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Sam comes clean to Maggie and Burke; McGuire’s scuzzy friend Willie comes to town.
Synopsis
Sam explains that Maggie’s mother was sick and that the family needed money and admits his weakness. The money was impossible to resist; Maggie recaps Sam’s guilt. Sam recaps the accident. The next morning, Roger came to the house and offered Sam $15.000 for “the paintings.” Maggie is appalled that Sam let Burke stay in prison for 5 years. He tells her of his guilt and the need the family had for the money in his wife’s final years. Maggie reälises that he speaks the truth; he asks her to understand why he took the bribe and kept quiet. Sam can’t say any more; an upset Maggie needs to take a walk.
On a date, Vicki and Burke talk about Jason McGuire, the mysterious drifter who is staying indefinitely at Collinwood. Vicki worries about Liz, who has been nearly inconsolable since her return from the hospital. Burke speculates he’s giving her a run for her money in the business game; Vicki doesn’t think it’s business. McGuire shows up at the Whale and Vicki introduces them. While they chat, a friend of Jason’s named Willie (ewww...creepy first Willie) shows up and wedges himself into the conversation. Jason scuttles Willie away; Willie leers at Vicki. Vicki thinks it’s odd that Jason, who previously stated he had no friends in town, knows Willie. Burke nearly confronts Willie over his leering.
Jason tells Willie that they’re going to do all right; Stoddard has come around. Willie wants half of whatever McGuire gets. Willie doesn’t know what McGuire has on Liz, and McGuire wants to keep it that way. Willie pressures Jason to get Liz to let him stay at Collinwood; impatient Willie doesn’t like living in a roominghouse in a hick town. A stranger bumps Willie and he blows up, requiring restraint. After observing the fight, Burke remarks on McGuire’s odd choice of friends.
At the Cottage, Sam is sobering up. He tells Maggie he’s going on the wagon; she hopes it’s for good. She plans to make him dinner and then go on a date. Sam wants Maggie to tell him what to do; what can he do to make it right? Maggie suggests going to Burke; Sam fears being gaoled. Maggie doesn’t want him to go to gaol, just to be himself again. Maggie is disappointed and Sam doesn’t have a clear idea of what to do. Maggie doesn’t know what to say and goes to change for her date. Alone, Sam calls Burke.
After a bit, Burke rushes over, having gotten Sam’s emergency message that he needed to talk to him. Sam wants to booze it up before he tells Burke the news. After some delay, Sam admits he needed to talk to Burke about the accident. Sam admits he saw the car killing the man, stopping for an instant, and seeing the occupants. Sam reveals Burke was in the back seat, passed out, and, after some rough-housing with Burke, that Roger Collins was driving.
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Dramatis personae
- Kathryn Leigh Scott
- David Ford
- Mitchell Ryan
- Alexandra Moltke
- James Hall as Willie Loomis
- Bumper (Not credited)
- Bob O’Connell (Not credited)