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Ashlee: Where is everybody, Moxie? I don't know. Do you see anybody? I guess it's not good to be, you know, on time for a party.

Coop: All right, Ashlee, I'm all set. I am out of here. So happy birthday, okay?

Ashlee: Thanks. Um, Coop? Um, you can stay if you like.

Coop: (Chuckles) Thank you, but I've seen your guest list.

Ashlee: (Laughs nervously)

Coop: You're going to have your hands full.

Ashlee: Oh! Well, see, my mom... my mom... yeah, my mom made up the guest list, actually, with a little bit of help from Lizzie. I don't know, she let me have the party here, but...

Coop: Yeah. No, forget it. I understand. You know, Cooper’s, Spaulding’s, and if all of Lizzie’s friends are here, I should probably be...

Ashlee: Out the door, running away.

Coop: Yeah, pretty much, pretty much. Well, you're going to have a good time regardless. I feel it.

Ashlee: Oh, yeah. You know, some of the Spaulding’s are okay. You know, there's Ava and...

Coop: Yeah.

Ashlee: Not... I don't mean to say that she's a Spaulding or that she ever will be...

Coop: Look, forget it. I understand.

Ashlee: Sorry.

Coop: No, don't worry about it. It's okay. Moxie here, sweetheart. Moxie, come on.

Coop: Oh. So, anyway, I hope you like what was done. My dad, he worked a lot on it. I helped out a little bit. So happy birthday, okay?

Ashlee: Thanks.

Coop: You're welcome.

Ashlee: Come on, Moxie. Let's go outside. Come on.

Beth: Alan-Michael, don't you look handsome.

Alan-Michael: Hello, Beth.

Beth: I just want to say congratulations to all of us. Josh Lewis has confessed, and that means we are all in the clear.

Alan-Michael: Even though someone's hid Josh's gun in this house?

Beth: I don't think that we should worry about that. We protected the family. I think that we make a great team. Maybe we should celebrate, you know, later, in my room, after the party.

Alan-Michael: Maybe.

Beth: You could just walk right in. Your secret's safe with me.

Alan-Michael: And your secret is safe with me. But I already have plans.

Ashlee: She'll be here, with all those people that she invited and all those girls that used to be so... yes, I want this. I want all of this. I want these friends and this family.

Lizzie: Can you believe this, Granddad? Ashlee and that pushy mother of hers, they think they... they think they can just tack Spaulding onto the end of their name and then poof, suddenly they're Spaulding’s. It doesn't work that way, does it? You know, Doris wants this party to be Ashlee’s coming out party. It's really a shame that no one's going to show up. I didn't send out the invitations. They need to learn that Spaulding’s do whatever we have to do to protect each other. Whatever we have to do.

Beth: What is up with you? You have been coming on to me ever since you came back to town.

Alan-Michael: A little harmless flirtation. Both of us enjoyed it, but that's all it was.

Beth: (Scoffs) What? Is this because you're that in love with Ava?

Alan-Michael: She's the best thing that's happened to me in a long time. Don't you want something real again?

Beth: There are all kinds of real. We share something real: Our secret.

Alan-Michael: I'll see you at the party, Beth.

Beth: Oh, sure. Our secrets mean nothing.

Ashlee: They'll be here soon. I know they will. Lizzie, it's Ashlee. I was just calling for your E.T.A. Um, call me back. I just hope my mom doesn't get here first. She'll totally freak out.

Doris: Shouldn't you be at the party?

Lizzie: Shouldn't you?

Doris: Well, you're not even dressed yet.

Lizzie: It doesn't take me long to look beautiful.

Doris: Well, I think you better get started.

Lizzie: I need some alone time with my grandfather.

Doris: Well, that's funny, because I need some alone time with my husband.

Lizzie: (Scoffs) How can you say that and keep a straight face? Please tell me.

Doris: Because I'm married to him. You know, you should go. Alan doesn't need to hear us arguing.

Lizzie: Really? Because I think he would enjoy it.

Doris: Well, I don’t. I think he would want us to work together as a family.

Lizzie: As a family? You're his blackmailer, and if he were awake, I'm sure he would have found a way to have gotten rid of you by now.

Doris: You know, Lizzie, what's going on? I thought that we had made some headway here.

Lizzie: Did you really?

Doris: Yeah. You're helping out with Ashlee’s party, that was great. And I just thought that that meant...

Lizzie: Oh, what, that I liked you? Or... or that... that I enjoy you hovering over my grandfather like a buzzard.

Doris: It doesn't have to be this way.

Lizzie: No, it doesn’t. You can leave.

Doris: What did I do to you?

Lizzie: You come into my house and you dance on my baby's grave. You are celebrating while my grandfather is lying in a hospital.

Doris: Oh, Lizzie, Lizzie, Lizzie, move on, okay? Suck it up and move on.

Lizzie: Did you just tell me "suck it up"?

Doris: You know, what has led up to now is the past. Josh Lewis is going to prison for shooting Alan, and the rest of the Spaulding family has to move forward. And I am the future of Spaulding. So is Ashlee.

Lizzie: Yeah, well, we'll see about that.

Doris: You know, it's just all very complicated, and whenever I'm in a situation like this, I try to think to myself: What would Alan do?

Alexandra: Oh, good thinking. Follow in Alan’s footsteps, you, too, can end up with a bullet lodged near some vital organ. We should be so lucky.

Rick: Hey.

Beth: Whoa! Oh, Rick. I'm too young to have a heart attack.

Rick: I'm sorry. I just need to talk to you.

Beth: Okay, well, call me and let's set something up.

Rick: Beth, wait a second...

Beth: No, I really can’t...

Rick: It can't wait. I need to talk you.

Beth: I'm late for a party.

Rick: Mel and I are getting a divorce. We talked about it yesterday.

Beth: I'm sorry.

Rick: No, you're not. You've been encouraging me to do this for months now.

Beth: Yeah, but I never thought that you would do it.

Rick: We were growing apart, Beth. It was the right thing to do. You know that.

Beth: So what's next?

Rick: What's next? Just the rest of my life, and I want it to include you.

Beth: Rick...

Rick: Beth, I know this is fast, I know that it's sudden, but I know what I want, Beth, and I want you.

Beth: Rick, I am... I'm... I'm having Alan’s baby.

Rick: Alan is married to another woman, Beth, and he may never wake up.

Beth: But he may.

Rick: This baby is going to need a father, and I'm willing to raise that child as if it were my own. You know that.

Beth: That’s... that's amazing, Rick.

Rick: Beth, let's just give it a try. We can do this. We don't have to sneak around anymore. We don't have to lie to anybody. You and me, we laugh all the time. We can be happy.

Beth: It's not that easy.

Rick: Well, it can be. Beth, I know you. I know you. You don't need the Spaulding name or that Spaulding house. You don't need any of that. Alan was cruel to you. He was awful to you. I can offer you much more than Alan ever could. Whatever it is you need, whatever it is, I can give it to you.

Beth: Rick, do you really mean that?

Rick: Of course I do.

Ashlee: Hello? Is anybody there? Maybe there's a... a traffic jam or something. Maybe... maybe they... they hate me.

Beth: Wow, how lucky is this? Our old room, huh?

Rick: Oh, boy.

Beth: Well, come on. Ricky, where's all your enthusiasm from before, huh?

Rick: Ricky? Beth, why are we here?

Beth: What, you need a hands on demonstration? (Chuckles)

Rick: Ah, you know, it just seems like we're... we're moving awfully fast here. Um, just a few minutes ago, you were standing by Alan’s bedside, and you seemed content to be there.

Beth: I have to be realistic, and you are very convincing.

Rick: I see. So we just... we just jump in the sack. Is... is that what you want?

Beth: I can't think of a better place to start, can you? (Laughs)

Rick: (Laughs) I thought I moved fast. Wow! I thought you wanted to go to this... this party. What happened to that?

Beth: It can wait.

Rick: This just feels...

Beth: Safe, comfortable, real. Come on, you... you said it yourself. Rick? You do want me, right?

Rick: More than you know, Beth.

Beth: Okay, well, if we want a future together, then...

Rick: We do this?

Beth: More than once if we have to, because we want to. Rick, you are the man who is going to give me everything that I need.

Alexandra: Isn't tonight your daughter's birthday party?

Doris: Yes.

Alexandra: Good heavens, weren't you invited?

Lizzie: (Chuckles)

Doris: I'm checking on my husband.

Alexandra: Well, your husband seems to be in a coma. On the other hand, your daughter...

Doris: Oh, you know, Alexandra, do not begin to lecture me on familial responsibilities. I know how you treated Alan over the years.

Alexandra: You have no idea what my relationship with my brother is, and you never will.

Doris: What is it with you people? I am a Spaulding now. The least you could do is treat me with a little respect.

Lizzie: We do. Very little.

Doris: Why are you still here? You promised Ashlee...

Lizzie: You know, oh, I promised a lot of things.

Doris: Okay, now, what does that mean?

Lizzie: Nothing. Round two is all yours.

Alexandra: Hmm.

Doris: I hope you didn't have a hand in raising her.

Alexandra: You don't really want to go head to head with me, do you, Ms. Wolfe?

Doris: It's Mrs. Spaulding, and I've done it before. I sent you to prison.

Alexandra: And I haven't forgotten.

Doris: You can't intimidate me.

Alexandra: Yes, yes, well, I... I do have your rap. I mean, you were raised poor, never had much of anything, did you? Worked your way all the way through law school. Worked hard, found a job. (Laughs) And men were intimidated by you.

Doris: You don't know anything.

Alexandra: No, there's more. (Chuckles) With all that, you see, you never really got the respect you thought you deserved-- not from your bosses and certainly not from a man like Alan.

Doris: We better go. We're... we're going to be late.

Alexandra: Give Ashlee my regards.

Doris: You're not going?

Alexandra: I have more important matters to attend to.

Doris: Ashlee is a Spaulding now. What... what could be more important than going to her birthday party?

Alexandra: Well, I'm meeting with some senior members of the board and our attorneys. So while you're blowing out birthday candles, I'm going to be putting together a plan to keep you out of the company and get you out of the house. So you go along. Enjoy your party. Oh, come on. You didn't really think I was going to sit by and let you become Alan’s widow, did you? Dream on. Enjoy.

Ava: Oh, my God! You can walk? You're walking! Oh, my God! Am I hurting you?

Alan-Michael: No, it's okay. I won't break.

Ava: Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

Alan-Michael: Mm, that's nice.

Ava: Oh, do you need to sit down?

Alan-Michael: I'm fine, really.

Ava: When... when did this happen? When were you going to tell me?

Alan-Michael: Soon, just not this soon. It's taken me a while to get here, to build up the strength. But I was going to surprise you. But look at that, you beat me to it. You surprised me first.

Ava: Not as surprised as I am.

Alan-Michael: Of course, every step is still an adventure. My legs are nowhere, nowhere where they need to be. I may still need the chair for a little while longer, but I'm just going to have to see how it goes. But, yeah, I'm back on my feet and I feel great.

Ava: Wow.

Alan-Michael: What?

Ava: You lied to me.

Alan-Michael: No.

Ava: Were you ever paralyzed?

Alan-Michael: Ava...

Ava: Was this a big trick or something, to try to get me to move into this house with you?

Alan-Michael: Where is this coming from?

Ava: Where is this coming from? I'm seeing you for the first time. Did you throw yourself off that balcony to get sympathy from me?

Alan-Michael: Well, of course not. You know that.

Ava: No, I don't know anything.

Alan-Michael: Ava...

Ava: And your dad? No. All that sympathy, everything, was that... do you really care about anyone?

Alan-Michael: Yes, you!

Ava: I don't want to hear that right now.

Alan-Michael: Ava, please, listen to me.

Ava: You are a liar!

Alan-Michael: Ava!

Coop: The party's not here. It's over at Company.

Lizzie: Yeah, right.

Coop: Mm-hmm. So what are you doing here then? Shouldn't you be over there with your country club friends, not eating our cake that we made?

Lizzie: I will. I just... can I have a latte?

Coop: Is this what you're wearing?

Lizzie: Yeah, why? What's wrong with it?

Coop: What did you do?

Lizzie: Nothing.

Coop: Uh-huh. Ashlee said that you're taking care of the entire guest list. So I'm asking you, Lizzie, what did you do? Don't come over here dressed like this and then tell me you didn't do anything. I'm asking you, what is going on, Lizzie?

Lizzie: Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay. There's no party, okay?

Coop: What do you mean, there's no party? Where did this come from?

Lizzie: Ashlee. Ashlee and her social-climbing mother have showed nothing but disrespect to my family since the moment they barged into the mansion. Dancing on granddad's comatose body, on Sarah’s grave. Trust me, Coop, they are getting what they deserve.

Coop: I know you've lost a lot, Lizzie, okay? But taking it out on... on Ashlee, ruining her party? Please, that's low, even for you.

Lizzie: Okay. Well, that's life. And the sooner that Ashlee learns it, the better off she's going to be.

Coop: Wait a minute. This is her 18th birthday. Have you even seen her? Do you know how excited she really is? You're going to make her remember this day as the day that got ruined for her... you know what? I don't even want to have this conversation. Don't even answer that.

Lizzie: Okay. That's good. That's fine. Because I don't need you. I don't need anyone.

Coop: Good, Lizzie. Why don't you take a look around. There's no one even here. At this rate, you will never have anyone. Come here, sit down. I know that you have been through hell. And it doesn't matter what you may have done, what you did, you certainly did not deserve to lose Sarah. But Lizzie, that does not give you license to go around hurting people whenever and wherever you feel like it. I thought you'd turned a corner. You moved in with Reva and Jonathan, and you got away from Alan Spaulding so that you and the baby could be safe. And I actually had hope for you. But then you pull this. I mean, is this... is this who you want to be? Is this the kind of person that you really are?

Lizzie: I lost my baby. I lost everything that mattered, and no one cares.

Coop: That's not true. That is not true.

Lizzie: I have seen the way they look at me, Coop. They wish that it was me that was gone, instead of Tammy and Jonathan.

Coop: Then prove them wrong, for Sarah. Lizzie, do better.

Ava: Coop!

Coop: Ava. What's wrong?

Ava: You were right. About Alan-Michael. He lied to me. He tricked me to keep me close.

Coop: I don't know what to say here.

Ava: "I told you so"? He can walk. I think he's been faking it the entire time.

Coop: Is that a fact?

Ava: I don't know which is worse, him lying to me or me falling for it. I... I'm sorry. I was so wrong.

Coop: Yeah. Well, now you know.

Ava: Yeah. And I should have seen it months ago.

Coop: Well, you're not going to get an argument here.

Ava: I just wanted to believe him.

Coop: You did. So you gave up everything that we had just so you could be close to him.

Ava: I made a huge mistake. I made a huge mistake, and I want to take it back, okay? I just want to take it back. Will you please just forgive me? I'm sorry.

Coop: Ava... Ava, I already have. But I don't think you're quite done with Alan-Michael just yet.

Ava: Oh, I'm done with him. It's over. I'm finished with him. I'm finished.

Coop: Or, or, or there's another choice. I could go inside here and help someone out who's in trouble because I know that she does need me. Good luck. Hey, look, I am so sorry to interrupt. I just need to get some filters from the kitchen.

Ashlee: Um, the party never...

Coop: Well, looks like those jerks took off. Guess it's time to enjoy some of the cake, perhaps? Maybe have a real party?

Ashlee: Yeah, yeah. I was just cutting it, actually. Here.

Coop: Okay.

Ashlee: (Giggles) Moxie!

Alexandra: Ava? Ava, is Ashlee’s party over already?

Ava: I didn't make it to the party.

Alexandra: Pardon me, but have you been crying? Well, here you go.

Ava: Thanks.

Alexandra: You're welcome. Well, is there anything I can do? Where's Alan-Michael?

Ava: Alan-Michael lied to me, and I don't know if I will ever be able to forgive him for that.

Alexandra: Okay, I'm not even going to ask what he did, okay? But in my nephew's defense, you know, I do know that he's not poison. He is capable of love, you know. He's capable of deep... deep felt love. And I... I know because I've seen it before. And I have a feeling I'm seeing it again. But, well, you'll figure it out.

Ashlee: Promise not to tell anyone this? But when I was little and my mom was at school, we lived in a trailer.

Coop: There's nothing wrong with that, Ashlee.

Ashlee: Oh, no, I know, I know. It’s... it's my mom. Try telling that to Doris. She just wants us to fit in, and we just don’t. Well, as you can see from my rockin' party.

Coop: Stop. Don't even go there, okay? The Spaulding’s are not worth it. People like them are not even worth it. All they worry about is themselves and whatever crisis their family's going through at that time. I mean, do you really want to be a part of that? You shouldn’t. You know, you're better than that. You're better than they are.

Ashlee: You don't have to say that.

Coop: I'm not just saying that. I actually mean it.

Ashlee: You do?

Coop: Of course I do. Do me a favor. Close your... no, you know what? Don't even close your eyes. Just name me one thing that's real about the Spaulding’s. One thing, that's all I'm asking.

Ashlee: Hmm.

Coop: Hmm.

Ashlee: Well, Lizzie’s a real bitch. (Laughs)

Coop: Wow, okay! Did you hear that, Moxie?

Ashlee: Sorry, Moxie. (Laughs)

Coop: I wasn't expecting that, but, all right, we'll go with that. Well, I am glad that you can still laugh.

Ashlee: (Laughs) Well, yeah, you know what? This isn't the first time this has happened to me. So, I mean, you have to learn to laugh at yourself, otherwise you'll be crying all the time.

Coop: Yes. Yeah.

Ashlee: I know who I am, and I... I really like it. It's my mom who wishes I was something different.

Coop: Well, what does she know, right?

Ashlee: Not a hell of a lot.

Coop: Exactly.

Ashlee: (Laughs)

Coop: Then why listen to her? Like you said, I mean, you know exactly who you are, and the people you keep closest to you, your friends, they know who you are. And that's really all that matters. Plus, whenever you are not here, this place goes into revolt. Mrs. Popoff, Mr... Mr... you know, Mr... whatever his name is...

Ashlee: Oh, Crenshaw, the dirty old man?

Coop: Crenshaw! Yeah, him, the dirty old guy, yeah! I mean, he's always like, "Where's my coffee? Where's Ashlee?"

Ashlee: Well, he’s... he's scary. (Laughs)

Coop: He is a little scary, but that's not the point. The point is that when you walk in here, you just light up this entire place. Don't forget that. All right. Thanks. (Laughs)

Ashlee: Do you want some more cake? (Laughter)

Coop: I would love another piece.

Ashlee: (Laughs) I'm going to get myself another piece.

Coop: Okay. All right. (Indistinct conversation over laughter)

Beth: Come on, little swimmers, swim where you are supposed to go.

Rick: Did you say something?

Beth: Yeah. I said I thought that you were coming back. Where are you, anyhow?

Rick: I'm recuperating. Man, you were on fire tonight.

Beth: Well, what can I say? It's been a while.

Rick: Yeah, for you and me both.

Beth: I am so glad that we did this, and I am so glad that we are going to do this again.

Rick: Again?

Beth: (Laughs)

Rick: Shouldn't we give our friend a little time to rest?

Beth: Oh, I think that our friend has had enough time to rest.

Rick: You do? (Laughter)

Beth: Come on, tiger. (Laughter)

Ava: I should have given you a chance to explain. I want the truth, okay? Were you lying to me all along? Could you walk after the accident?

Alan-Michael: No, I couldn’t.

Ava: All those weeks of physical therapy, was that real? Or was that just some game to pull me into your life?

Alan-Michael: What would be the point?

Ava: To get me away from Coop? To make me feel sorry for you?

Alan-Michael: Is that why you're here, because you feel sorry for me?

Ava: No, I'm not here because I... just answer the question! Okay, I want to know what I'm dealing with. What kind of man are you?

Alan-Michael: Flawed, just like everyone else. But my feelings for you have always been genuine. I don't want to trick you into being with me. I'd only end up losing you. But when I thought that maybe we could end up together, it pushed me to get better, to walk for you. I... I wanted to surprise you tonight after the party, but you beat me to it. Please believe me. I wasn't lying to trick you. I wanted to be whole for you, to be the man you deserve. Now, if I've botched that, I have no one to blame but myself.

Doris: Ashlee, where are you? Listen, I'm running a little late. I just want to know how the party's going. I hope that you're not blowing bubbles through your straw to the tune of the national anthem like you did last year. Yeah, just call me. Oh, there you are.

Alexandra: Well, for heaven sakes, don't tell me you actually stood up your own daughter in order to follow me here.

Doris: Never mind about that. Is your meeting over?

Alexandra: Yes, it is. Yes, it is. It went gloriously, thank you very much. Well, you'll be hearing about it.

Doris: Alexandra, you will be sorry you did this.

Alexandra: Somehow I doubt that.

Ashlee: Thanks for crashing my party.

Coop: Thank you for letting me crash your party. It's a pretty good cake, too, wasn't it?

Ashlee: It's really good. Yeah, it's the best. You can go when you want.

Coop: Thanks, but I think I'll stick around for a little bit, if you don't mind.

Ashlee: You know, Ava... Ava was a real idiot for leaving you for Alan-Michael.

Coop: Yeah? Yeah, I think she's starting to get that.

Ashlee: Well, good. I hope it's nice and painful for her.

Coop: (Laughs) Oh, that's really nice, Ashlee. Wow.

Ashlee: Hey, hey, it's my birthday. I can be as catty as I want.

Coop: Fine. Hey, with that fork in your hand, I'm not going to argue. Be as catty as you want to be.

Ashlee: (Laughs)

Coop: My goodness!

Ashlee: No. Life is just too short.

Coop: Hmm. You really are the real deal, aren't you?

Ashlee: Well, I don't know. I don’t... I don't see the point to being all miserable and, like, mopey, you know? You could, like, laugh and have fun and enjoy yourself and... and...

Coop: And what?

Ashlee: And dance. I want to dance.

Coop: Dance? You want to dance?

Ashlee: Yes! (Laughs)

Coop: Okay! We've got the entire floor. Go ahead, knock yourself out.

Ashlee: No, I'm not dancing by myself.

Coop: Oh, no, no, no, no. There’s... you... there's cds and punch and...

Ashlee: (Making clucking noises)

Coop: That's not fair. That's not... all right, fine. Okay, all right, fine. Come on, come on. But I'm warning you...

Ashlee: (Laughs) Bust a move, come on!

Coop: ...I've got two left feet. So if you can deal with that...

Ashlee: Okay, good. I've got two right. We can...

Coop: Okay.

Ashlee: ...We'll go around in circles.

Coop: I think I saw this once in a movie.

Ashlee: (Laughs)

Coop: Like that, like this, around like that.

Ashlee: Oh, don't hurt yourself. (Laughs)

Coop: I'm trying. Spin move like this.

Ashlee: I like that. I like that.

Coop: I saw that once in a movie.

Ashlee: Very Fred Astaire. (Laughs)

Coop: Thank you very much. Appreciate it.

Ashlee: I know one thing's for sure, though.

Coop: What? What is that?

Ashlee: All those snotty losers that were supposed to come tonight, none of them is having as good of a time as I am right now. (Laughs) I dip.

Coop: There we go. Happy birthday to you.

Ashlee: Thanks. (Laughs)

Alan-Michael: Say something. You know, I'm really tired. I think you should just go to the party without me. We can... we can talk later.

Ava: No. I don't want... I don't want to go to the party without you. It's taken me a very long time to believe in you. I'm not going to toss it away.

Beth: We belong together, Alan, and we will be. I've made sure of it. I know that you will understand why I had to do what I did. You'll thank me for it someday. I was just thinking of my family first, and that... that's what you always say, isn't it? Family comes first. You rest now. And when you come back to us, everything is going to be different. It's going to be right again. You'll see.

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