1 00:00:58,250 --> 00:01:01,500 [Carrie] The worst thing about not being in a relationship... 2 00:01:06,125 --> 00:01:08,875 is when your job is to write about 3 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:10,959 being in a relationship. 4 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:19,249 Remember that guy who wore sandals? 5 00:01:19,333 --> 00:01:20,793 Randall the sandal guy? 6 00:01:20,875 --> 00:01:22,035 We went on a couple of dates? 7 00:01:22,125 --> 00:01:23,415 Like six years ago? 8 00:01:23,500 --> 00:01:27,250 -Yeah. Is that anything? -His name was Randall? 9 00:01:27,333 --> 00:01:30,543 No, but I'm scraping the bottom of the barrel here, ladies. 10 00:01:30,625 --> 00:01:32,625 Last week I wrote about my search 11 00:01:32,709 --> 00:01:34,129 for the perfect french fry. 12 00:01:34,208 --> 00:01:35,788 -Ooh, I saw that. -It was cute. 13 00:01:35,875 --> 00:01:36,825 Oh. 14 00:01:38,667 --> 00:01:41,247 Uh-huh, french fries. 15 00:01:41,333 --> 00:01:42,923 You didn't read it, did you? 16 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:44,630 I... [sighs] 17 00:01:44,709 --> 00:01:47,379 I don't always have time to read your column. 18 00:01:48,333 --> 00:01:50,083 Huh. Okay, then. 19 00:01:50,166 --> 00:01:53,126 Wow, even my friends find me irrelevant. 20 00:01:53,208 --> 00:01:54,418 Hey, I read it every week. 21 00:01:54,500 --> 00:01:56,500 You have a little man hanging from your breast. 22 00:01:56,583 --> 00:01:57,713 What else are you gonna do? 23 00:01:57,792 --> 00:02:00,582 -Eat. -I'm in a dating desert. 24 00:02:00,667 --> 00:02:02,957 They're gonna have to change the name of my column to just... 25 00:02:03,041 --> 00:02:04,671 [whistling] "...and the City." 26 00:02:04,750 --> 00:02:06,000 Or they'll just cancel it. 27 00:02:06,083 --> 00:02:07,923 You're on the side of a bus, for God's sake. 28 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,380 Then why did my editor call? He never calls. 29 00:02:10,458 --> 00:02:13,328 I am not getting laid, therefore, I'm getting laid off. 30 00:02:13,417 --> 00:02:15,577 You're not getting laid off. 31 00:02:15,667 --> 00:02:18,247 Samantha, I don't know if you read the rest of the paper, 32 00:02:18,333 --> 00:02:19,463 but these are troubled times. 33 00:02:19,542 --> 00:02:21,462 People with real jobs are getting laid off. 34 00:02:21,542 --> 00:02:25,292 This is not a good economy in which to be... whipped cream. 35 00:02:25,375 --> 00:02:29,325 Last night, I actually started writing about my sock drawer. 36 00:02:29,417 --> 00:02:31,037 Men as socks. 37 00:02:31,125 --> 00:02:32,785 Hmm, "Socks and the City." 38 00:02:32,875 --> 00:02:34,915 I think you and I need to go find some men. 39 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:36,000 There are no men. 40 00:02:36,083 --> 00:02:37,633 -That's the problem. -There are men. 41 00:02:37,709 --> 00:02:39,959 You just have to know where to look for them. When are you free? 42 00:02:40,041 --> 00:02:42,631 No, no. I'm not trolling for men just to have something to write about. 43 00:02:42,709 --> 00:02:44,789 You people go have sex, report back. 44 00:02:44,875 --> 00:02:46,995 I can only help if you want to write about babyproofing. 45 00:02:47,083 --> 00:02:50,083 I'll tell you how to babyproof, use a condom. 46 00:02:50,166 --> 00:02:51,246 What can I get you? 47 00:02:51,333 --> 00:02:54,793 I'd like the veggie scramble and wheat toast. 48 00:02:54,875 --> 00:02:56,245 I'll have an order of fries. 49 00:02:56,333 --> 00:02:57,713 Maybe I'll make it a two-parter. 50 00:02:57,792 --> 00:03:00,172 I'd like the Denver omelet and hash browns, thank you. 51 00:03:00,250 --> 00:03:02,920 I'll have the fruit plate, and I'm back with Richard. 52 00:03:04,667 --> 00:03:06,917 Richard, whose death we've been plotting? 53 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:08,790 Wow, maybe there are no men. 54 00:03:08,875 --> 00:03:11,705 I finally agreed to listen to what he had to say and... 55 00:03:11,792 --> 00:03:14,132 I've never known anyone like you, Samantha. 56 00:03:14,208 --> 00:03:15,828 I was in over my head... 57 00:03:15,917 --> 00:03:17,207 and I got scared. 58 00:03:17,291 --> 00:03:19,001 He got scared? 59 00:03:19,083 --> 00:03:20,963 Well, that doesn't excuse the-- 60 00:03:22,041 --> 00:03:24,421 Okay, that, coming from you, 61 00:03:24,500 --> 00:03:27,250 is almost as disturbing as the news itself. 62 00:03:27,333 --> 00:03:29,503 I get scared, I hide under the covers, 63 00:03:29,583 --> 00:03:30,963 not between somebody's legs. 64 00:03:31,041 --> 00:03:32,421 Perhaps you had to be there. 65 00:03:32,500 --> 00:03:33,880 Perhaps you're gonna have to be there around the clock 66 00:03:33,959 --> 00:03:35,789 to make sure he doesn't get "scared" again. 67 00:03:35,875 --> 00:03:38,915 You know, being scared is not an easy thing for a man to admit. 68 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:42,380 So what, they get a medal for correctly identifying a feeling? 69 00:03:42,458 --> 00:03:43,628 We do that all day long. 70 00:03:43,709 --> 00:03:44,879 "I feel pissed off." 71 00:03:44,959 --> 00:03:45,959 Ta-da! 72 00:03:46,041 --> 00:03:48,331 D.N.R. Do not resuscitate. 73 00:03:48,417 --> 00:03:49,997 I'm not an idiot. 74 00:03:50,083 --> 00:03:51,673 I understand, as a woman of the world, 75 00:03:51,750 --> 00:03:55,380 that Richard is a very charismatic and successful man. 76 00:03:55,458 --> 00:03:58,538 And an interesting pussy might cross his path now and then. 77 00:03:58,625 --> 00:03:59,915 And he might fall-- 78 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:00,830 Into it? 79 00:04:00,917 --> 00:04:02,377 And if he does, it's just sex. 80 00:04:02,458 --> 00:04:04,918 That might be a flaw in him, but you know what? 81 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:06,460 Nobody's perfect. 82 00:04:06,542 --> 00:04:08,082 Some women can't even get their husbands 83 00:04:08,166 --> 00:04:09,706 to pick up the dry cleaning. 84 00:04:09,792 --> 00:04:13,252 You're comparing not wanting to pick up dry cleaning with... 85 00:04:13,333 --> 00:04:15,423 -Charlotte, do the thing. -No! 86 00:04:15,500 --> 00:04:18,540 Look, I know he loves me, I believe he's sorry, 87 00:04:18,625 --> 00:04:20,825 and I believe he'll try his best. 88 00:04:20,917 --> 00:04:24,577 Well, then that's your choice and we should all respect it. 89 00:04:24,667 --> 00:04:27,127 Now, how about this for a column? 90 00:04:27,208 --> 00:04:29,788 "Desperate women who will believe anything." 91 00:04:33,750 --> 00:04:35,920 The next day, two parents covered outlets 92 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,710 to prevent their baby from getting shocked. 93 00:04:40,333 --> 00:04:41,963 I was thinking... 94 00:04:43,417 --> 00:04:46,077 Maybe we want to get Brady baptized. 95 00:04:46,166 --> 00:04:48,666 [Carrie] For grown-ups, there is no such safeguard. 96 00:04:48,750 --> 00:04:50,580 Neither of us even goes to church! 97 00:04:50,667 --> 00:04:52,787 Yeah, I know that. But it's tradition. 98 00:04:52,875 --> 00:04:55,165 You know, I was baptized, my father, my father's father. 99 00:04:55,250 --> 00:04:57,830 Everybody in my family gets baptized, you know. 100 00:04:57,917 --> 00:05:00,037 And it would really mean a lot to my ma. 101 00:05:00,125 --> 00:05:01,035 Your ma? 102 00:05:01,125 --> 00:05:02,375 Shh. 103 00:05:06,875 --> 00:05:08,915 You never even had a mother when we were going out! 104 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:10,750 This is the first I've ever heard of your mother, 105 00:05:10,834 --> 00:05:12,464 and clearly, you are just trotting her out 106 00:05:12,542 --> 00:05:13,712 to make a case for religion. 107 00:05:13,792 --> 00:05:15,332 It's not about religion. It's not about God. 108 00:05:15,417 --> 00:05:17,537 It's just something you do "in case," 109 00:05:17,625 --> 00:05:20,535 so the baby don't end up in limbo. 110 00:05:20,625 --> 00:05:23,455 [laughs] You don't even know what that means. 111 00:05:23,542 --> 00:05:24,632 I do so! 112 00:05:24,709 --> 00:05:25,919 So what is it? 113 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,580 It's a place where babies fly around without bodies, 114 00:05:28,667 --> 00:05:30,917 just wings under their neck. 115 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:34,130 Yeah, that sounds like something we should worry about. 116 00:05:34,208 --> 00:05:35,828 Brady isn't even crawling yet, 117 00:05:35,917 --> 00:05:38,627 and you've got us baby-proofing every inch of this apartment! 118 00:05:38,709 --> 00:05:40,539 But you won't let someone sprinkle a little water 119 00:05:40,625 --> 00:05:42,125 on his head so he doesn't go to hell? 120 00:05:42,208 --> 00:05:43,998 [Carrie] Miranda didn't believe in hell, 121 00:05:44,083 --> 00:05:45,963 except the hell she was in right now. 122 00:05:46,041 --> 00:05:49,001 This is why I was worried about having you involved. 123 00:05:49,083 --> 00:05:51,083 Why should I go through some stupid ceremony 124 00:05:51,166 --> 00:05:53,326 just to make your ma happy? 125 00:05:53,417 --> 00:05:54,577 It's nice. 126 00:05:54,667 --> 00:05:57,077 Everybody sees the baby. You have cake. 127 00:05:57,166 --> 00:05:58,206 Some people give you money. 128 00:05:58,291 --> 00:06:00,001 What's wrong with little Brady having a little party? 129 00:06:00,083 --> 00:06:01,543 I don't believe in it. 130 00:06:02,542 --> 00:06:03,792 If you don't believe, 131 00:06:03,875 --> 00:06:06,125 it's just water on the kid's head. 132 00:06:07,500 --> 00:06:10,290 [Carrie] Downtown, Samantha's faith was faltering. 133 00:06:10,375 --> 00:06:11,665 My friends don't believe you. 134 00:06:11,750 --> 00:06:13,250 Am I dating your friends? 135 00:06:13,333 --> 00:06:15,173 With your track record, I wouldn't put it past you. 136 00:06:15,250 --> 00:06:17,670 What exactly seems to be their problem? 137 00:06:17,750 --> 00:06:18,790 This... 138 00:06:18,875 --> 00:06:20,535 is their problem. 139 00:06:20,625 --> 00:06:21,745 We talked about that. 140 00:06:21,834 --> 00:06:24,714 Yeah, and Miranda thinks it's bullshit. 141 00:06:24,792 --> 00:06:26,172 What's to stop you from getting "scared" 142 00:06:26,250 --> 00:06:28,420 every time a hot woman walks by... 143 00:06:29,458 --> 00:06:30,828 She wanted to know. 144 00:06:30,917 --> 00:06:32,667 Well, I don't give a shit what your friends think. 145 00:06:33,291 --> 00:06:34,461 I love you. 146 00:06:35,625 --> 00:06:37,285 And I've got something for you. 147 00:06:43,208 --> 00:06:46,248 Unless Miranda wouldn't approve. 148 00:06:47,959 --> 00:06:50,829 [Carrie] Now, it was Samantha's turn to be scared. 149 00:06:55,125 --> 00:06:56,665 Don't worry, it's not for that finger. 150 00:06:56,750 --> 00:06:58,540 It's for this one. 151 00:06:58,625 --> 00:07:01,785 So when you flip me off, I'll have something shiny to look at. 152 00:07:01,875 --> 00:07:04,415 [Carrie] There it was. A canary diamond, 153 00:07:04,500 --> 00:07:07,670 I'll-try-not-to-cheat-and-eat- when-I'm-scared ring. 154 00:07:13,458 --> 00:07:16,378 Samantha wasn't sure if she was in heaven... 155 00:07:17,667 --> 00:07:18,997 or limbo. 156 00:07:20,417 --> 00:07:23,827 Meanwhile, I was clearly in hell. 157 00:07:31,500 --> 00:07:35,750 That afternoon, Charlotte and I went trolling for men. 158 00:07:35,834 --> 00:07:37,254 Hey, he's kinda cute. 159 00:07:37,333 --> 00:07:39,003 [Carrie] We were playing One-One Hundred, 160 00:07:39,083 --> 00:07:41,383 which is like a road trip game for urban singles. 161 00:07:41,458 --> 00:07:43,418 You watch the men coming your direction 162 00:07:43,500 --> 00:07:47,040 and you see how many out of 100 you'd sleep with. 163 00:07:47,125 --> 00:07:48,375 Okay, yes. 164 00:07:49,375 --> 00:07:52,125 Eight out of 46. Where are you? 165 00:07:52,208 --> 00:07:53,288 Zero, 32. 166 00:07:53,375 --> 00:07:55,205 Zero? What about the guy with the dog? 167 00:07:55,291 --> 00:07:56,831 I don't like dachshunds for men. 168 00:07:56,917 --> 00:07:59,667 Can't handle a real dog, can't handle a real woman. 169 00:07:59,750 --> 00:08:01,250 -But he was gorgeous. -That's another thing. 170 00:08:01,333 --> 00:08:02,543 Men who are too good-looking, 171 00:08:02,625 --> 00:08:05,325 they're never good in bed, because they never had to be. 172 00:08:07,792 --> 00:08:09,002 Zero, 35. 173 00:08:09,083 --> 00:08:10,173 None of them? 174 00:08:10,917 --> 00:08:12,167 They were gay! 175 00:08:12,250 --> 00:08:13,290 It's imaginary! 176 00:08:13,375 --> 00:08:14,915 There must be someone in Gramercy Park 177 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:16,790 that you'd have imaginary sex with. 178 00:08:16,875 --> 00:08:17,745 You're being too picky. 179 00:08:17,834 --> 00:08:19,634 You're an imaginary whore. 180 00:08:19,709 --> 00:08:21,169 I am not. 181 00:08:21,250 --> 00:08:24,920 You have slept with eight men, and we have only had appetizers. 182 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:26,420 You should come with me next week 183 00:08:26,500 --> 00:08:28,170 to Dr. Cheryl Grayson's seminar. 184 00:08:28,250 --> 00:08:30,580 I've been before and it's really inspiring. 185 00:08:30,667 --> 00:08:33,287 And there's time for questions and answers. 186 00:08:33,375 --> 00:08:35,995 Plus, she has a new haircut, and I hear it's very cute. 187 00:08:36,083 --> 00:08:37,583 Why would I go to that? 188 00:08:37,667 --> 00:08:39,167 Because... 189 00:08:39,250 --> 00:08:40,750 you're becoming cynical. 190 00:08:40,834 --> 00:08:43,294 That's why I wouldn't go. 191 00:08:43,375 --> 00:08:45,205 It's kind of a catch-22, isn't it? 192 00:08:45,291 --> 00:08:47,331 You might get a column out of it. 193 00:08:47,417 --> 00:08:48,537 Ugh, sign me up. 194 00:08:48,625 --> 00:08:49,495 Yay! 195 00:08:49,583 --> 00:08:51,003 I think you'll really enjoy it. 196 00:08:51,083 --> 00:08:53,253 Her philosophy of written affirmations 197 00:08:53,333 --> 00:08:55,753 has helped me let go of negative thoughts. 198 00:08:56,875 --> 00:08:58,285 Oh, no. 199 00:08:58,375 --> 00:09:00,075 Oh, not this guy. 200 00:09:00,166 --> 00:09:01,746 No, he's balding. 201 00:09:01,834 --> 00:09:03,384 He's got a big head. 202 00:09:03,458 --> 00:09:06,418 So you still have some negative thoughts. 203 00:09:06,500 --> 00:09:08,080 Oh, my God, he's coming over here. 204 00:09:08,166 --> 00:09:09,956 Don't, don't look up. 205 00:09:11,417 --> 00:09:14,037 Aren't you Carrie Bradshaw from The New York Star? 206 00:09:14,125 --> 00:09:16,375 Oh, Gabe, hey! 207 00:09:16,458 --> 00:09:17,708 You two know each other? 208 00:09:17,792 --> 00:09:20,672 Yeah, this is my editor. 209 00:09:20,750 --> 00:09:22,040 This is Gabe Manning. 210 00:09:22,125 --> 00:09:23,415 Oh, hi! I'm Charlotte. 211 00:09:23,500 --> 00:09:24,880 Hi. I'm glad I ran into you, 212 00:09:24,959 --> 00:09:27,209 since apparently you don't return your calls anymore. 213 00:09:27,291 --> 00:09:28,251 Yeah, I know, I know. 214 00:09:28,333 --> 00:09:29,713 But I am just now 215 00:09:29,792 --> 00:09:31,422 researching my next column. 216 00:09:31,500 --> 00:09:34,540 And I think it's going to be super fun and sexy. 217 00:09:34,625 --> 00:09:40,125 See, we sit here, and we pick how many men out of 100 218 00:09:40,208 --> 00:09:41,498 we would want to sleep with-- 219 00:09:41,583 --> 00:09:43,543 Carrie, no one's asking you to fuck every guy in town. 220 00:09:43,625 --> 00:09:44,995 We're only a weekly paper. 221 00:09:45,083 --> 00:09:47,213 No, ha! We don't actually sleep with-- 222 00:09:47,291 --> 00:09:49,131 The reason I've been trying to get in touch with you-- 223 00:09:49,208 --> 00:09:50,128 I know, and-- 224 00:09:50,208 --> 00:09:51,708 an editor from Clearwater Press called. 225 00:09:51,792 --> 00:09:54,502 They're interested in turning your columns into a book. 226 00:09:57,166 --> 00:09:59,286 Oh. 227 00:10:00,834 --> 00:10:02,174 Oh! 228 00:10:04,583 --> 00:10:06,713 I'm having a Cosmopolitan with the woman 229 00:10:06,792 --> 00:10:08,882 who wrote about Cosmopolitans. 230 00:10:08,959 --> 00:10:10,539 Now, if only I could find a man. 231 00:10:11,375 --> 00:10:12,495 Trouble finding a man. 232 00:10:12,583 --> 00:10:14,083 Have you ever considered writing about that? 233 00:10:14,166 --> 00:10:15,666 Oh, that's a great idea! 234 00:10:15,750 --> 00:10:16,580 Let me get a pen. 235 00:10:16,667 --> 00:10:17,577 The next night, I met 236 00:10:17,667 --> 00:10:19,037 with publishing powerhouses, 237 00:10:19,125 --> 00:10:21,075 Lily Martin and Courtney Masterson. 238 00:10:21,166 --> 00:10:23,246 Seriously, Carrie, this is such a thrill. 239 00:10:23,333 --> 00:10:26,463 All of us at Clearwater Press read your column religiously. 240 00:10:26,542 --> 00:10:28,292 Oh, God, I don't even do that. 241 00:10:28,375 --> 00:10:31,785 I even have the one on "Ten Men to Avoid" on my refrigerator. 242 00:10:31,875 --> 00:10:34,125 But not in that icky Cathy comic kind of a way. 243 00:10:34,208 --> 00:10:36,668 -Oh, God, no, I hate that shit. -Me too. 244 00:10:36,750 --> 00:10:39,500 Anyway, I predict this book will be huge. 245 00:10:39,583 --> 00:10:40,383 Huge. 246 00:10:40,458 --> 00:10:41,538 And that's... 247 00:10:42,375 --> 00:10:43,325 Why? 248 00:10:43,417 --> 00:10:44,747 Because there are so many single women 249 00:10:44,834 --> 00:10:46,424 desperate for something like this. 250 00:10:46,500 --> 00:10:48,830 And you're looking at two of them. One, two. 251 00:10:48,917 --> 00:10:50,417 And the good news is you already have an incredible 252 00:10:50,500 --> 00:10:51,920 inventory of columns to choose from. 253 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:53,710 And some we don't have to include. 254 00:10:53,792 --> 00:10:55,382 Like that last one on french fries. 255 00:10:55,458 --> 00:10:57,078 That didn't make the fridge, did it? 256 00:10:57,166 --> 00:10:58,826 Basically, we want to fast-track it 257 00:10:58,917 --> 00:11:01,577 and get it on the shelves by Christmas, slash, the Jewish Hanukkahs. 258 00:11:01,667 --> 00:11:04,667 [Lily] And you can pick and choose the columns, about 25 or 30. 259 00:11:04,750 --> 00:11:06,290 Then, you just have to write an introduction 260 00:11:06,375 --> 00:11:08,785 and a dedication to clarify the tone of the book. 261 00:11:09,583 --> 00:11:10,753 So you mean... 262 00:11:12,792 --> 00:11:13,672 What do you mean? 263 00:11:13,750 --> 00:11:15,250 You know, what's the message? 264 00:11:16,583 --> 00:11:17,633 Just... 265 00:11:18,875 --> 00:11:20,785 "Here are my favorite columns"? 266 00:11:21,709 --> 00:11:24,669 Um, yes, but also is it hopeful? 267 00:11:24,750 --> 00:11:27,170 Is Carrie Bradshaw an optimist or a pessimist? 268 00:11:27,250 --> 00:11:28,540 Yeah, what's your point of view? 269 00:11:28,625 --> 00:11:31,955 You know, after all the breakups and the disappointments, 270 00:11:32,041 --> 00:11:34,331 and the train wrecks, 271 00:11:34,417 --> 00:11:36,417 you still believe he's out there, right? 272 00:11:37,625 --> 00:11:40,125 Or should we just shoot ourselves now? 273 00:11:40,208 --> 00:11:43,078 No, yes. 274 00:11:44,375 --> 00:11:46,495 Hopeful. 275 00:11:46,583 --> 00:11:49,503 To be honest, I wasn't sure what I believed. 276 00:11:49,583 --> 00:11:52,543 But my cynical side suspected optimism... 277 00:11:52,625 --> 00:11:54,125 would sell more books. 278 00:11:55,959 --> 00:11:59,169 [Samantha] My best friend is going to be a published author. 279 00:11:59,250 --> 00:12:02,210 It's so fabulous, it even makes me more fabulous. 280 00:12:02,291 --> 00:12:05,751 I don't know. I think I enjoy being slightly under the radar. 281 00:12:05,834 --> 00:12:08,084 I take comfort in the fact that many people, 282 00:12:08,166 --> 00:12:11,076 present company included, don't ever see my column. 283 00:12:11,166 --> 00:12:13,246 Well, I'm waiting until it's coming out in hardback. 284 00:12:13,333 --> 00:12:14,673 I hope it's big and glossy. 285 00:12:14,750 --> 00:12:16,170 Like my mistakes. 286 00:12:16,250 --> 00:12:18,670 Is this really something you encourage? 287 00:12:18,750 --> 00:12:19,710 Do it! 288 00:12:19,792 --> 00:12:22,712 Newspaper is out, it's all about books. 289 00:12:22,792 --> 00:12:25,882 Everyone who's anyone has a book. 290 00:12:25,959 --> 00:12:27,539 Okay, I'm not sure what you just said, 291 00:12:27,625 --> 00:12:30,875 because I was temporarily blinded by a piece of jewelry. 292 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:32,460 Let me see that! 293 00:12:34,041 --> 00:12:35,461 It's from Richard. 294 00:12:35,542 --> 00:12:38,082 I think it's his way of saying "I'm sorry." 295 00:12:38,166 --> 00:12:40,746 Wow, what do you get if it happens again? 296 00:12:40,834 --> 00:12:42,924 -The Hope Diamond? -That's what this is. 297 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:46,000 The "hope that fucker doesn't break my heart again" diamond. 298 00:12:46,083 --> 00:12:50,133 [Carrie] Evidently, we were both turning our pain into gold. 299 00:12:50,208 --> 00:12:53,708 That night, I started to think about belief. 300 00:12:53,792 --> 00:12:56,252 Maybe it's not even advisable to be an optimist 301 00:12:56,333 --> 00:12:58,833 after the age of 30. 302 00:12:58,917 --> 00:13:00,417 Maybe pessimism is something 303 00:13:00,500 --> 00:13:02,540 we have to start applying daily, 304 00:13:02,625 --> 00:13:04,415 like moisturizer. 305 00:13:04,500 --> 00:13:06,710 Otherwise, how do you bounce back 306 00:13:06,792 --> 00:13:08,922 when reality batters your belief system 307 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:11,670 and love does not, as promised, 308 00:13:11,750 --> 00:13:13,540 conquer all? 309 00:13:13,625 --> 00:13:16,325 Is hope a drug we need to go off of, 310 00:13:16,417 --> 00:13:18,917 or is it keeping us alive? 311 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:21,670 What's the harm in believing? 312 00:13:21,750 --> 00:13:23,670 [woman on recorder] Repeat your affirmations daily 313 00:13:23,750 --> 00:13:26,380 if you want to let love into your life. 314 00:13:27,250 --> 00:13:28,290 Open yourself. 315 00:13:28,375 --> 00:13:31,245 Breathe in the possibility of love. 316 00:13:31,333 --> 00:13:32,713 What is not love... 317 00:13:32,792 --> 00:13:34,082 is fear. 318 00:13:34,166 --> 00:13:36,666 It's time to let go of your fears 319 00:13:36,750 --> 00:13:39,920 and embrace your dreams. 320 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:41,920 [Carrie] Miranda still wasn't a believer, 321 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:44,500 but her faith was renewed when she found a church 322 00:13:44,583 --> 00:13:45,713 that seemed to suit her, 323 00:13:45,792 --> 00:13:48,002 and a suit that seemed to fit her. 324 00:13:48,083 --> 00:13:49,463 I'm waiting in the rain! 325 00:13:49,542 --> 00:13:51,462 I know, I know. You said 10:45. 326 00:13:51,542 --> 00:13:55,082 -Yeah-- -It's my fault. I'm sorry. 327 00:13:56,834 --> 00:13:58,134 He's not with her. 328 00:13:58,208 --> 00:13:59,918 Yeah, I know, I told you that she'd probably leave him 329 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:02,500 with the baby nurse-- this is my ma. 330 00:14:02,583 --> 00:14:04,583 Ma, Miranda. 331 00:14:04,667 --> 00:14:07,127 Hi, Mrs. Brady. So nice to meet you. 332 00:14:07,208 --> 00:14:09,458 No, Mary, please. 333 00:14:09,542 --> 00:14:11,832 Oh, you're so fancy. 334 00:14:11,917 --> 00:14:13,287 I wanted to wear my nice dress, 335 00:14:13,375 --> 00:14:16,165 but the dry cleaners doesn't open until 10:00. 336 00:14:16,250 --> 00:14:18,630 I was hoping that you'd bring little Brady 337 00:14:18,709 --> 00:14:20,669 since I haven't seen him yet. 338 00:14:20,750 --> 00:14:24,130 Well, you know, Stevie gave me a picture 339 00:14:24,208 --> 00:14:26,878 I've been carrying around in my wallet. 340 00:14:26,959 --> 00:14:28,419 It's a little creased. 341 00:14:28,500 --> 00:14:30,630 I should have put it in a frame. 342 00:14:30,709 --> 00:14:32,539 I Xeroxed it at the phone company 343 00:14:32,625 --> 00:14:36,325 and everyone in my division said he looks like me. 344 00:14:39,583 --> 00:14:41,633 So I'll see him at the ceremony. 345 00:14:41,709 --> 00:14:44,289 I'm just grateful to be included, 346 00:14:44,375 --> 00:14:46,495 especially since I know you aren't Catholic 347 00:14:46,583 --> 00:14:49,713 and you didn't want to have a christening. 348 00:14:49,792 --> 00:14:53,502 But the idea of this little baby burning in hell-- 349 00:14:53,583 --> 00:14:54,753 Ma! Ma. 350 00:14:54,834 --> 00:14:56,754 All right! All right. 351 00:14:56,834 --> 00:14:58,424 I'm just saying... 352 00:14:58,500 --> 00:15:02,380 My oldest son, Jackie, had a baby who died. 353 00:15:02,458 --> 00:15:04,168 Two weeks old. 354 00:15:04,250 --> 00:15:05,670 We're still reeling. 355 00:15:05,750 --> 00:15:06,880 His wife is black. 356 00:15:06,959 --> 00:15:08,539 She's not very friendly. 357 00:15:08,625 --> 00:15:11,745 Thinks I have a problem with her, but I don't. 358 00:15:12,625 --> 00:15:13,785 I don't. 359 00:15:13,875 --> 00:15:16,875 Listen, maybe the priest... 360 00:15:16,959 --> 00:15:18,959 doesn't need to know you aren't getting married. 361 00:15:19,041 --> 00:15:20,541 We're not lying to the priest, Ma. 362 00:15:20,625 --> 00:15:22,955 [laughing] Now you're religious. 363 00:15:23,667 --> 00:15:24,917 -Hello. -Oh! 364 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:26,170 Are you the Hobbes party? 365 00:15:26,250 --> 00:15:27,250 Yes, we spoke on the phone. 366 00:15:27,333 --> 00:15:28,713 I'm Father Andrew. Come on inside. 367 00:15:28,792 --> 00:15:29,672 I'm sorry we're late. 368 00:15:29,750 --> 00:15:31,790 Hello, Father. I'm Mary Brady. 369 00:15:31,875 --> 00:15:34,455 I go to St. Agnes in Queens. 370 00:15:35,542 --> 00:15:37,292 They're not getting married. 371 00:15:40,041 --> 00:15:41,131 Is she drunk? 372 00:15:41,208 --> 00:15:43,498 No, just a couple beers. 373 00:15:43,583 --> 00:15:47,133 [Miranda] I don't want the baby referred to as Catholic. 374 00:15:48,625 --> 00:15:50,375 No "original sin." 375 00:15:51,291 --> 00:15:53,581 No "renouncing of Satan." 376 00:15:53,667 --> 00:15:55,537 It's not that she's a fan of Satan. 377 00:15:55,625 --> 00:15:57,165 It's just that she doesn't want to... 378 00:15:58,333 --> 00:15:59,173 talk about him. 379 00:15:59,250 --> 00:16:01,290 In fact, no mention of Satan, 380 00:16:01,375 --> 00:16:02,785 the devil. 381 00:16:02,875 --> 00:16:05,325 [Carrie] Miranda was surprised the priest was so flexible, 382 00:16:05,417 --> 00:16:07,917 but the truth is, in these troubled times, 383 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:09,290 the Catholic church is like 384 00:16:09,375 --> 00:16:11,825 a desperate 36-year-old single woman, 385 00:16:11,917 --> 00:16:13,997 willing to settle for anything it can get. 386 00:16:14,083 --> 00:16:16,463 "...Christ's own forever." 387 00:16:16,542 --> 00:16:18,462 This is not what I had in mind 388 00:16:18,542 --> 00:16:20,462 when you asked if I wanted to go dress shopping. 389 00:16:20,542 --> 00:16:22,672 Believe me, I'm less thrilled than you. 390 00:16:22,750 --> 00:16:25,960 He has to get baptized and wear a dress. 391 00:16:26,041 --> 00:16:27,711 Baby's first drag show. 392 00:16:28,792 --> 00:16:30,632 It's a very odd tradition. 393 00:16:30,709 --> 00:16:32,289 Oh, don't even get me started. 394 00:16:32,375 --> 00:16:35,165 It's all about cleansing this little baby of his sins, 395 00:16:35,250 --> 00:16:37,920 when, clearly, babies come into this world with a clean slate, 396 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:39,540 and we're the ones that fuck 'em up. 397 00:16:39,625 --> 00:16:41,705 So, you're a pessimist, right? 398 00:16:42,542 --> 00:16:43,502 Have we met? 399 00:16:43,583 --> 00:16:46,003 It's for my book. I have to figure out 400 00:16:46,083 --> 00:16:49,173 if I'm an optimist or a pessimist, 401 00:16:49,250 --> 00:16:50,670 and I don't know anymore. 402 00:16:50,750 --> 00:16:52,170 I don't know what I believe. 403 00:16:52,250 --> 00:16:54,670 Well, neither do I, and I'm having a baptism. 404 00:16:54,750 --> 00:16:56,040 So how do you rationalize that? 405 00:16:56,125 --> 00:16:58,495 One less bath I have to give him. 406 00:16:58,583 --> 00:16:59,923 Mostly, I'm doing it for Steve. 407 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:01,290 He's been pretty good to me. 408 00:17:01,375 --> 00:17:02,665 I've known him for three years, 409 00:17:02,750 --> 00:17:05,080 and I didn't have to meet his mother until yesterday. 410 00:17:05,166 --> 00:17:06,166 What's she like? 411 00:17:06,250 --> 00:17:07,500 Imagine Steve, 412 00:17:07,583 --> 00:17:09,383 in a wig, drunk. 413 00:17:09,458 --> 00:17:11,538 -[laughs] Yikes. -Yeah. 414 00:17:12,417 --> 00:17:14,167 So... listen. 415 00:17:14,250 --> 00:17:17,080 How would you feel about being Brady's godmother? 416 00:17:17,166 --> 00:17:18,166 Really? 417 00:17:18,250 --> 00:17:19,500 What would I need to do? 418 00:17:19,583 --> 00:17:20,673 Officially... 419 00:17:20,750 --> 00:17:22,790 you provide the baby with spiritual guidance. 420 00:17:22,875 --> 00:17:24,705 Unofficially, you stand up there with me 421 00:17:24,792 --> 00:17:26,132 so I have somebody to roll my eyes at. 422 00:17:26,208 --> 00:17:27,208 What do you say? 423 00:17:27,291 --> 00:17:29,331 I don't know. Spiritual guidance... 424 00:17:29,417 --> 00:17:30,537 And there's cake. 425 00:17:30,625 --> 00:17:32,075 From some bakery in Queens! 426 00:17:32,166 --> 00:17:35,246 Ah, the really sugary kind with the thick White icing? 427 00:17:35,333 --> 00:17:37,673 Yeah, maybe even a buttercream cross on top. 428 00:17:37,750 --> 00:17:40,250 Oh, now you're talkin'. 429 00:17:40,333 --> 00:17:42,833 Spirituality, and cake! 430 00:17:45,083 --> 00:17:49,043 That night, Charlotte dragged me to the fountain of belief. 431 00:17:49,125 --> 00:17:50,375 It was mostly women. 432 00:17:50,458 --> 00:17:52,668 Apparently, women are the main market for hope. 433 00:17:52,750 --> 00:17:55,540 Welcome, would you like to take an affirmation? 434 00:17:55,625 --> 00:17:58,165 Saying "no" would probably get us off on the wrong foot, 435 00:17:58,250 --> 00:17:59,630 it being an affirmation and all. 436 00:18:01,208 --> 00:18:02,038 Thanks. 437 00:18:02,125 --> 00:18:03,915 [woman] Enjoy. 438 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:05,880 "I believe in the good in people." 439 00:18:05,959 --> 00:18:07,999 That's nice. What does yours say? 440 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,000 "I believe this is hooey." 441 00:18:11,083 --> 00:18:12,793 Are you going to make fun of everything? 442 00:18:12,875 --> 00:18:14,665 No, I'm not that quick. 443 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:17,330 What did you do today? 444 00:18:17,417 --> 00:18:18,537 Oh, the usual. 445 00:18:18,625 --> 00:18:19,995 Helped pick a christening gown 446 00:18:20,083 --> 00:18:21,963 for my friend's illegitimate baby. 447 00:18:22,041 --> 00:18:23,461 Oh! 448 00:18:23,542 --> 00:18:26,332 I'm so happy she decided to do a baptism. 449 00:18:26,417 --> 00:18:27,997 She asked me to be the godmother. 450 00:18:28,667 --> 00:18:29,417 What? 451 00:18:29,500 --> 00:18:30,630 It's not a big deal. 452 00:18:30,709 --> 00:18:31,629 It is a big deal. 453 00:18:31,709 --> 00:18:33,379 It's a huge responsibility. 454 00:18:33,458 --> 00:18:35,168 I know people whose friendships have ended 455 00:18:35,250 --> 00:18:37,790 because someone was a disappointing godparent. 456 00:18:39,250 --> 00:18:40,830 Why are you so...? 457 00:18:42,834 --> 00:18:43,834 Oh. 458 00:18:46,250 --> 00:18:47,790 Did you want to be the godmother? 459 00:18:47,875 --> 00:18:48,705 No! 460 00:18:48,792 --> 00:18:50,082 I just think it wouldn't kill you 461 00:18:50,166 --> 00:18:52,626 to acknowledge that some things are sacred. 462 00:18:52,709 --> 00:18:53,879 I do acknowledge-- 463 00:18:53,959 --> 00:18:55,419 We're not talking. 464 00:18:55,500 --> 00:18:57,420 -We're not? -No! 465 00:19:01,500 --> 00:19:02,500 Okay. 466 00:19:08,208 --> 00:19:09,708 Are we talking yet? 467 00:19:12,834 --> 00:19:14,714 Okay, let me know when we're talking. 468 00:19:19,834 --> 00:19:24,544 I believe this is going to be a very long evening. 469 00:19:28,083 --> 00:19:30,753 I believe we are the only normal people here. 470 00:19:35,041 --> 00:19:37,041 I believe in the good in Charlotte, 471 00:19:37,125 --> 00:19:38,955 who dragged me here against my will 472 00:19:39,041 --> 00:19:42,791 when I wanted to stay home and just be negative. 473 00:19:51,250 --> 00:19:53,420 What does the gown look like? 474 00:19:56,083 --> 00:19:57,423 Table for two. 475 00:19:59,917 --> 00:20:01,327 I know you're trying to make me feel bad, 476 00:20:01,417 --> 00:20:03,627 but I gotta tell you, that turns me on. 477 00:20:03,709 --> 00:20:05,249 [hostess] Right this way. 478 00:20:07,041 --> 00:20:10,131 -[jazzy music playing] -[people chattering] 479 00:20:21,709 --> 00:20:22,789 Thank you. 480 00:20:29,250 --> 00:20:30,290 Are we okay? 481 00:20:30,375 --> 00:20:31,535 Oh, we're fine. 482 00:20:31,625 --> 00:20:33,535 Oh, I almost forgot. 483 00:20:33,625 --> 00:20:36,375 You're going to Miranda's baptism with me Sunday. 484 00:20:36,458 --> 00:20:38,208 It'll be all day. It'll be boring. 485 00:20:38,291 --> 00:20:39,541 It'll be mandatory. 486 00:20:39,625 --> 00:20:40,625 What time? 487 00:20:41,333 --> 00:20:42,333 2:00. 488 00:20:42,417 --> 00:20:45,377 Are you going to do the... thing again? 489 00:20:45,458 --> 00:20:46,628 No. 490 00:20:47,333 --> 00:20:48,583 Are you? 491 00:20:49,417 --> 00:20:50,497 Samantha. 492 00:20:51,500 --> 00:20:52,670 I love you. 493 00:20:58,500 --> 00:21:00,920 [Carrie] Although he appeared to have reformed, 494 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:04,130 Samantha wasn't ready to forgive his sin. 495 00:21:04,208 --> 00:21:06,628 Love will come to you 496 00:21:06,709 --> 00:21:08,919 only when you truly believe you deserve it. 497 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:12,580 [Carrie] Meanwhile, an hour and 20 affirmations later... 498 00:21:12,667 --> 00:21:14,877 [Cheryl] Love will raise you up. 499 00:21:14,959 --> 00:21:17,039 Fear will pull you under. 500 00:21:17,125 --> 00:21:18,495 Only love is real. 501 00:21:19,500 --> 00:21:21,580 Yes, stand right up. 502 00:21:21,667 --> 00:21:22,747 [woman] Yes... 503 00:21:22,834 --> 00:21:24,754 I just wanted to thank you, Cheryl, 504 00:21:24,834 --> 00:21:27,424 because the affirmations have really worked for me. 505 00:21:27,500 --> 00:21:30,250 I prayed for love. I believed in love... 506 00:21:30,333 --> 00:21:32,173 And last week, I fell in love. 507 00:21:32,250 --> 00:21:35,130 And he's perfect, and kind, and giving, 508 00:21:35,208 --> 00:21:37,668 and I now know that I deserve that, 509 00:21:37,750 --> 00:21:39,380 so thank you. 510 00:21:39,458 --> 00:21:40,998 Thank yourself. You did it. 511 00:21:41,083 --> 00:21:42,583 Isn't that inspiring? 512 00:21:42,667 --> 00:21:44,707 -[applause] -Yeah. Yeah. 513 00:21:52,667 --> 00:21:53,747 Anyone else? 514 00:21:55,667 --> 00:21:57,327 Yes, did you want to say something? 515 00:21:57,417 --> 00:21:58,207 Oh, no, I-- 516 00:21:58,291 --> 00:22:01,211 Yes. Hi. I was wondering... 517 00:22:01,291 --> 00:22:02,331 Um... 518 00:22:05,417 --> 00:22:07,787 Hi. 519 00:22:07,875 --> 00:22:10,705 I'm just wondering how long that woman was doing her affirmations 520 00:22:10,792 --> 00:22:13,962 because I've been doing mine every day, and... 521 00:22:14,041 --> 00:22:17,291 I want to believe, but nothing is happening. 522 00:22:17,375 --> 00:22:18,415 And... 523 00:22:19,667 --> 00:22:21,077 I just don't think it's working, 524 00:22:21,166 --> 00:22:24,416 I just don't think it will work for, for me. 525 00:22:25,583 --> 00:22:26,923 I hear fear. 526 00:22:27,625 --> 00:22:29,785 I hear doubt. 527 00:22:29,875 --> 00:22:33,535 You have to believe love to receive love. 528 00:22:33,625 --> 00:22:37,665 Keep repeating your affirmations and eventually, your heart will catch up with your head. 529 00:22:37,750 --> 00:22:39,710 Um, mm-hmm. Uh... 530 00:22:39,792 --> 00:22:41,422 That's the thing though. 531 00:22:42,250 --> 00:22:44,420 I did find love. 532 00:22:44,500 --> 00:22:47,330 I believed that there was someone out there for me, 533 00:22:47,417 --> 00:22:49,787 and I met him, finally. 534 00:22:49,875 --> 00:22:52,035 And we had a beautiful wedding. 535 00:22:52,125 --> 00:22:55,035 And then everything just fell apart. 536 00:22:55,125 --> 00:22:56,665 And I'm worried... 537 00:22:56,750 --> 00:22:59,880 I'm afraid that he took away my ability to believe. 538 00:22:59,959 --> 00:23:04,079 And I hate him for that because I always believed before. 539 00:23:04,166 --> 00:23:05,786 And now, I just feel... 540 00:23:06,834 --> 00:23:08,884 lost. 541 00:23:08,959 --> 00:23:12,079 And I am, I'm trying to put myself out there, but... 542 00:23:13,041 --> 00:23:14,581 I feel hopeless. 543 00:23:16,458 --> 00:23:20,248 Perhaps you're not really putting yourself out there. 544 00:23:21,375 --> 00:23:22,415 Oh. 545 00:23:25,417 --> 00:23:27,707 No, she's out there. 546 00:23:27,792 --> 00:23:30,502 I mean emotionally, and physically. 547 00:23:30,583 --> 00:23:34,173 Maybe you're not looking for love in a real way. 548 00:23:34,250 --> 00:23:35,580 Maybe you're not really trying. 549 00:23:35,667 --> 00:23:38,537 Maybe you're not really out there. 550 00:23:38,625 --> 00:23:40,415 Believe me, 551 00:23:40,500 --> 00:23:42,290 she's out there. 552 00:23:50,583 --> 00:23:52,253 [church bells ring] 553 00:23:52,333 --> 00:23:55,583 [Carrie] Sunday afternoon, we all gathered for a baptism 554 00:23:55,667 --> 00:23:58,037 in "the little church that would." 555 00:24:03,333 --> 00:24:04,253 Hey, you, 556 00:24:04,333 --> 00:24:05,793 with the flower thing. 557 00:24:05,875 --> 00:24:08,575 Steve tells me that you're the godmother. 558 00:24:08,667 --> 00:24:09,747 Oh, uh-huh. 559 00:24:09,834 --> 00:24:11,424 I'm the godfather. 560 00:24:11,500 --> 00:24:12,750 [both laugh] 561 00:24:12,834 --> 00:24:14,834 Steve's second cousin, Patrick. 562 00:24:15,959 --> 00:24:17,629 Make a good story, huh? 563 00:24:17,709 --> 00:24:19,999 Little Brady brought us together. 564 00:24:20,083 --> 00:24:21,383 -Oh! -Yay! 565 00:24:21,458 --> 00:24:23,128 Someone who isn't related to Steve. 566 00:24:23,208 --> 00:24:24,128 No offense, Patrick. 567 00:24:24,208 --> 00:24:25,458 None taken. 568 00:24:25,542 --> 00:24:26,582 -Hey! -Hey. Hi. 569 00:24:26,667 --> 00:24:28,827 I'll check you later... 570 00:24:28,917 --> 00:24:31,037 -gator. -Okay. 571 00:24:34,834 --> 00:24:36,384 It's a nice dress. 572 00:24:36,458 --> 00:24:38,828 Well, I didn't want Brady to show me up. 573 00:24:38,917 --> 00:24:41,707 Ah, by the way, I think your baby's godfather 574 00:24:41,792 --> 00:24:44,462 baptized himself with some bad cologne. 575 00:24:44,542 --> 00:24:46,672 Yeah, well, Brady's grandmother invited the folks 576 00:24:46,750 --> 00:24:48,790 from Molly Maguire's. 577 00:24:48,875 --> 00:24:50,535 Well, I know you've got your hands full 578 00:24:50,625 --> 00:24:52,415 with the drunk and the skunk, 579 00:24:52,500 --> 00:24:55,290 but I have to tell you something. 580 00:24:55,375 --> 00:24:57,125 I'm too fat to be wearing this, aren't I? 581 00:24:57,208 --> 00:24:59,958 No, oh, no, you look beautiful. 582 00:25:00,041 --> 00:25:01,421 No, it's me... 583 00:25:02,917 --> 00:25:05,537 Are you sure that I am godmother material? 584 00:25:05,625 --> 00:25:09,165 Shouldn't you maybe pick someone a bit... 585 00:25:09,250 --> 00:25:10,290 more maternal? 586 00:25:10,375 --> 00:25:12,995 No, I like that you're not. 587 00:25:13,083 --> 00:25:16,333 Well... here's the thing. 588 00:25:16,417 --> 00:25:20,287 This is such an awesome responsibility. 589 00:25:20,375 --> 00:25:22,495 I don't know my own view of the future. 590 00:25:22,583 --> 00:25:26,333 I think I'm possibly one bad date away from bitter. 591 00:25:26,417 --> 00:25:29,957 Don't you think that I'm getting a little cynical? 592 00:25:30,041 --> 00:25:31,581 Not compared to me. 593 00:25:32,750 --> 00:25:35,250 Carrie, you're my best friend. 594 00:25:37,083 --> 00:25:39,543 Okay, but just so you know, Charlotte's dying for the job 595 00:25:39,625 --> 00:25:41,995 and I think she'd probably be better at it. 596 00:25:42,083 --> 00:25:44,883 I don't know if I believe in any of this, 597 00:25:44,959 --> 00:25:46,959 but I believe in you. 598 00:25:47,041 --> 00:25:49,751 I want you to be my baby's godmother. 599 00:25:51,834 --> 00:25:52,674 Well... 600 00:25:52,750 --> 00:25:54,500 I did spring for the hat. 601 00:25:57,792 --> 00:25:58,922 Who presents this child 602 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:00,710 to receive the sacrament of baptism? 603 00:26:00,792 --> 00:26:02,332 -We do. -We do. 604 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:07,130 [Miranda] Okay. 605 00:26:24,917 --> 00:26:27,877 Give him an inquiring and discerning heart, 606 00:26:27,959 --> 00:26:30,459 the courage to will and to persevere, 607 00:26:30,542 --> 00:26:32,042 a spirit to love, 608 00:26:32,125 --> 00:26:34,245 and the gift of joy and wonder. 609 00:26:34,333 --> 00:26:36,253 In the Lord's name we pray... 610 00:26:36,333 --> 00:26:38,963 [together] Lord, hear our prayer. 611 00:26:39,041 --> 00:26:41,001 [Father Andrew] In baptism, we use your gift of water 612 00:26:41,083 --> 00:26:42,583 which you have made a rich symbol 613 00:26:42,667 --> 00:26:45,917 of the grace you give us in this sacrament. 614 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:49,330 Through it you led the children of Israel out of their bondage. 615 00:26:49,417 --> 00:26:51,167 Through it we are reborn. 616 00:26:53,875 --> 00:26:57,495 There isn't enough holy water in the world to cleanse you. 617 00:26:57,583 --> 00:27:00,333 [giggling] 618 00:27:03,208 --> 00:27:04,668 Brady, 619 00:27:04,750 --> 00:27:06,790 I baptize you in the name of the Father, 620 00:27:09,792 --> 00:27:10,832 and of the Son, 621 00:27:13,709 --> 00:27:15,079 and of the Holy Spirit. 622 00:27:17,583 --> 00:27:18,543 Amen. 623 00:27:19,583 --> 00:27:21,003 [Carrie] I couldn't help but hope 624 00:27:21,083 --> 00:27:25,383 the water would wash away some of my original cynicism. 625 00:27:28,417 --> 00:27:31,827 Isn't this the most beautiful goddamn Catholic 626 00:27:31,917 --> 00:27:33,627 you've ever seen? 627 00:27:33,709 --> 00:27:37,919 Oh, sorry, Father, but he's a cute fuckin' kid. 628 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:40,330 Honey, congratulations. 629 00:27:40,417 --> 00:27:41,627 Oh, I didn't do anything. 630 00:27:41,709 --> 00:27:44,039 Well, you got me to a church. 631 00:27:45,375 --> 00:27:46,455 Beautiful baby. 632 00:27:46,542 --> 00:27:47,792 Oh, thank you. 633 00:27:47,875 --> 00:27:49,455 And just for the record, 634 00:27:50,291 --> 00:27:52,081 I did get scared. 635 00:27:52,166 --> 00:27:54,126 Okay, whatever. 636 00:27:54,208 --> 00:27:55,578 Thanks for coming. 637 00:28:02,500 --> 00:28:04,540 He's such a player. 638 00:28:04,625 --> 00:28:06,125 [Charlotte] I don't know. 639 00:28:06,208 --> 00:28:08,378 Maybe things'll work out between them. 640 00:28:11,500 --> 00:28:14,880 [Carrie] That night, I dedicated my baby, 641 00:28:14,959 --> 00:28:16,129 my book, 642 00:28:16,208 --> 00:28:18,998 to hopeful single women everywhere. 643 00:28:19,083 --> 00:28:21,383 And one in particular... 644 00:28:21,458 --> 00:28:23,498 my good friend Charlotte, 645 00:28:23,583 --> 00:28:25,833 the eternal optimist, 646 00:28:25,917 --> 00:28:28,707 who always believes in love.