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-REALLY?

-YEAH.

(SCOFFS) YEAH. I OWN SEVERAL

OF HIS EARLIER PIECES.

YOU SHOULD REALLY INVEST IN HIM.

-SERIOUSLY.

-DEBORAH, YOU MADE IT.

OH, AND THIS IS

THE BRILLIANT ARTIST NOW.

HI. I'M WINSTON COOK.

WINSTON?

AND THIS IS THE BRILLIAN DEBORAH DORFMAN.

NICE MEETING YOU BOTH.

I'M WINSTON COOK, SR.

HEH. AND THIS IS MY BEAUTIFUL

BRILLIANT WIFE NAROO.

OH, HA. GREAT. NOW YOUR DAD

THINKS I'M A TOTAL LIAR.

NO, DEBORAH. A LOYAL FRIEND.

(SPEAKING ARABIC)

IT'S VERY BEAUTIFUL.

COOKIE, IS THIS THE ONE

YOU TOLD US SO MUCH ABOUT?

WE HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US

FOR DINNER NEXT DOOR.

OH, UM...

YEAH, THERE'S A BUNCH

OF PEOPLE COMING.

I'LL CATCH UP WITH YOU

IN A BIT, GUYS.

IT WAS A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU,

DEBORAH.

OH, AND YOU.

HEY.

SO WHAT'S NEW SINCE THE EDISON?

OH, GOD.

EVERYTHING. UM, I QUIT MY JOB.

WOW.

I MEAN, DO YOU LOVE ACCOUNTING?

NO ONE LOVES ACCOUNTING.

WHAT HAVE YOU ALWAYS WANTED

TO DO?

I DON'T KNOW.

THEN THIS WILL REALLY BE FUN.

OK. UM...

-SO...

-WHAT?

I'M JUST GOING TO SUCK IT UP

AND GO FOR IT. AHEM.

I THINK I...

I...

COME TO DINNER IF YOU CAN,

DEBORAH.

DORFMAN?

DORFMAN?

(GASP)

-HEY!

-JAY!

-SURPRISE!

-YEAH!

-HI!

-HEY.

-CAUGHT AN EARLIER FLIGHT.

-GREAT.

WOW, YOU LOOK AMAZING.

OH, IT'S THE SAME OLD ME.

GOD, I MISSED YOU.

-YOU DID?

-YEAH.

WOW. AND SERIOUSLY,

YOU LOOK SO SEXY.

HEH.

OH, I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU

TO SEE YOUR LOFT.

I HOPE YOU LIKE IT.

GREAT.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

UH...

OH...I...

UH...

LET ME GET BACK TO YOU.

I'M GONNA BE--

I'M GONNA BE RIGHT BACK.

VODKA. MAKE IT A DOUBLE.

OH, CHARDONNAY,

PINOT NOIR, CABERNET.

ALWAYS WITH THE CHOICES.

JUST POUR ME WHATEVER HAS

THE HIGHEST ALCOHOLIC CONTENT.

SOMETHING FOR YOUR WIFE?

NO. I'M A WIDOWER.

YOU HAVE KIDS?

YEP. SEE HOW YOU LIKE THAT.

AH. HIT ME AGAIN.

KID TROUBLE, HUH?

THEY SHOULD COME WITH

INSTRUCTION MANUALS.

-I'M ROSE, BY THE WAY.

-ROSE.

I LIKE OLD FASHIONED NAMES.

YEAH? I LIKE OLD FASHIONED MEN.

UH...

OH...UM...

I HAVE TO GET SOME AIR.

OK.

WHAT'S WRONG?

NOTHING.

FORGET YOU'RE MAD AT ME. TALK.

ALL RIGHT.

JAY CAME HOME EARLY,

AND HE WANTS TO HANG OU WITH ME.

GREAT. I COULD DRIVE

TO THE LOFT, PACK UP, GO HOME,

AND YOU CAN HANG OUT WITH JAY.

COOKIE INVITED ME TO GO TO

DINNER WITH HIM AND HIS PARENTS.

WHO DO YOU CHOOSE?

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

I MEAN, I HAVE BEEN CRAZY

ABOUT JAY FOR AS LONG AS

I CAN REMEMBER, YOU KNOW.

BUT I DON'T KNOW

HOW HE FEELS ABOUT ME

AND THEN I'VE BEEN SPENDING

ALL THIS TIME WITH COOKIE.

AND I HAVE ALL THESE FEELINGS

THAT I DON'T KNOW

WHAT THEY MEAN.

AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

I CAN'T DO IT. I CAN'T CHOOSE.

-DO YOU WANT TO JUST GO--

-YES, YOU CAN.

YOU CAN DO ANYTHING, DEBORAH.

PICK THE ONE:

WHO SEES WHAT I COULDN'T.

I SOLD YOU SHORT.

I SPOILED YOUR BROTHER,

WHICH IS PROBABLY

WHY HE IS THE WAY HE IS.

BUT YOU,

MY DARLING DAUGHTER,

ARE THE MOST WONDERFUL PERSON

I KNOW.

BUT DIDN'T KNOW.

CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?

OF COURSE I CAN.

AND YOU'LL START LIVING

FOR YOU KNOW.

YEAH.

GOOD.

NOW GET IN THERE AND CHOOSE.

OK.

AND YOU'LL STAR LIVING NOW TOO?

WITH THIS SHIRT,

I HAVE A CHOICE?

YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.

YOU REALLY THINK?

I KNOW.

I LOVE YOU.

UH, EXCUSE ME.

COULD WE GET THE MENUS?

AND THERE'S ONLY THREE

OF US THIS EVENING. THANKS.

OK. I'LL USE

THE CHOPSTICKS TODAY.

OK.

OK.

YOU CAN LOOK NOW.

WHOA.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

IT'S AMAZING.

YEA.

THE WIDOWS OF KABUL

AND I THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, I MADE THAT MYSELF.

NOT ALL OF IT.

BUT I DID LEARN HOW TO WEAVE

THIS WEEK THANKS TO YOU.

HMM. AND I LEARNED

SO MUCH THIS WEEK THANKS TO YOU

AND THE D-TOWN HITLIS THAT YOU LEFT FOR ME.

THE WHAT?

THE COOL MAP OF DOWNTOWN

THAT YOU LEFT FOR ME.

OH, YEAH.

SOME NEIGHBOR NAMED COOKIE

MADE THAT AND GAVE IT TO ME

AS A HOUSEWARMING GIFT.

THERE ARE SO MANY GAYS DOWNTOWN.

OH, NO. HE'S NOT--

I WOULD NOT GIVE YOU

SOME CHEESY MAP.

MY GIFT TO YOU WAS THE PRECIOUS

MARTENBOROUGH VINYARD PINOT NOIR

FROM MY SEXY MARRIAGE SUI IN NEW ZEALAND.

OH.

SORRY. AND THANK YOU.

BUT YOU KNOW, THE REAL GIF YOU GAVE ME WAS BEING ABLE

TO STAY HERE.

I FEEL LIKE I'M THIS TOTALLY

DIFFERENT PERSON NOW.

I EVEN QUIT MY JOB.

FINALLY GOT SMART, HUH?

YOU KNOW, I GIVE YOU A WEEK

BEFORE DANIEL IS GOING

TO MAKE YOU PARTNER.

OH, NO, NO, NO.

I GOT TO MAKE A CAREER CHANGE

TOO. LET ME TELL YOU.

I HAVE PUT IN SO MUCH FACE TIME.

I SHOULD BE AN ANCHOR RIGHT NOW

AT LEAST AT FOX.

RADIO SHOW TIE-INS AND

SIX-FIGURE SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS.

HOW COOL WOULD THAT BE?

(SIGHS) I GOT TO FIRE

MY AGENTS AGAIN.

I'VE BEEN NICHING WITH THIS

GUERILLA STUFF FOR WAY TOO LONG.

IT'S KILLING ME.

WELL, YOU'VE BEEN NICHING?

I MEAN, I THOUGHT THAT--

I THOUGH THAT YOU WERE REPORTING.

YOU ARE SO ADORABLE.

NOW TELL ME MORE

ABOUT YOUR WEEKEND.

HELLO?

SORRY. UM...

WELL, ACTUALLY WHEN I FIRS GOT HERE, I GOT TO TELL YOU,

I WAS SORT OF--

OFF. GOOD.

GOOD. I DIDN'T SEE THAT ONE.

UH, DO YOU LIKE THE LOFT?

I ASKED YOU THAT EARLIER.

DO--WHAT--HOW DO YOU LIKE

THE LOFT?

IT'S GREAT.

I LOVE THE MASKS.

WHEN I GOT THEM,

I KNEW THEY WOULD BE PERFECT.

I'M NOT SO SURE

ABOUT THE COLOR THOUGH.

RED? I MEAN, REALLY?

WELL, I'M SORRY, I--

WELL...

IT WAS ANOTHER COLOR,

BUT UM...

WELL, I'D LIKE--YOU KNOW WHAT?

I COULD REPAINT IT FOR YOU.

SORRY.

SHH.

YOU'RE FORGIVEN.

AND FORGIVEN.

MMM.

NO.

NO. NO!

YOU'RE FORGIVEN. I'M NOT--

YOU SHOULD BE:

THE ONE WHO'S SORRY.

I MEAN, HAVE YOU ALWAYS

BEEN LIKE THIS?

I MEAN, WAS I JUST SO

IN MY HEAD, IN MY FANTASYLAND

THAT I DIDN'T SEE

WHAT WAS REALLY IN FRONT?

AND THEN YOU GRAB MY--

WHAT THE--I GOT TO GO.

-BYE, ELMER.

(MEOW)

I'LL MISS YOU.

(DOOR BUZZES)

CHANGE!

CHANGE!

I'M TRYING. I'M--

I'M TRYING.

("WRITTEN ON YOUR HEART" PLAYS)

IT'S BEAUTIFUL, DAN.

I LOVE YOU.

LOVE YOU, BABE.

I'M SORRY I'M LATE.

BUT IT'S THE ONLY THING

I'M SORRY FOR.

BECAUSE IT'S ALL LED ME

HERE TO YOU.

("GLOW"

BY DONOVAN FRANKENREITER PLAYS)

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