Almost You

It's not a matter of that.

I've been trying...

to get through all day,

but the circuits are busy.

I'll try to call you

before the end of the day.

Right. Sure. Bye.

Hi. I'm picking up two tickets for me

and my husband.

Boyer.

They're paid for.

Uh, let me check.

Your wife on line two.

Hi. How are you?

I'm here with the travel agent.

You never sent the check?

I must have sent it. I sent it.

How could I not have sent the check?

Did you

or didn't you?

Well, I thought I sent it.

What is it with you lately?

I don't get it.

What's the big deal?

I thought I sent it. I'm sorry. I forgot.

I'm not going

to let you sabotage this.

- That is the idea, isn't it?

- No, not at all. I...

I really look forward to spending two weeks

in California with your family.

I'm sorry.

That didn't come out right.

Oh, come on, sweetie.

It'll be great.

We need to relax together.

We'll lie in the sun, go swimming.

You wanna go, don't you? If you don't

want to go, you don't have to.

- I don't? - I can't believe you

are telling me this now!

- Great timing!

- You're really being unreasonable.

What? I am being

unreasonable?

You wanna see

unreasonable?

Your wife on two.

Why are you telling me this now,

the day before we're going?

All I'm saying is...

You want to go. I don't.

I'll just ruin it for you. You'll be

with your friends and family anyway.

Wait a second. Is this boys' code for

the moment you tell me you wanna get a...

Absolutely not.

No. Wrong.

You wanna see

other people?

- That's not it at all.

- Well, what? It's gotta be something.

I just need some... time...

That does it! You are gonna go because

you promised me that you would go.

So pack your bag. The only reason

we wouldn't go now is if I don't wanna go.

And I wanna go!

I need a vacation!

I need some time too!

See you tonight.

Good evening and welcome.

I bet you're thinking this is not

a very good evening for viewing the stars.

But you're wrong. I'm sure

with a little confidence...

it's going to clear up very soon.

What I'd like to show you is what

you would be seeing if it were clear.

Which it isn't. But if it were,

you'd see winter stars.

Now, the winter stars are the best

display of stars the entire year round.

And just to the south there...

you see the south?

There are three stars in a row,

and that's Orion.

That's the belt

in Orion.

And then there's the star there

that's Betelgeuse.

- Hi.

- Hi.

And then you have Rigel,

which shows you...

It's not very clear.

You think we're gonna

be able to see anything?

I don't think so.

Inside of that entire complex,

there's a thing called the nebula.

Now, the nebula is a very arresting

and interesting thing.

And I'll tell you more about that later.

Great.

Hey, now it's raining.

Well, this is ridiculous.

I'm going.

Uh... Would you like to have a drink?

My name's Susan.

- Alex.

- Hi.

Sure.

Okay.

Okay what?

Ah, sh*t.

- What was that?

- Uh...

Nothin'.

I dropped something.

- What am I looking for?

- It's a... ring.

- Well, what does it look like?

- It's round...

gold.

It's a...

It's a, um...

Oh, I found it!

It's a wedding ring.

- Yeah.

- You're married.

- Not exactly.

- Separated?

- Divorced?

- In a way.

- In a way?

- Well, I didn't want to tell you this...

but my wife, uh...

You see, she had

an accident. And, uh, she's...

Oh. Oh, God,

Alex, I'm sorry.

Oh, God, it must have

been awful for you.

She's not dead.

- She's not?

- No.

- Well, where is she?

- She's in the hospital.

- Oh, my God!

- Oh, it's nothing serious.

She dislocated her hip.

She'll be back in a few days.

Uh, what I was thinking of is,

maybe we should, uh...

I'm...

I'm sorry. I...

Are you all right? I...

I can't believe

I did that.

- Oh!

- I'm home!

What are you doing here?

I live here. Remember?

I know that.

I know. I know.

But, I mean,

your hip and your back...

Aren't you supposed

to still be in the hospital?

Nah, I decided

to blow that pop stand.

Well, you could have

told me that yesterday.

- Is that yours?

- Uh-huh.

- What's wrong with you?

- Nothing.

There was nothing I was doing

at the hospital at this point...

that I couldn't do at home,

so I figured...

What about your physical therapy

and all that?

They're sending

a nurse, okay?

Let's start this

over again.

Nicer, with feeling.

Okay. Now here's

how it goes.

I say,

"Hi, honey. I'm home. "

And you say, "Gosh,

it's good to see you!

I missed you!"

And I say, "I've been

in traction for three weeks...

and I am horny. "

- And you say...

- Great.

See, I always liked gimpy girls.

But I was really hoping

for an amputee.

- Ow!

- What?

I'm sorry.

It's my left leg.

It's okay. Let's try it again. Wait.

- Ow!

- Hey! All right.

When's this nurse coming?

I think we need her.

Don't remind me.

- Straight ahead.

- Thank you.

Mrs. Boyer?

Hello?

Mrs. Boyer?

Mrs. Boyer?

Hi, Mrs. Boyer. I'm Lisa Willoughby

from the Lazenby Agency.

The doorman said

I could let myself in.

My name's Erica.

God, you're so pretty.

Th-Thank you.

No, I mean...

All the nurses at the hospital

were old battle-axes.

How old are you?

Twenty-six.

I need to ask you some questions

before we start.

Right down to business, huh?

- I noticed all your pictures

when I came in. - Mm.

That's my husband

Alex's parents.

They're both dead.

They died in a car crash when he was a kid.

That's terrible.

And that's Alex

when he was little.

I guess he's about seven.

- It's the same apartment.

- Uh-huh. He grew up here.

And then he inherited it.

That's why I call it

the nursery.

What do you do?

Do you have a job?

I'm a freelance illustrator.

I did that.

That's great.

God, look.

His hair's so much longer.

Amazing. Much cuter.

What does your husband do?

He works

in the family business.

His uncles run it now.

That's us in Greece

on our honeymoon.

- Morning.

- Uh, Mr. Boyer!

Mr. Boyer...

Hey, Alex! Yeah, Alex!

- English, Ralphie. Speak English.

- That is English!

Hey, you two...

remember, this is America,

goddamn it.

English! Ralphie,

come into my office.

What trouble?

You said trouble?

Yeah.

You got troubles.

You got lunch

with your uncles upstairs today.

Now, your Uncle Stuart told me

to tell you to be up there.

Now, you gotta be...

You know that's serious.

What's their problem?

We do all the work down here.

We do it our own way, but we do it.

- Anything from O.T. B?

- Yeah. You got any ideas?

- Well, let me see.

- Hey, you know what?

It could be that Bresnig account.

Remember, you wrote that P.O. On that.

Oh, I straightened that out. So what?

What are they gonna do, fire me?

It's my own family.

Mmm.

- You finished with this?

- Uh...

Mmm. Good.

All right?

Nothing else?

Okay.

All right.

That's better.

Now, down to business.

Alex, you happy downstairs?

That's important because...

if a man isn't happy in his work,

he can't do a man's work.

- Are ya?

- A man?

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