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(clanging)

YOU KNOW, THINGS DIDN'T WORK OU WITH HIM AND... TRISHA.

(door closes)

OH. WOW. THAT'S A SHAME.

AND HE TURNED ALL

HIS WOODWORKING:

INTO A CUSTOM CABINETRY

BUSINESS.

IT'S BACK-ORDERED

FOR OVER A YEAR.

YAY FOR CARTER.

(clears throat)

(door closes)

HEY, WE'RE HERE!

OH, MY GOSH.

LOOK HOW OLD YOU GOT.

AND SO DID YOU, JAKE.

OH, THAT'S SO NICE OF YOU,

MOUTH BREATHER.

MM-HMM.

OH! WELL, JUST THINK,

NOW THAT YOU'RE FINALLY HERE,

MOM CAN SHUT UP:

ABOUT HOW YOU NEVER VISIT.

OH, YEAH.

THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

MAYBE I'LL JUST ABANDON

EVERYTHING:

I'VE WORKED SO HARD FOR

AND MOVE RIGHT ON BACK

TO GOOD OLD STREETSVILLE.

HOORAY! THEN BY THIS TIME

NEXT YEAR,

YOU CAN BE A SINGLE,

DIVORCED MOTHER JUST LIKE ME.

MM, EXCELLENT.

IT'S SETTLED.

I HAVE AN IDEA I WANNA GE TO MY BUSINESS-SAVVY DAUGHTERS.

OH.

THIS IS FOR ME:

AND MY CONTEMPORARIES

WHO ARE GOING:

THROUGH THE CHANGE.

OKAY. INSTEAD OF HOT YOGA,

YOU HAVE THE A.C. CRANKED UP

TO 50,

AND YOU HAVE FANS BLOWING

LIKE A STORM.

I'M CALLING IT "FROZEN YOGA."

'CAUSE THOSE ZUMBA PEOPLE

HAVE MADE A FORTUNE,

AND I THINK IT'S A LOCK.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

IT'S GOOD, ISN'T IT?

ISN'T IT GOOD?

YES. MM.

YES, MEL, PLEASE DO TELL US

WHAT YOU THINK.

UH... ACTUALLY,

IT'S... INTERESTING.

THERE'S DEFINITELY

A MARKET FOR IT.

I'M JUST A LITTLE CURIOUS,

THOUGH.

HOW DO YOU...

BURN ANY CALORIES?

THE WHOLE POINT OF BIKRAM

IS TO SPEED UP THE PROCESS,

TO EXPEDITE.

EXCUSE ME. THE WHOLE POIN OF YOGA IS TO SLOW DOWN

AND STRETCH AND BREATHE.

YEAH, IF YOU HAVE TIME TO

SLOW DOWN, STRETCH, AND BREATHE.

GIVE ME THAT THING.

MOM.

IS THERE AN APP FOR STOPPING

TO SMELL THE ROSES?

THAT'S WHAT I WANNA KNOW.

MM, YES. AND MOM TELLS ME THA YOU'RE STAYING FOR THANKSGIVING.

I THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE

GOING TO THE BAHAMAS

WITH YOUR FRIEN--

(thud)

THE BAHAMAS?

I-I ASSUMED THAT YOU WERE

STAYING HERE WITH US.

(sighs) I DIDN'T REALIZE

THE DATES WHEN I BOOKED IT,

AND NOW, UH, YOU KNOW,

THE TICKETS ARE PAID FOR.

SO...

WELL, I GET IT.

I MEAN, THAT--THAT'LL BE FUN

WITH YOUR GIRLFRIENDS.

I JUST WISH:

IT WASN'T THANKSGIVING.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA JUS BE DOING THE SAME OLD STUFF

WE DO EVERY YEAR ANYWAY, SO...

IT'LL BE FUN.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

I KNEW:

SHE WAS GONNA CRY.

YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST TOLD HER

YOU WERE GOING WITH A BOYFRIEND.

SHE WOULD'VE... DRIVEN YOU

TO THE AIRPORT HERSELF.

MM. UNLESS, OF COURSE, YOU DON' WANT CARTER TO KNOW.

I DID HEAR:

THAT HE STOPPED BY.

OH, REALLY?

MM-HMM.

GOOD OLD CARTER.

STILL SINGLE.

(thud)

OW.

(indistinct conversations)

(gavel bangs)

(woman) AT THIS TIME,

WE'D LIKE TO MOTION FOR A VOTE.

SAVE NOW HAS MADE

A NEW GENEROUS OFFER

FOR THE PROPOSED SITE,

AND I THINK WE ALL AGREE THAT--

MAYOR GORDON,

WE HAVEN'T AGREED ON

ANYTHING EXCEPT THA MOST OF US DON'T WAN THAT STORE

IN OUR BACKYARD.

(crowd cheers and murmurs)

(applause)

LET'S LET MEL SPEAK.

(conversations fade)

(sighs) IT'S EASY TO FORGE THAT THIS IS NOT JUS AN ECONOMIC ISSUE.

IT'S EMOTIONAL.

IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT JOBS.

IT'S ABOUT IDENTITY.

THIS IS MY HOME, TOO.

I LOVE STREETSVILLE,

JUST LIKE THE REST OF YOU.

IT'S THE VERY DEFINITION

OF HOMEGROWN--

THE SHOPS, THE FOOD...

THE WAY OF LIFE.

IT'S REALLY SOMETHING

TO BE PROUD OF.

BUT BUILDING:

A SAVE NOW MEGA STORE

IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE THAT.

OUR PHILOSOPHY IS TO EMBRACE

THE IDENTITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

THEN WHY DID BOTH

NEIGHBORING COUNTIES

REJECT YOUR PROPOSAL?

(crowd clamors)

I'LL TELL YOU WHY.

BECAUSE A NEW SAVE NOW

IS GONNA BRING IN

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE

FROM SURROUNDING TOWNS.

(crowd clamors)

NEXT THING YOU KNOW,

THE STATE IS GONNA APPROVE

A HIGHWAY COMING THROUGH HERE,

AND THEN:

OUR TIGHT-KNIT COMMUNITY

IS GONNA BECOME JUS ANOTHER ANONYMOUS SUBURB.

THESE BULK STORES--

THEY SELL EVERYTHING.

THEY'RE GONNA UNDERCU LOCAL PRICES,

AND THEN YOU KNOW

WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

ONE BY ONE, ALL OF OUR

MOM AND POP SHOPS THAT WE LOVE--

THEY WILL GO UNDER.

EVERYONE SHOULD BE GIVEN

A CHOICE IN THEIR FUTURE.

DON'T YOU AGREE, CARTER?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW, MELODY,

NOT IF THAT CHOICE

ISN'T MUTUAL AMONG

BOTH PARTIES.

I THINK WHAT IT BOILS DOWN TO

IS WHETHER A TOWN

WANTS TO REMAIN MIRED

IN ANONYMITY:

OR BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY

TO GROW.

AND I THINK GROWTH

IS STRONGES WHERE ONE'S ROOTS

ARE DEEPEST.

NOT UNLESS:

THEY'VE BEEN NURTURED.

MAYBE THEY DIDN'T WANNA BE.

CAN WE GET BACK TO THE BUSINESS

AT HAND? I MOTION FOR A VOTE.

(man) NO!

(crowd groaning)

(man) COME ON!

WE DON'T NEED A VOTE.

(woman) WE'RE NOT READY TO VOTE!

I THINK WE SHOULD

PUT THIS OFF...

(crowd speaking at once)

A MOTION HAS JUST BEEN MADE

TO DELAY THE VOTE

UNTIL AFTER THE WEEKEND

SO THAT EVERYONE CAN HAVE

A CHANCE TO READ

SAVE NOW'S LATEST PROPOSAL.

I SECOND THE MOTION. DONE.

(gavel bangs)

(indistinct conversations)

MMM. COFFEE SMELLS GOOD.

HEY, MOM.

HEY, HONEY. I'M DOING SOME YOGA.

YOU WANNA DO IT WITH ME?

UH--

(doorbell rings)

(door opens)

(Mel) HELLO.

(Carter) HEY.

(door closes)

WOW. ELAINE, LOOK AT YOU.

NICE JOB.

MUST HAVE BEEN NICE TO SPEND

THE WEEKEND WITH YOUR DAUGHTER.

OH, IT WAS WONDERFUL...

WHEN SHE WASN'T ON THE PHONE.

YOU GOT A SEC?

UH, ACTUALLY, NO.

I'M GETTING ON A CONFERENCE CALL

IN 34 MINUTES

WITH GERMANY.

PERFECT.

I'LL HAVE YOU BACK IN 33.

WAIT. WAIT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

BYE!

PUT ME DOWN!

BYE!

AAH! UHH!

COME ON. YOU COULDN'T AT LEAS GET MY COAT?

IT'S COLD OUT HERE. THIS IS

AN... (muffled) ABDUCTION.

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

YOU'LL SEE SOON ENOUGH.

(sighs)

SO, UH...

WHAT HAPPENED WITH YOU

AND OL' TRISHA?

CAUGHT HER IN BED

WITH SOMEONE.

WOW. THAT'S ROUGH.

DID YOU KNOW HIM?

YES, I DID...

KNOW HER.

(stifles laugh)

MM. SORRY. THAT'S...

MM.

(brakes squeal)

(gears shift, engine turns off)

OKAY, HERE WE ARE AT THE CORNER

OF MEMORY LANE:

AND WHAT IS THE POINT?

THE POINT IS I BOUGHT IT...

AGAIN.

(door squeaks)

YOU LIVE HERE?

I'M CONFUSED.

I THOUGHT WE SOLD I WHEN I...

TOOK THAT JOB:

AND LEFT ME?

YEAH.

NEW OWNERS SAT ON IT.

I KEPT TABS ON IT,

WHICH AGGRAVATED

THE HELL OUT OF TRISHA,

BUT IT AGGRAVATED HER

EVEN MORE:

WHEN I SOLD MY PLACE

TO BUY IT BACK AFTER WE SPLIT.

SOUNDS LIKE:

A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP.

SPENT THE LAST YEAR OR SO

GUTTING I AND DOING ALL THIS,

AND PENDING THE APPROVAL

OF PERMITS,

WE OPEN EARLY NEXT YEAR.

WATCH YOUR HEAD 'CAUSE I'M

HANGING SOME STUFF

FROM THE CEILING,

AND THE RUNNER:

IS NOT FIXED YET, MELODY.

(squeals)

(step creaks)

OKAY, PLEASE DON'T CALL ME

"MELODY."

(sighs) WOW. OKAY.

I'M IMPRESSED.

YOU DID ALL THIS YOURSELF?

WHAT? STRIP AWAY

ALL THE OLD,

REBUILD THE FOUNDATION

ON MY OWN,

REFINISH EVERYTHING MYSELF?

YOU'RE NOT SPEAKING

METAPHORICALLY, ARE YOU?

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA CALL IT,

THE BITTER B&B? (chuckles)

I SEE YOU IN THERE, MEL.

I-I SEE YOU UNDER ALL THIS,

UNDER--UNDER THE...

TAILORED SUIT AND ALL THA MAKEUP YOU PUT ON...

(whispers) JUST TO MAKE YOU LOOK

LIKE YOU'RE NOT WEARING ANY.

F.Y.I.--I'M HAPPY. THIS IS

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