02x25 - The Two Mrs. Mancinis

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Hello.

Hi, Mom.

I'll be there in plenty of time.

I will bring a jacket
and a sweater, Mom.

Okay.

Mom, I really have to go.

I... I will.

Okay.

Okay, bye.

What was that about?

Going home for my dad's
th birthday party.

When did that come up?

About a month ago.

I told my mother
then I couldn't go,

but she makes me feel guilty.

It doesn't matter how long
I've lived away from home,

I get on the phone
with my mother

within two minutes,
I'm again.

You got dressed by yourself?

You can stay up
'til : tonight.

I can't believe in the
middle of all I have to do,

I have to fly to Wisconsin.

Wait. You're going?

Yeah. I guess I have to.

Alone?

Yes, alone.

Well, I guess with
all those people around,

nobody will notice you're
not with your fiancé.

Billy...

Just what are you
telling your parents?

That I had to work or I'm sick?

Pick one. They're both great
statements about our relationship.

I haven't told my parents
we're engaged.

What?

I can't believe this.

Why?

I'm waiting for the right time.

Billy, they meddle
in everything.

I want to plan our wedding

without worrying about insulting
anybody in the process.

If you don't want them meddling,

there are ways to tell them.

Billy, how is this suddenly
our decision instead of mine?

It affects both of us,
for starters.

I can't talk about this now.

I have a million things to
do and I'm already late.

Alison... I'm sorry.
I have to go.

♪ ♪

If I tell a landlord

I only have $ . for rent,

who are you to tell him
I have $ . ?

I didn't say that, Kay.

You contradicted me
right in front of him.

I didn't know
he was the landlord.

It's an honest
mistake, I'm sorry.

You're sorry, and
I've lost all credibility.

Now he thinks
I lie about everything.

Kay, you do.

Are you done with
the accessory sketches?

Yes.

I want them on my desk

the minute we get back
to the office.

Hello.

It's for you.

Hello.

Oh, my god.

I'd love to be on
the event committee.

Anything to raise money
for the hospital.

Excuse me.

Hi.

Excuse me for a minute.

Gram died in her sleep.

Mom found her.

It was awful.

Yeah.

Well, I'm sorry.

I know how much
she meant to you.

To me?

What do you want me to say?

I don't know, Sydney.

The funeral will be tomorrow.

You don't expect me
to go, do you?

Whatever you think,
I'm not a hypocrite.

Gram loved you.

She tried hard to
reach out to you.

Well, I guess her arms
weren't long enough

to reach past you.

♪ ♪

Ha ha ha!

I'm trying to expand
the market for using the boat.

You know, classes, meetings.

I was also thinking about, um...

photo sh**t.

You know, uh...
advertising layouts

for sports gear and...

I see and this has nothing to do

with my sh**t tomorrow?

Or the fact that you knew

I had a location fall through?

I value your opinion. Mhm.

Okay, let's see. With the
additional travel to the marina,

the generators,
special rigging...

That would add at least
% to my budget.

I don't think so.

The % that you might
lose in travel

would still leave you ahead.

How's that?

You came in % under budget
on the first campaign.

Oh, so you do listen.

Yes, I do.

All right.

Make me an offer.

My prices.

Non-negotiable.

Oh, Jake, don't be ridiculous.

Everybody negotiates.

Okay, looks like you're
back on the street again

looking for a new location.

I have been a terrific
influence on you.

Hi.

Hi.

I got two tickets to Wisconsin.

I'm going with you.

Billy...

When else am I supposed
to meet your parents,

What an hour before
the ceremony,

It's not like they
ever come to L.A.

If we announce our
engagement at my father's party

it's stealing his thunder.

You're being selfish.

And what do you call
keeping him in the dark?

What is really going on here?

I don't know.

I've always kept my
life in compartments...

Alison the daughter,
the executive,

the wife-to-be.

Now everything's all mixed up.

I feel like I'm wearing
somebody else's clothes.

I feel the same way sometimes.

Billy.

You're looking at this trip like

it's a Hallmark card commercial.

All I feel is pressure.

I'm going with you to help,

not to ruin things.

You want to go, fine,

but I'm telling my parents
in my own way.

Excuse me.

Mom, it's just
so much to take in.

I don't know how to feel.

Can you hold on?
Someone's at the door.

Hi, oh, not for you?

I think the bridesmaids
should wear pink.

No problem.

Look, Mom, I got to go,
but I'll call you tomorrow.

Okay Uh, it's flight .

I miss you, too.

I love you.

Bye.

I'm sorry about
your grandmother.

Thanks.

Alison, you won't believe this.

She left Sydney
out of the will...

but she left me $ , .

Oh, my god.

$ , ?

How can I take it?

I feel like I'm profiting
from her death.

She loved you.

And she knew
how much you loved her.

Sydney loved her, too.

I never really did
anything special, Alison.

And Sydney never
did anything wrong.

I guess it's the same logic

that explains how
she could marry Michael.

Yeah, well, I promise
you they're miserable.

Sydney's got something on him.

But as far as I'm concerned

if it keeps Michael
away from Melrose Place,

I'm happy.

♪ ♪

Michael.

You told Jane about
the lab reports, big man?

Big shot?

Undo it.

You tell her you lied,

but I want it back.

That's impossible.

You'd better pray
that's not true.

I want that signed confession.

Then go get it...

or do you have to ask Sydney
for permission first?

Don't you ever touch me again.

When's the last time you said
that to a guy, huh, Matt?

Go to hell, Michael.

I'm going to get you
for what you've done...

when you least expect it.

You'll see.

Amanda, can I talk
to you for a second?

Give me a category,
and let me try and guess.

Electrical, plumbing?

No, everything in
the apartment is fine.

I wanted to ask your advice

about starting
my own design firm.

Really, Oh, good for you.

Well, maybe not.

I never knew you were
thinking along those lines.

I wasn't until a day from hell
with Kay turned into a month.

Plus I'm coming into
a bit of money.

Define "a bit." Enough.

Jane, I can't advise you if I don't
know what numbers we're dealing with.

$ , .

Hmm.

Well, that's a good start.

There are advantages
and disadvantages

to starting your own business.

I decided not to

and put my money into
lower-risk investments.

Like?

Well, the building,
for instance.

Money comes in regardless.

It's a no-brainer.

Running your own design firm
is a major undertaking.

What, you don't think
I have the talent?

On the contrary,
you're very talented,

and not even a glimmer
of a man in your life

to distract you.

Look, here's what you should do.

Use , for start-up costs

and the rest
to keep you on your feet.

I have to go.
Call me if you need me.

Alison.

I don't want to outshine
my father, Billy.

If everybody sees the ring
before the party, it will.

Hi.

Oh, Alison.

Hi, Mom.

Uh, Mom, this is
my roommate Billy.

Oh! Very nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.
I've heard a lot about you.

Nothing terrible, I hope?

No, all good.

I'll pay the driver
and get the bags.

Okay.

I had no idea
you were bringing Billy.

Yeah, um...

I was going to call,
but it was last-minute,

and he's never seen the Midwest.

There's someone
waiting to see you.

Hey.

Adam.

I didn't even hear
you guys come in.

God, Alison, you look so...

so beautiful.

What a surprise.

It's... it's...

It's good to see you.

Um... Billy Campbell,

Adam Travell.

Alison's roommate.

How are you doing?

Well, why don't
you two freshen up,

and I'll put on some coffee.

Alison, you can
have your old room.

Billy can have
the guest room in the attic.

Alison will show
you where it is.

Terrific.

Let me give you a hand
with those bags.

Don't worry. I got 'em.

Um...

You can just leave my bag here.

So, who's this guy Adam?

We dated a couple of times
in high school,

and he wrote me
a couple of years ago,

and I never wrote back.

He wants to get
into advertising.

He wants to get into something.

You are unbelievable.

No. Unbelievable is you
not telling anybody

that we're engaged.

You should at least tell Adam.

He'll be really embarrassed
when he finds out.

How am I supposed to tell him
before I tell my parents?

Like he's going to say
something to them?

I don't know. Maybe.

This is ridiculous.

Well, I'm sorry.

The phrase of the weekend.

So where's my room?

Through the hall door
and up one flight.

Great.

I'll get unpacked.

♪ I would've done
Anything 'til we met ♪

♪ The highlight in your day... ♪

Beautiful.

A little to the left.

Great.

♪ 'Cause I can still taste
The linger of your lips ♪

♪ And pursue the motion... ♪
♪

A little to the left.

Beautiful.

Are we having fun?

Yes. Good.

Playtime's over.

♪ I can't sleep at all ♪

♪ Knowing you're by
His side tonight ♪

♪ We're forever scarred... ♪
♪

I said three coolers.
I only see two.

Well, if there was a third,

people would be tripping on it.

There's no room, Amanda.
Does it make a difference?

It does when
I'm paying full price.

Do you know I got here two
hours earlier than I had to?

Like any professional
would with a new client.

I can't win, can I?

Yes, you can. How's that?

By giving me
preferential treatment.

That's funny. I thought I was.

In public.

♪ Just give in, come on
So just give in ♪

♪ We talk in my
dreams so I can... ♪
♪

Can I tell you
something seriously?

What?

Uh-oh.

You're really good
at what you do.

Thank you.

Would you like to have dinner?

With you?

Cute.

Yes.

Uh... I usually make it a rule

not to date the talent.

So you really think
I'm talented?

No, I think you're a category.

You know, talent.

Models and actors,
people I work with.

But how many of those people

are skeeball champs?

I don't even know what that is.

See? New horizons already.

You are not going to
give up, are you?

All right.

Tomorrow at : .

Does anyone ever say no to you?

Yes.

Psychotics, mostly.

So I'll pick you up at : ?

I told you, , a month.

Take it or leave it.

I'll leave it.

What?

Sorry, Kay.

He has a new tenant.

You're making
a stupid mistake, Jane.

You don't have the talent
or the bankroll

to succeed on your own.

Wrong, Kay, on both counts.

This isn't like you.

Obviously, it is.

I'm tired of being stepped on.

And, anyway, it's
none of your business.

Jeff, I'll call you
when I get back.

Great. Safe trip.

I hate to quit and run, but
I've got a plane to catch.

Thanks, Jeff, for everything.

No problem.

What are you doing
sitting in the dark?

Gram died.

Oh.

Sorry.

I don't know if I am, Michael.

Gram always treated me
like the black sheep.

The funeral's tomorrow.

Then they're reading the will.

I know I should go, but

should I go listen
to a lawyer prove

that the only one
gram loved was Jane?

And me.

What are you talking about?

I played up to her, and
she loved me like a son.

She sent Jane and I so
much money and presents

while I was in medical school,

it was like having my own
private scholarship.

Michael, you don't know what she

said about you behind your back.

You think I care?

That didn't stop Gram from
sending those checks.

Hey...

We're going to Chicago, Syd'.

I want to find out
what Gram left me.

♪ ♪

They're here.

Shh...

He's coming.

Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!

Happy birthday!

I don't believe this.

Happy birthday, honey.

You got me, guys. I swear,

I did not have a clue.

Congratulations, John.

Hi, dad.

Happy birthday.

Happy birthday,
you old, old man, you.

One more year and you'll be
singing a different tune.

Talk's cheap.
What are you drinking?

and . Fine.

When did you get in? This morning.
Dad, this is Billy.

Nice to meet you, Mr. Parker.

Happy birthday, sir.

Sir? Oh, I like this one.

♪ I said hey everybody ♪

♪ In case you Haven't heard... ♪

Hey, how you doing?

♪ There's something going
On in here tonight ♪

♪ Everybody's dancing... ♪
♪

Everyone, could we please
have your attention?

Alison has an announcement
she wants to make,

and, uh, it seems only fitting

that she makes it to all of you.

Billy.

You've known her
all of her life,

and, uh,

I've asked her to marry me,

and she said yes.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Kind of chilly out here.

Guess you're spoiled by all that L.A.
sunshine.

Yeah.

It was a really
great party, Mom.

Dad was really surprised.

Yeah, I think he was.

So...

Did you get a chance
to talk to the Myers?

Yes it's amazing,
they look exactly the same.

They do.

She kills me, that Penny.

Her daughter Jennie
calls from Florida,

keeps her on the phone a
whole hour sometimes.

I guess they have a lot to say.

Yeah, we never were real
good at that sort of thing,

you and me.

Guess, if we had
been, we wouldn't

have found out you
and Billy were engaged

same time as everybody else.

Oh, Mom, I'm sorry.

I should have told you,
I meant to,

and Billy wanted me to.

Yeah. Pretty obvious
he couldn't wait.

Oh, I was really angry with him.

But then I realized
he was right.

I was the one who kept
making excuses, Mom.

I didn't tell you because...

um...

I guess saying it
out loud to you and dad

would have made it real,

and I didn't know
if I was ready for that.

Is it because your dad and I have
had our troubles in the past?

No, Mom.

I was afraid that

I wasn't ready to make
that big a commitment.

Do you love him?

Yes. Yes, very much.

Well, personally,
I always liked Adam,

but I guess you've outgrown him,

maybe all of us.

I have to go settle up
with the caterer,

and you promise to sort
through your old boxes?

Ah. Word of honor.

See you for lunch?

♪ ♪

Overall, I have to say
she was a great kid...

Straight A's, choir,

cheer-leading squad,

-H club,

though she was
always a bit of a sneak.

I heard that. Yeah?

Choir?

Yeah, I didn't
actually walk on water.

All right, let's see.
Paprika, cayenne pepper...

Billy, would you do
me a favor and go down to

the basement and get me a couple
of cans of chicken broth.

They're in a wall cabinet
halfway down the stairs.

Sure. Good.

Alison!

Alison, could you come
down here for a minute?

Alison?

Did you hear me?

Um, yeah, I did.

I... I don't know. I just
don't go into the basement.

Look what I found.

Oh, Billy, it's filthy.

Hey,

What's taking so long?

Sorry. Didn't mean to take
your best kitchen help.

Come on, we're cooking here.

I bet you didn't expect
to fly , miles

to learn my dad's
potato-cheese soup recipe?

You should see this guys bike.

♪ ♪

Hey, come on. Let me see.

No. No, the deal is,

your whole life story,
then you get the drawing.

After college, I oversaw a
coup d'état of a small nation,

I became its ruler,
got really bored,

I came to L.A., became photographer.
Ta-da! Done!

What?

I think you got
something in your eye.

Gregory...

I'm serious.

Sorry. I was mistaken.

No... ahem...

You were fine.

Wow!

This is incredible.

Not half as incredible
as the original.

I'd love to have another beer.

Would you care for something
stronger than club soda?

No, thanks.

You on the wagon?

No. Ahem.

Actually, no, I'm...

pregnant.

Yeah, the, uh, baby's father died...
last month.

I'm sorry.

No, I'm sorry.

Must be better ways
to say that.

You're the first man I've told,

and if you want to
leave, please feel free.

No, I want to stay
and have dinner

with the beautiful lady that
so kindly agreed to join me.

Adam.

I... I came to apologize.

I went about this all wrong.

Oh, no. I should
have said something.

Yeah, we all should have.

You got some voice there.

Yeah, thanks.

Responsible for about the most
embarrassing moment of my life.

Not on this end.

Oh! I left my purse upstairs.
I'll be right back.

You're a lucky man.

Oh, thanks.

So you've known
the Parkers for years?

They're, uh, nice people.

Yep, a little weird,

but nice.

Weird? How?

It's kind of hard to explain.

It's almost as if
they're too formal,

too polite.

What do you mean?

Well, like you said,

I've known them for years,

and I hardly know them.

But if you ask me,

Alison moved to L.A.
To get away from them.

"My silver collection to my third
cousin Sarah Elizabeth Jamison,"

"my Chippendale desk
to my nephew Richard,"

"all of my jewelry
to my daughter Katherine,"

"and my country home
to my son Charles,

"and $ , of
my residuary estate

to Dr. and Mrs. Michael
and Jane Mancini."

it's just Jane Mancini now.

Ahem, ahem.

Uh, now, we all know

that's not exactly true,
don't we, Jane?

Sydney.

Hello, Mother.

Hello, Jane.

Perfect timing, Syd'.

Come to pay your respects
to Gram's money?

No, I came to pay
my respects to Gram.

I'm Dr. Michael Mancini.

We're divorced.

Gram never changed her
will to reflect that.

It's just a technicality.

I believe that the, um,
natural bounty and affection

would go solely to Jane.

Natural bounty and affection?

You can use all the legalese
you want, counselor,

but I didn't hear anyone say,
"provided they're still married."

Don't even think about
trying this, Michael.

I'll contest it all the way.

It sounds like half the money

is legitimately his, Jane.

Why don't you get off
your high horse?

How dare you
show this disrespect

to my mother's memory.

Haven't you two done enough?

Why am I always in the wrong?

Oh, please, Sydney.

You never gave me a chance.

I've always lived under the
cloud of perfect Jane.

That's not true.

You turned Gram
and Mom against me.

Stop it, the two of you.

You turned everyone
against you, Sydney.

You can't push people away

and expect them to love you.

Look in the mirror, Jane.

You're the queen
of pushing people away.

Come on Mom, let's
get out of here.

That money's mine, Michael.

You're never gonna
see a penny of it.

You're wrong, Jane.

I'll see half.

Mom.

♪ ♪

You'll be hearing
from my attorney.

Come on, let's go.

No one loves me, Michael.

Even you don't love me.

Come on, Syd'. We're married.

Yeah.

Only on paper.

Come on.

We have to stick together now.

We have to strategize.

Now, come on, Syd'.

Michael,

Let it go.

No.

No, I'm not letting anything go.

You have to try to remember

what your family
and Gram used to say

when Jane and I weren't around.

Come on.

Syd', I need you to do this.

Michael, I barely
remember anything.

You don't remember wishing

when you visited
your grandmother

that she treated you the
same way she treated Jane?

Feeling the same way
with your parents?

Asking Jane for anything

and feeling like a screw-up?

Syd'...

this is your way
of getting back.

Michael,

I don't want to get back.

I just want to get away.

They hate me.

Everybody hates me!

Except me.

I love you.

Oh, Michael.

You do, really? Sure enough.

Sure. You and me.

We're a team, right?

You don't know how long I
wanted you to say that.

Oh.

Michael, I love you so much.

Tell me again, please.

Look, Sydney,

I love you, all right?

Are you with me on this...

or not?

Anything, Michael.

Anything you want.

The client is
going to love these.

He's gorgeous!

How was dinner?

Oh, wonderful.

God, he's just...

He's sweet, he's affectionate,

he's smart,

he's elegant,

I mean, ambitious.

Oh, and I told him
about the pregnancy.

I felt so comfortable,
it just came out.

Jo, I'm so glad. That's great.

Yeah, I'm just grateful
to feel something,

you know?

Good morning.

Gregory Davis, uh,

this is, um...

Alison Parker.

Hi. We were just
looking at your pictures.

They're terrific.

Oh, great.

I suppose it's my turn next.

Here you go.

Thank you.

I'll look these over
in my office.

I'm sure you two
have a lot to talk about.

Oh, and, um,

I have a meeting.

It was nice to meet you.

Same here.

Wow.

What are you doing here?

I forgot to sign
a deal memo, but

now that I'm here you
saved me a phone call.

You got a minute?

Sure. What's up?

Um...

Jo, I can only imagine
what you're going through.

After talking to you last night,

you have my complete respect.

Well, thank you.

But I can't do this one.

I can't date you,

have a relationship, whatever
you want to call it.

It's too complicated for me.

Okay, all right.

I want a family of my own.

I don't think I have it in me

to take on someone else's kid.

That's probably the most honest
I've ever been in my life.

Well, I appreciate that.

I don't know what
I'm supposed to say now.

I don't know either.

I guess...

take care of yourself.

Yeah. You take care
of yourself, too.

Ugh.

♪ ♪

Oh, put that on the desk.

Thank you.

What about this chair?

That goes back with you.

I only ordered one.

You may want to rethink that.

You can use an
extra office chair.

Not this time.

You're the boss.

You're off to a good start.

This really is a great space.

Well, thank you.

That'll be, uh...

$ C.O.D.

Oh, I spoke to your manager,

and he's sending me a bill.

That's not what it
says on the invoice.

Obviously somebody's
made a mistake.

I'm to be billed.

Excuse me.

Jane... hmm?

What's going on?

What do you mean?

Sending the chair back,

and you're obviously
lying about the invoice.

Are you having money problems?

Yeah.

The inheritance
was left to me and Michael.

I'm contesting it.

The funds are frozen
until it's settled.

So you are in over your head.

And I think I know what's next.

You can't afford
this month's rent.

You'll have the rent, Amanda.

I can't believe you did all this

before you had the money.

You broke one of the
cardinal rules of business.

Amanda, I am aware of
the problem.

As a matter of fact,
I'm going to deal with it.

Now, if you don't mind,
I have a lot

of work to do.

♪ ♪

So why did you
and Adam break up?

I moved to L.A. I moved on.

Did your dad like him?

Not particularly.

Did he try and break
the two of you up?

Billy, I really don't remember.

Whatever my father said
or didn't say,

he did it because
he wanted the best for me.

Yeah, my father, too.

He was always
going around hugging me.

I thought everybody's dad did,

until in junior high,

I realized hardly anybody's did.

We never really hugged
each other in my family,

but that doesn't mean
we didn't care.

It's not any better or worse.

It's just different,

that's all.

Well, if it's all right
with you, I'm going to

hug the hell out
of my wife and children.

You don't mind if I
practice a little now?

♪ I could share with
You my heart ♪

♪ Just a moment Of each day ♪

♪ If you can live
Inside my feelings ♪

♪ So you could see
The world my way ♪

♪ Love would stay with
You forever ♪

♪ You would know... ♪
♪

We weren't expecting
company, were we, Syd'?

Now, why would the two
of us need company?

If you don't bow out, Michael,

I'm going to the authorities
about the lab report.

You're the one causing
the problem, Jane

I'd be happy to split
the inheritance.

Don't think I won't do it.

Miss morality will sell
a friend down the river

for grand? Nah.

Matt's in this, too,
up to his neck.

Don't look at me, Jane.

I think half the inheritance
should've been mine.

I know you said something
to gram to shut me out.

You're sick, Sydney!

You're not in bed
with a lawyer anymore.

Keep this up, and you'll
spend the inheritance

on legal fees.

I actually worried
about your feelings.

You two deserve each other.

I would rather see you dead

than give you half the money.

♪ Love would stay with
You forever ♪

♪ You would know
With certainty ♪

♪ You could
Look and really see... ♪

Pass the potatoes.

♪ ... See inside of me ♪

♪ Inside my dreams you
Keep me strong ♪

♪ Inside my prayer you... ♪
♪

♪ ♪

Alison, could you come
down here for a minute?

♪ ♪