My So-Called Life (1994–1995): Season 1, Episode 16 - Resolutions - full transcript

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Dick Clark: AND IT
STRETCHES WAY UP

AND WAY DOWN THE WHOLE SQUARE.

THEY'VE ALL GOT THEIR EYE UP
ON TOP OF THIS BIG BUILDING HERE...



WHAT I WAS THINKING,

AS LIKE A NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION,

IS TO STOP GETTING SO CAUGHT UP

IN MY OWN THOUGHTS,

'CAUSE I'M, LIKE, WAY
TOO INTROSPECTIVE...

I THINK.

I RESOLVE TO NEVER
AGAIN HAVE SEX WITH KYLE

OR ANYONE AGAIN,

UNLESS I REALLY LOVE
AND RESPECT THEM.

TO SPEND MORE
TIME WITH THE DOG...

AND SHARON.

UH...

GIVE UP COFFEE.

THERE. THAT'S AN EASY ONE.



I RESOLVE...

TO STOP OBSESSING...

OVER ANGELA CHASE.

TO BADGER MOM INTO
LETTING ME WEAR MAKE-UP.

TO FIND SOME PLACE
WHERE I, LIKE, REALLY...

BELONG.

BUT WHAT IF NOT THINKING

TURNS ME INTO THIS
REALLY SHALLOW PERSON?

I'D BETTER RETHINK

THIS BECOMING LESS
INTROSPECTIVE THING.

TO STOP DRINKING,

BUT THIS TIME,
LIKE... REALLY STOP.

I RESOLVE TO BE LESS JUDGMENTAL,

LESS CRITICAL, TO LIGHTEN UP,

AND ABOVE ALL,

TO BE MORE SUPPORTIVE
AND LESS SUSPICIOUS,

NO MATTER HOW MUCH
IT SOMETIMES SEEMS

LIKE HE'S HIDING SOMETHING.

TO TELL HALLIE LOWENTHAL
ONCE AND FOR ALL

THAT I'M NOT GOING INTO THE
RESTAURANT BUSINESS WITH HER...

AND TO STOP ALL THOSE LONG
TALKS WITH HER AFTER CLASS.

WAIT A SECOND.

ISN'T TONIGHT NEW YEAR'S EVE?

Dick Clark: LISTEN
TO THAT CROWD.

NOT MUCH TIME LEFT,

AS YOU CAN SEE BY
THE DIGITAL CLOCK...

Angela: OK, SO I'LL
STAY INTROSPECTIVE.

BUT I DO RESOLVE

TO STOP DOING JORDAN
CATALANO'S HOMEWORK.

HERE IT COMES IN 10 SECONDS!

Crowd: 9...

8...

7...

6...

5...

4...

3...

2...

1!

HAPPY NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

HAPPY NEW YEAR.

HAPPY NEW YEAR.

HAPPY NEW YEAR.

GREAT PANCAKES.

OH, THANKS. I JUST DID
WHAT IT SAID ON THE PACKAGE.

MOM!

AH! I WROTE '94.

I'M GOING TO BE LATE.

MY GREEN SWEATER,
LIKE, DISAPPEARED.

OH, NO. IT'S UNDER
THE COFFEE TABLE

NEXT TO THE STACK OF MAGAZINES.

THERE'S A STACK OF MAGAZINES?

THERE IS NOW.

HEY, LISTEN. I'M GONNA TRY
TO GET HOME EARLY TONIGHT,

AFTER MY CLASS.

OH. NO, UH, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO RUSH HOME.

I DON'T?

NO. YOU TAKE ALL
THE TIME YOU NEED.

IT'S WHATEVER MAKES YOU HAPPY.

IT IS?

YES.

YOU'RE DOING THE DISHES AGAIN?

OK I'M OUT OF HERE.

YOU GUYS HAVE A GREAT...

FIRST DAY BACK AT SCHOOL.

YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY AT WORK.

OH. TONIGHT'S
HOLLANDAISE, RIGHT?

RIGHT.

WELL, GOOD LUCK.

COME ON. WE'RE GONNA
BE LATE FOR THE BUS.

ALL RIGHT. SEE YOU.

FORGOT MY OTHER GLOVE.

IT'S FREEZING OUT THERE!

IF ONLY HE'D COME INTO OUR LIVES

WHEN THE GIRLS WERE STILL
YOUNG AND IMPRESSIONABLE.

RICKIE? HE'S INCREDIBLE.

YOU KNOW THAT HE
REORGANIZED THE LINEN CLOSET?

HE CAN'T USE A DISH
WITHOUT WASHING IT.

HE'S LIKE MY MOTHER,
ONLY MATURE.

WE SHOULD ADOPT.

IF ONLY IT WERE THAT EASY.

GOD, HE'S SUCH A GREAT KID.

I MEAN, WHAT IS GOING ON?

WHY HAVEN'T WE HEARD
FROM HIS AUNT AND UNCLE?

HE'S BEEN HERE A WEEK.

I FORGOT MY ODYSSEY.

I'VE ASKED HIM ABOUT IT.

I KNOW. HE JUST
CHANGES THE SUBJECT.

I MEAN, DON'T THEY CARE?

DO THEY EVEN KNOW WHERE HE IS?

YOU THINK I SHOULD
TALK TO HIM AGAIN?

WE HAVE TO TRY TO
CONTACT HIS FAMILY,

OR HE HAS TO.

I MEAN, HE CAN'T JUST
STAY HERE FOREVER.

NO, NO. OK.

LET'S... LET'S JUST
GET DOWN TO BASICS.

DID ANYONE, UH...

START THE BOOK?

ANYONE READ THE BOOK JACKET?

OK.

I HAVEN'T HAD A CUP OF COFFEE

IN ALMOST 12 HOURS.

I NEED A LITTLE HELP HERE.

WHAT DOES ODYSSEUS...

WANT?

ENRIQUE.

ANY THOUGHTS?

UH...

TO, UH...

TO WHAT?

HOLD IT!

I WANT EVERYONE
TO WRITE TWO PAGES,

DUE TOMORROW,

ON WHAT DOES ODYSSEUS WANT.

NO EXCUSES!

THE THING ABOUT RESOLUTIONS IS,

IT'S HARD TO REMEMBER THEM

AROUND SOMEBODY
LIKE JORDAN CATALANO.

THIS IS WRONG.

WHAT?

YOU.

DOING MY HOMEWORK. IT'S WRONG.

I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP.

IT'S LIKE I'M TAKING ADVANTAGE
OF YOU OR SOMETHING.

YOU'RE NOT TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF ME.

YEAH, I AM.

IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT
IF WE WERE LIKE...

BUT NOW YOU'RE JUST...

YOU KNOW, A...

A FRIEND OR WHATEVER.

I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE.

I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE,

I ACTUALLY STUCK
TO A RESOLUTION.

HEY, CHERSKI.

HI.

HEY, IT'S SHARON.

EXCUSE ME. WE'RE, LIKE, HERE.

SHARON, ARE YOU AVOIDING ME?

WHAT?

KYLE, ISN'T THAT A LITTLE
SELF-CENTERED ON YOUR PART

TO THINK THAT PEOPLE
ARE SPENDING THEIR DAY

AVOIDING YOU?

CAN YOU OPEN THE DOOR, PLEASE?

LATER, GRAFF.

THIS PLACE IS TOO CROWDED.

HEY, PHIL.

HEY, BENOVICH.

LOOK. I KNOW WHY
YOU'VE BEEN AVOIDING ME.

YOU DO?

YEAH. YOU'VE BEEN AVOIDING ME

BECAUSE YOU THINK THAT
WHAT HAPPENED THE OTHER NIGHT

DOESN'T MEAN AS MUCH TO ME

AS IT DID TO YOU.

WELL, IT DID. I
LOVE YOU, SHARON.

SORRY.

THAT'S RIGHT. SHE'S A WITNESS.

I LOVE YOU. I DON'T
CARE WHO KNOWS IT.

SO...

THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY.

SO, BRAD IS LIKE
COMPLETELY FATOOTSED

ABOUT WHETHER MY GOWN
SHOULD BE IVORY OR BISQUE,

AND I'M LIKE,

CAN'T WE JUST ELOPE
TO MONTE CARLO?

LISTEN,

I NEED TO CLARIFY SOMETHING.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA
DO THE RESTAURANT.

NO, I'M NOT.

I'M A SANE PERSON.

I HAVE NO DESIRE TO
SQUANDER MY FAMILY SAVINGS,

SO WE REALLY SHOULD
STOP TALKING ABOUT IT,

BECAUSE, UH... WHAT?

NOTHING. IT'S FINE.

WHAT, YOU WANTED AN ARGUMENT?

WELL, NO.

NO, I JUST...

NO. GREAT!

I'M GLAD WE DISCUSSED IT.

ME, TOO, BECAUSE I FOUND
THIS FANTASTIC SPACE

THAT YOU CAN GET FOR A SONG.

NO, NO, NO, IT'S PERFECT.

NOW THAT YOU'RE NOT INVOLVED,

YOU CAN GIVE ME AN
OBJECTIVE OPINION.

IT'S GOT THIS TRULY
AMAZING BRONZE FOUNTAIN

WITH, LIKE, MERMAIDS.

IT'S A STORE FRONT

DOWN BY THE TRAIN STATION.

HALLIE...

SO, UH...

DOES THE FOUNTAIN WORK?

SO I CAN'T EVEN WEAR LIPSTICK?

FOR FUN, AROUND THE HOUSE, YES.

TO SCHOOL, NO.

HOW ABOUT IF I WEAR IT FOR FUN,

AND THEN WE GO OUT FOR PIZZA?

HOW ABOUT JUST TO
TAKE, LIKE, A WALK?

HOW ABOUT IN OUR DRIVEWAY...

DANIELLE!

DADDY!

DADDY, HI!

HI.

HI.

SO I GUESS YOU
STAYED LATE AFTER ALL.

YEAH. SORRY.

NO. THAT'S OK.

REALLY.

I GOT STUCK TALKING
TO HALLIE LOWENTHAL.

DID YOU? THAT'S
GREAT. HOW IS HALLIE?

OH, SHE'S FINE. SHE'S...

I TOLD HER I WASN'T DOING
THIS RESTAURANT THING.

OH. GOOD.

I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT YOU
WANTED TO TELL HER, RIGHT?

WELL, I MEAN,

ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU
WANTED ME TO TELL HER?

WELL, ONLY IF THAT'S
WHAT YOU REALLY WANT.

RICKIE. WHAT'S UP?

UH, NOTHING. I'M
JUST GOING HOME.

WHAT?

WHEN?

UH...

UH, LIKE... I GUESS, LIKE, NOW.

I TALKED TO ANGELA,

AND TINO'S GONNA PICK ME UP,

SO, UH...

UH, HOW DID HOLLANDAISE GO?

IT WAS FINE. UH,
LISTEN, RICKIE...

RICKIE, UH,

ARE YOU SURE THAT
THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT?

YEAH. I TALKED TO THEM,
MY AUNT AND UNCLE,

AND, UH, YOU KNOW,
REALLY TALKED TO THEM,

AND STRAIGHTENED IT ALL OUT,

AND I THINK THINGS ARE
REALLY GONNA WORK OUT.

SO LOOK, I REALLY
THANK YOU GUYS,

BUT, YOU KNOW,
THEY'RE, LIKE, MY FAMILY.

WAIT A SECOND.

RICKIE, WE WANT TO TALK
TO YOUR AUNT AND UNCLE.

NO, NO, NO. I KNOW. AND
SHE'S BEEN MEANING TO CALL

AND THANK YOU OR WHATEVER,

BUT I THINK SHE'S A
LITTLE EMBARRASSED,

SO... SO THANK YOU.

FOR EVERYTHING.

AND, UH...

BYE.

BYE.

EVERYBODY, I WANT THOSE
ODYSSEUS ESSAYS BEFORE YOU LEAVE.

AND...

YOU SHOULD ALL BE
ON PAGE 50 BY FRIDAY.

YES.

THANK YOU.

YOU GIVE UP CAFFEINE, TOO?

OH, MY GOD. UH...

I... I WAS JUST STAYING
AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE...

UH, ANGELA CHASE...

SHE'S IN YOUR OTHER
SOPHOMORE ENGLISH.

THE GIRL WITH THE RED HAIR

THAT'S KIND OF GROWING OUT.

WHERE IS YOUR ESSAY?

UH...

SEE, UH, HER LITTLE SISTER

HAD THIS REALLY,
REALLY BAD HEADACHE,

AND I HAD TO GO WITH HER

TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM,

SO I ACTUALLY DIDN'T GET
A CHANCE TO, YOU KNOW,

ACTUALLY DO THE ASSIGNMENT.

UH, RICKIE...

OH, HI.

HOW'S YOUR SISTER FEELING?

F-FINE.

OH, MY GOD. I'D
BETTER GET TO SOC.

UM, WAIT, RICKIE...

LISTEN, RAYANNE'S ALL CONCERNED.

YOU HAVE TO TELL
HER EVERYTHING'S OK.

I MEAN, EVERYTHING IS OK, RIGHT?

OF COURSE, OF COURSE.

WELL, TELL RAYANNE, OK?

SHE THINKS MY MOM KICKED
YOU OUT OR SOMETHING.

SHE'S DRIVING ME CRAZY.

OK, I'LL TALK TO HER. LATER.

WAIT. UH...

YEAH...

ANGELA.

SO RICKIE STAYED AT
YOUR HOUSE LAST NIGHT?

NO.

OH.

I MUST BE CONFUSED. I THOUGHT...

HE WAS. NOW HE'S
BACK WITH HIS FAMILY.

I MEAN, EVERYTHING'S CALMED
DOWN OVER THERE NOW, I GUESS.

I MEAN, I HOPE SO, BECAUSE...

OH, WELL, GOOD.
YEAH. I HOPE SO, TOO.

UH...

CAN I JUST ASK YOU SOMETHING?

SAY THERE'S, LIKE, SOMEONE...

WHO'S, LIKE, REALLY
SMART IN A LOT OF WAYS

BUT ISN'T DOING
REAL WELL IN SCHOOL,

LIKE, ESPECIALLY IN ENGLISH.

SAY NO MORE.

THE, UH... SIGN-UP SHEET

FOR THE PEER TUTORING PROGRAM.

YOU CAN START
RIGHT AFTER SCHOOL.

THANKS.

COME ON, CHERSKI,
WORK THOSE ABS.

WHY ARE YOU EVEN HERE?

OW! QUIT IT.

COME ON. IT MAKES IT EASIER.

I KEEP, LIKE, RELIVING
THAT MOMENT

WITH YOU AND KYLE.

OH, SHUT UP.

I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE
THE, LIKE, FACT OF IT...

HOW HE DECLARED
HIS LOVE FOR YOU.

SO THIS IS, LIKE,
IT FOR YOU NOW,

YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE
YOU'RE TOTALLY FULFILLED,

RIGHT?

SEE, KYLE AND I HAD
BROKEN UP, LIKE, OFFICIALLY,

BUT THEN... NEW YEAR'S EVE...

I WAS WATCHING THAT RIVER
RUNS THROUGH IT MOVIE,

AND HE CALLED, AND...

OH, GOSH, WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?

LOOK, CHERSKI,
TAKE ME AND BOBBY.

WHO'S BOBBY?

THAT GUY I WAS WITH

WHEN YOU AND KYLE
INTERRUPTED US.

THAT GUY'S NAME IS PHIL.

WHATEVER. IT'S NOT LIKE BILL
AND I ARE IN LOVE OR ANYTHING.

PHIL.

WHATEVER. I MEAN,

WE DON'T, LIKE,
HAVE TO BE IN LOVE

TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.

YEAH. BUT LET'S SAY HE LOVED YOU

WHILE YOU WERE
JUST, LIKE, USING HIM

FOR...

YOU KNOW.

BECAUSE YOU WERE
WATCHING THIS MOVIE.

WHAT MOVIE?

THIS... BRAD PITT MOVIE...

SAY NO MORE.

YEP. AND THEN...

SAY YOU CALL PHIL
OVER... OR BILL...

SAY I CALL BOTH OF 'EM.

NO, WAIT. WAIT.

LET'S SAY, THOUGH,

THAT YOU HAD A BETTER
TIME THAN YOU USED TO

WHEN YOU WERE TECHNICALLY
SUPPOSED TO, LIKE, LOVE HIM.

LIKE,

A MUCH BETTER TIME.

IS THIS THAT REALLY DULL
MOVIE WITH ALL THE FISHING?

I'M GOING TO KYLE.

I'M GOING TO TELL HIM THE TRUTH,

AND THEN I'M GOING TO
NEVER HAVE SEX AGAIN

WITH ANYONE...

UNTIL I KNOW IT'S ABSOLUTELY
THE EXACT RIGHT PERSON...

AND I AM IN COMPLETE
AND TOTAL LOVE.

I JUST HOPE BRAD
PITT'S AVAILABLE.

AND IN THE TRISTATE AREA.

OH. OH!

SORRY.

NO. I WAS JUST GO...

I DIDN'T, UH...

UH...

IT'S FREEZING OUT THERE.

I KNOW.

MY CAR ALMOST DIDN'T START.

IT'S FREEZING IN HERE.

BUT ISN'T IT GREAT?

PERSONALLY, UM, I
SEE A DANCE FLOOR.

WHY NOT A ROLLER RINK?

YOU KNOW, BRAD HAS
THIS THEORY ABOUT YOU.

HA HA HA! YOU LOOK SO ALARMED.

I'M ALWAYS ALARMED WHEN
ANYONE'S ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT ME.

HE THINKS YOU SECRETLY AND
PASSIONATELY YEARN TO DO THIS

AND IF YOU DON'T,
YOU'LL KILL YOURSELF,

OR SOMEBODY ELSE,
OR... SOMETHING.

BRAD SAID THIS ABOUT ME?

MM-HMM.

BRAD'S SURPRISINGLY PERCEPTIVE.

SO...

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WELL, IT NEEDS A LITTLE WORK.

NO, UM...

SERIOUSLY...

I NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.

I AM ACTUALLY GOING TO DO THIS,

AND I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND,
OF COURSE, THAT YOU AREN'T,

BUT I JUST NEED TO
KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.

I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL.

THAT'S GREAT!

THEN YOU'LL DO IT?

NO!

THIS IS WHY I
ALMOST DIDN'T COME.

GET ME OUT OF HERE.
I'LL SEE YOU IN CLASS.

YOU KNOW, BRAD HAS
ANOTHER THEORY ABOUT YOU.

I DON'T WANT TO KNOW.

HE SAYS YOU'LL CAVE
IN AT THE LAST MINUTE.

HA HA HA!

BYE!

YES!

WHAT?

LET'S JUST SAY THAT GRAHAM'S GOT

A LITTLE INPUT-OUTPUT CONFUSION.

I'M ALMOST DONE.

THANKS, NEIL. THAT'S GREAT.

WANT ME TO EXPLAIN TO
YOU WHAT THE PROBLEM IS?

NO.

SO, I GUESS GRAHAM TOLD YOU

THAT HE DECIDED NOT
TO OPEN THE RESTAURANT.

I'M ACTUALLY KIND
OF SORRY ABOUT IT,

I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THAT I
WASN'T MORE SUPPORTIVE.

WHAT RESTAURANT?

HUH.

YOU MEAN... HE DIDN'T TELL
YOU ABOUT THIS RESTAURANT

THAT HE WAS THINKING
ABOUT OPENING?

MY BROTHER WAS THINKING
ABOUT OPENING A RESTAURANT?

BY HIMSELF?

NO. AS A MATTER OF FACT, HIS
PARTNER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE,

YOU KNOW, THAT... THAT WOMAN.

WHICH WOMAN IS THIS?

YOU KNOW, THAT... THAT
HALLIE LOWENTHAL WOMAN.

HALLIE?

LOWENTHAL.

HE DIDN'T TELL YOU
ABOUT HALLIE LOWENTHAL

FROM HIS COOKING CLASS?

UH, WAIT A MIN... WAIT.

WHAT WAS HER
NAME AGAIN... HOLLY?

HALLIE.

LOWENTHAL.

RIGHT.

YES. YES.

YES. OF COURSE.

HALLIE.

I REALLY SHOULD, UH,

I SHOULD WEAR A WATCH.

THAT'S WHAT I SHOULD... DO.

HEY!

HEY.

I... I JUST WAS... WHAT
ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I FIXED THE STEREO.

WANT TO KNOW WHAT
THE PROBLEM WAS?

NO.

SO, GREAT. UM, OH... HI.

UM, I HAVE TO,

UH...

GO UPSTAIRS.

HMM.

WHAT DID YOU SAY TO HER?

NOTHING. WHY? WHAT DID YOU DO?

NOTHING.

SHUT UP.

NOTHING.

WAIT. YOU ACTUALLY SIGNED ME UP?

I KNOW. IN A WAY, IT WAS WRONG,

BUT I JUST HAVE A FEELING

THAT THIS IS GONNA
BE REALLY GOOD.

I DON'T KNOW.

WHOEVER'S GONNA TUTOR YOU,

THEIR NAME IS NEXT TO YOURS.

"BRAIN... KRAY-COW"?

MAYBE THIS IS A BAD IDEA.

NO. I MEAN, IF I'M
ALREADY SIGNED UP...

ARE YOU...

BRAIN?

BRIAN.

YEAH! DRAMA CLUB!

COME ON!

GIVE ME SOME DRAMA!

COME ON!

RIGHT!

OK. ALL RIGHT.

WAA!

BUT IF YOU MOVE,

DON'T YOU LEAVE A
FORWARDING NUMBER?

I... I MEAN...

IS THERE A NUMBER?

I MEAN, BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T
JUST MOVE WITHOUT TELLING ME.

I MEAN, BECAUSE...

YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD BE CRAZY.

THAT WOULD BE,
LIKE, IMPOSSIBLE...

BECAUSE...

PEOPLE DON'T JUST DO THAT...

DO THEY?

ENRIQUE?

ENRIQUE?

ENRIQUE!

ENRIQUE!

UH, MR. KATIMSKI?

GEE WHIZ. YOU'RE HERE EARLY.

UM...

COULD I SPEAK TO
YOU BEFORE CLASS

ABOUT THE ODYSSEY?

OF COURSE.

COME ON.

IF YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT
DOUGHNUT, OFF MY HANDS,

BY THE WAY, BE MY GUEST.

I GAVE UP COFFEE FOR NEW YEAR'S,

AND IT'S KIND OF TAKEN THE
POINT OUT OF DOUGHNUTS.

WHAT'S UP?

OK. WELL, UM,

YOU KNOW THAT ESSAY
THAT I NEVER HANDED IN

ABOUT WHAT ODYSSEUS WANTS?

UM...

CAN I GET AN EXTENSION ON THAT?

OK.

'CAUSE... 'CAUSE
I READ IT. UM...

IT'S ABOUT THIS LONELY GUY
THAT... THAT WANDERS THE WORLD

FOR, LIKE, MANY YEARS, RIGHT?

RIGHT.

AND THE WAY THAT
IT STARTS, LIKE,

UM, IN THE MIDDLE...

WHAT'S THAT CALLED
AGAIN? I KNOW YOU TOLD US.

IN MEDIAS RES.

RIGHT.

IN THE MIDDLE OF THINGS.

RIGHT.

UH...

'CAUSE SEE, UM...

RIGHT NOW, IT'S
SORT OF LIKE, UM...

IT'S SORT OF LIKE I DON'T
HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE.

GOD.

WELL, NOW, WHAT HAPPENED?

I MEAN, IT'S OK.

IT'S ACTUALLY...

IT'S GONNA BE FINE.

I'M STAYING AT MY FRIEND
ANGELA'S HOUSE FOR A WHILE,

AND THEY'RE REALLY NICE.

THEY'RE THIS
REALLY GREAT FAMILY.

BUT IN A WAY, THAT
MADE ME FEEL LONELIER.

AND I KNOW THAT
SOUNDS UNGRATEFUL...

NO, NO. I UNDERSTAND.

AND SEE, MY UNCLE...

I WAS LIVING WITH MY
AUNT AND UNCLE BECAUSE...

WELL, IT'S SORT OF A LONG STORY.

AND YOU'RE CERTAIN THAT YOUR
AUNT AND UNCLE HAVE RELOCATED?

I'M CERTAIN.

SO, KATHY,

OBVIOUSLY HE CAN'T...

THERE HAS TO BE
SOME SOLUTION HERE.

WELL, ACTUALLY, I'M THINKING
OF A PLACE FOR... IS IT ENRIQUE?

UH, IT'S RICKIE.

BUT, ACTUALLY, I WAS THINKING

THAT I COULD GET, LIKE, A JOB

OR MAYBE EVEN AN APARTMENT.

RICKIE, I GOT TO SAY, I'M
NOT SURE THAT'S REALISTIC.

THE PLACE I'M THINKING OF
FOR YOU IS CALLED PRIDE HOUSE.

AND IS THAT...

WHAT KIND OF A PLACE IS THAT?

WELL, A FRIEND OF A
FRIEND OF MINE RUNS IT,

AND IT'S GOT A REALLY
WARM ATMOSPHERE.

IT'S A SUPER-DEDICATED STAFF,

AND IT'S... IT'S GREAT.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE A FAMILY.

THAT SOUNDS PRETTY
GOOD, DOESN'T IT?

YEAH, I GUESS.

LOOK,

LET ME MAKE A FEW CALLS, YOU
KNOW, AND I'LL PULL IN A FEW FAVORS.

AND WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.

GO TO YOUR NEXT CLASS, YOU KNOW.

I'LL LET YOU WHEN
WE KNOW SOMETHING.

WELL, GOOD. THIS SOUNDS...

OH, GOODNESS, I'VE
GOT A CLASS MYSELF.

YOU... YOU OK?

DO YOU NEED ANOTHER DOUGHNUT?

NO, I'M FINE.

THANKS.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

RICHARD, I'M ON HOLD HERE.

LISTEN. A PLACE LIKE PRIDE
HOUSE HAS A WAITING LIST.

YOU KNOW? I MEAN,
ASSUMING HE'S QUALIFIED,

EVEN IF I PULL EVERY
STRING KNOWN TO MAN,

IT'S GONNA TAKE A FEW
WEEKS TO GET HIM IN.

BUT, KATHY, THAT'S...

WHAT IS HE SUPPOSED
TO DO TONIGHT?

WELL, IT'S NOT A PERFECT SYSTEM.

YEAH, I'LL HOLD.

NO...

IT ISN'T.

SO...

HAPPY NEW YEAR.

WHAT? OH...

YEAH. RIGHT.

SO HOW'S EVERYTHING?
HOW'S OUR DELIA FISHER?

WHAT DO YOU WANT, KRAKOW?

NOTHING. WHY?

WHY WOULD I WANT ANYTHING?

I DON'T WANT ANYTHING.

I... I JUST NEED, LIKE, A FAVOR.

INVOLVING DELIA FISHER?

INVOLVING JORDAN CATALANO.

I WAS PUT WITH HIM FOR TUTORING.

SO?

SO I'D JUST RATHER
NOT TUTOR HIM.

I MEAN, YOU HAVE SOMEONE
YOU'RE, LIKE, TUTORING,

SO COULD YOU, LIKE,
SWITCH WITH ME?

SO YOU AND KYLE ARE
BACK TOGETHER NOW?

NO.

NO. IT'S JUST...

I CAN'T DISCUSS IT, OK?

SO, WHY CAN'T YOU
TUTOR JORDAN CATALANO?

I CAN'T DISCUSS IT, EITHER.

'CAUSE IT JUST MAKES ME FEEL LIKE A
HYPOCRITE OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW?

YEAH...

I DO... ACTUALLY.

"I LOVE YOU BEAR-Y MUCH"?

OH, MY GOD.

SHUT UP!

WAIT, WAIT.

CHERSKI, WAIT, WAIT.

I MEAN, JUST... THIS
WHOLE SITUATION...

SEE, IT'S LIKE I CAN'T
EVEN LOOK AT HIM.

I KNOW.

IT JUST REALLY BOILS DOWN
TO RESPECT, YOU KNOW?

I MEAN, I HAVE, LIKE,
ZERO RESPECT FOR HIM.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S THAT SIMPLE.

I MEAN, FOR ME TO TUTOR
SOMEONE THAT I DON'T RESPECT...

WOULDN'T THAT ALMOST
BE LIKE USING HIM?

IT IS DEFINITELY
WRONG TO USE PEOPLE.

SO YOU'LL SWITCH WITH ME?

NO. NO, THAT WON'T SOLVE IT.

THAT'S, LIKE, THE
COWARD'S WAY OUT.

WELL, I MEAN, I
CAN LIVE WITH THAT,

'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, I
KIND OF AM A COWARD, SO...

NO. NO, YOU HAVE TO BE HONEST.

YOU HAVE TO TELL HIM
THAT IT WAS A MISTAKE,

AND THAT YOU CAN'T
PRETEND ANYMORE,

AND THAT WHOLE USING HIM THING.

AND THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU JUST...

YOU DIDN'T WANT TO HURT HIM.

I'M SUPPOSED TO SAY ALL
THAT TO JORDAN CATALANO?

HEY, CHERSKI.

Girl: CUTE BEAR, KRAKOW.

WHAT'S HIS NAME?

SO I BASICALLY HAVE,
LIKE, NO REAL BACKGROUND

IN THE TYPE OF STUFF
YOU'RE, LIKE, WEAK IN, SO...

WE SHOULD PROBABLY JUST,
LIKE, RE-SIGN UP AND, UM...

WHERE'S MY PEN?

WHAT'S THAT BEAR?

OH.

THAT?

JUST THIS THING
THIS GIRL GAVE ME.

OH, YEAH?

LOOK. I THINK I SHOULD TELL YOU,

EVEN THOUGH I SIGNED
UP TO TUTOR PEOPLE,

UM, I MAY HAVE TO, LIKE,

DROP OUT OF THE
PROGRAM OR WHATEVER.

DO YOU HAVE, LIKE, AN ERASER
I COULD USE FOR A SECOND?

UM...

I THINK SO.

MY ERASER, LIKE, WON'T ERASE.

HERE. YOU CAN KEEP IT.

THANKS.

WHAT?

SHE WOULD SLEEP WITH YOU.

WHAT?

SHE...

WOULD SLEEP...

WITH YOU.

BECAUSE I GAVE HER MY ERASER?

NO.

BECAUSE...

BECAUSE SHE WOULD.

GO GET HER NUMBER.

WHAT?

HOW AM I SUPPOSED
TO GET HER NUMBER?

I JUST, LIKE, ASK HER,

JUST ASK SOME GIRL I DON'T EVEN
KNOW FOR HER PHONE NUMBER,

LIKE...

WITHOUT WARNING?

SO...

ANYWAY, UH...

THE ODYSSEY IS, LIKE, THIS
REAL LONG BOOK, RIGHT?

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.

I DON'T...

YOU, LIKE, DO THIS?

THIS IS, LIKE, HOW YOU LIVE?

YEAH.

HA HA HA!

HI.

WHAT IS SO FUNNY?

NOTHIN'.

YOU SORT OF HAD TO BE THERE.

HA HA HA!

I HAVE TO SHARPEN MY...

MY PENCIL.

HA HA HA!

LOOK, IF THIS IS
WEIRD FOR YOU...

BEING TUTORED...

I DON'T MIND HELPING
YOU A LITTLE LONGER.

IT'S... NOT SO WEIRD.

OH, SO...

GOOD.

YOU COULD...

HAVE SEX WITH ME, THOUGH,

IF YOU REALLY WANT TO HELP.

OH!

OH, GOD.

OH, MY GOD.

I GUESS THAT'S A...

A NO.

SHH!

I'LL LET YOU GET
BACK TO YOUR WORK.

HAVE A SEAT.

LIBERTY HIGH.

ENRIQUE.

THEY CAME AND GOT
ME OUT OF CLASS.

SO, DID SHE REACH THEM, OR...

MMM... NO.

I... I MEAN...

WELL, MR. KATIMSKI,

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR TAKING THE TIME NOW,

BECAUSE THAT PRIDE
PLACE THAT MISS KRAZY...

WHATEVER HER NAME
IS... IT SOUNDED GOOD.

AND I WOULD NEVER HAVE GONE
TO GUIDANCE BY MYSELF, SO, THANKS.

LOOK, RICKIE...

WAIT... YOU CALLED ME RICKIE.

THEY, UH...

THEY DON'T...

WELL, YOU'RE ON
THE WAITING LIST.

OH.

WHICH IS GOOD,
WHICH IS VERY GOOD.

THE ONLY THING IS, YOU
KNOW, THE IMMEDIATE PROBLEM,

SO MRS. KRZYZANOWSKI
HAS TEMPORARILY PLACED YOU

IN A FACILITY.

OH, WELL...

WHAT DO YOU MEAN? YOU MEAN A...

IT'S NOT FOREVER.

BUT... BUT WHAT?
IS IT, LIKE, I MEAN...

I... I DON'T...

OK.

I... I... I MEAN...

SH-SH-SHE WANTS TO
SEE YOU IN HER OFFICE.

SHE NEEDS TO FILL
OUT SOME FORMS.

UH, S-SURE.

ENRIQUE, WAIT.

WAIT. I'M...

I KNOW THIS IS
GOING TO WORK OUT.

YEAH... ME, TOO.

COME ON, STOP IT!

GOD, YOU ARE RELENTLESS!

I'M HOME.

WELL, I DON'T CARE
WHAT HIS THEORY IS.

HUH? UH, HANG ON A SECOND.

HI. IT'S HALLIE LOWENTHAL.

OH. TELL HER HI.

PATTY SAYS HI.

HA HA HA!

YEAH. SHE SAYS HI BACK.

GREAT.

FABULOUS.

WHAT?

NOTHING.

NO, I WAS JUST...

OH, SORRY.

SO SORRY.

I SHOULD PROBABLY
GET OFF THE PHONE.

NO, DON'T GET OFF THE PHONE.

OK. I WILL TALK TO YOU IN CLASS.

HA HA!

SHE JUST... SHE WANTED
TO ASK ME SOMETHING.

NO PROBLEM.

SO, UM...

YOU ARE CONSIDERING GOING INTO
BUSINESS WITH HALLIE LOWENTHAL

OR YOU AREN'T?

I'M NOT. I TOLD YOU THAT.

OK.

IT WAS JUST A QUESTION.

IT WASN'T A CRITICISM.

HEY, YOU KNOW, UM...

YOU NEVER TOLD ME WHAT YOUR
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION WAS.

UM... EXERCISE MORE.

MINE, TOO.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE SORRY.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE SORRY!

HEY, YOU.

HEY.

I'M TALKING TO YOU.

WHERE YOU GOING?

Patty: WILL SOMEBODY
PLEASE GET THE DOOR?

I NEED TO SPEAK TO...

DANIELLE, WHO IS IT?

I CAN'T TELL YET.

OH, UM...

HI. I'M LOOKING FOR
ENRIQUE. VASQUEZ.

MY NAME IS RICHARD.

MR. KATIMSKI! RICHARD...

KATIMSKI. WHY DO I
KNOW THAT NAME?

MOM, HE'S MY ENGLISH TEACHER.

OH. OH!

ENRIQUE VASQUEZ.

DO YOU MEAN RICKIE?

WHAT HAPPENED TO RICKIE?

SO ENRIQUE IS NOT HERE?

NO, HE ISN'T. WHY?

HE WAS BROUGHT TO
A SHELTER LAST NIGHT,

BUT I GOT A PHONE CALL
FROM ONE OF OUR COUNSELORS.

AREN'T THEY GOING TO
BE LATE FOR SCHOOL?

OH, UH. GIRLS...

GO TO SCHOOL.

CAN I GET YOU A CUP OF
COFFEE OR SOMETHING?

NO, NO COFFEE!

DON'T YOU REALIZE, THIS
BOY WAS UNDER YOUR ROOF?

NOW, HOW COULD YOU
JUST LET HIM GO LIKE THAT?

WHO ARE YOU?

BUT RICKIE TOLD US...

I DON'T CARE WHAT HE TOLD YOU!

NOW, WHY DID YOU BELIEVE...

I'M SORRY. I'M S...

FORGIVE ME. I, UH...

GEE WHIZ. I'M REALLY SORRY.

NO, DON'T.

NO, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

WHO ARE YOU?

I'M YOUR DAUGHTER'S
ENGLISH TEACHER,

AND I AM VERY SORRY.

I... I'VE NEVER... THIS IS NOT
HOW I NORMALLY BEHAVE.

NO, NO, IT'S OK,

BECAUSE I HAVE FELT
SO BAD ABOUT THIS.

NO, SEE, I GAVE UP
COFFEE FOR NEW YEAR'S.

I'M GOING THROUGH
SOME KIND OF WITHDRAWAL,

AND, UH... FORGIVE ME.

I... I HAD NO RIGHT

TO POINT A FINGER
OF BLAME AT YOU,

ESPECIALLY SINCE I'VE...

YOUR DAUGHTER ANGELA...

VERY DELIGHTFUL
PERSON, BY THE WAY,

WITH A FIRM GRASP OF LANGUAGE,

BUT SHE DOESN'T WORK
UP TO HER FULL POTENTIAL.

ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T
WANT A CUP OF COFFEE?

FOUL TEMPTRESS.

I HAVE TO TELL HIM
THE COMPLETE TRUTH.

I CAN'T BECOME
THE TYPE OF PERSON

THAT WOULD USE
ANOTHER PERSON LIKE THAT,

BECAUSE I COULD END UP LIKE YOU.

NO OFFENSE.

NONE TAKEN. HEY, KYLE.

CHERSKI HAS GOT
SOMETHING TO TELL YOU.

SHUT UP!

HEY, YOU MUST HAVE LOST THIS.

OH.

I FOUND IT HANGING
FROM A URINAL.

THANKS. UH, KYLE, WE
REALLY HAVE TO TALK.

LISTEN, I RENTED THIS VIDEO,

AND I THOUGHT MAYBE WE COULD
HANG AT YOUR PLACE TONIGHT,

LIKE, WATCH IT.

KYLE, THERE'S SOMETHING
I HAVE TO EXPLAIN.

IT'S THAT MOVIE WHERE
THESE TWO, LIKE, HOUSEWIVES

ARE ON THE RUN IN
THIS CONVERTIBLE.

THEY'RE BABES, BUT THEY'RE,
LIKE, REALLY OLD BABES.

KYLE, LOOK... WHO ELSE IS IN IT?

YOU KNOW, THAT GUY.

BRAD PITT?

YEAH! HE'S HITCHHIKING,

AND THEY PICK HIM UP.

HE'S WEARING, LIKE, A
COWBOY HAT, LIKE, NO SHIRT.

NEXT THING YOU KNOW, BAM,

BRAD PITT AND THAT WACKY BABE

ARE GOING AT IT IN
THIS CHEAP HOTEL,

LIKE, ALL NIGHT LONG.

WHAT DID YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN?

NOTHING.

HOW ABOUT 7:30?

FANTASTIC.

GOD, I CANNOT BELIEVE
HOW INTENSE THAT WAS.

I KNOW.

I MEAN, HE SEEMS
LIKE A SWEET GUY.

OH, ABSOLUTELY.

I JUST HOPE WE HEAR FROM HIM.

RICKIE.

WELL, LOOK,

HE KNOWS WHERE
WE ARE IF HE NEEDS US.

UH, LISTEN, PATTY,

THERE'S SOMETHING
I HAVE TO TELL YOU.

IT'S, UM...

IT'S BEEN KIND OF
WEIGHING ON ME.

I HAVEN'T BEEN, UH...

OH, GOD. COMPLETELY HONEST

ABOUT SOMETHING,

AND I... I JUST... I CAN'T...

OH, GOD.

JUST...

SAY IT.

JUST...

SAY IT.

I WANT TO OPEN THIS RESTAURANT.

SEE, I MISSED ANGELA'S BIRTH

BECAUSE I GOT STUCK
IN THAT AIRPORT,

AND I... I... I MISSED
COLLEGE... BECAUSE I DID.

AND I MISSED WOODSTOCK, TWICE.

I REALLY... I JUST... I
DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS.

I WILL BE...

TOTALLY...

SUPPORTIVE.

REALLY?

BUT I THOUGHT. I
MEAN... YOU MEAN THAT?

OH, YES! GOD, YES!

I WILL BE...

UNBELIEVABLY...

SUPPORTIVE.

WAIT...

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

WAIT A SECOND.

WHAT DID YOU THINK
I WAS GOING TO SAY?

NEVER MIND.

MMM.

THAT GIRL WHOSE, LIKE,
NUMBER YOU GOT FOR ME?

SHE'S, LIKE, A JUNIOR,

SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU
STILL THINK I SHOULD CALL HER.

I CAN'T STOP THINKING
ABOUT HOW YOU DID THAT,

HOW YOU JUST GOT UP
AND WENT OVER THERE.

I MEAN, LIKE, HOW
DID YOU DO THAT?

MAYBE WE'D BETTER
GET DOWN TO WORK.

OH. OK.

YOU CAN EVEN, UH...

START WITH THE BASICS, YOU KNOW?

OH, OK.

I MEAN, EVEN IF IT
SEEMS, LIKE TOO BASIC,

START WITH THAT.

AND THEN AFTER, IF YOU WANT,

I COULD TEACH YOU HOW TO
GET SOMEONE'S PHONE NUMBER.

HELLO?

UH, UH, MR. KATIMSKI?

IT'S ME, ENRIQUE.

I... I'M SORRY TO
BOTHER YOU, BUT...

ENRIQUE! YOU'RE
NOT. DON'T BE SILLY.

ARE YOU... WHERE ARE YOU?

I'M FINE. I'M REALLY FINE.

HOW ARE YOU?

ENRIQUE, LISTEN TO ME.

DO YOU NEED A PLACE TO STAY?

BECAUSE I WAS AT
THE CHASES' TODAY,

AND THEY CARE ABOUT YOU.

YOU COULD GO BACK THERE.

YOU WERE AT THE CHASES'?

WHY?

BECAUSE I WAS WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

I AM WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

BUT IT'S OK. I'M FINE.

I'M REALLY FINE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY.

AND ACTUALLY, I...

I FOUND THIS PLACE TO STAY.

WHAT PLACE? WHERE?

JUST...

A PLACE.

I CAN'T STAY AT THAT SHELTER.

I KNOW.

ENRIQUE,

LISTEN.

UH-HUH?

NEVER MIND.

WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT TOMORROW.

YOU... YOU HAVE A SAFE PLACE

TO SPEND THE NIGHT?

UM...

YEAH.

OK.

TAKE CARE.

COULD YOU PLEASE
STOP DOING THAT?

NO.

SO...

WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO HIM,

THE KID?

THE KID'LL BE JUST FINE,

IF HE LIVES THROUGH THE NIGHT.

THE GUIDANCE
COUNSELOR PROMISED ME

SHE'D PULL STRINGS TO GET
HIM IN SOME GROUP HOME.

IT SHOULD ONLY TAKE
FIVE OR SIX WEEKS.

IT WAS A QUESTION,
NOT A CRITICISM.

YOU'RE THINKING
WHY DIDN'T I TELL HIM

HE COULD STAY HERE TONIGHT?

NO, I'M NOT.

WELL... I AM.

WE ALL KNOW WHAT
COULD HAPPEN IF...

IF WE DID TAKE HIM IN.

IF IT GOT OUT,

YOU REALIZE WHAT
PEOPLE COULD MAKE OF IT?

I'D LOSE MY JOB.
I'D BE CRUCIFIED.

I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO,

JUST DECIDE LIKE THAT THAT I'M
THE SOLUTION TO SOME KID'S LIFE?

HOW EGOTISTICAL IS THAT?

I HATE MYSELF, BUT I CAN'T.

DON'T HATE YOURSELF.

HALLIE?

OH, SORRY. I DIDN'T SEE YOU.

DID I SCARE YOU?

I DO HAVE THAT EFFECT ON PEOPLE.

YOU DON'T SCARE ME.

SO, PATTY IS REALLY
BEHIND US NOW.

SHE, UH, SHE'S VERY INTO IT.

THAT'S GREAT.

SO, UH, HERE'S THE DEAL.

I DID A MAJOR SCHMOOZE
JOB ON THE LANDLORD.

HE SAID IF WE SIGN NOW,

HE'LL WAIVE THE
FIRST TWO MONTHS.

SO WORST CASE, WE'VE
THROWN AWAY 10 MONTHS RENT,

BUT AT LEAST WE'LL HAVE A
PLACE TO SHOW INVESTORS.

I HOPE TO GOD I HAVEN'T
PRESSURED YOU INTO THIS.

ARE YOU CRAZY? OF COURSE
YOU PRESSURED ME INTO IT.

WITHOUT QUESTION.

NO, BE HONEST.

I MEAN, PEOPLE ONLY DO
WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.

I MEAN...

YOU WOULDN'T BE HERE

IF YOU DIDN'T REALLY
WANT TO BE, RIGHT?

YOU KNOW...

BRAD...

HAD THIS THEORY ABOUT YOU.

WELL...

ACTUALLY, ABOUT ME.

HE HAD A THEORY?

AND THEN HE LOST IT?

WELL, HE PROBABLY STILL HAS IT,

BUT, UH...

WE BROKE UP.

WHAT?

WHEN... WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?

WE JUST DECIDED TO...

NOT... BE ENGAGED ANYMORE.

WELL, I MEAN, UM...

HE DECIDED.

I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S JUST...

YOU KNOW, IT'S THE NEW YEAR,

AND... YOU FIND
YOURSELF KIND OF, UH...

TAKING STOCK

OR WHAT HAVE YOU,

COMING TO CERTAIN...

REALIZATIONS.

I'M REALLY SORRY.

SO...

WHAT WAS THIS THEORY?

GOD! YOU KNOW,

IF I DON'T GET TO THAT LAWYER,

WE WON'T EVEN HAVE A LEASE.

YOU WON'T REGRET THIS.

Radio: THERE'S VERY LITTLE
CHANGE TO LOOK FOR...

AND THE RAIN IS HERE TO STAY.

THAT LOW-PRESSURE
SYSTEM WE'VE BEEN WATCHING

HAS REMAINED,

SO WE CAN EXPECT
MORE OF THE SAME...

YOUR ADDRESS WAS
IN THE PHONE BOOK.

I'M SORRY.

IT JUST GOT SO HARD TO BE ALONE.

COME ON.