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Favorite Scenes   November 17, 1993 N: (to herself) Well, if you’re going to go, you better go. (remembers her telling Rachel that her surgery was tomorrow) B: I wish you didn’t have to do this. N: Do what? B: Go to Chicago on short notice. What did you think I was talking about? N: I thought for sure. B: Oh, really, are you sure you really have to do this and go? I mean, can I tempt you into sticking around, hmm? Hmm? (kiss) N: I gotta go. B: Why? N: You know, when you sort of hear that certain something in your mother’s voice… B: Yeah, I know, I know, it’s just something that I have to live with, right? (kiss) (phone rings) Hello. Speak of the devil! We were just talking about you, Mrs. Hanen. Yeah, yeah, Nora and me. Well, as a matter of fact, your daughter’s right here. N: Okay, let me talk to her. B: No, no, she’s fine, she’s fine, she’s right here, she’s beautiful, naturally, very, she’s feisty (she’s trying to get the phone), and she’s all packed. N: Bo… B: Let me tell you something, Mrs. Hanen, if you’re looking forward to seeing her half as much as I’m going to miss her, then you’ve got to be one happy lady. What do you mean, what am I talking about? I’m talking about the trip that Nora has planned. Yeah! To see you. What? Well, what do you know, what do you know, I guess, maybe I just misunderstood. Well, no, I made a mistake, too, I thought that Nora was right here but she, I was wrong, she isn’t, she must have stepped out or something. Can I have her call you just as soon as she gets back? Great. Thank you. You too. Bye-bye. N: Why did you lie to her? B: Why did you lie to me? N: Bo… B: No, no, you told me that you had to go to see your mother and father because there was some kind of an emergency, you had to be in Chicago as soon as possible. N: I know. B: Yeah, well, apparently your mother knows nothing about this trip, and just now, she didn’t sound like she was right in the middle of any kind of an emergency. N: She didn’t? B: No. What is this all about? You misled me about this trip of yours, I mean, totally. Why? What’s going on? N: I didn’t totally mislead you, Bo. You just misunderstood me. B: Oh, come on, come on, let’s not play any word games right now. You told me you had to go to Chicago to see your mom and dad, in a hurry, you know, it was urgent. N: Yes, but I didn’t say that I told them I was coming, did I? Well, did I? B: I don’t remember. N: Well, I didn’t, you see, because the truth is, my mother had no idea that I was planning on going to Chicago to visit her. B: So it was a secret? N: Well, until you let the cat out of the bag, yeah! B: Then why didn’t you tell me it was a surprise, and then I wouldn’t have let the cat out of the bag? Why did you make it sound like it was some kind of an emergency, instead of just telling me the truth? N: Bo, when I talked to my mother the other day, I don’t know, there was just something, she just didn’t sound right, that’s all. B: How do you mean? N: My father has had heart problems, and, you know, she kind of sounded worried on the phone, and I just decided I’d zip to Chicago and surprise them. B: It’s not like you to leave a whole pile of work on your desk. N: You should see the drawers. No, you’re right, it’s not like me at all, but, you know, when you’ve kind of got this gut instinct, you know? B: I think your gut needs a tune-up. N: What do you mean? B: The reason she called just now was so that she could tell you that she and your dad are taking a weekend off, they’re going away, she said it was a spur of the moment lark, I think that’s the way she put it. N: (she laughs) How about these Hanen women, huh? You know, just one big surprise after another. B: You’ve got that right. And, look! (moves suitcase) Doesn’t look like you’re going to be needing this. N: No. B: Does it? N: It doesn’t look like I’ll be going away at all, huh? Lucky me. B: Lucky me. (pulls her toward him by her belt loops) (phone rings) Lucky me! Hello? Viki, how are you doing? Oh, God. I’ll be there as soon as I can. (hangs up) Cassie lost her baby. N: Can I, can I go with you, I… B: No, no, it’s okay, honey, why don’t you just, you stay here, maybe you can make a few calls and see if there’s anything we may need here, all right, just stay here, okay? I love you. N: I love you. (kiss)   B goes to the hospital and consoles Andrew. Ben comes over to Nora’s. Ben: I got here as quick as I could. What’s the problem? More blackouts? N: No, no. Ben: Your vision’s getting shaky again. N: No. Ben: Then what did you want to see me about so fast? We’re still a go for surgery tomorrow, aren’t we? N: No. No, the launch window has just gotten shut tonight, see. I told Bo that I was planning to visit my parents in Chicago, but the plan has backfired. Ben: So now you want to put the procedure off? N: Yeah. Ben: Nora, do you know what it took for a lowly resident like me to get you a spot on Dr. Dowling’s schedule? I practically blackmailed the man! N: Yes, I know, you were great, and I’m sorry. Ben: Look, I don’t mean to pressure you- yes, I do. You’re in a race against the clock. The longer you put off having this operation, the less chance it will have of helping you. N: Look, I just need a day or two to come up with an airtight alibi so that Bo won’t know that I’m going in to have surgery. Ben: This is crazy. N: No. I don’t have a choice here, Ben. Ben: Sure you do! You could tell him what the score is. N: That is not a choice! It’s not an option. Bo will never, ever know anything about this. He is not going to know anything about the operation, is that clear? Ben: Hey, it’s your life. N: Ben, Dr. Price. I know I’m being difficult, I’m sorry, it’s just, I…it has to be done this way. I’ll call you to reschedule soon, okay? In the meantime, if there…is there anything I should do before the operation? Ben: If you keep waiting, you might want to get your affairs in order. (leaves)   Nora throws her will on the table. N: Oh, come on, kiddo. Get your affairs in order, don’t be so squeamish. It’s just a document, just a little will, a legal document. Look it over like you would any other piece of work. So what if this one has your name on it. (looks at it)   Nora is reading her will. Bo comes in and she puts it at her side. N: Hi, I didn’t expect to see you so soon. B: Andrew wanted to spend some time with his dad, so… N: How is Andrew? B: Not great. Everybody’s pretty torn up about the baby. N: Cassie? B: She doesn’t even know yet. She’s still in intensive care, but she’s going to be okay. I know she will. N: You still care a lot about her, don’t you? B: Well, we’re better friends now than we were when we were married. N: Well, we’ll both go visit her tomorrow, huh? B: Yeah. I’d like that. (hugs her- kiss- he grabs her will out of her hand) What are you doing with this? N: A little light reading. B: People don’t just pull their wills out just for the heck of it, you know? N: Well, I started thinking about Cassie, and my father, and I just started thinking about how fragile life is, and the next thing you knew… B: You got yourself spooked, right? So you just thought you’d have a look at this. N: I just wanted to make sure everything was in order. B: Was it? N: Yeah. B: Oh, good. Then we can just forget about this, huh? You’re not going to be needing that thing for a long, long time. (hugs her- she has look of despair)   November 19, 1993 B: What was Jackie DeShannen’s real name? Come on, honey, look- these are the easy ones. If we’re going to win that golden oldies radio contest in January, these are the ones… N: Sharon Myers. B: Exactly right. Here, go ahead, you ask me one now. Make it a hard one. N: Okay, here’s one. Who was Buddy Holly’s drummer? B: Who? That’s an easy one. Buddy Holly’s drummer was, uh… N: You don’t know it, do you? B: No, it’s right on the tip of my tongue. N: No, you don’t. B: Jerry… N: Anderson. B: No, it was not, no. N: Yes it was. B: No, it was not. N: Yes it was. B: No,his first name was Jerry, his last name was… N: Anderson. B:…Allison. N: Anderson. B: Allison. N: Anderson. B: Allison. N: Anderson. B: Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll, go ahead, you look it up. And I will bet you an order of buffalo chicken wings it was Allison. Allison. Nora looks at the book, but her vision goes. N: You’re like taking buffalo wings from a baby. B: What’s taking you, red? Come on, read it and weep. What’s the answer? B: Come on, Nora, why don’t you admit it? For once, you don’t have the right answer. N: Bo, I think we’re both wrong here. It says that Buddy Holly’s drummer was Jerry Garcia? B: Are you kidding me? He’s in the Grateful Dead, he wasn’t in The Crickets! Let me see that thing. There it is, right there. Jerry Allison, okay? See, you just can’t admit that I got it right. (she looks toward him and her vision comes back into focus) Nora? Honey, are you okay?ep N: Yeah. Yes! Of course I am, silly, I just wanted to see if you were paying attention. B: Well, you really had me going there for a minute, but, you know, it looked like you couldn’t even read the answer on the page. All right, next question. N: No, you forgot something. I owe you one great big order of buffalo wings. (kiss) I’m going to go get them. B: I know you’re good for them, partner. Come on, (kiss) we have to keep cramming for this contest. N: Even on an empty stomach? B: What is with you? We've got plenty of time before dinner. Listen, we have to keep reading these questions, we have to prepare ourselves, so we’re going to really, you know, do it. N: I think I’m having a craving. And if we’re not going to have, we’re not going to have buffalo wings, could you make some of your famous chicken cheese enchiladas? B: Are you sure? I thought with this hypoglycemia thing, don’t you really have to watch your diet? N: Sugar. That’s all, just the sugar, you know, no donuts, no chocolate bars, no triple fudge sundaes, but enchiladas are okay. B: Okay. One batch of enchiladas, but then it’s right back to this book. N: Well, you know what? Why don’t you work on this book on your own, because I should really go down to Logan’s and pick up Max and Luna’s wedding present. B: What is more important, a wedding present or being crowned king and queen of rock and roll trivia? N: Weddings win every time. B: If it was our wedding, maybe I could see that. We could end up with the best of both worlds. We could. N: What are you going to do, have Little Richard marry us? B: Well, yeah, I mean, Good Golly, Miss Molly for the wedding march, I think that would be pretty good, but, no, think about this. When we win this contest, they give us the cruise, and we are slowly floating down that river on that romantic riverboat cruise. Would that be the perfect honeymoon or what, huh? N: You know what, Bo? I don’t think you should get your hopes up. I mean, I know we’re good, but it’s just possible that there’s somebody out there who’s better. B: Oh, come on, don’t be so modest. We know who put the bop in the big bopper, we know why Fats Domino found his thrill on Blueberry Hill, there’s nobody that can touch us. Would you rather honeymoon like in Paris, or in Tahiti, or something? N: No, no, I really think that a riverboat cruise is wonderful, I just…just want to take it one step at a time. B: All right. You’re right. First the contest, then the prize, then the wedding, then the honeymoon, okay? Right, partner? N: Right, partner. (kiss) Go make me some enchiladas. I’m starving. B: What I do for love! (leaves)   N remembers Ben telling her that she’s running out of time. B is singing in the kitchen. N: (on phone) Yes, I’d like to speak to Dr. Ben Price, please, this is Nora Gannon calling. Well, tell him it’s urgent, please. Dr. Price, Nora Gannon. Yes. I’m calling because it’s been happening again, and I want this tumor removed now. So, if Dr. Dowling still has that cancellation and can perform the surgery, then I’d like to go and check into the hospital this afternoon. N: Don’t press your luck, Ben. I said I was coming in for the surgery, but we’re going to do it my way, my terms. Bo is not going to know anything about this. Fine. I will see you in a few hours, all right, goodbye. B: (from kitchen) How many enchiladas you good for? N: I’m good for, oh, at least three. And I want double the cheese and lots and lots of salsa. B: This woman is an animal, that’s why I love her. N: (on phone) Aunt Ida! Hi, it’s Nora. Aunt Ida, you don’t have to shout, Aunt Ida, I can hear you all the way from Chicago. No, I’m not sick, no. No, I don’t have foot problems. Oh, you have foot problems. Well, I’m sorry that you have foot problems. No, I- no, I- I don’t want to talk about your foot problems, Aunt Ida. I’m up to my eyeballs in work. Can you- can you call me back in ten minutes? No, I’m not peculiar, Aunt Ida, I just really want to talk to you, and I need you to call me back in ten minutes, okay? At the number, call me at the number that I gave you for the house, that’s right, and if a man answers, you just be sure and ask for me, okay? The man’s name is Bo Buchanan, Aunt Ida. Yes, Bo is a name! Look…just call me back, okay? I gotta go. Bye. B: (enters) Who was that? N: Oh, that was, um, Logan’s Department Store calling to say that, um, the, um, present for Max and Luna won’t be engraved until tomorrow. Ooh, these are lovely. B: I love Logan’s. N: Yeah? B: Because the customer always comes first. And this customer… N: Yeah? B:…is pleased, because you are staying put. N: Our food’s going to get cold. B: I am hungry, but all of a sudden, I’ve got this craving, this intense craving for your earlobe. (starts nibbling) N: Oh, Bo. I love you so much. Oh, God help me, I love you.   B: What million seller was written by Smoky Robinson but made famous by the Temptations? (she is staring at the phone) Come on, these are the questions that could make or break us, honey, you’ve got to concentrate… N: My Girl. B: My Girl! Yes! We are number one. We are number one. (kiss-phone rings) If that’s Logan’s, I want you to tell them to forget about Max and Luna’s wedding gift. They can deliver it. You are staying here, okay? N: Why don’t you tell them yourself? B: That’s not a bad idea. Hello? No, this is not Boo. My name is Bo. Who is this? The Aunt Ida? From Chicago? Of course, no, Nora’s told me all about you, she says that, she says your strudel is to… N: To die for. B: …to die for. (to N) That’s a horrible…(to I) No, she’s right here, okay? Fine. (to N) Aunt Ida says this is very important, Boo. N: (laughs) Hello, Aunt Ida. It’s Nora. Oh, no. B: What is it? N: No, I didn’t realize it was that serious. No, I know you don’t know a lot about it- I do. So, it’s okay. Yes, I know you don’t know what to do, I know what to do. Okay, Aunt Ida. Thank you very much for calling, Aunt, Ida, I’ll talk to you another time. Goodbye. B: Well? You going to tell me what’s wrong? N: Well, uh, do you remember when my mom called? B: Yeah, yeah, you had a feeling that she needed you, and you almost made a surprise trip out to Chicago. N: I should have gone with my feeling. B: Why, she calling, she said there was nothing to worry about, she and you dad are going away for the weekend. N: Well, they didn’t. She was covering. My, uh, father’s been having chest pains and he just didn’t want anyone to know. B: Just like his daughter, he’d rather suffer in silence. N: What do you mean? B: Well, that’s the way you are, honey. I mean, you don’t want to worry anybody, so now I know where you got it. Is he okay?ep N: Um, well, I don’t think so. The chest pains have gotten worse, so he’s going into the hospital for observation. B: Oh, God, I’m sorry. N: I’ve got to go there, Bo. I know this is really short notice, but I’d like to take the next plane and just be with him when he checks into the hospital. B: No, of course. N: That’s all right with you? It’s okay? I mean, there’s no fuss? B: No, there’s no fuss, I know your mother would like to have you beside her, and I know it’d mean a lot to your father to know that you were there. N: (hugs him) Oh, thank you. (kiss) B: You’re not going alone, though. I’m going with you. N: Where are you going? B: I’m calling the airlines and I’m going to get us a couple of first class tickets to Chicago. N: Bo, no, you can’t come with me, it wouldn’t be fair! B: To whom? N: To Luna and Max, of course, of all the ups and downs that they’ve had with their wedding, you know… B: Well, that’s right. N: Tina called to tell us that it’s back on, remember? Everything’s back on… B: Yeah, no, I remember. N: Well, one of us has to be there, you know? B: You’re probably… N: My place is with my parents, and your place, well, I mean, I would hate to think that Luna and Max, friends as close as they are to us would turn around and look and not see one of us there on their special day. B: I agree with you, honey, I do. N: You do? B: You are getting just a little bit weird. N: I’m sorry. B: NO, you’re just so intense about everything, I think this thing about your dad, it’s really gotten to you. N: Yeah, I, yeah, I guess it has. B: And I think you’re right, I think one of us ought to be at the wedding. N: Good. B: And I think this trip would be good for both you and your dad. N: What? B: It would give you a chance to bridge this gap, this old gap that's between you two. N: Yeah, that’s what I was thinking, I was thinking the same thing. B: Yeah. Let’s be honest. N: Honest? B: Yeah. My place is here, your place is there. It’s just that I’m going to miss you so much, you know? NO one to tease, (kiss) no one to make fun of… N: Hey, watch it, watch it! B: …no one to have fun with, you know, with the red-hot enchiladas… N: Yeah, cut to the chase. B: No one to make love to… N: Thank you. (kiss) B: How’s a guy supposed to survive? (kiss) N: Oh, you will, killer. And so will I, I hope. B: What do you mean by that? N: Oh, that I’m going to miss you! I’m not going to be gone long, you know, it’ll seen like forever, but it won’t be long. B: It better not be. N: You know what, I had better pack. I’ve got to get going. B: There’s a flight late tonight! N: I know, but there’s also one late this afternoon, and the sooner I get there, the sooner I’ll get back, you know? (starts to leave) The sooner I go, the sooner I come back- (vision fails- she sits down) B: Honey, are you okay? N: Yeah, I’m just upset about my dad. Will you do me a favor? Will you be a big old macho man and just go into the closet and get my suitcase back out again for little old Nora? B: Oh, sure, little old Nora. (leaves- she still can’t see)   Nora and Bo are at the airport. N: You’re being absolutely silly, you know that, you’re going to get a parking ticket for parking in a no parking zone. B: Easy come, easy go. I’m not putting you on an airplane until you’ve had a proper goodbye. N: You hate goodbyes, Bo, go on, go on. B: Are you trying to get rid of me? N: No, of course not, but you heard the announcement, look, it’s delayed. B: Okay, fine. I’ll just, I’ll wait here with you, all right? N: No, you won’t. No, you won’t, this is a perfect opportunity for me to finish the book I’ve been reading, now just, just go on. Go. Go. B: Okay, okay. But you promise, you’re going to call me as soon as you get to Chicago and you find out something about your dad. N: Well, I will certainly do my best, you know, it could be hectic, you know how hospitals are. B: Of course. I have a better idea. N: What? B: Instead of waiting around for an update, I’ll just fly out to Chicago as soon as Max and Luna’s wedding is finished. N: Well, why don’t we just see how things go, okay? B: See how things go? You don’t want me with you? N: I want you with me more than you could possibly know. B: Are you okay? N: Yeah, I’m okay. I just want to memorize your face, you know, it’s like taking a snapshot of you with my mind. And that way, I’ll always, I’ll always have it with me. B: You’re not afraid of flying, now, are you? N: No. No. It’s just… B: What? It’s just what? N: I love you, Bo. I always will. B: Honey, you’re flying to Chicago, you’re not leaving Casablanca, you know? Here’s looking at you, kid. Okay, now you say… Nora kisses him very passionately. B: Wow. Ingrid Bergman never kissed Bogey like that, I an definitely flying to Chicago. But in the meantime, I’ll wait around by the phone. (another passionate, deep kiss) You have a great flight, okay? N: I’ll keep my fingers crossed. (kiss) B: (turns to go) Wow. N: Bo? B: What? N: (pause) Nothing. Goodbye.   N is sitting on a bench at the airport. R: Mom? Hi, I got here as fast as I could. What’s wrong? Your message sounded so urgent. Hey. N: I’m checking into the hospital this afternoon. I would have taken a taxi… R: Your eyesight? N: There’s really no denying it or delaying it any longer, you know? I need to have the operation now. R: Oh, mom. N: As soon as possible. (she is crying) R: Mom, oh…(hugs her) N: Well, this isn’t how it’s supposed to be. I’m supposed to be taking care of you, not the other way around. R: No, no, no, shh, listen. I want you to lean on me, and I am sure that Bo feels the same way. Mom, you have told Bo, haven’t you? N: How do you think I got to the airport? He dropped me off because he thinks I’m flying to Chicago. R: Oh, mom. N: Please. It’s really important, it’s my surgery, it’s my life, it’s my choice. Please promise me that you will help me keep this from Bo. R: Look, I… N: Promise me, Rachel! R: I don’t like this. Not for you, and not for Bo. I think it’s wrong, I really do, but if it will help you go ahead with the surgery, then I won’t be the one to tell him. N: Thank you. Let’s get going. Let’s go, okay? (she can’t find the handle on her suitcase) R: Hey, let me get it, let me get that, okay? Oh, God! N: Don’t you start crying on me, Rachel Gannon. Don’t you start crying! R: I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I’m sorry. N: There will absolutely be no wailing, no whining- my goodness, it’s just a little brain surgery! R: Okay. You aren’t scared a bit, are you? N: Scared, no, I don’t even know the meaning of the word! Petrified, now that’s a word I know. But it’s my turn to break down, okay, not yours. R: Okay. N: This is payback time for all the time that I took you to the doctor and tonsillitis and broken arms, and needles and bumps and bruises (can’t understand), okay? R: Yes. N: You owe me big time, baby! (R laughs) Let’s go. Can I lean on you, Rachel? R: Yes. You can lean on me always. N: Let’s blow this popsicle stand. (they walk out, N leaning on R)