Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976–1977): Season 1, Episode 17 - Episode #1.17 - full transcript

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MARY HARTMAN! MARY HARTMAN!

HI, GUESS WHAT?

WE HAVE A NEW DEVELOPMENT,

UH, DEVELOPING.

ACTUALLY,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.

BUT PERHAPS CLETE...

CLETE, PERHAPS YOU HAVE
A BETTER LINE OF SIGHT
FROM WHERE YOU ARE.

UH, THANKS, JESUS.
THIS IS CLETE MIZENHEIMER.

I'M STANDING
ON A NORTHERN VANTAGE POINT

FAIRLY CLOSE TO THE ABANDONED
CHINESE LAUNDRY.

UH, IT APPEARS AS THOUGH
THE POLICE ARE PLANNING
A NEW MOVE.



UH, THAT MOVE WOULD INVOLVE
ONE OFFICER, JESUS.

GOOD, CLETE.
UH, CAN YOU TELL US
WHAT THAT MOVE WOULD BE?

UH, YEAH.
THANKS, JESUS.

IT WOULD BE
A TACTICAL MANEUVER.

OH, THANKS, CLETE.
UH, I SEE.

IN OTHER WORDS,
IT WOULD BE A MOVE

INVOLVING TACTICS.

EXACTLY.

CHECK.

THE PICTURE'S MUCH BETTER

SINCE GEORGE PUT UP
THAT NEW AERIAL.

LOOK,
YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE FACES.

STILL NOT AS GOOD
AS MARCIA KIDDER'S.

CHECKMATE.



SHE'S GOT A SONY WALL SCREEN,

4 FEET ACROSS.

4 FEET?

I HAVEN'T GOT FORKS
ON ALL FEET.

HI.

FLASH, FLASH.
WE HAVE JUST LEARNED

THAT ONE OF FERNWOOD'S FINEST
IS ATTEMPTING TO ENTER

THE REAR OF THE ABANDONED
CHINESE LAUNDRY.

NOW, HE IS REPORTED TO BE

ARMED AND DANGEROUS,
AS IS THE KILLER.

SO, IN CASE OF ANY BLOODSHED

OR DEATH,

CLETE AND I WILL BE RIGHT HERE
ON TARGET.

BUT OUT OF RANGE, OF COURSE.

DEATH OR BLOODSHED?

THEY'RE JUST SAYING THAT.
THEY DON'T MEAN A WORD OF IT.

BUT IF, WELL,
THEY'RE GOING WITH A GUN
AND DAVEY'S GOT A GUN...

IT'D BE A REAL OLD-FASHIONED
SHOOTOUT.

GRANDPA!

BUT,
WHAT IF THEY HURT MY MOTHER?

WHAT IF THEY HURT MY MOTHER?

NOW, HEATHER,
YOU KNOW VERY WELL

THEY'RE TRYING TO CUT DOWN
THE VIOLENCE ON TELEVISION.

WHAT?

NOTHING. WHAT?

WHAT WAS THAT?
WHERE?

WHAT WAS THAT?
IT WAS NOTHING.

I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING.

I SPEND A LOT OF TIME
LISTENING FOR LEAKS.

AND I KNOW
WHEN SOMETHING'S WRONG.

WHAT?

YEAH, BUT, WELL,
WHAT'S GOING ON?

JUST... JUST... JUST DO
AS I SHOW YOU.

WELL, WHAT DOES HE SAY?

OH, NOTHING.

WHO'S TALKIN' TO THE KID?

WHO?

THE KID!
ISN'T SOMEBODY TALKING
TO THE KID OR MRS. HARTMAN?

OH, NOBODY TOLD ME, SIR.

NOBODY'S CREATING A DIVERSION
FOR SGT. FOLEY

COMIN' THROUGH THE BACK?

I WAS JUST TOLD
TO STAND AT THE READY, SIR.

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?

WE CAN'T BE SURE OF THAT,
MR. SHUMWAY.

YOU BLEW IT, JOHNSON!
YOU BLEW IT!

WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS
A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE, SIR.

HELLO, IS THIS THE POLICE?

IT'S HIM.

GIVE ME THAT.

DAVEY? DAVEY?

I'M MAD.

I JUST GOT TO TELL YOU
I'M FIT TO BE TIED.

NOW, DAVEY, DON'T DO ANYTHING
THAT WE'LL ALL BE SORRY ABOUT.

I'M JUST WAITING
FOR MY CAR

AND YOU KEEP MAKING ME
DO THINGS.

UH, DAVEY,

WHY DON'T YOU
PUT ON SGT. FOLEY.

I CAN'T.

UH, OR MRS. HARTMAN?

I CAN'T PUT ON EITHER OF THEM.

BUT IF YOU DON'T
SEND IN THE REVEREND

AND THAT WHOLE STACK
OF BIBLES,

THEY'RE BOTH GONNA BE
IN A LOT OF TROUBLE.

UH, DAVEY, DAVEY?

MARY?

MARY, T-THIS IS TOM.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? MARY!

YOU KNOW SOMETHING, TRASK?
MARY!

I WANNA TELL YOU SOMETHING.
IT'S NOT JOHNSON'S FAULT.

TOM, TOM.
I NEED TO TALK
TO YOU FOR A MINUTE.

NOT HERE. NOT NOW.
NOT NOW!

BUT I THINK I CAN HELP.

MAE, THIS IS SERIOUS.
MY WIFE'S IN THERE.

LISTEN, TOM.
I THINK I KNOW HOW TO GET

THE REVEREND STANDFAST
TO GO INTO THAT CHINESE
LAUNDRY

AND SWEAR
ON A STACK OF BIBLES

AND GET MARY RELEASED
FROM THE MASS MURDERER.

NOW, YOU JUST GOTTA TRUST ME.

COME TO MY PLACE
IN 20 MINUTES.

TRUST ME.

EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME.

EXCUSE ME,
EXCUSE ME.

WHAT DID SHE SAY TO TOM?

MEET ME AT MY PLACE
IN 20 MINUTES?

I HOPE YOU'RE NOT
TOO UNCOMFORTABLE
THAT WAY, MRS. HARTMAN.

OH, NO, DAVEY,
THIS IS FINE.

IT'S A NICE ROPE,
IT'S VERY COMFORTABLE.

DON'T YOU THINK SO,
SERGEANT?

I'VE HAD BETTER.

OH, YOU'VE SPENT TIME
LIKE THIS BEFORE?

I'M AWFULLY SORRY
ABOUT YOUR HEAD.

MY HEAD?
WHAT ABOUT MY HEAD?

NO, DAVEY,
SGT. FOLEY'S HEAD.

YOU MADE ME HIT HIM
WITH A BOTTLE.
DO YOU REMEMBER?

YEAH.
I'M GLAD I DID THAT.

NO, DAVEY, BAD BOY.

I'M SORRY, SGT. FOLEY.

I'M SORRY, TOO, SERGEANT.

HOW BAD DOES THAT HURT?

MEDIUM-BAD.

I KNOCKED YOU UNCONSCIOUS.

WELL,
I WAS JUST OUT FOR A MINUTE.

CLOSER TO 20.

ARE YOU LAUGHING?
YES.

ARE YOU?

YEAH.

I'VE MISSED YOU.

THANK YOU.

W-W-WHY DID YOU MISS HIM?

I WAS HERE ALL THE TIME.

I DIDN'T SAY I MISSED HIM,
DAVEY.

HE SAID HE MISSED ME.

OH, RIGHT.

I AM REALLY VERY EMBARRASSED.

EMBARRASSED?

WHY?

I WAS TRYING
TO BE A BIG HERO.

I WAS TRYING
TO SAVE YOUR LIFE.

OH, YEAH.

THANKS.

IT'S TOO BAD
YOU MESSED IT UP.

I GOT CONKED ON THE HEAD,
BY YOU.

OH, I CAN SEE
WHY YOU'RE EMBARRASSED.

THAT IS EMBARRASSING.

I'M REALLY SORRY.

DON'T BE.
I UNDERSTAND.

YOU SURE?
MM-HMM.

YOU WERE WORRIED ABOUT ME.

I WAS WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

I WASN'T WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

TO ME IT WAS JUST A HEAD
COMING IN A WINDOW.

YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN A MUGGER.

MARY, I WAS DESPERATE
TO SAVE YOU.

MY BOSS DIDN'T EVEN ORDER ME
TO GO IN HERE.

I MEAN, HE... HE APPROVED IT,
BUT HE DIDN'T ORDER IT.

UH, I CAN CALL YOU MARY,
CAN'T I?

SURE.

YOU KNOW, UH,

GETTING TIED UP LIKE THIS
IS, UH...
IT'S NOT A BAD THING.

IT'S GIVEN US
A CHANCE TO, UH,

TO BE TOGETHER.

YOU KNOW, I REALLY
SHOULDN'T BE HERE AT ALL.

I MEAN, THIS ISN'T REALLY
RIGHT FOR ME.

I'M MARRIED, YOU KNOW.
I HAVE A HUSBAND,
MARY.

I HAVE A DAUGHTER.
WHAT?
MARY.

YOU HAVE THE LOVELIEST
FINGERNAILS.

I DO?

THANK YOU.

YOURS ARE NICE, TOO.

WHAT'S LEFT OF THEM.

I BITE THEM.

YEAH, I FELT.

BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND.

YOU DO?

YEAH, BEING A POLICE OFFICER
AND ALL.

YOU KNOW,
THE TENSIONS ON YOUR JOB.

I NEVER EVEN THOUGHT
ABOUT IT THAT WAY.

WELL, I'M NO PSYCHIATRIST,
OF COURSE,

BUT I'M A SUBSCRIBER
TO READER'S DIGEST.

AND I'M PRETTY SURE
THAT'S THE REASON.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WHAT ABOUT ME?

I MEAN, Y-Y-YOU'RE A HOUSEWIFE
AND YOU DON'T EVEN BITE YOURS.

THAT IS AMAZING, ISN'T IT?

OH, DAVEY.

OH, DAVEY.

THAT'S AMAZING, TOO.

WHAT?

OH.
UH, WHAT'S HE DOING?

WELL,

ONE OF DAVEY'S HANDS

IS BITTEN TO THE QUICK.

THE OTHER HASN'T BEEN TOUCHED.

YEAH, THAT'S SOME JOB, KID.

DAVEY, GO THERE
AND STAND BY THE RADIATOR.
GO THERE.

WE'VE ALL GOT OUR NERVES,
YOU KNOW,

AND YOU'RE GETTING ON THEM.

NOW, I MEAN THAT
IN THE NICEST WAY.

I'M FRIGHTENED.

DON'T BE FRIGHTENED,
YOU'RE WITH ME.

YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LIKE YOU,
DON'T YOU?

YEAH,
I KNOW YOU LIKE ME.

LOOK, I DON'T MEAN
TO INTERRUPT BUT, UH, UH,

I GOTTA KNOW
IF THERE ARE ANY POLICE PLANS
TO STORM THE BUILDING.

NO, DAVEY, NO PLANS.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?
I TOLD HER.

YOU DID?
I DIDN'T HEAR THAT.

NOT IN WORDS,

BUT WHEN YOU'RE BACK TO BACK
WITH SOMEBODY,

YOU CAN COMMUNICATE
WITHOUT WORDS.

OH.
THANK YOU.

BECAUSE, WELL, I MEAN,

I DON'T WANNA HAVE TO HAVE
A SHOOTOUT WITH ANYBODY.

I'VE NEVER HAD
A SHOOTOUT BEFORE.

UH, I WOULDN'T KNOW
HOW TO DO IT.

NO, YOU WON'T HAVE TO,
DAVEY.

NO, DAVEY,
YOU WON'T HAVE TO.

WELL, IF YOU SAY SO.

YOU... YOU KNOW, MARY.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

DENNIS.

OH, I LIKE THAT.
THAT'S A NICE NAME.

DON'T BE AFRAID, MARY.

YOU KNOW,
NOT BEING ABLE TO RESCUE YOU

RIGHT OFF THE BAT HAS, UH,
TURNED INTO A NICE THING.

HOW DO YOU MEAN?

WELL, IT'S, UH,

IT'S GIVEN US
A CHANCE TO, UH,

TO BE TOGETHER
WITHOUT OTHER PEOPLE.

I'M OTHER PEOPLE.

HE MEANS OTHER PEOPLE,
DAVEY.

OH.

OH.

THANK YOU.

DO YOU REALLY FEEL
WE CAN COMMUNICATE?

ABSOLUTELY.

AND IF WE CAN DO IT
TIED BACK-TO-BACK
IN A CHINESE LAUNDRY,

THINK WHAT WE COULD DO,
UH, FACE TO FACE
OVER CHINESE DINNER.

"SHALL I COMPARE THEE
TO A SUMMER'S DAY?"

NO,
I WOULDN'T DO THAT.

"THOU ART MORE LOVELY
AND MORE TEMPERATE,

ROUGH WINDS DO SHAKE
THE DARLING BUDS OF MAY."

MAE? YOU KNOW
ABOUT TOM AND MAE?

GEE, YOU BETTER SIT DOWN.
YOU SEEM OUT OF BREATH.

WHY ARE YOU WEARING
THOSE HANDCUFFS?

OH, I WENT IN TO TRY
TO SAVE MARY, YOU KNOW,

THEN THE COPS JUMPED ME
WHEN I CAME OUT.

AND THEY PUT THESE CUFFS ON ME
AND THE KEY BROKE OFF.

AND I TRIED EVERYTHING.

I'VE TRIED AN ACETYLENE TORCH
AND THOSE BOLT CUTTERS.

THEY'VE TRIED EVERYTHING.
I CAN'T GET 'EM OFF.

OH, YOU WANT ME
TO TAKE THEM OFF?

HOW'RE YOU GONNA DO THAT?

WITH A HAIRPIN.

OH, WITH A HAIRPIN, HUH?
YEAH.

IS THIS... WHAT DID YOU WANT?
WHAT DID YOU WANT ME FOR?

WELL, IT'S VERY COMPLICATED.

BUT, YOU SEE,
AFTER MY DIVORCE

I WAS FEELING
KIND OF SUICIDAL.

SO I WROTE TO ANN LANDERS...

HEY, MAE, LISTEN,
I JUST LEFT THE SCENE
OF A PERSONAL TRAGEDY.

PLEASE.
SO, WAIT.
IT WASN'T SERIOUS SUICIDAL.

BUT, YOU KNOW,

IF IT WAS, I WOULDN'T HAVE
WRITTEN TO HER.

MAE, WILL YOU
GET TO THE POINT?
MY WIFE, MAE, PLEASE.

YES, I KNOW, I KNOW.
BUT ANYWAY
WHEN SHE DID ANSWER,

SHE SUGGESTED THAT I SEEK
THE ADVICE OF A PSYCHIATRIST

OR MY CLERGYMAN.

NOW, I WANT YOU
TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY
TOWARD THE DRESSER, OK?

ALL RIGHT, OK, OK.

CAREFUL.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, OK.

SO, ANYWAY,
I'M NOT VERY RELIGIOUS

AND I CAN'T AFFORD $35 AN HOUR
FOR A SHRINK.

SO, I WENT TO SEE
THE REVEREND STANDFAST

WHO WASN'T MUCH HELP EITHER,
I MEAN, NEITHER.

UM, BUT ANYWAY, UH,

ALL HE SUGGESTED
WAS THAT I JOIN THE CHOIR.

BUT YOU'RE NOT RELIGIOUS.
HOW COULD YOU DO THAT?

I KNOW.
AND I'VE GOT A LOUSY VOICE.

BUT I THOUGHT IT'D
BE A NICE WAY TO MEET PEOPLE.

YOU KNOW,
WE'RE JUST OUT FOR
A QUICK EAR.

BUT I WASN'T.

SO, ANYWAY...
HERE WE GO.

THERE, LOOK.

OK. I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
THAT'S FANTASTIC...
WAIT A MINUTE.

WH-WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO
WITH THE MASS MURDERER?

WELL, SEE,
THERE I WAS IN THE CHOIR

AND I MET THIS CHOIR MISTRESS,
FLORENCE BAEDECKER.

SHE GOT VERY CHUMMY.
NOW, I DIDN'T WANNA
GET CHUMMY WITH HER.

BUT SOMEHOW SHE THOUGHT
I WAS KIND OF WORLDLY
OR SOMETHING.

SO, SHE BEGAN
TO CONFIDE IN ME

ABOUT THIS RELATIONSHIP
SHE WAS HAVING
WITH THE REVEREND STANDFAST.

THE CHOIR MISTRESS?

RIGHT.

AN ILLICIT RELATIONSHIP.

YOU'RE KIDDING.
THAT'S TERRIBLE.

I KNOW.

SO, ANYWAY,
THEN WHEN I WENT
ON MY 2-WEEK VACATION,

A BUS TOUR OF THE GREAT LAKES,
UH-HUH.

SHE STAYED IN MY APARTMENT.

AND SHE WROTE ME
THESE LETTERS.

NO KIDDING.

AND I WAS THINKING,

IF WE TOOK THESE LETTERS
TO THE REVEREND STANDFAST

AND THREATEN
TO TELL HIS WIFE...

MAE, MAE,
THAT'S BLACKMAIL.

THAT'S RIGHT.

LET'S GO.

HELLO. HELLO, OUT THERE.

WHAT IS IT, JESSUP?

WHERE'S THE REVEREND
STANDFAST?

HOW COME HE ISN'T IN HERE
SWEARING ON A STACK OF BIBLES
LIKE YOU PROMISED?

UH, WELL, WE ARE HAVING
A LITTLE DIFFICULTY
WITH THE REVEREND, DAVEY.

LOOK, WHAT'RE YOU UP TO,
COPPER?

ARE YOU GONNA MAKE ME
HAVE TO KILL THESE 2 PEOPLE
OR YOU GONNA GET HIM IN HERE?

UH, NOW, DAVEY.
NOW, DAVEY, TAKE IT EASY.

UH, LOOK, JUST IN CASE

WE CAN'T, UH, CONTACT
THE REVEREND STANDFAST,

WOULD YOU SETTLE
FOR SOMEONE ELSE?

UH, WE HAVE A PROFESSOR
STANDING BY

FROM THE DALE CARNEGIE
INSTITUTE OF SELF-HELP.

GET ME THE REVEREND
AND GET HIM QUICK.

HE'S TRYING TO PULL
SOME KIND OF TRICK.
I CAN'T LET HIM DO THAT.

MARY.
YEAH?

UH, MY BACK ITCHES.

YOU THINK YOU CAN MOVE UP
A LITTLE BIT?

YEAH, OH.
THAT'S IT, OH.

OH, MMM.

IS THAT BETTER
LIKE THAT?

OH, THAT'S IT.
MUCH BETTER.

THAT OLD REVEREND
BETTER GET HERE.

AND HE BETTER
GET HERE FAST.

AND YOU 2 BETTER
CUT THAT OUT.

WHAT... WHATEVER IT IS.

AND NOW, MRS. OLINSKI,
PERHAPS YOU WILL TELL ME
WHAT YOU MEANT BY THAT RATHER

OMINOUS SOUNDING
PRONOUNCEMENT.

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY
JEOPARDIZE MY MINISTRY?

JUST WHAT LETTERS
DO YOU HAVE THERE?

THEY DESCRIBE IN DETAIL
YOUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH FLORENCE.

FLORENCE?
BAEDECKER.

BAEDECKER?
FLORENCE BAEDECKER.

FLORENCE BAEDECKER?
THE CHOIR MISTRESS.

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

SHE IS TALKING
ABOUT FLORENCE BAEDECKER.

B-A-E

D-E-C

K-E-R.

FLORENCE BAEDECKER.

YES, THE ONE
YOU HAD AN AFFAIR WITH.

BEG YOUR PARDON!
AN ILLICIT LOVE AFFAIR.

NOW, LOOK, REVEREND,
WE'RE NOT TRYING
TO CAUSE YOU ANY TROUBLE.

ALL I WANT YOU TO DO
IS CHANGE YOUR MIND.

GO BACK TO THE LAUNDRY WITH ME
AND SWEAR ON THOSE BIBLES.

I DON'T SEE WHAT POSSIBLE
CONNECTION THERE IS BETWEEN
ME AND SOME LETTERS...

THERE'S NO USE DENYING IT,
REVEREND STANDFAST.

WE HAVE THE LETTERS
RIGHT HERE TO PROVE IT.

FLORENCE WROTE THEM TO ME
WHILE I WAS ON VACATION

AND SHE STAYED
IN MY APARTMENT

WHERE SHE ENTERTAINED YOU
QUITE A FEW TIMES.

MY DEAR MRS. OLINSKI,
I AM A MAN OF PRINCIPLE,

AS WELL AS A MAN OF GOD.

AND IF YOU THINK
THAT I WILL BE BLACKMAILED

BY SOME POOR
LOVE-STARVED WOMAN

WHO'S OBVIOUSLY FABRICATED,
LURID...

HELLO, FLORENCE.

I CAME JUST
AS SOON AS I...

HELLO, BUNNY.

WHERE IS LORETTA?

I TRIED TO GET HER
TO GO HOME.

BUT SHE WOULDN'T LEAVE AS LONG
AS MARY WAS IN DANGER.

THAT WAS THOUGHTFUL.

YEAH, I FINALLY TALKED HER
INTO GETTING A LITTLE SHUTEYE
IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR.

WHERE'S CATHY?

SHE'S PROBABLY
IN HER BOYFRIEND'S TRUCK.

OH, THAT'S NICE.

LOT OF SPACE IN A TRUCK.

STEVE, UH,

HE SEEMS LIKE A NICE GUY.

HE'S QUIET.

BUT DEEP.

YEAH, HE'S DEEP.

AND QUIET.

WHERE'S TOM?

HE LEFT.

HE LEFT?

RIGHT AFTER MAE LEFT.

YEAH.

I NOTICED.

FLORENCE, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I'M TELLING THE TRUTH,
BUNNY.

YOU WILL SAVE
MARY HARTMAN.

LOOK,
ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?

I... I'LL BE RUINED.
I'LL BE DRUMMED OUT OF TOWN.

I'M SORRY, BUNNY.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU PEOPLE THOUGHT
YOU DID BY BRINGING HER HERE.

BUT IT IS NOT GONNA
DO YOU ANY GOOD.

BUNNY, I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND
ABOUT THE LETTERS.

STOP CALLING ME BUNNY, FLOSSY.
FLORENCE.

BUNNY, I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND
ABOUT THE LETTERS.

BUT SOMETIMES A WOMAN
HAS TO CONFIDE
IN ANOTHER WOMAN.

AND MAE WAS THE ONLY ONE
IN THE CHOIR

WHO WAS WORLDLY ENOUGH
TO UNDERSTAND OUR PASSION.

FLORENCE, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE!

GET OFF!

HAROLD.
CHRISTINE.

HELLO, MRS. STANDFAST.
GOOD EVENING, MRS. OLINSKI.

FLORENCE.

OH, IS CHOIR PRACTICE OVER,
DEAR?

IT'S ALL OVER.

AND YOU MUST BE MR. HARTMAN.

I'M SO SORRY
ABOUT YOUR POOR WIFE.

SUCH A TERRIBLE THING.

I'VE JUST BEEN WATCHING IT
ON THE TELEVISION.

UH, CH... CHRISTINE,
LET'S NOT GET
INTO ALL THAT AGAIN.

EVERYONE IS LEAVING.

UH, UH, FLORENCE,
CHOIR PRACTICE IS OVER.

NO, I'M STAYING, BUNNY,
IF IT WILL HELP.

WE'RE ALL WAITING FOR YOU,
REVEREND.

MAE THOUGHT YOU SHOULD
BE HERE, MRS. STANDFAST.

THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT
MOMENT.

YOUR HUSBAND IS TRYING
TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT
TO RISK HIS OWN LIFE

IN ORDER TO SAVE
MY WIFE'S LIFE.

I AM NOT!

OH, THE REVEREND WILL DO IT.

THAT'S WHY HE JOINED
THE WORLDWIDE LIFE CHURCH.

BECAUSE HE'S ALWAYS HAD
SUCH A TREMENDOUS INTEREST
IN THE WIVES OF HIS FLOCK.

HE'S GIVEN US ALL
THE STRENGTH TO DO
EXACTLY WHAT MUST BE DONE.

EVEN ME.

WELL, I GUESS IT'S UP TO YOU,
REVEREND.

ARE YOU READY TO SAY YES?

I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HUMBLE
IN THE SERVICE OF THE LORD

AND I HAVE ALWAYS
DONE HIS BIDDING

AS HE HAS SEEN FIT
TO GUIDE ME.

DOES THAT MEAN YES?

THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO DO
BUT TO SAY YES.

YOU... YOU UNDERSTAND,
OF COURSE,

MY ONLY CONCERN WAS, UM,
UH, DEPRIVING MY FLOCK
OF THEIR SHEPHERD.

OF, UH, DESERTING
THE POOR AND THE NEEDY

AND THE LOW IN SPIRIT.

BUT I NOW SEE THAT I...

WELL, THERE IS A FAR, FAR,
GREATER DUTY TO PERFORM

THAN I HAVE EVER
PERFORMED BEFORE.

AND WITH GOD
AS MY SHIELD,

I'M SURE THAT I WILL BE ABLE
TO CARRY IT OUT.

LET'S GO, REVEREND.

UH, ONE MOMENT.

I... I WANT TO FORTIFY MYSELF

BY TAKING MY OWN
PERSONAL BIBLE ALONG WITH ME.

KISS THE KI... KIDDIES FOR ME,
CHRISTINE.

YOU'LL BE FINE, HAROLD.

OH, I'M SORRY.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, REVEREND.

GOOD LUCK.

ISN'T HE WONDERFUL?

HE'S GOING TO SAVE
MARY HARTMAN.

WELL,
I THINK I'LL GO HOME

AND WATCH IT
ON THE TELEVISION.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN US,
MRS. STANDFAST?

NO, I BETTER STAY
AND POLISH MY ORGAN.

FLORENCE?
YES.

GOOD NIGHT, MRS. STANDFAST.

GOOD NIGHT.
OH, AND FLORENCE,

THE NEXT TIME
YOU AND THE REVEREND
HAVE CHOIR PRACTICE,

REMIND HIM
TO TURN IN THE MOTEL KEY

BEFORE YOU LEAVE.