7th Heaven s01e20 Episode Script

[CARTOON ON TV.]
You have to move.
You're blocking Hoowie and he can't see.
- Oh.
Oh.
Hoowie is here? - Yeah.
Can't you see him? Sure.
He just looked different.
New haircut? - No.
He lost weight.
- Oh.
Well, Hoowie's favourite.
Oatmeal raisin.
[PHONE.]
- Hello? - This is your life, Annie Jackson.
- Do you recognise the voice? - Rachel? Rachel Grewe? - You got it, the one and only.
- Oh, my gosh! What a surprise.
- How long has it been? - An eternity or high school.
- They're about the same.
- Oh, how are you? Divorced again.
- I'm sorry.
- I'm not.
Where are you calling from? Which city? Chicago? New York? Paris? Try Glenoak.
I rented an apartment on Front Street.
That's in our neighbourhood.
Small world.
Another one? OK, but only cos you lost weight.
- I was watching that.
- I know, but now I am watching this.
- Yeah, but I was here first.
- Yeah, but I have the remote control.
Mommy, Simon changed the channel.
That's not fair.
Just a second, honey.
That's my youngest, Ruthie.
Yes, I've got five altogether.
Five.
Yeah, I did it all by myself.
- Mommy, make Simon stop.
- Mommy's on the phone, honey.
What happened? Simon sat on Hoowie and squished him.
He's gone forever.
Just a second.
You sure don't look like a mom.
- Well, I'll take that as a compliment.
- You look absolutely beautiful.
So beautiful that maybe I should go with you.
Oh, yeah, that'll keep 'em away.
So I hear you squished Hoowie.
Don't buy into this Hoowie thing, OK? [DOORBELL.]
- Wow.
Eric? - No, that's my dad.
I'm Matt.
Annie's son? Well, again, wow.
I'm Rachel.
- Hey.
- Hi.
- Rachel! - Annie! Oh, it's so good to see you.
You haven't changed a bit.
Sure I have.
I wasn't blonde in high school.
- Hi.
I'm Eric, Annie's husband.
- Oh.
Honey, no wonder you're happy.
- This is Mary and this is Lucy.
- Hi.
- Nice to meet you.
- And Simon.
- And Ruthie.
- Hi.
This is great.
Five kids to play with.
It gets kind of lonely being divorced.
- There's no daddy at your house? - Afraid not.
I want you, especially Mary and Lucy, to keep an eye out for someone I can date.
- Three is my lucky number.
- I'll keep my eyes peeled.
Yeah, me too.
Well, you guys have a good time.
You haven't seen a guy named Hoowie, have you? Oh, no, sweetie, I haven't.
I think I'd remember a guy named Hoowie.
It's a long story.
I'll tell you at dinner.
Are you ready? - Let's go.
Nice to meet you.
- Nice meeting you.
- Hey, where's your car? - Don't have one.
That's why I took an apartment within walking distance.
Easy to drop by.
Don't stay out too late, you two.
It's a school night.
Tell Lucy that Suzanne's on her way over.
So, Mom's got a new hanging buddy.
Yeah, yeah.
Isn't that great? Maybe Hoowie isn't gone.
Maybe he's at the airport loading luggage.
Hoowie doesn't work at the airport anymore.
He hurt his back.
Of course, if you were his friend, you'd know that.
Ruthie, you've gotta come over here.
Hoowie's back.
- I thought you couldn't see him.
- I Well, now I can, because he's wearing really bright clothes.
I think he left to go buy really bright clothes so that people can see him and not sit on him.
Is he tall with curly hair and a moustache? Yeah, tall, curly hair and a moustache.
Then it's not Hoowie, cos he's short, and he has straight hair in a big clump on top of his head.
I just feel so lost.
After Frank, I thought I'd go back to college.
Then I met George, my second husband, and he asked me to drop out.
He felt school was interfering with our marriage, which was funny because I later found out that his girlfriend was interfering with our marriage.
Anyway, you graduated before you got married, right? Yeah, yeah.
It took me five years.
Changed majors a bit.
I went from business to English lit, to art to home economics, then to theology and back to business.
And after all that, you're happy just staying home with Eric and the kids? Well, I don't just stay, you know.
It's hard work.
Believe me, I use every major I ever had in school.
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
Lucy, I have big news.
My dad is getting my mom a job interview at a car dealership.
My mom could quit working two jobs.
- Isn't that great? - Totally.
The car dealership has this programme where employees can go to college.
So maybe my mom could even go to college.
My mom and I could end up doing our homework together.
This is so cool.
We'd still study together sometimes? Of course.
If my mom and I studied together, I'd actually have to study.
Whereas with you, I can still talk about boys.
Dad, you have to help me with this Hoowie situation.
I can't take the guilt anymore.
Look, Simon, Ruthie is just testing letting Hoowie go.
Kids do that at her age.
- So, found Hoowie yet? - I'm not looking for him.
When he says he's going to do something, he does it.
He said he was out of here, so he's gone.
Can we have a goodbye party for him? If you really want to, I suppose we can.
But maybe we should give Hoowie a few days before we give him a big sendoff.
- He might just be at the airport.
- Dad, he doesn't work there anymore.
- He hurt his back.
- Oh.
That's too bad.
Although since he's not working nights, maybe he's dating.
- Hoowie's married.
- Hoowie is married? Duh.
Where's his wife? Travelling.
On the space shuttle.
She's an astronautess.
- A what? - A girl astronaut.
- That would still be astronaut.
- What difference does it make? She is the wife of an imaginary guy.
- That makes her nobody.
- Nobody to you.
You know how moody Hoowie is.
I'm sure he'll show up.
Hoowie's gone, but if it'll make you feel better, I'll wait for the party.
Fine.
Do something.
Introduce Rachel to one of the coaches.
Forget it.
It'd come back to haunt me.
Why do you care so much about Rachel? She's nice, good-looking.
I think Coach Mayfield would like her.
If he doesn't, I'll be on his list for the rest of my life.
You like her so much, you find her a date.
I'll play you for it.
If I make this shot, you have to fix her up.
If I don't, I'll fix her up.
Go right ahead, Shaquille.
Hi, girls.
What's up? - Right, sorry.
Hi, women.
What's up? - Suzanne just wanted to thank you.
Yeah.
Since you talked to my dad, he's been great.
He got my mom a job interview at a big car dealership.
- Which one? - Northern Honda.
So you'd be leaving Glenoak? Why would we do that? Yeah.
Who said anything about leaving town? I'm probably wrong.
Maybe I'm thinking of another car dealership.
- Suzanne, you want a lift home? - Take her later.
She just got here.
- Later I've got studying.
- That's OK.
I wanna go ask my mom about this car thing, anyway.
- Can you believe it? - He did not.
Hi.
Rachel, this is Lucy's very best friend, Suzanne.
And, Suzanne, this is my very best friend from high school, Rachel.
- Nice to meet you.
- Same here.
I'm just gonna run her home.
If Matt's taking Suzanne, maybe he could drop me off, instead of coming in for coffee.
All that catching up was exhausting.
- No problem.
I'll see you tomorrow? - Thank you.
- Hey.
Did you have a good time? - Oh, it was like being in high school.
- You hated high school.
- But I loved hanging out with Rachel.
- Well, I'm glad you had a good time.
- Oh, yeah.
Oh, by the way, Rachel needs to borrow the car tomorrow.
Do you mind if she drops you off at church? No, that's fine.
Rachel is quite the adventurous type.
Moving to a town where she knows no one and doesn't have a job.
- I admire that.
- No, you don't.
But it's nice of you to say so.
If Rachel starts getting on your nerves, find a nice guy to fix her up with.
OK.
Rachel strikes me as boy crazy.
Why do you think we were best friends? I'm sorry.
I know I've got keys somewhere in here.
It's OK.
Take your time.
- What's wrong? - Nothing's wrong.
- So you wanna come in? - No, thanks.
I better get going.
You don't find me attractive, do you? Sure, but you're also my mom's friend.
What would happen if I weren't your mom's friend? Would you ask me out? Yeah, yeah, I guess.
Why not? Good answer.
Tomorrow night, we have a date.
I'm taking you to see a band.
Thank you for breakfast.
I couldn't cook like this.
Well - Hey, did Matt tell you? - Tell us what? - I'm taking him to hear a band tonight.
- A band? Yeah.
At one time between husbands, I dated the keyboard player's brother.
I don't know if I like the idea of Matt going to a bar.
It's not a bar.
It's a coffee house with plenty of kids around.
- I'm not even sure they sell alcohol.
- Can I come, too? That's a great idea.
You come, too.
Fine.
It'll be just the three of us.
I guess we won't worry as long as they're with you.
Yeah, but it's a school night, so homework first and back by 10.
30.
We better get going.
I'll have the car back in a couple of hours.
Take all the time you need.
Mom, can I pack Suzanne a lunch too? Sure.
Did you find out if Suzanne is moving? She's not moving.
She can't move.
It'll ruin my life.
If it weren't for Suzanne, Jimmy and I would have broken up.
Because I bounce things off Suzanne before I hit Jimmy with them, our relationship has survived.
I was there before Suzanne.
I let you bounce things off of me.
I know.
Jimmy and I refer to that as our rocky period.
You know in Peter Pan, when it seemed like Tinkerbell had disappeared, then the audience clapped and Tink came back? Tinkerbell was a fairy.
- Still, it might work.
- Go ahead.
Clap.
See? No Hoowie.
Sanders.
Sanders? Suzanne Sanders? Lucy, is Suzanne sick? - Um, I don't know.
Why? - Just asking.
I know how close you two are.
Tell her I hope she's OK when you talk to her.
Yeah.
When I talk to her.
- Turnbull.
- Here.
- Vanover.
- Here.
- Wilson.
- Here.
- Hey.
That bet about Rachel? Forget it.
- Why's that? I don't think this is the right time to set up Rachel.
Maybe she needs more time to get settled.
- What are you up to? - Nothing.
She's having a hard time.
She might get all weepy in front of Coach Mayfield.
- Whatever.
- Thanks.
OK, I've got Twinkies, Ding Dongs, oatmeal raisin cookies.
If this doesn't lure him out, I don't know what will.
- Let him go, Simon.
He's gone.
- He's not gone.
I swear I heard him in the middle of the night snoring.
Remember, he snores? Maybe he'll come back tonight.
Tell yourself anything that makes you feel better, but sooner or later you have to face the truth.
- Good trap.
- It's not for catching dogs.
It's for catching invisible people.
Suzanne, finally.
Where were you today? I missed you.
I made your lunch.
I'm sorry.
My mom and I took a trip down to the car dealership, and it's two hours from here.
She wanted me with her so we could look at apartments.
Do you think she got the job? - Yeah.
- So you're moving? It looks that way.
I'll call you back.
I've gotta go help my mom.
Yeah.
OK.
Bye.
These things always start later than they say they will.
- Mary sings.
She's got a great voice.
- Really? Ever sing in public? - There you are.
Hey.
- How are you? Good.
Tim, these are my friends.
This is Matt and his sister Mary.
- Thanks for coming.
You look great.
- You think? Good enough to come up on stage and sing with us.
So you want to? You think this dress came with a voice? You know I'm tone deaf.
Yeah, I remember.
But we're desperate.
Our singer didn't show.
The manager is ready to kill us.
Perfect.
Mary has a wonderful voice and she's dying to sing.
- No, no, no.
I couldn't.
- Don't be shy.
What kind of music do you sing? I don't know.
Blues or jazz.
- So, how about it? - How about what? Just one song until she shows up.
Come on, please.
- Go for it.
- What are you waiting for? Come on.
Maybe this'll be a night to remember after all.
Excuse me? Your sister with a band for the first time.
Oh, yeah, right.
[SINGS DO RIGHT WOMAN.]
So, Matt, what's a lady got to do to get a dance? Oh, no, I really don't dance.
Good.
I'll teach you.
You were on a date with your mother's best friend.
How twisted is that? - It wasn't a date.
- It was a date.
I was there.
I saw you.
- Fine.
It was a date.
So what? - So you're admitting it? ERIC: Hi there.
What are you doing in here? A second ago I was enjoying a piece of fruit.
But now I'm on the verge of having heart failure.
Can I speak to your brother alone, please? I'm sure you're never gonna believe me, but it was Rachel who hit on me.
Actually, yes, I could believe that.
When I took her home the other night, she made a pass at me.
I didn't do anything, nothing.
I didn't touch her, kiss her.
I see.
Anyway, she told me we were gonna see this band tonight, and it was a date.
And I guess it was.
- This isn't good.
- I know.
I'm not completely stupid.
- So what do you plan to do about it? - I don't know.
It's not my fault she likes me, and she's not bad-looking and she's lonely.
- So I've heard.
- What, this never happened to you? You were never attracted to an older woman when you were my age? Actually, I was.
She was a friend of my mother's too.
The admiral's wife.
She had legs that were so long you could.
Never mind.
The point is, you need to speak to your mother, because Rachel is her friend.
Yeah? Is that what you did? You told your mother? OK, I see your point.
Look, let's give Rachel some time to tell Mom herself, or it's like we're squealing on Mom's best friend.
In an odd way, that makes sense.
But if Rachel continues to flirt with you, make it clear to her that you're not interested.
What if I am interested? I'm sure we could afford to send you to military school for a while.
- Dad.
- Matt, you're 17 and she's I don't know, but you're not interested.
Period.
The end.
OK, thanks.
Bye.
That was the keyboard player from the band.
Their lead singer is still sick.
They want me to fill in for her again tonight.
Isn't that great? Somebody pinch me.
- Ouch.
- You sang with the band last night? - She was really good.
- She's a good singer.
So can I do it? Well, I Uh I think 14 is a little young to be singing in a coffee house with a band.
Dad was in a band when he was in high school.
Like these guys look just like Dad in high school.
Don't help, OK? Would you please give your father and me a moment alone? I don't want our daughter hanging out in a coffee house.
We don't know what kind of guys those are, what kind of songs they sing.
I see your point but, on the other hand, it might be fun to watch our daughter sing in public.
- So we'd go with her? - Of course we'd go with her.
Oh, well, OK, but I intend to talk to Rachel about this.
I would rather that she not get our daughter involved in these types of situations.
- Unless you'd wanna talk to her.
- No, no.
She's your friend.
- I'll let the two of you work this out.
- OK.
I give up.
Have the farewell party.
I've done all I can do.
- Come on.
Time for school.
- I have to brush my teeth.
Could we please have Hoowie's farewell party tonight? - I guess we could.
- Will you give the speech? Hoowie liked you practically better than anybody.
- Hoowie liked me? - Lots.
Cos you knew he was real.
What about me? I'm the one who's been building the traps, setting out his food, and I don't think he's real? If you thought he was real, why did you sit on him? Hi.
I packed Suzanne a lunch.
Forget it.
I'm gonna ease off on the relationship, so our break-up won't be as hard.
Honey, you don't wanna ease off.
Enjoy this time with Suzanne.
When she's gone, you'll have the good times to remember her by.
And a big hole in the middle of my heart.
There's no way to make this separation easy, but you and Suzanne can talk on the phone.
And I'll make sure she gets a chance to come down for a weekend now and then.
Mom, how did you and Rachel lose touch with each other? I'm not really sure.
I guess we just stopped working at staying close.
Having a relationship of any kind takes work, whether it's being a friend or a brother and sister, or a wife and a mother.
So, basically, life is just hard work.
You're depressing me.
Why don't you go to school? Take two pieces of leftover cake, but don't tell the others.
Love you.
Honey, we'll be having a farewell party for Hoowie tonight.
- I'll make something special.
- Ice cream, please.
Hoowie would have wanted us to have ice cream.
I'll see what I can do.
Could we be having ice cream because you think Hoowie might show up? He just can't let him go.
Here, you guys.
See you later.
Thanks.
Hoowie liked me.
Thanks, Lucy.
You're the best.
I really am gonna miss you.
I'm gonna miss you too, but we still have a few weeks, almost a month, so we can just make the most out of it.
Well, actually, we don't.
My mom's job starts next Monday and we're moving this weekend.
I just came to say goodbye and pick up my school records for the transfer.
So, that's it? - Afraid so.
- But that's so quick.
I know.
I really hate this.
But I'm really happy for my mom with this job.
Wait.
Maybe you could come over to my house tonight.
We're having this farewell party for Ruthie's imaginary friend.
It could be your party too.
I can't.
I'm seeing my dad tonight.
So this is really it? I'm never gonna have another friend like you.
[DOORBELL.]
Oh, hi.
Is the Laundromat open for business? I've got a load in.
You'll have to wait.
I've got all the time in the world.
You wouldn't happen to have any detergent and softener? I think so.
Actually, I'm glad you stopped by.
I wanted to talk to you about last night.
Do we have to? I mean, I know it wasn't a good idea, but I didn't wanna hurt his feelings.
Matt's just a kid.
So he's got a little crush on me.
It's nothing serious.
It'll go away.
I was talking about Mary wanting to sing in the band.
Did you just say that Matt has a crush on you? What makes you think that Matt has a crush on you? Well, he kind of made a pass at me.
But don't worry.
It was all very flattering.
When's this Hoowie thing? I gotta drive Mary, plus I gotta pick up Rachel.
Your father and I will pick up Rachel and we'll take Mary.
- You guys are going? - Of course.
We wanna hear Mary sing.
Mary's not gonna think having you and Dad there is cool.
I don't care what Mary thinks.
The fact is she's a 14-year-old.
- Fine.
You're the mom.
- Yes, I am the mom.
Are you in a bad mood about something? I was waiting till your father got home, but I don't think I can wait.
I'm really mad at you, and I think we should talk about it right now.
What'd I do now? Rachel told me what happened between the two of you.
- She did? - How could you? How could you make a pass at her? I don't know.
I don't know either.
She's totally inappropriate for a 17-year-old, not to mention that she is very vulnerable right now.
You're right.
I'm sorry.
It won't happen again.
I'll talk to Rachel tonight.
You'll be baby-sitting tonight.
You can talk to Rachel tomorrow.
Fine.
- What time is it? - Five minutes after you last asked.
When are we gonna have Hoowie's party? I don't know what your big hurry is.
Once we have the party, Hoowie's gone.
He can't come back.
That's it.
As much as I'm gonna miss the little guy, you're gonna miss him a whole lot more.
- OK, what about this one? - Sure, whatever.
You'll look great.
- Or I could shave my head.
- Sure, whatever.
You'll look great.
Come on, Luce.
Cheer up.
How can I? My best friend is gone, and school will never be the same.
Next year we'll be in the same school together.
- That'll help.
- The nightmare continues.
Not only will I not have Suzanne with me, but I'll be at a new school where my sister is a star basketball player.
- Like you're gonna pal around with me.
- Stop worrying.
- I'll be your friend.
- [KNOCKING.]
Mom and Dad are escorting you.
No way.
I'm gonna look like a big baby.
Can't I just go with you and Rachel? - Luce, I need to talk to Matt alone.
- Oh, yeah.
This friendship thing's working out great.
I can't wait till high school.
Rachel lied and told Mom that I hit on her.
So what did you say? - I didn't say anything.
- Why not? I didn't want to say anything bad about her.
She's a nice woman.
Matt, you're a nice guy.
People assume guys will be guys and that we have uncontrollable urges.
Mom thinks I'm being a guy.
It's no big deal.
No big deal? It's a completely sexist assumption about men in general.
Yeah? Well, men can take it.
That's why we're men.
You and Mom can't come hear me sing.
I'm gonna be totally humiliated.
No one is gonna be there with their mom and dad.
You were there last night with Rachel.
That was different.
She was with, you know.
Yes, I do know, and I wanna talk to Matt alone.
I spoke to your mom.
- You didn't tell her anything, did you? - No.
That's cos I think you should be the one to tell her the truth.
[KNOCKING.]
It's time.
- All right.
- Yeah.
You don't understand how important this is to me.
- [DOORBELL.]
- We are coming.
End of discussion.
- I'll get it.
- We'll sit in the back.
We're going.
- Great.
- I heard that.
- I'm back.
- I talked to Matt.
I am so sorry for the way he behaved.
Don't worry about it.
Water under the bridge.
I told my dad it was important for me to see you tonight and he agreed, so here I am.
- Am I too late? - No.
So, where's your dad? He went to pick up some boxes for my mom.
He'll be back to pick me up.
I'm so glad you came.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
ERIC: OK, let's get started.
Welcome.
We are gathered together tonight to say farewell to our good and dear friend, Hoowie.
This is something that saddens us all.
Yet it wouldn't be right to let him go without remembering the good times.
Seems like yesterday that Hoowie ate his first gallon of Holy Cannoli.
I remember that.
And we all know how much he enjoyed going to church and helping out with the bake sales.
Hoowie was truly a great friend and a good Christian.
Not that Hoowie was without his faults.
Friendships aren't always perfect, because people aren't perfect, imaginary or real.
Sometimes in their desperation to keep a friend or be approved of or stay close, friends will tell us things that aren't altogether true or leave out certain things they think we'd rather not hear.
There was the time that Hoowie lied, lied, to Annie and me about leaving Ruthie's rag doll out in the rain.
We both knew that Ruthie had done it, but Hoowie didn't want her to feel hurt.
She'd already lost her doll.
And what about There he is! Yeah! There he is! Hoowie, welcome back, man.
We missed you.
- Are you sure that's Hoowie? - I'm sure.
Hoowie, you cannot play tricks on Ruthie like that.
She was really, really worried.
He just got stuck on the space shuttle when he went to go see his wife.
Well, then Hoowie, we rejoice in your return, and ice cream for everyone.
- Everybody want chocolate syrup? - I do.
Annie, could I see you in the kitchen for a second? Sure.
I have to tell you the truth about Matt.
- The truth? - Yeah.
Matt didn't make a pass at me.
I sort of hit on him.
Then I insisted that we go to the coffee house as, well, a date.
I'm sorry.
What exactly are you sorry about? Making a pass at my son or lying about it? I know it was stupid.
It's just that I Well, after my divorce, I started feeling really old and unattractive.
Matt made me feel young again.
If an older guy hit on Mary, we'd have him arrested.
- What were you thinking? - I wasn't thinking.
- And Matt doesn't look 17.
- But he is 17 and you know it.
Not to mention the fact that he's my son and you lied and made him look bad.
I don't know what to say.
My life is just so screwed up right now.
I am sorry, but your problems are affecting my family and that is just not going to continue.
Look, Annie.
I really don't wanna lose you again.
Is there any way I can make this right? You can apologise to Matt.
Then accept that if you straightened out your life, the right man would come, instead of waiting for the right man to straighten out your life.
Hard as that is to hear, I know you're right.
That's what friends are for, to tell you the truth when no one else will.
This is the last time I'm asking, but do you and Mom really have to come? Yes.
It's the law.
Matt, Rachel would like to talk to you in the kitchen.
Matt, I'm so sorry I jumped to the wrong conclusion.
I understand.
It's that old reverse sexism thing.
It's OK.
Look, Lucy, I have to tell you something.
You found out, didn't you? - Found out what? - That I kissed Jimmy Moon.
I should have told you, but it was so long ago.
I forgot about it until your dad made that speech.
I'm sorry I never said anything.
- But I guess Jimmy told you, huh? - Yeah, of course.
We're very close.
He tells me everything.
I hope you understand.
It was kindergarten.
I did it on a dare.
It was kindergarten? Please.
Who cares? Thanks for understanding.
I really am gonna miss you.
Jimmy Moon is a dead man.
I've never done anything like this before.
I am not in the habit of trying to date teenagers.
You're a nice woman.
Quit beating up on yourself.
Everything's gonna be fine.
How can you be so forgiving? Good gene pool, I guess.
[SINGS RESPECT.]
Man, she is so hot.
I told you, huh? She was here last night.
That's my 14-year-old daughter.
No kidding.
14.
And he's a minister.
If I had a daughter like that, I don't think I'd let her sing here.
I don't think I'd let her sing in a cage at a school for the blind.
What are you people thinking? You're a minister? Whoo!