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Thursday, May 22, 2008

Henry and Vienna host the high school dance at Al's, and Henry talks to Bonnie about getting some money from Gray's estate.  Unfortunately, he's not having any luck with that.

Today’s episode was directed by Habib Azar and written by Susan Dansby.

 

Transcripts from TVMegasite

Vienna: Ow. Ow. Oh. Ow, ow, ow, ow! Henry, can you take these please? Hurry! Ohh.

Henry: Aha. Pepparkakor emergency?

Vienna: Oh, I burned my hand on the oven. I think it's starting to blister.

Henry: Oh, that oven. That oven's a hazard. Here. Give me that. Is that better?

Vienna: Oh. Oh, you poor thing.

Henry: That serves me right for not stretching before I played cavalier and milkmaid with you, my darling.

Vienna: Oh, no, what am I thinking? In a minute we'll have a bunch of teenagers storming in, demanding food.

Henry: Sweetheart, you're running yourself ragged. You know that.

Vienna: Oh, yeah, but it's so nice to make some extra money. Do you think -- do you think the schools have parties in the summer, too?

Henry: You know what? Cool your jets, my eager entrepreneur. After tonight -- after tonight, we won't have to rent this place out for high-school dances just to make ends meet.

Vienna: Henry?

Henry: Hmm?

Vienna: What have you done?

Henry: Just something that will deliver us to the life of luxury to which I would love to become accustomed.

 

Henry: The little savages are eating like there's no tomorrow. We may have to put out another plate of pepparkakor before the night is through.

Vienna: What did you mean before about plans for a lavish lifestyle?

Henry: I will tell you, sweetheart, but you have to promise not to scream in front of the kiddies. It's very bad for business.

Vienna: If you don't tell me right now, I'll scream so loud, they're gonna hear me all the way to Argentina.

Henry: Ooh, Argentina. We could afford Argentina, actually. Topless beaches by day, a little tango by night.

Vienna: Henry --

Henry: All right, all right, all right, all right, all right. I'm planning to see a lawyer tonight about getting some of Gray Gerard's estate.

Vienna: Why? We don't want Gray's money.

Henry: Why not? Why don't we want it? It spends as well as anyone else's. Besides, he owes us for all the suffering that he's caused us.

Vienna: No, there's no need for --

Henry: Hey, aren't you brad's kid?

Liberty: Yeah.

Vienna: Oh. Oh, you are so beautiful! You're a lucky fella.

Dylan: I guess I am.

Vienna: Henry has told me all about you, but he didn't tell me how lovely you are. And your father -- he's a lovely, lovely man.

Liberty: Thanks.

Henry: This is my partner, Vienna.

Liberty: Wow, you -- you know, you really look like a model or something. Why do you work in a diner?

Vienna: Well, we own this place, and I happen to love working here.

Liberty: Well, whatever floats your boat.

Henry: That's it. That's it. I'm getting you away from burned pinkies and dishpan hands. I'm going to see that attorney.

Vienna: Oh, no, Henry, wait! Don't leave me here alone with all these little savages!

 

Bonnie: I think you're looking for me, Henry.

Henry: You're Gray Gerard's attorney?

Bonnie: Actually, that's Rick Greenberg, but he was held up in court, and I was retained along with him to handle Gray Gerard's estate.

Henry: Okay, hey, I don't care who writes the checks, just as long as there's lots of zeroes and -- and they don't bounce their way right out of the bank. Now, the guy did try to kill me, so I figure he owes me -- even if he is dead.

Bonnie: You see, there's a problem because Gray Gerard died without a will.

Henry: So, what does that mean to me?

Bonnie: Well, that means -- it means, unless you're his long-lost relative, you don't get a penny.

Henry: I could sue the estate.

Bonnie: You could, but you won't win.

Henry: Bonnie, come on. Look, Vienna and I can't keep slinging pepparkakor for the rest of our lives!

Bonnie: Oh, hey, Vienna, Vienna, Vienna. She put you up to this?

Henry: No.

Bonnie: I should have -- I should have realized that.

Henry: She doesn't care about the money. She doesn't even want the money, but I do.

Bonnie: Sorry, I cannot help you.

Henry: Because he's dead. If the lowlife were still alive --

Bonnie: You could sue him for damages, and you'd actually win.

Henry: That's just my luck. Yeah.

 

Vienna: Henry, Henry. You shouldn't have run out like that.

Henry: Yeah, I know, especially since it was a waste of time.

Vienna: I told you, I don't care about anything except you and our little diner and -- what do you mean, it was a waste of time?

Henry: I mean Gerard's money. It's not gonna happen.

Vienna: Darling, it doesn't matter.

Henry: It matters to me! But, according to Bonnie, we just don't have a shot.

Vienna: Okay, bon-- Bonnie? She's the lawyer you went to see?

Henry: Yeah, I was supposed to meet some guy, but she was filling in for him --

Vienna: That witch has no right to keep that money away from you! Let me at her.

Henry: Vienna, no violence, please. I can't afford to bail you out!

[ Sighs ]

 

Vienna: I should have known. Only a sleazy lawyer like you would represent an evil person like Gray Gerard.

Bonnie: Well, you slept with the man, so what does that make you?

Vienna: Henry deserves that money from Gray's estate. The man kidnapped my Henry and nearly killed him.

Bonnie: Well, that may be true, but Henry doesn't have a case, and he won't get any of Gray's money. That's it. End of story.

Vienna: If you were a good lawyer, you would find a way.

Bonnie: Henry's not my client, sweetheart.

Vienna: Look at your client. Look at who he hurt -- people you supposedly care about -- Margo Hughes, her family. If you were even a half-decent person, you would find a way to get these victims some justice!

 

Vienna: That woman -- she's a beast!

Henry: You saw Bonnie. Did you do any bodily harm?

Vienna: No, I wanted to, but I didn't. She won't help you. Do you know why?

Henry: Yeah, because she doesn't think I have a case.

Vienna: No, because she's spiteful and cruel. But we're not gonna think about her or Gray Gerard or his money anymore, and that's that.

Henry: Yeah, not quite. I plan on getting what I'm owed if I have to pry it from Gerard's cold, dead hands.

Vienna: This isn't about the money. You want the money because of me, Henry. You want to get back at Gray for sleeping with me.

Henry: The thought never crossed my mind.

 

Bonnie: We could just treat it like another debt against the estate. I mean, you're getting paid. I'm getting paid. I mean, why shouldn't Henry Coleman get some remuneration for the pain and distress our client caused him? Of course. Of course I understand if you no longer need my services. But the fact still remains that -- hello?

 

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