Melrose Place

Previously on Melrose Place:

She needs a better publicist. She needs me.

Jonah! You are a hugely talented filmmaker.

You're also... the most charming human being I know.

You going to come downtown and help teach the Pledge of Allegiance to my first-graders?

Will you marry me?

I can't believe that girl had to be the one to find her.

Poor thing... she's lived here... 30 seconds?

- Did you know her pretty well? - I met her four years ago.

She's the one who convinced me I could be a real chef.

Daddy's got money, huh?

Get in the car!

Look at you. Patek watch, the Prada.

You're getting your money somewhere.

All my life, all I wanted was to be a doctor.

Now the university is telling me that I have to pay in full by the end of the semester

or they're going to kick me out.

I went on this fancy dinner with this guy, Toby.

He offered me $5,000 to have sex with him.

Oh, my God. Sydney.

You, uh...

- on a walk of shame? - Jeez, David, you scared me.

Nice step up from the scrubs.

I'm guessing you're not coming home from work.

I'm guessing you're not, either.

Perk of the trust fund, huh?

Sleep all day, party all night?

Something like that.

Jonah.

Jonah, wake up.

Am I still dreaming, or did you make breakfast?

"Made" is strong. I poured.

All green clovers?

That's like... miraculous.

I had to sift through three boxes,

but after leaving you hanging all day before I said yes,

I figured you deserved breakfast in bed.

Plus... a day off to celebrate engagementhood with your future wife.

What about school?

Your first-graders are going to be, like, climbing the walls without you there.

That's what substitutes are for.

- Unless you have other plans. - No, no, no, no, this is amazing.

What are you thinking, like, a Runyon hike or...?

You want to maybe scout some potential wedding locations?

I think I have a better idea.

Seriously?

Hi.

What are you still doing here?

Uh, I live here.

Ella, what's going on?

God, Jonah and Rilus interruptus?

Do you need something?

Yes, as a matter of fact, I do.

Yesterday, I took a building-wide poll after the, um... murder...

and we all agreed we would feel a lot safer in the courtyard if there was some sort of security camera.

So, with Jonah being the building's resident film school grad/A.V. geek,

- we figured you could hook us up. - Yeah.

Yeah, I mean, I guess, sure. I have a...

- a camera I used for Skype. - Oh, fantastic.

Shouldn't a security company be taking care of that?

The management company said a service call is more than three weeks away.

Jonah could hang something up right now,

and we'll just put up a sign saying the building's under surveillance.

Uh, we actually have plans.

- We're, uh, going to the beach. - Oh.

- We are? - How sweet.

Well, he's only hanging up a camera.

- I mean, how long could it take? - Exactly.

Can't it wait until we get back?

Riley, if...

if everyone's going to feel safe with the camera, I'll just do it now.

- It'll take a second. - Wonderful.

I'll see you later.

What?

It's fine. It'll just take a second.

Sorry.

I borrowed your classifieds.

- If you need them... - Oh, no.

I was just looking for the sports.

What, are you job-hunting?

Yeah. There's this ad for models:

no experience necessary, $300 a day.

Definitely an interview you want to skip.

You know, there's a, uh... a hostess that just quit at Coal.

If you want, I could put in a good word for you.

Really?

- You would do that? - Why don't you come down tonight. I'm working.

Ask for Marcello.

Thanks.

Mr. Kirkpatrick.

Detective Rodriguez. We spoke yesterday.

Oh, right. How you doing?

Just wanted to ask you a few more questions.

You know, we're talking to all the tenants in the building.

Totally routine.

Yeah, sure. Whatever I can do.

How well did you know Sydney Andrews?

Blackmail...

is such an ugly word. I prefer... "persuaded."

After I persuaded my first husband to marry me,

I started drinking.

Probably to deal with the fact that he didn't really love me.

Thanks.

First time?

You know, I don't think it counts with the courts if you don't actually come in.

How did you know?

No one would choose to get sober on Saint Patrick's Day unless they had to.

Hey.

You're not wearing green.

Yeah, well, I wasn't really feeling it this year.

So we miss drinking at Molly Malone's tonight.

Who cares?

There are a lot of other things we could do to have fun.

Sydney and... and I-- we were... we were just friends.

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Ella, this isn't a merger. It's a bloodbath.

Only for those being let go.

That senior VP from the new firm, Caleb Brewer...

he just got here from New York.

He's been here barely an hour, and half of our floor is gone.

- Even Phillip. - Oh, thank God.

I was getting tired of his snack room melodrama anyway.

So, where is this Caleb, sharpening his hatchet?

Ella, wait, you can't go up there.

Watch and learn.

Hi. I'm Ella.

Simms?

- Junior publicist? - Right.

- You work under Phillip. - Worked.

From what I hear, he's past tense, and quite frankly, good call.

Never trust a man who spray-tans.

Or a woman who has no loyalty for her coworker.

Here you go. Pack up your office.

What?

You know...

think of this as the Titanic, Ella.

There's only so much room on the life raft.

Caleb...

I never say this to a man, but I am now.

Letting me go would be the biggest mistake of your life.

Oh, I seriously doubt that.

Give me the weekend, and I promise,

I will bring a client into this firm that is bigger than Zach Quinto's eyebrows.

- Does that even exist? - Two words.

Jasper Barnes.

So...

you think that you're going to sign the hottest star of the summer?

Oh, no, no, no.

I don't think. I know.

BDG is dropping the ball, and he's vulnerable.

And of course, I am all over it.

I'll tell you what. I'll give you the weekend,

but you come back Monday morning empty-handed, and you're out.

That's one thing you'll learn about me, Caleb.

I never come back empty-handed.

Come on. Zuma Beach is calling our name.

Oh, I hear Zuma, too, and I'm saying back,

"We're going to be there soon."

You realize this camera is also a total invasion of privacy.

Not if the building asked for it.

Ella asked for it.

Okay, is that what's bothering you here... Ella?

Kind of.

I mean, she walks into our apartment like she owns it.

What?

And then you drop everything just because she asks you to.

Dropping?

Nobody's dropping anything. I didn't drop anything.

I just... I want everyone to feel safe.

Come on, Jonah. This camera isn't about people feeling safe.

It's just another excuse for her to come between us.

Riles,

Ella's not the Wicked Witch of West Hollywood.

She's just looking out for everyone's safety.

Look, give me five minutes.

I'm going to pack up that rocket sled, and then it's "PCH, here we come."

Well, I'm totally going to kick your butt in smash-ball.

Okay, fine, you're on.

Look, I know the market's pretty soft for a pre-Impressionist Plein Air,

but Sotheby's has that listed at 1.3.

Million.

I don't know. I'll see what I can do.

I can't give you anything for it until I have a buyer.

I don't work on consignment.

Since when are you interested in French landscapes?

Since my dad started collecting them.

I don't get it, man.

What's a rich boy like you doing this stuff for anyway?

Look, I need cash, okay?

- Can you sell it or not? - I'll talk to my guys.

But you want quick cash...

bring me something I can move.

How about a Tour de I'lle watch?

Gold casing, diamond-crested dial.

Diamonds are Amir's best friend.

But come on, the Tour de I'lle? I know that watch.

- It's one of a kind. - Yeah, so am I.

It's at a house on Nightingale. There's a party there tomorrow night.

Stop by for a drink, some food,

pick up a nice little timepiece as a party favor.