05x10 - The Triangle

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♪ Here we are

Face to face ♪

♪ A couple of silver spoons ♪

♪ Hoping to find

We're two of a kind ♪

♪ Making a go

Making it grow ♪

♪ Together

We're gonna find our way ♪

♪ Together

Taking the time each day ♪

♪ To learn all about ♪

♪ Those things

You just can't buy ♪

♪ Two silver spoons

Together ♪

♪ You and I ♪

♪ Together ♪

♪ We're gonna find our way ♪

♪ You and I ♪

♪ Together ♪

♪ We're gonna find our way ♪

♪ We're gonna find our way ♪

♪ Together ♪

So you want to stop

at Music City?

Look at the posters?

Nah...I have to get home

for dinner.

Me too. Another burger.

Double cheese, double onion,

side of fries, and a large coke.

[CHUCKLES]

I don't think

I want to see this.

Oh, sorry. Let me help.

Uh, thanks.

[CLEARS THROAT]

Hey, you go to Eisenhower High?

Yeah.

I hear it's pretty dull

over there?

Dull?

Yeah.

Someone told me

your school cheer is a yawn.

Hey, you're taking Entomology?

Yeah.

That's great!

Terrific class! What is it?

The study of bugs.

Oh, yeah. You know,

my school has that too.

But we call it "lunch."

[BOTH LAUGH]

Were you just leaving?

No, I was just coming in.

Gosh, what a coincidence.

So was I.

[CLEARS THROAT]

My name is Rick Stratton.

Uh, Leslie Hayworth.

Leslie, you know,

I almost went to Eisenhower...

Really.

Yeah.

Hi.

You two have already met.

Huh?

Rick,

this is my girlfriend, Leslie.

Girlfriend?

Is this a small world, or what?

Brad, I didn't know

you had a girlfriend.

Where do you think I've been

for the last week?

I just figured

you were grounded again.

How did you guys meet,

anyway?

It was fate.

I ran into her at the mall.

With his bicycle.

How quaint.

Oh, there's Karen.

I've got to give her

my bug homework. Excuse me.

Karen.

So, what do you think?

She's terrific.

I know.

She's more than

just pretty too...

She's funny, and she's smart...

How smart can she be?

Look who she's going with?

I'm going to be late

for dinner.

[POUNDING ON DOOR]

KATE: I'm coming!

[SIGHS]

Thank you. I was starting

to get a headache.

Where'd you get all those books?

At the University Bookstore.

The University... You didn't?

I did.

Oh! You enrolled in college?

Yup.

[LAUGHS]

Oh! That's wonderful!

I've been saying I was gonna

finish college for years...

and I finally got off my butt

and did something about it.

That's terrific.

Yeah!

This time, nothing is gonna stop

me from getting that degree.

I am so proud of you!

Aw, shucks...

[LAUGHS GOOFILY]

It's going to be

a lot of hard work.

Hey, hey.

Nothing worthwhile comes easy.

How many classes

did you sign up for?

One.

But it's a toughie.

Huckleberry Finn?

"Classic American

Literature ."

I'm just starting slow.

Well, not too slow. You zoomed

right past d*ck and Jane.

Why don't we go out tonight

and celebrate

your going back to college?

Oh, honey, I'd love to,

but I gotta get through

The Scarlet Letter by Monday.

In that case,

I'll tuck myself away somewhere.

Oh, thanks, hon.

And let you burn

the midnight oil.

Shh!

Hey, Kate!

Oh, Rick.

[WHISPERING]

You startled me.

Kate, where's Dad?

He's in the living room.

[WHISPERING] Oh. Okay. Kate.

Yeah?

Why are we whispering?

Your father's studying.

He finally enrolled in college.

Kate, I was hoping

I'd get there first.

Very funny. Don't disturb him.

Right.

[LOUDLY]

Way to go, Dad.

Kate just told me.

Thanks, son.

[CLICKING TONGUE]

Don't you have

something to do?

No.

Where're your friends?

Where's Alfonso? Where's Brad?

Alfonso's got band practice.

Brad's with his girl.

Brad has a girlfriend?

He sure does, Dad!

And she's perfect.

She's sweet and pretty...

smart and funny...

laughing eyes...

Whose girl did you say this was?

Dad, she's Brad's girl!

Oh.

[DOORBELL CHIMING]

I got it.

Hey, Rick, I gotta talk to ya.

I got a humongous problem.

What's the matter?

Well, I've got two tickets

to see Van Halen Friday night.

And that's a problem?

Well, I also got grounded.

Oh, Brad,

what did you do this time?

I lost control of the lawn mower

and wiped out

my mom's rose garden.

So?

So I came to you for help.

Brad, we don't have any roses.

I want you to take Leslie

to the concert.

[COUGHS]

[CLEARS THROAT]

I, uh...

think I'll take my book

in the library.

Read. Library.

Latin root is "libre."

Book.

That's why

they put 'em in there.

Brad, you want me

to take Leslie?

I mean, she's nuts

about Van Halen,

and-and I'd hate her

to miss 'em.

Yeah, but Brad,

Van Halen's gonna be back here

in four or five years.

Take her then.

Come on, please,

be a buddy, help me out.

It'd mean a lot

to Leslie and me.

Brad, she won't wanna go

with me, anyway.

I already talked to her.

She said it was okay.

She did?

Well, I mean,

she knows you're not me,

but then again, heh, who is?

Brad, I don't know...

Come on, please? Just for me,

your good friend.

Okay, I guess...

Hey, thanks, man.

I knew I'd count on you.

You're a real pal.

And by the way,

the tickets are bucks.

[♪♪♪]

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[GIGGLES]

Ah!

What a downpour!

Oh, just made it!

Yeah.

Oh!

You know, I had a really,

really great time

at the concert tonight.

Yeah, it's one of the best

I've ever been to.

Everyone dancing and screaming

and yelling and fireworks...

Yeah.

And that was just on the bus.

Do you...um...

want hot chocolate?

Sure. But let me pay.

Come on. Don't be silly.

No. No. No. No. No.

You bought the concert tickets.

Please, don't...

[LAUGHS]

Oops!

Okay.

[♪♪♪]

Edward. It's : .

How much longer

are you gonna be?

Oh, four or five hundred pages.

Well, I was hoping we'd watch

a little TV together.

Mm-hm.

It's been a while since

we've done anything together!

That's nice.

[SIGHS]

Hi, Dad.

Hi, son.

[SIGHS]

[SIGHS DRAMATICALLY]

Sigh!

Problem?

[SIGHS]

Dad, I did the craziest thing

with Leslie tonight.

Please tell me you stole a car.

I kissed her, Dad.

Oh.

Isn't she Brad's girl?

Yes. But I couldn't

help myself...

Dad, it happened before

I had time to think about it

because if I had time

to think about it,

there's no way

it would have happened,

which would be best

for all concerned,

except I sure enjoyed it

while it was happening,

though I'm not too happy

it did happen.

Dad, what am I going to do?

I'm still trying

to figure out what you said.

Dad, I kissed

my best friend's girl

and now I don't know

what to do about it.

It's pretty simple.

You should stop seeing Leslie.

I knew

you wouldn't understand.

I think I understand.

You want me to tell you

it's okay to go out with her.

Well...

Well, you're going to have a

lot of dates in your life, son,

but good friends

are hard to come by.

I know.

You're not willing to give up

your friendship with Brad.

I'm not? No, I'm not.

Then, you're gonna

have to nip it in the bud.

You're right.

Dad, it's not gonna be easy,

'cause I really like her.

You have to be strong,

put a check on your emotions.

Oh, if you need

any tips on that,

I'm becoming an expert!

[DOORBELL CHIMING]

Leslie, hi,

what are you doing here?!

I need to talk to you

about last night.

Oh, come on in.

Good, you know, 'cause I've

gotta talk to you too.

I've been thinking a lot...

After I got home...

Go ahead.

No, you go ahead.

Look, I think what happened

last night was a big mistake!

Oh, boy, am I ever glad

to hear you say that.

I feel the same way.

Well, that's good news!

Yeah.

It was just a crazy evening.

Yeah, it must've been the...

the rain.

Yeah.

I guess that's why my mom

is always telling me

to carry an umbrella.

[CHUCKLES]

Anyway,

it won't happen again.

Oh, no. And we wouldn't

wanna hurt Brad.

He's a great guy.

A terrific guy!

You can't say enough about him.

Oh, I really like Brad.

I really like him too.

Yeah. Well, uh,

I'm glad we had this talk

because I-I feel a lot better.

Me too.

It was just one of those things

that happened. Right?

Right. And, uh,

we can still be friends.

Of course, we can.

Come on. Let's shake on it.

Sure.

Oh, I feel horrible.

Isn't this horrible, Rick?

Horrible. Terrible. Awful. Oh.

Oh.

What are we going to do?

Well, for starters,

let's not shake hands anymore.

Good idea.

There's only one thing to do.

I'm gonna have to tell Brad.

What are you going to tell him?

Oh, I don't know. Let's see...

I'll tell him I don't

wanna be tied down to one guy.

Uh-huh...

That he's all wrong,

that he's not my type,

there's just no chemistry

with him.

Good. Just so you

don't hurt his feelings.

That's the important thing.

Right.

And until you tell him,

we'll just have to cool it.

Oh, I agree. Cool it.

Starting tomorrow.

Okay, honey, I'm off to school!

KATE:

Do we have our lunch money?

Cute.

Brad.

Hi, Mr. S.

Are you okay?

Who cares?

Rick, Brad's here.

RICK:

Coming!

Hang in there, guy.

Why bother?

Hey, buddy, what's new?

Leslie dumped me!

No!

Yes.

Well, did she say why?

Something about me

not being any good at chemistry.

Girls! Try an' figure 'em!

Yeah.

Well, you're not gonna let this

get you down, are you?

Hey, no way!

In fact, if you wanna

know the truth,

I was getting ready

to dump her.

You were?

Face it, Rick...

I'm not a one woman man.

There's too many fish

in the sea.

A lot of pebbles

on the beach...

a lot of stars

in the firmament.

You know what I mean?

Absolutely!

Brad, there's tons of girls

who like you.

Yeah. Who?

Who? Uh, Sheila Winchell,

that's who.

She's got a real thing for you.

She does?

[CHUCKLES]

She told Pam she thought

you were...an animal.

She did?

Mm-hm. I mean,

I can't remember what animal.

Yeah. Well, like I said.

Who needs Leslie?

Good for you, man.

I mean, it's ended

as far as I'm concerned.

Finito. History.

I don't care what she does.

You really mean that?

I sure do.

Well, then it wouldn't

bother you

if Leslie went out

with someone else?

Hey, I wish her only the best.

I mean, what the hey,

I've got to get on

with my own life.

Good for you. I'm so glad

to hear you say that...

'cause, uh, Leslie and I

kinda hit it off at the concert.

Yeah?

Yeah.

You scuzz wad!

You're dead, Stratton!

Brad, what about going on

with your life?

Yeah. I will!

After I end yours!

No. Not that.

It's Tiffany crystal.

It's worth a fortune!

Not the antique box, Brad.

It's worth thousands!

Stratton,

you live in too good a house!

Brad, I'm sorry!

You're slime, Stratton.

Slime? That's no way

to talk to a friend.

Friend?! Friend?!

You call yourself a friend?!

Yeah. Well, let me

tell you something, "friend."

You and Leslie

deserve each other!

[♪♪♪]

I lost my earring.

Hope I'm not bothering you.

No problem.

Ow. Oh. I bumped my leg.

Gee, I hope

it doesn't leave a mark.

How does it look, dear?

What was the question?

That's all right. Goodnight.

If you think

a cheap trick like that

is going to work,

you're right.

[LAUGHS]

[IMITATES TARZAN]

I'm on my way.

So get ready...

Hi, Dad.

...for the best Scrabble game

you ever had!

Don't you hate it

when adults are so cheerful?

I think it's great.

So, what do you want to do?

I don't care.

Why don't we go to Burgers?

It's a lot of fun

on Saturday nights.

Nah, I'm not really in the mood.

Oh. Okay. Um...

Hey, you wanna

put on some music?

No. I'm not really in the mood.

Okay...

Is there another set

of Scrabble in the house?

No, I'm--

Not really in the mood.

Rick, is something wrong?

No.

Is it me?

No. No, it's not you.

It's Brad, isn't it?

Brad?

Rick, you and I

didn't do anything wrong.

I dated Brad

for almost three weeks.

But now I'm with you.

I know. But Leslie,

it's not that easy for me.

It isn't, huh?

You know, when we first met,

you were a lot of fun.

Like that night at the concert.

[CHUCKLES]

Yeah. I was.

I'm going to miss that.

Huh?

It's over, Rick.

What's over?

Us.

Why?

Well, for one thing,

you've become a real drag.

Well...

I'm not finished.

You're moody, distant,

and a real downer.

But Leslie, you can't leave me.

I gave up my best friend

for you.

I know. That was sweet.

[POP MUSIC PLAYING ON STEREO]

Hey, Alfonso.

Hi, Rick.

Brad.

Alfonso, isn't it strange

that you-know-who

is here alone

without the other you-know-who?

Alfonso, you can tell Brad

that you-know-who and I

are no longer

seeing each other.

Alfonso, that's

very interesting to hear.

Alfonso, it's the truth.

I'll take it from here, Alfonso.

Why? I've done

a great job so far.

So how come you're not seeing

Leslie anymore, lover boy?

We discussed the situation

and realized that continuing

our relationship

was nothing either of us

wanted to pursue.

So she dumped ya, huh?

If you want to get technical.

Hey, it couldn't happen

to a nicer guy.

Brad, I'm sorry, okay.

I wouldn't blame you

if you never spoke to me again.

Brad. I was selfish,

I was thoughtless...

I was stupid. I was a jerk.

You forgot two-timing creep.

That too.

And you were lower

than the lowest pond scum.

Yes.

Even lower

than tooth plaque.

Brad, whatever you say.

And you'll replant

my mother's rose garden?

Don't push it. Friends?

Friends.

Well, I feel a lot better now.

Me too.

Come on, Brad.

The movie starts at .

Okay, babe, heh.

She called me last night.

Begged me to take her back.

[♪♪♪]

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