Episode Report Card Niki: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Kind Of Blue
By Niki | Season 3 | Episode 3 | Aired on 10.11.2001
Cut to Jake and Tiffany in the doctor's office. "I was just remembering something," Jake says fondly, and reminisces about a cat he had as a kid, and that when it was hit by a car he cried and cried. Abruptly, he asks Tiffany to promise him something, and pleads, "When the kid's old enough to understand, I want you to tell him both the good and the bad about me." Tiffany basically tells him to stop being morbid, but Jake is adamant that he doesn't want the kid thinking he was godlike, or something. No worries there, my friend. There's a knock on the door, and Tiffany and Jake jump when it opens. "Everything looks great," the doctor says, glancing at his clipboard to prove it. Tiffany laughs with relief while Jake can't quite believe it. "It does?" he says dubiously. Well, there goes that death wish. No getting out of fatherhood for you. The doctor holds up a bottle, assures Jake that he "just needs a little pee," and advises Jake not to wait ten years for his next physical. Tiffany warmly shakes the doctor's hand and thanks him. The doctor leaves them alone, and Tiffany hops up on the examining table next to Jake, telling him she knew he was fine. She "saw light around [him], and light means life." She adds that she felt the baby kick, too, and she knew that he was "trying to reach" Jake to let him know everything was okay. Jake fights back the tears and looks at Tiffany over his shoulder. "A him, huh?" he snuffles. Tiffany thrusts her belly forward and asks whether Jake wants to feel. Actually, he'd rather pee, thanks. He scrambles off the table but pauses in the doorway to smile at her. "He knew," she says. His smile fades a little, and he glances at her belly before heading off to fill his cup. She gets that he's still a little underwhelmed by the whole thing, and looks disappointed.
Meanwhile, over at the restaurant, Sam finds Judy in the middle of showing some workmen around the place. Spotting Sam, she tells them she'll be with them in a minute, and heads over to see what's up. She asks how the meeting went, and Sam replies, "We socked it to 'em, as Nixon said on Laugh-In." Judy's happy for him, but seems to sense there's more to his visit. He says, "You look busy. Are you busy?" She stares at him as if she's fighting back big emotions, but manages to get out, "Say it. Just say it." He studies her for a second.
Soliloquy Sam stands there, fidgeting, trying to figure out the words to use. He tries out her name a couple of times, but that's as far as he gets.