EPISODE 2/27/03
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2003

Scene 1:
Location: Frasier Cottage
Scene: Living Room

SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER, MARGO HUGHES

[ Simon on the phone with Bartleby, Katie listening on the stairs. ]
>> Simon: Look, it's pointless meeting you, Bartleby. I've got things to do.
>> Bartleby: You don't come to me. I'll come to you. Is the Missus home? Be nice to catch up with her, if you know what I mean.
>> Simon: I'll see you soon.
>> Bartleby: That's more like it.
>> Simon: Did you get all that, Katie, or do you want me to write it down for you?
>> Katie: Please don't go meet him, Simon. Whatever your trouble is, we can work it out.
>> Simon: I'm not listening to any of this again.
>> Katie: Please, Simon, just tell me why you have to meet him.
>> Simon: I don't owe you any explanations. I don't owe you anything at all.
>> Katie: If you just tell me what's going on, maybe I can help.
>> Simon: Look, isn't it obvious? I want to move on. That's all. It's been a fun couple of years. We've had a few laughs. And now I'm bored, and I want out. You're suffocating me.
[SIMON opens the front door to MARGO. ]
>> Margo: Oh, hi. Bad time. I'll come back.
>> Simon: No, it's a great time. Why don't you come in and get your sister off my back?

Scene 2:
Location: Lakeview Towers Hotel
Scene: Lakeview Lounge

SIMON FRASIER, BARTLEBY SHEARS

>> Simon: What do you want?
>> Bartleby: I want you to stop messing me around. I've given you plenty of time to get rid of your wife, and you still haven't done it.
>> Simon: I'm going to need a few more days, aren't I? Convincing Katie I don't love her anymore is not an easy thing to do.
>> Bartleby: You know, I just got word that our mark is on her way off the French Riviera, Which means that we have to get there fast so you can start your little routine.
>> Simon: You know what, man? I couldn't give a damn. If I leave tonight, this is what's going to happen to Katie --
>> Bartleby: No more excuses. We leave tonight, and that's final.

Scene 3:
Location: Lakeview Towers Hotel
Scene: Lakeview Lounge

SIMON FRASIER, BARTLEBY SHEARS

>> Simon: Listen, if I leave tonight, Katie will follow me, and I cannot have that. I need her to stay put.
>> Bartleby: I can take care of that if you want. She'll stay put for a long time.
>> Simon: Man, I'm getting so sick of you threatening my wife.
>> Bartleby: What are you going to do? Kill me? I already told you, anything happens to me, I have associates who will hunt you down and take care of Katie, as well.
>> Simon: I'm not just gonna walk away from my life.
>> Bartleby: You know, I had a life, too. But because of you, I lost eight years of it.
>> Simon: Oh. Cry me a river. You sound like a broken record.
>> Bartleby: I've bought us two tickets to New York. We leave at 10:00 tonight. I'll meet you at the gate.
>> Simon: I said I would be there. Just stay away from my wife.
>> Bartleby: Barman? Another whiskey.

Scene 4:
Location: Frasier Cottage
Scene: Living Room

SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER

[Looking Katie's picture, Simon sighs, and talks with Snickers ]
>> Simon: God, she's beautiful when she smiles. The way those eyes dance and sparkle. Don't let her lose that, okay? Take good care of her.
>> Simon: Take good care of her, Snickers. You're a lucky man.
[ Packed, Simon leaves. ]
[ Katie returns to the cottage. ]
>> Katie: Where are you going?

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