11x02 - Poetic Justice

[bunniefuu]

Hello, 9-1-1. My name is Gary Ewing.

I was just talking to a woman on the phone

when somebody attacked her.

No, I don't know her name.

I don't know who it was, but she's called her a lot.

No, look, can't...

Can't you call the phone company?

Don't they keep records to find out

what her number was?

If I had more to go on...

Sit by the phone and wait for what?

She can't call back.

[dramatic music]

[theme music]

[male narrator] Previously on Knots Landing.

Take the damn key.

[Paige] I'll tell Greg you have it

and the two of you can fight over it.

You can break a beer bottle over my head and make me.

I don't break beer bottles over people's heads.

Billy does.

Billy, this is Ted.

[woman 1] If you still want to meet me,

let's meet.

What's this about meeting?

Well, let's do it.

Alright.

Would you like to stay?

No.

You're sure?

No.

[door closes]

[Sally's friend] How did you find me?

[man 1] I thought you'd be glad to see me.

[Sally's friend] You have to go. I'm on the phone.

[man 2] Go? Yeah, I'll go.

[Sally's friend screaming]

Your number. Say your number.

Tell me your number!

Don't. No! You're hurting me.

Your name, say your name.

What's your name?

[theme music]

[ringing tone]

[male operator] Operator 401.

Hello, my name is Gary Ewing.

I need to speak to a supervisor

about tracing a call.

[male voice] An obscene call?

No, this is an emergency.

[male operator] One moment, please.

[Denise] Hello, this is Denise.

How can I help you?

My name is Gary Ewing.

I was just talking to a friend on the phone

when somebody attacked her,

and then the phone went dead.

Call 911 immediately.

Give them her name and address.

I don't know her name.

I misunderstood.

I thought you said she was your friend.

We've only talked on the phone.

I don't know her name and number.

[Denise] Then how--

She accidentally

programmed my number into her phone memory.

Look, we were talking on the phone.

Somebody attacked her and then the phone went dead.

[Denise] But you don't have her number?

No, that's why I'm calling you.

I want the phone company

to check my records for incoming calls.

We don't have that capability.

[sighs]

Let me speak to your supervisor.

[Denise] I am a supervisor.

Then let me speak to your boss.

[Denise] It won't help.

Lady, this woman could be dead.

We have no way of checking your incoming calls,

or anyone else's,

without a prior trace on the line.

And that takes a court order.

We have no more means

of finding this person than you do.

I'm very sorry.

I recommend you talk to the police.

[Karen] What did the police tell you?

They thought I was weird

for coming to him in the first place.

There's nothing they can do.

This woman never said where she worked?

No.

[Mack] She mentioned a favorite restaurant, hang out

a store she shopped at all the time?

No.

You looked in the papers for a crime like this?

Yeah, nothing. I even checked the local news.

It doesn't leave us much.

It leaves us with nothing.

You know, I couldn't even identify the body.

You don't even know she's dead.

Yeah, well, if she is,

I couldn't identify the body,

'cause I don't know what she looks like,

and I'm damn sure couldn't identify her voice.

She'll probably call you, Gary.

[sighs] You know, even if she's alive...

Even if she's alive

she doesn't know my last name,

and she doesn't know my phone number

because she programmed that by accident.

The only thing I know about her

is that she's got a friend named Sally

and a dog named Chester.

[man 2] Doctor Powell's office.

Yes.

I was wondering if Doctor Powell

treats a dog named Chester.

[man 2] A dog Chester?

One moment please.

-Hello? -Yes.

We have a cat named Chester

and a parrot named Chess,

but no dog Chester.

We have a Charles and a Cheswick.

May I ask who's calling?

Thanks for your help.

I have to admit...

somehow we always

had fun together.

Even through the rough times.

[emotional music]

We were so young.

Sometimes I wonder how we ever survived.

I haven't been this happy

in a long, long time.

Well, good.

[squeals] What are you doing?

-Wait, stay there. -What?

What?

Last one to get the water's edges is a...

-Jellyfish! -Hey! Wait!

-[Val] Danny! -What?

Come on!

You cheated!

Of course I did, I wasn't going to give you a head start.

Got you!

[Danny and Val laughing]

[Val] Oh, quit it.

No. Okay, no, no, wait a minute.

What? Okay, what? What?

What is your favorite color?

Blue.

[both laugh]

-Mine too! -No kidding.

You are ready to go in that water, you know?

Oh, no, no.

What's your favorite movie?

The Great Escape.

[both laugh]

-Mine too. -Oh, really?

You're a liar.

-No, I'm not lying. -Yes, you are.

No, Danny! Come on!

-What's your favorite-- -You.

[romantic music]

[birds chirping]

What are you doing here?

Well, I thought I'd come up and do some skeet sh**t,

but it looks like all the skeet have flown south for the winter.

Don't you ever get tired

of trying to be so clever all the time?

I see I'm out of favor again, huh?

What were you doing stealing the key?

Why didn't you just ask me for it?

I didn't steal the key.

Oh, I see.

It just levitated itself in your house.

You just said I didn't have to steal the key.

All I had to do was ask you for it.

I knew you had the key. You told me, remember?

Well, why tear up my apartment?

I have too much respect for private property

to do that.

Especially when it's my property.

I own your apartment, remember?

Good morning, Miss Matheson.

-Hi, Jim. -You doing okay?

I'm fine, thanks.

Well, if you need anything, just holler.

I will.

And you have a good day, sir.

Yeah, I'm working on it.

I see you won over the local bozo.

Very impressive.

Very prudent.

Stay away from me.

My wife stole your key.

I just arranged to get it from her.

She sent a couple of guys into your apartment.

They wrecked it.

And I just paid them more to get a hold of the key.

Well, if that's true

then why didn't you tell me about it

when I was at your house?

Well, I had something else on my mind at the time,

and I thought you did too.

There was plenty of time.

I figured we'd talk about it the next morning at breakfast.

But, as you recall,

you left that night with Ted Melcher,

and this is the first time that...

we've had an opportunity to talk about it.

-Well, I don't have the key. -What?

Ted Melcher took the key.

Oh, so that's why he's here.

Here. He's here?

Yeah.

How did he know to come here?

Well, there was a post office box receipt

in Rick Hawkin's possessions,

and he broke into my house and stole it.

How are you going to handle a post office without a key?

Well, I thought that I could talk to the Postmaster

into letting me get into the box.

Say I lost the key or something.

Yeah, now that Ted's got the key.

Post office opens in half an hour.

I'll handle this.

Not without me, you won't.

Listen. Melcher is a very, very dangerous guy.

[Billy] Alright.

So what do you want to be this time?

You get the little car, the iron, or the dog.

Here.

-Come on, Billy, I'll take-- -The dog.

Okay, you can be the banker this time.

I'll deal the money for you.

Now listen,

I really think you should be more conservative

developing your property this time.

Don't go straight for the hotels

unless you have a substantial cash reserve.

Build slowly.

Don't overextend yourself.

You get in trouble like that.

Why shouldn't I go with you?

Because I don't need you.

Well, I don't trust you to come back here.

I'm no Ted Melcher.

Yeah, I know. You're both a couple of liars.

Oh! What do I need to do to restore your faith in me?

Let me hold your wallet, and your car keys.

Okay.

I'll see you in a bit.

[ominous music]

[music continues]

You're on Boardwalk. You owe me 2000.

Give me the right key now, Ted,

or you're not going to pass Go.

You're not going to collect $200.

That wasn't the right key?

Your sense of humor escapes me, pal.

That's the key Paige gave me.

You're not telling the truth.

I'm going to have Billy here draw you the kind of bat

that Rick Hawkins was found floating around him.

You still owe me 2000.

Sorry, we don't code our keys.

You'll have to find your receipt.

But I know his name.

-Are you a relative? -Yes.

Well, I need to see some ID.

Well, I left it at home.

Sorry.

Next.

[ominous music]

[intense music]

[suspenseful music continues]

[suspenseful music]

Advance to Go.

I collect $200.

I'll be right back, buddy.

I have to go see a man about a horse.

[tense music]

Is Billy here?

What game is this?

I don't know.

Why are you tied up?

Shh. Billy's in the bathroom.

Are you playing with Billy?

Yeah, yeah, we are playing cops and robbers.

Nobody plays that.

You're right.

We are playing Dino-Riders.

Where's the BrainBox?

Billy went to get the box on my dinosaur.

That's why you got to help me out of this.

-You got it? -Sure.

I'd never put a BrainBox on a Dino.

Now, come on. Untied me, alright guys?

[Billy] Ted!

I've decided to buy your railroad.

Come on. Hurry up. Come on.

[toilet flushing]

You got it. Great.

Thanks a lot, guys.

You think Billy is going to be mad?

Hey, it's just a game.

Come on.

[suspenseful music]

[intense music]

[Greg] Hey!

You call me a liar?

That's like a pot calling the kettle beige.

Give me that key.

Why do you care what's in there?

What are you, Nancy Drew? Give me the key.

No.

-Give me the key, Paige. -No.

Hey! Hey, hands off, buddy.

Wait a minute.

Is he bothering you, Miss Matheson?

I want to file a formal complaint against--

[Paige] He's been harassing me all morning.

[Greg] She stole my car keys.

She stole my mailbox key.

Let's take a walk, okay?

Thank you, Jim.

Thank you, Jim? Jim? Is it Jim?

Well, she's pretty, Jim, but she's a fake. Give me the key.

You can file a complaint down at the station.

Come on.

[tense music]

[indistinct chattering]

[instrumental music]

[tense music]

You'll have to forgive me, sir.

I thought you were pulling my leg.

I never would have questioned the word of an ex-senator.

[Greg] That's exactly whose word I would question, corporal.

Well, listen, corporal, I think I'm gonna hurry.

[car engine rumbles]

Well, who would've guessed we'd get a Senator up here?

[suspenseful music]

Listen, I don't think I need to go in a post office now.

What I need is a locksmith.

I've lost the keys to my car.

That's no problem.

[suspenseful music]

[car engine cranking]

[suspenseful music intensifies]

[tense music]

[honking]

[tires screeching]

[tense music]

Cancel the barbecue.

-Why? -Oh, come on.

Mack, I'll be fine.

I'm supposed to walk on it some anyway, and I promised

Eric and his wife, I'd make them a barbeque.

I don't want to disappoint

my son and my daughter-in-law,

because we never get--

Your son and daughter, Eric and Linda?

They won't be disappointed.

Everyone wants to see them.

Well, they can see them without a barbecue.

It's not the same.

[chuckles]

Suit yourself.

Look, I'll make it potluck

and that way you won't have to work so hard.

I enjoy cooking.

We have 20 people.

Twenty people?

People.

[Mack] Twenty?

You, me, Meg, Michael, Val,

her aunt, the twins,

Pat, Frank, Paula, Gary.

[chuckling] Paula?

You invited Paula?

You don't want me to invite her?

Well, it's up to you.

Oh, well, I'll just cross her out.

Not on my account.

So you want me to invite her?

Hey...

You invite whomever you'd like to invite.

I'm not saying yes,

and I'm not saying no.

-You don't have a preference. -No.

-You don't care. -No.

-So if you don't care. -No.

Then I'll invite her.

Fine.

And from the 18 prefixes that are considered

local calls from your area

we've got about 180 Sallies with an I-E,

and about twice that number of Sallys ending with a "Y."

Now, we've got about 7000 residential listings

with the first initial "S."

Of course, there's no way of knowing

how many of those are Sallys or not.

Now if you include the prefixes

that are toll calls

but not necessarily recorded as long distance,

you know, for example,

a customer pays a flat fee

for an unlimited number of calls into a specific zone.

And you indicated to me that she never mentioned

she was calling long distance.

Well, then you've got another 16 or 18 prefixes.

Now, there's not a whole lot we can do

if it was an unlisted number.

And a little over 7000...

-How do you feel now? -I'm fine!

Karen, how did this happen?

Nothing dramatic. I fell into a pothole.

You what?

Fortunately the therapy nowadays

is to get the patient up and walking around,

you know, as soon as possible.

I like the old days. You broke a bone.

They put you in bed for a while.

Does it hurt?

Yes, it hurts.

The boot's coming off in a couple of weeks.

And I want to know more about this Danny fellow.

What about him?

Is he coming to the barbeque?

I don't know. Is he invited?

Of course, he's invited.

Well then, I'll ask him.

And what else should I know?

I don't know, Karen.

You met him.

From what I hear...

From whom?

Pat or Aunt Jenny? I'll k*ll them both.

You'll have to k*ll the whole neighborhood

if you want to eliminate everyone talking about you two.

[groans]

Okay, k*ll them later.

Just tell me how serious it is

between you and Danny.

Maybe we'll skip the barbecue.

Oh, sure, and then everybody

will be talking even more about you.

Valene.

What?

We're really very happy for you.

[Val] I know, and I'm grateful for that.

Talk.

[groans]

Who would have thought this was going to happen?

I mean, I-I wasn't looking for it.

I was getting used to being alone.

I was getting used to it

without even realizing it.

Getting used to the idea

of raising the kids by myself.

I mean, if you don't see alternatives,

you quit looking for them.

And then along comes Danny.

[humming]

Could you stop that?

Put that down?

It's so incredibly wonderful just to be around him.

He's just...

He's just...

[sighs]

I don't know. Everything's right about him.

I can't help it. I mean, I can't help myself.

Isn't that weird?

You don't plan something like this,

but when it happens, and when you meet someone,

i-i-it's sort of out of your control.

You know what I mean?

It's as if falling in love just happens,

and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it.

I think it was just a chance

that we ever even met.

I mean, that's almost scary.

The possibility that somebody you like so much,

somebody that you think you love,

you might never, ever have met this person.

I mean,

it's so much a matter of luck,

it's frightening.

[Gary] Hello, this is Gary.

[Gary] Is this Sally?

[tense music]

[woman 3] Hello.

Hello. Sally?

[woman 3] No, who's calling?

This is Gary. Is this--

[woman] Just a minute.

-This is Sally. -Hi, this is Gary.

I'm trying to find a friend.

Who was that just on the phone?

That was my sister. Do I know you?

No, I'm trying to... Do you have...?

Do you have a friend with a dog named Chester?

I don't know her name,

but I know she's a friend of Sally's,

and she's got a dog named Chester.

No, not Sally herself.

She's a friend of Sally.

I'm not sure I've got the right Sally.

[thud]

[paper crumpling]

[sighs]

[clicking on keys]

It's nice here.

It's peaceful.

Well, that's because the kids are out of the house.

Yeah, well, still.

-More coffee? -Coffee'd out.

Jenny will be bringing them back anytime now.

Who?

[chuckles] The kids.

Oh, the kids.

[both chuckle]

[clanking of plates]

[chuckles]

What's that?

Uhm...

I...

What?

I was sitting here talking to you,

not having the slightest idea what you said,

what I said, what we're even talking about.

But I believe it was that...

Aunt Jenny is out with the kids.

I'll take your word for it.

Would you like to know

why I didn't know what we were talking about?

Why?

[romantic music]

[door opens]

Hi, kids.

Hi.

Let's go upstairs, kids.

Come on, honey.

When you saw mommy kissing her friend,

how did it make you feel?

I bet you were angry or scared, right?

You don't love us anymore.

Of course, I love you.

I'll always love you.

You're number one.

Uh-uh.

I don't want him over here anymore.

You both have friends, right?

Well, I need friends too.

Sometimes I need a...

A special friend who's my age.

See, I told you she doesn't--

And sometimes when I get to know a person well,

I might want to kiss him.

[imitating retching]

Because some things are different for grown-ups.

But I will always be your mommy

and you will always be my kids.

And I will never, ever love anyone

more than I love you.

Come on, let's go play.

[sighs]

[car engine running]

[mechanical thud]

[metal thud]

Thank you.

[car engine starting]

Hi.

[sighs] Can you change this?

If I couldn't, I wouldn't be working here.

Put it over here.

Well, is it possible to work on it inside the garage?

Is that what you want?

With the door closed?

Why?

Because...

Because I'll give you an extra 20 bucks, okay?

Thank you. Now, do you have a restroom?

It's in the back.

[shuffling papers]

We were only in the post office

two or three minutes.

And we went for groceries.

I took about another 20 minutes.

You know, sometimes I put the time of day

on the sales receipt.

I must have one here somewhere.

Oh, don't bother.

That's not necessary.

Were there any witnesses that you know of?

[both] No.

Okay, what's the license number of the vehicle?

Uh...

-Uh, FR28. -No, that's not it.

It was FR... RF...

Honey, that isn't it.

There's an R in it.

There is an R. Okay.

We must have the information at home.

I could phone you with it.

Yeah, we really do need a ride home right now.

No problem.

You know, this wouldn't have happened

if we'd had one of those personalized license plates.

I wouldn't be caught dead with one of those on my car,

especially with what you want printed on it.

Well...

[ominous music]

"Murakame"?

Murakame?

"Murakame Incorporated, in and according

to the laws of the State of California."

[papers shuffling]

"Sole shareholder..."

"Abby Ewing."

It belonged to her all along.

"Date of incorporation,

December 15th, 1988."

December.

December.

She knew there was oil at Lotus Point

before she bought it.

[suspenseful music]

[dramatic music]

[loud thud]

[dramatic music]

[loud thuds]

[thudding]

[tense music]

[thudding continues]

[tense music]

-Give me the paper. -Go to hell.

[Greg] Come on, we don't have time for this.

Get away from me!

Just give me the paper, will you?

You're not even going to pretend you're innocent?

I don't have to pretend.

Oh, you had no idea

that these records could put your wife

behind bars.

My ex-wife. Give me the papers.

No.

You're in this together.

I have better taste than that.

Did you ask him why he wants the record so badly?

What's he afraid of?

The question is, what are you afraid of, Ted?

I want to clear my name.

By hiding the evidence?

Is there any evidence in there against me?

-No. -No?

You and I should go through these papers together.

Sorry, Greg.

I don't trust you.

I don't trust you either, Ted.

But I'm not afraid of what's in there.

You're bluffing.

Those documents implicate him too.

You read that and you'll know it.

[Greg] You think I'm bluffing?

Let's open them in front of a grand jury.

Yeah, grand jury of your friends.

Ted. That's lame.

Paige, give me the papers.

-No. -Paige.

The papers.

I don't know why you keep giving me these opportunities

to tell you "I told you so."

Give me the keys.

-Want the key to my car? -Yeah.

How about a little Kareem job?

Son of a...!

[tense music]

Now that you helped Ted...

Aren't you going to do something?

Like what?

I don't know. Go get him.

Are you crazy, you think I'm gonna let some maniac

beat my brains in with a pipe

because you have some bizarre view of sex roles?

You go get him.

Look, he's leaving!

Give me my keys.

Hey.

Hey, give me my wallet.

Give me my wallet.

Come and help me untie him.

Well, is it true?

What is true?

-Is that nut gone? -Yeah.

What's true?

What he said about you being implicated.

Well, are you two friends all of a sudden?

Yeah, she's seen the error of her ways.

Aren't you supposed to be in pursuit

of a missing pickup truck?

Wait, he's been here?

A white pickup truck, kind of beat up?

I didn't see what he was driving, Jim,

but some nut came in here and tied me up,

and went in the back and thrashed something.

The white pickup truck just headed West.

-Oh, are you hurt, Frank? -I'm okay.

[Greg] Hey, listen, I hate to break up the arrangement,

fellas, but aren't you supposed to be in pursuit

of this felon who stole the pickup truck?

Go call my dad, Frank.

Tell him we found the guy in the truck.

He's not going to get away.

Brave words, corporal.

But he's already gotten away.

The vehicle he stole was headed for repairs.

Evidently, the bolt holding the steering rod

had fallen off once already.

He drives it at more than 30 miles an hour

for very long...

[dramatic music]

-You! -Do you mind?

I thought this was the ladies room.

Where are all the ladies?

[Greg] I get off of my own jokes.

I came to see if you wanted a ride home.

Oh, you expect me to act as if none of this ever happened?

He could have k*lled me.

And all you cared about were your precious papers.

I guess that means you don't want to ride home.

I'll wait till my car is ready, thank you.

Give me my wallet.

[Paige] You didn't answer my question.

-Which was? -Was Ted right?

Did those Murakame records implicate you too?

Would you believe me if I said no?

No.

I didn't think so.

Well.

You'll get a chance to see for yourself soon,

because that country boy cop friend of yours,

he's going to have him in his possession.

He may have him already.

Ted's not going to get very far, you see,

because see, the steering rod

on his little truck there broke.

How do you know that?

Because your cowboy cop friend told me.

There's a little bit of poetic justice there, I think.

Isn't that how...?

Nagara.

Isn't that how he bit the big one?

Steering rod broke.

Give me the wallet.

I guess I'll just mosey on down the road

and watch a wreck.

[tense music]

[car engine revving]

[tense music intensifies]

Okay, lots of slack.

Poetic justice.

Yeah, I can get this.

Yeah.

[suspenseful music]

It's clean!

I guess we'll have to drag the bottom

for the poor son of a b*tch.

I'm going to pretend not to be happy.

[suspenseful music]

Hey, hey, mister.

A lift to the town? Thanks.

They are asleep.

Are you sure?

Well, I'll go keep an eye on them.

Okay, thanks.

The kids are very upset.

I don't blame them.

I mean, their life is very simple.

Their house, their school.

Their Aunt Jenny.

Their mommy.

They are very...

They're very protective,

possessive, they...

They don't want someone to come between them

and their mommy.

[sighs]

You're a very nice man, Danny.

[chuckles]

Of course, you're more than a very nice man.

You're very...

You're very attractive, Danny,

so don't think that I...

I mean, you can't blame the kids.

I know that you wouldn't.

I know that you know that you can't expect kids

to accept someone new in their world,

someone who just shows up in your life out of nowhere

when you're not expecting it, you're not planning on it.

You're not looking for it.

I mean, it's hard enough for me to figure out

how to handle this kind of thing.

I'm not even sure that I do.

[sighs] To tell you the truth, I...

I thought that I was past feeling this way about someone.

So I can hardly expect the kids to handle,

accept or, you know,

understand you, us,

any better than I can.

You know?

[chuckles]

You know, before this happened

Betsy asked me if she could call you

Uncle Danny.

[Val chuckles]

I...

I don't want to move too fast, Danny.

I-I don't want to...

[melancholic music]

I'm sorry.

They don't understand, they...

They're confused. I...

I have to put the kids first.

I know.

[chuckles] I know.

Thank you for that.

And I can help alleviate their confusion.

Marry me.

What?

Please.

Marry me.

[theme music]