Episode #20 - Thursday, August 22nd - Live Eviction: Chiara vs. Roddy
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LIVE EVICTION: CHIARA VS. RODDY


Big Brother Episode #20 * August 22, 2002



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Interesting Tidbit
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It seems that on the west coast, some areas received a spoiler at the beginning of the live show. Some affiliates accidentally showed the closing segment FIRST before catching the error¡K.

(Before the start of tonight's show, we see Julie Chen in the Big Brother Studio, standing before the TV monitor with her right hand holding the push button device to speak live with the Houseguests. The TV monitor shows a live shot of Roddy sitting in the Evictee's chair. This turns out to be the end of tonight's show)

Roddy: I'm ready for next Thursday, I won't move all week. (we hear laughter from HGs)

Julie: Jason, care to give us a preview....nah, I'm just kidding....(lots of laughter from everyone). Then Julie continues...."Roddy, Chiara was very emotional out here. Do you have any-" (then we are cut off and tonight's show begins.......)

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Previously on Big Brother
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* After returning to the BB House, Amy became the sixth Head of Household ultimately nominating Chiara and Roddy for eviction. Chiara was devastated.

* Gerry won Power of Veto and decided not to use the Power of Veto.

* As tensions increased in the Big Brother House, the Houseguests were given a break. A surprise visit by Sheryl Crow.

* But tonight it's back to business. Who will be the sixth Houseguest evicted from the Big Brother House - Roddy or Chiara?......find out now, live on Big Brother 3 (theme music chimes in.....)

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Welcome From Julie: Day 48
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Greetings from Julie Chen. It's Day 48, just past the halfway point in the game. Amy was voted back into the Big Brother House by the Houseguest's and endured a grueling competition to emerge as the new Head of Household. She used the opportunity to put her old rival Chiara on the chopping block. Then, to ensure her departure, Amy nominated Chiara's boyfriend and ally Roddy alongside her. Meanwhile, Gerry won Power of Veto for the second time but this time he chose not to use it. So tonight, the Houseguest's will vote to evict either Roddy or Chiara.

Later, we'll find out who will succeed Amy as the next Head of Household. Amy's return to the house has shaken up friendships and long-term alliances are starting to crumble. While Sheryl Crow's visit provided an uplifting night that took their minds away from the game, well, it didn't take long for the houseguests to fall right back into their tangled web.

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Highlight Clips
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* HGS receiving autographed T-shirts and CDs from Sheryl Crow. Marcellas is impressed that Sheryl spelled his name right.

* Roddy and Chiara discussing who would be leaving with Roddy telling Chiara that if he goes, not to worry about revenge for him leaving. Chiara assures Roddy that she as secured votes for him to stay in the BB house. Chiara would like to think she has respect in the house regardless of what's going on. She feels that had Amy never come back into the house, her and Roddy would not be up on the block.

* The other HGs are shown discussing the possibility of voting Roddy out over Chiara. Marcellas says, "This is a game and we should vote what we feel is right in our hearts and I think Roddy should go". The consensus is to vote Roddy out over Chiara despite Amy's wishes, which Marcellas agrees they shouldn't tell Amy before Thursdays eviction.

* Chiara feels that Marcellas would vote against her to show his support to Amy. But Marcellas tell Chiara "just open your eyes, people that are smiling at you are lying to you". Chiara shares this insight with Danielle who in turn pretends not to know what Marcellas is talking about or how is going to vote.

* Chiara tells us that the person she trusts the most besides Roddy is Danielle and she asks Danielle to give her one vote so that she can walk out the door with at least one vote, otherwise, she jokingly tells Danielle "I will bust your jaw."

* Roddy tell us in the Diary Room, that the Houseguests should vote him out because he is more of a threat to them than Chiara.

* We see Marcellas and Amy laying in bed with Marcellas telling Amy that Chiara is not leaving the house and that everybody in the house sees Roddy as a threat except for Amy. The next morning, Danielle can obviously see that Marcellas told Amy that Roddy was leaving. Amy later tells Danielle that she feels "used" by the house and cannot trust anymore.

* Danielle tells us in the DR that she has compassion for Amy. We see/hear Danielle tell Amy "if Chiara stays, I'm there for you."

* We are now shown Jason as BB calls him to the Diary Room to vote. Jason knew how Danielle and Lisa were voting but he stopped at the HRD to check in with Danielle who was with Amy. As Jason opened the door to the HRD, he mouthed the words "are we going with Kiki?" Danielle said, "Opposite, go the opposite". This confused Jason and we heard him asking in a VO, "Does this mean vote to evict Kiki? or the opposite of what we were going to do"? Jason looked very anguished in the DR before he was to vote. And Danielle hoped he understood to vote to evict Chiara and that this doesn't come back to haunt her.

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Julie Speaks Live to the Houseguests
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Julie says hi to everybody and asks how they are doing. She tells them "and then there were eight" and notices how somber the group is tonight. "Well onto lighter topics. Earlier this week, Big Brother surprised everyone with a very special, very private, very rare concert by Sheryl Crow"

Julie to Lisa: What was it like to hear music and maybe more importantly, see new faces after six weeks of isolation?

Lisa: It was amazing. I don't know...just running out the door and seeing people moving and they were breathing the same air that we were breathing and they were....you know, it was Sheryl Crow and it was so entertaining and it was just surreal. I don't think it's really hit any of us yet. We still think about it.

Julie to Amy: What's it like being back in the Big Brother house?

Amy: Oh my god, I'm so happy to be back and during the Sheryl Crow concert, I said "thank you so much Big Brother on waiting for me to return". It's wonderful. I'm really happy to be back. It's a lot of fun.

Julie to Marcellas: What do you think about having Amy back in the house?

Marcellas: I'm speechless. (Julie says "that's a first".) It was what I prayed for and I'm very happy that it happened.

Julie to Gerry: You missed your 28th wedding anniversary because you've been cooped up for 28 days. We know your housemates pitched in to help you buy an anniversary gift for your wife. Is there anything you'd like to say to your wife right now? I'm sure she's watching. And keep it relatively brief please.

Gerry: Hang in there baby! I'm hanging in here too. I'll stick it out. I'm bringing home the bacon.

Julie to Jason: Now that you're at the halfway point through the game, what has surprised you most about your experience?

Jason: Just how much I've come to love the people that live in this house with me and how close I feel to them and how sad it is to say good-bye to another person again this week.

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First Glimpse into the Diary Room Nominations:
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Julie tells us tonight is eviction night and of the eight Houseguests remaining, five cast their votes to evict. The two nominees, Roddy and Chiara, are not allowed to vote, nor is Amy as Head of Household.

Danielle and Gerry are first to vote secretly in the Diary Room.

Danielle in DR: I like Roddy a lot. I have no negative issues with him. He's just too dang clever, I mean the man's my biggest competition in this house. That's the only thing I have to say about Roddy. Chiara's very spoiled and a lot of times she doesn't take the time to look at the whole issue. Chiara disappointed me in this house when she turned on Lisa. And that's one thing I can't seem to forget.

Danielle in DR: I vote to evict Roddy.

Gerry in DR: Chiara is very outspoken and I find that refreshing. Chiara also has a lot of the high energy at times, which is also really, really fun to be around. She's not above double-dealing and saying this and doing that, you know...that's a negative but that's part of the game. I think Roddy is a master gamesman. Roddy's another Alpha Male as I am and in a household like this there can probably only be one.

Gerry in DR: I vote to evict Chiara.

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What a Difference a Week Makes
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Julie welcomes us back to Big Brother 3 and tells us the former power couple, Roddy and Chiara, now face eviction together. Bedmates since week one, Roddy and Chiara are the second couple to be separated by eviction, but unlike Lisa and Eric, these two appear to have very different ideas about their future together.

* Highlights of Roddy's taped comments: Roddy expressed to Chiara that she has said things about him that were unnecessary. He had a certain urgency to get his feelings about Chiara off his chest since one of them was leaving. He told her how she has embarrassed him by implying that he thinks he is superior to people. He pointed out how she flirts with Jay and talks about every single thing she's done with every single guy she has known. Roddy tells Chiara to stop whining, in which she replies "it'll never stop". Roddy says there was a part of me that did get taken advantage of, where my patience and my kindness was not really appreciated. He let Chiara know that he had started to care a tone about her but it got to a point where it just plateaued off. He finished by telling Chiara that he felt badly for doing this to her.

* Highlights of Chiara's taped comments: Chiara admits that she can be extremely annoying at times. For everything he says, there's like three ex-boyfriends out there saying, "Yes!, Give it to her!" I hope that outside of this place you'll think of me a little bit better than you do in here. I get away with murder - I always have. I've been told that since I was a kid, "you get away with a lot Chiara". She tells Roddy, I guess I'm looking for constant reassurance and my insecurity comes from the fact that I don't feel like you truly like me. Chiara tells us that her and Roddy are parting ways and even though they've been disagreeing a lot these past two weeks, she wanted to give him a present.

We see Chiara giving Roddy a gift from her to him - a picture of the two of them in the hammock. Roddy opens it and exclaims, "Oh my god!, I look like the fattest man on Earth!" Chiara tells us how that hurt her feelings, but she'll keep it to herself and be strong. She will return the picture because Roddy won't take it anyway.

Roddy gave Chiara a present as well. It was a book by Roddy¡¦s favorite author, Carl Sagan. Chiara tells us in the Diary Room, "He gave me a book, a #@$%# book!, it's everything I disagree with."

Chiara ends by telling us the friendship level is definitely established and the boyfriend girlfriend level is definitely not. She hopes when both are reunited they can go further with that and see where it takes them.

Julie comes back Live and speaks with Roddy and Chiara, the two stars of tonight's show. Julie asks how being nominated for eviction against one another has affected their relationship.

Roddy stated it hasn't affected the relationship and it was done out of a strategy thing. Chiara agrees but says it's been a little straining.

Julie points out to Roddy that this is the second week in a row that he's been nominated. Roddy retorts with "I am becoming the Susan Lucci of Big Brother".

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Final Thoughts from Chiara and Roddy
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Chiara: Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you for everything. That's it. That's all I can say otherwise I'm going to start crying. Honestly, it's been an amazing experience and I couldn't ask for a better group to be with.

Roddy: Well, just to everybody, I mean....including Lori, Tonya, Joshie and Eric and all you clowns. I really have loved the time I've spent with you guys. This has been the best experience of my life, hands down. Any you (to Chiara), you knucklehead, it's going to be tough to break up from you, but thank you, everybody.

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Final Glimpse into the Diary Room Nominations
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Jason in DR: Kiki is amazing at this game. I think she has played the game very, very well. I think Kiki is less of a threat to me than Roddy. I think if Roddy stays in this house, I think he brings a lot of great wisdom and insight into how to play the game. For the same reason that I would like to keep him in the house is also the reason that I fear him in this house, because he is an amazing player. And I feel like if he stays here a couple more weeks, that I've given him the $500,000.

Lisa in the DR: Roddy gets me a little nervous. He sneaks around without really sneaking around, if that makes any sense. Chiara was easily turned against me and campaigned against me. It was really stabbing me in the back and it really hurt. You know, actually, both Chiara and Roddy have hurt my feelings when it come to that, and it's left me in a really tough place.

Marcellas in the DR: Chiara only thinks about what's good for Chiara. Roddy has been aligned with people whose behavior has been destructive to the house and the perception in the house was that he was this diabolical mastermind that was using other people to do his will. And that¡¦s why he should go.

(We are not told how Jason, Lisa or Marcella voted)

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Danielle and Gerry, Will and Determination
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Julie welcomes us back to eviction night on Big Brother 3, letting us know that in just a few minutes, either Roddy or Chiara will walk out of the house. Julie says up to now, the mother of two and father of three have managed to fly under the radar, having never been nominated for eviction. BB spoke with both Gerry and Danielle's families to find out what's behind their drive to win.

First we hear from Deborah, Gerry's wife of 28 years. They have three kids and she tells us he is a really great, great dad and the kids adore their father. They have a wonderful sense of humor, which of course they got from their parents. Then Deborah asks "how about his hygiene habits? How many times have I told him to wash his hands if he uses the bathroom. Wash your hands, that's all". Deborah gives us a tour of their house and tells us that every room in their house has a theme...sort of like Disneyland. She shows us a Western room or Frontierland, the Tiki Room which houses her extensive collection of Chinese figurines and finally we see a slice of the south, their Florida bathroom. Deborah tells us that Gerry is like most middle-aged husbands, he knows who the boss is in the family, but he pretends he's the boss. His family misses him a lot.

Next we hear from Javier, Danielle's husband of 10 years. Javier tells us that what we see on the show is Danielle - she's funny, intelligent, compassionate and just a beautiful person. They have two daughters, Christiane and Paxton who tell us how their mom makes them laugh everyday and how much they love and miss her. Javier says the most embarrassing thing Danielle told all of America was how much she misses sex and for Javier to get rested and take his vitamins because she is going to need lots of attention. We see Javier doing push-ups and wanting Danielle to know that he is exercising and taking his vitamins. Javier tells of hard times that they have had and once they considered calling it off. He blames himself more for selfish reasons and tells us that they were both young when they got married and the tough times were really, really hard. We then hear Danielle tell the other Houseguests that marriage is tough, but it's something that she won't give up because she enjoys being married to Javier. Javier finishes by telling us that once Danielle makes up her mind to go for something, there's no stopping her.

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Head of Household Interview
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Julie: It's Amy's last day as HOH......let's talk to her now....Hi Amy, I wanted to ask you about, during the nomination ceremony, you said putting up Chiara was not about revenge. But in private, you've made it all too clear you want Chiara out of the house. What's the real deal here?

Amy: I do want Chiara out of the house, but it really isn't about revenge. Chiara approached me before nominations and asked me not to nominate her and not to nominate Roddy because she felt that it would be about revenge for my being evicted. It's not about that at all. She made my....a couple of weeks during my first stay in the house rather uncomfortable, and I feel as though she kind of mocked my values and mocked my morality several times, and I just...you know, it made me very uncomfortable. And yeah, I don't have a great deal of respect for her.

Julie: In brief, how would you feel if it turns out that Roddy is the one who walks out tonight?

Amy: I will be extremely upset. That¡¦s a risk that I am taking. It's a risk that I took in nominating the two to them. But it won't make it any easier. I will be slightly devastated.

Julie: Okay, thank you Amy, you can rejoin your housemates now.

Julie continues by asking: Will Amy's plan to oust Chiara work, or will the other seize this opportunity to evict Roddy, perceived by the houseguests to be one of the biggest threads in the game. We'll find out next on Big Brother 3......

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And the Evicted Houseguest is...........
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Julie welcomes us back.....Houseguests, the wait is finally over. I will now reveal the results of the vote. By a vote of 4-1, Chiara, you are evicted from the Big Brother house.

We see Chiara rise and give hugs and kisses to everyone. Jason receives a kiss on the lips. Chiara makes her way out the FOTH door and into the studio where Julie is waiting. Chiara is very emotional and crying and all Julie can offer is a napkin.

Julie: What is your reaction to being the sixth person evicted? You made it halfway through the game.

Chiara: It's sad, it's sad. You know, it's probably the whole way it happened that really is most upsetting.

Julie: What do you mean?

Chiara: Just having someone return and that be the person that puts you up and that be the person that wants you out, it's just, it's upsetting because half the problem is....half the challenge is being in that house 24 hours a day, so....

Julie: I want to talk to you about your relationship with Lisa because you voted to evict her. Was your friendship, relationship with Lisa in the house a real friendship, or was it strategy?

Chiara: I would say, for the most part, in the beginning our friendship was about strategy. But I think it grew a little bit more. Having her not vote for me is a little tough, you know, a touch pill to swallow, but nonetheless.....

Julie: Everyone wants to know about you and Roddy once this is over because there was, like, this romance going one, this weird relationship. Where do you see it going?

Chiara: You know, I guess we'll se what happens when he gets out. There's so much more to explore.

Julie: All right, you're not going to answer that so why don't we listen to what your houseguests said in the event you would be sitting here tonight...............

Jason: I want you to know that I love you very much and I am so thankful for the friendship that we have developed while we were in the house. I think you are amazing and I do have a crush on you, and I probably always will.

Marcellas: I think you're wonderful and I hope you know that. So I look forward to seeing you on the outside.

Amy: The house will not be the same without you. You will be missed, your humor will be missed, and your personality will be missed.

Lisa: I'm sorry that you're not here with us anymore. I want you to know that I was really, really hurt with what you did a couple of weeks ago. And I still love you.

Gerry: I'm almost going to tear up saying this because you really do remind me a lot of my daughter and with you going, it's like losing my daughter.

Danielle: I'm really going to miss our GT time and I wish you the best of luck.

Roddy: You know, every night sitting there and chatting with you late at night has been the best time I've had here. I hope to see you right when this is over. I look forward to it and I really enjoyed your company and it's made the worst days here bearable. I'll see you, see you when I get out.

Back to Julie: Final thoughts?

Chiara: I'm just so thankful to have had this experience. It's been amazing. It's so much more than you guys will ever know. I mean unless you're in that house, you'll have no idea why we cry, why we laugh, why we argue. You show the many clips with me fighting with Roddy as much as you have us just laughing it up, so it's been great.

Julie then closes by telling Chiara that she will be back in September as a member of the jury, but in the meantime, guess who's here to see you.....it's your stepsister, Lizzie....

Chiara and Lizzie embrace with hugs and tears.

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Head of Household Competition - "Who Said It?"
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Julie welcomes us back and tells the Houseguests that the power is up for grabs in tonight's Head of Household competition called "Who Said It?". Amy, as outgoing Head of Household, is not eligible to compete this week.

We see the Houseguests out in the backyard standing in separate stalls in this order: Gerry, Marcellas, Jason, Roddy, Danielle and Lisa.

There is a large cube placed in front of them which shows pictures of all the evicted Houseguests - Lori, Tonya, Eric, Josh and Chiara. There is one side of the cube which is blank showing the color red and this represents the answer "None of the above".

This game will test their ability to recall what their former houseguests may have said at moments when they were all together. Julie will ask a series of questions and the competing Houseguests will maneuver their cube so that their answer is facing forward. The last person standing will be crowned the new Head of Household.

Question #1: Who said of all the reasons he or she was in the house is because "I'm really shy and they're hoping this will help me bust out of my shell"?

The correct answer is: Josh

Gerry showed Chiara
Marcellas showed Josh
Jason showed Josh
Roddy showed Lori
Danielle showed None of the above
Lisa showed None of the above

Everyone is out but Marcellas and Jason. Julie comments on this being the fastest elimination we've ever had in this competition.

Question #2: Who said to me during the live show "let me tell you something about veto. He wasn't pulling his weight, he wasn't doing this chores. Veto had to go".

The correct answer is: Eric

Marcellas showed Eric
Jason showed Eric

Question #3: Who said during a nomination ceremony, "two very important people are in those chairs. If I was to do wrong by one of them, I am truly sorry, but it's a decision I had to make".

The correct answer is: Chiara

Marcellas showed None of the above.
Jason showed Chiara.

Julie: Congratulations Jason, you are the new Head of Household. Enjoy your private bedroom and all the privileges that go along with it. (We then see all the Houseguests congratulating Jason with hugs and kisses. Amy places HOH key around Jason's neck.

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America's Choice Question
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(VO) - It's been almost two months, and the houseguests miss their friends and family. This week, one of them will get a video greeting.

Lisa in DR: Just to hear anything from anybody on the outside would brighten up my spirits a little bit more.

Roddy in DR: It's strange how you miss the comfort of talking to your family.

Danielle in DR: I worry about my husband. I mean we do everything together. I mean he is my best friend.

Amy in DR: Oh, I would love to see my family.

Marcellas in DR: I see someone I love, and I don't want to be here anymore. So I don't need a greeting from my friends.

Jason in DR: I would love to see my mom and dad.

Gerry in DR: My family is everything to me.

Which Houseguest would you like to see receive a video greeting from home?

1. Danielle
2. Roddy
3. Lisa
4. Marcellas
5. Gerry
6. Jason
7. Amy

Call 1-900-740-1000
$0.99 a call. Phone lines close at midnight Saturday.

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Final Thoughts and Closing Comments
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Julie welcomes us back and tells us Jason has won the Head of Household. All the houseguests are back in the living room watching Julie on the plasma screen.

Julie: First of all, congratulations once again to you Jason. This is the first time that you have won this coveted title.

Jason: Thank you. I'm excited.

Julie: Are you nervous about it?

Jason: Well, absolutely. It's a great privilege, but it's a horrible job. So I'm......

Julie: You sound like you regret winning it Jason.

Jason: I'm sorry everybody, I'll say it in advance. You get to eat this week and my door's always open, so come listen to my music, you guys.

Julie: Marsellas, so close, but so far.

Marcellas: The only reason he is on this show is to upstage me every single moment. Marcellas runs around half naked - here come Jason and nobody's looking at Marcellas.

Julie: Roddy? Safe once again.

Roddy: You can see that I'm already in my seat ready for next Thursday. I won't move all week. Here I am.

Julie: Jason, care to give us a preview?

Jason: No

Julie: I'm just kidding. Roddy, you know, Chiara was very emotional out here. Do you have any final words you want to say to her? I'm sure she's watching right now.

Roddy: Yeah, I just want to say, Chiara, I got so close to you. I never thought I'd care about someone as much, especially in front of the world. And you're a magnificent person. I'm a little sad. We'll see you in a few weeks.

Julie: Well, thank you everyone. And I'll be back next week. Have a good night houseguests. Bye.

Julie: Tune in on Saturday at 8:00 eastern, 7:00 central, when Jason must nominate two houseguests for eviction. Then on Wednesday, take note because we're on one hour earlier than normal. We'll be on at 8:00 eastern, 7:00 central. That's when we'll find out if one of Jason's two nominees will be saved by the Power of Veto. And on Thursday, the houseguests will vote to evict one of the two nominees. We'll also catch up with evicted houseguest Eric to hear his thoughts about Lisa since he left the house, plus we'll find out what he thinks about her decision to vote Amy back into the house instead of him. For now, we leave you, as we eavesdrop on the house. I'm Julie Chen. Good night.