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Things go well for Silver Linings Playbook Pat until his father asks him to attend an Eagles game he has bet a large amount of money on, as a "good-luck charm". Pat skips practice with Tiffany to attend the game, but is dragged into a fight and hauled away by police. The Eagles lose the game and Pat Sr. is furious. Tiffany arrives, berates Pat and argues in detail that the way she "reads the signs" Pat Sr. was luckier when Pat was practicing with her. Pat Sr. makes a parlay with his gambling friend that if the Eagles win their game against Dallas, and if Pat and Tiffany score at least a 5 out of 10 in their dance competition, he will win back the money he lost on the first bet. Pat is reluctant to participate in the dance contest under those conditions, and rereads Nikki's letter for reassurance. watch more

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Amid cheers from his family and confused looks from the crowd, Pat approaches Nikki and speaks quietly into her ear. Tiffany storms off disconsolately. Pat leaves Nikki behind after only a short conversation, intent on finding Tiffany. silver linings playbook  He chases after her and tells her he knows she forged Nikki's letter. He confesses he has loved her from the moment he met her but taken a long time to realize it, and they kiss. They become a couple and Pat Sr. opens a restaurant with the money he has won.  watch more

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While Silver Linings Playbook talking to his court-mandated therapist, Pat explains again why he was hospitalized. Coming home from work early one day, he found Nikki having sex with another teacher in their shower. Enraged, he nearly beat the man to death. Despite this, Pat doesn't believe he needs medication to manage his condition.

At dinner with his friend Ronnie, he meets Ronnie's sister-in-law Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence), a recent widow who also just lost her job. Pat and Tiffany develop an odd friendship through their shared neuroses, and he sees an opportunity to communicate with Nikki through her. He convinces Tiffany to give Nikki a letter he has written, which she agrees to do only if he will be her partner in an upcoming dance competition. He agrees, and the two begin a rigorous practice regimen over the following weeks. Pat believes the competition will be a good way to show Nikki he has changed and become a better man. Tiffany gives Pat a written reply from Nikki. watch more