Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000): Season 4, Episode 28 - Acting Out - full transcript

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Hey, if I knew I was
gonna get a present,

I would've tried out for
a play a long time ago.

The Method, by Lee Strasberg?!

I know it sounds like
some kind of birth control,

but it's an acting technique.

Marilyn Monroe used it.

And now that you're
the next big thing...

Guys, I just got a callback,



and I think it was
beginner's luck.

Look, don't fight it.

You've got the gift.

There's no law that says

you have to be a
theater major like Brenda.

I'll get it. Thanks.

Hi. Come on in.

We were just talking about you.

Congratulations.

You got a callback.

Yeah, I saw your
name up there, too.

What a surprise.

Hi, Bren.

Hi.



I mean, all last week,
when I was helping you

find the nerve to
audition... remember?

You told me you were
going out for the part of Mae.

I was, but then Roy Randolph
asked me to read for Maggie.

And I suppose he asked you out

for coffee after
the audition, too?

Yeah, he did...

and everybody else
who was still stuck there.

Well, if Roy Randolph

forced you into it,
why didn't you tell me?

Honestly, I was afraid
of how you would react.

Stab me in the back, I bleed.

Um, you guys, could
you keep it down?

You're scaring the puppy.

What do you expect me
to do, Brenda, drop out?

Make more room for you?

Kelly, it's not your part. What
makes you think you own it?

Why don't you get
a life of your own

and stop trying to steal mine?

I've got a life of my own.

Yeah, I know all about it.

I cannot believe this.

Spirited performances.

I give 'em two thumbs up.

David, this isn't funny.

Hey, puppy.

Whoops!

Sorry. No, uh, Bran...

you know Laura Kingman.

Yeah.

Hi, Laura.

Hi.

I didn't mean to interrupt.

I thought we had a game at 2:00.

We do. And I'm
there. I was just...

Warming up?

Thank you.

You make me feel better.

Bye. Bye.

Don't... say... a word.

Let me guess: You
were playing baseball.

You kiss her on
the strikes and she...

I know I said there wouldn't
be any body contact,

but... when you're
rehearsing, stuff happens.

That was no rehearsal
I was watching.

We were taking a break, okay?

Mostly, I work with her. I do.

And you know
what? I'm good at it.

I think I found my calling.

What, hopping into
bed with actresses?

I love show business.

Ah, geez, it's the chancellor.

Behave yourself, all right?

Behave myself?

Brandon!

Chancellor! I'd like you to meet

my good friend, Steve Sanders.

It's an honor to meet you.

You're a friend of Brandon's.

Tell him it's time he stopped
going behind my back.

Excuse me?

Clare told me.

About her senior prom.

I'm glad you're taking her.

She's very excited about it.

I think she's out
shopping for a new dress.

Good!

Well, Friday night, then.

Friday night.

Nice to meet you.

Clare, huh?

I guess you finally figured

that a girl who handcuffs
herself to your bed

is someone you want to get
to know a little better, huh?

Not exactly, Steve.

This was the first I've
heard about the senior prom.

The chancellor's daughter!

Clare strikes again, huh?

Well, Kevin

and Suzanne are
both taking the day off,

and it's Erica's first
time at the beach

since she learned
how to swim, Kel, okay?

You can't back out now.

This is important to me.

When I said I'd
go, I didn't know

that I'd be doing
callbacks right now.

That's important to me.

No one says it isn't.

Nobody except Brenda.

What do you expect, Kel?

You guys rehearsed
together all week.

Supposedly it's for her.

As it turns out, it's for you.

The director asked
me if I would try out.

I know what the
director said, okay?

But think about it from
Bren's point of view.

Why don't you
ever look at things

from my point of view?

Ah, there's your man.

Brandon!

Clare. Hi.

Your friend was
just reading my palm.

She spotted my heart attack.

Ooh, just a
little late, I'd say.

Steve, Clare. Clare,
Steve Sanders.

If you ever need
a date for the prom

in the future,
please consider me.

Oh, no.

You've been talking
to my dad, haven't you?

Yes.

Well, I guess you two have
a little catching up to do.

Thanks for the reading.

Great load off my mind.

I... wanted to tell you myself.

You know Clare,
usually, it's customary

to ask somebody if they
want to go out with you;

especially if you're talking
about going to a prom.

Yeah, but... you
would've said no.

Still; it's traditional.

Another reason
not to do it, right?

Do you know Clare?

Hmm. Intimately.

We were roommates when I
went to that retreat with Brandon.

Did she bring her handcuffs?

I don't think I
want to hear this.

Fortunately, I have
to get to the theater.

Whoa! I thought auditions
weren't for a couple of days.

They're not.

But, tonight, we get

one-on-one direction
from Roy Randolph.

Mm. Lovely.

But, tomorrow, we're
at the beach, right?

Hey... tell Laura
Kingman I said hi.

You know I'm
coaching her, don't you?

Coach all you want.
It's a free country.

Well, not according to Brenda.
- I know.

She acts like she has some
special claim on the lead.

Which is ridiculous,
when you consider the fact

that Laura's the
one with the resume.

Unlike me, you mean.

That is not what he said, Kel.

So Laura has Steve,

and Brenda has you.

Tell me, Dylan, who do I have?

Kelly...

Let her go.

The theater beckons.

Bye.

Callbacks.

Yeah, Brenda's comatose, too.

Laura's stopped eating.

See? Compared to an
actress, I'm a bargain.

Listen up, all of you.

The scene isn't just

Maggie angry that Brick's living

at the bottom of
a whisky bottle.

It's not just... this.

On the contrary, she's
trying to hold things together.

And what else can you
do when you find yourself

wading through the seamy
underworld of an alcoholic?

I take it you're acquainted

with the subject?

Yeah, both my boyfriend

and my mom are recovering now.

Thank God.

So you tell us:

What's going through
Maggie's head?

If she could reach Brick
for just one honest second,

she could save them both.

At least that's

what she thinks.

And, of course,
he'll have none of it.

Kelly.

You're up.

Reach him.

Take it from...

"Silence about a thing."

Silence about a
thing just magnifies it.

It grows and festers in silence,

becomes malignant.

Give me my crutch.

Lean on me.

No, just give me my crutch.

Lean on my shoulder.

I don't want

to lean on your
shoulder, I want my crutch.

Are you gonna give me my crutch,

or do I have to get
down on my knees

on the floor and...?

Here.

Take it. Take it.

Thanks.

That was it.

This girl is an actress.

Yeah, she pretends
to be your friend.

I know that the lab test

says everything's
okay, but... I don't know.

I still feel strange.

Andrea, didn't Dr. Haller
say every mother-to-be

gets anxious at
one time or another?

But, Jesse, I feel
anxious all the time.

Well, then, I have got
exactly what you need.

One exercise video
for those with child.

You relax, you stretch,
you stop worrying...

This is your solution, to
put me in front of the tube?

I hope you don't have this
planned for our offspring.

No.

And you know I would not
be going to San Francisco

if I had any choice.

Yeah, I know, I know.

This is the price you pay
for your federal clerkship.

Yeah.

No earthquakes
while I'm gone, okay?

I'll call tomorrow night.

All right.

I love you.

I love you.

Both of you.

Mmm. Mm-hmm.

See ya.

This yours, little boy?

I didn't think you were coming.

I wasn't.

But last night, I was
rehearsing this scene,

and everybody was watching...

Hey, Dylan, come here!

Okay, I'm coming. Just a second.

It was the strangest
thing, Dylan.

I'll tell you what, Kel,

why don't we increase
the peace here, huh?

When we discuss the play.

I wanted to tell you
how my rehearsal went.

You can do that later.

Right now, I want
you to meet Kevin.

Come on.

Kevin Weaver, this is
Kelly Taylor. Hi, Kelly.

Hi. Yeah, I've seen you at the
Peach Pit. That's no surprise.

It's sort of become home
base since I met Suzanne.

Listen, Kevin and I

were gonna take a little
walk down the beach here

and see some of that sludge
that rolls out into the bay.

You came to the
beach to see sewage?

It's an occupational hazard...
I'm an environmental chemist.

Excuse me.

We'll be gone about an hour.

Can you live without
me for that long?

Definitely. Thank you!

Sure. We girls
will have a blast.

Come on, let's go.

It's just an hour, okay?

Don't forget the Peach
Pit sorority meeting tonight.

Oh, I have auditions
tomorrow; I can't.

Sorry, no time for socializing.

You mean socializing with Kelly.

You said it, I didn't.

Although she did hit
an all-time low when she

pulled out her lost-child-of-
an-alcoholic act at rehearsal.

She was crying so hard I
thought we were all gonna drown.

Yeah, well, it must've
been pretty painful for her.

Yeah, it really hurts
being the director's favorite.

Bren...

There's Roy and Laura now.

I suppose Laura's
a sleaze now, too?

No. She is just trying to
keep up with the leader.

Which is exactly what
I should be doing. Bye.

Wait.

I just love eating alone.

So you're telling me
that bacteria can eat up

all that sludge we
just saw down there?

Absolutely... you just have to build
yourself the right kind of organism.

Well, get to the building
organism, will ya?

Every time it rains, I can't
go in the water for two weeks.

Yeah. The bay sure looks
beautiful today, doesn't it?

Not in this bottle.

Know what else is beautiful?

What is it that girls
always talk about anyway?

I don't know.

Let's go find out.

Hey, sorry we took so long.

What kept you?

Well, it was kind
of my fault, actually.

I got talking to
Kevin about his job,

and I'll tell you, it's
pretty fascinating stuff.

Well, if I'm not mistaken,
you promised to take me

for a walk up the
beach, Mr. Weaver.

And I never break a promise.

Then will someone
go swimming with me?

You want to go
swimming? With us?

We could take you swimming!

To the ocean!

I was beginning
to think your sister

was part of a government
plot to drive me nuts.

Kel, what is it with you lately?

I mean, yesterday, you're
bagging on Brenda and Steve,

and today, you
can barely be civil.

Well, I came to the
beach to be with you,

not be dumped with
Suzanne and Erica.

Well, if that's the way you
feel about my little sister,

you shouldn't have come at all.

You know, Dylan,
the minute I tried

to talk to you about
my rehearsal...

What, I don't want to
hear about the same fights

you've been having with
Brenda for two years? No, I don't.

No, that's not
what this is about.

Well, then what is
it about, Kel, huh?

Is it about the play?
The twit director?

The way you come alive
in the glow of the spotlight?

Come on, you're
behaving like an actress.

And you know
what? I'm not really

that interested.

I know you're not
interested, I know.

It's okay for Brenda,
but it's not okay for me?

That is exactly what I'm
talking about right there.

Thanks for listening.

You know what, if you're
gonna clean up the bay,

maybe you should
start with yourself.

♪ Come on, baby,
take a chance... ♪

You know, with Jesse gone,
I've been climbing the walls.

I can't tell you how great it is
to talk to another human being.

Thank you. Well,
it's just too bad

Brenda and Kelly
aren't speaking.

You could've had
all three of us here.

Well, callbacks are
tomorrow; it'll be over soon.

I don't know, I mean,
you should've heard

the way Brenda was
dumping on Kelly at lunch.

It's just kind of scary... it's
like whatever held us together

in high school is gone, and
everyone's different, and...

it's just all catching
up to us now.

Well, if it's any comfort,

despite my ever-expanding
waistline, I'm still the same.

Are you kidding?

You've changed more than anyone.

No, I haven't, not deep
down, not where it's important.

Andrea, a year ago, you were
a virgin on your way to Yale.

And then there was Dan, and
then Jesse, and now you're pregnant.

I don't think the girl
you were a year ago

would even recognize you now.

Look, Donna, if
you want to see me

as someone who slept
around and got knocked up,

I can't stop that.

That's not what I meant.

Yeah, but that's
exactly what you said.

Look, I liked being virgins
with you, okay, I really did.

But I can't keep
that going anymore.

I'm pregnant, I'm married.

I know, and that's
all I was saying.

Look, I just needed
somebody to talk to today.

Andrea...

No. It's been real.

Brandon. Chancellor.

Come in. Thanks.

Clare'll be down
in just a second.

Uh, I hope this isn't
awkward for you,

because it's not for me.

I'm delighted.

No, no, no, I'm, uh...

I'm delighted, too.

Well, is someone
gonna say something?

You look beautiful, honey.

Seldom wrong, and
right again, Chancellor.

Oh, Brandon, you shouldn't have.

It's beautiful.

I've got to get a picture.

Just a second.

I can't believe you bought
me one of these wrist things.

You're so funny.

Actually, uh, you
know what's funny is

that, uh, I don't dance at all,

so I hope you don't
mind standing around

drinking punch all night.

You don't actually think
I'd waste an all-nighter

at a high school dance, do you?

Okay, I'll make this
as painless as possible.

All right... smile.

That was nice,

but could you just move
a little closer together.

You're in for a wild ride.

Beautiful!

Clare, you finally made it! Hi!

Yeah, we had to
stop off at the prom

for our official Kodak moment.

Wow, one of those

high school dance
corsages! Cool!

Y-Yeah, uh,
Brandon, this is Renee.

Hi, Renee. Where's Peter?

Ha-ha-ho! Tequila
makes me crazy!

How you doing, man? I'm Brandon.

Oh, yeah. Peter, Peter, Peter.

Uh, Clare told us she
tricked you into coming, huh?

Thanks! You promised
you wouldn't tell anyone.

Well, you both already know.

Um... this is our song.

Dance with me.

Come on, let's get
some champagne.

Uh, actually, Clare, I'm not
big on drinking and driving.

I wrapped my car around a truck

about three years ago,
during a party just like this one.

Oh. So you did have
a wild and crazy period.

Just think, if you
hadn't given that up

and become a model citizen,
I would never have met you.

Clare, come on!

Why don't you dance, though?

Traumatic dancing accident?

Clare...

No, it's fine.

Really. I mean...

I'm happy just
being here with you.

♪ I saw you at the club ♪

♪ Dancing real slow... ♪

Clare, come on!

No.

♪ Well, well, well,
what have we here? ♪

♪ Turned up the heat... ♪

Go ahead.

Are you sure?

Absolutely.

Okay. Bye.

Whoo-hoo!

When in Rome...

I wish you could talk to me.

And I don't mean dog
biscuits and liver treats.

You got a pal there?

Well, at least he
pretends to listen.

I'm not in the mood for
Tennessee Williams tonight.

Well, I wish you could've
come to the Peach Pit with me.

You could've stopped
me from tormenting Andrea

about getting pregnant.

Why'd you do that?

I don't know; I had
all these feelings

about her sexual revolution.

Then all this horrible stuff

just kind of burst
out of nowhere.

Well, I know that feeling.

Yeah, I guess

it's going around...
Brenda has it, too.

Tell me about it.

The only reason I am in
this whole mess is 'cause

I thought it would be fun to
try out for a play with Brenda.

And it was fun, until
the director decided

that he liked me as the tortured
desperate Maggie character.

Well, you're great at it.

I don't want to be great at it.

I want to forget about it.

Crying on cue is not
my idea of a good time.

So, then why are you doing it?

I mean, it's just
a college play.

I don't know.

Maybe the only reason
that I'm hanging on

is because Brenda told
me I should forget about it.

So it is Brenda.

And when Dylan sides
with her, it drives me crazy.

Well, no one says you
have to be a martyr,

just back off World War III.

Hey, I'm not the one
who came howling in here.

Look, Brenda is
not a threat to you.

It's more like the
other way around.

That's the way you see it.

No, actually, that's
the way she sees it.

She told me.

She said she's still
screwed up about

losing Dylan to you.

And now with the play,
I mean, think about it...

Who's under attack?

I don't know.

The poor pregnant
woman you tortured?

Well, I guess tequila
makes Clare crazy, too, huh?

Naw, she doesn't really drink.

Doesn't need to.

Mwah. Hi!

You mean she's
naturally perfect?

Hey, Brandon, come
on, dance with me.

Oh, right, you don't
dance... I forgot.

Especially not for strangers.

They're not strangers.

They've been gawking at
me for, like, ten minutes.

Whoo!

Hey, dollface, what's the
room number up there?

Wouldn't you like to know?

Ladies, maybe we should
relax for a minute, here, huh?

It's 308!

Are you crazy?

Hey, big guy!

Thirsty?

Whoo!

Oh, my gosh, they're coming in.

Come on, we gotta lock the door.

Oh, man...

She's insane.

Oh, isn't it great?

Open up the door!

Come on, we want to party!

Listen, guys, if we're quiet,

maybe they'll just
leave, okay? Yeah, right.

Does it really sound
like they're gonna leave?

Sorry, guys, this
is a private party.

Yeah, well, uh...
we were invited.

I think there's been
a misunderstanding.

What, am I some kind of
joke to you? Is that what I am?

Come on, nobody
thinks you're a joke, man.

Oh, yeah, well, your
skanky friend does.

Look, why don't you
just leave, all right?

Or what, huh?

What were you trying to show me

under that little
dress of yours?

Listen, guys,

I think it might be better
if you just left, okay?

Hey! Break it up!

Break it up!

Gentlemen...

you leave quietly right now

and we can forget the
whole thing. The "gentlemen"

just tried to kill us.

Big damn joke.

I said quietly, right now.

You okay?

Yeah. Fine. Thanks.

Quite an expensive mess.

I'm gonna call my
father, all right?

He'll take care of it.

No, we are not
calling your father.

You're doing something.

We'll take care of it.

Fine.

Everyone else, the party's over.

The doorman will be
putting you in taxis.

Let's go, now,

before I lose my patience.

Alone at last.

Exhale... whew!

Take everything
over to your right.

Stretch over.

Make sure both
fingertips are reaching out,

top of the head is reaching;
don't drop over here.

Keep it lifted, keep
the shoulder back.

Now circle that top arm back.

Hi. Can I come in?

On one condition:

We forget what
happened at the Peach Pit.

Well, then you'll
miss my apology.

And you'll miss mine.

I'm sorry, Donna.

I was going to call you.

My hormones have
been raging lately.

No one's safe.

Would you like some ice cream?

Always.

Are you all right?

Andrea, what's wrong?

I think I'm going into labor.

Okay, where's the
doctor's number?

It's by the phone.

Yes, Dr. Haller, please.

Yes, could you page her?

Andrea Zuckerman.

Oh, no.

Uh... when she
calls, can you tell her

we're leaving for the
hospital right now?

Thanks.

Oh, this isn't supposed
to be happening.

They said I was all right.

You'll be okay. Don't worry.

I think I'm losing the baby.

No, you're not.

Just hang in there.
We're on our way.

Come here, Laura. Okay.

Now,

soak it up.

It'll be just like
this tomorrow.

Why am I so catty?

'Cause I'm consumed with
envy and eaten up with longing.

Dare to be great.

Hey, just show him what
we both know you've got.

Now there's just
one final touch.

I don't think it's me.

It's not you.

It's Maggie.

You mean wear
this to the audition?

Well, my mom got
rave reviews in it,

when she did Tennessee Williams.

This is it, Laura.

A good actress has
to take it all the way.

We'll be done in
30 seconds, okay?

How do you feel?

Like a cat on a hot tin roof.

Come on.

Brandon, can I come in?

I straightened the place up.

Congratulations.

It's a good thing I got my
friends to leave dough, huh?

Yeah, they only
came up $300 short.

I told you I'll pay
you back, okay?

Look, you know,
I should have just

called my dad, like I said.

And told him what?

That some guy you
flashed from a hotel balcony

decided to take
you up on your offer?

Or that I was stupid
enough to let it happen?

No, I thought we could just
make something up, okay?

Yeah, you would.

Clare...

it's been a rough night.

You know, the
balcony didn't work out

so well for you last time.

Maybe you want to get off.

Yeah, maybe I
should just jump off.

God, I hate my life.

I hate it.

I just want you
to care about me.

I do care.

No, you don't.

You just said that you don't.

So, you want to go home now?

I want to strangle myself
with my own hands.

I don't think that's
physically possible.

You know...

a hotel room like this is
a terrible thing to waste.

It's already been wasted, Clare.

Ow, ow.

Maybe I should just
take you home, huh?

Yeah.

Come on.

This is a terbutaline
injection to stop the labor.

We'll put you on a
pill form tomorrow.

Andrea, are you listening?

I knew everything wasn't fine.

Well, you might feel
a few more flutters,

and you've got some
heavy-duty bed rest in your future,

but everything should be fine.

Well, that's exactly
what my O.B. told me

the day before yesterday.

She might tell you that again

when she examines you tomorrow.

I know this is not very
comforting to hear,

but these things happen.

I wish Jesse was here.

We'll keep you a few more
hours, then you'll be on your way.

And then what?

And then I will watch
you every second

for the next three
months, till the baby's born.

You've got a good friend there.

Thank you, Donna.

Oh...

I don't know what to say.

Shh. Just rest.

Brenda?

I got it, Dad.

Shouldn't you be getting
ready for your big callback?

I'm dropping out.

You are?

Brenda, who is it?

It's just Kelly, Dad.

You can go back to sleep.

Anyway,

I just thought you should know.

Good luck.

Whoa. Wait a minute.

What did Randolph say?

I haven't told him yet.

Well, look, I don't want to
change your mind, believe me,

but I don't want
Randolph thinking

that I sabotaged
his favorite actress.

I don't want to be an actress.

I never wanted to be one.

So then why did you put
yourself through all this?

I don't know.

It's like... every time
something good happens to you,

part of me feels like
I'm getting left behind.

I don't know.

Forget it; I can't explain it.

Well, how do you
think I felt in high school

when you were voted,
like, spring queen

and most beautiful
and everything else?

I thought you said that
stuff didn't matter to you.

I couldn't let you know how
jealous I was, now, could I?

I should have known we were
in trouble the first day we met.

Remember, we went
shopping after school

and you spotted that
amazing spangley jacket,

and I was the one who
ended up taking it home.

Yeah, well, I would
have been totally crushed

if you didn't think
it was worth having.

I always wanted you to
have the role of Maggie,

and I still do,

so if there's anything I
can do to help or whatever...

Well, if you're offering to
help me rehearse, I'd love it.

You would?

Yes.

And we can compare
notes on what it's like

to have an alcoholic boyfriend.

Yeah, we can put the
"fun" back in dysfunctional.

Come on. When we're done,

Randolph won't
know what hit him.

Breakfast is served.

You know, I was trying
to find a passage in there

that would tell me what
happened to me was common,

but I don't know,
I just can't find it.

Well, don't start
worrying on me again.

Jesse...

Hey, baby...

I'm so sorry.

Oh... Oh, I'm so
glad you're here.

It's okay to hold you, isn't it?

Yes, I'm fine.

At least that's what
Donna keeps telling me.

She's starting to
convince me, too.

Thanks for calling
me up there, Donna.

Andrea's always told me how
you're everyone's guardian angel.

Yeah, some angel.

Donna, what's wrong?

Well, I just started
thinking last night that...

well, maybe all that
stuff I said to you

in the Peach Pit
caused this to happen.

Donna, I knew something
was wrong before Jesse left.

It had nothing to do with you.

Donna, you got her through it.

You got her smiling for
the first time in weeks.

Well, I'm just glad
you're having this baby.

Yeah, me, too.

Remember, the operative
word is "desperate."

Good, 'cause I'm
feeling pretty desperate.

You'll be fine.

Guess what?

It's show time.

Laura and Roy look pretty cozy.

Don't worry about it.

You're the one to beat.

Hail, hail, the gang's all here.

Eddie will take you down

into the theater.

I'll see you all shortly.

Mesdames...

Well, destiny awaits.

Someone else's destiny.

I've decided not to try out.

You can't be serious.

Yeah, I am.

I wanted to come and tell you,

and also thank
you for everything.

I'm only going to say this
once, so listen carefully.

I can lift you out of
your frivolous little life

of sorority parties
and study dates.

I can make you into something.

I've done it before.

All you have to do is be
smart enough to say "yes."

The only reason I was ever
trying out was because...

Do what you have to,

but spare me your
little rationalizations.

You could've been a contender.

Is it safe yet?

What a weird guy.

Brandon, what happened to you?

I went on a date with Clare.

Oh. Was it fun?

Hardly, but I think
she's finally realized

I'm after a Clare-free
environment.

Come on, I think
they're gonna start.

Okay.

Laura.

I'll take you first.

Good luck.

When you're ready.

Take your time.

You were a wonderful lover.

Such a wonderful
person to go to bed with

and I think, mostly, because
you were really indifferent to it.

Isn't that right?

Never had any anxiety about it,

just did it naturally...

easily... slowly...

absolute confidence
and complete calm.

More like you...

That's Laura?!

I told you I've been working
wonders on her psyche.

I'll say.

She must've felt
just fine about herself

when she picked out that dress.

Strange...

but true.

You know,

if I thought you would
never, never, never

make love to me again,

I would go downstairs
to the kitchen and pick out

the longest, and the
sharpest knife I could find

and stick it straight
into my heart...

I swear that I would.

But one thing I don't have
is the charm of the defeated.

My hat is still in the ring,

and I am determined to win!

What is the victory of
a cat on a hot tin roof?

I wish I knew.

Just staying on it, I guess.

That was fantastic.

Brenda, you're up.

Same piece, please.
At your leisure.

You were a wonderful lover.

Such a wonderful
person to go to bed with.

I think, mostly, because you
were really indifferent to it.

Isn't that right?

Never had any
anxiety about it...

did it naturally...

easily...

Your indifference
made you wonderful...

Um, I'm sorry, I think
I... left out a few lines.

Could I start over?

Bren! Bren, Bren, Bren,
Bren, Bren, Bren, Bren.

Brandon, let me go.

I know what's going
through your head right now.

Don't do this to yourself.

Bran, this was my one chance

to turn my life
around and I blew it.

Only a idiot would choose
me over any of the others.

Maybe Randolph will give
you a second chance, huh?

Yeah, right.

Well, it's been a rough 24
hours for the Walsh kids, huh?

You know, I really want to thank
you two for your help out here.

Thank you very much, really.

Come on, this was definitely

a brother and sister moment.

Brandon, I wouldn't
have known what to say.

Brandon.

Bran...

Oh, man...

Hi, guys.

Was that your sister?

She seemed kind of tormented.

Yeah, it runs in the family.

How did you know I was here?

Well, I went by your house.

Your mom and dad told me.

Clare.

Do not go by my house.

Do not call me.

Do not trick me into
going out with you.

Do not talk about
me with your father.

In fact, don't
talk to me at all.

And if you do all
of these things,

you and I will
get along just fine.

Do you understand that?

You know, I'd
love to stick around

and hear the rest of
this, but I gotta bail. Ciao.

So do I.

I know you didn't really
mean what you said.

I hope you're glad to see me.

Of course I'm glad to see you.

Look, I don't want to
bring up a sore subject,

but how'd your audition go?

It didn't.

I dropped out.

Kel, I hope that I didn't...

It had nothing to do
with what you said.

Really.

I know it's every
little girl's dream

to grow up and become a star,

but it's not mine.

I hate acting.

And that is what I was
trying to tell you yesterday.

Well, if I'd have known

that that is what you
were trying to tell me,

I would've listened.

Unfortunately, the way it works

is that you have
to listen first.

I know that.

I will.

I'll try.

So you think you can live

with seeing Brenda's name in
lights, up all over the campus?

Oh, I could've,

but she choked at her audition.

What? You're kidding
me. After all that?

She's not as strong
as she seems, is she?

Well, it always amazes me

how people think
Brenda is so strong.

I mean, in reality,
she's pretty fragile.

I wouldn't worry about her
though; she's just like a cat,

always lands on her feet.

What can I do for you?

I know you don't believe
in second chances,

but I want you to know that
I can play Maggie the Cat.

Okay. Show me what you've got.