John Stephenson credited as playing...
Charles Meredith
- Jerry Vernon: [at Emily's house with Emily and her parents] Um... I got a job at the machine shop where my father works.
- Helen Meredith: That's fine.
- Jerry Vernon: It's a summer replacement, but I'll see later about something better. This pays $1.38 an hour, and since we're planning to get married, I thought I should tell you about it. It's a 40-hour week but there's time and a half for overtime...
- Charles Meredith: All right... all right, Jerry. But I just want you to understand one thing - if you get into any trouble, I'm simply not in a position to help support you.
- Jerry Vernon: Well, I'm not asking you for any help.
- Charles Meredith: Well, that's what it'll come to.
- Jerry Vernon: You make it all a question of money!
- Helen Meredith: If you care about Emily as much as you say you do, you ought to think about her. Do you want to tie her down to that kind of a life? Do you think she's ready for it?
- Emily Meredith: I've said I am!
- Helen Meredith: Has it ever occurred to you that you could have a baby by the time you're 18? Are you ready for that too?
- [Emily looks down]
- Helen Meredith: You're letting your feelings run away with you - that's why you get so upset every time we try to bring in anything practical!
- Charles Meredith: To be blunt with you, I think that's the whole reason you're getting married... both of you.
- [pours himself a drink]
- Jerry Vernon: Supposing we'd stayed here in your house the weekend you were away... you never would've known the difference. And we could've gone on like that, sneaking around. I mean, really being together anytime we wanted. But now, when, when we want it on the level, you treat us like a couple of delinquents.
- Charles Meredith: [pauses] You've just shown how right we are.
- [Jerry rolls his eyes and head back in frustration]
- Helen Meredith: Look, I know how you two feel about each other, but you can't build a marriage on that alone.
- Jerry Vernon: So what are we supposed to do? Tell us!
- Charles Meredith: Wait! That's simple.
- Jerry Vernon: That's no answer at all!
- Charles Meredith: Well, that's the only answer you're gonna get.
- Jerry Vernon: Then we'll go ahead and get married.
- Charles Meredith: You'll do nothing of the sort.
- Jerry Vernon: You can't stop us.
- Charles Meredith: She's not 18 yet!
- Jerry Vernon: She knows what she's doing.
- Charles Meredith: I didn't bring her up for this...
- Jerry Vernon: She's got a say in this...
- Charles Meredith: You get out and stay out!
- Jerry Vernon: All right, I'm goin'!
- [stalks out]
- Emily Meredith: Jerry!
- [gets up and runs after Jerry, Charles follows]
- Helen Meredith: Charles.
- [Charles stops]
- Helen Meredith: Charles, let her go. You've done enough.