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(theme music playing)

Announcer: ROBERT YOUNG...

AND JANE WYATT.

(laughter)

WITH ELINOR DONAHUE, BILLY GRAY, AND LAUREN CHAPIN...

(sighs)

OHH, MAN!

(humming)

OH, YOU'RE EARLY. MM-HMM.

IS ANYTHING WRONG?

NO, JUST TIRED. LOTS OF PROBLEMS TODAY.

FINALLY, ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT WAS GETTING HOME

AND STRETCHING OUT ON THIS WONDERFUL, LOVELY DAVENPORT.

OH, DON'T GET UP.

DINNER WON'T BE READY FOR A WHILE,

SO YOU CAN STRETCH OUT TO YOUR HEART'S CONTENT.

I'LL BRING YOU A NICE COLD GLASS OF TOMATO JUICE.

AND THEN I'LL SEND IN SOME NATIVE BOYS

TO FAN YOU WITH PALM LEAVES.

CAN YOU MAKE IT NATIVE GIRLS? I WILL NOT.

(chuckles)

OHH!

HMM.

OOH!

OH, HI, DADDY!

WELL, DID I SURPRISE YOU?

WELL, I THINK A MORE ACCURATE WORD WOULD BE "MAIMED".

WHAT SHALL WE PLAY, DADDY? WELL, I DON'T FEEL VERY...

SHOULD WE GO HUNTING LIONS,

OR CLIMB UP INTO THE ATTIC AND EXPLORE?

WELL, IT'S A FINE CHOICE.

BUT, UH, I TELL YOU WHAT...

WHY DON'T YOU GO AND DRAW ME A PICTURE? SURPRISE ME.

THAT'S BABY STUFF. LET'S HUNT LIONS. COME ON, DADDY.

GREAT. GEE, YOU'RE JUST IN TIME TO HELP...

NO, YOU DON'T, BUD! I SAW HIM FIRST!

I GOTTA DO A PROJECT FOR SCIENCE.

WEATHER CONDITIONS AND ALL THAT.

DADDY AND I ARE PLAYING. GO AWAY.

WE CAN EVEN MAKE AN ANEMOMETER. YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS?

THAT'S A GIZMO FOR MEASURING... WIND VELOCITY.

VELOCITY MEANS SPEED, YOU KNOW.

NO, REALLY?

YEAH, BUT I'M NOT GONNA MAKE ONE OF THOSE.

COME ON, DADDY. WILL YOU GO AWAY?

BUD.

(sobbing) GEE, NOBODY EVER PLAYS WITH ME.

WAIT, KITTEN. DON'T CRY. I'LL PLAY WITH YOU.

WILL YOU PLAY HORSEY?

YEAH, I GUESS SO.

INSTEAD OF MAKING THAT, I'LL MAKE A WEATHER VANE.

I'M GONNA MAKE IT OUT OF...

WELL, COME ON, DAD! HONEY!

GET DOWN, HORSEY.

OH! TAKE IT EASY. YOU'RE GETTING HEAVY.

GIDDYAP! GIDDYAP!

DAD, YOU HAVEN'T BEEN LISTENING TO ME.

YES, I HAVE. YOU'RE GONNA MAKE A WEATHER VANE,

AND I SAY FINE, GO TO IT.

GIDDYAP! GIDDYAP! ALL RIGHT.

I CAN'T MAKE THE ARROW LOOK RIGHT, THOUGH.

LOOK AT IT. IT'S ALL COCKEYED.

I NEED YOUR HELP, DAD.

FATHER, YOU'RE JUST THE MAN I WANT TO SEE.

I HAVE TO WORK ON A PAPER ON THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.

HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT'LL TAKE YOU?

TAKE ME?

I MEAN, TAKE YOU TO HELP ME TO... OH, YOU KNOW.

I ALREADY HAVE A FEW NOTES ON IT.

SHOULD TAKE US OVER A COUPLE OF HOURS.

DAD IS HELPING ME MAKE A WEATHER VANE TONIGHT, THANK YOU.

NO, HE ISN'T!

CHILDREN, CHILDREN, LEAVE YOUR FATHER ALONE.

LET THE POOR MAN HAVE A LITTLE REST.

(all shouting at once)

I SAID LEAVE HIM ALONE!

BETTY, I WANT YOU AND KATHY IN THE KITCHEN.

AND, BUD, I'VE ASKED YOU FIVE TIMES TO PUT AWAY THE LAWN MOWER.

I'LL DO IT, BUT... I WANT IT DONE NOW.

COME ON, ALL OF YOU. MOVE, SCURRY, SCRAM.

OKAY, I'M GOING, I'M GOING.

YOU TOO, TOM MIX. DISMOUNT.

OHH, GOSH!

OHH! (laughs)

AND I'M THE GUY WHO RUSHED HOME FROM THE OFFICE

TO GET AWAY FROM PROBLEMS.

WHY DON'T YOU TRY SAYING NO ONCE IN A WHILE? I MEAN IT.

YOU'RE RIGHT, I SHOULD... BEFORE IT KILLS ME.

WELL, THAT'LL MAKE AN INTERESTING NOTATION

ON YOUR DEATH CERTIFICATE...

"CAUSE OF DEATH... CHILDREN."

(yawns) OH, WHAT AN EVENING.

I'VE COME TO THE CONCLUSION

THAT ALL FATHERS SHOULD BE TRIPLETS.

FATHERS SHOULD PUT THEIR FOOT DOWN ONCE IN A WHILE,

SAVE A LITTLE TIME FOR THEMSELVES.

YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU'RE SO RIGHT.

I CAN'T EVEN FIND TIME TO READ THE PAPER ANYMORE.

I HARDLY KNOW WHETHER COOLIDGE HAS CHOSEN NOT TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT

OR IF LINDBERGH MADE IT TO PARIS.

HE MADE IT. MOVE OVER. I WANT TO GO TO BED.

OKAY. SO IT'S HIGH TIME I DID SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.

A MAN OUGHT TO HAVE A LITTLE TIME FOR HIMSELF.

DO YOU REALIZE OUR LIVES AREN'T OUR OWN ANYMORE?

WE'RE NOTHING BUT SERVANTS TO THOSE KIDS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU?

WELL, IT'S TRUE. I'M GONNA DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT

BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

DON'T ARGUE WITH ME. I'M FOR IT.

ONE DAY I BROUGHT HOME SOME HI-FI EQUIPMENT.

WANTED TO START A GREAT HOBBY.

AND WHAT HAPPENED? NOTHING.

IT'S GONNA BE A DIFFERENT STORY FROM NOW ON.

A DIFFERENT STORY...

BEGINNING AS OF THIS MOMENT.

I, JAMES ANDERSON, DECLARE MYSELF FREE AND INDEPENDENT.

(humming Camptown Races )

(stops humming)

HI. I HAD A FEELING SOMEONE WAS WATCHING ME.

OH, I'M JUST CHECKING UP ON THE NEW JIM ANDERSON.

I NEVER THOUGHT YOU'D DO IT.

OH, YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR HUSBAND.

ON THE SURFACE... EASYGOING, GENIAL, CHARMING, CARE-FREE.

BUT UNDERNEATH, A VERITABLE BULLDOG!

FEARLESS, DETERMINED, TENACIOUS.

WHEN I MAKE UP MY MI... OW!

THAT'S HOT. OOH!

WELL, DON'T TRY AND SET THE WORLD ON FIRE, BULLDOG.

LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT I'M GONNA DO.

I'M GONNA TAKE THESE FOUR UNITS

AND PUT THEM IN THE CABINET HERE...

IT SOUNDS WONDERFUL.

I'LL CALL YOU WHEN DINNER'S READY.

(continues humming)

(stops humming)

HELLO, PRINCESS.

HEY, WHAT'S ALL THIS GUNK STREWED ALL OVER?

THIS GUNK IS GONNA BE A HIGH FIDELITY SET.

WHEN I GET THROUGH, WE'LL BE ABLE TO HEAR MUSIC

LIKE YOU'VE NEVER HEARD BEFORE,

WITH EVERYTHING THERE IS TO HEAR...

ALL THE HIGHS AND LOWS, ALL THE SHADINGS.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET NOTES SO HIGH, ONLY A DOG CAN HEAR THEM.

THAT'LL BE NICE. I CAN SEE ALL THE DOGS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

LOUNGING AROUND IN HERE LISTENING TO BEETHOVEN.

UH, BETTY... COULD YOU STAND SOMEPLACE ELSE?

AM I BOTHERING YOU?

FRANKLY, YES. OH, I DON'T MIND YOU BEING IN HERE.

IT'S JUST THAT, UH, I CAN'T STAND HAVING ANYONE LOOK OVER MY SHOULDER.

IT, UH, I... I...

BETTY, COME ALONG. THIS IS OUT OF BOUNDS, REMEMBER?

SAY, DID YOU KNOW FATHER'S MAKING A LITTLE PHONOGRAPH FOR DOGS?

(chuckles)

(continues humming)

(stops humming)

HOW'S IT COMING, DAD?

(sighs) OH, ALL RIGHT.

WHAT ARE YOU SOLDERING THAT ON THERE FOR?

BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE IT GOES.

I THINK YOU'RE WRONG, DAD.

BUD, YOU MIND NOT LEANING OVER MY SHOULDER?

EXCUSE ME.

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(stops humming)

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CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A MINUTE, DAD?

I SORT OF GOT A PROBLEM, SORT OF.

OH, WHAT IS IT?

WELL, YOU SEE... BUD.

I JUST WANT TO TALK TO HIM FOR A MINUTE.

I GOT A PROBLEM I HAVE TO DISCUSS.

ACCORDING TO THE NEW RULES,

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO FIGURE YOUR PROBLEMS OUT YOURSELF, REMEMBER?

YEAH, BUT... COME ON.

OKAY.

SORRY, SIR. THEY WILL SLIP THROUGH

THE OUTER DEFENSES, SIR.

BUD, I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU NOT TO GO IN THERE.

I KNOW, MOM.

HAVEN'T I EXPLAINED TO YOU CHILDREN

THAT YOUR FATHER DESERVES A LITTLE TIME FOR HIMSELF?

HE WORKS VERY HARD FOR ALL OF US.

YEAH, I KNOW ALL THAT, MOM.

BUT YOU KNOW THE RULE DAD SET DOWN

ABOUT ALL US KIDS GOING TO HIM

WHENEVER WE'VE DONE ANYTHING WRONG

AND TELLING HIM OURSELVES.

'CAUSE IF HE EVER FINDS IT OUT FROM SOMEBODY ELSE, UH-OH.

I SEE. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

I, UH, SCRATCHED UP THE SEAT OF HIS CAR A LITTLE BIT

WITH SOME BROKEN GLASS.

WELL, THAT'S NOT SO BAD.

WHERE'D THE BROKEN GLASS COME FROM?

THE WINDSHIELD.

THE WINDSHIELD?

WELL, HOW DID THAT GET BROKEN?

THE HEAD OF ONE OF HIS GOLF CLUBS WENT THROUGH IT.

THE HEAD?

IT SOMEHOW CAME OFF WHEN I, UH...

ACCIDENTALLY SWUNG IT AGAINST A STEEL POST.

I'D BETTER GO TELL HIM.

NO, THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO TELL HIM.

LET ME HANDLE THIS LATER.

BUT I'M SUPPOSED TO TELL HIM.

YEAH, I KNOW. BUT I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT THIS TIME.

WE DON'T WANT TO SPOIL THINGS FOR HIM THE FIRST DAY.

BE SURE AND TELL HIM, 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GET IN DUTCH.

YOU'RE ALREADY IN.

(humming)

Kathy: HI, DADDY!

HELLO, KITTEN.

HOW DO I LOOK, DADDY?

FINE. EGAD!

SCARE YOU, DADDY? (laughs)

OUT OF AT LEAST TEN YEARS OF MY LIFE.

WHERE DID YOU GET THAT THING?

OH, ME AND PATTY DAVIS GOT IT.

I KNOW, BUT WHERE?

DOWN AT THE MOVIE THEATER.

IT'S JUST AN OLD ONE.

WHY DID YOU HAVE TO BRING IT HOME?

WE THOUGHT IT'D BE FUN TO PLAY WITH...

'CAUSE HE'S SO CUTE.

Margaret: KATHY? ARE YOU IN THE DEN?

NO!

I MEAN, YES!

Margaret: WELL, COME OUT RIGHT NOW.

BUT, MOMMY!

RIGHT NOW! OH, OKAY.

WILL YOU TAKE CARE OF HIM FOR ME, DADDY?

I GUESS SO.

OH! HIS NAME IS FLOYD.

FLOYD?

(chuckles)

(continues humming)

(stops humming)

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AFTER ALL YOUR FATHER'S DONE FOR YOU,

ALL THE SACRIFICES HE'S MADE,

I DON'T THINK IT'S TOO MUCH TO ASK YOU

TO COOPERATE WITH HIM A LITTLE,

LET HIM ENJOY HIMSELF A BIT. AFTER ALL, HE...

(whirring) BUD, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

OH, I'M SANDING MY WEATHER VANE.

GOTTA HAVE SMOOTH EDGES, YOU KNOW.

TURN THAT THING OFF!

I'M NOT DONE YET. OH, YES, YOU ARE.

YOU'RE RUINING MY MIXER.

YOU JUST SAID WE WERE SUPPOSED

TO WORK THINGS OUT FOR OURSELVES.

WELL, WORK THEM OUT... DOORS, IS WHAT I MEANT.

Patty: KATHY! KATHY!

DON'T GO AWAY, NOW.

WHAT DO YOU WANT, PATTY?

THEY FOUND OUT.

THEY DID? HOW'D THEY FIND OUT?

MY DADDY WAS IN THE DRUG STORE WHEN THE MOVIE FELLA CAME IN

AND ASKED HIM IF THEY SAW ANYBODY TAKING FLOYD AWAY.

UH-OH.

THE DRUG STORE MAN SAID HE SAW TWO LITTLE GIRLS,

BUT HE DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS US. SNITCHER.

MY DADDY SAYS THERE'S A WAVE OF JUVENILE... DELICATESSENS ON NOW.

DO YOU THINK WE'LL GET ARRESTED?

IF THEY FIND OUT IT WAS US.

AT LEAST YOU'LL GET ARRESTED,

'CAUSE YOU GOT THE HABEAS DELICTI CORPUS. WHAT?

THE BODY. DON'T YOU EVER LISTEN TO DRAGNET, SILLY?

GEE, I'D BETTER GET RID OF FLOYD

BEFORE THEY FIND HIM HERE.

BOY, YOU'D BETTER.

"AND HAD INTRODUCED THE MANUFACTURED TOOLS ON A LARGE SCALE,

"AND ALSO, THE USE OF POWER TOOLS

BEGAN TO REPLACE SOME HAND LABOR."

NOT IN OUR LITTLE HOME.

SANDING BY HAND.

BOY, THIS PLACE IS A THROWBACK TO THE 14th CENTURY.

WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING, SNOOPY?

UH... NO, YOU DON'T.

YES, I DO. I HAVE TO GO IN THERE FOR JUST A SECOND.

I HAVE TO GET THE... DELECTABLE CORPUS.

LOOK, IF YOU DON'T STOP BOTHERING FATHER,

YOU'RE GONNA GET SPANKED ON YOUR DELECTABLE CORPUS.

AREN'T YOU RUDE. THAT'S WHAT YOU'LL DO.

IF THIS WEATHER VANE COMES OUT ALL JAGGED AND ROUGH

AND I FLUNK GENERAL SCIENCE ON ACCOUNT OF IT,

YOU KNOW WHOSE FAULT IT'LL BE.

I CAUGHT HER JUST AS SHE WAS TRYING TO SNEAK IN THE DEN.

OH, KATHY, HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU HAVE TO BE TOLD A THING?

WHEN YOU'RE TOLD NOT TO BOTHER DADDY, THAT MEANS NOT...

HEY, DO I SMELL SOMETHING BURNING?

OH, HEAVENS.

OH, IT'S NOT TOO BAD.

WHEN YOU'RE TOLD NOT TO BOTHER SOMEONE...

KATHY!

KATHY, WHERE ARE YOU?

KATHY?

I THINK THE DELECTABLE CORPUS IS GONNA GET HABEASED.

AH-AH-AH.

KATHY, WHAT'S COME OVER YOU?

WELL, I HAVE TO GO IN THERE FOR JUST A SECOND.

I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU SO DELIBERATELY DISOBEDIENT BEFORE.

I THINK MAYBE YOU'D BETTER GO UP TO YOUR ROOM AND STAY THERE

UNTIL YOU CAN ACT LIKE THE SWEET LITTLE GIRL WE USED TO HAVE AROUND HERE.

BUT, MOMMY! KATHY, NOW.

AND YOU STAY THERE TILL I TELL YOU YOU CAN COME DOWN AGAIN.

(sobs) THE WHOLE WORLD'S AGAINST ME.

Jim: MARGARET?

YIKES!

OH, I'M SORRY. HEH HEH.

I GUESS THIS IS A BIT STARTLING.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON?

NO, NO, NO. THIS IS FLOYD. HMM?

IT'S KATHY... SOMETHING SHE DRAGGED HOME.

I HATE TO ADMIT THIS,

BUT I JUST CAN'T WORK WITH THIS DARNED THING LEERING AT ME.

I KEEP FEELING THERE'S SOMEONE IN THE ROOM LOOKING OVER MY SHOULDER.

WELL, DON'T GIVE HIM TO ME.

HOW DO YOU GET RID OF A THING LIKE THIS?

CALL THE IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES AND HAVE HIM DEPORTED?

WELL... OH, THERE'S A RUBBISH COLLECTION TOMORROW.

I'LL RESERVE FLOYD A FINE SEAT ON THE TRASH WAGON.

IT'S KATHY'S. DON'T YOU THINK WE'D BETTER CHECK WITH HER?

OH, I USED TO DO THAT QUITE FAITHFULLY...

UNTIL I LEARNED THAT FIVE MINUTES AFTER SHE DRAGS THESE THINGS HOME,

SHE LOSES ALL INTEREST IN THEM.

WELL, FLOYD, OLD MAN, IT'S BEEN NICE TO HAVE MET YOU.

BYE-BYE. HAVE A NICE JOURNEY.

I'VE GOT TO GET FLOYD SOMEHOW.

I'VE GOT TO HIDE HIM.

IF ANYBODY SEES HIM HERE, I'M COOKED.

NOW EVERYBODY WILL KNOW.

(sobbing)

YOU'D BETTER CLEAN UP FOR DINNER, JIM. IT'S NEARLY READY.

Jim: OKAY!

KATHY, YOU CAN COME DOWN NOW.

Margaret: KATHY?

KATHY?

KATHY?

WELL!

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET SOME FRESH AIR.

WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITH YOU?

MOMMY, CAN'T I GO OUT THERE AND GET FLOYD?

NO. YOU COME INSIDE THIS MINUTE.

AND YOU'RE GOING TO STAY IN HERE THE REST OF THE EVENING.

BUT, MOMMY, I JUST WANT TO GO OUT THERE

AND HIDE FLOYD. I'VE GOT TO!

KATHY, PLEASE DON'T GIVE ME ANY MORE TROUBLE THAN YOU ALREADY HAVE.

NOW, THERE. YOU PUT EVERYTHING BACK THE WAY IT WAS.

CLIMBING OUT OF A WINDOW, OF ALL THINGS!

I'M GONNA SEND YOUR DINNER UP,

BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GONNA LEAVE THIS ROOM.

(huffs)

CAN I CALL PATTY? NO.

WELL, THEN, WILL YOU THROW SOMETHING OVER FLOYD

SO THAT NOBODY WILL S...

SO HE WON'T CATCH COLD?

I'M SURE THAT FLOYD CAN STAND THE NIGHT AIR.

THE QUESTION IS, CAN THE NIGHT AIR STAND FLOYD?

(police siren wailing)

BUD.

BUD. (groans)

WAKE UP, BUD.

HUH? WHAT?! WHAT?! SHH!

IT'S ME, BUD.

OH, YOU. WHAT DO YOU WANT?

GO BACK TO BED, KNUCKLE-BRAIN.

BUD, I'VE GOT TO TALK TO YOU.

I GOTTA TALK TO SOMEBODY.

TALK TO YOURSELF. I WANT TO GO TO SLEEP.

BUD, THIS IS SERIOUS.

DO YOU WANT ME TO GO TO JAIL?

YEAH.

BUD, I NEED HELP.

I'M... I'M A THIEF.

YOU'RE A WHAT?

SHH. NOT SO LOUD. A THIEF.

EVERY TIME I HEAR A CAR GO BY,

I THINK THEY'RE COMING AFTER ME FOR SURE.

WHAT DID YOU THIEVE... OR STEAL?

FLOYD. HUH?

YOU KNOW... THAT ZULU OUT BY THE TRASH CAN.

THAT CARDBOARD NATIVE.

OH, THAT OLD THING.

WELL, YOU KNOW BETTER THAN TO STEAL THINGS.

WELL, WE DIDN'T REALLY STEAL IT.

WE JUST SORT OF TOOK IT.

DID YOU TELL DAD ABOUT IT?

I CAN'T GET NEAR HIM.

YEAH, I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

I DON'T WANT HIM TO FIND OUT NOW. I'D DIE.

THEN YOU'D BETTER TAKE THAT THING BACK TO THE THEATER IN THE MORNING.

OH, NO! I COULDN'T STAND TO FACE HIM.

I COULDN'T STAND IT.

BUT YOU GOT TO. I JUST CAN'T!

WELL... WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?

GO OUT THERE AND GET FLOYD AND HIDE HIM.

NOW?

BUT IT'S COLD OUT THERE.

YOU GOTTA DO IT BEFORE MORNING,

BEFORE ANYBODY SEES HIM.

OH, FOR... OKAY.

YOU GO GET SOME SLEEP.

OH, THANK YOU.

YOU'RE THE MOST WONDERFULEST BROTHER IN THE WHOLE WORLD!

AW, TURN BLUE.

FLOYD... I HATE YOU.

(rustling)

GOOD MORNING, BUD. MORNING, DAD.

YOU SLEEP OKAY LAST NIGHT?

YEAH, SURE.

YOU DIDN'T HEAR ANY STRANGE NOISES,

LIKE SOMEONE WALKING AROUND?

UH, WELL, NO. I...

ONCE I GET TO SLEEP, I HARDLY EVER HEAR ANYTHING AT ALL.

I GUESS IT WAS JUST MY IMAGINATION.

PLANNING A HUNTING TRIP, ARE YOU?

OH, THAT. THAT...

THAT JUST SORT OF HAPPENED TO BE LAYING THERE, I GUESS.

HERE, I'LL PUT IT AWAY.

MM-HMM.

I'LL SEE YOU DOWNSTAIRS AT BREAKFAST.

WELL, MAYBE YOU JUST DREAMT YOU SAW BUD

TIPTOEING PAST THE DOOR LAST NIGHT.

NO, I KNOW I SAW HIM.

I GAVE HIM EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO TELL ME WHAT HE WAS UP TO.

BUT NOT A WORD. THIS ISN'T BUD.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

I COULD'VE SWORN I BOUGHT A NEW BOX OF CEREAL YESTERDAY.

I CERTAINLY CAN'T FIND IT.

WELL, MAYBE THERE'LL BE ENOUGH IN THIS ONE.

HE'S WELL AWARE OF THE RULES ON TELLING THE TRUTH

AND NOT HAVING ME FIND THESE THINGS OUT FROM SOMEONE ELSE.

OH, GOOD HEAVENS. I'M SHORT OF MILK, TOO.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH ME.

I'LL GIVE BUD ONE MORE CHANCE WHEN HE GETS DOWN HERE.

ONE MORE CHANCE, AND THAT'S ALL.

BETTY, WAIT A MINUTE.

I GOTTA TALK TO YOU FOR A SECOND.

WHAT HAVE YOU GOOFED UP NOW?

NOTHING. IT'S KATHY. WE GOTTA FIGURE OUT SOME WAY TO HELP HER.

SHE'S FALLING APART AT THE SEAMS

'CAUSE SHE THINKS SHE'S A THIEF... AND SHE IS.

A THIEF?

SHE TOOK THAT GOOFY CUTOUT... OLD FLOYD...

FROM IN FRONT OF THE THEATER WITHOUT ASKING ANYBODY.

OH, GEE, SHE'D BETTER TELL DAD ABOUT IT RIGHT AWAY.

IT'S TOO LATE NOW. BESIDES, I PROMISED HER HE'D NEVER FIND OUT.

YES, BUT IF HE DOES FIND OUT... HE ALWAYS DOES...

WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT SOME WAY THAT HE WON'T.

I'VE GOT OLD FLOYD HIDDEN OUT IN BACK OF THE GARAGE,

BUT WHAT DO WE DO NOW?

GOSH, I'M SURE THE MOVIE THEATER

ISN'T GONNA CLOSE UP ON ACCOUNT OF IT.

NO, BUT THE POINT IS, SHE TOOK SOMETHING,

AND SHE'S GOTTA LEARN THAT THAT'S WRONG.

BUT WE CAN'T LET HER THROW HERSELF OUT OF A WINDOW

AND COMMIT HARI-KARI.

LET ME THINK. MAYBE WE... SHH. CUT IT.

WELL, WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE? A CONFERENCE?

NO, UH... JUST YAKKIN'.

MORNING, FATHER.

HMM.

HI, MOM. HI, DEAR.

NO TOAST FOR ME, MOTHER. JUST GRAPEFRUIT. I'M GAINING WEIGHT.

GAINING WHAT? IS KATHY UP YET?

GEE, I DON'T KNOW. HER DOOR WAS CLOSED.

YOU'D BETTER CALL HER. SHE'LL BE LATE FOR SCHOOL.

OH, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

Jim: MARGARET!

MARGARET, WHAT HAPPENED TO MY WINDSHIELD? IT'S BROKEN.

OH... MOM, YOU SAID...

I KNOW, I KNOW. JIM, IT WAS MY FAULT.

MARGARET, YOU DID IT? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?

OH, I DIDN'T DO IT. IT WAS BUD.

MOM! YES, YES, YES.

JIM, IT WAS MY FAULT THAT BUD DIDN'T COME TO TELL YOU HIMSELF.

HE WANTED TO, BUT I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO BOTHER YOU.

I PROMISED HIM THAT... BOTHER ME?

MARGARET, YOU KNOW THAT THE ONE RULE I'VE ALWAYS INSISTED ON...

I KNOW, DEAR. I THOUGHT THAT IN THIS CASE...

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND HERE.

JIM, I JUST TOLD YOU WHY BUD DIDN'T COME TO YOU.

IT'S NOT ONLY THAT. THERE ARE A FEW OTHER STRANGE THINGS GOING ON,

AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE.

BUD...

I SAW YOU UP WANDERING AROUND LAST NIGHT.

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU WERE DOING.

COME ON, LET'S HAVE IT.

KATHY, MOTHER WANTS YOU TO GET RIGHT UP AND...

NO, DAD. I CAN'T TELL YOU.

I JUST CAN'T.

YOU CAN STRETCH ME ON THE RACK AND THE GIBLET,

BUT I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT I WAS DOING LAST NIGHT.

BESIDES, I PROMISED KATHY I WOULDN'T.

KATHY? WHAT'S SHE GOT TO DO WITH THIS?

YOU DON'T WANT US KIDS TO SNITCH ON EACH OTHER, DO YOU?

NO, THAT'S RIGHT.

FATHER, MOTHER! SHE WASN'T THERE!

THIS IS ALL I FOUND.

"TO DADDY... TAKE MY MONEY...

"AND PAY FOR FLOYD,

"BUT DON'T TELL I STOLE HIM.

"I'M HIDING OUT TILL THINGS BLOW OVER.

GOOD-BYE. KATHY."

GOOD-BYE?!

COME ON, KEEP TALKING. YOU'RE NOT SNITCHING NOW,

NOT WHEN IT INVOLVES YOUR SISTER'S SAFETY.

WHAT HAPPENED AFTER KATHY CAME INTO YOUR ROOM LAST NIGHT?

WELL, WHEN I SAW HOW SCARED SHE WAS,

I SENT HER BACK TO BED,

THEN WENT OUT IN FRONT AND GOT OLD FLOYD

AND TOOK HIM IN BACK...

IN BACK. MAYBE THAT'S WHERE SHE IS.

MARGARET, YOU AND BETTY CHECK UPSTAIRS.

BUD, YOU GET THE BASEMENT.

(sobbing)

HI, DADDY.

YOU HAVING A GOOD BREAKFAST, KITTEN?

NO. IT'S AWFUL.

OH, DADDY!

I FEEL SO... SO OUTSIDE.

AND I WANT TO BE INSIDE!

I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN, HONEY.

I WAS BEGINNING TO FEEL PRETTY OUTSIDE MYSELF.

(chuckles)

OH, KATHY, HONEY, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YES, BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE ARRESTED.

OH, ANGEL, YOU WON'T.

WE'LL STRAIGHTEN THAT OUT.

IF YOU'D ONLY TOLD US RIGHT AWAY...

BUT I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BOTHER DADDY...

OH, PLEASE BOTHER ME.

YOU'VE NO IDEA HOW I MISSED BEING BOTHERED.

IN THAT CASE, DAD, I GOT THIS WEATHER VANE.

OH, BUD, NOT NOW.

OH, LET HIM TALK. LET EVERYONE TALK.

GOSH, WE WERE GETTING TO BE A MOTOR

WITH EACH SPARKPLUG OPERATING INDEPENDENTLY

AND WONDERING WHY THE MOTOR WOULDN'T RUN.

AND IT TOOK AN OUTSIDER TO MAKE US UNDERSTAND.

THANKS, OLD MAN.

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