10x13 - Colonel Mustard in the Conservatory with the Wrench

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[theme music playing]

[music continues]

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Hey, let's try over that window.

Am I crazy?

I mean, am I trying to talk myself into believing

something that couldn't possibly have happened?

Because at the end of all this what we're left with

if Val's story turns out to be true.

What we're saying is...

We think Jill is capable of m*rder.

What we're saying, Gary

is we're looking into Val's story.

Yeah, well, we wouldn't be looking into her story

If we didn't think it was true.

Do you think Jill's capable of m*rder?

Look I think we're doing Jill a favor

just checking it out.

-A favor? -[Mack] Yeah.

Odds are that she's innocent.

Then it'll be over once and for all.

Good. I like that.

Right. Now we find... What's her name?

-The forger. -Mrs. Bailey.

And if Mrs. Bailey says she didn't write those letters,

then like you said, that's it.

It's over with, once and for all.

-Peggy. -What?

I need the file on Mrs. Bailey.

[Peggy] Plea bargain?

That's back at the old office.

-You want me to phone 'em? -[Mack and Gary] No, no.

Do you still have the key?

You know, we were required to turn those in.

Yes, I know we were required to turn them in.

Do you still have the key?

Good. Fine.

I'll meet you there at 8:30.

Fine. Now.

What do you think of this arrangement?

I'll meet you there at 8:30.

[suspenseful music plays]

You understand why I don't think we should call.

Because if she turns out to be innocent,

we don't want her to think it's a witch hunt.

And if Jill turns out to be guilty,

we don't want her to burn the files.

[Jill] Did the man tell you his name

when he tried to pick up my prescription?

-No. -Did he have a mustache?

I don't think so.

-What did he look like? -[Pharmacist] Oh, kind of tall.

Light blonde hair, trimmed and good shape.

Probably goes to the gym a lot,

I explained to him the law doesn't let me sell

a barbiturate like Barbital to anyone but the user.

[Pharmacist] The only reason I called you was to make sure

there was no misunderstanding.

Thank you.

[phone rings]

Hey, what a great disguise.

I would've never known it was you, Peggy.

-Terrific. -Not a disguise.

And where have you been? Seven minutes late.

Is that any way to run an operation?

-Next time start without me. -Oh, sure.

I'm supposed to take the rap for breaking an entering.

You know I used to work for Jill.

I kind of feel like I'm betraying her.

Nobody's going to get caught. We're not breaking an entering.

Let's just go.

[Peggy grunts]

Peggy! I thought I heard noises out here.

-Hi. -Joy.

We were just out here I don't know why.

Why are you working so late?

Oh, I just thought I'd catch up.

I don't know...

Oh, this is Mack MacKenzie.

-Used to work here. -Oh! Right, right. Hi.

-Please to meet you. -Nice to meet you.

Mack left an important file here,

and I came along to help him find it.

Oh well. Lucky thing I was here to let you in.

-[Joy laughs] -[giggle]

-Oh, oh. -Okay.

-Oh, excuse me. -Go ahead. It's fine.

-Joy! Joy, is it? -Uh-huh.

[suspense music playing]

[indistinct whispering]

[whispering] Gary, Gary, Gary.

[Gary] Hi, this is Gary Ewing. Just leave a message

and I'll get back to you. Thanks.

[phone beeps]

Kids really seem to love Aunt Virginia.

Oh yes, she is the perfect aunt.

Meaning she gives them everything they want.

Yes, exactly. You want some more coffee?

Yes.

[exhales deeply]

So...

Bachelor again, huh?

-You heard? -Yeah, I heard.

[inhaling deeply] Yeah, well.

Are you sorry?

Sorry that she moved out? No, I'm not sorry.

You said that she moved out. You mean it was her idea?

It was her decision?

What difference does it make?

It doesn't make any difference.

I just don't want her to...

I mean, if it was her decision, then...

she has no reason to blame anybody else, right?

Let's just say it was a mutual decision.

[whispering] Okay.

Kids have really grown, haven't they?

Yeah. Isn't it unbelievable?

I mean, just since they've been away.

Pretty soon it's going to be kindergarten

-And then first grade... -And then they'll be dating.

[laughing] Stop.

Then college is right around the corner.

[laughing] Oh, would you stop?

[both chuckling]

You know, a funny thing happened the other day.

I called to set up an appointment

at a pre-K for the kids

-and this director told me-- -[Ginny] Let's go tell mommy.

-What? -Mommy.

-We're going to the zoo. -Oh, the zoo!

We will sometime.

No, no, no. He is talking about

the big zoo in San Diego.

What?

And we're going to motel

and I'm going to jump on the beds!

And have pancakes!

Pancakes?

-Ginny. -No. It's not my fault.

[Gary] That's my fault.

I thought that with everything

that's been going on around here lately,

you guys could use a vacation.

So I made reservations for all of you

down in San Diego. I'm sorry.

I should've checked with you first.

That's very sweet of you, Gary, but I--

They have breakfast buffet included here now, honey.

And free local transportation

to all of the major attractions.

Oh, and in the reptile house

they have the Komodo dragon

which is the largest lizard in existence today.

I've been studying up on it.

[both] Please, Mommy. Please.

-You really want to go, huh? -[both] Yeah.

Okay, we'll go now.

-Now go up to bed right now. -[both] Yeah!

Gary, you're going to be able to come with us?

No, I can't.

Oh, that's too bad.

Well, there's no need for you to hurry, honey.

I'll just take and put the kids to bed.

You just take your time.

[Ginny chuckles]

Kids go on with Aunt Ginny.

Mommy will be up there in just a minute.

[laughs]

No, it's not my business but I do hope...

Gary and Val get back together again.

[laughs]

I guess we're going to be hearing that

for the rest of our lives.

I don't know what people would do

if we ever did get back together again.

What the hell would they talk about?

I don't know. Don't know what.

Well, she's sweet. She means well.

Yeah, but I don't know how I'm going to get those kids

back under control again.

She and Mama have spoiled them so much

Once they're back into school

they'll get the routine going. They'll be fine.

That is what I was going to tell you.

This school that I'm signing them up for.

The director said that another mother called

to enroll her twins.

A little boy and a little girl.

And what do you think their names were?

No.

Bobby and Betsy.

I mean, what are the odds

of something like that ever happening?

I don't know.

[chuckling] I couldn't believe it.

[suspenseful music playing]

[man 1] Hey, are you a cop?

No. This is personal.

Personal... What, are you serving papers or something?

-I'm a friend of a friend. -[laughing] Friend.

Hey, are you a-- You're not a bill collector.

-Are you? -I'm her long-lost nephew,

and I haven't seen my aunt since I was 15 years old

when I joined the Navy. Now, please tell me

where Mrs. Bailey's apartment is.

Mrs. Bailey moved out about a year ago.

-A year ago? -That's right!

[knocks on door]

Hey, I'm trying to eat!

Would it be too much to ask for her new address?

No.

-Well? -Well?

She didn't leave a new address.

-Thank you! -Don't mention it!

Hey!

They don't take kids at 15 in the Navy.

Bird brain!

[phone ringing]

-Hello? -Hi, it's me.

Hi.

The pharmacy called.

-Yeah? -[Jill] After you tried

to pick up my prescription.

Which you called the doctor's office

and had them refill.

Well?

I thought you had VD

and were too embarrassed to admit it.

[Gary] I thought the prescription

was for an antibiotic,

and when they asked you if you wanted a refill,

I thought you'd been taking it for some time

and weren't gonna tell me. I did it to protect myself.

So, you think I'm a liar?

Well... [sighs]

I thought in this one instance you might be. Yeah.

Well maybe next time you just better trust me, Gary.

You didn't trust me enough

to tell me you needed the sack of Barbital.

You made such a big deal about giving up heavy drinking.

What'd you do? Trade booze for Barbiturates?

Did you ever think it might be a real strain living with you?

You know, you're so self-centered, Gary.

Do you ever realize how difficult it was

trying to build a strong relationship

with a man who lives in the past?

Who always has one foot inside his ex-wife's door?

[Jill] It was a really hard time for me, Gary.

And I had trouble sleeping.

So I needed some help. I'm not perfect.

I'm sorry.

And what time is my meeting with the DA?

Uh... Ten o'clock.

And then lunch with John Morgan.

Tom Moran?

[laughs] I'm sorry.

It sounded like John Morgan.

-And what time is lunch? -[Joy] One o'clock.

And then nothing until 4:00

when you meet with Susan Epstein

and Janine Miller Scharf.

Isn't that five o'clock?

[Joy laughing] Oh, you're right. I'm sorry.

But don't worry. I'm gonna get the office under control.

-Oh, I'm not worried. -[Joy] Well, don't be.

Peggy promised me anytime I needed help,

she'd come back.

Like I could've never found that file

Mr. MacKenzie was looking for.

-Mack was looking for a file? -Last night.

I said it was a good thing I was here to let him in.

[Joy] But it was a really good thing Peggy was with him

'cause I wouldn't know where to start.

What file were they looking for, Joy?

No, I don't know. He said it was important.

I can call Peggy and ask.

No. Joy, cancel my ten o'clock appointment

and make it for the afternoon. Alright?

-Okay. -Thanks.

[dramatic music plays]

Let's go get something to eat! Something to eat.

Michael, I thought you were gone already.

Oh, no! I don't believe it.

How late were you up to last night?

Not late. This coffee didn't work.

It's decaf.

-When did you go to bed? -I didn't.

Since when are we drinking decaf?

Since you've been drinking too much coffee.

-Why didn't you go to bed? -Because I had to do

my computer programming last night.

Your health is more important than anything.

No. Right now my computer programming

is more important than anything.

Aren't you gonna eat breakfast?

I'm late, mom. I don't have time.

Computer programming, huh?

Since when?

Sweetest woman you ever wanna meet.

Smiles when she meets you. Smiles when she forges

your name on a check. Smiles all the way to the bank.

But our poor little Mrs. Bailey. She skipped town.

Didn't leave a forwarding address.

She's probably in violation of her probation.

Probation from what?

[Mack] Well, Jill negotiated a plea bargain

on a pile of felonies. All forgeries.

[Frank] So you think this lady wrote the letters from Ben?

[Mack] I'd like to put it to rest once and for all.

Never been a question in my mind.

Do you think Jill's innocent?

I think Val is telling the truth.

You never told me.

[Frank] I told Pat the night it happened.

Val was acting as if someone had a g*n

pointed at her head.

Another thing.

Jill took 800 bucks in cash to San Francisco.

Frank, I don't want to get into how you figured that one out.

Alright? But what's the big deal?

People take cash with them wherever they travel.

But what did she spend it on?

Peggy.

Do you remember if Jill's expense report

for the San Francisco trip had a lot of cash receipts?

No, all credit cards. She always used credit cards.

She bought a lot of clothes.

What do you think of these?

The trees.

Next you'll be bringing in little deer and bunnies.

Listen.

If I wanted people to know where I'd been,

I'd use credit cards.

They make a great paper trail.

Everybody uses credit cards, Frank.

I'm not saying it's proof. Look, look.

This... This is what I'm saying.

Who would make up the crazy kind of story Val told?

Val didn't make it up.

It happened because of the pills she took.

[Frank] She told it and she stuck to it.

Now, if you were trying to make people believe a lie,

wouldn't you make up a better lie?

You'd try to tell a more plausible story.

-Now, wouldn't you? -Hi.

Jill, how you doing?

Hi.

-How you doing? -Good.

I thought I'd come down here

and see Captain Crusader's secret headquarters.

And it's very, very green.

Yeah, well, we call it nature in transition.

Alright. Alright. The trees are going.

I'm glad to see that you can still afford

-Frank's services. -He can afford me.

I don't know if I can afford him

-with what he's paying. -Amen.

Hey, you guys.

-See you later. -Okay. Thanks.

So how you been? How about some coffee?

Peggy, would you get us some coffee?

Mack, we don't have a coffee pot.

You're right, you know.

It's not good for you anyway. So, you missed me there?

Do you know they gave me a raise

to, take over your responsibilities?

Ah, missed me that much, huh?

I miss you. And I wish you good luck.

-And you said it was a mistake. -Oh, it is a mistake.

But I still wish you good luck.

Thank you.

If there's anything I can do to help you,

let me know.

Once my new secretary figures out Peggy's filing system,

you won't have to come all the way over

next time you need a file.

You can just phone.

[Mack] Terrific.

So did you find what you were looking for?

-Oh yeah. -Good.

Peg. Did you make duplicates

of whatever it was that you took?

-No. -Yes.

-Oh, no, you're right. We did. -[Mack] Yes.

Oh, never mind. I'll check it out

when I get back to the office.

What kind of a file was it, Peggy?

Well, you know, my things. Personal stuff.

You know, like bank accounts, figures and stuff like that.

Yeah, I filed it in the wrong place.

That's not like you, Peg.

Anyway, I'll see you later.

-Bye-bye -Bye. Come by anytime.

Bye.

She knows something's wrong.

[bell tolling]

This is great, Michael.

You must have stayed up all night working on this.

[chuckling] Yeah.

Well, no.

I barely had time to finish the key

to the programmable functions.

My parents called last night

and kept me on the phone for an hour.

Why is that?

They want to know how I'm doing in school.

-It's nice they're concerned. -Yeah, I guess.

-But I lied to them. -About what?

They think I'm an English major.

I don't believe it.

My mom wanted me to be an English major.

You're kidding. How did you get out of it?

Well, I didn't exactly. I had to make a deal with her.

I read one work of literature

for every textbook required in my business courses.

I had to read Main Street

before I could even start my computer assignment.

Get out. I had to talk to my parents

about Sinclair Lewis last night.

-Really? -Yeah.

You know, somehow they got a hold of the syllabus

for the literature course I'm supposed to be taking

and Main Street is what we just finished reading.

Did you finish it?

I finished The CliffNotes.

-Did you finish it? -Barely.

I really had to cram,

but my dad was impressed

by my understanding and insight.

He told me how much this was going to make me

a well-rounded individual.

How a couple of hundred pages of that kind of prose

can make somebody well-rounded? I don't know.

You know, It wasn't so bad actually.

Once I got into it, I kind of liked it.

Oh yeah. No, I didn't mean it was bad.

Actually, The CliffNotes made it sound kind of...

Interesting.

It tells you a lot about the way things were back then.

Yeah, that's true.

[bell tolling]

Of course, I'd never tell my parents that

because I'd end up getting books for Christmas.

Yeah.

You know, cars should really be a lot of fun

if you didn't have to read so much.

Yeah, right.

Are you sure it was this drawer?

Yes.

I think. No.

Well... Yes, I'm sure it was this drawer.

This is A through F, right?

Did they start at the back or the front?

More towards the front.

Probably Bs through Cs.

[chuckling] Depending on how many there are.

Maybe Ds?

Did they mention the name "Bailey?"

-Or said anything about? -No. No.

-[phone rings] -Excuse me.

Special investigator's office.

One moment, please. It's your landlady.

She says. It's an emergency.

Take a message.

[sighs]

Ms. Bennett is in a meeting right now.

Can I take a message?

Yes. The police are in your apartment.

They caught a burglar.

[dramatic music playing]

And I heard noises. Oh!

I knew you'd already left for work,

so I called the police.

Oh, I'm Jill Bennett. I live here.

-Jill Bennett? -Yes. I just said...

We arrived before the perpetrator departed.

You'll have to make a list

of anything that's damaged or missing.

[sighs]

So...

You don't wanna press charges?

No, Detective.

This has all been a big misunderstanding.

[police siren]

I don't want to make a big deal out of this.

Breaking and entering is already a pretty big deal.

[Jill] I have to take responsibility in a way.

-You see, Gary was my fiance. -Was?

Well... I had to tell him

that I couldn't go through the wedding

and he hasn't quite accepted it yet.

But I'm sure that he will.

And this will never happen again. He's not like this.

He's never done anything like this before.

I can promise you it'll never, ever happen again.

Alright, let's go.

Next time you want to come in, either use a key or stay out.

But now somebody has to pay for the damages.

Yes, Mrs. Straub. I'll pay for whatever needs...

to be paid for.

Sure you're going to be okay?

Thank you. I'm just sorry

you had to go through all this trouble.

You know, I'm-- I'm going to call

anytime I see someone trying to get in without a key.

Of course, I appreciate your concern. Really.

Thank you.

Thanks.

-Thanks? -And I'm sorry.

What are you doing here?

Gary, it's me. The woman you lived with

for the better part of two years.

What reason could you have for breaking into my apartment?

What did you think you could possibly find?

I don't know.

You don't know.

I know.

Val put you up to this. That's why you're here.

No, she has no idea I'm here.

Yeah, but she's the reason you're here, Gary...

And she's the reason that you phoned my pharmacy

and order my prescription, and then try to pick it up?

[dramatic music playing]

You've decided you believe Val's story.

-I don't want to believe it. -Oh my God.

You bought it!

Gary, you think I'm capable of m*rder?

Look at you.

Look at what you're doing. You burglarize my apartment!

Gary, can't you see yourself?

You're acting crazy!

[indistinct chatter on TV]

Got you!

Where that TV come from?

I bought it.

Come on. I thought we said

we weren't gonna do that kind of stuff anymore.

-I said I bought it. -From a store?

From a store.

Where did you get the dough, Johnny?

-Old fashioned way. -You stole it.

[Johnny] You're funny.

You're not gonna tell me you got yourself a regular job.

I got my ways.

Come on. How you making the money?

Don't worry.

It's legal.

Mm-hmm. And I'm the fairy godmother.

You're a g*n, huh?

[pop music playing]

-Tom! -Johnny!

That's my turn in the pit.

Later, buddy.

There you go.

Are you ready?

Main Street.

I wouldn't have pegged you as a Sinclair Lewis fan.

Yeah, well...

It gets kind of interesting once you get into it.

I didn't know you worked here.

I don't. It's a cover for my CIA assignment.

So what's a guy like you doing a dump like this?

I'm meeting a friend here.

And what's this friend's name?

-Ellen. -[Johnny] Ellen.

Well, that's not the same kind of friend

as Tom, d*ck or Harry would be.

Yeah, well, she's...

She is, Huh?

Well, you know the rotten luck I've had

with meeting women.

She's not like them, though.

She's bright and she's cute

and she's not mean.

We have a lot in common.

I can't believe how much we have in common.

I think she likes me.

-Well, congratulations. -Yeah.

I was beginning to think I was cursed.

-Hi Ellen! -Hi.

God, I didn't even see you come in.

Um... This is my friend Johnny.

-Johnny, Ellen. -Hi, Johnny.

Ellen.

Any friend of Michael's is...

A friend of mine.

-What can I get you? -Iced tea.

[Johnny] Okay, and for the gentlemen?

I'll have the same.

This place is crowded with designated drivers.

-Well, we have to study. -Yeah, right.

You're also too young to drink.

Seems nice. How did you know him?

Let's see.

He's my mother's second husband's...

daughter's friend.

And that will be on tomorrow's exam.

It was a joke.

[laughing] Oh, yeah.

[Johnny] There you go.

What academic pursuit requires such discipline?

Computer programming.

Brave new world of interface and motive.

-Are you a student? -No.

Bad attitude.

So you work here all the time, then?

[Johnny] Just Tuesdays and Thursdays.

[bell rings]

Excuse me. Duty calls.

So I think after Main Street I might try Babbitt.

What? Oh, yeah.

Can I help you?

Uh, no, I'm just here to visit Mrs. Bailey.

[man 2] Mrs. Bailey doesn't live here,

-But I-- -[man 2] She moved out

about six months ago.

Claimed the neighbors made too much noise.

Do you know where she's living now?

No! And I don't care to know.

Thank you.

[man 2] You know...

You're the second person today

who's come here looking for that woman.

Is that right?

Who else has been here?

[man 2] Big guy.

Friendly, but you wouldn't want to cross him.

Like a cop.

He said he wasn't a cop, but...

I had him figured for a cop.

[bell rings]

Hi. Any luck?

No.

Mrs. Bailey has more addresses than a dog has fleas.

Hi!

Well, she's had her dinner and she's had her bath

and she'll be able to go to sleep

after two or three more books.

Or four or five or six.

[Karen] Bye.

"Excuse me, did you see my ball go by?

I don't think so."

See? An elephant?

We know the airline schedule

made it physically possible

to fly here from San Francisco in one night.

We know she had the cash to do it.

-And back again. -Come on.

All the late-night flights were canceled.

So how did she get back?

-She drove one way! -Come on, Karen.

-There was time! -She's right.

-It's possible. -[Karen] It is possible!

Sure it's possible. Probable? No.

What happened to the car? Rental? No record.

"So maybe she used her own car" you say.

Well, how'd you get it back from San Francisco

without anyone noticing it?

-So, what else do we know? -[phone rings]

-We know Val wouldn't lie. -Hey...

If she's desperate enough, even Val would lie.

She lied in her first deposition about the kids' paternity.

Sometimes circumstantial is all you're going to get.

-That's all we get. -Sometimes.

-Oh, hi, Val! -This is the sometimes...

How's the vacation?

Can't figure out who's having a better time,

the kids or Aunt Ginny.

Is this okay? I mean...

-Am I interrupting anything? -No! No, not at all.

What's up?

Well, I just...

I mean, it's no big thing, but...

Driving down here, I figured something out. And...

And what?

[Val] I just have to tell someone.

Karen...

I know that Gary believes me.

-He does? -[Val] About Jill...

About what happened. I'm sure of that.

I'm sure that's why he sent us down here.

It's because he's worried about us.

I'm sorry to be so...

I mean, I just had to tell someone.

Karen, I can't talk now.

But I'll call you when I get back, okay?

Yeah, okay. Take care, Val.

You too. Bye-bye.

Kids.

She's very excited.

She's convinced that Gary finally believes her.

Oh, that's great. That's just great.

We're talking about attempted m*rder here.

Without any proof, and Val, all of a sudden,

despite the lack of proof...

thinks the whole world is behind her.

That's just terrific.

How much proof you need, Mack?

More than we've got.

[door knocks]

-Who is it? -[Mrs. Straub] It's Mrs. Straub.

-Hi. -Hi. This came for you today.

Thank you.

When is your furniture going to be arriving?

Soon. Uhm... I've been really busy.

Oh, well, you know, I'm glad to hear it.

I was beginning to think

you never intended to stay here.

[giggles]

-Thank you. Good night. -Good night.

[eerie music playing]

[eerie wedding music]

Jill has an airtight alibi.

Gary heard the guy say

that he spent the night with her.

Shh. Not so loud.

Maybe the guy's a liar.

[Frank] Maybe he just has a lousy memory.

Maybe he spends every night with a different woman.

[Mack] Frank.

If I spent the night with Jill Bennett

I think I'd remember.

Well, theoretically, of course, my little darling.

Just like this whole conversation.

It's theoretical!

What about the Secobarbital?

What about it? What's the big deal?

Jill took a sleeping pill.

But... She had the prescription

before the night Val was attacked.

Gary says that Jill showed no indication of needing it

none of the symptoms of using it.

So what did she want it for, if not for herself?

She used the Flurazepam Hydrochloride

-on Val. -[Mack] No, no, no.

Val took the Flurazepam

according to police and medical records.

Come on!

Just say...

Jill didn't use the drug herself.

Why did she buy it?

Was it as a backup to this Flurazepam?

Just a conjecture now, Mack.

You mean in case Val forgot to fill her own prescription?

-Yes. -No, Val told me...

She never filled that prescription herself.

Well, Jill could have...

Someone could have used the Secobarbital instead.

-But... It's strong stuff. -How strong?

Well, the effect is dose-related

and depends on the physical health of the person.

To someone who is in good health,

a small amount will produce a deep sleep.

To someone who's unhealthy or mixing it with alcohol--

What's the worst?

A death.

Say you didn't want the person to die.

One drink, one capsule.

Or two drinks one capsule. What about that?

You would feel it when you woke up,

What would you feel?

You would be groggy. You wouldn't...

remember much.

About the night before.

[suspenseful music plays]

Burglarizing Jill's apartment.

I mean, what did you expect to find there?

I don't know!

Something that proven one way or the other.

Well, a lot of people are already convinced

that Jill's the m*rder*r, so we owe it to it

to at least listen to what this guy has to say.

I've already heard what this guy has to say.

So we hear it one more time.

If he corroborates her story, then we get off her back.

What about the forged letters?

They're not forged until we prove them forged.

Come on. Innocent until proven guilty. Remember?

You don't really think Frank's gonna find Mrs. Bailey.

-Do you? -No, I don't.

So what this guy has to say will do it for me.

[phone ringing]

[David] You guys are crazy. Get out of here.

David, we just want to talk.

-I don't even know you. -You know, Jill,

Look.

You want me to call the cops to arrest you?

Or my attorney to sue you for harassment?

You really expect me to talk to a couple of strangers

about a one night stand that left me with a clap?

-Right! -This isn't harassment.

-This is a homicide case. -Don't try that on me.

Somebody accused Jill of attempted m*rder.

She says she couldn't have done it

because she spent the night with you.

What?

The attack happened during the night

she said she spent with you. You're the alibi, David.

She's trying to pin something on me?

[Mack] There's nothing to pin on anyone.

Not if you spent the night with her.

The whole night.

Forget it, you b*stards. I'm not taking a stand for her.

I don't even remember that night.

You don't remember that night?

I remember meeting her.

I remember waking up in her room. That's it.

-David. You don't remember? -Remember what?

Remember having sex with her?

I should, shouldn't I?

I've never been unfaithful before that night.

Never. Not once.

Then I meet Jill. She comes on to me

and all of a sudden my wife's divorce attorney

is eating me alive.

I got VD.

And I was so drunk that night I don't remember a thing.

[bell rings]

[all bells ring]

[woman 1] No offenders and no solicitors.

- Can't you read? -Yes, ma'am.

I'm not trying to sell anything. I'm looking for Mrs. Bailey.

[woman 1] You and everybody else.

Can you tell me where she is?

She's in the hospital.

-Which hospital, ma'am? -North side.

Oh, hi.

-What's wrong with her? -I don't know.

Ma'am, if a lady should come by

looking for Mrs. Bailey--

Bout' so tall, light brown hair?

She's already been here?

I don't know if she's the one you talking about.

But there was a young lady here

and not so long ago.

-How long ago? -I don't know! Not long.

Where were all you people before Ms. Bailey got sick?

Thank you, ma'am.

No, I don't think so.

Maybe you should stick to cut flowers.

You know you're willing to put Jill in jail

just based on conjecture.

No! She had the opportunity, she had the means...

What she was doing with the Secobarbitall!

You can't prove that she was down here.

She can't prove she stayed in San Francisco.

And I can't prove I didn't sneak out of the house last night

and rip off the neighbors' oranges.

-But I don't have to. -[phone rings]

-So I guess it comes down... -Hello, Mack MacKenzie's.

And who do you think will make the better witness?

And why do you think the police didn't pursue this?

It's Frank! He found Mrs. Bailey.

[suspenseful music playing]

She's in Room 116.

[woman 2 on the radio] Dr. Shubert, Dr. Cooper Shubert

Report to ICU ASAP .

We have visitors Ms. Bailey. Visitors.

She can hear everything we say to her.

This man says he knows you.

He'd like to talk to you.

Mrs. Bailey.

Hi, it's Mack. Mack MacKenzie.

I work with Jill Bennett.

You remember Jill, she works for

the Special Investigators' office.

She arranged for your plea bargain.

Mrs. Bailey...

Did Jill ask you to do anything unusual

for the terms of your probation?

Besides the guilty plea, Mrs. Bailey.

Did she ask you to do a favor for her?

Did you do anything special for Jill?

Mr. MacKenzie? We don't want to tire her out.

Mrs. Bailey.

We know it's... it's very... difficult

for you to talk right now.

So I'll tell you what, you just squeeze my hand

when you want to say yes, okay?

Can you do that?

[Mack] Yeah, that's a good idea.

I'll ask you some questions

and you squeeze Karen's hand if the answer is yes.

Okay, here we go.

Did you do any special work for Jill?

Did you write any letters for her?

Is that a squeeze?

[Mack] Did you squeeze her hand, Mrs. Bailey?

Did you write any letters from Ben?

Ben.

Did you write any letters from Ben?

Did you write a suicide note?

Mack.

Thank you, Mrs. Bailey.

You rest now, okay?

You let the nurse take care of you

and you do whatever she tells you to do, okay?

[woman 2 on the radio] Nurse Stanik, Nurse Kath Stanik.

You know, when she recovers, she'll settle this for us.

She was trying to talk.

-You could see it in her eyes. -Yeah.

She's not going to recover.

[narrator] Next on Knots Landing.

Hi, Jill. What's up?

What do I have to do

to prove to you people I'm innocent?

Take a lie detector test?

On the night of May 19th...

did you enter the house of Valene Gibson?

Why did Greg Sumner give up his baby?

She's better off with Mack and Karen,

[Ted] If that's the best explanation

you can come up with... kiss the mayorship goodbye.

[Mack] She lives in a home!

The only way she lives there is over my dead body!

You and the kids will be safe at the ranch.

Gary, that's the first place that she'd come looking for me.

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