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and you loved him,

If I heard "The military'd

straighten Tommy out" one more time,

I'd have killed him

myself,

Tell me how it works,

Tommy,

When someone that you hate dies,

like the General,

does the hatred that you feel

for that person dissipate,

or do you transfer it

to someone else,,,

like me?

Would you explain this

to me, please?

Because I do not understand

hatred as a sport,

How does one win?

Hey, eXcuse me,

Sit down,

Now do me a favor,

I enjoy cooking

those brownies,

That is my recipe,

I have spent many years

perfecting it to get it right,

I consider these brownies

to be the finest

in the whole world,

Please do not throw these brownies

away in front of me,

You can take them and throw them

away after I'm gone

if you want to,

Just so you know,

I've put a file inside,

Whatcha got?

Merry Christmas,

If I could fly

like birds on high

Then straight to

her arms

I'd go sailing

Jerry,

Jerry,

Aurora?

Yes,

Tommy took the brownies,

Ha ha,

Tommy did what?

He took the brownies,

Ha ha!

That's great,

Hey, I'll be right out,

O, K,

Aurora?

Where are you?

I'm so glad you came...

[Wheels

Screech]

Oh, Patsy!

Oh!

I'm so sorry

I'm a little late,

Oh, no! Listen,

I was just so glad you called,

Oh, thank you,

I decided it had just been

too long, you know?

It's so hot in here,

though,

Aren't you warm? Whoo!

It's very warm in here,

Could I have some iced-tea,

please? Thank you,

Would you like

iced-tea?

Uh,,,

Bloody Mary,

Lotsa Mary,

So now tell me everything

that you've been up to,

and don't leave out a thing,

I wanna catch up,

Have you heard

from Melly?

No, Oh... Melly?

Uh...

Oh, it's Jerry!

Ooh, I see Jerry, One second,

I will get him

and bring him in,

My mother'll ask

for Bruckner, Thank you,

Jerry,

Aurora,

I'm so glad

you called,

'cause I have

a big surprise for you,

Oh, really?

Oh, I revel in surprises,

Great,

You remember

my very good friend Patsy?

Of course,

We met at Melanie's,,,

going-away party,

Hi, Patsy,

How you been?

Hi, Jerry,

Sit down, Jerry,

You'll be

needing this,

I think you should order

the pasta primavera here,

It is to die for,

[Giggling]

Sounds good!

Mm-hmm,

Oh,

So,,,

how long have you two

been f***ing?

Aurora, let's get

a couple of things straight,

You walked out on me,

Talk to me,

Patsy I have to

talk to again,

because that is the wretched hand

that life has dealt me,

You are not

in the cards,

Hi, honey!

You must be Aurora,

This is Lola,

My mother!

Surprised?

Oh, my God,

My, my, my!

Oh, how extraordinary

to meet you!

Thank you,

Well,,,

it's obvious to me now

why Jerry has said

the things

that he has said,

Physician,,,

heal thyself,

Aurora?

Let's eat, Come on,

She's very pretty,

honey,

Ah, my life, my life,

[Moans]

Dear, sweet, Rosie,

You old dear,

What did I ever do

to deserve you?

I been askin' myself

the same thing,

[Moans]

Rosie,,,

let's take a trip,

I need a change

of scenery,

Nothing extravagant,

but wouldn't you...

wouldn't you like

to see some great art?

Oh, a symphony, perhaps,

We must think

about this, Rosie,

I'm quitting, Aurora,

EXcuse me?

I have to,

Arthur's asked me

to marry him,

If I do,

he won't let me work,

Marry Arthur,,,

for what purpose?

Well, things haven't been

so good around here, lately,

I felt like

you might want me to go,

So you're giving me

your notice?

I've never considered

you my boss,

I've considered you

my friend,

I'm lucky,

I've never had

kids of my own,

but I feel like

I've raised some,

Your life,,,

has been my life,

Arthur says

he loves me,

You've heard that

a lot,

I never have,

Do you know what it's like

to be my age

and never have had

someone turn to you

and say,,,

"I love you"?

Arthur said that to me,

I'm old,

I'm tired,

But he wants me

as I am,

I can't walk away

from that,

Besides,

I'll be next door,

[Ring]

Hello?

Granny?

Ah!

Oh, Melly!

Oh, Mel!

Well, darling,

the bad experiences

are as important

as the good ones,

I mean,

I was in Jerry's life

because, apparently,

he needed to work through

some dreary episode

with his mother,

And I haven't yet

figured out

why we're all blessed

with Patsy,

I'm just so disappointed

in myself,

Never allow

disappointment, Mel,

Disappointment

ruins more lives

than all the diseases

known to man,

Get back in the saddle

again, honey,

No way, I can't

let this happen again,

I seem to have this pattern

going on here,

Well, I'm finding

that the only way

to break bad behavior patterns

is to break them,

Anyway, Mel,

men come and go,

And if you're lucky, the good ones

come and go several times,

Come home, Mel,

Are you kidding?

I can't do that,

Well, could we

do something?

Could we go somewhere?

I've always dreamed of

taking you kids to New York,

New York is such

a wonderful place

with the theater and the ballet

and the museums,

no Bruce,

Ha,

Someday, O, K,?

But not now,

I'm so glad

you called, Mel,

I've never needed

anything more, honey,

Maybe I'll do it

again sometime,

Bye, hon,

Bye, Granny,

Did he dump you?

Yeah,

Good,

Melanie Horton?

Yeah, That's me, Hi,

I guess we have

to take them back,

No! I want,

I want to keep them,

I've already named them,

and if I take them back,

somebody'll change their names

and confuse them,

Miss Horton?

Yeah?

We'd like you

to try it again,

Why? I was terrible,

Don't worry,

This is television,

They love your look,

You got to do something

with the character,

She has to be outrageous,

unpredictable,

Faith is a person you want

to love sometimes,

and the next time

you want

to strangle her,

So, take a minute

and think about it...

I got it, I know,

I got, I got it,

O, K, All right,

let's do it,

[Telephone Rings]

Hello?

Oh, Melanie,

Oh, hi,

What?

Television?

Mel?

Congratulations, honey!

This is fantastic,

Melanie,

Oh, I'm so happy

for you, honey,

It is a big part,

isn't it?

[Groans]

Thank you,

You know,

it's hard to believe

you're Melanie's

grandmother,

When did you

get married, 12?

I love L, A,

Yeah, but what time

will you be home?

Hell if I know,

Bye,

Bye,

We're out,

Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!

Come on,

Bravo!

That was great,

So here it is,

my dressing room,

[Whispering] Melanie,

Oh, my God,

Oh, honey, Oh, Mel,

Granny, what is the matter?

Oh, God,

[Crying]

Oh, my goodness,

Do you know how rare

it is to share

pure moments

of triumph

and of joy

in this family?

Oh, Mel,

How far you've come,

How much

you've accomplished,

Just think,

less than a year ago,

you were lying in a hospital

near death,

And now you're

on television,

I just want to hang on

to this precious moment

as long

as I possibly can,

Surprise!

Man:
Hey,

Woman:
EXcuse me,

We were waiting here,

How are you today?

I hate my life,

[Coughs]

Hi,

Oh, Patsy,

Oh, I didn't know you were

on the plane,

Yeah,

I got to get back

'cause the opera

benefit's in 2 weeks,

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