07x12 - All's Well

[bunniefuu]

[dramatic music playing]

I've seen your operation.

You couldn't leave well enough alone, could you?

-I tried my best to love him. -You did not.

I didn't, mama.

You should not give him a chance. You should not.

-Wait a minute. -Just, just...

No, you stay out of this, Karen MacKenzie.

You're not family.

If Gary Ewing dies I'm gonna get you.

No matter how long it takes, I'm not gonna let go until I do.

I don't want to die.

You got me into this mess,

and you are, by God, gonna be

with me when it's over with.

[theme music playing]

[music continues]

[music continues]

[suspenseful music]

Well, we've waited so long for this,

I guess another 48 hours won't k*ll us.

I don't know. Oh, what do you mean?

By Monday, we'll be able to tap into the TV station's

transponder and receiver,

and they won't even know we're here.

[camera shutter clicks]

[mellow music playing]

There is not a blessed soul on Earth who will reap any benefit

from learning the details of Joshua's accident.

It's only morbid people who are interested anyway.

The worst is over, Cathy.

I don't like lying, Lilimae.

Saying nothing is not a lie.

-Are you his mother? -Yes.

He was a wonderful man.

I know.

Thank you.

[camera shutter clicks]

[camera shutter clicks]

You think people would have the sense to leave

a grieving family alone?

You know, maybe it'll make Lilmae feel better.

As proof he was loved?

No.

[soft tense music]

[music fades]

[doorbell rings]

Maybe someone should call the police, huh?

Why?

It may not be a bad idea

in case they start bothering people.

[Lilimae] People who love Joshua could never be bothered to me.

It was a lovely ceremony, Lilimae. I...

I told Reverend Rush I thought it was lovely.

It was.

It was. [sighs]

I'm sorry Jonathan didn't want to stay with us for a while.

Didn't you all think it was lovely?

-Oh, yes. -[Ben] It was a fine ceremony.

[Laura] It really was, you know.

[birds chirping]

[doorbell rings]

I got it.

Gary, what happened?

Umm, we had an accident.

[Valene] You missed the funeral.

Yeah, I know. I'm sorry.

Come on in, Gary.

I'm sorry. I can't stay long.

Now, Mack, could I talk to you for a minute?

Yeah, sure. Excuse us.

Maybe Gary would like some coffee.

And a sweet roll, Gary.

[Lilimae] Coffee and a sweet roll.

Mack.

[Karen] Would you like some coffee and a sweet roll?

Well, maybe I'll have some coffee later.

[birds chirping]

Cathy, would you like a little?

[birds chirping]

[gloomy music playing]

It was a lovely ceremony, wasn't it?

[sobs]

Oh, God.

[Lilimae crying]

No parent should have to go through this.

[soft music playing]

[man] It was a highly unusual circumstance, sir,

and a complete review of base security

has already been authorized.

You guys are a joke.

[phone rings]

You screw up security and you call it an unusual circumstance.

What would be more unusual if you knew

what the hell you were doing in the first place?

How far did he get?

To the best of our knowledge

not past...

[Gary] Right here.

Now, I couldn't tell exactly how far the corridor was

because it wasn't straight, but, you know,

it must have been about 75 to 100 yards

from the building site.

Last year, Sumner got carried away telling me all about...

Optimal satellite reception.

The receivers had to be there, you said.

It's your damned engineering staff that persuaded me.

To move the building in the first place.

Now, as far as we know, they started their construction

long before they ever began Abby's broadcast center

as a cover for their operation.

You mean there's an entire

communications installation built here?

Right under our noses.

Is it too much to ask if you've taken

precautionary measures?

-We have, sir. -Like what?

All I can tell you is that

it's an international organization

and that it's going to be operational within 48 hours.

-That means... -Monday morning, Sir.

I can count.

This is really...

Big.

Maybe too big.

Oh, man. [clears throat]

I think it's time that we get hold of my Washington contacts.

I'm afraid it's too late for anything like that, sir.

Have you told Abby what you found down there?

If she doesn't already know,

she's going to find out soon enough.

Get me Abby Ewing on the phone.

I've got her on hold, sir.

I just wanted to talk to you while you're still alive.

[birds chirping]

[sinister music playing]

[beeping]

[suspenseful music playing]

I feel like I'm diving on to a science fiction movie.

I wish this place were fiction.

Mack.

-Where is it? -What?

Where is what?

[Gary] The door. The control room.

These guys are good. [sighs]

Good enough to keep us from leaving here?

[car engine revving]

Look, I already checked it out. It's not a federal installation.

It's not the FBI. It's not the CIA.

Just got to be absolutely sure, that's all.

Alright, I'll check it out again

if it makes you feel any better. What are you going to do?

I'm going to be real careful.

[car engine revving]

[birds chirping]

[car engine revving]

[tires screeching]

[horns blaring]

[intense music]

[tires screeching]

[Greg] I wish I were in control.

I sometimes appear to be in control,

but believe me, I am not.

Even that dopey husband of yours are not taking me seriously,

and I am trying to save your lives.

Well, Gary won't listen to me, Greg.

I have told him over.

I've seen your operation.

You couldn't leave well enough alone, could you?

What is it?

Ask Frank Elliot.

[sighs] If I sell, you call off the g*ons.

[Greg] I don't hire g*ons.

I will call the man who can call off the g*ons.

I hope it's not too late.

It had better not be, for your sake.

[Gary] I changed my will.

I left Empire Valley to Mack MacKenzie.

I don't believe he has the same respect for nature

as you or I, Gary.

If I die, the governor's own special investigator

becomes your landlord.

Nobody in my family gets hurt in any way.

I'm under a deadline. Do your attorneys work weekends?

Everything will be in order by tomorrow.

Good.

[door open then closes]

[crickets chirping]

[Laura] Cathy, you can stay with us as long as you want.

I mean, you know those two guys are crazy about you.

Yeah, and be sure to charge her for babysitting.

Are you kidding? In exchange for my cooking?

I mean who wouldn't want to babysit for a couple of hours?

I, uh, I just, uh, I don't want to go over there

with all those people hanging around, you know?

Yeah, well, I don't blame you.

Cathy,

I just want you to know

that you are certainly welcome to stay here.

Oh, thanks, Val.

You could have your old room back.

There are too many memories.

I know, baby. I understand.

You know, I was thinking maybe, maybe I go to a motel, you know,

and it'd be good to get away.

Oh, uh, I must have dozed off.

Oh, mama, come here. Sit down.

That means you needed the rest.

Are those fans of, uh, Joshua still out there?

[Valene] Yeah, mama, a few. Sit down.

Oh! That's quite a testimonial.

These people out there.

These people who love Joshua so much.

It's all unplanned, you realize. I mean, all spontaneous.

-Here you go, mama. -Thank you, sweet pea.

Cathy, I want you to eat.

-Oh, thanks. -Well, I gotta get going.

Hey, Lilimae, if there's anything I can do for you,

anytime, you just let me know, okay ?

Cathy, let me know if you want me to bring

any of these things over.

-Take care of yourself. -Okay, thanks a lot.

Bye, sweetie.

Oh...

That was kind of Laura to offer to bring you things over here.

Yeah, it was.

Mama, um...

We've all been talking about it, and, uh...

[Lilimae] What?

Well, Cathy wants to stay by herself for a while.

-Does she? -Guess.

I know this wonderful motel. It's not far from here.

It's on the ocean.

We recommend it to out-of-town guests whenever --

Cathy's not an out-of-town guest.

She's my daughter-in-law.

Cathy, I would dearly love for you to stay here.

Well, Lilimae, I-I really don't want to deal

with all those people.

No one expects you to be ready to do that yet.

Well, I...I know, and I appreciate it,

but I just thought it might be good for me to get away.

[sighs]

There are a lot of memories at this house, and they're painful.

I remember Joshua with love.

I remember the good things about Joshua.

His loss is painful. His memory's not.

Lilimae, I understand how you feel,

but I think what Cathy is trying to say is that

it's going to take time for her to get over the loss.

She needs time to get over the pain.

Everyone mourns in their own way.

It's only natural, and...

Well, I think Cathy wants to do it alone.

At this time, I prefer to be with my family.

I know Joshua would want us to be together.

Family always came first with Joshua.

Mama, look, we are not talking

about what Joshua wants here, see?

We're talking about what Cathy wants, okay?

You will not stop me from referring to my son,

from quoting my son, from remembering my son ever.

I don't want to do that, mama.

I want you to remember him,

especially the good things about him.

Well, that's the first time in a long time

I've heard you admit he had it.

Although not every memory was a good one.

-He was unhappy, mama. -[Lilimae] What?

[Valene] Some things in his life just didn't work out, mama.

He had problems, okay?

Now, I love you, mama.

And I tried my best to love him.

-You did not. -I did, mama.

You did not give him a sh*t. You did not.

Wait a minute. Just-just listen to her.

Now, you stay out of this, Karen MacKenzie.

You're not family.

Problems.

You may well say he had problems.

And among them were you and your husband.

What?

If it hadn't been for Ben

pressuring him down at the TV station.

If it hadn't been for Ben...

I cannot listen to this. I cannot listen to this.

I finally got those little buggers to sleep.

You're looking at a man that had to sing

the Itsy Bitsy Spider 72 times.

-Oh! -I gotta learn a new song.

No, you don't.

They're such little bitty people.

Little hands, little feet.

How can they create so much dirty laundry?

[Ben] I tell you, I see now why for centuries men have gone away

from the house to go to work.

It's just too hard being home around the kids all day.

[Karen laughs]

Cathy, you want a ride?

Where are you going?

She wants time alone.

You know, the people outside and all, she, uh...

She needs some privacy.

[Ben] I understand completely.

[Karen] Yeah, we thought maybe a motel.

My house.

Oh, Ben, that'd be great.

Perfect! [laughs]

An ocean view and all.

It's yours for as long as you want.

I really appreciate it.

Um, would you water my plants?

[laughs]

Yes, I'll water your plants.

Everyone is so kind.

So kind.

Joshua would have appreciated such kindness.

Pack. I'll get Brian's things. You make sure Olivia's ready.

-Where are we going, Gary? -Just pack!

[phone rings]

Hello.

-Gary. -What's the word?

-Well, they're not feds. -Who are they?

[Mack] We're working on it and in the meantime...

Gary...

-Hello. -Hello.

[Mack] Alright.

Last year when you said you felt

-something creepy... -Creepy?

...was going on out there at the Empire Valley?

Well, it sounds like something, I would say.

-Well, you won't believe this. -[Karen] Try me.

-You were right. -I was?

[Mack] Mm-hmm.

It was only speculation because of Paul Galveston.

-We both wrote it off. -Mm-hmm.

And we were both wrong.

Kids on bikes, tennis tournaments,

better than barbed wire for security, for cover.

-I said that? -Yep.

You were right. Sumner and Coblenz built themselves

a secret communications center out there

playing the perfect cover, just a model community

where the neighbors prune their roses above ground

while the scientists strut their stuff underground.

Who are they?

That's the $24 question.

[sighs] The list of names that I have

are all pillars of the international community

with a higher-than-usual sprinkling of bankers.

How did they pull this off?

I don't know. You can do anything you want with money,

I guess.

But they didn't think Gary would find out.

Oh, my God.

Gary.

Here we go.

I found Mr. Coblenz.

He's on the line now.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

Apology accepted.

Good news, professor.

Gary Ewing has agreed to sell.

[Coblenz] Fine, Gregory.

So you can call off the dogs?

Of course.

Anything else?

No.

[instrumental music]

Nothing in our plan changes.

What if I can't find a way

to make it look like an accident?

Well, nobody's perfect.

After you pick up Brian at the Donahues,

do you remember how to get there?

-Yes, I do. -Alright.

Look, I don't want to know where you are.

I just want you someplace where you can't be found.

Okay.

If it's a motel, don't use their names.

Once you get inside the room,

I want you to call Mack MacKinsey.

This is his phone number. Tell him where you are.

Don't call me, don't call anybody else.

Here's some money.

Maria, take care of them.

Don't worry. You can count on me.

Thank you.

Hey, give me that.

Gary, are you in trouble?

What? Nice guy like me?

How is that possible?

Just do what Maria tells you, okay?

Promise me, or I'll never go horseback riding with you again.

Okay, I promise.

Olivia, I love you.

I don't like you being that serious.

Is that an excuse to avoid telling me

what I want to hear, huh?

I love you, too.

Alright, come on. Get in the car.

Say goodbye to your mother.

Bye, mom.

-Tell her you love her. -Gary.

Horseback riding?

I love you, mom.

If either of us goes with the children,

they're gonna become targets, too.

Come here, Olivia.

-I love you. -I love you, too, honey.

More than anything. Just remember that.

No matter what happens, remember I love you.

And everything's gonna be alright. Don't worry, okay?

Go. Now.

[Abby] Honey, be a good girl. Don't worry. It's alright.

-Gary, where are they going? -I don't know.

You want her to live, don't you?

Of course, I want her to live,

but you're gonna get us k*lled in the meantime.

No, you're gonna get us k*lled.

I'm trying to do something about it.

[sighs] Where are you going?

Well, I thought the least I could do

would be to make myself a moving target to the other side.

But, hey, suit yourself.

Stay here and make it easy for some of these people.

[car engine cranking]

[waves splashes]

So late... You didn't have to bring all these things out here.

Well, it was no problem.

God, Lord, it's so good to be away.

[sighs] Just to be alone for a while, you know?

Are all those people still hanging around?

Nah, most of them left when it got dark.

I figure by the time I get back, they'll all be gone.

I can't stand the constant reminders.

Joshua.

Yeah. [sighs]

Cathy, why do you think he k*lled himself?

I don't know, Laura.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. Look, it really doesn't matter.

I suppose the...

The worst thing about suicide

is what happens to the survivors, huh?

I-I wish there was something I could do

to make it easier for you.

You know, maybe Lilimae's right.

Maybe it wasn't suicide.

Maybe it was an accident.

I love being out here, you know?

The ocean makes you feel so good.

The air makes you feel so clean.

Well, it makes me hungry.

Okay, you think this ex-bachelor has anything

in his refrigerator?

[knocking on the door]

Forgot to lock the door.

Oh, hi. Come on in.

Oh, thank you.

-Am I interrupting? -No, no, no.

I just brought some of Cathy's things over.

Oh, that was thoughtful. Um...

I want to apologize...

for my outburst earlier this evening.

-Well, that's okay. -Oh, you're very kind.

I just couldn't bear to think about you out here by yourself

after all you've been through.

So I've decided to keep you company.

I can look after things

while you're at work and...

keep house, that sort of thing.

I know your favorite foods. I even brought some.

And you know, Cathy, Ben and Val

have been feeling kind of crowded...

being newlyweds with babies and all.

Well...

Am I welcome?

Of course.

[laughs]

[mellow music playing]

[knocking on the door]

Thought you might want some company tonight.

Sorry about your lover boy.

Don't call him that.

Why?

You expect me to believe that all the time

you spent together was praying?

Come on, Kenny, please.

I feel terrible.

Well...maybe this will make you feel better.

Alright.

So some big TV personality

comes prancing into your life and you fall for him.

I don't hold that against you.

But he wasn't a nice guy, Linda.

He was a smooth talker, but he wasn't honest.

I'm 120%...

more honest than he is.

I told him what I thought of him.

You talked with him?

Yeah.

He was slick.

But he got what was coming to him.

Don't say that.

It's true.

He's preaching out of one side of his mouth

and he's being a hypocrite out of the other.

So I say he got what was coming to him.

I was there when your preacher man died, you know.

[Kenny sighs]

[speaking in foreign language]

[phone rings]

-I'll take it. -No.

Hey, if it's Gary, I want to talk to him right away.

Hello?

Mr. Mack McKenzie, please.

Who may I say is calling?

Mr. Mack McKenzie, please.

-One minute. Mack? -Yeah.

-This is for you. -Who is it?

She wouldn't say.

Oh. [clears throat]

-Hello? -Hello.

This is Maria. I work for the Ewing family.

Mr. Ewing asked me to tell you where we are.

Who's we?

Brian and Olivia, they are with me.

I'm at my cousin's home in Ensenada.

Mr. Ewing doesn't know where we are.

He said to tell no one but you, that you would know what to do.

How are you, Maria? How are the kids?

Maria?

Well, I told Brian we were on vacation,

and he seems to be enjoying himself.

[Mack] And Olivia?

Olivia's awake.

[Mack] I see.

Uh, Maria, just wait one minute.

I'm going to put my wife Karen back on the phone,

and, uh, just speak Spanish. Hold on.

Just use your Spanish, find out where Gary is.

[sighs]

Hola , Maria.

[speaking in foreign language]

[speaking in foreign language]

[Maria] No.

[speaking in foreign language]

-No. -Does she know where Gary is?

No. Um, Mar-Maria...

[speaking in foreign language]

Get the address and phone number.

I'm... Mack!

Uh, Maria... Yes. Gracias.

[speaking in foreign language]

Gracias, senora.

[speaking in foreign language]

[speaking in foreign language]

Bye. Where are you going?

If it's that bad to send the kids into hiding,

then it's really bad, and there's only one guy I know

that can stop them right now, and it's Greg Sumner.

-Let me go with you. -You can't. What if Gary calls?

What if Maria calls? Somebody's got to answer the phones.

Come on, I didn't make the rules.

Oh, Mack, be careful. Don't take any chances.

Hey, if I had followed that advice,

I wouldn't be married now.

[gloomy music playing]

[phone rings]

[gloomy music continues]

Come on.

-Gary, what's going on? -Let's go.

I'm not going anywhere with you

until you tell me what you're doing.

I thought we'd spend the night together at Empire Valley.

Well, they'd never think of looking for us there.

Besides, we'd have the whole place to ourselves.

Isn't that a romantic thought?

Gary, I don't want to die.

I really don't.

Well, that makes two of us.

Well, then, let's get out of the country.

Get in.

-No, I won't. -Oh, yes, you will.

You're coming with me if I have to tie you up and carry you.

You got me into this mess, and you are, by God,

gonna be with me when it's over with.

So are you going to be more comfortable with your hands tied

in front of you or behind you?

[dramatic music]

[knocking on door]

That's some security system you got.

You have good reason to hide.

[Greg] You call it hiding, I call it sleeping.

-What can I do for you? -You call it off now.

Is that a punch line?

-With you, it's hard to tell. -I mean it.

So do I.

What the hell's wrong with you, huh?

Whatever you've got down it is not worth Gary Ewing's life.

Come on.

What is it, huh?

This place bugged?

-Huh? We on tape? -You tell me.

It's alright to k*ll, huh?

If it's off the record, is that it?

For the record, watch my lips.

I'm not k*lling anyone.

You're just going to let them die.

I'm also letting the grass grow,

the fishes swim, the dogs bark.

But I'm not getting blamed for things that I can't control.

You're not going to do anything about this, huh?

Can I stop the grass from growing?

If Gary Ewing dies, I'm coming after you.

And I know how long it takes

and I'm not going to let go until I do.

That's a promise.

I'm honored to be on

the Mack MacKenzie Ten Most Wanted list.

Or is it a hundred? Or a thousand most wanted?

You seem to be after everyone

who even looks cross-eyed at you.

Well, I appreciate

that particular brand of idealism, my friend.

But if I was a man in your position,

I'd be more interested in the facts.

[instrumental music]

You remember law school?

What old Professor Jacobs used to say?

A big mouth will take you a long ways,

but hard facts will take you all the way, pal.

-You remember law school? -Sure.

I remember what they taught in that course for two-bit lawyers.

When you got no case, you still got your mouth.

[chuckles] You have a selective memory.

I remember they taught us that no one, not even Gregory Sumner,

is above the law, pal.

[crickets chirping]

Here you go.

No! That's it for me. I'm not running anymore.

If I'm gonna die, I might as well die right here.

Suit yourself. Make a great target in that outfit.

I figure anybody with a decent r*fle sight could drop you

from a couple hundred yards.

[sighs]

Of course, if they're using an infrared scope,

that's a different story.

It's not gonna matter what you got on.

[drum clanging]

Gary, listen.

Why can't we talk to them?

-There's a novel idea. -They're civilized people.

I'm sure they can be persuaded.

I'll tell you what I think.

I think they're civilized business people

and we're an accounting problem.

Their accountant's got to take care of us,

but instead of using an eraser,

he's got to use something a little more lethal.

Why are we wasting time? Why don't we just get out of here?

I think we can get up to the broadcast center

and back without being seen.

How do you know we can't?

Why are we gonna do it anyway?

What are we doing here?

You coming with me?

[sighing]

Do I have a choice?

Okay.

You stay about 20 feet behind me.

When I stop, eh, eh...

you stop.

Any luck? We may live till morning.

[suspenseful music playing]

Cover him! Cover him!

-Are you gonna let him go? -Yep.

He's gonna save me the trouble of phoning Sumner.

-Aren't you, pal? -They'll get you.

Maybe. Maybe not.

But if they don't, they're gonna fire you, friend.

Get up. Get up!

Now, reassure me

one more time that there's nobody else in the place.

[man 2] I already told you.

-[Gary] I said, reassure me. -[man] They're not operational.

They won't be operational till the staff gets here tonight.

Thank you. I think you know the way out.

You tell Sumner I'm ready to talk.

I'll be waiting for him by the transmitter tower.

Now get the hell out of here and don't come back.

Gary,

[sighs] let's not do this.

Wait a minute. I thought you said we could talk to them.

They're civilized, remember?

Why don't you fire that thing? It might come in handy.

Practice with it.

[scoffs] Are you kidding?

I couldn't ever actually aim this at anyone and sh**t him.

You might want to save that decision for

when somebody else is aiming you.

Put it in both your hands. Come on, come on.

-Gary. -Both your hands!

[suspenseful music continues]

Put your finger up here on the trigger.

Brace yourself. Brace yourself.

And just squeeze it, alright?

-Gary. -Just squeeze it.

-Come on. Be easy. -Gary, please.

-Fire! -[g*n shots]

Well, I guess we're as ready as we're ever going to be.

No, no, no. You take that thing with you. Now, come on.

Let's go. Get out of here. Move, get out of here!

Come on!

[tense music]

-Mr. Sumner. -[Greg] Good girl.

Mr. Sumner, I have an urgent message for you, sir.

I tried calling first, but then nobody was answering the phone.

Mr. Ewing wants to meet with you, Sir.

He's waiting for you now at Empire Valley.

I tried relaying the message first to Mr. Coblenz

as I couldn't get a hold of you, and he was adamant that

you be the one to negotiate with Mr. Ewing.

What are you doing in the office on Sunday afternoon?

Oh, I was catching up on some paperwork, sir.

I'd forget the overtime on this one.

Sir?

You already know too much about the project, son.

I'd be smart enough to be afraid if I were you.

-[Greg] Keys in the car? -Yes, sir.

Be careful with her. She doesn't like men.

Where would you go if you were Gary?

You mean if I was still alive this morning?

Don't even think it.

Where could he be?

Sent his kids into hiding?

They already tried to k*ll him once.

Not at home, not at Lotus Point.

Could have gone to the police.

He has no proof.

Where would no one expect to find him?

Where's the easiest place for them to stage

an accidental death?

-Empire Valley. -Empire Valley.

What are you doing?

Let's go.

Right behind you, partner.

[car engine revving]

[dramatic music playing]

Gary, why in God's name did you pick this place?

The view.

[Abby] Look, I don't know what you think you're gonna

accomplish by all this, but there's gotta be a better way.

Abby, shut up.

[sighs]

[instrumental music]

[Gary] Hope I didn't ruin your Sunday.

No problem.

I had to come out and check on the trees

-...and the wildlife anyway. -What's the matter with you two?

Let's just get this thing settled, alright?

Shut up, Abby.

[Greg] My original offer still stands,

but if you don't snap it up,

I can't be responsible for the consequences.

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Hey, Gary. Gary.

Who was responsible for this underground mess?

Not you? Not Abby?

Then you're not gonna mind if I do this.

[b*mb blasts]

[expl*si*n]

[expl*si*n]

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