13x08 - House of Cards

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[narrator] Previously on Knots Landing.

Brian Johnston. [Mack] Did it ever occur to you

that this guy is bound to realize

that the cops aren't his problem?

-You are. -Then what?

Then he comes after you.

[intense music]

Thanks for inviting me.

Thanks Uncle Greg.

I didn't invite you to my party.

[Karen] Meg.

What's taking you so long?

[g*n click]

[theme music]

[intense music]

Mommy.

Mommy, he's scaring me.

Meg, let's have some more cake.

[music continues]

Mommy.

[shouting] Sumner!

[music intensifies]

Daddy.

Where is he?

[Mack] He's not here.

Don't play with me.

-I saw him come in. -He's gone.

[Brian] He can't be gone.

Hasn't been five minutes.

[Brian breathing heavily]

Oh, no.

No, no, no!

Please... leave.

If you have any decency.

[Karen] My family has nothing to do with this.

[Brian panting]

-Nothing to do with this? -[Meg] Mommy.

What are you talking about?

MacKenzie, you don't communicate to your wife

how you spend your days or is she just plain dumb?

You want to deal with me?

Deal with me.

Let my family out of it.

Right now I can't afford to leave anybody out of it.

You made a mistake when you got involved with this.

But you know that now.

Jason, don't.

Oh, look who wants to play hero?

[Karen] Jason, we're going to be all right.

You listen to me.

Put it down.

[Mack] Johnston.

Let my daughter go.

[clanking]

All right, Superman, over here on the couch.

Come on, all of you on the couch.

This is a big disappointment.

[Brian panting]

Looks like I'm going to have to readjust my thinking here.

So what was Sumner doing here anyway?

What was it doing here?

He came to my birthday.

He came to your birthday?

[laughs]

[Brian] Now isn't life full of surprises?

So does he usually come to your birthday?

Sometimes.

[Karen] Meg.

You don't have to talk to that man.

Did he get your present?

Or Daddy did?

-Which one did it get you? -Mommy.

This one?

Well, what about this?

We'll have to see if we can get him back here

so you can thank him.

[Brian] So where was he headed?

I don't know.

This could be a long night.

I'm not going anywhere till we get him back here.

[g*n clicking]

I think it's time for me to take Meg up to bed.

Mommy, no!

It's a little early for bed, isn't it?

Are you going to tell me I can't?

You can.

Then you come right back.

We'll be here.

[whispering] Okay, honey.

Can we put my Barbie's townhouse

together tomorrow?

Sure, sweetheart.

Don't even think about using the phone.

[Meg] Goodnight, Jason.

Goodnight. I love you, Meg.

I love you too.

All right.

First thing.

Phones.

There's this one here. Then where else?

-Kitchen. -[Brian] And upstairs?

In my room and Jason's room.

All right. We'll collect those.

Later not now.

Also, is there anybody else

-who's not here? -No.

Anybody who's going to come

-through those doors? -No.

So this is the whole terrific family.

Everybody's here.

Are there any g*ns in the house?

No.

[Brian] You wouldn't lie to me.

Not when your family safety is at stake.

Not when somebody can get hurt.

Johnston, listen to me.

There's no point to this.

You can wave that g*n around all you want.

There's nothing that we can do for you.

[chuckles] Oh, but there is.

Pick up the phone and call Sumner.

He's after me. I know he is.

You tell him you've got something for him.

He'll come.

I want him here.

-Why? -I need money.

I'll give you money. I have $200 in my wallet.

I have credit cards.

I need Sumner's kind of money.

Or just pick up the phone and call him.

He won't be home yet. He just left ten minutes ago.

Shut up.

Gregory.

It's Mack.

There's been an emergency.

You have to call me back as soon

as you get this message.

I don't care how late it is,

call me back as soon as you get the message.

Sit down.

[eerie music]

That was nice.

Sincere.

[Brian chuckles]

Hey, Karen.

[shouting] Come on.

Maybe it was just meant to happen this way.

You tail me for a week

and the next thing you know, here I am.

Sitting in your chair.

[Brian chuckles] It's perfect.

For me, it's a little like a fairy tale.

It's been a long time since I've been in a real home.

[Brian] Hey Karen, sit down.

Talk to me.

I don't like to be threatened in my own home.

I don't like being toyed with.

Who's toying?

I grant you, everybody's in a tough spot.

But, hey, I'm willing to be civilized about this.

I know what you did.

I know who you are.

Don't talk to me about being civilized.

So what would you like me to talk to you about that?

[Meg] Mommy.

Don't move.

I have to go to Meg.

She can't be alone.

[Meg] Mommy.

-I'll go. -No.

-I'll go. -You stay there.

Jason.

[g*n click]

[Brian] Hey.

Just remember.

[water dripping]

I want that man to go away.

[hushes]

You just brush your teeth, okay?

Top and bottom brush. You brush, you brush.

I'll be right back.

How about some coffee?

-I'll get it. -[Brian] Mack gets it.

Right now I trust him more than you.

No.

What are you saying?

I'm not gonna leave you here alone with my wife.

So you get it.

[Meg] Jason, can you help me?

I can't turn off the faucet.

[Karen] No.

There's no g*n. There's no g*n. Don't sh**t.

[panting]

Look at this.

The whole family is up in arms here.

You almost got your family k*lled

for a g*n that wasn't even there.

[telephone ringing]

Answer it.

[telephone ringing]

Hello. Oh. Hi, Julie.

Jason, um...

He can't come to the phone right now.

-No, everything's all right. -Come on.

Just a second.

Julie, hi.

I'm really sorry, I meant to call earlier,

but with Meg's party and everything...

No, I didn't forget.

Can't you just call Jackie and get it from her?

Doesn't she have a copy or something?

No, no. Don't come over here now.

Five minutes.

Hold on, hold on. Hold on a second.

Look, it's my girlfriend next door.

I promised her a copy of some exam.

Tell her you'll bring it to her

in five minutes on the front lawn.

I... Uh... Yeah. Mack, he just found them.

Why don't I meet you on the front lawn

in five minutes?

[Jason] Okay, well then I'm crazy.

All right. Bye.

Thar's better.

Now put the little girl to bed!

You don't tell anything.

You don't slip her any messages,

no meaningful glances, nothing.

[Jason] Sorry about losing the exam,

it's kind of stupid...

But I guess that's what I get

for leaving everything all over the house?

Listen, are you okay?

I mean, I was worried about the way you were

on the phone.

[Jason] No, I'm fine.

And I was just, you know, a little confused.

Well, I'd say you were a lot confused.

Listen, I have a gift for Meg.

You know, if I thought of it, I would have brought it.

It's the dollhouse furniture

that my mother gave me years ago.

-I'll go get it. -No.

Um...

Why don't you just wait till tomorrow

and you can give it to her yourself? She's asleep right now.

Jason, why are you putting all this distance

between us.

Julie, that's...

You got it all backwards.

-Come on, take a walk with me. -Not now.

I've got it all backwards?

Thanks a lot for the exam.

Thanks a lot.

Okay.

So where do you think you're going?

To my room.

Now you stay down here and keep me company.

Karen.

You and I can see if we can put this Barbie doll set together,

[Brian] Make Meg really happy.

Now, didn't somebody say something about coffee?

I'll make some.

[Brian] MacKenzie.

Get us some.

-Are you okay? -[Brian] You didn't hear me?

-Get the coffee! -Is Meg alright?

Now I'll get the coffee.

Sit down.

Open it up and read the instructions.

Good.

Hey, look,

the coffee spilled all over the place.

Can you give me a hand Karen?

Karen.

Clean it up.

Read.

Mack, I'm worried about Meg.

I'm worried he's going to find out

that she's Greg's daughter

-if he starts snooping. -He's not gonna find out.

Her birth certificate is sitting right there in the file

with everything else. He is desperate!

-Who knows what he'll do? -All right. All right.

You go upstairs, you talk to Meg and... I'll see if I can get it.

Or if you can get him out of the room. I'll try to do it.

-I don't know. -Don't you argue.

I'm not arguing.

-Just be careful, -You be careful.

Karen...

[dramatic tense music]

We can take him you and me.

-No. -Why not?

You don't want to be a hero here.

The point is to get out alive.

Look, there's three of us.

I could distract him. You come up behind him.

He's got the g*n, he's already k*lled Linda

and two private detectives.

He's already passed the point of thinking twice about it.

He's going to k*ll us.

Not if we play it right.

I can make a run for it right now out the back door.

Now tell me what's wrong with that?

Well, that he's got the most of you guys.

Exactly.

I've dealt with these people before, Jason.

They're crazy enough already.

You don't want to make them crazier.

You got to wait them out.

That's what you do?

That's what you do.

Hey,

What's it take to get a good cup of coffee around here?

Thank you.

[sighs]

Have a cup.

Yeah.

You don't think I know what the two of you

have been talking about in here?

Yeah, whatever it is.

Not gonna work.

[cups clinking]

Where the hell is Sumner?

I don't know.

Well... Call him again. Just keep calling.

Call every number you've got in your book.

I want this over with.

[Karen] All right, time to go to sleep now, honey.

Mommy, when is that man going to go away?

Soon, honey.

Did you have a good time at your party today?

I don't want that man to stay at our house, Mommy.

I don't either.

Oh.

What happened to your little bear, huh?

Did he drop off the bed again?

You want me to go and get him?

[emotional music]

Oh.

[emotional music]

No one's gonna hurt you. Not ever.

I'll keep this light on tonight, okay?

Bye, Meg.

[emotional music]

[suspenseful music]

You know, I always like a little milk with my cake.

Don't you want something to eat?

[Brian] No, I don't want anything.

I can't believe you drink milk.

[chuckles]

[suspenseful music]

[paper crackling]

Come on. Come on.

What are you doing?

I was cold. I thought I'd start a fire.

No fires.

[Brian panting]

[grunts]

All right, come on. Who wants to help Jason with this?

How long are you going to get?

Till Sumner calls back.

So you better just relax.

Calm your wife down, MacKenzie.

You don't order my husband around.

No? So who does Sumner?

Relax, Johnston.

You got nerve, don't you?

I love it.

It's good because you're going to need all of it you got.

You see where we are here?

You insert the small column plug

into the smooth side of the floor section.

I'm an architect, remember?

Not so bad at this, MacKenzie.

What time is it?

Almost 2:00 a.m.

You sure you were calling Sumner's number?

You sure you weren't playing some game with me?

Call him yourself. Be my guest.

[clock chiming]

I'll give the man some credit.

He must be out catting around.

Glad to see it didn't take him that long

to find someone to replace Linda.

Oh, I'm sorry. That bother you?

Sumner calls back. What then?

There ought to be little struts for that.

You get a hold of Sumner.

He shows up with a bag of money. What then?

You put me in a car with Sumner alone.

With a lot of money.

And I get to hold the g*n.

I can imagine a number of possibilities.

I know Sumner as well as anybody he's not going to show.

You don't need us, Brian, you got four of us in this house

playing by your rules and it's not working.

You're not getting anywhere.

Yeah, well neither are you.

Don't forget the L clip and the T clip.

[sighs]

Sumner.

[laughs] He wants me so bad.

Why does he want me so bad?

[emotional music]

Who is...

It's just me.

I can't sleep.

Neither could Meg.

I can't do it, Karen.

I can't just sit here like we're sheep in a pen.

He can't cover us all.

Sit with me.

[emotional music]

No.

Sit with me.

[emotional music]

According to this...

you're the owner of some pretty good sized bear bonds.

Where are they?

They're in my office, locked in my desk drawer.

[Brian] Good man.

Good house, good family.

Let me tell you something.

It could all disappear like that.

Hey, that's my daughter's.

[laughs]

You still haven't told me what you're going to do.

You think I'm garbage? Don't you?

You want an honest answer?

Take that g*n out of my face.

You're a good man, MacKenzie.

That's why you make such a lousy detective.

Hey, say you didn't have children.

Say you met a woman like Linda Fairgate.

I mean, you've got a nice wife.

Don't talk about my wife.

Don't talk about Linda.

Don't talk that way in my house.

I'm talking the damn way I please.

Hey.

I'm sorry. You just relax. I'll get it.

[chuckles]

[tense music]

"Marguerite Katherine Sumner."

Marguerite? Meg?

Meg Sumner?

[chuckles] Sumner's daughter.

She's not Sumner's daughter.

This piece of paper says she is.

We raised her.

We taught her how to talk and how to walk,

We've read bedtime stories for the last five years.

You lay one finger on her, Johnston.

-[thumping] -What was that?

Don't move.

Hey, it's a raccoon, comes and raids the garbage every night.

[Brian grunting] Move. Come on.

[tense music]

Where MacKenzie? Where?

Who's out there?

[tense music]

It's in the back.

-Where? -Further back.

-Where? You show me. -Further back.

[laughs] Well, that was good, MacKenzie.

That was really good.

We were doing so well.

[Brian panting]

Oh man, you guys are unbelievable.

-Mack. -[Brian] You know what?

There isn't anybody here I can trust.

[panting] Come on.

You know what we're going to have to do now? Huh?

We're going to have to wake up your wife and kids

and bring them down here. Go on, move over there.

Go on MacKenzie, over there.

[shouting] Hey, Karen.

Brian. They're sound asleep.

Wake up

and bring that kid with you.

Karen, get down here now.

Jason, come on.

You get pillows, blankets, whatever.

You guys are going to spend the night down here

now in the middle of the floor.

No more chances.

Go on.

Come on. Come on.

Come on, atta girl.

[tense music]

[Meg] Mommy, where's my snack for school?

You're not going to go to school today, honey.

But my class was going to sing Happy Birthday to me today.

Everybody's going to adjust their plans today.

Even me.

Meaning what?

Get the children out of here.

I'm old enough to hear this.

Yeah, you're old enough.

But after last night, I'm not sure

you're smart enough.

I want you and the little girl out of here.

-[Mack] Jason. -[Brian] Again?

Jason.

Meg.

You go upstairs.

You can watch cartoons in our room.

Jason, go with her.

Must you do that?

Change of plans.

Forget Sumner. Who needs him?

You're going to run an errand for me,.

Those bearer bonds in your office?

Fair enough to get me out of the country.

You're going to get them for me.

You trust me to do that?

I can't think of anybody I trust more.

It's going to take time.

-Whatever. -What then?

Don't go. Don't leave us.

[Brian] He doesn't have any choice.

Karen.

He wants out of this just as much as we do.

We're almost there.

I love you.

Sorry.

[car engine starts]

[Julie] Mack.

Have you seen Jason?

No. Julie, there's been so much running around

this morning I didn't.

-Okay, I'll look in the house. -Wait, Julie.

I did see him leave.

He said something about he had to go to the library

for that take home.

Okay, well then I'll just see him at school.

Yeah, yeah.

Bye.

Yes, this is Karen MacKenzie.

We left a number of messages for Mr. Sumner last night.

Can you tell me if Mr. Sumner got any of those messages?

I see. Well then...

can you tell me how he can be reached?

This is very important.

Oh.

Well, you have our number.

Please tell him to contact us as soon as he gets in.

Thank you.

Nobody ever gets to Sumner. So what's new?

So where are the wedding pictures?

What wedding pictures?

Wasn't Linda married to one of your sons?

Eric.

[Brian] So where are the pictures?

I took them out.

That's too bad.

Would have loved to have seen Linda

in a bride's dress.

So you didn't like her either?

Don't say that to me.

Say what?

Why not tell me about her?

Because you k*lled her.

Well, that's why I want to hear about her.

They are awfully quiet up there.

Maybe we should go up and check on them.

Wouldn't want Sumner's little girl

to be getting lonely.

-Come on. -No.

Come on.

I hated Linda.

Is that right?

I remember...

Eric the night after he brought her home.

He and I sat down here

after everybody went up... to bed.

He was sitting in that chair.

Where you were just sitting in.

And he told me about her.

About the first time he fell in love,

he told me she was smart, funny.

And how they would...

take long walks along the lake.

And play with willow whips.

Just have a good time.

Sounds like she really did a number on the kid.

When a boy tells his mother he's in love for the first time.

It isn't the easiest thing.

You know you're going to lose them.

But at the same time...

I was so glad for him.

So glad.

You know what I mean?

'Cause he was in for all that pain.

For everything.

Sounds like it was quite a ride.

You must be hungry.

-Yeah. -Why don't you come in the kitchen?

I'll make you some eggs.

So I want to buy two hotels.

You don't have enough money.

Yes, I do.

All right. Give me the dice. It's my roll.

I don't like that man downstairs.

-Do you? -No.

I don't think you're trying your best to win.

[dog barking]

What do you put in this?

Cottage cheese.

[chuckles] Cottage cheese. I hate cottage cheese.

These are good though.

You're married.

Oh yeah, let's talk about her. Let's talk about my wife.

You're afraid I'm gonna tell that little girl

who her real daddy is.

Please, I'm begging you.

Leave her out of this.

Well, you don't think she has the right

to know that everybody's been lying to her?

You know what my gift is as an architect?

I'm good, you know?

And my gift is I see things for what they really are.

Nice thing to have.

Just that nobody's allowed to see you

for what you really are, right?

What is this? Some two bit psychoanalysis?

That's right.

No one was allowed to see Brian Johnston.

It was all perfect Brian.

Valedictorian Brian.

Scholarship Brian.

Charming Brian. And what a fine husband.

I could keep so many ba*ls in the air.

It was the juggling act of the century.

I'm sorry.

Next thing you know, you'd be trying

to get me to make amends, right?

You could.

Not after all this...

Not after what I have done.

I don't know.

I'm not you.

I'm not in your position.

But I've always believed...

that anyone could...

make amends.

[door bell]

Sh... Come on. Come on.

Well, it's that time of year again,

-Miss MacKenzie-- -The clear air drive.

I'm going to have to mail it to you, Mr. Wineke.

Mack took my checkbook.

Oh, that's fine, if you don't mind

just telling me how much it's going to be.

-Oh. The same as last year. -Oh, good, good.

It was lovely seeing you again, Mr. Wineke.

I hope your wife is feeling better.

Oh, she has her good days and her bad days.

Her sister was in the hospital up in Spokane.

-I'm so sorry to hear that. -Hurt her hip.

I'm gonna have to go now.

Remember those pickled quail eggs

I brought you last year?

Well, I've got some more of them.

I may just bring them by.

Well, that would be lovely. Thank you.

Not too lovely for you, Miss MacKenzie.

You're my most lovely call on this route.

I say it to Mrs. Wineke and I say it to you.

Always a pleasure to see you.

Well... Thank you. I really have to be going now.

Oh, that's all right.

I got half the town still to go.

Oh, there's Meg.

Hey, Meggie.

I got a new word for you.

It's tintinnabulation.

The ringing of bells.

Boing, boing, boing,

[chuckling] I got to go.

Bye, Meg.

[intense music]

Even the old guy's in love with you.

He's lonely. He likes to talk.

No, he's in love with you.

And you're good.

You played him like a piano, just like you played me.

It's something to see you turn it on like that.

I bet you could be anything.

From a moment back there, you really had me going.

Just about bought it.

[indistinct]

You know...

And...

Oh yeah.

Now we can have a little conversation

about making a mess.

Very quiet conversation.

Mrs. MacKenzie.

I'm going to do things to you.

Like you read about.

[exhales deeply]

[telephone ringing]

[tense music]

[Karen screaming]

Nobody move. None of you.

Pick it up.

Hello.

-Greg. -Karen.

Yeah, what is it?

We've been trying to reach you since--

[shouting] Give it to me. Hand me the phone.

[tense music]

Sumner.

[Brian] You can stop looking for me,

because here I am.

Johnston.

Uh-huh.

Oh, everybody's here.

[chuckles] Even your daughter.

And she's upstairs watching cartoons.

Johnston, you even think of laying one finger

on that child you're making a big mistake.

[Brian laughs] Shut up.

You wanted me and now you got me.

It's going to cost you. [laughs]

I want $500,000 and you and a car along.

And you don't call anybody Sumner.

Because I promise you,

I'm getting really good at this.

You and I are gonna go for a little ride?

-[Greg] It'll take time. -Don't tell me it'll take time.

You be here, Sumner.

Oh, it'll be nice to see you face to face.

It'll be beautiful.

[tense music]

Oh, come on, this isn't a Daisy chain.

-Tie it tighter. -[Karen] I can't do this.

[tense music]

All right, good. Come on. Out.

Oh, come on.

Go on.

That's good. So long Mack.

[tense music]

Look who's girlfriend just came back for more.

You want her alive, get rid of her.

Julie, what are you doing here?

School doesn't get out for another hour.

Jason, is this some sort of game that you're playing--?

No, no game.

Mack lied to me. Will you just tell me why?

[Jason] Julie, just go home.

Okay? Don't ask questions. Just trust me.

Is Meg at home?

Jason, will you just talk to me?

Please, Julie, just go home.

Remember I told you had this present for Meg?

You said I should give it to her myself.

Well, you can't. Not now.

[Julie] Jason. What is wrong with you?

Will you just tell me what have I done?

[Jason] You didn't do anything, Julie.

I just don't want you here.

I get it.

[Jason shouting] Julie no.

Should have known better than to come late to the party.

You messed that up, Jason.

[Brian] Now we've got a real problem on our hands.

Was she fighting you like this, Jason?

I can see why that would be a lot of fun.

-[g*n shot] -[Jason grunting]

[grunting]

[tense music]

-[Julie sobbing] -[Jason groaning]

[Mack] Get the g*n.

[grunting]

[tense music]

Go, I'm all right. Go, get Meg. Go.

[tense music]

[grunting]

[tense music]

[grunts]

[g*n shot]

Let's call the police.

[grunts]

You got a problem with that?

[panting]

Well, you get to ride in the ambulance again.

Yeah, maybe I'll even have the same nurse

I had last time.

Hey, it's only flesh wound. You're lucky.

Let the doctor take a look at it.

He'll be home for dinner.

Mack.

Everybody all right?

I don't know if we're all right,

but we didn't lose anybody.

Sorry, I got you into this.

You didn't get me into this.

[Mack] I did it because it's the right thing to do.

Daddy.

It's finished.

See Daddy? Barbie's house.

It looks just like it did on the box.

[instrumental music]

[narrator] Next on Knots Landing.

Anything over this red line means we're in business.

That just holds like that for 24 hours. You can bank on it.

You're in business against a group

headed by Pierce Lawton.

Don't tell me you know Lawton.

I'll tell you something that can destroy him.

[Mr. Tomita] You have an enemy, Mr. Lawton.

Very well placed,

Very influential.

Someone who can pull strings

at the very highest levels.

How did it go? Gary and I were dying to hear--

[dramatic music]

[theme music]