♪ Caminare E Cantare by Bill Ruha ♪
HI.
DID YOU ASK TO SPEAKWITH THE OWNER?
UH, YEAH.
IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FOOD?
NO, IT'S GREAT LOOKING...UH..GREAT EATING, THE FOOD.
THE FOOD IS GOOD.
I JUST HAVE A FEW QUESTIONSABOUT DONATELLO'S.
THE FOARE YOU A FOOD CRITIC?
NO.
I WRITE A BLOG ABOUTBEING SINGLE, AND 30
AND UNEMPLOYED,AND MISERABLE.
I DON'T ALLOW 'MISERABLE'IN MY PLACE.
I'M JOEY.
CAITLYN.
YOU KNOW, LIFE CANSURPRISE YOU.
I ALWAYS THOUGHTI'D BE A JOURNALIST
OR A STAND UP COMEDIAN
OR THE PATRON SAINTOF UNMARRIED FEMALE BLOGGERS.
[guests laughs]
BUT I NEVER THOUGHT I THAT IWOULD EVER BE ITALIAN...
...OR SO HAPPY.
[guests applauds]
FOREVER.
[clink]
[crowd murmurs]HERE, HERE.
[guests applaud]
♪ Signed Sealed Delivered, I'm Yours" by Stevie Wonder ♪
♪
AH, OOO.THANK YOU.
AS MISS COLORADOSPECIAL DELIVERY,
IT HAS BEEN MYHONOR TO INAUGURATE
NUMEROUS AUTOMATEDSTAMP DISPENSERS
THROUGHOUT THEMETRO DENVER AREA.
BUT NO CEREMONYSEEMS QUITE AS AUS...
AUSPICIOUS.
BODING WELL FOR THEFUTURE.
RIGHT, QUITEIOUS. AS AUSPICIOUS
AS TODAY'S DEDICATION OFTHE SOUTH LOGAN STREET
AUTOSTAMP MACHINE!
AND THE CROWDGOES WILD!
AHH!
[applauding lightly]
AHH![Shane]WHOOO!
IT IS FRE-EZING OUT.
AM I MISTAKENOR IS IT
YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY?
YOU ARE MISTAKEN.
IT'S NEXT MONDAY.
SO, THERE'S STILLTIME TO SHOP.
OH, GOOD.
AND FYI, I'VE ALREADYGOT A GIANT PAIR
OF GOLDENSCISSORS.
OH, THESE ARE FOR RITA'SRIBBON--CUTTING.
OLIVER WROTE ME ABEAUTIFUL SPEECH...
I THINK.
YOU'RE GOINGTHROUGH WITH IT?
IT'S GOING DOWN TO EIGHTDEGREES ON WEDNESDAY.
YOU'LL FREEZE YOUR A...
CROWN OFF.
[laughter]
NO RAIN NOR WINDNOR SNOW,
NO DARK OF NIGHT,MS. MCINERNEY, HMM?
WHEN WILL THIS WINTER END?
IT JUST GOES ON AND ON AND ON...
YES, BUT JUST WAIT.
YOU HAVEN'T YETEXPERIENCED YOUR FIRST
COLORADO SPRING.
TRUST ME, ONCE YOU'VE SEENTHE CHERRY BLOSSOMSIRST
BLOOM IN APRIL ALONGTHE POTOMAC RIVER,
NOTHING ELSECOMPARES.
UNLESS IT'S SPRINGTIMEIN THE ROCKIES.
OHH, I LOVE THAT SONG!
WHAT SONG?
[Oliver Sings]WHEN IT'S SPRINGTIME
IN THEROCKIES,
I'LL BE COMING HOME TO YOU.
LITTLE SWEETHEART OFTHE MOUNTAINS,
WITH YOUR BONNIEEYES SO BLUE...
[clears throat]
OR SOMETHINGLIKE THAT.
HMM, WELL, OLIVER O'TOOLE,THE SINGING POSTAL DETECTIVE.
WHAT'S THIS?
OH, UH, SEEMS TO BESECONDARY TRANSFER
OF ORGANIC MATERIALVIA FOOTWEAR.
OH, UH, SEEMS TO BESECONDARY TR[sniff]
OH, YEAH, I GUESS SOMEBODYSTEPPED IN SOME--
THANK YOU, NORMAN.
[clears throat]
POSTMARKED TWO YEARS AGO,CAITLYN-SOMETHING.
THE ADDRESS IS VIRTUALLYUNREADABLE.
[tear!]
THE ADDRESS IS VIRTUALLYOOO, DIVORCE PAPERS.
MS. MCINERNEY!
YOU HAVE A DISTRESSINGHABIT OF OPENING PACKAGES
WITHOUT MY EXPRESSPERMISSION.
YOU HAVE A DISTRESSINGHATHIS CANNOT CONTINUE. S
THE ADDRESS WAS HOPELESS.
YOUR PROMISE, PLEASE...
FINE. I PROMISE.
[buzz!]
INCOMING!
HEADS UP DOWN THERE!
THAT GUY FROMINTERNATIONAL MISDIRECTS
IS SO AGGRESSIVE.
I GOT THIS.
OHH...
OH, SEEMS TO BE SOMETHINGCAUGHT IN THE CORNER.
A COIN, I BELIEVE.
A RING, OH.
JOEY, YOU TWO HAVE BEEN TOGETHER...WHAT?
SIX, SEVEN YEARS?
COUNT TO TEN BEFORE YOU MAIL THAT.
ONCE IT'S OUT THERE, YOU CAN'T TAKE IT BACK.
[Shane] OUCH.
THAT GUY REALLY MUST HAVEWANTED TO GET DIVORCED.
I MEAN, ONCE YOU TAKETHE RING OFF THE FINGER
THERE'S REALLY NO HOPE--
WHAT ARE THOSE?
LITTLE CURLICUES?
NO, THOSE ARE INTERTWINED INITIALS.
SEE, THERE'S A "J" AND...A "C."
NO, T"C" FOR CAITLYN INTERTWINAND "J" FOR...?
OOH, I'VE SEEN RINGS LIKETHIS BEFORE!
THERE'S A WHOLE STREET OFBOUTIQUES IN LARIMER SQUARE
AND THEY MAKE CUSTOMJEWELLERY
RIGHT IN THEIRSTUDIOS.
WELL, THE INSCRIPTION,I'M ASSUMING,
IS THEIR WEDDINGDAY, IT'S NINE YEARS AGO.
THERE'S A PARTIALDATE HERE.
THESE DIVORCE PAPERS WEREDRAWN UP TWO YEARS AGO.
THERE'S A PARTIALWHATEVER IT WAS,
THEY'RE DIVORCED NOW, SO, WHAT'S THE RUSH.
OURS IS NOT A QUESTIONOF 'WHY', MS. MCINERNEY.
"THE SEEDS OF DUTY KNOWNOT THE FLOWER
NOR ITSBLOOMING DAY."
WHO WROTE THAT?
WELL...IT'S A LINEFROM A VERSE
I COMPOSED INWHO WROTE THHIGH SCHOOL...
UM... ABOUT MAIL DELIVERY, ACTUALLY.
THE SINGING DETECTIVEPHILOSOPHER POET.
WHERE DOES IT ALL END?
NORMAN!
OH NO.
WHAT?AN!
[sigh]OH NO.
MAYBE IT ROLLED AWAY
WHEN WE EMPTIED THE BIN.
CONSIDERING THE CONDITIONOF THE ENVELOPE,
IT'S A MIRACLE IT DIDN'TFALL OUT A LONG--
NO!NO! NO! NO! NO--
[door slams shut]
BE HONEST, OLIVER, YOU THINKWE'RE GONNA DIE IN HERE.
AND YOU'RE WRITING[dYOUR WILL, AREN'T YOU?
BE HONEST, OLIVER, YOU THINKWE'RE UH, NO. E IN HERE.
TIMES SUCH AS THIS
PROVIDE ONE WITHA CERTAIN CLARITY.
WELL, THE RING ISHERE SOMEWHERE.
AS SOON AS WE FIND IT, WE CANLOCATE THE JEWELLER.
[Shane] I DID NOT OPEN IT.
HONESTLY, I'M JUST SORRYTHAT I EVER LOOKED
AT HOLLY'S ADDRESS IN THEFIRST PLACE BECAUSE--
BECAUSE...
BECAUSE UNTIL THAT MOMENT
WHEN I SAW HER NAME ANDHER STREET NUMBER,
SHE WASJUST A CONCEPT:
THE MYSTERIOUS ABSENT WIFE IN PARIS.
NOW, THERE'S A REALENVELOPE IN YOUR POCKET
THAT COULD BE DELIVEREDTO A REAL PERSON.
IT'S FUNNY, REMEMBER THE DAY WE FIRST MET? T
I HAD A LETTER I WASAFRAID TO OPEN.
AND NOW YOUHAVE A LETTER
THAT YOU'RE AFRAIDTO MAIL.
I AM NOT AFRAID TO... MAIL THIS LETTER.
THAT YOU'RE AFRAIDT[thunder rumbling]
♪
A CRAFTSMAN WHOVALUES HIS WORK
WILL CERTAINLY KEEPRECORDS...
DON'T YOU THINK,MS. MCINERNEY?
MS. MCINERNEY?
[door squeeks]
HMM...
[♪]
[beeping]
WHAT A GREATIDEA, NORMAN.
HMM?
WHAT A GREATOH.EA, NORMAN.
OH, I TOOK THISTO THE PARK ONCE
AND FOUND ALL TYPEST A GREATOF COOL STUFF...EA, NORMAN.
LIKE...A SPOON...AND A... A KNIFE.
OH, WOULD HAVE BEENNICE TO FIND A FORK.
MAYBE WHEN THE SNOW MELTS WE COULD
TAKE ITTO THE PARK
AND YOU COULD SHOW MEHOW IT WORKS.
OH, WELL, UM..
[high pitched beep]
[high pitched beeping]
AH!
TA-DA! pitched beeping]
GREAT!
NICELY DONE, TA-DA! pitched beNORMAN!
HERE'S A LIST OF JEWELLERY SHOPS.
THANK YOU RITA.
IN THE ABSENCE OF MS. MCINERNEY,
WOULD YOU CARETO ACCOMPANY ME?
OH, SURE, YEAH. I'LL JUST GET MY COAT.
[yelp!]
SHH!
RITA?
OH, UMM, I... JUST REMEMBERED...
I HAVE TO UMM...
OH, UMM, I... SING?...UST REMEMBERED...
[whispers]SPEAK?
OH,PRACTICE!
PRACTICE MY SPEECH!
I HAVE TO PRACTICE MY SPEECH.TICE!
MAYBE YOU COULDTAKE NORMAN?
OH, ALRIGHT.
NORMAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TOLOOK AT WEDDING RINGS?
YES, THIS IS ONE OF OURS.
OH, EXCELLENT!
WHEW!
JUST IN TIME.
YOU'RE THE LAST ONEON THE BLOCK.
WERE YOU HOPING TOHAVE IT RESIZED?
OH, NO, I'MALREADY...UH
... SHE AND I...
UH...IT'S A LONG STORY?
LOVE IS A MYSTERY.
CLEARLY.
BUT, IN THE MEANTIME,
WE'D LIKE TO LOCATE THE OWNER OF THIS RING.
WE'RE HOPING YOU KEEPRECORDS OF YOUR CLIENTS.
OUT OF THE QUESTIONS, OURRECORDS ARE CONFIDENTIAL.
DID WE MENTION THE PART ABOUT
OUT BEING AN ELITENS, OURRECOTASK FORCE WITHNTIAL.
WIDE POWERS OF POSTAL DISCRETION?
LIKE THE AVENGERS...THE INCREDIBLES.
WELL, WE'RE THE POSTABLES.
DID WE MENTION THAT PART?
TWICE.
JUST LEAVE IT WITH US
AND WE'LL SEE THATIT'S RETURNED.
I'M SORRY, THIS ISNOW A MATTER
FOR THE US POSTAL SERVICE.
YOU WILL JUST HAVE TO TRUST US.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO BETTER THAN THAT.
[squeak]
[Shane] BECAUSE I REALLY NEED AN
EXTRA-LARGE AMERICANO
WITH A DOUBLE SHOT OF ESPRESSO
AND A SIDE OF STEAMEDLOW-FAT MILK
WITH TWO PUMPS OF AMARETTO RIGHT NOW.
OKAY?
RITA, CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET?
PROBABLY NOT.
I'LL TRY, BUT STUFF COMES OUT.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO STRETCH YOURSELF.
I'LL TRY, BUT STUFF COME ON.ES OUT.
OKAY.
I FOUND THIS ININTERNATIONAL MISDIRECTS
THIS MORNING.
IT LOOKS A LOT LIKE A LETTER
THAT OLIVER MAILEDTO HOLLY
A FEW MONTHS AGO.
OH, WOW.
IF IT'S WHATI THINK IT IS,
IT NEVER ARRIVEDIN PARIS.OH, WOW.
SO, HE PROBABLY THINKSSHE NEVER BOTHERED
TO ANSWER HIM.
AND HOLLY PROBABLYTHINKS THAT OLIVER
NEVER BOTHERED TO FIND HER.
OH, WOW.
THAT'S ASSUMING ITISHIS LETTER.
BUT WE CAN'T BE ABSOLUTELY SURE UNLESS...
UNLESS YOU OPEN IT.
WHICH YOU PROMISEDYOU WOULD NEVER DO...
WHICH IS WHY YOUGAVE IT TO ME...
WHICH YOU PROMISEDYOU OH, I CAN'T.DO...
HE'LL KILL ME.
HE WON'T WHICH YOU PROMISEDKILL YOU. OU OH, I CAN'T.DO...
YOU'RE MISS SPECIAL DELIVERY,E'LL KILL ME.
YOU'RE THE HOLYGRAIL OF FIRST CLASS MAIL,
YOU'RE DYING TO OPEN IT...
TOO?
YOU'RE DYING TO OPEN IT...[sigh]
[paper tears]
OH, GEEZ, IT'SREALLY A MESS.
OKAY, LET ME SEE.
IT LOOKS LIKE "DEAR"...
"DEAR" SOMEONE.
OH, "SO MUCH TIMEHAS PASSED..."
[Oliver] AND THERE IS SO MUCH TO SAY
AND PERHAPS LITTLE TIME LEFT TO SAY IT.
[Oliver] A I CURRENTLY FIND MYSELFAY
IN A POSITION WHERE MY LIFE MAY BE AT RISK.
"THERE WAS NEVER A BETTER...
EXAMPLE OF THAT THAN MY LIFETHE NIGHT WE MET."SK.
Oh...
HOW DID THEY MEET?
IN A SNOWSTORM, ON A MOUNTAIN PASS.
HOLLY'S CAR WENTOFF THE ROAD
AND OLIVER DUG HEROUT OF THE SNOWDRIFT,
RIGHT BEFORE HOLLY'S CAR ROLLED OFF
THE SIDE OF THE CLIFF.
THEN THEY SPENT THE NIGHT IN HIS JAGUAR
WAITING FOR THESNOWPLOUGHS
THETO GET THROUGHHE NIAND RESCUE THEM.R
[scoffs]YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME.
HE'S PRACTICALLY A HERO.
HE KEPT HER FROM FREEZING.
WELL, I BET HE DID.
WELL, SHE SAID HE WAS A PERFECT GENTLEMAN.
SO, IS IT HIS?
OKAY... "I SUPPOSEE SAID HE WAS I SHOULD NOTRFECT GENTLEMAN.
HAVE BEEN SURPRISED..."
OKAY... "I S[Oliver]AID HE WAS I I HAVE A FEELING THATMAN.
FROM THE DAY WE MET, YOU BEGAN LEAVING ME.
WHAT I KNEW OF THE WORLD
COULD NEVER COMPETE WITH YOUR DREAMS
OF DISCOVERING IT FOR YOURSELF,
OF TRAVELLING THE UNCHARTED COURSE,
OF LIVING THE BOHEMIAN LIFE OF ARTIST AND POET.
[Shane] "IF YOU HAVE LEFT ME
BEHIND FOREVER,OHEMIAN I WILL ACCEPT THAT.D POET.
BUT IF YOU REGRETYOUR DECISION
AND SIMPLY DO NOTKNOW HOW
TO FIND YOUR WAYHOME, THEN COME BACK.
I AM HERE WILLINGTO TRY AGAIN,
TO SEE YOUR DREAMSTHROUGH YOUR EYES.
UNTIL I HEAR FROM YOU, IREMAIN FAITHFULLY...
...OLIVER.
WOW, IT DEFINITELY IS HIS.
HE WANTED HER BACK.
[keyboard typing]
[click]
WELL, SHE'S STILL LIVING IN PARIS.
THE ADDRESS LABEL ISPRINTING OUT NOW.
ARE YOU SURE YOU STILL WANT TO MAIL THIS?ARIS.
I'M NOT MAILING IT...IT'S UP TO OLIVER.
ARBUT I'M SURE HE DOESN'T WANTWANTTO WASTE ANY MORE TIME--
WOW.
ARBUT I'M SURE HE DOESN'T WANTWANTTO WAWOW.NY MORE TIME--
WHAT?
ARWELL, IT SEEMSE DOESN'T WANTTHAT HOLLY HAS A...RE TIME--
MS. MCINERNEY?
HOW DID IT GO?
IT DIDN'T GO.
WE WENT TO FOURDIFFERENT JEWELLERS,
FINALLY FOUND THE RIGHT ONE,
AND THEN... HE DIDN'T LIKE US.
FINALLY FOUND THE RIGHT ONE,IMPOSSIBLE.
EVERYONE LIKES YOU.
WELL, THEY SHOULD,ANYWAYS.
MS. MCINERNEY, PERHAPSYOUR COMPUTER
MIGHT BE OF SOMESERVICE.
OH, YES, SURE.
UH, LET ME SEE,
[click]
LET ME SEE THE INSCRIPTION
ON THE RING AGAIN.
[typing]
OKAY, I HAVE AN IDEA,
WITH SO LITTLE DATA,
IT COULD TAKE A DAY OR TWO
BUT I CAN PROGRAM A SEARCH
FOR WEDDINGS RECORDED ON THEDAY INSCRIBED HERE
SCREENING FOR THEPARAMETERS CAITLYN
AND THE HUSBAND'SINITIAL J...
SCREENING FOR THE[Rita gasps]ETERS CAITLYN
- NO!- NORMAN!
[whoosh!]
- NO!- UH-OHN!
WHAT'S GOING ON?
NOTHING!
NORMAN JUSTPUT A REGULAR AIRMAIL
ENVELOPE INTO THEOVERNIGHT EXPRESS TUBE.
NORMAN JUOH, THAT'S A SMALLPUT A REGULAR AIRMMISTAKE.
SOME FORTUNATE PERSON WILLSIMPLY RECEIVE THEIR LETTER
TOMORROW INSTEADOF NEXT WEEK.
I SUPPOSED WORSE THINGS WILLSHAVE HAPPENED, HMM. LETTER
RIGHT.
[nervous laughing]OH, WORSE THINGS.
YUP, MUCH WORSE.
[nervous laughing] ♪ upbeat song in French ♪
♪
[Ramon]LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
IT IS MY VERY PERSONAL HONOR
TO INTRODUCE THE FIRST LADY
OF THE UNITED STATESPOSTAL SERVICE
IN THE GREAT STATEOF COLORADO...
THE BEAUTIFUL,TALENTED, THE POSTAL!
MISS RITA HAYWITH.
[crowd applauds]
GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU WERRY,
[deep exhale]
FERY--OH, I'M SORRY, I THINK MY LIPS JUST FROZE...
ALLOW ME.
OH.
WHY, THANK YOU RAMON.
AS MISS COLORADOSPECIAL DELIVERY,
IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO INAUGURATE
AS MISS COLORADONUMEROUS AUTOMATED...
IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO INAU[giggles]
OH, THANK YOU.
IT HASWHENEVER OUR PATHS CROSSTO IWITH MR. RODRIGUEZ,
HE SEEMS INTENT TO MAKE ANIMPRESSION UPON ON OUR RITA.
HE'S VERY POPULAR THESE DAYS.
HE'S THE KBC'S NEW WEATHERMAN, NOW,
AND I HEARD HE MAY GET HIS OWN TALK SHOW.
OH, TALK SHOW?
BUT WHO KNOWS WHAT HE'S EVEN TALKING ABOUT?
TRULY, THERE IS STILL ROOMFOR WE, THE AMERICAN...
[shivers]
THIS IS RIDICULOUS!
I'D GIVE ANYTHING TO BEIN MIAMI RIGHT NOW.
YESTERDAY, YOU WANTED TOBE IN WASHINGTON
ANYWHERE BUT HERE.
WASHINGTON, MIAMI...PARIS.
THERE'S ALWAYSAPRIL IN PARIS.
AND AUTUMN IN NEW YORK
AND, WELL, YOU COULD MOVETO A REMOTE ISLAND
IN THE PACIFIC
AND AVOID THE COLDALTOGETHER, MS. MCINERNEY.
I BELIEVE A HARD WINTER LIKE THIS
TEACHES US TO FINDSIGNS OF HOPE
IN THE SMALLEST OF THINGS.
YOU SEE A ROBIN ON THEWINDOW SILL,
A CROCUS PEEKING OUT OF THE SNOW,
AND YOU NEVER TAKE SPRINGFOR GRANTED AGAIN.
WHEN I WAS LITTLE
WE HAD ONE OF THOSE OLDFASHIONED PORCH SWINGS
I USED TO SWING ON IT FOR HOURS ALL SUMMER LONG.
BUT IN NOVEMBER,
BEFORE THE FIRST SNOW,
WE'D TAKE IT DOWN AND PUTIT IN THE GARAGE.BER,
AND THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER
WE'D I'D BE WALKING HOMETIT INFROM SCHOOL.BER,
AND THERE IT WOULDFBE AGAIN. LATER
AND I ALWAYS KNEW
WHEN THE SWINGWAS BACK ON THE PORCH,
SPRING WAS ALMOST HERE.
WELL, IT'S ALMOST ASGOOD AS THE ROBIN,
I SUPPOSE.
WELL, IT'S AL[Rita]GOOD AS...UNITED STATES
POSTAL SERVICE.
THANK YOU.
[crowd applauds]
YOU WROTE A VERY LOVELY SPEECH, OLIVER.
THANK YOU.
YOU WROTE A VERY OH, OKAY. LOVELY SPEECH, OLIVER.
[Rita giggles]
OLIVER, THERE'S SOMETHING
I SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU ABOUT.
WELL, IT CAN'T OLIVER, BE THAT BAD. THERE'S SOMETHING
IT'S ONLY WEDNESDAY,
YOU USUALLY SAVE THE BADTHINGS FOR A FRIDAY.
[nervous laugh]
NO,THIS IS BAD.
MY BAD.
THE LETTER YOUWROTE TO HOLLY,
AND MAILED AT THEHOSPITAL LAST SUMMER,
THE LETTER YOUWIN THE RAIN.Y,
IT...CAME BACK.
IT WAS QUITEDAMAGED, YOU SAY?
YES.
IAND SOMEONE DAMAGOPENED IT?Y?
I DIDN'T.
I'M JUST THE ONE WHO MAILED IT, ACCIDENTALLY.
I READ IT.
SOME OF IT...
TO CONFIRM WHOSE IT WAS.
YOU PROMISED ME
YOU WOULD TO CONFIRM WHOSE INEVER AGAIN
READ THE CONTENTS OF A LETTERED ME
WITHOUT RECEIVING MYAPPROVAL.
WELL, TECHNICALLY, I OPENED IT.
BUT I MADE HER DO IT.
WE'RE SORRY,OLIVER.
WE JUST CAREABOUT YOU,
THAT'S ALL.
DON'T WE?
I DO.
I CARE ABOUT DON'ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
MY WIFE IS RECEIVINGTHIS LETTER TODAY
THAT I WROTE MONTHS AGO,
AND IT'S TOO LATETO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
UMM, T I WROTE THERE'S MORE? AGO,
MS. MCINERNEY,
I DON'T BELIEVE I CAN TAKE
ANY MORE RIGHT NOW.
PLEASE EXCUSE ME.
PERHAPS YOU SHOULD TURNYOUR ATTENTION
TO THAT COMPUTER PROGRAM YOU SO STRONGLY BELIEVE...
THAT YOU BELIEVE IN SO...
IN WHICH YOUSO STRONGLY BELIEVE.
[beep, beep!]
[car engine starts]
[OLIVER] DON'T BE FRIGHTENED.
WE'LL GET THROUGH THIS.
[OLIVER] THE SECRET IS TO STAY AWAKE.
[wind howling]
MAYBE IF WE KEEP TALKING, THAT WILL HELP, HMM?
FIRST THINGS FIRST.
I'M OLIVER O'TOOLE.
I WORK WITH THE DEADLETTER OFFICE
FOR THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE.
GETTING ANY WARMER?
[she murmers]
GETTII'M SORRY?MER?
I THINK WE'RE GOING... TO DIE IN HERE.
NO,NO.
I WOULD NOT LETTHAT HAPPEN.
[knocking!]
OLIVER, THE PROGRAM KICKED OUT A NAME.
THE DIVORCE PAPERS WERE MAILED
OLTO A CAITLYNOGRAM KICASTELLUCI.NAME.
SHE RUNS A RESTAURANT ON SOUTH BROADWAY.
♪ Taste the wine... ♪
YOU HAVEN'T SAID A WORD IN TWENTY MINUTES.
ARE YOU GOING TO FORGIVE ME?
YOU HAVEN'T SAID A WORD IN TWENTY MINUTESTWO?
OH, NO, WE'RE LOOKING FORA CAITLYN CASTELLUCI.
YOU HAVEN'T SAID A WORD IN TWENTY SHE'S NOT HERE.
CAN I HELP YOU?
I'M OLIVER O'TOOLE, FROMTHE US POSTAL SERVICE.
WE HAVE A DELIVERY FOR HER.
I'M HER HUSBAND.
I CAN TAKE IT...
I'M SORRY,
DID YOU JUST SAY,YOU'RE HER HUSBAND?
YEAH.
DID YOU JUST WHERE DID YOU'RE HER HYOU GET THAT?
IT WAS MAILED TWO YEARS AGO.
IT GOT LOST...I KNOW.
LISTEN, SHE HAS NO IDEATHESE EVER EXISTED.
PLEASE...DON'TDELIVER THAT TO HER.
YOU MAILED THIS TWO YEARSAGO, TO YOUR WIFE?
YES. NO. NOT EXACTLY.
I NEVER TOLD HER ABOUT IT.
LISTEN, IF SHE NEVER GETS IT,
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
AND TECHNICALLY, IT'SSTILL MINE, RIGHT?
ACTUALLY, IT'S NOW THE PROPERTYOF THE POST OFFICE.
I CAN SEE ITS DELIVERY
MAY CAUSE SOME DISTRESS,
BUT MY HANDS ARE TIED HERE.
MAY CAUSE I WISH THERE WERE...S,
A WAY OF MAKING DS THIS EASIER ON YOU...E.
WHEN WILL YOUR WIFECOMING BACK?
TOMORROW.
SHE'S DRIVING BACKFROM CALIFORNIA.
FROM A WINEAUCTION. RROW.
SHE'LL BE HERE AT SIX.
PERHAPS IF WE COME BACK AFTER THAT,
YOU'D HAVE ALITTLE TIME TO PREPARE.
YEAH.
YOU ARE A LOT OF THINGS,OLIVER O'TOOLE.
OPINIONATED, APERFECTIONIST,
BASICALLY A HUMAN ANTIQUE.
BUT I NEVER FIGURED YOUFOR A HYPOCRITE.
I BEG YOUR PARDON?
YOU STOOD RIGHT THERE
AND REFUSED TO LET THATMAN DECIDE WHAT TO DO
WITH THOSE OOD OLD DIVORCE PAPERS.
BUT LESS THAN AN HOUR AGO
YOU WANTED THE SAME CHANCETO DECIDE WHAT TO DO
WITH YOUR LETTER TO HOLLY.
MY LETTER SHOULD HAVE BEENPROCESSED AND MAILED,
AND TREATED THE SAME AS ANYOTHER DEAD LETTER.
OH, RIGHT...
MY QUARREL WITH YOU IS THAT YOUBROKE YOUR PROMISE TO ME.
YOU OPENEDTHAT ENVELOPE
ON THE PRETEXT OF LOCATINGAN I.D. WHEN, IN FACT,
IT WAS TO, ONCE AGAIN,SATISFY YOUR CURIOSITY.
THAT IS NOT FAIR.
I WAS JUST TRYING--
MS. MCINERNEY, YOUOBVIOUSLY DO NOT SHARE
MY COMMITMENT TO PUTTING YOUR HEART AND SOUL
INTO DOINGYOUR JOB WELL.
INTO DOING THE ONE THINGRIGHT IN MY LIFE THAT...
OH, HUH.
[mouthing words]
I WAS THINKING ABOUT THAT
METAL DETECTOR IDEA THAT YOU HAD.
FEEL THIS,IT'S CASHMERE.
AH, UM...CASHMERE BLEND.
ACTUALLY PRETTY CHEAP.
RAYON AND ... A LITTLEBIT OF POLYESTER.
STILL, RAMON DOESHAVE EXCELLENT TASTE,
DON'T YOU THINK.
STILL, RAI DON'T THINK ABOUTHAVE EXCELLERAMON VERY MUCH.
HMM.
[machinery noise]
YOU SAID EARLIER TODAY
THAT THERE WAS MORE INEEDED TO KNOW.noise]
WHEN I WAS CHECKINGHOLLY'S ADDRESS,
HER NAME SHOWED UP IN A VIDEO ON YOUTUBE.
ON WHAT?
YOUTUBE, IT'S UH...NEVER MIND.
IT'S A VIDEO OF A BUNCHOF FRENCH PEOPLE
IN A BOOKSTORE READING POETRY, I THINK.
LOOK.
MESDAMES ET MESSIEURS.
UN POEME PAR MA INCROYABLE COPINE, HOLLY O'TOOLE.
MESDAMES "LA NUIT DE NEIGES"
UN POEME PAR MA INCROYABLE C [speaking French]LE.
THE WHOLE THING IS"LA IN FRENCH.IGES"
SHE ALWAYS WANTED A INCROYABLETO LEARN FRENCH. French]LE.
DO YOU SPEAK FRENCH?
NO.
WELL, RITA CALLED SOMEONE SHE KNOWS.
YEAH, HE SAID WE COULD DROPBY HIS OFFICE TOMORROW.
IS IT A PROFESSOR OFFRENCH LITERATURE?
[angrily]NO.
[Ramon]AND, OVER HERE
WE HAVE NORTHERN COLORADO,
VERY COLD, TOO COLD FOR ME,
TOO COLD FOR YOU.
HE'S POINTING TO IDAHO.
THANK YOU, RAMON.
ANY CHANCE WE'LLINTING GET ENOUGH POWDERHO.
TO HIT THE SLOPESTHIS WEEKEND?
ANY CHANCE WE'LLINTI[chuckles]GET ENOUGH POWDERHOOH, NO,NO.
BUT PROBABLY, YES.
WELL, THAT'S IT FOR THEKBC AFTERNOON UPDATE.
IN THE KITCHEN WITHMERRY LYNNE IS UP NEXT.
[Director] AND, WE'RE OUT!
[bell rings]THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
[Director[Ramon] AND, WE'RE MISS RITA
AND HER LITTLE FRIENDS.SUCH A PLEASURE.
WHEN I SAID I WAS AT YOURSERVICE, MISS RITA,
I MEANT IT WITHALL MY HEART.
BUT MY HEARTCOULD NEVER IMAGINE
THAT YOU WOULD NEED MYSERVICES SO SOON.
OH, WELL,
I NEVER THOUGHT I'D NEEDTO BE SERVICED SO SOON.
OVILEAR!
RAMON.
ALWAYS SUCH A PLEASURE.
HAVE YOU ANDTHE LOVELY SHANE
CONTINUED YOURDANCING TOGETHER?
WELL...
YOU WERE MY BEST STUDENTS.
IT'S SUCH A NATURAL RHYTHMWELL...
[boisterous laughs]
BETWEEN YOU TWO.
YOU CAN'T TEACHTHAT, YOU KNOW.
BETWEEN YOU TWO.HMM.
I UNDERSTANDYOU SPEAK FRENCH.
I SPEAK ALL THEROMANCE LANGUAGES.
REALLY?
YES.
LATIN?
OF COURSE.
PORTUGUESE?
I BREATHE IT.
PORTUGUESE?ROMANIAN.
MY MOTHER TONGUE.
NORMAN...
IT'S CLEAR THATMY MOTRAMON IS MULTILINGUAL.
SHALL WE PROCEED.
UM, YES,HERE IS THE POEM.
IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO HEAR, SO...HALL WE PROCEED.
AH, OOHH...
[Ramon stops abruptly]
UH...
MHMM.
HMM.
[gasps]
WELL...IT'S NOTA VERY GOOD POEM.
THE FRENCHIS POOR,
THE IMAGERY IS CLICHÉ,
AND QUITE FRANKLYIT DOESN'T EVEN RHYME.
BUT!
IT HAS PASSION.
AND WHAT IS A POEM?
IT IS GREAT PASSION PUSHEDINTO LITTLE TINY WORDS!
COULD YOU TELL US WHAT IT SAYS?
IT IS GREAT PASSION PUSHEDOF COURSE.LE TINY WORDS!
IT IS CALLED
IT IS GREAT PASSION PUSHEDOF COU"THE NIGHT OF SNOW"
"YOU FOUND ME ONE NIGHT ONA MOUNTAIN IN THE DARK,
IN THE SNOW, THE SNOWTHAT ONLY GOT DEEPER,
AND DEEPER, AND DEEPER,
AND DEEPER..."
IT'S DEEP,WE GET IT.
"DEATH, WHISPEREDTO ME IN THE WIND
'COME AWAY,IT'S DEEP,COME AWAY.'WE GET IT.
"BUT FROM A PLACESTRONGER THAN DEATH,
IN WINTER'S VERY EMBRACE,THERE YOU WERE,
SEARCHING FOR ME,CALLING FOR ME...
YOU SAVED MY LIFE IN AWORLD OF SNOW,
BUT WHAT SHALL I DO WITHMY LIFE NOW?
NOW THAT I CANSEE THE SUN.
BUT WHAT SHALL I DO WITH[deep inhale]
LIKE I SAID,IT'S TRASH.
GARBAGE.
LIKE I SAID,BUT PASSIONATE GARBAGE.
NOW, IF YOU WANT TO HEARSOME GREAT POETRY,
MISS HAYWITH,
NOWWOULD YOU ACCOMPANYARSME THIS SATURDAY,
TO A LITTLE SOIREE OF CLOSEFRIENDS AT MY OLD DANCE STUDIO?
OH, THAT SOUNDS FUN.
TO A LITTLE SOIREE IT'S OSEFRIENDS AT MY OLD SAMBA NIGHT.?
OH, WE'RE GOING FOR COFFEEAT THE MAILBOX GRILLE,
WANNA COME?
ARE YOU ALRIGHT?
UHH...THE POEM IS ABOUT ME.
♪ Spring Will Be A Little LateThis Year by Ella Fitzgerald ♪
♪ spring will be, a little late this year,♪
♪ a little late arriving,
♪ in my lonely world over here. ♪
♪ ♪ for you have left me, ♪
♪ and where is our april love ♪
♪ ♪ you have left me, ♪e, ♪
♪ and winter continues cold, ♪
♪ as if to say, spring will be a little slow to start, ♪
♪ a little slow reviving, ♪
♪ that music it made in my heart ♪
♪ yes, time heals all things. ♪
[Rita]SO, HOW DO YOU KNOW,
LIKE REALLY KNOW, WHENs allIT'S GOING TO RAIN. ♪
IT'S SOMETHINGONE JUST FEELS
WELL, SOMEBODY'S GOT TOGET BACK TO THE DLO.
OKAY.
[whispers]OLIVER, WE NEED TO TALK.
"DEATH WHISPERED TO ME INTHE WIND."
[whispers]OLWHAT DOES THAT MEAN?K.
OKAY, YOU GUYS HAVE FIVEMINUTES TO BE WEIRD
[whiAND THEN IT'S OLWHAT DOES BACK TO WORK.
[clears throat]
RITA, I KNOW IT'SBEEN A BIG WEEK,
DEDICATING THESTAMP DISPENSER,
VISITING THE WEATHERMAN,
BUT WE CAN'TFALL BEHIND...
OH, YES, OF COURSE.
IT'S JUST, CAN RAMONFINISH HIS STORY
ABOUT WHEN HE WAS ACLIFF DIVER IN COZUMEL?
YOU USED TO BE A CLIFF DIVER?
OH, YES.
OH, WELL, THAT'S ...SCARY.
ONCE WE FACE THETHINGS THAT WE FEAR,
THEY NO LONGER HAVEPOWER OVER US.
NO?
NO.
YES.NO?
THAT'S QUITEPROFOUND, ACTUALLY.
YRITA,NO?
FIVE MINUTES.
OH, OKAY.
[music begins playing]
♪ 'Baby, you've got what it takes' by Brook Benton
and Dinah Washington ♪
MISS RITA
ME?
♪ and it takes two lips MISS RIfor fire ♪
♪ to melt away the snow. ♪
♪ well, it takes two hearts a-cooking ♪
♪ to make a fire grow ♪
♪ and baby, you've got what it takes. ♪
NORMAN, YOU ARE IN DANGEROF STANDING BY,
LETTING RITA BESWEPT OFF HER FEET.
WHAT CAN I DO? I CAN'TCOMPETE WITH THAT?
DO YOU REALIZETHIS IS THE FIRST TIME
YOU'VE EVER ADMITTED YOURFEELINGS FOR RITA?
I TOLD MY GRANDMOTHER, SORT OF.
SHE TOLD ME TOTELL HER,
I TOLD MY GBUT I DIDN'TSORT KNOW HOW.
AND NOW, SHE'S OVERTHERE, GETTING SWEPT.
IT IS HARD TO IGNOREA CONFIDENT MAN
WITH A BROOM.
HMM.
WITH A BROOM.WHAT DO I DO?
WELL, YOUGET A BETTER BROOM.
WITH A BROOM.HMM.T DO I DO?
THAT'S A METAPHOR, RIGHT?
YES, IT IS.
YOU KNOW WHEN I WAS AFOSTER KID,
NO ONE EVER CALLEDME BY MY REAL NAME.
JUSTNICKNAMES LIKE
STORMY NORMAN, BORE-MAN,
KID IN BED NUMBER FIVE.
I DIDN'T TELL THEMWHAT MY MIDDLE NAME WAS,
YOU CAN IMAGINE WHATTHEY'D DO WITH XAVIER.
[light chuckle]
THAT DAY WHENI MET RITA
AND SHE ASKED ME MY NAME,
IT JUST ALL CAMEOUT AT ONCE.
IT WAS THE FIRST TIMEI'D EVER TOLD ANYONE
MY REAL NAME,CAUSE...
CAUSE I JUST FELTSAFE WITH HER.
I BELIEVE YOU ARE.
HMM?
I'M NOT INHER LEAGUE.
NORMAN, LOVE CAN ONLYSURVIVE ON SWAGGER
AND CHARISMA FOR SO LONG.
RITA NEEDS A MAN OFTRUE SUBSTANCE.
SHE'S HOLDING OUTFOR A HERO, NORMAN.
THAT HEROCOULD BE YOU.
♪...and baby, you've got what it takes ♪
[chair creaks]
HI. I'M HOLLY.
WOULD YOU LIKE A YOO-HOO?
UMM, NO? THANKS?
I USUALLY LEAVE THOSEFOR OLI-- MR. O'TOOLE.
I'M HIS WIFE, YOU KNOW.
UH-HUH.
WE ALL THOUGHT YOUWERE IN PARIS.
AWW.
HEY, DO NORMAN AND RITASTILL WORK HERE?
YES, YES, THEY DO.
AND WHAT DO YOU DO?
UMM...TECH SUPPORT.
WELL, GOOD, OLIVERCAN USE SOME HELP
IN THATDEPARTMENT.
I MEAN, HE REALLYIS VERY SMART
BUT HE NEVER QUITE GOTTHE HANG OF THE INTERNET.
WELL, HE'S DEFINITELY OFEALLYANOTHER TIME.ERY SMART
YEAH, HE'S ALWAYSGOT A STORY
WELL, HE'S OR A QUOTE FORALLYANOTHEEVERY OCCASION.T
HE WOULD HAVE BEENSO FUN AT PARTIES,
IF HE WOULDGO, WHICH HE WON'T,
HBECAUSE THAT'SEENJUST NOT WHO HE IS.
WELL, I'M SORT OF WOULDNEW AROUND HERE...HE WON'T,
LEMME GIVE YOU AEENJUTIP, OKAY. HE IS.
IF HE GOES TO A RESTAURANT
AND HE ORDERS CLAMSAND RED WINE,
HE'S VERY, TOVERY ANGRY.NT
IT'S HARD TO IMAGINEMR. O'TOOLE
EVER BEING ANGRY ENOUGHTO...EAT CLAMS.
[cheerfully laughing]
REALLY?
I GUESS I JUST HAVE THATEFFECT ON HIM, HUH?
[nervous laughter]
I GUWANT TO KNOW THETHATFUNNIEST THING ABOUT HIM,
THAT MAN[nervCAN KISS.ter]
I MEAN THAT WAS THEPROBLEM, RIGHT.
HE'D KISS MEAND I'D FORGET EVERY
PROMISE I EVERMADE TO MYSELF?
SO...
[slow exhale]SO?
SO, I JUST STOPPED KISSINGHIM AND IT WORKED.
I WENT TO PARIS.
NOW YOU'RE BACK!
I WENT TYEAH.IS.
WOW.
I MEAN, WHEN YOU GETA LETTER LIKE THIS,
WHAT ELSE ARE YOUGOING TO DO?
THE THINGS HE SAIDIN THIS LETTER
MADE ME REALIZE THAT--
[softly]HI.
[akwardly]HI!
WELL, MR. O'TOOLE,
I STILL HAVE SOME WORKTO DO ON THOSE DIVOR--
THOSE PAPERS FORMR. CASTELLUCI, SO...
THANK YOU, MS. MCINERNEY.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT I'D KNOWWHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY.
I READ YOUR POEM.
WHICH ONE?
HOW MANY HAVE YOU WRITTEN?
I HAVE A WHOLE BOOK OF THEMCOMING OUT THIS FALL.
REALLY?
WELL DONE.
YOU ALWAYS SAID YOUWANTED TO BE A POET.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A POET.I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IT.
[chuckles]
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A POET.[Holly chuckles]NOW IT.
DID YOU MEANTO DO THAT?
WHAT?
YOU JUST SAID"KNOW IT" AND "POET"
[Holly chuckles]
I'M SO SORRY,I'M NOT FOLLOWING.
[whispering]THEY'RE JUST STANDING
THERE, TALKING.
[whispering]HOW CLOSE ARE THEY STANDING?
WHAT ARE YOUGUYS DOING?
[Shane gasps]SHHH...
WELL, I HELPED MYSELFTO A YOO-HOO,
SOME THINGS NEVERCHANGE, RIGHT.
OH, WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
YOU'RE HERE.
AND IF YOU'RE HERE,
THAT MEANS YOU MUST HAVEYREAD WHAT I WROTE
ABOUT BEINGWILLING TO CHANGE...
YOU KNOW, I WANT TO TALK.
I DO, BUT ITWAS A LONG FLIGHT
AND I NEED TOSLEEP.
OH, OF COURSE.
UHH, WHERE WOULDYOU LIKE TO DO THAT?
I GOT A ROOM ATTHE BROWN PALACE.
AH, YOU ALWAYS SAID
YOU WANTED TOGOT A ROOM ATSTAY THERE SOMEDAY.OWN PALACE.
DON'T LOOK SO SAD.
OLLY, IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY.
I WROTE A POEMABOUT THAT TOO.
OH.
IDRINKS, POEMIN THE LOBBY,O.
TONIGHT, TEN O'CLOCK?
YES.
OKAY.
[whispering]SHE'S COMING!
-OH!-OH!
[whispering]
-OH!-OH!
AH, THERE YOU AREMS. MCINERNEY.
I'M THINKING PERHAPS IT'STIME TO DELIVER
OUR LETTER TO MS. CASTELLUCI.
WELL, IT'S A LITTLEEARLY ISN'T IT?
IT IS A RESTAURANT.
WE COULD HAVEAN EARLY DINNER.
I'M HAVING A RARE CRAVINGFOR SARDINIAN CLAMST.
AND A NICE GLASS OF ANUNASSUMING BRUNELLO.
♪
OLIVER, ARE WE GOING TOTALK ABOUT THIS?
I'M SORRY?
IT JUST SEEMS A LITTLE ODDTHAT YOUR MISSING WIFE
FINALLY CAMEBACK FROM PARIS
AND YOU'RE HAVINGDINNER WITH ME.
WELL, I THOUGHT I COULDKILL TWO BIRDS WITH
AND YOU'RE HAVINGDINNER WITH MEONE STONE.
RETURN THE LETTER TOCAITLYN AND...
GET SOME EMERGENCY CLAMS?
HOLLY TOLD ME ABOUTTHE CLAM THING.
AH.
AND, WHAT ELSE DID SHE SAY?
OH, SHE DID MENTION YOUCAN CHANGE HER MIND WITH A...
OLIVER, THIS HAS BEEN A ELSE TERRIBLE SHOCK. SHE SAY?
IF YOU HAVETO LEAVE,
I CAN HANDLE CAITLYNAND THE LETTER.
TO BE HONEST, MS. MCINERNEY,
I CAN'T IMAGINE DOINGANYTHING ELSE RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS WHAT WE DO BEST.
WE DELIVER.
WE ARE GOOD ATTHIS, AREN'T WE?
SLOW NIGHT.
WELL, THE FOOD ISMARVELLOUS.
I IMAGINE THIS IS QUITESLTHE POPULAR PLACE.
WELL, WE HAVE OUR GOODYEARS AND OUR BAD YEARS.
I IMAGINE THIS IS QUITEJUST LIKE A MARRIAGE.ACE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT.
WE WERE SO CRAZY ABOUT EACH OTHER.
WE HAD THAT KIND OF THING WHERE YOU TELL YOURSELF
"THIS IS NOT THE KIND OF GIRL I EVER THOUGHT I'D MARRY"
BUT THEN YOU DO.
FOR THE FIRST FEW YEARS, THINGS WERE SO GREAT.
THEN THE RECESSION HIT US HARD.
WE ALMOSTLOST THIS PLACE.
CATIE ALWAYS FOUNDSOMETHING TO CHEER US UP,
MAKE ME LAUGH.
I'VE ACTUALLY SEENA GIANT MISQUITO
TAKE AWAY MY BROTHER...
DIDN'T KEEP HIM FOR LONG...
JUST DROPPEDHIM OFF IN TOPEKA
THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH,YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN...
[crowd applauds]
WE HAD TO WORK SIX DAYS A WEEK JUST TO KEEP IT TOGETHER,
SO WE DECIDED TO WAITTO START A FAMILY.
[sigh]
I DECIDED.
WHEN WE FINALLY FELTLIKE WE WERE READY,
THE DOCTOR TOLD CATIETHAT SHE COULDN'T.
WHEN AND, OH MAN, LTLIKETHAT WAS TOUGH.
THAFTER THAT WE JUSTTKIND OF DRIFTED.
INTO OUR OWN LITTLE WORLDS.
WE JUST STOPPED BEINGTCATIE AND JOEY.
I COULD SEE THINGS WERE STARTING TO FALL APART.
THEN SHE STARTED GOING OUT MONDAY NIGHTS...
THAT'S THE NIGHT WE'RE CLOSED.
I'D STAY HOME AND WATCH FOOTBALL,
SHE WENT TO THET MOVIES WITH THE GIRLS,
AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT SHE TOLD ME.
ONE MONDAY NIGHT, I FOLLOWED HER...
SHE WALKED IN ALONE,
BUT THAT'S NOT HOW SHE WALKED OUT.
WE'D BOTH SEEN IT COMING,
I JUST THOUGHT I'D GET IT OVER WITH.
SO, I HAD THE PAPERS DRAWN UP.
I WAITED A WHILE,
I WENT BACK AND FORTH.
YOU KNOW, I ALMOST MAILED THEM BUT I COULDN'T.
I WENT BACKTHEN WHO DID MAIL THEM?
YOU KNOW, I ALMOST MAILED THEM BI DID,OULDN'T.
ACCIDENTALLY.
THAT'S HOW I GOTTHIS BUM LEG.
I GOT IN A FIGHT TRYING TO STOP A CAR-JACKING.
A COUPLE OF GUYS BEAT ME UP, PRETTY GOOD.
I ALMOST DIED.
[car alarm rings]
[woman screams] HELP! SOMEONE HELP ME!
YOU KNOW, THEAMAZING THING...
IS THAT CATIE WALKEDINTO THAT HOSPITAL ROOM
TWO YEARS AGO,
AND SHE NEVER LEFT MY SIDE AGAIN.
WE GOT OUR MARRIAGE BACK.
I NEVER TOLD HER IKNEW WHAT SHE DID..
I FORGAVE HERAND I MOVED ON.
[Oliver clears throat]
YOU FORGAVE HER?
JOEY, OLIVER IS VERYGOOD AT HIS JOB,
AND IF THERE'S ONE THINGTHAT HE'S TAUGHT ME,
IT'S THAT THINGS HAPPEN,ALL THE TIME.
THAT AT FIRST MAYSEEM ALL WRONG,
BUT WHEN WE HAVE FAITHTHAT SOMETHING GREATER
MIGHT BE AT WORK,
ALL THOSE THINGS JUST END UPWORKING TOGETHER FOR GOOD.
MIGHT [clears throat]
I THINK IN LIGHT OFTHE CIRCUMSTANCES,
PERHAPS WE CAN MAKE AN ALLOWANCE
AND ENTRUSTTHE ENVELOPE TO
YOU TO DO WITHIT AS YOU SEE FIT.
THANK YOU,ENTRUSTTHANK YOU SO MUCH.PE TO
YOU TO DO WITHIT THAT'S ODD. IT.
THI MUST HAVE LEFT ITTHANK YOBACK AT THE DLO.
I'M SORRY, I HAVE BEEN A BITDISTRACTED TODAY... IT.
JOEY!
I'M SORRY, I HAVE BEEN A BITDISTRACTEHEY MICHAEL!T.
GET THE RESTOUT OF MY CAR,
I'M SORRY, I AND PUT THEMBITDISTRACTEIN THE BACK.T.
- HEY.- HEY.
MWAH!
HI, I'M CAITLYN.
HI.
HOW'S THE FOOD?
IT'S DELICOUS.
HOW'S THE FOODOLIVER!
HEY, GUESS WHATYOU GUYS FORGOT.
CAITYN'S LETTER...
- NO, NORMAN...- UHH.
OH, THAT'S FOR ME.
CATIE, WE SHOULD TALKBEFORE YOU...
OH, THAT'S WHAT IS THIS?
IT'S TWO YEARS OLD.
DOESN'T MATTER.YOU SHOULD JUST THROW IT...
YOU WERE GOING TO DIVORCE ME?
IT WAS A MISTAKE.
WHEN DIDYOU MAIL THESE?
IT WAS THE NIGHTTHAT I GOT HURT.E.
SO I JUST SPENTTHE LAST TWO YEARS
IT WAS THE NURSING A MANTHAT I GOTWHO WAS PLANNING
SO I JUST SPENTTHE TO DIVORCE ME?
I DIDN'T TELL YOU BECAUSEIT DOESN'T MATTER.
I FORGIVE YOU.
FOR WHAT?
WHAT ARE YOUTALKING ABOUT?
YOU KNOW WHATI'M TALKING ABOUT.
NO, JOEY,I HAVE ABSOLUTELY
NO CLUE WHAT YOUARE TALKING ABOUT.
TWO YEARS AGO I SAW YOUWITH ANOTHER MAN
IN A PARKING LOT WHAT YOUOUTSIDE THE CLUB...G ABOUT.
YOU SAW ME IN A PARKINGLOT WITH A MAN...
IN A PARKIWELL, THERE GOESOUTSIDE THE THE MARRIAGE.T.
IT WAS MORE THAN THATAND YOU KNOW IT.
YOU LIED TO ME.
YOU TOLD ME YOU LOSTTHIS IN THE FIGHT.
YOU LIED TO ME, EVERYMONDAY FOR WEEKS.
YOU TOLD ME YOU LOSTTHIEVERY MONDAY...
OH MY GOSH.
THAT MAN YOU SAWIN THE PARKING LOT
WAS THE OWNER OF THE NIGHTCLUB
WE USED TO GO TO.
DO YOU REMEMBER THOSE OPEN MIC NIGHTS
AND HOW HE WAS ALWAYS SAYING HE'S LOOKING FOR NEW TALENT?
WELL, I WENT TO GO SEE HIM.
I'M FINDING OUT THAT WHENYOU MARRY AN ITALIAN CHEF,
YOU HAVE GOT TO KNOW THE LINGO.
SPAGHETTI, ROTINI,RIGATONI, CROSTINI,
CANNELLONI, CALAMARI,RAVIOLI, FUSILI,
LINGUINI, EENY-MEENYFETTUCCINE.
CANNELLONI, CALAMARI,R[crowd laughs]
DO THEY NOT EAT ANY FOODTHAT ENDS IN A CONSONANT?
WHAT ARE THEY SAVING THECONSONANTS FOR?
AND HE LIKED THE WAY I COULD TELL A STORY,
SO HE SAID HE WOULD COACH ME.
AND I GOT TO THINKING, MAYBE IF HE COULD TEACH ME
AT HOW TO BE GOOD AT BEING FUNNY,
I COULD SURPRISE YOU,
TAKE YOU BACK THAT NIGHTCLUB
AND WATCH YOUR FACE WHENTHEY'D INTRODUCE ME
AND I'D WALK UP ON STAGEAND KNOCK 'EM DEAD.
AND THEN I'D GET TO SEEYOU LAUGH AGAIN.
IT'S THETRUTH.
I SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOUWHAT I WAS TRYING TO DO,
I JUST DIDN'T WANTTO FAIL AT THAT...
[crying]THE WAY I FAILED
WITH THE BABY.
OH, DON'T SAY THAT...DON'T SAY THAT.
YOU DIDN'T FAIL.I FAILED YOU. BABY.
I SHOULD HAVE...
I SHOULD HAVE TOLDYOU HOW I FELT,
AND I DIDN'T,
AND I ALMOSTLOST YOU.
DO YOU FORGIVE ME?
OF COURSE.THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
♪
[telephone clink]
[inaudible voice]
YES, MS. HOLLY O'TOOLE'SROOM, PLEASE.
ONE MOMENT.
♪
[clink]
WHERE WOULDYOU LIKE TO SIT?
OH, I DON'T CARE.ANYWHERE.
UMM.
OH, HOW ABOUT RE.RIGHT HERE?
OOO, I WOULD JUSTLOVE ONE OF THOSE.
TWO, ACTUALLY, PLEASE.
OOO, I WOULD JUSTLOVE ONE THANKS.E.
TWO, ACTUALLY, PLEASSO...
SO...
[clink]
THIS FEELS VERY STRANGE.
THE LETTER I WROTE TO YOUWAS LOST SO LONG AGO,
I CAN BARELYREMEMBER WHAT I SAID.
WELL, YOU SAID IF I CAME BACK
YOU WOULD TRY TO SEEMY DREAMS THROUGH MY EYES.
THAT'S RIGHT.
AND YOU SAID IFI'D LEFT FOREVER,
YOU'D ACCEPTTHAT.
AND YOU SAIDI WAS LOCKED I'D LEFT FORIN A BANK VAULT
AT THE TIME I WROTETHAT, ACTUALLY...
SO, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
DO YOU TIME I WROTEWANT ME BACK?TUALLY...
DO I WANT YOU BACK?
UMM, HOLLY, I WANTAN EXPLANATION.
I WANT TO KNOW WHY MY WIFERAN AWAY TO PARIS,
NEVER EVEN CALLED.NEVER WROTE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHATEYOU PUT ME THROUGH?
YOU LET SIT HERE, TWO YEARS,
TERRIFIED THAT MAYBESOMETHING HAPPENED TO YOU.
BUT NOTHINGHAPPENED.
WELL, LOTS HAPPENEDBUT NOTHING BAD.
THAT WOULD HAVEBEEN NICE TO KNOW.
OLLY...
PLEASE DON'T CALL ME THAT.
WHY DID YOU MARRY ME?
WHAT?
WHY DID YOU MARRYME?
YOU MADE MEUNCOMFORTABLE WITH MY LIFE
AND I THOUGHT MAYBE THAT'S GOOD,
MAYBE MY LIFE NEEDSUNCOA LITTLE SHAKING UP.FE
AND YOU CERTAINLYDID THAT.
YOU KNOW THEFIRST NIGHT WE MET,
I WAS PERFECTLYHONEST WITH YOU.
I TOLD YOU THATI NEEDED TO BE FREE,
WE WERE LOST IN ABLIZZARD.
YOU WERE DELIRIOUS.
YOU WERE AMAZING IN THAT STORM.
YOU LOVED BEING MY HEROAND I NEEDED ONE.
AND I LEARNED SO MUCHFROM YOU, OLIVER.
BUT THE BIGGESTTHING I LEARNED,
THE BIGGESTTHING...
IS THAT IF YOU WANTTO BE A GROWN UP,
YOU GOT TO BE YOUR OWN HERO.
I'M SORRY,
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOWLEAVING YOUR HUSBAND
AT THE PONYEXPRESS EXHIBIT AT THE
NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM CANBE CONSIDERED HEROIC.
OH, WELL, HEROESCAN BE COWARDS.
NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM CANBE CONSIDWHAT?HEROIC.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHATYOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SEE! THAT'S IT.
YOU LEAVE US VE NO IDEA WHATALONE IN A CARE TALKING ABOUT.
WITH ONLY THE TWO OFUS TO HEAT EACH OTHER UP
AND WE COMMUNICATE JUST FINE.
BUT TALKING,WITH ACTUAL WORDS,
WE WERE NEVERVERY GOOD AT THAT,
WHICH IS WHY IT'S SO AMAZING
THAT IN THE PASTTWO YEARS,
I'VE REALLY LEARNEDTO EXPRESS MYSELF.
IN TWO LANGUAGESAPPARENTLY.
CAN YOU USE ONE OF THEM TO TELLTO EME WHY YOU CAME BACK?
TO SEE YOU. TO FIND OUTWHAT I WANT.
WHAT ABOUT WHAT I WANT?
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
[deep inhale]
PEACE.
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
NO, THAT'S ESSENTIAL.
I DON'T WANT TO BE THEFIRST ONE TO SAY IT.
NO, THAT'WHAT?ENTIAL.
ARE YOU TALKINGABOUT DIVORCE?
NO. MAYBE. I DON'T KNOW.
IF WE SAY IT, WE CAN'TTAKE IT BACK.
NO, WE CAN'T.
IF WEAND MARRIAGE IS SO SACRED,TAKE ITSO PRECIOUS.
ENDING IT SHOULDN'T BEAN EASY THING TO DO.
HOLLY, IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.
YES.
I'VE HAD A LOT OFN SURPRISES,Y.
I'VE EATEN ALOT OF CLAMS.
LET US NOT GET DIVORCED TONIGHT.
OKAY.
WE'LL TALK IT OVER,DITOMORROW.NIGHT.
TOMORROW.
I'M GOING TO GO UPSTAIRS.
I THINK I'M GOING TO WRITEA POEM ABOUT THIS.
GOOD IDEA.
♪ soft jazz ♪
♪ Song for You by Adam Woodall Band ♪
GOING MY WAY?
AH, MS. MCINERNEY.
YOU'RE IN EARLY.
I COULDN'T SLEEP.
NEITHER COULD I.
COME ON UP HERE WITH ME.
COM'ON.COME ON.
COME ON UP [clears throat]
SO, DO YOU KNOW WHATYOU'RE GOING TO DO?
I'D LIKE TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
YOU ALWAYS DO.
NO... NO, I DON'T.
I WAITED MORETHAN A YEAR
TO WRITE HER A LETTERBECAUSE I JUST...
THERE IS SO MUCH I COULDHAVE DONE AND I DIDN'T.
[deep inhale]
AND I DON'T KNOW WHY.
BECAUSE IT HURT.
AND IT FROZE YOU UP.
YOU'RE LIKE THE SNOWMANI SAW IN THE PARKURT.
ON MY WAYIN THIS MORNING.
HE'S JUST STUCK THERE,
LEFT BEHIND BY SOMEONEWHO MADE HIM THAT WAY.
ALL HE CAN DO ISWAIT FOR THE THAW
LEFT BEFORE HE SOMEONEWHO CAN CHANGE.AT WAY.
BUT... THEN HE MELTS.
YOU HAVEN'T FORGIVENEONEWHER, HAVE YOU?AT WAY.
[deep breath]
YFORGIVENESS IS DOING THERIGHT THING, OLIVER. .
THAT HAS TO HAPPEN FIRST
AND THEN YOU'LL JUST...KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT.
YOU ARE, SURPRISINGLYGOOD AT THIS.
WELL, I LEARNED FROM THE BEST.
SOME SINGING POSTALDETECTIVE PHILOSOPHER GUY
WHO BELIEVESIN SPRING
AND DOING THE RIGHT THING.
"SPRING." "THING." HMM.
♪
YOU KNOW, THEY FOUND A 5600YEAR OLD POPCORN KERNELS
THAT WERE STILL POPPABLE,BURIED IN AN ANCIENT
YOU KNOW, THEY FOUND A 5600YEARPERUVIAN FUNERAL URN.
OH.
HEY, YOU GUYS MADE IT!
OH.WE DID.
THIS IS SO EXCITING.
KINDA LIKE RETURNING TOTHE SCENE OF THE CRIME.
THIS IYEAH, I JUSTSO EXCITINTHOUGHT,
WHAT BETTER PLACETO CELEBRATE, RIGHT?
WHERE'S OLIVER?
OH, HE HAD ALAST-MINUTE DINNER
AND HE SENDSHIS BEST.
OH, THAT'S TOO BAD,HE WOULD HAVE BEEN PERFECT.
FOR WHAT?
FOR KEN. THE OWNER GUY.
HE'S THE EMCEE
AND HE LIKES TO WARMUP THE AUDIENCE.
BUT HE GOT A FLAT TIRE.
AND COMEDIANS DON'TLIKE TO GO ON COLD,
SO IT'S GOING TO BEA LITTLE BIT OF A WAIT.
OH, THAT'SA SHAME.
HEY, WHATABOUT RAMON!
HE'S REALLY GOOD ATINTRODUCING PEOPLE
AND TALKING TO CROWDS.
HE'S REALLY GOOD ATINTRODUCING RAMON?
MY FRIEND, RAMONRODRIGUEZ.
HE'S REALLY GOOD ATOH, THEINTRODUCING RAMON?WEATHERMAN!
MHMM.
OH, THE SHOWMUST GO ON, RIGHT?
RITA, YOU'RE MISS SPECIALDELIVERY, YOU GET UP THERE.
WHAT?
I CAN'T! I DON'T KNOWWHAT TO SAY.
YOU SPEAK IN PUBLICALL THE TIME.
BUT OLIVER WRITESMY SPEECHES.
I CAN'T JUST GO UPTHERE AND BE FUNNY.
IT'S TOO SCARY.
I CAN'T JUST GREMEMBER WHATTHERE AND BE FURAMON SAYS?
"ONCE WE FACEOUR FEARS,
THEY NO LONGERHAVE POWER OVER US."
RAMONSAID THAT?
ODDLY, YES.
I JUST HAVE THIS FEELINGIT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
FOR THE AUDIENCE TO GET WARMEDUP, AND GET THINGS GOING.
I THINK JOEY REALLYNEEDS THIS...
[microphone rings]
[nervously]HI...
MY NAME IS NORMAN.
NORMAN...
NORMAN XAVIER DORMAN.
I'M NOT A COMEDIAN ORANYTHING LIKE THAT,
BUT WHILE WE'RE WAITINGFOR THE SHOW TO START,
YOU HAVE TO GET WARM,
SO I THOUGHT I WOULDTALK A LITTLE
WHILE YOU DO THAT.
[audience laughs]
SO, I KNOW A LOT OF STUFFABOUT UNUSUAL STUFF.
LIKE POLYESTER, AND BARBEDWIRE, AND WELL, LET'S SEE.
FLORIDIAN BEEKEEPING,WELL, SOUTHERN FLORIDA...
[lights match]
SO SOMEONE READ THEM,
AND GAVE THEM TO APUBLISHER, AND VOILA...
YOU ARE A POET.
YEAH, OF SORTS.
I MEAN, LET'S FACE IT, I'MNOT A VERY GOOD POET.
BUT I LOVE IT.
I MEAN, LET'SIT TAKES ME'MNOT A VERYOUT OF MY HEAD
AND PUTS ME BACKIN MY HEART.
I MI WROTE A POEMAKES ME'MABOUT US LAST NIGHT.Y HEAD
OH.
I MI WROTE A POEMAKES ME'MAB[clears throat]T.Y HEAD
UMM, BEFOREYOU READ IT,
I WANT TO SAYHOW SORRY I AM.
THAT I TOOK SOLONG TO COME BACK,
I SHOULDN'THAVE WAITED
BUT THE LONGER I WAITEDTHE FURTHER AWAY
THE ROUTE HOME SEEMED.
BUT I'M HERE NOW,
AND I JUST HOPETHAT WE CAN...
BI DON'T KNOW...,
AND I JUST HOPESHOULD I READ IT, NOW?...
[deep breath]
IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT?deep breath]
YEAH.
[crowd applauds and laughs]
AND RELIGIOUS RELICSOF THE AMISH,
HOLY PLOWS,SACRED SPINDLES.
AND, I ALSO KNOW ALL THE RETIREDZIP CODES OF NORTH AMERICA...
AND I BET YOU'RESWONDERING WHY..
[crowd yells] YEAH, WHY?
WELL, I WORK AT THEDEAD LETTER OFFICE
AT THE US POSTALSERVICE DOWNTOWN
AND WE GET TO FIGURE OUTWHERE ALL THE LOST LETTERS
AT THE US POSTALSAND BOXES GO.WN
OH, ONE TIME WE GOT AGIANT BEAR,
AND SOMEONE'SOLD DEAD ASHES...
OH, THANK YOU!
YOU'VE BEENA WONDERFUL AUDIENCE!
STAY WARM!
YOU'VE BEENA[audience applauds]
NORMAN DORMAN...
WHAT A FUNNY,FUNNYGUY. OKAY.
NORMAN, THAT WAS...
YOU BLEWEVERYONE AWAY.
NSOME PEOPLE TALKTABOUT THE WEATHER...
AND SOME PEOPLEMAKE IT.
[Emcee]SO, WE HAVE A SPECIAL
GUEST TONIGHT.
UH, A FEW YEARS AGO,
SHE CAME TO ME TOLEARN THE ROPES
BECAUSE SHE WANTEDTO SURPRISE HER HUSBAND
SHE CAME TO ME TOWITH HER OWN ACT.
THEY'VE BEEN THROUGHSOME ROUGH TIMES
BUT THEY'REFINALLY HERE.
SO, PLEASE LET'S PUTOUR HANDS TOGETHER
AND WELCOME TOTHE STAGE...
SO, HER HUSBAND, PUTOJOEY CASTELLUCI.R
[audience applaudes]
SO, HER HUSBAND, PUTOYOU'RE KIDDING..R
[audience applauding]
[microphone rings]
HI, A FEW YEARS AGO MYWIFE STARTED COMING HERE
BECAUSE SHE WANTEDTO SURPRISE ME.
CAITLYN, YOU ARE THEMOST AMAZING WOMAN
IN THE WORLD.
YOU CAME HEREA LONG TIME AGO
TO LEARN HOW TOMAKE ME LAUGH.
AND I'M HERE TONIGHT TOMAKE YOU A DEAL.
IF YOU PUT THIS RINGBACK ON MY FINGER,
I PROMISE YOU,
IF YI WILL NEVERRINGTAKE IT OFF AGAIN.
CAITLYN CASTELLUCI,WILL YOU MARRY ME...
IF YI ONE MOREERRINGTAKE ITIME? AGAIN.
[audience applaudes]
[audience chants]YES.YES.
YES.
[audience cheers and applauds]
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ONTHE WAY TO OUR DIVORCE.
WE FELL BACK IN LOVE...
A F[audience applauds]ONTHE WAY AWWW...IVORCE.
♪ April in Paris by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong ♪
DANCE WITH ME?
REALLY?
SINCE WHEN DID YOULEARN HOW TO DANCE?
YOU ASKED METO, REMEMBER?
♪ April in Paris, this is... ♪
GOSH, YOU REALLY DID IT.
I TRIED SO HARD BUT YOUWOULDN'T DO IT FOR ME.
AND I THOUGHT I COULD TALKYOU INTO ANYTHING.
IF I REMEMBER, I COULD TALKYOU OUT OF ANYTHING.
♪ I never knew the charm of spring, ♪
♪ never met it face to face. ♪
♪ I never knew my heart could sing...♪
[whispers]DON'T KISS HER.DON'T KISS HER.
♪ I never knew my ♪ never missed a warm embrace ♪
♪ till April in Paris. ♪
♪ who can I run to?
♪ What have you done to my heart? ♪
♪ In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning by Stacey Kent ♪
♪ In the wee small hours,of the morning ♪
♪ when the whole, wide, world,is fast asleep ♪
♪ you lie awake, and thinkabout the boy ♪♪
♪ and never even think ofcounting sheep ♪
♪ when the whole, wide, worldhas learned it's lesson ♪
♪ he'd be yours-- ♪
SHANE?
[gasp!]
YOU SCARED ME.SHANE?
WHY ARE YOU PUTTING YOURSTUFF IN A BOX?
I WROTEYOU A LETTER.
I'M LEAVING.
I'M MOVINGYOUAWAY.TTER.
WHAT?
I JUST REALIZED THAT...
I DON'T REALLY BELONGHERE ANYMORE.
NO. OF COURSEYOU DO.
I ARE YOU GOING BACK TOHEWASHINGTON DC?
NO, I'M QUITTING THEPOSTAL SERVICE FOR GOOD.
HOW COULD THATBE GOOD?
I LOVE YOU BOTHSO MUCH.
THIS IS NOT HOW IWANTED TO SAY GOODBYE.
WAIT, I DON'T UNDERSTAND.WHAT HAPPENED?
NOTHING.
NOTHING FINALLYHAPPENED.
DON'T LET NOTHING HAPPENTO THE TWO OF YOU. OKAY?
[soft kiss]
WHAT ABOUTTHE POSTABLES?
[holding back tears]OH, NORMAN.
WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE THE POSTABLES.
[Rita weeps softly]
"DEAR FRIENDS,
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCHIT HAS MEANT TO ME
TO SPEND THIS LASTYEAR WITH ALL OF YOU...
IT'S FUNNY WHAT LESSONSI'VE LEARNED
ABOUT LIVING BY DELIVERINGA DEAD LETTER.
IT'SABOUT SAYING THEONSTHINGS WE MEAN...
ABAND FINDING THE RIGHTINGWORDS TO SAY THEM."
"BUT SOMEHOW I CAN'T SEEMTO FIND THE RIGHT WORDS
TO EXPLAIN WHY I'MSAYING GOODBYE.
"BUJUST KNOW THAT IT'SEEMTO FIFOR THE BEST. ORDS
ALWAYS, SHANE"
"BUJUWHAT IS SHET IT'SEEMTO TALKING ABOUT?. ORDS
HOLLY.
HOLLY? WHAT DOES HOLLYHAVE TO DO WITH THIS.
OH, NORMAN.
WHEN TWO PEOPLEWHO TRULY CARE
ABOUT EACH OTHER DON'TTELL EACH OTHER THAT THEY
WHEN TTRULY CARE WHO TRABOUT THEM,
THEN THE PERSONTHEY CARE ABOUT
WCAN THINK THEY DON'TWHOCARE ABOUT THEM
AND THEN THEYFIND SOMEONE ELSE
WHO CARESABOUT THEM
AAND THENTHEYIT'S TOO LATE.LSE
I KNOW THIS DOESN'TMAKE ANY SENSE...
OH, NO, IT DOES.
IT DOES?
YOU ALWAYS MAKESENSE TO ME, RITA.
I DO?
YOARE YOU IN LOVESENSEWITH RAMON?A.
RAMON? NO!
NO,NO, I'M ...
I'M...
I'M IN LOVEWITH YOU.
I AM IN LOVE WITH YOU,NORMAN XAVIER DORMAN--
♪
[burst out laughing]
ARE YOU HUNGRY?
[Rita laughs]
ARE YOU HUNGRY?YEAH.
I'M STARVING.
[Rita laughs boisterously]
♪ When your lonely heart hasI'M Slearned its lesson. ♪
♪ You'd be his, if only he would call. ♪
♪ When WHAT ON EARTH?art hasI'M SOLIVER, WHAT IS...? ♪
AN EARLY BIRTHDAY PRESENT.
IF YOU PUT YOUR WEAPON DOWN,
I'LL LET YOU SWING ON IT.
THIS IS MINE!
BEING DISPATCHED BY MYFAVOURITE LETTER OPENER.
NOW THAT ISPOETIC JUSTICE.
CAN WE PLEASE NOT DISCUSSPOETRY RIGHT NOW?
HOW LONG HAVEYOU BEEN HERE?
HOUR AND A HALF.IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS,
HOW LONG HAVEBUT I HAD TO YOU BEEN HERSTOP TO EXPLAIN
TO A COUPLEPOLICE OFFICERS
WHY I WAS INSTALLING APORCH SWING AT TWO AM.
WHY WERE YOU?
WHY ITHE REASON WHYG APORCTHAT BOX CONTAINS.
THE ENTIRE CONTENTSOF YOUR WORKSTATION?
I'VE QUIT.
YOU'VE QUIT?
I HAVE ENDEDMY EMPLOYMENTT.
WITH THE UNITED STATESPOSTAL SERVICE FOREVER
AND UNALTERABLY AND ... FOREVER.
HMM.
AND UNWHAT?ABLY I'VE REALLY QUIT.
NO, YOU HAVEN'T.
I HAVE TOO.
MS. MCINERNEY, YOU HAVE AHABIT OF SELF-TERMINATING
WHENEVER CONFRONTEDI HAVE TOO.WITH A SITUATION
YOU CANNOT CONTROL.
WELL, I'M REALLY GOINGTO DO IT THIS TIME.
BUT WHY?
WELL, WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER,WORKING TOGETHER,
FOR ALMOST A YEAR AND IT'SBECOMING OBVIOUS THAT
THERE'S JUST NO FUTURE FORWME WITH...THE JOB.
OF COURSETHERE IS.
IT JUST TAKES SOME TIME TOGET TO KNOW EACH OTHER,
EACH OTHER'S STRENGTHSAND ABILITIES
AND TO SEE IF WE HAVETHE RIGHT CHEMISTRY...
TO WORK TOGETHER.
WELL, I THINK I'VESEEN ENOUGH
TO KNOW WHERE THISIS GOING
AND I THINK MAYBETHERES SOMEONE BETTER
FOR THE JOB.
IF YOU RECALL, MS.MCINERNEY,
THE POSITION DIDN'T EVEN EXISTUNTIL YOU CAME ALONG.
I DON'T THINK IEVEN REALIZED
WHAT A HUGEHOLE I HAD IN MY...
IDEPARTMENT UNTILEVENYOU CAMED
AND FILLED IT.
IDEPARTMENT UNTILEVENYOU CAMEDWELL, NOW YOU KNOW
AND I'M SURE YOU WON'T WASTEANY TIME REPLACING ME.
IDTHAT WOULD NTILBE IMPOSSIBLE.ELL, NOW YOU KNOW
AND I'M SURWELL, I'VE MADETEANY TIME RUP MY MIND.
I WISH YOU NOTHINGBUT HAPPINESS, OLIVER.
BOTH OFYOU.
BOTH OF... MS. MCINERNEY,
MY WIFE HASRETURNED TO PARIS.
WHAT?
WE WISHED EACH OTHER WELL,
KISSED EACH OTHERGOOD-BYE.
YOU KISSED HER GOOD-BYE?
YES.
AND THAT DIDN'T...
NO, THAT DID NOT.
SO, HOW DOYOU FEEL?
YOU KNOW, FOR TWO YEARS
I'VE IMAGINED WHATIT MIGHT BE LIKE
IF IT BECAME ABSOLUTELYCLEAR THAT MY
I'VE IMAGINED WHATMARRIAGE WAS OVER.
ONCE ALL THE QUESTIONSWERE ANSWERED
AND I KNEW ID WHATWOULD NEVERS OVER.
BE HOLLY'SHUSBAND AGAIN,
HOW WOULDI FEEL?
WHAT WOULDI DO?
WHAT DIDYOU DO?
[softly speaking]I WENT OUT
AND I BOUGHTA PORCH SWING.
[chuckle]
IS IT LIKE THEONE YOU HAD
WHEN YOU WEREA LITTLE GIRL?
IT'S BETTER.
THERE'S NO VIEW OF THEPOTOMAC, OF COURSE,
BUT IF YOU LOOK RIGHT THERE...
TH[Shane] VIEW OF THEA CROCUS.OF COURSE,
IT WAS A LONG WINTER
BUT SPRING IS ALMOST HERE.
IT WAS A IT'S COMING.LONG WINTER
BIT'S COMING.IS ALMOST HERE.
♪