13x03 - Eye of the Beholder

[bunniefuu]

[narrator] Previously, on Knots Landing...

I'll pose for you, Benny.

[coughs]

So if you agree, my lawyers and I

are planning on taking this to the Sumner Group.

The things I've heard about Sumner...

Yeah, they're all true but he's got the kind of money

we'll need and the political clout

You need to get a meeting right away

with this Barringer guy.

I'll have Gary set it up.

Forget Ewing.

-I have a problem here. -Forget him. We don't need him.

Did I realize...

That we might be in love?

-Don't say that. -Why?

-You're going too fast. -Let's go. Let's go too fast.

How does it feel being indicted

for striking back at g*ng violence?

Did you know that Vigilantes of the West

has already started a fund here?

We don't want or need this.

Karen, many people see you as a hero.

Is that how you see yourself?

End of questions.

I haven't decided yet if Brian Johnston

is dead or not.

-What about your wife? -I know her.

She'll do anything to keep from getting involved.

-Mrs. Johnston. -Yes?

My name is Linda Fairgate.

I understand you're looking for your husband.

[theme music]

Then he's alive.

Oh, I just left him an hour ago.

Left him where?

Tell me.

First I need to ask you a question.

How much is it worth to you to find out?

I see.

After what he's put me through

what do you think a husband like that is worth?

You hired a private investigator and now you don't know

where he is or where your husband is.

I do.

Now, I can sell this information to you

or I can go to the police.

How much?

Brian will give me 40,000 to keep quiet.

-Let the bidding start there. -I don't go to garage sales.

I have no idea how they work. Tell me your price.

Let's make it fifty. A check will be fine.

-You must do this often. -Made out to cash.

I give you a check for $50,000 not knowing

whether your information is any good--

I can leave now, Mrs. Johnston. It makes no difference to me.

[intense music]

I left your husband at the Sun Up Motel

outside Pear Blossom an hour ago.

Miss Fairgate.

Were you sleeping with him?

Yes.

[door closes]

[music continues]

Katie?

Katie, I didn't mean to scare you but the--

You have no right being here.

It's lovely here.

It's such an interesting neighborhood.

Reminds me of where I used to live

when I first started out.

There was this little bookstore around the corner.

We all used to gather the...

Please don't be angry with me.

You have no right buying the groceries.

N-no. It's just a few things, for heaven's sake.

It's just a few...

Leave it. Leave it and get out.

Do you realize how much you are hurt--

-I don't care. -Alright, alright. Fine.

[clatter] Fine.

[door slams]

God.

-Look familiar? -Looks great.

Ooh. Are you alright?

Yeah, I'm okay.

So I'll be doing any wind sprints for a while?

Don't you worry about a thing, kid.

All we're going to do is plant ourselves

in front of a Dodger game and watch you heal.

-Hey. -Hey.

I've been waiting all day for you guys to get back.

-How you doing, Jason? -Good.

Alright, buddy. How you feel?

-Great. I've got great news. -What's up?

The DA has dropped all charges against Karen.

[Mack laughs]

Once he found out how Jason was gonna testify

he had no choice.

Hats off to you, counselor. Isn't that good news?

Well, if you two are finished congratulating each other

why don't you see if you can help Jason

up to his room?

Hey, come on, babe, let's go.

[piano music]

What was all that about?

Oh, no, come on. Don't turn your back on me now.

Everyone keeps missing the point.

What point?

Karen, correct me if I'm wrong, but this is good news

that you don't have to go to trial.

It would've been a terrible thing if that--

The terrible thing already happened.

A boy died.

I'm getting very tired of people telling me what it all means.

And what am I supposed to do?

Go to hell until you figure it out?

Sorry.

Five minutes turned into half an hour.

-Couldn't get out of conference. -That's alright. That's fine.

So you were okay without me?

That's a contradiction in terms.

Okay, without you is a contradiction in terms.

You were reading?

-I was anticipating. -Anticipating?

I don't know what's better, seeing you come through the door

or watching you come through the door.

Aww, stop.

Besides, I had this file to read.

The file you left out for me.

I didn't leave a file out for you.

-No? -This is confidential.

Yeah, it ought to be. It's hot.

It's careless of you leaving and lying around.

-Well, this is my office. -Where you told me to wait.

So? Think it's got potential?

Yeah, I can see why Summer is involved.

-Tell me. -It's got the future in it.

My congratulations to Mr. Sumner.

Summer passed.

What, he couldn't see what this is, what it could be?

The idea he loved passed on the package.

Does that mean the project's available?

I can't answer that.

I can only say that we passed.

You know, I used to be one of those people

who didn't really get California

but I think I'm catching on.

There's possibility in the air. You can feel it.

This is where everybody's life begins over.

That's why God invented California.

Well, if I'm gonna take the plunge

I can't think of a better place.

That's a decision I've already made.

Now all I need is the right project.

That's why you left it out for me to see.

[saxophone music]

I'd like to meet Mr. Ewing, if I may.

[Mort chuckles]

You have got to go. I will never get my work done.

I'm on my way.

[employee] She's the same man Anne Matheson

that used to work here?

Uh-huh, we worked together closely on several occasions.

Is there something wrong? Who's that?

That is my mother.

No reason to be embarrassed, Paige.

We're all grown-ups here and besides

she is a good-looking woman.

She's got my vote for comeback player of the year.

Shut up, Phillips.

-Come on. -Let's go.

Greg! Sumner, Pierce Lawton.

-Ah, the head cold. -Excuse me?

Well, when she got back from Vancouver

she called in sick and said she needed

a couple extra days because she had a head cold.

I'm in.

Nice to see you.

I'll see you after work.

-[Paige] Okay. Bye. -[Pierce laughs]

-So guys, what's going on here? -Morning.

-Good morning. -Hi, sir.

Ooh la la.

I cannot look like that at forty.

-I'd never do a thing like that. -I don't hear anyone asking you.

[woman] I thought you were forty.

This is great. It's gold.

-What is? -The Tidal Energy file.

I've been making notes all morning.

I have too.

I want you to get on the horn

and call every expert you can get ahold of.

Oceanographers, engineers, a couple of dolphins.

-I hear they can talk. -Alright.

And how about a meeting with this professor Barringer?

Paige said he wouldn't meet with me.

You think Paige is the right person

to be handling this?

Let me take care of Paige.

Got a couple of seconds on another subject.

-What subject? -Us.

Penthouse after 10:00.

I think that could be arranged.

Gary's driving down from his ranch.

There's always a lot of traffic.

It gives me a chance to ask you something.

Ewing. That's Ewing Oil, right?

-Right. -I made some calls about him.

What'd you hear?

That he's the Ewing that never happened.

That he's the prodigal son.

And that for a few years he was a pretty lost guy.

Where are you going with this?

Well, just that a man has to evaluate his partner

very carefully on the project with scope.

Yeah. That's why Sumner passed.

He didn't think Gary could cut it.

You're not thinking of passing, are you?

-No. -Why not?

Because I know something

that Sumner doesn't have a clue about.

What's that?

Some very good man I've been known

to spend some time in the dark.

-Hi. -Gary.

Hi. Pierce.

-Pierce Lawton. -Gary Ewing. Good to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

I think we have a lot to talk about.

Yes.

[banker] Please be careful, Miss Fairgate.

Fifty thousand dollars is a lot of cash to be carrying around.

Thanks again.

[tense music]

Glad to help.

Miss Matheson, I can't tell you how much this means to me.

I'm gonna have this framed and put over my mantle.

-Oh, Mort... -No, really. I'm quite touched.

[Mort laughs] I...

-It's been a great pleasure. -The pleasure is all mine.

[Anne laughs]

I don't believe this.

Believe what? What's there to believe?

How could you have the nerve to do it?

To take your clothes off?

Nerve had nothing to do with it. Don't quarrel with me, Paige.

-I came back to thank you. -Thank me?

Well, if you'd let me back into the apartment that night

it would have just been the same old, same old.

I'm not proud of the way I used to be.

Manipulating, using people.

You were right not to put up with me.

-Honey, have I said something? -You're amazing.

You just don't see it, do you?

You just don't get that maybe it's embarrassing

seeing your mother naked

on every newsstand in Los Angeles.

Well, when you're up against the wall

and nobody's running to help you

you do what you have to do.

If I didn't look so good, it might be a different matter.

[knocks on window]

[indistinct chatter]

[chuckles] Excuse me. My admirers.

Oh, hi, guys.

[indistinct chatter]

The other possibility is to bring the seawater up

from the bottom to the surface where it's warm

and to capture the energy exchange.

-Am I going too fast? -No.

Isn't there another route using the difference

between the crest of a wave and its trough?

Professor Ammons at Princeton

has been working on that for years.

I wish I could believe it. Ammons is a good man.

[Pierce] He said the same about you.

[Joseph] When would you've been talking

to George Ammons?

-I called him this morning. -You're kidding.

You called Princeton?

I just like to have my ducks in a row.

And he said you were the future of the profession.

Come on, I'll share another outbuilding we can use

in case we need the room.

-Been great seeing you. -I hope so.

Look.

They have even got pictures of [indistinct].

Look, that's it, isn't it?

Yeah, that's it.

I'll have to look at this another time.

-My manager can be a real bear. -No, no, no. Wait, wait.

They say about it. It's just a few lines.

Where is it? Where is it? Oh, there--

I can't read this without my glasses.

[manager] Lynette, we gotta meet those clients here.

They're about to petrify.

See, that's just the kind of man he is.

He'll bite your head off.

Now sit down, decide what you want.

That's not your reasons.

-What? -Not having your glasses.

[manager] Lynette, come on.

Oh, hey, no, no.

Horse. Horse, down.

-Go. -I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Look, if you can't control a horse

you have no business riding one.

Hey, I'd like to see you control.

I mean, this used to be a stable.

-He's not used to it. -[horse whinnies]

Look, I'm sorry about your paper stuff

or whatever.

I don't know.

And look, I'll explain this to Professor Barringer

if you want.

Professor Barringer?

Well, yeah, you do work for him, don't you?

Yeah, for as long as I can remember.

[tense music]

I'm Professor Barringer.

Yeah, I know.

Gary told me.

Look. I acted like a jerk before.

It's something about me and horses.

It's not the first time that it's happened

but that's no excuse.

I brought some carrots for the beast here.

I'd prefer if you gave them to him, though.

Oh, okay. Sure.

You? Free for lunch?

Yeah.

Can't you just give me a warning instead of writing me up?

Oh, God, what am I gonna do?

Excuse me, officer. Is there some sort of problem?

Why don't you just keep on moving, lady?

This is no business of yours.

Yeah, but she's a friend of mine.

-What happened? -My tail lights were out.

Your tail lights? Officer.

Now, ma'am, I told you once. Stay out of this.

There happens to be a warrant out for this young woman.

-What? -Driving without a license.

Look, I just moved here from Texas, I work.

I haven't had a chance to get down to take a look.

Yeah, look, the citation was dated last August.

Now I should be taking you downtown.

You can't. I gotta get to work. I gotta pick up my kids.

Where do you work?

She's a research assistant of mine

for a book that I'm writing.

-So you write books, huh? -Yeah.

What books have you written?

Well, one of them is called Nashville Junction

and I wrote one called--

-Valene Ewing? -Yeah.

-My wife loves your books. -Oh, really?

And this woman really works for you?

Oh, absolutely, yes.

Alright, alright.

I'm gonna give you ten days

but just go down and take the test, right?

I mean, what's the problem with taking the test?

You do have one other problem.

You can't drive this vehicle ten feet without a license

and it can't stay here.

It's not a problem, officer. I'll take care of it.

You sure got yourself a good friend here.

Yeah.

Pleasure meeting you, Miss Ewing.

Oh, thank you.

Thank you.

Well...

He's wrong though, isn't he?

It is big problem taking a test

if you can't read.

I'm sure I don't know what you mean.

Lynette.

When you grow up with something in your own family

then you recognize the signs.

I could help you learn.

I appreciate you talking to that cop for me.

What you're saying now is just none of your business.

Lynette, wait a minute.

My own mother, God bless her

she is the brightest person in the world

but she couldn't read until she was older

than you are now.

She just got tired of embarrassing herself

a-and tired of feeling ashamed, so at age 30

she learned.

I gotta get inside. The manager will have my job.

You wanna know the worst thing about not being able to read?

It keeps a person's life so small.

There is nothing small about my life.

-Hey, stranger. -Hey.

-God, look at you. -[chuckles] Oh.

Sort of a mess, huh?

No. Actually, you look nice.

I saw Karen up front.

She's taking all this pretty hard.

Yeah, that's what my dad said.

God, I just can't believe this.

You know, I always hated Danny Morgan

but when I think about him dead--

I don't like thinking about it.

I just I don't wanna talk about it either.

Sorry.

Hey, I brought you some presents.

Okay.

But first, you might need to hide these under your covers

but...

[chuckles] Where did you find these?

-And for the real surprise... -[indistinct]

Okay. Wait a minute. Just keep an open mind.

Take a look at this.

Recognize anyone?

[chuckles]

Anne Matheson?

-Does Mack know about this? -I don't know.

What, you're not interested?

But all guys are into that sort of stuff.

There are all kinds of guys.

I'd rather look at you

even if you're wearing those ski parkas with a hood.

[laughing] Stop.

I thought about you a lot.

Yeah, I thought about you too.

What did you think?

Well...

When you were in the hospital

and things weren't looking very good

I thought, God, I mean, if you die and I let my father

decide what our relationship was or wasn't

I just... I would never forgive myself.

[emotional music]

I didn't die.

I know, but it's still what I think.

What got into you?

Those oceanographers talk dirty to you all day?

[Linda chuckles]

They explained to me about the waves.

Did you know the waves are so big and so strong

that they can grind the stones into sand?

Not till tonight I didn't.

-But I'm not done yet. -No?

I've got something else for you.

There's some information.

Did you know Gary Ewing has a new partner?

Already?

I didn't think he could move that quick.

He had help.

Now, who could that be?

Maybe if I told you who the partner was

you could figure it out.

Pierce Lawton.

Paige's flavor of the month.

Must be terrible ratting out a colleague.

Just thinking of the good of the company.

I'm overwhelmed.

Testing. Hello. Testing.

Hello. Is this it? Is this better?

Can you hear... Good.

Yeah, fine. Let me talk to your boys.

Yeah, yeah. I'll stay on the line.

Hold. Hold. Hold. Hold. Where you going?

The examiner's gonna call any minute.

They're not gonna call.

They said they'd call at 2 o'clock.

It's already 5:00 after.

Oh, come on. A couple of minutes.

These big interview... These are busy guys.

Just remember, you are cool.

You are relaxed.

You are sincere.

Visualize that you are floating on blue Caribbean water.

Hey, come on. We're going great.

Look at... Look at this. Look at these offers.

Read. Read some of these offers.

It's a golf tournament, Benny.

You see? What do I tell you? We're doing great.

What am I supposed to do at a golf tournament?

I-I...

You pop out of one of those sand traps

wearing nothing but those cute little white shoes

with the fringes, huh, huh?

Well, how does that sound?

I think it's awful.

I told you, Benny.

The clothes came off once

but they're not coming off again.

[telephone ringing]

-[Benny whispering] Go. -[telephone ringing]

Hello?

Yes, it is.

You wanted me?

Yeah, I wanted to run something by you.

A theory I've been working on.

Theory about what?

About how Gary Ewing got his new business partner.

I'd like to hear it.

I think you showed our file to your boyfriend.

Is this something that you've come up with

on your own?

Like all theories, it has

some basis and observation.

Am I right?

Yes.

Have anything to say?

I learned from the best.

Ewing's the enemy, babe. You gave him a helping hand.

You're looking tired.

You look like you need a vacation.

I just had four days off in Vancouver.

Yeah, I wasn't thinking about four days.

I was thinking more like ten years.

You're fired.

Fired?

[door closes]

[elevator bell ringing]

[footsteps squeaking]

[tense music]

[keys clatter]

Excuse me, miss. What floor am I on here?

Is this B or C?

I'm going around in circles. I can't find my car.

I've got a six o'clock there's no way

I can be late for.

-Which floor? This is B. -Yeah.

B?

[engine rumbling]

[indistinct chatter]

Is Duran out of makeup?

He never went in makeup.

Not Mr. Macho.

You're Karen's bodyguard or what?

Try attorney.

Great. Great. That makes perfect sense.

[chuckles] Hey, hey. Cool suit.

Okay. Uh... Hey, let's... Everybody, let's go.

[male producer] Quiet on the set.

[female producer] And three, two...

Tonight we have with us a man

whose films have enraged and entertained

moved and provoked.

He's called a filmmaker for men, but all of us have found

something to admire in the craft of the films

of, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome

the very talented Sam Duran.

[applause]

-It's so good having you here. -Thanks, Karen.

So I'm a filmmaker for men.

-Huh? Is that what you said? -That is your reputation.

Can we skip all this showbiz crapola

and cut to what's really on my mind?

-Well... -Good.

What's really on my mind is congratulations to you.

I mean, what's on my mind is, Karen, you are a freaking hero.

-[applause] -[Sam] Yeah. Absolutely.

Did I or did I not read in the paper

that the DA has dropped all the charges?

You stood up for us, Karen.

You stood up to those tough guys

and beat them by going one tougher.

I'm proud as hell to know you, Karen.

-[applause] -[audience cheering]

[Sam] Absolutely.

-Okay, stop. -She's not liking this.

Why should she?

These people are acting like animals.

What are you two talking about? This is great.

Don't you know great when you see it?

You don't understand what happened to me

the other afternoon.

How could you?

I'm just beginning to understand it myself.

I was angry

and I had every right to be angry

but I didn't have the right to do what I did.

I met violence with violence and what happened?

A boy I love almost died.

And another boy did die.

What the hell is she doing?

She's speaking from the heart.

I know why you applaud.

I know where it comes from.

You're angry too.

But losing your head is not the way.

I'm not quite sure how I feel about what I did.

But what I don't feel...

is proud.

[indistinct chatter]

[doorbell ringing]

You probably remember who I am.

Yeah.

Could I come in for a minute?

I've got two kids asleep in there.

I'd like to see his room.

You wanna see his room?

Alright.

[sad piano music]

So this is it.

He played baseball?

For a while when he was young.

He could run, that boy. He'd catch anything.

Well, he found himself some new friends.

Started screwing up.

and I'm not afraid to say

screwing up real bad.

We had screaming matches you wouldn't believe.

[music continues]

Sometimes

being a parent is like... a blind leading a blind.

You got any young ones at home?

At six-year-old.

Is that Danny?

Right there, third from the left.

It just don't seem real yet.

But it's gonna get real soon enough.

Well... If there's anything I can do...

You came here. That's something.

You never have hurt nobody before, have you?

No.

Well, I have.

So I get it now why you came by here.

You want forgiveness?

I'm sure you do.

Ma'am...

I forgive you.

You should be going now. My wife's getting off work.

And she wouldn't be that happy seeing you here.

Where were you?

All I know is that you ran off the show.

Nobody knew where.

So I've just been waiting a couple hours

for the phone to ring.

I went to the Morgan's house.

Well, that's the worst thing you could have done.

Frank told you that.

Yes.

Did it make you feel any better?

No.

I don't know.

Maybe.

I saw the boy's room, Mack.

Hey.

Don't get up.

Ocean energy?

Pictures of a plant in France using a tidal river.

We can do a lot better.

[Paige] Hmm.

Long day at the office?

Last day at the office.

Sumner fired me

for passing on the Ewing file to a rival investor.

-You-- -Wait a minute.

You were fired for showing me Gary's prospectus?

Well, I've got the severance pay to prove it

minus the price of a good bottle of champagne to celebrate.

-Paige... -Yeah.

I'm surprised at Greg making a mistake like this.

He knows I'm good. He trained me.

And now to let me go free to work for the opposition...

Tsk, tsk, tsk. He must be slipping.

-Well, then, you're okay? -Hey, I'm better than okay.

Good for you.

You know, most people around here talk

as though they're afraid of Sumner.

Well, he's a man to be afraid of.

The only reason I'm not is that I know him so well.

But as for you

if you weren't in his sights before, you are now.

It's always nice to be seen.

[saxophone music]

-[pops bottle cork] -[Paige laughs] Ooh!

[Joseph] Don't forget next time.

Quiz, chapters eight through eleven.

[indistinct chatter]

Oh, if you're waiting for the room

I'll be out in a second.

I'm not waiting for the room. I'm Greg Sumner.

Paige Matheson called me about you.

You got a minute?

Look, Gary Ewing and--

I didn't know you scientists had open minds.

Alright, we'll talk.

I hear that you're a man of vision.

That's not the way I'd put it.

How would you put it?

I say I'm a man with an equation.

It's got a lot of pieces to it and take up that blackboard.

What it does in the simplest terms

is it translates the energy of the ocean

into usable power on land.

Great. We speak the same language.

You understand the oceans

and I understand the power on land.

It's perfect. It's a marriage made in heaven.

-I don't think so. -No.

But look at it this way.

You have a great idea.

A great idea that could change the world.

Change it? It can save it.

Not if it stays on that blackboard.

I have the power, the money, and the people

to make your idea a reality.

I do. Ewing doesn't.

I'm still listening.

I don't think you should be asked

to give up your profession in teaching

to pursue this idea without substantial assurances.

Assurances?

Yeah.

Financial assurances.

You know?

Money.

-I-- -Look at that number.

I don't like it.

Double it.

Double it?

Double it.

It's perfect.

Take a look, Mr. Sumner

It's exactly

the figure I wrote before.

Exactly what I figured you'd offer me

to sell out Gary Ewing.

I have a class in five minutes, Mr. Sumner.

Well, thanks for your time.

Good luck in changing the world, professor.

I just hope that when all is said and done...

your brilliant ideas...

end up in a better place than on that blackboard.

[door closes]

[indistinct chatter]

You didn't come into the diner today?

No.

Could I sit down?

Sure.

I want you to teach me how to read.

I keep thinking about that story you told me

about your Mama.

About how proud of her you were for learning.

Ashamed of her for not knowing how

in the first place.

You see, I got my own daughter now...

I'm not sure that I'm the best teacher

in the whole world...

but I got a feeling that we'll figure it out.

[chuckles] Good.

Mother.

Mother, this is Linda. I guess I just keep missing you.

[eerie music]

I called because I sent you something in the mail yesterday

and I wanted to see if you got it.

What it costs just doesn't matter.

I just...

I just don't want you to send it back.

I love you, Mom.

[rattles telephone]

Surprise.

[music continues]

You've been waiting a while.

-I was starting to wonder. -How did you get in here?

Does it matter?

I followed you for two days now.

I saw you go to her hotel, into the bank...

How much did you get out of her?

-She wasn't there. I missed her. -[shouting] How much?

I was just trying to protect you, Brian

and see how much she knew.

You told her I was alive?

[Brian chuckles]

Don't you understand you spoiled everything?

I had a life once.

Now it's over.

[Linda pants]

Brian, listen to me.

It doesn't have to be over.

I know there's no camera here.

We don't really need one, do we?

You don't really need to see something to enjoy it.

Why don't we just do something for the two of us?

Hmm?

This is gonna be good.

[Linda grunts]

[music continues]

[thud]

[door closes]

[theme music]