The Gay Sisters Page #11

NO. I WON'T WALK OU ON IT THIS TIME.

SHE'S AWAKE.

YOU CAN GO:

TO BED NOW.

WELL, SUSANNA, NO MORE PALE

CHEEKS OR RED EYES FOR YOU.

THE GAYLORD CASE

IS FINISHED.

FINISHED?

I DON'T SEE-

I'LL TELL YOU ALL

ABOUT IT IN THE MORNING.

FIRST THING FOR YOU TO DO

IS GET A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP

AND FORGET ALL THIS NONSENSE

THAT HAPPENED TONIGHT.

EVELYN AND AUSTIN

ARE BACK,

SO YOU NEEDN'T WORRY

ABOUT THAT ANY LONGER.

EVELYN CAME BACK?

YES.

YOU'RE GIVING IN

TO CHARLES BARCLAY.

YES.

FIONA. YOU'RE DOING

THIS FOR ME.

I'M DOING I FOR ALL OF US.

BUT AUSTIN.

WHAT ABOUT AUSTIN?

SHH. EVERYTHING'S GOING TO

BE ALL RIGHT FOR EVERYONE.

NOW THAT WE HAVE THE

OTHER SIGNATURES, MISS GAYLORD,

IT WILL BE NECESSARY

TO AFFIX YOURS:

IN THE PRESENCE:

OF THESE GENTLEMEN.

YES. THE LAW IS

SO EXPLICIT.

THANK YOU.

AND NOW, WILL YOU WITNESS IT?

NOW THIS SETTLES

THE AGREEMEN TO DISPOSE OF

THE GAYLORD HOUSE.

WELL, WITH EVERYTHING

AS CLEAR-CUT AS THIS,

IT WON'T TAKE MORE

THAN A DAY IN COURT.

JUDGE BARROWS SHOULD BE

AGREEABLY SURPRISED.

INDEED HE WILL.

SO, HE IS MY CHILD.

AND HOW COULD YOU HATE ME

AS YOU HAVE, ALL THESE YEARS?

BECAUSE HE'S

YOUR CHILD.

NOW TO THE AGREEMEN ABOUT THE BOY.

NO. THIS WON'T DO.

WON'T DO?

WHEN I AGREED TO A SETTLEMENT,

I MEANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE PUBLICLY

THAT BARCLAY WAS

THE FATHER OF THE BOY.

I MEANT THAT HE MIGHT VISI HIM AT REASONABLE INTERVALS.

BUT I THOUGHT, OF COURSE, SINCE

HE'S SO YOUNG, HE'D REMAIN WITH ME.

I'M ENTITLED

TO MORE THAN THAT.

YOU'RE ENTITLED TO NOTHING

I DON'T CHOOSE TO GIVE YOU.

I HAPPEN TO HAVE

MY OWN OPINION ON THAT.

JUST WHAT DO:

YOU WANT?

ONLY WHA THE LAW ALLOWS.

EQUAL CUSTODY. THE BOY'S TIME

WILL BE DIVIDED BETWEEN US.

6 MONTHS WITH YOU,

6 MONTHS WITH ME.

HIS SCHOOLING-

WHAT ABOUT THAT?

WE'LL ARRANGE THA BETWEEN US.

AND HIS VACATIONS? WITH

WHOM DOES HE SPEND THOSE?

BOTH OF US,

ALTERNATELY.

AND IF HE'S ILL...

WHO DECIDES WHA TREATMENT HE SHOULD HAVE,

WHAT DOCTOR TO CALL?

WELL, THOSE ARE SMALL DETAILS

THAT CAN BE WORKED OUT LATER.

THERE ARE NO SMALL DETAILS IN A

CHILD'S LIFE. EVERYTHING'S IMPORTANT.

BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE

WHO HATE EACH OTHER,

WHO ARE ONLY ACCIDENTALLY

HIS MOTHER AND FATHER.

DON'T YOU REALIZE

HE'LL BE HARMED BY IT,

AND THAT AS HE GROWS OLDER,

HE'LL BE ASHAMED OF IT?

I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH TOO MANY

CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS WERE DIVORCED

NOT TO KNOW WHAT IT DID

TO THEIR LIVES.

NO, THAT WON'T DO.

IT WILL HAVE TO DO.

YOU'RE MISTAKEN.

I'M NOT GOING TO CU THAT CHILD IN TWO.

YOU CAN'T KEEP HIM

TO YOURSELF.

NO, BUT YOU CAN. I MEAN

TO GIVE HIM UP TO YOU.

ARE YOU SURE YOU KNOW

WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?

QUITE. IF THAT CHILD IS GOING

TO BEGIN TO HAVE PARENTS,

LET HIM BEGIN PROPERLY.

RIGHT NOW, HE DOESN' KNOW HE HAS ANYONE.

THINK WHAT CONFUSION

WOULD ENTER HIS MIND

IF HE WERE SUDDENLY TOLD

HE HAD A MOTHER AND FATHER

WHO WOULD DIVIDE HIM

BETWEEN THEM.

HOW MUCH BETTER TO BE

TOLD HE ONLY HAS A FATHER

WHO WAS WILLING TO DEVOTE ALL HIS

TIME TO HIS CARE AND UPBRINGING.

THAT'S YOUR DECISION?

MY ONLY DECISION. MR.

WHEELER! MR. PEDLOCH!

LET'S GET THIS

OVER WITH.

SASKIA!

WHAT IS IT?

SEND AUSTIN DOWN IMMEDIATELY

WITH HIS HAT AND COAT.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL SCRATCH OUT THE CLAUSE

ABOUT DIVISION OF CUSTODY.

HAVE YOUR CLIEN INITIAL IT.

AFTER ALL, THE CHILD

IS YOURS AND MINE.

I WANT NOTHING:

THAT BELONGS TO YOU.

I WISH IT DIDN' HAVE TO BE LIKE THIS.

I WANT IT THIS WAY, AND

I STILL WANT TO HATE YOU.

YOU CAN TAKE YOUR SON,

TAKE THE GAYLORD HOUSE

AND TEAR IT DOWN STONE BY

STONE, AND BUILD BARCLAY SQUARE.

YOU'VE WON.

AUSTIN, COME HERE.

AUSTIN, THIS GENTLEMAN

IS MR. CHARLES BARCLAY.

HOW DO YOU DO, AUSTIN?

HOW DO YOU DO, SIR?

MR. BARCLAY IS GOING TO

TAKE YOU HOME WITH HIM.

WHY?

MR. BARCLAY WILL TELL YOU

ABOUT EVERYTHING LATER.

AND NOW, AUSTIN,

BE A GOOD BOY.

YES, MA'AM.

AND DO AS:

YOU'RE TOLD.

YES, MA'AM.

WELL,

AREN'T YOU GOING?

COME ALONG,

YOUNG MAN.

MISS GAYLORD?

WHAT IS IT?

WHEN AM I:

COMING BACK?

IT'S NOT VERY POLITE

TO TALK ABOUT THA WHEN YOUR VISIT HASN' EVEN BEGUN, IS IT?

NO, MA'AM.

AUSTIN...

FIX YOUR COLLAR.

WELL, I DON'T SUPPOSE

YOU'LL NEED ME ANYMORE,

BUT IF THERE'S

ANYTHING I CAN DO-

THANK YOU. YOU'VE BEEN

VERY KIND AND PATIENT.

ONE THING MORE:

ABOUT THIS PROPERTY...

HE'S VERY ANXIOUS TO COMPLETE

THE BARCLAY SQUARE PROJECT.

BARCLAY SQUARE.

I PROMISED:

I'D NEVER SELL.

LAND WAS OUR RELIGION.

HA! WE BELIEVED IN IT ALMOS MORE THAN WE BELIEVED IN GOD.

AUSTIN DIDN'T WAN TO GO, DID HE?

NO, HE DIDN'T.

WHY DID YOU SEND HIM AWAY?

UH, BARCLAY SAYS THAT YOU'RE

NOT TO BE INCONVENIENCED.

HE SAYS ANY TIME

YOU'RE READY-

I'M READY TO GO NOW.

IT'S NOT MY HOUSE ANY LONGER,

IT'S CHARLES BARCLAY'S,

AND THE SOONER I GE OUT OF IT, THE BETTER.

I'LL START PACKING

AT ONCE.

I NEVER DID:

LIKE LAW ANYHOW.

ALL READY:

FOR THE JUNKMAN.

THERE WE ARE, THE 3 GRACES.

MM-HMM. RIGH UNDER HERE.

SASKIA!

SASKIA, COME AND HELP ME

PACK MY SUITCASES!

IT'S ALL RIGHT, SASKIA,

I DON'T NEED YOU NOW.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL ANSWER THE DOOR.

ANYTHING TO SPEED THE

DEPARTING GUEST, EH, SUSANNA?

YOU KNOW I DIDN'T MEAN THAT.

AFTER ALL, EVELYN IS MY SISTER.

SHE MIGHT HAVE THOUGH OF THAT FIRST.

PAPA'S WINE BOOK.

I'LL GO DOWN AND SEE

WHAT'S LEFT.

MR. GIG YOUNG...

JUST IN TIME TO HELP THE

GAYLORD GIRLS WITH THEIR PACKING.

HAVE YOU SEEN:

THIS PAPER?

WHAT IS IT?

IT SAYS:

LORD BURTON'S DEAD.

NO.

YEAH, HIS PLANE CRASHED.

I THOUGHT THE EMBASSY HAD NOTIFIED HER

- NOTIFIED EVELYN.

SHE DIDN'T HEAR

FROM THEM.

YOU'D BETTER

TELL HER.

I WANT TO TELL:

YOU SOMETHING.

I KNOW WHA YOU'RE THINKING.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO

LET ME DOWN EASY.

YOU'D BETTER GO TO EVELYN.

SHE'S UPSTAIRS PACKING.

WHY DID YOU:

DO THAT, SUSANNA?

IT'S WHERE

HE WANTED TO GO.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL HIM THAT SAYER

ALLEN HAD AGREED TO AN ANNULMENT-

THAT YOU'D BOUGHT HIM OFF,

THAT YOU WERE FREE?

SO IS EVELYN FREE.

SHE'LL NEVER GO BACK NOW.

LIFE'S LITTLE JOKES.

FOR 20 YEARS, WE'VE BEEN SAYING, "ONCE

THE ESTATE IS SETTLED, WE'LL ALL BE HAPPY."

WELL, THE ESTATE IS SETTLED.

ARE YOU HAPPY, FIONA?

DELIRIOUSLY.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE

ASKED YOU THAT.

I KNOW WHAT YOU MUS BE FEELING ABOUT AUSTIN.

YOU'RE SWEET, SUSANNA. YOU'RE

THE SOFT ONE OF THE FAMILY.

WHY SHOULD I MISS AUSTIN? HE'S

NEVER BEEN PART OF MY LIFE.

I SCARCELY KNOW HIM,

AND HE SCARCELY KNOWS ME.

HE'S MUCH BETTER OFF

WHERE HE IS THAN WITH ME.

OH, FIONA.

I MEAN IT.

SUSANNA, LET'S GO DOWN AND

DRINK TO THE END OF THE GAYLORDS.

BUT I CAN' GO BACK NOW.

SURE YOU CAN.

TO WHAT? WHAT IS

THERE FOR ME?

WHY SHOULD I?

YOU HAD A LOT OF FUN

BEING LADY BURTON.

IT'S TIME YOU PAID

SOMETHING FOR IT.

POOR HAL!

HE WAS DOING HIS JOB

- THE ONLY EXCUSE A MAN

HAS FOR LIVING OR DYING.

OH, STOP THAT.

I CAN'T. HE WAS

MY HUSBAND.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME

YOU'VE REMINDED ME OF IT.

YOU HATE ME.

I DON'T HATE YOU.

LISTEN, EVELYN...

WE'RE ALL LITTLE PEOPLE, TRYING TO

FIND AND GRAB WHAT HAPPINESS WE CAN.

WE FIGHT BACK AND LOVE EACH

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