01x35 - Something Always Happens

[bunniefuu]

[waves crashing]

And here she is, hard atwork earning her daily bread.

[music]

Hi, Mark. I didn'ttake long now, did I?

-Teddy.-What?

What was that guy doing?

-What guy?-Guy who was doing this.

Oh.

He was flirting.

He was flirting.

How would you describewhat you were doing?

I was doing what any normal youngwidow who wants a home would do.

Look at him over.

Oh and you admitted it huh?

Sure.

And I'd like to both. He wasstanding there, side by side.

You one, hands down. Look. Charm,technique, and plain old chemistry.

You may not know it, lover.

But you're a real doll.

Well.Hmm.

In the name of goodold chemistry, how about

this doll taking youout to dinner tonight? [laugh]

I've got a better idea. Whydon't we go tonight? Please?

-Sure.-Good, will you bring steaks?

-Okay.-After hours

in a mechanical monster, I'm tired.

-Me too.-Good.

I'll go home andget some of this

machine shop greaseoff my hands, I'll

pick up the steaks, and I'll be backat your house at on the dot.

I do hope she's on time today.I don't want to be just waiting.

Oh, hello. How are you?

[ehh]

You're not very polite.

[ehh]

Oh, you funny creature.

She's it.

Good evening, Lady Gothrak.

I presume yourealize you have on

your mother's oneand only good dress.

Yes, I do. And Ms. Finn says it'sbecause I want to be just like you.

Oh, well, that's normal.

And you know what else she says?

No, what else does she say?

Because of your work, your lackof companionship is creating a

fundamental dramatic senseof insecurity and rejection in me.

Is that so?

Well.

-Mom.-Hmm.

If you and Uncle Mark wouldget married, then you could stay

home and I wouldn't have asense of rejection and insecurity.

[laugh]

Neither would I.

But let's not worryabout it, because you

know, Penny, somethingalways happens.

Maybe if I talk to UncleMark, I can make it happen.

Now, look here,baby doll. Something's

going to happen toyou unless you get out of

that dress and letme get into it, because

Mark's going to be hereat . Now, come on.

Okay, mom. I'm with you.

You better be.

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You know, Uncle Mark, I always haveso much fun when you come to dinner.

You know something? I do, too.

Baby, if that's all turning down.

Oh.

-Good night uncle Mark.-Good night sweetie.

Hey, give me kiss.

Good night sweetie sleep well.

You know hour with that kid.

And I feel like I've been readingAlice in Wonderland again.

Pretty terrific littlegirl you got there.

I think so.

-I'm proud of her, and you.-I'm glad.

Because that bringsus right to the points.

Why don't we give her what sheneeds? A real home and a father.

-Oh, Teddy, please, not again.-Yes, yes, again.

You know that I loveyou so much that we're not

going to get married untilI have $, in the bank.

I know, but we don't need $,.We only need $ for a license.

What do we do then?

Who cares?

Oh, darling, you knowsomething always happened.

Dearest beloved darling, youknew when you accepted me we

were going to wait till I had$,. You agreed with me then.

I know, I know. Butnow time's a wasting.

And I decided to have a sale.

My ideas have been markeddown drastic reductions.

Formally, $, forthis week only. $?

Teddy, we have bothseen too many apparently

happy marriages ruinbecause of financial worries.

Oh, what do youmean, financial worries?

Well, you saved almost $,already, now, haven't you?

Ah.

$,.. See for yourself.

And it's all therefor you and Penny.

Oh, Mark, that'swonderful. It's just

beautiful. But we don'tneed money to be happy.

And neither do you,if you'd only realize it.

Hmm, hmm.

Alright, alright.

Now, suppose yougot your $,, alright.

This is what might happen to you.You might be held up for your money.

Or you might bemurdered for your money.

Or you might developa lust for power.

Or you might turn intoa midas who suddenly

wants more and moreand more and more.

And then you well, youforget all about your home and

your adoring family, and youbegin carousing and gambling.

Down, burn heart down.

I bought tickets for oneperformance, not a double featured.

Oh, darling, please,let's get married now.

Darling, darling, you'll justhave to be patient with me.

Ah.

Look, once Mr. Laffertyhas had a chance to look

at that design for mynew gearbox, you know.

I know that he's goingto show it to the company.

I know that they're goingto take a patent on it,

and we'll get a royaltyon everyone that's made.

Oh, look here. Sincewhen has the Great Western

Tool and Dye Companybecome Santa Claus?

Now, in the two yearsthat I've known you.

All they have given youis more responsibility,

more work, and not onecent more money. Am I right?

Now, you'll see, Teddy.

This drawing that I'veworked out will do the trick.

Mr. And Mrs. Mark Hastingswill be living on Easy Street.

But who needs Easy Street?

Penny and I need you now

after all the timewe've waited, what

difference is a few moremonths going to make?

-A few more months?-Hmm.

My goodness than.

A few more weeks thanthat mechanical monster

that I'm in. And youwon't need a marriage

license. You'll needa permit to exhibit

the skinniest womanin the whole world.

The skinniest, most adorable,hucker woman I've ever seen.

Okay, you win this round.

-One place of running.-What?

I'll get the guard.

Hey, what do you know?

Here's a letter from my hometown.

It's from Grace Richards. A girl Iused to go to school with.

Oh wow.

It goes to showeverything's relative.

What?

Have a look here.

Back home in my hometown,you see, there's only ,.

And they think I'm abrilliant, successful career

girl because I livehere in a city of ,.

so?

Well, so.

So Grace here, sent mesome tickets, See? To a raffle.

And she says that shewants me to sell. And

what she really expectsme to do is buy them.

Charity bazaar and raffle.Clarksburg Community Church.

, in prizes,merchandise and cost.

How many other?

Ten.

We can't let thehome folks think that

our girl is a failurenow. I'll buy him.

Oh, Mark, you angel.

-Here, I get you a pencil.-Okay.

Put your name and addressright there on the sub.

Every one of them?

Every one of them.

,. That's an awful lotof money for a small town like.

Cash.

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Baby, chronicle newspaper .

[dialing number]

Hello. This is long distancecalling your editor, Mr. Cavanaugh.

Put him on, please.

Hello, Mr. Cavanaugh?

This is Mrs. ChesterBoland. I'm calling Long

distance from Foxburgwith the most exciting news.

We just had our churchraffle drawing and

one of your Ashevillemen won $, in cash.

I know I should have, but Ithought it'd be more exciting

if he read about his goodfortune in your newspaper.

Hm.

His name is Mark Hastings.

Hastings, that's right.

Oh.

How did it happen? Thata man miles away won?

Well, that's the nicest part of it.

One of our loveliestclocksburg girls moved

to Asheville and hadsold him his tickets.

No, no, I'm sorry.I can't tell you her

name. But I can tellyou we understand

That he is using hiswinnings to furnish

a new home and tomarry the lucky girl.

[music]

So that pretty.

I just thought understandit. All that money and

they don't call me, theycall the newspapers.

Five thousand dollars.

Excuse me, Mr. Laffley.

Quite alright, Mark, my boy.

Never look a giftto us in the mouth.

The money is goodfor you. The publicity,

good public relationsto the company.

Speaking about the company, sir.

Have you had achance to check over that

blueprint for the newgear design I sent you?

Yes, I have.

Not at all bad, Mark. Exceptthat I think it still has some bugs.

oh?

Well, now, here, forinstance. A critical stress

point. Needs a muchheavier design support.

That may be right.

What do you suggest? ShouldI work it over some more?

Well, Mark, thereare four or five

things that I feelcould be improved.

And you know company policy.

They won't spenda nickel developing

a patentable ideaonce it's perfected.

If it's all right, they'll jumpright in, cash on the barrelhead.

I know, but

Now, I'm willing to go along withyou on this until it is alright.

Well, it's great, Mr. Lafferty,but that takes money.

Well, I'll put up for my half right now.

You can put yoursup when you get back.

Well, sure, that

Get back?

Get back from where?

From your honeymoon, of course.

I beg your pardon.Whose honeymoon?

Quite.Yours.

This paper has it froman unimpeachable source.

That Mr. Hastingsis using his windfall to

marry one of ourloveliest local beauties.

Unimpeachable source huh?

I think I know whothat unimpeachable

source is, Mr. Lafferty.

See, it's .

Just where I can findthat unimpeachable

young widow. Ifyou'll excuse me, sir, I

I think I betterstraighten her out.

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[door knocking]

-Come in!-[door opening]

Confound it,Teddy, thistime you've gone too far!

Here comes a girl.

Isn't a wonderful mark?

You won $,, and Iquit my job. And there's one

single reason why wecan't be married right now.

[music]

Oh.

Oh, Mark.

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Drop it Penny.

That's fine.

I think it looks wonderfulover here, don't you?

Looks better herethan it did over there.

Yeah, I think so, too. Comeon, let's get these things up here.

You know, you haven't yet told mehow you enjoyed our honeymoon.

Oh, it was as good as they

Expecteed.What's that?

Kept waking me up hoursbefore it was time to go to school.

Why'd you do that?

-She doesn't sleep well, you know.-Oh.

Psychosomatic insomnia.

Oh, really? Well, I'm not surprised,being under your care for five days.

Oh, anyway, I won'thave any time to bother

-with her anymore.-You won't?

I'll be too busy doing the vacuming,Lagging beds, washing those dishes.

that so? When you go tofind time to go to school.

Oh, I don't have to go toschool. Now that we're married.

Youi don't ? [laugh]

Come there I betterexplain something to you.

You better learn rightnow that marriage.

is a joint venture.

Mark goes to work, I stay here inthe house, and you go to school.

So you can learn to be justhalf as smart as Ms. Finch.

Has allowed you tobelieve you are okay

-Okay.-Come on now we'll go to work.

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I'm sure you like our new home.

Especially with our ownfurniture and everything.

don't you, mom? [laugh]

That's putting a mildly,Penny I love it and you.

And you.

-It's amazing.-What?

How about this?

You think I'd struck oilor uranium or something

What do you mean?

Well, all this mailis from people who

read in the Chronicleabout my winning.

All they want is from tothe whole $, for one thing.

Oh, really?

Penny, you better go andstraighten up your room, dear,

so you'll be ready to leavewhen Mark is alright?

Okay. Don't gowithout me, Uncle Mark.

Don't worry, I won't. Honey.

You know, Teddy, it's agood thing that I...

It's a good thing that I tookup Mr. Lafferty on that offer

of his. Now we've got somethingsound to put that $, into.

Lafferty's offer?

Each of us putting in$, to work the bugs

out of that new geardesign. Patented it.

You know.

What do you mean, I know?

Well, sure, I told you aboutLafferty sending for me.

When?

[laugh]

I talk about a bride being excited.

this is a hot one I mean.

If it is, I'm not getting themessage. Now, what's so funny?

Don't you remember the night thestory appeared in the Chronicle? I

b*at it for your houseand was already

to tear you apart.First thing I knew,

I looked at you andI changed my mind.

Next thing I knew,I was saying, I do.

Mark.

Mark, you mean you promisedto give that $, to your boss?

That's right.

Boss and I Isn't that great?

Something happened. She sure did.At this time with the vengeance.

What happenedwith the vengeance?

Oh, I don't know. Idon't know, dear, but

I'll think of something.I'll tell Penny

to hurry along. Shemight as well enjoy

her family whileshe's still Hasling.

Mr. Lafferty. Longest isWashington, DC. Is calling.

Put him on. Put him on.

Hello.

Mr. Lafferty? This is thesecretary of Mr. Atwater's office.

Who?

I'm the secretary toMr. Atwater. The patent attorney?

That's right.

Mr. Atwater hadto leave before we

could get the circuitthrough to you.

But he wanted me to be sure andtell you not to move on your patent.

That's right.

Chrysler, General Motors andFord are checking it right now.

And they will put up all the money.

Fine fine.

That's good news.

I'll tell Hastings.

Oh, you're not Mr. Hastings.

No, I'm lafferty.

Hastings workshere. I'm his partner.

But thanks for thegood news anyhow.

Yes, I'll certainly seethat he hears about it.

[putting telephone down]

Patent attorney

trying to pull somethingbehind my back.

-Ms. Adams.-Yes, sir.

Find Mark Hastings andsend him right in here.

I don't know what thatyoung man is up to, but I'm

going to teach him thata contract is a contract.

-Hi, Uncle Mark.-Hi, sweetie.

Mom, uncle mark is home!

Hey, catch.

I'll be right in dear.

Hi.

Ah I'm glad you're home.

Oh, here.

I'll get you to backup for you there.

Well, what's new at the office?

Same old grind.

Nothing new?

I mean, nothing new about your dealwith Mr. Lafferty, for instance.

Nothing encouraging.

Sweetheart, what was the name ofthat friend of yours in Clarksburg?

Oh.

have so many friends in Clarksburgyou know. It's a very small town.

What was the name of that girlwho sent you the raffle tickets?

Grace something?

penny.

Why didn't you go andget cleaned up for dinner?

Yeah.

That's a good girl.

A fine answer to my question.

Penny will getcleaned up for dinner.

Oh.

Did you ask me a question, dear?

-Yeah.-Oh.

I asked her what the nameof the girl was who sent

you the raffle tickets.Grace something, rather.

Grace Richards?

Yeah.

Ah.

Why?

Do you have a phone number?I'd like you to call her for me.

Darling, you don't haveto thank her for winning.

It's just fate. Kismet.

Kismet schismatic.

All I want to know is why Ihaven't gotten that $, yet.

Where's the rush all of a sudden?

Surely Mr. Lafferty isn'thounding you anymore.

Just so happens that he is.

Having me into his officefor about an hour today.

I don't know what's gotteninto him all of a sudden.

The only thing I can figureis that he thinks I'm trying to

sell my design to Pacific Toolor General Motors or something.

or something nasty.

Mark.

You mean he stillwants that money?

More so now than everand I mean right now today.

-Tomorrow.-Mark.

I think we better talkthis whole thing over.

The only talk that will do any goodis for you to talk to Grace Richards

and find out where the money is. Ineed $, and I need it right now.

-But, Mark.-Uncle Mark.

if you need money, why don't youwin some more like you did before?

That's a very good idea, darling butlet's collect the first one first.

Oh, sure. But ifMommy can sell you a

lucky raffle ticket.Ibet you I can, too.

Tell you why things you have, honey.

You go over there andfinish your drawings.

You make the prettiestdrawings I've ever seen.

-Yeah.-I'm not saying that

it's your fault about Lafferty.

Oh.

But I would darnwell appreciate it if

you would call GraceRichards for me.

I'd be embarrassed toask about the money.

Okay, you call and I'll talk to her.

But, Mark, it's dinner time.Now, you wouldn't want to be rude

and call Grace away fromher dinner or anything like that.

You wouldn't want to berude and have me lose my job.

Hey uncle mark That is ticketfor me? It'll bring you $,.

That's fine. Looks just like thatbook that Grace Richard sent over.

Teddy.

This is the same book.

You never sent it in.

Penny, why don't yougo down and ask Mrs.

Kelly for a cup ofsomething or other huh?

A cup of what, mom?

A poison, I think.

A poison?

No, sugar, sugar.

Sugar.

yeah.

[door closing]

All right Teddy explain this.

I could explain it, but youwouldn't believe it mark.

Oh, yeah.

It's pretty tough, isn't it? Toexplain how I could win a prize in a

raffle when you haven't even sentin the coupons for the drawing yet.

Well, you have no ideahow difficult it is, darling.

Don't you darling me.

Alright, sit down for aminute and be very quiet

and I'll try to explainfrom the beginning.

Come on.

Mark.

You, see.

I wanted to teach you alesson. I wanted to prove

to you that we didn'tneed $, to get married.

Darling, I wasgoing to tell you what

I did before youspent the money.

Yes. You don't take me for acomplete fool, now, do you?

Stop taking thewords out of my mouth.

Oh, darling.

I was only tryingto prove you don't

Alright, all right. But Ineed it now to save me

from being dragged intocourt. Breach of contract.

But look, you'vealready got most of that

$, that yousaved left. And couldn't

you give that toMr. Lafferty and he could

let you pay off therest by the weeks?

-Yeah.-Yeah.

- I might do huh.- yeah.

-Show good faith on my part.-Yeah, I think it would.

Only thing is.

if I turn back my salary everyweek, what are we going to live on?

Darling, who cares?

You know, something always happens.

Well, you betterteach you it that it does.

You've got us into this andyou can just, well, get us out.

I can.

How.

If that mechanicalmonster can reduce

fat, it can alsoreduce obligations.

Mark.

-No.-Yes.

You always said it wasthe best paying job in town.

No, Mark, you can't.You can't mean that.

Don't I, though?

Oh, Mark. What am I do anyway?

A rag, a bone and a weekly paycheck?

No, you're my wife. And youbetter learn a little lesson, too.

But.

It's either that or a good soundspanking. Now, take your choice.

Oh, mark.

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Something has to happen for pay days and you have to sake on it.

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Your family.

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