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Even so,

he shouldn't be doing that.

He's young, Millicent.

Remember that next time

he drags you under a truck.

Harold. No! Okay.

Isn't this an amazing kitchen?

I mean, look at all the cabinet space,

the light.

When you have breakfast in here,

you're gonna practically

have to wear sunglasses.

Am I right?

Maybe. I don't know.

So let's go to the...

The living room is

right through here.

Can I?

Sure, sure.

My God.

Don't touch the dog.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

This is the living room.

Again, you see amazing light.

Yes, it's beautiful.

And here is what

I think is the...

Hello, there.

No, no, Harold.

No, Harold. I'm so sorry.

He's not fully

trained yet, so...

Wow, what a great room.

Isn't it?

Thank you.

Harold, Harold, off.

Leave the paintings alone.

No, it's all right.

He might buy something.

Would you like to

see the bedroom?

Okay.

Yes.

It's just through here.

That one is lovely.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

Sorry. Sorry.

Everybody's a critic.

Well, what do you think?

I've seen better.

Yeah. Are you

interested in buying?

Me? God, no.

I just like to look.

I go to all the open houses.

I'm writing a book about them.

A book. There you go.

Thanks for coming.

People are very interested.

Are you sure about that?

Yeah, yeah.

The search

for Abdul Pamir is still underway.

There have been a number

of unconfirmed sightings

and cell phone photos,

but he's still out there somewhere.

More good news from the bridge,

though, Brian.

The tanker itself has been

moved and all lanes reopened.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Please don't do that, sweetheart.

You're gonna break it.

We don't say "no" to Justin.

Well, I can say "no"

to him, if you like.

We prefer to

explain things to him.

Justin, do you know why it's inappropriate

to flick the switch like that?

I don't give a sh*t.

Adorable.

Thank you.

Replace the French

doors with glass.

The crown moldings have to go.

And see if the beams are

decorative or actually structural.

Can you tell me if the building

association will let me see patients here?

What kind of patients?

I'm a psychotherapist.

You've come to the right place.

And this wall.

What does this wall do?

Hold up the ceiling maybe?

Thanks.

See if we can take down this bedroom wall.

Open it up a bit.

God knows it needs it.

Double pane the windows.

Make sure they get

rid of all this crap.

Excuse me.

Yes.

The tub in the bathroom.

What's the deal with the tub?

Well, my husband and I were at

Brentfield and we saw this antique...

Thanks.

Make sure that Roberto can

take out the fixtures...

This came off.

Well...

Thanks.

I hope you're

keeping an eye on things.

I guess.

I wish they would

turn the TV off.

I know.

I told them twice already. I can't...

Maybe we should make popcorn.

No. Not that.

Excuse me.

Did you paint the bathroom that color?

No. We were out one night

and someone broke in

and painted the bathroom.

Is there a lot of crime

in this neighborhood?

Did you notice that there's

a window in the bathroom?

It's really particularly

nice. Come take a look.

What are you doing?

Nothing. Nothing.

I think we should see

about how Dorothy's doing.

No, no.

Yes.

The doctor said he would call as soon

as he knew anything. He did. He...

Excuse me.

Yes.

Can I grow plants

on the fire escape?

There's a roof.

Really?

Yeah.

And my husband

grows plants up there.

Does he?

Yes.

Good for him.

I grow mine for

medicinal reasons.

Hi. I hope

you don't mind.

I have to lie down in a bedroom

before I know what

it's like to sleep in it.

I mean, this is the position I'm gonna

be in the most in here, isn't it?

I suppose so.

My God.

This is an awesome apartment.

We like it.

Would you mind just

turning off that light?

No. No.

Thank you.

They make a lot of noise,

don't they?

Well, not usually.

How long have you lived here?

40 years.

Wow.

40 years.

That's an awesome view.

Yeah.

Yeah, we like it.

You looking to buy?

My mother is.

And which one is she?

She's probably lying down

on your bed right now.

Really?

She always does that.

But don't worry.

She won't buy it.

We don't have any money.

I see.

Why are you selling it?

That's a good question.

You have a dog?

Yeah.

She's in the hospital right now.

What's happened?

She's just old.

What's your name?

Zoe.

Zoe?

Pretty.

What's this?

This, Zoe,

is called a turntable.

And it's used to play records.

These records are called LPs.

Stands for long-playing.

The way it works is

you take this stylus,

there's a little

needle in there,

and very carefully

place it on the record.

I like this song.

So do I.

Who's this?

That's my wife.

I like her glasses.

They were all

the rage back then.

How much does the school pay you to model?

Um...

Five dollars.

Well, 10, if it's more than three hours.

So take your time.

I could use the money.

I'm not going anywhere.

Not dressed like this, anyway.

You a vet?

Yeah.

Vietnam?

I don't like to talk politics

or religion in the studio.

My God.

In my family,

politics is a religion.

You ready?

Wait.

I wanna do something

different with you first.

Should I call the cops?

How long have you

had those glasses?

These? I don't know.

Since I was a girl.

Here. Put these on.

No.

Why not?

Well, for one thing,

I won't be able to see through them.

Well, I'm the only person in the

room who needs to see anything.

Yes, sir.

Take yours off.

Give them to me.

You're the first man I ever met

who is more interested in getting

my glasses off me than my clothes.

Give them to me.

Take them yourself.

Very cool.

That's the woman I wanna paint.

Why did you pick me?

What do you mean?

You know what I mean.

Out of the modeling pool.

Like, why did you choose me?

'Cause Camille is

much prettier than I am.

Everybody picks her, because,

God, she's beautiful!

Beauty's not what I'm after.

Well, that's a relief.

No, I mean, it's not

the most important thing.

So what is?

You're real.

Good answer.

Start painting.

You got three hours.

Thanks so much.

And, again, my number is on the sheet,

if you have any questions.

Thank you.

Thanks.

That was worse than I

thought it was going to be.

You ought to make it

one of the 10 plagues.

First, locusts,

then house hunters.

Okay, so the dog ladies

are interested.

I'm going for air.

You need anything?

Yeah! No, we're out of milk.

Milk.

What? What did you say?

The dog ladies are interested.

Okay.

So are the matching sweaters.

Both have asked for

financials on the building.

But, honestly, I don't think

we're going to get a real offer,

while that madman's on the streets,

you know?

My God.

Sorry. It's later than I think.

Okay. I'll be back in an hour.

We did good! Right?

Did we? I don't know.

We're with Debbie Hoffman,

the 26-year-old bartender

who spent several harrowing

minutes last evening

held hostage by suspected

terrorist Abdul Pamir.

What exactly happened, Debbie?

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