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How about love?

Measure in love

Seasons of love

Seasons of love

Five hundred twenty-five thousand

Six hundred minutes

Five hundred twenty-five thousand

Journeys to plan

Five hundred twenty-five thousand

Six hundred minutes

How do you measure the life

Of a woman or man?

In truths that she learned

Or in times that he cried

In bridges he burned

Or the way that she died

It's time now to sing out

The story never ends

Let's celebrate

Remember a year in the life of friends

Remember the love

You got to

You got to remember the love

Don't you know

Got to give love

Give love

Give love

Measure, measure your life

In love

Seasons of love

Seasons of love

Gonna be loved

Loved

Pan to the padlocked door.

New Year's Rockin' Eve.

The breaking back

into the building party.

- How long till next year?

- Three and a half minutes.

I'm giving up my vices

I'm going back

Back to school

Eviction or not

This week's been so hot

That as long as I got you

I know I'll be cool

I couldn't crack the love code, dear

Till you made the lock

On my heart explode

It's gonna be a happy New Year

A Happy New Year

Coast is clear

You're supposed to be working

That's for midnight

Where are they?

There isn't much time

Maybe they're dressing

I mean, what does one wear

That's apropos for a party

That's also a crime?

Chips anyone?

You can take the girl

Out of Hicksville

But you can't take the Hicksville

Out of the girl

My riot got you on TV

I deserve a royalty

Be nice, you two

Or no God-awful champagne

Don't mind if I do

No luck?

Bolted plywood

Padlocked with a chain

- A total dead end

- Just like my ex-girlfriend

Honey, I know you're there

Please pick up the phone

Are you okay?

It's not funny

It's not fair

How can I atone?

Are you okay?

I lose control

But I can learn to behave

Give me one more chance

Let me be your slave

I'll kiss your Doc Martens

Let me kiss your Doc Martens

Your every wish I will obey

That might be okay.

Down, girl. Heel, stay.

I did a bit of research

With my friends at Legal Aid

Technically, you're squatters

There's hope

- But just in case

- Rope!

- We can hoist a line

- To the fire escape

- And tie off at that bench

- That bench

- I can't take them as chums

- Start hoisting, wench

I think I should be laughing

Yet I forget

Forget how to begin

I'm feeling something inside

And yet I still can't decide

If I should hide

Or make a wide-open grin

Last week I wanted just to disappear

My life was dust

But now it just may be

A happy new year

A happy new year

- Bond. James Bond.

- And P*ssy Galore, in person.

P*ssy, you came prepared.

I was a Boy Scout once,

and a Brownie...

...till some brat got scared.

- Moneypenny, my martini

- Will bad champagne do?

- That's shaken, not stirred

- P*ssy, the bolts

Just say the word

Two minutes left to execute our plan

- Where's everyone else?

- Playing Spider-Man

Ironic close-up tight

On the phone machine's red light

Once the boho boys are gone

The power mysteriously comes on

Mark, it's the Wicked Witch

Of the West

Your mother

Happy New Year from Scarsdale

We're all impressed that the riot

Footage made the nightly news

Even your father says mazel tov

Honey, call him

Love, Mom

Mark Cohen, Alexi Darling

From Buzzline

Oh, that show's so sleazy.

Your footage of the riots, A-one

Feature segment, network, deal time

I'm sending you a contract

Ker-ching, ker-ching

Marky, give us a call

Or at home try 863-6754

Or my cell phone at 919-555-0090

Or you can e-mail me

At Darling Alexi Newscom. net

Or you can page me at-

- I think we need an agent

- We?

- That's selling out

- But it's nice to dream

Yeah! It's network TV

And it's all thanks to me

Somehow I think I smell the whiff

Of a scheme

Me too.

- We can plan another protest

- We?

This time you can shoot from the start

And you'll direct, starring me!

Five, four, three, open sesame

Happy New Year

Happy New Year

Happy New...

I see that you've beaten me

To the punch

- How did you know we'd be here?

- I had a hunch

- You're not mad?

- I'm here to end this war

It's a shame you went

And destroyed the door

Why all of a sudden

The big about-face?

The credit's yours

You made a good case

Mimi came to see me

She had much to say

That's not how you put it

At all yesterday

I couldn't stop thinking

About the whole mess

- Mark, you'd wanna get this on film.

- I guess.

I regret the unlucky circumstances

Of the past seven days

Circumstance?

You padlocked our door

And it's with great pleasure

On behalf of CyberArts

- That I hand you this key

- Golf claps

- I had no juice in my battery

- Reshoot

Oh, I see

This is a photo opportunity

The benevolent god ushers

the poor artists back to their flat.

Planning on taking

the barbed wire from the lot?

- Anything but that

- Clearing the lot was a safety concern

We break ground this month

But you can return

That's why you're here

With people you hate

Instead of with Muffy

At Muffy's estate

I'd honestly rather be with you tonight

Than in Westport

- Spare us, sport, the sound bite.

- Mimi, since you're so seductive

Persuade him not to be

So counterproductive

- Tell them what you wore to my place

- I was on my way to work

Black leather and lace

My desk was a mess, I'm still sore

I kicked him

And told him I wasn't his whore

Your boyfriend know

Who your last boyfriend was?

I'm not her boyfriend.

I don't care what she does.

People, is this any way to start

A new year? Have compassion

- Benny just lost his cat

- My dog, but I appreciate that

My cat had a fall

I went through hell

Like losing-

How'd you know that she fell?

- Champagne?

- Don't mind if I do

- To dogs

- No, Benny, to you!

- Let's make a resolution

- I'll drink to that

Let's always stay friends

- Though we may have our disputes

- This family tree's got deep roots

- Friendship is thicker than blood

- That depends

- Depends on trust

- It depends on true devotion

- Depends on love

- Depends on not denying emotion

Perhaps.

- It's gonna be a happy new year

- I guess

It's gonna be a happy new year

- You're right

- It's gonna be a happy new year

- I'm sorry.

- I'm sorry.

- Coming?

- In a minute, I'm fine, go

Well, well, well.

What have we here?

It's gonna be a happy New Year

There, there. There, there.

Valentine's Day.

Pan across the empty lot.

Roger's down at Mimi's, where he's

been for almost two months now.

Although, he keeps talking

about selling his guitar...

...and heading out of town.

Still jealous of Benny.

God knows where Collins

and Angel are.

Could be that new shantytown

near the river or a suite at the Plaza.

Maureen and Joanne

are rehearsing.

- I said, once more from the top!

- I said, no!

That is, if they're speaking

this week.

Me? I'm here.

Nowhere.

The line is, "CyberArts

and its corporate sponsor...

...Grey Communications, wish

to mitigate the Christmas Eve riots. "

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