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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Vienna tells Henry she's leaving him if he doesn't give away his inheritance from James. He tells his mother and she suggests they ask her friend Ralphie for help. He has a "charity" that he uses for laundering money. Henry tells Vienna he's going to give the money to charity, and she happily agrees to stay. Today’s episode was directed by Jenniver Pepperman and written by Susan Dansby.
Transcripts from TVMegasite Vienna: I brought coffee, croissants and whipped cream. Henry: Oh! What an interesting combination. Vienna: Well, the whipped cream is for after breakfast, when we go back to bed. Henry: Oh, baby, baby, baby, I would love, love -- Mom -- to whip it you up with you right now, but I've got to go. Vienna: What? Where? Henry: I'm running late for a meeting at the lawyer's office. Vienna: Oh, is this about James Stenbeck's estate? Henry: Yeah, I got to sign a few papers before I can get my inheritance, that's all. Vienna: And then more papers when you're handing over all the money to your mother, right? Henry: Yeah, so I -- I got to go. Vienna: Not so fast. Henry: Ooh, ooh, ooh! I love it when you get bossy. But still got to go, baby. Hey! Vienna: Say it. Henry: I still got to go, please? Vienna: No. Say that you're gonna keep your promise and hand over all the money to your mother. Henry: Liebchen, I really -- I would love to. I really would, but I can’t. Vienna: But you made a solemn vow! Henry: I know I did. I know. I know. Mm, 'cause I knew how much it meant to you. I knew. I knew. But then I thought about it, and I thought, "Look, James is taking this money from Paul and giving it to me." Well, I don't know -- it would be disrespectful to his memory to refuse. Do you understand what I'm saying? Vienna: I do. Henry: Good. Vienna: I'm leaving you, Henry.
Henry: Come here. Come here. I thought you loved me. Vienna: Get one thing straight, Henry. I don't just love you. I adore you. I need you like I need my next breath of air. Please, I gotta go pack. Henry: What? No, wait. What? Wait a second. If you feel that way, then how can you leave me? Vienna: It's called self respect, Henry. Henry: Oh, Honey, me inheriting James' money -- it's not a big deal. What you and I have is worth more than anything. Vienna: What do we have, Henry? Henry: We've got love, and we've got laughter, and we've got commitment, and we've got friendship, and we've got great sex. What could be better than that? Vienna: If you had kept your promises, that would be much better. Just, please, just give the money to your mother. Henry: I can't give it to Audrey. She's the one that murdered James. Vienna: Well, then give it to charity. Henry: Alot of it? Sweetie, Sweetie. No, listen. Listen to me. I don't think you're realizing what we can do with this money. Now, we can buy a place here. We can get a place with a pool and a sauna and a heliport. Vienna: And lots of room for all the children we won't have? Henry: Whoa. Who says we won't have children if we want to? Vienna: I don't want to have children with a man who can't keep his promises. Henry: Sweetie, we can work this out. Please don't leave. Please. Vienna: I don't know how to live without you. Henry: I'm glad to hear that. Vienna: But if that money isn't out of your hands by tonight, I'm getting on a plane by tomorrow. [Knock on door] Audrey: Good morning, you two. Henry: Not now, Mother. Vienna: Henry? Henry: I can’t. Vienna: What? Okay. Henry: Vienna, Vienna. Vienna, wait! Audrey: Oh, well, she seems upset. Wait a minute. Is she packing here? Son, you're telling me she's leaving you? Henry: No, but she will if I don't give away James Stenbeck’s money. Audrey: Okay, I can help you there. Just sign it all over to me, and then everything will work out like we planned. Henry: Like we planned? No. You're the one who masterminded my father's murder, not me. I'm not giving you one cent of that money.
Henry: What's the plan? Audrey: Vienna wants you to give the money away, so simply give it to me. Henry: Hmm, I've got a different plan. It's actually a better plan. It's gonna keep you out of my relationship and out of my pocketbook. Audrey: Okay, what's the plan? Henry: I'm giving the money to charity. Audrey: Charity? Where on earth did you get that dumb idea? Henry: Well, it wasn't my idea. It was Vienna's idea, but that doesn't matter. If that's what I have to do to keep her, then that is what I'm going to do. Even if hurts like hell. Audrey: Hmm. Charity, huh? And what if I told you there might be a charitable way for you to keep Vienna and keep the money? Henry: Well, you know, Mom, with you, charity always begins at home. Audrey: Uh-huh. This time, it just has a different address. Henry: What's in it for you? Audrey: I want half of James Stenbeck’s estate. Henry: I'm not following you. Audrey: If -- if I pull this off, then we are going to split James' money 50/50.
Henry: Okay, Mom, spit it out. What's the plan? Audrey: Vienna really doesn't want you to take James' money, right? Henry: Right. Audrey: Okay. Well, what if you could get exactly the same amount of money, but in a legit fashion? Would she want you to give it away then? Henry: Well, no, of course not. But how could we possibly do that? Audrey: Metro. Metro's going to re-open with a new chef, and you are half owner. Henry: So? Audrey: So, what if you got a whole lot of new customers? Henry: Mom, Mom, we would have to pack the joint every night and twice on Sundays to come even close to the amount of money that James left. There's no way that we could legally make that much cash. Audrey: Unless I bring in Ralph. Henry: What is a Ralph, and how does it help me keep Vienna?
Audrey: Ralph has a lot of money, and he needs to put it into circulation. Henry: Clarify. Audrey: Well, when you mentioned charity, it made me stop and think. Ralph has a charitable organization. Henry: Oh, yeah? What's the name of this charity? Audrey: Um, I don't know. Something like children of adversity or something. I don't know. It doesn't matter. The point is, is with James' money, you make a donation to the foundation. Henry: What does the foundation support? Audrey: Mostly Ralph. Henry: Oh, you must think I'm a real idiot. I write a check for all my money. To some friend of yours, and I never see it again. Audrey: Oh, sure you do. Ralph needs your money, and he needs to give his money to you. Henry: You're not making any sense, Mother. Audrey: Okay, okay, listen to me. You make a donation to the foundation, and then Ralph turns around and gives the exact same amount to Metro. You see? You now have given away James' money, and you've gotten the same amount through a business venture. Vienna's happy. You're happy. I'm happy. And you never have to deal with me again. Henry: Well, that's -- now, that's tempting. That's very temping. So, I give Ralph -- wait a minute, Mother. I give Ralph my money, he gives me the money. That's money laundering. That's illegal. Audrey: Well, so is a lot of gambling, but that never kept you from taking a seat at the table. Well, do you want to keep the money or do you not? Henry: If it means hooking up with a gangster to launder money through a club that I am part owner of, then the answer is absolutely no.
Henry: Vienna? Vienna: Those are very pretty. But you shouldn't have wasted any of your millions, because I can't carry it on the plane. Henry: I -- don't have the millions yet. I called the lawyer and I rescheduled. Vienna: Oh, so you'll get it tomorrow. Congratulations. I hope you enjoy it. Henry: Listen, I rescheduled because I realized that I couldn't enjoy being rich without you. You make everything -- everything more fun, even working hard and living paycheck to paycheck. Vienna: What are you saying? Henry: I'm saying that I'm going to sign the papers and get the money and then give it away. Vienna: To your mother? Henry: No. I can't reward Audrey. She's the one that bumped off Daddy Stenbeck. No, I'm gonna take the money and give it away to charity. Vienna: Which one? Henry: I -- I don't know. One we can find together, if you still want to be with me. Vienna: Oh! Of course I want to be with you. Thank you for giving up millions for me, Henry. Henry: Aye-yi-yi. Yeah, okay. You -- you remember this moment -- come here. You remember this moment when some rich dude sweeps you off your feet, okay? Vienna: Well, some rich dude will never have a chance. Henry: Oh, yeah why's that? Vienna: Because I could never love anyone the way I love you, ever. |
