Party of Five (TV Series)

Happily Ever After (1996)

Matthew Fox: Charlie Salinger

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• Bailey Salinger : Look, I know that you guys probaly don't want to hear this... but I think we should be open to the posibility that maybe this is it for us. You know, maybe he just... split.

  Claudia Salinger : No way.

  Charlie Salinger : What do you mean split?

  Bailey Salinger : I mean, he's had enough. And he's gone. Possibly... forever. He's never coming back. He's done it before. He walked out on Mom and Grandmom without a note or reason why, and they both never saw him again. Think about it. We don't have a telephone number where we can call him in Arizona... assuming that's where he is. When he goes away, he never leaves a phone number, right? And he said that he was going to be back two days ago, and he's still not back. So...

  Julia Salinger : You really think we may not see him ever again? That's a weird feeling. What if you're right?

  Charlie Salinger : You guys, all his stuff is still here.

  Bailey Salinger : So what? Do you think he... when he walked out on Mom and Grandmom that he packed? No, he didn't. Don't you remember the story Mom once told us? He left in the middle of the night with no note or explanation, leaving behind a wife and daughter to fend for themselves... never to return. All he took was maybe one suitcase with whatever clothes and stuff he had with him, he got in his car, drove away and that was that. He never came back for the rest of his clothes or belongings.

  Claudia Salinger : No! No, you're wrong. Something horrible happened. He like... forgot his blood pressure medication or something. He could be lying in a hospital in a coma somewhere

  [Claudia goes to a phone and begins dialing a number] 

  Charlie Salinger : Hey, what are you doing?

  Claudia Salinger : [into the phone]  Operator? Can you give me the phone numbers to all the hospitals in Arizona?

  [to the Salingers] 

  Claudia Salinger : He wouldn't just leave! I know he wouldn't!

• [last lines] 

  Kathleen Isley : Not to be, uh, too pushy, but... I need my key back.

  Charlie Salinger : Oh. Yeah. Sure.

  Kathleen Isley : That's the thing about relationships, one day you're exchanging house keys, the next you're changing your locks. And I don't wanna change my locks, so...

  Charlie Salinger : So...

  Kathleen Isley : One last drink for old times?

  Charlie Salinger : I would, but, uh, I kinda have to meet Kirsten, so...

  Kathleen Isley : You can stop that now, you know? Because I know that you're not meeting Kirsten. I called. She's out of town until the 22nd.

  Charlie Salinger : [sighs]  Kathleen

  Kathleen Isley : I guess you wanted to spare my feelings. Uh, whatever your reasons, uh... Anyway, uh, I appreciate the kindness. I do.

  Charlie Salinger : God. I feel like such a...

  Kathleen Isley : No, no. Just stop. I... I want you to go on. Go live your life, and... I'm gonna go back to focusing on the things in my life that I do well. Dating, obviously, not being one of them.

  Charlie Salinger : I don't know how many times I have to say it, but this... Us not working out and all, it has nothing to do with you. It's me. It's my fault. And I know I owe you money, and I promise we'll work out a schedule for me to pay you back 'cause I don't want you to think

  Kathleen Isley : That's not gonna be necessary. Besides, it might be a little difficult.

  Charlie Salinger : I don't think so. I mean, the restaurant's doing great.

  Kathleen Isley : I'd like to think I had something to do with that.

  Charlie Salinger : You did. A lot.

  Kathleen Isley : I've, um... Been thinking about that, actually, and, uh, just because you and I aren't together anymore, that doesn't mean that I should give up something that I've put so much time and energy and money into. I've put together an investment group. We're buying the whole building. I know it's a good location for a restaurant. Not necessarily your restaurant, but...

  Charlie Salinger : What?

  Kathleen Isley : Well, if I were you, I wouldn't expect my lease to be renewed. But you've got what, three months? So that should

  Charlie Salinger : [shocked]  This is... This is... Why are you doing this?

  Kathleen Isley : Charlie. This has nothing to do with you.

  [smiles] 

  Kathleen Isley : Huh. And it sounded so true when you said it.