Soap (1977–1981): Season 1, Episode 17 - Episode #1.17 - full transcript

ON THE LAST EPISODE
OF SOAP,

INGRID REVEALED HERSELF
AS CORINNE'S MOTHER.

WHICH MEANS, JESSICA
IS REALLY CORINNE'S AUNT,

AND CHESTER HER UNCLE,

SINCE RANDOLPH, HER FATHER,
IS HER AUNT JESSICA'S BROTHER.

INGRID HAS SWORN
TO DESTROY THE TATES.

MEANWHILE, AT THE CAMPBELLS,

DANNY NO LONGER
HAS TO RUN AROUND IN DISGUISE

SINCE ELAINE LEFKOWITZ
HAS SPOKEN TO HER FATHER
IN DANNY'S BEHALF.

BURT, ON THE OTHER HAND,
HAS BECOME TOTALLY CONSUMED

WITH FINDING HIS SON
PETER'S MURDERER.



AND IS ACTING MORE
AND MORE PECULIAR.

HAVING FOUND A HAIR
IN PETER'S BATHTUB,

BURT SPENDS A LOT OF TIME
YANKING HAIRS

FROM PEOPLES' HEADS,
TRYING TO MATCH IT.

CONFUSED?

YOU WON'T BE
AFTER THIS EPISODE OF...

THIS IS THE STORY
OF 2 SISTERS,

JESSICA TATE

AND MARY CAMPBELL.

THESE ARE THE TATES.

AND THESE ARE THE CAMPBELLS.

AND THIS IS...

I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND
ANYTHING HERE.

WHAT'D YOU SAY
HER NAME WAS?



CORINNE TATE.

"CORINNE TATE."

I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS.

YOU MAKE A PERSON TURN OVER
THEIR JEWELRY,

A TOTALLY BARBARIC CUSTOM,

WHICH, MAY I SAY,
WE DO NOT HAVE IN SWEDEN.

AND THEN WHEN THEY DO
HANDOVER THEIR JEWELRY,

TO THE POLICE, YET,
IT DISAPPEARS.

GOT IT. "CORINNE TATE."

IT WAS FILED UNDER "CORINNE,"
NOT "TATE." THAT'S WHY
I COULDN'T FIND IT.

JEEZ, I'D LOVE TO BE HERE
FOR AN EXECUTION

WHEN YOU SCREW UP
SOMEBODY'S NAME
AND FIGURE IT OUT

AFTER THEY'VE MELTED
IN YOUR GRILLING CHAIR,

YOU DUMB BARBARIAN.

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET THIS OVER WITH.

WELL, WELL, WELL.
LOOK WHO'S HERE,

THE GLORIOUS TATES.

WELL, MY DEAR LADY.

IT SEEMS SOME MISFORTUNE
HAS BEFALLEN YOU.

I'VE TAKEN YOUR CORINNE

AND SOON THEY'LL
TAKE YOUR LIFE.

HA!

LISTEN, YOU.
YOU HAD BETTER WATCH...

OH, BE QUIET,
YOU BORING,
STUPID MAN.

YOU ALL ARE GETTING
WHAT YOU DESERVE.

JESSICA TATE IN JAIL.

I ADORE IT.

OK, MRS. TATE,

IF YOU'LL JUST GIVE ME
YOUR PERSONAL POSSESSIONS...

ANY JEWELRY.

DON'T GIVE HIM
THE JEWELRY,
JESSICA.

SHE HAS TO.

TINKLER,
THIS IS ABSURD.

WHY CAN'T SHE KEEP
HER JEWELRY?

RULES, MR. TATE.

TINKLER, YOU'RE GOING TO PAY
FOR THIS, I SWEAR IT.

WHAT YOU HAVE DONE
TO MY FAMILY,
IN THE LAST FEW DAYS...

OH, DARLING,
IT'S ALL RIGHT.

IT'S PROBABLY A RULE
OF SOME KIND.

SO THAT THE LESS FORTUNATE
PRISONERS WON'T FEEL JEALOUS.

I MEAN, IF I WENT IN THERE
WEARING MY SAPPHIRES

AND THEY WERE WEARING NOTHING,

BUT WELL, LET'S SAY,
THEIR COSTUME JEWELRY,

IT'S BOUND TO CAUSE
RESENTMENT.

JUST MOVE
RIGHT OVER HERE.

I NEED TO TAKE
A COUPLE OF PICTURES.

CHESTER, BE SURE,
AND HELP BILLY
WITH HIS HOMEWORK NOW.

YES.

ALL RIGHT,
WE'LL JUST SLIP THIS
RIGHT OVER YOUR...

HEAD THERE,
WHILE IT, UH...

UH...

UH...

UH...

UH, COULD... COULD YOU
JUST, UH...

THAT'S LOVELY.

ALL RIGHT, NOW.

JUST, UH, WATCH
THE BIRDIE HERE.

EXCUSE ME.
LET'S GO NOW.

NO.

OH, NOW, COME ON.
NONE OF THAT.

UH, TINKLER, COULD WE HAVE
A MOMENT ALONE, PLEASE?

WELL, NO,
I DON'T KNOW.

OH, TINKLER.

LOOK,
IT'S AGAINST POLICY.

TINKLER, FOR GOD'S SAKE,
SHE'S NOT MA BARKER.

OK, BUT JUST
ONE MINUTE.

CHESTER, I'M SCARED.

YOU'LL BE OUT
BY MORNING, JESS.

I'VE NEVER BEEN
IN JAIL BEFORE.

ACTUALLY, I'VE NEVER
SPENT THE NIGHT ALONE.

I KNOW, DARLING.

I DIDN'T DO IT, CHESTER.
YOU KNOW THAT I DIDN'T DO IT.

OF COURSE NOT, JESSICA.
OF COURSE NOT.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT A THING.

WE'LL GET
THE VERY BEST LAWYER.

BUT CHESTER
WHAT ABOUT THAT MOVIE?

WHAT MOVIE, JESS?

YOU KNOW.
THAT COWBOY MOVIE,

THE OX-BLOOD INCIDENT.

"OX-BOW."
RIGHT.

WHEN THEY HUNG HENRY FONDA,
I THINK IT WAS.

OR WAS THAT KIRK DOUGLAS?

BUT, ANYWAY, I MEAN,
JUST AS HIS NECK SNAPPED,

WELL, THE DEPUTY CAME
RUNNING UP AND SAID,

"OOPS, THAT'S THE WRONG MAN."

BUT, I MEAN, OF COURSE,
IT WAS TOO LATE BY THEN

BECAUSE THERE WAS
POOR OLD HENRY FONDA

ALL BUG-EYED WITH HIS TONGUE
HANGING OUT.

INNOCENT, BUT DEAD.

JESS, IT WAS JUST A MOVIE.

BUT CHESTER,
WHERE DO YOU THINK

THEY GET THOSE
MOVIE STORIES FROM?

THEY GET THEM FROM REAL LIFE!

JESSICA, YOU WON'T HANG.

WELL, IF I DO, AND THEY
DO MAKE A MOVIE OF IT,

CHESTER, PROMISE ME

THAT YOU WILL TRY
TO RETAIN SOME CONTROL,

BECAUSE I HAVE A FEELING,

I MEAN, I JUST HAVE
THIS AWFUL FEELING,

THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT
HAVING SHELLY WINTERS
PLAY ME.

SEE, I WAS THINKING
OF SOMEONE LIKE
CATHERINE DENEUVE.

SHE'S ATTRACTIVE ENOUGH.

OH, IT COULD MAKE
A WONDERFUL MUSICAL.

YOU SEE, BARBARA STREISAND
COULD PLAY ME,

AND ROBERT REDFORD
COULD PLAY CHESTER.

UH-UH.

UH-UNH!

THAT'S IT.

YOU SUCKER.

HEY, MA, IS BURT COMING
OUT OF THE BASEMENT?

NO.

MOM, HE NEEDS HELP.

HE DOESN'T NEED HELP.

AW, COME ON, MA.

HE'S BEEN ACTING
REALLY STRANGE.

HE SLEEPS DOWN THERE
IN THE BASEMENT.

MA, YESTERDAY HE GOES OUT
AND BUYS 200 BUNSEN BURNERS.

HE NEEDED THEM
FOR AN EXPERIMENT.

200?

THEY WERE ON SALE.

MOM, HE SHOULD SEE
A PSYCHIATRIST.

LOOK, THE MAN'S SON
WAS MURDERED.

THAT'S AN ENORMOUS SHOCK.

THERE'S BOUND TO BE
SOME REACTION TO IT.

HE'LL GET OVER IT.

MOM, LAST NIGHT HE TOLD ME

THAT SOMETIMES
HE THINKS HE'S INVISIBLE.

HE WAS JOKING WITH YOU.

INVISIBLE.

HE WAS SERIOUS, MOM.

HE TOLD ME THAT SOMETIMES
HE CAN WALK THROUGH A ROOM

AND NOBODY SEES HIM.

HE SAYS IT HELPS HIM GREATLY
WITH HIS DETECTIVE WORK.

AND YOU BELIEVED HIM?

HE WAS JOKING WITH YOU.

LOOK, THIS IS ALL
A REACTION TO GRIEF.

THERE IS NO REASON
IN THE WORLD
TO WORRY ABOUT BURT.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

BURT, WHAT HAPPENED?

I DON'T KNOW.

I THINK I MIXED
THE WRONG CHEMICALS.

THEY WERE SUPPOSED
TO FOAM SLIGHTLY.

BURT, THIS IS GETTING
TOO DANGEROUS.

UNLESS, OF COURSE,

SOMEONE TAMPERED
WITH MY EXPERIMENT.

THE... THE POLICE.

OH, THAT TINKLER,
HE'S SO JEALOUS OF ME,
IT'S INCREDIBLE.

ME AND MY WORK, HUH.

THE OTHER DAY,
I WAS AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS,

I ASKED TO SEE A HAIR
FROM CORINNE,
THEY THREW ME OUT.

YOU'VE GOT TO STOP
DOING THIS.

MARY!
OH, MY GOD!

MARY, MARY, IT'S ME.

LOOK AT YOU.
JUST AS PLAIN AS EVER.

OH, MY GOD, INGRID.

AND THIS YOUR HUSBAND?

INTERESTING MAN.

ARE YOU A CHIMNEY SWEEP?

NO. HE'S AL JOLSON.

AND YOUR SONS.
HOW NICE.

ONE IS A FRUIT LOOP...

AND ONE PLAYS
WITH DOLLS.

HEY, UH, MISS INGRID,
WHATEVER YOU ARE,
GET OUTTA HERE.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT
YOUR FIRST HUSBAND
WAS A HORROR.

THIS ONE IS WORSE.

AND NOW, I HAVE A WONDERFUL
ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE.

MY LOVELY, BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER,
CORINNE,

HAS BEEN RELEASED.

I KNEW IT.
I KNEW SHE DIDN'T DO IT.

THAT WAS THE THEORY
I WAS WORKING ON.

I WONDER IF THE POLICE
STOLE MY NOTES, TOO.

EVEN BETTER THAN THAT,
JESSICA HAS BEEN ARRESTED.

ISN'T THAT LOVELY.

WHAT?

JESSICA DIDN'T DO IT.
SHE'S GOT RED HAIR.

NOT ONLY IS THE MAN FILTHY,
HE'S ALSO AN IDIOT.

OW! WHAT ARE YOU DOING,
YOU STUPID LOUT?

I'M GONNA TEST THIS.

A PERSON COMES
INTO YOUR HOUSE

AND YOU PULL OUT HAIRS?

YOU DIRTY, STUPID,
CRAZY MAN.

I WANT YOU
TO LEAVE, NOW.

I WOULD BE DELIGHTED,
BUT I WILL BE BACK.

I'M NOT FINISHED
WITH THIS FAMILY.

I WON'T REST UNTIL I'VE
DESTROYED EVERY LAST ONE
OF YOU.

HA!

WELL, OBVIOUSLY,
THE POLICE HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

I GOTTA GET BACK TO WORK.

THAT TINKLER...

OW!

I HOPE THE FIRE'S OUT
DOWN THERE.

MOM...

I KNOW. HE NEEDS HELP.

NICE. REAL NICE.
A WORK OF ART.

WHO DID THIS,
THE NEW MAN?

YES,
MR. LEFKOWITZ.

KEEP HIM.
HE'S A REMBRANDT.

SO!
SO, SO, SO, SO, SO, SO.

YOU ARE DANNY?

YES, SIR.

DANNY DALLAS.

YES, SIR.

MY DAUGHTER TELLS ME
I SHOULDN'T KILL YOU.

SHE'S GROWN
VERY FOND OF YOU.

SO HOW DID YOU TWO
HAPPEN TO MEET?

WELL, YOU SEE,
I WAS, UH...

WELL, IT WAS, UH...

OK, ELAINE, SWEETHEART,
BE A GOOD GIRL

AND LET DADDY TALK
TO YOUR FRIEND HERE
IN PRIVATE.

NO.

IT'S BUSINESS, DARLING.

I DON'T CARE.

OK, HONEY BUNS.

WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO
TO GET YOU TO LEAVE?

BUY ME A PRESENT.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

A FOX COAT.

OK. A FOX COAT.

MAKE A NOTE.

DADDY, SILVER.
A GOOD ONE.
NO FUNNY SKINS.

YOUR MOTHER NEED A COAT?

NO. NO.

SO! DANNY DALLAS.

YES, SIR.

YOU STILL OWE US A FAVOR,
YOU KNOW.

I KNOW. I KNOW.
BUT I CAN'T KILL A MAN,

SO IF YOU'RE GONNA ASK ME
TO SHOOT SOMEBODY,

YOU MIGHT AS WELL GUN ME DOWN
RIGHT NOW.

NO KILLING, NO KILLING.
THIS IS A NON-VIOLENT FAVOR.

YUCK! WHAT IS THAT?
IS THAT A FINGER?

TELL GOMEZ,
I KNOW HIM 20 YEARS.

HE KILLS A MAN,
I TAKE HIS WORD FOR IT.

SO WHAT IS IT?

A FINGER.

I NEVER SAW ANYTHING
SO DISGUSTING IN MY LIFE.

YOU WANT TO SEE?

NO.

THE FAVOR. THE FAVOR
YOU WANTED ME TO DO.

CAN'T TELL YOU NOW.

I'LL TELL YOU
WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT.

MEANWHILE, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO DRESS UP ANYMORE.

SO GO HOME,
ENJOY YOURSELF,

AND I'LL BE IN TOUCH.

THANK YOU, MR. LEFKOWITZ.

DON'T THANK ME.
THANK ELAINE.

I THINK I ALREADY DID.

WHEW.

I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO THANK YOU.

I DO.

HEY, LISTEN. I REALLY
APPRECIATE EVERYTHING
AND SO LONG.

HOLD IT!
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

HOME.
WRONG.

HEY, NOW LOOK, ELAINE,
FUN'S FUN...

OH, DADDY.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
LISTEN, ELAINE.

I... I GOTTA GET SOME REST.

YOU HAVEN'T
LET ME SLEEP IN DAYS.

FORGET IT.
YOU'RE COMING WITH ME.

UPSTAIRS.

LOOK, ELAINE,
I... I'M EXHAUSTED.
I CAN'T MOVE.

I CAN.

HE'S A NICE BOY.
IT'S TOO BAD.

WAIT'LL HE FINDS OUT
THE FAVOR IS
HE'S GOT TO MARRY MY DAUGHTER.

HE'D BE BETTER OFF DEAD.

WHO IS IT?

IT'S ME.

OH, DARLING.

DO YOU KNOW
WHAT TIME IT IS?

WHERE THE HELL
HAVE YOU BEEN?

WHAT?

OUR ONE NIGHT TOGETHER!
YOU KNOW WHAT MY SCHEDULE
IS LIKE.

I MEAN, I'VE BEEN
WAITING FOR HOURS.

NOW, WE HARDLY
HAVE ANY TIME.

WALTER, MY MOTHER
HAS BEEN ARRESTED.

OH, WONDERFUL. WE FINALLY
GET A NIGHT TOGETHER

AND YOUR MOTHER
GETS ARRESTED.

I SUPPOSE, NOW
YOU'RE NOT IN THE MOOD.

WHAT DO YOU THINK,

THIS IS SOME
BIG THRILL FOR ME?

I LOVE RUNNING OVER HERE
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

FOR 3 MINUTES,
ONCE A WEEK?

I'M SORRY. I JUST...

HEY! YOU HAVE A MORNING
PRESS CONFERENCE,
I DON'T SEE YOU.

YOUR WIFE GIVES
A DINNER PARTY,
I DON'T SEE YOU.

YOUR KID PLAYS
A SWEET POTATO
IN THE THANKSGIVING PLAY

AND I DON'T SEE YOU.

BUT MY MOTHER GETS ARRESTED
AND YOU COMPLAIN?

EUNICE, I'M SORRY.
I AM. I MEAN IT.

COME ON.
FORGIVE ME, HUH?

I'M A LITTLE UPSET.

I... I GOT THIS TODAY.
READ IT.

"I KNOW ALL ABOUT
YOU AND EUNICE TATE.

TO KEEP THE PICTURES
I HAVE FROM THE PRESS
WILL COST $50,000."

WALTER, WHAT ARE
YOU GONNA DO?

NOTHING.
IT'S A CRACKPOT SCHEME
TO GET MONEY.

I MEAN, WHAT COULD THEY
POSSIBLY HAVE PICTURES OF?

YOU KNOW HOW CAREFUL
WE'VE BEEN.

I PERSONALLY CHECKED OUT
EVERY HOTEL ROOM.

I MEAN, DO YOU THINK
I'D GET US ROOMS
FACING A BRICK WALL

'CAUSE I LIKE THEM?

NO, EUNICE, I GUARANTEE YOU.
THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO WAY
ANYONE COULD HAVE...

OH, MY GOD,
ATLANTA.

WHAT?

ATLANTA.
ATLANTA, REMEMBER?

ATLANTA?

THAT WAS LAST MINUTE.
I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO
CHECK THE PLACE OUT.

THAT... THAT LITTLE PLACE.
THE... THE... THE PEACHTREE.

OH, MY GOD.
THAT WAS THE NIGHT

YOU HEARD NOISES ON THE ROOF.
I SAID IT WAS BIRDS.

BIRDS? YOU SAID
IT WAS SQUIRRELS
THROWING PEACH PITS.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT,
SQUIRRELS THROWING PEACH PITS.
SQUIRRELS CAN'T THROW.

WELL, NOW, THAT'S WHAT
I SAID BUT YOU SAID,

"YES, SQUIRRELS
CAN THROW PEACH PITS."

WELL, THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

I MEAN, NOBODY WAS THERE
THAT NIGHT.

NOBODY SAW US THAT NIGHT.
NOBODY TOOK PICTURES.

WHAT AM I WORRYING ABOUT?

WALTER, THAT WAS THE NIGHT
WE PLAYED THAT GAME.

WHAT GAME?

WALTER. OH, I CAN'T BELIEVE
WE DID THAT, YOU KNOW.

WHAT?

WHERE YOU DRESSED UP
AS THE ROMAN GLADIATOR

AND I WAS THE SLAVE
YOU JUST BOUGHT.

OH, MY GOD.

AND THEN YOU TIED ME.

I'D BETTER PAY.

AND THAT'S ACTUALLY
WHAT YOU DO FOR A LIVING?

I MEAN, YOU'RE A, UH...

HOOKER.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

YOU SEE, I... I THOUGHT
THEY ONLY HAD THEM IN EUROPE.

AND YOU DO IT WITH STRANGERS?

IT'S KINDA HARD
TO CHARGE A FRIEND.

AND... AND SO A CUSTOMER
WAS DISSATISFIED
AND TURNED YOU IN?

NO, NO, IT WAS A COP.

YOU MEAN A COP
WAS DISSATISFIED
AND TURNED YOU IN?

NO. NO.

WELL, LET ME ASK YOU
ONE MORE QUESTION.
MY GOD, THIS IS FASCINATING.

I NEVER GET TO ASK
QUESTIONS LIKE THIS.

OK, BABETTE.
YOU'RE OUT ON BAIL.

MRS. TATE,
YOUR LAWYER'S HERE.

OH.

BENSON?

OH, BENSON,
YOU'RE NOT A LAWYER.

SHH!

THEY WOULDN'T
LET ME IN TO SEE YOU,

SO I TOLD THEM
I WAS YOUR LAWYER.

YOU DIDN'T?

YEAH. I'M WITH THE FIRM
OF HONEYCUTT, PRINGLE,
KAPLAN AND BLACK.

I'M BLACK.
BLACK.

WELL, YOU LOOK
LIKE A LAWYER.

ACTUALLY, YOU LOOK
VERY NICE AS A LAWYER.

I'LL BET YOU COULD BE ONE.
I SMELL BACON.

THAT'S 'CAUSE
I BROUGHT BREAKFAST.

OH, BENSON,

LOOK AT THIS.

BLUEBERRY MUFFINS
AND CANADIAN BACON.
AH, GRAPEFRUIT.

WELL, I KNEW
YOU COULDN'T EAT
THE FOOD IN HERE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT
FOR DINNER?

OH, YOU KNOW
WHAT I WOULD LOVE FOR DINNER?

WHAT?
MEATBALLS AND SPAGHETTI.

WELL, THAT'S A PROBLEM,
SEE,

'CAUSE THE SAUCE
WILL RUN IN THE CASE.

OH, RIGHT. AND THEN YOU
COULDN'T EXPLAIN THAT.

YEAH. ESPECIALLY TO MR. TATE.

THE BRIEFCASE IS HIS.

MORNING, DARLING.

HELLO, DEAR.

BENSON WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

WELL, I'M, UH...

HE'S MY LAWYER,
CHESTER.

YES. UH, HONEYCUTT, PRINGLE,
KAPLAN AND BLACK.

HE'S BLACK.

WELL, I GUESS
YOU WON'T BE
NEEDING ME.

NO, NO, NO, NO.
HE'S NOT A LAWYER,
HE'S A BUTLER.

BENSON, WHY ARE YOU
POSING AS A LAWYER?

'CAUSE I COULDN'T GET IN
TO SEE HER AS A BUTLER.

NOW, CARRY ON, COUNSELOR.

UH, JESSICA,
THIS IS MR. FRANKLIN.

HE WAS CORINNE'S LAWYER.
HOPEFULLY, HE'LL BE TAKING
YOUR CASE.

HOW DO YOU DO,
MRS. TATE?

DELIGHTED.

UH, I WOULD LIKE
TO ASK YOU

JUST A FEW
SIMPLE QUESTIONS,
IF IT'S ALL RIGHT.

CERTAINLY.

JESSICA.

NOW, NATURALLY,
THE FIRST QUESTION
I MUST ASK YOU IS,

DID YOU KILL PETER CAMPBELL?

WELL, DO I LOOK
LIKE THE SORT OF WOMAN
WHO WOULD KILL SOMEBODY?

IT'S JUST THAT I HAVE
TO HEAR THE ANSWER
IN YOUR OWN WORDS, MRS. TATE.

I SEE.

SO, UH, WOULD YOU MIND
GIVING ME THE ANSWER?

I GUESS NOT.
FINE.

WELL, UH, WOULD YOU
GIVE ME THE ANSWER?

I FORGOT THE QUESTION.

DID YOU KILL
PETER CAMPBELL?

OH, YES.

YOU DID?

NO. YES, I REMEMBER
THE QUESTION.

I DON'T KNOW HOW
YOU COULD ASK
SUCH A QUESTION.

DID I KILL PETER CAMPBELL?

DID YOU?

DID I WHAT?

DID YOU KILL PETER CAMPBELL?

WELL, OF COURSE NOT, SILLY.

SHERIFF TINKLER FOUND THE GUN
THAT KILLED PETER CAMPBELL

IN YOUR LINGERIE DRAWER.

NOW, DO YOU KNOW
HOW IT GOT THERE?

I GUESS I PUT IT THERE.

SO, THE GUN IS YOURS?

OH, YES.

YES, IT IS.

I GAVE IT TO HER
FOR THE NIGHTS

THAT I WAS OUT OF TOWN
AS A PRECAUTION.

I DON'T LIKE HAVING IT.

DO YOU KNOW
ONCE I WAS SEARCHING FOR
A PARTICULAR PAIR OF PANTIES

AND THE GUN WENT OFF,

SHOT A HOLE
THROUGH THE DRAWER,

WENT RIGHT OUT
IN THE HALL

AND LODGED IN A PORTRAIT
OF MY GRANDFATHER,

AND PUT A HOLE IN HIS HEAD.

UH, WHICH SOME PEOPLE
MAINTAINED HE ALWAYS HAD.

MRS. TATE,
IF WE COULD GO ON.

NOW, THE KNIFE
THAT KILLED PETER CAMPBELL

WAS FOUND
IN YOUR JEWELRY BOX.

DO YOU KNOW
HOW IT GOT THERE?

NO. HOW?

I DON'T KNOW.

I'M ASKING YOU.

DID... DID YOU PUT IT THERE?

NOT THAT I REMEMBER.

SO YOU MIGHT HAVE
PUT IT THERE?

NO, SHE DIDN'T.
I ASSURE YOU.

WELL, NOW, CHESTER,
I DON'T KNOW.

YOU REMEMBER THE TIME
I PUT YOUR SHOES
IN THE DISHWASHER.

SOMETIMES HER MIND
IS ON, UH, SOMETHING ELSE.

YES, I SEE.

MRS. TATE, DO YOU KNOW WHO
MIGHT HAVE SEEN YOU SLEEPING

IN YOUR GUEST ROOM
THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER?

NO. WHO?

DO YOU THINK ANYBODY SAW YOU?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW,
MR. FRANKLIN.

I MEAN, UH, WHO WOULD
WANT TO SEE ME SLEEPING?

FINE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MRS. TATE.

I THINK I'VE GOT ALL
THE INFORMATION I NEED.

OH, IT'S SO NICE
TO HAVE MET YOU.

VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.

WOULD YOU LIKE
SOME BREAKFAST
BEFORE YOU GO?

UH, NOT FOR ME.

COME AGAIN.
THANK YOU.

UH, MR. TATE,
IF I COULD SPEAK
WITH YOU FOR A MOMENT.

UH, MR. TATE,
LET ME PUT THIS
AS CANDIDLY AS POSSIBLE.

NOW, YOUR WIFE,
AS WE KNOW,
HAD THE MOTIVE.

THE MURDER WEAPONS
WERE FOUND IN HER ROOM,

WITH HER FINGERPRINTS
ALL OVER THEM,

AND SHE HAD NO ALIBI
FOR THAT NIGHT.

PLUS WHICH, THE JUDGE,
AS YOU CAN SEE

FROM THE ASTRONOMICAL BAIL
THAT HE HAS SET,
HATES RICH PEOPLE.

WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS
IT'LL BE A DIFFICULT CASE.

MR. TATE, CLARENCE DARROW,
IN HIS PRIME,

ARGUING THIS CASE
AGAINST A MUTE PROSECUTOR,

WITH A JURY
OF MRS. TATE'S RELATIVES,

WITH YOU SITTING AS THE JUDGE,

COULD NOT POSSIBLY
HOPE TO WIN.

OH, I... I'M SORRY.
BUT I DO HAVE A CAREER
TO THINK ABOUT.

I... I CANNOT TAKE THIS CASE.

WELL...

CAN'T YOU RECOMMEND
SOMETHING?

YES. PLEAD GUILTY.

IT'LL SAVE YOU
A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY,

AND THE OUTCOME
WILL BE THE SAME.
I'M SORRY.

WHAT DID HE SAY, DARLING?

IT'S AN OPEN AND SHUT CASE.
YOU'RE NOT TO WORRY
ABOUT ANYTHING.

I'M NOT WORRIED.
I'M INNOCENT.

WILL INGRID REALLY DESTROY
ALL THE TATES AND CAMPBELLS?

OR IS THIS JUST
SOME SWEDISH BRAGGING?

DOES A BLACKMAILER REALLY
HAVE COMPROMISING PICTURES

OF EUNICE AND THE CONGRESSMAN,

OR IS IT MERELY A SCHOOL CHUM
PLAYING A PRACTICAL JOKE?

WILL DANNY MARRY ELAINE,

OR WILL HE DECIDE
HE'D RATHER BE KILLED?

IF THE CASE AGAINST JESSICA
WAS ARGUED

AGAINST A MUTE PROSECUTOR,
WITH CHESTER AS THE JUDGE,

WOULD JESSICA
REALLY BE FOUND GUILTY?

AND IF SHE IS,
WOULD HER WORSE FEAR
BE REALIZED?

WILL SHELLY WINTERS
PLAY HER IN THE FILM?

THESE QUESTIONS
AND MANY OTHERS,

WILL BE ANSWERED ON
THE NEXT EPISODE OF

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