Jericho · Season 1
This isn’t your first run in with Ravenwood, is it?
Why?
You go off on your road trip; all of a sudden they’re headed for Jericho. Would’ve thought you’d be more careful is all.
You think I led them here on purpose?
Hey, I’m just trying to put the pieces together, Jake.
Let me make it easy for you, my family lives in Jericho.
So does mine.
Everything I do, I do to protect them.
Same here, man.
Well then let’s stop screwing around and get it done.
Let me guess—this isn’t your first run in with these guys either, is it?
You know there’s only one thing I need to know from you, Jake.
What?
Would you even know when you’re in over your head?
Okay, let’s talk.
When I, uh…had the divorce papers drafted. I did that because I couldn’t see a future for us, [holds Eric’s hand] but now I can.
I can’t.
What?
Look, the last thing I want to do on this Earth is hurt you April, but I’m in love with someone else.
[gasps] Who?
Mary Bailey. April, look April….April..I’m sorry
No, you don’t get to do this. You son of a bitch. [April walks away]
Before we head over to the church, I’d like to make a toast to the blushing bride and banker boy.
Banker man
Well, it’s still a banker any way you slice it. Who here would ever match Roger with Emily. Talk about high risk investment.
There’s nothing risky about him.
Exactly. To Emily and Roger, may they live happily together in eternal blandness, never questioning their life, never looking too closely, never wondering if they weren’t meant for something else. Down the hatch, everybody.
This is nothing like what we went through.
I seem to recall when my mother thought your name was ‘the other woman’. And I ignored her, just the way Eric’s ignoring us. Now, if this is so different, I’m not seeing it.
It’s all from China.
Are we being invaded?
I doubt it. If they wanted to invade they’d send troops.
So this is charity?
We’re getting aid from China. Why isn’t our own government helping us, the United Nations or the Red Cross?
That stuff wasn’t half bad and I’m still alive.
The only thing that proved is that you’re clinically stupid.
When are you going to hand out that food, Johnston?
We are not having that debate here.
What, should we have it in your office again? Maybe this time I sucker punch you.
Listen, if you’re still breathing this time tomorrow maybe we’ll distribute this stuff, in the mean time do the town a favor and forget you want my job for one second.
What are you talking about?
April’s pregnant, I just found out myself.
And I got to hear this from you?
Well, I shouldn’t be the one telling you. I’ll probably be in the doghouse till next Thanksgiving but I thought you ought to know.
Let me get this straight. We’re talking about Vietnam era planes flying through Kansas airspace doing a Chinese drop and they’re using U.S. Air Force equipment to do it.
Sounds about right.
In what world does that make sense?
Ours.
What we did (sex), it’s not what you think. I had a weak moment. It was a mistake.
I’m really good at making mistakes.
Yes, you are.
I love this town. And I just want to keep it safe; the way it always was.
What it was was a democracy. that's easy when everything is going well, but when you get mad or angry it gets a whole heck of a lot harder.
We just had our first murder in 30 years.
And I’ve been Mayor of this town for 25 of those years.
Maybe that’s the problem. You still think Jericho is the same sweet little town it was before the bombs. We need someone who understands….
Save it for the election, Gray.
This is what the election is about.
You wanna get this civilian off the crime scene?
It’s up to you Gray. Go on…no? [Jake puts Jonah on the ground and points a gun to his head] This is what you want, right? You make the rules? Decide who lives and dies? Go ahead and do it, you do it here in front of me and Dale, in front of everyone. Not in some back room with your buddies. Don’t let someone else do the dirty work for you, mayor. You want him dead, you take this gun and you blow his brains out. [Gray takes the gun from Jake and points it at Jonah] You better be damn sure he’s guilty because if he’s not, you’re a murderer. Justice will be swift. [Gray lowers the gun]
This will never work.
Ah, that's what they said about Brangelina.
Are you seriously quoting US magazine right now?
Yeah, what do you think they'd call us? Stimiley? Mimiley? [Pause] St... Stimi!
[Laughing] You are such an idiot!
It’s time for some changes, Johnston, starting with your diet.
[indicates his mostly empty plate] A man can’t live on that.
He can if he wants to stay married to me.
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