[The theme song plays]

[Establishing shot: The Davises' apartment, We see Mimi, Roger, and Isa preparing the house for a New Year's Eve party. ]

Isa: Dad, put the banner up.... now to the left... no, your left... and perfect!

Roger: How long 'til next year?

Mimi: Around 6 hours.

Isa: And people are gonna start coming in any minute. Hey, Michael, cuz, did you set up the chips and dip?

[Michael, Isa's younger cousin, is eating the chips and dip]

[Laughter]

Michael: Oh, you mean this dip?

Isa: WHAT?! You KNOW that's Mark's favorite dip! That's it! No te puedo creer! Estás prohibido de la mesa de la comida!

Michael and Roger: Uh... translation?

Mimi: She's saying that you're banned from the food table. And Isa, aren't you overreacting a little?

Isa: I take party planning and prep very seriously. Michael, you're darn lucky I have way more chips and dip than I need.

[Laughter. While Isa goes to the kitchen to get the food, there is a knock on the door.]

Roger: I'll get it.

[Roger opens the door to reveal Mark. There is applause from the audience]

Mark: Hey, hey, hey! It's the end of a decade!

Mimi: Hey, Mark!

Mark: I brought the cards for a musical theater trivia game!

Roger: Well, we're the reigning champs at that!

[Laughter]

Isa: Did you also bring the drinks?

Mark: Yep, some champagne and soda.

[Isa grabs the bottles and sets them on the table]

Isa: (Gets out Monopoly game) And you can't have New Years without Monopoly.

Michael: Yeah, and it's also the bane of our existence...

[Laughter]

Roger: True dat. Speaking of which, Mark, do you mind...

Mark: Oh no, I'm not gonna... not again!

Michael: You have to. Someone has to make sure we don't kill each other.

Mimi: Yep. It got pretty bad few years ago...

Roger: We don't talk about that.

[Laughter. Meanwhile, in Isa's room]

Isa:.. [om the phone, laughing] No me diga! I can't believe she said that! Shut up! Okay, I gotta go! Happy New Year, Maria! [Hangs up]

Michael: Hey, cuz, can I go out tonight to Times Square to watch the ball drop?

Isa: [Puts down her phone] That's the fifth time you asked me, and the answer is no, it's too dangerous.

Michael: I'm seventeen! I can take care of myself!

Isa: My mom was not much older than you when she thought like that! It didn't do her any good.

Michael: Well, I know how to deal with drug dealers and shady people like that! I swear, I'll be fine.

Isa: Your parents asked me to be responsible for you for the next few days, and my job is to make sure you don't get into any dangerous situations. So no.

[At the living room... the door knocks again]

Mark: It's always open!

Roger: That's the wrong show!

[Laughter. The door opens. Enter Maureen and Joanne. The audience applauds]

Joanne: Okay, we brought some cookies...

Maureen: ...and some ice cream. 

Mimi: Okay, the ice cream can go in the freezer.

[Maureen heads for the freezer. Isa and Michael come downstairs]

Maureen: Okay, let's play some musical theater trivia first! The team that answers the most questions correctly in a minute wins!

Mark: Mimi and Roger can go first!

[Mimi and Roger stand up, facing each other. Roger has some cards.]

Roger: Okay... how many Tonys...

Mimi: Eight.

[Laughter]

Roger: Yes! Who played...

Mimi: Renée.

Roger:...full name?

Mimi: Renée Elise Goldsberry.

Roger: Ding, ding, ding! Okay, which theater...

Mimi: The Winter Garden Theater.

Roger: Which show...

Mimi: Hamilton.

Roger: Who will be playing...

Mimi: Daphne Rubin-Vega.

Roger: Correct. Who is the first....

Mimi: Lea Salonga.

Roger: Yep! When is...

Mimi: 1989.

Roger: Correct again! In the West End....

Mimi: Rachelle Ann Go.

Roger: Wow, you are crushing these like always! Who wrote the book for...

Mimi: Quiara Alegría Hudes.

Roger: Aaaand last question: Who won...

Mimi: Ben Platt.

Mark: Okay, time's up! You guys get ten points!

[Appaluse from audience]

Mimi and Roger: Yes!

Maureen: Are you SURE you guys aren't cheating?

Mimi: I can swear up and down on it.

Isa: Okay, Michael and I are up next. (to Michael) You said you were a musical theater expert, so don't disappoint me.

[Laughter]

Michael: [Has a look on his face saying he is up to something.]

[Isa and Michael face each other]

Isa: Okay, when did Hamilton open in London?

Michael: 2015.

Isa: No! That was when it opened on Broadway! Okay, next one... who played Kim in the revival of Miss Saigon?

Michael: Ashley Park.

Isa: Not even close! It's Eva Noblezada! Okay, um... how many Tony nominations did Be More Chill have?

Michael: Three.

Isa: Wrong again! They only got one nomination. Uh, which theater is the oldest Broadway theater?

Michael: The Lyceum Theater.

Isa: Finally! You got that one right...

Mark: Time! You guys only get one point!

[Laughter]

Isa: Wait... WHAT?! It's a fix!

Joanne: Uh, no it's not... no one rigged or sabotaged the game.

Maureen: I should know.

[Laughter]

Isa: (Storms up to her room)

Mark: What's with her?

Roger: Oh, she's just super competitive.

Mimi: Yeah, I can attest to that.

[A few moments later, Isa is in her room, listening to music while lying down on her bed, when Michael comes in]

Isa: What do you want?

Michael: Isa, I... I have to tell you something.

Isa: What?

Michael: [Takes a deep breath, talks fast] I lost us that game on purpose! There! I said it!

[Laughter]

Isa: [Bolts up from her bed] What?! Why?!

Michael: I was angry about you not letting me go to Times Square to watch the ball drop in person...

Isa: Michael, look at me. There is a reason I didn't let you go. First of all, your parents want you in one piece and not hurt, and it would be crappy of me to just let you go out by yourself. Second of all, there could be lots of dangerous people out there, like drug dealers, and you DO know that my parents had a bad history with drugs. You could get hurt, too, and I don't want that happening to you. I don't mean to be the Usnavi of the group, but...

[Laughter]

Isa:...what I don't want happening to you could happen to you. And I also owe an apology... I'm sorry for just storming off. It was immature of me.

Michael: And what I did wasn't the most mature, too. I'm sorry for that.

["Awwww" from the audience]

Isa: All right, now let's watch the game of Monopoly!

Michael: Yeah! I wanna see the sparks fly!

[At the living room, we see that Benny has joined the group.]

Benny: ROGER, YOU LANDED ON MY PROPERTY! GIVE ME MY RENT!

Roger: OH, H**L, NAW! I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS IN REAL LIFE! DON'T BRING THIS INTO A BOARD GAME, TOO!

[Laughter]

Joanne: This seems ironically very realistic.

Maureen: (Sarcastically) Yeah, I wonder why.

[Laughter]

Roger:...AND BESIDES, YOU'RE IN JAIL! I'M NOT GIVING MONEY TO A CRIMINAL!

Benny: THAT IS NOT HOW YOU PLAY AND YOU KNOW IT!

Roger: WELL YOU'RE THE ONE WHO MANIPULATED THE BANK THE LAST TIME WE PLAYED!

Mark: Guys...

Roger: CAN IT, MARK! THE GROWN-UPS ARE TALKING!

[Laughter]

Mark: Roger, just give Benny the rent. At least you can afford it this time...

[Pan to Isa and Michael, in the kitchen, eating popcorn as they watch the sparks fly.]

Isa: (Munching popcorn and drinking coke) This is way better than most movies.

Michael: You said it!

[Laughter. Back in the living room...]

Joanne: NO, MAUREEN! WE DO NOT DO ANYTHING IN FREE PARKING! THE RULEBOOK DOES NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT DOING ANYTHING!

Maureen: WELL, THAT'S NOT HOW I PLAYED IT!

Joanne: NNGH! You are SO UNBEARABLE!

Maureen: You know what?! I QUIT! (Flips the board over)

[Audience laughs/gasps]

Mark: Guys... we shouldn't be arguing and killing each other because of some game!

Roger: Well, Benny was being such an...

Mark: I'm talking now. It's New Years Eve! We shouldn't be fighting on a day like this.

Mimi: Mark's right. Even though playing Monopoly on New Years Eve, going at each others throats, and then getting a lecture is part of the experience...

Isa: Yep.

[Laughter]

Mark: Anyway, it's almost midnight! Let's get the food, break out the champagne and count down!

[The camera immediately cuts to everyone ready to count down]

Everyone: Five, four, three... OPEN SESAME! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

[As the credits play over "Happy New Year" from "Rent" there are indistinct conversations, cheering, and people are eating and drinking.]

[THE END]