01x08 - Civil Wives

[bunniefuu]

Hello.

Oh, hello.

You're Karen.

Yeah, that's right.

I'm Susan.

Karen? What's the emergency?

Susan's here.

Susan? Your wife. Ex-wife.

I just need to feel the way
you used to make me feel.

You won't let me down?

Do you really think that
that gorgeous woman,

eighteen years
after your divorce,

crossed a continent just
to make a play for you?

I don't think it. I know it.

[♪♪♪]

KAREN: Now the tough part.

[LAUGHS]

VAL: How do you open
this? KAREN: Let me get it.

Oops!

VAL: This is gonna be...

KAREN: Voilà! LAURA: Voilà!

Okay.

VAL: Uh-huh.

LAURA: Got it?

KAREN: Got it?
LAURA: I'll get along.

KAREN: Here? Or the
back? Wanna get down there?

Okay. All right. Oh, God!

[WOMEN GRUNT]

[KAREN LAUGHS]

First your side?

No way! What's...? Just
with this one. The other way?

What way?

Aren't we going
to do it sideways?

No, this way's
good. Yeah. Oh, it is?

You know, if your
Daddy's ill, Laura,

you should go and visit him.

Well, actually,
he's feeling better.

He just needs to be fussed
over for a couple of days

and see Jason.

Well, then take him and go.

I can't.

Why? Is Richard against it?

Aah!

Oh, careful!

[LAUGHS]

Is he all that set against it?

He says we can't
afford the plane fare,

which is true enough.

But the real reason is he
doesn't like to be left alone.

Oh, that's sweet.

Well, sort of.

Well, sweet or
not, you should go.

So tonight when
Richard gets home,

just march up to him

and say, "Jason and I are
going to Pittsburgh for a few days,

and that's that."

Karen? Yeah?

If you were married to
Richard, would you say that?

Yeah. Wouldn't you, Val?

Oh, yeah, you bet.

[MOCKINGLY] Yeah, you bet.

Can you two handle
this alone? No!

Oh, good. I'll go get the trunk.

LAURA: Karen, why didn't
you get this delivered?

[WOMEN LAUGH]

Oh!

Hello.

Oh, hello.

You're Karen.

Yeah, that's right.

I'm Susan.

Susan? Susan Philby.

Susan Philby.

Um...

I went back to my maiden name,

gave up using Fairgate
after Sid married you.

Susan Philby.

Oh!

Oh.

Yes.

Is it all right if I come in?

Yeah, of course. Come on.

Thank you.

Oh, uh... Susan Philby,
this is Laura and Val.

Hello. How do?

Susan Philby.

Uh, Susan's Annie's mother.

Annie Fairgate, Sid's daughter.

I'm Sid's ex-wife. Yeah.

Oh.

Uh, well, why don't you go in?

Oh, all right. Excuse me.

[♪♪♪]

I'll help you with those.

Oh, hey, Eric.

Thanks.

I appreciate it.

Thank you.

Okay.

Okay.

Can I get you something, Eric?

A soft drink?

No, thank you.

Go ahead and put on one
of those records if you like.

I wouldn't think you'd
have to buy records.

Well, since Kenny's
in the record business.

They're jazz,
old-time stuff. I love it.

Hey, I know this!

Oh, really? Put it on!

Yeah, my grandfather,
he's a big jazz fan.

He plays the saxophone too.

Oh. Well, let's put it on.

Oh, it's not as
hard as it looks.

You just turn on
this thingamajig,

activate the whoosits,
press this dohickey,

and voilà!

[FUN, LIGHT JAZZ PLAYING]

Those were all technical terms.

I guessed.

Make yourself comfortable.
I'll be out in a second.

Well, uh, call me the second
he gets in. It's very important.

Okay, don't forget.

Bye, Liz.

Well, um, he's not there.

Hmm.

You say he knew you were coming?

I think so, yes.

But you didn't
tell him yourself?

No, no, no.

My attorney, Mr. Amquist,

was supposed to
get in touch with him

to set up this meeting.

As a matter of fact, I'm
surprised he's not here.

Mr. Amquist?

The attorney.

Oh, well, he's not here.

No, no, I see that.

[LAUGHS]

It's just a matter
of signing a paper.

It involves Annie.

Oh, yeah, we met
Annie last summer.

Oh, she's a terrific kid. Yeah.

You think so?

Terrifically, uh...

Try "spirited."

Yeah, that's good.
Yeah, spirited.

"Spirited" is fine.

[PHONE RINGS]

Oh! Let me get that.

Hello?

Karen? What's the emergency?

Susan's here.

Susan?

Susan Philby.

Your wife. Ex-wife.

What's she want?

Something about a paper
she wants you to sign

concerning Annie.

Uh, did you talk to her lawyer?

No.

[MOUTHS] No.

Find out where she's staying.

Oh, oh, Sid, hold on a minute.

Thank you. Sid, hello.

Hello, Susan.

This is terribly embarrassing.

Didn't Mr. Amquist notify you?

Well, nobody notified me.

I'll just have to keep
trying to reach...

One second, one second.

Sid? It's okay. Susan
will stay for dinner.

No. Yes. We'll
all get acquainted.

Big mistake, Karen.

Karen, I couldn't impose.

Oh, it's no imposition.
Sid and I insist.

I don't insist!

Right.

Well, try to get
home early, Sidney.

Karen... Me too.

[SMOOCH]

Bye.

[GROANS]

[CHUCKLES]

Really, Karen, I'm
very embarrassed.

Oh, why? Because some
lawyer got his signals crossed?

Forget it.

But a dinner
invitation? I couldn't.

I really couldn't.

Oh, yes, you could.

I've been curious
about you for 17 years.

I'm sure you've been
curious about me.

Why don't we
satisfy our curiosity?

[LAUGHS]

That's such a... civil attitude!

Yeah.

Civil and logical.

I mean, you and I both
married Sid Fairgate.

We've got something in common.

[KAREN LAUGHS]

Close your mouths, ladies.

And please entertain Susan

while I slip into something
a little less comfortable.

I'll be down in a sec.

[SIGHS]

Well...

I have to pick up my son, Jason.

It was a pleasure meeting you.

Bye, Val.

Bye, Laura.

[LAUGHS]

Imagine not knowing
we're kindred spirits.

What?

Well, this music.

You know, I never get to
listen to it when Kenny's home.

And here you are just
two doors away, a real fan.

I like it a lot.

[GAS HISSING]

It's great, isn't it?

You know, when you're
the only person around

who enjoys something,

there's something
shady about it.

But then when you find
somebody to share it with,

well, that makes it better.

Why is that?

I don't know.

Well, I guess it's like when
you have a favorite record.

And you play it all the time,
until you're sick of it, even.

Then you invite a friend
over, and you play it for them.

You like it all over again

because, you know,
you're listening to it

the way he's listening to it:

for the first time.

Yeah.

Yeah, that's right.

That's right, isn't it?

[SIGHS]

[♪♪♪]

Y... You want some more?

No, thank you. That's fine.

Okay.

Sidney.

Hello, Susan.

You look splendid.

Well, thank you. So do you.

You're more beautiful than ever.

It's nice of you to say so.

I thought you were a mogul
now. Why don't you look like one?

[LAUGHS]

Well, this is what we
moguls wear these days.

It's what I feel comfortable in.

As always.

[CHUCKLES]

Hi!

Hi, Sid.

Where's Karen? Upstairs?

Yes.

Well, I have to go change.

If you'll excuse me?

Of course.

[♪♪♪]

Oh, hi, honey.

Karen. What are you doing?

Trying to decide what to wear.

That's not what
I'm talking about.

Trying to be civil.

Inviting Susan for dinner
is way beyond being civil.

It's inviting trouble.

Oh, Sid, this isn't the
Middle Ages. We're all adults.

Where does it say that two
women who married the same man

have to go at each
other tooth and nail?

I'm not for tooth and nail.

I'm just for distance,
huge distance.

Oh, how archaic.

I know that woman.
I was married to her.

She just wants to see you
about a business or a legal matter.

I don't see why we can't
combine a little business with...

There is no pressing business,

there's no lawyer,
there's no urgency.

Then why is she here?

I don't know. She
wants something.

[LAUGHS] Sid.

That's so vain!

Do you really think that
that gorgeous woman,



crossed a continent just
to make a play for you?

[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

I don't think it. I know it.

Susan?

Mm-hm?

These papers concern
Annie's trust fund.

Yes, I know they do.

Well, that has
nothing to do with me.

It's your family's money.

Sid, my father's will specified

that you had to
approve any alterations.

He never trusted my
mother or me, remember?

I didn't know that.

Oh, thank you. Thank you.

Mr. Amquist?

Well, I don't understand
why he hasn't contacted you.

As a matter of fact, I called
his office this afternoon

and left a message for
him to call me here, but...

And he's gone for the weekend,

and you don't have
his home number, right?

No, I'm afraid not.

So we'll just have
to wait till Monday.

Which reminds me, I have
to make a hotel reservation

for the weekend.

Can you recommend some place?

Oh, come on, Susan.

You know the best
hotels everywhere.

Well, I thought I'd like
to stay around here.

As long as I'm locked
in for the weekend,

maybe I can tour
the neighborhood.

Come and visit your business.

Why don't they just
give her my room?

Susan's not staying here, Diana.

Why not? We always
do it for special company.

Guests, dear.

"Company" is such
a proletarian word.

Guests.

Of course.

[LAUGHS]

Well, hmm...

The boys could double up.

Oh, no, Karen.

I won't hold you to
what the child said.

Why not? Of course
you should stay.

Huh?

Oh! Well, thank you.
That's lovely of you.

They keep saying big
bands are coming back.

I wish they'd hurry up.

Me too.

Another geriatric jamboree, huh?

Oh, Eric. How you doin'?

Fine. Good to see you.

Hey!

I didn't put dinner up yet. I
wasn't sure you'd be home.

Um, I'm not.

I've gotta be at the
airport in half an hour.

Oh, no!

Hon, I don't know what Billy
Dunhill did to tick them off,

but Cosmic Steeple say
that they won't finish the tour

unless he's replaced,

and I'm the replacement.

But does it have
to be you, Kenny?

Well, I'm afraid so,
hon. They asked for me.

How long are you gonna be gone?

Uh, just the weekend.

Hey, why don't you come with me?

You know how I
feel about the road,

and those musicians!

Besides, I have school Monday.

Yeah, well, you can't
say I didn't ask you.

Look, I'm sorry, hon.

I'll telephone. I promise.

[SIGHS]

Richard, I've been
thinking. Uh-oh.

And I've decided to take Jason
to Pittsburgh for a few days.

We can't afford it.

I'll dig up the money.

My father's not well and...

He will outlive us all.

And he's really
been so good to us.

And he adores Jason.

And I've made a
plane reservation

for tomorrow morning.

Cancel it.

We'll be back Tuesday night.

Laura, I've had a rotten day,

and I don't feel like topping
it off with this discussion.

[PHONE RINGS]

Richard, he's...

Hello?

Richard? Sid.

Oh, hi, Sid.

Say, I hate to bother you
at home with shoptalk...

Oh, no, no. That's okay.

My ex-wife is over.

I've got something I
want you to look at.

Your ex-wife?

Yeah.

I have these papers
concerning Annie's trust fund.

I'll be right over.

Oh, no, no. That's,
uh... That's okay, Sid.

I'll come over there.

I could use a change
of atmosphere.

Yeah, I'll be right over.

[DOOR CLOSES]

"Heir is William Sidney
Fairgate, original trustor

and Fairgate beneficiary..."

[MURMURS UNINTELLIGIBLY]

"ex*cuted within..."

Well, yeah, this
is all pretty routine.

It is? Yeah.

When you sign that,
you authorize the bank

to pay Annie's allowance
in one lump sum

rather than monthly doles.

Exactly.

To teach her how to
manage her money.

Budget, you know.

Annie's not ready for that!

You don't have to
stay the weekend

because I'm not gonna sign it.

Sid!

Staying the weekend?

Susan's staying here.

Sid, these clauses
can be very tricky.

That's why I wanted Mr. Amquist

to go over the
whole thing with you.

That doesn't sound tricky to
me. It just sounds irresponsible.

[GROANS]

Mr. Avery?

Yes, well, Susan's right.

I mean, this is
all very general.

I mean, there may be
safeguards built into the fund.

Why don't you wait till Monday?

I'll call Amquist
for you, if you'd like.

Oh, thank you. That'd be lovely.

Well, I, uh... I'd
better get going.

Nice meeting you, Miss Philby.

Susan, please.
Good to meet you too.

And I hope we'll be seeing
more of you this weekend.

I hope so.

Good night, Susan.

Night, Sid.

Thanks, Richard. Bye, Richard.

Whoa! Hi, Eric.

I'm not going to be
home for dinner tonight.

Why not?

I'm eating at
Ginger and Kenny's.

Uh, wait a second, honey.

I'd like to introduce
you to someone.

This is Susan Philby,
your father's first wife.

Well, it's nice to
meet you. Good night.

[CHUCKLES]

Honey?

Dinner is ready. Why
don't you wash up?

Laura?

I'm really a monster, aren't I?

What?

Well, I was just thinking

on my way back
from Sid and Karen's,

if it'll make your
father feel better

to have you and Jason
there for a couple of days,

you should go.

Oh, sweetie, thanks.

I just wish I could go with you.

Why don't you?

No, no, no. I'll use the
weekend to catch up on my work.

Oh, Richard!

[LAUGHS]

Mmm!

[LAUGHS]

Inviting her for dinner,
that was insane.

But having her stay the
weekend is pure idiocy.

Shh! Will you keep
your voice down?

She's right on the
other side of that wall.

[SIGHS]

Besides, it was Diana's idea.

Well, she didn't mean it.

Well, she said it.

What was I supposed to do?
Run upstairs and lecture her?

That would have
been a bit obvious.

Well, this whole
weekend is obvious.

All that phony lying of hers,

the stuff about the
documents, the lawyers...

Can't you see through all that?

Yes.

Then why have her
under the same roof?

Shh! I couldn't help it.

Karen? Yes?

I know what she's
after. What are you after?

Nothing. Turn out the light.

Karen? Mmm?

She's right on the
other side of that wall.

So?

So...

You made your
bed, now sleep in it.

[♪♪♪]

I knew you'd come down.

You did? Mm-hm.

You always drink milk when
you have trouble sleeping.

And how did you know that I
was gonna have trouble sleeping?

You know... this is nice.

The nicest room
in the house, I think.

Susan, why are you here?

I'm proud of you, Sid.

You have a lovely home,
a lovely wife, nice children.

I'd appreciate it if you'd
tell me why you came.

I expected middle class,

and middle class
it is, emphatically.

Susan...

I must admit,

I'm more impressed
than I thought I'd be.

Wanna know why?

I don't really care.

Because it's all so stylish.

Your home has style
and your wife has style.

And you.

But then of course I always
did know you had potential.

I suppose I was the first
one to realize it, wasn't I?

Good night, William Sidney.

We'll continue this tomorrow.

[♪♪♪]

[WATER SPLASHING]

Hi! Hi...

Oh!

You're out early.

Yeah, well, I had to take
Laura and Jason to the airport.

They're flying to Pittsburgh
to see Laura's dad.

He's feeling a little under...

Yeah, Laura told me.

How come you
decided to let her go?

Let her? She wanted
to go, so she went.

What are you doing this weekend?

Well, I got some work to
catch up on during the day,

then I thought I'd make myself
a sandwich and sit in the dark.

[LAUGHS]

Richard, you're so subtle.

Why don't you come to dinner?

Hey, why don't we
all go out for dinner?

You know, dinner,
dancing. What do you say?

Yeah, with you and
Susan paired up?

Well, I just thought I'd
help you out, you know.

It must be awkward sitting
around, the three of you.

This way you get
out, do something.

Yeah, well, I don't
know if Sid will go for it.

He'll think it's a
wonderful idea.

I do.

If we did the commercial here,

everyone would
want to see the cars.

Great!

No, it's not great.

These cars aren't
ready to be shown.

Sid, are you kidding?
People love this kind of thing.

Gary, forget it. Just find
another gimmick, will you?

Okay. Hello.

Uh, hi.

You must be Susan.
I'm Gary Ewing.

Am I that famous?

Ah, no, you met my
wife, Val, yesterday.

She told me you were here.

Oh, yes.

Yeah. Um...

It was nice meeting you,
and I'll see you later, Sid.

Right, Gary. Excuse me.

Bye-bye. Bye.

Come on in.

I am in.

I noticed that.

Well, this stands to reason.

What does?

First time we met, you were
working at a service station,

lying on the ground
under some old jalopy.

Now that you're successful,

you're still doing
exactly the same thing.

Only now the cars are antiques.

Well, I like working on cars.

Well, they are very beautiful.

Must be worth a lot of money.

But then you don't
think of these machines

in terms of dollars and cents.

You're much too pure.

Susan... No, no.

I meant that, not sarcastically.

Why don't you go
back to my house,

pack all your bags and leave?

We have business
to take care of.

No, we don't.

And plans for tonight.

You and Karen,

I and that transparent little
man who lives next door to you.

Dining and dancing.

Well, we can cancel those plans.

No. That'd be rude.

Susan...

Look.

Let's just lay all our cards
out on the table, all right?

Okay.

What do you want?

I had to be towed in, remember?

And there you were...

under that jalopy.

Just my speed.

Handsome and strong...

and utterly unacceptable
to my mother.

I would have crawled under
that car with you then and there.

But you weren't that easy.

Susan, let's not do this, okay?

Then finally I got you into bed.

But I wasn't used
to what you gave me.

Sweetness, gentleness...

that purity of yours.

The modesty and goodness.

You made me feel...

worthwhile.

Oh.

If only we could have made
love every minute of every day.

Everything would
have been wonderful.

But you wore me down, Sid.

My mother...

Yeah, your mother could do that.

I hear she passed away.

About a year ago.

It's a Freudian cliché,
I know, but it's true.

After she d*ed,

I met a man.

And for the first
time since you,

I felt something real.

What happened?

I... tried.

Tried to keep it
going, not to ruin it.

Sid, I'm going to pieces again.

Please, Susan...
Please don't do this.

I don't want to take
anything away from you,

or your family,

I just...

I need to feel the way
you used to make me feel.

Come on.

You always had trouble
saying no to me, remember?

I remember.

I need to feel worthwhile, Sid.

I do.

MAN [OVER
INTERCOM]: Sid, line three.

Excuse me.

[SIGHS]

Sid Fairgate here.

Oh, Morris?

I'm fine, fine. How are you?

Well, sure. I know that.

There are a lot of places

where you can get a
better deal than here.

No, look.

What I've got to offer you
is an extra year's warranty.

[LAUGHS] Well,
I can't decide that.

You just have to
decide for yourself

whether it's worth
it to you or not.

Right.

Okay, great.

Sure, I can get them
to you by Wednesday.

Good. So long.

Still the same old Sid.

No bargains, just
reliability, steadiness...

Sincerity.

It's good business.

Oh, my dear!

It's more than that.

It's what I need now.

Desperately.

You won't let me down.

I know you won't.

So, um...

how did Susan like
Knots Landing Motors?

She liked it.

Did you show her
your private shop?

That's where she found me.

Mmm.

Talk about old times, huh?

Yep.

Sid? Mm-hm?

I'm sorry.

About what?

About having Susan
here this weekend.

That's okay.

Sid?

If there's anything
you have to do...

do it.

[KNOCK AT DOOR]

Oh, Eric.

Hi. Hi.

I brought some more.

Yeah, I see.

I didn't know you were
coming back tonight.

Well, it's okay,
isn't it? Oh, sure.

What's that?

Lasagna.

It's really good. We
had it in the freezer.

I thought you might,
you know, get hungry so...

Thanks, Eric, but I already ate.

Oh.

Well, you can save it
for later or tomorrow.

Oh!

[BAND PLAYS MELLOW JAZZ MUSIC]

Sid...

You haven't said


Haven't had 10 words to say.

What happened today at the shop?

Will you just drop it?

[SIGHS]

I... really wanna know.

Please.

Drop it.

Let's talk for a while, okay?

[JAZZ STOPS] Okay.

It'll be a nice change.

You know, there's always
music on when Kenny's home.

How old are you, Eric? 16?

Oh. Fifteen.

You got a girlfriend?

No.

You've never met my
sister Jill, have you?

No.

She's coming over next weekend.

She's 14 and just
starting to date.

Real cute too.

No obligations.

You can just come
over and say hi,

and if you guys
hit it off, terrific.

Okay.

That's great.

I've gotta get going.

Oh, thanks for coming over.

Hey, you forgot your records.

ERIC: You can keep 'em.

[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

[JAZZ SONG FINISHES]

[DANCERS APPLAUD, BAND
PLAYING GRACEFUL JAZZ SONG]

More wine?

Oh, no, thank you. I'm fine.

Mmm. I'll have some.

Good.

Sid? We haven't danced yet.

Karen, is it all right?

Oh. Sure.

Go on, honey.

Go on.

Well... Richard? Huh?
They're playing our song.

You know what I'm going to do?

What?

Leave your house tomorrow.

That's a good idea.

And check into the
Beverly Hills Hotel.

And then on Monday,

you can meet me there.

Early.

We always loved the
daytimes, remember?

It was our time.

[SID SIGHS]

You know what Karen
said to me this evening?

No, what?

She said,

"If you have something
you have to do,

go ahead and do it."

[CHUCKLES]

Now, that's what I call
an understanding wife.

She understands me.

Hmm.

She's taking a lot
for granted, isn't she?

[LAUGHS]

I give her credit for
giving me a choice,

but she knows I won't take it.

But it does let
you off the hook.

No.

You're afraid, aren't you?

I'm not afraid,
I'm just married.

But...

Sid, I told you, I won't
interfere with that.

This is for me, just for me.

Susan...

you are a very, very
important part of my life.

But I put that part of my life
behind me when I married Karen.

Sid, it's not as
though I were asking

for a whole new life with you.

A moment.

Just a moment.

I... I ne... I need that moment.

I'm not gonna let
a moment with you

betray 17 years with Karen.

[SCOFFS]

One thing about you
hasn't changed at all:

your aggressive
sanctimoniousness.

Richard, let's leave.

Hey, I'm just getting warmed up.

If Susan wants to go,
maybe we should...

Just us, Richard.

Oh, uh, I don't
have my car here.

Well, then take a
taxi. Will you get it?

Sid, they're leaving.

Well, what do you want me to do?

Order them not to go?

Give them a curfew or something?

Well...

You don't think
that she would...?

I told you she was bad
news, but you wouldn't listen.

RICHARD: You, uh... You get
out to California often, Susan?

SUSAN: No.

I like it.

I mean, look, I
know it's not the East,

but the lifestyle's okay.

I despise California.

[ROMANTIC MUSIC
PLAYING OVER RADIO]

[SIGHS]

Well...

There it is, kid.

Think you can lick it?

[SNORTS]

I beg your pardon?

You know, in all
those old movies,

the old guy puts his
arm around the raw kid,

shows him the view

and says, "There it is, kid.

Think you can lick it?"

I didn't see that movie.

Yeah, well, it, uh...

It was in a lot of movies. It
was sort of a movie cliché.

Uh-huh.

Spectacular, isn't it?

Mm-hm.

Is that why you brought me here?

Show me the view?

Yeah, I guess.

Okay.

I've seen it.

Let's go.

Where to?

[SIGHS]

Just drive.

I'll tell you when to stop.

[CRICKETS CHIRPING]

Sid?

Talk to me.

[LAUGHS]

What do you want me to say?

Well, you're acting as
though it's all my fault

she went... off with Richard.

Going off with Richard
is her fault and Richard's.

Her being here in the
first place is your fault.

I'm sorry.

I made a mistake.
I was... I was just...

Don't say you were
trying to be civil,

because that's not it.

You were testing me.

From the first moment she
came, you've been testing me.

But I was...

And I don't like it.

Not after 17 years of
marriage. 17 good years.

[SIGHS]

She left you.

You still loved
her. I knew that.

Yes, she left me, and I
was miserable for a while.

I moped around, I
felt sorry for myself,

but after a while,
you pick yourself up,

you brush yourself off,
and you start all over again,

and you start living your life.

She left me. She
made the choice.

She's the one that has to
wonder if it was the right choice,

not me.

See, Susan is
wondering. I'm not.

[SIGHS]

But you still loved her.

[SCOFFS]

What do you think these 17
years have been all about?

[♪♪♪]

[DOOR SHUTS]

Here?

Any objections?

No.

[SHUTS OFF ENGINE]

[BIRDS TWITTERING]

Nothing yet?

Nope.

Well, at least they didn't
use Laura's bedroom.

You sure you don't want
to go out for breakfast?

Mm-hm.

I always get hungry afterwards.

I'm hungry, but
I... I feel terrific.

You know, I was thinking,

maybe I should call
Laura in Pittsburgh,

have her stay over
for a couple of days.

Why?

Well, I thought maybe

now that we've gotten
to know each other,

we could take it from there.

Now, why would we wanna do that?

[DOORBELL RINGS]

I always go a little too far.

I know.

It's one of the things I
like best about myself.

I only wish that were true.

[DOOR CLOSES]

If only what were true?

That you liked yourself at all.

Do you mind if I have a cup
of coffee before I call a taxi?

Nope. Go right ahead.

I was just telling Sid that
I always go a little too far.

It's an old habit.

Try breaking it.

If I could break
it, I'd break it.

Yesterday, when I went
to see him at his shop,

I had him.

I absolutely had him.

You saying he wanted
to go to bed with you?

No question about it.

Oh. You don't have
to convince me.

I'm sure he did.

Wanting is one thing,

going through with it
is quite something else.

I just want you to know...

that you didn't win.

I lost.

I moved too fast.

Next time, you
may not be so lucky.

Next time, don't be so civil.

Oh.

Civility had
nothing to do with it.

I knew why you'd come
the second you got here.

Then why did you
play into my hands?

Because I'm a realist.

For years I've thought that you
and Sid had unfinished business.

I just wanted it finished.

I tried to make it
easier for him to finish it.

Why?

So you'd completely
disappear from his mind.

Now I realize I
meant from my mind.

I just let it go too far.

I'm sorry you dragged
Richard into this.

I knew you'd be a
formidable adversary, I...

didn't know you'd be so
utterly devoid of decency.

How prosaic.

It is.

I am.

[LAUGHS]

You versus me,
that was a fair fight.

You didn't have
to make it dirty.

I thought I'd feel good
when this was over.

Instead, I feel lousy.

[♪♪♪]

Sid Fairgate would
never have chosen you.

You're not good enough for him.

Goodbye, Susan.

Goodbye, Sid.

We, uh... We just
drove around all night.

You did?

Yeah. We, uh, drove,
talked, stopped for a drink,

drove some more.

That was very kind
of you, Richard.

Yeah.

[SCOFFS]

Richard said that they just
drove around all night long.

Do you believe him?

I've decided to do just that.

All right, maybe
I was testing you,

but I don't think
that was so terrible.

I knew you'd pass the test.
I knew you'd come through.

But I just needed to see it.

I needed to be chosen
over her in her presence.

Because when she left
you, you still loved her.

And when we met,
you still loved her.

And when we got married,

there was still
a lot left in you,

you never denied that.

There was no way
for you to be all mine,

and when she came, there was.

To choose me over her.

If that was a test,
then I'm sorry,

but I'd do it again

because I needed to be chosen.

Well, just because I loved
both of you at one time,

doesn't mean that I went
on being in love with her.

When did you stop?

A long time ago.

When? You want an exact date?

Yes.

I don't know an exact date.

You know, I think maybe it was

the first time that
Diana got sick.

I remember she had
that very high fever.

She had roseola, wasn't it?

And I remember that...

her face got all pink.

She was so beautiful.

And you were holding
her in your arms

and waiting for
the doctor to come,

and you started to cry.

And then she tried
to smile at you,

but when she saw you
crying, she cried too.

Yeah.

So did you.

I know.

Well?

Well, what?

Why did that make you realize
you didn't love Susan anymore?

I don't know.

I just... I just remember
looking over at you

and thinking, "Wow.

I feel so close to that woman."

You know, it's like we
weren't two people anymore.

It's like we had one
heart and one mind.

I just never felt like
that with anybody before.

Certainly not with
Susan and not anybody.

Why didn't you tell me?

I just did.

[LAUGHS]

[MOUTHS] You just did?

[BOTH LAUGH]

You're incorrigible!

I work at it.

[♪♪♪]