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[CATHY]: PEOPLE HAVE AN IMAGE OF WHAT A GOOD MOTHER IS.

GOOD...

LIKE THE ONES WE SAW ON OUR FAVORITE TV SHOWS.

MOST LITTLE GIRLS LEARN HOW TO BE MOTHERS

FROM OUR MOTHERS,

HOW TO COOK FAVORITE MEALS...

HOW TO KISS BOO-BOOS.

AND WE EMBRACE

ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS THEY DID.

AND VOW TO DO DIFFERENTLY ALL OF THEIR MISTAKES.

[CHRIS]: HE'S REBUILT IT TO JUST LIKE IT WAS

BEFORE IT BURNED DOWN.

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IT STILL TERRIFIES ME.

THIS HOUSE HAS NO POWER OVER US, CATHY.

WE'RE NOT MOTHER'S DRESDEN DOLLS LOCKED IN THE ATTIC ANYMORE.

COME ON.

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EVENTUALLY, LITTLE GIRLS GROW UP

AND HAVE REAL, BEAUTIFUL BABIES OF OUR OWN.

AND WE FILL THEM WITH ALL OF OUR HOPES AND DREAMS,

AND SADNESS, AND FEARS...

AND NIGHTMARES.

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[BUTLER KNOCKS ON DOOR]

DR. AND MRS. SHEFFIELD HAVE ARRIVED, SIR.

I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.

THERE'S NO BLOOD LIKE FAMILY'S BLOOD.

AT THE END OF DAYS,

THEY ARE THE ONES THAT MATTER THE MOST.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT, MALCOLM?

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BART!

OH, MY GOODNESS, YOU LOOK SO HANDSOME.

YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL AS ALWAYS, MOM.

AND YOU WORE RED!

YOU ALWAYS KNOW HOW TO PLEASE ME.

OH, SWEETIE.

HERE, SAY HELLO TO-- TO CHRIS.

LOOKING GOOD, OLD MAN.

THANK YOU, BART.

THE PLACE LOOKS WONDERFUL.

IT'S LIKE STEPPING BACK IN TIME.

WELL, I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT GREAT-GRANDFATHER MALCOLM

WOULD BE PLEASED.

I WAS METICULOUS ABOUT THE RESTORATION.

SPARED ABSOLUTELY NO EXPENSE.

AS I AM WELL AWARE.

NOTHING LIKE HAVING

A FAMILY MEMBER PRIVY TO YOUR FINANCES.

NOW, BART, CHRIS HAS BEEN VERY GOOD

AT BEING THE EXECUTOR OF YOUR ESTATE.

OH, IT'S NOT MY ESTATE YET.

AT LEAST NOT UNTIL WE HEAR THE END OF GRANDMOTHER'S WILL.

WELL, IT WON'T BE LONG NOW.

NO, IT WON'T.

LET ME GIVE YOU GUYS THE GRAND TOUR.

THIS WAY.

OH, MY GOD.

MALCOLM...

I'VE OF COURSE INCORPORATED THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES.

GOT A HOME GYM, BIG-SCREEN TVS, DVD PLAYERS,

AND GOT DIAL-UP INTERNET.

[CATHY]: WOW!

THIS IS IMPRESSIVE.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO MAKE A WONDERFUL HOME

FOR A NICE GIRL ONE DAY.

WELL, I'VE YET TO MEET A GIRL

WHO COULD HOLD A CANDLE TO YOU, MOM.

COME ON. LET ME SHOW YOU THE REST.

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WHAT'S ALL THIS, BART?

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WELL, THAT'S WHERE I PRAY.

I, UH...

DIDN'T REALIZE YOU WERE STILL SO RELIGIOUS.

[CHUCKLES] WELL...

YOU MAY THINK

IT WAS ALL THOSE YEARS OF PSYCHIATRIC CARE

THAT GOT ME TO WHERE I AM TODAY,

BUT IT WAS BY THE GRACE OF GOD

THAT I WAS ABLE TO LIFT MYSELF FROM MY SORRY STATE.

MALCOLM WAS A DEVOUT MAN

AND HE WENT ON TO BUILD AN EMPIRE.

I'M GONNA ACCOMPLISH EVEN GREATER THINGS, GOD WILLING.

I'VE ACTUALLY HAD MY LAST NAME LEGALLY CHANGED TO "FOXWORTH,"

JUST TO KEEP HIS LEGACY ALIVE.

BART! HOW COULD YOU DO THAT WITHOUT TELLING US?

YOU KNOW MALCOLM WASN'T A GOOD MAN.

OH, I KNOW ALL OF OUR FAMILY'S

DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS, MOM.

YES-- [CHUCKLES]

MALCOLM WAS A SADISTIC TYRANT,

BUT YOU MUST ADMIRE HIS ACHIEVEMENTS.

AND, WELL, CHRIS HERE MAY HAVE RAISED ME.

HE IS YOUR BROTHER, SO THAT WOULD BE ALL KINDS OF--

BART, I THINK WE'RE ENTITLED TO

A LITTLE BIT MORE RESPECT THAN THAT.

YOU GUYS PROBABLY WANT TO FRESHEN UP.

LET ME SHOW YOU TO YOUR ROOM.

I THOUGHT YOU'D BE MOST COMFORTABLE

IN CORRINE'S WING.

IT'S ONE OF THE MOST LAVISH SUITES IN THE HOUSE.

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AND, OF COURSE, CORRINE'S SWAN BED.

ISN'T THAT SOMETHING?

I HIRED A WORLD-RENOWNED ARTISAN

TO HAND-CARVE A METICULOUS REPLICA.

I JUST KNEW YOU'D APPRECIATE IT, MOM.

AND ONCE I'VE GET CONTROL OF THE FOXWORTH FORTUNE,

I CAN FINALLY FULFILL MY DESTINY.

NO OFFENSE,

BUT A DOCTOR DOES NOT A FINANCIAL GENIUS MAKE.

I'LL LET YOU TWO GET SETTLED IN.

JORY AND MELODIE WILL BE ARRIVING SHORTLY.

[SIGHS HEAVILY]

BE NICE WHEN WE DON'T HAVE THIS FINANCIAL SITUATION

BETWEEN US ANYMORE.

HE'S YOUNG, HE WANTS HIS INDEPENDENCE.

YOU KNOW WHAT HE'S LIKE.

BUT THIS... OBSESSION WITH MALCOLM,

IT'S TROUBLING.

DON'T DWELL ON IT.

OKAY.

LET'S JUST ENJOY OURSELVES WHILE WE'RE HERE.

IN MOTHER'S BED?

THE OLD LADY WOULD TURN OVER IN HER GRAVE.

GOOD.

SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA THEN.

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JORY! YOU MADE IT.

WELL, IF IT ISN'T THE CREME DE LA CREME

OF THE NEW YORK BALLET.

[JORY LAUGHS]

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

YOU'RE LOOKING QUITE FIT!

YEAH. HEY, MEL.

HI.

OH, AND THANK YOU, GUYS, AGAIN SO MUCH,

FOR AGREEING TO DANCE AT MY CELEBRATION.

IT IS ABSOLUTELY GONNA MAKE THE NIGHT,

HAVING A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE

BY MY FAMOUS BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW.

ACTUALLY, BART,

I'M SORRY, BUT WE CAN'T PERFORM AT YOUR PARTY.

YOU KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS NIGHT IS TO ME.

MEL'S BEEN HAVING SOME COMPLICATIONS

AND HER DOCTOR JUST TOLD US SHE CAN'T.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY "COMPLICATIONS"?

WELL, UM...

WE WANTED TO WAIT UNTIL EVERYONE WAS HERE, BUT...

I'M PREGNANT.

TWINS.

TWINS? OH, MY GOODNESS!

OH! CONGRATULATIONS!

OH, HONEY, CONGRATULATIONS!

HOW FAR ALONG ARE YOU?

ALMOST 19 WEEKS.

I'M GOING TO BE A GRANDMA!

[CHRIS]: CONGRATULATIONS, DARLING.

BUT YOU'RE NOT EVEN SHOWING.

WE HAD SUCH

A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING PREGNANT.

WE CAN'T RISK IT.

I'M SORRY.

I UNDERSTAND.

I'M HAPPY TO DANCE SOLO.

HEY. THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

YOU KNOW, PREGNANCY REALLY BECOMES YOU, MEL.

THANK YOU.

¶ DON'T BE A FOOL ¶

¶ 'CAUSE I'M STILL NOT OVER YOU... ¶

NINE YEARS OF MARRIAGE,

AND THEY'RE STILL GOING AT IT LIKE DOGS IN HEAT.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS

WHEN YOU'RE PARTNERS IN LIFE AND IN DANCE.

JORY'S FATHER WAS VOLATILE,

BUT HE WAS ALSO QUITE PASSIONATE.

"GO, TAKE TO YOURSELF A WIFE OF HARLOTRY

AND HAVE CHILDREN OF HARLOTRY."

WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS, BART,

BUT I DO KNOW THAT SEX BETWEEN

TWO PEOPLE WHO LOVE EACH OTHER

IS A GOOD AND NATURAL THING.

DON'T YOU EVER WANT TO BE IN LOVE?

[BART SIGHS]

I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S HARD NOT TO FEEL BITTER ABOUT IT

WHEN YOU CONSIDER MY ORIGIN.

YOU SEDUCED MY GRANDMOTHER'S HUSBAND

TO GET BACK AT HER,

AND I WAS THE RESULT.

NOT THE MOST AUSPICIOUS WAY TO COME INTO THE WORLD.

NO, IT WASN'T.

AND I'LL BE FOREVER SORRY ABOUT THAT.

BUT NOT ABOUT HAVING YOU.

AND I KNOW THERE IS A WOMAN OUT THERE,

JUST WAITING TO SPEND HER LIFE WITH YOU.

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¶ YOU KNOW YOU'RE A VIXEN YOU KNOW YOU'RE A FOX ¶

¶ A FOXY LADY WHO NEVER GETS CAUGHT ¶

¶ YOU JUST LEAD THEM AROUND ¶¶

OKAY. THIS PLACE IS BEYOND.

OH, CINDY! HOW ARE YOU?

YOU MADE ME THINK

THAT THIS PLACE WAS JUST AS SAD AND CREEPY

AS IT WAS WHEN YOU WERE A GIRL!

THAT IS SO NOT TRUE!

YEAH, BART'S DONE A LOT TO WARM IT UP.

-THERE'S MY GIRL! -HI, DADDY.

-[CHRIS]: OH! HI! -[SMOOCHING]

-YES! -HEY, BOYS!

LOOK WHO'S HERE!

[CINDY]: WOW.

WHEN DID BART GET SO EFFING HOT?

[CHUCKLES]

HE USED TO BE SUCH AN UGLY LITTLE CRETIN.

SWEETIE, PLEASE DON'T START WITH YOUR BROTHER.

UM, HI? I COME IN PEACE.

AND HE'S ALWAYS THE ONE WHO ALWAYS PROVOKES ME, REMEMBER?

MM-HMM. WELL, I LOVE YOUR DRESS.

WHERE DID YOU GET IT?

THANK YOU! I GOT IT FROM MILAN.

[CHRIS]: TELL ME, HOW WAS MILAN?

WELCOME.

TO MY HUMBLE ABODE.

OH, BART! IT IS SO GOOD TO SEE YOU!

OH!

NICE JOB DISTRACTING ME

IN THAT TRASHY LITTLE DRESS.

EXCUSE ME? THIS IS FROM MILAN.

YOU CAN DOLL YOURSELF UP ALL YOU WANT.

IT DOESN'T GIVE YOU CLASS.

[CHRIS]: BART!

APOLOGIZE TO YOUR SISTER.

WELL, SHE'S NOT REALLY MY SISTER.

DAD.

BART, WE'RE ALL HERE TO CELEBRATE WITH YOU.

LET'S NOT START THE WEEKEND--

I DON'T THINK YOU'RE IN ANY POSITION

TO MAKE DEMANDS, CHRIS.

THIS IS MY HOUSE,

AND AT MY HOUSE,

I MAKE THE RULES.

AND I AM YOUR F--

WHAT?

YOU'RE MY WHAT?

I'M THE MAN WHO RAISED YOU.

AND I'M THE MAN WHO CAN DESTROY YOU WITH ONE WORD.

I MEAN, COULD YOU IMAGINE

IF PEOPLE FOUND OUT YOUR LITTLE SECRET?

WHAT IS HE TALKING ABOUT?

NOTHING, SWEETIE.

YOU KNOW, BART,

YOU WOULDN'T BE HERE IF IT WASN'T FOR ME.

I'VE SAVED YOUR LIFE ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION,

SOMEDAY, YOU MIGHT WANT TO THANK ME FOR IT.

WELL, THANK YOU...

"UNCLE CHRIS."

[CINDY: HI!

HI.

AND MELODIE HAS SOME EXCITING NEWS.

HI! WHAT IS IT?

THIS BUNHEAD HAS TWO BUNS IN THE OVEN.

OH, MY GOSH! ARE YOU-- I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!

TWINS? IF THEY'RE GIRLS, I'M GONNA BUY THEM

THE CUTEST LITTLE KIDDIE COUTURE EVER.

[BART]: I JUST WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR MY OUTBURST.

ALL THE PREPARATIONS

FOR THIS PARTY HAVE ME A LITTLE BIT ON EDGE.

WELL, BART, THAT IS...

THAT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT.

SO TELL US ABOUT

THIS BIRTHDAY SPECTACULAR.

WELL, IT WAS GONNA BE UNLIKE ANYTHING YOU'D EVER SEEN, BUT--

BUT WE SPOILED IT.

BART, I REALLY DO WISH I COULD DANCE DELILAH FOR YOU.

UH, I--

I CAN DANCE DELILAH. I MEAN--

I MIGHT NOT BE A PROFESSIONAL LIKE MEL,

BUT I-I'VE BEEN TAKING DANCE CLASSES EVERY DAY.

PLEASE?

PLEASE, JORY? PLEASE?

I PROMISE-- MEL CAN TEACH ME THE DANCE MOVES,

AND I PROMISE I'LL MAKE YOU PROUD.

IF JORY THINKS YOU'RE UP TO IT.

I'M NOT GONNA TAKE IT EASY ON YOU.

I WON'T DISAPPOINT YOU.

AND IF YOU EMBARRASS ME IN FRONT OF MY GUESTS,

IT'S YOUR HEAD ON A PLATTER.

[BART]: WOULD YOU CONNECT ME TO AN ADJUSTER?

YEAH, I'M HAVING A HUGE EVENT AT MY HOUSE,

AND I WAS WONDERING IF I SHOULD UP MY INSURANCE POLICY.

AND THAT COVERS ILLNESS AND INJURY?

GREAT.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

-HAPPY BIRTHDAY. -HELLO, CHILDREN.

WOW, MOM, YOU LOOK STUNNING.

THANK YOU, SWEETIE.

AND YOU'VE NEVER LOOKED MORE HANDSOME.

[CINDY]: AHEM.

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[CATHY]: CINDY, SWEETIE.

COULD YOU PLEASE GO AND PUT ON

THAT BLUE DRESS THAT I LAID OUT FOR YOU?

MOM, IF YOU WOULD READ VOGUE,

YOU'D KNOW THIS DRESS IS VERY AU COURANT.

[CHRIS]: PLEASE GO CHANGE?

LET'S NOT HAVE A SCENE TONIGHT.

I THINK I'M OLD ENOUGH TO CHOOSE WHAT I WANT TO WEAR.

BESIDES, I'M WEARING BART'S FAVORITE COLOR.

I KNOW YOU DON'T ALWAYS EXERCISE

THE BEST JUDGEMENT,

BEING ADOPTED AND ALL,

BUT I CAN'T HAVE YOU DRESS LIKE THAT

IN FRONT OF MY GUESTS.

YOU ALWAYS SAY I LOOK LIKE A SLUT,

I THOUGHT I MIGHT AS WELL DRESS LIKE ONE.

OKAY, THAT'S ENOUGH.

YOU'VE HAD YOUR FUN. TIME TO CHANGE.

DON'T EVER TOUCH ME AGAIN.

[PARTY BUSTLING WITH CHATTER AND MUSIC]

YO! CAMBRIDGE IN THE HOUSE!

-HEY, BUDDY! -WHAT'S UP, MAN?

-BIRTHDAY BOY! -GOOD TO SEE YOU!

-YOU DON'T LOOK THAT MUCH OLDER. -AW, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

HEY, JORY, COME HERE.

KEVIN, THIS IS THE MAN, MY BROTHER, JORY MARQUET,

AND HIS WONDERFUL WIFE AND PARTNER, MELODIE.

WHAT A PRIVILEGE.

WE'VE ALL BEEN FOLLOWING YOUR CAREERS

SINCE THE EARLY DAYS IN NEW YORK.

WE'RE BIG FANS.

-HOW KIND OF YOU TO SAY. -THANK YOU.

-HERE. -OH, EXCELLENT.

-ON THE HOUSE! -CHEERS.

WOW! NOW, THAT IS A HUGE IMPROVEMENT.

IF BY "IMPROVEMENT," YOU MEAN "HIDEOUS,"

THEN YEAH.

ARE YOU GONNA MAKE HIM APOLOGIZE?

SWEETIE, YOU DO KNOW YOU GO OUT OF YOUR WAY TO PROVOKE HIM.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.

IT'S LIKE SOMETHING ABOUT HIM

MAKES ME WANT TO GET A RISE OUT OF HIM.

WHATEVER.

IF ANYTHING, MY HATE FOR HIM

WILL HELP FUEL MY DANCING FOR TONIGHT.

EXACTLY. CHANNEL IT INTO YOUR PERFORMANCE.

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WELL, YOU KNOW

SHE'S CORRINE FOXWORTH'S DAUGHTER,

THE ONE WHO CAME TO THAT CHRISTMAS PARTY

AND MADE THAT BIG SCENE.

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SO DO YOU COME HERE OFTEN?

HEY, SWEETIE.

YOU KNOW, UM...

YOU HAVE REALLY OUTDONE YOURSELF.

I AM SO PROUD OF YOU.

THANKS.

YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER THE MOMENT

THE NURSE PUT YOU IN MY ARMS.

YOU WERE CRYING SO HARD,

AND YOUR LITTLE HANDS WERE BALLED UP INTO FISTS.

THE MINUTE YOU LOOKED UP INTO MY EYES,

THIS SMILE CREPT ACROSS YOUR FACE.

AND YOU HAVEN'T ALWAYS BEEN

THAT GENEROUS WITH YOUR SMILES.

I'M SURE JORY WAS ALL SMILES.

WELL, YOU EACH HAD A DIFFERENT PERSONALITY.

BUT YOU WANTED ME WITH YOU NIGHT AND DAY.

I'D TRY TO PUT YOU IN YOUR CRIB,

AND YOU WOULD JUST SCREAM.

SO I WAS DEMANDING EVEN THEN?

HEY...

I LOVED YOU FROM THE MOMENT YOU WERE BORN,

JUST LIKE YOUR BROTHER.

SWEETIE--

WOULD YOU MIND GETTING ME ANOTHER GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE?

OF COURSE NOT.

THANK YOU.

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I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE WE GOT TO MEET JORY MARQUET.

MY MOM'S GONNA DIE WHEN I TELL HER.

TIME TO GET THIS PARTY STARTED.

[APPLAUSE RISES]

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH

FOR COMING TO CELEBRATE MY 25th BIRTHDAY.

BUT, FOR THE NEXT FEW MOMENTS, IT'S NOT ABOUT ME.

IT IS MY PLEASURE

TO PRESENT "SAMSON AND DELILAH,"

DANCED BY MY BROTHER, JORY MARQUET,

AND-- MAKING HER DEBUT PERFORMANCE--

OUR ADOPTED SISTER, CINDY.

ENJOY.

[APPLAUDING]

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SHE'S DOING SO WELL.

MOST CERTAINLY.

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YOU WOULD HAVE MADE A MUCH BETTER DELILAH.

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[JORY GROANS]

[APPLAUSE RISES]

HE'S NOT GETTING UP.

MELODIE.

[APPLAUSE TAPERS OFF]

[CINDY SHRIEKS]: GET IT OFF OF HIM!

JORY!

-[JORY GROANS] -SOMEONE TURN UP THE LIGHTS!

SON!

NO. NO!

IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO FALL DOWN!

THE BEAM WASN'T SUPPOSED TO COME DOWN!

NO! IT'S CRUSHING HIM.

BART! CALL 9-1-1!

OH, MY GOD! HELP HIM! DO SOMETHING!

JORY, PLEASE DON'T DIE!

DON'T DIE, PLEASE!

IT WAS A MISTAKE GOING TO THAT HOUSE!

THE WORST MISTAKE OF OUR LIVES, AND NOW HE'S PAYING,

AND HE'S GONNA DIE YOUNG,

LIKE HIS DAD, I KNOW IT.

YOU'RE JUST EXHAUSTED. OKAY? YOU NEED SOME REST.

I'LL PUT HER IN A CAB.

I CAN TAKE HER BACK.

[WEEPING]

NO. NO!

PLEASE, NO!

-IT'S OKAY. -NO!

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[SOBBING]

OH, JORY...

[EXHALES]

MOM?

SWEETIE.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

I FEEL OKAY, I GUESS.

[GRUNTS]

DAD...

I CAN'T MOVE MY LEGS.

I-I CAN'T FEEL MY LEGS!

I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, SON.

I'M... PARALYZED.

AREN'T I?

YOUR SPINAL CORD WAS SEVERED.

SO...

I'M NEVER GONNA DANCE AGAIN,

AM I?

I'M SO SORRY, JORY.

[JORY GASPS AND SOBS]

[SOBBING CONTINUES]

OKAY, MELODIE, THAT'S ENOUGH.

GET UP. YOU'RE VISITING YOUR HUSBAND TODAY.

GET UP!

LET ME GO. LET ME GO! YOU'LL HURT THE BABIES!

YOU KNOW I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO

LEAVE THIS ROOM SINCE THE ACCIDENT.

DO YOU REALLY THINK

YOU'RE THE FIRST WIFE TO SUFFER A TRAGEDY?

I WAS EXPECTING JORY

WHEN HIS FATHER WAS KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT.

YOU SHOULD BE GRATEFUL HE'S STILL ALIVE.

[SNIFFLING]

I CAN'T SEE HIM LIKE THAT.

I CAN'T.

JORY JUST NEEDS TO KNOW...

THAT YOU STILL CARE ABOUT HIM.

SO YOU NEED TO SUMMON UP SOME COURAGE,

AND GO BE A WIFE TO YOUR HUSBAND.

HOW CAN WE LIVE IF WE CAN'T DANCE TOGETHER?

WHY DID THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN TO US?

WHY?

WHY DID THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN?

SWEETIE, COME HERE. COME HERE.

YOU KNOW, I JUST-- I FIND IT ODD

THAT JORY'S THE ONE WHO'S NEVER GONNA WALK AGAIN,

BUT MELODIE'S ACTING LIKE HER LIFE IS OVER.

WELL, DEPRESSION CAN BE VERY DEBILITATING.

I JUST WISH SHE COULD

FIND THE STRENGTH FOR JORY, THOUGH.

HE REALLY NEEDS HER.

DAD, CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHING?

I MEAN, IT MIGHT NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING--

NO. WHAT IS IT, SWEETHEART?

WELL, THE NIGHT BEFORE THE PARTY,

I HEARD BART TALKING ON THE PHONE

ABOUT UPPING HIS INSURANCE, IN CASE THERE WAS AN INJURY.

[CHRIS]: THERE'S NO NEED TO GET DEFENSIVE, BART.

WE'RE NOT BLAMING YOU.

OF COURSE YOU ARE!

JUST LIKE WHEN WE WERE KIDS,

AND JORY'S DOG, CLOVER, WAS KILLED

AND YOU THOUGHT I MURDERED HER.

NO, WE-- WE NEVER THOUGHT THAT.

I MEAN, I WAS THE ONE WHO ASKED HIM TO DANCE!

DON'T YOU THINK THAT I FEEL RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH ALREADY?

MAYBE AN UNINVITED GUEST GOT INTO THE PARTY.

A RIVAL DANCER PERHAPS?

YOU, OF ALL PEOPLE, KNOW HOW CUTTHROAT BALLET CAN BE.

YEAH, MAYBE.

[CHRIS EXHALES]

YEAH. THAT'S CERTAINLY A POSSIBILITY.

IS THIS HAPPENING AGAIN?

LIKE WHEN HE TRIED TO DROWN CINDY,

WHEN THEY WERE CHILDREN?

PLEASE TELL ME THIS ISN'T HAPPENING AGAIN.

NO. NO.

IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.

JORY! MY POOR JORY!

MY POOR JORY. [SOBBING]

IT'S OKAY.

OH, GOD! MY POOR BOY.

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HEY...

YOU DIDN'T COME DOWN FOR LUNCH AGAIN.

HOW YOU DOING?

I KNOW THIS CAN'T BE EASY FOR YOU,

WITH THE BABIES ON THE WAY.

YOUR PARENTS CAN'T UNDERSTAND

WHY I HAVEN'T BEEN TO SEE HIM YET.

I JUST...

I HAVE THIS FEAR OF HOSPITALS.

I LOATHE THOSE GERM-INFESTED PLACES, TOO.

I KEEP...

EXPECTING SOMEONE TO WALK IN AND TELL ME

THAT JORY'S TAKEN HIS LIFE.

NO!

HEY, DON'T SAY THAT.

YOU KNOW MY BROTHER.

HE'S THE GOLDEN BOY.

HE ALWAYS COMES OUT THE WINNER.

EVERYBODY'S FOCUSED ON JORY RIGHT NOW, BUT...

HE'D COUNT ON ME TO TAKE CARE OF YOU.

[RHYTHMIC BEEPING]

I'M TOLD I ONLY PUT A MOMENTARY DAMPER

ON THE NIGHT'S FESTIVITIES.

WELL, YOU'RE ALWAYS

TRYING TO UPSTAGE ME, AREN'T YOU?

[RAIL CREAKS AND THUDS]

MELODIE, SHE SENDS HER LOVE.

THIS ISN'T EXACTLY

THE FAIRYTALE SHE SIGNED UP FOR, IS IT?

THE DOCTORS SAY THAT I MIGHT NEVER...

"FUNCTION" SEXUALLY AGAIN.

I CAN'T DANCE.

I CAN'T MAKE LOVE TO MY WIFE.

WHAT THE HELL'S LEFT FOR ME?

HEY, YOU'VE GOT

A WIFE WHO LOVES YOU SO MUCH,

IT'S TOO PAINFUL FOR HER TO SEE YOU LIKE THIS.

NOW, I'VE NEVER KNOWN A LOVE LIKE THAT.

I'VE NEVER REALLY KNOWN LOVE AT ALL.

I'M NOT SURE WHO HAS IT WORSE, ME OR YOU.

MAYBE IF YOU'D STOP TREATING WOMEN LIKE SPERM DEPOSITS,

YOU'D ACTUALLY REALIZE YOU HAVE A HEART.

HEY, IT'S THE WOMEN WHO WANT TO BE TREATED THAT WAY.

ALL RIGHT, MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING THAT I BRING OUT IN THEM.

LOOK, JORY, WHAT YOU AND MELODIE HAVE IS RARE.

YOU WERE SUCH AN EVIL KID GROWING UP.

WHO WOULD'VE THOUGHT YOU'D TURN OUT TO BE A NICE GUY?

I'M NOT THAT NICE.

WHAT I'M REALLY TRYING TO DO HERE IS, UH,

FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET YOU OUT OF THIS ANTISEPTIC CESSPOOL,

SO THAT THE WHOLE FAMILY CAN BE TOGETHER

FOR THE READING OF CORRINE'S WILL.

I MEAN, YOU'RE HOLDING UP MY INHERITANCE, YA INVALID.

[JORY CHUCKLES]

[BOTH CHUCKLING]

[¶¶¶]

[DOOR OPENS]

YOU'RE SO GOOD TO ME.

HERE.

I REALLY SHOULDN'T BE MIXING WINE WITH MY ANTIDEPRESSANTS.

IT WON'T DO YOU ANY HARM.

IT'S THE BABIES I'M WORRIED ABOUT.

I SUPPOSE A SMALL SIP WON'T HURT.

[¶¶¶]

[HE SETS THE GLASS DOWN]

[¶¶¶]

[GASPS] CAREFUL! THE BABIES.

THAT'S BETTER.

[¶¶¶]

DAD. DAD...

WHAT IS IT, SON?

I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO PICK UP MY KIDS.

I WON'T BE ABLE TO TEACH THEM

HOW TO RIDE A BIKE.

WHAT KIND OF FATHER AM I GOING TO BE?

THERE ARE FAR MORE IMPORTANT THINGS

THAN THAT TO BEING A FATHER.

[BART]: THE PRINCE HAS RETURNED.

OH, MY BABY.

I'M SORRY I DIDN'T COME TO SEE YOU.

I WAS SCARED.

PLEASE FORGIVE ME?

YOU'RE MY WIFE.

I THINK I KNOW WHAT A FRAGILE CREATURE YOU ARE.

AHEM. SO.

CAN I SHOW YOU MY "WELCOME HOME" PRESENT?

I HAD IT INSTALLED

SO YOU WOULDN'T BE STUCK ON THE FIRST FLOOR.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

WELL, THEN DON'T SAY ANYTHING AT ALL.

COME ON. LET'S GET YOU UP TO YOUR ROOM.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

[HOIST WHIRRING]

PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND ME.

COME ON UP.

PRETTY SOON, YOU'LL BE STRONG ENOUGH

TO GET IN AND OUT OF BED YOURSELF.

WHERE'S MEL?

SHE WAS FEELING A BIT QUEASY THIS MORNING,

SO SHE DECIDED

TO TAKE A NAP IN ONE OF THE GUEST ROOMS.

MORNING SICKNESS.

[CINDY]: I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE'S NOT HERE TO SEE THIS.

W-- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHOA! HEY!

-WHAT ARE YOU DOING? -HIS SPINE IS STILL FRAGILE!

YOU'VE BEEN SET FREE, BROTHER!

YOU'RE INSANE!

IT'S MR. FOXWORTH'S WILD RIDE!

[¶¶¶]

[¶¶¶]

"TO BE READ AFTER MY GRANDSON,

"BARTHOLOMEW WINSLOW SCOTT SHEFFIELD'S 25th YEAR.

"THE ENTIRETY OF

"THE CORRINE FOXWORTH WINSLOW TRUST

"WILL BE TURNED OVER TO MY GRANDSON,

"BARTHOLOMEW WINSLOW SCOTT SHEFFIELD,

WHEN HE REACHES THE AGE OF 35."

WHAT?

"UNTIL THAT TIME,

"HE WILL RECEIVE AN ANNUAL SUM OF $500,000,

"AND MY FIRST-BORN SON,

"CHRISTOPHER GARLAND DOLLANGANGER SHEFFIELD,

WILL CONTINUE IN HIS POSITION AS TRUSTEE."

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?

THIS ISN'T RIGHT.

THERE'S MORE.

"SHOULD BARTHOLOMEW, AT ANY TIME,

"BE INSTITUTIONALIZED,

"FULL CONTROL OF THE ESTATE

WILL REVERT BACK TO CHRISTOPHER."

[BART]: WHAT?

THIS IS ABSURD!

I AM NOT ANSWERING TO YOU FOR ANOTHER 10 YEARS!

BART, $500,000 A YEAR

IS STILL QUITE A LOT OF MONEY.

OF COURSE, YOU'RE HAPPY ABOUT IT!

YOU'RE STILL IN CONTROL! YOU, OF ALL PEOPLE.

THE ONE WHO HAS SINNED THE MOST.

OKAY, BART, JUST CALM DOWN.

YOU PLANNED THIS FROM THE BEGINNING, DIDN'T YOU?

JUST BEEN LAUGHING BEHIND MY BACK THE WHOLE TIME!

I ASSURE YOU, I HAD NO IDEA.

WHY IS IT SO HARD

FOR EVERYONE TO UNDERSTAND THAT I JUST WANT YOU

OUT OF MY LIFE?

[SHATTERING]

YOU THINK HE'LL BE OKAY?

I THINK BART'LL BE FINE.

HE ALWAYS BOUNCES BACK.

BUT HE WAS RIGHT.

PREGNANCY ONLY MAKES YOU MORE BEAUTIFUL.

IF YOU THINK A BEACHED WHALE IS BEAUTIFUL.

WELL, I DO.

[INHALES SHARPLY]

I GOT THIS MADDENING ITCH ON MY RIGHT CALF.

I THOUGHT, UH...

I THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T HAVE FEELING DOWN THERE.

I DON'T, BUT I GET THESE PHANTOM PAINS.

I WONDER IF THERE'S SUCH THING AS...

PHANTOM PLEASURES, TOO.

DO YOU, UH...

DO YOU NEED ME TO SCRATCH IT, OR--?

COME LIE NEXT TO ME.

JORY, I'M SO BIG.

I WANT TO FEEL YOU AGAINST ME.

-I'M SORRY. -IT'S OKAY, HONEY.

I JUST-- I FEEL SO...

HONEY, IT'S OKAY.

I'M JUST... GONNA SLEEP IN ONE OF THE GUEST ROOMS.

MAYBE AFTER THESE BABIES ARE DELIVERED

AND YOU'RE FEELING BETTER.

I WANT TO BE BACK IN NEW YORK BY THEN.

NOTHING WILL MAKE ME HAPPIER THAN TO SEE YOU DANCE AGAIN.

I'M GLAD TO HEAR YOU SAY THAT.

I MEAN...

YOUR FAMILY'S BEEN SO WONDERFUL,

BUT I...

[VOICE SHAKES]: ...I FEEL TRAPPED HERE.

AT LEAST WE'RE TRAPPED TOGETHER.

[¶¶¶]

LOVE YOU.

[¶¶¶]

[¶¶¶]

[¶¶¶]

JORY, HONEY?

I USED TO BE SOMETHING IMPORTANT.

I USED TO DANCE "DON QUIXOTE."

NOW I CAN'T DANCE.

I CAN'T MAKE LOVE TO MY WIFE.

I'M NOTHING.

OH, THAT IS NOT TRUE.

YOU ARE EVERYTHING.

TO ME, TO YOUR FATHER...

TO YOUR WIFE.

WHO CAN'T STAND THE SIGHT OF ME.

NOT THAT I BLAME HER.

WHO WOULD WANT TO BE WITH A CRIPPLED EUNUCH?

OH, HEY, HAVE EITHER OF YOU SEEN MELODIE?

NO, MA'AM.

[GROANING AND GRUNTING]

-OH, MY GOD! -[MELODIE GASPS]

MOTHER...

HOW KIND OF YOU TO KNOCK.

[SIGHS]

HOW COULD YOU DO THIS?

JORY HAS STOOD BY YOU THROUGH EVERYTHING!

ALL THE WOMEN I'VE KNOWN HAVE BEEN LIARS AND SINNERS.

UNTIL MELODIE.

SHE'S THE FIRST PERSON TO MAKE ME REALIZE

HOW BEAUTIFUL LOVE CAN BE.

I MEAN, ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU WANTED FOR ME?

BUT WHY DID YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE YOUR BROTHER'S WIFE?

I GUESS IT WAS GOD'S WILL.

IT WAS NOT GOD'S WILL!

YOU CHOSE TO BETRAY YOUR BROTHER!

DON'T YOU PREACH TO ME ABOUT BETRAYAL!

IS THAT MALCOLM'S JOURNAL?

WHY DO YOU STILL HAVE THAT?

IT'S MY MOST TREASURED POSSESSION.

DID YOU KNOW THAT HE HAD

AN INFATUATION WITH HIS MOTHER?

THAT IS, UNTIL SHE RAN OFF WITH HER LOVER

AND LEFT HIM WITH A FATHER HE DESPISED.

MOM, I'M AFRAID

THAT SOME OF MALCOLM'S MATERNAL HATRED

MAY HAVE RUBBED OFF ON ME,

BECAUSE EVERY TIME I SEE YOU AND HIM

GO INTO YOUR ROOM,

I AM DISGUSTED.

SO DON'T TRY AND MAKE ME FEEL BAD

ABOUT WHAT I'M DOING,

WHEN WHAT YOU DO IS FAR, FAR WORSE.

[SOBBING]

[¶¶¶]

HAVE YOU SEEN MEL?

SHE SAID SHE WANTED TO STAY IN BED.

HOW ABOUT I ARRANGE A ROMANTIC DINNER,

JUST FOR THE TWO OF YOU TONIGHT?

HOW'S THAT SOUND?

¶ WISH I KNEW ¶

¶ WHAT I COULD SAY ¶

¶ ONLY YOU I COULD LOVE ¶

¶ WHY WON'T YOU STAY... ¶

[¶¶¶]

[VOICES AND LAUGHTER BELOW]

[BART]: IT TAKES WEEKS TO GET A RESERVATION.

[¶¶¶]

[¶¶¶]

I GOT YOU, SON.

[JORY GASPING]

YOU'RE OKAY.

[SOBBING]: I DID WANT TO DIE.

WHY WON'T YOU LET ME DIE?

[¶¶¶]

SO... DINNER AGAIN TOMORROW NIGHT?

OKAY.

WELL, LOOK AT WHAT THE CAT DRAGGED IN.

CATHY, YOU SCARED ME.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

IS JORY ALL RIGHT?

YOU ASK THAT LIKE YOU CARE.

OF COURSE I CARE!

I LOVE JORY.

I'LL ALWAYS LOVE HIM, YOU KNOW THAT.

YET YOU STILL STOOD HIM UP.

AND HERE YOU ARE--

LIPSTICK SMEARED,

ALCOHOL ON YOUR BREATH,

AND THE SMELL OF MY OTHER SON ALL OVER YOU.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT GONNA MAKE ME FEEL GUILTY.

I'M A DANCER, YOU KNOW HOW WE LIVE.

LIVING FOR THE HIGH OF THE AUDIENCE APPLAUSE,

AND JUST HOLDING OUR BREATH UNTIL WE CAN GET IT AGAIN.

AND NOW... WE'LL NEVER GET IT AGAIN.

SO YOU GET YOUR HIGH NOW

BY DOING SOMETHING YOU KNOW IS SO WRONG?

YOU HAVE A LOT OF NERVE JUDGING ME,

WHEN YOU'VE DONE MUCH WORSE.

[GASPING]

JORY TRIED TO KILL HIMSELF TONIGHT.

MY SON!

TRIED TO KILL HIMSELF TONIGHT!

WHAT? NO...

I USED TO THINK

YOU WERE ONE OF THOSE RARITIES--

A WOMAN WHO WAS BEAUTIFUL INSIDE

AND OUT.

BUT YOU ARE...

UGLY.

YOU'RE DONE TRYING TO ESCAPE

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES.

DO YOU HEAR ME?

YOU ARE DONE WITH BART.

YOU ARE GOING TO GROW THE HELL UP

AND START TAKING CARE OF THESE BABIES.

YOU ARE GOING TO START

LIVING UP TO YOUR WEDDING VOWS,

OR I WILL DESTROY

YOUR PATHETIC LITTLE LIFE.

I HAD NO IDEA YOU COULD BE SUCH A BITCH.

WELL, CLEARLY, YOU DON'T KNOW ME THAT WELL.

[FLOORBOARDS CREAKING]

I'M SORRY I...

I DISAPPEARED.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO NEGLECT YOU.

I WAS JUST... [SNIFFS]

CAUGHT UP IN MY OWN CRAP,

THAT I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT YOU

AND HOW MUCH YOU MUST'VE NEEDED ME.

AND I WAS SO SELFISH.

I LOST ALL SIGHT OF WHAT WAS IMPORTANT.

[¶¶¶]

[MELODIE CRYING SOFTLY]

AND THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS, RIGHT?

[¶¶¶]

[CHRISTMAS CAROLS PLAYING QUIETLY]

THAT LOOKS GREAT.

IT'S JUST A LITTLE UNEVEN.

MAYBE IF YOU COULD GO GRAB ANOTHER ONE? THANK YOU.

OH, AND THAT SIDE OF THE TREE IS A LITTLE BARE, SO...

[¶¶¶]

[KNOCKING]

YOU COULDN'T STAY AWAY.

COULD YOU?

I LOVE MY HUSBAND, BUT I NEED YOU.

DEFINE "NEED."

SHOW ME... "NEED."

I'M NOT GOING TO SCREW YOU

WHILE YOU BETRAY ME

AND HOLD HANDS WITH JORY LIKE SOME COOING LOVEBIRD.

I WANT YOU, BART.

IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE I'VE HAD A MAN INSIDE ME.

YOU REALLY ARE A WHORE, AREN'T YOU?

THE LORD SNAPPED YOUR HUSBAND'S SPINE

AS PUNISHMENT FOR YOUR SINS,

AND YOU STILL HAVE NOT LEARNED.

WHAT'S IT GOING TO TAKE?

THOSE CREATURES INSIDE THAT FAT GUT OF YOURS

COMING OUT DEFORMED AND DEMENTED

AND DEPRAVED LIKE YOU?

WELL, THEN WE MIGHT AS WELL JUST KILL THEM NOW

BEFORE THEY'RE RELEASED ONTO THIS EARTH.

[BREATH SHUDDERS]

JORY MAY BE CRIPPLED AND IMPOTENT,

BUT HE'S STILL TEN TIMES THE MAN YOU'LL EVER BE.

LANCE! YOU'RE HERE!

AHH! WHOO!

SO BART, LANCE'S DAD

IS THE PRESIDENT OF CHARTOFF BANKS OF VIRGINIA.

OH. I'VE DONE QUITE A BIT OF BUSINESS WITH CHARTOFF.

THIS IS TRULY A REMARKABLE PROPERTY

YOU HAVE HERE, MR. FOXWORTH.

[CINDY]: OH, YOU CAN CALL HIM BART.

[LANCE]: SOMEDAY, I HOPE TO GET MY OWN FORTUNE

AND GET MYSELF A LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN

LIKE YOURS.

OR YOU COULD JUST INHERIT IT,

THE WAY THAT BART DID.

[LANCE]: THAT NETWORKING SYSTEM

IN YOUR OFFICE IS TRULY A SIGHT TO BE SEEN.

TECHNOLOGY IS THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE.

WOULDN'T YOU AGREE, MR. FOXWORTH?

I TOLD YOU TO CALL HIM BART.

CINDY, I'M TRYING TO BE RESPECTFUL.

WELL, CINDY HERE CAN BE A LITTLE ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES.

YOU CAN'T ALWAYS BEAT OUT NATURE WITH NURTURE.

AND BART IS JUST CHARM PERSONIFIED.

[CATHY]: THIS LAMB IS VERY TENDER, ISN'T IT?

[CHRIS]: DELICIOUS.

[CINDY]: ALL RIGHT, WELL, IF YOU DON'T MIND,

I THINK I WILL SHOW LANCE THE REST OF THE MANOR.

I PROMISED HIM I'D SHOW HIM IT.

MY PARENTS' QUARTERS ARE TO-DIE-FOR, BUT...

I'M SURE BART'S ROOMS ARE THE MOST GORGEOUS.

I'VE JUST NEVER BEEN INVITED TO THE MASTER'S CHAMBERS.

[LANCE]: DINNER WAS WONDERFUL.

THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR HOSPITALITY, MR. FOXWORTH.

MR. AND MRS. SHEFFIELD.

YOU'RE WELCOME, LANCE.

HOW LONG'S SHE KNOWN HIM?

[CATHY]: OH, ABOUT A WEEK.

[¶¶¶]

[GASPING AND GROANING]

[MOANING AND GASPING]

[SHRIEKS]: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

STOP! YOU'RE GONNA KILL HIM! STOP!

STOP! STOP! YOU'RE GONNA KILL HIM!

GOD, I HATE YOU SO MUCH!

[CINDY]: HE'S A MANIAC, AND HE NEEDS TO BE PUT AWAY!

HONEY, I KNOW WHAT BART DID

WAS DESPICABLE,

BUT YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE SLEPT WITH THAT BOY

IN HIS HOUSE.

YOU KNOW HOW VOLATILE YOUR BROTHER IS.

BART NEARLY KILLS MY BOYFRIEND,

AND YET YOU'RE STILL BLAMING ME?

OKAY, THAT IS NOT WHAT I AM SAYING, SWEETIE.

CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME EXPLAIN THIS?

I DON'T KNOW, SWEETHEART.

I'M KIND OF ON CINDY'S SIDE HERE.

FINALLY!

I THINK BART NEEDS SOME SERIOUS HELP.

HE'S JUST STILL UPSET ABOUT THE INHERITANCE.

THE TRICK THAT CORINNE PLAYED ON HIM.

YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKES HIM

TO GET OVER THINGS.

BUT SHE SAID HE REALLY HURT THAT BOY.

AND NOW LANCE WON'T EVEN TALK TO ME ANYMORE.

I KNOW, BUT I'M SAYING

THIS IS STILL BART'S HOUSE,

AND YOU KNOW HOW...

CONSERVATIVE HE IS.

AND SWEETIE, YOU ONLY JUST MET THIS BOY

AND YOU'RE HAVING SEX WITH HIM?

[TEARFULLY]: I CAN'T HELP MYSELF, MOM.

IT'S LIKE I HAVE THIS APPETITE,

AND I CAN'T JUST NOT BE WITH A BOY

AND NOT GIVE HIM WHAT HE WANTS.

SWEETIE, SEX HAS A WAY OF BITING YOU BACK.

YOU'RE STILL SO YOUNG. YOU JUST DON'T KNOW--

I DO KNOW!

[STAMMERS, THEN SNIFFLES]

I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE...

MAYBE IF BART DIDN'T GIVE ME SUCH A HEAD-TRIP ABOUT MYSELF,

THEN I WOULDN'T FEEL LIKE

I HAD TO GIVE MYSELF AWAY TO EVERY GUY THAT I MEET.

OH, SWEETHEART.

THERE ARE BETTER WAYS TO VALIDATE YOURSELF.

AND, SWEETIE, I NEVER TOLD YOU THIS...

BUT I USED MY BODY FOR THE WRONG REASONS

WHEN I WAS YOUNGER.

I STILL REGRET IT.

I JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE.

YOU GUYS HAVE SO MANY SECRETS.

I STILL FEEL LIKE

THERE'S SO MUCH ABOUT YOU I DON'T KNOW.

THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU JUST DON'T NEED TO KNOW.

[SMOOCHES HER HEAD]

THERE ARE SO MANY WHORES UNDER THIS ROOF,

THAT I CAN BARELY BREATHE THROUGH THE STENCH OF THEIR SIN.

PLEASE...

GIVE ME THE STRENGTH TO RESIST THEM.

[¶¶¶]

I KNOW THAT TRICK.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

[SIGHS HEAVILY]

I OWE YOU AN APOLOGY

FOR BEATING UP YOUR BOY-TOY.

YOU BROKE HIS NOSE IN THREE DIFFERENT PLACES.

THE BEATING WASN'T FUN FOR ME EITHER.

ALL RIGHT? IT WAS ABSOLUTE MURDER ON THE BANK ACCOUNT,

AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH HIS FATHER.

AND ALL BANTERING ASIDE, I DO FEEL BAD.

I NEVER ACTUALLY MEAN TO HURT YOU.

YOU JUST DO.

YEAH, I GUESS SO.

YOU KNOW, ALL HE WANTED

WAS TO GET INTO YOUR PANTS.

SEE? THERE YOU GO AGAIN.

I'M SORRY, BUT YOU'RE--

YOU'RE MY LITTLE SISTER.

I'M ALWAYS GONNA WANT TO BE PROTECTIVE.

THAT'S THE FIRST TIME YOU'VE EVER CALLED ME YOUR SISTER.

THAT TRUST-FUND MAGGOT DIDN'T DESERVE YOU.

OH, WELL, NOW YOU JUST SOUND JEALOUS.

DON'T GET IT TWISTED LIKE THE REST OF OUR FAMILY.

WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

NOTHING. NEVER MIND.

SO, YOU OFF TO GET YOUR DRINK ON?

CAN I COME WITH YOU?

I'VE GOT A FAKE,

AND I CAN PARTY JUST AS HARD AS YOU CAN.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M SCARED OF.

WELL, MAYBE IT'S TIME THAT YOU STOPPED BEING SO SCARED.

MAYBE IT'S TIME

THAT WE START BEING HONEST WITH EACH OTHER

ABOUT HOW WE REALLY FEEL.

[¶¶¶]

[GASPS] WHAT THE HELL?

YOU DISGUST ME.

-SCREW YOU! -I'LL PRAY FOR YOU.

PRAY FOR YOURSELF, DICKHEAD.

WHAT IS GOING ON WITH YOU, BART?

NOTHING, CHRIS.

JUST THE USUAL--

CINDY'S BEING A BITCH-IN-HEAT AND I'M BEING A...

"DICKHEAD."

WHY DO YOU DO THAT?

I'M TRYING TO REALLY TALK TO YOU

AND YOU JUST PUSH ME AWAY.

WE'RE ALL HERE WITH YOU.

WE COULD BE A FAMILY AGAIN...

BUT YOU JUST PUSH US AWAY.

WHY? YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU'RE SCARED.

SCARED THAT WE'RE GONNA SEE ALL THOSE THINGS

YOU HATE SO MUCH ABOUT YOURSELF.

WE ALREADY KNOW ALL THOSE THINGS

ABOUT YOU,

AND WE STILL LOVE YOU.

[¶¶¶]

[MONEY-CLIP CLATTERS]

THANKS FOR THE PSYCHOANALYSIS, DOC.

WHAT DO I OWE YOU?

YOU DON'T KNOW ME.

[SMACK]

YOU DON'T KNOW

A THING ABOUT ME.

I RAISED YOU...

I KNOW YOU.

AND WHETHER YOU WANT TO BELIEVE IT OR NOT,

WE'RE A LOT MORE ALIKE THAN YOU THINK.

NO, I'M NOT LIKE YOU. DO YOU HEAR ME?

I AM NOTHING LIKE YOU.

[¶¶¶]

[¶¶¶]

[¶¶¶]

[BART]: SEX FOR PLEASURE IS SIN,

LEADING TO NOTHING BUT PAIN.

LUST LEADS TO DAMNATION.

HOW ARE YOU DOING, MEL?

IT'S LIKE I'M BEING CONSUMED

BY THIS DARKNESS.

WE ONLY CAME HERE

TO TELL THEM WE WERE PREGNANT,

SO IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THEM, WE'D STILL BE DANCING.

THIS HOUSE WANTS TO USE US TO KEEP IT LIVING ON FOREVER.

WE DON'T HAVE TO STAY HERE.

WE-WE-- WE CAN LEAVE AT ANY TIME.

I'VE BEEN HAVING NIGHTMARES

THAT THE BABIES WON'T BE NORMAL

BECAUSE I HATE THEM.

DON'T SAY THAT. IT'S NOT TRUE.

IT IS!

I WAS BORN TO DANCE BALANCHINE,

TUDOR AND DE MILLE,

NOT TO BE A MOTHER!

YOU WANTED CHILDREN.

I DIDN'T.

I NEVER WANTED THIS.

[SOBBING]: GET IT OUT OF ME.

GET IT OUT OF ME. GET IT OUT OF ME! GET IT OUT OF ME!

GET IT OUT OF ME!

[SIGHING]

THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO KEEP HER SEDATED

SO SHE DOESN'T HURT HERSELF OR THE BABIES.

IT'S FOR THE BEST.

COME ON, SON. LET'S GO DOWNSTAIRS.

[¶¶¶]

HERE'S ONE FOR YOU, CINDY.

"FROM BART."

[GASPS]

OH, MY GOSH. IT'S A DISCMAN!

I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LOVE YOUR JAMS.

HOW CAN YOU BE A COMPLETE PAIN-IN-THE-ASS

AND STILL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I WANT?

THEY SAY THE PEOPLE YOU HURT THE MOST

ARE ALSO THE ONES YOU LOVE THE MOST.

CINDY, WILL YOU GRAB THE BIG ONE?

YEAH.

HERE YOU GO, SWEETHEART.

FOR THE MAN WHO HAS EVERYTHING.

[PAPER RUSTLES]

[JORY]: I PAINTED IT MYSELF.

JORY, THAT IS BEAUTIFUL.

OH, THE HOUSE LOOKS SO CREEPY.

I SEE WHY YOU GUYS WANTED TO RUN AWAY.

I DON'T THINK IT DOES THE HOUSE JUSTICE.

[¶¶¶]

A TOAST.

TO OUR CHILDREN--

JORY, MELODIE, MAY YOUR LOVE

WITHSTAND THE TEST AND TRIALS OF TIME

LIKE OURS HAS.

AND BART, CINDY,

MAY YOU BOTH FIND AN ENDURING LOVE OF YOUR OWN.

-CHEERS. -CHEERS.

[CLINK]

THAT'S REALLY SWEET.

YEAH, "DAD."

THAT WAS SWEET.

AND TRITE.

AND UNLIKELY FOR ANY OF US.

I MEAN--

WELL, I MEAN, CINDY HERE JUST...

JUST GIVES IT AWAY.

AND I'M--

I'M AN EMOTIONAL CRIPPLE, AND-- OH!

SPEAKING OF CRIPPLES...

JORY...

WELL, HE'S FOUND HIMSELF A LYING,

CHEATING,

PIECE-OF-TRASH WIFE

WHO JUST CAN'T SEEM TO STAY OFF HER BROTHER-IN-LAW'S JUNK.

[JORY]: WHAT?

OH, MY GOD.

[CINDY]: YOU ARE A MONSTER.

HEY...

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

[SPLASH]

OH, MY GOD.

-DAD-- -HER WATER BROKE. CHRIS--

[CHRIS]: BART, HELP ME GET HER UPSTAIRS.

THE AMBULANCE IS ON ITS WAY!

IT'S RIPPING ME APART!

THERE'S NOT GONNA BE TIME FOR AN AMBULANCE.

SON, TAKE THE INSTRUMENTS.

-[PANTING] -DEEP BREATH, AND PUSH.

[CRYING OUT]

I SEE THE BABY'S HEAD. KEEP PUSHING.

[GASPING AND PANTING]

HERE HE COMES! KEEP PUSHING.

AHH!

IT'S A BOY!

OH!

HE'S BEAUTIFUL.

[WHEEZING AS HER INFANT CRIES]

[CATHY]: OH! LOOK AT HIM.

HERE'S YOUR SON.

[GASPS SUDDENLY]

OKAY. OKAY.

HIS TWIN'S ON ITS WAY!

OH! NO! OH, STOP!

ONE MORE TIME FOR ME. I NEED YOU TO PUSH.

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

HERE COMES YOUR BABY.

[GASPING INTENSELY]

IT'S A LITTLE GIRL.

[CATHY]: A BOY AND A GIRL?

[CRIES]

HERE WE GO.

YOU ARE GONNA HAVE THE LIFE

THAT CORY AND CARRIE SHOULD'VE HAD.

HEY. [GIGGLES]

[¶¶¶]

YOU COULDN'T GO WITHOUT IT FOR THREE MONTHS?

I'M SORRY.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING.

I WAS COMING APART AT THE SEAMS...

AND HE WAS THERE.

ARE YOU GOING TO LEAVE ME?

I DON'T KNOW.

[WHIMPERS SOFTLY]

[CATHY]: HELLO, MY PRECIOUS LITTLE ONES.

YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL.

HOW AM I GOING TO TAKE CARE OF TWO BABIES

AND JORY ALL BY MYSELF?

DON'T UNDERESTIMATE HIM.

JORY IS GOING TO BE ABLE

TO DO EVERYTHING ANY OTHER ABLE-BODIED FATHER CAN DO.

AND CHRIS AND I WILL HELP.

WE'LL HIRE MAIDS AND NANNIES.

GOOD.

BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GOING TO BE

A VERY HANDS-ON MOTHER.

YOU'RE JUST SCARED.

YOUR MATERNAL INSTINCT WILL KICK IN

AND YOU'LL BE FINE.

[¶¶¶]

JORY, W--

[STRAINING INTENSELY]

[GASPS]

JORY...

I'M GONNA GO CHECK ON THE TWINS.

WE NEED TO TALK.

LEAVE US.

ALL THIS TIME,

I THOUGHT WE WERE BECOMING CLOSER

AND YOU'VE BEEN SLEEPING WITH MY WIFE.

THEN AGAIN, SHE WAS PREGNANT AND--

AND I'M PARALYZED,

SO HOW COULD YOU RESIST?

SHE WAS A WRECK AFTER THE ACCIDENT, OKAY?

SHE CAME TO ME.

THAT'S HARDLY LIKE MELODIE.

SHE HAS MORALS.

I WAS HER FIRST!

YOU'RE SO BLIND.

SHE LUSTS AND DECEIVES LIKE ALL WOMEN.

IF YOU THINK SHE CAN BE TRUSTED,

THEN... YOU'RE A FOOL.

IT'S YOU WHO CAN'T BE TRUSTED.

YOU MAY HAVE GROWN UP,

BUT YOU ARE STILL

THE SAME TORTURED, WOUNDED,

FRIENDLESS LITTLE BOY YOU ALWAYS WERE!

IT'S NO WONDER GRANDMOTHER LEFT YOU EVERYTHING.

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE IN THIS FAMILY

THAT'S AS SCREWED UP AS SHE WAS!

[CHAIR WHIRRING]

[¶¶¶]

[INFANTS CRYING]

MEL?

MEL? YOU HERE?

¶ THERE'S GONNA BE HELL TO PAY ¶

¶ AT THE END OF YOUR DAY... ¶

[¶¶¶]

JORY?

HONEY, WHAT IS IT?

[INFANT CRIES]

SHE'S GONE.

SHE JUST... LEFT ME.

AND THE BABIES.

WHAT KIND OF MOTHER ABANDONS HER-- HER OWN CHILDREN?

[¶¶¶]

[MUSIC FILTERING FROM BAR]

[INDISTINCT CHUCKLING AND CHATTING]

[¶¶¶]

BART!

YOU SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I COULD ASK YOU THE SAME THING.

YOU'RE TOO YOUNG TO BE GOING TO BARS, CINDY.

ARE YOU FOLLOWING ME, STALKER?

DID YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SAW?

DID IT GET YOU OFF?

STOP TRYING TO INTIMIDATE ME, BECAUSE YOU DON'T.

WHEN WILL YOU ADMIT THAT YOU ARE OBSESSED WITH ME,

AND THAT IT INFURIATES YOU TO SEE ME WITH ANOTHER MAN?

BART! WHAT ARE YOU DOING? BART! PUT ME DOWN!

BART! STOP IT!

BART, LET GO OF ME! PUT ME DOWN!

[GASPS]

WHAT?

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

[¶¶¶]

THAT IS ONE CREEPY PAINTING OF GREAT-GRANDFATHER MALCOLM.

YOU'RE NOT PERMITTED IN MY QUARTERS.

WELL... I JUST FIGURED, SINCE AFTER TONIGHT--

NOTHING HAPPENED TONIGHT,

AND IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

WE DON'T HAVE TO DENY

THE FEELINGS THAT WE FEEL FOR EACH OTHER.

ALL MY LIFE,

YOU MADE ME FEEL ASHAMED FOR BEING ADOPTED,

BUT NOW I'M SO HAPPY I AM,

'CAUSE, I MEAN, IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE BLOOD SIBS,

LIKE MOM AND DAD.

YEAH, I KNOW.

I WAS BOUND TO FIGURE OUT

ABOUT THEIR INSANELY DISTURBING SECRET EVENTUALLY.

THEIR SIN IS RUNNING THROUGH OUR VEINS LIKE WILDFIRE.

I CAN'T STOP IT, CAN I?

IT'S NOT A SIN.

NOT FOR US.

NOT REALLY.

-[GASPS] -GET ON YOUR KNEES--

...WHORE, AND PRAY TO SAVE YOUR SOUL.

[CINDY SOBS]

[CATHY]: WHY DO YOU HAVE TO GO RIGHT NOW?

[CINDY]: I JUST HAVE TO LEAVE. THAT'S ALL.

I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT WHAT ABOUT SCHOOL?

YOU WERE SO EXCITED TO START IN THE SPRING.

YOU KNOW, I'M NOT REALLY THE SCHOOL TYPE,

AND I WAS JUST DOING IT BECAUSE IT'S WHAT YOU GUYS WANTED ME TO.

BUT EVERYBODY HAS DONE

THE WHOLE DANCER-IN-NEW-YORK THING,

SO THIS IS MY TURN.

OKAY, SWEETIE,

SHOULDN'T WE AT LEAST TALK ABOUT THIS FIRST?

I CAN'T. I'M GONNA BE LATE FOR MY FLIGHT.

WELL, CINDY, WE CAN CHANGE YOUR FLIGHT. PLEASE?

I CAN'T.

I CAN'T STAY ANOTHER MINUTE IN THE HOUSE OF MALCOLM.

WELL, BREAK A LEG OUT THERE.

[CAB ENGINE STARTS]

LET'S GO.

[CHRIS]: I THINK HE'S STARTING TO LOSE CONTROL AGAIN.

HE WAS DOING SO WELL BEFORE.

YOU KNOW, HONESTLY, I THINK IT'S US BEING HERE.

OR ME.

I THINK HE'S STARTING TO SLIP BACK AND REGRESS.

WE CAN'T LEAVE HIM NOW.

NOT WHILE HE NEEDS US.

WE WON'T.

I'LL START LOOKING FOR HOUSES NEARBY.

THAT WAY, HE CAN HAVE HIS SPACE,

AND WE'LL STILL BE AVAILABLE FOR HIM.

OKAY.

[TONI]: YOU TWO ARE THE BEST BABIES

I'VE EVER TAKEN CARE OF.

[GRUNTING]

HERE YOU GO.

THANKS, TONI.

I DON'T KNOW HOW I EVER MANAGED WITHOUT YOU.

THE BABIES LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU.

I'VE BEEN...

WAITING FOR THE RIGHT TIME TO TELL YOU THIS, BUT...

I'M A BIG FAN.

WHEN I HEARD ABOUT YOUR ACCIDENT,

I WAS DEVASTATED.

I'M AT PEACE WITH IT.

NOW I HAVE NO EXCUSE NOT TO START CHOREOGRAPHING,

LIKE I ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT.

[TONI]: WELL, I WILL BE AT YOUR FIRST PERFORMANCE.

YEAH, I'M WELL AWARE OF THE DECLINES IN STOCK PRICES,

BUT WHAT I NEED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IS--

HERE. HOLD THAT THOUGHT. I'LL GET-- I'LL GET BACK TO YOU.

HEY.

HOW'S IT GOING WITH THE LITTLE RUG-RATS?

GREAT.

DARREN IS ALL SMILES

AND DIERDRE'S TAKING EVERYTHING IN LIKE A SLEUTH.

YEAH, THAT DIERDRE HAS

QUITE A PENETRATING GAZE, DOESN'T SHE?

[CHUCKLES]

BET YOU HAVE A WAY WITH KIDS, MR. FOXWORTH.

AH, JUST-- CALL ME BART.

OKAY. BART.

[¶¶¶]

[¶¶¶]

HANDS BACK... AND FORWARD.

[TONI CHUCKLES]

[¶¶¶]

YOU TREAT YOUR VEHICLES

LIKE THEY WERE YOUR CHILDREN.

THESE BAD BOYS ARE MY BABIES, ALL RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, IN THE NOT-SO-DISTANT FUTURE,

I COULD SEE MYSELF HAVING THE FLESH-AND-BLOOD VARIETY.

ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT MARRYING TONI?

I KNOW YOU AND CHRIS WERE HOPING

THAT SHE AND JORY MIGHT HIT IT OFF,

BUT SHE FELL FOR ME, MOM.

SHE CHOSE ME OVER JORY.

HONEY, IT'S NOT A COMPETITION.

ISN'T IT?

WELL, HE ALWAYS SEEMS TO WIN.

WITH MELODIE, I WAS JUST A SUBSTITUTE,

BUT WITH TONI,

I COME FIRST.

WELL, AS LONG AS

YOU'RE BOTH DOING IT FOR THE RIGHT REASONS.

WHY? WHAT, YOU THINK SHE ONLY LOVES ME

BECAUSE I'M GOING TO HAVE MORE MONEY THAN GOD?

HONEY, I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING REMOTELY LIKE THAT.

DO YOU THINK I'M GOOD-LOOKING?

I THINK ALL MY CHILDREN ARE BEAUTIFUL.

THAT'S NOT AN ANSWER, MOTHER!

BART, I THINK YOU ARE A BEAUTIFUL PERSON,

AND I THINK YOU DESERVE LOVE,

WITH OR WITHOUT YOUR MONEY.

AND NOW I HAVE IT.

WITH TONI.

WELL, I'M HAPPY FOR YOU BOTH.

[¶¶¶]

[MALCOLM'S VOICE]: IT IS GREED AND LUST

THAT DRIVES ALL WOMEN.

AND IT IS THEIR GUILEFUL POWER OF DECEPTION

THAT SUBDUES A MAN...

...AND MAKES HIM BELIEVE IN CHILDISH NOTIONS

OF LOVE AND DEVOTION...

...AND COMMITMENT.

[GASPS]

I DON'T UNDERSTAND

WHY YOU'RE TELLING ME THIS NOW.

I FEEL LIKE WE'RE JUST STARTING SOMETHING SPECIAL,

AND YOU'RE TRYING TO DRIVE ME AWAY.

I HAVE BEEN DAMAGED GOODS ALL MY LIFE.

MY TWO-FACED SOW OF A GRANDMOTHER

DID TIME IN A CRAZY HOUSE,

AND SHE KNEW THAT IS EXACTLY WHERE I'D END UP.

I MEAN, SHE EVEN PUT A STIPULATION IN HER WILL

THAT, IF I GOT PUT AWAY, I'D LOSE EVERYTHING.

LIKE SOME KIND OF PROPHECY.

I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR MONEY, BART.

ALL I CARE ABOUT IS YOU.

DON'T LIE TO ME, YOU BITCH.

I'VE SEEN HOW YOU LOOK AT MY HOUSE,

MY THINGS,

ENJOYING THIS...

EASY LIFE YOU HAVE JUST WEASELED YOUR WAY INTO.

YOUR GONNA HAVE TO FIND SOME OTHER RICH FOOL

TO SPREAD YOUR LEGS FOR,

BECAUSE I CAN'T STAND THE SIGHT OF YOU.

[¶¶¶]

TONI?

[¶¶¶]

[SHUTS ENGINE OFF]

HI, DR. SHEFFIELD.

HELLO.

SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

IT LOOKS GOOD.

THE FRONT IS WIDE ENOUGH FOR US TO PUT IN A WHEELCHAIR ACCESS.

AND THE HALLWAYS INSIDE

ARE WIDE ENOUGH FOR YOUR SON, TOO.

GREAT. LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

RIGHT.

[¶¶¶]

"YOUR PRESENCE IS REQUESTED

FOR THE SERVICE AT THE FOXWORTH HALL CHAPEL

THIS SUNDAY.

WELCOME, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING ME TODAY.

AT THIS, OUR FIRST SERVICE AT THE FOXWORTH HALL CHAPEL,

I'D LIKE TO HONOR THIS MOMENTOUS OCCASION...

BY WELCOMING...

THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF OUR FAMILY--

DARREN... AND DIERDRE MARQUET.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

AHH. LITTLE DIERDRE.

NOW, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE JOIN ME IN BAPTIZING THIS CHILD.

BART, I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD.

WHY NOT?

DON'T YOU WANT TO SAVE HER SOUL?

[¶¶¶]

LORD...

OUR MERCIFUL FATHER,

PLEASE FULFIL YOUR PROMISE TO US

AND RECEIVE THIS CHILD INTO YOUR KINGDOM

AS A MEMBER OF YOUR OWN FAMILY.

GRANT...

THAT THEY MAY RECEIVE

THE FULLNESS OF YOUR GRACE...

[¶¶¶]

PURIFYING HER...

EVIL--

-DISGUSTING... -[WATER BUBBLING]

-...VILE SINS.

-[CRIES] -BART! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

[DIERDRE CRYING]

[ECHOING]: WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU DOING?

SHE'S JUST A BABY!

I'M SORRY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

KNOW THIS--

IF I EVER CATCH YOU

EVEN LOOKING AT MY KIDS AGAIN,

I'LL KILL YOU!

DO YOU HEAR ME?

I'M SORRY, MOM.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAME OVER ME.

IT'S OKAY, SWEETIE.

YOU JUST HAVEN'T BEEN TAKING YOUR PILLS,

HAVE YOU, HUH?

THERE YOU GO.

NOW YOU TRY TO GET SOME SLEEP, OKAY?

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT'S EVER CARED ABOUT ME.

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

EVERYBODY LOVES YOU.

YOUR FATHER WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU.

HE'S NOT MY FATHER.

OKAY. I JUST THINK WE SHOULD LET HIM REST

AND WE CAN TALK TO HIM ABOUT IT IN THE MORNING.

HE NEEDS HELP, CATHY.

ARE YOU SAYING WE SHOULD COMMIT HIM?

WE CAN'T DO THAT TO HIM AGAIN.

MOM, HE NEARLY DROWNED DIERDRE.

I KNOW, I JUST...

I DON'T WANT HIM TO THINK THERE'S NO ONE ON HIS SIDE.

OKAY.

BUT WE'RE NOT SPENDING ANOTHER NIGHT IN THIS HOUSE.

I'LL GO FINALIZE THE RENTAL HOME,

AND I WANT EVERYBODY PACKED BY THE TIME I GET HOME.

I JUST DON'T FEEL RIGHT

ABOUT SNEAKING OFF AND LEAVING HIM--

HE'S LOST IT, MOM. WE NEED TO THINK

OF THE CHILDREN.

[¶¶¶]

[PHONE RINGS]

HELLO?

WE GOT THE HOUSE. I'M HEADED BACK.

OKAY. HE'S STILL OUT,

BUT I DON'T KNOW FOR HOW MUCH LONGER.

JUST MAKE SURE JORY AND TONI ARE READY TO GO.

I'LL BE HOME SOON, OKAY?

OKAY. I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO, SWEETHEART.

[¶¶¶]

LEAVING SO SOON, MOM?

[¶¶¶]

IT'S ALMOST TIME. WE SHOULD WAKE THE TWINS.

HI. YOU ALL RIGHT?

HEY. I TOOK THE TURN TOO QUICK, I BLEW MY TIRE OUT.

YEAH, I'VE SEEN A LOT OF ACCIDENTS AT THIS TURN.

YOU NEED SOME HELP?

PLEASE.

I'M JUST GONNA PULL UP. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

[¶¶¶]

[BABIES COOING]

[TENSE SIGH]

[¶¶¶]

[PANTING]

YOU'RE FORSAKING ME?

-WHY? -NO.

I'VE TRIED TO HELP YOU,

BUT I CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE, BART. I CAN'T.

YOU'RE LEAVING ME HERE.

ALONE.

YOU'RE ALONE BECAUSE YOU PUSH AWAY

EVERYBODY WHO LOVES YOU--

NO, IT'S BECAUSE

YOU ARE CHOOSING YOUR BROTHER OVER ME, ISN'T IT?

NO. NO!

ISN'T IT?

SAY IT.

[VOICE BREAKS]: I'M CHOOSING MY BROTHER.

YOU CHOOSE...

TO BURN.

KNEEL DOWN.

[¶¶¶]

[BREATH SHAKING]

TAKE OFF YOUR SHIRT.

WHAT?

[GASPS]

DO IT.

OKAY. OKAY. OKAY...

[HYPERVENTILATING]

YOU BROUGHT THIS UPON YOURSELF, MOTHER.

[GASPS]

[¶¶¶]

YOU ARE THE SOURCE

OF ALL THAT'S EVIL IN THIS FAMILY.

MALCOLM SAYS

THAT YOU NEED TO SUFFER FOR YOUR SINS

IN ORDER FOR ALL OF US TO BE PURIFIED.

MALCOLM IS DEAD.

HE'S BEEN DEAD FOR 40 YEARS.

NO!

HE'S CRAWLING IN EVERY CORNER OF THIS HOUSE,

IN EVERY CELL OF MY BODY.

YOU NEED HELP...

BART.

OF COURSE THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.

TO HAVE ME COMMITTED,

SO THAT YOU AND UNCLE CHRIS

CAN TAKE EVERYTHING AWAY FROM ME!

YOU AND CORINNE PLANNED IT FROM THE BEGINNING.

NO!

NO, WE DIDN'T.

I SWEAR,

I HAD NO IDEA WHAT SHE WAS UP TO.

[¶¶¶]

THERE'S NO BLOOD LIKE FAMILY'S BLOOD.

AT THE END OF DAYS,

THEY ARE THE ONES WHO CAN DESTROY US

IF WE DO NOT PURIFY THEIR TAINTED BLOOD.

[DOOR OPENS]

BART!

[JORY GRUNTS AND CATHY GASPS]

[BOTH GRUNTING]

JORY! STOP IT!

GET OFF HIM! JORY, PLEASE!

[GRUNTS]

[SPUTTERING AND COUGHING]

GO! GO!

[PANTING]

I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU KEEP THINKING

HE'LL GET BETTER.

HE NEVER WILL.

HE'S HOPELESS!

[BART WHEEZES]

MALCOLM MADE ME DO IT.

TO SAVE THE FOXWORTH NAME. HE MADE ME DO IT, MOM.

[SOBS SOFTLY]

I'M LEAVING.

NO. NO. MOM.

MOM!

MOM...

PLEASE DON'T GO. ALL RIGHT?

I'LL CHANGE. I PROMISE.

I'M SORRY.

[BART WEEPS]

MOM?

PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME HERE.

[CRIES OUT]: PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME HERE!

[SOBS]

[CHRIS GRUNTS]

ALL RIGHT, I THINK THAT'LL DO 'ER.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD'VE DONE IF YOU HADN'T STOPPED.

IT'S ALL RIGHT. WE ALL NEED A LITTLE HELP SOMETIMES.

[TIRES SQUEALING]

HE SHOULD BE HERE BY NOW.

I'M A TERRIBLE MOTHER.

I'M JUST LIKE CORINNE.

HE'S HERE!

[CATHY SIGHS AND SNIFFS]

[¶¶¶]

[CINDY STARTS SOBBING]

I CAN'T BELIEVE HE'S GONE.

[¶¶¶]

WE WERE MEANT FOR EACH OTHER.

[¶¶¶]

I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN THAT.

[¶¶¶]

[JORY]: YOU WERE THE MAN THAT I ASPIRED TO BE.

I LOVE YOU, DAD.

[¶¶¶]

IT SAYS IN THE BIBLE,

"FOR WHATEVER ONE SOWS, THAT WILL HE ALSO REAP."

"FOR THE ONE WHO SOWS TO HIS OWN FLESH

WILL FROM THE FLESH REAP..."

[RAIN PATTERING UMBRELLAS]

I HAD A DIFFICULT CHILDHOOD.

NO.

NO, I WAS... A DIFFICULT CHILD.

AND NOW I'M NOT A VERY NICE PERSON.

CHRIS ONCE ASKED ME

WHY I PUSH PEOPLE AWAY, AND...

[VOICE BREAKS]: I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHY.

BUT HE WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR ME,

NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I PUSHED HIM AWAY...

[SNIFFS]

UNTIL I FINALLY DID PUSH HIM AWAY.

I DON'T WANT TO PUSH PEOPLE AWAY ANYMORE.

I DON'T WANT TO BE ALONE.

I'M SORRY, CHRIS.

[¶¶¶]

[CATHY]: AND FINALLY,

THE DOLLANGANGER FAMILY

WAS FREE FROM THE HOLD OF THIS AWFUL HOUSE.

BYE!

BYE, MOM.

[CATHY]: AND OUT OF ITS IMPRISONING DARKNESS...

AND INTO THE LIGHT

OF A NEW BEGINNING.

YOUR AWARENESS OF EACH OTHER'S SPACE ON STAGE

IS FANTASTIC.

[CATHY]: AND MY CHILDREN WERE ABLE TO FLOURISH.

NOW WE ARE GOING TO CHASE THE DEVIL AWAY!

PRAISE THE LORD.

AND YOU ALL KNOW MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE

AND PARTNER-IN-JESUS... CINDY?

COME ON UP. [CROWD APPLAUDING]

PRAISE THE LORD!

THERE YOU GO, HONEY.

NOW, LET US REMEMBER THAT A LOVE JUST LIKE THIS

COULD NOT BE POSSIBLE IF IT WERE NOT FOR JESUS.

[¶¶¶]

[CATHY]: MY CHILDREN WANTED ME TO GO WITH THEM

SO WE COULD ALL STAY TOGETHER...

AS A FAMILY.

BUT, AS MUCH AS I WANTED TO...

I DIDN'T.

I NEEDED TO STAY HERE...

IN FOXWORTH HALL.

EVERYTHING I AM IS TIED TO THIS HOUSE.

MY LIFE...

MY LOVE...

AND, WITHOUT CHRISTOPHER,

I AM A SHADOW OF MY FORMER SELF.

A GHOST.

THE LAST OF THE FOUR "DRESDEN DOLLS."

[¶¶¶]

PEOPLE USE THE COLOR YELLOW TO SYMBOLIZE HOPE.

YELLOW...

LIKE THE SUN WE RARELY SAW.

LIFE THEN WAS SO HOPELESS...

WE NEVER MADE EVEN ONE OF OUR PAPER FLOWERS YELLOW.

[¶¶¶]

BUT ALL COLORS FADE WITH TIME.

MUCH LIKE MEMORIES DO.

THEY SOFTEN...

AND FADE.

AND YELLOW...

LEAVING ROOM FOR HOPE.

[¶¶¶]