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baseball game, the last camp activity for parents and campers, Rita politely thanks Eddie telling him he must enjoy baseball. She then thoughtlessly mentions Eddie's crush as she's leaving. Tom swears he never told Rita about it. Eddie tearfully tells his father to marry
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Corbett lives with his widowed father, Tom, a radio station executive, in Manhattan. Before he leaves for work, Tom wakes up his son for his first day at elementary school. Eddie, who is grieving his mother Helen's death, asks if she is really dead, to which Tom replies yes. At his office,
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later leave and go to a nightclub. There, Dollye does an impromptu drum performance, which impresses Norman. Back at Rita's apartment, she is invited to a dinner and brings Tom along. That same night, Elizabeth and Mrs. Livingston babysit Eddie.
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