The Cable Guy Page #2

I come up here to think sometimes.

Clear my head.

Brace yourself.

There she is.

She's sending entertainment and

information to millions of citizens.

- That's pretty impressive.

- I knew you'd appreciate this.

The future is now!

Soon every home will integrate their

television, phone and computer.

You'll be able to visit the Louvre,

or watch female mud wrestling.

You can shop from your home, or play

video games with someone in Vietnam.

There's no end to the possibilities!

When I was a kid, my mom worked

nights. I never met my father.

- But the TV was always there.

- I know what you mean.

My dad might as well have been away.

That's tough. You must have

a lot of abandonment issues.

Reality isn't

"Father Knows Best" any more.

It's a kick in the face

with a steel-toe work boot, -

- and a trip to the hospital

for reconstructive surgery.

But what doesn't kill us

makes us stronger, right?

My brother is a speech therapist.

So?

Never mind.

- You're pretty love-struck, huh?

- I miss her.

- I proposed, and she kicked me out.

- I hate that.

- She said I pressed too hard.

- Women are a labyrinth, my friend.

Can I be frank?

I don't think you listen to her.

You tell her what she wants to hear.

She wants you to thirst

for knowledge about who she is.

All the complicated splendor

that is woman.

When your love is truly giving,

it will come back to you tenfold.

You're right.

That's incredibly insightful.

It was Jerry Springer's

final thought on Friday's show.

Women love "Sleepless in Seattle."

It's on HBO this month.

- That's your bait.

- Robin loves that movie.

Tell her you're cooking yourself

dinner and watching it by yourself.

- She'll come running.

- Maybe I'll give it a try.

It's embarrassing,

I don't even know your name.

Do you really want to know my name?

You do?

It's Ernie Douglas.

But my friends call me Chip.

Goodbye.

This concludes our broadcast day.

Click.

I don't listen to you.

I pretend to understand.

I'm just saying

what I think you want to hear.

I'm interested in learning about the

complicated splendor that is you.

I can see that taking this time

might be good for us. I'm not mad.

- Sometimes time apart is healthy.

- You're right.

That's what I came here to say.

I have to get back to the office.

- What are you doing tomorrow?

- Cook dinner and watch a movie.

- "Sleepless in Seattle" is on TV.

- I love that movie.

Why don't you come by?

- Maybe I will.

- Whatever.

I'm Tabitha Soren.

Today in the Sam Sweet case, -

- the prosecution played the call

Sam made on the night of the murder.

Mr. Sweet confessed one month later.

Oh, my God.

My twin brother's been shot.

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