if I have to sacrifice our friendship to be with Summer
I'll do it
I'm worried about how much you're drinking
I love you
pull over,and I'll come get you.
Ryan?
Hey, Ryan.
What time is it?
Eh, it's 5:30... ish.
Showing up earlier and earlier.
Yeah, well, we have a lot of ground to cover,
so I figured, since we're both up,
we may as well get a jump on it.
Yeah, I know. We've been over this.
Summer doesn't want you, she doesn't want Zach--
all there is to it.
Good night.
But something occurred to me--
a new wrinkle.
What, the prom? Yeah.
And I have to convince Summer to go with me.
We-- as a couple, Ryan--
must partake in the magical rite of passage known as "the prom."
Ah, you mean people getting drunk, making out,
throwing up on the gym floor?
No, I mean romance, Ryan.
I mean tuxedos, corsages, the limousines.
I don't know, man, I don't see Summer
really buying in to the prom thing.
You're wrong about that-- Summer's been fantasizing
about prom since fifth grade.
How do you know that?
Sat behind her and Marissa in computer class.
Really honed my eavesdropping skills that year.
Point is, Summer's
forever dreamt of going to the prom,
and I, in turn, would dream of going with her.
Well, you need to get that out of your mind.
If it helps at all, I don't think I'm gonna go, either.
Look, just 'cause you saw Trey leaving Marissa's
does not mean they're hooking up.
Yeah? What does it mean?
Maybe he went over to borrow something, like a book.
Or one of her newsboy caps.
Yeah, or maybe they hooked up.
Okay, you're just... married
to the worst possible scenario, huh?
Look, I'm gonna talk to her about it today,
but whatever happened, she seems dead set on keeping it from me.
It's kind of early for a phone call.
Kind of early for a lot of things. Hello?
Dad? Where... where are you?
Oh, my God.
Okay. Uh, yeah.
We'll be right there. What is it?
My mom got in a car accident-- she's at the hospital.
* California *
Oh, honey,
I am so glad you're okay.
I'm so sorry.
We'll get through this.
I promise.
They had to cut it off.
Well,
you were due for an upgrade, anyway.
Mom. You okay?
Oh, I'm fine.
The doctor says she
has a concussion, but fortunately,
no internal injuries. What happened?
Talking on the cell phone. Stupid.
Thank God for airbags.
Well, is there anything we can do?
Oh, not a thing.
I'll just probably spend the day on the couch.
Well, under the circumstances,
I'll lift my parental ban on my DVD collection.
What an honor.
It is. You can watch anything you want.
Uh, House of Flying Daggers, Evil Dead II.
If you must, X-Men One and Two, but you got to do One first.
Oh? I kind of... That's sort of the catch. No, Two's better.
I don't know what to tell you, Sandy.
She blew a .08.
Look,
maybe...
maybe I read it wrong.
Maybe it was a .07.
I'm not asking you to do that.
Just promise me you'll get her some help.
So it's an underwater thing?
Yeah, but it turns out that's a lot more work than I thought.
Oh. Do you have any idea
how to make a papier-m鈉h\ octopus?
No. But maybe Ryan could bring you one instead of a corsage.
I don't think Ryan's gonna be bringing me anything.
But... you guys are going to the prom together, right?
I wouldn't count on it.
Coop, did I miss something?
'Cause for, like, a blip, you guys actually seemed happy.
It's complicated.
Well, it's you and Ryan-- it's supposed to be.
Can we not talk about this anymore?
Yeah.
Coop, you okay?
Fine. I'm fine.
So everyone's saying you're gonna be voted Prom Queen.
Isn't that, like, your fifth-grade dream coming true?
No. My dream involved an actual date:
a hot guy in a tux with a carnation pinned to his lapel.
Instead, I'm drawing straws between nerd boy and ass clown.
So what are you gonna do, not go?
Exactly. If I go, I have to decide
between Seth and Zach.
Fast forward to prom: there's me standing alone,
while the two of them wrestle on the floor
like two girls in a mud pit. Summ,
I'm building the lost city of Atlantis
out of streamers and tape; you got to at least show up.
Fine. If you work out your mysterious issues
with Ryan, then maybe I'll go.
I wouldn't hold my breath.
So, how is she? Well, the doctor says she'll be fine.
She's resting now.
I... I should've seen this coming.
So she's been hitting the bottle a little hard lately.
It's been a rough couple of weeks for everyone.
Even me.
Okay,
I'll bite.
So, what's the problem?
Sandy, I did not come here to talk about myself.
But as long as we're on the subject,
I could kind of use your advice.
Hey, if this involves you being naked,
please, y-you got to warn me.
It's my prenup. Oh.
Well, it says here, if you and Caleb are married
for a year, you get $3 million at least.
If you have been married for less than a year,
you get nothing.
11 months, 27 days.
Why do you think he's in such a rush to divorce me?
I'm not surprised. He's a wily old guy.
He's a cheap son of a bitch,
who wants to throw me out on the street.
Sandy, please, you've got to find a loophole.
I don't know, Julie, this looks ironclad to me.
All Caleb has to do is file the papers
by Monday with the County Clerk.
Unless you can figure out a way to stop him...
you're out of luck.
Hey.
Cohen.
Dude...
I'm so sorry about the launch.
I had a... Bruce Banner moment.
Yeah. Eh, we're both to blame.
Let's put it behind us. Okay, like it never happened.
Yeah. Okay. I'm going this way.
You think Summer's willing to forget about it?
Sure. If she sees how mature we're being. Right?
Look how much we've grown since the other day.
We're shaking hands, we're using brains instead of brawn.
We're no longer ruled by our Y chromosomes.
No, we're civilized gentlemen, Zach.
We can handle any situation with grace and dignity.
Oh,
here comes our first test.
Summer, hey.
We were both just talking...
Save it, Cohen. Okay.
I'm done listening to your excuses.
Look, Summer, we're really sorry.
Are you willing to forgive us?
Nope. Don't want to forgive you.
But prom is tomorrow night,
and I have wanted to go my whole life.
So I'm not gonna let our demented little threesome
ruin that for me.
So I'm going...
with one of you.
Well, which one of us are you gonna take?
Don't care. I am too pissed off
and tired to choose, so you're gonna decide.
Don't care how, but tomorrow, I will be in front
of my house in a dress, and one of you
will pick me up. Got it? Good.
Oh.
You know, my dress is a magenta color,
so my corsage should be in that general family.
Hm.
Dude, she is totally hanging by a thread.
Yeah, okay, I'll take one for the team-- I'll take her to the prom.
No way. Why do you get to go?
Because, dude, I saw her first.
That doesn't make sense.
Sure it does.
I got a text message from Reed.
She wants to meet us at the diner for lunch?
Dude, the ladies are all over us,
and not in a good way. Okay, listen,
I say we go to the diner, we meet with Reed,
then we deal with this Summer thing later.
All right, one battle at a time.
What is that?
It's the best facility on the West Coast.
You're sending me to rehab?
I'm asking you... to get help.
Nobody needs to know.
We can say you... you're taking a trip.
In this town, a trip is always rehab.
All I care about is you. Then you don't
have to worry about me; I'm done with drinking.
Just like that, huh?
Last night scared me.
You don't just snap your fingers
and make something like this disappear.
Well, you do when you could lose everything.
And last night, I almost did.
Look...
I'm going to the kitchen now,
and I'm gonna pour out every drop in this house.
Are you coming?
Right behind you.
Marissa.
Hey.
Look, I know there's something going on, so just tell me.
Tell you what?
I saw Trey leaving your house last night.
It's not what you think.
Yeah? Well, I asked you what happened when I was in Miami,
and you're not talking, so...
I'm taking my best guess.
Which is?
You and Trey?
What, you think we hooked up?
You know what, thanks a lot for the vote
of confidence. Hey, look, you've been
acting strange ever since I got back.
Trey's avoiding me.
What am I supposed to think?
You're supposed to give me a little more credit. Okay, fine.
Tell me.
I didn't hook up with him.
And if you don't
believe me, why don't you ask
your brother what happened.
I understand you're probably
a little bit upset about the launch.
Well, I think one day pretty soon,
we're all gonna have a good laugh about this.
Ha, ha, ha.
I know that day feels far off,
but comedy is just tragedy plus time.
Reed, we're really sorry.
We had a huge opportunity and we blew it.
I hope we can make it up to you.
Thank you, Zach.
I was gonna say that.
Look, I hate to give you guys good news,
but, unfortunately, I have some.
George Lucas is interested in Atomic County.
He might want to make it into his next movie.
Oh, my God.
This is incredible.
Oh, my God, it's happening.
We're this decade's, uh, uh, Matt and Ben.
Look, he's coming to town,
and he wants to sit down with you guys.
But here's the deal.
Only one of you can take the meeting.
What? Reed?
Face it: you two can't do anything together
except whine about Summer.
I can't face another debacle.
I can't handle another debacle.
I... no.
One.
Which one of us do you want?
Unfortunately, I am pissed off enough that I don't even care.
But George is coming to town tomorrow night,
so he and I will be at Il Fornaio,
and one of you will be there.
And if either of you utter the name "Summer,"
so help me God...
Dude, this is amazing.
I have to go to that meeting.
Do you realize what this could do for me?
Hold on, buddy.
I've been dreaming about meeting Lucas
since I was, like, a fetus.
I thought you wanted to go
to prom with Summer.
I think you said that, too.
I think you... yeah, you did.
All right, I...
So one of us takes the meeting, the other one goes to prom.
All right.
Do you have any ideas how to settle this?
No.
Not even one.
How is she?
Well, she's doing all right.
A little rattled.
I hoped she'd be rattled.
Drunk driving at her age?
It's a disgrace.
What Kirsten needs right now is a little support.
If you can't give her that, then show yourself out.
I see you're employing your usual softball approach.
That might be appropriate when your son runs off to Portland,
but this is a tad more serious.
I know how to help my wife.
Sandy...
I, uh, I can... I can handle this.
Okay.
I'll be outside.
Behave yourself.
I'm glad to see you're still in one piece.
Dad, I know you're worried,
but I'm fine.
See? Couple of sprained fingers.
Not the end of the world.
So, how are things at the office?
You could have been killed.
I learned my lesson.
Always eat dinner.
Is that the lesson
to be learned here?
I made an error in judgment.
You should be familiar with that.
This is not about me, Kiki.
You have a problem.
And, my God, did you give any thought to your kids?
I am a good mother.
You're also an alcoholic.
Your mother was one, too.
She did her best to hide it, but I always knew.
Why do you think Mom drank the way she did?
Why do you think Hailey left the house at 17?
If this family is screwed up, it's because of you.
I gave you everything you ever wanted!
I may like my Chardonnay, but I am not gonna die alone,
and that's more than I can say for you!
Trey!
Trey, you in there?
Trey, look, it's me.
I know you're avoiding me, but I need to talk to you, so...
do me a favor:
call me back. Bye.
Summer?
What do you want?
We both want to take you to the prom.
Now, I know it feels like deep down
you hate us both equally,
but somewhere, if you look inside yourself,
you've got to hate one of us less.
I've tried choosing.
When Seth went to Portland, I chose Zach.
When Zach went to Italy, I chose Seth.
Somehow, it just doesn't seem to stick.
So I'm done deciding.
I am leaving it up to you guys.
Well, what if we can't decide?
Rock, Paper, Scissors. Flip a coin.
I don't care how you do it.
Bye.
So heads, I go to the prom,
tails, you go?
Okay, fine.
No, wait, wait, wait. Hold on.
No, no changies.
No, I think we should wait.
If we flip the coin right now,
we're both gonna try
and get out of whatever we're supposed to do.
But if we wait till right before the prom...
Neither of us will have a chance to back out.
So I'll meet you at your house before the prom?
Fine.
Something tells me you talked to Marissa.
Yeah.
Said she didn't hook up with Trey.
Which is good news, right?
Something happened between them. I know it.
Well, have you tried talking to Trey,
seeing what he says?
I went over to his place today.
He wasn't there.
And he's not taking my calls.
All right, then your options are "A": you can sit here,
and you can spin conspiracy theories
about Trey and Marissa, or "B": you can believe her.
Now, my personal recommendation...
Let me guess, "B".
Yes, "B", believe her,
and might I add, first of all,
that you have no reason not to.
But if you believe her,
you can put this weird, non-fight behind you guys,
and you can go to prom together.
I don't really think
I'm in the mood to go to prom.
You have to go, and look,
maybe I've seen too many Saved By the Bells,
but if it's taught me anything,
it sure has taught me that prom
is a seminal moment, okay?
It's meant to be shared.
Is this about you and Summer?
No.
Maybe. I don't...
yes, but only because
Summer and I aren't gonna go to our prom
'cause of some stupid fight.
So you should really learn
from the error of my ways. Please?
Somebody really should.
Oh...
Well... is this a booty call?
Not in the least.
I've come for my sleeping pills.
Oh. Well, they're upstairs.
Yeah, I haven't been sleeping very well, either.
This divorce, it's so... ugly.
No, it's not that.
I had an argument with Kirsten, our worst yet.
I just can't stop thinking about it.
Oh, well, I'm just thinking outside the box here,
but you could apologize.
No, couldn't face her.
So write her a letter.
Say all the things
you're too stubborn to say to her face.
Come on.
We both know you can't stand to fight with her.
Sometimes you surprise me, Juju.
Hang on, I'll get your pills.
Orange bottle,
blue and white label.
Little black and white things.
I know.
Just a second.
I could've found them in half the time without my glasses.
Okay, okay. Here.
Now, make sure you only take one.
Yeah, yeah, I know. Wait, Cal, wait.
Would you like to do something tomorrow night?
Maybe get together?
You asking me out on a date?
Is that so odd?
All right, I guess it is.
But just think of it as one last hurrah.
It'll probably be the last night we ever spend together.
Julie, you're not gonna seduce me out of this divorce.
I'm meeting my lawyer tomorrow to finalize the paperwork,
and I'm filing bright and early Monday morning.
So send me the papers.
I'll make the marks.
We'll make a party out of it.
Oh, why not.
Fitting end to a bizarre marriage like ours.
So I'll see you tomorrow?
See you tomorrow.
Hi.
So... I'm sorry I went off on you yesterday.
I was confused.
I get it.
I know I've been kind of all over the map lately, too, so...
No, no. You say nothing happened, and I believe you.
You feel like going to prom?
You mean it?
Yeah. Yeah.
I thought you weren't into PDA at school.
I'm coming around.
Uh-huh.
Morning.
Did you sleep at all last night?
Not a wink.
Listen, I'm an expert
at fighting with your father.
And believe me, every time
you think you've driven him away,
he comes roaring back asking for more.
You couldn't beat him off with a stick.
Oh. But the things I said.
He'll forgive you.
Give it some time.
I guess so.
How about we lay low tonight?
We'll order some take-out.
Maybe watch one of Seth's DVDs.
I should try and talk to my dad.
If we're gonna get through this all by ourselves...
we need to get back on solid ground.
Well, I've never seen House of Flying Daggers.
Scared you.
Jess.
Walk me to class.
I feel like we haven't chatted in a while.
What do you want?
A date for the prom.
You taken?
Yeah. Let me guess.
Marissa Cooper?
It doesn't bother you,
getting your brother's sloppy seconds?
Look, nothing happened between Marissa and Trey, okay?
You're getting your chain yanked, Atwood... bad.
All right, fine. You got the story,
I'd love to hear it.
Ask your brother.
Although I don't think he's too anxious to share,
since he took off for Chino last night.
You better not be screwing with me.
Apparently, I'm the only one who's not.
Okay.
I'm prepared for whatever fate throws my way tonight.
I have a tuxedo pressed,
in case I'm going to the prom.
Mine's in the trunk.
All right.
And if I am, in fact, meeting with George Lucas...
I have my Boba Fett T-shirt.
Dude, it's a little small.
I got it when I was eight. Hopefully, it'll stretch.
Shall we?
You do the honors. Okay.
Heads, I go to the prom, tails, you.
Great.
Works for me.
Just as I hoped.
Good luck tonight, man.
Yeah. Have fun.
Same to you.
Julie.
Just a second.
Uh, I'm coming!
You're early.
I see you've pulled out all the stops.
One last-ditch effort
to stop this divorce from going forward.
God. Paranoid much?
I just wanted one last night with you.
And if you don't believe me... here.
You signed.
Told ya.
So now maybe you can relax.
Have a drink, take a dip, hmm?
Here.
I made it just the way you like it;
on the rocks, plenty of salt.
I think I'll start with a scotch.
Okay. No hurry on the margs.
Scotch it is.
All right.
Ry. Good to see you, man.
Cut the crap, Trey.
You got something you want to tell me?
What do you mean?
About Marissa?
All right.
Fine, let's, uh, take a seat, get a drink.
Uh, two Seven and Sevens.
Uh, one Seven and Seven,
and one just Seven.
When you were in Miami,
Marissa and I, we got drunk together.
And you came on to her.
Man, why do you always assume
that it's my fault?
Because it always is.
Well, anyway,
we were both wasted-- really wasted--
on the beach, and your girl, she can drink,
but she can't hold her liquor.
Look, I'm sorry, Ryan.
She threw herself at me.
I don't believe you.
Look, she and I agreed not to tell you,
because we thought it'd be better if you didn't know.
There's no way.
You swear?
On Mom.
I wouldn't lie to you, Ryan.
Not about this.
Ryan, look...
I got to go.
Man, I'm so sorry. It...
Marissa, hey, it's me.
Um...
I'm not feeling well, so I'm not gonna make prom.
Sorry.
Ryan?
Theresa.
So what are you doing back, huh?
I'm visiting my mom for the weekend.
Believe it or not, I miss it here.
I mean, it might not be paradise, but it's home.
And Atlanta?
It's fine for now.
You know, I, uh, I wrote you all those letters.
I know.
I needed a clean break.
Or you were mad 'cause I left.
I wanted you to leave.
You belong in Newport.
I mean...
Which doesn't explain, why are you back here?
Trey.
He's out of jail?
Yeah, he was crashing with
the Cohens for a little while.
Everything was going good, and then...
Oh, let me guess.
Trey got into trouble.
He hooked up with Marissa.
Trey says she came on to him.
She says nothing happened. I don't know who to believe.
I do.
Ryan, Trey has been jerking you around your entire life.
I mean... and Marissa.
Has made mistakes.
She would never hurt you like that.
How do you know?
'Cause last year when I needed you, you know,
she, she let you go.
Even though it broke her heart.
They both love you, but of the two of them,
Marissa is the one that you can trust.
Well, this is me.
Oh, is your mom in? I'll say hey.
Yeah, but, um, well, it's getting kind of late.
All right. Let me help you in.
No, it's okay. I got it.
Yeah? Sure?
Yeah.
Okay.
Talk to Marissa, you know.
Make this right.
Yeah, I will.
Okay.
Take care.
Yeah.
Bye.
Hi!
Somebody missed you.
Oh, he looks more and more
like his daddy every day.
I'm glad it's you.
I didn't know what magenta was,
so I got you white.
Perfect.
We're supposed to get our picture taken
with the mermaid.
I think it's mandatory for the yearbook.
Okay, um...
Just give me a second, okay?
Okay.
Coop.
Hey. Hey.
Under the O. Sea is awesome.
Thanks.
Where's Ryan?
He couldn't make it.
He's sick.
Sick? Too sick to take you to prom?
He better be really sick-- like, dead--
because if he's not,
I'm gonna strangle him with his own wifebeater.
It's okay, you know?
I mean, I've got plenty to do anyway.
I'll be okay.
I'll have a seltzer on the rocks
with a twist of lemon.
I'll have the same.
Seltzer on the... George Lucas drinks seltzer.
Every-everything you do, every little detail, to me,
it's just, uh, I don't know, it's fascinating.
You're too kind.
Let me ask you
just one question,
and then I promise we'll get into the book.
Um... how did you first come up with the light saber?
I'm sure Mr. Lucas doesn't have time
for such large-scale questions.
Yeah, fine, I'll go smaller.
Did you go to your prom?
Prom?
Oh, my God.
As in prom?
Just, uh, it's a personal thing,
and I was kind of wondering if you went to yours.
It'd really help me out.
Well, actually, I didn't.
I spent my time being creative;
drawing ewoks, Jar-Jar Binks.
Good to know.
If George Lucas can skip his prom, I can skip mine.
No, now, wait a minute.
I do regret not going to my prom.
Really? Because it's, like, a seminal moment?
Exactly.
Mr. Lucas, I am so sorry.
We can get back to the point now.
No, no, no, wait. It'd be good for me to talk about this.
The prom is a great American tradition.
It's important to experience
the things of being a teenager
when you're a teenager.
When I went off and made my film American Graffiti,
I'd never had the experience of a prom,
and I had to make a movie about it.
I felt
hopelessly inadequate
without having really done it myself.
Not having been part of that pivotal moment in teenage life,
uh, I felt very sad and alone.
You're buzzing.
Oh, yeah, Reed's sending me text messages.
I don't have to check them, though.
Go ahead.
Okay.
Oh, God, she's saying George Lucas has checked out.
God, Seth is totally ignoring the talking points.
He-he always...
I-I'm sorry.
It's okay.
No, it's not.
This is ridiculous.
I'm here with you at prom,
just like I wanted.
If you have to talk yourself into this,
it probably means you shouldn't be here.
I'm your date.
Even though you didn't want me to be.
I did want you to be.
No.
You didn't.
I saw your face when I got out of the limo.
And I saw yours.
You want to be there, talking about your comic book with Reed.
Look, my prom fantasy,
it didn't quite happen, but...
you've been dreaming about this comic book your whole life.
This is your shot.
You should go.
I can't abandon you.
I did it to you.
Good point.
Go.
Save Cohen from himself.
So, we ended up, well, we flipped a coin.
You flipped a coin?
Yeah, and, you know, I know it sounds crazy,
but at the time...
Will you excuse me for one second?
I'll be right back.
Hey.
You didn't have to come here.
Look, we need to settle this thing once and for all.
And I think for the first time,
you and I both know where we need to be.
You want the comic book.
And you want Summer.
All right.
Now, you don't have much time, so take this.
All right.
Wow, thanks, man.
So, movie time.
Now, Seth recommends Shaun of the Dead.
He says it's a very funny, romantic zombie comedy.
Actually, I'm pretty wiped out.
I'm gonna go soak in a hot bath.
The food's here.
I'll wait then.
I can take a bath later.
You know what?
Go ahead.
We can heat the food up when you're done.
Oh, thanks.
Hey.
You know what? I don't have my wallet.
ng on a second.
Let me grab some cash.
Mm...
So...
You about ready for this marg?
Why not?
You know...
I've never been in this pool before.
No, you're more of a land shark.
We should have done this
sort of thing more.
Enjoyed each other more.
Well, we had our moments.
I suppose this calls for a toast.
You know, I-I really did love you, Juju.
Ooh. Past tense.
That stings.
Sorry. Grammatical error.
To us.
Wait, stop!
What?
I didn't put lime in your drink.
Let me make you a new one.
There's no need.
Well, looks like we're both flying solo on prom night.
Why, what happened to Zach?
Oh, he went to go save the comic book.
Are you okay?
Yeah.
So, prom was a letdown.
You know, but I bet it is for everybody.
It's like New Year's.
Well, we could always go back to your house.
Yeah.
Curl up with Princess Sparkle,
watch the season one of The Valley on DVD.
Ooh, that sounds perfect.
Yeah.
Come on. All right.
All right, it's the moment we've all been waiting for.
It's time to announce Harbor School's prom king and queen.
And your prom queen tonight...
Summer Roberts.
Summer, come on up here.
Oh, no.
Get me out of here.
And your prom king...
Zach Stevens.
I'm making a run for it.
Now, if the king and queen could join me onstage,
they'll kick off your spotlight dance.
Here's the queen. We found her.
We're halfway there.
Summer Roberts, come on up here.
Zach Stevens, we're waiting.
No one's coming.
Hey. Cohen.
Sorry I'm late. I was caught in traffic.
I'm onstage.
You're not Zach Stevens!
No, I'm not.
Get off the stage, geek!
I think you should step down.
You're not the prom king.
Seth Cohen's a tool!
Okay.
I know I'm not who you all imagined
as prom king...
seeing as how I'm not
who any of you actually voted for.
But she's the queen, and I love her.
So I guess that that makes me king.
Cohen... No, I'm just a guy standing next to you.
You're the queen, all right?
I'm the jester perhaps, if that works.
So let me ask you this, Your Highness...
What can I do to make it up to you?
Well, you... Uh.
Well...
you can start by dancing with me.
Aww...
But he's a tool!
Marissa.
Ryan.
Sorry I missed prom.
You're just in time.
Julie...
Julie!
Cal?
Cal!
Oh, that moo shu smells great.
What are we gonna do about you?
I found your stash.
It's just in case.
And I trusted you.
I believed you when you said you were done.
Sandy, I'm doing this my own way.
How?
By sneaking around?
By lying to me?
I just don't want you to baby-sit me,
like I'm some wayward child.
Well, maybe that's exactly what you need.
Right now, I feel more like your dad
than I feel like your husband.
Hello.
What?
Julie?
Huh?
Wait-wait-wait, calm down.
Say that again.
Oh, my God.
I understand.
Of course.
It's about your father.
What is it?
He's all right, isn't he?
He's dead.
I am so sorry.
如果我必须牺牲跟你的友谊 才能跟Summer在一起
我会的
我在担心你喝了多少
我爱你
把车停下，我来接你
Ryan？
嘿， Ryan
几点了？
呃， 五点半... 差不多吧
你起来得越来越早了
是啊，我们有很多话题没谈呢
我琢磨着，既然我们都起来了
不如现在就开始吧
是啊，我知道，不过我们已经谈过了
Summer既不要你，也不要Zach--
就是这么回事
晚安
可我突然想到件事情--
一个新点子
- 什么，是毕业舞会吗？ - 是啊
我得说服Summer跟我一起去
我们-- 作为一对儿，Ryan--
一起参加这个神奇的成人礼--“毕业舞会”
啊，一帮庸俗的家伙 喝得烂醉如泥，放肆地亲热
吐得满世界都是秽物？
不，我说的是浪漫的事情，Ryan
我是说燕尾服，小花束，豪华礼车
我说不上来，不知道Summer
是不是喜欢毕业舞会这一套
这你就错了-- Summer从五年级开始
就一直幻想着毕业舞会
你怎么知道的？
我上电脑课坐在她和Marissa后面
今年我的偷听技术可是大有长进
关键是
Summer总是幻想着去舞会
而我总是幻想着跟她一起去
我看你还是别去想了
我也不会去的，但愿说了让你宽心点
你看见Trey从Marissa家出来
并不代表他俩就好上了
是吗？ 那是什么意思？
也许他是去借东西的，借书之类
也许是借报童帽
是啊，也许他们是好上了
好吧，你只是... 想到了
最坏的结果
好吧，我跟她去谈谈
不管发生了什么事情 她好像都打定主意不告诉我
现在就有电话是不是有点早了
- 对很多事情来说都很早 - 喂？
爸爸？ 你...你在哪儿？
哦，天哪
好的，好的
- 我们马上就到 - 怎么了？
我妈出了车祸，现在在医院
哦，亲爱的
我很高兴你没事
我很抱歉
我们会挺过去的
我保证
他们不得不把它割断
没事
你也该换新的了
妈，你没事吧？
没事
医生说她
有点脑震荡，幸运的是
- 没有内伤 - 发生了什么事？
边开车边打电话，很蠢吧
多亏有气囊
我们能做什么吗？
哦，没什么
我也许今天都要待在病床上了
好吧，在这种情况下
看来我要把我的DVD藏品对你解禁了
太荣幸了
没错，你想看什么都可以
呃， 《十面埋伏》，《鬼玩人》
如果需要，也可以看《X战警》1、2 不过得先看1
- 哦？我有点觉得... - 值得一看，不过第2部更好看一点
我不知道怎么跟你说，Sandy.
她的酒精含量超过了0.08
听着
也许...
也许我看错了
也许是0.07
我没要你这么做
你要保证她得到适当的帮助
那么说是水下的东西了？
是啊，比我预料的要费力得多
你知不知道怎么做剪纸章鱼？
不知道，不过Ryan给你带一束花来不是更好吗？
我想Ryan不会给我带什么了
但是... 你俩不是要一块儿去毕业舞会吗？
我可没指望
Coop，我是不是错过了什么？
太突然了，你俩不是看上去很幸福的嘛
有点复杂
好吧，如果你和Ryan-- 理应如此
我们能不能不谈这个了？
好的
Coop，你没事吧？
没事，我很好
大家都在说你会被选为舞会皇后
你从五年级开始的梦想不是要实现了吗？
不，我的梦想是实实在在的约会
一个帅哥，穿着燕尾服，衣襟上别着康乃馨
而实际上，我却得在一个怪胎 和一个混蛋之间做选择
你打算怎么做，不去吗？
没错，如果我去的话
就必须在Seth和Zach之间做出选择
快进到舞会: 我一个人站着
那俩家伙在地板上扭打
跟俩姑娘在泥潭里干架一样
我要用彩带和胶布建造一座
失落的亚特兰蒂斯城; 你必须得参加舞会
好吧，如果你解决了你和Ryan的
神秘问题，也许我会去的
我知道那不会如愿的
- 她怎么样了？ - 医生说没事
她正在静养
我... 我早就该预料到的
最近她酒喝得比较多
这几个星期对所有人来说都不容易
即时是我
好吧
我愿意上钩
好吧，有什么问题？
Sandy，我不是来说我自己的
既然我们提到了这个话题
我也许该听听你的建议
嘿，如果又是你的裸体录像什么的
拜托你事先警告我
- 是我的婚前协议 - 哦
好吧，上面说如果你和Caleb结婚超过一年
你起码会得到三百万美元
如果你们结婚不到一年
你一个子儿也得不到
11个月27天
你以为他为什么这么着急跟我离婚啊？
我一点都不奇怪，他是个老谋深算的家伙
他是个狗杂种
想把我丢到街上
Sandy，拜托，你帮我看看有什么空子可钻
我想不出，Julie 这个协议在我看来完美无缺
Caleb只要星期一去郡法院书记官那里
填几张表格
除非你能想出办法阻止他...
你不太走运
嘿
Cohen.
哥们...
发布会的事情我很遗憾
不知怎么的... 我就突然变了一个人
是啊， 呃，我俩都有错
- 我们把这事忘了吧 - 好的，当它从没有发生过
- 好的 - 我这边走
你觉得Summer也愿意忘记吗？
当然，如果她看到我们现在变得多么成熟
看到从那天以后，我们都更懂事了
看到我们在握手 用大脑而不是拳头解决问题
我们不再被我们的Y染色体控制
不，我们现在是文明的绅士，Zach.
我们可以体面地解决任何问题
哦
我们的第一个测试来了
Summer, 嘿
我们刚才正在谈...
- 省省吧，Cohen. - 好的
我听够了你的借口了
听着，Summer，我们真的非常抱歉
你愿意原谅我们吗？
不，不愿意
但明天晚上就是毕业舞会了
我一辈子都梦想着这一天
我不想让我们三个人的傻事
毁了它
所以我会...
跟你们其中一个一起去
我们当中哪一个呢？
我不在乎，我太累了
也太恼你俩了，不想再选择 所以你们自己解决
不管你们如何解决，但明天晚上
我会在家门口，打扮好等你俩当中的一个
来接我，明白了吗？ 很好
哦
我们的衣服是紫红色的
所以我的花束也应该是一个色系的
哥们，她这样子可真够危险的
好吧，我来为我们解决这个难题-- 我带她去舞会
不行，为什么你去？
因为，哥们，是我先认识她的
这可没道理
当然有
我收到Reed的一条消息
她要跟我们在Diner一起吃午餐？
哥们，这女儿是盯上我们了
- 可不是什么好事 - 好吧，听着
我们去Diner,跟Reed见面
然后再解决Summer的事情
好吧，一件事情一件事情来
那是什么？
西海岸最好的康复中心
你要送我去戒酒？
我是要你... 得到帮助
没人会知道的
我们就说你... 去旅行了
在这里，旅行就意味着去康复中心
- 我只是关心你 - 那就不用了
我不会再喝酒了
就这么简单, 呃？
昨晚的事情吓到我了
你不可能打一个响指
就让一件事情消失无踪
如果你认识到你会失去一切的时候
就会这么做的，昨晚我认识到了
听着...
我要去厨房了
把所有的酒都倒光
你不来吗？
你先请
Marissa
嘿
听着，我知道有事情发生，告诉我吧
告诉你什么？
我昨晚看见Trey从你家出来
不是你想的那样
是吗？我问你我在迈阿密的时候 发生了什么事
你却不肯说，所以...
我只好自己猜了
你怎么猜的？
你和Trey？
什么，你以为我俩好上了？
谢谢你对我的信任
嘿， 听着
我回来以后，你一直都怪怪的
Trey也在回避我
你让我怎么想？
- 你应该多给我一点信任 - 好吧
告诉我
我没跟他好上
如果你不相信我
不如去问问你哥哥
到底发生了什么事
我明白你也许对发布会的事情
有点不高兴
但我相信很快
我们都会觉得这事很好笑
哈哈哈
我知道那天是有点过分
但是喜剧就是悲剧加上时间
Reed，我们真的很抱歉
大好的机会被我们搞砸了
希望我们可以弥补
谢谢，Zach.
我正打算说的
听着，我不想给你们带来好消息
不幸的是，我这里就有
乔治·卢卡斯对Atomic County有兴趣
他也许想把它加到他的下一部电影里
哦，天哪
太不可思议了
哦， 天哪，梦想成真了
我们是这十年最幸运的人了
听着，他要来这里
跟你们坐下来谈谈
我跟你俩说好了
只能去一个人
- 什么？ - Reed？
面对现实吧：你俩在一起什么都做不好
只会抱怨Summer的事
不能再失败了
再失败我也招架不住了
我... 不
一个
你要哪一个去？
不幸的是，我不在乎，我太恼你俩了
但乔治明天晚上会来镇上
他和我会在II Fornaio
等你俩当中的一个
如果你们哪个说一句“Summer”
老天保佑...
哥们，太不可思议了
我得去见他
你知道这对我有多大影响吗？
等等，哥们
我在娘胎里面就开始梦想
能跟卢卡斯见面了
你不是要和Summer
去参加毕业舞会吗？
好像你也说过
是的，是的... 你说过
好吧，我...
我们当中一个去见卢卡斯，另一个去舞会
没错
你知道怎么解决吗？
不
一点主意没有
她怎么样了？
还不错
有点不安
我希望她还知道不安
她这个年纪酒后驾车？
真丢人
Kirsten现在需要的是支持
如果你不能给他，就请你出去
我知道你又在用你的怀柔手段了
你儿子跑到波特兰的时候也许管用
但这次更加严重了
我知道如何帮我的妻子
Sandy....
我，呃，我能... 我能自己解决
好的
我就在外面
你注意点
我很高兴看到你还完整无缺
爸爸，我知道你很担心
但我没事了
看见了吗？手指些许扭伤
不是什么世界末日
公司里面的事情怎么样？
你差点送命
我得到教训了
晚餐必不可少
你得到的教训就是这个？
我的判断出现失误
这种事情你应该更熟悉
这不是在说我，Kiki.
你遇到了麻烦
天哪，你有没有想到你的孩子？
我是个好母亲
你也是个酒鬼
你妈妈曾经也是
她想方设法隐瞒，可我总能知道
你知道妈妈为什么酗酒吗？
你知道Hailey为什么17岁就离家出走？
如果这个家被毁了，那是因为你
我给了你所有你想要的！
我也许喜欢喝酒 但我死的时候，不会孤独一人
这一点你就做不到！
Trey！
Trey, 你在吗？
Trey, 是我
我知道你在躲我，但我们得谈谈...
帮我个忙
给我回电话，好吗？再见
Summer？
你们想干吗？
我们都想带你去舞会
我知道在你内心
同样恨我们
但你仔细想想
你得对我们当中的一个少恨一点
我厌倦做出选择了
Seth去了波特兰，我就选择了Zach.
Zach去了意大利，我又选择了Seth.
看来都不怎么管用
所以我决定不做选择了
让你俩决定
如果我们决定不了呢？
石头，剪刀，布，或者抛硬币
不管用什么方法
再见
人头的话就我去舞会
字就你去？
好吧
不，等等
不，不能再改了
不，我的意思是我们该再等等
如果现在就有了结果
我们都会想办法逃脱的
但如果等到舞会之前...
就没有机会退缩了
好吧，舞会前在你家门口等我？
好的
你好像跟Marissa谈过了
是的
她说没跟Trey好上
好消息，不是吗？
我知道他们之间肯定发生了什么事情
你有没有跟Trey谈过呢？
听听他怎么说？
我去他住的地方了
他不在家
也不接我的电话
好吧，你可以选择“A”:你可以坐在这里,
继续琢磨Trey和Marissa之间的阴谋
或者“B”:你可以选择相信她
我的建议是...
让我猜猜， “B”
是的，“B”，相信她
补充一下，首先
你没有理由不相信
但如果你相信她
你可以结束你们之间古怪的冷战
跟她一起去参加舞会
我想我还没心情去参加舞会
你必须去，听着
也许我是《Saved By the Bells》看多了
但如果要说我学到什么了的话
那就是它告诉我毕业舞会
是非常重要的时刻
应该一起分享
是说你和Summer？
不
也许我...
是的，那只是因为
Summer和我由于某种愚蠢的争斗
而不能一起参加毕业舞会
你应该从我的错误当中
吸取教训
真的有人该吸取教训
哦...
嗯...是想来找我睡觉的？
一点那意思都没有
是来拿我的安眠药的
好吧，在楼上
我最近也睡不着
离婚的事情... 挺烦人的
不是的
我跟Kirsten吵架了，最厉害的一次
我总是没办法停下来不去想
哦，好吧，作为局外人
我觉得你应该去道歉
不，我没办法面对她
那就写信给她
跟她说那些由于你的顽固
而不能当面对她说的事情
拜托
我们都知道，你是没办法这么跟她作对下去的
你有时候真让我惊讶，Juju.
等等，我去拿药
橙色的瓶子
蓝白色的标签
黑白色的
我知道
一会就好
我就是不戴眼镜 也用不了你一半的时间就能找到
好了，好了，给
一次一粒
- 我知道 - 等等，Cal
明天晚上有空吗？
我们一起做点什么？
你是要跟我约会？
很奇怪吗？
好吧，是奇怪
就但是我们最后一次狂欢吧
也许是我们在一起的最后一个晚上了
Julie，你是没办法引诱我撤销离婚的
我明天就和我的律师最后敲定文件
星期一一大早就会递交的
那把文件寄给我
我会签字的
然后庆祝一下
为什么不呢
我们这场奇异婚姻最合适的结局
那么明天见？
明天见
嗨
... 抱歉昨天对你发作了
我有点困惑
我明白
我知道我最近也有点乱...
不，不，你说没什么事情发生，我相信你
你愿意去毕业舞会吗？
真的吗？
是啊，是啊
我还以为你不喜欢在学校当众亲热了 (PDA:Public Display of Affection )
我正在恢复
早上好
昨晚睡觉了吗？
眼都没合
听着，在跟你父亲作对上面
我可以说是专家
相信我，每次当你觉得
已经把他赶走的时候
他就会杀回来叫嚣着要得更多
用棍子赶都赶不走
但是我要说
他会原谅你的
给他点时间
我猜是吧
我们今天晚上低调一点如何？
叫些外卖
看看Seth的DVD
我应该试着更我爸爸谈谈
如果我们想靠自己度过难关...
就必须打好坚实的基础
好吧，我还没看过《十面埋伏》呢
吓到你了
Jess.
送我去教室吧
我们好久没聊过了
你想要做什么？
毕业舞会的舞伴
已经有了？
- 是啊 - 我猜猜
Marissa Cooper？
等着拣你哥哥的漏
你一点都不介意吗？
Marissa和Trey自己没发生什么，明白吗？
你的麻烦大了，Atwood... 真糟糕
好吧，说来听听
我很乐意听
问你哥哥吧
不过我想他可不乐于告诉你
因为他昨晚去Chino了
你最好别耍我
显然，我没有在耍你
好吧
不管命运带我去何方，我都准备好了
燕尾服我也熨好了
万一是我去舞会的话
我的也在车厢里了
好吧
如果是我去见乔治·卢卡斯...
我也准备了赏金猎人的T恤
哥们，是不是小了点
我8岁的时候买的，能穿上的
可以了吗？
- 你来抛吧 - 好的
人头，我去舞会；字，你去
很好
我没问题
如我所愿
今晚好运
好的，玩得高兴
你也是
Julie.
等等
呃，我来了！
你来早了
我看你挺卖力的
想为我撤销离婚
做出最后努力
老天，又偏执了不是？
我只想跟你共度最后一夜
如果你不信... 给
你签字了
早告诉过你
这下也许你可以放松下来了吧
喝一杯？
给
我弄了你最喜欢的
加了冰块和盐
还是先喝威士忌吧
好的，玛格丽塔酒不着急
先喝威士忌
好吧
Ry. 很高兴见到你
废话少说，Trey.
你有什么要对我说的吗？
什么意思？
关于Marissa？
好吧
好吧， 呃，先坐下，喝一杯
呃， 两杯波本酒加七喜
呃， 一杯波本酒加七喜
还有一杯就来七喜
你在迈阿密的时候
Marissa和我都喝醉了
你就侵犯她
你怎么总是想像
是我的错？
因为事实如此
好吧
我们都喝了很多-- 真的很多--
在海滩上，你的女朋友，她挺能喝
但她控制不了自己
我很抱歉， Ryan
她扑向我
我不信
听着，我跟她说好不告诉你的
因为我们觉得你不知道最好
不可能
你发誓？
以妈妈的名义
我不会对你说谎的，Ryan
这种事情不会
Ryan, 听着...
我得走了
抱歉，我...
Marissa, 嘿， 是我
嗯...
我觉得不舒服，不会去舞会了
抱歉
Ryan？
Theresa.
你怎么又回来了, 呃？
我周末来看看妈妈
不管你信不信，我很怀念这里
我意思是，这里也许不是天堂，但却是家
亚特兰大呢？
现在还不错
跟你说，我， 呃... 我给你写了很多信
我知道
我想彻底清静一下
或者说你还在为我离开而生气
我要你离开的
你属于Newport.
我是说...
这解释不了你为什么回来
Trey.
他出狱了？
是的，他曾经在
Cohens家住了一段时间
一切都很顺利，接着...
哦， 让我猜猜
Trey遇到了麻烦
他跟Marissa好上了
Trey说是她主动的
可她却说什么事情也没发生 我不知道该信谁
我知道
Ryan, Trey一直都在搅乱你的生活
我是说... 还有Marissa的
他是犯过错误
她永远都不会这样伤害你的
你怎么知道？
因为去年我需要你的时候，你知道
她，她让你走了
即时她伤透了心
他俩都爱你，但其中
Marissa是值得相信的
我到了
哦， 你妈妈在家吗？ 我打个招呼
好的，可是有点晚了
好吧，我送你进去
不用了，没事的
真的？ 你确定？
是的
好吧
跟Marissa好好谈谈
把事情弄清楚
好的，我会的
好吧
保重
好的
再见
嗨！
有人在想你
哦， 他一天比一天
像他爸爸了
我很高兴是你
我不知道你说的紫红是什么颜色
所以我带来了白色的
很好
我们该跟美人鱼合影
必须登在年鉴上的
好的，呃...
等我一会儿，好吗？
好的
Coop.
- 嘿 - 嘿
做成海底世界的样子真不错
谢谢
Ryan呢？
他来不了了
生病了
生病？病到连带你参加毕业舞会也不行？
他最好是病入膏肓-- 或者是死掉算了--
如果不是的话
我就用他自己的汗衫把他勒死
没关系
反正我还有很多事情
我没事的
给我杯苏打水加冰块
再加一片柠檬
也给我来同样的
苏打水... 乔治·卢卡斯喝苏打水
你所做的每件事情，所有的细节 对我来说
都是，都让我着迷
你太客气了
我问你个问题
接着我们就谈书的问题
呃，你是什么时候想到激光剑的？
我想卢卡斯先生没有时间
回答很复杂的问题
好吧，那我就具体一点
你参加过毕业舞会吗？
毕业舞会？
哦，老天
学校的毕业舞会？
呃， 是个私人问题
我在想如果你参加过
也许能帮上我的忙
实际上，没有
我把所有时间都花在了创造性的事情上
画Ewoks,加·加·宾克斯（星战中的人物）
很高兴能知道
如果乔治·卢卡斯可以不去毕业舞会，我也可以
不，等等
实际上我很后悔
真的？ 因为那是个非常重要的时刻吗？
没错
卢卡斯先生，非常抱歉
我们可以谈正题了
不，不，等等，谈这个也不错
毕业舞会是美国一项了不起的传统
但你是个少年的时候
体验少年人的事情
是非常重要的
我那时候在忙我的电影《美国风情画》
没能体验毕业舞会
我得拍一个关于这个的电影
我觉得
因为没有这种体验
所以觉得很不合适
没有享受到少年时代最关键的一刻
呃，我觉得有点孤独和难过
手机响了
哦， 是啊，Reed在给我发信息
没必要看
看吧
好的
老天，他说乔治·卢卡斯已经结账了
老天，Seth又在漫无边际胡扯了
他总是...
对不起
没事
不，应该的
太荒谬了
我在和你参加毕业舞会
如我所愿的那样
如果你必须说服自己留着这里
也许就是意味着你不该留下来
我是你的舞伴
即使我不是你想要的那个
不，你就是我想要的
不
不是的
我下礼车的时候看到了你脸上的表情
我也看到你的表情
你想去和Reed谈漫画书
我并不是常常
梦想着毕业舞会，可是...
可你一辈子都在梦想着你的漫画书
这是你的一次机会
你应该去
我不能抛下你
我曾经抛下过你
说的好
去吧
救救Cohen
所以，我们最后决定抛硬币
抛硬币？
是的，听起来挺疯狂的
但那时候...
对不起，失陪一下
马上就回来
嘿
你不必来的
听着，我们必须一劳永逸解决问题
我第一次发现
你和我都知道了自己想要什么
你要的是漫画书
你要的是Summer.
好吧
时间不多了，穿上这个
好吧
谢谢，哥们
看电影咯
Seth推荐的：《僵尸肖恩》
他说是一部风趣浪漫的僵尸喜剧
实际上，我现在很累
正要去泡个热水澡
吃的都送来了
好吧，那我等等
过会儿再洗
这样吧
你去洗澡
等你洗完了，再热一热
哦，谢谢
嘿
我钱包不在身上
请稍候
我去拿点现金
嗯...
那么...
准备好喝玛格丽特酒了？
为什么不呢？
跟你说...
我还从没下过这泳池
是的，你是个旱鸭子
我们应该多做做
这一类的事情
多多欣赏彼此
我们也曾经有过好时光
应该干一杯
我真的爱过你，Juju.
哦，过去时态
真伤心
抱歉，语法错误
为了我们
等等！
怎么了？
我还没有放柠檬
我帮你重弄一杯
不用了
看来今晚我们都是孤身一人了
Zach怎么了？
哦，他得去拯救漫画书
你没事吧？
没事
舞会真让人失望
我打赌这是一个为所有人准备的场合
就像新年夜一样
我们可以去你家
是的
抱着火花公主
一起看《山谷》的DVD
哦，听起来不错
是的
- 走吧 - 好吧
好了，万众期盼的时刻到了
下面要宣布Harbor高中毕业舞会的 舞会国王和皇后
今晚的舞会皇后是...
Summer Roberts.
Summer, 上来
哦， 不
快走吧
舞会国王是...
Zach Stevens.
我得赶紧溜
请国王和皇后上台来
在灯光下跳一支舞
皇后那儿，找到了
完成了一半
Summer Roberts, 请上来
Zach Stevens,我们在等你呢
没人会来了
嘿，Cohen.
抱歉，我来迟了，塞车
我上来了
你不是Zach Stevens！
是的，我不是
下来，小丑！
我觉得你应该下去
你不是舞会国王
Seth Cohen是个小丑！
好吧
我知道我不是
你们想像的舞会国王...
虽然我不是
你们选举的国王
但她是皇后，我爱她
我猜因此我有资格成为国王
- Cohen... - 不，我不只是站住你旁边的普通人
你是皇后，对吗？
也许我是小丑，如果这样可以的话
皇后陛下，我问你...
我怎么样才能补偿你？
嗯，你...
好吧...
你可以先从跟我跳舞开始
但他只是个小丑！
Marissa
Ryan
抱歉我错过了舞会
你来得正是时候
Julie...
Julie！
Cal？
Cal！
哦，木须肉闻起来不错
我们该拿你怎么办？
我发现了你藏的酒
以备不时之需
我信任你
你说你已经戒了的时候，我相信你
Sandy，我是用我自己的方式
什么方式？
偷偷喝？
对我说谎？
我只是不想你做我的保姆
好像我是个任性的孩子
也许这就是你需要的
现在我觉得更像是你的爸爸
而不是你丈夫
喂
什么？
Julie？
呃？
等等，等等，冷静
再说一遍
哦， 天哪
我明白
当然
是你父亲
怎么了？
他没事吧？
他死了
我很抱歉