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"handsome gratuity."

Right.

You take credit cards?

Okay, so it's-it's

this way, right?

All right, you talked me

into it... I'm coming with you.

Thank you, but really,

you have your thing and...

It's all right. It's late.

You're going

to a shitty neighborhood.

I'm not gonna let you go alone.

Besides, it's this way.

Are you sure you don't mind?

Positive. Come on.

I'm sure that my husband

will really appreciate

your helping me.

It's incredibly generous of you.

You didn't have to do that.

What?

The husband thing.

Well, I didn't mean

to distrust you.

It's just you're being so nice.

Nice.

Well... don't mention it.

So, what was this thing that

you were headed to tonight?

Is it something to do

with the audition or...?

No, not really.

Well, kind of.

You know...

you know when you can't

make up your mind

about whether or not

you should do something?

And you ask the universe

"If I'm supposed to do this,

give me a sign"?

And is the audition

the thing or the sign?

The sign.

There's this really

influential band...

Duke Terry?

- No...

- It's all right.

He's this amazing piano player.

Lost his trumpet player

about a month ago

and I love the guy's music

and I thought... why not?

And... the thing?

- "The thing"?

- The thing that you needed the sign...

Oh, the thing! Right, right.

That's, uh...

a wedding.

Are you gonna

break up a wedding?

No.

No, it's complicated.

There's just someone

I wanted to see.

The bride?

Nope.

The groom?

No.

But what about you?

I'm guessing the purse was

the gift from your husband?

Think you might be

missing some hardware.

I have a ring,

but I'm not wearing it

because it's being repaired

back in Boston.

Okay. Whatever you say.

You don't believe me?

It's none of my business.

All right, this is it.

Jesus. You know what?

Let me do this.

What'd you say it was...

a black Prada bag?

I think we should

call the police.

Yeah. They'll be right over.

How's next Thursday?

Anything specific about the bag?

Yeah. On the inside flap

are the initials B.D.

in kid's handwriting.

"B.D." Why B.D.?

My stepson wrote it.

My name is Brooke.

Brooke Dalton.

Oh, my God!

Why'd you tell me it was Carrie?

I don't know! Carrie Bradshaw!

We're in New York, it's late,

you're a stranger... I froze.

Well, when I get back,

we really got to work

on our communication, Brooke.

Two blocks that way,

there's a bar

called Gaffney's...

wait for me there, all right?

Wait! How much cash do you have?

I don't know.

That's a personal question.

Maybe 40 bucks?

You're gonna do something crazy.

Thank you for not saying

"stupid."

That means a lot.

You're gonna grab it

and run, aren't you?

Uh... I don't know.

It's exciting, though, isn't it?

Go.

You the one lost the purse?

Yeah, and without it,

my whole outfit falls apart.

Hello, Four Seasons Atlanta.

Uh, Michael Dalton's

room, please.

One moment, please.

Hello?

- Hey, baby.

- Hey.

What's going on? You okay?

Yeah, I'm okay.

I just couldn't sleep.

And I, I just wanted

to tell you that I love you.

Oh, honey, I love you, too.

How's New York?

Did you make the buy?

Yeah, I made the buy.

For 225.

Yeah.

It's been going on so long.

I'm just glad it finally closed,

you know?

Yeah, right. Of course.

Well, congratulations.

Did you get my message?

No. What?

My phone actually broke.

Oh, sh*t.

I was wondering

why you called the hotel.

Well, there's

a little change of plans.

And I'm gonna be

on the first flight out.

So I'll be home by 8:00

and we can have

a little, uh,

celebration breakfast?

That's so early. It's 2:00 a.m.

Don't you just want to relax?

Weren't you on a later flight?

No, it's all right.

I can sleep on the plane.

I don't want to stay here

any longer than I have to.

Baby, you work so hard.

Why don't you

just stay and relax?

And then we can have

a nice breakfast later

when you're rested?

Brooke, the flight's booked.

What's going on? You okay?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I'm just tired.

Aw, poor baby.

Well, let me

let you go to sleep.

And I'll see you tomorrow.

- Okay.

- I love you.

All Prada. All tonight.

Tyler said you knew the bag.

Right.

Well, the lady's credit cards

would make it more helpful.

We don't do wallets, man.

Because that would be

beneath you.

Let's go with this one.

Special today... $900.

What do you mean?

That's the number I gave Tyler.

Yeah, and I paid him.

What, is this a shakedown?

Call him.

Aw, this is great!

You call him.

He says I didn't pay you

and I get screwed!

I'm so sorry.

I feel like an idiot.

You have your thing

and now you look all...

Homeless?

No.

Tough?

No, let's stick with homeless.

I'm sorry that

I sent the cops in.

I-I just thought that...

Thought that I couldn't get

beat up all by myself.

No. I assumed you can do that.

I just thought that you were

in over your head.

What's it take

to win a little trust

with you, Ms. Bradshaw?

Well, the purse is out.

What now?

No, it does matter.

It was over

when I missed that train.

What was over?

My marriage.

I had to be home before him.

Oh.

He doesn't know

you're in New York?

No, it's... it's complicated.

Got it.

What is that supposed to mean?

Well, it's not rocket science.

You're not wearing

a wedding ring.

You got to get home

before your husband does.

He doesn't know

you're in New York.

Are you accusing me

of having an affair?

No, it's just...

You know, I'm calling it

like I see it.

It's not a problem. It's okay.

People are human.

They make mistakes.

Okay, Einstein.

If I was having an affair,

why wouldn't I just

call my boyfriend

and have him bail me out?

I don't know.

Maybe he doesn't know

you're married.

Oh, God! Wait! Wait, wait, wait,

wait, wait, wait, wait! Wait.

What? What do you want?

Look, thank you for your help,

but it's over.

You can go back

to whatever you were doing

before I came along

and I ruined your night.

Wait, please, stop! Stop!

You didn't ruin my night, okay?

I was hiding out

in Grand Central

trying to avoid this...

Look.

My night was sh*t

before you showed up.

It's gonna be sh*t after

you leave. But your night?

If we can get you home

and save your marriage,

well, then...

you know, that would

make me a hero.

Not gonna pass that up, am I?

Look, I don't mean to... pry.

But it seems to me,

the issue is you got

to get home tonight, right?

Yes.

All right, let's work this out.

What time do you have

to be home by?

- At the very latest, at 7:00.

- Okay. Well...

that means we got

to leave by 3:
30,

4:
00?

We have time.

Manhattan?

Name of business.

Carmel Car Service.

Carmel Car Service.

Hey, how much to Boston

if we leave within the hour?

That's $447.

That's the best you can do?

Includes everything.

Okay, thank you.

What'd they say?

$447... all in.

Can we raise that?

Yeah, I think so.

I got a buddy at my thing.

Really? Because

that would be amazing.

Well, don't thank me yet.

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