The Break-Up Page #2

You know, don't worry|about who the artist is|or how much it's worth.

I mean, you have to live|with it every day. You have|to walk by it every day.

You know, you have to|really love it. You have|to really appreciate it.

It's kind of like|picking a mate.

(EXCLAIMING)

GARY:
Hey, honey!|Hi.

How's it going?|BROOKE: It's good.

Oh, wow. You got|a lot happening.|I know.

Very exciting.|I am starving.

Oh, careful. That's really...|That's very hot.|Oh, that's hot, hot, hot.

Yep.|Jesus.

Hey, honey,|you've got to really...|You should get ready, okay?

Oh, you look great.|Thank you.

Got a lot of nice stuff.|Got a pizza.

All kinds of stuff.|Terrific.

I just need you|to decide what to...|You know, I did everything.

(TV CLICKS)

(COMMENTATOR CHATTERING)

Gary?|Yeah?

Oh, come on! Really?|You got three lemons.

What my baby wants,|my baby gets. You know that.

Yeah, but I wanted 12.|Baby wanted 12.

Why would you want 12 lemons?

Because I'm making|a 12-lemon centerpiece.

So, no one's actually|even eating them?|They're just show lemons?

Yeah. They're just|show lemons. Shown in|the center of the table.

I'm glad you find that|amusing,

but I cannot fill a vase|with only three lemons.

Well,|can't you just use, like,|maybe a drinking glass?

I'm not gonna use|a drinking...

We could have|a smaller version|of a centerpiece.

I'm not gonna use|a drinking glass|for our centerpiece.

You know what?|I've got an idea.

Why don't we go ahead and|scratch the centerpiece idea|altogether,

because the chicken|that burnt my mouth

could maybe use|a little bit of lemon|on top of it.

Guess what? Now we've made|a better meal versus something|visually nice to look at.

What are you do...|What's happening here?|What are you doing?

What are you doing?|(STAMMERING) Oh, I had|such a long day on the bus.

I need a little bit|of down time.|My feet are killing me.

Gary, come on,|my feet are killing me, too.|I'm exhausted.

I worked all day.|Went to the market.

I cleaned this entire condo|and then I've been cooking|for the last three hours.

Come on. Help set the table.

GARY:
Sweetheart.|What?

You've done such a great job|already. Don't you want|to finish it yourself

and have that personal power|of that accomplishment?

Set the table.|Listen to me.

Do you think that|when Michelangelo, right,

was painting|the Sixteenth Chapel,|that he said,

"Hey, guys, you know,|I did pretty good|on the first 15 chapels,

"but why don't you help me|design this one?

"And maybe|you could help me...|Give me a brush

"and you guys can|grab brushes, and we can all|make a great chapel." Uh-uh.

No, he didn't.|And you wanna know|what the results were?

A masterpiece.

Okay. It's the Sistine Chapel,|not the Sixteenth,

and I bet when Michelangelo|asked for 12 brushes,|they didn't bring him three.

Yeah. Okay, all the talking|is really starting|to drain me,

and now I'm gonna have to|watch the highlights later|to see what I missed here.

Honey, look, Gary, just...|Down time's important.

Gary, please just|take a shower, okay?|Down time's important.

'Cause this is what|I don't want to have happen.

I don't want the doorbell|to ring. I'm then forced|to answer the door,

entertain people,|and I'm still cooking dinner.

Yeah.|Okay?

You're absolutely right.|Let's do that. The second|that this inning's over...

Gary.|There's one out all ready.

They're gonna be here|in 20 minutes.

Baby, have you ever seen|a shower of mine take|more than four minutes?

Yes, I have. Come on.

(DOORBELL RINGING)|Oh, great!

They're here. Okay.|Table's not set.|Dinner's not ready.

Would you please|just let my parents in?

I gotta jump in the shower.|What?

(DOORBELL RINGING)|I gotta go.

Gary. Gary.

(DOORBELL RINGING)

GARY:
Well, seeing how|our families haven't|had many opportunities

to get to know one another,|we figured, what better way|than to break some bread?

So, everyone,|thank you for coming|and enjoy the meal.

ALL:
Cheers.|Cheers, honey.

Mrs. Grobowski.|Nice to meet you.|Thank you.

DENNIS:
Cheer with the sons.|GARY: Sweetheart,|cheers to you.

Darling, I see that you put|those Feng Shui books

that I sent to you|to good use.

This place is|so well balanced.|Thanks, Mom.

Yeah, the energy in this place|is just amazing.

WENDY:
Yes.

Well, the energy in the condo|might be a little more amazing

if we had a pool table.

Gary, we've already|discussed that.

We're gonna get a pool table|when we get a bigger place.

The place is plenty big now,|if you wanted a pool table|because...

Gary.|Yeah. You could take|the dining room table,

go ahead and move her|in the living room.

BROOKE:
Really?|GARY: Plenty of room.

And put a dining room table|in the living room? Okay.

How do you...|I mean, what do you do|with a dining room table?

Eat on it.|We'd have no furniture|in the living...

Where's the furniture go?|All I'm saying is,

it would be nice|to be able to shoot some pool.

Well, this isn't a dorm.|Look, baby,|I completely understand.

There's halls and stuff.|I mean, you can go...

We will wait|and get a pool table|when we have a bigger place.

Thank you.

The food is outstanding.|It is delicious food.

DENNIS:
It's outstanding.

LUPUS:
|Yeah, it really is nice.|Okay, everybody.

Time for the joke of the day.|Knock, knock.|Dad. Dad, come on.

Who's there?|Norma Lee.

Norma Lee, who?

Normally, I don't go around|knocking on doors,

but would you like to buy|an encyclopedia?|LUPUS: I got a joke.|I got a joke.

(ALL CHUCKLING)|How's it going?|I got a joke for you.

What do you get when you cross|a gay Eskimo and a black guy?

All right, look,|I think we've had enough|with the jokes for tonight.

Thank you, though.|Let's just talk|with each other.

All right.

I saw that Three Brothers|article in the Trib this week.

Sounds like you guys are up|to some pretty exciting stuff.

Basically, our big goal is to|try to take Chicago tourism|by air, land and sea.

We're still in the ground|phase with the buses.

But as soon as we get|our infantry established,

then we'll take it|to the squids.|Yeah.

Boats. Boats.|Oh, boats.

As soon as we control|the waterway, then we'll|bring in air supports

and then we'll pretty much|control everything.

You know, Dennis,

the way your face lights up|when you describe|your ambitions,

it's really inspiring.

Oh, thanks.|Because I understand

how you feel that passion.

RICHARD:
And sharing it|with other people, I think|that's what life's about.

I don't feel that about|boats and squibs... Squids?

ALL:
Squids.|Sorry.

CAROL:
Yeah.|But I do feel it|about singing.

With my a cappella group,|The Tone Rangers.

Although it's not|as aggressive as your dream,

it's really|more of a brotherhood.|It's like a musical team.

It's like a symphony of guys.|Guy symphony.

And it's very hard|to describe the true magic

of a group of guys|singing in perfect harmony.

It's transcendent.

But it's still very real.

I guess the best way|to put it in words is just...

(SINGING SINGLE NOTE)

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