Hey, Lanie, you at least wanna zip up or something?
- Oh. - Yeah.
How's this?
Well, I know, you love me, too, right?
No.
Rush hour in downtown Seattle
has ground to a halt today
as striking bus drivers take to the streets
to make their voices heard.
[Strikers Cheer]
Sir?
What's your name?
Bob Washington.
Bob, are you one of the many
faceless men and women
who toil in the streets,
guiding your diesel Goliath
through the blighted cityscape
to make sure that we get home safe and sound?
Um... no pride, no ride.
Strikers: Yeah! No pride, no ride.
Bob, tell us,
what are the drivers demanding?
- Better hours. - Strikers: Yeah!
- Better wages. - Yeah!
- Better vehicles. - Yeah!
Better overall job satisfaction.
Yeah! All right.
Sounds reasonable.
Bob, I don't know if you're aware
of a very popular song by a little band
called the Rolling Stones,
but it talks about these very same issues,
and it goes a little something like this.
Bloody hell.
I can't get no
Satisfaction
- Hi, Bob. - Yeah.
[Off Key] I can't get no
Satisfaction
All: And I try
I can't get no
That is one crazy chick.
And a man comes on and tells me
Director: Stand by, Jake and Lori.
We should get out of this.
Not yet.
Can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke
The same cigarettes as me
I can't get no
No, no, no
Hey, hey, hey
That's what I say
I can't get no
Satisfaction
I can't get no
Satisfaction
'Cause I try
And I try
I can't get no
No, no, no
Hey, hey, hey
That's what I say
I'm Lanie Kerrigan,
and that's fuckin' life in Seattle!
I can't get no
Satisfaction
I can't get no
Satisfaction
[Sighs]
Ow.
[Footsteps]
Morning, Mick.
A little hair of the dog for ya?
[Sighs]
Just point to the one you were drinkin'.
All right.
I knew you were a rum and Coke girl.
You drink a little bit of this down...
you're gonna be feelin' much better.
No. No. Come on.
A little bit more than that.
- Good girl. - [Coughs]
Oh, God. Did we...
No.
[Laughs]
Well, don't sound so excited, OK?
You passed out in my car.
Sorry.
What-What happened?
You don't remember any of it?
- No. - You don't remember
talkin' to me on the cell phone?
The bus drivers' strike?
No.
The live spot?
Are you telling me I went on the air?
You went on the air.
Without my makeup?
Without your makeup, without your lines...
without your sanity.
Oh... wow.
Oh.
I don't know, Lanie.
Seriously, I don't think that's a good idea.
You do not... You do not wanna watch it.
Oh, boy. It's important to note
that it can be very difficult to be a reporter,
and we're not here
to make fun of our brethren, but...
But she is from a rival station.
So, uh, let's see it again.
When I'm watching my TV
And a man comes on to tell me
How white
Woman: Just how involved
should reporters get with their subjects?
No.
A local reporter caused a huge traffic jam
when she turned a live report
into an impromptu rock concert.
I can't get no
No, no, no
Hey, hey, hey
That's what I say
I'm Lanie Kerrigan, and that's [Bleep] life...
Perfect.
My life is over.
I'm...
I'm officially dead.
I officially just... just stopped breathing. I'm dead.
Define life.
My career. My network job.
My wedding.
OK?
Do you really think
if you have no job and no boyfriend,
then your life is over?
Will you shut up?
My head is pounding,
I haven't had a shower since Saturday,
and I have ringing in my ears.
Ringing?
Yeah, well, that's called a phone.
I'll take care of that.
Hello.
Hey, Dennis. How ya doin'?
Yeah, no problem.
Thanks. Thanks a lot.
No, Lanie?
No. I mean, you know, I saw her yesterday.
Well, it's 7:15.
All right. Well, if I hear from her,
I will give you a call. OK.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
So...
you want me to take you home?
No.
Wanna go try and look for your car, maybe?
[Laughs] Oh, God. No.
Well, look, you know what?
What do you say I take you to the airport,
you can go off to Morocco
with your last couple of days here on Earth?
If it's OKwith you, I'd like to stay...
here for a little while.
All right.
But you gotta take a shower first.
Ooh.
Steam slowly builds
Up now
Between my ears
There is fog now
The soothing sounds
- Here ya go. - Quid.
Quid. Yeah.
What is that?
What is quid? It's money. Currency.
In what language?
In English. As in England?
Uh-huh.
You know how in the U.S.,
you would say, uh, "I got a few bucks."
Well, in England, you would say,
"I got a few quid."
So it's slang.
No. It's quid.
It's slang.
The queen does not use slang.
You cannot use slang in word games.
It was not slang.
You would let me use "buck," wouldn't ya?
Define buck. Buck as in male deer?
Yeah. Or buck as in buck off,
or, I'm having such a bucking good time
shopping with you.
You're telling me
that even though it's Tuesday,
a day when normal people have to work
or have appointments,
you have absolutely
no obligation whatsoever?
No. Sometimes, you know, I'll actually work.
Oh, but only if you want to.
Yeah. Yeah.
And, uh, and what if
Dennis called and said
you have to come to work today
or you'll be fired?
Well, then I would probably get fired.
Just like that?
Yeah, well, you know, Lanie,
I know this is hard for you to imagine,
but there are some things that are
a little bit more important than work.
Like what?
Well, like today, for example...
I gotta go pick up my kid.
Really?
Yeah. Yeah, you know, I have a son.
Uh, you said you didn't
have any obligations.
You know, I don't really look at him like an obligation.
There he is. Hey, Tommy.
Hey, Dad.
How's it goin'?
Uh, pretty good.
Good. Good.
I got a little surprise for you today.
- OK. - All right.
I want you to meet someone I work with.
This is Lanie.
This is my boy Tommy.
- Hi. - Hi.
It's nice to meet you, Lanie.
Nice to meet you.
Well, Dad, is she coming with us?
Yeah. Yeah, she's gonna spend the day with us,
see if she can hang with the guys.
What do you think?
All right. Well, come on. Let's get goin'.
Pete: Come on.
Do you like kids?
Hey, come on, Tommy.
What? I mean, what if her and Cal Cooper
have kids someday when they get married?
Cal and I broke up.
You broke up with Cal Cooper?
That's horrible, isn't it?
Can you still get good seats for the Mariner games?
Probably.
Well, look, you know, Lanie's on TV.
I'm sure if she can't get 'em through Cal...
Yeah. Yeah. I know... the Seattle Life lady.
You should have sung
I Did It All For The Nookie, by Limp Bizkit.
Yeah?
I don't think I know that one.
- What? - [Laughs]
Yeah, how do you know that?
It just takes some time
Little girl, you're in the middle of the ride
Everything, everything will be just fine
Everything, everything will be all right
All right, all right
It just takes some time
Little girl, you're in the middle of the ride
Everything, everything will be just fine
Everything, everything will be all right
All right
It just takes some time
Little girl, you're in the middle of the ride
Everything, everything will be just fine
Everything, everything will be all right
All right
All right, little guy.
Hey, Tommy.
Hmm?
We're home.
Mmm. Thanks, Dad.
You ready to go?
Oh, it was nice to meet you, Lanie.
It was nice to meet you.
You got your bag?
Yeah.
I can't believe that you broke up with Cal Cooper
just to go out with my dad.
Oh, no, Tommy. Your dad and I aren't...
aren't, you know.
Yeah, Tommy. Look, we, uh, Lanie and I
are just, you know, we're just friends.
We just work together.
Then why is she wearing your clothes?
Um... you know what?
I, uh... I'll explain that to you
a little later on, OK?
All right.
I swear, that's always the hardest part.
Is that his mom?
Yeah.
Yeah, we grew up together.
You know, back in New York.
Catholic school, when...
well, if you got a girl pregnant,
you basically have 2 choices.
You can either marry her or...
marry her.
So...
But then we split up,
and she moved out here
and took Tommy with her.
You know, I had to follow, too.
I just... I couldn't bear to be
that far away from him.
And I don't know what's worse,
you know?
Getting divorced or...
the two of us trying to stay together for him.
Well, I think he's just really lucky
to have 2 parents that love him.
Yeah.
You're not thinking about ProphetJack, are you?
No.
No, I haven't thought about that all day.
- Thanks to you. - Oh.
Um...
So, you got to admit, it feels pretty good, doesn't it?
What?
Doin' nothin'.
[Sighs] Yeah, it does.
So, what do you normally do on a Tuesday night?
Let's see. Normally,
if I was with a beautiful woman
such as yourself, I would maybe, um...
maybe ask her to come back to my place.
Mm-hmm.
And if she was wearing all my clothes,
then I would insist that she return them.
Um, are you trying to have sex with me?
Yeah.
Yeah, I definitely am.
Good.
Love, be still
Love, be sweet
Don't you dare
Change a thing
I want to photograph you with my mind
To feel how I feel now all the time
Say that you'll stay
Forever this way
Forever and forever
That we'll never have to change
Don't move, don't breathe
Don't change, don't leave
And promise me
Say you'll stay
Oh, we'll stay
This way
Promise me
We'll always be
This way
It's good to me
Promise me
We'll always be
This way
It's good to me
- So, are you OK? - Yeah, I'm OK.
- Are you sure? - Yes.
What, you didn't have a good time last night?
[Laughs]
'Cause I'm thinkin'
maybe you should meet me at 11:06
in the equipment room for a little quickie.
Oh. But I might be history by 11:06.
Well, then we don't have to settle for a quickie.
I better go.
I have a 9:00 appointment to get fired.
Well, good. That'll give us more time.
All: Surprise!
Lanie, you got it!
What?
That stunt you pulled on Monday was brilliant.
Your face was on every news program
in the country. Lanie, you're famous.
They want you in New York
for A.M. USA tomorrow morning.
You're gonna do a live interview spot.
Are we talking about...
You got the network. You did it.
Oh, my God. Oh, my God!
[Everyone Cheers]
Oh, my God!
Somebody get this girl a drink!
Pour! Pour! Pour!
- [Everyone Cheers] - Whoo!
Here's looking at you, kid!
To Lanie!
- It's 11:06. - Hmm.
I forgot about that.
Are you being weird?
Define weird.
- I got the job. - I heard.
Yeah. [Laughs]
So ProphetJack was wrong.
That was the first thing I asked him.
So that means what?
So that means that he's crazy,
that I'm not gonna die, that I'm gonna live...
in New York.
When do they want you to leave?
In a few hours. They're picking me up.
They want me to be on the show tomorrow morning.
And guess who they want me to interview.
I haven't a clue. Who?
Deborah Connors.
A live interview with me and Deborah Connors.
That's great.
Well, congratulations.
I'm sure you're gonna do a great job.
I want you to go with me.
I don't wanna go back to New York, Lanie.
Because of your son?
Yeah. Yeah, because of him,
and because I like it here.
You know, I like my life.
I'm not like you.
I just think nothing ever
satisfies your appetite for long.
Is that what you think of me?
That's what I think.
Would you be saying that
if you thought I was gonna die tomorrow?
I never thought you were gonna die.
I think you did. I think you did.
I think somewhere inside,
that's why you let me in.
That's why you introduced me to your son.
It's why you spent the night with me.
You thought you'd never
have to follow through.
I think that's what happened.
That's not it at all.
You know why I did all those things?
Because on Monday, out at the strike, I finally saw you.
No. The real Lanie. The real you.
And that's who I want, and that's who I still want.
That's who I introduced to my son.
This is everything I've ever dreamed of.
Well, then, I guess
there's nothing left to say, is there?
You're gonna go to New York, and I'm staying here.
Nowhere in the corridors of pale green and gray
Nowhere in the suburbs
In the cold light of day
There in the midst of it, so alive and alone
Words support like bone
Dreaming of Mercy Street
I got the job, A.M. USA.
I'm going to New York.
When are you coming back?
Oh, come on, Dad.
It's not like you're gonna miss me.
You have Gwen.
What's that supposed to mean?
It's not supposed to mean anything.
It means that...
you've always kind of favored Gwen.
What kind of crap is that?
I favored Gwen?
I love both my girls just the same.
I know.
Why don't you go over
and open that top drawer of that cabinet.
What is this?
It's you.
I tape all your stuff.
See that red one on the end?
That's my favorite one.
If I should call you up
Invest a dime
And you say you belong to me
- Oh, God. - [Laughs]
Imagine how the world would be
So very fine
So happy together
I can't see me loving nobody but you
For all my life
La la la, la la la la
Pat, turn it off.
I know I haven't always
been there for you, Lanie.
I've never really understood you.
Couldn't find a way to talk to you.
But your mother could.
You were the only person
that could make her smile.
Will you watch me tomorrow?
Yeah.
I'm gonna call in sick as soon as you leave.
An angel will fall from the sky!
You are so full of shit.
Don't give him any money, pal.
He's a phony.
An angel will fall from the sky.
Bullshit. You said that a week ago.
I need to explain something to you.
I am not a therapist.
I do a volume business here.
You and your girlfriend can't figure it out...
She is not my girlfriend.
Not my problem.
Did she say that? Did she say
that she was my girlfriend?
I see and I say and you pay.
We do not develop a relationship.
Yeah, but you see, you're full of shit.
OK? Because she's not gonna die
because she got the job.
The network job that you said
she wasn't gonna get,
which means you were wrong.
Was I?
What is that supposed to mean?
If she dies tomorrow, then she doesn't get the job,
and I was right.
An angel will fall from the sky!
[Sighs] This is the life, isn't it?
I guess. I'm terribly afraid of flying.
I can assure you, we are not gonna die today.
You know what?
Vin, it just doesn't make sense, you know?
I mean, the whole thing with the two of us,
it just doesn't make any sense.
Yeah, well, love never does, Pete.
- Love? - Mm-hmm.
I didn't say... Did you hear me say love?
Whatever you say.
No one said anything about love.
Love.
I got your love right here. 8 ball, side pocket.
Curiously strong.
That's kind of like her, isn't it?
Are you gonna give me an Altoids metaphor now?
No. No. No. Now, listen.
'Cause, uh, at first,
you can only take her in small doses, right?
You know, after a while,
you start to like the burn, you know?
You acquire a little taste for it, you know?
But it scares you, 'cause you're afraid
one day the drugstore's gonna be flat out
of Altoids, and then what?
So you pick up some cinnamon gum,
or some, uh, you know, spearmint Tic Tacs,
but guess what?
Nothing else is gonna
cut it for you anymore, cowboy.
Yeah.
Well, cowboy, Lanie's gone,
and Altoids aren't really an option now.
So I'm just gonna get on with my life.
He said I was gonna die by tomorrow.
And I believed him
because he predicted this hail storm
and the football score
and the earthquake in San Francisco.
9:06 on the dot.
But he also said that I would not
get this big job that I was up for,
and guess what?
I got it.
That's where I'm going right now.
So, you see, there is no way
you are gonna die on this plane.
My game, your round. Again.
- Same? - Yeah.
Newsman On TV: Tragic news from Los Angeles.
Rod Melendez, a former star catcher
of the California Angels,
and one of the few real heroes
of the Los Angeles riots of 1992,
died tonight when his small private plane
mysteriously tumbled from the sky.
Melendez was an experienced pilot
whose plane disappeared from radar
less than a mile from the Santa Monica Airport.
Former Angel catcher Rod Melendez, dead at 35.
Hey, Lanie, it's Pete.
I don't know if you're checking your messages,
but an Angel did fall from the sky.
I mean, not an angel with wings,
but an Angel, so, uh...
[Cell Phone Beeps]
Look, my phone's gonna die any second,
but whatever you do, just be careful today.
All right? You know, try not to go out on that...
[Beeps]
Shit.
This is our final boarding call
for flight 178 to New York, LaGuardia.
This is our final boarding call
for flight 178 to New York, LaGuardia.
Hold on! Hold it!
Bellman: Good morning, Ms. Kerrigan.
Good morning.
Watch your step.
Have a good day.
Could you go a little faster, please?
I don't want to be late.
I'm going faster already.
Any more faster, I'd kill us.
No, you won't.
[Honking]
See?
Flight Attendant: Ladies and gentlemen,
welcome to LaGuardia International Airport.
Please remain in your seats
until the plane comes to a complete stop
and the "fasten seat belt" sign is turned off.
We hope that you enjoyed your flight
and will continue to fly with us in the future.
[Snoring]
So, how was your flight?
- Good. - Good. Fine.
Hotel's nice?
Oh, yes.
Yeah.
- That's the backdrop. - Oh.
Watch your step.
[Sighs]
And this is the A.M. USA set.
News desk.
Living room set.
And this is the library set
where you'll be interviewing Deborah.
Get you touched up?
- Mark, Carrie? - Yeah?
This is Lanie Kerrigan from Seattle.
- Hi, Lanie. - Hi, Carrie.
- Great to have you here. - Thank you.
I guess you finally got some satisfaction.
[All Laughing]
I'll see you on set.
Thank you.
Uh, you're scheduled for 8:00.
You'll find your list of questions in here.
Oh, I have my own questions.
Uh, Deborah Connors doesn't answer
any questions she doesn't already know.
So...
- You nervous? - No.
Great. Follow me.
Uh...
Sorry, I just completely...
Uh, uh, heading the hour today,
uh, the rescue efforts of an oil tanker
that capsized at sea during a huge storm
off the coast of Maine are under way.
Is that right? Thank you.
[Clears Throat]
- Ah, ahh... - Ah...
Director: OK, stand by to come up on camera 2
in 5...
Announcer: From New York, it's A.M. USA...
with Carrie Maddox
and Mark Laughlin.
Good morning and welcome to A.M. USA.
I'm Carrie Maddox.
And I'm Mark Laughlin.
And we welcome our viewers on the West Coast
for this special live edition of A.M. USA.
You know I can't do that.
I have absolutely no idea. Talk toJen.
Keith.
Hello?
No.
I said no.
Just what part of no do you not understand?
Thanks. Hello.
[Kissing]
Hi.
So, what do you think?
All right? See you on set.
Good morning, everyone.
Oh, God, what's this? They call this a set?
Albert, I'm glad to see you haven't lost
your sense of humor, but please.
Hello, hello. Oh, aren't you pretty?
Listen and learn.
Albert, fix it! Now!
Ms. Connors?
I'm Lanie Kerrigan.
You've been an inspiration to me.
Well, I wish I could be an inspiration to myself.
Congratulations on your award.
Thank you very much. You have the questions?
Yes.
Yeah? Good. This'll be a breeze.
Oh, that's much better.
[Clears Throat]
Herbie, how do I look? I need your help today.
Coming up in the next half hour,
we'll see home video footage...
Hey, pal. Pal, I was watching that.
Mark: And then, we're gonna show you how to keep
your rose bushes healthy during the winter months
by proper food and proper pruning.
Carrie: But before we get to all of that, let's go to...
OK. Clear, please.
Deborah: Thank you.
[Clears Throat]
OK, coming up on camera 3...
in 5, 4...
...of distinction. Lanie?
Thank you, Carrie.
I'm here with a legend
and one of my own personal idols,
Deborah Connors.
Thank you.
It is an honor to be here
to talk with you today, Ms. Connors.
Oh, thank you very much. Call me Deborah.
Deborah...
when you stand before
the entire journalistic community tomorrow evening
to receive your award
for 25 years of fame and excellence,
I think our audience would like to know one thing.
Did you... -
Did...
Mom, is Aunt Lanie OK?
Oh, my.
Did you... Heh.
Did you think it was worth it?
What is she doing?
Uh, worth what, exactly?
Was it worth everything you gave up?
For instance?
For instance, you were never married.
Lanie, are you trying to pull a Deborah on me?
[Laughs]
Well, if to cut through the camouflage
to ask the most important question
is pulling a Deborah, then, yes, I am.
There is no camouflage.
With me, what you see is what you get.
No regrets.
No?
What about Harry Llewelyn?
Harry?
When you were a correspondent
for National Public Radio stationed in London,
wasn't Harry your fiance?
Yes.
Harry Llewelyn was...
It was...
one of the happiest times in my life.
I was... 25.
And I walked away.
[Whispering] What's happening?
Deborah Connors is having an on-camera breakdown.
[Sniffle]
[Sighs]
I walked out on someone, too...
to be here on national TV,
so people would think that I'm special.
Oh, sweetie.
The only person who has to think
you're special is yourself.
If I've learned one thing,
it's in your career
and in your life...
you just gotta be yourself.
Hmm. [Sniffle]
So, no regrets?
I think I'm gonna regret giving this interview.
[Laughing]
Hmm. Well...
Well, I certainly want to thank you so much, Deborah.
Back to you, Mark and Carrie.
OK. We're out.
Oh, Deborah, that was...
Thank you. That was incredible.
It was just so... brave of you
to be so honest, and, um...
God, I thank you...
You... go.
[Laughs]
Like, "You go, girl"?
No. Just go.
I want her out of here.
[Telephone Rings]
Lanie.
Lanie, where are you goin'?
The head of the network wants to see you.
What?
He saw the interview. He loved it.
Nobody's been able to get to Deborah Connors like that.
In fact, the network's gonna run the interview
again tonight, later on.
Television spots are already airing.
He wants to meet you
and talk about your future with our network.
25th floor.
I'll take you.
Thank you.
But I'm going home.
[No Audio]
[Gunshot]
[Heart Monitor Flat-Lines]
[Heart Monitor Beeping]
[Whispering] Hey, Lanie.
Lanie, can you hear me?
It's almost 3:00 in the morning.
It's almost 3:00, which means it's Friday,
which means
while you're not exactly conversational right now,
you...
you are technically
and legally
and otherwise still alive.
Hmm.
It's still Thursday in Seattle.
Hey.
Welcome back.
How you feelin'?
Great.
Look, I don't want the opportunity
to pass me by again,
so I probably should've told you this
a long time ago,
but I've loved you since the first day I met you.
Define love.
Lanie, I want to spend the rest of my life with you.
Hmm.
Mm.
Wow.
All 4 minutes.
Yeah, well,
I'll take what I can get.
Heh.
I love you.
[Heart Monitor Beeps Rapidly]
Mm.
You feelin' a little better there, huh?
Heh.
I should've tried kissing you
a long time ago, I guess.
Yeah, well, you're an idiot.
Is that you talkin',
or is that the morphine talkin'?
Heh. You're very cute.
You're lucky I love you.
You're not gonna die on me.
Come on, promise me that.
[Telephone Rings]
[Ring]
Pete, On Answering Machine: Hi, you've reached Lanie,
Pete, and Tommy.
Leave a message at the beep. Thanks. [Beep]
Lanie, Pete, hey, it's Dennis. Look, I know it's your day off.
I know you hate to work on your day off,
but I really need your help on a story.
Give me a call when you get the message.
Announcer: And now batting,
Cal Cooper!
Yeah!
Whoo!
Oh, my God! Cal!
I can't get no
Satisfaction
I can't get no...
Lanie: Someone once said "Live every day
"as if it were your last
because one of these days, it will be."
Jack was right.
A part of me did die that day.
The part of me that didn't know how to live.
What will the future bring?
Jack knows,
but any conversations I have with him,
I make sure he only talks about sports and weather.
I told you I'd catch it.
Run and tell all of the angels
This could take all night
Think I need a devil to help me
Get things right
We'll live happily ever trapped
If you just save my life
Run and tell the angels
That everything's all right
I'm looking to the sky to save me
Lookin' for a sign of life
Lookin' for somethin' to help me burn out bright
I'm lookin' for a complication
Lookin' 'cause I'm tired of tryin'
Make my way back home
When I learn to fly
Make my way back home when I learn to
Fly along with me
I can't quite make it alone
Try to make this life my own
Fly along with me
I can't quite make it alone
Try to make this life my own
I'm lookin' to the sky to save me
Lookin' for a sign of life
Lookin' for somethin' to help me burn out bright
I'm lookin' for a complication
Lookin' 'cause I'm tired of tryin'
Make my way back home
When I learn to... [Echoes]