Home Transcripts Snappies Fan Creations M & M Press Links January 18, 2005: Tad and Liza at the park in New Orleans. [Tad is holding a soccer ball with which Colby has just konked him on the head.] Tad: Take it easy on your Uncle Tad, okay? [He hands her back the ball.] Colby: [She laughs and holds the ball up.] Show me how to head the ball like that. Liza: You know, Tad is the best at hitting his head against inanimate objects. Tad: Don't help, all right? [to Colby] I'll show you how to hit the ball later on, okay? Just don't hurt me anymore. Colby: Mom, then can I go play with those girls? Liza: Yeah, but stay in plain sight, all right? Go on. [Colby goes to play. Liza watches after her and sighs.] Tad: Well, go on. You might as well say it. Liza: [She looks at him, a knowing smile forming.] Say what? Tad: [He chuckles.] Oh, come on. It's killing you. Go for it. Liza: I told you so. Tad: [Smiling] Uh-huh. Liza: Mm-hmm. I told you that Krystal Carey was a double scoop of "uh-oh" from day one. [She smiles.] Tad: All right, I admit it -- you were right, I was wrong. You had Krystal's number from the very start. My blinders cost me plenty [he takes her hand] including you for a while there. Liza: Well, not so long. And I've been there. I've done that. I was deeply, madly in love, only to stand by and watch it die on the vine. Tad: Yeah, well, Adam's better off dead. Liza: Who said anything about Adam? But you're right, Adam was my Krystal. He was the king of betrayal. Tad: You know what stuns me is that a couple of geniuses like us with such messy and complicated lives have failed to learn anything about love. Liza: Well, big risks, big payoff. Tad: Yeah, with a truckload of disaster at the end of it. Liza: Yeah, but if you have really good friends and you plan really well, you, too, can be sitting on a bench in New Orleans waiting for a fake driver's license and a fresh start. [She sighs sadly.] Colby really liked it here, Tad. Tad: I know. I'm sorry. It wasn't supposed to be like this. Liza: You know, it's good to see you again. You look terrible. [She smiles.] Tad: I just got here. [They both laugh.] Easy on the flattery. Liza: Adam outdid himself this time. The kids got me up to speed. Making it look like Jamie hired a hit man and blackmailing you to rat me out? Tad: No, no, technically, I would be ratting myself out because I had to cover myself, right? Liza: Yeah. How do I ever pay you back for having the courage of ten men? Tad: Courage? Liza: Yeah. Tad: No, you got the wrong guy. I'm so terrified for Jamie, I can't even see straight. You don't owe me a thing. You really saved their bacon back in that café. [Liza smiles.] And on top of that, you gave them a safe haven. And on top of that, you're not giving me a hard time for making you and Colby pull up stakes and move all over again. Liza: There's something else, though. I can see it. Tad: [He sighs heavily.] Oh, Liza. Lately I've done some things I am never going to forgive myself for. Liza: Yeah, well, we've been singing that song for a long time, haven't we? Tad: No. This is different. An all-time low, whole new chapter. But, I am a father, and if I can give Jamie a shot at life out of prison, I'm just going to have to do whatever it takes. Tad: [Laughing] Your kid's a disaster. Liza: Yeah, well -- [She laughs.] Tad: Speaking of which -- you know what never fails to amaze me is the sheer level of destruction that Adam and JR leave in their wake. I'm not kidding. I don't know why they bother to get married, because obviously they get their sexual jollies from, you know, wreaking havoc. Liza: Does it make you -- it just must make you so sad to see JR, where he's ended up. Tad: Man, you have no idea. I remember the night at the hospital the night of the crash, and we stayed up. Bianca and Babe were out there somewhere having their babies. There was so much to hope and pray for. And now it's like I don't even recognize him anymore. It's like he's all of the worst things that Adam has to offer and none of Dixie to balance it out. Liza: Well, I never knew how peaceful it would be to be away from the Chandlers. It is a blessing to be free from that. Tad: Hmm. Well, let's just hope that that blessing spreads to Jamie and Babe. [Liza is looking at her and Colby's new IDs.] Tad: Those names going to work for you? Liza: Yeah. Boy, your guy is good. Where in the world did you find -- Tad: [He smiles.] No, no, you don't, baby. Trade secret. Liza: Well, I guess it's time to start packing. [She starts to get up, but Tad grabs her arm.] Tad: Do me a favor, just -- let's just hang out for a few more minutes, okay? Watch Colby bend it like Beckham. [Liza smiles.] After all, who knows when we're going to be in New Orleans together again. What do they say around here? 'Laissez -- laissez -- les bon temps rouler'? Liza: Yeah, "let the good times roll." Tad: Ah. Liza: Grab what happiness you can while you can because you never know when the good times will roll around again. Tad: Huh.