Episode Report Card Niki: A+ | 2 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Chance Of A Lifetime
By Niki | Season 3 | Episode 19 | Aired on 04.14.2002
We return from commercials to find Tiffany popping into Booklovers with the baby. Gerda Lerner is there doing a book-signing for Fireweed, so it's a little hectic. Tiffany cranes her neck and searches for Jake among the throng, an expectant half-smile on her face. Her smile quickly fades, and the camera follows her gaze to Jake, giggling and holding some woman's hand. Said woman laughs and throws her hair back over her shoulder. Jake smoothes a few stray locks out of the way and fingers her huge hoochie-mama hoop. Tiffany's stomach drops along with her spirits, and she turns abruptly toward the door.
Cut to Colin's cocktail party, later that evening. The camera pans around the lobby of The Dreiser, which is where it's being held. Off-screen, we can hear Colin holding court. The camera weaves through revelers and waiters, and finally catches up with him. He's surrounded by Judy, Sam, and Rick. Colin raises his champagne flute and offers a toast: "To Theodore Dreiser. No one in this room has read one of the man's books." Well, that's kind of crappy. ["Plus, Judy probably has." -- Wing Chun] Anyway, Lily strides in as the toast ends, whispering to Rick that she's sorry she's late. Judy kisses her hello as Rick swaps his nearly empty flute for a full one, and grabs one for Lily as well. Lily sniffs the bubbly, asking, "Does this smell funny to you?" Oh, she is so pregnant. They rejoin Sam, Judy, and Colin, the last of whom grins, "You must be so proud of your husbands." Judy quickly says, "Oh, we're not actually, uh..." "Married," Sam supplies. Lily jumps in to say that she's extremely proud.
Cut to a close-up of hors d'oeuvres. The camera pans up to Judy inhaling one. She manages to make it look like she's just nibbling, which is an excellent party trick. Lily wanders over, and Judy gushes, "I am so happy! He asked me." Lily clenches and says, "To marry you?" Judy clarifies that Sam asked her to go to Australia, and I swear Lily breathes a sigh of relief. I feel ya, Lily. Her face relaxes and she says, "Of course he did. Did you have any doubt?" Judy deadpans that she always has doubt. She starts enthusing about everything she and Lily can do in Australia. Lily's expression doesn't change. Colin sidles up, exclaiming, "The Brooks sisters!" He snags a passing waiter, and insists that they try whatever crab concoction is on the tray. He tells them how great the food is in Australia, and promises that they're going to love it. Judy happily samples the fare, while Lily tries to smile politely and not scream. Colin tells her to get Rick to bring back some rock lobster for her, and blathers on about how good it is. Lily forces a response. Colin assures her, "You're going to love Sydney, and Sydney is going to love you!" He says he's lining up houses for Rick to look at when he's in Australia next week. You can practically hear the needle scratching the record. "Next week?" Lily replies, shaking her head as if she couldn't possibly have heard him correctly. Colin explains that they have to scout things out. He trails off, having spotted someone over Lily's shoulder. He makes his apologies and rushes off to "blow smoke up" the person. Judy finally notices that Lily doesn't look so hot, and asks if she's okay. Lily flatly says she has a headache. She doesn't mention that his name is Rick. Judy gets it, though, saying, "This Australia thing is really upsetting you, isn't it?" Lily chuckles ruefully and says she doesn't know. She repeats it for effect.
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