My So-Called Life (1994–1995): Season 1, Episode 10 - Other People's Mothers - full transcript

Angela wants to go to Rayanne's party, but is stuck at a party for her grandparents instead. Meanwhile, Rayanne's drinking starts to spiral out of control.

Girl: ♪ GO NOW... GO! ♪

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♪ AHH ♪

♪ HEY ♪

♪ HEY ♪

♪ AHH ♪

♪ HEY ♪

Rayanne: HAVE YOU
EVER STOPPED TO THINK

ABOUT, LIKE, REFRIGERATORS?

REFRIGERATORS ARE SO REVEALING.



I CAN LOOK IN THIS REFRIGERATOR

AND KNOW, LIKE, EVERYTHING
ABOUT YOUR FAMILY.

LOOK AT THIS. THERE'S
ACTUAL LABELS,

LIKE LEFTOVERS, IN HERE.

I HAVE STUFF IN MY OWN FRIDGE,

I, LIKE, NEVER KNEW WHAT IT WAS.

COULD YOU CLOSE THE FRIDGE?

MY MOTHER, LIKE,
CHEMICALLY SENSES IT

IF THE FRIDGE RISES
OVER 47 DEGREES.

SO WHO'S INTO THE MUSTARD?

OH, MY DAD.

WELL, YOU KNOW
WHAT THAT'S ABOUT.

TO RAYANNE,
EVERYTHING IS ABOUT...

SEX.



I MEAN, ALL YOU REALLY NEED

TO SURVIVE IS MILD YELLOW.

ALL THIS OTHER STUFF
IS PURELY RECREATIONAL.

WHAT? IT'S DOMESTIC.

EVEN PATTY HAS ENOUGH OF A LIFE,

SHE'S NOT GONNA
BE COUNTING BEERS.

MAYBE WE SHOULD
EAT UP IN MY ROOM.

YEAH.

FINE.

RICKIE, WILL YOU
GRAB THAT FOR ME?

SURE.

THINK FAST.

IN MY REFRIGERATOR, WE'VE
GOT THIS MAYONNAISE JAR

THAT NOBODY WANTS
TO, LIKE, ADMIT IS EMPTY.

OH, GOD. I KNOW. MY MOTHER
DOES NOT THROW THINGS AWAY.

SHE'S IN, LIKE, DENIAL
ABOUT SPOILAGE.

YOU'RE DRINKING A BEER AT 4:30?

DANIELLE, GO PLAY OUTSIDE.

MOM, IT'S NOT FAIR.

MY LIFE IS TOTALLY EDITED.

Angela: MOM. LOOK, MOM...

I'M REALLY SORRY.

IT... IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

LOOK, I WILL NOT TOLERATE...

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES...

THERE ARE CERTAIN RULES...

MAY I SEE YOU IN THE KITCHEN
FOR A MOMENT, PLEASE?

NOW SHE HATES ME.

SO? SHE NEVER LIKED YOU
THAT MUCH TO START OFF WITH.

NO, BUT NOW SHE REALLY HATES ME.

LOOK, DO YOU THINK IT'S
POSSIBLE TO PLEASE THAT WOMAN?

DO YOU THINK SHE'D ACTUALLY
GIVE ANYONE A BREAK?

I MEAN, HAVE YOU SEEN
HER VEGETABLE BIN?

I REST MY CASE.

GRANDPA CHUCK IS BACK
IN THE HOSPITAL FOR TESTS.

IT'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

THE DOCTORS SAY HE'LL
BE OUT BY SATURDAY,

SO WE WON'T EVEN HAVE
TO CALL OFF THE PARTY.

WHAT PARTY?

ANGELA, I HAVE MENTIONED THIS

AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES...

GRANDMA AND GRANDPA'S
45th ANNIVERSARY PARTY

THIS SATURDAY AT THAT
FONDUE RESTAURANT.

OH, RIGHT.

I HATE FONDUE. I'M
ALWAYS LOSING MY BREAD.

DON'T LET ME CATCH YOU
DRINKING IN THIS HOUSE AGAIN.

I WASN'T DRINKING.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

OK.

I KNOW.

TOMORROW I'LL BRING
HER A BEER TO REPLACE IT.

TOMORROW WE'RE
GOING TO MY HOUSE.

I'D BEEN FRIENDS
WITH RAYANNE GRAFF

FOR, LIKE, HALF A YEAR,

BUT I'D NEVER BEEN TO HER HOUSE.

MOM, RICKIE'S HERE!

I HOPE YOU'RE AT LEAST
WEARING UNDERWEAR.

WALKING INTO SOMEONE'S
HOUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME...

IS LIKE ENTERING
ANOTHER COUNTRY.

NOT THAT I'VE EVER BEEN
TO ANOTHER COUNTRY.

RAYNNIE... REMEMBER LAST WEEK

WHEN YOU GOT ALL
THOSE PROSPERITY CARDS?

UH-HUH.

NOW, THREE GUESSES
WHAT I'VE GOT HERE.

OH, MY GOD!

MONEY? FROM DAD?

I OPENED IT. $270!

OH, MY!

OH! OH!

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY
AND MAYBE MORE. DAD."

I KNOW. I SAW THAT.
HE MEANT "MANY MORE."

HE WROTE, "AND MAYBE MORE."

HI, SWEETCAKES.

HMM.

OH, MY GOD!

IS THAT HER?

YES.

AAH! ANGELA...

COME TO MAMA.

I'VE FINALLY FACED THE TRUTH.

THE ONLY REALLY GREAT FOODS
ARE APPETIZERS AND DESSERTS,

SO WHY BOTHER
EATING ANYTHING ELSE?

AMBER, YOU'RE SO UP, EVEN THOUGH

YOU'RE SURROUNDED BY NEGATIVITY.

SHE'S AN X-RAY TECHNICIAN.

IT'S NOT AS GLAMOROUS
AS IT SOUNDS.

WHAT CAN I TELL YOU, SWEETCAKES?

LIFE WAS CREATED TO BE LIVED.

GIVE ME.

SO WHAT, DID YOU WEAR
OUT YOUR WELCOME

AT ANGELA'S HOUSE?

NO. MY MOM'S NOT THAT STRICT.

JUST SOMETIMES, SHE...

YOU DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN.

SEE THIS CARD?

THAT'S THE WORLD.

THIS IS THE DAUGHTER
WHO HIDES HER FEELINGS

BEHIND, LIKE, A MASK.

THAT'S HER, BIG TIME.

BUT I'M THE DAUGHTER.

YEAH, BUT SO IS SHE.

SEE, MY MOM WAS ADOPTED,

SO SHE HAS, LIKE, THESE...

ABANDONMENT ISSUES.

I'VE GOT THOSE.

WELL, LOOK RIGHT HERE.

SEE THIS CARD COVERING YOU?

THAT'S THE MOON.

THAT'S, LIKE, THE
DEADLY MOTHER...

LIKE THE WICKED WITCH.

WELL, SHOULD I BE SCARED?

THAT'S NOTHING.

LAST TIME, I GOT DEATH.

MOM, SHOW HER DEATH.

THAT'S ONE BITCHIN' CARD.

YEAH, BUT IT DOESN'T
HAVE TO MEAN DEATH.

IT MEANS, ONE DOOR
OPENS, ANOTHER CLOSES.

YEAH. IN YOUR FACE!

YOU'RE HAVING
DINNER WITH US, RIGHT?

MOTHER, JUST
RELAX. NO. I'LL GET IT.

I'LL GET IT! I'LL GET IT!

HELLO.

HI! WHERE ARE YOU?

IT'S ANGELA. HI, HONEY!

GRANDMA'S HERE.
WE WERE JUST VISITING

GRANDPA AT THE HOSPITAL.

NO, SWEETIE, YOU CAN'T
HAVE DINNER AT RAYANNE'S.

BECAUSE GRANDMA'S
HAVING DINNER HERE, AND...

DON'T BE SILLY, PATTY.

LET HER STAY AT HER FRIEND'S.

MOM!

OK. YOU CAN HAVE
DINNER AT RAYANNE'S.

OF COURSE I WOULDN'T MIND
IF SHE CHOSE TO COME HOME.

I NEVER DO SEE HER.

JUST GIVE ME THE ADDRESS.

I'LL BE THERE IN 20 MINUTES.

WHAT?

NOTHING.

I'M GOING TO GO PICK HER UP.

WHAT IF I'VE MADE A
TERRIBLE MISTAKE?

WHAT IF YOUR FATHER ISN'T
WELL ENOUGH BY SATURDAY?

WELL...

THAT CROWDED, NOISY RESTAURANT.

ALL THAT FONDUE!

WHAT WAS I THINKING?

THE MAN IS A DIABETIC!

WHAT IF THEY PREPARE ONE
OF THE DISHES INCORRECTLY?

I SHOULD CALL OFF
THE WHOLE THING!

I SHOULD CANCEL THE PARTY!

WELL, MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD POSTPONE
IT UNTIL HE'S FEELING BETTER.

BUT EVERYONE'S LOOKING FORWARD,

AND THE DOCTORS ALL
PREDICT HE'LL BE OUT BY FRIDAY,

AND YOU KNOW DADDY.

IF HE HEARS I'M
CALLING OFF THE PARTY,

IT'LL DISCOURAGE HIM,

AND HE IS DEPRESSED
ENOUGH AS IT IS.

YEAH, BUT, MOM, ON THE ONE HAND,

YOU'RE SAYING, "HOW
CAN WE DO THIS?"

AND ON THE OTHER
HAND, YOU'RE SAYING,

"HOW CAN WE NOT DO THIS?"

EXACTLY.

IF ONLY WE COULD
HOLD IT SOMEPLACE ELSE,

SOMEPLACE WHERE HE
WOULD FEEL MORE AT HOME.

A PLACE LIKE...

HERE.

OH, BUT I COULDN'T DO THAT.

OH, NO.

COULDN'T DO THAT TO YOU.

THAT WOULD BE OUT
OF THE QUESTION.

Patty: YEAH, MOM!
I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN!

AHH. SHE'S DOWN THERE.

SHE'S REARRANGING
MY CANDLESTICKS.

HELP ME!

LOOK...

THIS IS WHAT YOU DO.
YOU GO DOWN THERE,

AND YOU SAY, "MOM, I LOVE YOU,

"BUT YOU'RE DRIVING
ME TO AN EARLY GRAVE.

DO NOT TOUCH MY
CANDLESTICKS... EVER."

THAT'S WHAT YOU DO.

YOU ARE SO NAIVE.

WHAT?

OH!

HEY! HEY.

WHAT'S ALL THIS?

THAT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!

QUIT TRYING TO READ UPSIDE DOWN.

I WAS JUST MAKING SOME LISTS.

POSSIBLE JOBS,

POSSIBLE PEOPLE I
SHOULD POSSIBLY CALL,

AND, YOU KNOW... SOME GOALS.

THAT'S GREAT! IT'S NOT GREAT.

IT'S JUST SOMETHING I'M DOING.

OK.

DON'T GET ALL ENTHUSIASTIC
AND RUIN IT FOR ME.

DO I DO THAT?

UH-HUH.

GRAHAM, WOULD YOU... NO.

HOW DID YOU KNOW?

BECAUSE I KNOW,
BECAUSE SHE'S DOWN THERE

FIDDLING WITH YOUR CANDLESTICKS.

GRAHAM, PLEASE, I'M
ASKING VERY NICELY.

PLEASE JUST SPEND
A LITTLE TIME...

NO. NO WAY AM I
GOING DOWN THERE.

I WOULD DO IT FOR YOU.

MY MOTHER'S DEAD!

IF SHE WEREN'T.

YOU WOULDN'T HAVE
TO DO IT FOR ME.

I ENJOYED MY MOTHER'S COMPANY.

OH, PLEASE! DO I REALLY HAVE
TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR MOTHER?

WELL, LEAVE MY MOTHER ALONE.

I WOULDN'T GO DOWN
THERE NOW IF YOU PAID ME!

She's gonna hear you!

GRAHAM... PLEASE...

I HAVE TO GO PICK ANGELA
UP CLEAR ACROSS TOWN.

PATTY, PATTY, I'M NOT
GOING DOWN THERE.

Vivian: PATRICIA!

ARE YOU UP THERE?

PATRICIA!

WELL, I'LL JUST BE
IN THE KITCHEN...

POKING AROUND.

POKING AROUND?

VIVIAN.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE HERE.

HERE WE HAVE IT.

WOW. THAT...

THAT WAS AMAZING.

HOW DID YOU LEARN
HOW TO DO THAT?

ARE YOU KIDDING?

I LEARNED IT FROM A STUPID BOOK.

I'LL LOAN IT TO YOU. YOU
CAN LEARN IT FOR YOURSELF.

OH, GOD.

MY MOTHER.

I'LL GET IT.

COME IN.

THANK YOU.

MOM, YOU COULD'VE JUST HONKED.

HI.

PATTY, RIGHT?

HI. YES.

AMBER. WELL...

OH.

I DO TAROT.

IT'S JUST A HOBBY.

WOULD YOU LIKE A DRINK?

NO. WE SHOULD BE
GETTING RIGHT BACK.

OH, BEFORE YOU GO, ANGELA,

LET ME FIND YOU THAT BOOK, OK?

SHE'S REALLY GOOD AT THEM,

TH-THE CARDS.

I'M SURE.

ANGELA IS SO CUTE,
YOU COULD SMACK HER.

BUT THE MOM IS LIKE
FROM A COMMERCIAL

FOR SOMETHING REALLY CLEAN.

I MIGHT JUST SEND THAT
MONEY BACK TO DAD.

I KIND OF DON'T WANT IT.

WHERE IS THAT BOOK?

AMBER, WE SHOULD GO.
I'VE GOT ERRANDS TO RUN.

I'M GIVING THIS PARTY FOR
MY PARENTS' ANNIVERSARY

SATURDAY AT OUR HOUSE.

I FOUND IT. YES!

AT OUR HOUSE? I THOUGHT
IT WAS AT SOME RESTAURANT.

I LOVE PARTIES...

THROWING THEM, GOING TO THEM,

RECOVERING FROM THEM.

LISTEN, I THINK IT'S SO GREAT

THAT YOU'RE
THROWING THEM A PARTY.

I DEFINITELY THINK IT'S GONNA
HELP YOU WORK THROUGH IT.

UH-HUH.

WORK THROUGH WHAT?

MOM, I THINK WE SHOULD GO.

ARE YOU KIDDING? YOUR
FEELINGS ABOUT ADOPTION.

WHAT A THING TO DEAL WITH!

I SAW A SPECIAL THE OTHER
NIGHT. DID YOU CATCH THAT?

NO.

OHH. IT REALLY GOT ME.

I MEAN, I WAS BAWLING.

YOU KNOW, I THINK I
MIGHT'VE GIVEN UP A BABY

IN A PAST LIFE.

WELL...

IF THERE'S ANYTHING
YOU NEED FOR THE PARTY...

THANKS. I THINK WE
HAVE EVERYTHING.

ANGELA, HERE'S THE BOOK.

GO AHEAD, TAKE IT.

HERE ARE THE CARDS.

YOU CAN PRACTICE WITH THESE.

JUST BE SURE THAT YOU
TREAT THEM WITH RESPECT.

PROMISE ME.

I PROMISE. OK.

MMM!

ANGEL.

OK, WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION?

OK. DOES JUSTIN CONNOLLY
LIKE CAREN KLIGMAN?

COME ON.

WHAT?

THAT'S NOT AN
IMPORTANT QUESTION.

IT IS TO CAREN KLIGMAN.

YOU HAVE TO TREAT
THESE CARDS WITH RESPECT.

ANGELA, YOU KNOW WHAT I
WAS THINKING WE MIGHT DO?

DO YOU REMEMBER THOSE
BEAUTIFUL DECORATIONS

THAT YOU DID FOR SHARON'S
BIRTHDAY A FEW YEARS AGO,

THE STREAMERS?

MOM, STREAMERS?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH STREAMERS?

I NEED SOMEBODY TO DO STREAMERS,

AND I NEED SOMEBODY TO
MOVE ALL THE FURNITURE

AND CLEAN BEHIND IT.

MOM, YOU EXPECT ME
TO MOVE FURNITURE?

IS GRANDMA GOING TO
DRIVE EVERYONE CRAZY

LIKE SHE DID ON THANKSGIVING?

WHAT ON EARTH DOES THAT MEAN?

IT'S A FAIRLY
STRAIGHTFORWARD QUESTION.

OH, I MEANT TO TELL YOU.

I FOUND THIS REALLY
INTERESTING-SOUNDING RECIPE

FOR NO-FAT CHICKEN.

IT'S SKINLESS...

YOU CANNOT COOK
CHICKEN WITHOUT THE SKIN.

THAT'S WHERE ALL THE FLAVOR IS.

YOU CAN REALLY TELL SHE'S BEEN
SPENDING TIME WITH GRANDMA.

LISTEN,

CAN WE JUST PITCH IN

AND ALL PULL TOGETHER...

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I
ACTUALLY THINK THIS COULD BE

REALLY FUN.

I... I REALLY KIND OF DO.

WELL, I HOPE SO,

BECAUSE LIFE WAS CREATED
TO BE LIVED, YOU KNOW?

WAS THAT ON A TAROT CARD?

FINE.

I'LL DO THE STREAMERS.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID
YOU WERE NEVER AGAIN

GOING TO HANG IN
THE GIRLS' ROOM.

NEVER SAY NEVER.

HI.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOUR HAIR?

JUST... OH. JUST...
JUST NEVER MIND, OK?

I THINK YOU NEED
SOME MOUSSE. MOUSSE.

HEY, CAREFUL, RAYANNE.

YOU'RE DROPPING
ALL OF YOUR MONEY.

IT'S CRISPY.

IT'S LIKE DEAD LEAVES.

RAYANNE, HOW MUCH HAVE
YOU HAD TO DRINK TODAY?

SHE'S BEEN DRINKING?

THERE'S NO DRINKING IN SCHOOL.

DON'T YOU KNOW THAT?

HERE.

BUY YOURSELF A WIG.

STOP IT.

SHE NEEDS A WIG.

OH, DON'T GO.

DON'T GO.

INGRATE.

HERE, I WANT YOU TO HAVE IT.

DON'T BE CRAZY, OK?

WELL, I DON'T DESERVE IT.

RAYANNE, YOU SHOULD
BUY YOURSELF SOMETHING.

I MEAN, THINK.

WHAT DO YOU REALLY NEED?

YOU NEED NEW MAKEUP.

MAKEUP GOES BAD.
YOU KNOW, IT DOES.

IT SPOILS.

YOU NEED NEW CDs BECAUSE
THE ONES YOU HAVE SUCK,

AND YOU COULD DEFINITELY
USE A LEATHER JACKET.

RICKIE, YOU'RE BRILLIANT.

A PARTY!

LIKE AN EVENT.

LIKE, A MEMORY I'LL HAVE
FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

LIKE TINO'S PARTY?

ONLY ENDLESS.

LIKE INFININITY,

WHERE SO MUCH IS
GOING ON EVERY SECOND

THAT THERE'S NO POSSIBILITY

FOR, UH, FOR... YOUR
MIND TO WANDER.

AND YOU BECOME THIS PRISONER

OF, LIKE...

HAPPINESS!

YEAH! HA HA!

MOM.

DON'T WANT TO BOTHER YOU.

JUST BROUGHT OVER A FEW EXTRAS.

I TOLD YOU I HAVE A MEETING.

WHATEVER.

JUST GO ABOUT YOUR
NORMAL ROUTINE.

A FEW EXTRAS?

TURKEY IS THE EASIEST
THING IN THE WORLD

AND A GUARANTEED CROWD-PLEASER.

MOM...

GO. GO TO YOUR MEETING.

I'LL PUT THOSE THINGS AWAY.

MOM, HERE'S THE THING.

GRAHAM IS VERY
EMOTIONAL ABOUT FOOD

WHEN HE'S COOKING IT.

EMOTIONAL ABOUT FOOD?

YES, HE...

HE'S, UM, GOT VERY STRONG,

YOU KNOW, FEELINGS
ABOUT, UM, MEALS

IN TERMS OF PREPARING THEM.

PATTY, IT'S ONLY A TURKEY.

MOM, IT'S HUGE.

IT'S GONNA NEED ITS OWN ROOM.

I WANTED TO
CONTRIBUTE SOMETHING.

EMOTIONAL ABOUT FOOD?

NEVER MIND.

SO, YEAH, TELL EVERYBODY.

IT'S GOING TO BE
A TOTAL BLOWOUT.

NO DORKS AND NOT
TOO MANY SOPHOMORES.

WAIT!

Toad the Wet Sprocket: ♪
YOUR TREMBLING HANDS ♪

♪ THERE'S INDECISION
WHEN YOU KNOW... ♪

SO, YOU KNOW,

IF YOU WANT TO ACQUIRE
CERTAIN PHARMACEUTICALS

FOR THE PARTY...

I DEFINITELY DO. YEAH.

♪ AND THE CHEAP THRILLS
ALWAYS SEEM TO FADE AWAY ♪

♪ WHEN WILL WE FALL DOWN? ♪

♪ WHEN WILL WE FALL? ♪

♪ WHEN WILL WE FALL DOWN? ♪

SHOULD I GET A
PARTY BALL OR A KEG?

♪ JUMP BACK, GOT TO
GET OUT OF HERE... ♪

WOULD EVERY PERSON...
TAKE THE ADDRESS.

♪ JUMP BACK, GOT
TO GET OUT OF HERE ♪

♪ WHEN WILL WE, WHEN
WILL WE FALL DOWN? ♪

♪ WHEN WILL WE, WHEN
WILL WE FALL DOWN? ♪

♪ WHEN WILL WE FALL? ♪

I'M SORRY.

I TRIED TO REASON WITH HER.

GRAHAM, PLEASE.

PLEASE CLOSE THE REFRIGERATOR.

WELL, I'M NOT SURE,

BUT I HAVE A FEELING

IF YOU WANT TO TAG WITH US,

I COULD PROBABLY GET YOU IN.

ANGELA, WORD OF MOUTH

IS, LIKE, SO HUGE ON THIS THING.

SOME GIRL JUST INVITED ME.

SHE, LIKE, INVITED
ME TO MY OWN HOUSE.

SATURDAY IS GOING
TO BE HISTORICAL.

WAIT, THIS SATURDAY?

YEAH. THIS SATURDAY.

TOMORROW NIGHT.

I MENTIONED THIS AT
LEAST A DOZEN TIMES.

TOMORROW NIGHT, I
HAVE THAT STUPID THING

FOR MY GRANDPARENTS.

FINE. GO HANG WITH
YOUR GRANDPARENTS.

YOU CAN MEMORIZE ALL THE
STATE BIRDS OR SOMETHING.

HEY, ANGELA.

I'M A BITCH!

WAIT, IF I CAN'T COME,

CAN I AT LEAST HELP
YOU GET READY?

HELP HOW?

WELL, I COULD, UM...

MOVE FURNITURE.

TABLE THERE.

Juliana Hatfield: ♪ AS THE
GAMES WERE STARTING ♪

♪ BOTTLES ON THE GROUND ♪

♪ ARE YOU READY NOW? ♪

OK, NOW, REMEMBER THE RULES.

RAYANNE, ARE YOU
LISTENING TO ME?

YES.

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY
NO EATING ON MY BED,

IS THAT CLEAR?

YES. YES. YES.

AND DON'T LET THINGS
GET OUT OF CONTROL.

I MEAN, I REALIZE THERE'S GONNA
BE SOME DRINKING, GOING ON,

AND, BELIEVE ME, I'D RATHER
HAVE IT GO ON UNDER MY ROOF.

BUT DON'T GET TOO LOUD

BECAUSE I DON'T
WANT ANY LECTURES

FROM THAT TIGHT-ASS
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH.

OK? OK.

YES? YES.

YOUR MOTHER IS AMAZING.

HA HA.

THIS PARTY IS DRIVING ME CRAZY.

LOOK. DEATH.

I SHOULD NEVER HAVE TOLD HER

SHE COULD HAVE
DINNER AT RAYANNE'S.

SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO
HELP SHINE THIS SILVER.

HAVE DANIELLE DO IT.

I CAN'T. I'M PREDICTING
THE FUTURE.

TO PUT SOMETHING THAT LARGE

IN SOMEBODY'S REFRIGERATOR
WITHOUT PERMISSION.

MOM, SO WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION?

WHY AM I DOING THIS?

HELLO.

OH, VIVIAN.

YEAH, SHE'S RIGHT HERE.

MOM.

LISTEN BEFORE YOU SAY ANYTHING,

I'VE BEEN THINKING.

WHAT?

OH!

OK.

NO. FINE.

NEVER MIND.

BYE.

WELL...

DAD HAS BEEN RELEASED
FROM THE HOSPITAL.

THE TESTS CAME BACK NEGATIVE.

AND THE DOCTORS HAVE GIVEN
HIM A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH,

SO... I GUESS THERE'S NO REASON

NOT TO GO AHEAD
WITH THE PARTY, RIGHT?

SO I GUESS THAT'S REALLY
GOOD NEWS, ISN'T IT?

ISN'T IT?

GRAHAM?

ISN'T IT?

MOM.

WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION?

HEH HEH HEH.

I LOVE THESE.

I'M NEVER GOING
TO TAKE THEM DOWN.

I'M JUST GOING TO SPEND
THE WHOLE REST OF MY LIFE

WITH YOUR STREAMERS.

HA HA HA.

OH, ANGELA.

MMM.

YOU HAVE TO GO TO
THIS OTHER PARTY.

OH, WELL.

YEAH.

MAYBE THERE'S A WAY

THAT YOU CAN GO TO BOTH PARTIES.

YOU HAVE TO GO WHERE
YOUR KARMA TAKES YOU.

I DON'T THINK MY
MOTHER REALLY...

KNOWS MUCH ABOUT KARMA.

MAYBE YOU CAN TEACH HER.

I SAID I WOULD DO IT.

WELL, I'M DOING IT.

JUST LEAVE IT. I'LL
DO IT IN THE MORNING.

WE HAVE A LOT OF OTHER
THINGS TO DO IN THE MORNING.

ABOUT A MILLION OTHER THINGS.

ALL RIGHT.

DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS
SUCH A BIG DEAL.

UM...

MOM, SO...

UM...

TURNS OUT THERE'S THIS THING

TOMORROW AT RAYANNE'S,

LIKE, THIS BIRTHDAY PARTY.

LIKE THIS BIRTHDAY PARTY?

YEAH.

SO, UM...

IT'S SORT OF HAPPENING TOMORROW.

SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S
WHY I WAS THERE SO LONG,

BECAUSE I WAS HELPING.

COULD I... MAYBE STAY
HERE FOR A LITTLE WHILE

AND THEN GO TO RAYANNE'S?

YOU WERE HELPING
WITH RAYANNE'S PARTY?

MOM.

FORGET IT.

HOW COULD YOU TELL THAT WOMAN

THAT I'M ADOPTED?

SHE'S NOT JUST SOME WOMAN.

I TRUST HER.

I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T KNOW
IT WAS, LIKE, A SECRET.

OH, IT'S NOT. IT'S
JUST NOT SOMETHING

THAT I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW.

WHY CAN'T I GO TO
RAYANNE'S PARTY?

BECAUSE I NEED YOU HERE.

THE ONLY REASON
YOU'RE HAVING IT HERE

IS BECAUSE GRANDMA
TALKED YOU INTO IT.

THAT IS NOT TRUE.

YOU KNOW, THE
KARMA IN THIS HOUSE

IS, LIKE, RIDICULOUS.

REALLY?

YEAH. IT'S REALLY LOW.

DARK.

WHATEVER IT IS THAT
HAPPENS TO KARMA.

AND I'LL BET THE KARMA
AT AMBER'S HOUSE

IS JUST THROUGH THE DAMN ROOF.

LISTEN, YOU ARE NOT
GOING TO RAYANNE'S.

YOU ARE GOING TO ATTEND

YOUR GRANDPARENTS'
45th ANNIVERSARY PARTY.

IS THAT CLEAR?

LET THE GAMES BEGIN.

RICKSTER, THROW ON SOME MUSIC!

AH!

WHAT?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, WHAT?

WHERE IS DADDY?

OH.

DADDY.

HE DIDN'T WANT TO COME.

WHAT?

YOU KNOW HOW HE HATES PARTIES.

GRAHAM!

VIVIAN.

HAPPY 45th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

WHERE'S CHUCK?

HE ISN'T COMING.

WHAT?

ARE YOU KIDDING?

WELL, HE DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT.

REALLY?

YOU KNOW HOW HE HATES PARTIES.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING?

I THINK WE'RE BETTER OFF.

I CAN NEVER REALLY ENJOY
MYSELF WHEN HE'S AROUND.

WELL, LET'S LOOK AT IT THIS WAY.

WE CAN ALL RELAX.

WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY

ABOUT ALL HIS CRAZY
DIETARY RESTRICTIONS.

BUT IT'S ALREADY MADE.
I ALREADY WORRIED.

THE ENTIRE MEAL IS
NONFAT. NO SUGAR.

I TOOK THE SKIN OFF THE CHICKEN.

HEY, I THOUGHT ANGELA
WAS SUPPOSED TO DO THIS.

HAY IS FOR HORSES.
AH. LET ME SEE YOU.

I LOVE YOUR OUTFIT.

I HATE THIS OUTFIT.
I WISH I WAS DEAD.

MOTHER, JUST... NO, YOU DON'T.

HOW DO YOU KNOW WHETHER
I WISH I WAS DEAD OR NOT?

ARE YOU ME?

AM I ALLOWED FEELINGS,
OR IS THAT JUST ANGELA?

HAPPY 45th!

HI! OH!

AUNT LIBBY!

OH, DON'T YOU LOOK CUTE?

HI, UNCLE WALTER.
YOU LOOK GORGEOUS!

YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED
TO BRING SOMETHING!

IT'S SO SWEET!

SOMETIMES I THINK

IF MY MOTHER WASN'T SO GOOD
AT PRETENDING TO BE HAPPY...

SHE'D BE BETTER AT ACTUALLY...

BEING HAPPY.

IT'S WONDERFUL.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, HUH?

IS THIS SATANIC, OR WHAT?

UH... WH-WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?

HEY, RICKIE!

HI.

I HAVE NO IDEA.

THERE'S PEOPLE
HERE I'VE NEVER SEEN!

THERE'S PEOPLE
IN THE BATHROOM...

I DON'T THINK THEY'RE
FROM PENNSYLVANIA.

HAVE YOU SEEN TINO?

RAYANNE, I'M LUCKY I FOUND YOU.

YOU DID YOUR HAIR IN BRAIDS.

YOU KNOW WHO YOU
LOOK LIKE NOW, DANNY?

WHO IS THAT FUNNY LITTLE
SWEDISH GIRL WITH THE MONKEY...

PIPPI LONGSTOCKING.

THAT'S IT! PIPPI LONGSTOCKING.

HA HA. LOOK, LIBBY.

DOESN'T SHE LOOK LIKE
THAT LITTLE SWEDISH GIRL?

I NEED YOU TO PASS
HORS D'OEUVRES.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

TO CHANGE.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID
SHE DESTROYED HER HAIR.

NO. THAT WAS THE OTHER
ONE. WHERE IS ANGELA?

GOOD QUESTION.

ANGELA, I NEED YOU DOWNSTAIRS.

ANGELA.

THAT IS WHAT YOU CHOOSE

TO WEAR TO YOUR GRANDPARENTS'
ANNIVERSARY PARTY?

MOM, I THINK I'M
GOING TO RAYANNE'S.

MOM, JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

PATTY, HOW ARE YOU?

HI! GREAT.

HORS D'OEUVRES ARE THAT WAY.

RAYANNE!

WHAT?

IT'S A PARTY.

BOY SCOUT.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

DO WHAT YOU WANT TO THE TURKEY.

THE TURKEY MEANS NOTHING TO ME.

BUT THIS IS MY
CHICKEN, ALL RIGHT?

I WAS SIMPLY ADJUSTING
THE SEASONING.

IT IS A CURRY SAUCE.

YOU DO NOT PUT
OREGANO IS A CURRY SAUCE.

WHAT? YOU CAN'T GO
WRONG WITH OREGANO.

OREGANO IS THE UNIVERSAL HERB.

MOM?

UH, HI, GRANDMA.

HI, SWEETHEART.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY.

THANK YOU, DARLING.

THANK YOU.

OH. THAT'S QUITE A GETUP.

I ASKED HER TO CHANGE.

NO, YOU DIDN'T.

WELL, IT'S QUITE FINE.

LET HER JUST WEAR
WHAT SHE WANTS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
IT'S FINE? IT'S NOT FINE.

WHERE'S GRANDPA?

TELL HER.

I HAVE TO CHECK THE TURKEY.

YOU WANT TO KNOW WHERE
GRANDPA IS? HE'S NOT COMING.

THAT'S WHERE GRANDPA IS.

IS HE BACK IN THE HOSPITAL?

NO. HE'S FINE.

OH. SO...

GRANDPA IS NOT COMING,

BUT YET I HAVE TO BE HERE?

THAT REALLY MAKES SENSE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE HERE.

GO DO YOUR THING, AS THEY SAY.

MOM.

WHY DOES SHE HAVE
TO STICK AROUND

WHEN SHE'S GOT BETTER PLANS?

WHAT ABOUT FAMILY, WHAT
ABOUT DOING WHAT'S RIGHT?

FOOEY.

DOING WHAT'S RIGHT?

WE'RE HAVING A PARTY FOR
SOMEONE WHO ISN'T HERE.

I'M MISSING RAYANNE'S
PARTY BECAUSE...

WHO'S RAYANNE?

MY BEST FRIEND.

YOU'RE MISSING YOUR
BEST FRIEND'S PARTY.

HI.

LOVELY HORS D'OEUVRES.

RAYANNE IS NOT YOUR BEST FRIEND.

MOM, SHE IS SO MY BEST FRIEND.

I'M SORRY YOU HATE HER.

YOU HATE HER?

MOTHER, BUTT OUT.

ANOTHER FUN-FILLED
PARTY AT THE CHASES'.

WELL, I APOLOGIZE DEEPLY THAT
OUR HOUSE CANNOT MEASURE UP

TO THE JOY OF BEING AT RAYANNE'S

WHERE YOUR FRIEND
RICKIE CAN GUZZLE BEER

AND THAT AMBER WOMAN
READS YOUR TEA LEAVES.

OH, JUST STOP IT! RICKIE
DOESN'T EVEN DRINK.

WHO IS RICKIE?

STOP BEING SO HYPOCRITICAL.

YOU HATED HER ON
SIGHT. JUST ADMIT IT.

ALL RIGHT. I ADMIT IT.

I DON'T LIKE HER.

I DON'T THINK THAT SHE'S
THE RIGHT FRIEND FOR YOU.

OH, CAREFUL, DEAR.

ANGELA!

OHH! TO SEE YOU

AT THIS MOMENT...

SOMETHING WAS MISSING, YOU KNOW?

AND THEN I TURNED AROUND...

I JUST LOVE YOU SO MUCH.

ANGELICA, MY FRIEND.

HEY, EXCUSE ME, MAN.

RAYANNE.

RAYANNE.

OH, MY...

I DIDN'T GET MY TATTOO. I...

I WANT IT TO LOOK
JUST LIKE THIS.

I WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE THIS.

YOU KNOW, SHE'S
ALWAYS LIKE THIS,

AND SHE'S ALWAYS OK
BY THE TIME IT'S OVER.

WHAT THE HELL?

WHERE IS SHE?

RAYANNE!

THE PARTY'S OVER. LET'S GO.

WHAT'S THE DEAL?

COME ON. GET OUT OF HERE.

AND YOU, FIND A
CHEVY TO DO THAT IN.

GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!

GO ON. GET OUT OF HERE!

HI, SWEETHEART.

YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES
TO GET OUT OF MY HOUSE

BEFORE I CALL THE POLICE.

YOU GOT IT?

RAYANNE!

GET OFF MY DAUGHTER!

HI, MOM.

GET OUT OF MY HOUSE.

HEY, I'M JUST AN ARTIST
TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING.

AND YOU... YOU
WERE GOING TO HAVE

A FEW FRIENDS OVER?

LOOK AT THIS
PLACE! IT'S A PIG STY!

I COME HOME, I GOT 10 MINUTES

BEFORE I'M SUPPOSED
TO MEET RUSTY,

AND YOU'RE DESTROYING THE HOUSE.

SORRY.

NO, I'M SORRY.

TOMORROW WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE A LONG TALK

ABOUT YOUR BEHAVIOR.

YOU ARE TOO DRUNK, YOUNG LADY.

WAY TOO DRUNK!

WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT
MODERATION, HUH?

WHAT DID I SAY?

I TRUSTED YOU.

NOW LOOK AT YOU. YOU
LOOK LIKE AN OLD DRUNK.

YOU PULL YOURSELF
TOGETHER, RAYANNE MARIE.

I WANT THIS WHOLE PLACE
CLEANED UP BY THE TIME I GET BACK.

RICKIE.

I LOVE YOU.

YOU KNOW THAT... DON'T YOU?

I'M SO COLD.

IT'S OK. IT'S OK.

WHAT'S WRONG? IS SHE OK?

JUST TAKE IT EASY, OK?

WHY IS IT SO COLD?

HAVE TO... SLEEP A LITTLE BIT.

GET WATER.

I HAVE TO SLEEP.

THROW IT ON HER FACE.

RAYANNE, WAKE
UP. YOU CAN'T SLEEP!

STOP. GOD.

RICKIE, WH...

NEVER SEEN HER LIKE THIS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, ANGELA.

I KNOW WHAT TO DO.

THAT'S A... BIG ONE.

YEAH.

WHOA! ANOTHER BIG ONE.

I TURNED TO THE WAITER,

AND BY THIS TIME, THE ENTIRE
RESTAURANT IS LISTENING.

AND I TURNED TO THE WAITER,

AND I PUT DOWN MY CHOPSTICKS

AND I SAID, "WELL, I'M SORRY,

"BUT IF IT SMELLS LIKE MSG,
AND IT TASTES LIKE MSG..."

ANGELA?

MOMMY, I REALLY NEED YOU.

MOM.

IT'S ALL RIGHT. GO.

TELL GRAHAM.

GO.

MOMMY.

IT'S OK. I'VE CALLED
AN AMBULANCE.

HOW LONG HAS SHE BEEN LIKE THIS?

YOU MEAN, HOW LONG...

THIS BREATHING,
THIS SLOW BREATHING.

A WHILE. 15 MINUTES.

RAYANNE!

WHAT DID SHE TAKE?

I DON'T KNOW. SHE
JUST KEPT ON DRINKING.

OK. A LOT OF ALCOHOL.
WHAT ABOUT DRUGS?

I NEED NAMES.

I KNOW SHE TOOK ECSTASY.

HOW MUCH?

I DON'T KNOW! I THINK
JUST LIKE TWO HITS.

IT LOOKED LIKE SHE
WAS SAVING ONE.

CAN YOU FIND ME THE
ONE SHE WAS SAVING?

RICKIE, CAN YOU FIND ME
THE ONE SHE WAS SAVING?

GET ME A BLANKET.

SHE'S WAKING UP.

RAYANNE!

RAYANNE.

I DON'T LIKE YOU!

HERE.

SHE'S HAD A LOT OF
ALCOHOL AND SOME ECSTASY.

TWO HITS OR WHATEVER
YOU CALL THEM.

HERE. I'VE GOT THE
THIRD ONE RIGHT HERE.

GO ON. RIDE WITH HER. GO ON.

ALL THEY HAD WAS
BARBECUE. I HOPE THAT'S OK.

IT'S FINE.

UH... WHERE'S ANGELA?

LADIES ROOM.

UH, MRS. CHASE,

I... I REALLY APPRECIATE
WHAT YOU DID TONIGHT.

IT'S OK.

HAS THERE EVER BEEN SOMEONE...

WHAT?

DID YOU EVER TRY TO
PROTECT SOMEONE...

SO MUCH...

THAT IT, LIKE, HURT?

THAT WASN'T YOUR BEER
THE OTHER DAY, WAS IT?

YOU CAN SEE HER
NOW IF YOU'D LIKE.

YOU GO ON.

I'M GOING TO WAIT
HERE FOR ANGELA.

OK.

RAYNNIE!

SHH, SHH, SHH. OH, GOD!

OH, OH, OH, GOD.

SHE'S GOING TO BE OK.

SHE'S GOING TO BE OK.

OH, GOD, WHAT A NIGHT!

A COP CALLED ME AND TOLD
ME THEY PUMPED HER STOMACH?

YEAH. WELL, RAYANNE
HAD A REALLY CLOSE CALL.

THESE KIDS CAN SCARE
THE HELL OUT OF YOU.

AMBER, THE DOCTOR
WAS VERY CONCERNED...

SHE NEEDS SLEEP, AMBER.

I'M OK, MAMA.

UH, MS. VALLONE.

MS. VALLONE?

WHAT?

THERE'S A POLICEMAN OUT THERE

WHO NEEDS TO SPEAK WITH YOU.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? AGAIN?

YES, MA'AM.

MOM, WHY...

DON'T BE SCARED. THEY'RE
JUST FILLING OUT REPORTS.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO
ATTEND A VERY DULL PARTY?

WOULD YOU GO INSIDE

AND TELL THEM WE'LL
BE THERE IN A MINUTE?

SURE.

I GUESS I KIND OF SCREWED
EVERYTHING UP FOR YOU TODAY...

WITH THE PARTY.

NOPE. YOU DID THE RIGHT
THING. YOU CALLED ME.

I MEAN IT.

YOU PROMISE ME
YOU'LL ALWAYS DO THAT,

THAT YOU'LL ALWAYS...

OK!

OK, I PROMISE.

SO HOW DID YOU
KNOW ALL THAT STUFF,

LIKE WHAT TO DO?

MMM.

I HAD THIS ROOMMATE
IN COLLEGE WHO...

WHO ACTUALLY WAS
A LOT LIKE RAYANNE,

NOW THAT I'M REMEMBERING.

YOU'RE KIDDING.

SO WHAT HAPPENED?

WELL, PRETTY MUCH
WHAT HAPPENED TONIGHT.

EXCEPT SHE DIED.

SO DID YOU LIKE HER?

A LOT.

MOM, WAS SHE...

ANGELA, I FEE...

WHAT I'M SEEING IN
YOUR FUTURE IS SO...

FRIGHTENING, IT SCARES
THE HELL OUT OF ME.

I MEAN, WHAT DO I DO?

DO I JUST NOT LET
YOU SEE HER ANYMORE?

I MEAN, WOULD THAT EVEN WORK?

NO.

MOM, I CAN'T...

SHE'S MY FRIEND.

PLEASE, JUST TRUST ME.

ACTUALLY, I DO.

OH, GOD. POOR RICKIE.

HE'S SURROUNDED
BY OUR RELATIVES.

GO ON IN. I'LL BE
THERE IN A SEC.

OH, HELLO. ANGELA!

HI, SWEETHEART. WE MISSED YOU.

OH, I LOVE YOUR HAIR.
THAT'S WONDERFUL HAIR!

THANK YOU.

DON'T BE SHY. HAVE SOME MORE.

YOU KNOW, IT TASTES
REALLY AMAZING.

IT'S KIND OF...

ITALIAN.

THAT'S THE OREGANO.

OH!

WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON?

WE'RE HAVING A PARTY.

ANGELA!

HOW ARE YOU?

PATTY, THERE YOU ARE.

EACH CARD HAS A NAME.

THE MAGICIAN...

THE EMPRESS...

THE FOOL...

THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE...

STRENGTH.

THEY REPRESENT
CHALLENGES AND TESTS,

TWISTS OF FATE.

NO CARD IS ALL GOOD OR ALL BAD.

CARDS CAN BE
POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE,

DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY FALL.

WHEN YOU READ SOMEONE'S FUTURE,

THEY MUST THINK OF A QUESTION.

THEY MUST HOLD IT IN THEIR MIND.

THE CARDS ARE READ IN SEQUENCE.

EACH CARD LEADS TO THE NEXT.

WE MOVE FROM TERROR AND LOSS

TO UNEXPECTED GOOD FORTUNE,

AND OUT OF DARKNESS,

HOPE IS BORN.

CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THE
NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC.