Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989–1993): Season 2, Episode 14 - Presumed Guilty - full transcript

When Vinnie takes Doogie's car out for a spin, it gets smashed by a falling piano. Doogie, Vinnie, and Mrs. Howser agree not tell Dr. Howser who secretly finds out via a phone call from the auto mechanic. At the hospital, Doogie tries to order tests for a star college basketball player who refuses to seek treatment for fear that will damage his chances to play professionally.

- Vinnie:
GET HIS HEAD UP, MURPH.
- Man: Get his head up, Murph.

WASHED UP, THEN HAD
DINNER AT THE WHITE SPOT.

Washed up, and then had
dinner at The White Spot.

- I never even heard of it.
- I NEVER EVEN HEARD OF IT.

(With man on TV) I DIDN'T
RIDE OVER. I WALKED OVER.

- Both: I WENT TO THE MOVIES.
- Man: The Plaza?

- Both: NO... YES.
- What movie did you see?

- Both: A WESTERN.
- What time did you go in?

- A LITTLE AFTER 7:00.
- Was it a double feature?

- YES.
- What was the other feature?

- A... MURDER.
- You say you were just
passing through town?



YES, I WAS JUST
PASSING THROUGH TOWN.

Fellow at the gas station said you
were working for him two months ago.

- I MEANT... I...
- I meant... I...

Both: WHAT ARE YOU
TRYING TO DO TO ME?

Why do you keep lying, son?

Besides, you're a dead giveaway.

Every time you lie, you put
your hand up to your mouth.

- You can't get away
with anything.
- Both: YOU'RE CRAZY. I...

- (phone rings)
- You say you...

(phone rings)

- DOOGIE'S PHONE.
- Doogie: Vinnie.

DOOG! WHERE ARE YOU?

THE BEACH PARTY'S
FULL-BLOWN BY NOW.

THE CHEVY'S WASHED, LOOKING
CHERRY, AND READY TO CRUISE.



I'M WAITING FOR
McGUIRE TO RELIEVE ME,

AND I PROMISED RAYMOND I'D TALK TO A
BUDDY OF HIS ABOUT A MEDICAL PROBLEM.

DOOG, WE'RE GOING TO MISS
THE BEST PART OF THE PARTY,

THE PART WHERE I GET TO SMEAR COCOA
BUTTER OVER JANINE'S BELLY REGION.

I KNOW. I CAN'T GO RIGHT NOW.

LOOK, I'LL DRIVE THE CHEVY
OVER AND PICK YOU UP.

- IT'LL SAVE TIME.
- No, absolutely no way.

My dad said you are never,
ever, ever to drive my car.

BESIDES, I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHERE THE SECOND SET OF KEYS IS.

YOU FORGET I HAVE GYPSY BLOOD.

I'M PSYCHIC.

WATCH BOX, SECOND DRAWER.

(sighs) VINNIE, MY
DAD WILL KILL ME.

- YOUR DAD WON'T KNOW.
- NO, I'M TELLING YOU...

Woman on P.A.: Dr. Howser,
please report to Radiology.

Dr. Howser to Radiology.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

25 MILES AN HOUR ALL THE
WAY, SURFACE STREETS ONLY.

Keep both hands on the wheel

at all times.

And, Vinnie, please,
please be careful.

(tires squealing)

("Born to be Wild"
playing on radio)

♪ Get your motor runnin' ♪

♪ Head out on the highway ♪

♪ Lookin' for adventure ♪

♪ And whatever comes our way ♪

♪ Yeah, darlin', go
make it happen ♪

♪ Take the world in
a love embrace... ♪

HEY, PARDON ME.

♪ Fire all of your
guns at once... ♪

ARE THOSE BUGLE BOYS?

♪ Explode into space, I
like smoke and lightning... ♪

I LIKE A WOMAN THAT
DOESN'T SAY MUCH.

♪ Heavy metal thunder ♪

♪ Racin' with the wind... ♪

(yells)

(grunts)

IS IT OKAY?

(whispers) THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, GOD.

(object clatters)

(rumbling sound)

(yells)

(piano playing "Happy
Days Are Here Again")

(hissing)

(theme music playing)

(indistinct chatter over P.A.)

YO, DOOGIE.

- HEY, RAY.
- HOW'S IT GOING, BUDDY?

- GOOD.
- DR. DOOGIE HOWSER,
THIS IS...

CLAYTON WILBURN, ALL-CITY GUARD,

CIF PLAY-OFF MVP,
AVERAGED 31 POINTS A GAME.

HOW'S PACIFIC
UNIVERSITY TREATING YOU?

I TOLD YOU THERE'S
NOTHING HE DOESN'T KNOW.

- HOW'RE YOU DOING?
- RELAX, CLAY.

HE'S COOL. CATCH YOU LATER.

Woman on P.A.:
Nurse Dover to the lab.

AH!

LISTEN, THIS IS BETWEEN YOU
AND ME AND NOBODY ELSE, RIGHT?

IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU LIKE IT.

WELL, IT'S LIKE THIS.

THE OTHER DAY AT PRACTICE
I WENT UP FOR A REBOUND,

AND HAMILTON
KNOCKED ME ON MY BUTT.

THERE WAS A LOT OF PAIN IN MY BACK,
BUT WHAT REALLY PUT THE CHILL IN ME

WAS I COULDN'T MOVE
MY LEGS. THEY WENT NUMB.

I REMEMBER, LIKE,
10 OR 15 SECONDS.

- ARE YOU STILL HAVING PAIN?
- SOME WHEN I'M SITTING.

SO IS THIS A SERIOUS DEAL OR IS
IT JUST A BRUISE OR SOMETHING?

WELL, WITHOUT TESTS,
I'D ONLY BE GUESSING.

OKAY, JUST GIVE ME
YOUR BEST GUESS.

WELL, IT COULD BE SOMETHING
AS SIMPLE AS A BRUISE,

OR IT COULD BE A DISK PUSHING
OUT FROM BETWEEN THE VERTEBRAE,

OR IT COULD BE SOMETHING
MORE SERIOUS, LIKE A TUMOR.

WHAT I STRONGLY SUGGEST IS
YOU GET SOME X-RAYS AND AN MRI.

OKAY, THANKS, BUT... NO WAY.

TOO MANY PEOPLE INVOLVED.

WAIT. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.

WHY COME TO ME IF YOU KNEW YOU
WEREN'T GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT?

IT WAS HOPING IT WOULD BE SOMETHING
SIMPLE, SOMETHING WE CAN KEEP QUIET.

LOOK, ALL THOSE TESTS...
IF THE PROS FIND OUT,

IT'S GOING TO KNOCK ME DOWN A
COUPLE OF ROUNDS IN THE DRAFT.

NOW, LOOK, I CAN'T TAKE
THAT KIND OF A CHANCE, MAN.

I CAN'T LET YOU JUST
WALK OUT OF HERE.

YES, YOU CAN.

THIS WAS OFF THE RECORD.
THAT WAS OUR DEAL.

YOU GAVE ME YOUR ADVICE,
AND I'M THANKING YOU FOR IT.

- CLAYTON, WAIT.
- LOOK, THIS IS
AS FAR AS IT GOES.

YOU GOT IT?

HEY, DOOG. LOOK,
I'VE BEEN THINKING,

RATHER THAN TAKE THE
CHEVY TO THE BEACH...

YOU KNOW WHAT THE SALT WATER DOES
TO THE PAINT JOB... LET'S TAKE THE VOLVO.

WHAT YOU DO TO THE CAR?

WELL, THE GOOD
NEWS IS, I WASN'T HURT.

WHAT DID YOU DO TO THE CAR?

A PIANO FELL ON IT.

YEAH, RIGHT.

WHAT, DID YOU TAKE A DETOUR
THROUGH THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL?

THAT WAS A GOOD ONE, ONE OF
YOUR BEST. YOU HAD ME GOING THERE.

- "A PIANO FELL ON IT."
- NO, MAN, I'M SERIOUS.

I RAN INTO A TRUCK,
AND A PIANO ROLLED OFF.

THE FRONT END IS LUNCHED.

LUCKILY, THE TOW TRUCK
GUY SAID IT WASN'T TOTALED.

YOU'RE NOT MAD, ARE YOU?

NOW, NOW, NOW, DOOG, THE ONLY
GOOD PART LEFT IS I WASN'T HURT.

DON'T GO AND SPOIL THAT. YOU
COULD BE TRIED AS AN ADULT.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT HARD TIME.

(banging on door)

GOOD. GOOD! GET IT OUT, MAN!

REALLY TRY TO KILL IT.

A PIANO DESTROYED THE CHEVY?

"DESTROYED" IS
REALLY INACCURATE.

"DAMAGED," MOM. DAMAGED.

IT'S ONLY $2,000 FOR THE CAR,
AND A MERE 500 FOR THE PIANO.

YOUR FATHER'S GOING
TO GO THROUGH THE ROOF.

THAT'S THE POINT OF THIS
CONVERSATION. DAD DOESN'T HAVE TO KNOW.

OF COURSE HE DOES, DOOGIE.

THE INSURANCE COMPANY
WILL GET IN TOUCH WITH HIM.

SEE, THAT'S THE BEAUTY AND THE
SIMPLICITY OF THE WHOLE THING.

WE DON'T HAVE TO INFORM
THE INSURANCE COMPANY.

ALL WE NEED IS YOUR APPROVAL TO
LET ME TAKE THE MONEY OUT OF MY TRUST.

AND I, BEING THE GUILTY PARTY,

BUT ALSO THE
GENTLEMAN THAT I AM,

HAVE AGREED TO WORK NIGHTS AND
WEEKENDS TO PAY MY BEST FRIEND BACK.

I DON'T KNOW, GUYS.

(car door closes)

MOM, WE'VE ALREADY LEARNED
OUR LESSON, A $2,500 LESSON.

WE DON'T NEED DAD TO HAMMER
US ON THE HEAD ABOUT THIS.

HE DOESN'T NEED TO
KNOW. MOM, PLEASE?

DAD'S GOING TO BE
SO DISAPPOINTED IN ME.

MAYBE HE WON'T EVEN NOTICE
THAT THE CAR'S NOT HERE.

HI.

DOOG, YOU'RE HOME.
WHERE'S THE CHEVY?

UM, IT'S... IT'S...

IT'S NOT EXACTLY HERE. UM...

IT'S BEING COMPLETELY
DETAILED. TWO-DAY JOB.

Doogie: IT'S MORE
LIKE THREE DAYS.

THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO USE
THOSE LITTLE Q-TIPS AND TOOTHBRUSHES

AND JUST CLEAN OUT
EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY.

AND THAT CAR, IT'S PRACTICALLY
OVERRUN WITH NOOK AND CRANNIES.

WELL, I'M GLAD TO HEAR YOU'RE TAKING
SUCH GOOD CARE OF YOUR VEHICLE.

- HI.
- HEY, DOOGMAN,
WHAT'S UP?

I NEED TO GET A HOLD
OF YOUR PAL, CLAYTON.

HE SHOULDN'T BE PLAYING BASKETBALL
UNTIL WE FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM.

BACK OFF, DOOG. HE'S OLD
ENOUGH TO MAKE HIS OWN DECISIONS.

I'M REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE
WITH WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD BE
TALKING TO HIS PARENTS,

OR HIS COACH, OR SOMEONE.

(indistinct chatter over P.A.)

YOU CAN'T DO THAT, MAN.

BASKETBALL IS CLAY'S WHOLE LIFE.

WELL, HE'S BEING STUPID. YOU
DON'T RISK YOUR LIFE ON A SPORT.

YOU DON'T GET IT, DO YOU?

IT'S NOT JUST A SPORT
TO HIM. IT'S HIS TICKET OUT.

HIS TICKET OUT COULD BE IN A
METAL CHAIR WITH WHEELS ON IT.

- HOW CAN HE
TAKE THAT RISK?
- THERE'S NO CHOICE HERE.

I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO COME
FROM WHERE HE COMES FROM,

AND IT'S NO LIFE.

DON'T MESS THIS UP FOR HIM.

(ringing)

- HELLO.
- Man: Hello. Is this Dr. Howser?

YES, THIS IS DR. HOWSER.

Hi. This is Norm
down at the body shop.

You know, your little friend
smashed up that Chevy pretty good,

but I finally found
a windshield.

Those 30-year-old parts
are pretty hard to come by.

- Hello?
- I DON'T DOUBT THAT.

CAN YOU BELIEVE WHAT WE'RE
ABOUT TO GET AWAY WITH?

THE PERFECT CRIME. THE CHEVY'S
BACK, AND NO ONE WILL BE THE WISER.

AND YOU KNOW WHY?
ATTENTION TO EVERY DETAIL.

ABSOLUTELY. WE COVERED
EVERY BASE, DIDN'T MISS A BEAT.

OUR DEVIOUSNESS IS
DEFINITELY MY DOING.

THAT'S NOT MY
CAR. MY CAR'S BLUE.

WAIT... WAIT... WAIT A MINUTE.
HOLD ON JUST A SECOND.

THIS... THIS IS NOT MY CAR.

WH... WHERE IS MY CAR?

YEP, IT'S YOURS, ALL RIGHT.

THEY DEFACED ITS COLOR.

I SHOULD WARN YOU, I'M AN
EXTREMELY LITIGIOUS YOUNG MAN.

THAT'S COOL. I DON'T
KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

THERE MUST HAVE
BEEN SOME BIG, BIG,

UH, HUGE MISTAKE.

THEY JUST TOLD ME TO DELIVER IT.

HERE IT IS. HERE'S
YOUR WORK ORDER.

IT SAYS RED PAINT.

MY RIDE'S WAITING.
HAVE A NICE DAY.

OKAY, OKAY, OKAY, WE
CAN THINK OF SOMETHING.

UH, A CAR COVER?

- NO.
- QUICK-DRYING
SPRAY PAINT?

NO, NO.

UH, HOW ABOUT, UH...

A DOUBLE SUICIDE?

WHAT IS THIS?

SURPRISE! COME ON, DOOG.

SURPRISE!

- WHAT HAPPENED?
- YOU KNOW, DR. H,

HOW UNDER REMBRANDT'S PAINTING,
"NIGHT WATCH," THERE'S ANOTHER PAINTING?

THEY FOUND IT WITH
THOSE INFRARED GIZMOS.

WELL, THE DUDE AT THE CAR PLACE

STARTED RUBBING WITH
THE BUFFING MACHINE,

AND HE NOTICED THAT SOME OF THAT
CHEAP BLUE PAINT STARTED COMING OFF.

HE SAW THE ORIGINAL
COLOR UNDER IT.

SO WE DECIDED TO
HAVE THE ENTIRE THING

REPAINTED TOMATO RED.

Both: SURPRISE!

YOU KNOW SOMETHING?

I THINK IT LOOKS BETTER.

- DOESN'T IT?
- VERY '50s.

DID YOU BOYS KNOW THAT MY
ORIGINAL '57 CHEVY WAS TOMATO RED?

WE KNEW THAT. THAT'S
EXACTLY WHY WE DID IT.

UH-HUH.

THIS REALLY IS

A WONDERFUL SURPRISE.

UH...

YOU KNOW, A COLLEAGUE OF MINE

IS HAVING ALL KINDS
OF TERRIBLE PROBLEMS

WITH HIS TEENAGE SONS,

AND ON MY WAY
HOME I WAS THINKING

HOW LUCKY I AM

TO HAVE SUCH A SOLID,
HONEST RELATIONSHIP

WITH YOU, DOUGLAS.

AND, VINCENT,

YOU ARE BECOMING

QUITE A REMARKABLE
YOUNG MAN YOURSELF.

I AM A LUCKY, LUCKY MAN.

THAT CAR LOOKS DAMN GOOD.

- HE BOUGHT IT.
- IT'S THE PERFECT
CRIME, DOOG,

AND NO ONE WILL BE THE WISER.

POSSIBLE SPINAL CORD INJURY!

PARTIAL PARALYSIS. THE PATIENT'S
CONSCIOUS. HIS VITAL SIGNS ARE STABLE.

Woman: WE GOT IT OVER THE
RADIO. WE GOT IT ALL SET UP FOR HIM.

Doogie: LET'S GET HIM
INTO NUMBER TWO.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF YOU,
CLAYTON. READY, ONE, TWO, THREE.

- Woman: WATCH OUT.
- Man: I GOT IT.

Doogie: LET'S GET EMERGENCY
NECK AND SPINAL X-RAYS AND AN MRI.

- Woman #1: I'LL GET ON IT.
- Woman #2: VITALS ARE 126/82.

- DO YOU FEEL THIS
ON YOUR FOOT?
- NO, NOTHING.

(overlapping dialogue)

Man: CAN I GET A
WHEELCHAIR, PLEASE?

Doogie: IT'S CALLED
SPINAL STENOSIS.

IT'S A CONGENITAL NARROWING
OF THE SPINAL CANAL.

YOU'VE ALSO DEVELOPED
SPINAL LOLISTHESIS

WHICH AGGRAVATES THE
INSTABILITY OF YOUR SPINE.

YOU WERE PARALYZED A LOT LONGER
THIS TIME. NEXT TIME COULD BE PERMANENT.

SO I CAN FORGET ABOUT
BASKETBALL, RIGHT?

I'M SORRY, CLAY. I KNOW HOW
MUCH TURNING PRO MEANT TO YOU.

BUT YOUR COLLEGE WON'T YANK
YOUR SCHOLARSHIP FOR A YEAR.

SO YOU'VE GOT THAT MUCH TIME TO
PROVE YOU BELONG THERE AS A STUDENT.

- (sighs)
- WELL, JUST
THINK ABOUT IT.

WITH A COLLEGE DEGREE, YOU
CAN FIND ANOTHER WAY OUT.

- HE'S RIGHT, MAN.
- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

YOU DIDN'T EVEN
GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL.

SO DON'T GIVE ME THAT
ACADEMIC CRAP, OKAY?

I KNOW WHAT I DIDN'T
DO, BUT I'M NOT GIVING UP.

I'VE BEEN GOING TO NIGHT SCHOOL.

- GET OUT OF HERE.
- IT'S TRUE.

I'M GOING TO GET MY
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.

YEAH, HOMEY, I MIGHT
EVEN GO TO A SOCK HOP.

I'LL CHECK ON YOU LATER, CLAY.

COME ON, LET'S GET
THESE LEGS WORKING.

ALL RIGHT.

IT'S NOT THE END
OF THE WORLD, CLAY.

JUST THINK, WE CAN DO
HOMEWORK TOGETHER.

(sighs) YOU'D PROBABLY
CHEAT OFF ME.

WELL, I GOT TO. YOU'RE
A COLLEGE BOY NOW.

(laughs)

Woman on P.A.: Mr. Hirsch
to Medical Records.

DOOGIE,

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I FEEL LIKE THE BIGGEST
HYPOCRITE IN THE WORLD.

I JUST TOLD A GUY
TO FACE THE TRUTH,

AND AT THE SAME TIME I'M INVOLVED IN
THE MOST HUMONGOUS LIE EVER TOLD.

(groans) DID YOU EVER
LIE TO YOUR FATHER?

NOT WITH GREAT SUCCESS.

MY FATHER HAD THIS WAY OF
LOOKING ME IN THE EYE AND SAYING,

"MARY MARGARET SPAULDING."

ALL I HAD TO DO WAS HEAR THE WORD
"MARGARET," AND I'D SPILL MY GUTS.

ANY CHANCE YOUR MIDDLE
NAME IS "MARGARET"?

- (indistinct
chatter over P.A.)
- THEN YOUR HOME FREE.

(laughs) I DON'T KNOW.

I WISH I WAS MORE LIKE VINNIE.

LYING JUST ROLLS OFF HIS BACK.

NO. NO!

NO MORE, PLEASE. I
DON'T KNOW, I TELL YOU.

I DON'T KNOW. I WASN'T
THERE. I WASN'T EVEN BORN YET.

Man: GET HIS HEAD UP, MURPH.

YOU SAY YOU WASHED UP AND WENT
OVER TO MEET DOOGIE AT WANDA'S?

THE HOSPITAL. THE
HOSPITAL, I TELL YA.

AND YOU DROVE THE CHEVY OVER.

I DIDN'T DRIVE OVER.
I WALKED OVER.

YOU WALKED? THEN WHAT?

- WE WENT TO THE BEACH.
- SUNSET BEACH?

- NO... YES.
- YOU DROVE THE CHEVY.

I DON'T, UH... WE
TOOK THE VOLVO.

AN HOUR AGO, YOU TOLD
US YOU TOOK YOUR CAR.

I MEANT... WHAT ARE
YOU TRYING TO DO TO ME?

WHY DO YOU KEEP LYING TO
US? WE GOT YOUR BACKGROUND.

BESIDES, YOU'RE A DEAD
GIVEAWAY. EVERY TIME YOU LIE,

YOU PUT YOUR HAND TO YOUR FACE.

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

- YOU DROVE THE CHEVY.
- I DID NOT!

I DID NOT. I DID NOT.

I DID NOT.

I DID NOT.

DAD, CAN I TALK TO YOU?

DR. H, CAN WE TALK?

I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT I
HAD EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS

THAT HE WAS NEVER
TO DRIVE MY CAR,

BUT YOU KNOW HOW
PERSUASIVE VINNIE CAN BE.

I WOULD NEVER GO
AGAINST YOUR WILL,

BUT DOOGIE, WITH THAT
GENIUS MIND OF HIS,

TOOK OVER MY NORMAL BRAIN

AND PERSUADED ME TO
DRIVE AGAINST MY WILL.

HE WAS FLIRTING WITH
SOME CHEAP-LOOKING GIRL.

I SPOTTED AN
APPLE-CHEEKED OLD LADY.

WITH HIS HORMONES YAKKING AWAY,

HE FAILED TO SEE HE WAS
DRIVING INTO THE BACK OF A VAN.

HE HIT IT, THE PIANO ROLLED
OUT AND SMASHED THE HOOD.

AND WHEN IT CAME
BACK THE WRONG COLOR,

DOOGIE'S GENIUS CAME
UP WITH A BRILLIANT ALIBI.

WHEN IT CAME BACK RED,

VINNIE JUMPED IN
WITH ANOTHER LIE.

BUT, DESPITE WHAT HE DID,

I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY.

I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY,

DESPITE WHAT DOOGIE
FORCED ME TO DO.

NOW, I KNOW YOU BOYS DECIDED

TO COME FORWARD SEPARATELY.

BECAUSE OF THE DISCREPANCIES

IN THE DETAILS
OF THE INCIDENT...

WHAT DID YOU TELL HIM?

- THE TRUTH. WHAT DID YOU TELL HIM?
- THE TRUTH...

AS I REMEMBERED IT, WITH
A FEW EMBELLISHMENTS.

THE IMPORTANT THING IS
THAT NOBODY WAS HURT.

AND IF THERE IS ONE THING

THAT I WANT BOTH OF
YOU TO LEARN FROM THIS,

IT'S THAT YOU CAN COME
TO ME WITH ANYTHING.

I MIGHT HAVE YELLED
FOR A LITTLE WHILE,

BUT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN
OVER IN A COUPLE OF HOURS.

YOU COULD HAVE AVOIDED
A LOT OF STRESS AND GUILT.

I'LL TELL YOU THIS...

WE WILL NEVER, EVER LIE AGAIN.

PROBABLY.

ONE GOOD THING CAME OUT OF THIS.

I LOVE THE NEW COLOR OF THE CAR.

THAT'S WHY I TOLD
NORM TO PAINT IT RED.

I INTERCEPTED A CALL
FROM THE BODY SHOP.

YOU LIED TO US?

YOU JERKED US AROUND?

(laughs) I LOVED WATCHING
YOUR MIND WORK, VINCENT.

"SURPRISE! SURPRISE!"

I HAD TO BITE MY LIP TO
KEEP FROM LAUGHING.

WHAT A SLEAZEBAG.

CONGRATULATIONS, DR. H. I
DIDN'T THINK YOU HAD IT IN YOU.

DAVID, IT'S ALMOST
TIME FOR DINNER.

MMM, WELL, YOU
CAN'T BE TOO CAREFUL.

THE WRECK CAUSED ALL
KINDS OF UNSEEN PROBLEMS,

BUT SHE CAME THROUGH

WITH FLYING COLORS.

COME ON, YOU BETTER
GET WASHED UP.

KATHERINE, I HAVE
BEEN WAITING ALL DAY.

DOESN'T THE THIRD MEMBER OF THIS
LITTLE CONSPIRACY HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY?

YEAH, LIGHTEN UP.

KATHERINE, YOU LIED TO ME.

OH, DAVID, DO YOU
KNOW HOW MUCH GRIEF

I'VE SPARED YOU OVER THE
YEARS BY COVERING FOR DOOGIE?

YOU'VE DECEIVED ME BEFORE?

YOU KNOW YOUR PRIZE HOLE-IN-ONE
GOLF BALL ON THE MANTLE?

THAT'S NOT IT.

DOOGIE FLUSHED THE ORIGINAL
DOWN THE TOILET WHEN HE WAS FIVE.

NO...

REMEMBER THE GRAY SUIT YOU
HAD CUSTOM-MADE IN LONDON,

AND I TOLD YOU THE
CLEANERS LOST IT?

DOOGIE AND VINNIE
SPRAY-PAINTED IT BLACK

TO PLAY ZORRO.

I LOOKED DAMN GOOD IN THAT SUIT.

YOU WANT ME TO STOP NOW,

OR DO YOU WANT ME TO TELL YOU WHAT
REALLY HAPPENED TO YOUR TROPICAL FISH?

OH, DON'T TELL ME

THAT THEY DIDN'T DIE
OF NATURAL CAUSES.

(keyboard keys clacking)

(theme music playing)

(orchestra playing
Vivaldi's "Four Seasons")