01x13 - Todd Mulcahy: Part 1

[bunniefuu]

Previously on "felicity"...

You found your birth mom?

Yeah. I cannot believe this.

I have been looking
for her for so long.

Dear carol... My
name is julie emrick.

I was born march 10, 1980, in new york
at the columbia presbyterian hospital.

I believe I'm your daughter.

I'm pretty sure the kiss I saw
between blair and tara wasn't a mistake.

[Sitar music plays]

[Knock on door]

Come in.

Um, I'm looking
for felicity porter.

Come here. Help me with this.

Hold the ice cube
against my nostril.

She's not here.

Don't touch my
nose with your hand.

I don't need an infection.

Sorry.

Um, do you know
where she might be?

Move the ice.

Oh, yeah.

Um, so, are you
expecting her soon?

Oh, look at that.

It's in. I can't even feel it.

Oh. That's the first
time I've said that.

[Knock on door]

Hey, have you
seen felicity any...

Eww.

You know what,
mr. Resident advisor?

I've got better things to do than
keep track of my adorable roommate.

Obviously.

So you're the resident advisor?

Yeah. A-and you're,
uh, meghan's piercer?

No.

I'm todd mulcahy, old
friend of felicity's.

Oh. Hi. I'm noel crane.

Good to meet you. Yeah.

Hey. So, can I leave a
message for felicity?

I guess, if you know how.

[Music continues]

Noel: you just, uh, visiting?

Actually, um, felicity
was my first crush...

And I was hers.

Really?

Yeah, I was visiting in
palo alto over christmas

And, uh, ran into
her at a supermarket.

[Chuckles softly]

So, um... You came to
new york to see felicity?

I came to kiss her.

You what? [Laughs]

You know, we almost kissed
when we were kids, but we never did.

Now, I just need to
know what it feels like,

And... I think she does, too.

Well, I think you guys would
make the perfect couple.

Thanks.

I meant you two.

[Door closes]

♪ Ooh de la ♪

♪ Ooh de oh oh ♪

♪ Ooh le lo ha ♪

♪ Oh de lo ha ♪

♪ Lo la lo ho ♪

♪ Hey ha ♪

♪ Hey-ey ♪

♪ Oh hey hi da da ♪

Felicity: dear sally, have you
ever wanted anything so badly

That you find yourself doing
incredibly superstitious things

Like holding your breath until
the second hand gets to the 12,

Just for good luck?

There's this seminar taught by dr. Peter
mcgrath, who's sort of legendary.

He's a geneticist on the
human genome project.

He was on the editorial board of
the new england journal of medicine.

You do well in his seminar,

You get published.

And if you get published
under dr. Mcgrath,

You can basically get into any
medical school in the country.

Every year, 200 students
apply for this seminar.

Only 10 get accepted.

So, thursday, 3:00, I
will be giving an exam

On advanced
research methodology.

I will be interviewing those of
you who have the 20 top scores,

And I will make
my final selection.

Good luck.

Felicity: when I told my
dad about this seminar,

He said, in a
classic "my dad-ism,"

That getting that seminar
is "monumentally important."

Noel: todd mulcahy.

How do you know todd mulcahy?

I just met him.

What?

Yeah. He was... He was in
your room. Who is that guy?

He's just this kind of funny
guy I knew from summer school.

He was in my room?

What was he doing in my room?

"Felicity, guess who. Come
on, guess. I'll give you a hint.

"T, dash, dash, dash, mulcahy.

"I'm staying at the
hotel rockmore.

Call me. It's urgent."

Mm-hmm. Apparently, t, dash, dash,
dash came to new york to kiss you,

Which brings me to
my next question...

You saw him over christmas?

Y-yeah. I mean, i-i ran
into him at a supermarket.

He said he came here to kiss me?

Yeah, you know, which,
as your boyfriend,

Kind of put up
the little red flag.

Well, I mean, you must
have misunderstood him.

No.

Then he must have been joking.

No.

So now I'm panicking.

You see? This todd
guy affects you.

No, not about todd,
about the mcgrath test.

Come on. You're gonna do great.

That's why I'm panicking.

If I score in the top 20, I have
to do this one-on-one interview

During which I will be
paralyzed with fear.

Well, just talk to someone
who's already taken the class.

That's a really good idea. Uh,
todd mulcahy's room, please?

Ask him if he wants to
kiss you. See what he says.

Hey, noel.

Did you get my request form? Hi!

It's felicity. Oh, yeah, i-i
submitted it to student council,

Yeah, I got your note. But
they said that no dorm resident

Is allowed to install a
satellite dish in their room, so...

That's it?

Yeah. I'm sorry, uh...

Hey, did you... Did you ask him?

How can you live with yourself?

Yeah, sure. What?
Look, i-i'm sorry.

Those are the rules.

Oh, don't talk to me about
the rules. Look at you and her.

R.a. And advisee fraternizing.

Noel... It's totally innocent.
He's gonna meet me at work.

Hi, richard.

You make me sick.

And you...

That dish is going up...

Or you're going down!

[Footsteps departing]

What was that about?

Sh-should I be concerned
about this todd guy?

No, of course not.

Hey.

Hey. Want to try
something out for me?

Nah, not really.

Come on. Come on. Something
I'm working on. Just taste it.

What is it?

Just taste it.

That was my coffee.

What the hell is that?

Needs a little work, huh?

Whatever that
is, don't pursue it.

All right, I'm gonna go get
some more powdered sugar.

You need anything at
the market? Mouthwash.

Yeah, you're laughing,

But this cereal's
gonna make me rich.

[Door opens]

[Door closes]

[Door opens]

Hey, I can't get the showerhead
to stop dripping. Is that normal?

Oh, I just... I filled it out.

You're gonna apply for that
job before you talk to carol?

I'm thinking about it.

Well, that's incredibly stupid.

Applying for a job where
your birth mother works

Before you tell her she's
your birth mother. That's great.

[Paper rustles]

Well, it's... It's a chance
for me to... To just see...

Whatever. Just do
it. Apply for the job.

God. Thank you for
your permission.

Whoa, whoa. Wait a
second. Wait a second.

Don't listen to
anything I say, okay?

I'm just...

I'm in a stupid mood.

I'm just pissed. It has
nothing to do with you.

It doesn't.

I talked to my dad this morning.

He's being a real d*ck.
He's gonna cut me off.

He doesn't want to help
support me anymore.

Why?

Why? Why does he do anything?

He didn't say why.
He never says why.

I just... I don't want to
see you get hurt with this.

I'm sorry.

Okay.

Okay.

[Indistinct conversations]

[Keys jingle, mailbox unlocks]

Hey.

I left you, like, a
hundred messages.

You don't want to talk to me.

What's going on?

You want to get some food?

I'm warning you... Walk away.

Hey, come on. What now?

Uh!

Ugh!

I saw you. I saw you with her.

Stay away from me.

Felicity: so, it's sort of been a fun
challenge, juggling my classwork,

Work study in the
admissions office,

And my job at dean & deluca,

Plus studying for
the mcgrath test.

I felt like everything was
under control... Until it happened.

Javier: okay, look...

[Jazz music plays]

When you're looking at
me, what are you thinking?

About what?

Do I look more thinner to you?

Look carefully at me.

[Door opens]

[Door closes]

Um...

Could I take my break now?

Oh. See? I look fat.

You look great,
but my friend is here.

You have to say I look
great. I could fire you.

[Whispering] ask your friend
what he thinks about me.

[Music continues]

Hey!

[Laughs]

So, wow, I don't see you in six years, and
now I get to see you twice in two months?

You look great.

[Laughing] oh. God.
I look like a dork.

Can we sit down?

Oh, yeah, yeah. Here. Over here.

[Indistinct conversations]

You mind if I just jump in?

Oh, no. Okay.

I've come to kiss you.

You what?

You know, you and I once had
a pretty intense thing going.

Do you mean summer school?

We almost kissed, felicity.

I was 12.

I-i mean, i-i was... I
was really young.

Yeah, but what happens if you
meet your true love, your soul mate,

When you're just a kid?

One kiss...

Right now.

Um, I'm sorry. I mean, i... I have
a boyfriend. I'm dating noel.

You're dating the r.a.?

It's pretty serious, so...

Well, noel or no noel, for once
in my life, I'm disregarding logic.

I'm taking this
huge romantic risk.

Okay. I gotta tell
you... I've done that...

I mean, that sort
of thing, todd.

And believe me,

It does not turn out
like you would expect.

Look...

You should get back to work.

Well, uh...[Laughs]

It was... It was good
to see you again.

Have a safe trip back home.

I've come to new
york to get that kiss.

So, I'll call you.

[Music continues]

Elena: so, it was a
good experience?

Well, that's the crazy thing.

I'm a second-year med student.

I'm only 24 years
old, but I know

That one of the most profound experiences
of my life is already behind me.

Dr. Mcgrath's seminar
was that good?

You don't understand. [Laughs]

I mean, he's not just a genius.

H-he is a genius, but...

He is so much more
than his reputation.

Peter challenges you in
ways you can never predict.

And he's got this
sexy thing going on.

Yeah, he does.

[Sighs]

So, what should we
expect from that exam?

Expect a tough exam.

There'll be a section
on statistics...

Another on methodology...

You know, western
blot, southern blot,

That kind of thing.

And then there's a
short-answer section.

He'll pose theoretical studies,

Like "determine if psoriasis
is a genetic disorder."

So you detail your process...

Dna markers, pcr,

Gel, electrophoresis,
that kind of thing.

W-would you excuse
me for a minute?

[Under her breath] he's here.

Who? That todd guy?

Um, I'll be back in
one second. Sorry.

[Chair scrapes]

Hi.

Hi. This is probably a bad time,

But i... Was just
gonna drop this off,

But I peeked in here
and saw you, so...

Todd, um...

Just open it.
It's... It's nothing.

It's stupid.

[Silverware clanking]

Do you remember you said you could
never find one with "felicity" on it?

They had every name but yours.

Uh... Not only do I
remember that, um...

This is so funny, but, uh...

Every time I'm in a toy store
or, like, a souvenir place,

I still look at the rack to, uh,

See if they've put
my name up yet.

[Chuckles softly]

I... Had it specially made.

It's stupid.

No.

It's actually really sweet.

Um... But you were right...

I mean about this
not being a good time.

I mean, in the big picture.

I'm... I'm getting ready for
a really important test.

And, you know, when
I'm not doing that,

I'm... I'm working or,
you know, studying

Or... Or hanging out with noel,

Who I really do like a lot.

Yeah, noel seems
like a good guy.

He is.

Okay. Well...

Take care.

You too.

And... I really do
thank you for this.

No problem.

Bye.

I thought that was it.

That was not it.

So you know I told you
about that application

That I got at carol's office?

Yeah.

Well, I applied for the job,

And they called me this morning.

Are... Are you gonna take it?

Well, I'm gonna go train
this afternoon at 2:00.

Do I look okay? 'Cause I
don't want to be too dressy.

I want to be, you know,
just kind of dressy.

What's... What is
that? What'd you get?

Oh. Um, I don't know, actually.

Wait. So you... You haven't
talked to carol yet, though?

Mnh-mnh. Not yet.

I haven't even sent her
that tape yet, but, um...

I just... I kind of have
this fantasy [sighs]

That we can get to know
each other as friends

Before I tell her who I am.

I think I have a-a
package. Thanks.

I just want to get to know
her before I say anything.

Well, you look great.

Really?

[Rustling]

Oh, my god. Who is this from?

I guarantee you, it's from
this guy I knew when I was a kid.

So, if anything happens today,
good or bad, just call me.

I-i'll meet you wherever.

Thanks. Do you want
me to help you with this?

I... I got it, I think.

You sure? Yeah.

Okay. Bye.

[Muffled] oh, god!

Oh! I am so sorry. Hey!

Sorry about that. That's okay.

[Beeping]

♪ La la la la la la la la ♪

[Soft rock music plays]

Sean?

Yeah?

You got a second?

Sure.

Listen, I gotta
talk to you about...

Wait. Listen to this.
How's this sound?

"Dear kellogg's, I have designed

The next generation
of breakfast cereal."

That's a strong opening, right?

Yes, it is. Okay.

Listen, I'm kind of
having money problems.

And I was hoping I could owe
you rent for a couple of months.

[Music continues]

[Sighs]

I'd say yes... If the
answer were yes.

But here is why the
answer is not yes.

Okay, listen, if the answer
is no, that's... That's cool.

Every month, I have a
mortgage that kicks my ass.

So until one of my ideas hits,

I have to supplement my income
with roommates, and I hate roommates.

I hate not being able
to walk around naked.

I-i hate having to
ask the question,

"What the hell happened
to my crackers?"

You know, I hate not being able to watch
p*rn on the 37-inch whenever I want.

[Sighs]

And, you know, since paul
and stu moved out, I'm sorry.

You are my supplement.

I understand. I do. I really do.

[Sighs]

[Sighs]

Okay. One month.

Okay, you can be late one month,
but that's it. I can't carry you.

Thank you very much.

Thank you. I will find a job.

It'll work out, I swear.

Thanks.

And that opening sounds great.

Yeah? Yeah.

"Next-generation breakfast cereal"
or "revolutionary breakfast cereal"?

Whatever you had.

Next generation. Yeah.

[Telephones ringing in distance]
woman: so, that was the material room.

You'll spend half
your time in there

Cleaning up after the designers.

Desks are neat, but
they are total slobs.

Julie: materials room, okay.

The plan and drawing
archives are all along here,

But the slide library is right
downstairs next to the kitchen.

Downstairs.

Right next to the
kitchen. Tell me later.

The model shop is over here.

The partners'
offices are up here.

Mitchell yardley, jeremy
peterson, and carol anderson.

That's carol.

There are two
conference rooms...

What's carol anderson like?

Oh, I love her.

She gave me this
for my birthday.

It's beautiful.

Yeah, she's a doll.

So the big conference
room is up here.

There's a great
view of the river.

[Telephone rings in distance]

[Electricity crackling]

[Soft rock music plays]

Hey! What the hell is this?!

[Crackling stops]

What does it look like?

Well, it looks a lot like

You're welding something
in your dorm room.

If you're gonna try to be all sanctimonious
with me, you can just give it up.

[Sighs] what are you making?

A support arm...
For my satellite dish,

Which will be
installed on schedule

In time for the
panitch-derechi fight.

No, I thought we covered this.

No, we didn't cover anything.

The only way I get in
trouble is if you report me.

You report me, I report you
and your illicit fraternizing.

S-so, what is this, blackmail?

Call it what you want. I'm busy.

[Crackling resumes]

Richard...

Richard...

[Knock on door]

Uh, come in.

Wow. I wish my parents
cared that much about me.

Yeah. Me too. This is from todd.

Todd... That guy?

Check the answering machine.

[Paper crinkling]

[Beeping]

Felicity, it's todd.

It was really great to see you,
and you didn't look like a dork.

Give me a call at the hotel.

[Dial tone]

Well, did you call him? [Beep]

Hey, it's todd again. I'd
like to sit down with you,

So call me when you get a
chance. I know you're busy.

I'm at the hotel.

[Beep] guess who?

I just wanted to see if you
got the box I dropped off.

Call me.

[Beep]

Felicity, this is not todd.

Okay, it is todd. When
can we get together?

[Sighs] you know
where to reach me.

[Dial tone] so, uh, he said
he was your first crush.

Is that accurate?

Wait, listen to this next one.

[Beep]

Meghan, it's bridget.

You have my boots,
you bitch. Call me.

The next one.

[Beep] felicity, I just
want to sit down with you

So I can make my case, but
you're not calling me back.

I can't believe
it's come to this.

I dare you to go out with me.

Um...

This is todd. [Beeping]

Okay, this is a
problem, you know?

And why is he sending
you dead poets society?

"Enclosed find a felicity
time capsule, circa 1992.

"My hope is that this
will help rekindle

"A certain childlike
sense of wonder

I'm afraid you might
have lost... Todd."

A childlike sense of wonder?

Mmm. Mallomars.

So, when you saw him, did
you tell him to get lost?

Do you think I've lost a
childlike sense of wonder?

[Door opens]

[Door closes]

Oh, my god. What
happened to your...

It's infected, thanks
to todd mulcahy.

What?! How do you know todd?

Should I be concerned
about this guy?

I was 12. I mean, it wasn't
even a crush. He's just a boy.

So, what are you
gonna do, be firm?

I don't have time to be firm.

On top of two papers I've gotta
write, I got this mcgrath test,

So... If someone
named bridget calls,

Tell her if she wants them back, she
can pry them off my cold, dead feet.

She'll know what I mean.

[Door opens, closes]

So, uh, what's the plan?
I mean, is there a plan?

[Sighs] well, I don't
want to be cruel.

I mean, the guy's a little
crazy, but he's not a monster.

[Horn honking in distance]

[Sighs]

I guess I should go talk to an expert
on what it feels like to be stalked.

Who?

[Knock on door]

Hey, what's going on?

Um... You got a minute?

Uh... I know this is a sort
of a... A touchy subject,

But, um...

When we first came to
new york, uh, you know,

I was a little, um...

What?

Stalker-esque.

[Chuckling]

You're laughing,
but you were afraid.

Well, I'm here because
I need some advice.

See, now I'm sort of
in the same situation.

You're stalking
somebody else? Who?

No. No.

This guy I knew from
junior high, todd mulcahy...

Uh, we sort of hung out for a
couple of weeks when I was 12.

I ran into him over christmas.

He came all the way to new york

Convinced that we're, like,
soul mates or something.

Imagine that.

[Chuckling]

Did I ever apologize?

Yes, you did... A couple times.

We got over it.

This is so embarrassing.
Don't worry about it.

How's it going?

Not so good.
Felicity's got a stalker.

Got or is?

[Sniffs] ooh.

Hey, you want to try
something out? Uh, what is it?

Milkless cereal. There's
milk baked into every "o."

So you just add water,

And the water hydrates the
evaporated milk, and what do you have?

A really disgusting breakfast.

Hey, are you game?
Uh, sure. I'll taste it.

[Glass clinks]

So, anyway, uh, that's
why I came here...

Because I've never been
the stalkee, you know?

I mean, he-he's been
calling like crazy.

He keeps wanting to sit down.

Okay, try these.

[Sighs]

I call these
"lact-os." Be honest.

So, do you know
where he's staying?

Hotel rockmore.

Because I'll go talk to him.

No, it's something,

You know, I want
to deal with myself.

No, I'll go talk to him. Todd
mulcahy, right? I'll deal with it.

Really?

Because I've got this
test for this class...

Yeah, yeah. It's done.

Thank you.

You gonna try the
lact-os, or what?

[Spoon clanks]

[Spits] what?

No good?

No. She loved it.

[Exhales deeply]

Todd: yeah?

Todd mulcahy?

Yeah?

Yeah. Open up. I
gotta talk to you.

Dude!

What's up?

[Laughing] I don't believe this.

I know. Come in!

Yeah.

What are you doing here?

[Telephones ringing in distance]

Right, but what if the
north space opened out?

Right, and the living room and
the patio become one... One space?

Then the wall becomes a
temporary partition. Exactly. Mm-hmm.

Okay...

Morgan, listen, I'm
gonna sketch some ideas,

And, uh, we'll get
together next week. Okay.

Okay. Great, morgan.
Bye-bye. Julie...

[Receiver hangs up]

I'm carol anderson.

[Ringing continues]

I don't know your last name.

It's emrick.

Julie emrick. Well,
thank you for lunch.

Oh, my goodness, are you
gonna eat some of this with me?

This is, like, the biggest
sandwich I've ever seen.

Um...

Have you had lunch?

Not yet.

Well, we can't let this go
to waste. Pull up a chair.

So... You studying architecture?

No. Um... I'm thinking
of majoring in music.

I play guitar.

I used to play guitar.

You did?

About a million years ago.

I was pretty good at rhythm,

But I could never
solo very well.

Me neither.

Are you happy?

I-i mean, being an architect?

[Ringing continues]

Well, I like designing things,

But, actually, getting
something built can really be hell.

So, you from new york?

Originally... But I
grew up in maine.

Mmm. I've always
wanted to go there.

You should.

Mmm.

And you?

Manhattan native.

I moved to connecticut
when I got married,

But my husband and
I moved our family

Back to the city last year.

You have children?

Yeah. Matthew's 12,
amanda's almost 10.

I don't want to brag,

But I've got two of the
greatest kids on the planet.

Wow. [Laughs]

They're beautiful.

[Stopwatch clicking]

[Pages turning]

Huh.

What?

I just got a rush of confidence.

What do you mean? I don't know.

It just hit me all of a sudden.

You and I are going to do
really well on that mcgrath test.

You just feel that
all of a sudden?

Yeah, I don't know
where it came from,

But it'll probably
be gone in a second.

Yeah, it'll wear off.

Okay, so I talked to todd.

You weren't too mean, right?

Because he's not a bad person.

We used to party together. What?

Yeah, we used to skateboard.
There was, like, a whole group of us.

I just never knew his last name.

Mulcahy.

Yeah, we had fun. We watched
enemy of the state on spectravision.

[Laughing] oh, god!

It's not funny!

You guys, you don't understand.

The guy won't give up until I sit
down with him. He wants to kiss me.

So let him kiss you.
He's a good guy.

I can't believe you. You
were supposed to help.

I know.

But now I got a
favor to ask you.

I'm looking for a job. Do they
need anyone where you work?

Uh, you want to
work at dean & deluca?

It was todd's idea.

Could you put in a
good word for me?

Yeah, I can talk to javier.

That'd be great.

And I'm serious,
he's not a bad guy.

Thanks. Okay.

There goes my
rush of confidence.

♪ Dirtybird said, "I'm
a little frightened ♪

♪ I think it's time to
leave this island" ♪

♪ So he opened his
eyes wide to the skies ♪

♪ Said goodbye to
the black high-rise ♪

♪ Took a refuge
on another island ♪

♪ Took a mystical
trip across the sea ♪

♪ Dirtybird thought,
"maybe I could fly there" ♪

♪ So he tried a
little sacrificing ♪

♪ So he talked to the boss
at the bank and he walked ♪

♪ He left two of his
friends in the fishtank ♪

♪ He said, "I just can't
seem to accept my fate ♪

♪ "I wanna feel good,
yeah, I wanna feel great ♪

♪ "I wanna lot of money ♪

♪ "But a lot of money's
nothing but a lot ♪

♪ I always want more
than what I've got" ♪

♪ Na na na na na, na na na na ♪

♪ 'Cause you don't know
what you're gonna find ♪

♪ Too many people
playing with your mind ♪

♪ Yeah, you know you
gotta keep believing ♪

♪ Dirtybird, never
lose that feeling ♪

♪ So, down the way, get to fly ♪

♪ Saw the little man
with the colorblind eyes ♪

♪ Met a punk at
the london bridge ♪

♪ Gonna, gonna get gone, gone ♪

♪ Not a substitute,
now he's destitute ♪

♪ Need an aphrodisiac ♪

♪ I-i-i-i can't seem
to find myself ♪

♪ You got the
number-one fly, yeah ♪

♪ Na na na na na, na na na na ♪

♪ Dirtybird, never
lose that feeling ♪

♪ 'Cause you don't know
what you're gonna find ♪

So, you never worked
in food service before?

No.

Not one time?

No. Well, no, I haven't. But, like,
honestly, I think I'd be pretty good at it.

Oh. Well, do you like coffee?

Yeah.

I break out when I drink it.

Really? Yeah, it's bad.

You know, I get, like,
some kind of rash.

Wow. Yeah, it's disgusting.

So... Ben...

[Both laugh]

Uh, what is "the goal post"?

Oh. Well, that's a... It's a
sporting-goods store in palo alto.

I worked there for a summer.

Oh, so, you would, like, sell
balls and stuff like that to people?

I worked in the ski department.

Oh, skis.

Yeah. Do you ski?

Yep. Yeah. Oh, you
know, I never tried that.

Oh, you should
try it. You should.

Oh, yeah? Maybe. Yeah.

Listen, do I have a sh*t
at this job, you think?

No.

No?

I...

[Exhales deeply]

I'm kidding!

Oh.

You know I love you.

I just have to go through the
motions, you know? I got a boss, too.

So, can you start tomorrow?

Tomorrow? Yes.

Yep. Yeah. Okay.

Do you have any aversion
to wearing a black hat?

Do I have to wear it?

Man: keep it down.

[Indistinct conversations]

Hey, brand-new floor calendar.

Thanks.

[Men cheering]

Man: whoa-ho-ho! Oh-ho!

Hit him!

[Cheering stops]

[Television announcer
speaking indistinctly]

Go!

Announcer: that
was a great lead.

Floor calendar.

Thanks.

Announcer: he had a 2.2-inch
reach on that thing.

Whoa! Very effective sh*t.

[Cheering continues]

Ohh! Ohh! Ohh! Ohh!

What are you doing here?

Hey!

No.

No. No "hey." No "hey."
You're here to see felicity.

Oh, you're mad 'cause
you're her boyfriend.

I'm not mad. You don't
make me mad. I'm... I'm amused.

You seem kind of mad.

Well, I want you to
stay away from her.

Look, I totally respect
what you guys have, you know,

But what am I supposed
to do, turn off my heart?

Yes. Turn off your heart. I
don't care. Whatever it takes.

I-i want you to stop
hanging around her,

And I want you to stop sending
giant boxes of... Of... Of stuff.

We're supposed to
have dinner tonight.

What do you mean?
Did... Did you make a plan?

I'm sorry [laughs] but
that t-shirt is awesome.

Thanks. Thanks. I designed it.

No, you didn't.

Yes, I did. I'm in graphic design.
Did... Did you make a plan?

What program did you use...
Illustrator? Photoshop?

Photoshop, mostly, but I can't
get it running on my new computer.

Oh, you might just have
an extension conflict.

You think?

So the amazing thing is, is
that i-i like her, you know?

It's like I thought
I would be mad

Or start crying
every time I see her,

But I just... I like her.

But you still haven't told her.

No. That's the problem,

Because I'll be sitting
there talking to her,

And she'll just
look a certain way,

And it's like I'm
looking in the mirror.

And I feel horrible
because... I don't know.

I feel like I'm lying to her.

Well, I hear that you want
to get to know your mother,

But taking that job
without telling her is... Wack.

Shouldn't you be talking
some sense into her?

Hey, I'm just trying to
be the supportive guy.

I'm being the
supportive guy, right?

Yeah, you're being
wonderful. Thank you.

We gotta go.

I'm still eating.

No, we gotta go.

I'm full.

I'll see you back at kelvin.

Here.

It's all right. It's on me.

All right. Take it easy, guys.

[Indistinct conversations]

All I'm asking for is a chance
for you to hear me out.

The fact that you're asking
me for anything right now,

I find hysterically funny.

I wanted us to work
out, to be happy together.

Why do you think I freaked out

When you said you might
have to drop out of school?

But you're tough, man.

You got work to
do, you disappear.

I spent most of last month not
even sure if we were still dating.

Thanks for asking me before
you boned my best friend.

Tara and I never slept together.

Well, you really should.

That way, I know you're
sleeping with a bitch,

And she's left unsatisfied.

Goodbye.

[Todd laughing]

Hey!

Hey!

What... What is this?

I-i was just showing
noel this webpage.

"The contemptuous sardonic..."

No. I mean, what are
you doing in here?

Todd got photoshop
running. He's, like, a genius.

How'd the test go?

Fine. Thanks.

Oh, yeah. How did that test go?

Pretty good, noel.

I came to pick you up.

I'm not ready yet.

I can wait.

Why don't we just meet there?

Okay.

[Laughing] look at this.

[Both laughing]

[Knock on door]

Who is it?

Noel: it's me.

Just you?

Uh, yeah. I'm solo.

Hey.

How do I look?

Um... You look beautiful.

What are you doing?

I don't want to look beautiful.

I want to look way
below average. Lock it.

So, when did you and todd
become such good friends?

We're not really friends.

You know, he's just...
He's a pretty cool guy.

Yeah, that seems
to be the consensus

Among people who
are not his target.

You gotta give the
guy credit for trying.

Is that you talking?

Yeah. I-i admit, okay, I was a little
freaked out about him at first,

But now I kind of feel
for the guy, you know?

I mean, if I wasn't
so confident in us,

I probably wouldn't
be saying this,

But I think it's nice
you're going out with him.

Most people in your position...
I think they'd just blow him off.

I tried that. But the
thing is, i-i don't want to,

You know, be mean or hurt his
feelings, I just want him to go home.

How's this?

Uh... Still above average.

[Knock on door] who is it?

Julie: it's me.

Yeah.

Hey. Hey.

Has elena called you?

No. What happened? Lock it.

Noel: right.

We were with elena
at dean & deluca,

Ben's new place of employment,

And blair showed up.

Uh, ben's working
at dean & deluca?

It was todd's idea.

I hate that guy.

So, god, what happened?
Was it a total meltdown?

I don't know. I left before
she could hit him again.

I thought maybe you heard
from her. Where are you going?

To meet todd.

I like todd. How
do you know todd?

Oh, he came over to
ben's apartment last night.

He cooked chicken
and rented seven.

It was good chicken.

How does this look?

Haven't you worn that
for, like, the past two days?

Yes, I don't know why I
was dressing up anyway.

So todd thinks I should definitely
send carol that tape I made.

So you're taking advice
from a guy you barely know?

Todd seems really cool.

Yeah. You're not
his target. Okay.

I will be back soon.

There's no way you're
gonna fall for this guy?

No.

[Air horn blows in distance]

[Siren wailing in distance]

[Indistinct conversations]

[Distant clanking]

Hi.

Thanks for sitting down with me.

You're welcome.

Look, I know you got a lot of
classwork to do, so I'll cut to the chase.

My grandmother was making
this huge turkey dinner

The day I ran into
you at the safeway.

Now, I had gone grocery
shopping earlier in the day,

But I forgot to buy the turkey.

Now, I'm driving
back to safeway,

And I'm thinking to myself, "how in the
world can I forget the main ingredient?"

And then suddenly...
I run into you.

You were so stressed out,
remember, about being pre-med?

Well, yeah, I hadn't
gotten my grades yet, so...

Yeah. And do you remember
what you said about that?

You said, "see...
Nothing's changed."

That was a figure of speech.

I meant [clears throat]
you know, I'm still a nerd.

I'm... I'm still a
brain, you know?

I know what you meant.

You know, in the hopes of
keeping my parents proud,

I've always gotten
the best grades, too.

I've organized canned-food and
clothing drives every christmas

Since I can remember.

I'm still the same guy as
when you knew me, felicity.

And I think... In the
important ways,

You're the same girl.

Todd, uh, I'm sorry...

[Sighs]

I mean, this is very
flattering, uh...

Do you remember the sunset?

The two of us sitting in the
baylands? Do you remember that?

[Footsteps]

Yeah.

There was a moment
when we... Almost kissed,

A window of opportunity when
all I had to do was just lean in.

Do you remember?

Todd, that was...

I mean [laughs] that
was a long time ago.

Exactly!

I should have forgotten
about that sunset

Like I've forgotten about
99.9% of all the other sunsets,

But I haven't.

Now, you can tell me to get
lost, but ask yourself this...

Why do you still
remember that sunset, too?

[Indistinct conversations]

Well, because...

At that time, that
was a big deal.

Why?

Because... I-i don't know.

Because we represented
something to each other.

I was 12, you were 14.

What could we possibly
represent to each other?

An alternative.

Because even then we knew
there were expectations.

And you and I always encouraged
each other to do what we wanted to do.

I mean, that's why I gave
you those art supplies.

Y... You used to draw.

I-i used to doodle, todd.

No! You... You loved it.
You were serious about it.

That's secretly what
you wanted to do.

Uh, anyway, the reason
I came here was to say...

That... Um... You know,

I-i really appreciate
everything that you're saying.

I do.

Um, but I'm just...
I'm not interested.

So, thank you, um...

But could you please stop
calling me and sending me things?

Okay. Take care.

What, are you just
gonna walk away?

Yeah. I-i have to go.

I should have kissed
you six years ago.

You know, this is...
This is very rude.

You coming here and... And making
all these assumptions about me.

If I'd have kissed you,

It would have meant something.

But I chickened out.

There was this window of
opportunity, and then it was gone.

Now, through courage,
or through stupidity,

I'm just trying to do
what most people don't...

Reopen that window.

Well, then, this
should go on record

As the most... Failed
seduction in history.

Kiss me.

Okay, see? Y-you're nuts!

Just one kiss.

We'll know in a second if
we feel that electricity.

And if we do... Felicity,
we can run off together

And be anything that we want.

Okay, how do you know that
I'm not doing that already?

Are you?

[Siren wailing in distance]

Goodbye, todd.

Okay.

Fine.

I lost this battle.
I accept that.

But we will kiss.

[Scoffs]

Just know this...

I am down, but I
am not, in any way...

[Vehicle approaching] todd.

Out.

Oh, my god!

[Tires screeching,
brakes squealing]

[Instrumental music plays]

[Music ends]