[ 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 YOU KNOW, I-IT STARTED OUTAS A FEW INNOCENT LITTLE LIES. I WOULDN'T EVENCALL THEM "LIES." THEY WERE --THEY WERE LIE-ETTES. AND IT JUST SNOWBALLED. I MEAN,WHAT CAN I DO NOW? DEENA BELIEVES VERY DEEPLYIN THIS CAUSE, ALEX. YOUR ATTITUDETOWARDS IT IS, UH -- WELL, IT'S REALLYINSULTING TO HER. NOW, IF YOU CARE AT ALLABOUT DEENA, YOU SHOULD TELL HERTHE TRUTH NOW. Alex: OF COURSE, IN THE END,I DID THE HONORABLE THING. Dorothy: WOMEN'S RIGHTS...I LIED TO YOU. WHAT? I LIED. I LIED.IT'S ALL LIES. I'M NOT --I'M NOT PRO-E.R.A. SEE, I-I JUST MADE-BELIEVEI-I WAS SO YOU'D BE INTERESTEDIN ME. A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS -- ALEX KEATON. [ APPLAUSE ] I'M, UH -- I'M NOT, UH... WORTHY OF YOUR APPLAUSE. [ LAUGHTER ] NO. NO, LOOK, UH... IT'S -- IT'S TIMETHAT YOU HEARD THE TRUTH. SEE, I DEFENDED DOROTHY CANELL'SRIGHT TO BE HEARD, AND -- AND I BELIEVE IN THAT. YES!YES!YES! NO, PLEASE.SEE, UM... MY -- MY REASONS FOR DOING ITA-ARE NOT WHAT YOU THINK. I DID IT FOR A GIRL. ALL RIGHT! [ APPLAUSE ] CUT IT OUT. CUT IT OUT. SEE, UM...I'M -- I'M TRYINGTO APOLOGIZE HERE. SEE, I, UH -- I-I MADE-BELIEVEI WAS SOMETHING I'M NOT SO, UH -- SO THIS GIRLWOULD BE INTERESTED IN ME. IT SEEMED HARMLESS ENOUGHAT THE TIME... BUT, UH... THE TRUTH IS, I-I-I'M NOTIN FAVOR OF THE E.R.A. I-I'M SORRY, DEENA. UH, AND I APOLOGIZE TO YOU,DOROTHY... [ SIGHS ] ...TO MY FAMILY... AND TO ALL OF YOU. SEE, I CAN'T ACCEPTTHIS HONOR BECAUSE I-I BELIEVE THATTHE LEADER OF A MOVEMENT... HAS TO, UH, BELIEVEIN THE MOVEMENT, AND I HONESTLY DON'T. I-I HAVE MANAGEDTO GAIN SOME NEW UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEED FOR E.R.A. A-AND IT COMES FROM SEEINGINTELLIGENT, COURAGEOUS PEOPLE WHO WANT ITAS BADLY AS YOU DO. SO, YOU SEE,I AM NOT THE ALEX KEATON THAT YOU THOUGHT I WAS. I'M SORRY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. I MADEA MISTAKE, ALL RIGHT? I ADMIT IT.AT LEAST I APOLOGIZED. I MEAN, I WASA MAN ABOUT IT. I WAS A WOMAN ABOUT IT? WAIT.I WAS A PERSON ABOUT IT. WHAT HAPPENED TO DEENA? WELL, UH, ANDY, WE FELT THATUNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES -- AS SOON AS SHE FOUND OUTTHAT ALEX WAS JUST PRETENDING TO BE INTERESTEDIN THE E.R.A., SHE TOLD HIM OFF, AND SHE HASN'TTALKED TO HIM SINCE. KIND OF TEMPTINGWHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT. YEAH.WE WERE DOING SO WELL, TOO. ONE LITTLE MISTAKE --YOU CAN'T GET PAST IT. THAT'S BECAUSE WOMENHAVE REAL DEPTH, ALEX -- SOMETHINGYOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND. I SEE. FACE IT, ALEX.WHEN A GIRL IS AROUND, THE GUYS WILL DO AND SAYANYTHING TO GET THAT GIRL. IS THAT TRUE, ALEX? WELL,IT'S -- IT'S NOT -- IT'S NOT AN EASY QUESTIONTO ANSWER, ANDY. I MEAN, THERE ARESO MANY VARIABLES. IS THAT TRUE, ALEX? ABSOLUTELY. GIRLS NEVER DO THAT. EVEN IF A GIRL LIKES A GUY,SHE'S STILL RATIONAL. SHE STILL MAINTAINSHER DIGNITY. OH, REALLY, JENNIFER? REMEMBER WHENSCOTT HANDLEY CAME BACK? OH, WELL, THAT WAS DIFFERENT.I WAS MUCH YOUNGER THEN. YOU SEE, ANDY,JENNIFER HAD THIS BIG CRUSH ON -- ON THIS BOYSCOTT HANDLEY. ANYWAY, HE MOVED AWAY. AND -- AND WHEN HE CAME BACKTO VISIT A FEW YEARS LATER, FOR SOME STRANGE REASON, HE ONLY HAD EYESFOR MALLORY. SO, NATURALLY, JENNIFER CAMETO ME FOR ADVICE. I HAVE A PROBLEM, ALEX. JENNIFER,YOU'RE 11 YEARS OLD. YOU GOT A ROOFOVER YOUR HEAD. YOU'RE FED EVERY DAY. YOU DON'T PAY TAXES. WHAT KIND OF PROBLEMCOULD YOU POSSIBLY HAVE? THE BASEBALL GAMEWASN'T RAINED OUT. SCOTT TOOK MALLORYOUT TO DINNER INSTEAD. OH. WELL, MAYBE HE FORGOT. HOW COULD YOU FORGETABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT? SCOTT AND I USED TO BEBEST FRIENDS. HE NEVER USED TO LIKEMALLORY AT ALL. NOW IT'S THE OPPOSITE. WHAT HAS MALLORY GOTTHAT I DON'T? AH, LET'S PUT ITTHIS WAY, JEN. A 17-YEAR-OLD GUY WILL TEND TO HAVEDIFFERENT TASTES IN GIRLS THAN AN 11-YEAR-OLD GUY. IT'S ONLY NATURAL. AT THIS POINT IN HIS LIFE, SCOTT IS INTERESTED IN GIRLSWHO ARE MORE... SOFT. WHEN DID THIS HAPPENTO SCOTT? WHY DID HE HAVE TO CHANGE? WELL, IT'S NATURE, JEN. THROUGH, UH, THROUGHNONE OF HER OWN DOING, MALLORYJUST HAPPENS TO HAVE THAT CERTAININTANGIBLE QUALITY THAT ATTRACTS BOYS. BOYS WHO ARE HELPLESSVICTIMS TO THE HORMONES... ...COURSINGTHROUGH THEIR VEINS. YOU KNOW, BOYS LIKE SCOTT. CAN WE PUTA STOP TO THIS? IT'S TOO LATE, JEN. IT'S ALL OVERFOR SCOTT... ...AND HIS KIND. IT'S NOT FAIR, ALEX. YEAH. THERE'S NOTHINGYOU CAN DO ABOUT IT, JEN. MY ADVICE TO YOU IS THAT YOUJUST ENJOY BEING A CHILD FOR AS LONG AS YOU CAN. I KNOW I DID. IT WAS THE BESTTWO WEEKS OF MY LIFE. Alex: THE IMPORTANT THINGIS THAT JENNIFER JUST KNEW HOW TO HANDLE THE SITUATION,AND SHE MAINTAINED HER DIGNITY. UH, SCOTT HANDLEY'S TABLE,PLEASE. IF YOU WILL FOLLOW ME, SIGNORA. JENNIFER! GOOD EVENING, SCOTT.I THOUGHT I'D JOIN YOU. MALLORY!HOW NICE TO SEE YOU! HI, JEN. JENNIFER,WHY ARE YOU DRESSED THIS WAY? I'M A WOMANOF MANY MOODS, SCOTT. YOUNG AND PLAYFULONE MOMENT, SOPHISTICATED ANDDEADLY SERIOUS THE NEXT. HEY. UH, JENNIFER,THIS IS A TABLE FOR TWO. I'M SURE YOU CAN MAKEROOM FOR YOUR SISTER. WELL, SCOTT,WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND? THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE I FOUND THE PIZZA WITH THEBOLOGNA VERY MUCH TO MY LIKING. SHALL I GO FOR IT AGAIN? I DON'T GET IT.IS THIS A JOKE OR SOMETHING? I'M DEADLY SERIOUS, SCOTT.PIZZA WITH BOLOGNA OR NOT? JEN, WE ALREADY ORDERED. MALLORY, SCOTTNEEDS HIS STRENGTH. HE HAS MORMONS COURSINGTHROUGH HIS VEINS. WHAT? THERE WILL BE NO TALKING ABOUTBASEBALL TONIGHT, SCOTT. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? NOT REALLY. YOU'LL FIND TONIGHT THAT I CANBE AS SOFT AS THE NEXT GIRL. BUY YOU A DRINK? Mallory: UH... ALL RIGHT, JEN. UH, COME HEREFOR A MINUTE. MALLORY, YOU'RE MAKINGA SPECTACLE OF YOURSELF. HEY, LISTEN. I THINK WEOUGHT TO TAKE YOU HOME NOW. I DON'T NEED YOUTO TAKE ME HOME. JENNIFER --STOP! ARE YOU OKAY, LITTLE GIRL? I'M FINE.AND I'M NOT A LITTLE GIRL. WAITER, MY BIKE! ALL RIGHT, SO, I WASA LITTLE IMPULSIVE, BUT MY FEELINGSWERE HURT. WHAT WOULD YOUHAVE DONE IN MY PLACE? I WOULD HAVE GALLANTLYSTEPPED ASIDE AND LET MALLORY, UH,ENJOY HER EVENING. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, I WOULD HAVE BROUGHT HOMESOME PIZZA FOR MY BROTHER. COME ON. THAT'S EASYFOR YOU TO SAY, ALEX. OF COURSE IT IS. BECAUSE WITH GUYS,COOLNESS ALWAYS PREVAILS. OH, YEAH? YEAH.ATTABOY! US GUYS GOT TOSTICK TOGETHER, HUH, POP? ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY NOT. OR ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN. WHAT ARE YOUTALKING ABOUT? ALEX WAS SAYINGTHAT GUYS ARE SO COOL, IMPLYING THAT GIRLS AREN'T, THAT WE'RE READY TO SNIPE ATEACH OTHER ANY CHANCE WE GET. IS THATWHAT YOU THINK, ALEX? MY COOLNESS PREVENTS MEFROM RESPONDING. ALEX,YOU JUST HATE TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A SISTERHOODAMONG WOMEN -- THANK YOU, MOM -- THAT YOU DON'T FINDAMONG MEN. THAT'S A FABULOUS POINT,MAL. WHAT MALLORYIS TRYING TO SAY IS THAT WOMEN HAVEA GENTLE AND REASONABLE WAY OF WORKING OUTTHEIR PROBLEMS. MOM,YOU WEREN'T SO REASONABLE WHEN YOU WERE HAVING THAT LITTLEDISAGREEMENT WITH MAL OVER THE MODELING INCIDENTA FEW YEARS AGO. Alex: MOM GOT PICKEDTO DO A COMMERCIAL FOR THE PROPER PENGUINFROZEN FOOD COMPANY, AND MALLORYWAS REALLY JEALOUS. MALLORY. I-I THOUGHTYOU ALL WENT BOWLING. OH, NO. I TOLD DADTO GO AHEAD WITHOUT ME. I'VE GOT A LOTOF STUDYING TO DO. OH, UH, SORRY. UM, THIS IS THE DAYFOR YOUR LITTLE COMMERCIAL. I FORGOT. I GET OUTOF YOUR WAY. OKAY, PEOPLE.THIS IS FOR REAL. PLACES, EVERYONE.PLACES. ROLL 'EM. PROPER PENGUINFROZEN FOOD COMMERCIAL. TAKE 1.[ CLACK ] AND...ACTION! I WAS HELD UP AT WORK.TRAFFIC WAS AWFUL. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO COOKAN IMPRESSIVE DINNER FOR 8 IMPORTANT FRIENDSIN 20 MINUTES? WHAT ABOUTTHE PROPER PENGUIN? OH, I FORGOT. THANK YOU,SIR PENGUIN. [ CHUCKLES ] LOOK AT THAT -- AN ENTIRE GOURMET MEALRIGHT IN YOUR FREEZER. ESCARGOTS,TURTLE SOUP, SUCCULENT PEKING DUCKWITH ALL THE FIXINGS. AND FORDESSERT, UH -- CUT.YE-- [ SIGHS ] WHAT IS IT? SORRY. MOM, CAN I HAVETHE ICE CREAM THAT WAS... IT'S R-RIGHT BEHINDTHE TURTLE... SORRY. HERE, MALLORY. NOW, PLEASEDON'T INTERRUPT! I WON'T.I'M SORRY. CAN I JUSTGET A SPOON? NO. Ed: PLACES, EVERYONE.PLACES. ROLL 'EM. PROPER PENGUINFROZEN FOOD COMMERCIAL. TAKE 2.[ CLACK ] AND ACTION! I WAS HELD UP AT WORK.TRAFFIC WAS AWFUL. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO COOKAN IMPRESSIVE DINNER FOR 8 IMPORTANT FRIENDSIN 20 MINUTES? WHAT ABOUTTHE PROPER PENGUIN? OH, I FORGOT. THANK YOU,SIR PENGUIN. [ CHUCKLES ] LOOK AT THAT -- AN ENTIRE GOURMET MEALRIGHT IN YOUR FREEZER. ESCARGOTS,TURTLE SOUP, SUCCULENT PEKING DUCKWITH ALL THE FIXINGS. AND FOR DESSERT...OH. YES.OOH. WHY NOT? CRêPES SUZETTEFLAMBé. [ SIGHS ] AND I'LL TOP IT OFF WITH PROPER PENGUINPREMIUM PERUVIAN COFFEE IN THIS HARDYBOIL-IN-THE-BAG POUCH. WHY FOOLWITH INSTANT? JUST POP IT ALLIN THE MICROWAVE. EXCUSE ME. CUT! CUT, CUT, CUT. [ SIGHS ]IT'S JUST THAT WE DON'THAVE A MICROWAVE. WE DON'T NEEDA MICROWAVE FOR THE COMMERCIAL! OH. SORRY. UM, I'M JUSTTRYING TO HELP. LOOK, KID... IT'S 114 DEGREESIN THIS SUIT. MAYBE I'LL TAKEA WALK. MAKE IT A LONG ONE. Ed: OKAY.PLACES, EVERYBODY. PLACES. ONCE MOREFROM THE TOP. READY. AND...ROLL 'EM. PROPER PENGUINFROZEN FOOD COMMERCIAL. TAKE 4.[ CLACK ] Ed: OKAY. VERY QUIETLY. ONCE AGAIN.AND...ACTION. I WAS HELD UP AT WORK.TRAFFIC WAS AWFUL. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO COOKAN IMPRESSIVE DINNER FOR 8 IMPORTANT FRIENDSIN 20 MINUTES? [ DOORKNOB RATTLES ]WHAT ABOUTTHE PROPER PENGUIN? HE'S LOCKED OUT. CUT. CUT. CUT. MALLORY. OH! SORRY. OH, STUPID ME. I-I LOCKED THE DOOR.[ CHUCKLES ] HABIT. SAFETY. I'M SORRY. UM... I'M WARNING YOU, KID. PROPER PENGUINFROZEN FOOD COMMERCIAL. TAKE 22.[ CLACK ] Ed: ACTION! I WAS HELD DOWN AT WORK.TRAFFIC WAS IMPORTANT. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO COOK8 FRIENDS AND A PENGUIN? [ CRASHING ] ARE YOU STILL MADAT MALLORY, MOMMY? OH, NO. WE MADE UPA LONG TIME AGO. YEAH, WE ALWAYS DO. YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'RE GIVINGANDY THE WRONG IMPRESSION HERE. ALL WE'RE TALKING ABOUTARE THE ARGUMENTS, THE DECEPTIONS,AND THE FIGHTS WE'VE HAD. THAT'S NOTTHE WHOLE STORY. YOU KNOW, IT'S -- IT'S OKAYTO BE MAD AT SOMEONE, YOU KNOW,EVEN SOMEBODY YOU LOVE -- EVEN SOMEONEIN YOUR FAMILY. IT'S -- IT'S ONLY WRONGWHEN YOU STAY MAD. THE FACT IS, WHEN PUSHCOMES TO SHOVE, WE ALL STICK UPFOR EACH OTHER. EVEN ALEX AND MALLORY? ESPECIALLY ALEXAND MALLORY. WHOA, WHOA.WAIT A MINUTE. OKAY, LET'S NOT GO TELLING TALESOUT OF SCHOOL HERE. I GOT AN IMAGETO PROTECT. ANDY, EVEN THOUGH YOUR BROTHERDOESN'T LIKE TO ADMIT IT, HE HAPPENS TO BEA VERY NICE GUY. DON'T LISTENTO ANY OF THIS. Mallory: WE WERE COMING HOMEFROM PRINCETON, A DISASTER OF A WEEKEND. I MESSED UP EVERYTHING.HEY, GOT YOUSOMETHING TO EAT. BUT ALEX --ALEX WAS GREAT. OH, THANKS.I'M NOT HUNGRY. HOW YOU FEELING? [ SIGHS ]I WANT TO DIE. GUESS YOU'RE NOT UP FORA GAME OF GIN RUMMY THEN, HUH? WHAT A WEEKEND. I-I RUINED YOUR INTERVIEW.I LOST MY BOYFRIEND. I MADE A COMPLETE FOOL OF MYSELFIN THE PROCESS. NEVER BEFORE HAVE I ACTEDSO STUPIDLY AND SO SELFISHLY. OH, COME ON, MALLORY. SURE YOU HAVE. I'M KIDDING.I'M JUST KIDDING. COME ON,CHEER UP, WILL YOU? [ BELL RINGING ] SO, UH, HOW DID YOU AND JEFFLEAVE THINGS? WELL, THERE WASN'T A WHOLE LOTWE COULD SAY TO EACH OTHER. I MEAN, WE DID AGREETO SEE OTHER PEOPLE. [ SIGHS ] IT WAS STUPID OF METO GO UP THERE THIS WEEKEND. WHY DIDN'T YOU TRYTO STOP ME? WHAT? KIDDING.I'M JUST KIDDING. WELL, IT'S GOOD THAT YOU CANLAUGH ABOUT IT. DESPAIR DOES FUNNY THINGSTO A WOMAN. LISTEN, UH, MALLORY... ...YOU LOSTA BOYFRIEND TODAY. A GOOD ONE,AND, UH... I KNOW YOU'RE UPSET, BUT LET METELL YOU SOMETHING. YOU'RE A VERYSPECIAL PERSON. YOU GOT A GOOD HEART. YOU GOT A GOODSENSE OF HUMOR. YOU'RE ATTRACTIVE, AND, UH... YOU'REA LOT SMARTER... THAN -- THAN I USUALLYGIVE YOU CREDIT FOR. SO, UH, DON'T YOU WORRY,MALLORY. THERE ARE A LOT OF GUYSOUT THERE WHO WOULD CONSIDERTHEMSELVES LUCKY TO EVEN MEETSOMEONE LIKE YOU. IT'S TRUE, MALLORY. I DON'T KNOWWHAT IN THE WORLD JUST POSSESSED METO SAY ALL THAT... BUT, UH... IT IS TRUE. ALEX,I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. I MEAN, I'M SURPRISEDYOU'RE NOT ANGRY WITH ME AFTER WHAT I DIDTO YOU TODAY. MALLORY, WHAT WOULD BE THE POINTIN GETTING ANGRY AT YOU NOW? YOU'RE BROKENHEARTED.YOU'RE IN A WEAKENED STATE. I'LL WAIT TILLYOU FEEL BETTER. THEN I'LL REALLYLET YOU HAVE IT. NO, I'M SERIOUS, ALEX. I RUINEDYOUR COLLEGE INTERVIEW. I MEAN, I PRACTICALLYDESTROYED YOUR CHANCES OF GETTINGINTO PRINCETON. WHAT I DID TODAY MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE COURSEOF YOUR ENTIRE LIFE. BECAUSE OF ME! M-MALLORY, LISTEN.UH, I'M NOT ANGRY NOW. BUT IF YOU KEEP THIS UP, I'MGONNA THROW YOU OFF THE TRAIN. BUT IT'S TRUE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND ITMYSELF. ALL I KNOW IS,WHEN I WAS UP THERE IN DEAN MEMMINGER'SOFFICE, AND -- AND I SAW YOU WANDERINGACROSS THE CAMPUS, DELIRIOUS WITH GRIEF, IT REALLY GOT TO ME. ALL OF A SUDDEN,GETTING INTO PRINCETON DIDN'T SEEM AS IMPORTANTAS HELPING YOU OUT. I THINKYOU'RE CHANGING, ALEX. YOU MAY BE RIGHT,MALLORY. I REALLY LEARNED A LOTABOUT MYSELF TODAY. WHAT? WELL, I ALWAYS THOUGHT THATI KNEW MYSELF, YOU KNOW? WHAT I WANTED,HOW I WANTED TO GET IT. APPARENTLY, I WAS WRONG. I AM JUST GOING TO HAVE TO FACETHE COLD, HARD TRUTH THAT UNDERNEATH IT ALL, LIKE IT OR NOT... I'M JUST A HELLOF A NICE GUY. SHUT UPAND DEAL THE CARDS. ALL RIGHT. HOW ABOUT A GAMEOF HEARTS? ALEX. OLD MAID? ALEX, YOU'RE NICE. LOOK,I HAD A FEVER, OKAY? I WASN'T MYSELF. YOU -- YOU SEE, ANDY,THAT'S WHAT FAMILY IS. EVERYBODY'S HERETO HELP EVERYBODY ELSE. SO, YOU NEED SOME HELP,WE'RE HERE. EVEN IF I NEEDMY SHOE TIED? RIGHT. COME TO ME. OR IF I NEED SOMEONETO TAKE ME TO PRESCHOOL? RIGHT. COME TO ME. EVEN IF I NEED100 BUCKS? GO TO DAD. IT'S TRUE, ANDY. WE ALL HELP EACH OTHEROUT AROUND HERE. SOMETIMES, IT MAY NOTSEEM THAT WAY. THERE'S A LOT GOING ONAROUND THIS HOUSE, AND IT'S EASYTO FEEL LEFT OUT, ESPECIALLY WHENYOU'RE THE YOUNGEST. ALL RIGHT. LOOK, ARE YOU STILLWHINING ABOUT THAT? IT'S BEEN FIVE YEARS. YOU KNOW, ALEX, IT'S NOTAN EASY THING TO FORGET.HOW DO YOU THINK IT FEELS? YOU LOST MEAT A CARD GAME. WELL,I OBVIOUSLY FOUND YOU. YOU SEE, MALLORY WAS SUPPOSEDTO BABYSIT ME THAT NIGHT. BUT SHE PASSED ME OFFTO ALEX. HE WENT TO A CARD GAMEWHERE HE GOT SO INVOLVED, HE DIDN'T EVEN REALIZETHAT I HAD WALKED OUT. I THOUGHT YOU WENT OUTSIDEFOR A SMOKE. JENNIFER, WE'VE APOLOGIZEDOVER AND OVER. [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] HI. UH, MOM SAID YOU'D SEE US NOW.CAN WE COME IN? SURE. THANKS. GUESS YOU WANT ME TO LEAVE,THEN. WAIT A MINUTE.WHY WOULD WE WANT YOU TO LEAVE? WELL, YOU NEVER SEEMTO WANT ME AROUND LATELY. COME ON, JENNIFER.THAT'S NOT TRUE. IT ISN'T, HUH? IS THAT WHYYOU DUMPED ME FOR JEFF? JENNIFER --HEY, MALLORY DIDN'T MEAN -- AT LEAST SHE DUMPED MEFOR A NICE GUY, ALEX. YOU DUMPED MEFOR A GROUP OF WINOS. YEAH, ALEX. HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON? ON THE OTHER HAND, MALLORY,YOU HURT ME EVEN MORE. I DON'T EXPECT ANYTHINGFROM ALEX. YEAH, MALLOR...Y.WAIT -- WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT DO YOU MEAN,YOU DON'T EXPECT ANYTHING OF ME? ARE YOU SAYINGTHAT I NEGLECTED YOU? ALEX, THE ONLY TIMEYOU TALK TO ME IS WHEN YOU WANT METO LEAVE THE ROOM OR YOU NEED SOME MONEY. I MEAN, H-HOW CAN YOUSAY THAT? REMEMBER THIS MORNING? I-I TALKED TO YOU.I-I TALKED TO YOU. I-I PASSED YOU IN THE HALL.I SAID, UH... "HEY, HOW YOU DOING?" I'M TOUCHED. LOOK, JENNIFER. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'LL MAKE YOUFEEL ANY BETTER, BUT, UH, WE'RE GROUNDED. FOR HOW LONG? LET'S PUT IT THIS WAY -- YOU'LL BE DRIVINGBEFORE WE WILL. LOOK. I DON'T KNOWWHY YOU GUYS ARE HERE. YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME. IT'S ALWAYS, "YOU'RE TOO YOUNGFOR THIS, JENNIFER," OR, "WE CAN'T GOBECAUSE OF YOU, JENNIFER." I'M NOT A PERSON. I'M A LITTLE SISTER. JENNIFER, WE DON'T REALLYTREAT YOU LIKE THAT. YES, YOU DO.YOU GUYS ARE ALWAYS SO BUSY. YOU NEVERHAVE TIME FOR ME. ALEX, YOU'RE BUSY WITH YOURWORK, YOUR CLUBS, YOUR SCHOOL. MALLORY, YOU'RE BUSYWITH YOUR BOYS, AND... WHAT ELSE DO YOU DO? IT'S JUST BECAUSEWE'RE OLDER, JENNIFER. WHEN YOU GET TO BE OUR AGE,YOU'LL BE BUSY, TOO. I'LL NEVER BE YOUR AGE. I'LL ALWAYS BE YOUNGER. NO MATTER WHAT I DO, YOU GUYS WILL ALWAYSGET TO DO IT FIRST. WELL, THAT'S TRUE,JENNIFER, BUT THERE AREA LOT OF ADVANTAGES TO BEING THE YOUNGEST. LIKE WHAT? WELL,FOR -- FOR ONE THING, MALLORY AND I HAVE WORNMOM AND DAD DOWN. WE'VE BROKEN THEM IN.WE'VE TRAINED THEM. BY THE TIME YOU GET TO BEOUR AGE, YOU'LL BE RUNNINGTHIS PLACE. THAT IS SOMETHINGTO LOOK FORWARD TO, BUT WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DOBETWEEN NOW AND THEN? WE'LL TRY AND MAKE ITMORE FUN FOR YOU, JEN. WILL YOU GUYS LET ME GET INTROUBLE WITH YOU MORE OFTEN? SURE WE WILL. WILL YOU TAKE ALL THE BLAMEWHEN WE DO? WE ALWAYS DO. I KNOW. THAT'S MY FAVORITE PARTOF BEING THE LITTLE SISTER. YOU KNOW,JENNIFER, UH... WHEN WE DIDN'TKNOW WHERE YOU WERE, WE WERE REALLY WORRIEDABOUT YOU. YOU MEAN IT? THERE WAS A MOMENT THEREWHEN I REALIZED WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE,UH... IF YOU WEREN'T AROUND,AND I DIDN'T LIKE THE IDEA. FOR ONE THING, I'D BE STUCK HEREALONE WITH MALLORY. WE LOVE YOU, JENNIFER. SOMETIMES WE FORGET TO SAY IT,BUT WE DO. YOU, TOO, ALEX? ME TOO. WELL, I THINK THAT'S ENOUGHSTORYTELLING FOR ONE NIGHT. IT'S TIME FOR BEDTIME. I'M NOT SLEEPY. I WANT TO HEAR MORE --MORE ABOUT HOW YOU GUYS FIGHT. ALL RIGHT, WELL, THERE WAS THISTIME THAT MALLORY -- ALEX, PLEASE.I'M SORRY, MOM. DON'T THINK ABOUTTHE FIGHTS, ANDY. JUST THINK ABOUTHOW WE MAKE UP AND HOW WE JUSTLOVE EACH OTHER. JUST REMEMBER THOSE THINGS.WE DO.