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So you're pretty sure I'm going to go through with this senseless proposal,

I want you for a husband. No woman in her right mind wants me for a husband. I

do. The record company is sending me on a worldwide tour.

And why aren't you coming with me? Perhaps you and Apollonia would like to

extend your trip.

Indefinitely. What is so terribly wrong with your father?

There are some secrets that are just better left in the family.

Father Chris, please come in. Hello, Charlie. Is my grandmother here?

Yes. Well, Chris.

Hello, Grandma.

Nice to see you.

Would you like some tea? No, thanks. Thanks, Charlie.

Well, come on in.

Grandmother, we have to talk.

Oh, you make this sound very serious.

I need a place to stay.

Father Bob suggested that I talk to you.

Well, I don't understand.

Grandmother, I'm not sure the priesthood is the right place for me anymore. I've

decided to take a leave of absence.

If it's all right with you, I'd like to stay here until I can sort things out.

I know this comes as a shock.

But Christopher, what about your vows?

What about your solemn oath?

When I made them, I had no idea who I was or what I wanted. I thought I was an

orphan. Now, don't try to put the blame on me, because if you decide to leave

the priesthood, it's on your head, not mine.

Fine. I'll find someplace else to live.

I can't understand how Father Bob could go along with this insanity.

The leave of absence was Father Bob's idea. I wanted to abandon the priesthood

altogether.

I was hoping I'd get a little more understanding from my own family. Excuse

Wait just a minute.

I'll have Charlie make up the guest room.

I'll expect to earn my keep.

I don't want to be asked a lot of questions or given a lot of advice.

This is going to be my decision without pressure from you or anybody else.

Sounds interesting. But asking grandmother to keep the pressure off is

asking Santa Claus to stay away from the chimney.

This is a private conversation, Lance.

No, it's not.

I'm moving in here.

I've taken a leap from the priesthood.

No.

The vows of poverty finally got to you, huh?

What took you so long?

Now, look, this is no time to joke.

I'll get my things out of the car.

And don't you look so smug.

If he decides to leave the priesthood, Falconcrest has a new heir.

Wow, well, well.

Well, that's pretty much what I expected to see here.

I wanted to find out how my granddaughter was doing.

The doctor says that she's getting stronger every hour.

She might even be able to come home in a couple days.

And what then?

Then, uh, life gets back to normal.

Normal?

Who's going to keep the baby?

We are.

Robin made an agreement with us.

She's not interested in raising a child.

Oh, really?

We'll see about that. For the time being, let's just be grateful that hope

getting better, all right?

Fasten your seatbelt.

This is a radio station, not a movie studio. What is all this stuff, Lance?

is photography equipment. $30 ,000 worth of it.

I figure we can start right here.

What? I don't get it.

By the window.

Get some nice backlighting, do a couple of silhouettes first, then head down to

the control room.

Apolloni, this is Paul.

Hi. Hi, Paul.

Lance, I'd like to know what you're up to.

Publicity stills. You can't go on tour without them.

Yeah, but I thought you told me you didn't want me to go on tour.

Well, you're going to go anyway, aren't you? And as long as you're going to go,

I want things done right, and I want to be there.

What about KBR Art? You said you wanted to stay here and run the station.

I'll let the station manager run things for a while. He'll be fine. Besides,

you're the only reason why I'm doing this all in the first place.

You know?

Lance.

I love you.

What made you change your mind?

Well, I don't want you traipsing around the world all alone and unattached.

You mean you don't trust me?

Uh, no, not in a million years.

Uh, this is real sweet, guys, but, uh, can we get started?

I think the man wants to take some photographs.

Okay, we'll get to work.

Tell me about your... Look alive, look alive.

The flag is up.

And they're off.

Handicapping the horses?

No, I'm just reviewing the latest Supreme Court decision.

You ought to try it sometime. Never hurts to stay on top of the law.

Oh, yeah.

Fremont versus Kansas.

Curious ruling on search and seizure.

You know, that is going to give law enforcement officers a surprising amount

leeway.

What are you doing here, Craig?

Mrs. Channing is not going to be pursuing her legal action against the

and the serialization of Maggie Giaberti's novel. Instead, we've decided

focus our legal energies on Maggie herself.

Well, the only reason you're dropping the case against us is because you know

has absolutely no merit anyway.

So what are you going to try to do, bluff Maggie into withdrawing

I never discuss an active case.

Ah.

How long are you going to keep doing Angela's legal chores for her? I thought

you and my father had a campaign to run.

Yes, but it's barely underway.

I'll give it my full attention soon enough.

If you're smart, you'll get out while the getting is still good.

Jordan.

What is so terribly wrong with your father?

I just don't happen to think he would make a terrific governor.

Oh, come off it.

I am sick to death with your hard truths.

You turned your back on me the moment that I decided to run for this office

you continue to refuse to tell me why.

I hope to hell you're not keeping me in the dark about something I deserve to

know.

There are some secrets that are just better left in the family.

about you a great deal.

You ever have any flashes of memory of that period after the explosion?

Yeah, sure.

Flashes, but that's about all they are.

They're like a nurse's face or coal coming to visit.

So frustrating.

Three months of your life you'll never have back again.

It was worth when those three months were all you could remember.

Yeah.

Why, I must have started writing as soon as I got out of the hospital. I mean,

to have written a whole novel.

Yeah, I guess.

Anything's possible. We were apart for weeks.

Yeah, must have been a lousy time for you.

Well, anyway, the story has a happy ending.

Except for that mysterious stranger in the book.

Oh, come on, Chase.

Look, the book is half fact, half fiction. Can't you just forget about it?

How can I do that?

I know

that,

but we've got to find her.

You're the best.

Sit down, Terry.

Don't be so icy, Richard.

Is that any way to treat your wife -to -be?

Excuse us.

So you're pretty sure I'm going to go through with this senseless proposal,

I'm absolutely positive.

I don't think he'd want me to report you for skimming the racetrack receipts.

Terry, maybe we can work out some other kind of settlement.

I've got a condominium project in Maui. I need a partner.

No dice.

Your money's not going to buy you out of this one.

I want you for a husband. No woman in her right mind wants me for a husband.

I do.

You keep telling me that, and I keep waiting for the punchline. No, Jeff

Richard, I'm dead serious. I want your name. I want your connections.

Look at it on the bright side.

Between my holdings and yours, we'll make one hell of a team.

Is that the only reason you want to marry me?

You're the publisher of the New Globe.

That's the kind of power and respectability I've always wanted.

Power I don't share and respectability you can forget about in this valley.

Don't underestimate me.

I have $40 million worth of vineyards. I have a winery. And I know how badly you

want to get back into the business. Not this badly, believe me.

I've made my decision. You have 48 hours to make yours.

The answer had better be yes.

Morning, Angela. Good morning, Father.

Charlie, would you close the doors, please?

Sit down, won't you?

You must be getting close to harvest. I notice there's a lot of activity in your

fields. Father Bob, I didn't ask you over here to talk about my harvest.

Christopher stayed here last night, and he seems to have decided to leave the

priesthood.

He's taken a leave of absence. There's a big difference.

He said it was your suggestion.

Under the circumstances, I felt it was for the best.

What circumstances are we talking about? That's privileged information, Angela,

and you know it.

But I should have been consulted.

This doesn't concern you.

This is between Chris and his God and his church.

Believe me, Chris's welfare is my top priority right now. I'm going to be

him every day of the week.

I knew it.

I knew this would happen the moment I told him the truth about his birth.

You did the right thing.

But how am I going to bear it if he decides to turn his back on his life's

Could you bear it any easier if Chris spent the rest of his life doing

he wasn't suited for?

Well, how am I going to handle this if he decides to resign?

That'll be up to you.

But remember, Angela, whatever Christopher does...

He's still your grandson.

Good day, Andrew.

I don't want you to file legal documents until I've had the chance to look at

them. It was a simple agreement to negotiate news. I don't care. I mean, I

better deal than the one you got. I want to know. You got to check with me

before you make a move on anything. Is that clear?

Oh, very.

Good. I don't know what's the matter with you, but the last two days you have

been absolutely intolerable. You know, the way this game works is I sign the

paychecks, including yours.

Don't push your luck.

Richard, you can get any lackey to run your errands for you. You obviously

need me, and I certainly don't need you.

All right, now, hold on, hold on.

Sit down.

Please.

You're in trouble, aren't you?

Terry Ranson found out about a skimming operation at the track, an operation I

initiated. Do you have any idea what you're telling me?

I'm afraid I do.

I told that Al to stop when Terry bought in. Obviously, he didn't do it. I

should have known he wouldn't do it. Anyway, Terry found out about it. Don't

me how she found out, but she did. She cornered Al, put the fear of God into

him, and he spilled his heart out to her.

If Terry goes to the authorities with this, you are not only going to lose

racing license, you are going to be put in prison for a very long time.

I was desperate, Jordan.

I had to take money out of the track to keep from losing everything else.

All right, where is Al now?

I don't know. He's gone. He's not stupid.

And Miss Ransom has given me an ultimatum.

She has promised me she will not go to the authorities.

If I agree to marry her.

That certainly is a slightly bizarre ultimatum. What does Esther ask for

don't know. Maybe she wants to play ball in the big leagues now. I've got a team

of investigators out there trying to find something I can use against her.

you tried reasoning?

I've tried everything with her, including bribery. She won't budge.

Any recommendations, Counselor?

Richard, how much...

Hard evidence does Terry have against you?

Probably enough to convict me.

Her CPA and her attorney have been very busy lately.

Well, then my advice to you is either set a wedding date or prepare to get out

of the country while the getting is still good.

The libel's awful hard to prove, but Mrs. Channing seems determined to try.

She's bound she's going to make life just as miserable for you as she can.

old habits die hard.

In her case, it must be pathological.

This is a novel, you know, fiction.

Has she been libeled in the book?

Well, let's just say the truth hurts.

But I've got to get to the winery.

I'll leave you two to plot the defense.

Thanks a lot.

See you later. Bye -bye.

Where are those, Maggie? You wrote a dandy book.

Just one question.

Oh, where's this mysterious stranger I kept reading about? Not you, too.

Chase has been asking me the same question, and I wish I had an answer for

I thought it was me.

Okay, how would I go about figuring out who the mysterious stranger is?

Start with the source.

Take a hard look at that book of yours.

I think you'll find more clues in it than you can shake a stick at.

Where's Chris?

I don't know.

But he will soon learn that we have dinner promptly at 8 .30.

Or not at all.

Some of us wish that dinner was served a little earlier, especially those of us

with hot dates.

If you insist upon seeing that Dwayne Cooley person, please don't boast about

it. Mother, it was your choice to ban him from Falcon Crest.

I don't know, babe. Six months away from all this family fun, you think you can

stand it?

What are you talking about?

The record company is sending me on a worldwide tour.

And Lance is coming with me.

How romantic.

It'll be like a great big honeymoon.

Lance, you have a responsibility here.

I know, to the radio station, but it's covered.

No, I'm talking about Falcon Crest.

Now, whether you like it or not, this is a family operation.

He has responsibilities to me, too.

He's managing my career.

That's right.

And where my number one client is concerned, I always like to stay on top

things. It's almost harvest time, and I was going to put you in charge of Crush.

Now, you can't go traipsing around the world.

Oh, Mother, you've got lots of help. I mean, especially with Christopher here,

you could give Lance a break.

Well, maybe Christopher's appearance is a blessing in disguise.

Oh, come on, Grandmother.

With all the help you've got, Chris and Tarly are going to make a difference one

way or the other.

I'm talking about his executive ability, which he has.

Perhaps you and Apollonia would like to extend your thrift.

Indefinitely.

Melissa? Father Chris.

Hi. Hi.

Look, I understand the baby's doing much better.

Yeah. Yeah.

Oh, listen, come on. I'll walk you out.

Hey,

you don't have to call me Father Chris anymore, at least not for now.

You left the priesthood?

Oh, not exactly.

I've taken leave of absence.

At least until I can figure out what I want to do next.

And I'm just not sure the priesthood's the right place for me anymore.

You don't know how long I've waited to hear you say this.

Melissa, we shared a lot of things.

And I really, I really enjoyed getting to know you.

But you're married.

And whether I'm a priest or not, it's wrong for us to go on seeing each other.

You love me.

I have a lot of very strong feelings for you.

But right now I have to sit back and take stock of my life.

Away from you.

Is that why you came all the way down here? Just to tell me that you can't see

me anymore?

No, but I want you to understand what I'm going through. Oh, I understand, all

right.

I understand that I've been a fool.

I was ready to leave my husband for you.

Oh, I'm glad you didn't.

Not half as glad as I am.

Hello, Lance.

Hey, Chris. How you doing, man?

You missed dinner.

Yeah, I got tied up.

Oh, boy, it's strange not going back to the rectory to sleep.

Ah, Falcon Crest is a nicer place to live, anyway.

As far as the creature comforts are concerned, sure.

But the priesthood has its advantages.

How long do you figure you'll stick it out here?

If I decide not to go back to the priesthood, I'll be here indefinitely.

Doesn't bother you, does it?

Me?

No. Doesn't bother me. I mean, we're brothers, right?

That's just the point.

See, sometimes brothers are asked to share things that an only child can keep

all for himself.

You mean like land and wineries and all that sort of thing?

Well, I ain't sharing yet.

Good night, Lance.

Good night, Chris.

Come on in.

Hi, anybody home?

Emma, hi.

There's fresh coffee. Help yourself.

Oh, great.

I'm rereading Sudden Franchise.

Oh, it's wonderful, isn't it? So romantic.

You read it?

Oh, Mother somehow got an advanced copy. I especially like that part about the

mysterious stranger.

That makes one of you.

You know, before I met Duane, I used to dream about a mysterious stranger coming

into my life.

Someone who would satisfy every one of my expectations, every one of my needs,

even those needs that I didn't even know I needed.

Someone who...

would hold me when I was scared and yet was confident enough to let me be my own

person.

But, you know, after I met Dwayne, I realized that he really was all those

things. And you've always had Chase, and he's really all those things to you. So

neither one of us really needs a mysterious stranger, do we?

No!

No! Thank you.

Thank you. Um...

I'll just, I'll be right, I'll be right, I'll be right with you.

We can toss you a little fundraiser right here at Falcon Crest.

Something small and intimate.

And very exclusive.

How does $5 ,000 a plate sound?

Not as exclusive as $10 ,000 a plate.

Don't you feel that's a little...

Steep as early in the campaign.

How will you be able to fill your guest list at that price?

No problem.

Please accept my thanks in advance.

If Greg and I expect to change our mailing address to Sacramento, this is

exactly the type of support we need.

In lieu of family support.

Your point, Greg.

Jordan, I mean, don't you think that you're...

daughter's presence in this campaign has been conspicuously absent.

Whatever acrimony you detect between Jordan and me is none of your business.

But we all know that public figures are hardly entitled to a private life.

I mean, how are you going to answer the press when they ask you the same

questions?

He's making a valid point.

Okay, Greg, have it your way.

When Jordan finished law school, she wanted desperately to join my firm.

I refused.

She never forgave me.

Is that all?

The long and short of it.

Jordan wanted to be coddled.

I thought at best she faced the big bad world on her own.

Jordan has never struck me as the coddled type.

Exactly, Greg.

undoubtedly due, I might add, with no false modesty, to her having a strong

father.

Satisfied?

Good.

Then let that be the end of this.

Do we understand each other, Greg?

Yes.

Perfectly.

My dear, I hate the idea of Angela's lackey, Mr. Reardon, being anywhere near

the governor's mansion.

Angela's dangerous enough as it is without adding the state government to

arsenal. Greg and my father are not high enough in the polls to panic about.

Yes, and Dewey thought he was elected over Truman, no?

The time has come for me to jump into the fray and try to influence the

of this election.

Oh, I think that's just wonderful, Richard.

Your politics are all your own, though. Why are you bothering to tell me this?

Common courtesy.

I think you have every right to know that the New Globe will be supporting a

candidate other than your father.

Fine, now I know.

You don't have any problem with that, huh?

No family loyalties. You're not going to try and talk me out of it? No, no, no.

No to all the above.

There's a mystery behind that sarcasm of yours.

It won't stay hidden forever, you know.

Why bother, Richard? You know, most mysteries are greatly overrated.

Jordan!

Franny, calm down.

I'm sorry. She just ran right by me.

Come on, come on. What happened? Just tell me what happened. I did like you

said, and he beat me.

I don't know what to do. I can't go back or he's going to do it again.

What's going on here?

Should I call the police?

No!

Jesus, Jordan. Richard, I'm taking an early lunch. Come on, Granny. We're

to find a nice, quiet place to talk.

Do you know what's going on?

No, and that bothers me.

What bothers me most is it's happened once, it can happen again.

I've done everything I can, Chase.

The Divermore Labs in San Jose had a break -in about the time your vineyards

were infested.

Laboratory animals were let out of cages, files scattered.

The only thing's missing were three cases of feral mealy moths bred for

research. And that's it? Just a dead end?

The local police are blaming it on an animal rights group. It's not one of

priority cases.

Great. Score another one for Angela.

I'm gonna have to start dealing with that woman on her own level.

I like you, Chase.

But if you're saying what I think you're saying, expect me to be watching you

just as closely as I watch Angela.

Don't worry about me, Floyd.

Well, you haven't exactly done anything illegal, but rummaging through Peter

Starris' briefcase isn't terribly moral, either.

I'll save the sermon.

Did you know that he's added me, my name, to the list of his beneficiaries?

And his daughter, Sophia, has been eliminated altogether.

There's nothing exactly unusual about that.

I seem to recall that Lance has been added and deleted from your will just a

times.

Well, what about this?

It's a shipping agreement.

For a considerable amount of money.

And did you notice that it should have been filed three weeks ago?

Angela, where is all this evidence leading us?

Well, Peter Stavros might be the type to leave me standing at the altar.

But when it comes to business, never, never negligent.

Well, have you considered that perhaps he was just too embarrassed to drop by

and pick up his belongings?

After all, he could easily have drawn up another shipping agreement or even

another will.

Greg, there were other papers, personal and business.

I'm not suggesting that something dark and nefarious has happened to Peter

Stavros, one of the richest men in the world, with nary a word to the press.

I find that a little outrageous.

Excuse me, Miss Channing. Terry Ransom is here to see you.

Hello, all.

For someone unannounced, you could learn better timing.

I really wanted to thank you for your terrific advice.

What advice?

That I take Richard up on his offer to become a partner in Tuscany Downs. You

have no idea the opportunity it's opened up for me.

Rod, you expect us to pry them out of you?

You can be such a bore sometimes.

It's not official yet, but I wanted you to be the very first to know that in a

very short time I'll be changing my name.

You're going to Hollywood and try your luck in acting.

Now, Angela, I'm planning on becoming the next Mrs.

Richard Channing.

Don't bother congratulating me. I know how busy you are.

Such how?

Terry and Richard?

That's impossible.

Do you know what that means?

It's not a marriage, it's a coalition.

And too much money under one roof.

Well, don't overreact, Angela.

After all, she did say that it was unofficial.

Then we're going to keep it unofficial.

The first thing tomorrow morning, we're going to pay a little visit to Richard

Channing.

What do I think?

I think if you wear that to dinner tonight, you're going to give my

a heart attack.

It's not for lounging around the house, silly.

It's for the tour.

Listen, uh, about the tour, baby.

I know how much it means to you, but I think we've got to hold off.

Hold off?

Yeah. What are you talking about, hold off?

We're supposed to leave tomorrow.

We have warm updates in L .A. next week. I know.

We have a contract.

I know. We have to break the contract. I mean, it happens all the time. Oh, no,

it doesn't. Not to me.

What's going on, man?

Well, this guy Chris just happened to move in here.

Lock, stock, and Bible.

And if I split right now, Grandma's probably going to make him her heir.

Since when do you care about Falcon Crest?

You're the one that's always telling me that you don't give a damn about this

place.

Look, Apples, he's a threat to me here. Do you understand what I'm saying?

You don't want it when it's yours. You want it when someone's trying to take it

away from you.

You know you're right.

You've got a problem.

I don't think you know what you want in life.

I know what I don't want. What I don't want is going on tour for six months

that Grant Weiler or Tyler or whatever his name is. So that's it, isn't it? You

can't run the show, so you don't want to come along at all.

Apples, the radio station is working.

It's growing.

I can't leave it now.

You can't leave Falcon Crest. You can't leave the radio station. All I get is

nothing but a bunch of you, you, and you.

And nothing about me.

Stick with me on this one.

Okay?

There'll be other tours.

I want this tour, Lance.

You know, I'd like for you to come with me.

Good choice.

Apple, can we talk about this a little more? Come on.

Apple.

Everything all right?

Angela.

Well, I think you're a little early for the first race.

Well, just consider this a social visit, Richard.

Oh, how nice.

I understand you and Terry are engaged.

I believe any rumors of my impending marriage have been greatly exaggerated.

Somehow we suspected that.

Still carrying a torch for her, Counselor?

Hardly.

Why this sudden fascination with Mr. Channing's marital status?

Oh, I'm just concerned that he might have bought into something before he

all the facts.

Such as Terry's tarnished background.

Everybody makes mistakes.

Oh, of course everybody makes mistakes.

But does that include working as a high -priced call girl?

I suppose we've all been accused of one form of prostitution or another.

Some of us are just a little more literal than others.

Yes, well, we didn't exactly come here to talk about... No, we came to talk

about Terry's fantasies.

Sorry, Richard, to have bothered you.

No bother at all.

Craig?

Well,

Terry's proposal of marriage is beginning to sound pretty good.

Will you mind telling me why you just said that?

So, Angela, the prospect of me and Terry marrying scares her to death.

For some strange reason, I always had the impression that you held marriage

family in higher regard.

I do, believe me.

Look what's happened to me.

Now, I think the time has come for me to treat marriage like the way all those

kings and emperors did, just a way to gain power.

Are you really that bitter?

Not bitter.

Wiser.

Besides, my marriage to Terry will be painlessly brief. I'll see to that.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Oh, God.

I think we bought out the whole store.

Yeah. It's overdone.

It's not overdone.

I hate it.

Well, we love it.

Nothing is too much for our baby, Rob.

Come on. Come on, sweetie.

Time for your nap.

As long as she's here, that child isn't ours.

Let me clarify our position.

Mrs. Channing is perfectly prepared to drop the libel suit in exchange for you

withdrawing the publication of your novel.

I have a contract.

That book is going to be published next month, whether Angela likes it or not.

Well, I'm very disappointed because I think your book is libelous.

Suing Maggie for libel over the publication of Sudden Friendship is a

like shooting yourself in the foot.

We intend to fight this case on two fronts.

In the courtroom and in the newspapers.

You know, if you think about it, Angela, if people think you're afraid of this

book, they're simply going to read more into it than is really there.

The fictional character of Andrea Chandler will be identified by your own

admission.

With real Angela Channing.

Your little exercise in fiction is not frightening, Maggie.

Disappointing, yes, but not frightening.

Maggie, Angela would like you to seriously consider the welfare of the

community. Now, the wine business, being what it is today, can really hardly

afford another scandal.

When the royalties start pouring in, Maggie will be able to afford any

you can throw at her, including a lawsuit.

then I think my client is still prepared to go the distance.

In that case, as they say around here, we'll see you in court.

You've been talking to Chase too much. You're beginning to sound like him.

I'm proud of you, Maggie.

You handled yourself real well.

Now, thanks.

Let's just hope I can handle Chase as well.

If there's anybody who can do that, you're her.

Oh, nice try, Angela.

But I'm afraid Maggie's probably called our bluff.

Well, let her sit on it for a while.

Then you can stop the suit.

I doubt anyone in their right mind would read the book anyway.

We'll see.

You realize that probably six million people have made love on this very bed.

Emma, the vibes in this place sure aren't the greatest, I'll tell you that.

Oh, Duane, when I'm with you, I want to be someplace nice, like

in the grasses and on the mountaintops and the rivers.

Oh, Emma, we could try all those places, I guess.

But you know where I'd like to be right now?

I'd like to be where we made love for the very first time.

In the back of your truck.

Come on, let's get out of here.

Oh, Dwayne.

Maybe we could get a refund on the room if we told them that we didn't use it.

I love a practical woman.

couple of aspirin and a lobotomy wouldn't cure.

I have a better remedy.

Read this. What is it?

It's a copy of my new ending to Sudden Friendship. The original is on its way

the publisher in New York. No, thanks. That's not what I need to top off this

day. Oh, okay.

However,

I must tell you that the new ending does reveal the identity of the mysterious

stranger.

All the more reason not to read it.

Probably right.

You know, it's funny. It's funny because all the clues to who the guy was were

right there in the book all the time. You know, his little speech patterns,

attitudes, sense of humor.

I must have missed all that, especially the humor.

Only thing missing from this guy was the beard.

Hey, it was you.

Ron, you're calling the...

Mysterious stranger, Chad?

Well, you know, a little poetic license.

That's what they say. A husband by any other name is... Makes bad poetry.

Fuck you.

I always have.

You play your cards right, I always will.

That is what I hope will be the prelude to a long evening of reconciliation.

Night?

I'll get that. Go away. Don't you go anywhere.

Hi. Oh, hi.

We're so glad you're home.

I better get out a bottle of your best bubbly, Chase.

Now what are we celebrating?

Quiet.

Richard and I are planning to get married next week.

Next on Falcon Thread. He's going to perform the ceremony.

Terry, this is not a good time.

I must say, I don't detect much enthusiasm for this wedding.

It's your money, Robin.

That's the arrangement we made. I don't want to sell my baby. Melissa and I can

give her a safe and comfortable home. Well, I can give her love.

I know you think I'm the keys to the gates of heaven for you, Grandmother.

you're wrong.

About that, about the way you do business, and especially about the way

treat your family.