1 CARMEN (VOICE-OVER): FOR AS LONG AS I COULD REMEMBER, THE FOUR OF US SHARED EVERYTHING: STORIES... SECRETS... LAUGHTER... BROKEN HEARTS. SO WHEN WE FOUND A PAIR OF PANTS THAT, BY SOME MIRACLE, FIT EACH OF US PERFECTLY, WE TOOK IT ON FAITH THEY'D COME INTO OUR LIVES FOR A REASON. (LAUGHTER) THAT SUMMER, AND THE TWO THAT FOLLOWED, THE PANTS HAD THE MAGIC OF KEEPING US TOGETHER. NO MATTER WHERE THEY FOUND US. (WHISTLE BLOWS) BRING IT IN! CARMEN (VOICE-OVER): THEY SAW US THROUGH TIMES OF LOVE... TIMES OF LOSS... (GUESTS COO HAPPILY) CONGRATULATIONS. CARMEN (VOICE-OVER): ...AND TIMES OF CHANGE... AND THOSE MOMENTS WHERE YOU FEEL YOUR LIFE JUST LIFT UP AND TAKE OFF. (GRUNTING): LET GO! THAT FALL, WHEN WE LEFT FOR COLLEGE, I WATCHED EACH OF MY FRIENDS SETTLE INTO A NEW LIFE. CUT! CARMEN (VOICE-OVER): TIBBY WAS AT NYU... (CROWD CHEERING, SHOUTING) BRIDGET MADE THE SOCCER TEAM AT BROWN... (WHISTLE BLOWS, CHEERING) AND LENA, SHE WAS ON SCHOLARSHIP AT RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN. THEY MADE IT LOOK SO EASY, FITTING RIGHT IN AND MAKING NEW FRIENDS, WHILE I WAS AT YALE JUST WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO FEEL REAL OR FAMILIAR. I WAS LOST WITHOUT THEM, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT FELT LIKE MY MOM WAS MOVING ON, TOO. I BELIEVED THAT THE SISTERHOOD COULD SURVIVE ANYTHING. BUT MAYBE THE PANTS HAD DONE JUST ABOUT ALL A PAIR OF PANTS COULD DO. AND THE REST, WE HAD TO LEARN ON OUR OWN-- HOW TO BECOME OURSELVES WITHOUT LOSING EACH OTHER. (MAN SPEAKING GREEK) (SPEAKING GREEK) LENA: KOSTOS? I'M SO SORRY, LENA. I KNOW HOW MUCH PAPOU MEANT TO YOU. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. THESE PAST FEW MONTHS HAVE JUST... LENA... I'VE MISSED YOU. I ONLY BROKE UP WITH YOU BECAUSE... WOMAN: KOSTOS... (SPEAKING GREEK) LENA... THIS IS MELIA. MY WIFE. # # JULIA (VOICE-OVER): AND TREACHERY IN ME, YOUR QUEEN. WAIT, KOSTOS GOT MARRIED? TIBBY (OVER PHONE): YEP. APPARENTLY, THERE'S A B-A-B-Y ON THE WAY. OH, MY GOD! BUT I DIDN'T GET THE WHOLE STORY. YOU KNOW LENA; YOU PRACTICALLY HAVE TO HEIMLICH IT OUT OF HER. WELL, SHE MUST BE DEVASTATED. WAIT, WHY-WHY DIDN'T SHE CALL ME? I HARDLY HEAR FROM HER, OR ANY OF YOU. YEAH, WELL, SHE WAS PROBABLY PLANNING ON TELLING YOU WHEN SCHOOL GETS OUT. HEY, LISTEN, I GOT TO GO. I THINK I JUST FOUND BLISS. LOVE YOU. -OKAY, L... LOVE YOU, TOO. -(PHONE CLICKS OFF) (DOOR BELLS CHIME) (ROCK MUSIC PLAYING) -(APPLAUSE) -HERE YOU GO. HOLD THIS. HOW WAS IT? IT WAS GREAT, ONE OF YOUR BEST. EXCUSE ME! OUT OF THE WAY! MY GOD, THERE IS NOTHING MORE INVIGORATING THAN A FULL HOUSE. (SIGHS) HERE, TAKE IT DOWN. I JUST WANT TO GET THIS DRESS OFF. I CAN BARELY BREATHE. PERFECT. -THANK YOU. -YOU'RE WELCOME. THESE CAME FOR YOU DURING INTERMISSION. OH, GREAT. (CHUCKLES) WELL, AT LEAST SHE'S CONSISTENT. MY MOTHER ALWAYS SENDS TWO DOZEN YELLOW ROSES EVERY TIME SHE DOESN'T SHOW UP. LET'S SEE. "SORRY I COULDN'T BE THERE, DARLING. SEE YOU IN VERMONT." OF COURSE. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO VERMONT? VERMONT? YEAH, I'M DOING AN ACTING INTERNSHIP AT THE VILLAGE THEATRE ARTS FESTIVAL THIS SUMMER. I MEAN, MY MOM WILL HAVE TO GO TO THAT SHOW; A LOT OF HER FRIENDS WILL BE IN IT. PROFESSIONAL ACTORS-- WE ACTUALLY GET TO WORK WITH THEM. HEY, CARMEN, THEY'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR PEOPLE BACKSTAGE. I COULD PULL A FEW STRINGS FOR YOU, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED. OH, WOW. THAT'S REALLY NICE OF YOU, BUT, UM, I MADE PLANS TO GO HOME, 'CAUSE MY MOM'S PREGNANT AND WE'RE MOVING AND, BASICALLY, MY FRIENDS WOULD KILL ME IF I WASN'T HOME. BUT THANK YOU. YEAH, I UNDERSTAND. DAD, I'M HOME. DAD? BRIDGET! HEY, HONEY. I DIDN'T EXPECT YOU HOME SO SOON. I KNOW, ME EITHER. YOU HUNGRY? WANT A SLICE? FAVOURITE RECIPE. (CHUCKLES) UH, NO, IT'S OKAY. ATE ON THE ROAD. SO HOW'S SCHOOL? GOOD. YEAH. HOW'S EVERYTHING WITH YOU? UH, GOOD. YOU KNOW, SAME. YEAH. (SOFTLY): OKAY. UM... I GUESS I'LL GO UNPACK. UH, GET SOME REST. MOM! MOM! WHAT IS IT? WHERE'S MY STUFF? WE JUST WANTED TO GET A JUMP START ON ALL THE PACKING. IT'S GONNA BE FINE. HERE ARE YOUR TOWELS. THANKS. (FADING): DAVID, IS THIS THE BOX YOU WANT? WELCOME HOME. I'M SORRY I'M LATE! I'M SORRY! DAVE PACKED THE BOOM BOX! BUT I'M HERE, AND IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS! (ALL SHRIEKING, LAUGHING) IT'S BEEN TOO LONG. (GASPS) YOUR PIERCING CLOSED OFF. -I KNOW, RIGHT? -HEY. -HEY. COOL IN BETHESDA, PASSE IN THE VILLAGE. -HERE, HOLD THIS. -OH. THESE ARE ALREADY OPEN. I KNOW, I GOT HUNGRY. HI, B. YOU COME PREPARED. -(sighs) -WHAT? WELL, IT'S ALL THAT THEATRE WORK. THEATRE WORK? WHAT, ACTING? I ALWAYS SAID YOU WERE A DRAMA QUEEN. WELL, THANK YOU, BUT NO. IT'S MORE BEHIND THE SCENES STUFF. DOES THIS MEAN YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO HELP ME OUT WITH MY, UH, SCREENPLAY FOR SUMMER SCHOOL? SUMMER SCHOOL? WELL, YEAH, I GOT AN INCOMPLETE. I WAS SUPPOSED TO WRITE A ROMANTIC COMEDY, BUT MY CHARACTERS BROKE UP. SO THAT MEANS YOU'RE GONNA BE IN NEW YORK THE WHOLE SUMMER? YEAH, IT SUCKS. WELL, AT LEAST BRIAN WILL COME VISIT YOU EVERY WEEKEND. YEAH, TIB, THE GUY WORSHIPS THE GROUND YOU WALK ON. DON'T YOU JUST HATE THAT IN A GUY? TAKE THESE. B, BE CAREFUL. (LAUGHS) -IF YOU FALL, WE'LL LAUGH. -IT ALWAYS MAKES ME NERVOUS WHEN SHE DOES THIS. -MY GOD. -OH! PIECE OF CAKE. WE'RE GONNA BE, LIKE, 85 CLIMBING UP THESE STAIRS. YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO DO THAT AGAIN. (LAUGHING, CHATTERING) OKAY, TIB, PLEASE COME OUT OF DOWNWARD DOG. (SIGHS): OKAY. UH, PANTS: CHECK. JUNK FOOD... -OH, WOW. -...CHECK. HAVE SOME CHIPS. (LAUGHS) CHEESY '80S MUSIC: CHECK. ("GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN" BY CYNDI LAUPER PLAYING) I FORGOT, WHAT DO WE DO FIRST? CARMEN GOES NEXT AND SHE DOES THE, UM... "BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. RULES ONE, TWO AND THREE OF PANTS, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. PRAYER AND WE HOLD HANDS." AND THEN WE ALL SIT AROUND AND PRAY. THAT'S VERY SENTIMENTAL, TIBBY. THANK YOU. NO, I'M JUST SAYING, WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A COUPLE SUMMERS NOW. WE DON'T NEED, LIKE, THE RITUAL OF IT -EVERY SINGLE TIME. -WELL, WHY NOT? -IT'S NOT ANY LESS IMPORTANT. -OKAY, YOU GUYS, LET'S JUST KEEP THE SAME ROTATION, OKAY? SO, WHAT, NOW YOU GUYS DON'T CARE ABOUT IT EITHER? -WE CARE. -YEAH, BUT, CARMEN, WE'VE DONE THIS A MILLION TIMES. IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S THAT BIG OF A DEAL ANYMORE. # GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN # SO IF WE JUST KEEP GOING AS USUAL, THEN YOU HAVE THEM FOR A WEEK AND PASS THEM ON. TIBBY: B'S NEXT. LENA: JUST DON'T TAKE THEM ON ANY OF YOUR DIGS WITH THOSE CORRODED BONES AND CORPSES... BRIDGET: WELL, I'M SORRY I'M NOT PAINTING IN A STUDIO ALL SUMMER. WHAT ARE YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT? BONES AND STUDIOS-- WHAT IS THAT? OH, I-I GOT ACCEPTED INTO THIS ARCHAEOLOGICAL CAMP IN TURKEY. SO I'M GONNA GO THERE FOR THE SUMMER. DIDN'T YOU GET MY E-MAIL? NO. I'M TAKING A FIGURE DRAWING CLASS. COOL. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THE SUMMER? UM... I'M GOING TO VERMONT. REALLY? YEP. VERMONT. EFFIE: OH, CAN'T YOU TAKE ME WITH YOU TO RISD? I'LL DIE OF BOREDOM HERE, I SWEAR. COME ON, I'M YOUR SISTER. I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING BACK TO GREECE. OH, NO, NOT UNTIL AUGUST. (GASPS): OH, GOD! OKAY, THAT REMINDS ME. WHAT SHOULD I DO ABOUT KOSTOS? WHAT DO YOU MEAN? YOU KNOW, IF I SEE HIM, WHAT DO I SAY? OR DO I NOT SAY ANYTHING? OH, GOD, I MEAN, WHAT IF I SEE HIM WITH HER, AND SHE'S, LIKE, ALL OUT TO HERE AND EVERYTHING? I DON'T KNOW. UM... WE AGREED TO SEE OTHER PEOPLE, SO I KNEW THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY... YEAH, THAT HE'D DATE SOMEONE, NOT GET HER PREGNANT AND HAVE TO MARRY HER. GOD, UH, WHATEVER. JUST TALK TO HIM, DON'T TALK TO HIM. I DON'T CARE. LENA'S MOM: EFFIE KALIGARIS, WE HAVE TO GO! YEAH, COMING! HEY, MOM, CAN WE PICK UP ASHLEY ON THE WAY? (DOOR RATTLES, CREAKS) (SIGHS) WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME SHE'D BEEN WRITING ALL THESE YEARS? WHERE DID YOU GET THESE? WHERE YOU HID THEM. YOUR MOTHER AND I WEREN'T ON SPEAKING TERMS WITH GRETA. I THOUGHT IT WAS IN YOUR BEST INTEREST... MY BEST INTEREST. WHAT, TO MAKE ME THINK MY OWN GRANDMOTHER DIDN'T LOVE ME? YOU HAD NO RIGHT TO DO THAT TO ME. I HAD A RIGHT, BRIDGET. I'M YOUR FATHER. IT'S MY JOB TO PROTECT YOU. PROTECT ME. FROM WHAT? I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF, DAD. IN CASE YOU HADN'T NOTICED, I'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS. (CONVERSING QUIETLY) I'M SO GLAD YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND. ME, TOO. THANK GOD FOR SUMMER THEATRE, HUH? JULIA, JULIA, JULIA, DARLING. HOW NICE TO HAVE YOU BACK WITH US THIS SEASON. -THANK YOU. -HOW'S YOUR MOTHER? WORKING? OF COURSE. BUT SHE SENDS HER LOVE. TELL HER LOVE SHOULD NOT BE SENT. CARMEN, THIS IS BILL KERR, OUR BRILLIANT DIRECTOR. AH-AH-AH-AH. MY ACTORS ARE BRILLIANT, I MERELY FACILITATE. JULIA: CARMEN IS ONE OF MY FRIENDS FROM YALE. YALE? WELL, I SHALL TRY NOT TO HOLD THAT AGAINST YOU. WELCOME TO THE THEATRE. THANKS. CHARMING. HE'S LIKE FAMILY. GOD, I LOVE HIM. AS YOU MAY HAVE HEARD, THIS SEASON ON THE MAIN STAGE WE WILL BE MOUNTING "THE WINTER'S TALE," AND AS IS TRADITION, ACTING INTERNS WILL BE ASSIGNED ROLES IN THE ENSEMBLE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE... SACRIFICIAL LAMB... (QUIETLY): IS HE DRUNK? (SNICKERS) ...WH... -(LAUGHTER) -LADIES. (WHISPERING): SORRY. ...WHO WILL BE CAST IN A LEADING ROLE AND HAVE THE GREAT GOOD FORTUNE OF WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH ME. MARGARET. AUDITIONS BEGIN TOMORROW AT... 9:00 A.M.? "BY MY 'TROTHEN HOUR, I KNOW NOT WELL." (LAUGHTER) I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO PREPARE A MONOLOGUE OR A SCENE FROM THE PLAY. OH, GOD, I COULD VOMIT, I'M SO NERVOUS. ARE YOU KIDDING? YOU'RE GOING TO BE FINE. I'LL RUN LINES WITH YOU. -SURPRISE ME. -THANKS. 1 (MIDDLE-EASTERN MUSIC PLAYING) HELLO, AND WELCOME. I AM PROFESSOR NASRIN MEHANI, DIRECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY PROGRAM. LET ME SHOW YOU WHERE YOU'LL BE WORKING. SHALL WE? (MUSIC PLAYING) (CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING SOFTLY) (INDISTINCT CONVERSATION) (LIGHT CLATTERING) (CLATTERING, RUSTLING) OOH. I'M GUESSING YOU'RE A VIRGIN. PARDON ME? TO FIGURE DRAWING, I MEAN. YOU LOOK A LITTLE NERVOUS. NERVOUS? NO. OH, GOD, NO. UM, OH, I'VE NEVER OFFICIALLY TAKEN A CLASS BEFORE, BUT I'VE BEEN SKETCHING PEOPLE MY WHOLE LIFE. I MEAN, IT'S JUST A MODEL, RIGHT? -IT'S NOT LIKE I KNOW THE WOMAN. -YOU NORMALLY TALK THAT MUCH WHEN YOU'RE NOT NERVOUS? ACTUALLY, I DON'T NORMALLY TALK THIS MUCH, LIKE, EVER. WOMAN: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. PLEASE GRAB AN EASEL AND LET'S GET STARTED. UH, LEO, WE'RE READY WHENEVER YOU ARE. HAVE FUN. ("SUCK MY KISS" BY RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS PLAYING) # YEAH # # OH, YEAH... # # YEAH # # OH, YEAH # # HIT ME. # (SONG ENDS) (PENCILS SKETCHING) (SKETCHING CONTINUES) RELAX YOUR STROKES, LENA. FIND THE AREAS OF TENSION WITHIN THE POSE AND THEN... FEEL THE CONTOURS AS THEY MOVE THROUGH HIM. OKAY. OKAY, THAT'S IT FOR TODAY. THANKS, LEO. (INDISTINCT CHATTER) HE'S A NUDE MODEL, LENA, NOT A PORN STAR. HEY, TIBBY, THE RETURN BOX IS SO JAMMED, NOTHING'LL FIT THROUGH THE SLOT. DO YOU MIND? YES, I ABSOLUTELY MIND. IT'S INCONSIDERATE OF THE CUSTOMERS AND INTERFERES WITH THE TIMELY COLLECTION OF LATE FEES. # I'M GONNA OWN YOU... # LET ME CALL YOU BACK. -LENA (OVER PHONE): BUT TIBBY... -JUST SEND THE SKETCH. HEY. HEY! SHOULD I HAVE CALLED? UH, NO, I LOVE SURPRISES. -GOOD. -MAN: TIBBY! I'M WITH A CUSTOMER. HI. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY. IT'S TEN MONTHS TODAY, AND I THOUGHT WE SHOULD CELEBRATE. YOU HAVE A GOOD MEMORY. I'M A ROMANTIC GUY. (LAUGHS) AND I HAVE A CALENDAR ON MY CELL PHONE. (CLATTERING) -(CLATTERING) -MAN: TIBBY! (CHUCKLES) OH, GOD. # FEEL THE HEARTBEAT, FEEL THE HEARTBEAT... # SO HOW DID YOU CONVINCE YOUR BOSS TO GIVE YOU THE WEEKEND OFF? I TOLD THEM THAT THE CREATORS OF "DRAGON'S LAIR" WERE GIVING ME A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. -(both LAUGH) -NO, SERIOUSLY. I TOLD THEM THE TRUTH-- THAT I HAD TO SEE MY FAVOURITE PERSON IN THE WORLD. (GENTLE LAUGH) -OH, AND YOU, TOO. -# ONLY USING TEN PERCENT # # OF MY MENTAL ON INSTRUMENTAL... # WELL... YOUR FAVOURITE PERSON IN THE WHOLE, WIDE WORLD IS CLEARLY INCOMPETENT. -ALL RIGHT. -HELP. YOU HAVE TO-- WELL... (LAUGHS) OKAY, THAT WAS WAY TOO SIMPLE. HOW'S EVERYTHING SO SIMPLE FOR YOU? EVERYTHING'S SIMPLE. I MEAN, YOU DON'T PLAY GAMES, YOU DON'T TAKE THREE DAYS TO CALL A GIRL BACK. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO GIVE YOU A SIMPLE ANSWER? GO ON. BECAUSE... I LOVE YOU. # SOMETIMES THE LAST THING YOU WANT...# THAT SIMPLE, HUH? YEP. THAT SIMPLE. -(WHISPERING): THAT SIMPLE. -UH-HUH. # THE FIRST THING YOU WANT... # SO YOU JUST, UH, USE THE "L" WORD AND I'M SUPPOSED TO, UM... SWOON? GET A LITTLE EMOTIONAL? THAT'D BE NICE. (GIGGLING) HMM? # YOU FALL ASLEEP # # I'LL PUT A SPELL ON YOU # # AND WHEN I WAKE YOU # # I'LL BE THE FIRST THING YOU SEE # # AND YOU'LL REALIZE THAT YOU LOVE ME... # -OKAY. -MM-HMM. I'M NOT GOING TO FIGHT YOU HERE. I KNOW YOU REALLY WANT ME TO, BUT I CAN'T. # YEAH # # YEAH... # UH... Y-YOU SURE? -UH-HUH, IT'S OKAY. -YEAH, OKAY, OKAY. TIBBY (VOICE-OVER): SO... NOW THAT WE HAVE A NEW ANNIVERSARY TO CELEBRATE, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT EVEN THOUGH I AM A FEMINIST, I, UH... (CLEARS THROAT) ...STILL DO ENJOY A NICE BOX OF CHOCOLATES. AND I DON'T HATE ALL POETRY. YOU OKAY IN THERE? WHAT'S WRONG? UH... I THINK, UM... I THINK WE HAD A MALFUNCTION. IT'S NOT A COMPUTER. WHAT, WHAT DO YOU MEAN? IT BROKE. WELL, I DON'T UNDERSTAND. THOSE THINGS LAST FOREVER IN LANDFILLS. WHEN DID IT BREAK? I DON'T KNOW. LOOK, I MEAN, I WAS A LITTLE PREOCCUPIED. -YOU KNOW? -WELL, ARE YOU SURE THAT IT WAS A REAL ONE? OF COURSE IT WAS REAL. I MEAN, MY UNCLE GAVE IT TO ME FOR GRADUATION. YOU KNOW, I WAS SAVING IT. FOR TWO YEARS? BRIAN... GOD. WHAT WAS I-- JUST, LIKE, THE FIRST GIRL TO SAY YES? OF COURSE NOT. (GASPS) I WASN'T THE FIRST GIRL? NO-- I-I MEAN, OF COURSE YOU ARE. BATHROOM. (SIGHS) (DOOR OPENS) (WHISPERING): TIBBY... LOOK, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE WORRIED. I'M NOT WORRIED. I JUST HAVE TO WORK ON MY SCRIPT, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE IT'S DUE SOON. YEAH. (CHUCKLING) IT'S OKAY. -YOU SURE? -MM-HMM. OKAY. (HAMMERING) MM, CAN WE HOLD THE WORK, PLEASE? "AND THE REST IS SILENCE." IAN, IT'S YOUR TIME. WHAT YOU DO STILL BETTERS WHAT IS DONE. WHEN YOU SPEAK, SWEET, I'D HAVE YOU DO IT EVER. (CLICKS) AND, FOR THE ORDERING OF YOUR AFFAIRS, TO SING THEM T-- KERR: IAN? OH, MY GOD, I'M SORRY. -(IAN GRUNTING) -ARE YOU OKAY? I'M SORRY. ARE YOU OKAY? I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, I... ARE YOU OKAY? AS LONG AS THAT WASN'T A COMMENT ON MY ACTING. NO, I WASN'T EVEN WATCHING YOU. NOW, THAT HURTS. NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT. -UM... -(KERR SHOUTING IN DISTANCE) OKAY, UH, YOU'RE FINE. I'M FINE. -OKAY. -KERR: GO AROUND. GO AROUND, PLEASE. OKAY, SORRY. (CHUCKLES) KERR: IAN? I'M OKAY, BILL. 1 (MEN CONVERSING IN TURKISH) (CAMERA CLICKING) MAN: I THINK IT'S THE JAW. OH... (COUGHS) SEE? SHOULD HAVE BRUSHED MORE. MAN: HEY, GUYS. CHEESE. (CAMERA CLICKS, DRUM RHYTHM FADES IN) (LAUGHTER) WHOO! HI. HAVE A SEAT. GOOD DAY IN THE DIRT? OH, GREAT, I ALMOST HAVE HECTOR ALL THE WAY OUT. -HECTOR. -YEAH. -A VERY HEROIC NAME. -(BRIDGET LAUGHS) WHAT MAKES YOU THINK IT'S A HE? BY THE SIZE OF THE SKULL. W-WE FOUND A FEMALE SKULL LAST WEEK. AND WHAT DID YOU NAME HER? -CLEO. -OH. I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THE LAST FEW BITS OF HER 'CAUSE HER SKELETON'S ALMOST COMPLETE. WOW. IT REALLY DOESN'T GET TO YOU, DOES IT? NO, WHY WOULD IT? I MEAN, THESE PEOPLE ARE WAY LONG GONE, IT'S... AND WHAT IS WAY LONG? HOW DO YOU CALCULATE THE MOMENT WHEN A PERSON'S DEATH BECOMES SCIENTIFIC RATHER THAN EMOTIONAL? UH... I DON'T KNOW. I-I GUESS WHEN THE LAST PERSON THEY KNEW DIED. OH. THEN, YOU, MY FRIEND, HAVE A THING OR TWO TO LEARN FROM THE GREEKS. -WELL... -(BOTH CHUCKLE) MAN (IN DISTANCE): COME ON! BRIDGET, COME ON. -GO, GO. -NO, ONLY IF YOU COME. -COME ON. -NO, I'M TIRED. NO, YOU'RE NOT TIRED. COME ON. -HEY! -(BRIDGET LAUGHS) (MUSIC PLAYING) BRIAN (ON VOICE MAIL): TIB, IT'S... IT'S ME AGAIN. UH, LOOK, I REALLY JUST, I JUST, I JUST WANT TO TALK TO YOU. CAN YOU CALL ME, PLEASE? (PHONE BEEPS) CARMEN (ON VOICE MAIL): HEY, IT'S CARMEN. WHAT ROCK ARE YOU HIDING UNDER? HAVEN'T HEARD FROM YOU IN A WHILE. CALL ME BACK. (PHONE BEEPS) BRIAN (ON VOICE MAIL): TIB. IT'S BRIAN. (PHONE BEEPS) (INDISTINCT CONVERSATION IN DISTANCE) (BIRDS CHIRPING) OH! OKAY. BRIDGET (VOICE-OVER): LENNY, I ENCLOSE WITH THE PANTS A LITTLE BIT OF ANCIENT DIRT AND A PICTURE OF ME WITH MY NEW BOYFRIEND HECTOR. NOT EXACTLY THE LIVELY TYPE, BUT HE'S GOT THE WISDOM OF THE AGES. LEO: AREN'T YOU A LITTLE EARLY? (CHUCKLING): OH... PRETTY SURE CLASS DOESN'T START FOR, LIKE, 12 HOURS OR SO. YEAH... I JUST THOUGHT I'D COME BY AND, AND GET IN SOME EXTRA STUDIO TIME. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? IS THIS... YOURS? YEAH, IN EXCHANGE FOR THE MODELLING, THEY LET ME USE THE STUDIO AT NIGHT. IT'S OKAY IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT. NO, I LIKE IT, I LIKE IT. I, I REALLY WISH I WERE BRAVE ENOUGH TO TRY SOMETHING LIKE THAT. OH, I'M SURE YOU HAVE YOUR OWN STYLE. I'M LEO, BY THE WAY. WE DIDN'T FORMALLY MEET. I MEAN, I WAS AT THE-- I SAW... -THE CLASS. -YEAH. I'M LENA. HI, LENA. INTERESTING JEANS, LENA. (CHUCKLING): OH, YEAH. IT'S A LONG STORY. I LIKE LONG STORIES. WHO KNOWS? MAYBE YOU COULD TELL ME ONE OVER DINNER SOMETIME. I LIKE DINNER. YEAH? YEAH. GREAT. ARE YOU STALKING ME? OH, GOD, IT'S YOU. SHOULDN'T THAT BE MY LINE? OH, NO, MINE WOULD BE, UM, "OH, BOLLOCKS, IT'S HER!" I'M BRITISH, YOU KNOW. OH, REALLY? AND HERE I WAS THINKING, "HE DOES A REALLY GOOD ACCENT." WELL, GETS 'EM EVERY TIME. MAY I? SURE. SO, DID I SCREW UP YOUR AUDITION? YES, I DIDN'T GET THE PART. REALLY? NO, NOT REALLY. HA-HA... WELL, IT WAS MORE OF A FORMALITY. I PLAYED MERCUTIO IN BILL'S "ROMEO AND JULIET" LAST YEAR. OH, WELL, THAT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE. DID YOU MAKE A GOOD DEATH? EXCELLENT. WELL, AT LEAST THERE AREN'T ANY STREET FIGHTS IN "A WINTER'S TALE." JUST YOUR BASIC POISONING, CHILD ABANDONMENT, OBSESSIVE JEALOUSY. YEAH, A MORE SENSITIVE SIDE OF SHAKESPEARE. (BOTH CHUCKLING) HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT AUDITIONING? NO. NO, UM, I'M PRETTY SURE I'M RIGHT WHERE I BELONG. BELONG? ACCORDING TO...? RIGHT. UM, OKAY... BYE. SORRY, I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOUR NAME. CARMEN. THAT'S DEFINITELY NOT A BACKSTAGE NAME. (LAUGHTER) -# SHE'S A CAGED ANIMAL -WHOO! # LONDON BY NIGHT # CRASHING LIGHTS AND CYMBALS # QUEENS OF TWILIGHT # BABY, WHEN I AM LAID IN EARTH... # OH! GO GET IT. # LEFT YOUR SCENT ON MY PILLOW # SISTER ROSETTA WAS PLAYIN', THE CONGREGATION INSANE # DRINKIN' IN THE HOUSE WITH NO NAME... # (YELPS) (COUGHING) BEE? BEE, ARE YOU OKAY? JESUS, BEE, WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING? SHE'S OKAY. SHE LOOKS OKAY. -(ONLOOKERS MURMURING) -(COUGHING) WE HAVE RULES FOR A REASON, YOUNG LADY. OKAY, OKAY, SORRY. WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. (SIGHS) SO, ANY IDEA WHAT THE ROOM WAS USED FOR? I'M GUESSING IT WAS THE GYNAECONITIS. "GYNAECONITIS" MEANS WOMEN'S QUARTER IN GREEK. IT IS WHERE THE WOMEN SPENT MOST OF THEIR TIME WEAVING, ENTERTAINING VISITORS, SEEING TO THE CARE AND EDUCATION OF THE CHILDREN. IT IS LIKELY WHERE YOUR FRIEND CLEO RAISED HERS. CLEO HAD CHILDREN? YOU C... YOU CAN TELL THAT? YOU CAN TELL A LOT FROM A SKELETON. LOOK. HERE. WE KNOW THAT SHE STOOD AT JUST OVER FIVE FEET AND THAT SHE DIED AROUND THE AGE OF 35. THE SHAPE OF THE PELVIC BONES RULES OUT CHILDBIRTH AS THE CAUSE, SO IT WAS MOST LIKELY DUE TO AN ILLNESS OF SOME KIND. WOW, UM... I JUST... I NEVER IMAGINED HER THAT YOUNG. MY MOTHER DIED AT THE SAME AGE, FOUR YEARS AGO. I'M SORRY. I... I CAN IMAGINE HOW DIFFICULT THAT MUST HAVE BEEN. SO, ARE WE DONE HERE? ALL SET. STAY OUT OF TROUBLE. (WRY LAUGH) (QUIETLY): WHEW... WILL'T PLEASE YOU, SIR, BE GONE? I TOLD YOU WHAT WOULD COME OF THIS... THIS DREAM OF MINE. BEING NOW AWAKE, I SHALL QUEEN IT NO INCH FARTHER, BUT MILK MY EWES AND WEEP. EXCELLENT, JULIA. -(KERR APPLAUDS LIGHTLY) -THANK YOU. EXCELLENT. TRIPPINGLY ON THE TONGUE. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, EVERYONE. THANK YOU. (QUIETLY): CARMEN. WHAT DO YOU WANT? -UH, BILL? BILL... -NO, NO, NO, NO... DO YOU HAVE TIME FOR ONE MORE? -ARE YOU CRAZY? -YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED. YES, FINE. SHOCK ME. THRILL ME. COME ON. WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOSE? THIS IS CARMEN. UM... HI. WOW, THOSE LIGHTS ARE BRIGHT. YES. YOU'RE JULIA'S FRIEND. YES, UM, I'M CARMEN... LOWELL. BUT DON'T WRITE THAT DOWN. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WRITE THAT DOWN. I'M NOT HERE TO ACT. I'M JUST... DOING SOME BACKSTAGE WORK. (CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY): I'M NOT AN ACTOR. NOT THAT I DON'T LOVE THE PLAY. I... I LOVE THE PLAY. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT IT? (CARMEN SIGHS) UM... WELL, I GUESS MOSTLY THE CHARACTER OF, UH, PERDITA, AND HOW SHE DOESN'T REALLY HAVE A TRUE IDENTITY, BUT SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE BELIEVES IN AND SHE STICKS TO THAT. I GUESS. I DON'T KNOW. WHY DON'T YOU GIVE IT A SHOT. (EMPHASIZES FIRST SYLLABLE): PER-DITA. PAGE 62. IAN? BE A LOVE AND READ FLORIZEL WITH HER. BEGIN WITH... "NO SHEPARDESS..." (CLEARS THROAT) READY? (QUIETLY): I HATE YOU. NO SHEPHERDESS, BUT FLORA. THIS YOUR SHEEP-SHEARING IS AS A MEETING OF THE PETTY GODS, AND YOU THE QUEEN ON'T. SIR, MY GRACIOUS LORD. YOUR HIGH SELF, THE GRACIOUS MARK O' THE LAND, YOU HAVE OBSCURED WITH A SWAIN'S WEARING, AND ME, POOR LOWLY MAID, MOST GODDESS-LIKE PRANK'D UP: BUT THAT OUR FEASTS IN EVERY MESS HAVE FOLLY AND THE FEEDERS DIGEST IT WITH A CUSTOM, I SHOULD BLUSH TO SEE YOU SO ATTIRED, SWOON, I THINK, TO SHOW MYSELF A GLASS. THANK YOU... CARMEN. OKAY. SORRY. (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) (KIDS CHATTING EXCITEDLY) (GIRL GIGGLING) (BABY SQUALLING IN DISTANCE) (CHILD LAUGHING) (CHILD WHINING) BOY: I WANT TO SEE IT NOW! -WOMAN: NO! NO! -GIMME IT! LOOK AT ME! I SAID, NO! NO, NO, PERIOD! (SCREAMING): GIMME IT! (BABY SQUALLING, BOY SCREAMING) (MUSIC PLAYS OVER P.A. SYSTEM) HI, PHIL. GOOD MORNING, SUNSHINE. A GUY NAMED BRIAN CALLED FOR YOU, TWICE. THANK YOU. COULD YOU CHECK THE RETURN DATE ON THESE FOR ME? I THINK I MIGHT BE A LITTLE LATE. WHAT'D YOU JUST SAY? I SAID, I THINK I'M LATE. IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE FUNNY? HEY, HONEY; SORRY I'M LATE. OKAY, I'M JUST GOING TO WAIVE THE LATE FEE FOR THESE. -COOL. -DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. SO HOW CAN I HELP? CAN YOU THROW A COUPLE ONIONS IN THERE? YEAH. SO WHAT DO YOUR FOLKS THINK ABOUT YOU GOING TO ART SCHOOL? WELL, I THINK THEY PROBABLY WISH I WAS STILL GOING JUST ON SATURDAYS, AFTER SCHOOL, BUT... OH, THEY JUST WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR ME. WHAT'S THAT? TWO-CAR GARAGE, HOUSE IN THE SUBURBS? YEAH. THEY WORKED SO HARD FOR WHAT THEY HAVE, AND... IT MAKES ME FEEL GUILTY FOR NOT WANTING THE SAME THING. IT DOESN'T MAKE YOU UNGRATEFUL JUST FOR WANTING TO FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF. HMM. WOW, EVERYTHING LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL. YOU COOK WITH SO MANY COLOURS. ONLY ANOTHER ARTIST WOULD EVEN NOTICE THAT. CAN I TASTE SOMETHING? YEAH. OKAY, LET'S TRY THIS. -OOH... -YOU LIKE MUSHROOMS? YEAH, LOOKS GOOD. MMM... -WOW. -IT'S GOOD? THAT'S SO GOOD. YOU HAVE TO GIVE ME THE RECIPE. RECIPE? NO, NO RECIPE. -YOU DON'T USE RECIPES? -NO RECIPES. IT'S LIKE PAINTING INSIDE THE LINES, YOU KNOW? I MEAN, THE DOWNSIDE IS YOU NEVER KNOW ANYTHING IS GOING TO TURN OUT, BUT IT'S KIND OF THE UPSIDE. OKAY, SO HOW CAN I HELP? UM, YEAH, TRY THE SAFFRON. JUST, UH, JUST TRY NOT TO KNOCK ANYTHING OVER TONIGHT. -ALL RIGHT? -YEAH, YEAH. EXCUSE ME, EXCUSE ME. (MUTTERING): BECKWITH, BECKWITH... "DORCAS." WELL, AT LEAST I HAVE A LINE, RIGHT? -THAT'S GOOD. -HEY, CONGRATULATIONS. OH, THANK YOU. I WAS ACTUALLY TALKING TO CARMEN. -WHAT? -WHAT? "CARMEN." "PERDITA." NO, NO, NO, NO... THAT'S NOT RIGHT. NO, I... THIS HAS TO BE A MISTAKE. DID YOU AUDITION? NO. ACTUALLY, UH, YES. I DID, BUT IT WASN'T FOR REAL. I, I WAS JUST STANDING THERE. I WAS WATCHING YOU AND... CONGRATULATIONS. THANKS. IT'S GOT TO BE A MISTAKE. IT'S OKAY. I'LL... BE HAPPY TO HELP YOU IN ANY WAY THAT I CAN. THANKS. CONGRATULATIONS. THIS IS A BIG DEAL. COME ON, LET'S GO CELEBRATE. THIS IS GREAT, I PROMISE. (BABIES BABBLING) HI. HI. YOU OKAY? I'M FINE. 'CAUSE, UH, YOU HAVEN'T... ANSWERED YOUR PHONE OR RETURNED MY PHONE CALLS. I KNOW. I'VE JUST BEEN BUSY WITH THE SCRIPT. (SIGHS) I'M WORRIED TOO, TIBB. I AM, BUT UNTIL WE KNOW IF THIS IS REAL... (SCOFFS): REAL? I DON'T... I DON'T MEAN THAT. I... I COULD GET A JOB, RIGHT? -WHAT? -YES, I COULD GET A JOB. I COULD COME TO NEW YORK. WE HAVE OPTIONS. WHAT ABOUT MY OPTIONS? HUH? WHAT IF I WANTED TO TAKE IT ALL BACK, THE WHOLE NIGHT, EVERYTHING, ALL OF IT? -WHERE'S MY OPTION TO DO THAT? -WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? UM... I THINK I'M JUST A LITTLE WEIRD, AND... BUSY, AND I THINK IT'S A BAD COMBINATION. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? LIKE... WHAT, DO YOU NEED SPACE? OH, GOD... I HATE WHEN PEOPLE SAY THAT. YEAH, BECAUSE THEY USUALLY MEAN SOMETHING ELSE. LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, YOU WANT TO BREAK UP WITH ME? I CAN'T FINISH THAT SENTENCE. THEN WHY DON'T YOU CALL ME WHEN YOU CAN. 1 THE MOVERS ARE COMING TOMORROW. CARMEN (OVER PHONE): I THOUGHT WE WEREN'T MOVING UNTIL AUGUST. OH, I KNOW, BUT DAVID FELT THAT WE SHOULD MOVE SOONER. MOM, GUESS WHAT? I GOT CAST IN A PLAY. THAT'S WONDERFUL. IT WAS ON ACCIDENT, BUT STILL... DID YOU TELL YOUR FRIENDS? WELL, JULIA KNOWS. NO, I MEAN, YOUR OTHER FRIENDS. YEAH. NO, I, WELL... THEY'RE KIND OF BUSY. UM, MOM, I HAVE TO GO. I'M GOING TO BE LATE FOR REHEARSAL. CAN I CALL YOU BACK? YEAH, YEAH, SURE. -I LOVE YOU. -LOVE YOU TOO. LENA: DEAR CARMABELLE, THESE MIGHT HAVE HAD A MIRACLE LEFT IN THEM AFTER ALL. I'LL E-MAIL YOU. LOVE, LENA. HEY. ARE YOU READY? THE READ-THROUGH STARTS IN TEN MINUTES. YEP, ALL READY. WOW. WHAT ARE THESE? OH, UH, NOTHING. THEY'RE JUST AN OLD PAIR OF PANTS. OH, LET'S GO. (INDISTINCT CONVERSATION) JULIA: HEY, MARGARET. WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE US? ACTUALLY, WE CHANGED THE CALL TO PRINCIPALS ONLY. WE JUST NEED CARMEN. THE REST OF YOU CAN HAVE THE DAY OFF. OH... WOW. UH, WELL... GOOD LUCK. THANKS. CARMEN, YOUR SEAT'S NEXT TO IAN. WOMAN: HELLO, DEAR. HI. (QUIETLY): YOU'RE WELCOME. OH, I'M SORRY. DID I FORGET TO SAY THANK YOU? THANK YOU. HOW DO YOU FEEL? LIKE A FAKE. PLEASE. YOU HAD THEM AT, "UM... HI." GOOD MORNING, NIGEL. NIGEL, THIS IS CARMEN LOWELL. SHE'S PLAYING PERDITA. HI. IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU. I'M A BIG FAN. HUGE, ACTUALLY. OH, YES. OUR YOUNG APPRENTICE ON THE MAIN STAGE. (WHISPERS): WAS THAT A COMPLIMENT? (WHISPERS): WITH NIGEL, YOU'LL NEVER KNOW. KERR: MARGARET. "THE WINTER'S TALE," BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, ACT ONE, SCENE ONE. (MAN SPEAKING TURKISH IN DISTANCE) HEY. HOW IS IT GOING IN THE NEW ROOM? OH, WELL, APPARENTLY, THESE WOMEN NEVER VACUUMED. (CHUCKLES) UM... I WAS WONDERING HOW'S IT GOING WITH THE TEAM IN THE MORTUARY? HAVE THEY FOUND ANY MORE GRAVES NEAR CLEO'S? NOT YET. UM... 'CAUSE I WAS THINKING, YOU KNOW, MAYBE I SHOULD TRANSFER THERE. JUST IN CASE THEY NEED MORE HELP. BRIDGET, ARCHAEOLOGY IS MORE THAN JUST FINDING BONES. THESE PEOPLE, THEY PAINTED THEIR POTS, MADE THEIR SANCTUARIES, TOLD THEIR STORIES ON EVERY SURFACE THEY HAD. IT IS WHAT I LOVE MOST ABOUT THEM. THAT THEY LEFT SO MUCH OF THEMSELVES FOR US TO FIND. BUT... LIKE YOU, I HAVE LOST FAMILY. AND MY HOME. TO A BLOODY WAR. I'M JUST FASCINATED BY WHAT IS LEFT. WHAT ENDURES. "TIBB, HERE ARE THE PANTS. NOTHING HAPPENED. CARMEN." GREAT. (SIGHS) GIVE... ME A MIRACLE. GIVE... ME A MIRACLE. AND... FEEL THE MIRACLE. PANTS, PLEASE GIVE ME A MIRACLE. OM... AND... STRETCH THE MIRACLE BACK. (GRUNTS) I JUST WANT A MIRACLE, PLEASE! (BUZZING) (POP MUSIC PLAYS SOFTLY) HELLO. TIBBY, HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON? YOU HAVEN'T ANSWERED ANY OF MY E-MAILS. YOU OKAY? NO. WELL... I'M GETTING IN THE CAR RIGHT NOW. JUST HANG ON. CAN I BRING YOU ANYTHING? A PREGNANCY TEST? LIFT UP YOUR COUNTENANCE AS IF THE DAY OF CELEBRATION OF THAT NUPTIAL WHICH WE TWO HAVE SWORN SHALL COME. OH, LADY FORTUNE, STAND YOU AUSPICIOUS. GOD, WHY DON'T PEOPLE TALK LIKE THIS ANYMORE? WE'VE JUST... WE'VE GOTTEN SO LAZY. WE DON'T SAY, "OH, LADY FORTUNE, STAND YOU AUSPICIOUS." WE SAY, "DEAR GOD, HELP ME." OR, INSTEAD OF "ENJOY THE HONEY-HEAVY DEW OF SLUMBER," "YO, GET SOME Z'S." IT'S NOT THE SAME. IT'S JUST... IT SOUNDS SO GOOD AND IT FEELS SO GOOD TO SAY. IT'S RICH AND LUSCIOUS AND... "SEE HOW SHE LAYS HER CHEEK UPON HER HAND. "OH, THAT I WERE A GLOVE UPON THAT HAND, THAT I MIGHT TOUCH THAT CHEEK." SEE WHAT I MEAN? YUP. GIVE ME THOSE FLOWERS THERE, DORCAS. HERE'S FLOWERS FOR YOU, HOT LAVENDER, MINT, SAVOURY. NOW, MY FAIREST FRIEND, I WOULD I HAD SOME FLOWERS OF THE SPRING THAT MIGHT BECOME YOUR TIME OF DAY. BUT THESE I LACK TO MAKE YOU GARLANDS OF AND, MY SWEET FRIEND, TO STREW YOU O'ER AND O'ER. WHAT, LIKE A CORPSE? NO, LIKE A BANK FOR LOVE TO LIE AND PLAY ON, NOT LIKE A CORPSE, OR, IF NOT TO BE BURIED BUT QUICK AND IN MINE ARMS. UH... UM... SORRY, BILL. I... (CLEARS THROAT) I FORGOT MY LINE. TAKE A BREAK. WE'LL PICK IT UP WHERE WE LEFT OFF. DO NOT GO TO DRAMA SCHOOL. IT'LL RUIN YOU. WELL, THANK YOU, NIGEL. I'M ENJOYING YOUR WORK, TOO. (SHRIEKS) CARMEN? UM... LET ME HELP YOU. DID ANYBODY SEE THAT? NO, YOU'RE FINE. OKAY. (KNOCKING ON DOOR) GUESS WHAT GOT HERE JUST BEFORE YOU DID. (SIGH OF RELIEF) -WHEW. -I KNOW. SO I THOUGHT IT'D BE EASIER THAT WAY. WAIT, YOU TOLD HIM YOU WEREN'T PREGNANT IN AN E-MAIL? IF I HAD CALLED HIM OR TOLD HIM IN PERSON... I DON'T KNOW, HE MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT THAT THINGS COULD JUST GO BACK THE WAY THEY WERE, BUT THEY CAN'T. WELL, WHY NOT? I MEAN, IF YOU'RE NOT PREGNANT, THEN WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? I SUCK AT RELATIONSHIPS. SHOULD HAVE BEEN A GUY. NAH, A GUY WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT SUCKING AT RELATIONSHIPS. (SNICKERS) YOU KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS? THE PROBLEM IS, EVERY TIME I TRY TO GET CLOSE TO SOMEBODY, IT'S LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING OUT THERE THAT JUST SAYS, "OH,... "TIBBY'S ABOUT TO BE HAPPY, BETTER GET HER." SO... I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT TO SAY, YOU KNOW? WELL, MAYBE YOU'RE JUST SCARED. YEAH, MAYBE. HEY, I SHOULD REALLY GET BACK. OH, AND LEAVE ME IN THE MIDDLE OF MY LIFE? GOD. I'LL HAVE ANOTHER BREAKDOWN IF YOU STAY. TEMPTING, BUT I HAVE AN EARLY CLASS. RIGHT-O. COME ON. I'LL WALK YOU BACK. MOMMY? HELLO. (SPEAKS NATIVE LANGUAGE) LOOK AT YOU. (SPEAKING NATIVE LANGUAGE) HELLO. (SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY) "DEAR HONEYBEE, "HOW IS MY SWEETIE DOING? "THE SUMMER BREEZE BLOWS THE SWEET PERFUME FROM OUR GARDEN "INTO MY KITCHEN AND I THINK OF YOU. "HOW YOU LOVE FLOWERS. "I'M SORRY I CAN'T VISIT YOU NOW, BUT YOU SHOULD KNOW I ALWAYS LOVE YOU." "DEAR HONEYBEE, "SOMETIMES I WANT TO HELP YOUR MOM, "BUT SHE THINKS IT'S BEST IF I LEAVE HER ALONE. "I HOPE THAT SHE WILL GET WELL "AND LET US VISIT AGAIN REAL SOON. LOVE ALWAYS, GRANDMA." "DEAR NASRIN, "YOU DESERVE MORE THAN A LETTER, "BUT, AS YOU PROBABLY GUESSED, I SUCK AT GOOD-BYES. "YOU SAID ARCHAEOLOGY IS MORE THAN FINDING BONES "AND YOU WERE RIGHT. "PEOPLE DO HAVE A POWER OVER US, EVEN AFTER THEY'RE GONE. "WHEN MY MOTHER TOOK HER OWN LIFE, "I TRIED TO FORGET THE PAST. "I RAN AWAY FROM THE PAIN "BECAUSE, WELL, I GUESS I WAS AFRAID. "BUT THE PAST IS ALWAYS WITH US AND IT'S TIME I STOPPED RUNNING. THANK YOU FOR THE LESSON. BRIDGET." 1 ALAS, FLORIZEL, I KNOW NOT 'TWEEN THE TURKEY CLUB SANDWICH OR THE HAMLET AND CHEESE OMELETTE. WHAT SAY YOU? WHY, I COME NOT TO BURY CAESAR BUT TO HAVE A CAESAR SALAD. OOH. NOW, TELL ME ABOUT YOU. ONLY CHILD, BROTHERS AND SISTERS? ONLY CHILD. OH, NO, UH, WELL, NOT FOR LONG. MY MOM IS... GONNA HAVE A BABY. IT'S KIND OF A LONG STORY. OR NOT THAT LONG OF A STORY. HEY. AM I INTERRUPTING? NO, NO, NOT AT ALL. GREAT. CAN I TAKE THIS CHAIR? GRAB A... CHAIR. UH... SIT DOWN. UH, DO YOU KNOW JULIA? IAN. YEAH, WE'VE MET ONCE OR TWICE. IAN'S FAMILY ARE IN THE THEATRE JUST LIKE MINE, AND I THINK YOU WENT TO RADA WITH, LIKE, 20 OF MY FRIENDS. RADA? ROYAL ACADEMY OF DRAMATIC ART. IT'S IN LONDON. OH. DID YOU HEAR ABOUT PATRICK O'HOULIHAN? -YEAH, LUCKY BASTARD. -I KNOW. I'M HOPING TO CATCH THE SHOW WHEN I GO TO NEW YORK. ACTUALLY, I WAS THINKING THAT WE SHOULD JUST GET A WHOLE GROUP OF PEOPLE TOGETHER AND SURPRISE HIM. MM, SOUNDS FUN. JAM ON YOUR LIP. OH. YOU KNOW, WE REALLY SHOULD ORDER. WE'VE GOT REHEARSAL TO GET BACK TO. CAESAR SALAD, PLEASE. (COUNTRY-ROCK SONG PLAYING) (RATTLING) BRIDGET: HELLO? E-EXCUSE ME, SIR? UH... HI. GRETA? UM... I'M-I'M REALLY SORRY. I SHOULD HAVE CALLED FIRST, BUT, UM... I'M, UM... I THINK I KNOW MY OWN GRANDDAUGHTER. YOU'RE NOT RUNNING AWAY FROM HOME, ARE YOU? (CHUCKLES) UH, NO, ACTUALLY, I'M COMING HOME FROM-FROM TURKEY. OH, THAT'S AN INTERESTING SENSE OF DIRECTION. (SIGHS) SO, YOU FIX YOUR OWN CAR? CARS ARE EASY. IT'S PEOPLE YOU NEED A MANUAL FOR. COME ON IN. YOU MUST BE EXHAUSTED. YEP. YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW. WHY DON'T YOU GO RIGHT UP AND GET SOME REST. HELLO! HEY. HEY. WOW, YOU LOOK GREAT. YOU THINK? THANKS. SO, WHAT'S THE OCCASION? UM, IAN ASKED ME TO DINNER. I MEAN, I CAN BE SO DENSE SOMETIMES. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT HE LIKED ME THAT WAY. DID YOU? NO. BUT THEN AGAIN, I CAN BE PRETTY DENSE, TOO. SO... I DON'T KNOW, I JUST THOUGHT HE MIGHT'VE SAID SOMETHING TO YOU, 'CAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE BECOME SUCH GOOD FRIENDS, BUT YOU KNOW MEN. SO, SO YOU'RE GOING, THEN? YOU'RE G... YOU'RE GOING ON A DATE? YEAH, I MEAN, HE'S GORGEOUS AND HE'S REALLY NICE AND HE'S REALLY REAL. FOR AN ACTOR, ANYWAY. I JUST THOUGHT, "WHY NOT GIVE IT A CHANCE?" WE HAVE SO MUCH IN COMMON, ANYWAY, AND IT... IT MIGHT REALLY WORK. UM, I KNOW YOU NEED A LOT OF SLEEP BEFORE REHEARSAL TOMORROW. I'LL BE REALLY QUIET WHEN I COME HOME, BUT... DON'T WAIT UP. I WON'T. OKAY, WELL, HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. (RAIN PATTERING) THANKS, GRETA. UH... GRANDMA. I'M SORRY, I DON'T KNOW WHICH YOU... WHICH... I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM YOU IN... (SIGHS) TEN OR 12 YEARS. I KNOW. LOOK, MY DAD, HE HID YOUR LETTERS FROM ME. I-I JUST FOUND THEM THIS SUMMER. I SEE. SO, I GUESS WE CAN SKIP JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL. HOW'S COLLEGE? UM... IT'S GOOD. I HAVEN'T DECLARED A MAJOR YET, BUT... GOT A FELLA? NO, N-NOT AT THE MOMENT. LISTEN, YOU OUGHT TO KICK UP SOME TROUBLE NOW, HMM? BECAUSE IN 40 YEARS, THEY'LL ALL TELL YOU YOU'RE OLD. (CHUCKLES) (DOOR CREAKS SHUT) OH, YOU MADE THAT THE SUMMER YOU VISITED. YOU MUST HAVE BEEN ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN YEARS OLD. I-I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE? WELL, THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO. (INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS) "RETURN TO SENDER." (SCOFFS) SUPER. CARMEN: O, THE FATES! HOW WOULD HE LOOK TO SEE HIS WORK, SO NOBLE, VILELY BOUND UP? KERR: STOP. AGAIN. O, THE FATES! HOW WOULD HE LOOK TO SEE HIS WORK, SO NOBLE...? STOP! AGAIN. O, THE FATES! HOW WOULD HE LOOK TO SEE... STOP RIGHT THERE. CARMEN, IS THERE A PROBLEM? NO. I-I DON'T KNOW. DID I SAY THE WRONG LINE? NO. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SOUND LIKE A WOMAN IN LOVE. YOU SOUND LIKE A WOMAN WHO'S ABOUT TO HAVE A ROOT CANAL. AGAIN. O, THE FATES! HOW WOULD HE LOOK TO S... I HEARD THE DRILL. (SIGHS) AGAIN. CARMEN, WAIT. LOOK, I'M SORRY. I DON'T MEAN TO BE SCREWING EVERYTHING UP LIKE THIS. BUT YOU'VE GOT GREAT INSTINCTS; YOU JUST NEED TO TRUST THEM. WHY DON'T WE WORK ON IT TOGETHER? TONIGHT. NO, UM, IT'S OKAY. I SHOULD JUST WORK ON IT ALONE, THANKS. (SIGHS) (PENCILS SKETCHING) (SKETCHING CONTINUES) OH, MY GOD, THAT WAS TORTURE! HEY! ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT WAS HOW I'D RATHER BE DRAWING YOU. WELL, I'M SORRY TO INTERFERE WITH YOUR CONCENTRATION. NO, THAT'S OKAY. I DON'T MIND... OKAY. OKAY. WELL, I GUESS YOU HAVE TO GET BACK TO CLASS, HUH? YES. I GUESS. I'LL SEE YOU LATER. I'LL SEE YA. LENA! THERE WAS NO CHOICE BUT TO BE MARRIED. MY GRANDFATHER, I-I THINK HE COULD SEE I DID NOT LOVE HER. AND THEN THAT DAY, AT THE FUNERAL, SHE SAW IT, TOO. THAT MY HEART WOULD ALWAYS BELONG TO SOMEONE ELSE. AND THAT WAS WHEN SHE TOLD ME THERE NEVER WAS A BABY. WE HAD THE MARRIAGE ANNULLED. I WANTED TO TELL YOU RIGHT AWAY. BUT I... I WAS AFRAID. I DIDN'T THINK I HAD THE RIGHT TO ASK YOUR FORGIVENESS. MAYBE IT'S TOO MUCH TO HOPE THAT YOU COULD... FORGIVE YOU? I... I FORGIVE YOU. LENA, I THOUGHT... THAT I'D BE WAITING FOR YOU TO COME HERE? NO, I DIDN'T EXPECT ANYTHING. I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THE TRUTH. WELL... THANK YOU. UM... THE TRUTH IS, WE LOVED EACH OTHER A LONG TIME AGO. AND MY LIFE IS SO DIFFERENT NOW. LENA, I'M SORRY. I'M SO SORRY. NO, IT'S OKAY, IT'S FINE. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. I HAVE TO GET TO CLASS. (CHOKED SOBS) # ...SAY YOUR NAME OUT LOUD TO ANYONE, THEY CAN NEVER... # AH, NEW YORK IS SO COOL. MOM AND I, WE CAME UP TO SEE "HAIRSPRAY..." THANKS. ...AND DO A LITTLE SHOPPING. WAITRESS: CAN I GET YOU GUYS ANYTHING? JUST GIVE US A MINUTE. OKAY. SO... YOU AND BRIAN BROKE UP, HUH? I GUESS. DO YOU THINK YOU'RE OVER IT YET? OVER HIM, I MEAN? LIKE, YOU WOULDN'T BE UPSET OR ANYTHING IF YOU FOUND OUT HE WAS DATING SOMEONE ELSE? EFFIE, WHAT'S THIS ABOUT? I GUESS IT'S ABOUT WANTING TO KNOW IF, UM... IF YOU'D BE OKAY WITH ME DATING BRIAN. TIBBY (VOICE-OVER): I MEAN, OF COURSE I SAID I DIDN'T MIND. I JUST THINK IT'S A LITTLE WEIRD, YOU KNOW? SHE'S NOT EVEN HIS TYPE. AND SHE'S REALLY YOUNG, WHICH IS GROSS. (SIGHS) I JUST... I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT HE WOULD ACTUALLY ASK HER OUT. DO YOU THINK THAT HE WOULD ASK HER OUT? WHATEVER. DOESN'T MATTER. I DON'T REALLY CARE, I'M JUST... CURIOUS, YOU KNOW? WELL, IT KINDA SOUNDS LIKE YOU CARE, TIBBY. OTHERWISE YOU WOULDN'T BE HERE FREAKING OUT. YEAH, LIKE YOU'RE THE POSTER GIRL FOR EVEN TEMPERS? I'M JUST SAYING YOU CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS. IF YOU DON'T WANT BRIAN DATING OTHER GIRLS, THEN YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE BROKEN UP WITH HIM. PRETTY SIMPLE. YOU DON'T HAVE A CLUE WHY BRIAN AND I BROKE UP. WELL, DO YOU? CARMEN, I WAS JUST KINDA HOPING FOR SOME SUPPORT... NOT A LECTURE AND SOME PSYCHOBABBLE. I DIDN'T DRIVE ALL THE WAY UP HERE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC JUST SO YOU COULD IGNORE ME AND READ YOUR BOOK. I'M STUDYING MY LINES, TIBBY. WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO? JUST STOP MY LIFE? IT'S NOT LIKE I WAS EXACTLY EXPECTING YOU. I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM YOU IN LIKE, WHAT, A MONTH? WHERE THE HELL IS THIS COMING FROM? YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT YOU EVEN HAVE TO ASK THAT QUESTION PRETTY MUCH SAYS EVERYTHING. CARMEN, HEY. I BROUGHT YOU A SCONE. HI. CARMEN: THANK YOU. UH, JULIA, THIS IS TIBBY; TIBBY, THIS IS JULIA. OH, YOU'RE THE VIDEO STORE GIRL. THE VIDEO STORE GIRL. (ANXIOUS LAUGH) I HAVE TO GO. I HAVE TO WORK ON MY SCRIPT. WOW! SO, YOU'RE A WRITER, TOO? CIAO! UH... CIAO. (DOOR CREAKS OPEN) NICE RESTAURANT. HEY, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT TOO CROWDED, EITHER, WHICH IS NICE. IT'S GREAT. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. (ROMANTIC LATIN BALLAD PLAYS) I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DID ALL THIS. WELL, NOTHING'S TOO GOOD FOR MY MUSE. WHAT? IS THAT WHAT I AM? WELL, I'VE BEEN FEELING REALLY INSPIRED LATELY, SO... WHY DO I GET THE FEELING LIKE SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT? YOU OKAY? YEAH, I'M FINE. I'M SORRY, I'M JUST THINKING. ABOUT WHAT, EXACTLY? UM... WHAT'S GOING ON? NOTHING. THIS IDEA OF A MUSE, IT'S... IT'S ROMANTIC, ISN'T IT? YEAH, YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE ROMANTIC, I GUESS. I'VE HEARD WORSE. (WEAK LAUGH) (SIGHS) HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE? I LOVE BEING IN LOVE. YEAH, BUT... DO YOU THINK THAT THERE'S ONE PERSON THAT WE'RE EACH MEANT TO BE WITH? ONE PERSON... UH... NO, NOT REALLY. I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE ANSWER YOU WANTED TO HEAR. NO, IT'S... IT'S THE WAY YOU FEEL. I LIKE THAT YOU'RE HONEST. BUT... YOU MAY NOT BE INTO IT? NO, I AM, I... I WANT TO BE... THAT'S TWO DIFFERENT THINGS, RIGHT? BUT I MEAN, LENA, YOU DON'T NEED TO APOLOGIZE FOR WHAT YOU WANT. BUT I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I WANT, I... I'M SORRY. I... AND I'M SORRY I KEEP SAYING "I'M SORRY" SO MUCH... THEN STOP SAYING YOU'RE SORRY. YOU DON'T NEED TO APOLOGIZE. UNLESS YOU DON'T LIKE THE FOOD. THEN YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY APOLOGIZE. THE FOOD'S GREAT. TIBBY: UH-HUH, YEAH. I'M GONNA WEAR BLACK. WHAT DO YOU THINK I'M GONNA WEAR? EXCUSE ME? HOLD ON, MOM. YES, I WILL BE AT THE ANNIVERSARY PARTY. CALL YOU LATER. DO YOU KNOW IF THIS MOVIE'S ANY GOOD? WELL, THAT DEPENDS. I MEAN, YES, IF YOU LIKE NAUSEATINGLY SMARMY LOVE STORIES THAT HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO BASIS IN REALITY. OH, WELL, WHAT IF YOU'RE IN THE MOOD FOR, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING ROMANTIC? I WOULD GO WITH "TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE"-- THE REMAKE. WORKS FOR ME. THANK YOU, TIBBY. THANK YOU. (PHIL CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY) I... I, UH... I APOLOGIZE. IS THERE, UM... SOMETHING I CAN HELP YOU FIND? UH, JUST FORGET ABOUT IT, MAN. COME ON, LET'S GET OUTTA HERE. OKAY, FREAKING THE CUSTOMERS OUT-- NOT ONE OF THE SALES TECHNIQUES WE DISCUSSED. I'M SORRY. WHY DON'T YOU... WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THE REST OF THE MONTH OFF? WHAT? NO, BUT... YEAH, THINGS AROUND HERE HAVE BEEN... HAVE BEEN SLOW ANYWAY. THOUGH, WITH YOU GONE, THEY MIGHT JUST PICK UP AGAIN. (CHUCKLES) GRETA: OH, PLEASE. PLEASE TAKE ANYTHING YOU WANT. TAKE IT ALL. (LAUGHS) REALLY? I'M LIGHTENING MY LOAD. THANK YOU. I DIDN'T KNOW SHE WENT TO PROM. GRETA: WHAT? OH, YEAH. SHE SURE DID. SHE WAS SO EXCITED. SHE BOUGHT FIVE DRESSES. TOOK 'EM ALL BACK. SHE BOUGHT FIVE MORE. BUT AFTER THAT, SHE WENT INTO A-- PHEW-- DOWNWARD SPIRAL. GOT SO DEPRESSED. SLEPT RIGHT THROUGH HER GRADUATION. YEP, WELL, THAT WAS MARLY. TWO SPEEDS-- HIGH OR VERY LOW. (RAIN PATTERING) (THUNDER CRASHES) (WIND HOWLING) (LOUD THUNDERCLAP) (WHIMPERING) MOM! (SOBBING) HONEY? BEE. WHAT, HONEY? WHAT IS IT? WHAT IS IT? HUH? I REMEMBER IT NOW. THERE WAS A STORM JUST LIKE THIS ONE, AND SHE LEFT ME. EVEN THEN, SHE DIDN'T CARE ABOUT ME. NO, THAT'S NOT TRUE. WHY DIDN'T YOU STOP HER FROM LEAVING ME? WHY DIDN'T YOU TRY HARDER? IT WAS COMPLICATED. I TRIED TO HELP HER. SHE WOULDN'T LET ME. BECAUSE SHE WAS SICK, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT YOU COULD'VE DONE TO MAKE HER BETTER, YOU HEAR ME? THAT SUMMER, YOUR FATHER BROUGHT YOU TO ME. THINGS HAD GOTTEN BAD WITH YOUR MOM, AND HE WANTED YOU TO BE HERE WHILE HE... HE TRIED TO GET HER INTO A HOSPITAL. SHE WOULDN'T LET US IN HER LIFE UNLESS WE PRETENDED THAT SHE WASN'T SICK. YOUR FATHER HAD TO PRETEND. I COULDN'T. (SIGHS) SHE WASN'T STRONG LIKE YOU ARE. YOU'RE DIFFERENT. THE ONLY REASON SHE HUNG ON AS LONG AS SHE DID IS BECAUSE SHE LOVED YOU. SHE LOVED YOU, YOU HEAR ME? (SOBBING) 1 LENA, HEY! BRIAN'S ON HIS WAY TO PICK ME UP AND I CAN'T FIND MY SILVER HOOPS. CAN I STEAL YOURS? WAIT, EFFIE, YOU'RE GOING TO TIBBY'S PARENTS' ANNIVERSARY PARTY WITH BRIAN? YEAH, SHE SAID SHE WAS OVER HIM. EFFIE, TH-THAT'S NOT THE POINT. YOU DON'T DATE YOUR FRIENDS' EXES. WELL, THEY'RE YOUR FRIENDS, NOT MINE, OKAY? YOU SHUT ME OUT OF YOUR LITTLE GROUP MY WHOLE LIFE, SO THAT RULE DOESN'T REALLY APPLY TO ME. # WHAT'S GOIN' ON, IT'S A FRIDAY NIGHT # # HAVEN'T ANY IDEAS BUT I HOPED I MIGHT # # GET IN THE CLUB, NOT ALL UP IN A TV # -GIRL: BRIAN! BRIAN! -BOY: EFFIE! HEY! WHY, YA... # GET ME OUTTA THIS CHAIR BEFORE I CHANGE MY MIND # # INSTEAD OF ME FEELIN' SORRY FOR MYSELF # # GONNA GET ME SOMETHIN' # WOMAN: HEY, EFFIE! # MAKE THE PLANS, IT'S NOT LIKE I GOT # # ALL THE GIRLS WAITIN' ON US TONIGHT # # WRONG SIDE OF 10:00 AND NOBODY'S PICKIN' UP THE PHONE # # NOTHIN'S GOIN' ON # HEY. HELLO. YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU'D BE HERE, SO, UH... HOW'S THE SCRIPT? GOOD. IT'S A ROMANTIC COMEDY. WHICH IS AN OXYMORON. RIGHT. IT'S, UH... UH... -I SHOULD PROBABLY JUST... HUH? -YOU KNOW, I... -UH, NO, GO AHEAD. -WHAT? NO, I... I HAVE A JINX. I GOT YA. UM... # WHAT'S GOIN' ON, IT'S A FRIDAY NIGHT # # HAVEN'T ANY IDEAS, BUT I HOPED I MIGHT # # GET IN THE CLUB... # EFFIE'S WAITING FOR YOU. WHAT? EFFIE. # 'BOUT TO TAKE WHAT'S MINE # # GET ME OUTTA THAT CHAIR BEFORE I CHANGE MY MIND # I'M GONNA GET MORE QUICHE. CARMEN (OVER PHONE): HELLO? CARMEN! ARE YOU OKAY? -WHAT'S WRONG? -I'M AT THE HOSPITAL, HONEY. THE BABY'S COMING EARLY. NOW?! WELL, WHERE'S DAVID? HE'S FLYING BACK FROM A BUSINESS TRIP. (SIGHS) OKAY, OKAY, COMING. UM... MOM, I'M ABOUT TO START A DRESS REHEARSAL... YOU KNOW WHAT? I'LL JUST... I'LL FIGURE SOMETHING OUT. I'LL BE THERE, I'M COMING. NO, NO, NO, NO, YOU DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO; I'LL BE OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW. OKAY, I LOVE YOU! OH, GOD. (ELECTRO-POP RINGTONE) -(SCOFFS) -(BEEPS) (ELECTRO-POP RINGTONE) WHAT? YES? TIBBY, IT'S ME. LOOK, I'M SORRY TO CALL YOU LIKE THIS, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHO ELSE TO CALL. WHAT IS IT, CARMEN? WHAT'S GOING ON? IT'S MY MOM-- SHE JUST WENT INTO LABOUR EARLY, AND I CAN'T BE AT THE HOSPITAL. I-I'LL BE THERE IN FIVE MINUTES. OKAY, THANK YOU. I'M COMING! (PAINED GROANING) OH... AGAIN? OH, BOY, YOU'RE HAVING ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE, HUH? HOW'S IT GOING IN HERE? THOSE ICE CHIPS ARE NOT DOING SQUAT-- LOOK AT HER! YOU HAVE TO GIVE HER ONE OF THOSE, UM, THE NEEDLE THINGIES. SHE ELECTED TO DO NATURAL CHILDBIRTH. ARE YOU CRAZY?! LADY, DEAR QUEEN, WHO ENDED WHEN I BUT BEGAN... UM... (QUIETLY): GIVE ME THAT HAND OF YOURS. GIVE ME THAT HAND OF YOURS... TO KISS. -...TO KISS. -KERR: STOP! OKAY, CRISTINA, I'M TOLD YOU ARE READY TO PUSH. -NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. -TIBBY: NO, NO. -I HAVE TO WAIT FOR DAVID. -SHE'S GOT TO WAIT FOR DAVID. -SHE SHOULD WAIT FOR DAVID. -I HAVE TO WAIT FOR DAVID. SHE WANTS TO WAIT. DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO HELP HER WAIT? (HOSPITAL MONITOR BEEPING) (SIGHS) (GROANS) DOCTOR (VOICE-OVER): YOU NEED TO STOP FIGHTING AND LET GO. PUSH! CRISTINA (GROANS): I CAN'T! YES, CRISTINA, LISTEN TO ME, YOU CAN. YOU CAN DO THIS. I'M HERE. OKAY? I'M HERE FOR YOU. OKAY? JUST START PUSHING. IT'LL BE FINE. I'M NOT GONNA LEAVE YOU. WE'RE GONNA DO THIS TOGETHER, OKAY? YOU AND ME, WE'RE GONNA DO THIS. OKAY, OKAY. YOU READY? -UH-HUH. OKAY. -ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA PUSH. BESEECH YOU OF YOUR OWN STATE, TAKE CARE. THIS DREAM OF MINE, BEING NOW AWAKE... (MONITOR BEEPING) UM... I'LL QUEEN IT NO INCH FURTHER, BUT... (BABY CRYING) THERE HE IS. OH! WOW. (BABY FUSSING) OH... WHAT A BEAUTIFUL BABY BOY. OH, HE'S REALLY TINY. (LAUGHS) AND-AND PURPLE. PERFECT! OH, MY GOD, HE LOOKS LIKE MARBLE. (GASPING QUIETLY) OH, CARMEN WOULD BE SO PROUD OF YOU. SHE WOULD'VE BEEN PROUD OF BOTH OF US. I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU, TIBBY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING THERE, TIB. SHE WAS SO LUCKY TO HAVE YOU. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, DON'T WAKE HER UP, JUST... GIVE HER A KISS, AND GIVE THE BABY A KISS, TOO. OKAY, I'LL SEE YOU SOON. IAN: GOOD NEWS? YEAH, I HAVE A BABY BROTHER. OH, CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M CRYING. OH, GOD, I JUST... I CAN'T BELIEVE I WASN'T THERE. YOU KNOW, MY WHOLE LIFE, IT'S BEEN ME AND MY MOM LOOKING AFTER EACH OTHER. AND I DON'T KNOW, I JUST... I RECENTLY FEEL SO FAR AWAY FROM HER... AND MY FRIENDS. NOT UNLIKE PERDITA, WHO LOST HER MOTHER FOR 16 YEARS. (SNORTING LAUGH) I GUESS. (SNIFFLES) I'M SORRY. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY I'M TELLING YOU ALL OF THIS. IT'S BAD ENOUGH I SINGLE- HANDEDLY AM RUINING OUR SHOW. EVERYONE KNOWS YOU'RE UPSET. AND DRESS REHEARSALS ARE SUPPOSED TO SUCK. LET ME TAKE YOU OUT TO DINNER AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT. UM... I'M OKAY. BESIDES, YOU PROBABLY HAVE PLANS WITH JULIA. JULIA? (SCOFFS) I BARELY KNOW THE GIRL. WE HAD DINNER ONCE BECAUSE SHE FAIRLY BEGGED ME. WHAT, SHE ASKED YOU? CARMEN, IF THERE'S ANYONE I'VE BEEN WANTING TO GO OUT WITH... IT'S YOU. I UNDERSTAND THIS ISN'T THE RIGHT TIME. I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. (DOOR OPENS) JULIA: WOW, THAT WAS JUST AWFUL. KERR: I AM SIMPLY FLUMMOXED. MY INSTINCTS ABOUT ACTORS ARE NEVER WRONG. BILL, YOU CAN'T BEAT YOURSELF UP. I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE SAID SOMETHING FROM THE BEGINNING. I LOVE CARMEN, BUT SHE'S VERY INSECURE. AT THE END OF THE DAY, MAYBE SHE JUST DOESN'T HAVE WHAT IT TAKES. (GROANS) (DOOR CLOSES) (WHISPERS): DAD? OH, OH... OH, I MUST'VE DOZED OFF. HOW WAS, UH... HOW WAS YOUR TRIP? GOOD. GOOD. BOTH OF THEM, ACTUALLY. I WENT TO VISIT GRETA. BRIDGET, I WAS ONLY TRYING... DAD, IT'S OKAY. SHE HELPED ME SO MUCH TO UNDERSTAND THESE THINGS THAT YOU AND I WERE NEVER ABLE TO TALK ABOUT. AND WHAT ARE THESE THINGS YOU THINK YOU UNDERSTAND NOW? THAT YOU LOVED MOM MORE THAN I EVER KNEW. AND YOU COULDN'T HAVE SAVED HER. NO ONE COULD HAVE. IT'S JUST... WHO SHE WAS. IF WE'RE GONNA GET THROUGH THIS, DAD, WE-WE HAVE TO START TAKING CARE OF EACH OTHER, OKAY? DON'T YOU THINK THAT THAT'S WHAT SHE WOULD'VE WANTED? YEAH. YEAH, I THINK THAT'S WHAT SHE WOULD'VE WANTED. I LOVE YOU, DAD. I LOVE YOU. (CHUCKLES) (BIRDS CHIRPING) I'M REALLY SORRY. THAT NIGHT, I... I THINK I FELT ALONE MORE THAN I BARGAINED FOR. MAYBE I THOUGHT I WAS BEING PUNISHED... FOR FEELING TOO MUCH. WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST TALK TO ME, TIB? 'CAUSE I CAN'T LIE TO YOU AS WELL AS I CAN LIE TO MYSELF. (CHUCKLES) YOU NEED TO HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, TIB. NOT EVERYONE YOU LOVE IS GOING TO LEAVE YOU. # THERE'S A BOAT SAILING OUT THERE # # TO AN ISLAND THAT NO ONE'S AWARE OF... # I KNOW THAT NOW. # WE CAN GO TOGETHER AND TAKE TO THE SEA # # SAIL WITH ME # # SAIL WITH ME # SO, WANT TO GET SOME BREAKFAST? (LAUGHS) YEAH, BREAKFAST SOUNDS GREAT. # BEING ALONE # # DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU'RE FREE # # BELIEVE IN ME # # COME WITH ME # # COME WITH ME... # CRISTINA (ON VIDEO): THIS IS YOUR BABY BROTHER, NANA. RYAN CHRISTOPHER SANDS. -(GIGGLES) -I TRIED TO GET HIM TO WAIT A LITTLE LONGER, BUT THIS ONE'S GOT A MIND OF HIS OWN. JUST LIKE SOMEBODY ELSE I KNOW. HE REMINDS ME SO MUCH OF YOU, NANA. WHEN THEY PUT YOU IN MY ARMS FOR THE FIRST TIME, I NEVER SAW ANYTHING SO BEAUTIFUL IN MY WHOLE LIFE, AND I KNEW THAT, FROM THEN ON, MY HEART WOULD BE FULL. SO YOU GO OUT ON THAT STAGE NOW, AND YOU SHOW THEM HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE. AND WE'LL BE WAITING FOR YOU... AT HOME. LOVE YOU. SAY GOOD-BYE. BYE, CARMEN. HI. SO, JUST WANT TO SAY, UM... BREAK A LEG AND UM... YOU DESERVE YOUR DAY IN THE SUN, SO... YOUR NIGHT IN THE SUN. YOU DESERVE YOUR NIGHT IN THE SUN. BYE. (GENTLE LAUGH) JESUS, CARMEN, WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN? YOU'RE ON IN 30 SECONDS. OH, MY GOD. COME ON! I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY... (SPECTATORS MURMURING) (SIGHS) (ELIZABETHAN-ERA MUSIC PLAYS) THESE, YOUR UNUSUAL WEEDS, TO EACH PART OF YOU DO GIVE A LIFE. THIS, YOUR SHEEP-SHEARING, IS AS A MEETING OF THE PETTY GODS AND YOU THE QUEEN ON'T. SIR, MY GRACIOUS LORD... YOUR HIGH SELF, THE GRACIOUS MARK O' THE LAND YOU HAVE OBSCURED WITH A SWAIN'S WEARING. AND ME, POOR LOWLY MAID MOST GODDESS-LIKE PRANKED UP. O, THE FATES! HOW SHOULD HE LOOK TO SEE HIS WORK, SO NOBLE, VILELY BOUND UP? WHAT WOULD HE SAY? SEE? YOUR GUESTS APPROACH. ADDRESS YOURSELF TO ENTERTAIN THEM SPRIGHTLY AND LET'S BE RED WITH MIRTH. (APPLAUSE) GREAT JOB. YOU, TOO. CARMEN, THAT WAS INCREDIBLE. SOMETIMES WORDS FAIL. 1 (FOOTSTEPS RUNNING UPSTAIRS) (DISTANT SOBBING) (KNOCKS TWICE) EFFIE? EFFIE, WHAT'S WRONG? WHAT HAPPENED? BRIAN'S GOING BACK TO TIBBY. CAN'T HE SEE THAT SHE DOESN'T LOVE HIM? WELL, YOU DON'T KNOW THAT, EFFIE. YOU DON'T TREAT SOMEONE LIKE THAT IF YOU LOVE THEM! WELL, IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE. YOU'RE ACTUALLY TAKING HER SIDE ON THIS, AREN'T YOU? NO, I'M NOT TAKING SIDES. EVEN THOUGH I'M YOUR SISTER, YOU HAVE ALWAYS CHOSEN THEM OVER ME. EFFIE, THAT'S NOT... I JUST... I WISH I WAS ALREADY ON MY WAY TO GREECE SO I COULD BE OUT OF THIS HOUSE AND AWAY FROM YOU. (SOBBING) YOU KNOW, YOU'VE BARELY SAID TWO WORDS TO ME ALL WEEK. WHAT, YOU GET A COUPLE GOOD REVIEWS, AND SUDDENLY I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR FRIEND? ACTUALLY, I DIDN'T READ THE REVIEWS. WERE THEY ANY GOOD? THAT'S NOT THE POINT, CARMEN. IN CASE YOU FORGOT, I BROUGHT YOU HERE, SO YOU WOULDN'T HAVE ANY OF THIS IF IT WEREN'T FOR ME. BUT YOU DIDN'T REALLY GIVE ME ANYTHING. I AM WHO I'VE ALWAYS BEEN, AND OKAY, SURE, MAYBE FOR A MINUTE, I WAS A LITTLE INSECURE. I KNOW YOU DID WHAT YOU COULD TO KEEP ME THAT WAY. RIGHT? LOOK, JULIA, I'M VERY SORRY IF MY TINY BIT OF SUCCESS FEELS LIKE I'VE TAKEN SOMETHING FROM YOU. BUT HEY, IF THERE'S ONE THING I'VE LEARNED THIS SUMMER IT'S THAT NO ONE CAN DIMINISH YOU BUT YOURSELF. AND YOU TAUGHT ME THAT. SO, THANK YOU. EFFIE (VOICE-OVER): LENA! LENA, I'M SO SORRY. WHAT'S WRONG? I DID SOMETHING REALLY TERRIBLE. WHAT DID YOU DO? WELL, I WAS MAD AT YOU, AND AT TIBBY AND EVERYONE, AND... I TOOK THEM. TOOK WHAT? THE PANTS. YOU TOOK THEM? YOU-YOU HAVE THE PA... YOU HAVE THEM OVER THERE IN GREECE? THAT'S THE TERRIBLE PART. UM, SEE, I WORE THEM ON THE FERRY, -AND THEY GOT WET, SO... -(SIGHS) WHEN I GOT TO YIAYIA'S I HUNG THEM ON THE CLOTHESLINE. AND... I NEVER THOUGHT THAT... THAT WHAT? LENA: WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF THE WIND BLEW THEM AWAY OR WHAT, BUT THEY'RE GONE. LOOK, THEY'RE NOT LOST. SHE'LL FIND THEM. HOW BIG IS SANTORINI? THEY'RE LOST. ARE YOU SURE SHE EVEN REALLY LOOKED? THIS IS EFFIE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. -NO OFFENSE. -LENA: TIBBY... YOU KNOW, I HATE TO SAY THIS, TIB, BUT THIS NEVER WOULD'VE HAPPENED IF THE ROTATION WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SCREWED UP. YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO SEND THEM TO ME, NOT LENA. OH, I'M SORRY I DIDN'T GET THE PRESS RELEASE YOU WERE IN ALA-FREAKIN'-BAMA! YEAH, ME, NEITHER. OH, I'M SORRY. IT MUST'VE BEEN LOST, ALONG WITH "TIBBY HAS A PREGNANCY SCARE." EXCUSE ME?! WHAT PREGNANCY SCARE? I DIDN'T WANT TO WORRY YOU. YOU DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM TELLING LENA. I WAS HERE! -OH. -TIBBY: I TRIED TO TELL YOU... WHEN I CAME UP TO YOUR PLACE, YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO TELL YOU, BUT WE GOT IN THAT HUGE FIGHT... -I E-MAILED EVERYBODY. -BRIDGET: DON'T LOOK AT ME. IT'S NOT MY FAULT I HAVE A LAME SERVER. OH, WELL, THANK GOD FOR E-MAIL. YOU CAN HAVE AN ENTIRE RELATIONSHIP AND NOT EVEN LOOK AT SOMEBODY. E-MAILS, GUYS? REALLY? THAT'S LAME. CAN WE JUST FOCUS ON THE PANTS? (SIGHING) NO, MAYBE THIS IS A SIGN, YOU KNOW... THAT WE SHOULD JUST FORGET ABOUT IT. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, TIBBY? (CHUCKLES) THE PANTS, OKAY? THE PANTS! THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BRING US TOGETHER AND LOOK, LOOK AT US! LOOK AT US. ALL THE MORE REASON TO TRY AND FIND THEM. MY SISTER LOST THEM. I'LL GO TO GREECE AND FIND THEM. (GREEK FOLK MUSIC PLAYS) (DONKEY BRAYING) (SPEAKING GREEK) AH! MY BEAUTIFUL GRANDDAUGHTER... (SPEAKING GREEK) IS EFFIE INSIDE? EFFIE? OOH, THAT GIRL, SHE LEFT FOR ATHENS THIS MORNING. SHE WAS TOO AFRAID TO FACE YOU. NOT VERY GREEK OF HER, OF COURSE. NATURALLY. COME, COME, YOUR ROOM IS READY, COME HERE. (SPEAKING GREEK) -IT'S EFFIE. -EFFIE? MM-HMM. HERE YOU GO. TAKE HIM... -COME ON. -BYE. -(BABY FUSSING) -YES. EFFIE, WHAT'S UP? DID SHE FIND THE PANTS? I-I DON'T KNOW. I'M IN ATHENS. LISTEN, CARMEN, I WOULD'VE NEVER TAKEN THE PANTS IF I'D HAVE KNOWN WHAT SHE WAS GOING THROUGH. BUT SHE NEVER SAID A WORD. SO KOSTOS ISN'T MARRIED? NO. AND HE WENT ALL THE WAY TO RISD TO TELL LENA THAT? TWO WEEKS AGO. EFFIE RAN INTO HIM IN GREECE, AND HE TOLD HER THE WHOLE STORY. I MEAN, HE CAME ALL THE WAY OUT HERE AND LENA WON'T EVEN GIVE HIM A SECOND CHANCE? -I MEAN... -GEE, IMAGINE THAT. SHUT UP. BRIDGET: I JUST WISH LENA HAD SAID SOMETHING TO US. I KNOW. WELL, SHE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. YIAYIA, HOW DO YOU SAY "LOST PANTS" IN GREEK? (SPEAKING GREEK) GREEK GIRLS DO NOT LOSE THEIR PANTS. (PEOPLE CHATTERING IN GREEK) (LIVELY GREEK FOLK MUSIC PLAYING) (DONKEY BRAYING) (MAN SPEAKING GREEK) TIBBY: ARE YOU SURE THIS GUY KNOWS WHERE WE'RE GOING? YEP. HE SAYS WE JUST STAY ON THIS MAIN PATH, AND WE TAKE A LEFT AT THE THIRD BAY. OH, SO YOU SPEAK GREEK NOW? BRIDGET: COME ON, WE'VE GOT BIGGER PROBLEMS HERE. ONE OF YOUR DONKEYS JUST DID SOMETHING WAY NASTY. (BELLS JINGLING) (STARTLED SHOUT) -(DONKEY BRAYING) -(MAN SPEAKING GREEK) (SIGHS) THAT'S GONNA LEAVE A MARK. (DOOR OPENS) RUMBA! LENA! -BRIDGET! -(LAUGHING) -(CHUCKLES) -OH, WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING HERE? OH, COME ON. YOU DIDN'T THINK WE'D LET YOU DO THIS ALONE, DID YOU? OH, MY GOD! HI! IT TURNS OUT, MY STEPDAD HAD, LIKE, A MILLION FREQUENT FLYER MILES, AND THEY WERE ABOUT TO EXPIRE, SO HE GAVE THEM TO US. (LAUGHTER) HI, TIBBY. I JUST FELL OFF A DONKEY. ARE YOU OKAY? (GIGGLES) WE HAVING FUN YET? # SEE HER # HEAVY MAKEUP AND CUT T-SHIRT # EVERY GIRL OUT WANTS TO BE HER # BUT THEY LOOK THE SAME ALREADY, WHY ADJUST? # READING THE MAGAZINE SECRETS # FORGETTING THE TOPICAL REGRETS # 'CAUSE IF SHE COMES HOME ALL ALONE # THE NIGHT'S A BUST -# IT'S A MUST -(GIGGLING, CHATTERING) # THE LIES THAT HE WILL TELL AND WHAT HE'S PROBABLY LIKE 'CAUSE # IT'S NOT HARD... AH! OKAY, ABOUT 500 MORE. # 'CAUSE IF SHE WANT TO ROCK, SHE ROCKS # IF SHE WANT TO ROLL, SHE ROLLS # SHE CAN ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES # LONG AS SHE FEELS LIKE SHE'S IN CONTROL # AND, UH, IF SHE WANT TO STAY, SHE STAYS # IF SHE WANT TO GO, SHE GOES # SHE DOESN'T CARE HOW SHE GETS THERE # LONG AS SHE GETS SOMEWHERE SHE KNOWS # OH, NO, A-NA-NA, NA-NA, NA-NA-NA, NA-NA-NA. # EXCUSE ME, DO YOU, UM, DO YOU KNOW SOMEBODY NAMED KOSTOS? KOST... TIBS, EVERYBODY HERE IS NAMED KOSTOS. BRIDGET, PLEASE. KOSTOS DOUNAS. -KOSTOS. -YEAH. YES. NICE BOY. YOU MISS HIM BY TEN MINUTES. NATURALLY. HE GO TO SELL HIS FISH TO RESTAURANT. CARMEN, HEY. WE GOT A LEAD. THIS GUY OVER HERE SELLING FISH JUST TOLD US THAT... (GASPS) OH, EXCUSE ME. THERE'S A TOURIST. WHAT? WITH THE-THE PANTS, THAT I FOUND THAT HAS THE PANTS. AND, UH, HE'S AT THE RESTAURANT. SO IF WE GO TO THE RESTAURANT, WE ARE GONNA FIND THIS PARTICULAR TOURIST WITH THE JEANS, WHO MIGHT BE THERE, WILL PROBABLY BE THERE, HE'LL BE THERE. ARE YOU GUYS OKAY? -WHAT? -WHAT? -(chuckles) -WE'RE FINE. LET'S GO TO THE RESTAURANT. BRIDGET: HEY, HEY, HEY, YOU GUYS, YOU GUYS, YOU GUYS, LOOK. -GREEN HAT-- IS THAT HIM? -OH, MY GOD. CARMEN: I'VE ONLY SEEN PICTURES, BUT THAT TOTALLY LOOKS LIKE HIM. -(gasps) -HE'S HOT. -EVERYONE BE CALM, OKAY? I'M GONNA DO THE TALKING. -NO. -NO. WHAT? WE'LL GO AND DO THE TALKING. -WHERE ARE WE GOING? UM, WE'RE GOING TO YOU, TO WARN YOU THAT KOSTOS IS STANDING RIGHT OVER THERE. OH. WELL, THAT'S OKAY. WE'LL JUST, UH, VERY CALMLY AND QUIETLY TURN AROUND AND JUST GO RIGHT... -NO, NO, NO, NO. -NO. HE'S ALREADY SEEN YOU. -GO, GO, GO. -GO. EFFIE TOLD ME YOU WERE COMING. I KEPT HOPING I'D SEE YOU BEFORE I HAVE TO LEAVE TOMORROW. I ALMOST CALLED TO ASK YOU TO MEET ME AT MY BOAT. BUT I WASN'T SURE YOU REMEMBER WHICH ONE IT WAS. I REMEMBER. SO... UH, YOU SAID YOU WERE LEAVING TOMORROW. YES. I GOT INTO THE GRADUATE PROGRAM AT THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS. OH, REALLY? THAT'S GREAT. ANYWAY, I SHOULD GO. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, LENA. I REALLY HOPE YOU'LL BE HAPPY. YOU, TOO. LENA. THERE'S A FULL MOON TONIGHT. IT'S CALLED A SAILOR'S MOON. MAYBE IT WILL BRING YOU GOOD LUCK, EH? HELP YOU FIND WHAT YOU ARE REALLY LOOKING FOR. (GENTLY): HEY... UM, WELL... THAT'S THAT. LET'S JUST GO. THAT'S THAT? THAT'S THAT? Stop. That's over 250 micrograms. I now I am the master of the way. booze bus... That's over 250 micrograms. I now I am the master of the way. ALL CHATTER, LAUGH Hey! Over here, mate. (LAUGHS) Hey! Over here, mate. (LAUGHS) Thank you so much. See ya! Hey, thanks for driving tonight. Hey, thanks for driving tonight. You owe me. Hey, thanks for driving tonight. You owe me. (LAUGHS) Fair enough. Kate was giving me the eye as well. What?! What?! She was. No. No. BOTH LAUGH What's that? What's that? Oh crap. Don't worry about it. You're well under. Don't worry about it. You're well under. Yeah, but it's a lower limit now. Good evening. Any alcohol tonight? Good evening. Any alcohol tonight? Uh, just a couple... with dinner. Good evening. Any alcohol tonight? Uh, just a couple... with dinner. Yeah. She's fine, eh. Stop. That's over 250 micrograms. I now require you to accompany me to the booze bus... Oh stink. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you do say... It's a failed result, ma'am. ...may be given in evidence in court. You could ring a taxi and pick your car up in the morning. Let's call your mum and dad. They're, like, 10 minutes away. Let's call your mum and dad. They're, like, 10 minutes away. We're not calling my parents. CHILDREN ARGUE CHILDREN ARGUE Please. Behave yourselves. No. In the car. INDISTINCT RT CHATTER THAT'S THAT? THAT'S THAT? (SPEAKING GREEK) OKAY, LENA, WILL YOU SAY SOMETHING, PLEASE? WHAT-WHAT HAPPENED? NOTHING HAPPENED. NOTHING HAPPENED? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW LONG WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS G...? SLICK. WAIT. THAT'S WHY YOU GUYS WERE ACTING SO WEIRD? YOU'VE BEEN PLANNING THIS, THIS WHOLE TIME? -NO. -NO. YES. -YES? -LENA, LOOK, WE-WE DIDN'T COME TO GREECE JUST FOR THE PANTS. WAIT, I DON'T BELIEVE THIS. YOU, WHY WOULD YOU GUYS LIE TO ME? BECAUSE, LENA, WE KNOW YOU COULDN'T... WE KNEW YOU COULDN'T DO IT ON YOUR OWN. BRIDGET: AND WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US THAT KOSTOS WASN'T MARRIED, LENA? BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MATTER. YES, IT DOES MATTER. NO, IT DOESN'T MATTER. HE'S... IT'S OVER. WELL, IT DIDN'T LOOK OVER TO ME. -ME NEITHER. -NOPE. WELL, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. THERE'S NO WAY YOU COULD POSSIBLY UNDERSTAND. WHAT'S TO UNDERSTAND? I MEAN, WHY CAN'T YOU JUST STOP THINKING ABOUT IT AND FOLLOW YOUR HEART? BECAUSE HE BROKE MY HEART! HE... IT HURTS. I DON'T EVER WANT TO FEEL THIS WAY AGAIN. I DON'T THINK I CAN GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN. OH, LENA, THIS JUST HAPPENS ONCE IN A LIFETIME, YOU KNOW? I THINK THAT YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF TO AT LEAST TRY. (FOLK MUSIC PLAYING IN DISTANCE) (WAVES SLOSHING OUTSIDE) LENA KALIGARIS. WE ARE TERRIBLE AT NOT LOVING EACH OTHER. I TRIED TO... TO STOP, BUT I COULDN'T. I TRIED, TOO. SO WHAT DO WE DO? WE FIGURE IT OUT. (GIGGLING) WELL, NOW THAT KOSTOS IS TAKEN CARE OF... -OH, SHUT UP. -KOSTOS! -(GIGGLING, TRILLING) -STOP. WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO ABOUT THE PANTS? I DON'T KNOW. WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR FIVE DAYS; WHAT IF WE DON'T FIND THEM? I JUST HATE THE IDEA OF LEAVING WITHOUT THEM. GOD, I HATE THE IDEA OF LEAVING AT ALL. MM. -(GASPS) -OH, MY... (SHRIEKS) WHAT AN IDIOT. BRIDGET. -BRIDGE, DON'T. -BRIDGET! -HEY! -HEY! -ARE YOU CRAZY?! -DON'T! -NO, BRIDGET! -DON'T DO THIS! -IT'S NOT FUNNY! -STOP! -I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT'S GOING IN. -YOU CAN'T JUMP IN THE WATER. -WELL, I'M NOT -THE ONLY ONE THAT'S GOING IN! -(SHRIEKS) WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! -COME ON, WE'RE ALL GONNA GO. -YEAH, LET'S JUMP. -I'M NOT DOING THIS. -IT'S OKAY. -I'LL DIP MY TOES IN THE WATER. -(LAUGHTER) OH, MY GOD, BE CAREFUL. -ONE, TWO, -ONE, TWO, -THREE! -THREE! (SCREAMING) CARMEN: OH, MY GOD, I CAN'T DO THAT! (LAUGHTER) COME ON, CARMEN, JUMP! (SCREAMING) CARMEN (VOICE-OVER): SOMETIMES I LIKE TO THINK THAT THE PANTS GOT LOST ON PURPOSE. BUT THIS WAS THEIR FINAL GIFT TO US: BRINGING US BACK TOGETHER, BACK TO A PLACE OF FORGIVENESS AND LOVE AND AN UNDERSTANDING THAT WHAT WE SHARED WAS ALL THE MAGIC WE COULD EVER NEED. AND AS WE SPENT THOSE LAST FEW MOMENTS OF SUMMER, LOOKING OUT AT THE BLENDING OF SEA AND SKY, I REALIZED IT WAS A COLOUR I KNEW VERY WELL: THE SOFTLY-FADED, ESSENTIAL BLUE OF A WELL-WORN PAIR OF PANTS. THE PANTS HAD BROUGHT US TOGETHER AGAIN. THE REST WAS IN OUR HANDS. ("TOGETHER" BY MICHELLE BRANCH PLAYING) # IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW FAR APART WE ARE NOW # YOU CAN ADD UP ALL THE MILES IN BETWEEN # IF YOU TAKE A GOOD LOOK ALL AROUND NOW # ALL YOU'LL SEE IS YOU AND ME # WHEN I LOOK AT MYSELF IN THE MIRROR # SEE YOU STANDING AND SMILING AT ME # AND I'M RIGHT BACK AT THE BEGINNING # LOST INSIDE IS MEMORIES # I WON'T EVER LET GO # ALL THAT I WANT TO HOLD ONTO # AND WE BELONG TOGETHER # LIKE THE MOON AND STARS AT MIDNIGHT # AND WE'LL BE STRONG FOREVER # 'CAUSE WE BELONG TOGETHER # WHOA... WHOA # WHOA... WHOA # DOESN'T MATTER HOW LONG THAT IT TAKES YOU # 'CAUSE I'LL ALWAYS BE RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE # AND EVEN WHEN DARKNESS AWAITS YOU # I'LL BE THERE TO BE A LIGHT # IT'S A HARD, LONELY ROAD # WHEN YOU'RE STANDING OUTSIDE IN THE COLD HOPING # AND WE BELONG TOGETHER # LIKE THE MOON AND STARS AT MIDNIGHT # AND WE'LL BE STRONG FOREVER # 'CAUSE WE BELONG TOGETHER # WHOA... WHOA # WHOA... WHOA # SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO LEARN TO LET GO # LIFE ALWAYS KNOWS THE RIGHT MOMENT TO SHOW YOU # WHAT YOU'RE MADE OF # AND WE BELONG TOGETHER # LIKE THE MOON AND STARS AT MIDNIGHT # AND WE BELONG TOGETHER # LIKE THE MOON AND STARS IN THE MIDNIGHT # AND WE'LL BE STRONG FOREVER # 'CAUSE WE BELONG TOGETHER # AND WE BELONG TOGETHER # LIKE THE MOON AND STARS IN THE MIDNIGHT # AND WE'LL BE STRONG FOREVER # 'CAUSE WE BELONG TOGETHER # WHOA... WHOA # WHOA... WHOA # WHOA... OH. # www.able.co.nz Captions were made possible with funding from NZ On Air. Able 2016