Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000): Season 6, Episode 5 - Lover's Leap - full transcript

After David's mother attempts to kill herself, it turns him into a recluse and it brings back bad memories for Valerie over her father's suicide. Meanwhile, Toni invites Dylan and his friends over for dinner at her father's mansion where Toni's bodyguard, Bruno, confronts Dylan that he and Marchette know all about him and his father. Also, Brandon finally negotiates a date with Susan, but dating and newspaper politics sometimes don't mix. Elsehwere, Nat and his chief, Willie, try to catch an elusive mouse at the Peach Pit that's hurting their business, until Donna comes to their rescue.

Sorry, kid. Attempted suicide...

attempted suicide...
attempted suicide...

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Daddy!

Val, what's the
matter? Are you okay?

Hey, I heard a scream.
Are you all right?

Yeah, yeah. It was just a
weird dream. I'm... I'm fine.

You're sure you're okay?

Yeah. You guys go
back to bed. I'm fine.

It was just a dream.

Good night.



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Hello.

School bus is here.

You can take the
morning off, Bruno.

I'll, uh... I'll drive
the lady to school.

I know. She told me.

She'll be right down.

Doughnuts.

My favorite.

Dylan. Thanks.

Hey, there you
are. Good morning.



Good morning.

So, are you ready to go?

I'm just finishing my coffee.

You want to come in?

I don't know. Is
your father in there?

No. He's out of town.

Come on. I'll give
you the grand tour.

All right.

This is quite some humble abode.

My father built this
place about ten years ago.

After my mother passed away,

he really couldn't stay
in Dana Point anymore.

Yeah, I know what that's like.

My father died two years ago.

I'm sorry.

Come on. Let's go in here.

This is the dining room.

Like it?

Yeah. What's not to like?

Good. Because you're going

to be having dinner
here tomorrow night.

What? Yep.

You and all your
closest friends.

Excuse me?

I knew, if I told you,

you wouldn't let
me go ahead with it,

so I got their numbers from Nat,

and I pretty much invited
everyone you know.

Uh-huh. And you
want that kind of riffraff

hanging out here
in your nice house?

Yeah. I want to
get to know them,

and I want them
to get to know me.

Well, you were
right about one thing.

If I had known, there's no way

I would ever let you
go through with it.

And this is my father's study.

This is actually my
favorite room in the house.

Everything in here has
special meaning to my father.

See that desk?

When I was little, I used to
sit there and do my homework.

See, this is where
you and I differ,

because me, I was never really
too big on the homework thing.

Is this your dad?

On the right. Yeah.

Who's the other
guy? I don't know.

Must be a friend, or someone
he does business with.

Thanks, Dad.

I guess I'm going.
I mean, I said yes.

I know. I mean, I was so
shocked when Toni called.

I know. Doesn't that
seem a bit pushy?

I mean, she hardly
even knows us.

Oh, come on. She's
just trying to be nice.

You're just jealous
because she likes Dylan.

Am not. Am, too. Am not!

Guys, regardless, we
still can't say no, right?

Well, here you go.

A plate of fried food
for the tutor who got me

through my first math quiz.

Mmm! Onion rings
and french fries.

Half and half. Oh, I see

you've gotten him
up to fractions now.

Have any of you

guys heard or seen David

in the last few days?

He hasn't been in class

in the last week.

I talked to Mel the other day.

He said that he's really
depressed about his mother.

How's she doing?

Not great. That's
why I'm worried.

Hey, Ma.

How you doing?

The doctor says
you're doing better.

You look good.

Nurse told me you
got a bath today.

Would you talk to me, please?

I know you're awake.

Please?

Come on. Let her rest.

So when is she
going to get better?

I've been through this
with her before, David.

You've got to give it time.

Dad, she won't even look at me.

She won't even talk to me.

I know this has
been rough, David,

but that's why we all
have to stay strong.

Are you keeping up
with your classes?

My classes? What,
are you kidding?

How can I concentrate on school?

Do you just go to the
office and fill cavities

and pretend like
nothing is happening?

Actually, yes, I
do. Life goes on.

Not for me.

Could I talk to you
both for a moment?

How's she doing? I
wish I had better news.

Come on. Let's sit down.

She's not responding
to the treatment?

We may have to
get more aggressive.

What does that mean?

When drug therapies

don't work, we have to look
at alternative approaches.

Like what?

Given her age, her physical
health and her history,

my recommendation
would be a short course

of low-level
electroconvulsive therapy.

What? You mean
electric shock treatment?

It may sound

barbaric, but we know a lot more

about ECT than we used to,

and I have to tell you, we've
had some terrific results.

Isn't this a little extreme?

Actually, no.

She's not coming out of this
depression. This may help.

Come on, Dad. You
can't let them do this.

What exactly is involved?

We sedate her,

give her a heavy dose
of muscle relaxants.

Then, through electrodes
attached to her skull,

we administer brief pulses

of low-voltage
electrical current.

No more than that which

would make a 100-watt
bulb flicker for just a second.

And what are the side effects?

There may be some
short-term memory loss.

Studies show that
most missing memory

returns within six months.

I also must tell you there is a
mortality rate... one in 20,000.

You mean she could die?

For someone as
depressed as your mother,

there's a lot greater chance
that, without this therapy,

she'll attempt suicide
again, and succeed.

No. No, forget it, all right?

You're not turning my
mom into a reading lamp.

David.

I don't want to hear
anything else about this.

All right, Dad?

Why don't you get
a dorm room, man?

You spend more time
on this campus than I do.

Yeah, well, I'm
just waiting for Toni.

She gets out of
class in a minute,

and we're going to the beach.

Ah! Young love.

Ain't it grand?

So what's with
this dinner party?

You coming?

Of course.

I can't wait to
meet the old man.

Oh, neither can I.

Too bad he's out of town.

She showed me around
the house the other day.

You would not believe
what this guy has in his study.

A signed confession?

A picture of him with his
arm around Jack. He's sick.

And Toni doesn't know
anything about this?

Not a clue.

Should be an
interesting evening.

Anybody else know what you know?

I haven't said a word.

Keep it that way. Yeah.

Espresso, please.

Actually, make that a triple.

Rough night, huh?

Yeah. I didn't get much sleep.

Anything you want to talk about?

No, I'll be all right.

Do you want something?

No, thanks. I got a
meeting with my editor.

Oh, yes. The
illustrious Susan Keats.

You guys are
getting pretty cozy.

Not as cozy as I'd like.

Why don't you bring
her to the dinner party?

Already one step ahead of you.

Think she'll come?

How could she say no?

No.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait a minute.

It's just a dinner party.

What's the big deal?

A dinner party
with all your friends.

So?

So I just don't think

we should go out
together, that's all.

Then what was that kiss about?

It was a moment of weakness.

Weak women... my specialty.

You'll live to
regret that remark.

Close the door.

Sit down.

You have a choice.

I can fire you

and we can go to
the dinner party, or...

you keep your job and
we go our separate ways.

That's ridiculous.

I don't think so.

I get it.

You're afraid of
workplace romances.

That's easy... you fire me,

we go to the dinner,
you rehire me tomorrow.

Brandon, I'm serious, okay?

Look, I know we
can get involved.

I just don't happen to
think it's a good idea.

So you are attracted to me.

Oh, i-if I admit it, will
you go back to work?

Sure.

Okay, fine, I admit it.

I am attracted to you.

I'm attracted to a lot of
things: hot fudge sundaes,

acid jazz, big headlines.

Now, do me a favor,
go write your column.

David, open up, please.

Go away, please.

What?

It's almost 2:00...
You're not up yet?

No, I've been up.

You know, it smells in here.

You should probably open up
some windows, let some air in.

Thanks.

How's your mom doing?

She's nutty as a fruitcake.

Haven't you heard?

How about you?

I'm fine.

Would you guys leave
me alone now, please?

David...

you have to get
on with your life.

And how long is that
supposed to take, Kel?

Why don't you tell me
how I'm supposed to feel

when the only hope for my
mother is if they attach electrodes

to her head and fry her brain.

I'm sorry.

Be as sorry as you want to be.

David, please let
us help, all right?

You need some help.

Thanks a lot, Kel.

Maybe they should strap
electrodes to my head.

Come on, you're talking crazy.

Maybe I am crazy.

I don't know.

Maybe it's in my blood.

David, don't do this.

Who is it?

It's Brandon.

Brandon?!

I'm really busy.

Well, this is kind of important.

Well, what do you want?

You're not looking at me
through that peephole, are you?

What? No. Mm-hmm.

Look, couldn't you
have used the phone?

I'm right in the
middle of trying

to finish with an article here.

This will only take a minute.

Okay, but only for a minute.

Can I, uh, come in?

Oh, yeah, sure, come on in.

Thanks.

Wow. This is quite a
place you have here.

Private bathroom and everything.

You must know
all the right people.

Look, I really am busy, so, um,

what is it?

All right, I'll get
right to the point.

I thought about it, and I quit.

You are not gonna
give up, are you?

I think that some things

are more important than
others, and I think that...

going out with you may be

more important than my
job, maybe, possibly, kinda,

what do you think?

I'm not sure how to take that.

Well, as an editor you
should be devastated,

but as a woman... As a woman,

I'm a little concerned you have

this much trouble
getting a date.

Is that a yes?

Well, a girl's got to eat.

So, what time are
you gonna pick me up?

Tomorrow night.

I'll be here at 7:30,
right after I finish

cleaning out my
desk. Brandon, relax.

You don't have to quit.

You called my bluff.

No, no, no, I
insist. Didn't anyone

ever tell you that
when you strike oil

that you stop drilling?

No. So, anyway, uh...

I finished my column.

It's on the value
of persistence.

Ah.

As they say, write
what you know.

Yeah. That's what you got to do.

Careful.

Yeah. Well...

see you tomorrow.

Thanks.

Sorry I don't sound
more cheerful,

but since the incident
with David's mom,

things have been
kind of rough for me.

Brandon's fine.

Give my love to
Jim. Love, Valerie.

Steve, I'm telling you, this is
gonna work out great, man.

We're gonna have
more games on Sundays,

we're gonna have
better games on Sunday,

I don't think so. no more
Rams, no more Raiders.

Life is good, my friend. L.A.
is the center of the universe.

How can we be
without a football team?

The sun is the center of the universe,
Steve. Val, you want an apple?

No.

Did I say something?

Probably.

I'm gonna go find out.

Catching some Z's?

Yeah, trying.

Why don't you go
upstairs and go to bed.

I want to stay here.

Do you remember my father?

Sure.

He had a heck of a jump shot.

You don't remember

all those games of two
on two we used to play,

me and Jim against
you and your dad?

No.

No, I wish I did.

I don't have any nice
memories of my father anymore.

Why not?

Did you know I was
the one who found him

the night he killed himself?

I had no idea.

Yeah, it was really horrible.

His brains were all
over the bathroom wall.

Val, are you sure you
want to talk about this?

Yeah, I have to.

David's mother, huh?

Yeah, bad luck for me.

I was in the wrong
place at the wrong time.

You know, it took me
a whole year afterwards

to... be able to sleep
through the whole night

and... and now I'm right
back in that place again.

Do you ever call your mother
and talk about this? I can't.

She blames me.

That's why I can't
go home again.

How could she possibly

blame you?

I was pretty wild, Brandon.

I mean, I was a
big disappointment

to my folks.

I mean, they
weren't getting along,

and they were always
fighting about me.

Yeah, but, Val, that's no reason
for someone to kill themselves.

There must've
been other problems.

Yeah, there were.

But, as far as my mom
was concerned, it was me.

Can you grab me a pillow?

I think I'm gonna try
sleeping down here tonight.

Yeah.

Sure.

Anything else?

Yeah. Tell Steve it's his
turn to take out the trash.

God, what a cast!

Danny De Vito and
Christopher Lloyd.

They were so young.

And so much more hair.

I love Nicholson.

Nobody plays a crazy guy
better than him, you know?

That's 'cause he wasn't crazy,
and that was the whole point.

You guys have got
to read the book.

Kesey wrote Cuckoo's Nest

while he was an orderly
in a mental hospital.

Uh, I'll just take
that cold, actually.

Thanks.

David.

Hey.

David, come sit down... we were

just about to get some coffee.

I've got a lot to do.

Come on, you really
shouldn't be alone.

I shouldn't be awake.

Uh, you guys

have a good time.

David better snap out of this,

or he's gonna find himself
in the cuckoo's nest.

That's not funny.

Sorry, Don,

I'm afraid she's right.

Daddy!

No! No!

Val? Val? Val, it's
okay. No... no... no...

It's okay. It's all
right. Oh, my God...

It's okay. What's going on?

I can't get rid of it.

I can't ever get rid of it.

Hey, hey, it's okay, it's okay.

Let me get you some water,
okay? No, no, just stay, please.

Okay. All right.
Please don't leave me.

Okay, I'm right here...

It's gonna be okay.

It's gonna be okay.

Get your hands off
the mushrooms, Bruno.

You better be
nice to me, Antonia,

or I'm gonna tell your father
you're throwing a dinner party

without asking his permission.

I am so tired of this, Bruno.

I'm 20 years old.

This is my house.

When is my father
gonna stop checking out

everyone I have
a hamburger with?

I've been watching
you with this McKay boy.

You're getting too involved.

Then stop watching.

Hello?

Hello, sweetheart.

Hi, Daddy. What are
you doing calling me

in the middle of the day?

Are you playing hooky?

Well, actually, I've been
in meeting after meeting.

But you've been on
my mind all day, and...

I wanted to hear your voice.

You holding down
the fort for me?

Everything's fine.

When are you coming home?

Well, hopefully, tomorrow night.

I can't wait. Bring
me something?

Don't I always?

Yes.

I love you, Dad.

I love you, too, sweetheart.

And I miss you.

I miss you, too.

See you tomorrow.

Toni, listen to me.

There are things about this boy

that you don't know.

There are things about this boy

that are not gonna
make your father happy.

Then don't tell him, Bruno.

Ms. Marchette, Mr. McKay
is here to see you.

He's out at the pool.

Thank you, Douglas.

You're six hours early.
Party's not till 8:00.

Yeah, I know.

That's why I thought
we'd hit the beach.

I can't go.

I'm making dinner for 12 people.

No, no, no, you, you're
supervising dinner for 12 people.

And that takes a lot of work.

Why don't you try it sometime?

'Cause I'd rather
try something else.

What?

Well, to be perfectly honest...

♪ Loving you is my destination ♪

♪ Keep on pushing... ♪

Oh, can you believe that?

That little stinker took
the bait out of all the traps.

I know he's down there.

I saw him run under.

What kind of cheese
are you using?

Camembert.

Cam...?

Steve, can you believe?

He's using an imported
French cheese to catch a mouse.

Well, why not?

After all, it is a
Beverly Hills mouse.

♪ Keep on pushing,
baby, please don't stop ♪

Here you go.

Steve, you're, uh,
you're paying me.

You don't have to
keep buttering me up.

It's okay. You deserve it.

Okay, if you insist.

Mm. Now, Monday morning,
you've got another test.

Are you prepared?

You tell me.

Very good.

Yeah, I'm actually getting
my money's worth out of you.

Yeah, you might
even pass the course.

Don't do that.

Do what?

Don't take your arm
away. It felt good.

You have a date for
the dinner party tonight?

Actually, I was, um,

I was gonna invite this guy
named, uh, Tenderheart.

He's busy.

He's taking a girl
named Cuddles.

Steve?

Yes?

Are you playing footsie with me?

No.

A mouse!

What? Where?

A mouse!

Come on. We can talk
about this over dinner.

I'm not hungry.

All right, then we'll
talk about it here.

I saw your mom's doctor
again this afternoon.

I'm not going along with
this electric shock stuff.

You heard the doctor, David.

This could be her only hope.

You have to help me here.

You have to talk to her.

She won't listen to me.

What's the difference?

Why don't you just hook
her up and pull the switch?

She has to give her permission.

She has to sign a release.

If she doesn't want to do it,
why should I convince her?

Because your mom doesn't
know what's best for her now.

We do.

She won't even look at me.

This isn't about you, David.

This is about her.

You have to make
the effort for her.

Are you gonna
back me up on this?

Think we're
fashionably late enough?

I think we timed it perfectly.

Are you sure I
wore the right dress?

Hi, guys.

Uh, you wanna come on in?

Kelly, you look stunning.

Oh, thank you. So do you.

I told you to go with the red.

Hmm.

This place makes
us look like we're from

the wrong side of the tracks.

Well, at least you know she's
not after your money, Dylan.

Well, it must be my
dazzling sense of humor.

Oh, yeah.

You're a regular
laugh riot, my friend.

Hmm. Come here.

Excuse me.

Don't start with me, Brandon.

Not here and not now.

You know what the
worst part about this is?

I really like Toni.

Yeah, you're not the only one.

Look who's here.

Hello.

Whoa,

lady in red.

I'm suddenly feeling
very underdressed.

Ah, she's just showing off.

She's got a lot to show off.

Do I detect a
twinge of jealousy?

When you're dating a guy

whose ex-girlfriend
happens to be a cover girl,

you tend to get a
little self-conscious.

That's all I'm saying.

Kelly looks absolutely
stunning tonight, doesn't she?

I really hadn't noticed.

I was too busy looking at you.

Good answer.

Thanks. Hi, guys.

Hi, Don.

Hi, Donna. TONI: Hi, Donna.

Hey. I'm sorry I'm late.

Oh, don't worry about it.

Where's Ray?

He was gonna pick me up,

but there's some
big pileup on the 405.

He should be here soon.

Well, that's what you
get for dating someone

from Reseda.

You Westside snob.

I'll tell you what, Donna.

Why don't you grab an
hors d'oeuvre or something?

I'll be right back.

Deserting me so soon?

Well, nature calls.

Where's David? Isn't he coming?

He called. He
isn't feeling well.

Excuse me. I'm gonna go check
something out in the kitchen.

Okay.

I feel like we should be
doing something for David.

I agree, but what?

I wish I knew.

Is this an Antista?

The last one I saw was in
New York at the Whitney.

I see it as a celebration
of line and form.

The negative space
creating a visual magnetism

and tensegritous relationship
between the tangent points.

In other words?

It makes me horny.

Can I help you?

I'm sorry.

I know I'm not
supposed to be up here.

I just had to see something.

What's that?

This is my father.

I know.

I know who you are.

Does Marchette?

Of course.

Does Toni?

I met your father.

You're a lot like him.

I don't know exactly
how to take that.

Obviously, not everybody
thought that much of my dad.

He was always right by me.

I think you should go
back to the dinner party.

One more thing, Dylan.

Antonia's like a daughter to me.

Don't forget that.

David, if you're in
there, please open up.

David!

He's not in there.

Hey.

What do you guys do,
draw straws or something?

Excuse me?

Never mind.

Listen, I just wanted
to see how you were.

I haven't seen you
around for awhile.

Yeah, well, I kinda want
to eat this while it's hot,

and I'm not really in the
mood for any company.

David, wait.

How's your mom doing?

Never better.

You want something to eat?

Um, no, thanks.

Listen, I know what
you're going through.

Yeah, sure.

No, I really do.

A couple of months
before I moved out to L.A.,

my father committed suicide.

I'm sorry.

You're scared, huh?

Yeah.

Me, too.

Listen, why don't
you come with me?

I want to show you something.

Look, I'm really not

in the mood to go anywhere
or see anyone right now.

Do this for me.

Come on. Get your jacket.

I'll take you for a ride.

Come on.

So what now?

Did you know they
have a mouse problem

at the Peach Pit?

What?

Yeah, Nat's going crazy.

They keep setting traps,

but the mouse keeps
stealing the cheese.

Isn't that a riot?

That's hysterical.

I kinda feel sorry for
the mouse, though.

Look, Val, I really
don't care, okay?

I don't care about
the Peach Pit.

I don't care about mice.

I don't care about
anything right now.

What are we doing here?

You'll see.

I found this place the first
week I was here in L.A.

Yeah, it's a great view.

The view's not
what I come here for.

You coming?

Would you get back over here?

There's slides all the time.

That's right.

The bottom can fall
out from under you

without any warning at all.

Just like life.

Scared?

Yeah, I'm scared.

If you want to end it...

here's your chance.

If you want to jump, go ahead.

I won't stop you.

What's the matter?

Scared to die...

or scared to live?

You know when the
demons get too close,

the ones that say that I'm
going to end up like my father,

I come here for a gut check.

I don't want to die.

I know.

Toni, this was a perfect
end to a perfect evening.

Thank you.

I just wish Ray
could've made it.

Well, he tried.

Just got too late.

It is late. We should get going.

Hey, Nat, could we get a
check over here, please.

Yeah, I'll split that
with you, chief,

although I'm not even sure

exactly why I showed up.

Believe me, it wasn't exactly
a cakewalk for me either.

Then why don't you
do something about it.

Tell Toni the truth.

I'm going to. I'm just
waiting for the right time.

Would that be before or
after she falls in love with you?

Willie, check the trap.

I think we got him.

No luck.

You little rat.

I'm gonna smash him
when I get my hands on him.

Nat, Nat, Nat.

You're handling
this all wrong. I am?

Why, Donna?

You got a better mousetrap?

As a matter of fact I do.

Perhaps you guys
should stand back.

I think I saw him go over
here behind the jukebox.

What are you gonna do?

Oh, it's very, very scientific.

Come here, mousie.

Come here, yeah.

Is this the little mouse

you guys were scared of?

Get him out of here!

Bye-bye, Mr. Mouse.
Have a nice life.

Good night, guys.

Good night, Don.

You sure got a way with
the critters, I'll tell you.

Good night, Donna.

You're my hero.

Bye, guys.

Bye, Donna.

And you're my hero, Nat.

Don't you get any ideas, Willie.

Well, there you go.

Door to door service.

Thanks.

I had a really
good time tonight.

Who would have thought?

Well, lots of women actually.

Not that I want to pat
myself on the back.

I'll do it for you,
Steve. You're a stud.

You know, Clare, I'm not
just another dumb blonde.

I know.

And just because you're
not that great in math,

doesn't mean you're not smart.

I'm not that great
at English, either.

I can tutor you in any
subject you want, Steve.

Except one.

A-plus.

So, what do I say to her?

You know what to say to her.

I'm nervous, okay?

Don't be.

She's your mother.

What if I can't get
through to her?

Just tell her what
we talked about.

All the things I didn't get
the chance to tell my dad.

What about the, uh,
shock treatment stuff?

I don't know.

Let the doctors
worry about that.

You just worry about
her heart, not her head.

Uh, thanks a lot for everything.

I don't know what I
would have done tonight

if you hadn't come to
drag me out of the house.

Well, you're a
crazy person, David.

It takes one to know one.

Now go on in there.

Hey, Mom.

Look, I know you don't
want to talk to me right now

and that's fine,

because you don't
have to look at me

for me to talk to you.

I know you're going
through a lot right now

and believe me, I
know it's not your fault,

but I got to tell you something.

I want you to live.

It's real important to me.

We've got a lot
to look forward to.

I mean, think about it.

Someday, I'll be
married and have kids,

and you'll be a grandmother.

You got to get better for us
to share those things together.

Dad told me what... what
they want to do to you.

And I know it sounds scary,

but the doctor thinks
there's a real good chance

it could make you better.

Mom, you've got
to give it a chance...

please.

Do it for me.

Do it for us.

Give me your hand.

Will you be there
when I wake up?

I want your face to be
the first one that I see.

Yeah, I'll be here.

Good.

Now you better go
home and get some sleep.

You look as if you could use it.

Good night, Mom.

Good night, David.

You looked like a
million bucks tonight.

Really? You think so?

Come on.

I swear I saw Dylan
and Brandon's eyes

pop out of their heads.

Well, as it turns out,

I'm much more interested
in what you think.

Well, I think...

I love you.

Stay the night?

I brought my toothbrush.

"Dear Valerie,

"Jim and I are so sorry to hear
that you're having to go through

"all those horrible
memories again.

"I pray that as the years go by,

"your recollections
of the past will soften.

"I can assure you,
you're not just a survivor,

"you're a fighter.

"And as you grow older,

"those things that
tear at your soul

"will make you a stronger
and more loving person.

Best to you and Brandon,
Love Cindy and Jim."

Hey, Val.

Hey, how did it go?

You missed a great party.

I didn't mean the party...

I meant Susan.

Good.

So, that's all the dirt
I'm gonna get, huh?

What can I say, I'm a gentleman.

Well, your mom raised you right.

You know, she's a
very wise woman.

She had her moments.

Well, I'm tired.

Hey Val,

you going to be okay?

Yeah.

I may actually get
some sleep tonight.

Good night.

Good night.

You don't have to
be afraid anymore.