Beaches

I don't know.

18 down.

Maybe it's "bluffed"? No...

It can't be "bluffed."

It's gotta be five... I know.

I'm horrible at these.

You do it.

Come on, we can't give up.

Let's see.

You're relentless.

I'm just not a quitter.

Remember that time,

the first Christmas we had in Hollywood,

when you kept forcing me to sing Christmas Carols?

What kind of Christmas Carols are you talking about?

Christmas Carols.

You have such a vivid imagination, CC.

Imagination!

It is my memory, miss Whitney,

and my memory is very, very long.

Like it or not.

Well...

I'm going to depend on you for that.

Thank you!

Don't fear the hat!

Thank you in advance.

Here you go.

I'm CC.

I'm Hillary.

Hillary Whitney.

Well, well, well.

I really loved your singing.

Thanks.

I'm working on it.

You don't have to give me a whole ten, though.

It's the thought that counts.

No way.

I have another anyway.

Well, well, well.

Stop doing that.

I'm guessing you're not from here.

No, I'm just here till tomorrow.

You?

Come on, let's bolt.

I don't have a permit.

Can we "bolt" a bit faster?

What's the problem?

Is that your mom?

I wish. That's my au pair.

Come on.

So, where's your mom?

Why'd she stick you with the au pair on vacation?

She died two years ago.

Whoa.

Sorry.

It's okay.

I'm used to it, I guess.

I still have my dad.

Where is he?

In a meeting, probably.

He's a lawyer, so he's very important,

he travels a lot.

Sometimes, I get to come along.

What does your dad do?

I dunno. Never met him.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

I'm used to it, I guess.

CC!

I'm gonna kill you!

Oh, crap.

Over here, Leona!

Jesus, kid...

Look, I was working!

On your time, you do whatever you want.

On my time, you gotta watch the stand.

And wipe that mustard off your face

before you talk to the customers.

Does your boss always yell like that?

That's not my boss,

that's my mother.

What do you want to find out?

You sell this stuff?

Yeah.

I like to ink of this place

as my "humble beginnings."

I'm gonna be a famous singer someday.

You have an amazing voice.

Really? You think so?

You're lucky.

I wish I knew what I wanted to be when I grow up.

Well, enjoy it while it lasts.

When you know what you wanna be when you grow up,

you have to start working.

My dad says I have to be a lawyer like him.

Where do you live, anyway?

Outside San Francisco.

Oakland hills.

That's not that bad.

At least we're in the same state.

I was scared

you lived in, like, Connecticut or something.

I leave for boarding school in Connecticut in September.

No!

There.

Promise you'll write?

For sure.

I'd be bummed if we never talked again.

You're the best person I've ever met.

That's the best thing anyone's ever said to me.

Hillary Ann Whitney!

Explain yourself!

I did not come to venice

to spend my time chasing you down.

I came here for work!

Am I at work right now?

No, sir.

I almost called the police.

I'm sorry, daddy.

I lost track of time.

I met a new friend.

CC bloom. Nice to meet you.

Come on, Hillary.

Bye, CC!

Bye for now, Hillary Whitney.

"Dear Hillary,

"this is my 10th audition this month.

"How many times am I going to be rejected

"before I take a hint?

"I don't look like these other girls.

"My nose is too big, and so is my mouth.

I wish I wanted to give up."

"Dear CC,

"you're forgetting something.

"You're more talented than any of those airheads,

"speaking of which,

"have I mentioned how much I hate my new boarding school?

"Dad shipped me off here, "and I can't come back

"with anything less than straight 'a's."

"Like you need to worry, Hillary.

You got this."

"Well, my 4.2 gpa

"got me into Spellman.

"I thought I'd get a pat on the back from my dad,

"but he handed me a practice test for law school.

"I keep waiting for the moment

"when I'll finally feel like myself.

"I'm so tired of feeling like I'm living someone else's dream.

"CC, you're so lucky to have your own.

Write back soon. Love you."

"Ha, ha! Yeah, Hillary, I'm livin' the dream,

recording dog food commercials?"

"I can't even do a good chihuahua.

"I would'a quit if I weren't fired.

"As for you, my dear,

"one day, you'll be helping innocent people get out of jail,

and that is truly heroic."

Less terrier, more doberman.

- A little bit more doberman? - Okay.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah,

"will you stop wallowing?

"And don't forget me

when you become rich and famous. Hello!"

"I don't see why you have to go to Harvard,

"of all places,

"there are plenty of law schools in L.A.

"I'm joking.

"Kinda.

"Your father must be jazzed

"you're following in his immortal footsteps.

"Did I tell you I booked a gig?

"I play a secretary

"who spills coffee on her keyboard

"and gets reprimanded by her boss

"for breaking the 'no liquids' rule.

"It's a corporate training video.

"Should I kill myself now?

"How's it going with what's-his-face?

"You guys broken up this week, or what?

I can't keep track."

Cut! Cut!

"Dear CC,

"stop being so judgmental about your work.

"We all have to start somewhere.

"Can you believe I'm finally done with school?

"19 years straight,

"and now I'm a Harvard law grad!

"What's-his-face is good,

"and, yes, we're back on.

He's even joining my dad's firm."

"So here I am,

"big fancy office,

"fancy clothes,

"and fancy corporate cases,

"and what do I have to show for it?

"A boss that expects twice as much from me

"as he does from anybody else,

"and a heart that is really only half in it.

I don't know how long I can do this, CC."

"Well, I was about to throw myself out a window,