11x12 - What a Swell Party This Is

[bunniefuu]

[pleasant music]

Look at this. Your top button is unlashed.

I wonder how that happened.

It must be loose.

It is not going to enhance my professional image

if my clothes are falling off.

So if you don't mind.

You're too compulsive about your career.

Well, we all have our weaknesses.

I have the day off.

I'll see you later.

Hey, hey, hey.

Aren't you forgetting something?

Thanks for the lift.

That's it?

Get over here.

[romantic melody]

What about my day off?

I don't know.

Go to a museum.

A museum...

Beautiful day, isn't it?

Your top button is unbuttoned.

Oh, it was a little warm.

In fact...

I'm really warm.

Feverish.

Could you tell Mr. Sumner that I,

I just can't make it to work today?

Of course.

[car engine revving]

I wish I had a cold like that.

[theme music]

[male narrator] Previously on Knots Landing

Who's going to Saudi Arabia?

-I am. -What?

I need a place to stay

while he tries to find us an apartment.

And when my mother just said, flat out,

that I couldn't stay with her,

Harvey asked if you and I

would double date with Polly and him.

I don't mind. I mean, it's okay with me,

if you just want me to act as your date.

I mean, if you want me to.

I don't mind.

I can't be with you anymore,

because

I like you too much.

I have a crush on you,

and...

I'm miserable.

I'm glad both of you are still here.

-What is it? -What?

Eric and I are getting divorced.

Why don't you see a marriage counselor?

I don't want to make it work out.

[upbeat music]

[theme music]

Hey, Michael.

-Happy birthday. -Thanks.

I got to get to work.

Listen, I wanted to ask you

if I could borrow your car today.

I mean, I could take you to work.

It would just take me a second to get dressed.

Oh, I'm really running kind of late.

Can it wait till tomorrow?

Well, I need to find an apartment.

I can't stay here after I divorce Eric.

You can't do this.

I thought about it for a long time.

Linda, you got married

on the spur of the moment.

Now you're going to get divorced

on the spur of the moment.

You don't think things through.

Yes, I do.

Look, Eric and I don't get along.

It was a mistake from the beginning.

Can't a person correct a mistake?

Or do you just want me to be miserable

for the rest of my life?

Well, of course you shouldn't be miserable.

But what's making you so miserable?

Eric doesn't like me.

I don't believe that.

Well, it's true.

He loves you.

Maybe, maybe not.

But he doesn't like me.

Come on.

My own mother doesn't like me.

She wouldn't even let me stay at her house

when Eric was away.

People just don't like me.

-People do like you, -No, they don't.

Because I'm critical and judgmental.

You're not. You're just...

Helpful.

Will you open your eyes?

You are the only person who's ever liked me for who I am.

I'm also the person who caused all this.

-You're not. -I am.

No.

Are you sure about that?

I couldn't be more sure.

Maybe after the divorce

people won't blame us if we fall in love.

They can't.

They can't blame us.

But right now I've got to get out of here

and go find an apartment.

I'll help you. I'll call in sick.

Okay.

Well, Olivia and Harold can make it.

Who else can we invite?

I don't know, it's up to Michael.

It's his birthday.

I can't believe he's going to be 21.

I can't believe I'm not.

Some parents can't wait

for the kids to grow up and move out,

but I just feel so lucky with him,

here.

And he feels comfortable.

How about Paige?

She's never been really happy here.

For the party.

Oh, right.

Paige and Tom, right?

Right.

And then we have Val and Jenny, Frank,

Pat, Julie.

Gary.

What if Val brings Danny?

Scratch Gary.

Scratch Val.

Oh, this is such a mess.

Hey, you know,

a mess is an understatement.

Gary accuses Danny of r*pe.

Can you imagine if it's true?

Morning.

Oh, happy birthday, birthday boy.

Happy birthday.

Hey, you're gonna be late for work.

I'm not going in today.

Oh, well, I guess I can't blame you

for playing hooky on your birthday.

What's all this?

We thought we'd have a couple of people in

tonight for cake.

Balloons?

They were leftover from Meg's party.

I found my hat.

Oh, yes, you did.

And you look terrific.

Mom, I'm 21 years old.

I don't want a party with balloons and nut cups.

Honey, I didn't mean a party party.

Just a few people, right?

Hey, scratch the nut cups.

Forget the party.

Okay?

Thank you.

[balloon deflating loudly]

[elevator dings]

Whose birthday is it?

Michael Fairgate.

Are we throwing him a party?

You know, I hate to throw parties I don't know about.

Oh, no, sir. I just bought him some balloons.

It's no big deal.

Is Paige in here?

She's out sick today.

Give me Michael on the phone.

He's out sick today too.

These office colds can spread like wildfire,

Mr. Sumner.

You should take some extra vitamin C

as a precaution.

Extra vitamin C or extra bourbon.

You bought these balloons for Michael's birthday?

Mm-hmm.

Never bought me anything for my birthday.

Well, you didn't just turn 21.

This is a milestone.

It's awful he got sick on his milestone.

I know, and he knocked us out of a party.

Who send those?

They're from my office.

That's double streak for someone in your office.

"God is watching. Greg."

It's my boss, he likes to joke.

Should I be jealous?

It is a professional relationship.

Okay.

You want to tell me about the other men in your life?

There are no other men in my life.

What about the men in your past?

Now that is my business.

Oh, you don't want to talk about that?

-No. -Okay.

Would you get us some paper and pencils, please?

Why?

Because I said please.

Well.

I'm not going to write down the names of my old boyfriend.

But...

-Paper. -Thank you.

Pencil?

-Yes, dear. -Thank you.

So what is this all about?

I'm making a list.

Of what?

Sooner or later, we're going to have to find out

if there is anything that we like to do together.

Well, I know of something that we like to do together.

Anything else we like to do together.

And since you don't like to talk...

Here.

We're going to make a list

of the things that we like to do,

and then, we are going to do them.

Okay.

Right.

[pleasant music]

Don't peek.

Okay.

Okay.

Let's exchange lists.

This ought to be interesting.

Visit the exhibition of classic cars.

That's number one on your list?

I didn't prioritize.

Thank goodness.

Watch bad sci-fi.

We don't have to go far. I've got cable.

Okay.

Attend a kickboxing tournament?

Alright, dude, always wanted to go to one of those.

So what's next? A pitbull puppy farm?

[giggles]

Okay.

Alright, smarty.

Let me see your list.

Paige,

there's only one thing on this list.

Okay, we will start with your list first.

It's a lovely unit, Miss...

Oh, Fairgate. Linda Fairgate.

Hi, Michael Fairgate.

Oh, newlyweds?

-No. -No.

We're relatives.

Oh.

You know, it really is a lovely unit.

It's very nice.

Do you think we could have a few minutes to look it over?

Oh, sure. Turn the latch when you're ready to leave

and drop by my apartment.

Pick up an application.

-Take your time. -Thank you.

God, this is great.

Gosh, you know what I can do?

I can make the cutest curtains out of cotton foil.

Oh, and I've got the most wonderful rocking chair

at my mother's.

My stereo would be great right against this wall.

Oh, you know what I have?

I have this rug, hand-woven rug from Mexico.

It would be perfect for this place.

I could loan you my stereo.

Or the rug.

It's just I have so much stuff, you know,

that I never really use.

It would be really nice for this place.

So if you're interested, you can use it.

Well.

-I've seen enough. -Me too.

[pleasant music]

-Hi. -Hi.

I brought lunch.

Now, what is the point of eating lunch at home

if you spend money to buy it already made?

Because I wanted to celebrate.

It's our anniversary.

Seven months.

A submarine sandwich?

Hey, it's the thought that counts.

What are you looking for?

You know those silver candlestick holders

we got for our wedding?

Well, I want to dress the place up,

you know, a little atmosphere.

What's wrong?

I sold them.

You sold what?

The candlestick holders.

Why?

I love those candlestick holders.

We never use them,

and I needed the money to buy something else.

What?

This.

Wow, that's beautiful.

Sweetheart,

you shouldn't spend so much money on me.

Actually, it's for Michael.

It's his 21st birthday.

Oh, yeah.

What? I had to get him something.

You could have asked me, you know,

those were my candlestick holders too.

Well, I had to get him something.

What was I supposed to do?

Get him something cheaper? How much was that?

It's the thought that counts.

How much?

[sighs]

$130.

Yeah, well, have cheaper thoughts, okay?

I wanted to get him something nice.

Oh, I know you can't get anything nice

for under 100 bucks.

Well, I thought that you liked Michael.

I do like Michael. I don't like the price tag.

[sighs] Look, I'm sorry. Sorry.

Next time I'll check with you, okay?

I don't want to fight about money.

Fine.

No more fighting about money.

Happy anniversary.

I'm so depressed.

I mean, look at these prices.

I can't even afford an apartment.

Even if I were to get an absolutely great job,

there's no way I can save up enough money

for all these deposits.

I can give you the money.

How would that look?

Who's gonna know?

[Karen] Michael!

I'm so glad you're home.

Mom.

I didn't know you were home.

Where's the car?

It's in the garage.

I just wanted to surprise you.

Don't go away.

[pleasant music]

Linda, hi.

Michael, happy birthday.

Eric.

So don't I get a welcome home kiss?

Hey, happy birthday, little bro.

You are turning 21 without me.

Isn't this great?

This is great.

So where do I put my things?

Oh, Linda's using your old room.

Okay, want to give me a hand with it?

Oh, I'll get that. Let me.

No, that's okay. I've got it.

Did you know he was coming?

Just a few hours ago.

He called from the airport.

I wish he'd warned us.

What's the matter?

Well, nothing.

It's just that if he would have told us

then I would have known he was coming.

You know,

I'm really happy you decided not to have a party.

Now we can have a nice, quiet family dinner.

This is really a gift to me.

Both my sons,

all to myself.

Eric, please.

I don't want you to embarrass yourself,

and you don't have to pretend in front of the family.

I've already told them.

You told them?

I'm going to go get an aspirin. I've got a headache.

[whispering] I was just coming to find you.

Is he really here for my birthday?

No, he's here because of my letter.

He wants to talk about the divorce.

I think we should tell him about us.

No, Linda.

Hey, Michael, come here for a sec.

Hey, it's good to see you. Have a seat.

Sit, sit.

Something's different.

What do you mean?

Your hair.

Oh God, it's probably just messy

from riding in Michael's convertible.

It's blonde.

Yeah. I went back to my natural color.

I liked it better brown.

I like it.

Thanks.

Here it is.

What is it?

It's your birthday gift.

I thought about it all the way back on the plane.

It's a baseball card.

Look at it.

Sandy Koufax.

You don't remember, do you?

No.

Do you remember how we loved baseball cards

when we were kids?

Yeah.

Well, you got that card and a pack of gum

before you were in the 1st grade.

You kept waving it in my face.

Sandy Koufax.

Sandy Koufax.

I was so jealous. I really wanted it.

So we traded?

Well, you wouldn't trade, so I tricked you.

You couldn't read yet.

So I told you it wasn't Sandy Koufax.

It just looked like him.

And I pretended to read the name on the bottom.

I told you it was Don Drysdale.

After that, you traded.

You can have it back.

I don't remember that.

Of course not. You weren't the guilty one.

What do you say? Forgive me?

Yeah, yeah, I forgive you.

Thanks, Eric.

It's a great gift.

[emotional music]

[sighs]

Thanks a lot.

You used all the hot water.

Well, I'm using cold water.

There's no more hot water.

Well, it must be the hot water heater

or something, 'cause I'm using cold.

There's no water pressure either.

Didn't you hear me screaming in there?

You should have waited.

Hey, I'm trying to take a shower

under these little drip drops of water

with a broken piece of soap.

Look, I'm sorry.

I wanted to finish these so I could get ready.

I'm gonna get ready too.

[water running]

Look, we pay for the water, you know.

You shouldn't let the water run while you're doing the dishes.

You turn it on. You turn it off.

You turn it on. You turn it off.

I thought we weren't going to fight about money.

This is not about money.

This is about water and common courtesy.

Okay?

[grunting]

I chipped the dish. Are you happy?

Okay, look, no more fighting about money.

No more fighting about chipped dishes, okay?

What about water?

Not a word.

Now hurry up because we're going to be late.

[singing]

[pleasant music]

Nice Woody.

Oh, thanks.

What happened to the car show?

Are we early?

It's over.

The judging was at 2:00, we're the last ones here.

Great.

There's a Model T show in Pomona

on the third Tuesday of every month.

Yeah, yeah, thank you.

I can't wait.

You see?

I knew we should've gone to the botanical gardens first.

How was I supposed to know there'd be spring for parks?

Well, now that we've tried,

let's just go back to my list.

No, we're going to do something from the list.

By the time we get to any of those places,

they're going to be closed as well.

Then I'll think of something.

Coleridge is my favorite poet.

Am I supposed to believe that you're interested

in all of these different things,

from botanical gardens

to romantic poetry?

"In Xanadu did Kubla Khan

"a stately-pleasure Dome decree

"where Alph the sacred river

"ran through caverns measureless to man

down to a sunless sea."

-Oh, no. -That's it.

I read it perfect.

No, it's my boss.

The guy who sent the flowers?

He can't see me.

I called in sick today.

I wrote the office a note.

It said "Dear boss, Frankie's bored.

Give him the day off." It works every time.

The guy that runs that place is a pushover.

-So? -So?

So you want to hang out with me?

I have somewhere I have to go to.

And what?

Natural means of pest control.

That's easy. Squash.

Let's go have some pizza and beer.

Let's go have some pizza and beer.

You're such a bad influence on me.

That's why you like hanging out with me so much.

Yo, Paige!

Glad to see you're feeling better.

[Paige sighs]

Well, the gods did not mean for me

to step foot out of this apartment.

You've convinced me.

Let's eat.

What about Eric and Linda?

Should I call them?

They've been up there a long time.

That's good isn't it? Let's eat.

Maybe they're hungry. I'll go get them.

Oh, no, no. Don't rush them.

I guess they need some time together.

Well, pass me something. I'm starving.

I guess we could get started.

Michael, you just remember that when you get married.

As long as two people are talking,

there's hope.

[doorbell dings]

I'll get that.

[chattering]

Olivia. Harold.

Hi.

Are we the first ones?

-The first ones? -For the party.

Oh, I forgot to call you.

I'm so sorry.

Call us about what?

Well, we...

Michael

just wanted family.

So...

Well, you're family.

Come on in.

-There's no party, huh? -Yeah.

You know, there's just been so much excitement here.

I forgot to call.

Well, actually, we can't stay.

We're just going to leave this with Michael and go.

Hey, no way. We have plenty of food.

You'll join us. Come on.

We got two seats right here.

Come on, take off your coat.

There you go.

Come here. Why didn't you call to confirm?

You don't confirm for a party.

He's your cousin.

Let's not fight about relatives.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Mack.

Maybe you should go get Linda and Eric.

Eric?

Yeah, he just got in this afternoon.

That's why everything's so confused.

Eric.

I could have done that.

You're right there.

Michael, happy birthday.

Do you feel any older?

Hey, Olivia.

Cousin.

Hey, I didn't think there was going to be a party.

[doorbell rings]

-How was your trip? -Good.

Surprise!

You wouldn't come to us, so we came to you.

Happy birthday.

The Big 21.

Let's party.

Eric doesn't want the divorce.

At one, and two...

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

♪ Happy birthday dear Michael ♪

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

[cheering]

Well.

Looks like you got your party anyway.

Well, it's not a party party.

Just some friends stopping by for a few minutes.

Michael, do you have a CD player?

No.

It's alright, I brought mine.

I'll be right back.

Uhm...

Anyone want coffee?

-Coffee? -I could make some punch.

[cork popping]

[laughing]

This looks good.

I'll make some coffee.

No, thanks, Mort.

I'll hold it off for a while.

[chattering]

Here's a little something.

Oh, Bob.

You don't have to give me anything.

Cufflinks.

I noticed that you haven't been wearing French cuffs,

and I thought maybe you didn't have a nice pair of cufflinks.

Great idea.

Yeah, thanks. Nice.

French cuffs make a statement.

They say you're going places.

-I'll remember that. -Yeah.

Make sure Sumner sees you wearing them, too.

Great house, Michael.

Yeah, this and a new car.

Polly's yours.

It's not my house.

Not bad for a rental.

I didn't rent it.

Really? Who does it belong to?

It's my parents'.

You live with your parents?

-Yeah. -Polly?

Guess what?

Excuse me.

Did you know the junior exec still living with mom and dad?

Happy birthday.

Yes, she did.

What's Theresa doing here?

I thought you two broke up.

She's not here with me, she's with my brother.

That really stinks.

I can't believe she dumped one brother for another.

What about the cake I baked?

Are you kidding? They brought enough

for the whole Sumner group.

You know what?

Give it the deep freeze.

I wonder if Eric and Linda are getting along.

Well, you're going to have to ask them.

I just don't want to interfere.

You? Interfere?

[knocking on door]

Hello.

-Hi. -Hi.

-I got Michael a present. -Oh, thanks.

Hey, you want to stay for some cake?

Oh, that's okay, you two get back to your party.

Oh, wait a minute. This isn't a party.

We wouldn't have a party without inviting you.

[music on the stereo]

Well, I'm really not in the mood to party anyway.

I'm just mad at Gary.

How could he say those things about Danny?

Because he believes them.

It's not the first time that Gary believes

something that wasn't true.

You know, I'm getting sick and tired

of Gary's demented lovers

stirring up trouble in my life.

It's not going to happen again.

I'm sorry.

Tell Michael I love him, okay?

Yeah, I will.

And I'll come over tomorrow

and bring some cake for the kids.

Lots of it.

-Bye, Mack. -Yeah, take it easy.

You know, I got a question.

-What? -If this isn't our party,

why do we have to go back in there?

Well, I'm not going to stay in the kitchen

like a tired helper.

So why don't we just bring this stuff in, man,

dump it and let them party on,

and let Michael be with his friends.

Look, we're adults,

they're adults,

and we have to start treating Michael like an adult.

So why don't we just go out there?

And mix with his friends.

Mix?

Mix.

Mix.

I'm going to mix.

And I won't blow bubbles in the coffee.

Plastics aren't nearly what they used to be,

investment wise.

Too much bad press.

Of course, biodegradables

may bring a resurgence.

Yeah, you can talk about your biodegradables,

but this little baby?

[grunts]

Classic.

She'll last forever.

And you can strap her to the passenger seat in your car

during rush hour.

Use the carpool lane.

I do it every day, every day.

-This is a really nice house. -Thanks.

I'm gonna have to buy some furniture.

All I have is a refrigerator

a stereo and a water bed.

But of course, what else do you really need?

[rock music in background]

I mixed.

Me too.

-Oh, yeah. -Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah.

So I never knew anyone named Harold before.

Well, it's a family name, and I never liked it.

I do.

It's distinguished.

-Oh, yeah? -Yeah.

What kind of work do you do?

I sell auto parts.

That's what my dad does.

He say's there's always a future in auto parts.

No kidding.

Who is she?

Uh, that's Polly.

She's the receptionist where I work.

She certainly is friendly.

Harvey, could you turn that down a little bit?

I can't hear anything.

You really are turning into an old man.

Harvey.

You can open this later if you want to.

No, no, no. I'll open it now.

Hi, Harvey. I'm Olivia.

Didn't we meet at my birthday party?

Yeah, I'm from the Sumner group.

Yeah, you work in the mailroom.

Mailroom today.

Vice-President suite tomorrow.

I'm going to own the place.

You're ambitious.

Yeah, but don't tell Greg Sumner.

I don't want to scare him.

You want some champagne?

No, thanks, no.

Oh, but I'd like a soda.

Well, I didn't want to just buy something,

so I went to the beach

looking for something special.

It's really nice.

Well, you could use it as a paperweight or something.

I thought Eric wanted a divorce.

He's changed his mind.

What made him change his mind?

The fact that I didn't change mine.

Maybe he still loves you.

Well, I don't feel very loved.

Not by Eric, anyway.

He's always trying to point out my flaws

and trying to get me to change.

But if you love someone,

I mean, if you really love someone,

you don't try to fix them.

Do you?

You don't have any flaws.

You know, the day that I found this rock,

that was the day that I realized I love you.

I love this song.

Come dance with me, Michael.

Thanks. I don't dance much.

Come on.

Michael told me about you and Eric.

I hope you'll be very happy.

You know Mike has always had rotten luck

with women his own age.

Maybe Polly will be good for him.

Show him the ropes.

Can't believe how much he's grown up.

Rad music, isn't it?

Oh, face it. We've become our parents.

I like Irving Berlin tunes.

-Here's your milk. -Thank you.

You're welcome.

You know that old adage.

Someday you'll see

That wasn't coined for nothing.

I always hated it.

It has an implied ending.

Someday you'll see

how rotten life is.

Well, I don't think life is rotten.

I think it's pretty darn good.

At least it can be if you want it.

I want Eric and Michael

to believe that.

I want them to love what they're doing

and who they're with.

But Eric

has a rocky marriage

and Michael works for a company I hate.

I don't even like his car.

No thanks. That's not decaf.

[romantic music]

Michael told me what you did for him.

I think it's really sweet

that you pretended to be his girlfriend.

My third cousin Carol did the same thing for me.

Would you believe we actually fell in love?

So, all officially grown up now, aren't we?

Somehow I thought it was going to be a lot easier, didn't you?

I guess I did.

You and Linda become pretty good friends, haven't you?

Mmh. Yeah.

And you know she wants a divorce?

She mentioned it.

What should I do?

I can't really answer that for you.

I blew it.

I blew it in a bad way, Michael.

I didn't do the dumb things a lot of other men do.

I didn't run around on her,

didn't drink too much.

I wasn't mean to her.

I just didn't take care of what I had.

Now I don't have her.

Michael, my wife doesn't love me.

What should I do?

Quiet, everybody. Come on, let's gather around.

I want to make a toast.

To the greatest cousin in the world.

To a good sport.

To an all around good guy.

With a very cute smile.

-Future mogul. -To you, Michael.

To my oldest,

closest friend.

to my brother.

Hear! Hear!

Happy birthday, buddy.

I had a good time.

Many more. Many more.

Happy birthday.

Happy birthday, old man.

I can't go through with this.

-Michael, please. -I can't.

-Not now. -I know it's awkward.

He still loves you.

I will never, ever, have anything to do

with breaking you two up.

But you're not breaking this up.

I'm going to divorce him anyway.

Well, even if you do

we can't be together.

What'd you say to Linda?

I told her you loved her.

-Where'd she go? -I don't know.

I better go find her.

-I should go. -Well, I'll help you.

Well, that's one way to break up the party.

What is going on?

[Greg chuckles]

You have a BS in Science,

a Masters in Microbiology,

and you don't know a kiss when you see one?

You know what I mean.

I'm just letting nature take its course.

I just want to know how you see me.

I just want to know what the nature

of this relationship is.

You keep talking like that,

I'm going to wash your mouth out with soap.

I'm serious.

What do you expect me to say?

We go out, we have a good time.

You're a very attractive woman.

What do you think is going on?

Need I compose you an essay?

I don't trust you.

Thanks a lot.

I didn't say I didn't like you.

It's just I know that you are the type of man

who can't be friends with a woman.

You think all I'm interested in is sex?

Believe me, finding women to have sex with

is not one of my problems.

Finding a woman with a modicum of personality

and intelligence

that I can hang out with?

That's a problem.

Friends?

Friends.

So you want to go to bed?

Not tonight.

Some friend you are. Friend.

Wait a minute. Listen.

Wait a minute.

Listen, I'm not a teenager anymore, and,

you know, I'm not going to date you for a year

and take you to the prom and buy you a corsage

and go home and meet your folks, you know?

It's not my style.

To quote you, "What's going on?"

Well, as far as I can tell,

we've had a few pleasant dinners.

That's it.

I'm a last minute diversion.

You just call me up

when you aren't in the mood for being alone.

You don't spend every waking minute

thinking about me.

So now you know what I'm thinking.

Yes.

You expect women to fall all over you,

to show up naked on your doorstep,

begging you for attention.

Yeah.

You're a very sexy older man

who can have anyone he wants.

We are going to do without the "older" part.

Well, you're going to have to prove to me

that you want me.

You are going to have to wake up

and show me that you give a damn.

In the long run, I'm worth the effort.

Because I give a lot back.

[pleasant music]

[air whistling out]

[air whistling out]

[laughs]

I didn't want Meg to...

[both chuckle]

You think she could have walked this far?

I don't know.

Maybe she found an all-night coffee shop.

And it's not safe to be out this late.

Oh, she's safe. She's safe.

I don't understand her.

I don't understand this whole situation.

I'm the one who doesn't want the divorce.

I'm the one who should be out walking around crying.

What's going on?

You certainly enjoyed yourself.

What's that supposed to mean?

You spent the whole night

flirting with Miss Auto Parts 'R Us.

[laughs]

Come on, Polly was just being nice.

How dare you spend the whole evening

with another woman?

When I sold a wedding present

so that we could afford a gift for the party.

You know, you're right.

You're right.

I had a great time tonight.

And you want to know why I had a great time tonight, honey?

Because for five minutes I spoke to somebody

who didn't look down her nose at me.

Forget it.

Forget it. I don't want to fight.

So you don't want to talk about me, is that it?

Huh?

What do you want to talk about? Harvey?

Let's talk about Harvey

and his imminent rise up the ladder of success.

The Sumner Group.

He seems like a real winner,

somebody worthy of you.

Well, he's working in the mailroom right now,

I just don't think you have the patience

to wait out for his promotions

I don't want to fight.

Why not?

You do it so well.

I just can't take it.

Our fights are too ugly.

Oh, what do you want, a pretty fight? Is that it?

You want a pretty fight?

Look, you...

You and I, we call each other names.

We go for each other's throats.

I just can't stand the way we fight.

Well, how do you want to fight then?

How?

I just don't want to talk about it, okay?

Okay. Now I get it.

We just can't,

you and I can't talk at all. Is that it?

We can't talk about money. We can't talk about water.

We can't talk about candlestick holders.

We can't talk about the family.

We can't talk about the party.

You tell me what we're supposed to talk about, huh?

Tell me what we're supposed to talk about, Olivia.

Because I got news for you.

All we have is fighting.

Without it, we haven't got anything.

[door slams shut]

[dramatic music]

You're right.

[sighs]

I thought I heard someone.

It's late.

Why aren't you sleeping?

I can't sleep.

Where are Eric and Michael?

I don't know.

Would you like me to get you something to eat?

No, I can't eat.

[melancholic music]

Come here.

[sobbing]

Hey.

It will be alright.

You and Eric will work things out.

I don't want to work things out with Eric,

because I'm in love with Michael.

[door opening]

[dramatic music]

[narrator] Next on Knots Landing...

I didn't break out their marriage.

Then why she thinks you love her?

What exactly can I do about that?

Tell her you don't.

Do you think she's seeing somebody else?

-Somebody else? -Yeah. You know.

Like a boyfriend or something.

I know what Gary told you.

He told you that I assaulted Amanda.

What she's saying about me is not true.

I didn't r*pe her.

Has he threatened you?

He's done some awful,

ugly things, Gary.

[tense music]