Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976–1977): Season 1, Episode 8 - Episode #1.8 - full transcript

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MARY HARTMAN! MARY HARTMAN!

HELLO?

YES, IT IS.

WHO IS THIS?

I'M SORRY, I CAN'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

WHY ARE YOU MUMBLING?

COULD YOU JUST
SPEAK UP, PLEASE?

SPEAK UP!

WHAT?

WHAT? HEATHER?

YOU WANT TO SPEAK
TO MY DAUGHTER?



A MUMBLER.

NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

GIMME. HELLO?

UM, YEAH.

I THINK IT'S A BOY.

SHE'S GETTING MORE POPULAR,
YOU KNOW,

SOMEBODY MUST HAVE SEEN
HER PICTURE IN THE PAPER.
THAT'S IT.

SOMEBODY MUST HAVE
SEEN HER PICTURE
IN THE PAPER AND SAID,

"HEY, THAT'S SOMEBODY
I'D LIKE TO CALL."

I DON'T THINK SO.
WHY NOT?

BECAUSE SHE HAD HER BACK
TO THE CAMERA.

OH.

I WANTED HER TO GO OUT
FOR BATON TWIRLING,

BUT SHE KEPT DROPPING
THE BATON.



YES, MA'AM.

YEAH.

HONEY, WHO WAS THAT?

I HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL NOW.

YOU READY?

HAVE FUN, SWEETHEART.
HAVE A GOOD DAY, OK?

BYE.

BYE-BYE.
BYE.

I THINK SHE'S, UH,
COMING OUT OF HERSELF
A LITTLE MORE.

TOM?
WHAT?

YOU WERE SO UNFRIENDLY
THIS MORNING.

I WASN'T UNFRIENDLY.

WELL, ALL YOU TALKED ABOUT
WAS GUNS.

I WAS TALKING
TO DETECTIVE JOHNSON.

WHY WEREN'T YOU
TALKING TO ME?

'CAUSE I WANTED TO TALK
TO DETECTIVE JOHNSON.

WHAT I HAD TO SAY TO YOU,
I COULDN'T SAY
IN FRONT OF HIM.

WELL, WHAT WAS IT?

ALL RIGHT, MARY,

WHAT ARE THOSE BOOKS
DOING IN THIS HOUSE, HUH?
WHAT BOOKS?

THOSE BOOKS RIGHT HERE!
THOSE BOOKS.
WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

THESE BOOKS?
YEAH, THOSE BOOKS.
WHAT ARE THEY?

UM...

BOOKS.

UH, YOU WANT SOME MORE COFFEE?

LOOK, YOU'RE... YOU'RE AVOIDING
MY QUESTION.

WHAT ARE THOSE BOOKS
DOING HERE, HUH?

Y-YOU SEEM TENSE.
ARE YOU TENSE?

ARE THOSE YOUR BOOKS?
HUH? ARE THEY?

DID YOU TAKE THEM OUT
FROM THE LIBRARY?
DID YOU? HUH?

DID... DID YOU READ 'EM?

DID YOU READ ALL THOSE BOOKS?
ALL OF THEM?

THAT WAS A TERRIBLE THING
TO DO TO ME.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?

YOU HUMILIATED ME!
CHARLIE WAS HERE.
HE SAW THEM!

YOU ARE PERSONALLY
HUMILIATING ME
IN FRONT OF MY FRIENDS, MARY!

WHAT HAVE I DONE
TO DESERVE THIS? WHAT?

IT'S BEEN 7 WEEKS, TOM.

I DON'T CARE
HOW LONG IT'S BEEN!

I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT!

I WANT TO KNOW WHY
YOU'RE DOING THIS TO ME!

I MEAN, WHAT HAVE I DONE?
I DON'T ASK NOTHIN' OF YOU!

DO I?
I DON'T ASK NOTHING!

I MEAN,
I... I... I DON'T ASK YOU...

ALL I ASK YOU TO DO
IS TO CLEAN THE HOUSE,

TO KEEP IT RIGHT FOR ME
AND HEATHER, THAT'S ALL.

I'M NOT EVEN HERE, ANYWAY,
HALF THE TIME.

IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK?
DO I ASK TOO MUCH OF YOU?

NO, BUT...

LOOK, ALL I KNOW IS THAT
I GIVE AND I GIVE AND I GIVE
AND I GET NOTHING BACK.

NOTHING.
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

TOM, I'M SORRY,
I'M REALLY SORRY,
I'LL DO ANYTHING YOU WANT.

TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT.
TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT.
I JUST WANT YOU...

I'LL DO ANYTHING YOU WANT.
I WANT YOU TO BE
A HAPPY, NORMAL THING.

OK, I'LL TRY.
I'LL TRY.

NO, YOU'RE NOT GONNA GO NOW.
TOM, PLEASE DON'T GO.

PL-PLEASE?

MARY, LOOK,
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.
WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE.

LOOK, I'M IN A TERRIBLE
STATE OF SHOCK,
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?

I GOTTA HAVE
SOME TIME TO THINK.

ABOUT YOU AND ME.
ABOUT EVERYTHING.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
I GOTTA HAVE THAT TIME.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
ABOUT EVERYTHING?

I MEAN, DO YOU MEAN
ABOUT OUR MARRIAGE?
I MEAN...

YEAH, ABOUT
EVERY MARRIAGE.
YOU... YOU MEAN...

WHAT ABOUT
OUR MARRIAGE?

MARY HART...
OH, I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T...

I THOUGHT YOU'D BE SEATED.

THAT'S NO PROBLEM,
LORETTA.

WELL, HI. I JUST CAME OVER
TO BORROW A FEW THINGS,
IF I POSSIBLY COULD.

NOW, LET'S SEE.
I NEED A COUPLE OF
SLICES OF BREAD,

SOME MILK, UM, SUGAR,

UH, SOME INSTANT COFFEE,
IF YOU HAVE...

YOU WANT POWDER
OR FREEZE-DRIED CRYSTALS?

CRYSTALS,
IF YOU'VE GOT IT.
OK.

I TELL YOU, MARY,
THAT BLANCHE FEDDERS
HAS MADE ME FEEL SO GUILTY

ABOUT BUYIN' ANYTHING
AT FEDERATED,

MY CUPBOARDS
ARE JUST BARE.

LORETTA!
LORETTA!

HI, CHARLIE.
HI.

HI, I JUST CAME TO CALL OFF
THE MARINES, HONEY.

I CAN... I CAN FILL MY THERMOS
WITH COFFEE DOWN AT THE PLANT.

OH, CHARLIE, MARY'S GONE
TO ALL THIS TROUBLE.

HERE'S THE MILK.
OH, NO TROUBLE.
IT'S REALLY...

ALL RIGHT, CHARLIE'S RIGHT.
WE GOTTA MOVE.

TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT.

SOMEHOW I DON'T THINK SO.

I'M JUST SO EXCITED
ABOUT MY RECORDING SESSION.

OH, AND HONEY, YOU GOTTA
LOOK FORWARD TO IT
ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.

HONEY, WHEN YOUR HEART'S FULL,
YOUR STOMACH CAN WORRY
ABOUT ITSELF.

COME ON, TOM.

YEAH. BYE-BYE.

ISN'T HE THE CUTEST THING?

WHO, TOM?

OH. WELL, NO,
I'M... I'M SURE YOU THINK
TOM'S THE CUTEST THING,

'CAUSE OTHERWISE,
WHY WOULD YOU
HAVE MARRIED HIM?

BUT I WAS REALLY
TALKIN' ABOUT CHARLIE.

YOU WANT SOME SAUSAGE?

OH, LISTEN, NO, KID,
I GOT SO MUCH TO DO.

I GOTTA PRACTICE,
I GOTTA REHEARSE,

I GOTTA, YOU KNOW,
GET MY OUTFIT READY
AND EVERYTHING.

BUT, DEAR,
IT'S A RECORDING SESSION.
NO ONE'S GONNA SEE YOU.

MARY, YOU HAVE TO THINK

"STAR" ALL THE TIME.

ANYWAY, I GOTTA GET...
UH, GET GOING.

LISTEN, I'LL TELL YOU
SOMETHING, THOUGH,

CHARLIE AND I
HAVE GOT TO GET UP
EARLIER IN THE MORNING

SO WE CAN HAVE BREAKFAST.

BECAUSE, UH...
GOD! IT WAS LIKE 45 MINUTES

AFTER THE ALARM RANG
THIS MORNING BEFORE
WE EVEN GOT OUT OF BED.

ISN'T THAT TERRIBLE?
OH, SHOOT.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER, HON.
BYE.

EVERYTHING'S STRANGE.

IT SAYS "NO-STICK,"
AND IT'S STICKING.

IF I SCORCH ONE MORE SHIRT,

GEORGE IS GONNA
HAVE TO GO BAREBACK.

ONE SECOND.

OH, MARY!

OH!

HI.
HI.

I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND.

IS THIS FOR THE GOODWILL?
ARE YOU COLLECTING?

NO, THIS IS OUR LAUNDRY.

DOES IT LOOK
LIKE THE GOODWILL?

WELL, IT'S FOLDED UP
SO NICE AND NEAT.

OH, MY WASH CYCLE WON'T DRAIN.

BUT I BROUGHT
MY OWN DETERGENT.

UH, LIQUID?
UH, I USE TABLET.

OH.

WELL, IT WAS ON SPECIAL,
AND I HAD COUPONS.

WHY WON'T YOUR WASH CYCLE
DRAIN?

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT I PUT IN
A BUNCH OF DRAIN OPENER.

IN YOUR WASHING MACHINE?

MARY, I DON'T THINK
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO
DO THAT.

NO?

I MEAN, IT SAYS NOT TO
IN THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL,

BUT IT DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT THE WASHING MACHINE.

ANYWAY, IT DIDN'T HELP.

TOM'S GOING TO TELL YOU,
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT
IN THE WASHING MACHINE.

I KNOW.

AND THEY YELL
IF YOU CALL A REPAIRMAN

BECAUSE THEY CHARGE $12.

$15.
YOU'RE KIDDING.

THAT'S WHY
I PUT IN THE DRAIN OPENER.

WHERE'S GRANDPA?

WATCHING
YEARS OF OUR DAYS TO LIVE.
IT'S HIS FAVORITE.

OH, I DON'T LIKE THAT ONE.

NO?
NO,
ALL THE GIRLS LOOK ALIKE,

AND THEY'RE ALL DIVORCED,
AND...

AND THEY... ALL THE HUSBANDS
FOOL AROUND WITH SOMEONE
AT WORK.

I LIKE A MORE
REALISTIC PROGRAM
WHERE EVERYBODY'S HAPPY.

MMM.
MMM.

BUT I'M GLAD HE'S WATCHING.

UH-HUH, THAT MEANS
HE'S SAFE IN THE HOUSE.

AND THAT MEANS I CAN ASK YOU
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.

OH!

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OH, YOU MEAN
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED?

YES?

MRS. SHUMWAY?

OH, COME RIGHT ON IN.

Y-Y-YES?

OH, YOU'RE MISS WOLASHAK!

I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE YOU
OUTSIDE YOUR OFFICE.

YOU DO HAVE COLOR.

I... I TRIED TO RING
AT THE FRONT,
BUT THERE WAS NO ANSWER.

YOU SEE
HOW ENGROSSED HE GETS?

PLEASE, PLEASE,
COME IN RIGHT OVER HERE
AND SIT DOWN.

I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU.
SIT RIGHT HERE.

IN THAT CHAIR
RIGHT THERE.

OH... OH, MISS WOLASHAK,
I'M SORRY.

MISS WOLASHAK,
THIS IS MY DAUGHTER, MARY.

MARY, THIS IS MISS WOLASHAK,
THE SOCIAL WORKER.

OH, I'M VERY PLEASED
TO MEET YOU.

GRANDPA'S ONE OF MY...

YES, I WAS JUST THINKING
IF I COULD JUST CONCLUDE
MY INTERVIEW WITH GRANDPA,

I MEAN, WITH MR. LARKIN,
HERE AT HOME,

HE MIGHT FEEL A LITTLE MORE
COMFORTABLE, YOU KNOW,

UH, BEFORE I FILE MY REPORT
WITH JUDGE STANLEY.

OH, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
I-I'LL GO GET HIM.

WOULD YOU LIKE
A CUP OF COFFEE?

UH, MRS. WOLASHAK.

ROBERTA, PLEASE.

OH, ROBERTA.
UH, DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT
YOU COULD HELP ME?

I MEAN, MARRIED PEOPLE.
I MEAN WOMEN OR... OR
GRANDFATHERS.

OH, YES, I DO.

YOU DO?
BECAUSE I KNOW YOU HAVE
SO MANY CASES...

HE'S SO SWEET.
WHO?

OH, GRANDPA?
OH, WELL, I FIND THAT
FOR MOST MARRIED PEOPLE...

I MEAN, OLD... OLD PEOPLE...

WE CALL THEM SENIORS.

OH, SENIOR OLD PEOPLE?

NO, NO, NO, SENIORS.
LIKE FOR "SENIOR CITIZENS."

OH, I WOULD HAVE
THOUGHT "ELDERLY."

WELL, THAT, TOO.

THAT PROBABLY WOULD BE BETTER.

I MEAN, THE MINUTE I HEAR
"THE SENIORS ARE COMING,"

I ALWAYS THINK OF HIGH SCHOOL,
AND THEN I HAVE TO STOP
AND REMEMBER WHERE I AM.

TOM AND I MET WHEN...

I CAN'T TELL YOU
HOW CONFUSING IT IS

WITH WHAT EVERYONE
WANTS TO BE CALLED.
UH-HUH.

BUT, UH, THE JOB DOES HAVE
ITS COMPENSATIONS.

YOU MEAN
HELPING PEOPLE AND...

LIKE THE TIMES WHEN YOU MEET
A MAN LIKE GRANDPA.

GRANDPA?
HE'S SO REFRESHING.

GRANDPA?
HE HAS SUCH
A REFRESHING POINT OF VIEW.

IT'S SO EASY TO CARE.

I DON'T FEEL THAT WELL,

BUT IT JUST MUST BE THAT...

THAT'S RIGHT.
WHAT THE JOB IS ALL ABOUT,
IT IS.

IS IT?

I MEAN, PEOPLE ACCUSE US
OF... OF NOT CARING,
OF BEING TOO INSTITUTIONAL.

DO THEY?

OF COURSE,
WHEN YOU HAVE 132 CASES
ON YOUR CASELOAD...

OH, THAT MUST BE SOMETHING.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHETHER
YOU'RE COMING OR GOING.
I CAN IMAGINE.

BUT, UH,
THIS CASE IS DIFFERENT.
OH, I'M SO GLAD I CAME.

ARE YOU?
BECAUSE I'M...

YES, BECAUSE, YOU SEE,
I KNOW I CAN BE OF USE.

I-IT CAN BE OF...

OLD PEOPLE, I MEAN, SENIORS,
HAVE NOWHERE TO GO
EXCEPT TO US.

I MEAN, WHERE IS A SENIOR
TO TURN?
TO HIS ROOM?

TO THE WALLS?

I SPEND A LOT OF TIME...

MY GRANDFATHER,
WHO RAISED ME, HAD NO ONE.

IT'S NOT A PRETTY PICTURE.

NO.

BUT I THINK
I'VE FOUND THE KEY.

THE KEY?

TO MY... I MEAN,
TO GRANDPA'S LONELINESS.

HIS SITUATION IS NOT UNUSUAL.

YOU MEAN THERE ARE
A LOT OF FLASHERS?

MRS. HARTMAN,
THAT IS A
BEHAVIORAL SITUATION.

OH, I'M SORRY.
HE CAN BE REACHED.

REALLY?
IT WOULD BE LIKE GIVING
A HUMAN BEING A 2ND CHANCE.

REALLY?
'CAUSE ALL I WANT IS
ONE CHANCE. I MEAN, I...

OH, I'M SORRY,
UH, BUT HE WON'T COME OUT.

YOU MEAN, HE WON'T COME IN.

NO, HE... HE WON'T COME OUT.

HE'S LOCKED HIMSELF
IN THE LITTLE BOYS' ROOM.

WHY WOULD HE DO
A THING LIKE THAT?

ARE YOU SURE
HE KNOWS IT'S ME?

YEAH, POSITIVE.
MAYBE YOU COULD TALK TO HIM
THROUGH THE KEYHOLE.

NO, THAT WOULD BE
PSYCHOLOGICALLY DAMAGING.

TO GRANDPA?

NO, TO ME. YOU SEE,
NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY,

AND NO MATTER
WHAT MY PATIENTS TELL ME,

IT ALWAYS FEELS LIKE TO ME
THAT NOBODY'S
GETTING ANY BETTER.

AND, UH, YOUR FATHER
WAS THE FIRST PERSON IN YEARS

WHO MADE ME FEEL
LIKE A SUCCESS.

OH, I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND
ANY OF THIS.

I PROBABLY WOULD UNDERSTAND
IF I DIDN'T FEEL
THE WAY I FEEL,

BUT, UH, FEELING
THE WAY I FEEL...

MISS WOLASHAK,
HOW DO YOU FEEL?

MRS. SHUMWAY,
I THINK I'M IN LOVE.

OH, ISN'T THAT LOVELY?

WITH WHOM?

WOULD YOU LIKE TO
TELL US ABOUT IT?

MRS. SHUMWAY,
WITH YOUR FATHER.

THANK YOU FOR THE COFFEE.

THAT YOUNG WOMAN
I-IS IN LOVE WITH GRANDPA.

HOW CAN THAT BE?

WELL, WHY NOT?
AFTER ALL, HE IS LOVEABLE.

WE ALL LOVE GRANDPA.

WELL, IT IS DIFFERENT,
ISN'T IT, MARY?

MA, IT HAPPENS.

I MEAN, YOU'D BE SURPRISED
HOW OFTEN IT HAPPENS.

I'M NOT THAT, UH, SURPRISED.

MY GRANDFATHER

AND A 30-YEAR-OLD WOMAN.

YEAH, I'M... I'M,
UH, VERY SURPRISED.

HI.

HI.

WHAT'S, UH...

WHAT'S FOR SUPPER, HUH?

LAMB STEW.

OH, YEAH?
I THOUGHT I SMELLED THAT.

YOU LIKE STEW.

YEAH,
BUT I DON'T LIKE LAMB MUCH.

SO, DID YOU TAKE THOSE BOOKS
BACK TO THE LI...

HMM.

I DIDN'T FIX
THE WASHING MACHINE, EITHER.

OH, REALLY?
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
IT WAS BROKEN.

CAN I HAVE A BEER?
IT'S IN FRONT OF YOU.

OH.

AREN'T YOU GONNA LOOK
AT THE WASHING MACHINE?

NO, I JUST THOUGHT
MAYBE I'D, UH...

YOU KNOW, JUST SIT DOWN
AND HAVE A BEER.

WHERE'S HEATHER?

OH, SHE'S, UH,
PLAYING MONOPOLY
IN THE LIVING ROOM

WITH DETECTIVE JOHNSON.
MMM-HMM.

ALSO, GRANDPA'S SOCIAL WORKER

THINKS SHE'S IN LOVE WITH HIM.

MARY,

LISTEN, WHY DIDN'T YOU TAKE
THOSE BOOKS BACK
TO THE LIBRARY? WHY?

I DIDN'T KNOW
I WAS SUPPOSED TO.

I MEAN, AFTER THAT...
AFTER OUR TALK THIS MORNING,
I THOUGHT...

I DON'T KNOW.
I JUST...

I DIDN'T FEEL UP TO IT.
I JUST...

I FELT VERY BAD.

WELL, DID HEATHER
HAVE A GOOD DAY? DID SHE?

HMM?

YEAH.

KENNY WHITMAN ASKED HER
TO THE FRIDAY DISCO.

OH, YEAH? WHAT'S THAT?

OH, IT'S... IT'S JUST
ONE OF THOSE, UM,
YOU KNOW, THINGS AT SCHOOL.

THOSE DANCING, NOON,
FRIDAY THINGS.
MMM-HMM.

AND, UM,
HE'S THE MOST POPULAR BOY
IN HER CLASS,

AND... AND, UH,
HE WALKED HER HOME
FROM SCHOOL,

AND SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO
PROMISE TO DO HIS HOMEWORK
OR ANYTHING.

OH, YEAH?
YEAH.

I THOUGHT SHE HAD
DETECTIVE JOHNSON
TO WALK HER HOME.

SHE HAD BOTH OF THEM.
AND A CAMERA TRUCK
FROM W.Z.A.Z.

I FEEL TERRIBLE
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.

HEY...

WE WANNA WATCH THE NEWS.

OH, THAT'S RIGHT,
THE NEWS IS ON.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

I'LL TURN IT ON.

BEETLES ON A FRESH SPRING DAY.

LISTEN, UH,
I'VE GOT SOME BEER.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPLIT MINE?

I CAN'T DRINK ON DUTY,
THANKS.

AND OTHERS OF MOTHER
NATURE'S CREATURES

ON YOUR OWN LARGE,
QUARTER-ACRE LOT
AT VACATION...

HOW CAN A QUARTER
OF AN ACRE BE LARGE?

I WANT TO SEE ME.

ON THE LOCAL FRONT,

FERNWOOD HIGH SCHOOLER

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLER.

HEATHER HARTMAN,
HEATHER HARTMAN.

SOLE SURVIVING WITNESS
TO THE BLOODY LOMBARDI MURDERS
LAST WEEK,

HAS BEEN GIVEN
ROUND-THE-CLOCK
POLICE PROTECTION

FOR FEARS OF ATTEMPTS
ON HER LIFE.

OH, I WISH
THEY WOULDN'T
PUT IT THAT WAY.

W.Z.A.Z. MOBILE UNIT
PHOTOGRAPHED

FERNWOOD POLICE DETECTIVE
MIKE JOHNSON,

WHO HAS BEEN ASSIGNED THE JOB
OF SEEING THAT YOUNG HEATHER

ESCAPES THE SAME HORRIBLE FATE

WHICH BEFELL
THE UNFORTUNATE LOMBARDIS...

WHY DO THEY PUT IT
THAT WAY?

IS THAT ALL?

TURNING NOW TO
THE WEATHER PICTURE.
THAT'S IT, THAT'S IT.

I LOOKED FLAT.

YOU DIDN'T LOOK FAT,
YOU LOOKED THIN.

BUT I CAN SEE
WHY YOU WOULD SAY THAT.

WHY?

WELL, SHE DID,
AND I DON'T KNOW
WHY IT SHOULD BE,

BUT SHE DID LOOK
A LITTLE CHUNKY.

FLAT, NOT FAT.
FLAT.

NO BAZOOMS.

SHE DID LOOK FLAT.
SHE LOOKED FAT AND FLAT.

BUT SHE LOOKED BEAUTIFUL.

DID OFFICER GUNDERSON
LIKE HIS STEW?

NO, HE SPILLED IT
ON HIS UNIFORM.

THAT'S OK.
UH, WE'VE GOT SCOTCHGARD.

DOES HE NEED A NAPKIN?

NO, NO.
HE HAS NAPKINS IN THE CAR.

IN THE CAR?

HE USES THEM
TO WIPE HIS FINGERS

AFTER THE CHOCOLATE BARS
HE EATS.

HE'S, UH, SHY,
BUT HE'S NOT SLOPPY.

WHERE'S HEATHER?
SHE'S IN THE LIVING ROOM.

ISN'T SHE GONNA COME OUT
AND EAT HER DINNER?
NO, SHE'S ON THE PHONE.

SHE'S ON THE PHONE?
WHAT?

OFFICER, EXCUSE ME A MOMENT.

HEATHER, COME ON OUT AND EAT
YOUR DINNER, SWEETHEART.

HEATHER?

UH, SHE'S JUST ON THE PHONE.

YEAH. HEATHER, UM,
HANG UP... HANG UP
AND COME BACK TO THE TABLE.

I'M NOT ON THE PHONE.
HEATHER? COME ON.

SHE MUST BE UPSET.

OR MAYBE SHE CAUGHT ON
I WAS LETTING HER WIN
AT MONOPOLY.

YOU DID? THAT'S CHEATING.
AND YOU'RE A POLICEMAN.
YES, MA'AM.

OK, EVERYBODY READY?

HELLO, OFFICER.

YEP, WE'RE ON OUR WAY
DOWN TO THE RECORDING STUDIO

TO CUT A MILLION-SELLER.

ARE THEY ALL RIGHT?
YEAH, THEY'RE OK, OFFICER.
PUT IT AWAY. COME ON.

HEATHER BOLTED
THE SWINGING DOOR AGAIN.

HEATHER.

UH, IS SHE BEING PUNISHED
FOR SOMETHING?

NO, NO.
SHE WAS JUST ON THE PHONE.

TELL HER TO COME ON OUT.
WE GOT BOTH LORETTA'S GUITARS
IN THE BACK SEAT,

BUT THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM
FOR EVERYBODY.

HEATHER!

TOM, I DON'T THINK
YOU'RE MAKING
THAT MUCH PROGRESS THERE.

WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD
WITH CHARLIE AND LORETTA?

OH, NOW LISTEN, MARY.
I'M NOT GOING
TO CUT A MILLION-SELLER

WITHOUT MY BEST FRIEND
RIGHT THERE.

I'LL TALK TO HEATHER
AND WE'LL FOLLOW.

UH, I CAN'T
GO WITH YOU, MA'AM.

HEATHER!

UH, TOM, REALLY,
WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD
WITH CHARLIE AND LORETTA?

WELL, I...

I'LL TAKE HER.

WELL, OK.
I, YOU KNOW, I...

I... I... DON'T YOU THINK
IT'LL BE A PROBLEM, THOUGH,
IF I LEAVE HER?

NO, IT'S PROBABLY NOTHING.

IT'S JUST SOME
EMOTIONAL CRISIS. YOU KNOW,
IT'S JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.

WELL...
IT'S LIKE THAT.

BUT... BUT YOU WILL BE THERE,
MARY.

'CAUSE YOU PROMISED, REMEMBER?
'CAUSE I NEED YOU, KID.

5 MINUTES BEHIND YOU.

COME ON, TOM.

WILL YOU TAKE
THIS, UH, MOIST TOWELETTE
OUT TO OFFICER GUNDERSON?

OH, SURE, OFFICER.
SURE, SURE, SURE.

WELL, OK, OK.
WE'LL... WE'LL WAIT IN THE CAR.

SEE YOU... SEE YOU
IN A LITTLE BIT, OK?

OK, BYE.

HEATHER, THERE'S NOBODY
HERE NOW, HONEY.

UH, I'M HERE, MA'AM.

OH, RIGHT.
I KNOW.

UM, HEATHER,

UH, YOU CAN COME OUT NOW
AND TELL ME
WHAT THE MATTER IS.

NO.

HEATHER,
IF YOU DON'T COME OUT NOW,

MOMMY WON'T LIKE YOU ANYMORE.

SHE DOESN'T THINK IT'S CUTE,

AND SHE'S LOSING HER PATIENCE.

HEATHER, COME OUT NOW.

THAT'S MUCH BETTER.

NOW TELL ME WHAT'S THE MATTER.
HAVE YOU BEEN CRYING?

NO.

YOU HAVEN'T?

GO ON TO LORETTA'S
RECORDING SESSION.

NO, I WANNA KNOW
WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH YOU.

YOU GO ON.
THEY'RE WAITING.

WELL, I WANNA KNOW
WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH YOU.
WILL YOU BE ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

ARE YOU SURE?

I'M SURE.

OK.

NOW, WE'LL HAVE
A VERY LONG TALK
WHEN I GET BACK?

OK.

GIVE ME A KISS.

HELLO, TRUDY?
THIS IS HEATHER.

YEAH, I CAN TALK NOW.

NO.
NO, I'M NOT WIPED OUT.

WHAT?

WHAT?

IF THAT'S TRUE,
I'LL KILL MYSELF.