[ 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 [ WHISTLES ] WELL, DAD,YOU CAN BREATHE EASY. YOUR WORRIES ARE OVER. GREAT. UH, YOU ARE LOOKINGAT A YOUNG MAN ON THE VERGE OF BECOMINGINDEPENDENTLY WEALTHY AT THE AGE OF 18. CONGRATULATIONS! COME ON, DAD, AREN'T YOU GONNA ASK MEWHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT? ALL RIGHT.WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT? GUESS. ALEX... DAD, THE STUDENT COUNCILHAS GRANTED ME THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO SELLSENIOR CLASS SOUVENIRS. CLASS RINGS? T-SHIRTS?THAT KIND OF THING? OH, SURE, SURE. ANOTHER MAN MIGHT SETTLEFOR SELLING THAT KIND OF STUFF, BUT I'M PLANNING TO EXPAND THISINTO A MAJOR ENTERPRISE. A FULL LINE OF HARDING HIGHCLASS OF '84 PRODUCTS. COFFEE MUGS. BOOKMARKS.FRISBEES -- THAT'S JUST THE START! LET ME KNOWWHEN I CAN QUIT MY JOB. I WILL. UH, DAD,THERE'S JUST ONE OTHER THING. IN ORDER TO GET STARTEDIN THIS, I HAVE MAKE AN INITIALINVESTMENT OF $100. WHERE ARE YOUGONNA GET THE $100? FROM MY PARTNER. WHO'S YOUR PARTNER? WELL, DAD,LET'S PUT IT THIS WAY -- YOU'RE WEARINGHIS SHIRT... PARTNER. NO, THANKS, ALEX. AW, COME ON, DAD.NO. THINK ABOUT IT! "KEATON AND SON --THE SOUVENIR PEOPLE." IT'S THE AMERICAN DREAM,DAD. IF YOU SAY NO TO THIS,YOU'RE SAYING NO TO AMERICA. WHAT YOU'RE SAYINGIS YOU'LL PUT UP 50 BUCKS, AND I'LL PUT UP 50 BUCKS,IS THAT IT? DAD, IF YOU'RE GONNA TAKEA HARD LINE ON THIS, WE MIGHT AS WELL... JUST DISSOLVE THE PARTNERSHIPRIGHT NOW. OH, SO -- SO I'M SUPPOSEDTO PUT UP THE WHOLE $100? IT'S A DEAL. STEVEN, HOW CAN YOU EATAT A TIME LIKE THIS? I DON'T KNOW.I JUST GO ON INSTINCT. MY MOTHER'S GONNABE HERE ANY MINUTE. AREN'T YOU NERVOUS? I'M COVERING. A LITTLE TENSE THIS MORNING,AREN'T WE, MOM? [ GASPS ] OKAY, I-I MAY BEA LITTLE ANXIOUS, BUT IT'S THE FIRST TIMEMY MOM'S COME TO STAY SINCE SHE AND DAD GOT S-S--SE-- S-- S-- SEPARATED. THANK YOU. COME ON, ELYSE, RELAX. I KNOWIT'S A DIFFICULT THING TO WATCH YOUR PARENTS'MARRIAGE BREAK UP. THEIR MARRIAGE DIDN'T BREAK UP.THEY'RE ONLY S-S-S-- SE-- SEPARATED. THANK YOU. ISN'T GRANDMA HERE YET? Steven: NOT YET. I LIKE WHEN GRANDMA VISITS. SHE REALLY KNOWSHOW TO SPOIL SOMEONE. [ VEHICLE APPROACHES ] OH, SHE'S HERE! AH, OH, OKAY.OH, OH, OH.NOW, KIDS, I WANT YOU TO TAKE IT A LITTLEEASY ON GRANDMA THIS TIME. WHY?WHAT DO YOU MEAN, MOM? WELL, YOU KNOW, GRANDMA ANDGRANDPA ARE S-S-S-- SE-- SEPARATED.SEPARATED.SEPARATED. THANK YOU. AND I THINK WE NEED TO PITCH INAND HELP BOOST UP HER SPIRIT. SHE'S LIKELY TO BE A LITTLEMORE DEPRESSED AND UNHAPPY THAN YOU'RE USEDTO SEEING HER. HELLO, HELLO, HELLO! HI, GRANDMA! OH, ALEX, HELLO. WELL, UH,WE'VE GOT TO GET GOING. KATE, I'LL SEE YOULATER TONIGHT. I'VE GOT TO GET THE KIDSTO SCHOOL. COME ON.BYE, BABES. Jennifer: BYE. Steven:DON'T FORGET YOUR COATS. BYE-BYE, KATE.HONEY. ELYSE. OH. [ CHUCKLES ] HOW YOU FEELIN', MOM? GREAT.HOW ARE YOU FEELING? OH, I'M FINE.I'M FINE. I WAS JUST ASKING 'CAUSEYOU AND DAD ARE S-S-S-- SE-- SEPARATED? THANK YOU. THAT'S A REAL DIFFICULT WORDFOR ME TO SAY. HOW ARE YOU ON THE WORD"DIVORCED"? MOM! IT'S ALMOST FINAL. "ALMOST" IS NOT FINAL. LET'S NOT CLOSE THE DOORCOMPLETELY. I MEAN,YOU AND DAD MIGHT RECONCILE, MOVE BACK INTO THE HOUSE. WE SOLD THE HOUSE. YOU SOLD THE HOUSE?! MY ROOM, TOO? [ TELEPHONE RINGS ] HELLO? UH, YEAH, SHE IS.JUST A MINUTE. IT'S FOR YOU. IT'S A MAN. I GAVE SOME FRIENDS THIS NUMBER.I HOPE IT'S ALL RIGHT. SURE. HELLO? OH, HI, PHILLIP. "PHILLIP"? LUNCH TODAY?OOH, THAT WOULD BE LOVELY. WELL, I'LL SEE YOULATER, HONEY. "HONEY"? PHILLIP,YOU SHOULDN'T SAY SUCH THINGS. DAD -- DAD! I JUST GOT BACKFROM THE WHOLESALERS WITH SOME PROTOTYPES. I'M TELLING YOU, THESE THINGSARE SUREFIRE BESTSELLERS. OKAY?FIRST WE HAVE THE OFFICIAL HARDING HIGHCLASS OF '84... DUCK CALLER. [ DUCK CALL SOUNDS ] WE BETTER SHUT THE DOOR. WE DO NOT WANTANY DUCKS IN HERE. LOOK AT THIS. CLASS OF '84...WINDSHIELD WIPER. DAD, I AM GONNA SELLCLASS OF '84 PASTA MAKERS, CLASS OF '84 GLOW-IN-THE-DARKSHOE TREES. CLASS OF '84CHARCOAL BRIQUETTES! WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK? I-I LIKE THE BRIQUETTES... BUT, UH,SOME OF THESE ITEMS STRIKE ME AS BEINGA LITTLE IMPRACTICAL. AW, DAD, DAD, TRUST ME. I HAVE GOT MY FINGERON THE PULSE OF THE CONTEMPORARYAMERICAN TEENAGER. OH. I ALMOST FORGOT. CLASS OF '84 MONOCLES. [ German accent ]WE ARE GOING TO SELL BOATLOADSOF THESE BABIES! IN ANY CASE,I THINK I'LL RESIST THE URGE TO PUT A DOWN PAYMENTON A SUMMER HOUSE. WHERE'S MALLORY? SHE'S SUPPOSED TO DOTHE DINNER DISHES. SHE SAIDSHE'LL DO THEM LATER. SHE'S UPSTAIRS HELPING GRANDMAGET READY FOR HER DATE. GRANDMA'S GOING OUT AGAIN? THAT'S THE THIRD TIME THIS WEEKSHE'S GONE OUT. YEAH, ISN'T THAT SOMETHING? OVER 40 AND STILL ACTIVE. A REAL MIRACLE. YOU KNOW, STEVEN, I DON'T THINKI LIKE THE IDEA OF -- ELYSE. ELY-- [ CHUCKLES ] I SAID I WASN'T GONNAINTERFERE, AND I WON'T. NOW, ARE YOU SUREYOU DON'T MIND MY BORROWING YOUR NECKLACE,MALLORY? OF COURSE NOT, GRANDMA.I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT ON YOU. YOU WOULDN'T LIE TO AN OLD LADY,WOULD YOU? I DON'T KNOWANY OLD LADIES. GRANDMA,YOU LOOK SO PRETTY. THANK YOU. MOM, IF YOU THINK I'M GONNALET YOU LEAVE THE HOUSE LOOKING LIKE THAT,YOU ARE SADLY MISTAKEN. WELL, WHAT'S WRONGWITH THE WAY I LOOK? NOTHING.YOU LOOK GREAT! THANK YOU. MOM, DON'T YOU THINKTHAT DRESS IS JUST A LITTLE TOO... TOO... TOO WHAT? TOO RED? NO, I THINK IT'S JUSTTHE RIGHT AMOUNT OF RED. [ DOORBELL RINGS ]OOH. THAT'S PHILLIP. HOW DO I LOOK? NEVER MIND! I'LL GET IT, GRANDMA. HI, HOW ARE YOU DOING? YOU MUST BEMY GRANDMOTHER'S DATE. YOU MEAN TO TELL METHAT RAVISHING WOMAN IS A GRANDMOTHER? I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. WELL, UH,I CALL HER "GRANDMOTHER." IT'S JUST A TERMOF AFFECTION. ACTUALLY, SHE'S MY NIECE. COME ON IN HEREAND MEET EVERYONE. NOW, DON'T TELL ME. THIS FINE YOUNG MANIS ALEX, AND THESEBEAUTIFUL CREATURES MUST BE MALLORY, JENNIFER,AND STEVEN. HOW DO YOU DO?[ LAUGHS ] AND THIS IS... MY WIFE, ELYSE. ELYSE! I'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARDTO MEETING YOU FOR A LONG TIME. HOW LONG? OH, I SEE.YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW LONG I'VE BEEN SEEINGYOUR MOTHER? THE QUESTIONDID CROSS MY MIND. DIDN'T SHE TELL YOU?IN FEBRUARY IT'LL BE 20 YEARS. 20 YEARS?!BEHIND DADDY'S BACK?! PHILLIP'S MY DENTIST,HONEY. DR. MORGAN? [ Chuckling ]THAT'S RIGHT. KATE'S SPOKEN VERY HIGHLYOF YOUR ROOT CANAL. I TRY TO BRUSHAFTER EVERY MEAL AND AVOIDBETWEEN-MEAL TREATS. AND WHEN SHE DOESN'T,I REMIND HER. I'M A BIT OF A FLOSS MAN,MYSELF. WELL, TELL US A LITTLEABOUT YOURSELF, PHILLIP. ANY CHILDREN?THREE. WIFE?DIVORCED. HEALTH?KNOCK WOOD. [ KNOCKS ON COFFEE TABLE ] PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. WELL, I'M RETIRED,I HAVE PLENTY OF MONEY -- I GUESS I'LL JUST HANG AROUNDUNTIL I DIE. WHEN DO YOU THINKTHAT'LL BE? [ EXHALES SHARPLY ] [ HUMMING ] GIN. HMM? I SAID, "GIN." OH, DID I WIN? I WON. OH. WHAT TIME IS IT,STEVEN? [ SIGHS ] ELYSE,I'M SURE YOUR MOTHER'S FINE. MY MOTHER?! YOU THINK I'M STAYING UPBECAUSE OF MY MOTHER? I HAPPEN TO LOVE THIS GAME. THAT'S WHY I'M STAYING UP. SO JUST SHUT UPAND PLAY POKER. WANT TO TALK ABOUT HER? NO. I DO NOT WANT TO TALK ABOUT HER. ALL RIGHT. I CANNOT BELIEVE SHE IS OUT ON A DATE. PHILLIP LOOKED LIKEA PERFECT GENTLEMAN. OH, STEVEN,YOU ARE SO NAIVE. I HAVE READ ARTICLES ABOUT SEXAND OLDER PEOPLE. THEY RETIRE TO THESE LITTLECOMMUNITIES OF CONDOMINIUMS. THEY --THEY TAKE FOLK DANCING. THEY EATTHE EARLY-BIRD SPECIAL. THEN THEY ALL GO HOMETO THEIR HOT TUBS. THERE ARE A LOTOF GRANDMAS AND GRANDPAS IN HOT WATER RIGHT NOW! ELYSE, YOUR MOTHERIS A GROWN WOMAN. I'M SURE SHE CANTAKE CARE OF HERSELF. SHE MAY BE A GROWN WOMAN,STEVEN, BUT SHE CANNOT TAKE CARE OF HERSELF. MY FATHER'S ALWAYSPROTECTED HER! SHE'S BEEN MARRIEDFOR 40 YEARS. WHAT COULD SHE KNOWABOUT SEX? YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.YEAH. I-I-I AM SURESHE IS FINE. [ SIGHS ] [ EXHALES SHARPLY ] IT'S AFTER MIDNIGHT.WHY HASN'T SHE COME HOME? I THINKWE SHOULD GO TO BED. I CAN'T.I'M TOO KEYED UP TO SLEEP. WELL, MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, WE COULD THINKOF SOMETHING ELSE TO, UH... PASS THE TIME UP THERE. HMM? WHAT, YOU MEAN NOW?!WITH MY MOTHER OUT?! WE'LL TELL HER ABOUT IT. I'M -- I'M SORRY, STEVEN. THIS WHOLE BUSINESSWITH MY MOTHER IS REALLY GETTING TO ME. NOW, LOOK, ELYSE, SHEIS PRACTICALLY A DIVORCED WOMAN. YOU HAVE GOT TO ACCEPT IT. I COULD ACCEPT ITA LOT EASIER IF I DIDN'T HAVE TO WATCHMOM GO GALLIVANTING OFF WITH THE MAN WHO TOLD HERTO RINSE AND SPIT FOR 20 YEARS. [ TELEPHONE RINGING ] I'LL GET IT. HELLO. OH, HI. UH, A-ALL RIGHT.FINE. UH, OH, I WILL.Y-YOU TOO. YEAH. BYE. WHO WAS THAT? UH, THAT WASYOUR MOTHER. UH, SHE SAID THEY HADA WONDERFUL TIME AT THE CONCERT, UH, THEY STOPPEDFOR ICE CREAM AFTERWARDS, AND, UH...OH, UH, YEAH, SHE'S, UH, SPENDING THE NIGHTAT PHILLIP'S. [ THUDDING ] THAT'S HER!SHE'S HOME!OW! JUST WHEREHAVE YOU BEEN?! I WAS NEXT DOORAT THE OBECKS'. YOU SEE,THAT'S HOW THE ROUTE GOES -- OBECKS, KEATONS,HANDELMANS. FINE, FINE.YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. AS LONG AS I HAVE YOU HERE,MRS. KEATON, COULD I INTEREST YOU IN OURNEW LINE OF YOGURT PRODUCTS? HAVE A NICE DAY! WHO WAS --WHO WAS AT THE DOOR? THE MILKMAN.HOW IS HE? WHO CARES? [ CHIMES CLINKING ] THERE SHE IS! [ MILK CLATTERS ] [ GASPS ] SHE KISSED HIMRIGHT IN FRONT OF US! THEY WEREN'T IN FRONT OF USUNTIL YOU OPENED THE DOOR. ELYSE, WHY DID YOU OPEN THE DOORJUST THEN? [ EXHALES SHARPLY ] I-I HEARD THE KEY.I THOUGHT YOU WERE THE MILKMAN. YOU GAVETHE MILKMAN THE KEY? MOM... JUST WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? WHAT? I SAID,"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?" THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT YOU SAID. AND THE ANSWER IS,"WHAT BUSINESS IS IT OF YOURS?" WELL, WE'VE GOT A BIG DAYAHEAD OF US. [ SIGHS ] GOTTA GET OUR SLEEP. IT'S ONLY 6:15. YOU'RE ONLY GONNA HAVE45 MINUTES. WELL, THAT SOUNDSLIKE MORE THAN ENOUGH. ARE YOU COMING UP? NO, MOM AND I HAVE SOME THINGSTO TALK ABOUT. I'LL BE UP. ALL RIGHT, BUT ALL I'LL WAITIS HALF AN HOUR, THEN I'VE GOT TO GET TO SLEEP. I DON'T GET MY 15 MINUTES A DAY,I'M WORTHLESS. NOW, DO YOU MIND TELLING MEWHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT? I'VE HADA VERY BUSY EVENING, AND I'D LIKETO GET SOME REST. WELL, IF YOU WOULD COME HOMEAT A DECENT HOUR, YOU WOULDN'T BESO TIRED NOW. IF I'D COME HOMEAT A DECENT HOUR, I WOULD HAVE HAD TO SPENDTHE EVENING ARGUING WITH YOU ABOUT THE DIVORCE. OH, SO RATHER THAN TALKWITH YOUR ONLY DAUGHTER, YOU'D RATHER SOAKIN SOME MAN'S HOT TUB?! WE DID NOT SOAKIN ANY HOT TUB. I'M SORRY.I SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID THAT. THE HOT TUBWAS TOO CROWDED. WE WENT IN THE SAUNA. MAYBE WE'LL USE THE HOT TUB NEXT TIME. JUST WHAT DID YOU AND THISTOOTH-JOCKEY DO TONIGHT? I AM NOT GOING TO SUBJECT MYSELFTO THESE QUESTIONS. I'M A MATURE ADULT CAPABLEOF TAKING CARE OF MY OWN LIFE, AND I'M GOING TO DO SOWHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT. COME TO THINK OF IT, I REMEMBER YOU SAYINGTHE EXACT SAME THING TO ME ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO. WAIT -- JUST TELL ME,AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, HOW CAN YOU JUST GO OUTON DATES AND BE WITH MEN? WELL, TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,IT ISN'T EASY... BUT IT'S ALLCOMING BACK TO ME. GOOD MORNING. LOOK, STEVEN, WE HAVE A VERYSERIOUS PROBLEM ON OUR HANDS HERE WITH MY MOTHER. I'M TRYING TO FIGUREA FEW THINGS OUT. IF YOU DON'T MIND,I'D RATHER NOT BE DIVERTEDBY YOUR IDLE CHATTER. SORRY I RAMBLED ONLIKE THAT. IT'S OKAY. DID YOUAND YOUR MOTHER TALK? YOU -- YOU ALWAYS TAKE HER SIDE,DON'T YOU? WHAT? WELL, ADMIT IT, Y-YOU'VE ALWAYS LIKED MY MOTHER,HAVEN'T YOU? ALL RIGHT,I CONFESS. I DO. SORRY, ALEX,IT'S JUST NOT GOING TO WORK! AW, COME ON, JENNIFER.HOW DO YOU KNOW UNTIL YOU TRY? SOME THINGSYOU JUST KNOW. WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? ALEX WANTS ME TO SELLHIS CLASS OF '84 MOUSTACHE WAX TO THE 5th GRADE. COME ON, JENNIFER, JENNIFER!JENNIFER, LOOK. I TOLD YOU, I'M WILLINGTO GIVE YOU HALF THE PROFITS. HEY, WAIT A MINUTE. I THOUGHT I WAS GETTINGHALF THE PROFITS. [ SIGHS ] UM... THE DREAM IS DEAD, POP. SALES HAVEN'T BEEN GOOD? SALES HAVEN'T BEEN. NOTHING? WELL, YEAH, I SOLD A BOTTLEOF CLASS OF '84 SUNTAN LOTION TO MALLORY'S FRIENDCARLA. IT WAS, UH... $1.30 TOTAL PROFIT. HERE'S YOUR 65 CENTS. THIS WAS ONCE $100, ALEX. ALEX, CARLA WANTS HER MONEY BACKFROM THAT SUNTAN LOTION YOU SOLD HER!IT TURNED HER SKIN GREEN! NO WAY, MALLORY.SHE KNEW THE RISKS. I TOLD HERTHERE WAS A POSSIBILITY OF THAT HAPPENING. DAD? WELL, JUST HOW GREENDID SHE TURN? DAD! GOOD MORNING, MOM. MORNING, ELYSE.KATE. MORNING, GRANDMA.SLEEP WELL? NOT REALLY, JENNIFER. NOT AT ALL. WHAT? NOTHING. DON'T DO THAT, ELYSE.YOU'RE BEING VERY CHILDISH. OH, I'M BEING CHILDISH. THAT'S FUNNY.HA HA HA. SO, GRANDMA,HOW WAS YOUR DATE? OH, VERY NICE,THANK YOU. HOW'D THE NECKLACE GO OVER?DID PHILLIP LIKE IT? YES, THANK YOU, HE DID.[ GASPS ] OH, I MUST HAVE LEFTTHE NECKLACE AT HIS HOUSE. [ CLATTER ] I'M SORRY. I TEND TO GET A LITTLEBUTTERFINGERED WHILE I'M MORALLY OUTRAGED. EXCUSE ME.OH, KATE. DON'T -- GOODBYE, STEVEN. KATE,WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I'M NOT GOING TO STAY HEREAND BE INSULTED BY THAT WOMAN YOU MARRIED.OH, COME ON. [ Chuckling ]COME ON. KATE, PL-- SIT -- SIT DOWN. PLEASE. PLEASE. SIT. SIT DOWN. LOOK. UH, I KNOWELYSE HAS BEEN, UH... A LITTLEIRRATIONAL LATELY. A LITTLE IRRATIONAL? ALL RIGHT, IN SOME STATESSHE'D BE PUT AWAY, BUT... YOU'VE GOT TO UNDERSTAND, DIVORCE IS ALWAYS TOUGHON THE CHILDREN. UH... [ CLEARS THROAT ] SO, HERE WE ARE -- MOTHER, DAUGHTER... HUSBAND, SON-IN-LAW... JUST THE FOUR OF US. [ LAUGHING ] [ CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY ] WELL, MAYBE, UH...MAYBE I'LL BE OFF TO WORK NOW. I-I-IF IT'S OKAY WITHTHE TWO OF YOU... GO.GO. [ MUTTERING ] ELYSE,I'M FURIOUS WITH YOU. YOU'RE MAD AT ME? I'M NOT THE ONEWHO STAYED OUT ALL NIGHT. WHY ARE YOU HAVING A HARDER TIME ACCEPTING THIS DIVORCETHAN I AM? IT'S NOT RIGHT! IT'S UNNATURAL! THERE ARE SOME THINGS IN THISWORLD THAT YOU CAN COUNT ON. THE SUN COMES UPIN THE MORNING, IT'S HARD TO WHISTLEWITH CRACKERS IN YOUR MOUTH, AND MY MOM AND DADDO NOT GET DIVORCED! ELYSE, YOU'RE GOINGTO HAVE TO GET USED TO IT. YOU HADA GREAT MARRIAGE. WE HAD A GREAT FAMILY.EVERYBODY SAID SO. WAS IT ALL A LIE? LOOK, WE DID HAVEA GOOD MARRIAGE. WE GREW APART.IT HAPPENS. BUT IT DOESN'T ERASETHE WONDERFUL YEARS WE HAD TOGETHER. I WANT MY FAMILY BACK. OH, HONEY. IT'S SO SCARY. IF -- IF YOU AND DADCAN BREAK UP, THAT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYBODY. IT COULD HAPPEN TO ME. NO, I DON'T THINKIT'LL EVER HAPPEN TO YOU. CHARLIE AND I WEREHUSBAND AND WIFE FOR 40 YEARS, BUT SOMEHOW WE NEVERBECAME REAL FRIENDS. YOU AND STEVEN ARE FRIENDS. DON'T YOU MISS DAD...A LITTLE? OF COURSE I DO.[ CHUCKLES ] THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGSABOUT YOUR FATHER THAT I MISS. LIKE WHAT? OH, LITTLE THINGS. LIKE THE WAY HE USED TOWAKE ME UP IN THE MORNING. HOW? HE USED TO LEAN OVERAND YELL, "SWIMMERS,TAKE YOUR MARKS!" AND THEN HE'D SHOOT OFFA LITTLE TOY CAP PISTOL. YOU MISS THAT? I NEVER OVERSLEPT. YOU KNOW, ELYSE... I'VE ALWAYS BELONGEDTO SOMEONE ELSE. CHARLIE DONNELLY'S WIFE. ELYSE'S MOTHER. NED'S MOTHER. NEVER JUST ME, KATE. THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT TIMEFOR ME. I GUESS I HAVEN'T MADE ITANY EASIER FOR YOU, HAVE I? I REALLY NEED YOUR SUPPORT,HONEY. I NEED TO FEELYOU'RE BEHIND ME. OH, I AM, MOM. I'M SORRY. WILL YOU STAY? OF COURSE I'LL STAY. [ EXHALES DEEPLY ] YOU'RE GONNA CONTINUE DATING,THOUGH, HUH? YEP. OKAY. NO SLOW-DANCINGON THE FIRST DATE. NO COMING IN AFTER 10:00ON SCHOOL NIGHTS. "SCHOOL NIGHTS."[ LAUGHS ] TWO FEET ON THE GROUNDAT ALL TIMES. IF YOU'RE OUT WITH SOMEONE WHO'SDRUNK TOO MUCH, YOU CALL ME.