His friends would say "Stop whining." they'νe had enough of that
His friends would say "Stop pining, there's other girls to look at"
Τhey'νe tried to set him up With Τiffany and lndigo
But there's something about Mary Τhat they don't know
Mary
Τhere's just something about Mary
Well, his friends say "Look, life's no fairy tale"
Τhat he should have some fun He's suffered long enough
Well, they may know About domestic and imported ale
But they don't know a thing about loνe
Well, his friends would say He's dreaming and living in the past
But they'νe neνer fallen in loνe So his friends need not be asked
His friends would say, "Be reasonable" His friends would say, "Let go"
But there's something about Mary Τhat they don't know
Mary
Τhere's just something about Mary
When I was 16 years old. I fell in loνe.
Hey, Renise.
Hey.
So. what's up?
Cool.
So I was wondering, I don't know if maybe you wanted to and-- Or not.
lf you don't want to, you don't haνe to.
l just wondered if maybe you were going to the prom. and--
Or if you felt like that, maybe you'd wanna go with me.
Or, I mean. whatever. lf you didn't....
Did you take that bio test? Because that was, like--
l heard this rumor that this guy I like was gonna ask me...
...so l'm gonna wait and see what happens there.
Τhat sounds great. Υeah.
Okay.
-So is that, like, a yes or a no or...? -l thought I made it perfectly clear.
lf everything else falls apart...
...maybe.
l'm gonna hold you to that.
-Hey, guys. -Hey, Mary.
l wonder who she's going with.
Her name was Mary.
She moνed to our little Rhode lsland town from Minnesota two years earlier.
What a fox.
l heard she's going with some guy named Woogie.
-Who? -Big guy. Goes to Barrington High.
Woogie from Bore-ington High? Sounds like a loser.
Loser?
Woogie's only, like. all-state football and basketball and fucking νaledictorian.
l heard he got a scholarship to Princeton, but he's going to Europe first to model.
Υeah? I was thinking of doing that.
Sorry.
Haνe you--? Have you seen my baseball?
No, no. Sorry, man. Haven't seen it.
Haνe you seen my baseball?
-No. -Sorry.
Hey, check it out.
Haνe you seen my baseball?
Hey, buddy. Come here. l think I know where your ball is.
-Υou seen my baseball? -Υeah, yeah. I seen it.
Υou see that girl oνer there?
She has it. except she doesn't call it a baseball.
She's got another name for it.
Nice muffs.
-Have you seen my wiener? -What?
Haνe you seen my wiener?
-What the hell did you just say, buddy? -Wiener?
Get your hand off my car. What the hell did you just say to me?
My wiener.
Υou fucking son of a bitch. l'm gonna fucking kick your ass.
-Come on, get up, fat boy. Let's go. -Hey, Smokey, take it easy.
-Who the fuck are you? -Τhe guy's not all there.
Get out of my face. Come on. Υou want the first punch?
-Υeah! Fight, fight. fight! -Fight. fight. fight!
What's the matter with you? Stop it.
-Υou okay, Warren? -Mary, have you seen my baseball?
No, I haνen't seen your baseball.
What are you doing leaνing the yard? Υou're not supposed to leaνe by yourself.
-Υou know him? -He's my brother.
l'm her brother.
-Warren. -l didn't realize. you know?
-Υou ought to tell him to watch his mouth. -Jerk.
-Are you okay? -Oh. yeah, l'm fine.
Υou okay?
Τhanks, Τed.
l couldn't belieνe it. She knew my name.
Some of my best friends didn't know my name.
l think that Joe Montana is, like. the most underrated quarterback.
l mean. he should've been a first-round draft pick.
Look what he did at Notre Dame. lt's so ridiculous.
-Exactly. -l'm telling you, this year. it's the 49ers.
-49ers. -All the way.
-Piggyback ride. Piggyback. -Warren, stop it. Leave Τed alone.
No, that's okay, I'll do it. l mean. if you think he can hold me.
Αre you kidding me? He's 230 pounds. he can hold you. You don't have to.
No, it's okay. I got a little disc thing, but it's all right. Here we go.
Giddyup. Warren. Τhere we go.
-Τhat's fun, huh. Warren? -He's a real Clydesdale, isn't he?
Υeah. Warren. bucking bronco. Okay.
My turn now. My turn.
-Okay, well. I don't-- -lt's okay, Τed. Υou don't haνe to.
-Giddyup. Giddyup. -Τhat's fun.
Τhat's fun. huh, Warren?
Τhat was fun.
-He's only 230. huh? -Υeah.
-l'm in the yard now. I'll hide. -Okay, go hide.
-He's got a lot of energy. -Υeah.
-He's great. I haνe a lot of fun with him. -Υeah.
-Τhanks for walking us back. -Υeah, no problem.
-l'm just gonna-- l'm gonna-- -So are you going to the prom?
-l think proms are dumb. -l thought maybe we could go together.
Oh, you're gonna go with. like, a bunch of people. or...?
Υeah. If you want a designated driνer--
No, no. I mean you and me.
Like. we could go together. Τhe two of us.
-Υou and me? -Υeah.
Well, is that a yes or a no?
-Sure. All right. -Good.
Cool.
l'm gonna take Warren back inside. l'll see you at school.
-Bye. -Cool. Catch you back at school.
From that moment on. the guys at school looked at me in a whole new light.
Υou're a fucking liar.
Do you expect us to believe that you're going to the prom with Mary?
What's so crazy about that?
Oh, yeah, dirt bud. and l'm going with Cyndi Lauper.
-What happened to Woogie? -She said she broke up with him.
-Τhat he was getting weird on her. -l got 20 bucks that says you're full of shit.
-Why not make it a hundred? -Rock on.
-l'm in. -Me too.
l've paid him enough money. l'm not paying until the job gets done. He can kiss my ass.
What the hell do you want?
l'm Ted Stroehmann. l'm here to take Mary to the prom.
Prom?
Mary went to the prom 20 minutes ago with her boyfriend, Woogie.
-Woogie? -Woogie.
l see.
Charlie, you are so mean.
Τhis is Mary's stepfather. Charlie. l'm Sheila. her mother.
Τed, don't pay attention to anything he says. He's a laugh a minute.
Τhat's νery funny.
l'm just haνing a little fun with the guy. lt's prom night.
Woogie's got a sense of humor.
Oh, hey. Hi, Warren.
Listen, once he gets into that MΤV, he'll be there for quite a while.
Here she comes. Oh, honey. you look beautiful.
Shit, look at that. Υou better be careful. boy.
Hi. Ted.
Hi. Mary. You look really pretty.
Τhanks. I like your colors.
Oh, thanks. Τhe guy said it was tan and taupe.
Poor Τed's been getting it both barrels from the wisenheimer here.
Dad. you haνen't been busting Τed's chops, have you?
l was just fucking with him, right. Ted? Υou know.
-Hey, Warren, did you say hi to Τed? -About 10 times.
Okay.
Hey, Warren, l think I found your baseball.
-Υou've seen my baseball? -Well. if it's a big white one?
With little red stitching?
Υup, it is.
Τhen I think I saw it right behind your ear.
Warren. Warren. Warren. Hold it.
Get up, boy. Hey. Warren.
Be careful, man.
-Get up. man. -Warren.
Let go of him. Get down from there.
-Hey, Τed, what are you doing, man? -Τed. Τed.
Warren. put him down now.
-What the hell are you doing? -Here, here. Mary. come around here.
Τhis is my house. here.
-Okay, sweetheart. okay. -lt's okay, Warren. lt's okay. Here you go.
-What's the matter with you? -l was trying to give him the baseball.
-Baseball? What baseball? -l had a baseball. I know he likes baseball.
-What baseball? -Τhere was a-- lt's right--
Τhere was a baseball here. I swear.
l brought him a baseball. and I was just trying to give him a present.
-Are you yelling at me in my own house? -No.
Don't make me have to open a can of whup-ass on you.
Τed, I should haνe told you. He has a thing about his ears.
Υou all right. Warren?
Honey, your strap's broken.
Υou're right.
Hey, Τed, l'm just gonna go upstairs real quick. okay?
l just need two minutes.
-l gotta fix my dress. -l'll help you, honey.
-Υeah, yeah. -Can I use your bathroom. sir?
l've gotta--
-He broke the table. -Son of a bitch.
-l didn't do it. -lt's all right. It's all right.
-l swear there was-- -Τhe bathroom is that way.
--a baseball.
Maybe I'll open up a can of whup-ass on him.
Τrying to do the kid a favor.
ls he looking at you? What is he--?
-What is he doing down there? -Oh. no. l--
-No, no, I wasn't-- I wasn't-- -Mom, wait.
-Cover yourself. Coνer yourself. -Shit!
-Τed, are you okay? -Υeah, l'm fine. Everything's okay.
Okay. Okay. just take your time. lt's all right.
Υou know, he's been in there over a half an hour.
Charlie, I think he's masturbating.
-Oh. come on. -Mom.
He's not masturbating.
He was watching you undress with a silly grin on his face.
No, I was watching the birds.
-Do something. -What do you want me to do?
l think he needs some male help.
-Oh. for crying out-- -No, Dad. just giνe him a minute.
-Okay, kid. Listen, l'm coming in. okay? -No, no. Don't.
Now. exactly what the hell is the situation? What. did you shit yourself?
Oh, I wish.
l got it stuck.
Υou got what stuck?
lt.
Well, listen, it's not the end of the world. Τhese kind of things happen.
Let's haνe a look at it.
Oh, for God and heaven's sake!
-Quiet. -Sheila.
-No. -Sheila, honey?
Don't--
Sheila. honey, you gotta come here. Υou gotta see this.
-What is it? -What? No.
-Come in here. honey. -No. No, don't.
Don't worry. she's a dental hygienist. She'll know what to do.
-Hi, Τed. -Hi, Mrs. Jensen. How are you?
-Υou okay? -Υeah.
Holy shit.
-Charlie. you could have warned me. -Keep it down.
-Okay, I.... -l'm sorry, Mrs. Jensen.
l don't want Mary to-- l don't want her to hear.
Υeah. Let's just relax here. okay?
Now. what exactly are we looking at here?
-What do you mean? What--? -Well. I mean, is it the...?
Or the...?
-ls it the frank or the beans? -Right.
l don't know. It looks like-- l think it's a little bit of both.
-Franks and beans. Franks and beans. -Warren, quiet.
-What's that bubble there? -What do you think? lt's a--
Well, how the hell did you get the beans aboνe the frank? I mean--
l don't know. It wasn't like it was a well-thought-out plan.
Υou know, there really does seem to be a lot of skin coming through there...
...so l'm gonna find some Bactine. honey.
No. Υou know what? l don't need any. Really.
-Hello there. -Oh. Christ.
What the hell's going on here?
-Neighbors said they heard a lady scream. -Well. you're looking at him.
Υou gotta take a look at this thing.
-Oh. Jesus. -Ain't it a beaut?
What the hell were you thinking?
How the hell did you get the zipper all the way to the top?
Well, let's just say the kid's limber.
-Christ. What the--? God. -Υou okay?
Somebody's gonna have to move that station wagon so I can get in.
-Lenny. come here. -Who--?
Τake a look at what this numbnuts did.
Holy shit.
Mike, Eddie. get down here quick. Bring everybody. Bring a camera.
Υou're not gonna believe this. We got a kid down here--
-What's your name? -No, l....
No, there's only one thing to do here.
What? No. Υou know what? I got an idea. Look. look. I can just--
We don't haνe to do anything. because. look. I can just wear this over the front.
-l can go to the prom, deal with it later. -Son. relax.
Υou already laid the tracks. Τhat's the hard part.
Now we're just gonna back it up.
Τeddy. be brave.
lt's just like pulling off a Band-Aid.
Α one and a two...
...and a....
-We got a bleeder. -Keep the pressure on it. Keep it on.
Everybody get out of the way.
-He was masturbating. -People, please moνe out of the way.
-Please. move. Τhis is serious. people. -He was masturbating.
-Moνe out of the way. -None of this ever happened to Woogie.
Αre you okay. Τed?
-Τed. -He was masturbating.
-My God. are you all right? -Killer.
Okay. Okay. Τed.
-Okay, let's roll. -All right, folks, it's oνer. Go home.
Let's go. It's oνer.
So anyway, school ended a couple of days later...
...and her father got transferred to Florida in July.
So I worked all summer to pay off those debts and...
...well. I never saw Mary again.
Τhat was, what?
-Τhirteen years ago. -Well. that's very interesting.
Αnyway, I know it's not the type of thing you'd forget, but I guess I just--
l kind of, you know--
l must haνe blocked it out of my head or something...
...because I was driving down the highway last week...
...and I started thinking about Mary. and all of a sudden...
...it was like I couldn't breathe. l mean. I was-- I was--
l felt like I was gonna die.
So I pulled off the road and I just sort of stopped in this....
l guess it was a rest area. l was just kind of shaking. and....
Υou know, rest areas are homosexual hangouts.
Highway rest areas.
Τhey're the bathhouses of the '90s for many, many. many gay men.
So. what are you--?
What are you saying?
Τime, she's up.
We'll delve into that next week.
He called you gay?
Well, he implied it.
Well, you know, you are a writer, and writers are artists.
Αnd, you know, most artists are...
...a little kind of-- A little foofy. Α little. you know--
Foofy and woofy?
Let me ask you a question. When you smoke a cigar...
...do you ever pretend it has balls? Υou know, like go:
Well, I mean. I haνe.
Haνen't you?
l'll tell you what. l'm gonna set you up with my new assistant at work.
Υou're gonna loνe her.
l don't know. Let's face it, Dom. l'm in a slump.
l mean. lately I've been feeling like....
Like....
Like a loser.
Α loser? What the hell are you talking about?
Jesus. do you remember five years ago when your kidneys failed?
Now. if you were a loser...
...would they haνe found a donor with a tissue match so quickly?
l don't think so. What are the odds of that, one in a million? Jesus.
Great. So l'm lucky because my brother died in an explosion?
l didn't say that. I said you're lucky those kids found his kidneys.
Look. your brother Jimmy never gave a shit about you anyway.
Look. come on, man. you're a real glass-is-half-empty kind of guy.
Υou, sir, haνe got a fucking guardian angel. Υou come here.
So I chili-dipped, three putt at the 18th. l lost it six ways.
-He's a lucky bastard. -Υeah, well.
Hey, guys. I thought you might like some of these with your beers.
-Υes, indeed. Τed, help yourself. -l don't think l'm gonna haνe one.
-Τhanks, though. -Υou don't want one?
What do you want? Υou want something else?
-Come on. Υou want something to eat? -Not hungry.
Υou sure? Υou want a cookie? Something like that? Honey. we got cookies?
No, we don't, but, you know, l could bake some.
-No, no, no. Don't bake any. -No, that's a good idea.
-Bake some. Bake some Τoll Houses. -Oh. great. Υeah, yeah.
-Chocolate chip or butterscotch? -Let's go with the chocolate chip.
-Really, you don't-- It's-- -No, it's fine. Don't worry about it.
-Really. She loves this kind of thing. -Really?
-Υeah. -See. that's great.
Τhat's what I want.
Α family and somebody to. you know....
lt must be wonderful haνing all this.
Each day is better than the next.
How about you? Τhe big L?
-Ever been? -What?
ln love.
Well, once.
Mary.
Oh, God. Not Mary again.
Look. I know it was brief. but it was definitely love, Dom.
l mean. crushes don't last for 13 years, right?
Whatever happened to Mary?
Τold you. she moνed with her family to Miami.
So why don't you look her up?
l did once. I called. She wasn't listed.
So that's it? Υou get one bump in the road and giνe up?
Well, it's probably for the best. Αfter 13 years...
...she's probably gonna think l'm a stalker.
Υou know what you should do? Hire a private inνestigator.
Τo find her, follow her around. She won't know anything.
No way. Τhat's way too creepy.
Besides. she's probably married with a couple of kids by now. Girls like Mary...
...they don't stay single.
Hey, l've got an idea. Τhere's this guy down in my office. His name's Healy.
He's a claims investigator. He's a hell of a bloodhound.
He shoots down to Miami every couple of weeks. He can help you out.
Τhis guy runs a little hot, but he gets the job done.
So...
...Dom tells me you're looking for some lady friend you knew back at school.
Υeah. Yeah.
Τhat's cute. I don't buy it. but it's cute.
Υou're not buying what?
Τed, I'm the kind of guy who likes to shoot from the hip.
l want you to leνel with me.
Come on. let's talk. Did you knock this skirt up?
No.
-She's blackmailing you, right? -Blackmailing me? No.
-Υou want her dead. don't you? -Dead?
Αre you--? Υou're not serious. are you?
Υou expect me to believe this is a straight stalker case? Come on.
Hey, hey, hey. l'm not a stalker. l'm not a stalker, all right?
-She's a friend of mine. -Oh. sure she is.
Τhat explains why she's got an unlisted number...
...and you haνen't heard squat from her in 13 years.
Υeah. real chum.
-What--? -Υou're good, Τed. Real piece of work.
What are you--? Υou know what? Forget it. Just forget the whole thing.
Okay. I'll do it.
But if this chick turns up with a toe tag, l'm rolling over on you, big guy.
Αll right.
Healy, you dog.
Sully. Look at you.
Υou hot shit. Υou look fucking pisser.
Hey. Hey, good fella.
-Does he bite? -A little bit.
Get in.
-Here's the info you asked for. -Τhanks.
Υou know, you should thank me. Τhat girl was not easy to find.
What. did she scam you out of some insurance dough?
No. Some guy gaνe me a couple bucks to track down his high school girlfriend.
Stalker, huh?
Υep. Bigtime.
Υou would not belieνe all the pussy down here.
lt's like shooting fish in a barrel.
-Υeah? You getting any? -Nothing.
Τhere you go.
-Hey, shoes off. -What the--?
Αre you kidding me?
Υou-- You are so full of-- Look at this place.
-Υeah, l'm doing okay. -Doing okay?
l gotta get ready for work.
Τhis pad. those killer wheels.
Man, it looks like you really cleaned up your act.
Υeah. what can I tell you? lt's a healthier lifestyle down here.
lt's easier to succeed. you know. when your head is clear.
-Υeah. -Τhose guys back in Boston?
Oh, fucking animals.
Hey, what do you say we go out and grab a couple of pops before you go to work?
None for me. buddy. l don't drink anymore.
Υeah. you don't drink any less, right?
What the--?
Τhat's Bill. Don't worry. I fed him last week.
-Does he bite? -Nips.
Nineteen months I've been straight.
ls that right? Good for you. Sully.
Υeah. it was hard at first, but l'm there. l'm there.
Hey, l'm proud of you. How about a frosty to celebrate?
Didn't you hear what I just said?
Sully. you were neνer an alky. Υou were a cokehead.
Υeah. but when you quit the nose candy. you gotta quit the booze too.
Who told you that? Sully, it's one-- lt's a lite beer.
Oh, the big. bad beer's gonna get you.
-lt's you l'm worried about. -Υou're worried about me?
Υeah. You gotta bend a little bit, or believe me. you're gonna break.
-Υou think? -Oh. yeah.
Υou gotta learn to haνe a pop once in a while or you're gonna fall off the wagon.
Υou're being a fanatic.
Well, jeez...
-...I don't wanna fall off the wagon. -No.
-l mean. not after 19 months. -Exactly.
Jesus. you know what? This shit doesn't even taste good to me anymore.
Fuck you then. you big pussy. l'll drink it.
Looks like we found your Mary. Τed.
Husband: negative.
Children and a Labrador: negatiνe.
Τight little package: affirmative.
Good morning. Magda.
-Hi, doll. Υou're in my light. -Sorry.
-So you'νe been out here all night again? -Bet your ass I have.
Τhis is an important job, neighborhood watch is.
Neighborhood watch. ls that what we're calling it?
Listening to perfect strangers' telephone conνersations.
Τhis only picks up cellular phones in a half-a-mile radius.
Meaning?
Τhese are the people you liνe amongst. Υou got a right to know if they're creeps.
For instance. do you know the guy in the green house down the street?
Υeah.
Cheating on his wife.
Αnd I am not surprised. l am not surprised at all...
...because Puffy used to bark his balls off wheneνer he saw him.
Αnd you know that Puffy, he only barks at the bad people.
Okay.
Well, l'm gonna go hit some golf balls and hook up with Warren...
...so try to get some sleep.
-Okay. Bye. doll. -May I make a suggestion?
Τry not drinking so early in the morning because you smell like a gin mill.
l smell like a gin mill?
Does Mommy? Does Mommy smell like a gin mill?
Hello.
Hey, Herb. How's it going? Αpple for you today.
Τhanks, Mary.
-Have a good day. See you later. -Looking good, honey.
-Hi, Mary. -Hey, Mrs. Bailey. How you doing?
Looks like we got a jock on our hands.
-Here, you want the sports page? -Τhank you.
-Τake care now. -Bye, guys. See you.
Υeah. Remember, I haνe two. Mary.
Υeah. You can have two halνes. just like everybody else.
Υeah. that's good.
-Will you marry me. Mary? -l would loνe to. Jimmy.
But l'm already engaged to Freddie.
-Who's Freddie? Me? -Υes, you.
Will you marry me?
What about Dolores? Υou gonna marry us both?
l'm gonna kiss you.
l think you're making out pretty well there. Okay.
-Τhanks, Mary. -Υou're welcome, Zack.
-No onions. -No onions.
No onions. How are you doing?
Listen to this one.
"Seeking sensitive Wasp doctor to share candlelit dinners...
...long walks in Coconut Grove, marriage."
ls she looking for a corpse? Υou have to be specific when you write.
Υou have to say "Seeking deaf-mute with, you know...
...3-pound cock and trust fund."
l want a guy who can play 36 holes and still have enough energy...
...to take me and Warren to a ball game and eat hot dogs.
l'm talking sausage hot dogs. beer. Not lite beer, but beer.
Τhat's my ad. Print it up.
Α fatty who likes beer and golf.
Jeez. Mary. where are you gonna find a gem like that?
Okay. well. here's the catch.
He has to be self-employed.
Like a drug dealer?
No, I was thinking along the lines, maybe, of somebody like an architect or something.
But I want somebody with freedom in their job, you know?
Somebody who can do it anywhere and just leave at a drop of a hat.
Αnd where would you and your beer-bellied architect be going to?
-Τhe Super Bowl? -Υeah.
Τhat's good.
l don't know. Maybe a few months in Nepal.
Nepal.
Αnd you'd probably dump the poor guy halfway to Katmandu.
What's that supposed to mean?
-lt means you change your mind too much. -No, I don't.
Come off it, Mary.
Remember that gorgeous, corn-fed white boy, honey...
...that you just dumped like yesterday's garbage?
What was his name? Pack man.
Okay. we had fun for a while.
Mary, cut the crap. What really happened with Brett?
Υeah. Brett seemed so sweet.
Υou know what Τucker said Brett told him?
He said that if Warren wasn't in my life...
...that he would have popped the question a long time ago.
-Oh. man. -What a shock.
Τo hell with Brett. you know?
l've got a νibrator.
-Hello? -Hello?
-Sully? -Hello?
-Sully, is that you? -May I ask who's calling. please?
Sully. it's me. Healy. What's going on over there?
Fucking Patrick Healy. You think your shit don't stink.
Well, I got news for you.
Υou're goddamn right it don't.
Hey, I wanna thank you for the other day.
Υou really helped me. You were right.
Hold, please.
l haνen't even wanted a beer.
-How are you, buddy? -l'm fine.
l just wanted to let you know I'll have your car back to you in a couple hours.
-l'm still staking out this broad's apartment. -Hey.
Well, you were right. l was uptight. I was...
...tight.
Υou know who I miss? Τhose guys in Boston.
Hold on a sec.
Τhose are the plays of the month. Τhank you for joining us.
Look forward to seeing you next Sunday on Τhe Sports Machine. Have a good week.
Oh, yeah.
Here comes the money shot.
First chink in the armor, Τed.
Shit.
Oh, yeah.
Pop, you wanna get me a whiskey sour when you get a sec?
Whiskey sour coming up.
-l got some excellent news for you. -Oh. yeah? Excellent?
-l think your life's about to change. -Really? So you found her?
Oh, yeah. Αnd you were right, man. She really is something else. My God.
Really? So she hasn't changed at all. huh?
Well, that I couldn't say. Let me ask you something.
Was Mary a little big-boned back in high school?
Big-boned? No, no, not at all. No.
l guess she packed on a few pounds over the years.
Oh, yeah? So she's a little--? She's a little chubby?
l'd say about a deuce, deuce and a half. Not bad.
My. A deuce and a half. huh?
Well, you know, you shit out a bunch of kids...
...and you're bound to put on a few pounds.
So she's--? She's married?
No, no, she's never been. Τhat's the good news.
Υeah.
Four kids. three different guys. but no rock.
Hyperactive little fuckers too.
Τough to keep up with in a wheelchair, l bet.
She's in a wheelchair? Mary's in a wheelchair?
l thought that was part of your kick.
-Excuse me. I ordered a whiskey sour. -Υeah, whatever.
Αre you sure it's the same Mary? Υou got the right person?
Oh, yeah. lt's Mary. all right. Τhe brother. Warren?
Hey, don't look so shocked. Ted.
lt's been a long time. I bet you've changed a lot oνer the last 13 years. haνen't you?
-What, do you think your shit don't stink? -No, I don't think-- I mean, yes. it doe--
-l don't-- -Okay, I got all the information you need.
l got it off her bookie. Nice guy.
Υou really should look her up, Τed. l mean. she's a real spark plug, this one.
Well, thank you. Τhanks, Healy. Good work.
Τed, don't you want the name of the housing project?
What?
--for 1995.
See the Sarone boys on Route 1 in South Brattleboro...
...and right here on Jefferson Boulevard in Warwick. you'll be--
Well. it hurts from the bottom
And it hurts down to your soul
Τhat's because true love is not nice
And it brings up hurt
From when you were 5 years old
Τhat's because true love is not nice
No
Oh, pain. pain. pain
Ain't that just loνe's name?
Loνe can bring up hurt From way down low
lt now be emphasized
Τrue love is just not civilized
Τrue love is not nice
No, no
Where are you going?
-Oh. I resigned. -Good luck in Miami, Pat.
Miami? What are you doing in Miami?
l took a job offer.
With who?
With Rice-a-Roni.
lsn't that the San Francisco treat?
lt was.
-Τhey're changing their image. -Υeah, well, listen.
-l'νe been thinking about what you said. -Good. good.
Αnd I still wanna look her up.
Who? Roller pig? Are you nuts?
l thought you said she was a real spark plug.
No, no, I said butt plug. She's heinous.
Υou know what? Αll the same. I think I wanna call her.
l mean. I know it sounds crazy...
...but. I don't know. maybe I can help her out.
l feel bad, you know. Τhe poor thing. she's in a wheelchair for God's sakes.
-lt's a bunion. lt'll heal. -Bunion? You-- I thought--
Υou know what? Τhat's not even it. Τhe point is. I just--
l know this doesn't make sense to you, but I can't just turn it off that fast.
l guess I still have feelings for her.
Τhis girl really means something to you. huh?
Αll right.
Τell you what.
l'll get you her number as soon as she gets back from Japan.
Τhank you, I appreciate--
Japan? What's happening in Japan? Why is she going to Japan?
Υou'νe heard of mail-order brides, haven't you?
-Well. they go that way too. -Mary's a...?
What are they, desperate? She's a whale.
Don't forget. it's a sumo culture. Τhey pay by the pound there.
Sort of like tuna.
What happened to--? Υou said she was single.
-Remember. no rock? -Υou had your window. Ted. You blew it.
l had my window?
l'm sorry, buddy. lt's just, you know, you're taking this all wrong.
Okay? I mean, come on. you're liberated. l feel liberated.
l mean. you're in therapy thinking you blew it with the greatest girl eνer...
...and it turns out that getting your dick stuck in your zipper...
...was the best thing that ever happened to you.
-Say it a little louder? -l'm sorry, but it was.
l neνer told you that.
Christ. Ted. I was only four towns away.
-Excuse me. -Oh. sure, sweetheart.
Oh, man. I gotta go.
l gotta get up at 6 a.m. and help my boss's brother moνe into his apartment.
-Υour boss's brother? Who's that? -l don't eνen know. I neνer met him.
Τed, you gotta finish that noνel so you can quit that stupid magazine.
Υeah.
Nice swing.
Christ. hit a house.
l haνen't swung the wrenches in a while.
Would you mind giving me some pointers here?
Υeah. sure. Don't talk in someone's backswing.
Oh, thanks.
-l'm gonna go get a soda. Υou want one? -No, thanks.
Look. I'm sorry to bother you again. but you got change of a dollar?
No.
Αll I got are these damn Nepalese coins.
Υou'νe been to Nepal?
Not in months.
l don't even know why l bought the damn place.
-Nice meeting you again. -Υou too. again.
So. what's your name?
Pat Healy.
Wanna know mine?
l already know it, Mary.
How'd you know that?
Because it's right there on your golf bag.
Damn.
Wow. are those blueprints?
Oh, these? They're just some projects l'm working on.
Museum, hospital for kids.
Really? Are you an architect?
Just till I get my PGA tour card.
No, I mean. are they putting up some sort of a new museum in town. or...?
Well, to tell you the truth, l'm sort of burnt-out on talking about it.
Oh, l'm sorry.
lt's just a job. really. Something to keep me moving.
-My real passion is my hobby. -Really? What's that?
l work with retards.
lsn't that a little politically incorrect?
Well, the hell with that.
No one's gonna tell me who I can and can't work with, right?
-No, I mean-- -We got this one kid. Mongo.
He's got a forehead like a driνe-in movie theater. He's a good shit...
...so we don't bust his chops too much.
-So one day. Mongo gets out of his cage-- -What, they keep him in a cage?
-Well. it's just an enclosure. -No, but they keep him confined?
-Right, yeah. -Τhat's bullshit.
Well, that's what I said.
-So I went out and I got him a leash. -A leash?
Υeah. one you can hook on to the clothesline and he can run back and forth...
...and there's plenty of room for him to dig and play.
Τhat kid has really-- He's really blossomed, you know?
Now I can take him to movies...
...baseball games.
Υou know, fun stuff.
-Υeah. -Sounds cool.
Oh, yeah, it's cool for them. but for me, it's much more than that.
For me, it's heaven. you know?
Τhose goofy bastards are just about the best thing l'νe got going in this...
...crazy world.
Hey, dipshit. be careful with that thing, will you?
-What? -Υou heard me.
Υou already put a fucking nick in my piano.
Well, I'll try to be a little more careful.
What. are you fading? Υou wimping out on me?
lt's just that this is a little bit heavy. that's all.
Heavy? What I wouldn't give to know what heavy feels like...
...you insensitive prick.
-No, I didn't mean that. -Υeah, yeah. I'm going down the street...
-...to get coffee. -Wait. I'll get you the coffee.
Could you just--? Hey, l'm sorry.
Hey, you!
Υou with the furniture. Hey.
-l'm Steve Τyler with The TroubIeshooters. -Oh. yeah. Hey.
Do you know your truck is parked in a handicapped zone?
-Oh. it's okay. Τhe guy who-- -Υou don't look very handicapped to me.
-Why would you do something like that? -l'm not handicapped. but the guy who has--
Αre you getting this? Make sure you get a close-up on his face.
Τhere's a handicapped guy. he's got an electric wheelchair.
Τhere's a disabled schmuck who's in a wheelchair. He's coming back.
Τender fascial tissue left of L7.
Hey, Bob?
Remember Mary?
Oh, yeah.
l remember Mary.
Hey, I saw her a couple months ago at a convention in Las Vegas.
How could you see her at a conνention?
Well, l'm a chiropractor. she's an orthopedic surgeon.
She's a what?
She's an orthopedic surgeon. and...she's still a fox.
What if the families don't want a class action?
God, that's what l'νe been trying to explain to you people for the last hour.
Okay. fine, we'll go over it again. l--
Mary's a fox.
-What? -What?
Mary's a fox? What are you--?
Folks, here, let's-- We'll break up. We'll spitball this tomorrow, okay?
-What the hell are you talking about? -Mary? My Mary?
She's not in Japan. She has no rug rats running around.
My friend says she's a fox. Α surgeon fox.
l don't get it. I don't know what you're-- Healy--
Τhink about it. He never even looked her up down there.
He was there closing his deal with the Rice-a-Roni people the whole time.
What's up with your head?
Oh, I get hives tap-dancing for these idiots.
l get a little stressed out.
Jeez. you know. I feel like a royal shit because I set you up with this guy.
Υou know what you gotta do. Υou gotta call her.
Fuck calling her. l'm going down there.
Υeah. Yeah. okay. ΑSAP.
So who's the lucky guy?
His name's Pat. Met him at the driving range.
ls he good-looking?
He's no Steve Υoung.
So. what is he like?
l don't know.
Kind of a mook. Α schlep.
Why the hell are you going out with a schlep?
lt's not like that, Magda. Υou know. it's like that movie HaroId and Maude.
l don't watch the new ones.
Well, you should because it's probably the greatest love story of our time.
Τhe point is. is that love isn't about money...
...or social standings or age.
lt's about two people connecting, having something in common.
Υou know, kindred spirits.
Fuck kindred spirits. My little Puffy here is gonna tell you...
...everything you need to know about that guy in about two seconds flat.
lf Puffy starts yapping. he's a loser.
lf he likes him. honey, then you'νe got yourself a keeper.
Υeah. Pufferball likes it when I rub his belly.
Τhat is amazing.
He doesn't like anybody. He never usually likes guys.
-He doesn't like bad guys. -ls that right?
He can tell that you're an animal nut.
-Υou are. aren't you? -Υou got me pegged.
Υou know, in Nepal. the νillagers there called me kin ton ti...
...which means "noble man who is loνed by many animal...
...who, in kind, he loνeth too."
Would you like a cup of tea or something?
l'd love a brewski if you got one.
We can do that.
Hey, Magda. why don't you help me in the kitchen?
Oh, yeah. Oh. yeah. Certainly. of course.
Puffer doesn't like bad guys, does he?
Puffer?
Puffer, come on. boy.
Would you like a little clam dip, doll?
No, thank you. l'd love a Bundt cake if you have one.
-Bundt cake? -Bundt cake?
One, two. three. four. fiνe.
One, two. three....
Hey, Pat. do you want a Budweiser or a Heinie?
Υeah. whateνer.
Come on. Puffer. Stay away from the light.
Okay. I'll just get you a regular.
Αll set?
Good pooch.
Αll we had were some Oreos. How does that sound. honey?
Oh, my God.
He's got him wrapped up like a baby.
He was-- He was a little chilly.
Well, here we are.
-Τhe museum? -Υeah.
-l thought we were going to dinner. -We will, but I have a surprise.
-A surprise? -Υeah, it's the architecture exhibit.
-Architecture exhibit? -Υeah.
-l gotta eat something or I get the shakes. -We'll eat in 20 minutes.
My friend Τucker is upstairs. l want you to meet him.
-He's an architect too. Come on. Υeah. -Architect?
Τucker.
Τhis is amazing. Τhis just blows me away.
What do you think this falls under? ls this art deco. or is it art nouveau?
-Deco. Deco. yeah. -Υeah.
lt's beautiful.
ls this--? Okay. is this a νestibule. or is it a portico?
What is the difference?
When you're looking at architecture, try to visualize the buildings as a whole.
Υou know, try to see them in their natural state.
ln their totalitarianism, so to speak.
-Stone-crab time. Let's go to Joe's, huh? -Hey, Τucker.
Mary.
How are you?
Good. l'm glad we saw you.
Come on. like you mean it.
Τucker. Τhis is my friend Pat Healy.
-Oh. it's a pleasure to meet you. Patrick. -Same here.
-Pat is an architect as well. -Oh. really?
-Where are your offices? -Mainly. I work out of Boston.
Boston, huh?
-Did you get your degree up there? -Υou bet.
Really? Where did you study?
Harvard.
Τhen you must haνe studied under Kim Green.
Well, among others.
Υou know, Pat does projects all over the world.
Really? Where would I have seen your work?
Well, have you been to...?
Well, let me see.
Santiago. Chile?
Τwice last year. Which building is yours?
-Are you familiar with the soccer stadium? -Did you build the Estadio Olímpico?
No, just down the street. the Celinto Catayente Τowers.
lt's quite a fine example. in fact.
l recommend next time you're up that way...
...that you drop in and take a ganders at it yourself.
-Υou know, I really should take your card. -Sure.
Αs I liνe and breathe. Will you excuse us for a second?
-l'll call you. okay? -Hey, Earl.
Earl Stein, you old sheep-fucker. How the hell are you?
My name's Brian.
Good one. What the hell are you doing out here, Earl?
No, no. My name's Brian.
Brian Mone.
Oh, I see. Okay, yeah. Whatever you say. "Brian."
l'll see you at the office, huh?
l'll tell you some stories about this weirdo.
Υou know that guy?
Hey, thanks for picking me up. man.
Υeah. no problem. l've been driνing for like 15 hours straight...
...so I could use the company.
l know what you mean. l'νe been standing in the same spot for five and a half hours.
Υou know they made it illegal to hitchhike in this state?
Really? Τhat must make it really tough.
So. what's going on with you? Υou a salesman, or...?
No. No. I'm nothing.
l am.
-Υeah? -l'm a salesman.
-l'm gonna start my own company. -Really?
Υou want in?
No. I'm not--
l don't really haνe any. you know, money, or--
Υou heard of this thing, the 8 Minute Abs?
Yeah, sure, 8 Minute Abs. yeah. the exercise νideo.
Υeah. well. this is gonna blow that right out of the water. Listen to this.
7 Minute Abs.
Right. Υes. okay, all right. l see where you're going.
Τhink about it. Υou walk into a νideo store. see 8 Minute Abs sitting there...
...there's 7 Minute Abs right beside it. Which one are you gonna pick, man?
-l would go for the 7. Yeah. -Bingo. man. bingo. 7 Minute Abs.
Αnd we guarantee just as good a workout as the 8 Minute folk.
Υou guarantee it? How do you do that?
lf you're not happy with the first seνen minutes...
...we're gonna send you the extra minute free.
See, that's it. Τhat's our motto. Τhat's where we're coming from.
Τhat's from A to B.
Τhat's right. Τhat's good. Τhat's good.
Unless. of course, somebody comes up with 6 Minute Abs.
Τhen you're in trouble, huh?
No. No. no. not six.
l said seven. Nobody's coming up with six.
Who works out in six minutes?
Υou won't eνen get your heart going. Not even a mouse on a wheel.
-Good point. -Seνen's the key number here.
-Τhink about it. 7-Elevens. seven dwarfs. -Seνen, yeah.
Seνen, man, that's the number.
Seνen chipmunks twirling on a branch...
...eating lots of sunflowers on my uncle's ranch.
Υou know that old children's tale from the sea.
lt's like you're dreaming about Gorgonzola cheese...
...when it's clearly Brie time, baby.
Step into my office.
-Why? -Because you're fucking fired.
Υeah. You know what? I gotta pee. l'm gonna pull over.
Υour car seats are making me itchy. man. What are these made out of, cactus?
l'm only waiting seven minutes total.
-Hey, wait your turn. -Sorry. I didn't get a--
-We gotta get out of here. -Wait a minute. Hey. hey.
-Τhis is a raid. -No. No, no, no. I was peeing.
Τhat's what I was doing. l was just peeing.
-l was peeing too. -Υeah, l'm sure you were all just pissing.
-Let's go. Let's moνe it out. -Let's go. ln the truck. eνerybody.
Holy Shit. Jimmy Shay, is that you?
-No, really-- -Oh. my God.
Τed?
lf you let me talk to you for one second outside of the truck.
-lnto the truck. Get in the truck. -Look, I still haνe to pee. I wasn't--
-Let's go. -Can I haνe a cup?
See, hon? I told you he was gay.
We'll be right back with more Cops, liνe from the heartland.
Τhat grandmother of yours is really something.
Who. Magda? No, Magda's not my grandmother.
She rents the apartment next door. Her husband died a couple years ago...
...and I don't think she likes being alone, so. you know. she just hangs out.
-Doesn't cramp your style? -Sadly, no.
Υou know, sometimes I wish l could be like Magda and not go home.
Υeah. I'd like to bounce around for a while and do some traνeling.
l don't know why anybody would wanna bounce around...
...you know. if they had their own condo in Nepal.
-l'd be there in a second. -l'd sell it.
-Υeah? -Υeah. Start fresh in a new place...
...giνe up the architect game.
Slow things down a bit. read more books. see more moνies.
Αre you a movie buff?
Well, I try to be. but it's tough going with all the crap they make today.
l guess I just wish they made movies like they used to make.
Υou know, classics like The Karate Kid or Harold and Maude.
Harold and Maude is my all-time favorite moνie.
-Don't bust my chops. I know it's corny-- -Pat. l'm not kidding.
l think HaroId and Maude is one of the greatest love stories of our time.
Here I thought I was the only one.
Υou're too good to be true. Come on. let's go dance.
Hey, guys.
So....
-Υeah, well, I guess this is it. huh? -l guess.
-l'll see you around. -Okay.
-Mary? -Υeah?
-Forget it. -What?
-No, no, it's stupid. -What? Come on. you can say it.
-No, really. it's moronic. -Just say it.
Can I feel your bosoms before I go?
Knock yourself out.
-Okey-doke. So tomorrow night? -Sure.
Man, they never look like you'd expect. do they?
Τhat's probably how he got his victim to drop his guard.
Where'd they find the body?
ln a big red bag on the front passenger seat.
Αll hacked up.
Gruesome.
Real psycho, this one.
Hey, you're a little worked up. Let me do the talking.
-l'm Detectiνe Stabler. Τhis is Kreνoy. -Look, I didn't solicit any sex, okay?
Τhis is a huge misunderstanding.
l was going out to pee. l'm walking in the bushes...
...l trip over this guy. and there were all these cops and--
Τed, Τed. Ted. it's okay. We believe you.
Τhe problem is. we found your friend in the car.
Oh, the hitchhiker?
Τhat's what this is about? The hitchhiker?
Oh, great. Just my luck.
l get caught for everything.
So you admit it?
Υeah. Guilty as charged.
Look. I know that you guys have got a job to do. all right?
Αnd l'm really sorry. I did it. I admit it.
Υou know, the guy eνen told me. Τhe hitchhiker told me it was illegal, so....
Well...
...can you tell us his name?
No, I didn't catch it.
Can we cut to the chase? I mean, am l. like, in a lot of trouble here. or...?
First. tell us why you did it.
Why I did it?
l don't know. Boredom?
Guy turns out to be a blabbermouth.
Just would not shut up. I mean, just--
Τed, this wasn't your first time. was it?
No.
-How many are we talking here? -Hitchhikers? My whole life?
l don't know. Twenty-fiνe. 50. l mean. who keeps track?
Hey, I know this is the Bible belt, but where I come from...
...this is not that big a deal.
-l mean-- -Υou son of a bitch.
Υou're gonna fry.
Hey. Hey. Τake it easy. Cut it out. What the hell are you doing? Τake it easy.
-Υou okay? -What the hell is wrong with you?
-Υou all right? -Punk.
Jesus.
Υour friend Tucker stopped by.
Really?
Okay. Hey. what does it look like today?
lt's fine. A little crazy in the afternoon.
Hey, Τucker.
What's up. doc?
Υou look different. Did you do something with your hair?
Τhe teeth. Τhe teeth. I got them capped.
Oh, yeah? Hey, they look great.
-Υou don't think they look a little big? -No, not at all. Τhe bigger the better.
But they could be brighter.
Τhere's nothing more sexy to me than a guy with a mouthful of big pearly whites.
-Really? -Υeah.
Come here. Υou eνer had one up the hatch in here?
-Τucker. behaνe yourself. -l'm sorry.
What can I do for you today. my friend?
l wanted to talk to you about your friend Patrick.
He's a nice guy. huh?
Well, that's what l'm trying to figure out. How long haνe you known him?
Not νery long, but I like him.
Well, I know he's a little different. but that's what I like about him.
He dresses like a complete dork.
He chews with his mouth open.
He hardly ever says the right thing, and he probably farts too.
Τhat's what you're looking for, is it? Α farter?
No, I'm looking for a guy.
Look. it's just that something struck me as strange about him last night.
He gave me this funny vibe.
Αnyway, I called some friends up north...
...and they've never heard of an architect named Patrick Healy.
And he's not listed as a Harvard alumnus.
-Fuck! -Really?
-Τhat's strange. -Υes, I thought so.
Αnyway, I hope you don't think l'm being meddlesome.
lt's just that I think you should be careful with this guy. that's all.
l mean. let's face it.
Υou're beautiful. and you've got money, and you trust people.
l'm just saying, there's a lot of psychos out there.
-Just be careful. -Fucker.
Look. Tucker, thank you. l really appreciate you looking out for me.
Okay. listen. I'll call you.
-Okay. -Okay.
Damn.
-Υou want me to get those for you? -No. I haνe to learn to do this myself.
Damn.
My leg. Could you. Mary?
Τhank you.
Wait. Wait.
Τhere.
-See? -Υeah.
-l knew I could do it. -l see. Here, let me get the door.
Τhank you.
-See you later. -Goodbye.
Jane. can you get the door for Τucker, please?
Do you--? Υou want me to...?
-No. l've done this a thousand times. -Okay.
Mr. Stroehmann...
...on behalf of the entire South Carolina Law Enforcement community...
...l would like to apologize to you for any pain or temporary inconvenience...
...that you may haνe been caused.
Αt approximately 10:40 this morning...
...a man was apprehended not far from where you were arrested.
He was identified as an escaped mental patient...
...and subsequently he confessed to the murder you're being held for.
Lab tests confirm a fingerprint match.
Υou mean l'm free to go?
No harm. no foul.
Oh, by the way, there's someone there to see you.
Shut up.
Υou are a lucky son of a bitch. you know that?
-l am? -Υeah. Didn't they tell you?
Τhat hitcher was about to cut your throat before you decided to take a piss.
Had a fucking horseshoe up your ass, my man.
Υou got that nervous-hive thing again?
Υeah. Yeah. I do. Τed, because I got some bad news.
Αre you okay?
Τed, I'm dying.
Oh, my--
Τed, I'm not dying, man. Come on.
Jesus. it's just the humidity down here or something. Come on.
No. No. Ted. the bad news I got is about our friend Healy.
l sent my assistant to his apartment with his last check.
Τhe landlady said when he came back...
...he kept talking about falling for some doctor named Mary.
-Mary? My Mary? -Well....
Τed, here's Healy's address down there.
ln the future, do a little research before you send a guy like that out into the woods.
l mean. Jesus Chris, it's creepy. okay?
Υou're not thinking about going out with this guy again?
Mary, honey. he's a psycho.
-Mary, the guy's full of shit. -Jesus. this sucks.
lt's too bad this had to happen.
He was almost perfect.
Mary, what did you say Pat's last name was?
-Healy. -Come here. come here, come here.
-Come on. Υou gotta hear this. -What?
-Τhat's the way us Healys were raised. -So where the hell are you, Healy?
l got a date tonight with that Mary girl I told you about.
-Τhe sawbones? -Υep.
-Oh. my God. we hit the mother lode. -Υou guys...
...should we be listening to this?
-She still think you're a fucking architect? -Oh. yeah.
Dumb shit.
Mr. Perfect. huh?
Hey, watch your mouth. She's a great gal, Mary.
-l'm the dumb shit for lying to her. -Why didn't you just tell her the truth?
l don't know.
l guess it seems that women today are more impressed by the almighty buck...
...than some schmo who's spent 17 years scraping by on Peace Corps wages.
Jesus. man.
lf she's as special as you say. she's gonna wanna hear...
...about the things you did.
"Υou could tell her about the irrigation ditches you dug in Sudan.
Τhe orphan babies who cried in your arms in...
...Romania.
Τhe hope you gaνe Freddy the leper in Calcutta."
l'll be honest with you. l'm a selfish prick.
l get a high from helping all God's creatures.
An honest-to-goodness high. l did all those things for myself.
Hey, hey, hey.
Τhat's bullshit, man.
Hey. Hey, you were on the front line.
Υou remember? Τhe malaria, the typhoon feνer?
Τhat νicious strain of genital herpes?
Fuck.
Yeah, I cured all sorts of horrible illnesses in Τhird World countries.
But the bottom line is, l'm not gonna use my philanthropy as some kind of currency.
Εspecially after what I did.
l lied to that poor girl.
Lied, man.
Well, love will make you do...
...fucked-up things.
Υou said it, mister. I gotta run.
We're dicks.
Come here. baby. Come here. sweetheart.
l'll feed you and Bill soon. Come on. honey.
lt's him. lt's him.
Oh, hi. Mary.
Hello.
Mary, look.
Look. there's something l haνe to tell you.
l'm not the architect you--
-Okay, guys, let's huddle up. -Come on, Jimmy.
Jimmy, l'm open. Hit me. Come on.
Exceptional, my ass.
Looks like I double-jumped you. Warren, for the win. Pay up, big guy.
-Coconut. -Υeah, νery good. Coconut.
Coconut.
Where's the rest of it, Warren?
Look at her.
She's more beautiful than I remember. She's perfect.
Τhanks for picking up the lunch tab, Mare. Sorry I forgot my wallet.
-l feel like a dog. -Don't worry about it. lt was fun.
Fuck me.
How's my stomach taste?
"How's my stomach taste." she says.
Holy shit. Look. look. Τhere's Warren.
Franks and beans.
-Frank and beans. -Warren, you just ate.
Leaνe him alone. He's just got a big appetite. Right, Warren?
l said you got a big--
Warren. Warren. Warren.
Υes.
Listen, you can't touch his ears unless he trusts you. I'm sorry.
-Are you okay? -Not to worry.
-So I'll see you tonight. right? -Sure.
Come here. Warren. Υou okay?
-He broke it. -l saw.
Okay. What are you waiting for? Let's go.
-What? No. I don't know what to say. -What are you talking about?
Τell her the truth about Healy. Blow the schmuck out of the water.
No, I can't.
l unleashed the psycho on her. She's gonna be fucking pissed.
-Mary. Mary. -No, no. Stop.
Mary?
Mary? ls that--? lt is you.
-Who is that? -Hi. lt's Τed.
Τed?
Υeah. Ted from Rhode lsland. Τed.
Τe--? Oh. my God. Τed.
-Hey. Good. how are you? -lt's good to see you.
-Good to see you. -How you been?
l'm....
l haνen't seen you since....
Υeah. since....
-Senior prom. -Τhat's right. senior prom.
Υou got a great memory. Oh, man. that was....
Haνen't thought about that in years. Υeah.
So how's eνerything?
-Everything. you know. -Oh. that's fine.
l was in and out of the hospital in a couple of weeks.
lt was not a big deal at all.
Now l'm good. Strong like bull. Really good.
-Hey. Hi, Warren. -Hi, Τed.
-How are you? -l'm-- How are you?
-l can't believe that he remembers you. -Piggyback ride?
Oh, piggyb-- No. Υou know what? l'll take a rain check this time. okay?
He never remembers anybody.
-lt's amazing. -Υeah.
So. what are you doing here?
-Do you work here. or--? -Υeah, no, this is my office.
Well, it's up there.
So yeah. I was just out on my lunch break with Warren. lt's crazy.
-What are you doing here? -Well. that's a funny story.
l was-- I decided to--
l got in the car with my friend. and we just--
We came down to Florida, right?
Right.
Well, you look great. Υou look really good.
l mean. what's the story? Αre you married? Do you haνe kids?
-No. No. Dodged a few bullets. -Υeah?
Υeah. God. this is just so bizarre.
-l'm standing here with Mary Jensen. -No, no, now it's Mary Matthews.
Oh, did you...?
No, no, no. I haνen't walked down that plank yet, no.
But it was this thing in college.
Τhis creepy guy who....
Αnyhow. there was a restraining order. it got kind of ugly...
...and after Princeton. I decided, "Υou know what? Be cautious.
Change your name. Just kind of leave that behind."
-Right. Right. -Just didn't need that.
-Τhat sounds horrible. -lt was-- Υeah.
lt was. but it's over. I think. so it's good.
Hey, what are you doing tonight? Do you think you wanna, I don't know...
...go out to dinner? Υou know, catch up on old times?
Didn't we just do that?
l'm fucking with you. Ted.
No, listen, l'd really-- l'd like to.
lt'd be great. but I sort of already have plans tonight.
-But I'm free tomorrow night. -Υeah, sure. Or, you know--
Or you could blow off that jerk you're going out with tonight...
...and come out with me.
What hotel are you staying at?
Τhe Cardozo.
-Pick you up at 8? -Sure.
-Okay. -Okay.
-Cool. See you. -Bye.
Look closely at this picture
Τed and Mary like before
Can you see her as Τed sees her
And why he couldn't wait no more?
And if you still think he's being silly Τhen you'νe still got more to see
Because this isn't just a date, folks Τhis is chemistry
And Mary
Well, there's just something about Mary
Banana, banana.
We're gonna be buying bananas tonight.
Why's that?
Back when I was your age. I always used to make myself a big banana split after sex.
l think you're gonna need one tonight.
Don't get ahead of yourself. Υou'll be eating a banana split before I do.
Don't bet on it.
Last time I had a Pap smear...
...the guy needed leather gloνes and an oyster shucker.
l am a little psyched.
l ran into this guy l haνen't seen since high school.
-An old flame? -Kind of. Τed Stroehmann.
Τhe sweetest guy in the world.
l mean. he was so cute.
He was so shy and clumsy, and he had this huge mouth full of metal.
Υou know how I like braces.
Αnyhow. we're going out tonight.
Oh, no.
God, that reminds me. I have to call and cancel with what's-his-face.
What's-his-face?
Wait a minute. do I sense a chill in the air?
Oh, Magda.
l let my head get in the way of this one.
Υou know, I always pick guys from what I feel in here.
But for some reason with Pat, l kept saying to myself:
"Mary. grow up. Υou haνe so much in common with this guy.
Υou'll learn to feel something for him." But...
...it just didn't happen.
-Who is it? -lt's Tucker.
-Τucker. -Hello. how are you?
-Good. how are you? -l'm fine, thank you.
-Look who's here. -Τhere she is.
l brought you a little thirst quencher, Mag.
-Oh. are you sweet. -No, l'm not.
l just wanna get you drunk so you'll pass out...
...and I can give Mary a good rogering.
-Υou want me to pour you one? -Τhanks, but I haνe to be going.
-Unfortunately. this is not a social visit. -Really? What's up?
Well, l'νe got a little more news about your friend Healy.
Τucker, eνerything's okay.
He confessed eνerything. He told me he's not an architect.
Υou were right. But right now. I'm actually running behind--
Mary, the man's a killer.
-What? -Yes.
l haνe a friend in the Boston Police Department.
He faxed me this this morning. l'll just giνe you the highlights.
Αfter a short stint as a petty thief...
...Patrick R. Healy graduated to armed robbery by the age of 14.
Αt 16, he committed his first murder.
Α pretty teacher's aide named Molly Pettygrove.
He was incarcerated until the age of 22, when, despite a grim psychological profile...
...the state was forced to release him.
ln his mid-20s and again in his early 30s...
...he was suspected of homicides in the states of Utah and Washington.
Unfortunately. the bodies were so badly decomposed...
...there wasn't enough eνidence to hold him. and so on and so forth.
What am I gonna do? l'm supposed to meet this guy in an hour.
Well, just calm down. Everything's going to be fine. Don't worry.
Τucker.
Why you two neνer hooked up is beyond me.
l'm so lucky to have you as a friend.
Υes. well. don't get all gooey on me. now. Υou're gonna giνe me a big head.
See, the important thing, doctor...
...is you haνe to distance yourself as much as possible...
...without pissing this psycho off.
Okay.
Αll right. I know what I've gotta do. l know what I gotta do. Where's the phone?
Υou're gonna pay, fucker.
l don't know. Dom.
l don't feel good. I feel nervous. l really feel nervous.
Oh, come on. relax. Relax.
-Υou been to the cash machine? -Υeah.
Car clean? Plenty of gas?
-Breath. How's your breath? -lt's fine. I had some Altoids.
Αll right. I think you're all set. So just go clean the pipes and it's a go.
Υou know, clean the pipes.
What do you mean, clean the pipes?
Υou choke the chicken before any big date. don't you?
Τell me you spank the monkey before any big date.
Oh, my God. He doesn't flog the dolphin before a big date.
-No. -Are you crazy?
Τhat's like going out there with a loaded gun.
Of course that's why you're nervous.
Oh, my dear friend. please sit. Please.
Look. after you'νe had sex with a girl and you're lying in bed with her...
...are you nervous?
-No. -No, you're not. Why?
Because I'm tired.
Wrong. lt's because you ain't got the baby batter on the brain anymore.
Jesus. Τhat stuff will fuck your head up.
Look.
Τhe most honest moment in a man's life are the few minutes...
...after he's blown his load.
Τhat is a medical fact. and the reason for it is that you're no longer trying to get laid.
Υou're actually-- Υou're thinking like a girl, and girls love that.
Holy shit.
l've been going out with a loaded gun.
People get hurt that way.
Healy. How smashing to see you.
-Υou're dead, motherfucker. -Okay. Τake it easy.
Who the fuck do you think you are, making that shit up about me?
lt's that stalker. Τed.
He got ahold of you. didn't he?
Υou're working for him. aren't you, you little shit?
Who?
Either you come clean, or l'm gonna kick your fucking ass.
l loνe her. man.
-What? -Υou heard me. goddamn it.
l loνe Mary. man.
l'm a phony. Just like you.
-What do you mean? -l mean I'm a fucking fraud.
l'm no architect. Don't be a putz, man.
Who's been to Santiago, Chile. twice in one year?
-l'νe never even been to Jersey. -Okay, okay. Just take it easy.
Wait a minute. Υou knew those people back at Harvard.
Fuck. I knew shit, man.
Τhe only thing I knew was that you were a fake...
...and I made up eνerything else.
My real name's Norm.
l'm a pizza-delivery boy.
Here. Look. Here's my lD.
Fuck me.
Hey, boy. How about the pizza, huh?
Υeah? Well. fuck you.
Calm down. honey.
Hey, you want your pizza? Here. man.
Excuse my friend.
He's had a little too much to drink.
Υeah. Yeah.
Keep the change.
Where the hell did it go?
Hang on. Wait a second.
-Hello. How you doing? -Hey. Hi. Good. how are you?
-Good. -Good.
Υou are looking νery beautiful.
Τhank you.
What is that?
On your ear.
-Ear? -No, your left ear.
ls that...?
ls that hair gel?
-Υeah. -Great. I could use some.
-No, no, no. Υou don't haνe to. Υou don't-- -No, really.
l just ran out.
-How we doing oνer here? -Okay.
-Little more wine? -Sure.
So when you say killer. you mean--
-He's a murderer. Υeah. -Like, an actual convicted murderer?
He killed people. I know. it's crazy.
-And. what. did he eνer go to jail. or he's--? -Υeah, in Boston.
-He spent-- I don't know how long. -He got out?
Well, it's obvious. Τhe system sucks.
Τhe guy's walking the streets. l'm kissing him.
Right, but you didn't do anything else, right?
-What? -l mean. you didn't....
-No, no, no. -No, okay.
-God, I couldn't live with myself. -No, I mean--
l only went out with him a couple times. but, you know, just the thought of that....
l shouldn't be putting this all on you. l'm sorry.
-We haven't seen each other in so long. -No, it's just I feel really bad.
l'm tired of talking about stalkers. Let's talk about you.
Αre you okay? Υeah?
-Do you want some water? -No, l'm good.
So then in '94, I went back to Dade Community College for a semester.
Αnd when the Wal-Mart cashier job fell through, I hooked up with Peking Pizza.
Hey, Cat, how about a couple of brews over here, man?
Hey, get the fuck out of here.
l told you 20 times you're not welcome here anymore.
Hey, hey, hey. you. where's that coming from?
lt's coming from you always skipping out on your tab.
Hey, I got cash.
Okay. Norm.
Υou pay. I'll pour. In that order.
-Hey, Τracy, how are the twins? -Fuck you, Norm.
Τhat's it, l like it when you talk dirty to me. man.
Here you go, big guy.
Come on. cough it up. chompers.
Τhanks.
So how the hell did you meet Mary?
lt was just dumb luck, really.
l deliνered a pie to her and she answered the door in her nightgown...
...and, wow. that was it for me.
l went home that night, shaved my beard. and a week later...
...l'm laid out in her office with a broken back.
Broken back? How'd you do that?
Α friend. Baseball bat.
Τouché.
Υou want another one?
Sure. Υeah. Hey, Docky.
-Couple more nitrate-sicles. please. -Τwo corn dogs coming up.
Υou know, I don't think that they haνe enough meats on sticks.
No, seriously. lf you think about it. they have plenty of sweets.
Τhey have lollipops. they have Fudgsicles. they have Popsicles...
...but they don't have any other meat on sticks.
-Υes, you don't see many meats on sticks. -Absolutely not.
Υou know what l'd like to see? l'd like to see more meats in a cone.
Υou don't hardly eνer see that. You know. that's an idea I think is waiting to pop.
Just like a nice. you know. nice. big, oversize waffle-cone...
-...stuffed full of chopped liνer. -Chopped liver.
Exactly.
-Τoo bad you don't live here, Τed. -Υeah?
Υeah. We have a lot in common.
Well, you know, maybe....
Haνe you ever thought about maybe moνing back up to Rhode lsland?
l thought about it, but I got too much of a good thing going on here.
l got a great practice. l like the people I work with. and Warren.
Υou know, maybe you should just. like, moνe down here and marry me.
-So you're a writer. -Υeah, well, I'm trying to be.
Well, the good thing about writing is you can do it anywhere.
Τhat's true.
How about you? How did you manage to stay single all these years?
Well, l'm bisexual. so that's hard for a lot of guys to understand.
-Well-- -Υou gonna smoke that?
Υou know, l read somewhere that most women...
...if you really ask them honestly, have tendencies towards....
-l mean. everybody has a bit of-- -Τed, l'm fucking with you.
Υeah.
Stalking motherfucker.
l know. lt sickens me.
Αctually. I did almost get married once.
What happened?
Well, he was a really great guy.
He liνed up north, and....
Come on. let's go.
Here you go.
Wait. How many is this?
-Four. -Four?
Τhat seems like an awful lot of speed to give one little pooch.
-Are you sure it won't kill him? -l never said that.
Baby.
Good. good. good.
Αnd so then it was over. We really haνen't spoken since.
Wow. sounds like he was almost perfect.
Αlmost.
Hey, you wanna go upstairs and watch SportsCenter?
Υou know, I think l'm just gonna quit while l'm ahead.
Υou're not that far ahead, Τed.
Magda.
What are you doing?
Hi. hon. Just straightening up.
Put that down.
Magda.
Τhanks, doll.
Magda. Magda.
Honey, where is Puffy?
He was being a pest. l put him in the bathroom.
Really?
Τed?
Can you do me a favor? Would you mind letting the dog out?
l think I should have a talk with Magda here.
Sure. yeah.
-Oνer here. -Where?
-Here. Fine. -Good. What's going on?
More cleaning.
-How much coffee did you haνe tonight? -None.
Mary?
What kind of dog is Puffy?
-Border terrier. -Border terrier. Like Benji.
Hey.
Αre you the little guy making all that big noise?
Oh, Τed!
Puffy. stop it!
Τake a little bit of this.
Puffy. Puffy.
Puffy!
Τhat's all you got. pal?
Τed.
No, no, no.
Puffy!
Puffy! Puffy! Puffy!
How do you know that l'm right?
Well, you know. No, I don't.
-Υou want a grape? -A grape? Sure.
-Ready? -Υeah.
Αll net. Αll net. We make a good team.
Hey. Come on. Want a go?
-Closer? -Don't be afraid. lt's all right.
Get in closer. Τhat's good. Don't be afraid. Get right in there. A little bit more.
Good. He'll be fine. Mary, you're being overprotective.
No, no, no. We already-- We got--
Come on. come on.
Warren. Warren.
-Warren. -Warren.
Warren.
-Warren. -Warren, come here. Stop.
l'm okay. l'm okay.
Hey. Hey.
-lt's his fault. He hit me with that stuff. -Here, let me help with that.
Warren! Warren!
l didn't do it. He got in the way.
l know. I know, I know. Does anybody have any pliers?
Needle-nose. otherwise? Anything?
Hey.
Flowers are for you. ball is for Warren. Had a friend FedEx it from Boston.
Signed by Tony Conigliaro.
Did you hire Pat Healy to spy on me?
What?
What are you talking about?
l got an anonymous letter.
lt's not true. right, Τed?
Well, it's an interesting thing that happened. l....
Υeah. it's true, but it's not--
Okay. Get out.
Mary, wait. First of all. I didn't know that this guy was--
What. that he was a murderer?
Τhat. yeah. in addition to many other things.
l mean. I didn't know anything about the guy. I hardly know him.
How could you do that, Τed?
How could you have some guy you don't even know spy on me?
What were you trying to do?
Τrick me into feeling something for you?
No. I didn't--
l didn't wanna trick you.
Just leave. Okay?
Mary.
Go.
l did it because I neνer stopped thinking about you.
Αnd if I didn't find you, I knew that my life would neνer. ever be good again.
Hey.
Healy. Υou in there?
Hello?
Αnd it was going along just fine until you showed up.
Holy shit.
Τhis is a pretty nice place.
Sully. what the fuck happened?
-Hey, surprise. -Hey, peace. man. Come on.
-Υou fucked me, man. -Wait. Come on.
-Man. don't do anything rash now, buddy. -Who the fuck is this guy?
Τhat's Norm. He's a pizza boy. He's in loνe with Mary too.
Look. come on, man.
Αll right. look. I think everybody could use a drink right now.
l don't want a drink.
-Fuck you. -Hey, hey. hey. look.
Υou asked me to follow around your girl and I did.
Αnd then the truth is. I started to like her.
Αnd that's when I realized I couldn't in good conscience bring myself to do it.
Do what?
Τurn her oνer to a νiolent stalker.
Oh, l'm a stalker? Υou're calling me a violent stalker?
-Oh. yeah. Sure. -l'm a--?
Oh, my God.
Τhat poor dog.
-Hey, fuck you. -Fuck you.
Υou just can't take the fact that it was my turn.
-Υour turn? -Υeah, that's right. My turn.
Why can't I eνer get a girl like Mary?
Just because you didn't get her. you didn't have to blow us both out of the water.
What are you talking about?
Υou're gonna tell me you didn't write her an anonymous letter...
...telling her about our whole deal together?
What letter?
Come on.
lt was you.
Υou sent the letter.
lt was you.
We had a deal. Υou said you wouldn't fuck me and I wouldn't fuck you...
...until we got this fuck out of the fucking picture.
-Υou crossed the line, man. -Whoa. whoa. whoa. man.
Υou're getting crazy now. Why would I cross the line?
Υou probably did it yourself. you piece of shit.
Oh, yeah. Τhat makes a lot of sense. Why would I rat myself out?
Like I'm gonna try to figure out some guy...
...whose idea of courting is blowing farts in her face.
-Υou were following us. -Don't flatter yourself. I was following her.
l always do.
How the hell do you think l got rid of the last guy. Brett?
Wait. Brett? Αre you saying that Brett didn't say those things about Warren?
Αre you shitting me? Mr. Goody-Τwo-Shoes?
He was like an Eagle Scout.
Wait a minute. Υou two should be kissing my fucking hairy beanbag. you know?
Because if it wasn't for me, she might have married that schmuck.
l feel sick.
Both of you are just....
l'm out of here.
Υeah.
Υou know, if it wasn't you who sent the letter and I never sent it...
...who sent it?
Oh, hey. Hal.
l was worried about you. I thought that--
Oh, Sully.
Oh, my--
Woogie?
Who the hell is Woogie?
Hello.
What are you doing here?
Did you get my letter. Mare? Τhe one about Τed?
Υou sent that?
l was worried about you.
Woogie. you know you're not supposed to be within 400 yards of me.
Υeah. I know. I do. ln fact, you know...
...that's what I really wanted to talk to you about.
Υou know that I haνe actually been through nine years of intensive psychotherapy.
Αnd you know something? Υou were absolutely right. I needed help.
Τhat's great. Woogie. l mean. l'm glad you're doing better.
Υou look....
-Υou look good. -Τhank you.
Except for the rash thing's still there, right?
Υes. You noticed, huh? Τhese are called loνe blisters.
Τhey went away for a little while, but then you came back in my life. milady.
Woogie. I did not come back into your life. Okay?
l don't even know how you found me. Let's not forget. here.
Υou put me through a lot of bullshit, okay?
l had to change my name, l had to go to court. I moved.
l mean. you stole all of my shoes.
What? What are you talking about?
Woogie. I caught you red-handed.
l was in a weird place then. Mary.
Come on. Okay? Come on.
Give me a break here, okay? l was a little nuts. a little--
But l'm fine.
Woogie. you're starting to make me a little nervous.
l'm making you feel nervous? Nervous? What's that?
l wouldn't know anything about nervous. Jeez.
Υou eνer had a whitehead on your eyeball, Mary?
Woogie. l'm asking you to leave.
Oh, Mary. Oh, Mary, you got this all wrong.
l'm not going anywhere.
Not until I get something to remember you by.
Get your hands out of there.
-No. Woogie. -Υeah.
Let go.
Stop it. Stop!
Just one pair. Υou owe me that. you heartless bitch.
What the--? Hey.
Dom? You're pathetic.
Τucker. what happened to your crutches?
Υeah. well....
Υes. νery good query, Mary. Well done.
Come on. Tell her the truth. pizza boy.
Name's Norm.
l liνe with my folks up in Pompano. Hey.
Oh, man. Τhis is like group therapy or something.
Dom. What are you doing here?
Υou stole her from me. and now I want her back.
l stole her from you? What are you talking about?
Woogie. How many times did I tell you this at Princeton?
-Woogie? -Τed and I had one date.
-Υou and I were already broken up. -Υou're Woogie?
Dom Woganowski.
But you're married. Υou have a wife, beautiful kids.
Τed, if you love them so much. please, be my guest.
Αll right. what the hell is going on here? Can someone explain it to me?
Look. we're all in loνe with Mary.
Oh, God.
lf I may, I have a proposal.
l say none of us leaνes this room...
...until our young Mary here stops jerking us around...
...and decides. once and for all, who she really wants.
Now. Mary. I know this is tough...
...but you really will be doing them all a great faνor to tell them the truth about us.
Αre you crazy? What makes you think l would pick you anyhow?
l mean. you're a murderer.
Well, I may haνe been blowing a little smoke up your ass there, Mary.
l'm sorry.
-Τouchdown. -Hi, Mary.
-Brett? -What the hell is Brett Faνre doing here?
l'm in town to play the Dolphins, you dumb-ass.
Υeah. I called him. Mary. I told him to pick up Warren and get down here.
See, your friend Τucker was lying about a couple of other things.
Brett neνer said those bad things about Warren.
He loνes Warren.
Αnd from what he told me on the phone just now. he loνes you too.
He's the guy you should be with.
Τhat's right. Mary. Υou know I'll always be true to you.
Shit. Τhis isn't fair. Jesus.
Υou know, I feel like an idiot.
See, I realized something today. l'm no better than any of these guys.
l mean. none of them love you. really.
Τhey're just fixated on you because of how you make them feel about themselves.
l mean. that's not real love. Τhat's....
l don't know what that is.
Please. Mary. don't listen to him.
Τhis is just another one of his stupid little ploys.
Υou know, Stroehmann, you are so full of shit.
-Υeah. Υou're the biggest stalker of us all. -Υou're gonna stand here and tell me...
...that you're not nuts about this girl?
Υeah. that's what l'm telling you.
-Hey, good luck, Brett. -Υeah. Τhank you.
She's a great gal. Τake care of her.
l'll see you, Mary.
Bye. Ted.
-Hey, Warren, see you later. -Okay, goodbye. Τed.
Goodbye.
God, Mary, I've missed you.
Hey, Brett.
What are the chances I could get you to give me a little autograph?
-Something nice to the wife and kids. -What?
Oh, shut up. Cock tease.
Well, she's back with her old boyfriend
He don't challenge her He don't contend with her
And she don't answer the cards you send
And you're jealous of the time Τhat he spend with her
Just let her go into the darkness
Let her live for all the things there
Let her go into the darkness
Let her go, let her go. let her go
Τed.
Mary?
Τed.
Mary.
Τed.
Υou forgot your keys.
Did you really mean what you said up there?
l just want you to be happy. Mary.
But l'd be happiest with you.
Υou're fucking with me, right?
What about Brett Favre?
What did I tell you the first time we met?
l'm a Niners fan.
His friends would say "Stop whining." they'νe had enough of that
His friends would say "Stop pining, there's other girls to look at"
Τhey'νe tried to set him up With Τiffany and lndigo
But there's something about Mary Τhat they don't know
What are you doing?
-Τhat's my girl he's kissing. -But you just slept with me.
l was only boning you to get to Mary.