08x07 - All Over But the Shouting

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[theme music playing]

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Karen, you look wonderful.

Thank you for the flowers.

It's the least we could do, but you didn't have to

drive all the way over here just to thank us.

I wanted to see what you had to say.

I wanted to hear it from your own lips.

Well, I guess, you deserve the truth.

Laura bought the flowers,

I didn't have anything to do with it.

Greg, you gave

Phil Harbert's name to the police.

[Mack] You knew Phil Harbert kidnapped Karen?

[Greg] I didn't know it, I guessed it.

I think you knew Phil Harbert kidnapped Karen all along.

Look, this clown drops by after 15 years

to chew the fat about the good old days.

But they weren't such good old days, were they, Mack?

I know you're gonna find this hard to believe, Karen,

but not everybody is in love

with this Eagle Scout husband of yours.

I simply put two and two together.

An ex-con, out of your past, who hates your guts,

and wants to get even with you,

kidnaps your wife.

Deductive reasoning, you should try it sometime.

It was a coincidence that Phil came to your office.

Absolutely, he's not very bright, you know.

I don't buy any of that.

[Greg] Look, I gave your chum's name to the police.

Why would I do that if I were involved?

[Mack laughs] Why didn't you call me?

All of a sudden, your number's 911, is it?

I called the police, because that's what I'm supposed to do.

I think you hung Phil Harbert out to dry,

so you'd look innocent.

[Greg] Well, I don't have to defend myself here.

Oh, yeah, you do, chum.

You had something to do with Karen's kidnapping,

and I'm gonna prove it. Deductive reasoning.

[Greg] Why would I kidnap my next-door neighbor?

Why would I kidnap my best friend's wife?

-What's the motivation? -I don't know, and I don't care.

But the police will find Phil,

and when he talks, I'll have everything

I need to put you away.

Scout's honor!

[intriguing instrumental playing]

[gasps] Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!

Oh! Hi, sweetie.

-What? -Smells good.

Something special?

Well, it wasn't before, but it sure is now.

Did you find out why Gary missed the debate?

-Mm-hmm. -What?

Olivia was picked up for driving without a license.

He went to sign her out, she banged up Abby's car.

-Is she okay? -From what I heard, she's okay.

Oh, thank goodness.

Give me this, because we have got a dinner guest.

Oh, I wish you'd warn me.

I'm not really in the mood for that.

Oh, you will be.

Hi, Ben, it's me.

Oh, gosh, I'll just die if you don't remember who I am.

-Jean Hackney. -Mm-hmm.

[screams, laughs]

Thank the heavens, I would have been so upset

if you'd forgotten who I was.

-I just moved out here-- -And she saw you on the TV.

On the candidates' forum, and I had to look you up.

Jean has been telling us a lot

about your college days.

-Really? -Mm-hmm.

Just what has Jean been telling you?

Well, hard as it may seem to believe,

it appears that Flash here

was quite a ladies' man in his younger days.

No, no, no, I only told them that you broke Sarah's heart.

And Carol's.

[Val] I'll let Sarah go by,

but I will have some questions later about Carol.

Oh, yes, Mr. BMOC.

BMOC?

Big man on campus.

[all laughing]

Well, it seems fair to be accusing me of things,

and me not be here to defend myself.

Well, you have all evening to defend yourself.

Now, dinner's ready. Please sit down, everybody.

Just let me run up, and check on the kids.

I'll be right back down, Mr. BMOC.

[Ben laughs]

Get out.

They invited me to dinner, Ben.

I could hardly refuse.

They're very nice people, and I like Val, I really do.

I think your children are beautiful.

You came into my home.

You gave me no choice.

Before, I let you threaten my family--

-Who's threatening? -[Val] Okay, Flash.

Let's eat.

Jean, I'm afraid you're gonna have to

let me in on all the torrid details.

[Jean chuckles] What, we have all night, don't we?

You. You.

You didn't give me much choice, Phil.

When I suggested you go back east, you ignored me.

You called the cops on me?

So what? You deserved it. You kidnapped a poor woman.

You almost caused her death, that is not very nice!

[Phil scoffs]

Well, you're going down with me, pal.

The cops will take tire castings from your car,

which will prove that you were there, too!

Forget it, Phil. I already have new tires.

[laughs]

Well, you're real slick, aren't you, Senator?

Well, it doesn't matter.

Because Mack's already convinced that you were involved.

And when I tell him that you put me up to it, he'll k*ll you.

Well, that's great, then you and he can share a jail cell,

and talk over all the time.

No, no, I'm not going nowhere, nobody's putting me away.

You're gonna go away for life, Phil.

Mack's gonna throw the book at you, the Bible,

and then his Boy Scout manual.

Karen is safe!

She's not hurt, she knows I didn't mean to hurt her.

She knows that I did this just to get even with Mack!

If you wanted to get even with Mack, why didn't you

go over to his house and punch him in the mouth?

At least that doesn't carry a life sentence.

[Phil panting]

If they get me, pal, they get you, too.

You're starting to sound like an old, broken record, Phil.

Look, this is what I think it is.

In order to turn me in,

you have to turn yourself in, right?

[laughs wryly] Yeah.

Now we're making progress.

But you're right, it is in my own best interest

to see that you don't get caught,

so this is what I have in mind.

I'm always looking for highly motivated people

to come on board.

Well, my friend, you do fit the bill.

You are highly motivated to stay out of jail.

So what do you say you come on the payroll?

[suspenseful instrumental playing]

You know, I think all we got to do

is sit back, and let my opponent dig his own grave.

He's getting pretty good at it.

We're not gonna sit back, and do anything of the kind.

You're gonna get up, and you're gonna get out there,

and you're gonna dig this grave for him.

What do you think, Marty?

This says it all.

[sighs] This time, Mr. Gary Ewing...

is not gonna use his personal problems

to create a nobility backlash.

He is not gonna get credit for missing that debate,

because he was out saving his delinquent stepdaughter.

We've constructed a little talk here

that's been designed to bury the opposition.

"I want to publicly commend my opponent, Mr. Gary Ewing,

for his most recent demonstration

of paternal concern..."

"Paternal concern"? I like that, Marty, better than mine.

"...when he, again, went to the aid of his troubled family.

Although he missed the debate,

it must have been for a very serious reason,

and I respect him for that.

But I ask you, where is Gary Ewing going to be

when he is needed to represent you in the State Senate?

Where will Gary Ewing be when there is an important vote

being taken in the State Senate?"

[suspenseful instrumental playing]

And where will Gary Ewing be

when he is needed in Sacramento

to look after the best interests of the people

of the 87th District,

the people he expects to elect him?

[crowd applauding]

Well, I know where I'll be if I'm elected.

And I know what I'll be doing.

[crowd applauding]

Thank you, thank you very much.

[Ben] What did you think you were doing,

coming to my house like that?

I'm under orders, Ben, just like you.

My superiors want to know you take them seriously.

Did you know the Galveston Industries

bought out Garst Manufacturing today?

So what? Who cares?

We do.

Not only was it a lousy buy,

it was a terrible move for a defense contractor.

The company has a history

of bad products and security leaks.

Who cares?

Sumner is not paying attention to business.

Critical, security-related business.

It's more important than ever

that we get advance word on his plans.

We want you to endorse Peter Hollister.

[laughing] What?

To get his attention, to catch his eye.

And by missing that debate,

Gary gave you the perfect excuse to endorse his opponent.

[laughing] You know, for an intelligence organization,

you're not showing very much intelligence.

I happen to manage a television station

that's owned by Gary Ewing's wife.

She wouldn't let me do that, even if I wanted to.

I'll tell my superiors

you're in full agreement with their plan.

You'll tell your superiors that I wanna be left alone.

To live my life, to raise my kids,

to go to work, to be left alone!

That's what we want for you, Ben, exactly that.

To leave you alone, to live your life to raise your kids.

When you go along with us.

[laughs] Listen to yourself.

You will leave me alone when

I work for your organization again?

-Now you're talking double talk. -I'm talking truth!

Here's a dose of truth, honey!

You get out of my life, or else

you will see on television an in-depth special report

on a woman I think you'll recognize.

Her name is Jean Hackney, local retailer.

And what's her story?

She uses her underwear store as a cover,

because she really works for

a well-known information-gathering agency.

You leave me alone, or I'll blow your cover.

[tense instrumental playing]

[door slams]

Don't start knocking the accommodations, Phil.

They're a hell of a lot nicer than a cell

at the state penitentiary.

Hey, stay away from the window.

Your picture's plastered all over the place.

You've got to lay low till I have time

to get you out of the country.

Why Hong Kong?

It came to me when I was thinking

of alternatives like Sing Sing.

Sorry, Phil, didn't mean to test your sense of humor.

Listen, you've got to be a good boy, and stay put.

It's gonna take me a couple of days to put this together.

And I don't want you to leave this room.

I don't want anybody to see your face.

And no Channing.

I'll be in touch.

Really.

It's a lovely place.

[sighs]

[Laura] Karen, you don't have to entertain me,

I just wanted to see how you were doing.

I've been worried about you.

I'm not gonna stay long, okay? I promise.

Will you stop apologizing and have a brownie?

[Laura sighs]

How am I supposed to get back to normal

if my friends don't come by?

Making their way past police security just to see me.

It must be awful for you.

Yes.

And you're no help.

And of all the things to see when I get home,

a lousy for-sale sign out in front of your house.

How much-- How much can a person take, huh?

Well, I don't like it either.

It's just that I cannot go on

maintaining two households any longer.

Why don't you sell the ranch while Greg's at the office?

[Karen laughs]

He spends so much time there working on Peter's campaign,

you know, he probably wouldn't even notice.

Some nights when the kids are asleep, and Greg is away,

I think I am going to go nuts roaming around that place.

It is so isolated out there.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I-- I can't imagine even what you went through.

I thought about you all the time.

Well...

I thought about you, too.

About all my friends.

One night in particular, when-- when Greg was away all night,

I-- I couldn't stop worrying about you, you know?

I guess it was ESP.

Why?

Because that was the night that you escaped

from your kidnappers.

And he was away?

Yeah, the whole night.

Must have been working on Peter's campaign.

God, I hated it, it was so-- It was so creepy.

[eerie music playing]

Now, let's see, we need some graham crackers

and soda crackers.

Oh, how about some of those cookies?

I appreciate your coming along, Ben.

We're not gonna make you late for your work, are we?

Oh, no, believe me, I understand

that going shopping with these two

could be a handful for anybody.

Oh, I manage them just fine.

I just end up with a strange assortment

-of groceries sometimes. -I bet.

Bobby? Bobby.

-Don't get hold of that, honey. -Oh, oh, thank you, thank you.

-Do we need any of this? -Oh, well, why not?

Uh, Bobby? Bobby?

Oh, there's nothing to worry about.

Everybody in the store knows him.

It's just that he's so fast.

Uh, Bobby? We'd better get him before he--

-Bobby? -Bobby?

-Oh, it's alright. -[Betsy crying]

You're alright. Everything's alright.

Bobby?

-[Ben] sh*t. -[Lilimae] It's alright.

Bobby?

Everything's alright.

We're looking for-- Bobby?

Bobby?

Oh, Mike, can you look after Betsy?

I-- I'm looking for Bobby.

Bobby! Bobby? Bobby?

Why, Ben, I didn't know you shopped here.

What a coincidence.

And look who I found. Or he found me, I should say.

-Oh, Mrs. Clements, hello. -Oh, thank heaven.

He ran into somebody we know.

Oh, he wandered off just like that.

Thank you very much.

Oh, you're welcome.

Oh, Bobby.

[sinister instrumental playing]

How's it been working out for Karen with the guard?

Oh, she's been staying home, if that's what you mean.

Sorry.

Did the florist remember who placed the order?

She didn't remember anyone.

Showed the picture?

Too many people come through her shop.

What about the phone call?

Whoever called to tip us off

phoned from a pay phone at a truck stop on the interstate.

No witnesses and enough fingerprints

to implicate half the state.

Bruce, wait outside for a minute, will you?

[door clicks closed]

Wherever your kidnappers were, they are no dummies.

But they are no geniuses, either, and we'll get them.

We do have good casts

from the tire tracks at the site.

But I can't have my men out trying to match up

tire treads all over town.

Check the tires on Greg Sumner's car.

[detective] We have no reason to believe Sumner was involved.

No?

How did he turn you on to Phil Harbert?

He got lucky.

How is it that out of this planet full of jokers,

he comes up with the ace?

He claims it was a hunch, he said so when he first called.

Did he tell you where he was the night my wife

was running around the woods

like a duck in a sh**ting gallery?

We have reason to believe he wasn't home that night!

Mack, lots of people don't come home at night.

Besides, if Greg Sumner were culpable,

why would he call the police?

Oh, wait a minute, I know.

So I would think he wasn't guilty.

That's it, you got it, thank you very much!

[announcer] And now, PWC General Manager, Ben Gibson ,

with tonight's commentary.

Good evening, well, this has certainly

been quite an election eve.

Candidates have been out all over the state

shaking hands, and waving at news cameras

in hopes of winning over any last-minute undecided voters.

I was one of those undecided voters until today.

This commentary was supposed to have been one of those

"It really doesn't matter who you vote for

as long as you get out and vote" speeches.

But this afternoon I ran across an old acquaintance

who reminded me of the importance

of taking a stance.

Most eyes have been on the very close race

between Gary Ewing and Peter Hollister

for a seat in the State Senate.

It is a race that has been plagued by controversy.

I thought about it a lot today.

Come here, come here.

I have to talk to the control room.

I care for the quality of life in this community.

This is Abby Ewing, k*ll this broadcast.

...especially my children's future.

For that reason I have made up my mind about the candidates,

and I urge you to do the same.

I don't care if there will be dead airspace.

Put on a cartoon.

Now, I cannot officially endorse

any one particular candidate.

It would be wrong for me to tell you,

the viewing audience, who to vote for.

Sorry, wait, wait, wait, wait a minute.

However...

I can tell you the man I am going to vote for

in the 87th District.

-Peter Hollister. -[Abby sighs]

Good night. Go vote.

[director] Okay, we're out.

Who the hell gave you the right to endorse

Peter Hollister on my station?

I didn't endorse anybody.

I merely told the people who I was gonna vote for.

Oh, play your word games with someone else, Ben.

That was an endorsement.

I've gone out of my way to make sure that this station

wasn't accused of prejudice for or against Gary.

And now you pull a stunt like this.

This is my station.

And you will do no more on-air editorials.

Does that mean I'm fired?

No, that doesn't mean you're fired.

Nothing would give me more pleasure.

But I'm not gonna fire you.

And you know why as well as I do.

It would only mean more bad publicity for Gary.

[assistant] Telephone for Abby Ewing.

And I'm not gonna make a martyr out of you.

Hello.

Well, who is it?

Alright, put him on.

[sighs]

Thanks.

That took a lot of, uh, nerve.

Well, it did, didn't it?

And, uh, you're welcome.

How could he do that?

He didn't even relate it to an issue.

The issue is, Ben is Val's husband.

I'm her ex-husband.

The guy's just never liked me much.

-Why would Abby let that happen? -[Gary laughing]

I'm never surprised at the things Abby lets happen.

Ben Gibson prides himself

on being an impartial journalist.

And Abby has a lot at stake.

It's Greg Sumner.

He got to Ben, and he got to him right under Abby's nose.

No, he didn't, look,

there's no love lost between Ben and Sumner.

I'm telling you, it's personal.

It's Sumner. He got to Ben.

Who can ever figure these things?

Just when I think I ought to be giving up...

wham, I find the prize in my cr*cker Jacks.

I spend all of this time trying to knock Ewing off stride.

And what does he do?

He turns around, he shoots himself in the throat

by not showing up at that debate.

Then out of the clear blue,

Ben Gibson goes on the air, election eve,

and endorses my candidate.

How do you explain that?

[Laura] I guess it's just good, clean living, huh?

Look, I promised the kids I'd tuck them in.

I'm gonna go home, are you coming?

Right behind you, baby.

Good, because I just--

I really hate it when you work here all night.

Well, I'm a busy man.

I know, I know, but, uh,

I know you're not gonna believe this,

but I really miss you sometimes.

Really?

-Like the other night. -What night?

Tuesday night.

Oh!

The famous night that Karen escaped?

[Laura] Mm-hmm.

Did you call me here that night?

No.

Should have, I was working on the campaign.

Hit the lights.

[unnerving instrumental playing]

[dramatic music playing]

Mack?

Mack, what-- what's wrong?

You're not lost, are you, pal?

Actually, I'm in the market for a new set of tires.

You're not thinking of stealing mine, are you?

I noticed you got yourself a new pair of radials there, pal.

Steel-belted, makes these cheap cars run smoother.

Yeah, well, you never know when you're gonna be on bumpy roads.

Life's full of surprises.

Look, what is going on here? What's this all about?

Well, Mack read in the newspaper

that the police found another set of tracks

at the scene of the crime.

And you're accusing Greg? Come on.

[Mack] Tell you what, I'll make a deal with you.

You give me the old tires, and I put you in jail.

[laughing] That's very good.

I thought you were against plea bargaining.

I throw my old trash out.

I tell you what,

what one man's trash, is another man's treasure.

That's very good. Don't forget to vote tomorrow.

[engine starts]

[unnerving instrumental playing]

[tires screeching]

[car honks]

Mr. Ewing, Mr. Ewing, do you think

your failure to appear at the debate

has hurt your chances of winning this election?

I think the voters know where I stand on the issue.

What about the damage done by the endorsement

of your opponent by your wife's own television station?

You ever heard of freedom of the press?

Thank you.

[camera shutters clicking]

Excuse me. Uh, Peter.

Peter, can we have you two for one more shot, please?

-Sure. -Right here, right here.

Okay. Excuse me.

-Congratulations. -Congratulations, thank you.

-Mom? -Yes.

-Hello. -Good luck.

Laura.

[camera shutters clicking]

Thank you.

Mom.

-So, who are you gonna vote for? -None of your business.

They should never have given women the vote.

Hmm. Who are you gonna vote for?

I'm going to vote according to my conscience.

[laughs] Oh, really?

Well, you don't have a conscience, remember?

[mysterious instrumental playing]

We can't leave until she gets back.

Okay?

You know, the kids are getting to an age now

where I'm really starting to worry about them.

[laughs] What?

You think they're bad now, just wait.

No, I mean, they could wander off

-just like that. -[snaps fingers]

And I just think we need to keep an eye on them.

What do you mean? We always keep an eye on them.

Keep more of an eye on them, that's all I'm saying.

Okay. Okay.

Hey, you better get a move on, our polling place was packed.

I had to park three blocks away,

but I really didn't mind the walk.

It was my pleasure to get out,

and cast my vote for Gary Ewing.

Thank you for not making a big deal

out of the fact that I endorsed Peter Hollister last night.

I know it's part of your job

to study the issues, and make a choice.

I'm sure you gave it lots of thought.

I just want you to know it has nothing to do with the--

I know it has nothing to do.

I know what you did wasn't easy.

Come on.

Come on.

Allow me to introduce you to the robot wolf.

[reporter on radio] No injuries were reported, but the accident

has tied up two lanes of the southbound freeway.

On a brighter note, the weather is sunny and clear,

and there is no reason not to cast your vote

on this election day...

Sorry, I can't seem to work it into my schedule.

-[knocking on door] -Who's there?

[maid] It's the maid. I came to change the sheets.

Forget it, I'm busy.

[maid] I'll come back when you're out.

I said forget it! I'm not gonna be out!

Don't come back.

-[maid] You need towels? -I don't need anything!

[maid] Okay.

[reporter on radio] 423.6 billion dollars,

up 0.5% from last month,

when sales had plummeted 1.6%.

Inventories held by businesses rose 0.4%

following a 0.3% decline last month.

Analysts say the advance in inventories

may be signaling the end of a period

when businesses cut back sharply on inventories,

-because of a two-year decline. -[phone rings]

This inventory reduction...

[pop music playing]

What are you doing?

Well, if we can't shake him, at least we can torment him.

-Yeah, well, he'll think-- -[whispering] I know.

[Michael laughs]

Here, try these on. This'll look much better with that shirt.

I don't even know if I can afford the shirt.

-The prices here-- -Don't be crass, I'm buying.

Ah, I know you're not.

-Oh, yes, I am. -[both laughing]

Well, it's your choice.

You can try them on, and get the size right,

or you can let me guess your size,

and probably get it wrong, and have to exchange them.

Paige...

I think I am entitled to buy you a gift if I feel like it.

Please. Put them on.

Michael, you are about to insult me,

and besides, I need your pants.

[Michael chuckles]

I wonder what he thinks we're up to.

[Michael] Sometimes I wonder the same thing.

And what is that supposed to mean?

Nothing.

Oh, very cute, Michael.

Yeah, well, I don't think cute is what I'm really going after.

Oh, I don't think you have much of a choice.

[both laughing]

With polling places now closed,

it won't be long before the official election results

start coming in.

Now, we're going to be keeping a special watch on the race

that has captured the public's attention,

the contest between Gary Ewing and Peter Hollister

for the State Senate seat in the 87th District.

Both candidates cast their ballots early this morning.

Candidate Hollister, not surprisingly,

was accompanied by his most prominent supporter,

-his brother. -Who gives a damn?

[reporter] United States Senator Gregory Sumner.

Pig.

[reporter] Our exit polls reveal

that the race in the district...

[ominous instrumental playing]

[Karen] This is just as bad.

[Val] Don't you dare say that.

Alright, maybe this is almost just as bad

as being locked up in that room.

But this is only temporary.

Val, don't be reasonable with me, alright?

I mean, I have a right to complain.

I mean, I was kidnapped, for heaven's sake.

I make it back, barely,

become a prisoner in my own home

while that weirdo is free out there somewhere.

[sighs] If that's not bad enough...

I feel like a stranger in my own home.

What?

I think I've gained weight.

Oh, stop that. Give me this.

The boys,

they're, I don't know...

so different.

-What do you mean? -I don't know.

I just don't know. They've changed.

-How? -I said I don't know.

You know that they love you, don't you?

Mack.

I mean, it's really-- it's unbelievable.

He's like another person.

[sighs] He bought a new pair of slippers.

And?

And he keeps them under his side of the bed now.

Well, what's wrong with that?

I bought him his first two pair of slippers.

Yeah.

And now, after I've been away,

I find he's always wanted another style.

-He never told me. -[Valene laughing]

I mean, I-- He never told me.

If he would have told me, I would have bought him

anything he wanted.

[Karen taps knee]

I'm sorry.

And he used to keep them in the closet.

From the day we got married, he--

Now under the bed.

[Valene chuckles]

Oh, Val, everything's changed.

[sighs] Am I crazy?

No. Well, yes, you--

Yes, you are, but it's okay.

Hey, it's okay.

Stop it.

Help me.

Fold.

-[Paige] You got it? -I think so.

Paige, I've never seen anybody spend money the way you do.

You never met my mother.

-And don't forget your package. -I won't.

I just feel funny about it, though.

I mean, it's not my birthday or anything.

Well, gifts for no reason are the best.

I guess.

I wonder who won the election.

Well, turn on the TV, and see.

Oh, that's alright.

I'll find out when I get home.

I gotta get going.

[Paige] Why?

Why?

Yes, why?

Why do you have to get going?

Why do you always have to get going when we're alone together?

We've been alone together all day.

You know what I mean.

I thought we were friends.

We are.

Oh, outside, in a park,

in a store, at your house.

But here.

When we're alone.

Do I make you uncomfortable?

[sighs]

Yes.

I told you, Michael.

What you're feeling,

it's okay.

But your father and my mother are married.

You and I are not related.

I know, but it's still confusing.

I've never felt the way I feel around you.

Happy, you know?

We have such a great time together.

And talkative.

Sometimes I hear myself talking to you.

Going on and on about something, just talking.

So far, you're describing a very nice friendship.

It's not. It's not nice.

Because those good and friendly feelings

always turn into something else.

They turn sexy.

[chuckles] Say it.

Is that so bad?

No, sexy isn't bad. Sexy is fine.

But this-- this is more than sexy.

I'm not sure what it is.

And I'm having a little trouble

explaining it, that's all.

Look, this is really embarrassing me.

I've got to get going, I'll call you tomorrow.

Michael.

[romantic instrumental playing]

Your gift.

Look, Paige.

I really am sorry, I--

Ssh.

You're certainly chipper for a man

who's about to give a concession speech.

Well, what do you want me to do?

Go out there, and throw myself on a sword?

Mm, no.

I'm glad I ran.

I got Sumner to clean up the pollution in Empire Valley.

I ran an honest campaign.

Hell, I even made a respectable showing with the voters.

Who knows? Maybe I'll run for office again.

-What? -What?

Yeah, I actually enjoyed it.

Maybe it's something I'm cut out for.

I got to fix this tie.

You know, Jill, I can't believe

you booked a suite in the same hotel

where Peter Hollister

is giving his victory speech.

This campaign has been a joke from beginning to end.

If you wanna lay blame, Abby, why don't you look to yourself?

I mean, after all, it was your general manager

who endorsed Hollister.

And Gary wouldn't have missed the debate

if you'd been there to--

I am the one who messed up,

and made Gary lose the election.

It was my fault.

[sentimental instrumental playing]

It was a combination of things, honey.

Okay, it's showtime.

[whistling]

[man laughing on TV] There's our senator!

Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray!

Hip hip hooray!

Now, this-- this is not just a victory for me--

[ominous instrumental playing]

sh*t.

[sinister instrumental playing]

[sighs]

[dialing]

You deliver?

[upbeat instrumental playing]

Watch what a nice guy I have to be.

Get me a lunch with Matthew, Chris.

I wanna thank him for his endorsement.

[announcer on PA] Mr. Carroll to the reception, please.

-Excuse me, uh, congratulations. -Thanks very much.

I know you do a fine job for the people of this district,

and, um, well, if there's anything I can do to help,

don't hesitate to call.

Thanks very much, I will.

Uh, Ms. Bennett.

Jill!

Listen, Jill, you did a good job.

It's not your fault you didn't have the material to work with,

but I just want you to know, if you ever want a job,

there's always a place for you on my staff.

I think it's a lot more fun to be part of the winning team.

[camera shutters clicking]

Hey, you forgot your spoon, bozo.

[spoon clatters]

[knocking on door]

-[Phil] Who's there? -[delivery man] Pizza?

[lock rattling]

Uh, I just, uh, took a shower, I'm not dressed, hand it to me.

-Twelve bucks first. -Yeah.

[money rustling]

Here you go, it's a 20, keep the change.

Oh, thanks a lot, here you go.

-Enjoy your pizza. -Yeah, sure.

[classical music playing]

Gary's always been impulsive.

That used to be part of his charm.

His charm?

You think you can charm his way out of a lawsuit?

Oh, come on.

You can't go around suing people over every little thing.

You're a public official now.

Which reminds me, congratulations are in order.

And now the election is over, you can divorce Gary.

My goodness.

You are ambitious, aren't you?

Meet me in the morning at 6:00 a.m.

Across the street in the phone booth, alright?

Alright.

[ominous instrumental playing]

[Laura] Hi.

What's up?

[Laura] Why didn't you tell me about Phil Harbert?

What about him?

That you were the one that gave his name to the police.

I didn't think it was noteworthy,

obviously, somebody did.

Well, Karen and Mack told me.

Guess, this gets Mack off your back, huh?

Possible, but I doubt it.

I'm very proud of you.

That's an increasingly rare occurrence.

Anyway, I'm glad it's over, huh?

-All over but the shouting. -What?

The shouting, the victory party, the elections.

-All over but the shouting. -I was thinking more of Karen.

I'm glad it's over for her, thanks to you.

So am I, Let's go to the victory party.

[Laura sighs]

-[Greg] Hit the switch. -Hit the switch.

[suspenseful instrumental playing]

[phone ringing]

Hello.

I'm not gonna call the police.

Who is this?

I don't wanna get involved.

In what? What's this all about?

You know where the man is who kidnapped your wife.

[sinister instrumental playing]

[theme music playing]

[music continues]