Campbell House: [Scotty goes into the kitchen and gets a cookie from the cookie jar. Mary comes into the kitchen and Scotty stuffs it into his face]

Mary: I saw that, young man.

Scotty: Ma, I was starving!

Mary: You are going to ruin your dinner.

Scotty: Ma, I won’t ruin it. One cookie is not going to do anything to my appetite. Mary: You had five when you came home from school and now you had six cookies. You are not the only smart one in this house, dear.

Scotty: I’m on to you! [Goes to his room]

[Jessica comes into the kitchen]

Mary: Jessie, I’m glad that you could make it to dinner.

Jessica: Mary, I am so depressed.

Mary: What’s up?

Jessica: Corrine is moving away.

Mary: Where?

Jessica: Montana.

Mary: Oh Jessie. You know that Corrine and Dutch were not going to stick around forever since the business was going belly up.

Jessica: I know. I knew that eventually they were going to leave, but I hoped that it would not be this soon. Mary: Jess, you know that Corrine is a big girl now and married to Dutch. They are doing this so they can afford to house, clothed, and send him off to school.

Jessica: Corrine and Dutch do not want to move away, but they are doing it for the babies and Timmy. [Gasps]

Mary: What?

Jessica: I just thought of something. Timmy and Scotty are pretty close.

Mary: I know. It just hit me too. Timmy is the best friend Scotty ever had.

Jessica: They play together and they sometimes have pajama parties. Mary: I know. [Corrine enters with Timmy]

Corrine: Hey Aunt Mary.

Mary: Hi Corrine [hugs her] your mother just told me that you all are moving.

Timmy: I wish we weren’t.

Mary: Scotty’s upstairs.

[Timmy leaves the kitchen]

Corrine: Aunt Mary, I wish we weren’t either.

Mary: Then stay. Jessica: You, Dutch, and the kids can move in with me. It’s only Benson and me these days.

Corrine: Ma, Dutch and I need to start our own life, even if it means starting in Montana. Well, I got to go home and pack some more. Thank you for letting Timmy stay over tonight, Aunt Mary.

Mary: Anytime. Corrine: I figure that he and Scotty might want to spend more time together before we move away [leaves]

Jessica: So what is for dinner tonight?

Mary: Meatloaf.

Jessica: Oh, I love it! You put an egg in it!

Mary: Yes.