Opening Montage

Theme Song: "I'd Do Anything" by A Simple Plan

We see Quinn in class being asked out by Trevor. Next, we see her and Trevor having a night on the town when they kiss. Next, we see them arguing and she kicks him out of her place. Then, we see her asking out Jim. Next, we see them being happy together. We next see Stacy and Upchuck holding hands and looking into each others eyes. This is followed by a shot of Daria and Jane odserving the two couples and looking unimpressed. Final shot is Quinn and Jim, Stacy and Chuck, Daria and Jane hanging out and looking happy. After that, we see Quinn's smiling face against a pink background. Below that:

Quinn

in

"Rage of Aquarius"

written by

WildDogJJ

Jake, Helen, Quinn and Jim are having Sunday dinner at the dinning room table. The food is clams in spicey tomato sauce served over linguine with a huge plate of antipasta as a side dish.

Jim said "Thanks for having me over for dinner."

Helen said "Our pleasure, Jim."

Jake added "Especially since you made dinner and showed me how to make...What's this called, again?"

"Linguine Pescatore. It's one of my grandmother's old recipes. The salad is called antipasta."

Quinn said "I can't believe I have a boyfriend who's such a talented cook. This is great, honey."

Jim said "Benefits of growing up in an Italian-American family."

The young couple smile at each other while Jake and Helen exchange knowing glances.

Helen whispers to Jake "They really remind me of us at that age."

Jake, not bothering to whisper, said "Yeah! I remember those good old days. The days when we thought we'd change the world. Before the corporate fat cats got their claws into us and made us sell out and becomE JUST ANOTHER COG IN THE WAR PIGS MACHINE AND..."

"Dad, your heart!"

This snaps Jake out of his rant.

"Thanks, sweetie. Helen, remember those days?"

Helen said "We were so full of idealism back then. I remember how Willow first turned me on to The Movement."

Quinn rolls her eyes while Jim listens intently.

Jake said "I remember when Tempest figured me out from my star sign, or the time Sunflower thought the CIA was out to kill us."

Helen said "Remember Cosmo and Red Wolf?"

"Yeah! Those guys were crazy as hell."

Quinn asked "Who are those guys? Friends from your hippie days?"

Helen said "Yes. We were all so close back then. It was the eight of us against the whole world."

Jim said "Sounds like you were one big family."

Jake said "We were. Oh, is that ever a great story."

Jim is visibly curious, which worries Quinn.

"Jim, why are you encouraging them to embarrass me?"

Jim said "Two reasons. One: they're your parents and that's their job. Two: that time in our history always fascinated me. Don't worry, I won't judge you based on what they did back then."

Quinn looks very relieved.

"Thanks, Jim."

Jake said "As I was saying, it was my first semester of college..."


Middleton College, 1968...

Music: "As The World Turns" by

An 18 year old Jake is in his old dorm room with his roommate. Jake is wearing a dress shirt and tie with pressed pants. His hair is a buzzcut. His roommate, Steve, is a blond preppie dressed like it's still the fifties.

"I was eager to learn about the world. I soon realized I knew nothing. Blame it on my having spent the previous seven years locked in the concentration camp known as military school...forced marching...formation at 0500...taunts from the other cadets...being made to eat MY DRESS SOCKS WHILE THAT SADISTIC CORPORAL ELLENBOGEN WOULD.."

"Dad, triple bypass!"

"Thanks, honey. Anyway, that nightmare was finally over. I was a college man now..."

Steve is looking out the window.

"Hey, Jake, check it out."

Young Jake joins Steve at the window. Steve points to the quad.

"Those hippie chicks are hot."

Out on the quad are 18 year old versions of Helen and Willow talking while they walk to class.

Steve shouted "HEY, BABY, HOW ABOUT GIVING ME AND MY BUDDY HERE SOME OF THAT FREE LOVE?"

Helen and Willow seem to ignore him. Jake, meanwhile, looks nervous.

Steve said "Come on, Jake. Don't be a square."

Jake looks at the two and joins Steve in the cat-calling.

"YEAH, BABES, SHAKE THOSE SWEET ASSES!"

He turns back to Steve.

"How's that?"

This gets the attantion of Helen and Willow, both now visibly annoyed.

Willow said "Pigs."

Helen said "Chauvinist jerks."

Jake and Steve continue their cat calling.

Steve said "SO, YOU GONNA COME UP HERE, OR WHAT? WE'RE BOTH LOVE STARVED MEN WHO WANNA GET SOME."

Helen and Willow lose their patience.

Willow shouts "SHUT UP, YOU ESTABLISHMENT DWEEBS!"

Jake shouts "COME ON, HIPPIE CHICKS PUT OUT. SO COME UP HERE AND PUT OUT, BABY."

Helen shouts "IN YOUR DREAMS, YOU FACIST WAR PIG!"

Jake looks totally smitten.

Something about the passion in her voice when she said that got to me.

Helen said "YEAH, NOT SO TOUGH NOW, ARE YOU?"

Helen and Willow start to walk away.

Steve said "HEY, GOT FRIES TO GO WITH THAT SHAKE?"

Helen gives him the one-fingered salute as she and Willow continue on their way. Later on, Jake is on his way back from class. As he crosses the quad he is spotted by Helen. Still upset from the cat calling, she walks up to give him a piece of her mind.

Helen, getting right in Jake's face, said "Hey, square, I've got a bone to pick with you. What makes you and your buddy think you can talk to women like that?"

Nervous, Jake said "Well, isn't that what I'm supposed to do? Steve told me I wasn't cool if I didn't."

Helen rolls her eyes in disbelief.

"How stupid are you? Don't you know how to treat women with respect?"

Jake looks ashamed.

"Actually...no. I don't know how to talk to women. My father always bosses my mother around and she just takes it. I spent the last seven years in an all boys military academy."

Helen looks shocked, and more than a little intrigued.

"You spent your entire teens in military school?"

Jake said "My father wanted to mold me into a soldier. He only let me go to college because I refused to join the army and he doesn't want me to become a hippie. He says all hippies are enemies of freedom."

Helen now feels sorry for, and suddenly attracted to, Jake.

"That's a load of bullshit. No one believes in freedom more than us."

Jake said "Not according to my father. He says you're in league with the Russians."

Helen said "He's wrong. I'll prove it to you. Are you busy this evening?"

"No."

"Then why not hang out with us? I can introduce you to my friends and you'll see how wrong your father is."

Jake smiles.


Music: "My Generation" by The Who

That evening, Jake was in Helen and Willow's dorm being introduced to their friends. The place is crawling with garish 60's decor. Posters of popular bands, posters of psychedelic art and left-wing political slogans such as "Give Peace a Chance" and "Make Love, Not War". In addition to Jake and Helen we see Willow, Coyote (looking like he did in the flashbacks in "That Was Then, This is Dumb"), a woman with wavy black hair and wearing a blue blouse who is meditating and another woman with long blonde hair wearing a frilly white gown. We also see two other guys. One has shoulder-length red hair and a beard and is wearing bell-bottom jeans and a Jimi Hendrix T-shirt. The other guy has long, medium brown hair and a Fu Manchu mustache. He's visibly stoned. Jake is apologizing to Willow for his behavior that morning.

"That's alright, Jake, I forgive you. Maybe we can help you get your head straight."

Coyote approaches them.

Willow said "Coyote, I'd like you to meet Jake. He's eager to learn our ways."

Coyote shakes Jake's hand.

"Cool, man. Let me introduce you around."

He leads Jake to the woman who's meditating.

"This is our spiritual advisor, Tempest."

Jake holds out his hand, but Tempest keeps her eyes closed.

"Hi, I'm Jake."

Tempest chants "Ohmm, ohmmm, ohmmm, ohmmm..."

Confused, Jake said "Um, Tempest...Hello?"

Tempest opens her eyes and is visibly irritated at the interruption.

"Do you mind? I'm trying to commune with the cosmic infinite."

"Hey, that sounds pretty neat-o."

Tempest resumes her meditation. Cut to the girl with long blonde hair.

"'Neat-o'? That sounds like square talk, you one of them?"

Jake is visibly confused.

"Who's them?"

"You know, THEM: the man, the establishment, the pigs ruining this country."

Coyote said "This is Jake, he wants to learn about us." to Jake, "You'll have to forgive Sunflower, she's a little paranoid."

Sunflower said "It's not paranoia. They wanna turn us all into mindless drones for the war machine."

Coyote leads Jake to the two guys. He points out the one with red hair and a beard.

"This is Red Wolf. If you want good tunes, he's the go-to man. Red Wolf, this is Jake."

Jake and Red Wolf shake hands.

Red Wolf asked "What's happenin', man?"

Jake said "Just getting to know everyone."

He points to Red Wolf's shirt

"Who's that?"

Red Wolf's eyes go wide.

"You mean you never heard of Hendrix, man? Dude, you'll love his tunes, they're a happenin' trip."

Coyote points out the stoned one.

"Our resident philosopher, Cosmo."

Cosmo said "In a goddadavida...I...I...waitin' f'r 'u...don' need no wh'th'rman t' know way th' wind blo...bl...blow."

Jake looks baffled.

Coyote explained "Actually, we don't know what he's sayin' alot of the time, either. We just know that it's really deep."

Helen approaches them.

"So, Jake, what do you think?"

"You guys are interesting. What do I have to do to join?"

Coyote said "Nothin', man. Just be yourself."

Jake frowns.

"I...I'm not sure who I am. I was always told do this, be this, think that, say that."

Helen said "Well, if you hang with us those days are over. We're all free to find ourselves."

"Groovy. It's groovy, right?"

Helen smiles, then looks at Jake's neatly pressed clothes.

"We gotta do something about those threads."

Coyote said "I got some stuff left here from the other day. Come on, Jake."

A few moments later, Jake is wearing the outfit he usually wears in flashbacks to his hippie days. Jake smiles.

"Groovy!"


Morgendorffer dining room, 2006

Jake is telling the story to Quinn and Jim.

"For the first time in my life I felt accepted. They never hazed me, never bullied me. I became a true believer."

Jim said "That's really cool."

Helen explained "I soon felt a strong attraction to Jake. Something about him just spoke to me."

Quinn thought Just like I felt with Jim.


Middleton College, spring, 1969

One afternoon Jake, Helen, Willow, Coyote, Cosmo and Red Wolf hanging out on the quad. By now Jake has grown out his hair to the long mane we've seen in all other flashbacks to his hippie days. Helen stares lovingly at Jake, but he doesn't notice.

Coyote said "You know, man, I was just thinking about the bible. You know how it says love your neighbor. If we all followed that simple concept we wouldn't even need laws, or the fuzz and war wouldn't happen."

Willow said "Wow, that's so deep."

Visibly stoned, Cosmo said "All 'u nee' 's love...m...man."

Helen said "Right on."

Red Wolf said "You said it, man. I mean, look at what the pigs are makin' us do in Vietnam. The whole damn war is just facist imperialism."

Jake said "You said it. Just brutal old bastards like my old man saying "We gotta kill 'em all" or "Only good commie's a dead commie" or "I'LL MAKE A MAN OUT OF YOU, YOU GUTLESS LITTLE WASTE OF SPERM". WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, I DON'T BELIEVE IN YOUR FASCIST CONCEPT OF MANHOOD AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT YOU CAN SUCK MY..."

Helen barked "JAKE! Mellow out, man."

Jake snaps out of his rant.

"Sorry, I still get worked up when I think about that stuff."

Coyote said "Gotta let that stuff go, man. You can't fight hate with hate, you know."

At this point, Helen looks at her watch.

"I have a class in ten minutes, I gotta split."

Helen gets up and leaves. Jake stares longingly at her, which all the others notice.

Red Wolf said "You're totally jonesin' for her, aren't you?"

"Yeah, she's incredible. I...I love her. I just wish I had the nerve to tell her."

Willow seems to get an idea.

"Come with me, Jake."


A short time later in Tempest and Sunflower's dorm room, Tempest is meditating while Sunflower paces nervously.

Sunflower said "I'm telling you, they want to kill me. The CIA wants me dead because I figured out that they killed JFK. They can read my thoughts with satellite's, they know. They know!"

Tempest tries her damndest to drown Sunflower out.

"Hare Karishna. Hare Karishna. HARE KARISHNA!"

She finally gives up and opens her eyes.

"Thanks a lot, Sunflower. I was so close to enlightenment, too."

"Sorry."

There's a knock on the door.

Tempest said "Come in."

Jake and Willow enter the room.

Willow said "Tempest, Jake needs to talk to you."

Tempest said "Seeking enlightenment, then. What do you wanna know, Jake?"

Shuffling his feet, Jake said "Well, I'm falling hard for Helen. Are we, you know, compatible?"

"When's your birthday?"

"January 8th."

Tempest said "Capricorn, huh. Well, Helen's a Cancer. She's very focused and determined, has very powerful convictions and once she commits to something there's no turning back. You, by contrast, are very bipolar: ecstatically happy one moment, morbidly depressed the next. You are also easily distracted and prone to being manipulated. You're a loyal friend but a bitter enemy."

Jake is impressed. That's him to a T.

"Wow! So, are me and Helen compatible?"

Tempest said "The cosmos are cloudy on that one. On one hand, your differences compliment each other. She's a natural leader while you are a born follower. She would keep you on track and help you find your way. You would remind her of other things when she gets too focused on one. On the other hand, there would still be a lot of conflict. Her stubbornness can make her disinclined to listen to others and unwilling to admit when she's wrong, while you could become so lost in your own personal demons that you lose sight of what's important yourself. As such, you two could either be soul mates or a train wreck waiting to happen."

Jake looks a little deflated.


Panoramic of the Washington, DC skyline, daytime

That summer, we went to Washington to protest for change. We really believed we could change the world.

Music: "Somebody To Love" by Jefferson Airplane

We see a montage scene. First, we see Jake and Helen handing out flowers. A straight laced guy spits in their face and Jake wants to best him up, but Helen calms him down. They exchange loving stares. Next, we see Willow and Coyote painting psychedelic murals on the sidewalk. This is followed by a shot of Cosmo getting stoned and another hippie playing guitar while Red Wolf and Tempest dance provocativley with each other and Sunflower glances around nervously. Next, a cop breaks up the dance and Sunflower runs away in terror. Next, we see the guys burn their draft cards in front of a recruiting station while the girls cheer them on. Jake and Helen exchange endearing smiles. Next, we see Jake angrily kick the side of the Pentagon. This is followed by Jake getting a cast at a local clinic. Finally, we see them in the crowd at an anti-war rally on the Washington Mall. They cheer when the hippie on stage burns an American flag.


One night on the Washington Mall, all of the peace ralliers are partying , some are going into tents to do what horny young prople do. Jake and Helen are sitting on a towel and watching everything. Jake has crutches and is in a cast.

Jake said "I'm sorry I lost my temper when we were at the Pentagon. I know I need to let go of the past, but I just can't. The abuse I took, first from Dad, then from the psychos at the military academy, haunts me."

Helen puts an arm around Jake's shoulders.

"That's alright, Jake. Considering how hellish your childhood was you've every right to have issues. We're all hear for you."

Jake looks into Helen's eyes.

"Thanks, Helen."

Helen asked "Jake, what are you going to do after college?"

"Start my own business. I want it to be the kind of business that is friendly to all kinds and doesn't do the raping and pillaging that the greedy corporations do. I want to show people that you don't have to rape the world to be a success. You?"

"Law school. I want to prove a woman can be just as good a lawyer as any man. I also want to change the system from the inside. As a lawyer, I can help all those who the man's been keeping down."

"That's cool. You can do it, too. You're the most strong, caring and passionate woman I know."

"And you're the most wonderful, sensitive and caring man I know."

They stare into each others eyes. Their faces move closer together until, finally, they kiss.

"I love you, Helen."

"I love you too, Jake."

Helen helps Jake up on his feet and gives him his crutches.

Helen, in a very sexual tone of voice, said "Let's go to my tent."

Jake looks excited.

We went to her tent and...well...you see...

You made love, not war.

Ewww.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Anyway, after that night we all got together to take a road trip.


Music: "California Dreams" by The Mamas and The Papas

Willow is driving a van across the country while Helen rides shotgun. Jake, Coyote, Sunflower, Tempest, Red Wolf and Cosmo are in the back.

We decided to head out to California, where the whole movement started.

Tempest chanted "Ohm. OOhhhmmm. Ohhmmm."

Cosmo said "th' tim's 'r' a' ch'ngin'."

Red Wolf pops a pill, which Jake sees.

"Is that LSD?"

Red Wolf said "Acid, yep. Me and Cosmo are takin' a trip."

Jake said "Cosmo looks so peaceful. It must be a cool trip."

Coyote asked "Wanna try it, man?"

"Sure!"

Red Wolf takes a bag of pills out of his jacket.

"How's one hit sound, man?"

Jake asked "How much do you usually take?"

"Three hits."

"I'll go with that."

All eyes go wide.

Sunflower said "You sure? That's some heavy stuff man. Only Cosmo and Red Wolf ever take that much, the rest of us can't handle it."

Jake said "You only live once."

Red Wolf shrugs and gives Jake two LSD tablets. He takes them both in one gulp.


Music: "In a Goddavida, Honey" by Iron Butterfly

Jake's eyes go wide. He's soon floating on air surrounded by all kinds of colors. His expression is a mix of amazement and euphoria.

"Whoa!"

He continues to float among all of the swirling rainbow colors and images of spirit animals. He is totally immersed in the hallucination. Just then, a giant man appears. This man looks like 90's Jake with a beard. His expression is pure malice: it's Mad Dog.

"GAH!"

Mad Dog snarled "Well, well, boy. So, you're communist junkie. Some son you are, I should beat the piss out of you."

Mad Dog raises his right hand. He's holding a belt and is trying to whip Jake with it. Jake tries to swim away.

Jake screamed "NO, PLEASE! DON'T HURT ME!"

With a hateful grin, Mad Dog barked "I'LL KILL YOU, YOU GUTLESS WASTE OF SPERM! I WILL KILL YOU!"


Cut back to reality, Jake is squirming while Coyote, Sunflower, Tempest and Red Dog look on with concern.

"DAD, DON'T KILL ME! ARRRRGGGGGGHHHH!"

This gets Helen's attention.

"What's going on back there?"

Coyote said "Jake's having a bad trip, man."

Helen is immediately alarmed.

"JAKE!"

She leaps out of her seat and rushes back there. Jake is soon cowering in a corner.

Helen said "How much did you give him, Red Wolf?"

"Three hits."

Helen's eyes went wide with a mix of shock and anger.

"Are you kidding me!? Only you and Cosmo can handle that much."

Sunflower said "That's what I told him, but he insisted on three. What are we gonna do?"

Tempest said "We gotta bring him back to a peaceful place."

Helen leans in close and cradles Jake in her arms.

"Jake, honey, follow my voice. What you see isn't real. I'm here. I'll help you through this."

Jake visibly calms down.

"That's it, Jake. Just listen to the sound of my voice. I'm here, I won't let anyone hurt you."

Jake starts to suck his own thumb.

I just kept talking to him until the stuff wore off.

Quinn's voice That's kinda sweet, Mom.


Boulder, CO, 1969

Jim's voice So, did you guys make it to California?

Jake's voice No. We got as far as Colorado, then things went downhill.

The van comes is going down a suburban street in the evening. It putters to a stop and dies. The whole gang files out.

Jake said "Dammit! The engine's dead."

At this time, a police car approaches and comes to a stop. Sunflower is the first to notice.

"Shit! The fuzz."

Helen said "Everyone be cool."

A cop steps out of the car and approaches the group. He is a tall and imposing man with brown hair and a square jaw.

"What are you punks up to?"

Red Wolf said "We didn't do anything, man. Why you hassling us?"

The cop got right in his face and said "I'm asking the questions, burn boy. Now shut up."

Jake said "Hey, man, be cool. We don't want any trouble."

"Well, you got trouble, you unpatriotic faggot. Draft cards, NOW!"

Coyote said "We burned 'em at a rally."

The cop looks enraged.

"My brother is in Vietnam right now, risking his life for your freedom. Damn communist peaceniks, I ought to arrest you for treason."

Cosmo said "Alls we'r' sayin' 's giv' peace a chance."

Visibly enraged, the cop takes his nightstick and smacks Cosmo upside the head with it. Cosmo falls unconscious and hits the ground with a loud thud. This enrages Jake, who immediately gets in the cops face.

"Hey, that's assault!"

The cop said "Shut up, commie!"

He sees that Jake has a cast and is in crutches.

"You break your foot to get out of serving this great country, draft dodger? Pansies like you make me sick."

This enrages Jake.

"Why? Because I'm not a baby killer like your brother."

The cop hits Jake upside the head with the nightstick, knocking him unconscious.

Helen shouted "JAKE!"

Enraged, she gets right up in the cops face and punches him so hard that it sends a tooth flying out of his mouth. He falls to the ground, unconscious. His partner gets out of the police car with his gun drawn.

"FREEZE! HANDS BEHIND YOUR HEADS, PUNKS! YOU'RE ALL UNDER ARREST!"


Music: "Along The Watchtower" by Jimi Hendrix

In a jail cell Jake, Coyote, Red Wolf and Cosmo in a jail cell. Jake rubs his head.

"Ow! My head."

Red Wolf said "The man's coming down hard on us, man."

Cosmo sang "it ain' me. it ain' me. I ain' no rich mans son."

Coyote said "That was pretty cool the way Helen punched out that pig, man. I hope the girls are holding up okay."

Meanwhile, in the womens holding cell, Helen is still fuming over what happened the previous night. Willow sits next to her while Tempest meditates and Sunflower paces nervously.

Helen said "The nerve of that facist pig. I can't wait 'til I'm a lawyer and can give johnny law a taste of his own medicine."

Sunflower said "Get real, Helen. They got us and they won't let us live that long. The man wants to kill us all. They're gonna hand us over to the CIA and then we'll be in hell. They'll use us as gunea pigs for mind control experiments. When that's done they'll kill us and make it look like we never existed."

Tempest stops meditating and looks irritated.

"Sunflower, you broke my concentration again. I'll never attain nirvana at this rate."

Willow decides to break the tension.

"Everyone, I just thought of something. If we get out of this we should set an example. I've been talking this over with Coyote and we want to start a commune after graduation. A self-contained community where we can live together in harmony. Live free and in harmony with the earth, like nature intended."

Helen looks thoughtful while Tempest and Sunflower look inspired.

"Willow, that's a great idea. And I've got one too. GUARD!"

A guard approaches the cell.

"What do you want?"

Later, at the guys cell. A cop suddenly unlocks the door.

"One of the girls promised to let us keep all of your money if we drop the charges, so you're free to go."

Later, in front of the police station. Helen sees Jake and runs up to him.

"Thank god you're alright."

She hugs him.

That's how we got out of it. We had no choice but to turn around and go home after that.


Middleton College, 1972

It's graduation. The ceremony is being held on the quad. Cut to a close up of the hippies with their degrees.

We both graduated in 1972. I got my degree in marketing and Helen's was in pre-law. The world was open to us.

Music: "Horse With No Name" by America

We see a montage of the old van driving across the country. We see it travel across mountains, woods and eventually open praire. Next, we see it parked under the stars on a desert night. Close up of Jake and Helen gazing at the stars in amazement. Next, we see and exterior shot of the van driving across the desert. This is followed by an interior shot of Helen driving the van and Jake riding shotgun while everyone else is in the back getting high. Finally, we see the van approaching a farm house in the woodlands of the Northwest.

We all moved to a commune in Northern California after we graduated. Jake and I stayed for a year before we decided to move on.


the commune, 1973

A small car is packed with Jake and Helen's belongings. They're saying their goodbyes to the rest of the group.

Willow said "I really wish you'd stay, Helen. We've made a whole new world here. Why do you want to go back to all of the madness?"

Helen said "That's the point, Willow. We've made a better world here, but we need to change the one out there."

Coyote warned "Careful, you guys. Those corporate running dogs can get their claws into you real quick."

Jake said "Don't worry, man. We know how to stay true to our values."

Sunflower said "You guys are making a huge mistake. You won't change the system, it'll change you."

(A/N: Prophetic, isn't it?)

Tempest said "Now, Sunflower, they need to find their own path. I wish all the best to you guys."

Helen said "Thanks, Tempest."

Willow and Helen hug.

"We'll never forget you guys."

"Farewell."

After that, Jake and Helen get into the car and drive away. Jake is driving while Helen rides shotgun.

Helen said "I'm never kneading bread again."

Jake asked "So, what do we do now?"

"We get jobs. We'll need them now that we've got our own place. We save up so that I can go to law school. It'll be hard, but we can do it."

"Yeah! Then we can really take on the world."

Helen is visibly touched by Jake's enthusiasm.

"Oh, Jakey! I love you so much."

"I love you too, Helen."

Two years later, we got married.


The Morgendorffer's dinning room, 2006

Quinn and Jim listen intently to the story.

Helen said "The fall after our wedding I started law school."

Jim said "That's a great story."

Jake said "Thanks."

Quinn asked "So when did you abandon the whole hippie thing?"

Helen said "It was a gradual transition."

Jake said "You know, a compromise here, a Republican vote there. Before we knew it, we'd turned into the very thing we used to rebel against."

"It started when we left the commune in '73, it was complete when we both voted for Reagan in '84."


Later that evening, Jim's camaro pull up to Quinn's apartment building. After parking, they sit and talk.

Jim said "That was some story your parents told tonight."

Quinn said "I know. They've been through so much over the years and stayed by each others side all that time. I hope to find something like that someday. A soul mate who'll stick by me and me by him, no matter what. How about you? Do you hope to find something like that?"

Jim is visibly nervous.

He thought Well, here goes nothing.

"I think I already have found something like that."

Quinn looks intrigued.

Jim said "Quinn, there's something I need to tell you. Quinn, I...I..."

He takes a deep breath and says "I love you."

Jim is visibly bracing himself for rejection. Quinn smiles.

"Jim, I love you too. I felt something the moment I first saw you on that train. The more I get to know you, the more I fall in love with you."

With that, they kiss.