Marie: No, there's something you don't know about this whole Elizabeth business. You know how I do things out of love?
Robert: Oh, this is never good.
Marie: When you were in high school, Raymond, you were so lonely. I just wanted you to be happy.
Ray: What did you do?
Marie: Everything I told you about Elizabeth back in high school, thinking you were cute and having a crush on you, was a fib.
Ray: What? You lied to me?
Marie: Fibbed.
Ray: Wait a minute. Wait a minute. She had to like me a little bit because she asked me out, right? Right?
Marie: See, I ran into Elizabeth in the market and I asked her if she would please ask you out to the dance. [Ray wails] At first she said no, but then I told her that you were polite and kind and a nice dresser.
Ray: A pity date? All this time, I was... I was a pity date?
Marie: No, not at all.

Robert: What's wrong with my haircut?
Ray: All right, I'm sorry. I had a rough night, okay?
Robert: You want to drive to the woods and dump Dad out?
Ray: Rub some honey on his ass and blow a bear whistle.

Robert: I guess I was right, Raymond. When she accepted your apology, she was putting on an act. She had to keep from laughing.
Frank: You couldn't walk her to the door 'cause she was running for the door.

Ray: Wait, Ma, the Garinis are gonna be there?
Marie: Mm-hmm.
Ray: Oh, God.
Robert: What's wrong there, cubby?
Ray: Forget it. Nothing, it's stupid.
Robert: I'm sure it is. Let's hear it.
Marie: I know what it's about. Raymond and Elizabeth Garini had a thing back in high school.
Debra: Oh, really?
Ray: It wasn't a thing. It was one date.
Marie: Well, it could have been a thing. Elizabeth had a big crush on you. But you were so picky. Back then.

Debra: So, tell me about this girl, Ray.
Ray: She went to a different high school and they were having their winter dance thing.
Marie: And I heard that Elizabeth thought he was cute and wanted to invite him.
Robert: Was she the blind girl?
Ray: Hey, how would you know, huh? You were home in your footsy pajamas asking Mom for more pudding.

Ray: So Elizabeth calls me and asks me and what am I gonna do? I kinda feel sorry for her. So I say yes. And when we were at the dance, it started to snow. And I had Dad's car. I didn't want anything to happen to it.
Frank: Damn straight.
Ray: So, we get to her house and l...
Frank: What? What did you do to the car?
Ray: Nothing, Dad.
Frank: Tell me now, stop the lies.
Ray: Nothing happened to the car, okay? We were stopped in front of her parents' house and she was saying she had a nice time and all that. But all I can think about is getting the car back to the maniac here.
Frank: Damn straight.
Ray: So, we're just sitting there, then finally, Elizabeth says, "Okay. Bye." And she gets out and walks to her door in the snow by herself. I didn't walk her to the door. There she was. All by herself. Fancy dress, high heels. Wobbling' up the driveway.
Debra: So did you call her and apologize?
Ray: I wanted to, but... then I didn't. And I kept putting it off and then a few days later it was too late, so I just I never talked to her again.
Marie: You would have been so good together.

Ray: I don't see her. I don't think she came here. I didn't see her at the church.
Debra: 'Cause you were hiding.
Ray: I wasn't hiding. I was deep in prayer.

Robert: Whoa whoa, is that her?
Ray: Who? Where?
Robert: Wait, no. It's an old man with a walker. Sorry. My mistake.
Ray: You love this, don't you?
Robert: I'm afraid I do, yes.
Ray: Just so you know, there's a part of me that that thinks it would be good if she was here. Yeah. Just face this thing head on. How about that?
Robert: There she is! Oh, no, sorry, that's a poached salmon.

Ray: You know what? I'll bet you probably don't even remember this. We went out one time in high school.
Elizabeth: Of course, I remember.
Ray: Yeah? Hey, don't worry, man, nothing happened.
Elizabeth: That must have been like 25 years ago.
Ray: Yeah, I think it was. I think it was snowing back then. It was. It was snowing, because I remember I was nervous about the car. And something... It was... What happened? Somebody didn't walk somebody... I think I didn't walk you to your door. Yeah. Because I was nervous about the car in the snow. Right, I remember, but that's no excuse. You know what? I should apologize for that. I was a stupid kid with the snow. So, listen, I'm sorry for that.
Elizabeth: Wow. I don't really remember that, but It's so sweet of you to apologize. Gosh, I hope you haven't been waiting since high school to tell me that. [laughs]
Ray: No. No. No. I mean, couldn't you tell? It was all coming back to me as I was saying it.
Elizabeth: Well, thanks for being so thoughtful.
Ray: Yeah, hey, that's me, Mr. Thoughtful. Okay. Bye.
Debra: And here I mistook you for Mr. Potato Head.

Marie: I saw you talking to Elizabeth.
Ray: I did. I apologized for the incident and she was fine.
Marie: Oh, that's wonderful.
Debra: Yeah, maybe they can finally work things out.