>> well, i had met her briefly, we rehearsed for awhile and i decided i wanted to meet her just to meet her without having it affect what we were working on in the room. she's a lovely, very intelligent woman who is lovely and she said i'm coming to the show march 16th and i said okay, and i clocked that away, that alice was coming march 16th but alice came march 9th so i was really thrown but i think she liked it. i think that she liked it. >> and she had her youngest -- >> both sons, actually. ryan and quinn were there. >> who are mentioned in the show obliquely but very importantly. >> yeah. she was very moved and i -- it was important for me. >> i don't know how you do that, honestly. how do you do that? >> i don't know. know what she said? i wish i could just take him home for a night. >> is that what she said? >> that's sweet. oh, dear. i feel weepy. >> sorry.