11x05 - Best Interests

[bunniefuu]

-[Paige] Yes. -Do you miss me?

Who is this?

[Greg chuckling] " Who is this?"

That's very good.

Very good. "Who is this?"

I'm still trying to find somebody

to share the champagne with.

I don't want it to go to waste.

Well, it doesn't sound like it's going to waste.

I didn't wake you, did I?

No, I had to get up to answer the phone anyway.

It's very good.

I hope you don't expect me to keep feeding you

these straight lines.

I don't. I'm going to bed.

Exactly what I had in mind.

Goodnight then.

Just mean you're hanging up on me?

This means goodnight.

[instrumental music]

I know what the lady wants.

I know what the lady wants.

The lady wants to play chase.

All right.

I can play chase.

She wants to play chase.

[theme music]

[narrator] Previously on Knots Landing.

You are so lucky.

Lucky?

That's raw talent. Whip it off.

Well, gosh, what do we play for now?

I want my own secretary and a computer.

And I want a salary of $120,000 a year.

You know, if I give you all of this,

what they're going to think I'm really paying you for?

Lady, this woman could be dead.

I was wondering if Dr. Powell treats a dog named Chester.

You intend to knock on every door in this neighborhood?

I'm looking for a woman with a dog named Chester.

You will fall in love with me.

You will marry me.

And you will live happily ever after.

[dramatic music]

Chester!

Are you glad to see me? Huh?

[car engine starts]

[car revving]

[theme music]

♪ Somewhere ♪

♪ Somehow ♪

♪ I must have hurt you ♪

Who was that woman?

-The woman? -The woman. The singer.

The one who was on before Frank.

-Amanda? -Amanda. Amanda who?

Amanda. Amanda Michaels.

Why do you want... Gary.

[vocalizing]

♪ Oh oh why else would I ♪

♪ Be here suffering ♪

♪ With a blue ♪♪

-[applause] -[Frank] Thank you, thank you.

Wonderful!

Unlisted?

[applause in the background]

[sighs]

Unlisted!

[indistinct chattering]

Hey, am I playing and singing that bad?

She's unlisted.

-Who? -The singer.

-You know her phone number? -Who is he talking about?

-You know her phone number? -No, I don't.

-Well, who does? -Why do you wanna call her?

What is the big deal here?

-[Frank] Do you know her? -No... Yes!

You know her?

She's the one I've been looking for.

The woman on the telephone? -Yes.

-[Pat] Gary, Are you sure? -[groaning] Yes.

[Frank] Who would know her number?

The manager?

I don't give out that information.

She's a friend.

Yeah, if she's a friend

you wouldn't be asking me for her phone number.

It's an emergency.

Look, if I gave out the phone numbers

of everybody who performed here,

honey, nobody would perform here.

Well...

Look, could you call her for me.

Please? Look, just tell her it's Gary.

I'm the person...

the friend she talked to on the phone.

Just tell her it's Gary.

[blues music on the background]

No answer.

Don't hang up. Leave a message.

Can't leave a message, honey,

if there's no answering machine, can I?

[Gary groans]

When does she perform next?

Wednesday.

Well, who else knows her?

The guy who...

-Who was with her tonight. -Danny.

-You mean the guy Val's dating? -Yeah, Danny.

What's his last name?

[sighing] Well, who would know it?

Danny's last name?

What about Danny?

You know him?

He's dating Val.

That Danny. Why didn't you say so?

What's his name?

What's his name?

Danny.

His last name.

Oh, his last name?

-I don't know. -We don't know.

[sighing] Thanks.

-That's rude. -Oh...

[dramatic music]

If I don't get back to sleep right away...

[grunting] I'll be very angry.

[Pat] Well, Val would know.

Oh, right.

"Hello, Val. What's the last name

"of that schmuck you've been seeing?

The one who kissed another woman here tonight?"

Are you going to tell her about that?

About what?

The guy she's... [sighs]

that Danny kissed Amanda.

So what? May not be anything.

This is California.

People kiss out here for no reason at all.

-Don't give me that. -[Frank] It's true.

Never saw so much kissing before we moved out here.

Besides...

Danny might be Amanda's brother or manager.

Oh, sure, right.

That must be it.

What if he is?

Gary can't just call at Val and say,

"I saw Danny kissing another woman last night."

-He can't do it. -I'd wanna know.

I'll keep that in mind.

You mean to tell me that you wouldn't wanna know

if I were seeing another man?

We are talking about kissing here.

Not seeing.

Okay, okay, okay.

-I'd wanna know. -Thank you.

In the same situation. I'd wanna know too.

[Pat] Okay, that's fine. But you can't call Valene

in the middle of the night

and tell her the situation.

I know, I know, I know.

[sighs]

Maybe she's awake.

Gary, you found Amanda. She's fine.

She's not going anywhere.

Now go home and get some sleep.

I can't sleep.

[uplifting music]

[car engine starts]

[car revving]

[Ginny] Come on, kids, let's get going.

-Good morning, Gary. -Morning.

Hi, guys. Whoa.

[Val] Okay, guys, in the car.

-[Ginny] Come on, babies. -In here, Bobby.

[Ginny] In you go.

-Morning. -Hi.

[Ginny] That's a boy.

In you go. Come on.

Here's the lunch boxes.

[Ginny] Put your seatbelts on.

[Val] Put the seatbelts on right now.

-[Ginny] That's it, kids. -[Val] There you go.

[Val] Now watch fingers.

-Careful. -Okay, good.

-[car engine starts] -Alright, fine.

Have a nice day, sweetheart.

-You too, Ginny. -Okay, love.

What are you doing here?

-Well, I need to... -Hi.

-Hi. -I got it.

Just came by to get my jacket.

I've been hiding out inside until the coast was clear.

Kids could only take me in small doses.

What did you need, Gary?

Well, I actually had a question for Danny.

Danny? How'd you know he was even here?

Well, I didn't.

I came to ask you how to contact him.

What's the question?

I need a phone number.

Whose?

The singer. Last night.

Club.

Stage 25.

Yeah.

-The singer? -[Gary] Yeah.

[sighs]

-Amanda? -Amanda. Yeah.

Yeah, Amanda.

-You want her phone number? -Mm-hm.

-Why? -Why?

Yeah, why? What? Are you following me around?

-No, I'm not following you. -Why are you doing this?

What's going on?

Maybe we ought to talk about this privately.

Maybe you should just leave.

-[Val] Danny. Gary. -Is she your sister, is that it?

-[Danny] What? -Is she your sister?

No. What makes you think I even know her?

Well, you knew her last night.

You knew her name.

You left the club with her.

Kissed her.

Look, I'm not trying to start any trouble here.

This is an emergency.

I've been trying to find this woman for weeks.

Gary, wait a minute.

-Is this the woman on the phone? -Yeah.

-[Val] She's alive? -Yes.

-What's Amanda's phone number? -Danny, who is she?

What? Who is she?

Val, she's my wife.

Oh, God.

I would never do anything in the world to hurt you.

-Get away. -Val.

-The marriage was over. -Stay away.

It was over before I even met you.

-Don't. -Val.

Don't you dare come near me.

[dramatic music]

[Danny sighs]

I need her phone number or address.

I will tell Amanda who you are.

I will tell her that you're looking for her.

If she then wishes to contact you,

that's entirely up to her.

[dramatic tense music]

[plates clinking]

Well?

What?

I'm sorry, I didn't know.

Look, maybe...

I don't need a lecture from you.

-I wasn't a lecture... -Then don't.

I thank you very much for all your concern.

I thank you very much for all the nice things

that you plan to say.

I thank you very much for not saying them

and for leaving me alone.

I just don't want to see you get hurt.

I can take care of myself. Thank you.

[birds chirping]

Why are you still here?

I want to talk to Val.

She made it clear she didn't want to talk to you.

I think you ought to leave.

I really don't care what you think.

You've done enough damage.

You can take the credit for the damage done today, cowboy.

Go home, man.

I don't know why I have to be the one to point this

out to you, but you're awfully possessive

of a woman who you ran around on,

divorced, left with two children

you refused to take responsibility for, Uncle Gary.

Uncle?

[grunting]

-[grunting] God. -You all right?

-What happ...? -Val.

-Val. Val. -No.

[Gary breathes heavily]

[traffic bustling]

Knock, knock, knock Here we are.

This is my grand niece and my grand nephew.

Was I wrong at these darlings? I told you of what?

Oh, well, hello there.

I promised Jeri that I was going to stop by

before we went to school.

-I'm so glad you did. -Yeah.

What grade are you two in?

-[both] Kindergarten. -[woman] Kindergarten?

That's my favorite grade.

What do you like best about school?

-Playing. -Playing?

And feeding the turtles.

Feeding the turtles.

I have to go to the bathroom.

I do too.

Where are the bathrooms, please?

Well, they're just down the hall

and then to the right at the elevator

and then... I'll take you.

I don't need any help.

He means that he...

I know, you both are old enough,

but I'm just going to show you where the bathroom is.

-Okay? All right? -Okay.

Come on, let's go. Down we go.

Turn left as you get out the door.

I'll be right back, Jeri. Hold down the four for me.

Sure.

[tense music]

So did you find the bathroom?

I didn't have to go.

Oh.

Only Bobby and not me.

I see.

[tense music]

Good morning, Paulie. Anything for me?

Good morning, Miss Matheson.

-Let's see. -What kept you?

Am I late?

Not exactly at crack of dawn.

I want you to know that even when you don't see me

behind my desk,

my mind is still hard at work

thinking of ways to make you richer than you are now.

Well, I want you to know that I'm grateful.

Employees appreciate being appreciated.

How's about I show my appreciation

with a very expensive lunch?

Oh, thanks. I'd love to, but I can't.

I have an appointment.

Appointments were made to be canceled.

Somebody famous said that.

I believe that's, "Contracts are made to be broken."

And I can't cancel this appointment.

Oh, excuse me, Miss Matheson.

Your 11:00 appointment is in your office.

Thank you.

Rain check.

[dramatic music]

I'm so glad you could make it.

[dramatic music continues]

[inaudible]

[Amanda] No, Danny.

No, no, no.

Amanda, just meet the woman.

-That's all, Amanda -Meet the woman you're dating?

No, I'm not interested.

I'm having a little problem here, okay?

What else is new?

You're making this very difficult for me, Amanda.

Good.

Someone saw me kiss you last night.

You didn't kiss me.

At the club.

-Did you kiss me? -I kissed you.

We left together.

Val's ex-husband saw us. He told Val.

Oh.

-I had to tell her about... -About me.

Look, just say to her that we're separated

and that the divorce is in the works, That's all.

No.

[children clamoring]

That's her. Come on.

I am not getting involved

-in your social life, Danny. -Come on. Amanda!

Val. Val!

Val. Don't drive away, Val.

Val, talk to me.

Val!

Val, don't drive off.

Talk to me, Val.

[children clamoring]

Is that the woman?

Yes.

She has two kids in kindergarten.

I know that.

Danny, I can't have you making scenes here.

I need this job.

I like this job.

I won't be hanging around here

waiting for her every day.

Thanks for the support.

That's the Danny I know in love.

Sweet when he's asking for a favor.

Not so sweet when he doesn't get his way.

You really think you've got me pegged, don't you?

Then tell me, Miss Know-it-all.

Tell me why I'm doing you this favor.

The guy that saw us kissing, he wants to meet you.

[scoffs] Forget it.

His name is Gary.

Gary?

That name ring a bell?

[Mort] And I think Bob's research

corroborates the conclusion

of the Executive Staff Policy Review Committee.

Bob?

The research department predicts a 4% drop

in market share for the upcoming season.

Last year's projection was for a 9% to 12% share loss,

but we actually gained 5%.

That's an increase of between

a 14% and 17% share calculated against the projected share.

The question is what constitutes a satisfactory performance

for the coming season.

No change and incremental increase

or a loss of less than 4% may be called a success.

View it against the projected decline.

Who is that guy?

That's Bob, sir.

Bob Phillips.

The guy in Miss Matheson's office.

-I'll find out for you, sir. -Thank you, Bob.

That's R. Peter Christopher Junior. Sir.

And?

Senior Vice President.

Own Bergsman Investments,

specializing in acquisitions--

I know what he specializes in.

[Mort] Of course you do, sir.

That was for Bob's benefit.

Thank you, gentlemen.

[dramatic music]

I knew what Owen Burke Smith specializes in.

[dramatic music]

Out you go.

Danny's on the phone.

I'm not in.

What?

I am not in.

Oh Valene, honey.

That poor man has called at least six times

-since I've been home... -I don't care, Ginny

if he has called a dozen times.

A lot of messages on that answering machine

because I'm not sure how to work it right.

I guess.

I don't care.

Oh, Valene. Valene

-What? -Now look.

If you don't talk to him,

he's going to come on over here again.

Oh, Valene. What?

What's the matter, honey?

Don't look like that Valene.

Valene, it reminds me of one of Freeman's spells.

I'll tell him, honey, that you're indisposed.

-How's that? -Fine.

Do it.

[car engine starts]

[indistinct chatter on police radio]

-[Paige] Yes. -How's it going?

Very productive, I think.

Great, you can tell me all about it at dinner.

I'll be working through dinner.

Oh. All work and no play.

Well, thanks for the advice.

Was there anything else?

You tell me.

I'll let you know.

[dramatic tense music]

Mack, Virginia Bullock.

...versus Carol.

Who?

Val's aunt.

Oh, yeah.

Hold on. Will you? Hold on.

-Take a message. -No, no, no.

I got Henry on line one and Stacy on line three.

Frank. Frank, hold on.

-Frank, hold on. -A second.



Hold on, will you?

Virginia, hi.

Can I call you right back?

-No. -No?

[Frank] 26? Yeah, right.

A friend of mine needs some legal help

and Valene isn't home.

Well, I'm sorry, but can we talk about this later?

[Ginny] I don't believe that they'll allow me

- to make another call. -They?

The nice officer made an exception for me,

but she doesn't want to set a precedent.

Exception?

How'd they only allow you one phone call?

[knock on door]

All right, all right. I'll be right there.

[knocking on door]

All right.

I won't have you constantly bothering my family,

so I'm going to listen to what you wanted to tell me.

Go ahead.

Talk.

Go ahead.

My wife and I have been separated now

for almost nine months.

How long were you married before that?

About five years.

So you've been married for six years?

Yes.

[Val inhales deeply]

I like Amanda.

In some ways, I still love her.

I think she feels that way about me.

We just couldn't live together, that's all.

It happens sometimes.

I guess you know about that.

I just wanted what's best for her.

I'm not what's best for her.

You know that nine months is a long time to be separated.

You're wondering why we never finally...

Yeah, I am.

Val, I can explain it,

but I can't excuse it.

[Val scoffing]

-Val. -What?

-Sit down. -No.

Please sit down.

Please.

Marriage is over.

We both agreed the marriage is over.

There are no kids.

She didn't want any,

so there was no custody fight.

There was not much to divide.

She got the cookbooks, I got the pots and pans.

Oh.

After we both decided that the marriage was over,

the rest was just a formality.

Right now, I am so sorry

that we neglected the formalities.

Then I wasn't sure

that Amanda was ready to finalize the divorce.

I wasn't sure she was ready.

I mean, not that the marriage could ever work.

It's just that...

my wife, she's...

She wants to be a performer, a singer.

I don't want a bad mouthing,

but she-she just became

too dependent on me.

The ups and downs,

t-the rejections, the depressions.

[Danny sighs]

It was hard on both of us.

Don't get me wrong,

Amanda's the sweetest person in the world.

It's just that she...

You said it yourself.

You said she spoke to Gary on the phone for months.

She never even told him what her name was.

That ought to give you an idea of what kind of person she is.

She's unpredictable, unstable,

unreliable.

[dramatic music]

After a while, living with a person like that...

can be very difficult.

Is that it?

I guess.

[dramatic music continues]

All right.

I've listened.

Now don't call my house.

Don't come over.

And if you bother me at the kindergarten,

I'll call the police. Do you understand?

Val, you haven't heard a word I just said?

I have heard everything you said

and what you didn't say, I heard even better.

All this time we've dated

never once said to me, "Val, I'm a married man."

Four little words.

"I'm a married man."

Two little words, "I'm married."

-You never said it. -Val.

Your wife may be

the biggest jerk in the world,

but that's not the point, is it?

The point is, you didn't tell me!

Don't walk away. Let's talk about it.

Val!

[dramatic tense music]

[sighs]

[dog barks]

Chester?

[mellow music]

I haven't slept two hours straight since that night,

imagining what happened to you. It was horrible.

And then you never called me back.

I couldn't call you. I didn't have your number.

The phone loses its memory when it's unplugged.

That's all that happened? The phone came unplugged.

Yeah. Sorry. It sounded so bad.

He just unplugged the phone.

He's got quite a temper, huh?

Oh, he's a pussycat. Really.

Didn't sound like a pussycat that night.

His bark's worse than his bite.

You mean his meows worse than his bite.

That's good.

Thanks.

Not great.

I can live with good.

You ride?

Horses?

Yes, horses.

I've never. No, I've never.

You want to learn?

Yeah, sure.

Maybe someday.

Do they bite?

[chuckles]

[phone rings]

[phone rings]

[Mort and Bob cackling]

[Mort] You know why the old man

put shades in Paige's office?

She had an afternoon sun problem?

Get real.

Wants privacy for his little conferences

with Miss Matheson

[scoffing] the ultimate executive privilege.

He would never...

Good evening, Mr. Sumner.

What do you say, Mort?

Good evening, Mr. Sumner.

Bob.

[elevator bell]

[knocking on door]

[Paige] Come in.

[Paige] Oh, great.

Thanks. Oh, right here.

All right.

[indistinct chatter]

Thanks a lot. You hungry?

-Harvey. -Yes, sir.

That didn't look like mail you were delivering.

Exactly right, sir.

Miss Matheson is having a working dinner this evening.

Thai food, actually.

Thai food?

Yeah. And I'm in a bit of a hurry.

Oh, are you eager to punch out, are you?

Oh, no, Sir. I'm always appreciative

and grateful for overtime hours.

Is the sl*ve driver giving you a lot of overtime?

Not exactly, Sir. But the stores are closing

and I'm in a hurry.

I have to buy a croquet set.

A what?

Croquet set, sir.

Where in your job description

does it say you deliver croquettes?

Oh no, sir. It's a personal errand.

Don't worry, Harvey's already punched out.

She's paying me out of her own pocket.

Nobody's perfect, right?

So my coat of arms.

My husband's no exception.

[dog barks]

Just how imperfect is your husband?

Oh, he's a charmer.

Uh-oh.

No, I mean he really is charming.

Don't worry, he's got nothing on you in that department.

Danny is Danny.

I think I'm just a sucker for guys.

Men who... I don't know,

need me more than I need them.

It's kind of embarrassing. It's so obvious.

Was Chester by any chance a stray?

How'd you know?

Anybody comes the door gets a handout and...

And you buy a subscription

if the person's selling it is in a contest

or working for a scholarship.

I do get a lot of magazines.

I don't know, maybe there's a secret mark

on my door that tells people a sucker lives here.

[Gary laughs]

[instrumental music]

It's hard to know I've chosen the wrong women

or timing was off,

or karma was bad.

Or what.

[dog barking in the distance]

Maybe I'm not suited for marriage,

Well, maybe I'm not suited to be unmarried.

I don't know.

But like your ex-husband, I am not perfect.

Unlike my ex-husband, you know it.

I am beginning to think this guy was not worthy of you.

I am beginning to think

you are a man of great discernment.

Ah-ha.

[chuckles]

You know, the thing is, Karen...

and I wouldn't say this to anybody but you,

but I kind of believe Danny.

I don't know if I believe him because I want to

or because...

I don't think that he meant to lie.

I don't think he planned it.

[dramatic music]

I think that our relationship surprised him

as much as it surprised me.

I'm being naive?

I don't know how I can answer that.

But what exactly is an accessory?

Why do they keep using that word?

-Where have you been? -Honey.

It's a long story.

Ginny, I wanna hear it.

The important thing is that I am out of jail.

How's that leg, Karen?

-Jail? -Jail?

Did she say jail?

[elevator bell]

[knock on door]

[inaudible]

[elevator bell]

You.

I'm leaving.

I got that.

Peter Christopher, Greg Sumner.

What a pleasure to meet you in person, Mr. Sumner.

It's like meeting a legend.

-Really? -Yes. You must understand.

all the executives of my generation

-look up to you. -Really?

I hope I can accomplish half of what you've done

by the time I'm your age.

Well, good luck.

I'll meet you in the parking lot.

All right.

Good evening, Mr. Sumner.

Take care of yourself.

He's very tall.

How tall is he?

I'll ask.

-Long day? -I'm in a hurry.

-Dinner? -Weekend.

Weekend?

It's only Thursday.

Well, it's three day weekend.

I finished everything I had to do this week.

Almost everything.

No, everything.

There's an internal audit

of the North Carolina properties and...

well, I need someone to put all that data

into some readable form.

And?

And I have to have it on Monday morning.

I hate to put it on you, but

as you can see there is no one here but you.

It's a last minute thing.

It just came up, I swear.

Yes, she took the money.

She admits that. But she didn't steal it.

It was hers.

Well, can she prove that?

She's got all her records and everything?

Well, then?

The company doesn't agree.

Ginny.

That company was taken over

by another company that dissolved her pension fund.

I mean, just like that. Can you imagine?

Jeri felt she was cheated out of $17,000

over the past few years,

And that's the exact amount that she took.

All right, but...

Why were you in jail?

Well, I just happened to be visiting there

when Jeri took the money.

The police thought that

Ginny and the twins were some sort of cover.

The children were there?

Oh, honey, not for a minute,

Not for a moment.

Were they in any danger?

Now, it was just pure coincidence.

Oh my God, the kids.

Mack.

What?

[Mack sighs]

I'll talk to the DA.

He's already talked with the DA.

[man] And?

I don't anticipate a problem.

Her attorney wants to return the money.

Why should I return it?

It's my money.

But the District Attorney doesn't see it that way, Jeri.

Neither will the courts.

Then the District Attorney and the court are both wrong.

I know you think you're right in doing what you did.

But Jeri, there's a difference

between moral right and legal right.

And what the District Attorney has here legally is...

An open and shut case.

They've already cut a deal.

The DA has agreed to a suspended sentence

and a few months community service

in return for the money.

[man] No one cares about the money.

No, of course not.

Of course not. We want to avoid the publicity.

So does the DA.

He doesn't want to run for re-election

as the Grinch that stole a little old lady's pension.

He doesn't want this to go to trial any more than we do.

[man] Please make it clear to this woman

that it is in her best interest...

To return the money.

That's my advice to you as your attorney.

Return the money.

No, I won't give back the money.

[dramatic music]

It's very much the fashion to damn big business, I know.

You see it all the time on television,

in the movies, in novels.

But we are not a faceless, heartless bunch of automatons.

We're not.

We all have families.

We we all have mortgages.

[cat meows]

Come on.

Oh.

[Gary chuckles]

We have dreams for the future.

We're just like you.

How did Shakespeare put it?

"If you prick us, do we not bleed?"

Quote Shakespeare. Quote the Bible.

You're still scum.

Don't personalize this, Jeri.

Mr. Baylor, don't patronize me.

It already is personal.

Corporations don't screw people.

People who own and work for corporations screw people

and blame the corporation.

[Mark Baylor] I'm not asking you to like me,

just to listen to me.

Your attorney will tell you, it is no fun

to be put on trial.

It's even less fun going to jail.

You made your case, pal.

You don't belong in jail. I know that.

You're a good person.

I know that.

I've reviewed your employment history

with this company.

I've spoken with my superiors.

I made a recommendation.

They have agreed

to reinstate your pension

and to increase it by 50%.

Just give back the money.

And everyone else?

I beg your pardon?

All the other retirees.

Will they get back their pensions too?

I'm not prepared to talk about other people.

I'm not prepared to return my money.

Well, I'll be in touch.

It's a very good offer.

Oh, I know.

It's in your clients best interest.

Yeah, I know.

Nobody wants to go to trial.

[chuckling] I know that.

Who needs it? Right?

Yeah.

Okay.

[dramatic music]

[sighs] Well?

No.

Her attorney wants the deal.

There's a cat in his office, for heaven's sake.

[man] What does that mean?

Well, I mean,

he didn't strike me as being a heavyweight.

I'm expecting to hear from him.

[man] Three reporters have already called his office.

Well...

can't public relations handle it?

[man] We don't want to refer questions to public relations.

We don't want there to be any questions.

[dramatic music]

[knocking on door]

It's late, Danny.

Hi, Danny. How are you, Danny?

Thanks for bringing you over my records, Danny.

Oh, I wonder what happened to my albums.

Silly me, I thought I'd be welcome

without a stack of old LP's.

Oh, thanks, Danny. I mean it. Thanks.

Aren't you going to invite me in?

-It's late. -More to the point.

Gary "Richman" Ewing has turned your pretty little head.

There's no reason to be jealous.

I'm only looking after your interests.

You have no reason to dislike Gary.

I'm not a fan of his, but you're right.

I don't know enough about him to dislike him.

I do know he's not perfect.

He's got a short fuse.

Gary is gentle.

Do me a favor.

Ask him how he hurt his hand.

The guy took a swing at me.

No kidding.

So the next time you want to accuse someone

of being jealous.

You are jealous of him.

It's silly.

-Is it? -Yeah.

I mean, there's nothing to be jealous of.

Oh, so you are objectively criticizing the man

that I've been dating, right?

Well, yeah, I can be objective.

Oh, sure you can.

Well, let's just say I'm concerned

for you and my children.

I want what's in your best interests.

I will decide what's in my best interest.

Thank you very much.

Val, he lied to you.

He did not lie.

He...

He just...

didn't tell the truth.

[Gary laughs]

What?

All right, so...

What you're telling me is you don't mind dating a married man?

Well, listen to you.

You're dating his wife.

Which means you're dating a married woman.

One who spent hours with you on the phone

and in weird conversations

and never even gave you her name.

You tell me how that qualifies you

to give advice to me.

All I'm saying is I don't think you can trust the guy.

Trust.

So why did you and I get divorced, Gary, huh?

Because you were so trustworthy?

-Trustworthy, yeah. -Yeah.

Huh?

If you fight this, jail.

Hey, Jeri, you know,

jail is a very real possibility.

And I got to tell you right now,

I don't even know how to proceed

to set up your defense, you know...

you've no legal right to the money

and you refuse to give it back.

I have a right to it.

Sweetheart, not a legal right.

-Then the law is wrong. -[Mack] Even if it is,

you have to pay the penalty for breaking it.

That's what it means to say, "No one is above the law,"

not even people who, who convinced they're right.

I'll go to jail if I have to.

I won't give back the money.

[dramatic music]

I'm glad she's not returning the money.

[Mack] I'm glad we're going to trial.

You know why I'm glad?

There's something wrong on their side.

I'm not saying she should have taken the money.

Legally she's guilty of sin.

I know that. They know that.

So why are they so eager to settle?

Who'd want that kind of publicity?

You said it yourself.

It was a good deal they offered her.

That's the right answer.

Avoid any publicity.

A good reason to deal.

But...

Hey...

I don't want to admit this to anyone but you,

but maybe there is a lot of teenager left in me.

Because whenever I see anyone so eager to settle,

so eager to deal,

it's like a matador's cape to a bull.

Makes me want to charge full steam ahead.

Maybe it was too good a deal, Karen.

Maybe.

Makes me want to find out what they're afraid of.

[dramatic music]

I made it clear that it was in her best interest

to return the money.

[man] Not clear enough.

[dramatic music]

[narrator] Next on Knots Landing?

Jeri didn't commit suicide, did she?

I've been too afraid to say anything about it.

Who are you? I'd like to get your name correct

for the police report.

Gregory Sumner.

S-U-M-N-E-R.

So odd to kiss another man.

This isn't such a good idea.

[theme music]