13x13 - The Torrents of Winter

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[Glenning] My patient's medical records

are confidential.

Now, it's too bad that you've flown

all the way from California,

but there is really nothing I can do.

Dr. Glenning, please. This is very important.

The only reason that I came out here

was because you said that you'd speak to me.

But you said you were her sister.

-Yes. -Well.

I've taken the trouble to check.

Margaret Lombard had no sisters.

I need to know what happened.

What happened was in the papers.

She drowned.

Was she pregnant?

I'm sorry. Nurse. Just a moment, please.

Are you alright?

Yes.

-No. -You're the one

that called about Margaret Lombard.

-Yes. Do you remember her? -No, I don't believe so.

Please, if there's anything that you know.

Well, maybe I did hear the name once,

but I'm not sure Dr. Glenning sees so many patients that...

I see.

Is there a library near here?

About three blocks away.

over on Winston.

Okay. I'll try the library.

[Nurse Benson exhales deeply]

[indistinct chatter]

Meg is talented, Mrs. MacKenzie.

Oh, thank you.

I'm sure you have many talented students.

No, I mean something more than that.

I've been teaching gymnastics for 17 years

and Meg is one of the most promising students

-I've ever seen. -Oh. Well, I'm flattered.

I think she needs more.

-More. -What do you mean?

If she's going to really progress,

I put her into daily classes and then in about six months,

try some junior competitions.

Isn't that awfully fast?

Meg's ready, I promise you.

And she's got drive.

It's a commitment, I know.

But Meg has a gift, Mrs. MacKenzie.

How good do you honestly think she could become?

I think there's no limit.

[briefcase's locks clicking]

Joseph.

Gary, you surprised me.

-What are you doing? -I forgot some stuff.

I was worried about it. You know how it is.

You worry about it you can't get it out of your head.

No, I don't know how it is.

I've got something I've got to tell you.

I was going to tell you in any case, but...

I've accepted a position.

What kind of position? What do you mean?

The directorship of the Pacific Oceanographic Institute.

You're quitting?

[Joseph] I got a letter a couple days ago.

I've been on the phone with him back and forth.

I accepted tonight.

[dramatic music playing]

I don't believe this.

I fully intended to sit down with you

and sort through all this.

But this is an opportunity I can't afford to say no to.

You can't afford?

I've put everything I have into this.

It can still work.

You've got the technology.

Without you, we have nothing.

I put up my ranch because I believed in you.

It had nothing to do with me.

You saw a hot idea.

You wanted to run with it.

[Gary] It was Sumner, wasn't it?

It has nothing to do with Sumner.

You got to call back and tell them you can't do it.

I tried everything--

Do you know how many people are going down

because of what you're doing?

No, send me a list.

[tense music playing]

[water splash]

[Joseph coughing]

Gary, would you listen to this paragraph and--?

What's the matter? What happened?

I was down at the lab.

Joseph was there.

He was working this late?

[Gary] No, he wasn't working.

He's leaving.

Leaving?

I don't understand.

He's quitting.

Packing his bags.

He can't do that.

No, not right in the middle of everything like this.

He's done it.

He took a job at the big institute in La Jolla.

Gary, I don't believe this.

Believe it.

[dramatic music playing]

[woman 1] May I have your attention please?

The circulation desk is now closed

and the library will close in 15 minutes.

All reserve material must be returned to the reserve desk.

[woman 2] We're going.

[keyboard clacking]

I've been thinking about what you said.

Please sit down.

You're not a reporter, are you?

No.

I know you're not her sister.

I know.

But I do need to know what happened.

You're not going to use this information

to hurt anybody?

This information could save somebody.

I remember her coming into Dr. Clinton's office.

I remember her sitting in the chair.

She was so nervous and scared.

She was pregnant.

I filed her record.

That's all you wanted to know, right?

Yes.

When the stories came out about her death,

there was no mention anywhere about her being pregnant.

And I just figured the boy's family covered it up.

God, it's been 10 years,

and I keep thinking about that.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

[Kate] Joseph, hi.

What happened to you?

Nothing.

No. What happened?

Who did this?

Gary did.

Gary, why?

I got a letter the other day

from the Pacific Oceanographic Institute.

They offered me a position.

What do you mean, a position?

A directorship.

I accepted.

Well, isn't that taking on an awful lot?

I mean, how are you going to do both that and Tidal Energy?

I'm not.

I don't understand.

Kate, I'm leaving Tidal Energy.

You can't do that to them, Joseph.

[Joseph] I'm not doing anything to anybody.

We all walked into this with our eyes open.

Nobody said it was for life.

You said that Gary had given you

a chance of a lifetime. Remember?

You said that this was a dream come true.

[Joseph] That's right.

It was a dream.

Look, I know this is all happening very fast,

but the most important thing to me

is that it doesn't affect us.

How can it not affect us?

I want you to go with me, Kate.

For what? For a week? A month?

They'll be paying me a good salary at the institute.

We can finally talk about our future.

Kate, where are you going?

-Out. -Let me come with you.

I want to be by myself.

[Joseph] This is crazy.

Will you look at me?

This is Joseph.

This is not Joseph.

You're not the Joseph I fell in love with.

I don't know you.

Good morning.

I cannot find my passbook anywhere.

Here it is.

You weren't lying. You don't have any money.

But there's money around here somewhere.

I can smell it.

Would you sign this for me, please?

What do you mean, sign it?

Here's a letter. Here's a pen.

You can sign right there at the bottom.

I need a feminine hand.

Nadine would be a nice name to use.

This is a "Dear John" letter addressed to you.

-I know. -What are you going to do

with this?

Sign it.

[Claudia] Nadine.

Thank you.

[door closing]

Oh, n--

[scoffs]

Ah... Perfect timing.

Thank you.

What's wrong?

The cereal.

There's nothing wrong with the cereal.

There's two kinds.

You mixed two kinds.

There's a little left at the bottom of the box.

I didn't want to waste it.

Mack, I have to talk to you about something very important.

Yeah. What's that?

You know, you can't mix two kinds.

It doesn't work.

I talked to Meg's gymnastics teacher yesterday,

and she really thinks Meg is very talented.

That's great.

You got toasted oats on top

-and Raisin Brown on the bottom. -She thinks she has a gift.

She thinks that maybe we should be looking

into some kind of special training, you know?

What are we talking about here? The Olympics?

-She's serious, Mack. -What does Meg think?

Meg loves her gymnastics class. You know that.

She really can't get enough of it.

She's very excited.

Well, look, I'm on my way out to work.

Why don't we talk about it tonight?

-You know, okay? -Whenever you say,

we're going to talk about it tonight it means

you don't want to talk about it.

-[Mack] Well. -[door bell]

[door bell]

Oh, hi, Alex.

Karen.

I'm sorry to barge in like this.

The famous Alex.

-Please meet you, Sir. -"Sir," did you hear that?

You have a good day.

And we're going to talk about that other stuff later.

Oh, I bet we will.

-Nice meeting you. -Nice meeting you.

Okay.

Why don't you come in and we will have some coffee.

That would be lovely, but I don't want to put you

-through any-- -Oh no, don't be silly.

[Mack] Hey, stranger.

-[Frank] Hey. -[chuckling] Hey.

Well, that's the longest holiday vacation I heard of.

-Welcome back. -Thanks.

How was it in the cold and snow?

-It's great. -Yeah? Everything alright

with the family? Your mother? Your sister?

-Huh? -Yeah. Oh, man.

You know, this place is really musty.

Got to open some windows.

Well, where's Julie?

Julie didn't come back with me, Mack.

She was having such a great time

with her cousins.

We had a conversation about it.

She decided to finish off school up there.

-Is that right? -Mm-hm.

Yeah, you know, all this time

she's not been able to see any of her relatives.

This is a good thing for her.

This is a great thing for her.

And she loves my sister.

That's gonna be tough on you, though.

You being here without her.

I don't think so.

It's a good thing for her.

It's a good thing for me and I do believe

that this is a good thing.

Hey, Frank.

How about coming over for some dinner?

We're just going to throw some stuff together.

Leftovers.

-Not hungry. -Come on.

They fed me on the plane. I'm okay.

I'm kind of tired, but I'm okay.

I'll see you at the office.

Oh... Okay.

Alright, let me know if you need anything.

Alright.

[sighs]

[sighs]

[coffee dripping]

What's that?

It's a letter.

From a woman I know.

Or thought I knew.

Is it too difficult to talk about?

Actually, it is.

But I would like you to read it.

Are you sure?

[dramatic music playing]

You know, I must have been so blind or naive.

I loved her very much.

This is going to sound so foolish,

but I totally had faith in her through all of it.

And when I got the letter this morning,

I was... so stunned at it,

I didn't know what to do.

Who could I possibly turn to?

You haven't talked to Claudia about this?

I thought this was something I'd rather discuss with you.

[knock on door]

Just an instinct, I guess.

[knocking continues]

[dramatic music playing]

-Hello Claudia. -Yes Karen.

I'm sorry to burst in like this.

It's just that there's a phone call for Alex.

Some woman is on the phone.

She's very, very upset.

She's calling you on collect from someplace.

Maybe that's her.

[Claudia] You know, she's still on the line, so if you hurry,

-you can catch her. -You should go.

Thank you.

And thank you, Claudia.

[Andrea] Gregory.

Oh, hey, great party. Sorry I have to run.

No, you can't leave yet.

I have big plans for you.

-Big plans. -Well, it's swell

you got big plans for me.

but you know I have to get up early in the morning

-and wash. -Give it up, Gregory.

I have somebody absolutely have to meet.

Dazzling, beautiful,

witty, the town's newest celebrity.

You probably don't listen to the radio,

-do you? -The radio? No, you know.

[Andrea] This is someone you should listen to.

Gregory Sumner.

Anne Matheson.

Hi.

Hi.

Have a good time.

I understand you joined Shoplifters Anonymous.

And you are still trashing other people's company

with the same irrepressible good humor?

Well, to tell you the truth, babe,

the fun's kind of going out.

-I'm sorry. -[man 1] Ms. Matheson.

I listen to your show every night.

And I just wanted to say, I think you're an inspiration.

Thank you.

You've always been an inspiration to me, babe.

There's nothing worse than the adoration of idiots,

but you seem to thrive on it.

Thank you.

Does this mean I'm going to have to buy a radio?

Please. No obligations.

Obligations. Interesting concept.

Actually, we could do something for each other.

-Really? -Yeah. I'm supposed

to find a bunch of people

to auction off at the Cancer Society Benefit.

You know, you stand up there and--

Kind of a "win a dream date

-with Anne Matheson"? -Yeah.

Well, not exactly when they actually bid on you.

Bid?

There's a ceiling?

[thump]

Hello?

Hello.

[dramatic intriguing music playing]

Hello.

Is someone here?

Well, that's right, we're looking for someone

with broad oceanographic experience in an age of...

...one of our key guys around here, Billy.

Mr. Ewing, I'm looking for a reason to stay.

Anything you can give me, you tell me

that we've got a couple of rough weeks,

but then we'll be rolling again.

If you can tell me that... I'm here.

I can't tell you that, Billy.

[sighs] Mr. Ewing, you're a good man.

But it was fun when I started.

But it just ain't fun anymore.

-No hard feelings. -No.

No hard feelings. Thanks, Billy.

Well, I don't know where you're hearing rumors like that,

but they're totally unfounded.

Look, what I'd like to do is take you

on a tour of the site, you can see if--

Whatever. Suit yourself.

Thank you for your time.

-Out? -Out.

-How far down the list are you? -All the way?

Two of them are supposed to call me back.

-Reed? -Gone.

You know who's just loving this,

-don't you? -Don't start, Pierce.

Sumner, half the people I called,

he'd already gotten to them.

Can you forget about Sumner for five minutes?

Where do you think Joseph's thunderbolt offer came from?

He invites him and Kate over for Christmas dinner.

-He sounds the guy out. -Pierce.

What? He stooped a lot lower than this before.

Which one of these guys hasn't called you back yet?

It's because of me and Paige.

He couldn't handle that.

Let me tell you something.

I'm gonna get him for this, Gary, I promise you.

No. Let me tell you something.

I am not interested in your vendettas.

I am interested in saving this ranch.

Now, you with me or not?

Mack...

I think... we should do it.

I mean about... Meg.

Meg.

Yeah, well.

You know.

If we're willing to...

drive her to our lessons every other day and...

Well, if that's what it takes.

And her meets every weekend.

You sound like you're worried about it.

Are you? Why?

Well, when I was in school,

I was... there was this other kid

who was a wonderful clarinetist, you know.

And he practiced all the time.

And his mother used to push him and push him.

We were always getting these invitations to Daniel's recital.

You know how many times you told me that story?

Well, let me tell you this.

See, he had this collection of these little figurines,

like of Beethoven and Mozart.

And we snapped the noses off when he wasn't looking.

You were rotten kids.

We might have been rotten, but we were normal.

And that's all I want for Meg, you know.

Just to be normal. Special will come later.

I don't need a star in the house.

Just Meg.

Okay?

[exhaling deeply] Okay.

Frank.

-Frank? -I'm so worried about him.

Well, you know,

I asked him all that I could ask.

Well, nobody just leaves their daughter with relatives.

There's gotta be-- There's gotta be more.

And, you know,

he said he's fine with it.

Do you believe him?

[Chuckling] No.

I don't either, you know, I just...

I think he's got to feel terrible.

I think so.

Oh, Mack.

-You know what? -What?

You go over there tomorrow morning,

you talk to him and, you know,

we'll all feel better for it.

Okay?

Okay, goodnight. I'm so tired.

Yeah, I'm tired.

Yeah.

[suspenseful music playing]

Alex?

These are really beautiful, Claudia.

Thank you.

They're from my field work.

They're very rare.

They say they contain the spirit of the gods.

[Alex scoffs]

Is that right?

[Claudia] Yes.

I spent about 18 months

in this tiny little village,

and the people there were just so gentle and kind.

[Alex] It was very bad what you did today,

coming after me at Karen's and spying on me.

[chuckling]

You're going to have to learn a little self-control.

No.

Control, Claudia.

That is the lesson for the day.

[dramatic tense music playing]

Take your hands off me.

Take your hands off me, or I'll scream.

Good night, Claudia.

[Frank laughing]

[Frank] Hi.

I thought I'd welcome you back with some blueberry muffins.

I made too many for me to eat.

You are a lifesaver.

I was thinking about passing on breakfast,

trying to get something in a couple of hours,

but then that would spoil my lunch.

So... you are truly a lifesaver.

Well, cooking can be a little difficult

when you're doing it for one.

Mack told you about Julie, huh?

Yeah.

Well.

It was a pretty rough decision

and it was made rather quickly,

but it is a good decision.

Otherwise I would not have made it.

I know that.

Thanks.

You know, I miss her already.

But this was good for her.

She needed to be around a woman.

She really did. And you have no idea

how well she and my sister matched up.

They had a wonderful time.

They went places, they talked.

They talked about everything.

Stuff that I can never talk to her about.

Kinds of things that her mom and she would have talked.

I understand.

I love that kid more than anything in this world.

And you're not at all lonely.

I thought I had it licked.

All the way here.

Everything was fine.

[emotional music playing]

Till I came into that door.

That was... That was the tough part.

[waves crashing]

[Gary] Kate.

What are you doing here?

[Karen] I came looking for you.

Talked to Val.

She didn't know where you were.

I thought you'd be here.

[Gary] You all right?

[Kate] No.

Joseph talked to you too, huh?

Yep.

What are you going to do?

There's a meeting scheduled this afternoon

at the site with all the workers.

What are you going to tell them?

[Gary scoffs]

[waves crashing]

And this whole thing is his fault, isn't it?

[seagulls squeaking]

What the hell happened to him anyway, do you know?

I knew he was upset about some of the data,

but I didn't know that it was anything like this.

You know, this is where I first met Joseph.

Here on the beach.

-I know. -[Gary sighs]

I'm sorry, Kate.

[telephone ringing]

[telephone ringing]

Pierce Lawton.

Sumner.

Would you like to sit down?

No, I'm fine right here. Thank you.

Well, is there anything I can do for you?

Or did you just stop by

to study my charming demeanor?

I just came to let you know that I know.

Other people may be fooled,

but I know you were behind it.

Behind what exactly?

You name it.

Wrecking Tidal Energy, buying out Joseph,

sabotaging me and Paige.

You're giving me an awful lot of credit.

Really must have made you not seeing

the two of us together.

Yeah, I thought she had a lot more self respect.

Just one more thing.

I'm going to destroy you, and when you go down,

I want you to know it was me.

Well, I don't wanna depress you, pal,

but you're not the first guy who has said that.

I'll be the last.

[birds chirping]

Have you figured out yet what you're going to tell them?

What I'm going to tell them is pretty simple.

It's just hard to do.

I know.

[horse neighing]

You know, Daddy loved the land for what he could get out of it.

Mama loved the man just because he was.

[birds chirping]

We lost, Val.

I'm sorry.

-That cost us everything. -Stop it, Gary.

No, we did this together.

Look at me.

Don't look at that.

Don't look at what we've lost.

You look at what we have.

That's you and me.

That's all that we've ever had.

And that's what's going to get us through this.

[Gary inhales deeply]

[engine rumbling]

[Gary] This is the final day of operations

for Tidal Energy.

For us to ask you to stay on,

to try to continue

would only mean more suffering for everybody.

We tried as hard as we could, all of us.

And we shared a great adventure together.

Someday...

somebody's going to take those waves up there

and they're going to warm houses and turn engines.

It won't be us,

but at least we'll know that we were right.

Hey, where the hell is Barringer?

What does he have to say about all this stuff?

I can't speak for him. I can only speak for myself.

This is the saddest day of my life.

But...

the saddest thing of all is...

we could have made it work.

Thank you, all of you.

I'm sorry.

[indistinct chatter of workers]

[dramatic music playing]

[engine rumbling]

No, just saying my farewells.

[man 2] We tried, right.

-[engine rumbling] -Yes, we did.

[gasps]

Looks like I missed the party.

Gary, give a moving speech.

Come on, wait.

How was your trip to Chicago?

I didn't go to Chicago. I went to Baltimore.

I saw Margaret Lombard'sdoctor.

He said she was pregnant when she died.

Another little thing you neglected to mention.

I was trying to save her.

Save her? You k*lled her.

-You don't understand? -What don't I understand?

Water. You understand water? Look at it down there.

You don't understand how powerful it could be.

What it could do.

It could rip a wheel right out of your hands.

It can blind you.

It take a five ton boat snap and a half.

It could smash lives and hopes and dreams.

Let go of me.

[water gushing heavily]

[knock on door]

[Claudia] Katie.

[knocking continues]

Katie.

Hi, I'm was just really in the neighborhood.

I just thought it'd be a shame not to stop by.

Come in.

Thank you. I won't stay long.

Katie, you don't look well.

Something wrong?

You don't know?

No, what?

Gary shut down Tidal Energy today.

I heard that he was having problems.

Maybe it's just temporary.

No, it's not temporary. It's for good.

What happened?

Joseph's leaving.

Leaving?

Where is he going?

I don't understand.

He is going to be the director

of this big oceanographic institute.

Where?

-Near La Jolla. -La Jolla?

You mean right--?

Why, is there something strange about that?

No, no, I'm just, you know,

leaving Gary in the lurch like that.

I just think it's terrible.

Katie, I am so sorry.

I know this is hard on you.

On both of you.

[Kate sighs]

Do you love him?

I'm really too confused to talk about this right now, mom.

Of course.

Look, you shouldn't be alone right now.

Let me take you to dinner.

No, not tonight.

Of course I understand.

You know that I'm there for you whenever you need me.

[elevator bell dings]

[telephone ringing]

[woman 2] Right.

[man 3] So anyway.

La Jolla, Greggy? La Jolla?

I thought we were talking Massachusetts.

If I send him to Massachusetts,

it would break the poor kids hard.

This way Tidal Energy goes under

and she still has her boyfriend.

That's exactly what I didn't want.

Oh, don't look so depressed.

Tidal Energy's in the toilet

and it'll show up in your Christmas bonus.

What do you want to break them up for, anyway?

Because my daughter deserves somebody wonderful.

Yeah. But I'm her uncle.

Oh.

[Claudia scoffs]

Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen.

May I have your attention, please?

Thank you so much.

And now, ladies and gentlemen,

the item that you've been waiting all evening for.

The piece de resistance.

The creme de la creme.

The thing in itself.

A dream date with Anne Matheson.

[applause and cheering]

[Auctioneer] That's right, ladies and gentlemen,

an entire evening, all expenses paid.

A limousine, c*ck at the Cafe Ecuador,

dinner at La Poisson Chic.

And now, who will start our bidding at $500?

Well, what are you going to give?

Will you give me $500? $Got a 500?

Looking for a $550. Will you going to make me...?

Why don't you bid? You two are perfect for each other.

I'll let you know a little secret.

Anne and I have been around the block

a couple of times.

You're kidding. She never told me a thing.

[auctioneer] ...$700, looking for $750.

Who will make it 50? Looking for $750.

Got a $750. Looking for an eight.

Who will make it $800?

Looking for an $800. Got an $800.

Looking for an $850.

Who'll make it $850. Looking for a 50.

Looking for an $850. Got an $800 once.

Who'll make an $850. Come on, let me see the money.

Got an $800 twice.

Come on, we'll make it $850.

$800.

Sold to the gentleman for $800.

Thank you so much.

[applause]

Rascal.

You and me, huh?

I think I'll leave the victor to his spoils.

Funny how things work out, huh?

I hope you didn't do this

out of a sense of obligation, Greg.

I never do nothing out of a sense of obligation.

[Alex] I'm really quite touched.

The food, the wine.

You must have been working all afternoon.

I'm glad you're happy, Alex.

Well, it's nice to have everything

back on a civilized basis.

It'll be better between the two of us.

Do you like your salad dressing?

It's a little tangy.

But I like it when it's tangy.

Perhaps you'll like a little more?

-Sure. -Good.

That's good.

-[chuckles] Oh... -Thanks.

Alex.

How long do you think you'll be staying with me?

Well, I haven't really thought that through.

Oh, no?

Can I have the bread, please?

Oh, of course.

Thank you.

You know, I'm looking forward to meeting your brother.

I hear he's a very charming guy.

He adored your mother, didn't he?

Nice.

You know there's something that puzzles me.

What's that?

If I've done the things that you claim I've done...

what makes you so confident?

What do you mean?

[Claudia] Have you thought about this?

If a woman was capable of doing what you think I've done,

I should be capable of just about anything?

I guess so.

And if she were backed into a corner fighting for her life,

I don't imagine she would stop at anything.

Yes.

You know those figurines that you dropped last night?

Yes.

[Claudia] In the villages where I worked

and collected those figurines,

the women, if they were upset with someone,

would go to a sorcerer.

If he said poison, poison it was.

You mean like arsenic?

Alex, I think you've been watching too many old movies.

No, the women in these villages would make up

their version of herb vinegar.

There was a native herb called Ixia.

Had a very distinctive tart taste.

Where they just sprinkled that all over their enemy's food.

[dramatic music playing]

[Alex coughing]

[Alex belching]

[Alex coughing]

[Alex coughing]

[Claudia breathing heavily]

Feeling better, Alex?

Claudia.

Really.

[chuckling] The conclusions people jump to.

The salad dressing, Claudia.

It's only apple cider vinegar,

some oil, spices, dash of sherry.

Alex...

I never want you to humiliate me the way you did last night.

Understand?

[knocking on door]

[Joseph] Kate.

[knocking continues]

Kate, are you in there?

[door knock]

Kate, come on, open the door.

[door knob clicking]

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[narrator] Next on Knots Landing.

[Marv] What? Are you crazy?

These are my friends.

And I'm not going to let you get that story.

Whether I work for you or not.

This is our home.

We live here.

Doesn't anybody understand that this is our home?

That was auctioned off the other night.

It's a celebrity date.

-Guess who got me? -Who?

Gregory Sumner.

I think I've been way too long.

You want to come back?

What have you got to offer?

You have your version and I have mine.

Do you want your brother to hear either one of them?

What do you think you really have on me?

Some people might call it m*rder.

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