Folk and children. Sandy indiscreetly mentioned murderous ways so the Cory females hustled the young'uns out. The search for Carl's body has been discontinued. Mac doesn't want to bother any more about him.
Lily surprised Tom working up the nerve to call Alice. Tom says she's sure. Lily's not sure she's sure. Quinn stomped in. She wants to talk to Lily.
Felicia said she couldn't sign it. Cass: Felicia. Do you know what this means to us? Felicia: Do you know what this means to Sally and Catlin? (Commercial for regrouping). Kathleen: Do we know what it means to Catlin and Sally? Felicia: It could ruin their lives. Cass: Oh, it could not. Felicia: Just listen to me. I decided to write this book because it was about romance. Kathleen: And you were right. You were SO right. Felicia: Yes, it was right THEN. Cass: Nothing has changed. Felicia: Yes it HAS changed. Look, Cecile convinced me to write a book. And SHOW the world about Sally and Catlin because it could help them, it could set HIM free. Cass: Cecile was absolutely right. It will set him free. Wallingford: But he's not longer in gaol. Cass: EMOTIONALLY. We'll set him emotionally free. Felicia: Give me a break, Cass. Kathleen: Do you know how it's going to set them free? It will set them free FINANCIALLY. Now you know I'm right on this. They will get a big percentage of the profits, it will get them publicity -- Felicia: Maybe they don't want publicity. Kathleen: They signed an agreement in black and white. Felicia: Is that all that matters to you? Black and white? Kathleen: When it comes to a legal contract it does. Cass: Felicia, let's look at the BIG picture. Felicia: All right, let's. Cass: I've thought about Sally and Catlin myself. And I've also thought about -- the world. Wallingford: Oh, that is the big picture. Cass: THIS is a major piece of non-fiction here, Felicia. I do not mention the names Capote Michener Updike Mailer I do not mention these names lightly. I would add to this illustrious list of authors Gallant. (Wallingford was highly amused by this prospect until Felicia quelled him with a glance.) Let the world read what you have written. Kathleen: Do you know how much money this is? Cass: They do not give Pulitzers for romance novels. Kathleen: Yeah, but they do for non-fiction. Felicia: Hey, maybe you're right, maybe I am being too sentimental. Wallingford: FELICIA. Kathleen: CAN IT, WALLINGFORD. Felicia: So all I have to do is sign the back of this cheque and initial the addenda in this contract. Cass: That's all. Felicia: Doesn't Stan Rogers have to sign this contract and initial the addenda? Kathleen: That's a detail, it's a mere formality. Felicia: Now wait a minute, you're the lawyer, I mean we wouldn't want anything to go wrong, would we? Cass: Oh, no, no, of course not. Felicia: Then Stan probably wouldn't mind meeting me at Tallboys again I mean to go over these silly details (murmurs of assent). Fine, then the two of you can meet me there after you're done. Cass: Right. (Pause.) Done with what? Felicia: After you see Sally and Catlin, and get them to initial the same addenda. Cass & Kathleen: WHAT? Felicia: YOU KNOW, for the whole world, setting them free -- Cass: FELICIA, darling. Felicia: I am not signing ANYTHING until their initials are on this contract. Cass: This is blackmail. Felicia: Oh no, this is not blackmail at all. I'm just leaving their future in your hands. You know, to weigh the BIG PICTURE, as you say. Kathleen: Come on let's go. You know there's no use talking to her when she's cause-y like this. Cass: You think she'd get tired of being right all the time. Kathleen: Yeah. Well she has no concept of the value of money. How can you deal with someone WHO HAS NO GREED? Exeunt Cass & Kathleen. Wallingford: Felicia, you had me worried there for a minute. Felicia: Wallingford? Wallingford: What? Felicia: Why DON'T they give Pulitzers for romance novels?
Catlin planing planks. Sally spoke of his crinkled up forehead. She told him no one else was there at the service. Catlin hates funerals. Sally said she'd been looking at Peter today and realised how lucky she was to've fallen in love with Catlin. It seems the bits of wood he's planing will eventually be their bed. She's pleased. He showed her what it was supposed to look like when finished. Sally: I love it. Catlin: You don't have to say that. You're not going to hurt my feelings. Sally: I said I really love it. I don't lie (cf. November 1, 1984 "Well I lied," she said). (Pause.) Catlin: I missed you. (These people have NO CONCEPT of time.) Sally: I'm home. Fond embrace.
Mac says it' s it's over. Sandy's going to find Carl and make him -- he realised what he was saying and said he was no better than Carl with his revenge. N'importe qui est blessé. Well you know what I mean. I hope.
Quinn told Lily to stay out of it. Lily told Quinn she was too determined for this abortion. Quinn told her to back off. Lily's moving out. Quinn said only it's best. Lily's in tears.
Blaine etc. are returning home much as they're welcome to stay. Blaine understands what Sandy did but she thinks life will take a little work. Be happy said Rachel.
Mac approached Perry. He admitted that he'd been using him and he was ashamed of it. Perry said it was all right. Perry said his father was his father. Mac said he thought he was the best son he could've been. Will you still be my friend said Mac. Perry said they were friends.
Catlin and Sally are carrying on something awful. Very loudly and strangely. It sounds like the Cory madhouse except there aren't actually any children there. A lot of laughing. Cass: This is where they LIVE? Kathleen: Of course. Cass: Who's their neighbour, Grizzly Adams? Kathleen: SSH! Cass: Don't they realise that there are apartments right in Bay City? -- Kathleen: Will you stop it? Cass: Well, at least we don't have to check with their doorman. Kathleen: Cass, will you just shut up and let me do the talking? Cass: Why you? Kathleen: Because this has to be done correctly and I don't trust you. Cass: You don't trust me? Kathleen: NO. Look, for example. This is a very important place to Catlin and Sally. Cass: This? Kathleen: YES. And you don't know how to read them, they're very intense and sombre people, they're very serious (I can see this coming. They'll find Catlin and Sally yelling and hooting and carrying on something awful and generally not sombre. SOMBRE. How strange.) -- opening of door. (Oh good heavens. It is deeply dangerous (and impolite) to go barging into folks' homes, ducks. Really.) Catlin: I'm going to get you -- Sally: We've got company. Kathleen: You fixed all of this yourself? Sally: Yeah, pretty much. Catlin: well I'm trying to keep it simple. Sally: Catlin's building us a bed. Cass: BUILDING a bed? Catlin, they sell beds with mattresses and everything (his tone of voice was priceless). Catlin: Yeah, I know. I guess it sounds kind of silly. Kathleen: No, it's not silly, is it, Cass? Cass: No, it's not silly at all. Kathleen: It's charming. Cass: Always rued the day I bought my bed. Wish I'd built it myself. Sally: Well, we all know how much you love manual labour, Cass. Cass; Yeah, that's Cass all right. Actually I guess Catlin is better with his hands than I am. Catlin: I don't know. Hey, would you guys like a drink or anything? Cass: No, we're fine, we're fine. SILENCE. Kathleen: Well, you know, I am really glad that we finally came up here, because it has confirmed my suspicions. Sally: Suspicions of what? Kathleen: Well, that you two have finally overcome all of your obstacles and everything and are blissfully happy. Sally: Blissfully happy? Kathleen: Yeah, you know, happy enough that nothing will ever ever change that. SILENCE. Catlin: Yeah. Well, um, you guys want to sit down or something? Kathleen: Yeah, maybe for a minute. Sally: Well, listen, we were just about to have some lunch, maybe we could make you some -- (that was what the ruckus was about. Sally thought Catlin should have a ham sandwich but he had other ideas.) Kathleen: Actually no, this isn't a social call. Sally: It isn't? Kathleen: No, it's more of a business call. You see about eight months ago you signed and agreement with Winthrop Publishing -- Sally: That book. Kathleen: Yeah, I'm sure you'll be thrilled to know that Felicia has finished the book and it's ready for publication.
Felicia's nervous that Cass & Kathleen won't do the right thing. She's going out to meet Stan. Dee can't understand why she doesn't want it published. Wallingford asked Dee if she'd shown her sketches to t'others. She refuses to. They're going to play cards.
A lot of silence. It's Sandy. He & Blaine at home. She wants to know what they're going to do now.
Tom went to see Carter. She's making an appointment for tomorrow. He told her she didn't have to. She said there was no need to wait. She said it was her body and it was changing because there was a baby inside and talking wouldn't change it. Only one thing would.
Tony dropped by. He was displeased to find Cass gone. Lily arrived and she was deeply friendly to Tony. He called her a real lady. Lily admired Dee's hair.
Kathleen and Cass arrived at Tallboys. Felicia asked them pointed questions about Catlin and Sally's REMOTE ISOLATED CABIN. They gave Stan a contract to sign. Stan: This isn't the contract. Kathleen: Well, not exactly. Stan: Not exactly? This is for a different book. Kathleen: Yes, but it's a very good book. Stan: HEAT IN THE WIND? Cass: Heat in the Wind? What a great title. Can I read that next? Kathleen: Sure. Felicia: Stan. This is probably the best book I have ever read ever. Stan: Really? That's terrific, it's very fine but it's not your book. He refused to settle for less. Kathleen said he couldn't have it. They had to pry his cheque out of Kathleen's hands. It seems Catlin and Sally "are honest people. They couldn't back out of a legal agreement." And they knew what they owed Felicia for trying to help them so they left it up to Cass & Kathleen and Cass shoved the responsibility onto Kathleen who doesn't want to talk about it. Felicia was SO PROUD of them. Cass: All right, don't kiss us any more.
Blaine says they need to talk. Blaine says things have changed. She's not sure they should return to Cory Pubbleishing. Sandy has to sort things out. Take some time, chop some wood, paint some rooms. In fact he'd rather shop wood than just be with her. Boy is she thrilled. (He didn't say that, just not now honey I'm a little antsy.)
Mac and Rachel are going to relax and not talk about Carl. For some reason Rachel burst out laughing and Mac rebuked her. "Don't laugh in a man's face. It tends to make him feel insecure." She says she married him for his hair and his money. He lays claim to $100.
Tony told them (them Dee's chaperones) that Dee'd been playing 5 card draw. They said they'd had no choice. He said the deal was off because he can't trust anyone. Then Lily occurred to him. (Lily who's about to leave the Hardings'. PROVIDENCE.)
Sally: Well we will make some money. Catlin: Yeah. Maybe we can add on some rooms. (Neither of them are deeply thrilled with the thought of being published.) Sally: They really did help us out in Majorca too. Catlin: Yeah. I just wish I'd -- no, there's nothing I can do about it now. A delivery boy came to the door with summat for Catlin to sign for a parcel. Catlin: Know your way back? Delivery boy: Yeah, I dropped bread crumbs. Exit delivery boy. Catlin: It's a book. It's the book. "Sally and Catlin, we hope you enjoy reading this" -- yeah, right -- "and you might want to pass it around among your friends since that's the only way they'll get to read it. We've decided not to publish it. Have a nice marriage love Felicia Kathleen and Cass." Sally: Who seems to've been perusing the MS. Do you know I have RAVEN LOCKS? Catlin: Did you hear what I said? They're not going to publish it. HAPPINESS SPILLING OVER.
Quinn told Tom that Lily was moving out and she loved her. Tom called Alice.
Tony explained to Lily. Cass begged. "We'll redecorate. Anything you say." Lily agreed.
Catlin is not one of your better planers (it would sound better to say pilots there but it would be WRONG.) (Actually to say Catlin's not a good pilot would probably be true but it's not what I meant.)
I LIKED the way Cass sounded.
When I said there weren't any children there I meant in actual physical years, for there was a lot of behaviour that was, well, not sedate.
Do not knock building beds, folks. My mother constructed my brother's bedroom furniture.
This cabin is getting more remote allatime. They have a creek, too. Creeks are nice -- wild strawberries grow by the one at the farm.
Sandy will hopefully inadvertently MAIM himself severely while chopping wood and have to be rebuilt out of tin. Blaine will get rid of him and Donna will take him in content to spend the rest of her days knocking on different bits of him and listening to the various timbres. One day she'll go mad and live in the forest like a wild thing in her fur coat and POOR Sandy will rust in a clearing. Somehow I'm sure John "Wat" Fautley will enter into it; how, I don't know.
Horrible Quinn. Let's PULL HER LIPS OFF.
Rachel and Mac are well aware that they've been married a great many times. Rachel said the first was for hair and money and the second because he was the most secure man she'd ever known and the third because she missed the hair (and money).
Dee the artist. Like Cecile and Sally. Rachel.
Novelists: Felicia Jamie. [Cass cluck author not novel.]
Loan sharks: Tony.
Publishers: Cass Mac Stan Jamie.
Constructors: Quinn.
Constrictors: Rocco. Well, and anaconda but that's the same thing.
Police: Catlin Larry MJ Gibbons. Dead mustachioed man.
Idle rich: Donna Marley.
Lawyers: Cass Peter Mark Brian (Stacey).
Restaurateurs: Perry.
FOLK WHO WHIMPER: Perry Mark.
Lunatics: everyone.
P'r'aps someone should be told that it's proper to know one another for 3 years before becoming engaged and another year before getting married. I TOLD you they've no concept of time. What about attacking Felicia for the sake of her candy bar after spending 2 hrs in a wine cellar?
If I'd taken a look at Peter I would've been grateful to've been engaged to David. (Hell, I probably would've been grateful to've been engaged to Carl, the hair and criminality notwithstanding.)
Stan told Felicia Kathleen & Cass it was like dealing with Larry Curly & Moe. They immediately made Three Stooges sounds.