EPISODE 3/11/02
Simon And Katie Talk About Buying A Cottage

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March, 2002


MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2002

Scene 1:
Location: Lakeview Hotel
Scene: Katie and Simon Frasier's Room

SIMON FRASIER AND KATIE FRASIER

[Katie is sleeping as Simon enters]

>> Simon: What are you up to, Katie?
[Simon is about to look at the computer when Katie wakes up and folds the computer down]
>> Katie: Hey.
>> Simon: Hey, hey.
>> Katie: Can I have a kiss?
>> Simon: Yes. Hey, I'm sorry I'm late.
>> Katie: Oh, I'm getting used to it. Hey, you didn't leave the house in those clothes. This stuff isn't even yours.
>> Simon: No. It's very comfortable, though.
>> Katie: Yeah, and very fashion-forward. You look like a guy who just came back from softball practice.
>> Simon: And I guess the next question is why.
>> Katie: I'm waiting.
>> Simon: I kind of had an accident. Not that kind of accident! I did come housebroken.
>> Katie: Yeah, I know, but I don't understand the rest, so you better start explaining, 'cause when a husband comes home in completely different clothes than he left in, a wife wonders all sorts of things.
>> Simon: Look, I know I've been kind of tight-lipped about what's going on.
>> Katie: Yeah, you have. I know, Mr. Secret agent man. And it's becoming a habit, and I'm really not liking it, so just stop avoiding the question and tell me what's up with the clothes.
>> Simon: Well, I ruined my other clothes, and I had to put these ones on. >> Katie: Yeah, obviously. You're not trying to pass that off as an answer, are you?
>> Simon: Oh, oh, right. You want details.
>> Katie: Yeah. Well, you know, I used to love the kind of avoidance routine. I thought it was very mysterious. But now, it's just kind of really getting on my nerves.
>> Simon: Listen, Katie, I told you about the kind of work that I was doing. It's --
>> Katie: It's hush-hush. Yes, I know. You know, some people think that I shouldn't be so understanding.
>> Simon: Yeah? What people?
>> Katie: Oh, you want details? Well, some people think that I should just start looking for answers on my own if you're not going to share your life with me.
>> Simon: Oh, and that's what the computer is for, is it? Are you trying to find the Simon Frasier website?
>> Katie: Oh, no, not exactly, but I did find exactly what I was looking for.

Scene 2:
Scene: Simon and Katie Frasier's Room

SIMON FRASIER AND KATIE FRASIER

>> Simon: Well, whatever you found or think you found, it's got nothing to do with us.
>> Katie: Oh, no, it has everything to do with us. Our entire future depends on it.
>> Simon: And do you mind sharing these little details with your husband?
>> Katie: Oh, details? Details wanted from the man who won't even tell his wife why he came home in completely different clothes.
>> Simon: I told you, Katie. That was - that was work-related. And soon I'm going to be able to tell you everything, but I just can't discuss it right now. I had a dust up. I ruined my other clothes, and I had to put other clothes on.
>> Katie: All right, all right, all right. Just stop. I can hear it in your voice. It's all right. Your "I spy" life is safe for tonight.
>> Simon: And so, what about the computer?
>> Katie: Oh, I made a couple printouts over there.
[Simon goes to the printer]
>> Simon: This is what you've been searching the web for - a house?
>> Katie: Our house. A man and a wife need a nest to feather, don't you think? So what do you think?

Scene 3:
Scene: Katie Frasier and Simon Frasier's Room

SIMON FRASIER AND KATIE FRASIER

>> Simon: This is what this is all about? You searched the Internet for a love shack?
>> Katie: Well, you're not laughing about it, are you?
>> Simon: No. No, I'm not. I just thought you were looking for something else. No. This is good.
>> Katie: "Looking for something else"? Like what? No, I just think that it's time that we get out of Craig's place and get a place of our own.
>> Simon: And this is it? This is the one?
>> Katie: Yeah. It's sweet, don't you think?
>> Simon: Yeah, if you're Hansel and Gretel.
>> Katie: Oh, come on. It's a beautiful little cottage.
>> Simon: We can't really afford it right now, and look at it. Look at it. It's not very practical.
>> Katie: Why not? What's wrong?
>> Simon: Well, one bed, one bath, no garage. I could build a better house than this.
>> Katie: Oh, really? No offense, Bob Vila, but I don't want to spend the next ten years of our marriage with you running off to the hardware store every five minutes.
>> Simon: This is really what you want?
>> Katie: Well, okay. Don't bring out the violins or anything, but when I was a kid -
>> Simon: Oh, no. Is this another dream about indoor snow and farm animals?
>> Katie: No. Those don't really enter into it. But when I was a kid and my mom was on the tour circuit, I would stay home alone a lot. Or if she was out on the road, then I'd stay in hotels, obviously, and I would watch a lot of TV - old movies, actually. And there was this movie that I loved called "The Enchanted Cottage." It was about this young couple, and they kind of thought that they were losers.
>> Simon: Losers? Listen, just because I'm wearing sweatpants doesn't mean -
>> Katie: No, no. Hey, open mind. Open mind. Anyway, he was an ex-G.I. who before the war had this amazingly perfect life, and after the war, he was emotionally scarred and just not himself, angry and moping around this sad cottage.
>> Simon: And the woman?
>> Katie: And the woman was kind of this homely, dust mop type who he had hired as a housekeeper before he left for the war, and she's the only person that can bring him out of his shell. So it's a story about this magical place where these two people fall in love and find the inner beauty in each other.
>> Simon: Well, I already think you're beautiful, inside and out.
>> Katie: Well, thank you. And I know that, I just think it's time that we have a life of our own, you know? I don't want to live like other people do. I want to have our own place and grow up and create magic in our lives.
>> Simon: And a gingerbread house is going to help us do that?
>> Katie: It's a start. You know, we can move out of this place, buy that place, but stay here while you fix it up. You can renovate, I'll decorate. Say yes?

Scene 4:
Scene: Katie and Simon Frasier's Room

SIMON FRASIER AND KATIE FRASIER

>> Simon: It's my fault. I should have told you about Monique and the money from the very start, okay? I just was afraid - I was afraid that you didn't trust me already.
>> Katie: My turn? I wasn't sure if I trusted you or not.
>> Simon: All right.
>> Katie: I - I borrowed Lucy's laptop 'cause I was gonna look up Monique's obituary. I just - I wanted to see what it said about her.
>> Simon: And about me?
>> Katie: Yeah. But then I realized if I looked up even one little thing about her, then that was it. I was this woman who doesn't trust the man that she married. And I need to trust you. I want to trust you more than anything.
>> Simon: Come here. I love you so much, and I would do nothing to hurt you. So I guess being a guy, I lied by omission thinking I was protecting you from something.
>> Katie: You don't need to protect me, Simon. You just have to be honest with me.
>> Simon: I know. I know that. I do. I know that, and I'm sorry. As far as Monique and the money is concerned, I should have put more trust in us.
>> Katie: Think you can get used to it, knowing I love you no matter what?
>> Simon: Yeah. I could get pretty used to that.
>> Katie: Good. And the cottage?
>> Simon: The cottage. All right, Gretel, let's go check it out.
>> Katie: Really?
>> Simon: Yes.
>> Katie: Really? Oh, good. Gretel needs a kiss now.
>> Simon: Come here. Wait, wait.
>> Katie: What?
>> Simon: Remember when there was a time when we had to force ourselves never to touch each other?
>> Katie: Hmm, good idea at the time. Bad idea ever, ever again.
>> Simon: Absolutely.

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