(THEME SONG PLAYING)
Topanga, how could you be so calm about this?
Because I'm one of 500 quarterfinalists,
and I'm not gonna get it.
Uh-uh. Cory, tell her how huge this is.
Youngest dead guy yesterday, 42.
(GROANS)
Wow! A summer internship with Brown & Elliott!
Brown & Elliott?
Wow, that's the most prestigious law firm in New York.
They represent my rich stepfather.
Congratulations.
Thank you.
Oh, no, no, no!
I was congratulating myself, on my rich stepfather.
Who, by the way, is bank-rolling my new business venture.
Imjack.com.
So, what exactly is the concept of this business?
I'm Jack.
I don't get it.
Dot com?
Oh!
I'm graduatin'! I'm smart!
Hey, you want to know how this poor schmo died?
A bird flew in his mouth.
A pigeon, not even a classy bird!
So, uh, I just got a question.
Are you supposed to wear pants with these things?
Put your dress down, Matthews.
All right.
Daddy! (LAUGHS)
How's my baby girl?
(LAUGHS) Oh, all right!
What are you doing here?
Well, I didn't come to see that.
Is everything okay?
Yeah, everything's fine. I've been reassigned, Angela.
Near here?
No, I have to go to Europe.
Oh, that's not near here. No, I'm sorry, honey.
I thought you requested to be closer to me.
I did, but my orders are to upgrade security at the embassies.
By the way, that's highly classified.
(CHUCKLES)
(SIGHS)
So, daddy, how long is it gonna be this time?
A year. A year?
That's forever!
Not if you come with me.
What?
I want you to come with me to Europe, Angela.
Heh-heh-hey!
There's the man who put me and Angela back together!
Shawn.
How are ya? Good.
I've been taking care of your daughter, sir.
I knew that you would, Shawn.
Hi, baby.
Hi.
What's goin' on? Hi.
Uh, I'm sure you two have a lot to talk about.
I'll be back at the hotel.
We should have dinner later, sir.
Yeah, I'd like that.
Good.
(DOOR CLOSING)
Okay, what's goin' on?
Well, I'm up for this, Brown & Elliott internship...
You, you, you, you! I'm talkin' about, Shawn!
Oh, Angela's dad invited her to go to Europe with him.
Shawn has no idea.
Come on, how bad can it be
with all the stuff that goes on in my life?
(SIGHS)
My father wants me to go with him to Europe.
That's it?
Yeah, but...
You're going to Europe with your father! Where's bad there?
For a year.
There's bad.
No, no, no, no, no.
Wow, Europe. No.
I can just see her now... No.
Sitting in an outdoor cafe,
reading poetry, sipping espresso.
You know what else they got besides cafes in Europe, Shawn?
They got men.
Men named, Paolo.
Enrique!
Milos.
And they sit there, prowling around in their dirty Ferraris,
looking for that fresh American meat!
Look, I trust Angela. (IMITATING ACCENTED LAUGH)
(IMITATING FRENCH ACCENT) My little croissant, jump into my Peugeot.
And we will drive on the wrong side of the road!
(IMITATING ANGELA) But I love Shawn!
(IN FRENCH ACCENT) Forget Shawn!
If I was your man, I would never let you go!
Shawn cannot possibly satisfy you!
He's a little trailer boy, with a stupid American...
Okay, okay, okay, shut up!
You know, I love that you can just quietly lie to yourself,
while your life is just fallin' apart.
(STAMMERS) Really, I just find it adorable.
I want Angela to be happy.
You're a liar.
A year away will kill your relationship!
How often do you really get to spend time with your father, huh?
That's nice, Shawn.
Are you gonna nice yourself out of the girl you love?
No.
I've lost too many people that loved me.
I'm not lettin' this one go. Good.
I'm gonna tell her to stay.
Nicht! What?
You can't do that.
Why not? Because, you can't make this decision for her.
I mean, that would be like me telling Topanga she can't go to Yale.
It's a decision she's gotta make on her own.
Well, isn't that risky?
Well, you said she loves you.
She does. Okay, then there's no risk.
Listen to me, take it from experience.
Women, have got to go through a process.
With women, it's all about the process.
And shoes.
So, if I let her go through this process,
she'll make the decision to stay all by herself?
Yes, and she'll love you even more,
and she'll stay right here, never go anywhere,
and always be in that living room.
Huh. This will be, like, the first time
that everything's turned out okay in my life. Definitely.
The only monkey wrench is that I've noticed
most of Topanga's shoes, come from Europe.
But, dad... But, daddy!
The Peace Corps could be a great way to see the world
and help people at the same time.
Yeah, yeah, peace.
I really need to talk about me right now.
I have a serious crisis on my hands here.
Yeah! You, crisis.
What could go wrong in that stupid, charmed life of yours?
I'm poor.
My stepdad's cutting me off, Rachel.
Why?
He doesn't want me to start imjack.com.
He thinks it's risky. I think it's brilliant.
Idiot! He wants me to be an investment banker
and to follow in his footsteps.
Well, then work for your dad.
I want to start my own business.
Then start your own business.
How? I've got no money!
I can't be poor! I'm too good looking to be poor!
Jack, stick to your principles, because without principles,
you're nothing but a shallow, soulless scum.
Yes, hello, Jack's rich stepfather?
I'll be your son for money.
Well, it sounds painful, sir, but I'll do it for money.
Hey, Topanga. Hey, Cory.
Listen, I'm so sorry for what I did.
What did you do?
Aren't we fighting?
No.
Yeah, but I woke up alone this morning. I thought we had a sleep fight.
Cory, I had my on-campus interviews for the
Brown & Elliott internship this morning.
Oh, yeah! Hey, Brown & Elliott!
All right! Ha ha.
How'd that, uh... How'd that work out for ya?
I'm not sure, you know.
I really appreciated it when they all applauded for me,
but those things can be so hard to read.
But they've narrowed it down to only 100 candidates.
Mmm-hmm. That's, that's great.
Good for you. Shawn!
Thanks, honey.
All right, now after Angela tells you
that she's decided to stay here. What do you say?
I tell her, I wanted her to stay all along,
and that my life is miserable without her.
And this will... Validate her decision.
And give me lots of kisses.
I've taught you well.
Now go get your girl, you crazy kid!
Okay.
Oh!
Hi. Hey.
You know I'm goin' crazy about this.
Yeah, me too.
Thanks for letting me work it out.
No, hey, you had to go through your process.
Well, I went back and forth so many times,
because you mean everything in the world to me.
You mean everything to me.
And I could never leave you.
(LAUGHS)
Unless, you said I could go.
What?
When will I ever get a chance like this to be with my father?
Well where have you been for two days?
I've been spendin' all my time with Angela.
Well, that's what I like to hear.
So, did she tell her dad the bad news?
How'd he take it? She's goin' to Europe, Cor.
She's wha... She's leaving.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, rewind for a second.
Well, we sat down, and she said that
she wouldn't go if I told her not to.
But, you know, she wants to go.
She wants to be with her dad. What could I do?
(GROANS)
Are you nutsy-fakin'?
She wants you to fight for her, man!
No, there's no fight. The process, it's over. She's going.
She's testing you.
She wants you to show her how much you love her, Shawn.
She knows, how much I love her.
Yeah, but apparently not enough to keep her from going, right?
I mean, you failed the test, Shawn.
You forgot to pay attention to what she wants.
Topanga.
Topanga is always testing me, always.
It's nothin' but tests between me and the old lady, but I always pass.
You wanna know why, Shawn?
Because I pay attention!
Okay, wish me luck. I'm leaving.
Good luck.
What you're leaving your man, too, Topanga?
No, I have the final round of interviews in New York.
I'll be back before Angela leaves, though.
Hey, Angela is not leaving, okay?
That's negative, and we do not need
any negative nellies around right now,
so goodbye, nelly.
(CHUCKLES)
Can I help you?
Aren't you gonna kiss me for good luck?
Good luck. Thanks.
Shawn, you failed.
You failed because you have absolutely no idea
what's going on with your woman!
Where was Topanga going?
I don't know, Laundromat?
Okay, why would Angela say that she wants to go if she doesn't?
Because how can she turn down her old man unless someone tells her to?
Her father's a strong guy, Shawn.
Okay, he told her to go.
But she was waiting for an even stronger person to tell her not to.
(SIGHS)
You're right.
I didn't fight. I let her go.
You told me to do nothing!
No, I told you to do nothing if she decided to stay.
If she decided to go, what idiot wouldn't do something?
I can't believe I have to tell you that!
Okay, okay, okay, don't yell at me.
Did you once ask her to stay?
No.
Okay, Shawn, then what choice does she have but to go?
None.
It's you versus her dad.
(STAMMERS) Now I realize you like the guy, Shawn,
but you're fighting for the woman you love.
(KNOCKING ON DOOR)
Angela!
Oh, Angela went to get more boxes, Shawn. She'll be back soon.
Um, she's not leaving, sir.
She's not?
No, I'm gonna ask her to stay, and she will.
Because she wants to be with me.
Shawn, Angela's leaving with me.
Huh.
You know, I thought you were my friend.
We are friends.
Yeah?
'Cause what kind of friend puts us together,
and then rips us apart because he wants to go to Europe?
That was never my intention, Shawn.
Oh, it wasn't?
Well, then, what was your intention?
Because you're takin' her away from her friends
and the person who loves her.
She's got a life here.
How could you do that to her?
I want what's best for Angela.
I'm what's best for Angela.
Hey, I am here for her every single day of her life.
Can you say that, sir?
No, I can't.
Well, I can.
And I know what that's worth,
because no one that loved me ever was.
Not my mom, not my dad.
Look, I'm sorry that happened to you, son.
You know, I went away once.
Yeah, Angela told me about that.
Mmm-hmm.
I left everyone behind that meant anything to me.
And that's what brought me back.
When I realized that nothing out there
meant more than the people that are here for you
every single day!
Look, I know how you feel, Shawn.
I've spent far too much time away from my daughter.
This may be my last chance to spend some real time with her.
This may sound selfish,
but I'm not gonna let anything get in the way of that.
Well, this may sound selfish, but...
What if I asked her to marry me?
Uh...
You said you liked me.
How much do you like me now?
(LAUGHING)
I don't know what we're laughing at,
(STAMMERING) and I'm very uncomfortable, sir.
If you and Angela decide that you want to get married,
you think you can take care of each other for the rest of your lives...
Then I'll step aside,
and let you be the most important man in her life.
Guess we're just two guys who love the same girl
and want what's best for her.
Well, then, one of us better figure out what that is.
(CHUCKLES)
What's goin' on here?
(SIGHS) Nothin'.
We weren't even talkin' about you.
You came to say goodbye to me?
No, no, I will never say goodbye to you,
because if I say goodbye to you, then that's it. That's goodbye.
You're right, we should never say goodbye,
because we're gonna write each other every day,
and we're gonna call each other,
and it will be like we've never even been apart.
Yes, exactly, we should never be apart.
I love you.
I love you, too.
And when... When you love somebody, Angela,
it's okay to be a little selfish.
Yeah?
Thank you,
for letting me be selfish.
No, no, no, no, not you, me.
Look, there's something I gotta ask you right now.
You know, because you're the only person that knows how important it is
for me and my dad to spend this time together.
I only wish you and your dad had this time together.
I'm so sorry you didn't.
Thank you for giving me my chance.
I'm really happy for both of you.
What was it that you wanted to ask me?
Oh, never mind.
I figured it out.
(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)
Oh, our world traveler's here!
(CHEERING)
(CHEERING) Angela! Guys!
Oh, I can't believe you're leaving.
My room is gonna be so big without my roomie.
I'll be back sooner than you think.
Yeah, but I won't be here. I'm graduating.
Aw, Rachel.
Angela. Oh!
Wow.
You're gonna have a great time in Europe.
I'm sure of it.
Oh, I wish you guys were coming with me.
Yeah! I wish too you know, but it's funny,
'cause I really can't afford to go anywhere anymore.
(VOICE BREAKING) Oh, Jack!
Oh, Jack.
Angela!
Eric!
Angela! Come on. Come on.
That's all right, let it out, girl. Let it out.
Mmm. Let it out!
Eric, we're touching.
♪ Ooh child,
♪ Things are gonna get easier
♪ Ooh child, things'll get brighter ♪
Come on, move with me.
How am I supposed to survive without money?
Oh, Jack, you're just gonna have to scale it down.
No more fancy restaurants, no more designer clothes,
no more $50 haircuts.
But that's Jack!
I can't do that to Jack!
You're really desperate, aren't you?
It's kind of fun.
(LAUGHS) Oh, Jack.
Okay, so I want you to do me a favor.
I want you to hand these out to all the European girls you see, okay.
And tell them if they want me to be their American boyfriend,
my number's right there at the bottom of the picture, okay.
Now, I've only got 500,
so don't be handin' them out to any hairy chicks, all right?
I'll do my best.
I'm gonna miss you. You were always my favorite.
Really?
I don't know.
Cory, is she gonna make it?
Yeah, yeah, she'll be here.
You know, she's been busy lately doin'...
I don't know, something.
Cory?
Yeah?
Thanks.
For what?
For being my friend.
Believing in me and Shawn, as much as you believe in you and Topanga.
I owe you.
Where is she? Where is she?
Topanga!
(LAUGHS)
I was afraid I wasn't gonna make it.
I'm gonna miss you so much.
Yeah, but what am I gonna do without my best friend?
You're gonna do great.
Send me shoes.
You ready, baby? The cab's waiting.
Let's not say goodbye.
Let's just say, "I love you."
I love you, too.
I always will.
Take care of her, sir.
You're a good man, Shawn.
Thank you for givin' me and my daughter this chance.
Well, I know how important it is.
Goodbye, Angela.
Don't spin out of control, okay?
Cory, I got that Brown & Elliott internship.
Huh?
They offered me a scholarship at NYU Law School.
And they told me that once I graduate and pass the bar,
they would like me to work for their firm.
What are... Who are...
Where is this coming from, you?
What have... What have you been doing?
Cory, we have to move to New York.
Don't spin out of control.
(STAMMERING INCOHERENTLY)
Why did no one tell me?
Why did no one tell me about this? Please! Someone's gotta tell me!
Someone's always gotta tell Cory!
Why, God? Why? Why?