Melvin sits at his usual table at the                                     Melvin notices that Fredel has been walking
        restaurant.  Carol puts her hand up to                                 like him, so he picks him up to talk to him.
        stop him from talking.
 
 

As Good As It Gets Analysis
8a.   Melvin gets to the restaurant and finds someone sitting at his usual table, so
        he needs a place to eat.
19.   He insults the people sitting there until they leave.
8a.   Carol desires a companion, but tends to stay at home because of her sick son.
4.    Carl recruits a kid off of the street to model for Simon for the next couple weeks.
6.    The kid captures Simon's attention while his friends ransack the apartment.
7.    Simon lets the kid turn up the music while he works.  He does not realize
       that there are other people in his apartment.
8.    Simon catches the guys in the apartment, and they beat him up.
25.  Melvin must take care of Simon's dog until Simon recovers.
26.  Simon gets home from the hospital and takes Fredel, his dog, back from Melvin.
1.    Carol is not at the restaurant in the morning.
15.  Melvin goes to her apartment, and ends up giving her and her son a lift to
       the hospital.
12.  Carol's interactions with Melvin and his need for routines causes him to send her
       a doctor for her son.
14.  Carol returns home to find a doctor taking care of her son.
13.  Carol goes to Melvin's place to tell him that she won't have sex with him.
13.  Later, she writes him a thank you note.
25.  Melvin's recruited to drive Simon to his parent's house in Baltimore.
9.    Melvin requests Carol's assistance in this drive.
11.  Carol goes on the road trip.
13.  Carol lets Melvin compliment and his history get to her, and she kisses him at
       the restaurant.
20.  Carol, Melvin, and Simon return from their road trip.
 
 

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