PACEY?
I THOUGHT THAT WAS YOU OUT HERE.
WERE YOU EVER GOING TO COME IN?
I FORGOT YOU GUYS DON'T LOCK YOUR DOORS.
YEAH, WELL, ACTUALLY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO START NOW
THAT I GOT ALL THIS FILM EQUIPMENT IN HERE.
COME ON INSIDE. THERE'S SOMETHING I WANT TO SHOW YOU.
YOU OK?
YEAH.
I--I WENT OUT AFTER WORK WITH A COUPLE OF GUYS.
WE GOT A LITTLE CAVEMAN.
AH.
BUT I'D LOVE TO SEE WHAT YOU GOT GOING.
WOW.
IT'S PRETTY CRAZY, HUH?
TOOK ME FOREVER. I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS PERFECT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? YOU'RE THE FIRST PERSON WHO'S SEEN IT.
WELL, I WOULD SAY THAT THIS OFFICIALLY
MAKES YOU THE KING OF PROCRASTINATION.
NO, NO, NO. WE'RE GOING TO SHOOT IN HERE.
I KNOW IT'S TIGHT, BUT I FIGURED OUT A WAY TO MAKE THE CAMERA FIT.
AND BY SAVING MONEY ON LOCATIONS,
WE CAN AFFORD TO GO ALL OUT ON EVERYTHING ELSE.
REALLY? YEAH.
I GOT 3 CREDIT CARDS IN THE MAIL LAST WEEK,
MAXED THEM OUT IN, LIKE, A DAY.
GOT LIGHTS, CAMERAS, THIS AWESOME SOUND EQUIPMENT.
I'M GOING COMPLETELY OVERBOARD, BUT I DON'T CARE.
I'M TALKING A MILE A MINUTE. I HAVEN'T EVEN ASKED YOU WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO CAPESIDE.
MAN. HA!
BEING IN THIS ROOM, IT JUST TAKES ME BACK TO A WHOLE OTHER ERA.
WHEN THE FUTURE WAS A CLEAN SLATE FOR ALL OF US, YOU KNOW?
WELL, THE ROOM MAY HAVE GONE BACK IN TIME,
BUT I THINK YOU AND I HAVE MOVED AHEAD RATHER NICELY.
IT'S ABOUT ALL THE OBSTACLES WE WENT THROUGH WHEN WE WERE KIDS.
WE BOTH ENDED UP DOING EXACTLY WHAT WE WANTED TO DO.
WELL, THERE WAS THAT BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME
I TOYED WITH THE IDEA OF BEING A RODEO CLOWN,
BUT I GUESS THIS'LL DO. HEH HEH.
BUT YOU MADE SOMETHING OF YOURSELF, PACE,
AND NOW YOU'RE MAKING SOMETHING OUT OF ME.
I--I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU SHOULD GO THAT FAR.
I MEAN, YOU HAD DONE THIS BY YOURSELF. RIGHT?
EVEN IF YOU HAD NOTHING, THIS WOULD...
I'M NOT...I'M SAY-- YOU'RE NOT HEARING ME, MAN.
I'M...
I'M TRYING TO THANK YOU.
WELL, YOU'RE WELCOME, I GUESS, BUT, COME ON,
DAWSON, I MEAN, WE ALL KNEW YOU'D DO THIS.
THIS WAS YOUR DREAM. YOU JUST...
NEEDED TO TAKE A LITTLE TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE, RIGHT?
YEAH, I NEEDED THAT
AND A VERY FINANCIALLY SAVVY ASSOCIATE PRODUCER.
I'M GIVING YOU CREDIT ON THE FILM.
SO...
YOU'RE PART OF THIS NOW.
SO, WELCOME TO HOLLYWOOD,
WHERE PEOPLE HAVE MEANINGLESS TITLES
FOR NOT EVEN SHOWING UP ON SET.
I'M SORRY. WHAT IS IT THAT YOU WANTED TO TALK ABOUT?
UH, IT WAS, UH...
JUST, UH, AS YOUR ASSOCIATE PRODUCER,
I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE CASTING.
PARTICULARLY THE ROLE OF PACEY,
WHICH I FEEL HAS SOME FAIRLY LARGE SHOES TO FILL.
YOU'RE GOING TO LET ALL THIS POWER GO STRAIGHT TO YOUR HEAD, AREN'T YOU?
YEAH, I GOT TO ENJOY IT WHILE I CAN, RIGHT?
LET ME SHOW YOU THESE HEADSHOTS.
I GOTTA TELL YA, I DON'T THINK THESE AMATEURS KNOW
WHAT THEY'RE GETTING INTO.
NO.
SOMEBODY OUGHT TO WARN 'EM.
THANK YOU.
DID YOU GET A HAIRCUT?
UH...NO.
5 INCHES OF BLOND JUST FELL OFF.
IT WAS REALLY THE DAMNEDEST THING.
IT'S--IT'S VERY FRENCH.
UM, COME IN. UH, THE CAB'S GONE,
SO--SO ARE YOUR HOPES OF LEAVING.
JENNY, PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
YOU LOOK GOOD, MOM.
NOT AS UPPER EAST SIDEY.
I THINK THAT DIVORCE MUST SUIT YOU.
HMM. A LOT BETTER THAN MARRIAGE, THAT'S FOR SURE.
JENNIFER, DID YOU GET THE DOOR?
HELEN.
HELLO.
GOOD START.
WELL, WHAT--WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
JEN ASKED ME TO COME.
I WAS SO SHOCKED, I COULD HARDLY SAY NO.
I CAN IMAGINE.
I'LL JUST--CAN I TAKE MY BAG UPSTAIRS?
OH, OF COURSE. UH, YOU GO ON UP,
AND I'LL--I'LL COME UP IN A MINUTE AND GET YOU SETTLED.
FINE.
JENNIFER.
I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW.
YOU'RE--YOU'RE WORRIED THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE
ENOUGH FOOD FOR DINNER TONIGHT,
BUT I'VE ACTUALLY ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF THAT.
JENNIFER, JUST DON'T PULL YOUR SPEED-TALKING TECHNIQUE ON ME.
YOU HAD NO RIGHT TO INVITE THAT WOMAN INTO MY HOUSE.
THAT WO-- WILL YOU CALM DOWN
AND REMEMBER THAT WE'RE ALL RELATED?
NO, I SPECIFICALLY TOLD YOU
I DID NOT WANT HELEN TO KNOW THAT I HAD CANCER.
CANCER?
THE POINT IS, IT IS MY BUSINESS
TO DISPENSE WITH IN MY OWN TIME,
AND YOU HAD SOME NERVE TO TAKE IT UPON YOURSELF TO TELL HER.
I DIDN'T TELL HER.
YOU WILL.
OH.
LOOK, I DON'T THINK THAT SHE'S ANY FRIGGIN' MARY POPPINS, MYSELF,
BUT I THINK THAT SHE DESERVES TO BE IN THE LOOP,
AND I CAN'T DO THIS ALONE.
I LOVE YOU.
DOES SHE ACTUALLY RUN IN THESE?
I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS.
OH, OK, GROSS.
NO, GROSS.
GOD, CAN'T YOU JUST PATRONIZE INTERNET PORN LIKE A NORMAL PERSON?
MUST YOU GO ROOTING AROUND IN MY ROOMMATE'S SWEATS
LIKE THE HOMELESS MAN YOU PRETEND TO BE?
MY MOM WAS SO RIGHT ABOUT YOU.
THIS HOITY-TOITY SCHOOL HAS MADE YOU SO UPTIGHT.
YOUR MOM THINKS I'M UPTIGHT?
I MAY HAVE SOME IN YOUR SIZE IF YOU WANT ME TO LOOK.
THESE'LL DO JUST FINE.
I'M JOEY.
AH, THE ROOMMATE. WE FINALLY MEET.
COULD YOU PLEASE STEP AWAY FROM THE CLOTHES?
SLOWLY. AND KEEP YOUR HANDS WHERE I CAN SEE THEM.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
JACK IS HERE TO MEET WITH THE DEAN
TO DISCUSS IF WORTHINGTON IS RIGHT FOR HIM
OR SOME SUCH HOO-HA.
RIGHT FOR YOU?
DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD KILL TO COME TO THIS SCHOOL?
I MEAN, I SPENT MY ENTIRE HIGH-SCHOOL CAREER
JUST TRYING TO GET AN INTERVIEW HERE.
YOU JUST-- IF IT'S RIGHT FOR YOU?
YOU'RE TURNING A LITTLE RED.
NOW I KNOW THAT THIS IS NEW TO YOU,
BUT BEHOLD THE WRATH OF THE HOLLYWOOD OFFSPRING.
BUT JACK'S A SMART GUY, AREN'T YOU, JACK?
I'M SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW IF MY INTEGRITY IS BEING QUESTIONED
BY A COUPLE OF UPTIGHT WENCHES.
YEAH, OK. YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO CHANGE THE T-SHIRT.
SO WHY DON'T YOU BE A GOOD BOY AND GO ROOT AROUND IN YOUR SATCHEL,
BECAUSE JOEY AND I HAVE TO BOND.
I'LL WATCH FROM A SAFE DISTANCE.
JOEY. AUDREY.
I FEEL A LIFETIME MOMENT COMING ON.
IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE NEVER GOING
TO SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN.
I KNOW, BUT...
OUR TIME IN THIS PARTICULAR ROOM IS OVER.
ANYWAY, THE POINT IS THIS--
I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH, JOEY POTTER.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
SO MUCH SO, IN FACT,
THAT I COULD NOT LEAVE YOU WITHOUT A PARTING GIFT.
YOU KNOW, SOMETHING FOR THOSE LONELY SUMMER NIGHTS.
UH, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE, AUDREY.
I DIDN'T...
YOU REALLY SHOULDN'T HAVE.
AUDREY, I HATE THIS HIDEOUS EYESORE.
I KNOW! WHICH IS WHY YOU MUST CARRY IT WITH YOU
ON ALL OF YOUR TRAVELS, BECAUSE, LIKE ME,
IT SEEMS HARSH AND OVERWHELMING AT FIRST,
BUT ONCE YOU GIVE IN TO ITS DELICIOUS COMFORT,
YOU WILL FIND THAT YOU CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT IT.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'VE REALIZED
IN OUR TENURE TOGETHER?
THAT I'VE NEVER REALLY HAD A GIRLFRIEND,
NOT A GOOD ONE...
AND NOBODY LIKE YOU.
OH, JOEY.
UH, OK, JACK, WHAT'S NEXT?
UH, TOMATOES.
SINCE, UM--SINCE WHEN DO YOU KNOW HOW TO COOK, ANYWAY?
OH, COME ON. HOW HARD CAN IT BE?
I CAN READ, CAN'T I?
I'M JUST SORRY I WON'T BE THERE
TO TEST YOUR CULINARY SKILLS.
YOU'RE COMING.
NO. I'M NOT FACING MY MOTHER WITHOUT YOU.
WHICH IS EVEN MORE SHOCKING
THAN THE WHOLE COOKING THING.
W-WHY IS SHE IN TOWN?
BECAUSE I CALLED HER, ALL RIGHT.
IT'S--IT'S A LONG STORY.
I'M SURE IT'LL ALL UNFOLD JUST BEAUTIFULLY THIS EVENING,
WHICH IS WHY I NEED YOU THERE FOR MORAL SUPPORT, OK?
ISN'T C.J. TYPICALLY, YOU KNOW, THE MORAL PART
OF THE WHOLE, YOU KNOW...EQUATION.
LOOK, I JUST NEED THE WHOLE GAMUT
OF BOY POWER THIS EVENING, OK?
WHICH IS WHY I DON'T WANT TO BE THERE FOR THE WHOLE,
YOU KNOW, MEET THE BOYFRIEND THING.
IT'S REALLY NOT, LIKE, A WHOLE MEET THE BOYFRIEND THING.
I MEAN, IT--IT IS, BUT THAT'S NOT ITS EXPRESS PURPOSE, OK?
EXACTLY. IT'S MORE LIKE A, YOU KNOW, "GOOD-BYE, C.J." TYPE OF NIGHT,
'CAUSE HE'S GOING TO NEW YORK TOMORROW, RIGHT,
FOR THE WHOLE GRAD THING?
YEAH, YEAH, YES, HE IS, BUT I'M SURE
THAT WE'LL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO STARE INTO EACH OTHER'S EYES
AND PONTIFICATE ON WHAT WE MEAN TO EACH OTHER.
I JUST NEED TO TAKE CARE OF A COUPLE OF THINGS FIRST.
STRING BEANS. I NEED STRING BEANS.
GO AHEAD.
IT'S PERFECT.
YOUR EYE FOR DETAIL IS CREEPY.
THERE'S NO WAY I'M GOING TO GET IN THAT CLOSET AND PLAY E.T.,
BUT ASIDE FROM THAT...
IT'S PERFECT.
NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE, IT'S JUST ABOUT RIGHT.
BUT YOU DO SEEM TO BE QUITE WELL, HELEN.
YOU, TOO, MOTHER.
DID YOU CHANGE YOUR HAIR?
MAYBE A LITTLE MORE GRAY.
JENNIFER'S CHANGED HER HAIR.
DID YOU NOTICE? MM.
WE'VE ACTUALLY ALREADY HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT.
I HAVE HONEY ON MY HANDS. UM, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
WHY DON'T YOU TWO TRY TO FIND A TOPIC
THAT IS MORE PROBING THAN CURRENT HAIRSTYLES
OR--OR WEATHER PATTERNS?
AND I'LL GO WASH UP, OK?
That means you.
IT SHOULDN'T BE THIS DIFFICULT, I SUPPOSE,
MAKING CONVERSATION WITH YOUR OWN MOTHER.
I THINK THE PROBLEM IS THE VERY NOTION
OF HAVING TO MAKE CONVERSATION.
EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING A LITTLE TOO LATE, DOESN'T IT?
I MEAN, WHY DID JEN CALL ME OUT HERE NOW?
WHY HAVE WE WAITED SO LONG?
ONE THING I'VE LEARNED IS TO REGRET THE PAST IS USELESS.
YOU CAN'T CHANGE IT.
MIGHT AS WELL LIVE THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
AS PLEASANTLY AS POSSIBLE.
MOM, YOU'VE GONE SOFT.
NEVER.
NO, IT'S NICE.
I THINK JEN'S MADE YOU HAPPY.
SHE SEEMS YOUNGER NOW THAN SHE DID
WHEN SHE WAS IN NEW YORK,
RUNNING AROUND LIKE A GROWNUP--
A TOXIC ONE, BUT A GROWNUP, NONETHELESS.
IF SHE HAD STAYED THERE, GOING THE WAY SHE WAS GOING...
SHE WOULD HAVE RUN RIGHT OVER ME, MOM.
OH, HELEN. IT WASN'T A MAGICAL TRANSFORMATION.
SHE JUST NEEDED A LITTLE PATIENCE
AND, UM, NO ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
HMM.
MM, IT'S FUNNY.
NOW THAT SHE DOESN'T NEED ME,
KINDA THINK THAT I NEED HER.
NOT AS MUCH AS I NEEDED YOU, THOUGH.
I COULD--I COULD NEVER REPAY YOU.
ACTS OF LOVE DO NOT REQUIRE REPAYMENT.
I MEAN, WHAT IF I NEEDED TO CALL UPON YOU
AND--AND I NEEDED YOUR HELP, YOUR SUPPORT?
YOU'D BE THERE FOR ME, WOULDN'T YOU?
HOW COULD YOU EVEN ASK THAT? YOU'RE MY MOTHER. OF COURSE.
I GUESS YOU GET TO MY AGE,
YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE THESE THINGS FOR GRANTED.
MOM, IS EVERYTHING OK?
IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH JENNIFER?
JENNIFER?
OH, NO.
NO, NO, HELEN, NO, EVERYTHING'S FINE.
I'M JUST A LITTLE OVERWHELMED, I GUESS.
OH, UH, WE NEED SOME MORE WATER.
I'LL JUST FRESHEN UP THE POT.
OH, MY GOD.
MY EX-BOYFRIEND IS A DAY DRINKER.
LIFE IS CLEARLY BLEAK WITHOUT ME.
I THOUGHT YOU SAID HE WORKED FOR THE MAN.
HMM. LETS GO INVESTIGATE, SHALL WE?
HI. AHH.
SO OF ALL THE BARS IN ALL THE WORLD
YOU DECIDE TO STUMBLE IN HERE.
WELL, I AM STALKING YOU.
HEY, JACK.
HOW YOU DOING?
AH, YOU KNOW, IF THIS IS THE SCENE,
NOT SO GOOD.
I GOT TO TAKE A PISS.
SO THEY TOLD ME YOU WENT AWAY FOR A WHILE.
LET'S NOT BE AWKWARD EXES, PACEY.
I WAS DRYING OUT IN MALIBU.
OK.
WELL, YOU LOOK GREAT, ANYHOW.
CLEAN LIVING, MY FRIEND.
SO, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR JOB?
I KNOW YOU'RE NOT JUST TAKING A LONG LUNCH BREAK.
YOU'RE A LITTLE TOO HARD-CORE FOR THAT.
WELL, I'VE BEEN REASSESSING HOW I ALLOCATE MY TIME.
SO YOU'RE DRINKING?
I'M THINKING ABOUT IT.
YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT TAKING A TASTY DOWNWARD SPIRAL?
OH, YOU'D BETTER QUIT WHILE YOU'RE AHEAD.
YOU'RE NOT CUT OUT FOR THIS.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I COULD SPIRAL WITH THE BEST OF THEM.
SPEAKING OF...
SHOULDN'T YOU REALLY AVOID PLACES LIKE THIS?
I, UM, CAN'T HIDE FROM MY PROBLEMS FOREVER.
IT'S KIND OF HOW I ENDED UP IN REHAB IN THE FIRST PLACE, RIGHT?
WELL, THAT'S BRAVE OF YOU.
BUT YOU WERE ALWAYS GOOD LIKE THAT.
YEAH, WELL, I'LL BE YOUR PERSONAL SUPERHERO, OK? OK.
UNLESS OF COURSE YOU WANT TO SPEND THE REST OF YOUR DAYS
HIDING OUT IN DIVES LIKE THIS.
WHAT ARE YOU HIDING FROM, PACEY?
I'M HIDING FROM THE SUIT,
BECAUSE IT'S EVIL.
BAD THINGS HAPPEN WHEN IT'S ON.
I ALLOWED PEOPLE TO BELIEVE IN ME FOR A SECOND,
WHICH WAS FOOLISH, AND NOW IT'S REALLY
COMING BACK TO BITE THEM IN THE ASS.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS ISN'T YOU TALKING.
THIS IS YOUR FORMER SELF REARING ITS UGLY HEAD.
COME ON, PACEY.
I KNOW MOMENTS LIKE THESE.
ONE PATH IS THE HARSH REALITY,
AND ONE PATH IS THE COMFORTABLY NUMB. BUT GUESS WHAT?
IN THE MORNING, WHEN YOU'RE ALL SOBERED UP,
THE PROBLEM'S STILL GONNA BE THERE.
ONLY, NOW IT'LL BE LIKE A BIG FESTERING WOUND,
AND YOU'LL JUST BE THE JERK WHO SAT BACK AND LET IT GET WORSE.
WELL, THANKS FOR NOT WALKING ON EGGSHELLS AROUND ME.
IT'S WEIRD, HUH?
THIS ROOM USED TO BE THE OFFICIAL MEETING PLACE
WHERE WE'D DISCUSS WHAT HAPPENED THAT DAY.
AND NOW IT'S JUST A FILM SET,
AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THIS YEAR.
YEAH.
I WAS KIND OF HOPING
I COULD JUST CLIMB UP THE LADDER AND...
MAGICALLY FILL IN ALL THE LOST TIME.
HOW'S THAT WORKING FOR YOU?
NOT SO EASY.
YEAH.
MAYBE I WAS GONE FOR TOO LONG.
WELL, WE'LL PIECE IT TOGETHER BETWEEN THE TWO OF US THEN, RIGHT?
THE LOST YEAR OF DAWSON AND JOEY.
IT WASN'T EASY.
WHAT WASN'T?
NOT TALKING TO YOU.
MAYBE IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS.
AND I GUESS IT JUST... BECAME ROUTINE,
JUST ANOTHER THING THAT I DIDN'T DO.
WELL, LIKE SHOOTING HEROIN OR DRIVING DRUNK.
WOW, I'M UP THERE WITH THE DANGEROUS ACTIVITIES.
OR CASUAL SEX.
DAWSON, FOR SO LONG, YOU WERE THE ONLY PERSON
IN THE WHOLE WORLD I WANTED TO BE WITH.
THEN SOMEHOW YOU BECAME MY ONLY ONE-NIGHT STAND.
I NEVER MEANT FOR IT TO BE LIKE THAT.
I KNOW.
MAYBE BEING IN THIS ROOM MAKES IT EASIER.
HAVING IT SET UP THIS WAY,
YOU KNOW, I'M SO FAMILIAR, AND...
SEEMS INSANE NOT TO TALK.
AND SOMETIMES THE HARDEST THINGS TO SAY
ARE THE THINGS THAT...
REALLY MATTER.
HMM.
WHY DO YOU THINK I'VE SPENT YEARS
TRYING TO WRITE AN ENTIRE SCREENPLAY ABOUT YOU?
I READ IT IN ONE SITTING. OK.
I HOPE YOU DON'T THINK THAT I GAVE IT TO YOU
SO THAT YOU COULD JUST SAY
ALL THE OBLIGATORY NICE THINGS.
AND WHY WOULD I FEEL OBLIGATED?
EXACTLY, BECAUSE IF I CAN'T GET AN HONEST OPINION
FROM THE GIRL WHO LOATHES ME MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE IN THE WORLD,
WHO CAN I TRUST, RIGHT?
YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN THIS DEVILISHLY CLEVER.
WELL...
YEAH.
BUT...
UH, I GOT--I GOT--
I WANTED YOU TO READ IT BECAUSE...
WELL, YOU'RE REALLY THE ONLY PERSON IN THE WORLD
WHO CAN TELL ME IF I GOT IT RIGHT THIS TIME.
YOU GREW UP, DAWSON.
YOU GREW UP.
I ALWAYS WANTED TO THINK THAT YOU WERE THIS HOPELESS DREAMER
AND I WAS THE ADULT THAT ESCAPED.
BUT I DIDN'T ESCAPE ANYTHING, NOT REALLY.
SURE YOU DID. YOU GOT OUT OF CAPESIDE.
WASN'T THAT THE ORIGINAL PLAN?
COULDN'T ESCAPE MYSELF, COULD I?
YOU WERE RIGHT.
SO MUCH OF WHAT I WAS FIGHTING WAS GROWING UP.
AND I FIGURED OUT THIS PAST YEAR THAT IT'S HARD FOR ME...
TO TALK ABOUT SEX, TO TALK ABOUT...
GETTING CLOSE WITH SOMEONE.
AND MAYBE...
I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO LOSE MYSELF.
NOW IT'S NOT PART OF THE PLAN.
BUT THEN AGAIN, I NEVER THOUGHT THAT LOSING YOU
WAS PART OF THE PLAN, EITHER.
I THINK SOMETIMES...
YOU HAVE TO LOSE SOMEBODY COMPLETELY
BEFORE YOU CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN TO YOU.
I MISSED YOU, JOE.
YOU GOT IT RIGHT THIS TIME, DAWSON.
I MISSED US.
SO HOW DID YOU AND JENNIFER MEET?
OH, NO, I'M--I'M JACK, MRS. LINDLEY.
WELL, YES, I KNOW THAT.
YEAH, WELL, T-THIS IS, UM,
THIS IS JEN'S BOYFRIEND HERE.
OH, I'M SORRY. YOU'RE NOT...
NO, NO. I'M--I'M THE GAY ONE.
ACTUALLY WE, UM-- WE MET A FEW YEARS BACK.
I GUESS YOU DON'T REMEMBER ME.
OH, RIGHT.
THAT WASN'T THE BEST THANKSGIVING.
UM, I WAS PROBABLY DRUNK.
YEAH. I KNOW I WAS.
THAT WAS A JOKE. I WAS JUST KIDDING.
JEN SPEAKS VERY HIGHLY OF YOU.
WELL, APPARENTLY NOT VERY DESCRIPTIVE.
WELL, YOU AND JACK ARE BOTH SO ATTRACTIVE,
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE GAYS LOOK LIKE THESE DAYS.
THANK YOU?
ARE YOU GOING TO SCHOOL IN NEW YORK?
YES, UH, LEAVING TOMORROW ACTUALLY.
WELL, YOU'LL HAVE TO CALL ME.
I KNOW LOTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE
WHO COULD TAKE YOU OUT ON THE TOWN.
THE PARKERS, WHO LIVE DOWNSTAIRS FROM ME,
HAVE 2 LOVELY DAUGHTERS...
OK, MOM, THAT'S ENOUGH.
MY BOYFRIEND DOESN'T NEED TO BE MEETING ANYONE LOVELY.
IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE BREAKING UP OR ANYTHING
OH, GOOD TO KNOW.
WELL, I'VE ONLY JUST FIGURED OUT NOW
WHICH ONE IS YOUR BOYFRIEND.
WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE JACK ACTS LIKE A BOYFRIEND.
WELL, TECHNICALLY, TECHNICALLY, I AM HER BOYFRIEND.
TECHNICALLY, YOU'RE NOT MY BOYFRIEND.
YOU DON'T SLEEP WITH ME.
IS THAT THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US?
LOOK, WHO'S LEAVING ME FOR HIGHER LEARNING TOMORROW?
HEY, COME ON. YOU SAID YOU WERE HAPPY FOR ME.
I AM, BUT DON'T BEGRUDGE ME THE ONLY FRIEND
THAT I HAVE LEFT IN YOUR ABSENCE.
JEN, YOU WERE ALWAYS SO POPULAR.
I KNOW. THAT WAS CALLED PUTTING OUT, MOM.
EVIE, YOU GET YOUR BUTT OUT HERE.
UNCLE BILL, WHAT ARE YOU-- WHAT ARE YOU--
HEY, HEY, COOL IT.
I GOT SOME BUSINESS WITH THIS SKIRT,
AND I'M NOT LEAVING TILL IT'S FINISHED.
EVIE!
DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN?
YEAH, HE'S C.J.'s UNCLE BILL.
HE--HE AND GRAMS HAD A THING.
A THING?
WILLIAM, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
NOW LOOK, YOU JUST DON'T WALK AWAY FROM BILL BRAXTON
AND EXPECT HIM TO ROLL OVER LIKE A DEAD DOG.
I'VE BEEN DOING SOME P.I. WORK ON YOU,
AND YOU KNOW WHAT I FOUND OUT?
YOU ARE FULL OF MALARKEY.
BILL, THIS IS NEITHER THE TIME OR THE PLACE FOR THIS CONVERSATION.
THAT'S HALF YOUR PROBLEM RIGHT THERE.
YOU KEEP WANTING TO COMPARTMENTALIZE EVERYTHING IN TIME AND SPACE,
AND YOU'RE MAKING YOURSELF SICK, AND THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE CANCER,
AND YOU'RE EATING YOURSELF UP.
MOM...
IS THIS TRUE?
YES.
YES, HELEN, IT'S-- IT'S TRUE. UM...
I--I CERTAINLY NEVER INTENDED FOR YOU TO FIND IT OUT THIS WAY.
LOOK, I DON'T WANNA WATCH ANOTHER WOMAN...
WHO I LOVE, GIVE UP.
WERE YOU SENT HERE ON THIS EARTH TO DIE ALONE
WITH YOUR KNITTING NEEDLES,
OR WERE YOU SENT HERE TO LIVE A LITTLE?
YOU MUST HAVE FAILED TO NOTICE THAT I AM NOT ALONE.
YES, I CAN SEE THERE ARE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE HERE WHO GIVE A DAMN,
AND EVEN THOUGH YOU SPURNED MY ADVANCES,
I GIVE A DAMN, TOO.
GRAMS...
AREN'T YOU GONNA THANK BILL FOR DOING YOUR DIRTY WORK FOR YA?
THANK YOU, JENNIFER. I WAS JUST...
ABOUT TO DO THAT.
YOU MEAN, NOBODY ELSE KNEW?
NO, BILL, NOBODY ELSE KNEW,
WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR THE SHOCK ON MY DAUGHTER'S FACE.
I--I--I GOTTA SAY, GRAMS, I'M PRETTY SHOCKED, TOO.
JEN, WHAT'S UP? YOU WANNA TELL ME?
JACK, IT WAS NOT JENNIFER'S RESPONSIBILITY
TO TELL YOU. IT WAS MINE.
I'M SORRY.
THIS IS WHY YOU CALLED ME?
YEP.
I--I DON'T KNOW. GRAMS TOLD ME THAT SHE HAD BREAST CANCER,
AND IT--AND IT WAS JUST LIKE THE WHOLE WORLD MELTED AWAY,
BUT I HAD A THOUSAND QUESTIONS IN MY HEAD
OF HOW AM I GOING TO TAKE CARE OF HER AND HOW LONG DO WE HAVE,
AND, BILL, I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.
I MEAN, GRAMS, YOU CAN'T TRY AND BE A ROCK HERE,
BECAUSE IT'S--IT'S NOT MAKING YOU ANY HAPPIER OR ANY BETTER,
AND IT'S NOT MAKING YOUR LIFE ANY EASIER,
SO I--I JUST FEEL LIKE THE BEST THING FOR YOU TO DO RIGHT NOW
IS JUST TO BE AROUND YOUR FAMILY.
I'M SO SORRY.
WHAT CAN I DO?
WELL...
ACTUALLY, IT'S FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK
BECAUSE I THINK THAT WE HAVE KIND OF AN INTERESTING OPPORTUNITY HERE.
OPPORTUNITY FOR WHAT?
TO MOVE TO NEW YORK TO LIVE WITH MOM.
I DON'T EVEN REALLY WANNA FIGHT ABOUT IT OR DISCUSS IT.
I JUST WANT IT TO BE OK.
OH, HELEN, I--I-- I COULDN'T DREAM OF...
IMPOSING--
NO, IT'S NOT.
SHE LIVES 5 MINUTES AWAY
FROM THE BEST HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY.
I DON'T SEE THAT THERE'S ANY IMPOSITION IN THAT.
BUT I--I--I--
NO. MOM, IT'S OK.
SHE'S RIGHT.
I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW LATE IT HAD GOTTEN.
YEAH, WHEN YOU CAME OVER HERE, YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T EXPECT
TO SPEND THE WHOLE AFTERNOON TALKIN', HUH?
CALL IT A NICE SURPRISE.
WELL, I'VE STILL GOT ONE BIG PROBLEM, THOUGH.
WHAT'S THAT?
SAME ONE I'VE ALWAYS HAD,
FINDING SOMEBODY TO PLAY YOU.
PACEY.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE HOME.
WELL, I WASN'T REALLY PLANNING ON MAKING A TRIP,
BUT I NEEDED TO TALK TO YOU FOR A SECOND. IS THAT OK, DAWSON?
YEAH, OF COURSE.
I, UH--I GUESS I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW MAYBE?
DEAL.
ALL RIGHT.
ACTUALLY, JO, UM...
WHY DON'T YOU HANG OUT FOR A SECOND,
'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO HEAR THIS SOONER OR LATER ANYWAY.
WHAT'S GOIN' ON? ARE YOU OK?
MAN, AND WE WERE JUST GETTIN' BACK TO BE FRIENDS, TOO. IT'S SUCH A SHAME TO RUIN THAT.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WHAT WOULD RUIN IT?
MONEY. MONEY WOULD RUIN IT.
W-WHAT HAPPENED?
IT'S GONE.
YOUR MONEY'S GONE, MY MONEY'S GONE,
SOME GUY ON LONG ISLAND'S MONEY IS GONE--
WHAT--WHAT DO YOU MEAN GONE?
THAT WAS ALL THE MONEY THAT I HAD.
I KNOW IT WAS, DAWSON, AND I HONESTLY THOUGHT
STEPATECH WAS GONNA TAKE OFF, I SWEAR TO YOU.
RIGHT. YEAH, O-OF COURSE.
OTHERWISE WHY WOULD YOU BLATANTLY IGNORE MY REQUEST TO SELL THE STOCK?
MAN, I WAS JUST TRYIN' TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
AH, DAMN IT, PACEY, THIS--
YOU'RE ALWAYS TRYIN' TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
YOU'RE ALWAYS SO EAGER TO BE THE HERO,
YOU NEVER QUITE SEE ALL THE PIECES OF THE PUZZLE.
DAWSON...
YOU CAME TO ME WITH YOUR DREAM
BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT I COULD HELP MAKE SOMETHING OF IT,
AND SOMEHOW THIS COMES BACK YET AGAIN TO THE FACT
THAT I SCREWED YOU OVER?
OK, YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU TWO?
LET'S JUST STICK TO THE TOPIC AT HAND.
OK, SO WE CAN JUST SOLVE THIS PROBLEM
BY GOING INSIDE AND TRYING TO GET CALM...
AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT.
JOEY, TALKING ABOUT THIS IS NOT GONNA SOLVE ANYTHING.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
HE MEANS IT'S NOT ABOUT MONEY.
SO FINE THEN, LET'S JUST TALK ABOUT WHAT'S REALLY GOIN' ON HERE.
YOU KNOW WHAT? I SEE NO REASON TO DRUDGE UP BAGGAGE FROM THE PAST
JUST TO FILL IN THE MOMENT, PACEY.
I MEAN, LET'S REMEMBER SOMETHING.
THIS EXCHANGE BETWEEN YOU AND DAWSON
IS PURELY A BUSINESS EXCHANGE,
AND I THINK WE NEED TO REMEMBER TO KEEP IT AT THAT.
SHE'S RIGHT.
IT IS BUSINESS BETWEEN US, 'CAUSE GOD KNOWS
WE HAVEN'T BEEN BEST FRIENDS IN A LONG TIME, HAVE WE?
NO, WE CERTAINLY HAVE NOT.
YOU WANNA KNOW WHY WE'RE NOT FRIENDS, PACE?
IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED WITH JOEY,
EVEN THOUGH THAT TURNED MY WORLD UPSIDE DOWN.
IT'S BECAUSE FROM THAT DAY FORWARD, I REALIZED
THAT YOU HADN'T BEEN MY FRIEND FOR...
MAYBE QUITE SOME TIME,
'CAUSE THE SECOND YOU MADE US COMPETITORS--
THAT I MADE US COMPETITORS?
NO. NO. NOW--NOW YOU'RE REWRITING HISTORY, DAWSON.
I REMEMBER WHEN MY BEST FRIEND HAD A CHOICE
AND CHOSE TO TURN HIS BACK ON ME.
IF YOU'D EVER STOPPED SETTIN' US UP AGAINST EACH OTHER,
YOU WOULDA REALIZED THAT YOU AND I ARE NOT THAT FAR APART.
AH, SPARE ME THE SPEECH. YOU ARE NOT GONNA CONVINCE ME
THAT OUR WORLD'S... ARE ANYTHING ALIKE.
YOU'RE JUST UPSET BECAUSE I BROKE OUTTA MINE.
BROKE OUT OF YOURS? HOW? BY PUTTING ON A SUIT
AND SLAVIN' AWAY AT SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T EVEN INTEREST YOU?
YOU MADE MONEY. CONGRATULATIONS. YOU IMPRESSED US ALL.
HOW DARE YOU. YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ME, MAN.
I WAS GOOD AT MY JOB.
THEN WHY AM I BROKE?
BECAUSE THAT'S LIFE!
I DIDN'T MAKE THAT CHOICE!
I HAVE LOST, LITERALLY, EVERYTHING!
WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME, MAN?
DOES THIS MAKE YOU HAPPY,
THAT YOU'RE BACK ON TOP NOW?
I MEAN, YOU ALWAYS LIKED IT BETTER WHEN YOU WERE IN CHARGE,
SO IS THIS WHAT YOU WANTED? DOES THIS MAKE IT ALL RIGHT?
YOU DON'T WANNA KNOW ME, PACE.
YOU WROTE ME OFF A LONG TIME AGO.
REALLY? REALLY?
BACK WHEN WE WERE THE BEST OF FRIENDS? WHEN WE WERE BROTHERS?
WAS I JUST OUTTA THE HOUSE EVERY TIME YOU TRIED TO CALL ME OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS?
OK, CAN YOU GUYS JUST STOP IT?
I CAN'T STAND HERE AND LISTEN TO YOU GUYS DO THIS ANYMORE.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO LOSE YOUR MONEY.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THAT WOULD HAPPEN.
I'M SORRY.
YEAH, SO AM I.
THIS--
THIS WAS JUST A BIG MISTAKE FROM THE BEGINNING, I GUESS.
HEH. OK.
YOU OK, PACE?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS. DO WHAT?
SIT OUT HERE WITH ME.
I KNOW YOU'D RATHER BE IN THE HOUSE WITH DAWSON,
SO WHY DO YOU JUST GO AND HELP HIM LICK HIS WOUNDS?
THINGS NEVER CHANGE HERE, DO THEY?
NO...
BECAUSE THESE ARE THE ROLES WE WERE DESTINED TO PLAY.
NO, PACE, THESE ARE THE ROLES WE CHOSE TO PLAY.
I MEAN, LOOK AT US,
SITTING OUT HERE ON THIS DOCK IN FRONT OF THE SAME HOUSE
WE'VE BEEN HAUNTING FOR YEARS.
WE'RE PRACTICALLY GHOSTS OF OUR FORMER SELVES,
AND HONESTLY, I DON'T THINK ANYONE REALLY REMEMBERS
WHAT THEY'RE MAD ABOUT ANYMORE.
MM, I WOULDN'T BE SO SURE ABOUT THAT.
PACEY, IF I WANTED TO GO BACK INTO THAT HOUSE,
I WOULD'VE GONE A LONG TIME AGO.
DON'T YOU KNOW ME AT ALL BY NOW?
WELL, I DON'T WANT YOU SITTING HERE FEELING SORRY FOR ME.
I DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR YOU. I FEEL FOR YOU, PACEY.
GOD, CAN'T YOU EVER TELL THE DIFFERENCE?
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW, BECAUSE YOU AND I HAVE HAD
A VERY CONFUSING RUN OF THINGS.
ESPECIALLY LATELY.
OK.
YOU KNOW, AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU
OR HOW LONG I STAY WITH YOU,
YOU'RE ONLY GONNA REMEMBER THE MOMENTS WHEN I LEAVE.
WELL, YOU GOTTA GIVE ME THAT MUCH,
BECAUSE THOSE ARE PRETTY MUCH THE MOST PAINFUL MOMENTS IN MY LIFE.
THAT'S BECAUSE YOU ASK FOR THEM, PACEY.
I'M SORRY. YOU DO.
YOUR WHOLE LIFE, YOU SPEND SO MUCH TIME EXPECTING THE WORST
THAT YOU DON'T EVEN NOTICE THE MOMENTS WHEN PEOPLE ARE LOVING YOU,
AND, PACEY, PEOPLE SPEND A LOT OF TIME LOVING YOU.
WELL...
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, JO,
MY BEST FRIEND JUST WALKED AWAY FROM ME,
BUT THAT'S NOT EVEN THE WORST OF IT.
THE WORST THING IS HE HASN'T EVEN REALLY KNOWN ME FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS,
SO PLEASE, CLARIFY THAT FOR ME.
HOW DOES THAT QUALIFY ME AS A MAN WITH A SUPPORT NETWORK?
WELL, YOU HAVE A PERSON SITTING RIGHT HERE, DON'T YOU?
BUT OF COURSE, THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.
NOT UNTIL YOU LET IT.
IN WHAT WORLD DO I HAVE YOU?
LOOK,
JUST BECAUSE I DON'T FIT INTO THAT...
PLACE YOU WANT ME TO
DOESN'T MEAN THERE'S NOT A PLACE FOR ME, PACEY.
DOES IT?
JOEY, THIS ISN'T YOUR FIGHT, ANYWAY.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT'S NOT MY FIGHT
BECAUSE IT'S BEEN OVER
FOR A REALLY LONG TIME, PACEY,
AND IT IS UP TO YOU TO MAKE IT RIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO MAKE IT RIGHT.
WELL, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE THING ABOUT GHOSTS.
THEY SAY THAT... THEY DON'T LEAVE
UNTIL THEY'RE AT PEACE WITH WHAT THEY LEFT UNDONE.
HEY.
SO...
I GUESS ANY PETTY BICKERING
ABOUT WHEN YOU WERE GONNA TELL ME
IS PRETTY MUCH OUTTA THE QUESTION AT THIS POINT?
OH, PLEASE. YOU KNOW I LOVE BEMOANING AFTER THE FACT.
JEN, YOU JUST-- YOU GOTTA REALIZE
THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU AND GRAMS
ARE PRETTY MUCH ALL THE FAMILY THAT I'VE GOT.
I KNOW.
DO YOU REMEMBER THAT TIME THAT I WENT OVER TO YOUR HOUSE
AFTER GRAMS KICKED ME OUT?
YEAH, HOW COULD I FORGET?
THAT'S THE DAY YOU BECAME MY HAG.
NO.
NO, WE'RE FAMILY. IT DOESN'T CHANGE.
I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU TWO IF YOU MAKE ME CRY TONIGHT.
GRAMS...
I'M SO SORRY.
JACK...
DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR ME. JUST...
BELIEVE IN ME, HMM?
THAT'S WHAT I NEED.
WELL, I PROMISE THAT I WILL COME AND SEE THE TWO OF YOU
EVERY CHANCE THAT I GET.
OH, THAT WON'T BE NECESSARY.
OK.
WELL, I MEAN, YOU DON'T HONESTLY BELIEVE JENNIFER AND I
ARE GONNA LEAVE YOU TO YOUR OWN QUESTIONABLE DEVICES, DO YOU?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
WHAT?
WELL, MY DAUGHTER SIMPLY RATTLING AROUND
THAT BIG HOUSE SHE GOT THROUGH THE DIVORCE,
AND I THINK WE NEED A MAN AROUND THE HOUSE.
I MEAN, YOU'LL HAVE TO SHARE A ROOM WITH JENNIFER--
OK, GRAMS, COME ON. I MEAN, I--I--I JUST CAN'T, YOU KNOW,
PICK UP AND-- AND LEAVE THIS PLACE.
COME ON, GUYS, I HAVE STUFF...
GOING ON, YOU KNOW? AND I MEAN, BESIDES, WHAT AM I GONNA DO,
MOOCH OFF THE TWO OF YOU FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES?
CERTAINLY NOT. YOU'LL BE EARNING YOUR KEEP.
I MEAN, WHAT'S REALLY KEEPING YOU HERE, JACK?
YES, WHAT'S REALLY KEEPING YOU HERE, JACK?
LAST I HEARD, BEANTOWN HAD NO GREAT HOLD ON YOU.
YOU CAN BE AN APATHETIC STUDENT ANYWHERE,
AND BOSTON BAY SUCKS.
YEAH, BOSTON BAY DOES SUCK. THAT'S--
THAT'S I WAY I SAID, YOU KNOW, WE SHOULDA--
WE SHOULDA GONE TO NEW--NEW YORK.
THERE YOU GO. YOU'VE BEEN SAYING IT ALL ALONG.
WELL?
YEAH, COME ON.
THIS--THIS PLACE DOESN'T APPRECIATE
YOUR ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS GAYNESS.
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
WHAT DO I SAY? WHAT--WHAT DO I SAY? WELL, WHAT DO YOU SAY?
YOU SAY, UM...
WELL, YOU SAY HOW I CAN I TURN DOWN LIVING WITH 3 GENERATIONS OF CRAZIES
ON THE UPPER WEST SIDE? THAT'S WHAT I SAY.
YA READY FOR THIS?
YES. OK, JUST DON'T MENTION ANYTHING WEIRD
ABOUT MY CHILDHOOD OR ANYTHING, OK?
COME ON, IF I'M GONNA SELL YOU, I'VE GOTTA EXPLOIT YOU SOMEHOW.
JUST GET UP THERE.
OK.
SO, NEXT UP...
WE HAVE A GIRL WHO'S NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART
OR AT LEAST ACROSS FROM MY BEDROOM WINDOW.
IF I HAD TO BE A WOMAN, I'D BE AUDREY LIDDELL.
SHE'S THE TOUGHEST BLONDE I KNOW.
PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER.
OH, THANK YOU.
♪ IF I COULD, I WOULD ♪
♪ BABY, EASE YOUR PAIN ♪
♪ BUT IF I COULD NO LONGER ♪
♪ WOULD YOU STILL KNOW MY NAME? ♪
♪ IF I COULDN'T DRAIN THE TEARS ♪
♪ THAT FALL FROM YOUR EYES ♪
♪ BUT WOULD YOU TURN YOUR BACK ON ME? ♪
♪ WOULD YOU WAVE GOOD-BYE ♪
♪ AND LEAVE ME WAAAAAAY BEYOND EMPTY ♪
♪ INSIDE? ♪
♪ AWAITIN' MY LAST DAY ♪
♪ TO ARRIVE? ♪
♪ WAAAAY BEYOND EMPTY ♪
♪ INSIDE ♪
♪ AWAITIN' MY END TO ARRIVE ♪
♪ IF I COULDN'T BE THE SHOULDER ♪
♪ WHICH YOUR HEAD WOULD REST UPON ♪
♪ WOULD YOU STILL BE WAITING, BOY ♪
♪ OR WOULD YOU BE GONE? ♪
♪ IF I COULDN'T KEEP THE SMILE ♪
♪ FOREVER ON YOUR FACE ♪
♪ WOULD I STILL BE AROUND ♪
♪ OR WOULD I BE REPLACED? ♪
♪ AND LEAVE ME WAAAAY BEYOND EMPTY ♪
♪ INSIDE ♪
♪ AWAITIN' MY END TO ARRIVE ♪
♪ AWAITIN' MY END TO ARRIVE... ♪