Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976–1977): Season 1, Episode 15 - Episode #1.15 - full transcript
Mary tries to calm the mass murderer, while he continues to ask for demands: a car and $100,000.
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MARY HARTMAN! MARY HARTMAN!
I... I HAD TO PAY MY OWN WAY
THROUGH SCHOOL.
MY... MY FATHER
WOULDN'T GIVE ME
A... A NICKEL. NOT HIM.
HE THOUGHT I SHOULD
JOIN THE ARMY.
HE... HE SAID THAT IT'D
MAKE A MAN OUT OF ME.
FINGERS.
COULD YOU DO FINGERS?
BUT, UH, THEY DIDN'T...
THEY DIDN'T WANT ME.
YOU KNOW, THE SIGNS SAY,
"THE ARMY WANTS TO JOIN YOU."
THEY DIDN'T WANNA JOIN ME.
IT REALLY MADE
MY FATHER MAD.
OK, HIGHER.
A LITTLE HIGHER.
YOU KNOW, BUCK LOMBARDI
REMINDED ME OF MY FATHER.
I... I USED TO DO
ODD JOBS FOR HIM,
WORKING AROUND HIS HOUSE.
AND I...
MMM-HMM.
I DIDN'T MIND THE WORK
TOO MUCH,
EXCEPT WHEN HE'D COME HOME
AND SAY THINGS TO HIS DAUGHTER
LIKE, "FINISH YOUR MILK."
"FINISH YOUR MILK"?
YEAH, AND... AND THAT'S NOT ALL.
MR. LOMBARDI CAME HOME
FOR DINNER ONE NIGHT
AND... AND...
AND MRS. LOMBARDI HAD BEEN
COOKING ALL DAY.
A HEAVYSET WOMAN
SLAVING OVER A HOT STOVE
ALL DAY.
AND WHEN SHE SERVED DINNER,
HE SAID,
"THAT WAS GOOD."
A LITTLE LOWER, DAVEY.
OH, SURE.
YEAH.
"THAT WAS GOOD."
AND... AND AS IF THAT FIGHT
WASN'T BAD ENOUGH,
AS IF IT WASN'T BAD ENOUGH,
AFTER DINNER,
MRS. LOMBARDI SAID,
"KNOCK, KNOCK."
WHO'S THERE?
KURCH.
KURCH WHO?
GESUNDHEIT.
OH!
AND THEY LAUGHED.
SO I KILLED THEM.
I REALLY DIDN'T MEAN
TO DO IT.
IT'S... IT'S JUST THAT WHEN I...
WHEN I GET THOSE HEADACHES...
UH, WHY DON'T YOU TRY
NOT TO UPSET YOURSELF, DAVEY?
LITTLE GIRL,
PLEASE GET DOWN.
HEATHER, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE.
YOU KNOW,
I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.
I MEAN, PEOPLE YELLING
AND TELLING JOKES.
EATING.
GEE, I'M... I'M REALLY GLAD
YOU UNDERSTAND, MRS. HARTMAN,
BECAUSE I LIKE YOU, AND...
I WAS WONDERING.
I... I HAVE THIS NOTE
THAT I WROTE
AND IF YOU COULD JUST TAKE IT,
UH, OUT TO THE POLICE.
A NOTE?
YEAH.
AND YOU WANT ME
TO DELIVER IT OUT THERE?
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
OF COURSE, I'LL BE
WATCHING YOU ALL THE TIME.
SO, UH, PLEASE
DON'T TRY TO GET AWAY.
OH, SURE, DAVEY.
I'LL JUST, UH,
DELIVER THE NOTE.
OK, YEAH.
UM,
WOULD YOU MIND, UH,
IF I READ IT FIRST?
I MEAN, OF COURSE, UNLESS
IT'S SOMETHING PERSONAL.
UH, NO, YOU CAN READ IT.
OH, THANKS.
"UNLESS MY DEMANDS
ARE MET IN 30 MINUTES,
I'M GOING TO KILL
MARY HARTMAN."
MARY HARTMAN.
MARY!
MARY, HONEY, BE BRAVE!
LORETTA, HONEY, GET BACK HERE!
I... I HAVE A NOTE.
YES, WE SEE THAT YOU DO,
MRS. HARTMAN.
IT'S... IT'S FROM DAVEY.
HIS HANDWRITING
ISN'T VERY GOOD.
WOULD YOU JUST STEP
A COUPLE OF STEPS
IN THIS DIRECTION, PLEASE?
NO, MRS. HARTMAN, YOU'LL
HAVE TO STOP RIGHT THERE.
I H-H-HAVE TO STOP.
IF YOU GO ANY FURTHER,
I WON'T BE ABLE
TO TRUST ANYBODY.
IF I GO ANY FURTHER,
HE WON'T TRUST YOU.
WE UNDERSTAND, MRS. HARTMAN.
I'M SO GLAD.
IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT, MARY!
MOMMA!
HI, EVERYBODY,
THIS IS YOUR ACTION REPORTER,
JESUS JARRERA,
ON TARGET OUTSIDE
THE CHINESE LAUNDRY
WHERE TERRIFIED HOUSEWIFE
MARY HARTMAN
HAS JUST EMERGED
WITH WHAT LOOKS LIKE
A LIST OF THE MASS MURDERER'S
MASS DEMANDS.
MRS. HARTMAN,
WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO
IS TAKE THAT NOTE
THAT YOU HAVE THERE,
AND GIVE YOU
A 2-WAY COMMUNICATIONS UNIT.
A WHAT?
UH, A PHONE. A, UH...
A WALKIE-TALKIE?
YES, A WALKIE-TALKIE.
I USED TO HAVE A WALKIE-TALKIE
WHEN I WAS 7.
BUT I ALWAYS FOUND THAT
THE BATTERIES
WERE ALWAYS WEARING DOWN.
DO YOU THINK THAT
THE BATTERIES WILL
WEAR DOWN HERE?
IT'S THE NEWEST MODEL.
WHAT IS THAT?
CREATIVE PLAYTHINGS?
UH, NO.
IT'S A MOTOROLA HT-200.
BUT, ANYWAY, WE'RE GOING TO
SEND IN OUR SGT. FOLEY
TO GIVE YOU THIS 2-WAY...
THIS WALKIE-TALKIE.
A WALKIE-TALKIE.
UH, YOU HEAR THAT, DAVEY?
NOW THEY'RE GONNA SEND
SOMEONE IN WITH
A WALKIE-TALKIE.
AND THEN THEY'RE GONNA
TAKE THE NOTE,
WHICH I STILL HAVE HERE
RIGHT IN MY HAND.
JUST SO LONG AS
NOBODY TRIES ANYTHING.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
IF THERE'S ONE THING
I AM DEFINITELY
CONCENTRATING ON, DAVEY,
IT'S UNDERSTANDING.
LOOK, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO
ANYTHING CRAZY, ARE YOU?
LIKE JEOPARDIZE
MY WIFE'S LIFE, HUH?
MR. HARTMAN, WE'RE TRAINED
HOW TO JEOPARDIZE
CITIZENS' LIVES
IN THESE SITUATIONS.
HUH?
HI, CLETE MEIZENHEIMER AGAIN
STANDING ON TOP OF SOUTH SIDE
OF WHAT HAVE TO BE DESCRIBED
AS A VERY TENSE SITUATION.
THE POLICE SEEM TO BE
MANNING SOME KIND OF...
SOME KIND OF PLOY.
SOME KIND OF TACTIC,
AS IT WERE.
OH, UH, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH
OUR MOBILE CAMERA CREW
IS... IN THE WAY?
IN THE WAY.
YEAH, IN THE WAY
IS WHAT IT IS.
WE ARE IN THE WAY HERE.
GET OFF THE CAR.
AND OFF THE CAR.
PLEASE.
OH, OFF THE CAR.
I'M BEING ASKED TO MOVE ASIDE,
AS IT WERE,
TO GET OFF THE CAR.
I'M OFF THE CAR.
JESSUP, I'VE GOT
THE WALKIE-TALKIE HERE
AND YOU CAN SEE I'M UNARMED.
RED LIGHT.
JUST DON'T MOVE FAST
AND KEEP YOUR HANDS
IN PLAIN SIGHT.
GREEN LIGHT.
RED LIGHT.
JUST DON'T MOVE FAST
AND KEEP YOUR HANDS
IN PLAIN SIGHT.
GREEN LIGHT.
DON'T WORRY, MRS. HARTMAN.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
NEVER TAKES
UNNECESSARY CHANCES
WHEN THE LIFE OF A CITIZEN
IS AT STAKE.
BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE
WHAT'S GOING ON BEHIND ME,
AND IT'S A LITTLE
NERVE-WRACKING.
I UNDERSTAND.
I AM NOW GOING TO
TAKE THE NOTE
AND GIVE HER
THE WALKIE-TALKIE.
I NOW HAVE THE NOTE
AND SHE HAS THE WALKIE-TALKIE.
IS THAT LIKE
THE MATTEL MODEL,
YOU JUST PUSH THE BUTTON?
VERY MUCH LIKE IT.
OH, GOOD.
THAT'S GOOD, ISN'T IT, DAVEY?
ARE THEY READING THE NOTE?
OH, YEAH.
WHY DON'T YOU READ THE NOTE?
THIS HANDWRITING IS VERY BAD.
- OH, I'LL HELP YOU READ IT.
- MRS. HARTMAN!
IT'S THE HANDWRITING, DAVEY.
JUST YOUR HANDWRITING.
THAT'S ALL.
"30 MINUTES"?
YEAH. "$100,000,"
AND "A CAR."
A CAR?
A CAR.
A CAR.
HE WANTS A CAR.
THERE'S ANOTHER PROBLEM.
WHAT?
UH, JUST A MINUTE, DAVEY.
WHAT IS IT?
UH, THE $100,000.
HE'S NOT GONNA GET IT?
I DON'T THINK SO.
WELL, THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM.
I WONDER IF HE'D SETTLE
FOR JUST THE CAR,
YOU KNOW, SORT OF LIKE
A CONSOLATION PRIZE.
MRS. HARTMAN,
YOU'LL HAVE TO
COME BACK IN NOW.
OH, I HAVE TO GO NOW.
WHAT?
IF YOU WANNA
MAKE A BREAK FOR IT,
I'LL SHIELD YOU
WITH MY BODY,
WE'LL DROP TO THE STREET,
AND THE OFFICERS BEHIND ME
WILL OPEN UP ON THE SUSPECT.
OH, NO.
UH, I COULDN'T DO THAT.
UH, HE MIGHT GET HURT.
I UNDERSTAND.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU
FOR THE WALKIE-TALKIE.
UH, MRS. HARTMAN,
I'LL COUNT 3,
AND THEN I'M GONNA
HAVE TO DO SOMETHING
I DON'T WANNA DO.
YEAH, HE'S GONNA HAVE TO DO
SOMETHING HE DOESN'T WANNA DO.
1.
1.
I UNDERSTAND.
2.
2.
UH, I THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR UNDERSTANDING.
3.
3. I HAVE TO
GO IN NOW.
I'M GLAD YOU DIDN'T
MAKE ME DO ANYTHING.
THAT'S SWEET, DAVEY.
YOU'RE STILL UPSET.
WELL, UH, JUST A LITTLE,
YOU KNOW.
WHAT ABOUT,
MRS. HARTMAN?
UM, UH, THE NOTE, DAVEY.
YEAH,
I GOT A "D" IN HANDWRITING.
OH, NO, OH, NO,
THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT.
IT'S... IT'S, UH,
IT'S WHAT YOU SAID
IN THE NOTE.
WELL, MY ENGLISH TEACHER
GAVE ME A "D", TOO,
BECAUSE I... I COULDN'T
EXPRESS MYSELF.
OH, YOU'RE EXPRESSIVE.
I MEAN, IF THERE'S ONE THING,
I FIND YOU VERY EXPRESSIVE.
YOU DO?
I-I-IT'S NOT THAT.
IT WAS, UH, THIS PERSONAL
REFERENCE YOU MADE.
WHAT PERSONAL REFERENCE?
IT WAS TO ME.
OH, I DIDN'T MEAN
ANYTHING PERSONAL ABOUT YOU,
MRS. HARTMAN.
WHAT ABOUT KILLING ME?
I THOUGHT
IT WAS A LITTLE PERSONAL.
YEAH, I SUPPOSE IT WAS.
I'M SORRY, MRS. HARTMAN.
WELL, I'M NOT THAT UPSET
ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW.
I'M JUST, UH...
THAT'S... THAT'S GOOD
BECAUSE, YOU SEE,
I HAVE TO SOUND LIKE
I MEAN WHAT I'M SAYING.
OTHERWISE THEY WON'T THINK
I MEAN WHAT I'M SAYING.
WELL, OF COURSE,
I MEAN THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE DEALING
WITH THE PUBLIC.
MMM-HMM.
OR THE POLICE.
WHAT DID THEY SAY
ABOUT THE NOTE?
WELL, UH, THEY SAID...
DAVEY, I DON'T WANT
TO UPSET YOU.
I CAN'T HAVE THE CAR.
NO, ACTUALLY, UH,
THE CAR DOESN'T SEEM TO BE
THAT MUCH OF A PROBLEM.
I... I... I CAN'T HAVE
THE $100,000?
YEAH, UH, THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
BUT I... I WANT
MY $100,000, TOO!
I WANT IT!
Davey.
UM, I'M SORRY, BUT, UH,
HE CAN'T TALK RIGHT NOW.
HE'S JUST...
HE'S A LITTLE UPSET
ABOUT THE MONEY.
DO YOU THINK
MAYBE YOU COULD ALL
TAKE UP A LITTLE COLLECTION
OUT THERE FOR HIM?
TELL HIM
IT'S POLICE POLICY.
WE DO NOT GIVE IN TO
THE DEMANDS OF TERRORISTS.
I'M NOT A TERRORIST!
I'M A PLUMBER'S ASSISTANT.
YES, HE IS
A PLUMBER'S ASSISTANT.
DAVEY,
LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE.
A CAR.
A CAR!
I MEAN,
IT ISN'T AS IF A CAR WAS JUST
A YEAR'S SUPPLY OF FLOOR WAX.
MARY? MARY?
CAN YOU HEAR ME, MARY?
WHO'S THAT?
UH, THAT'S TOM.
UH, I CAN'T TALK NOW.
I'M IN THE MIDDLE
OF SOMETHING.
MARY, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT I'M SORRY WE ARGUED.
I'M REALLY SORRY.
UH, TOM, THIS IS REALLY
THE WRONG TIME FOR THIS.
I ONLY WANT TO EXPLAIN.
UH, TOM, I AM SQUATTING
IN THE MIDDLE OF
A CHINESE LAUNDRY
WITH A GUN POINTED
AT MY HEAD.
NOW MAYBE WE CAN HAVE DINNER
SOMETIME LATER ON THIS WEEK.
I CAN'T PUT IT DOWN,
MRS. HARTMAN.
YEAH, I KNOW THAT, DAVEY.
I KNOW THAT.
MARY,
AT LEAST LET ME APOLOGIZE.
LET ME APOLOGIZE!
TOM, YOU DON'T
SEEM TO UNDERSTAND.
I DON'T HAVE TIME.
I'M VERY BUSY RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T BOTHER YOU AT WORK,
DO I?
I LOVE YOU, DAMN IT!
I LOVE YOU!
I'M GETTING ANOTHER HEADACHE.
YES, I KNOW THAT, DAVEY.
I KNOW THAT.
TOM, MAYBE SOMEDAY,
IF YOU CAN'T HAVE DINNER,
WE CAN DO IT OVER BREAKFAST.
YOU JUST NAME YOUR DAY, OK?
LOVE, MARY, LOVE!
JUST STOP!
JUST STOP!
UH, TOM?
CARRERA! TARGA!
CARRERA! TARGA CARRERA!
TARGA CARRERA! CARRERA!
CARRERA! CARRERA!
TOM, I'M IN THE MIDDLE
OF A LITTLE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW.
I'M CALLING YOU BACK.
C-CARRERA!
JUST TELL THEM,
PLEASE, MRS. HARTMAN.
TARGA CARRERA.
OK, DAVEY.
I WILL.
I'M GONNA TELL THEM.
TARGA CARRERA.
NOW WHAT IS IT?
TARGA CARRERA,
WHAT IS THAT?
I MEAN, I... I JUST WANNA
UNDERSTAND, DAVEY.
I MEAN, IT'S YOUR WORD,
IT HAS MEANING FOR YOU.
JUST TELL ME
WHAT IT IS
BECAUSE THE POLICE
MAY NOT KNOW WHAT THAT IS,
TARGA CARRERA.
THAT'S THE CAR I WANT.
A PORSCHE TARGA CARRERA,
LIGHT BLUE
WITH NATURAL INTERIOR.
AH.
GOOD.
NO, NOT THE METALLIC BLUE.
THE LIGHT BLUE.
WITH NATURAL INTERIOR.
UH, HOW ABOUT BLACK?
UH, NO, THE BLACK WILL NOT DO.
VINYL OR LEATHER?
VINYL OR LEATHER, DAVEY?
I'D SAY THE VINYL.
I MEAN IT'S MUCH MORE DURABLE,
AND IT'S EASIER TO KEEP CLEAN.
BUT LEATHER FEELS BETTER.
LEATHER.
ARE YOU GETTING THIS ALL DOWN?
WE'RE GETTING IT ALL DOWN,
BUT I'M NOT SURE
WE CAN GET THE CAR.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
UH, UM, I, UH,
UH, LOOK,
WOULD IT MAKE IT ANY EASIER
WITHOUT THE AM-FM?
OK, BOYS,
YOU WANNA FOLLOW ME
IN HERE?
CAREFUL WITH THOSE
POLICE LINES.
OK.
THIS OUGHT TO DO IT,
RIGHT IN HERE.
TERRIFIC.
OK.
HI, I'M CLETE MIZENHEIMER
DOING AN ON-THE-SPOT REPORT
WITH SOME OF THE PEOPLE
ACTUALLY, PHYSICALLY,
PERSONALLY INVOLVED IN THIS
ON-GOING TRAGEDY OF TERROR.
NOW, UH...
AH! HERE'S A YOUNG LADY
RIGHT HERE.
HELLO, YOUR NAME IS?
UH, I'M LORETTA HAGGERS.
FRIEND AND NEIGHBOR
OF THE HOSTAGE.
OH, A FRIEND AND NEIGHBOR
OF THE HOSTAGE. I SEE.
WELL, HOW DO YOU FEEL
ABOUT YOUR FRIEND IN THERE
BEING TRAPPED?
OH, WELL, PERSONALLY,
I FEEL VERY TERRIBLE ABOUT IT.
SEE, AND AS A RESULT,
I HAVE BEGUN
TO WRITE THIS TUNE
ABOUT THE HORRENDOUS HOURS
THAT WE'VE ALL
EXPERIENCED HERE.
OF THE UNKNOWING,
THE WAITING, THE UNCERTAINTY
AND THE SWEAT AND TENSION
THAT IS CLIMAXING
IN EACH OF US.
YEAH, I FEEL IT, TOO.
I'M AN ENTERTAINER, SEE, ON
WEEKENDS AT THE CAPRI LOUNGE
AT THE ROSEMONT BOWLING ALLEY.
BOWLING, UH-HUH.
YEAH.
AND, UH, MY SONG IS CALLED
"BALLAD OF A HOSTAGE."
WHICH IS, OF COURSE,
MRS. MARY HARTMAN, MY FRIEND.
MRS. HARTMAN.
HONEY,
WE DON'T HAVE THE GUITAR.
OH, IT'S ALL RIGHT, CHARLIE.
I GONNA SING A CAPPELLA.
OK.
♪ OH, SHE WAS
A GOOD OL' GIRL ♪
♪
♪ JUST AS SWEET AS
SHE CAN BE ♪
♪ TILL THE DAY
THAT SOMEONE CRAZY ♪
♪ GRABBED A HOLD OF HER ♪
♪ SAID,
"GIRL, COME ON WITH ME" ♪
♪ OH, DON'T YOU STAY
IN NO CHINESE LAUNDRY, MARY ♪
♪ DON'T STAY
WITH NO KILLER AND HIS GUN ♪
♪ JUST KEEP YOUR HEART
SET RIGHT ON JESUS ♪
♪ AND RUN, SWEET MARY,
BETTER RUN ♪
WELL, THAT...
♪ OH, YEAH, WELL, JUST RUN,
SWEET MARY, BETTER RUN ♪
YES, THANK YOU...
FINE.
♪ WHY DON'T YOU STAY IN... ♪
CHET, UH, BACK TO YOU
IN THE STUDIO, CHET!
- TOM. TOM!
- YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
WHAT DID MARY SAY
ON THE PHONE?
OH, NOT MUCH.
THEY WANTED TO KEEP THE LINE
OPEN FOR THE KILLER.
HOW THEY DOING
WITH YOUR CUFFS?
OH, THEY'RE REALLY ON.
UH, YOU'RE IN MY LIGHT.
YOU'RE IN MY LINE OF FIRE.
YOU'RE IN MY CAMERA ANGLE.
WELL, OF COURSE YOU ARE.
DID SHE SOUND SCARED?
NO, HONEY. NO.
OH, GOOD.
THAT WAY WHEN SHE GETS ON T.V.
SHE WON'T LOOK DUMB.
HERE WE ARE WITH THE FOOD.
COME ON, MOM.
MOVE MOM.
LET ME PUT IT DOWN HERE.
THERE YOU GO.
OK.
NOW, WHO GETS WHAT?
UH, I GET...
I GET A BLACK COFFEE.
OK.
YEAH, I... I GET ONE, TOO.
HERE YOU GO, TOM.
I GOT 2 TACOS.
HERE.
YEAH.
ANYBODY ELSE?
OH, THEY'RE OUT OF KRAUT.
THAT'S AMAZING.
NOBODY UNDERSTANDS STEVE.
ALL IN A DAY'S WORK, MA'AM.
UH, FOLEY,
I'M ON A BREAK.
ALSO A RACING STRIPE
AND RATTAN FLOOR MATS.
RACING STRIPE.
WHAT ELSE?
JUST A SECOND.
DAVEY, WHAT ELSE?
UM, INTERNATIONAL
RACING EMBLEMS
ON THE REAR GRILLE
AND A LEATHER-COVERED
STEERING WHEEL.
TELL HIM... MRS. HARTMAN,
TELL HIM WE'VE GOTTEN
IN TOUCH WITH THE DEALER.
YOU TELL HIM!
IS THERE SOMETHING
I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT?
OH, THEY GOT THE DEALER.
AND...
YOU GOT THAT DEALER
ON HIS WAY?
YEAH, GOT UP FROM THE
DINNER TABLE 20 MINUTES AGO.
I THINK WE OUGHT TO GET
SOMEBODY IN
TO TALK TO THE BOY.
YOU KNOW,
SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS THE RIGHT
PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH...
FOR LOONIES.
AH, YOU HAVE
A VERY PERCEPTIVE WAY
OF PUTTING THINGS, SERGEANT.
EXCUSE ME,
EXCUSE ME, LIEUTENANT.
THE WIFE AND I WERE
KNOCKING AROUND TOGETHER
ON THE GURNEY,
UH, TALKING YOU KNOW.
AND, UH, WE'RE JUST AFRAID
THAT KID MIGHT GO BANANAS.
SO WOULD YOU KNOW SOMEBODY
THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO
COME IN HERE
AND TALK TO
ONE OF THESE LOONIES?
THE REV. STANDFAST.
THAT'S THE ONE WE WERE
THINKING OF.
RIGHT.
HE'D BE PERFECT.
HE DOES ALL THIS WORK
FOR THE LOONIES,
THE PROBLEM KIDS.
I REMEMBER LITTLE DAVEY
WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 9 YEARS OLD,
HE BELONGED TO THE REVEREND'S
YOUTH TROUPE,
I'LL GET ON IT, LIEUTENANT.
AND HE WOULD COME AROUND
TO OUR DOOR, SELLING FUDGE
I'LL GET ON IT, MR. SHUMWAY.
AND TICKETS
TO THE YOUTH FAIR.
I'LL GET ON IT, MRS. SHUMWAY.
YES.
AND...
THEY'RE GETTING ON TO IT,
MARTHA.
OH, YES.
GOOD.
TOM? TOM?
HAVE YOU SEEN TOM?
OH, TOM.
TOM, I JUST HEARD ABOUT IT.
I MEAN I SAW IT
ON THE TELEVISION.
ISN'T IT AWFUL?
HI, CHARLIE.
HI, MAE.
IS SHE ALL RIGHT?
OH, SHE'S FINE, FINE.
CONSIDERING THE CIRCUMSTANCES,
FINE.
WELL, I JUST THOUGHT
I'D COME BY
AND OFFER MY MORAL SUPPORT.
♪ OH, SHE HAD
A SWEET YOUNG DAUGHTER ♪
♪
♪ AND HER HUSBAND
BY HER SIDE ♪
EXCUSE ME.
♪ AND THE MEALS TO COOK
AND SERVE FOR THEM NOW ♪
HI, CLETE MIZENHEIMER AGAIN.
WE'RE STANDING HERE
JUST ACROSS THE STREET
FROM THE ABANDONED
CHINESE LAUNDRY.
WE'RE HERE WITH LOCAL
IMPORTED CAR EXPERT,
NICK RUTLEY.
RICK NUTLEY.
RICK NUTLEY.
MR. NUTLEY HAS JUST TOLD
THE ALLEGED SUSPECT
THAT HIS DEMANDS FOR A CAR
CANNOT BE MET.
BUT I NEED IT!
UM, THEY KNOW
YOU NEED IT, DAVEY.
UH, JUST TRY TO RELAX, OK?
MAYBE IT WOULD RELAX YOU
IF WE STARTED TO
CLEAN UP A LITTLE,
YOU KNOW, STRAIGHTEN
THE PLACE UP, JUST A LITTLE.
WILL YOU PLEASE TELL HIM,
MRS. HARTMAN,
THAT WE'RE COMBING
THE ENTIRE AREA,
THE TRI-COUNTY AREA.
NOW IF THE YOUNG MAN
WOULD SETTLE FOR A COUPE,
WE HAVE...
A COUPE.
HOW ABOUT A LOVELY COUPE?
NO!
LISTEN,
THOSE REGULAR CUSTOMERS
HAVE TO WAIT UP TO 6 MONTHS
FOR SOME OF THESE
SPECIAL ORDERS.
MRS. HARTMAN,
WOULD JUST TELL THE BOY
THAT HE'S ASKING
FOR THE IMPOSSIBLE?
NOW, WE CAN GIVE HIM
ANYTHING HE WANTS
IN A USED CAR.
A USED CAR, DAVEY.
EVERYTHING YOU WANT,
JUST A LITTLE BIT...
I DON'T THINK
HE'S IN LOVE WITH THE IDEA.
OH, MY STOMACH'S
STARTING TO HURT.
OH, IT'S ALL THAT
FAST-FOOD TAKE-OUT JUNK
YOU'VE BEEN EATING,
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER.
I'M GONNA TAKE YOU HOME.
NO!
YOU CAN WATCH IT
ON TELEVISION, HONEY
THAT WAY YOU GET
A COMMENTATOR
AND CLOSE-UPS,
MAYBE EVEN AN INSTANT REPLAY.
COME ON, BABY.
COME ON.
MRS. HARTMAN,
WE'VE GOT THE CAR.
HI, CLETE MIZENHEIMER AGAIN.
UH, THE LIEUTENANT
HAS JUST TOLD MRS. HARTMAN
THEY'VE GOT THE CAR.
OF COURSE, ALL OF THIS IS
DUE TO THE FINE EFFORTS OF
LOCAL SPORTS CAR ENTHUSIAST
AND DEALER, NICK RUTLEY.
RICK NUTLEY.
RICK NUTLEY.
UH, JUST LET ME SAY THIS,
WILL YOU, PETE?
CLETE.
UH, UH, CLETE.
YEAH.
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN MY PLEASURE
IN EVERY WAY
TO HELP THIS COMMUNITY
IN ANY WAY I CAN.
WHERE IS IT?
IS IT HERE? NOW?
I THINK SO, DAVEY.
UH, NO, MRS. HARTMAN.
IT'S NOT HERE NOW.
WELL, WE HAVE THE CAR.
WE FOUND IT IN PORTERVILLE.
AND WE'RE GONNA GET IT HERE
AS SOON AS WE CAN GET IT
GASSED UP.
WHAT DO THEY MEAN
"GASSED UP"?
OH, IT'S JUST
A TECHNICAL TERM.
IT MEANS PUTTING GAS
INTO THE TANK.
NO, NO, NO.
I WANT MY CAR
SHOWROOM-FRESH.
DAVEY, WE HAVE TO DRIVE IT
OVER FROM PORTERVILLE.
BUT... BUT THEN IT'LL HAVE
MILES ON THE SPEEDOMETER.
BUT YOU CAN JUST PRETEND
THEY'RE NOT THERE.
I WANT IT TRAILERED,
SO THAT THE TIRES
ARE STILL CLEAN
AND SO IT DOESN'T SHOW
MORE THAN 15 MILES.
DAVEY, NOW I THINK
YOU'RE BEING JUST
A LITTLE BIT UNREASONABLE.
I WANT IT.
DO YOU HAVE A TRAILER?
YES, BUT THAT'LL TAKE
UP TO 18 HOURS,
UH, PLUS A TEAMSTER.
WE'LL WAIT.
NOW HERE ARE SOME SCENES
FROM THE NEXT EPISODES OF
MARY HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN.
NOW, YOU JUST GOT TO
TRUST ME.
COME TO MY PLACE
IN 20 MINUTES.
TRUST ME.
I'M FRIGHTENED.
DON'T BE FRIGHTENED.
YOU'RE WITH ME.
WE HAVE A PROFESSOR
STANDING BY
FROM THE DALE CARNEGIE
INSTITUTE OF SELF-HELP.
GET ME THE REVEREND
AND GET HIM QUICK.
DO YOU MEAN TO TELL ME
YOU TOOK MY DAUGHTER'S
LIFE IN YOUR HANDS,
AND ALL YOU'RE DOING
IS STANDING AT THE READY?
MAE, MAE, THAT'S BLACKMAIL.
THAT'S RIGHT!
---
MARY HARTMAN! MARY HARTMAN!
I... I HAD TO PAY MY OWN WAY
THROUGH SCHOOL.
MY... MY FATHER
WOULDN'T GIVE ME
A... A NICKEL. NOT HIM.
HE THOUGHT I SHOULD
JOIN THE ARMY.
HE... HE SAID THAT IT'D
MAKE A MAN OUT OF ME.
FINGERS.
COULD YOU DO FINGERS?
BUT, UH, THEY DIDN'T...
THEY DIDN'T WANT ME.
YOU KNOW, THE SIGNS SAY,
"THE ARMY WANTS TO JOIN YOU."
THEY DIDN'T WANNA JOIN ME.
IT REALLY MADE
MY FATHER MAD.
OK, HIGHER.
A LITTLE HIGHER.
YOU KNOW, BUCK LOMBARDI
REMINDED ME OF MY FATHER.
I... I USED TO DO
ODD JOBS FOR HIM,
WORKING AROUND HIS HOUSE.
AND I...
MMM-HMM.
I DIDN'T MIND THE WORK
TOO MUCH,
EXCEPT WHEN HE'D COME HOME
AND SAY THINGS TO HIS DAUGHTER
LIKE, "FINISH YOUR MILK."
"FINISH YOUR MILK"?
YEAH, AND... AND THAT'S NOT ALL.
MR. LOMBARDI CAME HOME
FOR DINNER ONE NIGHT
AND... AND...
AND MRS. LOMBARDI HAD BEEN
COOKING ALL DAY.
A HEAVYSET WOMAN
SLAVING OVER A HOT STOVE
ALL DAY.
AND WHEN SHE SERVED DINNER,
HE SAID,
"THAT WAS GOOD."
A LITTLE LOWER, DAVEY.
OH, SURE.
YEAH.
"THAT WAS GOOD."
AND... AND AS IF THAT FIGHT
WASN'T BAD ENOUGH,
AS IF IT WASN'T BAD ENOUGH,
AFTER DINNER,
MRS. LOMBARDI SAID,
"KNOCK, KNOCK."
WHO'S THERE?
KURCH.
KURCH WHO?
GESUNDHEIT.
OH!
AND THEY LAUGHED.
SO I KILLED THEM.
I REALLY DIDN'T MEAN
TO DO IT.
IT'S... IT'S JUST THAT WHEN I...
WHEN I GET THOSE HEADACHES...
UH, WHY DON'T YOU TRY
NOT TO UPSET YOURSELF, DAVEY?
LITTLE GIRL,
PLEASE GET DOWN.
HEATHER, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE.
YOU KNOW,
I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.
I MEAN, PEOPLE YELLING
AND TELLING JOKES.
EATING.
GEE, I'M... I'M REALLY GLAD
YOU UNDERSTAND, MRS. HARTMAN,
BECAUSE I LIKE YOU, AND...
I WAS WONDERING.
I... I HAVE THIS NOTE
THAT I WROTE
AND IF YOU COULD JUST TAKE IT,
UH, OUT TO THE POLICE.
A NOTE?
YEAH.
AND YOU WANT ME
TO DELIVER IT OUT THERE?
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
OF COURSE, I'LL BE
WATCHING YOU ALL THE TIME.
SO, UH, PLEASE
DON'T TRY TO GET AWAY.
OH, SURE, DAVEY.
I'LL JUST, UH,
DELIVER THE NOTE.
OK, YEAH.
UM,
WOULD YOU MIND, UH,
IF I READ IT FIRST?
I MEAN, OF COURSE, UNLESS
IT'S SOMETHING PERSONAL.
UH, NO, YOU CAN READ IT.
OH, THANKS.
"UNLESS MY DEMANDS
ARE MET IN 30 MINUTES,
I'M GOING TO KILL
MARY HARTMAN."
MARY HARTMAN.
MARY!
MARY, HONEY, BE BRAVE!
LORETTA, HONEY, GET BACK HERE!
I... I HAVE A NOTE.
YES, WE SEE THAT YOU DO,
MRS. HARTMAN.
IT'S... IT'S FROM DAVEY.
HIS HANDWRITING
ISN'T VERY GOOD.
WOULD YOU JUST STEP
A COUPLE OF STEPS
IN THIS DIRECTION, PLEASE?
NO, MRS. HARTMAN, YOU'LL
HAVE TO STOP RIGHT THERE.
I H-H-HAVE TO STOP.
IF YOU GO ANY FURTHER,
I WON'T BE ABLE
TO TRUST ANYBODY.
IF I GO ANY FURTHER,
HE WON'T TRUST YOU.
WE UNDERSTAND, MRS. HARTMAN.
I'M SO GLAD.
IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT, MARY!
MOMMA!
HI, EVERYBODY,
THIS IS YOUR ACTION REPORTER,
JESUS JARRERA,
ON TARGET OUTSIDE
THE CHINESE LAUNDRY
WHERE TERRIFIED HOUSEWIFE
MARY HARTMAN
HAS JUST EMERGED
WITH WHAT LOOKS LIKE
A LIST OF THE MASS MURDERER'S
MASS DEMANDS.
MRS. HARTMAN,
WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO
IS TAKE THAT NOTE
THAT YOU HAVE THERE,
AND GIVE YOU
A 2-WAY COMMUNICATIONS UNIT.
A WHAT?
UH, A PHONE. A, UH...
A WALKIE-TALKIE?
YES, A WALKIE-TALKIE.
I USED TO HAVE A WALKIE-TALKIE
WHEN I WAS 7.
BUT I ALWAYS FOUND THAT
THE BATTERIES
WERE ALWAYS WEARING DOWN.
DO YOU THINK THAT
THE BATTERIES WILL
WEAR DOWN HERE?
IT'S THE NEWEST MODEL.
WHAT IS THAT?
CREATIVE PLAYTHINGS?
UH, NO.
IT'S A MOTOROLA HT-200.
BUT, ANYWAY, WE'RE GOING TO
SEND IN OUR SGT. FOLEY
TO GIVE YOU THIS 2-WAY...
THIS WALKIE-TALKIE.
A WALKIE-TALKIE.
UH, YOU HEAR THAT, DAVEY?
NOW THEY'RE GONNA SEND
SOMEONE IN WITH
A WALKIE-TALKIE.
AND THEN THEY'RE GONNA
TAKE THE NOTE,
WHICH I STILL HAVE HERE
RIGHT IN MY HAND.
JUST SO LONG AS
NOBODY TRIES ANYTHING.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
IF THERE'S ONE THING
I AM DEFINITELY
CONCENTRATING ON, DAVEY,
IT'S UNDERSTANDING.
LOOK, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO
ANYTHING CRAZY, ARE YOU?
LIKE JEOPARDIZE
MY WIFE'S LIFE, HUH?
MR. HARTMAN, WE'RE TRAINED
HOW TO JEOPARDIZE
CITIZENS' LIVES
IN THESE SITUATIONS.
HUH?
HI, CLETE MEIZENHEIMER AGAIN
STANDING ON TOP OF SOUTH SIDE
OF WHAT HAVE TO BE DESCRIBED
AS A VERY TENSE SITUATION.
THE POLICE SEEM TO BE
MANNING SOME KIND OF...
SOME KIND OF PLOY.
SOME KIND OF TACTIC,
AS IT WERE.
OH, UH, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH
OUR MOBILE CAMERA CREW
IS... IN THE WAY?
IN THE WAY.
YEAH, IN THE WAY
IS WHAT IT IS.
WE ARE IN THE WAY HERE.
GET OFF THE CAR.
AND OFF THE CAR.
PLEASE.
OH, OFF THE CAR.
I'M BEING ASKED TO MOVE ASIDE,
AS IT WERE,
TO GET OFF THE CAR.
I'M OFF THE CAR.
JESSUP, I'VE GOT
THE WALKIE-TALKIE HERE
AND YOU CAN SEE I'M UNARMED.
RED LIGHT.
JUST DON'T MOVE FAST
AND KEEP YOUR HANDS
IN PLAIN SIGHT.
GREEN LIGHT.
RED LIGHT.
JUST DON'T MOVE FAST
AND KEEP YOUR HANDS
IN PLAIN SIGHT.
GREEN LIGHT.
DON'T WORRY, MRS. HARTMAN.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
NEVER TAKES
UNNECESSARY CHANCES
WHEN THE LIFE OF A CITIZEN
IS AT STAKE.
BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE
WHAT'S GOING ON BEHIND ME,
AND IT'S A LITTLE
NERVE-WRACKING.
I UNDERSTAND.
I AM NOW GOING TO
TAKE THE NOTE
AND GIVE HER
THE WALKIE-TALKIE.
I NOW HAVE THE NOTE
AND SHE HAS THE WALKIE-TALKIE.
IS THAT LIKE
THE MATTEL MODEL,
YOU JUST PUSH THE BUTTON?
VERY MUCH LIKE IT.
OH, GOOD.
THAT'S GOOD, ISN'T IT, DAVEY?
ARE THEY READING THE NOTE?
OH, YEAH.
WHY DON'T YOU READ THE NOTE?
THIS HANDWRITING IS VERY BAD.
- OH, I'LL HELP YOU READ IT.
- MRS. HARTMAN!
IT'S THE HANDWRITING, DAVEY.
JUST YOUR HANDWRITING.
THAT'S ALL.
"30 MINUTES"?
YEAH. "$100,000,"
AND "A CAR."
A CAR?
A CAR.
A CAR.
HE WANTS A CAR.
THERE'S ANOTHER PROBLEM.
WHAT?
UH, JUST A MINUTE, DAVEY.
WHAT IS IT?
UH, THE $100,000.
HE'S NOT GONNA GET IT?
I DON'T THINK SO.
WELL, THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM.
I WONDER IF HE'D SETTLE
FOR JUST THE CAR,
YOU KNOW, SORT OF LIKE
A CONSOLATION PRIZE.
MRS. HARTMAN,
YOU'LL HAVE TO
COME BACK IN NOW.
OH, I HAVE TO GO NOW.
WHAT?
IF YOU WANNA
MAKE A BREAK FOR IT,
I'LL SHIELD YOU
WITH MY BODY,
WE'LL DROP TO THE STREET,
AND THE OFFICERS BEHIND ME
WILL OPEN UP ON THE SUSPECT.
OH, NO.
UH, I COULDN'T DO THAT.
UH, HE MIGHT GET HURT.
I UNDERSTAND.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU
FOR THE WALKIE-TALKIE.
UH, MRS. HARTMAN,
I'LL COUNT 3,
AND THEN I'M GONNA
HAVE TO DO SOMETHING
I DON'T WANNA DO.
YEAH, HE'S GONNA HAVE TO DO
SOMETHING HE DOESN'T WANNA DO.
1.
1.
I UNDERSTAND.
2.
2.
UH, I THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR UNDERSTANDING.
3.
3. I HAVE TO
GO IN NOW.
I'M GLAD YOU DIDN'T
MAKE ME DO ANYTHING.
THAT'S SWEET, DAVEY.
YOU'RE STILL UPSET.
WELL, UH, JUST A LITTLE,
YOU KNOW.
WHAT ABOUT,
MRS. HARTMAN?
UM, UH, THE NOTE, DAVEY.
YEAH,
I GOT A "D" IN HANDWRITING.
OH, NO, OH, NO,
THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT.
IT'S... IT'S, UH,
IT'S WHAT YOU SAID
IN THE NOTE.
WELL, MY ENGLISH TEACHER
GAVE ME A "D", TOO,
BECAUSE I... I COULDN'T
EXPRESS MYSELF.
OH, YOU'RE EXPRESSIVE.
I MEAN, IF THERE'S ONE THING,
I FIND YOU VERY EXPRESSIVE.
YOU DO?
I-I-IT'S NOT THAT.
IT WAS, UH, THIS PERSONAL
REFERENCE YOU MADE.
WHAT PERSONAL REFERENCE?
IT WAS TO ME.
OH, I DIDN'T MEAN
ANYTHING PERSONAL ABOUT YOU,
MRS. HARTMAN.
WHAT ABOUT KILLING ME?
I THOUGHT
IT WAS A LITTLE PERSONAL.
YEAH, I SUPPOSE IT WAS.
I'M SORRY, MRS. HARTMAN.
WELL, I'M NOT THAT UPSET
ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW.
I'M JUST, UH...
THAT'S... THAT'S GOOD
BECAUSE, YOU SEE,
I HAVE TO SOUND LIKE
I MEAN WHAT I'M SAYING.
OTHERWISE THEY WON'T THINK
I MEAN WHAT I'M SAYING.
WELL, OF COURSE,
I MEAN THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE DEALING
WITH THE PUBLIC.
MMM-HMM.
OR THE POLICE.
WHAT DID THEY SAY
ABOUT THE NOTE?
WELL, UH, THEY SAID...
DAVEY, I DON'T WANT
TO UPSET YOU.
I CAN'T HAVE THE CAR.
NO, ACTUALLY, UH,
THE CAR DOESN'T SEEM TO BE
THAT MUCH OF A PROBLEM.
I... I... I CAN'T HAVE
THE $100,000?
YEAH, UH, THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
BUT I... I WANT
MY $100,000, TOO!
I WANT IT!
Davey.
UM, I'M SORRY, BUT, UH,
HE CAN'T TALK RIGHT NOW.
HE'S JUST...
HE'S A LITTLE UPSET
ABOUT THE MONEY.
DO YOU THINK
MAYBE YOU COULD ALL
TAKE UP A LITTLE COLLECTION
OUT THERE FOR HIM?
TELL HIM
IT'S POLICE POLICY.
WE DO NOT GIVE IN TO
THE DEMANDS OF TERRORISTS.
I'M NOT A TERRORIST!
I'M A PLUMBER'S ASSISTANT.
YES, HE IS
A PLUMBER'S ASSISTANT.
DAVEY,
LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE.
A CAR.
A CAR!
I MEAN,
IT ISN'T AS IF A CAR WAS JUST
A YEAR'S SUPPLY OF FLOOR WAX.
MARY? MARY?
CAN YOU HEAR ME, MARY?
WHO'S THAT?
UH, THAT'S TOM.
UH, I CAN'T TALK NOW.
I'M IN THE MIDDLE
OF SOMETHING.
MARY, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT I'M SORRY WE ARGUED.
I'M REALLY SORRY.
UH, TOM, THIS IS REALLY
THE WRONG TIME FOR THIS.
I ONLY WANT TO EXPLAIN.
UH, TOM, I AM SQUATTING
IN THE MIDDLE OF
A CHINESE LAUNDRY
WITH A GUN POINTED
AT MY HEAD.
NOW MAYBE WE CAN HAVE DINNER
SOMETIME LATER ON THIS WEEK.
I CAN'T PUT IT DOWN,
MRS. HARTMAN.
YEAH, I KNOW THAT, DAVEY.
I KNOW THAT.
MARY,
AT LEAST LET ME APOLOGIZE.
LET ME APOLOGIZE!
TOM, YOU DON'T
SEEM TO UNDERSTAND.
I DON'T HAVE TIME.
I'M VERY BUSY RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T BOTHER YOU AT WORK,
DO I?
I LOVE YOU, DAMN IT!
I LOVE YOU!
I'M GETTING ANOTHER HEADACHE.
YES, I KNOW THAT, DAVEY.
I KNOW THAT.
TOM, MAYBE SOMEDAY,
IF YOU CAN'T HAVE DINNER,
WE CAN DO IT OVER BREAKFAST.
YOU JUST NAME YOUR DAY, OK?
LOVE, MARY, LOVE!
JUST STOP!
JUST STOP!
UH, TOM?
CARRERA! TARGA!
CARRERA! TARGA CARRERA!
TARGA CARRERA! CARRERA!
CARRERA! CARRERA!
TOM, I'M IN THE MIDDLE
OF A LITTLE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW.
I'M CALLING YOU BACK.
C-CARRERA!
JUST TELL THEM,
PLEASE, MRS. HARTMAN.
TARGA CARRERA.
OK, DAVEY.
I WILL.
I'M GONNA TELL THEM.
TARGA CARRERA.
NOW WHAT IS IT?
TARGA CARRERA,
WHAT IS THAT?
I MEAN, I... I JUST WANNA
UNDERSTAND, DAVEY.
I MEAN, IT'S YOUR WORD,
IT HAS MEANING FOR YOU.
JUST TELL ME
WHAT IT IS
BECAUSE THE POLICE
MAY NOT KNOW WHAT THAT IS,
TARGA CARRERA.
THAT'S THE CAR I WANT.
A PORSCHE TARGA CARRERA,
LIGHT BLUE
WITH NATURAL INTERIOR.
AH.
GOOD.
NO, NOT THE METALLIC BLUE.
THE LIGHT BLUE.
WITH NATURAL INTERIOR.
UH, HOW ABOUT BLACK?
UH, NO, THE BLACK WILL NOT DO.
VINYL OR LEATHER?
VINYL OR LEATHER, DAVEY?
I'D SAY THE VINYL.
I MEAN IT'S MUCH MORE DURABLE,
AND IT'S EASIER TO KEEP CLEAN.
BUT LEATHER FEELS BETTER.
LEATHER.
ARE YOU GETTING THIS ALL DOWN?
WE'RE GETTING IT ALL DOWN,
BUT I'M NOT SURE
WE CAN GET THE CAR.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
UH, UM, I, UH,
UH, LOOK,
WOULD IT MAKE IT ANY EASIER
WITHOUT THE AM-FM?
OK, BOYS,
YOU WANNA FOLLOW ME
IN HERE?
CAREFUL WITH THOSE
POLICE LINES.
OK.
THIS OUGHT TO DO IT,
RIGHT IN HERE.
TERRIFIC.
OK.
HI, I'M CLETE MIZENHEIMER
DOING AN ON-THE-SPOT REPORT
WITH SOME OF THE PEOPLE
ACTUALLY, PHYSICALLY,
PERSONALLY INVOLVED IN THIS
ON-GOING TRAGEDY OF TERROR.
NOW, UH...
AH! HERE'S A YOUNG LADY
RIGHT HERE.
HELLO, YOUR NAME IS?
UH, I'M LORETTA HAGGERS.
FRIEND AND NEIGHBOR
OF THE HOSTAGE.
OH, A FRIEND AND NEIGHBOR
OF THE HOSTAGE. I SEE.
WELL, HOW DO YOU FEEL
ABOUT YOUR FRIEND IN THERE
BEING TRAPPED?
OH, WELL, PERSONALLY,
I FEEL VERY TERRIBLE ABOUT IT.
SEE, AND AS A RESULT,
I HAVE BEGUN
TO WRITE THIS TUNE
ABOUT THE HORRENDOUS HOURS
THAT WE'VE ALL
EXPERIENCED HERE.
OF THE UNKNOWING,
THE WAITING, THE UNCERTAINTY
AND THE SWEAT AND TENSION
THAT IS CLIMAXING
IN EACH OF US.
YEAH, I FEEL IT, TOO.
I'M AN ENTERTAINER, SEE, ON
WEEKENDS AT THE CAPRI LOUNGE
AT THE ROSEMONT BOWLING ALLEY.
BOWLING, UH-HUH.
YEAH.
AND, UH, MY SONG IS CALLED
"BALLAD OF A HOSTAGE."
WHICH IS, OF COURSE,
MRS. MARY HARTMAN, MY FRIEND.
MRS. HARTMAN.
HONEY,
WE DON'T HAVE THE GUITAR.
OH, IT'S ALL RIGHT, CHARLIE.
I GONNA SING A CAPPELLA.
OK.
♪ OH, SHE WAS
A GOOD OL' GIRL ♪
♪
♪ JUST AS SWEET AS
SHE CAN BE ♪
♪ TILL THE DAY
THAT SOMEONE CRAZY ♪
♪ GRABBED A HOLD OF HER ♪
♪ SAID,
"GIRL, COME ON WITH ME" ♪
♪ OH, DON'T YOU STAY
IN NO CHINESE LAUNDRY, MARY ♪
♪ DON'T STAY
WITH NO KILLER AND HIS GUN ♪
♪ JUST KEEP YOUR HEART
SET RIGHT ON JESUS ♪
♪ AND RUN, SWEET MARY,
BETTER RUN ♪
WELL, THAT...
♪ OH, YEAH, WELL, JUST RUN,
SWEET MARY, BETTER RUN ♪
YES, THANK YOU...
FINE.
♪ WHY DON'T YOU STAY IN... ♪
CHET, UH, BACK TO YOU
IN THE STUDIO, CHET!
- TOM. TOM!
- YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
WHAT DID MARY SAY
ON THE PHONE?
OH, NOT MUCH.
THEY WANTED TO KEEP THE LINE
OPEN FOR THE KILLER.
HOW THEY DOING
WITH YOUR CUFFS?
OH, THEY'RE REALLY ON.
UH, YOU'RE IN MY LIGHT.
YOU'RE IN MY LINE OF FIRE.
YOU'RE IN MY CAMERA ANGLE.
WELL, OF COURSE YOU ARE.
DID SHE SOUND SCARED?
NO, HONEY. NO.
OH, GOOD.
THAT WAY WHEN SHE GETS ON T.V.
SHE WON'T LOOK DUMB.
HERE WE ARE WITH THE FOOD.
COME ON, MOM.
MOVE MOM.
LET ME PUT IT DOWN HERE.
THERE YOU GO.
OK.
NOW, WHO GETS WHAT?
UH, I GET...
I GET A BLACK COFFEE.
OK.
YEAH, I... I GET ONE, TOO.
HERE YOU GO, TOM.
I GOT 2 TACOS.
HERE.
YEAH.
ANYBODY ELSE?
OH, THEY'RE OUT OF KRAUT.
THAT'S AMAZING.
NOBODY UNDERSTANDS STEVE.
ALL IN A DAY'S WORK, MA'AM.
UH, FOLEY,
I'M ON A BREAK.
ALSO A RACING STRIPE
AND RATTAN FLOOR MATS.
RACING STRIPE.
WHAT ELSE?
JUST A SECOND.
DAVEY, WHAT ELSE?
UM, INTERNATIONAL
RACING EMBLEMS
ON THE REAR GRILLE
AND A LEATHER-COVERED
STEERING WHEEL.
TELL HIM... MRS. HARTMAN,
TELL HIM WE'VE GOTTEN
IN TOUCH WITH THE DEALER.
YOU TELL HIM!
IS THERE SOMETHING
I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT?
OH, THEY GOT THE DEALER.
AND...
YOU GOT THAT DEALER
ON HIS WAY?
YEAH, GOT UP FROM THE
DINNER TABLE 20 MINUTES AGO.
I THINK WE OUGHT TO GET
SOMEBODY IN
TO TALK TO THE BOY.
YOU KNOW,
SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS THE RIGHT
PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH...
FOR LOONIES.
AH, YOU HAVE
A VERY PERCEPTIVE WAY
OF PUTTING THINGS, SERGEANT.
EXCUSE ME,
EXCUSE ME, LIEUTENANT.
THE WIFE AND I WERE
KNOCKING AROUND TOGETHER
ON THE GURNEY,
UH, TALKING YOU KNOW.
AND, UH, WE'RE JUST AFRAID
THAT KID MIGHT GO BANANAS.
SO WOULD YOU KNOW SOMEBODY
THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO
COME IN HERE
AND TALK TO
ONE OF THESE LOONIES?
THE REV. STANDFAST.
THAT'S THE ONE WE WERE
THINKING OF.
RIGHT.
HE'D BE PERFECT.
HE DOES ALL THIS WORK
FOR THE LOONIES,
THE PROBLEM KIDS.
I REMEMBER LITTLE DAVEY
WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 9 YEARS OLD,
HE BELONGED TO THE REVEREND'S
YOUTH TROUPE,
I'LL GET ON IT, LIEUTENANT.
AND HE WOULD COME AROUND
TO OUR DOOR, SELLING FUDGE
I'LL GET ON IT, MR. SHUMWAY.
AND TICKETS
TO THE YOUTH FAIR.
I'LL GET ON IT, MRS. SHUMWAY.
YES.
AND...
THEY'RE GETTING ON TO IT,
MARTHA.
OH, YES.
GOOD.
TOM? TOM?
HAVE YOU SEEN TOM?
OH, TOM.
TOM, I JUST HEARD ABOUT IT.
I MEAN I SAW IT
ON THE TELEVISION.
ISN'T IT AWFUL?
HI, CHARLIE.
HI, MAE.
IS SHE ALL RIGHT?
OH, SHE'S FINE, FINE.
CONSIDERING THE CIRCUMSTANCES,
FINE.
WELL, I JUST THOUGHT
I'D COME BY
AND OFFER MY MORAL SUPPORT.
♪ OH, SHE HAD
A SWEET YOUNG DAUGHTER ♪
♪
♪ AND HER HUSBAND
BY HER SIDE ♪
EXCUSE ME.
♪ AND THE MEALS TO COOK
AND SERVE FOR THEM NOW ♪
HI, CLETE MIZENHEIMER AGAIN.
WE'RE STANDING HERE
JUST ACROSS THE STREET
FROM THE ABANDONED
CHINESE LAUNDRY.
WE'RE HERE WITH LOCAL
IMPORTED CAR EXPERT,
NICK RUTLEY.
RICK NUTLEY.
RICK NUTLEY.
MR. NUTLEY HAS JUST TOLD
THE ALLEGED SUSPECT
THAT HIS DEMANDS FOR A CAR
CANNOT BE MET.
BUT I NEED IT!
UM, THEY KNOW
YOU NEED IT, DAVEY.
UH, JUST TRY TO RELAX, OK?
MAYBE IT WOULD RELAX YOU
IF WE STARTED TO
CLEAN UP A LITTLE,
YOU KNOW, STRAIGHTEN
THE PLACE UP, JUST A LITTLE.
WILL YOU PLEASE TELL HIM,
MRS. HARTMAN,
THAT WE'RE COMBING
THE ENTIRE AREA,
THE TRI-COUNTY AREA.
NOW IF THE YOUNG MAN
WOULD SETTLE FOR A COUPE,
WE HAVE...
A COUPE.
HOW ABOUT A LOVELY COUPE?
NO!
LISTEN,
THOSE REGULAR CUSTOMERS
HAVE TO WAIT UP TO 6 MONTHS
FOR SOME OF THESE
SPECIAL ORDERS.
MRS. HARTMAN,
WOULD JUST TELL THE BOY
THAT HE'S ASKING
FOR THE IMPOSSIBLE?
NOW, WE CAN GIVE HIM
ANYTHING HE WANTS
IN A USED CAR.
A USED CAR, DAVEY.
EVERYTHING YOU WANT,
JUST A LITTLE BIT...
I DON'T THINK
HE'S IN LOVE WITH THE IDEA.
OH, MY STOMACH'S
STARTING TO HURT.
OH, IT'S ALL THAT
FAST-FOOD TAKE-OUT JUNK
YOU'VE BEEN EATING,
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER.
I'M GONNA TAKE YOU HOME.
NO!
YOU CAN WATCH IT
ON TELEVISION, HONEY
THAT WAY YOU GET
A COMMENTATOR
AND CLOSE-UPS,
MAYBE EVEN AN INSTANT REPLAY.
COME ON, BABY.
COME ON.
MRS. HARTMAN,
WE'VE GOT THE CAR.
HI, CLETE MIZENHEIMER AGAIN.
UH, THE LIEUTENANT
HAS JUST TOLD MRS. HARTMAN
THEY'VE GOT THE CAR.
OF COURSE, ALL OF THIS IS
DUE TO THE FINE EFFORTS OF
LOCAL SPORTS CAR ENTHUSIAST
AND DEALER, NICK RUTLEY.
RICK NUTLEY.
RICK NUTLEY.
UH, JUST LET ME SAY THIS,
WILL YOU, PETE?
CLETE.
UH, UH, CLETE.
YEAH.
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN MY PLEASURE
IN EVERY WAY
TO HELP THIS COMMUNITY
IN ANY WAY I CAN.
WHERE IS IT?
IS IT HERE? NOW?
I THINK SO, DAVEY.
UH, NO, MRS. HARTMAN.
IT'S NOT HERE NOW.
WELL, WE HAVE THE CAR.
WE FOUND IT IN PORTERVILLE.
AND WE'RE GONNA GET IT HERE
AS SOON AS WE CAN GET IT
GASSED UP.
WHAT DO THEY MEAN
"GASSED UP"?
OH, IT'S JUST
A TECHNICAL TERM.
IT MEANS PUTTING GAS
INTO THE TANK.
NO, NO, NO.
I WANT MY CAR
SHOWROOM-FRESH.
DAVEY, WE HAVE TO DRIVE IT
OVER FROM PORTERVILLE.
BUT... BUT THEN IT'LL HAVE
MILES ON THE SPEEDOMETER.
BUT YOU CAN JUST PRETEND
THEY'RE NOT THERE.
I WANT IT TRAILERED,
SO THAT THE TIRES
ARE STILL CLEAN
AND SO IT DOESN'T SHOW
MORE THAN 15 MILES.
DAVEY, NOW I THINK
YOU'RE BEING JUST
A LITTLE BIT UNREASONABLE.
I WANT IT.
DO YOU HAVE A TRAILER?
YES, BUT THAT'LL TAKE
UP TO 18 HOURS,
UH, PLUS A TEAMSTER.
WE'LL WAIT.
NOW HERE ARE SOME SCENES
FROM THE NEXT EPISODES OF
MARY HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN.
NOW, YOU JUST GOT TO
TRUST ME.
COME TO MY PLACE
IN 20 MINUTES.
TRUST ME.
I'M FRIGHTENED.
DON'T BE FRIGHTENED.
YOU'RE WITH ME.
WE HAVE A PROFESSOR
STANDING BY
FROM THE DALE CARNEGIE
INSTITUTE OF SELF-HELP.
GET ME THE REVEREND
AND GET HIM QUICK.
DO YOU MEAN TO TELL ME
YOU TOOK MY DAUGHTER'S
LIFE IN YOUR HANDS,
AND ALL YOU'RE DOING
IS STANDING AT THE READY?
MAE, MAE, THAT'S BLACKMAIL.
THAT'S RIGHT!