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[clarinet squeaks] [squeaking] i think jennifer's improving, don't you, mal? yes, definitely. couldn't she learn to play something quieter, like checkers? alex, we put up with you learning the accordion. mallory, i had a gift for that instrument. your teacher wound up in an instution. hey, mrs. billingtonhad personal problems way before i played lady of spain. isn't uncle ned here yet? i want to play for him. he'll come soon. keep practicing. outside. the acousticsare better outside. it's dark out, alex. it'll get youin the mood, jennifer.

all right, but call me when uncle ned gets here. ma, think uncle nedwill stay a while? it's hard to predict anything about my brother except that he'll be unpredictable. even then we're not sure. if dad gets himthis job, he can-- your dad's trying to set up an interview, but stop bugging him. what, me? i haven't been bugging him. alex, you wallpaperedour bedroom with ned's resume. hey! what's jennifer doing outside? practicing her clarinet. that explains all the cats. dad, you think you can get uncle ned that interview? alex, try and bemore sensitive. did you havea good day? well, actually-- great. did you get nedthe interview? yes. mr. wertz says if ned's interested, he'll see him.

yes, elyse. i couldn't say ned just arrived from planet zenon. beats saying he embezzled $4.5 million from his last job. he hid money in the computer to prevent a merger that would put people out work. it was an act of conscience. one man's act of conscienceis another's felony. he made a great sacrifice. he was a vice president. he sacrificed thatfor something he believed in. why are all those cats out in the yard rolling on their backs? maybe jennifer'spracticed enough tonight. look who's here. hey! these were outside. two guys in a truck were stealing them. oh! she's an uptown girl alex, hey, you've grown a hair.

my favorite sister. oh, how are you? oh, good. here i am.let's celebrate. alex,you got any beers? yeah, i think so. beautiful. here, put this back for me, would you? so how was the train ride? good. next time i'll ride inside. oh, you little monkey-face, you. hey, what's with the clarinet? want to hear me play? all right, all right, 5. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. ah, geography. this is one of my six best categories. how are you in geography? let's put it this way. we're happy when she finds her way home. what country drinksthe most beer per capita? we give up.

they're ahead in that, too? alex, it's our patriotic duty to catch up. get some more beer. i'll have one, too. it's late, guys. time for bed. do we have to? uncle ned's been good.can't he stay up? it's late.we'll finish tomorrow. i wanted to play for uncle ned. no! please, no! reveille is at 0600. good night, guys. good night, babes. here you go,uncle ned. dad. hey. hey, all right.arrgh. going pretty heavyon that stuff, huh, ned? jenniferisn't having any. i'm helpingmeet our quota. come on, sit down. i want to talk to you. this sounds like brother and sister stuff to me. don't you think it'stime you got a job?

give me a chance to unpack. i've still got rail lag. ned, be serious. you be serious. who will hire me now? there's an opening at the station for a program consultant. the interviews ended last week, but i pulled strings and got you one. you might be good at it. i'd be great at it! does that mean you're interested? no, it meansyou're irresistible. yes, i am. this calls for a celebration. barkeep, a few more beers. i'm buying. [shouts] hungry, alex?

i'm sorry. are you ok? that depends. just how important is the heart? have a drink. you'll feel better. what are you doing up so late anyway? i'm pulling an allnighterfor an economics final. well, you'll need a beer. "if you've got the time, we've got the beer." we haven't got the beer. alex, let's makea beer run. uncle ned, it's after 2:00. you know howto make a beer run? tickle himunder his pop-top. oh, well. [crash] whoop, whoop. uncle ned, are you ok? i'm fine, i'm fine. there ought to be some alcohol in here somewhere. oh, what have we got?

ever have an artichoke high? uncle ned, you reallydon't need this. uh uh uh uh. oh, oh, here we go, now. it may not be miller time, but it is vanilla time. here's looking at you, kid. ah. now, remember, don't drive and bake. you just dranka whole bottleof vanilla extract. i'm sorry. did you want some? no. no, i didn't. well, come on. sit down. maybe i can help you with this test of yours. thanks, i thinki'll do all right. you don't think your uncle ned has it anymore. you're ashamed of your uncle ned. you think i'll give you the wrong answers. let me tell you something.

so you come down from this high horse and ask your uncle ned for some help. what's the matter? don't you like your uncle ned anymore? i like him a lot. and yet you're too good to sit down and have a glass of maraschino cherries with him? come on. come on. i've never seen youdrunk before. you think i'm drunk? you thinki am drunk? let me tell yousomething, buddy. i'm drunk. why shouldn't i be? i don't like to see you like this. oh, you. you are just likethat mother of yours. you think you can tell me what to do. uncle ned--

so don't think you can prop me up with pious platitudes. just get out of here. beat it. you're beginning to get on my nerves. why don't youcome upstairs? sleep it off. no, i'm going to go out. uh... uh... taxi! pull yourself-- get out of here, you punk! all right, i'll get out of here.

mom, we havea real problem. what's that? well, it's uncle ned. you know, he's beendrinking a lot, mom.

because he's drinking more than usual doesn't mean he's a drunk. no, you got to listen. if you had seen him-- the main thing isjust relax. wertz is toughbut fair. tough but fair? i like that in a woman. uncle ned, this is for you for your interview. oh, great. oh, they're beautiful! one from each of us. thank you, guys. i'll drop you off,girls. you coming, alex? no, thanks. pete's picking me up. 11:00, ned? see you there. oh, i'll be therewith socks on. ned seems fine to me. trust me, mom. uncle ned hasa drinking problem, and you got todo something. don't you think you're overdramatizing this? why, in the nameof all that's sacred in this great planet,

all right, all right,but, uh... this timei'm not exaggerating. i've known ned longer than you. he always drank in school. he's been able to handle it. mom, he drank a whole bottle of vanilla extract last night. he rummaged through the pantry looking for anything with alcohol. [horn honks] there's my ride. i got to go. listen, uh... talk to him, will you, please? hey, this place cleared out fast. are you feeling ok? couldn't be better. are you worriedabout the interview? oh, a little.

well, where did you come from? oh, yeah, i remember now. that nonstop from chicago to phoenix last august. it's good to see you. [in high voice] it's good seeing you, too, ned. what did you putin your orange juice? uh, a little vodka. ned, the interview'sin just a couple of hours. this is a little vodka so i won't have orange juice on my breath. you've been drinkingheavily ever since you got here. should i be worriedabout you? elyse, this is your brother you're talking to, not some old drunk. i can stop this anytime i want. then stop. now. all right. i'll stop. no big deal.

mr. donnelly, this isa very impressive resume. two years at kelton electronics? yes, they recruited me right out of harvard. from there you wentto centram. eastern regional manager and then junior vice president. steven mentioned your difficulties there. perhaps you could expand upon that. well, mr. wertz, i could tell you what happened to me at centram, but i think i could say it best with music. and 1, 2, 1-2-3 and... [telephone rings] hello. uh, just a second. mr. wertz, it's for you. oh, thank you. hello? hey, ned, uh... what's gotten into you?

i thought the clarinet would break the ice. i would have gonewith a handshake. it's too late now. um, look,just try to relax. be yourself. be myself. that is just crazy enough to work, steven. ned, ned. sorry about that interruption. oh, no problem at all. ned and i were just stretching our legs. actually, steven was stretching my legs, and i was stretching his legs. jokes are out. gotcha. please, sit down. right. oh! whoa, whoa, whoa. i'm sorry. that was me. ok, so, well, keaton, tell us about yourself, huh? ned, you should be over here with me. why don't you come over here? ned, get over here. come on, wertz.

he's so adorable when he's angry. all right, let's quit goofing around. wertz, grow up. take this thing seriously. haven't youforgotten something? what? socks. i got mine right here. you want to try them on? oh! whoop, whoop, whoop! i'm sorry. that was me. i'll get them. mr. wertz, i'm very sorry about this. hey, wertz, you're not wearing socks, either. i most certainly am. then whose feet are these? ned, please, get up now. all right, all right. mr. donnelly, i thinkthis interview is over. well, wertz, i think you did a fine job, and i will let you know in a few days.

where's ned? what happened at the interview? elyse,he showed up drunk, without socks. he made a foolof himself, of me, and of mr. wertz. no. he promised. how much evidence do you need? what i sawwas more than a man who had too many drinks. i saw a sick individual. what can we do? he obviously needs help. maybe he should callalcoholics anonymous. hey! hi, ho, stevarino. i guess i'm starting monday, huh? you want to car-pool? alex, open that and get some glasses because we're having ourselves a celebration. that wassome exhibition you gave. well, i aim to please. you saidyou wouldn't drink. i had a couple of beers.

he insisted i have a drink. i couldn't refuse. ned. all right, i didn't meet mike griffin. i met merv griffin, and he insisted i drink. you don't say no to merv. stop lying, ned. not now, i'm on a roll. listen to yourself. "no, i'm on a roll."i sound fine to me. this interview could have been a new start. dad went out of his way. you didn't try. what differencedoes it make? wertz wasn'tgoing to hire me. i never had a chance. you had a good chance, but you couldn't face it. you turned wertz down before he turned you down. what differencedoes it make? you keatons will always hold the family bannerhigh. alex will probably be running the country soon,

that's the most pathetic speech i've ever heard. no, the most pathetic oneis coming now. you guys know what it's like to be washed up before you're 30? go ahead and actlike a kid, but you havean adult's problem. you havea drinking problem, ned.you need help. i don't have a drinking problem. yes, you do. admit it. i think you should call alcoholics anonymous. you're kidding, elyse. you actually thinki'm an alcoholic? ned, you're sick. you have a disease. if you don't do something, it will kill you. i don't care. it's over for me. it is notover for you, uncle ned. you wereat the top once. you can make itback up there again. do you rememberthese clippings? young executiveof the year, 1980.

when you madejunior vice presidentat 28. alex, what are you doing with this stuff? whenever i thinki can't achieve something, i look at those. yeah, well, alex, these are ancient history. they're garbage. hey, uncle ned, don't do that. hey, give me those. leave me alone! what are you doing? i don't know. i don't know. i'm sorry. sorry, alex. all right, ned. that's it. it's over. right now, either you get some help, or you get the hell out of my house.

i hit alex. how could i do that? now would you call a.a.? i guess i could look upon this as a way of meeting women that share a common interest with me. hi. yes. would you be interested in subscribing to the columbus express? no, no, uh...

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"so right now we're right on time and right on budget." the fountainhouse complex will house ten multi family apartment units in the heart of victorian square. we have the latest on the development and the impact the housing is expected on the city of sparks. as money watch tops channel two news at 5:30. good evening i'm landon miller. kristen is off tonight, thank you for joining us. we first told you about the city of sparks approving the fountainhouse apartment project in may of last year. and the construction process began on the 236 unit complex back in september. ryan canaday joins us live in victorian square near the apartment buildings. ryan what's the latest on the development? landon developers say they are about 20% along in their work. on one side of the street construction workers are working on the foundation for the buildings. and on this side of the street, they have just completed their