[ 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 OKAY, ANDY. LET'S GO OVER THIS AGAIN. THIS ISA GIFT CATALOG. I'LL TURN THE PAGES.THAT'S RIGHT. AND YOU POINT TO THE THINGSYOU LIKE BEST. HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RETALKING ABOUT, MALLORY. JENNIFER, I MASTERED MAIL ORDERBY THE TIME I WAS HIS AGE. I REMEMBER. THAT'S HOW WE GOTOUR GOOD CHINA. WHAT'S GOING ON? OH,WE'RE BUYING ANDY A GIFT, AND HE'S POINTING OUT THE THINGSHE'D LIKE TO WEAR. SO FAR, HE'S PICKED OUTA BATH MAT AND A WRENCH. JUST MAKE SURE HE DOESN'TWEAR THEM TOGETHER. GOOD NEWS, EVERYBODY. YOU'RE LOOKING ATTHE NEWLY ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE LELAND COLLEGE PARENT/STUDENT WEEKEND COMMITTEE. YES, SIR. I WAS SINGLED OUTFOR THIS HONOR, UNANIMOUSLY CHOSEN BY MY PEERS, HANDPICKED FROM A POOLOF OVER 50 QUALIFIED CANDIDATES. THEY PULLED HIS NAMEOUT OF A HAT. CONGRATULATIONS. I'M REAL EXCITED FOR YOU. YEAH, WE'D LIKETO HEAR ALL ABOUT IT. -WELL...-YEAH. JUST WHAT DOESTHE JOB INVOLVE? MOM, I'M IN CHARGEOF THE ENTIRE EVENT. I HAVE HERE A COMPUTER PRINTOUTWITH THE NAME AND PHONE NUMBER OF EVERY LELAND STUDENTAND PARENT. FOR THIS ONE WEEKEND, I'M IN COMPLETE CONTROLOF THEIR LIVES. WELL, THAT IS FRIGHTENING. OH, WELL, BUT IT'S NICE. WE'LL FINALLY GET A CHANCETO MEET ELLEN'S FATHER. ACTUALLY, I DON'T KNOWIF HE'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE IT. OH, THAT'S A SHAME. WELL, IT'S PARTIALLYMY FAULT. I DIDN'T INVITE HIM. YOU DIDN'T INVITE HIM? ELLEN,THIS IS PARENTS' WEEKEND. YOU'RE LEGALLY OBLIGATEDTO INVITE HIM. ALEX, THERE WOULDN'T HAVE BEENANY POINT IN CALLING HIM. HE DOESN'T LIKE THESE THINGS,AND HE WOULDN'T HAVE COME. I WAS JUST SAVING US BOTHTHE TROUBLE. UM, ELLEN, LOOK,JUST LET US KNOW IF WE CAN HELP YOUIN ANY WAY. THANKS. -OKAY.-BYE. WELL, I GOT TO GO.I GOT TO GET BACK AND STUDY. NOW, WAIT A MINUTE,WAIT A MINUTE, ELLEN. UH, I CAN'T REALLY SAYI'M HAPPY ABOUT THIS. IT'S PARENTS' WEEKEND AND --AND YOUR DAD'S NOT COMING? ALEX, I TOLD YOU,IT'S NOT HIS KIND OF THING. EVEN WHEN MY MOMWAS ALIVE, SHE ALWAYS CAME TO THESE THINGSBY HERSELF. YEAH, WELL, HOW DO YOU KNOWUNLESS YOU CALL HIM? BELIEVE ME, I KNOW. JUST GIVE HIM A CALL, WILL YOU? NO, ALEX. ALL RIGHT.ALL RIGHT. YOU CAN USE OUR PHONE. ALEX, THAT'S IT. I'M NOT CALLING HIM.GET OFF IT. ELLEN, I'M JUST WORRIEDABOUT YOU BEING ALONE FOR PARENT/STUDENT WEEKEND. I'LL BE OKAY. EVERYBODY ELSEIS GONNA BE HAVING FUN. THERE'S GONNA BE POTATO-SACKRACES, AN EGG TOSS. WHO ARE YOU GONNATOSS YOUR EGG TO? IT'S NOT A MAJOR WORRYIN MY LIFE. YOU'RE GONNA BE LONELY. I'LL BE OKAY. I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK? WELL, IT'S AN AWFULLY FULLSCHEDULE, HONEY. 10:00, PARENTS' WELCOME. 10:15, WRITTEN EXAMON THAT WELCOME. THAT'S RIGHT.THEY DON'T PASS, THEY GO HOME. ALEX, HOW COME THERE ARESO MANY PICTURES OF YOU ON THIS PAMPHLET? THE PRINTER INSISTED. ALEX, ALL THESE EVENTS YOU'VEPLANNED SEEM PRETTY BORING. BORING? JENNIFER, LOOK ATTHE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE. "PARENT/STUDENT RODEO." AND? "PARENT/STUDENTWET T-SHIRT CONTEST." AND? "PARENT/STUDENTFULL-CONTACT KICKBOXING." I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE IN GOODENOUGH SHAPE FOR THIS WEEKEND. WELL, YOU CAN START TRAINING BY HELPING ME CARRYALL THIS STUFF OUT TO THE CAR. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, YOU CANCARRY IT AS FAR AS THE PORCH. I'LL TAKE IT FROM THERE. ELLEN. ALEX, I JUST GOT THIS MESSAGEFROM MY FATHER. IT SAYS HE'S COMING HEREFOR PARENTS' WEEKEND. IT SAYS THAT THE CHAIRMANOF PARENTS' WEEKEND INVITED HIM. IT SAYS THAT THE CHAIRMANCALLED HIM PERSONALLY TO ENSURETHAT HE WAS COMING. LET ME SEE THAT. YOU HADABSOLUTELY NO RIGHT. THIS IS A PERSONAL MATTER, ANDYOU SHOULDN'T HAVE INTERFERED. I-I DID NOT INTERFEREIN A PERSONAL MATTER. IT WAS -- IT WASA VERY OFFICIAL CALL. I SAID THE SAME THINGTO YOUR FATHER THAT I SAID TO ALL THE OTHERPARENTS I CALLED. OH, REALLY? YOU SAID TO ALLTHE OTHER PARENTS, "ELLEN REALLY WANTSYOU TO COME"? YES, I DID. AND THEY'RE --AND THEY'RE ALL COMING AND THEY'RE VERY ANXIOUSTO MEET YOU. ALEX, I AM VERY ANGRYABOUT THIS. I DON'T WANTTO SEE MY FATHER. WELL, ELLEN, HE WANTS TO SEE YOU. HE SAID HE WAS REAL EXCITEDABOUT COMING. THAT'S REALLY STRANGE. WHAT'S SO STRANGE ABOUT IT? MY FATHER AND IDON'T GET ALONG AT ALL. WE'VE HARDLY SAID A WORD TO EACHOTHER IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, AND WHEN WE DO SPEAK,IT USUALLY TURNS INTO A FIGHT WITHIN THE FIRST TWO MINUTES. I GUESS I SHOULDN'T HAVE CALLEDHIM, THEN, HUH? THE MAN HAS NO RESPECTFOR THE WAY I LIVE MY LIFE, FOR -- FOR THE THINGSTHAT ARE IMPORTANT TO ME. ALL HE CARES ABOUT IS BUSINESS,PROFITS, MAKING MONEY. [ SHUDDERS ] I'M SHOCKED. HE CAN BE SO UNFEELING. AND THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE,HE CALLED ME FROM HIS CAR PHONE AND PUT ME ON HOLDFOR 15 MINUTES. C-CAR PHONE? WHAT, UH -- WHAT KIND OF CARDOES HE HAVE? IT WAS PROBABLY THE LIMO. LIMO. HE WAS ON HIS WAYTO THE STABLES. OKAY. CAR PHONE, LIMO, STABLES. I'M STARTING TO GETA WARM GLOW INSIDE. THIS GUY SOUNDS RICH. THIS GUY'S YOUR FATHER. ELLEN, YOU'RE RICH. I LOVE YOU. ALEX, CALM DOWN. WHOA, WHOA!I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS. I'VE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH A GIRLWHO I THINK HAS NO MONEY, AND SHE TURNS OUT TO BE RICH. MY INSTINCTS ARE INCREDIBLE. [ SIGHS ] ELLEN, WHEN DO WE GET MARRIED? ALEX, HE'S RICH, NOT ME. I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO DOWITH HIS MONEY. OH, I UNDERSTAND.I'LL HANDLE IT. STOP IT! LOOK, COME ON.YOU KNOW I'M KIDDING. LOOK, I'M -- I'M SORRY THAT I GOT YOU INTO SUCHA DIFFICULT SITUATION. ALEX, I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GONNA GET THROUGHTHIS WEEKEND WITH HIM. WELL, LOOK, HE -- HE --HE'S COMING ALL THIS WAY, RIGHT? AND -- AND HE DID SAYHE WANTED TO SEE YOU. GIVE HIM A CHANCE. OKAY. HI, ALEX. HI. HEY, WHAT DO YOU TWOHAVE THERE? OH, WE DECIDED INSTEADOF GETTING ANDY A GIFT FROM A CATALOG, WE'RE GONNAMAKE HIM A SKI SWEATER. I DIDN'T KNOW YOU TWOKNEW HOW TO KNIT. WE DON'T, BUT ANDY DOESN'T KNOWHOW TO SKI. [ DOORBELL RINGS ] UH, EXCUSE ME.I'M FRANKLIN REED. I'M LOOKING FORAN ALEX KEATON. WELL, I JUST HAPPENTO BE ONE. PLEASE COME IN. UH, LET ME TAKE YOUR COAT. ELLEN TOLD ME TO MEET HERAT HER DORM ROOM, BUT, UH, SHE WASN'T THERE, SO HER ROOMMATE SAIDI MIGHT FIND HER HERE. YEAH, WELL, I'M SURESHE'LL BE HERE ANY MINUTE. UH, IN THE MEANTIME,PLEASE, UH, SIT DOWN, MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE. THANK YOU. SO, ELLEN TELLS ME YOU'RE RICH. UH, THAT IS --THAT IS, UH, RICHLY DESERVINGOF MANY COMPLIMENTS. SO, YOU'RE ELLEN'S BOYFRIEND. UH, YES, I AM. WHAT ARE YOU -- POET? DANCER? COMMUNIST? AB-ABSOLUTELY NOT, SIR. UH, NO, I'M AGAINSTALL THOSE THINGS. OH? WELL, THAT'S REFRESHING. I ASSUMED YOU'D BEANOTHER ONE OF THOSE BOHEMIAN-PUNK-HIPPIE-PARASITETYPES. NO, SIR, NO. I STAND BEFORE YOUAS A REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD AND DECENTIN THIS COUNTRY. AND, I MAY ADD, I'M VERY SYMPATHETICTO THE UPPER CLASSES. WELL, THIS ISA PLEASANT SURPRISE. THANK YOU. UH, GETTING BACKTO YOUR WEALTH... ...ELLEN -- ELLEN, TELLS MEYOU'RE A CORPORATE LAWYER. THAT'S RIGHT.WE DEAL IN -- ACQUISITIONS,ANTITRUST MATTERS, TAKEOVERS,STATUTORY MERGERS. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN THE LAW? OH, YES, SIR,AS IT PERTAINS TO MONEY. ALEX, I THINK I LIKE YOU. WELL, THANK YOU, SIR.I KNOW I LIKE YOU. [ DOORBELL RINGS ] UH, EXCUSE ME. ALEX, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENEDTO MY FATHER. HE NEVER SHOWED UP. HE'S HERE, ELLEN. UH, SHE'S HERE. ELLEN, WHERE WERE YOU? I'VE BEEN WAITINGFOR YOU AT THE AIRPORT. YOU SAID MEET YOUAT YOUR DORM ROOM. WHY WOULD I SAY THAT? WELL, I DON'T KNOW, ELLEN,BUT THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID. I DID NOT SAY THAT. I'M NOT MAKING THIS UP, ELLEN. YOU KNOW, YOU TWO LOOK ALIKE. WELL, ANYWAY, HELLO, DAD. IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU. HELLO. ELLEN, I HAVE TO ADMIT IT --I'M SURPRISED. ALEX HERE IMPRESSES ME. HE'S A STRAIGHT THINKER, HE'S GOT HIS PRIORITIES IN LINE, AND HE'S NOT A COMMUNIST. I EXPECTED HIM TO BE ANOTHER ONEOF YOUR MODERN-ART BOOBS. DAD, ART HAPPENS TO MEAN A LOTTO ME, ALTHOUGH I KNOW YOU DON'TAPPRECIATE IT. ALEX, WHAT DO YOU THINKABOUT THIS MODERN-ART NONSENSE? [ SCOFFS ] ME? W-WHAT DO I THINKABOUT THIS MODERN-ART NONSENSE? I LOVE IT. SOMETIMES. OW. CAN I HELP YOU, ALEX? NO.I'M -- I'M FINE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHAT HAPPENED? UH, THERE WAS A LITTLE MISHAP DURING THE PARENT/STUDENTFOOTBALL GAME. A-A LITTLE MISHAP? I'LL TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED.OW. I, UH --I TOOK A HAND-OFF. 20-YARD LINE,FAKED OUT A FEW PARENTS UH, DREW BOB LEMKOWSKI'S MOTHERINTO A BLOCK. I HAD THE WHOLE FIELDAHEAD OF ME. I'M RUNNING ALONG.ALL OF A SUDDEN, I'M HIT FROM BEHINDBY SOME CRAZY PARENT WITH A -- WITH A BONE-CRUNCHINGILLEGAL TACKLE. AAH. HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVETO APOLOGIZE, ALEX? ALEX, SHE DIDN'T HIT YOUTHAT HARD. OH -- OH, NO? THE FOOTBALL COACHOFFERED HER A SCHOLARSHIP. OH, COME OFF IT, ALEX.IT WAS A CLEAN HIT. DON'T BE SUCH A MAMA'S BOY. LET'S GO GIVE ANDY HIS SWEATER. WHOA, WHOA.WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT --WAIT A MINUTE, MAL. WHERE'D YOU GET THIS,THE OCTOPUS SHACK? IT'S NOT FOR YOU, ALEX.IT'S FOR ANDY. THIS IS NOT A ONE-PERSONSWEATER, MAL. I AM AWARE OF THAT. I MADE IT FOR HIM TO WEARWITH A FRIEND. YOU SHOULD HAVE PLAYED, ELLEN. DAD, I TOLD YOU, I'M NOTVERY GOOD AT FOOTBALL. YEAH, WELL, MAYBEYOU CAN GET SOME POINTERS FROM ELYSE "HACKSAW" KEATON. ACTUALLY,ELLEN IS A GREAT ATHLETE. DID YOU KNOW THAT, ALEX? OH, DAD, PLEASE. OH, NO, NO, NO. ELLEN WAS GOOD AT EVERYTHING -- SWIMMING, ICE SKATING, BASEBALL,HORSEBACK RIDING. DO YOU RIDE, ALEX? UH, ME? UH, NO.USED TO. USED TO. UH, HAD TO GIVE IT UP.HAD A BIT OF A MISHAP. I, UH, GOT THROWN. ACTUALLY, IT WAS OFFA MERRY-GO-ROUND. BUT, UH -- BUT THE POINT IS,I GOT RIGHT BACK ON. WELL, ELLEN DIDN'TFALL OFF MUCH. IF SHE HAD KEPT RIDING,SHE COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY GOOD. SHE COULD HAVE MADE ITTO THE OLYMPICS. BUT SHE STOPPED. SHE DIDN'T HAVETHAT KILLER INSTINCT LIKE YOUR MOTHER DOES, ALEX. DAD, ALL I WANTED TO DOWAS RIDE A HORSE. YOU WERE THE ONE WHO WANTED METO COME HOME WITH A RIBBONOR WIN A PRIZE. AND WHAT IS WRONG WITH WINNING, WITH SHOWING YOU'RE THE BESTAT WHAT YOU DO? NOTHING.NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. I GOT TO GO. I'VE GOT SOME THINGS I GOTTO GET DONE BACK ON CAMPUS. UH, DO YOU WANT A LIFTBACK TO YOUR HOTEL? ALL RIGHT. WELL, I GUESS I'LL SEE YOUTONIGHT AT THE BIG DANCE. UH, YEAH. UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO SPENDINGSOME MORE TIME WITH YOU, SIR. I'LL SAVE THE LAST DANCEFOR YOU, ALEX. WELL, THIS IS A WONDERFUL PARTY. I'M VERY IMPRESSED. ALEX HAS FINEORGANIZATIONAL QUALITIES. OH, YES, YES. WE'VE BEEN AWARE OF ITEVER SINCE HE WAS IN DIAPERS AND HE ORGANIZEDTHAT PARENT/BABY WEEKEND. MM, IT WAS A CRUISE. WELL, ALEX IS A FINE BOY. YOU SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF HIM. WE ARE, AND YOU SHOULD BE PROUDOF ELLEN, TOO. SHE'S A WONDERFUL GIRL. SHE'S BEEN A GREAT INFLUENCEON ALEX. YEAH, ALEX IS ALMOSTTO THE POINT WHERE HE CAN SAY, "FEMINIST"WITHOUT LAUGHING. [ LAUGHS ] FEMINIST. [ LAUGHS ]DID SOMEBODY SAY, "FEMINIST"? DAD, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?I WAS WAITING DOWNSTAIRS. ELLEN, YOU SAIDWE WERE GONNA MEET UP HERE. NO, I SAID WE'D WAIT DOWNSTAIRSIN THE LOBBY. WELL, THE IMPORTANT THINGIS WE'RE ALL TOGETHER. EXCUSE ME. [ PIANO PLAYINGSLOW DANCE MUSIC ] MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE?THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER ASK. EXCUSE US. WOULD YOU LIKE TO DANCE? OH, NO, THANK YOU. I DON'T REALLY ENJOY DANCING. ELLEN, IT'S YOUR MAJOR. WELL, YOU ALWAYS THOUGHT DANCINGWAS A WASTE OF TIME. WELL, MAYBE I CHANGED MY MIND. PEOPLE DO THAT, YOU KNOW --EVEN FATHERS. WHATEVER YOU SAY. I DON'T REALLY ENJOY BEINGTREATED LIKE A STRANGER, ELLEN. WELL, I'M SORRY,BUT WHO ARE WE KIDDING? WE AR STRANGERS. I AM NOT A STRANGER. I AM YOUR FATHER,AND I DESERVE SOME RESPECT. SMILE. [ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ] LOOK, DAD, DO WE HAVETO GET INTO THIS? I DON'T EXPECT ANYTHINGFROM YOU NOW. I DON'T WANT YOUTO TRY TO APOLOGIZE OR MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME. JUST DON'T EXPECT METO SUDDENLY PRETEND THAT EVERYTHINGIS FINE BETWEEN US. ALL MY LIFE... YOU'VE EITHER BEEN IGNORING MEOR CRITICIZING ME. MY GRADESWERE NEVER GOOD ENOUGH. MY FRIENDSWEREN'T GOOD ENOUGH. NOTHING I EVER DIDWAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU. AND NOTHING I EVER DIDWAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU. YOU WERE ALWAYS REBELLINGAGAINST EVERYTHING. IF I SAID, "YES,"YOU SAID, "NO" JUST FOR THE HELLOF DISAGREEING WITH ME. ENJOYING YOURSELVES? -YES.-NO. OKAY! DO YOU KNOW WHY I ALWAYSDISAGREED WITH YOU? NO. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHY I ARGUED WITH YOUABOUT EVERYTHING, WHY I STOPPED COMPETINGIN THOSE HORSE SHOWS, OR WHY I RAN AWAY FROM HOME? BECAUSE I WANTED YOUTO NOTICE ME. I KNOW I DIDN'T SPENDENOUGH TIME WITH YOU, AND I REGRET THAT. BUT WE CAN'T CHANGETHE PAST, ELLEN. I KNOWI MADE MISTAKES WITH YOU, BUT I WANT TO MAKEA NEW START. BUT NOW I CAN MAKE ITON MY OWN. I HAVE MY ARTWORKAND I HAVE MY FRIENDS AND I HAVE ALEX,WHO IS JUST THE OPPOSITE OF YOU. HE KNOWS THAT THERE'S MORETO LIFE THAN MAKING MONEY. I'M SORRY, DAD. SOME THINGSJUST HAPPEN TOO LATE. HONEY, YOU CAN'T BLAMEYOURSELF FOR EVERYTHINGTHAT HAPPENED TONIGHT. COME ON, MOM.I BROUGHT THIS ALL ON MYSELF. I CALLED MR. REEDWITHOUT ASKING ELLEN. I-I FORCED THEMTO SPEND TIME TOGETHER, AND AS A RESULT,I-I HELPED BREAK UP AN ALREADY SHAKYPARENT/CHILD RELATIONSHIP. AND I LOST A POTENTIALFATHER-IN-LAW. WELL, TOMORROW'S A NEW DAY. IF YOU WANT TO TALK, HONEY,WE'RE HERE FOR YOU. OKAY? SORRY IT'S BEENA ROUGH NIGHT. YEAH, THANKS, GUYS.I APPRECIATE IT. [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] -HI.-HI. HOW YOU FEELING? OKAY, I GUESS. WHERE'S YOUR DAD? HE'S ON HIS WAY BACKTO THE AIRPORT. YEAH. LISTEN, ELLEN,I'M SORRY ABOUT ALL THIS. I MEAN, IF IT WASN'TFOR MY CALLING YOUR FATHER AND PRESSURING YOUTO SEE HIM, NONE OF THISWOULD HAVE HAPPENED. IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENEDEVENTUALLY. YOU JUST KIND OF SPEDTHE WHOLE THING UP. IT'S BECAUSEI COULDN'T ACCEPT IT. WHEN YOU SAID YOU --YOU DIDN'T WANT YOUR FATHER TO COME UPFOR PARENTS' WEEKEND, I MEAN, IT DIDN'T SEEMRIGHT TO ME. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. I MEAN, SURE, I-I ARGUEWITH MY PARENTS. WE HAVE OUR SHARE OF FIGHTS,BUT THAT'S ALL THEY ARE -- ARGUMENTS AND FIGHTS. WE HAVE IT OUT, THEY SEEWHERE THEY WERE WRONG... ...AND IT'S OVER. WE NEVER STOP CARING ABOUTEACH OTHER. ALEX, WHAT YOU HAVE WITHYOUR FAMILY IS VERY SPECIAL. IF I HAD LIVED HERE,I NEVER WOULD HAVE RUN AWAY. DON'T BE SO SURE, ELLEN. I NEVER TOLD YOU THIS, BUT I HAD A FIGHTWITH MY PARENTS ONE TIME, AND I RAN AWAY. WHY? WHAT HAPPENED? WELL, I WAS, UH --I WAS 6 YEARS OLD. IT WAS 1972. THEY VOTED FOR McGOVERN. I COULDN'T STAY. SO, I GOT ALLMY IMPORTANT PAPERS TOGETHER, TIED MY BRIEFCASETO THE END OF A STICK, AND SET OUT. WHERE DID YOU GO? I WANTED TO GOTO WASHINGTON, YOU KNOW, TO, UH,LIVE WITH THE NIXONS. BUT I-I GOT AS FARAS SKIPPY'S HOUSE, AND AFTER 10 MINUTES THERE,I WAS READY TO COME HOME. GOOD. I LIKE HAPPY ENDINGS. [ SIGHS ] I'M SORRY ABOUTWHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEKEND. I'M SORRY FOR YOU. I'M SORRY FOR YOUR DAD. I MEAN,I ACTUALLY LIKED THE GUY. I GUESS MAYBE DEEP DOWN INSIDEI LIKE HIM, TOO. I DON'T KNOW.I FEEL LIKE TRYING TO REACH OUT, BUT WE JUST DON'T KNOW HOW. [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] MR. REED. HELLO, ALEX. ELLEN. I JUST CAME TO SAYA PROPER GOODBYE. WE MAY NOT BE SEEINGEACH OTHER FOR A WHILE. I GUESS NOT. AND I-I WANTEDTO GIVE YOU THIS. WHAT IS IT? IT'S A PICTURE FROM TONIGHT. DESPITE THE CIRCUMSTANCES,I THINK IT CAME OUT ALL RIGHT. BUT I'M NOT SMILING.I'M SORT OF SMIRKING. SOMETIMES YOU TAKEWHAT YOU CAN GET. ELLEN, I KNOW I'M NOTTHE EASIEST MAN IN THE WORLD TO GET ALONG WITH... BUT I'M TRYING. YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT.I REALLY AM TRYING. I KNOW IT. ELLEN... ...I LOVE YOU. AND I DON'T WANTTO LOSE YOU. MAYBE WE CAN TRY AGAIN. I'D LIKE THAT...VERY MUCH. WELL... DADDY... ...HAVE A GOOD TRIP BACK. I WILL. GOODBYE, ALEX. BYE, MR. REED. [ SIGHS ] WELL... WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DONEXT WEEKEND?