EPISODE #1
The First Meeting of Simon and Lily
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EPISODE # 1
FEBRUARY 25, 2000

Scene 1:
[ Doorbell rings ]
>> Lily: Oh, I'm so glad you're here. I was just about to be buried under a pile of plaster. Is there a problem?
>> Simon: Uh, yeah, you missed a spot. Just there.

Scene 2:
>>Lily: Sunshine! I see the room flooded with it. I want the kids to feel like it's an extension of their backyard. But I want it to be fun and creative, you know, a place that they create monsters or fairy princesses, but it has to be cozy enough for a grown-up or two. And storage space -- I need tons and tons of storage space. I'm thinking about, like, a modular tower over there. Maybe, and then maybe, a chest of drawers -- you're not taking any notes?
>> Simon: No, no, I have a photographic memory.
>> Lily: Is that right? Well, no wonder my mother raves about you.
>> Simon: How's that?
>> Lily: Wait, I do get the feeling that you're really listening to me. And, you know, you must be great for my mother to like you, because she's like the princess and the pea -- never satisfied. So, what did you say your background was?
>> Simon: I graduated from the University of Melbourne. I'm an architect.
>> Lily: An architect? That's like hiring an astronaut to launch a balloon. Well, my mother does tend to overdo
. >> Simon: No, no, I don't think so. She -- you've got a lot of decisions to make. You know, ideas to organize before all the hammering and the nailing. I think you'd be wise to involve an architect in your project.
[ Phone ringing ] >> Lily: Excuse me a minute. Hello?
>> Lucinda: Well, I won't say again that I'm glad that you took my advice. But, of course, I am.
>> Lily: Thank you, mother.
>> Lucinda: But, darling, there's just a problem. If you had taken me up at the time that I offered it, everything would have been fine. But now, it's too late. The wonderful contractor is unavailable.
>> Lily: But -- I -- I thought -- I've gotta go. I'll call you later. Lucinda walsh didn't send you?
>> Simon: No, who's that?
>> Lily: Nevermind. Who are you?
>> Simon: Ah, my name is simon. I'm here about the notice you placed in the paper. You have my letters?
>> Lily: Oh, now you come here for the letters and I offer you a construction job. I am so sorry. Please forgive me.

>> Simon: No, it's a great idea. I mean, kids need a place where they can unleash their imaginations.
>> Lily: But why -- I just expected somebody older. 'Cause they were written so long ago.
>> Simon: Did you read them all?
>> Lily: I did, because -- well, I wanted to get some idea of the owner's identity, so I could return them. I never meant -- now, wait a minute, why didn't you ask me for the letters when I answered the door?
>> Simon: Because it was difficult to get a word in.
>> Lily: Oh, I'm sorry. I've been kind of overwhelmed with my project. You know, I'm sorry if I was reading the letters was invasive. I really apologize.
>> Simon: It's okay, it's fine.
>> Lily: No, I keep repeating myself. I'm sorry.
>> Simon: It's all right.
>> Lily: I'm sorry. You know, I didn't put my address in the newspaper -- how --
>> Simon: Oh, no, just a phone number. When I rang, I spoke to the sitter, who gave me the address. And I thought I'd save another annoying call and simply pick them up. If I'm being too forward, I'm --
>> Lily: No, no. Okay. My husband -- I gotta, you know what? Could you come back later, when I'm not so overwhelmed?
>> Simon: Yeah, of course. No problem.
>> Lily: Now, wait a minute. This is ridiculous. I'll get the letters. Let me just -- letters.
>> Simon: Oh, you're waiting for me to prove I'm the owner.
>> Lily: Well, I just don't want these to end up in the wrong hands. You know, maybe, if you can you just tell me something specific, something -- a story or something -- that can prove that you're the owner.
>> Simon: Well, since you've read them all, you know that they're love letters. Let me see, they're all written by my great grandfather, to a woman who's only referred to as "beloved." Thank you.
>> Lily: Was that your great grandmother?
>> Simon: No. No, I'm afraid she was the central character of a rather tragic story.
>> Lily: I'm sorry. I hope I didn't dredge up something painful.
>> Simon: No, no, don't worry. This story's not without romance. Well, I've certainly overstayed my noninvitation. It was good of you to place the ads. Thank you. Thank you.
>> Lily: Simon, wait, wait! I feel like -- I feel like a kid with an unopened present, you know, all this curiosity. Would you mind telling me more about the letters?


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