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Tuesday, January 6, 2004 Our Henry is back today, opening the show. He's coming home to the cottage from.... wherever he's been, and finds a surprise! Due to circumstances beyond their control (lost rabbits, etc.), Katie and Mike find themselves half-naked on the floor in front of the fire. The door opens and Henry walks in with a carrot calling, "Snickers, daddy's home!" He sees Mike and Katie and lets out a scream.
In the next scene Mike is upstairs getting dressed and Katie is attempting to explain herself. "We had gone to take the tree out, only I had left the door open, and Snickers escaped. So Mike went to go look for him, and he found him, only he fell in - in the pond. And uh - he found him, but it wasn't Snickers. And so we have two rabbits now. And Mike was getting frostbite, so I lit the fire." "I'll bet you did," comments Henry. Katie clarifies that the fire was in the fireplace. Mike comes downstairs wearing Henry's clothes - a shirt with the sleeves rolled up and a sweater - and thanks Henry for them. "Hey, no problem. Although you seemed to be doing fine without them," observes Henry. Katie tells Mike she needs to talk to Henry alone, and Mike agrees. "No, no, no, no, no. No, no, no, don't leave on my account. I'll just take my carrot and..." offers Henry. Katie insists that she can bring Mike's clothes to him when they're dry, and Mike asks if they're still on tonight. "Yeah, sure. You'll need your clothes. I mean, you'll be wearing clothes. Of course you will," stammers Katie. She and Mike stare at Henry as he crunches on the carrot. "I was hungry."
Mike leaves and Katie whines, "Oh, what am I gonna do?" "A system - we need a system here, like maybe a sock on the door or a necktie. Is that too frat house? Maybe like a little candle in the window? Is that like too "Little House on the Prairie"? What? What? What? I didn't know. Excuse me, I'm sorry, okay? Next time..." apologizes Henry. Katie insists that there won't be a next time. "Oh, really? Trust me, he'll be back. The way that man was looking at you - if I hadn't walked in..." says Henry. "If you hadn't walked in, I would've made the biggest mistake of my life," proclaims Katie.
"So, you and Mike are best friends now?" asks Henry. "Well, which doesn't mean that I don't love you, Henry. It's just..." says Katie. "All right, all right. No, no, knock it off, Katherine. I'm not gonna bait that hook, okay? We are here to talk about Mike and how you got the big okay from above in the sign of a lamb or whatever it is," says Henry. Katie agrees that she's made her peace with Simon. "And now you want to road-test this thing called love. I don't see what the problem is," says Henry. Katie tells him it's too soon. "Too soon? According to whom? Jerry Springer? Hmm? Ricki Lake? Queen Latifah?" asks Henry. Katie says she just knows it in her heart. "I mean, look around. On the floor, with you walking in? It's just - there can be a better first time for people falling in love," argues Katie. Henry says he thought it looked like fun, but Katie says she wants it to be romantic. Instead, "I practically tore the blanket off of him. I jumped him, Henry." Henry observes that he wasn't complaining. "Exactly. I mean, I can't even touch his shirt without - oh. Mm," says Katie, burying her face in his shirt. "Oh, to be young and blonde," says Henry.
Suddenly Katie has an idea. Since she can't trust herself to be alone with Mike, Henry will go with her whenever she's with Mike. "Oh, to be young and stupid. Katherine - Katherine, you're never gonna get it perfect with me around," says Henry. "Well, Mike and I are gonna be nothing but prone if we're left alone," says Katie. Henry says he doesn't see a problem with that. "Just trust me on this, okay? Whenever I'm with Mike, you're by my side. Which means we're supposed to see each other tonight, so you are going to go over there, take him his clothes and tell him I have the flu," plots Katie. Henry refuses, "I am not lying to a man who knows how to use a chain saw, Katherine." He agrees to go over there with her, but "You are doing the talking, okay? I just want to see the look on his face when you break his heart and crush his dreams and stomp all over his - prospects."
Katie and Henry are outside Mike's cabin with a bag of his now dry clothes. "Once more - as in one more time," says Henry. Katie smells Mike's shirt again and Henry chuckles. She says she doesn't trust herself, and Henry asks her why she doesn't just give in. "Because I want this to work, okay? This isn't three redheads and an olive or whatever your specialty is," says Katie. "I've never tried that, but I'm willing," says Henry. "Henry, please, just behave for five minutes? We'll go in, hand Mike his clothes. I'll tell him I can't make it tonight. If he pressures me, then you say that you need me to - I don't know, wax your back," suggests Katie. Henry protests that his back is as smooth as a baby's... Katie says Mike doesn't know that, and begs him to do it, for her. "Fine, all I'm saying is that if you're expecting me to lie, don't. I'm very bad at it. Except in self-serving circumstances, you know," says Henry. "Okay, what about this? If you don't lie, I will wax your back. How's that for self-serving?" threatens Katie. "Just don't expect perfection. I make a mistake..." says Henry. Katie tells him that there are no mistakes.
Katie and Henry go inside the cabin and see a huge tree in the middle of the room! "Hey, angel. Henry. Welcome to my tree house," says Mike. "I hope it pays its share of the rent," jokes Henry. Mike says he's going to have to find somewhere to stay until his place is fixed. Katie impulsively asks him to stay with her. Mike thanks her and says he'll just call Lucinda and tell her the plan. "What did I just do?" asks Katie after he leaves. "It's what you really wanted to do. Don't you remember your old Dr. Freud? There are no accidents, Katherine," says Henry wisely.
Today’s episode was directed by Ellen Wheeler and written by Elizabeth Page.
Transcripts from TVMegasite Henry: Snickers, daddy's home. [ Henry screams ]
Katie: We had gone to take the tree out, only I had left the door open, and Snickers escaped. So Mike went to go look for him, and he found him, only he fell in -- in the pond. And uh -- he found him, but it wasn't Snickers. And so we have two rabbits now. And Mike was getting frostbite, so I lit the fire. Henry: I'll bet you did. Katie: In the fireplace. Mike: Thanks for the clothes, Henry. Henry: Hey, no problem. Although you seemed to be doing fine without them. Katie: Mike, I need to talk to Henry alone. So -- Mike: Oh. Okay. Henry: No, no, no, no, no. No, no, no, don't leave on my account. I'll just take my carrot and -- Katie: Henry, I will take Mike's clothes to him when they're dry. Mike: We still on tonight? Katie: Yeah, sure. You'll need your clothes. I mean, you'll be wearing clothes. Of course you will. Henry: I was hungry. Mike: See you later. Katie: Oh, what am I gonna do? Henry: A system -- we need a system here, like maybe a sock on the door or a necktie. Is that too frat house? Maybe like a little candle in the window? Is that like too "little house on the prairie"? What? What? What? I didn't know. Excuse me, I'm sorry, okay? Next time -- Katie: Next time -- there won't be a next time. Henry: Oh, really? Trust me, he'll be back. The way that man was looking at you -- if I hadn't walked in -- Katie: If you hadn't walked in, I would've made the biggest mistake of my life.
Henry: So, you and Mike are best friends now? Katie: Well, which doesn't mean that I don't love you, Henry. It's just -- Henry: All right, all right. No, no, knock it off, Katherine. I'm not gonna bait that hook, okay? We are here to talk about Mike and how you got the big okay from above in the sign of a lamb or whatever it is. Katie: I've made my peace with Simon, yeah. Henry: Right, right. And now you want to road-test this thing called love. I don't see what the problem is. Katie: No, it's too soon. Henry: Too soon? According to whom? Jerry Springer? Hmm? Ricki Lake? Queen Latifah? Katie: I just -- I know in my heart it's too soon. Henry: Oh. Katie: I mean, look around. On the floor, with you walking in? It's just -- there can be a better first time for people falling in love. Henry: I don't know. It looked like fun to me. Katie: I know, but I want it to be romantic, and I've ruined it. Henry: How? Katie: I practically tore the blanket off of him. I jumped him, Henry. Henry: But he wasn't complaining. Katie: Exactly. I mean, I can't even touch his shirt without -- oh. Mm. Henry: Oh, to be young and blonde. Katie: Oh, my god. Henry: Hmm? Katie: No, no, no, no. That's it. Henry: Hmm? Katie: Wherever I go, you go. Henry: What? I -- Katherine, we already covered this. Katie: No, no, no, I cannot be alone with Mike. So, you're gonna have to stay by my side forever. Henry: Oh, to be young and stupid. Katherine -- Katherine, you're never gonna get it perfect with me around. Katie: Well, Mike and I are gonna be nothing but prone if we're left alone. Henry: Right, and I don't see what the problem is with that. Katie: Just trust me on this, okay? Whenever I'm with Mike, you're by my side. Which means we're supposed to see each other tonight, so you are going to go over there, take him his clothes and tell him I have the flu. Henry: Nope. Katie: Henry, come on. Henry: Nope, nope, I am not lying to a man who knows how to use a chain saw, Katherine. Katie: No, but this -- Henry: No, but -- no, no, listen, I will go over there with you, but you are doing the talking, okay? I just want to see the look on his face when you break his heart and crush his dreams and stomp all over his -- prospects.
Henry: Once more -- as in one more time. Katie: Okay. I don't trust myself. Henry: Okay, then why not give in? Katie: Because I want this to work, okay? This isn't three redheads and an olive or whatever your specialty is. Henry: I've never tried that, but I'm willing. Katie: Henry, please, just behave for five minutes? We'll go in, hand Mike his clothes. I'll tell him I can't make it tonight. If he pressures me, then you say that you need me to -- I don't know, wax your back. Henry: Wha -- ? My back, I'll have you know, is as smooth as a baby's -- Katie: He doesn't know that! Please, Henry, this is for me. Henry: Fine, all I'm saying is that if you're expecting me to lie, don't. I'm very bad at it. Except in self-serving circumstances, you know. Katie: Okay, what about this? If you don't lie, I will wax your back. How's that for self-serving? Henry: Just don't expect perfection. I make a mistake -- Katie: There are no mistakes, Henry. Henry: Whoa. Okay. Katie: Mike, I brought -- Henry: Whoa. Katie: What happened? Mike: Hey, angel. Henry. Welcome to my tree house. Henry: I hope it pays its share of the rent. Mike: I'm gonna have to find another place to live till they can get this tree out of here and fix my roof. Katie: Stay with me. Mike: Thank you. I really appreciate it. Yeah. Wow, I'll just call Lucinda and tell her the plans. Thanks. Katie: What did I just do? Henry: It's what you really wanted to do. Don't you remember your old dr. Freud? There are no accidents, Katherine. [ Katie sighs ]
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