08x06 - For Appearance's Sake

[bunniefuu]

[theme music playing]

[music continues playing]

You all right?

Now I am.

You sure?

I'm sure.

Are you all right?

Not yet, I'm not.

But I plan to be.

I've never felt so helpless.

[Laura] God, I can't believe it that she's safe, you know?

That she's not hurt.

What a relief.

I mean, what if something had happened to her,

something worse, can you imagine? [grunts]

-Makes my day. -Oh, come on.

-Don't be such a jerk. -Come on?

Gary Ewing is burying us in the polls.

My stupid brother takes Abby Ewing's advice instead of mine,

which is sending us down the drain.

And we have a live TV debate.

Why don't you just stop thinking about the campaign for a minute?

The day after tomorrow, we have a live TV debate.

If I don't figure out how to stop Gary,

we're going to lose this election.

So you'll pardon me if I don't get overly excited

over the fact that Karen MacKenzie

has finally decided to come home.

Decided to come home? What are you, nuts? She was kidnapped.

Who says she was kidnapped?

Karen MacKenzie's the only person

who says she was kidnapped.

[phone ringing]

Yeah.

Yeah?

Listen, if Garst Manufacturing

is a prime candidate for a takeover,

then buy the company!

We pay you as an analyst, so, analyze!

I can't believe it, I am surrounded by toads

incapable of making a decision on their own.

I think this campaign is really getting to you, you know?

Life's getting to me.

Look, tomorrow's a new day, right?

You're going to come up with a great idea to win this election,

and you're going to buy Garst with all their--

their defense contracts,

and they're going to find the guys who did this to Karen.

The guys? Now it's an army.

What is Karen MacKenzie telling the police now?

Look, Karen heard two cars drive away from the barn

where she was hiding, okay?

Now, the police confirmed it,

because they found a second set of tire tracks.

Now, obviously, this guy had a partner,

or he was taking orders from somebody.

And the big question is,

who called the police to tell them where Karen was hiding?

It must have been somebody who, you know...

Good night, Nancy Drew.

Good night, d*ck Tracy.

[music continues playing]

Huh. Daughter.

You have a daughter.

[Karen scoffs]

[Karen sighs]

This is going to take some getting used to.

You said that.

But it's still true.

And if I say it again, it'll still be true.

This is going to take some getting used to.

You must have been as shocked as I am.

At least. I'd say at least.

And now?

[Mack scoffs]

Now?

Confused. Scared.

Overwhelmed. Proud.

Other than that, I'm taking it right in stride.

I mean, how am I supposed to feel

after having a daughter show up out of nowhere?

This is going to take some getting used to.

[music continues playing]

[doorbell rings]

[doorbell rings]

Sorry to bother you this late, Mack.

[Valene] It's my fault, Mack, not his.

I-- I made him ring the bell.

I-- I know that I promised not to bother you until tomorrow,

but I just want to see her just for a second, and I promise--

I promise I won't stay. Would that be okay?

[Mack exclaims]

-Of course. -Thanks.

How is she? Uh, does she seem all right?

Why don't you ask her?

Oh! You!

-Oh, I love you! -Oh.

Oh, God, I missed you.

-[both squeal] -Let me look at you.

-Your hair! -I, uh--

Oh, but no, I like-- I like it. It's-- it's great.

Oh.

-Hey. -[Val squeals]

You're fine, I knew you'd be back.

I knew it. I knew it. I knew it.

[mechanic] What do you want me to do with these tires, sir?

They're still in, uh, real good shape here.

I'll take them with me.

[mechanic] You got it.

-I'll make swings for the kids. -[mechanic] All right.

[music continues playing]

Thank you, sir.

Hollister, 37%, Ewing, 35%.

"Hollister and Ewing are pulling ahead of their opponents

in a race that many political observers

are now saying is too close to call."

Yeah, but what do they know, right?

They know a good candidate when they see one.

[Gary] Or they've been conned by a great campaign manager.

Listen, um, what time is my first whatever this morning?

I tried to calling Karen, but it was busy.

Well, call her on your lunch hour, okay?

I'm on my way.

Uh, ah, okay.

Then I'll see you at the 9:30 meeting.

All right. Bye-bye.

Do you still have time to take me to school?

-You bet. -Uh, I'll go get my stuff.

Uh, do you have time to pick her up after school?

-I can get Brian. -Sure. No problem.

Good.

That'll help your image as a family man.

I don't need an excuse to pick up Olivia.

I've set an interview for you with Matthew Pierce.

-Matthew Pierce? -Yeah.

Uh, this afternoon. Here.

Matthew Pierce wouldn't give me the time of day.

[Abby] Matthew Pierce wouldn't give your campaign manager

-the time of day. -Don't start, Abby.

Well, she's not much use to you, is she,

if she can't even arrange an interview with a--

an important political columnist?

Save it, Abby.

It's not just a matter of competence, Gary.

-It's a matter of propriety. -Wait a minute.

You're carrying on a friendship with Peter Hollister,

and you're gonna lecture me on propriety?

Peter Hollister has not been in the news lately

because of consorting with his campaign manager.

He hasn't been in the news

because I don't want your children to know

that their mother has been carrying on with my opponent.

Do you expect me to believe that you really care

what this publicity is gonna do to Brian and Olivia?

[Gary] Believe whatever you want.

[Abby] If you cared what this publicity would do,

you'd keep your names out of the gossip columns.

[Gary] Maybe I'm a little more concerned

with the effect this deceit is having on the children.

My living here,

pretending that we're getting along for publicity?

It stinks!

Well, if you think so, then why--

[sighs]

-Ready to go? -Yeah.

I'll see you later.

[music continues playing]

[Karen] Uh,

the forehead is-- is higher.

More. Yeah.

And, uh, the-- the nose is broader.

Mack, you're gonna have 24-hour surveillance in the house,

and a man with Michael and Eric whenever they go out.

And-- and the hair was-- was definitely thicker.

Thicker, and it was, um, wiry.

[Behar] The boys are gonna have to keep us informed.

Let us know in advance what their plans are.

-Sure. -Yeah, no problem.

-You hear that? -Yeah.

You know, maybe it'd be better

if you just checked into a hotel.

[Karen] No!

-Just for a while. -No!

If we did what you wanted, if--

if I checked into a hotel and curtailed my activities,

-stay inside-- -All right, hold it, hold it.

-That's fine. -I mean--

Wait, no, no. Come on.

We'll just be careful, that's all.

We will be careful.

I don't want to be a victim again.

I want to lead a normal life.

I want you to invite your daughter over for dinner.

-Okay. -I'd like to meet her.

-Fine. -[Eric] Does this look like him, Mom?

Yes.

How long will the suspension last?

[headmaster] Three days.

Well, thank you for your time.

[headmaster] Olivia.

I want you to think seriously about what you've done.

Talk it over with your mother and father and...

I feel obligated to tell you

that if you're caught cheating a second time...

She won't be.

...you'll be dismissed from this school.

[Jill] Yes. I don't know.

We'll be there as soon as possible.

I understand.

[school bell rings]

Why cheat?

You're smart enough to handle anything they can throw at you.

Pierce is already at the house.

Abby's stalling him, but we've got to hurry.

Yeah, fine. He can wait a couple of minutes.

-Now, will you explain to me-- -I cheated on a lousy exam.

-I'm sorry. -It's not like you.

How do you know that?

Look, whatever it is that's making you angry,

whatever it is, that's no excuse for cheating.

You're responsible for that yourself.

-We'll talk about this later. -Oh, can we?

What's on the campaign schedule for tonight?

-Miss Bennett? -[Jill] I'll drive.

You've got to read those posi-- Where are those position papers?

Oh, I left them inside.

Olivia.

This campaign is very important to Gary.

Now, I know you want him to win, so don't forget

that what you do affects his chances of winning.

Oh, please don't forget

that what you do affects my family.

Why don't you practice what you preach

and stop trying to ruin my parents' marriage?

[sighs] I cannot wait until this campaign is over

and you are out of our lives.

-Come on. We're gonna be late. -I don't want to ride with her.

[Gary] Olivia?

Everything I read about you and her in the news

-is true, isn't it? -No.

-Then why-- -Look.

I thought you understood that the reason I moved back

to the ranch was for the sake of appearances.

I wish, for the sake of your brother and yourself,

that your mother and I got along.

But we don't, and we haven't for some time.

I thought you understood that.

I understand more than you think.

I understand that if it weren't for her,

you and Mom would still be working things out.

-[Gary sighs] -[Olivia] I don't care.

Olivia.

I love you. You know that.

I know you say you do,

but maybe that's just for appearance's sake.

[music continues playing]

You know, there's only one thing

that's more important to my husband than this election,

and, uh, that is, of course, his family.

Whatever's holding him up at Olivia's school,

I'm sure must be very important.

No, of course.

Would you like some more coffee?

No, thank you.

-How about a drink? -No.

My husband will be here soon. I'm sure of it.

[grunts] But I'm not.

And I've got a deadline.

Well, then, perhaps you're next column.

Well, I can't very well write it about your husband, can I?

I've never met him.

I'll just have to come up with something else.

Well, whatever it is, I look forward to it.

I enjoy reading you.

Well, since the campaign started,

you've developed an interest in my column?

Mr. Pierce, I have read you since--

well, how many years ago is it that you wrote about the, uh,

hidden dangers of the McAllister nuclear reactor?

You broke that story, I believe.

Thank you for noticing.

You broke it just about six months

after you had an interview, exclusive,

if I recall correctly, with our retired president.

I like your writing. I always have.

I'll hold off on my endorsement

'til I get a chance to talk to your husband.

Uh, well, listen, you're going to cover the debate...

-Aren't you? -Yes, I am.

Well, how about if we meet after the debate,

have drinks or dinner or something?

Would that be convenient for you?

-Fair enough. -Thank you.

Uh,

I must say, Mrs. Ewing, that, um...

if the stories about your husband

and his campaign manager were true--

-Oh, they're not. -But as I was saying...

your husband would be a fool

if he were to give up the kind of moral support

he has right here at home.

Good day.

[somber music playing]

-"With love from Gary." -Oh, that's nice.

"Welcome home from Laura and Greg."

Five bucks says Greg doesn't even know

Laura sent those flowers.

-Don't be so cynical. -Don't be so right on the money.

[both chuckling]

"Welcome home to the world's greatest daughter-in-law."

-Mack's dad sent you flowers? -Oh.

Mack said his dad hasn't remembered

his birthday in 25 years, but for Mom, flowers.

-What, no gift? -[both laugh]

Hi.

-Hi. -[Michael] Hi, Paige.

Paige.

Paige Matheson, Karen MacKenzie.

Hi, Paige. It's--

it's really a pleasure meeting you.

I've heard so much about you.

I'm glad to see you're all right.

Oh, come here.

See, you don't have to worry about my mom.

-Oh, Michael. -Well, you know what I mean.

Oh, you'll explain it after dinner.

-Let's eat. -[doorbell rings]

[chuckles] It's Randy again.

Who's this one from?

I just make the deliveries, Mr. MacKenzie.

I don't read the cards.

[Karen] Thank you, Randy.

[Randy] Oh, you're welcome, Mrs. MacKenzie.

[tense music playing]

-Thank you, Randy. -See you all again.

Okay, here. There you go.

-Oh, thanks. -Take one for later.

-I know you'll be back. -Thank you very much.

-All right, bye-bye. -Bye, now.

-They're beautiful. -Yeah.

Who are they from?

Well, who do you think?

Oh, Mack, I love you.

I love you.

-Well, let's eat. -Okay.

[music continues playing]

Doesn't anyone care about this election except me?

-We came as quickly as we could. -Is Pierce still here?

Uh, no, he had to leave to make a deadline.

I know, that was terribly rude of him.

-Well, maybe we can reschedule. -I already have.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Please, uh, read these tonight.

This can't happen again.

I agree.

You know, you almost blew all the groundwork

I've laid for you.

Yeah, well, sometimes real life gets in the way.

What happened?

Olivia was suspended from school for three days.

She was caught cheating on an exam.

[sighs] Oh, my God.

[Gary] I've already been through it with her.

You'll have better luck if you wait until tomorrow.

She's got a bit of a chip on her shoulder.

[mysterious music playing]

[Greg] I don't see either one of you guys

coming up with a better way to deal with Gary Ewing.

Or did I...

miss a brilliant suggestion

that either one of you might have come up with

over the last few hours?

[thudding]

No?

Good night, gentlemen.

[moans]

I'm kind of liking this.

You never told me about...

Paige's mother.

Karen, that was so long ago,

I-- I didn't think you'd want to know.

Well, I--

I don't.

Not unless you don't want me to, you know.

Then what's to tell?

You did love her, didn't you?

[sighs] Yes.

That's what's to tell.

I mean, there hasn't been that many women that...

Mack MacKenzie has been in love with.

Two. Exactly two.

-Something's wrong. -No.

[tense music playing]

Yes.

-Yes. -What happened?

He made contact.

I gave the evidence to the police.

[music continues playing]

Oh.

[Laura] Hey, cutie pie.

Here's a picture of one of, uh, Karen's kidnappers.

You'll need these.

It's funny.

You know, these composites always look

a little bit like somebody you know.

Of course, on the other hand, they really look like

someone from another planet.

Guess it's only in the movies, huh,

that they ever find anybody based on these pictures.

Here, look.

It says, "The kidnappers are still at large.

Spokesperson for the police department said that

security has been increased

since the kidnappers renewed their threat

to Mrs. MacKenzie late last night.

Police believe that the kidnappers are still

in the general vicinity of Knots Landing.

The public is urged to contact the police

with any relevant information.

A reward is being offered."

[sighs]

Can you believe this creep is still around?

All I know is when they catch him,

they ought to lock him up, and throw away the key.

Yeah. [chuckles]

-Here you go. Take it easy. -Yeah, you, too.

[Peter] I thought you wanted to talk strategy this morning.

[Greg] Our strategy, pal, is not to lose this election.

[Peter] He hasn't beat me yet.

[Greg] Yeah, and it's not over 'til it's over.

Save the cliches for the sports fans in your audience.

[Peter] Maybe I should go out and come back in,

and we can start this all over.

[Peter] Maybe you should drag your dead butt over to Abby's

and call in a favor.

[Peter] She don't owe me anything.

[Greg] The hell she doesn't.

You're the one who k*lled the story on, uh,

Gary's affair with his campaign manager.

She owes you a favor.

What's the favor?

Matthew Pierce was going to endorse you.

Now he's gonna wait for the debate, and interview Gary.

You need that endorsement, kid. Go get it.

What are you waiting for?

Have I not made myself perfectly clear?

Yeah, you made yourself perfectly clear,

but you're talking to me like I'm a bellhop.

I beg your pardon.

I thought I was talking to a kid who did Abby Ewing a favor,

and now needs a favor in return.

[tense music playing]

Yeah.

Let me talk to the officer in charge

of the MacKenzie investigation.

The Karen MacKenzie investigation.

How the hell many MacKenzie investigations are there?

You betcha. I'm holding.

Yes, I'll hold.

I'm saying if you want to win,

you've got to concentrate on this campaign.

You owe it to these people and you owe it to yourself.

I owe some attention to Olivia, too.

Of course Olivia needs her family.

But she doesn't need you all the time.

I mean, she does have another parent.

-Don't remind me. -Just until after the campaign.

Let Abby be the parent.

You've got to concentrate on the campaign.

Gary, lots of kids in this world have survived

much worse than an election campaign.

Yeah, how many have survived a marriage like Abby's and mine?

I got cut off.

Look, whatever you've said about Abby,

you've always said that she loves her children.

So let her take over for a while.

Just for the time being.

You can make it up to Olivia and Brian after the election.

All right.

[horse blows]

Where are you going?

I'm going to ride to the Donahue's ranch.

You said I could spend the night at Aaron's.

That was before you got suspended.

-But you said-- -I know what I said.

Oh, so you're going to take it back, right?

-I didn't say that. -Well, can I go or not?

Olivia, what has gotten into you lately?

You got yourself suspended from school for cheating.

Don't you realize what that could do to Gary's campaign?

Do you know how much this campaign means to Gary?

What if the papers got a hold of this?

That's all you care about, what the papers will make of it.

No, that's not all I care about. It's a matter of pride.

[sighs] I'd have too much pride to cheat.

Correction.

You'd be too proud to be caught cheating.

Olivia. Olivia.

Olivia.

Oh, Olivia.

[sighs] I love you.

It's not enough.

It's everything.

No, it's not.

Listen to yourself.

You didn't even say that you were mad at me for cheating.

Of course I'm mad.

No, you were mad because I got caught.

Because it's an inconvenience for you.

You don't care about anything

except what other people might think.

It's all appearances.

[sighs] I don't even know why we talk.

-Olivia. -What?

No matter what you think of me...

don't make me your excuse for cheating.

There is no excuse for cheating.

[music continues playing]

Call me when you get to the Donahues

so I know you got there safely.

Okay?

[music continues playing]

[engine revving]

What does your mother think of me?

Oh, I don't know. I'm sure she likes you.

I don't think she does.

[Karen] Of course I do.

She's a very nice young woman.

What my mother would have called, "a proper lady."

Very worldly, very sophisticated.

She has her grandparents' money.

Very pleasant, very pretty.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

[moans]

She even looks like her mother.

Well, her mother must have been very pretty.

[Lilimae] Pretty or not, I don't trust her.

-What? -I'm sorry.

-Oh, Mama, why? -I just don't trust her.

-Don't ask me why. -[Valene scoffs]

You've met Paige exactly one time in your whole life

and you tell me you don't trust her?

I said, don't ask me why.

Mom's not the type of person to hide her feelings.

If she didn't like you, I'd know it.

She is not going to criticize Mack's own daughter to his face.

-You're paranoid. -I'm--

I'm nervous.

You're not jealous, are you?

No.

Of Paige's mother? Uh-uh.

Just, well, a little curious.

See, you never mentioned Anne in all the time I've known you.

Well, now that I know about her...

Whatever I--

I learn about her, it tells me more about you.

[Lilimae] Well, she's sweet, I grant you.

She offered to help me carry some of my pots and pans

back from the MacKenzie's,

and then she offered to clean them.

Now, why would she do that?

You're suspicious of somebody who's kind and considerate?

But she doesn't even know me.

Call it a premonition.

She's up to something.

Do I have to remind you

how accurate your last premonition was?

Well, say what you want.

I say she's trying too hard

to please everybody.

[Paige] I just want her to like me.

Well, I wouldn't worry about it.

Everybody likes you.

Everybody?

You know what I wish?

I wish we could lose your bodyguard

and, you know, be alone.

Oh, you don't know what a pleasure it is

to be alone with you.

[chuckles] Yes, I do.

-[Karen chuckles] -[doorbell rings]

[scoffs] Oh, I jinxed it by saying it.

Yep.

-Whoa. -[Karen giggling]

[doorbell ringing]

-[Behar] Hi, Mack. -How you doing?

-That's him. -You're sure?

Mm-hmm.

[Mack] Phil Harbert?

I went to law school with this guy.

And it was your testimony that put him away.

Apparently, he's harbored a grudge ever since.

He's been out for over two years,

living under an alias of Phil Hudson.

Come on.

But the composite doesn't look like this guy.

When was the last time you saw him in person?



Thanks.

I'd love to take credit for this,

but you'll have to thank Greg Sumner.

He's the one who put us onto this guy.

Said he had a hunch.

[music continues playing]

[door open and shuts]

[Greg] You either didn't read this report

before you bought the company,

or you read it, and bought the company anyway.

-I spoke to you about it, sir. -[Greg] I know you spoke to me.

You said that I should use my own judgment.

[Greg] I know what I said.

I said,

that if Garst Manufacturing was ripe for a takeover,

then buy the company.

-That's right. -That's what I said.

-And in my opinion-- -Your opinion?

Your opinion is worth to me about half as much

as Garst Manufacturing is, which is zero.

Okay, I want to cut our losses.

I want you to sell off all the assets.

And then I want you to resign.

Resign?

-You mean I'm fired? -No, no, no.

I refuse to fire you. I want you to resign.

I'm going to give you glowing references.

I want you to leave this company

with your reputation intact

so that one of my competitors will hire you!

I have a caller on the line, Mr. Sumner,

who won't give his name but insists on talking to you.

He says he's an old friend from law school.

-Ah. -Line three.

Hello?

Greg, this is Phil.

Philly, I hope you're calling from as far away as Australia.

I just saw my photograph on TV.

Warhol was right.

Everybody's going to be a star for 15 minutes.

Come on, man. Listen to me.

Th-- It wasn't a drawing.

It was a photograph. They know who I am.

They're looking for me.

Tell me. What should I do?

You always ask that question after you're in trouble, Philly.

[breathes heavily] Come on, man. You've got to help me.

You've got to help me.

Help you? I don't even know you.

[line disconnects]

[tense music playing]

[moaning]

Oh, that's the nicest thing that's happened to me all day.

Maybe all week.

See, if I had a wife like you, I'd do this every day.

[Abby] Mm. How romantic.

I need Matthew Pierce's endorsement.

Is that why you came all the way out here?

What, do you think I came out here to give you a pedicure?

Abby, I need that endorsement.

What do you expect me to do, Peter?

Keep my husband from getting the endorsement

just because you want it?

[sighs] Thank you for the feet.

You want me to lose, don't you?

-I didn't say that. -You don't have to say it.

Because when it comes right down to it,

it doesn't matter how--

how little your husband appreciates you

-or how much he hates you... -Peter.

...you still want him to win

because he's Gary Ewing.

And you like being Mrs. Gary Ewing.

Peter.

-I want you to win. -Sure.

I really do.

Of course, if Gary won, it wouldn't be terrible.

-[Peter sighs] -Hey, I'm kidding.

Come on, give me a break.

I've had a rough day. [sighs]

Mm.

[romantic music playing]

This campaign is making us all lose our perspective.

You get suspicious of me, and I get angry with you.

It's not worth it.

You know I want you to win this campaign.

But it would hardly do

for the wife of your opponent to actively support you.

Olivia and Brian are, um...

away with friends.

And it's...

Maria's day off.

[music continues playing]

[tense music playing]

So, tell me.

Which one do you think will look better on camera?

[scoffs]

Never mind, I'll just take them both.

Oh, um, if you don't hurry up,

you're going to be late for the debate.

[producer] Arty, can we check the color

balance of camera two?

[studio din]

[woman] Whoa.

Do you really think I look all right?

-I think you look great. -Oh, you're just saying that.

No, I'm not just saying that. I think you look great.

Now, when the debate's over, I'll give you the signal.

No, well, I know.

I run over and I give Peter a big hug and a kiss.

All right, you're the only candidate's mother

here, I think, so with any luck,

we make the papers with this shot tomorrow.

Okay, we've done this and this,

and I think you should look over these before you go on.

If I don't know them by now, I'm never going to know them.

-Where's Abby? -I don't know. I don't care.

Mr. Ewing, there's a phone call for you or your wife.

Um, I better take it.

-Don't be long. -No.

Listen up, everyone.

-It is 25 minutes to airtime. -Gary Ewing.



Mr. Ewing, this is Joe Broido

with the California Highway Patrol.

Your daughter's been detained for driving without a license.

She's in custody at the Los Brazos substation.

-She's had a minor accident. -Is she all right?

She's not hurt, but she's pretty upset.

Is she, uh, locked up?

No, Mr. Ewing, but she is in legal custody,

and we can release her only to you or your wife.

Or a legal guardian.

-Mr. Ewing? -Uh, yeah.

Either you or your wife will have to come down here,

Mr. Ewing, is that clear?

Can I speak to her? Yes, that's clear.

-Can I speak to her? -Yes, sir.

He'd like to talk to you.

[clears throat]

Gary?

That was a pretty stupid thing to do.

-You could have been hurt. -I'm sorry.

You should be sorry. Do you realize--

[Broido] She's pretty upset, Mr. Ewing.

I suggest you or your wife come here as quickly as possible.

[music continues playing]

[TV anchor] Stay tuned,

immediately following this program

for the live debate among the candidates

for state senate seat.

[studio din]

[phone ringing]

-Hi. -Hi.

I just had to drive here in a pickup truck.

-[Peter laughs] -My car is missing.

If this is someone's idea of a joke...

Where's Gary?

I don't know. He's around somewhere.

Did he say anything?

No. Not a word.

You know, I feel like we could--

Mr. Hollister, it's, uh--

it's my pleasure to wish you all the best luck in the world.

I'm so glad to see that even campaign opponents

can be civil to each other.

[chuckles]

Hello. Nice to see you.

Uh, I've made reservations at La Fonda for after the debate.

Is that all right?

I don't care where I talk to him as long as he's alone.

No campaign manager, no wife.

-Fair enough. -Well, I wouldn't want to be

unduly prejudiced in his favor.

Oh. [chuckles] Well, thank you.

Where's Gary?

I don't know. He said he'd be right back.

[sighs]

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[Tina] All right, people, we're going in 15 seconds.

Okay, ten, nine,

eight, seven,

six, five,

four, three, two...

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

We're proud to present you tonight

the candidates for state senate, district 87.

I regret to say, however,

that not all the candidates are here tonight.

You don't say.

Mr. Gary Ewing, who was here earlier,

has left the studio.

We are forced to continue without him.

Now, there's a stroke of luck.

...each candidate will be given five minutes initially.

Each other candidate will be given two minutes rebuttal.

The sec--

Leave it to you to get it wrong, Phil.

I thought you were going to get a one-way ticket.

Did anybody follow you up here?

Well, if they had, would I be here?

I don't know, Phil, you're more stupid than I thought,

and I thought you were pretty stupid.

Why don't you just sneak back out of here

the way you snuck in?

What's this, you're going to make yourself at home now?

You can't hide here, Phil.

God, Phil.

You marginal people

are extremely difficult to deal with.

I, uh...

read the papers.

Whoa, we're full of surprises.

They think there were two people who kidnapped Karen.

She heard your car driving away.

Your car, Greg.

[Phil sighs]

So, um...

who's so stupid now?

I guess I am, for being such a nice guy.

You help me.

You help me get out of the country, is all I'm asking.

Otherwise, I, uh...

I'm going to have to tell them that you put me up to it.

That, uh...

you hired me.

Who's going to believe an ex-con

over an ex-senator?

[sighs] Call my bluff.

Uh, they don't believe me. I'm no worse off.

But I don't think you can afford the publicity

during your brother's campaign.

I think for appearances' sake, you know, it's, uh...

[elevator dings]

[tense music playing]

-Are you sure he's here? -Yeah, yeah, he's always here.

Karen, what a surprise.

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