Episode 217
Leaving Babylon, Justin and Brian exit together and Brian tells Justin that
he wants to fuck Justin all night long. They share a kiss before Justin asks
if Brian ever gets enough, which we all know the answer to. NO! Justin
suggests they save their lovin� for that weekend. Brian suggests they save
it until they get to the car. Justin says then that he wants to go away with
Brian for the weekend and says they should go snowboarding in Vermont.
Daphne and her boyfriend just came back and Daphne told him about how
awesome it was. They stayed in this old converted farmhouse where every
room had a Jacuzzi. Brian makes a mocking comment and Justin gives up,
saying he forgot that Brian Kinney doesn�t �do romance�. Brian replies
that he doesn�t need an �excuse to fuck�. Justin replies that Brian also
doesn�t need an excuse to turn him down. If Brian doesn�t want to go
away with him then just say it. �Fine,� Brian replies. �I don�t want to go
away with you for the weekend�. A hurt Justin starts to way away, saying
that at least that is out in the open. Brian yells after Justin that he wants to
go away with Justin for the whole week. Justin doesn�t believe him and
Brian jokes that he will just find some one else to go away with then. Brian
starts stopping strangers on the street, asking them if they want to go away
with him to Vermont. The men ignore him and Brian declares that it�s just
him and Justin then. Justin is thrilled and asks if Brian really means it.
Brian does. He�s about to make partner at the agency and Justin is off on
Spring Break. No better way to celebrate than a week of snowboarding
and doing each other senseless. An ecstatic Justin starts to kiss Brian and
they fall back against the car together, making out. How cute!
Mel is doing paperwork in bed when Lindsay joins her, having
just put Gus down for the night. Mel starts to give Lindz a
massage. Leda interrupts to say she�s finished the flooring of
the attic and then leaves them alone. Mel and Lindz start to
make out, but both are so exhausted that they fall asleep instead.
At the diner, with Brian, Emmett, Ted, and Michael. Em is balancing
his checkbook and he�s broke. He went shopping earlier and spent
way too much money. Ted lends Emmett the money to cover his most
recent purchases. A cute guy walks by and cruises Brian. Ted assumes
that Brian has already done the guy and asks for details. Brian gives
them, going in depth, but I think he�s exaggerating just a bit! LOL!
Melanie arrives and Ted says they should can the sex talk in the
presence of the lesbian. Michael, having previously endured Mel and
Lindz�s description of their sex life, says that Mel shouldn�t mind the
talk. The girls are sex machines after all, right. Mel says they�re not.
They�re both working and trying to raise a baby and renovating the
house. They�ve lost the spark in their sex lives. Ted declares that
it is �Lesbian Bed Death�. Mel doesn�t like the idea, the guys
torment her with descriptions of L.B.D. until she leaves.
Brian�s at work and his assistant Cynthia is straightening his clothes
as they walk to a meeting with his boss Ryder. They both assume
he�s about to be made partner and Cynthia is thrilled--that means
she gets to be bitchy to the other office workers and get away with
it. Brian goes into Ryder�s office and is dealt a shocking surprise--
Ryder has just sold the agency to a man named Gardner Vance.
Brian congratulates Ryder on that but asks what about himself.
Ryder promised him that if he had another good year that Ryder
would make him partner. It�s time to own up to that promise.
Ryder says that Brian is important to the agency and the new boss
will know that. Ryder will be sure to tell Vance all about Brian
Brian isn�t too pleased with the latest development.
Emmett and Michael are at the ATM where Em is depositing the
money he borrowed from Ted. Em gets his new balance and it�s
now over ten million dollars! Michael thinks it must be some type
of printing error by the machine. Emmett tests Mikey�s theory and
tries to withdraw a few hundred dollars. He does so with no
problems.
Mel, Lindsay, and Leda are talking about the theory of L.B.D.
Leda says it�s bull, they just need to spice up their lives a little.
Try something new and different.
Michael and Ted are at the bar at Woody�s when Justin joins them.
He�s looking at brochures for Bed And Breakfasts in Vermont.
Brian arrives then and Justin is still on cloud nine, talking about
the trip. It will be the first time he and Brian have gone away
together. Ted asks Brian if it�s such a good idea to leave town
now, after his company has just been bought out. Brian replies
that �they need him more than he needs them�.
Emmett arrives, offering to buy everyone drinks and repaying Ted the
money he borrowed earlier. Michael tells Ted and Justin about the ten
million in Emmett�s bank account. Ted is horrified that Emmett with-
drew the money and spent some without reporting it to the bank. Em
has just committed bank fraud, which is a federal offense. Em starts to
freak, asking what he should do. Ted tells him that they will visit the
bank first thing tomorrow and give the money back.
Brian arrives at work to find that his new boss is already changing
the appearance of the offices and has changed the name to Vanguard
Advertising. Brian goes in to meet with the man and sees his fellow
executives leaving the office looking like they�ve all just been fired.
Perhaps because they have just been! Brian meets Vance, who�s
English, by the way. (That has absolutely nothing to do with the
plot, just thought I�d mention it because I like his accent!) Vance
says that Ryder told him that Brian was his best exec and Brian
says that�s because he is the best. Vance replies that he has fired
all the others then and Brian makes a snide remark about now he�ll
have a shorter line at the water cooler. Vance adds that Ryder also
told him that Brian was arrogant, insubordinate, and willful. Brian
agrees with that, too. He is. Vance suggests that Brian give him a
reason not to fire Brian, too. Brian answers that he knows the
company and has a relationship with the clients. Vance doesn�t.
If Brian goes, the clients will go, too. Besides, Brian has and
will continue to work his ass off for the company, more so than
some newbie Vance brings in. Vance responds that he has
already done his research about the company and it�s clients,
whom he has also been in touch with. They assure him that they
will stay on with or without Brian in charge of their accounts.
So does Brian have another reason why he shouldn�t be fired?
Brian says he can�t think of any other reason then and starts to
leave the office. As he�s walking out the door, Vance calls after
him, saying that Brian has one week to prove to Vance that he�s
worth keeping. �That long?� Brian asks, doing a great job of
sounding unfazed. Vance adds the parting shot, saying that he�s
also heard the rumor that Brian is gay. Is that true. Brian turns
back to face him then, assuring that it is true. But unless he�s
fucking Vance, then it�s none of Vance�s business.
Ted and Emmett go to the back together and Em is really nervous.
Ted tries to soothe the waters, saying that Emmett made a mistake.
All�s well that ends well, right? The bank teller says that they have
to see the manager and Em starts to panic. Ted tries to tell him to
stay calm, but once in the manager�s office, Emmett breaks down
and �confesses� to taking the money. They bank manager says
that it wasn�t a clerical error that had the money deposited in
Emmett�s account. The money was put there by George Schickel.
Bank Manager also gives Emmett a videotape that George has
left him. Emmett is stunned speechless.
At work, Brian and Cynthia are desperately researching Vance to
try and find something that Brian can do to impress him. Cynthia
finds an article written about Vance once where Vance admits
that the only account that he really wanted and was unable to get
was Brown Athletics. Brian gets up to leave, telling Cynthia that
he is going to visit a few of his old tricks. Cynthia yells that he
can�t be serious about screwing around *now*! He�s going to
�fuck them both out of a job�!
Mel and Lindz go to a cheap motel to rent a room and �spice up
their sex lives�. Lindz isn�t too into the idea because the place
is so sleazy. They start to make out anyhow, but get disturbed
by the loud, hot sex in the next room. They turn on the TV to
drown out the sounds and flip through the porn channels. They
settle on a cooking show that Lindsay likes and end up watching
it instead.
At their apartment, Emmett and Michael and Ted are watching the
tape that George has left Emmett. George says that he always
admired Emmett�s �fuck �em all attitude�. But to do that Em also
needs �fuck �em all money�. That is why George had the ten million
deposited into Emmett�s account. George says that Em made him
happier than Em will ever know. Ted adds that ten million is a pretty
clear indication of just how happy!
Brian has arranged a hasty photo shoot with some of his �hottest
tricks� and, yes, they are hot! He has them photographed wearing
Brown Athletic merchandise. Cynthia comes in them and gives
Brian his airline ticket, but says he won�t need it since she called
Brown Athletics and they won�t see Brian. Should she cancel his
flight?
Emmett has all the gang--except Brian--at his place and he is giving
them gifts that he has bought for them. He got Lindz and Mel an SUV.
He plans to send Justin to Italy for the summer to see the masters and their
artwork. And, while Justin and Brian are in Italy, Brian can pick up his
new Armani. Justin says that Brian will love a new suit, but Em explains
that he�s getting Brian the entire fall collection! Em gives Debbie a
diamond bracelet. For Michael, he has paid the mortgage on the comic
book store for the next five years! Ted gets two lifetime seats at the opera
and may be find someone to share them with someday. All of Em�s
friends are touched by his generosity. And, for himself, Em has bought
a full-length mink coat.
Lindz goes down to the kitchen to fix herself a sandwich late at night
and bumps into Leda. Lindz tells about the disaster of the hotel
room. They start to laugh and talk and Leda gives Lindsay a back
rub. Mel comes down the stairs then and sees Leda and Lindz on
the couch together. Mel is jealous.
At the loft, Brian is packing his suitcases while Justin tells him about
Emmett�s gift. Brian�s not very interested in the conversation or his
new Armani collection. Justin notices then that Brian is packing his
work clothes and asks why he�s taking a tie to go snowboarding in.
Brian answers then that he�s going to Chicago on business, not to
Vermont on vacation. Justin gets angry and says to fuck business.
Brian shots back that Justin has been �fucking business�. Brian�s
business, his work, pays the bills. It pays for snowboarding and the
loft. It pays for Justin to go to the Pittsburgh Institute of Fine Arts.
(Low blow there, Kinney, since *you* were the one who made
that offer and was so insistent on Justin taking �your money� for
school.) Brian adds that if he doesn�t go on this trip then he will
be collecting unemployment in his new Armani collection. Brian
leaves.
Leda is working on the attic when Mel joins her. Mel lets her
jealousy about Lindz and Leda show. Mel wants Leda to leave.
Justin is at Michael�s apartment and Michael is eating cereal for breakfast.
And holding his spoon and shoveling food into his mouth like he�s five
years old. Michael wants Justin to eat, too, because he�s too thin. Justin
is not really hungry. Michael points to the cereal box and says he has this
dream of one day seeing �Rage� on a box of cereal with action figures inside.
Anything can happen, Michael insists. Except for Brian wanting to spend
time with him, Justin sadly puts in. Michael tries to make him feel better,
assuring him that Brian would have preferred spending a week in Vermont
with Justin, but this was business. He had no choice. Justin says that Brian
is already a huge success at his work, he has everything. A great job, money,
a loft. What more does he want? Michael says that Brian also wants to be
the best at everything. If he loses his job, then he will have to start over at
a new firm. Justin asks what about him, though. Where does he fit into
Brian Kinney�s life. Justin doesn�t want to have to wait for Brian to make
time for him. He wants a boyfriend who wants to be with him. Who wants
to spend time alone with him once in awhile. Who gets jealous if some
other guy is sucking his dick right in front of him. Michael replies that that
isn�t who Brian is. He will never be that person.
In Chicago, Brian is at the Brown Athletics offices where Mr. Brown�s
male assistant refuses to let Brian see Brown. Brian shows the man the
pics of his new ads and Assistant likes. Brian suggests that they go �make
copies�. Cut to Brian fucking the assistant on the copy machine. Assistant
tells Brian where Brown is having lunch at.
Brian at the restaurant, seeing Mr. Brown at his table and walking
up and joining the man. Brown doesn�t like the invasion and
threatens to have Brian thrown out. Brian suggests a bottle of
Dom instead since they will soon be celebrating Brown�s new
ad campaign. Brown says that if Brian is there to tell him he needs
more trendy merchandise than Brian is wasting both of their
time. Brian isn�t. Brown�s merchandise should remain what it
is, but they need more heat to their campaign, Brian suggests as
he shows Brown the ads he had created. Brown says that there
is no �heat� in T-shirts and baseball caps. Brian agrees, there isn�t.
But it�s his job to make buyers *think* there is. Brian suggests
running the ads in all the major magazines and gear a campaign
towards the gay consumer. Brown is interested in the hearing
more of Brian�s ideas.
Debbie is waiting on the customers at the diner and showing off
her bracelet. Emmett in his mink comes in with his shopping bags.
Em says that it�s all becoming empty to him now. He�d rather have
George instead of the money. But he�s decided do something to
honor George. He�s going to open the �George Schickel Home For
Gay And Lesbian Youth�. Michael, Ted, and Debbie are proud of
him and say that George would be, too. A man comes in at that
moment and serves Emmett with papers. The Schickel family is
contesting the estate and has just had all of Em�s accounts frozen.
Lindz and Mel are arguing over Leda. Leda comes in the room
and says she is sorry for causing them problems. She will leave.
Mel feels bad and stops her, saying that they�re friends and Lindz
agrees that she doesn�t want it to be this way. Leda comes over
to give them a little kiss good-bye, suddenly the girls are involved
in a three-way with Leda.
Vance is at his desk when Brian comes in and gives him a bill for his
trip to Chicago. Vance looks at the bill in disbelief as Brian starts to
dial a phone number and hands the phone to Vance, telling him to say
hello to his newest clients--Brown Athletics. Vance talks to Mr. Brown
who is raving about Brian. Vance hangs up the phone and asks Brian
how Brian knew about the Brown accounts and Brian replies that he just
did his research. Vance offers Brian a cigar, but Brian wants more than
that. Brown signed on for a two-year contract, but with one stipulation .
. . Only if Brian is made full partner of the agency.
A happy Brian strolls into the loft, a bottle of champagne in hand as he
calls out, �Hey, Sunshine, come congratulate me. Your partner just made
partner�. No one answers and Brian calls out again, but the loft is empty.
Michael, Ted, and Emmett are going into Babylon together and Em is
asking to borrow money from Ted again. Brian shows up then and they
tease him about looking familiar, like a guy they used to know but who
now works so much they never see him. Brian tells them to shut up and
greets Mikey with a kiss. He�s grinning from ear to ear and asks them
where Justin is. The guys look at him oddly before telling him that Justin
isn�t there. Brian asks where he is then, he has something big he wants to
tell Justin. Mikey says that Justin went to Vermont to go snowboarding.
Brian is taken back by that and asks if Justin went alone. He did. Brian
reaches for a cigarette as Ted asks him what his big news is. Brian says
it�s �nothing� as he turns to leave. He walks down the alley alone, looking
back once as if expecting Justin to be there, but he�s on his own this night.