Murphy Brown (1988–2018): Season 1, Episode 19 - The Unshrinkable Murphy Brown - full transcript
You're Saying. Judge Fenis. that you
expect the American public to believe...
...that your court has pertormed tairly
and impartially on every case?
Miss Brown. in my 20 years
on the bench...
...l have received nothing but the highest
ratings trom the judicial review board.
Perhaps it you were more
familiar with my record-
September. 1988.
The Kaminski case.
One ot your city‘s
most powertul contractors...
...is charged with five building code
violations. halt a dozen complaints...
...and you gave him a slap
on the wrist.
That was an objective ruling.
based on the legal intricacies ot the case.
Not at all influenced by any personal
association you had with Mr. Kaminski.
Absolutely not. Mr. Kaminski and I
have no personal relationship whatsoever.
Judge Ferris, you were at a private party
on Mr. Kaminski‘s yacht...
...one week betore your decision.
You were at his side most ot the evening.
You spoke personally
in his compartment tor over an hour.
Now you're treading
on dangerous ground. Miss Brown.
It you have any evidence ot this.
you'd better produce it.
Will these do. Judge Ferris?
These are pictures ot you on that yacht.
There you are with Mr. Kaminski.
chatting on the bridge.
You and Mrs. Kaminski dancing.
And isn‘t that you at the bullet table?
Yes. judge. What we're looking at is a bench
that has been influenced by power...
...blinded by special interest
and corrupted by greed.
What's your explanation
to the people you're supposed to serve?
I understand your reluctance to speak.
judge. but these are serious charges.
You can't stay silent forever.
We're waiting. Judge Ferris.
That's right. judge. You just take
your time and think about that.
After all. we must address those who say
the judicial system in this country is dead.
What's going on?
Correct me if I'm wrong.
Judge Ferris...
...but wasn't the judicial process
originally developed in Babylonia?
And wasn't it Hammurabi who said:
"Everyone should have a fair trial"?
And where would we be today
without a judicial system...
...to organize systematically
the judicial needs of that very system?
"Dead."
He's dead. Oh. God! He's dead!
Go to Jim! Go to Jim!
Well. Judge Ferris.
it looks like your time is up.
Thanks for being with us.
And thanks for being such a good sport.
Back to you. Jim.
Thank you. Murphy.
for that lively interview.
When we return...
...Frank Fontana takes a look
at improvements in automobile safety.
Are our highways safer in '89?
Has anybody seen Murphy?
She said she'd meet me this morning
and help me with my piece.
It's after 11.
This is the third day in a row
she's been late. I'm worried.
She just doesn't seem like herself.
Now. come on.
Give the woman a chance.
Yes. what happened to her
was devastating. but Murphy's tough.
Tough as they come.
She's weathered many a storm.
She'll weather this.
Excuse me.
Pardon me. My floor.
Thanks.
Morning. everybody.
Morning. Corky. I know I'm late.
I'm really sorry.
That's okay. Murphy.
Oh. my God. she apologized.
- Murph. what have you got there?
- Cookies.
- Cookies?
- Girl Scout cookies.
There was a kid in the lobby.
She was two cartons short
of her quota.
And she looked so sad
in her little hat and her green dress.
Besides. I wanted to show
my appreciation to the staff.
Marv...
...thanks for washing out
those coffee mugs last night.
Fran.
You're a kind and decent person.
Have a box of Thin Mints.
Murph. are you okay?
Couldn't be better.
Look at you guys.
I guess I probably
don't say this enough...
...but I've been blessed with
a pretty wonderful group of friends.
I admit I went through a few rocky days.
but it's behind me.
I'm over the Judge Ferris thing.
Now. stop sitting around
with those long faces.
We've got a show to produce.
- Hi. I'm Murphy-
- Don't marry her. Brent.
It's not your baby.
Murphy. Murphy,
I want a word with you.
I spent two hours getting
chewed out by Business Affairs...
...regarding your spending.
They think. and I agree. that having
a sandwich flown in from the Stage Deli...
...because you couldn't get
good corned beef in Reykjavik...
...went way over the line.
Now. you fight me on this. Murphy.
But I'm gonna have to put a freeze
on your expense account.
I don't blame you. Miles.
I guess I wasn't thinking.
If it means anything. I'm sorry
and it'll never happen again.
What?
Oh. okay. I get it.
I'll go upstairs and there'll be
Krazy Glue on my toilet seat.
No. Murphy. If you're gonna do anything.
do it while there are witnesses.
Miles. I'm not gonna
do anything to you.
It would be childish of me to retaliate
when we both know you're right about this.
Okay. so it's not Krazy Glue.
Does it involve farm animals?
Oh. Miles.
Actually. I'm glad you stopped by.
I need to talk about
the Brad Stockton interview.
Brad Stockton?
You got Brad Stockton?
No one's been able to get word one
out of him since his indictment.
I envy you. That guy's been bilking
old people out of their retirement money.
You'll fry him.
That's what I wanted to talk about.
I think you should do
the interview. Frank.
- Excuse me?
- What?
It's only fair.
Why do I get all the plum assignments
around here?
Take the story. Frank.
You'll do a great job with it.
By the way. Frank. how's your mother?
- She's fine.
- Good.
I bought her a Hummel figure. Here.
- Hey there. Murphy.
- Hiya. Phil.
I thought I'd deliver
your lunch personally.
I wanted to see why you haven't
been coming around.
It's nothing. I've been busy.
Research. editing...
Murphy. it wasn't your fault
that guy croaked.
I know how you feel.
Somebody once died in Phil's.
- ReaHy?
- Yeah.
I decided to try an all-you-can-eat night.
Biggest mistake of my life.
The last thing I heard
the guy say was:
"Oh. boy. burritos."
Hey. will you look
at what time it is?
It is late. and I'm still sanding.
Talk about inconsiderate.
Boy. someone ought to tell me
just to go home or something.
It's okay. Eldin.
You said the floor needed sanding.
You're just doing your job.
I may have to take apart
your shower next.
- Could take days.
- Okeydokey.
"Okeydokey"?
Hi. Eldin.
How is she?
Not good.
She's in the kitchen...
...making Rice Krispie balls.
I gotta tell you. I tried everything.
The woman is ill.
Yesterday. I caught her listening
to a Captain and Tennille album.
When it got to "Muskrat Love"...
...she sang along.
Hey. Frank.
What are you doing here?
I was just in the neighborhood.
I thought I'd stop by.
Great. Well. guess what.
- I got a hot lead for a new story.
- ReaHy?
I just spent three hours on the phone
with Gerry Ford's publicist.
It took some convincing
to bring me around...
...but I think now is a good time
to reevaluate his presidency.
You booked Gerry Ford on the show?
The '70s are very hot. Frank.
Murph.
Murph. we've gotta talk.
Buddies. Heart to heart.
I'm working. I'm not even up to the part
where Ford led the battle against swine flu.
Murph. come on.
This is not the woman who told Arafat
to shut up or she'd short-sheet his head.
And maybe I shouldn't
have done that. Frank.
Do you ever stop to think that maybe
I go over the line sometimes?
All I keep thinking about
is how I wouldn't let up.
What gave me the right
to be so hard on Ferris?
Because I'm a journalist. does that give
me license to push people past the brink?
We're supposed to push for answers.
That's what we do.
Only this time.
someone happened to stop living.
That doesn't mean
that you're responsible.
I know that.
I just can't seem to get back on track.
Murph.
Murph. I wasn't gonna mention this.
but maybe you should see someone.
You mean a shrink? No way.
I spent my 31 days at Betty Ford.
I learned everything about myself
I'll ever need to know.
I mean. how many times
can you relive your childhood...
...or talk about that dream where
you're tumbling down a train tunnel...
...and you end up falling onto a bed covered
with cats and Siskel and Ebert are there.
I appreciate your concern.
but I can work this out myself.
You know what I was just
thinking about?
Your interview with
Reverend Jimmy Billings.
Do you remember that?
- Yeah. it was an okay interview.
- "Okay"? It was brilliant.
Come on. Murph.
A little mind picture.
You're there. Billings is across from you.
You've got on
your favorite red blazer.
- The one that says. ''I am the huntress."
- Please. Frank.
Come on. The lights
are beating down on him.
You feel your pulse start to quicken.
then you ask him the question.
- Remember the question. Murph?
- I don't know.
Yes. you do. Come on. Murph.
What was it? Say it.
Have you ever been to the Bahamas?
That's not the way
you said it that night.
Have you ever been to the Bahamas?
Sounds like a real wuss question to me.
Reverend Billings...
...did you use church funds to escort
an admitted prostitute to the Bahamas...
- ...for a week of sexual pleasure?
- We||-
And does your counseling usually include
Dom Perignon and Bain de Soleil?
Do you consider the Paradise Regency
honeymoon suite a house of worship?
Okay. okay. show some mercy.
How do you feel?
The hair on my arms is standing up.
You want that Stockton interview.
don't you?
- I want it bad.
- How bad?
Real bad.
Great. Now. you get to work.
Right. I've got notes to make.
research to read. questions to prepare.
- I'll be ready.
- I know you will. Murph...
- ...|'|| see you tomorrow.
- Right.
Hey. Frank.
Thanks.
What did I do?
Bye.
There he is. Brad Stockton.
A pathetic piece of humanity.
View him like prey.
Don't worry. Jim. He's shark bait.
Well. I just got a call from security.
It seems as though someone opened
that inflatable life raft in my car.
Welcome back. Murphy.
Fifteen seconds. people. Come on.
Clear the stage. Let's settle.
Nail him. Murphy.
We're counting on you.
Miss Brown. it's a pleasure.
The pleasure is all mine.
All right. Going live
in five. four. three. two...
We're back.
And now Brad Stockton.
His meteoric rise in the financial world...
...and subsequent indictment have captured
attention of large and small players...
...on both sides
of the stock exchange.
On the eve of a landmark trial...
...Murphy Brown talks with
this controversial young man.
- Murphy.
- Thank you. Jim.
Mr. Stockton. at 22
you were on the cover of TIME.
Two years later you're charged
with swindling $10 million...
...from those who invested in a chain
called Parlez-Vous Frozen Yogurt.
You face allegations that Parlez-Vous was
nothing more than a corporate shell game.
What do you say to that?
Parlez-Vous was a bona fide corporation
in every sense of the word.
We fully intended to return our investment.
but like any new business...
- ...we encountered unexpected delays.
- You certainly did.
The Justice Department shut you down
on 15 counts of fraud.
They said you swindled $10 million
from unsuspecting investors...
...a majority of whom were senior citizens
trusting you with their life savings.
Miss Brown. those people knew the risks.
I'm an entrepreneur. not a babysitter.
They begged you to return
their money. but you couldn't.
You'd already spent it
on a $3 million estate on Maui...
...severa| sports cars.
a private jet and a racehorse.
Now. wait a minute.
I really don't see how my personal lifestyle
has anything to do with-
Are you all right?
I'm fine.
Are you sure?
Would you like some water?
I just got a scratch in my throat.
All right. then. Mr. Stockton.
tell me this:
How can you people honestly say
that frozen yogurt...
...has only half the calories
of ice cream?
So I'm in this store. and I'm staring up
at this wall full of VCRs.
Hundreds of them.
VHS. Beta. cable-ready. stereo.
I feel my heart start to pound.
I'm sweating.
I hear the sa|esman's voice behind me.
but it sounds like I'm in an echo chamber.
He's saying 8 millimeter
is gonna replace everything...
...but you can't rent
that many tapes on it yet.
And do I need a wireless remote.
and what about on-screen indexing?
The room started spinning.
I couldn't breathe.
I felt like I was dying.
You are dying.
Just like your cells. one at a time.
Till there's none left
and everything goes black.
And what was the point of it?
Joan.”
...what do you think
about Barry's experience?
Big wow.
You wanna have an anxiety attack?
Try taking four kids to a Pizza Hut.
Geoffrey?
I just wanna say...
...that for the first time in the five years
I've been coming here...
...I don't feel like an outcast.
And that's because there's
a new person in the group.
And she hasn't said anything
all evening.
Well. I'm sure Murphy will speak
when she has something to say.
She doesn't wanna be here.
She'd rather be skiing in Aspen
with Don Johnson than sitting here with us.
No. I wanna be here.
I definitely wanna be here.
Why? You'll never get better.
No one ever gets better.
I'd like to say something.
I've noticed that many of you
have been treating Murphy...
...differently than you would
any other new member of the group.
She may be a celebrity...
...but she does have problems.
just like any of us.
She killed that guy on TV.
I did not.
Well. let's get down
to business. shall we?
Who would like to share something
with the group?
I would.
Go ahead. Geoffrey.
I would like to tell everyone here...
...how much I care about them.
I love you. Murphy.
Thank you.
I love you. Joan.
I love you. Dan.
And. Barry...
- ...I think I love you most of all.
- Yeah. I love you too. Geoffrey.
No.
lmean...
...I really love you.
There. I said it.
It's like some giant weight's
been taken off my shoulders.
I love Barry.
Finally. I'm free.
What do you want. a medal?
Like there aren't enough fruits
in the world already.
You think it's easy
raising four kids alone?
That's why women turn bitter.
That's why women kill.
Excuse me.
I'd like to say something now.
I don't really understand
how this is supposed to help me.
Group. do you wanna
respond to that?
I'm gonna be honest with you.
I don't think this is for me.
I don't have time to sit around
and hug all day. I have a job.
Do you think I could
talk about my problem...
...then you could give
me the answer...
...and I'd be done.
and I could get out of here?
Sounds to me like you're looking
for an easy way out.
Things don't work like that.
It takes time.
Now. see. that's my first
problem with therapy.
You're supposed to sit around and yak
about yourself for a couple of years.
Let's face it.
it's all pretty self-indulgent.
And what's wrong with that. Murphy?
People need a safe place
to share their feelings.
Seems to me that you're just
afraid to share yours.
Is that right? Why don't we just
cut to the chase. doctor.
There's a lot of people out there
who think this stuff you call science...
...is just a lot of garbage.
What do you say to that?
Do your research. Murphy.
It took me eight years at Stanford
to practice what you call garbage.
I have helped an awful lot of people.
Oh. really? Isn't it true. doctor.
that if I went to any other kind of doctor...
...and came out and wasn't cured.
I'd call him a quack?
Yet here. people leave miserable.
and you say. "That's good.
You're really growing emotionally."
- I don't think you understand-
- A lot of people would like to know...
...how you can call this therapy
anything but a rip-off. Admit it.
It's a great way to make a buck
at the expense of the vulnerable patient...
...who's looking for some way to get
attention even if they have to buy it.
The bottom line is. it's a real racket...
...and I think it's about time
somebody exposed it.
Well.
Good for you. Murphy.
Good for me what?
I'm not dead. am I?
- Excuse me?
- You confronted me.
You were tough on me.
and I'm still here.
Wait a minute.
How do you feel?
I don't know what to say.
I feel great.
Better than I've felt in along time.
I can't believe you did that.
That was really good.
And after all those things I said
about therapy taking along time...
...do I have egg on my face.
Well. as they say in my business.
"That's a wrap."
I'm parked in a loading zone.
so I've gotta run.
Thanks for everything.
Nice meeting all of you.
If I can do anything for you.
studio tours. anything at all...
...don't hesitate to call.
Oh. Muvphv-
You forgot your purse.
Right.
Won't get very far without that.
Boy. I should have my head examined.
Well. goodbye. everybody.
Good luck.
You know. Murphy...
...I like to think that every behavior
means something.
Even a little thing like
forgetting your purse.
What do you think?
As Freud said.
"Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar."
You know. Murphy. in the last week...
...you have questioned
a lot of things in your life.
Don't you think that
that's worth some examination?
Well. maybe I could stay
a few more minutes.
That dip looks pretty good.
I made that.
I'm finished. though.
Other people have something to say.
they just go right ahead.
All right. Who would like to share
something with the group?
I had the strangest dream last night.
I was tumbling down this train tunnel.
and I landed on a bed covered with cats...
expect the American public to believe...
...that your court has pertormed tairly
and impartially on every case?
Miss Brown. in my 20 years
on the bench...
...l have received nothing but the highest
ratings trom the judicial review board.
Perhaps it you were more
familiar with my record-
September. 1988.
The Kaminski case.
One ot your city‘s
most powertul contractors...
...is charged with five building code
violations. halt a dozen complaints...
...and you gave him a slap
on the wrist.
That was an objective ruling.
based on the legal intricacies ot the case.
Not at all influenced by any personal
association you had with Mr. Kaminski.
Absolutely not. Mr. Kaminski and I
have no personal relationship whatsoever.
Judge Ferris, you were at a private party
on Mr. Kaminski‘s yacht...
...one week betore your decision.
You were at his side most ot the evening.
You spoke personally
in his compartment tor over an hour.
Now you're treading
on dangerous ground. Miss Brown.
It you have any evidence ot this.
you'd better produce it.
Will these do. Judge Ferris?
These are pictures ot you on that yacht.
There you are with Mr. Kaminski.
chatting on the bridge.
You and Mrs. Kaminski dancing.
And isn‘t that you at the bullet table?
Yes. judge. What we're looking at is a bench
that has been influenced by power...
...blinded by special interest
and corrupted by greed.
What's your explanation
to the people you're supposed to serve?
I understand your reluctance to speak.
judge. but these are serious charges.
You can't stay silent forever.
We're waiting. Judge Ferris.
That's right. judge. You just take
your time and think about that.
After all. we must address those who say
the judicial system in this country is dead.
What's going on?
Correct me if I'm wrong.
Judge Ferris...
...but wasn't the judicial process
originally developed in Babylonia?
And wasn't it Hammurabi who said:
"Everyone should have a fair trial"?
And where would we be today
without a judicial system...
...to organize systematically
the judicial needs of that very system?
"Dead."
He's dead. Oh. God! He's dead!
Go to Jim! Go to Jim!
Well. Judge Ferris.
it looks like your time is up.
Thanks for being with us.
And thanks for being such a good sport.
Back to you. Jim.
Thank you. Murphy.
for that lively interview.
When we return...
...Frank Fontana takes a look
at improvements in automobile safety.
Are our highways safer in '89?
Has anybody seen Murphy?
She said she'd meet me this morning
and help me with my piece.
It's after 11.
This is the third day in a row
she's been late. I'm worried.
She just doesn't seem like herself.
Now. come on.
Give the woman a chance.
Yes. what happened to her
was devastating. but Murphy's tough.
Tough as they come.
She's weathered many a storm.
She'll weather this.
Excuse me.
Pardon me. My floor.
Thanks.
Morning. everybody.
Morning. Corky. I know I'm late.
I'm really sorry.
That's okay. Murphy.
Oh. my God. she apologized.
- Murph. what have you got there?
- Cookies.
- Cookies?
- Girl Scout cookies.
There was a kid in the lobby.
She was two cartons short
of her quota.
And she looked so sad
in her little hat and her green dress.
Besides. I wanted to show
my appreciation to the staff.
Marv...
...thanks for washing out
those coffee mugs last night.
Fran.
You're a kind and decent person.
Have a box of Thin Mints.
Murph. are you okay?
Couldn't be better.
Look at you guys.
I guess I probably
don't say this enough...
...but I've been blessed with
a pretty wonderful group of friends.
I admit I went through a few rocky days.
but it's behind me.
I'm over the Judge Ferris thing.
Now. stop sitting around
with those long faces.
We've got a show to produce.
- Hi. I'm Murphy-
- Don't marry her. Brent.
It's not your baby.
Murphy. Murphy,
I want a word with you.
I spent two hours getting
chewed out by Business Affairs...
...regarding your spending.
They think. and I agree. that having
a sandwich flown in from the Stage Deli...
...because you couldn't get
good corned beef in Reykjavik...
...went way over the line.
Now. you fight me on this. Murphy.
But I'm gonna have to put a freeze
on your expense account.
I don't blame you. Miles.
I guess I wasn't thinking.
If it means anything. I'm sorry
and it'll never happen again.
What?
Oh. okay. I get it.
I'll go upstairs and there'll be
Krazy Glue on my toilet seat.
No. Murphy. If you're gonna do anything.
do it while there are witnesses.
Miles. I'm not gonna
do anything to you.
It would be childish of me to retaliate
when we both know you're right about this.
Okay. so it's not Krazy Glue.
Does it involve farm animals?
Oh. Miles.
Actually. I'm glad you stopped by.
I need to talk about
the Brad Stockton interview.
Brad Stockton?
You got Brad Stockton?
No one's been able to get word one
out of him since his indictment.
I envy you. That guy's been bilking
old people out of their retirement money.
You'll fry him.
That's what I wanted to talk about.
I think you should do
the interview. Frank.
- Excuse me?
- What?
It's only fair.
Why do I get all the plum assignments
around here?
Take the story. Frank.
You'll do a great job with it.
By the way. Frank. how's your mother?
- She's fine.
- Good.
I bought her a Hummel figure. Here.
- Hey there. Murphy.
- Hiya. Phil.
I thought I'd deliver
your lunch personally.
I wanted to see why you haven't
been coming around.
It's nothing. I've been busy.
Research. editing...
Murphy. it wasn't your fault
that guy croaked.
I know how you feel.
Somebody once died in Phil's.
- ReaHy?
- Yeah.
I decided to try an all-you-can-eat night.
Biggest mistake of my life.
The last thing I heard
the guy say was:
"Oh. boy. burritos."
Hey. will you look
at what time it is?
It is late. and I'm still sanding.
Talk about inconsiderate.
Boy. someone ought to tell me
just to go home or something.
It's okay. Eldin.
You said the floor needed sanding.
You're just doing your job.
I may have to take apart
your shower next.
- Could take days.
- Okeydokey.
"Okeydokey"?
Hi. Eldin.
How is she?
Not good.
She's in the kitchen...
...making Rice Krispie balls.
I gotta tell you. I tried everything.
The woman is ill.
Yesterday. I caught her listening
to a Captain and Tennille album.
When it got to "Muskrat Love"...
...she sang along.
Hey. Frank.
What are you doing here?
I was just in the neighborhood.
I thought I'd stop by.
Great. Well. guess what.
- I got a hot lead for a new story.
- ReaHy?
I just spent three hours on the phone
with Gerry Ford's publicist.
It took some convincing
to bring me around...
...but I think now is a good time
to reevaluate his presidency.
You booked Gerry Ford on the show?
The '70s are very hot. Frank.
Murph.
Murph. we've gotta talk.
Buddies. Heart to heart.
I'm working. I'm not even up to the part
where Ford led the battle against swine flu.
Murph. come on.
This is not the woman who told Arafat
to shut up or she'd short-sheet his head.
And maybe I shouldn't
have done that. Frank.
Do you ever stop to think that maybe
I go over the line sometimes?
All I keep thinking about
is how I wouldn't let up.
What gave me the right
to be so hard on Ferris?
Because I'm a journalist. does that give
me license to push people past the brink?
We're supposed to push for answers.
That's what we do.
Only this time.
someone happened to stop living.
That doesn't mean
that you're responsible.
I know that.
I just can't seem to get back on track.
Murph.
Murph. I wasn't gonna mention this.
but maybe you should see someone.
You mean a shrink? No way.
I spent my 31 days at Betty Ford.
I learned everything about myself
I'll ever need to know.
I mean. how many times
can you relive your childhood...
...or talk about that dream where
you're tumbling down a train tunnel...
...and you end up falling onto a bed covered
with cats and Siskel and Ebert are there.
I appreciate your concern.
but I can work this out myself.
You know what I was just
thinking about?
Your interview with
Reverend Jimmy Billings.
Do you remember that?
- Yeah. it was an okay interview.
- "Okay"? It was brilliant.
Come on. Murph.
A little mind picture.
You're there. Billings is across from you.
You've got on
your favorite red blazer.
- The one that says. ''I am the huntress."
- Please. Frank.
Come on. The lights
are beating down on him.
You feel your pulse start to quicken.
then you ask him the question.
- Remember the question. Murph?
- I don't know.
Yes. you do. Come on. Murph.
What was it? Say it.
Have you ever been to the Bahamas?
That's not the way
you said it that night.
Have you ever been to the Bahamas?
Sounds like a real wuss question to me.
Reverend Billings...
...did you use church funds to escort
an admitted prostitute to the Bahamas...
- ...for a week of sexual pleasure?
- We||-
And does your counseling usually include
Dom Perignon and Bain de Soleil?
Do you consider the Paradise Regency
honeymoon suite a house of worship?
Okay. okay. show some mercy.
How do you feel?
The hair on my arms is standing up.
You want that Stockton interview.
don't you?
- I want it bad.
- How bad?
Real bad.
Great. Now. you get to work.
Right. I've got notes to make.
research to read. questions to prepare.
- I'll be ready.
- I know you will. Murph...
- ...|'|| see you tomorrow.
- Right.
Hey. Frank.
Thanks.
What did I do?
Bye.
There he is. Brad Stockton.
A pathetic piece of humanity.
View him like prey.
Don't worry. Jim. He's shark bait.
Well. I just got a call from security.
It seems as though someone opened
that inflatable life raft in my car.
Welcome back. Murphy.
Fifteen seconds. people. Come on.
Clear the stage. Let's settle.
Nail him. Murphy.
We're counting on you.
Miss Brown. it's a pleasure.
The pleasure is all mine.
All right. Going live
in five. four. three. two...
We're back.
And now Brad Stockton.
His meteoric rise in the financial world...
...and subsequent indictment have captured
attention of large and small players...
...on both sides
of the stock exchange.
On the eve of a landmark trial...
...Murphy Brown talks with
this controversial young man.
- Murphy.
- Thank you. Jim.
Mr. Stockton. at 22
you were on the cover of TIME.
Two years later you're charged
with swindling $10 million...
...from those who invested in a chain
called Parlez-Vous Frozen Yogurt.
You face allegations that Parlez-Vous was
nothing more than a corporate shell game.
What do you say to that?
Parlez-Vous was a bona fide corporation
in every sense of the word.
We fully intended to return our investment.
but like any new business...
- ...we encountered unexpected delays.
- You certainly did.
The Justice Department shut you down
on 15 counts of fraud.
They said you swindled $10 million
from unsuspecting investors...
...a majority of whom were senior citizens
trusting you with their life savings.
Miss Brown. those people knew the risks.
I'm an entrepreneur. not a babysitter.
They begged you to return
their money. but you couldn't.
You'd already spent it
on a $3 million estate on Maui...
...severa| sports cars.
a private jet and a racehorse.
Now. wait a minute.
I really don't see how my personal lifestyle
has anything to do with-
Are you all right?
I'm fine.
Are you sure?
Would you like some water?
I just got a scratch in my throat.
All right. then. Mr. Stockton.
tell me this:
How can you people honestly say
that frozen yogurt...
...has only half the calories
of ice cream?
So I'm in this store. and I'm staring up
at this wall full of VCRs.
Hundreds of them.
VHS. Beta. cable-ready. stereo.
I feel my heart start to pound.
I'm sweating.
I hear the sa|esman's voice behind me.
but it sounds like I'm in an echo chamber.
He's saying 8 millimeter
is gonna replace everything...
...but you can't rent
that many tapes on it yet.
And do I need a wireless remote.
and what about on-screen indexing?
The room started spinning.
I couldn't breathe.
I felt like I was dying.
You are dying.
Just like your cells. one at a time.
Till there's none left
and everything goes black.
And what was the point of it?
Joan.”
...what do you think
about Barry's experience?
Big wow.
You wanna have an anxiety attack?
Try taking four kids to a Pizza Hut.
Geoffrey?
I just wanna say...
...that for the first time in the five years
I've been coming here...
...I don't feel like an outcast.
And that's because there's
a new person in the group.
And she hasn't said anything
all evening.
Well. I'm sure Murphy will speak
when she has something to say.
She doesn't wanna be here.
She'd rather be skiing in Aspen
with Don Johnson than sitting here with us.
No. I wanna be here.
I definitely wanna be here.
Why? You'll never get better.
No one ever gets better.
I'd like to say something.
I've noticed that many of you
have been treating Murphy...
...differently than you would
any other new member of the group.
She may be a celebrity...
...but she does have problems.
just like any of us.
She killed that guy on TV.
I did not.
Well. let's get down
to business. shall we?
Who would like to share something
with the group?
I would.
Go ahead. Geoffrey.
I would like to tell everyone here...
...how much I care about them.
I love you. Murphy.
Thank you.
I love you. Joan.
I love you. Dan.
And. Barry...
- ...I think I love you most of all.
- Yeah. I love you too. Geoffrey.
No.
lmean...
...I really love you.
There. I said it.
It's like some giant weight's
been taken off my shoulders.
I love Barry.
Finally. I'm free.
What do you want. a medal?
Like there aren't enough fruits
in the world already.
You think it's easy
raising four kids alone?
That's why women turn bitter.
That's why women kill.
Excuse me.
I'd like to say something now.
I don't really understand
how this is supposed to help me.
Group. do you wanna
respond to that?
I'm gonna be honest with you.
I don't think this is for me.
I don't have time to sit around
and hug all day. I have a job.
Do you think I could
talk about my problem...
...then you could give
me the answer...
...and I'd be done.
and I could get out of here?
Sounds to me like you're looking
for an easy way out.
Things don't work like that.
It takes time.
Now. see. that's my first
problem with therapy.
You're supposed to sit around and yak
about yourself for a couple of years.
Let's face it.
it's all pretty self-indulgent.
And what's wrong with that. Murphy?
People need a safe place
to share their feelings.
Seems to me that you're just
afraid to share yours.
Is that right? Why don't we just
cut to the chase. doctor.
There's a lot of people out there
who think this stuff you call science...
...is just a lot of garbage.
What do you say to that?
Do your research. Murphy.
It took me eight years at Stanford
to practice what you call garbage.
I have helped an awful lot of people.
Oh. really? Isn't it true. doctor.
that if I went to any other kind of doctor...
...and came out and wasn't cured.
I'd call him a quack?
Yet here. people leave miserable.
and you say. "That's good.
You're really growing emotionally."
- I don't think you understand-
- A lot of people would like to know...
...how you can call this therapy
anything but a rip-off. Admit it.
It's a great way to make a buck
at the expense of the vulnerable patient...
...who's looking for some way to get
attention even if they have to buy it.
The bottom line is. it's a real racket...
...and I think it's about time
somebody exposed it.
Well.
Good for you. Murphy.
Good for me what?
I'm not dead. am I?
- Excuse me?
- You confronted me.
You were tough on me.
and I'm still here.
Wait a minute.
How do you feel?
I don't know what to say.
I feel great.
Better than I've felt in along time.
I can't believe you did that.
That was really good.
And after all those things I said
about therapy taking along time...
...do I have egg on my face.
Well. as they say in my business.
"That's a wrap."
I'm parked in a loading zone.
so I've gotta run.
Thanks for everything.
Nice meeting all of you.
If I can do anything for you.
studio tours. anything at all...
...don't hesitate to call.
Oh. Muvphv-
You forgot your purse.
Right.
Won't get very far without that.
Boy. I should have my head examined.
Well. goodbye. everybody.
Good luck.
You know. Murphy...
...I like to think that every behavior
means something.
Even a little thing like
forgetting your purse.
What do you think?
As Freud said.
"Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar."
You know. Murphy. in the last week...
...you have questioned
a lot of things in your life.
Don't you think that
that's worth some examination?
Well. maybe I could stay
a few more minutes.
That dip looks pretty good.
I made that.
I'm finished. though.
Other people have something to say.
they just go right ahead.
All right. Who would like to share
something with the group?
I had the strangest dream last night.
I was tumbling down this train tunnel.
and I landed on a bed covered with cats...