Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000): Season 7, Episode 30 - Senior Week - full transcript

Clare!

Hey. Hi!

Did you finish your exams?

Yeah, I just did. Did you?

No, one more.

Then all I have to do is go home

and watch Kelly and Brandon

kissy-face all over the house.

Well, I don't think
she'll be too into that.

Her dad's here.

The famous Bill Taylor is here?



You know him?

Well, I heard about
him from Colin.

Apparently Kelly's
coke problem started

after he disappointed
her about moving here.

Yeah, I wondered about that.

Well, hopefully,
things have changed.

She's supposed to have
dinner with him tonight.

Oh, good for her.

Do you mean that?

What do you think?

I hope he cancels on her?

Do you?

Hey. Hey.

Sorry I'm late.
Traffic was terrible.



That's okay.

You saved us a trip.

Oh, no, no, don't tell
me, she canceled?

I thought Wednesday
was doctor golf day.

No, no, she did not cancel.

We just don't have to go.

Why not?

I'm not pregnant.

Are you sure?

I got my period.

Why it took so long

I have no idea, but
better late than never.

Yeah.

Well, you must be, uh,
you must be relieved.

I am.

You're not?

No, no, I am, I am.

It's just...

I don't know, I guess
part of me is sad.

This is a good thing, Brandon.

I know it's a good thing,

it's a good thing.

But do you have to
be so happy about it?

That's not all.

My dad called, he's
in town overnight,

and we're gonna have dinner.

I thought maybe it'd be a
good chance for us to start over.

Well, that is good news.

It's a good day.

Yep, one of my best.

And nothing is going to ruin it.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I know the
best-known time at all ♪

♪ When you push it to the wall ♪

♪ You feel it
burning up inside ♪

♪ You know that it
won't be denied ♪

♪ You think you
fight this all alone ♪

♪ But I know something
you don't know ♪

♪ I've been waiting here ♪

♪ All along to fight it ♪

♪ You'll never go it alone ♪

♪ I won't let you ♪

♪ You'll never go it alone... ♪

So, Steve, what are you
gonna do after college?

What do you think, Steve?

Uh, law school? No.

Medical school? Not!

Business school?

Drive-thru employee? Fry guy!

I could be the fry guy.

Even Silver has got
a business to run.

You know what, I'm the
one who's roasting your

award-winning
hide this afternoon.

The more you say
to bring me down

can and will be used
against you this afternoon.

Don't listen to him, all right?

The Outstanding Student
Award is awesome.

Congratulations. Thanks,

but if I'd known a
roast was involved,

I would've gladly
turned it down.

What, and deny
me the opportunity

to embarrass you
within an inch of your life?

Mm-hmm.

Some friend you
are. Well, go ahead.

Sanders, take your best shot.

I'd love to give you a preview,

but I have a meeting
regarding my future.

Mm-hmm, with a headhunter?

No, my dad.

He said it's very,
very important.

Really, what's it about?

Well, I think I can sum it up

in two words: junior partner.

Two more words.

Unemployment line. Copy that.

Mm.

Hey, is my dad here?

He just called to say

he's running late at
a meeting off campus.

He wanted me to ask you to wait,

if that's okay?

Yeah. I just want to
tell him I finished exams.

Isn't it exciting?

Mm-hmm.

I wish I was going to Paris.

Oh, I thought, I thought
you meant about graduation.

Oh, that, too.

But I was talking about
your dad leaving CU.

Pardon?

Teaching at the Sorbonne...

sounds so romantic.

With annual sales
of $1.2 million

and an inventory of $300,000,

how often... Every three months.

Would a retailer
rebuy its inventory?

You know, Donna,

there is such a thing
as over-preparing.

Not for a final in
Professor Langely's class.

Well, here you go.

In case you get hungry.

Oh, thanks.

You're welcome.

So, you know what?

I was thinking I...

I think I made a good choice

buying the After Dark.

Sure you did.

Well, I mean, everyone's
talking about how scary

it is after college. You
know, the uncertainty.

But the club's going good,

we're going good.

I don't know,

everything, uh, seems
to be working right.

Uh-huh.

Well, except for
the fact that, uh,

my lease is up on my place.

Kinda trying to
ask you something.

How would you feel about
getting an apartment with me?

What?!

Or maybe I could, uh,

just stay at the beach
apartment for the summer.

No, David, I can't
deal with this right now.

I can't believe you would drop

this on me an hour
before a major exam.

Fine. Bad timing.

Sorry I asked.

David, I'm sorry.

Hi.

Hi, please, come in.

Have a seat.

Thanks.

I should apologize.

Bill only recently
decided to open up

an L.A. branch.

This is our temporary office.

Well, I was hoping that
Mr. Taylor was gonna be here.

Kelly's roommate said
that he was in town.

He is?

Uh, of course he is.

He's on Rodeo right now,

supervising the setup
of our permanent space.

But if you would like,

I will arrange for us
to have dinner tonight.

That'd be great.

Consider it done.

Meantime, how about
we get down to business?

Yep.

These authorize your investment

in International
Capital Associates.

Your cash goes into

a money market first.

And then once Bill Taylor
gives me the say-so,

we start pumping your money
where it'll get the best return.

Sounds wonderful.

But I'm gonna have to get

the money to you later today.

You didn't bring a check?

No.

See, the bank won't clear
the proceeds of the sale

until later this afternoon.

Is that a problem?

No, no. It's just that
Mr. Taylor doesn't like

conducting business dinners.

He would much rather

we settle everything
ahead of time.

Well, as soon as
the money clears,

I can come back here
and give you the check.

Tell you what,

I'm going to be

between meetings in
Beverly Hills around 4:00.

Can you meet me at Joe's?

Sure can.

Dad!

Hey, Steve, how are you, son?

All right. How're you doing?

Oh, it's good to see you.

Hey, Nat.

Hey, Rush, how are ya?

Come on, sit down.

So... Uh-huh?

How's business?

Business is just great.

I need you to do
something for me, though.

I'm your man.

Well, it's a little
bit sensitive,

but I figure, since
you're going out

with the chancellor's daughter,

you may have an inside track.

What are you talking about?

The Condor Crest.

The alumni award? The big one?

I'm dying to find out
if I'm in the running.

Are you serious? I mean,

is that what this big
meeting was about?

Well, it is a very
prestigious honor, son.

Look, if you don't
want Clare to ask

her father if I
won, it's okay. I...

No, I'll ask her.

I'd be happy to ask her.

It's just I had this
ridiculous idea

that we came here
to talk about me.

You did?

Well, as luck would have it,

I didn't come here empty-handed.

Hmm...

Consider this an early
graduation present.

I am very, very proud of you.

I'm very proud of me, too.

Books?

Biographies of Bill
Gates and Lee Iacocca.

Thick books.

This is an incredibly
exciting time for you.

Thick books with no pictures.

Son, you're going out

into the world
without a safety net.

And I was hoping
that those stories

of other self-made men

will inspire my
son to great things.

Did you say no safety net?

Not a stitch.

From now on you're on your own.

The test is both

multiple choice and essay.

You will have 90 minutes.

If you haven't learned
the material by now,

you're not going to learn it.

I should remind you

that this test will
count for 75 percent

of your final grade.

Good luck, everyone.

You may now begin.

This test will
count for 75 percent

of your final grade.

This test will count for 75
percent of your final grade.

This test... This test...

Miss Martin, I said

you should begin.

This test will count for 75
percent of your final grade.

This test will count for 75
percent of your final grade.

Miss Martin...

In case you weren't listening,

your semester grade depends

almost entirely on how
well you do on this test.

I'm sorry.

I had no idea going on the
pill required all these tests.

Usually, it doesn't.

But when I first examined you,

I noticed some irregularities.

Well, that's an unpleasant word.

I ran a pregnancy test.

It was positive.

But that's impossible.

I told you I got my period.

Actually, you didn't.

You miscarried.

What?

Oh, my God.

I can't believe it.

Are you saying that this
happened this morning?

Kelly, the ultrasound

showed abnormalities on
your ovaries and fallopian tubes.

I'm only 22.

22-year-olds aren't
supposed to miscarry.

Have you had backaches
or painful periods recently?

Kelly, this is important.

Um... yes.

I, I guess so.

I'd like to run more
tests right away.

Why?

You may have a
fertility problem.

I don't understand this.

I got pregnant, didn't I?

One second you're telling me
I miscarried, the next second

you're telling me I'm infertile.
There are certain conditions

which may make
getting pregnant difficult.

And if you do get pregnant,

make carrying the
child to term less likely.

Are you telling me that I may
never be able to have children?

Kelly, I know this is
confusing and hard to hear.

It's also preliminary,

which is why I'd like
to run some tests.

Can you stay?

Kelly?

Yeah. Uh, yeah, sure.

Whatever.

Hi. Hey.

Want some Monster punch?

No thanks.

Come on, Clare,
I made it myself.

After all, as of this morning,
I'm a self-made man.

I thought with exams over,
you'd be a happy drunk.

Well, I would have,
but my dad cut me off.

He did?

"I'm so proud of you son,
I've decided to ruin your life."

Well, my dad

dropped a pretty big
bombshell on me, too.

Yeah, well, mine's
thermonuclear.

Mine, too.

He's moving to Paris.

"Paris"?

Oui.

What is with our dads?

Don't they know that
we're fully capable

of messing up our own
lives without their help?

He asked me to go with him.

What'd you tell him?

Nothing. I mean,
he just mentioned it.

I'm kind of nervous about
him being there alone though.

Well, what about
me being alone here?

It's different.

You always choose him over me.

I haven't chosen anything.

Not yet.

But you will.

And when you do,

I'm the one who's going
to get the bon voyage.

♪ ♪

Hey, you're here early.

Was the test that easy?

Not exactly.

Look, Donna, if what we
talked about in the library

freaked you out... I walked out.

What, what does that mean?

It means I walked out.

Without answering a question.
It means I failed the test.

But how?

I mean, you knew the material.

I can't explain it, I...

I just, I completely froze.

Oh, Don...

I don't know what happened.

I mean, maybe...

I guess I should have
studied a little bit harder.

That's ridiculous.

You could have aced that test.

I know.

What's wrong with me?

I don't know.

Unless maybe you
didn't want to pass it.

What are you talking about?

I don't know, I just...

I get this funny
feeling like maybe...

maybe you did it on purpose.

David, you know, I'm
not going to graduate now.

Yeah. It's an easy way

to not move on with
your life or with me.

Oh, this, this is great.

Just kick me while I'm down.

Don, I'm sorry.

But why else would you walk out?

It just, it seems like an
excuse to not live with me.

So, uh, are we
still on for dinner?

Yes, you and I are.

Mr. Taylor won't
be able to make it.

Why not?

He already had plans.

But he sends his apologies.

To tell the truth, I can't
say I'm disappointed.

Wait, I'm not putting my money

in Bill Taylor's Investments
without meeting Bill Taylor.

Valerie, it's the
man behind the man

that's going to be taking
care of your money.

Well, how much
confidence can I have in you

if you can't even
set up a dinner?

I can get you a meeting.

I'm just surprised at
how badly you want one.

Hasn't Kelly told you
how much time her father

spends away from the office?

She hasn't mentioned it.

Red wine?

Yeah. Two red wines.

Off the record.

Guy's got the life.

He spends a lot
of time playing golf,

and hires people who make
him look like a financial genius.

Well, it sounds pretty genius.

Yeah, if you're the
one on the back nine.

Kelly really hasn't said
anything about me?

No, she hasn't.

Huh.

To tell you the truth, um,

Kelly and I aren't
really friends.

Then why would you
want to invest with her dad?

He's good, but so are
a lot of other people.

Well, uh, off the record?

Shoot.

To drive Kelly nuts.

Not about the investing,

but having some sort of
relationship with her dad.

You want to be
friends with Bill Taylor?

Yeah.

And I thought I was ambitious.

Look, I don't know if

this helps, but, uh,

I never told Mr. Taylor

that you and Kelly were friends.

I wanted him to
take you seriously.

Well, I appreciate that.

Well, you know,

you did something for me.

So I'm going to do
something for you.

Here's the hundred
thousand dollars.

But I still want that meeting.

Fastest way to
get in to see Bill,

call him yourself.

Oh, yeah, this is one
hell of a roast, huh?

Thank you. And now, for our next

roastee: Brandon Walsh.

In addition to being

an Outstanding
Student Award winner,

he's a Dryer Fellow,

former Condor columnist,

past president of the
Student Government.

Disgustingly
perfect, am I right?

And how do we know?

'Cause the rest of
us are not perfect.

If we were,

well, then Brandon
would be just average.

The less perfect we are,

the better he looks.

Put this guy next
to a total failure,

and he's a star.

You're nothing
without me, Brandon.

I got the grades you don't want,

the girls you've already had,

and the future
you'll never have.

Like everything else,

you picked the
perfect best friend.

A total schmo.

I made you what
you are, Brandon.

And I expect payback.

So when you're elected senator,

raise the minimum wage.

I'm sure I'm gonna need it.

So, you guys,

if the big man on campus

buddies up to
you, you're a geek.

The guy most likely

to succeed is your best friend,

well, then, all I can say is,

"Welcome to my personal hell."

It's all yours, Brandon.

Thank you, Steve, for those

incredibly depressing remarks.

You know, I had a
whole speech prepared.

You know the type:

what college has meant,
what I see for our futures...

the basics.

But listening to
my friend over here,

I realized there's something

much more important
that I need to do.

And that is nip

the Save Steve Sanders
Movement right in the bud.

Yeah.

Yeah!

You see, my good friend
Steve's idea of minimum wage

is any income he makes
above and beyond his trust fund.

And his definition
of a "have not"

is someone whose father
buys him a new Corvette

only every other year.

See, for Steve,

hard work is putting down

the toilet seat, and
success is defined

by how much work he can
actually get out of doing.

Which of course
makes Steve Sanders,

my best friend, and also the
most successful man I know.

Thank you very much.

Great roast, you guys.

The band will be
back in ten minutes.

Steve, I'm sorry if I was
a little rough on you, man.

I thought we were
kidding around.

Yeah, at my expense.

Hey, you set the table.

We're here to roast you, not me.

Could you feel a little
more sorry for yourself?

Oh, yeah, watch me.

Oh, come on, Steve,
what're you doing?

I've got some
pain to kill, okay?

We all got problems.

Cutting yourself shaving
doesn't count, Brandon.

You know what,
Steve? The roast is over.

I'll see you later.

Hey!

Hey, I'm not done with you!

Hey, Steve, that wasn't bad.

It wasn't quite in
the tuck position,

but I think you'll get sevens

across the board.

Weren't you just
leaving, Brandon?

That's right, I was.

What are you looking at?

Nothing, I'm just...

Here, I want to help you.

I don't need any help, Clare.

I'm fine. I'm having fun here.

Hey, babe.

Hi. I didn't think

you were gonna make
it. Where've you been?

Uh, sorry I'm late.
I was at the doctor.

Sorry if I missed the roast.

What were you
doing at the doctor?

You knew I scheduled
for the pregnancy test.

Yeah. I also knew
you didn't need it.

I went because I
wanted to go on the pill.

The last couple days

have been awful. I didn't
want us sweating it out

like that again.

Even if it meant
being doubly protected.

That's cool. Thanks
for doing that.

When I was there,

the doctor did some tests.

Yeah.

I was pregnant after all.

What I thought was

my period, wasn't.

I was miscarrying.

Come on, let me get you
out of here and get you home.

No, no, that's okay.

I wanted you to know, but...

I really need to just
be alone for a while.

Yeah, okay.

Yeah, whatever you need.

Thanks.

You know, I...

I don't want you to
take this the wrong way,

but, you did say

that right now
wasn't a good time

for us to have a
child, remember?

And you know this,

this whole thing has
made me look forward

to the family we will
have together someday.

Did I mention it takes six
to make a hockey team?

We're not going to
have a family, Brandon.

Well, I, I mean,

assuming we're still
together and everything.

That's not what I mean.

Well, what do you mean?

We're not going to have a family
because I can't give you one.

The doctor told me I
probably can't have children.

Hey...

want to dance?

No.

You want to tell me
what you're thinking?

Sure you have the time?

I wouldn't want you to
miss your flight to Paris.

I never said I was going.

Why are you being such a jerk?

Thanks for all
the support, Clare.

We're all under pressure here.

Wanting to move on,

but not wanting to
leave, you know?

Sometimes I, I wish we
could just stay like this forever.

And the other times?

I'm sorry

if I underestimated
your reaction

to the possibility of my

going away, but...

the reality is,

we're all graduating next week,

things are gonna change.

I'm sorry to bother
you. What's this

about Miss Martin? I
have finals to grade.

I want another chance.

Of course you do.

I know the material.

Your chance to prove
that to me was this morning.

Look, if I don't pass,
I don't graduate.

I'm sorry. You
should have thought

about that before walking out.

Now if you'll excuse me.

No, please, Professor Langely.

You have to give
me another chance.

Why?

Because you have
the gall to ask for one?

Because I can pass the test.

Then why didn't you?

Hello.

Oh, hello?

Uh, I'm calling Valerie Malone.

Uh, this is Valerie.

Miss Malone,

I'm, uh, Bill Taylor.

And I have no idea

what I've done to deserve
such lovely flowers,

but whatever it is,
you're very welcome.

Well, it's not what you've done,

but what I hope
you're going to do.

I'm an investor.

Are you?

Yeah. Listen, I don't
mean to be forward, but

I'd really like to meet the man

that I've entrusted
my lifesavings with.

Hmm, uh,

your note mentions
dinner tonight.

Unfortunately, I
already have plans.

But let me assure you,

your money will
be well cared for.

Well, that's what
Kelly tells me.

You know Kelly? Know her?

We're really good friends.

She's the one who told
me to invest with you.

I'm surprised she
hasn't mentioned it.

Well, maybe she'll say
something about it tonight.

She's the one I'm
having dinner with.

Oh gosh, I, I'm really sorry.

I, I feel like a complete idiot,
asking you to cancel on Kelly.

Uh... I'll tell you what.

Um...

I'm meeting Kelly
here at my hotel at 8:00.

How about you
and I meet at 7:30.

Get work out of the way,

and when Kelly arrives

we can all have a drink
together before dinner?

Well, I'd love to,

but I-I don't want to impose.

Oh, nonsense.

Helping out a friend of
Kelly's is no imposition.

I'll see you tonight.

I look forward to it.

Hey.

I know you wanted to be alone,

but I tried calling.

I turned off the ringer.

You going somewhere?

Dinner with dad.

Oh, that's right.

I forgot.

Kel, what's going on?

I don't really want to talk

about it, Brandon, okay?

I think I have a right to know.

I have something
called endometriosis.

It makes getting
pregnant difficult.

Difficult...

but not impossible.

It obstructs the
fallopian tubes,

making it harder for
them to pick up eggs.

No eggs.

No babies.

But you were pregnant.

Yeah,

but the endometriosis
is probably

what caused me to miscarry.

And how often is that?

40% of the time.

So that means 60%
of the time they don't.

I'll take those odds.

You're not listening
to me here, Brandon.

I miscarried.

I lost a child.

You have no idea
what that feels like.

So don't talk to me

about odds, okay?

Yesterday something
was alive inside of me,

and today it's dead.

You're right.

I'm sorry.

Kel...

this doesn't change anything.

I wish I could believe that.

You can.

It's the truth.

Brandon,

you've spent all
week talking to me

about how much
you love children.

How can you be happy

in a relationship with someone
who can't give you any?

Because I love you.

If you're expecting
an apology...

I'm not.

I asked Langely if I
could retake the test.

That took guts.

Well, I told her
what you told me.

That I walked out because
I was scared of moving on.

Is that the truth?

I'm terrified.

Well...

don't be afraid of me.

I mean, of everything else,

sure.

It's understandable, but,

I mean, our, our
relationship is the only thing

about finishing school
that doesn't scare me.

And that's the thing
that scares me the most.

I don't know what I
would do without you.

Donna, you're not gonna
have to worry about that.

So, uh, what did
Professor Langely say?

That I'm on for 9:00
a.m. tomorrow morning.

Great.

Great, that gives
us about 12 hours.

Go grab your books,

I'll put on some coffee.

David, you don't
have to do this.

I know.

Oh, thank you.

Going to college full-time and
running a successful business.

That's very impressive.
Well, I think I have

a real head for business.

Once the proceeds of
the sale of the After Dark

are invested with you,

I'll be looking for
other opportunities.

Ah.

Well, if you hit on
something, let me know.

I'm always, uh, looking
to help start-up ventures.

Aw, that's very generous of you,

but I've already imposed enough.

No, Valerie, I told you,

for a friend of Kelly's,
there's no such thing.

I'm sorry.

I just can't believe I'm
sitting across from Bill Taylor.

Well, I had no idea

I had a reputation
that preceded me.

Well, you do.

Derek speaks very highly of you.

Derek Driscoll?

If half of what he says is true,

I know my life savings
is in the right hands.

How do you know Derek?

Right over

there, miss. Thank you.

Oh, Kelly, honey.

Hi, sweetheart.

Hi.

How's my girl, huh?

Valerie, what the hell
are you doing here?

Um, it's nice to see you, too.

Just having dinner
with my financial adviser.

I thought we were having dinner.

We are, honey.

Uh, uh, Valerie

called about some,
uh, investment advice

earlier, and I told
her to meet me here.

You invited her?

Yeah, I thought it would be fun.

I never get a chance

to spend any time
with your friends.

My friends.

Maybe this wasn't
such a good idea.

No, I don't think so.

Look, uh, honey, I should

have called you and
told you about this.

Now, I caught you by surprise.

I'm sorry.

Look, why don't you sit down,

and we'll all have
dinner together, huh?

Sounds good. Kel?

Valerie, excuse me.

We'll talk tomorrow.

Hey, Steve, you up?

No.

Huh?

What are you doing here?

Brandon let me in.

Listen, if you haven't talked
to Clare about that, uh...

well, my alumni award,
you don't have to.

Oh, great, that's a relief.

Don't you want to know why?

No.

Well, I'm going to tell you.

I got it.

They're giving it to me.

That's great, Dad.

I'm really happy for you.

Oh, yeah, I can see that.

Well, I just don't understand
how you can be so excited

about some stupid award
after what you did to me.

What I did to you?

You cut me off.

Gave me a few books and
told me to have a nice life.

You took away my security.

Ooh... oh, wait a
minute, wait a minute.

Excuse me, young man.

I put you through college.

That is your security.

Oh.

Well, thanks for nothing.

Steve...

son...

I am what I am because of CU.

That's why I stay so involved.

It's why that-that, uh...

"stupid award"
means so much to me.

It's also why I know
you're gonna be just fine.

Oh, that's comforting.

It should be.

Look, you got a problem,
you give me a call later.

I got to get back to the office.

We're breaking in
a new junior partner.

Come on, take care.

Dodgers won.

Saw that.

Three runs on two hits.

They did the little things.

You know, advanced
the runner, hit and run.

Stuff that doesn't show
up in the box score.

Kind of like you
freaking out yesterday.

You know, I would
explain that to you,

but you wouldn't understand.

How could you let Rush in?

Was he on the list
of undesirables?

I didn't realize.

How could you do that to me?

Brandon, you have everything.

You've got grades,

girls, a future.

Must be tough being a
Beverly Hills bonus baby.

Must make being a
guy from Minnesota

with little margin of error
look pretty easy, huh?

You do make it look easy.

Well, look a little
closer, Steve.

If I fail,

I've got no safety net.

Step out on that
ledge with me one time,

and then talk to me
about easy, okay?

So, how do you do it
without a safety net?

I do have a safety net, Steve.

My friends.

And sure,

they're frustrating and
annoying sometimes,

but I don't know what
I'd do without them.

What about after we graduate?

We're graduating
from school, bro,

not from each other.

So, that means I'm
stuck with your ugly face.

The feeling's entirely mutual.

With minimal knowledge,

consumers rely primarily on?

Name brand,

price, quality,

image of the store.

Tell me the three methods

of developing designer
label merchandise.

Three methods?

That's what I said.

Well, um...

companies can make
exclusive outlet deals.

And they can pay a
premium for the product.

Um...

I'm not sure of the other.

You have ten seconds.

I don't know a third method.

Why not?

I don't understand this.

I studied so hard,
and I only know two.

Relax, Ms. Martin.

There are only two.

Then why did you
ask me for three?

I wanted to see how
you'd handle uncertainty,

misinformation;
it's a part of life.

It's also a part
of this business.

Why are you so mean to me?

Now is not the time.

Next question.

No, I don't like being
treated this way.

Why are you out to get me?

I'm tough on all my students.

That's the only way any of you
are gonna survive in this field.

I've been particularly
tough on you,

because you've got what it takes

to actually make
a career in fashion.

I do? Yes, you do.

You're very, very talented.

I think you're a natural.

And if you're afraid

of the next step,
you shouldn't be.

'Cause if anyone's
ready for it, you are.

All you lack is confidence.

Now, can we get on
with the next question?

Fire away.

Got a minute?

Are you going to Paris, Clare?

It's tempting.

It is Paris.

Are you going?

No. I'm not.

Then I've got a minute.

You know, I might have gone

if you reacted differently.

Well...

I'll have to act like a
maniac more often.

It showed me that

you cared, and I was touched.

So, no on Paris?

What are you going to do?

You're asking me
about the future?

That's a switch.

Well, I figure four years

of living for the moment,

I figure it's time I
ought to plan ahead.

Although I'm not exactly
sure how to do that.

Would it help if
we did it together?

Yeah. It would.

Congratulations, Ms. Martin.

You did great.

Well, thanks to you.

No, you did the work.

You deserve the credit.

I simply believed in you.

Now, it's time you start
to believe in yourself.

Thanks.

I'll never forget you.

They all say that.

You will.

Hi. Hi.

What's going on?

Nothing.

Just trying to forget
about yesterday.

Yeah, I know we
didn't discuss it,

but, uh, I kind of thought

you'd come over
last night after dinner.

Not after what happened.

What'd your father do this time?

It wasn't just my dad this time.

When I got to the restaurant,

Valerie was there
having dinner with him.

Valerie and your father,
how did that happen?

I don't know.

And I don't really care.

I just can't decide
who I hate more.

Oh, babe.

I'm sorry.

You know, Brandon, you've always

stuck with me through
all the tough times.

Well, that's not
going to change.

I know.

Oh, Valerie.

Thank you so much for coming.

Thank you for inviting me.

After last night, I wasn't sure

that you'd ever want
to see me again.

You know, I wanted to
invest with you so badly that

I guess I kind of overstated
my friendship with Kelly.

Oh, no, no, no, no, please.

I'm the one that
owes an apology.

I didn't think she'd
get that upset.

So did she tell you why?

No, she wouldn't talk to me.

We're not as close
as I'd like to be.

Yeah, I was never very close

with my dad before
he died, either.

Let's get back

to business, shall
we? I was starting

to tell you about
Derek Driscoll.

Ah, he's a real
charmer, a hustler.

Probably brings
in a lot of business.

He hasn't worked for
me in over three months.

What do you mean?

He's not on salary or something?

Just works on commission?

He doesn't work for me at all.

But that's impossible.

Not since I caught him
embezzling money from clients.

Driscoll is a crook, Valerie.

He talks people into
giving him their money,

and then he disappears.

No, no, no, wait see...

I met him here,
in your L.A. office.

I don't have an L.A. office.

I gave him a hundred
thousand dollars.

That's all the money I have.

I mean, without it,

I have nothing.

I am so sorry.

I just wish there was
something I could do.

Absolutely nothing.

Oh...