August 8, 1966--Episode 30
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the_collinsport_reviewMy name is Victoria Winters.
Things have been getting more and more tense and now there's been an explosion.
Roger wants to know where Burke got the infamous bleeder valve. Burke checks to be sure that this is what Roger's been going on about, and when Roger says he knows it is, Burke says that all he knew was that there was a part missing from his car after the accident. He didn't know what part it was.
Roger switches his accusation back to Burke, who is surprised since Roger accused David only seconds ago. But since Burke has the valve, he's a suspect again. They've been looking for the valve ever since the accident.
Burke knows that; they searched his room. But maybe not thoroughly enough, Roger says. During this, David has been slowly moving towards the door, but Roger catches him and tells him to stay because this concerns him. Then Roger demands Burke tell him where he got the infamous bleeder valve.
Burke says he found the valve where Roger should have looked, then asks David if he wants to tell where Burke found the valve. David yells no!, so Burke says he found it at the scene of the accident.
You see, what happened was, Burke was driving through town when he saw David walking along. They were heading for Collinwood, and they came to where the accident happened. "It's a dangerous curve, Roger, you really should put up a retaining wall." [Because it's better to hit a wall than trees?]
Victoria, annoyed with all this exposition, asks where the valve was. Burke says that David said he hadn't tampered with the brakes, and Burke believed him. And since he knew he hadn't done it, the only other possibility was that it just fell off. [Well, not really. But we are out of likely suspects.]
Roger says it's impossible, and Burke snaps that anything is possible, and why doesn't he ask David?
David concurs that it was on the road.
Well, why didn't David say so before? Roger asks.
Because you didn't give him a chance, Burke says before David can say anything.
Yes, David says, Roger was too busy yelling.
Now Roger sends Burke and David to the foyer. David says again that he never had the valve, but Roger ignores this and tells Burke to take David outside.
Alone with Victoria, Roger asks if this valve is what she found. Yes, she tells him, it is.
Out in the foyer, David and Burke sit together on the stairs. Burke asks David if he thinks Roger believed him. David doesn't know, but wants to know why Burke lied. Burke tells him it's an old habit, that when the enemy is moving, you try to keep them stirred up.
He then tells David he saved his neck, that he knows where the valve came from, and what David did. Burke wants David to be honest with him. David says he wanted to go back and get it, so nobody else would find the hidden valve, but Burke wouldn't let him. He didn't know they were going to be friends.
David asks if Burke's mad, and Burke says he's a little mad, but if he was really mad, he wouldn't have covered for David. He understands how upset David was, but there's no excuse for trying to kill his father.
In the drawing room, Roger is calling Victoria stupid for not holding onto the valve. You remember the other key to the dresser, the one Victoria didn't know about? Yes, she brings that up. Roger asks if she's sure she found the valve. [Honestly, I think the valve should get a credit at the end of the show.]
Finally, Victoria is exasperated that nobody believes her. Roger says it's hard for him to believe his son tried to kill him, and Victoria says this hasn't been easy for her, either. She suggests that Burke found the valve in the road because David threw it there after he got it back. Roger seems skeptical.
Then the phone rings. It's Carolyn, wanting to know if David is home. Roger tells her he came home about half an hour ago. Carolyn asks if Burke brought him home, and Roger is surprised she knew this. He says yes, and wants to know how she knew. He's disturbed when he hangs up.
Roger asks Victoria what Burke said about where he found David. Victoria tells him what Burke said, and Roger tells her that Carolyn said that when she inquired at Burke's hotel, she was told that when Burke left, David was with him. Roger neither likes nor understands this.
Back in the foyer, Burke waits. David comes downstairs with a picture of him and his mother, the only picture of his mother that he has. He and Burke agree that she's beautiful. David says that she's in the hospital, and that if she were there, she'd never let Roger be so mean to him. He further tells Burke that's the reason he tried to kill Roger, because he's so mean and he scares David. When his mother comes back, he'll never have to see Victoria again.
Burke doesn't understand this, so David tells him that it's all Victoria's fault anyone found out about him and the valve. Burke tells him he can't blame other people for what he's done, but David doesn't care. He hates Victoria and he's going to get even with her.
Roger comes out of the foyer and tells Burke he wants to have a word with him. "Well, it looks like it's my turn," Burke says to David. Roger is not amused. He tells Victoria to take David upstairs and stay with him, then orders Burke to the drawing room. Before he goes into the drawing room, Burke tells David if he ever needs a friend, he's got one.
Victoria asks David what he's holding (the picture) but he won't tell her. When she asks to see it, he runs upstairs.
In the drawing room, Roger busts Burke on his lie about meeting David in the street. Burke couldn't care less about being caught.
Up in David's room, Victoria tries to talk to David, but pretty much all he has to say is that he wishes she'd never come here and that he hates her.
Roger says that Burke and David are just the same, they both make up stories, and Burke tells Roger that the only reason he didn't tell the truth was that he was afraid that Roger would get sore. [Well, that's why David lies, too.] He knew David was enough trouble, because yes, David told him what was going on. Roger asks why David came to see him, and Burke says he doesn't know. When Roger doesn't believe that, Burke tells him the same story David told Burke. And he tells Roger that David likes him.
Roger tells Burke to stay away from David, and Burke says that Roger's not upset because it might have been David who tried to kill him but because it wasn't him. "You were dancing through the streets because you thought you'd found a way to send me back to prison and lock the door." Then he rubs in that it was Roger's own son who tried to kill him. [Me, I want to see Roger dancing through the streets.]
In Victoria's room, David asks how long he has to stay there, and Victoria says that's up to his father. She tries to be nice to him, but David is rude. Victoria tells him that she's sorry, and David says that she really wishes he was dead, and that he wishes that she was dead. He's off on a tear when Roger comes in to yell at him some more. He throws Victoria out of her own room[!] so he can talk to David.
Down in the drawing room, Burke is playing Chopsticks. He asks Victoria to join him, but she's not in a light-hearted mood. She's worried about David. Burke isn't; Roger will just yell at him, but he won't "hurt" David. [Not one of these people seem to get that Roger's yelling at David has already hurt him so badly, he tried to kill Roger!] He tells Victoria that she's the one who should stay away from open windows because David is holding a big grudge against her. And then he tells her--wait for it--that she should go back to the foundling home!
Victoria that she can't leave yet, then pointedly tells him that not everyone can afford to hire a private investigator. Burke, pouring himself a drink, asks if she'd like to read the report, she can--if she'll have dinner with him. She demurs.
Up in Victoria's room, David is protesting his innocence while Roger furiously yells that he's a rotten little murderer and that he'll get what he deserves, that Roger will send him away. David runs from the room, with Roger chasing him. He runs down the stairs and straight to Burke, crying "Help me, Burke, help me!" Burke says there's nothing he can do, and Roger grabs David, dragging him from the room. Victoria asks what Roger is going to do, and he says that for now he's going to lock David in his room.
Burke tells Victoria that he'd better go before he wears out his welcome. She says that he thinks this is all pretty amusing, and he admits he does, that it's sort of like the judgement of the gods. He repeats his invitation to dinner, and his advice to stay away from open windows, and leaves.
*
[The night to remember is Friday for The Green Hornet, when he cuts into crime like a buzz saw. Starting in September, in color, on ABC.]
Things have been getting more and more tense and now there's been an explosion.
Roger wants to know where Burke got the infamous bleeder valve. Burke checks to be sure that this is what Roger's been going on about, and when Roger says he knows it is, Burke says that all he knew was that there was a part missing from his car after the accident. He didn't know what part it was.
Roger switches his accusation back to Burke, who is surprised since Roger accused David only seconds ago. But since Burke has the valve, he's a suspect again. They've been looking for the valve ever since the accident.
Burke knows that; they searched his room. But maybe not thoroughly enough, Roger says. During this, David has been slowly moving towards the door, but Roger catches him and tells him to stay because this concerns him. Then Roger demands Burke tell him where he got the infamous bleeder valve.
Burke says he found the valve where Roger should have looked, then asks David if he wants to tell where Burke found the valve. David yells no!, so Burke says he found it at the scene of the accident.
You see, what happened was, Burke was driving through town when he saw David walking along. They were heading for Collinwood, and they came to where the accident happened. "It's a dangerous curve, Roger, you really should put up a retaining wall." [Because it's better to hit a wall than trees?]
Victoria, annoyed with all this exposition, asks where the valve was. Burke says that David said he hadn't tampered with the brakes, and Burke believed him. And since he knew he hadn't done it, the only other possibility was that it just fell off. [Well, not really. But we are out of likely suspects.]
Roger says it's impossible, and Burke snaps that anything is possible, and why doesn't he ask David?
David concurs that it was on the road.
Well, why didn't David say so before? Roger asks.
Because you didn't give him a chance, Burke says before David can say anything.
Yes, David says, Roger was too busy yelling.
Now Roger sends Burke and David to the foyer. David says again that he never had the valve, but Roger ignores this and tells Burke to take David outside.
Alone with Victoria, Roger asks if this valve is what she found. Yes, she tells him, it is.
Out in the foyer, David and Burke sit together on the stairs. Burke asks David if he thinks Roger believed him. David doesn't know, but wants to know why Burke lied. Burke tells him it's an old habit, that when the enemy is moving, you try to keep them stirred up.
He then tells David he saved his neck, that he knows where the valve came from, and what David did. Burke wants David to be honest with him. David says he wanted to go back and get it, so nobody else would find the hidden valve, but Burke wouldn't let him. He didn't know they were going to be friends.
David asks if Burke's mad, and Burke says he's a little mad, but if he was really mad, he wouldn't have covered for David. He understands how upset David was, but there's no excuse for trying to kill his father.
In the drawing room, Roger is calling Victoria stupid for not holding onto the valve. You remember the other key to the dresser, the one Victoria didn't know about? Yes, she brings that up. Roger asks if she's sure she found the valve. [Honestly, I think the valve should get a credit at the end of the show.]
Finally, Victoria is exasperated that nobody believes her. Roger says it's hard for him to believe his son tried to kill him, and Victoria says this hasn't been easy for her, either. She suggests that Burke found the valve in the road because David threw it there after he got it back. Roger seems skeptical.
Then the phone rings. It's Carolyn, wanting to know if David is home. Roger tells her he came home about half an hour ago. Carolyn asks if Burke brought him home, and Roger is surprised she knew this. He says yes, and wants to know how she knew. He's disturbed when he hangs up.
Roger asks Victoria what Burke said about where he found David. Victoria tells him what Burke said, and Roger tells her that Carolyn said that when she inquired at Burke's hotel, she was told that when Burke left, David was with him. Roger neither likes nor understands this.
Back in the foyer, Burke waits. David comes downstairs with a picture of him and his mother, the only picture of his mother that he has. He and Burke agree that she's beautiful. David says that she's in the hospital, and that if she were there, she'd never let Roger be so mean to him. He further tells Burke that's the reason he tried to kill Roger, because he's so mean and he scares David. When his mother comes back, he'll never have to see Victoria again.
Burke doesn't understand this, so David tells him that it's all Victoria's fault anyone found out about him and the valve. Burke tells him he can't blame other people for what he's done, but David doesn't care. He hates Victoria and he's going to get even with her.
Roger comes out of the foyer and tells Burke he wants to have a word with him. "Well, it looks like it's my turn," Burke says to David. Roger is not amused. He tells Victoria to take David upstairs and stay with him, then orders Burke to the drawing room. Before he goes into the drawing room, Burke tells David if he ever needs a friend, he's got one.
Victoria asks David what he's holding (the picture) but he won't tell her. When she asks to see it, he runs upstairs.
In the drawing room, Roger busts Burke on his lie about meeting David in the street. Burke couldn't care less about being caught.
Up in David's room, Victoria tries to talk to David, but pretty much all he has to say is that he wishes she'd never come here and that he hates her.
Roger says that Burke and David are just the same, they both make up stories, and Burke tells Roger that the only reason he didn't tell the truth was that he was afraid that Roger would get sore. [Well, that's why David lies, too.] He knew David was enough trouble, because yes, David told him what was going on. Roger asks why David came to see him, and Burke says he doesn't know. When Roger doesn't believe that, Burke tells him the same story David told Burke. And he tells Roger that David likes him.
Roger tells Burke to stay away from David, and Burke says that Roger's not upset because it might have been David who tried to kill him but because it wasn't him. "You were dancing through the streets because you thought you'd found a way to send me back to prison and lock the door." Then he rubs in that it was Roger's own son who tried to kill him. [Me, I want to see Roger dancing through the streets.]
In Victoria's room, David asks how long he has to stay there, and Victoria says that's up to his father. She tries to be nice to him, but David is rude. Victoria tells him that she's sorry, and David says that she really wishes he was dead, and that he wishes that she was dead. He's off on a tear when Roger comes in to yell at him some more. He throws Victoria out of her own room[!] so he can talk to David.
Down in the drawing room, Burke is playing Chopsticks. He asks Victoria to join him, but she's not in a light-hearted mood. She's worried about David. Burke isn't; Roger will just yell at him, but he won't "hurt" David. [Not one of these people seem to get that Roger's yelling at David has already hurt him so badly, he tried to kill Roger!] He tells Victoria that she's the one who should stay away from open windows because David is holding a big grudge against her. And then he tells her--wait for it--that she should go back to the foundling home!
Victoria that she can't leave yet, then pointedly tells him that not everyone can afford to hire a private investigator. Burke, pouring himself a drink, asks if she'd like to read the report, she can--if she'll have dinner with him. She demurs.
Up in Victoria's room, David is protesting his innocence while Roger furiously yells that he's a rotten little murderer and that he'll get what he deserves, that Roger will send him away. David runs from the room, with Roger chasing him. He runs down the stairs and straight to Burke, crying "Help me, Burke, help me!" Burke says there's nothing he can do, and Roger grabs David, dragging him from the room. Victoria asks what Roger is going to do, and he says that for now he's going to lock David in his room.
Burke tells Victoria that he'd better go before he wears out his welcome. She says that he thinks this is all pretty amusing, and he admits he does, that it's sort of like the judgement of the gods. He repeats his invitation to dinner, and his advice to stay away from open windows, and leaves.
*
[The night to remember is Friday for The Green Hornet, when he cuts into crime like a buzz saw. Starting in September, in color, on ABC.]
