Episode 48: The Fall Guy
Also starring Henry Thomas as Jack Wilson
and Mara Wilson as Elena Parker.
SPECIAL GUEST STARS:
VICTORIA PRINCIPAL as Sandra Hill Mcquire.
JAMES CAAN as Paul Harland.
Introducing
Christopher Lloyd as George Parent.
Harry tries to get Jack to open up, as to why he is afraid of Paul Harland and where he gets his senses from. Jack tells his father that he doesn't want to talk about it right now, but Harry is adamant that Tina and himself will get to the bottom of it with the psychotherapist which will reveal the truth. Jack responds by refusing to have hypnosis as what he see's scares him and fears that if the truth gets out, his parents and himself could be silenced, as Paul isn't afraid to take risks.
Later, Harry and Tina discuss what to do about Jacks theory and what to do about his thoughts of Paul being a dangerous person. Harry explains, that they can't go around accusing somebody of something evil, without proof as theories from a boys mind don't prove anything. Harry and Tina decide to keep the hypnosis date a secret from Lola, yet Harry suggests talking to Jeff to see if Paul Harland does have a police record, as it seems Harry thinks Jeff's hunch on Harland being the Grim Reaper could be right.
Helen is caught in limbo, regarding her and Greg's marriage. Greg doesn't seem to show any affection to her, nor does he seem sexually motivated as you do when married. Greg says he's morning, Goodbyes and heads off to work, where he hides a bottle of scotch under his desk. Suddenly, Sylvia bursts into the casino with other cops and Greg gets arrested and taken to the station, where he discovers that most of the money inside the fruit machines are counterfeit. Greg cannot believe what he's hearing, yet Sylvia surprises him by showing him footage of himself looking suspicious and placing the money into the machines and with other footage taken from the machines, from Sylvia point of view, it looks like Greg was in cahoots with Kenneth Depp and three women, who conspired to rob her casino and plant counterfeit money into the machines to try and throw away suspicion. And what appears to be a stolen piece of jewellery stashed in Greg's desk, he doesn't have a leg to stand on. Greg thinks of Helen and realizes he loves her more than anything and figures she's been through enough, so he decides to pervert the course of justice and says that he and Kenneth Depp were planning to rob Sylvia blind and he's locked up and is refused bail, whatever the price.
Billy and Audrey try to convince Sylvia that there has to be a mistake. When Greg's parents ask him if he intentionally set out to steal, Greg replies that he will deal with it in his own way. When Helen arrives, she feels really guilty and desperately begs Greg for forgiveness. He does and explains that the money, she received from a secret source involving the jewellery heist was counterfeit and that Depp had set the whole thing up and paid the triplets to keep quiet before they head to Rio. Helen is fuming and wherever, Kenneth Depp is she will get her vengeance.
Elena Parker is invited around Tina and Harry's apartment for dinner to sit with Jack for company and Elena asks why Jack wasn't so scared of the Grim Reaper character at the hospital, yet terrified of Paul Harland?
'I guess it's because the person behind the disguise, wanted to show that horrible janitor what his own reflection looks like,' Jack whispers.
'Are you saying, that the person in that costume wasn't the real Grim Reaper and that man was?' Elena quietly replies.
Jack nods.
'How do you know?' Elena queries.
'I have this ability, that can see peoples feelings and I feel your pain too. He took your Mommy away from you. It scares me.'
Elena and Jack hug.
Harry meets with Jeff to look into Paul Harland's past and Jeff insists he was rambling about what he thought about him before, but Harry stops him in his tracks and insists that Jack has this bad feeling about Paul and Jeff accepts.
Helen confesses to Tina that she was involved with Kenneth Depp and about his criminal activities and that Greg had taken the rap for her. Tina wastes no time in slapping Helen across the face and calling her all the names under the son and tells her that she has got twenty four hours to clear her brothers name or she will be seeing Jeff and Sylvia. But Jeff already is aware of the robbery, before Greg's arrest. Jeff has a double headache by taking the law into his own hands and trying to keep Greg out of bother. The joys of being a cop.
Paul surprises Jeff in the parking lot, insisting her knows it was him who gagged and tortured him. Jeff contains that he doesn't know what Paul is rambling on about. Paul is quick to suggest that Jeff is secretly in love with Lola and Paul threatens him to watch his step as the trial of the receptionist accused of killing her sister, won't find anything incriminating on him. That's what he thinks.
Greg begs Jeff to tell Sylvia the truth and Jeff says he'll work on it, until they find the triplets. Greg tells all about Helen and Jeff's task becomes harder as he doesn't want to betray Sylvia's trust.
Billy pays Sandra off and doesn't hesitate twice to take his money and leaves New York for good.
Jeff calls in on Lola and asks her how well, she knows Paul Harland?
'Why are you doing this?' Lola asks.
'I don't to see you get hurt,' Jeff says.
'Well, it's too late for that, your stupid conflict with a psycho, killed my mother,' Lola adds.
'I know, there's not a day that goes by, that I wish I had acted differently,' Jeff replies. 'Maybe we could have been best friends.'
'Jeff, you're either suggesting that you love me or you are just guilty because you do the wrong thing and you're jealous. You're a married man for God sake. You do love Sylvia don't you? I mean you adopted her son, Christopher too.'
'I guess so,' Jeff nods. 'But, there are times when I wish I had been nicer to you.'
'Then do the right thing and leave. I'll be OK. And despite what you think about Paul, he is a good man. Just stop being jealous and let me live me life. Just stop picturing the man I love as a monster.
A naked girl is seen brutally murdered and thrown into the Hudson River naked and Paul Harland returning home with flowers for Lola.
Helen wanders the street late, when she looks inside a tv store and see's the news headline on Greg's arrest. Christopher and George waste no time in humiliating Helen by cornering her trying to get a story. A pimp interrupts Christopher's attempted interview and tells Helen that he may know where Kenneth is. Helen's face lights up and prepares for vengeance.
Paul hands Lola her weekend in Niagara Falls.
Jeff and Sylvia are watching TV when the phone rings and he answers it. The voice is disguised, but Jeff knows who it is.
'Thought you'd never hear this voice again,' the voice laughs.
'I'm quaking in my boots,' Jeff sarcastically answers.
'Remember what I told you Cop?' the voice taunts.
'Last Night in the parking lot or last Halloween when you threatened to kill my wife?' Jeff whispers.
'Last night? Who you trying to fool Copper?'
'I could ask you the same question asshole,' Jeff grunts. 'I know who you are?'
'How can you know who you are, when you don't know yourself. Watch your step Wilson.'
The voice hangs up. Sylvia asks who it was. Jeff claims it was somebody at the station querying a case.
(This was Victoria Principal's Final appearance as Sandra Hill Mcquire).
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