11x22 - Devil on My Shoulder

[bunniefuu]

[theme music playing]

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Well, you know nothing.

-You know squat. -Don't--

-Shut up! -Please! No.

I've got to understand about your ex boyfriend

coming to the door every hour, every hour, right?

You can go to hell-- [gasps]

[Val pants]

[intense music playing]

You b*tch.

[pants]

[Val screams]

[sobs]

Oh, God.

[heavy breathing]

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[deep breathing]

[eerie music playing]

[telephone keypad tones]



[male voice] What are his injuries?

-Somebody's here. -[Pat] Is anyone here?

-Frank? Peggy? -Pat, quick, I need help.

Oh, my God.

It's my husband. He's been stabbed.

-[respondent] Your name? -Valene Waleska.

-[respondent] Is he alright? -No, he can't breathe.

Maybe... Maybe he's bleeding to dead.

I-I don't know what to do.

One lung has collapsed

the other one I think is failing.

In his lungs. I... I-I stabbed him in his lungs.

-[respondent] Where's the knife? -It's still in there.

His chest is filling with air. I gotta find a ballpoint pen.

-What are you doing, Pat? -What's happening now?

She says that one lung has collapsed.

- Who? -M-my friend is here.

-Is anyone armed? -[Val] No, no, no, no.

No one has weapons.

She says he has air in his chest.

-It's a tension pneumothorax. -What?

That the air is squeezing his lungs

and his heart.

-Stay with me. Talk to me. -H-he's blue.

The air is squeezing his heart and his lungs.

What are you doing?

I have got to relieve this pressure

or this man will die.

I don't know. Are you sending an ambulance?

The ambulance is on the way, so stay on the line with me.

Don't hang up.

This man is critical. Get that ambulance here now.

Oh, I'll get us another bottle.

-You shouldn't be walking. -I don't feel a thing.

Alcohol is such a great painkiller.

Thank God you don't need a prescription to get it.

-Maybe you should go lie down. -You wanna come with me?

-Greg... -I thought that.

-He shouldn't be drinking. -No one should.

-It's bad for the liver. -Why are you doing this to him?

-Doing what? -Encouraging him.

You know those cartoons where they have a little angel

sitting on one shoulder whispering into one ear

and a little devil on the other shoulder

whispering into the other ear?

I've always thought of myself as that little devil.

This isn't a joke. Greg could die.

Oh, lighten up. We're all gonna die.

Some of us are just gonna have more fun getting there.

That's all.

Don't you wanna sit down?

-Here. -Thank you, Peggy.

Are you alright?

-Yeah. -You're not hurt?

Where are the police?

They took her statement and left.

Oh, I feel so awful. This is my fault.

I should have tried to stop you from marrying him.

[Val] No, Karen.

Nothing you could have said

would have made any difference.

I didn't want to believe you.

-How is he? -We don't know.

The ambulance took him to county.

Pat did this incredible emergency procedure.

I didn't know she had any medical training.

-Did you? -No, I think she worked as a...

A bookkeeper for a hospital.

She saved his life.

Where is Pat?

Frank picked her up and took her back to work.

I'm sorry. I just can't come back today.

It just came on all of a sudden.

Must be that 24-hour thing.

Oh, thank you. Yeah.

Oh, I'm sure I'll feel better tomorrow.

Thank you. Okay, bye, bye.

Remind me to be around

the next time you decide to be a hero, okay?

-Honey... -[Frank chuckles]

This was the best day I've had in three years.

-Yeah, it's good for me too. -[laughs] You silly.

I mean, because I practiced my profession.

Because I got to be a doctor. I love being a doctor.

I'm good at being a doctor.

-You're good at it, alright? -I'm great at being a doctor.

You're great at everything.

I think you should call Mack.

Why?

-You wanna see how Val's doing? -No.

I took the day off from the bank.

I think you should take the day off from work

because I'm not done with you.

[laughs] I wish I could get you to react this way

to make it home alone.

Your taxi cab is here, Miss Matheson.

Well, thank you, Carlos.

Do you have a breath mint? I don't wanna shock my driver.

-No. -Oh, well, it's not important.

Now you do exactly

what this little nurse tells you to do.

She knows what's best.

I'll see you later.

I don't believe she's for real.

She's not. That's why she's so much fun.

Fun? Greg. She is constantly performing.

There is not one sincere word

that comes out of that woman's mouth.

I don't understand why you spend so much time with her.

She's an old friend.

Well Mack is an old friend

and you aren't spending time with him.

Mack doesn't like me.

I try to spend as little time as possible

with people who don't like me.

-Are you jealous? -Yes, I'm jealous.

I was waiting for you in that hospital room

worrying about whether you were gonna live or die.

And now that you're on your feet

I feel like I'm in the middle of this vaudeville routine

where you and Anne know every line by heart.

Were you a big fan of vaudeville?

You've treated me like an outsider

ever since the accident.

I don't like the way you're fussing over me.

I don't need a mother.

It's because I care about you.

Unlike Anne the gold digger.

[chuckles]

Get serious, would you?

She has set her sights on you.

She her sights on me?

Who talks like that anymore?

Maybe you are old enough to be my mother.

Maybe you're dumber than I think.

She doesn't have to set her sights on me

unless, of course, it's because I'm so good-looking.

Her father died last year after a fortune in the millions.

Maybe I should go after her.

Ow!

That's just so you know that I'm not

fussing over you.

Ow!

Fifteen hundred.

-That's all. -Yup.

[dramatic music playing]

Come on.

Fifteen hundred and fifty.

I am your best customer.

That's why I'm offering you 1550.

[sighs] Okay.

[Val sobs]

I feel like such a fool.

Don't.

[sobs, sniffles]

Come on now. Where's Danny?

He's in the hospital.

They're gonna have the hearing

just as soon as he's well enough.

[sniffles] Oh. Where are the kids?

They're watching Big on tape.

Oh Gary, that's too old for them.

[chuckles] No, it's okay.

We watched it together last night.

They could care less about the romantic part.

They're just fascinated with the idea

of becoming a grown-up.

I should tell them it's not at all

as cracked up to be.

Gary, could I have...

a cup of tea?

It was the most horrible...

shock, you know?

Because I never in my life thought that I would...

ever harm another person.

[fire crackling]

You didn't have a whole lot of choice.

I had the choice not to marry him.

[melancholic music playing]

-But I didn't know. -You never listen to me.

Oh, Gary, I do listen, I do.

Well, it's just...

I don't know.

I mean, you don't have the best judgment in the world

when it comes to picking people.

Well...

-I have an idea. -What?

The two of us can find that Zoltar machine

and go back in time and be little again

instead of big.

I wouldn't...

I wouldn't have a chance.

Why not?

Because if we did go back in time

and I'd lived my life differently...

we might never have met.

And I can't imagine living my life without you...

or the kids.

[Val] We're very lucky.

Yeah, I know.

Why don't you...

Why don't you stay the night?

I'll get you some of my pajamas.

I'll sleep here with the kids, okay?

[music continues]

[playing the piano]

[endearing music playing]

[sighs]

Mrs. Williams.

Oh, hi.

Listen, I should be getting approval

on your loan application very soon now.

-Hurry before the rates go up. -[chuckles] Alright.

Do you have a pen I could borrow?

I just forget to fill in this checkbook

when I use these machines.

[ambulance siren blaring]

[dramatic music playing]

[man] I don't know how you handle your job.

I'd go crazy if I had worked with numbers all day.

Thanks a lot.

And call me about that loan.

[music continues]

[Bobby] Why aren't we going to school today?

Because it's a special Mommy Kids Day.

Why?

Because I wanna play with you today.

Can't we have a special day on Friday instead?

Why? What happens on Friday?

We play Capture the Flag at school

and I don't like it.

You don't, huh?

Well eat your pancakes and we'll think about it, okay?

You know it may not be a bad idea

if you stayed the whole week.

Karen could bring some of your clothes out.

No. We have to go home.

[Betsy] Not today.

Not today, but we have to go home.

[elevator bell ringing]

Oh.

I hear you've been assigned to a new project.

I only received that assignment this morning.

Yeah, you know. Place is a jungle.

Drums beating all day. [chuckles]

[Bob] Good work gets noticed.

Keep it up and one day you'll be on the Richfield team.

Is that good?

It's one of our biggest accounts.

That Mrs. Richfield's one tough cookie.

I could do my work a lot faster if I had my own computer.

So I filled out this requisition.

-For your own computer? -[laughs] For your own computer?

You have to be here at least six months

to get your own computer.

-Six months? -That's policy.

Well, can't somebody change the policy?

That would take more than six months.

Hey, that's life in the big city.

The guy who had the desk next to Michael Fairgate quit.

Three otherwise civil, possible even religious employees

are now trying to k*ll each other

just to get to that computer.

I don't even have a filing cabinet yet.

I'm holding everything between bookends.

-Morning, Mr. Sumner. -Good morning, Mr. Sumner.

Good morning.

The man's been shot, paralyzed and poisoned

and he keeps on ticking.

He's the one you want to impress if you wanna get ahead.

I really need that computer.

Six months.

But I can get you more bookends.

Oh, yeah, the meeting.

[papers rustling]

[sighs]

[knocks on door]

Hi.

Linda.

Gosh, you know, I haven't seen you much

since I started working here so I thought I'd just drop in

and say hi. Hi.

Hi.

Nice office.

I hear you've been doing very well at your job.

Oh, I just love it here.

You know, the people are so nice and the energy is just so high.

It's really great to be a part of something so big.

You know, you're the reason I don't mind working so hard.

-Me? -[Linda] Well, yes.

I mean, isn't it just incredible

how many people in this day and age

think that if you're blonde and attractive

you can't possibly be intelligent?

Well, you're living proof

that this company rewards ability.

Well, I never looked at it that way before.

Well, I'm just glad I know someone

who knows the ropes around this place.

Hey.

Why don't you and I go to lunch today?

You know, trade w*r stories.

Well, I can't. I already have a date.

Well, maybe later this week then.

I'm awfully busy.

I'll let you know.

Sure.

Well, I guess I better get back to work.

[indistinct chatter]

Hello, hello.

-Hi, babe. -Pat.

Everyone is so impressed with you.

Well, thank you, Peggy.

Don't you realize you saved a man's life?

I mean, not that he was the nicest person on earth--

But what you did was so incredible.

How did you learn to do that?

I used to live with this Med student.

Oh, it's hard to imagine you with anyone but Frank.

You'd better be.

How's your cold? Do you want some hot tea?

-Cold? -Cold.

Oh, you were both out sick yesterday.

[laughs] Oh, right. We're much better.

Yeah, yeah. a 24-hour thing

Actually, I don't care for any tea, thank you.

I just came by to tell you

that I quit my job.

You quit your job?

Didn't anyone tell you about the food

in that machine downstairs?

What's wrong with it?

We think they make penicillin

out of the mold on that stuff.

[Bob and Mort laugh]

-[elevator bell ringing] -Hold the elevator, please.

[cup clatters] Oh, sh**t.

-[woman] Use this, dear. -Oh no, I don't wanna ruin it.

Take the handkerchief.

I'm Mrs. Richfield. I'm here to see Paige Matheson.

Oh. She isn't here, Mrs. Richfield.

I shouldn't have come in without an appointment.

I needed some personal advice.

Well, I'm new here, but maybe I can help you.

Maybe you can.

I've been shopping for a sweater for my niece.

I don't know what to get for someone her age.

Your age.

I go through this every year at her birthday.

Oh.

You know, this goes against traditional etiquette

but young people just love getting extra cash.

Of course, if you feel a little uneasy just giving cash

you could hook in a little pin or something.

What kind of pin?

Well, there's a little store right down the street

that has great costume jewelry

that are very Californian, very trendy.

Why don't you let me go run down

and pick a little something out for you?

You wouldn't mind?

No problem at all. I'm on my lunch hour.

You've been a great help, Miss...

Fairgate. Linda Fairgate.

[Mrs. Richfield] I won't forget that name.

Half of Southern California listens to your advice

so do you mind if I hit you up for some?

Sure, I don't have to take for 20 minutes.

You know Paige's mother?

Yes, I know Anne.

She's such a character.

I think you're being too kind in your word choice.

She's been making a play for Greg.

He's been loving it and I don't know what to do.

I think you should thank your lucky stars she came along.

-Karen... -Greg Sumner's an awful person.

-They deserve each other. -I don't agree.

So much for my advice.

Southern California thinks it's pretty good.

Or so they tell me.

You see that man in the booth?

-[Paula] Yeah. -[Karen] Tall, brown hair.

[Paula] Yeah...

He's my associate producer

and he's young and single.

Don't start.

[Karen] He's really terrific. And he's smart, and he's loyal.

And to tell you the truth, if it wasn't for him

I don't think I would have stayed on the show.

And he so cute.

Karen, I'm not looking for a new boyfriend.

I'm looking to keep the one I already have.

-Only a suggestion. -[Diane] Karen.

I just watched the tape of yesterday's show.

Your jacket bled into the set. You look like a floating head.

You have got to come to camera checks.

I didn't know I was supposed to come to camera checks.

Well, then, I'm sorry.

My mistake. I was under the impression

that you knew more than you do.

Is the station gonna pay for my wardrobe?

I wish we had that kind of budget.

Then you're gonna have to live with my clothes.

You're gonna have to come to camera checks.

Oh, I'm sorry. This is Paula Vertosick.

Paula, this is Diane Kirkwood.

Hello, Paula.

Great outfit.

See, this is a look you should have on the show.

Nice meeting you.

Who is that?

My producer.

You think you have problems with Anne?

That woman is the shark of the Western Hemisphere.

-The queen bi-- - [mutes speaker]

[sighs] I don't know what to do.

Karen seems to think this is like some sort of

Sunday school picnic

as if wardrobe and hair don't matter.

Nah, she just has a different set of values.

Personally, I find it very refreshing.

Oh, please. Don't tell me

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

is beginning to rub off on you.

Well, people do relate to her.

Maybe that's why her show is so popular.

Excuse me, did I just hear you say "Her show?"

Slip of the tongue. Come on, I'll buy you a cup of coffee.

Tell Sue to k*ll those floor mics, please.

[Anne laughs]

[Anne] It won't bother me.

Is it snowing in Boston?

[man] The coppice are white.

Yeah, I advise you ought to see it

but I've acquired something

since I last saw you

which might interfere a little bit.

-A wife? -Yeah.

Yeah, you wouldn't have me, so... what could I do?

Can you really see me making pot roast

for your faculty friends?

I'll forgive you for getting married

if you do me a big favor.

Okay, sh**t.

You usually have a conference on trees

or shrubs or something this time of year, don't you?

Native American plant materials in the urban landscape

is tomorrow in Tucson.

Isn't it just like me to pick up on your vibrations?

Do you think you could put

another environmentalist on your panel?

I have a friend who's mourning the loss of her mother.

Poor thing.

And I think a change of scenery

would help take her mind off things.

Yeah, sure. sh**t. Give me her name.

Paula Vertosick.

Oh, and she'd be offended if she didn't think

this was professional, so don't you dare use my name.

So where's Miss Party Time?

I brought the gin.

No olives?

I haven't seen Miss Party Time.

-I've been at work all day. -Oh.

You went to work today?

Have you completely lost your mind?

Years ago.

So what do you think?

-You're Mr. Indestructible? -Absolutely.

I'm the original Indestructible Man.

Dying is a waste of time.

That's a little flimsy, isn't it?

Uh-huh.

I think I need a closer look.

I can't stay too long.

You're going to have a tough time explaining it

if I have a heart attack in this bed.

So I don't have one until after I'm gone.

-Computer programmer? -[laughs] No way.

Salesperson. Yeah.

Oh, honey. You can forget that.

I got it.

Personnel manager. That's great. That's great.

You're really great with people, right?

There is no way you're getting me

behind a desk again.

What do you want, trapeze artist?

[Pat laughs]

What are you doing in the closet?

Oh, I'm just... I'm just trying to find some old clothes.

You know what I ought to do? I ought to call WITSEC.

They'd send somebody over and talk to us.

There is no way

that I'm talking to anybody from WITSEC.

We can't make it on just my salary, babe.

Not unless I go out on the road with somebody's Blues band.

[chuckles]

[sighs]

No. Uh-uh. Don't even think about it.

I just wanna try it on just to see if it still fits.

Yeah, right, it still fits.

And it'll be a wonderful Halloween costume for Julie.

Oh, Frank.

I mean, I don't understand why I can't go back and practice.

No. It will violate our contract with WITSEC.

Frank, it has been three years now.

The man who's after me, he thinks I'm dead.

You will be dead if you do this.

Look, I've been trying to be upbeat.

I've tried to be supportive about this whole thing.

I'm reading the want ads, for God's sake.

This is crazy.

You're not acting like you're married.

As if I count, as if Julie counts.

As if we've ever made decisions together.

So if you wanna be so stupid

and so selfish as to go back into medicine

then you'll damn well do it without me.

[dramatic music playing]

[woman] Michael, you don't smoke, do you?

-No. -Good.

I'm assigning someone to that empty desk in here.

I could use the company.

[cart rattling]

[Michael] Hi. I'm Michael Fairgate.

Hi, Michael.

-What are you doing here? -Moving in.

-You have a desk down the hall. -Had.

The personnel director just moved me.

Linda, I heard you were moved.

You got a computer?

Oh, I know there were several people

ahead of me for this

and I just feel terrible about leapfrogging

but the personnel director just insisted that I be moved

when she learned of my smoke allergies.

-Smoke allergies? -Uh-huh.

You see, some of the other researchers smoke

and even though they always left the room to light up

it would be in their clothes and in their hair

and my throat would start to close up

till I could barely breathe.

Today I got started coughing so badly

that no one could work.

-I had to be moved. -How awful.

And this was the only available spot.

Oh, Michael, you don't mind plants, do you?

They help keep the air so healthy.

Well, I guess you won't need these.

You never know.

Oh, and by the way, I had to run an errand

for Mrs. Richfield yesterday.

-Can you get reimbursed this? -For Mrs. Richfield?

I'll take care of it right away.

[tense music playing]

[man 2] Mr. Waleska. Mrs. Waleska.

There are discrepancies in your respective accounts

of the altercation which resulted

in an injury to Mr. Waleska.

We're here today, first, to try to resolve those discrepancies.

Second, to decide whether criminal prosecution

of either party is warranted.

Either party?

And third, to explore

the possibility of reconciliation.

Reconciliation?

-What are you talking about? -Val.

-This man attacked me. -Val!

-This man is vicious. -It's standard procedure.

I don't care. It's wrong.

-Don't you know what he did? -Counsellor.

Counsellor, perhaps your client would like to take

a few minutes to compose--

I don't need a few minutes to compose myself.

-Yes. Yes, thank you. -No.

I know how you feel about the guy

but it's not gonna help your case

to be yelling like that.

My case?

Mack, why is it all of a sudden my case?

That man in there has r*ped

at least two women that we know of.

They have filed charges against him.

-It doesn't matter. -It does matter.

Not now, not for this hearing, and not for determing

who they're gonna press charges against.

How in the world can they ever press charges against me?

Val, there are no witnesses.

It's your word against his

and he's the one who was stabbed.

You wanna avoid an as*ault charge.

Now...

you wanna put him away?

You stay calm. Be eloquent.

-Stay calm. -[sighs]

Calm.

[sighs]

How could this ever happen?

Stay calm

and he won't get away with anything.

[dramatic music playing]

He already has.

[man] Nothing is more graceful than the Daucus

commonly known as Queen Anne's Lace

yet no one plants along their walkway.

That's because people think of it as a weed.

We need to re-educate the public

to the term "native plant material."

He went into work today?

What a bad boy.

[man]...along railroad tracks.

That's the best place to explore native plant materials

in their undisturbed form.

The fascinating journey

is not the one taken in the club car...

[whispering] I'm so sorry about your mother.

[man]...the tracks amidst the Tripoli.

A member of the audience asks

if there are viable careers for women

in environmental design.

Clearly, this is one field where men do not dominate.

In my department at the university for example...

If you don't need me for the rest of this

I've got a date I'd like to keep.

I understand.

[gentle music playing]

[Anne] I felt really guilty about all the champagne.

So I'm compensating with oranges and pears.

And chocolates.

Why overdo it?

I think I'll start with the chocolates.

Chocolate's justifiable.

It's a scientific fact that it makes you feel

the way you feel when you're in love.

And being in love is very good for your health.

Would you like some?

I prefer being in love.

Enjoy the fruit.

What turns you on?

Anything I've never done before.

Skydiving. Climbing Mount Everest.

Vacuuming in the nude.

What about you?

Well, I've never slept with a geisha.

Or with you.

I can take care of half of that.

Tonight.

Hello, sweetheart.

Mr. Waleska, what were you doing

in Mr. MacKenzie's office that afternoon?

I dropped by for some legal advice.

Without an appointment?

I happen to be in that area of the city.

I didn't think Mr. MacKenzie wouldn't mind my dropping by

with a legal question.

But you did not have an appointment.

No. No.

Mack and I are neighbors.

His wife and my wife are best of friends.

Up until now, we were friends as well.

And what happened after you entered

Mr. MacKenzie's office?

Well, naturally, I was very surprised

to see my wife there.

She told me she was going to her publishers that day

and maybe she did earlier, I don't know.

I suppose somebody could call to find out

but... I guess I showed my surprise.

How?

Well, I said to her something like...

"What are you doing here?"

And right away she started yelling at me.

She accused me of being unfaithful.

He's lying.

[man 2] What were the specifics of this conversation?

She called me a lowlife.

She said that...

She said I didn't deserve to live.

You are a liar.

Apparently she never expected me to find her there.

Please don't conjecture, Mr. Waleska.

I'm sorry.

We started arguing.

At first I... I thought she was kidding about my...

that I was unfaithful to her, as if I would ever even think

of being unfaithful.

But she kept on and, yes, I got angry with her.

I got angry with her accusations.

I got angry with her unreasonableness.

I asked her, "Let's talk about this.

There's some mistake here" but she...

I'm sorry.

[Danny groans]

I'm ashamed to say that I yelled at her when she yelled at me.

She accused me of lying to her. I accused her of lying to me.

I don't know. It got nuts.

-I got near her. -Did you touch her?

-She wouldn't let me. -Was your move towards her

of a threatening move?

[Danny] I wanted to hug her. Is a hug a threat?

[man 2] You wanted to hug her?

I thought maybe if I held her...

maybe it would calm her down.

I don't know.

I thought she was sick or on drugs or something.

[man 2] On drugs?

Well, I'm sure that wasn't it.

I mean, it was just a thought in my head, that's all.

What else happened?

Not much else. She...

She... grabbed the letter opener and...

[in shaky voice] stabbed me.

Can I say what it isn't allowed to say but...

Look, I don't know why this happened.

My marriage to Val

is the most important thing in my life.

Val, I don't know what's troubling you

but we can find help.

We can go to a therapist. We'll both go.

I just... I love you, Val.

I just want this to work. That's all.

I just want this to work.

You are an evil man.

Still working?

Yeah, I got to learn this keyboard.

-Everybody else is going home. -Not you.

I was just returning a few calls.

Can I buy you a drink? Drink and dinner?

Drink? Dinner? Breakfast?

Just joking.

Unless, of course, you say yes.

I already ate.

I'll catch you hungry one of these days.

Goodnight.

[gentle music playing]

[doorbell ringing]

-She's early. -Surprise!

Conference was awful.

I couldn't get a word in edgewise

but the coordinating professor offered me a job.

-Go figure. -Did you take it?

I don't accept propositions that quickly.

Remember?

You look great. You must be feeling better.

I am.

In fact, you must be feeling better enough to entertain.

-[Greg] I do when I am. -[doorbell ringing]

You're welcome to join us.

Thanks, but no thanks.

[Carlos] Your guest is here.

[gentle piano music]

[laughs]

You were wearing my clothes today.

[chuckles] Yeah. The skirt was a tad big for me.

Now what are you getting ready for?

-Greg. -Yeah, the date with Greg.

[chuckles] Not tonight.

I'm gonna do my nails and read a good book.

Don't you feel a little odd

seeing my old boyfriend, mother?

He was my boyfriend first.

And I'm not seeing him

in the way you think I'm seeing him.

Which means?

Now I don't jump into bed

with a man on the first date.

You can get a lot of mileage out of just saying no.

You ought to try it sometime.

[Val] Okay.

-Ginny? -[Bobby] Let's go play outside.

Outside? No, no, no, no. First take your things upstairs.

-[Betsy] Oh, Mom... -[Bobby] Mom...

-Go on. -Alright.

Up you go.

[bat clatters]

This is Danny's.

Want me to help you pack up his things?

I wanna burn his things.

[sighs] No, I'll pack them up.

I'll have Mack find out where to send them.

[melancholic music playing]

Oh, Gary.

Now I have to tell Bobby and Betsy

that he won't be back.

What should I say?

-"He won't be back." -[chuckles] No.

I have to say it right.

First Ben and now Danny.

I mean, I-I don't want them thinking

that all men just disappear on them, desert them.

I have to say it right.

You want me hang around for a while?

[music continues]

You can't stay here holding my hand.

I have to get on with it.

I called WITSEC.

Without telling me, Frank?

You are out making decisions on your own.

I think I have a right to be concerned

about my family's well-being.

Come on, Frank. It's my family too.

-I haven't done anything yet. -You quit your job.

You know, all my life I have wanted to be a doctor.

And I know that there is a risk

if I go out and practice medicine

but I think that that risk is very small, Frank

and I know that it is worth it.

Any risk isn't worth it.

Remember? I did not want to testify.

You wanted to testify. That meant no more medicine.

Don't you think I miss being a cop?

You're happy?

I mean, you're in law school, you've got your singing

and you're in partnership with Mack.

You've got something to look forward to.

I don't.

She had a right to quit her job.

I mean, nobody should have to work at a job they hate.

-How old are you? -You know how old I am.

-I said how old are you? -Fifteen.

Well, at 15, you may not think

that you have to take a job that you hate

but that's because we have taken jobs that we hate

in order to put food in your mouth

and clothes on your back.

Don't take this out on Julie, Frank.

You don't understand what's going on here.

[Pat] And you understand everything?

I know that you are putting your family at risk

for your own damn career.

Wait a minute. Don't I have a say in this?

I mean, I want her to be a doctor again.

So it's two to one.

[dramatic music playing]

I'm not gonna let this happen.

[shouting] I am not gonna let you do this.

I will leave you, lady

and I will take this child with me.

-Dad, you don't mean that. -Oh, yes, I do.

You might go to your grave hating me

but at least it will be after a long life.

You know how I told you that Danny

was gonna be part of our family from now on?

-[Betsy] Yes. -[Bobby] Mm-hmm.

Well, it looks like it's not gonna work out like that.

Danny's not gonna be Mommy's husband after all.

[Betsy] Why?

Well, we just weren't very happy together.

So he's not gonna live here?

Where will he live?

I don't know.

You see, sometimes, when two people--

Can we keep the slide inside?

-Yeah, let's go play on it. -No, let's make a tent.

Yeah, with blankets.

[endearing music playing]

Ginny...

[menacing music playing]

I'm home.

[narrator] Next, on Knots Landing...

Mack?

-W-what's going on? -Danny is in there.

Val, open up.

I didn't realize that women like you still existed.

-I'll take that as a compliment. -You would.

If I were you, I'd be too proud to show

how much it bothers you that Greg dates other women.

I'd be too proud to show jealousy for my own mother.

Now you and I have a lot in common.

-Really? -Mm-hm.

[theme music playing]

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