04x16 - A New Family

[bunniefuu]

[Lilimae] Your hero Gary is up to his old tricks.

Only this time, he's cheating on Abby, not Val.

Oh, my.

With Ciji?

We picked you up off the streets

and we can put you back there anytime we want.

Abby.

You may be sleeping with him, but--

Abby, shut up!

- Tell me. What contract? - She made me sign a contract.

If I miss a payment, we're closed.

[thuds on glass] Why are you doing this?

We're ruining lives!

[theme music]

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[soft music]

[waves crashing]

[Abby] She is not going to get away with this.

What are we supposed to do?

Sue, get an injunction to stop publication.

On what grounds? Hurt feelings?

Libel, defamation of character.

Everything she wrote is true.

[Abby sighs] Gary.

That's how she sees you.

How she'll always see you no matter how much you change.

Look at yourself. You're different.

You're strong now. You're decisive.

I did everything she said I did.

[Abby] 'That's a long time ago, Gary.'

'Is that how you want the world to see you'

'now, through her eyes?'

Look, we'll go see the lawyer.

We'll find out what we can do.

Fine. I'm not going.

[Abby] 'What's the matter with you?'

Why are you sticking back like this?

Abby, I did run out on her.

- I am a drunk. - But you don't drink anymore.

[soft dramatic music]

[excited music]

Oh, they're here! They're here.

- Did you finish it? - Yeah.

Okay, okay. Don't rip it. Be careful!

[indistinct chatter]

[Diana] 'Alright, okay. Okay.'

Come here, we're gonna do this right.

What? What, are you gonna knock the door down?

[Mack] 'Not only knock it down, I would'

take down all the doors in the kasbah to get to you.

[Diana] 'Okay. Open the door. Open the door.'

[door opens]

[kids] Congratulations!

[laughter]

Wait, did you really get married?

Well, your mother didn't break her foot.

- Oh, that's great. - I'm so happy for you.

Oh, thank you honey.

- How are you doing? - Did you have fun?

- Did you win, mom? - Yeah, well, we didn't.

- We didn't play. - Oh, you didn't?

Well, how were the shows?

Well, wait a minute. Um.

[all talking at once]

Hold it, hold it, hold it. Hold it, hold it now.

Uh...ahem.

Uh-oh.

I feel a speech coming on.

[chuckles]

[inhales]

Your mother never told me she had kids.

[all laughing]

You know, uh, you've been doing this family bit

for all your life.

But I've never been a father before.

'And wouldn't I be foolish if I tried to come in here'

and replace your dad?

He was quite a man.

But I want you to know, whenever

you have a problem or you just wanna talk..

...I'm here.

And of course, you know

you've gotta help me over some rough spots too.

Like this one.

Like this one.

[all chuckle]

Well, I'm very proud to be part of this family.

Except for this guy.

I never liked him when I first met him.

[laughter]

So, uh...let's get the luggage.

- No, you can stay with-- - No. Come on.

- We'll all get it. Come on. - Alright.

[Michael] D-did you play? Did you win?

- Of course I won. - You did?

What do I look like..

- Is your French toast alright? - Mhm.

- Perfecto. - Aw.

You don't have any new

information about Gary and Ciji, do you?

Oh!

Now, you don't want

all the little sordid details, do you?

That's exactly what I do want.

[both laugh]

Oh, Val. You having breakfast, sweetpea?

- Huh? - No, mama. Just orange juice.

I'm going over to see Karen and Mack.

Oh.

[paper slaps on table] Look at that.

[Lilimae smacks lips] Oh, my lord.

As if that scandal sheet wasn't bad enough

now I have to have my life dissected and my motives

analyzed in a so-called respectable newspaper.

Well, now, Val, that is why you have to protect yourself.

This afternoon, you and I are going to go see Mr. Thornwell.

I have had all the publicity I want. Thank you very much.

Val, public relations is screening information.

Letting the public see what you want them to see.

Now with me and Thornwell working on this

we can prevent this kind of thing

'from ever happening again.'

It makes sense, sweet pea.

'Well, Chip would look after your best interest.'

And Thornwell is bigger than Bess Riker ever was.

'I mean, you'd be handled by the best.'

Any message for Karen and Mack?

Oh, you tell 'em I'll be over later.

Oh, it's so romantic.

'Oh, they're eloping.'

[Val] 'Yeah mama, it's just great.'

[door opens]

[Lilimae] 'Oh, well, I'm glad she has'

'Jeff Munson's shoulder to lean on.'

Now, his lawyers will get to the bottom of this mess.

I hope.

[Lilimae groans]

Where do you want me to put this?

- Oh-- - Don't answer that.

Anywhere you can find room.

- Okay. - Eric.

You don't have to do that, honey.

Well, I just thought Mack might like it for his study.

Yeah, well, when the time comes, Mack can do it.

Oh, things are gonna change now that Mack's here.

I can do this really.

[knocking on door] Is anybody home?

Oh, hi.

Hey, welcome back, Mrs. McKenzie.

- Oh, so good to see you. - Oh, there's Mr. McKenzie.

Hey!

Congratulations. I wanna hear all about it.

- Every single detail. - Oh. It got too crazy here.

Everybody fighting and arguing all that stuff.

Yeah. So we decided to get married

where it was peaceful and quiet, Las Vegas.

- Las Vegas? - 'Right.'

[Mack] 'We drove straight through'

stopped at the first place we could find.

It was the Bridal Veil Wedding chapel, 24 hour service.

- I don't believe it. - Right.

I'll finish this later.

Oh, Mack, you can wire that lamp, can't you?

Yeah. No problem.

Honey, you don't have to worry about it.

- 'I gotta go too.' - 'Oh.'

I gotta get to the old apartment.

Meet the movers.

God, I don't know where to look.

- The movers? - Thanks for the flowers.

Yeah, this is the fragile stuff. Bye!

Look at all this stuff of his.

I don't believe this.

- Hey. - What?

I saw the paper this morning.

[sighs]

Hey, come on, let's talk about you.

I'm sorry I wasn't here for you.

Oh. That's okay.

I thought it was all gonna blow over

and instead, it's just, it's just gotten worse.

Yeah.

[sighs]

There's more.

Yeah?

I found out that Gary's been..

What?

- Gary's been seeing.. - 'Who?'

That singer. Ciji.

- Ciji? - Yup.

Oh, my.

Poor Abby.

[Val sighs]

[laughs]

- You. - Oh.

[smacks lips] Well..

...some things never change, do they?

No, I guess not.

Good riddance, right?

Yeah, right.

- You see my car keys? - Mm-mm.

[keys clinking]

Well, I'll see you at 3:30.

- Today? - Yeah.

We're gonna interview the new head chef, remember?

Well, I promised Ciji I'd go to her recording session.

- Oh, Richard, I promised. - You promised me too.

Well, I've never been to one before. It'll be fun.

Well, I'll see you at dinner.

I don't know how long the session's gonna last.

Oh, well, then why don't you, uh, bring Ciji home with you?

'The three of us will have a late supper.'

Okay, fine.

- I'll see you later. - Buh-bye.

[door opens and closes]

Karen! Mack!

Lilimae.

- A cake for the newlyweds. - Oh, how sweet.

[Lilimae laughs] Hope you like cinnamon coconut.

- I love it. - Lilimae, I need your advice.

[Mack] 'Honest opinion now.'

What do you think of this chair?

[Lilimae] 'Well, it's a beautiful chair..'

- See? - ...with a quilt over it.

[laughing]

Mom, you haven't seen my history book, have you?

- No, I haven't. Told you. - See you later, ma.

[Mack] Diana, wait a minute, wait a minute. My toughest critic.

Diana, what do you think of this chair?

It's great. I don't know when I'll be back.

Hey, hey, wait a minute. Where are you going?

Oh, I'm so jazzed.

I'm going to Ciji's first recording session.

- She's so jazzed. - 'Did Chip invite you?'

[Diana] 'No, Abby did.'

Oh.

Gary and Abby have pulled off a great deal.

'Ciji's cutting her first album for Jeff Munson'

and I've never been to a recording studio.

Well, I guess whatever's good for Gary is good for Ciji.

Lilimae.

However, what's good for Ciji

'may not be good for Abby.'

[Karen] 'Lilimae.'

What are you saying?

Well, it's just that your hero

Gary, is up to his old tricks.

'Only this time he's cheating on Abby, not Val.'

Oh, my God.

- With Ciji? - Mm.

Is that true?

[soft dramatic music]

I'll see you later.

Well, at least she liked the chair.

Why is everybody making such a big deal over a stupid chair?

[door slams shut]

[waves crashing]

[door closes]

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Aren't you coming?

Munson doesn't want us there. He made that perfectly clear.

We have every right to be there, Gary.

Besides, I've, I've invited Diana.

So go.

I'm, uh..

I'm going to the lawyer first.

I wish you'd come with me.

What difference does it make?

[Abby sighs] 'Gary, your input is more important than mine.'

Most of the article was about you.

- 'Give him my regards.' - What is bothering you?

Hey, you wanna go to the recording

session, go to the recording session.

You wanna go to the lawyer, go to the lawyer.

Just go. You don't need my permission.

[soft dramatic music]

[door closes]

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[soft music]

[Chip] 'Ciji.'

[Chip knocks on door] Ciji.

- You okay now? - Yeah, I'm alright.

You're gonna have to get used to it, papa.

Now, this is exactly the kind of thing I was talking about.

The biggest day of your life, and you are about to blow it.

Well, getting me upset is not helping me.

Anyway, when we get to the studio

I'll forget about any sickness or any problems.

Even with my manager.

Are you ready?

[Abby] 'She can't be allowed to get away with this.'

'There's gotta be something I can do'

'some action I can take.'

I want a legal order to block publication.

[lawyer] 'Mrs. Cunningham--'

She's destroyed our reputations

our friends, our business associates.

Even my children have seen it.

And she walks away undamaged with a profit.

An injunction won't be possible without a libel suit.

Then, sue.

Do you know what that would entail?

Please believe me, money is no problem.

Suppose you do sue for libel.

You and Mr. Ewing would be called to the witness stand.

To testify?

[lawyer] 'That's putting it nicely.'

'If you think your reputations were damaged by that article'

it's nothing compared to what a court of law can do.

Could you deny that what Val Ewing wrote is true?

[chuckles]

A case like this generates enormous publicity

'that would hurt not only your lives'

but also the future of Gary Ewing Enterprises.

You asked me to find a way for you to protect yourself.

- I haven't forgotten. - How nice.

I've drawn up some contingency plans

for Gary Ewing Enterprises.

A corporation with you and Mr. Ewing

as full and equal partners.

Well, that's pretty much what our relationship is now.

This would make it legal. Legally binding.

[instrumental music]

[lawyer] Look it over. Show it to Gary.

And then the two of you can come in to finalize it.

Marcel, I said, a hint of garlic.

One whiff of this would flatten Palermo.

[Gary sighs]

Well, hi.

You know what your problem is?

To pull your best.

[Gary laughs]

You work too hard.

Shouldn't you be at the recording session with Ciji?

No, no, no, no, no, I'd rather be

where my money makes people happy.

Would you like something to eat?

Maybe a cup of coffee or a...espresso.

You know, when I look around here..

Whenever I come in here to, um, eat or whatever

or just to visit, I always say to myself

"This is what I want my money to be for."

To make people happy.

To make me happy.

[both laugh]

- How's business? - Check is in the mail.

Everybody says that, don't they?

[laughing] Yeah.

- What check? - Your check.

What check? What are you talking about?

- Payment on the loan. - No, no.

I told you that money was yours

until the restaurant starts showing a profit.

Not according to Abby.

What do you mean?

You're putting me on?

I'm not putting you on. What are you talking about?

Tell me.

- She made me sign a contract. - What contract?

If I miss a payment, we're closed.

Gary! Gary!

[drumming]

You know, it only seems like a few weeks ago

that Gary discovered Ciji and now look at all this.

- Isn't it great? - It's great. Yeah.

- Honey, do you feel alright? - Yeah.

Don't be nervous, everything's gonna be just fine.

What do you have to be nervous about? You're gonna be great.

[band practicing]

Uh, excuse me. I'll be right back.

Ah-ha! That's why you wanted to come.

[Diana and Abby giggle]

[Chip] 'Diana, what a great surprise.'

Can you show me around the studio?

Well, sure.

Well, I'll go see how our singer is doing.

Are you ready for the grand tour?

Yeah.

Hey, Abby. How you doing?

- Alright, Jeff. - Yeah.

[indistinct chatter]

[dramatic music]

And here is the console.

This has 32 tracks on it.

Each one is for a different voice or instrument.

How well do you know Ciji?

Well, you know I'm her manager.

Is it true?

Well, what?

About her and Gary.

Oh. Yeah.

My Aunt Abby has done so much for her.

It's so unfair.

Hey, hey, listen, I agree with you.

Come on, let's go.

[door opens]

Eric.

How you doing?

Oh, that looks good.

I bet you save a lot of money working on it yourself, huh?

Yeah.

But that isn't the point.

I mean, with your mother's business

and all, you do it because you like it.

No, Mac, I really gotta get this finished

before I go out tonight.

[Mack] 'Yeah. Hot date?'

No, I'm just going out.

[Eric] 'You know anything about carburetors?'

No, no.

Your mother's the mechanic in this family.

And you too, of course.

Have I told you about the time when I just finished law school?

'I'm in there in court defending this man--'

Mack, I can't finish this with you talking to me.

[Mack] 'Yeah.'

I'm gonna let you finish your work.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

[door closes]

[band practicing]

Honey. What's the matter?

If it's something that I've done, please tell me.

It has nothing to do with you.

Well, is there anything I could do to help?

'Do you want me to just listen?'

I can't stand to see you treated this way.

Treated what way?

Is it something Gary's done?

[sighs]

Honey, if it is, tell me please.

I know he loves you.

'No matter what, you're the one he really loves.'

Is he seeing Val?

Not Val.

[male #1] 'Okay, everybody. We're making a record.'

Okay, people, here we go, here we go.

And one. Two. Three. Four.

[band playing music]

[singers vocalizing]

♪ I know your game stuff ♪

♪ Well I'm the queen of spades ♪

♪ A ruler of hearts ♪

♪ I sh**t the moon ♪

♪ I take my tricks right from the start ♪

♪ I'm a sucker for love ♪

♪ The joker running wild ♪

♪ My heart it can break ooh it can break ♪

♪ Well as a child ♪

♪ Whatever it is ♪

♪ It is ♪

♪ Whatever will be ♪

♪ Is gonna be ♪

♪ Whoever you are you are ♪

♪ All those games that you play ♪

♪ Don't you play with me ♪♪

[door slams open]

[singing fades]

Abby! Abby! Abby!

[thuds]

[Gary] 'Abby!'

[stuff crashing]

Abby!

[slams on glass] Abby! Abby.

Why are you doing this?

'Is there anybody you wouldn't destroy?'

'We've got to stop this!'

We're hurting people!

We're ruining lives!

[thuds]

Oh, gosh.

[Gary groans]

[Ciji] You okay?

Gary, you alright? Are you okay?

Alright, Ewing. Either you get out of here--

- Wait, don't hurt him. - Ah!

- Ciji. Ciji, I'm sorry. - I'm alright.

- I didn't.. I didn't mean it. - I'm okay. I'm okay.

- Yeah, I'm fine. - Oh, I'm sorry.

- It's alright. Come here. - I didn't mean to do that.

- Come here. Ciji. - Get up.

- Are you okay? - Let's go out here, come on.

- I'm really sorry. - That's alright.

[Ciji] 'It's alright. Come on.'

- Ah, Ciji, I'm sorry I didn't.. - It's alright.

Don't worry about it. You didn't hurt me.

Listen, you've gotta go back in there. You can't--

It's okay. They'll wait for me.

- You stay away from him. - I'm just trying to help.

I know what you're trying to do, but you're not gonna do it.

We picked you up off the streets

and we can put you back there any time we want.

Abby.

You may be sleeping with him, but--

Abby, shut up!

You shut up. You're drunk.

You stay away from her.

[Mack] 'Put that salt in there, I'll break your arm.'

Uh, look, I've never even heard of this cold spaghetti before.

Are you kidding? Every meal my mother ever made, pasta, salad.

[Michael sighs] Even breakfast?

Yep. You ever hear of a pasta omelet?

I hope this is cooked clear through.

Michael, tell your brother dinner's ready.

Hey, grab the carrots on the way out, huh?

No empty hands.

Come on.

Oh, my, my, my, my, well, your look looks delicious.

[Karen giggles]

Let's go.

Here, honey. Give this to Mack.

[Mack] 'Oh, great.'

Oh, this is gonna be terrific. Eric, what half do you want?

'Do you want this side, that side, name it.'

I don't want any. Thanks.

[dramatic music]

Give me an end slice, Mack.

[door closes]

What's that all about?

[somber music]

[Ciji crying]

I just don't understand why so many people are mad at me.

Well, everybody's under a lot of pressure.

Well, it's not just today. It's..

It seems like every time I turn around

somebody's coming down on me for something, you know.

Kenny and Ginger a-and, and Richard.

Now Abby.

I don't understand.

Oh, come on, I-I just think you're overreacting.

She accused me of sleeping with Gary.

[sniffles]

[music continues]

You're the only person I can turn to.

Come on, it's-it's not as bad as all that.

[Ciji sniffles]

[sobbing]

Ciji, what's the matter?

I'm pregnant.

Honey, it's okay. It's okay.

[sniffles]

[vessels clanking]

No, no. What are you doing that now for?

You should have been done that..

[speaks foreign language]

Don't do that now, do something else.

[telephone ringing]

Hello?

[glasses shattering]

Laura?

Yes. Hell's kitchen. No.

W-when are you coming home?

I don't know.

I'm at Ciji's and she's really upset.

[Richard] 'What's wrong with her?'

Not now, Richard. Okay?

Well, how long will you be? An hour, two hours, what?

- 'I don't know.' - Well, I'm packing you dinner.

You can-you can bring her home.

Okay, I-I gotta go now, alright? Buh-bye.

No, no, no, don't do that. Not now.

[receiver clanks]

[Mack] 'You know, I don't understand it.'

'I haven't had a problem with Eric before this.'

Give it some time.

He hasn't said anything to you, has he?

No.

Maybe you're trying too hard.

"Trying too hard."

Yeah, you know.

[Karen inhales] Expecting an instant family.

It takes time.

Things have got to develop naturally.

It's different now.

Before, you were their friend.

Now, you're the stepfather.

[scoffs]

Yeah.

I've gotta talk to him.

He's not home yet.

Then I'll wait up for him.

Yeah.

I'll talk to him tonight.

Yeah.

Ciji feeling better?

Um, so-so.

- Are you tired? - Mm-hmm.

You know everything that could possibly go wrong

tonight in the kitchen went wrong.

You know the new chef, the one I hired at 3:30.

Mm-hmm.

Well, at 9:30 I fired him.

Richard, I'm really tired.

I'll give you a back rub, it'll help you sleep.

- Richard. - Just relax, you're all tense.

I really don't need a back rub, okay?

- Richard. - What?

I just wanna go to sleep.

It's always something, isn't it?

You're too tired or you got a headache

or you don't have a headache, but you feel jumpy.

I mean, what is it with you, anyway?

- Don't rant at me. - You are my wife!

Just--

You-you can stay up all night

with Ciji comforting her, you know

I could use a little comforting, too, you know?

Where are you going? Don't you run away from me.

I could use a little comforting, too.

I mean, what is it with you and Ci--

Jason.

Sorry.

[door closes]

[door opening]

Chip.

[door closes]

- Hi, Val. - Chip.

I think it's time that you and I had a talk.

Val, I am really exhausted.

I haven't slept for one solid night in three weeks.

Well, listen, if you would just come

with me to meet Mr. Thornwell--

I don't wanna meet Mr. Thornwell

or any other publicist.

I have a few questions that I wanna ask you, Chip.

Well, can't it wait until tomorrow?

I'm really upset about what happened

today at the recording session.

I don't care what happened at the recording session.

Well, first, Ciji got sick

and then Gary came in drunk!

...some kind of an exc--

[dramatic music]

- Gary what? - Came in drunk.

The whole session was ruined.

'Munson, Jeff walked out on the whole thing.'

- Are you sure he was drunk? - 'Uh-huh.'

H-how long has he been drinking?

I don't really know, hon.

How did he look? Was it bad?

Well, he tripped and fell over some equipment.

'They had to help him out.'

[music continues]

God.

I shouldn't have said anything, I've probably upset you.

[whimpers]

- Val, you okay? - I'm fine, go on.

It's okay. Go on.

[music continues]

[door opens and closes]

[Val crying]

[door closes]

[music continues]

I was hoping it was a prowler.

[Gary breathing heavily]

You..

You didn't have to talk to Ciji like that.

- What? - Don't you come near me.

I mean it.

[dramatic music]

You're sleeping on the couch.

[music ends]

[soft music]

[sighs]

[Mack] 'Eric.'

Sit down.

You're still up.

I think we should have a talk.

Eric, I know I...I've been pushing things around here.

Things I shouldn't be pushing.

'Eric, I want us to be a family.'

'And I guess I've been a little impatient.'

What're you apologizing for?

[Mack] 'It's okay and nobody's perfect.'

What are you talking about?

Well, I know something's troubling you.

'Come on now, what happened tonight at dinner?'

- That's nothing. - 'Come on, tell me.'

This last year... it's my dad died.

There's been some jobs that I've been responsible for.

'Like carving the roast.'

The roast? You wanna carve the roast? You've got it.

I like doing that stuff too.

But we'll both do, do it together.

Mom didn't ask me.

[lament music]

Things like that have been going on

since the two of you got back.

You know, she probably thinks that you're happy

you don't have to do all that stuff now.

She didn't even tell us you were getting married.

She left us a note.

Didn't she think we wanted to be there too?

You know, it sounds like I'm not

the one you should be talking to.

'You gotta talk to your mother.'

[lively music]

[music fades away]

[waves crashing]

What happened?

Yesterday you were like..

I don't know, someone I didn't know.

- I'm an alcoholic. - I know that.

I don't think you know what that means.

It's an illness, it's never cured.

One drink and I'm gone.

But why now?

Why now when everything is going so well?

I don't know if it is.

I thought it was.

When you do things I don't know about or hide things

from me, I get crazy.

I've never done anything to hurt you.

I know that. I'm not blaming you.

I'm just saying something's wrong here.

You trust me, don't you?

What happened with Kenny and Munson?

I've never understood what went wrong there.

And, Richard, why did you make him sign that agreement?

- To protect your loan. - Why did you hide it from me?

I didn't think it was that important.

Is there anything else I don't know about?

[Abby] 'No.'

I swear.

[sighs]

I'm not sleeping with Ciji.

I know.

The money was supposed to give us pleasure.

That's what we agreed.

Instead, it's a-a wedge between us.

[Abby] 'I know. I know.'

We have to find a way to work together.

I really hate this distance between us.

I swear, what happened yesterday

will never, ever happen again.

'I swear.'

[strumming]

[telephone ringing]

Hello?

Uh, no. Uh, this is her mother.

W-would you like me to leave a message for her?

Oh, could you say that a little slower, please?

Rothenberg, Jeff and oh, Mr. Munson's lawyers.

Oh, you don't have any news yet

on that horrible article, do you?

Well, if you tell me, I'll pass the word on to my daughter.

Thornwell and Associates?

The public relations firm?

Are you absolutely sure about that?

Yes.

I'll tell her first thing.

[dramatic music]

Um.

Did Diana say anything to you about the recording session?

No, as a matter of fact, she didn't.

Well, I guess they had problems. Um..

Evidently Jeff walked out.

Oh. Did he tell you why?

No, I haven't talked to him yet.

Gary showed up drunk.

[music continues]

God, if only I had never written

those chapters in the first place.

- Don't blame yourself, Val. - But you saw him that day.

You saw what he was like when that article appeared.

Gary is no longer your responsibility.

[Val] 'But I am responsible.'

A-a-at least partly.

I mean, I-I wrote those pages and they were published.

And you also signed the divorce papers.

I know that.

But he's still a person.

A person that I once loved very much.

You can't expect me not to care.

[lawyer] 'Paragraph B states that Gary Ewing'

'hereinafter referred to as..'

'...and Abby Cunningham..'

[indistinct chatter]

[music continues]

[music abruptly stops]

Uh, excuse me. I'll be back later.

[door closes]

The wedding was turning into a nightmare.

Neither Mack nor I wanted to start

our marriage with an unpleasant experience.

I understand that.

I mean, it was just, you know, a spur of the moment.

We didn't think it through. If we had..

...of course you would have been included.

Why does that require thinking?

I don't have to think when I come to you with good news.

You're right.

[Karen sighs]

Look, Eric.

Um..

Maybe we just didn't want you along.

Not just you. All of you.

Aren't there times when you don't want me around?

Or when dad was alive, him around?

Not for something as important as a wedding.

Well, this wasn't a-a-a regular wedding.

I think maybe Mack and I enjoyed misbehaving.

Running away, you know?

Doing exactly the opposite of what was expected.

You know, it was-it was, uh...an adventure.

[soft music]

Look, Eric.

It is gonna be different.

Things changed after dad died and certain things

are gonna change again.

'I was counting on you to help me make the transition.'

You're counting on me to stay out of the way.

If I hurt you, I'm...I'm sorry, I-I apologize.

I...I didn't mean to hurt you.

I'll try to be more aware, okay?

[music continues]

You were a kid for a lot of years.

'Now you're an adult and..'

'...I have to learn how to..'

'...think of you as an adult.'

And treat you as one.

It won't be easy.

But I promise I'll try.

[door closes]

[door opens and closes]

[footsteps approaching]

Well, what are you doing here?

How did Mr. Thornwell get Val's pages?

Lilimae, I don't know what you're talking about.

Thornwell and associates gave Val's chapters

to that scandal sheet.

Well, that's impossible.

Not according to Jeff Munson's lawyers.

They called here this afternoon.

Oh, you don't think I had anything to do with it?

You and I were the only people

who knew where Val kept her pages.

You just got a job with Mr. Thornwell.

Thornwell gave Val's pages to Global Gossip.

I'm sure there must be a very good explanation for this.

I called Mr. Thornwell this afternoon.

'He is not a gentleman of particular discretion.'

I had no idea what would happen.

'I wanted the job with Thornwell so badly.'

'After all that you and Val have done for me'

'I wanted to make you proud of me.'

Thornwell said the only reason he was

interested in me was my connection with Val.

And was she working on another book, and I said she was.

'He wanted to know if it was any good'

'and I assured him it was, even though I'd'

never read a word of it.

Well, that wasn't enough. He had to see a sample.

I told him that was impossible. That was just impossible.

'Well, he just shook his head and just said, "Chip, I'm sorry'

'I'm afraid that this has been a waste of both our times."'

I panicked.

I just panicked.

A few days later, Val left the pages out

after she finished working on them.

'But the pages were only meant'

'for Thornwell, for his eyes only.'

I know I shouldn't have done it.

I never dreamed anything like this would ever happen.

I'll pack my things.

That's a good idea.

Lilimae.

The part that hurts the most is that

I betrayed your faith in me.

'Isn't there any way I can redeem myself'

'to win back your trust?'

There's been too much damage done.

I...I made a mistake, a big mistake, I admit it.

Yes, you did.

Val and you are my family now.

You're the only family that I-I've ever known.

'It was so important for me'

'to-to show you that you hadn't made'

a mistake to care about me.

[Chip crying] And now..

[dramatic music]

Well..

Maybe we can put all this behind us, but I'm warning you.

You do anything to hurt Val again

I mean, just one little thing..

...and the jig is up.

I'll be keeping my eye on you.

[knocking on door]

[music continues]

Who is it?

[Gary] 'Gary.'

Hi.

Uh.

Can I come in?

[theme music]