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Now, let me just get this straight.
You're telling me that today is the only day we can have this meeting,
which happens to be Christmas Eve
and also my daughter's birthday, thank you very much.
Let's play geography. California.
Arkansas. Arkansas?
Does that end with an "A" or a "W"?
An "S."
Saudi Arabian Desert.
You already used Saudi Arabia.
Not the desert.
What's going on?
Timbuktu. Okay, you just made that up.
I did not. It's a real place.
Fine.
"U", "U..." What starts with "U"?
Up. Up? Up isn't a place.
Yes, it is.
It's up there.
You're such a dork.
That's better.
What's their story?
Those poor boys.
The woman, Annie Binkow,
is the owner of the traveling circus where the boys work.
Their mother is the fat lady,
and their father swallows swords and tames lions.
Name of the circus? Annie's Big Top Spectacular
and Lion Extravaganza.
The performers are forced to entertain alien children
who have three heads and six feet.
And aliens don't applaud like us, you know.
What do they do instead? They tap dance.
Coolest story ever.
Well, that was a total waste of time.
They actually wanted me to mount a musical about teenage vampires.
I mean, who in their right mind wants to go to the theater
and watch a lot of singing vampires?
Well, that looks like it must've been delicious.
I didn't eat it all by myself.
We shared it.
Well, honey, I think maybe you've had enough. Time to go.
But we're celebrating my birthday. Thank you.
Hurry up. We've certainly spent enough time here.
Are you okay?
Remember when I was little
and I thought if I closed my eyes that nobody could see me?
Yeah.
I wish I still believed that.
Don't look now, but I see the prettiest girl I've ever seen in my whole life.
Where?
To your left, but don't look too fast.
I bet she's pretty tired of people staring at her all the time.
A little more.
A little more.
Do you know why we get your birthday present at Tiffany's every year?
Because it's our favorite store,
and a girl should never depend on a man to buy her jewelry.
Quite right. You are the only person you can count on in this world.
What people call true love is only for fairytales and greeting cards.
She's wrong.
Real love, true love lasts forever and ever. It never goes away.
Come on, let's go get something gorgeous.
It's beautiful. I know.
Look at that diamond.
It sparkles so much.
Look at that big one.
Excuse me, sir. Do you work here?
I'm looking for the most beautiful jewelry in the entire store.
Can you help me? Okay, that's great. Show me everything you have.
Come on, let's go see over here.
Look at that. Look at that, Michael.
It's so yellow.
It's so me. Would you like to try something on?
Yes, please. I'd like that one.
Wonderful choice.
Okay.
There you go.
It's so beautiful.
She's gonna love this.
Yes, I love it. Don't you, Michael? It's so beautiful.
Your daughter is so imaginative.
We're a very theatrical family. It's so yellow and pretty.
Shall I wrap it up for you?
I wish.
When you grow up and get married, that will be your wedding ring.
It's yellow. You're supposed to wear a diamond when you get married.
That's the rule. Some rules were made to be broken.
You should have a ring that tells the world you are Jane. You're special.
That's a yellow diamond. It's very special.
Perfect. In that case, it really is your ring.
It's almost 5:15. I'll be double digits.
Ten years old. The age of awareness.
The year you start making your own decisions. The year you...
The year you start to let go of your childhood.
What are you talking about?
You're ready to stand on your own two feet.
It's time for me to go.
Go where?
I'm going to have to leave at 5:15, the moment you were born.
What?
Why.
Forever.
No, you can't do that.
We're only allowed to stay until our child turns 10.
After that, all imaginary friends have to leave.
That's not fair.
You'll be okay. You're smart and creative and strong.
Why didn't you tell me this was gonna happen?
I tried. I looked for the perfect moment. It just never seemed to be the right time.
I won't let you leave. I forbid it.
I don't have a choice. It's the rules.
You said rules were made to be broken.
Not this one.
I want to come with you.
You can't.
This is the first place we met, so this is the place we have to say goodbye.
But I'll miss you too much.
After I'm gone, you won't even remember me.
But you're the only one who knows everything about me.
You're my best friend in the whole world.
I love you.
I love you, too.
You're crying.
I've never seen you cry.
I am?
You're in my heart. Love is never being apart.
Michael! Michael! Michael! Michael!
Michael!
Wait! Open! Hey, what is it?
Open the door, please! I have to get something!
What's wrong? Michael's in there!
Your son? No, no, no. It's nothing, it's nothing.
It's just her imaginary friend.
No! He's real! He's in there!
Look.
There he is. There's your little friend. Hi, Michael.
He's gone, and he's never coming back.
Look what I got you.
I got you this beautiful necklace that you can wear forever.
Now, maybe this is for the best.
Maybe you don't need him anymore.
I do need you, Michael.
Jane!
I know.
Jane, what are you doing over there?
Get over here.
It's vintage. I love it.
Do you want to borrow my wedding dress?
That is very sweet, but I've got things under control.
Really? That's not what you said last week.
I can't believe you're marrying Dr. Sellars.
He's not Dr. Sellars anymore.
He'll always be Dr. Sellars to me.
Every Tuesday night, 9:00, the doctor was in.
These are presents for my beautiful bridesmaids.
I hope you like them. It's beautiful.
Okay. Let's get this party started. Do it.
Tequila.
To Jane. ALL: To Jane.
And Hugh. ALL: And Hugh.
Hey, Jane, don't forget to watch me on Good Morning, New York.
I go on at 9:30 or something. I'll meet you after. Love you.
I went to see your play Barrymore Speaks last week,
and I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Thank you. Yeah, the theater is a new medium for me and...
But I had great material to work with.
And being so close to the audience and feeling their immediate response,
it's intoxicating.
Now, so many people still think of you as cardiac surgeon Dr. Mark Sellars
from the hit primetime series Emergency Heights.
Thank you. Thank you. Wow.
Does that bother you at all? How could it?
It was a great role to play and it's in reruns all over the world.
Hello, dear. It's your mother. Just a gentle reminder.
I just think it's astonishing that you haven't finished planning your wedding.
A wedding, I might add, that will take place in less than 30 days.
There's a surprise on Page Six for you this morning. You're welcome.
Do you know what they call it in Hong Kong?
Do you know what that means? No.
Well, it means "very handsome doctor."
This is Jane Claremont again.
My shower still isn't working, so I would really appreciate it
if you could stop by and take a look at it, okay?
And if I don't hear from you this time,
I will be forced to lodge a complaint with the plumbers' union
or the Better Business Bureau. Okay, thanks so much. Bye.
Hello, sweetheart. Hello, Mrs. Greenberg. Hello, Coco.
I am gonna pick up treats for you on the way home.
That's so sweet of you, dear.
Without them, he gets anxious and despondent.
I know he does. Okay, have a great day. You, too.
Good morning, beautiful neighbor.
Thank you.
Fifteen, 17, 19, 21, 28.
Bonus number is 24. You remembered.
Well, you play the same numbers every week. All of your wives' birthdays.
And I got lucky with all of them.
You've written an autobiography. Yes.
It's about to be released.
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