07x03 - Uncle Jack

[bunniefuu]

[ birds chirping ]

[ vacuum whirring ]

I'm sorry, chief.

Did I ruin something?

Well, I guess not really.

Just one of clayton's memos
Outlining some

Of his latest thoughts.

Come to think of it,
It came from a vacuum.

Why shouldn't it
Go back there?

Benson, did you receive
A memo from me,

Outlining my thoughts
On government responsibility?

Yes, I did.

Good.

I've got some further thoughts
On that matter.

Miss kraus:
Benson! Benson!

Look what I found.

Oh, my goodness gracious.
It's a man.

No, no,
Not just any man.

This is jack gatling,
The governor's baby brother.

Jack, this is
Benson dubois,

The lieutenant
Governor.

Benson.

Well, it is such
A pleasure to meet you.

This is mrs. Cassidy,
Our housekeeper.

How do you do?

And
Clayton endicott.

I'm the
Budget director.

Together:
Temporary budget director.

Isn't this typical?

Nobody ever
Tells me anything.

I didn't even know
The governor had a brother.

Neither did I.

I didn't know.

Well, I'm not surprised.

Gene and I, we kind of
Went our separate ways.

Well, listen,

Why don't you have
A seat over there, jack?

Can I call you
Jack?
Please, yes.

The governor should be
Back any minute.

I'll get you
That cup of coffee.

Thank you.

[ laughs ]

Well, I'm surprised
We've never met before.

Well, I don't get to this part
Of the world very often.

I'm a merchant seaman.

Oh, that sounds
Interesting.

[ chuckles ]
I could tell you stories.

Uh-oh. That must be
The gatling family motto --

"I can tell you stories."

Governor: benson, you won't
Believe the morning I had!

Look at these beauties, huh?

Governor, governor,

Have I got
A surprise for you.

Sir? Sir, sir?

Who is the last person on earth
You would expect to see today?

Clayton, I really haven't
Examined my appointment book.

No, no, sir?
Sir, sir, sir?

Look -- ta-da!

[ laughs ]

What the hell
Are you doing here?

[ laughs ]

I just thought I'd stop by
And say hello.

God, you've got
A lot of nerve.

I should have known
You'd still be mad at me.

Mad?
[ scoffs ]

After what you did,

"Mad" doesn't even begin
To describe how I feel.

Uh...

You know,
I just remembered something.

I-I really can't stay.

I-I have an appointment
With, um...

Someone medical -- my doctor.

Got to run.

Gene, I -- I don't know
What to say.

How about, "How have you been
For the last years?"

Why don't I just go get
A cup of coffee?

No, no, no, wait.

I want you to hear this.

Clayton got to go.

years ago,
I sent this bum to the bank

With the day's receipts
From the lumbermill.

He skipped town without so much
As a "So long, partner."

I sent the money back.

I didn't care
About the money.

You think
I care about the money?

I never gave the money
A second thought.

You think I care
About $,.?

Gene, I came here
To say that I was sorry.

Oh, ho ho!

You come back here
To say that you're sorry,

And you think everything's
Gonna be fine.

What do you think
About that, benson?

Well, I don't know what --

Isn't years just
A little long to carry a grudge?

What's the record?

Gene, you're my brother.

Brother?
[ laughs ]

What is it that makes
Him and me brothers --

Just because
We have the same parents?

That is
The accepted definition.

This man is more a brother
To me than you ever were.

Gene, I came back here to try
To make things right between us.

Now, can't you give it a try?

You want to make things
Right between us?

Yes.

Go away.

Gene...
No, no, no!

I mean it!
I want you out of here!

If you're not off
These premises in minutes,

I'm gonna have
Security escort you out!

Oh, fine!

Okay?!
Fine!

Good!
Fine!

Ha!

Ah!

I wish dad
Could have seen him

Trying to weasel his way
Back in with the family.

Do you believe
The nerve of that guy?!

Well, do you?

Well, sir, I don't know
Enough about your brother

To make a cogent comment.

Listen, benson, let me
Give you a piece of advice.

You just keep your nose
Out of my business.

The subject of jack gatling
Is closed,

And you're gonna leave it
That way

Unless you want
To risk our friendship.

Anything else
You want to say?

Don't forget your fish.

Well, where are you going
So soon, mr. Gatling?

Well, gene and I
Just had a fight.

Well, he threw me out.

Oh.

Well, these family problems
Can be a bear.

[ chuckles ]

My older sister --
God rest her soul --

She and I had a big fight.

We didn't talk for ages.

Thank goodness we finally made
It up before she d*ed.

Well, that's exactly
What I'd like to do.

Oh, really?

Yes, I'd really like
To make up with gene

Before my ship sails.

Oh, what a lovely way
To put it.

How much time
Have you got?

A few days.

Oh, you poor man.

Oh.

If I don't see you again,

It was very nice meeting you,
Mrs. Cassidy.

Goodbye.

Oh, this is just awful.

Just awful.

What is so awful?

The governor's brother
Just told me he's dying.

What?

Dying!

If anybody wants me,
I'll be in the living room,

Sobbing on the sofa.

[ sobbing ]

What is she so upset about --

Waxy buildup?

Clayton,
This is terrible.

The governor's brother,
He is dying.

Dying?

It's true.

Dying?

Oh, no, this is terrible.

Ja.

I touched him!

[ stammering ]

What's clayton washing
His hands of this time?

Oh, benson,

It is very bad news.

The governor's brother
Is dying.

What?
Where did you hear that?

She told me.

Who told you?

She did.

Mrs. Cassidy,
Where did you hear

The governor's brother
Is dying?

He told me so himself.

Really?

Yeah, and he put it
So poetically.

He said
His ship was sailing.

[ sobbing ]

Well, his ship is sailing.

[ laughs ]

It is not funny, benson.

The man is a sailor!

Mrs. Cassidy,
You pinhead.

You got us all upset
For nothing.

It wasn't for nothing.

A good cry gives me a buzz.

Besides, it's still upsetting

That the governor and
His brother are on the outs.

They are fighting?

Well, he threw him out.

This is terrible.

We can't let this happen.

We have to get them
Back together.

I agree.
We should do something.

I think we should mind
Our own business.

Works for me.

Well, I, for one,
Refuse to sit idly by

And let this happen.

We have to get through
To the governor

Whether he likes it
Or not.

I happen to know
That the governor wants you

To keep
Your nose out of it.

Well, benson, just because
Jack is not going to die now

Doesn't mean
He won't die someday.

That's deep, kraus.

Stupid but deep.

Benson, I just heard.

Where's my uncle jack?
What's going on?

Well, I don't know, katie.

Why don't you ask
Your father?

I tried, but he won't talk
About it.

I never even knew
Dad had a brother.

Join the club.

Why are they acting
This way, benson?

Who knows, sweetheart?
You know?

Maybe it's just one
Of those adult things.

Sometimes as we get older,
We get dumber.

It's not fair.

I have an uncle
I haven't even met.

Isn't there anything
You can do?

I'm afraid not, katie.

I've been told
To stay out of this one.

Benson, I don't ask
A lot of favors of you.

Nope.
Could you please
Get them together?

Katie, I have told you
A thousand times,

I am not mary poppins.

Benson...

No!
Please?

No!
For me?

No!

Governor: oh, hi.
Come in, benson.

Yes, uh...Uh...

Have you got
A minute, governor?

Sure.

Yeah.

I just had
A conversation with katie.

Oh, that's nice.

[ chuckles ] yeah.

I don't know where to start,

Knowing how you feel

About this family matter
And all, you know?

And?
And, um --

Excuse me. I hope I'm not
Catching you at a bad time.

No, it's okay.
I can wait.

Governor, I have just run across
Some shocking statistics here

I'd like to share with you.

The state employee
Insurance program premiums

Are skyrocketing.

Now, sir, in my opinion,
This is not job-related.

This is stress brought on
By family discord...

...Something you
Might think about, sir.

Might think
About family discord?

Uh...

Oh, no, no.

Think about the, um, ahem,
Rising costs of insurance.

Thanks so much
For dropping by, clayton.

Thank you, sir.
Benson, tell him.

Once you're dead, you
Can't solve family problems.

Clayton, once you're dead,
You don't have family problems.

Got to run.

You were saying, benson?

Well, I was saying, uh,

I know I shouldn't stick my nose
In this -- and I wouldn't --

But katie
Asked me to help.
[ knock on door ]

Sorry to barge in.

Not now, kraus.

Hush, benson.

I can't find
The book I was reading.

See, it's a civil w*r novel

About two brothers
Who fought on opposite sides

Und didn't speak
To each other for years.

Kraus, you don't have
To do this.

Yes, I do.

I -- I love this book.
[ chuckles nervously ]

See, on the last page,
They are both of them wounded,

Crawling towards each other
As a battle rages around them.

They reach out.

Und with their fingertips
Barely touching,

One brother says,

[ weakly ]
"I forgive you, jack."

Kraus, why don't you go look
For this novel somewhere else?

What? Where?

Out on the turnpike.

Not now.
Wait till rush hour.

I love civil w*r novels.
Don't you, benson?

Oh, come off it, governor.

You know
What they were trying to do.

They were trying to tell you
How wrong it is

For you not
To talk to your brother.

How many times
Have I got to tell you?

The subject of my brother

Is not to be discussed
In my presence.

Why are you acting this way?
He's family.

He walked out
On the family!

He was never there
For the family.

When my father d*ed,
Where was jack?

Where was he?!

Where, where, where?!

I don't know!

And where was he
When I got married, huh?!

Tell me that.

I don't know that, either.

And how about
When katie was born?

You got me again.

I wanted to share
A cigar with him.

Fortunately the midwife
Was a smoker.

That was a lucky break.

But you know
What really galls me?

No matter how much I tried
To please my father,

Jack was always the topic
Of conversation.

Governor, you can't blame
Your brother for that.

Oh, yes, I can.

You're a bigger man
Than this.

I am not.
Yes, you are.

No, I am not!
I don't owe him a thing!

Maybe you owe katie
Something.
Katie?

Yeah, remember her --
Your daughter?

Benson, you keep your nose
Out of my business.

Jack's her uncle.

I have warned you
About this before.

Don't you care about
Our friendship, benson?

Well, if this is the real
Gene gatling, I'm not sure I do.

Benson...
What?!

Don't walk out.

I want to argue some more.

No!

All right, all right.

You're right.
I should talk to him.

Will you go with me?

I don't belong in this.

Benson, I need you with me.
You're like a brother to me.

Thanks. You're like
A brother to me, too.

And a brother would drive
A brother anywhere, wouldn't he?

Not necessarily.

You could loan him money
For a cab.

Oh, come on!
Benson?

No! No!

Benson?
No!

Please?
No!

I'll wait out here.

No. I want you
To come in with me.

You don't need me
To come in with you.

Oh, please...Brother?

Okay, okay,
I'm right behind you.

No, no, no.
You first.

You're a grown man.

Jack: come in.

Benson. Gene.

Gene, I'm glad you came.

Yeah, well, uh...
I've been meaning to drop by.

Please,
Make yourself at home.

Oh, benson,
Sit down, please.

If it's all right with you,
I'll just stand over here.

So, jack, how's tricks?

Well, I guess
I've got an awful lot

Of explaining to do, gene.

Uh, listen, benson.

If you don't mind, I think I can
Handle it from here on out.

Why don't you
Just wait outside

And make sure
That nobody disturbs us?

Sure...Brother.

Hey, pal, what are you doing
In my quarters?

Oh, no, no, no.
I'm just a visitor.

My name is benson dubois.

Yeah?
They call me big luther.

Yeah.

Nice to meet you,
Big luther.

Uh...I'm a friend
Of governor gatling's.

He's visiting
His brother, jack.

Oh, yeah.

Jack talks about his brother
All the time.

Sweet guy,
But he never shuts up.

They just need about, you know,
A couple of minutes.

They're having a reunion.

Oh, that's no problem.
I had a brother once.

Uh-huh.

Do you think
They're gonna be a long time?

I need to freshen up.

Yeah, I'd appreciate it.
Ha ha.

Thank you.

Yeah, I'll check.
Okay.

You don't know how many times
I started to write you and dad.

But the years,
They just slipped away.

If we'd just known
How to get in touch with you.

Excuse me, governor.

What is it, benson?

Well, there's
An enormous man out here

Who says
He has to freshen up.

We're trying to carry on
A private conversation here.

Can you give us
Just another five minutes?

Sure, sure.

He, uh...

He says they're gonna need
About five more minutes.

Oh, that's no problem.

, mississippi...

, mississippi...

, mississippi...

Uh..., mississippi...

, mississippi...

Get out of my way.

Oh, big rudy,
You made me lose my count.

Hey, are you going
In there?

What's it to you?

Jack and his brother
Are having a reunion in there.

You're breaking my heart.

I got a date with lorraine
In minutes.

I got a date
With lorraine.

[ laughs ]

Don't look at me.
I don't even know lorraine.

You try seeing lorraine,
And you're shark bait!

Oh, yeah?

Yeah!

She likes me better.

No, no, she likes me.
She's my woman.

Yeah, okay.

She didn't tell me that.

So, anyway, it turned out
That the natives were friendly.

And that big pot
Was just for noodles?

Yep.

[ both laugh ]

Benson, what are
You doing here?

Well, rambo and godzilla
Were about to have it out,

And I didn't want
To get trampled.

Benson, we're trying
To catch up on years here.

Well, don't blame me.
Blame lorraine.

I thought
You didn't know lorraine.

Only by reputation.

Oh, yeah,
Right.

I'm gonna
Get ready.

Yeah,
Me too.

I got to go upstairs.

The smell of fish and bay rum
Is about to get to me.

Oh, benson.

Oh, kraus,
Did you bring katie with you?

Yeah, yeah.
She's right behind me.

Hi, benson.
Is uncle jack here?

He's in there
With your father,

But let's give them
A few minutes.

They got
A lot to talk about.

Uncle jack!

Hey, what is this?

No, katie,
That's big luther.

Big luther,
Katie gatling.

Big kraus.

Hiya, sailor.

Is she taken?

Nobody's been at sea
That long.

Hey, you know,
If I didn't have a date tonight,

You'd be
A strong second choice.

I'll see you around, cutie.

He seemed
Like a nice man.

Please.
Give me a break.

Uncle jack!

Wrong again, katie.

This is big rudy.

Big rudy,
Big kraus.

Big deal.

Somebody should teach you
Some manners, bilge breath!

Don't start
With him, kraus.

Is he ever coming out?

I'll go see.

I just can't get
Over the fact

That you married
Olivia barnett.

Why do you find that
So difficult to believe?

Well, come on, gene.
You took mom to the senior prom.

She looked very nice.

Uh, governor?

What is it now, benson?

There's a young lady
Out here

Who would like
To meet her uncle.

Come on in.

Katie.

Honey,
This is your uncle jack.

Hi, katie.

Hi, uncle jack.

You're just as pretty
As your mother.

That's what my dad
Always says.

Well, he's right.

[ chuckles ]

Oh, gene.

We got an awful lot
Of things to talk about.

Yeah --
My whole lifetime.

You owe me
A lot of presents.

She has her mother's sense
Of humor, too, gene.

I love my family.

[ sobs ]

What is the matter
With you?

Well, this kind of thing
Always gets me right here.

Being around
All these sailors, huh?

Oh, come on, benson.
You know what I'm talking about.

It's times like this
I really miss my family.

Yeah, yeah,
I guess I know what you mean.

[ laughter and
Indistinct conversation ]

Oh, listen to them.
They are having so much fun.

Look at us.

Our families
Are thousands of miles away.

We are all alone.

You and I
Are loners, benson.

All we really have
Is each other.

Give me a hug.

Kraus, don't do this to me.

Go upstairs
And get some fresh air.

Well, the least you could do
Is hold my hand.

Okay, come on.