07x24 - Phoenix Rises

[bunniefuu]

I'm very good on the witness stand.

If you don't guarantee me in writing

that Empire Valley is mine,

I will drag your precious Valene, her precious Ben,

and those precious little babies of theirs into the court.

The man k*lled my parents, Mack.

There's something here that'll prove it.

I hope it's here, counselor.

I'm not gonna compromise myself for you anymore.

And need I go into what I could be telling Gary?

Gary is getting divorced, and that is not a pleasant--

Is that good news or bad news?

Here he is. Go ahead, tell him.

[theme music playing]

[attorney] The law requires you to respond within 30 days

to your husband's petition for divorce.

In the state of California, both you and your husband

are absolutely entitled to a divorce

if either party wants it.

Nothing prevents one partner from divorcing another.

However, our response to your husband's petition

will affect decisions on child custody and visitation rights,

spousal support, alimony,

and an equitable division of community property.

The documentation I need to see

includes copies of your last income tax return,

bank records, brokerage transactions, loans,

and bills outstanding, and credit card receipts.

The court will decide the status

of any disputed community property

using evidence you and your husband provide,

including records of commingling of funds and means

and dates of acquisition or inheritance.

We will also need documentation pertinent to business ownership,

dates of acquisition and records establishing corporate officers

and shareholders, and records of any pension plan.

In the matter of the custody of the children, Mrs. Ewing...

[gloomy music playing]

Mrs. Ewing?

Mrs. Ewing, are you all right?

I'll call you.

[attorney] Mrs. Ewing, are you sure you're all right?

[mellow music playing]

Oh, Eric, I'm not at all happy you're coming back to work

-so soon after being sick. -Mom, I'm fine.

Well, that's easy for you to say, but you can have a relapse.

Mom, I'm fine. I gotta go.

Honey, I want you to find something to do indoors.

Could you put this on Abby's desk?

Oh, good morning, Gary.

I'm so happy you're here.

I'm not here. I'm gone.

But we were supposed to discuss my proposal.

Karen, I really don't have time.

But Laura and I had this great presentation

with slides and maps.

I'll take your word for it.

-But, Gary... -I trust you, Karen.

All right, all right. What's your proposal?

Well, I, uh...

I need some acreage in Empire Valley to expand our--

You got it.

-But, Gary... -How much you need?

-Um, 32 acres would... -Done. Bye.

-What? -Done.

But, Gary, it has to be adjacent to the...

Yeah, right. I'll have my attorneys

draw up the papers today. Bye.

[phone rings]

It's nice doing business with you, Gary.

[chuckles]

He did what?

It's no big deal, Greg.

Of course it's a big deal. What are you, nuts?

Don't make it too tight. I'm still a grown boy.

I beg your pardon?

My mistake was not getting in line with the others.

Peter! I'll just put in a request,

and after he takes care of the widows and the orphans,

maybe Gary can give me an acre or two,

or a rock, or a tree, or a bush.

Peter, come in here!

Sorry, I was finishing the Takahoma prospectus.

You know that Gary Ewing just gave a

large chunk of Empire Valley

-to our friends at Lotus Point? -He did what?

Mr. Sumner, it is very difficult to get an accurate fitting

if the client is not standing still.

The client is sorry.

Look, Greg, you have to admit

there is a certain logic to Gary's decision, right?

Logic?

Yeah, developing that property can only benefit him, right?

Karen's expansion plans just sort of dovetailed

with his other interests, that's all.

Listen, I don't want you to tell me about the logic,

I don't want you to be reasonable.

I want to know what we can do about it.

What are we gonna do about it?

I don't know.

Look, you don't own the land, right?

You can't bring an injunction against anybody

and you can't buy out the competition.

Well, maybe we can call in an airstrike.

-Would that be all? -Yes.

I guess lunch is out of the question today, huh?

No, I can't have lunch today. If I have lunch today,

then my tuxedo won't fit me tonight. Goodbye.

Bye-bye.

[mellow music playing]

Yeah, this will do.

Bring Mr. Ewing his luggage up, will you, please?

Uh, I'm glad it meets with your approval, Mr. Ewing.

Anything we can do to help you, let us know.

-Oh, thank you. -Thank you.

[mellow music continues]

[sighs]

Are you going to the benefit?

Are you?

Yeah, we're going. Are you?

I don't feel much like it.

Well, you could use the break.

Besides, it's for a good cause.

I've already got a good cause.

That's right. Everything in this office is for a good cause.

But after four days of this stuff...

Four days?

I've been after Paul Galveston for 20 years, Mack.

The man k*lled my parents.

His company intentionally polluted my hometown

and there's something here that'll prove it.

We hope it's here, counselor.

It's here.

We just have to find it.

We're paid to slay dragons, aren't we?

That's right.

Some dragons get away.

[gloomy music playing]

Oh, hi.

How'd you find me?

We work in the same office, remember?

You had your calls forwarded here.

How'd you get in?

The room clerk didn't see anything wrong

with giving Mr. Ewing's key to Mrs. Ewing.

I'll educate the desk clerk. [sighs] Goodbye.

-[Gary sighs] -Are you moving in?

[indistinct chatter]

Yes. I'm moving in.

Karen tells me, uh,

you gave her some of your Empire Valley acreage.

I gave Lotus Point some acreage.

You can appreciate the distinction.

You're part owner. Congratulations.

You're going to the fundraiser, huh?

Yeah.

I think environmental protection is worth supporting.

Olivia's going. I got her a gown.

She looks so cute. Maybe you'll dance with her, huh?

Gary, I think we should talk about the divorce.

Should we?

Well, we can be civil to each other, can't we?

My idea of being civil is to let our attorneys do the talking.

Oh, Gary.

The lawyers are useful, God knows,

but they don't know us like, uh, we know us.

-They don't have the background. -Aren't they lucky.

What do you want to talk about, Abby?

I don't want a divorce.

[Jill] It's here. We just haven't found it.

[Mack] Jill, it just doesn't exist.

If you can't stick with me until I find it,

-then the hell with you. -Take it easy, counselor.

Look, don't use that condescending

ton of voice with me.

Paul Galveston was slime, and I'm going to prove it.

Paul Galveston is dead.

Yeah, well, Galveston Industries isn't.

That was just one dragon that got away.

No.

Jill...

it's all right to admit it, you know?

It's just that we were so close, Mack.

In 20 years, my hope became a faith, I guess.

Well, it's all right to keep the faith, you know.

I just shouldn't expect to win, right?

Okay, how about this?

The good thing about bad guys is that

you never run out of them. You know, they keep you busy.

They give you good reason to come in on Monday mornings.

Jill...

Close this case.

Gary, you have no right to just throw away

-our marriage like this. -You call this a marriage?

Well, centuries ago, when we first started out,

I thought it was a marriage, too.

But instead of a partner, I got an adversary,

somebody who lied to me, somebody took advantage

-of me in every turn. -Took advantage?

Gary, for God's sake, what would have happened

if I hadn't looked after your interests?

You call it looking after my interests

when you're the one who benefits?

I did what I did for us, for our family,

something you seem to have forgotten about.

-Oh, have I? -Yeah, ask Brian, ask Olivia.

What kind of father neglects his own children?

What kind of mother forces her own daughter out of the house?

What kind of husband is unfaithful to his wife?

-What? -You heard me.

[sighs]

Okay, you're the one who wanted to talk about this

without the lawyers present.

Fine, but let's reduce to a minimum

the number of things we're gonna discuss here.

We'll make a list.

Item one, we split everything 50-50.

Savings, bank accounts, CDs.

-I'll think about it. -What?

You heard me. I'll think about it.

I didn't say no. I said I'd think about it.

That's a reasonable response.

This is insane. You're insane.

All right, Gary, you want to make a list.

You've got your list.

You want a divorce, you've got that too.

And my lawyer will give you my list.

And the court will pretty much give me everything that's on it

because I am very good on the witness stand.

And the top of my list is Empire Valley,

the part you haven't given away already.

You give me that and your precious divorce

will be the model of civility.

But if you don't guarantee me in writing

that Empire Valley is mine, your divorce will make history,

because I'll make a list too.

But it'll be a long list, Gary, and it'll have names on it.

What the hell are you threatening?

I'll drag your precious Valene, her precious Ben,

and those precious little babies of theirs into the court.

I will summon every woman that you have been with

during our marriage, Gary, every woman.

It'll be a long trial, Gary, and it'll be very messy.

This isn't 1956.

No, but it'll feel like it.

[tense music]

[Lilimae] I still don't understand why,

in heaven's name,

Gary's generosity is a thing to be ashamed of.

I didn't say I was ashamed of it, mama.

I just said that we're not gonna talk about it

-in front of the children. -Oh.

What harm could there be in that?

Well, mama, knowing that they're going to inherit

a lot of money could affect them.

Oh, I've seen it happen.

People will never amount to a thing in their life

'cause they know they're gonna come into a lot of money.

I can keep a secret as well as anyone,

but, Valene, I think you're being overprotective.

-Maybe... -Ta-da.

[Lilimae] Oh, Ben, you look fantastic in that tuxedo.

-Oh, he does, doesn't he? -Oh, this old thing.

-Tighter, mama. -That's it.

Okay. All right, let's say goodbye to the kiddies.

Come here, Bets. Give mommy a kiss, huh?

You guys practice your piano and then your algebra,

and then I want you to turn it in by 10 o'clock.

Now, mama, you have the number, don't you?

-Just in case. -I have the number.

You just go and have a good time.

-My purse. -Oh, purse.

Well, here it is. Here it is.

-Thank you. Bye-bye. -Bye-bye.

-Have a good time. -Bye-bye.

Bye.

Watch this.

-Oh, come on. -[laughs]

Got you. Mom!

-Woo! -Look at Mom.

Woo! Nice.

All right.

[applause]

Oh, you look pretty good, too, Mack.

Yeah, Mack. You taking the chauffeur out?

[laughs] Oh! I'm taking out the most handsome man

in the whole wide world.

-Oh. -No, Mack, you look great.

-[Mack] Thank you. -Does that tie spin?

Eric, honey, how are you feeling, huh?

-I'm fine. -Oh, I'm so sorry

you couldn't come with us tonight.

I'm just tired.

If you get sick again, I'll k*ll you.

Yeah, that'll cure him. Come on.

-[laughs] Good night, guys. -Good night.

-Have a good time. -Good night.

Oh, sorry. Hi.

Honey, you're not even dressed.

I have to help Lilimae babysit tonight.

Olivia, you have known about this for weeks.

Well, I forgot.

Olivia, did you promise your mother you'd come?

Well, I didn't... It wasn't a promise.

Come over here.

Lilimae is waiting for me.

So am I.

Olivia, the dress that I got for you is really pretty.

-Now, you still have time... -I don't want to go.

-Olivia, what is wrong with you? -I don't care what you say.

I am not going.

If you make me go, I'll tell Gary and Aunt Karen

and everybody else that you knew about Val's babies.

[tense music]

[upbeat music playing]

-Hello, Abby. -Oh, Peter, hi.

-I got here as soon as I could. -Thank you for coming.

It seems both my escorts let me down this evening,

my daughter and my husband.

Well, I'm here if you need me.

I'll let you know.

Let me take you around.

[camera shutter clicks]

-I'm so sorry about Olivia. -Oh, it's all right.

She probably wouldn't have enjoyed it anyway.

I, uh, I see we have two Lotus Point Tables.

-That's right. -How much did that set us back?

Abby, it's a good cause,

and our corporation can afford it.

That much, huh?

[clear throat] May I have the next dance?

You may have every dance.

-You're so easy. -You're so handsome.

-That's true. -[laughs]

-I love this food. -[laughs]

[tranquil music playing]

Is this seat taken?

Company paid for it.

[chuckles] So I hear.

I thought Olivia was coming.

She changed her mind.

-How is she? -Stubborn.

Gee, I wonder where she gets that.

[camera shutter clicks]

Gary, are you gonna talk to her about the drugs?

Yep, as soon as I figure out what to say.

[music continues]

About the conversation that we had earlier...

-Hi. -Oh, Jill, hi.

-Don't you look lovely. -Thank you.

How is your work on the planning commission going?

Well, I'm doing my best to be worthy of the public trust.

And how are you enjoying your work with Mack McKenzie?

Like you, trying to be worthy of public trust?

[laughs] These dancing feet will not be denied.

I don't know why they have to have a benefit for wildlife.

With enough animals in this room,

we could start our own zoo.

You're so unkind.

So cute, such a good dancer, but so unkind.

All I said was divorces are painful for anyone, okay?

I would just love to know how many times this year

you've said, "I feel sorry for Gary Ewing."

Ben, Gary is getting divorced, and that's...

Is that good news or bad news?

-What? -Good or bad.

What do you mean by that?

I'm gonna call Lilimae and see how the kids are doing.

Excuse me.

Shall we?

I'd love to.

You've let me down, Peter.

I have?

I asked you to keep Jill Bennett away from my husband.

I'm waiting to see some results.

These things take time.

I don't have time, and, uh, neither do you.

You don't want to blow your claim to Greg's estate, do you?

My attorneys are sure my case is very strong.

And very expensive.

What's that supposed to mean?

If you don't help me out on this,

I'm not gonna continue to pay for your legal bills.

I think you might...

because I know all about you and the babies.

Gary's babies.

And I'll have to tell Gary what I know, won't I?

[applause]

I tell you, if I had a brother who danced with Abby Ewing,

I think I'd disown him.

I asked him to get to know her a little better.

Gee, I sure hope he doesn't pick up any of her bad habits.

I hope he does.

Are you really having a lousy time,

or are you just pretending?

I'm not that good at pretending.

About the other day, uh...

Oh, listen, I'll forget it if you'll forget it.

-Done. Thank you. -[laughs]

Hi.

How you doing?

[sighs] Fine. How are you?

Fine.

-Should I ask you to dance? -No.

You should not.

It seems you decided to quit your job at just the right time.

Somebody called up and offered you an eight-city six-week tour.

What?

Yeah, I don't get it. Some LA rock promoter

seems to think you have talent. [laughs]

I'm serious. I've been calling you all day,

-and there's been no answer. -Are you serious?

I'm dead serious.

-[inaudible] That's it? -What can...

Why aren't you jumping for joy or something?

Well, uh, my heart's jumping,

but I-I mean I... it's just such a surprise.

I mean, it's so exciting. It's so scary.

[laughs]

I'm, uh... I'm sorry to hear about your divorce.

[sighs] I'm not.

I mean, uh...

I know that a divorce can be very, very hard on a person.

Yeah.

I know.

They had a better band at bingo last week.

Take it somewhere else, Greg. I've had a rough day.

Oh, listen, I need a little, uh, help on the planning commission.

I'm not gonna compromise myself for you anymore.

I am on that planning commission--

You're on the planning commission

because I put you on the planning commission.

That's why you're on it.

Or need I go into what I could be telling Gary?

[thud]

Excuse me. Gary, do you have a minute?

Greg would like to speak to you.

-Greg? -[crowd applauding]

Here he is. Go ahead, tell him.

Tell him what?

Go ahead and tell him, Greg.

-Don't be a fool. -I was a fool

for letting you threaten me for so long.

-Tell him, Greg. -What the hell is going on here?

Just go ahead and tell him!

All right, I'll tell him.

[sighs] I knew about Val's babies all along, Gary.

I knew about the kidnapping.

[crowd chattering]

[sighs] I knew about Val's babies all along, Gary.

I knew about the kidnapping.

Why am I not surprised?

Look, uh, why don't we just cool this?

I mean, there's a party going on, right?

Yeah, and Abby's attempting to be the flourish.

Isn't this what you wanted, Greg?

You better do something.

[Abby] Look, I had no absolute proof

that they were Val's children, and I had to keep quiet.

or I could have been blamed for being involved.

Some people like to blame me for everything.

But during the whole terrible ordeal,

I was out there looking to see what had happened.

Me, I was out there trying to help.

It would have been irresponsible to, to raise our hopes

without some kind of proof.

We all know that Val's emotional state right then was delicate.

[Abby sighs]

I didn't want to risk hurting her

any more than she'd already been hurt.

Sounds a little like Mother Teresa, huh?

How did you know about it in the first place?

I told you. An anonymous caller thought

I was the other Mrs. Ewing, so I kept quiet

until I did have proof.

Now, you can criticize that decision, Greg,

but you imagine the criticism I would've faced had I spoken up

and been wrong about the identity of the babies.

What about the paternity of the babies?

Greg!

Excuse me, my kids are none of your damn business.

You'd better have a damn good reason

for asking that question, pal.

Hey, friend,

your wife knew who fathered those babies

right from the very beginning.

Of course, I did.

Everybody knows who the father is.

[ominous music playing]

I don't understand the accusation you're making.

What are you suggesting?

He's not suggesting anything.

[Abby] So you damn me if you will, Greg,

but I went to Val the minute I was certain of everything.

I brought Val and her children together,

and I just don't understand

why you hold that against me.

[music continues]

[gloomy music]

She said she knew about the babies...

kidnapping.

Do you think that she knew about--

-Gary? -Yeah.

Does it make any difference?

She couldn't know for sure.

It's odd how things work out, isn't it?

Gary believes that he's the father of the children,

and yet, when push comes to shove,

he refuses to embarrass you in public.

The worst is over, I know it.

It just has to be.

I wish we lived in a town where we knew no one

and no one knew us.

[knocking on door]

[door knocking]

Yes?

Yes?

-Is Peter here? -No.

Oh. Well, he asked me to meet him here tonight.

Well, he didn't tell me anything.

Are you Mrs. Lean?

Yes.

Well, I guess he's still at the dance.

If you'd please just tell him I was here,

I-I guess we can discuss

this Galveston business another time.

Are you from the lawyer's office?

Me? [chuckles]

No, I'm Abby Ewing.

I'm the one who pays for the lawyer.

Oh, you're the one.

I-I've been dying to meet you.

-Come on in. -Thank you.

Wha-wha-what's this meeting all about?

Strategy, I suppose.

Strategy?

Well, we have to plan what we're gonna do from here on in.

We do?

Mrs. Lean, Peter's told me everything.

He has?

You think she knew?

Gary, there's no way to answer that.

You don't know for certain.

Oh, I know. I don't know for certain, but I know.

-Do me a favor. -You got it.

Reassure me that I'm not the reason

you're getting a divorce.

Oh, [sighs] no. God, no.

You may help me survive getting divorced.

I didn't come between you two?

Us? Between us?

You came after us.

Years of... [sighs]

Years came between Abby and me.

Is she going to let you go without a fight?

Yeah, she might.

In exchange for what?

My head on a platter. [chuckles]

I'm sorry I asked.

Do you think that we could forget

about your soon-to-be ex-wife

for the rest of the night?

Well, I think we could sure give it a try.

[instrumental music playing]

I hope so, Mrs. Lane. I really do hope

that you and Peter get everything that you deserve.

And from what the attorneys are saying, you will.

The lawyers really think so?

Oh, they have very little doubt of it.

You've done an excellent job of documenting Peter's claim.

It's all true.

But you know how lawyers are.

-No, I don't. -[chuckles]

They're not always interested in the truth.

They're much more interested in winning the case.

That's why they've, uh, asked us

to take a second look at some of your documentation.

Apparently, they're a little worried

that one bit of your evidence won't hold up in court.

Oh?

Peter told me that you both were aware

that this might trip you up.

But don't worry.

[sighs] Let me see here. Uh...

Elementary school transcript.

[suspenseful music]

No.

Vaccination records from your pediatrician.

No, that-- that's in order.

Birth certificate.

That seems to be fine, too.

Uh, medical history.

Did they uh, mention his medical history?

-Well, as a matter of fact... -I knew it.

I told Peter he didn't match my son's medical history.

He doesn't have the right scars or the right birthmarks

or the right anything.

But then he went ahead with this anyhow.

Can you fix it?

I can fix anything.

Oh, that's wonderful.

You don't know how good it is

to be able to talk to someone about this.

Peter's been so stubborn.

You know, he turned down $5 million.

Oh!

Well, he plays his part very well.

Galvestons are supposed to be stubborn.

I'll try to remember that.

Well, it looks like Peter isn't going to make this meeting

and I'm afraid I can't wait any longer.

I'm glad that I finally, uh, met you

and I'm glad that Peter has a friend

that he can confide in, Mrs. Ewing.

Oh, please. Call me Abby.

Abby.

-Goodbye. -Bye-bye.

[suspenseful music]

[Laura] I don't believe this.

We've been denied construction permits.

We're not gonna be able to expand.

There has to be a mistake.

Did they give a reason?

-Do they have to? -[sighs]

Don't get cynical.

Here it is.

"Your request for construction permits has been denied

"pending a resubmission of your application.

Staff review of the applicable environmental impact study

-has found it to be--" -inadequate.

You turned down our application.

[chuckles] No.

The planning commission turned down your application.

And as a member of the planning commission,

of course you had nothing to do with it.

If your permits had been approved,

would you be accusing me of fixing the vote?

No, I would have said that you didn't go to the meeting.

[sighs]

I know how concerned you both are,

we all are, about the environment.

I certainly don't want a double standard here.

The truth of the matter is I abstained from voting.

Oh, if you'd like some help

whipping that application into shape,

just let me know.

We don't want our expansion into Empire Valley

to drag on indefinitely, do we?

-Better talk to Gary. -All right, well, I'll uh,

I'll try to reach him on his car phone.

What are you, 15?

I was 14 the first time I got drunk.

One Saturday night I sat down,

I had three 16-ounce cans of beer,

got drunk as a skunk, sick as a dog,

threw up all over the place.

I swore to God I'd never do it again.

Next Saturday night, boom, right back out there.

And the next.

Everybody was doing it.

I never drank to get high.

I always drank to get drunk.

I was out of control from the beginning,

but out of fear

or hope,

I couldn't admit it to myself.

See, one of the symptoms of my disease.

is to deny that I even have a problem.

So I just kept on.

I wouldn't listen to anybody.

Nobody could tell me anything.

I knew better than anybody else.

[laughs]

That may still be the case.

I was the kind of drunk that had to hit bottom.

I had to hurt everybody I loved.

I had to hurt everybody who loved me.

I had to come close to dying before I could admit

that I didn't have control of drinking,

it had control of me.

I'm not sure, but I think that some people

are smart enough or brave enough

or lucky enough not to have to hit bottom.

You could be one of the lucky ones.

But even if you're not,

no matter what happens,

I love you.

[gloomy music playing]

All right, thank you.

Okay. [sighs]

"To June Oxman,

"Belden Marketing Services.

"Dear Ms. Oxman,

to confirm our conversation of Wednesday..."

[phone buzzing]

-Yes? -[man] Mrs. Valene Gibson

is here to see you.

Oh. Well, um...

Send her in.

We'll do this a little bit later, all right?

[phone rings]

Hi, Val.

How are you? Sit down.

Oh, that's okay. I'll, uh...

I'll just be a minute.

What can I do for you?

Well, I just came by to say...

to tell you about last night,

about... the kidnapping.

[sighs]

I know there's been a lot of talk.

Some of it I hear, a lot of it I-I don't.

It's probably just as well.

I don't know all the details,

and I-I don't pretend to know every legal technicality,

but what I do know is that...

you were the one who brought me back to my babies.

What are you trying to pull

by holding up these building permits?

[phone rings]

Val, I...

That's all right.

What I was trying to say to you is that...

I'll always be grateful to you, Abby,

and I just wanted to make sure that you knew that.

[Abby] Val...

I just did what anybody would have done,

but thank you for saying it.

Val...

I, uh, I got mama

and the kids waiting in the car.

So, have you, um, made up your mind?

About what?

What kind of divorce you want.

I came here to talk about the permits.

Can you imagine what the lawyers

would make out of Val's situation?

The present Mrs. Ewing goes to the aid

of the former Mrs. Ewing,

despite Mr. Ewing's alleged infidelities.

How long are you going to hold up this project?

I'm not holding up anything, Gary.

The planning commission simply--

It's you, Abby.

Don't accuse me of something you can't prove.

Let me guess.

The expansion is now part of the divorce deal.

-Is that it? -[phone ringing]

-You know what I want. -Ah, yes.

The rest of Empire Valley.

Val is such a nice person. She really doesn't deserve

to have her family dragged into court.

I'm not sure how she'd handle it, either.

Certainly not as well as, uh, Jill Bennett.

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[sighs] Well, we've more or less agreed

on the rest of the list.

Once I have Empire Valley in writing,

you can have your quiet divorce.

Oh.

And your construction permits...

consider them a bonus.

[mellow music]

-You're coming home, Olivia. -I am not.

Yes, you are, and you're gonna behave from now on, too.

-I'll tell Gary. -He already knows.

Abby?

Don't you think you owe me an explanation?

No.

[serene music]

I love being in here.

I love to look at them when they're asleep.

I love to hear their breathing.

If ever I can't sleep, I-I come in here.

I just sit and watch them.

I have to keep myself from squeezing them and kissing them,

for fear of waking them up.

I worried about my own children

when they were growing up.

Even if I couldn't be with them, I-I worried.

I wondered...

what would they become?

Would they be safe?

Would they be happy?

I imagine you know exactly what I mean.

Worrying.

I was always hoping...

oh, for something that would ease the worry.

If someone gave me a big gift...

...a-a great big gift for my children...

Well, no one ever did, but if they did,

I believe that I might feel resentful,

or that I hadn't provided such a gift.

But then part of me would think, "Well, it's for my babies?"

I mean, what does it matter where it came from?

The Lord works in mysterious ways,

I would think.

I might even try to pretend that such a gift didn't exist.

[music continues]

But then, if it worried me,

I believe I could look on it

as insurance.

I would think no matter what happens to me,

I mean, even if I never ever save a penny,

my babies will be taken care of.

[music continues]

Would you like some more cocoa?

Uh, no, thanks.

I believe I'll get to bed.

You should too.

Don't tell Val...

we talked about this.

She'd have my heart.

[crickets chirping]

[serene music]

-Hi, Mr. Ewing. -Mrs. Ewing [inaudible].

Empire Valley. It's yours.

In writing.

That's the fourth bad movie in a row.

I can't believe it. Five bucks apiece.

Lousy acting, lousy dialogue, lousy plot.

-The popcorn was good. -I make better popcorn.

I know, but I had to get out,

and I thank you for going.

All right, I'll meet you upstairs.

-[knocking on door] -Right.

What is that?

Hi.

I came as soon as I saw your car.

Michael's been calling you all night.

He had to drive Eric to the hospital.

But don't worry, Ben's down there with him.

-What hospital? -St. Matthew's.

He's in intensive care.

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