13x06 - Business with Pleasure

[bunniefuu]

I-- I'm sorry. I just came with the towels, sir.

I said get out!

-[whispering] Yes, sir. -Hey!

That's Framingham.

Hotel room Framingham.

You watched the birdies say cheese.

He chased you down the hall.

[Benny] We were just discussing

the exciting, exciting possibility

of a radio call-in love show,

of which Miss Matheson could be,

should be, should be the star.

I'm in love with her.

Does she think it's the first time you're in love?

It is.

Like this.

I went to see another woman,

and what I told her was that I was in love.

And that everything that came before,

including what she and I had, is nothing

compared to what I feel now.

What about Johnston?

He k*lled her.

Your guys have no idea where he is.

-True or false? -True.

-You know what I'm looking for? -Yes, Sir, I do.

[g*nsh*t]

Have any questions?

[multiple g*nshots]

Nope.

[theme music]

[Claudia] Please, give them to me.

[Claudia] Please.

[breathing heavily]

Claudia?

[Claudia murmuring]

Claudia, are you all right?

[Claudia breathing heavily] Please... Please...

Am I alone?

[breathing heavily]

Are you all right?

Rosa.

Rosa.

-Am I all alone? -Here, honey.

[breathing heavily]

[whispering] Am I alone?

Rosa, Rosa.

[water bubbling]

Oh, that's me.

There.

[sighs]

Thanks.

Well done.

And to think I used to be such a washout at Science.

[chuckles]

-Can I ask you something? -Yeah.

Why you'd say something like that?

Why do you put yourself down?

One of my smartest students do that.

Women students.

Well, maybe they're intimidated by you.

Is that why you did it?

No. Uhm...

Maybe I just don't want to lose your attention.

Maybe you don't have to worry about that.

-Good morning, Kate. -Hi.

-Good morning. -Mood morning.

-Beautiful day, isn't it? -[Gary] Paige.

We go before the Shoreline Committee Thursday night.

-We should be getting ahead. -You got the file on that.

Let me find the book, right here.

-[Gary] Great. -[Paige] Ooh!

You know, we can have all the funding in place,

Joseph can come up with the best ideas in the world.

But if the committee won't give us access to the shoreline,

we're nothing.

Well, you can count on Mr. Sumner

doing everything that he can

to block our proposal.

[Gary] Yeah, I'm ahead of you.

I figure Sumner can count on two votes out of five.

Grafton and Causey.

They haven't crossed him in years.

That leaves three up for grabs.

-Barton, Riggins and Duffy. -What do we know about them?

Well, Ian Duffy. Princeton class of '73.

That's my brother's class. I'll give him a ring.

Okay. Paige.

Walter Riggins. He's new to the committee.

That means Greg will go right for him. He's all mine.

-That leaves... -Barton. Big question mark.

Somebody tell me about Barton.

I wouldn't worry about him, Mr. Sumner.

He's part of the oil club.

No way those guys would let him back

an alternative energy project.

And that makes three.

[chuckling] We win.

-Tell me about the new guy. -Uh, Walter Riggins.

It's all here, what little we got on him.

I'm working our sources to get more information right now, sir.

Excuse me, Sir, am I missing something?

Grafton, Causey, Barton, it makes three.

We've got three votes. It's over.

Anybody hear the fat lady saying?

["Money [That's What I Want]" playing]

♪ The best things in life are free ♪

♪ But you can give them to the birds and bees ♪

♪ I want money ♪

♪ That's what I want That's what I want ♪

♪ That's what I want ♪

Oh.

[music continues]

Well, if it isn't the king of rock'n'roll.

-I brought donuts. -Donuts?

Donuts? No. Brunch in Beverly Hills?

Si. This time next year it'll be brunch in Rio.

Brunch in Paris.

-What's up, Benny? -Framingham called.

Tomorrow night you premiere your call-in show.

Hi, there. The old talk station presents

"Tell Me About It" with Anne Matheson.

What? What's the matter?

They're putting me live on the air tomorrow night?

Yeah, 9:00 p.m. to midnight.

Suppose nobody calls.

It's a call-in show. People call in.

-But what if they don't? -What if?

As in "What if we follow the yellow brick road, Benny,

and there's no Oz there?" What if, Anne?

As in "Benny, it's D-Day.

We storm the beach of Iwo Jima. What if there's no Germans?"

[laughing] What kind of a question is that?

There were no Germans in Iwo Jima. That's just the point.

What am I supposed to do if no one calls in?

I mean, just make stuff up with millions of people listening?

-People will call. -Benny--

Have I, at any time,

appeared to you to be a second-rate operator?

-Mr. Sumner -Mr. Riggins.

-Thanks for seeing me. -Please.

I understand you have a point of view

on the title energy proposal.

Yeah, I think it's a great idea. But a little ways down the pike.

Well, there's a lot of research here that says you're wrong.

You're new to the Shoreline Committee, yeah?

Yeah, this is my first term.

Well, if I were you, I wouldn't want to start out

allowing Gary Ewing and Pierce Lawton

to destroy the California coastline.

Is that your wife?

Eleanor Mesters?

She used her maiden name, yes.

It took me a minute to make the connection.

She's...

She's got a proposal in front of my foundation,

to build playgrounds, and I think,

daycare centers in the neighborhood you grew up in.

[Riggins chuckles]

Forget it, Mr. Sumner.

Quid pro quo is a game I just don't play.

Who said anything about quid pro quo?

We both get to do the right thing.

I fund your wife's proposal,

and you get to reject the Ewing proposal

in order to protect the California coastline.

I haven't made-up my mind yet.

If I decide to vote against it, I will.

But now you can't. Appearances of impropriety.

If you vote against it now,

people will think I bought your vote.

I don't think it's what they want.

I don't know you, Mr. Riggins, but are you that tough?

You're gonna look to public in the eye and tell them

that you voted against this proposal on its own merits?

-Absolutely. -Great.

And your wife will get her playgrounds.

I thought you said this wasn't a quid pro quo.

I lied.

There are some views from the rear a guy never forgets.

If you're looking for Riggins, it's too late.

It's the early worm that gets the bird.

Didn't I ever teach you anything?

Yeah, you taught me all about worms.

We're going to win, Greg.

At least wait till the votes are counted.

We're going to win.

And then you'll realize what a mistake you made letting me go.

[knocks on door]

I may not be on her bones, but I'm still on her mind.

You had me worried.

-You haven't been sleeping well. -Oh.

You woke up a couple of times. You know, without really waking.

Kind of in the sleepwalking state.

-And you spoke. -Yes?

Yeah, you spoke about something that, well,

something must be bothering you,

something that happened, a person named Rosa.

I don't know anybody by that name.

You're sure you heard me say Rosa?

You heard that clearly?

You spoke to her a couple times.

Isn't that odd?

Was there anything else that I did or said?

You reached out like you were trying to get something.

Once you even knocked over a bottle of medicine.

Huh. I just have no idea what all that's about.

I won't come in.

You just get some rest.

I will. But come see me soon, okay?

-Okay. -Thanks.

[ominous music]

[knocks on door] Housekeeping.

Uhm. Please come back later.

[ominous music]

[dialing on phone]

Yes, in Knots Landing,

a listing for Tidal Energy Incorporated.

Thank you.

[ominous music]

[dialing phone number]

Tidal Energy. Pierce Lawton here.

Hello?

Is anybody there?

I hope you had better luck with Duffy than I did with Riggins.

Duffy's out of town till the meeting,

on a boat, hasn't even called in.

[Gary] Paige.

Does that mean you struck out with Riggins?

Well, he tried to play non-committal.

You think Sumner got to him?

How? I don't know.

Coffee's cold.

Pop it into the microwave for a second.

-Oh, I don't like that. -The microwave? Why not?

Radiation. I feel like I'm drinking those little rays.

That's crazy. Did you read that somewhere?

No, I think that.

What I did read is that they can be very dangerous for you

if you're wearing a pacemaker.

You don't have a pacemaker.

Well, what if we have a guest?

What if somebody drops by who has a pacemaker?

-Mack. -Think about it.

Claudia Whittaker.

Claudia Whittaker.

Claudia Whittaker. Why is all this mail coming here?

'Cause she was staying here, and I forgot to tell the postman

that she moved back home.

Well, they're mostly bills anyway.

Since when do we read other people's mail?

Well, I have to find out which are hers.

-I'll run them over. -No, it's all right.

I'm gonna take them over there.

I'm going to see how she's doing later.

On second thought, maybe you better take it.

How come?

I don't want her to know I saw this.

Seems like she told me a little fib.

She told me she didn't know anyone named Rosa.

And look at this, a letter from someone named Rosa.

You think it's a coincidence?

I'll take it. Bye, Mack.

Bye, Karen.

-Hi, Kate. -Hi.

Oh, thanks for that lunar table. That was really nice.

Oh, sure. You're welcome.

I saw it at this Earth Plus store that I go to sometimes.

But I didn't realize that the moon actually controls the tides

until I saw that.

Well, it just so happens there's a neap tide tonight.

Yeah, it's dead low at 11:59 p.m.

I'm planning to wait up for it.

You know, I live a mile from the beach.

If you want to come over, I can cook.

Really?

Yeah, I mean, I have to eat anyway, so...

Well, I still have some work to do here.

-Uhm, is nine o'clock okay? -Nine is great.

[horse neighs]

[pleasant music]

-Okay, it's all set. -Thanks, Roy.

Okay, try not to brush against this.

All right?

This monitor is where I'll be feeding the calls in.

I'll be right back there, and just scan the screen,

see which call you want to take,

and press one of these buttons on your right.

You can also hold up the number of fingers

of the line that you want.

And I'll just feed it in. Simple.

All right. You've done this before, huh?

Almost a year on Casting Call.

Oh, is that one of those matchmaking shows?

No, fly-fishing.

Art, how much time do we have before the show starts?

-Plenty. -Good.

Two minutes forty-five. Let's go, people. Chop, chop.

Have a good show.

-Ruby, how you doing? -[Ruby screeches]

Big Al! How'd that one horse come in?

Still running, I think.

-Come on, come on, come on. -Don't touch that button.

[indistinct chattering]

[male announcer] Call-in show, Tell Me About It.

My boyfriend has a problem.

He has a funny habit when he makes love.

[Anne] So, what was meant to be a romantic holiday,

turned into a nightmare,

and then the boat pulled into Saint Tropez...

[Art] You are checking the phones, right?

They are all set. [Anne] Uhm, well.

Except when I went to his third wedding.

[beep]

[Art] Hello. Tell Me About It. You got a story for Anne?

[Anne]...but that's a whole other story.

Hello. This is Anne. Tell me about it.

[female voice] I went out with this guy three times

and he hasn't kissed me.

Your third date and he hasn't tried to kiss you?

I just sit there in the restaurant,

trying to make conversation, you know?

Do you have this problem often?

Problem? It's him that's got the problem.

Well, this may...

Yeah, this may sound like a dumb question,

but have you ever given him the chance?

-Trixie? - ...picking at his food --

Have you ever stopped talking long enough

for him to get close?

How dare you?

-Hello? Trixie? -[hang up tone]

Well, honey,

if you can't take a little constructive criticism...

[clears throat]

Okay, Ruby, let's hear it.

My boyfriend Freddy hats his parents?

-Hates. -Hates his parents.

Now, I tell him he's got to forgive and forget,

but he won't.

And since they want us to get married,

well, it's like the last thing in the world

he's willing to do.

Well, the guy is completely controlled by his parents,

no matter what he thinks.

And what does this tell you about Freddy

as husband material?

I mean, the first time you want him to do something,

he's going to rub your nose in it too.

Dump him, Ruby.

Find yourself a guy who thinks for himself.

I got this tattoo that says Rhonda,

and my new lady wants I should have a skin graft.

This, to me, presents a problem.

Forget it. Getting the tattoo is painful enough,

and from what I hear, getting it removed is even worse.

Besides, the Rhonda will always serve

to remind your lady friend

that she's not the only fish in the sea.

Get my drift?

[pleasant music]

[crickets chirping]

Ooh!

[pleasant music]

[hot water bubbling]

[knocking on door]

Yep, I'm coming. Coming.

-Hi. -Hi.

Did you blow a fuse?

[flower's wrapper crinkles]

That was the best spaghetti with eggplant I have ever tasted.

It was pretty awful, wasn't it?

What?

Yeah, it was very sweet.

Yeah?

But I can't stay.

Oh, no. I mean, you are...

You have to check the tide, right?

Yeah.

[crickets chirping]

[Benny] Dial faster. You got a wart on your thumb? Go.

[chattering]

You mean to say her nails are actually filed to a point?

Yeah, Anne, like little spikes sticking out at me.

Well, I think you're just being too delicate with her.

Why don't you just tell her you find it grotesque?

I don't want to hurt her feelings.

Well, tell her I find it grotesque.

I mean, where does she have them done?

Acme Tool And Die?

Yes, she's rolling out.

All right, come on. Who's going to have it?

Arnold. Arnold, come on.

Make her put you through. The line's busy, Benny.

That's impossible.

They got 15 dedicated lines over there.

How many of you guys are on hold with the station?

Honey, a 35 year old is one thing,

but a 19-year-old girl you cannot compete with.

[sighs] You're just going to have to cover yourself.

Listen to me, Marge, and listen to me good.

Build yourself a nest egg.

Do you know where your husband keeps his credit cards?

-[Marge] In his wallet. -Good.

But he puts it on the window at night.

Tomorrow morning, bright and early,

I want you to go down to the mall

and take those credit cards to the limit.

-Every nickle, you understand? -[guys laugh]

No lingerie,

shoes, cosmetics.

Substantial stuff, with resale value.

Minks. Stones.

[sighs] Trust me, you'll thank me for this someday.

Benny. You home?

[Benny humming]

[glass tinkles]

[glass tinkles]

[glass tinkles]

Where else would I ever want to be?

Benny, we did it!

[laughs]

[pleasant music]

[speaks French]

[French accent] A little champagne for you?

[chuckles] Oh, yes, yes, sir.

[cork pops]

[Anne screeches]

[both laugh]

[Anne screeches]

Okay, okay.

-To you. -To you.

[glass tinkles]

Mmh...

[Paige] Morning, fellas.

I was listening to the radio last night.

Don't get her started.

What my mother chooses to do to make a living

is no affair of mine.

But let's face it, she knows her men.

Yes, I think she's a very intelligent woman.

I, you know, I was just listening on the radio

on the way home.

[horse neighs]

So, where are we on the Shoreline Committee, Paige?

Well, I found out what Sumner has on Causey.

Question is, what to do about it.

By tomorrow night.

The meeting is zero minus two days and counting.

By tomorrow night...

Pierce, how you doing on Walter Riggins?

I've been over there a dozen times.

He's very upstanding.

Maybe there wasn't any buyout.

Maybe Sumner just sold him on the merits.

It's not Greg's style.

Yeah, I agree. Keep digging.

Mommy's going to talk to Kate for a second,

and then we'll go find those lizards.

So you go on over there and play, all right?

Good.

[sighs]

Hi.

Uhm, I spoke to Karen this morning,

and she said that your mother went back home.

Oh, yeah.

I guess I should stop by and see how she's doing.

Well, I just thought maybe you'd want to know that.

Uhm...

It'd be great having a mother that I could actually talk to.

It's just that so many things happen where I'd really...

just, like to be able to talk.

Well, I'm sure that your mother would probably love

to talk to you about anything.

No.

There's no way that I could...

Kate.

For whatever it's worth, I'm here.

Thank you.

Ah! I think your lunch date is here.

Hey, you guys. What's that?

[all chuckle]

Well, I guess I'll leave you two alone.

Come on guys, let's get some lizards.

I was looking for you.

-Here's me. -You seem upset.

Do I?

Look, I don't know, maybe it's just me.

But when you invite a guy over for dinner,

and he comes, and you're having a great time,

and then, surprise, he kisses you,

and you think "This is great.

"You know, maybe this could be going somewhere.

Maybe something's going on here."

And then, bam, he leaves.

Did you really want me to stay?

Well, what did you want?

Well, what I didn't want was to rush you.

Joseph, you don't rush me.

I mean, you could never rush me.

What you do is you give me all of this room.

And so I really don't know if you care.

Yes, you do.

I just want you to know it's all right if we wait.

Well, maybe it's just too all right with you.

What does that mean?

You know what that means.

I...

I just mean that you're very...

patient.

So...

So...

-Here we go. -Oh!

Good.

Oh, thanks for bringing this mail by.

-Aha... -Yeah. Bills.

[Karen chuckles]

[gasps] How...

Rosa Barth.

I couldn't help but notice,

when I was separating your mail from ours.

Well, of course.

I mean, I've just been saying to you,

I didn't know anybody by the name of Rosa.

[chuckles] Isn't this something?

I mean, you really must have wondered about my brain.

No, I just thought that maybe it slipped your mind.

Yes, yes, that's exactly right.

You see, we always used to call her Miss Barth,

my mother and I.

Miss Barth...

Rosa Barth was my mother's nurse.

Oh.

Yes, she...

nursed my mother until the day she died.

[Paige] Well, these things are...

-I'm sorry to call so late. -Paige, I--

You never blow your cool, do you, Mort?

I mean, you're just, what's the expression?

Cool as a cucumber.

I mean, look at you.

Well, I try to stay open to possibilities.

Mort. You know all about me and Greg.

And I'm sure that you're sensitive

to the depth of my humiliation.

Oh, you see, I left some things here.

Yeah, it was all so sudden, and...

Well, these things are...

What?

[sighs]

What one might call compromising.

Well, all the work you ever did here

was so thorough, Paige,

How could anything you ever did embarrass you?

Oh, not that kind of compromising, Mort.

-Personal things. -[elevator dings]

[whispering] Personal things?

[whispering] Yeah.

They're in the closet, next to the Xerox machine.

I'd get them myself,

but I'm afraid that I'm going to get locked in that closet.

I threw them up here when I caught him with Linda.

I just couldn't bear the thought of her

wearing my underwear.

Oh, you do understand that, don't you, Mort?

Your underwear?

Your underwear is up here?

Yes, you are alone in the closet with my underwear.

I hope that makes your stay a pleasant one.

[closes door] Paige?

[Mort] Paige!

[Mort knocking on door]

[suspenseful music]

Phineas, what do you got?

Number one, the word is that Johnston is still in town.

-Hiding out someplace. -Someplace where?

I hope number two is better than number one

The meter's running Phineas. Talk to me.

The tape the police gave you?

The rest of that stuff about Fairgate

it had been erased a couple dozen times.

There was this little bit you could still see.

-That's where you found this? -Cleaned it up, blew it up.

One of Johnston's other honeys.

So I showed it around a little bit.

Turns out a few people know her. Maybe you know her too.

Yeah, the Belknap dame.

She's a big time hostess out in the Canyon.

I'm guessing that that was taken at the house

that Johnston designed for her and her husband.

She's the one who introduced me to Johnston.

You know what he was doing to her?

I called her. No answer.

Yeah, they spend the fall in Ireland with their horses.

This house is empty.

[suspenseful music]

[ominous music]

[suspenseful music]

[metallic clicks]

[shotgun clicks]

[suspenseful music]

[suspenseful music]

[door opens loudly]

[ominous music]

[shotgun clicks]

[g*nsh*t]

[thud]

[knocks on door]

-Come in. -Mack.

Well. I won't pretend I'm not surprised.

I need to speak to you for a minute. It's important.

Sure.

[door closes]

Off the subject, how's Meg?

Meg is bigger and brighter by the day.

It's really something to see.

You said it was important. Is that it?

No, that's not it. It is important.

It's about Brian Johnston.

Yeah, I just heard he was wanted for another m*rder.

He k*lled a private I. I hired.

I hired the guy to, you know, oversee the police to make sure

they bring Johnston in.

That's why I want to talk to you.

I want you to watch over the police

to make sure they do their job.

[chuckles] You want to hire me?

I'll back you up, whatever it costs.

What makes you think I'd ever,

ever do anything you asked me for?

I don't think you'd do it because I'd asked.

Then why?

Because it's the right thing to do.

Because you care about justice.

[sighs] Gregory.

Did it ever occur to you that this guy is bound to realize

that the cops aren't his problem?

You are.

-Then what? -Then he comes after you.

-Then we've got them. -We?

Yeah, we. Let me know what you decide.

-Ralph. -Paige.

I don't believe what I hear.

You're not working for Greg Sumner anymore?

People move on.

And you and Greg on opposite sides

over this tidal energy proposal.

Any idea how you going to vote on that roof?

Of course, you don't have to answer that.

But if you are undecided,

I would love the chance to tell you

what I think of the strong points in its favor.

-Paige. Paige. -What?

What do you mean, what? Talking to me like that.

Like all I have to do is make up my mind on the proposal

and then I can vote the way I want.

I wish it was like that. It used to be like that.

-But who knows better than you? -Kansas City?

Yeah, Kansas City.

For a couple of weekends in Kansas City,

I should have to pay for the rest of my life?

How fair is that?

Ralph.

It's all here.

The letters, even the hotel bill.

And if it's here,

that means it's not in Sumner's vault anymore.

No, I don't understand. You've got copies.

-You're blackmailing me. -No copies.

I'm doing you a favor, Ralph. Keep them. Burn them.

And then if you ever feel like doing me a favor in return...

I've run this tidal energy proposal by a few experts.

Professor Berenger ideas are a real gamble,

from what they tell me.

What does your instinct tell you?

-My instinct? -Yes, Mr. Riggins.

When you look at the ocean,

I mean, all that vastness, that power.

Doesn't it seem to you there must be a way to harness it?

-But is this the way? -Well...

And I've missed a lot, and I've already covered this ground

with Paige Matheson.

And with Sumner?

Sumner represents a group opposed to your proposal.

He came by, yes. Why are you here?

You know, I drove through the neighborhood

you grew up in this morning,

Hammond Gardens. They love you there.

And they couldn't help but tell me

about the playground and the daycare center

that your wife is building, or will build,

when she gets her funding.

Am I correct that she's seeking funds

from the Sumner Foundation?

If you're implying that there's any link

between my wife's grant and the way I vote tonight...

I didn't mean to put you on the spot.

You could have fooled with me.

You practically accused me of selling my vote.

I'm not here to accuse you of anything,

but I would like you to know

that I'm personally acquainted with board members

on over half the major foundations back east.

I'd be happy to represent

the Hammond's Playground Project to them.

I don't believe this.

-You're making a counteroffer. -Well, there's a difference.

I'll make the calls right now, here in your office,

without knowing which way you'll vote.

Leaving you free to consider the project on its merits.

-No strings? -No.

Start dialing.

Barton, I'm not pressuring you. How's this pressure?

I'm just calling to point out that the benefits of our project

if it succeeds, goes far beyond the California coast.

I mean, it goes far beyond California.

This is something that could benefit the entire world.

Barton, we are talking about an alternate source of energy.

You got to know how important that is.

I mean, it's far too important to let a special interest group,

like our friends in the oil business, stand in its way.

Yeah, well, I'm doing the same thing.

I'm getting ready to go to the meeting.

I just thought I'd call and make one last try.

Yeah. Okay. Well, I appreciate you listening to me.

All right. See you there.

-Last minute politics? -Yeah, Barton.

He belongs to the oil guys, but it was worth a shot.

-You coming? -I think

I have to stay here with the kids, work on some writing.

I'm gonna leave this one up to you.

-Okay. Do me a favor. -What?

I want to be the one to tell you what happens.

What do you mean?

Well, it will probably be on the nine o'clock news.

I don't want you to watch it.

I want you to find out from me what went on.

-Okay. -What, you think that's crazy?

[Val chuckles]

I think it's sweet. Come here.

Now go get them.

Let's try.

Gary.

Further depositions on the pier renovation

will be heard tomorrow at 9:00 a.m.

The next item on our agenda is a permit for testing,

to be conducted by Tidal Energy Incorporated.

As per our discussion on Wednesday,

I now call the committee to a vote

on the proposed offshore building permit

for Tidal Energy Incorporated.

All those in favor of granting the permit,

please raise your right hand.

[tense silence]

Motion passes. Three to two.

We reconvene tomorrow

to discuss the grunion protection proposal.

-Thank you very much. -Pleasure.

Thank you.

It could have gone either way.

I know.

-Ralph. -Gregory.

The Ralph I used to know, enjoyed married life.

The Ralph you used to know was a miserable schlub.

[whispering] How did it happen?

"Among other evils which being unarmed brings you,

it also causes you to be despised, Machiavelli."

[fire crackling]

[murmuring]

[paper crumbles]

-Hi. -[Gary] Hey.

-Mmh. -You keep your little bargain?

-I didn't call anybody. -Anybody called you?

I let the machine pick up.

Then you don't know what happened.

I have no idea.

[sighs]

You won?

[Gary chuckles]

You know what's so sweet about it?

You know what makes it so sweet?

No, what?

[Gary sighs]

I thought we were beaten.

Two days ago I looked at the boats

and I thought someone's got us beat before we start.

But I didn't let it stop me.

I did it anyway.

[Gary laughs]

[romantic music]

Did you see the look on his face?

Sumner's?

Yeah, he looked pretty stuck, all right.

Oh, I love seeing him like that.

I love you.

Pierce...

I have to ask you something.

Ask.

What's more important to you,

that Sumner loses or that we win?

What are you asking?

Well, sometimes I feel like

you've pitted me against him,

and it's a contest you care too much about.

It's not the contest I care about.

And it's not Sumner.

It's you.

All right.

No, no, it's not all right.

You don't understand it yet, do you?

Every time I look at you

I'm sorry that I ever loved anybody else.

We love whom we love. Never be sorry.

Never doubt me.

[phone ringing]

Mmh...

[phone ringing]

Hello.

Joseph.

What, looking for me? Who was?

Everything okay?

[Pierce sighs]

Listen, if she calls again, you can't find me.

She's never going to leave you alone.

[narrator] Next on Knots Landing

He has another side, you know?

Pierce, the truth-teller.

Everyone's so sure they can trust him,

and then he turns.

Let's do Saint Martin's, Pierce.

The door will be unlocked at midnight.

All right.

I fell in love with her.

It must be hard for you, living with her.

It's better than not having her around.

[Benny] Anything's better than that.

Uncle Greg!

Happy birthday, sweetheart.

Come on in.

[Meg] All my friends left.

[Greg] Did they leave me any cake?

[theme music]