Party of Five (1994–2000): Season 5, Episode 2 - Separation Anxiety - full transcript

I have put together
the ultimate care package
for Claudia.

I found those
peanut butter pretzel
she likes, you know?

And four paperbacks
on young musicians
in love.

Listen to this.

A veritable medley
of gummi bears--

-Kirsten!
-What?

-Listen to this.
-[answering machine beeps]

[on answering machine]
Charlie, it's Daphne.

You gotta stop--
okay, you can't
keep calling me.

I can't think.
I'm just--

Could you turn down
the music? Please?



[sighs]

Okay, you're making
me crazy, Charlie.
You gotta stop.

You gotta leave me alone.

Can you believe that?

I'm making her crazy.

She takes off,
barely says a word to me...

Is camping out on
some guy's couch that
I don't even know,

and I'm making her crazy.

I'm gonna leave you alone.

What are you doing?

Daphne and I are gonna
get a few things straight
right now.

-I don't believe this.
-What?

It's disconnected.
She disconnected the phone.

Well...
That was a stupid thing to do.



Man, I don't...

How do I know
she's not gonna just
take off and go?

For all I know,
she's already gone.
I mean, she could do anything.

She could leave the state.
She could leave the country.
Then how am I gonna find her?

Then I'm never gonna find her.

[theme song playing]

♪ Everybody wants to live ♪

♪ Like they wanna live ♪

♪ And everybody wants to love ♪

♪ Like they wanna love ♪

♪ Everybody wants to be ♪

♪ Closer to free ♪

♪ Closer to free ♪

Yes, it's work study.
No, it's not a free ride.

Punch in late,
I'll dock you.

Don't meet your sandwich quota,
I'll dock you.

-Forget your hat--
-You'll dock me.

Wow. I, I didn't know
anyone could look good
in these hats.

-Josh!
-You two know each other?

-Yeah.
-Not really.

I don't usually let
friends work together.
Too many distractions.

I've got my eye on you two.

[giggles]

Looks like it's
up to me to show
you the ropes.

-Spears or chips?
-You read the manual.

No. My family owns a restaurant.

Big mistake
putting that down on my
work study application.

That's not why
you got the job.

I got a buddy
in work study.

-And you...
-Pulled some strings,

promised I'd write
his term paper,
and do his laundry.

Just for a month.

All to get me
assigned next to you?

I just thought,
you know, we're
both writers,

we're both stuck
in work study.
Why not make it fun?

You know, spar over whether
Cordelia's really
king Lear's best daughter,

or just a pain in the butt
who caused all his problems...

While we're
chopping tomatoes.

But if you want
me to go back
to my buddy...

-Hand me some gloves.
-You sure?

Speaking from a strictly
feminist perspective,

it wouldn't have killed Cordelia
to be a little more proactive.

Don't help me out or anything.

Oh! Sorry.

Thanks. I got the rest.

Is this all there is?

That's about five days' worth...

On account of how this mailman,

can't seem to get down
with how Reeves lives
with Salinger.

The guy's clearly
a mental giant.

Hey, some of that
might be for me.

What's the big deal
with the mail anyway?

I haven't heard
from my mother in two months.

Uh-huh. I see.
So you're upset

because you haven't gotten
one of her letters,

which when you do get,
you just throw in
a drawer anyway.

I've seen you.
You don't even read them.

Yeah. Well, it's
because I know what
they're gonna say.

You know, how it was
a bad idea for me
to move in with you,

and how I hurt them.
I mean, who needs
to read that stuff anyway?

But it's not like I
don't like to get them.

Look at this,
"Committee to save
the attack rifle."

Why me? What makes them
think I would fork over
good money--

Bailey, I'm worried.

Don't be. I promise,
not one dime.

Not about that.
About my parents.

I mean, they could be sick
or something. My Dad's heart
is not that great.

Really? You never told me that.

Yeah. His family
has a history of
heart disease.

Well, maybe you just...
You know...
Miss them.

No. No. I am worried.
I told you.

Sarah, that's allowed.

You're allowed to miss them.
I mean, they're
your parents, right?

So, we figured once
the baby was born,

if she couldn't handle
being a mother...

I'd be the mother...
And the father.
I'd do it myself.

I see. And you have
this agreement in
writing, right?

Not exactly,
but she knows that.

And Daphne knows
how important
this kid is to me,

and that's why...
If she takes off, we just...
We gotta stop her.

I mean, it's taken me
a long time to figure out

what I want,
how I see my life,

and being sick,
having cancer,

kind of made everything
come into focus.

I'm sorry.
You had cancer?

Yeah. But, uh...
I'm okay. I'm fine.

I got the all clear from
my doctor like eight months ago,
and it's totally behind me.

And, um, I'm covered,
insurance-wise,
through my brother.

Your brother?
Well, why wouldn't...

[sighs]
Does your job not have
health benefits?

Well...

See, uh...

I don't have a job
right at the moment.

I was running
our family business,
but I am--

Charlie...

-I am doing some
carpentry over there.
-Charlie.

There's no point in
my taking your case,

because I can tell you
right now, we'd lose.

Now, I've been doing
this a long time,

and I have never
seen a judge award
full custody,

to an unmarried,
unemployed dad.
It's just not gonna happen.

Look, either you go out
and you find a job,

or the court is going to say
that the baby is better off
with its mother.

♪ I wanna be free ♪

♪ Like Courtney ♪

♪ L-o-o-o-o-o-v-e ♪

[laughs] Oh, man, Dave...

You're, like,
the best songwriter
in the whole world.

Obviously, you
don't get out much.

Not for about seven months.

[Dave plays a Rimshot drum roll]

Man, Charlie won't even let me
crank the stereo.

Oh, remember that time
when you still lived
upstairs from me,

and that guy across
the hall called
the cops on us?

Yeah! Oh, my God!
That was my 21st
birthday party.

You, Stan, and Isaac
played me the Beatles'
birthday song--

For, like, 12 hours straight.

Yeah! Oh, man...
I miss those guys.

So, let's call 'em,
get 'em over here.

Wait. Where are you going?

Uh, pay phone.

I sort of forgot to
pay the phone bill,

and they kinda
turned it off.

Dave?

Dave!

What do they do at
a Kiwanis meeting, anyway?

They could sacrifice a virgin,
for all I know.

I bring the food,
they pay the bill,
and you get the leftovers.

Everybody's happy.

So, wow, dorm life. Not bad.

I could see living
in a place like this.

Come on, you hated college.

The way I did it, yeah--

Half in school and
half at the restaurant.

You were just
working too much.

Three Hours a day
is not so bad.

Three...
What? You're working?

-Food services.
Wanna see my hat?
-Wait a second.

You shouldn't have
to work on top of being
a full-time student.

I can handle it.

Yeah, but you
shouldn't have to.

This is Stanford.
Jule, you gotta
keep on the ball.

You gotta stay focused.
If you're not in class, then
you should be in the library.

Oh, gee, thanks, Dad.

Or hanging out with
friends. That's part
of college, too--

Having fun.

Well, the thing is,
it sort of is fun.

Look, I know
what's going on here.

You're worried about
the money, right?

Well, don't be, because
I would be really happy
to help out.

-I'll just write you--
-Bailey, you don't
have to do that.

-I know I don't have to.
I want to.
-But I'm telling you--

Look, will you
shut up and just
let me do this?

Please? Really...

It'll make me
happy knowing that
at least one of us,

had a pure college experience.

Go tell them you quit.

[school bell rings]

I cannot spend
another weekend held
hostage at Hanover.

I mean, if we
don't go to Boston, I'll die.

You think your doofus brother
will drive us?

Boston, cool.
That's, like, 50 miles
from here, right?

Oh, I have just been
dying to check out
Harvard square.

Uh-huh.

My brother--
He has 28 unpaid
parking tickets.

-Uh...
-My dad took the car away.

Okay, let's start.
Last night's homework,

question one,
two substances, equal mass,
unequal volume.

Which has
the smaller density?
Ms. Hamilton?

I don't know.

Ms. Brooks?

I don't know.

Ms. Salinger?

I don't know. Sounds like a trio.

Ms. Hamilton, think.

Hard.

Harder.

The one with
the smaller volume?

Is that right, Ms. Salinger?

Hmm. If I were to
put that question
on the test,

is that how you'd answer?
Is that what
you'd write down?

No.

What would you write down?

The one with the larger volume.

Right. And how do we
determine that?

Density is the measure
of a mass of a substance

which occupies
one unit of volume.

Thank you.

Anyway, I was thinking,
how many times

did you sit across
from me at that bar
at Salinger's

and say, "Charlie,
when are you gonna
take the leap into--"

The career you
always knew you wanted.
Oh, you bet.

So, does the offer still stand?

-Welcome to the firm.
-All right.

I can get you set up
in the stock room
in the morning,

then we'll move you from
department to department
so you learn everything,

and you get full credit
for the work at S.F.

And, uh, what does that pay?

Well, it is an internship
program, Charlie.

I mean, you didn't
think you were starting
at the top, did you?

You don't go
to medical school,

and the first day say,
"When do I operate?"

Right. It's just, uh...

Look, the program's
not gonna work for me.

Is there any, any kind
of real job that I could get?

Charlie, you've taken
a couple of courses
in college.

You design for a hobby.

You know how many
people would kill
for this chance?

In a couple of years--

I don't have
a couple of years!

I'm sorry. I don't have
a couple of years.

[doorbell rings]

[clears throat]

Okay, um...
Do it again.

[rings doorbell]

Nobody's home.

Nobody's home.

Nobody's home at 11 o'clock.

Okay, now I'm
definitely worried.

So they went
to the movies.

No. They're
always home by now,
watching Nightline.

It's simple.
We'll go in. All right?
I mean, you've got a key, right?

You know what?
We should go in.

That's what I said.

I can't.

Just...
Tell me that
everything's all right.

Hello?

Hello? Anybody?

[phone ringing]

Why am I tiptoeing?

Hello?

[answering machine clicks]

[Mrs. Reeves]
This is 555-0161.
Please leave a message.

[beep]

[man] Carol? Pick up
if you're there. It's me.

Oh, means you're
not home yet.

Well, you left your
watch here, but that's
not why I'm calling.

That's just an excuse.

I wanted to say
I wish you could've
stayed the night.

I know your husband's
gonna be back in town,

but let me know if you
get out of that thing
with him tomorrow night, okay?

Okay. Thinking of you.

[beeps]

Bailey?
Is everything all right?

God, I feel like
I don't even know where I am.

What planet I'm on. My mother...

Maybe you're
just jumping to conclusions.

Did you recognize his voice?

Because maybe there
could be another, like...

Spin to this if you
knew who it was.

I know who it was.

It was a guy wanting
to spend the night
with my mother.

God, Bailey, who
do you think it was,
a watch repairman?

I just think...

My father gave her that watch.

Are you sure that she's
not back there?

'Cause I called
and I reminded her.

I'm sorry, Mr. Salinger.
Ms. Jablonsky hasn't
arrived yet.

But her appointment
was a half an hour ago.

Don't you know where she is?

I've got an opening
tomorrow at 2:00.

Do you think Ms. Jablonsky
will be rescheduling?

I have no clue what
Ms. Jablonsky's doing.

[rock 'n' roll music playing]

Whoa, Daph, you
are lookin' fine!

Although, and
don't take this
the wrong way--

But that's some
serious poundage
you put on.

Yeah. Yeah, well,
it's temporary.

Yeah. Mine, too.

Cut way back on the carbs.
Stuff goes straight to my ass.

Isaac, do you
think that you could,

like, turn the music
down, you know,
just a little bit?

Yeah, sure.

Hey, guys, open up!
Pregnant lady's gotta pee!

I'm trying to tell you,
he's not dead!

-He is, too, man!
-Excuse me, guys.

He was in rehab.
The man was clean.

Stan, I gotta go.

How do you explain
the fact they're gonna
tour without him?

The Dead without Jerry--

Like anyone is gonna be
buying tickets to see that!

A little privacy, please?

Follow this, Dave.
They're trying to
create a demand, dig it?

So that when he resurfaces--

Look, man, my bass player
knows a roadie

whose old lady's shrink
was in rehab with him.

I mean, he saw the body!

I know that, man!

I waited for
an hour and a half,
and she never showed up.

I mean, obviously,
she's not taking
care of this baby.

That's gotta give
me some rights.

I know that!
I know that.

I'm just asking you--
Fine. Fine. I said fine.
I'll have a job by
the end of the day.

-Hey!
-Hey.

You weren't at work today.

Yeah, I know. I quit.

-You quit?
-Mmm-hmm.

Uh-huh. Okay, uh...

-Got it.
-No. You--

No, that's fine.
Whatever you want, Julia.

I'll stop.

No. It's not what
you're thinking. Why don't we--
Josh!

Why don't we get
some coffee or something?

-What's the matter with you?
-What?

Talk about schizophrenic.
One day, you can't stand me.

The next day,
you can't get enough of me.

I know. It seems
kind of fickle, huh?

No. It seems kind of mean.

And manipulative.

And, I don't know,
maybe that's the game
you play with guys.

You pull 'em in.
You push 'em away.

No. That's not...
There's just...
Stuff.

Josh, there's stuff
you don't know.

Like what?

-Hi, Julia.
-Who's that?

My boyfriend.

-Mr. Kroop.
-Ms. Salinger.

I was wondering
if I could, uh, talk to you.

You are talking to me.

Look, I really
would rather you not
call on me in class.

I mean, I know
I'm expected to
know the answers,

and I do. I mean...
I will.

Look, I'll write every one
of them down

next to the time you ask
the question,

and I'll give it
to you after class.

Look, I'll do extra credit,
I'll correct homework, I'll...

Please, Mr. Kroop...

Just don't make me talk
to you in class.

I'll make you a deal.

Anything.

I won't tell you how to learn.

You don't tell me how to teach.

[school bell rings]

Oh, God.

Not exactly the person
you wanted to see, right?

No. How could
you think that?

No. I just...

I'd given up.
I didn't think
you'd ever be back.

Oh...

Sarah, I'm so glad to see you.

I came here last night.

Bailey and me, we came here.

I heard the message.

I know that you're
having an affair.

What? No. Sarah--

-Mom, I heard the message.
-It's not an affair. It's...

A relationship.

You knew your father and I...

I wrote you
how unhappy we were.

I, I don't understand.

We're separated.

We're getting a divorce.

Your father moved out
two months ago.

After he moved out,

I didn't write you
because I couldn't
figure out how to ex...

I didn't even know
you guys were having trouble.

I thought that...

I assumed you read my letters.

Why did you do that to me?

Were you just so intent
on embarrassing me?
Is that it?

I mean, how tough is it to say,
"Hey, I have a boyfriend"?

You could've mentioned that,
oh, say, the first time
I asked you out?

I didn't 'cause I'm-- I'm--

I'm kinda in
this relationship right now...

And I'm...
Also not.

I mean...
It's over.

It's essentially over,

but I'm having
a really hard time with that.

It's like...
It's like I think about you...

And then I feel
really guilty about
leaving him behind.

You understand?

Not really.

Me, either.

An emergency
teaching credential?

First the principal
didn't want to
give it to me,

'cause she said I
was overqualified.

I kinda wouldn't take
no for an answer.

Starting Monday...
I'm gonna be
a shop teacher.

Shop teacher?

Woodrow Wilson junior high.

The only thing is,
I don't get paid
for two weeks,

and this lawyer,
she's the best,
so she costs...

-And I was hoping--
-Yeah, no problem.

Whatever you need
till you're on your feet.

This, uh,
this teaching gig.

That's just temporary, right?

Until you get
this thing settled.

-No, Bay.
-Why not?

Because this
is not about me just
looking responsible

for the 15 minutes
the judge is
reviewing my file.

It's about me really
making a commitment
to something

that's gonna allow me
to keep my kid.

So you're committing
to being a shop teacher?

Come on, man.
We used to make fun
of those guys.

Remember Mr. Sinclair...
With the dandruff
and the missing pinky?

It's a job, Bailey,
and I needed a job.

So is being an architect.
What happened to that?

Your whole life,
that's what you wanted.

That takes time...
And money.

I gotta be an intern,
I gotta go to school...

-Okay, so I'll pay for that.
-I don't want you to.

Look, I know how much
you like to whip out
the checkbook Bay,

and be everybody's fixer,
but you can't fix this one.

Okay? I gotta show
the court that I can
support my baby, me.

And not my little brother
or anybody else.

And it doesn't
matter what big plans
I had to give up,

or what job I gotta take.

Whatever it takes, I'll do it.
I don't care.

If it means I get
to keep my baby.

Oh, come on.
Jewel wouldn't even exist

if it weren't
for Joni Mitchell.

What do you mean?

"You were meant for me"
is a classic in its own right.

Please! Blue,
Court and Spark,
Ladies of the Canyon.

You just like Jewel
'cause she's got
big boobs.

I think she's
genuinely talented.

What's wrong with
big boobs anyway?

What do you think, Julia?

Hmm? You are not
dragging me into your
little lovers quarrel.

I've gotta get
to class. Bye!

Bye!

You have the worst taste
in music,

but you got
such great taste in women.

I always thought
her letters would
be about me-- How wrong I was...

"Bailey's not right for you."
"You don't know how
to live your life."

And they're not?

Yeah, for a while, they were.

Then she just said,
"come back."

You know?
No matter what.

You know what?
I should've.

'Cause it's like after
I left, they had nothing
to talk about.

They even stopped
fighting for a while.

God, my Mom, after
I left, she just...

After you left?

Sarah, no.

No. They didn't
break up because of you.

I mean, remember that.
Remember how they
pushed you away.

They pushed you.

Yeah, but if I had
read these letters

like normal people do
when they get mail...

-Sarah...
-No, if I had read these
and gone to see them...

You don't know that.

If I mix a mole of sodium
with a beaker of H2O...

What do I get? Ms. Brooks.

I don't know.

It was in last night's
homework assignment.

It's gonna be
on the test.

Uh, the dean needs
me for a minute.

Ms. Salinger...

Take over.

Me?

You did last night's
homework, didn't you?

Yes.

So you know the reaction.

While I go down the hall,
review it with the class.

[giggling]

Miss Salinger,
Miss Salinger...

If I mix a shot of vodka
with a pitcher of beer,
what do I get?

[class laughs]

Vomit...

Lot's of it.

[class laughs]

But, uh...

But if you're talking
about sodium and H2O,

you know, sometimes it--
It helps me to think
of Melrose Place.

You know,
Amanda and Kyle,

how if they're apart,

everything's fine,

but you put them together,

and there's an explosion.

[laughter]

Dave, I'm trying
to sleep here!

Hey, Dave,
think next time
you go to the store,

you can maybe pick up
something besides beer?

Damn it!

Oh! Dave, could you
lay off those drums?

What's up with you?
You used to like my music.

That was before
I'd been up for, like,
24 hours straight

because my back is
killing me from sleeping
on this futon,

and before I
lost the luxury of
peeing in private,

which I have to do,
like, every five minutes!

Whoa!

What is going on here?
I, I mean, first Stan

tries to sell me that
crap about Jerry Garcia,
and now you?

I mean, what is this,
"beat up on Dave" day?

[sighs]

I'm sorry, I just...

Actually, I don't
feel very well,

'cause I haven't--
Haven't eaten any real
food in, like, 2 days.

And the baby's kicking.

I'm scared I'm
not taking care of it.

Well, what do you
want from me?

I mean, I don't know
anything about babies.
[scoffs]

I know.

I mean, you asked
if you could crash,
and I let you crash.

If you want service,
find a hotel.

[begins drumming]

-[man] Sarah?
-Dad.

Oh. Hello, sweetheart.

Oh, golly. Oh.

Listen, I know
your mother talked to you.

This is new.

Yeah, well, you know,

fish swim, middle-aged
divorced guys jog.

[sighs]

Look, I came here
because I wanted to--

Honey, you don't
need a reason.
You're my daughter.

I'm glad you came.

-Come on, let's go in.
-No, it's okay out here.

Okay.

This is really weird,
you know, seeing you here,

thinking this is your home.

Oh, Sarah, it is
all 100% weird...

But I'm better off.

Yeah, well, I'm not.

I can't help it.

You and mom, can't
you do something?

You know, maybe--
maybe if you spent
more time together,

you know, talked
to each other.

You know, maybe
if I were there...

Dad, I really need
you guys to be together.

Sarah, honey,

I wonder if you can hear
how selfish you sound
right now?

No, wait--

Honey, we all need,
we've all lost, okay?
I lost you, for one thing.

And then I lost,
well, what I thought
was a marriage,

but your, your mother
lost something, too,
you know.

None of us has
a family anymore.

You want this
to be all about you.

It isn't.

Honey, people change
and people grow.

They change for sure,
hopefully they grow.

Hey...

You grow, too, okay?

This is awfully cozy.

Josh, what's--

Look, I know this is
uh, none of my business,

but, uh...

I like this girl,
even though she
doesn't like me.

I like you, Josh.

Quiet! Now,
I spent all day going
back and forth on this.

I mean, what are
you supposed to do,

when someone
you really like,

is getting hosed and
they're totally clueless?

-Tell them.
-That's funny coming from you.

-What? I--
-You don't get a vote!

Hey, watch it, buddy.

No, you watch it!
You can't treat Julia this way!

-You don't even deserve her!
-Josh, cool it.

Julia, I saw your roommate
kissing your boyfriend.

What?

-You were kissing
Julia's boyfriend?
-No!

-You've a boyfriend?
-Not exactly.

Don't play innocent.

Hey, don't talk
to her like that!

Watch it!

Come on!

Oh, God!

Oh, hey!

Hey, just stop it! Stop it!

Stop it!

-Stop!
-[grunting]

Wow! That's all they
pay teachers nowadays?

Hey, you told me to
get a job, I got a job.

No, no, no, no,
this is good.
This, this helps,

And it's a job working
with kids, which looks
great on paper.

Salary is not the most
important thing,

unless you're gonna tell me
that the baby's mother
is an investment broker.

[laughs] Daphne? Hardly.

Up until, uh,
she got pregnant,

she was just
doing, you know...

Stuff here and there.

Stuff? Can you
be more specific?

Well, uh, let's see,
when we met--

Actually, it's how we met--

She was doing, um,
singing telegrams,

stuff like that, you know.

Kids' birthday parties,
bachelor parties.

Bachelor parties?
Did she take
her clothes off?

Well...

Yeah.

I mean, not all
of her clothes,
not everything.

But essentially,
she was a stripper.

She supported herself
by stripping.

I guess you could--

Good, good. This is good.

Any arrests,
solicitation, maybe?

Solict-- Look, she--
She wasn't a hooker.

I mean...

Once, when she
first moved here, she--

But that was totally
not her fault. Look...

She was really young.

Do you want to
win this case, Charlie?

She was dancing in
some club, just dancing,

and I guess the manager
was running some kind of
escort service on the side,

and one night,
the police made a sweep...

Okay. We can use that.
Prostitution arrest.

Anything else?

[Owen] Charlie!

Man, that took forever.

I know it did, kiddo.
I'm sorry.

We found a parking space,

which means we
should probably just
eat in the area.

Okay.

So, tell me.

[sighs]

-It didn't go great.
-No, it's, uh...

She thinks we're in
pretty good shape, actually.

-Okay?
-It's just...

I told her some
stuff about Daphne,

things that I
shouldn't have,

stuff Daphne told me when...

Well, you know when
you're first getting
to know somebody

and you want them
to like you,

you, you tell them
all your stories,

your worst moments,
your biggest mistakes,

the things you
can't believe you did.

-And you told your lawyer?
-Yeah, I told her.

What?
What are you thinking?

Nothing.

Jerry Springer, actually.
That's what I was thinking.

You ever watch shows like that,

where these crazy
people just turn on
each other,

and they reveal all this
painful, private stuff?

And it's fun to watch, right,
'cause it doesn't seem real.

But you never actually think,

"God, that could
be me up there.

I'm capable of that."

But, I mean,
it's not like you
had a choice, right?

Look, I...

Um...

I know you, you all
hate me here.

I mean, you think
I'm like this brainiac, geek.

And it's true.
I can't change that.

I mean, I can't just, just
forget what I know.

Well, so if that's the way
it has to be, then so be it.

It's just the way
it has to be.

Do you think we could go
over tonight's assignment?

Sure.

Yeah. Uh...

Silver chloride.

What's it like? Um...

Ah, like new mascara, smooth, liquidy,

but you know when it gets
all old and clumpy?

Oh, I hate that.
It flakes off.

Yes, that's the precipitate.

[door opens]

What's a catalyst? Got a lipstick?

Hello?

Hello!

Hey, man.

Aren't you even a little
bit worried about a strange
guy walking into your house?

Maybe you
should get a lock.

-You a cop?
-No.

Then no problem.
[scoffs]

Look, I'm looking for Daphne.
I've gotta talk to her.

She's not here.

Not here? What do
you mean not here?
She's staying here, right?

She told me she
was staying with you.

She took off this morning.

With who? Where?

What, you let a pregnant
woman walk out of here alone
with no questions, nothing?

Hey, man, don't yell at me.

She just left.

-Hey, you want some pizza, man?
-I need to use your phone.

Uh...

Disconnected.
[scoffs]

Hey, man!

Do you think Maggie's mad?

[laughing]

No. Uh, I think she
just needs to meditate
for a while,

regain her center.

[sighs]

Why did you tell him
I was your boyfriend anyway?

I don't know.

'Cause you were there
and you were naked,

and it was either that or...

Or make this
huge announcement
about how I feel...

About guys.

Which is how?

Julia? I'm married.

Whoa.

[laughs] Yeah.

Actually, I'm--
I'm not even married,
I'm separated.

And I can't--

I keep...

It's just so weird.

'Cause for, like,
the longest time

I was completely wrapped
up in this one guy--

Griffin, and, and
now, all of a sudden...

There's this other guy, Josh--

And he's funny,
and he's smart,
and he's read King Lear.

I get it.

No, you don't.

You and Maggie are--

You guys
have this perfect

high school sweetheart,
college sweetheart
thing going.

Don't be so sure.

Uh, I mean, it's great.

We know each other
better than anyone.

There's no surprises.

But you know what sucks?

No surprises.

I think if you're lucky enough
to meet someone new,
who you really like...

I think you kinda owe it
to yourself to go for it,

even if you did
spend high school in
love with someone else.

Hey, there's
three movies at cine-city

that start within
15 minutes of each other.

I vote we just show up
and go to whichever one
we're not late for. I vote we go to the one
where the world doesn't
explode in every scene.

That could be tough,
definitely tough,
but we ought to get going.

You take a snapshot,

of your life
the last time
you leave someplace.

Then, I don't know,
it's dumb, but you think
it's never gonna change.

You figured
you could go back
any night at 11:00,

and they'd be
watching Nightline.

Yeah, you get this.

I've got snapshots, too,

with parents in them.

[door closes]

[Charlie] Kirsten.

You know, I was
all set to the take
the high road here--

Charlie--

To see if maybe the two
of us couldn't find some
way to work this out,

-but screw that.
-Listen--

I don't care
what I have to do,
I don't care what it takes,

-I'm not taking another
second of her crap, Kirsten.
-Charlie, stop.

This is Charlie Salinger.
I need to speak
to Martha Leviton right away.

-Daphne's disappeared. I don't
know where the hell she is.
-Charlie...

[sighs]

You're back.

Yep...

No...

I guess.

Well...

I'm glad.

The thing is,

I don't really want
to be here, Charlie.

You and me...

We're not
right for each other,
that's pretty obvious.

And if I could
go someplace else...

But I can't.

You see,

I thought I could
just walk away.

But no matter
how faraway I walk,

the baby's still there.

I can't do this by myself.

So...

Here I am.