Hot in Cleveland (2010–2015): Season 4, Episode 22 - All My Exes - full transcript

Stuck in the hospital on the day of her bachelorette trip, Victoria contacts her many ex-husbands to find out where things went wrong. Joy and Melanie fantasize over a man in a coma and Elka and Mamie bring Vegas to Cleveland.

- HOT IN CLEVELAND IS RECORDED

IN FRONT OF
A LIVE STUDIO AUDIENCE.

- VEGAS, BABY!

- YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T SPEND
THE WHOLE TIME GAMBLING.

THIS TRIP IS A BACHELORETTE
PARTY FOR VICTORIA.

- WHERE IS SHE ANYWAY?

- OH, HER SHOES
WERE JUST DELIVERED,

AND IT'S BAD LUCK FOR THE BRIDE

NOT TO TRY HER WEDDING SHOES ON
AS SOON AS THEY ARRIVE.

- AREN'T YOU GUYS A LITTLE
LONG IN THE TOOTH

FOR SILLY SUPERSTITION?



- LONG IN THE TOOTH?

THIS FROM THE WOMAN WHO WALKED
INTO CAESAR'S PALACE AND SAID,

"WASN'T REALLY LIKE THIS."

- SAID THE LOOSEST SLOT
IN VEGAS.

- EVERYONE,
I HAVE A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT.

- OH, VICTORIA.

- I'VE NEVER FELT
MORE BEAUTIFUL AND GRACEFUL.

I FEEL LIKE I'M WALKING ON AIR.

[yelps]

- ARE YOU OKAY?

- I'M FINE.

OKAY.

- VEGAS, BABY.

VICTORIA, I FEEL TERRIBLE.



- OH, IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.

AND ON THE PLUS SIDE,

I SCORED THE HOSPITAL
CELEBRITY SUITE.

THE SHAH OF SOMEWHERE-ISTAN WAS
ADMITTED THE SAME TIME AS ME,

AND THEY PUT HIM IN A DOUBLE.

- DON'T YOU FEEL BAD ABOUT THAT?

I MEAN, HE SEEMED REALLY SICK.

- OH, PLEASE, HE DOESN'T
EVEN KNOW WHERE HE IS.

HE WAS BABBLING INCOHERENTLY.

- HE WAS SPEAKING HIS LANGUAGE.

- VICTORIA, GREAT NEWS.

IT WAS JUST A MILD CONCUSSION.
- OH.

- WE'RE KEEPING YOU OVERNIGHT
FOR OBSERVATION,

BUT WE'RE LISTING YOU AS STABLE.

- THAT'S A FIRST.

- SALLY, ONCE AGAIN,

CONGRATULATIONS
ON YOUR NURSING DEGREE.

- YEAH, YOUR FAMILY
MUST BE VERY PROUD.

- YES. VERY.

SALLY WAS IT?

- I'M YOUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR.

YOU GAVE ME A MAKEOVER.

I WORK IN YOUR VET'S OFFICE.

YOU TOLD MY
FIVE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER

TO GET HER UPPER LIP WAXED.

- OH, YES.
YES.

THE LITTLE GIRL I SAVED
FROM TERRIBLE TEASING.

OH, LIKE TOM SELLECK
IN A SUN DRESS.

- I HEAR CONGRATULATIONS
ARE IN ORDER

FOR YOU AND EMMET LAWSON, TOO.

- OH, THANK YOU.

YES, SIR EMMET AND I

HAVE BEEN ON
A LOT OF MAGAZINE COVERS.

- OH, AND THE PUNCH LINE
ON ALL THE LATE NIGHT SHOWS.

YOU'VE GOTTA HAVE A PRETTY THICK
SKIN TO BE IN YOUR BUSINESS.

- WELL, IF YOU CAN'T
TAKE A JOKE...

WHAT ARE YOU
REFERRING TO EXACTLY?

- WELL, LENO HAD
THIS GREAT JOKE LAST NIGHT

ABOUT HOW YOU AND EMMET
HAVE 12 MARRIAGES BETWEEN YOU.

PLUS HE'S IN PRISON.

LENO WAS LIKE,
"EVEN LINDSAY LOHAN SAID,

'ARE THEY SURE THEY
KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING?'"

[chuckles]

- WE WERE SUPPOSED TO SEE LENO
IN VEGAS TONIGHT.

- AND GAMBLE AND GET
ROOM SERVICE AND MASSAGES.

- YEAH.

NOT TO MENTION THAT VEGAS

IS A GREAT PLACE
TO MEET GUYS OUR AGE.

- LOT OF GUYS YOUR AGE
IN THIS PLACE TOO.

HIP REPLACEMENT UNIT,
THIRD FLOOR.

JUST SAYING.

- SHOULD WE CHECK IT OUT?

- WHY NOT?

THEY CAN'T RUN AWAY.

- [sighs]
- OH, HONEY, YOU OKAY?

- I DON'T KNOW.

YOU KNOW, THEY SAY
THE DEFINITION OF INSANITY

IS DOING THE SAME THING
OVER AND OVER

AND EXPECTING
A DIFFERENT RESULT.

WELL, I HAVE
HAD FIVE FAILED MARRIAGES--

- SIX.
YOU ALWAYS FORGET ME.

- WHAT MAKES ME THINK
THIS ONE WILL BE DIFFERENT?

YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS
BLAME MY EX-HUSBANDS

ON THE FAILURE OF MY MARRIAGES,

BUT COULD IT BE THAT...

I HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT?

- OH, NO.
- NO, NEVER YOU.

- PLEASE. YOU BOTH HAVE ALWAYS
BEEN BLIND TO MY FAULTS,

BUT IT'S POSSIBLE.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I AM GOING TO GET IN TOUCH
WITH ALL OF MY EXES

AND ASK THEM WHAT I COULD
HAVE DONE TO BE A BETTER WIFE.

- EVEN HE WHO MUST
NEVER BE MENTIONED?

- YES, EVEN HE.

- HONEY, I'M NOT SAYING
THIS IS A BAD IDEA,

BUT YOU ARE NOT THE BEST
AT HANDLING CRITICISM.

- HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT--

I MEAN, THANK YOU,
DEAR FRIEND,

FOR YOUR WELL-INTENTIONED,
BUT WILDLY INACCURATE FEEDBACK.

- I CAN'T BELIEVE
YOU WERE SO BRAZEN.

- OH, RELAX.

WHAT HAPPENS IN ORTHOPEDICS
STAYS IN ORTHOPEDICS.

- JUST LIKE VEGAS.

ONLY IF WE WERE IN VEGAS,
WE'D BE KICKING BACK

IN OUR COMFY BEDS
AND ORDERING ROOM SERVICE

AND TALKING ABOUT
WHAT WE'LL BET ON.

- WELL, I SEE TWO
COMFY BEDS RIGHT IN HERE.

- WE CAN'T DO THAT.

WE'LL GET INTO TROUBLE.

- WE'RE TOO OLD BROADS
IN A HOSPITAL.

WHO'S GONNA ASK QUESTIONS?

CLEVELAND CLINIC, BABY.

- "SO IN ANSWER
TO YOUR QUESTION, VICTORIA,

"YOU WERE A TERRIBLE WIFE.

"YOU MADE ME FEEL
DIMINISHED AS A MAN.

IT TOOK YEARS OF THERAPY
TO UNDO THE DAMAGE YOU DID."

WOW.

- OH, HONEY,
IT'S JUST ONE ANGRY EMAIL.

- EMAIL?

HE POSTED THIS
AS HIS FACEBOOK STATUS.

- VICTORIA,
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?

THERE'S A REASON YOU TOLD US
TO NEVER SHOW YOU BAD REVIEWS.

- YES, BECAUSE IF YOU NEVER
SEE SOMETHING TERRIBLE

IT'S AS IF IT DOESN'T EXIST.

YOU KNOW,
LIKE BACK FAT OR NBC.

[phone chimes]

- OH, WHO'S THAT?

- IS IT HE WHO MUST
NEVER BE MENTIONED?

- NO, IT'S JESSE.

- OH, WELL, WE KNOW WHY
THAT MARRIAGE DIDN'T WORK.

- HI, JESSE.

- WELL, IF IT ISN'T THE WOMAN
WHO TURNED ME GAY.

- ALL RIGHT, YOU KNOW WHAT,
THIS MIGHT GET A LITTLE HEATED.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD JUST--

- OH, WE'LL GIVE YOU
SOME PRIVACY.

SO THIS IS GOOD, RIGHT?

VICTORIA CONTACTING HER EXES?

I MEAN, SHE RUSHED
INTO ALL HER OTHER MARRIAGES

WITHOUT EVEN THINKING.
- I DON'T KNOW.

THE LAST TIME SHE TOOK A LONG,
HARD LOOK AT HERSELF

SHE SUED NEIMAN MARCUS

OVER THE HARSH LIGHTING
IN THE DRESSING ROOMS.

- OOH. THERE'S A CUTE GUY.

A HANDSOME,
SLEEPING MYSTERY MAN.

- HIS NAME IS ANDY GORDON.

6'1". SINGLE.

- SO FAR, SO GOOD.

- AND HE'S BEEN
IN A COMA FOR 25 YEARS.

- HE'S STILL SINGLE.

- I BET HE'D LIKE A VISITOR.

- [sighs]

WHAT A TRAGEDY.

- LOOK AT HIS
BEAUTIFUL COMA SKIN.

YOU'D NEVER GUESS
HE WAS IN HIS 40s.

- NO SUN, NO STRESS.

IT'S LIKE BOTOX
WITHOUT THE NEEDLES.

YOU KNOW, JUST LOOKING AT HIM,
I CAN TELL HE'S MY TYPE.

DEEP, COMPLICATED,
EMOTIONALLY DISTANT.

TRYING TO ESCAPE THE INFLUENCE

OF AN OVERBEARING MOTHER
AND AN ABSENT FATHER.

- OH, PLEASE, THAT'S NOT HIM.

THAT'S YOU.

NO, CLEARLY HE'S MUCH MORE
OF A BOY NEXT DOOR.

AREN'T YA, ANDY?

THE KIND OF GUY
THAT CAN LIGHT UP ANY ROOM

JUST BY BEING ROLLED INTO IT.

- DON'T LISTEN TO HER, ANDY.

SHE DOESN'T KNOW YOU LIKE I DO.

- YOU KNOW,
HE LOOKS A LITTLE CHILLY.

WHY DON'T YOU GO ASK
THE NURSE FOR ANOTHER BLANKET?

- AND LEAVE YOU TWO ALONE?

I DON'T THINK SO.

- HEY, WE GOT YOUR TEXT.
WHAT DID JESSE SAY?

- OH, HE SAID I MADE HIM
FEEL INVISIBLE.

THAT OUR MARRIAGE WAS LIKE
THE VICTORIA CHASE SHOW

AND HE WAS JUST
A SUPPORTING ACTOR.

OF COURSE, WHEN I POINTED OUT

THAT I'M STILL
SUPPORTING HIM FINANCIALLY,

SUDDENLY GLEE WAS ON
AND HE HAD TO SCOOT.

- HAVE YOU HEARD FROM
ANY OF YOUR OTHER EXES?

- MM. NOT FROM ERNIE OR FROM HE
WHO MUST NEVER BE MENTIONED.

- WHY MUST HE NEVER
BE MENTIONED?

- BECAUSE HE BROKE MY HEART.

BADLY.

ANYWAY, NOW I AM GOING
TO VIDEO CHAT WITH CLARK.

HE'S IN NAIROBI.

- WHY ARE YOU TWO
IN HOSPITAL ROBES?

- WE CHECKED IN.

TURNS OUT A HOSPITAL AND
VEGAS AREN'T THAT DIFFERENT.

WE HAVE CABLE TV,
ROOM SERVICE--

- WELL, THERE MAY
NOT BE MALE STRIPPERS,

THERE ARE A LOT GUYS
WITH GOWNS OPEN IN THE BACK.

[phone rings]

- HELLO, MOTHER.

- OH, NO.

IT'S NOT CLARK.

IT'S HIS PARROT.

WE'RE SWORN ENEMIES.

- VICTORIA'S A BITCH.

- I LOVE THAT BIRD.

- YOU REALIZE HE'S A PARROT.

HE ONLY REPEATS
WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID.

- OH, NOT THIS PARROT.
HE'S VICIOUS.

- VICTORIA'S BAD IN BED.

- THIS LITTLE BEADY-EYED
PERVERT USED TO WATCH US.

- LAYS THERE LIKE A LOX.

LAYS THERE LIKE A LOX.

- YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF
MOVEMENT YOU CAN'T SEE, BARRY.

- GOOD-BYE, MOTHER.
[click]

- OH...

MAYBE THIS WAS A STUPID IDEA
GETTING IN TOUCH WITH MY EXES.

- HELLO, VICTORIA.

- WHO'S THAT?

- HE WHO MUST
NEVER BE MENTIONED.

- OH...

- OH, MY GOD, JULIAN,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

- WELL, I GOT YOUR EMAIL.

YOU SAID YOU WERE
IN THE HOSPITAL.

- AND YOU FLEW ALL THE WAY HERE

FROM LOS ANGELES JUST TO SEE ME?

- YOU SENT THE EMAIL
AN HOUR AGO.

I SEE YOUR GRASP OF TIME
AND GEOGRAPHY HAVEN'T CHANGED.

NO, I WAS HERE
AT THE CLEVELAND CLINIC ALREADY.

I HAVE A TRANSPLANT
THIS AFTERNOON.

- MM. DR. JULIAN CORTESE IS A
HIGHLY RESPECTED BRAIN SURGEON.

- HEART SURGEON.

- WELL, THE HEART
IS THE BRAIN OF THE CHEST

SO I'M NOT ENTIRELY
WRONG, AM I?

- YES, YOU'RE ENTIRELY WRONG.

- YOU REMEMBER MELANIE
AND JOY, OF COURSE.

AND--AND THIS IS ELKA
AND MAMIE SUE.

- HELLO.

- SO WHO'S GETTING
THE NEW TICKER?

- THE SHAH OF KAFIRISTAN.

IT'S ODD--HE'S SHARING A TINY
ROOM WITH A KID WITH MEASLES.

- ELKA, WE SHOULD GET GOING.

WE HAVE--WINK, WINK--
PHYSICAL THERAPY.

- MAMIE SUE,
YOU DON'T SAY WINK, WINK.

YOU JUST WINK.

- [snaps fingers]
DR. CORTESE?

I ENJOYED YOUR PAPER ON
CYTOMEGALOVIRUS SEROLOGY

IN TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS.

THANK YOU.

WHAT? I LIKE TO READ
WHEN I'M GETTING MY NAILS DONE.

- SO HOW LONG'S IT BEEN?

- 20 YEARS.
- WOW.

I GUESS THIS IS THE PLACE
WHERE WE TELL EACH OTHER

WE HAVEN'T CHANGED A BIT.
- YEAH, WELL, YOU BETTER.

[both laugh]

- YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL, VICTORIA.

both: AWW.

- YEAH, RIGHT.
WE'LL GO. YEAH.

- SO, LET'S TALK.

- A LITTLE LOWER, DEAR.

- THE RESULTS CAME IN
FROM THE JOHNSON BIRTH AND...

CONGRATULATIONS.
7 POUNDS, 5 OUNCES.

- WE GOT THE UNDER.

- I KNEW MOST OF THAT
WAS PLACENTA.

- MAMIE SUE, I SEE YOU SIGNED UP
FOR THE SPONGE BATH WITH JOHAN.

- I DIDN'T SIGN UP
FOR A SPONGE BATH.

- I COMPED YOU, DEAR.

ENJOY.

- I KNOW IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO,

BUT I REALLY AM SORRY FOR
HOW I ENDED THINGS WITH YOU.

- THANK YOU.

I-I APPRECIATE THAT.

BUT RIGHT NOW I NEED TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT I DID WRONG.

I MEAN, IT CERTAINLY
COULDN'T HAVE BEEN EASY

THAT MY WORK WAS SO MUCH MORE
IMPORTANT THAN YOURS WAS.

- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

THAT DOESN'T
EVEN MAKE ANY SENSE.

- WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE
A BRAIN SURGEON,

WHICH YOU AREN'T...

TO KNOW THAT I HAD A MORE
PROFOUND EFFECT ON THE WORLD.

- YOU'RE AN ACTRESS.

I'VE SAVED LIVES.

I'VE TRANSPLANTED
THOUSANDS OF HEARTS.

- AND I HAVE TOUCHED
MILLIONS OF HEARTS

WITH MY MOVING PORTRAYALS
OF STRONG WOMEN

OVERCOMING IMPOSSIBLE ODDS.

- MY WORK WAS NOMINATED
FOR A NOBEL PRIZE.

- AND MY WORK WON AN EMMY.

- A DAYTIME EMMY.

- THEY ALL FEEL
THE SAME IN THE DARK.

- THIS IS HOW IT ALWAYS WENT.
YOU DRIVE ME NUTS.

- YEAH, WELL, THEN
WHY DID YOU COME HERE?

- BECAUSE YOUR EMAIL, IT SOUNDED
LIKE MAYBE FOR THE FIRST TIME

SINCE WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER
THAT YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY NEED ME.

- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

- IF YOU REALLY
WANNA KNOW THE TRUTH

ABOUT WHAT ENDED OUR MARRIAGE,
IT WAS THAT.

I NEVER FELT NEEDED.

A MAN NEEDS TO FEEL NEEDED.

- BUT MEN HATE NEEDY WOMEN.

- NO, THERE'S A DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN BEING HELPLESS

AND MAKING SOMEONE
FEEL UNNECESSARY.

YOU KNOW THAT,
UM, THAT IMAGE WOMEN HAVE

OF A KNIGHT ON A WHITE HORSE?

IT'S NOT JUST WOMEN
THAT WANT THAT.

A MAN WANTS TO BE THAT.

AND YOU PUT
THIS WALL AROUND YOU.

I KNOW YOU NEED YOUR FRIENDS
AND YOU NEED YOUR WORK,

BUT HAVE YOU EVER
REALLY NEEDED A MAN?

UH...

I'M SORRY IF THAT JUST HURT YOU.

- ACTUALLY, YOU'RE NOT
THE FIRST EX-HUSBAND

WHO SAID THAT TO ME TODAY.

BUT I REALLY WANT MY NEXT
MARRIAGE TO BE DIFFERENT,

AND--AND MAYBE I CAN CHANGE.

- YOU CAN'T CHANGE.

YOU SHOULDN'T CHANGE.

YOU'RE AN AMAZING,
EXCITING, REMARKABLE WOMAN.

IT MAKES YOU EASY
TO FALL IN LOVE WITH.

BUT HARD TO BE MARRIED TO.

- WHY CAN'T YOU ACCEPT
THAT HE'S A MORNING PERSON

WHO PREFERS WHITE WINE

AND LOVES TO TURN
A STRANGER INTO A FRIEND.

- BECAUSE, CLEARLY HE'S A NIGHT
PERSON WHO LOVES RED WINE,

HAS A SENSIBLE DISTASTE
FOR HUMANITY,

AND WOULD TOTALLY GET MY POETRY.

- NOBODY GETS YOUR POETRY.

ESPECIALLY SOMEONE WHO LIKES TO
WATCH SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE

AND LOVE ACTUALLY OVER AND OVER

AND ISN'T AFRAID TO CRY
JUST A LITTLE EVERY TIME.

- YOU KNOW WHAT
WOULD MAKE HIM CRY?

PUNCTURED HEART,
BY JOY SCROGGS.

THE FROZEN BIRD--
- PLEASE, GOD.

NOT PUNCTURED HEART.

- FINE.

HIS LIPS LOOK DRY.

I'LL GET THE ICE CHIPS.

- NO, I'LL GET THE ICE CHIPS.

[monitor deactivates]

WHAT DID YOU DO?
PLUG HIM BACK IN!

[monitor beeps]
- OKAY.

THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

NOBODY SAW.
NO HARM, NO FOUL.

- [groans]

- HE'S WAKING UP.

- OH, MY GOD.

I'VE REBOOTED COMA GUY.

- HELLO?

- HE'S COMING TO.

THIS IS A MIRACLE.

HOW'S MY HAIR?

- NURSE.

- DON'T WORRY, ANDY.

WE'LL GET THE NURSE,
BUT WE WON'T LEAVE YOUR SIDE.

- GO AWAY.

- SORRY, JOY, HE JUST WANTS ME.

- NO.

I DON'T WANT EITHER ONE OF YOU.

YOUR POETRY SUCKS,
AND I AM NOT A MORNING PERSON.

- YOU HEARD EVERYTHING WE SAID?

- YEAH, IT WAS TORTURE.

LOOK, I'M JUST A GUY WHO LIKES
TO SKATEBOARD BEHIND BUSES.

INSTEAD I GOT TWO MIDDLE-AGED
MOMS TALKING MY EAR OFF.

- "MIDDLE-AGED"?

HOW OLD DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?

- I'M 19, DUDE.

- REALLY?

- OH, MY GOD.

WHAT HAPPENED TO MY FACE?

LOOK AT THESE WRINKLES.

OH, MY GOD, GRAY HAIR?

- WHO'S THE MIDDLE-AGED MOM NOW,
COMA DOUCHE?

- OH, IT'S A TEXT FROM ELKA.

YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT THAT IS.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

- WE GOT KICKED OUT OF OUR ROOM.

- AND I'M ONLY HALF-SPONGED.

- WHERE'S VICTORIA?

- SHE WAS GONE WHEN WE GOT HERE.

- OH, NO.

"I'VE GONE TO THE PRISON
TO END MY ENGAGEMENT TO EMMET.

"I DIDN'T TELL YOU
BECAUSE I KNEW YOU'D STOP ME

AND TRY TO TALK ME OUT OF IT."

- OH, MY GOD.

WE'VE GOT TO STOP HER
AND TRY TO TALK HER OUT OF IT.

- I'M SORRY, MA'AM.

VISITING HOURS ARE OVER.
- OH, PLEASE?

I NEED TO TELL HIM SOMETHING
BEFORE I LOSE MY NERVE.

- THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO.

- OH, THERE MUST
BE SOMETHING YOU CAN DO.

I-I MEAN, I'M SURE
THAT A HARD-WORKING,

BUT POORLY PAID MAN LIKE YOU
PROBABLY WOULDN'T TAKE A BRIBE.

- I WOULDN'T.

- AND YOU WOULDN'T
KNOW ANYONE ELSE

WHO WOULD TAKE A BRIBE?

- I WOULD NOT.
- OH, PLEASE?

- ALL RIGHT.

I'LL ASK MY SUPERVISOR IF
THERE'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO.

- THANK YOU.

I SPECIFICALLY
TOLD YOU NOT TO COME HERE.

- WHAT KIND OF FRIENDS
WOULD WE BE

IF WE DID THE THINGS YOU ASKED?

- NOW, WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT JULIAN SAID,

BUT YOU KNOW HE'S TOXIC.

SO WHATEVER HE SAID,
DO THE OPPOSITE.

- HE SAID I'M A REMARKABLE WOMAN
AND I SHOULD NEVER CHANGE.

- WELL, THEN,
I'M GLAD I KEYED HIS CAR.

WAIT, WHAT?

- IT'S NOT JUST HIM.

JULIAN JUST MADE CLEAR WHAT
ALL MY EXES WERE TELLING ME.

I PUT UP A WALL AROUND ME AND
I DON'T MAKE THEM FEEL NEEDED

AND--AND I-I CAN'T
DO THAT TO EMMET.

AND YOU BOTH KNOW
THAT I CAN'T CHANGE.

- BUT YOU HAVE CHANGED.

WE'VE SEEN YOU
WITH ALL YOUR HUSBANDS.

AND YOU'RE DIFFERENT WITH EMMET.

YOU'RE OPEN
AND VULNERABLE WITH HIM.

- YOU'RE ALMOST
LIKE A NORMAL WOMAN.

I WROTE A POEM ABOUT IT
CALLED HEART SHADOWS.

THE BLEAK, DARK, OOZE--
- NOT NOW, JOY.

LISTEN, WE SPENT ALL DAY
FANTASIZING THAT A GUY IN A COMA

WAS EVERYTHING
WE WANTED IN A MAN.

HONEY, YOU HAVE THAT FOR REAL.

DO NOT THROW IT AWAY.

YOU LOVE HIM.

- I'M DOING THIS
BECAUSE I LOVE HIM.

- I'M SORRY, MA'AM.

THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO.

COME BACK TOMORROW.

- NO, I CAN'T LEAVE NOW

KNOWING THAT HE'S 20 FEET AWAY
AND I CAN'T TALK TO HIM.

- YOU'RE WASTING YOUR TIME.

- NO, NO, NO, WAIT.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

LOOK, I NEED TO SEE HIM,

I NEED TO TALK TO HIM.

I NEED HIM.

- OKAY.

MAYBE I CAN GET
A MESSAGE TO HIM.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY?

- JUST TELL HIM I NEED HIM.

- THAT'S IT?

- [chuckles]
THAT'S HUGE.

JUST PLEASE GO TELL HIM.

I NEED HIM.