08x31 - Not in Our Stars

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Loretta Young Show". Aired: September 2, 1953 – June 4, 1961.*
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The program began with the premise that each drama was an answer to a question asked in her fan mail; the program's original title was Letter to Loretta.
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08x31 - Not in Our Stars

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[waves crashing]

Hey, listen to me.

You don't like this kind. It's a kind with our sugar on it.

-I do, too. -You No big ring at the table.

-Okay? Where's mom? -She's coming.

Hey, dad, can I borrow your honey Kn*fe from kitchen?

- What for? - for camp.

We'll see.

If you don't let me, I have to borrow

Freddy thinking and he charges me intrest.

Hi mom.

Now, you can learn from Freddy. He's going to get ahead in this world.

No, He's tight.

At my age, we call it thrifty.

Honey, have you had your eyes? Just this morning?

-Mom, Do I have to? -Yes, you have to.

How come dad doesn't have to drink any.

Never mind.

Get the paper for me, will you, dear?

I already have it, honey.

-May I have it? -Hmm.

Thanks.

Will you, scrambling this morning?

Harriet.

Harriet, do you hear me?

Oh, Yes, dear, I heard you.

[music]

What's wrong?

Nothing.

Okay, what is it this morning.

See it your self.

Gemini.

I hear you.

You must be very careful while traveling on

conversation today since there's an element of

danger present which could mean a great loss.

Seek expert advice before making any decisions.

So.

Danger.

Oh, honey, come on. I'll take care of any dangers that's come your way.

Look at leo.

Horses building up. Look before you leap or there may be great danger.

Danger again.

Come on, Harriet. You can't take a little article and

newspaper seriously. It doesn't mean a thing. You two behave.

Then why do they put it there

Harriet, they put it there like the Funnies or

the sports page or anything else. It's a game.

Everything isn't a game.

Sweetheart, only weak people need a crutch like that.

We can't all be as strong as you are.

Okay.

Okay, let's forget it. How about my eggs?

They're coming up.

-When you're ready, I'll be all back -Me too.

-Bye, mom. -Bye honey. Bye, honey.

[door opening]

[door closing]

Cheer up, Harriet It is the allowance day,

I'm going to help it this week so you can

buy those new shoes you've been wanting.

Oh, thanks dear.

Why don't you take the rest of it and splurge?

Honey, you're not made of money.

Not now, but wait to let Raymond deals wrapped up.

Oh.

-Is that still on the fire? -Sure.

You hadn't mentioned it lately. I just wondered.

You don't know everything your brilliant husband is doing.

Hanry. Isn't that an awful risk?

I have an insurance agent, Harreit. Everything I do is at risk.

I know.

I wish you didn't have all those risks to worry about.

I don't worry now. That's your department.

But this Raymond thing what if it is a loss?

Now that we don't talk about you just

go shopping and have a good time.

Neve we should.

How many times I tell you not to slam that door?

Well, I forgot. But look what I found in the garage a Kn*fe.

You just happened to see it.

[music]

What are you doing with that Kn*fe?

Nothing, mom.

I just asked dad if I could take it with me this weekend.

He wants to borrow it for camp to break Freddy's monopoly.

-For camp? -Yeah.

The hike.

You know.

Oh, yes.

I forgot.

Can I take it dad?

-Talk about it in the car. -Okay.

Listen, honey, will you put this away when you get a chance?

Yes.

-Here is you buck. -Okay thanks.

Bye, mom. -Goodbye, dear.

-Have a good day. -Darling Yeah.

-Hank -Hmm.

Be careful.



You bet.

[music]

[music]

Seek Expert Advice.

[music]

What it say?

Henry, when you get home from school, change

your clothes and see that Cathy is taken

care of. Until I get there, stay in the

backyard. Don't go out in the street. Mother.

Now, look, Cathy, Freddy's coming over. We don't

want to be bothered by a lot of dumb girls.

Can I play with you?

No, you're too young.

There's mom. She'll make you.

Mom doesn't make me do anything.

-Hi kids -Hi.

Honey, there's another sack in the back of the

car. Would you go out and get it, please? Here.

Oh, my goodness.

Your father'd be home and heard he started dinner yet.

[slaming door]

Honey, how many times your father told you not to slam the door.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to shout at you

like that. Going up and play, will you, two?

Okay. Come on, Henry.

And don't slam it.

[music]

-Hi, Honey -Hi dear.

What for dinner?

A lamb shop, that's fine. Solid. I just got home.

Big day shopping huh?

Ah.

No, I didn't get a chance to.

-Where'd you go? -Downtown.

What did you do downtown?

What is this, a third degree?

Well, sweetheart, I just want to know if you got your new shoes.

No, I didn't.

-Don't want to drink? -No.

Hank, what about that Raymond deal?

-What about? -Has it gone through?

Would it matter if it had?

Yes it would.

-Why? -Well, I want you to cancel it.

Harriet, what's the matter with you?

Nothing's the matter with me. I just want you

to cancel that Raymond contract, that's all.

-I just can't. -why not?

It's impossible, that's all.

Look, from today on,

anything of that nature is unfavorable. Now,

Hank, you must listen to me and cancel it.

Where'd you go today?

I told you.

I Went downtown.

Herriet.

Yes.

Did you see that Zodiac guy again?

Well.

Did you.

Yeah.

Oh.

But.

Look I had to.

I had to find out.

-Find out what? -About the Raymond deal.

And oh, honey, the signs are all so bad.

What did he charge you?

Well.

He gave me a complete reading.

How much?

I'm sorry. I was just so afraid. I had to. I just have to.

Darling what did he charge you?

My allowance.

My allowance, plus the shoe money yeah?

Yeah.

But.

After all it is my allowance.

And the shoes were going to be a present, weren't they?

Yes.

Besides,

what difference does the money make when you get the answers?

Darling, What answers?

The answers to the Raymore contract.

He says that you're absolutely supposed to sign nothing

this week. Look, I'll show you. It's right here.

It's written right here.

Financial aspect unfavorable

could be disastrous.

Please, Hank. Please cancel it. Please

The Raymond thing fell through last night. They notified me this

morning. So you see, you wasted your money. It was out of my hands.

They were all right.

Are we?

[music]

Hank.

Don't be angry.

Please.

Please don't.



I'm not angry.

-I love you. -I know.

I hate to see you upset this way over some hocus pocus.

But, darling, it worked.

Darling? Why? Because you wanted to.

I didn't make that stock business work.

No, that was just coincidence.

Well, all I know is that we followed my

chart or we wouldn't have this house.

Okay, we made some money true.

And what about the night you want to go

to the poker game? And my chart said no.

It was raining when it rained, cars skid. People have collisions.

Hank.

You could be dead like Henry Fisher is right now.

All right, honey. Now, let's forget it,

Okay, come on, let me fix you a drink.

-Come on, I'll fix you. -I don't want a drink.

I don't want it.

Look, honey, the Raymond deal fell through.

There's nothing more to worry about.

-Isn't there? -No.

Listen to this. The sum up of the personal reading that I had today.

Beware of dangers in the atmosphere, sharp objects, harsh words.

These things could result in a great personal loss.

Beware for the next seven days.

[music]

Should have seen Freddie's face when I told

him. He tried to pretend like it didn't matter.

Boy, is he cheap.

Thrifty is still a better word.

Henry's. Generous.

Well, now, what brought that on?

He's letting me have the TV in my room this weekend.

Good.

Why? Henry, since you kept your end of

the bargain, the hunting Kn*fe's yours.

-Thanks, dad. -No.

No he mustn't go this weekend.

Why

-But, mom, it's the big hike. -I know, dear, but

traveling until next week is out for any of us see.

Mom, it's dirty.

-All the guys. -Honey, I can't help but all the

Harry has been planning on it.

Hank, I'm sorry.

It's for his own good.

What's the matter, Dad?

If you took on the other room, I want to talk to you about.

[music]

you can't do that to him to slate in the game.

Honey, it's for his own good.

Darling, it'll break his heart.

Well, isn't that better than having him dead?

What are you talking about?

By Saturn. Hank

it's trying the sun.

Trying the sun? Yes.

Which, translated, means what?

Which means that none of us can travel till next week.

It's all there. It's all in my chart.

Gemini, June .

Look, Dr. Zodiac knew about it today.

There.

If anyone you love plans a trip, discourage them,

an accident could occur. Even death might result.

Well, now, that's pretty definite, isn't it?

Yes, it is.

Look, at anytime anyone goes on a trip

anywhere, an accident could happen.

But it fits.

I mean, how often do any of us take a trip?

It fits because you make it fit.

You take everything you're told to every vague word

you read in these papers. You force it into your life.

But hasn't always turned out.

well, hasn't it?

Well, in some funny way, you managed to

twist it around so it does. But you do it.

You yourself. And you've got to stop it right now.

But how?

I mean how do I ignore what I know.

Well, you can begin by letting your son go on his outing.

Hank.

Hank, I can't. I just can't do it. It's

too dangerous. I wouldn't dare let him go.

Now, see here, Harriet.

This has gone too far. I'm not going to let you do this to him.

Now, you know what this trip means to him.

No.

All right. He's got a wonderful record. He's up for first

class, which means, you know, he has to have so many

camping trips, so many projects. Well, he's entitled to

this trip, and I'm not going to let you spoil it for him.

You are wrong.

I am not.

[music]

Alright.

I'll get him. You can tell him yourself.

[music]



-Honey. -Yeah.

-Oh. -Hi.

How did you do?

Oh, fine. The back nine. Yeah.

I don't know. I just sort of fell apart, tensed up. Henry Home yet?

No, he's not. He's minutes late.

Well, you know, his Sunday traffic is pretty heavy.

-Hey, mom? -Yeah?

Can I have a cookie?

No, honey, it's soon near dinner. But

you can have a glass of milk if you want.

Okay.

You think we ought to call O'Reilly's

Hank and find out if Jimmy tell him yet?

Why don't we give him another ten minutes?

Hey, mom.

Oh, thank heaven.

Oh, Henry. I'm so worried about you.

Sorry we're late, Mr. Sand.

Well, we have little accident, but nothing serious.

How did happen?

He fell and cut himself on this Kn*fe.

Took four stitches.

Really, Mrs. Henry. He's okay, though? He's a real trooper.

Henry, I'll see you tomorrow at the meeting, huh?

okay

I got to be going. I have more deliveries

to make. I say good night to all.

Good bye.

[door closing]

Are you sure you're all right?

I'm fine, mom. Don't fuss about it.

Cathy watching TV.

Yeah. I want you to go and join her.

[music]

We shouldn't have let him go.

Now, honey, no one is to blame. It was an accident.

I'm to blame.

I've been warned. All the signs pointed

to it. It had to happen. It just had to.

Nothing has to happen. No one knows the future.

Don't they?

Look, honey, it was just another coincidence.

You're reading all sorts of crazy things.

-Crazy? -Yes.

Look, all these things that happened to us,

the stock and the house in their Raymond case.

Where all those just coincidences?

-What else could have? -I don't know.

I don't know how to go with this.

Don't, sweetheart.

I can't help him. When I told her, I thought just ran cold.

Why don't we just sit down and have a cup of coffee?

No.

Oh, hank you just don't understand.

I do understand. I do.

[telephone ringing]

[hello]

Hold on a minute, sweetie for you.

Hello.

Yes, it's Harriet sand.

Oh.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

Yeah.

Yes, I could come.

But I'm sorry I couldn't get there before.

-Thursday. -What is it, darling?

Excuse me just a minute.

It's my Aunt.

Aunt Sarah in Phoenix. And she's ill. She's desperately ill. I'm her

nearest relative and there's some papers that she wants to go with me.

You'll have to go.

Well, I know I will, but he wants me to fly tonight and I can't.

Mr. Clay?

Mr. Clay, I'm terribly sorry, but I

can't possibly get there before third.

Hello.

Hello this is Mr. Sands.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah. I understand now.

She'll be there. I'll put her on the plane tonight. You're welcome.

-Tonight? -Yes.

but, Hank, I can't.

You have to break this superstition, this obsession.

-But I can't. -I can't go tonight.

or this fear will destroy you. Darling,

don't you understand this? It's an

evil thing to be so afraid. This kind

of fear eats the way you're inside.

I cannot go against my chart, Hank. You know I can't.

Darling, no more arguments. This whole thing is

not only affecting you and me and the children

but now this poor, sick woman. You've got to get

on that plane tonight for your own sick you said.

I can't. You can.

This may be your last chance. Now, come on.

You're going to pack

and I'm going to call for a ticket.

Yes sweetheart, you can.



-Hank really I can't, I can't. -And you will.

But I'm so afraid.

I have told you to do, you have to.

[plane sound]

We'll have to get to the end of the line.

Flight from Phoenix and Tucson,

Chicago and Buffalo now boarding at gate .

Hank, I Stick to my stomach.

Just hang on. Take your company deep breath.

Couldn't I get a drink of water?

Board at gate. I'm sorry,

Hank.

.

I'm sorry.

Mrs. Henry Sands

Plane , , , ,

Phoenix , Tucson, Chicago and Buffalo.

Have a good trip.

Darling, your bag.

Call me when you get there.

Yes, I will.

Hurry up, miss. Hurry up

[aeroplane sound]

-Hello, -Hank, I'm here.

Darling. Then you're all right?

[smiling]

Yes, I think so.

Hank, I keep thinking about that trip back

darling, you got there all right. Now, you're going to get

back the same way. You just keep telling yourself that.

All right, I'll try.

How's your aunt?

Oh, She's better.

And the doctor says she doing much better.

IWell, that's good

Hank. Are the kids all right?

Just fine. Sleeping like little angels.

Oh.

I miss you already.

I miss you too.

You just relax over and try and get a good night's rest.

Hmm hmm. Alright dear I will.

Goodnight.

Good night.

[putting down telephone]

Mom come home tomorrow?

Now? She won't be off for another day or two.

Are you going to have that breakfast, too?

You're old enough to fix your own breakfast.

-How about hot dogs? -Oh, hot dogs?

Yeah, mustard and man.

-Well, enough for breakfast -And gobs of pills.

- Hello. - Darling.

Harriet, is anything wrong?

Oh, no, nothing's wrong. Well, I just couldn't wait to tell you. We

were going through some of Anthra's papers and things today, you know,

and I found my birth certificate. She didn't even know she had it.

And hank, what do you think? June the st isn't my birthday at all.

What?

That's right. It isn't even my birthday

Here I've been living a blueprint that never even existed.

Oh hey isn't that wonderful?

You don't know how wonderful.

Yes I do.

Well, thank God.

Oh, darling, I feel like the weight of the

world has been lifted off my shoulders.

You were so right.

Hank, I'm just so glad to be your wife.

I'm glad you are to.

With our love and little faith, I think

we can blunder through life together.

[laugh]

Well, no more blunders from me from now on, I promise you.

No, sir. I decided I'm going to live one day at a time

And leave the future to the good Lord.

[music]
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