05x12 - Katie's Apartment

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♪ Gimme a break, now I know what it takes ♪



♪ Gimme a break, now I know what it takes ♪


♪ I'm putting a new face on the old one ♪


♪ Ready for anything


♪ Playing with fate, not a moment too late ♪


♪ I'm showing the whole world nothing can get me down ♪


♪ O-o-o-oh


♪ Gimme a break


♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ gimme a break


♪ 'Cause I sure need one ♪ gimme a break


♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ I finally know where I belong ♪


♪ Gimme a break


♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ gimme a break


♪ 'Cause I sure need one ♪ gimme a break


♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ I finally know where I belong ♪


♪ Gimme a break!


Woman eric, why are you putting your coat on? Nell, what time is --


Shh! You know this is my favorite soap opera.


Man I'm sorry, tracy. I have to go home.


My wife is making dinner.


"My wife, my wife" -- always "my wife."


Well, what about me? I'm your mistress.


Don't I deserve a little attention, too?


Tracy, we've been through this times.


I'll say. They've been having this conversation for a month.


You don't know nothing about real life, girl.


Hi, you guys.


Hey, you're home early.


Katie gave me the rest of the day off.


How can you leave her on a dime like this?


I didn't. She closed the shop early.


She's talking to tracy holloway.


Who's tracy holloway? Shut up!


Now she's talking to you.


Do you think this is easy --


All the hours I've spent sitting in this apartment,


Waiting for you to show up,


All the broken dates, all the lies,


All the holidays I've spent alone.


Tell him about last christmas, tracy.


Last christmas...


...after trimming a tree and cooking a turkey,


I sat up and waited for you all night.


We were exhausted.


And that's why I'm leaving you.


What? We're leaving him? No, no, no.


We weren't that exhausted! No!


Why? Why? Why?


[ Cries ]


Relax, nell.


Nell. Nell, you'll find out why on monday.


Monday? That's your answer?


Yeah, monday. It'll be here before you know it.


Now, when are we having dinner?


Monday.


Monday?


Yeah. It'll be here before you know it.


Nell.


We'll have dinner as soon as katie gets here.


Oh, nell, she's not coming.


What do you mean, she's not coming?


Well, when she left the boutique,


She said she couldn't make it tonight.


I don't know what's gotten into your sister.


Ever since she's gotten her own apartment


We never see her anymore.


And I made her favorite, pot roast,


Because she asked me to.


Does she know what I had to promise that butcher


For him to cut off all the fat?


Nell, I think you're making a big deal out of nothing.


Your sister just doesn't care about her family.


Nell, how can you say that?


A girl who cares about her family


Brings her dirty laundry home every once in awhile.


Nell, katie's been busy every night this week.


Hello? Katie, this is nell.


We were just sitting around looking at a very lean pot roast


And wondering what time you were coming o--


Oh, you're not?


Oh, well, samantha told me that,


But I knew she was just kidding.


Well, honey, you could bring your date over here.


You don't have a date?


Then, honey, why can't you just come --


Yeah.


[ Clears throat ]


Yeah. Mm-hmm.


Yes. Yes, dear. Oh, sure.


Yes, you are a grown woman,


And you are entitled to your privacy.


Yes, darling, I understand perfectly. Yes.


Yes, dear. Okay.


I'll talk to you soon. Bye-bye.


She seems to be handling this very well.


Yeah. Usually she'd get dressed and go right over.


Nell, where are you going with that pot roast?


Katie's.


Nell, you just said she's entitled to her privacy.


I lied.


[ Light laughter ]



Will you be back later?


I don't know. I'll try.


I'll make dinner.


That sounds good.


[ Doorbell rings ]


Hi, I brought over a pot roast.


Take a look at this. Is this beautiful or what?


Oh, nell, it looks wonderful.


Of course it looks wonderful. My butcher's name is arnold.


What's your friend's name?


I said, "what's your friend's name?"


Oh, you mean warren?


Warren, warren.


Why haven't I heard that name before?


Well, we're just getting to know each other.


Look, I really can't talk about this right now, nell.


I've got to balance my books.


Wow -- it used to be if a guy so much as even winked


That you'd be running home to tell me all about it,


But now that you have your own apartment,


Everything's a big secret.


What does he do, work for the cia, the fbi, the kgb, what?


All right, fine.


He's a writer -- romantic fiction.


His name is warren sandler, and look --


He just had his first book published.


I met him when he came into the boutique to buy a dress.


Oh, came in to buy a dress for his little sister?


No, but what difference does it make?


His mother?


No.


His brother?


No, nell.


Katie, we're running out of choices here.


Hmm, there's his picture.


"Mr. Sandler does most of his writing


"From his home in glenlawn, california,


Where he lives with his lovely wife, virg--"


He's married?!


I told you I don't want to talk about it.


Oh, he's married, but he's leaving his wife.


When?


What do you mean, "when?"


I mean, where'd you hear he's leaving his wife?


You mean he didn't tell you?


No. When's he leaving her?


Oh, this is tracy holloway all over again.


Who's tracy holloway?


A girl with the very same problem.


And she's the one that told you


That warren's leaving his wife.


Katie, look, honey --


You don't know what you're getting yourself into.


Yes, I do, nell. I know exactly what I'm doing.


That's the same thing tracy said before that train wreck.


Train wreck?


Yeah -- they find eric unconscious


Next to tracy's sister-in-law from a previous marriage.


I tell you, girl -- it nearly broke her heart.


Nell, are these friends of yours?


No, no, they're on a soap opera,


But listen, honey, the point is...


All warren is going to do is hurt you.


Look, nell -- he's good company.


And, well, I get some attention, and I've got my freedom.


Honey, you never get anything


Out of a relationship with a married man.


The marriage isn't working, nell.


That's what he told you.


And I believe him.


All right, honey, I'll tell you what.


The man is married. Here. Have a cookie.


If the man is married, you're gonna always come second.


He's gonna break your heart.


He's gonna break dates, and worse than that,


You're gonna have to spend your birthday alone.


My birthday? Who cares?


All right.


So you don't care about your birthday?


All right. Well, take holidays.


Just where do you think you're gonna spend christmas?


At the boutique, nell. It's the busiest night of the year.


Then I'll come home and spend christmas eve with all of you.


I want you to break this relationship off immediately.


I won't.


You will.


No, nell, I won't.


You will! No, I won't!


You will! Won't!


I'll make you.


How?


"How?"


That's not a fair question, katie.


You're not supposed to ask me "how?"


I'm supposed to tell you what to do,


And you're supposed to do it!


Not anymore, nell.


"Not anymore"?


And just how am I supposed to handle that?


I don't know.



This has never happened before.


Usually you win, and I go to my room and slam the door.


Nell.


Yes?


Did I just win?


No.


Yes! You know what?


I think I really did.


I think I actually just won an argument from you.


Wait till I tell julie.


Wait till I tell -- where are you going with that?


I'm gonna take my roast home


Where somebody appreciates it!


I am not leaving this roast here for a married man to taste.


This pot roast is for single people only.


[ Doorbell rings ] oh, nell, you're here. Great.


Look, the movie starts in minutes,


So we better get a --


Everybody get down here!


Nell, there's nobody home. What's up?


[ Doorbell rings ]


Oh, addy, thank god you're here.


I've been waiting on you. What's that?


Pot roast.


Oh, thank you, baby. We already have one.


This is yours.


Oh, I'm just so upset.


Something terrible has happened to my baby, k-k-katie.


Julie katie?


What happened? Is she all right?


No, but here, have a cookie.


Katie is -- katie is --


Nell, what happened?


She's dating a married man!


[ Gasps ] a married man? Who is he?


How old is he? What does he do?


Oh, back up! Back up!


He -- look --


His name is warren sandler.


Now, listen to this.


"Mr. Sandler does most of his writing


"From his home in glenlawn, california,


Where he lives with his lovely wife, virginia."


How could she get herself into a mess like this?


Read your diary, and you'll find out.


What we have to figure out now


Is what we're gonna do to get her out of this.


Nothing.


Nothing?


Don't you care about your sister?


Of course I care about her, nell,


But there's nothing we can do.


We can't run her life for her.


Who can't? I was put on this earth to run her life!


Come here, julie.


Look, baby --


There is a big difference


Between trying to run somebody's life


And trying to help them in their hour of need.


Mmm.


Look, julie -- you're a married woman.


Now, take jonathan, your husband, jonathan.


What if your husband were having an affair in mexico?


Are you kidding? He won't even drink the water.


Go to your room!


I love to go to my room. It's my greatest distinction.


I'm probably the only pregnant woman on earth


Still being sent to her room.


Lordy, lordy, lordy, lordy!


[ Shouting indistinctly ]


Ow!


Get a grip on yourself.


Now, julie and I are just as upset as you,


But the fact is, katie's a grown woman,


And she has got to make her own mistakes.


Are you trying to imply that...


I interfere?


Well, let me tell you something, miss phi beta kappa key.


When katie wore that miniskirt to church, that was a mistake,


But did I interfere?


When katie decided to take up french


So that she could learn to read the menus,


That was also a mistake, but did I interfere?


I'll tell you, addy -- I suddenly realize


That I have spent my entire life not interfering,


And that simply will not do.


So now you're going to interfere.


Oh, yes.


Nell, let me put this to you


In a way that you can understand --


Butt out!


[ Telephone rings ]


Would you get that? I'm too upset to talk right now.


Hello?


Oh, hi, katie.


I'll talk to her.


Yeah, it's me. How you doing?


I'm fine. Yeah, sure, I'll get her. Hold on.


Julie, telephone!


Julie thank you, addy!



That was a rotten thing to do.


I've got to hear that conversation.


Oh, you can't.


Want to bet?


What are you doing?


I learned this on "scarecrow and mrs. King."


Now they're not talking.


You can hang up now, nell.


Thank you, darling.


Wait a minute! Hey! Where you going?


I'm going over to katie's for a private conversation.


This is all your fault!


What do you mean, my fault?


You and your stupid pot roast!


My pot roast?! The butcher is your friend, honey.


What? You heard me.


[ Doorbell rings ]


Hi.


Thanks for coming.


Thanks for asking.


What's for dinner?


Coq au vin. That's french for "chicken."


Ah.


You made coq au vin for me?


Well, I didn't actually make it.


The frère jacques frozen-food company?


Well, I defrosted it.


Originally it was for somebody else,


But he had to cancel, so now it's for you, okay?


Okay.


Okay, his name is warren.


You see, I never really know if he's coming over


Till the last minute.


But the great thing about him is --


Well, he thinks it's really wonderful


I've got my own boutique.


Julie, he respects me, and he's proud of me.


I don't have any real commitments,


So I've got my freedom


And a nice guy to spend time with.


So, what's new at home?


Nothing much.


The only excitement we had tonight


Was when nell b*rned warren's book.


Of course, that's the closest we got to dinner.


It sounds like this situation with warren


Is just the way you want it.


It's absolutely perfect for me.


[ Telephone rings ] that's warren.


Hello?


Of course you may speak to julie.


Nell.


Hello? Hi, nell.


I suppose you want me home for dinner.


Is that man there?


Is he wearing his wedding ring?


Don't you just hate it


When they wear their wedding rings?


Goodbye, nell.


She hung up on me.


Oh, addy, where did I go wrong?


[ Telephone rings ]


Hello, julie. Look, honey, I forgive you, okay?


No, there's no julio here.


I just hung up on nell.


You're kidding.


No. It's a first.


You know what? I had a first, too.


I actually won an argument with her.


You're kidding. No.


Maybe we should write down the date.


Poor nell hasn't had an easy day.


Yeah. She doesn't realize we've both grown up.


You know, who would have thought


That one day we'd both be sitting here in my apartment?


And here we are.


Look at us. You're married and pregnant.


Yeah, and you're involved with a --


Are you sure you're all right?


I think I am.


[ Oven dinging ]


Katie, the coq au vin is ready.


Oh.


Well, thank you for your interest in my book.


The man is an absolute genius.


His work -- it's intoxicating.


It's stimulating. It's --


Smut.


Thank you, mr. Sandler.


I am so flattered that you've all turned out


For my book signing this morning.


I can't help but feel like --


Scum.


[ Chuckles ] have we met?


How dare you take advantage


Of a sweet, innocent girl like that?


Lady, it's just a book.


I'm talking about katie kanisky.


Uh, ladies, we're going to take a little break here.


I'll be back in a minute.



I don't remember reading anything about a katie kanisky.


Do you?


Try the index.


Now, I did not raise my baby up


Just to become another chapter in your book,


So I'm gonna make this real simple for you.


You either get out of katie's life,


Or I'm gonna get into yours.


What do you mean?


Well, if you see katie again,


Then I'm gonna see that cute, little wife of yours, virginia,


And when I get through talking to her,


She's gonna have a best seller all of her own,


And it's gonna be called "community property."


Boo!


♪ Frère jacques, frre jacques ♪


♪ Dormez-vous?


Ooh, something smells good.


I made a special coq au vin.


Ooh. Come here, honey. Come here.


Mmm. I'm so proud of you.


And jonathan's gonna be so happy when he gets home.


You have turned into quite a little cook.


♪ Dormez-vous?


Nell katie, you're just in time for dinner.


Go upstairs. I'll go upstairs.


That'll give me a chance to change into something french.


Do you know what you've done?


I butted into something that was none of my business.


I destroyed your relationship.


I ruined the best thing that's ever happened to you.


Yes, you did.


Hmm.


Guess it worked out better than I thought.


Nell, I'm never coming here again.


I never want to see you again,


And I will never speak to you again.


That's too bad.


You know, julie made coq au vin for dinner.


Did you hear what I just said?


Yes.


Don't you care about this?


Katie, sweetheart, look --


I knew this is how you would feel


Even before I ever walked into that bookstore.


So if this is the way you feel,


I'll just have to learn to live with it.


I'm telling you I never want to see you again,


And you're gonna learn to live with it.


It's k*lling me, but it's worth it.


Look -- I picked up a peach cobbler for dessert.


Want to stay and have some?


Nell, you've got to stop treating me like a child.


I'm not treating you like a child!


Don't tell me I'm treating you like a child!


I'm not!


I'm treating you like a friend, a loving friend.


Damn it, I love you!


Well, when it comes to my private life,


I wish you wouldn't love me so much.


Believe me -- it'd be a lot easier on me, too.


Come here.


Come here.


Katie, I'm so sorry, but I love you so much.


I love you, too, nell.


Okay, look --


I want you to promise me this is your last married man.


Okay, if you promise me


This is the last time you'll interfere in my life.


Go call your sisters to dinner.


Nell, I'm not kidding --


Girls, come down! We're having a celebration!


What are we celebrating?


I just won this argument.


gimme a break


♪ Gimme a break


♪ Gimme a break