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Thursday, May 28, 2009 Henry and Brad have a heart-to-heart, and Brad convinces Henry to drop the lawsuit against Katie and WOAK. But Henry is not yet ready to forgive her. Meanwhile, Katie finds out that she's pregnant and asks Vienna to help her through it. Today’s episode was directed by Jennifer Pepperman and written by Cheryl L. Davis.
Transcripts from TVMegasite Henry: How would you describe Katie's behavior before the accident? Vienna: I told you. She was upset, and she didn't want to talk to me. Henry: Yeah, but what about her language? I mean, would you describe it as malicious intent, or was it more callous and uncaring? Vienna: Henry, stop! You've got to drop this whole idea of suing Katie and the TV station. Henry: That's not going to happen. Vienna: I understand that you're upset about losing our baby. I am, too. Henry: I'll go with malicious intent. I think it'll have a bigger impact on the jury. Vienna: But taking Katie to court, it just feels like we're trying to make money out of the worst thing that has ever happened to us. It's just not going to help. Henry: I beg to differ. Vienna: No! All the money in the world is not gonna bring our baby back. Henry: Vienna, every deposition, every shred of evidence is gonna point to the fact that our child was here and that he mattered and that something bad happened, and someone has to pay for that. Vienna: Okay, and if someone pays, how is that gonna heal the emptiness in our hearts? Henry: It's a start, sweetheart. Vienna: No, no, no. You're just throwing yourself into this so you don't have to feel anything. Henry: Feelings. Right. We need to go over that. Where are those questions about emotional distress? Vienna: No. You know what? You're just hiding. You're just hiding all your feelings with all this anger. It's just not gonna work. Henry: Yes, I'm angry. I'm very angry, okay? And I have every right to be, and what I don't understand is why you're not as mad as I am about it. Why is that, Vienna? What's wrong with you?
Vienna: You'll go to your lawyer, and I'm gonna go to the doctor's appointment alone. Henry: No, sweetie, I'm sorry. Sweetie, look, look. I'm sorry. I won't go to the lawyer's. I'm gonna go to the doctor with you. Okay? Vienna: You mean that? Henry: Yes. Yeah, of course. You come first. Just I'm gonna reschedule with him, and then we can just be on our way. Vienna: Okay, no. No. You know what? I don't want you to come with me. If this is your attitude, I don't want you to come with me. And this lawsuit might make you feel better, it makes you feel like you're doing something about what happened, but it makes me feel worse, okay? So I'm gonna to the doctor alone.
Brad: Come on, Henry! Wait up! Wait up. Wait up. I know you saw me. Henry: You'd be surprised how selective my vision can be, Brad. Brad: Okay, someone's got to stop this tension. Henry: "Tension"? Is that what you're calling it? Brad: Fight, feud, war, whatever you want to call it, would you just sit down and have lunch with me? Henry: No. Brad: Come on. Once you throw back a few martinis, I think it'll be a lot easier to start, you know, getting past everything that's happened. Henry: Brad, I don't think Vienna and I are gonna get past everything that's happened for quite some time. Brad: Well, you don't know until you try. Henry: And besides, I don't think it's appropriate for me to be eating with you, because my lawyer right now is working the suit against Katie and WOAK as we speak. Brad: Wait, don't tell me you're still going through with that. Henry: Okay. I'll let the process server break the news. Brad: Okay, wait. Okay, okay -- I've said this before. I'm really sorry. Okay? I'm really sorry. I know what it's like to lose a baby. When Katie and I lost ours -- Henry: Get to the point, Brad. Brad: No one should have to go through what you two went through. And you definitely shouldn't have to go through it alone. We just -- will you let me help you? Will you let Katie and I both -- we want to help you and Vienna get through this. Henry: Thanks, but no thanks. The legal system is helping me fine. Brad: Will you stop talking lawyers! It's not like you two are innocent in all of this. Henry: Excuse me? Brad: Yeah, you were ready to give us a kid under false pretenses. In fact, if anyone should be suing anyone, we should be suing you. Henry: Oh, yeah, Brad, I'm a crook. I'm a con artist. That's why I don't deserve to be a father. Is that what you're saying? Brad: No, that's not -- I didn't say that at all. Henry: Maybe that's what you're thinking. You know what? I bet you're thinking that you'd like to punch me, wouldn't you? Go ahead and hit me, Brad. Come on. Brad: I'm not gonna hit you. Henry: Oh, you've threatened so many times, though, man. Come on, break my jaw. The jury would love that. Take a swing. You know you want to. Brad: I'm not gonna hit you. You've been through too much already. We're gonna go, and we're gonna sit down, and we're gonna talk about this. Because you don't want to make a bad situation worse, not for you, not for Vienna. So will you help me end this trouble between us?
Brad: We've got to get past this, Henry. Henry: Why? Brad: Are you really prepared to get up on the witness stand and accuse Katie? You gonna look her in the eye and say things to a judge and jury, you know, words that are gonna destroy her? 'Cause that's exactly what this is gonna be like. You know, she's devastated over what happened. I mean, I don't know how much more she can take. Henry: I can't help that. Brad: Yes, you can. Yes, you can. You can drop the lawsuit. I'll give you back the 10 grand that you gave us. Henry: Forget about the 10 grand. Keep that. That's for the crooked lawyer. Brad: Hey, you won it fair and square in a poker game. You know, it's yours. Okay, you take the money. Take the money, and let the lawsuit go. Let it all go. And we'll just let things go back to the way they were. Henry: I can't. Brad: You won't. Henry: No, I can't. Because I don't know how.
Henry: This is a whole new experience for me. Before I lost the child, I didn't think it was possible to feel this much pain and not die. Does it get any better? Brad: I don't know. You just put one foot in front of the other. But I think, you know, one day it will, for all our sakes. Take the money. Pay off your lawyer and fire him. Henry: Brad, do you think that a quick $10,000 is gonna make up for the loss of my child? Brad: I don't think there's enough money in the world that's gonna make up for what you've lost. I mean, I don't think suing Katie's gonna get what you want, either. Henry: This is not about the money. This is about making things right. Brad: And that's what I'm trying to do here! I'm trying to make things right. We don't want the money. It's not doing us any good to keep it. Henry: I don't want it, either. Every time I think about it, I remember that I was playing poker the night that she fell. Brad: Okay, well, let's give it to charity, okay, let it do some good. Henry: I can live with that. Brad: Okay. Okay, great. Okay, see? Hey, look, we agree on something. That's a start. So now if you could just see your way clear to dropping the lawsuit and accepting Katie's apology? Henry: I'll drop the lawsuit. But forgiveness -- I am not there yet. Brad: But you'll think about it? Henry: I'll think about it. That's the best I can do. Brad: All right, well, here's to the best we can do. For now.
Henry: Liebchen. Listen, I know we haven't seen eye-to-eye on a lot of things lately, but I want you to know that I spoke to Brad. Vienna: You did? Henry: Yeah. Vienna: Well, what did he say? Henry: I'm dropping the lawsuit. Now, I'm still angry. Don't get me wrong on that. It's just I know I need to move on, and I know you need to move on. Vienna: That's wonderful. Henry: Yeah. How was the hospital? You okay? You look a little upset. Vienna: No, I'm fine. Henry: What did the doctor say? Vienna: Everything's fine. There's no reason we can't try again. Henry: Yeah. Just understand that the only way I'm gonna get through this in one piece is if I'm living baby-free at least for a little while. Vienna: Okay. Okay. I'll try. |