Julie: "No, I've tried that. It wasn't enough power. Yeah, I'm way ahead of you. All right, here it goes."



She takes a hair dryer and points it toward a fan, which turns on and her project town lights up.



Julie: "Ah, it worked! I'm a genius."



The entire house goes dark.



Edie's House



Julie rings the doorbell. Austin, wearing only boxer shorts, answers the door.



Julie: "Oh, hi. Um, I'm looking for Edie."



Austin: "She's out."



Julie: "Ugh, God, where is everyone tonight?"



Austin: "Anything I can do?"



Julie: "No, not unless you can fix a fuse box. My science fair project blew the power out."



Austin: "Oh, what's your project?"



Julie: "Oh, uh, it's complicated."



Austin: "You think I'm too dumb to understand your little science project?"



Julie: "It's not little. I finished third in the state twice. Now can you fix the fuse box or not?"



Austin: "Most houses built after nineteen ninety are wired through a circuit breaker. You didn't blow a fuse. You tripped a breaker. Not to challenge a two-time state science fair almost-champion or anything. Let me grab a flashlight."



Julie: "Maybe you could also grab a shirt and some pants. Pants would be nice."



Ian's Cabin



Ian is knocking at Susan's door.



Ian: "Susan, can I come in?"



Susan: "I'm with a client. Take a number."



Ian: "Susan, please. Everything I said came out of my, my own insecurity and fear that, that I might, well, I might disappoint you."



Susan: "I was gonna stay mad at you another hour, but your damn accent gets me every time."



Ian: "Blimey, you, you don't say?"



Susan: "Don't push it."



Ian sits on the bed and kisses Susan.



Susan: "Oh, no, I don't mean to break the flow, but I just, um, look, I know that I'm only your second lover ever, and that, I, I know that means a lot, and I just don't want it to mean too much."



Ian: "I'm not following you. What do you want it to mean?"



Susan: "I mean, the last time you did this, it turned into a lifetime commitment, and I'm just, I'm not ready for that."



Ian: "You think I am? Well, I assure you, I'm as capable of having meaningless sex as you are."



Susan: "I have never had meaningless sex."



Ian: "So you were, you were passionately in love, and deeply committed to all eleven of your conquests?"



Susan: "Don't judge me, Mr. Virgin plus one!"



Ian: "Okay, okay, we seem to have gotten off on the wrong foot again. Susan. Cheerio? Bob's your uncle?"



Susan: "Get out!"



Ian: "Can't we at least talk?"



Susan: "Why? You know, every time we do, we just get angry."



Ian: "Well, we're still getting to know each other and that's good. You've learned I'm a tad insecure and I've learned, well, you're just a wee bit touchy."



Susan: "Okay, Ian, you know what? This is not happening. I am just going to sleep, and you can just drive me home in the morning."



Ian leaves and Susan turns out the bedside light.



St Malachi's Soup Kitchen



Bree is showing Andrew's picture to the people in line.



Bree: "Uh, excuse me. I'm looking for my son. Have you seen him? Have you seen him?"



Andrew is at the end of the soup line. He pulls his hood further over his head.



Bree: "Excuse me, young man. Have you seen this boy?"



Andrew, with his hood pulled low, tries to walk quickly past Bree, but she stops him.



Bree: "Andrew! Oh, my God, thank God!"



Andrew: "What are you doing here?"



Bree: "Looking for you. How did you get that bruise?"



Andrew: "It's none of your business."



Bree: "Andrew, please!"



Andrew: "Shouldn't you be at home taking care of your new husband?"



Bree: "How did you find out that?"



Andrew: "I read it in the paper. You know, the one I sleep under."



Bree: "Andrew, you have every right to be angry with me, but if you knew how sorry I am..."



Andrew: "If you came here sucking after forgiveness, you came to the wrong place."



Bree: "Andrew, please, can't we just talk about this? I'm your mother, for God sakes! You're my son."



Andrew: "No, you dumped your son at a gas station seven months ago. I'm somebody else now."



Andrew runs away. Bree tries to chase him.



Bree: "Andrew. Andrew! Andrew, please! Andrew!"



Lynette's Car



Lynette is driving along happily, eating and listening to the radio. She sees Nora up ahead on the side of road sitting on a rock. Lynette pulls up to her.



Lynette: "What happened to your ride?"



Nora: "The guy grabbed my boob, so I hit him over the head with his bong, and I got out."



Later, Nora is in Lynette's car.



Nora: "Look, I'm sorry I freaked out there before. It's just, when you made that crack about suicide, it just kind of hit home."



Lynette: "Oh, my God, Nora. Did you actually..." (Nora nods) "Well, I'm, I'm very sorry. I had no idea. But your life is better now, right? You have a beautiful daughter, and you have that fun job at the pancake house."



Nora: "Oh, yeah, my life's better."



Lynette: "Yeah."



Nora: "But it's not your life. Your life's perfect."



Lynette: "Excuse me? Did you smoke that bong before you beat the guy with it?"



Nora: "It's just, you have it all. You have the kids. You have the career. You have a husband. You're super mom."



Lynette: "And you think that's easy? Okay, I have a good life. Yes, yes, I am very lucky, but I work twelve hours a day, and then I come home to what seems like thirty-three children and husband who refuses to get a job. And believe me, there is not a super mom out there who wouldn't trade in her cape for a chance to read a book and get a massage by a man who has the decency to leave when it's over."



Nora: "Okay, sorry I brought it up."



Lynette: "I'm sorry I said that about Tom. He's doing his best to find a job."



Nora: "Well, you know, maybe he'd try a little harder if he didn't hate advertising so much."



Lynette: "He doesn't hate advertising."



Nora: "Last week, when he came to pick up Kayla and he'd just come from some crappy interview, he said that he'd hated the ad game for, like, freaking ever, and would like to bag the whole thing."



Lynette: "He said that to you? He's never told me that."



Nora: "He's probably afraid to."



Lynette: "Why would he be afraid?"



Nora: "Probably because you're the kind of woman who, when someone says they wanna kill themselves, you say, 'go ahead.'"



Susan's House



Austin is in the closet working with the breakerswitches.



Austin: "You sure you don't want to come in?"



Julie: "No, I'm good."



Austin: "Uh, you really should see what I'm doing, you know, for next time."



Julie goes into the closet.



Austin: "Okay, here's the tripped switch. So first, you move it to 'off,' to reset, then you press it to 'on.'"



Julie: "That's it?"



Austin: "Yeah."



Julie: "You didn't have to come all the way over here to do that. You could've just explained it to me."



Austin: "Yeah, I guess I could've."



Edie walks in.



Edie: "Well. Hello there."



Julie: "Edie! Hi. Oh, sorry. Uh, he was just, he was helping me get the lights back on. I overloaded my circuits."



Edie: "I can see that."



Austin: "Yeah, so she's doing some big science project and she needed me to explain how electricity works. I think that's called irony."



Edie: "Julie, where's your mom?"



Julie: "She's on a trip. Do you need something?"



Edie: "Yeah, back when I could stand her, I loaned her my CD player. I need it."



Julie: "Oh, she took it to the hospital for Mike."



Edie: "Oh, God. This Florence Nightingale act is really chapping my ass. Hey, science guy. I have an experiment for you. Go home, mix two ounces of gin, a splash of Vermouth, and see if it improves my mood when I drink it."



He leaves.



Edie: "Julie, sweetie. You're a good girl. Do yourself a favor and stay away from my nephew."



Julie: "Trust me, I have no interest in swaggering, muscle-bound juvenile delinquents."



Edie: "Honey, that's what every good girl says, just before she becomes a bad girl. Trust me, I know."



Sinclair Hotel - John's Room



Gabrielle and John are in bed.



John: "Just like old times, huh?"



Gabrielle: "Mmm hmm. Except now when we're done, I don't have to proofread your essay on Ethan Frome."



John: "And I don't have to jump out of a window. That's a nice change. Hey, how about I order up a bottle of Dom?"



Gabrielle: "Ooh, I like rich John!"



John's phone rings. He answers it.



John: "Hello? Oh! Uh, hi. Nothing, uh, you know, just, uh, room service and a movie."



Gabrielle: "What?"



John shushes her.



John: "Really? You're, you're kidding. Uh, no! I'm thrilled. It's, uh, room four-two-four. Me, too. Bye. You gotta get out of here!"



He jumps out of bed and lifts Gabrielle out of the bed.



Gabrielle: "What?"



John: "My fiancée's on her way up."



Gabrielle: "Oh! Your fiancée?"



John: "She was supposed to come tomorrow. Guess she decided to surprise me. Get dressed!"



Gabrielle: "Uh, you, you're engaged? To who?!"



John: "Her name's Tammy. Where's your other shoe?"



Gabrielle: "How could you do this to me? I would never have let you seduce me if I knew you were getting married."



John: "Well, you didn't have any problem sleeping with me when you were married!"



Gabrielle: "You knew about Carlos! My cheating was upfront and honest."



John: "Look, Gaby, we don't have time for this. Get moving."



Gabrielle: "No, I'm not going anywhere. In fact, I wanna meet the blushing bride."



John: "Listen to me, okay? Her name is Tammy Sinclair. As in Sinclair Hotels. As in her father owns this whole damn chain. So, if she catches you in here, I am totally screwed."



Somebody knocks at the door. John opens the door.



Tammy: "Poodle!"



They kiss.



John: "Look at you, surprising me."



Tammy: "Oh, I missed you."



John: "I missed you, too."



Tammy: "Ugh, this room blows. Daddy was supposed to hook us up with a suite."



John: "You know, you're right. Why don't we go down to the front desk and demand one? Come on."



Tammy: "Oh, no. They're all booked. They call this a closet? Where am I supposed to put all my stuff?"



John: "You know, I could really use a drink. Why don't we go down to the bar?"



Tammy: "I'm wiped. I just wanna stay in. Didn't you unpack yet?"



They both look over to John's suitcase in the corner.



John: "No, um, actually, the zipper is stuck, but they have a guy at the hotel that can fix it. You know, I should probably go ahead and take it down to the lobby."



Tammy: "Now? I'm horny."



John: "So am I! But I will be a lot hornier once I get rid of this suitcase."



John starts carrying the suitcase to the elevator. Tammy comes out of the room.



Tammy: "Poodle? Where did this diamond watch come from?"



John: "Shoot, um, that's what you get for surprising me. I didn't get a chance to wrap it. You like it?"



Tammy: "I love it! I'm never taking it off!"



Voice from the suitcase: "Son of a bitch!"



John kicks the suitcase.



Tammy: "Come here, you!"



Tammy pulls John back into their room and the elevator door closes, with the suitcase still inside.



Voice from the suitcase: "John?"



The elevator stops and another couple get in.



Voice from the suitcase: " John, where are you, damn it?"



A finger appears out of the zipper and unzips the bag. Gabrielle climbs out and looks at the couple.



Gabrielle: "Don't laugh. I saved a bundle on airfare."



Ian's Cabin



Susan is lying in bed. Ian is playing the piano. Susan comes downstairs and sits next to Ian.



Ian: "Susan, I'm so..."



Susan: "Shh. Keep playing."



Ian plays the piano. They kiss.



Bree's Yard



Bree is working in her garden. Orson approaches.



Orson: "Your azaleas are breathtaking."



Bree: "Thank you."



Orson: "You should be very proud of them."



Bree: "Yeah, it's nice to know that I can raise some things correctly."



Orson: "Darling, be patient. Andrew will come around."



Bree: "No, I don't think he will. I failed him."



Orson: "I think you're being too hard on yourself."



Bree: "And you're not being hard enough. Stop saying that what I did was understandable. I'm a mother who abandoned her child. That's unnatural."



Orson: "Bree, it's hot. You're tired. Why don't you come inside?"



Bree: "Because there is a bottle of chardonnay in the refrigerator and right now, this little chore is the only thing that's keeping me from going inside and drinking the whole damn thing."



Orson: "Well, the azaleas really are lovely."



He kisses her and goes inside. She begins to cry.



Bree: "Yes, they are, aren't they?"



Orson looks out the window at her from inside the house.



Sinclair Hotel



Gabrielle is having breakfast at the outdoor restaurant. John approaches.



John: "Hi. Look, I'm sorry. Here's your watch. I guess I'll just buy Tammy a new one."



Gabrielle: "Don't you mean her daddy will buy her a new one and just launder the money through you?"



John: "I don't blame you for being angry. All right, I should've told you the truth from the start. But when I saw you there in the moonlight, it took me right back to when we were together."



Gabrielle: "Me, too. Do you wanna sit down? You know, you're pretty hard to stay mad at."



John: "Good, 'cause I really didn't want this to end badly."



Gabrielle: "Who says it has to end?"



John: "What are you talking about?"



Gabrielle: "Well, I'm single now and I thought we could maybe..."



John: "Gaby, I'm getting married."



Gabrielle: "Sure, and I was married when we got together."



John: "Right, but that is not how I'm gonna be married."



Gabrielle: "Well, that's what I thought, but trust me, marriage is hard."



John: "I know that, but I love Tammy and I don't wanna screw it up. 'Cause enough of those screw ups and you just end up alone."



Gabrielle: "Yeah, that can happen."



John: "Good-bye, Gabrielle."



Skid Row Area



A man walks up to Andrew, who is sitting in a beat-up chair, reading.



Andrew: "Hey, mister, uh, could you spare a buck or two? I'm really hungry."



The man hands him a bill from his wallet.



Andrew: "Hey, thanks!"



The man is Orson.



Orson: "I'll give you fifty more, you let me buy you lunch."



Coffee Shop



Andrew orders lunch.



Andrew: "Fries and a large root beer. "



Orson hands him a fifty dollar bill.



Andrew: "What am I gonna have to do to earn this?"



Orson: "I told you, I just wanna talk to you."



Andrew: "You another reporter?"



Orson: "No."



Andrew: "You a youth pastor? You trying to save my soul?"



Orson: "You make it sound like a challenge. No, I just wanna understand you, Andrew."



Andrew: "Wait, how did you know my name? You're him, aren't you? You're, uh, the new husband."



Orson: "Orson."



Andrew: "You know, I wouldn't talk to her. What makes her think I'll listen to you?"



Orson: "Your mother doesn't know I'm here."



Andrew: "All right, dad. What do you wanna talk about, dad?"



Orson: "I wanna know how you survive out here. What do you do for money?"



Andrew: "I ask. People give it to me."



Orson: "That's it?"



Andrew: "What do you wanna know? Have I done stuff for money that I'm not proud of? Yeah, sure, but you figured that out as soon I asked you what the fifty was for. But, uh, don't tell my mom. Or you know what? Do. Who cares?"



Orson: "Well, I think part of you wants me to tell her because you know how much it would hurt her. I mean, that's why you're out here, isn't it? To punish her. When will you have punished her enough, Andrew? When you turn to drugs to numb the pain or you catch a disease you'll never be rid of?"



Andrew: "Don't pretend to care about me, all right?"



Orson: "I do care about you, because Bree cares about you. Because we're more alike than you think. I know about rage. I know how it eats you up. But rage goes away and when it does, you're just left with the mess you've made."



The waitress brings Andrew's lunch in a bag.



Andrew: "Thanks for lunch."



Orson: "You change your mind, you know where to find us."



Lynette's Car



Lynette is driving everyone home from the camp site.



Lynette: "How's your back?"



Tom: "If I don't breathe, great. God, it has been so long since my back has acted up. Then wham, out of the blue, I'm crying by a tree stump."



Lynette: "Well, you're under a lot of stress. You got a new kid in the family. You're job hunting."



Tom: "Ugh. Are we gonna fight about that again? 'Cause if so, I'm gonna need those last four muscle relaxants."



Lynette: "No, I don't wanna fight. In fact, I was thinking, if you can't find something you like in advertising, maybe you should cast a wider net."



Tom: "Meaning what?"



Lynette: "You're a bright guy. Isn't there anything else you might wanna do?"



Tom: "I'd like to play bass for Aerosmith."



Lynette: "Okay, let's call that the backup plan. But, seriously, don't you have some road not taken, some dream you never got around to?"



Tom: "I don't know, maybe."



Lynette: "Maybe?"



Tom: "I don't know. You get married. You have kids and you lose track of that stuff."



Lynette: "Well, think about it, okay? 'Cause whatever you wanna do, I'm in your corner."



Tom: "Man, did I luck out marrying you."



Lynette: "Tell me something I don't know."



Fairview Community Hospital



Edie walks into Mike's room



Edie: "Hi, Mike. It's Edie. I'm sorry that I haven't come by to visit. Pretty rough luck, huh? Anyway, I'm, um, here to pick up my CD player. So, well, I hope you feel better soon."



Edie picks up the CD player and turns to go. Then she goes back to the bed and lifts the sheets to look at Mike's crotch.



Edie: "Damn! And that's with the coma."



Edie picks up the box of candy by his bed. She turns back toward Mike and freezes.



Lynette's Driveway



Lynette is unloading the car. Tom tries to lift a bag, then stops and stretches his back.



"We all carry something with us. Of course, it's nice if we travel with someone who can help lighten the load."



Lynette comes back and picks it up.



Bree's Front Porch



Andrew knocks on the door. Bree opens the door.



"But usually, it's easier to just drop what we've been carrying so we can get home that much sooner..."



Gabrielle's House



Gabrielle enters, carrying her suitcase.



"Assuming, of course, there will be someone there to greet us when we arrive."



Ian's Cabin



Susan is lying in Ian's arms in bed.



"Why do we clutch at this baggage, even when we're desperate to move on?"



Fairview Community Hospital - Mike's Room



Edie slowly turns around and looks at Mike, who now has his eyes open.



"Because we all know there's a chance we might let go too soon."



~ The End ~

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