Maddie walks to the car with David and notices how a few men ignore her and her new appearance. Her and David seem invisible. Women even pass her with looks of pity. David doesn't seem as smug about his new "experiment." As Maddie is walking, her earring falls out onto the ground. Two men see the earring fall and completely ignore her. She looks at David.
D= My poor, ugly duckling. Let me be your gentleman this evening.
David picks the earring up off the ground. Two attractive women pass him by snickering.
M= David, this is too absurd. We have to go home and fix ourselves.
Maddie takes her wig off. David takes his false teeth out.
Cut to David's apartment. He is having dinner with Sharon. He is recounting what he and Maddie did and Sharon is laughing with him about it.
S= David! I can't believe you! What possessed you two to do that?
D= I dared her. Maddie is always a sucker for a dare.
S= But who won? You said that some guy hit on Maddie.
D= Yeah, yeah, yeah so I lost. I still think I could have went home with somebody.
Sharon looks at David adoringly.
S= You're not going home with anybody.
She stands up from the table and kisses him.
D= Oh My God, I forgot to tell you. Maddie is dating Paulie Klein.
S= You're kidding?
D= No, they've been spotted together. But apparently Maddie knows I know him, so she hasn't told anyone in the office about her and him.
S= Why wouldn't she tell you about it?
D= You... you don't understand Maddie. She's weird. And she pretends she doesn't have a personal life. She's like "I'm the boss" and you must listen to me
S= I thought you two were partners?
D= Well, she still acts like my boss.
Sharon seems to be thinking about the situation. David gets up and starts clearing off the table.
S= Did you ever sleep with her?
David was not expecting that question.
D= We had a thing. It meant very little... probably just bored with our lives, you know? It was a disaster! As a friend, Maddie's great, but pity the man who marries her... if she ever gets married.
S= Oh please David! She's beautiful. I don't even understand why she's never been married.
David laughs the most typical, Addison laugh.
D= Well, technically she was married. Poor Walter didn't know what hit him! That tells you just how difficult she is... Sharon, people like you and me could never understand people like her. I never knew they existed. She's... she judges everything. She wants to live in a world where she can predict everything... but when she predicts things, she's wrong or she doesn't like what she predicts. She makes it impossible to be in love. Love can't exist on her terms. Sometimes... actually, a lot of times, I feel bad for Maddie.
Sharon seems oddly touched by his statement.
S= You know, David I never believed people can change, but you... you've stayed the same in all the right ways and changed in all the right ways. You... you've grown.
David knows this is a cue. He moves towards her and looks at her with a smirk.
D= Well you always knew I had potential.
Sharon laughs.
S= Not really.
They kiss.
Cut to Maddie walking down the street with Paul. They are eating ice cream cones.
M= I never had a man buy me ice cream before.
P= That's tragic.
M= So, where are we walking to?
P= Oh, nowhere... it's just a nice place to walk.
M= It is. I've never walked this way. Sometimes I can remember why I moved to LA. I used to think everyone must walk around and enjoy the view and the weather. I didn't know people spent all their time in their cars.
Soon they are walking on a path leading up to a hill.
P= Let's go up there.
M= No, Paul. I'm not wearing the right shoes.
P= Take them off.
Maddie shrugs and takes them off. They walk up the hill and behind a tree, Maddie finds a blanket, champagne, and a picnic basket. Maddie smiles from ear to ear.
M= I can't believe... I can't believe you did this.
Paul helps her sit down and begins pouring the champagne.
P= Well, Miss Madeline Hayes I wanted to do something special for you, so that I can ask you to be my girlfriend.
Maddie smiles and thinks for a moment.
M= A girlfriend? I don't think I qualify.
She looks at Paul's handsomeness and his puppy dog eyes and his mischievous smile. A smile that makes her a little weary because it reminds her of someone else.
M= Okay, Paul. I will be your girlfriend.
P= You won't regret it. You don't know just how good I can treat you.
Something about this situation makes Maddie uncomfortable, but she's not sure if it's because of David.
M= Paul what is it you like about me?
P= Are you kidding? What's not to like about you?
M= No, seriously. I'm not perfect. I'm hard to get along with. I demand a lot from people, even myself. I'm critical and skeptical and...
Paul kisses her. Softly. And naturally. In a way that Maddie hadn't expected, but seemed to enjoy.
P= And you're a little too hard on yourself. I don't like perfection. I like you.
Maddie smiles. It seems she hasn't smiled like that since college or maybe the first year she knew David. She thought to herself "Stop thinking of David!" All she knew was that Paul seemed to be all the good things that David was, without any hassle. He wasn't like Sam... he was more interesting. And he was definitely more interesting than Walter. She smiled at him and kissed him again.
Cut to the next night. Maddie is in a black dress much like the one in "The Dream Sequence." She's been acting differently. She's spunkier and more fun. She's smiling at the piano player and the band she's rehearsing with. She's older than most of them, but she is using it to her own advantage. Paul looks at her as if he's completely in love with her and she knows it.
Paul yells flirtatiously.
P= Hey, Maddie!
Maddie yells back coyly.
M= Yes, honey!
P= What do you want to sing for your big debut?
M= I don't know, what do you want me to sing?
P= Anything you want! What about Blue Moon?
M= Oh, that would be funny... I like that song. I'll give it a try.
Maddie begins to sing softly and meekly. She looks across the New Moon nightclub and sees Paul. She becomes louder and more confident. The screen fades into her night debut. She's flipping her hair and moving around the stage lie she owns it. Agnes is in the audience smiling and cheering for Maddie.
M= ..Without a dream in my heart. Without a love of my own.
The audience applauds. Maddie is flabbergasted, but pulls herself together and bows to the audience. She walks off the stage and hugs Paul.
M= Thank you! Thank you! Thank you so much!
P= Come on, let's celebrate!
Cut to the next day at the office. Maddie is so cheerful and different that the entire office is looking at her again like she's crazy. Agnes is the only one who's acting normal because she knows what's going on. Maddie is pouring coffee for the office staff. David walks in. He looks at Maddie. He can't keep pretending that he doesn't know she's dating Paul.
M= David! Coffee?
David is half confused, half grinning.
D= Nah, I'm good.
Maddie walks into her office and turns back.
M= Agnes, can I see you for a moment?
Herbert looks up suspiciously. The whole office looks at them. Agnes goes into Maddie's office.
M= This is so exciting. When should I tell them?
A= Oh, I don't know. Do you really want them to go see you? They might embarrass you.
M= Quite possibly, some of them. What did you tell Herbert you were doing last night?
Agnes smiles.
A= I told him you needed me to console you because you were upset about Mr. Addison having a girlfriend?
Maddie smiles a wide grin.
M= That's perfect!
They both start laughing. The office is still paying attention to the noises inside Maddie's office. David comes out of his office.
D= Herbert... need to speak to you.
Herbert enters David's office.
H= Yes, Mr. Addison.
D= What is going on with the Mrs.?
H= The Mrs, sir? Nothing. I mean, not much. Okay, something. But... I don't know what.
D= Go on.
H= She says she went out with Miss Hayes last night
D= So?
H= So Miss Hayes is dating that guy you know, so my question is, where was my wife?
D= Maybe she was with Maddie.
H= She told me that Miss Hayes was upset that you had a girlfriend. Which would make sense if I didn't know that Miss Hayes wasn't upset about you dating.
D= Wait a second, I think she's downright broken-hearted about that... I don't care who she's seeing. Poor kid's probably torn up inside.
Herbert doesn't look convinced.
D= Is she still seeing Paulie?
H= I don't know... I haven't followed her.
D= Well, what are you waiting for? These two are up to something, Herbert! I can feel it!
H= Yes, sir.
Sharon walks in the office. Agnes calls David to come out. David sees Sharon and kisses her hello.
D= What do I owe this pleasure?
S= Lunch.
D= Oh, lunch. Where?
S= Not with you. I wanted to invite Maddie out to lunch. I've heard so much about her.
David gives her an odd look.
D= Trying to dig up dirt on the old Addison, huh?
Sharon smiles slyly.
S= Of course.
D= Agnes, buzz Maddie and ask her if she wants to go to lunch with Sharon.
Agnes gets on the phone.
A= Miss Hayes... Sharon wants to know if you'd like to join her for lunch... No... okay. Miss Hayes will be right out.
Cut to Maddie and Sharon eating lunch and chatting.
M= So...
S= So...
M= What do you want to know about David?
S= Am I that easy to read?
M= Well, no... but why else would you want to go for lunch with me?
S= Oh, that's not it. I really wanted to meet you. You seem so nice and so much a part of David's life that
M= You want to know about us, don't you?
S= Yeah.
M= Well, there's really not much to it. It was short. We almost killed each other. But the business has survived remarkably.
S= I don't want to ask you anything very personal. It's just. David's different. In a good way. But it's still strange. He broke my heart once... really bad. So he makes me nervous. I don't think David ever means to hurt anybody, but still...
Maddie sympathizes right away with her.
M= You want to know if he's changed... how he's changed... I can't really tell you. I don't really know. Has he changed since I've known him? Yes. He's grown up like everyone else... but he still has a long way to go.
S= Yeah... I don't know. I'm being silly. Just because he cheated on me once, should I not give him another chance... years later? But the first time, it was hard. He seemed like a changed man then also.
M= Listen Sharon. I hardly know you. And even though I've known David for years, I can't pretend that I can predict his behavior. But I can tell you this. He's as good a man as any. And even when he's not... since I've known him... he's been honest about himself. I think the last time you were with him he was on the rebound from his wife and although he didn't know it, he wanted to hurt somebody. I don't know the dynamics of your relationship, but I think you should give it a shot. He's changed a lot in the past five years.
S= Yeah I have to confess. I've fallen for him all over again. But sometimes I think... maybe I liked the way David was never responsible. I've always been the strict one... the one everyone always depended on. He was like a breath of fresh air. Maybe I always knew I couldn't trust him. Maybe I asked for it. You can't imagine just how boring I can be? David used to joke about how I always had to be home by 11.
Maddie expression is immediate understanding. As if she is listening to someone talk about her.
M= Oh come on! I highly doubt that. It's one thing to want someone refreshing... it doesn't mean you asked for him to be unfaithful. And anyway, you say he's different now. So why do you want him?
Maddie seems uncomfortable with the way she phrased the last question. Sharon begins to blush.
S= I want him.. I want him because he's David. He makes me weak in the knees. He makes it hard to get mad at him.
Maddie laughs.
M= You must really like him. I've never had trouble getting mad at him!
Sharon smiles.
S= Can I tell you something?
Maddie nods.
S= You know why I'm so hopeful? David hasn't tried to sleep with me yet. We've been out five times and he hasn't tried. He kisses me. He even kisses me passionately sometimes. He treats me like a girlfriend and even a friend. He never used to treat me like a friend. It was like he was always on display with me and everyone. Charming me, wooing me, courting me... and in a lot of ways it was always for sex and I knew that. And I played his game right with him and right against him. But now, it's not like that. It's like he's building something with me. I feel it all the time. He's still charming and witty and funny. But he's so mature.
Maddie rolls her eyes at this, but Sharon doesn't see it. She's too lost in talking about David.
S= And all of this would still seem like a game if he would have tried to sleep with me.
M= Well, you got me! Sex is important to David and all men. And if he's not making advances... it means one thing: David Addison has evolved! Let's drink a toast to that!.
The two of them smile, laugh, and clink their glasses.
D= My poor, ugly duckling. Let me be your gentleman this evening.
David picks the earring up off the ground. Two attractive women pass him by snickering.
M= David, this is too absurd. We have to go home and fix ourselves.
Maddie takes her wig off. David takes his false teeth out.
Cut to David's apartment. He is having dinner with Sharon. He is recounting what he and Maddie did and Sharon is laughing with him about it.
S= David! I can't believe you! What possessed you two to do that?
D= I dared her. Maddie is always a sucker for a dare.
S= But who won? You said that some guy hit on Maddie.
D= Yeah, yeah, yeah so I lost. I still think I could have went home with somebody.
Sharon looks at David adoringly.
S= You're not going home with anybody.
She stands up from the table and kisses him.
D= Oh My God, I forgot to tell you. Maddie is dating Paulie Klein.
S= You're kidding?
D= No, they've been spotted together. But apparently Maddie knows I know him, so she hasn't told anyone in the office about her and him.
S= Why wouldn't she tell you about it?
D= You... you don't understand Maddie. She's weird. And she pretends she doesn't have a personal life. She's like "I'm the boss" and you must listen to me
S= I thought you two were partners?
D= Well, she still acts like my boss.
Sharon seems to be thinking about the situation. David gets up and starts clearing off the table.
S= Did you ever sleep with her?
David was not expecting that question.
D= We had a thing. It meant very little... probably just bored with our lives, you know? It was a disaster! As a friend, Maddie's great, but pity the man who marries her... if she ever gets married.
S= Oh please David! She's beautiful. I don't even understand why she's never been married.
David laughs the most typical, Addison laugh.
D= Well, technically she was married. Poor Walter didn't know what hit him! That tells you just how difficult she is... Sharon, people like you and me could never understand people like her. I never knew they existed. She's... she judges everything. She wants to live in a world where she can predict everything... but when she predicts things, she's wrong or she doesn't like what she predicts. She makes it impossible to be in love. Love can't exist on her terms. Sometimes... actually, a lot of times, I feel bad for Maddie.
Sharon seems oddly touched by his statement.
S= You know, David I never believed people can change, but you... you've stayed the same in all the right ways and changed in all the right ways. You... you've grown.
David knows this is a cue. He moves towards her and looks at her with a smirk.
D= Well you always knew I had potential.
Sharon laughs.
S= Not really.
They kiss.
Cut to Maddie walking down the street with Paul. They are eating ice cream cones.
M= I never had a man buy me ice cream before.
P= That's tragic.
M= So, where are we walking to?
P= Oh, nowhere... it's just a nice place to walk.
M= It is. I've never walked this way. Sometimes I can remember why I moved to LA. I used to think everyone must walk around and enjoy the view and the weather. I didn't know people spent all their time in their cars.
Soon they are walking on a path leading up to a hill.
P= Let's go up there.
M= No, Paul. I'm not wearing the right shoes.
P= Take them off.
Maddie shrugs and takes them off. They walk up the hill and behind a tree, Maddie finds a blanket, champagne, and a picnic basket. Maddie smiles from ear to ear.
M= I can't believe... I can't believe you did this.
Paul helps her sit down and begins pouring the champagne.
P= Well, Miss Madeline Hayes I wanted to do something special for you, so that I can ask you to be my girlfriend.
Maddie smiles and thinks for a moment.
M= A girlfriend? I don't think I qualify.
She looks at Paul's handsomeness and his puppy dog eyes and his mischievous smile. A smile that makes her a little weary because it reminds her of someone else.
M= Okay, Paul. I will be your girlfriend.
P= You won't regret it. You don't know just how good I can treat you.
Something about this situation makes Maddie uncomfortable, but she's not sure if it's because of David.
M= Paul what is it you like about me?
P= Are you kidding? What's not to like about you?
M= No, seriously. I'm not perfect. I'm hard to get along with. I demand a lot from people, even myself. I'm critical and skeptical and...
Paul kisses her. Softly. And naturally. In a way that Maddie hadn't expected, but seemed to enjoy.
P= And you're a little too hard on yourself. I don't like perfection. I like you.
Maddie smiles. It seems she hasn't smiled like that since college or maybe the first year she knew David. She thought to herself "Stop thinking of David!" All she knew was that Paul seemed to be all the good things that David was, without any hassle. He wasn't like Sam... he was more interesting. And he was definitely more interesting than Walter. She smiled at him and kissed him again.
Cut to the next night. Maddie is in a black dress much like the one in "The Dream Sequence." She's been acting differently. She's spunkier and more fun. She's smiling at the piano player and the band she's rehearsing with. She's older than most of them, but she is using it to her own advantage. Paul looks at her as if he's completely in love with her and she knows it.
Paul yells flirtatiously.
P= Hey, Maddie!
Maddie yells back coyly.
M= Yes, honey!
P= What do you want to sing for your big debut?
M= I don't know, what do you want me to sing?
P= Anything you want! What about Blue Moon?
M= Oh, that would be funny... I like that song. I'll give it a try.
Maddie begins to sing softly and meekly. She looks across the New Moon nightclub and sees Paul. She becomes louder and more confident. The screen fades into her night debut. She's flipping her hair and moving around the stage lie she owns it. Agnes is in the audience smiling and cheering for Maddie.
M= ..Without a dream in my heart. Without a love of my own.
The audience applauds. Maddie is flabbergasted, but pulls herself together and bows to the audience. She walks off the stage and hugs Paul.
M= Thank you! Thank you! Thank you so much!
P= Come on, let's celebrate!
Cut to the next day at the office. Maddie is so cheerful and different that the entire office is looking at her again like she's crazy. Agnes is the only one who's acting normal because she knows what's going on. Maddie is pouring coffee for the office staff. David walks in. He looks at Maddie. He can't keep pretending that he doesn't know she's dating Paul.
M= David! Coffee?
David is half confused, half grinning.
D= Nah, I'm good.
Maddie walks into her office and turns back.
M= Agnes, can I see you for a moment?
Herbert looks up suspiciously. The whole office looks at them. Agnes goes into Maddie's office.
M= This is so exciting. When should I tell them?
A= Oh, I don't know. Do you really want them to go see you? They might embarrass you.
M= Quite possibly, some of them. What did you tell Herbert you were doing last night?
Agnes smiles.
A= I told him you needed me to console you because you were upset about Mr. Addison having a girlfriend?
Maddie smiles a wide grin.
M= That's perfect!
They both start laughing. The office is still paying attention to the noises inside Maddie's office. David comes out of his office.
D= Herbert... need to speak to you.
Herbert enters David's office.
H= Yes, Mr. Addison.
D= What is going on with the Mrs.?
H= The Mrs, sir? Nothing. I mean, not much. Okay, something. But... I don't know what.
D= Go on.
H= She says she went out with Miss Hayes last night
D= So?
H= So Miss Hayes is dating that guy you know, so my question is, where was my wife?
D= Maybe she was with Maddie.
H= She told me that Miss Hayes was upset that you had a girlfriend. Which would make sense if I didn't know that Miss Hayes wasn't upset about you dating.
D= Wait a second, I think she's downright broken-hearted about that... I don't care who she's seeing. Poor kid's probably torn up inside.
Herbert doesn't look convinced.
D= Is she still seeing Paulie?
H= I don't know... I haven't followed her.
D= Well, what are you waiting for? These two are up to something, Herbert! I can feel it!
H= Yes, sir.
Sharon walks in the office. Agnes calls David to come out. David sees Sharon and kisses her hello.
D= What do I owe this pleasure?
S= Lunch.
D= Oh, lunch. Where?
S= Not with you. I wanted to invite Maddie out to lunch. I've heard so much about her.
David gives her an odd look.
D= Trying to dig up dirt on the old Addison, huh?
Sharon smiles slyly.
S= Of course.
D= Agnes, buzz Maddie and ask her if she wants to go to lunch with Sharon.
Agnes gets on the phone.
A= Miss Hayes... Sharon wants to know if you'd like to join her for lunch... No... okay. Miss Hayes will be right out.
Cut to Maddie and Sharon eating lunch and chatting.
M= So...
S= So...
M= What do you want to know about David?
S= Am I that easy to read?
M= Well, no... but why else would you want to go for lunch with me?
S= Oh, that's not it. I really wanted to meet you. You seem so nice and so much a part of David's life that
M= You want to know about us, don't you?
S= Yeah.
M= Well, there's really not much to it. It was short. We almost killed each other. But the business has survived remarkably.
S= I don't want to ask you anything very personal. It's just. David's different. In a good way. But it's still strange. He broke my heart once... really bad. So he makes me nervous. I don't think David ever means to hurt anybody, but still...
Maddie sympathizes right away with her.
M= You want to know if he's changed... how he's changed... I can't really tell you. I don't really know. Has he changed since I've known him? Yes. He's grown up like everyone else... but he still has a long way to go.
S= Yeah... I don't know. I'm being silly. Just because he cheated on me once, should I not give him another chance... years later? But the first time, it was hard. He seemed like a changed man then also.
M= Listen Sharon. I hardly know you. And even though I've known David for years, I can't pretend that I can predict his behavior. But I can tell you this. He's as good a man as any. And even when he's not... since I've known him... he's been honest about himself. I think the last time you were with him he was on the rebound from his wife and although he didn't know it, he wanted to hurt somebody. I don't know the dynamics of your relationship, but I think you should give it a shot. He's changed a lot in the past five years.
S= Yeah I have to confess. I've fallen for him all over again. But sometimes I think... maybe I liked the way David was never responsible. I've always been the strict one... the one everyone always depended on. He was like a breath of fresh air. Maybe I always knew I couldn't trust him. Maybe I asked for it. You can't imagine just how boring I can be? David used to joke about how I always had to be home by 11.
Maddie expression is immediate understanding. As if she is listening to someone talk about her.
M= Oh come on! I highly doubt that. It's one thing to want someone refreshing... it doesn't mean you asked for him to be unfaithful. And anyway, you say he's different now. So why do you want him?
Maddie seems uncomfortable with the way she phrased the last question. Sharon begins to blush.
S= I want him.. I want him because he's David. He makes me weak in the knees. He makes it hard to get mad at him.
Maddie laughs.
M= You must really like him. I've never had trouble getting mad at him!
Sharon smiles.
S= Can I tell you something?
Maddie nods.
S= You know why I'm so hopeful? David hasn't tried to sleep with me yet. We've been out five times and he hasn't tried. He kisses me. He even kisses me passionately sometimes. He treats me like a girlfriend and even a friend. He never used to treat me like a friend. It was like he was always on display with me and everyone. Charming me, wooing me, courting me... and in a lot of ways it was always for sex and I knew that. And I played his game right with him and right against him. But now, it's not like that. It's like he's building something with me. I feel it all the time. He's still charming and witty and funny. But he's so mature.
Maddie rolls her eyes at this, but Sharon doesn't see it. She's too lost in talking about David.
S= And all of this would still seem like a game if he would have tried to sleep with me.
M= Well, you got me! Sex is important to David and all men. And if he's not making advances... it means one thing: David Addison has evolved! Let's drink a toast to that!.
The two of them smile, laugh, and clink their glasses.