The Facts of Life (1979–1988): Season 3, Episode 17 - The Affair - full transcript
Mrs. Garrett and the girls spend an afternoon in New York City, where they go to Pagliacci's, a high-profile Italian restaurant. Natalie is devastated when she sees her father kissing another woman across the dining room.
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♪ You take the good,
you take the bad ♪
♪ You take them both
and there you have ♪
♪ The facts of life,
the facts of life ♪
♪ There's a time you got to
go and show you're growing ♪
♪ And now you know
about the facts of life ♪
♪ The facts of life ♪
♪ When the world never seems ♪
♪ To be living up
to your dreams ♪
♪ And suddenly
you're finding out ♪
♪ The facts of life
are all about you ♪
♪ You ♪
♪ It takes a lot
to get them right ♪
♪ When you're
learning the facts of life ♪
♪ Learning the facts of life ♪
♪ Learning the facts of life ♪
♪ Learning the facts of life ♪
♪ Learning the facts of life ♪
Oh!
Tootie, this place
is unbelievable.
I know. It looks just like
it did in People magazine.
Only in color.
Well, I thought as long
as we were in Manhattan,
I'd take you to lunch and, uh,
show you how the
other two percent live.
Can we sit down now?
My feet are killing me.
We will wait until
we are seated.
Hi, yes.
I will wait another 30 seconds
and then wherever
I am, I'm sittin'.
Blair,
I don't see Walter Cronkite.
Are you sure he
comes here for lunch?
Positive, Mrs. Garrett.
At least three or
four times a week.
Oh, do I look all right?
Your 30 seconds are
up, Blair. I'm sittin' down.
Jo!
Signora.
Your favorite table is ready.
Grazie, Luigi. This
way, everybody.
Do you know who that was?
No, who was he?
I don't know, but he's somebody.
Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you.
Um, has Walter Cronkite
been in yet today?
No, signora, but Mrs. Cronkite
is sitting at her usual table.
Oh. Oh, yes.
This table is great.
You can see everyone!
More importantly, Natalie,
everyone can see you.
Look, I'll give you
the lay of the land.
This is the society section.
Hi, Mrs. Templeton!
Long time, no see.
Ah, yes.
Over there is showbiz.
Now, behind the potted palms
is the place for trysts.
What's a tryst?
Oh, a tryst is a
rendezvous. An assignation.
You mean an affair.
That's another good word.
This place is famous for
its discreet encounters.
You know who used to come here?
No. TOOTIE: Who?
Dick and Liz.
Eddie and Liz.
Everybody and Liz.
Do you ladies care to order?
I would if I could. This menu
should come with subtitles.
Uh, yeah, I'll have
an anchovy pizza.
Not here you won't.
I'll order.
We'll have, uh,
Mozzarella Marinara,
Arrosto di vitello, uh, Cannelloni,
and Giardiniera on the side.
Ah!
And you?
I'll have what she just said.
So will I.
Mmm, me, too.
But hold the butter.
Hmm.
No, don't.
Just bring it out quick, heh?
There are some
neat-looking guys here.
That one over there looks
a lot like Blair's boyfriend,
only with a beard,
and much cuter.
What do you mean, cuter?
Jimmy is perfect.
And now that I have perfection,
nothing else interests me.
He's from Princeton. Pre-law.
I can tell by his
courtroom eyes.
I've got him.
I thought you didn't want him.
Watch.
He'll come over to me and say,
"Haven't I met you
someplace before?"
Sure.
Hello.
Haven't I met you
someplace before?
Well, no, I don't think so.
Who are you?
The name's Cook.
Alan Cook.
My sister goes to
Eastland School, I thought...
Oh, then maybe we have met.
I'm Edna Garrett,
the school dietician.
Oh, then you must be
Sandra Cook's brother.
Sweet girl, Sandy.
One of my closest friends.
Really?
Blair Warner. Hi.
Oh, hi, Blair Warner.
You know, I'll be up at
Eastland this weekend.
Maybe I'll look you up?
Sure, give me a call,
Alan Cook.
Bon appetit.
Ladies.
Goodbye, Jimmy. Hello, Alan.
Not necessarily.
You're amazing, Blair.
I wish I could learn to
juggle men like you do.
Here, start with this.
Boy, what a gift.
To be able to look
at a guy and say,
"I want you,"
and get him.
Natalie!
Look, there goes Rachel
from Another World!
That is Rachel! Oh, I knew I should
have brought my autograph book!
Maybe she'll sign my napkin.
Natalie.
You can't follow her all
the way to the bathroom.
Why not?
Well, if you do, you
take my napkin, too.
Nobody move.
What's the matter now?
I lost my shoe.
Well, find it, you barbarian.
Oh, okay.
I got it.
Uh, that's Dr. Green!
That's Natalie's father!
Where? Over there.
Are you sure that's
Natalie's father?
Yes.
And that's not Natalie's mother.
I wonder what he's doing here.
Tootie, grow up.
Blair, don't insinuate
things like that.
I'm gonna go over and say hi.
Maybe later.
Oh, my Lord.
Told you so.
I don't think I can handle this.
I don't think
you're the problem.
It wasn't Rachel.
But that lady's got more
scandals than Another World.
Blair,
I've heard the... the food
really isn't very good here.
You could break a
tooth on that breadstick.
Why don't we leave?
Okay!
Are you crazy?
I'm not going anywhere
until I get my Mozzaloni.
Well, uh,
let's see what the... What
kind of wine they have.
- Yeah. MRS.
- That's a great idea.
We can't order wine.
We're underage.
Well, maybe there's a
good year for Dr Pepper.
Yeah.
Jo!
Nat, switch seats with me.
You can see more
people from here.
I can see plenty of people.
There's Mrs. Templeton.
There's Mrs. Cronkite.
There's...
Natalie.
I just can't believe it.
Whenever I go to Nat's house,
Dr. Green always
helps dry the dishes.
How could he cheat on her?
It's not that simple, Tootie.
Sometimes an affair can actually
help hold a marriage together.
What?
Marriage is a sacred thing.
We're talking vows here.
I say the creep should be shot.
But if it happened
to Natalie's father,
it could happen...
I... I mean, when my father
goes to a law convention,
do you think that he's...
No, he doesn't.
Of course he doesn't.
He better not.
Nat,
you've gotta talk about
what happened yesterday.
There's nothing to talk about.
Natalie.
You saw your father
with another woman.
How can you say there's
nothin' to talk about?
Jo.
Mrs. Garrett, I'm gonna put the
tablecloths in the washing machine.
All right, dear.
Oh, Blair, did you get the
message? Alan Cook called.
Alan?
Yes. Alan Cook.
The guy you picked
up in the restaurant.
Not to be confused with
Jimmy, the love of your life.
Oh, yeah.
Alan.
He said to tell you he'll
definitely see you next weekend.
Great.
Wait till Mr. Perfect finds out
you've been cheating on him.
I'm not cheating on him.
What would you call it?
You're disgusting, Blair. No better
than that tramp in the restaurant!
Natalie.
You're cheap, and
sleazy and disgusting!
I wonder how many marriages you're
gonna break up when you get older!
Girls.
Mrs. Garrett, what
am I gonna do?
I feel like I'm gonna die.
Do you think it would
help to talk to your father?
I can't talk to him. I
can't even look at him.
Natalie, you're gonna
make yourself sick
if you don't face your father
and get this out of your system.
Why don't you call him?
I can't talk to him about
this over the phone.
Then ask him to come up here.
That's what I'm gonna do.
I'm gonna call him
and ask him to come up here.
And we can get
everything out in the open.
Mmm, good.
What time is it?
4:15.
Let's see.
I called my dad at 2:30,
he probably took the
3:00 train to Peekskill,
it's local, so that would
get him here at about...
4:45.
You already figured that out.
Twice.
I did?
Nat, I really don't
think this is the time
for Brazil, Our
Neighbor to the South.
Maybe not.
What's it like?
What?
Having your parents divorced?
Don't you think you're
jumping the gun a little?
Natalie, it hasn't
come to divorce yet.
But it will.
It's inevitable, and I
want to be prepared.
I wanna know what it feels like.
Natalie! I wanna know.
It's not that bad, Nat.
It's just different.
You know, like when you
change apartments or schools.
It's a little rough at first.
But you get used to it.
Of course you do.
The first time my
mom got divorced,
she took me to Paris.
And I cried for a week.
The second time, we
went to Palm Springs.
And she cried for a week.
The third time, we
just went shopping.
When my stepfather got
the bill, he cried for a week.
Nobody in my family
has ever gotten a divorce.
You're kidding.
Both sides are clean.
You don't have to feel
weird or anything, Nat.
It happens to a lot of kids.
Most kids.
I know.
I'm just used to having
my father around.
Not that I want him
around anymore, but...
It's just habit.
Sure.
It's gonna feel weird
walking in the house,
knowing he isn't coming back.
You don't know that, Natalie.
At first,
it's like your father's
away on business.
You hardly miss him at all.
That's a lot of bull.
Well, maybe a little.
But it's better in
some ways, isn't it?
What ways?
Well, you don't
have to lie in bed
listening for the argument
you know is going to start.
And you don't have to be the
peacemaker once it's started.
And you don't have to worry
about the worst happening,
because it's already happened.
Hey.
Just want to know
if I can handle it.
Or should I reserve a
room at a halfway house?
Oh, Nat.
You'll be okay.
We survived.
I blossomed.
She survived.
Survived what?
Divorce.
I guess I will, too.
Natalie, what are
you talking about?
Yeah, Nat?
My parents' divorce.
Divorce is not a
foregone conclusion.
Nat, two people together
can overcome anything,
whatever life hands
them. All it takes is love.
You've been reading the back of
that Barry Manilow album again.
Well, it's true.
Nat, love is all that matters.
But there's no love
between my parents.
Natalie.
How can you say that?
Because if my father
loved my mother,
he couldn't have
done what he did!
Well, things aren't that simple.
Whatever happened,
sometimes, many times,
these things can be worked out.
Not this time. I won't let them.
My mother won't let them.
Not when she finds out what
he's done, and I'm gonna tell her.
Natalie.
Natalie, I know
you're hurt and angry,
and you have a right to be,
but you don't have a right to make
decisions about somebody else's marriage.
But their marriage is a lie.
Who are you to say that?
Natalie, please,
talk to your father.
Hi, everybody.
I got here as fast as I could.
What's going on, cookie?
Dr. Green.
Hello, Mrs. Garrett.
Is everything all right?
Uh...
I think Natalie would
like to talk to you alone.
Why don't you two
go into the lounge?
That's a good idea.
Thanks, Mrs. Garrett.
Cookie, I've cancelled
all my appointments
and I am yours
for the afternoon.
Now,
what is it, honey?
What's got you so upset?
Where were you yesterday?
Yesterday?
In surgery, most of the day.
First there was Mrs. Johnson.
She won't have a gall bladder
to kick around anymore.
It must have been
a tough operation
with all that Parmesan
cheese flying around.
Parmesan cheese?
No surgeon worth a lick uses
Parmesan cheese anymore.
Natalie.
What are you talking about?
We spent the day in
New York yesterday.
I saw you having
lunch at Pagliacci's.
How was the fettuccine?
Al dente.
Did your friend enjoy it?
She's not a friend.
She's a colleague. Her office
is across the hall from mine...
I saw you! I saw you kiss her!
Calm down, cookie.
You made a mistake.
You didn't see it right.
Oh, Daddy, stop it!
Don't do this to me! Don't
lie to me anymore, please!
What do you want me to say?
I want to know what's going on.
I want to hear it from you.
Sh-She's a doctor.
She's... She's a
very nice person.
Mom's a nice person, too.
I know that, Natalie.
But try to understand, this has
nothing to do with your mother.
That doesn't make sense.
She's the one
you're cheating on.
It must have
something to do with her!
Don't you love Mom anymore?
Of course I love her.
Honey,
we're gonna celebrate our
silver anniversary next year.
Won't it be a little tarnished?
Nat,
sometimes things
happen in a marriage.
Things happen in life.
You reach a certain age
and you start needing
different things.
Y-You feel like
you've missed out.
I-It's almost like you're
going through a... a...
A midlife crisis?
I-In a way.
Aw, Dad!
That's like kids who get stoned
and blame it on peer group pressure.
It's baloney, and
we both know it.
You're right.
I knew what I'd say to
your mother if she found out.
But I never dreamed I'd be
having this conversation with you.
How could you do this?
I know people have affairs,
but you?
I always thought
you were different.
You're my father.
I adored you.
Nat, d-don't use the past tense.
It scares me.
You were my hero.
I'm not a hero.
I'm just a person.
I really have made
a mess out of things.
Haven't I?
Can I ask you a question?
Sure, what?
How many other times
have you done this?
How many other
women have there been?
Natalie, this
was the first time.
The first time you cheated
or the first time
you got caught?
It was the first time.
I give you my word.
That's not good enough.
It used to be.
I'll end it, Natalie.
I'll stop seeing her.
Why should I believe you?
Because I love you
more than anything
else in the world.
And I never want to see
that look on your face again.
Y-You know what I'd like to do
m-more than anything
else right now?
I'd like to hug you.
But I... I don't
want to rush you.
♪ You'll avoid a lot of damage ♪
♪ And enjoy the fun of
managing the facts of life ♪
♪ They shed a lot of light ♪
♪ If you hear them
from your brother ♪
♪ Better clear them
with your mother ♪
♪ Better get them right,
call her late at night ♪
♪ You got the future in
the palm of your hand ♪
♪ All you got to do to get
you through is understand ♪
♪ You think you'd
rather do without ♪
♪ You'll never make it
through without the truth ♪
♪ The facts of life
are all about you ♪
♪ Learning the facts of life ♪
♪ You take the good,
you take the bad ♪
♪ You take them both
and there you have ♪
♪ The facts of life,
the facts of life ♪
♪ There's a time you got to
go and show you're growing ♪
♪ And now you know
about the facts of life ♪
♪ The facts of life ♪
♪ When the world never seems ♪
♪ To be living up
to your dreams ♪
♪ And suddenly
you're finding out ♪
♪ The facts of life
are all about you ♪
♪ You ♪
♪ It takes a lot
to get them right ♪
♪ When you're
learning the facts of life ♪
♪ Learning the facts of life ♪
♪ Learning the facts of life ♪
♪ Learning the facts of life ♪
♪ Learning the facts of life ♪
Oh!
Tootie, this place
is unbelievable.
I know. It looks just like
it did in People magazine.
Only in color.
Well, I thought as long
as we were in Manhattan,
I'd take you to lunch and, uh,
show you how the
other two percent live.
Can we sit down now?
My feet are killing me.
We will wait until
we are seated.
Hi, yes.
I will wait another 30 seconds
and then wherever
I am, I'm sittin'.
Blair,
I don't see Walter Cronkite.
Are you sure he
comes here for lunch?
Positive, Mrs. Garrett.
At least three or
four times a week.
Oh, do I look all right?
Your 30 seconds are
up, Blair. I'm sittin' down.
Jo!
Signora.
Your favorite table is ready.
Grazie, Luigi. This
way, everybody.
Do you know who that was?
No, who was he?
I don't know, but he's somebody.
Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you.
Um, has Walter Cronkite
been in yet today?
No, signora, but Mrs. Cronkite
is sitting at her usual table.
Oh. Oh, yes.
This table is great.
You can see everyone!
More importantly, Natalie,
everyone can see you.
Look, I'll give you
the lay of the land.
This is the society section.
Hi, Mrs. Templeton!
Long time, no see.
Ah, yes.
Over there is showbiz.
Now, behind the potted palms
is the place for trysts.
What's a tryst?
Oh, a tryst is a
rendezvous. An assignation.
You mean an affair.
That's another good word.
This place is famous for
its discreet encounters.
You know who used to come here?
No. TOOTIE: Who?
Dick and Liz.
Eddie and Liz.
Everybody and Liz.
Do you ladies care to order?
I would if I could. This menu
should come with subtitles.
Uh, yeah, I'll have
an anchovy pizza.
Not here you won't.
I'll order.
We'll have, uh,
Mozzarella Marinara,
Arrosto di vitello, uh, Cannelloni,
and Giardiniera on the side.
Ah!
And you?
I'll have what she just said.
So will I.
Mmm, me, too.
But hold the butter.
Hmm.
No, don't.
Just bring it out quick, heh?
There are some
neat-looking guys here.
That one over there looks
a lot like Blair's boyfriend,
only with a beard,
and much cuter.
What do you mean, cuter?
Jimmy is perfect.
And now that I have perfection,
nothing else interests me.
He's from Princeton. Pre-law.
I can tell by his
courtroom eyes.
I've got him.
I thought you didn't want him.
Watch.
He'll come over to me and say,
"Haven't I met you
someplace before?"
Sure.
Hello.
Haven't I met you
someplace before?
Well, no, I don't think so.
Who are you?
The name's Cook.
Alan Cook.
My sister goes to
Eastland School, I thought...
Oh, then maybe we have met.
I'm Edna Garrett,
the school dietician.
Oh, then you must be
Sandra Cook's brother.
Sweet girl, Sandy.
One of my closest friends.
Really?
Blair Warner. Hi.
Oh, hi, Blair Warner.
You know, I'll be up at
Eastland this weekend.
Maybe I'll look you up?
Sure, give me a call,
Alan Cook.
Bon appetit.
Ladies.
Goodbye, Jimmy. Hello, Alan.
Not necessarily.
You're amazing, Blair.
I wish I could learn to
juggle men like you do.
Here, start with this.
Boy, what a gift.
To be able to look
at a guy and say,
"I want you,"
and get him.
Natalie!
Look, there goes Rachel
from Another World!
That is Rachel! Oh, I knew I should
have brought my autograph book!
Maybe she'll sign my napkin.
Natalie.
You can't follow her all
the way to the bathroom.
Why not?
Well, if you do, you
take my napkin, too.
Nobody move.
What's the matter now?
I lost my shoe.
Well, find it, you barbarian.
Oh, okay.
I got it.
Uh, that's Dr. Green!
That's Natalie's father!
Where? Over there.
Are you sure that's
Natalie's father?
Yes.
And that's not Natalie's mother.
I wonder what he's doing here.
Tootie, grow up.
Blair, don't insinuate
things like that.
I'm gonna go over and say hi.
Maybe later.
Oh, my Lord.
Told you so.
I don't think I can handle this.
I don't think
you're the problem.
It wasn't Rachel.
But that lady's got more
scandals than Another World.
Blair,
I've heard the... the food
really isn't very good here.
You could break a
tooth on that breadstick.
Why don't we leave?
Okay!
Are you crazy?
I'm not going anywhere
until I get my Mozzaloni.
Well, uh,
let's see what the... What
kind of wine they have.
- Yeah. MRS.
- That's a great idea.
We can't order wine.
We're underage.
Well, maybe there's a
good year for Dr Pepper.
Yeah.
Jo!
Nat, switch seats with me.
You can see more
people from here.
I can see plenty of people.
There's Mrs. Templeton.
There's Mrs. Cronkite.
There's...
Natalie.
I just can't believe it.
Whenever I go to Nat's house,
Dr. Green always
helps dry the dishes.
How could he cheat on her?
It's not that simple, Tootie.
Sometimes an affair can actually
help hold a marriage together.
What?
Marriage is a sacred thing.
We're talking vows here.
I say the creep should be shot.
But if it happened
to Natalie's father,
it could happen...
I... I mean, when my father
goes to a law convention,
do you think that he's...
No, he doesn't.
Of course he doesn't.
He better not.
Nat,
you've gotta talk about
what happened yesterday.
There's nothing to talk about.
Natalie.
You saw your father
with another woman.
How can you say there's
nothin' to talk about?
Jo.
Mrs. Garrett, I'm gonna put the
tablecloths in the washing machine.
All right, dear.
Oh, Blair, did you get the
message? Alan Cook called.
Alan?
Yes. Alan Cook.
The guy you picked
up in the restaurant.
Not to be confused with
Jimmy, the love of your life.
Oh, yeah.
Alan.
He said to tell you he'll
definitely see you next weekend.
Great.
Wait till Mr. Perfect finds out
you've been cheating on him.
I'm not cheating on him.
What would you call it?
You're disgusting, Blair. No better
than that tramp in the restaurant!
Natalie.
You're cheap, and
sleazy and disgusting!
I wonder how many marriages you're
gonna break up when you get older!
Girls.
Mrs. Garrett, what
am I gonna do?
I feel like I'm gonna die.
Do you think it would
help to talk to your father?
I can't talk to him. I
can't even look at him.
Natalie, you're gonna
make yourself sick
if you don't face your father
and get this out of your system.
Why don't you call him?
I can't talk to him about
this over the phone.
Then ask him to come up here.
That's what I'm gonna do.
I'm gonna call him
and ask him to come up here.
And we can get
everything out in the open.
Mmm, good.
What time is it?
4:15.
Let's see.
I called my dad at 2:30,
he probably took the
3:00 train to Peekskill,
it's local, so that would
get him here at about...
4:45.
You already figured that out.
Twice.
I did?
Nat, I really don't
think this is the time
for Brazil, Our
Neighbor to the South.
Maybe not.
What's it like?
What?
Having your parents divorced?
Don't you think you're
jumping the gun a little?
Natalie, it hasn't
come to divorce yet.
But it will.
It's inevitable, and I
want to be prepared.
I wanna know what it feels like.
Natalie! I wanna know.
It's not that bad, Nat.
It's just different.
You know, like when you
change apartments or schools.
It's a little rough at first.
But you get used to it.
Of course you do.
The first time my
mom got divorced,
she took me to Paris.
And I cried for a week.
The second time, we
went to Palm Springs.
And she cried for a week.
The third time, we
just went shopping.
When my stepfather got
the bill, he cried for a week.
Nobody in my family
has ever gotten a divorce.
You're kidding.
Both sides are clean.
You don't have to feel
weird or anything, Nat.
It happens to a lot of kids.
Most kids.
I know.
I'm just used to having
my father around.
Not that I want him
around anymore, but...
It's just habit.
Sure.
It's gonna feel weird
walking in the house,
knowing he isn't coming back.
You don't know that, Natalie.
At first,
it's like your father's
away on business.
You hardly miss him at all.
That's a lot of bull.
Well, maybe a little.
But it's better in
some ways, isn't it?
What ways?
Well, you don't
have to lie in bed
listening for the argument
you know is going to start.
And you don't have to be the
peacemaker once it's started.
And you don't have to worry
about the worst happening,
because it's already happened.
Hey.
Just want to know
if I can handle it.
Or should I reserve a
room at a halfway house?
Oh, Nat.
You'll be okay.
We survived.
I blossomed.
She survived.
Survived what?
Divorce.
I guess I will, too.
Natalie, what are
you talking about?
Yeah, Nat?
My parents' divorce.
Divorce is not a
foregone conclusion.
Nat, two people together
can overcome anything,
whatever life hands
them. All it takes is love.
You've been reading the back of
that Barry Manilow album again.
Well, it's true.
Nat, love is all that matters.
But there's no love
between my parents.
Natalie.
How can you say that?
Because if my father
loved my mother,
he couldn't have
done what he did!
Well, things aren't that simple.
Whatever happened,
sometimes, many times,
these things can be worked out.
Not this time. I won't let them.
My mother won't let them.
Not when she finds out what
he's done, and I'm gonna tell her.
Natalie.
Natalie, I know
you're hurt and angry,
and you have a right to be,
but you don't have a right to make
decisions about somebody else's marriage.
But their marriage is a lie.
Who are you to say that?
Natalie, please,
talk to your father.
Hi, everybody.
I got here as fast as I could.
What's going on, cookie?
Dr. Green.
Hello, Mrs. Garrett.
Is everything all right?
Uh...
I think Natalie would
like to talk to you alone.
Why don't you two
go into the lounge?
That's a good idea.
Thanks, Mrs. Garrett.
Cookie, I've cancelled
all my appointments
and I am yours
for the afternoon.
Now,
what is it, honey?
What's got you so upset?
Where were you yesterday?
Yesterday?
In surgery, most of the day.
First there was Mrs. Johnson.
She won't have a gall bladder
to kick around anymore.
It must have been
a tough operation
with all that Parmesan
cheese flying around.
Parmesan cheese?
No surgeon worth a lick uses
Parmesan cheese anymore.
Natalie.
What are you talking about?
We spent the day in
New York yesterday.
I saw you having
lunch at Pagliacci's.
How was the fettuccine?
Al dente.
Did your friend enjoy it?
She's not a friend.
She's a colleague. Her office
is across the hall from mine...
I saw you! I saw you kiss her!
Calm down, cookie.
You made a mistake.
You didn't see it right.
Oh, Daddy, stop it!
Don't do this to me! Don't
lie to me anymore, please!
What do you want me to say?
I want to know what's going on.
I want to hear it from you.
Sh-She's a doctor.
She's... She's a
very nice person.
Mom's a nice person, too.
I know that, Natalie.
But try to understand, this has
nothing to do with your mother.
That doesn't make sense.
She's the one
you're cheating on.
It must have
something to do with her!
Don't you love Mom anymore?
Of course I love her.
Honey,
we're gonna celebrate our
silver anniversary next year.
Won't it be a little tarnished?
Nat,
sometimes things
happen in a marriage.
Things happen in life.
You reach a certain age
and you start needing
different things.
Y-You feel like
you've missed out.
I-It's almost like you're
going through a... a...
A midlife crisis?
I-In a way.
Aw, Dad!
That's like kids who get stoned
and blame it on peer group pressure.
It's baloney, and
we both know it.
You're right.
I knew what I'd say to
your mother if she found out.
But I never dreamed I'd be
having this conversation with you.
How could you do this?
I know people have affairs,
but you?
I always thought
you were different.
You're my father.
I adored you.
Nat, d-don't use the past tense.
It scares me.
You were my hero.
I'm not a hero.
I'm just a person.
I really have made
a mess out of things.
Haven't I?
Can I ask you a question?
Sure, what?
How many other times
have you done this?
How many other
women have there been?
Natalie, this
was the first time.
The first time you cheated
or the first time
you got caught?
It was the first time.
I give you my word.
That's not good enough.
It used to be.
I'll end it, Natalie.
I'll stop seeing her.
Why should I believe you?
Because I love you
more than anything
else in the world.
And I never want to see
that look on your face again.
Y-You know what I'd like to do
m-more than anything
else right now?
I'd like to hug you.
But I... I don't
want to rush you.
♪ You'll avoid a lot of damage ♪
♪ And enjoy the fun of
managing the facts of life ♪
♪ They shed a lot of light ♪
♪ If you hear them
from your brother ♪
♪ Better clear them
with your mother ♪
♪ Better get them right,
call her late at night ♪
♪ You got the future in
the palm of your hand ♪
♪ All you got to do to get
you through is understand ♪
♪ You think you'd
rather do without ♪
♪ You'll never make it
through without the truth ♪
♪ The facts of life
are all about you ♪
♪ Learning the facts of life ♪