07x18 - Friendly Enemies

[bunniefuu]

[theme music]

[tranquil music]

Well.

-Thank you. -What for?

Well, for a long time now, it's just been the guys and me.

I forgot how nice it is to have another woman in the house.

[chuckles] I'm not a woman. I'm just a kid.

Well, maybe half and half.

Sometimes I wish I could stay a kid.

You know something, sweetheart?

Sometimes I used to wish that too.

-Olivia. -I'm okay.

-I know you are. Get going. -Okay.

I don't want to talk to her. Please, Karen.

-Please make her go away. -It's okay. You sit here.

I'll talk to her.

Abby, she doesn't want to talk to you.

Well, I want to talk to her, Karen.

Look, I don't think this is the right time.

Karen.

-If you could wait a few days. -Please.

[school bell rings]

Hi, honey. Let's go take a walk.

No, you can say whatever you want to say to me right here.

Okay.

Honey, whatever you know

or you think you know, you're wrong.

I may not be a grown-up, but that doesn't make me stupid.

I didn't have anything to do with kidnapping those babies.

Believe me, I didn't even know about it until after the fact.

Even if I believed that, it wouldn't make a difference.

Oh, honey.

You knew that those babies were alive.

No, I knew that they had been kidnapped.

No, you knew that they were alive

when everyone was telling Val that they were dead.

-No. -You didn't do anything

-about it! -I tried, Olivia!

-Nothing! -I tried!

Olivia!

[melancholy music]

[soft music]

-Ben. -Well, how are you?

What the hell happened? Sore throat.

Big sore throat. Laryngitis.

Why didn't you just say so?

-[laughs] -No, not the foot.

So, well, this is kind of sudden, isn't it?

I mean, you were okay last night.

We're going to have to cancel the rehearsal.

-Sorry. -Are you okay?

I mean, other than the laryngitis, are you okay?

-Okay. -Okay.

Bye.

[soft music]

[sobbing]

[crying]

[indistinct chatter]

Hi. Everybody.

Everybody. Thank you.

Just, uh, just got a little announcement for a second.

I'd like everybody to listen up here, please.

There's going to be no rehearsal today

due to the fact that Cathy's got laryngitis.

Before you pack up, I want everybody to hear this.

I don't think I need to tell anybody

that one of our less than illustrious local newspapers

has been taking some cheap shots at Cathy.

Well, there's nothing we can do about that.

But at the very least, I don't want anybody that works

at this station to talk to any of their reporters.

Hey, if I find the guy that's writing those stories,

I'll have something to say to him.

Fine, that's okay. I just want to know about it

if anybody approaches you, all right? Okay, thank you.

You're right. That stuff they're writing about Cathy stinks.

And that sidebar they wrote yesterday.

The what?

That sidebar they wrote yesterday about Cathy

stealing a show away from Rush.

-That's just crazy. -Yup.

Ben, we have got to get those rehearsal cassettes

-over to Cathy. -Right. Okay.

-I'll take them to her. -Are you going that direction?

I have nothing else to do. You just gave me the day off.

-Right. -[man] Hey, Ben.

Okay, I'll be right there.

Well, you guys talk about it and sort it out, okay?

-Thank you, Sonny. -No problem.

Okay. The cassettes are over here.

When you see Cathy, give her my best.

I will. She sure is popular around here.

-Everybody loves her. -Apparently not everybody.

Oh, you mean Joshua.

Yeah, well, he was just plain crazy.

I hear you. I heard he was really violent.

Very.

Some of the crew were saying that

she came to work sometimes with bruises.

He was not a nice man.

Why would anybody stay with somebody like that?

Because Cathy is a really nice person,

and I guess she really did love him.

But, you know, there's still no reason to allow yourself

to be somebody's punching bag.

Tell me about it. Okay. You know where Cathy stay?

-Mm-hmm. -Okay. Thanks.

[soft music]

-Hi. -Hi.

They wanted you to have these rehearsal tapes.

-Thanks. -You sound terrible.

-I-- I sound worse than I feel. -Do you need anything?

I mean, cough drops, chicken soup, anything?

-No, I need not to talk. -Of course. I'm on my way.

Uh, if you do need something, I'll be at home. Just call.

-Well, I... -Oh, right.

If you do need something,

just call and hang up after the first ring.

-Got it. -Bye.

[knocks on door]

-Yeah. -Hi.

-Tina, hi. -Ben, this must have fallen

out of the batch that Sonny took over to Cathy.

Oh, okay. I'll see that she gets it.

-Tina. -Yes?

-Do you know what a sidebar is? -A what?

-Sidebar. -No. Should I?

No, I guess there's no reason you would.

-Well, what is it? -Oh, it's a newspaper term.

It means a companion piece that runs with a longer article.

Okay. [chuckles] Anything else?

No. Thank you.

[soft music]

And I graduated from Harvard in the top 5% of my class.

Just like you did at Fordham.

Both undergraduate and law school.

Did you get me the, uh, Baulsey file?

It's right there.

No, this is the Gibbon file.

[sighs] Here, underneath.

Ah, that's the one.

My mother and I didn't have very much money.

Nowhere near enough to send me to college.

This is a very interesting proposal.

But I was very smart.

Got straight A's all through high school.

And that was enough to give me a full academic scholarship.

Your trip down memory lane is certainly fascinating, Peter.

I take it, there's a point to all of this.

[chuckles] I never do anything without a reason.

You're a man after my own heart.

So why don't we cut to the chase, shall we?

Why are you telling me all of this?

Well, I thought it was time you got to know me a little better.

Really?

Why?

Because I'm your brother.

Now run that by me again, kid.

Paul Galveston was my father, too.

Yeah? Funny, he never mentioned you.

I've got proof.

I'm sure you do. You're a very thorough guy.

According to your resume,

you were born in 1960 in...

-Baltimore. -Baltimore?

What's a guy like Galveston doing in Baltimore?

[chuckles] He was nowhere near Baltimore when I was born.

-Just my mother and me. -Sounds like him.

-Tell me about her. -My mother?

Yeah.

She was a dancer, but he convinced her to quit

and become his secretary.

Now we're talking about the same guy.

-When do I meet her? -Then you believe me?

Well, what the hell? Why not?

-Is that it? -Yeah.

Good. I'm getting out of here.

I'm gonna let you close this.

I got a piece of advice for you, kid.

Check out this Baulsey deal.

It's put together very well.

You could learn a lot from that.

[tranquil music]

-Well, that's wonderful. -No, you're not listening, ma.

I told you he said he believed me.

-But? -Well, what Greg Sumner says

and what he means are rarely the same thing.

Well, he's not gonna give us any problem, is he?

It's hard to tell. When I told him I had proof,

he didn't even ask me to produce it.

He was too calm, too gracious.

He even said he'd like to meet you.

No. Well, that's more like it.

I'm just not sure he believed me.

And you believed him?

-Why not? -Oh, give me a break.

Hey, kid went through a lot of trouble

to get a job working for me.

Yeah, well,

he sure took a long time to announce to you

that he's your long-lost brother.

Well, he's shy. It's a family trait.

You stop treating this like a joke.

If you knew Paul Galveston like I know Paul Galveston,

you wouldn't say that.

Come on, why don't you be serious? What are you gonna do?

How's this?

I tell you, I'm glad the rehearsal was canceled,

'cause I think Cathy could use the rest.

Well, I remember how it was when I was performing.

You know, the first place, any strain or tension

always shows is in a singer's voice.

Well, I'm sure she's gonna be fine, mama.

Oh, with all the awful things

that newspaper's saying about Joshua?

Uh, it's a wonder to me

something hasn't happened before this.

Well, pretty soon they're gonna find something else

to write about, and this'll all blow over,

and it'll be long forgotten, okay?

Oh, Ben, I have some letters I'd like you to mail.

Would you take 'em with you when you go?

Sure, why don't you let me finish that up,

-and you go get 'em right now. -Are you sure?

-Yeah, no problem. -Okay.

Bite by yourself, big girl.

Hey, look, daddy's here. Wait a minute, daddy.

Let's get that over that tie right now.

-Yes, dear. -There you go.

How about that, Bobby, huh?

-Ben. -Hmm?

It is laryngitis, isn't it? I mean, Cathy's okay, huh?

-Good question. -What do you mean?

Well, I don't mean anything by that.

I'm just saying that I'm not sure her problem

is in her throat. I think it might be in her head.

-Meaning? -Guilt.

Guilt about what?

-[sneezes] -Well, goodness.

-Gesundheit. -Gesundheit.

Joshua dies, and her career takes off like a rocket,

and I'm afraid that she thinks that's the result of the other

and that'd be hard for anybody to have to live with.

I-- I can't do this anymore. I'm sorry.

I'm gonna have to get out of here and leave you with him.

-Is that all right? -That's okay.

-He's all through anyway. -Well, I gotta get over

and deliver this rehearsal tape to Cathy,

and then I gotta get to the studio, and then she's...

Well, wait a minute. Just leave it here, I'll take it with me.

-You sure? -Absolutely.

I got a whole long list of errands,

and one more is not gonna make any difference at all.

-Great. -Come on.

-Thanks. Bye, guys. -Wait a minute.

Besides, I want to see the beach house again, okay?

You got a terrific mom, you know that?

-Yes, they do. -I'll be with you in a minute.

[laughs]

-Bye. Bye. -Bye.

[smooches then chuckles]

-Bye, daddy. -Do you know what a sidebar is?

Come on. I'm married to a reporter, aren't I?

Come on. In we go. In we go. Here we go.

I can't believe you're still eating.

Never mind. Just pass the syrup. Come on.

Are you sure you don't want any more?

-I have some more batter. -Oh, positive. I'm stuffed.

-Are you sure? -Yeah.

Okay.

I can't believe you're still eating.

-Okay. -Wait a minute. Take it off.

Oh, come on. Any excuse to get your arms on me, huh?

-What, in front of the kids? -It has to go to the cleaners.

-Oh, give me a break. -I want you to wear

your blue jacket.

It looks fine, and it's clean.

I have some more batter. Are you sure you don't want any?

No, I had two stacks, and it was great.

-[Eric] More like three. -Three, four, five.

It was great.

-[Olivia] I'll do the dishes. -[Eric] No, no. We gotta go.

Come on. We're gonna be late.

[Michael] Hey, let me drive here.

[Eric] No way.

[Olivia] Why don't you guys wait for me?

[dramatic music]

Greg, when are you gonna start taking this seriously?

I love it.

You're finally gonna make an honest man out of me.

And all you're worried about is that Peter's gonna lay claim

to half our community property.

Look, I don't give a damn about your, your dowry.

-You know that. -Dowry?

I really care about you, and I...

I think Peter's up to something, and whatever it is,

it spells trouble for you.

Laura, I think you worry too much.

Well, one of us has to.

If you're not gonna do anything to protect yourself,

then I will.

That's nice. You're gonna go out and do battle for me.

That makes me feel small and vulnerable.

Oh, you make me so crazy.

Come in.

Aha! Come in! Come in! Don't tell me.

This is your mother. Hi, I'm Greg Sumner.

How do you do? I'm Sylvia Lean.

Laura, you remember Peter, my half-brother?

Well, this is his mother, Sylvia.

Hi. How are you?

I'm so happy to meet you, Mrs. Avery.

Peter's told me so much about you.

Really?

Well, I've- I've got to get back to work.

I'll leave all of you to this little family reunion here.

Give us a kiss, hon'. I think you worry too much.

You got some boy here, Sylvia.

Now, you don't mind if I call you Sylvia, do you?

-Not at all. -Okay, and you can call me Greg.

Now, what I think we should do is, first, I should take you

on a tour of this place and let you know--

-Well, but, you see-- -No back talk, Sylvia.

I insist, and we're going to start

with your son's meager office.

-[Val] Hello? -[door bell rings]

Karen? I'm here.

-Yeah? -[Val] Hi.

Hey, where's the dry cleaning? Oh, is this it? Nice.

Sure. Is there anything else? Huh?

-Yeah. -Okay. All this?

Remind me, next time I offer to do this,

I think I'm going to charge you by the weight. [chuckles]

What do you say?

Karen? What is it?

You look like you're a million miles away.

What's the matter?

It came out of Mack's pocket.

-What is it? It's a hotel key. -Jill's...

Hotel key.

Are you sure?

Mack and I bumped into her in the lobby once.

She stays there when she's in town on business.

-What are you going to do? -I don't know.

-I guess I'm going to have... -Just put it back.

-What? -Just put it back.

-I can't. -Well, then throw it away.

Then what?

Oh, come on, Karen. You know Mack loves you.

-I know that. -Well, then this doesn't matter.

It doesn't have to mean anything.

-So I'm supposed to forget it? -Yes.

-Pretend I didn't see it? -Yeah.

-Could you? -No.

-Hi. -Hi.

What happened with the guy in San Jose?

-Henderson? -Yeah.

Nothing. It was a dead end.

Oh, I was afraid that was going to happen.

Well, we'll have to go at it from another angle.

-Already working on it. -Good.

-That's a nice blouse. -Thank you.

All right. Let me know what you come up with.

-You got it. -What's this?

Wesphall case? This is closed.

I know. I was just curious.

Oh. Does that mean the governor's going to want me

to reopen the Wesphall investigation?

The governor has nothing to do with it, Mack.

I told you already. I was just...

Curious. All right. Let me know what happens.

-Get the governor on the phone. -Right away, Mack.

It's bad enough they sent that woman down here

to make my life miserable.

Now she's going through my own case file.

Mack MacKenzie for the governor.

I've had it with her. You get him? Get him.

[door closes]

So what do you think of our little operation, Sylvia?

Well, I think it's incredible. I can't thank you enough.

But, uh, I've seen it all before.

-Really? -Mm-hmm.

I took the liberty of showing Ma around one evening.

I hope you don't mind.

Well, why should I mind?

We're all family here, aren't we?

I appreciate all the kindness you've shown Peter and me.

I've been so afraid that when you found out the truth

that you might take it out on my son.

Really? Did you think that, Peter?

Well, let's say it crossed my mind.

I have such precious little family left, I can't imagine

myself turning what little I have out into the streets.

[soft music]

[car beeping]

Sir? Excuse me, sir.

[horn honking]

Could-- could you...

[sighs]

[Sonny] Addition to tomorrow's piece on Joshua Rush.

According to Knots Landing police, the case is closed.

But as new questions arise, no, no.

Make that, as new facts come to light,

new questions continue to arise, making one wonder

if the grieving mother and the grieving widow

have something to hide.

And how does the newly widowed Mrs. Joshua Rush

feel about building a career

by stepping over the bones of a man

who abused her both mentally and physically?

[horn honking]

-Hi. -Hi.

Sounds like your voice is coming back.

-Yeah. -Don't strain.

Look, Cathy. I don't want to bother you.

And I won't even stay if you don't want me to.

I've been worried about you.

Well, at least this way I know you're getting something to eat.

-That's really sweet. -Herb tea.

Oh, it smells great. It smells so good.

Oh, Sonny, I don't believe you did that. [laughs]

Oh, no. Oh, I'm sorry. [laughs]

Pepperoni and potting soil, my favorite.

[laughs] Oh, God. Hey, it's the thought that counts.

-Geez. Hmm. -Well, I'm still hungry.

Me too. [chuckles]

Well, then let me take you out and get some real food.

Come on. We'll go get some chicken soup

if that's what you want. You won't have to say anything.

I'll just ask questions.

All you have to do is nod yes or no.

-Why not? [chuckles] -Great.

Where should we go?

-Um... -No, don't answer that.

Uh, deli? Shake your head yes or no? No?

-No. -Burger and fries?

Karen, it's not right.

The kind of people we're going to have living in phase three

of this project are going to expect more from us than

-what we're offering them here-- -I don't agree.

I know that.

If Gary were here, he would agree.

Abby, we've had this discussion before.

-And in Gary's absence, I'm-- -I know.

You get his vote. So it's two to one, and I lose.

You seem to be getting a lot of what you want lately, don't you?

Including my daughter.

Olivia is where she wants to be for the moment.

Let's just leave it at that.

Well, I don't seem to have much choice in the matter now, do I?

For now.

But let me make something real clear to you, Karen.

If anything happens to Olivia while she's staying with you,

I'm going to hold you personally responsible.

[Karen] So now you're going to give me a lecture on motherhood?

Well, I think you've got this a little backwards.

I'm not the one whose daughter ran away from her.

-That's not the point. -The hell it isn't.

Let me just tell you something.

I don't know what you've done

to get Olivia so angry and upset,

but I do know you and what you're capable of.

And it's my guess that Olivia has good reason

to feel the way she does.

Olivia is my niece, and I love her dearly.

And she has a place in my home

for as long as she wants or needs it.

As long as I allow her to stay there.

-Karen, I need to talk to you. -That's all right.

-Abby was just leaving. -Just remember what I said.

If anything happens to her.

You're not going to believe this,

but I need Mack to help me

find a good estate lawyer now.

[Karen] An estate lawyer?

It's not for me. Do you know Peter Hollister?

The guy who works for Greg.

You said he sort of blended into the woodwork.

Not anymore he doesn't.

He claims that Greg is his half-brother.

-[Karen] What? -[Laura] Uh-huh.

He says that Galveston was his father.

[soft music]

[Val] Cathy!

Hello?

Cathy?

Ben Gibson, please. It's important.

What? Oh, sorry. Yeah, it-- it's his wife.

Okay, I'll hold.

Come on. Ben?

No, no, no, wait, wait, wait, wait.

You know that cassette that you gave me this morning?

It wasn't Cathy's rehearsal. It was a man talking.

I don't know who, but he was talking about Cathy

and mama and Joshua.

And the things that he said, Ben, they were...

Well, I don't know. It was like, uh-

I don't know, like he was writing out loud,

you know, dictating.

Almost like he was some kind of reporter.

Uh-huh. Yeah.

Ben, you want to know what I think?

[Sonny] So the girl, strike that.

So the young woman who started out singing

uplifting spiritual songs

on her husband's television program

has a show all to herself.

Only now she's singing rock music,

and she's wearing leather instead of lace.

It's him.

-For sure? -I'm positive.

Stories were too sleazy

not to have come from somebody who's close.

I mean, even these rags have to have their sources,

so handsome, winsome Sonny comes bounding into our life.

-God, I don't believe it. -Believe it.

Now it got me worried.

Cathy is so vulnerable right now, and if she opens up to him

and tells him any more, it ends up in that newspaper.

I don't know if mama can take that right now.

She's just not strong enough.

I'm going to take care of this first thing in the morning.

No, I don't think we should wait until the morning.

I'm going to call the beach house right now.

Why don't you call Sonny while you're at it?

Sonny? That boy Cathy brought over

here for dinner the other night?

He seemed like such a nice young man.

I enjoyed talking to him. Ah, he had a good appetite.

Noticed he had two of everything.

[tranquil music]

Never hear of the term, "Stressed vocal cords"?

You're trying to tell me that my laryngitis is all in my head?

Maybe what's causing it is.

Look, I've been reading those articles in the papers myself,

and they make me sick to my stomach.

I can imagine what they must be doing to you.

It's not just the newspapers.

Hey, I'm a good listener.

Maybe it would help if you talked about it.

Are you sure?

It's just a lot of things coming down all at once.

[Abby] I think Karen is wrong about this, Gary.

Could be. I didn't say she was perfect. I said I trusted her.

I should have known better than to expect support

from you on something like this.

All you seem to care about anymore is your social life.

The fact that Olivia has run away

doesn't seem to matter one little bit to you.

-You gonna blame me for that? -No.

I'm not blaming you for anything, Gary.

I'm just surprised at how little concern you have for Olivia.

[Gary] That's where you're wrong, Abby.

I'm very concerned, and I miss her like hell.

But maybe, just maybe for now, she's better off where she is.

It's bad enough they saddled me with Jill Bennett

in the first place.

Now the woman's poking around to my old case file.

[Eric] Pass me a potato, will you?

-[Michael] You already had two. -[Eric] Just pass me a potato.

[Mack] She was looking into the Wesphall file.

But that's not the point.

The point is, every time I request money

for my investigations, you know what happens?

The governor gives me the same old song and dance

about Proposition 13 and how every department

of the government having to cut back.

Meanwhile, the woman they're paying pretty good money for,

to do what I tell her to do, is busy poking around in

in cases that are supposed to be closed.

Maybe the governor wants to reopen the Wesphall case.

Good. That occurred to me.

That's why I spent half the day trying to get hold of him.

Did you? Talk to the governor, I mean.

No, not yet. I'm still waiting for him to get back to me.

Big shot.

Well, what are you gonna say to him?

For one thing, I'll tell him, if the state can afford

to sic Jill Bennett on me and put her up

in one of the best hotels in town

while she's down here driving me crazy,

then he sure as hell can loosen up his purse strings enough

to give me the money so I can do my job.

Dessert's in the freezer.

Uh, Banana Rocky Road.

-All right. -Take your plates.

-Are you finished? -Yes. Thank you.

I know. I'm sorry.

She's new here, and I shouldn't have run off with the mouth.

Don't worry about Olivia. I'm sure she loved it.

What? What's wrong?

[tense music]

[crickets chirping]

That conclusion you're about to jump to, don't.

The thing you have in your hand, it's a hotel room key.

-Yes. -Jill's hotel room key.

-Yes. -Came out of your pocket.

-Yes, but... -What possible conclusion

could I come to?

You don't understand.

-Want to make a bet? -Karen, I love you.

I love you more today than the day I married you.

I loved you so much then that it scared me to death.

I didn't use the key. I never would have.

Why did you have it?

I don't know.

I do know, but you don't want to hear it.

-Yes, I do. -No, you really don't.

I'm not sure I can explain so you'll understand.

Try me.

All right.

[exhales]

One day I looked in the mirror and realized

much of my life had gone by.

Things I dreamed of doing I wasn't going to do.

What things?

I don't know, all kinds of things.

Take a canoe up the Amazon.

Catch a pass and run it in for a touchdown

with 70,000 screaming fans cheering me on.

I was never going to be president. [scoffs]

Never stand in a gin mill in Casablanca

and watch Ingrid Bergman walk in.

Or orbit the Earth in a space capsule.

-Have an affair? -No.

That's not what this is about.

It's not about using the key, it's about having it.

The possibility, the promise

that some part of my life hadn't passed me by.

I don't know, it made me feel

just a little more alive.

It had nothing to do with you.

Can you understand that?

No.

[melancholy music]

Fantastic, aren't they?

You thinking of buying one of these?

-Sure, why not? -That's a strange answer.

It is?

Well, it's not yes, it's not no.

-Ah. You're pretty good. -I have to be.

If I couldn't read people, I wouldn't be good at my job.

I don't mean to pry.

I'll let you know when you are.

-Is it your wife? -It's what my wife?

What's bothering you?

You ever drive one of these?

No.

Well, it's very exciting.

And very relaxing in a strange sort of way.

Because it forces you to concentrate on the now.

You can't worry about what just happened or what's gonna happen,

or whatever else is going on in your life.

And when it's working, oh, man.

There's this course up north that I rented for the day.

It's got this turn where you're coming up fast on the left.

You gotta brake and downshift, then sh**t over to the right,

you apex late, and then you come back over to the left,

into a dip, and then into another turn.

I mean, when it's all working.

I mean, when you're at one with the car and the asphalt.

Oh.

Of course, you got about half a second to enjoy it

because... it's gone.

You're thinking of racing this, aren't you?

Well, I'm not doing much of anything else

with my life right now.

I don't understand you. A book deal?

That's a terrific career move. Why would you turn it down?

-I can't do that. -But why not?

Because what happened to Joshua was horrible.

I can't cash in on that. I can't make money off that.

There's another side to this, isn't there, Cathy?

This is a chance to tell your side of the story.

-I don't have a side. -Everybody has a side.

I'm telling you, a book would be fantastic.

The people around the studio knew he beat up on you.

What?

The musicians, the studio personnel,

they saw the marks on you.

They were there when he blasted the studio.

I can't believe they would tell you that.

Why would I want to put that in a book?

To protect yourself.

It's not me that I'm worried about.

Don't you know what people are saying about you?

'Cause you pushed him off the roof for no reason at all.

-I didn't push him. -Look, I can understand.

He's got you up there on the roof, probably beating on you--

You think I pushed him?

Well, that's just what people are starting to believe.

Look, I didn't do it.

He tried to throw me off the roof.

-What? -Thank God Lilimae showed up.

She saved my life.

Nobody pushed him. He slipped.

While he was trying to throw you off the roof?

[gloomy music]

Oh, my God.

[exhales]

Don't you see, if I write a book,

it makes me just as bad as those sleazy papers.

And more important thing, how Lilimae would feel

if I was to do something like that.

You know something?

I really hate him for what he did.

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

Sometimes I hate it that you're so damn liberated.

The hours are lousy.

Well, some of us still have to earn a living.

Some of us are wealthy enough that they could just adjust

their hours for the other person's schedule

or something like that.

-I'd like to talk about Peter. -Whoa.

You think we can get through one evening

without bringing up my born-again brother?

You really don't believe his story.

Listen, he could very easily be a Galveston.

My father screwed around with my life right up

until the day he died.

He'd like nothing better than to have dumped

a long-lost son on me now that he's gone.

He's probably down there right now laughing at us.

I don't buy his story.

I don't buy your story. You're up to something.

That's where you're wrong, my dear. I'm merely waiting.

I already have the Galveston name to use if I choose.

I control the Galveston empire.

Peter's all alone. He's got to come to me.

[phone rings]

-Hello. -Hi, Peter.

It's Abby Ewing.

I was just thinking, maybe it's time

you and I had that drink you promised me.

That is, if the offer's still good.

It's still good.

[Abby] Good. I'm glad.

Um, how about tomorrow?

[Peter] Tomorrow's fine.

I'll see you then.

Good night, Peter.

Good night.

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