08x02 - Distant Echoes – Part 2

[bunniefuu]

[theme music playing]

[suspenseful music playing]

[music continues playing]

[door clicks open]

You're not missing anything.

Even before I sealed up those windows,

the view was nothing to speak of.

[rattling]

You never give up, do you?

You're not eating much.

You've got to eat.

You've got to take care of yourself.

You said you don't want money.

You haven't told me what you do want.

Whatever it is,

maybe I can help you get it when you let me go.

Maybe I-- I could be more useful to you on the outside.

[scoffs] That is rich.

Then I-- I am here.

I could help you get what you want.

Whatever...

What do you want?

Mrs. MacKenzie...

I've already got what I want.

[music continues playing]

[Mack] It could be any one of these people.

Let's narrow it down to the guys who've hit

the streets in the last 18 months.

Anybody who's been out longer than that would

have made a move by now.

[Mack] Harrison.

Harrison, Tommy T.

Paroled from Quentin three weeks ago.

What's so special about him?

He was doing 5 to 10 for as*ault and went nuts at the sentencing.

He made, uh...

Yeah, made all these threats

about what he was going to do to me when he got out.

That's a start.

[music continues playing]

[sighing] The publicity is going to cost a lot,

but I really think we need it to overcome the negative

image that Karen created when she shut down Lotus Point.

You're blaming her for the pollution?

I'm blaming Karen for the bad publicity.

But I think this campaign will take care of it.

Now, we'll have five-state print coverage

and radio saturation in 22 of the top markets.

And two weeks before the opening of the...

Oh, by the way, I wanna talk to you about some of the events

I've got planned. Remind me about that.

For the two weeks prior to that,

we'll run a statewide series of TV spots.

-I think they'll really-- -Mom was right about Sumner.

He's not cleaning up the water.

-What are you talking about? -What you reading?



[sighing] There's got to be some mistake.

The mistake was believing in Sumner.

[car engine starting]

[Greg] I said you'd win.

I didn't say you'd automatically win.

Yeah, but how many more babies do I have to kiss?

If babies could vote, Senator, you'd be in like Flynn.

As it is, you have to convince their mamas

and their papas and their grandmas

and their grandpas that you truly deserve to win.

Now, when's the next appointment?

[Greg] The next appointment is on the 3rd.

At 2 p.m., you're going to have tea.

And then at 5 p.m., you're going to have c*ck.

And at 7 p.m., you're going to have a spaghetti dinner.

Spaghetti!

It's a fundraiser put on by the Boy Scouts of St. Damien's.

Are you having fun?

[chuckles]

Greg, Gary is--

What the hell is going on with the pollution cleanup?

The cleanup's going on as promised. It's scheduled.

Your trucks are picking up chemicals from one site

and dumping them in another.

-Yeah? -[Gary] Yeah, well, that's not a cleanup.

That's driving around in circles.

Well, that's the procedure.

Well, it's not exactly in circles

than it is what's required.

Not in my book, it's not.

Well, my engineers tell me that the new dump site

meets all the standards of the state and federal regulations.

How come the level of arsenic in our water is higher

now than it was before?

I'll ask the engineers.

It could be a...

result of disturbing all those buried chemicals.

The deal was, you get the land if you clean up the water.

If that poison isn't cleaned up...

-Sue me. -Gary...

You know, I'd expect this from him.

But from you...

[dramatic music playing]

[door slamming]

I don't know about you guys, but I'm starving.

Look. All we want you to do is

get inside Greg Sumner's organization

and keep an eye on him and his brother.

-What's the big deal? -I don't want to do it.

We were a great team, you and I.

We have a history of working well together.

A history I would rather forget.

It wasn't all bad.

You have a very selective memory.

I remember who was on your side.

So do I. Me and nobody else.

[scoffing] Come on.

Who kept your name out of the newspapers?

Who gave you a place to stay and an airtight alibi?

Who protected you?

Who was it that got me into the mess in the first place?

Look, Ben, I gotta tell them something.

Can I at least tell them that

you're seriously considering their proposal?

You tell them!

Goodbye, Jean.

[engine revving]

[music continues playing]

Are the kiddies all tucked in?

Great.

Because I don't have to be tucked in for at least

three or four hours.

Here, let me help you.

You know, I really stuck my neck out for you today.

And a beautiful neck it is.

There's no question that you are cleaning up

the poisons in the water, right?

No question in my mind. No question at all.

I mean, you have a contract with those people.

And a battery of lawyers to remind me of that fact.

Thank you very much.

Why do your questions sound like accusations?

It's just that the cleanup is very important to me.

And not because I'm a partner in Lotus Point.

That's understandable.

Anything else you'd like to know?

[inhales] Have I served time? No.

Do I deal in narcotics? No. Do I like 20 questions? No.

Am I out of the mood? Yes.

Gary, I talked to the engineers.

They explained to me why

we have higher levels of arsenic in our water.

And you're gonna explain it to me?

Well, it's not all that complicated.

You see, whenever you do a cleanup like this,

the chemicals get disturbed.

And the residue in the runoff increases, but only temporarily.

As a matter of fact, you can have

increased levels of the very chemical

that you're trying to get rid of, but it's just temporary.

These engineers you consulted, they work for Sumner?

No.

Well, then, you think Sumner's telling the truth?

-Why would he lie? -I don't know.

Save himself some money. Karen thought he was--

Oh, who cares what Karen thinks?

I swear, everybody seems to think that Karen hung the moon.

She doesn't know any more about this than we do.

And anyway, where is she?

She's off somewhere and left me with all the planning

and preparation and everything.

Well, I agree with Karen. I think he is lying.

We have a contract with him, Gary.

[Gary laughing]

I think Sumner's the guy that actually coined the phrase,

"Contracts were meant to be broken."

The only way to make Sumner clean up the pollution

is to publicize the truth and make him feel the pressure.

We make a campaign issue out of it

and attack his pet candidate. He'll feel the pressure.

Do you have a specific plan for this, Gary?

Yeah, I do. I'll run against him.

I'll run against Peter Hollister for the state senate.

Against Gregory Sumner.

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[calm music playing]

[Greg laughing]

Oh...

[laughing]

-[laughing intensifies] -[thudding on table]

-Morning! -Morning.

-They're in the kitchen. -Oh.

-Here. This one's for you. -Hey, thanks.

Come on, Mike. Move it. You're gonna be late.

I'm not going.

Hi, guys.

Oh, breakfast is over, huh?

I just came by to pick up the dry cleaning.

-Karen and I usually trade off. -[sighing] Right.

[sighs] How you guys doing?

[sighing]

-This is it. -That it? Okay.

-Thank you. -Alright. See you later.

What do you mean, you're not going?

Of course you're going.

-Hey, Val. -What?

Give me a minute, will you?

How am I supposed to concentrate on school?

My mom's gone.

You missed enough already, Mike.

-[sighing] Mack... -Hey, look.

I'm going to work. You're going to school.

So-- So we're all supposed to act as if nothing has happened?

Just like that?

-Mack, if he doesn't wanna go-- -[Mack] He's going.

-[Michael] I'm not going. -[Mack] You're going!

I can't!

Mike, that's the end of the story.

Just get your stuff together and go to school.

Mack, I know it's none of my business, but...

I don't think you should be too hard on them.

They're having it pretty rough.

-Yeah, well, it's rough on all of us. -I know.

-Life is rough. -I know.

Look, uh, this blouse of Karen's, it's her favorite.

She has a stain on it.

She spilled some sauce on it at the last party.

So you tell them to... ask them, please,

to work on it, not ruin it.

Sit down.

Mack...

Look, all my life, I...

We've only married a couple years.

And I never imagined being without her.

Being alone. [sniffles]

[sighing] I mean, I never thought, not once,

of being without her.

[voice breaking] And even now, doing it, still, the possibility doesn't exist.

I mean, I don't know what to do.

I don't know how to be without her.

[Val] Shh...

You won't be.

You won't be.

Won't he be angry if he finds out you cut school?

So he'll be mad. I-- I just couldn't stay there.

I know that feeling.

Do you ever wonder what it'd have been like

if Mack and your mother had...

-Stayed together? -Yeah.

I think about it all the time.

[train chugging]

[upbeat jazz music playing]

[music continues playing]

That's her, isn't it?

-Who? -[man] Who?

The woman you've been salivating over all summer.

-Not bad, huh, Phil? -He wouldn't know.

-He's a married man. -Right.

So you going to ask her out or what?

Give me a break, Greg. I'm working.

Hey, no problem. What are friends for?

Hey, don't even think about it.

[chuckling]

Nice talking to you, too.

What'd you say to her?

Don't worry about it.

She's a little behind the times, that's all.

I mean, these are the 60s, and she is still stuck in the 50s.

You're a creep.

Ooh, now you got me interested.

[Phil] Bayshore next. Bayshore.

[music continues playing]

Excuse me.

I already gave you my ticket.

I know. I just wanted to apologize for my friend.

Hey, five bucks says he gets slapped, too.

Yeah?

I got five bucks says he gets a date with her.

You're on.

You got it.

Huh? So?

You don't need to know, creep.

What are you getting so hot about?

She's going out with you, isn't she?

-Yeah. -Damn!

[Ray chuckling]

So what about your father?

The man he thought was your father. What was he like?

My mother never should have married him.

So why did she?

Her parents forced her to.

Mack wasn't good enough for them,

so they found a man whose only qualification for marriage

was a third-rate title.

I didn't know that kind of thing still happened.

[scoffing] You don't know my grandparents.

Well, your mom could have gotten a divorce.

She could have. My grandparents would have cut her off without a penny.

So what'd she do?

She...

became what the magazines call a jet-setter.

A different party in a different city every week.

And then... she died.

You know, I know this sounds terrible,

and I'm sorry, but in a way, you're lucky.

Well, at least you know. With my mom...

I feel so helpless.

That must be awful for you.

And for Mack.

First my mother, and now yours.

[sighs]

[intriguing music playing]

Uh, Mr. Christensen called.

Uh, please call him. Um, same for Ms. Stone.

Bernie.

And, uh... Oh, Paige called.

Paige.

Get me Paige.

She said she can't be reached.

She'll call you later.

[banging on door]

[scoffing] Hey, what do I care, right?

I came out here all the way from Brooklyn to get stood up.

No sleep in 100 miles, doesn't bother the Mack.

Nah, I love to drive on these hot summer days.

[car honking]

Mack!

-Oh, I'm sorry. -Hey, hey, it's okay.

I lent my car to... [chuckling]

Well, you don't care about that, and it's no excuse.

Oh, you look so nice.

You didn't have to go all the way back

to the city to change, did you?

Nah, no, I didn't.

Oh, good, because we're very informal here.

Yeah, I can-- I can see that.

My parents excluded.

But anyway, come on in.

I'll only be a minute. Well, a few minutes.

Hey, listen, you just take your time,

and I'll wait out here.

Well, give yourself a tour.

I'll be fast.

[sighing]

Mack!

[office din]

[knocking]

Can I help?

Hmm.

I've got flyers out all over the place.

I've got an APB out on the car that she was driving.

I've talked to every city, state,

and federal agency I can think of.

[inhales]

[sighing]

You want to help? Tell me how to live with this.

Am I supposed to believe that you have no idea

that your husband was planning to run against me?

Don't you think I would have told you?

Gary probably didn't know until the words were out of his mouth.

He's, uh, like that.

Uh, really?

Peter, you have nothing to worry about.

No?

Don't I always take care of everything?

[sighs]

[music continues playing]

[knocking]

Gary, I'm only thinking of you.

-[Gary chuckling] -Well, it's true.

I just hate to see you get hurt.

You mean you hate to see your friend get beat.

Peter Hollister isn't my friend.

Oh, sorry. Your puppet.

Sumner's puppet. Puppet of the rich and famous.

The rich and famous, Gary, are also rich and powerful,

and they know what they're doing.

-Well, I'll tough it out. -Will you? Well, good.

But who's gonna be your media consultant?

What issues are you gonna run on?

Sumner's enough of an issue for me.

But that's personal. What about the issues?

You've gotta talk about issues that voters can understand.

And who's gonna run your campaign?

Who's gonna do your scheduling?

Who's gonna book you on the talk shows?

What are you telling me? That I ought to drop out?

I'm telling you, you're in over your head.

So's Peter Hollister.

But he has Greg Sumner behind him and all of his money.

So I'll spend a few bucks.

I think I can afford it.

-It takes more than money, Gary. -[knocking]

It takes somebody to run your campaign.

[Gary] Yeah?

-Hi. -[Gary] Hi.

Hi.

Come in.

I heard you were running for state senate.

Yeah, you heard right.

[Jill] I think that's great.

You must be very proud.

Very proud.

Well, is there anything I can do to help?

[director] And action.

Our present attitudes and laws governing

the ownership and use of land

represent an abuse of the concept of private property.

In America... Shouldn't I be in California today?

Cut. Uh, that's good, too, Gary,

but I'd go with the way it's written.

Okay. Sorry.

-Environmentalist Paul-- -Ah, ah, wait till I say action.

[chuckling] Right. Sorry.

No need to be sorry. Ready? Rolling.

Slate. And action.

Environmentalist Paul Brookings wrote that--

-[director] Brooks. -What?

Cut.

Brooks. Not Brookings. Brooks.

Oh, yeah, right. I knew that. Sorry.

I mean... I'm not sorry.

[director] Alright. Let's do it again.

Rolling. Ready? Slate.

-And... -I'll get it this time.

We're looking forward to it, Gary.

Action.

Environmentalist Paul...

Environmentalist Paul-- [chuckling]

Environmentalist Paul-- [laughing]

Cut. [clearing throat] That's okay. That's okay.

-[laughing] -That's okay, Gary. No, it's good.

Sometimes-- sometimes a little laugh helps loosen it up, huh?

-[Gary giggling] -Uh, we're ready whenever you are.

I'm ready. I got it.

[laughing]

[clearing throat] I'm-- I'm really ready.

Let's do it one more time.

Who the hell is Paul Brooks, anyway?

I mean, couldn't I quote somebody famous, like Tecumseh?

You know, "Sell a country?"

"Why not sell the land, the air, the clouds,

-as well as the great sea?" -[director] And let's roll him.

Slate it.

And action.

It's about time we had someone we can trust again in government.

Gary Ewing understands that conservation

makes good business sense.

I'd like to change attitudes like those held by my opponent.

That's why I want to represent you in the State Senate.

I didn't used to worry about things like

toxic waste and pollution.

But now that I have a family of my own,

I worry about those things. A lot.

I wanna make sure that the things you and I take for granted

will still be here for our children and for their children.

This state should not be for sale to the highest bidder.

[announcer] This message has been brought to you

by the committee to elect Gary Ewing to the State Senate.

I was there all day, and you only used two of my lines?

-The best two. -Ah.

Look, um, you know how grateful I am.

Sometimes I jump into these things without...

Well, my mouth gets ahead of my brain.

Thank you for everything.

I'm glad you trusted me enough to let me help.

Why did you trust me?

What makes you think I do?

How could you work with someone you didn't trust?

[laughing] What, are you kidding?

I married Abby, didn't I?

-Are you comparing me to Abby? -[Gary] No, no. No comparison.

You, uh, you did give me the stuff

about Sumner faking the pollution.

You didn't have to do that.

Um... Do you have to leave so soon?

I thought maybe we'd have dinner or something.

Oh, well, thanks for the offer, but, um,

I've got a ton of work to do.

Okay.

Uh, look, uh, if you don't mind my asking,

uh, what exactly is the story

between you and Peter Hollister, anyway?

Um, I mind your asking.

Ah. Well, it was, uh, purely a theoretical concern, anyway.

Although I do kind of like imagining the look on his smug face--

e's not smug. He's young.

I doubt you're working on my campaign.

-It sounds as if you're still-- -It sounds as if you're still

concentrating on personal matters

instead of public affairs.

No way to run a campaign.

[music continues playing]

[sighing]

[crickets chirping]

Excuse me. Just getting some coffee.

-I didn't make any. -Oh.

Did you eat yet?

-I'll get something when my shift's over. -Come on. Sit down.

Have something to eat. There's plenty.

-Here you go. -Thanks.

-Dig in. -[officer] Yeah.

Looks great.

Mmm. Tastes great.

How'd it go at school?

Fine. They're letting me make up my work.

It's no problem.

How's the job?

The arsenic levels at the reservoir are getting higher.

Pollution's getting worse.

So how's everything going?

Everything's fine, Mack.

Everything's going great.

[Ben] Hello.

Bed's empty.

Bed's cold.

I know.

Do you want to talk about it?

I don't know.

I'm almost afraid to.

What is it?

It's almost as if...

as if talking about it might make it worse.

I just wish I could get this whole thing out of my head,

but I just can't.

-It's Kathy. -[Val] What?

It's alright. I understand. You don't have to talk about it.

-No, it's not Kathy. -[Ben] Believe me, if I could undo it, I would.

Sweetheart, I wasn't even thinking about Kathy at all.

It's Karen.

I was thinking about Karen.

I phoned her today. Automatic.

You know, out of habit, just like I always do.

Just picked up the phone and dialed

her number without even thinking about it.

Second time I've done that.

This is so weird.

Where is she?

[dramatic music playing]

[music continues playing]

[water splashing]

[upbeat romantic music playing]

[groaning] What happened?

What's happening is I'm swimming alone

because my date fell asleep on me.

No, no, no. I-- I wasn't asleep.

That won't do, Mack. It's been nearly two hours.

-[sighing] No, I... -Oh, don't say another word.

I've been enjoying myself. Would you like to join me?

I thought we were going to lunch.

Not anymore.

-You made lunch? -Oh, don't be silly.

I called the gourmet shop in the village.

They deliver.

How about a swim first?

Yeah, just let me get my trunks out of the car.

I wouldn't if I were you.

I mean, won't it look ridiculous?

You in the water with trunks and me... like this?

"Like this."

Like this, yes.

Or maybe you'd prefer lunch before we swim.

Whatever you say.

I am mostly hungry.

I'll get out.

[music continues playing]

Did you believe me?

-Uh, nah. -Yes, you did.

You thought I was naked. [chuckling]

-Nah. I'll go get my trunks. -You did. I could tell.

[chuckles]

Gary, can't we bury the hatchet?

Not in my back, we can't.

-Very funny. -A voice of experience.

Look, all I'm trying to say is that you're running

for office, I'm reopening Lotus Point.

I don't think either one of us needs any added pressure

or any bad publicity right now.

Well, I'm not planning a smear campaign

against Lotus Point. You planning one against me?

I just want you to know that I'm willing

to appear as your wife

at any photo sessions or campaign gatherings, parties,

anything like that to help you out, help your image.

[chuckling]

Do you enjoy the irony that you might be good for my image?

A happy marriage is an asset to any candidate, Gary.

One this candidate doesn't have.

I don't see any point in making

our private difficulties public, do you?

Abby, our president is divorced.

A divorce ain't no big deal.

Except when it happens in the middle of a campaign.

Gary, I just want you to know

I'm willing to put off the divorce

for a while longer if you want to.

I'm even willing to let you move back

to the ranch if you want to.

Gee, thanks.

It's my ranch.

It's our ranch.

[music continues playing]

Hi. Peter Hollister.

Hi. Peter Hollister. Appreciate your vote.

Hi. Peter Hollister.

-Let me take this. -[Peter] Hi. Peter Hollister.

Appreciate your vote.

Hi. Peter Hollister.

Appreciate your vote.

Hi. Peter Hollister. Appreciate your vote.

-Here you are. -Well, thank you.

You did a great job with talking your husband

out of running against me.

-Well, at least... -Hi, Pete Hollister.

-Appreciate your vote. -...I tried.

Hi. Peter Hollister. Appreciate your vote.

-Not hard enough. I wanna win this one. -So do I.

I want to be represented in Sacramento.

-And by whom? -I'm surprised you have to ask.

If you'd like me to restore your confidence in me,

I could give you some inside information

about my husband's organization.

-His campaign manager... -Hi, Pete Hollister.

His campaign manager is Jill Bennett.

Hi, Pete Hollister. Appreciate your vote.

I guess both of us are going to have to, uh,

deal with a difficult situation here, aren't we?

Hi, Pete Hollister. Appreciate your-- [laughing]

Appreciate your vote.

Hi, Pete Hollister. Appreciate your vote.

[Peter] What the hell do you think you're doing

running Gary Ewing's campaign?

Doesn't it bother you to work against your own brother?

If Mom and Dad were alive...

If Mom and Dad were alive, they wouldn't recognize you, Peter.

I haven't changed.

I'm still trying to get back

what Galveston stole from our family.

I still want justice.

No, no, no. What you want is revenge.

Hey, now. What's the difference?

If you don't know the difference, Peter,

then you have changed.

No.

No, you're too hypocritical to admit

you used to want the same things I do.

Whatever I used to want, there's only one thing

that's important to me now... Gary.

[scoffing]

[intense music playing]

[door closes]

[crickets chirping]

[phone ringing]

[dramatic music playing]

-[officer] Call coming in. -[phone ringing]

[clears throat]

Hello?

[detective] Mack, on our suspect, Tommy T...

-Yeah? -No go. Air-tight alibi.

-Yeah? -Violated parole.

He's been locked up for the last--

[music continues playing]

[Greg sighs] Thank you.

[instrumental music playing]

I've been trying not to ask you something.

Then don't.

Do you know anything about Karen's disappearance?

You think that I had Karen kidnapped?

No, I'm just asking. That's all.

I know what you're asking. Am I guilty.

You wouldn't be asking if you didn't presume I was.

-I'm not presuming anything. -The hell you're not.

I'm not.

Okay, Nancy Drew, you tell me.

What in the world would I have to gain

by kidnapping that woman?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't you the one

who's always harping about trust in a marriage?

Well, trust works both ways, kiddo.

[door lock clicking, door opening]

You look uncomfortable, Karen.

-I am. -What?

I am. I am uncomfortable.

Well, there's no reason to be.

I suggested that you bathe, but you didn't.

Shampoo, soap.

A change of underwear.

It's new clothes.

You can't object to this.

I chose this because I thought it was perfectly utilitarian.

And nice.

It's appropriate, don't you think?

I don't know what's appropriate for someone

who's been kidnapped.

[chuckles] Well, now you do.

[intense music playing]

Here we go.

Sit.

[music continues playing]

You weren't going to grab for the scissors, were you?

No. No, I...

I wouldn't do that. I know better than to--

[Phil] Okay, okay, I hear you.

Would have been silly anyway.

Since...

I'm going to hand them to you.

Take them.

[music continues playing]

Well, go on.

Go on.

I don't know what you want me to do.

-Cut your hair. -What?

I like short hair better.

Anyway, it'll be a lot more comfortable for you.

Go on.

-But... -Cut it.

I don't think I can do that.

Sure you can. Sure you can, come on.

Come on.

Ah, no. More.

More.

More. There.

Good.

Good.

Cut.

[Karen breathing heavily]

[theme music playing]

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