Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000): Season 8, Episode 24 - The Nature of Nurture - full transcript

Sorry.

Ten minutes
isn't officially late.

I was early.

How early? You already ate?

I was hungry.

Nat.

Two double espressos,
please. Make mine a single.

Three cups of coffee?

Two singles, please.

Watching out for my drug intake?

I'm just being supportive.



Okay, as long
as that's all it is.

Promise.

How's the old job hunt going?

Terrible. No one's interested.

It's like they can't wait
to get me out the door.

I can't believe this.
I mean, you created

your own clothing
line. And stole

someone else's concepts.

Only 'cause you were
taking too many pills.

Another reason why no
one's lining up to hire me.

Listen to me.

You got to keep trying.

I appreciate your support.

I really do.



But the fact of the matter is,

I threw away a really great job.

Now, I may never
get hired again.

What do you mean
I'm not getting the child?

I told you when you
applied to be a foster mom

that it would take time for
the application to be approved.

But I found him.

Which is why the
couple getting custody

want to thank you.

But I saved his life.

Yeah, you did, Kel,
but maybe it's time

to let him get on with it.

Hi, I'm sorry to
interrupt, but we're here.

Brandon, Kelly,
this is Kyle Vossler.

This is the foster
parent I told you about.

Congratulations. Thanks.

You, uh...

you're my hero.

Well, I didn't
really do anything.

No, no, you...

Well, you just made
our lives complete.

Hi.

We named him Raphael.

Raphael, that's a great name.

He was a,

an angel wasn't he?

Someday we just want

to be able to tell him
how he came to us.

And we didn't want
to be talking about

some mysterious Lady X.

I thought that you were
just the foster parents.

The county has a
fost-adopt program

that allows foster parents
to apply for custody.

But still, making it
this far is a huge win.

The stories that we could tell
you about the approval process

would just curl your hair.

You know, the obstacles
that you guys had to overcome

would probably make a
great story for my newspaper.

Please. Don't get him started.

They actually had
to be convinced

that we could nurture a child.

Can you?

We came here to thank you.

I don't mean to offend you.

My first concern
is for this baby.

Our baby.

How are you going to raise him?

What, do you mean is
he going to be exposed

to show tunes and makeup?

Gene... I think we
should be going.

You haven't
answered my question.

We've answered questions
like yours for years.

Now we have Raphael.

We don't have to anymore.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Crusin' down the
highway 'bout 65 ♪

♪ Feels so good to be alive ♪

♪ No place I'd rather be ♪

♪ With the wind in my
face, I'm feelin' free ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm rollin' ♪

♪ Rollin' down the line ♪

♪ Gotta find my baby
and we're gonna ♪

♪ Have a good time ♪

♪ Thinkin' about the throttle
I was startin' to move ♪

♪ 85 is such a groove ♪

♪ Heartbeat's
pumpin' 'bout 110 ♪

♪ I don't think I'll
be back again ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm rollin' ♪

♪ Rollin' down the line ♪

♪ Gotta find my baby and
we're gonna have a good time ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Cleanin' up street ♪

♪ I'm startin' to shake ♪

♪ Don't want to
make my baby wait ♪

♪ Good times are just ahead ♪

♪ Pushin' that
needle into the red ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm rollin'... ♪

I'm going to go out
for some bagels.

You guys want one?

Yeah. Sesame, thanks.

Is that my interview? Mm-hmm.

Thanks. I didn't know gays
adopting was so controversial.

Till last night, neither did I.

Steve, I know this
is just a first draft,

but there's printing
on the back of this.

It's recycling. Oh.

Before I forget,
this is your invitation

to the Southern California
Small Press Association

awards luncheon
that's on Friday.

And, uh, when you win,

remember the little people.

And you are?

Ha, ha.

Janet, just get
three bagels, okay?

We don't need half a dozen.

Hey, you know, Steve,

they sent us four tickets.

Why don't you invite Jill?

Oh.

That's not her thing.

I was thinking Janet maybe.

Oh, because with Jill,

you're still
pretending to be Ted.

Well, that's who she's
in love with, right?

Why spoil the fantasy?

And you're only doing that
for her benefit of course?

Exactly.

You are one of the
great humanitarians.

Thank you.

Recycling, bagel-counting,

going for a little too much
workplace ambiance...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but,

I smell money trouble.

Well, you're wrong.

You smell huge money problems.

I don't get it, Steve.

Couple months ago,
we were doing great.

Advertising revenue
is seasonal, Brandon.

Big bucks in the fall,
nada in the New Year.

Well, how bad is it?

Unless we get a big advertiser,

our next issue
could be our last.

Which is why I've made
an executive decision.

To work in the dark?

To take cigarette
ads. We are not

going to promote
anything that kills people.

It's a legal product.

That kills people. It comes

with a warning label.
Not good enough.

We can't do it.

Well, what else
can we do, Brandon?

Flight 29 from Buffalo...

Have I mentioned I could

kill Brandon for this?

She called and asked
how you were doing.

What did you want him to
do, lie to her? Desperately.

I mean, what does she think,

I need her support or something?

So you don't?

You know what? Her
idea of support is me

holding her purse while
she shops at Saks, okay?

Hi, honey! Hey.

It's so good to see you.

Oh, hi.

Oh. Give me that.

Okay. How are you?

Amazingly well.

Is that so?

Oh, she's amazingly strong.

I wonder where
she gets that from?

I heard your song on
the radio the other day.

I couldn't believe it! That's
'cause it's too good to be true.

Well, the business side of it
stinks, but the music's great.

It still can be. Val, I thought

we were past this? Let's
not make a scene, okay?

Fine.

And the part about
me being strong?

I get that on my own.

They're good.

Yeah, all the better to
wallpaper my bathroom with.

Donna, designers
aren't buying your stuff,

so make it yourself.

I mean, what do you need?

Well, I need someone to
help me cut a few samples.

Then I'd have to sell
them, and if they sold...

Oh, which they
probably won't, right.

I need materials,

seamstresses,
workplace... Got it.

Got what?

I'll help you get
the samples out,

get them sold.

I'll even put up the cash.

That's really
nice, but I couldn't.

I'm telling you I have the
best people to work on this.

I don't know.

Mixing business with pleasure...

It's all pleasure.

Can you honestly say

that what you're doing
is better for Raphael

than putting him in a home
with a dad and a mom?

Gene and Kyle have been

on the waiting
list for two years.

How come every time
I ask a tough question

I don't get an answer?

We've been to their home.

We've interviewed
their family and friends.

Every indication is they would

provide Raphael with a
loving, safe environment.

We can't ask for more than that.

Well, I think you can.

I think you have
the responsibility to.

I'll call you back.

Hello, honey.

Dad, what are you doing here?

Are you supposed to be here?

Believe it or not, I got

time off for good
behavior. I would have

come to pick you up.

No, no, no, I, uh,
wanted to surprise you.

How are you feeling?

I may not look it, but,
uh, I've never felt better.

Just being able

to walk through a door.

I wish you would've called.

Maybe I was afraid that you...

If you had time,

you would think of
some good reason

why I shouldn't come down here.

I'm glad you're here.

So what are you going to do?

Your letters...

they talked about
second chances.

I guess I'm here for mine.

So, uh, how are your parents,

Blake and Emily?

How are they
handling his retirement?

Great.

It's like they're
rediscovering each other.

Your letters were
so descriptive,

I feel like I know you.

I feel the same
way about you, Ted.

How's Sam?

"Sam"?

I wish I was as
close with my brother.

Sam's great.

I just saw him the other day.

We went on a hike. He's
out of the wheelchair?

I didn't tell you?

It's a miracle. He's
up, he's dancing.

How's Jane taking the news?

Jane's taking the news like
she should be taking the news.

I just hope they
patch things up.

I mean, hers was
a crime of passion.

Uh, oh my, look what time it is.

I've got to get
back to my office.

I thought you worked at home?

I do. My, my home office.

Check please.

Is everything all right?

You seem a little nervous.

I am a little.

I'm more comfortable
talking about you.

I got that from your letters.

Here I am

treating you like
a guest on Oprah.

Can you ever forgive me?

Never.

Very good.

Uh, Mr. San...

Uh, you know what?

Let me give you cash.

I think I'm all maxed out,

with my karaoke lessons and all.

Just kidding.

All I'm saying is,
so far so good.

Give my mom time.

She'll poison the well.

I didn't know anybody
lived back here.

Yeah, someone just moved in.

Well, he sure likes
to crank up the stereo.

It's "Day of Destruction."

Used to listen to Woody
Sloan in high school.

♪ ♪

What are you doing?

Introducing myself.

Being polite.

Hi. How you doing?

I'm David Silver. I
live across the way.

Hey. This is Valerie Malone.

Hello.

Just wanted to welcome
you to the neighborhood.

A quiet neighborhood

where people don't
crank up the stereo.

I wasn't playing the stereo.

I'm sorry.

Are you Woody Sloan?

Excuse me.

Did you see that?

See what? I saw a guy
who wanted to be left alone.

Why do you care anyways?
You gave up music.

Hi. I'm looking
for Steve Sanders.

He's not here right now.

Maybe I can help you.

I'm Dean Shaver, with
Southwestern Ad Group. Mm-hmm.

I'm dropping off some
mechanicals. Oh, great.

Sorry about this, chief.

The Beat doesn't
do cigarette ads.

Well, your publisher
signed these orders.

Consider them rescinded.

And you might be?

The editor.

If you, uh, need to
get in touch with me.

Don't think I will, but thanks.

Thanks. Yeah.

What's going on?

The paper might fold.

I had no idea.

Apparently, neither did Steve.

Would these save it?

If we ran them.

Which we're not going to.

You don't think
we should, do you?

I think you should do
whatever feels right.

No matter what anybody says.

Just like you're doing
with Pam Ahern?

Yes, it is.

And it's not easy
without your support.

I'm sorry, but I feel
like you getting custody

of that child is wrong.

Oh, is that because
you think Kyle and Gene

would make such great parents,

or because I would
make a lousy mom?

Neither.

It's because I'm not
ready to be a father.

And because it would
ruin our relationship.

And because you never
took the time to ask me

whether or not I
wanted this kid in my life.

You make it sound

like I need your
permission. I think you do.

Okay, um, my dad's out of
jail. Do I have your permission

to go and see him? Don't twist
this, Kelly. You know what I mean.

No, I don't, Brandon.

We just dropped the
samples off yesterday.

I know. I was just
too excited to sleep.

I haven't felt this
way in a long time.

And I have you to thank for it.

I think it's going
to be great. Yeah.

I think so, too.

But I was also
thinking that it could be

kind of complicated, you
and I working together.

So maybe we should
set some ground rules.

Whatever you say.

No.

Whatever we say.

If one of us doesn't
want something,

we don't do it.

We have to listen to each other.

And if you think
one of my designs

is really, really ugly,
you have to tell me, okay?

And if I think you're
pushing yourself too hard?

Then we should talk about it.

Look, I want this to work.

But not if it's going
to hurt your recovery.

I'm still in counseling.

My back, it feels great.

And most importantly,

you and I worked things out.

I'm fine.

What are you waiting for?

Nothing. Except to
go get the samples

and for you to go get dressed.

We have some
sales calls to make.

Okay. Go.

Sloan?

Yeah.

Yeah, he's still working
on the same piece.

So what do you think?

Hmm?

Is that a new sweater?

Yeah, my mom bought
it this morning for me.

What happened to you

holding her purse
while she shops?

Okay, so she was considerate.

For one day.

You just can't let
her in, can you?

You have no idea.

I got to go.

I got to meet her there.

♪ ♪

You know, he's not bad.

You know, ten years
ago, he was really, uh...

He was really doing well.

He had a Grammy, a hit song,

a huge record contract...

What happened?

I don't know.

Probably the same thing
that happened to me.

Well, then how come he's

still playing and you're not?

Believe me, he's not
getting any joy out of it.

How do you know that?

Because, Val, I know.

Well, maybe you
should go talk to him.

Maybe it'll help.

Help what?

You act like I need to get
over something and I don't.

Fine. Just forget it.

- I had a deal.
- A bad one.

I saved you from it.

Well, remind me to thank you
when we go out of business.

Better hurry.

You know what? It's our job

to put out a newspaper,
not pass moral judgment

on the advertisers
that help us do it.

That's an
understandable position

coming from a guy
who's pretending

to be somebody he's not.

That's hitting below
the belt, Brandon.

I'm sorry, it affects
your credibility.

I'm going to tell her!

Really?

Before or after
you sleep with her?

Dean Shaver, please.

Dean? Steve
Sanders from The Beat.

I know, I know,
what my editor said.

But I'm the publisher,
what I say goes.

We're going to run it.

When did you say he'd get here?

I told you, Noah
doesn't come in till later.

Well, when he does get in...

You're not going to say a word.

Look, I didn't protect you once.

I'm not going to make
that mistake again.

Mom, look, that
means a lot to me, but...

Noah and I have
worked things out.

Him on the other hand...

What the hell are
you doing here?

Oh, it's nice to see
you, too, Valerie.

Well, I thought you'd
be in jail rotting away.

Oh, I paid for my crimes,

which did not include
stealing money from you.

Is everything all right here?

Mom, this is Bill
Taylor, Kelly's dad.

This is Abby Malone.

Hello, Abby.

Hello.

Unfortunately,

your daughter is under the, uh,

mistaken impression I
cost her some money.

You know what? A
hundred thousand dollars

isn't just "some money."

As I said, mistaken impression.

Watch your purse mother.

I'll tell you my side of
the story over a drink?

All right.

The look on your
face when you realized

you'd taken me to
a steak restaurant...

Well, you are so captivating,

I forgot I was a vegetarian.

And the way you
insisted on eating meat

simply not to inconvenience me.

That was so sweet.

That's the kind of guy I am.

Here's where I coyly ask
if you'd like to come in.

And I say, "Yes, very much."

I've been, um,
thinking about this

from the moment we met.

Me, too.

From before, really. What?

From that incredible letter

where you told me
all your fantasies.

Oh, that?

And now, I'm going to
make them all come true.

I've never wanted to
say the name of any man

I've ever been with before.

But I want to say yours, Ted.

Ted. Ted.

Ted...

Ted.

Um...

I'm sorry.

What's wrong?

Is it something I said, Ted?

No, no, it's not you.

It's, I'm...

I have to go.

I have to go.

Hey.

Hi.

You ready to go? Uh, just about.

So what'd you
think of my article?

Well, it's your job

to tell both sides of the story.

I can't help it
if I don't agree.

The experts I talked to said
that Raphael would be fine.

Not without a maternal
figure in his life.

I don't think so.

Oh, so it's

not their sexuality
you're opposed to,

it's their gender. Brandon...

I don't want to argue
about this, okay?

I'm just curious
about something.

If this was two gay women

would you feel the same way?

I don't want to argue. Fine.

We have to get going.

I told my dad that we would
meet him at the After Dark.

How's he doing?

He says he's changed.

Kel... Brandon.

I wanted to say that I'm sorry

for not asking your
opinion about the baby.

It was really selfish of me.

I need your help here.

You got it.

Kelly?

Leanne.

What are you doing here?

I want my baby. I want Erik.

I really can't talk about this.

Then take me to the lady
at Social Services, please.

Help me get my baby back.

Come on, Donna,
what do they know?

Apparently, the same
thing as everyone else.

Whoa! Ooh, sorry.

Okay, watch, I'll
prove this to you.

Nat, can I show you something?

Uh, yeah, sure.
Okay. Will you look

at my designs and
tell me honestly

what you think.

I don't know.

See?

B-But these are spring colors.

I'm...

kind of an autumn guy.

Look, we're not giving up.

Why not? Everyone's
given up on us.

You're the one who told me
you have to be patient. It's just,

every time we get turned
down, it just reminds me

what a great setup I
had over at Child's Play.

Yeah, it was a great job.

I mean, no questions
asked, it was a great gig.

It'll happen again.

What if it doesn't?

I mean, come on, we both
know that that was a fluke.

I mean, without
their connections

with the department store...

Are there any stops
we haven't made yet?

Nope, none today.

Just Mayalee's
tomorrow, and that's it.

Mayalee's?

No problem.

No problem? What...

Are you and I sitting in
the same meetings, or...?

They're gonna love
you. Based on what?

I don't know... they're
gonna love you, though.

I say we get out of here,

we get our skates
and go to the beach.

No, no, I don't think so.

It'll take your mind off work.

I'm tired. Can you take me home?

I'm so happy you
decided to take Erik back.

Even though you
offered to take him?

He belongs with you.

When he couldn't have
that, my heart went out to him.

He's so precious.

I'm glad you
finally realized that.

So am I... considering
the alternative.

The alternative?

The idea of my boy being
raised by a couple of queers.

I... I met Gene and Kyle.

They seem really nice.

Yeah, to raise a ballerina.

You said that you talked to
your mom about the baby.

Did you talk to her about this?

She's the one who showed
me the newspaper article

about what those
guys were trying to do.

That's how you found out

about Gene and Kyle,
through the paper?

Without that article,

Erik would have been raised gay.

You're not raised gay,
you're born that way.

Wh-What would you do

if you were me?

Would you let those
guys raise your kid?

I wouldn't leave my
kid on a doorstep.

But if you did,
would you let them?

Leanne.

Oh, hey. Hi.

How'd your date go?

Well, it... it didn't, really.

If it's because you told her
the truth, then I'm proud of you.

Oh, no, no, she wanted to...

have sex.

With Ted.

Yeah. Which is why

I couldn't go through with it.

Well, good for you.

Oh, hey, listen, the
ad guy was back.

Brandon's not too pleased.

Thanks for the warning.

Maybe I wasn't clear, Steve.

I'm not gonna edit a paper
that runs cigarette ads.

You were clear.

Well, I guess there's
nothing left to say.

That's right, bail
on me, go ahead.

Oh, no, this isn't on
me, Steve, it's on you.

No, this is on us.

This is our failure.

Not mine.

You remember that
when you get that award.

We failed.

Fine.

It's on us.

Am I missing something?

Paper's gonna close.

Yeah, Steve, the
paper's gonna close,

and we're both gonna move on.

No, you're gonna move on.

You always do.

When we graduated
college, this paper saved me.

And you saved the paper.

It's not that big a deal, Steve.

It is to me.

♪ ♪

Before you say anything,
I just want to apologize.

Stop, stop, I have
to tell you something.

I think maybe you
should sit down

before I tell you this, though.

If you're breaking up with
me, I think I'd rather stand.

Have a seat.

Uh...

I'm not Ted.

What is that supposed to mean?

It means I'm not the guy
that wrote you those letters.

I'm not the man
you fell in love with.

My name is Steve Sanders.

But you...

you knew what was in them.

Ted had an office in
the building where I work.

And when he switched jobs,

he asked one of my employees

to forward his mail.

Well, she must've
got the address wrong.

Because all the letters
kept coming back to us.

And you read
them? No, not at first.

But then... there were
these postcards, and...

they were beautiful, and...

Yeah, I read them.

But they were so intimate...

so personal.

How could you?

I sent them back to you,
but you flew here before

they had a chance
to reach you. Wait.

Wait. Just stop.
Jill, the thing is...

I'm thinking we really
have something here.

Just get away from me.

Jill, come on, I know
what I did wrong.

Just get away from me!

Yeah, Donna and I
have a meeting tomorrow

with your buyers at 10:00.

That's what I'm proposing.

Mayalee's takes the
samples on consignment,

and I will handle
anything that doesn't move,

including incidental costs.

Yeah, but you got
to keep it between us.

Even Donna.

All right, I'll see you
tomorrow. Thanks.

Hey.

Hey. Sorry. Was I interrupting?

No, it was an old
friend. What's up?

Me. My mood.

I, um, just spent the day
thinking about what you said

about not giving up
and being patient.

And you were right.

That's the spirit.

If we go in to Mayalee's
tomorrow thinking

they're gonna
love us, they will.

Like money in the bank.

Yeah.

Coming.

Hey, I've been calling you.

Thank you.

For what?

I started playing
again, with Sloan.

I mean, not really with...

I-It's really hard to explain.

But... you were right.

Well, I'm happy for you,
and I want to hear all about it,

but I got to get my
mom off on her date.

Her date? Yeah,
she's being mysterious

about the whole thing,
but I'm not pressing.

Anybody who can take her
off my hands is fine by me.

Hey. David, hi.

You know, if you're here
to see Kelly, she's not here.

I'm not here to see Kelly.

Well, then who are
you here to see?

Hi, Bill.

Hi.

I-I'm sorry I'm late.

Oh, that's all right.

Wha... He's your date?

I know what you're thinking.

Well, then how can you do this?

Because I believe he didn't
do anything to hurt you.

Like you've ever been a
good judge of that before.

You know, now's probably
not a really good time.

It'll be okay.

It's fine.

We'll talk about this later.

Evening.

But I don't understand...
she's a bigot.

She is the child's mother.

I'm sorry, but,
according to the law,

that's all that matters.

What are you doing here?

I know that Leanne
read the article, and...

I just wanted to tell you

I think what she's
doing is wrong.

Unbelievably enough,
no one else does.

Everything's gonna be okay.

Yes, it is.

You're going back
to your mommy now.

Can't you guys fight this?

We could cry discrimination,

drag it out for a
year or two in court.

Think of how hard it would
be to give him up then.

Ah, you think about how hard it
would be for Raphael to give us up.

That's why we'd never do it.

I'm sorry.

Can you promise
us that that girl will be

as good a parent as the
two of us would've been?

Can you do that?

If you don't want to
go to this thing today,

I completely understand.

And miss seeing
you get an award? No.

Here, let me do that. Thanks.

Did you write your
acceptance speech yet? Yeah.

I'm sorry. Did you say
you were looking for a job?

I'll be in the car.

This is so weird.

Even if I win, I
feel like I'm losing.

I know how you feel.

How do you know?

You backed Leanne, she won.

I don't see your loss.

She abandoned him.

Gene and Kyle loved
him enough to let him go.

When they asked me if I thought

that she would make a
better mother than them,

there's no way.

And what's hurting

is knowing that I wouldn't
have been better either.

Don't be so hard on yourself.

I've been thinking
about it, Brandon.

And the reason that I
had such a bad reaction

to Gene and Kyle was because
I wanted the baby for myself.

It had nothing to
do with the baby

or his needs... It
was all about me.

Oh, there she is.

Hi, Dad.

Hi, honey. Hi, Brandon.

Bill, Abby!

Hi.

Why are you guys holding hands?

Didn't Valerie tell you?

The wonderful news?

I thought I'd let you tell her.

We're pretty happy about this.

We just hope you are, too.

Happy about what?
I didn't even know

that you two knew each other.

Valerie introduced us.

Guilty as charged.

Are you sure?

Donna...

You're not just saying it?

You made the sale.

I did? I did?!

The dresses are terrific.

I'll expect 20 to be ready for
display sometime next week.

Twenty? We'll have
'em for you. Thank you.

Excuse me.

Hello?

Okay.

I have to step out.

Take your time
gathering your things.

Hmm...

Did she just say
what I think she said?

That you're a brilliant designer

and she's happy to
have you? She said it.

Oh, yay!

Hi.

What are you doing here?

I just came by to see how
you were doing with Raphael.

Erik's fine.

Is he?

Babies cry, in case
you haven't heard.

I don't remember you working
for the child welfare people.

Yesterday you
asked me a question,

and I wasn't sure how
to answer it, but now I am.

If I were you,

I would let Kyle and
Gene raise my baby.

I'm busy. So if
you don't mind...

Leanne,

parenting isn't about
biology or sexuality.

It's about love.

Leanne, you've just got

to start taking some
responsibility for this baby.

I love my baby.

Do you? Do you really?

You guys, I think we're up next.

Ladies and gentleman,

our next category is for
best investigative report.

You know you could at least
pretend to like each other.

Dennis Kress, The L.A. Gazette,

"The Metro Rail, The
Gravy Train of the '90s."

So how's Jill?

She never wants to see
me again. Thanks for asking.

"Life on the Streets," Brandon
Walsh, The Beverly Beat.

Any word from Kelly?

No word.

And the winner is...

Jennifer Ruiz.

Wow,

thank you. Thank you all.

What did I miss?

Oh, a lot of good conversation,

good humor, lots of laughs.

You know, a real joy.

Oh, that bad.

We lost. How'd it
go with Leanne?

Like talking to a wall.

Probably a lot like it's been
talking to me the past few days.

..and publisher, Nikki Coulter.

Thank you.

Finally, ladies and gentleman,

we'd like to present a
Governor's award today

for special achievement.

To introduce the
recipient of the award,

here's the publisher of the
Beverly Beat, Steve Sanders.

Thank you.

When I first heard the
Association was gonna

honor Brandon Walsh with
this award, I was thrilled.

I prepared this long speech
about how I couldn't imagine

anyone more deserving,

but I'm not gonna read
from it because I'm angry.

I'm angry that this guy
doesn't know how good he is,

how much his stories
affect the lives of others

and what a difference
he really makes.

I tried explaining it to
him, but he won't listen.

Maybe he'll listen to you.

I hate you, you know that?

The ends justifies
the means here, baby.

And then some.

Thank you, Steve.

Um, you publish
a pretty good rag.

And if I have anything
to say about it,

you'll be publishing it
for some time to come.

Oh, yeah!

Hey, man.

Hey.

Thought you might like
to hear how this sounds.

I hope you didn't mind
me joining in with you.

Mind? I'm obliged, man.

This is the first song
I've finished in five years.

Why? What happened to you?

What happened to you?

After "Keep It Together,"

I would've thought you'd
have been way past here.

Things just didn't work out.

They rarely do.

It's a good song, man.

What are you gonna do with this?

The same thing you should,

just enjoy it.

David, listen to me.

My mom and Bill are
going away for the weekend.

Can you believe this?

Come here.

What? Come here. Trust me.

What am I gonna do?

Just relax for a second, okay.

Come on.

Hmm? Yeah.

How's that?

Nice.

Nice? Yeah.

I don't want to
see you any more.

Wait. Do we have
something or not?

I have something with Ted.

I don't know you.

Oh, you know, the crazy
thing is, I think you do.

It's like we were
meant to be together.

I was meant to
be with Ted. Taxi!

But your letters came to me.

If you cared about me,

you'd figure out
why that happened,

and you'd fix it.

I tried.

It's like the universe
is keeping us together!

The universe? Uh-huh.

Jill, wait.

You know the saying, "If
you love something, let it go"?

Yeah. It's something
Ted used to write to me.

Oh, good, 'cause that's
gonna make it very easy for me.

Make what easy?

I'm gonna find Ted.

You are not making any sense.

If finding Ted is
gonna make you happy,

then finding Ted is
what I'm gonna do.

Because after all this, I
want to see you happy.

Good-bye... whoever you are.

It's a miracle,
that's what it is.

It's nothing but a miracle.

The mother changed her mind.

We got a phone call from
Pam about two hours ago

asking if we'd be
willing to take in a baby.

We said yes without even knowing

that it was Raphael.

We just wanted
you to share our joy.

I'm really happy for you guys.

So am I.

You mean that?

Yeah, I do.

It's dinnertime.
We'd better go. Yeah.

Say bye-bye.

Bye, baby.

I'm going home now.

I'm finally going home.

You did a good thing there.

Yeah, I did.

No, you did an
incredibly good thing.