12x17 - In the Dog House

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[male narrator] Previously on Knots Landing...

[Anne] I know you.

-Jerry, right? -[chuckling] Gary.

I knew it was a G name.

Do I know you?

Anne.

Do you want a date?

You should just come out and ask me.

Actually, this is a business proposition.

Business?

I have an idea for an article on tennis players,

and you would be perfect for it.

[Steve's boss] Don't get yourself into a hole.

If you get yourself into a hole,

you'll start getting ideas,

and if one of those ideas leads to trouble,

I'm going to ship you back to prison.

-Where is he? -Where is who?

Cut it out.

I'm not going to tell you

where he is or who he is.

-Mack! -Because if I do...

you might become an accessory.

[tense music]

Give up the boy, Mack.

The DA is working

with the children's services on this.

And they have two witnesses

who saw you running off with the boy.

So get the kid back to the father

or the protective custody,

or you are going to be at the receiving end

of half a dozen criminal charges

and the father's lawsuit to boot.

[theme music]

[music continues]

[Demby] Your Honor, these are the sworn depositions

of David Michaels and Janet Bartell,

both county court clerks,

who on January 31 of this year,

saw Jason Lochner and Mack MacKenzie

get into Mr. MacKenzie's car and drive away.

Jason Lochner has not been seen or heard from since.

Based on this testimony,

we ask that Your Honor issue a court order

forcing Mr. MacKenzie to surrender the child.

Mr. MacKenzie, are you represented by counsel?

No, Your Honor. I'm representing myself.

If Mr. MacKenzie fails to return Jason Lochner to his father,

the prosecution will have no choice

but to charge Mr. MacKenzie

with the unlawful detention

and concealment of a minor.

Mr. MacKenzie?

Your Honor, if Jason Lochner was returned home,

I believe he'd be in grave danger.

That is not your decision to make, Mr. MacKenzie.

However, because of your years of public service

and your obvious concern for the welfare of this child,

I will allow you 48 hours

in which to comply with this order,



may we please approach the bench?

Counsels approach.

-Mr. Demby. -Your Honor.

I would not suggest

that your friendship with the defendant

has clouded your judgment.

Good.

However, I do believe

that 48 hours is too generous.

The man has kidnapped a child.

This is not a kidnapping.

That completely misrepresents the case.

Well, why don't you tell that to the father?

Mr. Lochner is desperate to get his son back, Your Honor.

Yeah, so he can use him as a punching bag.

Mr. MacKenzie.

Unfortunately, Your Honor,

there are a great many men and women out there.

Angry mothers, frustrated fathers, who,

when the court rules against them,

resort to kidnapping.

And all of them, without exception,

believe they are acting

in the best interest of the child.

Now, what message are we sending

to these would-be child-stealers

if we allow this man two days to hide this boy?

I believe that Mr. MacKenzie should be forced

to produce Jason Lochner within an hour

or be jailed for contempt.

-Counselor? -Well, Your Honor...

The judge in the Jason Lochner custody case

made a mistake.

I don't think that Jason Lochner

should be made to pay for that mistake.

I need some time to have the custody order rescinded.

Work fast, Mr. MacKenzie.

I'm only giving you 24 hours.

[phone ringing]

Hello.

-[Steve] Hi, Kate. -Hi.

Aren't you going to ask who this is?

[Kate chuckling over the phone]

Who could miss that voice of yours?

What's wrong with my voice?

No, nothing.

It's unmistakable, that's all.

This is Steve, isn't it?

Let's just say it's not Steve.

Then you won't get mad at me when I tell you the bad news.

What bad news?

Remember those photographs Steve took at your house?

[Kate] Yeah?

-None of them turned out. -Well, what happened?

Well, Steve, an excellent photographer,

being all too trusting and pure of heart,

seems to have been duped by a cheesy salesman

into buying bad chemicals.

Every roll I took was ruined when I... I mean...

[Kate chuckles]

when Steve developed it.

So, every roll?

What are you upset about?

It's my money, it's my time,

my livelihood.

My complete humiliation.

When can I come over and take some more pictures?

Well, do we have to?

Of course not.

I can always feature

that other tough opponent of yours.

What was her name? From the last match?

[chuckles] Okay, okay, okay. How's Monday?

-How about tonight? -Oh, I can't tonight.

I promised my mom I'd go see a movie with her.

-[Steve] How about-- -I can't tomorrow.

I have to go to the library tomorrow.

As I was saying, how about Monday?

Monday is perfect.

So, I'll see you then.

Great.

[ominous music]

[car engine running]

[dramatic music]

-Is that for you? -Must be.

Looks like I'm going to have company wherever I go.

Hey, where's that kid?

-Oh! -Hi!

Hi, honey.

Hey, my sweet patootie. How are you?

Mommy said you are going on a business trip.

Oh, not yet.

Does that mean we can go play pet-pet?

Well, yeah, but after dinner.

Come to the backyard.

Barbara and I are building a sandcastle.

Okay, but not right now.

You go ahead and I'll be out there in a few minutes.

-But hurry. -Okay.

Business trip?

I had to tell her something,

and I didn't think she'd understand "Jail."

Now, I'm going to ask you one more time.

Where is Jason?

And I'm going to tell you one more time.

Now, if I do tell you,

and you get subpoenaed,

then you have to tell the court what I told you.

-I wouldn't do that. -Exactly.

So I don't want us both ending up in jail.

-Mack! -Karen.

-What? -How's Val?

She checked herself into the hospital.

Oh, so no one's caring for the house?

What's there to care for?

Well, somebody's got to feed and water the houseplants.

She has all the plants with her at the ranch.

I'll bet you she missed one.

Why don't you check on that tonight?

I'd go over there myself,

but I don't want anyone to see me going in there,

because it may not be healthy for the plants.

[Gary] The pups have nearly doubled in size

since you last saw them.

Here's your favorite, remember?

They're nearly weaned.

Of course, the kids want to keep all of them.

So keep them.

Have 11 dogs? Do I look crazy?

I don't know, Gary.

How does a crazy person look?

I thought I'd get Bobby and Betsy

involved in finding homes for them.

That way they won't take it so hard.

They're asking all their friends.

How's the b*tch?

-The puppy's mother? -No.

The b*tch you're seeing.

I'm not seeing anyone.

[snickers]

You know, it took me a while to figure it out.

I kept asking myself.

I said, "Why does he want me locked up in here?"

Why does he need me out of the way?

And then I realized.

You have a woman.

I didn't lock you up.

You decided to come here.

You liar!

You told the kids that I was going to cook the puppies

and that's why they wanted me to leave.

They want you home.

It was your idea to come here

till you felt better.

And leave them alone with you?

a father who locks up their own mother

so that he can carry on with another woman?

I'm not carrying on with another woman.

[groans]

Val.

Between the ranch, the kids, my horses, the puppies,

I don't have time to carry on with anyone,

even if I wanted to, which I don't.

Ooh, that's sweet.

That's really very sweet.

Who is she?

Come on.

Tell me.

[horse neighing]

[car engine stops]

[birds chirping]

Hey, pal.

You look like The Lone Ranger, sitting here all by yourself.

Where's your sister?

In the shed with the puppies.

Aren't you missing all the fun?

-This one wants me to hold him. -Oh.

Did you see mommy?

Yeah, I did.

Is she better?

Well, not yet, but I'm hoping she'll feel better

next time I see her.

What if she doesn't get better?

Well...

We'll be sad, but...

We'll still love her.

[puppy whining]

I miss mommy.

-Daddy. -Yeah?

Do you think it would be okay

if I don't miss mommy every minute?

Well, I think she'd understand.

Good, because I don't think I'll have time to miss her now.

Come here, puppy, come on!

Come on! Come on!

-[puppies bark] -Here, puppy. Come here.

[instrumental music]

There you go. Go play with the other guys now.

Which one do you like?

I like this one. He's cute.

[Mack] You really didn't have to bring us anything.

I knew you and Karen would be too busy with everything

to worry about fixing dinner.

-Yeah. At least join us. -Oh, thanks.

But Frankie may stack the case. Books to review.

He's convinced there's a precedent somewhere

pertaining to your case.

Where is Karen?

[whispering] Jason.

[crickets chirping]

Jason?

It's Karen MacKenzie.

I... I brought some food.

Mack will try to come by later,

but they're watching our house.

[sighs]

Are you okay?

I have to go now.

I'll come by tomorrow morning.

[church bells chiming]

My goodness.

Guess what? We're in Sunday school today.

What?

He doesn't need to guess, dummy. It's obvious.

Don't call me names in church, stupid.

-These are robes of many colors. -Yeah, I kind of thought that.

See?

He thought he didn't know.

Did you guys make these yourselves?

My new Sunday school teacher helped us.

Yeah?

Yeah, she's really neat.

She gives us peanut butter and crackers.

And guess what? She wants a puppy.

Can she have a puppy?

-Please? She really wants one. -I don't know.

I'd have to meet her first.

She's right behind you.

Hi.

You teach Sunday school?

It's my first week.

I'm really just a helper.

I heard you have puppies.

Are you sure you want a puppy?

[chuckles] Well, I don't really want a puppy.

I want a dog. You know, protection.

But companionship is important too.

I mean, a snapping, snarling doberman

is not my idea of company.

I want something slightly left of ferocious,

that could grow up to adore me

just enough to risk his life for me, if need be.

[chuckling] You know,

in case somebody tried to abscond

with the family jewels.

Ah. Well, I can't promise that you'll get all that.

But I can promise that once I open this door over here,

you're going to fall in love.

You ready?

Ready?

[Gary] Okay. Here they come.

-Oh!

Everybody out.

-Yeah, that's good. -Oh!

They-they-they drool.

[Gary chuckles]

Oh, I guess that's normal for their age.

Pick one.

-Yeah. -Yeah, pick one.

[Betsy] Come on.

Well, how about that one?

Aha!

[groans]

You know, picking this little guy

says an awful lot about you.

-It does? -Yep.

It's Val's favorite.

Okay.

You should have seen Val's face

when these pups were born. Right, guys?

Yeah, she was more excited than you two.

Boy, she called me. She called the kids.

She ran to the phone and called the vet.

She stayed up all night and fed this little runt

with an eye dropper.

Val is like that.

[instrumental music]

You know, when the kids were younger,

Val never let them out of her sight.

A lot of people think she's being overprotective.

I think she's right.

You know, the only time

I ever heard Val criticize anybody

was when she thought

they weren't keeping their kids safe.

Yep, Val's the kind of person

that always gives people the benefit of the doubt.

She said some nice things about you.

Oh, really?

Yeah, she thinks you dress well.

Of course, Val's got a very unique style,

don't you think?

Very.

The doctors are still running tests.

All I can do is keep a positive attitude,

for the kids' sake.

Well, you've certainly done that.

When Val gets better

I'll bring her over to see your new puppy.

Wonderful.

Well, enjoy your new friend.

I'm sure I will.

[playful music]

[puppy whining]

It's hopeless.

Keep looking.

If he's lucky

they'll classify it as a misdemeanor

and for that he gets a year in jail,

and or $1000 fine.

If the state bar gets a hold of this...

Plus, if they charge him with a felony...

Just keep looking.

[Mack] I want the people to know

why I broke the law.

Of course, I don't want to go to jail,

but the kid's safety is more important.

Hey, did you know that in this county,



by a parent or guardian

already had a file open on them by children's services

before they were k*lled?

No, it's not that the system is bad.

The system is overwhelmed.

There just isn't enough money or people to go around.

Nobody wants to hear there's a crisis,

but there is.

No, you reporters should get this story out.

Look, I've got to go. Thanks for listening.

And I'll call you before the hearing.

Thank you. Goodbye.

Gary.

Hey, Mack. How you doing?

Ah, I could be better.

I heard about you on the news.

Who is this Lochner kid?

[Mack] Oh, yeah, and these guys.

I'll tell you all about it. Come on over.

Ah, Mack. I can't. I'm running late.

It'll only take a few minutes. Come on.

No, I got to pick up the kids.

I just came by here to get some of their clothes.

-I'll come back later, okay? -Yeah, okay.

[indistinct chatter on radio]

[thud]

[suspenseful music]

Jason.

It's okay.

[instrumental music]

Hey, Mack.

I think some of Meg's toys

got mixed up with Betsy and Bobby's.

I left some things in the bedroom.

When you get a chance, you got to check it out.

Yeah. Thanks, Gary.

[Paige] I can't believe you did this.

A dog.

[chuckles]

Maybe I'll call him Valene.

I don't think that's such a good name for a male.

Well, I can't call him Gary.

Reminding would just be too painful.

Too painful?

Mother, you haven't even had a date with Gary Ewing.

That's the painful part.

I spent an entire afternoon with this man,

and he did nothing but talk about another woman.

Am I losing my touch, honey?

Or are men my age just losing their taste?

[chuckles]

Who's going to train this little guy anyway, huh?

[Anne] Well, I got a little how-to book.

You know, I don't know whose problem is worse.

Valene's off the deep end,

yet she has a rich man, apparently for life.

And here I am,

sane and sound.

-But-- -But what?

Mother, you're so rich

you could buy Gary Ewing three times over.

I was going to say companionless.

Oh.

Well, isn't it lucky you have a dog?

[crickets chirping]

[whispering] Jason. It's Mack.

Are you hungry?

You're bored, right?

Watching TV can get pretty lame

when that's all you have to do.

[Mack chuckles]

I have a book you can read.

I've been watching the news.

I know what's going to happen to you.

Don't you worry about me.

If you don't turn me in by tomorrow morning,

they're going to take you to jail.

I just... I can't let them do that to you.

Well, I don't think the judge will actually put me in jail.

He might.

It's not fair.

You know what's not fair?

That you have to go home to your dad.

You know, in court dad said he would change.

That he wouldn't...

He wouldn't do it anymore.

Do what?

Hit me.

Do you believe him?

[emotional music]

[Judge] Mr. MacKenzie,

I don't see Jason Lochner in court today.

Will you tell the court where Jason Lochner is staying?

No.

[sighs] Then I have no choice

but to hold you in contempt of court.

Bailiff.

[gavel thuds]

[emotional music]

[clicking of keys]

[gate thudding]

[emotional music]

So, basically, you're saying, "We live in a desert.

"Why don't we appreciate its natural beauty

and stop pretending we live in Connecticut?"

-Exactly. -Good.

Let's get back to the phones.

Hello. You're on the air.

-[female voice #1] Hello. -Yes.

I have two boys under six,

and while I like the idea of zero-scaping,

I need a place for them to play.

Well, there are a lot of things you can do with kids around.

It doesn't all have to be pebbles and cacti.

There are several types of grasses,

called running grasses,

Bermuda, St. Augustine,

which are drought-resistant

and don't need much water.

And what's more,

if your kids make a hole in the lawn,

some of these grasses are self-sowing,

and will cover it back up in about a week.

Well, sounds good. Thank you.

Good. Let's take another phone call.

-Hello. -[male voice #1] Karen?

Yes.

I'd like to continue on the topic of children

and ask you a question.

Alright.

Would you tell me why your husband

kidnapped a teenage boy?

Well, if this show were on this topic

and my husband were a guest,

I'm sure he'd be very happy to answer that question.

Kidnapping is against the law.

How do you justify ...

The topic today is zero-scaping.

Take another call. You're on the air.

[male voice #2] Hi.

Hi. Do you have a question for Nancy?

I did, but now my question is for you.

Do you believe that the ends justify the means

in that your husband was right

in taking the law into his own hands?

We're not talking about my husband.

-Next caller, please. -[female voice #2] Hello.

Hello. You're on the air.

I think it's disgraceful,

the way you've cut off the last few callers.

What are you trying to hide? Are you ashamed?

We'll be right back after a word from our sponsor.

And we're clear.

Isn't anyone screening these calls?

[Paige] This isn't funny, Mack.

I'm not laughing.

Frank says if the judge wants to,

he can keep you in here for weeks.

It could be I don't have a legal leg to stand on.

Oh, you're the one always preaching respect for the law.

I'm not saying I'm above the law.

I should be in jail.

That's what civil disobedience is all about.

You take an action and accept the consequences.

Well, why take this action?

You hardly even know the kid.

I know he's in trouble.

Well, so are you now.

Is your going to jail going to help him?

[sighs] Maybe I'm wrong.

Maybe there's another way,

but I just haven't found out what it is.

Do you know how many cases of child abuse or child neglect

were reported to children's services last year?



Twice as many? Ten times as many?

That's just one part of one state.

Paige, what's it like nationwide?

One person isn't going to change the world.

The world will change

when enough people, one at a time,

decide to make a change.

[Kate] You really can take pictures.

-[Steve] It's a gift. -Thank you for this.

That's where I grew up.

In a forest?

[chuckles] Logging town.

My dad was the mill boss in the lumber company.

My parents were good old hard-working,

salt-of-the-earth types.

Were?

You know, you got a bad habit of turning interviews around.

[chuckles] Yeah.

-Hi. -Hi, mom.

-Uhm, this is... -Hi. Steve Brewer.

Steve? Oh, yes.

Yes. Kate has told me all about you.

It's awfully nice to meet you, Steve.

I hope we won't be in your way.

Steve has to take more pictures.

-Oh. -Yeah. I ruined the last batch.

I promise not to take too long.

I got all the notes I need, right?

Aha. Yeah.

I thought you were a photographer.

I'm a photojournalist.

I-I prefer photo essays.

But sometimes the editor wants articles.

So, it seems to be one of those times.

So you sold the story.

The editor has expressed interest.

You haven't sold the story.

The editor has expressed interest.

Who exactly is your editor?

I don't think you know him.

Probably not. But I am curious.

He's a personal friend of mine.

-What magazine? -I thought I told you.

-I told you. -Yeah. Uhm...

-Tennis Times. -Tennis Times.

Oh, yeah, that's what I thought.

The editor of Tennis Times is a woman.

My friend is the assistant managing editor.

-Oh. -Staff.

Well, maybe I could get a shot of the two of you here.

You know, woman behind the woman.

Oh, no, no, no, no.

Kate is the tennis player.

All I do is...

measure bones.

[elevator dings]

[elevator dings]

I thought I was the last one to get out of this joint.

I had a lot of work to do.

-I'm not coming in tomorrow. -Really?

Will you stay at home,

helping Karen bake a cake with a file in it

for your old man?

[chuckles] You got it.

Actually, Meg's babysitter can't come,

so I said I'd watch her.

Unless you'd like me to bring her into the office.

Great idea. You can sign some contracts with red crayons.

On the other hand, though,

you'd probably have to take a lot of potty breaks.

-Hello, Mr. Sumner. -Hi.

Paige.

Oh, you're going down. I'm going up.

Well, that's okay. I'll go on for the ride.

I guess she's gonna be the last one

to get out of this joint.

Here we go.

Alright, Hun? Oh, thank you, sweetie.

Come on. It's a little cold.

Come on, sweetie.

[tense music]

-What do you want? -My son.

He's not here.

But you know where he is.

I have nothing to say to you.

Honey.

You go inside.

We don't want your food to get cold.

[door closes]

Cute kid.

Try putting yourself in my place.

You've got a beautiful daughter.

How would you like it if someone kidnapped her?

I never hit my daughter.

I made a mistake.

I admit it.

I hit him. I was wrong.

I'd like the opportunity to show him I was wrong.

Haven't you ever made a mistake?

Don't I get a chance to correct mine?

Who made you and your husband

the final judge and arbiter of my life?

Goodnight, Mr. Lochner.

[d*ck] I hope the judge keeps your husband in jail

till he rots.

Is daddy in jail?

Yes.

You said he went on a trip.

Well,

that's sort of a trip.

But they only put bad people in jail.

Sometimes good people have to go to jail, too.

Sometimes

a good person has to show that something's wrong

by breaking the law.

When will daddy be home?

I don't know.

I want daddy to come home now.

I know. So do I.

[whispering] So do I.

Here we go, honey.

Oh, look,

Paige bought us a new cereal.

Let me see.

[Karen chuckles]

-[phone rings] -Whoops.

-Hello. - Hi, Karen, it's Gary.

-Oh, hi, Gary. -Hi.

-How's Mack? -As well as could be expected.

Aha. Uhm,

I stopped by Val's house yesterday

to pick up some toys and clothes and stuff--

Mack told me.

Well, it occurred to me this morning

that there are some things there at the house

that might be safer out here with me at the ranch.

Oh, Gary.

Yeah, that's a good idea.

So, if you could get them together,

I can come by later this afternoon

and pick them up.

Fine. I will.

Thank you.

-Paige. -Hi.

Hi.

Glad I caught someone at home.

I brought a meatloaf for Karen and Meg's dinner tonight.

-I hope it helps. -Oh, how nice.

I'm sure Karen and Meg are going to love that.

Would you want me to take it in?

-Would you? Thanks. -Sure.



-Gotcha. -Good.

Oh, well, this is a nice car.

Oh, thanks.

Yeah, I just got it fixed.

Some idiot without insurance

put a big dent in it.

Oh.

[chuckles] This isn't your year, is it?

First you lose a million dollars,

and then someone rams your car.

What million dollars?

Wow, that's a marvelous attitude.

Well, I guess if you never had it, you can't miss it.

Never had what?

It's alright.

I know.

The money you were supposed to get

from your grandfather's trust fund

when you got married.

Your mother told me all about it.

[tense music]

You forgot something?

Yes.

Well, what did you forget?

I forgot what a sleaze you are.

You drove all the way back here

just to insult me?

No, no.

I drove all the way back here

to throw you out.

I wish you'd stop doing that.

You tried to steal from me.

For Pete's sakes,

if you feel that way about it,

I'll buy my own breakfast.

I'm talking about my trust fund, mother.

I did not steal your money.

The bank did.

It's only because you didn't get there first.

I-I can't believe that I have a father

who would go to jail to protect a kid off the street,

and a mother...

[sniffling]

And a mother who would want to steal from her own child.

What did you expect me to do?

Starve to death?

You...

You have a job. What do I have?

You have a suitcase and a mutt.

Take it with you when you leave.

[emotional music]

Who's Gary Ewing?

He's the man that came into the house

and saw you the other day.

Why does he want to help me?

Because he's a friend.

You'll love the ranch.

It's a lot more room to move around.

Gary will be here in a few hours.

Why don't we wait till dark?

Because your father

has been coming around at night after work.

Gary is

going to go into the garage,

so the police won't see you.

The police have seen him coming and going.

I don't think they're going to bother him.

I'm going to be at the court with Mack.

You think they'll let Mack out?

[whispering] I don't know.

Maybe I should just turn myself in.

That's the last thing Mack would want.

I'll be back after court.

All you have to do is stay out of sight.

Until Gary gets here.

[instrumental music]

Okay, it's all set.

All you gotta do is turn it on.

Can we have a snack?

Yeah. Pete's making one right now.

He's going to stay with you while I'm gone.

-You be good, okay? -Okay.

Bye, Gary.

-Val. -Surprised you, didn't I?

What are you doing here?

She's in there, isn't she?

No, the kids are in there.

-How did you get here? -I took a cab.

You forgot to take my money when you locked me up.

And not much of a place

you picked to lock me up in, I might add.

All I had to do was just get dressed and walk out.

You didn't tell the doctor you're leaving?

Never warn the enemy.

-Now step aside. -Val...

Gary, I am going to go in there.

And that woman is going to regret

that she ever laid eyes on you.

Does she know that you are a married man?

Or did you lie to her too?

Val, honey, we never got married, remember?

Now calm down.

Get your filthy hands off me.

Val, look, I promised Karen.

[shouting] Karen? Karen?

Where is she?

-Mommy, you're home. -Where is she?

-Where is she? -There's nobody here.

Now, stop it.

-Karen? -[Gary] It's okay, kids.

[Gary] Hey, why don't you guys run in the kitchen

and get your snack?

You think you're really clever, don't you?

She was here, wasn't she?

Come on.

You can tell me.

I'm your mother.

Tell me about daddy's girlfriend.

You mean the Sunday school teacher?

[Gary] Val, please.

Which one is it, Gary?

Karen or the Sunday School teacher?

Huh?

You do take pets?

Yes, ma'am.

With a security deposit

against damage to the carpet or furniture.

[sighs] Well, how much deposit?

It's all spelled out on our rate sheet.

These are your rates?

[woman 1] Yes, ma'am.

And these are the rooms available to guests with pets.

Well, this is discrimination.

Unless you plan to give me a discount

for putting you way back there.

I mean, a big discount.

Not usually, ma'am,

but I'll ask.

Looks like we're going to be back on the street again.

No jokes about being in the doghouse, okay?

-[gasping] -Dear, dear.

Like this if this were planned.

You are Betty.

Call me Dimitri.

Betty.

[Dimitri chuckles]

Dimitri!

Oh...

-Hi. -Hello.

I have some pictures here for Kate to look at.

She's not here, but...

Come in.

Thanks.

I can just leave them with you here.

I still feel badly about the ones I ruined.

Please sit down.

I'll take those.

Oh...

These are very nice.

You won't be taking any more pictures of my daughter.

And what you haven't already ruined

in this so-called lab of yours,

you will kindly go home and ruin now.

I called the editor of Tennis Times.

Of course she never heard of you.

She knew nothing about any sort of article about Kate.

You're a fraud.

I don't know what else you are,

but I want you to stay away from my daughter.

And if you don't,

I will see to it that you are forced to stay away.

Do you understand?

You know, in some ways I am a fraud.

But I'm no bigger fraud than you are now, am I?

[sighs]

What is it you're after?

A story.

[chuckles]

If you think I have any kind of story to tell you,

you are mistaken.

Even if I did have a story,

I certainly wouldn't share it with you.

I don't mean to shock you, Steve,

but I don't like you.

You can like me or not like me,

it doesn't much matter.

You know, a couple years back

I got a shot of a woman down in El Salvador

with an automatic weapon in one hand

and a baby in the other.

I've seen women throw themselves on their, on their children

during a mortar blast.

Most of the time they didn't get up.

I've seen women completely submerged in rivers,

holding their babies above their heads

to get them to safety.

I've seen mothers commit suicide

from the grief of losing a child.

What are you talking about?

I always wondered what kind of mother you were.

I always wondered what it would be like,

what I would do

when I finally met you.

So here I am.

I'm the kid you never expected.

You never wanted to see.

I'm the son you gave away.

[gasps]

All I want is a story.

I want to know why you gave me away.

It's simple.

[breathing heavily]

The reason was...

I wanted you out of my life.

I still do.

Goodbye.

[slams door loudly]

Mr. MacKenzie, have you reconsidered your position?

Your Honor, my position is unchanged.

Mr. Demby.

Your Honor, the people are prepared

to charge Marion Patrick MacKenzie

with violation of Section 278 California Penal Code,

unlawful detention,

and concealment of a minor.

Can I help you?

Yes. Is this the MacKenzie residence?

Yes.

We're looking for a Jason Lochner.

But he's not here.

Well, that's what the police seem to think,

but we're not so sure.

Who the hell does your father think he is,

sticking his nose into another family's business?

-Who are you? -We're his uncles.

We're family.

We look out for each other.

Where are you going?

What the hell are they doing here?

I don't question your sincerity, Mr. MacKenzie,

but I do question your judgment.

Well, your honor,

I assure you that Jason Lochner

is being well cared for and faces no harm.

Take your hands off me.

Listen, we are very concerned about our nephew.

Now, you think about it.

Maybe you'll help us out.

[grunts]

[gasps]

I don't put up with that kind of behavior.

[Jason] Let her go.

Jason!

[Paige] Go away!

[Paige] Get off him!

Get him in the car.

[everyone grunting]

-Let's go. -[Paige] Leave him alone!

Come on!

[Jason] Get your hands off me. I'm not going.

I'm going to call the police!

Good.

Tell them they can stop looking for Jason Lochner.

[car engine revving]

-Next on Knots Landing... -Listen to me, Anne.

[Anne screams]

There's a dead woman in your bed, Nick.

[Val] You can't tell him that I told you this,

because if you do,

I'll take you away.

Who's trying to keep a secret from us?

[Val] Bobby,

I hope that you didn't tell

Daddy about our secret.

That jerk's brothers attacked my daughter.

And now he's got Jason back home.

You know? I'm going over to them.

[d*ck] You got a lot to learn, little boy.

And who better to teach you than your father?

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