11x19 - The Grim Reaper

[bunniefuu]

[indistinct announcement on PA system]

[nurse] Did you hear who was brought into emergency?

-Who? -Greg Sumner.

-That rich guy? -Mm, the industrialist.

-What does industrialist mean? -I don't know.

It's what they call him in the newspapers.

I never did know what his company did.

Anything that made money.

So what happened? Heart attack?

-g*nsh*t. -Wow.

-What's the prognosis? -Not good.

See, it just goes to show you. Money doesn't matter.

When it's your time to go, you go.

- [Paula] Hello, Karen? -Paula?

Could you come and stay with me?

I need a friend.

[theme music playing]

[male narrator] Previously on Knots Landing...

I had a crush on your brother. A crush.

And the mistake was marrying him.

But you...

I love you.

-Do you know where he is? -No.

Whatever happened between you and--

Linda. You can say her name.

Is your business.

But what happens between you and Eric--

He's not gonna talk to me.

Listen to what I'm saying. I've never felt

this feeling before, Paige, okay?

I love you.

Well, Tom, you said that very well.

Your eyes didn't even flicker.

[scoffs] Maybe it is the truth, but how could I ever tell?

I wanted to like the guy so much,

I shut out that voice in the back of my head

that kept saying to me something's wrong.

Tom's a dirty cop.

What's the name of the guy who beat you up, Arnie?

-Who was it? -You know who he was.

-Tom Ryan? -I'll deny it in court.

He works for Oakman.

What were you doing that got you k*lled?

What were you doing in my computer?

What were you researching?

Surely her interest in Oakman Industries

didn't get her shot.

-Ow. -Greg.

[theme music playing]

-Where are my keys? -By the bell.

Oh, come on, it's the machine.

[sighs] Paige, call me the minute you get in, please.

Don't talk to anyone. Don't see anyone.

Call me immediately at the house.

All right. Call me.

What's that all about?

Tom's a dirty cop.

What?

I don't have anything to take to his superiors,

but I'm gonna get him.

Mack, let's talk about this in the car.

We gotta get to the hospital.

I'm not going.

-But Paula asked us to. -She asked you.

Greg used to be your best friend.

Karen, "used to be" is the operative phrase here.

He could die.

[sighs] Karen, I'm not very good at hiding my feelings.

Greg knows I don't like him.

It couldn't be very good for a dying man

to look into the face of someone who hates him.

Where is your charity?

-This isn't like you. -I have priorities, Karen.

Paige is at the top of that list.

Greg Sumner is at the bottom of the list

if he's on a list at all.

I've gotta talk to Paige.

Well, you just talk to her tomorrow.

She's been seeing Tom for months.

But never mind. I'll go to the hospital alone.

You can tell Julie to go home. She doesn't have to babysit.

No, wait. I'll go.

There are some questions I wanna ask Mr. Sumner

before it's too late.

Are you really as cold-blooded as you sound?

Can you honestly tell me that the world

would be diminished by Greg Sumner's death?

I think all life is to be cherished.

Oh, yeah? What about Idi Amin, huh? Or Hitler?

Are you really comparing Greg to those men?

Oh, you just said all life should be cherished.

I just wanna understand the fine points.

Can we stop this?

[sighs]

I'm sorry, you know.

I'm just angry at myself for pushing Paige at Tom.

Tom is probably not as bad as you think.

You know, if he worked for Oakman,

why would he help you out in Toronto?

Because I forced his hand. I put him on the spot.

Well, he could have just said no.

Not if he works for Oakman. Who owns Oakman but Greg Sumner?

Greg Sumner. Greg Sumner owns Oakman,

which means that Tom could work for Greg Sumner.

We're not supposed to release information about that patient.

I'm so glad you're here.

How is he?

The b*llet grazed his spine

so there's a lot of swelling and bleeding.

[sighs] He's not breathing, so he's on the respirator.

-It's pretty bad. -How bad?

Well, they're doing a CAT scan to see if they should operate.

-Can he talk? -No, he can't talk.

He can't move.

-At all? -He's paralyzed.

Anything I can do for you?

-Are you okay? -Yeah.

Hey, Greg will be okay.

I know that you don't like him.

He's really not as bad as you think he is.

He must have thought awfully highly of you

to have asked you to take care of his daughter.

[scoffs] Yeah.

Well, we were good friends.

Yeah, so what happened?

Well,

friends don't necessarily last forever.

Thanks.

Yeah, I know friends fall out,

but why do you hate him so much?

Because during Greg's senate campaign,

he threw Mack to the wolves.

And...

then there's Paige.

He's not seeing her anymore.

[Greg] Paula...

I don't wanna see Greg die.

But even now, I'm in the middle of putting a case together

against one of his subsidiaries.

-Oakman Industries. -How did you know?

That was what Greg was talking about when he got shot.

Only I forgot about that.

Until just now. I forgot to tell the police.

Forgot to tell them what?

Greg was sure that there was a connection

between Oakman Industries and his daughter.

Why?

Because he found out that Oakman had been shipping

chemicals to Africa.

Where Mary-Frances was working.

[Paula] Yeah, the same area.

I wish I could remember exactly what he said.

He said that he, he was sure that

Mary-Frances' curiosity about Oakman

couldn't have got her shot.

And then that was exactly when Greg got shot.

How was Mary-Frances involved?

She had been tracking their shipping records.

Of the chemicals going to Africa?

-Yeah. -Chemicals?

Yeah, they were, um,

um, chorallium, polyromethene and trivium.

-What the hell do they do? -I don't know.

I have a friend I could ask at the chemistry department.

Well, if you feel you're up to that,

I'm sure it would help.

Yeah, it will give me something to do.

-What's going on? -I don't know.

But I know one guy who does.

But Greg can't talk.

Not Greg. Tom Ryan.

He's been linked to Oakman every step of the way

and anyone who's challenged Oakman has been

beat up or landed in jail or k*lled.

Where are you going?

I'm gonna find Paige.

-Hey, any suspects? -No.

-That doesn't surprise me. -What's that supposed to mean?

-Is your partner here? -No.

I wanna tell you something I know about Tom.

What's that supposed to mean?

And if anything happens to Greg Sumner while he's here,

anything other than expert medical attention,

you're gonna have hell to pay.

[Cindy on voicemail] Hi, it's Cindy.

Just wanted to know if you were gonna go to the gym.

[beep]

[Tom] Paige, I'm getting tired of fighting with you,

but it's worth the fights when we get to make up.

-[knock on door] -[beep]

[Mack] Paige, call me the minute you get in, please.

You're the most persistent person I know.

Can I come in?

I've come here to apologize.

Well, actions speak louder than words.

My actions have not all been that bad.

I have not gone out with another woman.

You have not seen me with another woman.

I haven't even contemplated being with another woman.

-Yes, but you called-- -Wait, wait. Let me finish.

I did call my old girlfriend without telling you.

I have done some questionable things.

Maybe that is because I didn't trust you.

-Me? -You did not tell me about Greg.

[scoffs] That was none of your business.

But I am willing to forgive you for that.

Forgive me? I didn't ask you to forgive me.

What I am not willing to do

is continue this relationship without some ground rules.

Oh, like you promise not to call

any of your old girlfriends anymore?

I will not keep secrets from you.

I will not lie to you.

But you have to trust me.

And you have to show me that you trust me.

And you have to give me reason to trust you.

And I think actions speak louder than words too.

[knock on door]

-Who is it? -[Mack] It's Mack.

-Mack, hi. -[Mack] Hi.

-Come in. -Have you seen Tom?

-Yeah, he's here. -Hey, Mack.

You pop up in the strangest places.

You seem to be wherever I go.

What do you mean?

Let's see. You started dating Paige

when I took on the Oakman Industry case.

-Mack. -How did you start dating him?

[Paige] Mack, what is this all about?

I just left the hospital with Greg Summer

hooked up to a bunch of tubes and machines,

and I don't want any more people to wind up like that.

-What happened to him? -He was shot.

-Shot? -He was investigating Oakman.

So I'm entitled to be upset

if an Oakman stoolie is hanging around my daughter.

-Oakman stoolie? -Yeah.

Now, how did you two meet?

Mack, I understand you're upset about your friend.

I don't understand why you're taking this out on me.

I'll tell you how you met.

It was an accident, right? Just a coincidence.

When you showed up the day Mark Baylor changed this plea.

Just a coincidence that you were there

when Arnie Zimmer fell down the stairs.

Just a coincidence you gave me Reuban Pomerantz's name.

Mack, I tried to help you with your case whenever I could.

Come on.

You're the one who asked me for my help in the first place.

-[Mack] Even I make mistakes. -Mack, that's enough.

"That's enough, Mack"?

How about, That's enough, Tom?

Tom isn't yelling at anybody.

Right, where are my manners? Paige,

you're going out with a crooked cop.

Do you have one bit of evidence

to back up a word of what you just said?

Where were you when Greg Sumner was shot?

I didn't even know Greg Sumner was shot.

Now anytime you wanna sit down with me and go over

the sequence of events of my involvement in your case,

I will be happy to do so.

But I'm not going to stand here

and listen to these ridiculous accusations.

Good. Now get out of here.

Mack, this is my apartment.

I'm not gonna leave you alone with a dirty cop.

It's all right, Paige.

I'll talk to you later.

So what did Tom do?

-I already told you. -Those were coincidences.

-Yeah, right. -Well, what else happened?

Mack?

I don't wanna jeopardize anyone else.

Oh, so that's all you're gonna say?

-Yeah. -Mack!

Paige, I want you to promise me you'll never see him again.

If you can't tell me what Tom did,

then you cannot expect me to stay away from him.

I couldn't tell her that Tom beat up Arnie Zimmer.

What if she slipped and told him?

Then Zimmer's life would be in danger.

-Did she believe you? -I don't know.

-Is she safe? -[sighs]

Tom knows that I know,

so he knows that you know, and he knows that Frank knows.

He's not gonna hurt her.

Good.

How's Greg?

They've decided to operate to relieve the swelling.

We won't hear anything till tomorrow.

[sighs]

We're not allowed to release any information

about that patient.

Well, could you just tell me how he's doing?

I'm sorry.

Well, I'd like to speak to somebody in charge.

It's for the safety of the patient.

-Where's the telephone? -Around the corner.

-Hi. -Hi. Have you seen Greg?

He's in surgery.

Would you like to get a cup of coffee?

You're probably in shock. Maybe you should get some rest.

No, I wanna be here in case Greg, I don't know,

wants to see me.

Well, why are they telling you everything that's going on?

Probably 'cause I was with him when he was shot.

You were there when it happened?

Yeah.

I've never seen anyone get shot before.

Sort of happened in slow motion.

[sighs]

Well, did you see who did it?

I didn't really notice anyone in particular.

Was there a man there?

Tall, late 20s, light brown hair?

You mean the policeman who was on the case?

-The one you go out with? -Yeah.

No.

No, but I don't think you should blame him for not being there.

Greg didn't want anybody around guarding him.

I'm sure your boyfriend did all he could.

I'm sure he did.

[Paige] Carlos.

Nobody called me.

Oh.

Carlos.

[sighs]

Thank you for breakfast.

Well, I can afford 2.99 cents specials

even after what Harold did.

Oh, don't say his name.

[sighs] So you want me to move out right away?

Of course not.

Besides, you can't afford a condo.

He took your money.

Do you wanna move back home?

No, but I found an efficiency apartment

for $650 a month.

Well, you can save almost half of that

if you split the rent with me.

And besides, I can't afford the apartment by myself.

I don't wanna have to look for some roommate.

Boy, Harold sure took us to the cleaners, didn't he?

I can't believe that I was ever married to him.

Yeah, I'm not too high on romance myself right now.

Not after Linda.

Has anyone ever heard from Eric?

No.

My mom's been looking everywhere.

Were our parents right?

Are we too young to know what we're doing?

Nah.

They made all the same mistakes. They just forgot about them.

[man] Can we have Karen on the set, please?

Oh, really I have such circles under my eye.

It doesn't matter. Let's go.

I was up all night with a friend at the hospital.

-Oh, how's your friend? -He's not doing very well.

-One minute. -I'm sorry. It's time to go.

I know, I know.

I just don't feel like doing the show today.

I know, I know.

Positions, everybody. Down from ten, nine, eight,

seven, six, five, four, three, two...

Hi, I'm Karen MacKenzie, and today we're going to talk

about whether animal testing is necessary

to developing safe and effective household products.

I'd like to introduce you to--

My son.

Oh, h*, h*.

No, no, I don't mean that my son is here

to discuss animal testing.

I just mean my son is here,

and I'm really so excited.

[sighs] Oh, boy, Dianne's coming down to the floor.

So I guess I'm just gonna have to bring him up

because I really need a hug.

What are you waving at?

She's waving at me, the floor manager.

It's all right. We'll get on with the show in a minute.

Come on. Come here.

I want everybody to see how very handsome my son is.

Get over here. Oh.

[chuckles]

This is my son, Eric Fairgate, and he's an engineer.

-Hi, Mom. -Hi. I did miss you.

I couldn't stop her.

It's like Amateur Night on cable access.

And he was always a very good student.

I heard if he lives, he'll be quadriplegic.

-Jeez. -I'd rather be dead.

What do you mean? Life is life.

There's already been too much death around here.

It's just someone's waging w*r on the Sumner Group.

We can't even get people to work here anymore.

Teresa. Uh, uh, Linda. Linda.

-Oh, Mort.

-Hi. Hi. -Hey.

Hi. What brings you to this neck of the woods?

-Job hunting. -Oh.

-Any luck? -No. The job market's terrible.

There's a lot of openings here at the Sumner Group.

The way things are going around here,

you could probably start as a junior vice president.

-Why is that? -Attrition.

People are dropping like flies at the office.

[snaps fingers] Hey, uh,

why don't I take you to the personnel office?

-I'll introduce you. -Oh, no, no. I can't.

-Why not? -Personal reasons.

Hey, personal reasons or no, you gotta pay the rent.

[sighs]

I'd like to thank Mr. Harris for being with us.

And I'd like to thank you for watching.

This is Karen MacKenzie

wishing you a long life and good health.

See you tomorrow.

And we're out of here.

- Thanks, everyone. Good show. -Oh, thanks.

I had a great time, and you have a terrific son.

-Yeah. -Would you excuse us, please?

Oh, uh, Dianne.

Oh, honey. Dianne, I'd like you to meet my son, Eric.

Eric, this is Dianne Kirkwood.

-The producer of Open Mike . -Hello.

Oh, I'm sure that most of Southern California

knows Eric by now.

-Yes, they do. -[laughs]

We're gonna get a lot of mail on this, Karen.

What do you mean?

Well, you know that I'm your biggest fan,

but there is a fine line

between being spontaneous and being corny,

and that was just a bit much.

I'm sorry, Mom.

Oh, well, if we get letters, just give them to me

and I'll, I'll write them back.

We let Publicity handle your mail.

You mean I've been getting fan mail?

A little.

Well, why don't you tell me?

Because responding to fan mail isn't your job.

I wanna answer my own mail.

I can't believe someone has been answering

letters addressed to me.

Pardon us. [chuckles]

All right, you may pick up your fan mail from Publicity,

but when you get criticized for disrupting today's show,

remember, I warned you.

Look, I didn't ask to host this show.

The station manager asked me.

And I don't think I can be effective on the show

unless, unless I do it my own way.

I don't believe this.

You've been doing the show for three months

and you're pulling a star trip.

Star trip?

Just because I'm interested in the content of my own show?

"My own show"?

The program is called Open Mike, not The Karen MacKenzie Show .

Your job is to ask questions.

My job is to produce.

And the station manager does not run this show.

You do not run this show. I run this show.

[scoffs] You are what we loosely call the talent,

and talent can be replaced.

I was hired to do a talk show.

And I talk about things that I think

are important to the audience.

And I think family is very important to the audience.

And if it's not, it should be.

This isn't a democracy.

Just keep your personal life out of the show.

Eric, real nice to have met you.

I'm sorry, Mom.

[sighs] Never mind.

I tried to call you.

Have you talked to Linda?

No, but we're proceeding with the divorce.

My attorney's dealing with her attorney.

That's all I know.

[sighs] I'm so sorry.

You know... [sighs]

...Michael really didn't mean to--

I know.

Have you seen him?

Not yet.

Can we talk about something else?

Yeah, let's go pick up my fan mail at Publicity.

-Willis. -Hey, Tom.

I thought I'd catch you before your day got too full.

Ah, I...

Did you hear that a prominent ex-senator

is hanging on to his life by a thread?

I read that in the paper, yeah.

They shot the head guy at Sumner Group.

It's a massive cover-up, Baylor.

You'll be on the hit list before it's over.

You're not scaring me.

You think your life is more important than Jeri Maddux?

Now this all started with Jeri Maddux.

If you hadn't sent Joe to her place,

we wouldn't all be running scared right now.

Joe got carried away.

-He k*lled her. -Yeah.

It should have been chalked up as suicide.

It was manslaughter.

I k*lled Jeri. That's the end of it.

The end of it?

How many more people have been beat up or k*lled since then?

How many more to go?

If you had left everything alone,

it would have been fine.

If Mack MacKenzie hadn't gotten involved,

it would have been listed as suicide.

So you're not sorry that you had someone k*lled.

You're just sorry that MacKenzie found out, right?

No, what I'm really sorry about is that

you didn't take care of MacKenzie.

Baylor, what about the African connection?

Africa?

Openly shipping chemicals to Africa.

They're manufacturing drugs there?

-No. -Then what?

I don't know.

Why don't you just shut down and take what you have

before everything comes out in the open?

Tommy, Tommy, take it easy.

You're gonna get ulcers this way.

You know, Baylor,

eventually, I'll get the answers to all my questions.

-But not from me. -But I will.

Yeah, maybe.

And maybe you'll just be sorry.

No, it's your job to clean up this whole mess.

My job?

Not anymore. I quit.

You can't quit me. That's not one of your options.

[car engine starts]

I guess you forgot to call me.

No, I had some last-minute questions to ask Willis.

I thought maybe you came by to pick up a paycheck.

What?

Come on, Tom. We just work together.

You know, I'm not your best friend

like in some buddy picture.

We just work together.

But if I'm working with a dirty cop,

I can end up smeared or dead.

Wait a minute, have you been talking to Mack MacKenzie?

-Are you on the take? -No, I am not.

Now MacKenzie's got some conspiracy theory

that makes me responsible for everything

from Watergate to Iran-Contra.

Once your mind starts working on a conspiracy theory,

it's amazing how the little things start to add up.

Like I've been thinking about those gum wrappers.

What?

You said you found a lot of gum wrappers in the building

across from the Sumner group where the sn*per waited.

And because of those gum wrappers,

the police decided the sn*per took a long time

to set up a shot.

So the real target must have been Sumner's daughter,

not the old man.

So they went chasing after the girl's boyfriend.

And so Sumner, thinking he was safe,

fired his bodyguards

and gave someone a clear shot at him.

The question is, who is that someone?

Gary.

Gee, we haven't seen you since the wedding.

Aren't you gonna congratulate me?

Yeah.

Hey, kids.

-Hi. -Hi. Where's mommy?

I wanna show her what Gary bought us.

Oh, has Uncle Gary been spending lots of money on you two again?

-Yeah. -Well, he inherited it.

I guess he has enough to throw around, huh?

-[Danny laughs] -[sighs] Where's Val?

-She's at the mall. -Where's Ginny?

She's at the mall with her.

-When are the two back? -Well, I can't say as I know.

She knew I was gonna be bringing the kids back.

She knew I'd be here to take care of them.

Hey, you guys.

Are you gonna help me wash some carrots

to make some carrot cake, huh?

No.

Yeah, I don't like to wash carrots.

No, I mean, I'm gonna take you guys back out again, okay?

-I don't wanna go out. -[scoffs]

And you don't have to, darling.

Um, there's a kids' movie playing.

What is it?

Does it have fighting it? I wanna see a fighting movie.

Well, um, I don't know.

Why don't we go get the newspaper and find out?

-Okay. -Val will expect them here.

Obviously, she got her times mixed up.

Let's go. Come on.

-Okay. Bye-bye. -Bye.

-Bye. -Bye.

Excuse me. I'm looking for Greg Sumner.

Oh, ICU is too public

so they moved him into 215 for security.

Thank you.

Hey, guys. Detective Ryan.

-How is he? -Unconscious.

Hooked up to a lot of machines.

Why don't you guys take a break and I'll take over for a while?

I got it.

Hey, thanks guys.

I got it, Tommy.

You don't trust me?

No man, I just don't want you to be tempted.

I was originally looking for a solvent

such as methyl ethyl ketone. Thanks.

The US companies sell it to the Colombians

and is used in cocaine production.

-So you didn't find the solvent? -No.

Thrillium, polyromethene, and trivium

are used in agriculture.

Agriculture?

Yeah, they combine to form

of pesticide called camaride.

But camaride was banned over three years ago.

Why?

People who worked with it

developed degenerative diseases of the liver.

Oh.

So no one should be manufacturing it.

Well, just the use of it was banned.

Manufacturing it is still perfectly legal.

Yeah, so they still sell it overseas.

Yeah.

Why hasn't the government shut down these plants?

I think the standard press releases for matters

such as this say something like,

"We can't expect other countries to abide by our standards."

[scoffs] So we can dump whatever we make.

-Whatever. -Even if it's banned here.

If there's a market for it.

Thanks, Bill. I really appreciate it.

-Thank you. -Yeah.

I don't get it. Why would anybody

go to such lengths to hide ill*gal business?

-Do you have any fours? -No.

Go fish.

-[telephone ringing] -Do you have any sixes?

-Hello? -Are Bobby and Betsy with you?

[Gary] Yes.

Why didn't you leave them here?

Because you weren't there,

and I wasn't gonna leave them alone with Danny.

Gary, did you ever stop to think

how your behavior is affecting the kids, huh?

Look, they can see how you hate Danny.

Now how is that supposed to make them feel?

They're fine, Val.

Gary, that is not the point.

Now I want you to bring them home right now.

Betsy is on antibiotics for an ear infection,

and because of you, she missed her afternoon medicine.

I'm sorry. I didn't know.

[exasperated sigh] Gary, I am not afraid of leaving the kids with Danny.

I'm afraid of leaving them with you.

[sighs]

Oakman was dumping an ill*gal pesticide in Africa.

[Mark] They need crops there, Mack.

The crop yield is practically triple with camaride.

-But you die young. -Not if you use it properly.

You mean wear protective suits and hip boots?

I mean, it was an effective product.

Did Greg Sumner know Oakman sold it overseas?

-I don't know. -Come on, Baylor.

What do you mean you don't know?

When camaride was banned,

Sumner told Robert Willis to take care of it.

Now did take care of it mean

dump it in authorized waste disposal plants,

or did take care of it mean

try to sell it overseas and make a profit?

We thought it meant make a profit.

How does that tie in with the pension fund?

Willis was afraid that Sumner would cut off production

once the backlog of camaride had been sold.

But there was no reason to stop selling it.

Except for liver disease.

Willis used the pension fund money

to set up a corporation

for the distribution of camaride in Africa.

So that way the chemicals could be manufactured here

but combined in Africa, so it wouldn't look like

we were in the camaride business anymore.

And you did all of this because of the phrase

"take care of it"?

Hey, Greg Sumner did not shut down

our manufacturing plants.

He wanted us to handle it.

He didn't want to know.

Why all the k*lling?

Jeri Maddux's death was a stupid mistake.

But what about Greg Sumner and his daughter?

I can't figure that one out.

If everything was legal,

and you're here taking a fall for Jeri Maddux,

why would anyone k*ll two more people?

I don't know.

It doesn't make sense.

Maybe Robert Willis is nuts.

Or maybe it's someone who works for Willis.

I wanted to say a prayer for someone.

Is this screen always here?

Would you be more comfortable in my office?

No. No, this is better.

I...

Well, I've done a lot of bad things in my life.

Not bad bad, but probably bad in your eyes.

It's God's eyes that matter.

Then I guess it depends how judgmental He is.

I'd prefer to think of Him as loving.

That is, if He is a he.

Look, I know this is an informal confession.

-Tell me, are you Catholic? -No.

I just needed someone to talk to.

I don't have a lot of friends.

I mean, that I could talk to.

[sighs]

My mother...

My mother never loved me.

And I guess I've never felt that,

that I was worth loving.

-God loves you. -[scoffs]

It's just not enough sometimes.

Anyway, in the past year, I dated two men.

Neither of them is perfect.

I guess I just fall for rotten guys.

[sighs] But I do think they both loved me.

And now one of them is dying,

and I think the other may be his k*ller.

They didn't fight about me. It's not that.

Perhaps this is a matter for the police.

[sighs] One of them is a policeman.

All the more reason to notify the authorities.

But I don't have any proof.

I think you need to consider the safety of others.

Oh, I don't think anyone's in danger.

I just don't want either of them to suffer.

And both of them are suffering.

[sighs]

I just don't know what to do.

Could you give me some advice?

You can pray for them.

I haven't done that in a long time.

Ask God to give them strength

and the wisdom to make the right decisions.

Well, thank you for your advice.

God be with you.

[endearing music]

[indistinct chatter]

-Looks like an accident. -Accident?

-Any information about this? -No.

Accident, my foot. Yeah. I got files full.

Three people connected to Oakman Industries

have ended up dead or dying.

-This guy makes the fourth. -Who are the other three?

Jeri Maddux, Mary-Frances Sumner and Gregory Sumner.

-What's the motive? -I'm not sure yet.

What about the boyfriend that disappeared?

Is he connected to Oakman?

I don't know.

Show the pictures of that English kid around just in case.

-Yes, sir. -Where are these files you have?

In my office.

Mack, have you been

suppressing evidence?

Of course not, but I didn't know

my open investigation would tie into this.

[Ricardo] Here's a sketch of the guy without a beard.

Did he look anything like this?

I saw someone like this around here.

He was tall with light brownish hair.

Kind of looks like a cop I know.

I don't know. It was already dark.

Can I see the sketch again?

Excuse me.

Could you tell me where Greg Sumner's room is?

He's not allowed to have flowers.

You can leave them at the front desk.

Thank you.

Hi.

Hi.

I didn't know whether to call

or just drop in like a b*mb.

-When did you get back? -This morning.

Look, I want to apologize for hitting you.

Hey, come on.

-You don't have to. -Yes, I do.

I was angry, I wasn't thinking, and I'm sorry.

Well, if I'd been in your shoes, I probably

would have done the same thing.

[scoffs] No, you wouldn't have.

Thanks for saying it, but no, you wouldn't have.

Have you seen Linda?

No. No, I don't intend to.

Well, you can if you want to.

I'm going through with the divorce.

Seems kind of stupid fighting to stay married

to somebody who doesn't want you.

I'm sorry your marriage didn't work out.

Yeah, well, thanks for saying it.

I don't wanna see Linda. I don't want you to think I do.

Like I said, you can if you want to.

No way.

Look, I know Linda well enough to know that

this wasn't your fault, okay?

So what do you say,

you got enough clout around this joint

to take off early, buy me a beer?

Well, if anybody reports to me,

I'll just access the computer and change my file.

-[laughs] -Mom's right.

Working for Greg Sumner has changed you.

Oh, well, just for that, you can buy the first round.

Greg's not as bad as Mom thinks.

What's the latest word on him?

They still don't know if he's gonna recover.

What would happen here if he died?

I guess the whole company would be up for grabs.

Do you at least have any leads? Anything?

No.

-Linda! -What are you doing here?

I work here. I just got a job.

Alright, kids. Tooth brushing time.

-Do we have to? -Yes, you do.

If you want me to read you a story.

Okay, then I don't want you to read me a story.

Me neither.

Don't be smart alecks. Stop that here.

Now give Danny a goodnight kiss, come on.

Goodnight.

-Goodnight. -Goodnight. Sleep tight.

Come on upstairs.

-I don't like kissing him. -Me neither.

[dramatic music]

Scott.

What are you still doing at the office?

I was gonna leave a message.

Well, I'm glad you're so busy.

Wedding was fine, thank you.

I've got some legal work I want you to do.

I want to adopt my wife's kids.

That's right.

-Anyone tried to get in? -Only his butler.

He's been throwing a fit to get in.

He brought the old guy's pajamas from home.

Alright, listen, we found Willis floating face down

in the Marina today. It might be connected.

I want you guys to keep your eyes open.

Captain, pull Ryan off the case.

Why?

Just too many coincidences keep piling up.

I'm gonna show this picture around.

Hey, wait a minute.

You've made a lot of serious accusations

today, MacKenzie.

If you can't back any of them up

I suggest you just lay off.

Let's go.

-Can we see him now? -It won't do any good.

-He can't talk. -It's important.

It's not productive. He needs his rest.

-You won't let us see him? -No.

[machines beeping]

[clattering]

[dramatic music]

Have you seen anyone who looks like this?

No.

I can't tell anything from the sketch.

There's a chance you'll die from your g*nsh*t wound

but I want to make sure.

Oh, you remember me.

I'm the lapse in your daughter's good judgment.

I promise we're all keeping our eyes open.

This whole business is scary.

You're doing fine.

You've got some great doctors taking care of you.

You're gonna be up and around in no time.

Just try to rest, okay?

[machines beeping]

Too bad you can't talk.

He can't talk.

Can he blink his eyes? Something?

You have an exaggerated idea

of how a traumatized patient can behave.

These pills have camaride in them.

You probably recognize the name. You produced it.

This poisoned a lot of people.

Mary-Frances was the first to discover what was happening.

She kept a record of the health damage

to the local tribes.

That was what was in her notebook.

A record of the camaride poisonings.

I stole the notebook

so that I could have the results published.

[dramatic music]

I want you to suffer...

the way your victims suffered.

Oh, Robert Willis?

He didn't suffer much when I k*lled him today.

It was just a quick blow to the head, then drowning.

I didn't get as much joy out of it as this

but it was... satisfying.

I...

I hated k*lling Mary-Frances, but I had to.

We needed the publicity for the cause.

Besides, she was dying anyway.

She had camaride poisoning.

Like you do now.

We'll get a lot of publicity out of this.

[dramatic music continues]

[toilet flushing]

All done.

[officer] What were you doing in there?

I'm giving myself up.

[officers clamoring]

[officer] Alright. Spread him. Come on!

You have the right to be silent...

[narrator] Next, on Knots Landing...

Face it, pal.

-They don't like you. -Relax, Gary.

They'll learn to like me. I filed for custody.

Eric's gone.

-We're here alone. -Mm-hmm.

Don't make Paige choose between us!

You're not just a scumbag, you're a coward.

Hi, sweetheart.

-Mother? -Give me a kiss.

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