"Claire, we're finalizing our wedding plans." " You want me to go alone?" " There's just minor details left." " A few minor details?" " The reservation's at The Plaza." "Just follow the schedule I've laid out." "Answer yes or no." "Gold or silver?" "Jazz or Big Band?" "And you're done." " Why can't we do this next weekend?" " Charlie, please." "I owe you big time." "Uh-huh." "Yes, you will." "Thanks." "Once you start to write your book, it'll be great." "At the rate I'm going, it'll be a great pamphlet." "I have to pack." "Hi." "I'm checking in." "Charlie Hudson." "What about this?" "I have you in room 41 7 with a park view." " Great." " Front." "Thank you." "Sorry." "I have a reservation for Penn-- Anna Penn." "Clerk #2:" "Welcome to The Plaza Hotel, Ms. Penn." "I've got your room right here." "Please take Ms. Penn to room 51 7." " Great." "Thank you." " Enjoy your stay." "Right this way." "Right this way, sir." " Sir, this is your floor." " Enjoy your stay." "Thank you." "You too." "Thanks." " Thank you, Mr. Hudson." " It's Charlie." " Thanks, Charlie." " You're welcome." " Bellhop #1 :" "Beautiful, isn't it?" " Yes, it is beautiful." "You know the steps there by the fountain?" "They kind of remind me of those famous steps in Rome." "The Spanish Steps." " You've been to Europe?" " No," " but I've always wanted to go." " Well, this weekend, take a walk in the park, have a glass of wine by the fountain, and you'll feel like you're in Europe." "Thank you." "I might just do that." " Here you go." " Thank you very much." " Enjoy your stay." " Thank you." "( phone rings )" " Yeah?" " Henry?" "Hey, Charlie." "You guys made it okay?" " Yeah, but it's just me." " Where's the general?" " She went to London." " Drug smuggling?" " No, publishing." " That's too bad." " Could have locked her up for a while." " Very funny." "You want to meet me for dinner?" "Oak Room, 8:30." "The Oak Room?" "I hope you brought steak money." "I've got steak money." "Actually, I've got Claire's credit card." "I'll be there." "I'll see you at 8:30." "All right." "Bye." " Can I get you something?" " Yeah." "Rolling Rock." "Rolling Rock." "Coming right up." " Good to see you." " Hey." "Charlie:" "It's good to see you too." " You're looking good." " All you got to do is smoke, drink, eat everything the doctor says will kill you, and you can look this good too." " What will you be having?" " I'll have what he's having" " and a bourbon chaser." " Good you let up on the hard stuff." "This is my first drink since I got out of the cab." " So what are we drinking to?" " To you getting married and not me." "Both:" "Cheers." " You gave me an empty glass." " Sorry." "It won't happen again." "Let me tell you something." "I may not like Claire, but I do believe in marriage." " You do?" " Absolutely." "And if I meet a girl who drinks bourbon and shaves," " I'll marry her in a minute." " I recall seeing you" " with women who needed a shave." " Yeah, but they didn't drink." " So, did you go last week?" " Yep." "I'm proud of you." "How did it go?" "Great." "I stood up, said, ""Hello, my name's Henry." "I'm an alcoholic,""" "told my story and then I sat down." "What was it like?" "The story I told was more interesting than my life." " No, you didn't." " Couldn't resist." "They ate it up." " Then what happened?" " Nothing." " We all went out for a drink." " You're the devil." "I know." "Man, look at this beauty." "Hi." "Hi." "Table for one, please." "Yes, thank you." " What's that about?" " We took the elevator up together." "That's it?" "That's the big juice?" "What do you want me to say?" "Okay, she's a spy and we're both planning on making love" " before the CIA assassinates us." " Works for me." "Gentlemen, your table is ready." "Thank you." "Can I get you gentlemen anything to start?" " Just keep this stuff coming." " Very good." " And for the other gentleman?" " He'll have the blonde." "I'm afraid I can only offer you dishes from the kitchen." "Funny guy." "I'll just have another beer, please." "We'll split a shrimp cocktail." "He's buying." "Maitre d':" "Very good." "If I were lucky, she'd really turn out to be a spy and you'd get shot while making love to her," " and then I'd write the story." " You?" "Yeah, I could wrote that romantic thriller crap" " just as good as the next guy." " Look, forget about her," "I'll shoot myself and you can write my tragic biography." "You think it'd sell?" "Okay." "Okay, let's see here." "Shrimp cocktail... porterhouse, cheesecake." "I'm already breaking 1 00." " Here's your key." "Enjoy your stay." " Thank you." "Sorry I can't help you out tomorrow, pal." "I understand." "Someone has to protect us civilians." " I miss having you out there." " That was another life." "You were the best out there." "We both know what happened that day." "You risked your life, you did your job." "That's what happened." "Okay, I'll drop it." "If I'm not drinking, I'm talking." "Good night, partner." "We're still on for Cha Cha's on Sunday?" " Yeah." "Cha Cha's." "Sunday." " All right." "Good." "Hey, Charlie." "I'll keep a warm cup of coffee and an extra doughnut for you." "Just in case." "Can you hold that, please?" " Thank you." " Hi." "Ummm... you need to take your finger off the button." " ( chuckles )" " Sorry." "Do you mind pressing five?" "Thank you." " So, did you have a nice dinner?" " Yeah, it was great." " Thanks." "How was yours?" " Great." "I recommend the Washington salmon." "I'll remember that." "Washington's our 20th largest state." "Really?" "Average rainfall of 32 inches." "Ranked 23rd in suicides." "Most people think it's the rain." " But it's not." " Oh." "Okay, well... good night." "Good night." "( water trickling )" "This is great." " ( phone rings )" " Front desk." "This is Julia." "How can I help you, Mr. Hudson?" "Can you tell me what's above my room?" "Above?" "That would be room 51 7." "Why?" "There's a leak coming from up there." "Send someone" " or I'll need a rowboat." " Immediately." " Is this your room?" " No, I'm in the room below." "I've been banging on the door here." "Hi." "I'm so sorry." "I fell asleep in the tub." " The water's all over the place." " Well, that's all right." " It's happened before." " Really?" "Excuse me." "So" "Are you on this floor now?" "No, actually, I'm right below you." "Oh no." "Did the water come down in your room?" "It was just a trickle." "I was a little concerned, so I called the front desk." "I'm so embarrassed." "I never sleep in tubs." "I was listening to Sinatra and just dozed off." " You like Sinatra?" " I love Frank." "Yeah, me too." "I have a bunch of his albums." "He has 21 gold, two platinum and one multi-platinum." " Really?" " Yeah." " You really do love Frank." " Yeah." "Okay, we're cleaning up the water." " I've set up a heater in there." " Thank you so much." "No problem." "My pleasure." "Well, let's go down and check out your room." "Yeah." "Okay." "Well, good night." " I'm Charlie." " Anna." " Good night, Anna." " Good night." "Thank you." " Mr. Hudson?" " Charlie." "I'm Madelaine." " Charlie?" " Anna." "Well." "Ain't this something?" "Did you two date in high school?" "No..." "I flooded his room last night." " Really?" " Did the heaters work?" "I felt like a piece of toast by this morning." " Did the bed dry?" " Yeah." "I sort of slept sideways." "So you're... getting married?" " I am." "And you are too." " Yeah." "You two want to look at towels or go right to bed linens?" "Anna:" "Towels sound like a good place to start." " Do you prefer to register alone?" " No, no." "Towels are great." "You can never have enough towels." "So?" "You like?" "Good." "What color?" " I'll like white." " Charlie, what about you?" "Actually, I'm kind of partial to white too." "Really?" "Why doesn't that surprise me?" "My mother always said that... white was the easiest to keep clean because it was the easiest to see getting dirty." "Cute." "You remember laundry anecdotes." "Now, for your first year of marriage, you'll be spending a lot of time in the bedroom." "So, you want your sheets to feel great and look like they are begging you to be made love on." "So where do you spend your time after the first year?" "Your lawyer's office." "Look, when it's all said and done, marriage is the one institution that has lasted since the beginning of time." "Well, marriage and prostitution." "I'm sure that's just an ironic coincidence." "So..." "I recommend the Egyptian cotton." "Did you know the United States produces one fifth of all the cotton grown in the world?" "No." "No, I didn't." "In the china section, we contemplate." "In the houseware section, we just list the most expensive one when we can't decide, okay?" " Okay." " Makes sense." "5 7% of the couples that come in here, that I register, end up lasting." "Pretty good, huh?" "Now, there are over 60 different designs that you can select from." "Take a minute and look." "I'll go take a powder." "The coffee." "I'll be back in a few minutes." "I never knew there were so many designs." "I have my grandmother's silver." "Oh, so it's just me who has to decide." "Oh, no." "My fiancee doesn't like it." "Why?" "Because it's old..." "and she likes new." "I think some things get better with time." "When I was a kid, every Sunday night, we had this family dinner." "What I really loved was watching my grandmother take every little piece and polish it, and clean it and then put it back in a wooden box she kept everything in." "It's not my place to say, but I'd say you have no need for new silverware." "Yeah, I guess not." "Whew!" "I'd never make it as a pioneer." " How are we doing?" " Well... actually, it's all a little overwhelming." " Yes, very." " ( chuckles )" "Hey... nobody said this was going to be fun." "I think maybe Anna and I could use a lunch break." "Definitely." "A lunch break would be great." "Lunch!" "Absolutely!" "I'd love to join you two... unfortunately, I'm on strict Jenny Craig, so I brown-bagged it." "So what do you say we meet..." " in one hour?" "Is that good?" " Great." "We'll see you in an hour." "See you then." "So, who are you marrying, Charlie?" "Claire Parker." " November 22nd." " A week after me." "You'll have to call me and tell me what married life's like." " Okay." "Deal." " Who are you marrying?" "I'm marrying David Allen." "He's an advertising executive." "Executive?" "So, where is David on this most auspicious occasion?" "He got stuck in Paris closing a deal on a new client." "An airline." "How about Claire?" "She's in London..." " with Edward Rogers." " The writer?" "Yeah." "She's an editor." "She must be good." "He's such a great writer." "She's very good at what she does." "What about you?" "What do you do?" " I'm a writer." " Great." "What name do you write under?" " Charlie Hudson." " That's a great name." "When I write a book, I'll put in on the cover." " Are writing a book now?" " Yeah." "What is it about?" "How long is it?" "Well, I'm on page six, and right now it's about six pages long." "So you just got started." "No, I've actually been writing it for six months." " Sorry." " Nice." "Very nice." " I'm sorry." " I have friends who laugh at me." "I don't need to reach out to strangers for this." " I always thought I'd get married here." " What changed your mind?" "David." "He thinks it's for tourists," " but I think it's romantic." " Yeah, it is." "How would you like to be the guy who changes the bulbs?" " Must be thousands of them." " Actually 500,000." "Please, don't tell me you counted them all." "No, silly." "I read that." "Who do you think I am, Rain Man?" "( Anna chuckles )" "I hope you'll think of me on your next wedding." " Excuse me?" " Just joking." "A little bridal registry humor." "Oh, thank you, Gail." "If you need anything else, just call me." "I'll be here, waiting for Mr. Right to walk through the door." "Looks like we got rain." "Did you know Central Park recorded 1 20.7 rain days last year?" "No, I didn't." "Now you do." "Umm... have a great wedding." "Thank you." "You too." " Thanks." " Good luck with your book." "I'm so sorry about laughing." "It's okay." "You have a nice laugh." "I've always thought my teeth showed too much." " You have nice teeth." " 34." " That's two more than average." " That's a plus." "Well..." " I'd better go." "So..." " Yeah, me too." " Bye." " Bye." "Anna:" "Okay." "Rickie Valentino at your service." " Charlie Hudson." " Hudson?" " You don't remember me?" " No." "I'm sorry, I don't." "You arrested me in the Gershwin robbery." " The jewelry store on Waverly?" " That's the one." "That was a pretty impressive attempt." " You almost pulled it off." " Thank you." " So, how did you get this job?" " It's my cousin's shop." " I'm watching it while he's away." " When is he coming back?" " Eight to 1 0 years." " Ah." "So, what can I do for you?" "I'm looking for some wedding gifts for groomsmen." "Who's the sucker who's getting married?" " Me." " Oh." " Congratulations." " Thanks." " So, what do you suggest?" " I suggest you don't get married." "But if your mind is set, get them these gold-plated cuff links." " Gold plated?" " Believe me, no one can tell they ain't real gold." " They said ""gold plated"" on the back." " I got an engraving gun." " I'll rub out the word ""plated.""" " You have anything else?" "Pens." "Everybody loves a pen." "I could cut you a real good deal with these pens." " Charlie:" "Not bad." "How much?" " For you?" " 1 0 bucks." " That's all?" " Do they work?" " I guarantee them, and if I ain't around, remember they're just 1 0 bucks." "Besides, once this wedding's over," " you won't see these guys anymore." " What makes you say that?" "All I know is every guy I know who got married ended up never finding the time to do the stuff he liked to do before he got married." " Like what?" " I don't know." "Stuff-- playing poker, shooting pool, going to the track, picking up broads." " You know, stuff." " Can you wrap the pens?" "Absolutely." "I can wrap them up in a few hours." "No." " Hello." " Hi." " May I help you?" " Sure." "I'm looking for a maid of honor gift." " Who's getting married?" " I am." " Is it your first?" " Yes." "How nice." "Let me see..." "Perhaps that display case over there." "No, no." "No." "First marriage..." "How close are you to her?" "Tracey" " I've known her my whole life." " When we were little" " So, a long time." "A long time." "How about these beautiful earrings?" "Anna:" "Those are beautiful." " How much are those?" " $4,000." "It's a bit steep." "I see." "Perhaps a key chain." " Anna:" "Wow, that's beautiful." " Salesperson:" "Nice choice." "Mmm..." "Tracey would love that." "$1 ,700." "I'll take it." "Fine." "Francesca?" "This will need to be wrapped up." "Run the card." "So how did you hook him?" "Pardon the expression." " We met at an auction." " Ah." "How much did he go for?" "It was an art auction." "Of course." " Grazie." " Prego." "Well, here you go." "Thank you for shopping at Bulgari and good luck." "Good luck to you too." "Hey!" "How did it go today?" " I'm starting to contemplate eloping." " Oh no, that bad?" "The prerequisite for anyone in the wedding business is to hate the concept of marriage." "I have to take a rain check on dinner." " I had a little technical malfunction." " What happened?" "Mrs. Goldberg came in for her usual color today." "And Chico unplugged the timer." "So I'm sitting there for the next hour and a half," " wondering about the buzzer." " What happened to Mrs. Goldberg?" "She won't need her roots done for about 1 0 years." "She's got frosted brain cells." " Oh my God!" " Tracey:" "No, Mrs. Chavez." "It's okay." "Trust me." "Mirame." "Esta bien." """No problemo.""" "So these guys were real jerks?" " Huh?" " Yeah." " Everyone except for Charlie." " Excuse me?" "Who's Charlie?" "He's getting married too, so we shopped together." "Really?" "And what does Charlie look like?" "Well, he's kind of cute." " Cute means hot." " Cute means cute." "He's a nice person." " At least he seems to be." " And so?" "And so what?" "We went shopping together." "What do you think happened?" "Don't answer that." "Girl, you are getting married." "He's getting married." "What's the danger?" "Have a little fun on the 1 1 th hour." " You are so bad." " What?" " I've got to go." " Hey!" " Are we still on for tomorrow?" " Yeah, we're still on." "Mr. Hudson!" "I have a fax for you, sir." " Thank you." " You're welcome." "Claire's voice: ""Charlie, I hope the arrangements are going well.""" "Sorry I missed your call." "Edward Rogers has been--""" " Hi!" " Hi!" "How did you make out with the rest of your day?" "Oh..." "I'm exhausted." "I'll go up and get some dinner..." " take a hot bath and hit the hay." " A bath?" "I promise I won't play Frank this time." "Yeah." " Good night." " Good" " Anna?" "I was just wondering... since we both have to eat, if maybe... you wanted to join me for dinner?" "I mean, here." " In the hotel." " Uh..." "I think I'll get something sent up..." " actually." " Oh sure." " Maybe some other time." " Thanks, Charlie." " Good night." " Good night." "Recording:" "You have one new message." "Hi, Anna." "It's David." "I guess you're at dinner." "Everything's going well in Paris." "It's really late." "I'm gonna get some sleep." "I hope to be home by Monday." "And I hope the wedding plans are going well." "Good night." "Oh, and I love you." "Oh." "And I love you too." " Is the invitation still open?" " Yeah, please." "Sit down." " Enjoy your meal." " Both:" "Thank you." "What made you change your mind?" "I figured the bath idea was too risky, so..." "Thank you." "Wow." "It's beautiful." "Yes, it is beautiful." " Can I pour you some wine?" " Yeah." "Please." "A toast to our weddings." "And to your book, Charlie." " To my book, if I ever finish it." " All right." "Cheers." " Good?" " Very good." "So, Charlie... how did you know Claire was the one?" "I've known Claire for five years." "When we first met, I was just entering the Academy." "And she had this energy, this ambition, and it was infectious." "Sometimes I feel that with David." "He's also very ambitious." "He thrives on the challenge of getting a new client." "For me, it's just-- for me, it's always the joy I receive from my students." " You're a teacher?" " I teach fourth grade." "What?" "That explains why you've been filling me in on these statistics." " Have I been doing that a lot?" " Yes!" "When you're around kids all the time, they ask every question imaginable." "After a while, you know more than necessary." "David doesn't always understand how important it is to me." "I guess, compared to his career, it must seem trivial." "He gets an airline... and I teach kids how many cows are left after you subtract the sheep." "I always thought it was unfair that the sheep were always being subtracted." " It's not easy being a sheep." " Apparently." "And the two trains that leave the station in opposite directions?" "They arrive at their destinations at the same time." "You're saying this is all designed to torment nine year olds." "It's a plot." "Come on now, just one little kiss right there on the cheek." "I've been asking all night over here." "Come on, you're breaking my heart." "Good night, Miss Right." "You're batting 1 .000 tonight, huh, Henry?" " I was born 1 00 years too late." " 500 years too late." "Whenever it was when men ruled and women listened." "Bartender:" "I don't believe there was ever a time like that." "Henry:" "You're a good friend, Barney." "Go away." "Hello, there." "And what can I get you, miss?" " Drunk." " Okay." "What's your poison?" " Bourbon." " Bourbon." "Put that on my tab, Barney." "Thank you." "You're welcome." " Do you mind?" " You earned it." "Not yet, but I'm working on it." "I gotta warn you, I'm way past the wooing stage." "Wooing?" "Who said anything about wooing?" "I was thinking more about sweeping you off your feet." "I'm already off my feet." "See how good I am?" "Yeah." "Anna:" "Just some strawberries, please." "Strawberries?" "I thought you said we'd go for it." "All right." "I'll walk on the wild side." "Slip a little cheesecake under those strawberries." "Now you're talking." "Waiter:" "Cheesecake it is." "Good choice." "And then there's the fruit tart." "I don't know." "Oh." " Enjoy." " Thank you." " Mmmm..." " Good?" " Better than sex." " Really?" "I can't believe I just said that." "Probably having sex with the wrong guy." "The cheesecake's good, but..." " Charlie!" " You started it." "Behave yourself." "Mmmm..." "Henry." "What do you do that affords you the luxury of fine bourbon?" "What I do doesn't afford fine bourbon." " How do you pay your tab?" " I don't." "And how do you get away with that?" " I'm a cop." " They let cops drink for free?" "They don't." "But I'm a good luck charm around here." "I've been coming here for 1 0 years, and in 1 0 years, they've only been robbed five times." "And for that, they let you drink for free?" "It was the only five nights I wasn't drinking here." "So, Charlie, you quit being a cop so you could write?" "No, I left for another reason." "But I wanted to write." "What was the other reason?" "I started out in the robbery division." "But my last few years on the force, I was a negotiator." "A negotiator?" "I spent a lot of time on ledges... talking people in." "One night..." "Henry and I took a jumper call." "She was just a kid." "I talked to her all night, but... she wanted out." " I'm sure you did all you could." " No." "All I could would have brought her in." "The review board was satisfied that I did it right, but I wasn't." "So I left." "I thought maybe writing about it would" "I'd figure things out." "They say that if you write about events in your life that you can't control... it helps to make them bearable." "I hope it does, Charlie." "Yeah, me too." "So now, I'm her maid of honor, right?" "But now matter how hard I try," "I can't be happy for her." "That's something else we got in common besides the bourbon, because my friend's getting married too and I don't like his choice." " So what do we do?" " I don't know what you can do, but I can shoot her." "I had a great time tonight." "Yeah, me too." "It's been a long time since I had dinner with a man other than David." "That's why I turned you down at first." "It felt weird." "I didn't know if it was right." "I understand." "And now?" "Did it feel right?" "Yeah." "Yeah, it felt right." "It's getting kind of late." "We should go." " Yeah." " Yeah." "What's on your agenda for tomorrow?" "I'm listening to bands." "We still haven't picked our band yet, actually." "You're welcome to come and listen to them with me and see if there's any you like." "Okay." "I promised my friend Ritchie that I'd give his cousin a chance." "Sounds like fun." "( slow music plays on juke-box )" "Well, Henry... we're at that weird hour." "Yep." "I'm weird." "So, uh..." "where are we going?" "I should get some sleep." "You don't really think we should go home together, do you?" "I don't know." "Do I?" "No." "'Cause you know that I'm a lady." "And you're a lamb." "Right?" "I'm a lamb." "That's right." "You're a lamb." "Now, walk me home." "Okay." "This city ain't safe at night." "It is now." "It'sbeenso long" "Solong" "I" "Iforgotwhatloveis" "Yeah" "Yeah" "It'sbeenso long" "Iforgotwhatloveis" "WhenI slipaway... ( heavy beat music plays )" "Hey, how's it going?" "I'm Bobby Love." "I'm Charlie, Ritchie's friend." " This is Anna." " Yeah, yeah." "Ritchie's friend." " So where's the kid?" " Kid?" " The bar mitzvah boy." " There must be a misunderstanding." " It's for a wedding." " Don't worry about it." "They play the same music at weddings." "So... this must be the lucky lady." "Nice." "Actually, we're just friends." "She's getting married too, so I thought she could listen in." "No problem." "You guys pick the same band," " I'll give you a discount." " Actually..." " I'm just helping him today." " Nonsense, look, you come back to the Love Lounge." "I'll hook you up real good." "Come on." "All right, let's get started with the best of Bobby Love's Love Lounge collection." " These guys are good." " They've got stage presence." "She's got a good eye for music." "That's real polyester." "That's okay." "Do you have any other bands?" "Absolutely." "You'llbeapartofme ..." "Bobby:" "This guy's a good deal." "He used to be a dentist." "Look at those teeth." "Puts his patients out without anesthesia." "You have anybody who plays the popular hits?" " This was popular." " What he's trying to say is," " something more ""Top 40.""" " In 1 940, this was Top 40." " Let me fast forward." " ( amateur alternative rock )" "( R B music plays )" "Youstolemy dog" "Drivingmecrazy,crazy,crazy" "( amateur polka music )" "Do it." "Bobby:" "There she is." "Brenda and Bodacious Toddpack." " She's lovely." " Don't encourage him." "Bobby:" "And here's another way to go." "These guys never took a lesson." "They picked it up on their own." "Wow." "They're good." "I'll give you a copy of their 8-track." "Tell Ritchie I took good care of you." "Don't worry, I'll take good care of Ritchie." "Next time I see Ritchie, I'll shoot him." "It could have been worse." "He could have recommended the caterer." "Claire would love that." "I can see her Southampton socialites eating hot dogs and ice cream bars." "Hey, I like hot dogs and ice cream bars." "Ritchie will take good care of you then." "Sorry, didn't mean to waste your morning." "You didn't." "It was fun." "Besides, I missed out on that whole disco scene." "I didn't." "To this day, the sight of polyester sends me into a seizure." "I'll let you know if I see any coming our way." "By the time you spot polyester, it's too late." "Help the homeless." "Street News." "Street News?" "Help the homeless." "Street News." "Help the homeless." " Mickey?" " Charlie." " What the hell are you doing?" " Cynthia cleaned me out." "She called the IRS on me, and that was that." "So..." " what's new with you?" " I'm getting married." "( laughing )" "That was something." "( Mickey continues laughing )" "I have to stop in this church for a minute." " Wanna come with me?" " Are you going to confess?" "Father Fitzpatrick is my priest." "He's performing the ceremony." "I just want to say hello." "Sure." "Okay." "Charlie." "It's so good to see you." "I was so glad to get the message that you might be coming by." "It's been way too long." "I've known him since he was just a little lad." "He would sneak into the girls' locker room through the air vent, and take photographs." "( priest laughs )" "Sit, sit." "Oh, look at the two of you." "Such a beautiful couple." "Now, let me just check on the date." "November 22nd, right?" " Yes, Father, but" " Yes, the 22nd." "I haven't been performing as many ceremonies as I used to." "Everybody lives with each other first these days, and then they decide not to get married." "Let me explain." "We're not getting married." "Now, everyone gets the jitters." "You don't understand." "We're practically strangers." "We're all strangers at first, Charles." "It takes a lifetime to really get to know someone." "That's the beauty of marriage." "Each day you discover another reason why you chose the one you love." "Charlie, may I?" "Father, we're marrying other people." "You've fallen for others?" "During your engagement?" "Let me tell you a little story." "A man walked for miles in the desert, having lost his way-- no, that's the one for adultery." "Have you two slept together?" "No, Father." "So, that one won't apply." "Father, this is Anna." "We met by chance this weekend." "Claire is my fiancee." "Really?" "Oh." "I apologize for the sermon." "You two seemed like a couple to me," " so I assumed..." " No, Anna and I are just friends." "Friends?" "I usually have much better instincts." "Father, we don't want to keep you." "I just wanted to see you." "It means a lot you'll be performing the ceremony." "I wouldn't miss it." "It was a pleasure meeting you, Anna." "We have three masses a day." "Come visit us." "Thank you." "I will." "Confession's at 7:30, Charles." "But come early." "There's quite a line." "Thank you, Father." "Father:" "You know... time... is something... that nobody seems to want to take anymore." "The heart that loves withstands the test of time." "It has the strength to wait because it has no fear of time." "It knows only that it loves and that it will do so forever." "You two, take the time to enjoy." "I'll see you on the 22nd." "Thank you, Father." "I've got to go." "Yeah, me too." "I'll see you later." "See you later, Anna." "I don't like it when you call my fiance a nut." "Darling, the man comes to my house for dinner," "I come back from the bathroom, he's vacuuming the living-room." "He's anal retentive, not nuts." "I don't know what the technical terms are, but by me, I know there's something wrong." "He's getting better." "People are not perfect." "Darling, you are about to make the biggest commitment of your life." "I don't want you to make the biggest mistake of your life." " David loves me." " Let me ask you something." "When is the last time he sent you flowers or bought you a Hallmark?" " He does other things instead." " I forgot." "He dusts." "Cute." "Listen, whatever problems he has now" " will only escalate later." " What makes you say that?" "When I met your father-- God rest his soul-- he had this little habit of scratching his head." "It was no big deal." "He just did it when he got nervous." "We come home from the honeymoon, and you don't want to know what areas it spread to." "Mother, please." "When you were a little girl, you used to say that someday, a knight on a white horse would sweep you away." "And I used to tell you, settle for a guy in a white Cadillac." "I was wrong." "Don't settle." "Mom... you'll have to trust that I know what will make me happy." "Whatever you do, I'll be there for you." " Thanks, Mom." " Even if it tears my heart out." " Henry:" "Look who's here." " Hey, ""Chalu.""" "Cha Cha." "Long time." "What, you forget about your old friend Cha Cha?" "Never." "It's good to see you." "Sit down." "I'll get you and this bum some of Mama's tiramisu." " There he is, right on time." " I'm sorry." "I've had six double espressos, so don't let it throw you if I drop down and do 1 ,1 00 pushups." "I went to see Ritchie's cousin this morning." " Bobby Love." " That maniac?" " So you know what it was like?" " Enough said." " If it hadn't been for Anna..." " Anna?" "Who's Anna?" "The spy." "Remember?" "The one from the restaurant?" " You dog!" " No, it's not like that." "She's getting married too, and we met at Bergdorf's." "What?" "You meet a beautiful woman, you spend the weekend with her;" "I'm out hunting every night, I sleep with my cat." "Look who's coming." " Behave yourself." " Hello, darlings." "I am so sorry I'm late." "Anna, darling, you look great." " Thank you." " Good to see you too, Judith." " Have I missed any girl talk?" " No, Mrs. Allen." "Call me Mom." "If that's okay with you, Judith." "Of course." "You can even pay for the wedding." "Oh my God." "That is hysterical." " May I take your order?" " Why don't you go first?" "Oh, thank you, dear." "I would like the vegetarian salad, the vegetarian dressing, and the vegetarian soup." "With a glass of carrot juice." " And for you?" " I'll have a hamburger... rare, and a scotch." " Waitress:" "And what would you like?" " Just some Pellegrino." " You're not eating?" " Not hungry." "There we are." "You can't be too careful." "I'll run to the little girls' room." "I'll be right back... daughter." "( chuckles )" "What are you doing?" " What are you doing?" " Infecting her." " So, what is she like?" " She's-- she's fun." "She's easy to talk to, she's smart." "She's a teacher." " What grade?" " Fourth." " Ask her about the two trains." " I did!" " They arrive at the same time." " I knew it!" "Let me ask you something." "Do you believe in love at first sight?" " You mean, the Cupid theory." " Cupid theory?" "That's the name." "Let me ask you something." "Why do you think Cupid uses an arrow?" "Not a feather, or a cotton ball, or the back of a soft slipper, but an arrow?" "I don't know." "It's metaphoric." "An arrow gets your attention, makes you feel." "No, it's because an arrow blinds you or kills you." " So you don't believe in it?" " I do believe in it." "I think you find love, and then the arrow blinds you." "Then you spend the rest of your life hoping to see again." "I understand why women tend to avoid you." "Men tend to avoid me too." "You won't make me wear this, will you?" "It looked better on the mannequin." "Have her wear it down the aisle!" "Just try the cream one." "Thanks." "So you just met this guy and you think you're in love?" "He's not like any other guy I've ever met before." " 'Cause he's never done time?" " You're so funny!" "Let me ask you something." " You believe in love at first sight?" " I don't know." "I just wonder how many last... really turn out to be true love." "Every time I thought I'd found it, it turned into mush." " How many times was that?" " I don't know, 1 0 or 1 1 ." "You're selective." "So you don't think there's only one person in the world for you?" "I think there's two." "The first one takes all your money when she leaves you." "Then you meet the second one, and since you've got no money, she just rips your heart out and leaves you." "So there's probably two out there." "You're a real happy guy." "Show me a happy guy, I'll show you a guy on Prozac." "Where do you get all this hostility from?" "Talk radio." "What's with all the Cupid questions?" "Nothing." "Just..." "something to talk about." "Uh-huh." " You can't ignore this." " Ignore what?" "Listen, this is important." " So is this." " You really like this guy." " I can see it in your eyes." " In nine months," "I'm marrying David Allen, whom I love and adore." "Whom you respect and appreciate." "You don't love him." " How can you say that?" " Listen, kid," "I've known you all my life." "I couldn't live with myself if I weren't honest with you." "Do you know that for the past two years," "I haven't seen you laugh as much as you have today?" "You know, he may be a great guy, but I'm your best friend." "And you know what?" "Maybe there is such a thing as love at first sight." "But your eyes have to be open to see it." " My eyes are open." " Then what about looking at Charlie?" "He's getting married!" "I'm getting married." "Exactly!" "You're perfect for each other." " You know you want to get married!" " Stop, okay?" " Just stop." " I'm sorry, Anna." " I've got a big mouth." "Just" " It's not you." "I'm a little emotional." "Today's lunch did me in." "I check into The Plaza for one weekend," " and my life turns upside down." " ( chuckles )" "What?" "You really like this guy, don't you?" "Haven't you heard a word I've said?" "I've been listening." "And I haven't seen you get this worked up since Danny Richards took Betty Delveccio to the prom" " instead of you." " Thanks for reminding me." "I slept all night in that damn taffeta dress." "I just want what's best for you, you know?" "I want you to know what love feels like in the pit of your stomach-- what crazy love feels like, even for just a moment." " Crazy love?" " Yeah." "You ever feel it?" "Yeah, once." "Tommy O'Casey." "I remember when we used to walk through the neighborhood..." "I wished the whole world could see us together." "We'd stop at Ray's Pizza, and I couldn't even eat." "I'd just stare at Tommy sucking down his coke and two slices." "Then he'd take me into his Uncle Tony's butcher shop." "And he'd lean in and press up against me." "Before... our lips would touch... my lips would just quiver." " Quiver?" " Yeah." "My stomach would ache, my heart would pound." "I've been with lots of guys since, but I have not felt crazy love again." " What's Tommy doing now?" " He gained 50 pounds, he's working in Jersey City selling lawn furniture at Sears." "I know you don't like David." "He's not Mr. Romantic." "But he's good to me." "I don't feel like I have to chase after someone." "It's not complicated." "He's not complicated." "All my life, I've been waiting for this crazy love." "I'm willing to accept the fact that if I can't feel crazy... then at least I want to feel happy, okay?" "I'll marry David Allen." "And I need you to be there." " Okay?" " Yeah." "I'll be there." "Thank you." "You're my best friend, right?" "Have a safe trip back to the burbs tomorrow." "Take care of yourself." "See you in a couple of weeks." "Good." "We'll have a couple of beers, and I'll teach you more about love." "Okay." "Hey." "If you even think you love her, tell her." "I can't stop thinking about her." "I'm just thinking crazy." "Could be." "But what if she ends up being the one that got away?" " Thanks, Henry." " For what?" "For always knowing what to say." "Just don't let on that I'm an old softy, or I'll have to shoot you." "I've got a reputation." "Your secret's safe with me." "Good luck with the bourbon lady." "I'm telling you, if I find out she shaves, there just might be a wedding." "Take care." "( phone rings )" " Hi, David." " No, it's Charlie." "Oh." "I just thought it was David." "Hi." "Can you come down to the front of the hotel?" " Now?" " Yeah." "Just for awhile." "It's our last night." "Our last night, Charlie?" "Anna, please." "I'll be in front." "Okay." "I don't know what to say." "Say you'll join me for a ride with Max and Freddie." "Freddie's the one with the blinders." "How can you resist Freddie, right?" "What are we celebrating?" "I'm celebrating meeting you." "Care to join me?" "That's very sweet, Charlie, but I have the sneaking suspicion this isn't the first bottle you've opened tonight." "It isn't." "The first bottle was to get up the nerve to open this one." "To meeting me." "And a toast to meeting you." " Cheers." " Cheers." "So, did you have a good time with your friend?" "Yeah, we met at our old favorite hangout, Cha Cha's." "Oh." "I love his espresso..." " and his mother's tiramisu." " You know Cha Cha's?" "I lived nearby on MacDougal for a long time." "I lived on MacDougal for 20 years." "That's incredible." "I moved out to Old Brookville a year ago, 'cause that's where David lives, but I still travel an hour by train every morning so I can teach at" "Bedford Street Schoolhouse." " How did you know that?" " I just knew." "I used to walk by that place on the way to the precinct." "It's so strange, Charlie." "We must have walked by each other 1 ,000 times." "No." "I never walked by you." "I would have stopped." " What?" " I would have stopped." "I would never have kept on walking." "I'm sorry." "When does Claire get back?" "Tomorrow night around 7:00." " How about David?" " I don't know." "He's probably left a message at the hotel." "We should probably go back." "Yeah." "Back to The Plaza, please." " Claire." " Surprised?" "Yeah." "Very." "I closed the deal and caught an earlier flight." "I missed you." "And I am sorry for leaving you here." "What's wrong?" "Nothing." "I had a really long day." "A lot of flowers and a lot of bands." "A lot of decisions to make." "Well, I'm here now and we'll make the rest together." "Make love to me." "What?" "Make love to me." "( rustling )" "Sorry, darling, did I wake you?" "No." "Where are you going?" "I got a call from Peter." " I didn't hear the phone ring." " It vibrates." "I had it under my pillow." "He wants me to jump on the Rogers contract." "So, since I'm already in the city," "I'll look them over with him." "Peter's such a stickler for details." "I thought he wasn't expecting you in until tonight." "I left him a voicemail last night." "Okay, I'm off." "I will see you home by 6:00, I promise." "What is it?" "Ever think about when I was a cop and you were writing ads for Macy's?" " God, Macy's." " We'd order pizza, sit on the floor and watch TV." "We'd stay up all night, figuring out ways to advertize toasters and pillows." "I haven't thought about those days in a long time." "It's those days that got us to this day, Claire." "What's this all about, Charlie?" "I guess I just miss those times a little." "I don't." "I was making $25,000 a year, working... 70 hours a week." "I'm talking about the pizza and the TV." "I tell you what." "This weekend I earned more money than I did all year at Macy's." "When we get home," "I'll have Mercedes make us some Salvadorian pizza." "I like just the plain John's Pizza." "They don't have John's in the Hamptons." "I gotta go, Charlie." "Didyouknow" "Theworldis lovely?" "Thoughtsofyouinside" "WhenI thinkof you" "Myworldturnsintocue" "Visionsofme andyou" "Thetruthis thatI'm scared" "Ofwhat'sto comeabout" "Whatifyou'rethe one ?" "Yeah,yeah." "You know you two look good together." "She's getting married." "When?" "Nine months." "You still have time." "There a catch." "I'm getting married too." "I thought Doris being a Catholic was a problem." "Doris?" "Doris, my wife." "26 years." "It worked out." "It was meant to be." "You gotta make it meant to be." "What do you mean?" "Anyone worth spending your life with is worth fighting for." "You feel something for the tub lady, Charlie?" "Yeah, Mel, I do." "Have you told her?" "I tried." "She thinks I'm some kind of a heel." "What kind of a person would tell her ""I love you""" "the weekend she's planning her wedding?" "Did you ever watch the Jerry Springer Show?" "Yeah." "Last night, I almost became his next guest." "You can take a chance that she'll think you're a heel, or you can spend the rest of your life wondering about her." "I love Claire." "But I'm in love with Anna." "I'm not making any sense." "Charlie..." "Pull up a chair." "Sit down." "I was a sailor on a three-day leave in Hawaii." "I walked into this pub..." "I met the most beautiful woman in the world." "She was a Naval nurse on a three-day pass." "We spent the next two days together." "All we did was laugh." "When it was time to leave, my heart was so broken," "I couldn't even get the strength to pack my things." "I just left everything right there in the hotel and went back to my ship." "I stood on that deck... and I realized that I just couldn't live my life without her." "You and Doris have been together ever since." "No." "Her name was Cara." "My ship sailed off for another six months." "I stood on that deck," "I watched that island get smaller and smaller." "I tried tracking her down, but I could never find her." "I love my wife," "but a day doesn't go by that I don't wonder about Cara." "Thesebondswe claim" "Strangetothink they're holding us" "Upunderneaththeskin" "Electricface" "Marrowmakinglifeinside" "Thedarknessof ourlimbs" "Standingupright" "Somesmall-towngirl" "Knowsinherheart" "Thatthisis" "Heaven" "And,ohbaby" "Itisrighthere." "Don't you know it's not safe to close your eyes in Central Park?" "Charlie." "Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you." "Closing my eyes probably wasn't the smartest idea." "Have a seat." "The bellhop at the hotel told me that if I-- if I came to the fountain with a glass of wine and closed my eyes," "I'd feel as if I were in Europe." "So I gave it a shot." "Did it work?" "I don't know." "I was half way over the ocean when you showed up." "Maybe I should go." "No." "Maybe we can try together." "If you're game enough to close your eyes." "I'm willing to live on the edge a little." "I don't have another glass, but you can drink from the bottle." "Just my style." "I thought so." "Cheers." "Cheers." "Have you landed yet?" "Yeah." "It's beautiful." "Where are you?" "Rome." "The Spanish Steps." "Where are you?" "Paris." "The Eiffel Tower." "The city lights below are amazing." "You should see it." "I've always wanted to go to Paris." "Then come with me." "What?" "Come with me." "Charlie:" "With your eyes closed, come with me." "I'm here." "How does it look to you?" "I'm scared." "I've never been up this high before." "I have you." "I won't let you fall." "I can't, Charlie." "Anna... there have been moments in my life that I wish I could have done over." "When I saw you sitting here," "I decided that this was not going to be one of them." "No matter what happens, at least I know I've told you how I feel." "Charlie." "Can you imagine what our lives would be like together?" "I would always be the woman you left Claire for, you'd always be the man I left David for." "Either way, happy or sad, we'd wonder about them." "Anna." "Do you believe there's only one person we're meant to spend our lives with?" "Yeah." "Then how can you be in love with two people?" "I don't think I am." "Haveyouever loved somebody" "Somuchit makesyou cry ?" "Haveyouever needed something" "Sobadyoucan 'tsleep" "Atnight?" "Haveyouever tried to find the words" "Buttheydon'tget you  in their heart?" "Butyoudon'tknow what to say" "Andyoudon'tknow where to start" "Haveyouever loved somebody" "Somuchit makesyou cry ?" "Haveyouever needed something" "Sobadyoucan 't" "Sleepatnight?" "Haveyouever tried to find the words" "Buttheydon'tcomeoutright ?" "Haveyouever?" "Haveyouever?" "Haveyouever found the one" "Youdreamedof  all your life?" "Henry:" "And I'm an alcoholic." "You'ddoanything" "It's not my first time, but by the grace of God..." "I've had 30 days." "You'vegivenyouheartto?" "Onlytofindthatone" "Hi." "I was in here a few months ago." "The guy, Henry Taylor." " Yeah." " We were having drinks." "Have you seen him?" "No, I haven't seen him in a while." "Okay." "Thanks." "Forthatday when they will care" "Haveyouever loved somebody" "Somuchit makesyou cry ?" "Haveyouever needed something" "Haveyouever needed something" "Sobadyoucan 't" "Sleepatnight?" "Haveyouever tried to find" "Thewordsbuttheydon't" "Comeoutright?" "Theydon'tcomeout right" "Haveyouever?" "No" "Haveyouever, ever, ever" "Haveyouever loved somebody" "Somuchit makesyou cry ?" "Haveyouever needed somebody" "Sobadyoucan 't" "Sleepatnight?" "Haveyouever tried to find" "Thewords but they just don't" "Comeoutright?" "Haveyouever" "Haveyouever, ever, ever" "Haveyouever..." "How're you doing, Mindy?" "Hi." "What're you reading?" "Oh, Anna." "It's the sweetest story." "I started reading last night, and I just can't put it down." "What's it about?" "It's about this guy." "He meets this woman, and he falls so in love with her." "That's not exactly a ground-breaker, Mindy." "But they meet on the weekend they're both planning their weddings." "What did you say?" "They fall in love, during the weekend they're both registering for their weddings." "What happens at the end?" "I don't know." "I'm dying to find out." "Only six pages left." "Hey, Anna, what are you doing?" """Though it was only a weekend, it might as well have been a lifetime.""" "Are you crazy?" "I just read 200 pages." "You're killing me." """What I gained from knowing her was believing in myself again, and realizing that, in fact, there was only one person..." "I was meant to spend my life with and that was..." "Anna.""" "Anna..." "Is it you?" "You've got to cover my last class." "You know what you did was cruel." "I know, but I'm going to make it up to you, I promise." "Okay." "Go." "Thank you." "Hey." "You took my book." "This is going to look so much better." "Hey." "School out early today?" "He never married her." "Who?" "Charlie." "He never married Claire." " How do you know?" " He wrote the book." "He wrote about our whole weekend." "Yes." "What do I do?" "What do you want to do?" "I want to find him." "Wait." "I'm going with you." "Let me get my coat." "Mrs. Goldberg." "Mrs. Goldberg." "I've got to go." "Chico's going to rinse you out, when the buzzer goes off, okay?" "Oh." "Mrs. Goldberg." "Mrs. Goldberg." "Mrs. Goldberg." "She's going to be okay." "Let's go." "Hi, I'm looking for a police officer." "This is where you'd find one." "I mean, he used to be a police officer." "We lost touch." "I'm looking for him." "His name is Charlie Hudson." "Detective Hudson is on a call." "If you want to leave him a note," "I'll put it in his mailbox for you." "You mean he's back working here again?" "Yeah." "That's why he gets a mailbox." "Captain, where is he on call?" "That would be Sergeant." "Really?" "You look more like a captain." "Really?" "He-- he took a jumper." "A jumper?" "Where?" "Broom and Sixth." "Thank you, very much." "Come on." "Boys, relax." "Batman and Robin are here." "About time, guys." "If the subways were safer, we'd have got here sooner," " but we drove." " What have we got?" "A young girl." "Her parents just split up and she's scared." "Excuse us." "You bring her in, Charlie." " My God, that's him." " Where?" "That's Charlie, right there." "Anna:" "He's right next to the little girl." "I'm Detective Hudson." "My friends call me Charlie." "We can stay up here all day together." "I'm okay with that." "You ever wonder what makes a rainbow?" "Charlie:" "Probably has something to do with the moon." "Must be a mile wide." "It's a reflection from the sun." "It is?" "You learn that in school?" "I bet you have a lot of friends in school." "I bet you're somebody's best friend." "Yeah." "You want to sleep over at her house tonight?" "Uh-huh." "It's okay." "It's gonna be okay." "Just take my hand." "Just take my hand." "Oh my God." "It's okay." "It's gonna be fine." "I want to take you inside where you'll be safe." "Will you let me?" "Give me your hand." " Oh God." " I got you." "My God." "Henry:" "Come on." "Bring her up." "I got her." "It's okay." "It's okay." "Welcome back, Hudson." "Go with him, sweetheart." "Okay." "You've got to let us through." "Detective Hudson's a friend of ours." "Please, will you let us through?" "Thank you." "Thank you." "I'm gonna get you two doughnuts for this one." "Come here." "What do you know?" "This is Taylor." "I got a young female, 9 7 H to St. Vincent's." "1 0-4." "Tracey." "How you been?" "Suicidal for a day, you know, then fine." "I don't know what to say." "How about I'm gonna do the right thing and take cyanide?" "No, it's not like that." "I really had a great time that night I just..." "Caught a bad case of schmuck and you forgot my number?" "I know your phone number." "I looked at it a thousand times." "I just got scared." "Bullshit." "I'm ashamed to even say this, but I went back to that bar where we met to look for you." "You said you drank there every night." "Was that bullshit too?" "No." "I don't go there anymore." "I'm sober." "I did hear they got robbed a few weeks ago." "I just wanted to get myself straightened out before I gave you..." "I picked up the phone a hundred times to explain." "I just..." "I wanted to say something romantic." "Here I am, so give it your best shot." "Here?" "Now?" "Here." "Now." "Romantic?" "Romantic." "Let's go." "In the deep of night," "A star began to light," "My darkened world." "That star..." "That star I know was you." "That's nice, Henry." "That's real nice." "When it doesn't rhyme, it means more." "Yeah." "Get up." " What?" " Up, up." "Get up." "Why are you so out of breath?" "From chasing after you." "I've got to get you into shape." "What do you do chasing after all those criminals?" "I don't chase after them." "I shoot them." " You're the best." " Thanks." "Atlast" "Mylove" "Hascomealong" "Mylonelydays" "Areover" "Andlifeis likeasong" "Oh,yeah,yeah" "Atlast" "Theskiesabove" "Areblue" "Myheartwaswrappedup" "Inclover" "ThenightIlookedatyou" "Ifoundadream" "ThatI couldspeakto" "AdreamthatI" "Cancallmy own" "Ifoundathrill" "Torestmy cheekto" "AthrillthatI" "Hadneverknown" "Oh,yeah,yeah" "Yousmile" "Yousmile" "Andthenthespell was cast" "Andherewe are" "Inheaven" "Foryouaremine" "Atlast."