EPISODE 10/03/06
Simon Giving Up?

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 03, 2006

Scene 1:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Apartment Building

SIMON FRASIER, CARLY SNYDER

>> Simon: Whoa, whoa, whoa, easy there tiger. Tiger? Come on, come on, ease up on them bubbles.
>> Carly: Wasn't it your suggestion that we get royally drunk?
>> Simon: Yeah, then I had a flashback to Santo Domingo. Me having five too many on my hands and knees in the bathroom -- now, that's no way to treat a lady.
>> Carly: You know, well, you're right. If I didn't get drunk in the midst of my divorce, why should I let a near-death experience drive me to drink? I mean, so what if our beautiful showcase is completely destroyed? Really, why should I let that make me hit the bottle like some kind of skid row bum, huh?
>> Simon: All right, give that here.
>> Carly: It's freezing in here.
>> Simon: That's because the window's blown out. But if you came here a little closer, I'm sure you and I can keep the temperature up a notch or two.
>> Carly: I don't think so.
>> Simon: Ah, isn't that what we were doing before the electrical tower crashed our party?
>> Carly: That's exactly my point. If ever there was a sign that now is not the time for us to kick it up a notch, that was it.


Scene 2:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Apartment Building

SIMON FRASIER, CARLY SNYDER

>> Simon: You may believe in omens and signs, but I'm not sure I do.
>> Carly: There's got to be some reason that, that tower crashed down like that just --
>> Simon: Just as we were getting comfortable. Yeah, don't you think the higher powers have better things to do right now than prevent us from having sex? Like, deal with ambulances, and power lines, and salt spreaders. So if it's divine retribution you're worried about --
>> Carly: Hey, you know very well what I'm worried about. Our entire business venture just went up in smoke. The weather, okay, that's one thing. You know, we could have rescheduled the brokers for another day. But this, this sort of gives new meaning to the term open house.
>> Simon: Yeah, you know what? Welcome to Frasier Towers. Have you noticed the electrical tower in the middle of the living room? Oh, be careful not to step on the live wire. And may I draw your attention to the all-natural ventilation system --
>> Carly: But you know, it's not going to stay like this.
>> Simon: Nah, I'm sure the power company will come and take their tower back, but I don't think the rest can be salvaged.
>> Carly: What? What did you say?
>> Simon: I said, Carly, I don't think the rest can be salvaged --
>> Carly: No, no, no, no, Simon, you don't say things like that. I say things like that. I say negative things and then you -- you say positive things. You look on the bright side, you know.
>> Simon: Yeah, well, this time, I'm fresh out of optimism.
>> Carly: What are you saying? Are you saying that we can't start over?
>> Simon: Carly, the whole point of this showcase was to get a rapid influx of cash. As of now, I'm wiped clean. We're done here.


Scene 3:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Apartment Building

SIMON FRASIER, CARLY SNYDER, JACK SNYDER

>> Simon: Come on, you're smart -- you're strong, you're talented. This isn't the end of anything for you.
>> Carly: You just said it yourself, that we can't start over. So we did all this, all this work for nothing.
[ Simon scoffs ]
>> Simon: Nothing is ever for nothing. See, you've got some experience now, some on-the-job training. Something new to add to your resume.
[ Carly laughs ]
>> Carly: What resume from hell is that?
>> Simon: "Carly Snyder, interior designer/magician. Out of thin air turns empty spaces into something beautiful." Oh, wait, wait, wait. Oh, here -- look, look, look. I even took some pictures to prove it. Here, see?
>> Carly: You took pictures of the apartment?
>> Simon: Yeah, take them with you to your next job offer.
>> Carly: Thank you. But who's to say there is another job offer, though?
>> Simon: Yeah, you'll find something else. Bigger, better, who knows? But you'll find it. We both will.
>> Carly: This is what I wanted. I wanted this to work.
>> Simon: So did I. But in the "win some, lose some" game, we'll have to chalk this one up to a loss and move on. You okay?
>> Carly: Yeah -- freak ice storm, check. Investors gone, check. Career gone completely up in smoke, check. Yeah, I'm okay.
>> Simon: Come on. Come here, come here. Let's get some sleep. We'll figure a way out of here in the morning.
>> Jack: Carly? Hey, Carly, you in there?


Scene 4:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Apartment Building

SIMON FRASIER, CARLY SNYDER, JACK SNYDER

>> Carly: Oh, Jack, thank you. Thank you. I had no idea how I was gonna get out of here. I didn't even know that any -- how did you know I was here?
>> Jack: I got a tip. You really okay?
>> Carly: Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine. See, Simon and I have been here. We've been working for hours to finish this place. And then the electrical tower came crashing in, and I was trapped over there under that stuff there. And Simon pulled me out.
>> Simon: Okay, whoa, wait -- hey, don't let me take all the credit here. Jack, she was amazing. Amazing. Didn't panic once. Even read me the riot act when I tried to give her mouth-to-mouth.
>> Jack: Okay, maybe we should get you to the hospital and get you checked out.
>> Carly: No, Jack, I'm fine. I'm -- fine. No, no, Jack, this is not --
>> Jack: You don't owe me any explanations. There's an emergency vehicle downstairs, if either one of you needs to get to the hospital.
>> Simon: Listen -- thank you, Jack. It's all right. I think I can take care of it from here.


Scene 5:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Apartment Building

SIMON FRASIER, CARLY SNYDER, JACK SNYDER, RESCUE WORKERS

>> Jack: Is there any serious damage done to the infrastructure?
>> Rescue worker #2: It appears to be sound.
>> Jack: Okay, and the chances of this building caving -- ?
>> Rescue worker #1: Not likely, but I wouldn't stick around.
>> Jack: All right, thanks guys. All right, this isn't the safest of places, so Carly and Simon, it better be a good choice for you guys to head out.
>> Carly: Jack, wait.
>> Jack: What now?
>> Carly: How are the kids?
>> Jack: Now you ask?
>> Carly: Well, I'm sure that you would have told me if there was some kind of problem.
>> Jack: They are safe and sound at the Collins' farm.
>> Carly: Jack, it's not like I got trapped in here on purpose.
>> Jack: I've got to hand it to you, Carly. You sure make it work for you.
>> Carly: Don't I always, Jack? Don't I damn near always?
>> Simon: Quite an arm on you. Forget designing, you should start a baseball team.
>> Carly: Maybe -- maybe I could just convince you to start over.
>> Simon: Oh, come on Carly. We've had this conversation. No, Simon. I don't want to be seen as a loser, and I'm sure as hell that you don't, either. So, what the hell? Let's just do it -- let's show the entire world that we've got what it takes to rise from the ashes, Simon. Literally.
>> Simon: All right, you want to show the world? Or a certain ex-husband?
>> Carly: What difference does it make? The point is, we did it before -- we can do it again. So, come on Simon. Let's turn around, okay? What do you say?
( Engine struggling ) ( engine starts )
>> Simon: The sun's coming up. It's going to be a dazzler.
>> Carly: Well, that's a good sign, isn't it?
>> Simon: Again with you and the signs.
>> Carly: You gotta have something to hold on to. Even if it's just a sliver.
>> Simon: You can hold on to anything you want, Carly. I'm fresh out of inspiration.
>> Carly: I don't believe you.
>> Simon: See, I'm smart enough to know a lost cause when I see one.
>> Carly: This building was a lost cause when you bought it. I was pretty hopeless when you found me. But you put it together, and you made it work.
>> Simon: But I did work. We -- we did the work. Look around this place, Carly. Look at it. Look at it. The dream crashed and burned.
>> Carly: It was your dream. Aren't you sick of walking away from what you really want?
>> Simon: No, I'm just being realistic, okay? Look, I put a hell of a lot more money into the place than I let on, okay? I'm cashed out.
>> Carly: Who needs money?
>> Simon: We do.
>> Carly: Then we'll find it. We'll move on to the next big thing. You can't find spit if you just throw up your hands and walk away. Being a loser is easy. But is that really what you want to be, Simon? The bottom line is that we're both proud. We're both stubborn, and we're both up a creek. We got nothing to lose. We got no place to go but up. And if that's not a formula for success, then give me a better one. I dare you.

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