The last scene between Archie and Mike

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9. I had flown to Arizona to visit my older brother and his wife the day before this aired.

That Saturday they invited friends for dinner, and after we ate we sat in the darkened dining room watching this episode on TV.

This isn’t really the last scene between the two. That took place at the front door after Edith had joined Gloria and Joey at the taxi. Mike told Archie that he knew Archie always thought Mike hated him, but he didn’t. He loved him. Then he hugged Archie and left.

CBS cut to a commercial, and I sat in this darkened room, weeping, knowing that I was going to embarrass my big brother when the lights came up. Then, he sobbed as he reached for the light switch. All five of us had been crying!