Soap (1977–1981): Season 1, Episode 24 - Episode #1.24 - full transcript

"Dear Abby" gives Mary no frame of reference on how to deal with Burt and she is confused when he comes home. Jodie has morning after concerns when he realizes he enjoyed his night with Carol, but he tells her it will not happen again. Is Jessica the only one able to sleep at the Tate home? Corinne returns home and she is able to sleep, which makes Ingrid crazy. As Judge Morrison. . . oops, Petrillo sleeps, Jessica and her lawyer try to sway the jury. The Major bursts into the courtroom, wanting to take the prosecutor hostage. Jessica asks the jury to deliberate quickly as she cannot stand another day with "this man. " And, the Court takes exception to that statement.

IN LAST WEEK'S EPISODE
OF SOAP,

JODIE SURPRISED CAROL

BY AGREEING TO SPEND
THE WEEKEND WITH HER.

CORINNE SURPRISED INGRID
BY WALKING OUT ON HER.

BURT REALLY SURPRISED MARY

BY TELLING HER
HE KILLED HER FIRST HUSBAND.

AND SPEAKING OF SURPRISES,

MRS. FINE,
THE SURPRISE WITNESS,

SURPRISED EVERYONE

BY TESTIFYING
THAT SHE HEARD JESSICA

THREATEN TO KILL
PETER CAMPBELL.



SURPRISED?

YOU WON'T BE AFTER
THIS WEEK'S 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...

YOU SON OF A...

GO!

BOYS. BOYS.

DAMN IT!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'M GONNA SLEEP
IN THE BATHTUB.



ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

I WON'T DO IT ANYMORE.
I PROMISE.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S WITH YOU, CAROL.

I MEAN, WE AGREE
WE'RE COMING UP HERE
AS FRIENDS, HUH?

THEN, UH, YOU TELL ME
THAT YOU'VE RENTED
A 2-BEDROOM COTTAGE.

WE GET HERE,
ONE ROOM, ONE BED.

AND KNOWING I'M GAY,
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY AMAZED

WHEN I DON'T TURN OUT
TO BE BURT REYNOLDS.

I THOUGHT YOU'D BE
DIFFERENT HERE.

AWAY FROM EVERYTHING,

IN THE COUNTRY,
ALL THIS CLEAN AIR.

CLEAN AIR?

CAROL, I'M A HOMOSEXUAL,
NOT AN ASTHMATIC.

CAROL, ARE YOU CRYING?

YOU HATE ME.

I DON'T HATE YOU.

YES, YOU DO.

CAROL, I DON'T HATE YOU.
PLEASE STOP CRYING.

I CAN'T HELP IT.

I REALLY WANT YOU
AND YOU HATE ME.

CAROL, I DON'T HATE YOU.
STOP CRYING.

AND NOW YOU'RE GOING
TO HATE ME EVEN MORE

'CAUSE I... 'CAUSE I
CAN'T STOP CRYING.

CAROL, I DON'T HATE YOU.
I COULD NEVER HATE YOU.

I MEANT WELL,
I REALLY MEANT WELL.

OH, OK, COME HERE,
COME ON.

CAROL, COME HERE, NOW,
COME ON, STOP CRYING.

CAROL, COME HERE.
JUST STOP CRYING, OK?
COME ON. NOW STOP.

ALL RIGHT? OK.
IT'S ALL RIGHT,
IT'S ALL RIGHT.

BUT MA, DAD WAS
A GANGSTER.

BURT SAID HE HAD A GUN
ON HIS RIBS,

AND HE WAS GOING
TO SHOOT HIM.

MA, HE HAD NO CHOICE.

HE PUSHED HIM OFF
THAT LEDGE IN SELF-DEFENSE.

FOR GOD'S SAKE, MA.

IT WAS MY FATHER
THAT GOT KILLED,
BUT I FORGIVE HIM.

DANNY, I JUST DON'T KNOW.

I MEAN, I LOVED YOUR FATHER.

AND NOW TO FIND OUT
THAT BURT KILLED HIM?

IT'S NOT LIKE HE FORGOT
OUR ANNIVERSARY
AND I'M A LITTLE MIFFED.

WELL, HE'S GONNA BE HOME SOON.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

I DON'T KNOW.

I MEAN, I'VE DONE A LOT
OF THINKING ABOUT IT,

BUT EVERY TIME I SIT DOWN
TO THINK ABOUT IT,
I CAN'T BELIEVE

WHAT IT IS I'M ACTUALLY
SITTING DOWN TO THINK ABOUT.

MY 2ND HUSBAND KILLED
MY FIRST HUSBAND.

WHAT IS IT WITH YOU?
YOU GOT A THING
FOR KILLERS?

HEY, WERE YOU
EAVESDROPPING?

NO. IT WAS HIM.

YEAH, IT WAS ME.

LISTEN, UH,

PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT
AND I'LL GET YOU A DATE
WITH DIRTY HARRY.

BLESS YOU.

HEY, I THINK IT'S HIM.

HI.

HEY, HOW ARE YOU DOIN'?
HEY, DAD.

HOW ARE YOU DOIN',
CHUCK, BOB?

HIYA, KILLER.

NO, BOB, COME ON.

WELCOME HOME.

SO, UH, HOW'S THINGS?

HI, MAR'.

HI.

YOU'RE HOME.

YEAH.

UH, MAR',
UH, SHOULD I, UH...

SHOULD I PUT THIS DOWN?

OH, YES.
OF COURSE. YES.

UH, MAR', UH, AHEM, YOU, UH,
PROBABLY HAVEN'T YET,

I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW,
BUT, UH,

DID YOU MAKE ANY
KIND OF, UH,

DECISION ABOUT THINGS?

DECISION?

OH, A DECISION.

YOU MEAN ABOUT YOU?

WHETHER YOU WANT TO STAY
MARRIED TO A KILLER.

NO.

NO, I HAVEN'T.

YEAH, WELL, NO.

YES, WELL, NO,
I DIDN'T REALLY EXPECT
THAT YOU WOULD HAVE YET.

UH... UH... UH, I... I MEAN,
THIS IS NOT A DECISION
YOU CAN MAKE LIGHTLY.

BURT,

WHAT IT IS,
IS I'M CONFUSED.

I'VE LOVED YOU MORE
THAN ANYTHING,
YOU KNOW THAT,

BUT WHEN YOU TOLD ME
THAT YOU...

KILLED JOHNNY...

NOT... NO, IT'S NOT KILL.
NOT REALLY KILL.
I DIDN'T REALLY KILL HIM.

IT'S TRUE
HE ENDED UP DEAD...
SURE, IT LOOKS THAT WAY.

I'VE TRIED THINKING
ABOUT IT, BUT...

I CAN'T, IT'S TOO HUGE.

I'VE TRIED FIGURING OUT
HOW I FEEL,

BUT I CAN'T.

I DON'T KNOW.

I MEAN, I HAVE NO FRAME
OF REFERENCE FOR THIS.

I'VE READ "DEAR ABBY"
ALL MY LIFE,

BUT NEVER, EVER ONCE
HAVE I COME ACROSS
ANYTHING SIMILAR.

YEAH, WELL, I GUESS,
I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED.

AND, UH,

IT'S NOT LIKE I CAN
CALL A FRIEND EITHER,
YOU KNOW, AND SAY,

"WHAT DID YOU DO
WHEN YOUR HUSBAND..."

NO, YES, NO, MAR', I KNOW,
I KNOW, I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

I... I KNOW YOU. I KNOW
YOU'RE NOT REALLY A KILLER.

I'M NOT, MARY,
I'M NOT A KILLER.

A PUSHER-OFF-THE-LEDGE MAYBE,
BUT A KILLER, NO.

I KNOW THAT, I... I KNOW THAT.

BUT STILL...

IT'S HAPPENED.

AND FOR NOW IT SEEMS
TO HAVE MADE SOME SORT
OF DIFFERENCE.

I LOVE YOU.

I'VE ALWAYS LOVED YOU.

AND I DON'T KNOW
IF IT WILL ALWAYS
MAKE A DIFFERENCE...

BUT FOR NOW IT HAS.

OH, YEAH, WELL,
I SEE. BYE.

BURT?

HEY, MAR', MAR', WAIT, WAIT,
WAIT, WAIT A MINUTE, MAR'.

NO, SEE, IT'S OK.
I UNDERSTAND.

AND I'M FINE. REALLY,
I'M TERRIFIC. I'M OK.

I MEAN, I, UH,
I DON'T WANT ANY PITY.

I... I'M A GROWNUP.

I CAN TAKE CARE
OF MYSELF.

I CAN FUNCTION
AND I'M FINE.

I'M REALLY
GONNA BE FINE.

AND SOME DAY,
IF YOU WANT ME BACK,

YOU'LL TAKE ME BACK
BECAUSE YOU LOVE ME,

NOT BECAUSE
YOU PITY ME.

SO DON'T WORRY
ABOUT ME, OK?

I'LL SEE YOU, KIDDO.

MAYBE WE COULD TRY.

WHAT?

US.

WE COULD TRY
AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

YOU MEAN TOGETHER?

HERE?

YEAH, O-O-OK.

OK.

I, UH, GUESS THIS MEANS
I SHOULD TELL THE CAB TO GO?

OK.

OK.

I GOTTA TELL
THE CAB TO GO.



HOW COME I'M HUMMING

AND YOU'RE SLAMMING
THINGS AROUND?

YOU DON'T KNOW?

BECAUSE OF LAST NIGHT, HMM?

BECAUSE OF WHAT
I DID LAST NIGHT.

WELL, I DID IT, TOO,
BUT I'M NOT ANGRY.

BUT I'M GAY.

THAT'S DEBATABLE.

FOR 25 YEARS, I'M GAY.

SUDDENLY A GIRL COMES ON
A LITTLE BIT,
I'M IN BED WITH HER.

YOU'RE A FLOOZY!

IT'S NOT LIKE I HAD
MUCH OF A CHANCE.

I MEAN, YOU GOT US ONE ROOM
WITH A QUEEN SIZE BED

AND I SINCERELY HOPE
NO PUN WAS INTENDED.

AND THEN YOU CRY.

LISTEN, JODIE,

I DIDN'T EXACTLY HAVE TO
GET YOU DRUNK AND TIE YOU UP.

I'M SORRY IT WAS SO AWFUL.

CAROL, IT WASN'T AWFUL.

WASN'T EVEN UNPLEASANT.

AND IN FACT, IF I HAD KNOWN
IT WAS LIKE THAT
IN HIGH SCHOOL,

I MIGHT HAVE GONE
TO THE PROM.

I MEAN, WHAT DOES
THIS MAKE ME?

IMAGINE HOW CONFUSED
MY HORMONES ARE?

WHAT THE HECK IS HE DOING NOW?
THAT'S A GIRL, FOR GOD SAKES.

CAROL, I'M SORRY.

WHAT'S GOT ME UPSET
ABOUT THIS WHOLE THINGS IS...

WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO US?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO US?

HOW ARE YOU GONNA FEEL
IF I DON'T SLEEP
WITH YOU AGAIN?

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SLEEP
WITH ME AGAIN?

NO.

WHY?

CAROL, ALL MY LIFE
I'VE LIVED A CERTAIN WAY.

AND I DON'T
WANT TO CHANGE.

BUT I LOVE YOU
AND I WANT YOU
TO BE MY FRIEND.

AND WHAT I'M AFRAID OF
IS THAT, IF I DON'T
SLEEP WITH YOU AGAIN,

YOU WON'T BE
MY FRIEND ANYMORE.

JODIE,

I LOVE YOU.

I'LL ALWAYS BE YOUR FRIEND.

WHAT,

DO YOU THINK I JUST WANT YOU
FOR YOUR BODY?

OH, MY GOD, DO YOU KNOW
HOW MANY GUYS
HAVE SAID THAT TO ME?

YOU'RE TERRIFIC.

SO ARE YOU.

OH, BENSON, I NEED
STRONG COFFEE.

I WAS SO WORRIED
ABOUT THE TRIAL,

I DIDN'T SLEEP
A WINK LAST NIGHT.

ME, NEITHER.

YOU WERE UP
WORRYING, TOO?

YEAH.

OH, I WISH I HAD KNOWN.

YEAH?

SURE.

I WOULD HAVE HAD
SOMEONE TO TALK TO.

I WISH I HAD KNOWN, TOO.

HMM?

'CAUSE THAT WOULD
HAVE PUT ME TO SLEEP.

BENSON!

I HATE NOT SLEEPING.

I-IT PANICS ME.

I KEEP LOOKING
AT THE CLOCK,

THINKING THAT EVEN
IF I FALL ASLEEP RIGHT NOW,

IT STILL WON'T BE ENOUGH.

I TRIED THAT EXERCISE WHERE
YOU RELAX YOUR WHOLE BODY

STARTING WITH YOUR TOES?

WORKED OUT GREAT.

MY FEET FELL ASLEEP,
AND MY HEAD STAYED UP.

OH, GOD, I'M EXHAUSTED.

I WAS UP ALL NIGHT
WORRIED SICK ABOUT MOTHER.

YOU, TOO?
YOU WERE?

AND BENSON.

WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL?
I NEARLY WENT CRAZY.

I TOSSED AND TURNED SO MUCH
I RIPPED THE SHEETS.

WONDERFUL. DEAD TIRED,
I GOTTA CHANGE SHEETS.

WHAT A NIGHT.

WHAT A NIGHT.

NOT ONE WINK OF SLEEP.

WERE YOU UP WORRYING, TOO,
GRANDPA?

OF COURSE, I WORRIED.

DID YOU HEAR HOW CLOSE
THAT MORTAR FIRE WAS?

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.

GOOD MORNING, DARLING.

DARLING, YOU LOOK TIRED.

DIDN'T YOU SLEEP WELL?

I DIDN'T SLEEP.

YOU DIDN'T?
YOU DID?

LIKE A HOG.

JESSICA, YOU MEAN
LIKE A LOG.

OH, CHESTER,
LOGS DON'T SLEEP.

UH-UH.

GOOD MORNING, BENSON.

GOOD MORNING, MRS. TATE.

JESSICA, HOW COULD YOU SLEEP,
WEREN'T YOU WORRIED?

ABOUT WHAT?

THE JURY GOES OUT TODAY.

OUT WHERE?

UH, TO DECIDE ON
A VERDICT, JESSICA.

OH, THAT, OH, DON'T
BE SILLY, CHESTER.

THERE'S NOTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT.

HEY, WHEN DID
CORINNE GET BACK?

WHAT?

CORINNE, CORINNE,
SHE'S BACK.

WHERE?
UPSTAIRS.

I WENT INTO HER ROOM
AND THERE SHE WAS, ASLEEP.

OH.
OH...

I NEVER THOUGHT
I'D EVER SEE YOUR HEAD

ON THAT PILLOW AGAIN.

MA?

I'M SORRY, MA,
I'M REALLY, REALLY SORRY.

OH,

THERE'S NOTHING
TO BE SORRY ABOUT.

OH, YES, THERE IS.

ALL MY LIFE YOU'VE BEEN
WONDERFUL TO ME

AND WHAT DO I DO?
I SPIT IN YOUR FACE.

I DON'T REMEMBER THAT.

NO, MOM, I MEAN, I DID
A TERRIBLE THING TO YOU.

NO, YOU DIDN'T.

YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING
ANYBODY ELSE
WOULDN'T HAVE DONE.

I HAD TO FIND OUT.

WHEN I HEARD THAT...

THAT SHE WAS MY REAL MOTHER,
I... I HAD TO GO TO HER.

I HAD TO BE
WITH HER BECAUSE...

SHE WAS MY MOTHER
AND I THOUGHT
THAT WAS IMPORTANT.

BUT I FOUND OUT SOMETHING.

WHAT?

I FOUND OUT THAT...

YOUR MOTHER ISN'T THE WOMAN
WHO GAVE YOU HER GENES,

BUT THE WOMAN
WHO GAVE YOU HER LOVE.

I HAD TO GO LIVE WITH HER
JUST TO FIND OUT

THAT I BELONGED
RIGHT HERE WITH YOU.

WELCOME HOME, CORINNE.

I LOVE YOU, MA.

OH.

BENSON!

WILL YOU STOP
THAT INFERNAL GAME,

IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY.

STOP THAT.

CORINNE WILL BE RIGHT DOWN.
SHE'S JUST GETTING DRESSED.

OH, GOOD.

IT'S A GOOD OMEN.

CORINNE'S COMING HOME
IS A GOOD OMEN.

GOD KNOWS WE CAN USE
A FEW OF THOSE AROUND HERE.

UH...

YEAH, I KNOW. I KNOW.

WHERE IS SHE?

LISTEN, SVEN, WE GOT
ENOUGH TROUBLE HERE.

WHERE IS CORINNE?

I'VE COME
TO TAKE HER HOME.

SORRY, BUT SHE
IS ALREADY HOME.

HA!

LET'S GO.

GET YOUR HANDS
OFF ME, YOU JERK.

I AM NOT LEAVING TILL
CORINNE IS WITH ME.

I THINK THAT WE WILL LEAVE
THAT DECISION UP TO CORINNE.

IS THAT INGRID BERGMAN?

CORINNE, IT WAS
A SILLY FIGHT.

I'VE COME
TO TAKE YOU HOME.

I'M NOT GOING.

OH, COME ON, CORINNE,

LET BYGONES BE BYGONES.

I WANT TO STAY HERE.

I KNOW YOU'RE
MY REAL MOTHER

AND I'M SORRY
IF I'VE HURT YOU.

BUT THIS IS MY HOME.

I THINK YOU SHOULD
LEAVE NOW.

WELL, YOU HAVEN'T SEEN
THE LAST OF ME.

JUST WAIT, ALL OF YOU.

YOU THINK I'M FINISH.

NO, SWEDISH.

I'M NOT DONE WITH YOU.
I HAVE PLANS.

PLANS YOU CAN'T EVEN
BEGIN TO IMAGINE.

AND HORRORS IN STORE
YOU WOULD NEVER DREAM OF.

JUST WAIT,
JUST YOU WAIT, YOU JERKS.

HA!

AS IF THIS FAMILY
DOESN'T HAVE TROUBLE ENOUGH,

WE HAVE A CURSE PUT ON US
BY A SWEDISH WITCH.

WHAT ELSE COULD GO WRONG?

SHE'S BACK.

I'M NOT GETTING IT.

CHESTER TATE?

YOU KNOW I'M CHESTER TATE,
YOU IDIOT. WHAT IS IT?

I HAVE HERE A FEDERAL WARRANT
FOR YOUR ARREST...

THAT WAS BROUGHT
BY THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE COMMISSION

ON STOCK FRAUD
AND MANIPULATION.

I KNOW IT COMES
AT A BAD TIME.

BUT I'VE MANAGED
TO PULL A FEW STRINGS

SO THAT
YOU COULD MAKE BAIL

AND BE AT YOUR
WIFE'S MURDER TRIAL
BEFORE THE JURY GOES OUT.

OH...

BET YOU KIDS ARE
GOING TO BE LONELY
AROUND HERE, THOUGH,

COME THE HOLIDAYS.

WELL, HAVE A NICE DAY.

AND SO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
OF THE JURY,

ON EXAMINATION OF THE EVIDENCE
THAT THE PROSECUTION
HAS PRESENTED,

ONE COULD CONSIDER IT
SUBSTANTIAL.

BUT AFTER KNOWING
THE DEFENDANT,

THE EVIDENCE APPEARS FLIMSY
AND INCONSEQUENTIAL.

BUT WE HAVE BEFORE US,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
ONE OF THE MOST ENCHANTING,

OPEN, HONEST
AND GOOD-HEARTED SOULS
ON THIS EARTH.

OH, WHERE?

AND HUMBLE,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

HUMBLE, AND GOOD,
AND KIND, AND GENEROUS
AND LOVING.

A PERSON WHO I'M TRULY
PROUD TO SAY

I'M A BETTER MAN
FOR HAVING MET.

LADIES AND GENTLEMAN,
I SPEAK OF JESSICA TATE.

OH, MR. MALLU...

DON'T LISTEN TO HIM.

JESSICA TATE,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

IS INCAPABLE...

INCAPABLE OF HURTING ANYONE,

LET ALONE TAKING A LIFE.

WELL, NOW, MR. MALLU,
I WOULDN'T SAY THAT.

ONCE, WHEN I WAS 6,
I SHOVED MY SISTER MARY
OUT OF THE TREE

TO SEE IF SHE COULD FLY.
SHE COULDN'T.

IN POINT OF FACT, IT WAS
NEARLY 8 WEEKS BEFORE
SHE COULD WALK AGAIN.

SEE, HER HONESTY
I DON'T HAVE TO MENTION.
YOU'VE HEARD IT FOR YOURSELF.

I HAVE NOTHING FURTHER
TO SAY.

THE BEST PROOF
IS RIGHT HERE, BEFORE YOU.

THANK YOU.

PSST, YOUR... YOUR HONOR.

JUDGE?

HMM?
HE'S DONE.

HUH? OH!

YES. WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR YOUR SUMMATION, MR. MALLU.

IT WAS VERY NICE.

LONG. BUT NICE.

MY INSTRUCTIONS TO THE JURY
ARE GOING TO BE BRIEF.

SINCE THIS IS
A CAPITAL CRIME,

LET ME REMIND YOU THAT
IF THE VERDICT IS "GUILTY,"

THERE SHOULD BE
NO REASONABLE DOUBT.

YOU WILL BE SEQUESTERED
IN YOUR HOTEL
UNTIL YOU REACH A VERDICT.

NOW, PLEASE REMEMBER

YOU ARE TO DISCUSS THIS CASE
ONLY AMONGST YOURSELVES.

AND PLEASE,
DON'T TAKE THE HOTEL TOWELS.

TRY NOT TO BE PREJUDICED

BY SOME OF THIS
BIZARRE BEHAVIOR

YOU HAVE HEARD HERE.

THE DEFENDANT IS ON TRIAL,
NOT HER FAMILY.

YOU WILL NEVER TAKE HER.

YOU WILL NEVER
TAKE MY DAUGHTER.

DON'T ANYBODY MOVE.

WE'RE GOING TO JOIN
THE RESISTANCE.
WE'RE GOING TO THE MOUNTAINS.

OH, DADDY,
AT THIS TIME OF YEAR?

STOP IT, SOMEBODY.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT,
YOUR HONOR.

MAJOR, PUT THE GUN...

QUIET, COLONEL.

ALL RIGHT,
NOW EVERYBODY STAND BACK.

DADDY.

IT'S ME, MARY.
PLEASE DON'T DO THIS.

SIT DOWN, EVERYBODY.

YOU, TOO.

NOW, YOU...

BEAGLE FACE...

I'M TAKING YOU HOSTAGE.

ME?

COME ON, COME ON.
GET OVER THERE.

I'M TAKING YOU
TO THE HILLS.

I'LL TEACH YOU TO INSULT
THIS FAMILY, MR. NASTY.

I LOVE THIS FAMILY.

TH-THIS IS JUST
A GAME WE PLAY.

IT'S "WHO CAN
BE THE NASTIEST."

SHUT UP, BEAGLE FACE.

MAJOR...

HALT.

GIVE ME THE GUN.

STAND BACK.

COME ON MAJOR,
GIVE ME THE GUN,
GIVE ME THE GUN.

HE DOESN'T USE BULLETS.

IF YOU'RE GONNA DO
THIS SORT OF THING,
PLAN IT RIGHT.

ARREST THAT MAN.

OH, YOUR HONOR,
WHAT FOR?

I MEAN, A LITTLE CONTEMPT
OF COURT MAYBE,

BUT HE DIDN'T DO
ANYTHING WRONG.
AND HE'S HARMLESS.

HARMLESS?

HE'S UNDER A DOCTOR'S CARE,
YOUR HONOR.

A-AND BESIDES, HE GOT THIS WAY
IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY.

THAT WOULD BE NO WAY
TO TREAT A WAR HERO.

OH, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
TAKE HIM HOME.

THANK YOU.

NOT YOU! NOT YOU,
MRS. TATE. SIT DOWN.

OH, I HAVE HAD IT WITH YOU.

PLEASE, COULD YOU POSSIBLY
MAKE UP YOUR MIND IN A HURRY?

I MEAN, I CANNOT STAND
ANOTHER DAY WITH THIS MAN.

NOW THAT JODIE AND CAROL HAVE
BEEN MORE THAN JUST FRIENDS,

WILL SHE SETTLE FOR LESS?

IF BURT SENDS MARY
A DOZEN RED ROSES,

WILL SHE FORGIVE HIM
FOR KILLING HER FIRST HUSBAND,

OR IS SHE REALLY
TICKED OFF THIS TIME?

WILL THE JURY COME BACK
WITH A VERDICT OF INNOCENT?

WILL THE JURY COME BACK
WITH A VERDICT OF GUILTY?

WILL THE JURY COME BACK?

THESE QUESTIONS AND
MANY OTHERS WILL BE ANSWERED

ON NEXT WEEK'S EPISODE OF...

SOAP.

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