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for its song.

Play them the recording.

-Really?

-Come on.

-No.

-You guys have to hear this.

You wanna hear

the frogs sing?

-Yeah, sure.

-Of course they wanna

-hear it.

-Really?

Play it.

She played it for me

and I cried.

[frogs croaking

on recording]

She promised me

a copy of this

for my white noise

machine.

Ah, that's in Long Island?

It's not even

an hour away.

-That's gorgeous.

-Huh.

[croaking continues]

I feel completely ridiculous.

I'm sorry.

-Why?

-Beautiful.

-It's gorgeous.

-Let me put this way

immediately, I'm sorry.

-Play it.

-Quite enough.

-Enough of that.

-Nice.

Hush, please,

are you kidding?

Your necklace

is beautiful.

Ah, okay,

that is cheating.

But points for coaching.

I didn't, I swear.

[stammers]

What do you mean?

Ahem, the necklace

is Ramina's.

-She has a line of jewelry.

-It's not a line yet.

-Oh--

-It will be.

[stammers]

What do you mean?

You mean you made it?

-Yes.

-This your work?

Oh, my God.

It's beautiful.

-It's stunning.

-Ah, well--

-Absolutely amazing.

-And she has good taste.

What kind of stone

is that?

It's a gold quartz.

I cut them myself.

-I want to see the rest.

-Later. Please, more wine.

Could I use

your powder room?

Absolutely,

it's just up the stairs.

Thank you.

[man whistles]

Clyde.

All right, take it easy.

Take it easy.

[man] Hey, is Tom coming

to his own birthday,

where is he?

[Ramina]

He's at the bakery.

We had some problems

with the cake.

[Clyde]

There was some confusion

-about his name.

-[guests giggle]

-[door opens]

-[guests cheering]

[Clyde]

You look like you need

-a drink.

-Happy birthday.

-Oh, yeah.

-Happy birthday.

Thank you, Mark.

Thank you, everybody.

Hey, buddy.

Yeah, yeah. Thanks.

-Happy birthday.

-Thanks, fella.

[growls]

-Speech, speech, speech.

-Yeah.

-What?

-Come on, come on, come on.

-Come on, man.

-Please, speech.

-All right.

-Let's do it.

Thank you, Brad.

Thank you all.

Well, I'm humbled

by your devotion

to celebrating

my birthday.

I mean...

The other day

Clyde was asking me

why I insist on no gifts,

and I said something

about how we don't need

any more stuff.

Which is true.

We don't need

any more stuff,

but I think

what I really meant

is you don't need

to give me anything

because you're here.

And that's a very good gift,

I appreciate it.

I mean,

if you have, you know,

an albino alligator,

I'll take it.

-Don't worry about it.

-[Clyde] We do. I have one.

Don't get me wrong.

All right?

But-- Well, it just

means everything to me

that we're here together.

that we're here together.

So...

So...

And to my lovely wife,

Ramina,

without whom

the hens would not be

in the oven.

Ah.

-You did put them in, right?

-Yes. They're in.

Cheers.

-Cheers.

-Happy birthday.

[Mark]

So, where are we dancing

-this year?

-Oh, Ramina found

the best place.

It's new and very hip.

-No bailing out.

-No bailing out.

I'm not letting him.

Rock and roll ready.

[Clyde]

Oh, there you are.

I want you to meet

the birthday boy.

Tom,

this is Alice Manning.

Nice to meet you.

-Alice? Alice?

-She's amazing.

You're the biologist?

Yeah, she just got

off the boat

from Australia.

-Tasmania.

-[sighs] I've always wanted

-to visit Australia.

-Really?

[Brad]

I was actually gonna ask,

it's like the craziest surfing

in the world, right?

-I mean, do you surf?

-Oh, everybody surfs

-down there, yeah.

-Wait a minute.

You're not from

Australia though.

I mean, you don't

have an accent.

No, originally

I'm from Denver.

Oh.

[woman #2]

Tom, you didn't toast Ramina.

-What?

-That's such great news.

We're so excited for you.

[Clyde]

What's the great news?

California.

Oh--

Ramina just got into

this amazing jewelry program

-in San Diego.

-Oh.

-Yes.

-What? Really?

Congratulations.

-Thank you.

-Wow.

Why didn't you

say anything?

Eh.

I'm sure Tom just did not

want to jinx things.

-There you go.

-Right, Tom?

-That's it.

-Who wants a drink?

-Awkward me, please.

-Hey, Mark.

What are you

in the mood for, buddy?

-Bourbon.

-[Alice] Well, happy birthday.

We take boat rides

along the glades.

The alligators are literally

feet from you

and they follow the boat.

My goodness.

So, Alice,

how did you meet Clyde?

Oh, we frequent

the same lunch spot.

In Long Island?

I'm in Midtown

part of the week.

Turns out Clyde and I

both studied

at Carnegie Mellon.

Isn't that wild?

-Music?

-Biology.

She discovered

a new species of frog.

Play him the the recording,

you have to hear this.

No, no. No, really.

Once in an evening is enough.

So, when did you go

to Carnegie Mellon,

before or after Clyde?

Hey. It's not polite

to ask a lady's age, Thomas.

Did I ask her age?

-Uh--

-Did I ask your age?

-After.

-Okay.

-So, how old are you?

-Definitely not polite.

-What's going on?

-Tom's just giving Alice

the third degree.

-Yes.

-Ah, sure.

-I love your home, Tom.

-Oh, thanks.

Tom and his brother Brad,

actually they grew up here.

-Really?

-Yeah.

Well, my parents

live in London now,

so Ramina and I are

sort of house-sitting.

Huh. Lucky guys.

Brad and Sharon,

they own their own place

-in the West Village.

-Hedge fund.

Wow.

Must be strange, though,

living in the same house

you grew up in.

No. I mean, sometimes.

Would you like a tour?

Sure. Can I ask you

what that is over there?

-What?

-Up here.

I don't know.

-That's all my father's stuff.

-Hold on a minute,

-can I stand on this?

-Whoa, whoa, hey.

Oh. This is a fossil.

-Is this real?

-I don't know.

-Oh, Late Cretaceous.

-It's my father's.

You know what this is?

This is a two-legged snake.

You see, see the vertebrae?

-Yeah?

-Those are the legs.

-No.

-Isn't that amazing?

Yeah, they were discovered

in South America.

This is 80

or 90 million years old.

Back when snakes had legs.

[Brad] I thought

Dad brought that back

when he was teaching

in Nairobi.

Well, they would have been

all over.

They would have been

in East Africa--

-Huh, cool.

-...South America.

-She's right, that's beautiful.

-All over the world.

-Did you know that was up there?

-No, I had no idea.

You know, this should be

where people can see it.

Put it where someone

can see it.

You got it.

Yeah, I think,

should we eat?

-Yes.

-Yes, I'm starving.

-Right.

-Time for salad.

Yeah.

Jennie?

-It's-- It's--

-[Clyde] Want a drink?

-I'm starving. Yeah.

-Great.

Does Ramina

have assigned seats

-for us or...

-What? No. Just sit wherever.

[Ramina]

Tom, will you grab

-the salad dressing, please?

-Sure.

Actually, Clyde,

I want you to sit there.

And Alice,

you come sit next to me.

-No.

-[fossil bangs]

-God damn it.

-Tom.

Clyde, Clyde, come here.

[Ramina]

Tom, will you grab

-the bread also?

-Sure thing.

So, how did you meet her?

Why didn't you tell me

that Ramina

-got in to San Diego?

-I don't know. I--

We still need to work out

what we're gonna do.

You think?

-Well, I told her,

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