Making Mr. Right Page #3

OK, CALL

THE OFFICE.

MAYBE WE CAN:

RECOMMEND SOMEBODY.

I ALREADY HAVE. I MEAN,

I'M CONSIDERING, UH--

I'M CONSIDERING

HIRING SUZY DUNCAN.

YOU MEAN MY ASSISTAN SUZY DUNCAN?

WELL, WHY NOT? SHE'S HAD

SOME GOOD IDEAS SO FAR.

LOOK, FRANKIE!

LOOK, YOU COME BACK!

WE CAN KEEP I STRICTLY PROFESSIONAL.

I MEAN, WE CAN, UH--

WE COULD EVEN:

DATE OTHER PEOPLE!

I MEAN, I THOUGH THAT'S WHAT YOU'D WANT!

ISN'T IT?

ARE YOU DATING:

OTHER PEOPLE?

WELL, YEAH,

I MEAN, YOU KNOW,

KIND OF. AREN'T YOU?

YEAH, SURE.

YEAH.

YEAH.

JESUS, THAT WAS

DAMN QUICK WORK!

WE ONLY BROKE UP

LAST TUESDAY!

WHAT, YOU KEEP THIS GUY

ON A BACK BURNER

OR SOMETHING?

STEVE!

WELL, IT GOT SERIOUS

PRETTY GODDAMNED QUICK!

LOOK, I DON'T HAVE TIME

TO GET INTO THIS RIGHT NOW.

I'VE GOTTA

GO BACK TO WORK.

IT'S SOMEBODY YOU

WORK WITH, RIGHT?

SEE, YOU NEVER

WERE VERY GOOD:

AT SEPARATING BUSINESS

FROM PLEASURE!

I NEED TO SPEAK:

WITH YOU RIGHT NOW.

JEFF!

LOOK, DON'T--

DON'T GET UPSET.

THERE'S NOTHING

TO BE JEALOUS ABOUT.

I'M NOT JEALOUS!

UH, STEVE MARCUS.

JEFF PETERS.

DR. JEFF PETERS.

WELL, I HOPE YOU'RE

REGISTERED, JEFF,

BECAUSE I'M GONNA

BE NEEDING YOU:

OUT THERE 4 WEEKS

FROM TUESDAY.

I DON'T FOLLOW

POLITICS.

[CHUCKLES]

SORRY, STEVE.

TAKE GOOD CARE:

OF HIM, SKIPPY.

OK? BYE BYE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

[WHISPERING] Shh!

YOU'RE MY NEW BOYFRIEND.

MISS STONE, IF I HAVE

UNWITTINGLY LED YOU ON,

I SINCERELY APOLOGIZE.

DON'T FLATTER

YOURSELF.

I HATE MEN.

[WOMAN MIS-SPEAKING SPANISH]

IVY, MUST YOU

BABBLE LIKE THAT?

YOU ARE GOING:

TO SHAVE THOSE:

BEFORE THE WEDDING?

HECTOR LIKES ME:

LIKE THIS.

SHAVING'S SUCH

A BOURGEOIS CONCEPT, MOM.

MARRIAGE IS A BOURGEOIS

CONCEPT, IVY.

HOW COME I CAN' TALK YOU OUT OF THAT?

SORRY I'M LATE!

WELL, YOU TWO

LOOK ADORABLE.

WHO'S GETTING

MARRIED HERE, HUH?

THE WRONG PERSON.

YOU COULD HAVE MARRIED

THE MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELOR

IN ALL OF MIAMI:

IF YOU'D PLAYED

YOUR CARDS RIGHT,

AND YOUR SISTER HERE INSISTS

ON MARRYING A BUSBOY.

HECTOR AND I:

ARE IN LOVE, MOM!

WHAT'S LOVE

GOT TO DO WITH IT?

FRANKIE AND STEVE

HAD A RELATIONSHIP.

IT DIDN'T WORK OUT.

DID THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH

A HORRENDOUS DIVORCE

LIKE ME? NO, THEY

WERE SENSIBLE.

THEY PARTED AS FRIENDS.

IF I NEVER:

SEE HIM AGAIN,

IT WILL BE:

A DAY TOO SOON.

HOW ABOUT A WEEK

FROM SATURDAY, FRANKIE?

IT'S BAD ENOUGH YOU

ASKED THAT CREEP

TO THE WEDDING,

BUT, MOTHER,

ASKING STEVE:

TO GIVE IVY AWAY!

I CERTAINLY DID:

NOT INVITE HIM!

HE CALLED IVY,

DIDN'T HE, IVY?

YOU ASKED HIM.

NO, I DIDN'T!

IT WAS HIS IDEA.

WELL, HE SAID YOU

WOULDN'T MIND, FRANKIE.

OH, I DON'T MIND.

I JUST WON'T COME.

NO PROBLEM!

WE'LL CALL OFF

THE WEDDING!

I'M HAPPY TO

LOSE MY DEPOSIT!

I'M GETTING

MARRIED, MOTHER!

SO, YOU'RE REALLY NO GONNA COME, FRANKIE?

OF COURSE:

I'LL BE THERE.

I'M A BIG GIRL.

I'LL COME.

IT'S NO BIG DEAL.

OH, YOU'RE

AMAZING, FRANKIE.

I KNEW YOU'D

UNDERSTAND.

Mother:
BYE, IVY!

Woman:
OH, HO HO!

BULLSHIT, DONNY!

STOP SEEING:

THAT NO-GOOD SLUT!

DOO DOO DOO DOO:

ROAST BEEF AND SALAMI

[WOMAN AND MAN YELLING]

WHO ARE YOU?

WHERE'S TRISH?

MOE GLICKSTEIN,

DON'S BUSINESS MANAGER.

THIS IS MANNY:

OUR ACCOUNTANT.

ARE YOU A FRIEND

OF TRISH'S OR SOMETHING?

I HAPPEN TO LIVE HERE.

OH! OH, VERY NICE PLACE

YOU'VE GOT HERE!

SIT DOWN,

HAVE A NOSH.

MANNY, GIVE HER

SOME OF YOUR CORNED BEEF.

WHY NOT?

I'M NOT HUNGRY.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

MY BOY DONNY:

SUDDENLY ANNOUNCES

HE'S LOSING

HIS EQUILIBRIUM.

HE CAN'T SLEEP,

HE CAN'T WORK.

HE NEEDS:

HIS OLD LADY BACK.

AH,HE'S A MESHUGENUH!

HEY, YOU WANT A PICKLE?

HONEY, YOU CAN' GO UP THERE.

DON AND TRISH:

NEED THEIR SPACE!

OH, YOU'VE GOTTA

BE KIDDING ME.

HONEY, CALM DOWN!

HERE'S $20.

I CAN GET YOU IN

TO TINY TIM:

AT THE EDEN ROC.

IT'S A TERRIFIC SHOW.

WHAT DO YOU SAY, HUH?

Trish:
BULLSHIT, DONNY!

OHH!

OH, ULYSSES, WHA ARE YOU DOING HERE?

STANDING.

THAT'S WHA I DO AT NIGHT.

THAT'S IT?

YOU DON'T...

READ OR WATCH:

TELEVISION:

OR MULTIPLY:

6-DIGIT NUMBERS?

NO.

ULYSSES, WHY ARE YOU

STARING AT ME LIKE THAT?

BECAUSE YOU:

TAUGHT ME TO:

AND BECAUSE I THINK

YOU'RE ATTRACTIVE.

I THINK YOU'RE THE MOS ATTRACTIVE WOMAN I KNOW.

I'M THE ONLY WOMAN

YOU KNOW.

BUT THANKS, ULYSSES.

THAT'S NICE.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

FRANKIE, WHA ARE YOU DOING HERE?

GOOD QUESTION.

OHH, I'M TIRED,

AND I GUESS I DIDN' KNOW WHERE ELSE TO GO.

JEFF TAUGHT ME:

TO MASSAGE THE BODY PAR WHEN I HAVE A SPASM

IN MY MECHANISM.

UH...

[CRACKING]

[CHUCKLING] OH.

HEE HEE HEE!

UM...

YOU KNOW, ULYSSES,

YOU CAN'T JUST GO GRABBING

PEOPLE'S FEET LIKE THAT.

WHY NOT?

WELL, BECAUSE

IT JUST ISN'T DONE.

WHY?

WELL, UM...

YOU SEE, THERE

ARE--ARE RULES

FOR SOCIAL BEHAVIOR,

AND, UM...

WELL...

RELATIONSHIPS:

BETWEEN PEOPLE:

DEVELOP IN:

STAGES, AND...

TO GET PHYSICAL:

WITH SOMEONE,

YOU HAVE TO GE TO KNOW THEM FIRST.

NOW, IF YOU

DON'T MIND,

I'VE HAD

A VERY LONG DAY,

AND I'D LIKE

TO GET SOME SLEEP.

GOOD NIGHT, ULYSSES.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

WHAT WAS THAT?

A KISS.

PEOPLE KISS WHEN THEY

LIKE EACH OTHER.

IT'S A SIGN OF LOVE

OR AFFECTION.

ALTHOUGH IN MY CASE,

MAYBE I'M GOING NUTS.

NOW, ULYSSES,

IF YOU DON'T MIND,

COULD YOU JUS STAND OUT HERE

IN THE HALLWAY,

PLEASE?

SWEET DREAMS.

SWEET DREAMS.

[SMACK]

JEFF!

JEFF!

EXCUSE ME.

SURE.

GUESS YOU DIDN'T SEE

ME BACK THERE, HUH?

HELLO, SANDRA.

I TOLD YOU:

TO CALL ME SANDY!

WE'RE STILL

FRIENDS, AREN'T WE?

I TAKE THE BLAME

FOR EVERYTHING:

THAT HAPPENED:

THE OTHER NIGHT,

BUT, YOU KNOW

WHAT THEY SAY,

GETTING STARTED'S

THE HARDEST PART.

LOOK, I'VE GO A LOT OF WORK TO DO.

AND I'M

THE CAREFREE TYPE,

NO PRESSURES,

NO DEMANDS,

ANYTHING:

FOR A LAUGH.

WE'RE STILL ON FOR

TONIGHT, AREN'T WE?

Y-Y-YEAH. YEAH.

I--I GUESS SO.

OK! GREAT! SO...

IT'S A DATE!

[GIGGLES]

OH, EXCUSE ME.

OW!

DAMN!

P.A.:
ALL THOSE WISHING

TO PARTICIPATE:

IN DR. NIEDERHOL'S

SINGLE INTERFACE

ARE TO MEE IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE,

ROOM B,

PROMPTLY AT 6:
00.

I LOVE YOU, JEFF.

[SMACK]

OH, MY GOD!

WHAT IS THAT WOMAN

TEACHING YOU?

Dr. Peters:
SHE IS

CLUTTERING HIS PROGRESS

WITH USELESS NONSENSE,

MONOPOLIZING VERY

VALUABLE TRAINING TIME

WITH GOD KNOWS WHAT.

BUT--WHA--B--E--

EMOTIONAL TICS:

THAT I HAVE WORKED

TO GET OUT OF:

MY OWN PERSONALITY,

SHE HAS MANAGED TO

DRUM INTO HIM OVERNIGHT!

THIS MORNING,

ULYSSES MET ME IN--

IN THAT HALL,

AND HE KISSED ME...

RIGHT NEAR MY MOUTH.

I GUESS:

HE LIKES YOU, JEFF.

UM, VERY FUNNY.

MISS STONE?

I AM NOT AMUSED.

ULYSSES IS GOING

INTO DEEP SPACE.

HE IS GOING TO BE

ALONE FOR 7 YEARS.

HE IS NOT GOING OU TO DISCOTHEQUES.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

JEFF...

IF YOU FEEL YOU NEED

MORE TIME WITH ULYSSES--

YES, I DO!

I'M SURE MISS STONE

CAN RESCHEDULE.

AND, MISS STONE,

PLEASE,

TRY TO STICK:

TO THE ESSENTIALS.

OK.

OH, AND, JEFF...

NOW THAT ULYSSES

IS ACTING MORE HUMAN,

PERHAPS HE COULD

GIVE YOU A FEW LESSONS.

[DOOR SLAMS]

Bruce:
WELL,I'M

STILL WAITING TO HEAR

FROM GOOD MORNING,

AMERICA:

AND LIVE AT 5:
00,

BUTTHE ONLY CONFIRMATION

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