIED MANIN THIS ORGANIZATION. YOU'RE GOING TO GETTHE JOB. OH, YEAH?WHAT ABOUT CARL PETERSON? PETERSON. OH, I FORGOT ABOUT HIM. HE'S GOOD. MAYBE I SHOULD GODOWNSTAIRS AND GET FRIENDLYWITH PETEY. GUS! COME ON,I'M JUST KIDDING, STEVE. RELAX. BUT TED BROADNAXIS GOOD TOO. [ TELEPHONE RINGS ] YES? UH...ALL RIGHT, FINE.T-THANK YOU. JUSTIN PHILLIPSIS ON HIS WAY OVER HERE. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS, GUS. I MEAN, I KNOW I'M QUALIFIED, BUT SOMEHOW I DON'T GETTHE FEELING I'M HIS KIND OF GUY. I'M LOW-KEY.PHILLIPS IS MORE HIGH-POWERED. I THINK HE'S GONNA GOWITH PETERSON. NAH. IT'LL BE BROADNAXBEFORE PETERSON. I HAD NO IDEAI'D BE SO NERVOUS. THIS JOB MEANSA LOT TO ME, GUS. LOOK, THE WHOLE STAFFIS PULLING FOR YOU... EXCEPT FOR PETERSONAND BROADNAX. GOOD LUCK.THANKS. NOW, BELIEVE ME,I'VE, UH -- I'VE BEEN IN SITUATIONSLIKE THIS BEFORE. I KNOW HOW TO HANDLE IT. [ SIGHS ] AM I INTERRUPTINGSOMETHING? OH! NO. NOT AT ALL.PLEASE, UH, COME IN, JUSTIN. STEVE, I KNOW YOU MUST BEA LITTLE ANXIOUS, SO LET MEGET RIGHT TO IT. HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE THE NEW DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMINGFOR THE MIDWEST? YOU'RE KIDDING. YES, I AM. YOU'RE KIDDING? YES, I AM.OH! STEVE, THE JOB IS YOURS. THANK YOU, JUSTIN. WELL, YOU WANT TO GO OUTFOR SOME DINNER? WE'LL CELEBRATE,TALK ABOUT SOME NEW PROJECTS? WELL, I'D LOVE TO,EXCEPT, UH, OH, MY -- MY FAMILY,THEY'RE EXPECTING ME. WELL,MAYBE TOMORROW NIGHT. WELL, I-I USUALLY TRY TO HAVEDINNERS WITH MY FAMILY. MAYBE. I-I'LL LET YOU KNOWTOMORROW. OKAY,WE'LL DO IT TOMORROW. WE'LL ORDER IN, AND WE'LLMAKE IT A WORKING DINNER. UM, OKAY. WELL? WELL? I GOT IT. [ LAUGHS ]ALL RIGHT, STEVE. CONGRATULATIONS. OH, UH, HERE. OH.THIS IS FOR YOU. YOU WERE PRETTY CONFIDENTI'D GET THIS PROMOTION. HEY, I NEVER DOUBTED ITFOR A MINUTE. THANKS, GUS. WHAT DOES IT SAYON THE BACK? ANDREW. NO, TELL ME IT ISN'T TRUE. JUST TELL MEIT ISN'T TRUE. LET'S FACE IT, ALEX, THE ONLY TOY ANDREWWILL PLAY WITH IS THIS DOLL. I CAN'T BELIEVETHIS IS HAPPENING. I'VE OFFERED HIM TRAINS.I-I'VE OFFERED HIM TRUCKS. I'VE OFFERED HIM SOLDIERS.I'VE EVEN OFFERED HIM MONEY. B-BUT HE HAS SOME KIND OFOBSESSION WITH THAT STUPID DOLL. HER NAME IS SASSY SUSIE. YOU KNOW WHAT, ALEX,I THINK IT'S YOU THAT'S GOT AN OBSESSIONWITH THIS DOLL. WHY ARE YOU SO THREATENEDBY IT? HEY, I'M NOT THREATENED.OKAY? ISN'T SHE CUTE? OH! MALLORY!MALLORY! I CAN SEE WHY --COME ON, KNOCK IT OFF,WILL YOU? ALEX IS AFRAIDOF SASSY SUSIE. I AM N-- I AM NOT AFRAIDOF THIS OR ANY OTHER DOLL. "I LOVE YOU, ALEX."KNOCK IT OFF! HEY, EVERYBODY.HEY, HEY. HEY,THAT'S SASSY SUSIE! OH! I USED TO HAVE ONE OF THESEWHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID. I REST MY CASE. YOU USED TO PLAYWITH A SASSY SUSIE, SKIPPY? I THINK THAT'S GREAT. OH, I HAD THE WHOLE SET -- UH, WONDERFUL WENDY,PERKY PATTY... EASY EDNA. SKIPPY, UH, HERE'S --HERE'S 10 BUCKS. WHY DON'T YOU, UH, TAKE,UH, SASSY SUSIE OUT AND SHOW HERA GOOD TIME? UH, NO, THANKS, ALEX. NO, I-I THINK I'M A LITTLETOO OLD FOR DOLLS NOW. BUT I'LL TAKE THE $10. I'M GONNA TAKE ANDREW UPAND GET HIM DRESSED FOR DINNER. YOUR DAD SHOULD BE HOMEANY MINUTE. WHERE ARE WE GOINGFOR DINNER, MOM? I RESERVEDA SPECIAL TABLE AT GUIDO'S. WE ARE FINALLY GOING TOCELEBRATE YOUR DAD'S PROMOTION. OH, UH, PUT HIM IN THAT CUTEPINK JUMPSUIT WE GOT HIM. NO, LOOK,MOM, MOM, MOM -- PUT HIM IN THAT, UH --THAT SUIT OF ARMOR I BOUGHT HIM. AND -- AND DON'T FORGETTHE SWORD. COME ON. DON'T YOU REMEMBERWHAT YOU LEARNED AT THAT WOMEN'S STUDY GROUPWE WENT TO? ELLEN... [ CLEARS THROAT ]COME ON. WHAT DID YOU LEARN? AVOID SEXUAL STEREOTYPES. AND WHAT ELSE? MEN AND WOMEN ARE EQUAL. AND? DOLLS ARE FOR GIRLS. I'M SORRY, ELLEN. THIS IS MY BROTHERWE'RE TALKING ABOUT. WHERE'S DAD, ALREADY? HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN HOMEA HALF-HOUR AGO. I NEED TO TALK TO HIMABOUT SOMETHING. LOOK, JENNIFER,WHEN ARE YOU GONNA REALIZE DAD IS AN IMPORTANTEXECUTIVE NOW? HE HASN'T GOT TIME TO WASTEON YOUR LITTLE PRETEEN DRIVEL. WELL, AS LONG AS YOU'RE HERE FOR ME, ALEX. DAD STILL ISN'T HERE YET? MOM, WHY SHOULD TONIGHTBE DIFFERENT? HE HASN'T BEEN HOME ANY NIGHTBEFORE 10 THIS PAST WEEK. CAN'T WE GO WITHOUT HIM, MOM?I'M REALLY HUNGRY. HONEY, WE CAN'T HAVE ACELEBRATION DINNER WITHOUT HIM. HEY, GANG. HEY, DAD.HI, ELLEN. ELYSE, DO YOU REMEMBER HOWI'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE PLIGHTOF THE NAVAJO INDIANS, BUT I COULD NEVER GETTHE GO-AHEAD? NOW I'M THE GUYWHO GIVES THE GO-AHEAD. AND I HAD A LITTLE MEETINGWITH MYSELF THIS AFTERNOON, AND I TALKED ME INTO IT. OH, THAT'S --THAT'S WONDERFUL. NOW, HOW ABOUT DINNER?OH, NO, THANKS. I, UH, GRABBED SOMETHINGAT WORK. I'VE GOT A LOTTO DO HERE. IT'S A DINNERTO CELEBRATE YOUR JOB. WHAT -- OH, RIGHT. UH... YOU ALREADY POSTPONED ITFIVE TIMES. OKAY. OKAY.I'M COMING. I'M COMING. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO. CAN I BRINGTHIS STUFF WITH ME? STEVEN. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.THE WORK CAN WAIT. LET'S GO. [ TELEPHONE RINGS ]OH, EXCUSE ME. JUST... HELLO? OH, HI, JUSTIN. WHAT -- OH, JUST A SECOND. LISTEN, IT'LL JUST TAKEABOUT 15 MINUTES. I'LL MEET YOU AT GUIDO'S. 15 MINUTES.RIGHT. YEAH, JUSTIN. I'M HERE. HUH, WHAT? OH, NO. WELL, CAN'T --CAN'T IT WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW? I CAN'T GO. UH, YEAH,GO ON, JUSTIN. MM-HMM. YEAH. OH, DON'T TELL METHAT JACKET'S ON SALE. I STILL CAN'T AFFORD IT. YEAH, I'M TOTALLYDEPRESSED, TOO. I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. WHAT'S THE MATTER, MAL?WARDROBE PROBLEMS? YEAH, I KNOW HOW THAT IS. COME, LET ME HOLD YOU. MOM, WHEN IS DADSUPPOSED TO BE HOME? 7:00. IT'S AFTER 8:00 ALREADY. ARE YOU KIDDING? HE HASN'T MADE IT HOMEON TIME FOR WEEKS. DOES DAD STILL LIVE HERE? WELL, HE'S STILL USING ITAS A MAILING ADDRESS. HI. ANY MAIL FOR ME? ON THE DESK. HI. OH, HONEY,YOU MUST BE STARVING. UH, NO. I-I GRABBED SOMETHING TO EATAT WORK. OH. WELL, THAT'S OKAY. IT GIVES A CHANCETO HAVE A LITTLE TIME TOGETHER. [ TELEPHONE RINGS ] YEAH.OH, HI, JUSTIN. WHAT -- YES, I WAS JUST THINKINGTHE SAME THING. THAT IS AN EXCELLENT WAYTO APPROACH HIM. I'M GONNA GO UP AND CHECK ANDY.HE WAS A LITTLE -- Shh. YEAH. MM-HMM....A LITTLE FUSSY... YEAH....WHEN I PUT HIM DOWNEARLIER. I THINK THESE PROBLEMSARE ALL SOLVABLE, JUSTIN. GOOD. ALL RIGHT.I'LL SEE YOU THEN. DAD, ARE YOU GONNA BE ABLE TOMAKE MY SOCCER GAME NEXT WEEK? WELL, I'LL CHECKMY CALENDAR AT WORK. JEN, I PROMISE I'LL GET BACKTO YOU TOMORROW. DAD, I NEED TO TALK TO YOUWHEN YOU GET A CHANCE. OH, SURE, MAL,MAYBE LATER. LADIES, LADIES,LADIES, LADIES. COME ON, LOOK.WE'VE BEEN OVER THIS BEFORE. TIME IS MONEY. Y-YOU DON'T JUST GET TOCOME IN AND SEE DAD AND GET TO TALKTO HIM ANYMORE. THOSE DAYS ARE OVER. WELL, UH, JENNIFER, I CAN GIVEYOU AN APPOINTMENT WITH DAD AT, UH... ...2:30 IN THE MORNING. I'LL TAKE IT. OKAY, HAVE YOU BEENTO SEE DAD BEFORE? DAD. DAD, JUST COME UPSTAIRSWHEN YOU GET A CHANCE, OKAY? OKAY.HEY, COME ON,COME ON. LET HIM WORK. LET HIM WORK.LET'S GO. MOVE IT OUT. HERE WE GO.HERE WE GO. AH! GOT A COUPLE OF MINUTESFOR AN OLD FRIEND? SURE. [ TELEPHONE RINGS ]OH. YEAH? UH, JUSTIN. YEAH. UM... OKAY.THAT COULD WORK. OH, GOOD. GOOD. YEAH. WELL -- UM...ALL RIGHT. YEAH, NO PROBLEM. HON, THANK YOU. UH, I HAVE TO GOOUT OF TOWN FOR A FEW DAYS. WASHINGTON. WHY? JUSTIN THINKS WE MAY BE ABLETO GET FUNDING FOR THIS NEW SERIESI'VE BEEN WANTING TO DO -- THE INTERVIEWSWITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. OH, GOOD. WELL, THAT --THAT'S GREAT. THAT MEANS I'LL MISSJENNIFER'S SOCCER GAME. DAMN. WELL, I'LL TAKE HER,OR MALLORY WILL. AND ANDREW'SDOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT, THAT'S ON WEDNESDAY. I'LL TAKE HIM. I MISS YOU.I ALREADY MISS YOU. I MISS YOU, TOO. OH, MOM, COME ON. YOUR APPOINTMENTISN'T TILL TOMORROW. OH, HI. GOOD EVENING. I SEE YOUR NAMEIS ANDREW. VERY GOOD. WELL, WHAT DO YOU KNOW? I-I HAVE A-A SONNAMED ANDREW. ME TOO. OH, WELL, UH,THAT'S MY ANDREW. HEY, YOURS IS CUTE. MINE'S GOT PURPLE HAIR. [ LAUGHS ] WELL, YOU KNOW TEENAGERS. HE'S 32. HE'S A RECORD PRODUCERIN NEW YORK. THAT'S WHAT HE SAYS HE'S DOINGTHIS WEEK, ANYWAY. LAST WEEKHE WAS A CARPENTER. NEXT WEEK, WHO KNOWSWHAT HE'LL BE? A SHEPHERD, MAYBE.I DON'T KNOW. UH, IT'S NICE HE CALLS EACH WEEKTO, UH, KEEP IN TOUCH. YEAH. HE LIKES TO REACH OUTAND NAG SOMEONE. STILL, THEY'RE OUR KIDS,RIGHT? BLUE HAIR, PURPLE HAIR,SPIKED HAIR. WE LOVE 'EM ANYWAY, RIGHT? LOVE IS A STRONG WORD. THANKS, SPORT. [ DOOR CLOSES ] OH, JUSTIN. COME IN. THANKS, STEVE.HOW'D IT GO TODAY? GOOD. I THINK WE'RE READYFOR KENWELL TOMORROW. I KNOW YOU ARE. I JUST CAME FROM A ROUNDOF FOLLOW-UP MEETINGS. STEVE, EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONESO FAR HAS WORKED. OH, THANK YOU. I'M TRYING. WELL, THIS IS GONNA BE A RECORD-BREAKING YEARFOR RAISING FUNDS, AND YOU'VE HAD A LOTTO DO WITH THAT, STEVE. THERE'S SOMETHING DECENT ANDHONEST AND ATTRACTIVE ABOUT YOU THAT MAKES PEOPLE WANT TOGIVE YOU MONEY. HERE, TAKE 20 BUCKS. LISTEN -- LISTEN, JUSTIN,HAVE YOU -- HAVE YOU EATEN YET? BECAUSE I-I'VE GOTSOME EXTRA HERE. OH, YEAH, I HADA BITE IN MY ROOM. OH, NICE-LOOKING FAMILY,STEVE. YOURS? YEAH. YEAH. UH, THIS IS, UH -- HEH. ALEX, MALLORY, JENNIFER,ANDREW, ELYSE, UH, AND, UH, SKIPPY,OUR NEIGHBOR. HE KEEPS STICKING THATBACK IN THERE. WELL,THAT'S GREAT, STEVE. I'VE GOT THREE AT HOME,MYSELF. YOU MISS THEM? OH, YEAH, SURE. BUT, YOU KNOW,YOU GET USED TO BEING AWAY, LONG HOURS. THEY GET USED TONOT HAVING YOU AROUND. IT WORKS OUTALL RIGHT. THE IMPORTANT THING ISWE LOVE WHAT WE DO, RIGHT? RIGHT. RIGHT. YEAH, SURE. SURE. THAT'S THE WAY IT ISWITH GUYS LIKE US. THE WORK TAKES OVER. NOTHING ELSEIS AS SATISFYING. WELL, THE WORK IS SATISFYING,YEAH, BUT I-I -- YOU'LL SEE, STEVE.YOU'LL SEE. THAT'S THE WAY IT IS. YOU'RE A WINNER.YOU'RE WILLING TO PAY THE PRICE. THAT'S WHAT SEPARATESTHE GUYS LIKE US. DAD.HI, ALEX. WHAT ARE YOU DOING BACK?EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT? OH, FINE.WHERE'S YOUR MOTHER?SLEEPING. ALREADY?WHAT TIME IS IT? UH...3:30. I LOST TRACK OF TIME. HOW YOU DOING? WHAT'RE YOU DOING UP? UH, WELL, I STARTED READINGTHIS BOOK, UH, "VECTOR CALCULUS:THE UNTOLD STORY." COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN. [ SIGHS ] I FEEL LIKEI HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN A WHILE. YEAH, WELL,YOU'VE BEEN BUSY. ANYTHING BIG GOING ONIN YOUR LIFE? ANY -- ANY BIG CHANGES? WELL, UH... I'M MARRIED NOW --YOU KNEW THAT. TWO KIDS. AND I'M PRESIDENTOF THE UNITED STATES. YEAH.I READ THAT SOMEWHERE. LISTEN, DAD,YOU KNOW, UH... DON'T -- DON'T FEEL GUILTY ABOUT ALL THE TIME YOU HAVETO SPEND WORKING THESE DAYS. I MEAN,WE ALL UNDERSTAND. EVEN ANDREW. I'M GIVING UPMY PROMOTION, ALEX. I'M TAKING MY OLD JOB BACK. UH, DAD,WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? YOU DON'T --YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. I MEAN, YOU GOT -- YOU GOTMORE POWER ON THIS JOB. YOU GOT MORE MONEY. YOU GOT MORE MONEY. THERE'S MORE TO LIFETHAN POWER AND MONEY, ALEX. GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE. [ SIGHS ]LOOK, DAD... I... I DON'T PRETENDTO UNDERSTAND YOU -- YOU KNOW,WHAT MAKES YOU TICK, WHY YOU, UH -- YOU LIVEYOUR LIFE THE WAY YOU DO. IN FACT, I-I STAY AWAKEAT NIGHT WONDERING, YOU KNOW,"WHERE DID I GO WRONG?" BUT, UH... I GUESS YOU KNOWWHAT YOU'RE DOING. UNDERNEATH IT ALL,I-I BELIEVE IN YOU. THANKS, ALEX. STEVEN.OH, HI, ELYSE. HEY.IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT? FINE.I JUST CAME HOME EARLY. THE TRIP WENT WELL? OH, IT WENT GREAT.BIG SUCCESS. WE MADE A LOT OF MONEY. UH, THEY LOVED MY IDEAS. IT FELT GOOD. SO WHY GIVE IT UP? GIVE IT UP?WHAT'S HE SAYING? I'M GOING BACKTO MY OLD JOB, ELYSE. MOM, ANDREW'S UP.HE NEEDS HIS BOTTLE. DAD? WHERE? NO, JENNIFER,OVER THERE. IN OUR KITCHEN? COME ON. OH, SLEEPY TIME. YOU GUYS LOOK GREAT.ALL OF YOU. JEN, I WANT TO HEARALL ABOUT YOUR SOCCER GAME. MAL, IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME,NOW'S A PERFECT TIME. WILL YOU BE HEREIN THE MORNING? I'LL BE HERE. OKAY. GOOD. THIS IS FOR ANDREW. IS THAT GUY REALLY DAD? I DON'T KNOW.IT LOOKS LIKE HIM. DON'T BLAME YOURSELF,ALEX. YOU DID YOUR BESTWITH ME. GLAD YOU'RE BACK, DAD. OKAY, WHAT REALLY WENT ONDOWN THERE? WELL, JUST LIKE I SAID,IT WENT GREAT. BIG SUCCESS. SO BIGTHAT YOU WANT TO QUIT? ELYSE, I WAS SITTING INA MOTEL ROOM IN WASHINGTON, D.C. I'D JUST FINISHED THE MOSTSUCCESSFUL MEETING OF MY LIFE, AND I REALIZED SOMETHING. WHAT? EVERYTHING I CARE ABOUT, REALLY, REALLY CARE ABOUT, IS IN THIS HOUSE. THERE'S NO SUCH THINGAS SUCCESS FOR ME IF IT GETS IN THE WAYOF MY LIFE HERE. HONEY, YOU'RE NOT ALWAYSGONNA BE TRAVELING SO MUCH. IT'S NOT JUSTTHE TRAVELING. IT'S -- IT'S, UH... THE LONG HOURS, THE TOTALABSORPTION IN THE WORK. THAT'S NOT GONNA CHANGE. YOU KNOW, THERE AREA LOT OF THINGS I DON'T LIKE ABOUT THIS NEW JOB. BUT I WANT YOU TO BEEVERYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO BE. SO DON'T GIVE THIS UPFOR US, FOR ME. I DON'T WANT THIS JOB NOW,ELYSE. IT'S NOT THE RIGHT TIMEIN MY LIFE. WHAT I DO WANT... IS TO BE HOMETO TUCK ANDREW IN AT NIGHT, TO HELP MALLORYWITH HER HOMEWORK, TO FALL ASLEEP IN YOUR LAP, READING THE PAPER, HAVE YOU CARRY ME UPTO BED. I'VE MISSED THAT, TOO. THERE'S A PRICE TO PAYFOR EVERYTHING. TONIGHT I REALIZEDTHE PRICE I'VE HAD TO PAY. I'VE HAD TO LOSE THE INTIMACYOF THE PEOPLE I LOVED, THE EVERYDAY INVOLVEMENTWITH MY CHILDREN. TEACHING THEM,PLAYING WITH THEM, WATCHING THEIR TEETH COME IN. AND I'VE HAD TO LOSETHE PLEASURE AND COMFORT OF HAVING YOU AT MY SIDE. I DON'T WANT TO BENUMBER ONE AT WORK. I WANT TO BENUMBER ONE RIGHT HERE. YOU ARE WITH ME. COME ON,I'LL CARRY YOU UPSTAIRS.