Back at the party, Abby's posing for pictures. Jed yells for Charlie, telling him that Jed will need Charlie later to work on Jed's toast. Charlie wonders if Jed wouldn't prefer Sam or Toby, but Jed indicates he doesn't need help writing it, he just wants to recite it to any warm body. Charlie, with perfect politeness and good humour: "Thank you, sir." Jed says when he gives Charlie the signal, they'll go off someplace. Charlie asks what the signal is. Jed replies, "It'll be something like, 'Charlie, we're gonna go work on the toast now.'" Charlie leaves as Leo arrives. Jed tells Leo, "I think Abby's going to pull a hamstring about tomorrow." Leo wonders if Jed minds if he speaks to Abby. Jed: "About what?" Leo kind of hedges: "You know, what she should be saying tomorrow." Jed says he's feeling all right about it. Well, isn't that ducky? Leo suggests "just in case." Jed glances around for Abby, muttering to Leo, "I don't know, she's pretty pissed." Leo: "Yeah, but at you, right?" Jed: "Yeah." He relents. Leo asks, "Did she like the fanfare?" Jed: "Loved it." He takes a sip of champagne as Leo wanders off. Jed turns around and looks at Abby, who's still posing for pictures, and putting up a hell of a social front. And it's time for the commercials.













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