05x08 - The Big Fix

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Johnny mathis: ♪ I bet
we've been together ♪

♪ For a million years ♪

Deniece williams: ♪ and I
bet we'll be together ♪

♪ For a million more ♪

♪ Oh, it's like I
started breathing ♪

♪ On the night we kissed ♪

Both: ♪ and I can't remember ♪

♪ What I ever did before ♪

♪ What would we do, baby ♪

♪ Without us? ♪

♪ What would we do, baby ♪

♪ Without us? ♪

♪ And there ain't no nothing ♪

♪ We can't love
each other through ♪

♪ What would we do, baby ♪

♪ Without us? ♪

♪ Sha la la la ♪

Now, jennifer, this is
the most delicate part

Of the preparation
of manicotti...

The insertion of the
cheese into the shells.

It requires experience, grace,

And deft hand-eye coordination.

Watch me carefully.
I'm all eyes, dad.

You see, jennifer,
that's what not to do.

Don't destroy shells. Got it.

Ahh. I just want to make
sure you fully understood.

Your mother will be down soon
to show you the correct method.

Where is she?

She's in the living room
working with terry.

Oh, really? I didn't think
she worked with him anymore.

Well, she hasn't
since she quit the firm

To have andrew, but a
couple of weeks ago,

He brought her in to
consult on a big project.

It's great. She gets
to work part-time

And she still has time
to do things at home...

Like make manicotti.

Elyse!

Hey, dad, you want
to call the cops?

I found this guy in the driveway
going through the garbage.

Alex, he was looking for
things to use in his sculptures.

Hey, you know, look, I don't mean
to insult you or nothing, mr. K.,

But I came up empty out there.

You know, I mean, your
garbage is completely useless.

And after all the
work I put into it.

Well, is there anything
you can use here?

Whoa. Hey, you been
holding out on me, mr. K.?

Oh, alex, andrew's been
invited to a birthday party

For a girl from
his play group...

Cindy becker. She's going
to be one year old on sunday.

Is she one already?

It seems like just
yesterday she was zero.

Anyway, the party's this sunday,

And everyone else is busy.

Can you take him to the party?

Oh, come on, dad, andrew's
not a baby anymore.

It's time we stopped
coddling him.

He's got to start going
to these places by himself.

Alex, he can't walk yet.

Cindy becker's house is
only a couple of miles away.

That's crawling distance.

I've crawled there
myself from time to time.

I appreciate this, alex.

Oh, and don't forget
to pick up a present

For andy to give to cindy.

What happened to that
jar of fancy mustard

You guys got for christmas?

You gave it to mallory
for her birthday.

Right, right.

Have you opened that yet, mal?

Alex! All right!

I'll get her
something... I don't know.

Snow tires, deodorant...

Dad, we're out of pasta shells.

[Indistinct] would you kids mind

Making a run to the market

To get some more pasta shells?

Thank you. Sure, dad.

Thank you.

See if they have any
made out of steel.

Well, the presentation's done.

Should be able to come
in with a good, low bid, too.

Oh, great. You know,

I don't think I'd have been
able to get this thing together

Without your help, elyse.

Oh, I don't know if that's true,

But I really appreciate you
bringing me in on this, terry.

It's great to be
working together again.

It's the least I can do.

I mean, after all, you
got me my first job.

I was just a lone, helpless kid

Fresh out of
architecture school, steve.

She found me
wandering in the streets,

Took me in, clothed me, fed me.

Same here.

Come on, terry!

So, what else is going
on in your life, ter?

Oh, how's that wonderful girl

You've been dating, suzanne?

She left me.

Gee, I'm sorry to hear that.

Not as sorry as I was.

But it wasn't hard to
spot the warning signs,

Like when she said,

"Terry, I never want
to see you again."

Steven, don't we know

Some single girls for terry?

Well, to be honest with you, I
am kind of g*n-shy these days.

It's going to take me a while
before I'm ready to start dating.

I suppose I'm just afraid
of getting rejected again.

I don't think I could
handle that right now.

It'd probably k*ll me.

Well, glad I could
cheer you both up.

Look, I got a lot of
work to do. I better go.

I'll call you tomorrow elyse.

Ok, bye-bye, terry. Bye-bye.

Steven...

No, elyse.

Now, what would be so wrong
with fixing terry up with someone?

Elyse, I've seen you
in this mode before.

You get obsessed with
trying to orchestrate

Another person's love life.

Oh, I do not.

Oh, no? Remember when

You kept trying to find
a date for nelson ross?

I thought he should
have a girlfriend.

He's a priest.

Not anymore.

I don't think it's a good idea

To interfere in a
man's personal life.

I do.

Steven, I hate to
see terry so lonely.

I would love to introduce
him to someone nice.

I think you should
stay out of it.

How about mrs.
Obeck's daughter, liz?

Don't do it.

They'd be perfect
for each other.

Oh, I think it's a mistake.

I'll invite them both
to dinner friday night.

It's a bad idea.

I'm calling liz obeck right now.

I'm sorry I had to
put my foot down.

Ok, steven.
Dinner's in the oven.

Terry and liz should
be here any minute.

I can feel it, honey.
Romance is in the air.

Elyse, please.

Let things happen
naturally. Don't push.

Oh, come on, steven. We want
these people to like each other,

To fall in love, to
be as happy as we are.

Now sit up straight.

Elyse, please.

Let's just have a casual dinner.

If liz and terry
hit it off, fine.

If not, they'll go
their separate ways.

Steven, if they don't walk
out of here hand in hand,

They don't walk out.

The date to the death. Got it.

[Doorbell rings]

Now that's one of them.

You get the door. I'll
get the hors d'oeuvers. Ok.

Liz. Nice to see you.

Come in. Come in.

Hi, mr. Keaton. It's
good to see you.

Thanks for the invitation.

It was a wonderful surprise.

My wife's in the kitchen.
She'll be right out.

Oh, terry should
be along any minute.

Oh, who's terry?

Terry bridgeman,
my wife's colleague.

Didn't she mention he
was going to be here?

No.

Well, um, he's a young man
she wanted you to meet.

Sort of fixing you
up with him. [Chuckles]

Oh.

Is something wrong?

Well, it's just that I've
been seeing someone

Very seriously
for about years.

Oh, boy. Liz, are you sure?

Well...

Look, I'm sorry about
the misunderstanding,

But there's no harm done.
We can still have a nice dinner.

Mr. Keaton, I'm
a little worried.

Well, this may sound
a little conceited,

But I sort of have a problem
with men being attracted to me.

No!

No, I mean, um...

I mean, you shouldn't
worry about it.

Well, the thing
is, they seem to be,

You know, very interested in me.

It's just that... Well, I can't
bring myself to tell them

That I'm involved.

Hi, liz.

I'm glad you could make
it. You look wonderful.

Thank you. Mrs. Keaton...

[Doorbell rings]

Oh, that must be terry.

We invited another friend over.

I know. Listen, um... Excuse me.

Elyse...

Hi, terry. Come on in.

Terry, I'd like you to meet
our neighbor liz obeck.

Liz, this is our friend
terry bridgeman.

It's very nice to meet you.

Thank you.

Elyse has told
me a lot about you.

How nice.

Uh, elyse, may i... May I
speak to you for just a...

Why don't we come
on in and sit down,

Get better acquainted, huh?

Ok, uh, liz and terry,

Why don't you, uh...
Sit on the couch.

Isn't this nice?

Elyse, could I please speak
to you in private, please,

About the vegetables
we're serving tonight?

Liz, did I tell you that
terry is an architect,

And a very successful one, too?

Well, tell her, terry.

I'm... An architect.

What did I tell you?

And terry, liz just
graduated from johns hopkins.

She plans to go to
medical school next year.

Really? That's wonderful, liz.

He thinks it's wonderful.

Elyse, can I please speak
to you in the kitchen

About those vegetables?

Later, steven.

Excuse me. May I
use your restroom?

Oh, sure. It's top of the
stairs, first door on your left.

Show her where it is, terry.

No, no, no, it's all
right. I'll find it.

Well?

She's incredible, elyse.

She's everything
you told me she was.

I mean, I know I just met her,

But I get the feeling

That this could
be the girl for me.

Ohh!

Elyse, I really
need to speak to you

About those vegetables.

You really like her?

Yeah. She's beautiful.

Elyse, either we talk
now about the vegetables,

Or I'm divorcing you.

Excuse us. Excuse me.

Uh, well...

It's late.

We're all tired.

We've had a great time.

What do you say we
just call it a night?

Hi, honey.

Hi, steven.

Elyse, are you still
upset about last night?

Well, why shouldn't
I be, steven?

I probably ruined terry's life.

I seriously doubt that, elyse.

Steven, if this
girl rejects terry,

If he gets hurt again,
then it's my fault.

I should've done more
to keep them apart.

What more could
you have done, elyse?

You interrupted every
time they tried to speak,

You rushed us all
through dinner,

We played charades,
and you spelled out,

"You're no good for each other."

Well, steven,

Liz admitted to you that she
has a history of destroying men,

Of crushing their spirits,

Of leaving them to
pick up the pieces

Of their broken,
shattered lives.

Those weren't her exact words.

Come on, elyse. Liz
is a sensitive girl.

She's not going to
string terry along.

I'm sure she told him
the truth last night.

And I'm sure he
took it in stride.

He may be disappointed,

But he'll get over it.

[Knock on door]

Hey, guys. Sorry to bother you.

I just came by to
pick up those plans.

Oh, sure.

How you feeling, terry?

Great.

Really? You mean, you're not
disappointed about last night?

Why should I be disappointed?

I met the greatest girl
of my life last night.

Elyse, after we left here,

I invited her out for a drink.

We stayed out till
: in the morning.

Oh, boy, I'm telling you,

I'm on cloud nine, you guys.

I'm flying.

I'm in love, and the
whole world is great!

Whoo!

There! Are you happy?

Hey, al-ex! How
my little friend?

Fine, ni-ick.

How's my neanderthal friend?

I'm fine.

Hey, listen, you know,

I know you got to get a present

For that birthday
party tomorrow, and

I was dropping some
toys off by the orphanage,

And there's some
stuff they didn't want.

So I figured you
might be able to use it

For cindy becker.

Hey, this doll
ought to shut her up.

Uh... Make her happy.

All right. Say, you know,

I got some outfits and
stuff out in my truck.

I'll be right back.

Hey, mom, you look
great. Where you off to?

Your father and I are
going to a cocktail party...

Just some people from my office.

You seem excited.

Well, I guess I'm a little
nervous about this.

Terry bridgeman and
the girl I fixed him up with

Are going to be there.

What's wrong with that?

Well, terry really
likes this girl.

But it turns out
she has a boyfriend

That she hasn't told him about.

I'm just afraid he's going
to get his heart broken,

That's all.

Aw, come on, mom.
It's not that big a deal.

I mean, terry is a mature guy.

Been around the
block a few times.

Who's the girl?

Liz obeck.

Whoa.

Liz obeck? L...

From next door, liz obeck?

Well, mom, this
changes everything.

Why?

Liz obeck is not
your ordinary woman.

Growing up with
liz obeck next door

Certainly kept me awake
many a winter night.

Not to mention
summer, spring, fall,

Winter again, spring...

All set to go, dear?

Yeah.

Dad, dad, dad, did you
hear what mom did?

Terry and liz obeck.

I know, alex. I know.

Terry's a dead man.

Drop it!

[Indistinct]

Let's go, honey.

Liz obeck.

Liz. Liz obeck.

Liz obeck!

[Indistinct chatter]

There they are, steven.

I can't believe the way
she's leading him on.

Elyse, she's eating a cr*cker.

Look. Don't do anything foolish.

Steven, it is my fault that
terry's in this situation.

I'm not going to stand idly

While he gets his
heart broken again.

Steven. Elyse.

So glad you could make it.

Nice to see you again, ted.

Thanks for inviting us.

Say, elyse,

I saw that proposal
you and terry worked up.

It's fantastic.

Any chance of your coming
back to work for us full-time?

Yeah, that's fine. I'll
start monday. Excuse me.

Oh, elyse, you just get here?

Yeah, yeah.

I'm having a great time.

Liz is fantastic.

Yeah. Hey, terry,
I was thinking,

Don't you think you're
really too young

To be involved with
just one person?

I mean, there are so many
nice, attractive women

You could be dating.

What about her?

That's ted waterman's mother.

I know.

Luckily, she's a recent widow.

Elyse.

Steven, would you please
just get something to eat?

Ok. Ok. Ok.

Oh, hi, liz.

Hi, mr. Keaton. Oh, I
want to thank you

For inviting me
over the other night.

Ohh.

No, I really enjoyed
meeting terry.

In fact, I feel a little silly

About resisting
the idea at first.

I mean, I really like him a lot.

Really?

What about what you told me

About your being
involved with another man?

Well, um,

I guess I'm not as
serious about this man

As I thought I was.

And I haven't told terry

Because I know he just came
out of a bad relationship,

But I'm afraid he
might react badly.

You haven't told him, have you?

No. Don't be silly.

Because that would
be terrible, mr. Keaton.

I mean, that would
ruin everything.

Terry is an architect.

And your son runs
an architecture firm.

You're perfect for each other.

Hi, mrs. Keaton.

Hi, liz.

Elyse, may I please
speak with you, please?

So, what brings you here?

Well, terry invited me.

Oh, I know that. I
guess I'm just surprised

That you're free, you know?

That you aren't out with,
you know, mr. Years.

Who?

Elyse, I really need
to speak with you.

Liz, I think you should know

That terry just came out
of a very bad experience

In a relationship. He's
feeling very vulnerable.

So don't you think you ought
to tell him about... You know?

Excuse me.

What was she talking about?

Is there someone
else in your life?

W-well, yes, but
just for years.

I was going to tell you.

No. Uh...

Actually, this was a
nice way to find out.

Excuse me.

No, terry. Wait.

Terry. Wait! Oh, come back!

Ted's parties always
start out slowly!

[Indistinct] come on, nick,
will you hold her steady?

I'm almost done. Hang on.

All right.

That's it.

Hey, so I guess we're done, huh?

No, nick.

We've got her wearing plaid

With a floral print.

She looks like a tramp.

Come on, alex.

You know, we've been
at this for hours.

First, you tell me she
can't wear white shoes

With a wool coat.

That's right, nick.

You don't wear
white after labor day.

All right. And I put
her in a pair of jeans,

And you tell me
you don't like that.

It is a party, nick.

Alex, I think she looks ok.

She's not going out of this
house with those shoes on.

I'm sorry.

I think this party
dress will be fine.

Come on. Take it
easy on her, will you?

I am, all right?

Hold her steady.
Ok. Just a minute.

All right. Come
on. Don't wobble!

What are you two doing?

Mallory...

We were just...

This is the sickest
thing I've ever seen.

It's a present for cindy becker.

I thought you said you
hadn't bought a present yet.

Hey, now, look,
mallory, I can explain.

I'm sure you can.

Mallory, it's not
what you think.

Tell that to the police, ok?

I'm so ashamed.

It's not mine, mom.

It's nick's.

Alex, play in another room.

So, what happened?

Your mother destroyed any
possibility of a relationship

Between terry and liz.

Oh.

Sorry to hear that.

So...

Where's liz now?

Alex, control yourself.

Liz is too old for you.

Steven, I feel so
terrible about what I did.

Would I be overreacting

If I asked you to never
let me speak to anyone

Or leave the house ever again?

No.

[Doorbell rings]

I'll get it.

Alex, nice to see you.

Liz.

Liz obeck.

Liz obeck.

Mr. And mrs. Keaton,
I'm sorry to bother you.

But I needed to come
over and speak with you.

Come on in, liz.

Uh... Alex.

Can't I stay, dad?

I'm afraid not.

I'll be good, dad.
Please. Please. Please.

Alex!

Ohh. Ok. [Indistinct]

Tell her... Tell her
I'll be in the kitchen

Making her favorite meal. Ok?

Whatever that might be.

I just came over to
apologize. For what?

For all the trouble I created.

Oh, liz, liz, liz.

You've got it all wrong.

It's all my fault.

She's right. It is.

Hi. I came in from the kitchen,

And alex told me you
guys would probably...

Be...

Oh, excuse me, I
didn't know that...

[Sighs] I better go.

I'd better go, too.

Stop!

Don't move!

Can I have one
more sh*t at this?

Go ahead.

Ok. Come on in a little further.

A little further.

Ok. Now, something needs
to be cleared up here.

You two like each other a lot.

But it seems to me,
terry, that you're afraid

That since liz was involved
with someone when you met

That she's just leading you on.

But is that the case, liz?

No, definitely not.

And liz, it seems
that you're afraid

That terry doesn't
want to see you anymore

Because you weren't honest
with him from the start.

Is that the case, terry?

No.

Go out and have a good time.

In fact, go to guido's.

We have an account there.
You can charge everything to us.

Uh, honey.

I am kind of hungry.

Me, too.

Good! Go!

And if you eventually
get married,

Don't invite me.

Not bad.

Thank you.

Steven?

Yes?

You remember that
agreement we made

About me not speaking
to anyone again

Or ever going out
of the house again?

Yes.

Well, since I just
set everything right,

Won't you let me out of that?

Absolutely not.

Liz! Liz, wait!

He's no good for you!

Liz!

Man: sit, ubu, sit.

Good dog. [Barks]