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Thank you.

Last time on Beringer's.

You are not better than Chapman, and you are not better than those people who

stole the tape.

How much did you charge him?

Beringer's moving to the West Coast is big news.

Believe me, no one wants to move faster this than I do, Mr. Eller. Thank you.

You've done a fine job.

Thank you.

I hope you enjoy being Behrens' landlord.

Our news department has learned that model Laurel Hayes has been linked to

Frank Chapman, the Treasury Department official who today committed suicide in

his New York apartment. In the dead man's apartment, police found a number

videotapes recording the sex act between Mr. Chapman and various women. The

tapes are explicit.

Among the tapes that have come to the attention of this news department is one

that features the Julian Burrell model.

Is it like Laurel to be late?

No, sir, it's not.

She's very professional and very dedicated.

I'm sure she has a reason for not being here.

Maybe she's not feeling well.

Well, you would know that if that were the case, wouldn't you, Miss Springer?

I mean, you are roommates, aren't you?

Yes, we are.

But I left for work early this morning.

I'll have her call you as soon as she comes in.

Pop,

we gotta make some decisions.

We've got all sorts of air time.

And she is featured in every commercial.

Look, I know she's mixed up and, uh...

Look, I got

reporters calling from all over the country. I can't keep stalling. Now,

you want me to tell them?

Tell them to go to hell.

Well, Paul, thank God you're on.

Yeah. Are they playing this thing in Los Angeles as big as they are in New York?

Well, it made the newspapers not quite as big as here.

I want her found, Paul.

I've never seen Pop so upset.

Well, if you find Laurel, I want you to let me know first.

I don't think she'll see Simon right away. You know, it's as though he's

this personally, like she did this to him or something.

What can we do to minimize the damage to Barringer's? Paul, I'm doing everything

I can, but I'm telling you, we have billboards all over town. The Julian

girl featuring Will Hayes. The Daily News says there's still time for us to

the Morell ads, but we have to let them know within the hour. Yeah, well, just

kill him. Put in a cosmetics ad or something. All right. Here are the forms

you want. Thanks.

Frank Murphy, my new assistant.

No, no, it's somewhere else.

He used to work on the loading dock.

Oh, Murphy, right.

What's he doing working for you? I thought we promoted him to foreman. He's

working for me because he didn't get promoted to foreman. I distinctly

approving a memo. Yeah, well, Todd hired somebody else, a guy by the name of

Dempsey.

What? Yeah, Frank knew he was supposed to get the job. When he didn't, he

complained to Todd, and Todd fired him. Todd is the controller.

Hiring and firing is not his job. He doesn't have that kind of authority.

he does when you're in California.

Or at least he thinks he does.

You ought to set him straight, huh?

Yeah, maybe I will.

Hello?

Why don't you crawl under your rock now?

Someone from outer space who can save Laurel.

Mrs. Chapman.

No, I'm sure Laurel didn't want anyone to die, Mrs. Chapman.

She's not a prostitute.

I'm really very sorry.

She was crying.

If her husband wasn't such a lowlife, Laurel wouldn't be in this mess now.

It's okay.

I understand.

Let's go to one.

Laurel knows where she can find it.

the line.

Nobody's going to buy Julian Morrell with this going on.

Julian, we don't know that yet.

Her face is all over the subways. People are scrolling graffiti on the Morrell

ads. We're pulling those ads.

Julio, we will save Julian Morrell. I promise you.

Listen, you have plenty of customers.

Yeah, they came for gawk, not to buy.

Well, at least there won't be a...

in New York who hasn't heard of Julian Morrell.

In fact, it's news over the whole country.

Yeah, my family's embarrassed to go to the grocery store. People make comments

on the street.

It will pass eventually. We will work this out.

Oh, I've seen how you've worked things out.

Don't do this to me. Don't you understand? I'm not like you.

I don't have lots of money to give it another try. I can't invest in something

else. This is it for me.

Pepsi, don't worry.

Thanks anyway.

Yeah?

I miss California already.

Why are you the one with me? I feel like we don't have a care in the world.

Because we were alone.

Hello, hello.

You two are so brave.

Brave? Well, to be right here, visible in the middle of the store in the midst

of this terrible scandal.

What's on your mind, Gloria?

Poor Simon.

He was so taken with that girl.

Or should I say taken by her? We haven't talked to Laurel yet. We don't know

what happened.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Did I sound judgmental?

I really didn't mean to be.

I mean, everyone has his or her own moral code, right?

And as long as we're true to that.

So, um, how was your trip together to Los Angeles?

Wonderful.

It was a business trip, Gloria.

Well, you both look tan.

And rested.

I don't have time for this today.

Neither do I, Paul.

If you'll excuse me, I'm here to see Simon.

Simon? Simon, I'm so sorry.

I don't want your sympathy, Gloria.

Make me feel even more stupid.

But you're not stupid.

You had no way of knowing what this girl was really like.

I acted like a ridiculous schoolboy.

For the first time since Sarah died, I began to feel something for another

woman.

I thought maybe if I got to know her better, I... That's a laugh, isn't it?

To know her better?

You've been alone a long time.

You needed somebody.

No. I didn't think I did.

But I thought... What the hell is the difference what

I thought?

I was wrong.

We've pulled the print ad and we've scheduled the TV commercials.

We're substituting various other ad campaigns for the Morell slots.

One big snag is that the Morell video is getting an awful lot of airplay on

those video channels and I haven't been able to recall all the tapes yet.

I sent out press releases saying the Beringers will continue carrying the

Morrell line, but will reassess the ad campaign.

It would be so much easier if I had Laurel's story so I could explain some

this to the press.

Has anyone talked to her?

No, she hasn't come home.

Mr. Beringer, should we start on a new Morrell campaign or try to salvage the

old one?

Mr. Beringer?

I'm very grateful for all the work that you've done. It's admirable.

But this is a very difficult situation for Beringers, and I'm sure that with

your loyalty and dedication, we'll rise above it.

The primary concern is for the good name and

reputation of Beringers.

I know this has hit you pretty hard.

But, Hal, we've been through tough times before, and we've survived.

We need decisions on a couple of things, Pop.

I suggest we keep the current ad campaign without showing Laurel's face.

In the meantime, we'll select another model, and we'll get another campaign

going. Just find Laurel. I don't care how you do it. Just find her.

I think I know who's behind this.

You mean you think somebody paid her?

Paid to ruin herself?

That doesn't make any sense, Paul. Or set her up. Crew check.

You see Danny crew check behind every bush.

Chapman was in his back pocket. He was on the take.

You know that for a fact.

Look, I'm tired of these speculations, Paul. Just find Laurel and ask her why

this happened.

Tell me something, though.

Do you want to find Laurel to revenge yourself?

Or do you want to protect her?

Now, where the graphs intersect is your... Breaking point.

And then beyond that is profits.

Exactly. Well, projected profits.

Of course, a lot of this information is variable, so you have to keep updating

your projections constantly.

Melody.

Melody, this is Allison Harris.

Allison, this is my wife, Melody.

Hello. I'm very pleased to meet you.

Allison is part of our executive trainee program.

Yes, I just tried it. Your husband's being very patient with me.

Todd, I need to speak to you a moment.

Hi, Uncle Paul. Melody, how are you, darling? I'm good.

You look wonderful.

Anything new happen with that wretched model?

Uh, nothing new at the moment.

Todd, excuse us.

I'll be right back.

Paul Barringer, yes?

Yes. He seems very serious.

He's got his moments.

Can I get you a cup of coffee or anything, Mrs. Hughes?

No, thanks.

So are you a business school graduate?

I wish.

I married a med student.

I spent my college time working to support him.

What's the doctor's wife doing at Beringer's?

My husband died.

Just after his internship.

I'm sorry.

I hope you forgive me.

Nothing to apologize for.

We had a wonderful five years together. No small thing.

No, it's not.

The medical bill sort of wiped out our savings.

Now that's an irony.

A doctor bankrupt by doctor bills.

So now...

I can't afford to take a business degree.

I'm sorry.

I'm being too personal.

It's probably because Mr. Hughes speaks of you so often that I feel like I know

you.

He does?

Oh, yes.

And that's a sign of a good marriage, Mrs. Hughes.

Believe me, I know.

I had one.

I guess I will take that cup of coffee.

Right away.

He's got an attitude problem.

Murphy's got a legitimate gripe.

It was next in line. He knew it.

You sure we're not handling it this way because he happens to be a gambling

buddy of Billy's? Oh, come off it, Todd.

Every guy in that dock plays a football pool, you know it.

Only half the executive staff, too.

What am I supposed to do about Dempsey?

You can pull Dempsey out of nowhere and make him Foreman. You can certainly find

another job for him.

Look, I've got my hands full with this sex tape mess. I don't have time to

you how to manage employees.

If Frank Murphy wants his job back in the dock, you give it to him.

Ask Foreman.

You're undercutting my authority.

Yeah.

It's good.

Julie?

I need your signature on there.

Danny. Hi, Shane. Hi.

The flowers are beautiful.

Extravagantly beautiful.

Thank you.

Well, I missed you.

And I didn't want you to forget me.

Are you free for lunch?

Well, let's go to lunch. You can tell me all about it. No.

Things changed when I went to California.

We decided we really do want to be together.

Are you sure that's what you want?

And that's it?

Goodbye, Danny?

Come on, Danny.

We'll see each other.

It may not be personal, but we'll see each other.

I need a favor.

If I can help, it's yours.

This girl, she's been missing for five years.

Her father lost a custody battle, so he stole the child.

Ah, that's awful.

A very pretty girl.

Yeah.

Who's the mother?

Friend of yours?

Shane Bradley.

That's Paul Berringer's woman.

I won't use a child to help you hurt the Berringers.

I don't like what you're doing, Danny.

Your obsession with the Beringers. I don't like this business with the model.

Messy. It's a scandal.

Why use innocent people?

I had no choice.

Laurel Hayes is Simon Beringer's weak spot.

So now you want to use a child to satisfy your need for vengeance.

It makes me ashamed.

I don't want to hurt this child.

Who are you talking to?

You think I'm a fool?

This has nothing to do with the Beringers.

I'm doing this for her.

For her?

Yeah.

Danny, do you care for this girl?

It hasn't stopped ringing.

Laura, where have you been?

Here. Everybody at the store has been asking about you, even Simon Barringer.

Sorry.

Sorry?

I don't want to hear it. No, I know you don't want to hear it.

And I know that it's been hard on you, but...

You are not the only person on this planet. There are other people who are

affected by this.

You seem to be such a sensitive person.

But the only person that you seem to be sensitive to is to yourself.

I don't want... No, what you need is a good sweat kicking...

You

don't.

Solve your problems by running away from them.

You've got to take some charge of your life. You have to start to accept some

responsibility.

There is a name for it, Laurel.

It's called growing up.

Mr. Barringer, it is Laurel Hayes to see you, sir.

What do you mean?

I've just come to say I'm sorry.

I don't want your apology.

You have all the reason in the world to feel this way about me.

What I've done is horrible.

I didn't come here to ask for your forgiveness.

How much were you paid?

I never meant for this to happen.

You were very kind.

Sit down.

I'll leave.

Sit down!

I should not go here.

Now... I want you to tell me about it.

You don't want to hear.

Tell me, Laurel.

Tell me what you are.

Tell me why you did it.

Was it for money?

Or lust?

Tell me.

Everybody's staring at us. Nobody's staring.

Yes, they are.

They're all wondering about that model. They probably want to know all the

sordid details. So do I.

Todd.

Come on, Melody. That's what the theater's for. You don't think people

see the show, do you?

My mother... Your mother has nothing to do with it.

How she ever cares about us getting her name in print doesn't seem to matter in

what light. You're crazy.

Why are you defending her? I've got enough on my mind without your whining

your mother, Melody. Let's drop it.

Okay, okay, it's dropped.

Boy, are you in a great mood.

I put my neck on the line for people. Do favors for them. They just take it for

granted. Why don't you stand up to him?

Let him know you're calling the shot.

I don't want to antagonize him. He could be useful.

He needs you more than you need him.

How come you know so much?

Because I know you. I know how strong you are.

Stand up to him.

Don't back down.

You're good at that.

Besides, Uncle Paul is nothing like Grandpa.

Paul?

Isn't that who you're talking about?

Yeah, sure.

But what could Max...

Kaufman have possibly said to you that you would even consider seeing this man?

Did he have some kind of hold over you?

Was he blackmailing you?

Did he threaten you in some way?

No.

Are you in love with Max?

No.

Then why?

I just don't understand it.

He said it was very important.

You could have said, no, Max, I don't want to do this.

I did.

He got angry with me.

But what the hell difference would that make?

I am very tired.

I cannot talk about this anymore.

Since you've been doing so much traveling lately, Paul, I'm going to

another trip.

There's no need for you to go to Las Vegas or, um, or was it Tijuana?

I'm giving you the divorce.

The papers are being drawn up today.

I'm sure that we can be civilized about this.

We've had so much practice.

You're really serious, aren't you?

Mm -hmm.

For a while, it was fun watching you squirm.

But I'm... I'm just tired of it, you know? It's just not fun anymore.

I'm sorry, Gloria. I... I wanted it to work.

I thought if I fought hard enough that it would work.

But now I know that it takes two people to make a relationship and only one to

destroy it. So if it's all the same to you, I'd like to go on with my life.

Believe it or not, Gloria, I've always wanted only the best for you.

You've had a very funny way of showing it.

I'll, um, I'll have my lawyers call your lawyers.

Fine.

Just something to remember me by.

No way, Todd.

I've got a very important shipment coming in, and it needs to be processed.

I don't care. The timing's not right. The way I see it, you're either working

for me or against me. I want to work with you, but I don't want this whole

to blow up in my face. You don't want to know what it's like to be an enemy of

mine. You process this shipment for me, I'll pull it quick.

For the time being.

Billy, Billy, Billy.

Why am I in such a hurry, Billy? Yeah, I'm in the worry, Bernie. I get all the

time in the world.

That's what you think, huh?

Take it easy, huh?

A lot of people around here.

Billy, Billy.

I wouldn't hurt you.

Today, I just want you to consider me as a friendly reminder.

Take care of it.

That's what you do, Billy.

Do that.

You do it.

What was that?

What? Oh, nothing.

Kids walkie -talkie. Didn't have any batteries in it. Billy.

Look, I've got an appointment.

Billy, I've had... We'll talk. We'll talk later tonight, okay?

Here are the accounts on the Howard Import Company.

Thanks.

I'm not through with those.

I shouldn't have snapped at you.

It's been a rough day.

No need to apologize.

Everybody's entitled to a rough day now and then.

And anyway...

I think you handle pressure very well.

No, I mean it.

That's one of the reasons why I wanted to train under you.

Well, thanks, Allison.

But your time spent working in my office will be limited.

See, the program requires trainees to get at least some experience in every

department and store.

I know, sir.

I was just hoping that we could bend the rules a little bit.

Why not?

You've got a good head for figures.

I'll see what we can do.

Thank you.

I'd really be grateful.

I just spoke with Gloria's lawyers.

What happened?

The divorce is in the works.

I don't believe it. What do you want me to tell you again? I want you to hug me.

Oh, Paul.

Paul.

Marry me.

That's what I've always wanted.

Yeah? When?

Yesterday.

Tell you what.

If this scandal blows over, we'll announce it to the family.

I'm sorry I woke you.

Peter's made a fresh pot.

Would you, uh, like him to fix something to eat?

No, thank you.

Are you, uh, feeling better?

I... I want to apologize for badgering you last night.

But I still find it difficult to grasp.

And you're so lovely.

That makes it even harder for me to understand.

I am disgusting.

Ugly.

Ugly?

You could be at the top of your profession.

What you did was ugly.

Not you.

I can't explain.

Laura.

Don't be kind to me.

There must be some reason why you hate yourself so.

Laura, please tell me.

You must tell me.

Because... I killed my...

There was a fire.

Go on.

My parents got killed.

And I started it.

But it was an accident.

No.

My mother told me never to play with my children.

But I was. angry at her, so I did.

I didn't know what would happen.

There were flames, flames everywhere.

Then the firemen came.

They rescued me.

And my parents were upstairs.

But he could get them out.

Poor, poor child.

Don't waste your sympathy on me.

But you... I know what I am. You were a frightened child.

You mustn't blame yourself.

Then why did God mark me?

Let me see it.

Laurel, show me.

I am ugly.

You're beautiful.

You must hate me.

I love you.

You've seen her.

Is she all right?

Yes, I've seen her.

And how could she be all right?

Is there anything I can do?

I want to know why you did it.

I didn't do anything. Don't lie to me, Kaufman.

You arranged for Laurel to sleep with that guy.

You got that wrong.

All right, if I'm wrong, then correct me.

I arranged a date.

That's all.

Laurel means a lot to me.

I see.

Laurel means a lot to you, so you arranged for her to have a date with a

pervert. I didn't know that about this guy. I'm not responsible.

You're not responsible. Let go.

You're a young man.

Go ahead. You're in the prime of your life. Go on.

I just want to know why.

Danny Kruczek came to me and asked me to

arrange the date.

I didn't want to, but he threatened to ruin my business.

I set up the date to keep from going broke. I should have said no and gotten

of this stinking business.

I was afraid.

Disgusted with myself.

Good.

You'll have to live with that the rest of your life.

Mrs. DeGava, I own Julian Morrell. Has my shipment arrived yet?

Uh, no, it hadn't, Mrs. DeGava. I was told it would be here.

I'm sorry, ma 'am. Well, would you please call me the moment it arrives?

very important.

Uh, yes, ma 'am. Oh,

you got in my favorite preserve. Kelly, would you please take a case of this

too? No, no, no, no. Oh, I'm sorry.

I assure you it's all right. I'm Barbara Barringer. I do this all the time. Just

write it up. I'm sorry, ma 'am, but I'm new here, and, uh...

I got to follow procedure.

I mean, we don't want to follow up our inventories.

I understand.

I'll get it tomorrow.

Call me.

I want to know, Billy. It's nothing.

with those raping forms and I hear you on the phone making bets and I'm with

when you're in a lousy mood because you're losing.

And I saw that man in the store today. I know you're in trouble, Billy. I'm not

in trouble.

Okay.

I've had it. I'm not kidding.

It's bad enough to be with you through this, but to have you lie to me... I

won't take it. I can't.

Cammie?

How much money do you owe?

A lot. How much?

One hundred and eighty thousand.

Dollars?

Yeah.

What about your family?

No, no.

All my money is in trust.

I can't ask my father and... Paul.

Good old Paul. I'm already into him for so much that...

What are you going to do?

I get it.

Been down before.

Nobody would really hurt you, would they?

Good evening, Mr. Berringer. Good evening, Peters.

Mr. Paul is here.

Oh, thank you. Oh, I'll do that. Just get me a scotch, please. Sure, sir.

Thanks for coming.

You were right, Paul.

You've been right about a lot of things.

You were right about Khrushchev being involved in this Laurel business.

He's more than involved, Pop.

He's responsible, I'm sure of it.

But you don't have any proof.

I'll get it.

He must not be allowed to do this to people.

Then we'll have to stop him, Pop.

I can't understand what he's doing.

I mean, he wants to take over Behrens, right?

Right. Then why would he want to destroy something he wants?

He's gone out of his way to hurt the store, to hurt us.

It just doesn't make any sense.

He abandoned me.

He treated my mother like dirt.

If it were for him, she'd still be alive.

You don't know that.

How can you defend this man?

I'm not.

But this all happened years ago. Let the dead bury the dead. No.

You can forget.

But I never will.

Not for what he's done to my family.

And not what he's done to me.

There's always two sides to a story. I don't want to hear his side.

I never want to hear why.

He threw away his bastard son.

Why? He destroyed the Rinaldis for taking me in. I will never forgive him.

Revenge has blackened your heart, Danny.

Maybe so.

Keeps me going.

And I won't stop until I've made my father suffer the way he's made me

And I won't stop until I've made every baron just suffer the way that I have.

I should have told him all of it long ago.

Why didn't you?

I wanted to protect him.

i thought it would be better if he only knew part of the story but it isn't is

it how can i tell him the truth now after all these years