All language subtitles for family_affair_s04e02_wings_of_an_angel

Twice.

Twice as fast.

Two times.

Two times what?

Well, aren't we about finished with our
arithmetic, Judy? Not even halfway.

Could you do this fourth problem, Mr.
French?

Oh, I'm sure I could. Only I'm not
taking the course. You are.

But these are such dumb math problems.

Listen. If it takes Tom and Ned four
hours and 35 minutes to build a fence...

How long will it take Roy working twice
as fast to build the same fence?

What's so dumb about that?

Well, why would Roy want to build a
fence if the other two guys already

it?

Maybe the fence fell down.

Well, whatever happened to it, I think
we'd better pick up our things, Jody.

Mr. Davis phoned a while ago to say that
he was bringing home a friend.

Who is it?

Hello, everybody.

French, this is Harv Mullin, a very old
friend of mine.

Mullin's I know.

Yeah, that's Buffy there with Mrs.
Beasley.

Hi.

And the old scholar over there, that's
Jody. Hi.

Well, you didn't tell me about them,
Bill.

Are they yours?

They are now.

What are you working on, Jody?

Oh, some dumb arithmetic that I can't
get.

Well, I'm pretty good at getting dumb
arithmetic. Maybe I can give you a hand

later.

Boy, could you?

Mr. Mullen, Mrs. Beasley has some new
beads.

She's very proud of them.

Oh, don't blame her. Yeah, they look
expensive.

They are. They're genuine colored glass.

Okay, kids. Harg wants to freshen up
now.

Mr. Mullen's going to stay with us a few
days, friends.

Oh, that's splendid, sir.

Can you fix him up in the den back
there? Oh, yes, sir. You'd make him very

comfortable there. I'll pick up your
luggage, sir.

He'll show you where everything is,
Harv. I'm going to try to drum up some

interviews for you here.

I like him. He's nice.

That's good.

He could use some friends just now.

Doesn't he have any?

Yeah, but he's pretty lonely.

Is he really good at arithmetic?

You got two degrees in engineering. That
good enough for you?

If it means building fences, it does.

Where's Sissy?

She's eating at Sharon's. She said
they're studying for their sewage class.

Hello? This Bill Davis. Has Mr.

Cosgrove left his office yet?

Will you please? Yeah, I'll be home all
evening.

Okay.

What did you say she was doing?

Studying for her sewage.

You mean sociology.

I don't know what I mean.

Come on. Let's get cleaned up or French
won't let us in the dining room.

I've eaten in, well, five years.

Thank you, sir.

Would you like some more, Mr. Mullins?
Oh, no, Jody. I couldn't eat another

mouthful. Good. Then let's do some
arithmetic.

Jody, don't rush him. Let him have his
coffee.

Cream or sugar, sir?

I just like to inhale the aroma of good,
fresh coffee.

Not that 90 -gallon instant dishwater.

90 gallons, I say, sir. May I ask what
sort of establishment you've been dining

at? Oh, uh, Mr. Mullen's been dining
sort of cafeteria style.

Why didn't you just eat at home?

Well, I... I don't really have a home.

Are you an orphan?

Kind of.

Where have you been living?

Uh, kids, why don't you just... Let Mr.
Mullen have his coffee and dessert.

Don't talk so much, huh?

Is it a secret where he lives?

Well, you said we all go in the living
room, huh?

Every time we ask a question about Mr.
Mullen, we get an answer that doesn't

answer. Well, if you'll excuse me, Bill,
I have some unpacking to do.

Excuse

me,

sir, but...

Is there something troubling Mr. Mullen?
No, no. He'll be okay.

Maybe we could help him be okay.

Maybe we could.

Well, I might as well tell you about
him.

See, Mr. Mullen is a building
contractor.

And about five years ago, he wanted to
secure a big contract.

So he kind of offered some money to some
people.

And that's against the law.

You're not supposed to do that. So he
was tried in court, and the judge sent

to prison.

That's all there is to it.

Anyway, the point is that that's all
over now.

It's all over and done with, and he
wants to get started again fresh.

So maybe we can help him.

Oh, but, sir, I...

I finished unpacking.

That's good.

And, Bill, I've been thinking, if
there's anything you want to tell

it's all right with me.

I've decided maybe that's the best way.

I agree.

See, you've already told them.

Yeah.

Everything will work out fine.

Hi, Judy.

Hi. You want to show me those arithmetic
problems now so we can get down to

work?

I think I got them right after all.

Well, do you want me to check over your
answers?

We do that in class.

Thanks anyway.

I was just trying to help.

Wouldn't want you to go to school with
your work half done.

Neither would my teacher.

Well, I better get to bed now.

So soon?

Yeah, kids need a lot of sleep.

Good night, then, Jody.

Good night, Mr. Marlin.

How'd it go with Jody?

Oh, he didn't need my help.

Oh, he's getting set for bed.

Without being told, that's a switch.

Keep me here.

I'll get him to bed in a hurry. Oh,
don't go imagining things. Come on,

going to done work on your resume. Come
on.

Jody, I wonder why they call them
jailbirds.

You watch the movies on TV.

It's probably because they're in a cage.

But why would Uncle Bill bring Mr.
Mullen home with him? I don't know.

And after all that talk he's always
given us about not hanging around with

companions. It's sure confusing.

Hey, do you think he escaped?

It escaped.

And Uncle Bill's hiding him out here?

Uncle Bill wouldn't do that.

But just in case, let's not tell the
kids at school.

Yeah, or we'll be the bad companions our
friends can't hang around with.

Hi, kids. Hi, Sissy. Did you see him?

Did I see who?

The jailbird.

The what?

Uncle Bill brought him home.

What are you talking about?

Mr. Mullen.

Didn't you see him?

No. I did hear somebody talking to Uncle
Bill in the den.

That's him.

And he was in prison, and he drank
gallons and gallons of dishwater.

Do you mean to say that the man in the
den has actually been to prison?

That's what Uncle Bill said.

That's wonderful.

I can hardly believe it.

Didn't she understand what we told her?

I guess she doesn't have time to watch
TV movies like we do.

I did the course breakdown at a Phillips
job.

Oh, I should mention that, too. Put
it... Hello, Wayne. Oh, hello, Uncle

This is Harv Mullen, sissy.

This is my niece, sissy. Hi, I'm very
happy to meet you.

Buffy and Jody told me about you.

You know, Mr. Mullen, you couldn't have
come at a better time.

You can be a great help to me.

What kind of help?

Well, you see, Sharon and I are doing
this project for a sociology class.

And the topic is fitting the criminal
back into society.

And so far, all of our material has just
come from books.

But now I could get first -hand
information.

You wouldn't mind answering a few
questions, would you, Mr. Mullen?

Well, if I can be of some help.

Honey, we've got some important things
here we're trying to do, okay?

Oh, I'm sorry, Uncle Bill.

Well, maybe I could interview you
tomorrow.

You will be here, won't you? Yeah, he's
going to be here for a few more days.

I'll be right back.

He seems really nice. Not like anything
you'd expect.

He is very nice. Right now he needs a
little kindness and a little

understanding. I know.

That's exactly what Sharon and I have
been reading about.

I'll do everything I can to make him
feel good.

That's good.

Oh, excuse me, sir. There's a call for
you. Mr.

Cosgrove. Oh, good. I've been waiting
for you. I'll take it in here. Right,

Mr. French, did you hear about our
guest?

Our guest?

Yes. Yes, I'm afraid so.

Yeah?

Well, you're fine. I got just the man
for you.

Yeah? How about tomorrow morning?

9 .30 is fine.

Okay, we'll see you then.

Well, how about that?

One call, one interview. We're batting 1
,000.

Yeah?

about Mrs. Beasley's beads.

Why? What's wrong with them?

Nothing, but with Mr. Mullen around.

What would Mr. Mullen want with Mrs.
Beasley's beads?

Don't you remember?

He asked if they were expensive.

Uh -huh.

I remember.

Will you hide them for me?

Maybe I should hide my piggy bank, too.

There's almost six dollars in here.

Boy, you're better.

Don't hide them there.

That's the first place they always look.

You're right.

Don't hide them there.

That's the other place they always look.

Maybe he knows that we know that. So he
won't look in here.

Good thinking, Jody.

A moment, sir.

Joe, Mr. David.

I hope you'll pardon my presumption,
sir, but do you think it's wise to have

that gentleman around? I mean, the
children and all that, sir.

Why?

Well, sir, his background and all that.

It's a human being.

Look, he doesn't have any place to go.
He needs some help now, that's all.

Naturally, sir, I sympathize, but... I'm
not trying to make a hero out of him,

but I'm not going to treat him like an
outcast either. He's a friend of mine.

Yes, sir.

That job got filled awfully quickly,
Bill.

I know. It could happen that way,
though.

Ah, Bill.

When he read my resume, everything was
fine with Cosgrove.

Then he asked about the last five years.

Well, you just got to figure on some
guys like that.

But why don't you just go on home and
relax, take it easy.

We'll work out something.

Well, I want to check out a few places,
too.

Okay. I'll see you tonight.

Whatever kind of game are the children
playing over there?

Got you, Scarface. You're done for. You
missed me. The police don't miss.

They do, because I was staying sideways.

Well, I imagine it's their idea of
bobbies and thieves or something.

Give up, Peter. You lose.

Robbers always lose.

It's your turn to be the robber, Jody.

Uh -uh. Let Peter go again.

You'll never catch me this time.

Oh, yeah, but go around that way.

Better watch where you're going, boy.

Are you all right?

Oh, I'm okay.

What are you guys doing?

Oh, we're just playing.

Come on, Jody.

Oh, we're just fooling around.

What do you mean fooling around?

Scarface is getting away.

Playing cops and robbers, Jody?

That's fine. You just keep on being one
of the good guys.

Jody, come on!

Hello, French.

Ah, good afternoon, sir.

Who was that chap, French?

That was Mr.

Mullen. I noticed him talking to Jody
before.

A friend of yours?

No, a friend of Mr.

Davis'. He seems a decent sort.

All Mr.

Davis' friends are decent sorts.

Is he staying at the house, Mr. French?
Yes, yes.

How nice for the children.

Can we go home now, Mr. French?

Why, Buffy, what's the hurry?

I just saw Mr.

Mellon go home.

My, they are taken with him, aren't
they?

Oh, yes, you may call your brother.

Good day.

Good day, Mr. French. Good day.

Come on, Jody.

I'm coming.

See you later, guys.

See you, Jody.

Well, now then, what do you feel is
society's general reaction to you?

That's a little hard to say.

Well, do you think it's one of basic
acceptance or rejection or what?

Well... Hey, come now, gentlemen. We
don't run in the house.

Jody, I think we ought to find a better
hiding place. I think so, too.

Mr. Mullen, I was asking about society's
reaction to you.

It's mixed, you see.

Definitely mixed.

I'll just say hello to the children.

How was school today?

Fine. Fine?

That's good.

Boy, that was close.

Jody, now we have to find a different
place to hide him.

Yeah.

Mr. Mullen's in the den packing, sir.
Packing?

Yes, sir.

Hey, what are you doing, Hart?

Oh, uh... I just thought I'd move on.

There are some other people I really
should visit.

Yeah? What people?

Well, I have this cousin in Long Island.

Okay, you go visit him.

But you don't have to move out today.
You got a job starting Monday.

You mean it? I mean it, if you don't
mind going to Philadelphia.

Are you kidding? I'd go to the moon.

You stay till Sunday, then.

Oh.

No, Bill, I think it's best if I leave
now.

I know how awkward it is having me
around here.

I've got the kids and all.

Okay, all right, I'll push you.

Just want you to know you're welcome.

Never had a better friend.

Not that.

Jody?

Hey, you all right?

I guess so.

What are you trying to do?

I was trying to hide my piggy bank on
the closet shelf.

What are you trying to hide it for?

On account of Mr. Mullen.

And these beads, too.

Oh.

I'm surprised at both of you.

I'm sorry for breaking everything, Uncle
Bill.

Is everything all right, sir?

No,

everything isn't all right.

Now, listen, I'm going to tell you once
more about Mr.

Mullen, okay?

Now, wait a minute. Let's talk about
that lamp first.

What do you think I ought to do to you
for breaking the lamp, huh?

Punish me, I guess.

Okay. All right, for punishment, I'll
say you can't play in the park with your

friends.

Okay? For how long?

Forever.

Forever?

That's right.

But, Uncle Bill, that's too long, Uncle
Bill.

It is.

Well, if I may say so.

Really, so forever? Well, that does seem
a bit drastic, sir.

But it's just not fair.

Of course it's not fair.

Isn't that what you're trying to do to
Mr. Mullen?

Huh?

Look, Jody, Mr.

Mullen did a wrong thing, just like you
did.

And he was punished for it, as he should
have been.

And he spent five years in prison.

So he paid his debt and it's over.

But you want to go on condemning him for
the rest of his life.

Is that fair?

Don't you think you should have another
chance to show that you're not going to

break any more lamps?

Yes, sir.

Well, then Mr. Mullen should have a
chance to prove himself too.

I must confess that I never quite looked
at it that way myself.

Well, you know what we've done?

We've just driven him out of here. He's
going to leave.

We got a real good chance to help him,
but we blew it.

from Philadelphia next week and tell her
how everything's going.

Okay. You sure you don't want to change
your mind and stay the weekend?

No, but thanks again for everything.

I wish you could stay, Mr. Mullen.

I need help on arithmetic, something
awful.

Jody does need a lot of help, Mr.
Mullen.

I don't, but I want you to stay anyway.

Excuse me, sir.

I'll unpack for you.

Looks like you're outnumbered. And what
you mean is overwhelmed.

The

problem

that's got me stuck is...

This one right here about these two
kids.

Tom and Ned.

And they're building this dumb fence.

And it falls down.

So dumb old Troy is building the same
dumb fence.