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Friday, October 10, 2003 Today's show picks up where yesterday's left off. Jack has just come home and found Henry babysitting Sage, and he is not happy. Henry is standing outside the door and Jack tells him, "Feel free to go anytime." Instead Henry walks back inside and says, "I don't understand the attitude. Is your baby crying? No! Is she fed, diapered, happy as a little lamb? Yes!" Jack comments that she's always a good girl. "Is the house self-cleaning, too?" asks Henry. He points out that not a pillow is out of place, there are no empty beer bottles lying around, and he even loaded the dishwasher. "And why did I do all that?" asks Henry. "To keep me from killing you?" suggests Jack. "No, no, no," says Henry. "Your wife asked me to look after that lovely little bambino and I took the job seriously, I take all my jobs seriously." "Really, when?" asks Jack. "In between arrests?" "I take exception to the tone," says Henry, insulted. "If you want to rag on me for my past legal troubles and some overzealous betting, that's one thing. But tonight I did Carly, and you I might add, a favor by staying here." "No offense to my lovely wife, but she needs to think twice before accepting a favor from you," says Jack. "Your lovely wife can see that Sage is crazy about me! Look at her, Jack. She's dying for her Uncle Henry," says Henry. "Do you want your Uncle Henry to tell you a bedtime story? The one about the magical princess and the magical wardrobe? Sorry, but your Daddy isn't into it," he says to Sage, cuddled on Jack's shoulder. "When Carly comes home, you, Detective Snyder, are gonna have a lot of 'splainin to do!" Jack assures Henry that he and Carly will have a long talk when she gets home. He tells Henry to take off, then pulls out some money and waves it at Henry. Henry makes no move for it. Jack tells him it's the going rate for babysitting, and tells him not to pretend he's allergic to money all of a sudden. "Where's the trust, Jack?" asks Henry, hurt. "You know, I just came over here to thank your wife for bailing me out. The next thing I know I'm strapping on an apron and warming up some formula. And you want to make it all about money, it's shameful!" "I wasn't trying to insult you," says Jack apologetically. "I've heard it all before," says Henry. He gives in and takes the money but clarifies it's not for babysitting, "It's for all the indignities you put me through tonight." He heads out the door as Sage begins to cry. "You see?" he says, leaving Jack alone with the baby. When Carly comes home she tries to convince Jack to hire Henry as Sage's nanny. She blames him for being so picky about the other candidates. She reminds him that Sage seems to like Henry, and Henry is so afraid of Jack that he'll do a good job. Jack jokingly offers to find her a padded cell, then finally gives in. "But if Henry loses our daughter in a hand of poker, I'm going to be really, really mad... at both of you!" Meanwhile, Henry takes his earnings to Metro, the place he was thrown out of recently for planting bugs. He walks down the stairs waving his money, saying, "Yes, friends, this is mint made US currency. I know you didn't think that you'd see it in my hot little hands again, but I believe my luck has changed. So could I have a vodka martini, extra olives?" Dusty and Molly just stare at him in disbelief. "I like the new attitude around here," says Henry. "Openness, it's very enlightened. And I am glad you don't hold any ill will towards me." "Towards you?" asks Dusty. "Yeah, you know, about the whole escapade in the van?" says Henry. "You were the one who locked us in?" asks Dusty. "You lucky stiff! Ba-dum-bum," says Henry, laughing at his own joke. "I sure wish I had a sexy lady to arrange to have me locked up in the back of a van!" he says. "Say that again," says Dusty. Henry begins to repeat it as Molly rushes him out, upset that Dusty found out she was working with Paul. Henry leaves, saying he'll take a rain check on the martini. Today’s episode was directed by Habib Azar and written by Judy Tate.
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