07x28 - His Brother's Keeper

[bunniefuu]

[theme music playing]

[birds chriping]

Admit it, Karen. Sumner's offer will get us all off the hook.

I don't like it.

I don't care if you like it or not.

Nobody likes the situation we're in,

but he's offering us a way out.

Now, you have to help me convince Gary

to sell Empire Valley.

-Not necessarily. -Not necessarily?

What? Do you have some magic way to reverse the pollution?

Why are you so anxious to sell

Gary's land to Sumner?

You getting a commission or something?

[sighs] Perfect, Karen. Just perfect.

Now's a great time to get personal.

The fact of the matter is that I was supposed to get

Empire Valley in the divorce.

-What? -Yeah.

So I stand to lose one hell of a lot in this deal,

but I'll do it,

to save Lotus Point.

Oh, how very noble of you, Abby.

-That's right. -Then tell me,

why do you trust Greg Sumner?

I don't. We will get it in writing.

He gets the land, he guarantees to clean up the pollution,

and that's the end of it.

Well, I don't trust him.

No, but he does trust our attorneys

to write a contract that will bind him.

-He'll break it. -He'll...

-We'll sue him. -We'll lose.

We are losing, Karen.

Because of your stubbornness, we're losing Lotus Point.

So it's either Sumner's deal or live with the pollution.

-No alternatives, huh? -That's right.

And don't think that cleaning it up ourselves

is an alternative, because it's not.

We don't have the resources,

but it's naive to think that we do.

Well, it's naive of you to trust Greg Sumner.

[sighs]

[Valene] I don't want to go to that meeting either,

but if I have to go, I don't want to go alone.

-You don't have to go. -We do, Ben.

We're involved in Empire Valley, whether we like it or not.

And Karen's expecting us anyway.

-She needs our support. -Karen will understand.

Oh, would you stop? I don't want to go to the meeting alone.

-Hey, Bob. -Hey, Daddy.

Okay.

Okay, looks like Mommy's gonna go alone without Daddy.

When he's not so tired, with normal work,

he usually finds a humor in every situation.

[giggles]

A lot of situations don't seem to be as funny

as they once did, do they?

Ben, Cathy wants to talk to you on the phone.

Yeah.

Now it's Grandma's turn.

[Ben] Yeah. Yeah?

I know, I will.

Okay.

Right.

-Ah! -[Valene] What?

Cathy's having some trouble with her manager.

I told her I'd go right over.

I will come pick you up after the meeting

and you can get a ride over with Mack, okay?

Okay.

Don't worry.

Everything's gonna be okay, right?

As soon as Gary sells Empire Valley,

then this whole problem's gonna be out of our lives forever.

-Right. -Right.

-Bye-bye. -Say bye to Daddy.

Bye-bye.

So what happened in there, Counselor?

The judge decides he doesn't like my face,

so all of a sudden we have to rush ahead into a trial.

He just got tired of ratting continuances.

His Honor's got enough continuances for felony

no-shows and D.A. types who don't do their homework.

Sounds like a speech you made when you were running

-for the Senate. -Really?

Well, no wonder I got elected. I was right.

You think this kid's gonna win?

[male #1] I think he's already won just by getting this far,

but maybe we might get lucky.

Golly, you're just brimming with confidence, Counselor.

I didn't hire you to lose this case.

What he means is he appreciates your honesty.

Well, just remember, you hired an attorney, not a cheerleader.

My mistake.

How'd we do in there?

Well, Mr. Ostrenga said that on a scale from one to ten,

we did about a nine and a half.

I'd feel better if it were a ten.

Come on.

How can this guy call himself a manager?

I don't understand it.

I mean, managing people is the least of his talents.

He's got about as much tact as a drill sergeant.

You know, and we don't agree about anything, not one thing.

-So fire him. -I can't fire him.

Who's gonna do the tour at this late a day?

[sighs] What are we gonna do about this guy?

What are we gonna do about us?

What do you mean?

I want to talk about us.

I don't think I want to hear what you have to say.

How can you say that if you haven't heard what it is?

Because I can hear it in your voice.

You've been thinking about it, huh?

Haven't you?

No, I don't want to think about it.

I don't want to analyze it to death.

We like each other. We respect each other.

We get along. What else matters?

How about the fact that it can't work for us here?

It can't.

I knew I didn't want to hear this.

-I have a wife. I have kids. -You have Gary's kids.

Ben, look, we can spend the rest of our lives

trying to take care of other people,

trying to accommodate other people,

but what if just once, one time,

we do something for ourselves,

something selfish, and it works out?

Is that wrong?

[dramatic music playing]

[Gary] More facts.

The water from Empire Valley is polluted.

What more facts do you need?

The EPA currently has over 800 sites

identified for its priority list,

and the GAO predicts over 350,000 waste sites

are going to require some kind of corrective action.

So we're waste site number 350,001.

I didn't say that.

What I said was your priority status is yet to be determined.

After a needs assessment.

Followed by a preliminary study.

To see if a full-scale official study is warranted.

And a feasibility study.

And a remedial feasibility study.

My God, you could study this problem to death.

Don't you feel the urgency in this?

Doesn't the danger worry you?

Isn't poison something you do something about?

These things take time.

How much time?

You may conservatively expect the appeals to last for years.

Toxic waste tort claims are breaking new legal ground.

Even though Galveston Industries admits

that they dumped those chemicals,

I mean, it is a matter of public record.

The dumping or disposal may be a matter of public record,

but the effects of that disposal

are another matter entirely.

How can there be any question?

We have to prove that the pollution

comes directly from the chemicals

Galveston Industries disposed of.

The testing alone could take years.

[gloomy music playing]

I just want you to be realistic

about the prospect of a lawsuit, Mrs. Ewing.

I don't mean to discourage you.

Really? You could have fooled me.

Senator's offer is starting to look reasonable.

It will never be reasonable to me.

I don't know. The man just said

we may never even see any federal money.

Have you considered taking your problem

to State Senator Henderson?

Who's Senator Henderson?

Billie Henderson, of course.

He chairs the committee.

On natural resources

and environmental protection.

He's gotten more than one special appropriation bill

through the state legislature

to take care of emergencies like yours.

Why didn't I think of that?

Billie Henderson's a friend of Mack's.

Here you are. Two with everything.

-Did you hold the heartburn? -I sure did.

Senator, thank you.

-You got it there? -Thank you.

I want to thank you for taking the time to see me, Billie.

Yeah, glad to come.

What's the problem?

I miss the good old days.

I was just a good, clean-cut kid

when I worked in the State Senate with you.

Now life has become so complicated.

Yeah, I, I miss not having you in the Senate, Greg.

But you were never a clean-cut kid

and life has always been complicated.

Now, what's the problem?

I suppose you've heard of our

pollution problem in Empire Valley .

Yeah, hell of a mess.

I was hoping you could help us out.

Sure, I can introduce legislation.

No, not that way.

What I was hoping is that, uh,

you'd join our side as a consultant.

Greg, there's no way that I can be a consultant.

You'd make a hell of a lot more money on my payroll

than you will in the State's.

Resign from my Senate seat?

Thanks, but no thanks, Greg.

Why don't you just think about it?

I don't have to think about it.

I don't want to leave the State Senate.

In that case, I think you should read this.

It's about your daughter.

Nobody else needs to know about it.

It's nobody's business but ours.

Read it over, think about it,

and then think about joining our side.

We could use a good man like you.

[suspenseful music playing]

[tranquil music playing]

-Mama? -Mm.

Am I wrong to think that everything's gonna be okay

as soon as Empire Valley's out of our lives?

[dramatic music playing]

Am I?

Sweet Pea, you made a good marriage.

And you're smart enough to look after it.

Ben...

He'll work it out. He will.

Sleepy, aren't you, huh?

[upbeat music playing]

Ah, I'm so uncomfortable I could die.

Don't you think this would make a great Christmas card?

Huh? [giggles]

Why don't we do some singles of the band

and then we could put out a calendar, huh?

Can we take this a little more seriously here, folks?

We're on the clock. Time is money.

Time is money.

[music stops]

Okay, now let's see you in this outfit.

Oh, Dominick, I can't wear this.

-It's not me. -Let me do my job, okay, Cathy?

You do the singing, I'll do the selling.

You know what? I really would prefer this one.

I know what I'm talking about, all right?

This does not make the statement that we want it to make.

This says what we want it to say.

Why not let the star

of the tour make her own statement?

-Look, Ben, is it... -Yeah, Ben, all my life.

Why don't you let me do the job

that I'm paid to do?

And you can do whatever

it is you do when I'm finished.

-Whatever it is I do... -Are you her boyfriend, man?

Take five.

[tense music playing]

[dramatic music playing]

They're sleeping, Mama.

You stay out as late as you like.

I'm hoping this meeting won't last too long.

I mean, you and Ben can have a late date after the meeting.

Oh, Mama.

You need time together.

You wouldn't mind?

Mind? Being with my grandbabies.

I love having them all to myself.

Well, maybe we will.

-Thank you. -Be sweet.

Night, Mama.

-Ta-da! Ben prevailed. -Oh, great.

Sometimes nice guys finish first.

-Oh, not often enough. -Ooh.

Good-looking kids, aren't they?

-Yeah, they are. -Great family.

I hope I'm that lucky someday.

Uh-oh. Better shake a leg, Cathy.

-Time is money. -Oh, yes, time is money.

Thank you for reminding me.

Hey!

Dominick, gonna be a laugh riot on the road.

Yeah, well, maybe you need someone like that around

to keep things moving.

Well, calm and decent human beings

are also capable of keeping things moving,

but it's nice of you to try and justify his existence.

Yeah, you're right.

So, uh, you want me to k*ll him?

You know, I'm gonna fire him and get myself a new manager.

Bravo!

And, you know, you were right about what you said

this morning,

that things couldn't work out for us here.

Sometimes I hate being right.

[Abby] It would take years for the courts to decide

who was legally responsible for the pollution,

and in the time that it would take to try the case,

either the bad publicity and or the pollution

could force us to close Lotus Point permanently.

We're gonna try to clean this up ourselves. Aren't we?

Karen and I'll be meeting tomorrow with our bankers

to talk about financing the cleanup,

but even with enough money, the job could take years.

Well, we're also scheduling a meeting

with State Senator Billie Henderson

to discuss the possibility

of an emergency appropriation bill.

And we are giving very serious

consideration to a private investor...

who wants to clean up the pollution in exchange

for being permitted to buy Empire Valley.

Thank you very much for coming this evening.

Good night.

I'm not even giving his offer serious consideration.

We give all serious offers consideration.

Why don't you be honest with these people, Karen?

Don't you talk to me about honesty, Abby.

Girls, girls, come on. Karen, let's go.

It was a nice meeting, Abby. We'll do it again sometime.

I suppose I should thank you for that.

Oh, don't be hasty.

You know, while you're away, she may crown herself

empress of California.

Guys, take care of this, will you?

Karen, the senator is waiting on you.

-Excuse us. Pardon me. -Sorry.

-Val. -What?

-Thanks for coming. -It's okay.

It meant a lot to Karen.

Well, I know. I knew that it would.

Where's Ben?

[Michael] So what are these, Eric?

Well, these are a couple of researchers who specialize

in neutralizing chemical pollutants.

And Mack figures they're worth a shot them.

So we're supposed to give them a red carpet treatment.

Where did Mack find these guys?

He didn't. Jill Bennett did.

Yeah, she's been researching this kind of stuff for years.

Depressing subject.

Yeah, it's worse for her.

You know, she grew up in Westfall,

and that's where that polluted water is.

Her family used to own Empire Valley.

I swear Mack...

Mack says she believes that Paul Galveston stole the land

from her family or cheated them out of it or something.

I don't know. I guess she's pretty bitter about it, too.

Yeah, I would be. Let's get out of here.

[suspenseful music playing]

Why don't you ask Abby Ewing

for some more money?

Because I'm already into her for a lot.

You want Abby to think

that you've got unlimited funds

from your sister's very limited supply.

If Abby Ewing ever knew I had a sister, let alone you...

Thanks.

I'll make this up to you when the case

against Sumner is settled.

We're in this together.

Oh, no need to remind me, little brother,

that I'm an accessory to your perjury and fraud.

Hey, hey.

Whenever an attack of scruples hits,

remember what Paul Galveston did to Mom and Dad.

Now, there is justice, and there is justice.

We couldn't get one kind, remember?

So we're after another.

Sounds good. Too bad it's a rationalization.

Oh, give me a break.

Your relationship with Mack MacKenzie

wasn't exactly based on 100% honesty, Sis.

[sighs]

Night, Petey.

-What, you got a date? -More or less.

Not Gary Ewing.

I've been treating him badly, Peter.

-He deserves to know the truth. -Don't.

I'm going to tell him that when I first went out with him,

-it was only to get back. -No!

Just to get back Empire Valley,

and that along the line, I fell in love with him.

Jill, it's a no-win situation.

Gary will hate you for lying to him.

And even if he does forgive you,

and decides to start seeing you again,

I'll be in trouble with Abby,

and I need her to pay for this lawsuit.

I am not asking your permission, Peter.

I'm doing this for myself.

Good night.

[suspenseful music playing]

Senator Henderson's waiting for you.

-Oh, good. -And I'm leaving.

-Thanks for staying, Petey. -Oh, sure, Miss MacKenzie.

-Senator. -Mack.

Long time, no see.

I figured two weeks, no see.

-Thanks for coming in. -Miss MacKenzie.

-Senator. -Oh, I really appreciate it.

Yeah, I was in town.

Well, in that case, no thanks for coming in.

[all laugh]

Listen, we've got a problem.

-The Empire Valley pollution? -Mm-hmm.

Bad news travels fast.

Can you help us?

Well, it's too late, I'm afraid.

But the experts said that the...

No, excuse me, Miss MacKenzie.

I meant it was too late for me.

I'm retiring.

Sometimes you're very hard to love, you know.

Why am I the bad guy?

It seems to me that Karen MacKenzie is telling Gary

to turn down a perfectly good offer.

-Good for you. -Good for them also.

They get Lotus Point, pollution-free in the bargain.

Oh, come on, Greggy. Sweeten the offer.

-[laughs] -[buzzing]

-Yeah. -[woman] Mr. Sumner,

the Governor is on the line.

I don't have to sweeten the offer.

The offer is sweet enough.

Hello, Governor.

Good to hear from you, Sir.

Yeah, it's a shame that Sacramento

will be losing Senator Henderson.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Well, I'd like to run the name of a candidate

by you and see what you think.

We want someone worthy to fill the Senator's seat.

[Greg laughing]

Yeah, exactly.

[suspenseful music playing]

-Miss Bennett? -Yes.

Telephone call for you, Miss Bennett.

-You can take it over there. -Thank you.

Hello.

Hi. Been waiting long?

How long is long?

Sorry.

Look, uh,

I know this is the worst sort of thing

that worst sort of people do, but--

-You can't make it. -Right. Something came up.

-I understand. -I really am sorry.

I know.

[dramatic music playing]

Ben not here yet?

Uh, he's been working late, and he-he'll be here.

Gary, uh, just so that you know,

if it was up to us to abandon me, we'd sell.

I mean that part that you gave the twins

so that you could get the pollution taken care of.

What I'm trying to say is we don't want to be the ones...

Let me get this straight.

It's okay with you if I sell Empire Valley.

Yeah.

Oh, you stopped that. You knew that.

I just didn't say it right.

Well, I don't blame you.

That pretty much made a mess out of Empire Valley.

What do you mean, you? The pollution's not your fault.

Maybe not all of it, but it's the only mess

I'm not entirely responsible for.

Gary, stop it. Don't talk like that.

I'm just being honest.

No, you're not being fair to yourself.

I think it's time that somebody reminds you

that you've done a lot for people.

You have. You pretty much always have all your life.

And you're...

Well, Gary, you in a special way.

You have. Now, come on.

Don't you dare sell yourself short.

Don't.

Thanks.

-I think I need it then. -Oh, stop.

[soft music playing]

[soft music playing]

-Hey. -Oh!

Go to sleep.

-Gary. -And Val.

[soft music playing]

No, man.

I don't want to hear the details.

Okay.

I know she doesn't mean to, but she hurts you.

As far as I can see, she's gonna keep on hurting you

because I don't think she's ever gonna be able

to completely get over Gary.

[dramatic music playing]

I can't be the one you come running to

every time she hurts you.

You're right. I shouldn't have come here.

Ben.

You were right when you said things wouldn't work out

for us here, but that's here.

What if we get away? What if you come with me?

[dramatic music playing]

Hi.

I knocked a couple of times. I guess you didn't hear me.

The door was open.

What are you doing here?

You said you wanted to see these reports.

I did. I do.

There are delivery services available.

Thank you. Goodbye.

I don't know whether you care or not, but, uh,

Olivia's doing very well in her drug therapy sessions.

She likes her counselor a lot.

I'm very glad to hear it, but you didn't come all the way

over here just to tell me that.

Come on, Gary.

Can't I even talk about my daughter

without you getting all paranoid?

If I'm wrong, I'm wrong. If I'm wrong, I apologize.

Well, then I accept your apology.

[sighs]

By the way, did you hear about Senator Henderson resigning?

-Yep. -It's too bad, isn't it?

Yes, it is. Goodbye, Abby.

Gary...

If the bank says yes,

are you gonna go ahead with the cleanup yourself?

I guess so.

Even though it'll bankrupt you.

I guess I'm the only one, then,

who thinks you should sell to Sumner.

You, and Karen, and Jill Bennett.

What the hell's Jill Bennett got to do with it?

Well, I know that she and Karen agree.

I mean, obviously, Jill doesn't want you to sell.

That's what you came over here to tell me, isn't it?

Why didn't you just say so from the beginning?

You could have saved us both some small talk here.

-Don't you believe me? -Well, you don't believe you.

You made it up out of a fit of,

a fit of God knows what.

Gary, come on.

You're putting me on, aren't you? I mean...

you did know that Jill Bennett's family

once owned Empire Valley.

-What difference does it make? -I don't know.

I just know that I'd be offended

if I found out that someone

made friends with me in order to get something from me.

You never stop, do you?

And you never face the truth, do you?

Jill doesn't love you.

She just slept with you

to get at Empire Valley.

You're a very sick woman.

Now get the hell out of here.

Am I wrong, or did your relationship

with Ms. Bennett run hot and cold there for a while

when you first announced you were going to get divorced

and she didn't know whether or not you were going to retain

ownership of Empire Valley?

That must have driven you crazy.

But now, correct me if I'm wrong,

now that she knows that you have clear title to the land,

she probably wants to talk to you about something,

something she's wanted to talk to you about for a long time.

Isn't that about the size of it, Gary?

-Good run? -Yeah.

Did you work late again last night?

Yeah.

I waited and waited for you.

What?

Last night,

at Lotus Point, the meeting.

You were supposed to pick me up.

-I forgot. -You forgot?

How could you forget?

You knew how much I wanted you to be there.

I forgot. People forget.

I'm guilty of that, too.

I'd forget my head if it wasn't attached

to my shoulder for so long.

[suspenseful music playing]

Who brought you home?

Gary drove me home.

Karen and Mack had already left.

[dramatic music playing]

-Jill, hi. -Abby.

Oh, Gary will be down in just a minute.

Thanks.

[suspenseful music playing]

-Hi. -Hi.

What are you doing here?

I called your office and they told me you were here.

I'm sorry you had to cancel last night.

-That's not why I came over. -Huh?

I have something to tell you.

I haven't been completely honest with you.

-No. -No.

I haven't lied to you, but I've been dishonest.

When I first went out with you,

it was purely for selfish reasons.

Well, I'll take that as a compliment.

You're not making this easy.

Well, confessions aren't supposed to be easy, are they?

Gary, I really like you.

I really like you a lot.

But when I first went out with you,

it was only because you owned Empire Valley.

You see, my parents used to own Empire Valley

until Paul Galveston cheated them out of it

and I was trying to find a way to get it back.

-Is that it? -Gary, I'm sorry.

Along the way, I got to know you.

And Empire Valley doesn't interest me anymore.

-You do. -Mm-hmm.

Is that it?

I really...

Gary, I think I love you.

Is that it?

-Response for the... -It's the stuff we hear from...

[people chatting]

What is your announcement today?

Senator? Senator.

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.

-Good morning. -Good morning.

I have a brief statement I'd like to make

and then I'll be glad to answer all of your questions.

Karen! Karen!

-Where the hell have you been? -I got held up.

What? Lotus Point isn't worth your full attention?

I said I was sorry. What happened?

I know Lotus Point is only one of your investments.

Maybe it doesn't mean a lot to you.

What happened in there?

Look, because of the size of the thing

and the danger involved,

the insurance on the excavation alone

will cost two and a half million dollars.

Because of the contamination,

Lotus Point itself isn't good as collateral.

They won't even give us money to do the research

to find out how bad the problem really is.

But Greg could clean it up. He's got the money.

Gee, that'd keep him in the family, wouldn't it, Ms. Sumner?

-Oh, come on. -Give Gary a break.

If you break me, I'm giving you a break.

-Look. -What?

Let's just calm down and talk about it.

In public office and as a private citizen,

I have had the highest concern for the environment.

That is why it gives me great personal pain

to learn that Galveston Industries,

under my father's management,

disposed of toxic chemical waste in Empire Valley.

And these chemicals have apparently

contaminated the aquifer there.

This is a very serious problem

and we plan to give it our full attention.

As you know, one of the state legislature's strongest

environmentalists has recently taken an early retirement.

But the legislature's loss is our gain

because former state senator Billie Henderson

has agreed to give up his well-deserved retirement

and come to work as a full-time consultant

for Galveston Industries.

Billie, could you come up and join us?

-Good morning. -We are grateful...

...to be able to use his expertise.

Good morning.

And we do hope that his replacement

in the Senate will have the same concerns

for the environment as Billie has had. Questions?

Senator, are you admitting criminal liability?

Galveston Industries' disposal practices were perfectly legal.

Regrettable, but legal.

Who are the principal users of Empire Valley water?

Besides the corporation's industrial use,

the polluted aquifer serves the township of Westfall

and the unincorporated area nearby

and the resort community of Lotus Point.

[man] What are you going to do about it?

[woman] How long has this been going on?

[man] When did you first hear about it?

Galveston Industries' disposal practices were perfectly legal.

Regrettable, but legal.

Who are the principal users of Empire Valley water?

Besides the corporation's industrial use,

the polluted aquifer serves the township of Westfall

and the unincorporated area nearby

and the resort community of Lotus Point.

[reporter on television] What are you gonna do about it?

How long has this been going on?

Thirty-four people have checked out since five o'clock.

Now, with this...

Well, so far, we got about 40 canceled bookings

over the next six weeks, another ten on hold,

and that guy from the pediatrics convention called

and he said he wanted to talk to somebody.

I told him you'd get back to him.

I gotta get on my way if I'm gonna make it

to the hospital before visiting hours are over.

And don't worry.

One good thing about arsenic poisoning

is it's not contagious.

Don't even joke about it.

Say hi to Charlie Lee for me, okay?

I will.

Charlie Lee, our groundskeeper?

Yeah, Charlie Lee.

-He's still in the hospital? -Poor Charlie.

He's been here forever, even before we inherited the land.

Well, are we absolutely sure that he got it here?

I mean, he could have gotten it somewhere else.

Don't even start, Abby.

Don't you start, Karen.

Here we are, faced with

the worst disaster imaginable,

and all you can do is come up with little niceties.

Tell Charlie Lee hello for me?

How about telling Charlie Lee that we're doing something

-about his problem? -We are.

We're not doing a damn thing, Karen.

You're sitting on this when there's a perfectly

good solution right at hand.

I consider Greg Sumner to be the problem, not the solution.

Wouldn't it be more accurate to say you can't stand

the fact that Greg Sumner can deal with a problem

that Karen MacKenzie can't?

He's not trustworthy.

The last time he had control of Empire Valley,

somebody died because of his deceit.

For heaven's sake, Abby,

if I thought for one minute...

If you would admit for one minute

that he can fix something that you can't,

we would be halfway to saving Lotus Point.

But your idealism is getting

all mixed up with your pride, Karen, and, apparently,

your pride is more important than Lotus Point.

And God knows, we have to save Karen's pride

even if it costs us Lotus Point.

That's the bottom line, Karen. Admit it.

That's the bottom line.

Well, I'll tell you something.

If you don't convince Gary

to sell Empire Valley to Greg Sumner,

you can kiss Lotus Point goodbye.

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We will be landing at Dallas-Fort Worth International

in about 30 minutes.

Thank you.

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Well, Senator Henderson resigned.

-Yeah, I heard. -Bad timing.

-What? -Bad timing.

Yeah, it is.

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Ben.

Am I wrong?

-Or is there something... -No.

You're not wrong.

Is it my fault?

No.

-No. -It's nobody's fault.

It's just that there are a lot of details

you have to take care of when you're doing a tour like this.

I can imagine,

but if I were in your shoes,

ooh, I'd be so excited about going.

Oh, I am.

Well, then what exactly

is it that's keeping you here?

Things.

-Things. -Things?

What things?

Are you sure there isn't some other reason

you're hanging around?

Like what?

Well, I don't know.

Opening night jitters, butterflies, something.

No, no. I'm fine.

No, I'm fine. Really.

I just have a lot on my mind.

Well, I wish you wouldn't go alone.

I wish you'd let me help you.

You're not afraid of going alone.

No. Yeah.

Well, no, I'm not really afraid.

I, it would just be nice to have somebody there.

You know what I mean.

Yeah.

My mama used to say to me,

Lilimae, Mr. Right is waiting for you.

Oh, I hated that, but I know what she meant.

Cathy, Mr. Right is waiting for you.

He is.

And you'll find him. You will.

In the meantime, you've just got to have faith and,

and get on with your life.

Nice game.

You only say that because you won.

Let's see if you can be equally gracious as a loser.

You don't look dressed for the occasion.

Well, you let me worry about the drag.

You just worry about my serve.

[Laura] You really don't have to say anything.

It's just that I, I feel like I should say

I'm sorry for what's happening.

It's not your fault.

You know, I really feel caught in the middle here.

I mean, I wish there was something I could do or say.

You've done everything that you could possibly do.

I know that.

And I really do appreciate it, Laura.

Well, does it help if I tell you

that I do believe Greg and I,

I believe that he's going to do what he says he's going to do?

As long as you're happy.

You know, I do love him,

but I never said I respected him.

Oh! Laura,

you're the best thing that's ever happened to him.

This is crazy. I mean, this is really nuts.

I came here to make you feel better,

and I'm depressed,

and you're trying to cheer me up.

-Bye. -Bye.

Poor Laura. She's so confused.

Well, that's what happens

when a nice person marries a jerk.

Eighteen-year-olds are not as strong as they used to be.

I'm not 18.

You know, I classify anybody under 35 as 18.

[panting]

Thanks for the game.

-[ball thuds loudly] -Hey!

You know, I went to a lot of trouble to get your attention.

Now, my attorneys say they're talking to you--

Forget your attorneys. They're just going to

take all your money.

Hey, I got to have them. I want my share.

You just want to be rich?

Yeah, I just want to be rich.

Wrong, bro.

You want to be rich and, for starters, state senator.

It's not fair. It's just not fair.

No, it's not.

Say something else.

Say, "Karen, it's going to be all right."

Say that.

Say, "Karen, we're going to pull through this."

Just don't agree with me.

Come on, let's go to bed.

All right, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. It's not your fault.

Well, you can't fix things by losing more sleep.

Oh.

I'm sorry.

I don't mean to talk to you of all people like that.

Hi, Eric.

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Charlie Lee is dead.

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I'm not going to be responsible for any more sickness...

for any more death.

I'm closing Lotus Point.

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