Thirtysomething (1987) s03e19 Episode Script
The Three Year Itch
1 [theme.]
[Hope.]
So the test burn was a big success, except they didn't do the test burn on the Fairfield Creek incinerator.
They did it on a similar facility in South Carolina.
Cheating.
Yeah well, John is gonna talk about the test at the hearing tomorrow.
I mean, that and figures on failure rates and leaks and spills and spot checks on working facilities that fail EPA emission tests.
You know that sort of thing.
Yeah, what she say about your chances? He thinks it'll be close, and I'm more optimistic than that.
Are you sure you can't come tomorrow? Oh, I wish I could, honey.
Michael, could you do me a favor? Yeah.
Did I get it all? No, there's a little spot right there.
Oh, okay.
- I can do it.
- I can do it.
Yeah, I know.
Come here.
So, uh, I really have to do it, huh? Yeah, you have to do it.
Yeah, I should do it.
Michael.
Okay, I'm gonna pin him down.
You know I've been doing Karl's job for a long time.
He said my salary should be commensurate with my new responsibilities.
Well, talk to Miles.
Make more money.
Then we'll buy another house for the new baby.
- Ow.
- What? Did you do that on purpose? -[phone rings.]
- Oh, Hope.
Oh, Michael, you come on.
Oh, man.
Hello.
Hi, John.
No, uh, she's destroying the ozone layer.
Oh, Michael, come on.
That's not funny.
John, hi, yeah.
As a matter of fact, I even know what I'm going to wear tomorrow.
Which I know doesn't sound like a big deal, except when your pregnant and wearing a maternity outfit automatically lowers your IQ 50 points.
I know.
That's true.
Uh-huh.
Yeah, Ricky has all the petitions together.
Right, right.
So how's your stomach? Did you try soda crackers? Oh, how about flat ginger ale? Mm-hmm.
Oh, I got it right here.
Okay.
How did they get away with this? Well, they know what's best for us.
What are you doing? I'm counting.
I dreamed last night we were two people short and Morgan murdered me.
Well, keep on counting.
- Morning.
- Morning, Don.
- Morning, how you doing? - Okay.
How's your stomach.
Better, thanks.
Apple juice? Scotch.
How about you? Oh, I'm fine.
I'm a little nervous.
- Oh, thanks.
- Yeah, well - Excuse me.
- Oh, yeah.
- You driving? - Why aren't you driving? I could drive.
Well, if you want a ride? - Yeah.
- All right.
- Wait, wait, wait.
- What? Pearls before swine.
Do you think they even heard me? I can't believe they cut me off.
They heard you.
Yeah, but did they understand what I was saying? Oh, God, I hate this.
Go back inside.
There's too much smoke.
Hey, they're ready for the vote.
[Woman.]
Fairfield Creek Incinerator Project will respond yes.
All those opposed will respond no.
Councilman Hall.
[Hall.]
Yes.
- Councilwoman Bruslett.
- Yes.
- Councilman Smith.
- Yes.
- Councilman Clark.
- Yes.
- Councilman Kenton.
- Yes.
Councilman Weathers.
You should sit down.
Hope, we can't win every time.
But they didn't even respond to our petitions, damn it.
I know.
So what happens now? I go back to Washington.
Right away? I'll stay for a couple of days and clean up, try to figure out what went wrong.
Maybe they'll screw up somewhere down the line, and we can close them down.
Maybe Mike Schmitt will come out of retirement.
You did good work here.
You can't blame yourself for this.
The incinerator people had a lot of factors going for them.
They had more money.
They had more people.
They had a years jump on us to get organized.
Yeah, and they weren't a bunch of housewives.
A bunch of housewives took on the Love Canal.
I mean, look at your group.
You didn't just sit around and bitch.
You got out there.
You tried.
Take a deep breath, Hope.
You got your life back now.
What do you think about this desk? Michael, between you and me I always found Karl's taste a little busy.
Now, what were we talking about? Salaries and perks to be determined later.
It's later.
Yes, it is.
Much later.
What brought this on? Curiosity.
Is that all? What else could it be? You're happy here? I'm happy here, yeah.
I'm not speaking about mirth.
I'm speaking about comfort.
Are you comfortable here, Michael? I could be a little more comfortable.
The key to the executive washroom would seem to be in order.
If we had an executive washroom.
The pool table conjures up the smell of cigars smoke and warm beer.
Although I admire the whimsy.
Would you like to meet my decorator? Your decorator? Margo.
She's very imaginative.
She has frightening visions.
Yeah, I suppose so.
Good.
So we'll refashion your office, pony up your expense account.
You'll have access to the house on Long Beach Island, et cetera, et cetera.
That takes care of the perks.
Would you like to discuss salary? We can meet later and negotiate.
I think Karl's salary should be sufficient.
That's about twice what you're making now.
If you find that acceptable? Yeah.
"But not Ferdinand.
"When he got to the middle of the ring," "He saw the flowers "and all the lovely ladies' hair.
"And he just sat down quietly and smelled.
"He wouldn't fight and fierce "no matter what they did.
He just sat and smelled.
" - Hi.
- It was a close vote.
Yeah, not close enough.
Is there anything else you can do? No.
I'm sorry, Hope.
How was you day? Fine.
I, uh Did you eat? No.
There's some chicken.
You can warm it up I'm not hungry.
How you feel? Oh, a little tired.
Yeah, tired.
I guess we have to get used to tired all over again, huh? Remember when Janey was a baby? She used to sleep between us.
We'd have to stay awake because we were afraid we'd roll over and crush her.
Yeah, we used to take turns sleeping.
I remember lying there watching you and Janey sleep.
Why don't you go and make yourself something to eat? - I'm not hungry.
- No, I got to I want to read a little while.
Now, listen.
No biting Hannah today, okay? Okay.
Even if she bites you first.
Come on.
All right, here we go.
Come on, pumpkin.
Hello, John.
Hi, it's Hope.
Listen, I was just Uh, no, I'm fine.
I'm fine.
Yeah, um, I was just wondering if there wasn't something maybe that we overlooked.
Yeah, well, no.
I know.
I know, but I'm not gonna go down without a fight.
I was just wondering if maybe that we, you know, didn't explore all of our options.
I mean I have some ideas.
Well, I thought maybe if you weren't leaving in a few days that we could have lunch.
Right, okay.
All right.
I'll see you then.
Bye.
So what are you going to do now? I don't know.
You have any plans? Well, I might have a baby.
No.
Think of something else.
Okay, so you pop out a baby, and sibling rivalry ought to keep you occupied for the next 15 years or so.
Hey, why don't we talk about this over lunch? Oh, I can't.
Yeah, we can make it a threesome.
Well, I can't because I have a lunch date.
Ooh! Does Michael know? It's just John Dunaway.
Oh, the incinerator guy? Yeah, we have to tie up some loose ends.
What's he like? I bet he wears Birkenstocks and has hair like Robert Redford.
Ellyn.
Well, I was trying to recruit members for my infidelity club.
Really, what's he like? Well, I don't know.
He's sort of rumpled.
Rumpled, I like rumpled.
Yeah, and he's um I don't know.
He's very committed I mean this is what he does.
This is life.
And he's done it for a really long time.
And I don't know.
He doesn't do it because it's cool or anything.
He does it because he believes in it.
Oh, he's, like, sincere? Yeah, yeah, and he's But he's also very sarcastic and he's, um I don't know.
He can be Well, he doesn't have much respect for authority which can be really dangerous and But you probably wouldn't like him.
Yeah, I wouldn't like him unless he was married.
I don't know if you're aware, but in the past few years color has become an exciting new element in the bathroom environment.
Have you given much thought to color? Color? For the pedestal and tank ensemble and the vanity basin.
Well, listen, I'll go out on a limb.
White.
If I could make a suggestion? Caviar.
Caviar? Mmm.
For a more Centurial feel.
Oh.
And for the tile For the tile I would suggest mango.
Oh, or possibly chutney.
Uh, could I see the color chart? Yes.
Potato.
Have you considered a theme? Yeah, I thought we'd have a little sports thing happening here.
You know maybe lay down a little uneven parquet.
Paint some lines.
We'll call it Boston Garden.
Elliot.
I could prepare some sketches.
Some sketches.
I'd like to see some sketches.
Yeah, well, why don't I take some measurements while I'm here? Oh, please.
Please, thank you.
Measurements.
- So when does she take a crack at my office? - Your office? Yeah, you got your office redone.
What do I get an area rug? Do you really want to redecorate your office? Yeah, why not? I got all this extra room.
Listen, Elliot Michael, listen to me.
I accept that you're beating me.
And I accept it in the Indianapolis 500 of life that you're drinking the victory milk and kissing Miss Rheingold.
And I'm hanging upside down in the back turn waiting for the jaws of life.
So when are you going to hit up Miles for your raise? - Well - Karl was racking in the big bucks, Mikey.
You ought at least get some kind of bump, right? - Right? - Uh-Um.
Okay, so what are you gonna ask for? Uh, I haven't decided yet.
Well, what are you waiting for? I don't know.
Oh, come on, Mike.
You want it don't you? Yeah, of course I want it.
All right, so say some nice things to Miles about his ugly kids.
He'll offer you $10 more a week.
You hold out for 15.
Oh, Mikey, when Margo throws this out, can I keep this? You have room for it? Well, actually it's for Eleanor.
She got a birthday coming up.
Oh, what about You can have Karl's desk.
I couldn't, Mike, really.
I insist.
Oh, listen It's really sweet of you, Mike.
Actually, I'm getting a little weepy here.
But, um You keep Karl's desk.
- You take it.
- I hate it.
I know.
[thumping.]
[John.]
Here, take mine.
[Hop.]
Oh, thanks.
Boy, I used to hate hotdogs.
This pregnancy, I can't get enough of them.
With Janey, it was oysters fried, raw, baked.
I mean I was out of control.
You like mustard with your fries? Yeah, I do.
Most people prefer ketchup.
I like mustard.
You said you had some ideas about the incinerator.
I thought maybe we could take them to court.
We could find some sort of environmental research to tie them up with.
You know maybe that the incinerator site is a sanctuary for an endangered species.
We could try, but we have to raise a lot of money for legal defense, though.
Hope, I think there's nothing more we can do.
I mean, we'll monitor the plant.
You'll be up here to tell us what's going on.
Yeah, right.
I mean what else do I have to do? You have any plans? I thought I might write an article about all this.
You know the grow of a grass roots movement.
Something like that.
And? Well, now I try to sell it.
Hope.
I know.
It's just a little I mean, you're right.
It's over.
It's just sort of a let down, I guess.
I know how that feels.
You do? You didn't think you were the only one? No, I mean everybody assumes that I mean, well, that I'm going to have this baby.
And, well, that's what Hope's going to be doing.
And not that that's bad, the new baby.
I know.
I mean, everybody thinks they know me.
Like they know everything I need and what I want.
And they don't know me.
Why am I telling you all this? What? Nothing.
Can I try one of your fries? Does it still hurt? Oh, a little bit.
More than with Janey.
I think it's from bending down and picking her up all the time.
Here, turn over.
Come on.
Right there? A little lower.
- Right here? - Oh yeah, that feels good.
Guess what.
Your hands are cold.
Guess what else.
Mmm, I give up.
I got a raise.
- A raise.
- Yeah.
What did you have to do to Miles? I had to kill him.
Well, I hope it was a big raise.
Yep.
Well, congratulations.
Aren't you supposed to be happy? I'm happy.
I'm very happy.
I'm almost happier Well, Michael, I mean, this is a raise.
This is what you wanted, right? Yeah, right.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Was it a big raise? It's big.
It's very big.
It's very good.
I just, um You know, surprising, that's all.
Oh, I get it.
You have your Elliot face on.
What did Elliot say? I'm gonna tell him.
You didn't tell him? Oh, he's just been through so much you know? It's like all this bad stuff for him and it seems like there's so much good stuff for us.
I mean it's not like I don't think I should have it.
You don't have to justify it to me.
Well, aren't we supposed to celebrate? Yeah, champagne? I can't drink champagne.
I'm sorry.
How about a big glass of milk? Ooo.
There must be some way we can celebrate.
Well, I really can't think of anything.
No? I mean, I guess we could go out to dinner.
[murmuring.]
Hope? Hope, what's wrong, huh? All right, Rex Morgan M.
D.
All right, let's see.
Rex is in his office And look, he's examining a 16-year-old girl.
Michael.
What? Oh, I'm sorry.
16-year-old pony.
- [phone rings.]
- See, Rex is expanding I'll get it.
his practice to include veterinarians.
- Hello.
Hi.
- So let's see.
Wait a minute.
Oh, he looks at this pony.
- You're kidding.
- Look at that.
I can't do that.
There is a candy apple stuck in his tail.
- This is a joke.
- And says to this pony Let me call you back.
"No more pony rides at birthday parties.
and get those candy apples stuck in your tail.
" That was John Dunaway.
I thought he's back in Washington.
Well, that's where he called me from.
He wants me to go there.
To Washington? Yeah, for Well, there might be a job at the ERC for me.
Really? Really, that's great, Hope.
That's, uh What kind of job? Well, it's basically a press relations kind of thing.
And they also publish a news letter and I can be involved in that.
Uh-huh.
So they offered you this job? Well, they really want me to come down there.
John told them about the work I did on the incinerator project and about some of my articles.
And he said they were really impressed.
Of course they're impressed.
Why wouldn't they be impressed? So when would you go? Um, Thursday and I can come back Friday.
I can go on the train.
What? Nothing.
It sounds wonderful.
What? Nothing.
I just know what you're thinking.
How do you know what I'm thinking? You don't know what I'm thinking.
What are you thinking? I'm thinking so you might get this great job in Washington, and that's really terrific.
- But.
- No, there's no but.
I didn't say you shouldn't go.
Right? They want you.
They're a good organization.
That's really great.
So maybe there's another organization that's a little closer than Washington.
If you were offered something that you really wanted to do Say Miles called and said the DAA was relocating to New York.
You'd go.
No, you don't know that.
Of course you'd go.
Oh, come on, Michael.
That's what this is about, how we accommodate each other.
How everything I do, how I'm always here is to accommodate you.
And then something come along.
Something that I really want that's a chance for me and then well it's too bad.
It's just not realistic.
Well, I'm sick of it.
Just sick of it.
Come here, sweetie.
Come with Mommy.
[Ellyn.]
That one looks like my therapist.
See that hump? There's his chin.
[laughs.]
[Nancy.]
I hope you bring that up in therapy.
Oh, you think that's weird? I had a dream about him the other night.
Oh, Elliot says that all dreams have sexual connotations.
Like if you dream about an orange, that means you want to have sex with your father.
If you dream about lunch bags Means you want to have sex with Elliot.
Well, I think this was a sexual dream because we're standing in the shower.
We were holding this big bar of soap.
Oh, come on, like you guys haven't had any sex dreams.
Oh, I used to dream about Sean Connery when he was James Bond.
And he'd be strapped to the table and there be this big laser thing.
Okay, now we know that Nancy is obviously a pervert.
Your turn, Hope.
Oh, let's just skip my turn.
Oh, no skipping, Hope.
No, I can't really think of anything.
Oh, come on, give me a break.
Okay, okay.
James Taylor.
Ooh.
I dreamed about him, you know the Mud Slide Slim album? Oh, wait a minute.
That was in high school.
That doesn't count.
Oh, damn it.
I'm late.
Oh, I got to go, too.
I'm teaching a session in water color, and they promised me life drawing for next year.
- That's great.
- That's good.
You know, we ought to do this more often, meet for lunch and stuff.
Yeah, now that we got Hope back.
Oh, yeah.
You finally have some free time.
Well, enjoy it because it's not going to last.
Yeah, well, it might not.
Oh, never mind.
What? Oh, it's just that there's this job.
What job? Oh, it's this press relations thing for the ERC.
You're kidding.
That's great.
Wow, that sounds fantastic.
When does it start? Is it full-time? Well, no, it's not.
Well, all the details haven't been worked out, yet.
Like what? What details? Like the job's in Washington.
Uh, that's a big detail.
You'd have to move to Washington? Well, I'm going to go down there tomorrow and meet all the people in D.
C.
I mean, that sounds really exciting, but But you'd have to move to Washington.
Yeah, Hope? Well, I want to go.
I just I want to go and see what's there.
Oh, is that for me? Are you helping me pack, huh? You want Mr.
Bunny-Baby to go with me? Here you go, sweetie.
I didn't know if you wanted this.
Oh, thanks.
The birthday party for Tommy is on Friday afternoon.
And Jennifer's mom said she would take Janey and bring her home.
And the present is in the linen closet.
Oh, I haven't been in a hotel room by myself Well, I can't even remember.
You gonna be all right? Yeah, Dr.
Hal gave me the number of an OBGYN in D.
C.
How about you? Oh, Janey and I'll be fine, right? We'll be all right.
I thought maybe I'd take you bowling on Thursday night.
You know, maybe sign you up for some duck pins.
Hope, you know I can take you to the station? Oh, no, that's okay.
I'll be fine.
You gonna be a good girl for your Daddy, huh? You are.
Mmm, I need a kiss.
And a big hug, oh.
I'm not going to see you for a whole day and a night.
- Yeah, bye.
- Bye.
I'll call you when I get in.
Yeah, Hope.
What? Say hello to George and Barbara Bush.
Oh, Michael.
Excuse me.
Are you thinking of having an affair? [train horn blares.]
Oh, no.
No, I can't.
I'm so glad you could come.
It's a lot of fun, don't you think? What is? It's dangerous and it's exciting.
Don't you love the entry? Ellyn, I don't know.
Who are all these people? They're all members.
See, look over there.
Hi.
That's Donna Rice.
I love her jeans.
It's very exclusive.
- What is? - The club.
The infidelity club.
I thought you knew.
You mean all these people You can't join unless you've cheated.
But I haven't cheated.
Not yet.
You're still on probation.
By the way, he's got great eyes.
Who? John Dunaway.
They're very hypnotic.
Ellyn, you haven't even met John Dunaway.
They all have hypnotic eyes.
By the way, have you seen Jeffery? I know he's around here somewhere.
Have another martini.
Ellyn, I can't drink martinis.
I'm pregnant.
This is a dream.
You can drink whatever you'd like.
Hi, Hope.
Want to learn the secret handshake? Oh, wait, wait.
You're still probably on probation, right? Well, you'll like it here.
Margo did the decorating.
Colors are fantastic.
Fettuccine and salisbury steak.
Want to look at some swatches? No, I don't want to see any swatches.
Hope, don't worry.
Michael will forgive you.
Nancy forgave me.
Hey, listen, I got to get going.
Can't keep Sheryl Eastman waiting.
Oh.
Well, maybe you and John can join us for a drink later.
Yoo-hoo.
[giggles.]
Aren't you having a great time? And best of all, it's guilt-free.
No, it isn't.
I mean, I feel very guilty.
You're attracted to him, aren't you? Yes No.
Oh, here comes John.
Hi.
How'd you know the secret handshake? Have you done this sort of thing before? Hope, hi.
Hi.
Don't get up.
They can be out any minute.
- Oh, great.
- How was your trip? Um, it was fine, thanks.
Good, can I get you anything? Coffee? Decaf? No, no, I'm really okay.
I'm just kind of nervous.
I don't think I had a job interview in five years or so.
Oh, I brought some articles for Don't worry.
Don't worry.
I've laid all the ground work.
Just don't trip over the furniture and you'll be fine.
You must be Hope.
Yes, hi.
Hope Murdock.
- Becky Harville.
- Nice to meet you.
John's told me a lot about you.
He's told me a lot about you, too.
Believe the bad things.
Why don't we go into my office? - Great.
- I'll see you later.
Okay, bye.
I'm sorry about the incinerator project.
But if you're gonna be working here, you better get use to defeat.
[sighs.]
- Hey.
- Hey.
Is that new? That? No.
Oh, hey, listen, um Hollis was asking me when we're all gonna go out.
Who? All of us.
We got to celebrate.
Your raise.
Oh, yeah, I got a raise.
Oh, yeah, I heard.
Congratulations.
I was gonna tell you.
When? I don't know.
Come on, Mike.
You knew I find out.
Everyone around here knows everything about everybody.
It's weird, Elliot.
It's very weird.
No, it's not that weird.
You're weird.
You made it weird.
Elliot, when we were at Bernstein Fox, you made more money than me, right? I mean, then you took a cut in salary when we started the Michael and Elliot Company.
- And? - Was that weird? I mean are we always suppose to make the same amount of money? No, I'm supposed to make more because you're bad.
You're talentless.
Yeah, and you're not capable of coming up with a good campaign on your own.
You've never come up with a good campaign.
Come on, look at the way you dress.
Yeah, have you looked at your ties in the mirror? I look at my ties all the time just to watch the hula girl jiggle.
You know I could talk to Miles for you.
About what? About giving you a raise.
Why would you need to talk to Miles? You know I'll run some interference.
I I don't want you to do that.
Why would you do that? To give you more money.
Yeah, and it makes you feel better.
Look, don't patronize me, Michael.
You want to lie to me, that's fine, but don't patronize me.
I could lend you money, too.
My head feels a little fuzzy.
You didn't even have any wine.
No, I know.
Maybe it was the fish.
Maybe.
You know, when I met you I thought, Here's a pretty woman.
Pretty woman who's bored.
Maybe wants to kill some time.
I was wrong.
I'm not a pretty woman? You know what I mean.
Hey, let's dance.
What? No, no, I don't think One dance just to work off diner.
I have more to work off than one dance Come on, good for you, good for the baby.
My center of gravity is not very good these days.
My center of gravity is terrible.
And I have no excuse.
[song ends.]
[slow song begins.]
Would you like something to drink? Um, no, my stomach is a little This is very, um This isn't I don't know what I was thinking.
About? About coming here to Washington.
I mean about the job.
About Uh, Hope No, please.
Please don't say anything.
Why not? Because I just I don't know what I'm saying.
I just I mean, this isn't This isn't what I expected.
I don't want you to think less of me.
How could I do that? Because I'm questioning my motivations.
I mean questioning your motivations about why I came here.
I mean did I come here about the job or was it because of you? I wish you weren't married.
Look at me.
I'm this big pregnant woman.
That's supposed to make me safe or off limits.
Maybe that just made it easier.
I don't know.
That and whatever is going on with you right now.
What is going on? You know what I mean.
You mean my life.
I can't explain that.
I mean, things change.
I mean, when you get married you don't I mean, you know that things will change.
And you'll grow and you'll come together.
But it doesn't always work out like that.
No, it doesn't, does it? I mean I didn't expect Michael to I mean, this job of his has taken over.
And it's like it's got a life of its own.
And I can't compete against that.
It's not something tangible.
It's just something out there.
What do you want? I want him to be happy.
No, no, I don't mean Michael or Janey or anybody else.
I mean, what do you want? I wish Sometimes I wish I could separate a little piece of my life for myself, you know? Just a piece of time for myself.
You know, with no family, no responsibilities.
Idon't know just an hour, an evening.
What would you do? I don't know.
Did you ever have any plans? Well, the way that my parents raised me, there was this awareness that you had to give something back.
And I In other words, you were rich.
No, we weren't rich, but we had something and other people didn't.
So I did a year at Vista, and then I tried reporting.
You know, I was gonna expose all the great wrongs of the world.
Well, after I quit reporting, I went into research for a foundation.
I liked the solitude.
I like the work.
And then I met Michael.
I started working for Synergy, and then I had Janey.
[sighs.]
Do you miss it, the work? Yes.
You could always go back to it, you know? No, no.
Yes, you could, too.
Hope, everything is about making decisions.
Being able to articulate something.
Being able to say this is what I want.
Even if you might lose something.
Even if it scares you.
I'm a little scared.
Maybe I think you should be going.
I'm gone.
I don't think I could have left without doing that.
Goodnight.
[phone rings.]
Hello.
[Hope.]
Hi.
How are you? How's Janey? She's fine.
We're fine.
We, uh, we read Uncle Wiggly, and then the kitchen burned down.
What? [Michael.]
No, it's just a little you remember how I'm always saying we should call an electrician to come out and, you know, check out the wiring above the stove? Michael.
It wasn't bad.
I used the fire extinguisher your parents sent us for Christmas.
Michael, wait a minute.
What Was there a fire? Michael, how's Janey? She's fine.
We're fine.
Really, you can hardly tell.
So how's Washington, huh? Did you see any monuments? No, no, um I thought I might stay an extra day.
Really, so the meeting went that well, huh? Yeah, I mean, pretty good.
They were really nice.
It was great.
But we'll talk more about that when I get home.
Okay, but you're okay? Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.
I'm fine.
So I'll be back on Saturday.
Is that okay? Yeah, that's fine.
Yeah, it'll give me a chance to finish up some work, you know? We miss you.
I miss you, too.
Would you kiss Janey for me? Yeah, I will.
I guess, um I guess I should savor my two nights of having the bed to myself, huh? Good night.
I love you.
You do? I love you, too, Hope.
Bye.
And from here you can really appreciate the architecture of this period in Washington D.
C.
's early history.
We'll now be moving through this way and walking across the street to the Smithsonian Museum.
Please follow me.
Hey, I thought Margo was getting rid of the pool table.
Oh yeah, I got rid of Margo.
She's doing a food concession at the Liberty Bell Pavilions.
Mm-hmm.
You know, I'm not sorry about the raise.
That's not what this is all about, Mike.
Wait a minute.
Let me finish.
My friend, Stan Fowler, when I was growing up.
He got this really great bike.
It was this, uh This Royce Union 10 speed.
It was candy apple red.
Had this head light.
You know, the faster you pedal, the brighter the head light got.
And for my birthday I wanted the exact same bike.
I mean, it didn't have to be, you know, the same color, but had to be a Royce Union.
And so my birthday, my father, um He got me a bike.
It was a 10 speed.
But it wasn't a Royce Union.
Because Leo, you know, why pay more for the name? A bike is a bike.
And I remember when I rode up on my new bike, Stan was there.
And there was this thing.
It was just this weird thing that had been wedged between us.
What're you saying? I'm saying that with this raise, I thought you'd act like me.
Jealous and stupid, you know, 11-years-old.
Come on, Mikey.
You know me.
I always act at least 12.
Oh.
Anyway, you can come by and use Karl's desk anytime you want.
Oh, okay.
The second drawer on the left hand side sticks.
Oh, thanks.
Hey, what happened between you and Stan anyway? Huh? Oh, nothing.
He moved to Ohio.
Oh.
Good shot, dude.
- All right.
- All right.
- All right.
- See you.
Okay.
Here you go.
God, Hope.
When I said I wished you can be in my shoes, I didn't mean Are you gonna tell Michael? Tell him what? I don't know.
Well, at least I didn't have anyone I had to tell.
Except me.
What did Jeffrey tell Valerie? Oh, I don't think it's the same thing.
What exactly do you want Michael to know? I don't know.
It just doesn't seem fair lying to him.
Oh, people lie to each other all the time.
Yeah, we don't.
So what would you tell him? That you almost Almost that's a dangerous word.
Hope, you know I think that if you tell him you're only going to make yourself feel better.
But I feel so guilty.
Yeah, so you'd feel better and Michael would feel awful.
Is it worth it? I don't like keeping things from him.
What do you think Janey will be when she grows up? I don't know.
I just wonder sometimes.
She can be whatever she wants to be.
Michael, you know Things have got to change.
I know.
No, both of us.
I mean we both have to work at it.
I can do that.
So what do you think the new baby will be when it grows up? Oh, he can be maybe a samurai.
She can be a samurai.
Either way, I think it would be pretty neat to have a samurai in the family.
Michael.
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R.
Media Services, Inc.
Burbank, CA And dance by the light of the moon
[Hope.]
So the test burn was a big success, except they didn't do the test burn on the Fairfield Creek incinerator.
They did it on a similar facility in South Carolina.
Cheating.
Yeah well, John is gonna talk about the test at the hearing tomorrow.
I mean, that and figures on failure rates and leaks and spills and spot checks on working facilities that fail EPA emission tests.
You know that sort of thing.
Yeah, what she say about your chances? He thinks it'll be close, and I'm more optimistic than that.
Are you sure you can't come tomorrow? Oh, I wish I could, honey.
Michael, could you do me a favor? Yeah.
Did I get it all? No, there's a little spot right there.
Oh, okay.
- I can do it.
- I can do it.
Yeah, I know.
Come here.
So, uh, I really have to do it, huh? Yeah, you have to do it.
Yeah, I should do it.
Michael.
Okay, I'm gonna pin him down.
You know I've been doing Karl's job for a long time.
He said my salary should be commensurate with my new responsibilities.
Well, talk to Miles.
Make more money.
Then we'll buy another house for the new baby.
- Ow.
- What? Did you do that on purpose? -[phone rings.]
- Oh, Hope.
Oh, Michael, you come on.
Oh, man.
Hello.
Hi, John.
No, uh, she's destroying the ozone layer.
Oh, Michael, come on.
That's not funny.
John, hi, yeah.
As a matter of fact, I even know what I'm going to wear tomorrow.
Which I know doesn't sound like a big deal, except when your pregnant and wearing a maternity outfit automatically lowers your IQ 50 points.
I know.
That's true.
Uh-huh.
Yeah, Ricky has all the petitions together.
Right, right.
So how's your stomach? Did you try soda crackers? Oh, how about flat ginger ale? Mm-hmm.
Oh, I got it right here.
Okay.
How did they get away with this? Well, they know what's best for us.
What are you doing? I'm counting.
I dreamed last night we were two people short and Morgan murdered me.
Well, keep on counting.
- Morning.
- Morning, Don.
- Morning, how you doing? - Okay.
How's your stomach.
Better, thanks.
Apple juice? Scotch.
How about you? Oh, I'm fine.
I'm a little nervous.
- Oh, thanks.
- Yeah, well - Excuse me.
- Oh, yeah.
- You driving? - Why aren't you driving? I could drive.
Well, if you want a ride? - Yeah.
- All right.
- Wait, wait, wait.
- What? Pearls before swine.
Do you think they even heard me? I can't believe they cut me off.
They heard you.
Yeah, but did they understand what I was saying? Oh, God, I hate this.
Go back inside.
There's too much smoke.
Hey, they're ready for the vote.
[Woman.]
Fairfield Creek Incinerator Project will respond yes.
All those opposed will respond no.
Councilman Hall.
[Hall.]
Yes.
- Councilwoman Bruslett.
- Yes.
- Councilman Smith.
- Yes.
- Councilman Clark.
- Yes.
- Councilman Kenton.
- Yes.
Councilman Weathers.
You should sit down.
Hope, we can't win every time.
But they didn't even respond to our petitions, damn it.
I know.
So what happens now? I go back to Washington.
Right away? I'll stay for a couple of days and clean up, try to figure out what went wrong.
Maybe they'll screw up somewhere down the line, and we can close them down.
Maybe Mike Schmitt will come out of retirement.
You did good work here.
You can't blame yourself for this.
The incinerator people had a lot of factors going for them.
They had more money.
They had more people.
They had a years jump on us to get organized.
Yeah, and they weren't a bunch of housewives.
A bunch of housewives took on the Love Canal.
I mean, look at your group.
You didn't just sit around and bitch.
You got out there.
You tried.
Take a deep breath, Hope.
You got your life back now.
What do you think about this desk? Michael, between you and me I always found Karl's taste a little busy.
Now, what were we talking about? Salaries and perks to be determined later.
It's later.
Yes, it is.
Much later.
What brought this on? Curiosity.
Is that all? What else could it be? You're happy here? I'm happy here, yeah.
I'm not speaking about mirth.
I'm speaking about comfort.
Are you comfortable here, Michael? I could be a little more comfortable.
The key to the executive washroom would seem to be in order.
If we had an executive washroom.
The pool table conjures up the smell of cigars smoke and warm beer.
Although I admire the whimsy.
Would you like to meet my decorator? Your decorator? Margo.
She's very imaginative.
She has frightening visions.
Yeah, I suppose so.
Good.
So we'll refashion your office, pony up your expense account.
You'll have access to the house on Long Beach Island, et cetera, et cetera.
That takes care of the perks.
Would you like to discuss salary? We can meet later and negotiate.
I think Karl's salary should be sufficient.
That's about twice what you're making now.
If you find that acceptable? Yeah.
"But not Ferdinand.
"When he got to the middle of the ring," "He saw the flowers "and all the lovely ladies' hair.
"And he just sat down quietly and smelled.
"He wouldn't fight and fierce "no matter what they did.
He just sat and smelled.
" - Hi.
- It was a close vote.
Yeah, not close enough.
Is there anything else you can do? No.
I'm sorry, Hope.
How was you day? Fine.
I, uh Did you eat? No.
There's some chicken.
You can warm it up I'm not hungry.
How you feel? Oh, a little tired.
Yeah, tired.
I guess we have to get used to tired all over again, huh? Remember when Janey was a baby? She used to sleep between us.
We'd have to stay awake because we were afraid we'd roll over and crush her.
Yeah, we used to take turns sleeping.
I remember lying there watching you and Janey sleep.
Why don't you go and make yourself something to eat? - I'm not hungry.
- No, I got to I want to read a little while.
Now, listen.
No biting Hannah today, okay? Okay.
Even if she bites you first.
Come on.
All right, here we go.
Come on, pumpkin.
Hello, John.
Hi, it's Hope.
Listen, I was just Uh, no, I'm fine.
I'm fine.
Yeah, um, I was just wondering if there wasn't something maybe that we overlooked.
Yeah, well, no.
I know.
I know, but I'm not gonna go down without a fight.
I was just wondering if maybe that we, you know, didn't explore all of our options.
I mean I have some ideas.
Well, I thought maybe if you weren't leaving in a few days that we could have lunch.
Right, okay.
All right.
I'll see you then.
Bye.
So what are you going to do now? I don't know.
You have any plans? Well, I might have a baby.
No.
Think of something else.
Okay, so you pop out a baby, and sibling rivalry ought to keep you occupied for the next 15 years or so.
Hey, why don't we talk about this over lunch? Oh, I can't.
Yeah, we can make it a threesome.
Well, I can't because I have a lunch date.
Ooh! Does Michael know? It's just John Dunaway.
Oh, the incinerator guy? Yeah, we have to tie up some loose ends.
What's he like? I bet he wears Birkenstocks and has hair like Robert Redford.
Ellyn.
Well, I was trying to recruit members for my infidelity club.
Really, what's he like? Well, I don't know.
He's sort of rumpled.
Rumpled, I like rumpled.
Yeah, and he's um I don't know.
He's very committed I mean this is what he does.
This is life.
And he's done it for a really long time.
And I don't know.
He doesn't do it because it's cool or anything.
He does it because he believes in it.
Oh, he's, like, sincere? Yeah, yeah, and he's But he's also very sarcastic and he's, um I don't know.
He can be Well, he doesn't have much respect for authority which can be really dangerous and But you probably wouldn't like him.
Yeah, I wouldn't like him unless he was married.
I don't know if you're aware, but in the past few years color has become an exciting new element in the bathroom environment.
Have you given much thought to color? Color? For the pedestal and tank ensemble and the vanity basin.
Well, listen, I'll go out on a limb.
White.
If I could make a suggestion? Caviar.
Caviar? Mmm.
For a more Centurial feel.
Oh.
And for the tile For the tile I would suggest mango.
Oh, or possibly chutney.
Uh, could I see the color chart? Yes.
Potato.
Have you considered a theme? Yeah, I thought we'd have a little sports thing happening here.
You know maybe lay down a little uneven parquet.
Paint some lines.
We'll call it Boston Garden.
Elliot.
I could prepare some sketches.
Some sketches.
I'd like to see some sketches.
Yeah, well, why don't I take some measurements while I'm here? Oh, please.
Please, thank you.
Measurements.
- So when does she take a crack at my office? - Your office? Yeah, you got your office redone.
What do I get an area rug? Do you really want to redecorate your office? Yeah, why not? I got all this extra room.
Listen, Elliot Michael, listen to me.
I accept that you're beating me.
And I accept it in the Indianapolis 500 of life that you're drinking the victory milk and kissing Miss Rheingold.
And I'm hanging upside down in the back turn waiting for the jaws of life.
So when are you going to hit up Miles for your raise? - Well - Karl was racking in the big bucks, Mikey.
You ought at least get some kind of bump, right? - Right? - Uh-Um.
Okay, so what are you gonna ask for? Uh, I haven't decided yet.
Well, what are you waiting for? I don't know.
Oh, come on, Mike.
You want it don't you? Yeah, of course I want it.
All right, so say some nice things to Miles about his ugly kids.
He'll offer you $10 more a week.
You hold out for 15.
Oh, Mikey, when Margo throws this out, can I keep this? You have room for it? Well, actually it's for Eleanor.
She got a birthday coming up.
Oh, what about You can have Karl's desk.
I couldn't, Mike, really.
I insist.
Oh, listen It's really sweet of you, Mike.
Actually, I'm getting a little weepy here.
But, um You keep Karl's desk.
- You take it.
- I hate it.
I know.
[thumping.]
[John.]
Here, take mine.
[Hop.]
Oh, thanks.
Boy, I used to hate hotdogs.
This pregnancy, I can't get enough of them.
With Janey, it was oysters fried, raw, baked.
I mean I was out of control.
You like mustard with your fries? Yeah, I do.
Most people prefer ketchup.
I like mustard.
You said you had some ideas about the incinerator.
I thought maybe we could take them to court.
We could find some sort of environmental research to tie them up with.
You know maybe that the incinerator site is a sanctuary for an endangered species.
We could try, but we have to raise a lot of money for legal defense, though.
Hope, I think there's nothing more we can do.
I mean, we'll monitor the plant.
You'll be up here to tell us what's going on.
Yeah, right.
I mean what else do I have to do? You have any plans? I thought I might write an article about all this.
You know the grow of a grass roots movement.
Something like that.
And? Well, now I try to sell it.
Hope.
I know.
It's just a little I mean, you're right.
It's over.
It's just sort of a let down, I guess.
I know how that feels.
You do? You didn't think you were the only one? No, I mean everybody assumes that I mean, well, that I'm going to have this baby.
And, well, that's what Hope's going to be doing.
And not that that's bad, the new baby.
I know.
I mean, everybody thinks they know me.
Like they know everything I need and what I want.
And they don't know me.
Why am I telling you all this? What? Nothing.
Can I try one of your fries? Does it still hurt? Oh, a little bit.
More than with Janey.
I think it's from bending down and picking her up all the time.
Here, turn over.
Come on.
Right there? A little lower.
- Right here? - Oh yeah, that feels good.
Guess what.
Your hands are cold.
Guess what else.
Mmm, I give up.
I got a raise.
- A raise.
- Yeah.
What did you have to do to Miles? I had to kill him.
Well, I hope it was a big raise.
Yep.
Well, congratulations.
Aren't you supposed to be happy? I'm happy.
I'm very happy.
I'm almost happier Well, Michael, I mean, this is a raise.
This is what you wanted, right? Yeah, right.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Was it a big raise? It's big.
It's very big.
It's very good.
I just, um You know, surprising, that's all.
Oh, I get it.
You have your Elliot face on.
What did Elliot say? I'm gonna tell him.
You didn't tell him? Oh, he's just been through so much you know? It's like all this bad stuff for him and it seems like there's so much good stuff for us.
I mean it's not like I don't think I should have it.
You don't have to justify it to me.
Well, aren't we supposed to celebrate? Yeah, champagne? I can't drink champagne.
I'm sorry.
How about a big glass of milk? Ooo.
There must be some way we can celebrate.
Well, I really can't think of anything.
No? I mean, I guess we could go out to dinner.
[murmuring.]
Hope? Hope, what's wrong, huh? All right, Rex Morgan M.
D.
All right, let's see.
Rex is in his office And look, he's examining a 16-year-old girl.
Michael.
What? Oh, I'm sorry.
16-year-old pony.
- [phone rings.]
- See, Rex is expanding I'll get it.
his practice to include veterinarians.
- Hello.
Hi.
- So let's see.
Wait a minute.
Oh, he looks at this pony.
- You're kidding.
- Look at that.
I can't do that.
There is a candy apple stuck in his tail.
- This is a joke.
- And says to this pony Let me call you back.
"No more pony rides at birthday parties.
and get those candy apples stuck in your tail.
" That was John Dunaway.
I thought he's back in Washington.
Well, that's where he called me from.
He wants me to go there.
To Washington? Yeah, for Well, there might be a job at the ERC for me.
Really? Really, that's great, Hope.
That's, uh What kind of job? Well, it's basically a press relations kind of thing.
And they also publish a news letter and I can be involved in that.
Uh-huh.
So they offered you this job? Well, they really want me to come down there.
John told them about the work I did on the incinerator project and about some of my articles.
And he said they were really impressed.
Of course they're impressed.
Why wouldn't they be impressed? So when would you go? Um, Thursday and I can come back Friday.
I can go on the train.
What? Nothing.
It sounds wonderful.
What? Nothing.
I just know what you're thinking.
How do you know what I'm thinking? You don't know what I'm thinking.
What are you thinking? I'm thinking so you might get this great job in Washington, and that's really terrific.
- But.
- No, there's no but.
I didn't say you shouldn't go.
Right? They want you.
They're a good organization.
That's really great.
So maybe there's another organization that's a little closer than Washington.
If you were offered something that you really wanted to do Say Miles called and said the DAA was relocating to New York.
You'd go.
No, you don't know that.
Of course you'd go.
Oh, come on, Michael.
That's what this is about, how we accommodate each other.
How everything I do, how I'm always here is to accommodate you.
And then something come along.
Something that I really want that's a chance for me and then well it's too bad.
It's just not realistic.
Well, I'm sick of it.
Just sick of it.
Come here, sweetie.
Come with Mommy.
[Ellyn.]
That one looks like my therapist.
See that hump? There's his chin.
[laughs.]
[Nancy.]
I hope you bring that up in therapy.
Oh, you think that's weird? I had a dream about him the other night.
Oh, Elliot says that all dreams have sexual connotations.
Like if you dream about an orange, that means you want to have sex with your father.
If you dream about lunch bags Means you want to have sex with Elliot.
Well, I think this was a sexual dream because we're standing in the shower.
We were holding this big bar of soap.
Oh, come on, like you guys haven't had any sex dreams.
Oh, I used to dream about Sean Connery when he was James Bond.
And he'd be strapped to the table and there be this big laser thing.
Okay, now we know that Nancy is obviously a pervert.
Your turn, Hope.
Oh, let's just skip my turn.
Oh, no skipping, Hope.
No, I can't really think of anything.
Oh, come on, give me a break.
Okay, okay.
James Taylor.
Ooh.
I dreamed about him, you know the Mud Slide Slim album? Oh, wait a minute.
That was in high school.
That doesn't count.
Oh, damn it.
I'm late.
Oh, I got to go, too.
I'm teaching a session in water color, and they promised me life drawing for next year.
- That's great.
- That's good.
You know, we ought to do this more often, meet for lunch and stuff.
Yeah, now that we got Hope back.
Oh, yeah.
You finally have some free time.
Well, enjoy it because it's not going to last.
Yeah, well, it might not.
Oh, never mind.
What? Oh, it's just that there's this job.
What job? Oh, it's this press relations thing for the ERC.
You're kidding.
That's great.
Wow, that sounds fantastic.
When does it start? Is it full-time? Well, no, it's not.
Well, all the details haven't been worked out, yet.
Like what? What details? Like the job's in Washington.
Uh, that's a big detail.
You'd have to move to Washington? Well, I'm going to go down there tomorrow and meet all the people in D.
C.
I mean, that sounds really exciting, but But you'd have to move to Washington.
Yeah, Hope? Well, I want to go.
I just I want to go and see what's there.
Oh, is that for me? Are you helping me pack, huh? You want Mr.
Bunny-Baby to go with me? Here you go, sweetie.
I didn't know if you wanted this.
Oh, thanks.
The birthday party for Tommy is on Friday afternoon.
And Jennifer's mom said she would take Janey and bring her home.
And the present is in the linen closet.
Oh, I haven't been in a hotel room by myself Well, I can't even remember.
You gonna be all right? Yeah, Dr.
Hal gave me the number of an OBGYN in D.
C.
How about you? Oh, Janey and I'll be fine, right? We'll be all right.
I thought maybe I'd take you bowling on Thursday night.
You know, maybe sign you up for some duck pins.
Hope, you know I can take you to the station? Oh, no, that's okay.
I'll be fine.
You gonna be a good girl for your Daddy, huh? You are.
Mmm, I need a kiss.
And a big hug, oh.
I'm not going to see you for a whole day and a night.
- Yeah, bye.
- Bye.
I'll call you when I get in.
Yeah, Hope.
What? Say hello to George and Barbara Bush.
Oh, Michael.
Excuse me.
Are you thinking of having an affair? [train horn blares.]
Oh, no.
No, I can't.
I'm so glad you could come.
It's a lot of fun, don't you think? What is? It's dangerous and it's exciting.
Don't you love the entry? Ellyn, I don't know.
Who are all these people? They're all members.
See, look over there.
Hi.
That's Donna Rice.
I love her jeans.
It's very exclusive.
- What is? - The club.
The infidelity club.
I thought you knew.
You mean all these people You can't join unless you've cheated.
But I haven't cheated.
Not yet.
You're still on probation.
By the way, he's got great eyes.
Who? John Dunaway.
They're very hypnotic.
Ellyn, you haven't even met John Dunaway.
They all have hypnotic eyes.
By the way, have you seen Jeffery? I know he's around here somewhere.
Have another martini.
Ellyn, I can't drink martinis.
I'm pregnant.
This is a dream.
You can drink whatever you'd like.
Hi, Hope.
Want to learn the secret handshake? Oh, wait, wait.
You're still probably on probation, right? Well, you'll like it here.
Margo did the decorating.
Colors are fantastic.
Fettuccine and salisbury steak.
Want to look at some swatches? No, I don't want to see any swatches.
Hope, don't worry.
Michael will forgive you.
Nancy forgave me.
Hey, listen, I got to get going.
Can't keep Sheryl Eastman waiting.
Oh.
Well, maybe you and John can join us for a drink later.
Yoo-hoo.
[giggles.]
Aren't you having a great time? And best of all, it's guilt-free.
No, it isn't.
I mean, I feel very guilty.
You're attracted to him, aren't you? Yes No.
Oh, here comes John.
Hi.
How'd you know the secret handshake? Have you done this sort of thing before? Hope, hi.
Hi.
Don't get up.
They can be out any minute.
- Oh, great.
- How was your trip? Um, it was fine, thanks.
Good, can I get you anything? Coffee? Decaf? No, no, I'm really okay.
I'm just kind of nervous.
I don't think I had a job interview in five years or so.
Oh, I brought some articles for Don't worry.
Don't worry.
I've laid all the ground work.
Just don't trip over the furniture and you'll be fine.
You must be Hope.
Yes, hi.
Hope Murdock.
- Becky Harville.
- Nice to meet you.
John's told me a lot about you.
He's told me a lot about you, too.
Believe the bad things.
Why don't we go into my office? - Great.
- I'll see you later.
Okay, bye.
I'm sorry about the incinerator project.
But if you're gonna be working here, you better get use to defeat.
[sighs.]
- Hey.
- Hey.
Is that new? That? No.
Oh, hey, listen, um Hollis was asking me when we're all gonna go out.
Who? All of us.
We got to celebrate.
Your raise.
Oh, yeah, I got a raise.
Oh, yeah, I heard.
Congratulations.
I was gonna tell you.
When? I don't know.
Come on, Mike.
You knew I find out.
Everyone around here knows everything about everybody.
It's weird, Elliot.
It's very weird.
No, it's not that weird.
You're weird.
You made it weird.
Elliot, when we were at Bernstein Fox, you made more money than me, right? I mean, then you took a cut in salary when we started the Michael and Elliot Company.
- And? - Was that weird? I mean are we always suppose to make the same amount of money? No, I'm supposed to make more because you're bad.
You're talentless.
Yeah, and you're not capable of coming up with a good campaign on your own.
You've never come up with a good campaign.
Come on, look at the way you dress.
Yeah, have you looked at your ties in the mirror? I look at my ties all the time just to watch the hula girl jiggle.
You know I could talk to Miles for you.
About what? About giving you a raise.
Why would you need to talk to Miles? You know I'll run some interference.
I I don't want you to do that.
Why would you do that? To give you more money.
Yeah, and it makes you feel better.
Look, don't patronize me, Michael.
You want to lie to me, that's fine, but don't patronize me.
I could lend you money, too.
My head feels a little fuzzy.
You didn't even have any wine.
No, I know.
Maybe it was the fish.
Maybe.
You know, when I met you I thought, Here's a pretty woman.
Pretty woman who's bored.
Maybe wants to kill some time.
I was wrong.
I'm not a pretty woman? You know what I mean.
Hey, let's dance.
What? No, no, I don't think One dance just to work off diner.
I have more to work off than one dance Come on, good for you, good for the baby.
My center of gravity is not very good these days.
My center of gravity is terrible.
And I have no excuse.
[song ends.]
[slow song begins.]
Would you like something to drink? Um, no, my stomach is a little This is very, um This isn't I don't know what I was thinking.
About? About coming here to Washington.
I mean about the job.
About Uh, Hope No, please.
Please don't say anything.
Why not? Because I just I don't know what I'm saying.
I just I mean, this isn't This isn't what I expected.
I don't want you to think less of me.
How could I do that? Because I'm questioning my motivations.
I mean questioning your motivations about why I came here.
I mean did I come here about the job or was it because of you? I wish you weren't married.
Look at me.
I'm this big pregnant woman.
That's supposed to make me safe or off limits.
Maybe that just made it easier.
I don't know.
That and whatever is going on with you right now.
What is going on? You know what I mean.
You mean my life.
I can't explain that.
I mean, things change.
I mean, when you get married you don't I mean, you know that things will change.
And you'll grow and you'll come together.
But it doesn't always work out like that.
No, it doesn't, does it? I mean I didn't expect Michael to I mean, this job of his has taken over.
And it's like it's got a life of its own.
And I can't compete against that.
It's not something tangible.
It's just something out there.
What do you want? I want him to be happy.
No, no, I don't mean Michael or Janey or anybody else.
I mean, what do you want? I wish Sometimes I wish I could separate a little piece of my life for myself, you know? Just a piece of time for myself.
You know, with no family, no responsibilities.
Idon't know just an hour, an evening.
What would you do? I don't know.
Did you ever have any plans? Well, the way that my parents raised me, there was this awareness that you had to give something back.
And I In other words, you were rich.
No, we weren't rich, but we had something and other people didn't.
So I did a year at Vista, and then I tried reporting.
You know, I was gonna expose all the great wrongs of the world.
Well, after I quit reporting, I went into research for a foundation.
I liked the solitude.
I like the work.
And then I met Michael.
I started working for Synergy, and then I had Janey.
[sighs.]
Do you miss it, the work? Yes.
You could always go back to it, you know? No, no.
Yes, you could, too.
Hope, everything is about making decisions.
Being able to articulate something.
Being able to say this is what I want.
Even if you might lose something.
Even if it scares you.
I'm a little scared.
Maybe I think you should be going.
I'm gone.
I don't think I could have left without doing that.
Goodnight.
[phone rings.]
Hello.
[Hope.]
Hi.
How are you? How's Janey? She's fine.
We're fine.
We, uh, we read Uncle Wiggly, and then the kitchen burned down.
What? [Michael.]
No, it's just a little you remember how I'm always saying we should call an electrician to come out and, you know, check out the wiring above the stove? Michael.
It wasn't bad.
I used the fire extinguisher your parents sent us for Christmas.
Michael, wait a minute.
What Was there a fire? Michael, how's Janey? She's fine.
We're fine.
Really, you can hardly tell.
So how's Washington, huh? Did you see any monuments? No, no, um I thought I might stay an extra day.
Really, so the meeting went that well, huh? Yeah, I mean, pretty good.
They were really nice.
It was great.
But we'll talk more about that when I get home.
Okay, but you're okay? Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.
I'm fine.
So I'll be back on Saturday.
Is that okay? Yeah, that's fine.
Yeah, it'll give me a chance to finish up some work, you know? We miss you.
I miss you, too.
Would you kiss Janey for me? Yeah, I will.
I guess, um I guess I should savor my two nights of having the bed to myself, huh? Good night.
I love you.
You do? I love you, too, Hope.
Bye.
And from here you can really appreciate the architecture of this period in Washington D.
C.
's early history.
We'll now be moving through this way and walking across the street to the Smithsonian Museum.
Please follow me.
Hey, I thought Margo was getting rid of the pool table.
Oh yeah, I got rid of Margo.
She's doing a food concession at the Liberty Bell Pavilions.
Mm-hmm.
You know, I'm not sorry about the raise.
That's not what this is all about, Mike.
Wait a minute.
Let me finish.
My friend, Stan Fowler, when I was growing up.
He got this really great bike.
It was this, uh This Royce Union 10 speed.
It was candy apple red.
Had this head light.
You know, the faster you pedal, the brighter the head light got.
And for my birthday I wanted the exact same bike.
I mean, it didn't have to be, you know, the same color, but had to be a Royce Union.
And so my birthday, my father, um He got me a bike.
It was a 10 speed.
But it wasn't a Royce Union.
Because Leo, you know, why pay more for the name? A bike is a bike.
And I remember when I rode up on my new bike, Stan was there.
And there was this thing.
It was just this weird thing that had been wedged between us.
What're you saying? I'm saying that with this raise, I thought you'd act like me.
Jealous and stupid, you know, 11-years-old.
Come on, Mikey.
You know me.
I always act at least 12.
Oh.
Anyway, you can come by and use Karl's desk anytime you want.
Oh, okay.
The second drawer on the left hand side sticks.
Oh, thanks.
Hey, what happened between you and Stan anyway? Huh? Oh, nothing.
He moved to Ohio.
Oh.
Good shot, dude.
- All right.
- All right.
- All right.
- See you.
Okay.
Here you go.
God, Hope.
When I said I wished you can be in my shoes, I didn't mean Are you gonna tell Michael? Tell him what? I don't know.
Well, at least I didn't have anyone I had to tell.
Except me.
What did Jeffrey tell Valerie? Oh, I don't think it's the same thing.
What exactly do you want Michael to know? I don't know.
It just doesn't seem fair lying to him.
Oh, people lie to each other all the time.
Yeah, we don't.
So what would you tell him? That you almost Almost that's a dangerous word.
Hope, you know I think that if you tell him you're only going to make yourself feel better.
But I feel so guilty.
Yeah, so you'd feel better and Michael would feel awful.
Is it worth it? I don't like keeping things from him.
What do you think Janey will be when she grows up? I don't know.
I just wonder sometimes.
She can be whatever she wants to be.
Michael, you know Things have got to change.
I know.
No, both of us.
I mean we both have to work at it.
I can do that.
So what do you think the new baby will be when it grows up? Oh, he can be maybe a samurai.
She can be a samurai.
Either way, I think it would be pretty neat to have a samurai in the family.
Michael.
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