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00:00:00Taxi!
00:00:03No, it's okay. Really, Nancy, I have come to terms with the idea of being single for the rest of my life.
00:00:10What? Because some fortune teller said so? Taxi!
00:00:13No, it's not that. I have a very full life. I have a career. Besides, there are more important things than love.
00:00:22Like what?
00:00:23Like my show. The ratings are in the toilet.
00:00:27You know, if you were my patient, I'd say there's something else going on here besides ratings. Taxi!
00:00:34Honey, my ratings are everything. But thanks for the free therapy.
00:00:39Maybe you just need a holiday. Why don't you come to New York for a weekend? We can do the town.
00:00:43Oh, I wish I could, but...
00:00:45But what? Come on, it'll be fun. Maybe you'll even meet a nice guy and fall in love. Ooh, taxi!
00:00:51Ugh, trust me, Nancy, the last thing I need in my life right now is love.
00:01:21Yes?
00:01:22Dr. Sidney Twaddle?
00:01:23It's pronounced Twa-dell.
00:01:25Well, congratulations, sir. You just won an all-expense-paid two-week vacation cruise to the South Pacific.
00:01:32Yeah, I'm afraid that's impossible. I'm scheduled to appear on a television program later this afternoon.
00:01:37Oh, come on, free cruise! Dancing girls? All the coconuts you can eat?
00:01:44I'm allergic to coconuts.
00:01:45Is there anything I can do to help you change your mind?
00:01:48No, I'm afraid not. Thank you.
00:01:51Hey, Twaddle!
00:01:52Yes?
00:01:55Have fun in Tahiti.
00:01:56Oh.
00:02:04She doesn't deserve you, you know.
00:02:06I'm here, I'm here, I'm here. I was up all night reading this book by today's guest.
00:02:12Good morning, Miss Lovett.
00:02:13Good morning, Bob.
00:02:14It's Ben.
00:02:15Uh, Miss Lovett, about today's guest.
00:02:16Yes, Dr. Sidney Twaddle. He wrote this book, Dissection of Love.
00:02:20And he's not here.
00:02:21What? Why?
00:02:22He had to cancel, but Mr. Dayton found a replacement.
00:02:25A replacement? Who?
00:02:29Ah.
00:02:32Vernon Gart, Cupid Incorporated.
00:02:35Pleasure to meet you, Miss Lovett.
00:02:38Cupid Incorporated? Now, what exactly is that, Cupid Incorporated?
00:02:43Well, we offer a very specialized service. One that the head office feels you are in desperate need of.
00:02:49The head office?
00:02:51Yes. According to our records, you are a complete failure in the romance department.
00:02:57This has caused you to close yourself down emotionally to the world around you.
00:03:01And is in large part responsible for the unhappiness that you feel,
00:03:04which you try to smother with the empty trappings of television celebrity.
00:03:08Now, what you're talking about is all Mr. Gart.
00:03:11Miss Lovett.
00:03:13I'm here to help you find love.
00:03:19Will you excuse me for a moment?
00:03:25Yeah, I definitely... Can I call you back?
00:03:27Would you mind telling me what's going on here?
00:03:29What do you mean?
00:03:30I mean, there's some weirdo in my office telling me that I am a failure at love, but he's here to help.
00:03:36Yes, I... I was going to tell you about him.
00:03:38When? When were you going to tell me, Rick? When I was on the air?
00:03:41I got a call from Dr. Twaddell.
00:03:43Something about being on a boat in Tahiti. It was a bad connection, I couldn't get it all.
00:03:47Anyway, we were stuck, and this guy's name suddenly came up, and he's available, and he comes highly recommended.
00:03:54Okay, this is exactly what I am talking about, Rick.
00:03:57This is why our numbers are down. It is the same old self-help authors and psychics and fortune tellers.
00:04:05We need something fresh. Something original.
00:04:08You're right.
00:04:09What?
00:04:10This is why we're lucky that Vernon Gart was dropped into our laps.
00:04:13What are you talking about?
00:04:15Talking about...
00:04:18Valentine's Day.
00:04:22Eve's Week of Love.
00:04:24What?
00:04:25Four days of romance-themed programs, starting with Vernon Gart, our very own representative from Cupid Incorporated,
00:04:32and finishing with a live broadcast in the studio.
00:04:35Are you kidding me?
00:04:36No. This is the kind of thing that could bring our numbers back up to the top level.
00:04:41I'm not doing that.
00:04:42Why not?
00:04:43Because, Rick, it is corny and cheesy and old-fashioned.
00:04:48Love is corny and cheesy and old-fashioned, Eve. That's why people love being in love.
00:04:53What, has it been so long that you forgot what it's like?
00:04:55What is that supposed to mean?
00:04:57Eve, you don't let anybody in. Maybe that's why our audience is tuning us out.
00:05:02Well, I'm sorry that you don't think I've got what it takes to be the host anymore.
00:05:07Oh, perhaps I'll take up singing, and then I can give the judge on Channel 8 a real run for her money.
00:05:13Eve...
00:05:19And here we go, another exciting adventure in television history.
00:05:23Your enthusiasm is inspiring, Marv.
00:05:26Well, I don't need this, you know. I was nominated for an Oscar.
00:05:28It was a student Oscar, and you lost.
00:05:31In five, four, three...
00:05:38Here's your host, Eve Lovett.
00:05:41Oh, thank you.
00:05:44Hi, everyone, and welcome to the show. I am Eve Lovett, your host.
00:05:50Today, our very special guest is a remarkable man,
00:05:54who is going to tell us all a little bit about what it means to be in love.
00:05:59Please welcome Mr. Vernon Gart.
00:06:11Welcome, Mr. Gart.
00:06:13Oh, please, just call me Vernon.
00:06:16Okay, Vernon, thank you.
00:06:18Now, to start things off, why don't you tell our audience a little bit about what it is that you do?
00:06:23Well, frankly, Miss Lovett, I'd rather just talk about you.
00:06:27Sorry, me?
00:06:28Mm-hmm.
00:06:30This should be interesting.
00:06:32I'm really just here to help you find love.
00:06:34Oh, well, thank you very much, but I don't think I need help in that department.
00:06:39Oh, I believe you do.
00:06:41You've needed my help since Andrew Voyvonich.
00:06:44Well, how do you know about him?
00:06:46The young boy who dumped you in the seventh grade?
00:06:48I have my sources.
00:06:51And, of course, there was Chaz Leland, the high school football player
00:06:55who two-timed you with Mary Louise Baumgarten at the senior prom.
00:06:58Okay, come on. Who told him? Who told you about him?
00:07:02Worst was that jerky guitar player in college, Darren Palminteri.
00:07:07What? What? I never told anyone about that.
00:07:13Who is this guy?
00:07:14Haven't you had just the worst luck?
00:07:17And that's what we're worried about at the head office.
00:07:21You've been hurt so many times that you've given up on love.
00:07:24So I'm here to help you find it again.
00:07:26All right, that's enough. Rick!
00:07:28All right, cut. Cut!
00:07:30Excuse me. Rick! Rick!
00:07:35What is going on out here?
00:07:37I was just about to ask you the same thing.
00:07:39Did you set this whole thing up?
00:07:40I had nothing to do with this.
00:07:41What did you do? Did you go back to my high school yearbook or something?
00:07:44I swear I didn't tell him anything. I don't even know any of that stuff.
00:07:47Okay, then who is he? One of your mind readers?
00:07:50I don't know. Why don't we ask him?
00:07:51Okay, I will.
00:07:55Where'd he go?
00:07:59Did anyone see him leave?
00:08:02No, no, no. That's okay. I'll deal with it later.
00:08:05No sign of him anywhere in the building. He must have just left.
00:08:08I mean, you were not very polite to him.
00:08:11Oh, so now it's my fault.
00:08:13Well, he got up and walked away from the interview without any explanation.
00:08:16Poor guy must have felt completely insulted.
00:08:18You could stop this any time, you know.
00:08:20Stop what?
00:08:21I have to admit, though, it's an original idea.
00:08:24Talk show guest as performance art.
00:08:26Eve, I told you, I'd never met this guy before.
00:08:29His publicist called, suggesting him for the show, and we were in a spot, so I...
00:08:33Nuh-uh. Have it your way.
00:08:35Have it your way, but the next time we do something like this,
00:08:38might be a good idea to clear it with the host first.
00:09:06What are you doing in here?
00:09:08Can you ever forgive me?
00:09:10I shouldn't have tried to discuss such a private matter in a public forum.
00:09:14I do not know where you got your information,
00:09:16but I do not appreciate my love life being spread all across America on national television.
00:09:21Listen, I know you're upset,
00:09:23but you're a very difficult person to get a hold of,
00:09:25and the head office felt the time was running out for you.
00:09:27I don't care what the head office felt.
00:09:30You need to get out of here.
00:09:32Rita!
00:09:34Rita!
00:09:35Please, call security.
00:09:37Miss Lovett, are you all right?
00:09:38No, Rita, I am not all right. Why did you let him in my office?
00:09:41Him?
00:09:47Miss Lovett, can I get you some tea?
00:09:51No, thank you.
00:09:52Rita.
00:09:59Yes, he was in my office.
00:10:02No, I don't know how he got there, Rick,
00:10:04but I would appreciate it in the future if you would screen my guests a little more thoroughly
00:10:08before you let any crackpot with a book deal on my show.
00:10:12Okay.
00:10:28Nice wheel.
00:10:30What...
00:10:32What are you doing here?
00:10:33I thought this would be a more private place to talk.
00:10:35Who are you?
00:10:36I told you, my name is Vernon Gard, and I work for...
00:10:39Yeah, yeah, Cupid Incorporated, I got that part.
00:10:43What do you want from me?
00:10:44It's not what I want from you, Miss Lovett.
00:10:46It's what you would like from yourself.
00:10:48What does that even mean?
00:10:50Well, according to your love profile...
00:10:52My what?
00:10:53Your love profile at the head office.
00:10:55Everyone has one.
00:10:57And yours says that you have commitment issues.
00:11:01That's so not true.
00:11:03Uh, really?
00:11:04What was the longest relationship you ever had?
00:11:07A year.
00:11:08Uh-uh.
00:11:09Sam Callahan, an insurance salesman from Omaha, Nebraska.
00:11:13It lasted six months, a week, and an afternoon.
00:11:15That's a nice run, but it's not exactly Phantom of the Opera now, is it?
00:11:19What does that have to do with anything?
00:11:21Because until you can see that love can actually work,
00:11:25you won't find it for yourself.
00:11:27That is why the head office has authorized me to offer you a deal.
00:11:31A deal?
00:11:32All you have to do is help one couple fall in love.
00:11:36And then what?
00:11:37And then your one true love will be revealed to you.
00:11:40My one true love?
00:11:42Come on, that doesn't even exist!
00:11:45Love is not for sissies.
00:11:47There's always going to be bumps and bruises along the way.
00:11:49But do you really want to live your life without it?
00:11:53This is your chance to find love, Eve.
00:11:56Oh, and one more thing.
00:11:57This offer expires February 14th.
00:11:59If you can't make a love match by then, then you're out of luck forever.
00:12:04Well, that's less than a week away!
00:12:06That's impossible!
00:12:07How am I supposed to make two people fall in love that fast?
00:12:14Miss Lovett, is everything okay?
00:12:16Why don't you ask him?
00:12:19Are you sure about that, T?
00:12:22Yes.
00:12:53Love is in the air.
00:13:13Okay, Mr. Gart.
00:13:16Love is in the air.
00:13:18All right.
00:13:21Let's see what happens next.
00:13:37Morning, Carolyn.
00:13:39Sure.
00:13:43Okay, okay.
00:13:45Here we go.
00:13:49Oh, you too.
00:13:51Sorry?
00:13:52No, don't pay any attention to me.
00:13:54I just love watching the two of you together.
00:13:56It's so cute.
00:13:58Uh, thanks?
00:14:01Thanks.
00:14:02So adorable.
00:14:06This is going to be easier than I thought.
00:14:09What do you know about Doug and Trina?
00:14:11And a happy good morning to you, too.
00:14:13You know the sound man and my makeup girl?
00:14:15I know who they are.
00:14:16I'm just surprised that you do.
00:14:17Tell me a little about them.
00:14:19They're good kids, hard workers.
00:14:21He wants to be a director, and I think she wants to open a day spa.
00:14:24Although she mostly seems interested in finding a boyfriend.
00:14:27Oh, really?
00:14:29Yeah, why the sudden interest?
00:14:31Oh, nothing. Just a new resolution of mine.
00:14:33Trying to get to know the crew a little bit better.
00:14:35Really?
00:14:36Why does that surprise you?
00:14:37Because until now I didn't think you realized that we had a crew.
00:14:48Trina, let me ask you something.
00:14:50Sure, Miss Lovett.
00:14:52Oh, please, dispense with the formalities.
00:14:54Call me Eve.
00:14:55Okay, Eve.
00:14:57Tell me about your love life.
00:14:59My what?
00:15:01You know, what kind of guys do you like?
00:15:03Um, I don't know. It kind of varies.
00:15:06Yeah? Well, what about someone like Doug?
00:15:10What do you think of him?
00:15:11Um, Doug's awesome.
00:15:13Awesome?
00:15:14Uh-oh. Well, that's good.
00:15:16So, you'd say that you were attracted to him?
00:15:20Um, I don't know. I never really thought about it.
00:15:23Eve Lovett Show, 15-minute studio call. 15 minutes.
00:15:27Think about it.
00:15:37Hey, where you been? We're ready to roll.
00:15:39Hey, no, I, um, I have a problem with my mic.
00:15:44Doug?
00:15:46Hey, honey, I'm having a little problem with my mic.
00:15:49Could you take a peek at that for me, please?
00:15:51Miss Lovett, no problem.
00:15:52Don't call me Eve.
00:15:54Really?
00:15:55Absolutely. That's what all my friends call me, Eve.
00:15:59For instance, uh, Trina, over there, Trina,
00:16:03she's my really good old friend.
00:16:06She's been with me, like, 12 weeks now.
00:16:11Yeah?
00:16:13We talk.
00:16:14We talk about things, like, our careers, travel, guys.
00:16:21That's nice.
00:16:22I shouldn't be telling you this, but, um,
00:16:25she told me that she likes you.
00:16:31She does?
00:16:34In fact, she used the word awesome.
00:16:38That's really nice of her.
00:16:39Trina's single, you know.
00:16:41Right, no, I understand.
00:16:42Eve!
00:16:43Places?
00:16:50Good for that.
00:17:00Hi, everyone, and welcome to the Eve Lovett Show.
00:17:02I'm your host, Eve Lovett.
00:17:06Hey, Valentine's Day is coming,
00:17:08and we are going to celebrate it
00:17:10with a very special week on our show
00:17:12that we like to call Eve's Week of Love.
00:17:14Cue the insulin.
00:17:16And what better way to kick things off
00:17:18in true Valentine fashion
00:17:20than a visit from our favorite celebrity chef,
00:17:22Antonio Capricola.
00:17:26Ciao, Antonio.
00:17:28Ciao.
00:17:29It's such a wonderful time of the year,
00:17:32so full of love and romance.
00:17:34Oh, it sure is.
00:17:35What are you going to make for us today?
00:17:37You know, Valentine's Day,
00:17:38I always think of chocolate,
00:17:40so I am making
00:17:42a wonderful old Italian recipe for
00:17:45hot cioccolato!
00:17:48Oh, it smells heavenly.
00:17:50Wait until you taste it.
00:17:57Oh, that is amazing!
00:18:00Grazie, si, si, si.
00:18:02Is it true what they say
00:18:04about chocolate being a love potion?
00:18:06The ancients believed,
00:18:08and if it was good enough for them,
00:18:09it's good enough for me.
00:18:12Well, let's put it to the test, shall we?
00:18:14Where's Trina?
00:18:15Honey?
00:18:16Trina?
00:18:17Come on up here.
00:18:18And Doug?
00:18:19You too, come on up here.
00:18:20Ladies and gentlemen,
00:18:21give a warm round of applause
00:18:23for our brilliant sound man, Doug,
00:18:25and my personal makeup artist, Trina.
00:18:27What's she doing?
00:18:29Camera one, go for Trina.
00:18:31Three, take Doug.
00:18:37Come on, put that thing down.
00:18:39Come up here, you two.
00:18:40Wait until you try this.
00:18:41It is absolutely delicious.
00:18:43Give that a shot there.
00:18:45Here we go.
00:18:48Huh?
00:18:49What do you think?
00:18:52Wow.
00:18:53Yum.
00:18:54Si, si.
00:18:55You're going to have to tell us
00:18:56if it really works.
00:18:58You two have been such good sports
00:19:01that I would like to offer you
00:19:03a dinner for two
00:19:04at Mauro Ristorante,
00:19:06one of the most romantic spots in town.
00:19:09That is for you.
00:19:14Happy Valentine's Week, everyone.
00:19:16One more round of applause
00:19:17for these two kids.
00:19:19They make the most adorable couple.
00:19:22All right, we'll be back.
00:19:25Eve, can I have a word with you in private?
00:19:28I haven't got much time.
00:19:29It won't take a minute.
00:19:30Oh, okay.
00:19:36What was with that stunt
00:19:37you pulled this afternoon?
00:19:38What stunt?
00:19:39Dragging Doug and Trina up on stage.
00:19:41What did you think you were doing?
00:19:42Oh, well, you said it was love week.
00:19:43I just thought maybe watching
00:19:44two people fall for each other
00:19:45was a good way to start.
00:19:46Fall for each other?
00:19:47Mm-hmm.
00:19:48I've had my eye on those two.
00:19:49There's definitely something
00:19:50going on between them.
00:19:52I was just giving them
00:19:53a little nudge is all.
00:19:54A little nudge.
00:19:55Mm-hmm.
00:19:56If they were eventually
00:19:57going to get together,
00:19:58I just thought I'd speed things up.
00:19:59Well, you sure did, Eve.
00:20:00Do you know Doug is engaged?
00:20:02What?
00:20:03To Maureen.
00:20:04Who's Maureen?
00:20:05The props girl.
00:20:06I thought her name was Alice.
00:20:07The point is you just set up
00:20:08her fiancé on a date
00:20:09with another woman.
00:20:10Oh, no.
00:20:11Why didn't I know
00:20:12those two were engaged?
00:20:13Maybe they didn't realize
00:20:14they had to clear it with you first.
00:20:15That's not what I meant.
00:20:16I've got to go talk to them.
00:20:17No!
00:20:18You've done enough damage
00:20:19to make them think
00:20:20Hey!
00:20:21That's not fair.
00:20:22I was trying to do a nice thing.
00:20:23I know that, Eve.
00:20:24But the next time you decide
00:20:25to behave like a human being,
00:20:26give me a heads up, okay?
00:20:28Heads up.
00:20:34Thanks.
00:20:39Not as easy as it looks, huh?
00:20:42Have you been here
00:20:43this whole time?
00:20:44Long enough.
00:20:47Here.
00:20:49Here.
00:20:50Have a bonbon.
00:20:51I find chocolate
00:20:52takes the sting off failure.
00:20:54Why?
00:20:56Yeah.
00:20:58God, they were so perfect
00:21:00for each other.
00:21:01Were they?
00:21:02Really?
00:21:03Or were you just trying too hard?
00:21:05No.
00:21:06Maybe you're right.
00:21:07Of course I'm right.
00:21:08This is my area of expertise.
00:21:10Well, then give me some tips.
00:21:12Oh, okay.
00:21:13Well, first off,
00:21:15what do you really know
00:21:16about Doug and Trina?
00:21:17Well, they're really good kids.
00:21:20Doug wants to be a director.
00:21:22And Trina...
00:21:23What are their last names?
00:21:25Either one.
00:21:26I don't know.
00:21:27Where are they from?
00:21:29I don't know.
00:21:30What are their hopes,
00:21:31their dreams,
00:21:33their disappointments?
00:21:34I do not know.
00:21:37Exactly.
00:21:39The only thing you do know
00:21:40is what Rick told you about them.
00:21:42God, you really do know
00:21:43everything, don't you?
00:21:45Not everything.
00:21:46Everything?
00:21:47Just enough.
00:21:48Here.
00:21:49Have another bon-bon.
00:21:52See, you won't be able to help
00:21:54anyone fall in love,
00:21:55including yourself,
00:21:57until you find out
00:21:58what really makes people tick.
00:22:00How am I supposed to do that?
00:22:02Just listen.
00:22:03Let someone else talk once in a while.
00:22:06Take an interest in somebody
00:22:08other than yourself.
00:22:12All right.
00:22:13Maybe I'll try.
00:22:14Better do more than that.
00:22:16You only got three days left
00:22:17until Valentine's.
00:22:22About what?
00:22:27But the normal coffee house
00:22:28wasn't bright and he did like...
00:22:31Hi.
00:22:33Nail's here.
00:22:35Yes, I can see that.
00:22:37Well, I guess I better
00:22:38get back to work.
00:22:39Place pretty much shuts down
00:22:40without me.
00:22:41Nice to see you, Miss Lovett.
00:22:42See you around.
00:23:00Oh, um, Miss Lovett.
00:23:02Yes?
00:23:03I was just wondering
00:23:04if I could leave
00:23:05a little bit early tonight.
00:23:06I have a game.
00:23:07A game?
00:23:08Yeah, I coach a girls'
00:23:09basketball team.
00:23:10I did not know that.
00:23:11I didn't think it would
00:23:12interest you.
00:23:13No, you're right.
00:23:14Rita, are you single?
00:23:16Unfortunately, yes.
00:23:17Nothing on the horizons?
00:23:18No secret boyfriends
00:23:19I should know about?
00:23:20Nope.
00:23:21Not a one.
00:23:22Good.
00:23:23I'm sorry?
00:23:24How would you like
00:23:25a little company
00:23:26at your game tonight?
00:23:31We'll sneak in
00:23:32a little girl talk.
00:23:38Oh, here we go.
00:23:40Get ready, girls.
00:23:44So tell me about
00:23:45the guy in the mail room.
00:23:48Ben?
00:23:49What about him?
00:23:50Oh, come on.
00:23:51I see your face light up
00:23:52when he comes into a room.
00:23:54Nobody gets that excited
00:23:55about mail.
00:23:56Oh, is that obvious?
00:23:57Slightly.
00:23:59Do you ever, you know,
00:24:01do you ever think about,
00:24:02you know, you and him?
00:24:04Together?
00:24:05Oh, no.
00:24:06I couldn't.
00:24:08I mean, I see him
00:24:09at work every day,
00:24:10but I don't really know
00:24:11much about him.
00:24:12Well, is he single?
00:24:14Yes.
00:24:15Well, you have that in common.
00:24:17Come on, what else?
00:24:18I know he likes the Lakers,
00:24:20almost, as much as I do.
00:24:22Oh, right.
00:24:23Perfect.
00:24:24What's stopping you, girl?
00:24:26I almost love it.
00:24:27I mean, Eve.
00:24:29I'd be too scared
00:24:30to even think about it.
00:24:32I mean, I wouldn't even know
00:24:33how to start.
00:24:36You may not have to
00:24:37worry about that.
00:24:38Oh, what do you mean?
00:24:39I don't know.
00:24:41Fate may lend a hand.
00:24:46Coming.
00:24:48Coming.
00:24:50Here I come.
00:24:57I have a very important
00:24:59question to ask you.
00:25:00Eve, come on in.
00:25:02Tell me, was it one guy
00:25:04who ruined it for the rest of us,
00:25:05or did you just sort of
00:25:06hate the whole species
00:25:07on principle?
00:25:08Oh, right.
00:25:10Oh, am I interrupting anything?
00:25:12Just sleep, Eve.
00:25:14What kind of way?
00:25:15Okay, Lakers.
00:25:17Basketball, right?
00:25:18You're kidding.
00:25:19No, I just, I get mixed up.
00:25:21Why the sudden interest in sports?
00:25:22Oh, well, I was out tonight
00:25:24with Rita.
00:25:25Your assistant?
00:25:26Yeah, why does that surprise you?
00:25:27Well, considering for the first
00:25:28eight weeks you knew her,
00:25:29you called her Brenda.
00:25:30So we were out,
00:25:31and we were talking about
00:25:32what huge fans
00:25:33of the Lakers we were.
00:25:34Well, a second ago,
00:25:35you didn't even know
00:25:36what sport they played.
00:25:37I told you I get confused.
00:25:38I want to take Rita
00:25:39to one of those Lakers matches.
00:25:42They're called games?
00:25:43Games, right.
00:25:44Um, so do you just go there
00:25:47and get a ticket,
00:25:48or do you have to phone ahead
00:25:49and make a reservation?
00:25:53I'm going to take care of this
00:25:54for you through the company.
00:25:55Really?
00:25:56Yeah, I don't want you
00:25:57to have to go through all the
00:25:58trouble of phoning ahead
00:25:59and making a reservation,
00:26:00so I will get the tickets,
00:26:01and I will drop them off
00:26:02at your office tomorrow morning.
00:26:03Oh, you're a lifesaver.
00:26:04So what's this all about, anyway?
00:26:07What do you mean?
00:26:08Well, obviously you're
00:26:10up to something,
00:26:11and I'm just curious
00:26:12what it is.
00:26:13You're a very suspicious
00:26:14man, McDayton.
00:26:15That's not attractive.
00:26:20Hi.
00:26:21Hi.
00:26:23Wow.
00:26:30Good morning, Carolyn.
00:26:33Really?
00:26:47Good morning, Ben.
00:26:49Miss Lovett.
00:26:50Miss Lovett.
00:26:52What are you doing here?
00:26:54Did I do something wrong?
00:26:56Absolutely not.
00:26:57Quite the contrary.
00:26:59I came down to tell you
00:27:00what a good job
00:27:01you've been doing.
00:27:02Oh, thanks.
00:27:07I was out with my assistant,
00:27:09Rita, last night.
00:27:10You know Rita,
00:27:11my assistant?
00:27:12Sure.
00:27:13We went to one of her games.
00:27:15She coaches a girls'
00:27:17basketball team.
00:27:18Did you know that?
00:27:19I did not know that.
00:27:20Yeah, she really loves
00:27:21her basketball, that Rita.
00:27:23Really into it.
00:27:24You're into basketball, too,
00:27:25aren't you, Ben?
00:27:26Yeah, actually I'm a
00:27:27pretty big Lakers fan.
00:27:29That's right.
00:27:30She actually mentioned that.
00:27:33She did?
00:27:34Talked quite a bit about
00:27:35you last night.
00:27:36Really?
00:27:39Ben, could you do me
00:27:41a small favor?
00:27:43Anything, Miss Lovett.
00:27:44All right, I have a package
00:27:45that absolutely has to go
00:27:47out this morning.
00:27:48So if you could meet me
00:27:49in my office in about
00:27:51ten minutes?
00:27:53No problem.
00:27:54All right.
00:27:55Ten minutes.
00:27:56Don't be late.
00:28:01Miss Lovett?
00:28:02Good morning, Alice.
00:28:03It's Maureen.
00:28:04Maureen.
00:28:05Maureen.
00:28:06Do you have a second?
00:28:07Certainly.
00:28:08Yes, absolutely.
00:28:09It's about you paying
00:28:10for dinner for Trina and
00:28:11my fiancé last night?
00:28:12That.
00:28:13I am so, so sorry.
00:28:14It was just a terrible
00:28:16misunderstanding.
00:28:17Maureen, I am sick about it.
00:28:20I would like to make it
00:28:21up to you.
00:28:22I'm sorry.
00:28:23I'm sorry.
00:28:24I'm sorry.
00:28:25I'm sorry.
00:28:26I'm sorry.
00:28:27I'm sorry.
00:28:28I'm sorry.
00:28:29I would like to make it
00:28:30up to you somehow, perhaps
00:28:31if I could buy dinner
00:28:33for you and Doug.
00:28:34Oh, no.
00:28:35I don't think so.
00:28:36Please.
00:28:37It would make me feel
00:28:38so much better.
00:28:39No, I mean, dinner would
00:28:40be great, but not with Doug.
00:28:41Beg your pardon?
00:28:42He and Trina stayed out
00:28:43all night.
00:28:44Oh.
00:28:45Oh.
00:28:46Oh, no.
00:28:47You actually did me
00:28:48a really big favor,
00:28:49though, you know?
00:28:50You showed me what kind
00:28:51of guy Doug really is.
00:28:52I think I almost married
00:28:53that creep.
00:28:54Thanks, Miss Lovett.
00:28:56Sure.
00:28:58Right.
00:28:59Right.
00:29:00Okay, could you give these
00:29:01to her when she gets in,
00:29:02please?
00:29:03Yeah.
00:29:04I'm here.
00:29:05I'm here.
00:29:06I'm here.
00:29:07I'm here.
00:29:08Hi.
00:29:09Morning, Miss Love-Eve.
00:29:10Sorry, I'm still
00:29:11getting used to that.
00:29:12Get used to it.
00:29:13This is your lucky day.
00:29:14Oh, don't I know it.
00:29:15Get in there.
00:29:16Rita, I'm expecting a very
00:29:17important package this morning,
00:29:18so I need you to stay
00:29:19right there at your desk.
00:29:20Understand?
00:29:21Do not leave your desk.
00:29:22Got it.
00:29:23Okay.
00:29:24Hi.
00:29:25Hi.
00:29:26Are those my tickets?
00:29:27Yes.
00:29:28Took all my charm
00:29:29and powers of persuasion,
00:29:30but you are now
00:29:31the proud owner
00:29:32of two luxury box seats
00:29:33for tonight's
00:29:34Lakers-Celtics game.
00:29:35Is that good?
00:29:36Eve, most people would
00:29:37give their firstborn child
00:29:38for those tickets.
00:29:39Oh, thank you.
00:29:42You're welcome.
00:29:43Welcome.
00:29:50So, um,
00:29:51you want to tell me
00:29:52what's going on?
00:29:53I don't know what you mean.
00:29:55I mean why a woman
00:29:57who previously had
00:29:58absolutely zero interest
00:29:59in any sport
00:30:00other than a pedicure
00:30:01is suddenly a Lakers fan.
00:30:05He's here.
00:30:06Who's here?
00:30:08Can't you do
00:30:09anything right?
00:30:11What?
00:30:12I told you I wanted
00:30:13these tickets
00:30:14for tomorrow night.
00:30:15You didn't say
00:30:16anything like that.
00:30:17This is great.
00:30:18This is just great.
00:30:19Is something wrong?
00:30:20Something?
00:30:21Everything.
00:30:22I asked my producer here
00:30:23to get me tickets
00:30:24for tomorrow night's
00:30:25Lakers-Cedrics game.
00:30:26I think you mean Celtics.
00:30:27And instead,
00:30:28he got me two
00:30:29luxury boxcars
00:30:30for tonight's game,
00:30:31and he knows
00:30:32that I have a conflict.
00:30:33I do?
00:30:34Yes, you do.
00:30:35You know that I have
00:30:36the thing with those people.
00:30:37What people?
00:30:38It doesn't matter now
00:30:39because the point is
00:30:40I cannot go to the match.
00:30:41Game.
00:30:42I can't go to either one.
00:30:43What am I supposed
00:30:44to do with these tickets?
00:30:45Well, look,
00:30:46I'll just do that.
00:30:47Oh, God!
00:30:48Oh, my God.
00:30:49I have just had
00:30:50the most brilliant idea.
00:30:51Oh, I'm good.
00:30:52Rita, would you be a doll
00:30:53if I took these tickets
00:30:54off my hands?
00:30:55I would love to.
00:30:56Okay, now,
00:30:57there's just one problem,
00:30:58is there are two tickets,
00:31:00and it's awfully late notice
00:31:02to try to find somebody else
00:31:04to be in the other seat.
00:31:06What about...
00:31:07Hmm...
00:31:08How about you, Ben?
00:31:10You wouldn't be interested
00:31:11in going to the game,
00:31:12would you?
00:31:13Are you kidding?
00:31:14I would...
00:31:15Okay, Rita,
00:31:16how do you feel about Ben
00:31:17going with you to the game?
00:31:18No.
00:31:19I mean, yes, yes.
00:31:20Really?
00:31:21I mean,
00:31:22all right,
00:31:23look at what I just did.
00:31:24It's settled, then.
00:31:25All right, now,
00:31:26why don't you two
00:31:27take a nice coffee break
00:31:28and iron out all the details,
00:31:30and, oh,
00:31:31I just had another brilliant idea.
00:31:32How about this?
00:31:33After the game,
00:31:34dinner at Malrose,
00:31:35on me.
00:31:36Okay, this is officially
00:31:37the greatest day of my life,
00:31:38and it's still early,
00:31:39so go on, you two.
00:31:40Scoot.
00:31:41You're crazy kids.
00:31:43Crazy kids, yeah.
00:31:45So you don't really
00:31:46have a conflict tonight, do you?
00:31:48Well, that's a matter
00:31:49of opinion now, isn't it?
00:31:51This average day
00:31:52just turned into
00:31:53the best day ever.
00:31:54The best day ever.
00:31:56Yours especially.
00:32:21orchestra only plays
00:32:23the melody
00:32:25orchestra only plays
00:32:27the melody
00:32:29orchestra only plays
00:32:31the melody
00:32:33orchestra only plays
00:32:35the melody
00:32:37orchestra only plays
00:32:39the melody
00:32:41orchestra only plays
00:32:43the melody
00:32:45orchestra only plays
00:32:47the melody
00:32:49orchestra only plays
00:32:51the melody
00:32:56I was just, uh,
00:32:58was checking the plants.
00:33:00This was good.
00:33:03It's okay.
00:33:05orchestra only plays
00:33:06the melody
00:33:09orchestra only plays
00:33:10the melody
00:33:12orchestra only plays
00:33:14orchestra only plays
00:33:16orchestra only plays
00:33:17It's the last time I'm going to be with my schoolmates.
00:33:20What?
00:33:21I know, I know.
00:33:22That's awesome.
00:33:23It's going to be amazing.
00:33:24I hear fish is back.
00:33:25Well, yeah.
00:33:26Hopefully I can...
00:33:27I'm just going to...
00:33:51Oh, on my neck.
00:33:52Yes!
00:33:54Um, but, uh, yeah, this way.
00:34:00Yeah.
00:34:01No, you can...
00:34:02Hi.
00:34:03I was just checking all the plants and this whole thing looks really good, so carry on.
00:34:22I did it.
00:34:28I really did it.
00:34:37Eve?
00:34:39Yes?
00:34:41Is everything okay?
00:34:45Everything is perfect.
00:34:51Vernon.
00:34:55How'd you guess?
00:35:01Because no one's sent me roses in a hundred years.
00:35:14Oh, that's sad.
00:35:15Pity I have to take them back.
00:35:16What?
00:35:17Why?
00:35:18Well, they're from the head office to congratulate you on the successful completion of your assignment.
00:35:22Then why don't I get to keep them?
00:35:24Because you aren't done yet.
00:35:25Oh, but you are mistaken, my friend.
00:35:27Come here.
00:35:28I've got to show you something.
00:35:35Huh?
00:35:36Huh?
00:35:37Looks like love to me.
00:35:38Oh, it is.
00:35:39I've checked out their paperwork already and they're a perfect match.
00:35:42Congratulations.
00:35:43So why are you saying I'm not done?
00:35:44Come over here.
00:35:51Maureen's not happy.
00:35:54Uh-oh.
00:35:56Needless to say, the engagement's off.
00:35:59And unfortunately, company policy says that this one cancels out the other one, so...
00:36:05I'm sorry, Eve, but you're back at zero again.
00:36:08That's not fair.
00:36:09No one said love is fair.
00:36:11Here.
00:36:12Why don't you keep one?
00:36:14Why?
00:36:15To remind me that I'm a failure?
00:36:17Now, now.
00:36:18There's no time to feel sorry for yourself.
00:36:20You've only got two days left.
00:36:22Love's awaiting.
00:36:26But Vernon, can I at least...
00:36:34Good night, Miss Lovett.
00:36:45Oh, good night, Vince.
00:36:47That's Vance.
00:36:48But you're real close, though.
00:36:49Oh, I'm starting to realize close doesn't count.
00:36:52Rough day, huh?
00:36:53It shows.
00:36:55This whole Valentine's thing got you down?
00:36:57How'd you know?
00:36:59Has that affected on single people?
00:37:03You're single?
00:37:06Guilty as charged, yeah.
00:37:09Oh.
00:37:10You, uh, seeing anyone?
00:37:13No, I actually gave up on that whole dating scene.
00:37:16Come on.
00:37:17You?
00:37:18Please, what happened?
00:37:21It's a long story.
00:37:23You wouldn't want to hear it.
00:37:25Try me.
00:37:29Eve, I thought we agreed you were going to run this kind of thing by me first.
00:37:32There wasn't time.
00:37:33It's fresh.
00:37:34It's original.
00:37:35It's exactly what I've been talking about.
00:37:37Trust me, there isn't going to be a dry eye in the house.
00:37:39I just have a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach about this.
00:37:42Yeah?
00:37:44Ask the nurse for some bromo.
00:37:46We have a show to do.
00:37:52Hi, there.
00:37:53Welcome back to the Eve Lovett Show.
00:37:55And we have a very special segment for our Valentine's week called Cupid at Large.
00:38:01Our guest today is one of our very own staff members, Vance Freiman.
00:38:05Welcome him, everybody.
00:38:09Is this a handsome gentleman or what?
00:38:13Camera two, push in on the hunk.
00:38:17I know how to pick them.
00:38:19So welcome, Vance.
00:38:20Listen, I'm going to jump right in, okay?
00:38:23You're nearing 40 and you're not married.
00:38:29What's the deal?
00:38:30You've gotten shy?
00:38:31No, actually, not at all.
00:38:33Truth is, I just haven't met that person that I want to spend the rest of my life with.
00:38:38Oh, well, and why do you think that is?
00:38:42Because none of them were Laura.
00:38:45I see.
00:38:47Why don't you let the audience know who Laura is?
00:38:51Sure.
00:38:53Laura was, uh, she was the first girl I ever kissed.
00:38:58She was my first love.
00:39:01Would you go so far as to say perhaps that she was your only love all these years?
00:39:06Oh, yeah, definitely.
00:39:07Absolutely.
00:39:08And why aren't the two of you together?
00:39:10Well, Eve, to be honest with you, I've wanted nothing more than that.
00:39:15Laura and I were high school sweethearts.
00:39:18And I knew the moment I met her that she was my soulmate.
00:39:22You seem pretty sure of that.
00:39:24Well, I was.
00:39:25And I am still, even to this day.
00:39:28The problem is that for some reason her father disapproved of me.
00:39:32So we, of course, snuck around him at times so we could see each other, but to no avail.
00:39:36He finally just moved the whole family out of state.
00:39:39Just to keep the two of you apart.
00:39:42I tried to keep in touch with Laura over the years by sending her letters.
00:39:46But my letters were always returned.
00:39:48Address unknown.
00:39:50So sad.
00:39:51Yeah.
00:39:52I spent the last 20 years trying to find her, but...
00:39:54No luck?
00:39:55No.
00:39:56No, unfortunately she, uh, it's like she just disappeared.
00:39:59Well, what would you say, Vance, if I told you that we found her?
00:40:05I'm sorry, what?
00:40:06That's right.
00:40:07You're Laura.
00:40:08Are you serious?
00:40:09I am serious.
00:40:10Our crack research team has tracked her down.
00:40:15You gotta be, this is incredible.
00:40:16No, it gets better.
00:40:18She feels the same way that you do.
00:40:20You are the one great love of her life.
00:40:23I can't believe this is happening.
00:40:24Wait till you hear this.
00:40:25What?
00:40:26We have brought her here today to get the two of you reunited.
00:40:32What?
00:40:34She's here.
00:40:37She's here.
00:40:38Keep that applause going.
00:40:39Ladies and gentlemen, give a warm Eve Show welcome to Miss Laura Wilkton.
00:40:52Hello, Vance.
00:40:53What?
00:40:54Come on, Romeo, don't be shy.
00:40:56Get over there.
00:40:57No, no, that's not, that's not Laura, that's Dee Dee.
00:40:59And this woman has been stalking me for two years now.
00:41:02What?
00:41:03This is gonna be good.
00:41:04It's been a long time, Vance.
00:41:05Actually, not long at all.
00:41:06Is this true?
00:41:07Yeah, it's true.
00:41:08She's been charged twice for identity theft, haven't you?
00:41:11That's just because I needed to see you.
00:41:13No, stay away from me.
00:41:14Don't come near me.
00:41:15Follow them, camera three.
00:41:16Two, stay with the psycho.
00:41:18You know I have a restraining order.
00:41:19Oh, that silly little thing.
00:41:21No, no, the police.
00:41:22Call the police right now.
00:41:23Right now.
00:41:24Okay, Laura, Dee Dee, whatever.
00:41:29We can talk about this like rational adults, security.
00:41:34You know we wanted to be together forever, right?
00:41:38Don't let her go.
00:41:39Ladies and gentlemen, it appears that our research team has made a little mistake.
00:41:45Hold on to her, please.
00:41:46You know I hate yellow teeth.
00:41:48Don't let her go.
00:41:50Get her out of my life.
00:41:51Eve.
00:41:52We'll be back.
00:41:54Right after these messages.
00:41:57Rick.
00:41:59Rick.
00:42:05They took the tape for evidence.
00:42:08So we have to air a rerun.
00:42:10Not that the ratings could get much lower.
00:42:12Okay, just say it.
00:42:13Say what?
00:42:14I told you so.
00:42:15I know you're just dying to.
00:42:17You just don't get it, do you?
00:42:19What?
00:42:20We're on the same team.
00:42:23Rick.
00:42:26I'm sorry.
00:42:28You know what?
00:42:30I think you really mean that.
00:42:36Don't worry.
00:42:37We'll make it up in the live broadcast.
00:42:39You really think so?
00:42:40Yeah.
00:42:41I have faith in our host.
00:42:53Rick.
00:43:09You know, I really thought you had that one.
00:43:13Could you at least honk or something?
00:43:16Sorry.
00:43:18And that was not my fault.
00:43:20In a way it sort of was.
00:43:22What am I supposed to do?
00:43:23I have 24 hours before, according to you,
00:43:26I lose any chance I'll ever have at finding love.
00:43:29Precisely.
00:43:30So stop wasting your time looking at the petals.
00:43:33You're missing the rose.
00:43:37What does that even mean, Vernon?
00:43:43Vernon?
00:43:47Stop doing that.
00:43:49Vernon?
00:43:52Vernon?
00:43:56Vernon?
00:44:05You all right, Carolyn?
00:44:06Oh.
00:44:07Oh, yeah.
00:44:09Everything's just sunshine and buttercups.
00:44:12Okay.
00:44:13And it's Janice.
00:44:17Excuse me?
00:44:19My name is Janice.
00:44:23Not that it really matters.
00:44:24I'm just the receptionist, right?
00:44:29It matters.
00:44:31It matters.
00:44:33Thanks.
00:44:40You want to talk about it?
00:44:42What, this?
00:44:43It's just allergies.
00:44:46I'm allergic to broken hearts.
00:44:48Who isn't?
00:44:50Can I show you something?
00:44:58Oh, he is cute.
00:45:02Look at him.
00:45:04What's his name?
00:45:05Gus.
00:45:06Gus.
00:45:08He's probably the best friend I've ever had.
00:45:10Well, I'd like to meet him sometime.
00:45:13I wish you could, but, uh,
00:45:15I had to put him to sleep last night.
00:45:18Oh, I'm sorry.
00:45:20That's terrible.
00:45:21Oh, well, you probably think this is pretty stupid,
00:45:25me hiding out in here.
00:45:27I just,
00:45:29I couldn't get through the day.
00:45:32It's not stupid.
00:45:35Well, it's just, you know, sometimes it's hard for someone like me.
00:45:38Love doesn't come along every day, and,
00:45:41but with Gus,
00:45:43just having him around, he seemed to take the loneliness away a little bit.
00:46:02I just love it.
00:46:03Call me Eve.
00:46:04Okay, Eve.
00:46:06Yes?
00:46:08Have you ever tell anybody about this?
00:46:11I'll deck ya.
00:46:21Vance! Vance!
00:46:26Let's see it. The police have the tape.
00:46:28Someone in your audience had a cell phone camera.
00:46:30It's gone viral.
00:46:32Oh, no.
00:46:33Oh, yes.
00:46:34You've had half a million hits.
00:46:35You're an internet sensation.
00:46:38I don't feel very sensational.
00:46:40What's the matter now?
00:46:42You wouldn't believe it if I told you.
00:46:44I bet I can guess.
00:46:45It's about Valentine's Day, isn't it?
00:46:47In a way.
00:46:48I knew it. You're feeling the clock ticking, aren't you?
00:46:51What?
00:46:52You've come to a point in your life when you realize you've cut yourself off from love.
00:46:55Nancy, that's ridiculous.
00:46:57And you feel if you don't reach out and grab it, you may never have the chance again.
00:47:01Hey, let me ask you something.
00:47:02If you know so much about relationships, why are you still single?
00:47:05Personal choice. I'm not ready to settle for second best.
00:47:08Oh, and you're saying I should?
00:47:10I'm saying because of a few bad experiences, you have let life pass you by.
00:47:15You need to open yourself up. Let love in.
00:47:19Yeah, I get it.
00:47:21Hey, Nance, I've got to call you back.
00:47:23What? But we were just about to make a breakthrough.
00:47:26I've got to go see a man about a dog.
00:47:29Eve, a dog is not a replacement for a man.
00:47:32As a rule.
00:47:39This is a very nice thing you're doing, Miss Lovett.
00:47:41Please, call me Eve.
00:47:43Well, how about you call me Harvey, then?
00:47:45You got a deal, Harvey.
00:47:47Yeah, the day you lose a dog is a bad day any way you look at it.
00:47:52You know, a lot of people never get over it.
00:47:54They go through the rest of their lives with this canine-shaped hole in them.
00:47:58That's why what you're doing for this lady, trying to find one that fills the space,
00:48:03shows that you're a very good friend to have.
00:48:05Oh, Harvey, I haven't been much of a friend. That's why I'm trying to make up for it.
00:48:09Well, it's a great place to start.
00:48:11My wife used to say we should all aspire to be the kinds of people that our dogs think we are.
00:48:16Your wife's a smart lady.
00:48:18She gave me my first dog, Mutt, named Tom, and led me to this place.
00:48:23It's interesting, because it's hard sometimes.
00:48:26People can be very cruel, but then someone like you comes along and makes it all worthwhile.
00:48:33This is the fella I was telling you about.
00:48:35He's not a purebred, as you can see.
00:48:37A little bit of this, a little bit of that, but a whole lot of love.
00:48:40What do you think?
00:48:42Harvey, I will be right back.
00:48:48Fingers crossed, huh?
00:48:51Eve, I told you, I'm not ready for this. It's just too soon.
00:48:54I understand. Just humor me. It'll only take a minute, okay?
00:48:58Come on.
00:49:00Get ready.
00:49:02Janice, I would like for you to meet...
00:49:09Harvey? You know him?
00:49:11JC.
00:49:13Harvey Midford? I don't believe it. Is that really you?
00:49:16In the flesh. Of course, a little more flesh than the last time you saw me, but...
00:49:20How do you two know each other? We went to high school together.
00:49:24We were quite the hot item back in the day when dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
00:49:28As I remember, I wasn't your only hot item.
00:49:31Harvey was a bit of a ladies' man at school.
00:49:33Can't blame the girls for having good taste.
00:49:35And one of them got you, too.
00:49:38How is Alice?
00:49:40She passed.
00:49:42Twelve years ago.
00:49:44I'm sorry.
00:49:46I thank my lucky stars every day for having known her.
00:49:49You know, I get to work with these guys.
00:49:52So this is the little fella you wanted me to see.
00:49:55What's his name?
00:49:57Doesn't have one. You want to name him?
00:50:00I don't know.
00:50:03I can't replace Gus.
00:50:05You wouldn't be replacing Gus.
00:50:07It's just something new.
00:50:09Besides, everybody deserves a fresh start.
00:50:11I remember doing that.
00:50:26Well, that was certainly unexpected.
00:50:30Hey, what does the head office think of that now, huh?
00:50:33Oh, the head office definitely approves.
00:50:35They are absolutely perfect for each other.
00:50:37Yes! So, do I get my flowers now?
00:50:40Nope.
00:50:41What?
00:50:42I'm sorry, Eve, but the rules are very clear.
00:50:44You must do the matchmaking yourself.
00:50:46But I brought her here.
00:50:48To get a dog.
00:50:50Plus, those two have been in love with each other since they were kids.
00:50:53Life just got in the way, that's all.
00:50:55Had nothing to do with you.
00:50:57You can't do this. I only have one day left.
00:51:00I'm sorry, Eve, but rules are rules.
00:51:02Since when does love have rules?
00:51:04Well, maybe you should ask yourself the same question.
00:51:06What does that even mean?
00:51:08You're the one who won't allow herself to get close to anyone
00:51:10just because she's been hurt a few times in the past.
00:51:13Now isn't that a rule?
00:51:15No, that's completely different. I am protecting myself.
00:51:18Because you're afraid.
00:51:20Because you're afraid.
00:51:22Love isn't for sissies, Eve.
00:51:24Oh, I heard that the first time. And this is the last.
00:51:27That's it. I quit.
00:51:28Now, Eve.
00:51:29Oh, don't now Eve me.
00:51:31I did everything right.
00:51:33I found those couples and I put them together
00:51:36and I bought them dinners and tickets
00:51:38and I even got shots for that dog.
00:51:41I think after all that, I deserve a little love.
00:51:44No one deserves love, Eve.
00:51:46It's not a prize. It's a gift.
00:51:50You know what? I don't want either one.
00:51:52Goodbye, Vernon.
00:51:54And if I never see you again, which I sincerely hope is the case,
00:51:58happy Valentine's Day.
00:52:17Good to see you, Miss Leavitt.
00:52:30Oh, get a room.
00:52:41Good evening, Miss Leavitt.
00:52:42Evening, Willie.
00:52:43Your table is ready and your champagne is on ice.
00:52:48My champagne?
00:52:56I didn't order champagne, Willie.
00:52:58No, the champagne comes compliments of the lady at the bar.
00:53:13Well, at least somebody's having a good time.
00:53:17Yeah.
00:53:24Hey.
00:53:25Hey.
00:53:28I didn't know you were going to be here.
00:53:30I don't want to bother you.
00:53:32Can I get a table, Louie?
00:53:33Don't be ridiculous. Join me.
00:53:35You sure?
00:53:36Please.
00:53:41Besides, I can't finish this entire bottle of champagne by myself.
00:53:45Well, that's the kind of offer I can refuse.
00:53:49Producing television was pretty much the last thing I ever thought I'd wind up doing.
00:53:53What do you want to do?
00:53:54I promise you won't laugh.
00:53:56Oh, I can't promise anything of the sort.
00:54:00I want to be a writer.
00:54:03I'm not laughing.
00:54:04No, not yet. A serious writer. Great American novel.
00:54:08I'll laugh any time now.
00:54:11There's just one problem.
00:54:13What was that?
00:54:14No talent.
00:54:16I seriously doubt that.
00:54:18Well, maybe a little. But not enough.
00:54:20And when I realized it wasn't going to be great, I thought, why even bother, you know?
00:54:24I mean, I know that sounds childish.
00:54:26It doesn't sound childish at all.
00:54:28I felt the same way.
00:54:30I didn't know you wanted to be a writer.
00:54:32Well, nothing as grand as the great American novel.
00:54:36But I did major in journalism in college.
00:54:40You know, I thought by now I would have this very serious column in the Times.
00:54:44You know, tackling the important issues and helping people.
00:54:50No, you're not writing, but isn't that kind of what you're doing now?
00:54:55Hardly.
00:54:56Sometimes I feel more like a ringmaster at a circus.
00:55:01Yeah, but you're a very good ringmaster.
00:55:05Is that a compliment, Mr. Dayton?
00:55:08Hey, you're catching on.
00:55:10Yeah.
00:55:14It was, yeah.
00:55:17Looks like we shut the place down.
00:55:20I guess so.
00:55:23Quiet night, huh?
00:55:25Mm-hmm.
00:55:31Rick.
00:55:32Eve.
00:55:34Go ahead.
00:55:35No, you go.
00:55:37I just wanted to say that you look beautiful tonight.
00:55:43Come on, you've seen this dress I wore on the show.
00:55:46I don't mean the dress.
00:55:48I mean you.
00:55:49There's something different.
00:55:51You're glowing or something.
00:55:57Maybe it's the lighting.
00:55:59Eve, it's not the lighting.
00:56:01That was definitely a compliment.
00:56:03Yes, it was.
00:56:06Okay.
00:56:07It was.
00:56:09Well...
00:56:17What's up?
00:56:36Oh, I am so sorry.
00:56:42My fault.
00:56:43I...
00:56:44No, I shouldn't have...
00:56:45No, don't blame yourself.
00:56:47That was really inappropriate.
00:56:51Very unprofessional.
00:56:52Um, yeah.
00:56:54Um, okay.
00:56:56So, I'm going to go.
00:57:00Okay.
00:57:01Okay.
00:57:02So, I'm going to go.
00:57:05Me too.
00:57:06Uh, goodnight.
00:57:09Goodnight.
00:57:13Goodnight.
00:57:28Goodnight.
00:57:32Goodnight.
00:57:39Good morning, Eve.
00:57:40Morning.
00:57:41Beautiful day, isn't it?
00:57:42Yeah, sure.
00:57:43Harvey and I had a wonderful time last night.
00:57:45We spent the whole evening catching up, if you know what I mean.
00:57:47Great.
00:57:48I'm happy for you.
00:57:49You and Mr. Dayton seemed to be enjoying yourselves.
00:57:51What?
00:57:52It was like there was nobody else in the whole restaurant.
00:57:54It was a business dinner.
00:57:56Didn't look that way to me.
00:57:58I don't care what it looked like to you.
00:58:01It was just business.
00:58:03That's all it was.
00:58:04Business.
00:58:10Whatever you say.
00:58:28Morning.
00:58:44Morning, Eve.
00:58:45Morning, Miss Lovett.
00:58:46Don't you have any mail to deliver?
00:58:47And I will talk to you later.
00:58:53So, I will get your tea and...
00:58:54All right, stop.
00:58:55Before you say anything else,
00:58:57I just want to make something perfectly clear about last night.
00:59:00And you might want to spread this information around.
00:59:02No matter what you heard from Janice or anyone else,
00:59:06Mr. Dayton and I are co-workers.
00:59:09We were having a co-working dinner during which time we co-worked.
00:59:13Is that understood?
00:59:14Yeah.
00:59:15Good.
00:59:17What were you going to say?
00:59:18You have a guest.
00:59:22Excuse me.
00:59:23Last time I checked, this was my office.
00:59:26There she is.
00:59:28Hey!
00:59:29What?
00:59:30What are you doing here?
00:59:33A patient of mine is starring in a big action movie out here
00:59:36and he had an emotional meltdown on set last night.
00:59:38Is he all right?
00:59:39If he was all right, he wouldn't be an actor, would he?
00:59:43Rick has been keeping me company,
00:59:45telling me all about your show.
00:59:47He says you're doing it live today.
00:59:49That's so exciting.
00:59:50Yeah, it's a little nerve-wracking.
00:59:52And we are ready to rehearse the sketch,
00:59:54so after you guys catch up, I need you to go to wardrobe,
00:59:57get the harness on, and run through it a couple of times, okay?
01:00:00Okay, be right there.
01:00:01Okay.
01:00:02It's nice to meet you, Nancy.
01:00:03You know, you never told me you had such beautiful friends in New York.
01:00:06Oh, I like this one.
01:00:08Keep talking.
01:00:09You know what, Nancy?
01:00:10If you want, you can join Eve, come down and watch the rehearsals.
01:00:13You sure that'd be okay?
01:00:15Of course.
01:00:16The more, the merrier.
01:00:17All right, see you soon.
01:00:18So, that's the famous Rick you're always talking about.
01:00:23I am not always talking about him.
01:00:26From what I've heard around here, you two are a real item.
01:00:29That is not true at all.
01:00:32That is a rumor somebody started,
01:00:34and it's going to stop right now, people!
01:00:36So there's nothing going on between you?
01:00:38Nothing.
01:00:39We work together.
01:00:40All the more convenient.
01:00:42Nancy, we're not interested in each other.
01:00:45You're sure about that?
01:00:47Positive.
01:00:48So, you haven't ever made a move on him?
01:00:51Never, not once.
01:00:52Come on, he's hot.
01:00:53Hot?
01:00:56I guess he's good-looking in his way.
01:00:59I wouldn't mind him looking my way while he was at it.
01:01:03Same old Nancy.
01:01:05Hey, when you see what you want, you have to go for it, right?
01:01:08Right.
01:01:14I'm telling you, this is a horrible idea.
01:01:16It's never going to work.
01:01:19Looking good, Rick.
01:01:26You set, guys?
01:01:27Hey.
01:01:28Hey.
01:01:29Hey.
01:01:30You all right?
01:01:32Hot, and this thing is really tight.
01:01:34All right.
01:01:35How about us?
01:01:39Um, Rick, about last night...
01:01:43We, uh, never should have had that much champagne.
01:01:46It was very unprofessional of us.
01:01:48Yeah, very.
01:01:50Yeah.
01:01:51Okay, good.
01:01:52I'm glad that we got that out of the way.
01:01:54Me, too.
01:01:55That's, um...
01:01:58So, you, uh...
01:01:59Yeah, well...
01:02:00Just that, yeah, um...
01:02:01So, uh, what's, uh...
01:02:04What's the deal with your friend Nancy, there?
01:02:07Um, what do you mean?
01:02:09Oh, is she single?
01:02:11Uh, yeah.
01:02:12She's...
01:02:13She's single.
01:02:14Why do you ask?
01:02:15Oh, I'm just curious.
01:02:17I mean, she seemed nice.
01:02:19Yeah, she's really nice.
01:02:21She's one of my best friends.
01:02:23But I gotta tell you, under that good girl facade,
01:02:26that one over there,
01:02:27she got me in a lot of trouble when we were younger.
01:02:29Oh.
01:02:30Looking at her, I can believe that.
01:02:33What's that supposed to mean?
01:02:34Oh, she's just got that wicked glint in her eye.
01:02:38What, and I don't?
01:02:40No.
01:02:41I mean, that's not what I'm saying.
01:02:43You're just more...
01:02:45practical.
01:02:46You mean boring.
01:02:47No, that...
01:02:49You know what?
01:02:50Let's just pretend I didn't say anything at all.
01:02:52Okay.
01:02:53Your way, guys.
01:02:54Rick?
01:02:57Oh, there she goes.
01:02:59Is this supposed to do this?
01:03:08Okay.
01:03:09I think that's good.
01:03:11So, what does a producer do, anyway?
01:03:15Mostly keep people like Eve in line.
01:03:17Must be a full-time job.
01:03:19Yeah, and it pays lousy, too.
01:03:22Hello?
01:03:24Remember me up here?
01:03:26It's kind of scary.
01:03:29People, when we go to air,
01:03:30we're going to have one chance to get this right,
01:03:32so let's all remember the cue.
01:03:35Ready?
01:03:36In
01:03:37three
01:03:38two
01:03:39one.
01:03:44Hey.
01:03:45Rick?
01:03:46What's wrong?
01:03:47Hey.
01:03:48Rick!
01:03:49It's jammed.
01:03:50Oh, you think?
01:03:51Guys, get her down.
01:03:52Hey, can you do something about this, please?
01:03:55Whose idea was this, anyway?
01:04:01Listen.
01:04:02I'm a talk show host, not a piñata.
01:04:09You getting a kick out of this?
01:04:11Trina!
01:04:12Help me!
01:04:13Glad you guys think this is funny.
01:04:39No.
01:04:42That's a little too far.
01:04:47Closer.
01:04:50What is this thing?
01:04:53Vernon!
01:05:00Vernon!
01:05:02Are you in here?
01:05:05Vernon, come on!
01:05:07I know that I said that I quit,
01:05:09but I need another chance,
01:05:11because I think I figured it out.
01:05:12I think I know who the couple is.
01:05:15Vernon!
01:05:18Come on.
01:05:19You said it was never too late for love.
01:05:21How about it?
01:05:25Vernon.
01:05:28Never mind.
01:05:29You know what?
01:05:31I don't need you.
01:05:32I'm going to do this myself.
01:05:38Thanks.
01:05:52Got it.
01:05:56Hey, Rick, that's all?
01:05:57We're good.
01:05:58About a minute?
01:06:00Yeah.
01:06:01I thought you'd be in makeup.
01:06:03I'm on my way.
01:06:04Have you seen Nancy anywhere around?
01:06:06She went to the commissary for coffee.
01:06:08She'll be back in a while.
01:06:09Oh, okay.
01:06:10She likes you.
01:06:11I can tell.
01:06:13I like her, too.
01:06:14She's nice.
01:06:16I was thinking that maybe tonight after the show,
01:06:18you'd want to go out.
01:06:19The three of us?
01:06:20Well, that's okay.
01:06:21You guys need time to catch up.
01:06:23Oh, I wasn't going to go.
01:06:24What?
01:06:25Yeah, I just thought maybe the two of you
01:06:27might want to get to know each other better.
01:06:30What?
01:06:35Are you trying to hand me off to your friend?
01:06:38No, not exactly.
01:06:39It's just you seemed like you were interested in her.
01:06:43In her?
01:06:46What about us?
01:06:47Us?
01:06:48Yeah, us.
01:06:49You and me.
01:06:52Well, you and Nancy have a lot in common.
01:06:54Eve.
01:06:56The only thing we have in common
01:06:59is that we both love you.
01:07:04I thought you felt it, too.
01:07:07What's been going on between us?
01:07:09I thought that you didn't want anything to go on here.
01:07:12Clearly you don't.
01:07:13You wouldn't be trying to set me up with someone else.
01:07:15No, no, no, you don't understand.
01:07:17I was just trying to help you find love.
01:07:20Here.
01:07:22What's this for?
01:07:23That's for the next person you hire to produce your show.
01:07:26What?
01:07:27This can't work, Eve.
01:07:29Not now.
01:07:30Rick, you can't do this.
01:07:32We go on the air live in less than an hour.
01:07:35Not we.
01:07:37You.
01:07:39I quit.
01:07:41I'm leaving.
01:07:52Oh, Eve.
01:07:54I'm glad I caught you.
01:07:55Hey.
01:07:56Hey, I wanted to tell you to break a leg,
01:07:58but then I got to thinking maybe that wasn't such a good thing to say after all.
01:08:01Thanks.
01:08:02I think.
01:08:03I wouldn't worry too much.
01:08:05You're in good hands with Rick.
01:08:07He really cares about you.
01:08:09Yeah?
01:08:10Absolutely.
01:08:11You said you weren't interested in him,
01:08:13so I used my best hair tosses and my biggest smiles,
01:08:18and all he could do was talk about you.
01:08:20Me?
01:08:21Mm-hmm.
01:08:22I don't know what your problem is,
01:08:24but he's the keeper.
01:08:29Anyway,
01:08:30good luck.
01:08:31I'll be watching you.
01:08:38Eve.
01:08:39We've got a problem.
01:08:40Rick, quit.
01:08:41Well, I'm glad you're taking it so calmly.
01:08:43We go on the air in 15 minutes.
01:08:44Where are we going to find a producer?
01:08:51Okay, everyone.
01:08:52We are on the Titanic.
01:08:55Might as well enjoy the ride.
01:08:57Here we go.
01:09:01Everyone take your seats.
01:09:03The show is about to start.
01:09:07Hey, hey.
01:09:11Live in ten.
01:09:13Is Eve in position?
01:09:15Hey, you, producer.
01:09:17Is our host in position?
01:09:19Uh, Miss Lovett?
01:09:20I mean Eve.
01:09:22Are you ready?
01:09:24Well, if by ready you mean
01:09:26uncomfortably hanging by my armpits from the ceiling,
01:09:29then sure.
01:09:31She's ready.
01:09:32In five,
01:09:33two,
01:09:34one.
01:09:35Wow.
01:09:36Things I do to make a living.
01:09:38Tell me about it.
01:09:40Hey.
01:09:41What are you doing up here?
01:09:43Oh, I thought I would just keep you company.
01:09:45You know.
01:09:46Nobody should be alone on Valentine's Day.
01:09:49Three,
01:09:50two,
01:09:57Well.
01:09:58Starting to think I'm the exception to that rule.
01:10:01Hey, what am I, chopped liver?
01:10:04Come on.
01:10:05If you really believed that,
01:10:06you wouldn't have taken me up and down in the first place.
01:10:16Coming to you live from the studio,
01:10:18The Eve Lovett Show.
01:10:20Starring Eve Lovett.
01:10:23Your offer didn't do me any good.
01:10:26Look, I still ended up alone.
01:10:28Did you?
01:10:29Really?
01:10:30Do you remember what I said about the petals and the rose?
01:10:32Yeah.
01:10:34Still trying to figure that one out.
01:10:36There's nothing to figure out, Eve.
01:10:39You've known the answer all along.
01:10:43Three,
01:10:44two,
01:10:45one.
01:10:46Cue the puppet.
01:10:48Ah!
01:10:50Ah!
01:10:52Ah!
01:10:53Ah!
01:11:09Happy Valentine's Day, everyone.
01:11:13Good afternoon, and welcome to a very special live broadcast
01:11:17of The Eve Lovett Show.
01:11:19As always, I'm your host, Eve Lovett.
01:11:22And...
01:11:25Uh...
01:11:29And...
01:11:31Uh...
01:11:35I knew this was a bad idea, but we better go to commercial.
01:11:38No, wait.
01:11:42Zoom in.
01:11:43Hey, I call the shots around here.
01:11:45And I'm the producer.
01:11:48I know that look. This is gonna be good.
01:11:52Zoom in.
01:11:54All along, we had this...
01:11:57really terrific show planned for you.
01:11:59We had roses and chocolates and...
01:12:03this.
01:12:05But that's not what Valentine's Day is about, is it, now?
01:12:09It's about love.
01:12:13I learned something about love this week.
01:12:16That's right. Eve Lovett learned something.
01:12:19I learned that...
01:12:22true love isn't for the faint at heart.
01:12:27Someone told me...
01:12:30that love wasn't for sissies.
01:12:33It takes courage.
01:12:36There would be bumps and bruises along the way.
01:12:40And sometimes...
01:12:43sometimes you gotta start all over again.
01:12:49But no matter how tough it gets...
01:12:52oh, it's all worth it.
01:12:55Because love makes us the best that we can be.
01:12:59And I've been staring at it all along.
01:13:01It was right in front of me, and I didn't even see it.
01:13:06So, if you'll excuse me, ladies and gentlemen,
01:13:08I have to go take care of something that I should have a long time ago.
01:13:13Where is she going?
01:13:15She's the star of the show, Follower.
01:13:18Eve seems to be on a mission.
01:13:20We've got the mobile crew to Follower. Let's see what happens.
01:13:36Yes, yes, I understand.
01:13:38Yes, yes, I understand.
01:13:44That was the head of network.
01:13:46He's watching the show from home.
01:13:48I knew this was gonna be a disaster.
01:13:50No, he loves it.
01:13:52He thinks it's the most exciting thing we've ever done.
01:13:55Yes.
01:13:57I told you that this would work.
01:13:59All right, keep Follower. Do not let her out of your sight.
01:14:02She's headed towards Rick's office.
01:14:09What?
01:14:14You're still here.
01:14:16Eve, what are you doing?
01:14:18Please, Rick, just listen.
01:14:19Guys, shut off the camera. Shut off the microphone.
01:14:23Tell them if they do, they'll both be back working studio tours.
01:14:26Sorry, Mr. Dayton, we don't work for you anymore.
01:14:29You quit, remember?
01:14:31You're right.
01:14:33I quit.
01:14:34What, make me feel like an idiot once wasn't enough, and I have to do it on TV?
01:14:38No.
01:14:39I'm the one who should feel like an idiot.
01:14:44I have been running around here, trying to find the perfect couple,
01:14:50and we've been right here all along.
01:14:58What are you doing?
01:15:00I don't know.
01:15:02What do you want, Eve?
01:15:04I'll tell you what I want.
01:15:08I want you.
01:15:11To be my valentine.
01:15:16That's kind of corny.
01:15:21A little cheesy.
01:15:23Very old-fashioned.
01:15:25Old-fashioned?
01:15:27That's why the people love it.
01:15:29That's why the people love it.
01:15:36And that's why I love you.
01:15:42Is that a compliment?
01:15:44I would say so.
01:15:58I love you.
01:16:29What did you have there?
01:16:30Her's Overnight Ratings just came in, and we beat The Singing Judge.
01:16:34And everything else. Our numbers are through the roof.
01:16:44To our host.
01:16:45To our producer.
01:16:50Wow, where'd those come from?
01:16:53I think I have an idea.
01:16:59To Eve and Rick, Happy Valentine's Day from all of us at the head office.
01:17:07Long story.
01:17:09You can tell it to me on the honeymoon.
01:17:15I want those chocolates.
01:17:20Hi, honey.
01:17:22Yep, just on my way home.
01:17:25I had to work late tonight.
01:17:26Tough case.
01:17:28But I finally made it to happily ever after.
01:17:31Just in time.
01:17:33Yes, of course I picked up the flowers and cake just like you asked.
01:17:36Yes, I know what day it is.
01:17:38I'm cute before crying out loud.
01:17:40Give me a little bit of credit here.
01:17:41Come on, honey.
01:17:57Hi.
01:18:11Guys, today I'm going to paint a picture with these flowers and decorations.
01:18:27So funny.
01:18:29First I'm going to paint the grass.
01:18:56Then I'm going to paint the tree.
01:19:26Now I'm going to paint the flowers.
01:19:49Now I'm going to paint the flowers.
01:19:56Now I'm going to paint the tree.
01:20:27Now I'm going to paint the flowers.
01:20:39Now I'm going to paint the flowers.
01:20:56Now I'm going to paint the tree.
01:21:26Now I'm going to paint the flowers.
01:21:51Now I'm going to paint the tree.
01:21:56Now I'm going to paint the flowers.
01:22:27What's up, my dear?
01:22:36What's up, my dear?
01:22:46Today's painting is almost done.
01:22:49It's so quick, isn't it?
01:22:51Let's see the result.
01:22:53Ta-da!
01:22:54Thank you for watching the video.