Good morning, miss brown.
I'm...
Yeah, yeah.
Before we get into
formal introductions
This job will probably
last an hour
So let's keep it brief.
Carol. How's that?
Fine. Carol.
You know,
you look familiar.
Have I fired you before?
Nope. Never set foot
in the building before today.
Oh. You used to work
in the post office.
Remember that morning
there were of us in line
And you took your break
And I hit you on the head
with a roll
Of packaging tape?
Not me-- although
I applaud the act itself.
Care to join us
for some work
Or should we cancel
this week's show?
Oh, yeah, why don't you go ahead
and cancel it, miles.
That's a really
good thr*at.
Hi-dee-ho, one and all.
Hey, miles,
sorry I'm late, buddy
But I needed a little
quality time with myself.
You know, do a little driving,
a little thinking
And I am happy to say
that everything is all right.
Everything is a-okay.
So glad.
Corky, your editing session
Has been moved
to this afternoon.
Frank, can we get
Your story
on auto repair rip-offs
For this week?
Are you kidding?
It will take me days
to get their confidence.
Oh. Okay then...
You're implying
that I'm incapable
Of delivering the story
by tomorrow
But I could, you know.
I'd need a remote crew...
Although, if I had three days
I could get into their records.
No, I don't need three days.
I was stopped
by a fear response.
It's as good as done.
Although, if i...
Ow, my head.
Someone slap him.
Are you wrapping up
The story by tomorrow,
or aren't you?
Yes, I am.
Fine. Now...
Because, you know,
a reporter
With a weaker sense
of personal empowerment
Could not pull this off.
Oh, no, frank.
You quit therapy again.
The last time this happened
you stayed up all night
Ordering clothes
from the j. Crew catalog
Because operator seemed
to find you
Genuinely interesting
as a person.
You can't keep doing this.
Pay the increase
and get back in therapy.
It so happens
I didn't quit.
It was my therapist's
idea.
She thinks I'm okay.
She thinks I'm ready,
and for some crazy reason
I thought my friends
would be happy for me.
Just...
Well, hey, hey, how about that!
You're done with therapy!
Not that the exuberance
in my voice
Should be interpreted
as surprise.
I mean, stranger things
have happened.
I can't think
of any offhand.
Nevertheless,
kudos to you.
Let me extend
my congratulations
And I have
all the faith in the world
That that fur-lined
duck boot fiasco
Was an isolated incident.
We're sorry, frank.
But who would have ever thought
You would have been
emotionally healthy?
But, then again,
they cured that sybil lady...
Or did she die in the end?
Anyway, she won an emmy.
Wow, no more therapy sessions.
With all the money
you're going to save
You can buy a larger place.
Hey, maybe virginia's for sale.
All right, look,
I'd better get cracking
If I'm going to nail
those scheming grease monkeys.
Jim:
good hunting.
Uh, murph?
Listen, I want to know
what you really think.
You know me
better than anyone
And I just
wasn't sure before.
What? Because
of our joking around?
Oh, come on,
we always do that.
No sweat.
You'll do fine.
You really think so?
It's been years.
You've always been
in therapy
But I'm not worried.
You have been hoarding
your prozac, right?
All right, see you guys.
All:
bye!
Ten dollars says
He'll be on the couch
in a week.
Four days.
Oh, he won't make it
to lunchtime.
Oh, come on, you guys.
That's not fair.
He's a friend, not a racehorse.
Show him faith, for god's sake.
She's right.
I'll say two weeks.
A week and a half.
Dinner.
Of the subcommittee hearings
on sexual harassment
At the state department.
You're forgetting something.
If you expect
"please" and "thank you"
I'm a "shut up
and give it to me"
Kind of person.
No, aren't you
forgetting transcripts
Of state department
press conferences
From september to the present?
Oh. Right. I guess
I do need those too.
Well, there you go.
Hey, uh, murph,
you got a second?
I need to talk to you
about something.
Sure, frank.
What's up?
Could we just go
into your office?
It's kind of personal.
Personal?
It's not big personal.
In therapy,
it's the kind of thing
I could breeze through
in two
Three hours tops.
I'm kind
of overloaded today.
And aren't you under the g*n
with that auto repair thing?
No. I'm dropping that.
It's really
small potatoes.
Besides, I'd rather go
with that piece
I did on airbag safety laws.
Remember the one
That was preempted
by that hallmark thing
With glenn close
in a wheat field?
She was plain and ugly
or big and tall
Or something.
Hello, frank.
I got your message
About dropping
the auto repair piece.
What happened
out there?
Nothing really.
Some stories don't have...
You blew your cover.
No, I didn't.
I saw the tape.
You were sweating so much
Your mustache
fell off.
Maybe I should leave
you two alone.
I had a few problems,
I handled it.
Tell murphy your big comeback
When the guy said
you were frank fontana.
No.
Let me see if I can remember
the exact quote.
Oh, yeah. "Am not."
Brilliant.
It was murphy's fault.
What?
She said I would never survive
out of therapy.
She tore down my confidence.
She said
I was a spineless worm
Incapable of standing
on my own two feet.
What are you saying?
I just said I wasn't used
to you being out of therapy.
That's it.
Not used to me
being out of therapy
Spineless worm--
Same thing.
Frank, you don't belong
in therapy.
You belong in a rubber room
with some non-toxic paste
And a pogo stick!
You see that?
She is tearing me down again.
My therapist was right.
Your therapist was right
about what?
You.
She was right
about you and... Stuff.
What stuff?
Just stuff
about my problems
And where
they come from.
What, I'm the cause
of all your problems?
Possibly.
She didn't say that.
Ask her yourself.
Here. I'm pushing
the elevator button for you!
You know, frank,
I think we ought to drop this.
We're close
to crossing a line...
You don't believe me.
Go ask her yourself.
Go ask,
little miss can't-be-wrong.
That's the line.
Medical arts building,
st and calvert.
I'm going.
Go.
She is bluffing.
There is no way
She will drive
all the way across town
Just because
she's ticked off, insulted
And her pride's at stake.
You really are living
in your own little world.
Man:
so, she wanted italian
And, uh, I wanted chinese.
And, uh...
She said it was up to me,
so I picked chinese.
And she said
"Oh, no, not that again."
So I changed to italian.
And that's when she accused me
of being gutless.
Mr. Woodworthy,
you need to realize
That it's okay to get angry.
Are you dr. Larkin?
Excuse me.
We're in session.
What's she
been telling you?
You weren't breast-fed
So all the women in your life
represent your mother
And that's why
You can't undress
with the lights on?
Well, no, but it
sure explains a lot.
Miss brown, this is totally
unacceptable behavior.
If you want to make
an appointment...
You don't mind, do you?
I'll be out of here
Before you can say
"frontal lobotomy."
Okay.
No, this is not okay.
Mr. Woodworthy,
this is your time
Miss brown
is impinging upon.
This would be
an excellent opportunity
For you to tell her how
you feel about this intrusion
To assert yourself.
Well, okay.
Miss brown, I feel that...
Hey, I said
I'd just be a minute.
Okay.
I can't believe you.
You can't just barge in
on someone's session.
I'm sorry, man.
You must be furious.
Um, yeah, pretty much.
(Beeping)
Uh, sh**t. Time's up.
Well, uh, I'm going
to just get going...
If that's okay.
No. Even if it's not okay,
I'm just going.
What do you think?
I don't care what you think.
I'm just going.
All right.
What's this about?
Where do you get off
Telling frank I'm the cause
of all his problems?
Is that
what you told her?
No.
What?!
Okay, I may have allowed her
to assume certain things.
Why did you lie
to murphy?
I don't know.
Murphy?
Well, I'm not all
that knowledgeable about therapy
But maybe it's because
he's a rotten, stinking liar!
Oh, that's
real constructive--
My best friend behind me
every step of the way.
You always want
someone behind you
Every step of the way.
"Should I ask her out?
"Should I get chicken
Or the fish?"
Like you're perfect?
Like you're some kind
of pope or head nun
Or something perfect--
An orange
or something?
An orange?
Larkin:
excuse me.
Since this is my office
Could I be so presumptuous
as to interject?
Yes.
Fine.
I think I'm seeing
something here.
Frank is going through
a transition period
In his life--
ending therapy--
And that's affecting
the dynamic of your friendship.
Because of the love
and respect
You feel for each other...
Ha.
Oh.
Murphy's opinion
is very important to you.
Sometimes you let it override
your own opinion of yourself.
And you're afraid
that as frank's best friend
You'll now also be thrown
into the role of therapist.
And that responsibility
frightens you
Because you're afraid
of true intimacy
In a friendship.
Could be. Or...
Maybe he's
a rotten, stinking liar!
You know... I'm not surprised
this situation came up.
Frank, you tend to run away
from confrontations
And sometimes,
key issues don't get discussed
And then they blow up.
Oh, please.
I do not run away
from confrontations
And I don't need
to stick around
And listen to this!
He's not here.
Great. Half an hour
to air.
Murphy, if you k*lled him
I guarantee there will be
repercussions.
I'm guessing a $ fine
and some community service.
What if he does
something crazy?
What if he jumps
off something?
He's not going
to jump off anything.
How do you know?
He's wearing
his favorite shirt.
You can't even slap him
on the back
When he's got that on.
You know, murphy
Sometimes you show
the sensitivity
Of a medieval dentist.
You guys better
get into makeup.
I'll check the cafeteria.
Maybe he's under
one of the tables.
Jim:
coming, slugger?
Uh, you guys go ahead.
I'll catch up.
How did you find me?
There's a whole school
of those little fish crackers
Down on the stage.
You really are
a sloppy eater.
If you climbed
all the way up here
To start another fight...
No, I didn't.
What happened to dr. Larkin?
You didn't end up throwing her
out a window, did you?
Modern building.
Window wouldn't open.
I could do it, you know.
Do what?
Be a therapist.
Oh... Yeah.
Sure. All you have to do
Is act like
you actually care
And then ask the lunatic--
in this case, you--
"And how does that
make you feel?"
Harder than it sounds.
No, it isn't.
Go ahead, tell me...
Tell me how you could never
please your parents.
I could never please
my parents.
And how does that
make you feel?
You really want to know?
Yeah. I really want
to know.
Okay.
They're your parents,
right?
The people who brought you
into the world
So when they
don't recognize...
Nope, I can't do it.
What?
I was wrong.
I can't do this.
You were doing okay.
You were really trying
to follow
What I was saying.
It just looked like I was.
My mind was wandering.
I started thinking about
what that shrink said
About me and that whole
fear of intimacy deal.
You don't think
that's true, do you?
No, of course not.
Although, you know,
sometimes you really do...
Wait a minute.
Why are we talking
about you?
We're supposed
to be talking about me.
I can't help it, frank.
I find myself
more interesting
Than anyone else.
This is so typical of you.
You always
bring things back...
It's happening again!
We're talking about you
And I'm left hanging
out over the edge
With no one to listen
to my problems.
There's nobody
in my corner.
I have no therapy,
no friend...
Just me.
Oh, well.
Gee, frank, I don't know
what to say.
Oh, man, wait a minute.
Of course.
That's it.
Dr. Larkin said
I had to be alone
To figure some stuff out.
I must have known that
on some level
Because I came up here
to be alone.
Instinctively I knew
I had to stop running
To other people
for approval.
And you knew that too,
didn't you?
That's what you were doing
when you came up here
And wouldn't stop
talking about yourself.
You wanted me to feel alone
so I could figure it out.
No.
You didn't?
Not exactly.
Not really.
Not at all.
Oh.
Well, it doesn't matter
'Cause it worked anyway.
I did figure it out.
So then I did help you.
Yeah, I guess you did.
How about that,
and I wasn't even trying.
This feels pretty good.
You know, frank
It is possible
I was a little afraid
Of you leaning on me
for help
In case I wasn't,
you know, up to the job
But I do want
to be there for you.
I just can't guarantee
That I'll be as helpful
when I'm trying
As when I'm not trying.
Thanks.
Miles:
oh, great.
Murphy's disappeared.
This isn't a news show.
It's an episode
of m*rder, she wrote.
Hey, frank,
I just realized something.
What I just said just then,
that was intimate.
Wouldn't you say
that was intimate?
I revealed something
about myself.
If I were really
afraid of intimacy
I wouldn't have done that.
That's a breakthrough,
don't you think?
Yeah, I guess it is
Although it's not quite up there
With my alone epiphany.
What are you talking about?
Intimacy's tough.
That's much more interesting.
They make movies of the week
out of that.
Geez. Can't even get
a reservation
At desanto's for lunch.
I'm as dead in this town
as millard fillmore.
How many?
How many what?
How many in your party?
Two. I was going
to squeeze senator mitchell
For info on
the state department hearings.
Uh, hello.
Yes, I have reservations
for two at noon
And I'm afraid
I'm coming down with something.
We won't be able
to make it.
My name is...
(Coughing)
Yes, that's right, roseberg.
Oh, you're quite welcome.
Oh, by the way
Please give my regards
to senator mitchell.
You don't?
Well, he's going there
for lunch.
Should be a party
of two at : .
Oh, hey, don't worry about it.
I'm just happy to...
(Coughs) ...help.
Hey, murph.
Uh...
I'm having lunch alone today.
Good for you.
I have a yeast infection.
Murph, you may want
to pull back a little
On this intimacy thing.
Sorry. It's still
kind of new to me.
Oh, carol!
Thank god I found you!
Bob! What are you
doing here?
Carol, the office
is a mess without you.
Jerry got the files
mixed up
And performed a root canal
On a woman who came in
to have her teeth cleaned
And mr. Carlin thinks
the temp we hired
Is plotting to k*ll him.
Carol, you've got
to come back.
I am willing to beg.
Whoever you are, bub...
Bob.
Bob.
Dr. Bob.
Dr. Bob hartley.
I'm a psychologist.
Oh, well, dr. Bob
But carol
is perfectly happy here
Aren't you, carol?
Absolutely.
We'll double your salary.
I'll get my things.
I'll double it and a half.
Five weeks' vacation.
Your own masseuse.
My season tickets
to the cub games.
Like she's really
Going to want that.
Why don't you just offer
to slam her thumb
In a drawer?
This is the year
The cubs could go
all the way.
Hey, hey, excuse me.
Time out.
It's not just money.
For the first time
bob admits he needs me.
It's a big breakthrough for him
and I don't want to reject him.
Ha.
Go ahead, laugh,
mr. Psychologist.
Then maybe you'll analyze
what was going through your mind
When you put that tie
with that jacket.
You're a very angry woman,
miss brown.
You really ought
to see someone...
But not me.
Are you coming, carol?
Sure, bob.
You are a delight
to work for, miss brown.
I'm sure you'll have
no trouble replacing me.
Oh, yeah.
Did you say
you're a psychologist?
Did i?
You know, bob
If you're going
to be in town
For a couple of days,
I'd love to spring for lunch.
You know, maybe just chat
about a few things.
Say, what school of therapy
do you follow?