Hot in Cleveland (2010–2015): Season 4, Episode 20 - Cleveland Indians - full transcript

Lying to Cleveland's top pediatrician leads Joy to host a traditional Indian dinner party. When Victoria's wedding planner (Michael Urie) arrives, the stage is set for a classic farce--appropriate as Elka auditions for a play.

- HOT IN CLEVELAND
IS RECORDED IN FRONT OF

A LIVE STUDIO AUDIENCE.

[door closes]

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

- WAITING FOR MY RIDE.

- TO TAKE YOU WHERE?
DOWNTON ABBEY?

- MY COMMUNITY THEATER'S DOING

THE IMPORTANCE
OF BEING EARNEST.

AND I'M AUDITIONING
AS LADY BRACKNELL.

I GOTTA MAKE UP
FOR WHEN I BOMBED LAST YEAR

AS SANDY IN GREASE.



- OH, HELLO, WILBUR.

HE HAD HIS CHECKUP TODAY,
DIDN'T HE?

WAS HE A BRAVE BOY?

- HE WAS FINE.
BUT THE DOCTOR WAS AN IDIOT.

HE SAID WILBUR WAS,
AND I QUOTE, "AVERAGE."

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?

ANYONE CAN SEE THAT WILBUR
IS VERY ADVANCED FOR HIS AGE.

- HMM. I'LL SAY.

I NEVER HAD MY FIRST PIMPLE
TILL I WAS 12.

- BABY ACNE IS A VERY
COMMON AFFLICTION.

- AH.

- I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIND
WILBUR A NEW DOCTOR ALL MORNING.

- YOU FIRED HIS DOCTOR
JUST BECAUSE HE SAID

HE WAS AVERAGE?



- WELL, OBVIOUSLY
HE'S NOT AVERAGE.

I MEAN, LOOK AT HIS
SWEET LITTLE HANDSOME--

WILBUR DON'T
SCRATCH YOUR PIMPLES.

MY GRANDSON DESERVES
THE BEST PEDIATRICIAN IN TOWN,

WHICH EVERY WEBSITE AGREES
IS DR. MALLIKA KAPOOR.

- SO GO TO HER.

- SHE'S SO EXCLUSIVE,
SHE'S COMPLETELY BOOKED.

AND ACCORDING TO THE COMMENTS
ON THIS SITE,

SHE'LL TAKE YOU RIGHT AWAY
IF YOU'RE FROM INDIA.

- SO YOU NEED
TO BE A CLEVELAND INDIAN.

SEE WHAT I DID THERE?

[laughs]

- MAYBE I'LL JUST SHOW UP
WITH A BRIBE.

I'VE HEARD ABOUT
THIS INDIAN CAFE

THAT MAKES THE MOST
AMAZING SAMOSAS.

- OH, JOY. COME ON, HONEY,
DON'T YOU THINK YOU'RE GETTING

CARRIED AWAY?

- I AGREE WITH MELANIE.

I MEAN, ALL PEDIATRICIANS
ARE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME.

IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE
SHOPPING FOR EYE CREAM.

- IF YOU DON'T
GET DR. KAPOOR,

IT'S NOT BECAUSE
YOU'RE A BAD GRANDMA.

IT'S BECAUSE
YOU'RE NOT FROM MUMBAI.

- YOU'RE RIGHT.

I JUST NEED TO TAKE A BREATH
AND PUT THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE.

THANK YOU BOTH
FOR YOUR HELP.

[mimicking Indian accent]
HELLO.

- HELLO, I AM DR. KAPOOR.

WHERE IS
MS. GUPTA JHABVALA-SCROGGS?

- [mimicking Indian accent]
I AM SHE.

AND THIS IS WILBUR.
SAY, "HELLO, DR. KAPOOR."

- YOU ARE FROM INDIA?

- MY FATHER WAS INDIAN.
MY MOTHER ENGLISH.

VERY, VERY FAIR.

- SOME ENGLISH BLOOD, HUH?

THAT EXPLAINS THE ACNE
AND THE CROOKED BABY TEETH.

THIS BABY DOES NOT
LOOK INDIAN AT ALL.

- I BROUGHT SAMOSAS.
- HMM. HOMEMADE?

- OF COURSE.

- MMM.
YOU'RE AN EXCELLENT COOK.

YOUR HUSBAND IS A LUCKY MAN.

- OH, I'M NOT MARRIED.
OH, I SEE YOU THOUGHT BECAUSE--

- I SHOULD NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS.

I KNOW MANY SPINSTERS
WHO TURN 40

AND LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND SAY,
"NO MAN WILL LOVE ME,

BUT MAYBE A BABY WILL."

- ACTUALLY, WILBUR'S NOT MY--

40, YOU SAY?

- YOU ARE YOUNGER?
- NO. 40'S BANG ON THE NOSE.

- HMM.

MY SON RAVI IS ALSO 40
AND NOT YET MARRIED.

IN SPITE OF BEING
A WORLD-CLASS COMPETITIVE EATER.

- A COMPETITIVE EATER.
SO AN ATHLETE.

- I TELL HIM TO GO OUT
AND MEET A GIRL,

BUT HE JUST STAYS HOME
AND EATS AND EATS AND EATS.

HE'D LOVE YOUR SAMOSAS.

- I'D BE GLAD
TO MAKE SOME FOR HIM.

- WE ACCEPT YOUR INVITATION.
SHALL WE SAY FRIDAY NIGHT?

- WHAT?

- IF ALL GOES WELL,
WE'LL SET AN APPOINTMENT

FOR WILBUR NEXT WEEK.

- I'LL START COOKING
RIGHT AWAY.

- WE'LL BE THERE AT 8:00.

AND WEAR SOMETHING PRETTIER.
MAYBE PADDED.

- THESE WEDDINGS ARE GORGEOUS.

-I THINK I FOUND THE WEDDING
PLANNER OF MY DREAMS.

- WHEN ARE YOU GONNA TELL HIM
THE WEDDING'S IN THE SLAMMER?

- AT THE LAST POSSIBLE MOMENT,
SO SHH.

- VICTORIA, DARLING, ARE THOSE
GUEST TOWELS PRATESI?

- OH, YOU HAVE
AN EXCELLENT EYE.

SO LET'S TALK SOME MORE
ABOUT MY PERFECT WEDDING.

- WELL, I WAS THINKING
AFTER THE VOWS

WE'LL RELEASE
TWO DOZEN WHITE DOVES.

- OH, NO, NO.
DOVES WON'T WORK, SORRY.

WE'RE PLANNING
AN INDOOR CEREMONY.

- YOU HAVEN'T TOLD ME
WHERE IT WILL BE.

DOES THE VENUE
HAVE A YARD?

- OH, THERE'S
DEFINITELY A YARD.

- NOW, ABOUT THE GUESTS,
I'LL NEED A NUMBER.

- THEY ALL HAVE NUMBERS.

- ELKA, DO YOU NEED
TO BE HERE?

- I'M JUST STUDYING MY LINES.

- SHE HAS A CALLBACK FOR THE
IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST.

- HOW'S THIS?

[English accent]
A HANDBAG?

- I'M GUESSING
THIS IS COMMUNITY THEATER?

- MM-HM.

I'LL GET BACK TO YOU
WITH ALL THOSE MINOR DETAILS.

- FINE. I'LL JUST
NEED THE LOCATION.

- WHAT, RIGHT THIS MINUTE?

- WELL, I'LL HAVE
TO TAKE MEASUREMENTS.

- OH, OKAY.

WELL, WE ARE GETTING
MARRIED AT THE...

LOVELY...

ALLEN OAKWOOD...

MEN'S CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.

NOW ABOUT THE CENTERPIECES,
I WAS THINKING WHITE ROSES--

- BACK UP.

YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED
IN PRISON?

TO AN INMATE?

- I MEAN, EMMET IS HARDLY
YOUR ORDINARY JAILBIRD.

HE IS THE PROUD RECIPIENT
OF AN OSCAR AND A TONY.

- [awkward chuckle]

ARE THOSE AWARDS OR CELLMATES?

SORRY.
[clears throat]

"CELEBRATIONS BY JEFFREY"
DOES NOT DO WEDDINGS

IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.

- LISTEN, I'M DESPERATE.
I'LL DO WHATEVER YOU SAY.

I'LL GET MARRIED IN THE YARD,
I'LL RELEASE THE DOVES.

- RELEASE THE GROOM,
THEN WE'LL TALK.

- GUESS WHO JUST MET THE GREAT
AND POWERFUL DR. KAPOOR.

- REALLY? DID SHE AGREE
TO TAKE WILBUR?

- ALMOST.

I JUST HAVE ONE
TINY HURDLE LEFT.

SHE'S INVITED HERSELF
TO DINNER FRIDAY NIGHT.

SHE WANTS TO SET ME UP
WITH HER LOSER SON, RAVI.

- IS THIS DR. KAPOOR,
THE PEDIATRICIAN?

- YES. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?

- NO. THEY'D CLASH
WITH MY DRAPES.

- SEE HOW FAMOUS SHE IS?

EVEN CHILDLESS GAY PEOPLE
KNOW HER NAME.

- YOU WANT ME
TO PLAN YOUR WEDDING?

INVITE ME TO THAT DINNER.

- THAT'S IT? WHY?

- IT'S EVERY WEDDING PLANNER'S
DREAM TO DO INDIAN WEDDINGS.

THEY LAST SEVEN DAYS
AND SPEND A FORTUNE.

KAPOOR COULD BE JUST
THE CONNECTION I NEED

TO BREAK INTO
THE INDIAN WEDDING CIRCUIT.

- OKAY, SO IF I MAKE
THIS HAPPEN,

THEN I'LL GET
MY DREAM PRISON WEDDING?

- TELL EMMET
TO SHARPEN HIS SHIV--

HE'S GOT
A CAKE TO CUT.

SEE YOU FRIDAY.

- UH, ABOUT THIS DINNER.

FOR THE SAKE OF WILBUR'S HEALTH,
I REALLY NEED YOU ALL

TO BACK ME UP ON SOME WHITE LIES
I TOLD DR. KAPOOR.

- WHAT KIND OF LIES?

- WELL, I SAID
I'D BE COOKING WHEN REALLY

I'M HAVING IT CATERED
BY AN INDIAN CHEF.

- WHY? IF YOU CAN'T
COOK INDIAN FOOD,

SHE WON'T TREAT YOUR GRANDSON?

- THAT'S ANOTHER THING.

I'M WILBUR'S MUM,
NOT HIS GRANNY.

- SO YOU'RE DATING THIS GUY
BECAUSE HIS MOM THINKS

YOU'RE A GOURMET INDIAN CHEF
WITH A FUNCTIONING WOMB?

- WHEN THE TRUTH IS,
YOU HATE CURRY.

- AND YOUR WOMB'S
IN THE SMITHSONIAN.

- THIS HAS GOT
TO BE THE CRAZIEST LIE

YOU'VE EVER TOLD.

- ACTUALLY...

[mimics Indian accent]
IT GETS A LITTLE BIT CRAZIER.

- TOO MUCH?

- YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL,
BUT IS IT NECESSARY?

- I'M JUST TRYING TO PLAY UP
MY INDIAN SIDE.

- YOU DON'T HAVE
AN INDIAN SIDE!

- SPEAKING OF THAT,
IF DR. KAPOOR ASKS,

WHERE DO WE SAY
YOU'RE FROM IN INDIA?

- OH, NO.

I HADN'T THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.

WHAT IF SHE ASKS ME
WHAT CASTE I AM?

- I'D JUST SAY, "MISCAST."

- SPEAKING OF CASTING,

DON'T YOU HAVE
A CALLBACK TO GET TO?

IF YOU LEAVE NOW
THERE WILL BE ONE LESS PERSON

TO SCREW THINGS UP FOR ME.

- OH, RELAX.
YOU'RE GONNA BE GREAT.

I BELIEVE IN YOU.

- OH, THANK YOU.

- SEE WHAT
A GOOD ACTOR I AM?

- MANU, THE FOOD
SMELLS WONDERFUL.

- MM, I HOPE DR. KAPOOR
WILL LIKE IT.

AND SHE WILL
TELL ALL HER PATIENTS

AND MY RESTAURANT
WILL BE A GREAT SUCCESS.

- I AM SURE ALL
OF THESE THINGS WILL HAPPEN.

- MM.
- EVENTUALLY.

BUT TONIGHT, YOU MUST SAY
I COOKED THIS FOOD.

- WHAT?

THIS WAS NOT DISCUSSED.
I CANNOT LIE.

I HAVE HONOR.
I HAVE DIGNITY.

I WOULD NEED
AT LEAST TRIPLE MY FEE.

- FINE.

BUT I COOKED,
YOU SERVE.

[doorbell rings]

WAIT.

DON'T OPEN IT YET.

I HAVE A THING.

NAMASTE.

- LOOK AT YOU.

I WORE A SARI
JUST LIKE THAT LAST HALLOWEEN.

I WAS, "ANN CURRY."

- AH!

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

- JEFFREY'S JOINING US
FOR DINNER.

- YOU INVITED HIM?

- I TOLD HER
SHE SHOULD HAVE ASKED.

- YOU KNEW?

- YES, SHE INVITED ME.
SHE KNEW, AND THIS IS TEDIOUS.

WHO'S MAKING ME A DRINK?

- I CAN DRINK.

- WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?

I AM HAVING MY FIRST
AND HOPEFULLY LAST DATE

WITH SOME TUBBY LOSER
WHOSE MUM IS DESPERATE

TO HAVE HIM MARRIED,

AND YOU INVITE
A WEDDING PLANNER?

- WELL, I HAD NO CHOICE.

IT'S THE ONLY WAY HE'D AGREE
TO DO MY PRISON WEDDING.

AND HE'S JUST HERE TO DRUM UP
SOME INDIAN WEDDING BUSINESS.

- I DON'T CARE.
HE HAS TO LEAVE RIGHT--

[doorbell rings]

- [mimics Indian accent]
OH, BLOODY HELL.

- WE'LL BE FINE.

YOU JUST DO THAT HINDU
THAT YOU DO SO WELL.

- NAMASTE.
- NAMASTE.

- OH, DOES THIS MEAN
YOUR SON IS NOT COMING?

MAYBE?

- NO, HE'S JUST DRAGGING
HIS HEELS AS USUAL.

RAVI.

- HELLO.

- YOU'RE RAVI?

THE COMPETITIVE EATER?

- WELL, YOU KNOW
INDIAN MOTHERS.

YOU WIN ONE
PIE-EATING CONTEST...

- [laughs]

- WHAT AN ELEGANT SARI.

IT SHOWS HER LOVELY AND STILL
CHILDBEARING-IF-YOU-HURRY HIPS.

- SHE'S EVEN PRETTIER
THAN YOU DESCRIBED.

- RIGHT BACK AT YOU.

YOU DIDN'T MENTION
YOUR SON WAS SO HANDSOME.

- IF HE'S SO HANDSOME,
WHY IS HE SO SINGLE?

IT'S LIKE
HIS SOFTWARE COMPANY.

WHY DID HE SELL IT FOR MILLIONS
WHEN HE COULD HAVE

MADE BILLIONS,
LIKE APPLE?

- WHAT? WHAT?

- HELLO.
- HELLO.

- THESE ARE MY HOUSEMATES,
VICTORIA AND MELANIE.

- AND THIS IS JEFFREY,

MY SUPER TALENTED
WEDDING PLANNER.

- IT'S AN HONOR TO MEET YOU,
DR. KAPOOR.

AND RAVI, WAS IT?

- A WEDDING PLANNER?

YOU REEK OF DESPERATION.

I APPROVE.

- LOOK, MY DELICIOUS FOOD.

PLEASE, ENJOY.

- YOU HAVE A LOVELY HOME.

WOULD YOU MIND GIVING ME
A TOUR?

- MY PLEASURE.

- MMM. THESE PAKORAS
ARE DELICIOUS.

WHAT'S THAT SPICE I TASTE?

- OH, I COULD NOT TELL YOU
MY SECRET.

- BELIEVE ME,
SHE COULD NOT.

- I AM SO SORRY.

- FOR WHAT?
- I KNOW MY MOTHER.

I'M SURE SHE MADE IT CLEAR

SHE WOULDN'T TREAT YOUR SON

UNLESS YOU WOULD DATE ME.

BUT CAN I ASK YOU FOR
A HUGE FAVOR?

- WHAT?

- COULD WE FLIRT A LITTLE?

IT'LL GET MY MOTHER OFF
MY BACK,

AND YOU'D GET THE BEST DOCTOR
IN CLEVELAND.

- YES, WE CAN FLIRT.

WE CAN TOUCH,
WE CAN DATE.

PERHAPS SOMETIME
A WEEKEND AWAY.

- GOOD FLIRTING.
BUT SAVE IT FOR MOM.

JOY, YOUR WIT IS
AS SPARKLING

AS YOUR LOVELY,
MISCHIEVOUS EYES.

- AND MY EYES ARE FAR FROM
MY MOST MISCHIEVOUS ORGAN.

- WHOA, THAT WAS QUICK.

- WHY GO SLOWLY?

YOUR FRIEND KNOWS
THAT RIPENESS IS ALL.

TODAY'S FIRM MANGO
IS TOMORROW'S SMOOTHIE.

BUT LOOK WHO I'M TELLING.

- HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?

YOU'RE FLIRTING WITH RAVI
LIKE YOU MEAN IT.

- I DO.
HE'S SWEET AND HANDSOME.

NOT TO MENTION, RICH.

I CAN REALLY SEE
A FUTURE FOR US.

I KNOW IT SOUNDS CRAZY.

- NO, YOU KNOW
WHAT SOUNDS CRAZY?

[mimics Indian accent]
YOU TALKING LIKE THIS

FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

- YOU WERE INSANE
TO COME HERE TONIGHT.

- I DON'T CARE.
I LOVE YOU, RAVI.

- AND I LOVE YOU.

- RAVI, YOU'RE GAY?

- GAY FOR YOUR SAMOSAS.

- JEFFREY,
WHEN DID YOU COME OUT?

- SWEETIE, I WAS NEVER IN.

IT'S RAVI WHO NEEDS
TO COME OUT.

- WHAT?

- RAVI AND JEFFREY ARE LOVERS.

- WILL YOU PLEASE BE QUIET?
MY MOTHER WILL HEAR.

- SHE NEEDS TO HEAR.

WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER
FOR TWO YEARS,

AND HE STILL HASN'T
TOLD HER ABOUT US.

I THOUGHT
IT WOULD BE EASIER

FOR HIM TO TELL THE TRUTH

IF I MET HER
AND SHE LIKED ME.

- IF I TELL HER THE TRUTH,
TRUST ME,

SHE WON'T LIKE YOU.
- OR ME.

SHE'LL BLAME ME
FOR BRINGING YOU TOGETHER

AND REFUSE TO TREAT WILBUR.

- WAIT, YOUR ACCENT'S GONE.
YOU'RE NOT INDIAN?

- AM I THE ONLY ONE HERE
WHO'S NOT LIVING A LIE?

- OH, PLEASE.

YOU SAID THE ONLY REASON
YOU WANTED TO COME

WAS TO PLAN
AN INDIAN WEDDING.

- YES. MINE.

RAVI, MY LOVE--

- NO, STOP!

- WHAT'S GOING ON OUT HERE?

- [mimics Indian accent]
I LOST A CONTACT LENS.

WE ARE ALL LOOKING FOR IT.

all: FOUND IT!

- OH, THANK YOU, RAVI.

I CAN NOW SEE
YOUR HANDSOME FACE.

- I THINK THESE LOVEBIRDS
WERE TRYING

TO STEAL A MOMENT.

LET'S GIVE THEM SOME PRIVACY.

- YOU MUST THINK
I'M A COWARD

TO HIDE FROM MY MOTHER
THIS WAY.

- WELL, IT WOULD BE NICE IF
YOU COULD TELL HER SOMEDAY.

JUST NOT TONIGHT.

- EVERY INDIAN MOTHER
DREAMS OF THE DAY

HER SON GETS MARRIED
'CAUSE THEN SHE'LL HAVE

A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW
TO PUSH AROUND

FOR THE REST
OF HER LIFE.

- CAN'T SHE PUSH JEFFREY AROUND?

- IF YOU PUSH JEFFREY,
HE PUSHES RIGHT BACK.

OH, WHY DID I FALL FOR A MAN
SO GAY AND SASSY?

- YOU'LL WORK IT OUT,
RAVI,

AND WE'LL GET THROUGH
THIS NIGHT.

WE JUST HAVE TO PLAY OUR PARTS

AND NOT LET THINGS
GET ANY MORE COMPLICATED.

- I WANT A DOUBLE VODKA,
AND I WANT IT NOW!

- I THOUGHT YOU HAD
A CALLBACK?

- THE PART WAS ALREADY CAST.

- WELL, I'M SORRY,
BUT YOU CAN'T STAY.

THINGS ARE MESSY ENOUGH.

RAVI'S BOYFRIEND SHOWED UP,

AND HIS MOTHER DOESN'T
KNOW HE'S GAY.

THE LAST THING WE NEED IS
YOU BARGING IN HERE

POUNDING DOWN VODKAS

AND WHINING ABOUT SOME PART
YOU DIDN'T GET.

- WHY DIDN'T THEY PICK ME?

- WELL, YOUR ACCENT WAS
A BIT INCONSISTENT.

- YOU SHOULD TALK.

- [English accent] OH, RUBBISH!
I WAS SPOT-ON.

- OH, YOU'RE BRITISH.
YOU MUST BE JOY'S MOTHER.

- [English accent]
OH. QUITE SO.

THIS SHOULD BE JOLLY GOOD FUN.

- I CAN'T BELIEVE
WE GOT THROUGH DINNER.

I THOUGHT FOR SURE
ELKA WOULD RUIN EVERYTHING

WITH HER STUPID STORIES

ABOUT MY SUPPOSED CHILDHOOD
IN INDIA.

- THAT LAST ONE WAS
JUST THE PLOT

FROM BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM.

- THAT WAS A FASCINATING STORY

ABOUT DRIVING ON THE LEFT SIDE
OF THE ROAD, ELKA.

BUT PERHAPS DR. KAPOOR
WOULD PREFER

TO HEAR SOME ANECDOTES
FROM A FAMOUS ACTRESS.

- ACTUALLY, MS. CHASE,

I'M A BIT OF
AN ACTRESS MYSELF.

JUST TODAY I GOT CAST
AS LADY BRACKNELL

IN THE IMPORTANCE
OF BEING EARNEST.

- WHAT?

- THE DIRECTOR ASSURED ME
THAT I WAS THE BEST CHOICE.

ONE RIDICULOUS WOMAN
EVEN CAME IN COSTUME.

HOW COULD SOMEONE BE
SO CLUELESS?

- I'M CLUELESS?

YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW
YOUR SON IS GAY.

- THANK YOU!

- WHAT?
- ELKA!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

- JOY, YOUR ACCENT.

- WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

- OKAY. I LIED.

BUT FOR A GOOD CAUSE.

- SHE JUST WANTED
TO HELP HER GRANDCHILD.

all: GRANDCHILD?

- THEY DIDN'T NEED TO KNOW
THAT PART.

- LET'S GO, RAVI.

THIS WOMAN IS A LIAR,

AND THIS GIRL IS
NOT FOR YOU.

- NO GIRL IS FOR ME.

THE TRUTH IS

I LOVE JEFFREY.

- AND WE'RE GOING
TO BE MARRIED.

- MARRIED?

- WE'VE BEEN HIDING
OUR LOVE FOR YEARS.

- SO YOU MEAN I'LL NEVER HAVE
A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW?

- LOOK, I UNDERSTAND
THIS IS A BIT OF A SHOCK,

BUT EVERYTHING'S OUT
IN THE OPEN NOW.

NO MORE SECRETS,
NO MORE LIES.

- WHO WANTS SOME OF JOY'S
FAMOUS RASKADAMBAS?

- RAVI, WE'RE LEAVING.

- PLEASE, WAIT.

I KNOW YOU'RE UPSET,

BUT YOU HAVE TO BE
WILBUR'S DOCTOR.

HE MEANS THE WORLD TO ME.

I GAVE UP HIS DAD
FOR ADOPTION

WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER.

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW GUILTY
THAT MAKES A WOMAN FEEL.

- ACTUALLY, MS. SCROGGS,
I DO.

I TOO HAD A CHILD
WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG.

I ALSO GAVE HIM UP
FOR ADOPTION.

- MOM, IS THAT TRUE?

- IT WAS BEFORE
I MET YOUR FATHER.

YEARS LATER
AFTER I FINISHED MED SCHOOL,

I TRIED TO FIND THIS CHILD.

I WAS TOLD HE WAS TAKEN
TO A SMALL VILLAGE

CALLED CHIMURAWATI.

- CHIMURAWATI?

WELL, THAT IS THE NAME
OF MY VILLAGE.

- THEN PERHAPS YOU MIGHT KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED

TO A SMALL CHILD WITH
A STRANGE BIRTHMARK

ON HIS WRIST,

A BIRTHMARK SHAPED LIKE
A HANDBAG.

- [English accent]
HANDBAG?

- A BIRTHMARK LIKE THIS?

- MY BABY.

- OH, MY MOTHER.

- MY BROTHER?

- MY HEAD IS STILL SPINNING

FROM ALL THESE WILD GOINGS-ON,

BUT I AM SO GLAD
TO FINALLY GET TO KNOW

MY LONG LOST BOY.

- WHAT A SHAME YOU'LL BE
SO BUSY REHEARSING.

- YOU HAVE A POINT.

THE PART OF LADY BRACKNELL
IS YOURS.

I'LL BE TOO BUSY BONDING
WITH MY MANU.

- AND NISHKA.

- OH, WHO'S NISHKA?

- MY WIFE.
- [gasps]

YOU MEAN I HAVE
A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW?

- YES.

BUT YOU MUST BE GENTLE
WITH HER.

SHE'S TIMID
AND EASILY BULLIED.

- OH.

MANU, YOU FILL
MY HEART WITH JOY.

OKAY, RAVI,
IF THIS MAN MAKES YOU HAPPY,

MARRY HIM.

- THANK YOU, MOM.

I ONLY HOPE OUR WEDDING
IS AS NICE

AS THE ONE HE PLANS FOR YOU.

- BOTH WILL HAVE MANY GUESTS
WEARING ORANGE.