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Thursday, September 19, 2002

After more than a week we finally see how Handyman Henry is doing at Simon and Katie's cottage.  Lucinda is seen knocking on the door of the cottage and admiring the flowers.  She calls through the door to Simon that she's sorry she left Henry with him.  When no one answers she mutters that she hopes they haven't killed each other!  She hears music blaring and opens the door into the cottage.  Henry, dressed in a plaid shirt, overalls, and a baseball cap, is fiddling with the stereo.  "You're still getting some bounce, but an equalizer should take care of that," he tells Simon.  "You're the man!" exclaims Simon.  "What?  Since when?" asks Lucinda in shock.  "This guy," answers Simon, "He's a genius!"  Henry just shrugs modestly.

Simon goes on to tell Lucinda how Henry is a master at drywall, spackling, painting, and decorating.  "The dolls are Henry's touch," says Simon, pointing to three framed dolls hanging above the fireplace.  And he's also very good with colors.  "Guess what's buried behind that wall?" asks Simon.  "Carpenter ants!" guesses Lucinda.  Simon tells her about the mile and a half of wiring that Henry installed; his dad owns an electric company.  "Lights on," he says, and the lights turn on.  He tells Lucinda to listen to the stereo, but she stops him, saying, "I was nearly blown over the threshold.  Henry, who knew?"  Henry assures her that he is just there in an advisory capacity, he's good at giving suggestions and taking naps!  He coughs feebly, complaining that he must have picked up something in the tropics, and tries to escape from Lucinda.  But Simon stops him.  "This guy, he's a keeper!"  Lucinda agrees, saying they have a long future together.  "Thank you for whipping this young whippersnapper into shape!" she says.  "If only," says Henry.  "Oh, behave!" chides Simon.  He reminds Lucinda that Katie is being released from the hospital today, and he needs to go pick her up.  "Lights off," he says, but nothing happens.  Henry says he's still working on that one.  After Simon leaves, Lucinda wonders what she will do with Henry now?  "Let me go," suggests Henry.  "Not a chance," says Lucinda.

Looking around the cottage, Lucinda comments on what an amazing job Henry did.  "You could do my Christmas trees!  Who knew you had all this artistic and creative talent?  My heavens, we're going to make beautiful music together!"  Simon leads Katie into the cottage with her eyes closed.  She opens them and exclaims, "It's beautiful!"  "That's Lucinda, but what do you think about the whole place?" jokes Simon.  Katie agrees that Lucinda is beautiful, and so is the cottage.  "Watch this.  It better work this time.  Lights on," commands Simon.  The lights go on, and Katie asks how he did it.  "Henry," answers Simon.  "Henry?" asks Katie.  "He's a genius," says Simon.  Lucinda gives Katie a welcome home hug and tells her to call if she needs anything.  "Say good-bye, Henry," commands Lucinda as she heads toward the door.  "Good-bye, Henry," obeys Henry, then looks to Simon for help.  "You'll be fine," Simon reassures him.  "Henry is Lucinda's new toy," he tells Katie.  "Oh no," says Katie.  "She said 'Oh no,'" says Henry to Lucinda.  Lucinda tells him Katie was talking about her, she's worried about her!  Henry and Lucinda leave Katie and Simon to talk about their future.

Today’s episode was directed by Joseph Cotugno and written by Elizabeth Page.

Transcripts from ATWTweekly

[ Katie & Simon's Cottage ]
>> Lucinda: Hmm. Whew. [ Knock at door ] Simon? Darling, it's me. Let me in, will you? Please? I've come with a confession, and I need absolution. I think it was selfish of me that I foisted Henry on you, but I'm sure that you can forgive me, can't you?
[ Knock at door ] Simon? Oh, my heavens. I hope they haven't murdered each other. Simon? Forget about everything. All bets are off. It's null and void, the whole experiment. If Henry cannot be taught anything, who cares?
[ Metal music plays from inside] pardon me for living.
{ Lucinda lets herself in ]
>> Henry: You're still getting some bounce. Equalizer should take care of it.
>> Simon: Well, hey, you're the man.
>> Lucinda: What?! Since when?
>> Simon: Are you kidding. This guy, Lucinda -- this guy, he's a genius.

[ Katie & Simon's Cottage ]
>> Simon: Just check this place out. Henry, he can -- he can drywall, spackle, paint, decorate. The dolls, that was Henry's touch. This -- colors. Henry, he knows his colors.
>> Henry: Like a little green and beige. Let's not get carried away here.
>> Simon: All right. Do you know what's buried in this wall, behind this wall?
>> Lucinda: Carpenter ants?
>> Simon: No, about a mile and a half of the most sophisticated wiring. His dad owns an electronics company. Listen to this.
>> Lucinda: Oh!
>> Simon: Watch this, watch this. Lights on.
[ Lucinda laughs ] Brilliant, brilliant. And the sound system. Listen to this. Check this out.
>> Lucinda: Oh, I don't have to listen to it. I was nearly blown out in the threshold. Henry -- Henry, who knew? Who knew?
>> Henry: What, what? Who knew? I'm -- I'm here in an advisory capacity, all right? Suggestions -- that's my -- my long suit, and -- and naps, because I --
[ Henry coughs ] I need a lot of them, because I think I picked up --
[ Henry coughs ] picked up something in the tropics.
[ Lucinda laughs ] so I'm gonna go and quarantine myself here.
>> Simon: No, no, no. This one here -- Lucinda, this guy's a keeper.
>> Lucinda: Yeah, we can depend upon that, because Henry and I, we have a great -- a great future ahead of us, don't we? And thank you, Simon, for whipping this young whippersnapper into shape.
>> Henry: If only.
>> Simon: Oh, behave. Now, you know, Katie's getting released today.
>> Lucinda: That's wonderful. Just wonderful.
>> Simon: So I better get going and pick her up. Lights off. You're gonna work on that.
>> Henry: More like "lights out," huh?
>> Lucinda: Oh, Henry, Henry, Henry, who knew?
[ Door closes ] Who knew? What am I going to do with you now?
>> Henry: Why don't you let me go?
>> Lucinda: Not a chance.

[ Simon & Katie's Cottage ]
>> Lucinda: This is just amazing. It's -- you could do my Christmas trees.
>> Henry: Ah --
>> Lucinda: Who knew that you had artistic and creative talent? My heavens, we're gonna make beautiful music together.
[ Simon opens the front door and walks in with Katie]
>> Simon: Keep them shut.
>> Katie: Ah! Can I see it?
>> Simon: All right. Open 'em up.
>> Katie: Oh, my god! It's beautiful!
>> Simon: Yeah. That's Lucinda. What do you think of the whole place though?
>> Katie: Oh, of course she's beautiful, but this place! Simon --
>> Simon: Okay, watch this, watch this. This better work this time. Lights on. Yeah.[ Applause ]
>> Katie: How did you do that?
>> Simon: Henry.
>> Katie: Henry?
>> Simon: Yes. Henry is a genius.
>> Lucinda: It's good to see you. I just wanted to welcome you home. You look wonderful.
>> Katie: Thank you.
>> Lucinda: You need anything, just -- just give me a ring.
>> Katie: Will do.
>> Lucinda: Say good-bye, Henry.
>> Henry: "Good-bye, Henry." Simon --
>> Simon: You're gonna be fine. You're gonna do just fine. Um, Henry is Lucinda's new toy.
>> Katie: Oh, no.
>> Henry: "Oh, no"? You heard that? She "oh, no."
>> Lucinda: Darling, she's worried about me, not you -- me, me, all right? Let's leave the lovebirds in their love nest.
[ Simon laughs ]
>> Simon: Bye, Henry.
>> Katie: Bye.
[ Door closes ] I can't believe this. It's so different.
>> Simon: Yes, it is. It is very different. There we are.
>> Katie: Thank you.
>> Simon: In fact, our whole life is about to change, and that's a promise.

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