Family (TV Series)

Thursday's Child (1976)

Charles Lane: James Lawrence

Quotes 

• James Lawrence : Looking forward to the big event.

  Kate Lawrence : I wish I were. Doug, is there such a thing as a legal action for mental cruelty? Extreme mental cruelty?

  James Lawrence : Of course, there is. Just the other day, I went down to the courthouse. I was curious about the procedure for certain divorce cases.

  Doug Lawrence : Dad...

  James Lawrence : You see, the husband had been involved in a prior action. Before the marriage, she was living with a sculptor who covered him with plaster.

  Doug Lawrence : Dad, please. What is it, Kate?

  Kate Lawrence : It's Carl's Cut-Rate Cleaners. I want you to sue them. I want you to get them for it and I'd appreciate it if you went upstairs and deal with Buddy. If I do, I'm afraid I'll resort to violence.

  Doug Lawrence : What are you talking about?

  Kate Lawrence : She's trying to drive me crazy. She won't get out of bed. She says she's sick and she can't be expected to get up in her condition.

  James Lawrence : She got a fever?

  Kate Lawrence : Not a hint. Oh, Doug, please go up to her. I'm serious. If I do, I'm afraid I'll lose my temper or burst into tears. I'd rather not do either.