Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976–1977): Season 1, Episode 12 - Episode #1.12 - full transcript

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MARY HARTMAN! MARY HARTMAN!

CHARLIE, HONEY,
YOU JUST ABOUT FINISHED
MONKEYING WITH THE CAR?

UH,
BREAKFAST IS ALMOST READY.

OK.

♪ I ONCE WAS LOST IN SIN ♪

♪ BUT JESUS TOOK ME IN ♪

♪ AND THEN A LITTLE LIGHT
FROM HEAVEN ♪

♪ FILLED MY SOUL,
FILLED MY SOUL ♪

♪ I MAY HAVE DOUBTS
AND FEARS ♪

♪ MY EYES BE
FILLED WITH TEARS ♪

♪ AND JUST
A LITTLE TALK WITH... ♪



CHARLIE,
STOP LOOKIN' AT ME LIKE THAT.

NOW, GO ON, STOP IT.

I KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE THINKIN' ABOUT ME.

YOU'RE MAKIN' ME FEEL
ALL TINGLY AND OOGLY
AND EVERYTHING.

OH, CHARLIE HAGGERS,
YOU ARE TERRIBLE.

BABY BOY,

I AM GONNA FIX YOU
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BREAKFAST.

I'M FIXIN' IT FOR YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU FIXIN'?

SCRAMBLED EGGS.

AND TOAST?

HOT TOAST WITH OLEO.

AND MARMALADE?

ORANGE.



I LOVE IT.

I KNOW YOU DO.

I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF IT.

NEITHER CAN I.

IT'S BURNING.

MMM-HMM.

MUST BE THE EGGS.

HUH? OH,
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

DADGUM-IT,
THE BREAKFAST IS BURNED

AND THERE AIN'T
ANYMORE COFFEE.

I WAS SO BUSY
REHEARSIN' YESTERDAY,

I FORGOT TO GO SHOPPIN'.

I'M SORRY, BABY BOY.

HONEY, IT'S OK, IT'S OK.

YOUR SINGIN' COMES FIRST
IN THIS HOUSE.

GET YOUR STUFF TOGETHER,
WE'RE GOING TO NASHVILLE,
END OF THE WEEK.

WELL, I'VE BEEN THINKIN'.

I'VE BEEN THINKIN'
ABOUT IT FOR YEARS.

MAYBE WE OUGHT NOT GO,
YOU KNOW?

WHAT?

NOW DON'T TELL ME
THAT YOU'RE LOSING
YOUR CONFIDENCE.

OH, HECK, NO, HON.

I KNOW I'M GONNA
BE A SUPERSTAR.

ANYWAY WITH YOU BACKIN' ME UP
AND MANAGIN' ME,
HOW CAN I MISS?

BUT WHAT I MEAN IS
MAYBE WE OUGHT NOT TO GO
RIGHT NOW.

WHY NOT?

ON ACCOUNT OF MARY,
BLESS HER HEART.

HONEY, SHE'S IN MORE TROUBLE
THAN A HOUND DOG
IN A PACK OF PORCUPINES.

POOR LITTLE HEATHER'S
BEEN MISSIN' FOR 2 DAYS NOW.

SHE'S JUST ABOUT TO GO
OUT OF HER EVER-LOVIN'.

WELL, I AM HER BEST FRIEND,
YOU KNOW,

AND I REALLY OUGHT
TO STAND BY HER.

HONEY,

YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN LOYAL

AND IT'S JUST... IT'S JUST
ONE OF THE MANY

WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT YOU.

BUT

OUR PLANS ARE MADE.

AND THIS IS OUR CHANCE.

YOU HAVE GOT TO GO.

WELL, ALL RIGHT.

BUT, OH,
WE JUST GOT TO HELP MARY.

I MEAN, SHE'S GOT TO HAVE
SOMEBODY STAND BY HER
AND TOM CAN'T DO IT.

DO YOU BELIEVE HIM?
STAYIN' OUT ALL NIGHT
THE NIGHT BEFORE LAST?

WELL, IT'S JUST A SHAME
AND A DISGRACE.

WELL,
HE DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING.

I MEAN, HE JUST HAD ONE DRINK
TOO MANY AND HE PASSED OUT.

WELL, YOU'D NEVER DO
ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

I'M GONNA GO GET SOME EGGS.

HONEY, BE CAREFUL.
I'M ALL RIGHT.
I'M ALL RIGHT.

HELLO.

YES.

YEAH.

NO FOOLIN'.

I'M A RING-TAILED MONKEY.

YEAH.

YEAH.

YEAH, I UNDERSTAND.

OK, BYE.

WE DON'T GOT ANY EGGS EITHER.

WELL, WE GOT SOMETHIN'.

WHAT?

THAT WAS DR. FERMIN.

YOU'RE PREGNANT.

NO.
YES.

OH, CHARLIE.

HEY, OH,
AND... AND HE SAYS,

HE SAYS ON ACCOUNT OF
ALL YOUR MISCARRIAGES AND ALL,
YOU'VE GOT TO...

YOU'VE GOT
TO GET A LOT OF REST
AND... AND JUST TAKE IT EASY.

WELL, THAT SETTLES IT.
WHAT?

WE'RE GONNA GO TO NASHVILLE
BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

BUT... BUT HE SAID
THAT YOU HAVE TO...

CHARLIE,
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?
NO.

OH, WELL, THAT'S RIGHT,
YOU'RE NOT A WOMAN.

WELL,
THAT I'LL BUY, BUT...

SEE, I KNOW I HAVE TO BE
REAL CAREFUL AND EVERYTHIN',

BUT I'M NOT READY
FOR THAT ROCKIN' CHAIR YET.

SEE, I'M JUST A LITTLE
TEENSY BIT PREGNANT NOW.

AND WHEN I REALLY
HAVE TO WORRY, YOU KNOW,

WORRY ABOUT REST
AND EVERYTHING IS LATER,

WHEN IT REALLY STARTS TO SHOW
THAT I'M GONNA HAVE A BABY.

HEY.

WHAT?

WE'RE GONNA HAVE A BABY.

I KNOW.

UH, I'M SORRY.
I... I DIDN'T MEAN TO...

AM I INTERRUPTING SOMETHING?

- HEY.
- WHAT?

GUESS WHAT?
WHAT?

I'M GONNA HAVE A BABY.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A BABY?
CHARLIE, CONGRATULATIONS.

THAT'S TERRIFIC.

HEY, THAT'S REALLY GREAT.
YEAH.

AND YOU, TOO, LORETTA,
THAT'S TERRIFIC.

THANK YOU, TOM.

YEAH.
OH.

HEY, ANY WORD ABOUT HEATHER?

NO, NO, NO.

BUT, LISTEN, THE POLICE SAY
NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS.

YOU KNOW,
IF SOMETHING BAD HAD HAPPENED,

THEY WOULD HAVE HEARD BY NOW,
THEY FIGURE.

AND THEY SAID PROBABLY
HEATHER AND HER GIRLFRIEND

JUST TOOK OFF
IN A BUS SOMEPLACE.

AND WE SHOULD KNOW
REAL SOON, REAL SOON,
I HOPE.

HOW DO THEY FIGURE THAT?

WELL, YOU KNOW HOW MUCH
BUS FARES ARE LIKE NOW.

THEY'RE REAL HIGH

AND... AND WHEN I TOLD THEM
THAT HEATHER ONLY GOT
75 CENTS A WEEK ALLOWANCE,

THEY FIGURED,
"HOW FAR COULD SHE GO
ON THAT?"

THE POLICE ARE A REAL COMFORT,
AREN'T THEY?

YEAH.

NOW, MARY, EVERYTHING
IS GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

DO YOU HEAR ME?

NOW, I KNOW THAT HEATHER
IS GOING TO BE HOME
AND REAL, REAL SOON, HON.

AND YOU'VE JUST GOT TO STOP
WORRYIN' AND BELIEVE THAT.

'CAUSE, KID,
IF YOU DON'T NOW,

HON, YOU'RE JUST GONNA
MAKE YOURSELF SICK.
THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.

NO, I'M ALL RIGHT.

IT'S JUST THAT...
IT RAINED ON MY LAUNDRY.

MARY,
IS THIS... IS THIS YOURS?

NO,
IT'S HEATHER'S TRAINING BRA.

I DIDN'T KNOW
SHE HAD THIS MUCH TO TRAIN.

WELL, SHE DOESN'T.
NOT YET.

BUT I BOUGHT IT
TO HER TO SHOW HER
THAT I HAVE FAITH IN HER.

OH.

WELL, DON'T YOU WORRY, HON,
'CAUSE EVERYTHING'S
GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

NOW, THE POLICE DID SAY
THAT SHE GOT ON A BUS

WITH A GIRLFRIEND
AND SHE'LL BE HOME.

LORETTA,
IT'S BEEN 2 WHOLE DAYS.

NOW, MARY,
THAT'S NOT THAT LONG.

BUT SHE HASN'T GOT
A CHANGE OF UNDERWEAR.

THAT'S PROBABLY HEATHER
RIGHT NOW.

HEATHER?

NO, THIS IS SGT. FOLEY.

OH.

HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING
ABOUT HEATHER?

NO, I'M SORRY, NOT YET.

WHAT DID YOU CALL FOR?

WELL, YOU SAID YOU MIGHT
STOP BY HERE YESTERDAY, AND I
WAS WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED.

WHAT HAPPENED?

OH, UM,
I HAD TO DO THE LAUNDRY.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS DONE
WHEN I TALKED TO YOU.

UH, YOU TOLD ME
YOU WERE TAKING IT OUT
OF THE WASHING MACHINE

AND HANGING IT UP ON THE LINE.

WELL, YOU SEE
AFTER I HUNG IT UP
ON THE LINE TO DRY,

I HAD TO WASH IT
ALL OVER AGAIN.

HOW COME?

WELL, WE LIVE UNDER
THE, UH, PATH OF THE FLIGHT
OF MIGRATING BIRDS.

I THINK I BETTER HANG UP NOW

'CAUSE I DON'T WANT
TO TIE UP THE PHONE
IN CASE HEATHER CALLS.

I UNDERSTAND.

I HOPE I SEE YOU SOON.

THANK YOU.

THEY STILL HAVEN'T HEARD
FROM HER.

OH, MARY,
NOW LISTEN TO ME, HON,

EVERYTHING'S
GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

I JUST KNOW IT
IN MY HEART OF HEARTS.

AND IN MY BONES, TOO.

BUT I'VE GOT SOME GREAT NEWS
THAT I'VE JUST BEEN BUSTIN'
TO TELL YOU.

WHAT?

CHARLIE AND ME
IS GOING TO HAVE A BABY.

OH, LORETTA. OH.

A BOY OR A GIRL?

OH, HON, WE'LL BE PLEASED
WITH WHATEVER THE GOOD LORD
GIVES US.

OH,
I'M JUST SO HAPPY FOR YOU.

I KNOW HOW LONG AND HARD
YOU'VE BEEN TRYIN'
TO HAVE A BABY.

OH, WELL, WE WOULD'VE BEEN
DOIN' THAT ANYWAY.

NO, I MEAN ABOUT ALL THOSE
MISCARRIAGES YOU'VE HAD
AND EVERYTHIN'.

OH, WELL,

I KNOW
THAT IT'S JUST GONNA BE FINE.

YOU KNOW, I MEAN,
EVERYTHING WILL JUST BE FINE.

WELL,
I CERTAINLY HOPE SO, LORETTA.

A CHILD IS A JOY.

I MEAN, I JUST KNOW
YOU AND CHARLIE
ARE GONNA BE SO HAPPY.

OH, MARY, UM,
HOW... HOW ARE YOU AND TOM...

I... I HOPE EVERYTHING'S
ALL RIGHT BETWEEN YOU TWO.

OH, IT'S FINE,
IT'S JUST FINE.

EVEN THOUGH HE STAYED OUT
ALL NIGHT.

OH, THAT?
THAT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT.

WHERE WAS HE?

OH, HE WAS OVER
AT A FRIEND'S APARTMENT.

SOME FELLOW WHO
WORKS AT THE PLANT.
HAVE YOU GOT A MATCH?

UH...
YOU KNOW I DON'T SMOKE.

OH,
BUT I'LL GET YOU A MATCH.

YOU KNOW, OF COURSE
THE REASON THAT I CAN'T SMOKE

IS 'CAUSE MY THROAT,

I GOT TO SAVE IT
AND EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW,
FOR SINGING AND BREATHING.

THE MATCH?

UH, YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW,
SUPERSTARS HAVE TO HAVE
GREAT BREATH CONTROL.

WHY DON'T YOU
LOOK IN TOM'S JACKET?
OH.

HE USUALLY HAS SOME MATCHES.

MAE OLINSKY.

WHAT ABOUT HER?

WELL, UH,
HER NAME IS WRITTEN HERE
AND HER PHONE NUMBER.

OH, BUT YOU PROBABLY
GOT THAT THE OTHER NIGHT

AT THE RECORDING SESSION,
DIDN'T YOU?

NO.

OH, WELL THEN,
WHO... WHO WOULD HAVE
WRITTEN HER NUMBER HERE?

OH, MARY. NO.

I MEAN, YOU DON'T THINK
THAT THAT'S WHO TOM WAS WITH

LAST NIGHT
OR THE OTHER NIGHT?

SO, YOU GOING TO GIVE ME
A MATCH OR NOT?
OH.

THANKS.

GOOD MORNING.

OH, CATHY,
YOU'RE ALWAYS HERE
TO SAY GOOD MORNING,

BUT YOU'RE NEVER HERE
TO SAY GOOD NIGHT.

THAT SOUNDS LIKE
ONE OF LORETTA'S TUNES, HUH?

NOW, KATHY,
DON'T YOU STORY TO ME

AND TELL ME
YOU SPENT THE NIGHT WITH MARY,

BECAUSE I KNOW YOU DIDN'T.

YOU'RE RIGHT,
I DIDN'T SPEND
THE NIGHT WITH MARY.

WELL, THAT'S 1 TRUE THING.
NOW TRY FOR 2.

I WAS WITH A BOY.

WELL, THAT'S 2.
YOU WANT TO GO FOR 3?

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING
I WAS ASHAMED OF
AND I NEVER HAVE.

WELL, MAYBE I SHOULD QUIT
WHILE I'M AHEAD.

BUT HOWEVER,
LAST NIGHT WAS DIFFERENT
FROM ALL THE OTHER NIGHTS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL,
I WAS WITH A BOY THAT I LOVE.

WHERE HAVE I HEARD
THAT BEFORE?

I KNOW, I KNOW.
I'VE SAID IT ABOUT
A LOT OF OTHER BOYS,

BUT I WAS WRONG.

I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT LOVE REALLY IS
UNTIL I MET STEVE.

I JUST THOUGHT I WAS IN LOVE
WITH ALL THE OTHER ONES.

TOO BAD YOU'RE NOT
ENTITLED TO A REFUND.

THINGS ARE GONNA BE
DIFFERENT WITH ME FROM NOW ON.

THINGS HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT
WITH YOU FOR YEARS.

IT'S BEEN A DIFFERENT
BOYFRIEND EVERY WEEK.
NOT ANYMORE.

I'M REALLY IN LOVE.

WITH WHAT'S HIS NAME?
STEVE.

OH,
ISN'T THAT A BEAUTIFUL NAME?

I LOVE HIM AND HE LOVES ME.

HOW CAN YOU TELL?

BECAUSE I SPENT
ALL LAST NIGHT WITH HIM

AND... AND HE DIDN'T
EVEN TOUCH ME.

MA,
IT'S FOR REAL THIS TIME.

I HOPE SO.

HE... HE DIDN'T TOUCH YOU
ALL NIGHT?

NO.
YOU SURE?

MOMMY, SIT DOWN PLEASE.

DADDY IS JUST
GOING TO LOVE HIM
AND SO ARE YOU.

HAS HE GOT A JOB?

YES, WITH GOOD PAY.

NOW, IF YOU WERE WITH HIM
ALL LAST NIGHT,

AND YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING
YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF,

WHAT DID YOU DO?
JUST TALK?

WELL,
STEVE DOESN'T TALK MUCH.

THE STRONG SILENT TYPE, HUH?

NOT EXACTLY.

WELL THEN, WHAT?

WELL, ACTUALLY,
STEVE DOESN'T TALK AT ALL.

HOW COME?

HE'S DUMB.

WELL,
HE COULDN'T BE ANY DUMBER
THAN THAT ARMENIAN BARTENDER

YOU WENT OUT WITH.
HE COULDN'T FIND
HIS HANDS IN HIS POCKETS.

HOW'S COME YOU GO
WITH SUCH DUMBBELLS?

MOM, NOT THAT KIND OF DUMB.
I MEAN, HE'S MUTE.

DOESN'T TALK, HUH?

HAS TO TALK WITH HIS HANDS?

AND I THINK
THERE'S ONE OTHER THING
YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF.

YES?

HE'S ALSO DEAF.

HE CAN'T HEAR, HUH?

WELL, THAT'S TOO BAD.

WELL,
I'M SORRY IF HE'S HANDICAPPED,

BUT DADDY AND I
NEVER WOULD BE ABLE
TO LEARN THAT SIGN LANGUAGE.

MOM,
HE'S A BEAUTIFUL HUMAN BEING

AND I KNOW YOU'RE JUST GONNA
LOVE HIM WHEN YOU MEET HIM.

NOW... NOW,
WHEN I MEET HIM,

SHOULD I SHAKE HIS HANDS

OR WILL HE BE U-USING THEM?

AREN'T YOU GOING
TO EAT YOUR LUNCH?

HUH, I AIN'T HUNGRY.

HEY, CHARLIE,

YOU EVER BEEN
UNFAITHFUL TO LORETTA?

WHAT KIND OF A QUESTION
IS THAT?

WELL, IT'S A QUESTION.

THE ANSWER IS NO.

WHY'D YOU ASK THAT?

I WAS JUST ASKING.
THAT'S ALL.

WHY?

HI, TOMMY.

HI, CHARLIE.

HI.

WHAT'S WITH YOU AND MAE?

WHO SAID ANYTHING IS
BETWEEN ME AND MAE?
WHO SAID THAT?

I'M NOT BLIND.

IT STICKS OUT
ALL OVER THE PLACE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN' ABOUT?

OUT OF THE BLUE,
YOU ASK ME ABOUT
HAVE I EVER BEEN UNFAITHFUL.

AND SUDDENLY MAE
AND YOU ARE VERY PAL...

I ALSO REMEMBER
YOU DIDN'T COME HOME
THE NIGHT BEFORE LAST.

I TOLD YOU
I WAS WITH THAT BUDDY
OF MINE, CHARLIE.

WHAT BUDDY?
YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW THE GUY.

I KNOW ALL YOUR FRIENDS,
TOM.

HOW DUMB DO YOU THINK I AM?

YOU AND MAE
ARE PLAYIN' AROUND.

YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR GOURD,
MAN.
WHY?

WELL, YOU WANT MARY
TO FIND OUT ABOUT IT?
YOU WANT TO BUST UP WITH MARY?

MARY DOESN'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

DON'T BE TOO SURE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?

WELL, I FIGURED IT OUT
AND I'M NOT YOUR WIFE.

HOW LONG DO YOU THINK
IT'S GOING TO TAKE MARY
TO FIGURE IT OUT?

YOU'RE NOT GONNA TELL LORETTA,
ARE YOU?

OH, MAN.
LOOK AT THAT.

LOOK WHAT YOU'RE INTO.

ALREADY YOU'RE WORRIED
ABOUT "WHAT AM I GONNA DO?"

AND "WILL MARY FIND OUT?"

YOU'RE INTO A WHOLE POTFUL
OF WORRY, MAN.

LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY.

I THINK

YOU OUGHT TO GET OUT

BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

IF IT'S NOT TOO LATE ALREADY.

LOOK, I GOTTA GO.

I WANT TO PUT IN
FOR SOME OVERTIME,

MAKE A LITTLE EXTRA CASH
BEFORE THE TRIP.

THINK ABOUT WHAT I SAID.

BYE, CHARLIE.
MAE.

HEY, FELLAS.
HOW ARE YOU?

WHAT'S THE MATTER?
YOU LOOK WORRIED.

LISTEN,
WE GOTTA TO DO SOMETHIN'.

I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING
WE DIDN'T DO THE OTHER NIGHT,

BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS,
I'M WILLING TO TRY.

MAE, I'M SERIOUS. NO, NO, NO,
I'M VERY SERIOUS ABOUT THIS.

WE GOTTA STOP
SEEING EACH OTHER.
WHY?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHY?

HONEY, I JUST CAN'T.

A LOT OF THINGS
ARE GOIN' ON RIGHT NOW.

I MEAN, MY DAUGHTER'S MISSIN'.
I'M VERY WORRIED ABOUT IT.

BESIDES, THAT CHARLIE
JUST FIGURED IT OUT.
HE KNOWS ABOUT US.

WELL, I DON'T MIND.
I LIKE CHARLIE.

WELL,
IF CHARLIE FIGURED IT OUT,

THEN EVERYBODY'S
GONNA FIGURE IT OUT.

THEN MARY WILL KNOW.
SO?

WELL, YOU KNOW
WHAT THAT MEANS?
THAT'D BE WONDERFUL.

NO,
IT WOULDN'T BE WONDERFUL.

YES, IF MARY KNOWS,
IT'LL ALL BE OUT IN THE OPEN.
WE'LL HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE

AND THEN WE CAN JUST GO ON
SEEING ONE ANOTHER.

YOU MAKE IT SOUND SO SIMPLE.

WELL, IT IS SIMPLE.
THERE'S NO PROBLEM.

WELL, THEN HOW COME
I'M SO NERVOUS?

HOW COME I FEEL LIKE
I'M... I'M LOSING MY LUNCH

AND I HAVEN'T EVEN
HAD ANY LUNCH YET?

WELL, MAYBE YOU SHOULD.

WELL, MAYBE

WE SHOULD.

HEATHER?

NO, NO,
IT'S... IT'S ME, TOM.

NO WORD FROM HEATHER, HUH?

NO.

OH.

LISTEN MARY,
I'M... I'M GOING TO BE
A LITTLE LATE FOR DINNER.

WHAT'S A LITTLE LATE?

WELL,
ONE OF THE GUYS AT THE PLANT,
HIS CAR BROKE DOWN

AND HE ASKED ME
TO GIVE HIM A RIDE HOME
AND I TOLD HIM I WOULD.

IT WON'T BE TOO LONG.

OH, IT MIGHT BE,
YOU KNOW, A LITTLE WHILE,

I MEAN, IT'S WAY OUT
IN THE SUBURBS, YOU KNOW.

TOM.
YEAH, WHAT?

OH, NOTHING, WE'LL... WE'LL TALK
ABOUT IT WHEN YOU GET HOME.

OK.

BE CAREFUL.

WHAT?

THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC.

OH, OK, I WILL, I WILL.

AND I'LL SEE YOU
IN A LITTLE WHILE, OK?

YEAH, BYE.
BYE.

HEATHER?

NO, THIS IS SGT. FOLEY.

I'M, UH, JUST QUITTING
WORK FOR THE DAY

AND I WAS WONDERING
IF THERE'S ANYTHING
I CAN DO FOR YOU.

IS THERE ANY NEWS
ABOUT HEATHER YET?

NO, I'M AFRAID NOT.

WELL, LISTEN,
I'D BETTER GO NOW

BECAUSE I HAVE A HUGE DINNER
ON THE STOVE AND NOBODY HERE
TO EAT IT.

I AM AT THE END OF MY ROPE.

AT THE END OF MY ROPE
AND IT'S A GOOD THING.

IF I HAD ANY MORE ROPE,
I'D HANG MYSELF.

YOU WANT SOME ROPE?

YOUR FATHER COMPLAINING
ABOUT GROCERY BILLS,

GRANDPA LARKIN ACTING LIKE
THE PLAYBOY OF THE YEAR,

AND YOUR SISTER, CATHY
TALKING ABOUT MARRYING
A DEAF AND DUMB MAN.

AND IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT.

MY FAULT?
YES, YOUR FAULT.

YOU'RE THE ONE
WHO ENCOURAGES HER
TO LIVE THE LIFE SHE LEADS.

YOU LIKE CATHY BETTER
THAN YOU LIKE ME, DON'T YOU?

NO, I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

NO, YOU DO.
YOU DO, THOUGH.

YOU ALWAYS PAY
MORE ATTENTION TO HER.

NO, I DO NOT.
SHE'S YOUNGER
AND SHE NEEDS ME.

AND PRETTIER, TOO.
YOU THINK SHE'S PRETTIER,
TOO, DON'T YOU?

NO, I DON'T THINK SHE IS
PRETTIER THAN ANYBODY.

I THINK YOU BOTH HAVE
EQUAL PROBLEMS IN THAT AREA.

EQUAL PROBLEMS
IN THAT AREA.

AND GRANDPA,
THAT'S YOUR FAULT, TOO.

YES,
IF YOU KEPT AN EYE ON HIM,

WHY,
HE WOULDN'T BE
WANDERIN' AROUND THE STREET

AND BECOMING
THE FERNWOOD FLASHER.

YOU LIKE GRANDPA BETTER
THAN YOU LIKE ME, TOO,
DON'T YOU?

OH, MARY, STOP IT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
I'M GONNA DO ABOUT HEATHER.

WHAT'S HAPPENED TO HEATHER?
I'M SO WORRIED ABOUT HER.

I'M SO WORRIED ABOUT HEATHER,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

YOU DON'T LOOK WORRIED
STANDING THERE,
COOKIN' UP A STORM.

WELL,
I WORRY BEST WHEN I COOK.

WELL,
IF I HAD TO COOK TO WORRY,

IT... IT WOULD COST A FORTUNE.

HOW DARE YOU TELL ME
I'M NOT WORRIED?
I'M PLENTY WORRIED.

YOU WANT TO STAY FOR DINNER?
I DON'T KNOW.

WILL YOU JUST TASTE THIS?
I THINK I'M A LITTLE LOW
ON SPICES.

WHY DO I ALWAYS HAVE TO DO
ALL THE WORK AND WORRY
FOR EVERYBODY IN THIS FAMILY?

MOM.

DON'T BOTHER ME NOW,
HEATHER, I'M...

HEATHER.
LOOK, MA, IT'S HEATHER.

OH.

OH, HEATHER.

YOU'RE HOME.

OH, HEATHER.

HUG ME.

HUG ME HARDER.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

OH, HEATHER, BABY,
WHAT HAPPENED?

WHERE WERE YOU?

MARY, MARY.
LET HER UP FOR AIR.
SHE'S GONNA SMOTHER.

HEATHER.

HEATHER, YOU'RE HOME.

BUT I CAN'T STAY.

WHAT?

I GOT TO GO BACK.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL, BACK WHERE?

DAVIE'S STILL GOT TRUDY
IN THIS OLD BOARDED-UP STORE

AND IF I DON'T GET BACK
BY 6:30,

HE'S GONNA KILL HER.

THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE
A VERY FAIR PUNISHMENT
JUST FOR BEING LATE.