(02:56-08:09) Scene 2:
Olson House-Living Room (Ben, Addie, Steve, Julie)
[Rock music plays on a
record player. Young teenager STEVE OLSON, Ben and
Addie's son, is sitting on
the couch with his new drum set. A sullen BEN and ADDIE
enter].
STEVE: "Hi, mom. Hi, dad."
(Sensing their anger) "Boy what a jolly group."
[BEN turns off the record
player].
STEVE: "Hey!"
BEN: "Where's your
sister?"
STEVE: "Upstairs,
why?"
BEN: "Well, tell her I
want to see her."
STEVE: "Okay." (showing
the drum set to Ben) "Fixed the drums, see?"
BEN: "Oh, that's fine.
Well at least one of our kids is..."
ADDIE (interrupting Ben):
"Oh, Ben, please." (to Steve): "You better tell Julie to get
right down here,
Steve."
STEVE:
"Sure."
[STEVE
exits].
BEN (offers Addie a
drink): "You want one?"
ADDIE: "Uh-uh. I better
check the kitchen. Mrs. Chamberlain is at her sister's this
afternoon."
BEN: "Again?"
ADDIE: "Well, she's ill.
They are sisters."
BEN: "You hire a cook and
you get a traveling nurse."
ADDIE: "Well, I don't know
what I'd do without her."
BEN: "Well, in my business
when you pay someone a decent wage, you get a decent
day's work out of
them."
[JULIE
enters].
JULIE: "You
called?"
ADDIE: "I'll be in the
kitchen. I better leave you two alone."
JULIE (sarcastically):
"Well, hello mother."
BEN: "Now don't be
sarcastic."
ADDIE: "Hello, Julie. Oh,
I'm sorry. I'm not feeling very well. Your father will explain."
[ADDIE exits]
JULIE: "Well what was that
all about?"
BEN: "Sit
down."
JULIE: "Is that any way
to..."
[BEN
interrupts].
BEN: "I said sit, over
there."
[JULIE sits down on the
couch].
BEN: "We've been to
Bartlett's."
JULIE: "Did you pick up
any bargains?"
BEN: "At least we didn't
steal anything."
JULIE: "Neither did
I."
BEN: "Oh yes you did. We
saw it with our own eyes."
JULIE: "You did? Well
isn't that interesting."
BEN: "Yes, yes. We were
shown a very interesting television tape recording. You and
your two friends and the
fur piece."
JULIE:
"Television?"
BEN: "That's right.
Closed-circuit television. Ah, especially installed to record
shoplifting. Well the
picture was clear. Now there you are looking like a common thief.
A piece of trashy fur in
your hands. You stuff it in your bag like it was a piece of gold.
A thief. A common
thief."
JULIE (sarcastically):
"Was it in color?"
BEN: "I'm telling you what
we saw. Can you imagine how we felt in that manager's
office. Now I'm going to
teach you a lesson you'll never forget. Now maybe what you
really need is a good-old
fashioned whipping. Maybe you didn't have enough of that.
Oh, we've spoiled you.
You've turned into a spoiled brat. You have no sense of
decency. No feelings for
us. You should have seen your mother in that office. She was
trembling with
humiliation."
JULIE: "I don't suppose
you'd listen to my explanation."
BEN: "Now you do the
listening. There's going to be some changes around here.
We're going to set up a
whole new set of rules. And if you disobey, you'll be punished.
Now, I'm not a violent
man, Julie, but you've driven us just too far. Now as long as you
live in this house, you're
going to live according to my rules. And from this point on,
you're grounded. No car,
no visitors, no television. No record-playing. You'll be on a
strict schedule. School,
homework, and housework. Yeah, it's about time you helped
your mother around the
house."
JULIE: "She's never
home."
BEN: "What did you
say?"
JULIE: "She's never home.
How can I help her?"
BEN: "Well never mind
that. There's plenty for you to do around here."
[The phone
rings].
BEN: "Your mother will get
it, or Steven. You know, that's another thing. Any
telephone..."
[ADDIE enters and
interrupts].
ADDIE: "It's Mickey, he
wants to talk to you."
BEN: "Well, tell him I'm
busy. Tell him Harry Grill will be taking care of this whole
thing."
ADDIE: "Ben."
BEN: "Now you heard
me."
ADDIE: "Ben, I told you I
won't have that. I want Mickey to handle this."
BEN: "This is out of your
hands."
ADDIE: "What did you say?
Out of my hands?"
BEN: "Julie's been getting
away with murder because you're never around here to
discipline her, to guide
her."
ADDIE: "I won't have you
blaming me for Julie's behavior. Now, what kind of a father
have you been? Never
phoning. Coming home at all hours. We can't plan anything
because of your meetings,
your appointments."
BEN: "A good percentage of
the bank's transactions are done during the dinner hour,
Addie, you know
that."
JULIE: "Shall I leave you
two lovebirds alone." (sarcastically to herself): "Tell us, Miss
Olson, about your family
life."
BEN: "Oh no, No, no. No
you don't."
ADDIE: "What goes on
between your father and me has nothing to do with you. We
saw the tape. We know what
you've done. Oh don't think that you can divide and
conquer us, Julie. We may
squabble, but as far as you're concerned, your father and I
are in complete agreement.
Now there are going to be changes in your behavior, and
you may be sure of
that."
BEN: "Right."
ADDIE: "And you can start
right now by making the salad for dinner. And cook left an
oven pan in the sink. I
want it washed and scraped before it goes into the dishwasher."
BEN: "And we'll go on with
our discussion after dinner."
[JULIE exits. STEVE
enters].
STEVE: "Hey I just picked
up the extension. Uncle Mickey's on the phone."
ADDIE: "Oh, I forgot,
Mickey. Ben talk to him."
BEN: "All
right."
ADDIE: "Darling, he'll
probably agree if you suggest that Harry Grill would be willing to
help. Oh, but Ben, please
I want him in on this. I trust him. I really do."
BEN: "All
right."
[The scene fades to
black].
(08:09-12:57) Scene 3:
Horton House-Living Room (Mickey, Tom, Alice)
[MICKEY is on the phone,
having a ONE-WAY conversation with BEN. TOM stands in the background
listening].
MICKEY
(angrily): "You know there's a price to everything, Ben. Yes I know Grill. No, I
don't mind if I seek his counsel, I just..." (a pause) "All right, let's just leave it at that. Goodbye, Ben!"
[slams phone down]
TOM: "What's the trouble,
counselor? One of your client's being difficult?"
MICKEY: "Oh,
boy. If it was just Julie and Addie, it would be fine, Dad. But to have to
contend with that brother-in-law of mine is just too much."
TOM: "Now easy
son."
MICKEY: "Dad, he thinks he
can buy his way into and out of everything on this good Earth. He's just, he's
unbelievable."
TOM: "He means well,
Mickey."
MICKEY: "Dad, you've got
to be kidding."
[ALICE enters with ice
cream sundaes].
ALICE: "No butterscotch
syrup, Mickey. I'm sorry"
MICKEY: "No
butterscotch?"
ALICE: "No."
MICKEY (jokingly): "Well,
by golly. The service around here has deteriorated."
ALICE: "What?" (MICKEY
kisses ALICE on the cheek and takes the ice cream) "Flirt."
TOM: "Where's
yours?"
ALICE: "Um...calories."
(slaps her hip)
TOM: "You, the greatest
guzzler of ice cream in the history of Salem."
ALICE: "You just sit down
and guzzle yourself. I'll sit too, and join the party, unless it's men
only."
[TOM sits down on the
couch to eat his ice cream].
MICKEY: "No, mom, sit down
and watch us guzzle. You know it use to bug me when I was a kid."
[ALICE sits
down].
ALICE: "What, what
did?"
MICKEY: "You used to just
sit and watch us kids eat."
ALICE
(defensively): "What? Mickey, you know perfectly well I always ate with you when
I could, but whenever your father was going to
be late why, I liked to wait for him."
MICKEY: "Sure, I know,
mom, but..well now I kind of like it."
ALICE: "I like having you
here, except when I hear you arguing with your brother-in-law over the
telephone."
MICKEY: "Oh, you heard
that, huh?"
ALICE: "Oh, it was loud
enough for the neighbors to hear."
MICKEY: "Oh,
he's so stubborn, blind. All he wants to do is fix. You know, everything can be
fixed in his book. He just doesn't seem to
realize that Julie is in very serious trouble, and I don't mean just that
shoplifting charge."
ALICE: "Now, I'm sure he's
worried. He and Addie took this very hard."
MICKEY: "Well, Mom, you
know just as well as I do they have been very far from model
parents."
ALICE: "They've done the
best they could, Mickey."
MICKEY: "Mom, Julie
is...she's rebellious. She's defiant. She lies. How can you defend
her?"
TOM: "You were talking
about Ben and Addie, not Julie."
ALICE: "Addie
has her hands full. Now, Ben means well. There's not a vicious streak in him.
They've both got good sense and I'm sure that they
will work out some solution to this. They're a good family, Mickey. You can't
say otherwise."
MICKEY: "Mom,
I'm talking about values. Ben and Addie seem to be much more interested in
defending themselves than in helping Julie."
TOM: "If you're so
antagonistic towards Ben, then perhaps you shouldn't involve yourself in Julie's
case."
MICKEY: "Well, Addie wants
me to. She's asked me."
ALICE: "Well, of course
she does. She wouldn't have it any other way, Tom."
TOM: "But Mickey isn't
exactly impartial."
MICKEY: "Well, Dad, surely
you must agree with me about Ben."
TOM: "Not
necessarily. There's something you should understand about Ben. He's been so
busy making money to be a father, that he's lost the
ability to communicate as a father. In order to get love, you have to have the
time to give love. And Ben just has never made the
time. Don't you agree, Alice?"
ALICE: "I hope he'll find
the time now."
TOM: "Well, he better wake
up to Julie's needs, before it's too late."
[ALICE stands
up].
ALICE: "What about a
little more ice cream. There's lots in the freezer."
TOM: "Hmm, a couple of
gallons the last time I heard."
MICKEY: "Well, as long as
the supply is adequate, I might tolerate a smidgen more."
[TOM stands
up].
ALICE: "Well, I know what
your idea of a smidgen is. What about you, Tom?"
TOM: "No, thank you."
(looking at his watch) "Oh, it's not as late as I thought. By golly, I thought
it was close to midnight."
ALICE: "You know, it's
been such a busy day. What with Julie, and plans for the wedding."
MICKEY:
"Hmm."
TOM: "Marie
home?"
MICKEY: "Oh, no, she took
my car and went downtown. She's shopping."
ALICE: "Oh, are you going
to stay overnight?"
MICKEY: "Well, if I can
coerce my father into a game of chess."
ALICE: "Oh, Mickey, he's
so tired."
TOM: "Oh, no you don't. I
wouldn't miss this for the world."
[TOM and MICKEY laugh.
ALICE exits].
MICKEY: "Well,
Marie went shopping with a men's fashion magazine. Can you imagine that? Think
she wanted to buy Tony some of those
shirt-and-tie sets. I suggested she get him some of that long-flannel underwear
for those cold winter nights in Boston. You know what
she said? She said you don't have to worry about Tony getting any nighttime
chills."
[TOM and MICKEY laugh as
the scene fades to black].
(12:57-16:47) Scene 4:
Boston-Jim's Apartment (Tony, Jim)
[TONY is seen unpacking
his suitcase in his friend, and new roommate, JIM FISK's apartment].
JIM: "Two
girls. One on each arm and this other guy's credit card in my pocket. Well he
cleared it with the maitre d', so we had a
ball."
TONY: "Oh
yeah?"
JIM: "Talk about girls
eating. Wow, you would have thought it was their last meal."
TONY: "Well, come on, what
did you do with them?"
JIM: "Oh, well that's the
point. You see, I stuffed myself pretty good on filet mignon and cheese
cake."
TONY: "Oh
yeah?"
JIM: "I could
hardly walk away from the table. Imagine that, two gorgeous girls and me. And
all three of us so stuffed we couldn't swing.
Well, I put them in a cab. They offered to pay themselves. And I wound up on the
Boston Commons stretched out on a
bench."
TONY: "That is too much,
really."
JIM: "Well
after finals, man, you gotta relax a little, let yourself go. This graduate
schedule is like nothing you've ever heard
of."
TONY: "Yeah."
[TONY takes out a picture
frame photo of his fiancee, MARIE].
TONY: "Hey listen, can I
put this over the bookcase?"
[TONY hands the photo to
JIM].
JIM (looking at the
picture frame): "You know, she's even prettier than I remember."
TONY: "Yeah. Can I put it
over there?"
JIM: "Oh yeah, you can put
it there if you promise to leave it there."
TONY: "Not a chance old
buddy."
[TONY puts the picture
frame on the bookcase and continues unpacking].
JIM: "You know, I'm very
happy for you, old friend."
TONY: "Yeah?"
JIM: "That picture brings
back a lot of memories."
TONY: "Yeah, it
does."
JIM: "Remember Chuck
Freeze, from our high school class?"
TONY: "The radio
bug."
JIM: "Well, he's here.
You'll run into him for sure."
TONY: "If I get that
fellowship."
JIM: "What time is your
appointment?"
TONY: "Uh, ten tomorrow.
I'm not too relaxed about that one though."
JIM: "Well, when you meet
Professor Heinsen, he'll put you at ease."
TONY: "Oh,
yeah?"
JIM: "Really, he's a nice
guy."
TONY: "How do you know
that?"
JIM: "Well, I've heard him
lecture."
TONY: "Hey, Jimmy, you
hearing the man lecture and my being appointed his assistant is hardly parallel
phenomena."
JIM: "Well, I
just have a feeling you two are going to hit it off, that's all. Well, with your
grades, and your background, why, well you really
stand a very good chance. Now look, out of maybe 500 applicants, only 10 were
selected for personal interviews. And you were one of
them. Now if you really want that job it means financial
independence."
TONY: "A good start for
Marie and myself. I really want that job, Jim."
JIM: "And
you're nervous. Now, isn't that strange? Come on, there's a great delicatessan
around the corner. Nothing like it in Salem, and I'll
introduce you to bagels."
TONY: "No,
look, I haven't finished unpacking yet and I've got to get some sleep. And
besides that time change isn't any help either. And
by the way, I've already been introduced to bagels."
[TONY gets somewhat dizzy
and grabs at his head].
JIM: "Hey, are you
alright?"
TONY: "Ooh. Yeah, I'm just
dizzy almost. I don't know what happened."
JIM: "Well, it's probably
anxiety."
TONY: "Yeah, either that
or the thought of a delicatessan at this time of night."
[TONY almost falls. JIM
helps him sit down].
TONY: "Ooh, swoozing and
spinning."
JIM: "Hey, ah, you look
awful pale. You think I ought to call a doctor?"
TONY:
"Um-um."
JIM: "Well,
the fellowship interview and all those wedding plans, combined with the trip.
Well, what I mean is that's an awful lot going on all
at once."
TONY: "Yeah."
[TONY's pain continues as
the scene fades to black].
(16:47-21:00) Scene 5:
Olson House-Living Room (Julie, Steve)
[The phone is ringing.
JULIE rushes in and picks it up for a ONE-WAY conversation].
JULIE (yelling to Steve):
"I'll get it." (she picks up the phone) "Hello?"
[STEVE enters holding some
records].
STEVE: "I've got the
records."
JULIE (to Mrs.
Jennings): "No, Mrs. Jennings, I don't think they're in right now. No, Mrs.
Jennings, I don't know what their plans for the
weekend are. Hold on please." (to Steve) "Stevie, are YOUR illustrious parents
planning a trip to Tory Cove for the weekend for this
golf tournament?"
STEVE: "They didn't
discuss it with me."
JULIE (to Mrs.
Jennings): "Neither Stevie or I know anything about it, Mrs. Jennings. Yes, I'll
give them your message.
Goodbye."
[JULIE hangs up the
telephone].
STEVE: "Well, aren't you
the polite secretary? Although I think you're out of patience. How
come?"
JULIE: "The new regime.
I'm to be treated like hired help."
STEVE: "Oh, I've got the
records. Which do you want to hear first?"
JULIE: "Oh, that's also to
boot. No record-playing. No phone calls. The dictator has spoken."
STEVE: "Well, I can play
them and you can listen."
JULIE: "No, I'm not in the
mood. I don't feel very well."
STEVE: "Gee, I'm sorry,
sis."
JULIE: "I bet you
are."
STEVE: "I mean it,
really."
JULIE: "You mean I've got
one friend left in this house?"
STEVE:
"Sure."
JULIE: "Oh, Steve, it's a
mess. It's a real mess. But I'm not finished. I've got plans. Big
plans."
STEVE: "You
have?"
JULIE: "Can I really trust
you?"
STEVE:
"Yeah."
JULIE: "You know, you're
just about the only person I've got left, you know that."
STEVE: "Look,
I don't think Mom and Dad are out to get you or anything. I mean they're upset
and pretty mad at you right now. But it's not
going to last forever. I mean, if you do what they want for a week or so, I bet
things things will really calm down and go back to
normal."
JULIE:
"Normal? Do you know what that means, Steve? Normal is just exactly what I don't
like in this house and I'm not going to stand for it
either. I mean, I'm just not going to stand for it. How much money do you have
in your bank account?"
STEVE: "About
400 dollars I guess. I was saving up to buy my new set of drums, but Dad bought
them instead, so I've never withdrawn from that
account."
JULIE: "Well, I might give
you the opportunity."
STEVE: "Huh?"
JULIE: "Oh, I'll pay you
back."
STEVE: "You
want my 400 dollars, Julie? It's the money I've saved since I just started
getting an allowance when I was eight years
old."
JULIE: "But I need
it."
STEVE: "What are you going
to do?"
JULIE: "This is
confidential, right?"
STEVE:
"Right."
JULIE: "Remember when I
used to take dancing at Millie's school?"
STEVE: "Sure. Ballet and
tap. That was a long time ago. So?"
JULIE: "So,
Barbara Dalrymple, she was a teacher there and now she's a model. Well, Barbara
Dalrymple is here in Salem. And she's looking for
girls to attend this modeling school in Chicago where she teaches. Uh, Carol
told me about it."
STEVE: "You're going to be
a model?"
JULIE: "Well, sure, I can
look over 18, I've done it hundreds of times. You know that."
STEVE: "Well, I don't know
Julie. Chicago, on your own?"
JULIE: "You
think I want to stay here? I'm sick of it. It's nothing but trouble. Evereybody
treats me like a child and nobody understands me.
Except you."
STEVE: "And Grandpa and
Grandma and Aunt Marie."
JULIE: "Oh, they all treat
me like a child too. I need your help, Steve."
STEVE: "Look,
Julie, you're just mad because you got caught at Bartlett's and you're afraid of
what's next. You're going to go before the judge and
everything. You can't make plans like this until you face the
music."
JULIE: "You've got your
nerve."
STEVE: "Look,
I'm just trying to tell you there are a lot of people you're going to hurt very
badly if you do something stupid like this. And
you're going to get yourself in more trouble. I think it's a stupid
plan."
JULIE: "And now I suppose
you're going to tell Mother and Dad."
STEVE: "Oh, don't be
stupid. Look, I'm just your brother and I care about you."
JULIE: "Oh, yeah. You're
just like them."
STEVE: "I am
not. It's just that, well, you don't have to impress me. You don't have to lie
to me. I like you just the way you
are."
JULIE: "Thanks a lot. Oh,
with a family like you, who needs enemies?"
[JULIE storms out of the
room as STEVE looks sad as the scene fades to black].
(21:00-21:30) Closing Hour Glass, Theme,
Credits with ED PRENTISS voiceover: "Please join
us for the next episode of 'Days of Our
Lives'."
A CORDAY PRODUCTIONS
SCREEN GEMS PRESENTATION.
Pre-recorded.