For Richer or Poorer Page #8

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Thank you, Jacob. Thank you.

Thanks, honey. Jacob!

Cool it!

And that concludes Rainbow Harvest '97.

[Chatter]

- You're a brave soul, Jacob.

- I'll say. Very brave.

- It was nothing.

- You look very nice.

I just want to tell you,

no matter what the elders decide,

the clothes you made,

they are beautiful.

God has blessed you

with many talents.

Oh, thank you, but it wasn't just me.

I had my friends to help.

My real friends.

Um... Emma?

Um... I have a favour to ask.

I was wondering. Would you do me the

honour of helping us with the wedding?

- You want me to be the coordinator?

- Um... I guess so.

Yes! Yes!

- Good! Thank you!

- Ahem.

After much debate,

we have reached a decision.

- We like the colours.

- [Gasps]

[Cheering]

- Could I join you?

- Sure.

I know, I know.

Don't read anything into it.

I wanted to thank you

for helping me today, Jacob.

It was fun... Emma.

Do you want to sit down?

OK.

- I was really proud of you today.

- Mm.

Proud. That's gotta be a first.

No. You really helped those people.

You did something nice

just to do something nice.

- And you didn't even hire a publicist.

- Mm.

Yep. There you go.

I actually finished something.

And hey,

try and find an Amish publicist.

- You did good.

- Thank you.

And I know when you get out on your own,

whatever you do, you'll do great.

Mm. On my own.

There's a thought.

I'm sorry I held you back.

You didn't hold me back. No, you didn't.

I held myself back.

Hey, but hasn't it been great

not fighting with each other?

Yes.

It's too bad we didn't get

the hang of this a couple of years ago.

Yeah, that is too bad.

All those years chasing our tails,

for what?

Another car I didn't drive.

Another outfit I didn't wear.

The Holyland. ls that not

the worst idea you've ever heard?

Oh, Brad.

Yes.

[Pretends to sob]

You know, we can't stay here forever.

Yeah.

Look how bright the sky is.

It's so much clearer out here.

Yes, it is.

It was a wonderful day today, Samuel.

God only makes good days.

[Bed creaks rhythmically]

[Banging]

Afternoon.

Thanks to your semi-modern technology,

we've got bupkls.

lntercourse not paying off

doesn't mean your Dirty Harry technique

is better than forensic science.

ls that so? Well, who's got more movies,

Clint Eastwood or Jack Klugman?

- What?

- The only way to solve cases

is running down leads,

grilling suspects, long, lonely nights.

Sure, occasionally you come home

and your wife's in bed with

the bottled-water guy, but so what?

Boo-hoo, you blow your nose,

you move on.

Good old-fashioned police work

is the only way.

- Sir, look out!

- That's a cow.

That's a sign.

Hey.

On the other hand,

sometimes you just get lucky.

Sir, I think I messed myself.

Walk it off, son.

The vows you have taken,

you take for a lifetime.

These are promises

which you make to each other

with respect,

with kindness and fairness,

and with honour to each other,

with all lowliness, meekness,

forbearing one another in love,

endeavouring to hold

the unity of the spirit

with a bond of peace.

Neither time nor temperament

nor force of nature

shall diminish the solemnity

of this holy union in the eyes of God.

This commitment you make to each other

is sanctified in his name.

So will you, Rebecca,

take Henner to be your husband,

to love and to cherish, to honour

and obey till death do you part?

I will.

And do you, Henner,

take Rebecca to be your wife,

to love and to cherish, to honour

and obey, till death do you part?

- I will.

- So today,

before you friends, relatives,

brothers and sisters,

I offer you my blessings.

[Dog barks]

[Sirens blare]

How do you tell them apart?

They all look alike to me.

OK, people.

We're looking for the Yoders.

That worked well.

- What is this about, please?

- It's about Jacob and Emma Yoder.

- Please.

- I am Jacob Yoder.

- And I am Emma.

- You are not. They are.

Aren't you, Jacob? Tell 'em.

Maybe we should ask

for a public defender.

Phil's office swore he'd be here.

Hi.

It's nice of them to come.

What on earth is she wearing?

Looks like something

from Mizrahi's milkmaid line.

- I like the no-button look.

- Yeah, you would.

How will Brad

dig his way out of this one?

- Looks like the Quaker defence.

- All rise.

- We're gonna get the chair.

- lf we're lucky.

Well, well, well.

Mr Sexton. And Mrs Sexton.

- It's good to see you, Your Honour.

- You're looking very well.

I should be shocked

at the list of charges against you,

but somehow it rings all too true.

ls Malik Ali Farquhvar here?

Yeah, that's me.

How you doin', Your Honour?

And I am definitely here.

Your Honour, I stole that man's taxi.

We stole that man's taxi.

And I know there's some questions

about our tax matters.

Mr Sexton, where is your attorney?

I don't know.

- Then who will represent the defence?

- There is no defence.

- We just want to be held accountable.

- We want to make things right.

You're prepared to accept

the consequences?

[Both] We are.

Your Honour.

Your Honour.

Mr Lincoln.

I'd like to apologise.

I just came from the airport.

Permission to approach the bench,

Your Honour.

Thank you.

Your Honour,

I've arranged for the extradition...

[carries on inaudibly]

ln light of information which has

just been presented to the court,

we'll take a brief recess.

Look at the two of you.

- Where have you been, Phil?

- Zurich.

And I am pleased to report

that the long arm of the law

has triumphed once again.

You'll be billed accordingly. And...

I found Bob.

And as I was arranging

to extradite his considerable ass,

I did a little business with a

consortium of German investment bankers,

who flipped, absolutely flipped,

over the Holyland deal.

- They actually like it?

- Enough to buy you out.

[Panting] Brad.

I'm sick. I'm a sick man.

l... I was jealous. I had debts.

I had needs. Very expensive needs.

The cutlery. The Tuscan villa.

The jet fuel.

The special shoes. I have webbed feet.

I never told you.

I didn't want to burden you.

I know you must hate my guts right now.

No, Bob, I don't.

- Actually, I owe you.

- Huh?

I owe you a debt of gratitude.

Yeah. You saved our lives

and you saved our marriage.

You mean you forgive me?

Well, I'd like to.

I guess I still have

a little ways to go.

Nice arm.

Case dismissed.

[Frenzied chatter]

- Listen, Sexton, you're the man.

- Honey, what have you been eating?

Braddy boy, it's time to take

our relationship to the next level.

...my new pills. You'll love them.

They make everything taste like sh*t.

I am talking about a partnership here.

My brains, your financial brawn,

we can't miss.

Cigarette?

Gabriella's maid tried to kill herself

by climbing into the dishwasher.

Fabulous, huh? What do you say?

[Conversation in slow motion]

Hi!

How are you?

Anna, back in the house.

- Samuel, wait.

- Levinia, please.

We know what we did was very wrong.

We betrayed your trust and we hurt you.

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