13x21 - Do You Love Me?

[bunniefuu]

-Be careful. -[Paige] Okay, I'm trying.

[Paige] Okay, okay, I got you.

Mack, Mack, he's not breathing.

Breath, damn it! One, two, three, four, five.

Back off. One, two, three, four, five.

Breath, Gregory!

One, two, three, four, five.

[Greg coughs]

Oh, God.

Oh, my God, we thought you...

You okay?

Me too, babe.

I thought I saw the light at the end of the tunnel there.

[Greg coughing]

[helicopter whirling]

[theme music]

[man] Number one.

[radio chatter]

Number two.

Number three.

[suspenseful music]

[indistinct instructions]

Yes ma'am, come on now.

[Paige] Thanks. Okay.

Okay.

Here, let me give you a hand, Mr. Sumner.

[woman] Can I get you anything?

Are you alright?

-Can I give you a hand? -No, no, I'm okay. I can walk.

I just wanna go home.

You can h* home after we take you

to the hospital to get checked out.

[sighs]

-Let me take those for you, Sir. -Thank you.

What about Pierce?

You know, I think he's drowned.

They'll let us know if they find him, you know.

They got a team of divers out there looking for him.

Paige, I don't know where these currents are.

He may not show up for days.

Greg, you coming?

[intriguing music]

[knocking on door]

Karen?

[Karen] Oh, Paige.

Oh, I've got a room ready for you upstairs.

And Val brought you some flowers,

and Meg wants you to have her CD

because she wants you to listen to some music.

[laughs] That's great.

Where's Mack?

Well, he's putting the car in the garage.

Oh, and I thought Greg would be with you also.

-He kind of disappeared. -Yeah.

You must be tired. Why don't you come in the kitchen?

-I'll get you something to eat. -No, no, I'm fine.

I think I just want to go upstairs

and lay down for a little while.

-Okay. -Okay, thank you.

-Thanks. -I'll go with her.

Nice room.

It is.

[sighs]

I know it's wonderful here.

And that Mack and Karen attend to your every need.

But if it gets a bit noisy with all the kids

running around...

There's only one kid, mother.

Okay, fine.

I'm just saying, you know, if it does,

my place is nice and quiet.

Well, thank you.

I am your mother after all.

I know.

I'd just like to take care of you, cook for you again.

Mother, you have never cooked a meal for me in my life,

That's not so. I have.

-When? You name one time. -When you were little.

I used to make you pancakes that looked like Mickey Mouse.

Well, actually I... I think that I remember that.

Look, I'm fine here, okay? Thank you anyway.

Okay?

Okay.

[romantic music]

Look at those stars.

Beautiful, huh?

And I never knew any of their names.

I used to go star gazing at summer camp.

Was it a coeducational summer camp?

No.

What a waste.

You're beautiful in this moonlight.

[laughs]

Did you expect me to fall for that?

Fall for what? It's true.

Alex, look, I... I like you and we have fun together.

Don't ruin it now.

-What I meant was-- -I know. I know what you meant.

I also know that you know that I'm Greg Sumner's niece.

And if you're trying to get on his good side.

You're not going to do it through me.

-Hey-- -Hey, don't try to deny it.

I know... I know you were thinking it.

I'm not denying it. So I want a little class in my life.

What's wrong with that? But I wasn't using you.

So what do you want from me?

I want you right here sitting next to me.

Come on, come on. Get up here.

You got to help me figure out the names of these stars.

[romantic music]

And then what?

You'll have to see.

[Claudia] Gregory, did you have a chance to read

this new Burton Biotechnologies report?

The tomato project they were working on

prior to the takeover.

The one that they thought was going to take

three years to develop.

[man] Thank you very much.

Some egghead in the lab made what he thought was a mistake

and came up with a drought resistant gene.

And this could earn back our whole investment

in less than a year.

The issue now is whether to go public

with the knowledge or wait till the feds approve.

Stocks will go crazy.

What do you want to do, Gregory?

Uh... Drought resistant tomatoes, hey?

Alex, what do you think?

You mean, should we tell the press now or wait?

Go for it, tell them.

There you have it. An executive decision.

Unbelievable.

Alex, you're on a roll. Why don't you take over?

Okay, careful.

[kids yelling]

No, no, no. Nothing till we get home.

Alright? Get all this in the car.

There we go. What? Helpers.

[Mary] Mrs.Ewing. Mrs. Ewing.

-Yes. -I have to talk to you.

Okay, kids, in the car now. We got to get going.

You're the only person who can help me.

Help you? After the ridiculous con job

you tried on me? You've got to be kidding.

Please, please.

You stay away from me and my family,

or I swear to God, I will call the police.

Please, you've got to listen to me.

I've talked to Sumner, he knows I've talked to you.

This time, I think he's going to k*ll me.

You're absolutely crazy, out of my way.

[kid] Hey, who's that.

That's her, isn't it?

I'd know her anywhere. That's my little Meg.

[tense music]

[peaceful music]

[Claudia] Gregory.

I don't mean to bother you.

But everyone's been waiting for you to sign

the papers for the GTV deal.

The deadline's today at 5 o'clock.

Ask my secretary.

I did, she said they were on your desk.

Oh, well, help yourself.

Greg--

Gregory.

Gregory this is a $10 million deal.

There's too much paper in our lives, sis.

This is not about paper.

Look, we spent a quarter of a million dollars

just on the plans.

Morning to night, I have stacks of stacks of papers before me.

I'm tired of it.

What about the jobs this represents?

Wasn't such a hot deal.

Greggy, I know that you've been through a lot,

but you cannot ignore your responsibilities like this.

You know, we can live on acorns.

The squirrels have proven that.

I'm going to go commune with a squirrel.

Hold down the fort for me, babe, I'm out of here.

Gregory, you...

[phone rings]

-Hello? -Claudia?

It's Paige.

I'm sorry, I thought I was calling

Greg's private line.

Oh, you were. But he's not here.

How are you, Paige?

I'm glad you made it back safely.

Thanks.

Um... Do you know when he'll be back?

No, uh... I think he went home.

Try him in the car or there.

Okay. Thanks.

[melancholic music]

[sighs]

[melancholic music]

I got the message, red.

I'll get back to you.

[suspenseful music]

I love you, Paige.

[tense music]

[Paige screams]

[Paige breathing heavily]

-Wake up. -No!

Wake up, honey. It's over.

-It's a nightmare. -Pierce was here.

-No. -He was strangling me.

-No. -Yes.

Honey, you were having a dream.

-No. -Shh.

It's over. It's okay.

It's over, he's dead now, okay?

-He's not coming back anymore. -Did they find his body?

No. Mack just called, though.

And he said that the Coast Guard is calling off the search.

It's over.

[Paige sighs]

You're safe now, okay?

I don't want you to worry.

I feel like a child.

Hey.

Why don't I fix you some dinner, huh?

No, no, I'm not hungry.

You just tell me if you need anything, alright?

Yeah.

[suspenseful music]

[doorbell rings]

[Alex] Okay, I'm coming.

-Hi. -Hi.

Your mother's still at work. She hasn't come back home.

Oh, I know. I came by to see you.

Great, come on in.

You know what? I was going to call you, but...

But?

I got caught up in this old movie

I rented a couple of days ago?

Oh, It Happened One Night.

Oh yeah, I love this movie.

Yeah, it's great.

You want to watch it again?

Oh, no, I don't think so.

We can go to the store, rent another movie or...

Or maybe your mother has something...

No, you know, actually, I came over here

because I wanted to ask you something.

Why are you staying here?

-I like it. -Really?

I just always thought it was kind of weird, you know,

you and my mother, I mean, what does she do?

-Charge you rent? -I'm her guest.

I get room and board and kitchen privileges.

And what does my mother get out of it?

She likes me.

I bet she doesn't like you as much as Vanessa likes you.

Vanessa?

You know, the tall British girl with those legs.

Oh, that Vanessa.

So what's going on with you two anyway?

Nothing.

She's okay.

-Alex. -Alright, alright.

-She's... she's pretty. -And?

And, and so are you.

And when I want to see a movie,

or go out to dinner, I take you, not her.

You didn't take me tonight.

How can I make up for it?

I can think of one thing.

-Can I help you guess? -You can try.

-Is that it? -That was it.

[slams door]

Mom.

Hello, Katie.

Alex.

You're home early.

No, no, not really.

Katie. Sweetheart.

It's uh... It's so good to see you.

Can you stay for dinner?

No, I came to see Alex.

Oh.

Don't you have something to do?

No.

[Kate sighs]

Can you think of something to do?

Yes.

[laughs]

If you two will excuse me.

-[Betsy] Mommy, mommy. -[Val] What, sweetie?

-I can't sleep. -[Val] Can't sleep?

-I'm scared. -You're scared?

-What are you scared of? -That lady.

-What lady? -The lady at the store.

Why did she look at Meg like that?

Sweetie, that was nothing, she...

She just thought that Meg was somebody else, that's all.

That lady won't be around again, I promise you.

-Okay? -Okay.

Yeah, give me a hug.

Come on.

You want mommy to tuck in?

-Yeah. -I thought so. Come on.

[Gary] That was quick.

Yeah, thank God she was half asleep to begin with.

Hey, I heard about a couple of job possibilities

-in construction today. -Oh, that's good.

Yeah, seems the government is taking

over these abandoned properties and then boarding them up

and letting them just sit there.

-Mhm. -Yeah, well...

There's this Midwestern development company

that comes along, fixes them up and then turns them

into low-cost housing units.

Oh, good.

Yeah, and they're looking for somebody who's into dynamite

who'll blow them up for the insurance.

That sounds great.

-What? -[Gary sighs]

You didn't hear a word I said, did you?

I'm sorry.

Where are you?

I don't know, Gary.

I guess I'm just thinking about--

The book.

Yeah.

Forgive me.

Depends.

On what?

[laughing]

No. No, you are not to see her again ever. Is that clear?

She came here.

I thought she was coming to see you.

-Really? -Yeah.

While she was waiting, you just thought you would seduce her.

I wasn't seducing her.

No? Then what do you call that lip lock

right here on this couch?

You're wrong about us. I like Kate. She's a friend.

She is out of your life, permanently.

You can't put a chain on her.

No.

But I can tell her about you and Vanessa.

It's a risk I'm willing to take.

And I'll tell her about you and me.

Is that a risk you're willing to take?

Hm? Nah.

Didn't think so.

[Kate] He's really shy.

You're kidding.

I never pictured Alex as the shy type.

[Kate] Well, maybe he's not.

Maybe it's me. Maybe he's not attracted to me.

I take it nothing happened.

Something happened.

At least something started to happen,

and then my mom walked in.

Oh, mothers always do at that point.

It's their built in radar system.

But tell me more about Alex.

There's not really much to tell, you know. We kissed.

Which he does pretty well.

[laughs] You kissed him first?

Oh, he kissed me first.

That's a good sign, isn't it?

Well, it depends.

Did you ask to be kissed?

Well, maybe not in so many words.

What kind of words?

There was a game. We were flirting.

Oh, it doesn't count, then.

-It doesn't? -No.

See, if it was a game and and he kissed you,

he probably felt that you were asking to be kissed.

He merely obliged.

Oh.

Sorry.

Oh, don't be.

Because I like him and I know he likes me and if he's shy...

I'll just have to show him that he doesn't have to be shy.

At least not around me.

And how are you going to do that?

Easy. I'm going to be like you.

When you told me you were bringing over

an exerciser for Paige, I was imagining

a couple of big rubber bands.

[Anne laughs]

[Mack] Whoa, what's this?

Oh, it's a climbing machine.

The doctor said it would help Paige regain her strength.

Oh, yeah well, let's get it upstairs.

You know, I just don't think it's going to fit up there.

[laughs] I think it's too big.

The rest of it is out in the car.

-The rest? -In the car?

Oh well, no, I'll get it.

I'm really sorry about this, I had no idea it was so big.

I could take it back.

Oh, no, no.

I want to do whatever I can to help Paige.

So...

So how is my daughter?

She's, uh... doing okay.

Except for the nightmares.

-Pierce. -[Paige] Mother.

Isn't it a little early for you?

What's this?

[Anne] It's a climbing machine.

[Mack] I love putting things together.

[Karen] Why don't I get your breakfast?

No, no, I'm not hungry, Karen. I'll just get it later.

I really appreciate this, whatever it is, but...

Dear, we just want to see you get better.

Absolutely.

So, has Greg Sumner been here every little minute?

Filling your room with roses and showering you

with Canary diamonds to brighten your day.

[laughs]

No, I haven't heard from him.

-Nothing? -No.

Maybe he's busy with work.

[Meg] Thanks for the lollipops, uncle Greg.

I love them.

[Bobby] Red's my favorite.

[Meg] It's not called red, silly.

It's cherry.

I like purple the best.

-That's grape. -Oh, yeah?

She sure knows her lollipop flavors, doesn't she?

You know, I don't like those brown ones.

-That's chocolate. -[Bobby] Or root beer,

[Betsy] Yeah.

What are we talking about? Are we talking about lollipops

or are we talking about those other things

that stick to your teeth?

Yuck.

Yeah, and mommies don't like them

'cause you get cavities and have to go to the dentist.

[Greg] What if you brush your teeth after?

What are you doing?

[Greg] I'm debating here with my friends.

What's your favorite lollipop flavor?

I don't know.

I bet her parents never let her have a lollipop.

[laughing]

-You here to see Paige? -How's she doing?

[Anne] Fine.

You going in?

No.

You said she's fine.

I trust you.

Bye!

[engine starts]

[Meg] You want a lollipop?

[Mack] Did I hear the doorbell?

-We had a delivery. -Lollipops?

For Meg.

[Mack laughs]

From Sumner?

Yeah, she said he was here yesterday,

talking to her and the twins.

-But he didn't come in. -He didn't come in.

Does Paige know?

-Does Paige know what? -Nothing.

No more nightmares?

[Paige] No more nightmares.

Is there something I can do to help?

What you can do to help is make yourself a good breakfast.

I'm really not hungry, Karen.

Mack, don't look at me like that.

If you say one more word about me eating another meal,

I'm going to scream.

I didn't say anything.

These look good.

A gift?

Greg was here?

No, he just knows that Meg likes those.

And he brought them over.

Yeah, but it wasn't like that.

You know, I think I got out of bed too early.

Why do we always make excuses for him?

[Claudia] Item number six, the purchase of GTV Channel 37.

What's the status of that, Mort?

The bank has agreed to fund the loan interest rates,

as discussed, usual loan fees. No major glitches.

Alright, let's contact Legal.

I want the contracts on my desk by tomorrow.

Alright, I...

Alex.

You all remember our brilliant trainee?

Alex, this meeting started at quarter to 9:00

and while we all do appreciate the coffee and the pastries,

they should be here prior to our arrival.

I had some documents I had to deliver to publicity.

Well, from now on you'll just have to arrange

your schedule more efficiently.

Unless that is too taxing on your already busy agenda.

Thank you, Mort.

Coffee.

Thank you.

I'll tell you the truth, Karen.

You're the last person I expected to see

come up that drive.

Well, everyone's worried about you.

-Everyone's concerned. -You too?

Me too.

Well, there's a lot of things that need fixing

around here, you know?

There comes a time in a person's life

they have to tend to their own business,

you know what I mean?

Well, there's someone in our house who's hurting.

Well, she'll survive.

I know she will, but she's not eating or sleeping,

concerned about you, not taking care of herself.

Shutting us out is one thing.

Shutting her out is something else.

Good fences make good neighbors. My father used to tell me that.

She loves you.

I think I know that.

[knocking on door]

-Mrs. Whittaker? -Yes.

I thought this was Mr. Sumner's office.

It is.

Come in, please.

What a beautiful office.

You've never seen this before?

No.

[laughs] Won't you sit down?

[Claudia sighs]

-I believe you wanted to see me. -Yes.

The Sumner Group is about to purchase Channel 37,

the MTV competitor and we're in the market

for a new video host or hostess.

-You mean a VJ. -Whatever.

-Are you interested? -Am I interested?

Mm-hm.

Well, I scarcely know what to say.

To be frank, I wasn't so sure that you actually liked me.

I'm not sure I do.

But I am offering to make you a star.

No more being a gopher for Anne Matheson.

Now to get the job...

...you have to keep Alex away from Kate.

Ah, I see.

Well, that shouldn't be too difficult for a girl

of your... qualifications

And when does this job start?

When I know that Alex has completely forgotten

about my daughter.

Well, that might be a bit difficult.

Why?

Because he's out with her right now.

[romantic radio music]

You surprise me.

How do I surprise you?

I didn't take you for the ballroom dancing type.

Are you kidding? I used to teach this.

[Kate] Come on.

Yeah, to the to the [indistinct]

The ballroom. Like cha cha cha swing.

And oh yeah, the Lambeth Walk.

[laughing] You know what?

Period stuff. They loved it.

[Kate] You're really weird, you know that?

I know.

-Quite a fix run, huh? -Mhm.

Out of gas, flat tire...

No pay phone around...

Total disaster, isn't it?

You sure it won't wear down your battery

playing the radio like that?

No, my battery is fully charged.

We could walk down to the highway.

Maybe we'd have a...

better chance of catching a ride.

You want to?

No, not yet.

You know, I... I don't have a spare in my trunk.

-But I have something else. -What's that?

It's for somebody...

who doesn't want to be rescued yet?

[Claudia] Still no sign of them yet?

No, no.

No, please, don't apologize, Vanessa.

I'm very glad that you told me. Yes.

No, I called the hospitals.

Nothing.

Yes, and the police

They told me it was too soon to file

a missing person's report.

Look, look, just call me as soon as she comes in, okay?

Yes, thanks, Vanessa. Bye, bye.

[sighs]

[car engine rumbling]

Oh.

Katie.

Katie, are you alright, honey? Where have you been?

I thought you'd be at work by now.

Work? How could I go to work not knowing where you were,

if you were lying in a ditch somewhere or in an accident?

I was worried sick about you.

Gosh, Claudia.

Mom, you're not going to believe what happened.

See, first we got this flat tire...

-And I didn't have a spare. -And then we ran out of gas.

and I couldn't find a gas station for miles.

-So we hitched a ride. -You what?

You hitchhiked in the middle of the night?

Relax, Claudia. She's with me.

That's comforting.

Alright, so why did you guys come here?

Oh, because then I left my keys.

Oh, you know, I swear I am dealing

with a couple of 12-year-olds here.

It was just one of those nights where everything went wrong.

Well, almost everything.

So I came back to get my spare set of keys

because I didn't know if Vanessa had already left for work yet.

They're in the key rack in the kitchen.

Okay, thanks. See you.

Ah, ah, ah, ah. Not so fast, lover boy.

I warned you about Katie.

What do you know?

So you stage this whole thing for my benefit.

Humiliate me.

Oh, and the flat tire. You staged that too, huh?

You'd better start treating me with a little more respect

around the office, Claudia.

Or Kate and I might go out one night...

...come back married.

[tense music]

[Paige] I don't know that this is such a good idea.

[Mack] This? What do you mean, this?

I just don't want to go back to that hospital.

Oh, you kidding me?

You gotta get your strength back.

You need the physical therapy.

Yeah, but I just don't wanna go back there.

-I mean, I'm just tired of this. -Oh, right.

Tired of feeling better?

Now, being able to walk, being alive?

-Don't preach. -Paige.

I'm not preaching.

Don't let Sumner make a quitter out of you.

-This isn't about Greg. -Oh, the hell it isn't.

Hey.

You don't think I know what's going on?

You don't think I know how bad you feel?

I just don't understand it.

In one minute he's tearing the city apart trying

to find me, and the next he's...

...acting like I've got the plague.

Ah, so what? That's his problem, not yours.

All you have to do is just start feeling better, you know?

You do the physical therapy, you start driving again,

then you drive out to see him and you give him

a piece of your mind yourself.

[suspenseful music]

[Val] Is Mr. Sumner here?

[Carlos] Yes, but he is very busy.

He is not to be disturbed.

[Val] This will only take a minute, Carlos.

-I have to talk to him. -Carlos, it's okay.

Mrs. Ewing is my personal scribe.

-What do you know about this? -About what?

This woman right here, Mary Robeson. She's missing.

They found her car and there were b*llet holes

and blood stains.

Now, I've met with this woman and she told me quite...

...quite a lot about the two of you.

What did she tell you?

She told me that she was afraid

you were going to try to k*ll her.

I thought she was crazy.

She is crazy. Why would I want to k*ll her?

I don't know, Greg.

That's what I don't know.

I refused to believe her when she told me about...

About what?

Laura and her son.

Laura and her son. That's ridiculous.

Haven't you ever learned the concept

of a credible witness?

I told you, I refused to believe her.

Carlos, my scribe has fallen out of favor.

Would you show Mrs. Ewing to the door?

Wait.

I think it's my responsibility to go to the police

with what I know.

Well, I think you should do whatever you think is right.

Carlos, would you cut a dozen roses

off the Bush out front for Mrs. Ewing to take home?

Yes, sir.

Greg?

I'm not giving up.

[tense music]

[dialing]

You were supposed to tell me when Mary Robeson

got out of prison.

You screwed up.

[Claudia] I don't care what kind of cool dudes

these music video people are, a contract is a contract.

I'm referring this to Legal.

You just tell them that, we here at the Sumner Group,

We'll be happy to meet with them, when they're ready

to talk business.

Fine.

Yes, I'll look forward to hearing from you.

Goodbye.

Well, look who's sitting in Papa Bear's chair.

Well, Paige. Well, my goodness.

Are you alright? Please, sit down.

No, actually, I'm just looking for Greg.

[laughs] He's not here.

Yeah, so I see.

Claudia, I thought you ran the foundation.

Yes, that's right.

Oh, Greg has been a little preoccupied lately, so...

we all got to pitch in in a time like this, you understand.

Is there anything I can do for you?

Oh, no. No, I don't think so.

I'm just surprised to see you up and about so soon.

I mean, it's terrific, but please don't rush it.

We'd all just hate for you to have a relapse.

Oh, you don't have to worry about me.

Now, when you hear from Greg,

would you please have him call me?

All I know is... is that...

...that I really want to see you again.

And then I want to be with you again.

[rewinding]

All I know is... is that...

...that I really want to see you again.

And then I want to be with you again.

[dramatic music]

[Laura sighs]

[sobbing] It's pretty hard.

-And I... -I saw Laura in the water.

When I was drowning I saw this white light and...

Behind this white light was my wife.

[Laura] And I want to love you again.

And I want to feel your love again.

[Paige] And?

And she held up her hand and she said go back.

She said you shouldn't be here now.

She just told me to go back.

Now you're back.

Just like she wanted.

[Laura] I love you very, very much.

I'm not sure I want to be back.

I'm not sure I don't want to be with Laura.

[dramatic music]

[Laura] See you later.

Is that why you've been hiding from me?

I haven't been hiding from you.

Come on, you've been hiding from everybody.

I was just giving you time to heal.

That might work with other people.

Not with me.

You don't need to be with me, Paige.

You got too much going for yourself.

People who are near me end up dying.

I didn't die.

That's 'cause you're tough.

You're a survivor.

[emotional music]

[turns off TV]

So are you.

[emotional music]

[kids yelling]

Hey, hey, come on, inside, inside.

-[Mack] Hey, Karen! -[Gary] You guys!

I told you kids not playing ball in the house, oh boy.

-Low cost housing, huh? -Yeah. What do you think?

Hey, go for it. You can make it work.

Oh, I'll make it work, but I may be asking you

-for some help. -Terrific.

Alright, who wants a hamburger? We have some ready here.

-[kids yelling] -Pickles, ketchup...

No onion, onion, no onion.

These kids... Hey, you gotta slow down.

So, you think I should go to the police?

Yes, I don't think you're criminally liable,

but I do think it's your duty.

Right.

Do you think that I should tell them everything?

Yes.

Even if I don't think that all of it is true?

What do you mean? The part about Laura?

-And Robenson's son? -Yes, I should--

How you going to leave that out?

How can I make sure that this never gets back

to Karen and Mack?

-Val, the woman disappeared. -Right.

You were the last person to see her alive.

[Gary] Hey, you guys. Sorry to interrupt,

but can I get somebody a hamburger or something?

Oh, no, thanks.

Let me let me go in here and check it out.

[kids yelling]

What was that all about?

Nothing. We're just catching up.

Huh. Catching up on what?

You know, neighborhood chat.

Neighborhood?

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