Big Love

Amen.

Are they feeding you all right?

These lights here gives me headaches though.

Why did you tell them you did it, Joey?

I made a deal with Roman.

There's a company that he wants to buy...

and he needs a unanimous vote to get it.

He said that he'd end the investigation,

and that he'd leave Wanda and me alone if I voted for it.

Did you?

No.

'Cause the state got involved.

Joey...

Wanda can't be in here.

She couldn't make it.

You really wanna take the fall for this?

All right, listen to me.

No more decisions without talking to me first, okay?

I only slipped up the one time, Bill.

That's all.

Margene?

Well, it's almost 10 am!

You should be in bed by midnight.

Oh, I know. Tough night.

You are pregnant. You have to get into a regular schedule--

while it's still... easy to fall asleep.

Why...

Why aren't you in your own bed?

Teenie shakes her feet and kicks the wall.

Well...

get some ear plugs.

I like the couch.

You're not getting any sleep with having sleeping on Margie's couch.

You got birthday cards from grandma Lois and aunt Cindy.

Why don't you open them up now?

I'm saving them for my birthday.

I've got class, but I'll be back for book club at 1:00. Here's your stencils.

All your brothers coming?

Almost.

David's stuck in Wyoming.

Rick and Jess are still in exile.

This court case needs to go away.

How involved are you?

They can call me to testify, but it can't get that far.

Your father needs a vote from me. He's gonna have to work hard to get it.

He doesn't like to be backed against a wall.

I haven't seen some of my family for a long time. Just try and enjoy this, okay?

Waht time is dinner?

Mama wouldn't say.

She thought the FBI was listening in.

Hey, new-one. Get on out of here.

Hi, mama Cinda!

Hey there, little girl.

Thanks for the great food.

This is your aunt, Nicolette.

So good to see you.

- How's mama? - Stage 4.

Mama Dee!

D.J. still in jail?

Such ridiculness.

Of course he registered his drugs in Nevada. Because it was cheaper.

Oh, Shelly! Pull that shirt down!

- Did you bring the potatoes? - Yes, they're in the car.

Good.

I saw a news truck down the road?

Ah, the media...

They think we're Orlean Abbott, and FBI's most wanted...

So, when you're done unloading,

then park your car down there by the sheds. This is an emergency lane.

Oh, and I hope you brougt your own towels.

- So nice to see you, Bill. - Adaleen.

When was the last time?

Oh yeah. When you broke in through our window.

Oh, everybody!

If you go out after dark, register!

We are putting out night patrols in case of a raid, so be careful.

Last thing we need, is for someone to get shot between the eyes.

Rhonda.

When Adaleen called me, I wanted to die.

Three days on a dirty Mexican bus, young lady.

And your father, left alone in Chihuahua with those nasty women.

You didn't have to come.

Oh, really?

No one else seems to be able to get you to do the right thing.

- I was going to do it soon. - When?

Being sealed to the prophet, is a great honor.

I know.

So you better still be intact.

Okay, read it back.

Yes, sir.

"Dear senators of the republican carcass. Although I am in agreement...

"that the sacred rights of marriage have been weakened and compromised,

"I vigorously decent on the wisdom of a proposed constitutional amendment,

defining marriage as a union of one man and one woman."

Uh, fine.

Then add: "By including polygamy...

"on a list of dubious practices,

"you tarnish a religious tradition whose roots are traced to biblical figures

such as, Abraham, Jacob, Moses, defiling them as immoral and dirty".

Yes?

Is now a bad time?

What is it, honey?

It's about our stay here.

With you and Bill.

Gentlemen, I'm sorry. Would you excuse us a moment?

I got Bill to come and stay in your house tonight.

Oh. Thank you, Nicolette.

I know you'll hold up your end, and settle things.

Of course.

Anything else?

No, papa.

Then perhaps you should go help your mothers with supper.

Thanks, papa.

She wrote: "I hope you know it's not your fault

what happened to your mother, and your family".

And she hasn't answered one phone call.

One phone call, since the mess at the governor's mansion.

They always work the children, Barb.

It felt like paranoia at first, but 20 messages

with no return calls in almost a month, and now this card?

It's not like my sister not to call to rub the salt in. She's so...

Meddelsomme.

Well, it's all Larry King and Anderson Cooper's fault.

They make us look like retards and perverts.

Over and over with those women with their teeth and their sneakers.

If they could show just one normal plural family for a change

The good ones are all closeted.

Oh, that term.

I know, it rubs me the wrong way too.

Did you try calling her?

20 times.

I can't believe our own family would expose us like that, but now...

You can't call her anymore. I know it's hard.

It's the not knowing.

Honestly. My own mother tried to grab my kids.

She followed Ruby and Alexis around for weeks. You just have to let it go.

Who's older? Your boy or your girl?

Excuse me.

Let him up, now!

Ben, you have homework.

I did it already.

Now!

You got a C in Spanish.

Out!

And you have a nusery to finish.

So why don't you just go sponge-flop those lamb stencils, huh?

It's a baby crazy, Barb.

Look at you.

He pushed me in.

We need to teach Ben priorities, Margie.

Okay.

There's play time and work time,

and friend time and family time. You know where I'm going with this?

Of course.

- You missed a spot. - No, I didn't.

Yes, you did.

- How many ears did you get? - Just put it on the counter.

There's too much fat on this beast.

Alby's poisoning must be a strain on your marriage.

- Did Joey, really do it? - I don't think so.

- I vote, Wanda. - Are you still close to her?

- She's a nutcase. - Edie.

What if they're all convicted?

You'll have to cut them all off, you know. So will Bill.

I still need 20 lbs of sugar for the morning.

The company is, Weber Gaming.

They distribute touch-screen entertainment devices to six states.

You mean, video-poker machines?

Is it legal?

Yes.

Is it moral?

Selling poker machines that live in bars...

can be set to pay out.

Our own U.E.B. promoting liqour and gambling?

Let me find the morality for you.

We bleed money away for those with unholy lifestyles

with it, we support our own.

The purchase price is fair.

Their clients are fully aware of our bakground,

and have shown no hesitation.

It is an investment that will ensure the security

of our community, and our families.

If you'd like to play with one first, Bill, I can have one brought down for your parusel.

Alby.

A "yay" or "nay" vote only, please. Yays?

Yay.

Nay!

Oh, you can record it.

Why is decent so engrained in your nature?

You made a deal with my bother, behind my back.

That's your brothers story.

That's my version of it.

You fear for your brothers safety

in the same way, I feared for my sons?

My brother's in jail for a crime he didn't commit.

This investigation is out of my hands, Bill. I have no power over the state.

Figure it out. You know what I want.

Bring your offer to the dinner table.

Hello?

Hi.