06x20 - The Emperor's Clothes

[bunniefuu]

-You sure? -She's the one who claimed

Galveston Industries was trying

to drive us out of the valley.

And she told you this chemical spill was no accident,

-that it was deliberate? -Uh-huh.

I saw those babies.

It's as real to me as,

as the two of us standing here right now.

Are you telling me that Paul Galveston ordered

the deaths of Lila Maxwell and Mary Farnsworth?

I was present at the time.

Dr. Ackerman was the delivering physician.

[mellow music playing]

Well, can't you give me Dr. Ackerman's number,

where I can reach him?

[theme music playing]

[theme music continues]

[mellow music playing]

[Valene] Yeah, I think

the sessions are getting a lot easier.

Dr. Michaels is very patient with me, and I-I...

I'm feeling a lot better about it.

[Ben] I hope you don't mind if we make a slight detour.

-Oh, where are we? -Empire Valley.

There's something I wanna see.

It's always beautiful out here.

[Ben] Not for long, I'm afraid.

[upbeat music playing]

[Valene] It's gorgeous out here.

[car door closed]

What's the matter? You looking for something?

No, I just wanted to look around.

[Valene] What? Come on.

Well, this whole valley

is going to be a planned community.

A big one. It's quite a story.

Let's take a walk.

-Gary. -[Gary] Hi.

[Valene] Gary, what are you doing out here?

[Gary laughs]

What are you doing out here?

Well, we were hoping you'd show us around.

Sure.

The overall design for Empire Valley

is gonna be patterned after the concepts

Frank Lloyd Wright developed in the '20s.

If it doesn't blend in the landscape,

it won't be built.

Sounds like your plan for Lotus Point.

Mm-hmm.

Only this is just a little more ambitious.

It is that.

Now the main residential community

will be located on that ridge up there to the north.

[Gary] Parks and recreational facilities running

the link to the valley will connect everything else.

Light industry and support facilities be located up there

on that ridge to the south.

All of them dedicated to communication?

Yeah. One form or another.

What does Galveston think of your plan?

Is that important?

Just curious.

When we get to that ridge up there,

you begin to see the scale of some of the installations

we've already started.

How long is all this gonna take?

Years. There you go.

-Watch yourself. -Thank you.

Oh.

-You all right? -[sighs]

-Let's see. -Oh. Look at that. Val.

-No. It's okay, it's nothing. -No, you better have a doctor

-take a look at that. -Listen,

-this fence is pretty old. -Oh, please.

It wouldn't be a bad idea, really.

But we haven't seen everything yet.

We've seen enough. Come on.

[mellow music playing]

I feel... Uh, it's just...

[Greg] No, Maggie. I think you're a little confused.

I love the townhouse in Chevy Chase.

It's perfect, and Laura's gonna love it.

Exactly.

Now what'd you do for me about the private schools?

I have no idea how old they are.

What difference does it make as long as the place is perfect?

[Laura] I'm sorry I'm late. Sorry.

Hold on a second. She just came in.

-How old are your kids? -What?

Your children. How old are they?



Jason is 10, and Daniel is 2.

Okay. But you'll follow-up on that for me.

All right. Thanks, Maggie. You're great.

-Who's that? -Maggie Snyder.

You remember her. You spent an afternoon

with her in Georgetown.

She's doing a list of private schools for you.

All right now, wait a minute. Hold it.

Tonight, we celebrate.

Celebrate what?

Tomorrow, you pack all your things,

take Jason out of school, and we're off to Washington.

We've been through this before, you know?

I'm spending much too much time with my constituents.

I need to get back to where the action is.

Is Galveston blocking your every move?

He's dead.

Or at least he's gonna be.

Finally, and I emphasize finally, I have him off my back.

He's your father.

An embarrassment, I know.

Don't you feel anything?

I feel great.

[ducks chirping]

-Where are you going? -[Ciji] It's getting late.

-We've got all day. -You've got all day.

I've got a rehearsal. Remember?

-Forget about the rehearsals. -I can't. It's important.

The only thing that's important is you and me, baby.

The band's being featured on Night Tracks this weekend.

Do you know how hard it is to get on that show?

You guys sound fine to me.

That's because we rehearsed,

and that's what I should be doing right now.

Okay. You're right.

[sighs]

-Probably waiting for you. -Mm-hmm.

Let them wait.

[mellow music playing]

[Ben] Are you doing okay, Val?

[Val] Come on, Ben. I'll be fine.

Gary said the closest hospital was only a few miles from here.

There is no need to fuss so.

Hang in there. We're almost there.

[mellow music playing]

You happy?

You always make me happy.

Because I missed rehearsal.

That's what you wanted, isn't it?

Well, why would I want that?

I'd like to think that you're crazy about me

and that you wanna be with me

because you wanna be with me, not to keep me from singing.

Well, I am crazy about you.

I feel like you're trying to prove something.

What am I trying to prove?

That we do things your way or we don't do them at all.

[breathes deeply]

[Karen] Hi.

-[Mack] Hi. -Ready for lunch?

-I can't make lunch. -You can't make lunch?

I've got 600 Galveston documents here.

Not one of them tells me why these girls were m*rder*d.

Whole lot of nothing.

Mack, look, you, you already have the confessions.

We know who k*lled him. We don't know why.

I need a motive.

Find it after lunch.

-We decided on Melvin's, right? -Right, Melvin's.

I can't go to lunch.

Mack, look, I just come all the way--

[woman 1] Mack, do you wanna take a call from Carl Ponds?

Ponds?

[woman 1] That's the name he gave.

You're kidding.

[sighs]

Mister Ponds, when they let you out?

I've been out a couple of months now.

Thanks to you.

I had nothing to do with it.

Your appearance in my parole

hearing made all the difference, and you know it.

Well, it wasn't because I love you.

I know. I owe you one.

[Mack] Maybe more than one.

I hear you've been looking for a guy named Jamison?

Yeah. That might square things.





Dinner.

You can't make dinner.

I can't make dinner.

-Not as bad as we thought. -[Gary] Stitches?

Couple. Tetanus shot.

Want me to stick around?

It's up to you.

[sighs]

I'll see you.

-Thanks for the tour. -Yeah.

[baby crying]

[doctor] Now this may be sore for a day

or so, but it shouldn't give you any trouble.

Oh, I told you it was nothing.

There are some forms with my secretary

for you to sign, and that about does it.

-Thank you, doctor. -Mm-hmm.

-I'll-- -Yeah.

-Okay. -Thank you, doctor.

You always this busy?

My boy, this is tranquility.

A few years ago, you would have found a line around the block.

Uh, things have tapered off quite a bit since the accident.

Accident?

Yeah.

First, I thought I had an epidemic

of salmonella on my hands.

And I lost a few of the elderly

and some of the very young before I diagnosed it correctly.

You said there was an accident?

What? Are you a reporter?

[Greg laugh]

Yeah. As a matter of fact, I am.

Well, it seems some industrial chemical

got into our groundwater.

By the time that I got to the EPA,

the manufacturer came forward and explained

there'd been some leakage in one of their plants.

They're still trying to get it all cleaned up.

How come this was never on the news?

You're the reporter.

[tense music playing]

This is a small town, Mister Gibson.

If Galveston Industries says they're going to make good

on the damages, there's not a whole lot we can do.

-It was Galveston Industries? -That's right.

[dramatic music playing]

[man 1] She's here.

[upbeat music playing]

How's Mister Galveston door?

[nurse] No change.

[Abby] What do you mean where does the money go?

What do you do with all of the donations

that come in?

You wanna look for yourself?

[scoffs]

Every penny goes into the charities

that you selected.

As a matter of fact, let's see here.

Last month, practically $20,000 went to

a special children's home,

Saint Agnes', and the missing person's fund that you set up.

Of course, if you need more money for your personal use

-or anything like that-- -No. No.

I would just like to do more.

Well, you can.

Sherry, um, have the numbers come in from the station yet?

They were just dropped off.

Could you bring them in?

Do you ever look at the ratings for Reverend Kathrun show?

-No. -You should.

Thanks.

Oh, Karen called.

-She'll be on her way. -Okay.

Now look at this.

Look at the jump in subscriber interest

when your segment comes on. Nearly doubles.

Doesn't that tell you something?

Now if you wanna do more,

then you've gotta have a longer segment on the show.

I guarantee you the donations will increase.

What about Reverend Kathrun?

It is his program.

-I'll talk to him. -No.

If I want more time, I'll ask for it.

Then ask.

When the time is right.

Look at the numbers. The time is right.

Why don't you let me be the judge of that?

[footsteps]

The Galveston people are paying

for all the medical expenses.

How long has your baby been sick?

Just about since she was born.

I had to stop breastfeeding

because my milk was contaminated.

What about your neighbors?

What neighbors?

They say it'll take years

before that chemical leaves the groundwater.

[footsteps]

Galveston Industries offered to buy everyone out

who wanted to leave.

Most everyone has.

Oh, here I am.

Wait, wait. Here, let me hold her.

[Mrs. Schaeffer] Oh, thanks.

Why are you still here?

Well, I wouldn't be if it wasn't for our business.

My husband and I own the only grocery in town.

I'm not really sure I understand.

This is your home.

Why would you or anybody else just give up so easily?

[sighs] Well, Westfall was never much of a town.

Most folks considered it a blessing in disguise.

They were paid a good price. It was their ticket out.

I think she wants her mama back.

-Oh, she's okay. -No, really.

I-I-I think she wants you.

Okay. Thanks. Come on.

Come on. Let's get in.

[sighs] I'm just terrible with babies.

-Are you okay? -Yeah.

-Mm-hmm. -[Mrs. Schaeffer] There you are.

Do you mean to say that in all this time,

nobody stood up to hold

Galveston Industries accountable?

No one had to.

The Galveston people hold themselves accountable.

Didn't anyone ask any questions?

Well, right when everyone was first getting sick,

there was this one stranger, a woman.

She tried to stir things up.

She claimed it wasn't an accident at all that,

the Galveston people deliberately tried

to poison our town.

What was her name? Do you remember?

No.

But after a few visits, she never came back.

[car door closes]

[mellow music playing]

[Karen] I can't believe you just did that.

Well, look, we have all these fabulous views to the ocean

and-and to the golf course.

Let's-let's open up these rooms

and let our guests have those views.

I think this last phase should be something really special.

I meant that's exactly what I wanted to do.

You mean we agree on something?

-Alert the media. -[chuckles]

-Hi, honey. -Hi.

I just ran into Ben.

What's he doing in Empire Valley?

[Karen] I thought Ben was with Val.

[Gary] Yeah, he was.

-How is Val? -What's he looking for?

-How would I know? -You're his boss.

Well, I don't tell Ben how to do his job.

If he was out there, I'm sure he had a good reason.

It's not so strange.

You know, he and Mack are looking

into Galveston Industries.

Yeah. I know.

Gary, what are you afraid they're gonna find?

[phone rings]

Karen, would you excuse us for a minute?

[footsteps receding]

Sorry.

[sighs] I don't keep tabs on Ben Gibson.

Even if I could, I don't know if I would.

I mean, you have sunk every penny

that we have into this Empire Valley thing.

And-and if anything goes wrong with Galveston--

I've been straightforward about this from the beginning.

There's nothing to worry about.

You can't even find Galveston.

How do you know there's nothing to worry about?

[mellow music playing]

I can leave you alone for a while if you like.

[heart monitor beeping]

[deep breathing]

Ah, let go, turn around and back up...

-Palace. -Okay.

Here he comes up the hill.

Come on here.

Little slow in the backside...

[Laura] Cathy, you forgot to get the mail.

Laura.

Well, good evening, Mrs. Avery.

You sure have a beautiful family.

-Make it. -Okay. We'll make that for you.

Let's make that for you.

Okay? There's no need to be alarmed.

I just wanna ask you for a small favor.

Why don't you just get to the point?

We'd like you to remind Greg where his best interests lie.

What is that supposed to mean?

Just tell Greg. He'll understand.

Look, I don't have any influence with Senator Sumner.

Oh, you're too modest.

Just tell Greg about our little business.

-Just make this thing. -I gotta go.

I'll see you later, Daniel.

Mom, make this thing, Mommy. This thing.

-[Gary] Come on, Jason. -Make this thing.

Okay, sweetie.

We'll make this thing right here.

Ms. Avery, you're an extremely bright lady.

I know you know how important it is that Greg

and I reach an understanding, and soon.

Cathy, I'm sorry.

Laura, I didn't know what to do. [sighs]

It's okay. It's all right.

Hey. I like those guys, Mom.

You like those guys?

Gary wasn't very happy running into you today.

-I was delighted to see him. -[chuckles]

You know, there was a moment today

when I think Valene remembered everything.

The babies?

We were in Westfall. I was talking to a local woman.

Valene offered to hold the woman's baby.

I think for a second, it all came back to her.

Well, Dr. Michael said she's really progressing well.

[Valene] How's everybody doing out there?

-We're all set. -[Valene] Okay.

Do you think she's strong enough to handle it?

I don't know.

-Can you do a-- -Oh, here we go.

Oh, that looks great.

Mama did most of it before she went out.

Tonight, we're having Lilimae's very special lasagna.

Oh. So if you all take your seats,

it'd be my pleasure to serve you.

-[chuckles] -Here we go with the soup.

Let me, let me help you with that.

Okay. Thank you.

[Mack] What's with you?

[Tom] Not too crazy about warehouses.

[door open]

Hey, Mack.

Mister Ponds?

-How you doing? -I'm doing fine.

Seems like we're always meeting in these rat traps.

Yeah, I like the atmosphere, you know?

Mm-hmm.

You know Tom Jezik?

-Oh, yeah. -How are you, man?

Hardly recognized you in a suit.

-You don't look so bad yourself. -So what have you got?

Come on. See for yourself.

No questions asked. Right, Mack?

We're even.

He's all yours.

It's me again.

Anybody want any coffee or any more?

-Or a mint? -[Ben] No, I-I'm stuffed.

A mint.

Maybe I ought to fix some just in case.

Will you please relax?

-Val, relax? -Mm-mm.

I can't relax.

You just heard from her publisher.

You're kidding. Good news?

Well, Nashville Junction just went into its setting preview.

-Aw. -And you weren't gonna tell us?

-Well... -They want Val

to do another book tour.

-Oh. -It's crazy, isn't it?

-Wonderful. -Stop.

All the reviewers have given it a second look now

and it's a bestselling.

And they went on and on.

That one guy about the chapter about the--

-Boys just met. -Oh, yeah. I remember that.

That was about the, um...

Well, when they were little babies

and they were playing and-and they fell into--

God. It's about time, yes.

No. Ah.

Ah.

[mellow music playing]

What is it?

[Ben] Val?

I was sitting there when...

I... Oh, my God.

I was sitting there when I went into labor.

Oh, my G--

[mellow music playing]

I feel as though I've been hit by a train.

-It's a lot to handle, honey. -Thank you.

Maybe you should call Dr. Michaels?

[sniffling]

-Val. -No, don't.

I'm-I'm okay.

All this time since you've been back,

we've had to avoid mentioning the babies.

The doctor thought it would be best.

It had to come out of you when you were ready.

[cries]

That must have been very hard for all of you.

Not knowing where you were, that was hard.

I lost him, Ben.

There was nothing you or anybody else could have done about it.

I know that. I know.

-You made a big step, kiddo. -Yeah.

It's so hard to accept that they're gone.

[dramatic music playing]

[Mack] Where's John Woodside?

What were you and John Woodside doing at the hotel

the night Gary Loader was shot?

Who gave you the order to k*ll Lila Maxwell?

He's wasting our time.

Who gave you the order to k*ll Mary Farnsworth?

-Just take him downtown. -You're looking at two counts

of conspiracy to commit m*rder.

Two counts of first degree m*rder.

I'm just getting warmed up.

When do I get to see my lawyer?

Anytime you want.

Now.

Sure.

But I thought you were smarter than that.

I don't want you.

I want the guy who gave you the order.

I want Paul Galveston.

Why don't you tell me what you know?

Maybe I can help you out.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Stand up, creep.

Maybe your memory will come back tomorrow

after your arraignment.

Tommy...

get this creep out of here.

[door bell rings]

[groans]

For you.

Laura's not ready yet.

Hey, Laura, come on. It's 9 o'clock.

We gotta get there.

What the hell's the matter with you?

-Okay. What did I do? -[Laura] It's happening again.

What's happening again?

Are there gonna be more threats when we move to Washington?

Because I can't live that way.

I can't expect my family to live that way.

What are you talking about?

These people threatening my family.

They come in my house, they're sitting,

-they're holding my kids. -What people?

Nielsen. He said that you would understand.

God, I wish you could help me understand.

Look, go upstairs and get dressed.

No. I want you to explain this to me.

Galveston's people are just running scared.

I'll take care of it. You go upstairs and get dressed.

Put Nielsen on.

My polo club, 8 o'clock in the morning.

Stupid. Stupid.

[man 2] Hey, hey, come on, come on.

Get in, get there.

[horses stomping]

All right, all right.

-[man 2] I got it. -[man 3] Good shot.

Go boy, go, go.

Get it! Get it.

Stupid. Stupid. You bounce a baby on your knee.

What do you think that was gonna accomplish?

It served its purpose. We're together. We're talking.

I'm talking.

And I got a message for the rest of the peons back at Galveston.

God.

You guys give the word amateur new meaning.

You lose the big guy and you don't know what to do next.

Your father's hanging on nicely.

Come on.

It's his wish to see you where you belong that keeps him going.

And you know how hard we, peons,

work to make sure his every wish comes true.

It's no secret.

We can make your Senate term unbearable.

The feeling runs very high.

The only place that you can be effective is with us.

You interfere with my professional

or personal life again,

then there's not gonna be any more Galveston Industries.

Is that a threat, Gray?

That's anything you wanna take it as.

We're hoping you'd be more cooperative.

Well, it's out of our hands now.

I guess you'll have to find out for yourself

just how misguided your decision is.

[tense music playing]

[Laura] How does Greg fit

into Mack's investigation of Galveston?

Well, it's been a help to Mack, sort of.

Well, what does that mean?

Why are you asking me?

Because I've gotta take the plunge pretty soon.

Greg's assuming I'm gonna settle on Washington

with him full time.

I thought that's what you wanted.

I did. I too.

Being in the middle of his political battles

is very exciting.

The power's exciting, you know, and he's exciting.

But?

Well, I can be his lover.

I'll probably end up his wife, but I can only be his confidant

up to a point.

The guy has made a million deals.

He's gonna make a million more to be effective.

And I don't know, you know, who owes what to whom.

I-I can't live like that.

It's, I just want things to be simple, you know?

Hm. With Greg Sumner? Simple?

I just don't wanna make a mistake.

Laura, look, I could write a book about my feelings for him,

but I don't think you're gonna wanna read it.

Well, I value your friendship, and I also I trust your opinion.

I'm not the one who should tell you what to do.

But whatever you do, it won't affect our friendship.

Mister Ewing, what can I help you with?

I'm here to see Paul.

I thought the guard explained. I'm afraid that's not possible.

Great. Then I will be needing these.

You can't shut down the work at Empire Valley.

I already have.

But your agreement with Mister Galveston...

Was to work with Mister Galveston.

That's the main reason I took on this project.

But you are working with Mr. Galveston.

-[Gary] Through you? -For the time being.

That wasn't part of the deal.

Mister Ewing, Paul regrets having to handle the situation

this way, but I assure you it's only for a short time.

Mm-hmm. What exactly is the situation?

Well, he's involved in some very sensitive

negotiations right now,

and they demand all of his attention.

Well, he's gonna have to give me some of his attention.

I'm afraid it's not that simple.

Okay.

Nothing moves forward on Empire Valley

until Paul and I talk.

Is that simple enough for you?

[sighs]

[engine starts ]

[Nielsen] You know how it works, Phil.

I'm not making any promises.

If the information is good, I'll see what I can do.

[indistinct muttering]

-Great. -Okay.

Lila Maxwell and Mary Farnsworth,

why were they k*lled?

-I don't know. -Come on.

You better have another talk with your client.

He doesn't know the reason, Mack.

He just got the word to get it done and he got it done.

All right. You were following orders. Whose orders?

Who told you to get it done?

John Woodside.

So the order originated with John Woodside?

No. It came from higher up.

-Within Galveston Industries? -[Phil] Yes.

How high?

As high up as you can go.

Are you telling me that Paul Galveston

ordered the deaths of Lila Maxwell

and Mary Farnsworth?

-Yes, I am. -You know that for a fact?

I was present at the time.

Wait a minute.

You just said that Woodside gave the order.

Paul Galveston told Woodside to take care of it.

When we left the office,

Woodside told me to take care of it.

Tom, would you keep Mister Jamison under wraps?

And no one is to know that we made Galveston, understand?

[Karen] What did Dr. Michaels say?

[Valene sniffles]

[Valene] He said it was the kind of thing

that he'd been hoping for.

[Karen] And you?

[Valene] Hmm? I don't know.

I know there's still a lot of work

and a lot of sorting out ahead of me.

[Karen] Well, half the battle's already won.

-Careful. -Yeah.

Maybe.

Last night when I was falling asleep,

I saw myself lying in the delivery room.

Karen, I remember every moment.

[sighs]

Remember the clock on the wall.

Remember the faces of all the nurses.

What was written on my IV bottle.

I could even count the beads of sweat

on Dr. Ackerman's forehead.

And I know, I know they gave me a sedative,

and I know it's supposed to cloud my thinking,

make me fuzzy.

[breathes heavily]

I saw those babies.

I heard them crying.

It's as real to me as--

as the two of us standing here right now.

[mellow music playing]

What do you want me to say?

Nothing.

I know how it sounds.

And I know that's why I need to keep seeing Dr. Michaels.

But it's not possible that a mistake like that

could be made, is it?

[sighs]

No, it's not.

[doorbell rings]

[persistent knocking]

[Nielsen] Hey. What is this?

I'm looking for Paul Galveston.

Well, you just can't barge in here like this.

Did I barge in?

Didn't you hear Mr. Nielsen invite us in?

[Nielsen] All right, look, MacKenzie,

Paul Galveston's going to great lengths

to cooperate with you.

You're overstepping your bounds.

[sighs]

I'm looking for Paul Galveston.

He's not here.

You don't mind if I check for myself, do you?

[Nielsen] Do you have a warrant?

You want my guys to wait around here

while I wake up some judge?

Sit down.

[dishes clattering]

What do you wanna do with this?

Earth to Mom.

Oh, uh, just leave it there.

I'll heat it up when Mack gets home.

Thanks, honey.

Guys, tell me about the night you took Val to the hospital.

What do you mean?

Never really talked about it.

Well, we had a few friends over. Val called.

We broke up the party and drove her to the hospital.

Was Dr. Ackerman there when-when you got to the hospital?

-Mm-hmm. -I mean, no, he wasn't.

He-he showed up when-when the nurse was talking to Val.

What did he say to Val?

[sighs]

Why all these questions?

Just wanna know. That's all.

Ah, you were there the whole night, right?

[Eric] Well, just until Gary came.

So Gary was the first one to talk to Dr. Ackerman?

Yeah. Yeah. After it was all over.

But you were outside the delivery room

-the whole time. -Sure.

We were trying to get a hold of Lilimae or Joshua.

We tried Ben. We tried everyone.

Did anything seem unusual? Did you-did you hear anything?

-Like what? -I don't know,

-um... -[sighs]

Code blue or whatever they do

when-when there's a crisis.

No.

No?

[mellow music playing]

Mom?

Oh, it's okay. I-I'll finish up.

[heart monitor beeping]

Where is she?

She should be here any minute.

You said you'd be able to contain MacKenzie.

[scoffs] He was bluffing.

Are you guys sure?

[sighs]

All the documents he took had been sanitized.

There's no reason to believe he's any closer.

If he gets a warrant for Galveston to rest,

the press will have a field day.

I said, MacKenzie doesn't know anything.

Well, either way, we could lose it all.

Having Galveston exposed as a fugitive will k*ll Empire Valley

just as surely as the news of Galveston's death.

We may have to take care of MacKenzie.

And there's Gary Ewing. He's getting restless.

Past restless.

[knocking]

-I'll take care of it. -Thank you.

Thank you for coming on such short notice.

-Can he talk? -No.

But he is lucid?

Well, he can hear you. He understands what's going on.

[sighs]

Very well.

I'll take care of Gary Ewing,

and we'll keep an eye on MacKenzie.

If there's any indication he's getting too close,

he'll be dealt with.

[man 4] We are gathered here to join this man

and this woman in the bonds of matrimony.

Do you, Paul Galveston, take...

[Gary] I can't believe you went in there without a warrant.

I had a warrant.

I just didn't want Galveston's people to think I had one.

This man's untouchable.

You really think he's gonna run?

You better believe it.

If he knew I had him solid

on two counts of m*rder, he'd run.

As long as he thinks he's covered,

I've got a good chance of nailing him.

-If you can find him. -I'll find him.

This whole thing is crazy, you know?

I mean, the motive. Ben, they were secretaries.

I mean, what was so important that those two girls knew, huh?

You got the photographs?

Yeah, I have the photographs.

Now let me ask you a question, if you don't mind, huh?

Are you gonna tell me what we're doing out here

in the middle of nowhere?

You'll see.

Her name is Mary Farnsworth. Do you recognize her?

[sighs]

-Sorry. -What about her?

Yes. That's the woman.

-You sure? -Yes.

She's the one who claimed Galveston Industries

was trying to drive us out of the valley.

And she told you this chemical spill was no accident,

-that it was deliberate? -Uh-huh.

Nobody paid much attention to it, though.

Who is she, anyway?

Her name's Lila Maxwell.

[Mrs. Schaeffer] Hmm.

Mrs. Schaeffer, thank you. You've been a big help.

My pleasure. Is she in some kind of trouble?

No. Not anymore.

Thank you.

I think we found your motive.

Nice work.

[Abby sighs]

[Abby] Look, Greg. I know that Galveston is sick.

I just wanna know how sick.

I never said he was sick.

You told me he wasn't a threat to me anymore.

[Greg] He's not.

Well, how do I know that for sure?

You have my solemn word.

[Abby] Greg, this is important.

Is he dead?

[mellow music playing]

This kind of talk upsets my horse, Abby.

[Abby] Is he?

Goodbye, Abby.

Well, that's one crazy lady.

[Karen] No. No. I'm not a member of the family.

I'm-I'm a friend.

Well, I understand her medical records

are confidential.

I'm not asking you to do anything.

No.

Yes. I'll hold.

[Abby] Hi.

Sorry. I got turned down.

Oh, I'll be with you in a minute.

Yes?

No. Dr. Kellin was the obstetrician,

and Dr. Ackerman was the delivering physician.

Well, can't you give me Dr. Ackerman's number,

where I can reach him?

Oh, I'll have to go through Dr. Kellin.

I see. All right.

Well, thank you very much for your time.

What's the matter? Aren't you feeling well?

Oh, it's probably just, wild goose chase.

I-I don't understand.

I'm trying to get some answers about Val's delivery.

-Why? -Oh, it's probably nothing.

Well, would you like to see

what the architects have done with your drawings?

[Abby] Yeah.

[waves crashing]

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[Gary] Do you know how long I have waited for this?

How long?

Ever since you went storming out that door over...

Gary.

It'll always be over Gary.

Well, at least you know what to expect.

I guess that's a plus. [chuckles]

Seems like we ought to be able to just...

pick up where we left off, but I guess it's not--

it's not really that easy, is it?

I don't want any guarantees this time...

except for 10% of Nashville Junction.

Oh. [chuckles]

I was being serious.

I don't wanna be serious.

I just wanna be with you.

[mellow music playing]

[pages rustling]

[sighs]

[sighs]

You know, it was one thing getting Jamison's confession.

That just confirmed that Galveston

was behind all the killings.

But to make it stick in court, to convince a jury

as to why these girls were m*rder*d,

I had to have a motive, right?

So Ben shows up, and everything falls into place.

Do you know that that town is in the middle

of Empire Valley, huh?

But stands right in the way of Galveston's big plan.

-So he fakes a chemical spill. -Mack.

A couple of elderly people die. A couple of kids get sick.

-Mack. -What?

-I'm sorry. -What?

What if...

Look, just-just for the sake of argument, suppose...

-What? No, go ahead. -Never mind.

-No, I'm-- -Karen.

What if Val's babies didn't die?

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