Something's Gotta Give Page #9

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with the play and all.

- I'm famous, huh?

- Hey, just to us.

In every interview my mom does,

she always says she made you up.

So the guy in the play

doesn't make it, does he?

He basically dies

at the end of the second act.

But it gets a huge laugh.

I was hoping

she'd give me a reprieve.

Yeah, well...

Okay.

- Good seeing you. Congratulations.

- Thanks.

- How is she?

- She's really good.

Up to her old tricks. Learning Italian,

remodeling her apartment in the city...

Now, if I wanted to see her,

how would that go over?

Only one way to find out.

Except she's out of town right now.

Oh, yeah? Where is she?

Paris. She left two days ago

for her birthday.

But she'll be back next week.

Paris.

Showtime.

- I knew you'd be here.

- You did?

At first I thought I had the wrong

restaurant, but here you are.

- Just like I imagined.

- You mean...

...we're not bumping into each other?

You came here to see me?

I'm aware it was a bold move...

...one of those impulses that grabs

you, but so far we're okay.

Right?

- I mean... I kind of...

- It would be great...

...if you'd let me take that as a yes.

- Would you like a glass of wine?

- Yeah. I would.

I would love one.

I was just gonna give you a kiss hello.

- Okay.

- Whoa.

Awkward.

You remember how you said

if we still knew each other...

...we should go to Paris

for our birthdays?

Well, we still know each other.

That's true. But, Harry, I haven't

heard from you in six months.

Yeah.

After I saw you in the theater,

with the dancing Henrys...

- Yes. Sorry...

- No, it's very funny, by the way.

- I had another episode.

- Oh, I'm sorry.

Well, as it turned out, I was fine...

...but I was sure I was dying, and

the doctor in the ER said I needed...

...to decompress. So I did.

I walked out of there

and changed my life.

Sold most of my businesses,

packed my bags...

...moved to an island in the Caribbean.

That is where you've been

all this time? The Caribbean?

Actually, no.

I was there about six hours...

...when it occurred to me

that wasting away on an island...

...couldn't possibly cure

what was ailing me.

So I decided

to take another kind of trip...

...into, let's call it, my past.

- Your past?

I thought if I visited some

of the women I've known...

...that maybe I could figure

out how I arrived at being me.

- Wow.

- Wow, yeah, it was quite a journey.

Hi, Louise. Remember me?

Hi, how are...?

Some of the ladies, I admit,

weren't too interested in seeing me...

...or even speaking to me,

but one day, my losing streak ended.

One of them opened up to me.

Hearing what she had to say was no

picnic, but I stuck it out and I listened.

And then I listened harder.

And one of the things I realized...

...was I was actually giving closure

to generations of women.

When you hear the same story

about yourself...

...over and over,

your life begins to add up.

Took me months to find them all.

Visited a dozen different states.

But I traveled the farthest to see you.

I don't believe it.

Me either.

- Doc. How are you?

- I'm good.

- Nice to see you.

- You too.

I should have told

you he was coming...

...but I was so engrossed

in your story. I just...

Sorry I'm late.

- What story?

- Oh, maybe another time.

So I guess I should've seen your play.

Would've known how this ended.

- Yeah.

- Yeah, big twist, huh?

Yeah.

So, what are you doing

over here, man?

Just a vacation.

I've never been to Paris in January.

It's amazing to run into you.

You look good.

- You look great.

- I haven't been on a gurney...

...in six months, so that's something.

Well, I've just been

to every store in the city.

- What?

- This woman's impossible to buy for...

...but I think I finally found

the right gift.

Happy birthday, baby.

- I'll open it in a bit.

- No, no, no, no. You know what?

- I'm gonna let you two celebrate.

- Harry, no, please.

Stay. Join us for dinner.

We'd love to...

- I can't. I can't. Really.

- Why? You have somewhere to go?

I've spent a lot of time in hospitals.

It doesn't matter, right?

- Went to see a... What was it?

- No, it was a wheaten terrier.

So beautiful. So beautiful.

Make a wish.

To the forces of destiny

that brought us together.

Forces of destiny. Beautiful.

- You don't smoke.

- I'm in Paris.

Secondhand smoke

will kill you anyway.

She's very brilliant,

but the woman cannot hold her liquor.

- I like that about me.

- Me too.

If I were writing this,

this is where I would write:

"An awkward moment. "

Honey, if you were writing this,

I'd be dead.

Never fails to amuse her.

- No. Let us.

- Oh, no.

- Please, let us.

- Doc, I insist. I crashed your party.

- No.

- Let me buy you dinner...

...on your birthday.

Thank you.

What time does that say?

- Oh, God, I have no idea.

- Oh, wait a minute, I...

Me too. Me too.

You think you look

so handsome in mine?

You know how long I have been

looking for those?

Yes, I do.

Thank you very much.

Excuse me. Thank you.

Once again, closure.

- Well, here we are.

- Harry, why don't you take it.

No, no. I think I'm gonna walk.

You two take it.

Well.

- Harry.

- Doc. Thanks for everything.

- Stay well.

- Well, this was fun.

And it was so great to see you.

Honest. So...

It was great to see you.

Look...

...Erica, if you ever...

- No.

- Take care of yourself, Harry.

- Yeah, I will. You too.

It's cold, huh?

Look who gets to be the girl.

Anything else?

- Where's Julian?

- He's back at the hotel.

He said when he saw me with you...

...he knew that I was still

in love with you.

What do you have to say about that?

If it's true, my life just got made.

Why'd you come here, Harry?

Turns out the heart attack

was easy to get over.

You...

...were something else.

I finally get what it's all about.

I'm 63 years old,

and I'm in love...

...for the first time in my life.

That's what I came here to say.

Harry.

- Sanborn.

- Mr. Sanborn.

Four and a half.

Got your table waiting.

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