An Unfinished Affair 1996
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00:00You're working late, Professor.
00:03Hi.
00:06What are you doing here?
00:08I was just at a graphic place across the street, and I saw your car.
00:13How have you been?
00:15I've been great.
00:17I was, uh, just about to post the grades.
00:22Well?
00:24Well, you got an A.
00:28I always said you should be teaching this course, not taking it.
00:33Well, I was inspired.
00:38Actually, I've recommended you as my replacement.
00:42You're not teaching next semester?
00:45No. No, I don't have the time.
00:49Well, I don't know what to say.
00:52I'm flattered.
00:56Well, I better scoot.
00:59Big plans tonight?
01:01Well, Cynthia's dad is getting some kind of an award.
01:05Oh.
01:09I'm, uh, headed home, and I was wondering if you could stop by.
01:13I just finished a painting, and I could really use your opinion.
01:18I can't.
01:20It won't take that long.
01:23Don't tell me you're afraid of me.
01:27No, of course not.
01:30It would really mean a lot to me, Alex.
01:36Okay.
01:38Just for a minute.
01:41Okay.
01:42See you later.
01:47Oh, if I'm in the shower when you get there, you know where the key is.
02:03You changed my life. You gave me confidence.
02:06Sheila, look, look, we've been through this, and we both agreed it was a mistake.
02:11It didn't feel like a mistake.
02:13Well, it was.
02:15It was wrong.
02:17Then why did it feel so right?
02:22It wasn't just sex, Alex.
02:26No, no, no, of course it wasn't.
02:30Look, I was coming unglued.
02:32Everybody needed me to be strong, and I needed...
02:37You know, I don't know what I needed.
02:40I know it was selfish of me, but I thought I was losing my wife.
02:47What do you mean you thought you were losing your wife?
02:50It's a miracle.
02:52Cynthia's in complete remission.
02:55A miracle?
02:56Yeah.
02:59You said she was dying, and then it would just be you and me.
03:02Sheila, we had a one-month affair.
03:05No, no, it wasn't. We were in love.
03:07And the only reason I gave you up is because I...
03:09Look, I love my wife. My family is the most important thing in the world to me. I told you that.
03:13You love me, Alex.
03:14I never said that.
03:23I'm sorry. We never should have started this thing.
03:30That's what we were. A thing.
04:00Hey, there's Mom and Dad.
04:15Hi, sweetie, honey. You look sensational.
04:20I was afraid he'd talk you out of coming.
04:26Congratulations, Clayton.
04:28Yeah, no big deal. You're right. I checked with enough zeros to roll out the green beans and the rubber chicken every time.
04:33Hey, Clayton.
04:34Al, how you doing?
04:35Are you nervous?
04:36Steady as a rock.
04:38He was up all night memorizing his speech so he wouldn't have to wear his glasses.
04:41Ah, there she goes again.
04:43Alex.
04:44Yeah?
04:46Myers called, and we got a big problem.
04:49That foreman you hired's got a prison record.
04:52Did three years for armed robbery. Now, that kind of screw-up makes us look real bad.
04:56He was bonded. He was bonded by Chadwick. I mean, they must have done a background check on him.
05:00Well, they didn't do a very good one. That's why I fired them.
05:03Just relax and enjoy yourself. I'll take care of everything Monday morning.
05:06Say that you do.
05:10Hello, Marilyn.
05:20Most of you know where to turn if you're in the market for an ancient Navajo artifact, an Edward Curtis photograph, or a Remington sculpture.
05:29What you may not realize is that Clayton Edmonds is also a purveyor of compassion, kindness, and generosity.
05:40Now, as we all know, Clayton never does anything halfway.
05:46When we first approached him about contributing to our new wing, Clayton's answer was to open his checkbook and say,
05:54How much do you need?
05:56I am delighted to announce that Clayton and Mimi's partnership will be...
06:23You shouldn't have lied to me, Dwight.
06:25If you got a record, you gotta lie. Otherwise, you don't get hired.
06:29You don't have any choice. The new insurance company won't bond you.
06:33I'm sorry. Here's two weeks severance pay.
06:38Thanks a lot.
06:41We didn't have to do that, Dwight.
06:43Well, excuse me if I don't get down on all fours and kiss your butt.
06:47I think you better leave.
06:53What goes around comes around, big shot.
06:57Get out.
07:00Sure.
07:05Alex, I need you in my office.
07:08Be right there.
07:15Good morning. Edmonds Classic Western Antiquities. May I help you?
07:19Look familiar?
07:23I picked it up at an estate sale years ago. I had a hunch it'd be worth something someday.
07:29Oh, yeah. Yeah, I remember this.
07:31And it is one of a series of six.
07:33Now, since when did you become such an expert on Japanese art?
07:36The complete set would be priceless.
07:39That's great. Clayton, you've done it again.
07:44Listen, I gotta get back to the warehouse.
07:47I'm headed there myself.
07:51Clayton, I'm gonna hire Rick to run the warehouse.
07:54This is not some summer job.
07:56I need someone I can depend on.
07:58Someone who's got a handle on their temper.
08:01He's changed. He's straightened up.
08:03Never even showed up at my banquet the other night.
08:08You know, you're always too easy on him.
08:11Nothing with Rick was ever easy.
08:13It's kind of like you and me.
08:16No, he's a good worker. I just want to give him another chance.
08:21Ah, what the hell. He is my grandson.
08:24But he's your responsibility.
08:26Fine.
08:28I had a feeling I'd make a killing on that silkscreen.
08:31It's funny. I always thought you bought that because you were a dirty old man.
08:34That, too.
08:36Let me know when you find it.
08:40I hope you're hungry.
08:42I'm sorry. I can't stay.
08:45I've been cooking all day.
08:51You said you wanted to talk.
08:53I thought we could have a quiet evening and work things out.
08:57I just didn't want to explain on the phone.
09:00Explain what?
09:04Why are you here?
09:07I'm afraid I need to get the silkscreen back.
09:13But you gave it to me.
09:15No, Sheila, I loaned it to you. I told you.
09:18Look, if it was mine, I'd give it to you, but it's not.
09:22It's Clayton's, and he wants it back.
09:25On loan?
09:28Like our whole relationship?
09:32You used me.
09:34I'm done, and I can't undo it. You've got to let it go.
09:38Let go of what, Alex?
09:40This fantasy of yours about us being together.
09:42Fantasy?
09:43Yes.
09:45What do you think I am, some sort of psychotic?
09:48The only thing crazy about me is that I could have ever fallen in love with you.
09:52What kind of man has an affair while his wife is dying?
09:57I wasted a year of my life waiting for that woman to die.
10:04Get out.
10:08Get out!
10:26Get out!
10:56Get out!
11:10Do you need some help?
11:12Yeah, I'm real cluttered.
11:16Don't fool me.
11:18I mean, I was watching you in class, and you looked pretty coordinated.
11:23Beginner's luck.
11:26A friend told me yoga was a great stress reliever.
11:29Better than sex?
11:31I guess that depends on who you're with.
11:34He was with me.
11:36Oh. Well, maybe you should give up yoga and see a psychiatrist.
11:43Is your car here?
11:45Uh-huh.
11:48What do you do?
11:50I'm a graphic artist.
11:52Really? Sounds interesting.
11:55It is.
11:58Do you like art?
12:01I like beauty.
12:04God, I'm sorry. That was really lame.
12:09I can't believe I said that.
12:11Um, I gotta run, but I'll see you in class.
12:17I'm not really good at this, but if you want, maybe we could go out sometime.
12:27Give me your hand.
12:37Call me.
12:47Bye.
12:59Hi, it's me. You know what to do and when to do it.
13:03Would you please stop ignoring my calls? I need to get the silkscreen back.
13:07I'll replace it with something else.
13:09Call me at the office.
13:12Alex, Rick is here.
13:15Great, send him in.
13:21Look at you.
13:23You look great.
13:25Thanks.
13:28Well, it's been a while since you've been here, huh?
13:31Yeah, it's been a while.
13:36I remember this.
13:38I remember this.
13:40David and I set up a lemonade stand outside one of the Sunday auctions.
13:44God, I forgot about that.
13:47Not me.
13:49He made me repaint the sign three times because he didn't like my handwriting.
13:54Well, let me take you over to the warehouse and introduce you to the guys.
13:58By the way, how is your handwriting these days?
14:03These are the keys to the office and this is it.
14:07This is all yours.
14:09Well, there's my new warehouse manager.
14:12Back to have you back, son.
14:14Thanks, Commander.
14:16So, where do I begin?
14:18It can start by finding me that silkscreen.
14:20That imbecile you're replacing dumped half the computer files the day he left.
14:24Now nobody knows where anything is.
14:26Clayton, you can take him up to a couple of weeks and pray to everything.
14:29Hell, I don't care.
14:32I've got those New York fellas up to 850 and I don't know how much longer I can keep them on the hook.
14:38Now, Ricky, you find me that silkscreen and there'll be a nice fat bonus in it for you.
14:44Don't worry, Granddad. I'll find it.
14:47Good.
14:57Can I get a draft beer?
14:59Yes, ma'am.
15:00Can I have a lemonade?
15:01Great.
15:02Don't drink and drive.
15:03Don't drink.
15:05Ooh, I bet there's a story there.
15:07Yeah, well, you'd win that bet.
15:10I, uh, I used to drink. A lot.
15:16And I always had a pretty bad temper.
15:20Anyway, one night I came home hammered and I found my fiancé and my roommate in bed doing the horizontal twist.
15:28What'd you do?
15:30Well, I, I waited politely for him to put on his clothes.
15:35Then I put him in the hospital for six weeks.
15:38I hear he still walks with a limp.
15:42No, he had it coming.
15:43The law didn't see it that way.
15:45Thanks.
15:47My dad paid a small ransom to settle out of court.
15:50A happy new couple got a down payment on a brand new home.
15:54Isn't that beautiful?
15:57She's a fool.
15:59Yeah.
16:04I bet your father's still making you pay.
16:08He doesn't really bring it up.
16:10That's even worse.
16:12Quiet guilt.
16:15You must be a cold man.
16:18Sometimes.
16:22I guess I've always been the black sheep of the family.
16:25I mean, to have a family.
16:27I never did.
16:29My, um, my dad left when I was a baby.
16:32My mom's here now, but she's not well.
16:34She's in a nursing home.
16:37That's sad.
16:38Sorry.
16:40Yeah.
16:41Holidays get pretty lonely.
16:43You don't have any other relatives in Canada?
16:45No, but I couldn't go see them even if I wanted to.
16:49I don't have my green card.
16:51Wait a minute.
16:53I'm dating an illegal alien.
16:55Maybe it's my career in politics.
16:58I'm glad your ordeal with what's-her-name didn't put you off women.
17:03Not all women.
17:24We're sorry.
17:26The number you dialed is no longer in service.
17:29Please hang up and try again.
17:39I read in a magazine that most women don't know the simplest things about their husbands,
17:44like their favorite color.
17:46I hate those magazines.
17:48Honey, uh, I left some papers at the office that I need for a breakfast meeting.
17:53And, uh, I'll be back in a little while.
17:56Oh, come on.
17:57What's your favorite color?
17:59Uh, green.
18:05Guess the magazines were right.
18:07I would have said blue.
18:11You look beautiful.
18:16You look so good.
18:21That's a shame.
18:23I wanted to look bad.
18:31Sheila! Open up!
18:45Sheila!
19:15Sheila!
19:24Come on now, settle down.
19:33Hey! Hey, you!
19:36What are you doing out there?
19:38What are you doing?
19:46What?
19:48Rick?
19:49Yeah?
19:50You know, we got a warehouse full of barks you can redecorate anytime.
19:54I don't know, I kind of like it.
19:56Well, take it home. Reminds me of that last numbskull.
19:59Come on, there are cops here.
20:01Where's your father?
20:02I don't know.
20:03I told him to be here for this.
20:05The museum owns the rest.
20:10You don't look much like a cop.
20:14Or a specialist in stolen art.
20:16I guess I'm the only one in the force that knew a Chippendale was something other than a male stripper.
20:23You certain it's not in the warehouse?
20:25No way. We turned this whole place inside out.
20:29You know, I started this business 30 years ago in a basement on the east side.
20:33Never had anything stolen before.
20:35Alex!
20:37Boy, you look like hell.
20:39Well, thanks. I didn't get much sleep.
20:41This is Detective Wright. My son-in-law, Alex Connor. Anything you need, talk to him.
20:45Nice to meet you.
20:46Pleasure. Any leads?
20:47Not yet. But art theft's not easy to get away with.
20:50We'll start with Dwight Bennett. His parole officer ought to have an address.
20:54But frankly, he doesn't sound like the type to me.
20:56Well, if I can be of any help, just let me know. I'm expecting a call. Good luck.
21:00Thanks. Your insurer will probably want everyone to take a lie detector test.
21:06Ow!
21:08Come on, everybody. Say happy Thanksgiving.
21:11Happy Thanksgiving.
21:13Every year. I hate that camera, Dad.
21:15Oh, you love it.
21:16You know, Dwight, that hat really does something for you.
21:19Doesn't it?
21:21Ah, there's the living lady.
21:23I will call you when I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille. Now, scram!
21:27All right.
21:29Ah, there's a doctor in the house.
21:31Hey, look. Turkey aerobics. One, two. Feel that burn.
21:34Ow. Ow.
21:36Oh, now, I'm going to sneak out back and see if I can catch Mrs. Zackler sunbathing.
21:40There you go.
21:42Where's Rick?
21:43Oh, don't worry. He'll be here before the food runs out.
21:45He went to pick up his girlfriend.
21:47His girlfriend? He's bringing a girlfriend? I didn't even know he had one.
21:50About time he started dating again.
21:52I thought he told you.
21:53He told me.
21:54Yeah, he told me, too.
21:55Oh, no. He never tells me anything.
21:58Let's get all of this food on the table while it's still hot.
22:01Alex, Alex, do me a favor and get a shot of me and the bird in action.
22:05Okay.
22:06Which one is the turkey?
22:08Oh, that looks great.
22:09I'm nervous. Here we go.
22:11Here we go.
22:12Everybody carving. Hello. Say, hi, honey.
22:14Hi, honey.
22:15Happy Thanksgiving.
22:16The fateful moment.
22:18Ah, there he is.
22:20Hey, Ricky.
22:21Sorry we're late, everybody.
22:23This is Sheila Hart.
22:24Hi, Sheila.
22:27This is my mom.
22:29Hello, I'm Cynthia, Rick's mom.
22:31Nice to meet you.
22:33How do you do? Pleasure to meet you.
22:35How do you do? Pleasure to meet you.
22:37How nice to have you.
22:39How nice to have you.
22:41Why, thank you.
22:43Nice to meet you.
22:45This is my dad.
22:47Oh, Mr. Connor, it's a pleasure.
22:49Or can I call you Alex?
22:51Alex, yeah, it's fine.
22:54Alex, yeah, it's fine.
22:56Good.
22:58Let's dig in.
23:23I love that song.
23:25It's Alex's favorite.
23:27Mine, too.
23:29That apple strudel was delicious.
23:31Oh, thank you, Mr. Edmonds.
23:33It's my mother's recipe.
23:35Now you call me Clayton, honey.
23:45Hang on to her, son. She's a keeper.
23:47I have plenty.
23:50Hey!
24:01Thank you, honey.
24:03Thank you, Grandma.
24:05Hey, Sheila.
24:07Rick tells me you're an artist.
24:09A graphic designer, really.
24:11She's great.
24:13I was thinking maybe she could do some work for us.
24:15Well, that's a possibility.
24:17What do you think, Alex?
24:19Well, we're pretty much covered by Cohen-Worman.
24:22Actually, I've done a lot of work for them.
24:24I could probably do what you need for half the price.
24:26Ah, you've got my interest.
24:28I'd like to see your book.
24:30Oh, great.
24:31I've got an idea.
24:33Why don't you give me your address and I'll send over some brochures?
24:36Oh, that's okay.
24:38I can just stop by and get them.
24:40Or Rick can bring them by.
24:42No problem. I'll have my secretary send them.
24:44Rick, why don't you jot down Sheila's address?
24:47I'll do it.
25:02Nice part of town.
25:07I think I'll go fix a drink.
25:14One more, baby. One more.
25:16Come on. Come on.
25:18Come on!
25:26Casa Connor.
25:28It's just how I imagined it.
25:32You must really hate me.
25:35No.
25:37I love you.
25:39At least I did.
25:42How did you find my cell?
25:44That was easy.
25:46You told me all about your family.
25:48How they were the most important thing to you.
25:51I think you told me that the first night we made love.
25:57Let's just leave my family out of this.
25:59I don't have a problem with your family, Alex.
26:02They may have a problem with you.
26:04We'll see.
26:05This is between you and me and nobody else.
26:07Dad!
26:09You guys are missing it. We just scored.
26:11We're going into sudden death.
26:13Sudden death?
26:15That's when it really gets exciting.
26:17Come on.