05x13 - Witness

[bunniefuu]

-There's no cause for alarm. -So there's nothing wrong.

Better than that. You're pregnant.

No one was supposed to die because of me.

I had no way of knowing that was gonna happen.

I don't like being lied to.

Well, you're not going to get your money

until the job is done.

[Valene] I lived with Gary when he was drinking,

and I would see him drift away.

Now I see the same thing happening to you

only with pills, and it's breaking my heart.

Please leave me alone.

You don't know how to tell Ben. Don't worry about a thing.

What is it, the marriage thing? Don't worry about it.

It's not his baby.

[theme music]

[pleasant music]

[Valene] Ben?

Yeah?

Gettin' to wonder what happened to ya.

-Dressed. -I'm not dressed.

Good morning.

You don't have to go to all this trouble.

Well, I, uh, thought that after breakfast,

we could take a long walk on the beach

and discuss the merits of your book.

I would love to, but I have to get home.

Well, at least have some coffee.

I...

You know, up until now, it's been pretty much...

catch-as-catch-can for us,

and that's been fine, up until now.

I think we oughta set aside a night

or maybe two nights a week

when we know we are going to be together,

alone, no matter what,

to see if that'd be good for us.

You know, about a week ago,

I woke up in the middle of the night,

and the room was so dark that I could barely see you,

but I could still hear the sound of your breathing.

And I snuggled up against you, and I...

I rested my head against your arm,

and I thought to myself...

[sighs] "Valene, you...

you've fallen in love."

Yeah?

But I'm still nervous about any changes

that might affect mama's readjustment.

Well, I don't wanna talk to you in anything you don't want.

No, I do want it, and you're not.

Let me talk to her.

We're gonna have two nights a week

just for each other.

Okay? More if you want it.

It's a promise.

-Mama. -Stop that.

Why didn't you tell me you were using Jezik?

-I did tell you. -Not like that!

God only knows what this guy has seen

and who he's been talking to.

The worst thing that could happen

is that the Wolfbridge Group knows we're after them.

So that's not a bad idea, is it?

You sprung a convicted felon from prison

and sent him back to work with his old cronies.

Then he turns around and double-crosses you.

If the press gets a hold of this,

the two of us are gonna look like The Three Stooges.

Well, to make you feel any better,

he's not going to announce it, I'll tell you that.

Well, you gotta find him.

He's around. I will.

That's gotta be your first priority.

You have to find this guy.

Meanwhile, I'll get with the press

and try to spread some positive stories

and see if we can cover up our losses.

Great. Don't do me any favors.

I told you not to mess with the Wolfbridge Group, didn't I?

-Yeah. Yes, yes, yes. -Huh? Didn't I tell you?

Well, why don't you listen to me?

Well, I'm not chasing after him.

Well, he's gonna want to see you.

Well, let him come here.

I mean, if-- if he really wants to see me...

If he really wants to see you, he'll come into the kitchen.

-How's my little girl? -Dad, I'm terrific.

Oh, that's great.

Say, listen, we're gonna hold a press reception

for Governor Kelsey tonight.

He's flying west to help push my campaign.

We hope the two of you will join us.

-Count me in. -Great. I'll talk to you later.

Yeah.

Bye, dear. See ya.

Bye.

You don't have to go if you don't want to.

I want to.

Oh, I need a ride to the mall later on this afternoon, mom.

Mom?

Oh, I-I can't. I have a doctor's appointment.

[birds calling]

Mrs. Ewing, the Ellingson textile mills

have been in the family for seven generations.

I personally have no qualms

about an outsider purchasing the company.

But other members of the family do?

It's a point of pride.

Mr. Ellingson,

I have no interest in changing the name of the mill

or throwing anyone out of a job.

The purpose of this conference is only to discuss

some internal restructuring

of the various subsidiaries of Gary Ewing Enterprises.

In other words,

to make sure that the textile mills

stay in the Ellingson family

for an eighth generation or more.

When we got the call to fly out to the offices

of Gary Ewing Enterprises,

we figured we'd be meeting Gary Ewing himself.

Oh, well, Gary will be stopping by later.

Huh. So this really is Gary Ewing's company?

Well, you know, it's kind of a mom-and-pop operation.

Uh...

Now, if you really wanna clean up the American market,

you oughta make some of your video games in 3-D.

You know those glasses?

You ever thought of that?

Is that Mrs. Ewing's idea?

I haven't told her about it yet.

Gentlemen, uh, now that everyone is here,

why don't we go into the conference room?

[indistinct chatter]

-Abby? -Hmm.

Gregory Sumner is on line 12.

Do you wanna take it?

Uh, tell the gentleman I'll be with him in a minute.

Greg?

Hi, what can I do for you?

I might be able to do something for you.

I'm having a, uh, press reception

for Governor Kelsey tonight.

I thought maybe you'd like to attend.

Oh, I wish you'd give me a little more notice.

Listen, Kelsey could be very useful to you

if you're still thinking of expanding into the Northeast.

[sighs] I've got a conference here

that's supposed to go through the evening.

I've already told him about you.

Actually, we've got some pretty thorny problems to solve here.

Some... pretty important problems.

I thought maybe we could spend a little time

together afterwards.

-Alone? - Of course.

Well, in that case, uh,

I'll see if I can speed up the conference.

See what you can do.

[humming]

Om...

Mom, are you alright?

Oh, uh, I got up too early.

[groans] Too early this morning.

Uh! There were only those silly cartoons

on the television, but I did get this yoga class.

-Ah. -Oh...

It was on the educational station.

Okay.

How was your evenin'?

Um, I had a good time.

Uh-huh.

Well, the toaster oven is broken.

It didn't work last night.

Mom, I'll take a look at it.

Mama, um...

I'm probably gonna be seein' a lot more of Ben.

Uh-huh. When's this?

From now on.

Oh.

Mama, I got something I ... I wanna show you.

Something that I'd... I'd like you to read.

-Here. -Oh.

I'm almost afraid to take this.

No, come on. Take it.

Go ahead.

"Nashville Junction by Valene Ewing."

[chuckling] Mm-hmm.

Go ahead. Keep goin'.

"Dedicated to..."

Go ahead. I want you to read it out loud.

Dedicated to my mother.

"Whose courage and spirit and love

guided me through the pages of this book."

Oh, Sweet Pea.

Love you, darling.

Barbara. Yeah, would you come in please?

Did you want something, Mr. McKenzie?

Uh, yes, Barbara. [clears throat]

I made a list of construction companies.

I'd like you to find the locations

at their current building sites.

Any particular types of construction?

Well, anything that they're doing.

Um, if you told me what you wanted it for,

I might be able to give you a more accurate report.

That's alright. Give me the list back, Barbara.

Give me the list.

Thank you. You're fired.

Goodbye, Barbara.

Not even an argument.

Well, I really think that everything

that we talked about today couldn't be put into production

by a week or two at the most.

Well, I appreciate your efficiency,

and I thank you for your reassurances.

Well, you're welcome.

Thank you for coming today, and we'll talk soon.

-Thank you very much. Bye-bye. -Bye-bye.

Great meeting.

-Well, thanks, Jim. -We'll see you soon.

-Okay. -Bye-bye.

Faster than a speeding b*llet.

Yeah, well, I, uh, I was amazed

at how little resistance there was to my plans.

-What happened? -Honey, hi.

You're, uh, you're early.

Bye, Laura.

Hey, I'm sorry.

I'm really sorry.

Things went a lot smoother than I expected.

Hey, this is your idea of a good time, not mine.

But as long as I'm here, why don't we stay in town tonight

and do something special?

Oh, well, I've already made some plans.

I'm, uh, I'm meeting Governor Kelsey

about some Gary Ewing business in the Northeast.

Great. I'll join ya.

I might as well see what Gary Ewing's

up to in the Northeast.

Great. Terrific.

Um, mostly what we'll be talking about

is, uh, industrial revenue bonds.

If we can obtain government financing

for some of our commercial projects using tax-free bonds,

we can raise funds at 9% interest instead of 15.

I'm hoping Governor Kelsey can expedite that.

I'll tell you what, I'll just wait for you here.

We can have a late supper afterwards.

Honey, I don't know how late I'll be.

Oh, it's alright, if it's too late,

I'll just go to sleep and spend the night here.

Why don't you go back to the ranch

and wait for me there?

I'm sorry. I'm just...

I'm just so exhausted after this conference.

I-I don't think I'm up for doing anything special.

Okay, I'll have the hot tub waiting for you.

When you get back,

I'll give you a nice, long back rub.

Thank you for being so understanding.

Yeah.

-I'll see you later. -Okay.

[exhales]

Well, Valene, we got the results of your tests,

I'm pleased to tell you that there's no cause for alarm

concerning your discomfort or your irregular cycle.

So there's nothing wrong.

Better than that. You're pregnant.

What?

[chuckles] Well, I'm glad this is good news.

I...

As a matter of fact, you're three months pregnant.

Three months?

[pleasant music]

[humming]

[knocks on door]

[suspenseful music]

[knocking continues]

What are you doing here?

Don't worry, Mrs. Ewing. No one saw me.

I thought I told you never, ever to come here.

I want my money, and I want out of our deal.

What's the problem, Cathy?

I just want my money.

You know, this isn't at all like you described it.

No one was supposed to die because of me.

I'm sorry about that.

I had no way of knowing that was gonna happen.

I don't like the whole setup, and I don't like being lied to.

Well, you're not going to get your money

until the job is done.

Then I want you to get rid of Diana Fairgate.

I can't do that. I need her as a witness.

Why are you doing this to him?

Look, you have only one concern in all of this.

I want you to go back to the ranch,

and I want you to be a better Ciji than even Ciji ever was.

Okay?

[intense music]

[Lilimae] Valene?

Yes, mama?

Where have you been all day?

Oh, I had some things to do.

I was getting worried about you.

Well, don't worry about me, mama .

What smells so good?

Come here in the kitchen with me.

What? What are you talking about?

What are you doing?

-Mama, what is all this? -I've got a roast in the oven.

-What? -Mm-hmm.

Sweet potato pie.

And I made a special salad with Japanese vegetables

and a homemade three-bean salad

and a new recipe for chocolate mousse.

Mama, this is an awful lot of food.

How did you remember that time I stole the O'Reilly's DeSoto,

went down to Port Arthur for that talent contest?

I haven't told anybody about that in 15 years.

What are you talkin' about?

-Your book. -I know.

Mama, you read it.

"Nashville Junction."

Oh, mama. Of course I remember all your stories.

Ah!

You know, I had a bull once who was an artist,

and he made a charcoal sketch of me.

And when I was touring with Alfonso, the great,

I was his magician's assistant.

He wrote a song about me called Lili.

♪ There never was a girl like Lili ♪

♪ Lili with the bright gold hair ♪

Nobody's ever written a book about me.

Nobody's ever done anything like that for me.

Mama, I love you.

I take it you don't mind

that I used some of your stories then, huh?

Oh.

You know, it's gonna be a bigger hit than Capricorn Crude.

Mm-hmm. You know why?

-No, why? -Because it's a better story.

Oh, mama.

Now, anyway, I have invited Ben for dinner.

So you better get ready, because he'd be here any minute.

-You invited Ben? -Mm-hmm.

Well, I thought you'd like that.

-Well, I do, mama. I love that. -Well, go on. Go on.

Get ready, and I'll finish up down here.

♪ There never was a girl like Lili ♪

♪ Lili with the bright gold hair ♪

At least one of you is going to ask

why I flew 3,000 miles

to read a few paragraphs

of what amounts to a prepared speech.

My answer is that with Greg Sumner in Washington,

my job will be a hell of a lot easier,

and my accomplishments a hell of a lot less miraculous.

-Thank you. -Now, Miss Sumner,

could we get you to move in a little closer, please?

-Thank you. -Hi.

-Oh, hello. -Hi.

You must be tired. It's so late.

I'm just so bored, you know.

-You look pretty. -Excuse me.

Mack and Karen McKenzie.

I'd like you to meet my wife, Jane.

Hi, Jane. Good to see you again.

Hi.

I haven't been in the city an hour

before Greg has me posing for pictures.

I'm so glad to meet you.

-There'll be plenty of those. -Hello.

I didn't realize or even hear

until an hour ago that she was in town.

You can imagine my surprise.

Excuse me. Greg, I'm going back to the hotel.

Oh, Governor, not just yet.

I'd like you to meet a couple of more people.

Excuse us.

[indistinct chatter]

Mr. Sumner, hi.

I'm sorry I missed your speech. I'm sure it was wonderful.

Um, you'll forgive me, but I've lost your name.

Abby Ewing?

Right, Miss Ewing. This is Governor Kelsey.

Governor, how nice to meet you.

How do you do?

And this is my wife, Jane.

How do you do?

Hello, Jane.

[insects chirping]

-Would you like some more? -No, no.

Thank you, but it's delicious.

When are you gonna let Ben read your book?

He already has, mom.

Oh?

How'd you like it?

Well, it's all about me as a teenager

tryin' to launch a musical career in Nashville.

Well, Val made up some of it, but not the best parts.

-Isn't that right? -Absolutely right, mama.

You know, I had no idea

you would live such a colorful life.

I'm going to get myself another cup of coffee.

Can I get anything for either of you?

-No, I'm fine. -No, thank you.

See, there's nothin' to worry about.

I don't know what just happened, but somethin' just upset her.

She's never been this friendly.

You know what scares me?

If the manuscript is accepted by the publisher.

-Of course it'll be. -Okay, fine,

but if it is,

I don't know what all the publicity

and all the attention would be like for her right now.

Well, maybe your worries are just a little premature.

-I don't... -I'll be goin' upstairs now.

Oh. What about your coffee, mama?

Well, I decided it was too late.

Well, don't you wanna stay down here

and talk to us for a while?

I don't think so, Sweet Pea.

-Goodnight. -Night.

Night, mama.

I told you.

She's upset.

He's every bit as nice as you said he'd be.

[indistinct]

Yeah, dad did a lot of work on Kelsey's gubernatorial campaign

two terms ago.

They've been friends for a long time.

I hear he's gonna enter a few presidential primaries.

They're testing the waters.

Well, I was in London for a series of seminars

on early education.

I worked as a consultant for the state of California

before Greg was elected to public office.

I'll talk to you soon.

My pleasure.

Bye.

Mrs. Ewing.

[indistinct chatter]

Dad didn't know my mom was coming.

Honest.

I don't really care one way or the other.

Don't take it personally.

See, dad's like this with all of us.

Not for long.

[indistinct chatter]

[instrumental music]

What's bothering you?

Nothing.

You know, this is, uh,

this is the nicest restaurant I've ever been to.

In fact, um, I've never even been a waitress

in a restaurant this nice before.

What do you want?

I don't want anything.

It doesn't have to be anything. I'd buy you.

I think you've done more than enough for me already.

You're my friend, I want you to be happy.

I think of all the miserable men I've known.

What?

What?

I-I don't wanna hurt you.

I'm sure you never would.

There are a lot of things about me

that-- that I want you to know.

You'll tell me when you're ready,

when you trust me more.

Cathy, you could tell me anything about yourself.

I'd still like you.

Goodnight. Thanks.

Goodnight.

Almost finished.

Thank you for introducing me to the McKenzies.

Oh, yeah. They're a great family.

He's a little bit of a hothead, though.

You're acting like a child.

Worse than your daughter.

Jane, it's been a long day.

As if nothing happened.

Listen.

I'm sorry that you had to suffer through another public event.

I got back to Sacramento,

and I find out that Mary-Frances

is living with a family in Los Angeles.

It's not a family. They're friends.

You were supposed to bring her home yourself.

The staff waited up half the night for you.

You never showed up,

and you never phoned to say what happened.

We talked on the phone every day,

and you never mentioned it.

She didn't wanna go back up there,

and I was not about to drag her.

Is that your official explanation?

The reason I didn't tell you on the phone

is 'cause I didn't wanna worry ya.

That's not the truth either, is it?

Alright. I was busy.

I'm tired of being mother and father.

I'm tired of knowing that if I go away for a few weeks,

I'll come home,

and I won't have a family anymore.

You've got a family. They're just scattered.

Mary-Frances is the best thing that ever happened to us.

Maybe she's the only good, lasting thing

that ever came out of our marriage.

If it was up to you, you'd let her slip away.

Wrong.

I wouldn't do anything of the kind.

Well, if it was up to me,

I'd let her slip away from you, too.

Well, evidently,

she's not going to let you get away.

She's quite willing to put up with anything you have to give.

I think that's great.

It's more than you were willing to do.

It's more than either of us was.

[sighs] Well, Mr. Ellingson gave me

the last papers we needed for that,

so as far as I can tell,

we can start on the new production schedule

at the textile mills at the end of this month.

That's terrific. You've done a good job.

Thanks.

Uh, what were you doing yesterday?

What do you mean?

Well, you seemed to be rushing everybody, so...

Well, we got everything accomplished

that we wanted to, didn't we?

Yeah, I can't argue with that.

I think you handled everyone beautifully.

If that Mr. Marshall had asked one more question...

I, um, understand

you're meeting with Governor Kelsey later.

That's right.

Well, there are a few prospects in his state

that I'm interested in for Gary Ewing Enterprises.

That's why I'm seeing him.

Did Greg Sumner arrange the meeting?

Greg Sumner didn't arrange anything.

It's just a question.

As a matter of fact, I'm not doing business

with Greg Sumner anymore,

so you can cross him off every list.

Is it something he did or something he didn't do--

Look, Laura, get something straight.

I have never been interested in Gregory Sumner.

Not personally,

not professionally, not politically,

not emotionally, not anything.

Me thinks the lady doth protest too much.

The first week she was here,

I took her shopping for clothes.

We had a wonderful time, but...

at lunch she told me about her year

at the Farnsworth School.

Yes, that was unfortunate.

Yeah, for her to take the punishment

for those things she didn't do,

just because she wanted the girls to like her.

And you know, even with that,

she hated to leave the school.

But I guess I don't have to tell you

about your own daughter.

You two sound as if you've gotten very close.

Yes, we have. In a very short time.

It seems that we just

naturally understand each other.

But I'm glad you're back in California.

It's not good for parents and, and children

to be separated.

It's not the way I would have chosen.

I guess it's always hard for...

for you when-when a child leaves, you know.

No matter what age they are, how healthy it is.

Especially if it's done in anger.

Well, I'd rather go through the difficulties

of Mary-Frances' anger

than have a child without spirit or backbone.

At her age, it's part of the process

of figuring out who she is.

And it's my job to have a sense of humor

until she comes out the other end.

Are you alright?

I'm sorry. I was just...

I was just thinking about what you said.

Gives you a different perspective on things,

doesn't it?

I hope Mary-Frances hasn't been a terrible inconvenience to you.

Oh, no. Not at all.

I hope you'd be honest with me and tell me if she had.

We loved having her.

[sighs] I really appreciate what you've done.

But I'm glad you're back.

And I'm sure Mary-Frances is, too.

[engine revving]

Nicholas Alberona's, uh, company

seems to be gettin' a lot of work lately.

The market's turnin' around.

Yeah, well, I guess that's good for all of us.

I wonder why the owners accepted a bid

that added so much to the construction costs.

I'm sure they took the lowest bid.

Another company offered a bid

that was a million and a half dollars lower,

using better materials.

No better.

You're using 40,000 PSI steel, Tony.

The specifications call for 50,000.

What'd you say your name was again?

MacKenzie.

You sure you're not with that other company?

What do you think's gonna happen

when the people start using the building, Tony?

Everything on this site is according to specifications.

The Alberona Construction Company

built the Constant Hotel, didn't they?

How many people died in that last year, Tony?

But of course, if you used better materials,

your profits would've been lower, huh?

-Not mine, pal. I'm on salary. -Then who?

The owners of the building, I guess.

Didn't your company's bid specify 50,000 PSI steel?

I told ya, it's not my company I just take orders.

Who ordered you to make the switch?

What switch?

I'm losing patience with you, Tony.

You're under investigation for the Constant Hotel accident.

Now that's gonna put you away for a long time.

And your bosses are looking at you

to take the fall for it, aren't they?

If you help me, Tony, I help you.

Come on.

Did Nicolas Alberona tell you to make the switch?

[knocking on door]

[door opens]

[Valene] Hello?

Karen?

Hi.

Do you have time to talk?

I think we've said all we have to say.

Okay.

Then do you have time to listen?

Because I need to talk.

Have you met Jane Sumner?

No, I haven't.

She's very nice.

I met her last night at the press reception.

And then we had coffee here this afternoon.

I forgot all about the dealership.

What'd you come to talk about?

Well...

Never mind. I know what you have to say.

No, you don't, Karen.

I-I refuse to be attacked

by people who call themselves my friend.

What'd you do, come over to check up on me?

-Did Mack send you? -Karen, you listen to me.

What kind of a person would try

to separate a mother and a, and a daughter?

Karen, now look at me

and listen to what I'm saying.

Because as much as you hate hearing it,

and as hard as it is for you,

it's just as hard for the rest of us

seeing you like this.

I lived with Gary when he was drinking

and I would see him drift away

even when we were in the same room.

I would watch him helplessly

and I'd wonder what I was doing wrong,

how I'd failed him. Well, I know now.

It wasn't me. It was nothing I could stop

and nothing I could blame myself for.

The only thing that I could do for Gary

was to stand by him and love him

and wait.

Now, I see the same thing happening to you only with pills

and it's breaking my heart

'cause I love you.

I love you as much as I've ever loved anyone

and I don't think that I can go through this again

watching somebody I love destroy themselves

and knowing that there's nothing I can do

but tell you that I love you.

And still see you drift away.

Please leave me alone.

[somber music]

Elizabeth?

Elizabeth's not here.

Listen, about last night...

I think your daughter told me

everything I need to know about last night.

I had no idea that my wife was in town.

I certainly would not have invited you had I known.

Frankly, I don't give a damn what you do with your wife.

Hey.

You knew what you were getting into

right from the beginning.

You told me how important our marriages are.

They are.

Then why are you so angry?

First of all, I'm not angry.

And second of all, even if I were angry,

why do you assume I'm angry with you?

Just guessing.

Well, don't flatter yourself.

What was it Henry Kissinger said?

Power is the greatest aphrodisiac.

Happens to me all the time.

I can't stay.

I have to go to one of those rubber chicken dinners.

Jane is waiting for me downstairs in the limousine.

You and I have something really terrific going right now.

Jane's leaving tomorrow. I'll call you.

We'll make plans for tomorrow evening.

You sure I'm available?

Tomorrow evening.

Toodle-oo.

[door closes]

Mrs. McKenzie seems nice.

She is.

Is dad gonna see us before we leave?

I don't think he has time.

He's at an automobile plant near San Diego.

But he's gonna be in San Francisco in two weeks

and he wants us to join him.

I hate his campaign.

I know. So do I.

[sighs] You know, your father wants to help

as many people as he can.

In order to do that, he has to win votes.

Politics is not just a job to him.

It's the way he's able to give and receive love.

So don't give up on him.

Do you wanna stay with the McKenzies?

Yeah.

Yes, come in.

-Oh. -Val.

Is... Is this a bad time?

No, for what? Come in.

To talk to you for a second?

No, is everything alright?

-Yeah. Sort of. Well... -At home?

-Is that Karen? -Yeah, it's Karen.

Well, sit down.

Mac, I...

I just feel awful about it.

She called me a couple of minutes ago, I couldn't make

heads or tails about what the hell she was talking about.

-Oh. -How do you think I feel?

In the beginning of all this, I sent her to the doctor.

Yeah, but you can't blame yourself for that.

I mean, you did at the time what you thought was right.

She knows we're all checkin' up on her. You know that.

Yeah, I know.

Yesterday I...

I needed to talk to her, and she was...

Mack, I don't know where she was.

I mean, I-I couldn't even sleep last night

thinkin' about it. I-I needed her so much.

And she... She just wasn't there.

I-I know that sounds selfish, but...

Do you know what I... what I mean?

Yes.

Yes, I do.

I know you do.

I know you do.

What was it?

What was what?

That you needed to talk about.

Was nothin'.

Oh.

I guess it was none of my business anyway, huh?

[suspenseful music]

I'm pregnant.

You're pregnant?

Mm-hmm.

-You're pregnant? -Mm-hmm.

You're pregnant?

You're pregnant?

How great! How terrific!

Ha-ha. I'm so happy for you! Oh, you and Ben!

This is the greatest time in life!

You and Ben!

Ben doesn't know.

You didn't tell me. You told me first.

[stutters] No, not yet, no.

Terrific! You don't know how to tell Ben.

Don't worry about a thing. What is it, the marriage thing?

Don't worry about it.

The important thing here

is that you have a happy, healthy baby!

Wait a minute. It's not his baby.

All those years that I wanted to be pregnant and couldn't.

And all the trouble that we had trying to conceive and couldn't.

And now he's married to somebody else, and I...

I'm in love with somebody else.

Gary's baby?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Oh, Val. Oh, Val.

Oh, sweetheart.

I'm so scared.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no. This is it. This is it.

Oh, you must be so happy.

-I think I am. -That's great.

I'm really happy for you.

[birds chirping]

What's up? Mackenzie?

He's out of it.

They don't think he is.

Listen, he gave me his word.

You gave us yours.

You need the one that's holding up.

Jezik gone, isn't he?

Mackenzie is still asking questions.

He's got some new information.

That's impossible.

They're very upset.

Alright, I'll have another talk with him.

Your feeling is very strong about this, Greg.

I'll get on to it right away.

Anything else?

Well, there's...

There's talk about dropping you.

They put a lot of money into your campaign.

Don't be silly. They're not gonna drop me.

They don't know if they can trust you.

That's ridiculous. Of course they can trust me.

I'll get rid of Mackenzie.

They'll be watching.

[engine revving]

[sighs] Karen...

Karen.

I'm not mad at you.

[chuckles] I know that.

No, but I think that you think I'm mad at you,

and I'm not.

I won't... Please let me go.

Wait a minute. Listen to me.

My parents were married for 48 years,

and they hated each other's guts,

but they stuck it out together.

Is that what our marriage means to you?

If they can do it while they hated each other,

It should be easy for us.

I wanna go upstairs.

Karen, you listen to me!

It's easy to love someone when everything's going smooth,

but it's the rough times when you realize

how much you really love someone,

and the times when you wanna run away and you don't

because that's the person

that you really wanna be with no matter what.

Well, if it's that rough for you...

You come back to me. Come back to me!

Karen. Karen. You come back to me.

[sensual music]

[knocks on door]

Bonsoir , baby.

[music continues]

Val?

I thought that was you.

Yeah. What are you doing here?

Just pickin' up some things for the ranch.

-Oh. -You look wonderful.

Do I?

How's Lilimae?

Oh, she's fine. She, uh...

She got a suspended sentence,

and she's-she's living at home again.

I'm glad.

How's the ranch?

Comin' along.

You look healthy.

Yeah.

You still seeing Ben?

Yeah.

[somber music]

I'll be seeing ya.

Guess so.

[closing theme music]