11x10 - Never Judge a Book by Its Cover

[bunniefuu]

Kids are asleep. Jenny is watching TV. Danny is working. So how about some pizza?

Where does that put me, forth on your list?

Yes, but it's still ahead of my agent and my editor.

Great. I love being fourth.

-How about some napkins? -Okay, got it.

And a spatula.

Smells good.

-I have to warn you. -What?

I'm gonna spend the whole night talking about Danny.

[endearing music]

How serious has this gotten?

Very.

I spent the night at his apartment.

And?

Come on, tell me.

I have never loved anyone this much.

Not Ben.

Not even Gary.

[theme music]

[narrator] Previously, on Knots Landing...

-Nothing from Tom Ryan? -No.

We're not seeing each other anymore.

You know, she's a bit of a snob, you know.

But you can work past that if you try hard enough.

That's actually my decision

They're a lovely couple.

They look good together and everything.

What's wrong with bringing them together?

I went as Michael's date to a party.

-And does Eric know about this? -No.

-And there's nothing to know. -I was just kidding, Michael.

Did you sleep with the cowboy yet?

-That's it. Out. -Sorry. I didn't mean it.

Well, he just ruined everything for me, that's all.

-He's going away? -Yeah, with our teacher.

He told you that he was going away with your teacher?

How is your cowboy lover?

-Is he better than I am? -Stop it, Dan.

What are you guys doing? Do you leave the lights on, huh?

Not another word.

[cries]

[tense music]

You going home?

-Here. -Get away from me.

I just wanna give you the jacket.

-Your blouse is ripped. -You r*ped me.

Come on.

-S-- stay away from me. -Amanda...

I swear I'm gonna call the police.

Let's call the police. Here. Call the National Guard.

Here. Here.

Hello, my ex-wife came over and we made love.

-You liar. -Yes, and she initiated it.

I mean, after all, Amanda, what were you doing

in my apartment anyway?

I came to get the dog.

It was a rhetorical question, Amanda.

You are so stupid.

Who is going to believe a flake like you anyway?

-They'll believe me. -What are you worried about?

You're worried about your reputation?

You worry about what Gary Ewing will think?

I'll tell you what he'll think.

He'll think just what everybody else is gonna think.

That you came over here to have sex with me.

I mean, it's not the first time that we've had sex

since we've been separated, is it?

-[shouting] Is it? -No.

[pants]

Here. Get out. Get out.

[telephone ringing]

[dramatic music]

[telephone ringing]

[Amanda] Hi, it's Amanda.

Please leave your message at the tone.

Thanks.

[telephone tone]

Hi, it's Gary.

You weren't at school this morning.

I was calling to see if you're okay.

Call me when you get in.

-There he is. That's him. -Let me see.

Wait, oh... That's him. Okay.

It's a go.

Paige, I'm so glad I got you before you left for work.

What is it?

Well, Michael ran off without his reading glasses

and I don't want him to come all the way home to get them.

And you live so close to Mack's office

I thought maybe I could give them Mack

and you could pick them up at Mack's office

and bring them to Michael at work.

Yeah, it's not a problem.

Thanks.

-Okay. Bye. -Bye.

Mom, have you seen my reading glasses?

I can't find them anywhere.

Mack accidentally took them with him to work

and Paige is gonna pick them up

because she lives so close to his office

and then she'll bring them to you.

-Paige is? -Paige is.

Oh.

Hey, Tom, how you doing?

Boy, you cops are creatures of habit.

Always having coffee in the same place?

This is my partner, Ricardo Fonseca.

Hey, how you doing? Mack.

-Hey, Mack. How you doing? -Good, good, good.

Am I getting old or they hire you guys

to do undercover work at the high schools?

-You're getting old. -I figured that.

-Just kidding. -I appreciate that.

I'd ask you to join us, Mack, but we were just leaving.

Hey, come on. Hang in there.

Let me get you a croissant

or sweet roll or something.

Now you guys deserve a break.

I need your feedback on a couple of things anyway.

Yeah, go ahead.

Got a call to make.

Young guy. Here you go.

So what's your opinion of judges

who grant virtually unlimited continuances

without a demonstrable need for such continuances?

Is that a denial of justice or what?

You wanna know my opinion about easy continuances?

Yeah, I'm writing an article for a law journal

from a police officer's perspective of the courts.

He didn't leave the glasses, did he?

No, he just left to get a donut.

You could catch him down at the coffee shop.

I don't believe this.

Mack?

-Paige. Michael's glasses. -Yeah.

Could I have them? I'm late for work?

Yep. There you go. Look who's here?

Tom and I just ran into one another.

Well, okay. Look.

I have these tickets that Karen came up with

to the symphony for tomorrow night

and we can't use them.

I thought maybe, you know, you and Tom could...

You know. I gotta go.

That had nothing to do with me.

-It was all Mack's idea. -It was hilarious.

-You can take these. -I don't want them.

-Paige, just-- -I don't want them.

Then give them back to Mack, all right?

Mack gave them to you, so you give them back.

No, he didn't give them to me. He gave them to us.

He's trying to get us back together.

Oh, so you told him

that we weren't seeing one another?

Yes, I did.

Don't worry, okay? I don't wanna get back together.

-I can't handle it. -Wait a minute.

We were never together. We went out twice.

Twice is not together.

Hey, she's not bad.

[telephone ringing]

[Amanda] Hi, it's Amanda.

Please leave your message at the tone. Thanks.

[Gary] Hi, it's Gary. I was just checking--

Wait, don't hang up. I'm home.

-Hi. Where you've been? -Running errands.

I thought maybe you were sick. You weren't at school.

I-I'm fine. I'm playing hooky.

Well, everybody deserves a day off.

Wanna play together?

I can't, I've got a lot of errands to do.

I thought you just said you ran errands.

I-I did, but I haven't finished yet

and I have to catch up with my ironing.

Ah, ironing. Sounds exciting.

What about tonight? Wanna do something?

-I can't. -Got a date?

No.

I'm not feeling well.

Amanda.

You said you were fine

and now you tell me you're not feeling well

and before, you said you'd run your errands

but then you hadn't run your errands.

You know, one excuse is enough if you don't want to see me.

You don't have to keep piling them on.

I do want to see you. Just not tonight.

-Are you okay? -Yes.

Okay.

-Bye. -Bye.

[dramatic music]

-This is it. Come on. -Okay.

All right.

-Oh, whoa, whoa. Wait. -What?

Right at this jewelry store.

-Right here. -Jewelry store?

I thought you needed to pick up some medicine.

I lied.

I'm ashamed of myself, but it's the first time

I've ever lied to you.

What did you need to lie for?

-I'll show you. Come on in. -Well.

[upbeat music]

I'm happy you came back to see the ring.

To get it sized.

Is that an engagement ring?

[squeals]

[music continues]

That's it. End of tour.

-I'm so nervous. -You'll get over it.

Just let your guests do the talking.

All you have to do is listen and most of the time

you don't even have to do that.

Oh, just trying to make me feel better.

I'm overwhelmed by the work.

How do you choose what topics you're going to do on the show?

Well, see, that's why they invented

assistant producers. They do all the work.

They book the guests, they do the research

they write the questions and all you have to do is look good.

Well, I'm sure there's a lot more to it than that.

Are you kidding? That's why I got fired.

Fired?

I thought you'd quit.

Yeah, well, that's the story that my PR man put out

after I landed a new job in Baltimore.

No, I was fired because my wardrobe

clashed with the psych.

-The psych? -This backdrop.

They always light it blue.

This station is too cheap to build me a new set

and I refuse to change my wardrobe

to accommodate a psych.

My clothes are coordinated to match my skin tones

and my hair color.

I put together a list of topics that I thought

the audience would be interested in

and I was just wondering

if you could look them over before you left.

Please.

You know, I'm gonna check back with you in about one month.

By that time, you won't even know

what guests you have locked in for the week.

Your biggest concern will be getting a lighting director

to give you a low angle key to wash out the wrinkles

and a kicker to bring out your eyes.

Look, if you have so little regard

for the content of talk shows

why on earth did you choose this profession?

Do you have any idea how much Oprah Winfrey is worth?

Well, good luck.

[dramatic music]

Psych.

[elevator bell ringing]

You're late.

Mrs. Richfield was here, but she left.

Well, I'm glad I missed the old bag.

Bob needs more receipts before he will approve

your expense account, and your father called.

Well, you can tell Bob he can take his receipts

and shove them

and I am not talking to my father.

Tom still hasn't called, has he?

This has nothing to do with Tom. Tom who?

[sighs]

[blinds clattering]

[knocks on door]

What is it?

Excuse me, Ms. Matheson but there's Mr. Tom Ryan

here to see you.

Well, I'm busy.

I don't care if you're busy.

Thank you, Polly.

Now, first of all

we were together and you know that.

Are you here to argue about the meaning of words?

Because, obviously, the word "together"

means something a whole lot different to you

than it does to me.

Or maybe in your warped little mind

you think that getting a woman in the sack

constitutes a relationship.

You have no idea about real relationships.

In fact, you have no idea about the real world.

I have no idea about the real world.

Like you do.

You, with your silk stockings and your fancy job

and your prep school background.

You have no idea about the real world.

I grew up in it.

My mother was a drunk who locked me out of the apartment

so she could make it with her boyfriends.

Her relationships, the good ones

maybe lasted a month.

Great woman. Hell of a mother.

I'd get smacked in the head if I spilled my milk.

So don't go talking to me about the real world.

You know nothing about me. Nothing.

I went to prep schools because my mother could dump me there.

You spent Christmas on the streets.

I spent Christmas forgotten about

in some out-of-the-way hellhole of a school.

And every year was a different school

because my dear mother

couldn't afford to pay the bills.

So I was dragged from one end of Europe to the other

escaping bill collectors.

I never had any friends.

I never even knew Mack was my father.

Not until about three years ago.

But I never use any of that as an excuse.

An excuse? What do you mean an excuse?

An excuse to treat people like dirt.

Just because you were treated like dirt when you were a child

does not give you the right

to treat people like that when you grow up.

Who the hell treated you like dirt?

I never treated you like dirt.

All I did was say it wouldn't work out.

Could you girls keep it down?

I'm trying to run a business out here.

Was I ever right.

Thank you.

[door closes]

[knocks on door]

Do you have my glasses?

[tense music]

You know, those tickets cost me 80 bucks

but it was worth it to get those two back together.

-Is Paige upset you tricked her? -I don't know.

I didn't stick around and find out.

But I do expect a thank you call tonight.

[doorbell rings]

-Answer the door. Answer the... -No, no, no.

They will go away.

Stay right there.

Hi!

What you did was unconscionable.

And I can't believe that you went along with it.

All right. Hold it. Wait a minute. Did it work?

No, it didn't work. You embarrassed me and Tom.

-Oh, we're so sorry. -Wait a minute.

Now speak for yourself. It wasn't such a terrible thing.

I just wanna see you go out with a nice guy.

Mack. I am not a child, and your constant interference

in my personal life is outrageous.

-You know, you-- -Hey, everybody.

Hi, Michael. You're home.

-Hi. -Hi.

Everybody.

Now that we're all together, I...

Well, I have kind of an announcement to make.

Oh, right, right. Wait till you hear this one?

They've asked me to host Open Mike permanently.

-All right! -Are you gonna do it?

Yes, I'm going to do it. I'm very excited.

Well, congratulations. That's great.

Why don't we celebrate by taking turns

riding in my new car?

[keys clinking]

-What new car? -Gosh. It's beautiful.

-You bought this? -Is this great or what?

-Who wants a ride? -I do.

I couldn't afford a car like this.

You can't spend this kind of money.

You should be saving it.

What if you wanna go back to college?

You see, that's exactly what I was talking about.

It's Michael's money. It's Michael's car.

You're gonna have to accept the fact

that your children are now adults.

[engine rumbling]

It's tough being a parent.

Tell me about it.

It's a great car. It's just great.

Yeah, it ain't all that great.

Just having a car is great.

Yeah, I think it's terrific.

Hey, 50 bucks a month cuts into our champagne budget.

-But I think we can manage. -Yes.

I think we should do something to celebrate all these new cars.

Hey, that's a good idea. Why don't we go see a movie?

-How about a drive-in? -A drive-in?

-Yeah. -That is a great idea.

-Let's do it. -Whose car should we take?

Let's take ours.

Let's take Michael's.

Ours has more room.

Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. More room. I like that.

[terror music on screen]

[Olivia] This is great.

I haven't been to a drive-in in ages.

The drive-in is the only place to break in a new car.

Oh, stop it.

And when did you break in cars in drive-ins?

Well, if you come a little closer

-I'll tell you all about it. -Oh, really?

I can't even hear it.

Guys, let's watch the movie, huh?

Tell me about breaking in cars.

I can't. Michael said to be quiet.

-Quit it. -What?

-Not until you tell me. -You're disturbing them.

-Tell me. -[Michael] Guys.

Look, I know a way to shut her.

-I can't see the picture. -I can fix that.

[Olivia] Harold...

It's okay. We're married.

You know, the store said I could pick up the ring tomorrow.

What are you gonna do wear double-decker rings?

No.

I'm gonna take this one off.

Oh, yeah? When?

[endearing music]

Right... now.

Oh.

When are we gonna tell everyone?

I don't wanna tell anybody yet.

I-- I've still got cold feet.

Oh, yeah?

Well, I'll just have to warm them up for you.

-[Val laughs] -Mommy. Mommy.

Hey, hey, hey. What are you guys doing up?

It's way past your bedtime. You've got school tomorrow.

We're not going to school tomorrow so can we stay up late?

-Is it a holiday tomorrow? -No.

-Tomorrow is a school day. -Our teacher quit.

-Which one? -Amanda.

Honey, look, teachers quit all the time

and what happens is a school principal

hires new ones and I promise you

you're gonna have a new teacher tomorrow.

We don't want a new one.

All right. Look. I'll go to school with you

and we'll meet the new teacher together.

Deal, but we don't have to stay if we don't want to.

We'll talk about that tomorrow.

Now, you go on upstairs and get into bed

or no story time. Go on.

Do you know why she quit?

No.

Well, I guess it's better if she doesn't have contact

with the kids anymore anyway, you know?

It could get awkward.

Yeah, it could.

I'm gonna go up and read them a story.

All right.

I'll be right back.

[tense music]

[knocks on door]

[Danny] Amanda?

Amanda, it's me.

[Danny] I know you're in there. I saw your car.

Get out of here or I'm gonna call the police.

Just calm down and stop making threats.

I'm here to say I'm sorry.

[music continues]

I heard you quit your job.

I hope it didn't have anything to do with me.

[Danny] Oh, Amanda, I know you feel bad about last night.

I never meant for it to happen, really.

[Danny] I'm sorry.

We just got a little carried away.

That's all. I feel awful about it

Carried away?

[Danny] I just wish you wouldn't take it so seriously.

I brought Chester back. You can have him.

-I'm not gonna open the door. -What do you want me to do?

I can tie the leash to the door knob

and you can wait until I've left.

No.

You can look out the window and wait till I drive away

and then get him.

I don't want the dog.

Come on, Amanda. You love Chester.

Take him out of here. Get out of here.

-Take him with you. -I'm not taking him.

I know how much he means to you.

If you leave that dog here. I'm taking him to the pound.

Danny] Amanda...

I don't want anything to remind me of you.

Look...

Sorry I took the dog. It was wrong.

So I'm leaving him here.

[sobs]

[telephone rings]

[Amanda] Hi, it's Amanda.

Please leave your message at the tone.

Thanks.

[Gary] Hi, it's me , um...

You sounded kind of strange this morning.

Listen, you know we'd reschedule our trip for tomorrow.

I thought I'd pick you up around 7:00.

If there's a problem, give me a call, okay?

[scratching]

[yaps]

I, um, I thought the movie was fun.

-What you could see of it. -Oh, come on.

I think it's cute how much they love each other.

[chuckles]

Well, goodnight.

Linda.

I can't do this anymore.

-Do what anymore? -Go out with you.

Why?

I'm uncomfortable.

I'll loan you my car so you're not housebound

but I think you should start doing things on your own.

Oh, I'm sorry. I...

I didn't mean to monopolize all of your time.

I mean, you didn't need to entertain me.

It's not that.

Oh, it's what Eric says, isn't it?

That I'm difficult and not a lot of fun to be around?

-No. That's not it. -No, that's okay.

It's not like you're the first person ever to say it.

Hey, I didn't say it.

I don't think you're difficult at all.

I think you're wonderful.

What?

I can't be with you anymore because I like it too much.

I have a crush on you and...

I'm miserable.

[birds chirping]

Oh, here's one from Eric.

-Coffee? -Yeah.

It's for you.

For me?

Oh!

"Dear, Mom. I loved your cookies."

I made him cookies.

"I'm getting used to the food here but I miss your pot roast.

That's what I really want. Don't tell Linda."

You didn't hear that.

"I hope all is going well.

"I know Linda has a mind of her own.

[clears throat] Can be a little difficult."

A little?

"How is she doing anyway?

"I haven't heard from her in two weeks.

You guys must really be keeping her busy."

And that's all the party she's been doing with Michael.

No, I've written Eric quite a bit in the last couple of weeks.

I mean, I'm sure there's just...

There's something wrong with the mail.

I wrote him just yesterday.

Listen to this.

"I feel so relieved knowing Linda

"is being looked after by all of you.

I don't know if I ever told you just how much she means to me."

He's so sweet.

Yeah, he is.

I understand you place dogs.

[woman #2] Yes. Yes, we do.

I-- I can't take care of my dog anymore

and I want him to have a good home.

And I'm afraid if I bring him to the pound

they'll put him to sleep.

I'll try to find a home for him.

Is he a good watchdog?

Yes.

I just... Listen.

You don't sell animals for animal experiments, do you?

I've heard about people doing that.

Oh no, never.

I've been placing pets for eight years

and I have excellent references.

I just don't want him to get hurt.

-I'll see you later. -Okay.

-How's the new car running? -Oh, it's great.

-See you, mom. -Oh, bye, honey.

Our kids are great, aren't they?

-This guy's terrific- -And they're healthy.

And they're happy. And you know what?

I'm not gonna say anything anymore.

Say anything about what?

About how they live their lives.

I'm not going to put my two cents in.

If Michael wants to buy a new car, that's up to him.

The kids can make their own decisions from now on.

-With no comment from me. -Right. That's a great attitude.

But it's gonna be rough on you.

-Oh, no, it's not. -[laughs]

-I'm gonna keep my mouth shut. -[laughs] All right.

What are you laughing at?

I'm glad both of you are still here.

I have something that's very hard for me to say

and at least now I only have to say it once.

-What is it? -What?

Eric and I are getting divorced.

[gentle music]

Hi.

I've got these two tickets from the symphony

that I... can't get rid of

and I was wondering if you would go with me.

What are you doing here?

Well, you were right, Paige.

I don't know you and you don't know me.

See, the problem is that we just jumped into bed

before we even got to know each other.

And, uh, well, now we've got to work backwards

try and establish some kind of a...

Relationship?

Well, for lack of a better word, yes.

So...

you wanna get to know me?

Yes, I do.

And you think that I wanna get to know you?

Well, I hope so.

I'd sure hate to waste these tickets.

No, no. They're free.

One of my tenants gave it to me.

You wanna go?

Kembroke center. Terrific.

[romantic music]

That doesn't count, you know?

What doesn't count?

What we just did.

It doesn't count for getting to know each other.

-No? -No.

[chuckles] We have to talk.

One of these days, we have to talk.

[laughs]

You know...

I think this could be pretty tough, this...

What?

This getting to know each other.

Why?

Well, it seems to me

that we can't seem to keep our hands off us.

[intense music]

I thought Tommy was a company man.

He is, sir. He's always been straight.

I don't know.

Something has changed.

Maybe he's gotten too much power.

He's too c*ck.

Doesn't want to listen to his boss.

I don't know what to say.

You haven't heard him mouthing off?

No, sir. Not Tom.

Well, maybe it's just this woman thing.

But he's got to learn to control himself.

I guess we need to remind him

of the responsibility he owes his employer.

Yes, sir.

Take care of that, will you, Joe?

Yes, sir.

-Hi, mom. -Oh, hi, honey.

How was the first day at the studio?

Oh, I was a nervous wreck.

I had to read the promos over five times

before I got them right.

I just don't know how I'm gonna do tomorrow

when I have to go on the air live.

I'm sure you'll be great.

Honey.

Has Linda confided in you?

Confided in me? About what?

About Eric, how they're doing?

No.

And he never said anything to you at all while he was here?

No. What's going on?

She says she's getting a divorce.

-A divorce? -Yeah, I know. It's awful.

I had no idea at all.

I was hoping you knew something.

Me? No.

Well, you spend so much time with her.

-What does she talk about? -Nothing, really.

I mean, we just go to the movies.

-That's it. -She doesn't mention Eric?

Not really.

Maybe you could ask her if she wants to talk.

And maybe you could find out what's going on.

Why are you stopping?

Because I wanna know about the divorce.

Mom said you wanted a divorce.

I didn't say I wanted a divorce.

I said Eric and I are getting a divorce.

Well, then Eric wants it too?

Sort of.

What do you mean, sort of, Linda?

You just said it was you and Eric both.

It is. It is. We...

We haven't been getting along for a while.

That's why he took the job overseas

so we could have a break from each other.

He left it up to me to make the final decision.

Why didn't you tell anyone about this?

Because I didn't want anyone pinning me down

for long heart-to-heart talks like we're doing now.

God. It's such a drastic thing to do.

It's not any more drastic than getting married

after we'd only known each other for two weeks.

Michael, Eric and I just we got married too young.

It's... It's just not working out.

But you can make it work out.

Why don't you see a marriage counselor?

But you don't understand.

I don't wanna make it work out.

[endearing music]

This didn't happen.

[engine rumbling]

[Karen] Please join us tomorrow

for a live edition of Open Mike.

Our guest will be Susan Barzizza

from the county r*pe treatment center.

We'll be discussing r*pe

and the devastating effect it has on the victim.

I'm Karen MacKenzie. See you tomorrow.

[knocks on door]

-Gary? -[Gary] Yeah, it's me.

[music on TV stops]

-You're not ready. -I can't go.

-Why not? -S-- some things came up.

-What things? -It's personal.

Amanda, this is the second time you've canceled our trip.

Now, do you wanna go or not?

Yes, I wanna go. I'm just not feeling well.

Will you stop making excuses?

-It's not an excuse. -Yeah, it is.

Look, this isn't working.

-Yes, it is. -No, it's not.

I feel like I've taken a trip back in time

and I'm dating some high school senior

who can't make up her mind

who she wants to go to the prom with.

-That's not fair. -Fair?

I don't think I could have been more fair with you.

I haven't pushed you into anything.

I stood by while you got your divorce.

We haven't even made love yet, you know?

I mean, I haven't asked you to stay over.

I don't understand why you couldn't care less about me.

Do I have to have sex to prove I like you?

No, you have to treat me with a little common courtesy.

And letting me book rooms

letting me rearrange my appointment

so I can get away, letting me drive

all the way over here without so much as a phone call

to tell me you changed your mind.

That is not common courtesy.

I've had it with crazy women.

[door closes]

[eerie music]

[gasps]

How you doing? You need a refill here?

Oh, yeah. Thank you.

[Paige shouting] Help! Somebody help me!

[music continues]

-[Paige] Oh, God. -Paige?

-Tom. -What happened?

Oh, a man stole my wallet.

-Are you okay? -He hit me.

I-- I told him he could have my purse

and he hit me anyway.

Either of you two see what happened? I'm a police officer.

Are you sure you're okay? Can you stand?

-Can you walk? -Yeah, I think so.

Let's get you up from the floor, okay?

Oh.

-Are you all right? -Yeah. Yeah.

But I'm so glad I was meeting you.

All right let's get you inside and cleaned up.

-Thank you. -Thanks.

-Looks bad? No? -No.

Paige, was he, my age, brunette, and had green eyes?

Yeah. How do you know?

I saw him walking down the street.

You saw him?

Can you get some water over here, please?

Yeah.

You want some juice or...

No.

I wanna see that man put in jail.

He could have k*lled me.

Well, can I go to the police station

and look at mug shots or something?

No, no, no. I know who he is.

-You know who he is? -Yes.

He's a he's a police informant.

How can the police let somebody like that work for them?

Well, he's not supposed to be snatching purses.

Well, he did.

-Can I use your phone? -Yeah. It's in the back.

I'm gonna have my partner pick him up.

[Tom] Are you crazy? Have you lost your mind?

Tommy, I don't think you know who you're working for.

Listen to me, okay?

You are cutting your own throats on this one.

I don't want you involved with that family.

Her father is back on the case.

He is digging into Oakman Industries

in a major way and the only way

I'm gonna be able to find out what is happening

is through her.

Now, if you hurt her, if you k*ll her

you cut off any chance I have of finding out what's going on.

You never told me any of this.

I didn't tell you any of this

because you haven't been in touch with me.

[Tom] Now, you want me to break it off with her?

Fine. I will break it off with her.

Go ahead and assign Joe to the case, okay?

Because it's not worth the grief you're giving me.

-What has MacKenzie got? -I don't know.

That is what I'm trying to find out.

[Oakman] Okay, Tommy. Calm down.

Stick with it.

I'm glad to learn that it wasn't personal.

Tommy.

-Hey, Mack. -Hey, I'm glad you called.

-Tickets must have worked, huh? -Yeah, terrific.

You know, I was afraid I went a little far

with that ticket bit, you know.

No. It's okay. Listen.

I was wondering, are you still on the Oakman case?

It's a rough question, you know. My client went to prison.

I'm at an absolute dead end in this investigation.

My wife keeps telling me, "Hey, Mack.

Even the good guys got to lose, you know?"

So I guess it's fair to say it's over.

Why?

I heard something the other day I wasn't supposed to hear.

And... I got a name.

Pomerantz. Who's Pomerantz?

Somebody who has something against Oakman Industries

and has disappeared.

-Something against Oakman? -Some kind of evidence.

Who told you?

I really have to keep my source a secret on this one, Mack.

But listen, Mack, it is very important

that you forget that I told you this.

Did you get a first name?

Mack, it is very important, okay?

You don't use me on this one.

I won't.

-Did you get it first? -No, I didn't.

That's it.

All right. I gotta run.

Thanks.

We're here with our guest Susan Barzizza

from the county r*pe treatment center.

Miss Barzizza is a psychiatrist

who specializes in the treatment of sex offenders.

In talking to men who commit r*pe

have you found recurring patterns of behavior?

Anything we can identify or watch out for?

If you mean, can you tell r*pist

by talking to him or looking at him?

No. And that's very scary.

[Susan] These men look perfectly normal

behave like anybody else on the street

and they can in fact be quite charming.

[Val squeals]

I'm sure glad Aunt Ginny didn't answer that door.

Come on in. I'm watching Karen's show.

She is so good.

They're not necessarily psychotic

but they are sociopathic.

They're consummate con men and manipulators.

That's why they can be so charming.

-What are they talking about? -Rapists.

She's been doing a great job interviewing these people.

/What a depressing subject.

You've drawn an almost flattering picture

of rapists.

That makes it all the more scary.

I mean, these are people that you and I could know.

Absolutely.

I'm hungry, if you don't mind

I'm gonna make myself something to eat.

Go ahead.

It's hard to generalize

but as best we can tell

something short-circuited in their childhood

in their emotional development

and they take out their aggressions on women.

[Susan] You have to remember that r*pe is not an act

motivated by sexual longing.

It is an act of violence.

It is painful and brutal.

The victim's life is shattered.

Who can you trust?

Who can't you trust?

How can you relate to men in a normal way again?

After this break, we'll come back

and take calls from our viewers.

Don't go away.

Sweetie?

Did you find anything?

You're not gonna believe what I found in the refrigerator.

What did you find in the refrigerator?

-Take a look. -What?

[endearing music]

-God. -Yeah.

Now give me your hand. I need the practice.

Perfect.

It's gorgeous.

[music continues]

Come on. Let's go out and celebrate, huh?

Okay, but we got to finish watching Karen's show.

-[laughing] We have? -No, we have to.

-Okay. Okay. -She's my best friend.

[phone dial tone]

[sirens blaring on TV]

- Some of the-- -[TV show jingle]

- He apologized? - [woman] Yes.

[Karen] Have you ever heard of that before?

It sounds as if you knew the man.

Did you know the man?

[Amanda] Yes.

He apologized by saying

he was sorry we got carried away

but I didn't get carried away at all.

I begged him to stop.

That's perfectly consistent behavior for rapists.

They will try to rationalize or minimize the as*ault

by saying the woman asked for it.

Their attitude is "Heck, you can't blame a guy

for getting carried away. It's no big deal."

They often convince themselves the victim asked for it.

-But I didn't. -Of course you didn't.

[Amanda] I thought he was gonna k*ll me.

I just kept thinking I can get out of this alive

then everything will be okay.

But everything's not okay

and I don't know what to do about it.

[Susan] Have you told anyone about this?

I can't.

[Amanda] No one will believe me.

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[narrator] Next, on Knots Landing...

Do you know him?

Yes.

It was my ex-husband.

Danny r*ped Amanda.

I'm sorry, Val. I had to tell you.

-I told the police. -You told the police?

That was a very stupid thing to do.

I'll make sure he doesn't bother you anymore.

-What are you gonna do? -Whatever I have to.

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