06x19 - Rough Edges

[bunniefuu]

They really need you out there. He's had a stroke.

Do you think I like having a mother

who goes around from man to man without one ounce

of consideration for those she leaves behind?

How do you think I feel having a mother who's a tr*mp?

Galveston has some information about me.

He's threatening to tell Gary.

-If he does tell Gary... -He won't.

Paul Galveston will not say a word.

I will not have Val committed.

She will not be put in an institution.

I don't like the idea any more than you do.

She can't go on like she is. That's no good either.

She needs help.

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[mellow music playing]

Oh...

Home sweet home.

Oh!

[humming]

[mellow music continues]

[humming continues]

[whispers]

[humming]

Oh!

Ron? Hi, it's Verna.

Listen, I got a little carried away with my shopping

and I kinda lost track of the time,

so I'm gonna be a little late.

Could you get Patty Sue to cover for me?

[laughs] No, of course I didn't. Thanks, I won't be too long.

Okay, bye-bye.

Ron and Bonnie that's his wife,

they always so nice to me.

They never gave me a hard time about anything.

I hadn't waited tables... in a pretty long time,

but it all came back.

[mellow music fades]

The customers were, uh... [chuckles] they were wonderful.

They were really friendly.

Probably because you were friendly.

And a good waitress.

People appreciate being treated well.

[sighs]

[laughs]

A few years ago, I, uh, I cooked a very fancy dinner

for Gary and-and Karen and Sid.

I'd just read this article on Cajun cooking,

so I decided to try it.

It was a disaster.

[both laugh]

What is it?

You don't have to tell me anything you don't want to.

What am I supposed to do?

I know this is very painful for you.

I don't know about this.

I don't know how I'm supposed to be.

Please help me, I need to know, I need...

I don't have answers.

Well then what am I here for?

[therapist] To talk, or to not talk.

Whatever you decide, and then maybe,

between the two of us,

we can figure out some answers together.

[mellow music playing]

Yeah?

Meeting with Julian Reynolds. [indistinct chatter]

And tell Charlene to arrange hotel accommodations.

Pick up the Loader report.

Meeting with Dr. Ackam, meeting with Abby Ewing.

Meeting with adoption agency.

[gloomy music playing]

Sherry, where's Gary?

He's left already.

Did you see the Galveston?

Yes, is there something I can help you with?

No. It's alright.

[gloomy music continues]

[man] Mr. Ewing.

[music fades]

Is there something I can help you with?

Yeah, I've got a meeting with Paul Galveston.

Oh, sorry, he won't be able to see you today.

He said he had something important to talk to me about.

Some unexpected business came up.

Can you tell me when you expect him back?

I'm sorry, for the inconvenience it may have cost you.

[Lilimae] Sweet pea.

It was a very good first session.

Could I speak to you for just a second?

Certainly. Be just a minute.

What can I do to help Val?

Seems to me you're already doing it.

I'm not doing anything.

Let me explain my strategy as best I can.

Please.

See, by necessity, it'll be a gradual process

and my first job is to win Val's trust.

To a great extent, Val herself will determine the pace.

If she's forced to confront more than she can handle...

she could regress back to Verna.

Like when Gary told her they weren't married.

Right.

What if the subject of the babies comes up?

Well, Val won't bring it up until she's ready to.

What if somebody else brings it up?

You've got to try to prevent it.

[sighs]

Well, she hardly knows me.

In time, she'll remember more and more.

Thank you.

[mellow music playing]

What did you tell Gary Ewing?

That Galveston wasn't here, what else could I say?

Did he believe it?

I don't know.

[knocking on door]

[Nielsen] Doctor?

Cerebral hemorrhage.

-Is he gonna live? -No.

How long before he dies?

Could be another month, could be tonight.

-I see. -What do you want me to do?

We'll get back to you.

Does he have a will?

A probate could be very dangerous.

-Everything could be exposed. -We can't let that happen.

Well, we have to keep this thing under wraps.

We have to make sure that

the legalities are as simple as possible.

Yeah, we've got to talk to Senator Sumner.

I said I would talk to him and I will.

[Abby] I mean it, Greg. You have to

make this your first priority.

You promised you'd do it right away.

-Abby, that was last night. -And?

I put a call into him first thing this morning.

[Abby] Well, you have to get through to him.

He hasn't returned it yet.

[Abby] Well, call him again.

I will.

Look, stop by tomorrow night for a drink.

I'll know something by then.

-[Abby] I'll come by your office. -Not here, my hotel suite.

-[Abby] What time? -Seven.

-[Abby] Okay. -I'll see you then.

[Abby] Bye.

So, what did he have to say?

Who?

Paul Galveston.

-What is it? -What?

Why all the urgency?

Well, Gary, after-- I mean, after everything that,

that's been going on, you know, Max, investigation,

you're being in Tennessee,

we haven't been able to do anything

on Empire Valley and all of a sudden,

Paul Galveston calls and asks you for a meeting.

I just wondered what he had to say.

-He wasn't there. -What?

I didn't talk to him because he wasn't there.

Oh.

[gloomy music playing]

[man] I want to check the inventory on this.

See if we've got everything.

Alright, respirator, EKG, oxygen.

[man] Close it up.

-What can I do for you? -I want to see Paul Galveston.

Oh, he can't see anyone today.

He can't?

He's very busy.

Well, I think he'll want to see me when you tell him who it is.

Abby Ewing.

I'm sorry, but I'll tell him you were here.

[mellow music playing]

Mr. Nielsen.

Since Paul Galveston isn't available,

this is just to clarify what I already have.

The diagram of this engine of some sort, what is it?

Uh, looks like one of the preliminary plans

for the Galveston Airlines jumbo transport.

Yeah, I'm gonna have to take this with me.

They contain names and addresses of people

I can't readily identify. Guys, you want to grab this stuff?

I'm just gonna use it for a couple of days,

run it through the computer to see what I come up with.

-That be alright with you? -I guess it's alright.

I appreciate it. Thanks for your help.

[ominous music playing]

I think we have to be careful what kind of favors

we do for 'em. I want to stay out of trouble.

-[knocking on door] -Senator Sumner.

I need to talk to you alone.

Uh, Mrs. Avery's my assistant.

-It's personal. -She's my personal assistant.

Okay, it's alright.

I've got some things I have to take care of.

-Excuse me. -Thank you.

-They really need you out there. -Out where?

At Galveston Industries.

We have nothing more to talk about.

Galveston and I have said it enough.

It's a little more complicated now.

It's always been complicated, my friend.

Senator, let me bottom line it for you. He's had a stroke.

And he won't recover.

Now we have very little time

to make an orderly transition of power.

Count me out.

I don't think you realize what's at stake here, Senator.

You're right, I don't. Furthermore, I don't care.

Would you ask my assistant to come back in, please?

[sighs]

[crickets chirping]

Joshua.

I startled you, I'm sorry.

No, it's okay, I just-- I didn't see you.

I guess we both had trouble sleeping, huh?

Why are you having trouble sleeping?

I don't know.

I guess my mind's been working double time lately,

trying to put everything together.

Is the doctor helping?

I guess so.

It's a little scary. Sometimes it's exciting,

but mostly it's scary.

It doesn't make any sense at all, does it?

[Joshua] Well, yes it does.

It does?

You're going to start out on a journey,

and you know where it is you're going,

but you don't know how you're gonna get there,

what you're going to find along the way.

Yeah, I guess-I guess that's it.

Yeah. It's exciting...

-and scary. -Yeah.

[tea kettle whistling]

-You're so tense, Val. -It just started me, that's all.

Well, let me get this for you.

Thank you.

Father was against psychiatry.

He believed in prayer.

Are you against it, too?

I don't know enough about it to be either for or against it.

Oh.

Why don't you come over here with me, Val.

Alright.

Thank you.

Tell me.

Well, we, uh... we talk.

I do most of the talking, and we explore my feelings,

and some of my experiences up to now,

you know, trying to find out... why I went away and...

why I've just stopped remembering everything.

You know, it's-it's just real hard to explain.

-I understand. -Do you?

He helps you recall incidents that you want to shut out.

Well, I guess we're gonna get to that, yeah.

I don't know. I'd be afraid of that kind of thing.

I mean, something that was so horrible that it made me want

to stop being me. I'd leave it alone.

Well, it's just not one thing, you know.

Maybe it could be a whole lifetime of things.

Yes, I know.

No more for me, please. I'm gonna go on back up to bed.

Okay.

Uh, I'll take care of the dishes.

Okay.

A whole lifetime of things.

Like how mama left you, Gary...

-how your child-- -Look, Joshua, I don't think

that we ought to be talking about this right now.

I'm sorry, you're right.

We should only talk about this with a doctor,

ith a trained professional.

I guess he'll help you to forgive, too.

-Forgive what? -You know, about mama.

[gloomy music playing]

I admire your courage, Val, I really do.

[laughs] What courage?

You know, like, the courage to set out on a journey

like the one that you're about to go off on.

To look into things so terrible that in order to shut them out,

you had to shut out yourself.

And with so little real help.

I don't think I'd be brave enough.

Good night, Val.

Good night, Joshua.

[gloomy music continues]

[music fades]

Homemade wasabi and noodles with ham and cheese.

How's Val doing?

Oh, she's improving.

She's seeing her doctor every day.

Oh, great. Could you let me know how she's doing?

I'd really appreciate it.

Gary, what is Empire Valley? What do you know about it?

A lot. It's a planned community with some light industry.

-[Ben] What kind of industry? -Communications, mostly.

Paul Galveston's described it

as the world's largest communications center.

Pretty modest claim, huh?

What kind of communications?

Satellites, computers, telephone networks,

research and development facilities.

It'll serve as headquarters for central data banks.

What's your personal involvement with it?

The design and construction of it.

Um, is there something you're not telling me here?

No, no, everything's on the table.

I know you're involved with Paul Galveston

and I know you know I'm investigating his company,

investigating the corruption within the industry

and some murders.

Is there some connection between these murders?

[Mack] We don't know.

You say you're investigating Galveston Industries,

but not Paul Galveston.

It's his company.

Paul Galveston's become a very good friend.

[ominous music playing]

I don't think I have a fever.

I'm just-- I'm just achy, you know.

I don't know why I feel so achy.

Well, Lilimae will come up in a little while.

-She'll bring you something. -Yeah.

It may help.

Such a shame you had to miss your appointment today

with Dr. Michaels, huh?

Yeah, I feel bad about that, but, uh...

he said he'd hold the time in case I feel better...

-Oh, good. -...later. Yeah.

He's a very nice man. Ben told me.

I got a call earlier from my publisher.

-Oh. -Yeah, he heard I was back.

He said that my book...

-Nashville Junction. -Yeah.

He said it's a bestseller.

Well, it is.

Yeah, but Karen, I don't even remember writing it.

Well, you should read it. You'd be very impressed with yourself.

[both laugh]

You know, honey, when I was in the hospital

with my drug problem, I spent the longest time...

-What? -Yeah.

You took drugs?

I had a drug problem.

And I spent the longest time trying to avoid help.

You know, I... if I opened it up

and-and I looked at what was bothering me...

that would be too horrifying, that I would learn things

about myself if I didn't want to.

The longer I put it off, the longer I held

onto my problems, it just got worse.

And you know, when I finally accepted help,

I found it wasn't nearly as bad as I had imagined it.

Just the opposite.

The fear of the problem, you see, was a lot worse

than anything else... when I was avoiding help.

Do you think that's what I'm doing?

Do you?

I don't know.

I don't know.

And she said, "Look, it's my mouth.

"If I want to haul coal in it, I will."

[laughing]

Thanks a lot.

That meeting went well.

That story about Mahatma Gandhi and Charles DeGaulle,

-that was very good. -Well, they're good guys.

Why is it you always tell jokes when you're upset?

That guy came here last night

and told you your father's dying.

Now, no matter how much you hate him,

he is your father and he is dying.

And not a moment too soon.

You know, I almost feel sorry for the old man.

You didn't know him.

All he wanted was for you to love him. Is that so terrible?

Yes.

[ominous music playing]

I'm feeling a lot better now. I'm not, uh, nearly so achy.

-Glad you were able to make it. -Yeah.

I don't understand it. I'm usually strong as an ox.

Oh, it's an awful way to think about yourself, isn't it?

Like you're an ox.

You probably are that strong, just don't know it.

-Yeah. -Please, sit down.

Okay.

When I was a little girl, I had the whooping cough

and I had to stay home from school.

My mama stayed...

No, wait a minute. It wasn't my mama,

it was my Aunt Edna.

Did you tell me about her?

Aunt Edna?

Yes.

She was pretty. She had beautiful eyes.

She's very kind. She never got married, though.

I-I wanna start running again every day.

You know, I remember how that used to relax me.

I-I used to jog 5 or 10 miles every day.

Must've been in pretty good shape.

Oh, I was, yeah. Strong as an ox.

[laughs]

Whenever these subjects come up,

and I don't know anything about them,

but I... I know that I-I-I must have before.

That'll take time.

Yeah, but it makes me feel like I'm crazy.

Oh, you're not crazy.

No?

[Dr. Michaels] When you're ready, you'll remember it.

[dramatic music continues]

Yeah.

I still don't know why Gary won't come back.

-Why do you think? -I don't know.

I know what he told me.

But he went all the way to Tennessee to get me,

and he stayed there, and he stayed with it,

and he didn't- he didn't give up.

I know he must love me.

He wouldn't have done that if he didn't.

Well, then why isn't he with me? [sobs]

Doctor...

I'm just so lonely. [sobs]

I'm surrounded by strangers who know me, but I don't know them.

I-I-I only know them in pieces

and the-the pieces don't fit together,

and they-they- they leave me when I need them the most.

[dramatic music continues]

When are you going to talk to him?

I don't know.

You told me you would have talked to him by now.

It's been two days.

Believe me, you have nothing to worry about.

-Meaning? -Just what I said.

You haven't said a damn thing.

You haven't been listening.

What exactly happened when you tried to reach him?

You have nothing to worry about, trust me.

Look, I know that you don't want to know

-what this is all about. -You're right, I don't.

Galveston has some information about me

he's threatening to tell Gary.

-If he does tell Gary... -He won't.

I was out at the ranch today,

and I saw, uh, a truck with medical equipment.

What do you know about Paul Galveston's health?

I promise you, Paul Galveston will not say a word.

[ominous music playing]

Hi, I'm sorry I'm late.

Hi, there's some dinner in the oven, if you want any.

Honey, did you and Galveston ever get together

on that idea of his, about you running the television station

-in Empire Valley? -What?

You know, you remember in your office there?

Oh, yeah, well, uh, he asked me to do it, and I said I would.

Do he ever say anything out of the ordinary about it?

Anything about Empire Valley?

No, wh-why did something come up?

No, probably nothing.

I'll talk to him about it tomorrow.

[sighs]

I love you a lot.

You know that, don't you?

Yeah. What's going on? [laughs]

Nothing's going on.

Does something have to be going on for me

-to tell you I love you? -No, no.

[sighs]

I've just... had a good day.

Hmm.

Wanna make it better?

-Yeah. -No?

Suppose we are right.

Suppose there's this deep, dark secret about Empire Valley.

Gary Ewing is planning the thing, man.

You just sit there and tell me he's innocent.

Wait a minute, Gary doesn't know anything.

-Right. -Set, hut!

Nice hands. Alright, look,

Galveston could be keeping it from him, probably is,

-whatever it is. -[laughs]

You think Gary would admit it if he did know anything?

Just because you have a case against him...

-That has nothing to do with it. -Right.

Hut!

Hey!

You know, everything he's told us jives

with everything we know.

Yeah, about the cable and the receivers?

What about the murders?

See, I still think the girls and Loader,

and who knows how many others, were m*rder*d

just to cover something up.

-What? -I don't know.

All I'm saying about Gary is that I think he's innocent.

Let's say he's honest.

Honest, you're right.

Set, hut!

Back, back, back, good hands, alright!

Karen, don't you think we ought to talk to Gary

before we make any decisions?

Well, if we want this work done,

we have to alert the contractors this afternoon.

I want to discuss it with Gary.

Well, when do you expect him?

I'm sure he won't be long.

No, I don't have an appointment with him.

I've never needed one before.

I'm sorry you came all this way for nothing.

When do you expect him back?

Mr. Galveston didn't say.

We're ready to start the grading for the road work.

I don't know anything about it.

Paul and I have to co-sign this

in order for anything to move forward.

It can't wait any longer.

Um, are you keeping something from me?

Maybe I can get it to him in the afternoon pouch.

[mellow music playing]

Why are you so calm about it all of a sudden?

-About what? -Paul Galveston.

The last time Gary went to see him,

you were a bundle of nerves.

What's your problem, Karen?

No problem.

Val, I'll take care of that.

It's okay. I like doing it.

Oh, honey.

There.

Now, it looks a lot better, doesn't it?

Mm-hmm. It's getting awfully late.

Don't you think you oughta start getting ready?

I'm not going.

Well, I thought you liked Dr. Michael's.

I don't wanna talk about it.

There's a white sale on at the shopping mall,

some really good bargains. How'd you like to go with me?

Huh?

Where do you keep your silver polish?

It's under the sink in the kitchen.

-Valene! -It's okay. You go without me.

[sorrowful music playing]

[sighs]

[Mack] I didn't see Galveston at the ranch today.

What a busy place. A lot of comings and goings.

-That's a terrific outfit. -Thank you.

-But you make it terrific. -It's new.

Gary couldn't get in to see Galveston either.

Again. When he got back to Lotus Point,

he was climbing the walls. Abby seemed relieved.

Oh, Mac, she's up to something,

I don't know what, but I just feel it.

Is Governor gonna make a speech tonight?

Uh, yeah, he'll say a few words

after everyone pays tribute to him.

He'll get up there and say something. He's smart.

Well, I think maybe we better eat something before we go, huh?

Yeah, it's not a bad idea. Look at us, huh?

Oh, yeah. Abby is just acting very strange.

What is going on with Val? We saw her this afternoon.

You know what she was doing?

She was sweeping the sidewalk in front of her house.

Yeah, we went over to talk to her.

Like you said, as if nothing was wrong.

[Eric] She didn't make that much sense.

Bits and pieces of it did,

but the conversation went all over the place.

Well, she's going through a lot these days, a lot of history.

You know, she needs time to figure things out.

Try not to... take her behavior personally, okay?

Yeah, she's just not doing too well right now,

but she's getting help.

And now, if you guys leave, we'll finish

-what we have to do, okay? -[Eric] Have a good night.

-[Mack] Thank you. -Night.

Hey, you look great, really.

Kind of like from a Scotch ad, you know?

I always liked him best. What about us, huh?

What about us? What about Abby?

-Galveston and corruption. -No, no, what about me?

-What about you? -How do I look?

-The truth? -Yeah.

-You look to die. -Thank you.

Well, honey, this is gonna be a reflection on me.

What are you talking about?

What do you mean, what am I talking about?

Abby and Galveston, I'm a partner in Lotus Point.

I mean, whatever's going on, I'm in it up to my neck.

I can't just sit back and do nothing.

Karen, do nothing.

[Lilimae] We've gotta do something.

[Ben] I thought the daily sessions would help.

[Lilimae] What are you suggesting?

That if she won't seek help voluntarily.

I will not have Val committed.

She will not be put in an institution.

[Ben] I don't like the idea any better than you do.

[Lilimae] Well, then it's settled.

[Ben] She can't go on like she is. That's no good either.

She needs help.

Maybe... maybe she'll come around.

Not if she can avoid it.

[Lilimae] She'll come around

if she's- if she's with familiar people,

familiar things.

Oh, sweet pea, did you have a nice nap?

I wasn't napping. Don't you ever listen to me?

This might be a good time to think about dinner.

-Where were you all those years? -What?

Nevermind, it's too late to explain it now anyway.

Do you think I like having a mother who goes around

from man to man without one ounce of consideration

for those she leaves behind?

How do you think I feel having a mother

-who's a tr*mp? -Valene.

When I get married,

I'll never, ever do the things you've done.

Never, ever.

Don't you dare touch me.

[dramatic music playing]

-[pensive music playing] -[Lilimae sobbing]

Mack says everyone's being kept off the ranch.

Nielsen told me Galveston wasn't there.

And there's been a lot of comings and goings.

-Has Mack seen Galveston? -No.

Abby, when was the last time you saw Galveston?

Uh, I don't remember.

No, you know when it was? The other day in my office,

when he asked me about the TV station?

Oh, something's changed. Something's changed.

I just... I know it. I just feel it.

It's almost like a coup d'etat, but that's impossible.

I mean, Galveston is still in control of his company,

isn't he?

Of course.

You know, Mack thinks the two young women who were k*lled

might've stumbled onto some secret project or something.

Maybe that's why they were m*rder*d.

[pensive music playing]

[car horn honks]

[Joshua] Cathy.

-Cathy, stop. -I don't want to.

Do you listen to anything I say?

I've been thinking a lot about this.

I don't want to hear it.

I know that you don't trust me and I don't blame you for that,

but I'm not here to manipulate you or bully you.

I'm through with that.

I've never been with anybody before. You know that.

And I've never had a relationship before,

so I'm making a few mistakes

and I'm trying to make up for them.

I'm telling you the truth.

You know that. But I need your help.

We're both lonely for each other.

You can't deny that.

I am so unhappy without you.

-Can I give you a ride? -On that?

[screams]

Oh, look. Oh, look.

[laughs]

Sit down.

I didn't intend to come back.

Really, I didn't.

I'm glad you came back.

But last night, I don't know what happened.

I... I lost control

and I said some horrible, hateful things...

to my mother and to Ben.

Two years later, Aunt Edna put me on a bus

and I rode all the way to Nashville, all by myself.

I went to the theater where mama was playing.

She was an assistant to a magician, Alfonso the Great.

[gloomy music playing]

I remember the theater smelled old and dirty

and it-it was mostly empty.

When I went backstage to see her, she...

she was in this terrible flurry.

She had to run across town, audition an act of her own.

She didn't invite me along.

She... she didn't even ask me to stick around

so that we could talk later.

I was just getting in the way.

So I took the next bus back to Aunt Edna...

and I lied about what a wonderful time I'd had.

I'm sorry.

My hands are tied.

I put everything into Empire Valley,

not just what I own, but me, personally,

my future, my credibility.

I'm ready to roll, more than ready,

and I can't get through to my partner.

Well, maybe your partner can't get through to you.

-You think he's being held back? -Well, I don't know.

-It's-it's a possibility. -But why?

Maybe he can't talk to you.

Look, just say what you mean, alright?

Well, why would Paul Galveston be acting like this?

I'm not sure anymore.

Sometimes you find out you don't know somebody

as well as you thought you did.

Well, suppose something had happened to him.

-[Gary] Like what? -I don't know.

He-he's not a young man. If something did happen,

the whole power structure would change.

Not with Empire Valley.

Well, you never know.

Maybe it's time to pull out, cut your losses.

[knocks on door]

-Mr. Ewing? -It's okay.

Thank you.

I talked to Paul Galveston this afternoon,

and he's very sorry for any inconvenience

who may have suffered in his account.

He urges you to continue progress,

and he gave me this to help you along.

What's that?

The authorization to begin the grading on the roadwork.

[Gary] Co-signed by Paul Galveston.

[Nielsen] This afternoon.

Well, I hope this solves at least some of your problems.

[dramatic music playing]

I remember stringing popcorn and hanging it on the tree.

And I remember Mama and me baking fruitcakes

from Aunt Edna's own special recipe.

[tranquil music playing]

Mama was so strict,

she was so strict about every detail.

Once a year, she was a homemaker, you know?

So we had to do everything just perfect.

I still remember how delicious those fruitcakes tasted.

It was probably 'cause mama and I baked 'em together.

I remember how mama turned all the compliments to me.

I... I'd done everything just right, you know?

And I... I'd insisted on doing it a certain way,

but it was really all her.

She made me feel so proud of myself.

Sounds wonderful.

That night, we stayed up all night talking.

I was just a little girl.

I was probably seven or maybe eight.

Mom talked to me like I was a woman.

She asked me about my ambitions and my goals.

I didn't even have any, but she said I would real soon.

She told me about her dreams.

What her life was like.

[sighs]

I thought that being a grownup

sounded like the most exciting thing in the world.

And when I went upstairs in the hallway,

I... I heard my mother cry

because of the things that I had said to her.

And I realized how badly I had hurt her and that I would,

without meaning to, probably hurt her again and again.

And I knew that I-I could...

I know that I can't go on like this.

Thank you for bringing me.

You're welcome.

Is it still the red food and the green food?

-What? -At the beach house.

How are your orchids doing?

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