"¶ I may not always love you ¶" "¶ but as long as there are stars above you ¶" "¶ you never need to doubt it ¶" "¶ I'll make you so sure about it ¶" "¶ God only knows what I'd be without you ¶" "¶ if you should ever leave me ¶" "¶ well, life would still go on, believe me ¶" "¶ the world could show nothing to me ¶" "¶ so what good would living do me?" "¶" "¶ God only knows what I'd be without you ¶" "¶ God only knows what I'd be without you ¶" "¶ God only knows what I'd be without you ¶" " ¶ God only knows what I'd be without you ¶ - ¶ God only knows ¶" "¶ God only knows what I'd be without you ¶" " ¶ God only knows what I'd be without you ¶ - ¶ God only knows ¶" "¶ God only knows what I'd be without you ¶" " ¶ God only knows what I'd be without you ¶ - ¶ God only knows ¶" "¶ God only knows what I'd be without you. ¶" "hello." "I'm your blackfoot casino bus-riding hostess." "Sit back and enjoy the ride." "May I confirm your hotel reservation, arrange for a bouquet in your room?" "Tony Orlando is playing in the lounge." "Perhaps a front-row table?" "It's not exactly an original idea." "There's buses to ferry the willing to the casinos in wendover, but we're going to give ours the Mormon twist." "Box lunches, jell-o, egg said and your choice of two tasty casseroles." "This is great, Bill, smart and inventive." "If we give red line the exclusive, they'll commit to running shuttles 24-7." "Hostesses included." "And our financial progress... where are we on that front?" "Don?" "Our loan application is before the bank." "I'd be surprised if we don't hear back in a couple days... our package is that strong." "And with the bank's letter of intent, we're off to see the federal tribal gaming commission for approval." "Well, as you know, I had my doubts about you two, and I'm happy to have been proven wrong." "Sparkling cider." "Thank you." "To the meeting of great minds." "Ahh!" "I don't understand why she hasn't said yes." "We would be saving her soul." "This is a big decision, Nicki." "It would be nice to take some of the pressure off Margie and me to keep having babies." "Oh, that horrible hair." "Oh, I know why she did it." "She wants to be me is why." " Who was that, honey?" " It was Joey." "Since Roman can't go back to the compound, he's moved into a motel here in the city." "Really?" "Does Nicki know?" "I'm not sure." "The trial really shook her up." "She said yes!" "She's gonna say yes!" "Margie!" "Ana!" "Is it true?" "Will you marry us?" "Yes, Bill." "Yes!" "L..." "I was going to tell you when we got home." "So when should we do this?" "Tonight." "Tonight?" "The wedding?" "Sarah has work." "Oh." "This afternoon." "3:30?" "How's 3:30?" "Do you, sister mesovich, take brother Henrickson, to be his wedded wife, to hearken unto him as he hearkens to the lord, for all time and eternity, in the presence of God, angels and these witnesses," "of your own free will and choice?" "Yes." "By virtue of the holy priesthood vested in me," "I now pronounce you, Bill, and you, Ana, husband and wife for all eternity, and seal upon you the blessings of the holy resurrection, honor, glory, immortality and everlasting lives." "In the name of the father and of the son and of the holy ghost," " amen." " Amen." "Amen." "Go ahead and kiss your new bride, Bill." "Congratulations, Bill." "Mom?" "Hey, I gotta go." "I gotta get back to work." "I need to run out for a few minutes." "I've got a meeting at 4:30." "Congratulations, Ana." "You want to ride together?" "Good deal." "Congratulations." "Well, first thing, everyone:" "I discussed this with Bill and then Ana, and it makes better sense to have her here closer to us all instead of her apartment." "That's great." "I agree." "So until something permanent can be worked out," "Ana's going to be living with me in this house." "L..." "I should go pack." "You discussed this with Bill and Ana?" "Did I miss something?" "I don't see why she can't live in her own apartment, at least until she starts having children." " Or with me." " This was just housekeeping." "It didn't occur to me that anyone would care." "And Bill decided the matter in his wisdom, so I guess that's that." "Shouldn't we have talked about this at least?" "Welcome to my world." "Ted, I'm sorry I'm late." "I'm pulling in now." "The elevator's unlocked." "Come on up." "You look at that legislation closely, it's... it's broad, it's overreaching." "You're trying to ban all gambling-like businesses, well, what doesn't that include?" "Church bingo?" "All I'm asking for here is a fair shake, Bob." "And what would that look like?" "Bury the bills." "Send them back to committee for further study before reporting them out." "If the bills would benefit from further study, then that would be the prudent thing to do." "Sure." "Bob, thank you so much for taking the time." "We're not in session for another three weeks." "Bill, a pleasure." "Likewise." " We'll talk." " Mm-hmm." "Thanks, Ted." "I'm grateful to you for doing this." "No problem." "I have to ask you:" "What made you change your mind?" "I need you to help me." "An associate of mine is a collector." "He's in the process of buying a certain historical document from somebody from juniper creek." " What document?" " About the mountain meadows incident." "Apparently it implicates salt lake city in the massacre." "The seller had dropped the document off to the authenticators, but then he got skittish." "Who's selling these documents?" "Albert Grant." "My Albert Grant is doing business with one of your friends?" "Yes." "And when he told me, I thought, "my brother-in-law knows him."" "You're a member of his family, Bill." "You know how he operates." "Get him to come to the table." "I'm sorry, Ted." "I'm no longer doing business with the grants." "Let me put it differently:" "Do you think we'll be able to help each other?" "Provided lb 21 and lb 22 are going to die a slow bureaucratic death." "Well, you heard Bob." "Consider it done." "Next time you want something from me, Ted, just ask me plain and simple." "That's the pleiades." "And what's that there?" "I think that's cassiopeia." "There's orion's belt right there, which means there's the north star." "Do you see it?" "Oh, look over there..." "a shooting star!" " Where?" " Here." "Hey, can I ask you, what made you say yes?" "When you were deciding, you really had me sweating bullets there for a while." "There was something that attracted me to you and your wives, Bill:" "The way your love is so generous and so giving." "And I want to be a part of it, of what you have." "And now you are... wife." "And now I am, husband." "Oh, my gosh." "This is no dream!" "This is really happening!" "Oh, my gosh." "Oh, golly gee!" "This is horrible!" "It's disgusting!" "It's so perverted." "Is that her..." "blood on her nipple?" "It's the devil." "Her husband's making her have sex with the devil?" "This movie should be banned." "No one should see this." "Sarah, so I'm scamming mom's car and franky and I are road-tripping to the compound." "Okay, where's the thing?" "Franky... franky really wants to go." "Come with us, please?" "Where?" "The compound." "We have plans with Donna." "Come on, come." "It's an adventure." "Okay." "Sarah!" "What are you, crazy?" "It's dangerous!" "They're all robots." "Who knows what could happen up there?" "It's fun." "It's like a carnival." "There's, like, reporters and TV people from all over the place." "Your parents are going to kill you if they find out." "You know what?" "I don't particularly care what my parents think at the moment." "I can take care of myself." "I'm going." "Yes!" "Excuse me, but that's my chair." "Oh, I'm sorry." "I didn't know." "Of course not." "How could you have?" "Um, Barb?" "Oh, for goodness' sakes." "Nicki, it's only a chair." "Well, if it's only a chair, then why don't you give Ana yours?" "Ana?" "First order of business:" "Grocery shopping for Ana's reception." " You have these meetings every week?" " Every day." "Is this a problem?" "No." "No problem." "Haa!" "What is that?" "In honor of Ana." "It's her first wives' meeting and I wanted to make it special." "Cherry pie is what I ate the first time we met." "Remember, Ana?" " I do, Margie." " We don't eat during our meetings." " Well..." " well, we don't." "In any case, shopping, Ana's reception." " I'll do it." " Oh!" "Barb usually assigns us our duties." "Assigns?" "I'm gonna go get some plates." "I'll give you a hand, if that's all right with everybody." "Assigns?" "It's a little like being in the army, isn't it?" "Oh, only if you let it be." "Barb and Nicki like things all regimented." "I just play along because it's not important to me who sits where." "Just out of curiosity, Ana, did you ask to live with Barb or did she ask you?" "Barb suggested it." " Why?" " No reason." "It's just you don't have to live with her if you don't want to." "You totally have a choice." "For instance, you could, if you wanted to, live with me." "I'm not sure, Margie." "When Barb came to me, it sounded like such a good idea." "Oh, it is." "It is." "But my house?" "Better idea." "Barb likes things a little particular, and it takes a while to get used to that." "Believe me, I know." "Think about how much fun we'd have." "But I don't want to hurt Barb's feelings." "Oh, you wouldn't be!" "Trust me." "I'll talk to Bill." "Kathy, it's Bill." "Is Joey there?" "Certainly, Bill." "Let me get him." " Joey!" " Kathy, wait." "How are you?" "How are you doing?" "Do you think you're going to be able to put all this with Roman and the trial behind you?" "A guilty man walked free..." "that's how I'm doing." "Yeah, a guilty man walked free." "Here's Joey." "It's Bill." "Hey, Bill." "I got mom set up in one of don's apartments downtown." "Good." "Dad's still looking for her" " and things couldn't be worse over here." " How are you?" "We're okay so far." "Alby's turning the compound into a police state, Bill." "He's instituted a curfew, deputized a new security force." "He's harassing outsiders." "Everyone is being turned away." "He's probably afraid Roman's going to make a grab for power." "So why are you letting Nicki go to this powwow?" "I wouldn't do that if I were you." "What are you talking about?" "What powwow?" "You don't know about this?" "At Roman's motel." "We'll be lucky to get out of here without our throats being slit." "We should have killed him when we had the chance." " I told you." " Hello, sisters." "Alby, what's going on?" "Mama just said show up or I'm dead." "We're the prodigals summoned for a special audience." "Papa has a list of traitors." "He's planning his punishment." "What did you do, Nicki?" "Nothing, evie!" "Not a thing." "Albert, imagine in what esteem the compound would hold you and your warm-hearted wife were I to reveal how tenderly you ministered to me while I was close to death." "I'm a registered nurse, father Roman." " I cared for you the best way... - lura." "Why don't you imagine, papa, how your acolytes would respond if they learned how mama recently tried to test the limits of my mortality?" "And let us all be mindful of where the alleged incident, of which I know nothing about, took place." "Tap tap tap." "So... are you going to openly defy me or not?" "Nicolette." "Can't we all just get along?" "You served me so faithfully during my trial." "Perhaps I might one day have to share that fact with your husband." "Papa." "If only so he might know what a dutiful wife he's married." "It's a new dawning, my children." "All past transgressions can and will be forgiven provided all sinners fall in line." "Understood?" "My favorite thing about that part of the adriatic where the river meets the sea is when you dive in and the water touches your lips." "Ahh!" "And you expect it to be so deep, but it's not." "I've always dreamed of going on a Cruise one day... to the caribbean, or... or maybe up to alaska." " Have you traveled a lot?" " Mmm, some." "Not as much as I would have liked." "There is still time." "We can travel together." "Oh, Ana, that would..." "I would love that." "See, that's what I'm talking about." "With you here," "I feel as if I have a true friend now in this marriage." "You have Nicki and Margie." "I do, and I love them, but they're my sisters, not my friends." "There's a difference." "Do you know what I mean?" "Barb, Margene asked me to live with her." "She said we would have more fun." "Oh." "What did you say?" "I didn't know what to say." "She caught me by surprise." "What do you want to do?" "This is where most of the family activity happens," " in this house, right?" " Yes." "All right." "Then this is where I want to be." "I don't want to get lost in the shuffle." "I don't want to be left out." "So we're still in agreement then?" "We are." "I'll talk to Margie." "Oh, no no." "No, don't." "I'll talk to Bill." "To Bill?" "Why?" "Well, there's a way things are done in this marriage." "There's a system." "Don't worry about a thing." "You just be ready to move tomorrow." "So we can all move forward as one." "Amen." "Nicki, what in the "h" are you doing here?" "I thought you were done playing these games with your father." "I had to come here to protect us, protect our family." " I had to find out where we stood." " And?" "My father has bigger fish to fry." "He's trying to coerce Alby back into submission." "Go home." "We'll talk later." "Alby, I want five minutes." "I want to know where you've been getting these documents you've been selling." "I don't want to talk to you, Bill." "I'm through being dragged into your battles." "No, you owe me for leaving me high and dry at the courthouse." "Where are you getting the documents?" "I've been collecting them from the faithful and selling them only to replenish the compound's coffers, which are empty thanks to my father's gross mismanagement." "Then why not complete this mountain meadows deal?" "I didn't like the buyer's attitude." "He didn't speak to my husband with respect." "Well, the buyer's a friend of my brother-in-law Ted and Ted's asked me to intercede." "My my, is there any pie Bill Henrickson doesn't have his finger in?" "Alby, I know these people:" "They're bottom-liners." "If you tell me what you need, I'll make it happen." "Let me try and help you." "Maybe I can even get them to goose up whatever the original offer was." "Yes." "A penalty for disrespect." " Hi, sweetie." " Ana wants to live with me." "She told me." "She thinks..." "and I agree with her... it makes more sense." "Ana said that?" "Well, I can't remember who said what exactly, but Bill, really, I have nell now and she's teething." "It would be such a help to have Ana with me." "Barb called me about this already, Margene." "And besides the fact that it's been decided, we don't want to turn Ana into a glorified nursemaid." "What is the deal, anyway?" "Why is Barb suddenly obsessed with Ana?" "I don't get it." " Is she mad at me?" " Honey, I want Ana to feel as welcome and as settled and as integrated as quickly as possible." "Ultimately, I know you do too, so... let me thinkbout this one, okay?" "Mm-hmm." "What's up?" "L..." "I gave my notice." "They asked for two weeks, but I... what is it?" "What's wrong?" "I lose one case and you're bailing?" "It's more problems with my family." "I'm sorry, Mr. Henry." "Me too." "I enjoyed my time here." "What?" "Nothing." "I can't wait." "We're gonna be on TV." "We're gonna be on "entertainment tonight." they do come, right?" "Yeah, sometimes." "Once or twice, I think." ""Entertainment tonight" is so not coming to the compound." "Whatever, bamm-bamm." "I'll just work on my tan." "Back at the house, you called me wicked." "Why'd you do that?" "Because that's what you are." "It's not your fault." "The world's a wicked place." "If you don't believe in uncle Roman, then how can you resist satan's temptations?" "Now that Ana is a spouse," "I want to show her that we deal with issues in our marriage openly and as they arise." "For instance, this question about where she's going to live." "It's n a question;" "it's whatever Ana wants." "Absolutely right..." "whatever Ana wants." "For the most part, however, her physical, emotional and intellectual well-being and her spiritual development are my responsibility first and foremost." "Now she could live here with you, Barb, or she could live with you, Margie, at your house." "Neither of those options feel fair to Nicki." "You and Ana know each other the least." "She should move in with you." "Why am I the one being punished?" "No one's being punished." "This is the perfect opportunity for the two of you to bond." "Can we put this to a vote?" " Don't you do that?" " Not this time." "look, I'm asking you, honey, to trust me on this one." "Guys, I want to try this arrangement and see how it works." "And if need be, we'll reevaluate it at a later date." "Wait, I'm confused." "Our credit and our financials are impeccable." "Yes, but there are other issues at play here, Mr. Henrickson." "There are community standards to consider." "It's the bank's responsibility to the community." "Meaning?" "There is such a thing as fiscal morality." "Why don't you just speak plainly?" "Tolerating gambling among the faithful is one thing, gentlemen;" "structuring an entire business model to exploit that weakness in I.d.s. Families is something else entirely." "Your plans and proposals for your casino may be sound, but the principles behind them are cynical." "That's your personal opinion or the bank's?" "I'm sorry." "Your loan application is denied." "This place is awful, but I'm still glad I'm not at the house." "My dad took a fourth wife." "What?" "When?" "Yesterday in the backyard." "Four mothers and a baby of my own." "I'm no different than her." "I came here thinking that I would feel superior." "I thought it would make myself feel better." "Sarah!" "I can't believe that this is my life." "In your heart of hearts, what do you want to do with your baby?" "Don't think;" "just answer." "Keep it." "Oh my God, I said, "keep it."" " Dude, you're crazy!" " I'm gonna go to my mom's." "What?" "I want to see her before it gets too late." "Um, your mom's gone." "Your dad sent her away, man, for whacking him with a shovel." "Franky!" "Franky!" "Where's he going?" "Ben!" "I'll be back." "Just stay here, okay?" "Thank you, girls." "You told me you'd be here half an hour ago." "Oh, I'm sorry, Nicki." "I had to finish taping up some of my boxes." "You're going to have to learn:" "This is a big family." "We're all very busy people, so we have to be respectful of each other's times and commitments." "This is all your fault, Barb." "You can spread out in my nook for the time being." "Barb says you have a spare bedroom upstairs." "Oh, I just fixed that up for my crafts." "But I cleaned out a drawer for you to put your things in." "No, they're not!" "Nicki, no offense, but screw your drawer and screw your nook." "I need my own room with an actual door that closes." "We don't use that kind of language in this house." "Bill!" "It is a colossal mistake to inflict Nicki upon Ana in this way." "She'll scare her off the way she almost scared me off." "Ana's a big girl." "She can handle herself in a pickle." "This was a wives' issue." "You shouldn't have gotten involved." "You both came to me and asked me to make a decision and I made it." "And frankly, Barb, I wish you had handled it in a way that everyone's feelings were respected." "That's right!" "You've abused your authority." "Now hold on, I exercised my authority." "Wait wait!" "I know you're talking about me!" "All we're saying, Nicki, is that" "Ana needs to be eased into the family delicately right now." "Which is what I'm trying to do... show Ana how it works when there are more than two people in a marriage." "The point is, occasionally, without meaning to," " you can just be the tiniest bit... - extremely abrasive!" "Well, no one mollycoddled me when I came into the family." "I mean, who knew Ana was such a delicate blossom?" "I mean, she looks pretty sturdy to me." "All right, Nicki, that's enough." "No, it is not!" "You should hear the mouth on her..." "like a sailor." "I'm trying to keep this family moving forward, and she's... she's pushy, she's willful and she refuses to submit." "Yes." "And she is now sealed to us and we all made that decision as one." "Everyone's voice was heard, and we all need to fit in," "Ana included." "So get used to her, Nicki." "The sooner, the better." "Me?" "What about those two?" "Them too... everyone." "This isn't a sorority house or some high-school clique." "With all due respect, Bill, we added a new wife to the mix, not a new husband, and it's gonna be fine." "Of course it is." "But you have to understand, there's going to be growing pains for us all." "It's only natural." "So I would appreciate it if you kept the finger-wagging to a minimum while we all sort this out." "Fine." "Done." "But I don't want to hear any more nonsense about it." "Ana is my top priority right now." " Bill?" " Ana." "I want my own house." "It's not right for me to be living with one of your other wives." "I've decided..." "I need my own place." "Sure, sweetheart, I understand." "And as soon as something opens up on the block, I'll make it happen." "Okay?" "Is this how it always is?" "Define "always."" "When you married Nicki, when you married Margene, was it also this tense?" "There's always something to be negotiated." "Every wife is different." "Every marriage is." " So this feels right to you?" " What, our marriage?" "Yes, absolutely." "It feels very right to me." "I still want my own house." "Oh, Ana, you're one of my wives now and I'm the one who decides when the time is right for making a big decision like buying a new house." "I can help with the down payment, if that's a concern." "I have savings." "Well, technically, we're supposed to pool all our money together." "What do you mean?" "Well, any income we make as individuals goes into a common pot." "What?" "Even my tips from the diner?" "Technically speaking." " No!" " Yes." " No." " Yes." "No!" "My tips are my tips!" " Mine!" "No communal pot." " Hey." "And I'm telling you right now:" "Ana mesovich needs her own house, on the block or off the block." "I could apply to a.s.u. I mean, I don't think their deadline's passed yet." "And if you got in, we could live together." " We could do that." " They have suites in the dorms for families." "That totally makes sense." "Yeah, schools have suites for families." "Of course they do." "And we could be one... a family... the three of us." " Yeah." " Yeah." "And I could take morning classes;" "you could take evening ones." "That way there'd always be somebody to watch the baby." "My baby." "My baby!" "Oh my God." "You're pregnant?" "Maybe." "Oh my God, don't make any rash decisions." "When you're ready, I know a good clinic you could go to." "Alby's God squad." " What?" " It's Alby's God squad!" "We're not supposed to be here." " Run!" " Run where?" " Ahh!" "Don't move!" " Hey, wait for us!" " Come back here!" "Oh my God, Sarah, I think they have guns." "Does your father know you're here?" "What happened to my mom?" "Oh, come in." "Hurry now." "Well, you too." "What are you, slow, boy?" "She's in nicaragua... an encampment in the mountains." "Is there a number I can call?" "Only Frank knows where she's staying." "So we'll wait and ask him." " You don't understand." " He's my grandfather." " If we talk to him respectfully..." " you should leave  right now out the back door." "Oh oh oh!" "Isn't this a pairing?" "Curly and the sex maniac!" "Thick as thieves." "Where did you send my mother?" "Careful." "You're putting your head in the lion's mouth." "Get my eggs." "He just wants to make sure his mom is okay." "I told him..." "I said it would be okay." "Did you now?" "Where is she?" "I actually have a more interesting question... for you, curly:" "Where's your granny at?" "You know, don't you?" " No, I don't." " Yes, you do." "And about franky's mother?" "Only a coward..." "only a truly evil person would keep a mother and her son apart." "Aww!" "Look who's finally got some spunk!" "Lo and behold, maybe some of my blood does run through your veins." "That's how it goes sometimes... skips a generation." "Tell me where she is!" "You know what?" "I might have told you because I'm a compassionate man, but curly here is refusing to budge, so I'm refusing to budge." "You, son, have just lost any chance you ever had of me ever telling you where your useless mother is." "Get out!" "You're beyond redemption." "You're beyond salvation!" "So Ana wants her own house." "Did you know that?" "Yes, I did." "So I was thinking... for the good of the family," "I was thinking that" "Ana uid take my house." "Well, that's very generous of you, Margie," " but then where would you live?" " With you, of course!" "Oh, Margie." "Think about it." "It'd be just like it used to be when we all lived together." "Remember?" "It could be so much fun." "Margie, honey, I don't think so." "I don't think that would work." "Well, why not?" "Well, for one, that would be a stretch, but I could make room for Ana." "But if we're talking about you and nell and the boys, and... don't you want to live with me?" "L... forget it." "It was such a dumb idea." "Margie, wait." "Margie." "God, what was that?" "I don't know!" "You guys, I'm telling you:" "The car's the other way!" "I can't get a signal." "Can you guys get a signal?" " This place is satanic." " Yeah, no shit, sherlock." "Oh my God, you guys!" "Someone's coming." "Someone's following us." "Ah!" "It's a dead end!" "We're trapped!" "I wanna get out of here!" "I don't want to die here!" " We're not gonna die!" " Shh shh shh." "Shh." "The car's this way." "We've been waiting." "I came back to lead you out." "It's Ray Henry." "I'm not calling you from work or from a work phone or as your boss." "I'm calling you as someone who likes you and considers you a friend." "Don't quit, okay?" "Come back." "We're really missing you here." "And I don't just mean the office." "I mean I'm really missing you." "Call me." "Bill says we should bond." "You and me?" "Strike!" "Well done." "I can't believe you of all people drink." "I don't!" "All right, maybe once or twice." "But absolutely not a drop when you're pregnant, Ana." "Of course I wouldn't, Nicki." "To marriage." "To motherhood." "Nicki, are you expecting?" "No, but I'm trying." "I'm trying really hard." "Soon, I bet." "You know, Ana, the bond between sister-wives is unlike anything else." "It runs deeper than blood." "Eventually there are no secrets... nothing that can't be shared." "Barb, Margie and I... but especially Barb and I..." " we're like this." " Really?" "'Cause Barb seems... please don't say anything to anyone about this, because I'm not sure... but Barb seems a little lonely to me." "Huh?" "I felt it a little bit at first, and then more when she started talking how she wanted us to do everything together... go shopping, make schedules... just the two of you?" "Oh, it was like she wanted me to be... her lieutenant or something." "You?" "Her lieutenant?" "Maybe I'm misinterpreting." "I don't... that's what it seemed like." "It's me, Mr. Henry, calling to say... to say that it's such a real pleasure working for you," "Mr. Henry... a real real pleasure." "And I've... ahem..." "I've decided that I want to come back to work for you to continue my... pleasure." "Ben." "Get up." "Franky, what..." " what time is it?" " It's early, Ben." "I'm going." "I have to." "What?" "Going where?" "To nicaragua." "I'm going to find my mother." "Nica... what?" "Wait, that's nuts." "Do you even know where that is?" "Jodean gave me the number of a woman I could call." "Wait." "Just let me talk to my dad first." "What did you think, Ben?" "That I was gonna move in?" "That we were gonna be brothers?" "You were gonna save me?" "There's no hope for me here." "Just don't tell your dad I left, okay?" "And especially don't tell Sarah." "Promise?" " Franky..." " thank you, Ben." "Thank you for the prom, man." "That was a really great night." "No." "No bother, celeste." "I'm so glad you called." "Yes, I will call everyone on the phone tree and give them the good news." "Uh-huh." "All right, well bye-bye to you too." "What?" "The tie?" "That was my girlfriend from eagle forum." "The anti-gaming bills are out of committee and very much alive." "Ted lied to you." "I've got to make some calls." "I'll be back in a couple of hours." "Okay, so get this..." "get a nice hold." " Okay." "This... yeah." " And there... yeah." "I feel like a child in the sandpit." "I know!" "Look at them." "They're so... close." "You'd think they've been best friends forever." "I've noticed that too." "Who knew Barb could be so..." "so fickle." "It's like she doesn't even care about us anymore." "Well, she's never had my best interests at heart." "That's now plain as day." "But you..." "I think it must be because you're growing into your own." "I've sure been trying to." "You're slipping from her control." "I bet that's why she hates your hair." "I knew it." "I knew she hated it!" "I mean, you should hear her go on and on, all because you didn't ask her first." "Well, why should I have?" "It's my hair, it's my choice." "Completely." "And those azaleas that she planting for Ana's reception?" " What color did we want?" " White!" " But Barb wanted magenta." " Even though it was two against one." "And... white's Ana's favorite color." " It is?" "How did you know that?" " She told me." "And what's worse..." "Barb knew and she still planted magenta." "I can't believe she planted magenta azaleas when she knew Ana wanted white." "Who does that?" " Where's the document?" " It's with Alby." "He's waiting with it in my car with my partner." "What's the problem?" "You want to believe the best in people." "You want to believe people can change." "Neither you nor hayes has done anything about the anti-gambling bills." "They're nowhere near being sunk." "Obviously there's some confusion, there's some miscommunication." "You give us time... don't insult my intelligence." "Barb heard something from one of her eagle forum friends and I did a little double-checking." "I'm telling you:" "We're working on this, Bill." "That's great, but the terms of the deal have changed." "The price of Alby's document has gone up." "Oh, terrific." "So now you're jerking me around?" "Well, forget it." "No way." "You're going to grind those bills into dust." "Then you're going to pick up the phone and call garnett national bank corporate headquarters." "Surely a man like you knows an officer." "What are you driving at?" "In this city, there's a certain interrelationship between the church and the business community." "You travel in both circles." "There's a loan at garnett national that's been rejected." "You're going to see that it goes through." "Once I have that letter in my hands... no, Ted." "Now." "Margene!" "Nicki!" "What the heck are you two doing?" "I'm getting ready for Ana's reception." "I am trying to preserve this marriage!" "Have you both lost your minds?" " Stop that!" " White is Ana's favorite color but you planted magenta when you knew... you knewshe wanted!" "I knew of no such thing!" ", that's right, Margie." "We forgot we're dealing with St. Barb... never an evil thought in her mind." "All right, just stop that!" "Please put that back!" "Nicki, quit now!" "Don't pretend you're blind to what's happening here, you... you womanizer!" "I know you've been going through a difficult time with your mother's passing." "This has nothing to do with that." "You get to do whatever you want in this family." "But marge and I..." "we're second-class citizens." "That is absolutely not true." "I do one thing on my own without groveling for permission... what on earth are you talking about?" "You're stealing Ana because of my hair." "All right, I'm neither stealing Ana nor do I give a fig about your hair." "Nicki, what are you saying to her?" "We're a balance, Barb." "You, me and Margie..." "the three of us work, but now with Ana we don't, and you've become unhinged." "You're fawning over her... laughing, giggling." "So?" "So it's not you." "It's completely phony." "And it's embarrassing to me and it's upsetting Margie." "I'm sorry, but that's a part of who I am." "And if you're suggesting I can't change... you can change but you have to stay the same too." "Admit it... admit that you don't want Ana for Bill or for the family, but for yourself." "Please, just be honest." "Fine." "I will be." "Margene, Nicki, I want Ana for myself." "To be your second in command." "No, to be my friend." "To be an adult with me!" "What are you saying about us, Barb?" "I'm saying... and you be quiet, Nicki..." "Ana makes me feel normal, like choosing this life, agreeing to it, wasn't a mistake." "I don't do that for you?" "No, Margie, you don't." "Tell me how and I will." "It just doesn't work that way." "You and Nicki, you give me something else, something wonderful, but it's... it's not that one thing." "Don't say anything." "Let's just go." " Let's get out of here." " I can't, Bill." "Sure you can, for a few days... a honeymoon... a real honeymoon." "Where do you want to go?" "Just tell me." "I'll make it happen." "Bill, I can't do this." "Ana, don't." "Please don't." " No." "No." " No, don't." "Bill?" "Ana?" "I can't, Margie." "All of you, I'm sorry." "I can't do this." "But you love us." " Margie." " What?" "I do love you, but I'm also breaking you... what you have..." "a perfect union." "No, you make us more perfect." "No, Bill, it's not right." "What I love... if I stay, it will go away." "I don't want to hurt you." "I want a divorce." "I should go get Wayne and Raymond." "I don't understand." "I thought that this was meant to be."