11x03 - Prince Charming

[bunniefuu]

I can't marry you.

I don't know anything about you.

You, know I'm impulsive.

And you don't know anything about me.

You're a thoughtful, kind mother.

I adore your kids. I'm a good provider, I'm stable.

-I'm a hell of a nice guy. -[chuckles]

And I fell in love with you the moment I saw you.

-[laughs] You're a nut! -And I could be your nut.

Are you really serious?

Yes.

Well, I don't believe you.

-Are you saying "no"? -Yes.

-Yes? -Yes, I'm saying "no".

Well, if you won't marry me...

What?

At least have dinner with me tomorrow.

Um... Dinner.

Karen and Mack are having a barbecue tomorrow.

-How about that? -Sounds terrific.

Okay. I'll call you with the time.

Great.

[endearing music]

You will fall in love with me. You will marry me.

And you will live happily ever after.

Bye.

[music continues]

[theme music]

[narrator] Previously, on Knots Landing...

[upbeat music]

-Hi kids. -Hi.

I don't want to live here anymore.

You both have friends, right? Well, I need friends too.

See, I told you she doesn't like us.

We need a room. Well, she needs a room.

-I only got one left. -That's all we need.

-"We"? - I need. He's not staying.

Yeah, I'm not staying.

Stay at the motel.

Don't drive back here in this weather.

-What's a little rain? -Don't bother.

I'm just gonna stay awake worrying about you if you drive.

[Karen] Did you at least have a nice motel?

-Yeah. -No.

[Mack] Well, it wasn't nice exactly.

[theme song]

Matheson. M-A-T-H-E-S-O-N.

Now, how soon do you think I can pick these up?

Wednesday, soon enough.

Wednesday? It says "an hour" outside.

Our machine only takes rolls of film.

These are cut negatives. They need special handling.

Well, if I pay you extra money, can you get them done sooner?

Sure. It's a buck a print.

-I don't care. -Okay.

Can have them by 7:00 tonight.

-That's great. -Great!

There's no rush on the print, so we can have some chow.

You're following me?

Aren't you flattered?

Would you please leave me alone?

She loves to talk mean.

Even skinny dames need to eat.

We'll have a five-star meal.

Okay. But I take my car.

You get to pay your half.

At least, I hope you'll pay your half.

I can't stand women who sponge off of men.

Don't forget your receipt.

What are the pictures?

Nude self-portraits.

Make those in triplicate.

[romantic music]

You know, I miss you.

I never finished a book when you stayed at the ranch.

How can you say that romantic crap

with a straight face?

You screwed me over every chance you got.

You got some mouth for a kid.

Waiter! Check, please.

I never asked you to go skinny dipping in my pool.

Did I say you asked?

I don't remember saying you asked.

You're blameless. You're a saint.

-[waiter] Thank you. -I'll get it.

I know you don't have a job.

Oh, that's right. You fired me.

-No, my wife fired you. -Oh. A fine distinction.

But I'm going to rehire you.

The job's still available. The pay--

The money was nothing to brag about.

Well, it'll increase.

And no strings attached.

If you want me back

it's only because you think I know something

that could hurt your precious business.

-You're so cynical. -I picked it up from you.

You don't ever give me a chance.

You don't deserve one.

If you hate me so much

how come you had dinner with me?

Listen.

I did not go up to the screen light

to protect my business.

I went up there to protect you.

Oh, please.

Ted Melcher was the bad guy. Ted Melcher was the villain.

Oh. It's easy to blame a dead man.

It was nothing dramatic.

I opened the car door, fell into a pothole

and that's that.

-What a vacation! -Poor Mack.

He's the one that really wanted to get away

and he ended up playing nursemaid.

Paula and I had to stay in this fleabag motel.

She couldn't get a bus until the next day.

Worst room in the place.

You shared a room?

Yeah, it was the only one they had left.

You and Paula?

You didn't tell me you shared a room.

-I told you. -No, you didn't.

I'm sure I did.

I think, honey, if you would have said to me

you spent the night with a woman in a motel

I would have remembered that.

It's the kind of thing that would get your attention.

[laughs]

It was raining, I couldn't drive

and I told Karen.

Rain? Oh.

And now that's a good reason

to spend the night with another woman.

[laughs] I didn't remember that.

I couldn't stay in the car because the skunk sprayed me

while I was changing the tire.

You didn't tell me any of this.

Must have been when you were on your medication.

Yeah, right, you were dead asleep

and he whispered to you

"Honey, maybe you ought to know

I spent the night with another woman, okay?"

That must be it.

You don't trust me?

I didn't say that.

Oh. Well, nothing happened.

I didn't ask you if anything happened.

Well, that's in case when you do ask me

that's what I'm going to say.

Nothing.

I-I would never accuse you of having an affair.

-[Mack] You wouldn't? -[Karen] No, I wouldn't.

You don't think I'm capable

of having an affair with another woman?

I don't believe this. I didn't say that.

Oh.

So you think other women aren't attracted to me?

-Yeah, that's it. -Look, this is silly.

It's silly that other women might find me attractive.

It's silly you're getting carried away.

I never suggested any of those things

you're saying I suggested.

I only said, "You never told me." That's it.

Mack, how'd you sleep?

[laughs] Stop.

[telephone ringing]

Hello?

Oh, hi, Paula.

Oh. It's your girlfriend.

Very funny.

[laughing]

Oh, I'm fine.

Thank you for calling.

I just wanted to make sure you were okay.

Well, I am. Thanks.

Mack and I were just talking about you.

My son Eric and his wife are coming in tonight

and we wanted to have a barbecue.

We'd love to invite you.

Gee, I don't know if I can make it.

I think the way Karen and Mack can joke about him spending

the night with another woman is great.

What do you mean, joking? We were joking, not them.

Oh, Karen thought it was funny.

No, she didn't. Did you see her face?

-Yeah. She wasn't angry. -She was furious.

-Oh, she was not. -Sure she was.

Okay, now, wouldn't you be furious

if I spent the night with another woman?

Yes. But I would k*ll you.

See? She was very furious.

Just like you would have been, only she was hiding it.

No, Karen and Mack have a terrific marriage.

I'm not hungry tonight. I'm just gonna have some yogurt.

-Don't use that container. -Why not?

I put Meg's sandwich in that.

And if you use it, then I'll find it

in the sink in the morning and I'll have to wash it.

-I'll wash it myself. -You say that now.

I don't know what you're talking about.

I always clean up after myself.

You're the one that leaves the kitchen a mess.

Oh, sure.

I don't think it's the end of the world, you know

if you put Meg's sandwich

in another container tomorrow, anyway.

Meg likes eating out of that container.

I don't see why you can't use another dish.

I don't see why you're making a big deal about this.

I told you I'd wash it.

Alright, I'll use one of those foam containers.

-You can eat out of that. -Fine!

Mom.

Eric! Eric!

It's so good to see you!

And Linda, Linda.

-Hi. -Hi!

Oh, Mack, gosh, you really shouldn't use

these foam containers because the release

of fluorocarbons during the manufacturing process

is damaging our ozone layer.

This is going to be dreadful.

-So skip it. -I can't.

I have to go and you have to come with me.

Oh, I just jump in invitations to go to miserable parties.

Please, I have to have a date.

What's the problem?

Is your old boyfriend gonna be there?

-No. -And why are you asking me?

[sighs] Why are you torturing me?

Cause it's fun. okay, I'll go.

-Thank you. -Besides, my curiosity piqued.

No curiosity.

If you can come without the curiosity.

Promise.

Excuse me. Are they ready?

Your receipt, please.

Oh yeah, the special handling.

Oh, they're not ready.

They'll be ready a little after 8:00.

You said they'd be ready by 7:00.

I'm running behind.

[dramatic music]

[elevator bell ringing]

[music continues]

-I thought you were dead. -I hope you're not disappointed.

I'm devastated.

You know, Greg, I hate it when people say

"Let's talk" or, "We have to talk."

It's the dialogue of the... of the thoughtless.

Or the shallow of the... The glibly shallow.

The illiterate.

It's the emotional equivalent of "let's do lunch"

and the intellectual equivalent of "hey, you!"

Yet at this moment, I can't think of a better way

of conveying to you it needs to be done.

We have to talk.

Do you remember Geraldine Ferraro?

Why do I feel I'm gonna hear a parable?

-A parallel, actually. -A parallel?

Nobody believes that she didn't know

what her husband was doing.

Nobody believes someone could be so removed

from a spouse's activities.

She suffered for her husband's sins.

I don't want you to suffer

for your wife's little felonious transgressions.

You have the Murakame papers.

Which prove beyond a reasonable doubt

that your beloved wife defrauded her partners.

Shame on her.

You don't wanna be another Geraldine Ferraro.

Believe me, pal. I don't look good in a dress.

So, I have a deal for you.

I want the, the negatives

to a particular set of photographs.

What photographs?

[slams desk]

Photos of Mr. Nagata and me.

I never saw them.

Not very interesting.

I thought they'd be in Rick Hawkins' mailbox.

They weren't.

Maybe you got them from his papers.

I don't know and I don't care.

But you give me the negatives

and I won't release the Murakame papers.

What happens if I no can do, pal?

Well, then you're in as much trouble as I am.

Here's the change, and thank you.

She asked me to pick up the photos

but I lost the receipt.

You crossed twice.

She got them hot off the press a few minutes ago.

[dramatic music]

[whirring]

-Here's Harold. -Hi. You're late.

Hey, lots of work, baby.

Let's go to a movie, huh? Where's the paper?

Harold, we can't afford a movie.

-Sure we can. -No, we can't.

-Six dollars a piece. -It's seven. Let's splurge.

[sighs] You can rent a movie for 99 cents.

That's great. Ninety-nine cents, huh?

I can rent a tape.

Only I don't have a VCR player.

Yes.

But let's say that we went to the movies for a whole year

once a week at six dollars a piece.

-That's $624. -[whistles]

And we could even go to two-dollar matinees.

[whirring]

It's still two hundred and eight dollars.

So if we don't go to any films, at the end of the year

we could afford a great VCR

and then start running shows for a dollar.

This is terrific. This is really terrific.

But instead of not going to the movies once a week

how about if we don't go to the movies

every day for a year?

Then we won't be spending 4,380 bucks.

I could buy a motorcycle. Wow.

I love this. I love this.

-You jerk. -No, no, no. What if...

What if I give up food for five years?

Can I get a Rolls Royce?

No, no, no. It's better if you give up food.

Stop it.

Okay, no movies. No movies.

Let's see what's on the TV.

Let's not.

[romantic music]

No movies? No TV?

No.

You're really tough.

Really tough.

What are you trying to do?

-Save on electricity? -Of course.

[chuckles]

Good. Me too.

What did you say?

I don't know.

I don't remember, something stupid.

I mean, I couldn't believe that he asked me.

[chuckles] We barely even know each other.

Talk about rushing into things.

Eric married Linda before he even met her.

-Seems to be working out. -She's just nuts on him.

You know, she's in there cooking some vegetarian something

or another for dinner.

I guess I should feel good about her taking care

of his health, but I don't know.

I think he'd like a hamburger once in a while.

Tell me more about Danny.

I am not prepared for all of this.

I mean, I'm not even sure

what my marital status is technically.

I mean, it's been two years.

-I'm not even sure if Ben-- -Wait a minute.

Does this mean you're thinking of marrying Danny?

No, of course not.

I just, you know, start to think about my marital status.

-That's all. -Val.

Karen, I just met the man, okay?

You are thinking of marrying him?

[utensils clattering]

Hey, you want some ice cream?

Yeah, sure.

-Hi. -Hi.

-You've got Romo's Natural? -Chocolate chip.

-It cost a fortune. -It's just ice cream.

How much of a fortune can a pint of ice cream cost?

Harold, what good does it do for me to set up a budget

if you're not going to stay on it?

It's ice cream. Come on.

I didn't buy a new suit or a stereo or VCR

-It's ice cream. It's ice cream. -But you're being extravagant.

Look.

I know how hard you worked in this budget thing, okay?

And I appreciate what you've done

to lay everything out for us, but we're not destitute.

We both have jobs.

I think I can afford two teaspoons of ice cream.

-You're not taking me seriously. -Yes, I am.

[scoffs]

You know, you are just like my mother.

I mean, you don't even think that I can manage on my own.

I think you do a great job of managing on your own.

I've saved more money living with you

than I have in my entire life.

But what are we saving it for?

For a house of our own.

For a car.

And what if we have an emergency?

One small luxury won't k*ll us.

Yeah, but it won't help us move ahead either.

You know, I'm never gonna be a rich man.

We're never gonna be rich.

We could be if you tried.

I'm sorry I haven't lived up to your expectations.

I mean, what could I've been thinking of?

I didn't know, you know, buying a little bit of ice cream

I couldn't be a Rockefeller.

[door closes]

Honey, wait, you can't eat this ice cream.

It's full of additives.

When are you gonna tell your mother?

As soon as I get a chance.

We should have told her before I came.

I wanted to tell her in person.

Then tell her tonight. I just...

I feel really uncomfortable here.

Okay.

Did I tell you Olivia is coming with her new husband?

-No, no, that's great! -Yeah.

I'd like to meet him.

-Mom? -Uh-huh?

Uh...

[tense music]

I-I'm...

I'm really looking forward to that barbecue tomorrow.

-Oh. -I think it's going to be great.

-I do too. -Yeah, it is.

It's gonna be just great.

Really.

I wondered where you were. I've been calling your house.

I'm glad you're here.

I... I wanted to apologize.

-You're kidding. -No.

I'm a bigger person than you.

I can say I'm sorry when I'm wrong about something.

That's great. What are you apologizing for?

I know you didn't k*ll Nagata.

What convinced you?

I had these negatives developed

that showed Ted fixing Nagata's car.

He's the one that rigged the car to crash.

-I'd like to see them. -Well, you can't.

I turned them over to the police.

So what I've been doing I've been talking to the police.

[dramatic music]

♪ I have a place Where dreams are born ♪

♪ And time is never planned ♪

♪ It's not on any chart ♪

♪ You must find it in your heart ♪

♪ Never Never Land ♪

♪ It might be miles Beyond the moon ♪

♪ Or right there Where you stand ♪

♪ Just keep an open mind ♪

♪ And then suddenly You'll find ♪

♪ Never Never Land ♪♪

-Amanda is so sweet. -Who is that?

Their teacher, Amanda.

Oh, sh**t. I left my wallet at home.

Maybe I... I'm gonna look in the car.

Okay. Go ahead. I'll get the kids.

[chuckles]

Hi!

Mommy! Hug.

Big hugs and kisses. Did you make that for me?

-Yeah. -Well, I love it.

What is he doing here?

Yeah.

Danny's gonna come to the barbecue with us.

I don't gonna go to some barbecue.

Me neither. I don't like barbecue.

[food sizzling]

Alright, I need more sauce.

-Alright, turn these will you? -Okay.

I love your parents. I really do.

It's just...

Dead birds?

I think I'm gonna starve to death here.

Hi.

-How you doing? -Hi!

Got any ice cream, Mack?

-There we go. -Wee!

[Ginny laughs]

So pretty. We're going to do it again.

-Do you want to go again? -Come on.

Okay. Hey, I'm getting pretty good.

-Gotta get that one now. -Yeah.

[doorbell rings]

-[Mack] I'll get it. -It's okay. We got it.

-Hello. -Hi!

-Oh, hi. -Hi, Karen.

This is Bill Anderson.

-He works with me. -Hello.

This is my son, Michael.

And, oh. My husband.

How you doing? What's your name?

-Hi. Bill Anderson. -Hey, how you doing?

-How are you. -Fine.

-How are you? -Good.

I gotta check the beans.

-I got the ice. -Hey, the ice man. Come in.

Frank, this is Bill, Paula's date.

-Hi. -Come on now.

So your girlfriend brought a date.

-What? -[Frank laughs]

Okay.

[indistinct chatter]

[music on radio]

He's so cute. You never told me about him.

Well, we've only been out a few times.

-Is it serious? -I don't know.

-Do you want some coffee? -Sure.

So how long have you and Paula been dating?

Actually, this is the first time we've been out together.

-Oh, really? -Yeah. We're instructors.

We work together.

[Danny] You see these? You gonna check these?

Come on, the ice cream.

Honey, you should come outside with the guests.

You've been in here forever.

Yeah, well, I'm just waiting for this to finish brewing.

Then I'll come out.

People can get their own coffee.

-Yeah. -Come on, join the party.

I will. Let me just...

I'll bring this out.

[sighs]

-Enough BBQ? -Yes. Put it back.

Here you go. Yum, yum, yum.

Ice cream with syrup--

-I'm not hungry. -Me neither.

-What? -Oh, dear.

You got no chocolate chips.

That's the problem, right? There you go.

-How about that? -Wow.

Now?

Well, okay.

Alright. Go on, have it. Go on.

Get yourself some spoons, too.

-Thank you. -Having trouble with the kids?

I've forgotten everything I ever learned

about how to talk to them.

So you're going to bribe them with the ice cream, huh?

I was getting desperate.

I'm going to have to reread Brazelton and Spock.

You know Danny, don't you?

-No. -Yeah!

Well, actually, I don't think we've met.

I guess you're right.

You do look familiar, though.

Well, I hope I become familiar around here.

-I like the neighborhood. -Yeah, we do too.

Is Uncle Gary coming today?

We want to play football with Gary.

Well... I don't know.

Why don't you run and ask Aunt Karen?

-Okay. -[Frank] Bye.

Is Gary the fellow I met at the grocery store?

Yeah.

I think he's out trying to track down a friend of his.

Track down? Did you say "track down"?

Have you seen the paper today?

Well, just take a look at this.

Whoa.

Who Sally's friend?

No one knows.

It must cost thousands.

But if I had the money and I was looking

for someone, I'd do the same thing.

Isn't it a bit extravagant?

I mean, sort of like ET, Phone Home.

-This is getting sad. -Tell me about it.

All I know about her is that she's got

a dog named Chester and a friend named Sally.

So I'm calling all the Sally's in the book.

Oh, oh, yeah. Hang on a minute. There's another call coming in.

-Don't hang up, okay? -[woman #1] okay, sure.

Hello.

[woman #2] Hi, this is Sally's friend.

Um, you're not the person I'm looking for.

-[woman #2] How can you tell? -The voice.

[woman #2] I'm not wearing anything .

Goodbye.

Hello.

Sally? Sally?

[telephone dial tone]

-It's really good to be here. -Aww.

And I know Linda's really happy to be here, too.

You know, I'm so happy to have you.

I'm gonna go get the chicken.

Mom, this is a great party. Thank you so much.

I'm just sorry we didn't have more for you to eat.

Oh, I'm fine.

I just didn't realize you were a complete vegetarian.

-Well, it's lacto-ovo, really. -Wow. I love this.

Hey, you guys want to catch a movie?

Nope, can't afford it.

-My treat then. -Thanks, Mike.

But if you give me the money

I'm going to have to put it in saving.

That's not funny.

I don't think it's funny either.

Why don't you and Michael go to the movie, okay?

I'll stay here.

So I'm a spendthrift and you're not?

No, thanks, it's not worth going

if I have to get lectured when I get home.

-Hey guys-- -Just go to the movie, okay?

-Go? -Yes, go.

Okay. Let's go, Michael.

Maybe it's not such a good idea.

Great. Great. See? You scared him off too.

I'll go on my own.

[dramatic music]

-Hi. -Hi.

Karen invited me.

Yeah, well, that's Karen for you.

I mean, I didn't invite myself over.

Yeah, but you can.

Yes.

You want a boy, girl? I'll make you a boy, girl.

-Oh, yeah. -Oh.

Hey, what are you gonna do now?

What do you mean, what am I going to do?

You know, I got in mind... Well...

If you like, I can help you find a job.

-I'll make some calls. -No, I've already got a job.

Yeah? Great! Doing what?.

I'm going back to work with Sumner.

What?

Yes. Greg and I worked things out.

What? Are you stupid?

-Mack... -I don't believe this.

You like getting kicked around?

Look, I'm not gonna have this fight with you again.

-I am an adult. -Then act like an adult.

You act like a child.

-Me? -You!

You're the one who yells the first insult

that comes into your brain.

Which only proves that your brain

doesn't function too well.

I thought it was a good idea.

Honey, you have got to get off that leg

or you're going to end up with phlebitis.

-You are a saint. -I'm not a saint.

Yes, but you work too hard

and you ought to trust him, honey.

What are you talking about?

Well, you shouldn't invite a single young lady

to go away on a vacation with you and your husband.

Oh, don't be silly, we're just teasing Mack about that.

Something happens to men when they hit their forties.

Even if they have been faithful for their entire lives

honey, they start chasing women.

Young women.

I guess it must be sort of genetics or something

because they finally settle down in their fifties

but oh, my, you don't need to add to the problem

by throwing young women at them.

Would you like something to drink?

Yes, please.

-Hey, good party. -Kinda.

It's nice to see Paula with a date.

She's been so depressed lately.

I didn't know that.

Yeah, well, she's been hung up on some guy.

Maybe this is the guy.

-No. -How do you know?

Well, the guy she's hung up on happens to be married.

Don't tell her I told you that.

[dramatic music]

I'm not a fool.

What are you talking about?

Something happened in that motel

and I want to know what.

No jokes. Tell me.

Well, there you are.

I told Eric that I couldn't wait anymore

and I couldn't stay here a second longer

until we told you the truth.

Do you have a minute?

Can we talk about this another time?

No, Mom, you've been so generous to us and so kind.

We just can't keep taking advantage of this.

Well, Mack and I have this situation here.

Well, so do we. Kind of.

We just need a couple of minutes to...

We need to come clean.

-Come clean? -I'll tell you why we're here.

The truth.

The truth is that my mother flat out told us "no."

-That's it. I said it. -So you need money?

-No, I need a place to live. -Who?

-Me! -Her.

You moving here?

Well, Eric got this really incredible job offer

and I need a place to stay

while he tries to find us an apartment.

and my mother just said flat out that I couldn't stay with her.

[Eric] Yeah, Linda's mom's the worst.

I mean, you wouldn't even believe they're related.

And we really can't afford for both of us

to go to Saudi Arabia at the same time.

It'll only be for two months.

And less if I can find an apartment.

Fine.

I knew it! You are so wonderful.

Do you know how wonderful you are?

-Thank you. -Now, don't worry about a thing.

I'll take care of all of my own food

and I'll be as quiet as a mouse.

You won't even know I'm here.

Isn't she great?

[dramatic music]

You were...

Yes?

Karen. It was the only room left.

There was no other choice.

This is like a bad dream.

Mack, there's plenty of room.

Well, we both can't sleep in the same bed.

No, I meant there's plenty of room

for us to take the mattress off the bed

and put it on the floor.

For you.

Yeah, well, that's a good idea.

Just tell me I'm not a fool.

What?

I feel like an idiot.

Why?

[Paula] Was it all in my head?

Am I so stupid that I imagined an attraction

to someone when it doesn't even exist?

[sighs]

I'm a fool.

No, you're not.

Are you saying you're attracted to me?

Yes.

Really?

I've had fantasies about being in a situation like this.

Do you realize that nobody but us

would ever know what happened tonight?

I love Karen, I mean...

I love her.

I love her in a way I never realized before.

[Mack] Never thought of having an affair

because it would hurt Karen if she found out.

Paula.

If you guaranteed, we could go to bed

and nobody would ever know, I mean, guarantee it.

I still wouldn't do it because I love Karen.

-Mack. -What?

Thanks for telling me.

Why didn't you tell me?

I didn't want you to know that I said I'd liked her.

That wasn't the important part.

I forgot to give you the dates.

-What dates? -Oh, come on, don't cry, mom.

I'm only gonna be gone for two months.

-What two months? -He's going to Saudi Arabia.

-Who's going to Saudi Arabia? -I am.

-What? -Oh come on, I told you earlier.

You told me what? What Saudi Arabia?

-Mom. -Don't "Mom" me. What is this?

What's Saudi Arabia?

Why doesn't anyone ever tell me anything?

He did.

-Nobody ever tells me a thing. -We do.

[cries]

-Alright. See you later. Bye. -Bye, bye. See you again.

-Bye, guys. Bye. -Bye.

[indistinct chatter]

Michael, can you give me a ride?

Yeah. Let me get my keys.

[Mack] Everybody go home.

Oh, hi.

[gentle music]

-Hi. -Hey.

-Did you see a movie? -No.

I took a walk.

It's still early.

Let's go find a movie to see.

[chuckles] Okay?

Yeah. okay.

[dramatic music]

Ted?

I thought you weren't starting till tomorrow.

What's going on?

Ted and I are doing some business.

You don't do business with a m*rder*r.

I'm calling the police.

Ted, you are going to jail.

Police dropped all the charges.

-What? -Lack of evidence.

Case wasn't strong enough to pursue.

He's a k*ller!

Those pictures wouldn't hold up in a court of law.

All it would do is unleash a lot of false charges

that would damage this company.

Ted was right about you.

All that counts is the bottom line.

Ted, I think you're going to be late for your flight.

You gotta change planes in Hawaii.

I'm gonna enjoy Japan.

[dramatic music]

I really didn't do it, you know.

Self-righteousness doesn't become you.

You didn't have any firm evidence

against that man, but you were willing

to send this company down the drain

because of a personal vendetta.

If you wanna be a part of the Sumner Group

and I hope you do.

You have to wise up to the ways of the world.

You don't like the way I do business

you go to work for Mother Teresa.

[music continues]

Going down?

You really are a good citizen, you know.

You should be commended for going to the police.

If more people were like you, willing to get involved

the world would be a better place.

This will catch up with you someday.

-No, it won't. -The statute of limitations--

"Never runs out on m*rder." I know, I know.

But I keep telling you that I'm not the m*rder*r.

Even if I were, I wouldn't worry.

Those negatives will never see the light of day.

You have the negatives?

-No. -You stole the negatives?

No.

Greg stole them and traded them for the Murakame papers?

Well, yes. Well, no.

He's blackmailing you with the negatives

and you're blackmailing him with the Murakame documents.

Such an ugly word. "Blackmail."

Threatening each other. What would you call it?

Well, I call it an agreement. We had a contract.

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck

quacks like a duck...

I can still call it a waterfowl.

So what's your other name for it, quid pro quo?

Moved to the head of the class.

Or maybe a long-term business deal

mutually beneficial to both parties?

Alright, George, I think you got it.

Suddenly, I feel like Henry Higgins.

I would like us to part friends.

-Oh, Ted. -Paige, you know.

In all the time we've spent together

I could never figure out whether you're really smart

or really stupid but lucky.

[slap]

-[slap] -[gasps]

Maybe you don't love Greg anymore.

I don't know.

I could never figure out your taste in men.

At least now you know that you can't trust him.

If you're smart, though, you'll stick around here

because he's vulnerable to you.

You are his weak spot.

Maybe that's love or I don't really know.

but whatever the hell it is

you're in the perfect position to take advantage of him.

You know, there are only two kinds of people

in this world.

Those who get taken advantage of

and those who take advantage.

[dramatic music]

[Danny] I can see that we're getting married.

[Val] No, I'm not. No, I'm not.

[Danny] You're not gonna marry me?

No, I'm not denying.

But I like the way you keep asking.

At least let me stay over.

I can't, Danny. The kids are upstairs.

Come over to my place. Ginny will watch the kids.

-I want to... -Come on.

I can't. I just... I can't. I can't.

[sighs]

Tell me about me.

I can't believe you're doing this.

-You love me. -I just met you.

You love me a little, don't you?

-Okay, maybe just a little bit. -[mumbles] okay.

This is the cold, hard truth.

The man you're in love with, he's afraid of the dark.

I'm just gonna have to go home and--

-Goodnight, Danny. Goodnight. -Wait. No, Val.

-Val! Wait a minute. Val. -What?

Open the door.

Open the door. Come on. Open the door.

-Just for a second. -Okay.

You're gonna let me go home alone?

And there are women all over this city.

Do you think for a man like me is safe for him

to walk in the streets?

-Goodnight. -Val...

[knocks on door]

What?

-Goodnight. -Goodnight.

[knocks on door]

Do you believe an attractive man like me has a free evening?

Yes.

Saw you at the school today.

Working at a real job, are we?

-Don't start. -I'm not starting.

-You're hopeless. -That's why you love me.

You need someone to redeem.

[tense music]