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("DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD" BY NINA SIMONE PLAYING)

♪ Baby, you understand me now ♪

♪ If sometimes you see that I'm mad? ♪

♪ Don't you know no one alive can always be an angel? ♪

♪ When everything goes wrong, you see some bad ♪

♪ But, oh, I'm just a soul whose intentions are good ♪

♪ Oh, Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood ♪

♪ Doo, doo, doo ♪

♪ Oh, oh-oh-oh baby, I'm just human ♪

♪ Don't you know I have faults like anyone? ♪

♪ Sometimes, I find myself alone ♪

♪ Regretting some little foolish thing ♪

♪ Some simple thing that I've done ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm just a soul ♪

♪ Whose intentions are good ♪

♪ Oh, Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood ♪

♪ Doo, doo ♪

♪ Don't let me be misunderstood ♪

♪ I try so hard ♪

♪ So please don't let me be misunderstood... ♪

- _ - (SONG FADES OUT)

("I'VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU" BY THE BEE GEES PLAYING)

♪ The preacher talked to me and he smiled ♪

_

♪ Said, come and walk with me ♪

♪ Come and walk one more mile ♪

(SONG CONTINUES ON RADIO) ♪ Now, for once in your life ♪

♪ You're alone ♪

♪ But, you ain't got a dime ♪

♪ There's no time for the phone ♪

♪ I've just gotta get a message to you ♪

- ♪ Hold on... ♪ - (UNSETTLING MUSIC PLAYING)

- IAN (MUFFLED): Mom? - ♪ Hold on... ♪

- (CLEARER): Mom? - (UNSETTLING MUSIC STOPS)

- (RADIO CONTINUES) - Present.

What?

Well, like when the teacher calls roll call, you say "present."

Mom is ready, so reportin' to duty.

How come you only have one sock on?

I couldn't find the other one.

Well, you can't go to school like that.

♪ I told him I'm in no hurry ♪

- (CLICKS RADIO OFF) - (SIGHS)

Mom, can Alisa come over Friday for a sleepover again?

Yeah, if it's okay with her mom, sure.

Sweetie, are we not... combing our hair now,

or is this just a new fashion thing that they got by me?

I combed it.

Oh. Well, maybe we have ourselves a wind tunnel in the house.

Why don't you go back and comb it again, please?

What kind of mother will people think I am

if you are a mop-head and your brother's half sockless?

Alisa said you worry too much about what other people think.

Excuse me?

Alisa said that? Now why would she say that?

♪ ♪

ALLAN: She's never said that to me.

CANDY: Well, she must have got it from somebody,

so that leaves Betty.

ALLAN: I've never heard Betty say that.

CANDY: I know she doesn't like me.

ALLAN: What are you talking about?

CANDY: I get a feelin'.

ALLAN: Betty adores you, Candy.

You think she'd be trusting you to look after our kids if she...

(ALLAN SIGHS)

Th-The feeling you're getting is just her usual...

depression stuff.

CANDY: Yeah, how is that goin'?

ALLAN: Well, much better, actually.

This Marriage Encounter was...

was really a miracle.

What exactly do they do there?

Well, mostly get us to talk about our feelings and...

Well, they're big into... writing everything down in a notebook.

Sounds a little silly.

I know. That's, that's what we thought at first, too,

but it... it really works.

For the first time in I don't know how long...

(CANDY SIGHS)

we were... unflinchingly honest with each other.

Exactly how unflinchingly honest could you be, Allan?

Well, except for that.

And it was an issue for me.

Betty would bring up sex and my lack of interest.

And I'd go quiet.

I couldn't exactly say I was less interested in sex

because I was having it with Candy Montgomery.

We finally opened up to each other.

Well, that's good.

I'm glad.

So... where does that leave us?

Well, it doesn't necessarily change the way I feel about you.

But I do feel strongly that I should be...

giving my full resources to my family.

And my relationship with you

is taking away some of my emotional availability and...

energy and attention that I could be directing towards...

Betty a-and, and the kids.

So you don't wanna see me anymore?

I don't know. Yeah.

They said an awful lot of things at, at the Encounter, but...

they never said you couldn't... see someone else.

Allan, you seem to be leaving it up to me,

so I'm just deciding.

I'm not gonna call.

I'm not gonna try to see you.

I ju... I won't bother you anymore.

Okay.

Ok... (LAUGHS) Wow.

Well, you certainly unleashed your feelings there. (LAUGHS)

Well, I'm not sure how you want me to respond.

Do you remember what you told me?

That the days you spent with me at the Como,

that they were the only hours of your week

where you didn't feel responsible for other people's emotions.

Meaning Betty.

The burden of making her happy.

The burden of keeping her from being miserable.

Now, have you ever...

felt any responsibility for my emotions?

Do you now?

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

(NERVOUS LAUGH, STAMMER)

Candy, uh...

Yeah...

Ah. (SOFTLY): Okay.

(CANDY SCOFFS)

(CANDY SIGHS)

(ALLAN SIGHS)

- (BIRDS CHIRPING) - (CANDY SCOFFING)

("BABY I'M BURNIN'" BY DOLLY PARTON PLAYING ON CAR RADIO)

♪ Baby, I'm burnin' out of control ♪

♪ Baby, I'm burnin' ♪

♪ Body and soul ♪

♪ Hot as a pistol ♪ ♪ That's flamin' desire ♪

♪ Baby, I'm burnin', you got me on fire ♪

(HONKING)

You realize that every time you feel a hole,

- you paint the kitchen? - Wha...

That's not true.

Okay, fine. Maybe it's a little true,

but also, you know, it is good therapy.

- Well, it looks really good. - Thank you.

I keep saying that we should start our own business.

There's a lot of people in Wylie

that are looking to remake their lives,

and some of which would settle for a spiffier breakfast nook.

CANDY: You know, it's not even like I'm gonna miss the sex.

It's the friendship.

Allan's been like my best friend.

Um, hello? What about me?

CANDY: I just wish I could talk like that with Pat.

Okay, I'm serious.

Why don't we start our own business?

At a minimum, it'll get us out into other people's kitchens.

That's where the real life happens anyway, right?

- Kitchens? - God, I'm feelin' angry.

You know, I don't necessarily want him, but...

I don't like feeling rejected.

You're gonna have to put that in the fridge, honey, for it to keep.

Or the garage. The garage is nice and cool.

Why does it have to stay cool?

Oh, the weather this warm, I'm afraid it'll rot,

and we still have two whole weeks before Halloween.

(BABY COOS)

(WINCES)

Ow...

♪ ♪

DR. LASK: I think it's just a benign fibrous mass.

You can't possibly know that. Not for sure.

Betty, this is likely harmless.

How dare you be impatient with me. It could be cancer.

I don't think it is.

But you can't know that!

I actually can know it.

It's my business to know it.

And the mammogram confirms it.

So it's nothing?

DR. STEIN: It's a mass, yes.

But it's benign.

You should stop taking birth control

and also control your caffeine intake.

It could be from drinking too much coffee?

DR. STEIN: Betty, you're fine.

Honey, I'm just saying that you were Luke Skywalker last year,

and there are other characters in "Star Wars."

JENNY: No, he wears a mask for the other characters.

- He gets claustrophobia. - IAN: Nuh-uh!

- JENNY: You puked in your Batman mask! - CANDY: Hey.

- IAN: No, I didn't! - CANDY: All right! Okay!

(CHILDREN LAUGHING)

IAN: Jenny! Wait your turn!

JENNY: Okay!

Thank you.

- Thank you. - IAN: Wait up!

JENNY: Ian, stop following me!

- (SIGHS) - (INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(CHILDREN LAUGH, CHATTER)

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

♪ ♪

(SIGHS)

(SHUTS LUNCH BOXES)

(SLAMS THERMOSES)

(PHONE RINGING)

- Hello? - CANDY (ON PHONE): Hey!

Candy?

Sorry. I know I promised that, that I wouldn't call,

but this is just for, for some advice.

I'm sorry. Bad manners. (LAUGHS)

Um...

How are you?

Uh, I'm, I'm good. Good. How are you?

You don't sound great.

Well, I said good, not great. (QUIET LAUGH)

What's the matter?

ALLAN (ON PHONE): Betty found a lump in her right breast.

Oh.

She's fine. At least that's what the doctors are telling her.

She's already been to two.

I'm sure she's looking for a third.

They think it's benign, but... she's a wreck.

Well, I should go over there. Is she home now?

She is, but, uh, but you don't have to.

No, I should... I should go check on her.

If it were me, I...

ALLAN: You're a good friend, Candy.

(BRAKES CREAK)

CANDY: Betty.

- BETTY: Hi! - Hi.

I just heard and I know in my heart...

- that you're fine. - Oh.

- Thank you. - (SOFTY): Oh.

BETTY: Thank you so much.

- You have nothin' to worry about. - Oh!

- I hope you're right. - Hey, now, you listen to me.

Doctors are so scared today about bein' sued

that if you go to them with a growth of any kind,

the last thing they're gonna do is say, "Go home, it's nothin',"

unless they are pretty damn sure it's nothin'.

- I am sure that you're right. - Hmm.

How did you find out?

Oh, Allan told me.

- Allan did? - Yeah, he was concerned.

I mean, you know how worried husbands can get.

Oh, wait. No, I got that wrong.

Husbands never worry enough.

(LAUGHS) Oh, that's it.

(CAR HORN HONKS)

Oh, well, you didn't have to drive all the way down here.

But I cannot tell you how much it means to me that you did.

These doctors, they think (CHUCKLES) I am the biggest hypochondriac!

They tell me it's nothing, convince me it's all in my head,

then write me prescriptions for anxiety and depression,

of which I'm on a... gazillion.

- Hi, honey! - ALLAN: Hi.

Can you believe Candy drove all the way down here?

She is just the sweetest.

- You feeling better? - Yes.

(BETTY SIGHS)

Yes. She helped lasso my runaway brain. (CHUCKLES)

(SIGHS) Oh, look at us making you stand out here.

- Come in, come in. - Oh, no! No, no, no.

I gotta get back and make dinner.

- It's Meatball Tuesday. - (ALL LAUGH)

This is just one of those hug-and-runs,

now that I see that you're fine.

- And you are. - Yes.

Walk Candy to her car,

- would you, sweetheart? - Sure.

- Thank you again... so much. - Mm.

Oh, and let's get the kids together for some trick-or-treating.

CANDY: Sure, yeah. Perfect. I'll call you!

BETTY: Okay.

That is not the same person.

You're saying Marriage Encounter did that?

I'm telling you, she's like a flower blossoming.

Yeah, and she was actually warm.

Oh, sorry. I didn't... I didn't mean to...

- Yes, you did. - (LAUGHS)

(LAUGHS) But it's all right. You're not wrong.

- But now, she's... - Just like a normal person.

Hey, do you think that Pat and I should get into Marriage Encounter?

'Cause that's actually why I called earlier.

- Well, I'm not sure. Uh... - Well, I gotta try somethin'.

He doesn't know how to communicate.

The thing is Marriage Encounter is definitely not for couples

who are having... serious problems.

From, from what you told me about your feelings for Pat...

I-I do love him.

- ALLAN: Yeah. - Yeah.

But it really... I-It worked for you.

So far.

So far, it's really worked.

She insists on doing th-the homework every night.

(MUTED): The dialog sessions, the, the love letters.

She wants to become a, a group leader in the area.

♪ ♪

- Very committed. - (CANDY LAUGHS)

Well, that's good.

But, uh, thank you for checking on her.

CANDY (MUTED, FADING): Yeah. It was good to see you.

ALLAN (MUTED, FADING): Good to see you, too. All right.

(DOGS BARKING)

(INSECTS CHIRPING)

(PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING)

♪ ♪

My pleasure.

You're all very special people.

- Thank you. We're coming back. - Mm-hmm.

Oh, well, in that case, I'll double our insurance.

- (PAT LAUGHS) - (SITCOM AUDIENCE LAUGHTER)

- So long. - So long.

- Bye. - So long.

- Good bye. - Bye-bye.

- Bye. - Thanks for everything.

Yes. Wonderful.

- So long. - (AUDIENCE LAUGHTER)

Well, what's your prediction?

WOMAN: Oh, definite marriage.

Think they'll have children?

MAN: Whether they want to or not.

- (LAUGHTER) - (SHUTS OFF TV)

Hey.

I was watching that.

Yes, I can see that you were watching that.

I bet you'd love to be a passenger on The Love Boat,

wouldn't you, Pat?

Well, guess what? So would I.

I feel like... I'm in trouble.

- I don't know why. - I wanna go to Marriage Encounter.

What?

Mm-hmm. It's not just the Garlingtons.

Allan and Betty.

Betty, I mean, she's just like a whole new person. It's...

- It's a cult though, Candy. - (CANDY LAUGHS)

It's not a cult!

- Wh... - And even if it is...

Why are we here, Pat?

And I-I don't mean on the sofa.

I mean... on Earth.

- Yeah. - Why are we here?

(PAT STAMMERS)

That's a huge question, Candy.

And I'd like an answer. Your answer.

Well, I mean...

- why is a tree here? - (CLICKS TONGUE)

What?

You know how I hate you answering my questions with questions.

- Yeah, I have... (LAUGHS) - Why is a tree here?

- Seriously? - Look, I, I... Candy.

I'm not going to have this... cosmic grasp

that you're looking for, I think,

but... a tree, it, it grows its roots.

It sprouts fruit.

The fruit spreads its seeds,

and then more trees grow, and it goes on and on like that.

And I-I don't think we're much different, you know?

We grow our roots. We raise our kids.

I think that's a-a good reason to be here.

Or anywhere. I...

Well, what's your answer?

What... Why are you here? (CHUCKLES)

I don't know.

(SIGHS)

You know...

- you always want more. - Oh. (CHUCKLING)

You do, Candy. Whatever you have,

- you always want more. - Yes, I do.

I do want more.

And I'm not gonna apologize for it.

I want more from me. From you. From us.

You want to go to Marriage Encounter?

- Mm-hmm. - (PAT SIGHS)

Okay. Let's go.

(DEEP INHALE)

(EXHALE)

CANDY: So, he has agreed,

and we're gonna just give it a try.

- This is great. - Well, you know, it's hopeful,

and every day should have a sprinkle of hope in it, so...

You should put that

- in one of your Sunday parables. - Oh. (CHUCKLES)

SHERRY: "Every day should have a sprinkle of hope."

- That is lovely. - And you know what else?

And this could be the best part of all.

Just that Pat is willing to try,

I don't find myself thinking of Allan as much.

And when I do, the first thing that comes to my mind

is that his eyes are too close together.

That's what I've been sayin'.

Here's my new mantra.

It's called, "rediscover me."

With my marriage, with our new business.

Oh, and I thought of the perfect name already.

- (SHERRY GASPS) - The Covergirls.

- The Covergirls. - It's what we do, right?

I paint, you wallpaper. The Covergirls.

I love it. "We got you covered."

Yes. (CHUCKLES)

Aw, and thank you, Sherry girl, for covering me.

- Oh. - (TAPS ARM)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

So that's, that's... that's 10 windows, and price per.

Plus saving time on construction, right?

(CHATTER CONTINUES, POWER TOOLS WHIRRING)

CANDY: Don Crowder!

Church grounds on a weekday?

My, my, whose wrath have you doth incurred?

Just my normal pillar and beacon of the community stuff.

Trying to figure out some budget challenges.

Yeah, buildings and maintenance. That's why I'm here.

Let's see.

What's this?

Now, if you're serious

about sprucing up the parsonage, Sherry Cleckler and I have started

a new little boutique home improvement business.

It's mostly paint and polish, but it's good work

at a price you won't beat.

- Thank you. - Mm-hmm.

I'll, I'll certainly consider it.

CANDY: And references upon request.

Well, how would you have references if you just started?

(SOFTLY): Why, Ron, I make 'em up.

I'll leave you to your pillaring and beaconing.

You wanna get in tighter with the congregation,

straightest line might be Candy Montgomery.

Folks love her.

Yeah. Meaning they don't love me.

Ron, a little friendly advice.

Here at Lucas, people just wanna raise their kids,

love their family, love God.

Doesn't call for heavy lifting on your part.

Just don't be a dick.

_

- (LOBBY CHATTER) - (SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)

- PAT: Oh. - CANDY: Oh, wow.

- PAT: Huh... - CANDY: Okay...

PAT: Is that a moose?

CANDY: Oh. Yep.

(PHONE RINGING)

- CANDY: Should we go check in? - PAT: Okay.

When you give yourself,

and I mean give all of yourselves,

I'm gonna make it real simple.

When you give, you beget.

(APPROVING MURMURS)

Let's say it all together, shall we?

ALL: When you give,

you beget.

Well done.

And look inside.

How does that make you feel?

- Pat? - Oh.

(BOTH LAUGH AWKWARDLY)

Should I read yours first?

Okay. Yeah.

- Okay. - Yes.

"When I think of you... "

Now, I'm... I'm a mathematician,

- not a writer. So... (LAUGHS) - (CANDY LAUGHS)

Okay.

(PAT CLEARS THROAT)

"When I think of you, I feel the Earth move."

That is so sweet.

"I feel it under my feet."

Pat...

(SOFT LAUGH)

"I feel the sky tumbling down."

(CLOCK TICKING)

Pat, this is a Carole King song.

Uh, she's... one of your favorites.

(SCOFFS)

Honey, I told you I'm not a writer.

- Oh, my God! - They're good words.

No, but they're not your words!

Words are not... my thing! I...

I love you more than I could ever express.

More than I could ever write down in some stupid notebook,

at some stupid cult workshop. I...

(SIGHS)

I, I went with Carole King

because you said she always wrote close to your heart,

and that's where I wanna be.

Close to your heart.

(SOFTLY): Why couldn't you have put that down?

That was really beautiful.

It was?

Yes.

(SIGHS)

(BOTH LAUGH)

(SIGHS)

I wanna be close to your heart, too.

Why are we here, Candy?

I don't mean on Earth,

I mean at this place, and...

(SIGHS)

I...

I don't know what you're looking for.

Do you know what you're looking for?

The song "Tapestry" by Carole King.

(PAT SIGHS)

You know, I've listened to it a zillion times,

and I still have no idea what it's about,

but it speaks to me just the same.

"My life has been a tapestry

"of rich and royal hue.

A wondrous woven magic."

Now, I haven't a clue what she's talkin' about...

(PAT CHUCKLES)

... but I want it.

Yeah, I want it. I-I want my royal hue.

♪ ♪

- (SIGHS) - Oh, honey.

Pat...

CANDY: I'm not saying that it wasn't a little goofy

but, you know, we did connect.

- That's fantastic. - Yeah.

And we've fallen off with the assignments.

There's the, uh, daily 10-and-10 and so forth.

What's the daily 10-and-10?

Well, you pick a topic, and you write about it for 10 minutes,

and then you spend another 10 minutes talking about it.

We did do that for about three days.

But, overall, you know, our sex life has definitely improved.

And I hardly ever think about

you-know-who's perfectly shaped penis.

- Well, this is all very positive. - Yeah, I think so.

(PHONE RINGING)

Sorry.

- Hello? - BETTY (ON PHONE): Candy. Betty Gore.

- Betty, hi! How are you? - (MOUTHING)

I'm fine.

And I'm told that you are. Marriage Encounter went well?

I think it did, yes.

BETTY: That is so good.

You know I'm the local Flame leader.

CANDY (ON PHONE): I, I think I heard that.

Yes, that... that's, that's fantastic.

BETTY: Yeah. One of my duties

is I host other couples who have been Encountered,

and, uh, well, I would love to have you and Pat over

on, uh, Saturday.

(WHISPERING): She wants me to come to dinner.

(WHISPERING): No.

And you said yes?

CANDY (ON PHONE): Well, I felt on the spot.

Well, it's, it's this Saturday?

Yep. What are we gonna do?

I, uh, I-I guess it'll be fine.

Will it be a problem for you?

Oh, I don't know. (CHUCKLES) It might be.

To see you in that context might be painful, and...

I don't know. What if I start wanting you again?

(DEEP SIGH)

I'm so sorry, Candy. I feel so guilty

for messing up your life like this.

No, no. You didn't. Maybe...

Maybe this is just the best way for us to move on.

Because Betty and I, we should be friends,

and maybe this will be kinda like a good closure.

Yeah. Good. Okay, good. Good. Um...

It'll be great. I think it'll be fine.

PAT: The best part is the capsule will be reusable.

So, I mean, you think of all the wasted technology...

- ALLAN: What a waste. - PAT: Such a, a waste.

- PAT: This looks delicious. - CANDY: So delicious.

You know, pot roast is my favorite.

Well, I did know.

Allan let the cat out of the bag.

(CANDY AND PAT CHUCKLE)

CANDY: Mm.

It didn't take you two scientists long

to start talking about rocket ships and so forth.

No, uh, but actually, we were talking about something new

- called the space shuttle. - CANDY: Mm.

Which is a capsule which can be used for repeated travel.

What did you say, Pat? A, a couple of years?

1981. Yeah.

Pretty soon, it'll be easier to go to the moon and Mars

than to get in and out of Dallas.

(GROUP CHUCKLING)

So, you two enjoyed, uh, you enjoyed the Encounter.

- CANDY: Mm-hmm. - Mm.

Yeah.

You been keeping up with your 10-and-10?

- Well, we're trying. - Yeah.

- Yeah. - Mm-hmm.

- CANDY: Yeah. Hm. - Well, that's wonderful.

That... isn't, isn't that wonderful?

It's wonderful. Yeah.

Yeah.

BETTY: Mm!

Candy, I heard about, uh, you and Sherry Cleckler

are talking about a, uh...

rediscovering yourself.

A kind of a "rediscover you."

- Wait, did I hear that correctly? - Yes, you did.

And what does that entail?

Well, Sherry and I are starting a business together.

Home improvement.

Oh. (GIGGLES)

And then, I'm still taking my writers' workshop classes.

I'm actually moving on to an advanced level.

- (GASPS) That's wonderful. - Mm-hmm.

Some kind of wonderful.

(CANDY GIGGLES)

You know...

sometimes, the best way to rediscover yourself is to...

- look inside you. - CANDY: Hm.

Deep inside.

That makes sense.

We all have stuff...

buried deep within.

Things we never knew were there.

Yep.

Wonderful.

(CUTLERY CLINKING)

SHERRY: My God, you must have been dyin' inside!

CANDY: A little, but mostly, I was just bored.

SHERRY: Bored?

At a couples dinner with your lover, his wife,

- and your husband? - He is not my lover anymore.

And you know what? The best part is I was bored with him.

Allan.

I thought that it would be hard to see him

or that old feelings would bubble up,

but... nothin'. It's over.

And Betty, love her to death, but she's a little weird.

(SCOFFS) You're just now figurin' that out?

But she's also nice.

You know, she's odd because she's odd,

not because she's mean or unkind or uncaring.

And I'll tell you somethin' else.

I think she's way more interesting than Allan.

Why does she have to go to some lake to study the Bible?

- She could just study it here. - PAT: Yep.

IAN: Yeah, we have a lot of Bibles.

- Maybe she's really going fishing. - (UNZIPPING BAG)

(LAUGHS)

Nope. No, she's definitely studying.

Your mother is taking some special time

to further her commitment to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

And I'm very proud of her.

I think you guys should be proud of her, too.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

Okay.

It's time for us to pray, right?

- Can we talk after? - Yeah. Yeah, you can talk after.

ALL: Now I lay me down to sleep.

I pray the Lord my soul to keep.

And if I die before I wake,

I pray to God my soul to take.

♪ ♪

(SIGHS)

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

(OPENS ENVELOPE)

_

(FLIPS OVER LETTER)

_

(SHALLOW BREATHING)

(PANTING)

(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING THROUGH SPEAKERS)

- Hey, Pat. - PAT: Hey.

Uh, can I talk to you for a sec?

It's important.

Sure.

You can just let that dry.

- PAT: Hey. Sorry. Yeah. - Hi.

Oh, it's okay.

- PAT: Uh... - SHERRY: All right.

Uh...

So...

- (SHERRY SIGHS) - I found a love letter

from Allan Gore to Candy.

I was looking for a letter she'd written me just after we married,

and found a different letter.

Um...

I need to know something.

- I know she would tell you. - (SIGHS)

- Is it over? - Um...

- Pat... - Is it... over?

(SIGHS)

It is.

And it won't happen again.

It was just a brief thing, and, honestly,

it was more friendship than anything. It was just...

It was just a stage that Candy went through.

We were just over at their house not long ago.

The Gores, all four of us...

She told me, and you know what she said?

She said the best part about that night

was that she felt nothin' for Allan.

That it's over-over.

Pat.

She really loves you.

Candy is a good mother,

and she's a good wife, and she is a good friend to you.

She just made a mistake.

And it was just a brief thing, and it, it didn't mean anything.

And it's totally over?

It's been over for... a long time.

I wanna talk to Candy about this in my own way.

I don't want you to tell her that I talked to you.

- Promise me I can talk to her first. - I promise.

I promise.

("TURN THE BEAT AROUND" BY VICKI SUE ROBINSON ON RADIO)

(CANDY SINGING ALONG) ♪ Flute player play your flute ♪

♪ 'cause I know that you want to get your thing off ♪

♪ But you see, I made up my mind about it ♪

♪ Uh-huh, got to be the rhythm, no doubt about it ♪

♪ Whoa, whoa! 'Cause when the guitar player ♪

♪ Starts playing with the syncopated rhythm ♪

♪ With the scratch, scratch, scratch ♪

♪ Makes me wanna move my body ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ And when the drummer starts beating that beat ♪

♪ He nails that beat with the syncopated rhythm ♪

♪ With the rat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat ♪

♪ On the drum, hey! ♪

♪ Turn the beat around ♪

- IAN: Mommy! - PAT: Hey.

- Oh, hey, baby! Hi! - Hey, Mom!

Hi! Oh, my gosh, you grew!

I thought we had a deal. No growing when I'm gone.

(LOUD SMOOCHING)

(IAN GIGGLING)

- Hey! Hi! - JENNY: Hey, Mom.

- Good trip? - Oh, yeah.

- Yeah, we learned so much. - (PHONE RINGS)

I-I better not be hearing that you grew, too, young lady.

Hello?

SHERRY (ON PHONE): It's me.

- Don't change your expression. - What?

(SIGHS)

Pat found Allan's letter.

What?

SHERRY: He found one of Allan's love letters,

and he came by the salon this morning

to make sure that the affair's really over.

And he made me promise not to tell you that he knows.

So, this is me not telling you that he knows.

♪ ♪

Well, I'll call you later, okay?

- SHERRY: Okay. I'm so sorry. - Okay. Bye.

(HANGS UP RECEIVER, LOUD, DISTORTED ECHOING)

- (MUFFLED KIDS CHATTER) - (ECHOING INHALES)

(HIGH-PITCHED RINGING)

(INHALES)

PAT (ECHOING): Everything all right?

Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah, it's good.

I think I should start fixin' dinner.

And since I have been gone, it is kids' choice.

- Chef Boyardee! - Chef Boyardee!

That is my best work. Straight out of a can.

(GIGGLES)

Raise your hand if you love Chef Boyardee's.

I do.

PAT: Chef Boiardi is the French version of Chef Boyardee.

(HEAVY BREATHING)

Come on!

- Come on! - Come on!

- (OLD YELLER BARKING) - (TV CONTINUES, INDISTINCT)

***

KATIE (ON TV): Now, Travis, let him tell his story

the way he wants to.

TRAVIS (ON TV): But, Mama, I just seen

that old yeller dog catch this fish!

KATIE: Arliss is just a little boy with a big imagination.

- Won't hurt him to let him use it. - (OLD YELLER BARKING)

TRAVIS: We keep that old yeller dog much longer,

it's gonna make Arliss the biggest liar in Texas!

- (OLD YELLER BARKING) - (HORSES TROTTING)

(FAUCET RUNNING)

(SPITS, SNIFFLES)

(INSECTS CHIRPING)

(SNIFFLES)

(PLASTIC CRINKLING)

I know I failed you.

(SIGHS)

I tried to write down how I feel in a letter.

I'm gonna go downstairs while you read it.

Come down whenever you feel like it.

(PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING)

(SMOTHERS BROTHERS SINGING ON TV)

- Take it, Tom! - No.

(AUDIENCE LAUGHTER)

(INDISTINCT TV CHATTER)

(MUFFLED TV CHATTER)

DICK (ON TV): ... it just stands right up.

- It's American... - TOM (ON TV): I agree, agree!

- I agree, it felt... - (AUDIENCE LAUGHTER)

(MUFFLED CHATTER)

(GASPS)

(SOBS)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

DICK: You read the book? Right?

- Did you read the book? - TOM: Yes, I read the book.

DICK: Okay, then you read the Folk Singers' Credo.

- (GASPS, SNIFFLES) - (MUFFLED TV CHATTER)

(SNIFFLES)

(SIGHS)

♪ ♪

I am so ashamed.

I don't ever wanna hurt you or the kids.

I know.

Maybe we could get, g-get away together.

South Padre Island for a bit.

Just you and me. Could make it like a...

second honeymoon. (WEAK LAUGH)

That would be nice.

(HEAVY SIGH)

(HEAVY BREATHING)

("TAPESTRY" BY CAROLE KING PLAYING)

- (SEESAWS SQUEAKING) - (CHILDREN CHATTERING)

♪ My life has been a tapestry ♪

♪ Of rich and royal hue ♪

♪ An everlasting vision ♪

♪ Of the ever-changing view ♪

♪ A wondrous woven magic ♪

♪ In bits of blue and gold ♪

♪ A tapestry to feel and see ♪

♪ Impossible to hold ♪

♪ Once amid the soft ♪

♪ Silver sadness in the sky ♪

♪ There came a man of fortune ♪

♪ A drifter passing by ♪

♪ He wore a torn and tattered cloth ♪

♪ Around his leathered hide ♪

♪ And a coat of many colors ♪

♪ Yellow, green on either side... ♪

RON: I trust you'll agree

that the added expenditure is well worth it.

CANDY: They really are the most beautiful rose-colored cushions

I've ever seen, Ron.

CAROL: They really do make a wonderful statement.

DON: We'll have the best pews in the county.

Now, if we could just find some folks to fill 'em.

CAROL: Mm-hmm.

Maybe we should just invite Jackie Ponder back

to give a guest sermon.

That would fill the seats, wouldn't it?

I think you're being a little sensitive, Ron.

No! I'm not.

You're...

He's, he's feeling sensitive about the attrition.

- (DOOR SLAMS) - Maybe, maybe if we can get the Gores back,

and the Garlingtons.

Y'all are friends with the Gores, right?

- Uh... - No, not so much. No.

Just our kids play together.

You and Allan are in the same line of work.

(SIGHS)

We don't need the Gores.

(INSECTS CHIRPING)

(SOFT, TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

(INHALES)

Pryor remained in critical but stable condition today

at the Sherman Oaks Community Hospital in California.

- (OVEN DOOR SHUTS) - Pryor continues his steady improvement.

- _ - Surgery to remove scorched dead skin

could begin next Tuesday,

with skin grafting starting three or four days later.

Honestly, Pat, can we not have that on?

He was doing drugs, they say.

- Cocaine. - (SCOFFS) Well, even so,

this is a day of celebration.

We shouldn't be hearin' talk of comedians

lightin' themselves on fire.

(NEWS CHATTER CONTINUES)

- Dad, did you take my elephant puppet? - (TV TURNS OFF)

- Why would I do that? - IAN: He's missing,

and Noah's ark has to have an elephant.

CANDY: We'll find him, honey.

Now, can you please just eat your cereal?

And a cleaner shirt will be nice.

(HIGH-PITCHED): Could somebody call the girls?

Why are you using that voice?

- IAN: Jenny, Alisa, food's ready! - What voice?

- Your stressed voice. - Mommy!

This is my zillion things to do voice.

We have Bible camp graduation,

I have to do my parable, we have the puppet show,

and then I have five different errands to run

- in five different towns. - Mm.

Hey! No, you don't.

- Three Trees? - What?

Your parable. Are you going with Three Trees?

Well, yeah. Do you think I shouldn't?

No, well, it's my favorite.

- Kids'll love it. - (FOOTSTEPS APPROACH)

Mom, can Alisa go to the movies with us tonight?

Oh, I don't know, honey. Alisa's mom didn't like it

when we took her to see "Grease."

But she loves "Star Wars."

She wouldn't mind.

She would want me to go.

- (LAUGHS) - Oh, sweetheart.

Now, that was just the most adorable little fib,

but if it is okay with your mom,

we would love to have you.

Pat, are you sure you can't make the puppet show?

'Cause I saw the rehearsal, and it's gonna be great.

- I wish. - Okay.

- (OPENS OVEN) - Ah!

Well, doesn't that serve you perfectly right?

(QUIET CHATTER)

BETTY: You can't come back here first?

My flight's at 4:00, honey. So, with Friday traffic,

I think I-I probably need to leave for the airport.

Best to just go straight from the office.

Just two days, honey.

- Two days. - Yes.

Two days can go more quickly for some than for others.

(BETTY SIGHS)

Then, I'm home, and...

we're packing for Switzerland,

and we're going to have the best time.

I'm almost two weeks late.

I can't take care of another baby.

I'll break.

(SHUDDERING INHALE, EXHALE)

- I don't wanna be pregnant again. - Honey, there's no reason

- to start... - No, please don't...

Do not handle me. I beg you. Just...

be with me.

Honey, I am. I am with you.

If you are...

we'll deal with it.

- We can deal with anything. - (SIGHS)

Right? We can.

- We can. - (SNIFFLES)

(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING)

(SIGHS)

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

(BABY BABBLING)

You wanna say bye?

(PLAYFUL GASP) Bye, Dada.

- Bye, Daddy. - (SOFT LAUGH)

Bye.

Bye, Dada.

♪ ♪

CANDY: "Once upon a time, there were three trees high up on a hill.

"The biggest tree used to say to the others,

(IN DEEP VOICE): "'When I grow up, I want to be made into a big boat.

"The finest ocean liner in the world.'

(NORMAL): "But, one day, a group of wood cutters

"came to the hill of the three trees.

"And one of them looked at the biggest tree and said,

"'This tree looks like it would make a fine fishing boat.'

"And the big tree cried and cried,

"but the wood cutters cut it down anyway,

"and it became the very boat

that Peter used as his altar to spread the good news."

Isn't this a wonderful time we're having?

- KIDS: Yeah! - (ECHOING): Yes?

♪ ♪

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Hey, Barbara. Let me help you.

- I can get the Kool-Aid. - Oh. Ooh.

It is gonna be a scorcher today, huh?

Oh, my God, I just wanna drop

- and put my feet up. - (LAUGHS)

- Do you ever do that, Candy? - Well, it won't be today.

The kids all wanna see the new "Star Wars."

- Mm-hmm. - And Jenny wants Alisa

to stay over another night, which is... fine,

but Alisa has her swim lesson today,

so that means I have to drive all the way to Wylie

to pick up her swimsuit.

I suppose if I do leave soon enough,

then I can swing by the Target to get a Father's Day card

- for Pat. - Oh, my... Go.

- Wha... (SIGHS) - Go.

I can do this. And you better get a move on

if you're gonna make it back in time for the puppet show.

And I can't miss that.

- Ian made the elephant. - (LAUGHS) Bail.

Hey. Listen to Miss Barbara, okay?

IAN: Okay. Bye, Mom.

("FOREVER IN BLUE JEANS" BY NEIL DIAMOND PLAYING)

CANDY: Oh, hi!

(GIGGLES) Hi.

Uh, Candy! Hey, I finished with your cassette recorder.

Okay, well, I'll be right back.

I just need to run over to Betty Gore's and then to Target.

Gotcha. Bye.

Yeah. See you.

♪ Money talks ♪

♪ But it don't sing and dance, and it don't walk ♪

(SONG CONTINUES PLAYING ON RADIO)

♪ And long as I can have you here with me ♪

♪ I'd much rather be forever in blue jeans ♪

(SIGHS)

(SONG FADING)

♪ ♪

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

(BRAKES SQUEAK)

(CUTS ENGINE)

- (KEYS JINGLE) - (SIGHS)

(SIGHS)

- (SIGHS) - (CHILDREN CHATTERING)

(DOORBELL DINGS)

- Candy. - Sorry.

Why call when you can barge right in, right?

- (AWKWARD LAUGH) - I hope I didn't disturb.

No. No, no, no. No, I just put the... put the baby down

and then poured myself a cup of coffee,

getting ready to watch a little "Phil Donahue."

- Sounds like heaven. Mm. - (BETTY GIGGLES)

- Come in. Uh, join me. - Okay.

CANDY: Well, I can't stay long.

Noah's ark is leaving port within the hour.

But the reason I came is we're seeing "Star Wars" tonight,

and Alisa wants to come,

and Jenny's just, uh, desperate for her to join.

And I said it was okay with me if it was okay with you.

Which is to mean her spending another night.

Oh.

And I'm happy to take her to her swim lesson to save you the trip.

No, sure, that's...

That's fine with me.

Well, I thought it would be,

so I just came from Bible school to pick up her suit.

You sure you can't stay for coffee?

No, no. Thank you.

Oh, uh, remember, she doesn't like to put her face underwater. Alisa.

So, if she does put her face underwater,

be sure to give her peppermints afterwards.

- That's the... reward that we have. - Okay!

- (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) - Okay.

(BOTH LAUGH)

I'm just so busy getting ready for our trip.

Oh, Switzerland! I heard!

Kansas first. We're gonna drop the kids

and the dogs off at my parents.

- Dogs? - Yes.

We got another one. A puppy, six months old.

Oh, he's, he's right out there.

- Oh, my God! - (LAUGHS) I know.

What is his name?

(DOGS BARK)

- Cheeto. (LAUGHS) - Cheeto!

Oh, my gosh. Your name is Cheeto.

- Hi. - Alisa can't bear to leave him alone.

- Well, I can see why. - (PANTING)

- You're just the sweetest little boy! - (BETTY LAUGHS)

(GASPS) You're a good boy! Yes, you are!

Oh, come, come. Just sit for a second.

- Oh. Okay. - (DOGS PANTING)

- Okay, outside. Outside. Good job. - Oh, my goodness.

(LAUGHS)

- (BARKING) - (CANDY SIGHS)

(SIGHS)

- Nothing? - No. Thanks.

(BETTY SIGHS)

Well.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

(CLOCK TICKING)

(SUDDEN INHALE)

Gonna be a scorcher today.

Scorcher.

(LAUGHS)

Oh! I almost forgot.

Sherry and I actually incorporated.

We're lining jobs up for the fall,

so if you need any papering or painting done,

here is our card.

The Covergirls.

- It's cute. - Oh, it's so exciting.

Well, I should probably get goin'.

I'm hopin' to, to swing by Target

and get a Father's Day card for Pat,

so should I just go grab Alisa's suit or...

Candy.

(TICKING CLOCK CONTINUES)

Are you having an affair with Allan?

No.

No, of course not.

But you did.

Didn't you?

Didn't you?

(SHALLOW BREATHING)

(SOFTLY): Yes.

But it was a long time ago.

Did Allan tell you?

(CLOCK TICKING)

Can you wait a minute?

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

(BREATHES HEAVILY)

(INHALES)

(EXHALES)

(SIGHS)

(RAGGED BREATHING)

(DOOR CREAKING, SLAMS SHUT)

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACH)

(SOFTLY): Betty?

(EXHALES HEAVILY)

Betty.

(NERVOUS SIGH)

(CLOCK TICKING)

♪ ♪

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("I'M NOT YOUR STEPPING STONE" BY PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS PLAYING)

♪ Oh! ♪

♪ I-I-I-I-I'm not your steppin' stone ♪

♪ No! ♪

♪ I-I-I-I-I'm not your steppin' stone ♪

♪ Girl, you're tryin' to make your mark on society ♪

♪ Usin' all the tricks that you used on me ♪

♪ You're readin' all them high fashion magazines ♪

♪ The clothes you're wearin' lately ♪

♪ Causin' public scenes, I said ♪

♪ I-I-I-I-I'm not your steppin' stone ♪

♪ Not me, no! I said ♪

♪ I-I-I-I-I'm not your steppin' stone ♪

♪ No! ♪

♪ Not your steppin' stone ♪

♪ Your steppin' stone ♪

♪ Your steppin' stone ♪

♪ Not your steppin' stone ♪

♪ No... ♪