[ 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 OH, HEY, JENNIFER. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I HAVE TO DO AN ORAL REPORTFOR SOCIAL STUDIES CLASS. -WHAT ABOUT?-HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW. OH, ALL RIGHT. UH... WHY DON'T YOU READ MEWHAT YOU HAVE SO FAR? OKAY. "HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW." I LIKE IT A LOT. IT'S PEPPY AND INTERESTING. IT'S ZIPPY, YET INFORMATIVE. LET ME HEAR IT AGAIN. OH, HEY, SKIPPY! HOW'S THE REPORT GOING, JEN? OH, SHE'S GOOD, MR. KEATON.GO AHEAD. READ HIM WHAT YOU JUST READ ME. DAD, I NEED SOME HELP.DO YOU HAVE A MINUTE? I CAN'T NOW, JEN. YOUR MOMAND I HAVE TO TAKE ANDREW TO HIS PLAY GROUP --MAYBE LATER? [ HORN HONKS ] OH, ELYSE!THE BOSWELLS ARE HERE! ALL SET. OH, STEVEN, TRY NOT TO GETINTO AN ARGUMENT WITH THESE PEOPLE AGAIN, OKAY? LOOK, I DON'T STARTTHESE ARGUMENTS. THEY DO. THEY'RE SO COMPETITIVE ABOUTTHEIR SON'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS. "OUR TIMMY CAN STAND UP." "OUR TIMMY CAN TALK." "OUR TIMMY CAN READ." I CAN DO MOSTOF THOSE THINGS. [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] YOU GUYS READY?WE'RE WAITING. OH, HI, RALPH. YEAH. WE'RE ALL SET. YOU SEE TIMMY THEREIN THE CAR? OH, YEAH.ISN'T HE CUTE? HE DROVE US HERE. GOODBYE, HONEY.BE BACK IN A COUPLE OF HOURS. BYE, SKIP. HI, JEN. HI -- OH. MALLORY, ALEX ISN'T HOMERIGHT NOW. CAN YOU HELP MEWITH MY SOCIAL STUDIES PROJECT? OH, I CAN'T, JEN.I'M LATE AS IT IS FOR WORK. I GOT TO GO UPSTAIRSAND CHANGE MY CLOTHES. UH, MALLORY?DO YOU NEED ANY HELP? OKAY. YES, SKIPPY. I'D LIKE YOU TO COME UPSTAIRS AND HELP ME CHANGE MY CLOTHES. HE'LL BE BACK. ALEX, YOU'RE HOME! THANKS, JEN. FOR A SECOND THEREI DIDN'T KNOW WHERE I WAS. ALEX, I HAVE TO DOAN ORAL REPORT FOR SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSON WEDNESDAY. I REALLY,REALLY NEED YOUR HELP. I APPEAL TO YOU,AS MY BROTHER, TO ACT OUT OF COMPASSIONAND LOVE, TO REACH OUTTO YOUR YOUNGER SISTER AND HELP HERIN HER HOUR OF NEED. WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME? ALEX, PLEASE.I'M DESPERATE. JENNIFER, I DON'T GET IT. I MEAN, YOU GET GOOD GRADES. YOU'RE GOOD IN SCHOOL. HOW COME YOU'RE SO DESPERATEFOR MY HELP ALL OF A SUDDEN? I SAW SOME PROJECTS THE OTHERKIDS WERE WORKING ON. THEY WERE REALLY GOOD. I WANT MINETO BE JUST AS GOOD. I WANT MINE TO BE BETTER.I WANT MINE TO BE THE BEST. WELL, JENNIFER, I RESPECT YOUR GOALS OF CONQUESTAND DOMINATION. I'D LIKE TO THINKI INSPIRED THEM. BUT IF I HELP YOU WITH THIS, WE'RE GONNA DO IT MY WAY,START TO FINISH, EVERY STEP, MY WAY --YOU GOT IT? GOT IT. ALL RIGHT.WHAT'S YOUR TOPIC? HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW. AND WHAT ARE YOU USINGFOR YOUR RESOURCE MATERIAL? THIS. WHAT IS THIS,A SEVENTH-GRADE TEXTBOOK? YES. I'M IN SEVENTH GRADE,AND THAT'S MY TEXTBOOK. WELL, IF YOU WANT METO BE INVOLVED WITH THIS, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO ABANDONTHIS CHILDISH, SIMPLISTIC APPROACHTO THE SUBJECT. BUT THAT'S THE BOOK WE USE. THAT'S THE BOOK THEY USE. AND THEY'LL DO THEIRLITTLE ORAL REPORTS, AND THEY'LL GETTHEIR LITTLE GRADES, AND THEY'LL LIVETHEIR LITTLE LIVES. BUT YOU WANT TO KNOWSOMETHING, KEATON? YOU'RE BETTER THAN THEY ARE. AND WE'RE GOINGTO THE LIBRARY, AND WE'RE GONNA PROVE IT. NOW, YOU WANT TO PROVE IT,DON'T YOU? -I DO -- -I CAN'T HEAR YOU. I DO! ALEX, HOW MUCH MORE OFTHIS STUFF DO I HAVE TO READ? LET'S SEE. YOU STILL HAVE, UH... AH, MARTIN CARRUTHERS'"INSIDE THE U.S. LEGISLATURE." UH, BEATRICE P. DUVALL'S "LAWMAKINGIN WESTERN SOCIETY," AND -- OOH, OOH -- BUNSON AND SHEITZ'S "JURISPRUDENCEIN THE COMMON LAW." TONIGHT? WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING, JEN? I LIKE THE WAYTHIS IS SHAPING UP. YOU PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT,I THINK YOU'VE GOT A SHOT AT THE THOMAS DEWEY AWARDTHIS YEAR. ARE YOU CRAZY, ALEX? I DON'T HAVE A CHANCETO WIN THAT. THE DEWEY AWARD GOES OUT TO THE BEST ACADEMICPRESENTATION OF THE YEAR. THEY ALWAYS GIVE IT TO SOMEPESKY, DORKY, GENIUS TYPE. I WON ITTHREE YEARS IN A ROW. JEN, ARE YOU STILL UP?HONEY, IT'S AFTER 10:00. YOU'RE WORKING AWFULLY HARD,HONEY. HEY, JEN,I GOT SOME TIME NOW. IF YOU WANT, I CAN HELP YOUWITH THAT THING OF YOURS. UM... "HOW A BILL GROWS UP"? MALLORY, I'M HELPING HER. FOR JENNIFER TO GOFROM MY HELP TO YOUR HELP WOULD REQUIREA DECOMPRESSION CHAMBER. JENNIFER, IT'S GREAT THAT YOU'RE MOTIVATEDTO WORK THIS HARD. OH, WELL, YOU KNOW ME, DAD. I CAN'T GET ENOUGHOF THIS STUFF. YOU KNOW, ELYSE,I'M BEGINNING TO WONDER IF WE'VE BEENTOO EASY ON ANDREW. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WELL, YOU KNOW,LITTLE TIMMY BOSWELL IS THE SAME AGE AS ANDREW, AND HE DOES SEEM MORE ADVANCED. DID YOU SEE HIMAT THAT PLAY GROUP TODAY? YEAH, I DID.IF YOU WANT MY OPINION, HIS PARENTSARE PUSHING HIM TOO HARD. HE SHOULD HAVE BEENPLAYING WITH ANDY AND THE OTHER 1-YEAR-OLDSAT BLOCKS. WHY? WHAT WASLITTLE TIMMY DOING? PLAYING BACKGAMMON. HE WASN'T REALLY PLAYING,STEVEN. HE BEAT METWO OUT OF THREE GAMES. GOOD NIGHT, SWEETHEART. TRY NOTTO STAY UP TOO LATE, OKAY? DON'T WORRY, MOM. I'LL MAKE SURESHE GETS TO BED NICE AND EARLY. -ALL RIGHT.-OKAY? NIGHTY-NIGHT. GOOD NIGHT. HEY. ...AND SO THE ELECTORAL COLLEGEMEETS IN DECEMBER AND CASTS ITS 538 VOTES. AND THAT'S HOW OUR PRESIDENTIS ELECTED. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU, BRENDA.VERY NICE. WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE MOREREPORT THIS MORNING. JENNIFER, YOU READY? UH, YES, MA'AM. BUT IT'LL TAKE MEA COUPLE MINUTES TO SET UP. VERY WELL.WE'LL TAKE A SHORT BREAK. CLASS, YOU MAY TALK QUIETLYAMONG YOURSELVES. IT'S ABOUT TIMETHAT BRENDA FINISHED. I THOUGHT SHE'D BABBLE FOREVER. SHE'S A GOOD FRIENDOF MINE, ALEX. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. YOU'LL BLOW HEROUT OF THE WATER. MRS. PEDROZA, I'D LIKE YOU TO MEETMY BROTHER ALEX. HE GAVE ME A RIDE TODAY. OH, HOW NICE. UH, ALEX, DID YOU HELP JENNIFERWITH HER PRESENTATION? UH, ME? UH...UH, NO. NO. UH, NO, I DON'T --I DON'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS GOVERNMENTMUMBO-JUMBO. I JUST, UH -- YOU KNOW, I JUST CARRYTHE STUFF JENNIFER TELLS ME TO. [ SIGHS ]ALEX, I'M NERVOUS. LISTEN, YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT. JUST SPEAK CLEARLY AND DON'TRUSH YOUR PRESENTATION. THESE SIMPLETONS ARE LUCKYTO BE HERE FOR IT. GREAT. CAN YOU STAY AND WATCH, ALEX? OH, GEE, I GUESS SO. I DON'T HAVE TO BE BACKAT THE QUARRY FOR AN HOUR. CLASS, WE'RE READYTO BEGIN AGAIN. JENNIFER WILL ENLIGHTEN USON HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW. JENNIFER? UH, FRIENDS, CLASSMATES,CITIZENS, LEND ME YOUR EARS. [ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYINGON TAPE RECORDER ] IF THE REVISED BILL IS APPROVED BY BOTH THE HOUSEAND THE SENATE, IT IS SENTTO THE ENROLLING CLERK TO BE PRINTED ON PARCHMENT. IT IS THIS ENROLLED BILL THAT IS SIGNEDBY THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE. THEN THE DOCUMENT IS TRANSPORTEDUP PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE TO THE WHITE HOUSE, HOME OF THE PRESIDENTOF THE UNITED STATES. THE PRESIDENT HAS 10 DAYS, NOT COUNTING SUNDAYS, TO SIGN OR VETO THE BILL. IF HE SIGNS IT,THE BILL BECOMES A LAW. IF HE VETOES IT... IT TAKES A 2/3 VOTE OF BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESSTO OVERRIDE HIS VETO. LET ME ASSURE YOU,THIS RARELY HAPPENS. [ "BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC"PLAYING ] WE HAVE REACHED THE ENDOF OUR LONG JOURNEY. ONCE THE PRESIDENTSIGNS OUR BILL, IT BECOMES LAW OF THE LAND, A SHINING EXAMPLE OF DEMOCRACY, A BEACON TO FREEDOM-LOVINGPEOPLE EVERYWHERE! THANK YOU. ...AND THE MUSIC BUILTTO A CRESCENDO, AND THERE SHE WAS,DRAPED IN THE STARS AND STRIPES, RADIANT IN THE SPOTLIGHT. I'M TELLING YOU,IT WAS SPECTACULAR. KIDS WERE CRYINGIN THEIR LUNCHBOXES. ALEX IS EXAGGERATING A LITTLE. AH, JEN, YOU'RE JUSTA CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE RIGHT. WHEN I WAS ABOUT 12, I HAD TO DOTHIS COOKIE-BAKE DEMONSTRATION FOR THE GIRL SCOUTS JAMBOREE, AND THERE WEREABOUT 20 PEOPLE THERE -- UH, DEAR... WHEN I SAID SHE WAS A CHIPOFF THE OLD BLOCK, THAT'S NOT EXACTLYWHAT I WAS REFERRING TO. ACTUALLY,I WAS THINKING OF THE TIME WHEN I WAS 12 AND, UH, I GAVE A SPEECHAT THE ANNUAL POTLUCK DINNER OF THE YOUNG BOWLERSOF AMERICA. OH, PLEASE, GO ON. ALLOW ME TO SAYI BOWLED THEM OVER. THAT'S A WONDERFUL STORY, DEAR. [ DOORBELL RINGS ] I'LL GET IT. JEN, THAT IS GREAT THAT YOUIMPRESSED MRS. PEDROZA. SHE'S TOUGH.I HAD HER IN SEVENTH GRADE. SHE DIDN'T LIKE MY HISTORYPRESENTATION AT ALL. WHAT WAS IT? IT WAS A REVOLUTIONARY WAR. THEY WORE RED COATS, WE DRESSED CASUALLY. SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLEDON'T COME TO ME FOR HELP? WELL, I KNEW YOU COULDPULL IT OFF, KIDDO. YOU WERE FABULOUS. I'M GLAD IT'S OVER. I WAS REALLY SCARED. I WAS UP THERE SAYINGA BUNCH OF WORDS. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THEY MEANT. SO? MALLORY DOES THATEVERY DAY OF HER LIFE! SOMEONE HERE TO SEE YOU, JEN. MRS. PEDROZA. HELLO, JENNIFER. HI, UH, YOU REMEMBERMY BROTHER ALEX. OF COURSE.HOW ARE THINGS AT THE QUARRY? UH, BUSY, BUSY. WE'RE HAVING A SALE. YOU WANT TO BUYA COUPLE TONS OF GRANITE? AH-HA! HA. MRS. PEDROZA HAS SOMETHINGVERY EXCITING TO TELL YOU. JENNIFER, I WAS SO IMPRESSEDWITH YOUR PRESENTATION THAT I WOULD LIKE FOR YOUTO BE ONE OF THE CONTESTANTS FOR THE THOMAS DEWEY AWARDTHIS FRIDAY. ME? AND YOU DESERVE IT.WILL YOU BE THERE? WELL, UH, MY PARENTS DON'TLIKE ME TO STAY UP LATE. WE'D BE HAPPY TO MAKEAN EXCEPTION IN THIS CASE. -SWELL.-WELL, THAT'S WONDERFUL. IT SHOULD BE QUITE A NIGHT. WELL, PLEASE SIT DOWN,MRS. PEDROZA. NO, NO, I'VE GOT TO RUN.I JUST WANTED TO COME BY AND CONGRATULATE JENNIFERIN PERSON, GIVE HER THE NEWS. OH, IT WAS NICE OF YOU TO COME. [ Slowly ]DID YOU UNDERSTAND... ...WHAT I TOLD YOUR SISTER? SHE IS DOING VERY WELL. AH. COME ON, MRS. PEDROZA,WE'LL WALK YOU TO YOUR CAR. WAY TO GO, JEN!YOU'RE UP FOR THE DEWEY! IT'S ABOUT TIME ANOTHER KEATON'SNAME WAS ENGRAVED IN GOLD. WE HAD A LONG DRY SPELL THEREDURING THE MALLORY YEARS. I DON'T THINK I CAN GO THROUGHWITH IT, ALEX. I'M GONNA GO TELL MRS. PEDROZATHAT YOU HELPED ME, AND I DON'T DESERVETO GET THIS DEWEY AWARD. HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY. THAT'S NOT A KEATON TALKING,JENNIFER. A KEATON NEVER BACKS DOWNFROM A CHALLENGE. NOW, I KNOW YOU'RE AFRAID,BUT DON'T WORRY. I'M GONNA BE BY YOUR SIDEEVERY STEP OF THE WAY. THAT'S WHAT I'M AFRAID OF, ALEX. IN 1982,A GROUP OF BRITISH SCIENTISTS FABRICATED A PIECEOF GENETIC MATERIAL THAT WAS 514 PAIRED NUCLEOTIDESIN LENGTH. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT GUY, ALEX? -I CAN'T DO THAT.-HEY. YOU'RE NEVER GONNA WINWITH THAT ATTITUDE, JENNIFER. ALEX, YOU'VE LOADED ME DOWNWITH SO MUCH INFORMATION I DON'T EVEN KNOWWHAT I'M THINKING ANYMORE. ALL RIGHT, LOOK,JUST, UH, RELAX, OKAY? WHEN YOU GET UP THERE,IT'LL ALL COME BACK TO YOU. NOW, IMMUNE OR GAMMA INTERFERONCOMPLETES THIS LIST. [ APPLAUSE ] -THAT WAS EXCELLENT, WALTER.-THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CONTESTANT FOR THIS YEAR'STHOMAS DEWEY AWARD IS JENNIFER KEATON, WHO WILL DISCUSSHOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW. JENNIFER? SMILE, HONEY,HERE COME THE BOSWELLS. OH, RALPH. BETTY. EXCUSE ME. -SO GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT.-UH-HUH. SORRY WE'RE LATE. HAVE TROUBLE GETTING A SITTER? NO! TRUTH IS,SITTERS FLOCK TO OUR DOOR. THEY ALL LOVE TAKING CAREOF TIMMY. WHO WOULDN'T? TONIGHT TIMMY SANGFOR THE FIRST TIME. "AIDA." LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. [ CLEARS THROAT ] FRIENDS, PARENTS, CITIZENS, LEND ME YOUR EARS. [ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYINGON TAPE RECORDER ] MY SUBJECT TONIGHT -- HOW A BILL, UH, GROWS UP. I MEAN,HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW. I GUESS I'M JUSTA LITTLE NERVOUS RIGHT NOW. ANYWAY, UM, IT'S A VERYINTERESTING PROCESS, AND I WISH I COULD TELL YOUABOUT IT, BUT I CAN'T. I'VE GOT TO GO RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. YOU'VE BEENA GREAT AUDIENCE. BYE. Hey, hey, hey.What are you doing? What are you doing?Get back there! I CAN'T, ALEX.I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING. Show themthe Capitol Building. I worked for 18 hourspainting that thing. EXCUSE ME -- LADIES ANDGENTLEMEN, BEFORE I GO, I THOUGHT YOU'D LIKETO SEE THE CAPITOL BUILDING. [ AUDIENCE MURMURING ] PASS IT AROUND, BUT PLEASE,NO SMOKING INSIDE OF IT. Jennifer, that's not whatwe planned for you to say. I don't knowwhat I'm supposed to say. Have them ask yousome questions. You can handle that. QUESTIONS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONSON HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW? ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL? -MISS KEATON.-YES, SIR. RALPH BOSWELL, ATTORNEY AT LAW. I'D LIKE TO ASKA TWO-PART QUESTION CONCERNINGTHE SUPREME COURT RULING IN MARBURY vs. MADISONIN 1803. -OBJECTION.-OVERRULED. DID YOU AGREE WITH CHIEF JUSTICEMARSHALL'S ASSERTION OF JUDICIAL REVIEWOVER ACTS OF CONGRESS? AND SECONDLY, DO YOU THINK THIS RULINGHAD A CHILLING EFFECT ON LEGISLATIVE PROCESSDURING THE JEFFERSONIAN ERA? UH... I-I, UH, I DON'T -- I'D LIKE TO FIELDTHAT QUESTION... ...IF I MIGHT. UH, I THINK AT THAT POINTIN U.S. HISTORY, IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THE HIGHCOURT TO ASSERT ITS PARITY WITH THE OTHER BRANCHESOF GOVERNMENT, VIS-à-VIS THE PROCESSOF JUDICIAL REVIEW. UH, OR AT LEAST, UH, I THINK THAT'S WHATI THOUGHT I HEARD JENNIFER SAYING AROUND THE HOUSETHE OTHER DAY. EXCUSE ME, BUT YOU DIDN'T REALLYANSWER MY HUSBAND'S QUESTION ABOUT MARBURY vs. MADISON. WILL YOU SIT DOWN? JENNIFER, ARE YOU OKAY? [ Whining ] NO, I'M NOT OKAY. I DON'T KNOWWHAT I'M DOING HERE! I'M SORRY, ALEX.I LET YOU DOWN. [ AUDIENCE MURMURING ] WHAT WERE YOU THINKING ABOUT,ALEX? HOW DID YOU EXPECT JENNIFERTO LEARN ALL THIS? I JUST WANTED HER PRESENTATION TO BE THE BESTTHAT IT COULD BE. WHAT COULD POSSIBLYBE WRONG WITH THAT? ALEX, THIS ISN'T MATERIALFOR A 13-YEAR-OLD. THIS IS SOMETHING ONLY AN ADULTCOULD UNDERSTAND. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? NATURALLY, I'M ASSUMINGA WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF LATIN. JENNIFER,WHY'D YOU LET HIM DO SO MUCH? I MEAN, YOU'RE AWFULLY GOODIN SOCIAL STUDIES. YOU GUYS ARE ALWAYS HELPINGJENNIFER WITH HER HOMEWORK. I THOUGHT THIS WASTHE SAME THING. IT'S NOT THE SAME THING.WE'RE NOT THAT MUCH HELP. LOOK, JENNIFER,NEXT TIME YOU NEED HELP, JUST COME TO ME. I WON'T MAKE YOUREAD ANY BOOKS. WE'LL JUST GO TO A MOVIE. LOOK, JEN -- ALEX, I DON'T WANT TO TALKTO YOU EVER AGAIN. CAN I JUST TALK TO JENNIFERALONE FOR A SECOND? I MEAN --I JUST NEED 10 MINUTES, AND I THINK WE CANSTRAIGHTEN THIS THING OUT. WELL, THAT SOUNDS REASONABLE. OKAY, YOU'VE GOT 10 MINUTESTO WORK IT ALL OUT, BUT NO HITTING. I'D NEVER DO THAT, MOM. I WAS TALKING TO JENNIFER. LOOK, I'M SORRY, JEN. I DIDN'T MEAN TO --TO PUSH YOU AS HARD AS I DID. BUT YOU KNEWWHAT YOU WERE GETTING INTO WHEN YOU CAME TO MEFOR HELP. YOU KNOW THAT I CANONLY DO THINGS ONE WAY -- OUT OF CONTROL. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTANDWHY YOU DIDN'T TRY AND STOP ME. I MEAN, IF YOU WERESO UNCOMFORTABLE, WHY DID YOU LET ME DO IT? BECAUSE IT WAS JUST SO EASYTO LET YOU POINT THE WAY, ALEX. YOU HAD SO MUCH ENERGY,IT WAS LIKE YOU WERE GLOWING. I WAS. I GET REALLY FIRED UPWHEN IT COMES TO YOU, JENNIFER. YOU'RE MY SISTER.I WANT YOU TO DO WELL. I WANT YOU TO EXCEL.I WANT YOU TO BE ALL YOU CAN BE, TO GO THE EXTRA MILE. ALEX, YOU'RE STARTINGTO GLOW AGAIN. GET AWAY FROM ME. SORRY. I HAVE TO ADMIT, THERE IS A PART OF METHAT LIKED IT. THE ATTENTION, THE APPLAUSE,BEING THE BEST. YOU AND I ARE A LOT ALIKE. YOU KNOW THAT, JENNIFER. ALEX, PLEASE,I'M DEPRESSED ENOUGH. WHAT YOU HAVE IS SPECIAL. WHAT I HAVE IS SPECIAL. WHAT MALLORY HAS IS SCARY. ALEX, I'M NOT LIKE YOU. YEAH, YOU ARE, JEN. I MEAN, DON'T --DON'T TRY AND DENY IT. I'LL NEVER FORGET THE FIRST TIMETHAT I NOTICED IT. YOU KNOW, YOU WERE ABOUT,UH, 4 YEARS OLD, AND, UH, YOU WERE PLAYINGIN THE SANDBOX WITH LITTLE BRUCEY DUGAN. AND YOU WERE TRYING TO SEE WHO COULD BUILDTHE BIGGEST SANDCASTLE. AND, UH, BRUCEY BUILT ONETHAT WAS, UH, 6 FEET HIGH AND 5 FEET WIDE, AND YOURS LOOKED LIKE SERVANTS'QUARTERS TO HIS CASTLE. AND, UH...YOU KNEW YOU WERE BEAT. AND YOU GOT THIS LOOKON YOUR FACE, AND YOU WALKED UP TO BRUCEYAND YOU SAID, "HEY, BRUCEY,LOOK, THE ICE CREAM MAN." BRUCEY TURNED AROUND AND... YOU CRUSHED HIS CASTLEINTO THE DUST. AND I REMEMBER THINKINGTO MYSELF, "SHE IS GOOD. SHE IS REAL GOOD." ALEX, I APOLOGIZEDTO BRUCEY LATER. ALL RIGHT,SO YOU WEREN'T PERFECT. LOOK, JENNIFER, WE ARE DIFFERENTTHAN OTHER PEOPLE. WE -- YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT EASY FOR US,LIVING WITH MOM AND DAD. YOU KNOW, THERE'S THIS BLANKETOF NICENESS AND DECENCY THAT... ...HANGS OVER THIS HOUSELIKE A BLACK CLOUD. AND IT'S UP TO US TO STICKTOGETHER AND RISE ABOVE IT. ALEX, I'M REALLYNOT LIKE THAT. AND YOU WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING?YOU'RE NOT LIKE THAT, EITHER. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I SAW YOU GO BACK LATERAND BUY BRUCEY SOME ICE CREAM. SMALL CONE. DON'T TRY TO KID ME, ALEX. UNDERNEATH THATHUFFING AND PUFFING, YOU'VE GOT A BIG HEARTAND YOU KNOW IT. JENNIFER, WILL YOU --WILL YOU KEEP QUIET? I DON'T WANT THAT STUFFGETTING OUT. LOOK, ALL I'M ASKING... IS THAT YOU NEVERSELL YOURSELF SHORT. YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THE POTENTIALTO BE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO BE. PROMISE ME YOU'LL TRY. I PROMISE. COME ON.I'LL BUY YOU AN ICE CREAM.