- Nancy Krieger Weston: I know I'm being feeble about this. It's just that Elliot was gonna take the kids for the whole weekend, and I was gonna have some free time to work on the illustrations for the story I was telling you about. A-And now...
- Hope Murdoch Steadman: Now what?
- Nancy Krieger Weston: Well, now it's all ruined because I'm gonna have to worry about it and I'm not gonna be able to relax. What the hell am I gonna wear? I don't have any date clothes. All I have are married clothes. Oh, Hope, could I borrow something? You've only been married for a couple of years. Maybe you have something left.
- Melissa Steadman: Married clothes?
- Melissa Steadman: [Hope plays with Janey] Hi, sweetie pie. How's my girl? How are you? Oh, we're getting dressed now. Not that old rag.
- [picking Janey up]
- Melissa Steadman: Come here. Let's see what we got here, huh?
- [taking clothes out of the dresser]
- Melissa Steadman: What do we got for you today? Oh, you wanna be a sailor? No. Okay. How about a clown? No, huh? Okay, what...
- [taking out an ugly-looking red dress]
- Melissa Steadman: Oh, what is this? Aunt Rifka, am I right? You have my permission to burn it.
- Nancy Krieger Weston: I can't believe what I just did.
- Hope Murdoch Steadman, Melissa Steadman: What?
- Nancy Krieger Weston: I can't believe it.
- Hope Murdoch Steadman: What? What?
- Nancy Krieger Weston: There is this guy who brings his daughter to school some mornings, and she's in Brittney's class and she has this really beautiful red hair. And he always says hi to me, but I've never said more than three words to him, except that he has this really nice car. And one day I said, you know, "You have this really nice car." And I don't know what he thought, but-but, you know, he thought... said they can play together And now, now... and now, I...
- Hope Murdoch Steadman: Now what?
- Nancy Krieger Weston: He asked me out on a date.
- Melissa Steadman: Congratulations.
- Hope Murdoch Steadman: That's really nice.
- Nancy Krieger Weston: Nice? Are you kidding? This is terrible.
- Hope Murdoch Steadman: Well, I mean, so you say no thanks.
- Nancy Krieger Weston: No, I said yes. That's why it's so terrible.
- Hope Murdoch Steadman: [to Melissa] Am I missing something here?
- Nancy Krieger Weston: Hope, I haven't been out on a date since Marty Canfield asked me to the junior prom.
- Hope Murdoch Steadman: Well, I mean, I know it's kind of scary.
- Nancy Krieger Weston: Kind of scary, are you kidding? This is completely insane. I'm going out of my mind.
- Hope Murdoch Steadman: Promise me you'll read the directions.
- Melissa Steadman: Girl Scout's honor.
- Hope Murdoch Steadman: Yeah, he used to promise that with the Cuisinart. I ended up with zucchini provencal behind my refrigerator.
- Melissa Steadman: But admit it, it was delicious.
- Hope Murdoch Steadman: Maybe you should make that for Bob.
- Melissa Steadman: No, not seductive enough.
- Hope Murdoch Steadman: Things are good, huh?
- Melissa Steadman: Yeah.
- Hope Murdoch Steadman: How's his daughter?
- Melissa Steadman: Oh, she's great. She thinks I'm this great photographer or something. I'm not used to being treated with such respect.
- Hope Murdoch Steadman: Okay, let me see if I can get this straight. Ellyn, you're pretty sure that you love Woodman, but you don't know what that means. Melissa, you think you could love Dr. Bob, only he won't let you. And Nancy, you know that you don't love Elliot. In fact, you hate him, but making love with him was incredibly great.
- Nancy Krieger Weston: Right, but not enough to wreck my life again.
- Ellyn Warren: So, what's your crisis, Hopey?
- Hope Murdoch Steadman: Mm. Me, I'm incredible jealous of all of you.
- Nancy Krieger Weston: Oh, please.
- Ellyn Warren: Oh, well, I can see why.
- Hope Murdoch Steadman: And I feel guilty, of course, because, you know, I mean, my life is so, you know, full now.
- Ellyn Warren: Please.
- Melissa Steadman: Do us a favor, Hope. If you're gonna suffer about being happy, suffer in silence.
- Elliot Weston: What time am I supposed to pick up the kids?
- Nancy Krieger Weston: I thought we already settled that. 4:30 at Carolyn's, and I'll pick them up Sunday around 5:30.
- Elliot Weston: Oh, no, no, th-that's okay. Listen, um, w-why don't you just, um, you know, pick them up at the park?
- Nancy Krieger Weston: Okay.
- Elliot Weston: So, uh, what are you gonna do with all your free time this weekend?
- Nancy Krieger Weston: Oh, I thought I'd go dog-sled racing in the Yukon. You know I love the snow. You think I'm stupid, Elliot? You've obviously heard that I have a date.
- Elliot Weston: Oh, yeah? With who?
- Nancy Krieger Weston: Devon's father, Jed, okay?
- Elliot Weston: Nice car. Big back seat.
- Nancy Krieger Weston: Elliot, I am working. Is-is it anything important?
- Elliot Weston: Nothing I have to say is important. Right, Nancy?
- Nancy Krieger Weston: Look, if you want to fight, go fight with Michael. I'm busy. Don't forget the kids at 4:30 at Carolyn's. Bye.
- Elliot Weston: [she hangs up] Bitch.