13x05 - Home Again, Home Again

[bunniefuu]

[theme music]

[suspenseful music]

[woman 1] Claudia.

I need my medicine.

Claudia, help me.

[Karen] Claudia. You're awake.

You've been asleep a whole day.

You're in my house.

Tell me-tell me what happened.

You took sleeping pills.

According to the doctor...

four or five.

Not enough?

No, thank God.

Nothing's changed.

Does Kate know?

[Kate] This is my fault, isn't it?

How is it your fault?

Because I wouldn't see her, and then I hung up on her

and things I said to her in the restaurant.

Oh... You think it's the first time a daughter said them?

Hey, you can't tell me

you aren't glad to hear your mother is okay?

No.

Well...

Go in in there.

[emotional music]

No, I hadn't heard.

-Thank you. -Karen, I have to take Kate...

back to Gary. She went in there.

Claudia is still asleep. It's better she doesn't wake up.

Do you have a problem with that?

I'll be back as soon as I drop her off.

What is it?

What happened?

Linda's been m*rder*d.

I did it. I m*rder*d her. Now can I go?

I'm not enjoying this any more than you are,

but it goes a whole lot better if you just cooperate.

Look, she was living with you until the night

she turns up m*rder*d.

You got to figure we're going to have some questions

even if you are a friend of the commissioner.

Do me a favor. Would you?

Forget that I'm a friend of the commissioners?

The more guys like you think of stuff like that,

the harder you got to prove that I'm not getting a break.

I have told you everything I know.

I am hoarse already.

Alright. You can go.

No more questions.

I got a question.

-Where is he? -Where's who?

Come on.

Where's Brian Johnston?

The guy you think m*rder*d her?

Well, exactly how did you come to that conclusion?

I've read it between your beady eyes.

You think he's still around here somewhere, right?

You're still a suspect.

And you're this far from walking a beat, pal.

Hey, Sumner.

Here, pop that in after the eleven o'clock news.

Sweet dreams.

[Pierce] Tell me about her.

[Paige] Nothing to tell.

-Why not? -I can't think

of a nice thing to say.

She lived with Sumner, right?

Don't be fooled by that.

Whatever it was between them, it wasn't love.

I've got a meeting at the bank on the Costa Leases.

Better get ready.

[clears throat]

[dramatic music]

Five out of five papers mentioned my appearance

on Karen's show.

[laughs]

I'm famous Benny.

You're famous.

Yeah, I know.

Then why the sour note in your voice?

I'm sure I don't have to remind you

of the words of President John F. Kennedy.

"Ask not what your country can do for you"?

I'm thinking about when he said

"In the future, we're all going to be famous

for 15 minutes."

That's Andy Warhol Benny.

Look at this.

Three of them carried pictures.

These days things move even faster.

It's down to five or six minutes.

Do you understand what I'm saying, Anne?

We got exactly five minutes to be famous.

And then what?

Then? It's back into the maid's costume,

taking pictures in flagrante delictos

to cover the rent. That's what...

[Anne] No, Benny.

Well, maybe not,

if we can make our move now, while the iron's hot.

All we need is some idea.

I may have one, Benny.

I'm listening.

Look at this.

I got more publicity for doing a talk show

than I did for appearing in the magazine.

So?

So let's go with what's working for us.

More talk shows?

No, Benny.

Your own talk show?

[both chuckle]

You reached Michael.

Yeah, finally.

He's staying with friends in Wyoming.

Mack, I was just...

so afraid.

He'd seen a newspaper

and find out about Linda before we reached him,

but no.

How was he when you told him?

Not too good.

Wish I could have been...

there with him.

He loved her.

I didn't.

I wanted to for Michael's sake, but...

I couldn't.

Tough little lady.

She didn't start out that way.

No one does.

Something happened to that little lady

along the way.

It's sad.

Mack...

He asked me who k*lled her.

I had to tell him.

Nobody knows.

Whoever did it...

shouldn't get away with it.

[crickets chirping]

[static]

[Linda moaning on video]

[Brian on video] That's it, Linda.

That's it, baby.

[instrumental music]

[Linda moaning on video]

[Brian on video] That's it, babe.

[man 1] I'm no expert.

You don't have to be.

We both know what they're worth.

Why don't you ask me what I'll give you?

Might be enough for you to do what you do.

Which is what?

How can you know what I got to do?

You don't know me.

-If you say so. -What do you know?

[man laughing]

I don't know who you are. You just said so yourself.

What is it you know about me?

You're you're that Johnston.

-Who's looking for me? -The police.

Fair price for the gold.

Now, quickly.

Betsy. Do it.

[Val] What are you talking about. Here.

-Gary, more coffee? -Yeah, half cup.

Then I'm going to get out of here.

-Okay. -That's good.

Oops.

-Dad. -Yeah.

Do I hide anything in my hands?

I don't know. Let me have a look.

[Gary] Nah. Turn them over.

I'd have to say no, you don't have anything in your hands.

[both kids laugh]

Yeah, there is. Atoms.

-Atoms? -[Betsy] Yep.

They're so small you can't even see them.

Everything is made of atoms.

Joseph told us about them.

Oh...

The good professor.

I want to be a scientist when I grow up.

-Me too. -Oh, you do, huh?

Well, I'd say you're off to a pretty good start here,

learning all about atoms and stuff.

If you two are going to be famous scientists,

don't you think maybe you better get ready for school.

-Hmm? -[both groan]

Go brush your teeth. Go on.

Looks like the good professor's got them all inspired.

Well, he's not the only ones who are excited.

You know how excited this project makes me?

I think that I noticed something a little different.

-Do you know what? -Hm.

It's a great idea.

Oh, honey, there are a lot of great ideas.

The exciting thing is taking an idea

and making it happen, making it real.

I always felt like I could make a difference in the world

if the right chance came along. But Val...

this is my chance.

You know how good that makes me feel?

Yes, Garrison Arthur Ewing, I do.

Hi.

Hi.

Is work going okay?

This isn't about the work here,

it's from the university where I teach.

Is there something wrong there?

Just the opposite.

My journal article is picking up the awards.

There's a conference in France they want me to chair,

plus they're offering me a new graduate seminar.

Well then, what's the problem?

The problem is I don't care about any of that stuff.

All I care about now is Tidal Energy.

I've got this theory.

People only get one main chance in life.

This is mine.

Well then, I think you should take it.

It's that simple, huh?

Sure.

Thanks.

"Look at...

"this picture.

"Does the house...

have windows?"

Of course it does. Isn't that obvious?

Okay, then write the answer.

Just like, "Yes, the house does have some windows."

So, that's good, you could write that.

Oh, Val, while I'm writing this,

would you mind looking through my mail?

There's a government envelope, you can always tell.

Sure.

Lynette.

This one says State of Texas Tax Bureau.

Uh-oh.

Tax man, what do they want?

Hush, baby. Don't you cry.

Don't you let no tax man make you cry now.

Well, they audited your return, and you owe them.

$422 combining this year and last.

combining this year and last.

Well, where am I going to get $422?

No, I mean it. How do they expect me

to pay a bill that size?

Well, with what I take home, I can barely make out.

Lynette, Gary's going to be back with the kids soon,

and we've only got about half hour hour left,

so let's...

Alright.

Well write down the answer.

"Yes,

the house has windows."

Why am I bothering with stuff like this?

Reading and writing.

What good is reading and writing

when I can't even feed my baby.

Sweetheart, I can help you with the one problem.

I can teach you to read.

You can go down to the tax board

and talk to him for me. You just explain to them

that I'm paying as much as I can as it is.

-No, I can't. -Yes, you can.

It'll be easy for you. You just go down there.

-How much time would that take? -[Val] Lynette.

When you know how to read,

it's gonna make everything in your life easier.

It's gonna give you confidence so that you can talk to people

and you can deal with situations like this.

I can't believe that you are not gonna help me.

I am trying to help you in the way that I can.

Well, I can't be bothered with this.

I'm leaving. Come on, Jesse.

Here, take your books with you.

Maybe you can work on some of this at home.

Oh, and I've got something for you.

For you and Jesse.

Lynette.

It's a book that you can read to her.

[classical music playing]

Gregory? Gregory Sumner?

Victoria, you in Knots Landing?

I look at you and I am in Georgetown, 1982,

and one of those dance Son of the Stars things

thrown by Senator Moreland,

catered by the Greek Princess

who if I'm not very much mistaken--

You said about Greek princesses and me.

Better off for all.

I was sorry to hear about Jim.

He was a very good congressman.

He adored you.

We all adored you.

So what are you doing here?

I live here as of a few weeks ago,

and I work here too.

Forgive me, but I don't recall what kind of work you did.

I didn't. I started after Jim died.

And as for the sort of work,

well, this party's mine.

The mayor asked me to do it.

The food, the flowers, music.

[Greg] It's great.

I've been known to throw a party to myself.

Well, keep me in mind.

You've never been out of it.

-Good evening, Greg. -Ah.

Police Commissioner Kimball,

-Victoria Broward. -Pleased to meet you.

Nice to meet you, Commissioner.

Time to stir the soup.

I understand you've been looking for me.

Yeah.

[Kimball] It's about the Fairgate m*rder.

I believe the boys are off your back.

I need information on Brian Johnston.

It's an ongoing investigation.

Like I make one phone call and you're nobody,

you're Commissioner of nothing.

What about Johnston?

He k*lled her.

Your guys have no idea where he is.

True or false?

-True. -How hard are you going to look?

It's a m*rder. We intend to solve it,

I thought we were operating on the same page here.

Is this an A, B or C minus investigation?

She had no family.

None of them had any interest.

Indications are that she was involved

in some kind of a kinky sex tape scam with Johnston.

Then there's Johnston's wife,

who's screaming that Fairgate

blackmailed her,

and Johnston may have been in on it too.

Look, I know you were sleeping with her,

but the way things look right now,

she may have been working

more than one side of the street.

Anyway, this dry.

If I don't pick up anything in the next 48 hours,

it goes in the unsolved basket

and it'll stay there

until, oh maybe somebody bothers to empty it.

You wanted the truth.

Alright, you got it.

Not alright.

I want you to go and wake up

all those little policemen from their beds

and tell them nobody sleeps

till we find Brian Johnston.

A piece of goods like her. Why do you care so much?

Let's just say I'm interested in justice.

You find him or I'll find you.

[romantic music]

Let's go inside.

-Home again, home again, ji-- -Jiggity jig

Jig.

-Drink? -No.

No, says Pierce.

Take your jacket off, at least.

Won't take his jacket off either. Very bad.

I better just tell you why I'm here.

If you want to.

But I'm way ahead of you.

"There's someone else, Victoria."

[sighs]

There is someone else.

I wanted to see you anyway.

I'm in love with her.

Does she think it's the first time you're in love?

It is.

Like this.

Pierce, that was a long walk.

I still have my key.

What do you think you're doing walking in here like this?

Chill, will you? I'm not going to eat you.

This will take five minutes.

Your boyfriend can stand over us

and play the stenographer.

-My boyfriend is not here. -That's better.

You'll have something real to talk to him about

when he gets back.

Okay. What is it?

I found out that Brian Johnston is not dead.

That he k*lled Linda Fairgate.

The police believe it, and so do I.

What do you know about Brian Johnson?

Nothing.

[Greg] You spent time with him. What happened?

Did he say anything that would help me find him?

-You find him? -Yeah. Me.

Police are going to bottom drawer this.

If I want justice, I have to find him.

We had dinner once.

Yeah, he fooled me for five minutes

like he fooled everybody else.

He's a creep.

I certainly don't know anything that could help you.

-That's it? -That's it.

-How's he treating you? -What?

[Greg] The racquetball player.

You two having a good time?

You don't have to answer that.

Why are you doing this?

You never loved her.

That doesn't mean I'm gonna let somebody sh**t around

from underneath me.

Key.

Change the locks.

Home again, home again, jiggity jig.

[eerie music]

[woman 1] Claudia.

Help me.

Claudia, I need you.

[groans]

[eerie music]

[girl 1] Hello.

Well, hello.

Oh, are you here to take care of me, doctor?

Yep.

Oh.

What's this?

This is my stethicscope.

Oh, h*.

-You're okay. -Good.

I'm glad to hear that.

-A band-aid? -Mm-hmm.

Where did you get hurt?

-Good morning. -Oh, you're out of bed.

Yeah, that'd be good for me to be on my feet.

Good. Then. You slept well.

Well, nightmares.

But the doctor has already come to see me.

Meg.

[chuckling] Yes.

Well. Give yourself time.

Thank you.

Has, uh...

Has Katie called?

Give her time too.

I don't suppose my dear brother has been in touch.

No. He hasn't.

Of course not.

I'd tell you why, but...

I don't want you to judge him too harshly.

Well, I know your brother.

Not as well as you do, but...

Greg really needs to believe

that everyone is as calculating as he is.

"If you really wanted to die, sis

would have taken more pills."

He doesn't believe what happened?

Yeah.

A person could die for not being trusted,

not being believed.

[Mack] Oh, boy.

I don't believe this.

I'm on the phone with Missus Espinoza

and she gets a click, you know,

the click, the call waiting, click.

And she says, "Hold on, please."

Then she forgets I'm on the phone.

Peggy, next time she calls back,

you tell her I have six calls waiting.

Then I'll call her later, later in the month.

You know when we did that one big case?

That one big case.

[Mack laughs]

Which one?

The one where we can build separate offices

so if a person has to make a private phone call, he can.

I get it.

Coffee break.

Alright, Peg, I'm buying.

Oh, no, you don't have to leave right now.

It's okay.

Please don't worry about it.

I love coffee.

Say hi to Debbie.

[clears throat]

Hello.

Debbie.

Hi, this is Frank.

Yeah, I kind of thought if I hadn't called you,

you were going to call me, so I decided to beat you to it.

Listen

I'd really like to see you again.

Tonight? Sure.

One thing. One thing.

I'm planning the music.

I'm planning everything, okay?

[Anne] A Rolls Royce. It's so beautiful.

You know, it's always been my favorite car.

[Benny] Yeah, but the maintenance is the k*ller.

-[Benny] I look okay? -[Anne] You nervous, Benny?

[Benny] Well, a power lunch is not exactly

my natural habitat.

That's a village clutch. Don't pop it.

Unlock it. It's not paid for it.

Look, relax.

We've already sold Meers on the idea.

He was ready to put my love call in show on his radio station

before we left the office.

He can't do that unless he convinces his boss,

this guy, Vincent, whatever his name is.

That's who we have to sweep up, Anne.

Leave Vincent to me.

You just relax.

-Be yourself. -Alright, fine, okay, fine.

I just I should, I should just be myself.

[Anne] Figure of speech, Benny.

[Meers] I think that you'll find the food here is excellent.

The service is impeccable.

Excuse me, which one of you gentlemen

-ordered the artichoke? -I did. No starter for you?

-No, thanks. -Oh, yes, I insist.

Bring me another.

Here, Sir.

Vincent won't mind if we start without him?

[Meers] No, no. He's a very busy man.

He owns 18 radio affiliates.

He's always running late. He'd be offended

if we didn't start without him.

Oh.

So you were telling us

about the audience research that you did

on my talk show appearance the other night.

[Meers] Yeah, we checked out awareness top to bottom.

Who saw the show, but didn't know about it?

Who knew about it before but didn't watch.

Who would have watched if they knew it in advance

you were going to be on. Who said they'd watch again.

-And what did you find? -[Meers] 80% awareness.

Very high positives.

And that is with the minimal publicity

by the Schmoes over at Open Mic.

[laughing] Well, that's good, right?

[Meers] Well, it doesn't mean it'll work for us.

But yes, that's very good.

What do you think?

I think I can speak for Benny.

Excuse me just for a moment.

[clinking on plate]

-Benny. -What?

Who's that man he's talking to? I know him.

[Benny] Yeah, sure you do.

But you know who that is?

That's Framingham.

-Framingham? -Hotel room, Framingham.

"What's it, birdie? Say cheese."

Chased you down the hall.

What's he doing with Meers?

Anne Matheson, Vincent Framingham.

How do you... do?

Mr. Framingham, Benjamin Appleman.

I represent Miss Matheson.

-You represent her? -[Benny] In all the work.

Like hotel work,

hotel photographic work.

Snap-snap.

[Benny] I don't believe that you and Miss Matheson

have ever met before.

I don't think maybe you've ever seen

each other before.

Have you?

No, I don't think so.

Good. Take a load off.

Shh.

We were just discussing the exciting,

exciting possibility

of a radio call-in-love show,

of which Miss Matheson could be...

Should, should be...

the star.

That's an interesting idea, Mr. Apple.

Somehow I just knew you'd get the picture.

[Benny chuckles]

Well, shall we eat first?

I really recommend the artichoke for starters.

I can't believe how these keep coming.

I must be on everybody's list.

Hey, listen to this.

"Winter haven sportswear.

British kitchen catalog."

How about this? "Christmas gifts for dogs."

Oh, then you get two of those.

Oh, that's good.

I just wish I had a dog.

[both laugh]

-Whoa. -We gotta keep it down.

-Everybody is asleep. -Listen, if she can sleep

through Jason's stereo.

Boy, this one.

You can read like a novel.

Yeah, for those of us who can read.

What, Lynette?

Yeah.

-It's still bothering me. -Val.

You got her started.

You gave her something...

from here...

to here.

I hope so.

I don't want her to give up for herself.

For that little girl.

Because she is so bright.

She has so much natural instinct.

She's just such a good spirit

that I don't want her to stop trying.

She won't.

I hope not.

I just worry for her.

Don't.

Could you come out and live at the ranch?

[both laugh]

No, but I could come out and visit you tomorrow.

Tomorrow?

Yeah.

I was talking to Claudia and...

I think it'd be a good idea if I came by to see Kate.

I'm late. I know it.

I know it. I know it.

The judge asked me to meet me

in his chambers at six o'clock.

Said it was only going to take 15 minutes.

I should have known better.

Then they locked my car in the garage,

so I had to wait for security.

You looking incredibly beautiful.

-Thank you. -Oh, I messed it up.

I messed up the whole doggone thing.

Had a schedule all laid out. Everything was perfect.

That's alright.

What whole schedule?

I had this thing nailed down.

Seven o'clock dinner at the Bijou cafe

right across the street from the music Center.

That way, we finish dinner.

We walk right into our seats at 8:30.

Frank, calm down.

[stammers] I even had this beautiful little place

down by the water for coffee afterwards.

We can still make the concert, right?

Come in at intermission.

No. No, we can't. We can't.

This this was supposed to be perfect.

The right tickets, the right restaurant.

My daughter's visiting her friends.

No, tonight's date was supposed to be a finely honed machine.

What time is it?

-It's 8:20. -No, no.

It's much later than that.

-Much later? -Sure it is?

It's 7:30, we're at the restaurant,

the Bijou Cafe.

And I had the duck,

and you had the... What do you have on?

I forgot.

I was going to have the veal.

And how was it?

Fine.

And those tickets you get to the concert?

Oh, you mean 4th row,

keyboard side so we could see Bellini's fingers move.

I guess they were worth the price.

And what was that they played? Remember the first one?

The Emperor Concerto.

And do you remember what you did to me

after that Emperor concerto?

What did I do?

You took my hand.

I did?

And do you remember out on the terrace

during the intermission?

Did I kiss you? I'm sorry.

When I feel something, I go for it.

It's just the way I am.

No, you didn't kiss me. You would never kiss me

in front of all those people.

Touch me.

Like this.

I bet you I kissed you when we got to the car.

-You know what I said? -What?

This is the perfect date.

[birds chirping]

[Kate] I don't know how long you've known my mother.

[Karen] Not long.

Yeah... and not well.

And you don't know that she's capable of anything.

I mean anything to get her way.

If you mean that your mother didn't...

intend to k*ll herself by taking those pills?

Yeah, that's what I mean.

Then I say thank God.

Thank God there's a part of her that...

still wants to live.

You know you could waste your life being angry, Kate.

That's a choice you can make.

[Kate] How are you?

Apparently I was in shock. That's all.

[Claudia] It'll take a couple of days to recover.

Will you go home then?

No.

Karen insists that I stay a few days longer.

Mother, you scared me.

I mean, you really, really scared me.

That's not why I took the pills.

I mean, I was scared to lose you.

-Katie. -Wait.

I want you to listen to me for a minute.

I'm listening.

So much has happened...

between the two of us.

That I really haven't been able to absorb at all.

I can't,

and I don't know if anybody really could.

The things that I've said about you

and the things that I've thought.

I...

I-I really... I want to let go of them.

I need to let go of them.

And I'm just tired.

I'm really tired of the anger.

I can't live with you.

But you're still my mother.

And I won't hate you if you don't do this anymore.

[emotional music]

No more pills.

Don't do this to yourself or to me.

I have my daughter back?

Yeah.

[Mack] It sounds good.

It sounds like they made some sort of a truce.

Now, what makes me think I see the hand

of Karen McKenzie in all of this?

You have another call.

I heard the click. That's how I know.

Take it.

Don't see who it is. Just take it.

But it's the last time, Karen.

Next month. Call waiting is history.

It's out there. I'm going to rip it out with my bare hands.

When feminism has had the last word

and all the differences between men and women

are completely erased,

it's going to be one thing left.

Call waiting.

Women love it, men hate it.

What's this?

I was hoping they were for me,

but not a chance.

-Flowers, Frank? -This is just flowers.

So what?

"Thank you for last night. Debbie"

None of your business, Frank.

No, don't be embarrassed. Now she's just letting you know

that she's still respects you.

Why do I think I'm working in a men's locker room?

Look, Finnegan, you remember when I was with Sumner

and you were the National Manufacturers Trust

and we spent six hours one night

reading over financial statements?

That's right. Take out Thai food,

and then we went outside to watch the sun come up

-when we were through. -What is that gott...?

And look has he read the report or hasn't he?

Uh-huh.

Do you know if Finnegan's read the report?

What's with you today?

[Joseph] Gary. I need you a second.

I came away from that night

figuring you for a solid ten, Finnegan.

I said nobody, but nobody,

is better at reading a financial report

than Marcus Finnegan.

But now you tell me that there's too much exposure

in our prospectus and we're light in technicals?

You know what I think, Finn? I think you're losing

your touch.

Alright, Finn, but I'm not supplying you

with any more data. You have everything you need.

Alright.

Why don't they just give you an early "no"

so you don't have to waste your time?

I have to talk to you.

What?

I know this isn't the place,

but I have to say this now.

You're scaring the hell out of me.

I don't. I don't want to. It isn't something bad.

It's just something I didn't tell you.

When I was out last night...

You were with another woman.

[Pierce] I went to see another woman.

A woman I used to know.

And what I told her was that I was in love.

And that everything that came before,

including what she and I had.

There's nothing compared to what I feel now.

Does this have something to do with a...

postcard with a ship on the front?

I didn't want you to see that.

So, this is about her.

Yeah.

She's just telling me she's here.

That's all?

Pierce.

Hey, Pierce?

-What? -Nothing.

It's just that it works.

That's all.

The prototype works.

[all laugh]

[police siren wailing]

[rock music playing on radio]

Slow down, okay?

[cash machine opening]

Hey.

Hey.

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[Greg] What do you say, Phineas?

Mr. Sumner.

If I remember correctly,

-$500 a day. -$500?

The shoes you're wearing are worth more than $500.

I didn't see you look at my shoes.

We were supposed to.

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I remember them correctly. It's $750 a day plus expenses.

You know who I'm looking for?

-Yes, Sir, I do. -Have any questions?

-Nope. -You know the number.

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Twenty percent of adult Americans

are functionally illiterate.

If you need to improve your reading,

or if you want to volunteer

to help someone else learn to read,

contact the National Literacy Hotline

at 1-800-228-8813.

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