ALL MY CHILDREN

MARCH 21, 2000



Judge: Order!
I said order in this court!
Derek: Tad!
Judge: What's going on?
Derek: Come on, Tad!
Judge: Order! Order! The next -- hold it! The next person to say a word gets a $10,000 fine. Be seated.
Judge: Do you all see --
Dixie: Stop it!
Judge: Order! There will be no more of that. Do you all see who's in control now?

Judge: Mr. McLean, you can continue.
Keith: Thank you, your honor. As this outburst indicates, your honor, Mr. Chandler cannot be expected to respect the legal process. This office fears flight risk and tampering with evidence. And we strongly, strongly request again that bail be denied.
Barry: Your honor, if the court please --
Judge: This court is far from pleased, Mr. Shire.
Leslie: Your honor --
Judge: That's enough. I don't want to hear from counsel or either of these defendants. Neither of you have any respect for the law, this court, or yourselves. I'm holding you both for contempt, charging you with assaulting an officer. As far as bail is concerned on the outstanding charges -- denied.
Barry: Your honor, please!
Judge: Denied! And, Mr. Chandler and Mr. Martin, you both are about to get the punishment you deserve.

Leo: 17 -- 17% -- Zero -- 49 -- 49 --
Paolo: Just tip 20%. That's what I always do.
Leo: Paolo. What are you doing here?
Paolo what kind of greeting is that? You're going back to school?
Leo: Why am I even looking at you? I told you never to come within a thousand miles of Pine Valley. Or me, for that matter.
Paolo: Europe was boring.
Leo: Well, I see we've dropped the phony Italian accent. What name are you going by this time around? Bob?
Paolo: It's still Paolo. Haven't decided yet what I'm using for the last name, though. The first name is always the same. It's about the only thing I own right now.
Leo: What about all that money I paid you?
Paolo: Expenses, Leo. I have debts to settle.
Leo: That's too bad. What, are you looking for a job as a waiter or --
Paolo: Tell me, how did our plan go? I got Marian Chandler into bed. Did her husband dump her when he found out?
Leo: No. They're still together. And I'm downplaying my whole connection with this thing.
Paolo: Must be tough considering you were the point man in the whole thing.
Leo: Oh, look -- you know, if you leave now, you just might catch the next flight to hell.
Paolo: [Italian accent] Leo, my friend, eh? Leaving right now [normal voice] is the furthest thing from my mind.

Edmund: Where did you learn to speak fluent Russian?
Alex: I'm telling you, I don't know.
Edmund: Nobody forgets how they learn to speak a foreign language.
Alex: Well, maybe the words just came out of my mouth then.
Edmund: Say something again.
Alex: I can't.
Edmund: Alex, something simple. Anything, like a common phrase -- "How are you?" "Where's the --"
Alex: I can't! Stop it.
Edmund: Would you give us some privacy, please?
Guy: Oh, of course. Alex, can I get you something?
Alex: No, thank you.
Guy: I'll be in the stables.

Alex: This doesn't make any sense at all.
Edmund: You can say that again. I've never seen anything like this.
Alex: You're telling me that I know how to speak fluent Russian, and I don't know a word of it.
Edmund: There's a reason for it, Alex. We just haven't figured it out yet.
Alex: I can't take any more of this.
Alex: Yeah, but, Edmund, I don't ever remember learning Russian.
Edmund: Ok. Bet you learned it just like you learned martial arts.
Alex: No, it's not the same. A physical reflex is one thing. In a crisis you can get lucky and hit someone in the right way. That's what happened at the mall.
Edmund: Alex, you got lucky and you hit him perfectly three times.
Alex: Whatever. You're talking about a language that's a complex mental process.
Edmund: Yes, but in the end it is still knowledge that you didn't have before.
Alex: It would take me years to learn Russian. I can rely keep up with your American slang. I don't know how I understood what the countess was saying.
Edmund: You didn't just understand the countess. You spoke to her in fluent Russian.
Alex: Well, why can't I remember any of it now? I'm sorry. I don't know what's worse, trying to remember or wanting to forget that these things are happening to me.
Edmund: Listen, I'm going to call Jack, all right, and have him petition that hospital in Wales, see if we can get some of your medical records released.
Alex: How cooperative were they the last time?
Edmund: Well, it's the only lead we have, ok?
Alex: Don't.
Edmund: Why not?
Alex: Because I just want to get on with my life.
Edmund: You said it again.
Alex: What?
Edmund: "I just want to get on with my life."
Alex: Well, it's true.
Edmund: That may be, but I've heard that before. You've said it on more than one occasion.
Alex: Well, it's what I feel.
Edmund: Yeah, I know, but you've used those exact words every time I push you. Every time you're under stress, it's like this little button pushes inside of you. It just comes out -- bang -- that phrase, like a robot.
Alex: What the hell are you talking about?
Edmund: Listen, I don't mean to imply that you're like --
Alex: This is ridiculous. I don't want to talk about this anymore.
Edmund: Alex, Alex, listen to me. A minute ago you were scared. You were pulling your hair out, terrified because you don't have any answers about your life.
Alex: And now I'm not.
Edmund: Now you're not. Why? You are terrified. Something in your past has gotten you terrified. I understand that, Alex.
Alex: Do you?
Edmund: Yes.
Alex: That's very nice of you. I'm not getting into this anymore.
Edmund: Oh, I haven't even started. All right? There is a piece of you missing, and I'm going to figure out what it is whether you like it or not.

Dixie: I don't understand how the judge could hand down a ruling like that. Keeping Adam and Tad locked up is only going to make matters worse.
Joe: Well, look, Leslie is going to do everything she can to get the judge to reverse his ruling.
Dixie: Tad just seems to be having such a hard time controlling himself around Adam. I feel like he's capable of anything.
Joe: Tad's going to be all right, believe me. But there's a part of him that enjoys all this chaos.

Liza: Excuse me. I know you must be going out of your mind with worry, but I'm sure the judge will let Tad out soon.
Dixie: I'd like to believe that.
Liza: Would you two join me for lunch? There's a lot that I would like to say.
Joe: Well, I think I could find the time. Dixie?
Dixie: Sure. Yes, we l have a lot on our minds.
Joe: Mm-hmm.
Dixie: Thank you.

Liza: I'll see you later.
Marian: Bye, darling.

Stuart: You ok?
Marian: No, really. Stuart, I'm really ok, honestly.
Stuart: Are you sure? You're still shaking.
Marian: Well, I think it was just seeing that fight between Tad and Adam. It upset me.
Stuart: Really? There's nothing else?
Marian: No. Stuart: Hey, you seem sad about something. What is it?
Marian: Stuart, I just came back from the doctor's office.
Stuart: What? You didn't tell me. Are you feeling sick?
Marian: No. No, no. I had some blood tests taken, and I got the results and they were all negative.
Stuart: Negative for what?
Marian: For HIV and anything else I might have picked up from that horrible man. And I have to be retested in six months.
Stuart: Oh, my poor Marian. You think that man, that awful Paolo person -- you think he may have infected you?
Marian: Yes. I know -- I know how disgusting it is, and I made an appointment with the doctor as soon as I could, Stuart.
Stuart: Oh, Marian --
Marian: Darling, darling, listen to me. I know you think I haven't been unfaithful to you, but I can't remember what happened. And what if that Paolo -- I mean, what if he did something without my consent?
Stuart: You're afraid he may have raped you.
Marian: And all I know is there's going to be one heck of a conference at the pearly gate if I ever get there. Just nothing is ever going to shame me more than this has.
Stuart: Marian, you have nothing to be ashamed of. I've told you that.
Marian: I'm sorry I didn't tell you about going to the doctor, Stuart. I'm sorry.
Stuart: That's why you haven't made love to me since that night.
Marian: I had to be responsible about this. I don't know if I got anything from this man. I had to protect you. And I have to go on protecting you for the next six months, ok? Oh, God --
Stuart: If I ever run into this Paolo person, I swear -- I don't want to think about what I'm going to do. I don't want to think about what I'm thinking I'm going to do to him.
Marian: Stuart, I respect your love for Adam. I truly do. Bui have been thinking and really thinking, and I really believe that Adam was behind this thing with Paolo. I believe it.

Leo: Look, I had nothing to do with the way you handled Marian Chandler. I never told you to drug her.
Paolo: Well, it's not my favorite technique, either. But you were very clear about what you wanted to happen.
Leo: No, you were supposed to make her want to go to bed with you, and she obviously didn't.
Paolo: What's the big deal? So she woke up the next morning with a killer hangover. I never touched her.
Leo: Well, that's not what the Chandlers think. They're thinking you might have raped her.
Paolo: What? Impossible-- I'm insulted.
Leo: You know the guy that walked in and caught you two in the sack -- her stepson, Scott? He already punched me in the mouth because he suspects a rat, or he smells setup. That's real funny, isn't it?
Paolo: Well, you should've covered your tracks.
Leo: How am I supposed to do that with you waltzing around Pine Valley?
Paolo: Well, you can start by giving me your ATM Card.
Leo: What? No.
Paolo: I told you I'm broke.
Leo: Here. Take a bus, take a train, take a rickshaw. I don't care. Just get the hell out of town.
Paolo: Got any real money?
Leo: What do you call that?
Paolo: Chump change.
Leo: Well, then I guess we know what that makes you.
Paolo: I need 30 grand.
Leo: Come again?
Paolo: $30,000.
Leo: You must be high.
Paolo: You're the one doing the math problems when I came in. Add it up. That's my fee for services rendered.
Leo: I already paid you.
Paolo: Not for my silence.
Leo: Look, Paolo, I don't have that kind of money.
Paolo: No, but maybe you have access to it. There's Palmer Cortlandt, your new step daddy. Or maybe -- maybe you could ask the man who's been pulling the strings from the start -- Adam Chandler.
Leo: I don't know Adam Chandler
Paolo: You look a little scared, Leo. I mean, I guess I would be, too, considering the fact that the man could crush you with a single phone call.
Leo: Yeah, well, he won't stop with me, Paolo. How did you know that?
Paolo I didn't. Not till just now. I saw you two all hush-hush that night over at WRCW the night that I scored with Marian. And it started me thinking.
Leo: Well, that was your first mistake.
Paolo: Adam Chandler paid you to destroy his brother's marriage. Now, that little bit of info ought to be worth something.
Leo: Like 30 grand?
Paolo: For starters.

Tad: No, forget it. I'm not doing it. I'm not getting in there with him.
Adam: Why don't you put Martin in with the other lying cheats you have locked up?
Derek: Wait a minute. You heard what the judge's ruling was. Learn to get along. Now, get in there, Adam.
Barry: Derek, please, let me talk to the judge. You can put Martin in another cell while we get this straightened out.
Derek: Wrong, counselor. These two are going to be bunking together for the next 30 days or until they learn to be civil to each other.
Barry: You want them to kill each other?
Derek: Oh, don't get my hopes up.

Tad: I thought we were friends.

Adam: Hey, who cares? I'm the one who writes a check to his toy drive every year.
Tad: I'm getting misty.
Derek: Will you two wake up? Think! You already used the courtroom for a boxing ring -- and me as a punching bag, I might add. Neither one of you have any respect for the law.
Adam: One last word with my attorney, please?
Derek: If it will shut you up, please.

Tad: Derek, come on, man, we're friends. We've known each other for years.
Derek: Oh, Tad.
Tad: I'm telling you, I'm not picky. You can put me in solitary. I don't care. Just don't stick me in there with him.
Derek: Look, Tad, my advice to you -- keep quiet, learn from the mistake. If you behave yourself, maybe you're out in a few days.
Tad: A few days?
Derek: Or learn to get used to the chipped beef on toast.

Adam: Get hold of Stuart immediately. Get him here.
Barry: For what purpose?
Adam: Don't question me. Just do your job. Get me out of here. Give me your cell phone.
Barry: You're not allowed to have a phone --
Adam: When Marian locked me in that safe room, I swore I'd never be without one of these again.
Barry: Adam, I'm begging you. Look there's only so much I can do. Obey the judge. Find a way to get along with Martin.
Tad: Or I break your neck.
Derek: Oh, that's cute. That's cute. If you two are smart, the next time I come in here you'll be holding hands.

Tad: This is my half of the room. This is a line in the sand. You cross it, and I will kill you.
Adam that is the toilet. It's on your side, you little rodent.
Tad: Yeah, how about that. Maybe you should learn to hold it till you apologize.
Adam: This is perfect. There's no witnesses. No guard, none of your wretched family to get in my way.
Tad: Yeah, that's right, Adam. Nobody to hear you squeal.
Adam: Hey, look, you're on my side now.
Tad: Yeah, yeah, you noticed that, huh? Come on, come on.
Adam: Hey, how about --
Tad: Come on, come on.
Adam: Why don't you try to grasp this concept once again? How about I get us both the hell out of here?

Marian: Adam hates me. Mostly because I love you and especial because I locked him in that safe room when he was trying to kidnap Colby. He called me a slut.
Stuart: I know. I haven't forgotten that.
Marian: Stuart, he's out to ruin our relationship, and this thing with Paolo is scaring me because I think one day he really might succeed.
Stuart: No.
Barry: Stuart, I just came from the lockup downstairs. Adam needs to see you as soon as possible.
Stuart: Good, because I need to talk to him. And he better be ready.

Leo: Adam Chandler is not going to give me another dime.
Paolo: I don't care where you get it, but you're going to pay me off.
Leo: This place is way too pubic. Marian's daughter just walked in here. She's met you. If you want your money, you can't make things more difficult for me.
Paolo: I'll be seeing you.

Dixie: Hi, Leo.
Leo: Hey, Dixie, Liza, Dr. Joe.
Joe: Hello, Leo.
Liza: Thank you.
Leo: I recommend the Eggs Benedict. The hollandaise is excellent.
Dixie: Thank you very much.
Leo: You know, hotels will let you do anything these days, let you sign off on anything, won't they?
Dixie: Yeah, yeah. I thought Uncle Palmer usually did that.
Leo: Yes, well -- ahem -- enjoy.

Liza: Let me just start by saying how sorry I am for this whole ordeal.
Dixie: Well, "sorry" -- that's a start. Tad's in jail. Jake left town.
Liza: Yeah, which is all Adam's fault. And I'm going to do everything I can to make up for it.
Joe: I would really prefer that Adam shoulder this responsibility himself.
Liza: Well, he will. And I'm going to testify against him.
Joe: Is that what you wanted to tell us?
Liza: Partly. It's just that your family means so much to me and to Colby, and I rally hope that you'll continue to be a part of her life.
Joe: Liza, this has been very hard on Ruth and me. We love Colby with all our hearts. And learning that she's not our granddaughter has been quite a shock.
Liza: I was trying to spare you from that.
Joe: Yes. Well, in hindsight, let me say I wish you hadn't. Things could have been very different indeed if you'd only let us help you.
Liza: Well, would you help me now?
Joe: We always will love Colby. And there's no one in this family that doesn't want to be part of her life.

[Pager beeps]

Joe: I'm very sorry. I'm expecting a consult. You're going to have to excuse me.
Liza: Of course.
Joe: May I have a rain check? Liza: Oh, any time. Thank you, Joe.
Joe: I'll be at the hospital. And if there's any news on Tad --
Dixie: Oh, absolutely. I'll let you know if I hear anything.
Joe: Right. Well, excuse me.

Liza: You've been awfully quiet. Is there something wrong?
Dixie: I don't know what isn't wrong?
Liza: Excuse me?
Dixie: I'm just sitting here, you know, looking at you, and I just cannot believe I haven't seen this before.
Liza: Seen what?
Dixie: You are the same selfish, unthinking person you have always been.

Adam: You want to hear what I have to say?
Tad: You've got one minute.
Adam: Ok. The charges against me aren't going to stick if Liza doesn't testify.
Tad: And don't think she won't.
Adam: She won't if you convince her not to.
Tad: Why would I do that? She's got an airtight case against you.
Adam: Because I have an airtight case against you. So she drops her case, I drop mine. Deal?
Tad: No.
Adam: I promise you you're not going to beat the charges that Barry's filing against you. This is your one shot to be a free man.
Tad: Well, like I told you before, I'll risk it. See, because one way or another, you're going to do time.
Adam: Come on, a month or two in some cushy, custom country club facility where I can practice my putting?
Tad: It's just that simple to you, isn't it?
Adam: Sure.
Tad: It doesn't mean anything to you that you destroyed my brother's life.
Adam: Oh, come on --
Tad: You destroyed his marriage.
Adam: He's still young enough --
Tad: Screwed his career.
Adam: He can do --
Tad: You stole his child!
Adam: She was never his child!
Tad: Then you should have had the guts to admit it.
Adam: Why the hell do you think I'm in here?
Tad: From the start. You may have created Colby. When it comes to being a father, that's all you did. That's all you'll ever do.
Adam: You watch your step. You may not approve of the way I did it, but everything I have done, I have done to make that child mine.
Tad: And that's what makes you such a sick bastard. ?
Adam: What about my offer?
Tad: You take your offer and you shove it.
Adam: If you don't dissuade Liza from testifying against me, I'm going make sure that you spend the rest of your natural life in prison.
Tad: Not before I shove that statement right down your --
Adam: Yeah?

Guard: Hey, guys, come on, come on, break it up. It's lunch time. Come on. Hey, keep it on the tray this time. Hey, guys, come on.
Adam: What is this? What is this stench? What, am I supposed to eat this swill?
Guard: Suit yourself. All right, guys, look, you both have visitors. Martin, come on out. Let's go.

Tad: Your brother doesn't deserve you, Stuart. You may be twins, but only one of you got a heart.
Leslie: Come on, Tad. The judge gave me a few minutes to talk some sense into you.

Guard: Hey, hey -- just stay back. Ok, you come on in
Adam: Thank you for coming so quickly, Stuart. Don't worry. I'll be out of here --
Stuart: I have a very important question to ask you, Adam.
Adam: We don't have much time. What I need from you --
Stuart: When you answer, please, please be honest. As honest as you've ever been.
Adam: We can answer your question in a minute, Stuart. I need to get out of here before I lose my mind.
Stuart: It's your own fault you're locked up.
Adam: You're right. You're right. I can see why you'd be concerned. I was a fool to let Tad bait me in that courtroom. But no matter what Tad is threatening to do, I won't let anything happen to you.
Stuart: Something has already happened to me. That's what I want to talk to you about.
Adam: Damn him! Is he threatening to take you down with him?
Stuart: For what?
Adam: That's not important. Tad coerced you into pretending to be me, into to giving away all that money. And you did. You were an accomplice, but -- well, it wasn't your fault, and we can prove that.
Stuart: You're always trying to protect me, aren't you, Adam?
Adam: Yeah, sure, I am. I always have, always will.
Stuart: Why, because you love me?
Adam: Stuart, what is this? Of course I love you. And I'll always try to protect you from being hurt in any way.
Stuart: I know. That's what worries me.

Liza: From the beginning, I wanted Colby to be a part of the Martin family.
Dixie: Yeah, right. No matter what the cost, right?
Liza: No, that's not true.
Dixie: Really? Well, then tell me something. While you were doing your damnedest to keep this whole thing a secret, what did you think would happen when we all found out that Jake wasn't Colby's father?
Liza: I never wanted you to find out.
Dixie: Exactly. You just took our love and ran with it. You let us love her, take care of her, change her.
Liza: I didn't want to take any of that away from you.
Dixie: You -- you let us care. You knew this whole thing was going to blow up in our face, but you let us have all the feelings that we could for that little girl.
Liza: You can still love her, Dixie.
Dixie: That's not the point. We can't, not in the way that you promised us that we could. Now, we all adore her, of course. You know, and she's always going to be a part of Jake. But you -- you used us.
Liza: What can I say? I have never regretted anything so much in my entire life.
Dixie: Well, good. That's good to hear. Did you notice Joe sitting here? Did you notice him trying to support you, trying to understand and forgive you? I mean, he's such a good man. He could never really tell you how much this hurt him and Ruth.
Liza: I always believed that I would be able to work everything out the way that I had planned -- that Jake would be a part of Colby's life. I mean, I chose Jake to be Colby's father. And Adam was the one who took that away from everybody. He violated me, and it's my fault?
Dixie: I -- I feel like if you had told me as soon as you found out what Adam had done, I would have been in your corner for the rest of my life.
Liza: But now what? What, now I'm to blame?
Dixie: You just think that this is all Adam's fault, right? It's not your fault, right? Like the way you broke up me and Tad. That wasn't your fault. Now you ruin Jake's life. You've probably destroyed his marriage to Gillian, but that's not your fault. Your hands are clean, right?
Liza: I never said that.
Dixie: Well, good. Liza, just -- in some ways, you know, you're just as bad as Adam.

Adrian: Hey, Edmund. How you doing? I came as soon as I got your call.
Edmund: Thanks for coming.
Adrian: No problem. So, what's with all the secrecy?
Edmund: It's a delicate situation, and I needed your professional skills.
Adrian: Ok. Tell me what you can.
Edmund: Well, this friend of mine has been experiencing some strange things recently.
Adrian: Can you define "things"?
Edmund: Yeah, like skill at martial arts but no memory of ever learning anything about it.
Adrian: Ok, continue.
Edmund: Partial recall of certain traumatic events. And recently, this friend spoke fluent Russian.
Adrian: But they don't ever remember even studying the language.
Edmund: Exactly. Now, how can any of this be possible?

Alex: I have to be able to do this. Got to find out who I am.
Alex: Calm down, calm down. Do it.

Adrian: Would, by chance, this friend of yours be Dr. Alexandra Marick?
Edmund: I appreciate your confidentiality.
Adrian: Yeah, well, I read it in the paper. Said she used some karate or some form of martial arts to take down the perp.
Edmund: Mm-hmm.
Adrian: So, I take it she has no idea that you're even meeting with me.
Edmund: No. She wouldn't like it.
Adrian: That's ok. I'll be discreet. You're obviously concerned about her.
Edmund: Ah, I am. And I'm also a little intrigued. The martial arts training, her repressed memory.
Adrian: And now she's speaking fluent Russian.
Edmund: Yes, buy only once. In fact, she doesn't even remember speaking it. She's scared to death, Adrian.
Adrian: Wait a minute. She has no idea where any of this is coming from?
Edmund: There's a gap in her life for a few years she spent in a mental institution. But she doesn't remember anything that happened there. There's also this phrase that just keeps popping up.
Adrian: Something she says?
Edmund: Yeah, whenever she's under stress. I don't even think she's aware of when she's saying it.
Adrian: Ok, but what is "it"? What is she saying?
Edmund: "I just want to get on with my life."
Adrian: Well --
Edmund: Now, listen. Listen, I understand her sentiment, you know, why she would feel that way. But it's just like it's more than that. It's just like this switch that just goes off inside of her.
Adrian: And those words just automatically pop out.
Edmund: Exactly. Have you ever seen anything like this before?

Liza: You know, I don't think that it helps to bring up things that are old past history.
Dixie: I'm sorry. I'm just trying to prove a point.
Liza: What, that I ruin people's lives so that I can benefit and be on top?
Dixie: No. But that it's always been Liza first, you know, and then let the chips fall where they may.
Liza: What happened between you and me and Tad was a lot of years ago. And I apologized. It's not about what I want. It's about what Colby needs. And she needs the Martins in her life. She needs Jake and Tad and Ruth and Joe and you.
Dixie: And Junior. Come on. When was he even going to find out that he had another sister?
Liza: I'm not saying it's not complicated.
Dixie: Well, yeah, it is complicated. It's going to get even more complicated if Adam gets prosecuted.

[Telephone rings]

Dixie: It's my phone. Excuse me.

[Ring]

Dixie: Hello? Hi, Leslie. Yeah. You're with Tad? Ok. Yeah, I'll be right there. Bye.
I have to go. We're finished, right?

Adam: Is my protecting you a problem?
Stuart: Weren't you protecting me when you threw that party for all of Marian's old boyfriends?
Adam: Stuart, I've told you -- I've admitted that was a terrible mistake. What has happened?
Stuart: Something terrible happened to Marian recently.
Adam: Well, she and I aren't close, but I'm sorry. Was she hurt?
Stuart: Yes, in the worst way possible.
Adam: I saw her at the courtroom today. She seemed fine.
Stuart: She's not.
Adam: Is she ill?
Stuart: No. A man named Paolo tricked her into going up to his hotel room, said he was going to buy an expensive house from her.
Adam: Well, Marian has always chased the dollar. What, did he try to cheat her?
Stuart: No. Do you know what this man, Paolo, did to my Marian?
Adam: I -- I don't have a clue.
Stuart: When he got her up in his bedroom, he got her in his bed, and --
Adam: Was Marian raped?
Stuart: She doesn't know. She was too upset and humiliated to even find out. She just -- just went to the hospital just now.
Adam: Well, have you informed the police? This man, what's his name?
Stuart: Paolo.
Adam: Paolo. He needs to be caught. Have you phoned the police?
Stuart: She was too embarrassed. She felt so guilty she wouldn't even go to the doctor to find out. Do you know how awful that makes me feel?
Adam: Well, I'm sorry, Stuart. I'm sorry that I didn't know you and Marian were going through this.
Stuart: Is that the only thing you're sorry about, Adam?
Adam: What does that mean? Stuart, you don't think I'm somehow involved in this? Stuart?

Tad: Marian? Were you hurt? You all right?
Marian: I'm ok, thanks.
Tad: What's wrong?
Marian: Don't hold back, Tad, ok? Just give Adam everything you've got. Excuse me.

Dixie: Hey.
Tad: Hey, sweetie.
Dixie: Hi. How's it going?
Tad: It's all right. I'm fine.
Dixie: Yeah?
Tad: Yeah. Although I can't guarantee what might happen if I have to go back to sharing a cell with Adam Chandler.
Dixie: Listen, you need to keep cool until I can get you out of there. How's it going? What's going on?
Leslie: Well, the judge granted me some time with Tad. That's a start.
Tad: Can I have a minute with Dixie, please?
Leslie: Let's not push it, ok? Make it quick.

Dixie: Honey, I can't take this, you know? First, you're, like, throwing punches with Adam, and now you're sharing a cell with him. This is going a little too far, don't you think?
Tad: It's all for a good cause, ok? Don't start preparing yourself for conjugal visits just yet.
Dixie: Well, how can you blame me? Adam's not going to back down. Obviously, you're not going to back down.
Tad: I won't have to. It's all right. It is all working out better than I possibly could have hoped for.
Dixie: How so?
Tad: Dixie, I've got an opportunity to personally guarantee that the rest of Adam's life is a living hell.

Stuart: I want you to tell me the truth, Adam. Did you try to protect me from Marian? Did you send that man to make her look unfaithful to me?
Adam: Stuart --
Stuart: He maybe drugged her and maybe even raped her. Did you send that man to wreck my marriage?

Adrian: Well, with the memory gap, Dr. Marick's knowledge of martial arts or Russian can be explained. But the expression that she keeps using -
- Edmund: "I just want to get on with my life."
Adrian: Be it as it may, the words are really not important. It's when they're used and how they're used and how she responds to the phrase.
Edmund: Usually under stress.
Adrian: Ok, I got you. So whenever she feels threatened, all she has to do is pull out a little key.
Edmund: What do you mean?
Adrian: A key phrase. Some people know it as a trigger phrase. It's basically a hypnotic suggestion. We use it to program or deprogram our agents in the field.
Edmund: Hypnotism?
Adrian: Well, it's not actually a parlor trick you use to get someone to bark like a dog. It's more subtle, a more effective way of controlling someone's thoughts.
Edmund: Are you implying that Alex was -- was a spy?
Adrian: Well, I can't answer that for sure. But it sounds to me like she was definitely brainwashed.

Alex: It's Dr. Marick here. I need to speak to Mr. Montgomery, please. I need his help getting some medical records back from a hospital in Wales. Ok, I'll hold.
Guy: Alex, I can see you just want to get on with your life.


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Alex: Who sent you?

Edmund: Her life's in danger?
Adrian: I wouldn't rule it out.

Adam: I am not responsible for what happened to Marian. Please, Stuart, you have to believe me.

Erica: Your name is?
Paolo: Paolo.





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