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And red wire A to red wire B.

And that should do it.

Red wire A.

Red wire B.

And that does it.

There you go.

Okay, I'm coming.

fixing the doorbell.

I was fixing the doorbell.

Couldn't hear it before.

Yes, well, nice job.

Yeah, just need a little fine -tuning.

Don't worry, he's been doing that all day.

Remind me next time I come over to wear a hard hat.

So what can I do for you, Wendy?

John, I have some good news.

Don't tell me. Your boyfriend's in a Libyan prison.

What? I am seriously considering putting the house up for sale.

Really? Well, that's great news.

I can use the extra money.

This is the best news I've heard from you in a long time.

Which really has me worried.

What do you mean?

Well, I seem to remember this irritating habit you have of giving me a little

bit of good news just before hitting me with the major bad news.

Oh, when did I ever do that?

Well, how about the time you called me and told me you were going to file for

divorce? I think you started that conversation with John. The garage

Your floor mats are in.

I only do that because if I come right out and tell you the bad news, I'm

you're going to get upset.

For instance, if I walked in here and told you that Mike and I were thinking

taking your son and moving, what would you do?

Well, that would depend on where you were thinking of moving.

Well, nothing's been decided yet, but we're thinking about moving out of town.

You mean Jersey?

Connecticut? Like that.

Texas.

Texas? You've got to be kidding me. John, now... No, no, that's out of the

question. You're not taking Matthew to Texas. No, sir. John, Mike has been

offered a terrific coaching position at this private school in Dallas. I don't

care if they're making him a Dallas Cowboy cheerleader. You're not taking

Matthew out of here.

Nowhere. Period.

John, I don't see why we can't sit down and talk about this. Because we have

nothing to talk about. Just because you don't think that I know anything... You

hear me? I said we have absolutely nothing to talk about.

Now, Wendy, don't make me say something I'm going to regret.

Now, don't make me get lawyers involved here. You know what happened the last

time we did this?

Yes, John, I do. That's right. You got the house, you got the car, you got the

bank account.

So why don't we just sit down and talk about this?

Hey, Ralphie.

I got a great idea.

Tomorrow, you want to meet me at the Metropolitan?

Excuse me?

The Metropolitan Museum of Art?

Yeah. I go there every Saturday. It's my favorite museum.

Really?

Why is that? Well, you know that Cezanne exhibit? Oh, yes. Yeah. Well, right

next to that is this great staircase. And this being miniskirt season, on a

clear day...

and see forever.

You're a pig.

Yeah, well, I may not know much about art, but I know what I like.

So what do you say, Ralphie?

Ralphie?

I'm sorry, Kirk.

I wasn't listening.

Ralph, is there something wrong?

See, Monday would have been my one -year anniversary with Bloomland. Like one

year?

Ruffy, you guys never even made it to one hour. She dumped you before the rice

hit the ground.

Come on,

it's not like it was any great romance. She only married him to stay in the

country. Don't you ever have anything positive or encouraging to say?

All right, all right.

Ruffy, look on the bright side.

Uh, they're up.

Plenty of other women just like Bloom Liker would be thrilled to marry a guy

like you. Oh, why would anyone want to marry me? So they could stay in the

country, too.

You see, this should have been one of the happiest days of my life.

And instead, all I have left to hold on to is my wedding album.

Ralph, I don't understand. You're only married for ten minutes, and you have a

wedding album?

Well, it's not really an album.

The photographer managed to get one picture of her as she was running out

side door.

It's a little blurry, isn't it?

Yeah, she surprised him.

Photographer said he never saw a woman that size move that fast.

Damn!

Hi,

everyone. I just came from my lawyers.

talking, John. A malpractice suit on the nose job?

Very funny, Kirk. Very funny.

Uh, John, is anything wrong?

You bet there is. My ex -wife is thinking of taking my son and moving to

Texas! Can you believe this?

Well, a surprising percentage of the population is moving to Sunbelt State.

What did your lawyer say?

Well, there's basically not much that I can do, short of a court battle, which

is almost impossible to win.

This is a nightmare.

What do I have to do?

Kidnap my own son?

John, I'm really sorry.

Well, there's got to be something I can do.

How about moving to Texas?

Great idea. I'll just uproot myself, throw away 20 years of building a

friendships, and a home, and move to Texas. Now, why didn't I think of that?

you have to be removed from a situation to be objective.

I'm sorry I snapped, Ralph.

I can't move there. I mean, Texas, of all places, Texas.

I dated a man from Texas once.

You know the expression, everything's big in Texas?

Well, he was the exception.

Jockey.

cowboy. Real Texas cowboy.

John, I have some good news and some bad news.

The good news is I'm not going to preface the bad news with any good news.

Very thoughtful of you.

I take it I already know the bad news, huh?

I'm sorry, John, but Mike accepted the offer.

So when is this supposed to happen? As soon as possible. They'd like us there

right away.

Oh.

Listen, John, I... I just want you to know that I've already promised Matthew

that he can come and visit holidays and summers.

And, Dad, guess what?

I get to have my own horse.

Isn't that great?

Yeah, that's great. That's really good.

Well, Mike and I are flying to Dallas, you know, kind of check things out. I'll

pick up Matthew on Sunday night. Goodbye, sweetie.

I love you.

You guys have a great weekend.

Well, that sounds like fun.

He said there's nothing better than eating something you've killed with your

hands.

Good old Uncle Mike.

Hey, listen.

Since this might be one of the last weekends we get to spend with each other

a while, what do you say we do something absolutely great, huh?

Anything you want, you name it.

We can go to the zoo or a movie. We can go to the basketball game down in the

garden.

I want to go camping.

Camping! Oh, that's a great idea.

idea myself.

You, uh, do that outdoors, right?

Come on, Dad.

Get up. It's our last day here and we still have a lot of things to do.

Oh, that can't be. We did everything yesterday.

We hiked, we climbed, we fell, we cried.

Your daddy's very sore, Matthew.

that there's an Indian burial ground right near here.

Well, see if you have to be an Indian to get in.

And you promised we'd go hunting.

Well, didn't I kill a rabbit yesterday?

Let's see if there's some basketball on TV.

Dad.

Dad, we're not going to watch... Shh, shh, shh. Wait, wait, wait. Listen to

this. And now for an update on the heavy blizzard blanketing the Northeast.

The state police have issued traffic advisories as thousands dig out from

the worst snowstorm in 30 years. Oh, my God. A blizzard.

Your mother is expecting us back in the city by tonight. We better get packing,

kid. Well, Dad, can't we stay just a little longer? Come on, Matthew. You

what the man said. It's going to take us all day to get home.

Get everything together while I go out and warm up the car.

Well, maybe one more day.

So what more can you ask for?

Dial tone would be nice.

Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello.

No reason to panic, Matthew.

So the door is blocked. So what? I know what to do. Step back, son. After all,

it's only a little snow.

This is great. I hope we're stuck here all winter.

Matthew, mindless panic. Panic will get us nowhere.

The thing to do is to be calm.

Now, all we have to do is attract attention to get help.

I know.

We'll light a flare.

But where will I throw it?

We'll throw it up the chimney.

But I don't have a flare.

I know. A pigeon.

We'll get a pigeon and tie a note around its neck and send it out for flares.

But first, we have to attract a pigeon.

A mating call. This will always get her.

Dad.

What? You're panicking. No, that's not panicking. This is panicking.

This is Cajun SpaghettiOs.

What does that mean?

I burned them.

What's on?

Only the news.

Wait.

There's a movie on Channel 11.

Great. What is it? It's called Survive. Let's see.

Survive. In order to survive, a group of snowbound travelers resort to

cannibalism.

Let's watch the news.

weather report on it, we can find out when all this snow's gonna melt.

Yeah. Yeah.

What's Texas like?

What's Texas like?

Well, uh, it's terrific.

You know something? I think you're gonna like it.

It's warm.

I mean, you're gonna have your own horse, right?

And besides, I... I'm going to get to see you every chance I get.

Dad? Yeah?

Why don't you come to Texas?

Well, you know, Matt, Texas is going to be terrific for you, but for me, it's

just not my place.

Listen, I'm not going to pretend this is a great situation.

But sometimes you have to make the best of situations that aren't really great.

You know what I'm trying to say?

You gonna be okay?

Yeah. How about you?

Me? Eh.

You know something? I sure could use a hug right now.

Oh, kiddo, I love you. You know that? I love you. Me too.

Dad?

What is it, son?

You're on TV.

What?

who allegedly abducted his nine -year -old son, is believed to be heading for

the Canadian border.

There's been no sign of the pair, although it's been three days since his

-wife alerted police.

State and local authorities report no leads. Oh, my God!

This is great!

We have a reporter out in the field.

Stan Peters has more on this breaking story.

I'm standing in the hallway of the Regal Park Community Center, just outside the

classroom where John Lacey attended a weekly divorce group.

Earlier, I spoke with several group members about the man who has become the

target of a statewide manhunt. I can't believe John would do anything like

I mean, it's just not like him. And I know him very well.

Well, I didn't mean to imply that there was anything special between me and

John. I mean, it was just that one night. Did I mention that he was pretty

upset?

All I can say is I'm speechless.

Can you elaborate?

Yeah, it means I'm physically unable to speak.

was planning to do?

Absolutely categorically not.

Other than, what do I have to do? Kidnap my own son?

Oh, thank you, Ralph!

I was involved in a kidnapping bunch.

A brutal bunch.

A gang of ex -convicts who hadn't been with a woman in years.

And when the novelty wore off, I let them go.

Mr. Morris.

Oh, please, call me Kirk.

Kirk, did you ever suspect that John Lacey was capable of something like

Well, Stan, speaking as his oldest and dearest friend, the man was a walking

time bomb. Oh, come on.

I'm surprised he didn't snap sooner.

Any final thoughts?

Yes. I think this would make a superlative TV movie. Thank you very

Morris. Reporting live for Action News, this is Stan Peters.

Yo, any producers out there, I'm in the book.

in the studio.

express my sincerest regrets about my comments to the media.

I'm deeply ashamed of my conduct, John.

Not only was I insensitive, but I was crass and opportunistic, and John, I

I want to just put this whole sordid affair behind us as much as I'm sure you

do.

Fine, Kirk. But I can't.

The contract for a proposed television movie.

Kirk Morris presents the John Lacey story.

It can't miss.

A father thorn between his desperate love for his only son and his

respect for the letter of the law. A man who seeks shelter in a sorority house

that is being stalked by a satanic cult.

No.

Desperately and unequivocally, no. Not in a million years.

Hello, John.

Hello, Wendy.

Oh, I sense that I should leave so that you two can talk privately.

Yes, thank you, Kirk.

But I can't.

A contract for the Wendy Lacey story. A courageous woman battles a conniving

exes... Ow! Ow!

I think I can get Farrah Fawcett. Now!

We'll do lunch.

John, this won't take long. I just have a few things to tell you. Wendy, I've

really had a rough day. I know.

I know. First of all, I want to apologize. I think I overreacted. You

overreacted? I'm sorry.

I'm sorry you were the target of a statewide manhunt.

I'm sorry you were handcuffed and arrested.

And I'm sorry you were strip -searched, deloused, and thrown in jail.

worse than it really was.

Wendy, I was awakened in the middle of the night by the sound of a man singing,

John, you is my woman now.

Well, you know what, John, maybe this will make you feel better.

Mike and I are not moving to Texas.

What, you hated it?

No, actually, we loved it, but I've done a lot of thinking since the last time

we talked, and I decided that the most important thing is not what I want or

what Mike wants, but what's best for Matthew.

He needs to be with his father.

Well, thanks, Wendy.

That's probably the best news I've ever gotten in my whole life from you.

John, I realized I could never take Matt away from you.

Well...

You know, my whole life, I've always had this tendency to try for more.

Even when things were great, I would want it to be more great.

In case I got on a roll, you know? You know what I mean?

You have that feeling now?

Yes, but I'm mature enough not to give in to it.

Go ahead. What would make tonight even more great?

If you told me another reason you had for not going to Texas was that you

miss me, too.

Yes, John.

I would miss you, too.

There! There it is!

It's the first time in my whole life I've ever had two greats in a row.

And, uh... You know what

would really put this thing over the top?

Good night, John.

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