Here's the next installment of "Dan's Got A Secret." Just think of it as a
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6. "My friends get a haircut with this."
[Dan enters Isaac's office. Isaac is at his desk.]
DAN: Hey.
ISAAC: Hey yourself.
[Dan sits across from Isaac.]
ISAAC: Is there something I can help you with, Danny?
DAN: [pauses] Didja see the Knicks game last night? [Shakes head.] It was amazing.
ISAAC: I may be semi-retired, but I catch an occasional basketball game every now and then. If they don't go too late.
[Dan smiles. Again, a few moments pass.]
ISAAC: I know you're not leaving my office until you do whatever it was you came in here to do, so why not get it over with?
DAN: How did you know that your wife was the one?
ISAAC: [pauses] The one what?
DAN: You know…the person you were meant to spend the rest of your life with.
ISAAC: You're asking me to remember back an awfully long time.
DAN: Okay, rephrase: How do you know she's still the one?
ISAAC: [sighs] Danny. I married Esther because I was in love with her. And despite all the hard times, we seem to have made it work. If it's possible, I'm more in love with her now than I was thirty-eight years ago.
[Dan sits quietly, then starts to get up.]
DAN: [sitting back down] How do you know if you're in love?
ISAAC: Is there a reason you're giving me the third degree? Last time I checked, I was neither Dr. Ruth nor Dr. Drew.
DAN: Isaac, you surprise me. I didn't figure you for someone who would watch MTV's "Love Line."
ISAAC: Well, when you're recovering from a stroke, there's just so much "Love Boat" and "Benson" you can watch. Again, Danny--is there a reason you're asking me all these questions?
DAN: Okay. Let's say, hypothetically, that someone was dating a girl for almost two months. Would that be enough time for said hypothetical person to fall in love with the hypothetical girl?
ISAAC: Danny, I don't pretend to be an authority on love. But I do know this--there is no time prerequisite for falling in love. Nor is there a time limit. Thankfully.
(Dan gets up.)
DAN (standing at the door): Three months, Isaac. I've been seeing her for three months.
ISAAC (smiling): Hmmm.
(Dan looks confused.)
DAN: Is that all you're going to say?
ISAAC: What do you want me to say, Daniel?
DAN: I don't know… I just thought…
ISAAC: I am slightly offended that you didn't tell me sooner.
DAN: Isaac, you were the first to know. You were the only one to know until last night.
ISAAC: And is there a reason behind the secrecy?
DAN (closing the door again and looking down at his feet): I didn't want to jinx it. I know I have a reputation around here as a…
ISAAC: Serial monogamist?
DAN: Thank you. You're so helpful.
ISAAC: Hey, I used to write my own stuff. (shuffling papers) So what makes you so sure now?
DAN: Olivia's…different. She's part of this world, you know? I don't have to explain work to her, not like with Rebecca.
ISAAC: That's good, Danny.
DAN: Yeah, but is it? I mean, is she too much a part of this world? Sometimes you just have to get away from work…but she'll always be there, staring me in the face. But still, what we have together…I don't know if I want to let that go, out of fear or…whatever.
ISAAC: Danny.
(Dan's head snaps up.)
ISAAC: Don't overanalyze this.
(Dan smiles.)
DAN: Thanks. Always a pleasure.
ISAAC: Any time.
(Dan heads toward the door.)
ISAAC: And Danny…I mean it. Don't over-analyze this. Just let it happen.
DAN (finally leaving): Thanks, Isaac.
6. "My friends get a haircut with this."
[Dan enters Isaac's office. Isaac is at his desk.]
DAN: Hey.
ISAAC: Hey yourself.
[Dan sits across from Isaac.]
ISAAC: Is there something I can help you with, Danny?
DAN: [pauses] Didja see the Knicks game last night? [Shakes head.] It was amazing.
ISAAC: I may be semi-retired, but I catch an occasional basketball game every now and then. If they don't go too late.
[Dan smiles. Again, a few moments pass.]
ISAAC: I know you're not leaving my office until you do whatever it was you came in here to do, so why not get it over with?
DAN: How did you know that your wife was the one?
ISAAC: [pauses] The one what?
DAN: You know…the person you were meant to spend the rest of your life with.
ISAAC: You're asking me to remember back an awfully long time.
DAN: Okay, rephrase: How do you know she's still the one?
ISAAC: [sighs] Danny. I married Esther because I was in love with her. And despite all the hard times, we seem to have made it work. If it's possible, I'm more in love with her now than I was thirty-eight years ago.
[Dan sits quietly, then starts to get up.]
DAN: [sitting back down] How do you know if you're in love?
ISAAC: Is there a reason you're giving me the third degree? Last time I checked, I was neither Dr. Ruth nor Dr. Drew.
DAN: Isaac, you surprise me. I didn't figure you for someone who would watch MTV's "Love Line."
ISAAC: Well, when you're recovering from a stroke, there's just so much "Love Boat" and "Benson" you can watch. Again, Danny--is there a reason you're asking me all these questions?
DAN: Okay. Let's say, hypothetically, that someone was dating a girl for almost two months. Would that be enough time for said hypothetical person to fall in love with the hypothetical girl?
ISAAC: Danny, I don't pretend to be an authority on love. But I do know this--there is no time prerequisite for falling in love. Nor is there a time limit. Thankfully.
(Dan gets up.)
DAN (standing at the door): Three months, Isaac. I've been seeing her for three months.
ISAAC (smiling): Hmmm.
(Dan looks confused.)
DAN: Is that all you're going to say?
ISAAC: What do you want me to say, Daniel?
DAN: I don't know… I just thought…
ISAAC: I am slightly offended that you didn't tell me sooner.
DAN: Isaac, you were the first to know. You were the only one to know until last night.
ISAAC: And is there a reason behind the secrecy?
DAN (closing the door again and looking down at his feet): I didn't want to jinx it. I know I have a reputation around here as a…
ISAAC: Serial monogamist?
DAN: Thank you. You're so helpful.
ISAAC: Hey, I used to write my own stuff. (shuffling papers) So what makes you so sure now?
DAN: Olivia's…different. She's part of this world, you know? I don't have to explain work to her, not like with Rebecca.
ISAAC: That's good, Danny.
DAN: Yeah, but is it? I mean, is she too much a part of this world? Sometimes you just have to get away from work…but she'll always be there, staring me in the face. But still, what we have together…I don't know if I want to let that go, out of fear or…whatever.
ISAAC: Danny.
(Dan's head snaps up.)
ISAAC: Don't overanalyze this.
(Dan smiles.)
DAN: Thanks. Always a pleasure.
ISAAC: Any time.
(Dan heads toward the door.)
ISAAC: And Danny…I mean it. Don't over-analyze this. Just let it happen.
DAN (finally leaving): Thanks, Isaac.