07x05 - A Little Assistance

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[Mack] I'm not saying you don't need secrecy.

You need a certain amount of secrecy in adoption, I guess.

Yes, we can't have those same laws

covering up ill*gal adoptions.

There's got to be a watchdog.

-I thought that was you. -It's gonna be.

-You hungry? -Sure.

-Everything? -Everything.

Give us two. The works.

So your office is going to start an investigation?

We're already doing it.

There's a whole network out there.

They- they forge birth certificates,

they, uh, they misplace hospital records,

victimize innocent people.

-Thanks. -Who?

-Who what? -Who's in this network?

A lot of people.

Nurses, doctors, lawyers.

I'm going to investigate anybody and anything

involved with ill*gal adoption.

Doctors, they're the ones who are really driving me crazy.

I mean, they're so busy covering their rear ends

and the rear ends of other doctors.

It's like a mafia, you know?

So the crooked ones are protected by- by the...

by the simple, arrogant ones, you know?

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What else is there to say?

[sighs] What else can you say?

God, I feel so awful for Lilimae.

How long does she have?

-[Cathy sighs] -We don't know.

A couple of months. Six tops.

This is really difficult for me to talk about right now.

Yeah.

I know I should have told you sooner,

but I wanted to wait till we were positive.

-I know. -[Joshua sniffs]

Does Val know?

No.

She's been through too much already.

I couldn't burden her with this.

You and I are the only people that know.

You have to promise me that it'll stay that way.

Yeah, I do, I promise.

Now you understand why I have to stay here.

Of course.

I would love to move into that apartment with you.

Start our own life together. A family.

Oh, Josh.

[breathes deeply]

I'm not gonna move out

and leave you to face this alone.

I'm here with you and I'm gonna stay here.

[sighs]

[Olivia] Why do they call it breaking a horse?

[Gary] Oh, you break down his resistance

to being ridden without breaking his spirit.

But we're sort of re-breaking these horses.

I mean, they've been turned out for a while.

-They're pretty big. -[both chuckle]

Yeah, but we're smarter.

-Go ahead, pick one. -Me?

[Gary] Yeah, pick one. We'll break him together.

Okay. Oh, how about him?

-[horse neighs] -[Gary chuckles]

That's a good choice. He's a fine-looking horse.

Alright, I'm gonna go introduce myself.

[cheerful music playing]

[Gary] Ooh, ooh.

Tricky. Whoa, boy. Whoa, whoa.

Come here. Come here. Come here. Come here.

That's it. You gotta calm him down and gentle him.

That's it. Good.

Now, I'm gonna take him over here

and get him used to being restrained for a while.

Does it hurt him?

Uh, he doesn't like it much, but it doesn't hurt him.

Atta, boy. Atta, boy.

Good. Yes, I'm not gonna hurt you.

[Joshua] I hate to bring this up again,

but I was wondering if you're gonna be able to sing

on my show.

Well, I've been thinking so much about Lilimae,

-I forgot about it. -Well, it's up to you,

but I know how much she'd like it.

She was just telling me the other day

how much pleasure she gets out of you singing.

[knocking on door]

-You think about it? -Yeah.

Hey. What's this?

Gift for the twins.

Why not one for each, Ben?

I don't believe you. [chuckles]

What on Earth?

-Ben bought this for the babies. -[Valene] What?

Well, kids need a little music in their life.

[laughing]

Well, where do you want to put it?

Well, I- I don't know.

Don't you think that this is a little bit extravagant, maybe?

-No, no, no, no, no. -No?

This is a piano. It's not extravagant.

-It's a necessity. -It's great.

See, if the kids grow up having a piano,

-they'll be able to play it. -Yeah.

Of course. Let's try it. Come on.

Come on. You wanna try?

-[playing piano] -[baby coos]

-You see that? Kid's a natural. -Love to.

-You see? -You can tell, huh?

I have an impeccable ear. Really. Put it over there, guys.

I don't believe this.

[engine whirring]

The entrance will be completely camouflaged.

And how do our people get in?

Through the main building, just like everybody else,

but they'll have a special pass card,

that'll give them entrance to this corridor.

Then they'll travel down this corridor,

just like we're doing.

They'll enter a deep chamber at the end.

Once we're a complete operation here,

no one will even suspect that our people are here.

-Well, what about Ewing? -I'll handle him.

-How? -What?

How are you going to handle him?

What the hell difference does it make how I handle him?

I said I'll handle him.

I don't think it's unreasonable for us to ask.

You don't, I do?

Now, now, Greg, take it easy, huh?

You guys are unbelievable.

You're not world-class figures at all.

You're third rate.

"We need you, Senator."

"You're indispensable to this project, Senator."

Okay, I bought it, and I'm here, and I'm handling it.

Reluctantly, but effectively.

It's a bore, if you really want to know the truth.

Your father didn't think it was a bore.

He worked very hard to get us to place the comp center here.

My father's dead. I'm running the show now.

Yeah, exactly.

And you're the one that's going to benefit

from the brilliant deal that he made.

So let's not get too, uh, cavalier, Greg.

Look, Greg, what he means is we're a little bit nervous.

I'm sure you are, too. But nobody's challenging you.

We're just trying to be careful.

Ewing has responded to the recent death of his brother

by withdrawing from this mundane and material world.

His retreat has kept him out of our way.

However,

when his spiritual rebirth wears off,

which will be around Tuesday of next week,

we'll still have his wife.

His wife? That seems a little strange.

This is the latter part of the 20th century, pal.

It's not strange at all.

Mrs. Ewing has always had a knack

for looking out for number one.

And in this situation,

she realizes that her best interests

lie in Empire Valley.

Hi.

Mama, has Laura been away?

Oh, that? No. [chuckles]

Did I miss something?

[indistinct chatter]

-Hey. -[chuckles]

-[Whitney yelps] -[water splashing]

You're history, pal.

-Eric, Eric, let him up. -[Eric] Who?

This guy right here.

[Valene] Karen.

Laura hasn't been away, has she?

[Karen] No, why?

Why is she giving herself a welcome home party?

Well, she's just happy to be back.

Back?

You know, I'm doing this for you, Whitney.

-Or for us. -Spare him, and I'm yours.

-Really? -Really. [chuckles]

-[both grunt] -[water splashing]

[Eric] I'm gonna get you.

[grunting]

Hey, hey, not so fast, Eric. She's mine now. She promised.

-She lied. -[both chuckle]

I gotta get my own place.

Why, just to get rid of Michael?

He's cute, but he's just a kid.

No, no, it's time, that's all. [sniffs]

Besides, living in this cul-de-sac

is like living in the middle of a soap opera,

-let me tell you. -I told you,

those babies are not a topic

for discussion on your show, not anymore.

Okay, then why don't we discuss something else?

-What? -How little support you get

from the baby's father.

Are you sure you're not overstating it?

Understating it.

She won't let me near him.

I told you to be patient.

She's been without those kids a long time.

-It'll happen. How you doin'? -Thank you.

[both chuckle]

-Do me a favor, will you? -Yeah.

Dump that guy, and I'll meet you later.

-Sure, you're on. -Okay.

Yeah.

[chuckles]

-[boy] A little higher. -[boy] Ah. Hi.

You can't let that guy run your life this way.

-It's not what you think. -[Laura] No?

-Up till now. -Up till now, you're right,

but this time is different.

-Really? -Yeah. I can't explain it.

Mm-hmm.

-[groans] -Well, maybe

it's just a little like a soap opera.

Maybe it's just a little more than a little.

-But... -[smooches]

...it's fun. [chuckles]

Okay.

Oh, no.

Joshua.

No, I think your halo's

getting just a little bit too tight, Joshua.

[Mack] Come on, guys. Hold it, hold it. Come on.

This is a party. Let's keep it that way.

Mack, did you see this?

[Mack] The interview I did with The Tribune?

"Special Investigator McKenzie Attacks Medical Profession?"

-Ah, don't worry about that. -Don't worry about that?

"Doctors above law." Did you really say that?

Yeah, I said it, but it was off the record.

Did the reporter say that it was off the record?

How's the governor gonna react to this?

Well, he'll have to understand.

He's backing me all the way.

[Jill] The governor is very unhappy, Mr. McKenzie.

You've managed to antagonize the Bar Association,

the Medical Association,

-the State Adoption Service. -[newspaper rustles]

[chuckles]

-Anything else? -Yes.

He's decided to grant your request

for help on this project.

Oh, I don't want his help.

All I ask from him is to cut through the red tape,

and that's all.

And that's what I'm here for.

That's not why you're here.

You can do all that stuff, make the phone calls

and everything else from your desk in Sacramento.

The governor thinks I can do it better here.

Well, you tell the governor

that Special Investigator MacKenzie

doesn't need a babysitter, okay?

Mr. MacKenzie, I'd love to go back there.

I love Sacramento.

I have a nice apartment, friends,

pleasant people to work with.

But the governor sent me here, and he's the boss.

Mine and yours.

Now, where do we begin?

We don't.

Mr. MacKenzie, the quicker you get

to the bottom of this adoption problem,

the quicker I'll be out of your hair.

Now, that should inspire us both.

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[chuckles]

[engine whirring]

[car approaching]

Got a minute?

[Abby] Ah, not really. Is it important?

Well, yeah, I'd like to set up a meeting

with you, Gary, myself.

[Abby] What for?

Well, I'd like to get busy on the Lotus Point expansion,

especially the Fourth Quadrant.

I mean, we've had these plans for such a long time now,

-and I've got some good ideas. -Karen,

I really don't think that Gary is in the mood

to discuss something like this right now.

-[Karen] Why? -Because he hasn't gotten over

his brother's death yet.

[children playing in the distance]

Yeah. Maybe I should go see him, huh?

I'd rather you wouldn't.

Abby, I happen to be a partner in this company,

and I'd like to discuss company business

-with one of the other partners. -You just can't keep your nose

out of other people's business, can you?

-[Karen] What? -Now that Val

has her babies back,

you don't have anything else to do, right?

So you're going to turn your attention to my family.

-Well, forget it. -Abby,

I don't give a damn about your family problems,

but I do care about Gary.

Well, he doesn't need your concern.

Is that clear enough?

Very. But if you don't mind, I'll let Gary tell me, not you.

-[Cathy] Hey. -[Laura] Hi.

Can I talk to you for a second?

Okay, make it quick, though. I'm really running late.

Well, I just- I just wanted to talk to you

about the apartment.

Well, what's to talk about?

You know, I can't give you your deposit back.

Oh, no, I- I know, um...

Josh and I decided it's just not the right time.

-You mean Joshua decided? -No.

Actually, we both decided.

Laura, it's a little complicated.

I- I really can't go into it right now.

Okay, well, anything you say.

What do you want me to do with the key?

Um, well, might as well keep them.

You paid for two months' rent.

You never know, they might come in handy, huh?

-I'll see you later. -Okay.

[engine starts]

Now, I think that'll be out of the way over here.

Be careful.

-Great. -What the hell is this?

I thought we settled all that, Mack.

I'm staying, and I'll need a place to put my things

if we're going to work together.

Well, you find someplace else.

There is no place else.

There's no room in the other office.

It's not coming in here. The governor sent you down here.

Let him find you an office.

-Outside, guys. -Excuse me.

Don't let this fool you.

I am staying, and none of your childish outbursts

are going to drive me away.

Get it out!

[mover] I wish you all would get it together.

[clears throat]

Okay, it's just a blanket. Just gonna put a blanket on you.

That's it. See there? See there? Didn't hurt.

Good boy. Alright. Here you go.

-Do it again. Good. Come on. -[horse neighs]

One more time. Here you go. Alright. Easy, easy.

Yeah, boy. See there?

Doesn't hurt at all.

Hi. What are you doing home from school?

Oh, Gary, let me take the day off.

He's teaching me how to break a horse.

[Karen] I see, and that's more important than school, huh?

Well, just today.

They weren't teaching us anything important.

Honest.

I believe you. [chuckles]

Hey, would you do me a favor?

Could you let me borrow Gary

for a few minutes?

I guess that means get lost. Okay. [chuckles]

-Hi. -Hi.

-[Karen] How are you? -Fine.

I haven't seen you around much.

Well, I haven't been around much.

Gary, I know you've been having a hard time.

Sooner or later, you're gonna have to let

some of us back in your life.

[sighs]

I remember when...

I was having trouble with drugs.

I looked up one time and...

there was your face, just smiling.

Karen.

We're friends.

We go back a long way.

When I need you, I'll let you know.

[melancholy music playing]

♪ You abandoned me ♪

♪ Love don't live here anymore ♪

♪ Just a vacancy ♪

♪ Love don't live here anymore ♪

♪ When you lived inside of me ♪

♪ There was nothing I could conceive ♪

♪ That you wouldn't do for me ♪

♪ Trouble seemed so far away ♪

♪ You changed that right away, baby ♪

♪ You abandoned me ♪

♪ Love don't live here anymore ♪♪

Look, maybe you could send somebody out to the parking lot

to see if his car is here.

Thank you.

Joshua!

-Want to see me, Ben? -Where have you been?

Do you realize we've kept a crew waiting in there?

Well, I was putting some last-minute touches

on my sermon.

Are you out of your mind?

Do you know how much it costs to keep that crew waiting?

-Don't you ever do that again. -I'll try my best, Ben.

Listen, you are not the prima donna

around here anymore.

It's getting harder and harder to sell ads for your show.

And do you know why?

Because your ratings are getting lower and lower.

Well, I'll have to do something about that.

You better believe it. What?

I haven't given it very much thought.

Well, you don't have a whole lot of time to decide.

Now, we talked other day about bringing Cathy on the show.

Have you talked to her about it?

-No. -Why,

you afraid she might help too much?

Well, I'm not in the habit of telling my wife

what to do, Ben.

-Is that right? -Besides,

let me be the judge of what's best for my show.

I don't care what's best for your show.

I don't care if we even save your show.

I only care about one thing

and that is that your show makes up money.

[gasps] Money? Profits?

You're damn right.

Because any profits that come from your show

goes into my news operation,

and that is important to me.

You want to save your show?

You come up with some method of jacking up your ratings.

Your ratings aren't too bad when Cathy's on the show.

But if that's not your solution, you come up with something.

-You understand me? -Well, now let's see.

No, let's don't see. You just do it.

-Sure, Ben. -[Ben] That's all.

All I'm saying is that Gary's mind

really isn't on Empire Valley right now.

It's still on his brother.

But it's not going to stay on his brother much longer.

Sooner or later, he's going to wander back to Empire Valley,

and then it's going to hit the fan.

You do have a way with words, don't you?

I have to know what's going down so I can plan ahead.

Don't worry. Problems like these always have answers.

You got a little plan up your designer sleeve, do you?

Elliot.

Elliot? Elliot's a bore.

I don't trust him. He's too honest.

Then you're not used to dealing with things like that, are you?

That's why I like dealing with you, doll.

Believe me,

he'll be the first one to blow the whistle on us.

Not if I take his whistle away.

You think you can do that?

I'm working on it.

[chuckles]

[Mack] There she was moving a desk into my office.

Into my office!

[Karen] Honey,

I think you should look at this- this situation

just a little bit more reasonably.

Sit down.

I mean, you needed help, huh?

-You said so yourself. -Yeah,

but she's not here to help.

-She's the governor's spy. -[smooching]

But I- I don't care why she's here.

She's a body, a tool.

Just use her. Hm?

-That's just not that easy. -Why? Huh?

Why is Jill Bennett so special, huh?

No, see, I wouldn't call her special.

She's more like, uh, tough, mean.

-Oh, come on, she can't be-- -Yeah, yeah, yeah.

You know what she's like? She's... Now, don't laugh.

Right?

But she has this way

of, uh, looking at me and- and waiting.

-For what? -For me to mess up.

Oh, come on, Mack.

[Mack] You know, she reminds me of

that woman in all the old horror pictures, you know, uh,

Fu Manchu's gardener, the Housekeeper.

-Dracula's sister. -Gale Sondergaard.

God, yeah, just like her, you know, with the squinty eyes

and just waiting with the little smile.

Oh, honey, she sounds horrible.

I'm not sure I- I want you to, uh,

work with Dracula's sister.

Can I bite your neck?

Yes.

[Karen moans]

[tranquil music playing]

Just want to come in and say good night.

Oh, good.

Good night, sweetheart.

Did you know Karen was here today to see Gary?

Really? What happened?

Well, nothing much.

He wasn't very interested in anything she was saying.

[inhales]

What, honey?

Do you think he's gonna get any better?

Yeah. I think so.

[sighs]

But you know what?

It's very hard to accept

when someone dies that you love very much.

It takes time.

I'm just worried about him.

I know. I am, too.

[Olivia] Yeah?

Well, why don't you spend more time with him like I am,

instead of working?

Wait a minute, wait a minute. Hold on.

Who do you think you're talking to here?

[phone ringing]

Hello?

Yeah, just a second.

-Who is it? -Mr. Warrington.

Alright, now you go on upstairs.

We're gonna finish this conversation later, okay?

Yeah, whatever.

Hello?

So what did you find?

Nothing? [scoffs]

Come on. Nobody's that clean.

Keep looking.

Check his family, check his friends,

check everything about him.

Everybody has a skeleton in their closet...

and I want Elliot's.

[suspenseful music playing]

[playing piano]

[chuckles]

I miss you.

What are we gonna do about it?

I don't know.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

But wasn't there something said way back in the dark ages

about our getting married?

[Val] Yeah, there was.

Lots happened since then.

A lot of things have happened,

but our getting married hasn't been one of them.

[playing piano]

-[Cathy sighs] -Got a present for you.

[Cathy] What?

I picked out a song that I want you to do on the show.

I haven't agreed to do the show.

But you do want to do it, don't you?

Damn it, Joshua. There you go again.

You've got to stop making decisions for me.

This is important to me, Cathy. Don't turn me down.

It ought to be important to you, too.

You don't exactly have anything going on in your life right now.

-I'm not going to hear this. I-- -Do you?

-I am talking to you. -Stop it!

Hey. Don't run away from me.

I'm not finished talking to you yet.

I don't know,

everything in my life's topsy-turvy right now.

I don't seem to have time

for any of the things that used to be important to me.

And I don't see nearly enough of you.

[crashing upstairs]

[Val] Oh, my God, the babies.

[tranquil music playing]

[knocking on door]

[Val] Hi, uh, is everything okay?

-[Ben] I heard a noise. -[shushes]

-Everything's fine in here. -[Val] Okay.

-Good night. -[Val] Good night.

[tranquil music continues]

Open the tunnel wide.

[cooing and laughing]

[Val] Betsy's doing it. Come on. Come on. Bobby.

-[baby coos] -Ah...

-Look, Mommy's going to... -[Lilimae cooing]

-Hello. -Hi.

Hi, does this belong to anyone

-because I just found it in-- -[Lilimae] What? Oh, yes.

I've been looking all over for that.

That's my cobbler pan.

Oh, no wonder I didn't recognize it.

How are we this morning, huh?

"We're fine, Aunt Karen," huh, Bobby?

-[Karen chuckles] -[baby cooing]

Tell your mommy,

"The food belongs in my mouth, Mommy."

Tell Aunt Karen to have a cup of coffee and shut up.

[laughs]

-[Karen] No, I can't. -Why?

I just came by to- to tell you

-the good news. -[Val] What?

Mack's finally getting some help on the investigation.

Well, it's about time.

Yeah, the governor's sending down someone

to cut through some of the red tape,

so pretty soon, we're going to be at the...

[Karen] What happened to you?

I banged my face on the medicine cabinet.

[Karen] Ooh, that must hurt.

[Cathy] Well, it- it looks worse than it is.

[Karen] It looks pretty bad. Did you put something on it?

Yeah, it's fine, really.

Well, I gotta be off to work.

Take good care of my godchildren,

and Cathy, don't walk into any more medicine cabinets.

-I'll try not to. -Bye, Aunt Karen.

-[Lilimae] Bye, Aunt Karen. -[Val] Bye.

[tense music playing]

[sighs]

The way I see it,

what you've got is Ackerman's files,

Nurse Wilson's testimony, phony birth certificate.

Look, I know what I've got.

What I need is what I don't have.

Just laying everything up.

What I don't have is the connection

between Kavanagh and Ackerman,

and where Kavanagh gets his phony birth certificates,

-and how Ackerman-- -Oh, there's obviously

a crooked county clerk who's making them up.

Very good. Now, how do we get him?

Have you talked to the county clerk's office?

Of course, I've tried. They're not talking to me.

Well, there's another way.

Yeah, I know.

[sighs] I'm going to have to go through

the backgrounds of all those people down there.

Look at this. It's going to take forever.

-[buttons clicking] -Who are you calling?

The county supervisor's office.

Well, what for?

Well, the supervisor has personnel files

on all the county clerks.

Probably save us 40 or 50 hours going through those lists.

I'll just call somebody and let them know we're coming.

Unless, of course, you'd rather do it your way.

Uh, no, no, go ahead.

[clears throat]

Jill, is that you?

-When did you get into town? -This morning.

Well, great. Then I'll see you later.

I can't, Richard. I have to work.

-Well, I mean after work. -I don't think that I can.

Not even for a drink?

I'll call you if I get a break.

[whimsical music playing]

One at every port, huh?

-What's it to you? -Nothing, just curious.

Save your curiosity for the investigation.

[tranquil music playing]

Frances, come in here, will you?

[indistinct chatter]

I want to thank you all for coming,

but the position has been filled.

I'm sorry some of you had to wait for nothing.

What do you mean, filled? I wasn't even interviewed.

I said the position was filled.

Thank you. Goodbye.

Here, I'll take this.

Why don't you look after the reception desk?

Mr. Sumner, my name is Peter Hollister,

and I am the person to help you straighten out this mess

and run this office properly.

-You're who? -Peter Hollister.

Now, where do we start?

I thought I made it clear that the position was taken.

[chuckles] Yes, you did. You made it very clear.

Then may I suggest you move elsewhere.

Well, I'm here to have lunch with Mr. Sumner.

Oh, I beg your pardon,

but would you mind waiting in the outer office?

Mr. Sumner will be with you as soon as possible.

-My mother would love this guy. -[Abby chuckles]

Well, I see that you've frightened away

all the lovely young ladies.

Uh, why don't you go out and round them up

and bring them all back?

Mr. Sumner, that would be a mistake.

If you'll just give me a few minutes,

I'll tell you why, or- or better yet,

-I'll show you why. -I'm not interested. Out.

[soft music playing]

This is my resume.

When you've had a chance to think about it,

here's how you can get in touch with me.

-I'm very good. -Out.

Very clever young man. I think you should hire him.

He's just what you need.

And he's young, bright, and very attractive.

What, have you got a blank page in your date book?

Come on, we'll trash him over lunch.

Alright.

Yah. Come on. You're alright. You're alright.

You're alright. Come here. Come here.

-[horse neighing] -Alright, alright.

Calm down, calm down. Come on.

You're alright. Come on.

[Olivia] Gary! Why don't you quit for the day?

Ah, he's gonna be fine. Come on. Come on.

-Easy. Now, easy, easy. -Ga- Gary.

Gary!

Olivia, be careful. Don't get too close.

Gary, come on. It's getting late.

Let's just go inside the house.

Olivia, damn it! You're gonna get hurt.

It's gonna get dark soon.

Let's just do this tomorrow, okay?

Tomorrow, what the hell

do you know about tomorrow?

Ask my brother about tomorrow!

[melancholy music playing]

Of course he didn't hit her.

I mean, how could you even think that?

Mama, come on. You saw that bruise.

She said she hit it on the medicine chest.

I know what she said, but we were downstairs

and we heard the noise.

Hey, snack time?

Yeah, well, you know, with these two,

-it's always snack time. -[both chuckle]

-Isn't it, Mama? -Hm.

-Mama? -Mmm.

Mm-hmm. Hm.

-You need some help? -Oh, I don't think so.

-Thank you. -[chuckles]

Everything's pretty much done.

You know, I think it started to fade a little.

Oh, that darn medicine chest.

I have done that so many times.

Left the door open

and- and bent down to rinse my face

and then forgot and straightened up

and bang, cracked my skull.

[clicks tongue, hisses]

-Well, it wasn't quite that way. -Oh?

-Hey, let me give you a hand. -Oh, well, it's not that heavy.

-Oh, come on. -Oh.

Well, there's no sense in you aggravating your arm.

It's my shoulder and it's nothing.

Now, don't you go around treating me

like some kind of invalid.

Valene said she and Ben heard it clear downstairs.

Heard what?

When you hit your cheek.

She said it sounded like something fell.

Well, that'll just teach me to be more careful next time.

[chuckles]

And when are you going back to the doctor?

Next week.

You know how much good that's gonna do? [clicks tongue]

I'm with Mack MacKenzie about doctors.

I mean, take him with a grain of salt.

Know what he told me? Take aspirin.

nd for that, he charged me $40.

Cathy?

You know, being married sometimes puts a lot of stress

on- on one partner or the other.

[melancholy music playing]

But you know how much I care about you.

I love you.

Like, if you...

If you feel like talking about...

about anything...

Hi.

-How are you feeling, Mom? -Fine. Just fine.

Tastes good.

Now, tomorrow you have breakfast at 8:00

with Mr. Russell in your house.



Lunch at Les Donk, 12:30, then back here by 3:00.

-What are you doing here? -What?

You've gone to a great deal of trouble

to go to work for me.

Why?

I want to learn from you.

[puffs]

Yeah, but what is it you want to learn?

Everything.

First of all, you are an amazing politician.

I gave up politics.

You could have fooled me.

[Gregory] I'll see you in the morning.

I'll be here at 8:00.

Relax, kid. You got the job.

Show up at 9:00 like normal people.

I'll be here at 8:00. Good night.

[whimsical music playing]

[sighs]

[melancholy music playing]

-Hi. -Hi.

-Olivia alright? -Yeah, why?

I... [sighs]

-She told me. You scared her. -Yeah.

What's that?

Mama sent it to me from Dallas.

It's a picture of Bobby and me when we were kids.

[both chuckle]

Karen came to see me yesterday.

-You send her? -Did I send her?

-[Gary] Yeah. -[scoffs] Are you crazy?

Why would I send Karen here?

I don't know. I just thought--

[Abby] Gary.

Honey. [sighs]

Look, I know what you're going through,

and- and I know you want to be alone,

and that's- that's fine.

I've been doing everything I can to help.

I've been taking care of things, right?

Yes, and I thank you.

[sighs] Well, I don't want you to thank me.

I- I just don't want you to start acting like

there's some sort of conspiracy going on,

like- like you're paranoid

-about me asking Karen-- -What do you mean, paranoid?

-I just thought that... -[Abby] Wha--

-Ah, forget it, Abby. -Gary.

Just forget it. You don't understand.

I don't understand.

-I don't understand what? -[Gary] Nothing.

What don't I understand, Gary?

What it's like to lose a brother?

I lost one, too. Remember?

[Gary] Abby...

I'm sorry. I didn't mean it that way.

-I'm sorry. -[sighs]

Look, I know what you've been doing.

I know how you've been taking care of things

at the office,

and I love you for that.

Please.

Just give me a little while longer, okay?

[sighs]

You take as long as you need.

[tranquil music playing]

♪ How can I convince you ♪

♪ What you see is real ♪

♪ Who am I to blame you ♪

♪ For doubting what you feel ♪

♪ I was always reaching ♪

♪ You were just a boy I knew ♪

♪ I took for granted ♪

♪ The friend I have in you ♪

♪ I was living for a dream ♪

♪ Loving for a moment ♪

♪ Taking on the world ♪

♪ That was just my style ♪

♪ Now I look into your eyes ♪

♪ I can see forever ♪

♪ The search is over ♪

♪ You were with me all the while ♪

♪ Now the miles stretch out behind me ♪

♪ Loves that I have lost ♪

♪ Broken hearts lie ♪

♪ Victims of the game ♪

♪ Then good luck it finally struck ♪

♪ Like lightning from the blue ♪

♪ Every highway leads me back to you ♪

♪ I was living for a dream ♪

♪ Loving for a moment ♪

♪ Taking on the world ♪

♪ That was just my style ♪

♪ Then I touched your hand ♪

♪ And I could hear you whisper ♪

♪ The search is over ♪

♪ Love Was right before ♪

♪ My eyes ♪♪

Thank you very much, Cathy. That was lovely.

Where are the Fisher transcripts?

[Mack] What do you need them for?

Well, we might have missed something.

Why? Is there a problem with the file?

Of course not.

I just have some personal things in it, that's all.

Personal? In a transcript?

What is it you want?

I would like to look over some of your files.

I think I might be able to find something

that you've overlooked.

I don't overlook on odd numbered months.

Well, maybe you're too close to it.

I'm a new pair of eyes.

New eyes look on even numbered months.

You're not letting me help!

I don't want your help.

If I need your help, I'll ask for it.

Right now, the best help you can give me is to be quiet.

[Jill] Oh, sure, Chief. I'll just go over there

-and sit in the corner... -[Mack] Good idea!

[Jill] You know something, MacKenzie?

Inside that very hip-street guy

-is a genuine nerd. -A nerd who likes to work alone

-without a partner. -Well, tell it to the governor.

-Well, he-- -Get him on the phone!

You can tell that to your secretary,

-not to me! -Hi!

Hi!

Oh. [chuckles]

Um, I just thought I'd come by and take you to lunch.

Oh, uh...

We're having sandwiches. I'll order another one.

Oh, no, no, no. That's alright.

If I'm going to take a working lunch,

it might as well be my own.

I'm Jill Bennett from the governor's office.

-This is my wife. -His wife.

Karen, of course.

Glad to meet you, yes. Nice meeting you, Jill.

You too.

-That's Dracula's sister. -Mm-hmm.

See what I mean?

Right.

[cheerful music playing]

[tires screeching]

[horse snorts]

I got a horse here that's looking for a ride.

-Are you interested? -Am I? Come on!

Alright. Let's go. Give me that pack.

Now wait a minute, wait a minute.

-Alright, you ready? Go. -[Olivia] Yeah.

Boom. Alright.

-[chuckles] -[Gary] Alright.

[tranquil music playing]

[pearls clattering]

-Oh. -[both chuckle]

[sighs]

-You gave her the horse? -Yeah.

[scoffs]

Now all we have to do is worry about getting her off of it

for little things like school, meals.

[both chuckle]

[giggles]

[sighs] Um...

-There's something else. -Yeah.

[sighs]

I think I'm beginning to come out

of some of this depression.

-[pearls clattering] -Oh?

-I need something to do. -[pearls clattering]

[Abby] Well, here I am.

[both chuckle]

Get my mind off myself.

Well?

I've decided, thanks to you.

I'm coming back to work tomorrow.

-[chuckles] -[smooches]

[sighs]

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