1 00:00:01,761 --> 00:00:40,761 301 - Where there's smoke 2 00:00:46,762 --> 00:00:52,195 NewYork city. Home to one million exciting, eligible, single men... 3 00:00:53,302 --> 00:00:56,601 and four cold and slightly cranky single women. 4 00:00:56,772 --> 00:01:00,572 Well, this is good. We,re actually crossing water to meet men. 5 00:01:00,709 --> 00:01:03,837 Reminder, I am not going to staten Island to meet men. 6 00:01:03,979 --> 00:01:06,311 I am going to judge them. 7 00:01:06,482 --> 00:01:09,451 A perk of being a minor celebrity 8 00:01:09,618 --> 00:01:11,916 is that you get invited to major events. 9 00:01:12,088 --> 00:01:14,215 Like NewYork fire department's 10 00:01:14,356 --> 00:01:16,051 annual calendar competition. 11 00:01:16,192 --> 00:01:18,660 This is a long way to go to watch 12 00:01:18,794 --> 00:01:20,591 some firemen take their shirts off. 13 00:01:20,729 --> 00:01:23,857 I,m on the ferry. I better see more than pecs. 14 00:01:23,999 --> 00:01:26,331 I,m freezing! 15 00:01:27,036 --> 00:01:28,663 I don't understand 16 00:01:28,804 --> 00:01:30,931 why they couldn,t hold the competition 17 00:01:31,073 --> 00:01:32,540 in a bar in Manhattan. 18 00:01:32,675 --> 00:01:34,302 They have firemen 19 00:01:34,443 --> 00:01:36,411 on the Upper East side too. 20 00:01:36,545 --> 00:01:39,378 And they only put out top-notch fires. 21 00:01:39,515 --> 00:01:41,949 Look at how small it looks. 22 00:01:42,885 --> 00:01:45,183 Who would have thought an island that tiny 23 00:01:45,321 --> 00:01:48,552 would be big enough to hold all our old boyfriends. 24 00:01:58,267 --> 00:02:02,203 He loves to cook and can whip up a great baked ziti. 25 00:02:02,371 --> 00:02:06,137 He,s from engine 275, ladder 133, 26 00:02:06,275 --> 00:02:08,175 way out there in Queens. 27 00:02:23,058 --> 00:02:25,720 - Is he hot? - He's a six. 28 00:02:25,895 --> 00:02:28,420 on a scale of how many? 29 00:02:28,564 --> 00:02:32,364 His name was Bill Kelley. He was a divorced politician, 30 00:02:32,501 --> 00:02:35,299 campaigning for New York city comptroller. 31 00:02:35,437 --> 00:02:37,234 And the token male judge. 32 00:02:40,376 --> 00:02:45,109 - Watch the firemen. - I,m more into cops. 33 00:02:45,247 --> 00:02:49,946 He,s a dancer and married. sorry, ladies. 34 00:02:50,119 --> 00:02:54,988 His wife Maria said he,s a good guy but he works too hard. 35 00:02:55,124 --> 00:02:58,093 Work that belly! 36 00:03:02,464 --> 00:03:05,126 Ladies, over here. 37 00:03:06,335 --> 00:03:10,795 oK, they don,t make cosmopolitans, it,s a staten Island iced tea. 38 00:03:10,973 --> 00:03:14,568 - Is that like a Long Island iced tea? - I think so. 39 00:03:16,145 --> 00:03:18,170 Hello, I,m drunk. 40 00:03:18,380 --> 00:03:20,848 Do we have to be this close? It,s embarrassing. 41 00:03:21,016 --> 00:03:24,816 - You gotta be in it to win it. - I,m moving back. 42 00:03:24,987 --> 00:03:29,048 I can,t see the cute firemen from back there without my glasses. 43 00:03:29,225 --> 00:03:31,625 Why do you even care? You have steve. 44 00:03:31,794 --> 00:03:36,857 I do not have steve. There is no having of the steve, we,re just friends. 45 00:03:36,999 --> 00:03:39,433 We,re just friends. I don,t put my dick in you. 46 00:03:39,602 --> 00:03:41,797 Another one of these and I might let you. 47 00:03:43,005 --> 00:03:44,973 There are no datable men here. 48 00:03:45,140 --> 00:03:50,043 What was your first clue? The pleather jackets or smell of... High Karate...? 49 00:03:50,212 --> 00:03:52,737 Ladies, this is Ricky Fantucchi. He,s a capricorn. 50 00:03:52,915 --> 00:03:54,940 His uncles are firefighters. 51 00:03:55,117 --> 00:03:58,518 Yes, ladies, that,s a cheetah on his arm. 52 00:04:01,023 --> 00:04:06,689 Ricky represents engine 53 in Lower Manhattan. 53 00:04:07,496 --> 00:04:11,296 I,d like to show him my Lower Manhattan. 54 00:04:13,936 --> 00:04:17,667 - Look at his arms, they,re huge. - You knowwhat they say. 55 00:04:17,873 --> 00:04:21,138 Big arms... big arms. 56 00:04:21,310 --> 00:04:25,110 Hello, 911. I,m on fire. 57 00:04:40,796 --> 00:04:43,924 After the contest, I began to realize that staten Island 58 00:04:44,099 --> 00:04:46,567 was like a quaint European country. 59 00:04:46,735 --> 00:04:49,033 The American music was 20 years behind 60 00:04:49,204 --> 00:04:51,832 and you could smoke wherever you wanted. 61 00:05:13,529 --> 00:05:19,832 Hi. Are those shirts are for sale? I,d like to get one for my nephew. 62 00:05:19,902 --> 00:05:22,735 Yeah, you could buy,em. But I don,t knowwhere. 63 00:05:22,905 --> 00:05:27,069 I got this one at work, but I,m sure you could buy,em at other places. 64 00:05:27,276 --> 00:05:29,870 - I,ve seen them in those shops... - samantha. 65 00:05:30,045 --> 00:05:33,503 - Ricky, how are you doing? - Good. How are you doing? 66 00:05:33,682 --> 00:05:36,583 - I sawyou up there. - I sawyou too. 67 00:05:36,752 --> 00:05:39,414 - You looked fantastic. - Yeah? 68 00:05:39,588 --> 00:05:42,682 I never did anything like that. My sisters said... Do it, Ricky.... 69 00:05:42,891 --> 00:05:45,917 And I said, ... I never did anything like that before.... 70 00:05:46,095 --> 00:05:47,926 You did it very well. 71 00:05:49,865 --> 00:05:53,301 - I wonder what month you,ll be. - Maybe october. 72 00:05:53,502 --> 00:05:57,768 - My birthday is in october. - I bet July, or any month that,s hot. 73 00:05:59,508 --> 00:06:03,535 Two songs later, it was time for this dancing queen to take a breather. 74 00:06:03,712 --> 00:06:06,340 Hello. Can I bum a smoke? 75 00:06:06,515 --> 00:06:08,540 - sure. - Thanks. 76 00:06:08,717 --> 00:06:10,742 There you go. 77 00:06:13,255 --> 00:06:17,282 - That,s good. I quit three years ago. - How's that working out for you? 78 00:06:17,459 --> 00:06:22,055 - Good. I allow myself one a week. - You live right on the edge, don,t you? 79 00:06:23,098 --> 00:06:25,328 - can I buy you a beer? - No, I got it. 80 00:06:25,501 --> 00:06:27,992 It's on me. For helping me out in there. 81 00:06:28,170 --> 00:06:32,300 sure. And by the way, you have the worst taste in men... 82 00:06:32,474 --> 00:06:35,341 -... ever. - No way. 83 00:06:35,544 --> 00:06:38,069 You gave that guy from Midtown a 7. 84 00:06:38,247 --> 00:06:41,614 I like a firefighter with love handles to hold on to 85 00:06:41,750 --> 00:06:43,377 when escaping a burning building. 86 00:06:43,519 --> 00:06:46,716 - You got a point there. - But you were tough. 87 00:06:46,889 --> 00:06:49,949 And what,s with the half-points? 6.5, 8.5? 88 00:06:50,192 --> 00:06:54,356 What can I say? sometimes a girl needs a half. 89 00:06:55,798 --> 00:06:59,495 so, which district do you vote in? 90 00:06:59,668 --> 00:07:02,432 Whichever one is near Barneys. 91 00:07:02,604 --> 00:07:04,765 You,ve never voted in New York city? 92 00:07:04,907 --> 00:07:07,068 correct, Mr. President. 93 00:07:07,209 --> 00:07:09,973 What,s your address? official government purposes. 94 00:07:10,145 --> 00:07:13,581 - I can tell you your district. - officially? 95 00:07:13,749 --> 00:07:15,979 It's 245 East 73rd street. 96 00:07:16,151 --> 00:07:20,315 District 23. Same as mine. I'm at Madison and 82nd. 97 00:07:20,522 --> 00:07:24,481 Fancy. I thought all honest politicians lived in studios 98 00:07:24,626 --> 00:07:26,253 and ate beans out of a can. 99 00:07:26,395 --> 00:07:28,386 I'm not a fan of beans. 100 00:07:29,431 --> 00:07:32,923 can I get your phone number? Government purposes only. 101 00:07:33,101 --> 00:07:35,797 I,m just here with my friends having a good time. 102 00:07:35,938 --> 00:07:39,897 - I,m not into dating right now. - What, bad break-up? 103 00:07:54,456 --> 00:07:57,152 That was a long silence. 104 00:07:57,326 --> 00:07:59,487 Actually, it was a silence and a half. 105 00:07:59,661 --> 00:08:01,686 HaVe dinner with me. 106 00:08:03,098 --> 00:08:05,862 Would it help if I took my shirt off? 107 00:08:07,836 --> 00:08:10,270 Time to go. Politician,s hitting on me. 108 00:08:10,439 --> 00:08:14,535 - And is that a bad thing? - He,s just way too... I,m the guy.... 109 00:08:14,710 --> 00:08:16,940 Are you sure? He,s pretty cute. 110 00:08:17,145 --> 00:08:21,275 I don,t want to have to tell you this. I saw him give someone a thumbs up. 111 00:08:21,450 --> 00:08:25,318 We,re out of here. samantha went home with that firefighter. 112 00:08:25,487 --> 00:08:29,787 - Toot toot, beep beep. - And charlotte,s around somewhere. 113 00:08:32,060 --> 00:08:35,860 - How many cocktails did she have? - A couple, why? 114 00:09:10,399 --> 00:09:13,459 And so, three girls headed home, 115 00:09:13,635 --> 00:09:18,937 taking only fond memories of staten Island and its infamous iced teas. 116 00:09:21,343 --> 00:09:23,675 Honey, close up, it,s cold. 117 00:09:27,082 --> 00:09:30,984 - Are you gonna help? - I held her head in the taxi. 118 00:09:34,957 --> 00:09:37,255 You,re so nice, carrie. 119 00:09:37,426 --> 00:09:40,327 - I,m nice too, aren,t I? - Yes, you,re nice. 120 00:09:40,495 --> 00:09:43,293 I'm nice... 121 00:09:43,465 --> 00:09:47,333 I'm pretty and I'm smart. I'm a catch. 122 00:09:47,502 --> 00:09:49,367 Yes, you,re a catch. 123 00:09:49,538 --> 00:09:51,506 I hate you. 124 00:09:51,673 --> 00:09:57,509 You knowwhat? I,m gonna meet the perfect guy and get married. 125 00:09:57,713 --> 00:10:00,113 Yes, you,re getting married. 126 00:10:01,917 --> 00:10:06,718 Did you hear that New York? I,m getting married this year. 127 00:10:06,888 --> 00:10:10,551 I,m getting married and here I come! 128 00:10:10,726 --> 00:10:13,422 If she falls oVer I will neVer stop laughing. 129 00:10:13,595 --> 00:10:15,790 I wasn't quite sure if it was the iced teas 130 00:10:15,964 --> 00:10:18,797 or the staten Island dating pool that broke the camel,s back. 131 00:10:18,967 --> 00:10:21,333 But something set charlotte on fire. 132 00:10:21,803 --> 00:10:27,400 And uptown on dry land, samantha and Mr. July had their own fire going. 133 00:10:27,576 --> 00:10:31,103 You,re so big and strong. 134 00:10:34,583 --> 00:10:38,781 I believe the official fire department count is... a four alarmer.... 135 00:10:39,755 --> 00:10:42,883 The next morning at breakfast, Miranda and I wanted poached eggs, 136 00:10:43,091 --> 00:10:45,116 samantha wanted to give us the details 137 00:10:45,260 --> 00:10:48,229 and charlotte wanted to keep her head from exploding 138 00:10:48,363 --> 00:10:50,126 over her raincoat. 139 00:10:50,265 --> 00:10:52,665 I,m telling you, no guy has ever gotten me that wet. 140 00:10:52,834 --> 00:10:55,701 - Pass the salt. - Let me tell you about his cock. 141 00:10:55,871 --> 00:10:59,967 Will you be quiet? The people at the next table have a child. 142 00:11:01,176 --> 00:11:03,701 - That,s their choice. - Miss Hangover,s right. 143 00:11:03,879 --> 00:11:06,370 can we spare the cock talk till cocktail time? 144 00:11:06,548 --> 00:11:11,178 I wanted you to know my fireman was every bit the fantasy I had in mind. 145 00:11:11,353 --> 00:11:12,377 New York's finest. 146 00:11:12,554 --> 00:11:14,749 - That,s cops. - Whatever. 147 00:11:14,956 --> 00:11:18,585 I think it,s wrong to sleep with a man just to fulfill a fantasy. 148 00:11:18,794 --> 00:11:21,524 All the men we sleep with fulfill a certain fantasy. 149 00:11:21,730 --> 00:11:22,822 or nightmare. 150 00:11:22,998 --> 00:11:26,399 You fantasize of a man with a fancy apartment and a stock portfolio. 151 00:11:26,601 --> 00:11:28,626 For me, it,s a fireman with a big hose. 152 00:11:28,804 --> 00:11:30,795 Why are firemen so cute? 153 00:11:30,972 --> 00:11:34,408 Even when they,re not that cute... they,re still cute. 154 00:11:34,576 --> 00:11:38,307 First, there,s a weight limit. second, it,s the hero thing. 155 00:11:38,447 --> 00:11:41,075 - You see him on that truck... - That truck is hot. 156 00:11:41,216 --> 00:11:43,582 ...hurrying to save someone trapped. 157 00:11:43,685 --> 00:11:47,883 They,ve got that ... I,m a good guy... look in their eyes. 158 00:11:48,090 --> 00:11:50,752 It,s because women want to be rescued. 159 00:11:50,959 --> 00:11:54,588 The sentence independent single women in their thirties 160 00:11:54,763 --> 00:11:57,527 are never supposed to think, let alone say out loud. 161 00:11:57,699 --> 00:12:02,898 It,s true. I,ve been dating since I was 15, I,m exhausted. Where is he? 162 00:12:03,071 --> 00:12:06,905 - Who? The white knight? - That only happens in fairytales. 163 00:12:07,075 --> 00:12:09,509 My hair hurts. 164 00:12:09,678 --> 00:12:12,738 Did you ever think that maybe we,re the white knights 165 00:12:12,914 --> 00:12:15,815 and we,re the ones that have to save ourselves? 166 00:12:17,352 --> 00:12:21,311 - That is so depressing. - Is it? 167 00:12:22,057 --> 00:12:25,356 Later that day I got to thinking about fairytales. 168 00:12:25,527 --> 00:12:28,587 What if Prince charming had never showed up? 169 00:12:28,764 --> 00:12:31,927 Would snowWhite have slept in that glass coffin forever? 170 00:12:32,134 --> 00:12:36,127 or would she have eventually woken up, spit out the apple, gotten a job, 171 00:12:36,304 --> 00:12:40,240 a healthcare package and a baby from her local sperm bank? 172 00:12:40,408 --> 00:12:44,902 I couldn,t help but wonder. Inside every confident, driven, single woman 173 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:49,642 is there a delicate, fragile princess just waiting to be saved? 174 00:12:49,818 --> 00:12:51,547 Was charlotte right? 175 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:54,780 Do women just wanna be rescued? 176 00:12:54,956 --> 00:12:58,585 And after your laser surgery on saturday 177 00:12:58,727 --> 00:13:03,664 you,ll need a significant other or a friend to help get you home. 178 00:13:03,799 --> 00:13:05,391 sign here. 179 00:13:05,567 --> 00:13:08,866 While for some women the idea of rescue was a life raft, 180 00:13:09,004 --> 00:13:10,767 for Miranda it was an insult. 181 00:13:10,906 --> 00:13:13,932 I don,t need anybody to help me. I,ll be fine. 182 00:13:14,075 --> 00:13:16,805 You,ll be sedated and your vision will be blurred. 183 00:13:16,945 --> 00:13:20,540 You will need someone to get you home and to bed. 184 00:13:20,715 --> 00:13:23,741 Then take two sleeping pills, sleep for 12 hours. 185 00:13:23,919 --> 00:13:26,786 Wake up and you,ll be able to see perfectly. 186 00:13:26,955 --> 00:13:29,947 I can,t believe I,m gonna wake up and see clearly 187 00:13:30,125 --> 00:13:33,288 without glasses or contacts for the first time. 188 00:13:33,461 --> 00:13:35,520 BelieVe it. 189 00:13:36,331 --> 00:13:39,494 They slit your eyeball open and flip up the top. 190 00:13:39,668 --> 00:13:43,502 - Gross. - It just flips right up. Flip, my eye. 191 00:13:43,605 --> 00:13:47,371 - oK, stop. - This little blade cuts it. Just... 192 00:13:48,944 --> 00:13:50,844 ...like the top of a grape. 193 00:13:52,814 --> 00:13:54,839 It sounds pretty bad. 194 00:13:56,484 --> 00:13:58,509 You want me to come down and hold your hand? 195 00:13:58,687 --> 00:14:01,679 I,m fine. I do not need anyone to hold my hand. 196 00:14:01,890 --> 00:14:04,518 I,m not saying you need anyone. 197 00:14:04,693 --> 00:14:08,720 I,d just like to be there. To help you, whatever. 198 00:14:08,897 --> 00:14:10,922 You,ll need help getting home. 199 00:14:11,099 --> 00:14:14,262 Yeah, I,m gonna ask carrie. 200 00:14:15,871 --> 00:14:18,305 Why do you have to ask carrie when I,m offering? 201 00:14:18,506 --> 00:14:21,475 Because, you know, carrie is my friend. 202 00:14:21,643 --> 00:14:26,205 - oK, and what am I? - We haven,t established that yet. 203 00:14:27,649 --> 00:14:34,145 - Are you coming up? - We haven,t established that yet. 204 00:14:37,492 --> 00:14:40,359 What are we doing here? I mean, are we... 205 00:14:40,528 --> 00:14:44,521 steve, after they flip the eye up, these jets... 206 00:14:47,302 --> 00:14:51,363 And over on the East side at a more charlotte-friendly bar, 207 00:14:51,539 --> 00:14:55,270 the ice tea princess began her quest for a white knight. 208 00:14:55,710 --> 00:14:58,975 oh, my God. He,s so cute. cute, right? 209 00:14:59,147 --> 00:15:01,945 very cute. And I,m a professional. 210 00:15:04,719 --> 00:15:07,449 I have to meet him. How am I gonna meet him? 211 00:15:07,622 --> 00:15:10,284 We got here ten minutes ago. Pace yourself. 212 00:15:10,458 --> 00:15:13,552 Hey beautiful. I,m J.J. can I buy those sweet lips a drink? 213 00:15:15,697 --> 00:15:18,325 I,m sorry. We were just leaving. 214 00:15:18,500 --> 00:15:22,095 charlotte was a firm believer in the laws of dating feng shui. 215 00:15:22,270 --> 00:15:24,670 change location, change luck. 216 00:15:24,873 --> 00:15:27,171 Why is it always a guy like that? Is it me? 217 00:15:27,342 --> 00:15:31,176 No, it,s not you. Into every life a little J.J. must fall. 218 00:15:31,346 --> 00:15:35,749 I just want a nice, sweet, handsome, funny, great guy, 219 00:15:35,917 --> 00:15:37,942 who doesn,t say things like sweet lips. 220 00:15:38,119 --> 00:15:40,144 Is that too much to ask? 221 00:15:40,322 --> 00:15:43,382 Hey, you didn,t leave. You,re just over here now. 222 00:15:43,558 --> 00:15:46,322 - Let me buy you a drink. - I,m not interested. 223 00:15:46,494 --> 00:15:48,826 one drink. I,ll even buy blondie here one. 224 00:15:48,997 --> 00:15:52,899 - one little drink. - Excuse me. she,s not interested. 225 00:15:53,068 --> 00:15:55,866 Am I talking to you? No. come on... 226 00:15:56,071 --> 00:15:58,471 - You,re not listening. The lady said... - Hey, fuck you. 227 00:16:03,244 --> 00:16:07,510 - I,m sorry about that. - Did you hurt your hand? 228 00:16:07,682 --> 00:16:08,740 No. 229 00:16:08,917 --> 00:16:10,714 His name was Arthur. 230 00:16:10,885 --> 00:16:14,480 He was a nice, sweet, handsome, great investment banker 231 00:16:14,689 --> 00:16:17,317 who lived between Madison and Fifth. 232 00:16:17,492 --> 00:16:19,653 so, maybe there really were white knights. 233 00:16:24,566 --> 00:16:28,400 The day after charlotte met her knight, I met my credit card limit. 234 00:16:28,570 --> 00:16:31,539 With no man in sight, I decided to rescue my ankles 235 00:16:31,673 --> 00:16:33,300 from a life of boredom 236 00:16:33,441 --> 00:16:36,740 by purchasing too many pairs of Jimmy choo shoes. 237 00:16:37,245 --> 00:16:40,908 Hello, my name is Bill Kelley and I,m gonna be your city comptroller. 238 00:16:41,116 --> 00:16:44,517 - You,re not seriously here. - I assure you I am. 239 00:16:44,686 --> 00:16:48,850 I brought some voter registration forms. I filled out your name. 240 00:16:49,024 --> 00:16:53,324 Under occupation I put heartbreaker. I really did. Look. 241 00:16:53,495 --> 00:16:56,931 You,re like a Jehovah,s Witness with a good suit. 242 00:16:57,098 --> 00:17:00,625 - How long have you been here? - Your number is not listed. 243 00:17:00,802 --> 00:17:02,702 - What did you buy? - shoes. 244 00:17:02,871 --> 00:17:05,863 Let me see. sit down and show me. 245 00:17:06,041 --> 00:17:09,374 - God, you are... - I know. 246 00:17:12,947 --> 00:17:15,643 I,m not showing you a shoe. 247 00:17:16,484 --> 00:17:17,542 sexy. 248 00:17:18,620 --> 00:17:21,145 - Hey, I need a favor. - You do? 249 00:17:21,322 --> 00:17:25,315 It,s for the city of New York. I really am one of the good guys. 250 00:17:25,493 --> 00:17:28,587 I,m carrying all the boroughs but I need help with staten Island. 251 00:17:28,763 --> 00:17:31,857 - You want one? - No, I had one on Thursday. 252 00:17:32,033 --> 00:17:35,298 Here,s the thing. I gotta go back out there 253 00:17:35,470 --> 00:17:37,938 to do a schmooze at the capri restaurant 254 00:17:38,106 --> 00:17:41,007 on sunday night and I want you to go with me. 255 00:17:41,976 --> 00:17:45,412 - And why is that? - Because they have great Italian. 256 00:17:45,580 --> 00:17:51,348 And also, for the record... I can,t stop thinking about you. 257 00:17:53,655 --> 00:17:55,680 I'll pick you up at 7.:00. 258 00:17:56,391 --> 00:17:58,825 - No. - Don't answer now. Think about it. 259 00:17:58,993 --> 00:18:03,430 I,ll drive by at 7.:00. I,ll wait in the car. If you come, you come. 260 00:18:03,598 --> 00:18:06,533 If you don,t, no pressure. Wear the shoes. 261 00:18:07,669 --> 00:18:10,536 These. pass them. 262 00:18:12,207 --> 00:18:15,973 That saturday, when I was unable to take Miranda to her laser surgery 263 00:18:16,144 --> 00:18:19,636 due to a looming column deadline, she didn,t call steve. 264 00:18:19,814 --> 00:18:22,715 she decided to take things into her own hands. 265 00:18:22,884 --> 00:18:25,944 Who needs a man to hold your hand, when you have cab fare 266 00:18:26,121 --> 00:18:29,113 and a black marker to write down emergency numbers? 267 00:18:29,290 --> 00:18:31,781 And while Miranda was under the knife, 268 00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:35,396 charlotte was having her first glass of white wine with her white knight. 269 00:18:35,563 --> 00:18:38,999 I did the Hasty Pudding show a couple of times, to blow off steam. 270 00:18:39,234 --> 00:18:41,259 My friend Tom says that Harvard is still 271 00:18:41,436 --> 00:18:44,701 the most aggressive place he,s seen. And he,s a trader. 272 00:18:44,873 --> 00:18:47,865 - Not Tom Kennedy? - Yes, do you know Tom? 273 00:18:48,042 --> 00:18:52,877 He,s a great guy. And his wife. That,s my idea of a perfect marriage. 274 00:18:53,047 --> 00:18:54,207 Totally. 275 00:18:54,382 --> 00:18:57,783 charlotte nodded, thinking what a nice, sweet, handsome, 276 00:18:57,919 --> 00:18:59,716 funny, great couple they made. 277 00:18:59,854 --> 00:19:02,687 Excuse me, you just bumped into her chair. 278 00:19:02,857 --> 00:19:06,520 - A little crowded. - Yes, but you bumped her chair. 279 00:19:06,694 --> 00:19:08,719 You should say you,re sorry. 280 00:19:08,897 --> 00:19:11,263 - It,s oK. - No, it,s not oK. 281 00:19:11,466 --> 00:19:15,869 - That,s no way to treat a lady. - Lighten up. It,s brunch. 282 00:19:22,544 --> 00:19:26,878 charlotte realized that her date wasn,t a man who came to women,s rescue, 283 00:19:27,081 --> 00:19:29,845 he was a man who liked to start fights. 284 00:19:30,051 --> 00:19:32,485 - Excuse me, sir... - You want a piece of me? 285 00:19:33,555 --> 00:19:35,182 And just like that, 286 00:19:35,323 --> 00:19:38,315 charlotte,s white knight changed into a white nightmare. 287 00:19:40,328 --> 00:19:42,819 Miss Hobbes, your friend is here. 288 00:19:43,965 --> 00:19:46,399 - carrie? - Actually no, it,s me. 289 00:19:46,634 --> 00:19:49,159 carrie thought you might need some help. oK? 290 00:19:49,337 --> 00:19:53,068 I,m on valium, everything,s oK. 291 00:19:54,142 --> 00:19:57,168 - Here, give me your hand. - I,m good. 292 00:19:58,880 --> 00:20:02,976 Just don,t let me hit the door frame and never mention these goggles. 293 00:20:05,687 --> 00:20:10,147 one cab ride and two sleeping pills later, steve put Miranda to bed. 294 00:20:10,325 --> 00:20:12,759 All right. Give me your leg. 295 00:20:12,961 --> 00:20:16,089 No, this leg. I want this leg. 296 00:20:16,264 --> 00:20:19,131 stop! No rescue. 297 00:20:19,300 --> 00:20:23,600 Fine, oK. All right! Put your feet in, sleeping Beauty. 298 00:20:28,209 --> 00:20:33,613 The next morning, after what felt like a hundred years, Miranda awoke. 299 00:20:42,323 --> 00:20:46,157 And for the first time in her life, she sawthings clearly. 300 00:21:00,541 --> 00:21:04,875 That night, Mr. July invited samantha to come down and hang with him 301 00:21:05,046 --> 00:21:07,071 while he worked the sunday shift. 302 00:21:07,982 --> 00:21:11,941 Hello? Where is everyone? 303 00:21:12,120 --> 00:21:16,489 The idea being in a firehouse filled with a calendar hot firemen, 304 00:21:16,658 --> 00:21:20,150 was a fantasy, samantha felt, whose time had definitely come. 305 00:21:20,361 --> 00:21:21,385 Boys! 306 00:21:28,870 --> 00:21:32,601 This was not the firehouse fantasy samantha had in mind. 307 00:21:38,112 --> 00:21:42,048 samantha. I just put a pot of chilli on. come on, sit down. 308 00:21:42,216 --> 00:21:45,242 come on, get up. Make a move for sam. 309 00:21:47,722 --> 00:21:49,451 I,ll be right back. 310 00:21:49,590 --> 00:21:52,559 samantha,s rescue fantasy was suddenly something 311 00:21:52,694 --> 00:21:54,924 she needed to be rescued from. 312 00:21:59,167 --> 00:22:05,333 - It,s me, leave a message. - Hey, I,m still down here in the car. 313 00:22:06,374 --> 00:22:09,866 I,ll wait ten more seconds and then I,ll go alone. 314 00:22:10,044 --> 00:22:17,177 Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, poor me... 315 00:22:17,352 --> 00:22:24,019 five, four, three, two... 316 00:22:24,192 --> 00:22:29,755 ...one. one and a half, sometimes a girl needs a half. 317 00:22:31,332 --> 00:22:34,733 oK, that was my best shot, you,re not coming. 318 00:22:36,070 --> 00:22:39,096 so long... vote! 319 00:22:54,021 --> 00:22:56,717 - I don,t knowwhat I,m doing. - oK. 320 00:22:56,891 --> 00:23:02,454 I,m standing here, fully dressed, watching that politician guy 321 00:23:02,630 --> 00:23:05,326 drive off to staten Island without me. Why? 322 00:23:05,500 --> 00:23:09,266 - You hate staten Island? - Don,t think so. Any other ideas? 323 00:23:12,774 --> 00:23:14,401 Just say it. 324 00:23:14,542 --> 00:23:18,478 Big. You,re terrified of getting hurt again. 325 00:23:18,646 --> 00:23:22,082 There it was. The phrase single, independent women in their thirties 326 00:23:22,250 --> 00:23:25,344 are never supposed to think. Let alone say out loud. 327 00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:27,750 oK, gotta go. 328 00:23:28,523 --> 00:23:30,218 Miranda was right. 329 00:23:30,358 --> 00:23:33,384 I was like a woman frozen on the ledge of a building on fire. 330 00:23:33,561 --> 00:23:36,394 I,d been so burned in my last relationship, 331 00:23:36,531 --> 00:23:39,728 I was afraid to leap off into the next one. 332 00:23:55,216 --> 00:23:57,241 Excuse me for a second. 333 00:23:57,685 --> 00:24:01,246 - Hey. How did you get here? - Ferry. 334 00:24:01,422 --> 00:24:04,186 - All alone? - I,m very independent. 335 00:24:04,425 --> 00:24:08,953 - I can see that. - And this isn,t a date. 336 00:24:09,130 --> 00:24:10,757 I'm a concerned citizen. 337 00:24:10,898 --> 00:24:13,594 A woman on my block won,t pick up after her poodle. 338 00:24:13,734 --> 00:24:17,568 I,ll see what I can do. can I take your coat? 339 00:24:18,673 --> 00:24:24,612 And, Mr. President, it was a bad break-up. 340 00:24:24,779 --> 00:24:28,112 so I need to take this slow. 341 00:24:32,153 --> 00:24:34,348 somewhere between the chilli and half-time, 342 00:24:34,489 --> 00:24:37,822 samantha decided if she wanted her firehouse fantasy to happen, 343 00:24:37,959 --> 00:24:39,756 she,d have to make it happen. 344 00:24:39,927 --> 00:24:41,792 Up here. 345 00:24:46,601 --> 00:24:49,365 Nice pole. Wanna see it again? 346 00:24:49,537 --> 00:24:50,526 Yeah. 347 00:24:54,909 --> 00:24:58,640 samantha rode the pole a couple of times that night. 348 00:25:03,217 --> 00:25:05,845 Why are these boots set up like this? 349 00:25:05,987 --> 00:25:07,955 so we,ll be ready at a moment,s notice. 350 00:25:09,090 --> 00:25:14,289 Well, I should be a fireman, because I am always ready to go. 351 00:25:16,964 --> 00:25:19,364 We,ve got a job. 352 00:25:21,836 --> 00:25:24,896 Get out of my gear. Get the fuck out of my gear! 353 00:25:25,540 --> 00:25:28,475 Let,s go! Move, lady, it,s a fuckin, fire! 354 00:25:33,114 --> 00:25:34,809 I,m coming. 355 00:25:48,062 --> 00:25:50,622 samantha learned there,s quite a difference 356 00:25:50,831 --> 00:25:53,959 between a rescue fantasy and a rescue reality. 357 00:25:58,639 --> 00:26:01,437 It,s getting late. Are you sure I can,t give you a ride? 358 00:26:01,642 --> 00:26:04,577 No, I,m good. 359 00:26:05,813 --> 00:26:09,943 You go... You go and do your thing. 360 00:26:10,117 --> 00:26:12,142 Do I get your vote? 361 00:26:18,426 --> 00:26:20,087 Too fast? 362 00:26:22,830 --> 00:26:25,697 My God, you,re so sexy. come home with me. 363 00:26:25,866 --> 00:26:27,925 Kissing is enough. 364 00:26:28,102 --> 00:26:30,127 It,s enough for tonight, really. 365 00:26:41,115 --> 00:26:44,710 oh, shit. It,s almost 12:00, I,m gonna miss the last ferry. 366 00:26:58,132 --> 00:26:59,759 Wait! 367 00:27:03,437 --> 00:27:05,064 Wait! 368 00:27:07,875 --> 00:27:09,843 I lost my choo. 369 00:27:28,562 --> 00:27:29,995 Need a ride? 370 00:27:33,034 --> 00:27:35,366 He didn,t have a white horse, 371 00:27:35,503 --> 00:27:39,269 but he did have a BMW with a working heater. 372 00:27:39,407 --> 00:27:43,639 so I guess, sometimes a woman absolutely has to be rescued. 373 00:27:43,811 --> 00:27:49,340 - You,re taking me home and that,s it. - That,s it... for tonight. 374 00:27:52,987 --> 00:27:57,151 Now, any idea howwe get the fuck off this island? 375 00:27:57,324 --> 00:27:59,087 oK, make a right. 376 00:27:59,260 --> 00:28:03,629 And sometimes, a woman absolutely has to rescue a man. 377 00:28:03,798 --> 00:28:08,258 At least, that,s how it ends in this staten Island fairytale.