12x08 - The Best Laid Plans

[bunniefuu]

[theme music playing]

[endearing music]

I have to go to bed.

Fine.

[music continues]

I need to sleep.

Absolutely.

I'm gonna open the door.

I'm gonna go inside.

I'm gonna close the door.

And I'm gonna lock it.

Let me drop you out.

Better lock myself in.

You forgot to lock it.

[key clattering]

[Anne] Sleep tight.

[speaking Italian]

Sleep well.

[sighs]

[music continues]

Find anything interesting?

You are here early.

How did you sleep?

Fine.

-Mattress wasn't too soft? -It was perfect.

Well, you can bunk here whenever you want.

It's too much trouble.

Hey, no trouble at all.

It's too much trouble for me.

-Where will you go? -Home to Mother.

What a waste of a beautiful bedroom.

Well, it's a matter of principle.

I don't expect you to understand.

Well, if you get tired of Mom, let me know.

[sighs]

Good morning.

-Good morning. -Morning.

Morning, sir.

Good morning, sir.

Doesn't matter how early you come to work

when one of the other early birds

is sleeping with the worm.

[key clattering]

-Good morning. -Good morning.

Did you sleep well?

Like a baby, and you?

Like an angel.

Did I hear you taking a shower in the middle of the night?

To relax.

That was too tense.

Oh.

[endearing music]

Was that the television I heard in your bedroom?

[hesitates] Well, yes.

I woke up a couple of times.

I couldn't sleep.

Nerves, I guess.

[whispering] Oh.

[music continues]

Maybe we should go out for breakfast.

I'll get my coat.

-Morning. -Hey, want some cereal?

No, I'm too late.

Gotta be at the studio at 8:30.

Are you gonna be able to stop by the market on your way home?

I'm gonna be stuck in court all day

and I need that chicken.

The rehearsal dinner is not till tomorrow.

But I have to marinate the chicken tonight.

Bye, honey.

-Mwah -Bye.

How many do you need?

Me, you, Meg, Gary, Val, the twins.

-Frank, Julie, Michael... -Linda.

If you didn't want her to come, you shouldn't have invited her.

I didn't invite her, Val did it. It's her party.

I'm sure she did it

because she wants to see Michael.

Well, I'm sure you're right.

But maybe Linda won't come.

You know, there'll be so many people here

you won't even notice her.

But maybe Linda won't come.

[Michael] Maybe you shouldn't come.

Oh, right, if I don't show up

your mother's gonna hold it against me.

No, she won't.

I have no idea what I'm gonna wear this...

You know, Linda, it's really not that big

of a deal if you don't go.

A party to celebrate marriage of your mother's best friend

and it's not that big of a deal If I don't attend?

I'd never hear the end of it.

Even if I get hit by a truck, I'm going to that party.

And then I walk down the aisle, right?

[Val] Right.

And when Daddy and you are there

I stand next to you and Bobby stands next to Daddy?

Uh-huh.

And when it's all over

and the minister tells us that we're married...

We all walk back down the aisle together.

Perfect.

Let's see how this looks on Mommy.

-What do you think? -[Betsy] Good.

[Gary] I think you're the most beautiful bride

I've ever seen.

Gary!

You're not supposed to see me in my wedding dress

before the wedding.

Oh, better cover up here.

No. Close your eyes. It's bad luck.

-Oh, well, they're closed. -No, I mean, get out. Get out.

-Both of you. Go on. -What's the matter?

-No, no. No. -Are you nuts?

-[slams door] -[Gary shouting] Ow!

I'm sorry. Are you okay?

No. You're right. It is bad luck.

I think you just broke my toe.

Now Mommy's gonna have to get a different dress.

What's Mommy so upset about?

[sighs]

I want you to remember this when you get married.

Weddings make people a little crazy.

Get out of my face, Levine.

-I have to talk to Julie. -She didn't want to talk to you.

-You mean you don't want her to. -Do you have a subpoena?

Julie cut school the day Waleska was m*rder*d.

-I wanna know what she saw. -Do you have a subpoena?

[Julie] Dad?

Julie, can I talk to you?

Your client is interfering with an investigation.

If he doesn't allow me to speak to his daughter,

I'm gonna have to bring her in front of a judge.

Your DA won't allow a child to testify against her father.

Not if he wants to get reelected.

Don't be so sure.

The electorate is not so fond

of having murderers go free.

You haven't proved it was m*rder.

Well, maybe Danny Waleska stepped on his own fingers

and then jumped into his neighbor's pool.

But I don't think so.

Let me tell you something, counselor

about your neighbor and client.

He's hiding something. He lies.

I'm not even sure Frank Williams is his real name.

-Frank hasn't lied to me. -You're his friend.

You wanna believe him. Think about Julie.

She saw him. He knows it.

What do you think she's going through?

How does a 15-year-old live with something like this?

Is he threatening her?

Frank would never hurt Julie.

Do you know that?

Try again. Grazie mille .

Grazie mille .

Good.

You have to work a little bit on your Rs

but the rest is going very well.

Hi, darling.

I stopped by the market on the way over here

and as I was waiting the checkout line

I came across this.

"Jet-setting wags are trying to guess who's the lucky man

"in the arms of New York socialite Anne Matheson.

"Odds are he's handsome and rich

and not necessarily in that order."

[eerie music]

What have you been up to, Mother?

How can you not know who that man is?

What, have you been naked with so many men

you can't keep track?

Signorina, don't talk to your mother like that.

Please.

Well...

Paige, there are a lot of beaches in Europe.

[telephone ringing]

[telephone ringing]

Hello? This is she.

No, I'm not interested in doing an interview.

I don't care how much you'll pay.

-How much do you pay? -Mother.

[whispering] There's no harm in asking.

No, I'm really not interested.

[telephone ringing]

Hello? This is she.

I don't read that kind of trash

and I certainly wouldn't wanna talk

to anybody who wrote for it.

How did that newspaper get that picture?

Well, I would hardly call that scandal sheet a newspaper.

[telephone ringing]

Hello?

No, she's not here and she's not interested.

Must be a slow news day.

Sweetheart, what are those things doing here?

I-I hope you're not gonna accuse me

of wearing them, because I'm not gonna to pay

the dry cleaning bill.

-I'm moving back. -Here?

Yes, here. It's my apartment.

Well, there just isn't that much

you know, physical space around here anymore.

Well, there's enough room for the little me.

But I'm paying the rent.

Well, don't think of it as me moving in.

Think of it as me visiting.

Just like you visited me for a year.

I'll sleep on the couch.

-Paige... -She can't stay here.

Forget about her for a minute. What about this?

At least they didn't reveal Mr. Conti's identity.

That's because they still expect

the million dollars, Nick.

-How many chairs do you need? -Four.

Just setting up a little area for the kids.

Okay.

-Hi. -[Julie] Hi.

Hey, Meg's looking forward to seeing you

When?

At the rehearsal dinner tomorrow.

-Oh, yeah. -[Frank] Julie.

Your homework, did you finish it?

[dramatic music]

[sighs] How's she doing?

With Sgt. Levine breathing down your neck every day

how would you be?

Yeah, well, you know, if she did see something

it might help her to get it over her chest.

As if judges called, Mack. And it's mine.

But I'm your attorney.

When you tell me it's privileged information

I know she wanted Danny dead.

For that man everyone I know did.

So I know why she'd wanna protect his k*ller.

Frank, if that's what she's doing

that's a hell of a burden for a kid of her age to carry.

Now I'm your attorney, I need to know the truth.

If you're afraid she's gonna implicate you.

Drop it, Mack.

Greg.

-Who's the lucky guy? -Lucky guy?

Hey, you know, one of the garbage mines

they're writing about in the tabloids.

I thought your taste in reading was a little more highbrow

than that.

I love reading about three-headed babies

and UFOs that took Elvis.

Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt anything.

[chuckles] Greg, this is Nick.

Nick, this is Greg.

-Hello. -Pleased to meet you.

I would have called, but Paige said the phone

was out of order.

The phone? When?

[telephone ringing]

-Well, speak of the devil... -What are you doing here?

Yeah, I wish it were out of order.

[telephone ringing]

Well, this better be about business.

[Greg] It's cute. This is yours?

-[Anne] Hello? -No, it's Mother's.

Listen, Calloway has agreed to accept you

as the corporate liaison.

He wants to meet with you at ten o'clock in the morning.

Would you have k*lled the deal if he hadn't agreed?

A good employer always stands behind his employees.

Do you finally find yourself a rich Italiano, huh?

Good luck, babe.

[doorbell ringing]

[Betsy and Bobby] Hi, we're here.

Hi.

I don't know where Gary is. He's probably on his way.

Huh?

Are we early?

-I mean, I didn't see any cars. -Early?

Karen, the rehearsal dinner.

The rehearsal dinner is tomorrow night.

-What? -[Karen laughs]

No.

It means I didn't have to go get dressed like this?

Well, you look great anyway. You all do.

Why don't you go visit Meg?

She's got three new books

and you can help her read it.

Daddy says weddings make people crazy.

He's right.

[Karen laughs]

Well...

Gary said it was Tuesday.

I know, forget it.

No. What I mean... I feel like an idiot.

Well, let's just consider this a rehearsal of the rehearsal.

Yeah, but I could k*ll him.

Oh, don't. Don't make a big deal.

But, Karen, it is a big deal.

I mean, Gary saw me this morning in my wedding outfit.

Yeah.

He saw me in my wedding dress before the wedding.

Val, you're not superstitious.

Well, I've had this, I don't know, feeling.

It's called panic.

People have it before they get married.

It's kind of a variation of buyer's remorse.

Yeah, I just can't believe that he told me the wrong day.

Look, you're here for dinner.

You're hungry. Why don't you stay?

And I'll order a pizza.

I'll order a pizza.

-What are you looking for? -Scissors.

They're in that drawer, right next to the sink.

Thank you.

-[telephone ringing] -Damn phone.

[Anne] I'm not answering.

You should.

It might be someone you want to talk to.

How did you two meet?

Through a mutual friend.

Where are you from?

Italy.

Obviously.

Which part of Italy?

I was born in Milano and I live in Rome.

What business are you in?

I've been interrogated before

by fathers of the women I was dating

but never by a daughter.

Believe me, my intentions for your mother

are strictly honorable.

Well, I'm sure she'll be disappointed

to hear that.

[in Italian] Goodnight.

You have a very suspicious daughter.

Really? What does she suspect?

That everything is not as it seems.

Who was on the phone?

Another yellow journalist.

I'm surprised we didn't get another demand

for the million dollars today.

[sensual music]

Goodnight.

Goodnight.

[music continues]

I can't do this.

What?

This.

Oh.

What?

Nothing.

Nothing?

It's just...

What?

[music continues]

[nervous breathing] I can't.

-I can't do this. -Nick?

I can't do this, sorry.

Goodnight.

[nervous breathing]

I would want Paige to see us like this.

[sighs]

A little late for you to be up, eh?

Want some tea?

You know, your mother used to love tea

when she couldn't sleep.

The funny thing is

hot tea keeps you awake.

Daddy.

I'm going to tell the police.

[Gary] It's silly to buy another dress.

Gary. I have to. You saw me in the first one.

Yeah, but the ceremony's tomorrow.

-I don't care. -[Gary sighs]

Don't forget Mack and Karen's dinner tonight



Yeah, I know. Dinner, Wednesday. Ceremony, Thursday. That's why--

Gary, if you know

then why did you tell me that the dinner was Tuesday?

-I didn't. -Gary, you did.

And I spent over an hour yesterday

trying to get Bobby and Betsy ready.

Let me tell you, it's not easy trying to get two kids ready

and then try to get myself ready.

I didn't tell you it was Tuesday.

-Gary, yes, you did. -No, I didn't.

Listen, I was standing in the kitchen fixing supper

when you came up to me and you said Mack and Karen

want to throw us a rehearsal dinner on Tuesday.

-On Wednesday. -No, you said Tuesday.

I said Wednesday. You heard Tuesday.

I heard it because that's what you said.

Dude, this is so typical of you.

You never want to admit that you made a mistake.

Well, I don't admit mistakes I haven't made. Val, look.

-What? -[Gary sighs]

Is it legal for us to be arguing like this?

I mean, only married people talk this way.

We're not married yet so I wouldn't want us to get

into any legal problems.

[Val laughs]

Alright, I won't tell anybody if you want.

-[Val laughs] -Deal.

No, not now. Not ever.

I'm having my phone number change.

After we take care of the blackmailer.

What's that?

A transmitter with a ten-mile range.

I thought we were just going to pay the man

and get it over with.

To pay a blackmailer is never a solution.

I have to talk to him personally.

[telephone ringing]

If you're calling about the pictures

in the paper...

He's not my boyfriend.

Hello?

-Who was it? -The same man.

He says to get rid of my boyfriend.

He says if you show up tonight, the deal is off.

[telephone ringing]

-Hello? -Hi Anne, it's Mack.

[Anne] Oh, hi.

-[Mack] Is Paige there? -No, she's at the office.

She left?

Do me a favor, would you ask her to drop off

the silver serving tray at Val's dinner party?

We've run out of platters.

[Anne] Yeah, sure.

And listen, get your phone checked.

It's out of order.

Every time I call, it cuts out

before you're able to answer it.

Oh, thanks. I didn't know that.

Okay, bye.

He said tonight?

Yes.

You say where to leave the money.

He told me I couldn't tell you.

This sends out a very clear signal.

-You expect me to follow him? -I will follow him.

Nick, he knows about you. You can't leave the apartment.

-Trust me. -Trust you?

What if there's somebody there when I drop off the money?

What if he holds me hostage when looking in the briefcase?

What's he going to do when he finds out there's no money?

-Anna, listen to me. -No, you listen to me.

This isn't about the money. This is about my life.

I'm not going there with an empty briefcase.

I don't care about the pictures.

I don't care about Marco.

I'm not gonna do it.

[dramatic music]

-I'll call Mr. Conti. -Why?

To see if he's willing to spend the million dollars.

Oh, Nick.

[endearing music]

[knocks on door]

Hey, I just called your mother

to see if we could borrow that silver tray tonight.

Yeah, sure.

I'll pick it up on the way home.

Well, beware of her latest boyfriend.

Who is?

Mack, she doesn't even know his last name.

Is that why you're upset?

I'm not upset.

Good.

I'm upset because Tom and I had a fight.

[chuckles] I'm sorry.

I moved out.

I'm not sorry.

[sighs] I knew you'd say that.

What are you gonna do? Move back in with your mother?

Greg asked me to move in with him.

And that's something to be upset about.

I never loved Tom the way I love Greg.

-Right. -Don't use that fatherly tone.

I'm not gonna end up like my mother.

Well, if you keep making the same lousy choices

that you've been making, you'll wind up that way.

He's not a lousy choice.

[sighs]

Has Greg ever considered your feelings?

Has he ever given you the least bit of respect?

Has he ever done anything but hurt you?

You know, Paige

I'm just sorry I wasn't around when you were growing up

so that I could make you understand how special you are.

Yeah, well, don't worry about not being there.

I had Mother.

[laughs]

See, that's the wonderful thing about being young.

The confidence with which to judge other people

and damn them.

Judge mother?

Why would I judge her? She's a saint.

You know, there are big, fat, gigantic

humongous chunks of life that you've never experienced

and never can imagine.

And you can sit around and feel sorry for yourself

because your mother dragged you across Europe.

But do you ever stop and think about how tough it was on her

bringing up a kid by herself?

How much easier it might have been

if she just shipped you off to her parents

because that's what they wanted.

[shouting] Every choice that your mother made

she made for you.

And you can sit around

and think about "boy, they were bad choices."

But Paige, everyone is brilliant in hindsight.

And I bet, I bet you think that you can be brilliant now.

That you're making the right choice.

That this time it's gonna be different.

That you're gonna change Greg Sumner.

Can you really imagine yourself years from now

looking back on your life with that man?

[whispering] I love you.

[Paige sniffles]

[crying] I love you too.

[sniffles]

You must be in great shape. You're not even sweating.

[Kate laughs]

Hey, thanks for coming to see me play.

That's alright, I was doing a little business down here.

And did you notice my serves?

-Oh, your serve. -[Kate laughs]

Come on, I've been working out with those free weights.

I think you ought to get a trainer.

No, I need to spend my money on an apartment.

I thought you were living with the old lady.

Yeah, well, I've been staying with her at the hotel

because the university screwed up my dorm reservation

and now she's looking for a house.

for both of us to live in.

Because she said she doesn't want me

living off campus alone.

But, I don't know.

I just really don't want to live with my mom.

I can't blame you there.

Think you could talk to her?

I think I'm the last person in the world

you want negotiating with your mother.

Come on, I know deep down inside,

you two must really like each other.

I can see you did a major in Psychology.

But she's your sister.

I mean, you can't hate your sister.

Your mother's the kind of sister a brother gets to hate.

So then that's all the more reason

why you should talk into letting me live alone.

-I'll see what I can do. -Okay, thank you.

I'll see you later.

Say, uh, uh...

You want to have lunch?

Oh, um, I'd love to. I can't. I've got class.

But next time you have business in the area

I'd love to be your lunch date.

Great, yeah. See you.

Okay.

[tense music]

You cut school the day Danny died?

Yes.

And you stayed home?

Yes.

All day?

Yes.

Did you see what happened next door?

[music continues]

[Julie] Yes.

[eerie music]

Rapunzel. Rapunzel.

Let down your hair, Rapunzel.

It's your old friend Rumpelstiltskin.

[music continues]

Sure as Rumpelstiltskin's my name?

[knocks on window] Hey.

You never find a neighbor when you need one.

Hello?

[Danny] You!

♪ Today I grill Tomorrow I bake ♪

♪ And sure The child will take ♪♪

Hey.

Hi, Julie. How are you?

Look, I understand how you feel.

I say I understand how you feel, so don't think...

Don't think I don't know how you feel because I...

Hey, you're gonna listen to me.

Don't you think I feel bad about this?

I feel bad about this. I feel terrible.

[shouting] Go away.

Hey. Hey.

Julie.

You won't even listen to an apology?

You expect some kind of understanding?

You expect some kind of forgiveness or something.

We'll forget it. I don't understand you.

I don't even want to understand you.

And I'm never gonna forgive you. Just go away.

Don't you talk to me like that, you little punk.

Hey, Julie.

I could have had you put away for 20 years

for what you did me.

Threatening me with a loaded r*fle.

I came here to apologize

and you're damn well gonna listen to me

Do you understand, you little teenage punk?

Or you have better manners or I'm gonna have

to teach you some, you understand?

[shouting] Let me go!

[slaps] I told you not to talk to me like that.

Julie, I'm sorry.

Julie.

Julie, I'm sorry, Julie.

Wait, Julie. Julie, wait.

Julie, wait a minute.

[eerie music]

Open the door, Julie. Open the door. I won't hurt you.

[moans in pain]

I'm not gonna forget this.

You broke my hand.

[music continues]

[moans in pain]

-[shouts] -[water splashes]

-[shouts] -[water splashes]

[coughs] Help!

[garbled shouting]

[screams]

[Danny] Julie.

[music continues]

She's a minor.

How are you gonna handle this thing?

-Handle what? -The hearing.

What hearing?

Danny Waleska was drunk.

He fell in a pool and he drowned.

If there was a fence around the pool

he wouldn't have fallen in.

If he hadn't been drunk,

he would have been able to pull himself out.

It was an accident.

[gentle music]

I carried a g*n and I was a cop for ten years.

Only drew it twice.

One night I was on patrol.

This guy came running out of this liquor store.

He ran straight at me.

He just shot the clerk in a hold up attempt.

Then he tried to sh**t me.

It's the only time I ever shot anybody.

I k*lled him.

I was right...

but I k*lled him.

It made me sick at my stomach, I threw up afterwards.

It is a terrible thing to be involved

in another person's death.

I know how you feel.

I don't feel bad.

I know what you're saying, babe.

He k*lled Mom

and I let him drown

because I didn't want him to k*ll anyone else.

I don't feel bad.

I'd do it again.

[eerie music]

No, no, no. I mean, I really like it.

It's just that it's too expensive.

I mean, a house like that back in Pittsburgh

wouldn't cost a third as much.

I don't know how anyone

can afford California real estate

even in a slump.

Well, can you show me something more reasonable?

[sighs] Well, there is one house

but I don't think you'd want it.

People just don't wanna live in a house

where someone was m*rder*d.

I'm not the least bit superstitious.

-[Meg] Hi! -Meg, Meg, come back here.

[laughs] Meg.

-I know you. -[laughs] Well, hello.

You came here to see my mommy and daddy.

That's right.

Hi. I'm Claudia Whittaker.

I knew Mack years ago in New York.

Barbara Kinney. You're house hunting?

Yes, and I almost lost hope.

If you move here, can I swim in your pool?

Well, if it's okay with your mommy and your daddy.

[Barbara] So you like it?

Oh, I think it's perfect.

[tense music]

Ten thousand makes a million.

Oh, please don't put that in there.

You tried to trick him before. He'll be expecting it again.

Please don't.

Alright.

How do I know you won't try to sneak it back in

when I'm not looking?

No wonder your daughter is so suspicious.

She learned it from you.

I call it being prudent.

[water whooshing]

Feel better?

Better.

But not good enough.

[endearing music]

What more can I do?

[music intensifies]

[Nick] Shouldn't we lock the door?

Well, you know, that's too bad but what are you gonna do?

I understand.

Alright, let me know if I can do anything, huh?

Alright.

-Mmm. Who was that? -Frank and Julie are not coming.

Oh, I feel so sorry for them.

You think we should tell everyone about Danny and Julie?

No, I think we should leave it up to Frank

whether he wants to make it public

but not tonight.

Tonight, by gum, we're going to have fun.

Hey, a good time.

Look at this, huh?

Come on sweetie, we're late.

Yeah, I know. I'm doing the best I can here.

Oh damn.

Oh, great.

Well, it's just a broken zipper.

Just a broken zipper?

Oh, Gary. It's ruined.

No, it's not. Now you can pin it up.

Oh, you don't pin up a broken zipper.

Alright, then wear something else.

-Like what? -I don't know.

Well, that dress you wore the other night

when we went to Christine's for dinner?

I wore that last night

to the dinner you told me was on Tuesday.

Can we not go into that right now?

Besides, what difference does it make

if you've worn it once before?

People do wear the same thing

more than once, you know?

-Let's do go into it. -Honey, we are late.

Maybe I'm not supposed to go to this dinner.

Maybe there's not supposed to be a dinner.

Val.

You know, ever since you saw me

in my wedding dress--

Can we stop

with the wedding dress superstition?

It's ridiculous.

Well, I guess if that's ridiculous

then I'm ridiculous.

Is that what you think, Gary?

Do you think that I'm ridiculous?

About this? Yeah, I do.

I'm not going.

-This is silly. -Which am I, Gary?

Silly or ridiculous?

Valene, Karen and Mack have gone

to an awful lot of trouble for this party.

All our friends are gonna be there.

They're not going to care what you're wearing

so make a jeans and a tank top but let's get going.

I'm not going to a dinner to celebrate our marriage, Gary.

Because I don't wanna marry you.

You're gonna cancel a wedding because of a stupid dress?

[eerie music]

These dips are great.

Delicious.

I wonder where Val and Gary are.

Maybe they got the dates mixed up?

How do you mix up the night before your wedding?

They'll be here.

It's just not like them not to call.

You know, it's Val.

She probably wants to make one of her grand entrances.

[doorbell ringing]

Hey, better late than never.

[Karen] Finally.

Hey, what are you doing?

-[Mack] Hi. -[Linda] Hi.

[Mack] How are you? You look so good.

-Thank you. -Yeah.

[laughs] Thanks.

Hey, big guy.

-How are you? -Good.

I haven't seen you in a while.

-Hi. -Hi.

Oh, are we the first ones here?

-Yeah. -Oh, it looks great.

Who did your catering?

[chuckles] Moi.

-You're kidding. -[Mack] Oh, yeah.

Well, we may have to hire you for our party.

Oh, well, I come expensive.

-What party? -The engagement.

[Michael] Linda.

Oh, you didn't tell her?

Oh, I'm sorry, I just...

Well, I just assumes that everyone knew.

We're engaged.

[tense music]

Oh.

[Mack laughs]

-Congratulations. -Thanks.

[Mack laughs nervously] Well...

[dramatic music]

Time for me to go.

[door closes]

[music continues]

[Anne] Should I call you after I deliver the money?

No. Come straight back home.

[Anne] I'll be there in a second.

[beep]

-Ready? -I guess so.

[music continues]

-Good luck. -Keep the bed warm.

I will.

[narrator] Next, on Knots Landing...

Greg?

[suspenseful music]

[music intensifies]

Greg?

Greg?

Oh, Greg!

Oh, God!

[theme music plays]