Big Love (2006) s02e11 Episode Script
Take Me As I Am
Someone getting married? An old sorority sister.
We used to be close.
- Morning, Nick.
- Hi, sweetie.
- What's up? - Nothing.
How about wild, unsupervised compound parties in my backyard? I don't know what you're talking about.
Sorry.
- Fine, but I was supervising it.
- Dad, it didn't even get off the ground.
Alby shut it down before the band played.
- Alby was here? - Just for a minute.
- Where did you get the money for a band? - Wanda.
Why didn't you tell me? What did he want? Nothing.
Kathy Marquart.
You dad wants her.
But don't worry, I got rid of him.
- How? - Well, I told him he couldn't have her.
And that he couldn't hurt us anymore now that we've diversified.
- I don't understand.
- Weber Gaming.
It took the wind right out of his sails.
- No, I can't see you.
- Mother.
- No, no, no.
- Please? - Just let me talk.
- I can't.
- Why won't you? - Have you left him? - No.
- Are you going to? I had to read about your wedding in the paper.
Well, I'm sorry I couldn't tell you myself, but- I'm not made of steel, you know.
Well, what about the children? You're trying to rope me in.
I can't let you.
They need you.
I can't just see them once or twice a year then send them back to that house of yours.
You shouldn't put me in a position like this.
It is so unfair.
So unfair.
Mommy, who is it? - Hi.
- You couldn't tell me, either? You have to leave her alone.
She's on Lopressor for her blood pressure.
She's under a lot of stress.
I'm not talking to you.
There's no reason why we should be at each other, Alby.
We should be able to live peacefully in our separate spheres.
How could you think I hold any animosity? Because Wanda tried to murder me? Because you and your brother covered it up? Because you humiliated me in front of my father? - Let's talk.
- All right.
About what? About Weber Gaming, Alby.
I know you know.
The company you stole from us.
I acquired it fairly.
I have something that could be much more useful to you.
I will determine what's useful to me.
I'll sell you my seat on the UEB.
Now, why would you do that? It's your toehold into our kingdom.
You can't have the power without a seat at the table.
And you can't vote Roman's until he passes.
Could be months.
Or years.
Alby.
I don't have the same fascination with you my father seems to, Bill.
Without a voting seat on the UEB you're just a pretender.
Well, I appreciate your interest and will take it under advisement.
Who's L? What was great? Oh, she's my ex-girlfriend.
God.
- We're just friends.
- So, what was great? Come on, Sarah.
We never said we were exclusive.
I didn't think we had to.
I didn't want to rush you into anything.
But, I mean, you think I should just be celibate? You could have been honest.
Okay, I'm being honest.
I think I should see other women.
Women? Plural? Look, you know how much I care about you but I can't take this responsibility.
- What responsibility? - The whole virgin thing.
I'm not asking you to take responsibility for my virginity.
I don't want to put pressure on you.
I know you're not ready.
And I would never ask it of you, but I can't live like a monk either.
Okay, I get it.
What's her name? I'm sorry.
PFW flag raising tomorrow at 6 a.
m and box seats at Pioneer Howdy Daze rodeo with the cola rep Thursday.
Could only get the barrel event.
Thanks, Leslie.
Pioneer Howdy Daze.
Every year, everyone trots out their floats with Joseph Smith in the center of them and there's no sign of his 34 wives.
- You don't like the float? - Oh, no.
I'm just tired of the hypocrisy, son.
Hey.
I got to introduce Margie and your mother as my wives together at the convention in Wendover.
Sorry.
An Albert Grant called about "an attorney's evaluation of a UEB seat.
" Okay.
You're giving up our seat on the UEB? No.
Just a negotiation tactic.
- Hello.
- Honey, hi.
Invite some of the Weber people over for the after-parade party next Saturday.
Not a lot, just four or five people.
I don't even know the Weber Gaming people.
Sure you do, you know Larry Schoenfeld.
Let's make it bigger than Don's family and Karen.
Do you really think Larry Schoenfeld will fit into our crowd? I don't think Peg and Jo Jo will want a round of shots.
- Just make the call.
- I don't feel I know him well enough to call.
How far is this gonna go, Bill? Well, don't be dramatic.
Goodbye, Bill.
- I'll call Larry.
- No, you don't have to.
I don't mind.
We're having dinner this week anyway.
Need to firm things up.
Who's having dinner? Me and Bill, Larry and his girlfriend, Susie.
You should come.
As an LDS woman, how do you feel about surrogacy? - Well, if the couple is in need- - That's what I think.
If a God-fearing couple- I mean a man and a woman.
- can't conceive, then what could be wrong with it? Well, they're not easy to come by.
Barb, Margene.
Margene Heffman? She's a surrogate.
Oh, I assumed you knew.
When she told me, I was floored.
There's only a handful of them in this state.
It's hard not to think that living across the street from one isn't a sign or something, don't you think? I mean, it would be Carl's sperm.
- I never thought I'd hear myself say that.
- No, it's all right.
Just- Carl's sperm.
I tried to talk our heavenly Father into letting us adopt but he said that's not the answer for us.
And Carl is concerned if I can't have his children where will his spirits go, to an atheist or a meth addict? I want this so bad, I'm prepared to offer her $50,000.
Oh, don't rush into anything yet.
You told Bill I paid you a visit.
I don't care for that.
You and I need to have a more private relationship.
What do you want? I'm busy, I'm in the middle of making dinner.
Your husband stole Weber Gaming from Papa.
I have memos, canceled checks I have piles of evidence that shows Papa was poised to buy Weber Gaming.
You are going to get Bill to give the company back.
When our father wakes up, the first thing he will hear is that you are a tithe-stealer.
You stole $68,000.
And the sad part is, Nicki, he'd believe it because you are greedy and amoral and you know everyone knows it.
I have stolen nothing.
And there's no way I could get Bill to return the company anyway.
Well, you better figure out a way.
You hear me, thief? Don't shut me out.
All I was doing was trying to take control of my own destiny.
Make my own story for the neighbors.
I just- I didn't want to be the unwed mother, that's all.
It's ludicrous.
And I feel sorry for Pam that she even thinks it's a possibility.
What did you do? I told Pam I was a surrogate.
I didn't want to be an unwed mother.
She wants me to have a baby for her.
I don't know that this is what I want, but I want to be able to want it.
What if I did? That's what I'm talking about.
I am not going to have a discussion over whether or not you want to be a surrogate.
I'd like to be a fly on the wall when you get around to telling Bill.
I've been a baby factory for you, Barb.
- Is that how you feel about it? - I'm just saying you've benefited.
I expanded your family when you couldn't anymore.
Why not Pam's? Because our purpose is to bring superior souls into this family not give them away to every barren Sue, Jane and Sally on the block.
Now look what you've done.
- Hi.
- Hi.
You must be Ben's mother.
Yes.
Can I help you? These are my girlfriends, Sissy and Penny.
I don't feel the same way about Weber Gaming anymore.
I think you should get rid of it.
Has Barb been pressuring you? No.
Did she promise you something? No.
I'm just worried about what it's doing to us as a family.
I mean, Marge is getting aggressive and Barb feels put out to pasture.
It upsets the balance of one, two, three.
We don't have to do things just because that's the way they've always been done.
We can do things our way.
That's a good thing.
The Principle has been practiced a certain way for over 3000 years.
The kinks have been worked out.
I wouldn't mess with it.
I'm changing my vote.
I'm sorry.
The polls have closed.
Step away from my Navigator.
I have to pick up my dress.
Benny thinks he wants to be a polygamist.
Get in.
Get in the car.
I'm worried about my son.
Well, I don't know what to do.
I want you to take him.
For good? For weekends.
He could go to church with you, he could have different role models.
For the rest of this summer, he can live with us.
Well, I don't know if I can do that.
Well, okay.
Fine, then, you just enjoy your future daughters-in-law.
No, let him come to the wedding.
Okay.
You can bring my grandchildren to the wedding.
But afterwards, Ben has to stay and go to Sun Valley with us.
- That's your honeymoon.
- He'll be surrounded by exceptional people.
So you pack a bag for him and you bring it to the reception.
Well, I have to get Bill to agree first- Yes, by all means, you must run it by Bill.
Like, I met her and I said, "This is the one.
" Barb? When you know it's right, it's right.
I looked at her.
But I knew.
- Where's your mother gone off to? - I don ' t know.
- What's wrong? - Nothing.
You're all puffy.
Scott wants to see other girls.
What girls? Girls that will have sex with him.
Honestly, where do you and Ben find these people? How do you deal with it? What? The jealousy.
I sublimate it because I'm serving a higher purpose.
In your case, there's no higher purpose, which is why it's a problem.
I can't believe how bad this feels.
I can't compete with them.
These are girls that he knows.
I mean, they go to college.
I'm sure she's, like, dressing up in lingerie and just laughing at me.
Listen to me.
She is a used-up hag.
Sarah, you are as fresh as a flower.
That's where your strength lies.
Men like the chase.
It's what keeps them interested.
What are you saying? Make yourself better than those other girls.
Hold on to your chastity, but show him what he's missing.
We gotta run.
We gotta go, Alby's coming.
Come on! Kathy, get a suitcase.
He's gonna get me! Alby's gonna get me! No, Honey, he's after Kathy.
Dad wants her.
- Where are we going? - I don't know.
Frank's gonna get you.
He's gonna grab you and he's gonna get you.
She sought out my counsel, Bill.
She could only tell me.
She didn't eat her dessert, her dinner.
She's gonna waste away.
He asked her to date him while he sees other girls? Yes.
There are corrosive influences out there and Weber Gaming will only open the door to this kind of behavior.
That's what I've been trying to tell you.
- Does Barb know? - No.
And don't tell Sarah I told you.
I took care of it.
Barb, I've finally come to my senses.
Once again, your instincts were right.
I am having serious second thoughts about Weber.
I think we should get rid of it.
- What? - Well, it's a day late now.
Your support might have mattered earlier.
Don't be a sore loser, let's just try and figure out a way to get rid of it.
When Number 1 and 2 throw their lots together there's nothing they can't accomplish.
Barb, I'm gonna tell you something and I want you to stay strong.
There's a whole sorry chapter as to how Bill got Weber.
He stole it from the UEB.
What do you mean, "stole it"? My father was going to buy it first but Bill went around his back and there's all this evidence, files- Nicki, you don't understand.
Bill would have told me.
I'd have known this.
Oh, Barb, it's not Barb and Bill anymore.
You're one of three now.
You get one-third of the information, if that, on a lucky day.
Look, I'm sorry.
It's true.
Did you know about any of this? Did you? We've got to unload this company or we're all doomed.
So I understand you and Margie are going to dinner with Larry and his girlfriend? Yeah, just a quick bite tomorrow night.
You going to tell me? Well, gee, honey, yeah.
It just slipped my mind.
What did you want to tell me about Ben? I forget what it was.
Don't worry about it.
You can take him.
Bill agreed? Yes.
He's a reasonable man.
I pray I find forgiveness in my heart for him.
What time does the reception begin? Two.
- Barb.
- What? Nothing.
Just make sure Ben has some sweaters.
The evenings can get chilly.
Bye.
Mom? Nice place.
I was thinking of getting one of these flat screens.
You like it? Yeah.
I love it.
I understand you've been playing the field while you're dating Sarah.
Who told you that? My wife.
Which one? Yes.
I have three wives.
And I'm committed to all of them.
You fooling around with girls on the side is not the same thing and you know it.
What do you want for Sarah? I would hope she would find a good, healthy committed relationship.
Polygamous relationship? If she has the testimony for it.
You have no idea how unhappy you make her.
I liked you, Scott.
But if you're not gonna treat my daughter with the respect she deserves, then I don't want you around her.
Come on.
Hi.
Scruffy.
What have you done with them? Alby, tell me what you've done.
What's troubling you, sister Lois? - Tell me where they are.
- Have they gone somewhere? Well, I will pray for their swift return.
I know what you really are.
Remember that.
Sister Lois? I would do no harm to Joey and his wife and son.
But even if I did, you'd never find the bodies.
Got your nose.
What did I do? You think that I overreacted about that girl? No, it's- Why are we breaking up? Sarah, your father came to see me.
We shouldn't be anywhere near each other right now.
Please don't let him do this to us.
I think he's crazy.
- He just thinks that he has a calling.
- Well, clearly.
I'm sure he's trying to look out for you.
But things were difficult enough between us before and now that he's involved? Hey, look.
I'm always going to care about you.
No.
I can't.
I know.
I know.
We shouldn't even have been doing this.
You look beautiful.
I wanna be with you.
Like we are.
I don't mind sharing you.
No.
It can work.
Thank you.
Okay.
We're not wanted here.
No, I'm not wanted.
You're fine.
Just keep your head up.
That's your cousin Howard there.
Be sure to say hello to him.
What's the suitcase for? What's the suitcase for? What's going on? Benny, listen to me.
I am your mother.
I have a say.
You'll listen to me for a change.
Hello, Barb.
Hello, Howard.
- You look well.
- Thank you.
I don't want you to say anything to my wife or children about Joseph Smith or our church leaders or church teachings.
If you try to convert any of us to your new beliefs - or get us to read unapproved literature- - Oh, Ben, you're here.
Oh, I'm so glad you came.
And Teenie, darling.
Lovely Sarah.
Oh, welcome, all of you.
Why are you all dressed up? I'm attending.
No, no, no.
I said the children.
Oh, you misunderstood me.
Cindy, she misunderstood me.
She misunderstood.
Would you explain it to her? Children, come with me.
Come inside.
Howard, you come too, huh? Come on, everybody.
- Mom.
- Just a minute.
Mommy's on a very short leash.
Ned's children don't approve of her.
She's too liberal.
And they had a fit when Mommy and Ned were sealed in the temple.
They were sealed? Ned wanted it that way.
But Mommy is sealed to Daddy.
Well, Ned wanted to be sealed so she was unsealed to Daddy.
And Ned's children don't want Ned to have to share Vera in the afterlife.
So the last thing Mommy needs is to have you galloping around having a little polygamist meltdown, huh? No.
I'm staying.
Wait one cotton-picking minute.
She packed a suitcase and everything.
I just found out.
- What? - Mom's making me stay.
You gotta come get me, Dad.
Aunt Cindy and all the gross relatives are here.
I don't wanna go with Grandma, but Mom won't listen.
She said I lost the right to my opinions.
- What's wrong? - Barb's abducted the children.
- Sit tight.
I'll be right there.
- We should cancel dinner.
No.
This will take five minutes.
Well, I hope this table's having a lovely time.
Ben, your mother tells me that you're interested - in the Air Force Academy.
- Ned's a retired colonel.
- I was.
I'm not so sure right now.
- Oh, he loves planes.
Well, it's not something to be ambivalent about.
Are you seeing any girls? Anyone special? Yeah.
Twins.
Jennifer, I hear you joined the drill team.
That's exciting.
Goodness, they must be at each other's throats over you.
No, they wanna marry the same guy.
So they're happy.
Benjamin, you're being intentionally provocative.
I think the government should allow us to practice our religion openly.
You can serve your country and serve your God.
But I guess in your case, you can't do both.
We're so glad to have you back, Aunt Barb.
Will you have to be rebaptized? I've told everyone that you've left Bill and are returning to the church.
Excuse me.
You can't tell everyone I left Bill.
Why not? It's my wedding.
I can say whatever I like.
It's not about Bill, Mother.
Maybe it was at first, but I'm in it for me now.
I don't believe that.
It's made you compromise yourself.
Who doesn't compromise? No.
It made you compromise yourself in a very fundamental way.
The sacrifice that you're trying to make goes against your nature.
I watched you smile through 43 years of marriage and I knew what that smile covered.
- I adored your father.
- Of course you did.
I loved him.
That made it worth it.
And I love Bill.
But I expected more from you than to go crawling back to some polygamist Stone Age.
But you kowtowed a patriarchy, keeping up appearances.
Oh, I struggled with this church, to obey it and to change it.
I had your Aunt Gretchen over for Thanksgiving dinners before it was even acceptable to tolerate homosexuals.
Then tolerate me.
It's the least you can do.
I can't just tolerate you.
You're my daughter.
I'm responsible for your eternal salvation.
His involvement went much deeper than you can imagine.
He didn't just buy the company, he fed us false information.
He led our girls astray, convinced people to hogtie Miss Adaleen.
He told our poor sister-wives that their love for your father could be best expressed by spilling his blood to cleanse his sins.
He told them take my father down? He did.
He might as well have pulled the trigger.
Pitted us against your father and stole out from both of us.
His sins cry out for blood atonement.
Very truly yours, Hollis Greene.
I'm not upset you decided to take our children to a wedding where they'd spit on me.
I just wanna understand if you planned on sending our son away without telling me.
Yes, I did.
Must've slipped my mind.
- We're leaving.
- No, Bill.
I am not leaving.
- Yes, you are.
- No.
I want to stay here.
He's dating twins from the compound whose primary aspiration is to marry the same man before they turn 17.
I'd say we're off the rails.
Our son believes he has the calling.
I'm not gonna forbid him.
Well, of course he has the calling.
He's no other influences.
Are we gonna fight about our children for the next 20 years? Did you steal Weber Gaming from Roman? - Who told you that? - Did you? We were interested in the same business.
I won.
You've given up everything you know to be right.
- I am breaking my back to carry this family.
- I don't know what's guiding you anymore.
Who are you becoming? It's a formal-dress wedding, Bill.
Hello, Nancy.
You look older.
You haven't aged a bit.
We took you into our home.
We loved you like our own son.
I'll never know how much I broke your heart.
- Yes, that's right.
You never will.
- I'm sorry.
Get a jacket, huh? You're here.
You might as well stay.
You ruined my life.
You might as well wreck my wedding.
Ned.
Sorry about Vera.
Congrats on Nancy.
You've sure gone and screwed up your life.
You were on the path to being a somebody.
Well, Ned, I believe I'm on my true path.
Have you seen Ben anywhere? I understand you have a new business enterprise.
- Right.
- Church has come down hard on gambling the past couple years.
Foursquare against it.
Doesn't seemed to have stopped us.
Why don't you use your influence to lift the gambling ban in Utah? Wouldn't be half as profitable if it were legal.
Listen.
Keep Barb out of your business, yeah? Make my life easier.
Nancy is telling everyone that Barb is leaving you.
Can I help? No, no, we're fine, thank you.
No, let me help.
Dad.
- We're staying.
- What? - Just toe the line, Ben.
- She practically kidnapped me.
The Principle isn't a weapon of rebellion.
Show me you're mature enough to handle this.
Exercise discretion.
Look, I know you're still angry about Brynn but stop torturing your mother.
I thought you told Bill you were bringing Ben.
Look at him.
Why can't that be enough, huh? Look at your beautiful Sarah and Ben.
What's wrong in his nature that that's not enough for him? Mom.
Bill loves me and accepts me for who I am.
There's some ice cream in the chest for รก la mode.
Uncle Bill.
Can you really say that your apostasy has brought you serenity and joy? Shut up.
What? Something's happened to Joey and Wanda and Kathy.
They've been taken out and murdered in cold blood.
They haven't been murdered.
Don't start.
Stop telling me not to start.
Listen to me.
I think Joey did something crazy.
The word around here is that Alby had Kathy reeducated.
- Reeducated? - That's right.
Kathy got nabbed by Alby.
Joey would've been beside himself when he found out about it.
So he fought for Kathy.
And then Alby had them both killed.
I know that's what happened.
I'll see what I can find out.
Oh, gosh.
Margie.
I don't know where they are, Bill.
Yeah, glad to hear it.
You want this deal? Start acting like the shepherd and find them.
I have no interest in harming your family, Bill.
I know damn well you've been talking to Nicki.
Knock it off.
Your UEB seat is hanging by a thread.
Honey, I'm sorry.
Is everything okay? Bill, we have to leave now.
- We're gonna be so late.
- I know.
I can't.
I need to take care of this.
What's the emergency? It's her mother's wedding, Margie.
Good.
So? Well, I think it's important that I stay.
Oh, no.
- Do you wanna take the car and go? - No, no, no.
I'll be back as soon as I can.
I'll be back.
I'll be back.
You told.
I asked you not to tell and you told.
What are you doing here? I have no idea what you're talking about.
Your husband has a murderous soul.
He wanted Weber Gaming so badly he tried to kill our father to get it.
He had the Greenes pump three bullets into Papa's body.
And here you are living the highlife off the profits.
You're the one reaping the rewards.
His self-appointed successor.
You're a joke.
The people love me and I love them.
Papa is dying, Nicki.
His lungs are filling.
It's a matter of days before he is back into the celestial kingdom.
So prepare yourself.
Bill didn't do what you say.
He wouldn't.
How dare you lie to me about my husband? If you wanna come back to us, come tonight because vengeance will rain down on this family.
If you don't I have to wash my hands of you, Nicolette.
- Margie, where are you? - Trapped in a stupid car like a dog.
Put Bill on the phone now.
- I can't.
It's happened again.
- What? Barb decided it's time to check out of the family and she's taking the kids.
What are you talking about? I'm going in there and I'm telling her if she wants out if she hates us so much, she should leave.
Shut up, Margie.
Where are you? Her mom's big-ass wedding.
Bill stuck me out in the car for over an hour.
I'm going in there.
Forget it.
Margie, don't move.
Just stay put.
Don't you dare go in there.
Come on, kids.
Get the little one.
Why don't you wanna go to Sun Valley? Are you kidding? It's on a lake.
We have a lake here.
Do you remember when we were little and you and me and Mom and Dad went with Grandma to that horse farm? No.
Are you telling people you're leaving? No.
Do you want me here? Do you wanna be here? I wouldn't have thrown your family away if it were my choice.
Will you dance with your father? You look terrific.
I want you to know something.
You can confide in me about anything.
I might actually surprise you.
Any guy doesn't see how special you are doesn't deserve you.
- Dad.
- I mean it.
How can you expect me to take you seriously? I'm not telling you how to live your life.
Do you realize you have no credibility? There's nothing that you can say to me about relationships or life that I will ever, ever listen to.
Wave to your mother.
Excuse me, Barbara? Mother would like to have a visit with you and Dad in the front driveway.
I'll be right back.
- What are you doing here? - Where's Bill? - Are you leaving us again, Barb? Really? - No.
You're overreacting.
Go home.
I am finally making headway with my mother and this is undermining any chance of a reconciliation.
Baloney.
You trumped this all up because you're angry I'm having dinner with Larry and Susie.
- That's ridiculous.
- Not so sure, Barb.
Not so sure.
- And you're taking Ben away? - Tell her.
You don't approve of Ben living the Principle, but what are we living, Barb? - This is my family.
- They don't want you in there, Barb.
Nicki what-? What's going on? This always happens.
You choose Barb, again and again.
Well, listen up, everyone.
I like the Weber people.
- They are real people and we're keeping it.
- Margie, hush up.
Just go home.
Alby came to the house.
I need you to tell me right now.
Did you know what the Greenes were gonna do to my father? No.
Did you put the Greenes up to shooting my father for Weber Gaming? Don't ever question me on that level again.
It was business.
I got stuck between them.
And this discussion is over.
All of you, listen very clearly.
We are moving ahead with Weber Gaming, together, as one family, in harmony.
Listen, folks.
Kindly take this little hullabaloo elsewhere.
- Shut up, you.
- Nicki, that's enough.
- I'll have you arrested for trespassing.
- Cindy, give it a rest.
All of you, just stop it now.
Stop it at once.
I'm sorry.
They're going.
It's time for you to go.
All of you.
Right now.
Nancy, don't do this.
Let her stay.
We'll go.
No.
It's okay.
I'm going.
Honey, stay with your mother if you need to.
Come on.
Let's go.
Cindy, go inside.
Barbara? What did you expect me to do, huh? I know this is painful for you.
It's supposed to be.
I don't know if I'll see you in the afterlife.
If you'll be with Daddy or Ned or if I'll be with you or Bill.
But I know at the very least, I just wanna see you in this life.
This is your one big test.
- Bill? - What? What is it? What is it? It's okay.
It's okay.
It's okay.
We used to be close.
- Morning, Nick.
- Hi, sweetie.
- What's up? - Nothing.
How about wild, unsupervised compound parties in my backyard? I don't know what you're talking about.
Sorry.
- Fine, but I was supervising it.
- Dad, it didn't even get off the ground.
Alby shut it down before the band played.
- Alby was here? - Just for a minute.
- Where did you get the money for a band? - Wanda.
Why didn't you tell me? What did he want? Nothing.
Kathy Marquart.
You dad wants her.
But don't worry, I got rid of him.
- How? - Well, I told him he couldn't have her.
And that he couldn't hurt us anymore now that we've diversified.
- I don't understand.
- Weber Gaming.
It took the wind right out of his sails.
- No, I can't see you.
- Mother.
- No, no, no.
- Please? - Just let me talk.
- I can't.
- Why won't you? - Have you left him? - No.
- Are you going to? I had to read about your wedding in the paper.
Well, I'm sorry I couldn't tell you myself, but- I'm not made of steel, you know.
Well, what about the children? You're trying to rope me in.
I can't let you.
They need you.
I can't just see them once or twice a year then send them back to that house of yours.
You shouldn't put me in a position like this.
It is so unfair.
So unfair.
Mommy, who is it? - Hi.
- You couldn't tell me, either? You have to leave her alone.
She's on Lopressor for her blood pressure.
She's under a lot of stress.
I'm not talking to you.
There's no reason why we should be at each other, Alby.
We should be able to live peacefully in our separate spheres.
How could you think I hold any animosity? Because Wanda tried to murder me? Because you and your brother covered it up? Because you humiliated me in front of my father? - Let's talk.
- All right.
About what? About Weber Gaming, Alby.
I know you know.
The company you stole from us.
I acquired it fairly.
I have something that could be much more useful to you.
I will determine what's useful to me.
I'll sell you my seat on the UEB.
Now, why would you do that? It's your toehold into our kingdom.
You can't have the power without a seat at the table.
And you can't vote Roman's until he passes.
Could be months.
Or years.
Alby.
I don't have the same fascination with you my father seems to, Bill.
Without a voting seat on the UEB you're just a pretender.
Well, I appreciate your interest and will take it under advisement.
Who's L? What was great? Oh, she's my ex-girlfriend.
God.
- We're just friends.
- So, what was great? Come on, Sarah.
We never said we were exclusive.
I didn't think we had to.
I didn't want to rush you into anything.
But, I mean, you think I should just be celibate? You could have been honest.
Okay, I'm being honest.
I think I should see other women.
Women? Plural? Look, you know how much I care about you but I can't take this responsibility.
- What responsibility? - The whole virgin thing.
I'm not asking you to take responsibility for my virginity.
I don't want to put pressure on you.
I know you're not ready.
And I would never ask it of you, but I can't live like a monk either.
Okay, I get it.
What's her name? I'm sorry.
PFW flag raising tomorrow at 6 a.
m and box seats at Pioneer Howdy Daze rodeo with the cola rep Thursday.
Could only get the barrel event.
Thanks, Leslie.
Pioneer Howdy Daze.
Every year, everyone trots out their floats with Joseph Smith in the center of them and there's no sign of his 34 wives.
- You don't like the float? - Oh, no.
I'm just tired of the hypocrisy, son.
Hey.
I got to introduce Margie and your mother as my wives together at the convention in Wendover.
Sorry.
An Albert Grant called about "an attorney's evaluation of a UEB seat.
" Okay.
You're giving up our seat on the UEB? No.
Just a negotiation tactic.
- Hello.
- Honey, hi.
Invite some of the Weber people over for the after-parade party next Saturday.
Not a lot, just four or five people.
I don't even know the Weber Gaming people.
Sure you do, you know Larry Schoenfeld.
Let's make it bigger than Don's family and Karen.
Do you really think Larry Schoenfeld will fit into our crowd? I don't think Peg and Jo Jo will want a round of shots.
- Just make the call.
- I don't feel I know him well enough to call.
How far is this gonna go, Bill? Well, don't be dramatic.
Goodbye, Bill.
- I'll call Larry.
- No, you don't have to.
I don't mind.
We're having dinner this week anyway.
Need to firm things up.
Who's having dinner? Me and Bill, Larry and his girlfriend, Susie.
You should come.
As an LDS woman, how do you feel about surrogacy? - Well, if the couple is in need- - That's what I think.
If a God-fearing couple- I mean a man and a woman.
- can't conceive, then what could be wrong with it? Well, they're not easy to come by.
Barb, Margene.
Margene Heffman? She's a surrogate.
Oh, I assumed you knew.
When she told me, I was floored.
There's only a handful of them in this state.
It's hard not to think that living across the street from one isn't a sign or something, don't you think? I mean, it would be Carl's sperm.
- I never thought I'd hear myself say that.
- No, it's all right.
Just- Carl's sperm.
I tried to talk our heavenly Father into letting us adopt but he said that's not the answer for us.
And Carl is concerned if I can't have his children where will his spirits go, to an atheist or a meth addict? I want this so bad, I'm prepared to offer her $50,000.
Oh, don't rush into anything yet.
You told Bill I paid you a visit.
I don't care for that.
You and I need to have a more private relationship.
What do you want? I'm busy, I'm in the middle of making dinner.
Your husband stole Weber Gaming from Papa.
I have memos, canceled checks I have piles of evidence that shows Papa was poised to buy Weber Gaming.
You are going to get Bill to give the company back.
When our father wakes up, the first thing he will hear is that you are a tithe-stealer.
You stole $68,000.
And the sad part is, Nicki, he'd believe it because you are greedy and amoral and you know everyone knows it.
I have stolen nothing.
And there's no way I could get Bill to return the company anyway.
Well, you better figure out a way.
You hear me, thief? Don't shut me out.
All I was doing was trying to take control of my own destiny.
Make my own story for the neighbors.
I just- I didn't want to be the unwed mother, that's all.
It's ludicrous.
And I feel sorry for Pam that she even thinks it's a possibility.
What did you do? I told Pam I was a surrogate.
I didn't want to be an unwed mother.
She wants me to have a baby for her.
I don't know that this is what I want, but I want to be able to want it.
What if I did? That's what I'm talking about.
I am not going to have a discussion over whether or not you want to be a surrogate.
I'd like to be a fly on the wall when you get around to telling Bill.
I've been a baby factory for you, Barb.
- Is that how you feel about it? - I'm just saying you've benefited.
I expanded your family when you couldn't anymore.
Why not Pam's? Because our purpose is to bring superior souls into this family not give them away to every barren Sue, Jane and Sally on the block.
Now look what you've done.
- Hi.
- Hi.
You must be Ben's mother.
Yes.
Can I help you? These are my girlfriends, Sissy and Penny.
I don't feel the same way about Weber Gaming anymore.
I think you should get rid of it.
Has Barb been pressuring you? No.
Did she promise you something? No.
I'm just worried about what it's doing to us as a family.
I mean, Marge is getting aggressive and Barb feels put out to pasture.
It upsets the balance of one, two, three.
We don't have to do things just because that's the way they've always been done.
We can do things our way.
That's a good thing.
The Principle has been practiced a certain way for over 3000 years.
The kinks have been worked out.
I wouldn't mess with it.
I'm changing my vote.
I'm sorry.
The polls have closed.
Step away from my Navigator.
I have to pick up my dress.
Benny thinks he wants to be a polygamist.
Get in.
Get in the car.
I'm worried about my son.
Well, I don't know what to do.
I want you to take him.
For good? For weekends.
He could go to church with you, he could have different role models.
For the rest of this summer, he can live with us.
Well, I don't know if I can do that.
Well, okay.
Fine, then, you just enjoy your future daughters-in-law.
No, let him come to the wedding.
Okay.
You can bring my grandchildren to the wedding.
But afterwards, Ben has to stay and go to Sun Valley with us.
- That's your honeymoon.
- He'll be surrounded by exceptional people.
So you pack a bag for him and you bring it to the reception.
Well, I have to get Bill to agree first- Yes, by all means, you must run it by Bill.
Like, I met her and I said, "This is the one.
" Barb? When you know it's right, it's right.
I looked at her.
But I knew.
- Where's your mother gone off to? - I don ' t know.
- What's wrong? - Nothing.
You're all puffy.
Scott wants to see other girls.
What girls? Girls that will have sex with him.
Honestly, where do you and Ben find these people? How do you deal with it? What? The jealousy.
I sublimate it because I'm serving a higher purpose.
In your case, there's no higher purpose, which is why it's a problem.
I can't believe how bad this feels.
I can't compete with them.
These are girls that he knows.
I mean, they go to college.
I'm sure she's, like, dressing up in lingerie and just laughing at me.
Listen to me.
She is a used-up hag.
Sarah, you are as fresh as a flower.
That's where your strength lies.
Men like the chase.
It's what keeps them interested.
What are you saying? Make yourself better than those other girls.
Hold on to your chastity, but show him what he's missing.
We gotta run.
We gotta go, Alby's coming.
Come on! Kathy, get a suitcase.
He's gonna get me! Alby's gonna get me! No, Honey, he's after Kathy.
Dad wants her.
- Where are we going? - I don't know.
Frank's gonna get you.
He's gonna grab you and he's gonna get you.
She sought out my counsel, Bill.
She could only tell me.
She didn't eat her dessert, her dinner.
She's gonna waste away.
He asked her to date him while he sees other girls? Yes.
There are corrosive influences out there and Weber Gaming will only open the door to this kind of behavior.
That's what I've been trying to tell you.
- Does Barb know? - No.
And don't tell Sarah I told you.
I took care of it.
Barb, I've finally come to my senses.
Once again, your instincts were right.
I am having serious second thoughts about Weber.
I think we should get rid of it.
- What? - Well, it's a day late now.
Your support might have mattered earlier.
Don't be a sore loser, let's just try and figure out a way to get rid of it.
When Number 1 and 2 throw their lots together there's nothing they can't accomplish.
Barb, I'm gonna tell you something and I want you to stay strong.
There's a whole sorry chapter as to how Bill got Weber.
He stole it from the UEB.
What do you mean, "stole it"? My father was going to buy it first but Bill went around his back and there's all this evidence, files- Nicki, you don't understand.
Bill would have told me.
I'd have known this.
Oh, Barb, it's not Barb and Bill anymore.
You're one of three now.
You get one-third of the information, if that, on a lucky day.
Look, I'm sorry.
It's true.
Did you know about any of this? Did you? We've got to unload this company or we're all doomed.
So I understand you and Margie are going to dinner with Larry and his girlfriend? Yeah, just a quick bite tomorrow night.
You going to tell me? Well, gee, honey, yeah.
It just slipped my mind.
What did you want to tell me about Ben? I forget what it was.
Don't worry about it.
You can take him.
Bill agreed? Yes.
He's a reasonable man.
I pray I find forgiveness in my heart for him.
What time does the reception begin? Two.
- Barb.
- What? Nothing.
Just make sure Ben has some sweaters.
The evenings can get chilly.
Bye.
Mom? Nice place.
I was thinking of getting one of these flat screens.
You like it? Yeah.
I love it.
I understand you've been playing the field while you're dating Sarah.
Who told you that? My wife.
Which one? Yes.
I have three wives.
And I'm committed to all of them.
You fooling around with girls on the side is not the same thing and you know it.
What do you want for Sarah? I would hope she would find a good, healthy committed relationship.
Polygamous relationship? If she has the testimony for it.
You have no idea how unhappy you make her.
I liked you, Scott.
But if you're not gonna treat my daughter with the respect she deserves, then I don't want you around her.
Come on.
Hi.
Scruffy.
What have you done with them? Alby, tell me what you've done.
What's troubling you, sister Lois? - Tell me where they are.
- Have they gone somewhere? Well, I will pray for their swift return.
I know what you really are.
Remember that.
Sister Lois? I would do no harm to Joey and his wife and son.
But even if I did, you'd never find the bodies.
Got your nose.
What did I do? You think that I overreacted about that girl? No, it's- Why are we breaking up? Sarah, your father came to see me.
We shouldn't be anywhere near each other right now.
Please don't let him do this to us.
I think he's crazy.
- He just thinks that he has a calling.
- Well, clearly.
I'm sure he's trying to look out for you.
But things were difficult enough between us before and now that he's involved? Hey, look.
I'm always going to care about you.
No.
I can't.
I know.
I know.
We shouldn't even have been doing this.
You look beautiful.
I wanna be with you.
Like we are.
I don't mind sharing you.
No.
It can work.
Thank you.
Okay.
We're not wanted here.
No, I'm not wanted.
You're fine.
Just keep your head up.
That's your cousin Howard there.
Be sure to say hello to him.
What's the suitcase for? What's the suitcase for? What's going on? Benny, listen to me.
I am your mother.
I have a say.
You'll listen to me for a change.
Hello, Barb.
Hello, Howard.
- You look well.
- Thank you.
I don't want you to say anything to my wife or children about Joseph Smith or our church leaders or church teachings.
If you try to convert any of us to your new beliefs - or get us to read unapproved literature- - Oh, Ben, you're here.
Oh, I'm so glad you came.
And Teenie, darling.
Lovely Sarah.
Oh, welcome, all of you.
Why are you all dressed up? I'm attending.
No, no, no.
I said the children.
Oh, you misunderstood me.
Cindy, she misunderstood me.
She misunderstood.
Would you explain it to her? Children, come with me.
Come inside.
Howard, you come too, huh? Come on, everybody.
- Mom.
- Just a minute.
Mommy's on a very short leash.
Ned's children don't approve of her.
She's too liberal.
And they had a fit when Mommy and Ned were sealed in the temple.
They were sealed? Ned wanted it that way.
But Mommy is sealed to Daddy.
Well, Ned wanted to be sealed so she was unsealed to Daddy.
And Ned's children don't want Ned to have to share Vera in the afterlife.
So the last thing Mommy needs is to have you galloping around having a little polygamist meltdown, huh? No.
I'm staying.
Wait one cotton-picking minute.
She packed a suitcase and everything.
I just found out.
- What? - Mom's making me stay.
You gotta come get me, Dad.
Aunt Cindy and all the gross relatives are here.
I don't wanna go with Grandma, but Mom won't listen.
She said I lost the right to my opinions.
- What's wrong? - Barb's abducted the children.
- Sit tight.
I'll be right there.
- We should cancel dinner.
No.
This will take five minutes.
Well, I hope this table's having a lovely time.
Ben, your mother tells me that you're interested - in the Air Force Academy.
- Ned's a retired colonel.
- I was.
I'm not so sure right now.
- Oh, he loves planes.
Well, it's not something to be ambivalent about.
Are you seeing any girls? Anyone special? Yeah.
Twins.
Jennifer, I hear you joined the drill team.
That's exciting.
Goodness, they must be at each other's throats over you.
No, they wanna marry the same guy.
So they're happy.
Benjamin, you're being intentionally provocative.
I think the government should allow us to practice our religion openly.
You can serve your country and serve your God.
But I guess in your case, you can't do both.
We're so glad to have you back, Aunt Barb.
Will you have to be rebaptized? I've told everyone that you've left Bill and are returning to the church.
Excuse me.
You can't tell everyone I left Bill.
Why not? It's my wedding.
I can say whatever I like.
It's not about Bill, Mother.
Maybe it was at first, but I'm in it for me now.
I don't believe that.
It's made you compromise yourself.
Who doesn't compromise? No.
It made you compromise yourself in a very fundamental way.
The sacrifice that you're trying to make goes against your nature.
I watched you smile through 43 years of marriage and I knew what that smile covered.
- I adored your father.
- Of course you did.
I loved him.
That made it worth it.
And I love Bill.
But I expected more from you than to go crawling back to some polygamist Stone Age.
But you kowtowed a patriarchy, keeping up appearances.
Oh, I struggled with this church, to obey it and to change it.
I had your Aunt Gretchen over for Thanksgiving dinners before it was even acceptable to tolerate homosexuals.
Then tolerate me.
It's the least you can do.
I can't just tolerate you.
You're my daughter.
I'm responsible for your eternal salvation.
His involvement went much deeper than you can imagine.
He didn't just buy the company, he fed us false information.
He led our girls astray, convinced people to hogtie Miss Adaleen.
He told our poor sister-wives that their love for your father could be best expressed by spilling his blood to cleanse his sins.
He told them take my father down? He did.
He might as well have pulled the trigger.
Pitted us against your father and stole out from both of us.
His sins cry out for blood atonement.
Very truly yours, Hollis Greene.
I'm not upset you decided to take our children to a wedding where they'd spit on me.
I just wanna understand if you planned on sending our son away without telling me.
Yes, I did.
Must've slipped my mind.
- We're leaving.
- No, Bill.
I am not leaving.
- Yes, you are.
- No.
I want to stay here.
He's dating twins from the compound whose primary aspiration is to marry the same man before they turn 17.
I'd say we're off the rails.
Our son believes he has the calling.
I'm not gonna forbid him.
Well, of course he has the calling.
He's no other influences.
Are we gonna fight about our children for the next 20 years? Did you steal Weber Gaming from Roman? - Who told you that? - Did you? We were interested in the same business.
I won.
You've given up everything you know to be right.
- I am breaking my back to carry this family.
- I don't know what's guiding you anymore.
Who are you becoming? It's a formal-dress wedding, Bill.
Hello, Nancy.
You look older.
You haven't aged a bit.
We took you into our home.
We loved you like our own son.
I'll never know how much I broke your heart.
- Yes, that's right.
You never will.
- I'm sorry.
Get a jacket, huh? You're here.
You might as well stay.
You ruined my life.
You might as well wreck my wedding.
Ned.
Sorry about Vera.
Congrats on Nancy.
You've sure gone and screwed up your life.
You were on the path to being a somebody.
Well, Ned, I believe I'm on my true path.
Have you seen Ben anywhere? I understand you have a new business enterprise.
- Right.
- Church has come down hard on gambling the past couple years.
Foursquare against it.
Doesn't seemed to have stopped us.
Why don't you use your influence to lift the gambling ban in Utah? Wouldn't be half as profitable if it were legal.
Listen.
Keep Barb out of your business, yeah? Make my life easier.
Nancy is telling everyone that Barb is leaving you.
Can I help? No, no, we're fine, thank you.
No, let me help.
Dad.
- We're staying.
- What? - Just toe the line, Ben.
- She practically kidnapped me.
The Principle isn't a weapon of rebellion.
Show me you're mature enough to handle this.
Exercise discretion.
Look, I know you're still angry about Brynn but stop torturing your mother.
I thought you told Bill you were bringing Ben.
Look at him.
Why can't that be enough, huh? Look at your beautiful Sarah and Ben.
What's wrong in his nature that that's not enough for him? Mom.
Bill loves me and accepts me for who I am.
There's some ice cream in the chest for รก la mode.
Uncle Bill.
Can you really say that your apostasy has brought you serenity and joy? Shut up.
What? Something's happened to Joey and Wanda and Kathy.
They've been taken out and murdered in cold blood.
They haven't been murdered.
Don't start.
Stop telling me not to start.
Listen to me.
I think Joey did something crazy.
The word around here is that Alby had Kathy reeducated.
- Reeducated? - That's right.
Kathy got nabbed by Alby.
Joey would've been beside himself when he found out about it.
So he fought for Kathy.
And then Alby had them both killed.
I know that's what happened.
I'll see what I can find out.
Oh, gosh.
Margie.
I don't know where they are, Bill.
Yeah, glad to hear it.
You want this deal? Start acting like the shepherd and find them.
I have no interest in harming your family, Bill.
I know damn well you've been talking to Nicki.
Knock it off.
Your UEB seat is hanging by a thread.
Honey, I'm sorry.
Is everything okay? Bill, we have to leave now.
- We're gonna be so late.
- I know.
I can't.
I need to take care of this.
What's the emergency? It's her mother's wedding, Margie.
Good.
So? Well, I think it's important that I stay.
Oh, no.
- Do you wanna take the car and go? - No, no, no.
I'll be back as soon as I can.
I'll be back.
I'll be back.
You told.
I asked you not to tell and you told.
What are you doing here? I have no idea what you're talking about.
Your husband has a murderous soul.
He wanted Weber Gaming so badly he tried to kill our father to get it.
He had the Greenes pump three bullets into Papa's body.
And here you are living the highlife off the profits.
You're the one reaping the rewards.
His self-appointed successor.
You're a joke.
The people love me and I love them.
Papa is dying, Nicki.
His lungs are filling.
It's a matter of days before he is back into the celestial kingdom.
So prepare yourself.
Bill didn't do what you say.
He wouldn't.
How dare you lie to me about my husband? If you wanna come back to us, come tonight because vengeance will rain down on this family.
If you don't I have to wash my hands of you, Nicolette.
- Margie, where are you? - Trapped in a stupid car like a dog.
Put Bill on the phone now.
- I can't.
It's happened again.
- What? Barb decided it's time to check out of the family and she's taking the kids.
What are you talking about? I'm going in there and I'm telling her if she wants out if she hates us so much, she should leave.
Shut up, Margie.
Where are you? Her mom's big-ass wedding.
Bill stuck me out in the car for over an hour.
I'm going in there.
Forget it.
Margie, don't move.
Just stay put.
Don't you dare go in there.
Come on, kids.
Get the little one.
Why don't you wanna go to Sun Valley? Are you kidding? It's on a lake.
We have a lake here.
Do you remember when we were little and you and me and Mom and Dad went with Grandma to that horse farm? No.
Are you telling people you're leaving? No.
Do you want me here? Do you wanna be here? I wouldn't have thrown your family away if it were my choice.
Will you dance with your father? You look terrific.
I want you to know something.
You can confide in me about anything.
I might actually surprise you.
Any guy doesn't see how special you are doesn't deserve you.
- Dad.
- I mean it.
How can you expect me to take you seriously? I'm not telling you how to live your life.
Do you realize you have no credibility? There's nothing that you can say to me about relationships or life that I will ever, ever listen to.
Wave to your mother.
Excuse me, Barbara? Mother would like to have a visit with you and Dad in the front driveway.
I'll be right back.
- What are you doing here? - Where's Bill? - Are you leaving us again, Barb? Really? - No.
You're overreacting.
Go home.
I am finally making headway with my mother and this is undermining any chance of a reconciliation.
Baloney.
You trumped this all up because you're angry I'm having dinner with Larry and Susie.
- That's ridiculous.
- Not so sure, Barb.
Not so sure.
- And you're taking Ben away? - Tell her.
You don't approve of Ben living the Principle, but what are we living, Barb? - This is my family.
- They don't want you in there, Barb.
Nicki what-? What's going on? This always happens.
You choose Barb, again and again.
Well, listen up, everyone.
I like the Weber people.
- They are real people and we're keeping it.
- Margie, hush up.
Just go home.
Alby came to the house.
I need you to tell me right now.
Did you know what the Greenes were gonna do to my father? No.
Did you put the Greenes up to shooting my father for Weber Gaming? Don't ever question me on that level again.
It was business.
I got stuck between them.
And this discussion is over.
All of you, listen very clearly.
We are moving ahead with Weber Gaming, together, as one family, in harmony.
Listen, folks.
Kindly take this little hullabaloo elsewhere.
- Shut up, you.
- Nicki, that's enough.
- I'll have you arrested for trespassing.
- Cindy, give it a rest.
All of you, just stop it now.
Stop it at once.
I'm sorry.
They're going.
It's time for you to go.
All of you.
Right now.
Nancy, don't do this.
Let her stay.
We'll go.
No.
It's okay.
I'm going.
Honey, stay with your mother if you need to.
Come on.
Let's go.
Cindy, go inside.
Barbara? What did you expect me to do, huh? I know this is painful for you.
It's supposed to be.
I don't know if I'll see you in the afterlife.
If you'll be with Daddy or Ned or if I'll be with you or Bill.
But I know at the very least, I just wanna see you in this life.
This is your one big test.
- Bill? - What? What is it? What is it? It's okay.
It's okay.
It's okay.