13x09 - Victoria's Secret

[bunniefuu]

[theme music]

[paper rustling]

[paper rustling]

[keys clacking]

How long have you been standing there?

Not long.

There's no way I could sleep.

I'm turning on the cylinder exchange valves today.

Today we find out what we've got.

What, so soon?

Now there's more of the old plan

to be converted but this, this...

This is operational.

-You're worried? -Excited.

[chuckles]

Excited.

Hey.

You still feel like he's here?

A little bit.

[sighs] Well, he's not.

He's gone.

How do you know exactly what I'm thinking?

Because when you love somebody, you become an expert about them.

How was Meg last night?

Not too good.

I sat by her bed till ten o'clock.

She kept asking if he was downstairs.

Well, that'll pass.

I think we all came through like champs.

Oh, yeah, with p*stol-packing Karen MacKenzie here.

Don't.

-What? -Don't make fun about the g*n.

I'm sorry.

Jason, sit down. I'll make you some breakfast.

-I'm making breakfast. -No, you're gonna go to work.

Oh, no, not until some people

start feeling better around here.

And I've got something to talk to him about.

-Take your foot off the table. -Like what?

The woman from the foreign exchange program called

and said she got a note from you canceling your trip to Sweden.

Jason, why?

I just don't wanna leave you guys right now.

Why not? If that was the plan.

You were excited about the foreign exchange program,

we were excited for you.

And that leg isn't gonna take more than a week to heal.

It's not the leg. It's just...

I don't feel right leaving right now.

After what happened, it seems like a good time

for the family to stick together.

We're always together. Wherever you go.

I can't.

[telephone ringing]

Hello. Hello?

-There are too many of these- -Wrong numbers?

Yeah, right.

-You think it's Victoria? -Don't you?

I don't think of Victoria. I think of you.

What? What's the matter?

I see her places and she just turns up.

-It's-- -Coincidence.

-No. -Sure.

-No. -Alright. No.

So what are we supposed to do?

Just let her cast her shadow on us?

That's exactly what she wants. It's giving in to her.

I don't wanna think about her.

-I wish she didn't exist. -She's not the point.

I love you. We love each other. That's the point, isn't it?

That's the point.

Come on, let's go.

[indistinct chatter on radio]

Beep, beep.

-Am I on your way? -I'll go around.

Because if I am

I can always go down the corner till you're through.

As in down at the corner to place another $50 bet

at McDermott's bar?

if I so choose and what is it to you?

I just hate to see you blow your money like that.

I care, Benny.

-You mean that? -Yeah.

[chuckles]

What is this?

Ah. Just thought you might want it for old times' sake.

It's the one you wore in the hotel

the time we nailed Framingham.

You've been great, Benny.

And about me moving out

I really think it's the right thing to do.

Yeah, uh, I gotta be honest,

I wondered how long you're gonna keep mooching off me.

I'm breathing freer already here.

I didn't realize I was such a burden.

Hey, it's nothing personal.

This joint's a little snug for two.

As a matter of fact...

-I'll help you move. -That's okay.

They said I could borrow a van from the radio station.

What, are you nuts?

Have you seen the size of my trunk?

-Yeah, okay. -The least I can do.

[indistinct chatter]

[engine rumbling]

-Hey, Joseph. -Hi.

-[Bobby] Hi, Joseph. -Bobby!

I thought I'd bring him along to watch us push the button.

I'm glad you did. Where's Pierce?

Oh, he and Paige are having dinner with a Japanese investor.

Money like that could take us very far, very fast.

Okay, let's see how this thing stands up

under battle conditions.

Come on, pal.

-What's this? -Well, here, I'll show you.

-Oh, you see this red line? -Yeah.

Now, anything over this red line means we're in business.

-Well, let's give it a whirl. -Okay.

Open these babies up and...

-Bobby, you do this. -Okay.

-[machine whirring] -Look.

[upbeat music]

Alright, if it stays like that for 24 hours

you can bank on it.

Come on.

[water splashing]

It's gonna work.

[taps chair] Hey.

-Got enough light there? -I'm fine.

Hey, Jason. I was thinking of sneaking some ice cream before dinner.

-Do you want some? -Uh, no. I'm alright.

You know, when I was talking before

about, "You should go to Sweden"

I wasn't trying to bully you out of the house.

-You know that? -Yeah, I do.

You always have a place right here, anytime.

And with this scholarship deal, hey.

This is your time to spread your wings.

You deserve it. You earned it.

And I don't want you hiding in some corner

just because of what happened here.

This is your time to soar

♪ Like an eagle into the... ♪♪

Hey. Not too fast.

Do you understand?

Yeah, I think there's some chocolate ice cream

-way in the back-- -Yes there is, definitely.

Your prospectus is required reading among all my associates.

Energy from the sea.

It's an idea with a lot of heat right now in our troubled world.

-I'd say especially in Japan. -Why is that, Miss Matheson?

-No oil and a lot of ocean. -Bullseye.

What are you looking for from Osaka Securities?

Cash to underwrite research and development.

And what may we expect in return?

The right to market our technology in your country.

No. All of Asia.

For the amount of money the prospectus requests

it's only fair.

It's impossible.

Or maybe, maybe, we could persuade our partners

to give up the Korean rights.

I shall take your proposal to our board.

With a favorable recommendation?

[piano music]

Excuse me, I think there's a phone call I should make.

Well, I was hoping that you could come

and see the site tomorrow, have a look.

Hmm.

I think he went for it, Gary.

Yeah, yeah, even better than we were hoping.

[tense music]

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. It's great news. I'll talk to you tomorrow.

It's near the beach, four bedrooms

just for the weekends

though we rarely have time to take advantage.

-[Paige] Is it in Japan? -Oh, no. Martha's vineyard.

[Paige and Tomita laugh]

You miss the old days?

-No. -I didn't think so.

Neither do I.

Alright, so old times in Washington

isn't the real reason I brought you here.

-You're kidding? -[chuckles]

I'll tell you what I know.

You're in business against a group

headed by Pierce Lawton.

Don't tell me. You know Lawton.

We've been around the dance floor a couple of times.

-Who led? -Oh, Greg. I'm surprised at you.

I always let my partners lead.

I hear he's the fair-haired boy.

Not quite so fair-haired.

Really?

[chuckles] Tell me something.

Are you still as ruthless as you used to be?

-You must really hate this guy. -Oh, we're not talking about me.

I'll tell you something that can destroy him

on one condition.

You name it.

That you promise to let me watch.

I think that could be arranged.

[intense music]

[Pierce sighs]

Where are you going, Pierce? Well, we gotta talk.

You haven't said a word since we left the restaurant.

It's seeing them together, isn't it?

Victoria and Sumner.

Talk to me.

Tell me about her.

Tell me about you and Victoria.

[music continues]

Please. Please. Just...

Let me help you.

I told you already.

Everything?

The truth?

That is what we're all about, isn't it?

-The truth? -Mm-hm.

Where are you?

Who are you?

[Pierce sighs]

[sighs]

...sugar, and no milk, right?

[Frank chuckles]

Julie tells me

that you were by the house last night.

Mm-hm. I was, after you told me what happened to her

at the MacKenzies, I wanted to see how she was.

-It's very nice of you. -Well, she's a great person.

Yeah. Real proud of her.

Debbie...

What is it, Frank?

Uh...

Debbie, I came here to say one thing

and once I say it, I'm leaving.

I don't think we should see each other anymore.

I don't want you to be hurt

and I don't want you to be angry.

I'm not angry.

You can't be angry with somebody, Frank

because they don't love you.

It's not that I don't love you--

Even if you think

you might be in love with them.

I just can't keep taking from you like this.

[romantic music]

You know, I forget sometimes how beautiful you are.

It's that simple, huh?

Mm-hmm.

Hey, mister.

Are you the guy who left his car keys

sticking in his car door out on the street there?

-I did that? -Yeah, you did.

Damn.

It's the second time this week I've done that.

A portrait of a man who doesn't know

whether he's coming or going.

Yeah, well, it's called overwork.

And what are you doing in here so early?

I woke up about 5:00 this morning.

-I couldn't get back to sleep, -[chuckles] Frank.

-You haven't broken up with her? -No, I didn't.

Mack, don't lecture me on this. I know what I'm supposed to do.

I know what the right thing is.

This is the right thing. I just can't do it.

Every time I go there, I lose my nerve.

Yeah.

[sighs]

-Any messages? -Yep.

Willman Security called.

They said they'd be by your house 9:00 tomorrow.

Something wrong with your alarm system?

No way. These guys are specialists.

I'm thinking about putting in an optimum self-defense system

you know, with a safe room and everything.

For what my family's been through lately

I'll do whatever it takes.

And you think the answer is to turn your home

into an armed camp?

Yeah, it's time to get serious.

I'll do everything possible, that's all.

Huh.

And Karen is with you on this?

I can't talk to Mack about this.

I can't believe that.

You and Matt talk about everything.

This is different.

To Mack, Brian Johnston was an adversary

an enemy to be beaten and defeated.

-And to you? -To me, it was...

I don't know. I just...

[sighs] Well, there were so many times I thought I knew

what he was thinking and feeling.

See, that was the only chance we had to protect ourselves.

To try to understand who he was.

What he wanted.

-Does that sound strange? -No.

It sounds scary.

It was more than you could know.

Being inside his violence.

[tense music]

What's the matter?

He sat in this chair.

I just keep remembering this...

Oh, I gotta stop this.

I just gotta put it out of my mind.

I don't think so, Karen.

I think that you've gotta talk to me about it.

You gotta tell me.

[intense music]

It's just this moment that I...

keep remembering.

I can't get it out of my head.

He touched me.

He stood behind me

right up against me.

It's over, okay?

Now it's over, Karen. It's over.

Look at me.

We're in your house

where we've been a million times before...

where we've spent a million evenings

with our families.

Everything is fine.

Alright?

[whispering] Alright.

Are you sure you wanna drive me all the way across town?

I can still get the studio van.

I consider it my responsibility

to make sure you get set up right.

How'd you manage to collect so much stuff

in such a short period of time?

So tell me about this new assignment of yours.

All I am at liberty to reveal is...

It's tough. It's dangerous.

It may or may not take me to foreign parts.

Sounds sort of like a CIA thing.

Shh. Shh.

I am not at liberty to confirm or deny.

-Kind of a James Bond thing? -Shh. Shh.

Exactly.

[engine sputtering]

Hey junkie dude, don't strain yourself.

-Ready to move, Miss Matheson. -Okay. I'll be right with you.

So, end of an era, huh?

[sighs] Beginning of a new era.

Well, take care of yourself in those foreign parts.

[car horn honks]

[instrumental music]

[engine revving]

-[thud] -[dirt crinkles]

Traitor.

[indistinct chatter]

Do you think Tomita's gonna come through with the money?

I think there's an excellent chance.

-He said he'd let us know today. -Nice work.

Let's see how Joseph's tests are.

[Pierce] Something is wrong. Shut down.

Joseph.

-It's complicated. -So give us the short answer.

Alright. We may... I may have

made a mistake but that's not what matters.

What matters is we have learned something invaluable.

Now we know what will work.

It's a pretty expensive experiment, Joseph.

That's what experiments are for.

Finding things out.

-Pierce, wait a minute. -Gary, you understand?

He's telling us we've fallen on our face here.

Yeah, but he's also telling us something else.

Joseph, you now know the answer you were looking for?

I know how to build this thing, so it will work.

-[Pierce] And if it doesn't? -[Gary] Look.

Let's just get to work

and find out how much this thing is gonna cost.

Are you with me?

Meg, hurry up. It's 3:30. Daddy will be home soon.

-[Meg] Coming. -[doorbell ringing]

[sighs]

-Hi. -Oh, hi, Greg.

I just wanted to come over and see how you're all doing.

Well...

We're pretty much back to normal.

Thank you.

Mainly, I wanted to make sure that Meg was alright.

Oh, Mack.

Greg came over because he was concerned

about Meg.

I know what the kid's been through.

It would be a lot for anyone.

Meg's fine.

I've been doing everything that should be done.

-Hello, Uncle Greg. -Hi, sweetheart.

Do I have to go to ballet today?

Yes, you do, honey.

We're gonna do everything, just like always.

That means gym on Friday, too?

[Karen] That means gym on Friday, too.

Unless you have something else...

-See you, sweetheart. -Goodbye.

-See you. -Yeah, take it easy now.

Alright. Let's get going.

-I forgot my ballet slippers. -Well, go get them.

He came all the way over here just to see how she was doing.

[Karen] That was nice.

So you're okay with what happened?

Now the test's not going the way you'd hoped?

Well... I'm a scientist.

Meaning?

Do you have any idea how many light bulbs

Edison invented before he invented

one that worked?

Hundreds.

You know, I am glad that you believe in yourself.

Because, you know what? I believe in you too.

[knocking on door]

-Mom! -Hi.

Hi.

I was meeting some friends of mine

for breakfast nearby.

I mean, I never get to this part of town.

I just thought maybe I'd just stop by.

[stutters] O-oh, come in.

Thanks.

Oh.

You're already having breakfast or I could make you something.

Oh no, I'll just pour myself some coffee.

Oh.

Thanks.

How've you been?

Uh, I've... I've been really good.

-Yeah. -[chuckles] Good. Me too.

I went back to work at Uncle Greg's foundation.

-H-how was Uncle Greg? -Oh, he's well.

He'll be very glad to hear that you asked about him.

Oh, that's good.

You just seem so radiant.

Oh, something new must be going on in your life.

No, Mom...

[laughs] Oh, did that sound as if I was prying?

Kate, where did you put the toothpaste?

Oh, I'm sorry.

Apples on top.

-No, the bananas go on the top. -Are you crazy?

You can't put bananas on top of apples.

-Who said? -Guys, guys, keep it down, okay?

Pierce, look, don't worry about the bank right now.

Just meet me at the site before the engineers leave.

The main question's how much--

How much is gonna have to be rebuilt

and how much we can just move.

No. Get your mind off that.

I am telling you, you were ducking before you hit.

Alright? Alright.

-Was that Pierce? -Yeah.

I don't know what's happened to that guy's nerve.

Last night, when we're trying to come up with a game plan

you know what he asked me?

No. What?

He asked me, "Did I think Sumner had heard

about the experiment collapsing?"

As if beating Sumner with a point.

As if what was at stake here wasn't the entire future

of alternate energy, but with some grudge match

between him and Sumner.

[exhales]

[sighs] What?

I just wanna make sure that you're okay

about what happened yesterday.

-You know, the tests. -Yeah.

Only way to find out what we needed to know.

That's not gonna stop you.

I don't think anything could stop me on this thing.

[Val laughs]

That's what I knew you would say.

Now get out of here. Go to work.

Yeah.

-Oh, my God, Gary. -Huh? What?

Look. It's a letter from Lynette.

[sighs] I'm kind of late right now.

You can tell me later what it says.

Well, no, it doesn't matter what it says.

Don't you understand, Gary?

She...

She wrote a letter. That means...

[chuckles]

[giggles] She can write.

Thank you for inviting me. I don't mind telling you.

It's nice to get out of the house.

You've been through a lot.

It's time I got a chance to pay you back

for all the good you've done for me.

If what happened to you ever happened to me...

Well... And here you are. You're going back to work.

You're asking how I am...

And you still haven't told me.

I...

-I saw Kate this morning. -And?

There's a young man.

I think she's in love.

-[doorbell ringing] -Oh. Excuse me.

What is it? Oh.

Thank you.

What is it?

I don't know.

[dramatic music]

[pants]

[Karen] Claudia?

[voice shaking] An old friend passed away.

It's okay.

Who sent it?

Uh...

I... I don't know.

Frank, I thought we worked all this out.

No, I left it up to you to decide and that was wrong.

Now we have got to stop seeing each other.

I don't understand. This works for me.

No, it doesn't work for you and it doesn't work for me.

I know what you want out of a relationship.

You want a commitment.

You want a home and you want a child.

And you're not gonna get that with me.

And as long as you're hooked up with me

you're not gonna find it with someone else.

I'm not good enough for you.

-That's not it. -That's exactly it, Frank.

I'm a kid from the projects and you're a lawyer.

And where do you think I'm from? Buckingham Palace?

Debbie, you're good enough for anyone.

It just doesn't work for us.

You can call it chemistry

you can call it the age difference.

It just doesn't work

and you shouldn't blame yourself.

I guess "goodbye" comes now, doesn't it?

I know you're gonna find what you're looking for.

[instrumental music]

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

[music continues]

Well, I think Meg is out for good.

Thank God.

Next time she gets up, it'll be my turn.

Thanks.

You're still worried about Greg?

-What? Nah. -"Nah."

What was it that great philosopher said?

"When you love someone, you become an expert on them"?

It's perfectly understandable.

[chuckles] What is?

Greg coming over here.

-He's just worried about Meg. -That's all?

That's all.

I still don't like him coming around.

Well, if you were in his position

you'd do exactly the same thing.

I'll never be in his position.

But if you were...

[chuckles] Maybe.

[sighs]

[mellow music]

[music continues]

[music continues]

[sighs]

[Meg crying]

Meg.

Meg. Oh, Meg.

It's alright, sweetheart. I'm here.

I'm scared.

That man's downstairs?

No, that man is not downstairs.

He's gone away and he's never coming back here.

and never hurt you. No one will ever hurt you, Meg.

-Mommy. -Yes, honey?

-Can I sleep in your bed? -Of course you can.

-Come on. -Come on. There you go.

Hey.

You have to be quiet, Meg.

We don't wanna wake up Jason, okay?

I'll be right in.

[eerie music]

[glass crashing]

[branches rattling]

Now explain to me how these perimeter sensors work.

They will be placed in your driveway

on the path at your front door.

When someone breaks the infrared beam

it'll set off an annunciator.

What's that?

Well, I prefer a recording to a siren.

[in grave voice] The police have been summoned

and will be here in two minutes.

You know, in this voice of Darth Vader.

So what if somebody gets inside?

What do you think about the stun g*ns?

Do you know how many women are tortured

with their own stun g*ns?

What you want is a shotgun

and I'd load it with some of that oak shot.

-[slams door] Hi. -Hi.

Uh, Karen. This is Hal Abel.

Hal, this is my wife, Karen MacKenzie.

-How do you do, Mr. Abel? -Hello.

Hal is a security consultant.

Domestic security prevention, Mrs. MacKenzie.

-Interior and exterior. -Uh-huh.

Umm... Mr. Abel.

Would you excuse us for a minute?

-Absolutely. -[Mack] That's not necessary.

No, Hal is just giving me information

on how the system works.

We can discuss exactly later what the options are.

Mack, I have something to say.

And if Mr. Abel stays, I'm just gonna say a problem.

Well, maybe it'd be better if I were to come back.

You stay... No. Stay here. You stay here. Go ahead.

It's alright. Go ahead.

Alright.

I don't want this house turned into an armed camp.

-We've gotta protect ourselves. -That's crazy.

The world's crazy. Read the newspapers.

Look at the television... Look what happened to us.

Nothing you're gonna do right now

could have stopped Brian Johnston.

Excuse me, ma'am, from what Mr. MacKenzie

has told me about that particular--

Excuse me. I'm gonna protect you, Karen.

I'm gonna protect you and the kids whether you like it or not.

Now, if you think it's turning the house into an armed camp--

What I think is

if you fill this house with wires and weapons

Brian Johnston is still hurting this family.

[sighs]

I've been over Joseph's new approach.

He's redesigning the cylinders and the exchange valves

-and the entire housing for-- -Wait a... Wait a minute.

You saying we have to rebuild from scratch?

No. Not exactly. We can use existing structures but it's gonna cost a fortune.

-Which is gonna come from where? -In for a penny, in for a pound.

For my part, it means mortgaging the ranch.

-All personal holdings. -Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

-Got a better idea? -Tomita.

We throw in the rest of the Asian marketing

and the distribution rights. Maybe he's our ticket to a new plant.

Nobody has to mortgage anything.

Yeah, it's worth a shot.

Well, let's get with Joseph and see what kind of technical data

we can use to make this more appealing.

I'm gonna meet with Tomita afterwards. You coming?

Well, maybe I better see if there's any margin for negotiation

at the bank, or just in case.

Hey, guys.

-Paige, hi. -Kate.

Do you have a minute?

Oh, just about.

I need to talk to someone about Joseph.

He let you guys down yesterday, didn't he?

Yesterday was pretty rough.

Well, and we knew there were risks, but...

Well, it's not over yet.

See, I believe he knows what he's doing.

If he says he knows his answer now

then he does.

Well, we believe in him

just not for the same reasons that you do.

You're saying that I believe in him

because I'm in love with him

and that's right

but I also love him because I believe in him.

Isn't that how it's supposed to be?

Pierce?

I thought you'd still be with Tomita.

How'd it go? Gary and I were dying to hear.

[dramatic music]

[sighs] We've been over there so often tonight.

[Pierce] Look, I know we have

but this is too important a chance

for either of us to let pass.

I'm afraid we're at cross purposes, Mr. Lawton.

I came here to tell you we no longer have interest in your project.

-That's final? -Complete.

I don't think I'm wrong in saying that just yesterday

this seemed to you like an excellent project.

You wear me down.

You forced me to admit that this decision was made by my superiors in Japan.

What, they changed their mind since yesterday?

New policy directives.

Somebody got to you.

Let us say there was pressure from Washington

someone who can pull strings at the very highest levels.

Victoria Broyard?

Paige.

What is it?

She was here.

-In my bed. -Who?

Victoria.

When?

An hour ago, I came home and the lights were on

heard someone, thought it was you.

-What happened? -[chuckles]

Well, she put her shirt on

picked up her jacket and left.

Don't touch me.

In my bed.

In my bed like the two of you would...

What, do you think I brought her here, that we--

-Should I? -Paige.

She's trying to get to you, trying to shake you up.

This is what she wants. You're letting her do it.

What is going on?

What is going on?

Pierce.

[sighs]

Don't come in here.

Meg.

I think it's time for bed.

-Are you tired, honey? Huh? -No.

Well, who's this guy?

That's bad man.

The bad man?

What are you doing now?

Keep away the strangers, strangers who want to hurt us.

[sad piano music]

-Let's open this up. -No.

Yeah, it's alright. Let's open it up right here.

You know what, just open that and, ah, look what we have here.

It's a little girl, nice little girl.

She wants to come to the house to visit you.

And she's a friend.

Meg, you have good friends.

And we'll just dance her.

Pum, pum pum, pum, she goes upstairs

and she sits right there.

Up...

Now let's take down the rest of the wall.

There we go.

Now we have a nice

safe house.

There will be no walls around this house.

[music continues]

[chuckles]

[sighs]

[theme music]