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One article I read suggested it was because General Hospital was proving popular.

Thanks for Richard Simmons tribute @slick jones. He was such a positive light. I had been enjoying his stories he was telling on Twitter and had hoped he would write a book. This is Morris/Maurice Ottinger. Saw his first name spelled both ways.

"Judge" Jones quit when he learned of the change. From the articles I've been seeing, he was very popular, so that had to hurt the show. Yes, it is.

Day in Court (October 13, 1958 - June 24, 1965), was a 1/2-hour daily (Mon.-Fri.) daytime series of court dramas, based on actual cases. The executive producer was Selig J. Seligman. The cases were presided over by "Judges" Edgar Allan Jones, Jr., (a UCLA law professor) and William Gwinn (former law professor). For a period of time, real lawyers played the attorneys handling the cases. The litigants and witnesses were played by professional actors, as well as individuals who were real court personnel and reporters. Much of the dialogue was improvised. The format changed to a serial in October 1964. The series had several spin-offs including "Morning Court," and "Accused (which aired evenings, from Dec. 1958-Sept. 1959)." @slick jones @Paul Raven

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Thanks @slick jones. Glad to have you back!

Thanks @DRW50!

Thanks @DRW50. That was definitely melodramatic, lol.

Thanks @DRW50. I don't know anything about a pilot. But the story with Cynthia Allison being Phil's patient (and former college classmate) started in mid-April 1963. Was that Mae Clarke as the older nurse?

Joshua Fallon (Stephen Brooks) is the man at Marlena's apartment. Stuart Whyland (Robert Alda) is the white-haired man.

Thanks for tagging me @DRW50. I enjoyed that era of ATWT.

I went down a bit of a rabbit hole with DAY IN COURT. Sorry if I duplicated anything. @slick jones The last name of Jan Shepard's character was Hansen, not Holmes. The show used quite a few non-professional actors so I tried to explain that. @Paul Raven 1959 Jan. 8 ROBERT K. BOWMAN (Juvenile Probation Officer) - plays juvenile probation officer Feb./Mar. EVE STARR (columnist for The Morning Union, Springfield, MA.) - played a mother ALEC STERLING - played her 10-year old son Jul. 22 RED O'DONNELL (newspaper columnist) - appears as newspaperman Aug 5 RALPH MANZA - owner of a chain of beauty shops whose wife accuses him of assaulting her with a butcher knife IRENE ANDERS - the wife Sep. 2 HARRY HARRIS (Phil. Inquirer tv critic) - In press section for trial of man charged with refusing to aid an officer in making an arrest Oct. 17 SELIG J. SELIGMAN (ABC-TV VP) - Bernard Poe - charged with child neglect KYLIE MASTERSON (show's executive secretary) - Helen Poe, Bernard's wife. GENE BANKS (Producer) ELISABETH LEWIS (Casting Director) LOU GARFINKLE (Writer) All played beatniks KEN ROSEN (Writer) - Burnley Stokes, would-be concert violinist, arraigned on bunco check charge MIRIAM DRUTEN (Asst. to Producer) - Susan Willard BRUCE LANSBURY (Writer, brother of Angela Lansbury) - Geoffrey Harris Both accused of conning an aging gentleman out of $500 MURRAY WEISSMAN (Publicist) - City Attorney Nov 11 GRACE GAYNOR - young crying witness Reporters playing themselves ALLEN RICH (San Fernando Valley Times) DICK WILLIAMS (Los Angeles Mirror News) BOB JOHNSON (Triangle Publications) Dec. 9 JOAN HARDING - mother on trial for "mayhem" against infant daughter Newspaper reporters appearing as themselves, sitting in press section. BOB KRAUCH (Los Angeles Herald Express) ROGER BECK (Los Angeles Mirror News) MARY BLAIR (San Gabriel Valley Tribune) MARY WOOD (columnist for Cincinnati Post) E.B. RADCLIFFE (columnist for Cincinnati Enquirer) RALPH ELLIOTT (San Gabriel Tribune) ART RONNIE (Los Angeles Herald Express) 1960 May 23 TED KREC (The Long Beach Independent) - played reporter in case of man charged with blackmailing his wife Jul 27 ANNA-LISA - plays housekeeper who sues her ex-employer with assault and battery for striking her with a bottle TOM BROWN - ? Aug. 24 MARY WOOD (columnist for Cincinnati Post) - reporter Aug (?) CAROL BYRON - ? KENDRICK HUXHAM - ? Sep. 9 LINDEN CHILES - lead role Late Sep ALAN PATUREAU (columnist Atlanta Journal) - reporter Oct CHEERIO MEREDITH - little old lady who robs a hot dog stand using a toy pistol CECIL SMITH (LA Times) - reporter covering case Oct. 6 JACK CHAPLIN - teenage murderer Nov. 4 MARI LYNN - unknown role 1961 Jan. 23 MONTE BLUE (silent film star) - plays cattleman May 19 MAURICE MEYER - accused of stealing surfboard Jul 10 WALTER DE LA BROSSE (American Bullfighter) - amateur toreador accused of "fighting" passing cars as charging bulls on the street Sep. 26 CHRISTINA CRAWFORD (video debut) 1962 Apr. 20 JEAN JORY (Victor Jory's daughter) JOAN TEWKSBURY (sister of Peter Tewsbury) JOHN GARDE (brother of Harry Guardino) Unknown roles Jul. 25 DICK WHITTINGHILL (KMPC deejay) - plays a rich playboy 1963 Feb. 1 GEORGE LINDSEY ("Goober") - unknown role Jun. 20 TOM DRAKE - father who pleads for his daughter accused of burglary Jun 25 ROGER EWING - burglary suspect PATTY JOY HARMON - unknown role Jul. 4 PORTLAND MASON (daughter of James and Pamela Mason) - Woman whose ex-husband tries taking their daughter out of the city. Jul. 11 JOE DE SANTIS - uncle of homicide victim in trial of small-time girl who claims self-defense in the murder charge. Aug. ALLEN RICH (tv-radio editor Valley Times) - reporter Aug. 12 NADINE NARDI - unknown role Oct. 3 TEDDY ROONEY (Mickey's son) SARA HADEN (Aunt Millie in Andy Hardy movies) Lawsuit re junior baseball team Oct. 10 ROCHELLE HUDSON - woman who claims husband loves work more than her SCATMAN CROTHERS - bartender who testifies for her Dec. 20 JOHN FROOME (KAKE-TV's talent supervisor and host) - plaintiff suing neighbor for breach of contract 1964 Jan. 26 MARY UMANSKY (actress from Witchita Community Theater) - Played wife sued by her former husband for throwing a mixture of lye and water in his face. Feb. 5 JUANITA HALL - housekeeper who serves as a witness of a case involving brother and sister contesting their father's will Mar. 24 IRENE HERVEY - woman involved in an adoption case, in which an aunt and uncle seek to adopt orphan Apr. 3 KIRBY BRUMFIELD (Portland TV weatherman) - plays deadbeat with an aversion to paying bills Apr. 21 DAUGHTER OF MACDONALD CAREY (DIDN'T SPECIFY WHETHER LYNN OR LISA) - plays sister of youth accused of inciting a riot Apr. 23 JOHN ARCHER COLEEN GRAY Couple trying to adopt boy over objections of mother Apr. 27 KATHIE BROWN - plays wife accused of trying to kill her husband for his insurance policy May 2 DIANE LADD - case involving man seeking custody of children May 27 HOLLY MCINTIRE (daughter of John McIntire and Jeannette Nolan) - plays girl orphaned in her early teens who sues ? Jun 1 EDDIE APPLEGATE - plays teen who sues writer for invasion of privacy Jun 15 ROLAND LaSTARZA (boxer) - plays watchman of a construction project, who accuses a man of assault with a deadly weapon Jun 18 SUSAN SEAFORTH ELIZABETH HARROWER Mother sues daughter for money she claims the girl removed from her savings account Jun 22 GIL LAMB (dancer) - case of teen runaway who is found in the company of a car thief Jun 26 BARBARA LUDDY - plays sweet little old lady accused of selling liquor without a license Jun 29 ARTHUR FRANZ - plays invalid confined to wheelchair who sues for divorce Jul 3 VIRGINIA O'BRIEN - appears in story of dress shop owner suing over a bill Jul 8 ALAN BAXTER - plays attorney in case involving woman suing over injuries in fall from a balcony Jul. 24 PAUL WINCHELL - plays gambler seeking to regain custody of his son Sep. 21 WILLIAM SARGENT - Jeffrey Tucker, accused of abducting and assaulting his wife. PHYLLIS LOVE - Mrs. Tucker Sep. 30 ROSEMARY MURRAY - plays woman arraigned for desertion of her baby Oct. 19 KEITH ANDES - Michael Hesher, files suit against airline when insurance company refuses to remit benefit regarding the death of his wife. BETSY JONES-MORELAND - Hesher's attorney, Betsy Darte ? - Danny, Michaels' son VAUGHN TAYLOR - ? BERRY KROEGER - ? DONALD CURTIS - ? Nov 16 VIRGINIA VINCENT - Ellen Blake, seeks to break her wealthy father's (Martin Blake) will GLORIA TALBOT - Nurse Carla Phillips; Ellen claims she had undue influence on her father OLIVER GOWAN - attorney Harrison Varnum Nov 23 RUSSELL ARMES - Dr. Scott Roberts, seeking divorce from his wife of 13 years COLEEN GRAY - Adele Roberts, his wife, becomes hysterical at reconciliation hearing and shoots him Nov 27 MARK ROBERTS - Harris Defoe, he and wife go to court to keep their adopted child JUNE DAYTON - Margaret Defoe, his wife LYNN LORING - Ginnie Collins, the child's birth mother Dec 2 ANNA LEE and/or ALIX TILTON - Mrs. Helen Rice, accused of trying to deliberately injure Kerry Horton by running him down SIMON SCOTT - Helen's husband, Charles LARRY MERRILL - Kerry Horton SANDY DESCHER - Kate, Mrs. Rice's daughter, was in car at the time of the accident Dec 10 RICHARD GARLAND - Ted Mancuso, charged with armed robbery SHERRY FERRELL - Elly Mancuso, Ted's wife ? - Marty Dirk, Mancuso's alibi witness-commits perjury during trial Dec 17 MARY MUNDY - Caroline Ferrell GERALD MOHR - Ellis Ferrell, Caroline's husband, trying to have her committed to a mental institution CE CE WHITNEY - Mrs. Helen Wilhelm, Caroline claims Ellis wants to get rid of her to marry Helen Dec 24 ? - Anna Varda, widow who arrives from Europe to fight for custody of daughter taken from her when she was an infant 16 years ago ? - Lilly Krizak, the daughter ? - Joseph Krizak, adoptive father ? - Mary Krizak, adoptive mother Dec 31 KARL HELD - Richard Wilkins, charged with grand theft of $5,000, from his mother's business NANCY REARDON - Mrs. Mary Wilkins, his wife, who disappears 1965 Jan 11 Secord Case WILLIAM SARGENT - newspaperman Mark Ryder K.T. STEVENS - Mrs. Helen Secord -tries to have son's marriage annulled ? - attorney Reed, hired by Helen Feb 2 ? - Mike Kraft, politician who hires attorney Joe Sherry (HARRY BASCH) to defend his son, Monty (unknown), a college student charged with assault and battery ? - Lucille Kraft, Mike's wife and Monty's mother, blames Mike for Monty's problems Mar 2 Hanje Walstrom case additional actors AUDREY LARKIN - Mary Rivers, wife of attorney Rivers ADRIENNE MARDEN - Lois Adams, Mrs. Marlin's sist Mar 15 (11-day case) JOHN AGAR - attorney in child-beating case. May 10 EDMON RYAN - attorney Jim Finnegan, in George Paulsen (STUART ERWIN) case May 27 JUDY CARNE - Lisa Corwin SKIP HOMEIER - Howard Maddox Opponents in court May/Jun KARL HELD - Bill Tracy LYN EDGINTON - Ruth Mathews JILL ANDRE - Betty LNU, Ruth's sister Jun 3 GAVIN GORDON - Harrison Varnum Jun 16 LES BROWN, JR. - Eddie Morgan, nephew of attorney Nina Hansen Additional actors: SUZANNE SYDNEY - Mar 1959 or earlier ALFRED POWERS, JR. - June 5, 1959 JOE ALLISON (former deejay/emcee) Sept 9, 1959 MICHAEL PARKS - 1960 or earlier CHUCK FOX - played Stacey Flaxman, Apr 1960 or earlier LINDEN CHILES - lead role in Sep 6, 1960 episode JOYCE MILES - various roles Jul 1961 or earlier JIM MURDOCH - real cab driver who played cabbie, 1961 or earlier JANE BETTS - real-life drafting engineer at an airframe plant, unknown role 1961 or earlier ROD LAUREN recording artist - 1961 or earlier FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN - 1961 or earlier MAGGIE HAYES - 1961 or earlier BOBBY GILBERT - 1962 or earlier DIANNE LIBBY - frequent roles 1962 or earlier ANNETTE GORMAN, child actress - 1962 or earlier QUINN O’HARA - 1962 or earlier CYNTHIA PEPPER - 1962 or earlier BOBBY GILBERT - 1962 or earlier JAMES LINDSEY - juvenile delinquent/drug addict - 1962 or earlier SUE ENGLAND - 1962 TURNER JORDAN (news editor Birmingham News) - 1962 - same episode as Sue England. JANA TAYLOR - 1963 or earlier IRENE GILBERT - 1963 or earlier VALERIE VARDA - 1963 or earlier NADINE DARDI - 1963 or earlier SCHUYLER HAYDEN - 1964 or earlier ALBIE PEARSON - 1964 or earlier KATHERINE EAMES - woman attorney - 1964 HANS GUDEGAST (ERIC BRAEDEN) witness - 1964 or earlier HARRY LASCOE - collapsed and died while filming court scene as lawyer, Sep 1964 LYLE TALBOT - multiple roles, including playing grandfather who is involved an adoption proceeding in 1965 LAURIE SIBBALD - 1965 or earlier JOHN MARTIN played bailiff John Martin (real bailiff) TIM SPERL played bailiff Tim Farrell (real bailiff) VERNON VAN ALLEN real court clerk played clerk Allen Van SAM WHITSON - clerk VIOLET GILMORE - court reporter

Susan mentions near the last part of the interview that she now has a "little contract." I think this might be the first time since the early 90s. Is that right @JAS0N47?

Wow, that's exciting @Jason47!

I need to organize what I found anyway so won't be ready to post everything quite yet, lol.

I'm finding a lot more, including synopses. I wonder whether we should start a thread rather than clogging up @slick jones page? This is from June 19, 1964 episode.

Day in Court became serialized the week of October 26, 1964.

@slick jones Re DAY IN COURT: ROBERT HOGAN played Jim Hogan (a DA) ELAINE DEVRY played Ginny Wells (attorney) NEIL HAMILTON played DA Roger Bailey EDMON RYAN played James Finnegan STUART ERWIN played George Paulsen (on trial for slaying a bandit during a holdup) Attorney Sherry's 1st name was Joe. All of the above were from 1965. 1964 CECE WHITNEY played Mrs. Helen Wilhelm. Character Ellis Farrell wants to commit his wife, Caroline, to an asylum, so he can marry Helen. In 1963, ABC announced they were going to use several classic Hollywood stars. GERTRUDE MICHAEL (July 25, 1963) - woman who sued her landlord for damages sustained when a wall bed collapsed. ALLEN JENKINS (July 7, 1963) - boathouse owner who acts as his own attorney when defending himself of charges of petty crimes. LORRIE ROSS played his daughter. ANNA LEE and EVELYN BRENT (July 8, 1963) - no further details. ANNA LEE, MAE CLARKE, ISABEL JEWELL, and BENNY RUBIN (July 10, 1963) - story of a once great actress who sues a woman for slander. VIOLA DANA (July 18, 1963) - woman involved in a dispute over the sale of a car. MARTIN KOSLECK portrayed the owner of a ski lift being used by a young skier, JOANNE CRAWFORD. HEATHER ANGEL (July 22, 1963) - mother of 12-year old girl who runs away. BILLY HALOP (bank robber) and BETTY BRONSON (woman who sues bank when she is injured during the robbery (July 24, 1963) ROCHELLE HUDSON, unknown role, appx. Oct 1963) Slated to appear but not confirmed: MADGE MEREDITH JOHNNY MACK BROWN PATSY KELLY ARLENE JUDGE FIFI D'ORSAY IRIS ADRIAN

I'm pretty sure Robert Hover is in the commercial for Bold detergent, starting around 2:56. And Liam Sullivan is the older man in the Twice as Nice shampoo commercial, around 4:57. A few of the actresses look familiar too but I can't place them.

I read some of that on her Wiki page. She lead an interesting life, to say the least.

Re Lila Lee, didn't find any soap appearances but she did do several episodes of Matinee Theater and Lamp Unto My Feet in 1957. In one of the Lamp episodes, her ex James Kirkwood played her father, and James, Jr., played her brother, lol.

@slick jones No luck re Yates. I didn't find the Another World role for Smallwood, but did find he had an additional role on Somerset---Steve Tully.

Oh, wow, what a nice response!

I also would like to know more about the circumstances of Bull’s murder. And wondered how the issue of Cathy’s parentage turned out. I thought it was odd she didn’t seem to have a romantic interest. Even her little brother and Grandma had one. Jet seemed to to disappear.

Synopses: Slick is released on 8-months probation. The Robinsons try to help Grandma with her aging problems. Bull is fired from his job and investigates various government agencies which might retrain him. The Robinsons seek aid from the Legal Aide Society and use the rent escrow law when their landlord fails to make needed repairs on their home. The Robinsons face eviction and Bull is unable to obtain a salary advance to forestall this misfortune. When Cathy learns that her unmarried friend is pregnant, she others information on various agencies that help. Cathy tells Mae the truth about her friend. While job hunting, Slick learns about job counseling work experience programs and placement services. Murder and morphine invade the Robinson home and Johnston Murdock seems to be involved. Slick saves Cathy from nearly being killed. Tony wants to go to summer camp. The Robinsons find a home but can they raise the necessary down payment in time? When Tony falls in love his school work suffers and he needs tutoring. Slick and Tony ponder the question of old-fashioned fidelity and trust, as it relates to their parents. Seeds of suspicion, planted by Tony and Slick, cause Mae to temporarily doubt Bull’s faithfulness to her. Mae must make a choice between paying the gas bill and yielding to family pleas for new clothes. The Robinsons try to help a friend dying from alcoholism. A neighbor’s death prompts Mae to teach her sons about death. Mae, Bull, and their friends get into heated discussion about the generation gap while in Jet’s apartment. Sandy and Jet discuss their relationship. Tony has a bad case of puppy love and Bull uses this experience to explain to Tony the real meaning of boy-girl relationships. Grandma’s homecoming is an occasion for a joyful reunion of all the members of the Robinson family, except Slick, who is still reluctantly living with a girl he does not love. Mae and Bull argue over Bull’s refusing to go to the rescue of a new white neighbor. Grandma and the new neighbor have a confrontation. Jet’s friend, Lou Brody, visits the Robinson family and tension develops because he is white. The Robinson household is upset when Miss Clara visits for a week. Doubting his acceptance by the family, Slick is prompted to go on an acid trip. Disciplining a teenager. After overhearing a strange telephone conversation, Sandy begins to suspect that Jet is involved with junkies and pushers. Bull Robinson is dead. While mourning his senseless death, the Robinsons recall the times he spent with them, brought them happiness, and relate it to the world they live in. Bull’s untimely death becomes more of a tragedy and source of pain for the Robinson family because of the senseless way he meets death. Bull leaves the family $50. On the pretext of celebrating his new job, J.T. offers to buy the Robinsons a home-cooked meal after he discovers that their cupboards are bare. The murder of Bull Robinson has sent a series of emotional shock waves through the lives of the Robinson family. Slick comes face-to-face with George, his father’s murderer. Clara Ham Devine flees the Robinson’s household after having a fight with her boyfriend, Leon. Tony bets his friend Kevin that he will be selected for a part in a play. Through Tony's negligence, Jet is nearly asphyxiated by gas escaping from the stove. Bonny and J.T. discover that their paths crossed years ago in New Orleans. As a result of a fainting spell, Mae begins a fantastic series of dreams. An encounter with a white friend causes Jet to reconsider his aspiration to become a lawyer and historian. Mae and Mama console their friend, Esther Buford, after the funeral of her son, whom she believes to have been murdered at the prison where he was confined. After having listened to street corner preachers, Slick finds himself susceptible to “Jesus Fever.” He later finds that he has been deceived by the so-called preachers. Mrs. Ryder, an eccentric friend of Grandma’s, has been told by the Health Department that she has too many pets and the neighbors have complained, and tells her she must give up all but two of her pets. Slick is arrested after disrupting the taping of a television interview of a black political candidate whose platform is composed of promises Slick believes cannot be delivered. Slick helps a seemingly plain young woman named Pearlena to become aware of herself and her potential attractiveness, only to lose her. When Cathy’s principal balks at sending one of her students to the Junior Olympic Meet for the Handicapped, Grandma tries to raise the needed funds. Believing Clara Ham Devine to be on the brink of suicide, after telling them she is pregnant, the Robinsons contact Gregory Avendon, her fiancé, hoping that he can stop her from committing suicide. Slick tries to make Pearlena break up with her white boyfriend by luring her to Jet’s apartment and pretending to threaten her. Grandma discovers through reading a magazine the fortunes made by popular rock groups and decides to get rich quick by forming her own singing group, The Ultimates. Slick finds himself going through many changes trying to decide if he should introduce his new white girlfriend to his family. The Robinsons prepare to meet and have dinner for Jet’s fiancee, Cynthia. The Robinsons are frightened by a strange man who keeps strolling in front of their home. A mysterious white man, Tony Bianci (Andrew Gerardo), bewilders the Robinsons when he introduces himself as the father of Cathy. Questions arise over Cathy’s status as Mae’s legitimate daughter. Grandma and Mrs. Botticelli venture out to apply for jobs as school crossing guards in the unfamiliar suburbs. An escaped murderer, hotly pursued by the police, forces his way into the Robinson house and holds Mae and Grandma hostage all night. Slick arrives home for breakfast to discover Mae and Grandma ill at ease, and they ask him to leave immediately. Sensing there is danger, he sends for the police, and the murderer is captured. The neighborhood junkman, Denny the Mole, fancies himself smitten with grandma, and proceeds to profess his love to her in outlandish ways. Mrs. Botticelli, Slick and Grandma suspect that J.T. fancies himself in love with Mae. Discouraged by Slick and Grandma, J.T. finally decides to leave the household. George and Martha Wright, who met Mae and Bull during the Selma Civil Rights Demonstration some ten years ago, re-enter Mae’s life to renew their acquaintance. Martha, opposing her husband George, urges Mae to accompany them to Washington to participate in a Welfare Mother’s March for reasons that have nothing to do with the demonstration. During an unexpected visit with Flock, Rocky Bottle reveals his crazy scheme to murder Jimmy Diamond for his insurance money. Mae and Grandma spy on Jane Harrington, who has just moved across the street from them. When Jane falls sick in their home, the two become suspicious, and suggest to the police that she is on drugs. Slick falls in love with an intelligent woman named Laura. Grandma, Laura, and Slick drift into defensive discussion, pro and con, as to whether Black men live up to their responsibilities to their women. Slick accuses Grandma of having been brainwashed by “the man” because her opinion of Black men is tainted. Insulted, Grandma threatens to leave take up a new residence at a home for the aged. Slick and Laura want to be married in an unusual African wedding ritual despite their mothers’ objections. Acting out the role of the proud expectant father, Slick begins to spend his money unwisely on expensive clothing that neither he nor Laura need. Under the threat of a city-wide school boycott, an irate parent, who has no objection to a Confederate flag hanging in her son’s classroom, challenges Cathy to remove a black liberation flag which was recently hung in the same room. Not being able to really accept the fact that she must now share her son with his wife, and using Laura’s irresponsibility around the house as an excuse, May finally shows Laura how agitated she really is. Mae finally admits to herself that she is a jealous mother-in-law. Slick and Laura disagree over financial matters. Aware that Slick is opposed to her working, but realizing that she must if they are ever to get some of the material things they both want, Laura reveals to Grandma that she has accepted a job as a typist. Jane Harrington finds out that her new boyfriend is a con man. Slick fancies himself a free man while Laura is on a trip, and he proceeds to act out the role of a a lover with his old girlfriends. Laura finds a love letter from an old girlfriend in Slick’s clothing and suspects him of seeing another woman, and he tries to prove his innocence. Mr. Levy, a pawn shop owner, visits Mae to tell her of a music box he has for sale. When the Robinsons discover that Grandma needs a heart operation, their activities revolve around ways to meet the emergency, including raising money. Slick takes control of the situation despite family misgivings about his methods. Grandma comes home from the hospital.