FULLY COLLATED two and- a half men "Pilot” Written by Chuck Lorre & Lee Aronsohn Directed by James Burrows FINAL DRAFT (All Revisions) August 23, 2003

two and a half men “Pilot” CAST CHARLIE CHARLIE SHEEN ALAN JON CRYER JRAKE ANGUS T. JONES EVELYN HOLLAND TAYLOR JUDITH MARIN HINKLE MELANIE LYNSKEY MIKE TOM WILSON RODNEY FRANKIE JAY ALLISON EUGENE BYRD DOUG EDDIE GORODETSKY DON FOSTER SUZANNE JENNIFER TAYLOR RAREN LOUISETTE GEISS

two and a half men 1. Pilot Reshoot (Pink Pages) c.0. COLD OPENING FADE IN: INT. CHARLIE'S BEDROOM ~ NIGHT (NIGHT 1) (Charlie, Alan, Laura, Rose (V.0.}) LAURA AND CHARLIE, FULLY DRESSED. LAURA IS HOLDING A SEXY NEGLIGEE AGAINST HER BODY. LAURA So, what do you think? CHARLIE Wow. (THEN) It’'s for you, right? LAURA for both of us. Don't go away. CHARLIE Don't worry. There's not enough blood left in my legs to go anywhere. SHE CROSSES INTO THE BATHROOM. CHARLIE KICKS HIS SHOES OFF AND HAPPILY STARTS UNDRESSING. THE PHONE RINGS. SFX: PHONE RINGING CHARLIE'S RECORDED VOICE Hey, it’'s Charlie. Do your thing when you hear the beep. SFX: BEEP

two and a half men 2. Pilot Reshoot (Pink Pages) c.0. ROSE (V.0.} Listen, you lousy I will not be treated like this... CHARLIE REACTS, AND TRIES TO CROSS AROUND THE BED TO THE PHONE, BUT HIS PANTS, WHICH ARE HALFWAY DOWN, TRIP HIM UP. ROSE (V.0.) (CONT'D) Either you call me, or you are to be very, very sorry! (THEN, SOFTLY) love you, Monkey Man. LAURA STICKS HER HEAD QUT OF THE BATHROOM DOOR, QUESTIONING. LAURA Charlie? that? CHARLIE Damn telefiarketers. LAURA A telemarketer who calls you “Monkey Man”? CHARLIE That‘s how I'm listed in the phone book. (OFF HER LOOK) Okay, it’'s a woman I went out with once. She got a little clingy. LAURA (SMILING) You are a bad, bad boy. SH TS TO THE BATHROOM. CHARLIE And yet, always the one getting spanked.

two and a half men 3. Pilot Reshoot (Pink Pages) c.0. CHARLIE TAKES HIS PANTS OFF. SFX: PHONE RINGS CHARLIE (CONT'D) Ah, CHARLIE’S RECORDED VOICE Hey, it’'s Charlie. Do your thing when you hear the beep. ALAN (V.O.) Charlie, it’s Alan... CHARLIE WALKS AWAY FROM THE PHONE. ALAN (V.0.) (CONT'D) Your brother. No big deal, just wanted to touch base. My wife threw me out and kind of losing the will to live. - So, when you get a chance -- CHARLIE SIGHS, PICKS UP THE PHONE, AND CONTINUES TO UNDRESS, DURING: CHARLIE Hey, Alan. I'm sorry to hear that. LAURA CROSSES OUT OF THE BATHROOM, WEARING THE NEGLIGEE AND GOES OVER TO CHARLIE, DURING: CHARLIE (CONT'D) So, where are you going to go, hotel?... (RE: LAURA) Wow. (THEN, INTO PHONE) Huh?... Well, yeah, I guess you could stay here, but... Okay, I'll see you when you get here. CHARLIE HANGS UP THE PHONE AND TAKES LAURA INTO HIS ARMS.

two and a half men 4. Pilot Reshoot (Pink Pages) c.0. CHARLIE (CONT'D) We'd better hurry. THERE'S A KNOCK ON THE DOOR. ALAN TIMIDLY OPENS IT HOLDING HIS CELL PHONE. ALAN Is she staying over, ‘cause I may have parked behind her. CUT MAIN TITLES

two and a half men 5. Pilot Reshoot . ACT ONE SCENE 2 FADE IN: INT. CHARLIE'S LIVING ROOM - A SHORT TIME LATER (NIGHT 1) (Charlie, Alan, Laura, Rose) ALAN PACES THE ROOM, A COUPLE OF MATCHING SUITCASES NEARBY. CHARLIE, IN TEE SHIRT AND BOXERS, SITS ON THE COUCE LISTENING WHILE DRINKING FROM A GLASS OF WINE. 'I' ALAN Twelve and she just throws me out. What was the point of our wedding vows? "'Til death do us part." Who died? Not me, not her. CHARLIE How'd you get in my house? ALAN Charlie, the key in the fake rock only works if it's among other rocks -- not sitting on your welcome mat. CHARLIE Excuse me, but if you put the fake rock in with a bunch of other rocks, it's impossible to find when you're drunk.

two and a half men Pilot Reshoot ALAN I'm a good husband. I'm faithful. CHARLIE Is she? ALAN Is she what? CHARLIE Faithful. ALAN Don't be ridiculous. Judith doesn't even like sex. All she kept saying was she feels suffocated. She kept going on and on, "I'm suffocating! I'm suffocating!” What does that mean? Has a woman ever said that to you? CHARLIE Well, yeah, but not a woman who doesn't like sex. ALAN And Jake. This could destroy Jake. CHARLIE Jake. ALAN My son. CHARLIE Ah, teenagers are pretty sophisticated these days. 6. I/a

two and a half men 7. Pilot Reshoot . R I/a . . He's ten. LAURA, FULLY DRESSED, CROSSES DOWN THE STAIRS. LAURA Charlie, I'm going to go. CHARLIE Aw, no. LAURA You two need to talk. I'll call you tomorrow. (TO ALAN) Sorry to hear about you and your wife. CHARLIE - Oh, c'mon, you leaving isn't going to bring them back together again. SHE KISSES HIM ON THE CHEEK AND EXITS. CHARLIE TURNS AND GLARES AT ALAN. ALAN Look, this is just until things settle out. A couple of days max. She'll come to her senses. CHARLIE Yeah, that's what women do. You can have the guest room. I'll get some sheets. ALAN That's okay. I brought my own. CHARLIE You brought your own sheets?

two and a half men Pilot Reshoot ALAN I like my sheets. CHARLIE Okay then, good night. ALAN Well, wait. We hardly ever talk to each other. CHARLIE (SIGHS) What do you want to talk about, Alan? ALAN I don't know... I was named Chiropractor of the Year by the San Fernando Valley Chiropractic Association. CHARLIE Okay, then. Good night. ALAN Hang on. What about you? What's going on with you? CHARLIE Well, Alan, there's not much to say... I make a lot of money for doing very little work. I sleep with beautiful women who don't ask about my feelings. (MORE )

two and a half men 9. Pilot Reshoot I/a CHARLIE (CONT'D) I drive a Jag, I live at the beach, and sometimes in the middle of the day, for no reason at all, I like to make myself a big pitcher of margaritas and take a nap out on the sun deck. ALAN Huh. Okay, well, good night Charlie. CHARLIE Good night. THEY BOTH CROSS OFF TO THEIR BEDROOMS. LIGHT CUE: CHARLIE TURNS OUT THE LIGHTS " WE PUSE IN ON A PICTURE WINDOW AND SEE A BEAUTIFUL, CLEARLY UNBALANCED WOMAN, ROSE, WHO HAS BEEN PEEKING IN AND WATCHING THE FOREGOING. ROSE Good night, Monkey Man. DISSQLVE TO:

two and a half men Pilot Reshoot ACT ONE SCENE B INT. C IE'S BEDROOM/INT. CHARLIE'S LIVING ROOM/EXT. SUNDECK - THE NEXT MORNING (DAY 2) (Charlie, Alan, Jake, Judith) CLOSE ON CHARLIE, ASLEEP IN BED. ONE EYE OPENS: CHARLIE'S ONE-EYED P.O.V.: SLOWLY COMING INTO FOCUS, WE SEE A TEN-YEAR-OLD BOY, JAKE, STANDING BY THE SIDE OF THE BED STARING DOWN AT US. JAKE Boy, is your eye red. CHARLIE You should see it from in here. Jack, right? JAKE Jake. CHARLIE What are you doing here, Jake? JAKE My mom brought me. Will you take me swimming in the ocean? CHARLIE STARTS TO GET UP. 10.

two and a half men Pilot Reshoot CHARLIE Can we talk about it after my head stops exploding? JAKE Why is your head exploding? CHARLIE ‘Well, I drank a little too much wine last night. JAKE If it makes you feel bad, why do you drink it? CHARLIE Nobody likes a wise-ass, Jake. JAKE You have to put a dollar in the Swear Jar. You said "ass." CHARLIE Tell you what. (GRABBING SOME CASH OUT OF HIS WALLET ON THE NIGHT STAND) Here's twenty. That should cover me 'til lunch. INT. LIVING ROOM - CONTINUQUS JUDITH SITS ON THE COUCH WHILE ALAN PACES. ALAN Now what I think you need to do is make a list. (MORE) 11. 1/8 RESET TO:

two and a half men 12. Pilot Reshoot . . 'I' ALAN (CONT'D) On one side of the paper write down what you don't like about our marriage and on the other side, what you do. JUDITH Alan, sometimes when I think about coming home to you, I start crying in my car. ALAN Okay, that would probably go on the don't side. CHARLIE COMES DOWNSTAIRS, STILL IN BOXERS AND TEE SHIRT, WITH JAKE FOLLOWING. ) CHARLIE. (TO JAKE) Why would I lie? The ocean is closed today. JUDITH For God's sake, Charlie, do you think you could put some pants on? CHARLIE Judy, look at me. I could barely make it down the stairs. ALAN Charlie, why don‘t you and Jake... HE INDICATES WITH HIS HEAD TO GET OUT. CHARLIE C'mon, kid. We'll have breakfast out on the deck. THEY CROSS OUT, THROUGH:

two and a half men 13. Pilot Reshoot I/B JAKE I already had breakfast. CHARLIE Okay, we'll have lunch. JAKE It's not lunch time. CHARLIE (MAKES EXPLODING SOUND AS HE PANTOMIMES HIS HEAD BURSTING) JAKE (TO HIS PARENTS) That's his head AND THEY'RE OUT. ALAN Judith, I can change. JUDITH Oh, please, Alan. You are the most rigid, inflexible, obsessive, anal- retentive man I have ever met. ALAN Rigid and inflexible? Don't you that's a little redundant? RESET TO: EXT. SUN DECK - CONTINUOUS CHARLIE IS LYING ON A LOUNGE CHAIR WITH A GLASS OF ORANGE JUICE, A BOTTLE OF BEER. HE OPENS THE BEER AND POURS SOME OF IT INTO THE ORANGE JUICE. JAKE SITS ON AN ADJACENT CHAIR.

two and a half men Pilot Reshoot JAKE My mom and dad are splitting up. CHARLIE Looks that way. (THEN) You're lucky. When I was your age, I could only dream about my parents splitting up. JAKE Your mom is my grandma. CHARLIE Yup. JAKE Grandma says you're a bitter disappointment. ALAN ENTERS FROM THE HOUSE. ALAN Hey, sport, your mom wants to say goodbye. JAKE EXITS THE HOUSE. ALAN (CONT'D) Listen, Jake doesn't know what's going on, so let's just keep this to ourselves. CHARLIE Why is she saying goodbye to him? ALAN Oh, well, she's going to spend the weekend with her sister... in Vegas. We decided Jake would stay with me. 14. I/8

two and a half men 15. Pilot Reshoot . 1/B CHARLIE With you. ALAN Well, with us. JAKE ENTERS. JRKE I'm hungry. ALAN Is this going to be a problem? CHARLIE LOOKS AT JAKE. JAKE SMILES. CHARLIE I guess not. Thanks. Hey listen, I need to call my office. Would you mind making him lunch? CHARLIE LOOKS AT JAKE. JAKE SMILES. CHARLIE Sure. Thanks. ALAN EXITS. JAKE SMILES. CHARLIE What are you smiling about? JAKE You don't have any food.

two and a half men 16. Pilot Reshoot CHARLIE Yeah, but I'm not the one who's hungry. who's smiling now, shorty? CUT TO:

two and a bhalf men Pilot Reshoot ACT ONE SCENE C INT. SUPERMARKET - A SHORT TIME LATER (DAY 2) (Charlie, Jake, Suzanne, Extras) CHARLIE PUSHES A CART DOWN THE DAIRY AISLE AS JAKE TAGS ALONG. CHARLIE You drink milk? JAKE Just with cereal. CHARLIE Okay... (TAKES A QUART FROM THE SHELF) JAKE Not that milk. (POINTING AT ANOTHER BRAND) That milk. CHARLIE What's the difference? JAKE That's DairyFarms. We drink DairyBarn. CHARLIE (SIGHS) Fine. (SWITCHES CARTONS) Happy? 17. I/c

two and a bhalf men 18. Pilot Reshoot 1/C JAKE Why would I be happy? It's just milk. THEY CROSS AWAY THROUGH: CHARLIE Cute. Keep it up you'll be on one of the cartons. THEY TURN INTO THE NEXT AISLE. CHARLIE (CONT'D) Okay, cereal. We got Frosted Flakes, Cocoa Puffs, Lucky Charms, Maple Loops... JAKE I want Maple Loops! JAKE PICKS UP A BOX OF MAPLE LOOPS. JAKE (CONT'D) (SINGS) "It's got oats and corn and wheat, it's the sweetest breakfast treat! CHARLIE/JAKE It's maple-maple-maaaa... plelicious!" CHARLIE You know who wrote that? Your Uncle Charlie. JAKE No lie? CHARLIE Kid, if I was going to lie I'd tell you I wrote “"Stairway to Heaven," not "The Maple Loops Song."

two and a half men 19, Pilot Reshoot AN ATTRACTIVE WOMAN SHOPPER, SUZANNE, WHO HAS BEEN WATCHING, SMILES AT CHARLIE. SUZANNE You two are great together. CHARLIE Thanks. SUZANNE Does your wife sing, too? CHARLIE Oh, uh, no. I'm not married. SUZANNE (SMILiNG FLIRTATIOUSLY) What a shame. SHE MOVES ON DOWN THE AISLE. CHARLIE (TO JAKE) Wow. You're even better than a dog. FADE QUT. END OF ACT ONE

two and a half men Pilot Reshoot ACT TWO SCENE D FADE IN: INT. CHARLIE'S LIVING ROOM - SAME TIME (DAY 2) (Alan, Rose) ALAN IS TALKING ON THE PHONE. UNBEKNOWNST TO HIM, ROSE CLIMBS UP AND OVER THE DECK RAILING, AND WATCHES HIM. ATAN Dr. Bloom, this is Alan Harper. wife and I need to cancel our marriage counselling appointment this afternoon... Well, something came up... It's kind of personal... (SEES ROSE) got to go. HE HANGS UP AND CROSSES TO THE DOOR. ALAN (CONT'D) Hello? ROSE Is Charlie home? ALAN Uh, no. (OPENS THE DOOR) I'm his brother. Can I help you? 20. II/D

two and a half men 21. Pilot Reshoot I1/D ® . ROSE Oh, hi, Charlie's brother. 1I'm Rose. Charlie's housekeeper. ALAN You're a housekeeper? ROSE 'Well, housekeeper slash actress slash hand model. I just do this to keep the wolf from the door. (GROWLS) Know what I mean? ALAN (TENTATIVELY) Uh, sure. Okay, c'mon in. SHE ENTERS. ROSE (TAKES A DEEP BREATH) I can smell him. ALAN Smell who? ROSE Your brother. He has a very musky scent. ALAN Uh huh. Okay, well, get out of your way. HE STARTS TO CROSS OUT. Wait! HE STOPS. SHE SNIFFS HIM. ROSE

two and a half men 22. Pilot Reshoot . . II/D ROSE (CONT'D) Nah. SHE GESTURES FOR HIM TO LEAVE. HE GLADLY DISSOLVE TO:

two and a half men 23. Pilot Reshoot II/E ACT TWO SCENE E INT. CHARIIE'S KITCHEN - A SHORT TIME LATER (DAY 2) (Charlie, Alan, Jake, Evelyn) CHARLIE AND JAKE ENTER, CARRYING BAGS OF GROCERIES. JAKE (SINGING) "It's got oats and corn and wheat, it's the sweetest breakfast treat, i;t's maple, maple, maaaaaaaaaaaa--" CHARLIE Jake, buddy -- take a break. ALAN ENTERS FROM THE LIVING ROOM. ALAN What took you guys so long? JAKE We stopped for ice cream 'cause I'm a babe magnet. (THEN) I gotta take.a squirt. JAKE CROSSES OUT. ALAN LOOKS TO CHARLIE. CHARLIE Why do you assume he learned that from me?

two and a half men 24. Pilot Reshoot ® ALAN Because I learned it from you. CHARLIE Hey, thanks for cleaning up. ALAN I didn't. Rose was here. CHARLIE Rose?! You let Rose into my house?! ALAN She said she was your maid. CHARLIE TRIES TO OPEN A CABINET TO PUT GROCERIES AWAY. THE DOOR DOES NOT BUDGE. . 'I. CHARLIE Oh, hell, she glued the damn cabinets shut again. CHARLIE AND ALAN TRY OTHER CABINETS. THEY'RE ALL GLUED SHUT. ALAN Again? What, you've got somebody who comes in regularly to glue your cabinets? CHARLIE You've met some of the whack jobs I've gone out with. It's not that big a stretch. ALAN So this is my fault? . Who let her in?

two and 2 half men 25. Pilot Reshoot (Pink Pages) II/E ALAN You're a deeply disturbed man, you know that? Move. ALAN MOVES CHARLIE OUT OF THE WAY AND HAULS HIMSELF fiP ON THE COUNTER TO GET LEVERAGE ON THE CABINET CHARLIE HAS BEEN TUGGING ON. CHARLIE Oh, I'm aeeply disturbed? Who showed up here in the of the night with his own sheets? ALAN At least I care what I sleep on, or should I say who I sleep on! CHARLIE Hey pal, of the two of us, I'll bet I'm the only one who's slept with a married woman recently. EVELYN And isn’'t that something to brag about? ALAN AND CHARLIE TO SEE THEIR MOTHER, EVELYN, STANDING IN THE DOORWAY. THE HANDLE RIPS OUT OF THE CABINET AND ALAN FALLS OUT OF FRAME. CHARLIE (CHEERFULLY) Hi, Mom. DISSOLVE TO:

two and a half men 26. Pilot Reshoot (Pink Pages) ACT TWO SCENE H INT, CHARLIE'S TIVING ROOM -~ A TIME LATER (DAY 2 {Charlie, Alan, Jake, Evelyn) CHARLIE AND ALAN SIT MEEKLY ON THE COUCH AS EVELYN STANDS BEFORE THEM. EVELYN Do you have any idea how hurtful it is to have to hear about my own son's divorce on the street? ALAN What divorce? What street? CHARLIE How did you get in my house? EVELYN You stay out of this. I'm here to help your brother through a very difficult time. (THEN, TO ALAN) How could you do this to me? ALAN Do what?

two and a half men Pilot Reshoot (Pink Pages) EVELYN Now when I want to see my grandson, I'll have to make an appointment with Judith who, let's face it, was never very warm to me. what if there's another man there, shacking up with her? BHave you even stopped to consider that? ALAN IS SPEECHLESS AT HORRIFYING SCENARIO. CHARLIE I think he's considering it now, Mom. JAKE ENTERS FROM THE KITCHEN WITH A GLASS OF ICED TEA. JAKE Here's your iced tea, Grandma. EVELYN Oh, thank you my little angel! (TAKES THE GLASS, THEN) Darling, I asked for a lemon wedge. JAKE sorry. HE TAKES THE GLASS AND EXITS TO THE KITCHEN. EVELYN (TO ALAN) All right. Here's what you're going to do. You and Jake will come live with me. After all, I'm just rattling around that big house all by myself. 27.

two and a half men 28. Pilot Reshoot (Pink Pages) II/H ALAN Mom, that's very considerate, but as soon as Judith and I work things out, I'll be back in my own house. EVELYN Oh, sweetheart, grow up. ALAN REACTS, THEN: EVELYN (CONT'D) Think about what I said. You're my son, and I'll always have room for you, in my house and in my heart. ALAN I love you too, Mom. SHE LOOKS AT CHARLIE EXPECTANTLY. HE HAS NO CHOICE. CHARLIE (SIGHS) I love you too, Mom. EVELYN Too little. Too late. AND ON HER EXIT, AND CHARLIE'S REACTION, WE: DISSOLVE TO:

two and a half men 29. Pilot Reshoot ACT 0 SCENE J INT. RESTAURANT - A FEW NIGHTS LATER (NIGHT 3) (Alan, Judith, Extras) ALAN AND JUDITH ARE HAVING DINNER. ALAN So Vegas was good? JUDITH It was fine. Alan, I really want to apologize for putting you through this. I was wrong to blame you for my unhappiness. ‘ ALAN No need to apologize. The important thing is we're here and we're working on our marriage. You look great, by the way. Must be all the extra oxygen they pump into the casinos. JUDITH Alan --

two and a half men 30. Pilot Reshoot R ALAN You were right. I see now that this time apart did us both a lot of good. I know I've grown. HE DIPS A NAPKIN IN HIS WATER GLASS AND WIPES A CRUMB OF FOOD FROM HER FACE. ALAN (CONT'D) I'm not that suffocating guy you threw out of the house four and a half days ago. JUDITH Alan -- ALAN And Jake's doing fine. I realize you were a little concerned about him being around my brother, but it turns out Charlie's great with kids. JUDITH Alan -- ALAN And I really think that we'll look back on this as a new beginning for our marriage. A re-birth. A Renaissance, if you will. JUDITH Alan, I think I'm gay.

two and a half men 31. Pilot Reshoot ALAN Alright... We'll make a list. On the left side we'll put gay stuff... CUT

two and a half men 32. Pilot Reshoot . . II/K ACT TWO SCENE K INT. C IE'S KITCHEN - SAME TTI NIGHT 3 (Charlie, Jake, Mike, Rodney, Ken, Doug, Lenny) A POKER GAME IS IN FULL SWING. ALCOHOL AND CIGARS. CHARLIE, MIKE, RODNEY, KEN, DOUG AND LENNY ARE SITTING AROUND THE TABLE. JAKE, IN PAJAMAS, STANDS BEHIND CHARLIE AND WATCHES AS MIKE DEALS SEVEN CARD STUD. ] MIKE ) . Last card, down and dirty... kings bet. RODNEY Dollar. KEN I'm in. MIKE Me, too. CHARLIE LOOKS AT HIS ROLE CARDS, WHICH ALLOWS JAKE TO SEE THEM AS WELL. CHARLIE I'1l see the dollar and raise it five. HE TOSSES IN CHIPS. JAKE You raised five dollars on that? THEN, IN RAPID SUCCESSION:

two and a half men 33. Pilot Reshoot II/K LENNY I call. DOUG I call. RODNEY I call. KEN I call. MIKE I call. Show 'em. THE ANGUISH ON CHARLIE'S FACE TURNS TO SMUG SATISFACTION AS HE TURNS OVER HIS CARDS. CHARLIE Queens full of nines. LENNY Hey kid, don't you know what a full house is? JARE Uh huh. I also know what a psych-out is. HE HIGH-FIVES WITH CHARLIE. CHARLIE He knows what a psych-out is! I love this boy! THEY HIGH-FIVE, AND WE: CUT TO:

two and a half men 34, Pilot Reshoot II/M ACT TWO SCENE M (] OMITTED CUT TO:

two and a half men 35. Pilot Reshoot . ACT TWO SCENE P INT. IE'S KITCHEN/EXT. SUNDECK - A SHORT TIME TER (NIGHT 3) (Charlie, Alan, Jake, Mike, Rodney, Ken, Doug, Lenny) AS BEFORE, EXCEPT NOW JAKE IS PLAYING POKER IN CHARLIE'S SEAT, WHILE CHARLIE SITS BEHIND HIM. THE HAND, WITH A HUGE POT, IS DOWN TO JAKE AND RODNEY. RODNEY STUDIES HIS CARDS, PULLS ON HIS EAR LOBE, THEN: RODNEY I'1ll see you, and raise twenty. CHARLIE (SOTTO, TO JAKE) I think he's got you, pal. JAKE (SOTTO, TO CHARLIE) He's bluffing. He always pulls his ear when he bluffs. RODNEY How about it, Mighty Mouse? You in? RODNEY PULLS HIS EAR AGAIN. CHARLIE WATCHES IN ASTONISHMENT. CHARLIE (SOTTO, TO JAKE) Take him down. JAKE PUSHES HIS CHIPS INTO THE POT TO CALL THE BET. JAKE Call you.

36. two and a half men 11/ Pilot Reshoot A HORRIFIED RODNEY STARES AT JAKE, THEN FOLDS HIS CARDS. RODNEY I hate this kid. CHARLIE AND JAKE ERUPT IN HIGH-FIVES, HUGS, AND CELEBRATION. ALAN ENTERS. ALAN What the hell is going on?! JAKE You said "hell." CHARLIE Throw a dollar in the pot. What? Hey, we all had to. ALAN MIKE ALAN Charlie, can I speak to you in private? ALAN AND CHARLIE CROSS TOWARDS THE SUNDECK. JAKE (TO THE OTHER PLAYERS) Whose deal is it? ALAN JAKE, GO TO BED! JAKE I'm out. JAKE HEADS OUT AS WE: ‘l' SET

two and a half men 37. Pilot Reshoot . . EXT. SUNDECK - CONTINUOUS AS CHARLIFE AND ALAN ENTER. ALAN What is wrong with you? Are you insane? Do you have any sense of right and wrong? CHARLIE Probably not. How was dinner? ALAN How could you put Jake in a poker game with grown men? CHARLIE I obviously can't be trusted. So, how was dinner? ALAN I leave you alone with him for a couple of hours -- CHARLIE I'm just going to keep asking, Alan. ALAN Dinner was swell. We both had the veal piccata and she's gay! CHARLIE Wow. Most chicks won't eat veal. ALAN Why do I even try talking to you?

two and a half men 38. Pilot Reshoot I1/P CHARLIE Oh, come on. I was just trying to get you to lighten up. ALAN I don't need to lighten up. The world I live in is dark. Dark and rainy. And you're useless in it. CHARLIE Oh, really? I wasn't useless when you needed a place to stay. ALAN Well, obviously that was a mistake. CROSS QuT. CHARLIE Are you sure? Maybe we should make a list! DISSOLVE TO:

two and a half men 39. Pilot Reshoot II/R ACT TWO SCENE R INT. CHARLIE'S LIVING ROOM -~ LATER THAT NIGHT (NIGHT 3) (Charlie, Jake) THE POKER GAME HAS LONG SINCE ENDED. CHARLIE IS AT THE PIANO PLAYING SOME SOFT BLUES. JAKE CROSSES IN WEARING PAJAMAS. JAKE ) CHARLIE Hey, what's going on? Can't sleep? JAKE SITS NEXT TO CHARLIE. JAKE No. My dad said we're moving to Grandma's tomorrow. CHARLIE Yeah, that'd keep me up. If it makes you feel any better, you won eighty bucks on that last hand. JAKE Eighty-five. CHARLIE . Eighty. The house-gets a cut.

JAKE CROSSES TO CHARLIE AND HUGS HIM. AS TO HOW TO RESPOND. two and a half men Pilot Reshoot JAKE I wish my dad was as cool as you. - CHARLIE Hey, don't sell your dad short. He loves than anything in the world. You know that, don't you? JAKE I guess. How come you don't have any kids? CHARLIE I don't know... Maybe because I love me more than anything in the world.. | JAKE Uncie Charlie? CHARLIE What? I don't want to go to Grandma's. I'd rather stay here. CHARLIE Yeah, well, your dad knows what's best for you. JAKE Okay. I love you, Uncle Charlie. 40. II/R CHARLIE IS AT A LOSS

two and a half men 41. Pilot Reshoot II/R CHARLIE Yeah, okay. JAKE EXITS, AND WE: DISSOLVE TO:

two and a half men 42. Pilot Reshoot . i ACT TWO SCENE T INT. CHARLIE'S BEDROOM - ONE WEEK LATER (NIGHT (Charlie, Laura, Rose (V.0.)) CHARLIE IS IN BED WITH LAURA. LAURA IS KISSING CHARLIE'S NECK. CHARLIE ...You gotta love a kid like that. I ) . even played him "Stairway to Heaven" and he still liked the Maple Loops song better. LAURA Charlie, I haven't seen you in two weeks. You finally got the house back to yourself. Now, do you want to talk about your nephew or do you want to have sex? CHARLIE Oh sex. Definitely sex. THEY START KISSING. CHARLIE (CONT'D) Let me ask you something. : LAURA Yeah?

two and a half men 43. Pilot Reshoot CHARLIE Do you ever think about having kids? LAURA Whoa, Charlie, we've got a good thing going, can't we just leave it at that? LAURA GETS OUT OF BED AND CROSSES TO THE BATHROOM. CHARLIE Where you going? I thought we were gonna have sex. LAURA How are we supposed to have sex while your clock is going off? SHE EXITS TO THE BATHROOM AND CLOSES THE DOOR BEHIND HER. CHARLIE (éALLING AFTER HER) Nothing's going off, honest. I'm just horny. SFX: PHONE RINGS. CHARLIE'S RECORDED VOICE (V.0.) Hey, it's Charlie. Do your thing when you hear the beep. ROSE (V.0.) Hi, Monkey Man. I was just thinking about you and wondering why we hurt each other so much -- CHARLIE PICKS UP THE PHONE. CHARLIE Rose, it's me, Monkey Man.

two and a half men 44. Pilot Reshoot II/T ROSE (V.O.) (STUNNED THAT HE PICKED UP) Charlie? CHARLIE Yeah. Hey, listen, let me ask you a question. Is there something inherently wrong with asking a woman you're involved with if she wants kids? ROSE (V.0.) Oh, Charlie, we got a good thing going, why do you wanna mess it up? SHE HANGS UP ON HIM. SFX: DIAT, TONE . ON CHARLIE'S PERPLEXED EXPRESSION, WE: DISSOLVE TO:

two and a half men 45. Pilot Reshoot (Pink Pages) II/V ACT TWO SCENE V INT. 'S LIVING ROOM ~ ANOTHER DAY (DAY 5 (Charlie, Alan, Jake, Evelyn) AN ORNATE BEVERLY HILLS HOME, COMPLETELY INHOSPITABLE TO A TEN- YEAR-OLD BOY. (CHARLIE AND CROSS . . CHARLIE Look at you. Back living with Mom. How good do you feel about yourself right now? On a scale of one to two. . . I'm not back living with Mom. I'm just staying here till Judith and I work things out. CHARLIE So... one. ATLAN %at do you want, Charlie? CHARLIE Well, I figure you've been here a couple of weeks, you gotta have blood in your stool by now. (MORE)

two and a half men Pilot Reshoot (Pink Pages) CHARLIE (CONT'D) So I thought if you and Jake wanted to come back to my place for awhile, that'd be okay. ALAN Wait a minute. Are you saying you want me to come back and live with you? CHARLIE Well, truthfully, no. I want Jake to come back and live with me, but I figure you're a package deal. ALAN Thanks, but we're doing just fine here with Mom. CHARLIE Oh come on, Alan. We can't let Jake be exposed to her on any kind of ongoing basis. ALAN There's ongoing basis. He's only here on weekends. CHARLIE That's too much. Piranha's can strip an entire cow in an hour. ALAN What? 46. II/V

two and a half men 47. Pilot Reshoot (Pink Pages) /v ® CHARLIE Alan, we've got to get him away from her. I mean, look what happened to us. EVELYN (0.S.) And happened to you? CHARLIE WHIPS AROUND TO SEE EVELYN STANDING IN THE DOORWAY. CHARLIE (CHEERFULLY) Hi, Mom. EVELYN You're a grown man, Charlie. Perhaps it's time you stop blaming your mother for your own Alan, the divan is not for sitting. ALAN GETS UP. EVELYN (CONT'D) Charlie, get off the couch. CHARLIE STANDS UP. JAKE ENTERS. JAKE Hey, Uncle Charlie! EVELYN SWOOPS HIM INTO A HUG. EVELYN There's my good boy! What did I say about yelling in the house? JAKE Grandma, I'm suffocating! CHARLIE (SOTTO) Souna familiar?

two and a half men 48. Pilot Reshoot (Pink Pages) IT/v ALAN (SOTTO) You're right, this madness must end. CHARLIE (SOTTO) Here, I got you your own key. CHARLIE PRODUCES A FAKE ROCK AND HANDS IT TO ALAN, AS WE: FADE OUT. END OF ACT TWO

two and a half men {add. dialogue) Pilot Reshoot (Pink Pages) II/v EVELYN'S DIALOGUE TC JAKE UNDERNEATH THE CHARLIE AND ALAN DIALOGUE AT THE END OF SCENE V. EVELYN Stand up straight, darling. Who taught you to slouch like that? And what is that on your face, is that dirt? SHE LICKS HER FINGER AND USES IT TO WIPE A SMUDGE FROM HIS CHEEK. - EVELYN (CONT'D) Nobody likes a dirty boy. There, that's better. Grandma bought you good clothes. you're going to play in filth, wear the clothes your parents bought you. *

two and a half men 49. Pilot Reshoot TAG EADE IN: INT. P — DAY AY 6 (Charlie, Alan, Jake, Karen, Extras) ALAN, CHARLIE AND JAKE ARE SHOPPING. ALAN PUSHES THE CART. ALAN I'm not comfortable with this. Maybe I'll go wait in the car. You're not waiting in the car. Trust me, this is a great way to meet women. ALAN I don't want to meet women. I'm still ma:ried. CHARLIE Aw, come on, your wife's out meeting chicks, why you? JAKE HOLDS A BOX OF MAPLE LOOPS. JAKE (SINGING TO THE BOX) ...Maple-maple- maaaa...pleicious. A PRETTY FEMALE SHOPPER, KAREN, SMILES AT ALAN.

two and a half men Pilot Reshoot KAREN Your son is just adorable. ALAN Thank you. ~ KAREN (RE: CHARLIE) You and your... life must be so proud. SHE CROSSES OFF. ALAN Life partner? CHARLIE You're right. Go wait in the car. END_OF SHOW 50. TAG FRDE OUT.