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THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING.

NOT ON OUR:

100th STORE OPENING.

WELL, MAYBE THERE'S A WAY

THAT WE COULD TURN THIS

TO OUR ADVANTAGE.

HOW?

BY TURNING IT TO HERS.

(telephone rings)

YOU LOOKED SO GOOD.

THAT WAS AMAZING.

GREAT JOB, MEL.

(ring)

THIS IS MEL.

(Carter) SO RELAXED

AND CONFIDENT.

SHE'S HANGING OU ON TV.

SHH!

IT'S DEAN WILCOX FROM SAVE NOW.

UH, YES.

NO, I DON'T--

OKAY, UM, I WILL SEE YOU

TOMORROW AT 11:
00.

(beep)

(telephone clatters)

WELL, HE WANTS TO MEE WITH ME.

I THINK WE DID IT.

(laughter)

YES! (exhales loudly)

(siren wailing in distance,

horn honks)

I DON'T KNOW WHAT MR. WILCOX

INTENDS HERE,

BUT I ASSURE YOU

IF YOUR TIME AT SAVE NOW

EXTENDS BEYOND:

THIS MEETING,

I WILL MAKE I A LIVING HELL.

NO, YOU WON'T, KARL.

YOU'LL SUCK UP TO MY FACE,

AND THEN TALK ABOUT ME

WHEN I LEAVE THE ROOM,

BUT THAT'S BUSINESS.

GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.

(phone rings)

MRS. McCLURE.

SO NICE OF YOU TO COME.

MAY I CALL YOU "MEL"?

SURE, DEAN.

YOU'RE SAVVY.

A REAL COMMANDO--

GOOD QUALITIES IN BUSINESS,

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

BUSINESS, RIGHT?

ACTUALLY, I THINK IN THIS CASE

IT'S A LITTLE MORE PERSONAL.

I UNDERSTAND.

PLEASE, HAVE A SEAT.

I PREFER TO STAND.

YOU INVITED ME HERE

BECAUSE YOU'RE IN TROUBLE.

BAD P.R.--IT'S NOT SO GOOD

FOR THE BOTTOM LINE, RIGHT?

I THINK YOU OVERESTIMATE

YOUR POSITION.

ALL THIS BAD PRESS--

WE'VE DEAL WITH IT BEFORE.

IT'LL GO AWAY BEFORE

THAT STORE OPENS.

IT ALWAYS DOES.

AND GUESS WHAT?

THE PEOPLE STILL COME

AND BUY FROM US.

THEN WHAT AM I DOING HERE?

WE COULD USE:

SOMEONE LIKE YOU.

(chuckles)

YOU'RE JOKING, RIGHT?

YOU'RE SMART, GOOD IN A ROOM,

MADE MINCEMEAT OUT OF ME.

AND YOU SEEM TO HAVE

AN INTUITION ABOUT OUR BUSINESS.

STARTING SALARY--

$150,000.

CONDOMINIUM, CAR.

LET'S BE HONEST.

SMALL TOWN LIVING

CAN BE NICE,

BUT IT CAN GE A LITTLE STALE AFTER A WHILE.

WHAT ABOUT THE STORE?

ONCE YOU SIGN ON HERE,

YOU CAN BE MY PERSON

ON THE INSIDE:

OF THE OTHER SIDE.

SO YOU WANT ME TO GO BACK

AND TELL THEM THAT WE LOST?

AND THAT I TOOK A JOB

WITH SAVE NOW?

I WANT YOU TO GO BACK

AND TELL THEM:

THAT THERE ARE SOME OFFERS

THAT ARE SIMPLY TOO GOOD

TO REFUSE.

CARTER?

(Carter)

YEAH, I'M UP HERE!

SO HOW'D IT GO?

(sighs) REMEMBER WHEN YOU

TOLD ME YOU WOULD, UH,

COME TO CHICAGO WITH ME?

YEAH.

WELL...

THEY OFFERED YOU A JOB?

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

WHAT, DO THEY THINK

THEY CAN JUST WRITE YOU

A CHECK AND GET WHATEVER

THE HELL THEY WANT?

$150,000 CHECK AND A CONDO,

NEW CAR.

WHAT, YOU ACTUALLY

CONSIDERED THIS?

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

IT FELT KIND OF GOOD

TO BE WANTED LIKE THAT,

YOU KNOW?

CARTER, THAT IS WHO I WAS.

THAT IS WHO:

I THOUGHT I WAS, ANYWAY.

AND--AND I DON'T KNOW

HOW I KNOW ALL THAT STUFF.

BUT SOMEHOW:

I'M REALLY GOOD AT IT.

(sighs) I JUST DON'T WANNA

FEEL LIKE I'M--

STUCK?

I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

NO, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO.

SO WHAT ARE YOU:

GONNA TELL EVERYBODY?

THAT YOU GOT A BETTER OFFER?

I MEAN, IS THAT WHA YOU'RE TELLING ME RIGHT NOW?

AREN'T YOU TIRED OF WORKING

YOURSELF TO THE BONE

JUST SO YOU CAN GET AHEAD?

HAVE YOU EVER EVEN CONSIDERED

THAT MAYBE WE ALREADY ARE AHEAD?

THAT'S WHY

I TURNED THEM DOWN.

WHAT?

I TURNED THEM DOWN,

YOU BIG OAF.

MEL--

I ALREADY SAID NO.

(Carter) WHOA!

OH!

WHOA, YOU OKAY?

YEAH, YOU MIGHT WANNA

NAIL DOWN THAT RUNNER

BEFORE WE OPEN.

SO YOU REALLY:

TURNED THEM DOWN?

YES.

WHAT KIND OF SCOUNDREL

DO YOU THINK I AM?

I THINK YOU'RE A CUTE ONE,

SO I'LL TAKE MY CHANCES.

(giggles) WHOA.

WHAT? YOU OKAY?

YEAH, I-I JUST FEL THIS WEIRD FEELING

ALL OF A SUDDEN THA I'M FINALLY READY TO ACCEP THAT ALL OF THIS IS...

REAL?

YEAH.

EVERYTHING IS SO REAL.

AAH!

MEL!

MEL?

MEL?

OH, MY GOD.

MEL?

(breathing heavily)

CARTER?

MELODY?

HI.

OH, HONEY, YOU GAVE US

QUITE A SCARE.

OH, WHAT AM I DOING HERE?

YOU TOOK A FALL:

AT THE INN.

YOU'VE BEEN OUT COLD.

YOU'VE QUITE A LUMP

ON YOUR HEAD, MS. GERARD.

GERARD?

MELODY GERARD?

MELODY McCLURE.

EXCUSE ME?

MELODY McCLURE.

WE'RE MARRIED.

I'M--I'M SORRY.

MARRIED?

INTERESTING.

UH, WHERE DO YOU LIVE?

ELM STREET?

OKAY, DOC, I THINK SHE...

MIGHT NEED SOME MORE TESTS.

OH. (sighs)

NOT AGAIN.

YOU THINK...

THAT WE'RE MARRIED?

YES! NO.

YES? I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW.

I HIT MY HEAD, AND I WOKE UP

IN THE HOSPITAL.

AND I THOUGHT THAT I WORKED

AT SAVE NOW:

AND LIVED IN CHICAGO.

YOU DO.

YES, AND I WAS

CONCEITED AND RUDE.

YOU ARE.

MEL, YOU'VE BEEN OU FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS.

YOU'VE BEEN DREAMING.

NO, IT WAS REAL.

AND YOU WERE THERE,

AND YOU WERE THERE.

AND YOU WERE THERE.

AND THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME,

HEY.

AND WE HAD A GREAT BIG

THANKSGIVING DINNER.

SWEETHEART, THANKSGIVING

ISN'T FOR THREE MORE DAYS.

YOU JUST GOT HERE ON FRIDAY.

BUT, OH, I'M JUST SO GLAD

YOU'RE OKAY.

CAN'T SAY THAT THE RES OF THE TOWN FEELS THE SAME WAY.

OKAY, UM, COULD I TALK

TO CARTER ALONE?

(P.A. tone chimes)

(woman speaking indistinctly

over P.A.)

(sighs) IT DIDN'T FEEL LIKE

A DREAM. IT WAS SO REAL.

(chuckles)

THAT'S NOT FUNNY.

NO, ACTUALLY, IT--IT IS

KIND OF FUNNY.

WELL, I MEAN, NOT THE PAR WHERE YOU GOT HURT.

BUT SEEING YOU LIKE THIS,

IT'S--IT'S ALMOST THE GIRL

I REMEMBER BACK WHEN...

WHAT?

NEVER MIND. IT WAS LIKE

A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.

(sighs) OKAY, LOOK.

I'M SO SORRY THA I DIDN'T COME BACK SOONER.

BUT I'M HERE NOW.

YOU--YOU HAVE SOME NERVE.

14 YEARS LATER, YOU--

YOU THINK THAT I'M ACTUALLY

HOLDING ON TO SOMETHING?

WELL, I AM SO SORRY

TO DISAPPOINT.

OKAY, YOU KNOW WHAT?

IT WASN'T ALL MY FAULT.

YOU DID NOT CARE

ABOUT MY... FEELINGS.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I HAD ASPIRATIONS.

OH, YOU HAD ASPIRATIONS?

YES, I DID. ASPIRATIONS.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

I WASN'T READY THEN.

BUT I'M READY NOW.

MEL, W-WAIT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

PUTTING ON MY PANTS.

WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE I'M DOING?

NO, NOT A GOOD IDEA.

NO, IT IS A GOOD IDEA.

(thud)

OH, OKAY. THERE IT IS.

SHE'S DOWN.

I'M OKAY. I'M UP.

LET'S GO.

LET'S GO TO

THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.

WAIT, WHAT?

LISTEN, BUDDY.

I FELL FOR YOU.

LITERALLY, JUST NOW.

FELL FOR YOU.

SO DON'T BLOW THIS, OKAY?

YOU ACTUALLY EXPECT ME

TO HELP YOU GET THIS DONE?

NO, TO STOP IT.

MOVE IT!

SO WHY THE SUDDEN

CHANGE OF HEART?

I TOLD YOU,

IT WASN'T SO SUDDEN.

I GOTTA GET YOU BACK.

YOU--YOU NEED TO SEE A DOCTOR.

IT WASN'T SO BAD.

ACTUALLY,

IT WAS PRETTY GREAT.

WHAT?

JUST BEING BACK.

BEING WITH YOU.

I SAW YOU LAST FRIDAY.

AND FOR LIKE AN HOUR

THIS MORNING.

OKAY, DON'T PLAY COY WITH ME,

CARTER McCLURE.

I KNOW YOU HAVE MY PILLOW

IN A PLASTIC BAG.

WAIT, HOLD, HOLD, HOLD.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

AND YOU MAY OR MAY NO HAVE 14-YEAR-OLD MAYO

IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR?

YOU'RE DELUSIONAL.

DO YOU KNOW THAT?

ARE YOU--

ARE YOU ON BATH SALTS?

THERE IT IS RIGHT THERE--

THAT LOOK IN YOUR EYE.

I BET YOU EVEN LOOKED UP

THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD

"MELODY," DIDN'T YOU?

YEAH, IN YOUR CASE,

IT'S THAT ANNOYING SONG

SO GRATING ON YOUR NERVES...

(both) THAT YOU JUST CAN' GET IT OUT OF YOUR HEAD.

I LOVE YOU, TOO,

CARTER.

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