12x26 - Play, Pause, Search – Parts 1

[bunniefuu]

[theme song]

Life is full of surprises, isn't it?

Certainly is.

What did you think, I was going to be upset when I found out?

I'm not upset.

Wait till it finally hits him

when he finds out he has to live

with the same demented gene pool

that I've been stuck with.

What's wrong with Paul Galveston?

-Everything. -He did have a lot of money.

What'd you do, did you figure out who the father was

and then tried to blackmail Sunshine here

into giving you a seat on the board?

I merely offered to keep quiet.

I thought I was doing everybody a favor.

Favors are for Freebay.

I think you backed the wrong horse here.

My sister's tighter than a screw in cement.

The kid doesn't have anything, and I don't care.

-You don't? -He's not legally related to me.

Well, according to Paul Galveston's will--

Forget Paul Galveston's will.

You should bone up on your California law.

Once he was adopted...

he no longer has a claim on his blood relations.

What'd you think I was going to do when I found out?

Break open a piggy bank and give him half of my fortune?

Sorry, don't mean to talk about you in the third person.

I... I'd like to get out of here if that's alright.

Good idea and keep your nose to the grindstone.

I wouldn't want to have to fire my genetic soul mate.

I would have believed Jimmy Stewart.

You're having a terrible lot of bad luck here.

You might try lighting a candle.

Well, Anne...

Just so you know how I feel about all this...

-You're fired. -I quit.

[instrumental music]

-After all these years... -What?

We finally did it in a bed.

It's the corporate influence. I've become more traditional.

Like hell.

You just can't find anyone else who will do it with you outside.

-In the winter. -In the snow.

At the cemetery.

In broad daylight.

We were behind some shrubs, it was tasteful.

You don't mind, do you?

I'm supposed to be packing.

I'm going to be staying out at Greg's Ranch.

[Brian] A ranch, huh?

That gives you acres and acres of outdoor territory to cover.

It just wouldn't be the same without the snow.

Besides, Sumner's probably too stuffy for that sport.

-He isn't. -So that's why...

he's surrounded by female executives.

Not all of his executives are female.

You and Paige Matheson are enough.

-Oh, please, not you too. -What?

Everyone thinks Paige is so attractive.

If you ask me, she's dull.

Dull, dull.

Well, when I find out, I'll let you know.

You know it's normal at your age

to be curious about sex.

-I'm not. -You're not?

Well, I am.

But Julie and weren't...

you know, doing anything.

[Frank] I don't care how innocent Jason says it was.

He was all over my daughter on this couch,

in my house, in the dark!

I'm sure it looked worse than it was.

They're good kids.

Her father was pretty upset about it.

Well, we were only kissing.

Jason... there's kissing

and then there's kissing.

I trust Julie, I've known her for 16 years.

How long have you known Jason?

Long enough, and so have you.

I like Jason.

I don't dislike the kid at all. I like him.

But I don't want my daughter pushed

into something she's not ready for.

Mack.

I'm not going to do anything to ruin my life or Julie's.

I like her. That's... that's all.

Kissing... it was easy.

You know, it felt...

Right.

Right. It felt right.

-Yeah. -Right.

[Karen] She's not going to be pushed into anything.

You have to learn to trust what you've taught her.

I do trust what I've taught her.

But why tempt fate and hormones?

Remember hormones? I remember mine.

Based on that alone? No. Wait. No way. No.

That's... this is not going to happen, that's all.

You'll have to loosen up... and trust them.

Loosen up? I'm loose.

I'm loose.

Rough day?

They all are.

I don't know, I think the day you find out

your biological father was an unmoral pig

sort of stands out from all the others.

Yeah, I heard.

Oh, well, I guess you don't get to pick your parents, right?

Right.

Got me thinking, though, you know.

About all that stuff I read about child rearing, you know...

Nature versus nurture.

Well, from what I've heard, you've got

your father's taste in cars.

[chuckles]

Ah, it reminds me.

What's that?

That's what I owe you for the debt in the car.

-Oh, forget it. -No, I owe you.

No, no, you don't, really. Keep it.

I... I shouldn't have gotten into such a snit about it.

Look, I'm sorry about the dent.

I'm sorry about the kiss. I'm sorry about the flowers.

Look, you got to let me do one thing right around here.

Well, you work a mean coffee machine.

-Great. -No, I mean it.

You're a great assistant.

I never get out of here before dark.

[Steve] Please, let me take you to dinner.

Alright? Your choice. I'm loaded.

I'm having dinner with Brian.

Oh, Brian. Where can a guy like that take you?

Come on, this is... this is major bucks here.

I can't cancel it. It's business.

Hmm. Don't kid yourself.

And you and I should keep it strictly business as well.

Hope we're the only ones.

[Val] Careful.

Hey, hey, hey, hey. Where you going?

Come here. Help me.

-I can carry two. -No, one. They're heavy.

Go get your sister to help you.

[Kate] Hey, hey!

[Gary] Hey, here. Come here.

-Hey, hey! -Ah!

[Gary] You like hay?

[indistinct chatter and laughing]

What's that?

Come here, come here. Do you see this horse?

-Aha. -You know this horse?

[Katie laughing]

This is my friend, this is my friend Charlie.

-Charlie horse. -[Katie laughs]

Come here. Give him your hair. He likes hair.

[indistinct chatter]

[Katie laughs]

Hey! You want a lift?

No, the library is only three blocks away.

I'm going that direction.

Are you going out with Charlotte?

Yeah.

-How do I look? -Oh, you look like a fox.

You're only saying that because it's true.

-Come on, let's go. -Wait.

Doesn't Charlotte live in the opposite direction?

She does and I think you ought to be calling her Miss Anderson.

-Come on. -Wait, well...

Jason's waiting for me.

Well, okay. I'll... I'll take you both.

Dad, come on. Then what?

I suppose you and Miss Anderson

are going to sit behind us in the reference room.

No, but that's a good idea.

Daddy, we're just studying together.

There's going to be other people there,

and Jason is going to walk me home.

-Ten? Sharp. -Ten o'clock, sharp.

I promise, and we won't come inside the house, okay?

-Okay. -Okay. Have a good time.

Oh and... don't stay out too late.

[Frank] Hi, neighbor.

Staying loose.

Did you hear from Michael?

Yeah, he's on his way. Don't worry about dinner.

Look what I found at the drugstore.

-For Meg? -No, it's for Michael.

-Michael? -It's a joke.

When he was little, at the beginning of every semester,

he used to insist that I buy him

a dozen big chief tablets and a box of pens.

He wouldn't go to school without them.

-Now he's going back to college. -Starting next week.

Whoa, and aren't you walking on cloud nine?

[horn honking]

-What do you think? -It's cute.

What happened to the convertible?

Oh, I sold it to buy this.

[Karen] Well, this is much more practical.

Yeah, low maintenance, good gas mileage,

and I can sleep in it out in the country.

What do you mean out in the country?

I've been working hard, saving up my money.

I need a break.

Oh, you mean you're not... going back to school?

No.

I'm going to travel a while.

It's a fake! Some nerve your boyfriend has

palming off a cheap imitation.

Tell him I'm not laughing.

Well, I'm not laughing either.

Well, you better come up with the rent,

because this watch he gave me is not worth the paper

your money was printed on.

Look, he stole from me too, and he's gone.

Cut the damsel in distress routine.

I want the rent.

-You'll get your money. -Tonight!

Tonight? Be reasonable.

That is reasonable.

And if I don't get it,

I'm going to the police with those counterfeit bills.

I'll keep this watch because it looks good,

but your time is up.

Look, there must be some way we can work this out.

Don't even suggest it.

[instrumental music]

[phone line on hold]

[Paige] I can't come to the phone right now.

-Please, leave a message. -[beep]

Paige, this is your mother.

Help me!

[laughter]

Who did you say I should call?

Me. Any time, any place.

[clears throat] About the lobby design.

Spatial concepts.

We use them on all our big projects.

-Do you have their number? -Do I have your number?

Their number?

[indistinct chattering at background]

What is this?

You don't have to yell about it.

No, I'm having the worst meeting I've ever had.

I appreciate you telling me that.

Have you been eating here every night?

Mostly room service.

[man on mic] Check. Check. Testing one, two, three.

Oh, no. A band, too?

Listen, I don't have any etchings,

but I could show you some peace and quiet up in my room.

We could have a meal sent up and keep on working.

Am I going to have trouble with you?

-Scout's Honor. -You're not a scout.

-And I bet you have no honor. -What can I say?

You can say you'll stick to business.

I'll stick to business.

Point the way.

[loud indistinct chatter]

-Table was perfect. -Thank you, sir.

-Dessert? -No, no, no.

We have to get back to work.

Listen.

-I don't hear anything. -I know.

It's almost too quiet in here.

You mind if I turn on some music?

Yeah, I do. I can't work with music on.

-It's distracting. -Okay.

So what do I do about the other distractions?

-What distractions? -Your blue eyes.

This isn't business.

Your blonde hair.

Your luscious lips.

Your soft neck.

This isn't business.

Let's skip the rest of the specifics.

And that definitely is not business.

No, it's a distraction.

What's that?

Nothing.

It's a video camera.

Yeah.

-Hotel security? -No.

It's on!

-Yeah. -When did you turn it on?

-A while ago. -Without telling me?

[Brian] You know how it is.

No one ever wants their picture taken.

Then later, they're glad to see it.

So you were planning on making some home movies?

-Sure. -Of what?

-What, you've never made videos? -No.

There's probably a lot of things

you didn't like until you tried it.

So you thought we were going to do

something worth recording.

[tense music]

-Turn it off. -Are you sure?

Yeah, turn it off.

I'll show you something exciting.

You're the boss...

Come here.

[tense music]

[groans]

[Paige] That's exciting.

Drop dead, jerk.

[crickets chirping]

-Hey. -Frank!

Ready to go? Movie starts at 8:00.

Our date was for tomorrow night.

I thought I said Thursday 10th.

Today's the 9th. I thought you meant Friday.

I'm sorry.

So why don't we live dangerously?

Go out two nights in a row?

[man] Charlotte?

Is everything okay?

[Charlotte] Everything's fine, John.

John, this is Frank. Frank, John.

Hey, how you doing? Nice meeting you.

Likewise.

Ah, well...

-See you tomorrow night? -Tomorrow.

-Night. Nice meeting you. -Yeah, nice meeting you.

Goodnight.

You should have said something.

Why should I've said anything?

Because you knew I couldn't.

Karen.

I promised I wouldn't interfere

with Michael's life again and I didn't.

Like no one else knew what you were thinking.

I didn't say anything.

And you're never going to express your opinion again.

-Not to Michael. -That's a mistake.

-I'm not going to be a nag. -Karen, look.

There's a difference between counseling and nagging.

Now, if you think he's making a mistake,

you need to talk to him.

-What are you doing here? -I got bored.

I thought you were having dinner with Paige.

That was the boring part.

I tried to tell you.

You can't stay. Greg's coming to pick me up.

Oh, too bad.

I thought you might want to make some movies.

[phone ringing]

How would that look to Greg?

[Brian] He can be in them.

[phone ringing]

-Hello. -Hey, babe, what's up?

[Linda] Greg, hi.

-You all packed? -All packed.

[Greg] I was calling to give you a little more time.

Why? What's wrong?

I gotta wait here for a call from Tokyo.

Well, can't they reach you at the ranch?

I need to get into my computers.

You want me to come back to the office?

[Greg] Nah.

I'll get some shut eye while I'm hanging around and...

You okay there for tonight?

-Yeah, I guess so. -You sure you don't mind?

No, I'll just watch some old movies.

I'll catch you in the morning then.

-Okay, night. -Night.

[hangs up phone]

-You're gonna watch old movies? -By myself.

It'd be a lot more fun to make some new ones.

Brian, aren't we getting a little old

-for this sort of thing? -I hope not.

One last fling?

I get to keep the tape.

[mischievous music]

Showtime.

[instrumental music]

[sirens wailing at distance]

-[Julie] Who's Grendel? -She is, uh...

Tom Sawyer's aunt.

Close. It's the monster on Beowulf.

As... I have OD on English Lit.

Well, it's still early.

If we go now, we can still catch Jane's party.

-Jane's having a party? -Who's gonna be there?

-Everybody. -Cool, it sounds great.

-You better call your dad. -He's not home.

Besides, it won't matter as long as I get home on time.

What about the test?

Um... who wrote "Silas Marner"?

George Eliot, AKA Mary Ann Evans.

[Julie] Ooh. How many lines in a sonnet?

-Fourteen. -What's iambic pentameter?

A line of verse containing five metrical feet,

each composed of an unstressed and stressed syllable.

Durum, durum, durum, durum.

Great. You know, let's go have fun.

[knock on door]

It's open!

You got a minute?

Yeah, come on in.

Sit down.

-Want a drink? -Uh, no.

Our old man would roll over in his grave.

If he heard that. He never turned down a drink in his life.

Are you sure my mother's telling the truth about that?

I mean, she gave me another story before this.

Believe me, your mother would not lie

about Paul Galveston being your father.

Why not?

Because there's nobody worse she could be covering up for.

Tell me, how does it feel... to know you've been sired

of one of the great son of a b*tches of our time?

-You really hated him. -Still do.

But he left you all this.

Left me some of this, I earned the rest.

You don't seem all that different from him.

You mean you think that I'm a socially

irresponsible money grub and degenerate?

[chuckles] I didn't say that.

No, I did when I was your age,

right to his face.

-You're kidding. -No.

See, I wanted to change the world.

And he represented everything

that was hateful about it.

Well, what did he say?

Well, he didn't mind the degenerate part.

As for the rest of it...

He said I had a lot to learn.

You wanted to change the world?

I gave it a shot... but the old man was right.

I had a lot to learn.

So tell me, kid, are you a do-gooder?

I'd like to make a difference.

How?

[chuckles] I don't know.

You must have some idea.

Change starts at the local level first.

Exactly.

But your local level is not from around here.

It's from the town you were raised in,

that little logging town that you say I personally destroyed.

How would you save it?

Job programs, uh...

alternative industry, retraining, better education.

Very commendable, tedious, but commendable.

I can handle the tedium.

Here you go.

-Two hundred and fifty thousand? -Yeah.

-What's the catch? -There is no catch.

You can take that and go back to your little logging in town

and make a difference, or you can...

I don't know, kick back in the Bahamas.

I'm betting on the Bahamas.

[dramatic music]

[phone ringing]

[Paige] I can't come to the phone right now.

Please, leave a message.

[beep]

[Anne] Hi, honey, I've been waiting to hear from you.

I know how you feel about sharing your apartment,

but something has come up and I need to impose.

I could scrub floors or clean tiles while I'm there.

You can reach me at my apartment.

But not for long.

[knocking on door]

Yo, Fairgate!

[Linda] Brian.

[knocking]

[tense music]

Greg?

I changed my mind about going home, are you ready?

[tense music]

-Fairgate! -Just a minute, I'm not dressed.

[Greg] I promise not to look, open the door.

-Get up. -What?

[Linda] Greg's here, you have to hide.

-Hiding? -Shut up, Brian.

I don't believe this.

Leave my belt.

Linda, this isn't the 50's, just tell him I'm here.

It isn't the 60's either, don't make a sound or I'll k*ll you.

Linda.

Hi.

I thought you were getting dressed.

I gave up. I packed everything.

Just as well, you just have to start taking it off again.

You have a one track mind.

Good thing we're both on the same track, eh?

I'll get my coat.

Better yet, why don't we spend the night here?

I'm spoiled, I don't want to stay here another night.

Such a long, boring ride out to the ranch.

Oh, but I can make it very interesting.

You get the bags, I'll get my coat.

[thump]

What was that?

Those neighbors upstairs are so noisy.

I'm glad to be getting out of here.

[upbeat music]

Hey, Jason. How's it hanging, man?

-How you doing? -One frisky?

-No, thanks. -Oh come on, loosen up.

-It's party time. -Where are Jane's parents?

In Palm Springs for the week. Gnarly, huh?

Come on in.

We should go.

Let me get some food first, I'm starved.

We can grab a hamburger on the way home.

Why spend money when they have food here?

Make way, squid.

What are you guys doing here?

I must have forgotten my party invite.

Hey, don't push me, man.

If I have to read "Miss Nelson is missing"

one more time to those kids before they go to sleep,

I am going to scream.

Val.

What?

What's the matter? You okay?

-Yeah, I'm fine. -No, you're not.

You've been like this all day. Now, what's going on?

[crickets chirping]

[Gary sighs]

What if it all falls apart again?

-It won't. -You don't know that, Gary.

We can't be sure.

The doctor said you're fine.

Sometimes I don't feel fine.

[sighs] Val, you were sick.

Stop beating yourself up.

Look, if something's bothering you

or something you don't feel right about, tell me.

That's why we're husband and wife.

[Val chuckles]

No, I-I feel silly.

-Why? What? -Well, because I...

Okay, alright.

I saw Claudia today when I was at the cul-de-sac

picking up that stuff.

And she told me that Kate...

has a crush on you.

[laughs] sh*t.

And that after Kate broke her wrist,

you went over and you kept calling so much

that Claudia was afraid that you...

that you had a crush on Kate.

Give me a break!

I called her, I don't know, a couple of times,

see how she was, and I went over there

because I felt responsible.

Well, that's what I told her, but...

-Well? -Alright.

But then I saw you working with Kate this afternoon and...

wasn't so sure.

-Val. -What?

I am old enough to be her father.

So I'm crazy, huh?

Absolutely.

[instrumental music]

[sighs] Give us a kiss.

[chuckles] Gary.

[sighs] What am I going to do with you?

-Kiss me again. -Okay.

[Anne] Paige?

[knocking on door]

Paige, it's your mother.

[knocking]

Paige.

[instrumental music]

-Coffee? -Thanks.

-Menu? -No.

[sirens wailing]

-Are you open all night? -All night, every night.

[dramatic music]

[tape rewinding]

[Julie] Dad, um, I won't be home at 10 like I promised.

I need you to come and pick me up

at the police station at Wellesley and 3rd. Bye.

-Frank, everything's okay. -Yeah, I can see that.

Daddy, it wasn't our fault.

Oh, that means you weren't doing anything?

We just went to a party.

You were supposed to be at the library studying.

Well, we finished, so we went to a friend's house.

I didn't receive a message to that effect.

Well, you weren't home and we weren't going

to stay that long.

Neighbors called the police because of the noise.

-Before they got there-- -There were some g*ng members.

They weren't supposed to be there.

You weren't supposed to be there.

-[Julie] Dad-- -What happened?

-There were knives. -Knives?

Knives!

Paul was stabbed.

-Is he okay? -We don't know.

Nobody would listen to me. I told you

-these kids weren't supposed-- -Daddy.

Jason wanted to leave the party.

Look, I don't care what Jason wanted.

From now on, you two are not an item anymore.

-Frank-- -No, no, no. We did it your way.

Now we do it my way. It could have been my kid

with a knife stuck in her.

The two of you, you don't go out together.

You don't see each other. You don't talk to each other.

You don't know each other. You got that?

Hey, up and at 'em.

I need the four top, the breakfast crowd's coming in.

-Do you have a special? -Yes.

Two eggs, hashbrowns, toast. $1,99.

I'll take that.

Would you mind moving over to the deuce?

You've been here all night.

-Hey, time's up. -Save your money.

You can eat two blocks down for free.

What do you mean?

Free Street Mission.

I don't need a free meal.

Spend all your money and you will.

You always worry about strangers?

Hey, I wish somebody had worried about me

before I got in this fix.

You should save the $2.00.

I don't need it. Here.

Here.

See you around.

[Mack sighs] Pass the margarine.

-I quit. -What?

-Reading the newspaper. -What section are you reading?

-The Metro. -[Mack chuckles]

I warned you about the metro section.

The only thing to read are the sports or the comics.

Look at this, teenager kills schoolmate for his shoes.

For his shoes!

What's going on out there? Is everyone going crazy?

-Well, not everyone. -Could have fooled me.

I know what you're really upset about.

You're upset about Jason and Julie.

[Karen] Of course, I'm upset.

Their friend was knifed at a party.

A high school party.

Kids weren't like that when I was growing up.

Oh, come on, like there were never any fights?

Fights, yes, but the loser didn't drive by

with a g*ng and sh**t the other kid.

When Eric and Michael were in high school

I wasn't afraid for their lives.

Everywhere you go these days, there's violence and...

nobody seems to be able to do anything to stop it.

Well...

all we can do is teach our kids the best we can.

[Karen] I'm not worried about our kids.

I'm worried about all those other kids out there.

The ones who will k*ll you for your sneakers

or because you're wearing the wrong color jacket.

Or because you happen to look at them funny.

Who's teaching them?

Are their parents teaching them?

Is television teaching them?

Are a bunch of angry cops with their nightsticks

teaching them?

And it's not just in the city. It's here in Knots Landing.

And if it's here, it's everywhere.

And if it keeps going like this, what is it going to be like

when Meg goes to high school?

It makes me scared and it makes me angry,

and I'm sick and tired of people behaving irresponsibly

and thinking they can get away with it.

Pass the margarine.

Please.

[birds chirping]

-Sorry. -Thank you.

You're welcome.

[gasps] What time is it?

-Eight o'clock. -Oh, gosh!

Why didn't Carlos wake us up?

I gave him the night off.

Oh, I'm going to be late to work.

-Why did you keep me up so late? -Me?

I wanted to stop by my condo this morning on the way in.

What for?

I forgot my checkbook.

I'll loan you some change.

But we gotta hurry.

I got a meeting with Brian Johnston.

I'm first.

What do you mean he didn't show up?

What are you so upset about?

You didn't show up either.

I don't have to show up. I'm the boss.

Call Brian's hotel and find out if he's on his way.

As far I'm concerned, if I never see him again,

it's too soon.

Him too, huh?

Get thee to a nunnery woman.

I was wondering when you were going to show up.

You could tell, huh?

When you really hate something,

but you can't say anything about it,

you get this kind of... frozen smile on your face.

You used it a lot around Linda.

I was right about Linda.

Yes, you were.

You know, it's hard when you have kids.

You want to give them advice, but you know

they don't want to hear it.

There's a fine line between counseling and nagging.

Well, you always manage to stay pretty much on the counsel side.

Well, consider this counseling.

Don't neglect your education.

I don't intend to.

-Then go back to school. -I will.

-Just not right away. -Why wait?

Because I don't know what I want to do with my life.

Finding out what you want to do in life

is a pretty good reason to go back to college.

It's a great reason to travel too.

If you spend all your money traveling,

then you won't be able to afford to go to college.

Oh, I've already put some money aside in a savings account.

I got that covered.

It could be dangerous traveling alone.

Mom...

I'm not driving through the jungles

of South America here.

I'm driving across the country.

You give me credit for a little cautiousness

and common sense?

I do.

You know, my whole life you've told me to be independent,

go my own way.

That's what I'm doing here.

And I know you well enough to know that, if you were me,

you might do the same thing.

[instrumental music]

I guess the bottom line is I'm just going to miss you so much.

[Claudia] Oh, Katie, what a nice surprise.

Thought you were working at Gary's ranch all day.

-I was. -Something wrong?

I think so.

What is it?

-Steve. -Steve?

Yeah, I was pretty upset to learn

Paul Galveston was his father.

I can see why.

I was upset because you just didn't tell Steve--

-I had my reason-- -I'm sure you did.

You know, I went out to Gary's today.

And usually we work the horses together

but today he thought I should handle them alone.

He didn't want his wife to feel uncomfortable.

It seems she got some crazy notion

that I have a crush on Gary.

What could have given her that impression?

Not what, who.

And you know the answer to that, mom.

I felt a little awkward, so I went home

and I was depressed enough to start thinking,

"maybe I shouldn't work at Gary's ranch"

"maybe I should go back to playing tennis".

So I called my tennis coach back east

to ask his advice on my wrist.

When did I get a heart arrhythmia, mother?

-Kate-- -He told me that the reason

why I didn't get the tennis scholarship I wanted

last fall was because you called the school's coach

and told him I had a heart condition.

There must have been some--

No, there is no misunderstanding!

Only on my part because I had no idea my mother was such a liar!

I have never done anything that wasn't for your own good.

Oh, please give me a break.

My God, even Uncle Greg doesn't come up

with such lame excuses.

You know you are always knocking him

and I'm not fond of a lot of the stuff he does,

but at least he doesn't lie to me.

We will discuss this when I get home.

We are not discussing it because I'm moving out.

Where are you going?

You know what, mom? I don't know.

You know, maybe I'll look up my brother Steve

and see if he needs a roommate.

He and I seem to have a lot more in common

than I realized before.

We both have parents we are ashamed of.

[Mort] This report more or less summarizes

our standing with the Champion acquisition.

What's this on page three?

Oh, sorry, sir, that's... not supposed to be included.

-Is this a chain letter? -[Bob] It is, sir.

It promises good luck to anyone

who sends copies to five friends.

Did you fall for this, Mortsky?

Silly, I know, sir, but...

Silly hell, this kind of a down market, I'll try anything.

Send me a copy. Matheson, you're late.

[Paige] I've been on the phone to Brian Johnston's secretary.

Where is he?

[Paige] She hasn't heard from him.

The hotel clerk says he didn't sleep in his bed last night.

He hasn't picked up his messages.

And the valet hasn't seen his car.

He's disappeared.

[suspenseful music]

-Everything's in order. -Oh, good.

Sorry about the waiting period, but you know the law.

Well, it's a relief to finally have it.

I've been frightened.

Are they still bothering you?

-Yes. -Well...

if he tries to go too far...

this will do the job.

Brian?

[suspenseful music]

[music intensifies]

[theme song]