All language subtitles for Big.Love.S05E04.The.Oath.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DD+5.1.x264-AJP69_track3_[eng]

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* HOME,
IS THIS MY HOME? *

* BEEN STARTING OVER

* BATHE IN THE WATER

* HOME,
IS THIS MY HOME? *

* BEEN STARTING OVER

* BATHE IN THE WATER

* HOME,
IS THIS MY HOME? *

* BEEN STARTING OVER

* BATHE IN THE WATER.

NOW YOU WON'T BE
SWORN IN TILL FRIDAY,

BUT YOU ALREADY KNOW
HOW TO COME OUT
SWINGING, BILL.

YOU'VE BEEN
MAKING THE ROUNDS
THE PAST FEW DAYS.

YEAH, HERE I AM AGAIN
WEARING OUT MY WELCOME.

SO WHAT'S THIS
ALL ABOUT THEN?

I WANT THE PUBLIC TO HEAR
THIS FROM ME FIRST.

THIS PROPOSED BILL
TARGETS ME ALONE,

REDEFINING POLYGAMY
AS A SECOND-CLASS FELONY,

AND I JUST THINK THAT'S
UNFAIR AND UN-AMERICAN.

ARE YOU SAYING THERE'S
A LYNCH MOB AFTER YOU?

YES, THEY'RE AFTER
MY HEAD,

AND I'M NOT EVEN SEATED
FOR FOUR DAYS.

CALL REPRESENTATIVE
MIDGE BUCKLEY'S OFFICE
OR SENATOR BARN'S.

I ASSUME THEY'LL WANT
TO ADMIT IT.

I GATHER THEY'RE PROUD
OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

LES, CAN WE GET
BARN'S NUMBER?
GEE, I WONDER

WHY THEY WANT
YOUR SCALP SO BAD.
YOU'RE A FUN GUY.

Our switchboards
just light up when
you're on.

Look, I know my election
caused a stir,

But representative Buckley
is caving in to political
pressure.

IT'S UNFORTUNATE.

I JUST THINK
THAT NO MATTER WHAT
YOUR POLITICAL STRIPES,

The Utah I love
values fair play.

I CAN'T LISTEN.

IT KILLS ME-- BILL PLEADING
OUR CASE ALL WEEK.

THESE FUNCTIONS
EVERY NIGHT DON'T HELP.

AND MY ARCHES
ARE KILLING ME.

BILL SAYS IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT WE STAY OUT THERE,

PUT A POSITIVE FACE
ON POLYGAMY.

I SAW AN INVITE
TO AN EVENT ON THURSDAY
IN YOUR MAIL, BARB.

OH, WHAT'S IT FOR?

OH, IT'S SOME THRIFT SHOW
FASHION THING.

I TOLD BILL
WE'D HAD ENOUGH OF THESE
WIVES-ON-PARADE EVENINGS.

I SAID I'D DO IT,
BUT YOU CERTAINLY
DON'T HAVE TO GO.

BUT THAT SOUNDS FUN.
I BET WE'D HAVE A BLAST.

FASHION?
HONESTLY, MARGENE.

THIS BAKING SODA'S STALE.

OH, I HAVE A BOX
IN MY HOUSE.

I HAVE AN EXTRA
IN MY PANTRY.

WELL, I THINK IT STILL
SOUNDS LIKE FUN.

YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY

I'M TAKING MY SISTER.

CINDY HASN'T SPOKEN TO ME
SINCE THE ELECTION,

BRUISED FEELINGS
AND ALL.

I OFFERED THIS
AS AN OLIVE BRANCH
AND SHE ACCEPTED.

SO YOU TWO
DEFINITELY STAY AT HOME
AND HOLD DOWN THE FORT.

I DON'T MIND.
I'M FINE.

CAN YOU SEE THE SELL-BY
ON THIS, MARGIE?

IT'S FEBRUARY 17th.

STILL GOOD.

THANK YOU, BARB,
FOR TRYING TO INCLUDE ME

IN THE CLEANING OUT
OF THE DEEP FREEZER.

THERE'S AN ENVELOPE
UPSTAIRS IN MY BAG.

IT'S YOUR NEW
BIRTH CERTIFICATE.
YOU'RE FIVE YEARS OLDER.

SO DON'T SAY I NEVER DID
ANYTHING FOR YOU.

YOU OWE ME $240.

AND DON'T LET ANYONE
HOLD IT UP TO AN INFRARED.

( receding footsteps )

IT'S OVER, NICKI.

WE AGREED
WE'RE MOVING ON.

I DON'T WANT TO REVISIT
THIS MATTER.

SO FIND THE RESOURCES
TO STAY ON THE HIGH ROAD.

THE SEMINAR WAS
AT THE RED LION.

AND THEY GAVE ME
ALL OF THESE SALES STRATEGIES
TO TELL YOU ABOUT.

DID YOU KNOW HOW MUCH
GOJI IS TIED

TO THE BOOK OF MORMON
AND THE BIBLE?

THE WHOLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ARE ALL RETURNED
MISSIONARIES.

AREN'T THEY HUNKS?

I HAD TO GET
THAT CALENDAR.

THEY COME BACK
FROM THOSE MISSIONS

SO BIG AND JUICY
AND FULL OF THEMSELVES.

AND THEY TALKED
ABOUT THIS WHOLE

CHRISTIAN-BASED
VALUES GOAL TO BUSINESS

THAT I NEVER
THOUGHT ABOUT.

MICHAEL SAINTE SAYS,
"YOU CAN'T MAKE MONEY

UNLESS YOU HELP
OTHERS PROSPER TOO.

DO WELL
BY DOING GOOD."

I CAN'T STOP
THINKING ABOUT THAT.

IT'S SO SIMPLE.
I MEAN, IT'S REALLY JUST
"DO UNTO OTHERS."

AND "HE WILL KNOW YOU
BY YOUR DEEDS."

THERE'S A REASON

THIS MULTILEVEL
MARKETING MOVEMENT
IS SO SUCCESSFUL HERE.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT.
IT'S OUR CULTURE.

IT'S WHY WE'RE SUCH
A SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT
IT WAS JUST BECAUSE
WE WERE HARD WORKERS.

BUT IT'S ALSO BECAUSE
WE'RE RIGHTEOUS--

NOT RIGHTEOUS SUPERIOR,

BUT RIGHTEOUS IN OUR
DEDICATION TO THE GOSPEL.

MM, I JUST NEVER
THOUGHT OF MYSELF

AS A PERSON OF FAITH
BEFORE--

I MEAN, TO HAVE IT ALL
CONNECT LIKE THIS.

I'D WATCH THOSE
SUNDAY MORNING RELIGIOUS
SHOWS AND THINK,

"YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME."
AND NOW I DON'T KNOW ANYMORE.

( door opens and closes )

DINNER IN AN HOUR.

YOUR MOTHER'S IN BED.

HER DOCTOR
CALLED FOR YOU.

I'LL GET WITH HER
IN THE MORNING.

I HOPE TO HIGH HEAVEN
THIS IS THE LAST ROUND
OF TESTS.

LET ME GIVE YOU A HAND.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE
REALLY STRONG

IN THE RICKY JAX
INTERVIEW.

THANKS.

"THE TRIB"'S
RUNNING THAT BIG ARTICLE
ON MIDGE'S BILL TOMORROW.

IT'LL HIT HARD.
FOUR DAYS AND COUNTING.

OH, THERE'S ANOTHER
WIVES' EVENT ON THURSDAY.

- WHERE?
- THIS ONE'S
AT THE EXPO CENTER.

IS IT THAT PANCAKE THING?

NO, IT'S THE FIRST LADY'S
FASHION SHOW.

CINDY'S ON THE COMMITTEE.
SHE HELPED PUT IT TOGETHER.

I THINK IT WOULD BE
GOOD FOR ME TO MAKE
AN APPEARANCE THERE.

OH, YOU GUYS
SHOULD DEFINITELY GO.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT

ALL OF YOU TO BE SEEN
TOGETHER THESE FEW DAYS
BEFORE I'M SEATED.

AFTER THAT
WE CAN RELAX.

WELL, I AGREE,

BUT NICKI AND MARGIE
REALLY DON'T WANT TO GO.

THEY'RE JUST PLAYED OUT.

AND NICKI'S FEET HURT
AND MARGENE FIDGETS.

SO I TOLD THEM
TO STAY HOME,

REST UP FOR YOUR SWEARING IN
THE NEXT DAY,

AND I CAN FLY THE FLAG
ON MY OWN.

YOU'RE ALWAYS WILLING
TO GO THE EXTRA MILE.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?

MARGIE'S PROMOTIONAL
T-SHIRT.

SHE GAVE THIS TO CARA LYNN.
THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE.

OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKES.
I THOUGHT WE WERE
OVER THIS.

THE T-SHIRT
SET HER OFF.

BECAUSE THEY'RE SKIMPY
AND CHILDLIKE

AND COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE
UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

AND YOU TWO NEED TO FINALLY
TALK ABOUT THIS SERIOUSLY.

SHE CAME INTO OUR MARRIAGE
UNDER UTTERLY FALSE PRETENSES.

WE'VE DEALT WITH IT, NICKI.
IT HAPPENED IN THE PAST.

IT'S NO ONE'S FAULT.
WE JUST DIDN'T KNOW.
IT'S OVER.

WE?

WE DIDN'T KNOW?

SHE HID IT SO WELL.

HOW COULD WE HAVE?

OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON
TO THE MACLAURIN SERIES.

WHAT'S THE MACLAURIN SERIES

FOR E TO THE X?

MACLAURIN SERIES
FOR E TO THE X?

YOU KNOW, MOST SCHOOLS
BRING IN A GRIEF COUNSELOR

WHEN A STUDENT EXPERIENCES
A DEATH IN THE FAMILY.

OH.

DID SOMEONE DIE?

MY FATHER.

I'M SO SORRY.

I HAD NO IDEA.

UH...

MY BROTHERS AND MY SISTERS
WON'T TALK TO ME NOW.

AND I CALLED
ONE OF MY COUSINS

THAT I WAS CLOSE TO,
AND THAT HELPED.

HE LIVES IN LAS VEGAS.

WE TALKED FOR, LIKE,
THREE HOURS.

IT'S HARD BECAUSE
I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO LIKE

ANY OF MY OLD FAMILY NOW
BECAUSE MY MOM HATES THEM.

IT PUTS YOU
IN A TOUGH SPOT.

YOU KNOW...

MY OLDER BROTHER DIED
WHEN I WAS 14

AND IT WAS MONTHS

BEFORE I FELT A THING

AND YEARS BEFORE
MY FAMILY MOVED ON.

I STILL MISS HIM.

IF YOU NEED TO TALK
TO SOMEONE,

I'M AVAILABLE.

THANKS.

I'VE BEEN LEARNING
A LOT LATELY.

BUSINESS ALONE
ISN'T ENOUGH.

BUSINESS AND FURTHERANCE
OF THE SPIRIT
IS THE POINT.

I THINK I WAS
JUST TOO YOUNG

TO UNDERSTAND
THAT BEFORE.

MR. IVEY CALLED.
HE'S WORRIED ABOUT
CARA LYNN.

MAKES SENSE.
SHE'S AT GARY'S
AGAIN FOR DINNER.

SHE'S LOST
IN HER OWN WORLD.

HE SAID WE MIGHT WANT
HER TO SEE A COUNSELOR
ABOUT J.J.'S DEATH.

WE DON'T WANT
TO TALK ABOUT THIS
OVER DINNER, DO WE?

WITH LITTLE EARS?

NO, BUT IT GOT ME
THINKING

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN
TO CARA LYNN IF SOMETHING
HAPPENS TO ME?

NOTHING'S GONNA
HAPPEN TO YOU.

THAT'S WHAT EVERYONE SAYS.
BUT THERE ARE HIT-AND-RUNS,

CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENTS,
CRIMINALS BREAKING IN.

I COULD FALL DOWN THE STAIRS
AND HIT MY HEAD AGAINST
THE WALL.

TECHNICALLY SHE'D BE
AN ORPHAN.

SALT, PLEASE.

I THINK WE NEED
TO ADOPT HER LEGALLY.

NICKI, SHE JUST FOUND OUT
HER FATHER DIED.

THAT'S THE POINT.
WITHOUT A LEGAL ADOPTION,

SHE'LL GO TO SOME WALKER
AT A COMPOUND--

CAN YOU IMAGINE?
--OR BE A WARD
OF THE STATE.

MAYBE IT'S JUST A LITTLE
INSENSITIVE TO CARA LYNN

FOR US TO SUDDENLY COME
SWOOPING DOWN ON HER.

I TOTALLY GET IT.
I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE

TO BE 15
AND BE MISERABLE

AND DESPERATE
AND WITHOUT A FATHER.

I WOULD HAVE DONE
ANYTHING

TO GET ADOPTED
BY ANYONE.

OH, PEOPLE.

THIS IS
AN IMPORTANT TOPIC

DESERVING A LOT OF TIME
AND CONSIDERATION.

A TOPIC THAT OUGHT
TO HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED
IN PRIVATE FIRST.

SHE'S A GIRL
MOVING THROUGH THIS WORLD

WITHOUT A FATHER
OR A PRIESTHOOD HOLDER,

WHICH MAKES HER
A SPIRITUAL ORPHAN ALREADY.

THAT'S ENOUGH.
BARB'S RIGHT.

IF WE EVER MAKE IT
THROUGH THIS WEEK ALIVE,
WE'LL REVISIT IT THEN.

SAY, I UNDERSTAND

THINGS ARE STILL ROUGH
BETWEEN YOU AND NICKI.

OH, THEY'RE NOT
SO BAD.

TRY AND GIVE HER
A BREAK.

YOU CAN'T BLAME HER

IF SHE'S SENSITIVE
ABOUT THIS SUBJECT NOW.

YOUR BEING 16 MATTERS
A GREAT DEAL TO HER.

DOES IT TO YOU?

WELL, BETWEEN YOU AND ME

AND MY FEELINGS
FOR YOU, NO.

I'VE NOTICED
THINGS HAVE CHANGED.

YOU DON'T LOOK AT ME
WHEN WE'RE HAVING SEX.

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

YEAH, IT IS.

YOU'RE NOT
LOOKING AT ME NOW.

SWEETHEART, WE'RE FINE.

THIS IS MINE?

YES, SIR.

ARE THESE THE ORIGINAL DESKS
FROM THE TERRITORIAL DAYS?

NO,

BUT EVERYTHING IN HERE
HAS HISTORICAL
SIGNIFICANCE.

SO GIVE ME THE DRILL
FOR FRIDAY.

YOUR SWEARING IN
IS AT 4:00.

YOUR SCHEDULE--
ALWAYS ON YOUR COMPUTER.

AND YOU'LL HAVE
A SMALL COPY TO TUCK
INTO YOUR LAPEL POCKET.

YOU'RE GONNA BE
A GREAT INTERN, STUART.

I REALLY ENJOY WORKING
WITH YOUNG PEOPLE.
IT'S IMPORTANT.

THIS IS ALMOST
REALLY REAL.

YOUR PASSWORD IS
"BETTYLOU."

WHERE ARE YOU DOING YOUR
UNDERGRADUATE, STUART?

B.Y.U.--

POLI SCI.

B.Y.U.?

AND YOU'RE COMFORTABLE
WORKING FOR ME?

I'M STILL THINKING IT OVER,
MR. HENRICKSON.

( whispering )
HE WOULDN'T EVEN
LOOK AT ME.

WHENEVER I ASKED HIM
SOMETHING,

HE ANSWERED YOU.

HE'S JUST TRYING TO MAKE
A GOOD IMPRESSION ON ME.

BY IGNORING ME

AND ONLY SPEAKING
TO MY PRIESTHOOD HOLDER.

YOU'RE BEING
A LITTLE SENSITIVE.

I'M BEING
A LITTLE RIGHT.

I SEE YOU BROUGHT
BARB UP HERE TODAY.

THIS IS A BIG DEAL
FOR ALL OF US.

TAKING THE OATH OF OFFICE
IS A BIG DEAL

AND A SOLEMN OCCASION.

WHAT ARE YOU PACKIN'?

.38, SMITH & WESSON.

MAY I?

NICE HEFT.

- FEELS GOOD.
- UH-HUH.

- HOW HOT?
- 147 GRAIN.

HMM.

SO WHAT HAPPENED?

I THOUGHT
WE WERE PALS NOW.

STILL ARE
AS FAR AS I KNOW.

WELL, I DON'T APPRECIATE
BEING DRUG INTO A SPOTLIGHT

NOT OF MY OWN MAKING.

YOU WANT
A LIST OF THE THINGS
I DON'T APPRECIATE?

DON'T REFERENCE ME
IN PUBLIC AGAIN.

IF YOU CONTINUE
YOUR LITTLE PRESS TOUR,

IT'D BE A BIG MISTAKE
TO TRY TO PRESSURE ME

BY NAMING ME
AND SINGLING ME OUT.

YOU AND MIDGE BUCKLEY--
IT'S FINE FOR YOU
TO VILIFY ME,

BUT IF I FIGHT BACK,
I'M OUT OF LINE?

TAKE YOUR PICK.

I CAN BE
OUT THERE YAPPIN' AWAY,
DRAWING ATTENTION

TO THINGS YOU DON'T WANT
ATTENTION DRAWN TO,

OR YOU CAN INVITE ME
INTO THE TENT.

BILL, THE HOUSE
ETHICS COMMITTEE

IS POISED
TO IMPEACH YOU

THE SECOND
YOU'RE SWORN IN.

I'LL FIGHT IT.

I'LL GO TO THE SENATE
FOR TRIAL

AND TIE UP THIS
STATEHOUSE IN KNOTS
FOR THE ENTIRE SESSION.

IT'LL BE A SHORT TRIAL.
THE TRAIN HAS LEFT
THE STATION.

IT'S COMING
STRAIGHT AT YOU.

REPRESENTATIVE BUCKLEY
NOW HAS 14 COSPONSORS
TO HER BILL.

I'VE FACED TOUGHER ODDS.

( camera shutter clicking )

MAMA?
SHAME ON YOU.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE DOING?

INTIMIDATING ANYONE
WHO MIGHT BE BRAVE ENOUGH

TO SEEK HELP FROM THE STATE
IS WHAT SHE'S BEEN DOING.

- OH, HE'S A BIG OLD LIAR.
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING
WITH THE CAMERA?

SHE'S TAKING PICTURES
OF ANYONE WHO WALKS BY,

DELIBERATELY UNDERMINING
THE COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT
OF SAFETY NET.

I AM OVER 10' AWAY
FROM THE ENTRANCE.

THAT'S WHAT'S
IN THE AGREEMENT.

MAMA, THE STATE IS NOT
THE ENEMY, NOT ANYMORE.

WE HAVE AN INTEREST
TO ENSURE

THAT THE STATE
DOESN'T TWIST THINGS,

PLANT FALSE MEMORIES.

YOU KNOW HOW HARD
EARLY MARRIAGE IS,
HOW VULNERABLE WE ARE.

BACK OFF.

WE'RE NOT TALKING
FUN AND GAMES ANYMORE.

I VOLUNTEERED FOR THE TASK
OF MONITORING COMPLIANCE
ON SAFETY NET.

MAMA IS HARASSING ANYONE
WHO STEPS FORWARD.

- GET HER OUT OF THERE.
- WE ARE IN PERFECT
COMPLIANCE.

DON'T GIVE ME YOUR GARBAGE.
I KNOW BETTER THAN THAT.

I KNOW HOW SUBTLE
INTIMIDATION WORKS.
I WAS A VICTIM TOO.

YOU WERE NO VICTIM.

YOU WERE A LAMB
IN A PASTEL FROCK

SKIPPING MERRILY OFF
TO THE SLAUGHTER--

I MEAN, ALTAR.

- BECAUSE I WAS BRAINWASHED.
- OH, I HATE THAT TERM.

YOU'RE EVIL.

I AM EVIL?

YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND
TOOK MY FAMILY FROM ME,

ONE OF MY WIVES,
MY BOYS-- MY THOMAS.

AND YOU'VE TAKEN MAMA--
A POOR VULNERABLE WOMAN

WHO'S GIVEN HER MISGUIDED
LIFE TO THE CAUSE.

YOU WILL FULLY
COOPERATE.

YOU'LL GET NOTHING FROM ME
BUT ENMITY.

I WILL REPAY WHAT YOU'VE DONE
TO ME IN SPADES,

AND YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND
WILL NEVER KNOW
WHAT HIT YOU.

MAMA, I UNDERSTAND WHY
YOU CAME BACK HERE,

BUT I CAN'T UNDERSTAND
WHY YOU'RE DOING THIS TO US.

- WELL, THANK YOU.
- YES, THANK YOU.

I'M BARBARA HENRICKSON.

I'M HERE TO PICK UP
MY OUTFITS.

OH, HELLO.
WHILE I SIGN YOU IN,

YOU CAN GO GET YOUR
HANGERS FROM THE RACK.
IT'S ALPHABETIZED.

WELL, HELLO.

I'D LIKE TO SAY
THAT THIS WAS
A COMPLETE SURPRISE,

BUT I SAW
YOUR R.S.V.P.

I DIDN'T THINK
YOU'D HAVE THE NERVE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S JUST
PLEASE PLEASE BE NICE
TO EACH OTHER.

- THIS IS
FOR CHARITY, YOU KNOW.
- I'M AWARE OF THAT.

WELL, YOU'LL SPOIL IT,

SWOOPING DOWN
WITH YOUR SISTERWIVES,

MAKING A SPECTACLE
OF YOURSELVES.

I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND
THE HUMILIATION

THAT YOU FELT AT THAT
MOTHER OF THE YEAR CEREMONY,
BUT STILL--

WELL, THIS HAS NOTHING
TO DO WITH THAT.

AND F.Y.I.,
I'M COMING ALONE--

NO SISTERWIVES,
NO SPECTACLE.

AND DO YOU EVEN KNOW
WHAT THIS CHARITY IS FOR?

IT'S CANCER OR M.S.

IT'S FOR THE SALT LAKE CITY
INTERFAITH COUNCIL.

SO IS THIS ABOUT YOU

AND YOUR NEW
PRIESTHOOD THEORIES
THAT MOMMY MENTIONED?

IT'S ABOUT
REACHING OUT

AND GETTING POLYGAMY
A PLACE AT THAT TABLE.

IF THERE'S
A WORKING DIALOGUE

WITH CATHOLICS AND PROTESTANTS
AND MUSLIMS AND SIKHS,

THEN-- THEN WHY NOT US?

WELL, BECAUSE
THEY'RE NOT NEANDERTHAL,
ABUSIVE CULTS, OKAY?

MAYBE POLYGAMY
CAN CHANGE.

MAYBE WOMEN CAN BE
MORE EMPOWERED.

SO THIS IS ABOUT YOU AND
YOUR PRIESTHOOD THEORIES,

WHICH MOMMY SAYS
YOU HAVEN'T EVEN
MENTIONED TO BILL.

I GUESS THAT EXPLAINS
ALL YOUR SECRECY.

JUST PLEASE

DON'T BRING IT UP.

I JUST--
I DON'T WANT YOU

TO EMBARRASS YOURSELF
OR ME, OKAY?

NEEDS RESOLING.

NEEDS HALF SOLES.

BILL IS SO HARD
ON HIS HEELS.

WAYNE NEEDS
NEW ARCH SUPPORTS.

GREG IVEY CALLED.

YOU KNOW YOU CAN
TALK WITH US.

I KNOW.

WHEN MY FATHER DIED,

IT SHOOK ME TO THE CORE.

SO I KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH.

AND I KNOW
HOW CONFUSING IT CAN BE

ADJUSTING TO THINGS HERE.

ALL OUR LIVES
IT WAS BEAT INTO US

THAT LIVING
OUT IN THE WORLD
WAS SATANIC.

EVERYONE HAS BEEN
NICE TO ME.

THEY'RE BENDING OVER
BACKWARDS FOR ME.

YOU MAKE IT SOUND
AS IF WE'RE MERELY
BEING POLITE.

WE CARE FOR YOU DEEPLY.

WE LOVE YOU.
DON'T YOU FEEL THAT?

I DO.

THAT'S WHAT I MEANT.

SWEETHEART,

BILL WANTS TO ADOPT YOU
FORMALLY AND OFFICIALLY.

WE ALL DO.

WHY?

FOR LEGAL REASONS,

FOR SPIRITUAL REASONS
AND PRACTICAL.

THAT'S FINE.

JUST FINE?

I WAS HOPING
FOR MORE THAN FINE.
I WAS HOPING FOR GREAT.

BUT, MOM, I CANNOT

JUST COMPLETELY
LOSE DAD, NOT YET.

I UNDERSTAND.
I DO.

Bill:
MOM?

MOM, ARE YOU
LISTENING TO ME?

MOM.

MOM, MOM,
ARE YOU LISTENING?

REMEMBER I TOOK YOU
TO THE DOCTOR

A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND THEN
WE HAD THOSE TESTS?

IS THERE SOMETHING
WRONG WITH ME?

IS IT BAD?

YES.

DON'T KEEP ME HANGING HERE,
TORTURING ME.

WELL, SAY IT.

IT'S DEMENTIA.

I BELIEVE I'D LIKE
A SECOND OPINION.

IF YOU WANT TO TALK
TO THE DOCTOR YOURSELF--

WHAT DOES SHE KNOW?

IT SHOWED UP
ON YOUR BRAIN SCAN.

THIS DOESN'T RUN
IN OUR FAMILY.

I KNOW.

SO IT GETS WORSE
UNTIL WHAT?

THERE ARE SERVICES

AND SUPPORT GROUPS
THAT CAN HELP,

REALITY ORIENTATIONS.

THANK YOU.

BILL, WE'VE GOT
TO TELL FRANK.
HE NEEDS TO KNOW.

NO, HE DOESN'T.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT
THE FINAL TEST SHOWED?

YOU KNOW WHAT SHE HAS
THAT CAUSES DEMENTIA
IF IT GOES UNTREATED?

HERPES.
A VENEREAL DISEASE.

I KNOW WHAT THAT IS,
BUT--

DAD GAVE IT TO HER
YEARS AGO.

SHE PROBABLY DOESN'T
HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS,

PROBABLY DOESN'T EVEN
KNOW SHE HAS IT.

I REALLY NEED YOU
TO GET OVER THIS WHOLE
16 THING, NICKI.

NOTHING FEELS
RIGHT ANYMORE.

I GOT YOU YOUR NEW
BIRTH CERTIFICATE.
I CAN'T FIX EVERYTHING.

IT ALL FEELS SO CRAZY.

IT'S LIKE BILL CAN'T EVEN
LOVE ME IN THE SAME WAY.

SORRY, MARGIE.
I REALLY WISH I COULD HELP.

I WISH I COULD
MAKE IT ALL GO AWAY.

WHY ARE YOU
SO UPSET WITH ME?

I'M NOT YOU.

I KNEW WHAT I WANTED.

AT 16?
NO ONE REALLY KNOWS.

I DID.

I WANTED OUT
ANY WAY I COULD.

YOU WERE TOO YOUNG
TO MAKE THAT CHOICE.

NO, I WASN'T.

I'M SORRY YOUR SEX LIFE
WITH BILL IS SO DIFFICULT.

AND I'M SORRY YOUR EARLY
SEX LIFE WAS SO ROUGH.

I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT
MY SEX LIFE WITH YOU--

NOT MY CURRENT SEX LIFE,
NOT MY EARLY SEX LIFE.

AND HERE'S
THE HUGE REASON--

I WAS A VICTIM OF THAT SYSTEM,
AND YOU WERE A PERPETRATOR.

WHY DOES EVERYONE
HAVE TO BE EITHER
A PERPETRATOR OR A VICTIM?

WHY CAN'T IT BE
THAT BILL AND I
WERE IN LOVE?

YOUR ABUSE IS NOT
MY ABUSE, NICKI.

I WAS A NORMAL PERSON.

SO YOU REALLY REALLY
NEED TO GET OFF MY BACK.

THIS IS THE LAST TIME
I'M GONNA SAY IT.

MY DAD DIDN'T KNOW,
PERIOD.

HE DIDN'T DO
ANYTHING WRONG.

WHAT DO I KNOW?

MY DAD'S BUILDING A BUNKER
IN THE BACKYARD.

A BUNKER?

AGAINST THE BAD GUYS.

BEN, THE MOVIE STARTS
IN 15 MINUTES.

WHAT IF HE'S NOT COMING?
OR WHAT IF HE'S LOST?

THEN HE'LL CALL.

MR. IVEY?

CARA LYNN, HI.

HI.

MOM, DAD, THIS MY STUDENT,
CARA LYNN WALKER.

YOU'RE THE MATH STAR
GREG'S TALKED
SO MUCH ABOUT.

HE TALKED ABOUT ME?

I THINK I MENTIONED YOU
ONCE OR TWICE.

OH, SHE'S THE GIRL
WHO WON THE COMPETITION.

HI, MR. IVEY.

HEATHER? HI.

WELL, IT WAS NICE
SEEING YOU.

UM, HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

YOU'RE BEING TUTORED
BY MR. IVEY?

HE'S KIND OF SHORT.

- CARA LYNN?
- VERLAN.

( laughing )
LOOK AT YOU.

LOOK AT YOU.
LOOK AT YOU.

YOU'RE NOT
COMPOUND ANYMORE.

MY PAPA'S DEAD.

HE'S DEAD.

IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY.

IT'S OKAY.
OKAY?

- OKAY.
- ALL RIGHT.

HEY.

RHONDA?

YOU GUYS
KNOW EACH OTHER?

HEY, HONEY,
DON'T BE SHY.

I TOLD YOU I GOT
HITCHED, RIGHT?

FINALLY WE'VE GOT OUR FULL
PROFIT PARTICIPATION BACK.

AND WHAT I WANT NOW
IS OUR MANAGEMENT
CONTRACT BACK.

I'D BE WILLING
TO SPLIT MY TIME

BETWEEN HERE
AND THE STORES

WHILE YOU'RE
IN THE SENATE 24/7.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

THIS PLACE HAS TO OFFSET
ANY HOME PLUS LOSSES.

SPEAKING OF LOSSES,
PEG JUST BOUGHT

1200 BUCKS' WORTH
OF THAT SOUR JUICE
FROM MARGE.

I CAN'T AFFORD THAT
RIGHT NOW.

MAYBE YOU CAN ASK MARGE
TO BACK OFF FOR ME.

I DON'T THINK
I CAN ASK MARGE
TO DO ANYTHING RIGHT NOW.

I JUST FOUND OUT

SHE WAS 16
WHEN WE MARRIED.

I'M NOT JOKING.

YOU JUST FOUND OUT?

- WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM, BILL?
- WHOA, BUDDY.

- THAT'S JUST PLAIN STUPID.
- I DON'T NEED A LECTURE.

YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN.
SOMETHING LIKE THIS
GETS OUT--

THERE GOES EVERYTHING.
IT'S GOOD NIGHT, IRENE.

YOU THINK I'M HAPPY
ABOUT THIS?

PEOPLE WHO DO WHAT I DID
SHOULD BE LOCKED UP.
I BELIEVE THAT.

I DON'T BELIEVE IN UNDERAGE
SEX AND SAYING THESE ARE
THE TIMES WE LIVE IN.

I CAN'T EVEN LOOK BARB
IN THE EYE.

I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO SQUARE IT.
I'M NOT ROMAN GRANT.

THE GUNS OF THE WORLD ARE
TRAINED ON YOU RIGHT NOW.

AND ALL OUR FATES HANG ON
WHETHER YOU SINK OR SWIM,
AND YOU TELL ME THIS?

YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO ME.
I DIDN'T KNOW.

OH, YOU DIDN'T?
I REMEMBER.

YOU WERE DETERMINED
TO HAVE HER.

DIDN'T MATTER THAT SHE WAS
OUTSIDE THE FAITH.

YOU WERE OBSESSED WITH HER,
AND IT WASN'T FOR
HER INTELLECT.

SO JUST WHAT WAS
ALL THAT ABOUT, BILL?

( baby cooing )

JUST PLEASE ASK MY FAMILY
TO TALK TO ME.

I'LL TRY,
BUT THEY HATE ME TOO.

WELL, AT LEAST
COME TO MY HOUSE
FOR DINNER TOMORROW.

OH, WE CAN'T.
WE GOT SOME JUNK
WE GOTTA DO.

PLEASE. I'LL TALK TO NICKI,
AND YOU CAN MEET EVERYBODY.

I REALLY WISH
WE COULD, BUT--

WE'LL BE BACK SOON.
OKAY?

I'M GLAD YOU GUYS
FOUND EACH OTHER.

I'M SORRY

FOR THE THINGS
I'VE SAID ABOUT YOU,
HEATHER,

ABOUT HAVING
UNNATURAL ATTRACTIONS.

I WASN'T ALWAYS TRUTHFUL
IN THE PAST.

REALLY?

HOLD JESSICA.

HI.

VERLAN CHANGED MY LIFE.

HE GOT ME
OFF THE STREETS.

I WAS IN ALL SORTS
OF TROUBLE,

BUT HIS LOVE
SAVED ME.

HE BROUGHT THE SUNSHINE
BACK INTO MY LIFE.

Ben:
I HAVE TO ASK--

WHOSE BABY IS IT?

MINE.

AND VERLAN'S.

YOU KNOW, THAT WAS
REALLY MEAN, BEN.

AND JUST SO YOU KNOW,

WE DON'T BELIEVE
IN THE PRINCIPLE ANYMORE.

I'LL GET A REFILL.

HEY.

HOW ARE YOU DOING
ON CASH?

I--

I LEFT MY WALLET
AT THE PUMP

A COUPLE OF
GAS STATIONS AGO.

I HAD TO CANCEL
ALL MY CREDIT CARDS.

HERE, I'VE GOT LIKE--
LIKE $18.

WOW, THAT'S--
THANKS,

- REALLY.
- SURE.

IT'S SO GOOD
TO SEE YOU.

COME HERE.

- THANKS.
- YEAH.

( song playing on radio )
* WAKE UP AND AT 'EM

* IT'S TIME TO START
OUR DAY... *

Margene:
WELL, COME ON.
I'M ALMOST READY.

THERE'S JUICE
ON THE COUNTER.

- Wayne: MOM, I'M TIRED.
- Nicki: HONEY, SHH.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I'VE COMMANDEERED
YOUR HOUSE, BARB,

FOR OUR FIRST
FAMILY HOME EVENING.

IT'S 6:00
IN THE MORNING.

IT SEEMS TO BE
THE ONLY TIME WE HAVE.

I'VE DOWNLOADED
A LOT MATERIALS,

BUT WE'LL GO SLOW
BECAUSE I'M A NOVICE TOO.

WE'LL START BY SHARING
STORIES OF FAITH.

THEN WE'LL HAVE A READING
FROM THE BOOK OF MORMON

ABOUT FORGIVENESS
AND MOVING ON.

Bill:
THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE.

I'VE GOT MEETINGS ALL DAY.
I'M TRYING TO CHOKE OFF
MIDGE'S BILL.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

NICKI, THIS IS A WAY
WE CAN ALL MOVE FORWARD

TOGETHER AS A FAMILY,
SPIRITUALLY REAFFIRMED.
SO GET ON THE BUS.

ARE WE SUPPOSED TO BE
SLEEP-DEPRIVED BECAUSE YOU
FEEL GUILTY ABOUT LYING TO US?

- ( phone ringing )
- THAT'S STUART WITH
MY SCHEDULE.

Margene: IF YOU DON'T
WANT TO PARTICIPATE,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

BUT FOR FIVE YEARS YOU'VE BEEN
UPSET WITH ME BECAUSE I HAVEN'T
BEEN WITH THE PROGRAM,

AND NOW I AM.
SO I THOUGHT YOU'D BE HAPPY.

NICKI, YOU'RE STAYING.
WE'RE GONNA SIT DOWN

- FOR A LITTLE BIBLE
INSTRUCTION LED BY MARGENE.
- HI, STUART.

HE'S BUSY AT THE MOMENT.
YOU CAN GIVE ME THE MESSAGE.

NO, STUART.
GIVE ME THE MESSAGE.

ALL RIGHT, STUART,
GIVE ME--

Bill:
STUART.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
THE MEETING'S BEEN
CHANGED? 3:00?

LET'S JUST CALL
THIS WHAT IT IS--
AN ATTEMPT TO ATONE.

BUT ATONEMENT WITHOUT
TAKING RESPONSIBILITY
IS MEANINGLESS.

YOU TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY
FOR WHAT YOU DID.

- I TAKE COMPLETE
RESPONSIBILITY.
- Nicki: NOT MORALLY.

MORALLY, YOU THINK
IT'S JUST FINE.
YOU'VE SAID AS MUCH.

I'VE BEEN READING
A BOOK OF BILL'S
ON JOSEPH SMITH AND EMMA.

HE HAD 34 WIVES,
AND FOUR OF THEM
WERE BETWEEN 14 AND 15.

HOLD ON.
MY APPOINTMENT BOOK'S
UPSTAIRS.

- Margene: IT'S TRUE, NICKI.
- I'M SURE ALL OF THOSE GIRLS

HAD LOST THEIR FAMILIES
AND HE TOOK THEM IN.

HELLO.
SAME HERE.

I MEAN, THAT'S ALL
I'M SAYING.

THEY WERE HIS WIFE EMMA'S
MAIDS AND NANNIES, LIKE ME.

BUT HE COERCED
SOME OF THEM.
BILL NEVER COERCED ME.

WELL, AREN'T WE ALL GLAD
TO HEAR THAT?

WHAT WE HAVE IS GOOD.
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN GOOD.

WHY ARE WE SO ASHAMED
OF EVERYTHING NOW?

BECAUSE YOU WERE
16 YEARS OLD,

AND YOU WERE IN BED
WITH MY HUSBAND.

THANKS FOR STICKING IT OUT
WITH MARGE.

I GOT MY MEETING
WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

OH, AND THERE'S SOME
NEW PILLS IN THE CUPBOARD

FOR MOM FOR SOME
OFF-LABEL BENEFIT.

I SAW TWO CANS OF PEACHES
IN HER ROOM.

SHE'S USING
THEM AS DUMBBELLS,
TRYING TO STAY FIT.

WHEN I THINK OF WHAT
FRANK HAS DONE TO HER--

SHE HAD NO SAY,
NONE WHATSOEVER.

WHAT DID HE DO TO ME?

WHAT WAS DONE TO ME?

DAD GAVE YOU A DISEASE.

A DISEASE?

YEARS AGO.

WHAT KIND OF DISEASE?

IT'S FROM SEXUAL
RELATIONS, LOIS.

V.D.?

FRANK GAVE ME V.D.?

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

IT'S TRUE.

THEN GIVE ME A SHOT.
FIX IT.

IT'S TOO LATE.

KIND OF LIKE GETTING READY
FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL,
ISN'T IT?

- JEFF, THANKS FOR
COMING TO SEE ME.
- OH, SURE.

I GOTTA SAY, SCHOOL WAS
A LITTLE EASIER THAN THIS.

THEY'RE NOT EXACTLY SENDING
THE WELCOME WAGON FOR YOU,
ARE THEY?

NOT EXACTLY.

I WANTED TO ASK.
MIDGE BUCKLEY'S BILL--

HAVE YOU REVIEWED
THE COPY I SENT YOU?

YEAH, I DID.

WHERE DO YOU STAND?

THE BILL'S A REAL
STINK BOMB.

IF IT PASSES,
I LOSE ALL DISCRETION

OVER ENFORCEMENT OF
THE ANTI-POLYGAMY STATUTE.

CITIZENS CAN SUE ME
IF I DON'T PROSECUTE.

I'D HAVE TO COME AFTER YOU,
BILL, AND TENS OF THOUSANDS
JUST LIKE YOU.

JEFF, YOU'RE THE A.G.

YOU COULD TAKE IT TO COURT,
DECLARE IT UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

WELL, A YEAR AGO
I COULD HAVE TRIED,

BUT NOT NOW.

SEEMS WE ARE
ENTERING A NEW ERA

OF ZERO TOLERANCE.

JEFF, I'M GONNA BE SITTING
ON APPROPRIATIONS.

YOU'RE GONNA WANT
YOUR BUDGET PASSED.

WITH ONE RIDER, I CAN
STOP THAT FROM HAPPENING.

ARE-- ARE YOU SAYING
WHAT I THINK YOU'RE SAYING?

THANKS FOR
YOUR TIME, JEFF.

- LOIS?
- HMM.

IT'S ALL BEEN
SUCH A WASTE.

IT'S BEEN A WASTE.

LOIS, COME INSIDE.
IT'S FREEZING OUT.

I'M FILTHY.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

JUST...

COME ON.

LET'S GET YOU INSIDE.

I'VE GOT NO GOOD SHOES.

IT'S OKAY.

IT'S OKAY.

WHAT IS IT?

I JUST WANT TO SAY
I KNOW HOW MESSED UP
MY FAMILY IS.

SO THANKS
FOR BEING SO COOL

AND NOT JUDGING THEM
OR ME.

YOU'RE NOT MESSED UP.

YOU'RE FINE

MOSTLY.

YES, I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

AND I CERTAINLY REMEMBER
WHO YOU USED TO BE.

I DON'T CARE
WHAT YOU THINK OF ME.

WE WANT $50,000

AS COMPENSATION
FOR THE PAIN, SUFFERING
AND DISPLACEMENT

CAUSED TO MY WIFE
INTENTIONALLY BY
YOUR FATHER.

YOU'RE JUST A COUPLE
OF CALLOW GOLD-DIGGERS--

YOU, LITTLE WEASEL,
WALKER SCUM COME CRAWLING
BACK TO THE COMPOUND;

AND YOU, YOU WANTON
LITTLE GRIFTER.

WATCH YOUR MOUTH
WHEN YOU TALK TO MY WIFE
OR I'LL--

OR YOU'LL WHAT?

AFTER WHAT OLD ROMAN
DID TO ME,

I WAS SO CONFUSED
I COULDN'T EVEN WAITRESS.

I HAD TO DANCE.

I HAD TO GO
TO SPECIAL PARTIES

AND DANCE
FOR STRANGERS.

THIS IS THE MOST
PATHETIC SHAKEDOWN
I CAN IMAGINE.

WE'RE PREPARED TO SUE.

MY WIFE WAS
AN INNOCENT CHILD.

RHONDA'S WILLING TO GO
IN FRONT OF A JURY

AND TELL THEM EVERYTHING
YOUR FATHER DID TO HER.

AND NO ONE WILL CARE.

YOU HAVE NO CASE.

GET OUT.

WHO DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE DEALING WITH HERE?

I'M ALBERT GRANT.

THAT OLD MAN RUINED ME,
BUT VERLAN LOVES ME ANYWAY.

THANK YOU.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW
I CALLED LEE.

I SET UP A TIME NEXT WEEK
TO SIT DOWN AND TALK ABOUT
CARA LYNN'S ADOPTION.

BILL.

BUT I NEED YOU TO DO
SOMETHING FOR ME.

CUT MARGE SOME SLACK.

BE A LITTLE SENSITIVE.
STOP PROVOKING HER.

EVERYBODY'S MOVED ON
EXCEPT YOU.

TRY AND BE
A BIT MORE LIKE BARB

AND RISE ABOVE IT.

HARDLY.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

IT SO HAPPENS
BARB BLAMES YOU
FOR THIS WHOLE MESS--

YOU AND YOUR
ANIMAL URGES.

SHE'S HUMILIATED
BY YOU.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.

I DON'T LIKE THE ACRIMONY
ANY MORE THAN YOU DO.

BUT THE WAY SHE SEES IT,
YOU SEDUCED MARGE.

SHE IMPLIED
MORAL DEBAUCHERY.

DEBAUCHERY?
BARB SAID THAT?

- IN SO MANY WORDS.
- OR IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK?

- NOT ANYMORE.
- YOU USED TO?

BILL...

HEAVENLY FATHER
GAVE MEN URGES

AND STRONG NEEDS
TO GO DO THEIR BUSINESS.

MARGENE WAS ABOUT ME
DOING MY BUSINESS?

OH, IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.
THAT'S HOW YOU'RE MADE.

AND I SAID
I USED TO THINK THAT.
BARB'S THE ONE ASHAMED NOW.

- WHERE IS SHE?
- THAT FASHION SHOW
WITH CINDY.

SHE DELIBERATELY DIDN'T
INVITE HER SISTERWIVES,
SO SHE COULD INVITE HER SISTER.

SHE TOLD ME
YOU AND MARGE WERE
TOO WORN OUT TO GO.

IT'S NOT TRUE.
I DESPERATELY
WANTED TO GO.

SHE'S LYING
HER BOOTS OFF, BILL.

SHE'D RATHER LIE
THAN BE HONEST

AND ADMIT THAT SHE'S
ASHAMED OF ME AND MARGENE

AND YOU AND ALL YOUR
ANIMAL URGES.

STOP SAYING THAT.

WE'RE NOT FALLING APART.
WE'RE NOT SPLITTING
AND FRACTURING,

NOT ON THE EVE
OF OUR GREAT TRIUMPH,
NO MATTER WHAT.

Woman over microphone:
We all deal with
this pressure

To be flawless spiritually
and physically,

to be worthy
of our husband's love.

But remember,
you are worthy.

Your husband
wouldn't be with you
if you weren't worthy.

Your effort will bring
perfection.

Thank you.

( applause )

BARBIE, DON'T DO IT.

NO, PLEASE.

PLEASE.

EVELYN.

MRS. LINTON.

BARBARA HENRICKSON.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE
WE SHARED A PUBLIC STAGE.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS.

I'M SORRY.

A LOT'S HAPPENED SINCE
WE SAW EACH OTHER LAST.

I DID NOT KNOW
YOU TWO WERE SISTERS.

- MM.
- OH YEAH.

I WANT TO BE
A PART OF YOUR CHARITY,
YOUR INTERFAITH COUNCIL.

AS A REPRESENTATIVE
OF YOUR HUSBAND'S CHURCH?

WELL, HIS CHURCH
IS CHANGING.

IT'S EVOLVING.

WE MAY NOT BE CATHOLICS,

BUT WE'RE ONE UP
ON THE SCIENTOLOGISTS.

I MEAN ACCORDING TO
WHAT I'VE READ.

WHAT ARE YOU
THINKING OF EXACTLY?

WE'RE GOING TO BE
A CHURCH

THAT VALUES WOMEN

AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP
WITH HEAVENLY FATHER.

WELL, I WOULD BE
INTERESTED

IN TALKING TO YOU
ABOUT THIS, BARBARA--

VERY INTERESTED.

Woman:
EXCUSE ME.

- ( chattering )
- Barb: UM...

NICKI, MARGENE,

I WAS JUST TELLING
THE FIRST LADY HOW MUCH
WE ADMIRE HER WORK.

WE DO?

IT'S GOOD TO MEET YOU,
NICKI, MARGENE.

EVELYN, WHY DON'T WE
STEP BACK OUTSIDE?

- I HAVE A QUESTION
I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU.
- RIGHT.

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
- NO, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

- I'M NOT THE ONE TRIPPED UP
IN A WEB OF LIES.
- PLEASE, NICKI.

BILL SENT US.
HE'S FURIOUS YOU DITCHED US.

IN DEFENDING YOU,
I HAD TO TELL HIM

WHAT YOU LACKED
THE COURAGE TO SAY--

THAT YOU BLAMED HIM
FOR CORRUPTING AND
SEDUCING MARGENE.

- I NEVER SAID I BLAMED HIM.
- YOU CERTAINLY IMPLIED IT.

AND I WASN'T SEDUCED
AND CORRUPTED.

I WAS-- I WAS ANGRY
AT MYSELF.

I-- I SHARE
IN THE RESPONSIBILITY.

I-- I THINK I HAD AN IDEA
ABOUT HER AGE.

HELLO.
I'M STANDING RIGHT HERE.

I DIDN'T KNOW FOR SURE.
MAYBE I CHOSE NOT TO KNOW.

- MAYBE I TURNED A BLIND EYE.
- WHY WOULD YOU HAVE DONE THAT?

BECAUSE I WAS DESPERATE.

OVER WHAT?

I WAS SO SAD
WITH YOU AND BILL.

OUR MARRIAGE--
I COULDN'T BEAR IT.

I WAS LONELY
AND FELT SO EXCLUDED.

AND MARGIE
CHANGED THINGS.

SHE MADE ME HAPPY.

BARB, THAT'S SO SWEET.

LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT.
I MADE YOU SO UNHAPPY

THAT I DROVE YOU
INTO THE ARMS OF MARGENE?

NO, I AM SAYING
AT KEY MOMENTS IN MY LIFE,

KEY MOMENTS IN THE HISTORY
OF THE FAMILY,

I'VE LACKED THE COURAGE
OF MY CONVICTIONS.

AND YOU SHOULDN'T BE SO
HOLIER-THAN-THOU, NICKI.

IT'S NOT LIKE YOU DIDN'T TURN
A COMPLETE BLIND EYE TO YOUR
FATHER'S NASTINESS,

WHICH YOU WOULDN'T KNOW,
THE WAY YOU'VE BEEN
SQUAWKING AT ME.

I PUSHED HIM DOWN THE STAIRS.
DON'T YOU TWO GANG UP ON ME.

HOW MANY OTHER MEN
DID YOU THROW YOURSELF AT

IN YOUR ATTEMPTS
TO GET ADOPTED,
HMM, MARGENE?

IS THAT WHO
YOU THINK I AM--

A SEX-STARVED BABYSITTER
THROWING MYSELF AT MEN?

DON'T THINK
I'M THE ONLY ONE.

WHY DO YOU THINK
BILL CAN'T LOOK AT YOU
WHEN YOU'RE, YOU KNOW--?

I MEAN,
ISN'T IT OBVIOUS?

HE WONDERS
HOW MANY OTHER MEN
YOU THREW YOURSELF AT,

HOW DAMAGED
ARE THE GOODS.

YES.

YOU, GET IN HERE.

NOW.

I'LL GET BACK TO YOU.

YOU TRIED TO BRIBE
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL?
I COULD HAVE YOU ARRESTED.

I DID NO SUCH THING.

YOU'RE LYING AND
YOU'RE NOT EVEN SWORN IN.

YOU'RE COMMITTING
IMPEACHABLE OFFENSES.

OUR FAITH HAS BEEN SUSTAINED
ON PREVARICATION AND LYING--

MISSIONARIES
SHADING THE TRUTH,
CHURCH PRESIDENTS

GOING ON "LARRY KING,"
LYING, COVERING UP
EMBARRASSING DETAILS.

- YOU ARE OUT OF ORDER!
- IT'S CALLED LYING
FOR THE LORD,

AND WE'VE BEEN DOING IT
FOR 150 YEARS.

DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GONNA
ACCOMPLISH ONE THING
IF YOU'RE SWORN IN?

YOU WANT A BILL?
FORGET IT.

I'LL SEE IT NEVER
GETS OUT OF COMMITTEE,
NEVER GETS TO COMMITTEE.

- YOU'RE A POLITICAL EUNUCH.
- I JUST WANT TO BE ALLOWED
TO DO MY JOB!

BILL.

NICKI TOLD ME
WHY YOU CAN'T LOOK AT ME.

MARGE, GO AWAY.
NOT NOW.

I NEVER THREW MYSELF
AT ANOTHER MAN.

- PLEASE DON'T THINK THAT.
- WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS
AT HOME.

I BABYSAT FOR TWO
OTHER FAMILIES BEFORE YOU,
BUT NOTHING HAPPENED.

WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?
PUT A COAT ON.

I DON'T NEED A COAT.

YOU DO.
YOU LOOK A TEENYBOPPER.

BILL, THIS ISN'T ABOUT ME.
THIS IS ABOUT YOU.

YOU'VE GOT TO
FORGIVE YOURSELF.

YOU HAVE TO
CHANGE YOUR PERCEPTION
OF WHAT YOU SEE.

LOOK, CHANGE BEGINS WITHIN.

COVER UP,
FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.
EVERYONE WILL SEE YOU.

AND THIS JUST ISN'T
THE TIME OR THE PLACE,
BELIEVE ME.

- ( thud )
- ( Marge exclaims )

- I FEEL ABSOLUTELY FINE.
- WELL, THEN YOU PROBABLY ARE.

BUT YOU SUFFERED A CONCUSSION
AND PASSED OUT FOR
OVER 30 MINUTES.

WE REALLY NEED
TO KEEP AN EYE OUT
FOR ANY COMPLICATIONS.

I HAVE TO BE
AT THE CAPITOL
BY 4:00 TOMORROW.

- HE'S GETTING SWORN IN.
- SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM.

SETTLE IN.
I'LL CHECK IN ON YOU LATER.

I CAN'T BELIEVE
YOU RAN HIM OVER.

- I TAPPED HIM.
- STOP IT.
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.

PLEASE DON'T TALK TO ME.
YOU HATE ME.

I DON'T WANT TO TALK
TO SOMEONE WHO HATES ME.

I JUST SAID
THE POLYGAMY THING

WORKS BETTER FOR ME
IF IT'S FOUR OF US, OKAY?

WE ARE ON THE EVE OF
ACHIEVING THE GREATEST
MILESTONE

IN THE HISTORY OF POLYGAMY
IN OVER 100 YEARS.

SUPPOSEDLY WE WEREN'T
GONNA HAVE TO LIE ABOUT
WHO WE WERE ANYMORE.

BUT MARGE HAS BROUGHT US
BACK TO SQUARE ONE.

MY HEAD IS KILLING ME.

I'D LIKE SOME QUIET.

GO HOME,
ALL OF YOU,

PLEASE.

( crows cawing )

* WHY DOES THE SUN

* KEEP ON SHINING?

* WHY DOES THE SEA

* RUSH TO SHORE?

* DON'T THEY KNOW

* IT'S THE END
OF THE WORLD *

* 'CAUSE YOU DON'T
LOVE ME *

* ANYMORE?

* WHY DO THE BIRDS

* GO ON SINGING?

* WHY DO THE STARS

* GLOW ABOVE?

* DON'T THEY KNOW

* IT'S THE END
OF THE WORLD? *

* IT ENDED
WHEN I LOST *

* YOUR LOVE

* I WAKE UP
IN THE MORNING *

* AND I WONDER

* WHY EVERYTHING'S
THE SAME *

* AS IT WAS

* I CAN'T UNDERSTAND...

HELLO, BILL.

EMMA?

EMMA SMITH.

YES, I AM.

HOW IS SARAH?

SUCH A TRAGEDY--
HER MISCARRIAGE.

WELL, SHE'S DOING
MUCH BETTER.

SHE'S MARRIED NOW
AND LIVING IN PORTLAND.
THANKS FOR ASKING.

( laughter )

I USED TO PRAY
FOR THE STRENGTH

GOD GAVE
YOUR HUSBAND JOSEPH.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

NO 14-YEAR-OLDS,
NO 15-YEAR OLDS.

NO NURSES OR NANNIES,
NOT IN MY HOUSEHOLD,

NEVER.

NOW I PRAY FOR THE STRENGTH
GOD GAVE TO YOU.

THE LIARS AND THE SINNERS
WROTE THOSE BOOKS.

THERE WERE NO GIRLS--

NO UNDERAGE GIRLS, BILL.

( laughter continues )

* WHY DOES MY HEART

* GO ON BEATING?

EMMA.

HOW MANY MORE MILES?

YOU BE CAREFUL NOW.

* DON'T THEY KNOW

* IT'S THE END
OF THE WORLD? *

* IT ENDED
WHEN YOU SAID GOODBYE. *

MOM, THAT WAS
EMMA SMITH.

ISN'T THIS
THE LOVELIEST TIME?

WHERE'S BILL?

THE NURSE JUST TOOK HIM
FOR A SCAN.

I-- I JUST CALLED
THE SENATE.

THAT LOUSY INTERN
SHOULD HAVE CALLED.

THEY FOUND OUT
BILL'S IN THE HOSPITAL AND
MOVED UP HIS SWEARING IN TO--

- TO WHEN?
- TO NOW.

WHAT?

YOU, NURSE,

MY HUSBAND'S HAVING
SOME SORT OF SCAN.

- WHERE WOULD THAT BE?
- I DON'T KNOW.

IT COULD BE
DOWNSTAIRS IN THE BASEMENT
OR ON THE THIRD FLOOR,

OVER IN RADIOLOGY OR--
OR THE UNIVERSITY ANNEX.

- HERE, YOU WAIT
HERE FOR BILL.
- WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

THE CAPITOL.

- Margene: WHO ARE
THESE MONSTERS?
- EAGLE FORUM EAGLETS.

DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW
WHERE YOU ARE, YOUNG LADY?

SHE DROVE ME HERE.

I'M SORRY, LADIES.

THE SENATE'S IN SESSION.
DO YOU HAVE A PASS?

WE ARE HERE ON BEHALF OF
SENATOR HENRICKSON.

WELL, YOU HAVE TO BE
A LEGISLATOR

OR HAVE WRITTEN PASS
TO BE ON THE FLOOR.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT INTERNS?

THEY'RE--
THEY'RE ALLOWED IN.

IS THERE
A PROBLEM, ZEB?

NONE.

YOU'RE FIRED.

I'M HIS INTERN,
AND SHE'S WITH ME.

MADAM, WE ARE
IN SESSION.

I UNDERSTAND,
MR. PRESIDENT.

DO YOU HAVE BUSINESS
BEFORE THIS BODY?

I'M BARB HENRICKSON.

MY HUSBAND
BILL HENRICKSON

WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
SWORN IN AT 4:00,
BUT YOU MOVED IT UP.

AND WHO ARE YOU?

I'M MARGENE HE-- HEFFMAN,
MR. PRESIDENT.

I AM ALSO
MR. HENRICKSON'S WIFE.

AND WHAT YOU HAVE DONE
TO OUR HUSBAND
IS NOT FAIR.

WHAT EXACTLY
IS YOUR PURPOSE HERE?

ALL GOOD MORMONS BELIEVE
THAT ONE DAY POLYGAMY
WILL COME BACK.

IT'S AN ESSENTIAL
DOCTRINE

OF THE FULLNESS
OF THE RESTORATION
OF THE GOSPEL.

I GUESS I'M JUST
SHOWING UP A LITTLE EARLY.

YOU ARE AWARE
YOUR OATH ASKS YOU

TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION
OF THIS STATE,

AND ARTICLE III
OF THAT CONSTITUTION

BANS POLYGAMY?

DO YOU WISH TO PROCEED?

OUR SHARED
RELIGIOUS TRADITION

ASKS US TO FOLLOW
A HIGHER POWER.

SECTION 134 OF OUR
DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS:

"RELIGION IS
INSTITUTED OF GOD,

AND HUMAN LAW HAS
NO RIGHT TO INTERFERE

IN PROSCRIBING
RULES OF WORSHIP

OR TO DECIDE FORUMS

OF PUBLIC
OR PRIVATE DEVOTION."

PERSECUTING ME VIOLATES
YOUR OWN SCRIPTURE.

IT MAKES HYPOCRITES
OF YOU ALL

AND TRAITORS

TO OUR HISTORY.

I AM A PROUD
MORMON POLYGAMIST

ELECTED BY MY DISTRICT,
AND I DEMAND TO BE SWORN IN.

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I, WILLIAM HENRICKSON,
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR

THAT I WILL SUPPORT,
OBEY AND DEFEND

THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE UNITED STATES

AND THE CONSTITUTION
OF THIS STATE,

AND THAT I WILL DISCHARGE
THE DUTIES OF MY OFFICE

WITH FIDELITY,
SO HELP ME GOD.

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