The Stepfather Page #3

Morrison had done it before.

Married into an existing family,

something upsets him and wipes 'em out.

You knew him,

What do you think?

I think it's better than a

possibility.

What do you plan to do about it?

For the moment, nothing.

We don't have a single lead.

The guy is smart!

We won't have anything to go on

unless he does it again.

You're gonna wait until he gets to

another family and butchers them?

You're not hearing me!

We've got nothing!

Zilch!

Lieutenant,

if you were me, what would you do?

Just between the two of us?

I'd get a gun and blow the son

of a b*tch away.

How do you do, Mrs. Leitner?

- I'm Jerry Blake.

- How do you do? Please sit down.

I've come to talk about the

situation with Stephanie.

I'm afraid, Mr. Blake,

it's a lost cause.

Well... I'm sort of a believer

in lost causes.

OK.

I guess I have to face it.

Jerry Blake is the most wonderful

man in the world.

He got you back into school,

didn't he?

You know why, don't you?

To get out of seeing you.

Did it ever ocurred

to you that maybe...

it isn't the rest of

the world that's wrong?

I told you how phony he is, and

how he acted in the basement

... making faces at himself.

- Oh, come on! We all do that.

Why did he freak out and...

absolutely refused

to come and see you?

Because he's afraid

of my eagle eye?

It's more than that.

He scares me, Dr. Bondurant.

I'm afraid of him!

Jerry Blake here.

Which house was that?

Yes, sir, I'd be happy

to show you that house, Mr...

Martin?

What about 4:
30 tomorrow?

Fine! I'll see you then.

So, are you gonna be

coming back to art class?

No. They put me

in typing instead.

What a waste! You've got

a lot of artistic talent.

- Get out of here!

- No, really, I mean it.

You'd have a great future

as a big shirt designer.

I really liked the one

you made for Mr. Conroy.

The green hand print was great!

If I buy my own paints, would you

make one like that for me too?

No, but I might

do it to your face.

All right... Give it to me,

give me that shot. Come on!

Maine she takes a jab!

Baker shots her jaws!

Maine pounds at his

middle section!

Baker gets her to the corner!

- I'll see you tomorrow in school.

- Sure, great.

- Well, bye.

- Bye.

- Hi, sorry I'm a little late.

- No problem, no problem.

- Ray Martin.

- Hi, Ray. Jerry Blake.

- It's a great house.

- Wait till you see inside. Come.

- Come on in.

- Big mirror in the hall.

And lot of closets in here.

It's great. Kitchen back here?

Yes, it's back here, yeah.

I forgot to tell you,

lovely hardwood floors.

Look at the inlaid.

It's terrific.

- Right, very nice.

- I'll show you the bedroom.

Lot of space here.

Lot of room for kids.

You a family man, Ray?

Confirmed bachelor.

How about you, Jerry?

Happily married. I wouldn't

trade it for the world.

I don't know... I think

it just works for some guys.

What's that?

You know, the family, home

sweet home, all that crap.

What line of work are you in, Ray?

If you don't mind my asking.

Oh! Not at all!

I'm in stress management.

Sounds complicated.

The kitchen has been remodeled.

Built-ins. I like this.

I try to find ways for employers

and employees to get along better.

I ask questions,

they give me answers.

For instance:
How do you sleep

at night?

How do you sleep at night, Jerry?

- I sleep like a baby.

- See, that's interesting.

Because I think there'd be a lot

of stress in your line of work.

I suppose there's a certain degree

of stress in every job, Ray.

It depends on how you handle it.

Which way am I facing?

North.

Come on in here, Ray. Great big

room for kids to tumble around in.

You know, a house like this should

really have a family in it.

You mean you won't sell it to me

because I don't have one?

Oh, no! I didn't say that.

This is all being remodeled here.

You really are a fan of traditional

values, aren't you, Jerry?

Tradition is important.

Sounds like you had

a strict up-bringing?

You might say that.

- Let me ask you a question, Ray.

- Sure.

Are you interested in

buying a house or in me?

Sorry.

Force of habit.

My wife gets on me

for that all the time.

I thought you said

you were a bachelor...

- Er... Recently divorced.

- I see.

Sometimes I forget

I'm not married anymore.

Probably it's just stress.

What are you-- ?

Who are you?

How did you get on to me?

I'm looking for--a house--

Oh, oh, oh...

I don't think this house

is right for you.

I think you'd be more comfortable

somewhere else.

This house is for a family!

You know what I mean?

A family...!?

... Home, sweet home?!

All that crap!!

OK.

It's alright.

A little order around here...

Just a little order, that's all.

A little order around here!!

Bondurant.

Dr. Bondurant?

Well,

Dr. Bondurant.

Rest in peace, doctor.

Come on, come on, Doctor.

Let's go.

All right, doctor.

We got to go...

... a little ride.

We'll take a little ride.

You seem disappointed he didn't

turn out to be Jack the Ripper.

I was wrong, Karen.

I was totally wrong.

Doctor.

Buckle up for safety.

Steph?

I'm sorry, honey. I have some

bad news about Dr. Bondurant.

His office just called.

What? I shouldn't go

to my hour tomorrow?

No, no. It's more

serious than that.

There was an accident sometime

last night up by the highway.

He-- lost control or something,

his car went off the road.

His car?

He's dead, Steph.

Sorry.

What happened?

Nobody knows.

Police say he lost

control of his car.

Just one of those stupid

unnecessary accidents.

He was my friend!

I know, baby.

He was a very special man.

In his own way, he helped

bring us together.

And nothing is ever

gonna split us apart.

Can I help?

Yeah, would you honey?

Thanks.

What do you think?

I like it!

Is it straight?

A little bit towards me.

Perfect!

- Jerry...

- Yeah?

I just wanna say that...

I know I've been a

lot of trouble.

And I'm sorry...

Well, let's say we owe each other

an apology and bury the hatchets.

Deal.

When I was a kid I went through

some pretty rough times myself.

So, what happened?

I outgrew my problems

and so will you.

Besides, you'll be too busy

checking boyfriends.

Boyfriends?

Yeah, you know...

Boys, girls, dating.

He's so old fashioned.

Aren't you?

Guilty as charged, Your Honor.

There's plenty of time

for that, sweetheart.

Don't try to grow up

too fast, huh?

OK.

It'll be nice with a family of

birds leaving in there.

Dear Lord,

we thank you for the meal

we're about to enjoy,

for our dear friends,

our wonderful home,

but most of all, Father,

we thank you for bringing us

together as a family.

- Amen.

- Amen.

Oh... sweetheart,

everything looks absolutely

perfect.

What do you think of this

turkey, Steph, huh?

Looks almost good enough to eat.

Yeah.

What do you say if we cut up

this bird? Steph?

Light or dark?

Wait, wait, wait, let me guess.

You're the...

... drumstick-type.

Two drumstick-type.

You know?

Until this moment,

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