06x10 - Message in a Bottle

[bunniefuu]

And if you're involved

in this as deeply as I think you are,

and if Scott Easton made any record

of the arrangement between the two of you,

then the whole thing is going to come out.

Don't touch! Get away from me.

-[Lilimae] Sweet pea. -Leave me alone.

I want to be alone.

Get out of here. Did you hear what I said?

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

I think Easton is dead.

[Ben] I wasn't talking about putting her in an Institution.

And I don't...

Did you come here to take me to lunch or take me away?

[theme music]

[mellow music]

-[Valene] Isn't it beautiful? -[Gary] Let it go.

-What? -[Gary] Let it go.

-What? -[Gary] I want to kiss you.

[mellow music]

[Abby] Val, hi.

I think you've got something that's mine.

Is it time?

I'm sorry.

I guess I got a little carried away.

[Val sobs]

[sobbing]

It's not happening.

[Mack] What's not happening?

-Did I wake you? -What's going on?

I was thinking about Val.

Karen...

you're doing everything you can to help Val.

We all are. There isn't anything else anyone can do.

The rest is up to Val.

[sighs]

Why doesn't that make me feel any better?

Come to bed.

I will.

Val will be fine.

Come on.

Come to bed.

Okay.

[Valene sobbing]

[Joshua] I heard you crying.

I'm-I'm sorry if I woke you.

Do you want to be alone?

Joshua, do you believe what they say about dreams?

I don't know what you mean.

That they only last for a split second?

I never really thought about it.

They have to last longer than that, don't you think?

Oh, God.

If I've only left the past in the past,

none of this would happen.

No, that's the mistake I made. I never should have married him.

Is Gary the father?

You think I'm being punished, don't you?

I don't know why you lost your babies, Val.

I only know that it was meant to be.

You don't really think that, do you?

Do you?

I believe it was God's will.

No.

No, I don't.

It may not make you feel any better,

but sometimes it's the only explanation that there is.

No. No.

[birds chirping]

[phone rings]

Okay, thank you.

Is that right?

Can you help me out with something?

Sure.

I've been trying to get a hold of Scott Easton

all morning. I can't find him anywhere.

I tried his Washington office, his office out here.

There's no answer.

Why are you trying to get in touch with Scott?

Gary needs to talk to him.

I was hoping you'd have another number

where he could be reached.

No, I don't.

Well, I guess I'll just keep trying the numbers I have.

I'll tell you what. If you do reach Scott, let me know.

I have a few things I need to talk to him about, too.

Okay.

[dramatic music]

Did you know Einstein wasn't much of a student?

When he graduated from college,

he couldn't find a teaching position anywhere.

He was engaged to be married at the time,

and he needed a job desperately.

So this is what he decided on.

-The lighthouse. -Yeah.

He wanted to be a lighthouse keeper.

But to him, it was the ideal job.

Privacy, isolation, plenty of time to think,

explore the mysteries of physics.

His fiancee, however,

didn't think much of the idea of being out here all alone.

So he got a job with a Swiss patent office.

[Valene] Thanks for bringing me here.

[Ben] I wasn't, I wasn't sure you'd come.

-Why not? -If I had been there--

Wouldn't have made any difference, Ben.

-Well, for me-- -There's nothing

you could have done.

Nothing would have stopped them from taking my babies from me.

What?

It's just like it was with Lucy.

Took her away from me, too.

Who took Lucy away from you?

J.R. and his boys.

I wasn't fit to be her mother.

I was just poor White Tr*sh from Tennessee

who got Gary in trouble.

I had no business raising a Ewing, much less being one.

You think they took the babies away?

Mm-hm.

Honey, nobody took the babies away.

It was a premature birth.

-There were complications. -That's what they say.

[melancholic music]

Are you saying that you think the babies are still alive?

No.

I didn't say that.

-So what are you worried about? -I'm not worried.

Well, you know where he is, don't you?

-That's not the point. -What is?

The point is I thought we had this settled.

I hired Easton. I should deal with him.

Honey, I don't care who deals with him,

just so one of us does.

Nobody's heard from him in days,

and I need to know exactly what kind of deal

he struck with Galveston so I can be prepared.

-For what? -We're having lunch

with Galveston this afternoon.

I didn't tell you. I thought I told you.

No. You didn't tell me.

I'm sorry.

Well, look, we're going to have to wing it,

because I don't think we're going to hear

from Easton in time anyway.

[sighs]

Well, you know, I, I...

well, you're going to have to give Mr. Galveston my regrets.

-I'm afraid-- -What--

Gary, you didn't tell me about this lunch, and I,

I've, I've made several appointments

at the station this afternoon.

I can't break them now, and I'm already late.

It's not enough.

Mack, in prison,

Loader told me about a series of murders.

Now, he's pretty vague about it,

but he made it sound like he was connected.

There wasn't much to go on, but I checked it out.

Listen to this, Mack.

Loader was the cop that busted the case.

So what are you telling me?

Remember the Tidal Basin murders?

Yeah. Four murders, four women, all drowned.

Right. Well, at trial, Loader was the cop

that kept insisting that three of the victims

were copycat murders.

-To cover the fourth. -Yeah.

-You believe that? -Yeah.

I didn't buy it then. I don't buy it now.

Come on, Mack. The timing was too perfect.

Loader was arrested for k*lling his partner

one week after the Tidal Basin k*ller

was convicted.

He was framed. Somebody wanted to set him up.

No, he wasn't framed.

If he was framed, he'd have been screaming his lungs out.

You said it yourself.

Loader barely let out a peep in prison.

-Yeah, maybe he was scared. -Of what?

Man, I don't know.

What do you have on the victims?

Not much yet.

You give me something concrete. What are you waiting for?

-You, go ahead. -You give me something concrete.

Something, connection that supports the copycat theory,

and you got yourself an investigation.

Yeah? Really? Great.

Yeah. So, what are you waiting for?

[mellow music]

[woman] There are at least 30 executives here

who regularly use our corporate jets.

I'm only looking for one.

If you don't know his name,

I'm afraid there's nothing more I can do.

But it's urgent that I speak with him.

There must be a record of who was on that plane.

Even if I had that information, I couldn't give it out.

It's corporate policy.

I'm really sorry.

If you don't leave right now,

I'm going to have to call security.

We've got a problem. First floor, south wing.

[dramatic music]

Say, what the hell's going on here?

This is a restricted area.

Okay, ma'am, the tour is over.

You'll have to come with us now.

I'm sorry about this, sir.

It's alright. I'll, uh, take care of our visitor.

Come in.

What can I do for you?

I want to know what happened to Scott Easton.

-I don't know the man. -You should.

You flew cross country with him.

You're mistaken.

His secretary put him on that plane.

Well, that is a mystery.

I guess some people set off on a trip

and arrive at their destination.

Others don't.

[Paul] I'm very comfortable with our deal.

As far as I'm concerned,

my water reserves are already yours.

Thank you.

Why did you feel it was necessary to use

that lawyer, Scott Easton, in these negotiations?

Why, did you do something I should know about?

Oh, men like that are never a problem.

I was just curious why you didn't approach me directly.

Well, we didn't think it was possible.

The stories about you are legend.

Those stories are a lot of hogwash.

Although, I must admit,

I may have made up a few of them myself.

I sort of expected to see your wife

and your other partner, Karen MacKenzie.

That's my fault. I didn't tell them about the meeting in time.

-I'm sorry. -I'm not.

In fact, I prefer it this way.

I'm sort of old-fashioned when it comes to business.

That makes me a chauvinist these days.

But I am too set in my ways to change.

-Understand you raise horses? -A few.

You should drop by again sometime.

Maybe we could talk horses,

or maybe we could talk a little more business,

if you're interested.

That'd be great. I'd love that.

-Thank you. -Good. Good.

I'll look forward to it.

-Here you go. -Oh, thank you.

-Val... -No, Ben...

I-I know you have to get back to the office.

The office can wait.

And there are so many things that I put off.

-I, I know if have to-- -How was the drive?

It was wonderful. It felt good to get out.

Oh, I knew it would.

Thank you for taking me out by the ocean.

Yeah.

Did something happen?

I'm not sure.

Maybe I'm overreacting, but... Well, we might need some help.

What kind of help?

I know how you feel about psychiatrists.

Valene does not need a psychiatrist.

-I'm only suggesting. -I know what you're suggesting.

Of course Valene's behavior seems strange right now.

So would yours, if you knew everybody was studying you

like some kind of slide under a microscope.

My girl just needs more time to get over this loss.

We all do.

What do you mean, he moved?

You his ex-wife or something?

-When did Mr. Easton move? -Yesterday.

-Well, then you saw it. -No, no, just, just the movers.

Well, how did you know it was okay to let them in?

I didn't have to. They had his key.

Look, I'm only the manager.

If somebody wants to move, it's their business.

If the rent's paid up, I don't ask any questions.

I haven't done anything wrong, have I?

Valene.

-Yes, mama? -You have a visitor.

[Lilimae laughs]

Hi, sweetheart.

You didn't come all the way over here all by yourself

again this time, did you?

No, Maria brought me.

What are you doing?

Throwing a few things out.

Things that I don't have a need for anymore.

-Do you need some help? -If you'd like.

Well, Valene, I thought I was gonna do this.

I need to do it, mama.

[sighs]

I'm sorry about the babies.

Does it bother you to talk about them?

Not with you, darling.

I can't believe it really happened.

Neither can I.

Olivia...

can you keep a secret?

-Do you promise? -Yeah.

[melancholic music]

Sit down.

I'm gonna tell you what really happened, okay?

-Did Val say that? -No.

Well, honey, why would you think a thing like that?

-Because I know. -Sweetheart.

We had a funeral for Gary and he wasn't really dead.

I know it's the same thing with Val's babies.

No, it's not.

Honey, what happened to Val is a terrible thing

and I know it's very hard to accept, but we have to.

How do we know the doctor didn't make a mistake?

You don't make mistakes about things like that.

-How do we know? -Honey, I'll talk to the doctor.

I'll find out for sure for you, okay?

But I think we've gotta accept the fact

that... those babies are gone.

Yeah, it, it felt good to run again.

[Karen] How far did you go?

Oh, just a couple of miles, you know, real easy.

-Good. -Yeah.

You know how sometimes you keep hearing a song

over and over again in your head?

Mm-hmm.

I don't know why, but when I was running, I kept...

kept thinking about the first time I met Gary.

Really?

Yeah.

-Did I ever tell you that story? -Nah.

You probably don't wanna hear it.

Of course I do.

[laughs]

Well, I was 15 years old, fresh out from Tennessee,

waitressing at this little diner

just outside of Fort Worth, Texas,

at the intersection of two highways.

Most of the customers were truck drivers,

and I was used to getting teased by 'em.

But this one night, we were really busy,

and Mary Jo, the other waitress, had called in sick,

so I was just trying my very best

to keep on top of it.

Everything backfired.

You know, first one table started complaining,

then another, another, and before I knew it,

I was... I was right in the middle of it, all in tears,

when...

this blond God

got up from the counter, and he just started helping me.

He didn't say a word to me. He just smiled at me.

And I got this real flutter feeling in my tummy.

And right away, I knew everything's gonna be alright.

[chuckles]

It was Gary.

I think I fell in love with him that very minute.

[melancholic music]

That's when I was the happiest...

fresh out from Tennessee, with Gary, the very beginning.

Val...

-You're gonna be happy again. -I know.

Things just look so bad now, but... they're gonna change.

I know.

I know, I know they are going to.

I know that.

-Are you listening to me? -I'm all ears.

-I think I'm in trouble. -So what else is new?

Look, did you see Scott Easton when you were in Washington?

-Briefly. -Did he talk to you

about Paul Galveston?

-The name came up. -What did he say?

Abby, what's the problem?

Look, I think that Easton took something

that I said about Val, literally.

Well, that, that really doesn't have anything to do with this.

It has to do with Paul Galveston.

Abby, you're not making any sense.

I know. I know.

It has to do with how Easton persuaded Galveston

to give us the water for Lotus Point.

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

-I think Easton is dead. -I don't want to hear this.

Greg, I need your help.

You need a shrink or a lawyer right now or both.

I'm going fishing now.

This never took place, this conversation.

You're gone. Let's go. Come on.

[Tom] Alright, Mary Farnsworth was 32,

Pasadena librarian and single.

Janet Thomas, 47, was a housewife.

And Lila Maxwell, 29, she was a secretary

for Galveston Industries, single.

Maggie Croydon, unemployed actress.

Now, there's some confusion as to her age

at the time of death. It was roughly mid-30s.

You come up empty.

No, I just haven't found the link yet.

-The what? -The link.

The link. I can't authorize

a full-blown investigation on instinct.

Mack, there are people in the police department

that don't want this case reopened.

Now, I pulled Loader's service record. I tried to pull it.

As far as the department is concerned,

it doesn't exist. Loader doesn't exist.

Well, maybe there's a good reason

the file is being withheld.

What, to cover up a series of murders? Right.

What are you telling me, the cops are dirty?

Right. It's a real possibility, Mack.

Let me tell you something, Tommy.

You get back out in the street, and you find your snitch,

and you turn those possibilities into factor.

You got nothing. You know what I mean?

You got it tomorrow.

I've arranged a meeting with Baker.

Now, he's given us great inside information

before he'll set a dig up what he can.

Tomorrow.

Tomorrow.

-Don't. -Oh, a little testy. Did I?

-I'm just not in the mood, Gary. -Rough day?

-I've had better. -Anything I should know about?

-No, nothing at all. -Okay.

You'll be happy to know

that everything's set with Galveston.

The lunch went great. We really hit it off.

You did?

Is that so surprising?

No, I didn't, I didn't mean it like that.

I'm sorry.

Ah. We all have our bad days.

You're entitled.

Listen, I don't know what Easton did,

but Galveston wasn't happy with him.

-What do you mean? -He didn't like the way

he handled our negotiations.

We may be doing business with Galveston in the future,

and I don't want Easton to be a part of it.

I'm going to fire him if I ever find him.

[mellow music]

♪ Smile an everlasting smile ♪

♪ A smile could bring you near to me ♪

♪ Don't ever let me find you gone ♪

♪ Because that could bring a tear to me ♪

♪ This world has lost Its glory ♪

♪ Let's start a brand new story now, my love ♪

♪ Right now there'll be no other time ♪

♪ And I can show you how, my love ♪

♪ Talk in everlasting words ♪

♪ And dedicate them all to me ♪

♪ And I will give you all my life ♪

♪ I'm here if you should call to me ♪

♪ You think that I don't even mean ♪

♪ A single word I say ♪

♪ It's only words, and words are all I have ♪

♪ To take your heart away ♪

♪ You think that I don't even mean ♪

♪ A single word I say ♪

♪ It's only words, and words are all I have ♪

♪ To take your heart away ♪

♪ It's only words, and words are all I have ♪

♪ To take your heart away ♪

♪ It's only words ♪

♪ And words are all I have ♪

♪ To take your heart away ♪♪

[audience applauding]

Thank you.

-[man 4] Okay. -[Cathy] Drive carefully.

[man 4] What a great voice she has.

[Cathy] Thanks a lot.

-See you tomorrow night. -[man 4] We loved you tonight.

You're incredible.

-Okay. Alright. -[man] Thanks, Cathy.

-Good seeing you. -Oh, thanks.

We love you.

-Hey. -Hi.

I-I took a chance that you'd be hungry.

Seeing all the things that have gone on lately, uh,

you and I haven't had very much time to be alone.

So I thought, uh...

Maybe this wasn't such a good idea.

No, it was a great idea. I'm just surprised, that's all.

-It's a great idea. -Are you hungry?

-No. Me neither. -No.

[both laugh]

[mellow music]

[music continues]

Don't worry about it. I appreciate it.

Thanks for calling.

Maybe Jezik's wrong.

-But if he's right-- -If he's right...

Then I have to authorize an investigation.

So it could get rough, can't it?

What do you mean rough?

Well, if word of the investigation leaks out,

then it could be just like another Wolf Bridge

all over again.

I meant what I said, I won't stand in your way.

You do what you have to do.

Well, I just want you to know the score going in.

No surprises this time, okay?

I understand.

When did you become a southpaw?

[mellow music]

I did a silly thing today.

These papers were blowing off a table

at the construction site, and...

well, I sprained my hand going after them.

Silly.

Alright, let's take a look at it.

-Let me see. -Oh, no, it's fine.

-It'll be fine tomorrow. -Well, you know...

Sprain is, you could put some ice on it.

-It's no big deal. -It may swell up in the morning.

You don't know.

No big deal. Okay.

[sighs]

What's the matter?

I was just thinking that it's gotten very quiet out there

all of a sudden.

Well, I think Isadora's probably locked up.

In fact, we might even have to spend the whole night here.

Do you think we could get that lucky?

Yeah.

-I gotta go. -In a minute.

[Valene] I know, because I have talked to the other mothers.

It's not as rare as you might think.

This kind of mix-up happens all the time.

Dr. Kellin straightened it out for them, and she promised

that she'd do the same thing for me.

I know it could take time, but I can wait.

Because I know she's going to find them.

Oh.

Yeah, of course I'll know my babies.

No, absolutely no way.

You can't be trusted anymore. I'm sure of that.

Ackerman. Dr. Ackerman.

That's quite a story, Mrs. Ewing.

It's not a story. I want the truth from you.

I'm not interested in discussing the medical history

of a patient of mine with a perfect stranger.

What you've suggested is preposterous,

not to mention wholly unethical and highly ill*gal.

I'm right, aren't I?

You're a very sick person, Mrs. Ewing.

Look, I'm only trying to help you.

-Help for what? -Cover yourself.

I've been patient with you, but my patience is wearing thin.

Scott Easton is dead, Dr. Ackerman.

It's only a matter of time

before they start delving into his affairs.

And if you're involved in this as deeply as I think you are,

and if Scott Easton made any record of the arrangement

between the two of you,

then the whole thing is going to come out.

You think about that.

And then I woke mama up.

And by the time we got downstairs,

she'd stopped talking.

She seemed fine. A little guarded, perhaps.

She thought you were ganging up on her?

She was more confused than anything else.

She couldn't remember getting out of bed,

said she'd had this bad dream,

and thought she'd gone back to sleep.

When I asked her who she was talking to,

she asked me what I was talking about.

Well, maybe you were right, Ben.

I wasn't talking about putting her in an institution,

but some professional help. And I don't...

[melancholic music]

-Are you talking about me? -Valene.

Did you come here to take me to lunch or take me away?

I'll take care of it.

Oh.

-[waiter] Excuse me. -[Valene] Yes.

[waiter] Here you are.

So why don't you come right out and say it?

-I'm not a psychologist. -But you don't agree with me.

[waves crashing]

Put yourself in my place. What would you think?

You have been through a horrible trauma.

Your behavior is understandable. Your denial is understandable.

But sooner or later, it has to come to a stop.

So you want me to go into therapy?

I want you to get over this delusion that you're having.

I'm not crazy, Ben.

I love you.

And I want us to have what we once had,

what we still can have again.

All I'm asking is that you meet me half way.

See somebody.

We'll work through it together.

You're very sweet.

[meloncholic music]

Valene?

It's started, hasn't it?

I'm sure it's nothing.

If you're sure it's nothing, you wouldn't have come to me

for a second opinion.

The tests are conclusive.

It's not a question of if the paralysis has begun.

I want to know how often you're experiencing it,

the duration and the severity of each episode.

Talked to Dr. Garner about your case, you confuse me.

You've chosen to die. Why?

-There's still a chance. -A small chance.

There's still a chance

the operation will be successful.

If you talked to Dr. Garner, you must know my reasons.

Whatever they are, they no longer apply,

Mrs. MacKenzie.

Your condition is progressive.

In a short while, you will be confined to a wheelchair.

At this point right now,

you have nothing to lose by an operation.

My husband doesn't know.

Isn't it time you told him?

Baker?

Baker?

[grunting]

[intense music]

Tom?

-Tom? -Baker.

Who was it? Did you see him?

-I don't know. -You'll be okay, buddy.

-I'll call for help. -Uh-huh.

I probably list my ranch checked.

-To only 7,000 acres. -Only 7,000 acres.

Yeah, I have my real ranch up north.

What-what's the size of Westfork?

Uh, about 200 acres.

Nothing to be ashamed of. You're young.

You still got time.

Uh, Galveston's Hope.

-You've heard of him? -Yeah.

[Paul] Yeah.

And daddy loves you, too.

And he's gonna miss you.

-[Gary] He's been sold. -He's getting a new home.

-I'm jealous. -You shouldn't be.

He's yours now.

-You're kidding. -No, I want you to have him.

-This horse is worth a fortune. -And?

So is friendship.

-Mr. Galveston, I really-- -I won't take no for an answer.

Gary, I like you. I like the way you do business.

You remind me a lot of myself when I was starting out.

I know you don't think of yourself as a powerful man,

but you are.

And powerful men receive gifts.

Happens all the time. I don't know why.

It's just one of those absolutes in the scheme of things.

Take the horse, in the spirit in which it's given,

out of friendship and respect.

[Valene] Everything's alright.

Mama's here. Oh, yes.

Yes. Oh, no, my darling. It's alright.

[baby crying] Mama's here.

Mama loves you. Mama loves you.

[baby crying]

I'm sorry, Mrs. Ewing.

I have to take the babies away now.

-Why? -Really sorry, but it's time.

You won't let him take them away from me, will you?

I think she needs help.

-It's God's will, Val. -No.

The hospital wouldn't make a mistake like that, sweet pea.

I think she needs some time to adjust.

She's had a terrible shock,

a terrible disappointment.

She'll come around, eventually.

No.

[shouts] No!

[sobbing] No!

No!

No!

No!

It's just a dream. You had a bad dream.

Don't touch! Get away from me.

-Sweet pea. -Leave me alone.

Get out of here. I want to be alone.

Get out of here.

Go on.

Did you hear what I said?

Yes, I heard you.

Get out of here.

Go on.

Get away.

Get away from me.

Get away from me.

[Joshua] Should we call Ben?

[Lilimae] Yes, but in the morning.

[Joshua] Do you think it's okay to wait?

[Lilimae] She's not going anywhere.

The morning's soon enough.

Yes, I need the number for the Knots Landing Cab Company.

Yes, I need cab.

[car tires screeching]

[theme music]