Quantum Leap s03e04 Episode Script
One Strobe Over the Line - June 15, 1965
Theorizing that one could time-travel within his own lifetime, Dr.
Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap Accelerator and vanished.
He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own, and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better.
His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear.
And so Dr.
Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong, and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.
Snowball.
Good boy.
Don't worry, Karl.
Lions never eat photographers, they give them indigestion.
Though I understand they nibble at the slow ones now and again.
Oh, boy.
Nice kitty.
Nice little kitty-cat.
Really, Karl.
Vanity is one thing, but self-obsession is positively boring.
Yeah, well, I was just, uh No, I was just checking the lighting.
And I think they need some readjustment.
Or burial.
Is this going to be long? My feet are killing me.
No.
No, just, uh Everybody, why don't we just take a break for a couple minutes or so.
Thank you.
Reloading.
Regurgitating.
Retiring.
You're doing great.
I don't know what's wrong with her.
Usually she's like She's like wow! But these last few days Favors, even for old time's sake, can only go so far.
I'm not paying for reshoots.
I don't know.
Maybe we should've gone with that girl, Cheryl Tiegs or Twiggy.
Byron, Edie is just fine.
She's just a little tired.
She's been tired since we begun.
She probably stayed up late watching bad television commercials.
Oh, that's very nice.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Thank you.
How're you feeling? I'm fine.
Hmm.
That's interesting.
'Cause you look like a little country girl who's tired from a long day of milking cows.
Right now, Byron is about two heartbeats away from calling Stuart Cowley and replacing you with Cheryl Tiegs if you don't get out there and show some shine.
I've been shining all day.
Now, I don't know what your problem is.
But whatever it is, you have to get over it quick.
Here.
Take these.
Helen, I can't take them anymore.
I don't sleep.
I don't eat.
They're really screwing me up.
In case you have forgotten, a lot of people have paid you a mountain of money to look good.
Now, if you don't wanna do that, I'll just go tell Byron.
And Byron being the good little adman that he is will run to those folks at Le Beast and we can both be on the unemployment line.
Come on, sweetie, just think of them like aspirin.
Okay? They're going to make you feel better.
And I promise I will never ask you to take them again.
Come on, I cross my heart.
Okay.
That's my girl.
Quantum leaping is a lot like looking at a picture.
For an instant, you recapture a moment that's already occurred.
Oh, boy.
But it doesn't help you take the picture.
Well, if it's If it's that good, why don't you just go ahead and take the picture? Yep, okay, sure.
Come on, come on, let's go.
Okay.
Everybody, uh, say cheese.
Well, that was perfect.
All right, okay.
That's it.
Thank you very much.
What? Wait.
Why What Wait.
That's it? Well, you know You know, it only takes one.
And when you got that one, then you definitely have got it.
And that's it.
Yes, listen to him, Byron, he's trying to save you money.
I can't remember when I've seen him so generous.
Well, we We obviously got the one there, and that was the one.
And and thank you.
That's beautiful.
That's a wrap.
Very good work.
Thank you.
Love you.
Hey, see you tomorrow, Karl.
Ciao.
Ciao-ciao.
Yes, darling, that was wonderful.
Karl, could you give me a lift home? Yeah, sure, no no problem.
Great.
I'll be ready in just a second.
Good boy, Snowball, let's go home.
Uh, you can just throw that stuff anywhere.
Hi.
Hi, guys, I'm home now.
Yes.
You weren't very hungry today, were you? No.
Okay.
You like cats? Uh, little ones.
In fact I had two of them on the farm when I grew up.
Donder and Blitzen.
Y- You grew up on a farm, too? I th-thought you were from Queens.
I, uh, I I am.
Um, but what I meant to say was that um, when I used to visit my cousin, uh, on his farm in the country, he had the cats in the summer.
Well, one or two.
Well, when I moved here, I just had to have something that reminded me of my family and home.
That's why I love Wooster.
Doesn't it get a little crowded around here with Wooster and and his little friends? I know I could afford a bigger place.
But I'm saving up my money.
I don't wanna be a model forever.
Y- Y-You're You're You're gonna go back home? Yeah, and buy my dad all the farm equipment he wants.
Maybe get him one of these new combines.
Oh, yeah, like the self-propelled kind from, uh, John Deere.
Yeah.
That my cousin always used to talk about.
And and he still does talk about 'em.
Yeah.
Then I'm going to send my sister to college.
She'll be the first Lansdale to go.
That's great.
What about you? What're you gonna spend on yourself? I don't know.
I thought maybe I'll go back to school and become a veterinarian.
Yeah, that way I can take care of Wooster when he's old and gray.
Well, I I have a feeling he's gonna be a handful.
Oh, I know.
He isn't really, though.
I mean, lots of people think that cats are really picky but I think cats are just looking for love.
Yeah, well, I'm sure that he's Comes from a long line of, uh, uh, heartbreakers.
I don't know where he comes from.
Outer space, I think.
One second I was, uh, fumbling for my keys downstairs.
Yeah? And all of a sudden zoop, there he is.
Just like he just leaped in out of nowhere.
You got to be careful when you do that.
I always tell myself.
So there he was, all alone.
No friends.
No family.
And no place to go.
Just like I was when I first came to New York.
I had to take him in.
Lucky guy.
Oh, I Well, I meant t-that if I If I was the cat, then I would want I mean, you know, uh I mean, there are worse things that can happen to you than than than to be taken in by a beautiful I mean, this place is nicer than than living on the street, is what Would you please stop me? Please? Why? You're on such a roll here.
Yeah, right downhill, too.
So, anyway, um, Wooster found you and, um, you've become this patron saint for lost cats? Well, everybody needs someone to look out for them.
I mean, If it hadn't been for Helen, I probably would've wound up like Wooster.
Helen, your boss? Oh, she's more than just that.
Ever since I moved here, she's been like a mother.
I really owe her a lot.
Speaking of your mother, y you never told me what you were gonna get for her.
Your dad's gonna get the combine.
Your sister's gonna go to school.
No, no, don't tell me, let me guess.
Um, dishwasher.
A dishwasher, so she doesn't have to wreck her hands washing them anymore.
My mother passed away when I was 13.
I'm sorry.
Well, um, thanks for bringing my stuff in.
Um, yeah, sure.
Sure, um, a-anytime.
I'm sure she was really great.
Yeah, she was.
So, uh Well, b- bye.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Bye.
You reached her face yet? I'm working on it.
Al.
Al? I think Al.
What? I think I gotta do a a photo shoot tomorrow.
I think.
Yeah, I wish it was for Playboy.
Al! All right, all right, Sam.
Come on.
I mean, a man's gotta have his dreams.
Ah, let's see, your name is Karl Granson.
I know that.
Yeah.
And you're a very popular high fashion photographer in New York City.
You you work for Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Life.
You shoot for all the biggies.
Yeah, they're gonna want to shoot me after they see these photos.
Relax, Sam.
High fashion, that stuff, it's it's pure attitude.
All you do is you act so important that you don't have to do anything.
And your assistant sets everything up.
Well, maybe I should just let my assistant shoot it.
And pass up a chance to work with all the girls? Are you crazy? Al, I can't believe I'm here to do a summer high-fashion spread or whatever they call it.
Hey, maybe Maybe you're here to get Sports Illustrated to shoot the first swimsuit issue.
Oh, that would be great, let's No.
Damn it.
That happened in 1964 and here we are, June 15, 1965.
Soon to be '66.
If you don't start telling me Oh, okay all right.
Ah, have you met a model named Edie Lansdale? I met an Edie.
Yeah, well, she she works for a modeling agency run by a woman named Helen Le Baron.
A woman, uh, yeah, yeah, right.
A shark in nylons.
Well, she must be a hungry shark because, apparently, her agency is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.
Anyway, this Helen was a big model in her time Wai-wai-wai-wai-wait.
Edie.
Edie? Yeah.
Oh.
Okay.
Uh-oh.
In, uh, three and a half days, uh, Edie overdoses on a combination of pills and alcohol.
Sam, you don't want that, uh, thing in there.
Karl Granson would never have schlock in his shoot.
I It's got terminal uglies.
I think you want to get rid of it.
Uh You know this isn't gonna work.
Thanks.
Don't make up your minds or anything, Karl, you might start a precedent.
I don't know anything about being a fashion photographer.
That's all right.
I used to visit New York in the '60s.
I had some buddies who were photographers.
I used to visit the shoots.
That's great, Al.
But I got to shoot this today, now.
I mean, I've been stalling around here moving furniture and stuff for three hours.
They're getting nervous, getting angry.
Anytime, Karl.
Just remember, that it's Just just do whatever I say, and listen Oh, wow.
Karl, do you like the pink better or the blue? Uh, the blue.
It brings out your eyes more.
Like, um, periwinkles.
Periwinkles? I love periwinkles.
We used to have them all over the farm.
I can't believe she dies from an overdose.
Well, Ziggy says it's 78%.
Just keep an eye on her, and in the meantime, Granson is the name and photography is the game.
Sam, you got to make things come alive there.
You got to tell them how beautiful they look.
Use "super" and "fabulous" and words like that.
"Fabulous"? Yeah, go ahead.
That's what they expect, that's what they respond to.
It's a disaster, a disaster.
Right.
That looks great.
Great.
And fabulous.
Fabulous.
Okay, hang hang in there, hang in there.
Can you try it with a little conviction? Yeah, that's great.
That's terrific.
Super.
Super.
Here we go, right here.
Yeah, fantastic, fabulous.
Ooh, right there, right there, right there.
Magnifique.
Yeah, here we go.
Bueno! Bueno! Have Edie move a bit to her right.
Edie, uh, move a smidge to your right.
Yeah, great.
Tell Velvet to move a smidge to her right.
Velvet, move a smidge to your right, too.
That's terrific.
That's excellent.
Now I wanna see a little more bazongas.
And a lot more Give me some more teeth, a lot more teeth.
Yeah, that's great.
Okay, that's looking really, really great.
Velvet, just lean out a little bit more.
Beautiful.
Like that.
Push your chin back just a little bit.
Yeah, that is great, that is great.
Edie, you with me? No, she doesn't look right, Sam.
Stay with me, now, we're almost done.
Uh, Edie, try turning this way.
Look over here.
Come on, give me a little smile.
There we go.
All right, here we go.
We're almost near the end.
Tuck your chin back in.
That's good, that's good.
I think we should take a break.
All right, Edie, uh, turn to the left and and just look over your shoulder at me.
Drop your chin a little bit.
You should take a break, Sam.
What do you say we all take five? Reload.
Cool.
Hello, sweetie.
Close your eyes, open your hand.
Helen, you promised.
I know, but I had my fingers crossed.
No.
Edie.
You don't want to quit now, not while you're ahead.
Honey, Byron's ecstatic about everything that you're doing.
You don't want to blow it, do you? No.
No.
Besides, we have to take the clients out for dinner tonight.
You want to look your best for them, don't you? Doesn't she, Karl? Uh, Y-Yeah.
Absolutely.
And if things get boring, Karl can always tell one of his wonderful stories.
Don't worry, I've got a million of them.
Oh, boy.
You don't sound exactly thrilled.
Uh, well Look, it won't be a total loss, as long as you're there.
Why, fiddle-dee-dee.
Beautiful.
All right, one more.
Now, Edie, keep your chin down just a little bit.
Yeah, that's great.
Great.
Okay one more.
I lied.
Here we go, and beautiful.
That's wonderful.
This is great, Al.
It's like painting with people.
Yeah, that's right, Sam, and to be really great, you gotta get inspired and find a way to do the unexpected, like, making lightning strike at your command.
Hey, Mike.
Yeah.
When I count to three, I want you and Geza to let all the birds out of the cage.
Wait.
Do you know what kind of mess Just do it.
All right, you're the boss.
Excellent attitude, Sam.
Excellent attitude.
When the birds come out, try and catch them, all right? Okay.
Just reach up, try and catch a bird in your hand.
I know it sounds weird.
Just try it, all right? Ready? One, two, get ready, three.
Reach up high, that's beautiful.
Excellent.
Excellent.
Then I said: "Oh.
"Oh.
You said 'snapshot.
"' You said 'snapshot.
"' Hennie Youngman, eat your heart out.
Didn't I tell you, Sam? You should double your fee.
And what would we like for dessert? More champagne, two bottles.
You want something else? No, I'm just not hungry.
Are you sure? You didn't eat anything at the shoot.
I said I'm not hungry.
Excuse me for a moment.
You know, Sam, when you do a lot of amphetamines, you lose your appetite.
You can't eat, and you get irritable.
You know, maybe maybe we should call it a night.
It's been a long day.
Why? It's just a little past midnight.
Hours yet before we turn into pumpkins.
Mr.
Granson, you have a telephone call.
Uh, thank you.
Excuse me.
Ding-a-ling.
Helen.
You just step into my office.
W- W-What W- W-What are you doing? No wonder you didn't come over last night.
You're dumping me for Edie.
No, no, no, no.
I I wasn't even with Edie last night.
I I w-was really tired after the shoot, and I went home.
Yeah, then why didn't you call me? I was going to c-call you, but then I just, uh, fell asleep on the couch.
You don't sleep on the couch.
Uh, the bed.
It was, uh, it was my bed.
I fell asleep on I know whose bed it was.
Look, I'm telling you the truth.
I went home alone and fell asleep.
All right, then prove it.
Prove it.
Let's do it right here.
Right now.
Let's go catch Dylan down in the Village after dinner.
I used to love I I used to Aye aye aye.
This was always my favorite part of modeling, actually.
You snake.
You two-timing, double-faced Look, Helen, believe me.
Well, enjoy it while you can.
What do you mean by that? She might be younger and prettier, but she won't be for long.
No, not at the rate that she's going.
You know about her habit? That's really quaint, Karl.
The concerned lover.
Ha! Drugs are nothing to laugh about.
Look who's talking.
Careful, Sam.
Karl Granson was known to pop a few pills himself.
Oh, great.
Look.
I've given it up.
I No, if you're giving up anything, it's going to be her.
Or what? Or I will turn off the spigot and we will see how young and pretty she is without her pills.
Or maybe Or, you know, just maybe, she might accidentally take one too many one day.
Don't even think about it.
Well! My, I Well! How melodramatic.
Have you been practicing that in front of the mirror? I'm not kidding.
Well, neither am I! Excuse us.
Uh, I really think we should be leaving.
Leave her alone, Karl.
Well, I mean Well, she can take care of herself.
She is over 18.
Well, I don't want her to look over 80 and she will if she doesn't get some rest this weekend.
So, um, excuse us.
Thank you.
It's been a real pleasure.
Oh, entirely ours, I assure you.
Good night.
Happy nightmares.
Would you, uh, like something to drink? I don't think that's such a good idea.
What are you talking about? Edie, I know about the pills.
Anybody can tell.
You're glowing like a light bulb.
I've never taken pills in my life.
Well, that's not what Helen says.
Well, I want to quit.
I really do.
Two days ago I flushed all the pills I had down the toilet.
But, I'm so tired when I wake up in the morning, I tell myself I'll just have one or two to get me going.
But then it's three or four.
And then I need more to put me to sleep.
And then I I wake up tired again, and I have a job and Helen says I have to get up for it or I'll lose it.
And I can't lose this job because then I have to go back and No! Shh.
Now listen listen Easy, easy.
Listen to me for a second.
I know you think that Helen is your friend, and that she's trying to help you with your job.
But that's all she cares about.
The job, not you.
But I need this job.
It's the only way that I can help my dad and my sister.
I know.
I know, but you can do it without the pills.
No, I can't.
Yes, you can.
You can beat this.
And I'll help you.
But you've got to really want to.
I do.
Morning, sleepyhead.
Want some breakfast? I I couldn't eat a thing.
Oh, come on, you got to keep your strength up.
Where did you get the bacon? The doorman.
Plus the promise of a big tip.
It's f-freezing in here.
Aren't you cold? Maybe this'll help.
Oh, it's too scratchy.
Want me to turn up the heat? Yeah, and we'll turn into lobsters.
Okay, uh, suit yourself.
He's rejecting your claim.
He's sitting back with his mouth watering, waiting for you to sue.
He wants you to sue, but Who's that you're talking to? You must have heard t-the TV.
I No, I heard you talking to someone.
She's having hallucinations, Sam.
That's usually accompanied by paranoia.
Edie? Edie, there's nobody here but us.
No.
I heard him talking to you.
You were talking about me.
Yoo-hoo, Edie, you hear me? Uh, did you hear him just now? No.
No, he's gone now.
Oh, God, I'm hot.
Sam, I I had Ziggy do some more digging on Helen and, boy, did he come up with a truckload.
Three years ago Now, this was in the papers, The Times, the Herald-Tribune, everything.
Her top model, Yvonne Moncrief, almost died from an overdose of pills.
And when she recovered, she left Helen and went to work for Eileen Ford.
Now, I bet we can guess where those pills came from, Sam.
That woman should be put away.
Why is it so cold in here? Keep her warm, Sam.
I'm gonna go check with Ziggy, see if we can find out the exact time that she OD'd.
I'll get you a blanket.
Give me the pills.
I don't have any.
Give me the pills.
Edie, Edie.
No, let me go! Let go! Give me the pills.
Come on, stop it! Stop it! Stop it! I want kiss.
Kiss.
No.
No, you don't want this.
Oh, yes, I do.
No, you don't.
What's the matter? Don't you want to do it? Or can't you? Maybe you don't like girls.
Go to sleep.
Morning.
How's my favorite veterinarian? Okay.
Ready for a big day of shooting? What are you talking about? It's Monday.
We got to shoot today.
No, it's not, it's Sunday.
No.
It's Monday.
You slept through Sunday.
Could somebody please bring me some coffee with two sugars? Mike.
I hear and obey, O Great One.
Yeah, but not in a Styrofoam cup.
That stuff doesn't break down for a billion years, it's turning the planet into a In a paper cup.
Styrofoam junk yard come straight from hell.
I got that.
I got one coming.
Okay.
She looks like she's getting tired, Al.
Yeah, the pussycat doesn't look so good, either.
Yeah.
How many more locations you got? Three.
Plus the waterfall.
Oh.
I pray for rain.
We're ready whenever you are.
Ow! Here.
I'll do it.
Helen, can I speak to you for a minute, please? Is Edie feeling okay? She's fine.
Why? Because she doesn't look fine.
Maybe we should call Eileen Ford, get one of her models.
Doesn't she handle Cheryl Tiegs? Stuart Cowley.
Whoever.
Either of them would appreciate the business.
Frank, Frank, now, Edie is fine.
She's probably just hungry.
You know how us models starve ourselves so we can look good for you.
Yeah, looking good is the operative phrase, Helen.
Oh, would you relax, Frank? Now I'll just I'll go have a little pep talk with her, okay? Okay? All right.
She'll take care of her.
I know that you think I'm doing this out of spite over Karl.
But right now I'm telling you the truth.
As one professional to another, you look like crap.
Now, I need you to get out there and pull yourself together.
I just need some new makeup.
I am not going to let you take everything that I have worked for down the drain.
Take these.
Helen, no.
Karl, could I have some more coffee, please? Uh, yeah, yeah.
Coming up.
Okay, fine.
Forget about your job.
Forget about helping your father and your sister.
Forget about me.
Just throw it all away.
Be selfish.
Think only about Edie.
Nobody else matters.
We're just nothing.
Helen, I can't take those pills.
I can't.
I just need some coffee and I'll be fine.
Karl, where's the coffee? One coffee coming up.
Just remember two words: Cheryl Tiegs.
Here, oh Two, uh, two sugars.
Here we go.
Everything okay? Oh, yeah.
Everything's fine, just fine.
Are you all right? Everything's great.
Thanks.
Attagirl.
We got a hard eight.
If that was an inch closer, you'd be calling him Lefty.
Geza? Is it okay to shoot? Is everything okay with Snowball? He's okay, just doesn't like the water.
Good, Edie, that's great.
That's great.
Yeah, yeah, that's beautiful.
Yeah.
Go pour the champagne.
Yeah, that's right.
Enjoy yourself, darling.
That's beautiful.
Karl, would you hurry up? That's a girl.
Edie, be careful.
That's wonderful, Edie.
Edie, splash him some more.
Continue shooting.
Give me the camera.
Edie, get out of there! Somebody help! Edie! Run, Edie, run! Sam, it's happening now! Somebody must've slipped something into her coffee.
Snowball.
Back.
Stay, stay, easy.
Easy.
Sam, where'd you learn to do that? Circus movies.
I shouldn't have asked.
I got his chain, Karl.
Stay, Snowball.
Stay.
Come, come, Snowball.
Attaboy.
You put something in her coffee, didn't you? No, I didn't give her anything.
Like you didn't give anything to Yvonne Moncrief? If Edie dies, that's murder.
And I'll make sure that it sticks.
Now, what did you give her? I Come on! I g-gave her some black beauties and some doors and fours.
Black beauties are uppers.
Doors and fours are downers.
I want to lie down.
Sam, she's crashing.
She'll relax so much her heart is going to stop.
Come on, Edie.
You've got to walk.
You've got to stay awake.
Where's the nearest hospital? I don't I don't know.
I It's 30 miles from here.
It'll take you 40 minutes on these roads.
Go find a phone, call an ambulance.
Take the truck.
Right.
Is there anything we can do? Go to the equipment truck and look for a first-aid kit or something.
All right? Come on.
Go on, get out of here! Come on, talk to me.
Sam, no.
Not talk, walk.
Come on.
Edie.
Edie, listen to me.
Tell me about the farm.
About becoming a vet.
On the farm.
Lots of cows.
Cows, yeah.
Well, yeah, vets, you know, vets Vets would see lots of cows.
Edie, Edie, come on, come on, come on.
L- Look at that.
Look at that.
Where would you like to go to become a vet? Huh? Where would you like to go? Indiana.
Yeah.
In I'm from My cousin is from Indiana.
He grew up in Elk Ridge.
Near Coopertown.
You know Indiana? Yeah, Sam, her family's been in Coopertown for three generations.
You remember the County Fair, the Tri-County Fair at Wittsburg? Remember that? Wouldn't you like to go there now? Pumpkins.
Pumpkins, yeah, big pumpkins, and pumpkin pie.
Wouldn't you love a piece of pumpkin pie right now? Huh? Cold.
Al, she's getting cold.
Cold pie.
Oh, cold pie.
Edie, Edie.
Al! Come on, come on, come on.
Sam, Ziggy says she's got a 42% Wait! It's going up! 43%.
Sam, keep her going! Al? Uh, he is my dog, Al.
On the farm.
Your dog? All right, it's up to 46%, but I'm still insulted.
What kind of dog? A great dog.
The best friend a guy could ever have.
Sounds nice.
He is.
Yeah? She's over the hump.
Yes! You'll be fine, sweetie, don't worry.
Frank, don't worry about this.
Everything's gonna be fine.
I got so many other models that are better than Edie.
They're so much more exciting than Edie.
You know that I've got Irv, you know that I could put this together.
I know that you know Look at these girls.
These girls You want to do it, don't you? I know you want to do it.
Look at Look, I can make you such a Byron.
Byron, everything is okay, isn't it? You know we can make things all right again.
We put this together.
That's right.
I knew you wouldn't leave me, Byron.
I knew you Byron? Byron! Oh, I don't care! I don't need you! I don't need any of you! I created her.
And I can create somebody else, because I did it.
I did it all! And I'll do it again.
I'll just do it all again.
That's all right.
There's plenty of girls out there.
I'll do it.
I'll do it again.
What're you doing here? You're gonna miss your plane.
No, no, I'm on my way.
I just wanted to stop by and thank you for everything.
What are photographers for if they can't help their favorite models? I was just so stupid No, no.
You weren't stupid.
You just got tired and made some bad choices.
We all do that.
Oh, thank you.
Well, I should go.
Yeah.
S So do you ever go back to Indiana to visit your cousin? Uh, n-not as often as I'd like to.
Well, if I ever run into him, I'll say hello.
Okay.
What's his name? Sam.
Sam Beckett.
It's a good name.
Tell me something.
How come you didn't you know, that night in my bedroom? Was I supposed to? I don't know.
Well, I, um I certainly wanted to.
Well, goodbye.
You take care.
Uh, Sam.
I I think you'll be happy to know that everything worked out just fine.
I already know that.
Yeah? Yeah.
She's going home.
She's going home.
"Witchcraft in America, by the Reverend John T.
Emendor of Boston.
" Oh, boy.
English
Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap Accelerator and vanished.
He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own, and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better.
His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear.
And so Dr.
Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong, and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.
Snowball.
Good boy.
Don't worry, Karl.
Lions never eat photographers, they give them indigestion.
Though I understand they nibble at the slow ones now and again.
Oh, boy.
Nice kitty.
Nice little kitty-cat.
Really, Karl.
Vanity is one thing, but self-obsession is positively boring.
Yeah, well, I was just, uh No, I was just checking the lighting.
And I think they need some readjustment.
Or burial.
Is this going to be long? My feet are killing me.
No.
No, just, uh Everybody, why don't we just take a break for a couple minutes or so.
Thank you.
Reloading.
Regurgitating.
Retiring.
You're doing great.
I don't know what's wrong with her.
Usually she's like She's like wow! But these last few days Favors, even for old time's sake, can only go so far.
I'm not paying for reshoots.
I don't know.
Maybe we should've gone with that girl, Cheryl Tiegs or Twiggy.
Byron, Edie is just fine.
She's just a little tired.
She's been tired since we begun.
She probably stayed up late watching bad television commercials.
Oh, that's very nice.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Thank you.
How're you feeling? I'm fine.
Hmm.
That's interesting.
'Cause you look like a little country girl who's tired from a long day of milking cows.
Right now, Byron is about two heartbeats away from calling Stuart Cowley and replacing you with Cheryl Tiegs if you don't get out there and show some shine.
I've been shining all day.
Now, I don't know what your problem is.
But whatever it is, you have to get over it quick.
Here.
Take these.
Helen, I can't take them anymore.
I don't sleep.
I don't eat.
They're really screwing me up.
In case you have forgotten, a lot of people have paid you a mountain of money to look good.
Now, if you don't wanna do that, I'll just go tell Byron.
And Byron being the good little adman that he is will run to those folks at Le Beast and we can both be on the unemployment line.
Come on, sweetie, just think of them like aspirin.
Okay? They're going to make you feel better.
And I promise I will never ask you to take them again.
Come on, I cross my heart.
Okay.
That's my girl.
Quantum leaping is a lot like looking at a picture.
For an instant, you recapture a moment that's already occurred.
Oh, boy.
But it doesn't help you take the picture.
Well, if it's If it's that good, why don't you just go ahead and take the picture? Yep, okay, sure.
Come on, come on, let's go.
Okay.
Everybody, uh, say cheese.
Well, that was perfect.
All right, okay.
That's it.
Thank you very much.
What? Wait.
Why What Wait.
That's it? Well, you know You know, it only takes one.
And when you got that one, then you definitely have got it.
And that's it.
Yes, listen to him, Byron, he's trying to save you money.
I can't remember when I've seen him so generous.
Well, we We obviously got the one there, and that was the one.
And and thank you.
That's beautiful.
That's a wrap.
Very good work.
Thank you.
Love you.
Hey, see you tomorrow, Karl.
Ciao.
Ciao-ciao.
Yes, darling, that was wonderful.
Karl, could you give me a lift home? Yeah, sure, no no problem.
Great.
I'll be ready in just a second.
Good boy, Snowball, let's go home.
Uh, you can just throw that stuff anywhere.
Hi.
Hi, guys, I'm home now.
Yes.
You weren't very hungry today, were you? No.
Okay.
You like cats? Uh, little ones.
In fact I had two of them on the farm when I grew up.
Donder and Blitzen.
Y- You grew up on a farm, too? I th-thought you were from Queens.
I, uh, I I am.
Um, but what I meant to say was that um, when I used to visit my cousin, uh, on his farm in the country, he had the cats in the summer.
Well, one or two.
Well, when I moved here, I just had to have something that reminded me of my family and home.
That's why I love Wooster.
Doesn't it get a little crowded around here with Wooster and and his little friends? I know I could afford a bigger place.
But I'm saving up my money.
I don't wanna be a model forever.
Y- Y-You're You're You're gonna go back home? Yeah, and buy my dad all the farm equipment he wants.
Maybe get him one of these new combines.
Oh, yeah, like the self-propelled kind from, uh, John Deere.
Yeah.
That my cousin always used to talk about.
And and he still does talk about 'em.
Yeah.
Then I'm going to send my sister to college.
She'll be the first Lansdale to go.
That's great.
What about you? What're you gonna spend on yourself? I don't know.
I thought maybe I'll go back to school and become a veterinarian.
Yeah, that way I can take care of Wooster when he's old and gray.
Well, I I have a feeling he's gonna be a handful.
Oh, I know.
He isn't really, though.
I mean, lots of people think that cats are really picky but I think cats are just looking for love.
Yeah, well, I'm sure that he's Comes from a long line of, uh, uh, heartbreakers.
I don't know where he comes from.
Outer space, I think.
One second I was, uh, fumbling for my keys downstairs.
Yeah? And all of a sudden zoop, there he is.
Just like he just leaped in out of nowhere.
You got to be careful when you do that.
I always tell myself.
So there he was, all alone.
No friends.
No family.
And no place to go.
Just like I was when I first came to New York.
I had to take him in.
Lucky guy.
Oh, I Well, I meant t-that if I If I was the cat, then I would want I mean, you know, uh I mean, there are worse things that can happen to you than than than to be taken in by a beautiful I mean, this place is nicer than than living on the street, is what Would you please stop me? Please? Why? You're on such a roll here.
Yeah, right downhill, too.
So, anyway, um, Wooster found you and, um, you've become this patron saint for lost cats? Well, everybody needs someone to look out for them.
I mean, If it hadn't been for Helen, I probably would've wound up like Wooster.
Helen, your boss? Oh, she's more than just that.
Ever since I moved here, she's been like a mother.
I really owe her a lot.
Speaking of your mother, y you never told me what you were gonna get for her.
Your dad's gonna get the combine.
Your sister's gonna go to school.
No, no, don't tell me, let me guess.
Um, dishwasher.
A dishwasher, so she doesn't have to wreck her hands washing them anymore.
My mother passed away when I was 13.
I'm sorry.
Well, um, thanks for bringing my stuff in.
Um, yeah, sure.
Sure, um, a-anytime.
I'm sure she was really great.
Yeah, she was.
So, uh Well, b- bye.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Bye.
You reached her face yet? I'm working on it.
Al.
Al? I think Al.
What? I think I gotta do a a photo shoot tomorrow.
I think.
Yeah, I wish it was for Playboy.
Al! All right, all right, Sam.
Come on.
I mean, a man's gotta have his dreams.
Ah, let's see, your name is Karl Granson.
I know that.
Yeah.
And you're a very popular high fashion photographer in New York City.
You you work for Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Life.
You shoot for all the biggies.
Yeah, they're gonna want to shoot me after they see these photos.
Relax, Sam.
High fashion, that stuff, it's it's pure attitude.
All you do is you act so important that you don't have to do anything.
And your assistant sets everything up.
Well, maybe I should just let my assistant shoot it.
And pass up a chance to work with all the girls? Are you crazy? Al, I can't believe I'm here to do a summer high-fashion spread or whatever they call it.
Hey, maybe Maybe you're here to get Sports Illustrated to shoot the first swimsuit issue.
Oh, that would be great, let's No.
Damn it.
That happened in 1964 and here we are, June 15, 1965.
Soon to be '66.
If you don't start telling me Oh, okay all right.
Ah, have you met a model named Edie Lansdale? I met an Edie.
Yeah, well, she she works for a modeling agency run by a woman named Helen Le Baron.
A woman, uh, yeah, yeah, right.
A shark in nylons.
Well, she must be a hungry shark because, apparently, her agency is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.
Anyway, this Helen was a big model in her time Wai-wai-wai-wai-wait.
Edie.
Edie? Yeah.
Oh.
Okay.
Uh-oh.
In, uh, three and a half days, uh, Edie overdoses on a combination of pills and alcohol.
Sam, you don't want that, uh, thing in there.
Karl Granson would never have schlock in his shoot.
I It's got terminal uglies.
I think you want to get rid of it.
Uh You know this isn't gonna work.
Thanks.
Don't make up your minds or anything, Karl, you might start a precedent.
I don't know anything about being a fashion photographer.
That's all right.
I used to visit New York in the '60s.
I had some buddies who were photographers.
I used to visit the shoots.
That's great, Al.
But I got to shoot this today, now.
I mean, I've been stalling around here moving furniture and stuff for three hours.
They're getting nervous, getting angry.
Anytime, Karl.
Just remember, that it's Just just do whatever I say, and listen Oh, wow.
Karl, do you like the pink better or the blue? Uh, the blue.
It brings out your eyes more.
Like, um, periwinkles.
Periwinkles? I love periwinkles.
We used to have them all over the farm.
I can't believe she dies from an overdose.
Well, Ziggy says it's 78%.
Just keep an eye on her, and in the meantime, Granson is the name and photography is the game.
Sam, you got to make things come alive there.
You got to tell them how beautiful they look.
Use "super" and "fabulous" and words like that.
"Fabulous"? Yeah, go ahead.
That's what they expect, that's what they respond to.
It's a disaster, a disaster.
Right.
That looks great.
Great.
And fabulous.
Fabulous.
Okay, hang hang in there, hang in there.
Can you try it with a little conviction? Yeah, that's great.
That's terrific.
Super.
Super.
Here we go, right here.
Yeah, fantastic, fabulous.
Ooh, right there, right there, right there.
Magnifique.
Yeah, here we go.
Bueno! Bueno! Have Edie move a bit to her right.
Edie, uh, move a smidge to your right.
Yeah, great.
Tell Velvet to move a smidge to her right.
Velvet, move a smidge to your right, too.
That's terrific.
That's excellent.
Now I wanna see a little more bazongas.
And a lot more Give me some more teeth, a lot more teeth.
Yeah, that's great.
Okay, that's looking really, really great.
Velvet, just lean out a little bit more.
Beautiful.
Like that.
Push your chin back just a little bit.
Yeah, that is great, that is great.
Edie, you with me? No, she doesn't look right, Sam.
Stay with me, now, we're almost done.
Uh, Edie, try turning this way.
Look over here.
Come on, give me a little smile.
There we go.
All right, here we go.
We're almost near the end.
Tuck your chin back in.
That's good, that's good.
I think we should take a break.
All right, Edie, uh, turn to the left and and just look over your shoulder at me.
Drop your chin a little bit.
You should take a break, Sam.
What do you say we all take five? Reload.
Cool.
Hello, sweetie.
Close your eyes, open your hand.
Helen, you promised.
I know, but I had my fingers crossed.
No.
Edie.
You don't want to quit now, not while you're ahead.
Honey, Byron's ecstatic about everything that you're doing.
You don't want to blow it, do you? No.
No.
Besides, we have to take the clients out for dinner tonight.
You want to look your best for them, don't you? Doesn't she, Karl? Uh, Y-Yeah.
Absolutely.
And if things get boring, Karl can always tell one of his wonderful stories.
Don't worry, I've got a million of them.
Oh, boy.
You don't sound exactly thrilled.
Uh, well Look, it won't be a total loss, as long as you're there.
Why, fiddle-dee-dee.
Beautiful.
All right, one more.
Now, Edie, keep your chin down just a little bit.
Yeah, that's great.
Great.
Okay one more.
I lied.
Here we go, and beautiful.
That's wonderful.
This is great, Al.
It's like painting with people.
Yeah, that's right, Sam, and to be really great, you gotta get inspired and find a way to do the unexpected, like, making lightning strike at your command.
Hey, Mike.
Yeah.
When I count to three, I want you and Geza to let all the birds out of the cage.
Wait.
Do you know what kind of mess Just do it.
All right, you're the boss.
Excellent attitude, Sam.
Excellent attitude.
When the birds come out, try and catch them, all right? Okay.
Just reach up, try and catch a bird in your hand.
I know it sounds weird.
Just try it, all right? Ready? One, two, get ready, three.
Reach up high, that's beautiful.
Excellent.
Excellent.
Then I said: "Oh.
"Oh.
You said 'snapshot.
"' You said 'snapshot.
"' Hennie Youngman, eat your heart out.
Didn't I tell you, Sam? You should double your fee.
And what would we like for dessert? More champagne, two bottles.
You want something else? No, I'm just not hungry.
Are you sure? You didn't eat anything at the shoot.
I said I'm not hungry.
Excuse me for a moment.
You know, Sam, when you do a lot of amphetamines, you lose your appetite.
You can't eat, and you get irritable.
You know, maybe maybe we should call it a night.
It's been a long day.
Why? It's just a little past midnight.
Hours yet before we turn into pumpkins.
Mr.
Granson, you have a telephone call.
Uh, thank you.
Excuse me.
Ding-a-ling.
Helen.
You just step into my office.
W- W-What W- W-What are you doing? No wonder you didn't come over last night.
You're dumping me for Edie.
No, no, no, no.
I I wasn't even with Edie last night.
I I w-was really tired after the shoot, and I went home.
Yeah, then why didn't you call me? I was going to c-call you, but then I just, uh, fell asleep on the couch.
You don't sleep on the couch.
Uh, the bed.
It was, uh, it was my bed.
I fell asleep on I know whose bed it was.
Look, I'm telling you the truth.
I went home alone and fell asleep.
All right, then prove it.
Prove it.
Let's do it right here.
Right now.
Let's go catch Dylan down in the Village after dinner.
I used to love I I used to Aye aye aye.
This was always my favorite part of modeling, actually.
You snake.
You two-timing, double-faced Look, Helen, believe me.
Well, enjoy it while you can.
What do you mean by that? She might be younger and prettier, but she won't be for long.
No, not at the rate that she's going.
You know about her habit? That's really quaint, Karl.
The concerned lover.
Ha! Drugs are nothing to laugh about.
Look who's talking.
Careful, Sam.
Karl Granson was known to pop a few pills himself.
Oh, great.
Look.
I've given it up.
I No, if you're giving up anything, it's going to be her.
Or what? Or I will turn off the spigot and we will see how young and pretty she is without her pills.
Or maybe Or, you know, just maybe, she might accidentally take one too many one day.
Don't even think about it.
Well! My, I Well! How melodramatic.
Have you been practicing that in front of the mirror? I'm not kidding.
Well, neither am I! Excuse us.
Uh, I really think we should be leaving.
Leave her alone, Karl.
Well, I mean Well, she can take care of herself.
She is over 18.
Well, I don't want her to look over 80 and she will if she doesn't get some rest this weekend.
So, um, excuse us.
Thank you.
It's been a real pleasure.
Oh, entirely ours, I assure you.
Good night.
Happy nightmares.
Would you, uh, like something to drink? I don't think that's such a good idea.
What are you talking about? Edie, I know about the pills.
Anybody can tell.
You're glowing like a light bulb.
I've never taken pills in my life.
Well, that's not what Helen says.
Well, I want to quit.
I really do.
Two days ago I flushed all the pills I had down the toilet.
But, I'm so tired when I wake up in the morning, I tell myself I'll just have one or two to get me going.
But then it's three or four.
And then I need more to put me to sleep.
And then I I wake up tired again, and I have a job and Helen says I have to get up for it or I'll lose it.
And I can't lose this job because then I have to go back and No! Shh.
Now listen listen Easy, easy.
Listen to me for a second.
I know you think that Helen is your friend, and that she's trying to help you with your job.
But that's all she cares about.
The job, not you.
But I need this job.
It's the only way that I can help my dad and my sister.
I know.
I know, but you can do it without the pills.
No, I can't.
Yes, you can.
You can beat this.
And I'll help you.
But you've got to really want to.
I do.
Morning, sleepyhead.
Want some breakfast? I I couldn't eat a thing.
Oh, come on, you got to keep your strength up.
Where did you get the bacon? The doorman.
Plus the promise of a big tip.
It's f-freezing in here.
Aren't you cold? Maybe this'll help.
Oh, it's too scratchy.
Want me to turn up the heat? Yeah, and we'll turn into lobsters.
Okay, uh, suit yourself.
He's rejecting your claim.
He's sitting back with his mouth watering, waiting for you to sue.
He wants you to sue, but Who's that you're talking to? You must have heard t-the TV.
I No, I heard you talking to someone.
She's having hallucinations, Sam.
That's usually accompanied by paranoia.
Edie? Edie, there's nobody here but us.
No.
I heard him talking to you.
You were talking about me.
Yoo-hoo, Edie, you hear me? Uh, did you hear him just now? No.
No, he's gone now.
Oh, God, I'm hot.
Sam, I I had Ziggy do some more digging on Helen and, boy, did he come up with a truckload.
Three years ago Now, this was in the papers, The Times, the Herald-Tribune, everything.
Her top model, Yvonne Moncrief, almost died from an overdose of pills.
And when she recovered, she left Helen and went to work for Eileen Ford.
Now, I bet we can guess where those pills came from, Sam.
That woman should be put away.
Why is it so cold in here? Keep her warm, Sam.
I'm gonna go check with Ziggy, see if we can find out the exact time that she OD'd.
I'll get you a blanket.
Give me the pills.
I don't have any.
Give me the pills.
Edie, Edie.
No, let me go! Let go! Give me the pills.
Come on, stop it! Stop it! Stop it! I want kiss.
Kiss.
No.
No, you don't want this.
Oh, yes, I do.
No, you don't.
What's the matter? Don't you want to do it? Or can't you? Maybe you don't like girls.
Go to sleep.
Morning.
How's my favorite veterinarian? Okay.
Ready for a big day of shooting? What are you talking about? It's Monday.
We got to shoot today.
No, it's not, it's Sunday.
No.
It's Monday.
You slept through Sunday.
Could somebody please bring me some coffee with two sugars? Mike.
I hear and obey, O Great One.
Yeah, but not in a Styrofoam cup.
That stuff doesn't break down for a billion years, it's turning the planet into a In a paper cup.
Styrofoam junk yard come straight from hell.
I got that.
I got one coming.
Okay.
She looks like she's getting tired, Al.
Yeah, the pussycat doesn't look so good, either.
Yeah.
How many more locations you got? Three.
Plus the waterfall.
Oh.
I pray for rain.
We're ready whenever you are.
Ow! Here.
I'll do it.
Helen, can I speak to you for a minute, please? Is Edie feeling okay? She's fine.
Why? Because she doesn't look fine.
Maybe we should call Eileen Ford, get one of her models.
Doesn't she handle Cheryl Tiegs? Stuart Cowley.
Whoever.
Either of them would appreciate the business.
Frank, Frank, now, Edie is fine.
She's probably just hungry.
You know how us models starve ourselves so we can look good for you.
Yeah, looking good is the operative phrase, Helen.
Oh, would you relax, Frank? Now I'll just I'll go have a little pep talk with her, okay? Okay? All right.
She'll take care of her.
I know that you think I'm doing this out of spite over Karl.
But right now I'm telling you the truth.
As one professional to another, you look like crap.
Now, I need you to get out there and pull yourself together.
I just need some new makeup.
I am not going to let you take everything that I have worked for down the drain.
Take these.
Helen, no.
Karl, could I have some more coffee, please? Uh, yeah, yeah.
Coming up.
Okay, fine.
Forget about your job.
Forget about helping your father and your sister.
Forget about me.
Just throw it all away.
Be selfish.
Think only about Edie.
Nobody else matters.
We're just nothing.
Helen, I can't take those pills.
I can't.
I just need some coffee and I'll be fine.
Karl, where's the coffee? One coffee coming up.
Just remember two words: Cheryl Tiegs.
Here, oh Two, uh, two sugars.
Here we go.
Everything okay? Oh, yeah.
Everything's fine, just fine.
Are you all right? Everything's great.
Thanks.
Attagirl.
We got a hard eight.
If that was an inch closer, you'd be calling him Lefty.
Geza? Is it okay to shoot? Is everything okay with Snowball? He's okay, just doesn't like the water.
Good, Edie, that's great.
That's great.
Yeah, yeah, that's beautiful.
Yeah.
Go pour the champagne.
Yeah, that's right.
Enjoy yourself, darling.
That's beautiful.
Karl, would you hurry up? That's a girl.
Edie, be careful.
That's wonderful, Edie.
Edie, splash him some more.
Continue shooting.
Give me the camera.
Edie, get out of there! Somebody help! Edie! Run, Edie, run! Sam, it's happening now! Somebody must've slipped something into her coffee.
Snowball.
Back.
Stay, stay, easy.
Easy.
Sam, where'd you learn to do that? Circus movies.
I shouldn't have asked.
I got his chain, Karl.
Stay, Snowball.
Stay.
Come, come, Snowball.
Attaboy.
You put something in her coffee, didn't you? No, I didn't give her anything.
Like you didn't give anything to Yvonne Moncrief? If Edie dies, that's murder.
And I'll make sure that it sticks.
Now, what did you give her? I Come on! I g-gave her some black beauties and some doors and fours.
Black beauties are uppers.
Doors and fours are downers.
I want to lie down.
Sam, she's crashing.
She'll relax so much her heart is going to stop.
Come on, Edie.
You've got to walk.
You've got to stay awake.
Where's the nearest hospital? I don't I don't know.
I It's 30 miles from here.
It'll take you 40 minutes on these roads.
Go find a phone, call an ambulance.
Take the truck.
Right.
Is there anything we can do? Go to the equipment truck and look for a first-aid kit or something.
All right? Come on.
Go on, get out of here! Come on, talk to me.
Sam, no.
Not talk, walk.
Come on.
Edie.
Edie, listen to me.
Tell me about the farm.
About becoming a vet.
On the farm.
Lots of cows.
Cows, yeah.
Well, yeah, vets, you know, vets Vets would see lots of cows.
Edie, Edie, come on, come on, come on.
L- Look at that.
Look at that.
Where would you like to go to become a vet? Huh? Where would you like to go? Indiana.
Yeah.
In I'm from My cousin is from Indiana.
He grew up in Elk Ridge.
Near Coopertown.
You know Indiana? Yeah, Sam, her family's been in Coopertown for three generations.
You remember the County Fair, the Tri-County Fair at Wittsburg? Remember that? Wouldn't you like to go there now? Pumpkins.
Pumpkins, yeah, big pumpkins, and pumpkin pie.
Wouldn't you love a piece of pumpkin pie right now? Huh? Cold.
Al, she's getting cold.
Cold pie.
Oh, cold pie.
Edie, Edie.
Al! Come on, come on, come on.
Sam, Ziggy says she's got a 42% Wait! It's going up! 43%.
Sam, keep her going! Al? Uh, he is my dog, Al.
On the farm.
Your dog? All right, it's up to 46%, but I'm still insulted.
What kind of dog? A great dog.
The best friend a guy could ever have.
Sounds nice.
He is.
Yeah? She's over the hump.
Yes! You'll be fine, sweetie, don't worry.
Frank, don't worry about this.
Everything's gonna be fine.
I got so many other models that are better than Edie.
They're so much more exciting than Edie.
You know that I've got Irv, you know that I could put this together.
I know that you know Look at these girls.
These girls You want to do it, don't you? I know you want to do it.
Look at Look, I can make you such a Byron.
Byron, everything is okay, isn't it? You know we can make things all right again.
We put this together.
That's right.
I knew you wouldn't leave me, Byron.
I knew you Byron? Byron! Oh, I don't care! I don't need you! I don't need any of you! I created her.
And I can create somebody else, because I did it.
I did it all! And I'll do it again.
I'll just do it all again.
That's all right.
There's plenty of girls out there.
I'll do it.
I'll do it again.
What're you doing here? You're gonna miss your plane.
No, no, I'm on my way.
I just wanted to stop by and thank you for everything.
What are photographers for if they can't help their favorite models? I was just so stupid No, no.
You weren't stupid.
You just got tired and made some bad choices.
We all do that.
Oh, thank you.
Well, I should go.
Yeah.
S So do you ever go back to Indiana to visit your cousin? Uh, n-not as often as I'd like to.
Well, if I ever run into him, I'll say hello.
Okay.
What's his name? Sam.
Sam Beckett.
It's a good name.
Tell me something.
How come you didn't you know, that night in my bedroom? Was I supposed to? I don't know.
Well, I, um I certainly wanted to.
Well, goodbye.
You take care.
Uh, Sam.
I I think you'll be happy to know that everything worked out just fine.
I already know that.
Yeah? Yeah.
She's going home.
She's going home.
"Witchcraft in America, by the Reverend John T.
Emendor of Boston.
" Oh, boy.
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