07x15 - Web of Lies

[bunniefuu]

[theme music]

[suspenseful music]

[indistinct chatter]

Come in. Just have a seat, ma'am.

Thank you.

[tense music]

A little uncomfortable. Well, this will be fine, Lilimae.

This is a one-way glass.

You can see through it, but they can't see you.

So you can feel perfectly safe, okay?

-You all right? -Oh, can we get this over with?

-Yeah, sure. -All right, we're ready in here.

No problems.

[footsteps thudding]

-Okay? -Uh, number one, step forward.

Take off your hat.

Left turn.

Step back in line. Number two, step forward.

Right turn.

[suspenseful music]

Left turn.

Back in line.

Number three, step forward.

Right turn.

Left turn. Back in line.

Mrs. Clements, if you recognize any of these men,

speak right up.

Mrs. Clements, do you recognize any of these men?

[suspenseful music continues]

You sure?

Number four, step forward. Right turn. Left turn.

Why was Laura allowed

to make a major decision like this

-on her own? -[Karen] It wasn't on her own.

Well, I certainly wasn't consulted.

That's true. I- I just told her

if she thought it was right, she should go ahead and do it,

because she is the real estate expert around here.

That's why I hired her.

Another decision that I wasn't consulted on.

-That's true too, Abby. -[Abigail] Look, Karen.

Why do I keep having to remind you

that we're running a business here?

And it's a business that's not gonna be

profitable for very long

if you keep insisting on hiring your friends.

Laura is pulling her weight around here.

Her ideas on the regrading project alone

has saved us a small fortune.

Besides, she is a partner in this company.

-I don't care why-- -[Karen] Oh, hi!

-Am I interrupting anything? -[Karen] No.

I just wanted to show you this. It'll only take a minute.

I was looking at this last night and I had an idea.

I think we should change the layout of these units.

Instead of building everything in straight lines,

I think we should make them in a series of curves like this,

and-- and change the landscaping like so.

That way you have more units, and, uh,

people have more of a feeling of privacy, you know?

This is good.

Well, I remember one time you said

that you wanted your guests to have that feeling.

Right. Here, Abby. Look at this.

-She loves it. -Mm-hm.

Great. I already called the architect.

-Fine. Anything else? -[Laura] Yeah, congratulations.

Congratulations?

Karen's up for a position

on the State Planning Commission.

[Abigail] Really?

That's right, I forgot you were interested in politics.

[Karen] Oh, this isn't about politics, Abby.

It's about protecting the environment.

And society against individuals

and their irresponsible business practices,

something I'm sure I'm going to have to keep an eye on.

I'm sure that's all very interesting,

but I do have a business to run.

Excuse me.

[phone ringing]

Someone really ought to put a leash on her, you know?

I can handle her, I think.

I really do want that appointment, but if...

I get it, I won't be around here enough to...

Keep her in line.

Hey, mom, don't worry. I'll manage.

I'm sure you will.

Look. If we can get Gary more involved

in the day-to-day operation of Lotus Point,

maybe you wouldn't have to do that.

You're right. He married the problem.

-Let him take care of it. -Maybe you should tell him that.

I would if I knew where to look for him.

Right.

[serene music]

I want these two.

Would you like them wrapped together or separate?

Uh, separate, oh, and, uh,

one's for a boy, one's for a girl.

-Are they twins? -Yeah.

-How old? -Ten months.

[chuckles]

Two at that age. My, I bet they're a handful.

A pink ribbon on one and a blue on the other?

Yeah, fine.

Twins. You're twice blessed.

[Valene] How they doing?

Well, we're gonna be just a little bit longer.

Uh, maybe another half hour or so?

I don't want to wait here anymore.

Look, Lilimae, I don't know if Ken Forrest k*lled Joshua.

That's for a jury to decide.

But I do know that without you, it'll never get that far

because Ken Forrest will be back out on the street again.

Now, can you live with that?

Excuse me.

[sighs]

[indistinct chatter]

Everything's okay at home.

Oh, I wish I'd brought my knitting.

-Hi. -Why is Cathy here?

[Valene] I don't know. Maybe they have to talk to her.

I'm glad you're here. Listen.

I'm having a difficult time with Lilimae.

I need your help, I need you to talk to her,

just to open her up a little bit.

It's just to get her to state what she knows.

We put this guy, Ken Forrest, in a lineup,

and she refused to ID him.

Well, yeah, maybe she's never seen the guy before.

No, no. She recognized him. I watched her reaction.

She's holding back, and I don't know why.

[Cathy] What do you want me to do?

Cathy, besides Lilimae,

the only ones that heard Forrest threaten Joshua

were the street people from the Mission District.

Now, who's going to believe that testimony?

All I want you to do is talk to Lilimae, get her to talk.

I'm not getting anywhere.

-Hi. -[Cathy] Hi.

Uh, do you mind if I talk to Lilimae alone, please?

Good idea. How about some coffee?

Yeah, sure.

Mack, what in the world

-is going on? -[Mack] Just-- just trust me.

[Valene] Fine.

Don't do this, Lilimae.

Don't let them keep that man in jail

for something we both know he didn't do.

For heaven's sake, Cathy.

Why do you think I wouldn't identify him?

Let's just tell them what really happened.

No. All we have to do is keep quiet.

Without us, they have nothing on that boy.

I can't do this anymore. I can't live with it.

Well, you're going to have to. We've gone too far to turn back.

What do you think they'd do to us

if we change our stories now?

[sighs]

[Gregory] I want that back. But we need a middleman.

In this particular transaction, I don't want the names

Sumner or Galveston Industries mentioned.

-Well, who do you want to use? -See if Richardson's available.

But can we trust him?

As much as we can trust anyone, yeah.

What's my schedule for today?

-It's light. -Good. Keep it that way.

[phone ringing]

Yeah.

Hi. This is Abby Ewing. Could I speak to Greg?

I'm sorry, Mrs. Ewing. He's on another line.

[Abigail] Well, that's all right, um...

Just tell him I'll be over this afternoon.

I-i I need to speak to him about something.

[Peter] Well, I'm looking at his schedule,

and, uh, he's tied up all day.

Well, I suggest you untie him. I'll be there at 4.

Well, uh, for you, I suppose I could manage

to cancel his last appointment and reschedule.

You do that.

[scoffs]

[Valene hooting]

What did you do? [chuckles]

I know why Dr. Stark said that twins aren't twice the work.

It's more like four times, little Bets.

I think he may be right about that. [chuckles]

♪ Ride a c*ck-horse To Banbury Cross ♪

♪ To see a fine lady Upon a white horse ♪

♪ Bells on her fingers And bells on her toes ♪

♪ She shall have music Wherever she goes ♪♪

-Ooh! -Hey, look at that.

Mama, I'm glad you're back.

I mean, staying here with us.

Well, thank you, sweet pea. That's very sweet.

-Hey. -[baby cooing]

I don't exactly know how to say this.

-Say what? -About Joshua.

What about him?

I was too quick to accept what I was told.

I mean, what everybody else was saying about how he died.

-Well, it's all right, Val. -[Valene] No, Mama. It's not.

You told me from the very beginning

that he never would have k*lled himself.

And I should have believed you, and I...

I'm just sorry that I didn't. And...

I'm glad they caught the man that did.

And it's finally over.

[dramatic music]

Hey.

[chuckles]

[tranquil music]

[dramatic music]

[engine starts]

[thuds]

[Gregory] Now why would I want to do you a favor?

[Abigail] Well, let's just call it an investment in your future.

If you do this for me,

I'm sure tomorrow there'll be something I can do for you.

Mrs. Avery, how nice to see you. You're early, but that's okay.

He's always in a better mood when he's expecting to see you.

Maybe I should drop by more often, huh?

That would make my life a lot easier.

Uh, he's just finishing up. He'll just be a minute.

Okay.

-That's a very lovely outfit. -Thanks.

Abby, your act may play on the road,

but it's not going down here.

Greg...

-I really want this. -I can see that.

But you're not listening to me, Abby.

Empire Valley ended everything between us.

I don't want anything to do with you.

I don't trust you any more than you trust me.

But that's why it works.

We have the perfect system of checks and balances.

You want to talk about balances?

I know what's in it for you.

The question is, what's in it for me?

I don't know... yet.

Well, why don't you get back to me when you find out?

[mellow music]

[Abigail] Hi, Laura. [sighs]

[clears throat]

You ought to put in a revolving door.

Don't tell me you're doing business with her again.

Do I look like I'm crazy?

You have had your moments.

And this is one of my better ones.

Come over here now. I want you to sit down here,

count to 100, then close your eyes.

Hold the elevator.

Thank you.

[sighs]

For a new building, these elevators are real slow.

-Can I walk you to your car? -Walk me to my car?

Yes, well, it's getting dark early this time of year,

-and I thought you might-- -I can take care of myself.

Yes, yes, of course you can.

That was a pretty dumb thing to say.

No, it wasn't. It was actually very sweet.

It's nice to have a gentleman around for a change.

Thank you.

I never know what to say

when I'm around someone who's as...

I mean, you're a very beautiful woman,

and I'm not very good with small talk.

Then why are you making it?

Could I give you a piece of advice?

I remember when you first came to work for Greg.

You're a very clever and resourceful person.

So if you really want something, why don't you just ask for it?

The worst thing that can happen

is that the other person will say no.

Well, will you join me for a drink?

No.

[wheels rattling]

[Laura] I thought we were going out to dinner.

I promised you dinner,

and that's exactly what you're going to get.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Lift the lid. Maybe you'll change your mind.

I'm not lifting the lid.

I want great food, superb service.

-Elegant atmosphere, people. -Lift the lid.

Maybe a little music, a little candlelight.

-That's up to you. -Lift the lid.

All right, I'll lift the lid.

[sighs]

Dinner for two at Bernie's Burgers.

-That's great. -That's the wrong side.

[Laura sighs] "Let's go out someplace nice.

"I'm tired of eating up here.

"P.S. I love you very much."

[Gregory] I like the last part best.

Afterwards, we'll take a long, romantic drive along the shore.

And then right home, if you insist.

[tranquil music]

Mack, what exactly did the police have...

Oh, I wish you'd wear your tux.

They said we could go black-tie optional.

We are. You're black-tie and I'm optional.

Ha, ha, ha. Very funny.

What exactly did the police have on Forrest anyway?

Well, for one thing, they have a motive,

and it's the oldest one in the book, jealousy.

Well, I could be the jealous type too, you know.

That doesn't make me a m*rder*r.

That doesn't make him one either.

But the guy already had a record on the guy

for armed robbery and as*ault, and he-

and he was stupid enough to make threats

in front of all those witnesses.

-You say witnesses. Plural. -Yep.

If there were other people besides Lilimae,

who heard that guy threaten, uh, Joshua--

Look, I know where you're headed,

but they were street people and some bums.

The only one with credibility was Lilimae, and she folded.

How can you be so sure that Lilimae was there, huh?

-Hey, she was there. -How can you be so sure?

Because I have a half a dozen witnesses

-that says she was. -[Karen] Sure.

A half a dozen bums that no one will believe.

Cute. Cute.

Anyone ever tell you, you would have made a hell of a lawyer?

No, thanks. One in the family is plenty.

And you should have worn your tux.

You know, what I can't figure is why Lilimae

wants to protect Forrest.

[Karen] Huh. Unless it's not him she's trying to protect.

Hey, look. I'll make a deal with you tonight.

No more of this the rest of the night.

I just want to go out

and have dinner with my beautiful lady.

Look at you.

[cheering and applauding]

-Hey, mom, you look great. -Yeah, you do, mom.

Oh, thanks. See, you should have worn your tux.

Have a good time.

[clears throat]

[tranquil music]

Room 511, please.

A gentleman left this for you, Miss Bennett.

What is this?

He's sitting over there.

[tranquil music continues]

-Hi. -Hi.

You know, you're a better mechanic

than you are an artist.

You, uh, promised me a drink the other day.

I thought I'd take you up on it.

I was just on my way up to bed, but why not?

I mean, if you hadn't rescued me,

I'd still be stranded in that parking lot.

Um, it might be easier if we sat down.

Oh, yeah. [chuckles]

Uh, miss?

-What do you have? -What are you having?

-Club soda. -Two.

Is that all you charge to fix a car?

That makes you the most inexpensive mechanic in town.

[chuckles]

[footsteps approaching]

[Ben] What are you doing sitting here in the dark?

People are going to start talking about you,

you know that?

I was just doing some thinking.

[Ben] I wondered what that smoke was blowing out of your ears.

[chuckles]

Thinking about anything in particular?

Oh, I was thinking about everything in particular.

Looks pretty bad, I know.

Your ratings have gone to the roof,

half a dozen stations have picked up your show,

and now you've got that recording contract.

-That's not all. -Oh, there's more.

I got an offer to write a book.

The Life and Times of Joshua Rush,

as seen by Cathy Geary.

-No. -Yeah.

-You're not going to do it. -No, of course not.

[sighs]

Yeah, yeah.

So why aren't you happy?

It shows, huh?

Just a little bit around the frown lines, you know?

Well, I should be happy.

Everything I've worked for all my life is starting to happen.

I just wish it felt better now.

-It will. -Yeah?

Yeah.

You, uh, think that all of this is coming to you

on Joshua's coattails?

Before you answer that, let me say this.

I think you're underestimating yourself and that's deadly.

You are beautiful, you are talented,

and you had very little to do with either of those.

But I think you figured that out.

You have worked damned hard

and that entitles you to any success that you gain.

Don't let anybody ever tell you any different now.

You get out there and win this one for the Gipper.

[chuckles]

-Thanks. I needed that. -You got it.

Is there something else?

-That man, Ken Forrest. -Yeah?

You think they're going to convict him?

-If he's guilty. -What if he's not guilty?

Well, then I think he better get a damn good lawyer,

because he's going to need it.

[suspenseful music]

[chuckles]

Ah, Monsieur McKenzie, I hope everything was satisfactory.

Everything was great, Claude. And thanks for the wine.

Call me back.

[speaking French]

- Oh, merci. -Yeah, from the both of us.

-Bonjour. -Bonjour. [chuckles]

Listen to this.

You know, there's actually an orchestra playing downstairs.

without those amplifiers.

You think it's still possible to dance to that stuff?

Oh, why not?

[humming]

[Garrison and Mack chuckle]

Oh, hi. Here we too.

I-- I didn't know that the- the two of you knew each other.

-Yeah. We met the other day. -Oh.

You two look great.

-Uh, what is it? Anniversary? -[chuckles] Thanks.

-What? -Uh, no.

Just, uh, just a little dinner.

Mack thinks it's romantic to dress up for dinner, that's all.

Um, Jill, um,

have you heard anything about the appointment?

-Oh, no. But that's a good sign. -Oh, is it?

My money's on you. I wouldn't worry.

Thanks.

We were just going in to dinner. Would you like to join us?

-No. We- we already had dinner. -No, we, we--

Thanks. As a matter of fact, Karen and I are going dancing.

[both chuckle]

-Well, see you. -Have a nice time. It's great.

Night.

-What was that all about? -Don't start.

-Mack, I'm dying. I'm dying. -Don't say anything.

Just don't say anything.

[upbeat music]

-Mom. -Hm.

Mom, I...

Do you think this color's too grown up for me?

Yes.

-You didn't even look at it. -I don't have to.

-Mom. -[sighs]

Look, I thought we agreed

when I told you you could start wearing nail polish

that it was to be either pale pink or clear.

-Remember? -Well, that was before.

Before what?

Just before. All the other kids are wearing--

I don't care about the other kids.

I only care about you.

What all the other kids are wearing doesn't matter here.

We agreed.

I only agreed because I had to.

Nevertheless, I expect you to stick to your word.

Mom, I am not a child.

And you're not a grown-up either.

Now, the subject is closed.

No wonder Gary doesn't want to come home anymore.

♪ Feelings ♪

♪ Nothing more than feelings ♪

♪ Everyone's got feelings ♪

♪ I got feelings too ♪

Two, three, four. One, two, three, four.

♪ Feelings ♪♪

-What you doing? What you-- -Well, if you can sing awful,

-I can play awful. -I sing awful.

Oh, you don't sing that awful. No.

Actually, you don't sing that awful either.

I thought if we could really take this together,

rehearse it, we could take it on a roll.

Or we could just do this once a day.

It would be great.

I haven't laughed like this in so long.

I haven't enjoyed myself without thinking about it.

Well, that's good. You got your own life, man.

That's a pretty good one right now. You know?

You should be thinking on how to get after it,

instead of, you know, stuff that may have happened recently.

Well, there's... There's more to it.

What?

Well, I-- I just still have some things that, uh...

-That I need to work out. -Then do it.

Work them out. Do whatever you have to do.

Get on with your own life so we can get back into rehearsal,

get this act, and take it on the roll.

♪ Feelings ♪

♪ Feelings ♪

♪ Tell us we are cool ♪

♪ We love you, we love you We love you ♪♪

[suspenseful music]

[sighs]

[suspenseful music continues]

[sobbing]

[sniffling] Oh, Joshua.

[sniffling]

-Bye. - Bonsoir. Merci.

[tranquil music]

-Look. -Yeah?

Could we say good night down here?

We could, but do you think we should?

-I think I should. -I don't think I should.

-Good night, Gary Ewing. -[sighs]

Good night, Jill Bennett.

[tranquil music continues]

[sighs]

[suspenseful music]

[door closes]

[Valene] Ben?

I didn't mean to wake you up. [sighs]

Well, you didn't. I wasn't sleeping.

You didn't call and I was worried.

I know. I'm sorry.

Every time I started to, something came up,

and then when I was finally getting out of there,

I got hung up with Cathy.

She's, uh...

in some strange depression.

You hungry? I could, uh, fix you something to eat.

No, I had some food sent into the station. Thanks.

You should have called.

I know. I'm sorry. I messed up.

I'm sorry.

-Ben? -Hmm?

-What's wrong? -Nothing.

Yeah? [sighs]

-Something is. -Nothing is wrong.

I just had one great, big, crummy day.

Well, I had a crummy day too, but I'm not going to get--

Don't turn on the light, all right?

All right.

Gary.

What?

I went to see him about the babies.

When? What do you mean?

When doesn't matter.

I told him that they were yours and mine,

and that he is to stay away.

And he knows they're his.

-And you think that I told him? -No.

Yes, you do.

The thought crossed my mind, yes.

Well, what do you expect? I mean, what do I expect?

What?

What?

I cannot tell you how much that hurts me.

-Hurts you? -Yes, it hurts me a lot.

I gave you my word.

How could you even think that I would break it?

Well, the man knows. Somebody told him.

-Now, who told him? -I don't know, Ben.

I swear to you, I don't know.

I wish to God that I did, but I don't know.

I don't know either.

Ben.

I swear to you on my love for you

that it wasn't me.

[gloomy music]

[sighs]

Oh, I'm sorry.

Oh, darling.

[Valene] It's all right.

[sniffles]

[Valene] It's all right.

It's okay.

It's all right.

-Man, what a night. -Oh.

-Yeah, it was fun. -Yeah.

-Wait a minute. Is that it? -What?

I mean, I thought you were going to give me a shot

and invite me in.

[laughs]

No, I don't think so.

Oh...

Well, you did buy dinner. Come on.

[both laughing]

-Well... -[Eric clears throat]

-Hi. -Hi.

Listen, I don't mean to bother you.

I know it's late, but I really need to talk to you.

-It's important. -Sure.

-It's all right. -Let's, uh...

-Guys, excuse us for a minute. -Oh, no, it's okay.

Every- everybody's going to know soon enough anyway.

What's wrong, honey? What's the matter?

Ken Forest didn't k*ll Joshua.

-How do you know that? -Because I was there.

What happened? Tell us what happened.

Lilimae and I were on the roof with him that night.

Joshua wanted to k*ll himself, and he wanted to k*ll me too.

I got away and...

he just fell.

He just fell. Don't you understand?

Nobody pushed him, Mack.

Nobody pushed him, he just fell. We both saw it.

[suspenseful music]

[tranquil music]

Mama?

Mama?

Oh, morning, sweet pea.

What is it?

I talked to Karen just now on the telephone.

Oh.

-[Valene] It's over, mama. -What?

Last night, Cathy told Karen and Mack what happened.

I don't know what you're talking about, Valene.

Don't do that, mama. Don't.

It's going to be all right.

Now, don't make things any worse than they already are.

-What do you mean? -Mama, stop that.

You're going to have to go to the police, mama.

And you're going to have to tell them the truth.

Because if they find out on their own

that you were there...

you could be in a lot of trouble.

And I won't let that happen to you.

-[sighs] -Gary, where were you?

[sighs] Riding.

[sighs] I don't mean that.

Where were you until 4:00 a.m. this morning?

[scoffs]

You waited up for me till 4 a.m.? Why?

Because I was worried about you. I couldn't sleep.

Well, never seemed to bother you

when it was the other way around, did it?

That's not fair.

-Never was. -[Abigail sighs]

[Abigail] Gary, why don't you stop all this?

Whatever this obsession is that you have

about what happened at Empire Valley

just isn't important.

We've been through a lot worse, and we're still together.

-Not anymore. -Don't do this to us.

To us? Us?

There's no us.

There's only you and what you want.

That's all there ever was.

[mellow music]

-Now! Now! Now! Now! -[yells]

-[yelps] -Oh, okay.

Way to go, my partner. But you fouled her anyway.

It's our ball. Here we go.

Okay. All right, let me get this straight.

So I-- I put the notice in the paper once a week

for four consecutive weeks, that's it?

Just about. Then you go in, you sign the default papers.

And the judgment forms,

and the court gives you a judgment for dissolution.

-That means I'm divorced. -Uh...

Not right away, meaning that six months down the line

-when it becomes final... -Six months?

...you're divorced, yeah.

-Six months. -[Mack] Well, maximum.

Actually, it can take anything up to six months.

Hey, come on. Let's go.

Are we going to play, are we going to talk, or what?

Wait a minute. Hey, give me a minute.

I'm sorry. I know it's tough.

You kidding? I mean, I'm better off, right?

[sighs]

The jerk walked out on us, right?

-Come on, let's go. -Here we go.

All right, our ball. Come on, come on, come on.

-You, go, Laura, now! Go! Go! -Mack!

Two points! All right! Way to go.

-You going to be okay? -Yeah, I'm going to be okay.

All right. Let's play some ball.

Valene, if I go to the police,

you know what will happen.

The newspapers and the television...

those people will just tear Joshua apart.

I couldn't stand it, Val. I couldn't.

But, mama, you can't help Joshua anymore.

You've got to help... You've got to protect yourself.

Don't you see? You don't have any choice.

-There has to be some other way. -Mama, there isn't. You...

I know you're just avoiding it.

[Valene sighs]

[sighs] I can't believe...

I just can't believe that every day since Joshua died,

you've been holding this thing inside of you.

It has to have eaten away at you.

I only wanted him to be remembered...

the way he used to be.

He was such a sweet, innocent boy.

Oh, mama. No, don't. No, I know. I know.

I know. I know.

[sniffles]

But, mama, listen to me.

Don't you have to do what's right?

Is it so wrong for a mother

to want her son to be remembered kindly?

[sniffles]

No, mama. It isn't.

-It isn't. -[sniffles]

But, mama, what about this Ken Forrest?

What about... what about his mother?

He has a mother just like you,

and right now, her son is in jail

for a m*rder that he did not commit.

[sighs]

Do you hear me?

[mellow music]

[Lilimae sighs]

[piano music]

Val. Everything's going to be all right.

If we had a regular church wedding

and the reception and everything,

we would have danced to this at the wed...

What?

Val, honey, everything's going to be all right.

Mm-hm.

How did things go with Lilimae today?

I don't know, Karen. I can't...

Can't even tell.

Well, where is she?

She went out for a walk.

She said she-- she wanted to clear her head.

Mack, mama's not going to get in any trouble, is she?

I mean, by holding all this back, she and Cathy?

You know, what they did

wasn't the smartest thing in the world to do.

What?

I mean, they didn't... No, actually commit perjury? No.

But they did withhold evidence from a police investigation.

Val, look, whatever happens,

Mack's gonna be there for both of them.

-Yeah. -Right.

[door closes]

-Hi. -[Ben] Hi.

-Hi. -Where have you been, boy?

-Well? -[Karen] Oh, my God.

[Valene gasps]

-[Valene] What happened to you? -[Mack] What happened to you?

Nothing much, it's all I can make.

It's just a little sprain, you know?

-Oh, Ben. -A little sprain.

You sprained your ankle?

Well, yeah, and I must have torn a few ligaments too,

because that's why the doctor wants it in a cast.

-Oh, yeah, get pillows... -In a--

-...to get his leg up above. -In a cast? [laughs]

You know what? Don't laugh. It's not funny.

Here, take the crutches. Here.

-Wait a minute. Wait, wait. -Oh...

-Let me fix it. -Baby, baby, baby. Oh...

-[groans] -Here, put your head back.

-How in the world... -You okay?

-Okay. -...did this happen?

-I- I fell off my chair. -What?

You fell out of your chair?

No, I fell off my chair. You-- you know...

I was standing on my chair

trying to get to vent in the office.

I mean, you know what I'm talking about.

-The rocking chair. -No, the chair in my office.

Oh, the swivel chair.

I don't want to talk about it anymore.

[Mack] Oh, oh, oh.

Let me ask you something, just to get it clear

in my own head, you know.

Usually when you stand on a swivel chair,

doesn't it swivel?

Where's your brain?

[mouthing] Mack!

-I hate you. -[Valene chuckles]

I got a piece of news, though, if anybody wants to hear it.

I was talking to, uh, one of our guys up in Sacramento.

He says that the governor is thinking of filling a vacancy

on the State Planning Commission.

Guess who he's thinking of to fill the vacancy?

[all laughing]

Here we go. [laughs]

[laughing]

Abby Ewing.

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Okay.

Okay, Forrest, let's go over it one more time.

There's nothing to go over.

I already told you, I don't know anything.

Don't play games with me.

We've got a witness who placed you at the scene.

-And he's a liar. -Oh, yeah?

And what about those men

who heard you threaten Joshua that afternoon?

-Are they liars, too? -So I threatened him.

It doesn't mean that I k*lled him.

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