Fairly Legal (2011–2012): Season 1, Episode 9 - My Best Friend's Prenup - full transcript

You don't think there are some things

that people just
shouldn't know?

Before I give
you this...

Your father had to have a
good reason for what he did.

Are you saying...

He didn't lose
the evidence?

Teddy was a good man.

Kate?

Hey!

Hey!
Hi.

Hi. Sorry. Am I interrupting something?



Um...

No.

No. What's up?

You left your phone
in my office.

Oh, my God!
Thank you.

I have been looking
all over for this.

I even bought one
ofthose disposable phones.

But I can't even
find that now.

Are you okay?
Yeah.

Come all the way
out here in the rain

just to hand
me my phone?

Well, I had
a meeting nearby.

Thank you.
Yeah, sure.

We should talk about what's
going on between you and I...



I'm still the Tin Man, huh? What?

I called your phone.

You called my phone?

Yeah.
That's not weird.

It is when
it's in your pocket.

Justin, thank you for
bringing me my phone.

The Tin Man doesn't
have a heart, Kate.

It's just
a ring tone.

I know, it's just...

I just don't understand
why I'm still the Tin Man.

It doesn't
mean anything.

Look, the Tin Man is the hottest
guy on the yellow brick road.

Plus, he has an axe

and he knows
how to use it.

I have a heart.

I know you do.

You...
Every time, uh...

Hold on.

I got to take this.

Listen, will you
please call me?

I'm going to be in a place that's
not great... Cell phone reception.

Then again I am
made out of tin,

so maybe the reception
will be great.

Oh, Tin Man's funny.
Yeah.

Justin Patrick.

Yeah, on my way.
Five minutes.

Julie!

Kate!

Oh, congratulations!

Oh, thank you. Thank
you. We're so excited.

Oh! Eric.
Hey.

This is a big step.
Are you sure about this?

I mean, people
who get engaged,

they tend to
end up married.

I'm sure. Uh, I'm a bit
scared, but I'm sure.

I have known Julie
since high school

and there's nothing
to be scared of,

except for the black belt
in Tae Kwon Do.

Uh, and her dad, also a
black belt. Eighth degree.

Uh-huh. And, uh, don't
forget my mediator.

What, you've got a black
belt too? I have tons of them.

Kate doesn't need to know martial
arts. People who deal with her do.

Ah! Hey.

I get that feeling!

He is so cute. Oh, God!

So, uh, we figured we'd drop offyour
bridesmaid dress while we're here.

Oh, thoughtful guy here, Eric. Nice job.

Now I know why you've
been keeping him from me.

Here, come with me
to my office.

Okay.

Is my dad
here yet?

Yeah, I believe he's in there
with Lauren finalizing the pre-nup.

My dad's idea
of a wedding gift.

I can't think of a lovelier way
to say to my soon-to-be husband,

you better not
be a gold digger.

I don't blame him. I'm an
art teacher, okay? And...

I do some freelance
web design.

She's second in command of his
thriving Tae Kwon Do empire.

Any parent would
do the same.

You think so?
Would yours?

Are they asking
for a pre-nup too?

No. Both my parents died
when I was young, so.

I'm so sorry.

That's okay. He's, um,
he's got a new family now.

Good morning.
Hello, hello.

Morning, Leo.

Good morning to you, Kate.

Uh, my bridesmaid
dress, to be fitted.

I'll learn to sew.

Or call the tailor.

That's better.
Mmm-hmm.

Congratulations, you
two. Hey, thank you.

Thanks, Leonardo. Okay,
let's see the ring.

Oh, yeah. It's not
legit until we see it.

It is good
to check.

It's, uh, just kind of buried in there.

No.
It's beautiful.

It's brilliant.

You guys don't have to
say that, I know it's...

Perfect.

Aw.

All right. This way, love birds.

Are you guys hungry? I mean, we
can get you some coffee, bagels,

Leo can go get
you something...

Your son-in-law will be
amenable to these terms?

He's not
my son-in-law yet.

What about
your daughter?

She knows me.

Oh, good. Then she won't be surprised.

Julie's a smart girl.

An amazing COO,
that's for sure,

developed your brand
of sports apparel, DVDs...

She learned a few things
in business school,

but marrying well
wasn't one of them.

She has me
looking out for her.

I wish she had
her mother.

Well, she's in
good hands.

And we are here to help.

I want to
thank you, Lauren.

You know, it's been my hope to
grow the business to the point

where I'd be able to
work with Reed & Reed.

Maybe if this goes well,
my hope will be realized.

I do have many
deals pending.

Well, you just say the word
and we will jump right in.

Good.

Oh, excuse me.

Joseph.

Kate! Oh!
Hi!

Now, are you coming back to
class after all these years?

I know I need
to brush up on my moves,

like maybe right now when I talk to
Lauren. Can you excuse us a second?

Of course.

I'm not telling you
anything, Kate.

I didn't
ask you to.

I'm his attorney,
you're the mediator

and between us
is a firewall.

Julie and I
are old friends.

We played Sandy and Rizzo in our
high school production of Grease.

You were Rizzo.

Why does everybody
always assume that?

That I was the angry
pregnant one? No, I was Sandy.

I was sunny,
I was cheery.

When I put those
hot pants on,

man, the boys,
they really liked that.

Point being...

While we're in there, I'm going
to be fighting for all sides.

So just sit back, smile vacantly
and watch me get the job done.

I represent Joseph Chang and his business
interests, which are considerable.

Go easy.
They're my friends.

Kate, I'm a lawyer. I
don't go easy on anybody.

You would have made
an excellent Rizzo.

I'm just saying.

Okay, so before
we get started,

I would like to
acknowledge that everyone

has signed a waiver

of all conflicts
of interest.

So if you'd like a
more impartial mediator,

somebody who does not adore
the bride as much as I do,

then I would be more than
happy to recuse myself.

No, this
is a family matter.

We prefer it to be
handled by someone

who's practically
part of the family.

Agreed. Just,
let's get on with it.

Great. Lauren,

you can start by taking us
through the prenuptial agreement.

Of course.

The proposed terms
are as follows.

"Eric will never be entitled to
receive any share of ownership

"of T.K.D. Enterprises.

"He will never influence
the direction of the company

"in any way,
shape or form. "

Really?

Dad, this is your idea
of a standard pre-nup?

Standard's not good enough.

Does anybody want any
coffee? You know I'm...

No, no. What are you trying to say?

I'm saying that
I don't want this man

anywhere near anything
that we built together.

I don't want to
take over your business.

Of course not. Dad, he
doesn't care about any of it.

That's what he says.
So I say.

That's today.
What about tomorrow?

What about a year from now
when he wants to take half of

Joseph! everything we've worked for.

I would never do that.

Then prove it.

Wait a second. Julie,
uh, maybe it gets better?

Lauren?

That speaks
for both of us.

Eric, would
you walk me out?

Well...

This is me sitting
back, smiling vacantly,

watching you
get the job done.

Keep watching.

No. Why don't
I ever learn?

Right? I should know better
than to expect my father

to be reasonable about
anything to do with my life.

I don't get it. I've been
nothing but nice to him.

Now he's accusing me of trying
to take over his company.

Maybe he's got cold feet.

You know? People think it's
only the bride and groom.

No, it's not cold feet. You get
over cold feet if you want to.

He doesn't want to.

God.

He is going to
ruin everything.

I know it.

That's not going
to happen.

You know, I keep having
this dream about the wedding.

It's a perfect day.

All of my friends and family
are gathered to celebrate the day

that I've always
dreamed about.

My grandparents,
my sister,

my girlfriends and the man that I love.

And then my dad
has to ruin it.

Dad!
Joseph!

What are you doing?
Dad, stop it!

Stop it right now!

Kate, do something!

Joseph! Joseph! Joseph!

Stop it!
Make him stop.

Julie.

It's not going
to happen.

No. He's just going to find
anotherway to get rid ofyou.

Why? What's his
problem with Eric?

Can you excuse us
for a second?

Uh, yeah. Sorry.

No. We don't have any
secrets in our relationship.

That's not the way I want
to start our marriage.

Okay, well, then let's just
get it all out in the open.

My father doesn't
trust Eric.

And there's
no reason for it.

Well, have you
asked him?

You know, I love my dad,
but you know how he is. Yeah.

If I ask him a question,
he starts talking

about growing up
hungry in...

Korea and stealing spam...
Korea and stealing spam...

From the Gls
to feed his family.

And an hour goes by
and I get frustrated

and he gets angry
and then we end up here.

Which is absolutely
nowhere.

He'll come around.

Yeah.

Oh, Julie,
he's got a good heart.

I just don't know
what to do.

You know what?

Let me talk to him.

One, two, three.

You, of all people, should
understand where I'm coming from.

What do you mean?

When your father named
the firm Reed & Reed,

he wanted his children
with him, next to him,

the future
of his business.

True. But...

We don't always
get what we want.

Nobody does.

That doesn't mean
we stop trying.

Look, Joseph, my dad taught
me that business decisions,

more often than not...

...are never about business.

What you did to Julie
this morning, for example.

What are you
accusing me of?

You could have
taken her aside,

you could have talked to her in private,

but instead you gathered an audience,

you dropped a bomb hoping it
would blow her engagement apart.

Now you're telling me that
was just about business?

Joseph?

Come on, what's this really about?

Kate, when I was a boy struggling
to survive after the war in Korea,

I learned the importance of family.

Now a marriage is a
combining of two families.

How is it possible if the
groom doesn't have one?

Well, oh, um,
he's an orphan.

That's not his fault.

Well, how do you trust
anybody without a family?

You can't see
where he came from.

You can't see
how he was raised.

It's not impossible,
it just takes longer.

But they've known each
other for, like, six months.

That was nice.

Your generation
rushes everything.

A black belt used to take
five or six years to earn.

Now they demand
it in two years.

It's the same thing
with marriage.

First date, sex, second date,
wedding, third date, divorce.

How long did you know Justin
before you got married?

Like six weeks.

At least.

First of all,
that was me.

And secondly, I just get the feeling
that these two, they know one another.

I don't.

Why is this
about you?

It's about family, it's
about being connected.

Yes, and that's something
that he wants to be a part of.

He said he's not
interested in our business.

He's not.

Why not?

A man's fiance turns out to
be a princess with a castle,

why does a man
without money,

without family
not want a key?

Joseph,

you have Eric
all wrong.

I don't think so.

All right.

I'm going to
prove it to you.

I'm going to do
some digging.

And if I can show you that
Eric is, in fact, a good man,

worthy of your daughter,

do you agree
to drop the pre-nup?

I'll consider it
if you succeed.

I'll succeed.

I don't think so.
I know people.

So do I.

Yo, guys, let's go!
Bring it in!

Center court just for a second. Come on.

Okay, guys,
here's the deal.

We've got a big game
this weekend

against those bastards
at Morrison and Foerster.

Watch out for the elbows,
especially that tax partner.

Yeah.

All right, settle down,
tough guy.

As you may or may not know, we have
the third worst record in the league.

So we have got to
mix things up.

So as your team captain, I have taken
it upon myself to get us all new jerseys.

We leave our real
names in the office.

On court, we are only
going to use nicknames.

Like...

"Ball Hog" Steve.

Tony, "The Hacker. "

Alan, "No Hops. "
Sorry.

"Slip and Fall," Bobby.

Chuck.
Pass it?

Oh, yeah, I get it.

Because when I get the ball
I should pass it to someone

who can actually shoot
and get it in the basket.

Come on, dude, we own our flaws.
That's how we conquer them.

Right. Yeah.
What's on your shirt?

Trash Talk.

You certainly do that.

Chuck,

you were the quarterback
ofyour college football team.

You're a good passer.
Come on, man.

Yeah, I know. It's fine.
I can take it.

Or pass it.

Ah, I'm kidding.
Chuck.

I'm kidding. Chuck!

Has anyone seen my Scary Girls? Anyone?

Hey, hey, Bens, have you guys
seen my Scary Girl figures?

The ones that I keep
on my desk?

You mean your dolls?

Vinyl figures done by
artists, highly collectible.

We haven't seen your
dolls, dude. Vinyl figures.

Ben. Ben. Bens.
Vinyl.

It's not...
It's not funny.

Kate! Kate! Kate!

Kate.
What?

Um, my Scary Girls
are missing.

That's why we put away our toys
when we're done playing with them.

Okay, they're not toys and
I don't play with them. Much.

Close the door.

I thought my father lost
something, but, uh...

Turns out,
I could be wrong.

Bank statements?
Just copies.

David Smith embezzled $20,000
a month for five months,

January through May, 1980. That's
why he spent 12 years in prison.

Okay.
Why would he tell me that?

Maybe he didn't want you to think
he's done things that are worse.

January through May, 1980.

Do you know what
happened in June, 1980?

Disco died.

My father founded
Reed & Reed...

With $100,000, in cash.

Oh! I... I don't
know what to, uh...

Shred it.

You sure?

Mmm-hmm.

Okay.

Yeah.

I need you to work
late tonight,

do a background check,
anything you can find...

On Eric Malloy.

Your best friend's fiance?

My client's fiance.

Got it.

Oh, and Leo, your
discretion is appreciated...

On both matters.

No, yeah, understood.

And, uh, one more thing, don't
worry about your figurines.

Nothing stays lost forever.

Trust me.

I ran some searches
on Eric Malloy.

Tell me you found
good things.

Great things.
Thank you.

Uh, great art, anyway.

He's good. He's got
a large body of work,

sketches, paintings,
multimedia,

most of it's abstract,
expressionistic.

Did I mention
that I'm an artist too?

More than once. You do monsters, right?

Creatures.
Oh.

Now take a look at this.

It's Eric's painting
of his mother, Anna.

It's his imagining of
what she'd look like today,

if she were alive.

He did this?

I know, different style,
right? Almost photorealistic.

That's another art term.

Monsters, Leo.

Creatures.
Now look at this.

His mother again?
Mmm-hmm.

I searched for more paintings of
Anna Malloy and I found this one,

except Eric
didn't paint it.

Who did?

Anna Malloy,
self portrait, 2010.

2010?

But Eric said she died
when he was a kid.

This is Anna last month at a
nursing home in Walnut Creek.

Patients had an art show.
Made the local paper.

She can paint,
she can breathe.

She's alive.

I can't believe you ran
a background check on me.

I'm not a criminal.
Look,

Joseph had some concerns,
I wanted to prove him wrong,

but instead I find out that
you lied about your mother.

Have you told Julie?
Not yet.

I wanted to
tell her the truth.

But you didn't.

So I made up a story. I was
afraid I was going to lose her.

That your mother died when
you were a child? Eric.

Which in many ways
is true.

But it isn't, is it?

Kate, I love my mother.
I really do

and I took care of her my whole
life up until a couple years ago.

I could handle her
depression and the alcohol.

In fact, I could manage that,
but, when they led to dementia...

She needed fulltime care.

But why did you
lie about it?

I was trying to protect Julie
from the burden of my mother

and because I felt terrible
about leaving her there.

But you know
what's worse, is that,

for the first time in
years, I could breathe, okay?

And I could relax and not
worry and I could just,

you know, for a little while, I could
pretend like my mother didn't exist.

Wow, that sounds
horrible, doesn't it?

Eric, you can't
pretend anymore.

You're marrying Julie.

Do you know what I see when
I think about our wedding,

no crazy mothers, no
angry fathers, nobody,

just Julie and me, and we're
standing there exchanging our vows.

Well, you know how
important family is to Julie.

That's why you have to
tell her the truth.

That's exactly
why I can't.

She has to know the family
that she's becoming a part of.

And then what? What's to
keep her from leaving me?

Nothing.

It's her decision.

But, you have to tell her.

We'll go together,
we'll go this afternoon.

It'll be fine.

Maybe it was
his own money.

Dad was
a young lawyer,

struggling. Where'd
he get $100,000 in cash

if not from David Smith?

In this office, a man is presumed
innocent, until proven otherwise.

Ifyou had to prosecute him, you
don't think you'd get a conviction?

I'd dig deeper.

Oh, I've dug enough.
And my father

built his firm
by lying and stealing.

Kate. And he let another
man go down for it.

Maybe...

Maybe it's a relief.

I don't have to worry about whether I
let my dad down for the last few years,

you know, because he
let me down so much more.

Try to remember
the whole man, Kate.

Not just the worst
thing he did.

I mean, he did a lot
of amazing things.

Like what?

He raised you to know
better and to be fair.

This isn't the first time he
let you down. He married Lauren.

You're trying to
make me feel better,

and you bring up Lauren!

And yet
she smiles.

I'm not smiling at you. I'm
smiling at that jersey behind you.

Oh, yeah.
That's not mine.

I had some jerseys made up for the
team and Chuck forgot to take his.

Oh, no.
No, he didn't forget.

You think he's offended?

I think you owe him
an apology.

Mmm-mmm.
We're prosecutors.

An apology is an
admission of guilt.

He left it.

He hates it.
You're guilty.

The only thing I'm guilty of is
giving a guy a jersey and a nickname.

So it's just a nickname?
Mmm-hmm.

Meaningless.
Yes.

Like Tin Man.

Cha-ching.
Don't talk to me.

Lauren, I need to
ask you something.

I'm a little busy here,
Leonardo. It's important.

Code red?
Absolutely.

What?

Larceny,

grand theft, vinyl figures.

You mean the dolls
on your desk?

Vinyl action figures,
they're highly collectible.

Uh-huh. Well, first of all, grand theft
means property worth more than $400.

These are worth 800.

$800? For dolls?

Artist designed,

handcrafted, limited
edition, collectibles.

What were you thinking leaving
valuables unattended on your desk?

You mean like this?
Uh-uh!

Um, don't touch that.
Why?

It's expensive?
Doesn't look it.

This thing?
Leonardo!

I need your help.

Ifyou are asking me to put on a
sheriff's badge and round up a posse...

I'm asking you to give me authorization
to review the security videos.

They say they haven't seen
anything but they won't let me

see the tapes
unless you sign this.

Well, let's just let security
handle this their own way, yeah?

Right.

Because that's what you do when you
think someone's not doing their job.

Let them handle
it their own way.

Hey, what are you
guys doing here?

Eric has something he'd
like to tell you, Julie.

You're leaving me for Kate?

I knew it. It's sophomore
year all over again.

Uh-uh.
Kidding.

You're... You're not?

No, I, um... I haven't
been honest with you, Julie.

About what?

My mother isn't dead.

She, uh... She lives
in a nursing home.

She's not all there
anymore. You know, she...

She hasn't been
for a long time.

She's struggled with
depression and alcoholism.

Joseph, hi!

Why is Eric here?

Uh, they're talking.

No, no, no, no. It looks
like they're fighting.

Maybe if we leave them alone, then they'll
keep fighting and then they'll break up.

Wouldn't that be awesome?

Joseph, look at that
helmet right there! It's...

Julie. Julie...
No, I... I can't

have this conversation with
you right now. Julie, please.

No, I can't. No!
Why didn't you tell me?

Because I was afraid
you'd turn and run.

You've been talking about her since
the day we met in the past tense.

How we both
lost our mothers.

I've been helping you grieve
for a mother who's still alive.

Your mother's alive?
I'm sorry, Julie, Joseph.

I'm... I thought we didn't have
any secrets from each other.

But we don't anymore.
How do I know that?

Julie, listen, I was just...
Get out!

Julie?

All right.

Fine.
Eric, what are you doing?

No, you can't leave. You
have to stand up to him.

Why?

Because he thinks
you're weak.

Keep moving, Eric.

Don't let him push you
around. Do it for Julie.

Stay out of this, Kate.

Even though I put my mother
away to save her life,

I feel like
I abandoned her,

because you know what? Maybe
with a family like mine,

I don't deserve
somebody like Julie.

I told you to go and I'm
not going to tell you again.

Let me tell you something,

I love Julie and I
would do anything for her

so ifyou want to
make me leave,

you're going to
have to make me.

Joseph.

Eric, go.
No.

No!

Dad!

I forgot I knew
how to do that.

I had security
burn you a copy.

Really?

Why?

Because everyone here
deserves to feel safe.

And I made you feel guilty.

Take the high road,
Leonardo.

I get nose bleeds.

Watch it
after work, please.

Got it. Thanks.

Yeah.

Detective Leonardo Prince
reporting for duty.

Lauren.

Oh, Joseph, I was not
expecting to see you today.

Did we have
an appoint...

No, and neither did
Kate when she did this.

Well, please, let's talk
about this in my office.

You need to keep your
associates in line.

I don't appreciate
your tone.

You need to keep
Kate in line.

You're her boss
and her stepmother.

One of them
should mean something.

Mr... Oh, wow! Um...

Well, Joseph, how...
How I deal with Kate

is within my discretion,
not yours.

I will ask you
to respect that.

As a client
paying your bills,

I think I'm entitled
to a little respect.

I've treated you with nothing
but the utmost respect.

No, no, no, no. Your employee
encouraged a man to fight me,

then she hit me
in the face.

That is not respect.

That's not
what I paid for.

And I'm not paying
for it anymore.

What are you saying,
Joseph?

You're fired.

Hey, man.
Hey.

Listen, Chuck,
I just wanted to say,

the team jersey, that was
just meant in good fun.

I hope you didn't take
that the wrong way,

because, really, the
nickname was a compliment.

Right.

On my ability to keep
the ball away from myself.

Well, yeah, I mean, you're the
leader in assists, you know?

That's the kind of
ball player you are.

Hell, that's the kind
of lawyer you are.

A lawyer who passes
work to other people?

No, no, no, no, no. That's
not what I meant. What I...

What I'm trying
to say is, I'm sorry.

Yeah, well, basketball
was never really my sport.

Well, it is now because
these jokers need you.

If you want I'll get you a
new jersey, and a new nickname.

Nah, don't bother.

I should get
myself one, huh?

You got bigger flaws
than Trash Talk?

What, you kidding me?
Name one. Uh...

Bottom tier law school,

never made law review,
big firms reject me.

Hot girls divorce me.

We own our flaws.

Maybe you should be
wearing Trash Talk.

Pass it.

Yeah, okay.

Could we just
go a little faster?

I mean I... I really
need to see my friend,

if I even have a friend,
if I still need this dress.

Kate. Oh, great! Just when I can't move.

You assaulted a client?

Lauren, I'm in the middle of a fitting.

Yes, using billable time and
office space for personal business.

Look, I didn't hit
Joseph on purpose.

He was going to bring
his business here

and now because of you,
we may never see him.

Okay, look,
I'll take care of it.

How? How?

By beating him
into submission?

I'll take care of it.
If I have to, yes.

You know what?
This is your mess.

You clean it up.
Yes.

Clear?
Clear.

Got it. Good.

Are you okay?

I need practice.

Mmm-hmm.

Julie, why won't you
return my calls?

I was going to
come see you.

Oh, how's your dad?

Well, his ego's bruised. I
can't believe you hit him.

It was like muscle memory
took over or something.

I didn't know
I was that gifted.

It was a wild swing
impossible to see coming.

Well, that's my strength.

Look, I came by
to collect some files.

I need them for a meeting
tomorrow with our new law firm.

No, don't do that.

Plus, don't you have a
wedding to get ready for?

Not anymore.
What?

You canceled the wedding?
Julie...

Oh, come on, talk to me. Please.

I'll keep my hands
by my side. I promise.

Come on.

Oh...

All my life I've been trying
to prove myself to my dad

that I'm better than
any son would have been,

that I'm worth all these
sacrifices that he's made for me.

And you have proven
yourself 100 times.

I chose a man who lied
to me over and over.

As hard as I try
to prove my dad wrong,

what am I supposed to do when the
man that I love just proves him right?

Right or wrong,
this is your life.

You know, you wouldn't
understand.

Oh, please! My dad, he groomed
me to take over this firm.

Instead I quit
the law, I...

Became a mediator,
I broke his heart.

And I thought eventually
he'd come around.

And did he?

Can you honestly tell me that you're
not still trying to prove to him

that you made
the right decision?

I have no argument.

I was wrong.
You're not wrong.

Eric lied.
Yes, he did,

but, you know,
he has his reasons.

Julie, he loves you!
And you love him.

And if you can't admit that, then
you're a bigger liar than he was

because you're lying
to yourself.

Just why couldn't he trust me
enough just to tell me the truth?

He's a guy.

Listen, he just, he...

He thought if he could
bury it deep enough,

then it would never
see the light of day.

But the truth
always comes out.

People who were not
supposed to get hurt...

...always end up
getting hurt.

Do you think he was protecting
me or protecting himself?

Both.

I need to talk to him.

I can arrange that.

You ready for this?

Ready.

Okay.
Wish me luck!

Hey, stop talking.
Stop talking.

You know what?
I give the word

and we move all of our
business to the messengers

across the street.
Yeah.

Maybe they don't
hire thieves.

Hi.
Hey, Kim.

Yeah, no, I have so much
evidence. I have a timeline,

I have a...
I have security footage.

What's going on? A messenger
stole my Scary Girl figures.

Yeah.
Oh, Leo.

Just a second.
Yeah.

No, it's not a threat.
It's a promise.

Find my figures!

Um...

Yeah!

Well, I don't know what language
that is, but I don't like your tone.

Okay, bye.

What?

Why would you take them?

And write all over them?

It's an autograph.

Oh, my God, right. The artist
who made them was in town.

Yeah, you told
me about it.

I couldn't go because I had to work.

Yeah, I know. That's why I went for you.

So...
Wow.

Well, you know.
Whatever.

Do you want to... Do
you want to do something?

Like get a sandwich?

I mean out.
I'd buy it.

Yeah, cool... Let's.

Sure.
Great.

Totally.
So I'll call you.

Okay, well, you don't have
to because I'll be here.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Thank you for
stealing my figures.

You're welcome.

You know, with the autographs,
these are worth a fortune.

Now the whole
office knows.

Great.

Now I have to
lock you guys up.

We have a solution. We'd like
for you to be a part of it.

They're holding hands.

She forgave him.

They're in love.

Nobody knows how to
hold a grudge anymore.

That's not true.

What's the solution?

Okay, we were looking
at your website.

So?

It's crap.

Yeah, well, Julie wants
to bring in a web designer.

A student made it. It's kind
of busy, there's no color and...

It's magnificent.

Eric stayed up
working on it all night.

It's not fully
functional yet,

but he just wanted you
to get a sense of his ideas.

He did that?
Yes.

He's an art teacher.

He's an artist.

He's worked in all kinds of
media and he is fantastic.

You know you said...

That you couldn't trust a poor man
who wanted no part of your castle.

Now he wants to
help you build it

higher, bigger,
taller, put in a moat,

a new wing, a drawbridge. Whatever
it is that you do with a castle.

Oh, he wants to
work with me now?

Well, he still
wants to teach,

but he wants to help
you when he can.

And you need help.

What's his price?

Your respect.

He loves Julie
and her family.

He's not trying to
take the princess away.

And isn't that what
you're really afraid of?

To be all alone
in your castle?

When Julie was a child,

she just excelled in offense,

punches, kicks,
no problem.

But defense,

she couldn't block a punch
even if it was in slow motion.

You didn't have
that problem.

You knew how to
keep your guard up,

not let anything
through.

But Julie...

She's the kind of daughter, a father
always feels the need to protect.

When I picture
Julie's wedding,

she's still
seven years old.

The wedding dress is so
big, it could swallow her up.

And when she starts to run, like
we're playing tag and I'm it,

all I can think is...

This stubborn little girl,
unafraid of anything,

how am I ever going
to protect her now?

Who's going to pick her up
when she trips and falls?

You let her fall.
She can pick herself up.

This is fun.

All the masters
from the Bay area are there.

And they don't trust me
not to tell everybody

that I'm the girl
that popped Master Chang.

Oh, like you would
ever do that.

You know these Tae Kwon Do
masters, they're so sensitive.

Just like ADAs.

Hey, hey, I'll have you
know, I took your advice.

I apologized
to Chuck.

You did? Yes. Like I
said, I have a heart.

Mmm.
Mmm-hmm.

Want to dance?

Mmm... You know, uh,

I'm kind of holding out for
that cute valet. Get over here.

What?
This just...

What? What?
Sorry.

This just reminds me
of our wedding

where absolutely
everything went wrong.

Your creepy uncle...
Yeah.

...with those hands.

Whoa, what about the photographer
with that ancient lighting equipment.

He almost lit
the hotel on fire.

And our first dance.
What?

You blanked on all the
steps. No, no, no, no, no.

Yeah, you totally
forgot all the steps.

No, I did not
forget the steps.

No. You would
not let me lead.

That so doesn't sound
like me, Justin.

I remember the steps.

Here, this goes here.

And then, well...

Oh.

I...
I remember the finish.

We did this.

Right?
And then we did this.

Mmm-hmm.

This is probably
a bad idea.

Yeah.