09x01 - Missing Persons

[bunniefuu]

[theme music plays]

You so much as look at my daughter again,

I'll be on Greg Sumner's doorstep

so fast it'll make your head spin.

And I will tell him the truth about you.

I'm not interested in your daughter.

-[Ben] Shut that door! -Huh?

Are you crazy?

-What's the matter? -Are you crazy?

After all the planning and the precautions that we've been through,

you're not gonna let those kids go outside?

Has absolutely none of this registered in your minds,

or are you just completely out of your minds?

I just wanted to say thank you.

Thank you? For what?

You know, it's kind of nice to know that there's, uh,

somebody that feels responsible enough for your kids to take over.

That's the kind of insurance that money can't buy.

And I want to thank you.

I got a job.

-[Ben] I got an assignment. -[Valene laughs]

Is it a good one?

[Ben] It's-- it's an assignment,

but that's not the important thing.

The important thing is,

this is the end of the craziness.

There's no more paranoia, no more temper tantrums.

It's a brand new me.

Say goodbye for Daddy.

I will.

-Call me. -Every night at nine o'clock.

Every night at nine o'clock, I'll be waiting.

She's my daughter!

You're not Paige's father, Mack.

[Anne gasps]

I'm not interested in Paige's real father.

Paige, my daughter?

Anne told me you're Paige's father.

Anne told you? Anne told you?

Yeah, why would she lie?

Why would she lie? Because she's Anne, that's why.

We can't believe mother.

She just said it to be vindictive.

-Uncle? -You knew all along, didn't you?

-Knew what? -About my father, your brother.

That's why you didn't marry me, right?

Because you knew, you knew, and you didn't care.

What are you talking about?

Greg Sumner is my father.

[laughs]

Why didn't you just tell me that you were seeing Peter?

I figured if it didn't bother you

that your mother was sleeping with Peter...

it wouldn't bother you that I was too.

You did know about your mother and Peter, didn't you?

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

[gasping]

[Abby] I'll take care of it.

No one has to know.

[intense music]

Well, we were wondering

when we'd get confirmation from Peter or his office...

as to whether he'll actually make that speech

that he promised to make for the opening ceremony

of the dedication of the children's park.

Look, if he said he was going to show up to make the speech,

he'll show up to make the speech.

If he doesn't show up to make the speech,

then I'll make the damn speech.

It's too soon to give up hope.

Mama, I'm not going to give up hope.

I'm going to be waiting by that phone tomorrow night at 9:00

and the next night and every single night after that,

hoping that I am wrong.

But he won't call...

because he's not coming back.

Do you want to get married?

[chuckles] Oh, yeah.

Why bother?

[laughs] Yeah.

-[sighs] Oh, sh**t. -What?

Must be a settling crack.

Not one thing, it's another.

I hope it's a settling crack...

or else it could be structural.

I mean, oh, boy, then we're really in trouble.

♪ London bridge is falling down, falling down ♪

♪ Falling down, London Bridge is falling down ♪

♪ My fair lady ♪

♪ London Bridge Is falling down ♪

♪ Falling down, falling down ♪

♪ London Bridge is falling down, my fair lady ♪

♪ London Bridge Is falling down ♪

♪ Falling down, falling down ♪

♪ London Bridge Is falling down ♪

♪ My fair lady ♪

♪ London Bridge Is falling down ♪

♪ Falling down, falling down ♪

♪ London Bridge Is falling down ♪

♪ My fair lady ♪

[Brian] Can I have Olivia's dessert?

[Abby] I don't think you should have two desserts.

But strawberry shortcake is fruit,

and fruit's good for you.

It's up to Olivia.

-Here. -Thanks.

Um, can I eat this in my room? I have a lot of homework to do.

[sighs] Sure.

You can be excused too, Olivia.

Need help with your homework?

No.

You can use my desk inside if you'd like.

I'm okay, Mommy.

Can I work here?

Sure.

Well, don't you think he'd try to reach you if he had a problem?

Oh, I don't know. I mean, why should he?

Letting me know that he was okay would only make me feel better.

And why should Peter want to make me feel better?

He's been selfish and self-centered all of his life.

And he gets himself into the most god-awful messes.

Come on.

When we were kids,

he, uh, built a cave into a riverbank once.

But of course, being Peter, he didn't tell anybody where it was.

So, one night, he doesn't come home for dinner.

And I have to go out and find him and save his lousy life.

What are you telling me? You hate him? I mean...

I don't hate him.

He's my brother, and I love him.

But I hate what he's become.

And I hate what he's doing.

[instrumental music playing]

I read there's a Harry Belafonte special on tonight.

You don't have to wait up with me, Mom.

I love Harry Belafonte.

[Valene sighs]

Why don't you go ahead and turn on the set?

You don't want to miss the opening.

It's already past nine o'clock.

[Val] You know, the strange thing that keeps going through my head is that...

I can't eat Mama's cookies and stuff because...

I have to eat more vegetables.

I have to stay healthy for the kids' sake.

Because they only have one parent, you know?

If anything happened to me...

Oh, I don't know. I just keep thinking I...

I have to eat more vegetables.

Hey.

You know, Val, maybe-- maybe Ben will--

-[Valene shushes] -Oh.

Hey, what you got there, Bobby? What is that?

Dig that up there. Let me see.

Is that pretty? Put it in the bucket.

Come here, Bets. Let's put the shells in the bucket.

-Is it cold? -Come on, honey--

Yeah, that's cold.

Come over here and put the shells in the bucket, okay?

Where are you going?

-She's not going anywhere. -Yes, I am.

-Where are you going? -I am 20 years old,

and I can decide where to live on my own.

Paige, you can stay here. Stop it.

Where? Where are you going to go?

-I don't know. -Oh, that's very mature of you.

Does it really matter?

I am sick of you staring at me all the time...

trying to decide if I look like you or Greg Sumner.

I don't need that kind of grief.

If I'm staring at you, it's because I think you're pretty...

and I'd hate for you to look like him.

That's not funny, Mack.

[Mack] When are you going to stop running away?

You run away from your mother, you run away from me.

You have no obligation to me.

-Yes, I do. -Then that's your problem!

And you shall quit acting like you're my...

Like what? Huh? Like I'm your father?

Because I'm not your daughter.

Paige.

And if I'm not your daughter,

then what am I doing here?

Paige, Paige, please, come on.

Stop. Stop.

-You are my daughter. -[Paige sobs]

[mellow music]

[Paige] Take a blood test.

Go fly a kite, will you?

Please, I've got to find out.

I am not your father.

Then why won't you take a blood test?

Because it violates my civil rights.

[Paige sighs]

You want to know what my blood type is?

It's O positive.

-So is mine. -So is half the country.

Look, a blood test is not going to prove anything.

Look, I'm not trying to stick you with anything.

If I find out that you're my father,

I'll never say another word. I'll go away.

I just have to know if it's possible.

Were you with my mother?

Your mother was too quick for me.

-[Paige sighs] -I would have been in way over my head.

She knew that. She wouldn't give me a tumble.

She gave Mack a tumble.

[instrumental music]

I'm not your father, alright?

Right.

Why don't you run along,

so that I can play games with a child I can handle?

-I, uh... -[Laura laughs]

I couldn't think of any other way to convince her.

Yeah, I bet you couldn't. [laughs]

Your little detective is here.

Uh, there's a check on the table.

Would you give it to him?

You, uh, you don't want to talk to him?

Nope.

Well, what do you want me to tell him?

Uh, I don't care. Tell him to get lost.

-Ooh. -[Marguerite babbles]

You don't want him to keep looking for him?

-[Marguerite cries out] -No.

What's the matter? What's the matter?

Nah. Peter's been gone for weeks.

Dead or alive, his career is over.

Once a politician gets in trouble like this,

the public drops him.

The only thing that could save Peter now

is if he had been taken hostage by some t*rror1st.

And if that were the case, I'm sure the t*rror1st would contact me.

I don't need a detective to find that out for me.

You're all heart, you know that?

-[Marguerite cries] -You gonna give me a tumble?

Oh. Oh.

[intense music]

I had a bad dream.

Come here.

[instrumental music playing]

♪ London Bridge is falling down, falling down ♪

♪ Falling down ♪

♪ London Bridge is falling down my fair lady ♪

Alright, let's get back to work here, okay?

Mommy. Oh, you look great.

Oh, did you come here to show off the baby?

No, I-- I came here to work. I figured it's about time.

The summer's almost over and I am so bored.

Good! I'd rather see the baby.

-Where is she? -In my office.

-Great. -Sleeping.

-Oh. -I brought a sitter.

I thought maybe I could get 10 or 15 minutes

-worth of work done. -Oh, are you breastfeeding?

Yes, you are. [laughs]

-You look great. -Yeah?

-You really do. -[chuckles] Thanks.

So, tell me, does, um...

Does Greg like being a new father now?

He takes to it like, uh, a duck to water.

And he keeps his mind off of Peter,

who's disappeared from the face of the earth.

Yeah.

And Ben?

You know, Val still hasn't heard a word from him.

Well, I really wouldn't know about that

because Valene and I don't speak.

Yes.

-[sighs] Laura. -Mm-hmm?

You know you would do anything for your children.

Sometimes it's real hard to make a choice

between wrong and right...

when you're dealing with your own flesh and blood.

-Maybe Val had no-- -Look, look, look, look, look.

Just don't finish that sentence, okay?

Maybe Val had no choice, Laura.

Well, she could have told me that they were after Greg.

She was risking her own children's lives.

I'm going to go check on the baby.

Laura!

I cannot help the way that I feel.

[clerk] Mrs. Gibson.

-Mrs. Gibson. -[Valene] Hi.

You're too young to be losing your memory.

Now, if you were my age, I'd understand.

-What? -I was just writing you a letter

returning you your mortgage payment.

Oh, no. Did I forget to sign the check?

Mrs. Gibson, your husband paid off the loan.

-What? -The refinancing loan.

He paid it when he came in to set up

the trust fund for the kids.

You must have had champagne to celebrate.

-Well, I don't know-- -Oh, dear.

Oh, I hope I'm not ruining an anniversary present or something.

No, of course you're not. Nothing.

Well, I envy you.

I wish I didn't have those monthly payments

hanging over my head.

Wait right here. I'll run and get the check.

Okay, thanks.

I can't believe the messenger service ever hired that man.

-Alfred? -Hmm.

Oh. Al's alright.

[Peggy] Is that the evidence you were waiting for?

[Mack] Evidence? No.

Just more of the cover-up.

-Is he still out there? -Of course.

He never leaves without helping himself to the coffee.

Yeah.

Peggy.

Send him in here.

Al? How you doing, Al?

Same as always.

Good.

I didn't say good. I said same as always.

You know, Al, you're more than welcome to use our cups.

Wouldn't touch them.

They're paper.

You know how many hundreds of thousands of acres

of trees are destroyed every year

to make cups that people only use once

-and then throw away? -No.

Oh. Well, I'll look it up for you.

Yeah. Okay.

Yeah, well... [clears throat] Al--

Hey, you gave me shoe shine money yesterday.

Yeah, I'm not going to give you shoe shine money today.

I got a shine.

-Yeah, well-- -I don't need new shoes either.

I feel like splurging today.

Well, as long as you're splurging...

I think you ought to have a word with Peggy.

She's been skimping on the coffee.

It's too weak.

You've been skimping on the coffee?

No, you love my coffee.

Where'd you get that?

Some French Hall of Records. It's Paige's birth certificate.

I thought maybe Anne put my name down as Paige's father,

but she didn't.

You gotta stop.

[sighs] Yeah, I know.

It's not going to do you any good.

You know, it's not a matter of that-- that...

Anne slept with Sumner or not.

That doesn't bother me. It was so long ago.

But Paige.

You want her to be your daughter.

Yeah, something like that.

But I just don't know for sure. That's what's k*lling me.

You may never have proof.

You want to know?

Then, know, decide.

Say, "Yes. This is my daughter."

Yeah.

It's not that easy.

Make it easy.

You really have no choice.

[Mack] Hmm.

[instrumental music playing]

Okay.

-Let's go, huh? -[Marguerite babbles]

Did you think I was going to leave you here?

Did you think I was going to leave you here?

I would never do that. I would never do that.

You're going to come with me.

Yeah. Yeah, cutie.

Okay, let's go. Oh, boy. Oh, here we go.

Here we go. Watch your head.

-[murmurs] -[Marguerite babbles]

[doorbell rings]

-Can you get that, Mama? -[Lilimae] Yeah.

I'll get it.

Oh, Laura. Oh, come in.

Oh, ooh, she's beautiful.

Oh, I've been wanting to come over.

Oh, let us look at her.

Oh, Valene, isn't she gorgeous?

I thought you'd like to see the baby, Val.

Well, of course she does.

Of course I do, Laura.

Laura, I'm just...

Can I hold her?

Come here, sweetie.

-[Marguerite cries] -Oh, I know.

[Valene] Oh.

She's so beautiful.

-[Marguerite cries] -Oh, yes, yes.

This year's been a b*tch, hasn't it?

[Valene] Oh, sweetheart.

Oh, sweetie.

-[Marguerite cries] -Yeah!

Don't eat the melon.

-I love cantaloupe. -I know you do.

You're allergic to it, you get sick,

so don't eat the cantaloupe.

I don't get sick. I get an itchy feeling,

and it breaks out in my mouth and my lip and all around...

-[Paige] Good morning. -Morning.

Morning.

Mack?

-Yeah, what? -The paper.

Yeah, oh, come on. Who am I trying to impress?

Michael left early, and Eric doesn't live here anymore.

And Paige is 20 years old and is setting her ways,

and if I don't read the paper now, I'll never get a chance.

I'm just too busy.

And also, if you get it first,

I'll never get a chance to read it

'cause you never put the sections back where they belong.

So I'm gonna read the paper now, at breakfast, at this table.

Okay?

-So read. -Thank you.

So are you busy because of the Peter Hollister case?

Well, I'm working on an immense fraud scam for the governor.

Well, doesn't the governor want you to look into Peter's disappearance?

Well, you know, I keep my eyes and ears open.

Well, have you heard anything?

No.

-No. -Any clues?

Sure.

I broke his heart and he couldn't take it.

Hmm. Well, you're under arrest, kid.

But I can get you off

because I know that guy doesn't have a heart.

-Eh, eh, eh. -[Mack sighs]

Mom, if Joshua goes to a movie today, can I go too?

Well, it depends on who's gonna take you and, uh, what movie.

Joshua's dad is taking us.

And it'll be a kids' movie, honest.

-What kids' movie? -We don't know yet.

Well, call me, uh, at the office later, then, okay?

[Brian] Okay.

But I like horror films

and I know what's real and what's not.

It doesn't bother me to see people get k*lled.

Call me, Brian.

[instrumental music playing]

Honey, are you alright?

Mommy, I wanna go to work with you.

I don't think that's a very good idea.

Why don't you call one of your friends

and have them come out? It's such a nice day.

No. I just wanna be with you.

I'm gonna be working all day.

-You'll be bored silly. -I don't care.

I just wanna make sure you're alright.

I'm fine, honey.

[sighs]

I'm so sorry for making you do it, Mommy.

Shh. It's alright. It's alright.

-[Abby sighs] -You didn't have to.

Not for me.

-I'm not worth it. -Olivia.

Honey, you're my daughter.

I would do anything in the world for you.

Anything.

[sighs]

Olivia. Hi.

You coming to Michael's birthday party?

-Oh, yeah. -Oh, good.

I forgot to call him about it.

[laughs] Oh, okay.

We're making a reservation for a table at the club.

-The club? -Uh-huh.

So be sure to bring your favorite records.

Bye.

-Hi. -[Abby] Hi.

[groans]

I saw this a couple of weeks ago.

I made a note to tell someone about it.

I forgot. I'm sorry.

Don't be silly. It's nothing serious.

Well, it looks like it's gotten a lot worse.

-Yeah, it could be structural. -I don't think so.

I mean, you said you thought it was, uh, a settling crack.

I hope it's a settling crack.

Well, we'll get the contractor out here

and they'll just patch it up. That's all.

If it's structural, it's gonna take more than a patch.

Why don't we get a second opinion, Karen?

We have a second opinion.

He's the expert.

Yep, it's structural.

[Abby] We paid your company over $40,000

to build that children's park. We expect some service.

[contractor] Well, I'm sorry about the crack, Mrs. Ewing,

but you know, this is California. [chuckles]

If you're not living on a fault,

you're living next to one.

I'm sure I can get someone out first thing Friday.

That's not good enough.

[scoffs] It's the best I can do.

Look, if you don't get out here today,

I'm going to slap your company with a lawsuit

that'll make your head spin.

[contractor] Mrs. Ewing, I can tell you that going to court

is not a pleasant experience for anyone.

Just get out here today.

Honey... you know, you don't have to

go to school here if you don't want to.

This is the start of a new semester.

You can go anywhere you want.

Well, I like it here.

I've been looking into some schools in Europe.

A couple I think you might really like.

Switzerland and France.

-Just think about it. -I don't want to go.

Well, honey, we could pick out the school together.

Well, would you stay in Europe with me?

F-- for a while, but they're-- they're...

[chuckles nervously] they're boarding schools, you know.

No.

Olivia...

I think it might be a good idea for you to get away.

I don't want to. I don't.

-Please don't make me. -Alright.

It-- it-- honey, it was just a suggestion.

[indistinct chatter]

I was thinking, Mommy,

we have to do everything as we've always done.

We can't do anything differently, anything, okay?

-Because otherwise-- -Okay, okay.

Promise me.

I don't want you to make any mistakes.

I promise.

[school bell rings]

[sighs]

Well, I don't like to knock another man's work,

but you've got a public place here.

You need top-grade construction.

They said to expect some settling cracks. This is California.

Well, a settling crack is one thing,

but you don't want this place to chip away so bad

that someone falls and breaks an ankle.

Oh, heaven forbid we should be liable

for someone breaking an ankle.

You've got two-sack concrete on your hands.

We paid for four-sack.

I'm sure if we paid for four-sack, we got four-sack, whatever that is.

Our maintenance supervisor checks all the materials charges.

Well, I'm sure you did get four-sack delivered.

But cement is awfully difficult to work with,

so the crew has to water it down.

Now, the trouble is cement is lighter than water,

so if your crew is lazy, they'll water it down too much,

and the cement just floats out over the top of the form.

So your four-sack can become your two-sack pretty easy.

That's very interesting.

What's the solution?

Well, you've got to dig it out and re-pour.

Look, let's talk. Excuse us.

This guy is obviously trying to drum up business.

I can't believe you're even listening to him.

No, I think he's right.

Our contractor obviously took some shortcuts.

[scoffs] I spoke to our contractor,

and he said he would be happy to patch up the crack.

I don't want to patch up the crack.

I don't want to compound the problem.

Listen to Julian. He says the slab will deteriorate.

We're not building a skyscraper here, for heaven's sake, Karen.

It's a children's park. It's the small children's section.

How much could happen as a 3-year-old--

[Karen]...cared about the children's park!

You can repaint the club every two minutes,

but spend one dime on the children's park,

and you're all up in arms.

I love children. I love the children's park.

I just don't see any point in throwing away money.

-Throwing away money? -He's trying to scare us about accidents.

-We have liability insurance. -Accidents, Abby!

Hey! Hey! Here's what's gonna happen.

I'm gonna hire a Carr, he's gonna fix it,

and if I have to, I'll pay for it. Goodbye.

[intense music playing]

No cookies?

[chuckles] You weren't eating them anyway.

I was the one gaining weight.

[instrumental music playing]

[drilling machine whirring]

I got your message.

See, Abby, not so bad. They're almost finished.

Yeah, that's it for this section.

We only have to remove the back part there,

and then we start re-pouring.

You don't have to dig up any more here?

Nope, that's it.

Oh. [chuckles]

Well, you're doing a terrific job here.

-Thank you. -Isn't he?

[exhales sharply]

[Valene] Where is it? I know he put it in here.

-[Lilimae] Valene. -What?

Are you sure you want to do this?

-Found it. -Absolutely sure?

[sighs] But I don't trust these things.

Look, I can stay by the phone tonight.

Mama, you are not going to stay by the phone tonight.

We're going to Michael's party, all of us.

-We need it. -But I don't mind.

I've forgotten how to work this thing.

[Lilimae groans and clicks tongue]

Look, what if Ben calls and this machine doesn't work?

Then he'll call again.

-Valene. -Or he will call somebody else.

Mama, look, I have waited by this phone

every night for the last three months

and tonight I'm going to let this machine do the waiting for me.

I've got two beautiful kids up there to raise

and while I pray to God that their father's coming back,

it looks like, Mama, I can't count on that now.

So it's up to me to make sure they lead as normal life as possible.

And that includes going to birthday parties and going to movies.

And maybe someday even overnight vacations.

-[clicking] -Hi. We're not in right now

but if you'll please leave your name and number

at the sound of the tone, we'll get right back to you.

Ben...

we love you.

[machine beeps]

Betsy, Bobby, come on, sweeties,

we're going to a birthday party.

[upbeat rock music playing]

-[Michael] Hey. -Hey, it's the birthday boy!

-[Michael] How you doing? Hi. -Happy birthday.

Thank you. Thanks for coming.

-Happy birthday. -Alright.

-Happy birthday. -How about that?

-Thanks. -Boy, you're getting old, huh?

[laughs] Yeah, I know.

Well, that's why you're giving me gifts.

Listen, um, we have some punch right over here

and, uh, a table set up in this room right here.

So why don't you help yourself there?

-Okay. -Okay?

-[whispering] Can I have cake? -Yeah.

[Brian] Hmm.

[music continues]

[ominous music plays]

Hi, Olivia. How about a dance?

Olivia?

Um, no, I'm not thirsty.

[laughs] Okay, but I asked you to dance.

Oh, maybe later, okay?

-Sure. You okay? -Yeah.

Okay.

[upbeat music playing]

[indistinct chatter]

Oh, hi!

[Michael] Hello!

It's the birthday boy!

[Lilimae] Happy birthday!

Happy birthday!

Oh, happy birthday!

Give him the present, Bobby.

[Karen] So cute!

Hi, guys.

Come on over. Come out with Uncle Michael.

Uncle Michael, I love that.

-Uncle Michael. -Oh, man! [laughs]

[Karen] Oh.

How you doing?

-I'm fine. -Ready to party?

-I'm ready. -Good.

Yeah.

Oh, that's beautiful. You made it, right?

-All night I was up. -Uh-huh. Over a hot stove.

-Oh, hi. -Hi, Gary.

-The kids look great. -Yeah, they do, don't they?

Yeah.

Is Ben still, uh...

-He's, uh... -Out of town.

-Yeah. -That must be hard.

No, not at all. It's been fine.

They're managing rather well.

Yeah.

-Hi. -Oh.

-I hope I'm not late. -Hi.

-No, you're right on time. -Hi, Jill.

Hi, Val.

So, uh, where's the birthday boy?

He's right over here.

We'll be back.

Hello, Olivia.

Oh, you're not still holding a grudge after all this time.

Suit yourself.

But me, I'm gonna act like an adult.

-So-- -Just get out of here.

Why don't you go back to wherever you came from?

[Paige scoffs]

Hey, how you doing? Everything alright?

-Yeah, fine. -Good.

How you doing? What was that about?

-Nothing. -Yeah?

You okay?

Yeah. It might be a lot better if she weren't around.

[instrumental music playing]

-So, what was that about? -Oh, nothing.

Maybe that's the problem. Here, have some.

Oh, thank you. You can have the cantaloupe.

No, I can't. I'm allergic.

You're allergic to cantaloupe? You're allergic to cantaloupe?

Yes, I am allergic to cantaloupe.

-What happens? -When?

When you eat the cantaloupe.

I get little itchy sores on my mouth.

[laughs] You're allergic to cantaloupe?

My daughter's allergic to cantaloupe.

Would you believe it? Isn't that great?

-No, no, Mack, I-- -Don't you understand?

I'm allergic to cantaloupe.

I get these little itchy sores in my mouth whenever I eat cantaloupe.

-So? -Don't you understand?

I've got to be your father. I am your father.

You're my daughter. That's it.

-I know. -Not Sumner. Me.

I'm your father. How do you know?

-I know. -How?

Trust me. I know.

Cantaloupe. I can't believe you.

She's allergic to cantaloupe.

It's, uh-- yeah.

My daughter, you're kidding me.

-Hey. -Well, come on.

-You said you wanted to dance. -Yeah, well... [chuckles]

Come on.

[upbeat electronic music plays]

[indistinct chatter]

[intense music playing]

No.

Night, Mama.

[mellow music]

[drills rattling]

[music continues]

I don't care about the cost!

I care about the construction!

It's a code violation. Not without digging down.

[ominous music plays]

[worker] Wait a minute. Look at this.

-I think I found something. -[Julian] What is it?

Would you believe it? Another problem.

There must be a pipe broke. There's water seeping up.

-They're gonna have to dig down another... -[worker] Oh, my God.

Come here. Give me a hand.

I think it's a body.

[announcer] Next on Knots Landing.

Peter Hollister. That's great. It's just my luck.

A state senator.

Couldn't find me an unknown stiff, could I?

What's this about the kids visiting Richard?

I received a letter from him.

He wants to see the boys, so I agreed to it.

Well, maybe I shouldn't say this,

but after he had that argument with Abby Ewing,

he was nowhere to be found.

Gary suspects something.

I thought you said you didn't say anything to him.

I didn't say anything,

but he suspects something.

Is there anything else, anything else

she shouldn't know about?

-Why are you asking me, Gary? -Did you k*ll Peter Hollister?

[theme music plays]