06x27 - A Price to Pay

[bunniefuu]

Nice try, mother, but why did you call the senator?

I thought I had a good suggestion to make.

About what?

How to get Mack McKenzie out of your head.

You don't know where the babies are, you don't know

if you'll ever see them again. Why tell Val anything?

Val's been asked to accept something she knows in her heart

and her mind is a lie.

When Gary learns that he's the father of Val's twins,

it seems to me that his obsession with Empire Valley

will go up in smoke, what do you think?

Look honey, what I'm trying to tell you is, that...

[theme music]

[excavator engine revving]

[inaudible]

Always amazes me how we're able to do things like that.

[laughs] Incredible.

Here he is.

You didn't expect to see me this early, did you?

No, no, you should give me some warning next time.

I would have undressed for the occasion.

Oh, that's very funny. Look at mom's game.

Good morning, mother. [clears throat]

Good morning, Gregory.

You were up nice and early, weren't you?

I took a sunrise ride. It'll be a great day.

Something in the air.

I think Laura feels it, too.

You look very self-satisfied this morning.

Well, self had nothing to do with it.

Well, what do those guys want?

How are you today?

-Good morning, gentlemen. -Mr. Sumner, it is Mr. Ewing.

[speaking French]

Yeah, it's Mr. Ewing. He's asking too many questions.

Things that are none of his business.

What kind of questions?

[sighs]

[sighs]

[speaking French]

Tell him to forget about Ewing. It doesn't make any difference.

I'll take care of Gary Ewing.

[Ruth] This bird is indigenous to this part of California.

I've never seen one before. Yeah, step in the light.

That's the trouble with photography.



How are your children, Laura?

They're fine.

-Tell me about them. -Why?

-Well, I'm interested. -Hah! Right!

[Greg] MacKenzie. Don't worry about MacKenzie.

He's not a problem. MacKenzie's not in the picture.

I will take care of MacKenzie. No problem.

[man 1 speaking French]

[man 2 speaking French]

[man 2] Then I expect to hear from you soon.

-[Greg] Thank you. -[man 2] All right. Thank you.

[mimics bees buzzing]

[Ruth] I've often wondered what Greg sees in you, Laura.

[phone rings]

What can I tell you? I'm great in the sack.

What was all that about Mack?

I thought Gary Ewing was the problem.

-Gary Ewing is the problem. -Oh, my Lord.

Is Gary sticking to his principles again?

Mrs. Ewing for you, Senator Sumner.

Thanks, Ben.

-Hello, Abby. -Where are they?

-Where what? -The papers, damn it.

-You've got them there. -Not the ones I need.

I don't know what to tell you if they're not there.

Why are you tormenting me like this?

Don't lose it, Abby. I'll look again, and I'll get back to you.

[sighs]

What's Abby lost?

Her composure.

That'll be the day.

I'm okay.

I am, since I... [sighs] started writing again.

Well, then what's the problem, huh?

I don't know.

I just...

I can't get comfortable with myself.

I feel... I don't know. It's hard to explain.

You don't have to.

[mellow music playing]

Empty.

I see a reflection of myself, and I...

I don't even know who it is.

-Sometimes... -Val, look,

it's not gonna be that way forever.

I know. I know. I'm just...

I've gotta give it time. Just give it time.

That's not what I'm telling you, Val.

Honey.

What I'm trying to tell you is... that...

you really are okay.

Maybe I don't need a new dress.

Maybe I just need a... new haircut.

[engine revving]

Look, all I asked was when was it gonna be operative,

and he flew off the handle.

I know, but what's so important about a start-up day?

I got 'em grading the whole side of a hill here.

-That ain't done soon. -Okay, I can appreciate it.

It's just seemed reasonable to ask when it had to be done by.

Look, these French guys are touchy.

Actually, they're all touchy. They've to be handled properly.

-I'm not a diplomat. -All right.

So, when you have a problem, you come to me.

Let me run interference for you.

All right, look, I'll come to you

if I know I can count on your support.

Gary, you have my support 100%.

Just because I agree to go in with you guys

doesn't mean I've changed my ideas

about what this project can be.

Nobody's asking you to change your ideas. We love your ideas.

Just count on me, will you? That's what I'm here for.

-All right? -All right.

All right.

Hey, not that... No, hey. [whistles]

Not there! Hey!

Cut it off. Go on. Back up. Not here.

[instrumental music playing]

Abby Ewing, please. This is Greg Sumner.

Well, I have to talk to her this afternoon.

No, she can't get me. I'll come over there. Thank you.

[Lilimae] Darn it.

Oh, Valene, am I glad to see you.

I'm having such a time typing this letter.

Joshua has been getting so much mail.

I thought I should answer some of it for him.

He and Cathy are due home tomorrow, you know.

Mama, what are you doing? You moved all my things.

That's where I do all my writing.

Oh, oh, shh. I know, I know, honey.

-Valene. -What?

Did you cut your hair?

Yeah, I did.

I don't know why I did it, either.

It looks awful, doesn't it?

No, it looks okay.

Now, as soon as I finish this,

I'll help you move your things back.

As a matter of fact, if you could finish typing it...

-Get up, mama. Come on. -[laughs]

My daddy told me to take typing in high school.

Oh, they're starting Joshua Rush clubs.

All over the country. I mean, all this mail.

All this attention.

Mama, this... Maybe Joshua should hire a secretary.

Oh, now, what kind of secretary is going to pay

better attention to his affairs than I will?

[sniffs] Oh, the chili.

I'm making this homecoming dinner for Joshua and Cathy.

Er, you'll be here, sweet pea. Won't you?

I don't know, mama. See, maybe not.

I'm-I'm supposed to go to this black-tie dinner with Ben.

-[Lilimae] Uh, Valene? -What?

Uh, would you type just one more, please?

Same letter, but address.

"Dear Oklahoma City, Joshua Rush Club."

Oh, it's hot.

Well, Joshua likes it hot. Oh!

[laughs]

Your husband's causing me a lot of grief.

I'm sorry to hear of it.

Maybe you can help me.

[sighs] In exchange for what I want, of course.

What? What is it?

I want him out of Empire Valley.

-Are you crazy? -You heard me.

-Well... -Sure you can.

You can come up with something.

Why? Why do you want Gary out of Empire Valley?

Because he makes people nervous.

And they're nervous enough without his contributions.

Gary is excited about the project.

Try obsessed.

For Gary, environmental harmony is a way of life,

a noble cause.

For the people behind Empire Valley, it's a catchy phrase.

Good PR, nothing more.

All they're interested in is clean streets, pretty homes...

with conventional families living in them...

and conventional daddies getting up in the morning...

and going to work in the electronics game.

Gary's crusade is driving 'em nuts, and they want him out.

Quite frankly, so do I.

But Gary owns the land.

Don't you remember? Your father left it to him.

With the land and the broadcast licenses,

the Ewings have too much control.

I wouldn't know how to begin

to get Gary to give up this project.

-Neither would I. -What are you saying to me?

Are you telling me that in order for me to get what I want,

to get those pages I have to figure out some way

to get Gary off the project?

No.

-[sighs] Well, thank God. -What I'm saying is,

if you don't get Gary off the project

I'm gonna give Gary the papers.

Oh, Greg.

When Gary learns that he's the father of Val's twins

it seems to me that his obsession with Empire Valley

will go up in smoke. What do you think?

[dramatic music playing]

Don't do this.

Listen, I don't wanna do this.

But I will if I have to.

I want you to think about it and give me a call.

So long, cookie.

[door closes]

[crickets chirping]

[Karen] I had lunch with Val today.

Oh, yeah? How is Val?

Yeah, she's writing.

Seems to be going well.

Great.

But she's not good, Mack.

I almost told her today.

-You almost told her what? -I almost told her that

I believe her about the babies. That's what...

-You can't tell-- -I'm just getting some milk.

-[Karen] What? -[Mack] Huh?

Never mind, never mind.

-I'll just go spoil my appetite. -[Karen] All right, honey.

Karen, you can't tell Val anything.

-Don't even think of it. -Why not?

I know I can't prove it in the court of law,

but I know those babies are alive, Mack.

All right, look, let's say you're right, huh?

Which I'm not sure that you are.

You don't know where the babies are.

You don't know if you'll ever see them again.

Why tell Val anything? Why build up our hopes

just to tear them down again?

She's not that stable. She could crack.

Val's been asked to accept something she knows in her heart

and her mind is a lie.

-That's why she's unstable. -You don't have proof.

I know I don't. Keep your hands off the damn doughnuts.

[footsteps]

Oh, I'm so glad you like the photograph, senator.

Yes, yes, I got a lovely note from Bea.

Now, you won't forget our conversation, will you?

Uh, I wouldn't want the governor to make a decision

without first...

Oh, you're a dear. Thank you.

Well, my love to Bea. Sorry I missed her.

Oh, I will. Yes, he's just come in. Thank you. Goodbye.

What was that all about?

Senator Arnold. He sent you his regards.

Senator Arnold? Why?

[exhales] He's polite, I suppose.

Why did you call him?

I hadn't talked to Ralph and Bea in a long time.

Today seemed like a good day.

You yourself said that there's something in the air.

Nice try, mother. Why did you call the senator?

I thought I had a good suggestion to make.

About what?

How to get Mack McKenzie out of your hair.

[ominous music playing]

-Miss Bennett. -Mr. McKenzie.

-Mack. How you doing? -Fine, thank you.

You look great. You smell nice, too.

-Make yourself comfortable. -Thank you.

-Can I get you anything? -No, thank you, Mr. McKenzie.

-And some coffee? -Nothing, thank you.

-Right. What can I do for you? -Mr. McKenzie.

-Mack. -The governor needs a favor.

Well, you tell him to call me direct.

It's somewhat delicate. It's not the type of favor

he's likely to ask unless he knows...

Unless he knows that I say yeah.

As you know,

the governor has yet to fill Senator Sumner's position.

Yeah, he should get on with that.

It's kind of making him looking indecisive, you know.

Well, it's a position

that's going to take some careful consideration.

Of course.

He has made a tentative choice.

That's where I come in, right?

Well, Miss Bennett,

you tell the governor that digging for dirt

in the past of a politician is not in my job description.

Actually, the governor has already investigated

the past of his choice and the man's above reproach.

Terrific. I'm glad to hear it.

It's you, Mr. McKenzie.

Yeah, right.

The governor wants you to become a United States senator.

[instrumental music]

[Mack] Why me?

That's something you should ask the governor.

Well, he's not here, so you tell me.

Okay.

-Look, Mr. McKenzie. -Mack.

You're the perfect candidate.

You're a popular public figure, but not a politician.

You're a man whose flaws are seen as virtues.

Hm! Oh, do I have flaws?

You're stubborn, a hothead, and you're too emotional.

But to the public, you're a guy who sticks to it.

A guy off the streets who can't sleep at night

until all the bad guys are put away.

And that's good stuff, Mr. McKenzie.

Well, you know, all this came right out of left field and...

Of course. Think about it.

Oh, I'll think about it.

Talk it over with your wife. I'll call you in a day or two.

Yeah, that'd be nice. Give me a call and I'll think about it.

You won't mention this to anyone.

Not a word to anyone. Listen, you tell the governor

next time he sends someone to see me

to make her a little less good-looking,

so I can keep my mind on lofty matters.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to sound sexist.

If you were a guy, I wouldn't have said anything.

That's all right. I'm not a guy, Mack.

[soft music playing]

[Lilimae] Joshua? Cathy?

Oh, you're home!

Oh! You look wonderful and so tan.

[laughs] I want to hear all about it.

The honeymoon was great. We're glad to be home.

-Oh, I have missed you. -I missed you too, mama.

Now, Joshua, before you settle down,

I have something to show you. Come on, both of you.

I can't wait for you to see. Oh-oh!

Go in. Go in.

I want you both to go in first.

[laughs]

Well? Do you like it? [laughs]

[Cathy] It's beautiful.

I know this lady over at Taylor's, and she promised

to have it all ready in time for your return,

but she gave me a scare when she ran out of material.

But I went over and got some right from the manufacturer.

Now, didn't she do a lovely job? I'm not sure about the lamps,

but if you don't like them, you can change them.

-I got them at Brown & Lawson's. -Oh, they're fine. They're fine.

Now, Cathy, maybe you and I can go shopping

for some accessories, and I'll show you the accessories I saw.

Well, uh-uh, I'm trying to modernize my taste,

but I'm still a little shaky.

Oh, I left the flowers downstairs.

[sighs]

She thinks we're gonna live here.

She didn't say anything about living here.

She fixed up the guest room.

Did a nice job, too, I think.

I left our bags downstairs.

[mellow music]

[sighs]

[mellow music]

[suspenseful music]

Snooping, Abby?

You know me. [chuckles]

[Mack] I don't know. You know, I haven't decided yet.

It's a big decision to make. I've got to sleep on it.

Mmm. Sounds good to me. When?

[laughs]

Would you want to move to Washington?

That's a big decision right there.

Well, I don't know. It is.

Didn't we have to wait until you decide

if you want the job or not?

Do you want the job?

[sighs] I don't know. It'd be okay, I'm sure.

If I got on an investigative committee, you know...

If only I...

was able to get through all that red tape and stuff

and went after some fishes on the national level,

it wouldn't be bad. It'd be great.

You know, yeah, sure. Maybe.

I don't know. [chuckles]

What?

Nothing.

What? Come on.

You won't get mad.

-I won't get mad. -Because you might take this

-the wrong way. -What, Karen?

-And I really do think that... -Come on...

-...you'd make a great senator. -...just say what,

-Karen! -Okay, Mack. Why you?

[laughs] Why you? I know. Why me? Huh?

[Ben] So why'd you decide to come to this press club dinner?

[Valene] This is a stupid haircut.

It looks better when I dress up.

[Ben] Yeah, just admit it, Val, the more you thought about

the prospect of spending an evening with Brother Joshua...

[Valene] Would you cut it out? He's still my brother.

[Ben] Yeah, he's also self-righteous and pious,

and right now he's made us go to a press club dinner.

[Valene] we do have to go, don't we?

[Ben] Absolutely.

[instrumental music]

[music continues]

[indistinct chatter]

[music ends]

[applause]

-Ah, now look at this. -Yeah.

Does this beat the press club's rubber chicken to death,

-or what? -Or mama's red hot chili, both.

Oh, thank you.

[instrumental music]

I think tomorrow, um, I'm gonna look for a place for us.

-Okay. -I mean, this is Val's house,

and she and Lilimae may live here,

and I... I really think we should have our own place.

Fine.

Well, your-your mom thinks we're gonna live here.

Well, now that I'm doing so well at the station,

I suppose we could afford a place of our own. Soon.

I don't want to wait.

Let's look for an apartment, all right?

We'll find something that we both like,

and, uh, let's move into that soon, okay?

Okay.

[music continues]

Excuse me.

What?

Excuse me.

I think that... I'm gonna go out for a little walk.

[gloomy music playing]

[sighs]

[waves crashing]

[laughs]

What are you doing?

I live here.

Oh. Nice house.

[sighs]

Oh. Jesus. [laughs]

[mellow music]

♪ Isn't it rich? ♪

♪ Are we a pair? ♪

♪ Me here at last on the ground ♪

♪ You in mid-air ♪

♪ Send in the clowns ♪

♪ Isn't it bliss? ♪

♪ Don't you approve? ♪

♪ One who keeps tearing around ♪

♪ One who can't move ♪

♪ Where are the clowns? ♪

♪ Send in the clowns ♪

♪ Just when I stopped ♪

♪ Opening doors ♪

♪ Finally knowing the one ♪

♪ That I wanted was yours ♪

♪ Making my entrance again ♪

♪ With my usual flair ♪

♪ Sure of my lines ♪

♪ No one is there ♪

♪ Don't you love farce? ♪

♪ My fault, I feel ♪♪

It's not that I don't think you're qualified.

It's just that I'm wondering how they came to you, that's all.

You know, I'm thinking the same thing.

Think about all the people they passed over just to come to me.

And why?

What's that?

-This? -Yeah.

-It's a ticket. -A ticket? A traffic ticket?

Yeah, I was making a left.

I wonder if they talked to Sumner.

Probably. You know he's in it up to here.

Yeah, well, he doesn't have that much influence

over the governor.

It's his seat I'll be filling.

Besides, the governor's more careful than that.

What does that mean?

[sighs] It means I don't play by their rules,

and I'm not the careful choice.

Well, maybe the governor's more creative

than we gave him credit for.

I made a left. The arrow's pointing the other way.

This cop pulls me over. He wants to give me a song and dance.

He's gonna stand there and browbeat me.

I say, "Give me the ticket, will ya?" Gee.

[laughs]

What?

-Gary? -Hmm?

Why don't we try and get away?

Okay.

Oh, good. When?

Uh, I don't know. Soon.

-Where? -You choose.

Well, how about... how about someplace...

some undiscovered paradise

with no tourists, no noise, sunshine all the time.

Of course, good shopping

and all the modern conveniences too.

You forgot theater and opera.

Well, I could do without opera.

Seriously, don't you ever...

don't you ever think about chucking it all

and living a whole new, different kind of life?

-Yeah, I used to. -And?

Well, that was before you convinced me

it was much more exciting to use my money to make more money.

-I did that? -Mm-hmm.

Well... Is it?

Is it what?

It's more exciting.

[sighs]

Well, if I were just using my money to make more money,

then no, I don't think anything could be

more exciting than ranching.

But making money is not really what I'm doing, huh?

-Yet. -All right, yet.

I see myself as changing the face of the Earth.

And that's a big responsibility.

Honey, I see it as nothing but a string of headaches for you.

You're always working, you're always aggravated.

Yeah, but always stimulated, always thinking.

Sure, I get aggravated sometimes.

[laughs] Hell, all the time.

But it's the most exciting thing I've ever done in my life.

Thanks a lot.

Well... one of the most exciting.

Thanks.

[soft music playing]

Don't say anything. Just listen to me a second.

I know there's a lot of sadness left in you.

I can't make that sadness go away.

But I can add some happiness into the mix.

[soft music continues]

I've thought about it a lot,

and I know that you and I can be very happy together.

Don't answer me now. Just... think about it.

Marry me.

[music fades]

[gloomy music playing]

[waves splashes]

[music continues]

Lilimae! Hi! More mail, huh?

Yes. It keeps coming, doesn't it?

Well, it looks like you have a star on your hands.

It looks like we've got a star on our hands.

-Right. [laughs] -And his ratings

-are going up again. -I know. We're very pleased.

You know, I've been thinking this may be a very good time

for Joshua to go out and meet his public,

sort of goodwill tour.

Of course, you'd have to tape a lot of his shows in advance,

that wouldn't inconvenience you, would it?

Well, I hadn't really thought about it.

-Hi, Joshua. -Hi. Mother.

-Am I glad I found you? -I came to pick up the mail.

I'd like to watch your tape, and if I have missed it...

Well, we haven't started yet, but I'm supposed to meet Cathy

-to look at an apartment. -An apartment?

But I can't, so would you, um, explain it for me?

Cathy will be waiting for you outside, and here's the address.

Well, what's the hurry?

I don't know. I have to ask Cathy.

She said that you should park on the street,

and then you walk into this courtyard.

Thanks, mom.

[Laura] The guy is not stupid!

[Greg] What are you getting so hot about?

The way you're acting around here, you'd think

we were sending him off to Devil's Island.

Mack will love the Senate, believe it.

-I know your hand was in this. -Oh, come on.

That is not important. What is important

is to get Mack McKenzie to stop these tiresome investigations

and let Greg get on with his work.

I can just see the two of you hatching up this little plot.

I ain't hatching up any plot! Now, will you get off of that?

-Now, this is for the best... -Whose best?

Look, in the Senate, he can do anything he wants.

Look, he can exhume her husband's dead body

and have it put in jail if he wants.

He can have me put in jail. Is that gonna make you happy?

I just want to hear you say that you set it up.

I just want a little honesty for a change.

Honesty is not the issue.

I think the issue here is whose side you're on.

Who said anything about taking sides?

What does taking sides have to do with the truth?

What has the truth got to do with being in the Senate?

[sighs]

-Oh, Lilimae. -Hi.

-Hi, there you are. -Where's Joshua?

Oh, well, he couldn't make it, so he sent me.

I'll look at the apartment if you like.

Uh, well, sure.

I didn't know you were unhappy at home.

Oh, I'm not unhappy at all.

I just think we should have our own place, that's all.

Well, it'd be your home, or just like it.

Well, it's Valene's home.

Yes, but she's all alone there.

The two of you being there would help her.

Lilimae, I appreciate what you've done so much.

I really do. I mean, you redecorated it,

-and it's beautiful. -Oh, it's all right, Cathy.

I finally get all my family under one roof.

But... I guess I'm being selfish.

You know, I woke up in the middle of the night

last night, and guess who wasn't there?

You had me worried.

Well, it was a beautiful night, and I...

[sighs] I love the ocean.

I-I thought it'd feel nice to have the sand between my toes,

so I-I just took a walk.

Hm.

You wake up in the middle of the night all the time now,

don't you?

No, I don't.

Okay, sometimes I do.

[instrumental music]

[Ben] What is that?

[Valene] It's from the mobile over the baby's crib.

-[Ben] Why do you keep it? -[Valene] I don't know.

Ben, I wake up because I know they're hungry.

I want to feed them.

I know they're crying, and I can't find them.

I don't know why...

sometimes I feel so close to them.

I just want to hold them in my arms.

I just want to rock them to sleep.

I thought that you and Dr. Michaels

had worked this all out.

Okay, I know they're gone, away from me.

But I know they're some place.

I know they're alive.

Ben, I love you.

I love you so very much.

Then marry me.

[music continues]

I can't.

I can't while all that's going on inside me? I know I can't.

Oh, I'm so glad I caught you before you left, Laura.

Oh, don't tell me. Mack McKenzie is our next senator.

[Ruth] Not that I've heard yet.

[Laura] What's wrong? The party line busy?

[Ruth] Would you like a drink?

Why? Am I going to need one?

You take brandy, don't you?

Now, don't put anything else in it.

Sit down. Gregory's a fascinating man.

Astute, discerning, don't you think?

Are you looking to me for a character reference?

No. I just don't think that

Gregory needs a Girl Scout for a wife.

You think I'm a Girl Scout?

Oh, not in your behavior.

It's, uh, the effect you have on Gregory.

You bring out the idealist in him.

And it's a part of him best left alone right now

in these crucial moments.

We don't discuss marriage.

Greg doesn't need a Girl Scout as a partner, either.

Well, let's see. It's against the law in this state for him

to marry his mother,

and Abby Ewing is already married.

Abby Ewing? I was curious that you should bring her name up.

Isn't she your idea of an ideal mate?

-Partner. -Look,

I've got to get home and feed my kids.

But I'll be back tomorrow and every day thereafter

as long as Greg wants me. Okay?

Okay.

[Mack] Yeah, I don't know what to do.

I don't know if I should take the job or not.

But I'll tell you one thing.

I wish I knew Sumner that had nothing to do with it.

Why Sumner?

If I take that seat, you know, putting me in the Senate

gets me off the Galveston investigation.

Yeah, fine. Next thing you're going to tell me is that

Sumner's got the governor in his hip pocket.

-Pull your darts, would you? -All right--

Thank you.

I know, and you can bet dollars to donuts that he recommended

to his friends in Washington, who recommended to the governor,

who recommended me for the Senate.

It's a job. It's just a job.

I mean, if you want the job, take it.

If you don't want it, don't take it.

Just don't analyze it to death. You'd be better off.

Give me two, will you? Dark.

Calm down. I'm the one who should be mad.

It's not that, all right? I just got something else

in my mind and, uh, and...

Hey, this is a big decision for me, too, you know.

-I understand. -Maybe I should talk to my boss.

-I just... I have -I know what he'd tell me.

I got something else in my mind.

I have a life, too, here, you know?

Here you go.

Come on. Good luck. Slainte.

Excuse me, pal. Can you just slide a little bit?

Good luck. Hey, calm down.

Sorry. Hey, thanks a lot.

I'm sorry.

You don't have to apologize to me.

You've been beating me all night. You won the game.

Fair and square, huh?

I thought she was getting better and she is getting worse.

She still believes the babies are alive, man.

She told me.

After all this time,

psychiatric care and everything else...

she believes the babies are alive.

-All right. -She's cracking up, man.

I'm losing her.

Okay. Hey, get me a cab, will you?

What do you want a cab for?

Ben.

I'm the special investigator for the state of California, right?

Now they want me to take a seat in the Senate.

I know some rookie cop is just sitting out there

waiting to be a serge.

He's gonna pull me over, smell my breath,

tell me to touch my nose, stick my finger in my...

I'm not gonna go through that stuff again.

Come on. We'll get out of here.

Thanks.

[gloomy music]

-[Mack] Karen. -Hi, honey.

Tell her. Karen.

Tell her.

I think Valene is getting worse, not better.

Why?

Because she thinks the babies are still alive.

She wakes up when it's their feeding time

and she claims she can hear them crying.

Now you tell him.

I thought you didn't believe me.

[sighs] You haven't proved anything yet.

In a court of law, I wouldn't believe you.

Here you have nothing to prove. Here I believe you.

-Tell him. -Tell me what?

[music continues]

Ben.

We're pretty sure the babies are alive.

I can't do it.

Well, I'm sorry to hear that.

It's just impossible. He is obsessed, you're right.

But it's his big chance to prove to himself and to the world

that he's capable of doing something great.

I think he's already done that.

He has fathered a set of twins.

You know, I think you're forgetting

something, aren't you?

I know what Empire Valley really is,

and if that information got into the wrong hands,

it could bring the whole thing crashing down

right around your ears.

Around both of them are our ears, dear.

You have as much to lose as I do.

At least this way you might be able to get out alive.

Well, I can't get him to give up this project.

That's all there is to it.

All right.

Give me the broadcasting licenses.

-What? -As I said before,

you Ewings own the land,

own the broadcasting facilities,

and that gives you too much power.

-Give me the licenses. -I can't do that.

It's just about all I have.

At least I'm not asking you

for something you don't already have.

Greg.

Give me the licenses and I'll tell you

where the babies are. That seems fair.

Abby, good to see you.

Why don't you join us for breakfast?

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