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Friday, December 17, 2004 Today Katie enlists Henry to help her with yet another scheme - to win Mike back. Katie walks into Metro and sees fashion model Mike being hounded by an interviewer. She rescues him by pretending to be with Jen's company, Street Jeans. They sit down and start reminiscing about their past together. Henry comes down the stairs and sees them talking, so he wait and watches, not wanting to disturb them. Jennifer enters and looks concerned when she sees them together. She's about to walk over to them when Henry pulls her aside. "Just the woman I wanted to see," he says. "Hey, hey, what's the scoop? How is good old Agent Munson? You know, I haven't called because I wanted to give her her space, a little breathing room. But I don't know. Is that a good strategy, or should I just throw caution to the wind? What do you think?" he asks her. "I think you're stalling to keep me from talking to Mike," answers Jennifer. "What? What are you talking about? We're all friends here. I'm friends with you. You're friends with Mike," says Henry. "And Katie?" asks Jen. "Is a friend to the world," declares Henry. Jennifer breaks away and interrupts Katie and Mike. "Sorry I'm late," she says. Mike explains how Katie saved the day. "That reporter from World Fashion Weekly showed up, started asking me a bunch of questions, coming up with her own answers. This photographer's taking my picture every five seconds. Luckily, Katie was there and got me out of there," gushes Mike. "Yeah, just something I learned awhile back. Intimidate the interviewer," says Katie humbly. Jen thanks her politely. "Yeah, I guess I'll see you around, then," replies Katie, just as politely. Mike and Jen go to do the interview and Jen asks Mike to warn her if he's going back to Katie. Mike assures her that Katie is just an old friend, and a married woman. "Maybe, but I don't see a husband anywhere," observes Jennifer. "Hey, I tried to give you a little extra time alone with him, but I think Jennifer saw right through me," Henry tells Katie. "I've missed you so much!" she says gratefully, giving him a hug. "Well, of course you have. I'm the best friend that anyone could have in the world. So give me the details. What did he say?" asks Henry. "Well, all I had to do was look into his eyes, and I knew it. He still loves me," declares Katie. Henry advises her to go over and tell him the truth. "No! Henry, I have to make Mike come to me. And it has to be gradual. I have to make him want to spend time with me and protect me. And then, little by little, he'll realize how madly in love with me he is, and he'll dump Jennifer without a backward glance," says Katie. "God, I've missed you. How in the world do you plan on achieving this?" asks Henry. "Oh, Henry, don't you know by now? With your help, almost anything is possible," she says sweetly. "We will never pull this off," says Henry. "Are you kidding? We could do this with our eyes closed," says Katie confidently. "I can't. I can't. Ask anything else of me, but don't ask me to do that," begs Henry. "Come on. Where is that confident, lay-down-his-life-for-you friend that I have come to know and love?" asks Katie. "He went south for the winter and has left this pale, penniless version that you see before you, Katie. I can't! I can't," repeats Henry. Mike and Jen approach so they both laugh. "Oh, that was a funny one, right? I got a million of 'em! I will tell you as soon as my triumphant return from the little boy's room. Excuse me," says Henry as he leaves the room. Katie asks about the interview and Jen says they're glad it's over. She asks Katie if they can buy her a drink to thank her. "Oh, well, that's a nice offer. Um -- actually, though, I'm gonna have to decline. I'm waiting for a phone call. I know it's getting really late, but Simon promised that he'd call, so -- it is such agony, being away from each other during the holidays. I mean, no one to trim the tree with, and I'm gonna have to ring in the new year alone, it's just -- well, don't let me interrupt your good time, your celebration. You guys go ahead, I'll be fine," says Katie. "I'm sure Simon will call eventually. He probably got tied up, or he's having a tough time getting through," says Mike kindly. Just then Katie's phone rings and she answers it. It's Henry with an Australian accent! "Katie! How are you, love?" he asks. "Simon, hi. Oh, my god, I was so worried about you. How are you, love?" she says. "Never better," answers Henry/Simon. "Um, you're gonna have to speak up. I'm here at Metro, and I just ran into Mike and his new friend, Jennifer Munson. Isn't that incredible?" gushes Katie. "You're kidding! Put him on. I'd love to talk to the bloke who was dumb enough to let you get away," says fake Simon. Katie hands the phone to Mike and says, "It's for you. He wants to say Merry Christmas." Today’s episode was directed by John O'Connell and written by Lynn Martin.
Transcripts from TVMegasite Fashion reporter: Mike Kasnoff? Mike: Yeah? Fashion reporter: Sandra McClure from "Fashion World Weekly." Mike: Oh, hi, nice to meet you. Jen's not here yet. Fashion reporter: Oh, fabulous. That'll give us a chance to chat. Katie: Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world -- I walk into his. Mike: You know, Jen's the one you want to talk to. I'm just the guy in the jeans. Fashion reporter: So, when do you plan on leaving all of this behind? Mike: To do what? Fashion reporter: To seek your fame and fortune in Europe. You are an international sex symbol. Mike: Me? Oh, you know what? Do you mind getting that camera out of my face? Fashion reporter: The camera's having a torrid love affair with a gorgeous model, and yet the model turns away. I love it. Modest and masculine. Tell me more about Mike, Mike. Katie: Rita di Bonaventura. Publicist for street jeans. Fashion reporter: A pleasure. I'm Sandra. Mike and I were just getting acquainted. Katie: Oh, well, Sandra, don't take it personally, but I really wish you wouldn't. This interview is not going to start until ms. Munson arrives, and not a second sooner. Everything Mr.. Kasnoff said is off the record, and those pictures will never see the light of day. If you have a problem with that -- and you seem like a reasonable person, so I'm sure you won't -- you can contact our legal department. Mike? Pleasure meeting you both. Mike: Yeah.
Katie: If you want to keep the interview short, why don't you tell them you want to talk outside? It's freezing cold. There's a 90% chance of snow. They'll be out of there in a second. Mike: I don't know. That reporter will have me shirtless in the snow if she thinks she can get away with it. Katie: Yeah, well, then you can give her a little naked snow angel. Katie: I haven't thought about snow angels in a long time. Mike: Me, either. Katie: It's about this time last year that we made ours. You remember? Mike: How could I forget? Henry: Just the woman I wanted to see.
Henry: Hey, hey, what's the scoop? How is good old Agent Munson? You know, I haven't called because I wanted to give her her space, a little breathing room. But I don't know. Is that a good strategy, or should I just throw caution to the wind? What do you think? Jennifer: I think you're stalling to keep me from talking to Mike. Henry: What? What are you talking about? We're all friends here. I'm friends with you. You're friends with Mike -- Jennifer: And Katie? Henry: Is a friend to the world.
Mike: Has it really been a year since we made those snow angels? Katie: Seems like a lifetime ago. Mike: Seems like yesterday. Katie: You know, if anybody had told me back then that, a year later, you'd be modeling jeans in fashion magazines, I'd have laughed hysterically. Mike: If somebody had told me you would be married to Simon, I'd -- Jennifer: Sorry I'm late. Mike: Oh, no worries. Katie saved the day. Jennifer: Oh, yeah? How? Katie: Oh, it was nothing, really -- Mike: No, that reporter from "World Fashion Weekly" showed up, started asking me a bunch of questions, coming up with her own answers. This photographer's taking my picture every five seconds. Luckily, Katie was there and got me out of there. Katie: Yeah, just something I learned awhile back. Intimidate the interviewer. Jennifer: Well, thank you. You'll have to tell me more about it after the interview. Katie: Yeah, I guess I'll see you around, then. Jennifer: You two were looking so cozy over here, I wasn't sure if I should bust up the reunion. Mike: Wait a second. I hope you don't think that there was -- Jennifer: I didn't know what to think, Mike. I mean, you and Katie have a past, and I'm fine with that. Really. But if you need to pick up where you left off to see where things go, will you please just tell me first, okay? Just give me some notice? Mike: What are you talking about? Jennifer: I like you, Mike. Mike: I like you, too. Jennifer: But if that's all that this is gonna be -- if we're just gonna be buddies now that Katie's back in town -- Mike: Nothing's changed. Jennifer: What about Katie? Mike: She's a married woman. Jennifer: Maybe, but I don't see a husband anywhere.
Henry: Hey, I tried to give you a little extra time alone with him, but I think Jennifer saw right through me. Katie: I've missed you so much! Henry: Well, of course you have. I'm the best friend that anyone could have in the world. So give me the details. What did he say? Katie: Well, all I had to do was look into his eyes, and I knew it. He still loves me. Henry: All right, okay, great. Then follow my advice. March right over there and call him on it. Katie: No! Henry, I have to make Mike come to me. And it has to be gradual. I have to make him want to spend time with me and protect me. And then, little by little, he'll realize how madly in love with me he is, and he'll dump Jennifer without a backward glance. Henry: God, I've missed you. How in the world do you plan on achieving this? Katie: Oh, Henry, don't you know by now? With your help, almost anything is possible. Henry: Uh-huh.
Mike: You still don't believe it about Katie and Simon. Jennifer: I never said that. Mike: She's still in love with her husband. All right? And she and I were over a long time ago. Jennifer: I am not jealous. Mike: Of course you aren't, okay? Because it would be crazy to be jealous of a married woman, all right, who is nothing more than a good friend who just happens to be home for the holidays. Jennifer: Nothing more, you're sure? Mike: Jen, nothing has changed for us. All right, all Katie did was get me out of a sticky situation and keep me company till you got here. Jennifer: Well, then, it would be okay if we ask her and Henry to come over for a drink, to thank her. Henry: We will never pull this off. Katie: Are you kidding? We could do this with our eyes closed. Henry: I can't. I can't. Ask anything else of me, but don't ask me to do that. Katie: Come on. Where is that confident, lay-down-his-life-for-you friend that I have come to know and love? Henry: He went south for the winter and has left this pale, penniless version that you see before you, Katie. I can't! I can't. [ Katie laughs ] Oh, that was a funny one, right? I got a million of 'em! I will tell you as soon as my triumphant return from the little boy's room. Excuse me. Katie: Don't be long. So, how'd the interview go? Jennifer: Well, it's over, which is the best part of any interview. Mike: Tell me about it. Jennifer: Katie, I was wondering, if you have time, if we could buy you a cocktail, to thank you for saving Mike from Sandra. Katie: Oh, well, that's a nice offer. Um -- actually, though, I'm gonna have to decline. I'm waiting for a phone call. I know it's getting really late, but Simon promised that he'd call, so -- it is such agony, being away from each other during the holidays. I mean, no one to trim the tree with, and I'm gonna have to ring in the new year alone, it's just -- well, don't let me interrupt your good time, your celebration. You guys go ahead, I'll be fine. Mike: I'm sure Simon will call eventually. He probably got tied up, or he's having a tough time getting through. [ Cell phone rings ] Katie: Oh. Hello? [ With an Australian accent ] Henry: Katie! How are you, love? Katie: Simon, hi. Oh, my god, I was so worried about you. How are you, love? Henry: Never better. Katie: Um, you're gonna have to speak up. I'm here at Metro, and I just ran into Mike and his new friend, Jennifer Munson. Isn't that incredible? Henry: You're kidding! Put him on. I'd love to talk to the bloke who was dumb enough to let you get away. Katie: It's for you. He wants to say Merry Christmas.
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