The Golden Girls (1985–1992): Season 2, Episode 16 - And Then There Was One - full transcript

The girls believe that an infant entrusted to their care by a couple during a marathon has been abandoned.

♪ THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND

♪ TRAVELED DOWN THE
ROAD AND BACK AGAIN

♪ YOUR HEART IS TRUE

♪ YOU'RE A PAL AND A CONFIDANTE

♪ AND IF YOU THREW A PARTY

♪ INVITED EVERYONE YOU KNEW

♪ YOU WOULD SEE THE
BIGGEST GIFT WOULD BE FROM ME

♪ AND THE CARD
ATTACHED WOULD SAY

♪ THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND ♪

GOOD MORNING, MA. HEY,
WHAT ARE YOU EATING?

- LINGUINI WITH CLAM SAUCE.
- WHO EATS THAT FOR BREAKFAST?



MOTHER TERESA. IT'S A RECIPE
FROM HER NEW WORKOUT BOOK.

GOOD MORNING, GIRLS.
WHAT ARE YOU EATING, SOPHIA?

- LINGUINI WITH CLAM SAUCE.
- FOR BREAKFAST?

GOOD MORNING. WHAT
ARE YOU EATING, SOPHIA?

IT'S INCREDIBLE.

364 DAYS A YEAR I COULD BE GAGGING
ON A PEACH, NOBODY WOULD NOTICE.

MA, WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON?

YOU DON'T USUALLY EAT
PASTA FOR BREAKFAST.

I'M CARBOHYDRATE LOADING.

I SIGNED UP FOR THE
CHARITY WALKATHON.

OH, MA, ARE YOU NUTS?

THIS IS FOR PEOPLE
WHO WALK A LOT.

SO WHAT DO I DO, HOVER?

I'VE BEEN WALKING SINCE 1904.



THEY HAVE A CATEGORY
FOR PEOPLE OVER 80.

I THINK IT'S A TERRIFIC IDEA.

- MAYBE WE OUGHT TO JOIN.
- WE ALREADY DID.

- WHAT DID YOU SAY?
- WE ALREADY DID.

I WORK ALL WEEK. I DON'T WANT
TO WALK TEN MILES ON A SATURDAY.

- WE WON'T WALK, WE'LL SIT.
- FINE BY ME. I LIKE TO SIT.

WE KNOW. IT'S YOUR
SECOND-FAVORITE POSITION.

I DON'T MEAN SITTING
SITTING, I MEAN BABY-SITTING.

HERE, FOR THE PARTICIPANTS'
CHILDREN ON RACE DAY.

BABY-SITTING? I DON'T LIKE OTHER
PEOPLE'S CHILDREN IN MY HOUSE!

NOT EVEN MY OWN CHILDREN!

- WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO?
- IT'LL BE EASY.

THEY'RE DROPPED OFF IN THE
MORNING, PICKED UP BY FOUR.

HERE'S SOMETHING.
HOW ABOUT SPONGING?

- WHAT'S THAT?
- IT SAYS HERE,

"SPONGERS HELP
COOL OFF THE WALKERS,

SPONGING AND RUBBING
DOWN THEIR HOT BODIES

AS THEY PUMP THEIR
WAY THROUGH MIAMI."

IT DOESN'T MAKE MUCH SENSE.

GET 'EM ALL HOT AND
THEN COOL THEM DOWN.

I SWEAR, SOMETIMES
YOU CAN READ MY MIND.

- LET'S STICK TO BABY-SITTING.
- I AGREE.

ALRIGHT. ONLY FOR ONE DAY.

OH, THIS IS GONNA BE
GREAT! I LOVE CHARITIES.

IN FACT, I HELPED ESTABLISH
THE HENRY FJORD FOUNDATION.

THE FJORD FOUNDATION?

YES, DOROTHY. THAT'S THE MAN
WHO BUILT THE FJORD FJALCO.

HENRY FJORD WAS A SAINT.

HE DEDICATED HIS WHOLE LIFE

TO ELIMINATING POND
SCUM FROM LAKE ST. OLAF.

HIS SON, HOWEVER, WAS
A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT.

HENRY FJORD JUNIOR.

HE DIDN'T WANT TO FOLLOW
IN HIS FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS.

HE THOUGHT SCUM WAS BENEATH HIM.

I JUST REALIZED THE
BEST REASON OF ALL

- TO JOIN THIS WALKATHON.
- WHAT'S THAT, MA?

I'D GET AWAY FROM THIS
DITZ FOR A WHOLE DAY.

HI, ROSE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

OH, IT'S A VARIATION
ON AN OLD IDEA.

HOME-MADE MR POTATO HEADS.

YOU TAKE A BAKED POTATO,
GIVE HIM TWO LITTLE RAISIN EYES,

A CARROT NOSE AND
A CUCUMBER MOUTH.

DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD
GIVE HIM SOME BROCCOLI HAIR?

WHY NOT ADD A GOLD CHAIN?
WE'LL CALL IT SAMMY POTATO JUNIOR.

HOW DID I LET YOU
TALK ME INTO THIS?

THOSE KIDS WILL
BREAK EVERYTHING.

BLANCHE, YOU ARE
OVERREACTING. FOR TWO DAYS,

YOU'VE TAKEN EVERYTHING WE
OWN AND PUT IT UP ON HIGH SHELVES.

- WELL, I'M OFF. WISH ME LUCK.
- OH, GOOD LUCK, SOPHIA.

MA, ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?

I'M NOT SURE THESE
PANTS ARE ON RIGHT.

I WANT YOU TO GO SLOW
AND PACE YOURSELF.

THAT'S WHAT I TOLD YOUR FATHER.

ALL HE DID FASTER
THAN EAT WAS MAKE LOVE.

IN BOTH CASES, BEFORE I WAS
FINISHED, HE'D SAY, "I'VE HAD ENOUGH."

I WISH YOU'D HELP ME.

THOSE LITTLE MONSTERS
WILL BE HERE ANY MINUTE.

- [DOORBELL]
- OH!

HI. I'M BOB HENDERSON.
THIS IS MY SON NORMAN.

WELL, HI, NORMAN.
MY NAME IS ROSE.

YOU READY TO HAVE SOME FUN?

YES, MA'AM.

HERE'S A LIST OF NORMAN'S
LIKES AND DISLIKES.

THESE ARE ONLY DISLIKES.

YEAH, THAT'S MY NORMAN.

FORTUNATELY, FOR TODAY,
HE'S YOUR NORMAN. BYE-BYE.

NORMAN, I'D LIKE YOU
TO MEET MY FRIENDS.

- THIS IS DOROTHY.
- HELLO, NORMAN.

IT'S THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN!

AND I'M BLANCHE.

CAN I INTEREST YOU
IN ARTS AND CRAFTS?

- THIS REALLY BITES.
- WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO?

WELL, I LIKE ARMY MEN.

THERE WAS A COLONEL
HERE ON TUESDAY,

BUT HE WENT BACK TO THE BASE.

HE MEANS THOSE LITTLE
GUYS WITH THE HELMETS.

OH, I'M SORRY, I
ONLY DATE OFFICERS.

LIKE TO PLAY WITH
THE POTATO HEAD?

SURE. WHAT DO YOU
FEEL LIKE DOING?

HAH! HAH! HAH! HAH!

THAT WAS FUN. YOU
WANT TO TRY AGAIN?

- ARE THE BABIES ASLEEP YET?
- NO, THEY'RE PRETENDING.

THEY'RE WAITING TO MAKE FUN
OF THE WAY I CHANGE A DIAPER.

OH, THAT'S SILLY! I BET THEY HAVE
ONLY NICE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT YOU.

ROSE, I WASN'T SERIOUS.

I KNOW BABIES CAN'T TALK.

OH, YES, THEY CAN.

IT'S JUST THAT THEY'RE ONLY
UNDERSTOOD BY OTHER BABIES.

AND, OF COURSE, ADVANCED
CIVILIZATIONS FAR, FAR AWAY.

LIKE WHERE, ROSE? VERO BEACH?

- CHILD, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
- NOTHING.

YOU'RE RIPPING
PAGES FROM OUR BOOK!

SOMEBODY SHOULD TAKE A
HICKORY SWITCH TO YOUR BEHIND.

CALM DOWN. CALM DOWN!

LET ME SHOW YOU HOW A
PROFESSIONAL TEACHER DEALS WITH THIS.

NORMAN, WHY ARE YOU RIPPING
THE PAGES OUT OF THAT BOOK?

BECAUSE MY DADDY'S RICH.

DO YOU KNOW THERE ARE
BOYS AND GIRLS LESS FORTUNATE

WHO HAVE NEVER EVEN SEEN A BOOK?

HEY, EVERYBODY'S
GOT THEIR SAD STORIES.

HE'S ALL YOURS, BLANCHE.

HOW ABOUT... A GAME
OF HIDE-AND-SEEK?

- SURE!
- YEAH!

HOW ABOUT YOU, NORMAN?

ISN'T THAT OUTFIT A
LITTLE YOUNG FOR YOU?

[ROSE] COME ON,
NORMAN, LET'S GO!

- THAT BOY HATES ME.
- NO, HE DOESN'T.

BUT HE'S RIGHT ABOUT THE OUTFIT.

OH, DOROTHY, YOU
DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I'VE JUST NEVER FELT
COMFORTABLE AROUND CHILDREN.

AND THEY CAN SENSE IT.

I GUESS IT'S 'CAUSE I WAS
NEVER REALLY A CHILD MYSELF.

FROM THE TIME I ENTERED SCHOOL,

I BEHAVED LIKE A
MATURE, YOUNG LADY.

IN FIFTH GRADE, MY
BOYFRIEND HAD A FAKE ID.

I GUESS TO RELATE TO A CHILD,

IT HELPS TO HAVE
THE MIND OF A CHILD.

[CLANGING]

♪ I'M THE LEADER OF
THE GARBAGE MAN BAND

BLANCHE, WHERE WOULD YOU
GET A CRAZY IDEA LIKE THAT?

♪ I'M THE LEADER OF
THE GARBAGE MAN BAND ♪

- [BABY CRIES]
- OH, COME ON, HONEY.

THERE'S NO REASON TO CRY.

YOUR MOMMY'S GONNA BE HERE SOON.

STILL NO ANSWER AT
HER PARENTS' HOUSE.

THEY SHOULD BE HERE BY NOW.
CALL THE WALKATHON PEOPLE AGAIN.

BLANCHE, THEY SAID THEY'D CALL IF THEY
HAD ANY INFORMATION ABOUT HER PARENTS.

WHY DOES SHE KEEP
CRYING LIKE THAT?

[ROSE] SHE PROBABLY
JUST MISSES HER MOTHER.

NEEDS TO HEAR A FEMININE VOICE.

AND WHAT WAS I DOING? MY
BEN GAZZARA IMPERSONATION?

LET BLANCHE TRY. WE'RE
NOT HAVING ANY LUCK.

ME? OH, HEAVENS, NO! I DON'T
KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.

NO! I CAN'T! I... I DON'T...

[BABY GURGLES]

WELL, LOOK AT
THAT. SHE LIKES ME.

[DOORBELL]

OH, THANK GOD. EMILY, PACK UP
YOUR DIAPERS, YOU'RE GOING HOME.

WHY DIDN'T YOU USE YOUR KEY?

I LEFT IT HOME. IT'D
WEIGH ME DOWN.

SOPHIA! HOW DID YOU DO?

- GREAT. EASILY A PERSONAL BEST.
- TELL US WHAT HAPPENED.

IT WAS ELECTRIC. THE
STARTER FIRED HIS PISTOL

AND I LEFT HALF MY
COMPETITION IN THE DUST.

YOU WERE THAT FAST?

NO, IT WAS THE OVER-80S. MOST
OF THEM DROPPED FROM FRIGHT.

YOU'RE KIDDING!

PLEASE! THERE'S A NATURAL
BUILD TO THESE STORIES.

SORRY.

SO, FINALLY, THE
RACE WAS UNDERWAY.

I START OFF SLOW. I'M
CAGEY, LIKE A PANTHER.

WHEN THE TIME
IS RIGHT, I POUNCE!

THE CROWD IS ON ITS
FEET. "SOPHIA! SOPHIA!"

MY HEART IS POUNDING IN MY EARS.

THEN AGAIN, IT ALWAYS
POUNDS IN MY EARS.

I COULD SEE THE FINISH LINE. IT
WAS ONLY 200-300 YARDS AWAY.

AND THEN IT HAPPENED.
WHAT EVERY RUNNER DREADS.

I HIT THE WALL.

MA, YOU RAN OUT OF STEAM.

NO, I ACTUALLY HIT A WALL.

THEY PUT UP A NEW
WENDY'S ON COLLINS AVENUE.

FROM WHAT THEY TOLD ME,

I STAGGERED OVER THE
FINISH LINE AND COLLAPSED.

PEOPLE ARE TALKING
NATIONAL MAGAZINE COVERS.

- WHY'S THAT KID STILL HERE?
- HER PARENTS HAVEN'T COME YET.

MAYBE THEY WON'T COME
BACK AT ALL. IT HAPPENS.

MA, DON'T BE RIDICULOUS.
YOU'RE JUST OVERLY TIRED.

- WHY DON'T YOU GO TO BED?
- GOOD IDEA.

[PHONE RINGS]

IF THAT'S SPORTS ILLUSTRATED,
TELL THEM TO CALL BACK TOMORROW.

HELLO?

OH, YES.

I SEE.

WELL, YEAH, I APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU.

- EMILY'S MOM?
- THE WALKATHON PEOPLE.

EVERYBODY'S LEFT THE AREA,

THERE'S NO SIGN
OF EMILY'S PARENTS.

WHAT DO WE DO NOW?

I'M NOT SURE, BUT I...

I THINK THERE'S A POSSIBILITY
THAT SOPHIA MIGHT BE RIGHT.

MAYBE EMILY HAS BEEN ABANDONED.

YES, OFFICER, THAT'S CORRECT.

WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO
REACH THEM ALL AFTERNOON.

SURE, I CAN HOLD.

EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND,
YOU'RE HOLDING THE BABY.

IT'S AMAZING. EVERY TIME I
PICK HER UP, SHE GOES TO SLEEP.

DON'T. THE BABY WON'T GET
USED TO SLEEPING ALONE.

YOU NEVER GET USED TO
SLEEPING ALONE. I HAVEN'T.

PLEASE! SIAMESE TWINS SLEEP
ALONE MORE THAN YOU DO.

- WHO ARE YOU ON THE PHONE WITH?
- THE POLICE, ABOUT THE BABY.

I SEE. NO, NO, NO. NO PROBLEM.

YEAH. AND THAT'S THE
STANDARD PROCEDURE?

WELL, WE'LL HAVE TO DISCUSS
IT AND COME TO A DECISION.

- WHAT DID HE SAY?
- HE SAID THAT

SINCE EMILY'S PARENTS
LEFT HER IN OUR CARE,

WE HAVE TWO OPTIONS.

WE CAN WAIT FOR THE CHILDREN'S
PROTECTIVE SERVICES TO CALL,

WHICH TAKES 48
HOURS, OR TAKE HER IN.

TAKE HER IN? WHERE?

AROUND THE INSEAM, ROSE.

TO THE POLICE!

WHY SHOULD WE TAKE HER TO
JAIL? SHE HASN'T DONE ANYTHING.

JUST BECAUSE HER
PARENTS ABANDONED HER,

DOES THAT MEAN WE SHOULD, TOO?

BEING ABANDONED IS THE WORST!

I KNOW. I WAS ALMOST ABANDONED.

- ALMOST?
- I WAS NINE.

IT WAS THE LAST NIGHT OF THE
DEEP-ROOT VEGETABLE CARNIVAL,

AND I WAS HAVING
THE GREATEST TIME.

EATING CANDIED TURNIPS,

AND GUESSING HOW MANY SWEET
POTATOES WERE IN THE GLASS JAR.

BOBBING FOR YAMS.

I HAD A KNACK OF ALWAYS COMING UP
WITH THE FIRMEST, MOST APPEALING YAMS.

I WAS ONCE TOLD I HAD THE
FIRMEST, MOST APPEALING GAMS.

BLANCHE, TRY AND STAY WITH US.

ANYWAY, THE LAST
TIME I SURFACED,

CLUTCHING A HUMDINGER
OF A YAM BETWEEN MY TEETH,

MY PARENTS WERE GONE.

FRANTICALLY, I SEARCHED
THE CARNIVAL GROUNDS.

I WAS CONVINCED I'D
SPEND THE REST OF MY DAYS

WITH THE BEARDED LADY
AS MY FOSTER MOTHER,

AND THE MAN WHO HOSES
DOWN THE ELEPHANTS AS MY DAD.

ANYWAY, I WAS LOST. AND SCARED.

BUT THEN I DID WHAT
GENERATIONS BEFORE ME HAD DONE.

I GAZED UP INTO
THAT DARK NIGHT SKY

AND FOUND THE BRIGHT STAR
THAT COULD GUIDE ME HOME.

- THE NORTH STAR.
- ACTUALLY, THE TEXACO STAR.

FROM THE SERVICE
STATION ACROSS THE STREET.

OUR FARM WAS JUST
DOWN THE ROAD FROM IT.

ROSE, HAVE YOU BEEN WASHING
THE FRUIT OFF BEFORE YOU EAT IT?

LISTEN, WE HAVE A
DECISION TO MAKE.

WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT EMILY?

NOBODY CAN RAISE THIS
BABY BETTER THAN WE CAN.

FINE. BUT IF SHE'S GONNA
STAY ANOTHER COUPLE OF DAYS,

WE'D BETTER GET MORE
DIAPERS AND FOOD.

- I'M THAWING SOME PORK CHOPS.
- HONEY!

SHE ONLY HAS TWO TEETH. HOW IS
SHE SUPPOSED TO EAT A PORK CHOP?

UNCLE LESTER ONLY HAD ONE
TOOTH, AND HE ATE CORN ON THE COB!

OF COURSE, HE DIDN'T GET
A LOT OF IT INTO HIS MOUTH.

SO THEY'D CREAM WHAT FELL ON
HIS PANTS, AND HE'D EAT IT LATER.

GO TO THE STORE.
I'LL STAY WITH EMILY.

LET'S GO TO THAT
ALL-NIGHT MARKET ON MAPLE.

OH, GOOD IDEA, DOROTHY.
DO YOU THINK IT'S OPEN?

THAT'S WHAT ALL-NIGHT
USUALLY MEANS.

OH, OF COURSE!

CREAMED WHAT WAS
LEFT ON HIS PANTS?

WE OUGHT TO GO TO THAT
ALL-NIGHT MARKET MORE OFTEN.

WHY, ROSE? THEY'RE SO
MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE.

MAYBE SO, BUT WHERE ELSE CAN YOU GET BEEF
JERKY AND FAMILY CIRCLE THIS TIME OF NIGHT?

SSH! PLEASE, KEEP IT
DOWN. THE BABY'S ASLEEP.

ISN'T THIS AMAZING?

WHEN THE DIAPERS GET DIRTY,
THE CUTE TEDDY BEARS DISAPPEAR.

THAT'S NOT AMAZING. WHENEVER
MY KIDS' DIAPERS GOT DIRTY,

MY HUSBAND DISAPPEARED.

I USED TO LOVE TO
CHANGE DIAPERS.

OH, FACE IT, ROSE. YOU MARCH
TO A DIFFERENT DRUMMER.

I DIDN'T HATE CHANGING DIAPERS,
BUT I WAS NEVER GOOD AT IT.

ESPECIALLY WITH THE BOYS.

THEY ALWAYS HAD DRY
BOTTOMS BUT WET T-SHIRTS,

'CAUSE I FORGOT TO POINT
THEIR LITTLE OOH-HOOS SOUTH.

I DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT THAT

UNTIL MICHAEL WAS AT
LEAST SIX MONTHS OLD.

WHAT'S AN OOH-HOO?

IT'S A CHOCOLATE SOFT DRINK.

I NEVER HAD ONE.

YOU KNOW, IF WE HAD TO, WE COULD
DO A GOOD JOB OF RAISING EMILY.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE'D
HAVE THE ENERGY.

BUT WE'D FIND IT EASIER,
AFTER ALL WE'VE BEEN THROUGH.

- WHAT HAVE WE BEEN THROUGH?
- YELLOWSTONE PARK, ROSE.

RAISING CHILDREN!

MY MOTHER ALWAYS USED TO SAY,

"THE OLDER YOU GET, THE BETTER
YOU GET. UNLESS YOU'RE A BANANA."

I THINK WE OUGHT TO CALL UP
THOSE CHILD SERVICES PEOPLE

AND TELL THEM WE WANT
TO RAISE EMILY OURSELVES.

DON'T BE CRAZY. BLANCHE, I
ONLY SAID THAT HYPOTHETICALLY.

THAT IF WE HAD TO, WE
COULD PROBABLY DO IT.

I DIDN'T GET TO DO THOSE
THINGS WITH MY KIDS.

A NANNY DID IT ALL FOR ME.

MY CHILD WOKE UP ON CHRISTMAS
AND WENT RUNNING TO HIS NANNY!

CHILDREN DO THAT
SORT OF THING, BLANCHE.

HOW ABOUT WHEN THEY'RE 21,
AND STILL DON'T COME TO YOU

BECAUSE THEY THINK YOU
WEREN'T THERE FOR 'EM?

I HAVE A PRETTY TOUGH TIME
LIVING WITH THAT, YOU KNOW.

AND I JUST INTEND
TO MAKE DAMN SURE

THERE'S GONNA BE
SOMEBODY THERE FOR EMILY.

[BABY CRIES]

DARLING. NO, NO,
NO, NO, SWEETHEART.

PRECIOUS, DON'T CRY,
DON'T CRY. I'M HERE. I'M HERE.

YOU'RE ALRIGHT, YOU'RE ALRIGHT,

YOU'RE ALRIGHT.

YOU KNOW, THIS REMINDS ME
OF WHEN I WAS A YOUNG MOTHER.

MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE YOU LOOK
JUST A TAD LIKE MY CHILDREN.

OR MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE
I STILL LOOK LIKE I'M 27.

MY, HOW THOSE YEARS DID FLY BY.

BEFORE I KNEW IT, THE
CHILDREN WERE CLEANING

OUT THE ATTIC TO
START THEIR OWN PLACES.

WHILE I TRIED TO
BE HAPPY FOR THEM,

I WAS SADDER THAN I
EVER REMEMBER BEING.

- [BABY GURGLES]
- WHY?

I REALIZED, TOO LATE, THAT I'D
PUT MYSELF AHEAD OF MY CHILDREN.

I'VE NEVER MADE UP ALL THE
TIME I DIDN'T SPEND WITH THEM.

- [BABY GURGLES]
- WHY AM I TELLING YOU THIS?

I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE
IT'S BECAUSE, DEEP DOWN,

I WISH YOU WERE REALLY MINE.

SO I COULD TRY AGAIN
WITH WHAT I NOW KNOW.

- IS EMILY OKAY?
- YES. WE'RE GOING TO EAT.

HOW DO YOU KNOW SHE WANTS TO?

SHE'S LICKING HER LIPS
AND STARING AT MY CHEST.

LET'S GO IN THE KITCHEN
SO WE DON'T WAKE MA.

OH, YOU'RE NOT GONNA WAKE
SOPHIA. SHE IS EXHAUSTED.

I DIDN'T HEAR HER,
BUT I DID HEAR EMILY.

IT'S A LOT NICER HAVING A BABY
WAKE YOU UP THAN A GARBAGE MAN.

I NEVER SLEPT WITH
ONE, I WOULDN'T KNOW.

90 YEARS OF MOTHER HERE AND
YOU CAN'T KEEP THE KID QUIET?

- WHAT DO YOU THINK SHE NEEDS?
- A CHIN.

MA, BABIES DON'T HAVE CHINS.

IT MAKES IT EASIER
TO BREAST-FEED.

YOU HAD A CHIN.

BUT THEN, WE ALSO SHOWED
HOME MOVIES ON YOUR FOREHEAD.

- HOW ARE YOU FEELING, SOPHIA?
- MY EAR HURTS.

YOU WERE IN A WALKATHON.
WHY DOES YOUR EAR HURT?

TALKING ON THE PHONE TO
HUNDREDS OF WELL-WISHERS.

I'M A SPORTS CELEBRITY.

[DOORBELL]

WHO COULD THAT BE AT THIS HOUR?

WHO DO YOU THINK? THE PAPARAZZI.

NOW I KNOW WHY SEAN
PENN GETS SO TICKED OFF.

[DOORBELL]

- CAN I HELP YOU?
- HI, I'M HERE TO PICK UP EMILY.

CHILD SERVICES SAID WE
COULD KEEP HER TILL MONDAY.

I'M NOT FROM CHILD
SERVICES. I'M EMILY'S FATHER.

- HOW DO I KNOW THAT?
- I SEE THE RESEMBLANCE.

NEITHER ONE OF
THEM CAN TELL TIME.

WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?

YOU DROPPED THIS CHILD OFF
YESTERDAY AND YOU DIDN'T CALL!

THIS IS NOT A DRY-CLEANERS!

I DID CALL. LAST NIGHT.

A WOMAN SAID SHE'D JUST
WON THE IRONMAN TRIATHLON.

I DON'T REMEMBER
THIS GUY CALLING.

YOU DON'T REMEMBER? I COULDN'T PICK
UP EMILY. MY WIFE JUST HAD TRIPLETS.

TRIPLETS? I THOUGHT
YOU SAID SHE HAD GIMLETS!

I FIGURED IF SHE WANTS
TO DRINK IT'S HER BUSINESS.

- YOUR WIFE HAD TRIPLETS?
- [BLANCHE] WONDERFUL.

WHAT ARE THEY?

THREE BABIES BORN
AT THE SAME TIME.

LOOK, I APPRECIATE YOU
ALL TAKING CARE OF EMILY.

SORRY IF I CAUSED ANY TROUBLE.

SHE WAS NO TROUBLE. SHE
WAS A PRECIOUS LITTLE ANGEL.

IT'S TIME TO GO HOME NOW, EMILY.

- IT HAS BEEN NICE HAVING YOU.
- THANKS AGAIN.

- [DOROTHY] YOU'RE WELCOME.
- GOOD LUCK!

BYE-BYE, EMILY!

[DOROTHY] BLANCHE... I'M FINE.

YOU DIDN'T REALLY THINK SHE
COULD STAY WITH US, DID YOU?

NO. SHE WAS JUST MY LAST
CHANCE TO PROVE THAT...

I COULD BE A GOOD
MOTHER AND A FRIEND.

NO, SHE WASN'T, BLANCHE.
HONEY, YOU'RE STILL A MOTHER.

EVEN THOUGH YOUR KIDS ACT
LIKE THEY DON'T NEED YOU, THEY DO.

I'M NOT SO SURE
ABOUT THAT, DOROTHY.

YOU'RE RIGHT, DOROTHY. AND
I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING ELSE.

A MOTHER SOMETIMES NEEDS
HER CHILDREN EVEN MORE.

THANK YOU, MA.
THAT'S VERY SWEET.

- GIVE ME $20.
- NO!

ROSE, DID I SAY A MOTHER NEEDS
A CHILD? I MEANT ROOMMATE.

- GIVE ME $20.
- WHAT FOR?

SEOUL, KOREA,
1988. THE OLYMPICS.

I'D LIKE TO COMPETE FOR THE USA.

CONTRIBUTE NOW, AND I'LL
GET YOU A SOPHIA LAPEL PIN.

OKAY.

GOOD LUCK. WE'LL BE WATCHING.

THANKS.

DOROTHY, IF GLADYS CALLS,
I CAN MAKE BINGO TONIGHT.

HELLO? JANET?

THIS IS MOMMA. HI.

NOTHING'S WRONG. DO I HAVE
TO HAVE A REASON TO CALL YOU?

I JUST THOUGHT I'D CALL,
SEE HOW YOU'RE DOING.

REALLY?

THAT'S GREAT.

YOU KNOW, JANET, I WAS THINKING.

I COULD JUST SNEAK AWAY FOR
A FEW DAYS AND COME SEE YOU.

UM... MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK, MAYBE.

OH. OH.

NO, NO, I UNDERSTAND.
I UNDERSTAND.

HOW ABOUT... HOW
ABOUT THE NEXT WEEK?

OH. UH-HUH.

WELL, THEN YOU PICK A TIME.

WELL, HONEY, I REALLY
DO WANT TO SEE YOU.

I THINK WE HAVE A LOT
TO TALK ABOUT, JANET.

I'VE BEEN THINKING A
LOT ABOUT YOU LATELY.

YOU MEAN THIS COMING WEEKEND?

WELL, SURE I CAN.

ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT, I'LL SEE
YOU THEN. JANET?

I LOVE YOU, BABY.

BYE-BYE.