Quantum Leap s03e15 Episode Script
Piano Man - November 10, 1985
'Theorising that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Doctor Sam Beckett stepped into the quantum leap accelerator - and vanished! He awoke 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 .
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will be the leap home.
' (APPLAUSE) (CLEARS THROAT) Thank you.
(DRUM MACHINE) Thank Thank you.
(DRUM MACHINE STOPS) Thank you.
Thank you.
That's one of the favourite songs of mine and I'm sure one of yours, and that'sFeelings? Feelings.
Feelings.
Yes, well, about now would be a good time to take a pause for the old cause, so I Play Somewhere for me.
Where? Well, you can play it back at my place .
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but I don't have a piano.
(CHUCKLES) She's talking about a song.
Uh-uh.
Your song.
The one you wrote.
Come on, Chuck.
Do it for me.
Oh, boy.
(DRAMATIC BALLAD) Somewhere in the night Inside my dreams, you burn so bright And I'm with you there And everything's all right Somewhere in the night Before the darkness turns to light Let me love you there Somewhere in the night Second chances I won't get Wouldn't dare to hope yet Everywhere I turn I see your silhouette And your love I never will forget Somewhere in the night Inside my dreams, you burn so bright And I'm with you there And everything's all right Somewhere in the night Before the darkness turns to light Let me love you Somewhere in the night (APPLAUSE) Thank you.
I need another drink.
Frank! That was a song for all of you lovers out there, who have lost in love.
And here's another one.
You put lyrics to it.
Er, well, er, yeah.
I mean, I figured that if I was gonna sing it, I'd probably be better with lyrics, so I wrote them.
I thought I was the lyricist in the act.
(SNIFFS) I guess a lot changes after three years.
This was a mistake.
I'll be right back, folks.
I just wanna know why you walked out.
Ow! It's not important now.
Yes, it it No, it isn't.
I'm sorry.
Watch it.
Careful.
Careful.
Don't touch it.
It's all right.
I've been looking for you for months.
Why don't you shut up and let him play? Because I need to talk to him.
He's a piano player, not a shrink.
You're dead.
Excuse me.
I'm gonna take a little break right now.
OK, and I'll be back in a minute.
Excuse me.
Excuse me.
Here you go.
Don't mind Janelle, she gets really territorial when she drinks.
(CHUCKLES) So what'll it be, Chuck? Coffee? That'd be fine.
Two.
The whole time I was driving, I kept telling myself, 'Lorraine, turn the car around.
Just turn around' I'm so sorry.
Well, don't worry about it.
A quick skin graft, it'll be good as new (!) It's OK, it's OK.
I'm such a klutz.
No, no, no you're not.
Notreally.
Thanks.
Yeah.
Why didn't you say goodbye? Why did you just walk out on my life? You slimy lounge lizard.
You've only been working on the circuit for five minutes, and you've already got a woman - It's not what you think.
Isn't it? Your name is Chuck Danner, lounge lizard extraordinaire.
I think, three years ago, you didn't wanna marry me.
And that's why I ran away? I haven't the foggiest.
What else could I think? Well There's no birth certificate, no Social Security Why else would you disappear? I - Not even a mailing list.
I - Why else would you change your name? Ah, that's it.
You changed your name.
We gotta get your real name.
I need some answers so I can get on with my life, because I've met someone else.
Took her three years.
Someone else? His name is Carl Morgan and he's very successful and he doesn't live on the road.
Most important, he loves me very much.
I wonder why she's sitting on a bar stool next to you.
Good point.
Good point? If you love him, why are you here? Carl wanted to be sure there weren't any ghosts.
That's Carl's first mistake.
He said we couldn't start on our new life until we were sure it was over.
So is it? Well, I I don't Well, I guess that answers it.
I er I just wanna know why you didn't even say goodbye.
Look, we should talk about that, but - But? But I've got another set to do so, if you could just wait here, then, when I'm done, we'll talk, OK? OK, but I promised Carl that I would call him and let him know I'm all right.
All right.
(BEEPING) Maybe I'm here to put this couple back together.
Or maybe break 'em up, so she and Carl can live happily ever after.
We're never gonna know anything until we find out who I am, right? No, all we know is you're Chuck Danner, who you're not, and you're entertaining in a lounge in Tularosa, New Mexico, November 10th 1985.
What's the guy saying in the waiting room? He insists that he's Chuck Danner, lounge lizard extraordinaire.
It's all right, I've found him.
He's playing a place called the Roadside Rendezvous, near Tularosa, New Mexico.
So what's happened? Nothing's happened.
We're waiting to talk.
Three years and he's still got you waiting? He has to finish his set first.
He's been very nice.
How nice? Justnice.
Carl, please don't worry.
Look, this was a mistake, I want you to come home.
This was your idea.
I know, but I think you should come home now.
I will.
Now stop worrying, OK? It's just hard when you're with a guy you were crazy in love with.
That was a long time ago.
You have to trust me.
OK, OK.
Just get him outta your system and come back to me.
I want this whole thing finished, so we can get married.
Me too.
You fly good tomorrow.
Come home and I'll fly better.
I love you (COINS DROP) .
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I think.
(CONTEMPLATIVE MUSIC) (APPLAUSE) Play it again, Sam.
I always wanted to say that.
Thank you and good night.
You know, if you'd stayed in town, you'd have been recording.
Do you think? Yes, you would have signed that deal, and we would have gotten married.
Ooh, take your shot, Sam.
And that would have made you Mrs De Nardo.
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De Nardo, yeah.
That's one out of two.
It's a lot better than Danner.
Why did you change it? It's kind of a long story.
You know how hard it was to find you? Yeah, well, I can imagine.
MAN: Come on, move it out.
But I knew you'd never give up your music.
WOMAN: Good night.
So I thought, where would you never go? And then I remembered how much you hated these lounges, so I gave it a shot.
Chuck, I need a big favour.
Janelle wants me to take her home, so how's about I borrow your wheels for a few hours? Yeah, OK.
Here you go.
Thanks.
Where are you parked? Outside.
Well, that narrows it down (!) See you in the morning.
Joey, you never used to let anybody touch your car.
Joey, bingo.
Been a long time since anybody's called me by that name.
OK, Joey De Nardo was born inChicago in December 1950 and-and he died when (EXPLOSION) (CONCERNED CHATTER) .
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when his car was bombed in a parking lot in Tularosa, New Mexico.
Oh, my God! That was meant for you.
Who was trying to kill me? My guess is that's him.
Sam! Oh, God! Oh, no.
You've been shot.
(SQUEALS) Go, get outta here! I won't leave you.
Go get your car! Go! Go, go, go, go, go, go! Is it bad? I don't think so.
It looks like the bullet passed clean through the lateral quadricep.
The what? Give me your scarf.
Come on.
Are you OK? Yes.
But those people - those people are dead.
Those people could have been you two.
You've changed history, Sam.
Dead! Because the guy you leapt into - Joey Yeah, that guy, he was originally killed by that car bomb.
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this is all my fault.
No, it isn't.
Is it? Yes.
No.
No, Joey De Nardo and Lorraine were a hot lounge act, in Chicago until you disappeared, three years ago.
Why? Because of my jinx.
Because you saw someone get whacked.
I saw somebody get murdered? I know, it was horrible.
That poor bartender, that poor girl Even though she was real mean.
No, not them, some moustache named Ponti.
Now get this, Sam, you and this Ponti and a guy named Nick Bellini all grew up together in the same neighbourhood.
They went into the mob and you went into music.
Later on, they had a falling out, see? And this Nick used you to set up Ponti.
So I saw Ponti get killed? Yeah, and you've been running ever since.
You saw Ponti murdered three years ago? That's why you ran away.
I guess so.
It wasn't because of me.
I guess not.
Oh, Joey.
(HORN HONKS) (SQUEALS) I'm sorry.
Tell her to say she's sorry later.
Ziggy says this is 90 seconds behind us and the two of you are gonna get killed when we pass milepost 257.
Oh, Joey, I'm so relieved that it wasn't me you were running from.
All these years, I thought it was me.
After all, I'm a terrible klutz.
What? Nothing, just keep driving.
Oh, God.
I almost forgot.
Is he still behind us? Yeah, and he's gaining.
What's wrong? What's wrong? Oh, God.
What? Not again.
What? What? I think I'm running out of gas.
Great.
That worked just like in a Western movie.
OK, come on.
Now, we gotta figure out some way to get some gasoline.
MAN: How the hell did you get out the ditch? Yeah, well, we got lucky, Sheriff.
Coffee.
Two cowboys came along and pulled us out.
They even had a tank full of gas.
All right, you stay there at Thelma's.
Thelma's? I thought this was Polly's? Thelma owns it.
Oh, OK.
I'll be there in 20 minutes.
Yeah, all right.
We'll be here, Sheriff.
Thanks.
I'm so sorry.
I guess I'm a bit nervous.
It happens to my little grandaughter all the time.
How much do we owe you? Oh, er, four early bird specials with two pieces of cherry pie $6.
50.
Well, here.
You still carry this? (PLAYS SOMEWHERE) Teach it to me.
What? Your song.
Somewhere in the night Inside my dreams, you burn so bright And I'm with you there And everything's all right Somewhere in the night Before the darkness turns to light Let me love you there Somewhere in the night Night On the day I walked away All the blue rolled into grey BOTH: # Now in the dark Alone I lay Should have stopped But I could never say Somewhere in the night Inside my dreams, you burn so bright I'm with you there And everything's all right Somewhere in the night Before the darkness turns to light Let me love you Let me love you Let me love you Somewhere in the .
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Night (APPLAUSE) Oh! That was real pretty.
What I wanna know is can you cut loose? (ROCK MUSIC) Everybody cut loose Footloose Kick off your Sunday shoes Please, Louise Pull me off-a my knees Oh, Jack, get back! Come on, before we crack Lose your blues Everybody cut footloose Everybody cut, everybody cut Everybody cut Everybody cut Everybody cut, every, every, everybody cut Everybody Everybody Every, every, everybody cut footloose (CHEERING) Woo-hoo! Yeah, you do it good.
You should get yourself an act.
Did I say something? No.
No, we er We had an act, about three years ago.
Oh.
Well, you ought to put it back together.
Hm, yeah.
Yeah, thanks.
Lorraine, now, come on.
Listen, everything's gonna be OK.
I called the Sheriff.
He's gonna pick up Nicky - Nicky? Nicky Bellini, the guy who's trying to kill me.
It won't make any difference.
Of course it will.
No, I'm a jinx.
No, you're not.
Remember all the terrible things that happened to you, when we started dating? Well, er No, not really.
How could you forget the ornament I bought you for your tree? The ornament? The arson investigator said it started the whole thing.
And the time we went to California.
It was a great trip.
Except your luggage went to Iran.
Ha! Well, you know, there's a good side to that.
I mean, I could've gone with it.
And how about our ski trip? You broke both legs.
Well, it was my fault, I shouldn't have fallen.
You wouldn't have fallen if I hadn't skied into you.
Come on, now, you didn't do it on purpose.
I'm a jinx and I'm gonna get you killed.
Now, Lorraine, come on - I have to call Carl.
And here comes Petey Jones in this last qualifying heat.
Don't forget, folks, the big race is tomorrow.
Were you hurt? No, I'm fine, we got away.
That's it, Lorraine, I want you home.
Maybe you're right.
You're damn right I'm right.
I mean, really mobsters trying to kill you? Not me, Joey.
Who you're with? Carl, I said that I'm all right.
Where are you now? A little diner outside of Vadito.
Right, I'll call the Sheriff.
Joey already did.
Then there's no reason for you to stay.
I have to wait for the Sheriff.
I love you and I can't stand the thought of you being with a man that doesn't care whether you live or die.
He saved my life.
He saved his own life.
If Joey really cared about you, he'd get you as far from that mess as possible.
Every minute you're there, your life's in danger.
But Joey said - Joey is the cause of all your grief.
This isn't his fault.
Then whose is it? Mine, I guess.
Yours? I'm a jinx, Carl.
I've always been a jinx.
Not for me.
When have you ever been a jinx for me? Never, I guess.
I want you to come home, Lorraine.
Lorraine? I need a little more time.
Right, how much time? Until I know that Joey's safe.
You're not his mother, Lorraine.
Right, when the Sheriff comes, I'll leave.
You promise? Promise.
I love you.
I love you too.
Sam, you gotta get outta here.
Al, would you just relax, OK? (MUTTERS) Everything's fine, I called the Sheriff.
He's gonna be here in 10 minutes.
You're gonna be dead in eight.
Both of you.
You both get killed.
What do you mean, we both get killed? What do you mean, 'What do I mean'? I mean you get killed, as in dead.
As in morti, kaput, finito, the big sleep.
But Ziggy said that was supposed to happen round milepost 257.
Now it happens here.
You changed history, now it's coming back to bite you in the - The Sheriff is coming.
He's coming to clean up Nicky's mess.
What's this guy got? A police radio, or something? I don't know, your guess is as good as mine.
OK, from now on, no more police.
Al, we need a plan.
Ziggy says to get the hell outta Dodge.
That's not a plan.
I had a fencing teacher once that said the best defence was distance.
Get some distance and then we'll make a plan.
All right.
Lorraine, we gotta get going.
The Sheriff's coming.
Come on.
We can't wait for him.
Why not? Well, I've got this sixth sense.
Thank you.
It's telling me that the Sheriff isn't gonna get here in time.
It's telling you to get the hell outta here.
How do you know? Because we've been shot at, nearly blown up, ran out of gas and barely escaped being caught by a lunatic who wants us dead.
I'll catch up with you later.
Isn't that reason enough? But where are we going? Somewhere Nicky can't find us.
(TYRES SCREECH) Do you think we lost him? Yeah, I hope so.
It's funny, you think about so many things in life, and I never thought about this - about dying.
Not like this, I mean.
Did you? We're not gonna die.
You wouldn't have yanked me outta that diner if you didn't think so.
Well, I just felt that distance was our best defence.
Yeah, right.
You know, I always wished we'd gone to Hawaii.
They've got some great lounges there.
We could have found one, settled down, bought a little place on the beach Paid a zillion dollars for it.
And lived happily in debt ever after.
At least we'd be off the road.
That's one thing that I wouldn't miss.
Would you? Well, no, actually, I wouldn't miss the road at all.
In fact, I wouldn't mind having a place I could call home for a while.
I could wear a grass skirt.
(LAUGHS) Yeah, yeah.
And I could bring you fresh coconut milk for breakfast.
And we could lie on the beach in the sun all day, writing songs.
Poring over our $1 million recording contracts.
We would never have to do anything we didn't wanna do for the rest of our lives.
I'll buy that.
Oh, boy! This is all my fault, now he's gonna kill us here.
No he won't.
We'll just get the tyre changed, then we'll be outta here.
Tyre? I've been meaning to fix that tyre.
It's flat.
The tyre's I know, I know, you're sorry.
But I really am sorry.
(SCRAPING) (JANGLING) I'll be right back.
OK.
Look like you got yourself a flat.
Yeah.
I need to get a new tyre.
How much? Why didn't you just put on the spare? Well, cos the spare is flat too.
You gotta watch that.
I could patch that one up for you until you get yourself a new wheel, cos that one's shot.
I don't have time for you to fix it.
I gotta get outta here right away.
See, er I'm late for a wedding, see.
I'm the best man andmy girlfriend is I fell down while I was trying to change a tyre and I cut my leg - I'm sure I have something that will work, but it will cost you $80.
to shop the competition.
OK, all right, OK.
Let's do it.
I'll help you.
Let's move it.
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the Midwest Lorraine! You said you were coming home when the Sheriff got there.
He didn't get there.
What? Well, we sorta left early.
What do you mean, you left? Joey thought we were in danger.
So he took you back out on the road?! We had no choice.
That's it, Lorraine, I can't put up with this any more.
Where are you? I don't know, some gas station.
Where? I guess it's after Taos.
OK, OK, OK, now listen to me.
There's a little airport north of Taos.
It's about - Carl - Just listen to me, please.
I want Joey to drive you to the airport as fast as he can.
I'll meet you there.
What about your race? Screw the race, I don't want you hurt.
You understand? No.
You've been preparing for this race for months.
I won't let you ruin your chances.
And I won't let you ruin our lives.
Lorraine, promise you'll meet me there.
Lorraine! What? Promise to meet me at the airport.
Sam, it's not gonna work.
I had Ziggy run the numbers and you can't hide in the mountains.
Why not? Because he'll find you there.
(HUMS) I'm just gonna have to face him, I guess.
No, you only have a 3% chance of winning.
I can't run from him forever, Al.
The only way you're gonna get out of this, is you gotta get rid of Miss Lucky Charm here.
(BANGING) How's it going? Pretty good, I think he's almost done.
How's Carl? He's a little upset.
Yeah.
He wants us to meet him at some little airport.
It's just That's perfect.
That's a great idea.
It is? Yeah.
Yeah, listen, I've been thinking that maybe it would be better if we split up for a while, you know, until everything's OK, OK? No.
It's not OK.
I don't wanna leave you.
The only way to get rid of this one is to play hardball, Sam.
Pick a fight.
Pi Don't squirm on me, Sam.
You gotta do it to save her life.
Lorraine Be tough.
Tough.
This isn't working out.
That's tough (!) What are you saying? She doesn't mean a thing to you, Sam.
I It was just a fling.
I need some time, to think things over.
I understand that.
I just stroll into your life after three years, you need a little time to figure things out.
Well, yeah.
It doesn't mean we have to be apart.
Ditch her, Sam.
She's ready to go.
OK, thanks.
Just a second.
Keep in mind that her last three boyfriends all died under bizarre circumstances.
What? What? Yes, ask about Jud.
What happened to Jud? Well Well, you can lose perspective, looking through a camera and he didn't really notice that he'd actually stepped into the alligator pit.
Alligator pit? How about Michael? And Michael? Now, that wasn't my fault.
Not really.
I didn't tell him to go to the Dodgers game.
Who knew he was gonna try and catch a foul ball from the second deck? (WHISTLES) Let's not forget erm (BEEPING) Well, let's not forget Would you stop it? If you don't wanna be with me, just say it.
Oh, say it, Sam.
Say it.
Lorraine .
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I don't wanna be with you any more.
You said it.
I can't believe you actually said it.
That's just fine.
That's Lorraine - Now I can get on with my life without you.
It's fine.
It's good.
(MUTTERS) It's for the best, Sam.
You did the right thing.
I know.
Uh-oh, Sam.
No! Stop! (BEEPING) Damn it, she still gets killed.
A witness says that she was run off the road by a guy driving a Camper.
Damn it.
He never gets caught.
(BEEPING) You gotta get there before he does.
Go! Go! Stop! No! No! Come on! Pull it! (HORN HONKS) Wake up, Lorraine.
He's not worth dying over.
(HORN HONKS) No.
Come on.
(TYRES SCREECH) (HORN HONKS) (FLAMES CRACKLE) Well, that's the end of Nicky.
Joey doesn't die, right? No, Joey doesn't die and the truck driver's fine.
Ziggy said he was belted in.
Uh-oh.
What? Lorraine still dies.
God! Those people got burned to death and Joey got shot.
At the gas station? No, after the explosion.
He's OK though.
So you both got away safe? This guy, he kept - The guy in the Camper? Yeah.
Did Joey know who it was? Some guy named Nicky.
He was the one that killed Joey's friend Ponti.
That's why Joey left Chicago - he saw the murder.
So where's this Nicky now? I don't know, we lost him.
He never caught Joey? No.
I don't think so.
I don't know.
We had this horrible fight and I left.
Joey didn't come with you? OK, OK, OK.
There's a fork in the road, up ahead.
When we get to it, you're gonna (BLEEPING) What do you mean, you don't know which way we go? You haven't told me yet.
No, I'm talking to Gushie.
Gushie, centre me on her.
(BEEPING) Al, just tell me which way to the airport, OK? We don't know.
According to Ziggy, her body was found in the desert .
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midway between Taos and How? Who killed her? We don't know that either.
This is crazy, Al.
Nicky's dead, right? He's a French fry.
Yeah, right, well, if he's dead, then, who kills Lorraine? I told you, Ziggy's got nothing.
Maybe it was another accident.
I mean, she is accident prone.
Oh, sure (!) She accidentally shot a 2" hole in the back of her head and then dumped herself out in the wilderness (!) Why doesn't Ziggy centre in on her? What's the problem? He can't.
She's one of those people that's got little synapses - Connections? Connections in her brain missing, yes.
She's dizzy and hard to get a lock on.
Well, he's got to.
How much time is left? According to the autopsy report, she's We've got about seven minutes, almost eight minutes.
Oh, there's the fork, right there.
Now, 62% chance that whoever killed her met her in Taos, so take a left.
Yeah.
No, take aa left, Sam.
Take a left.
That's not a left, that's a right.
What are you doing? I'm following my gut.
I hope you got good guts.
So do I.
Where did you leave Joey, Lorraine? At the gas station.
Did he say where he was going? No.
Where could he have gone? I don't know and I don't care.
I'm with you now.
Damn it, Lorraine, think! Where could he have gone? Carl, why are you acting like this? I don't understand.
I do.
(GUN CLICKS) Joey, what are you doing? Saving your life.
Something I should have done three years ago.
What? Joey, Joey, Joey.
How are you doing? You know each other? You could say that.
Nicky and I go way back.
Nicky? Nicky Bellini.
He's been using you, Lorraine.
Using you to find me.
No, you're wrong.
We're engaged to be married.
Tell him, Carl.
Oh, God! (BEEPING) Sam, he's got a gun.
Put your hands on your head.
Come on.
You were using me? You were using me to find him? Hey, you used me to find Joey too, Lorraine, or at least my money.
I'm just sorry it took so long.
And, everything you said, you didn't mean any of it? Looks like you didn't, neither.
You'd have let me just die in that explosion! Face it, Lorraine, nobody wants a jinx.
You bastard.
No, no, no, no! Go ahead and I'll break it.
(WHIMPERS) You should have shot him.
Let her go.
Put the rifle down first.
He's gonna break her neck.
OK.
OK, just don't hurt her, all right.
Now my gun.
Back off! OK, get ready to take off.
Go, now! Carl, no! (SHRIEKS) (SQUEALS) So you've known the deceased for some time? Yeah.
I'd like to say you did it, Sam, but I think, this one, we gotta give it all to Lorraine.
What happens to her? She marries Joey.
And he's still alive? No.
Yes.
Poor Carl - I mean Nicky.
I always thought he'd die in a plane crash.
So what happens to us? I don't know.
What do you wanna do? You get your lounge act back together.
As a matter of fact, you're still performing nightly at the Freaky Kiki in Waikiki.
We go to Hawaii? I would love to.
(GRUNTS) Sorry.
It's OK.
It's OK.
(CHUCKLES) Well, are you gonna blow, or wait till the whole house burns down? Blow? Yeah, the candles.
Yeah.
Surprise! (WHOOPS OF DELIGHT) Happy birthday! Yeah! Come here! (EXCITED CHATTER) We don't wanna wear him out before I can give him my gift, do we? (LAUGHTER) Happy birthday.
Yeah! Oh-oh Oh, boy!
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 .
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will be the leap home.
' (APPLAUSE) (CLEARS THROAT) Thank you.
(DRUM MACHINE) Thank Thank you.
(DRUM MACHINE STOPS) Thank you.
Thank you.
That's one of the favourite songs of mine and I'm sure one of yours, and that'sFeelings? Feelings.
Feelings.
Yes, well, about now would be a good time to take a pause for the old cause, so I Play Somewhere for me.
Where? Well, you can play it back at my place .
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but I don't have a piano.
(CHUCKLES) She's talking about a song.
Uh-uh.
Your song.
The one you wrote.
Come on, Chuck.
Do it for me.
Oh, boy.
(DRAMATIC BALLAD) Somewhere in the night Inside my dreams, you burn so bright And I'm with you there And everything's all right Somewhere in the night Before the darkness turns to light Let me love you there Somewhere in the night Second chances I won't get Wouldn't dare to hope yet Everywhere I turn I see your silhouette And your love I never will forget Somewhere in the night Inside my dreams, you burn so bright And I'm with you there And everything's all right Somewhere in the night Before the darkness turns to light Let me love you Somewhere in the night (APPLAUSE) Thank you.
I need another drink.
Frank! That was a song for all of you lovers out there, who have lost in love.
And here's another one.
You put lyrics to it.
Er, well, er, yeah.
I mean, I figured that if I was gonna sing it, I'd probably be better with lyrics, so I wrote them.
I thought I was the lyricist in the act.
(SNIFFS) I guess a lot changes after three years.
This was a mistake.
I'll be right back, folks.
I just wanna know why you walked out.
Ow! It's not important now.
Yes, it it No, it isn't.
I'm sorry.
Watch it.
Careful.
Careful.
Don't touch it.
It's all right.
I've been looking for you for months.
Why don't you shut up and let him play? Because I need to talk to him.
He's a piano player, not a shrink.
You're dead.
Excuse me.
I'm gonna take a little break right now.
OK, and I'll be back in a minute.
Excuse me.
Excuse me.
Here you go.
Don't mind Janelle, she gets really territorial when she drinks.
(CHUCKLES) So what'll it be, Chuck? Coffee? That'd be fine.
Two.
The whole time I was driving, I kept telling myself, 'Lorraine, turn the car around.
Just turn around' I'm so sorry.
Well, don't worry about it.
A quick skin graft, it'll be good as new (!) It's OK, it's OK.
I'm such a klutz.
No, no, no you're not.
Notreally.
Thanks.
Yeah.
Why didn't you say goodbye? Why did you just walk out on my life? You slimy lounge lizard.
You've only been working on the circuit for five minutes, and you've already got a woman - It's not what you think.
Isn't it? Your name is Chuck Danner, lounge lizard extraordinaire.
I think, three years ago, you didn't wanna marry me.
And that's why I ran away? I haven't the foggiest.
What else could I think? Well There's no birth certificate, no Social Security Why else would you disappear? I - Not even a mailing list.
I - Why else would you change your name? Ah, that's it.
You changed your name.
We gotta get your real name.
I need some answers so I can get on with my life, because I've met someone else.
Took her three years.
Someone else? His name is Carl Morgan and he's very successful and he doesn't live on the road.
Most important, he loves me very much.
I wonder why she's sitting on a bar stool next to you.
Good point.
Good point? If you love him, why are you here? Carl wanted to be sure there weren't any ghosts.
That's Carl's first mistake.
He said we couldn't start on our new life until we were sure it was over.
So is it? Well, I I don't Well, I guess that answers it.
I er I just wanna know why you didn't even say goodbye.
Look, we should talk about that, but - But? But I've got another set to do so, if you could just wait here, then, when I'm done, we'll talk, OK? OK, but I promised Carl that I would call him and let him know I'm all right.
All right.
(BEEPING) Maybe I'm here to put this couple back together.
Or maybe break 'em up, so she and Carl can live happily ever after.
We're never gonna know anything until we find out who I am, right? No, all we know is you're Chuck Danner, who you're not, and you're entertaining in a lounge in Tularosa, New Mexico, November 10th 1985.
What's the guy saying in the waiting room? He insists that he's Chuck Danner, lounge lizard extraordinaire.
It's all right, I've found him.
He's playing a place called the Roadside Rendezvous, near Tularosa, New Mexico.
So what's happened? Nothing's happened.
We're waiting to talk.
Three years and he's still got you waiting? He has to finish his set first.
He's been very nice.
How nice? Justnice.
Carl, please don't worry.
Look, this was a mistake, I want you to come home.
This was your idea.
I know, but I think you should come home now.
I will.
Now stop worrying, OK? It's just hard when you're with a guy you were crazy in love with.
That was a long time ago.
You have to trust me.
OK, OK.
Just get him outta your system and come back to me.
I want this whole thing finished, so we can get married.
Me too.
You fly good tomorrow.
Come home and I'll fly better.
I love you (COINS DROP) .
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I think.
(CONTEMPLATIVE MUSIC) (APPLAUSE) Play it again, Sam.
I always wanted to say that.
Thank you and good night.
You know, if you'd stayed in town, you'd have been recording.
Do you think? Yes, you would have signed that deal, and we would have gotten married.
Ooh, take your shot, Sam.
And that would have made you Mrs De Nardo.
.
.
De Nardo, yeah.
That's one out of two.
It's a lot better than Danner.
Why did you change it? It's kind of a long story.
You know how hard it was to find you? Yeah, well, I can imagine.
MAN: Come on, move it out.
But I knew you'd never give up your music.
WOMAN: Good night.
So I thought, where would you never go? And then I remembered how much you hated these lounges, so I gave it a shot.
Chuck, I need a big favour.
Janelle wants me to take her home, so how's about I borrow your wheels for a few hours? Yeah, OK.
Here you go.
Thanks.
Where are you parked? Outside.
Well, that narrows it down (!) See you in the morning.
Joey, you never used to let anybody touch your car.
Joey, bingo.
Been a long time since anybody's called me by that name.
OK, Joey De Nardo was born inChicago in December 1950 and-and he died when (EXPLOSION) (CONCERNED CHATTER) .
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when his car was bombed in a parking lot in Tularosa, New Mexico.
Oh, my God! That was meant for you.
Who was trying to kill me? My guess is that's him.
Sam! Oh, God! Oh, no.
You've been shot.
(SQUEALS) Go, get outta here! I won't leave you.
Go get your car! Go! Go, go, go, go, go, go! Is it bad? I don't think so.
It looks like the bullet passed clean through the lateral quadricep.
The what? Give me your scarf.
Come on.
Are you OK? Yes.
But those people - those people are dead.
Those people could have been you two.
You've changed history, Sam.
Dead! Because the guy you leapt into - Joey Yeah, that guy, he was originally killed by that car bomb.
.
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this is all my fault.
No, it isn't.
Is it? Yes.
No.
No, Joey De Nardo and Lorraine were a hot lounge act, in Chicago until you disappeared, three years ago.
Why? Because of my jinx.
Because you saw someone get whacked.
I saw somebody get murdered? I know, it was horrible.
That poor bartender, that poor girl Even though she was real mean.
No, not them, some moustache named Ponti.
Now get this, Sam, you and this Ponti and a guy named Nick Bellini all grew up together in the same neighbourhood.
They went into the mob and you went into music.
Later on, they had a falling out, see? And this Nick used you to set up Ponti.
So I saw Ponti get killed? Yeah, and you've been running ever since.
You saw Ponti murdered three years ago? That's why you ran away.
I guess so.
It wasn't because of me.
I guess not.
Oh, Joey.
(HORN HONKS) (SQUEALS) I'm sorry.
Tell her to say she's sorry later.
Ziggy says this is 90 seconds behind us and the two of you are gonna get killed when we pass milepost 257.
Oh, Joey, I'm so relieved that it wasn't me you were running from.
All these years, I thought it was me.
After all, I'm a terrible klutz.
What? Nothing, just keep driving.
Oh, God.
I almost forgot.
Is he still behind us? Yeah, and he's gaining.
What's wrong? What's wrong? Oh, God.
What? Not again.
What? What? I think I'm running out of gas.
Great.
That worked just like in a Western movie.
OK, come on.
Now, we gotta figure out some way to get some gasoline.
MAN: How the hell did you get out the ditch? Yeah, well, we got lucky, Sheriff.
Coffee.
Two cowboys came along and pulled us out.
They even had a tank full of gas.
All right, you stay there at Thelma's.
Thelma's? I thought this was Polly's? Thelma owns it.
Oh, OK.
I'll be there in 20 minutes.
Yeah, all right.
We'll be here, Sheriff.
Thanks.
I'm so sorry.
I guess I'm a bit nervous.
It happens to my little grandaughter all the time.
How much do we owe you? Oh, er, four early bird specials with two pieces of cherry pie $6.
50.
Well, here.
You still carry this? (PLAYS SOMEWHERE) Teach it to me.
What? Your song.
Somewhere in the night Inside my dreams, you burn so bright And I'm with you there And everything's all right Somewhere in the night Before the darkness turns to light Let me love you there Somewhere in the night Night On the day I walked away All the blue rolled into grey BOTH: # Now in the dark Alone I lay Should have stopped But I could never say Somewhere in the night Inside my dreams, you burn so bright I'm with you there And everything's all right Somewhere in the night Before the darkness turns to light Let me love you Let me love you Let me love you Somewhere in the .
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Night (APPLAUSE) Oh! That was real pretty.
What I wanna know is can you cut loose? (ROCK MUSIC) Everybody cut loose Footloose Kick off your Sunday shoes Please, Louise Pull me off-a my knees Oh, Jack, get back! Come on, before we crack Lose your blues Everybody cut footloose Everybody cut, everybody cut Everybody cut Everybody cut Everybody cut, every, every, everybody cut Everybody Everybody Every, every, everybody cut footloose (CHEERING) Woo-hoo! Yeah, you do it good.
You should get yourself an act.
Did I say something? No.
No, we er We had an act, about three years ago.
Oh.
Well, you ought to put it back together.
Hm, yeah.
Yeah, thanks.
Lorraine, now, come on.
Listen, everything's gonna be OK.
I called the Sheriff.
He's gonna pick up Nicky - Nicky? Nicky Bellini, the guy who's trying to kill me.
It won't make any difference.
Of course it will.
No, I'm a jinx.
No, you're not.
Remember all the terrible things that happened to you, when we started dating? Well, er No, not really.
How could you forget the ornament I bought you for your tree? The ornament? The arson investigator said it started the whole thing.
And the time we went to California.
It was a great trip.
Except your luggage went to Iran.
Ha! Well, you know, there's a good side to that.
I mean, I could've gone with it.
And how about our ski trip? You broke both legs.
Well, it was my fault, I shouldn't have fallen.
You wouldn't have fallen if I hadn't skied into you.
Come on, now, you didn't do it on purpose.
I'm a jinx and I'm gonna get you killed.
Now, Lorraine, come on - I have to call Carl.
And here comes Petey Jones in this last qualifying heat.
Don't forget, folks, the big race is tomorrow.
Were you hurt? No, I'm fine, we got away.
That's it, Lorraine, I want you home.
Maybe you're right.
You're damn right I'm right.
I mean, really mobsters trying to kill you? Not me, Joey.
Who you're with? Carl, I said that I'm all right.
Where are you now? A little diner outside of Vadito.
Right, I'll call the Sheriff.
Joey already did.
Then there's no reason for you to stay.
I have to wait for the Sheriff.
I love you and I can't stand the thought of you being with a man that doesn't care whether you live or die.
He saved my life.
He saved his own life.
If Joey really cared about you, he'd get you as far from that mess as possible.
Every minute you're there, your life's in danger.
But Joey said - Joey is the cause of all your grief.
This isn't his fault.
Then whose is it? Mine, I guess.
Yours? I'm a jinx, Carl.
I've always been a jinx.
Not for me.
When have you ever been a jinx for me? Never, I guess.
I want you to come home, Lorraine.
Lorraine? I need a little more time.
Right, how much time? Until I know that Joey's safe.
You're not his mother, Lorraine.
Right, when the Sheriff comes, I'll leave.
You promise? Promise.
I love you.
I love you too.
Sam, you gotta get outta here.
Al, would you just relax, OK? (MUTTERS) Everything's fine, I called the Sheriff.
He's gonna be here in 10 minutes.
You're gonna be dead in eight.
Both of you.
You both get killed.
What do you mean, we both get killed? What do you mean, 'What do I mean'? I mean you get killed, as in dead.
As in morti, kaput, finito, the big sleep.
But Ziggy said that was supposed to happen round milepost 257.
Now it happens here.
You changed history, now it's coming back to bite you in the - The Sheriff is coming.
He's coming to clean up Nicky's mess.
What's this guy got? A police radio, or something? I don't know, your guess is as good as mine.
OK, from now on, no more police.
Al, we need a plan.
Ziggy says to get the hell outta Dodge.
That's not a plan.
I had a fencing teacher once that said the best defence was distance.
Get some distance and then we'll make a plan.
All right.
Lorraine, we gotta get going.
The Sheriff's coming.
Come on.
We can't wait for him.
Why not? Well, I've got this sixth sense.
Thank you.
It's telling me that the Sheriff isn't gonna get here in time.
It's telling you to get the hell outta here.
How do you know? Because we've been shot at, nearly blown up, ran out of gas and barely escaped being caught by a lunatic who wants us dead.
I'll catch up with you later.
Isn't that reason enough? But where are we going? Somewhere Nicky can't find us.
(TYRES SCREECH) Do you think we lost him? Yeah, I hope so.
It's funny, you think about so many things in life, and I never thought about this - about dying.
Not like this, I mean.
Did you? We're not gonna die.
You wouldn't have yanked me outta that diner if you didn't think so.
Well, I just felt that distance was our best defence.
Yeah, right.
You know, I always wished we'd gone to Hawaii.
They've got some great lounges there.
We could have found one, settled down, bought a little place on the beach Paid a zillion dollars for it.
And lived happily in debt ever after.
At least we'd be off the road.
That's one thing that I wouldn't miss.
Would you? Well, no, actually, I wouldn't miss the road at all.
In fact, I wouldn't mind having a place I could call home for a while.
I could wear a grass skirt.
(LAUGHS) Yeah, yeah.
And I could bring you fresh coconut milk for breakfast.
And we could lie on the beach in the sun all day, writing songs.
Poring over our $1 million recording contracts.
We would never have to do anything we didn't wanna do for the rest of our lives.
I'll buy that.
Oh, boy! This is all my fault, now he's gonna kill us here.
No he won't.
We'll just get the tyre changed, then we'll be outta here.
Tyre? I've been meaning to fix that tyre.
It's flat.
The tyre's I know, I know, you're sorry.
But I really am sorry.
(SCRAPING) (JANGLING) I'll be right back.
OK.
Look like you got yourself a flat.
Yeah.
I need to get a new tyre.
How much? Why didn't you just put on the spare? Well, cos the spare is flat too.
You gotta watch that.
I could patch that one up for you until you get yourself a new wheel, cos that one's shot.
I don't have time for you to fix it.
I gotta get outta here right away.
See, er I'm late for a wedding, see.
I'm the best man andmy girlfriend is I fell down while I was trying to change a tyre and I cut my leg - I'm sure I have something that will work, but it will cost you $80.
to shop the competition.
OK, all right, OK.
Let's do it.
I'll help you.
Let's move it.
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the Midwest Lorraine! You said you were coming home when the Sheriff got there.
He didn't get there.
What? Well, we sorta left early.
What do you mean, you left? Joey thought we were in danger.
So he took you back out on the road?! We had no choice.
That's it, Lorraine, I can't put up with this any more.
Where are you? I don't know, some gas station.
Where? I guess it's after Taos.
OK, OK, OK, now listen to me.
There's a little airport north of Taos.
It's about - Carl - Just listen to me, please.
I want Joey to drive you to the airport as fast as he can.
I'll meet you there.
What about your race? Screw the race, I don't want you hurt.
You understand? No.
You've been preparing for this race for months.
I won't let you ruin your chances.
And I won't let you ruin our lives.
Lorraine, promise you'll meet me there.
Lorraine! What? Promise to meet me at the airport.
Sam, it's not gonna work.
I had Ziggy run the numbers and you can't hide in the mountains.
Why not? Because he'll find you there.
(HUMS) I'm just gonna have to face him, I guess.
No, you only have a 3% chance of winning.
I can't run from him forever, Al.
The only way you're gonna get out of this, is you gotta get rid of Miss Lucky Charm here.
(BANGING) How's it going? Pretty good, I think he's almost done.
How's Carl? He's a little upset.
Yeah.
He wants us to meet him at some little airport.
It's just That's perfect.
That's a great idea.
It is? Yeah.
Yeah, listen, I've been thinking that maybe it would be better if we split up for a while, you know, until everything's OK, OK? No.
It's not OK.
I don't wanna leave you.
The only way to get rid of this one is to play hardball, Sam.
Pick a fight.
Pi Don't squirm on me, Sam.
You gotta do it to save her life.
Lorraine Be tough.
Tough.
This isn't working out.
That's tough (!) What are you saying? She doesn't mean a thing to you, Sam.
I It was just a fling.
I need some time, to think things over.
I understand that.
I just stroll into your life after three years, you need a little time to figure things out.
Well, yeah.
It doesn't mean we have to be apart.
Ditch her, Sam.
She's ready to go.
OK, thanks.
Just a second.
Keep in mind that her last three boyfriends all died under bizarre circumstances.
What? What? Yes, ask about Jud.
What happened to Jud? Well Well, you can lose perspective, looking through a camera and he didn't really notice that he'd actually stepped into the alligator pit.
Alligator pit? How about Michael? And Michael? Now, that wasn't my fault.
Not really.
I didn't tell him to go to the Dodgers game.
Who knew he was gonna try and catch a foul ball from the second deck? (WHISTLES) Let's not forget erm (BEEPING) Well, let's not forget Would you stop it? If you don't wanna be with me, just say it.
Oh, say it, Sam.
Say it.
Lorraine .
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I don't wanna be with you any more.
You said it.
I can't believe you actually said it.
That's just fine.
That's Lorraine - Now I can get on with my life without you.
It's fine.
It's good.
(MUTTERS) It's for the best, Sam.
You did the right thing.
I know.
Uh-oh, Sam.
No! Stop! (BEEPING) Damn it, she still gets killed.
A witness says that she was run off the road by a guy driving a Camper.
Damn it.
He never gets caught.
(BEEPING) You gotta get there before he does.
Go! Go! Stop! No! No! Come on! Pull it! (HORN HONKS) Wake up, Lorraine.
He's not worth dying over.
(HORN HONKS) No.
Come on.
(TYRES SCREECH) (HORN HONKS) (FLAMES CRACKLE) Well, that's the end of Nicky.
Joey doesn't die, right? No, Joey doesn't die and the truck driver's fine.
Ziggy said he was belted in.
Uh-oh.
What? Lorraine still dies.
God! Those people got burned to death and Joey got shot.
At the gas station? No, after the explosion.
He's OK though.
So you both got away safe? This guy, he kept - The guy in the Camper? Yeah.
Did Joey know who it was? Some guy named Nicky.
He was the one that killed Joey's friend Ponti.
That's why Joey left Chicago - he saw the murder.
So where's this Nicky now? I don't know, we lost him.
He never caught Joey? No.
I don't think so.
I don't know.
We had this horrible fight and I left.
Joey didn't come with you? OK, OK, OK.
There's a fork in the road, up ahead.
When we get to it, you're gonna (BLEEPING) What do you mean, you don't know which way we go? You haven't told me yet.
No, I'm talking to Gushie.
Gushie, centre me on her.
(BEEPING) Al, just tell me which way to the airport, OK? We don't know.
According to Ziggy, her body was found in the desert .
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midway between Taos and How? Who killed her? We don't know that either.
This is crazy, Al.
Nicky's dead, right? He's a French fry.
Yeah, right, well, if he's dead, then, who kills Lorraine? I told you, Ziggy's got nothing.
Maybe it was another accident.
I mean, she is accident prone.
Oh, sure (!) She accidentally shot a 2" hole in the back of her head and then dumped herself out in the wilderness (!) Why doesn't Ziggy centre in on her? What's the problem? He can't.
She's one of those people that's got little synapses - Connections? Connections in her brain missing, yes.
She's dizzy and hard to get a lock on.
Well, he's got to.
How much time is left? According to the autopsy report, she's We've got about seven minutes, almost eight minutes.
Oh, there's the fork, right there.
Now, 62% chance that whoever killed her met her in Taos, so take a left.
Yeah.
No, take aa left, Sam.
Take a left.
That's not a left, that's a right.
What are you doing? I'm following my gut.
I hope you got good guts.
So do I.
Where did you leave Joey, Lorraine? At the gas station.
Did he say where he was going? No.
Where could he have gone? I don't know and I don't care.
I'm with you now.
Damn it, Lorraine, think! Where could he have gone? Carl, why are you acting like this? I don't understand.
I do.
(GUN CLICKS) Joey, what are you doing? Saving your life.
Something I should have done three years ago.
What? Joey, Joey, Joey.
How are you doing? You know each other? You could say that.
Nicky and I go way back.
Nicky? Nicky Bellini.
He's been using you, Lorraine.
Using you to find me.
No, you're wrong.
We're engaged to be married.
Tell him, Carl.
Oh, God! (BEEPING) Sam, he's got a gun.
Put your hands on your head.
Come on.
You were using me? You were using me to find him? Hey, you used me to find Joey too, Lorraine, or at least my money.
I'm just sorry it took so long.
And, everything you said, you didn't mean any of it? Looks like you didn't, neither.
You'd have let me just die in that explosion! Face it, Lorraine, nobody wants a jinx.
You bastard.
No, no, no, no! Go ahead and I'll break it.
(WHIMPERS) You should have shot him.
Let her go.
Put the rifle down first.
He's gonna break her neck.
OK.
OK, just don't hurt her, all right.
Now my gun.
Back off! OK, get ready to take off.
Go, now! Carl, no! (SHRIEKS) (SQUEALS) So you've known the deceased for some time? Yeah.
I'd like to say you did it, Sam, but I think, this one, we gotta give it all to Lorraine.
What happens to her? She marries Joey.
And he's still alive? No.
Yes.
Poor Carl - I mean Nicky.
I always thought he'd die in a plane crash.
So what happens to us? I don't know.
What do you wanna do? You get your lounge act back together.
As a matter of fact, you're still performing nightly at the Freaky Kiki in Waikiki.
We go to Hawaii? I would love to.
(GRUNTS) Sorry.
It's OK.
It's OK.
(CHUCKLES) Well, are you gonna blow, or wait till the whole house burns down? Blow? Yeah, the candles.
Yeah.
Surprise! (WHOOPS OF DELIGHT) Happy birthday! Yeah! Come here! (EXCITED CHATTER) We don't wanna wear him out before I can give him my gift, do we? (LAUGHTER) Happy birthday.
Yeah! Oh-oh Oh, boy!