AS BROADCAST : APRIL 5, 1987 Executive Producers R;:n Leavitt and Michael G. Moye Supervising Producers Katherine Green’ and Richard Gurman Producer | . John Anderson Directed by Linda Day Written by Leavitt and -3l G. Moye SHOW: #0101 AN EMBASSY COMMUNICATONS STION TAPE: 12/12/86

(& () AL BUNDY. PEGGY BUNDY . STEVE RHOADES . MARCY RHOADES . KELLY BUNDY . BUD BUNDY . . LUKE VENTURA. NANCY . ARNOLD. LISA. TAWNY tCX THE DOG . TY ANNOUNCER. ACT UNE INT 3UNDY LIVING ROOM/KITCHEN - MORNING "MARRIED...WITH CHILDREN" SETS . ED O'NEILL . KATEY SAGAL . DAVTD GARRISON . AMANDA BEARSE . TINA CASPARY . HUNTER CARSON . RITCH SHYDNER . DIANA BELLAMY . VICTOR Di MATTIA . SUE ANN GILFILLAN . LINDA DONA . MICHAEL, THE DOG (L INT. GARY'S SHOES & ACCESSORIES FOR TODAY'S (14) WOMAN - DAY INT. BUNDY LIVING ROOM/KITCHEN - EVENING (22) ACT TWO (NT LIVING ROOM/KITCHEN - A SHORT TIME LATER (29

MARRTED, . .WITH CHILDREN - #0101 SHORT RUNDOWN ACT ONE, Scene One MOR (AT, Peggy, Kelly, Bud, Buck) ACT ONE, Scene Two INT. GARY'S SHOES & ACCESSORIES FOR TODAY'S WOMAN TAI, luke, Nancy, Arnold, Lisa Tawny, Extras) ACT ONE, Scene Three INT. BUNDY LIVING ROOM/ RITCHEN - EVENING (AL, Peggy, Host (0.5.)) (AT, Bud, Relly, Steve Marcy) ACT ONE TOTAL: TOTAT. TAPE. DESIRED TIME:

- W W W AS BROADCAST SCRIPT ACT ONE SCENE ONE INT. BUNDY LIVING ROOM/KITCHEN (KELLY IS SITTING ON THE COUCH. WE SEE THE PLANT MOVING. A BEAT, THEN WE SEE BUD'S HAND REACH UP, GRAB HIS SISTER'S HAIR AND PULL HER HEAD KELLY Let go of my hair, you little psychopath. (HE SLITS HER THROAT WITH HIS RUBBER KNIFE) BUD Die Commie Bimbo. PEGGY Bud. I thought we talked about this before. BUD What's that, Mom? PEGGY Y'know, sneaking up behind your sister, pulling her hair, pretending to kill her. Y'know. Remember the effect it had on Grandma? (BUD NODS) Nobody likes it, nobody thinks it's funny. So cut it out, okay? BUD Sure, Mom.

PEGGY {<E§ Now, go to school. (THEY GO FOR THEIR JACKETS) KELLY (TO BUD) I hate you. BUD Good. (THEY EXIT) (A BEAT, THEN AL COMES DOWN THE STAIRS) AL Hey, Hon. Anything going on? PEGGY @ Nope. (HE CROSSES TO HER AND GIVES HER A PECK ON THE CHEEK. BEAT. THEN) AL Sweetie. Is this your little cactus? PEGGY Uh huh. AL Any particular reason you put it where the alarm clock used to be?

PEGGY ( (SWEETLY) I thought it would dress up the room a little bit. Oh, gee. Y'know. I meant to tell you to be careful before you slammed your hand down on the alarm this morning. AL (LAUGHS FALSELY) Welllll, you didn't. PEGGY I'm sorry. AL { e!; Ah, it's okay. I the bleeding with your slip. Where are the kids? PEGGY They left. Oh, by the way, Bud had Show and'Tell at school today. The is "What Does Daddy So when you come home tonight, if there's a can of beer missing, and you can't find the remote control, that's where they are. AL Well, I hope he brings that stuff back tonight. The Bulls are playing I3 on tv.

PEGGY “ (SARCASTIC) Oh, my God. You're kidding. AL Well, it's not as exciting as your "Cookin' with Clyde the Cajun," show. But at least it gives me a reason to come home. PEGGY Al, do you have to leave the refrigerator door open? I'm getting a draft. AL I'm sorry. Maybe I should { €§9 look for some food in the dishwasher. (BEAT) We have no juice. PEGGY Oh. I didn't buy any. I didn't have time. AL Well, that happens. I understand. (HE SITS) ,You don't have a job or do you?

PEGGY { Well, I do sandpaper the stains out of your shirts, and battle your socks and underwear into the washing machine. But I guess that is more of an adventure than a job. AL (BEAT) What's that got to do with juice? PEGGY Al, you know there's a store on your way home from work. AL I'm sorry. Why didn't I think of that? Sure, I don't mind doing the shopping, too. Anything else I can do to make your life a little easier? PEGGY (THOUGHTFULLY) You could shave your back. AL Hey. That hair is there for a reason. It keeps you off me at night. PEGGY Al. Let's not start. We were having such a nice morning.

AL Yeah, sorry. You're right. It's just that I got a hard day of work ahead of me and I got nothing to eat to get me going. PEGGY I'm sorry, honey. I know it's my fault. (CROSSING TO LIVING ROOM) But tonight I will be food in the house. AL (AS HE STARTS TO CROSS Tb LIVING ROOM) And juice. PEGGY Right. (SHE NOTICES THE UNTOUCHED ENGLISH MUFFIN ON THE COFFEE TABLE. SHE PICKS UP) Oh. Those kids. I hate wasting food. (SHE HEADS FOR THE KITCHEN. AL SMILES, THINKING THE MUFFIN'S FOR- HIM, BUT PEG GIVES IT TO BUCK) Have a nice day, honey.

(@@ .(AL LOOKS AT BUCK UNDER THE TABLE. THEN GETS UP) (MUMBLING) There better be juice when I get home. (HE STARTS TO EXIT) DISSOLVE TO:

#0101 . .. . (Al, Luke, Hancy, Arnold,Lisa, Tawny, Mindy, Five High School Girl Extras, Extras) ACT ONE SCENE TWO INT. GARY'S SHOES & ACCESSORIES FOR TODAY'S WOMAN - DAY (ONE OF TODAY'S WOMEN, NANCY, IS TRYING ON SOME SHOES. SHEE IS MIDDLE-AGED AND HEAVY-SET. THERE ARE MOUNDS OF OPEN SHOE BOXES AND A HARRIED AL IN FRONT OF HER. HER SON, ARNOLD, ABOUT SIX-YEARS-OLD, RUNS TEROUGH THE STORE STEPPING IN SOME SHOE BOXES. HE GOES OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE OF HIS MOTHER AND SITS ON FLOOR. TAWNY, A PRETTY GIRL, STANDS AT A SHOE DISPLAY NEARBY. A COUPLE OF WOMEN CUSTOMERS ARE WAITING. AL IS MEASURING NANCY'S FOOT) NANCY . I don't care what your little ruler says. 1've been a seven since I graduated from high school. (AL SHOWS HER THE SHOES) AL Well, these are sevens. The box says because, well, lady. You're a nine. I can accept it. Why can't you? NANCY You're very fresh.

#0101 AL No ma'am. impossible. Because for the last been trying to squeeze your foot into a shoe when I really should have been easing them into the box. So, no, I'd say anything but fresh. - - (ARNOLD STARTS HAMMERING AN EXPENSIVE SHOE ON THE FLOOR. INDICATES ARNOLD) 8y the way. You want to tell John Henry over there to give the hundred dollar pumps a rest? (GRABS THE FROM ARNOLD) | NANCY Your ':nd says courteous service. AL . That's not my ad, That's the former owner's. He was killed . tragically on this very spot when a nins - in his face. (TO ARNOLD) Come on, We're leaving. (TO 4L, YELLING) 1 want a bal -

AL (LOOKS AT NANCY) You've already got one. (AS NANCY AND ARNOLD EXIT. THEN LUKE VENTURA, A GOOD LOOKING MAN IN HIS MID-THIRTIES, ENTERS. HE CROSSES TO AL LUKE Hey, Al. You mind if I go to lunch? AL You just came back from lunch. LUKE Yeah, technically. But biologically, I was in bed with some broad. AL Luke, how can you be happy sleeping with every woman you meet? LUKE I don't know. But I am. AL I'll tell you, as your friend, I can't wait till you get married. Yeah. A wife and kids who adore you. A wife. Kids. The list goes on and on. just seeing their faces light up in the morning when they see you. They can't do enough for you. 1It's Heaven on Earth. 10.

(LUKE NOTICES TAWNY, A BEAUTIFUL BLONDE CUSTOMER) LUKE No, Al. That is. (HE CROSSES TO TAWNY, INTRODUCING HIMSELF) Luke Ventura. At your feet. (HE ESCORTS HER TO A NEARBY CHAIR. AL SIGHS, AND GOES TO LISA) LISA (COLDLY) Do you work here, or are you just loitering? AL May I help you? LISA like to see some please. AL Uh, let me guess. (LOOKS AT HER FEET) Uh, size seven? LISA Yes. How did you know? (AL TRIES TO FORCE A SMILE) AL All women are sevens. (HE WALKS OVER TO LUKE AND TAWNY) LUKE (TO TAWNY) I know you've been told this before, but you have the instep of a movie star. 11.

i 12. ) . TAWNY { really? LUKE Hey, Al. Meet Tawny. Al's married. (LUKE AND TAWNY AL GOES TO STOREROOM AREA, STARTS LOOKING AT BOXES. LUKE FOLLOWS. THE FOLLOWING, TAWNY LOOKS AT HER FEET AS IF SEEING THEM FOR THE FIRST TDME) Listen, Al. I forgot to tell you. I got an extra ticket for the Bulls-Laker game Court level. Wanna go? AL { Hell, LUKE " You your wife'll let you go? AL Let me tell you something. No woman tells Al Bundy what to do. LISA Hey, you. Get my shoes. . AL Yes, ma'am. DISSOLVE TO:

INT. BUNDY LIVING ROOM/KITCHEN - EVENING (PEGGY IS LYING ON THE COUCH, HER FEET UP, SMOKING A CIGARETTE AND EATING CANDY. ' NOTE: ' THERE ARE SEVERAL EMPTY CANDY WRAPPERS ON THE TABLE. THE TV IS ON. PEGGY PUTS OUT A CIGARETTE AND TAKES A BITE OF CANDY) TV ON . (WE HEAR A DAYTIME WOMAN TALK SHOW HOST) HOST (0.S.) We're here today with our staff anthropoligist, Dr. Jim, who discovered a tribe of women in the Amazon who, .. like the Praying Mantis, devour their - after season. Ladies? APPLAUDING (PEGGY STARTS TO CLEAN) NOTE: ' TURN OFF TV ANYWHERE DURING LAST HOST SPEECH 13.

(® SFX: TV OFF (SHE PUSHES THE CANDY BOX UNDER THE SOFA, AND TURNS ON THE VACUUM CLEANER) SFX: _VACUUM ON (PEGGY VACUUMS THE CIGARETTE OUT OF THE ASK TRAY AND THE CANDY WRAPPERS OFF THE TABLE. A BEAT, THEN AL ENTERS, CARRYING KIS COAT OVER KIS SEOULDCR, HE THROWS IT ON THE TABLE) : PEGGY Hi, honey. Hi. Workin' hard? (CROSSES TO THE TV) PEGGY yes. But you know, to keep the house clean. (SHE TURNS OFF THE VACUUM) SFX: VACUUM OFF PEGGY (CONT'D) Hard day? AL Yeah. You?

(SHE SITS ON COUCH, AS AL PUTS HIS HAND ON THE TOP OF TV SET. 1IT'S WARM. HE NODS) AL Must've been. , Even the TV's sweating. (THEN, TESTING HER) Hey, Get me some juice, okay? Oh. That's what I forgot to do. (AL STEAMS FOR A SECOND, THEX CALMS DOWN) AL { it's okay. Juice isn't. . Listen, honey. I know you've been busy around the house all day so you don't to bother making me dinner I got ; little surprise for you. I'm going to the ballgame tonight. (HE GIVES HER A LITTLE PECR ON THE CIEZK AND STARTS FOR DCOR) PEGGY -

(® #0101 PEGGY You're not going to the game tonight. AL Sure I am. me explain something to you. I work all day. And when someone works all day, - they need to have some fun at night. I don't actually expect you to understand any of this, but trust me, your husband and I know best. (HE GIVES HER PECK ON THE CHEEK AND STARTS, FOR THE DOOR AGAIN) Isn't staying home with me fun? (A BEAT, THEN HE TUENS BACK GIVZS HER ANOTEER QUICK PECK ON THE CHEEK) AL Don't wait up. (HE TURNS TQ GO) PEGGY (STOPPING EIM) Al. (SEE GIVES HIM A KISS ON THE CHEEX) You're not going to the game. 16.

AL Oh, I see. You misunderstood me. You must have thought I said, "Honey, is it okay with you if I go to the game." Y'know, like a question. There is no question about this. PEGGY No, there isn't. You cannot go to the game. AL Why not? ' PEGGY ‘Cause I company over. AL Company? Who the hell would want to come over here? PEGGY You know that honeymoon couple who moved in next door? AL No. PEGGY Well, I invited them over. I thought I told you.

B (PEGGY AL You didn't. REACTS) Look. I worked hard all day. The last thing I want to do is spend the whole evening with people I don't know. PEGGY Now, look. They are new in the_ neighborhood. They've here two months and they have no friends. We have lived here fifteen years, and we have no friends. AlL, I want to have some friends. AL Wait a second. Wait, wait. Are you implying that it's my fault you have no friends? PEGGY (SARCASTIC) Oh, no. It's me who sits in front of the TV, burping, with my hand thrust down my pants. AL You keep it cold in this house, Peg.

(D (® #0101 PEGGY Al, every night, when the kids go out, it's just you and me. you see how boring that is for me, _ honey? (AL REACTS) Look, all 1 am asking is for us .to have people over one night. And for you to be nice. AL 1'm gonna be real nice. How's this for nice? not even gonna be I'm going to the game. (HE STARTS FOR DOOR AGAIN) PEGGY All right, Al. Fine. But before you go, 1I'd just like to say three things. (AL STOPS, AS PEG SITS ON COUCH) The bank book is in both our names. . The credit cards are in both our names. And the stores are still open. (AL TURNS BACK. PEG GIVES KIM A LOOK. AL SIGHS, CROSSES, AND SITS DOWN ON COUCE) AL ANGRY) _ Why didn't you get me juice? ONE 19.

#0101 - (Al, Peggy, Bud, Kelly, Steve, Marcy) ACT TWO SCENE ONE FADE IN: INT. BUNDY LIVING - A SHORT TIME LATER (AL AND PEGGY ARE SITTING ;)N THE COUCH. AL IS UNHAPPY. PEG IS KICKING HER LEG,. LOOKING AT HER NAILS, AL STOPS HER LEG) L . The kids gone? PEGGY Yes, but they'll be back. ) ) AL . I can't believe you invited these ~ people over tonight. I hate company. PEGGY Would you for once think about me? I'm at wome alone all day. You're out around all the time. I need fun too. 20.

Too? (SARCASTIC) Oh’ Sure, on the surface, selling women's shoes is fun, but once you cut through all the hype, the myths, the glamour, it's really very much'like any minimum-wage-paying slow death. (m FRONT DOOR OPENS AND BUD ENTERS. HE CROSSES TO CHAIR NEAR AL) BUD 4 Hi, Mom. -Dad, can I have five ) dollars? - Y'know, Bud, when I was a kid I had to e¢arn my moriey. Did you ever once think about to earn .

Okay, Dad. (RNEELS AT EDGE OF COUCH) You want to know who Kelly was with this afternoon? AL - Who? (BUD STICKS OUT HIS HAND. AL REACHES INTO HIS POCKET, PULLS OUT A FEW BILLS AND HANDS BUD A "FIVE") BUD You know the kid they call Cobra? The with the sore on @ his mouth? . (AL REACTS, “THEN GIVES BUD ANCTHER FIVE) . AL Good son. ‘ BUD Thanks, Dad. HEADS OUT) AL Where are you going? BUD dad is for me outside. We're going to the basketball tonight. Mom said it was okay. 'Bye. (BUD_EXITS. AL LOOKS AT PEGGY)

The Lakers are in town. He really wanted to go. (AL FUMES. A BEAT, THEN KELLY ENTERS THROUGH THE GARAGi-: DOOR, CROSSING TO BACK OF COUCH LEANING BETWEEN PEGGY AND AL) KELLY Bi, Mom. Dad, can I have ten dollars? AL (CASUAL) ) ' Who were you with today? ( . Nobody. - Does have a name? Y'know, Tom, Dick,....Cobra with a on his mouth? KELLY (GOES TO CHAIR) Oh, Daddy. It's mot that kind of sore. He just fell asleep with a cigar in his nouth. (SHE STICKS OUT HER FOR ONEY) AL What?

. PEGGY You gave some to Bud, yéu have to 400+ give to Remember, Al. No favoritism. AL Peg. She's going out with a guy named after a reptile. (TO AL) His real name is Stanley. only call him "Cobra" because he has one painted on his van. AL And you find this acceptable? 24,

(® I've met him and he's a very nice boy. (HE SIGHS AND GIVES KELLY MOWEY. WE HEAL A CAR PULL UP, TIRES I gotta get going. Isn't he great? I guess that's R why I fell in love with him. Bye, Mom. Bye, Dad. . (RELLY EXITS) ‘We must've done something right. We raised two great kids. 'SFR: VAN PEELING OUT I'm sorry, honey. 1I didn't hear you. I was just thinking of killing myself. PEGGY Not tonight, we have company coming., (HE GIVES HER A LOOK, THEN RISES AND GOES TO TV TO GET REMOTE AL Look. time for the pre-game [ show.

(@ #0101 PEGGY (GETTING UP AND FOLLOWING HIM) No you don't. Every time we have company, you turn the TV and immediately separate yourself. _ tonight. You can always. watch a basketball game. AL Oh. (SARCASTIC) But I couldn't always meet Oour next door neighbors. . (MUMBLES) ) Now I SFX: DOORBELL PEGGY That must be Steve and Marcy, from next door. AL Steve and I'm going to miss a game for people named Steve and Marcy? What's their last name? Gormd? PEGGY And that's another thing, Al. When they're in here, I you making snide That's why we have no friends. -

(@ #0101 STEVE I'm Steve. MARCY You have a beautiful home. AL So do you. Come on in. (THEY ENTER) STEVE (TO PEG) Howdy, mneighbor. AL Yeah, yeah. yeah. < (SOTIO, TO PEGGY) I hate these people. PEGGY Why don't we sit down? (THEY SIT) Gee, I'm kind of embarrassed. We don't have anything to serve you. AL Yeah. Listen, if you're hungry, there's a store a few blocks If you go, -get me some juice, okay? . (STEVE AND MARCY LOOK AT EACH OTHER UNEASTLY)

29, #0101 PEGGY Al's only kidding. He's just a little upset because I didn't have time to do the shopping. (PEG GIVES AL A LOOK) MARCY You know, Steve and I decided to share the household chores. AL Gee, that’s great. PEGGY You see, Al? Steve helps around the house: - Way to go, Steve. YListen, who do you like to win the NBA Championship this year? Well, Al, to truth, since we got 'mnr:i'ed, I don't watch much sports. Marcy doesn't like it and we decided that we'll only do things we both like.

30. #0101 MARCY I that sports glorify violence and and I don't think it's psychologically healthy. When we have a child, we don't want it to grow up with "winning the only thing" attitude. A child is better off not being exposed to sports. | (UNDER RIS BREATH) Gonna him, too? STEVE . Do you two have any kids? AL MARCY Where are they? AL (OFF HAND) ' I don't know. So Steve, looks like life is really shaping up for you. ) (CROSSING TO COUCH) ‘How long you two crazy kids been married? . STEVE Two months, Al.

31. (B AL Hey, well, Marcy , what can I say? (INDICATES STEVE) Looks |iKa. you've got a heck of a piece of clay here to work with. . (MARCY AND STEVE LOOK AT EACH OTHER UNCERTAINLY) PEGGY We've been married fifteen years. (THE RHOADES MAKE APPRECIATIVE SOUNDS) { : ‘What's yo.ur secret? PEGGY it's no secret, really. You have to be considerate. Accept each other for what you are. Don't point out the fact that the hair he's losing on his head is now out of his nose. (BEAT) hi AndYears. (THE GIRLS STEVE LAUGHS. AL -STARES - HATEFULLY AT ALL OF THEM)

(® AL (CHUCKLES) Yeah. And accepting the fact that nowadays it's harder to figure out where her chest ends - and her stomach begins. (HE GIVES 'A LITTLE LAUGH, AS PEG GIVE HIM A JAB) ! PEGGY I'll get us some coffee, Marc. MARCY I'll help. STEVE Me, too. ) (THE GIRLS EXIT TO THE KITCHEN. STEVE STARTS TO GET UP. AL PUSHES HIM DOWN) AL Y'know another thing that, uh, makes women such a blessing to us? It's like when you're sitting somewhere and they come over and they say to ya. (MIMICS A WOMAN) .."What are you thinking?" (NORMAL. VOICE) you start thinkin', "Y'know, if 1 wanted you to know, I'd be talkin'." (SNORTS A LITTLE LAUGH) i (ANGLE. ON PEGGY AND MARCY IN KITCHEN. PEGGY IS POURING SPOONSFUL OF INSTANT COFFEE INIO A CUP) MARCY Isn't that an awful lot of coffee you're putting in there? PEGGY (OFF HAND, AS SHE CONTUNUES POURING COFFEE INTO CUP) Yes. That's for them. Ours will be good. See, if they enjoy eating and drinking at home too much, they never take you out anywhere. With men, if you ask them for something, you are never gonna get it. But if you do some damage to their internal organs, you've got a shot. And, if it doesn't work, what have lost? HER A CUP) Could you fill this with tap water, please? - GOES TO THE SINK) 32.

#0101 ( MARCY Well, I have to be honest. So far, Steve has been'the ideal husband. (PEG REACHES UNDER THE COUNTER, BRINGS UP AN ELECTRIC PERCALATOR, AND POURS MARCY AND HERSELF A GOOD CUP OF COFFEE) PEGGY ' Oh, really? I bet the first couple of weeks you were married, you two went to bed at the same time. MARCY Oh, yes. ! - ’ . PEGGY | Have you noticed, how in the last month or so, he seems to be going to bed a little later and later? MARCY (AMAZED) Why, yes. (GOES TO HER) How did you know? PEGGY You're letting him slip away, Marcy, you've got a good thing going. (LIKE A TEACHER, EMPHASIZING) Don't start letting him have a good time alone. 33.

@ #0101 MARCY But we still have a good time together. PEGGY (SMUGLY) Then why is he staying up? HUSBAND'S CUP WITH TAP WATER. ANGLE ON AL AND STEVE IN LIVING ROOM) AL And I'm telling you, your son is gonna be a sissy Mary if you let that woman take away your sports. . STEVE (WISTFULLY) ° I used to love sports. AL Of course you did. You're a man. _But Steve, you can love it again. (HANDS STEVE THE REMOTE CONTROL, THEN, LIKE A PREACHER) Start with me, right now, Steve. Turn on that TV. I can't do it for you. Turn it on, settle back, relax and yatch sports. (STEVE'S HAND SHAKES A LITTLE. HE GLANCES TOWARDS KITCHEN, THEN BACK TO TV, READY TO TURN IT ON. ANGLE ON AND MARCY IN KITCHEN AS THEY FINISH MAKING COFFEE) 34.

MARCY You know, lately, he's been getting up than me, too. PEGGY That's not good. Do you have P.M.S5.? MARCY PEGGY Get it. (MARCY TAKES THIS IN. THEY CARRY THE COFFEE INTO THE LIVING ROOM, AND SEE AL AND STEVE WATCHING THE BASKETBALL GAME) SFX: BASKETBALL GAME MARCY Steve! STEVE Shh. Hey! (INDICATES IV, AS HE TAKES HIS COFFEE CUP) MARCY I thought we agreed no (PEG GIVES AL HIS COFFEE, THEN GOES TO CHAIR AND SITS) STEVE (TO AL) Nice shot. (HE TAKES A SIP OF COFFEE AND REACTS. AL SIPS HIS COFFEE APPRECIATIVELY)

1y (STTTING) I demand to know what you do late at night after 'y, gone to bed. Are you fun alome,. Stave? STEVE I just like to stay up and think. MARCY What are you thinking? STEVE - AL A AL LOOKS ON ‘ Just about how much I love - you. I'm to the next week with Al. (AL TAKES ANOTHER SIP) MARCY My mother is over next wesk. STEVE ON Yeah? She gomna teach you how to bury me, like she buried her three (AL GIVES RIM AN DMPRESSED LOOK)

m #0101 (AGHAST) Steve! Are you implying that their suicides had something to do with mother? (HE STARES AT HER) Oh. Well, if that's your attitude,theN maybe I should just pack my bags and move in with her. STEVE Great. Then I could go to bed at a normal hour. (MARCY LOOKS OVER AT PEGGY, WHO GIVES HER AN ENCOURAGING LOOK) MARCY (GETTING UP) All right. Steve Rhoades, go. We're going home. It's time to redefine our relationship. STEVE (HE GETS_UP) o"‘”’.‘sfl; 1'll be seeing you at the game next week, Al. MARCY think we'll be spending a J lot of time together.

#0101 MARCY (SHE GRABS STEVE AS THEY CROSS TO DOOR) Come on, Steve. We've got to talk. STEVE it quick. I'm gomna watch boxing. ' MARCY You'll watch nothing! (MARCY AND STEVE ARGUE OUT THE DOOR. PEGGY GETS UP, CROSSES TO COUCH, AND SITS NEXT TO AL) AL . it's be rough for them. PEGGY . Yeah,Vit was rough for us, and we made it. Hey, y'know what? Bud got an A in school today. AL No kiddin'. PEGGY Yeah. AL (KE SIPS THE COFFEE) Let's go out Saturday night. Y'know, "to eat. Just me and you. PEGLY S’ Sure, if you want to. 38.

AL Yeah. We haven't been to the Captain's Table in a long time. PEGGY Ve always like it there. . They AL - You want to g0 upstairs? PEGGY I thought you wanted to watch the game? AL Nah. Who-cares? (HE TURNS OFF THE SET) SFX: TV OFF (THEY GET UP AND HEAD UPSTAIRS, AL HAS HIS ARM AROUND PEG'S SHOULDERS, HERS AROUND HIS WAIST) AL (CONT'D) y'Know’ - T 1ike the. coffee there too. (HE PATS HER BEHIND, AS WE) FADE OUT END OF ACT TWO