From: Lisa Klobucar <klobuca1@pilot.msu.edu>

At 05:28 AM 1/16/97 +0000, you wrote:
>Good to be back, folks!  Hope all the holidays were good in your corner of
>the world!
>
>AMAZING episode today...I lucked out in getting today's episode to summarize.
>
>And away we go....
>
>
>I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S WORRIED ABOUT....ALL OF US ARE THRILLED!!
>Paulina, Matt and Amanda wait at the hospital for news on Rachel.  Carl
>shows up and wants to know what's going on.  Matt immediately rips into him,
>but Amanda and Paulina are more sensible--if he really loves Rachel, he'll
>give her a little space.  Meanwhile, in John's office, Rachel reels from the
>news that she's pregnant. (Could this be the BEST storyline of '97 or
>WHAT?!...Sorry, I'll keep my opinions to myself...)  Rachel is stunned, and
>keeps repeating that there is no way she could be pregnant.  She starts to
>pace, and almost faints, but John sits her back down and calms her down.
>She jumps into denial, and says that it must be a mistake.  John tells her
>he double-checked the results to be positive--yes, she is pregnant.  Rachel
>is dreadfully concerned.  John assumes it's over the fact that she's having
>a late-in-life pregnancy which could be harmful to her.  Rachel tells him
>that although that's a concern, it's this whole Carl situation that is
>eating at her.  John seems to think that a baby would be good for putting
>their relationship back together again, but Rachel knows for sure that it
>will take more then a baby to fix her and Carl.  Rachel makes him swear that
>he won't tell the family the truth yet, and John reluctantly agrees.  John
>comes out of the waiting room, and tells the Cory's that Rachel is just
>suffering from exhaustion.  Carl boldly accuses John of lying through his
>teeth, but the Cory's convince him to leave.  Rachel comes out and manages
>to spit out a "Hello" before Matt, Amanda and Paulina begin arguing over
>Rachel's well-being.  In the argument, Rachel manages to sneak away before
>they notice.
>
>Paulina finds Rachel upstairs in the maternity ward watching a young couple
>oggle over their newborn.  Rachel begs her not to tell the family where she
>is--she just wants to be alone and doesn't feel like dealing with questions
>right now.  Paulina tells her that she isn't alone,and if she needs anything
>she shouldn't feel odd about going to them for help.  The two women watch
>the babies and Paulina thinks out loud about how beautiful babies are and
>how lucky she feels every day that she has Dante and Joe.  Rachel tells her
>how she loves her children with all her heart but that it's nice to have
>grandchildren where the responsibilty isn't as intense.  Rachel also reminds
>her that she should feel especially blessed that she has Joe to help her
>take care of the baby.  (Did Paulina lose some brain cells when she gave
>birth?!  ALLI could have figured out Rachel's problem from this
>conversation!!)  Rachel tells her she just wants to be alone and leaves a
>very confused Paulina in the maternity ward.
>
>Rachel heads to Sassy's where she runs into Michael.  Michael tells her he
>saw her family at the hospital talking to John, and he just wants to make
>sure that she's okay.  Rachel gets the impression that he knows the truth,
>and for a brief second it looks as if Rachel may spill the beans, but she
>doesn't.  Michael tells her that if she needs anything, she should feel free
>to call him...after all, he learned to rely on his family during his battle
>with leukemia.  (Another reference to the past...I'm impressed!)  She thanks
>him for her concern, but right now she just needs to think by herself.
>Michael leaves, and Rachel is ready to leave herself, but comes face to face
>with Carl on the way out.  Carl frets over her, and Rachel politely tells
>him that she is fine and that he should take care of himself and not worry
>about her.  Before she leaves, he holds her firmly and wants to know one
>last thing:  is HE the cause for her illness?  (Oh, Carl, if you only
>knew....)  Rachel can't answer his question (I can only imagine the
>responses going through her head to THAT question!) and leaves.  A depressed
>Carl sits at the bar and orders a drink.  (Somebody please fill this poor
>man in...Desperation is NOT a good color for Carl.)
>
>
>VICKY AND AMANDA MIGHT HAVE A FEW TIPS FOR THESE TWO....
>In a recap of the end of Tuesday's episode, Felicia makes a snide comment to
>Sharlene in the physical therapy room about how all her guts disappeared
>when Felicia stole her husband.  She goes to leave, and Sharlene
>involuntarily trips her.  Felicia picks herself up off the floor, and the
>two stare at each other in shock.  Neither can believe that she moved her
>leg.  With ear to ear smiles, and tears of happiness, they laugh over
>Sharlene's breakthrough when Josie walks in.  Josie joins in their
>happiness, and goes to get Sharlene's doctor.  The doctor and Tomas come in
>and Doc checks out her reflexes.  Sharlene and Felicia recap what happened
>that sparked the movement in her leg, and the good doctor explains that
>strong emotions (such as anger) can be channelled into a muscle, creating a
>muscle spasm.  (Uhhh...okay...whatever he says....)  Sharlene says she can
>feel the doctor's hand on her leg, and the doctor asks everyone to leave the
>room.  Sharlene insists that her children stay.  (It's nice to see her still
>regarding Tomas as one of her "children".)  Felicia leaves, and Tomas gives
>her a thankful hug for all of her help.  
>
>Sharlene tracks down John in the hospital, and immediately asks what's wrong
>with Rachel.  John tells her that due to that doctor/patient thing, he can't
>tell her what happened.  She understands, but she only wants to know if
>she's going to be okay.  John slyly replies that physically, Rachel is
>fine...she's just going to be going through an emotional rollar coster for
>the next few months.  Sharlene has good news of her own...she begins to tell
>John about Sharlene's breakthrough.
>
>
>A CONFRONTATION, A LITTLE ROMANCE, SOME DREAM-WEAVING, AND THE CHAOS BEGINS....
>Lots of good stuff here....follow me through this one...
>
>Vicky goes to Ryan's grave with the letter.  She stands by the grave and
>talks to him, not knowing that he is standing right behind her responding to
>everything she says.  She puts the note on the grave, and remembers how her
>love for him froze the moment he died that day in the hospital.  Suddenly,
>she is shocked to hear Bobby's voice.  She whirls around and demands to know
>how he knew where she was.  He tells her that Etta Mae told him where she
>was.  Vicky is upset he's there and asks him to leave.  He reminds her that
>he wants to take her away for a little breathing room from Bay City and she
>tells him she's made a decision about that--she's not going.  Bobby tells
>her that she needs to start taking care of herself and remember what it
>feels like to be herself again in some peace and quiet, but Vicky doesn't
>want to hear it.  He brings up the fact that he needs to tell her the whole
>story about where he's coming from, and Vicky's pretty curious about that
>herself.  (I'd like to know too...)  He says he wants to tell her but that
>he can't tell her here...in front of Ryan's grave.  Vicky gets upset about
>this whole mess she's in, and leaves frustrated.  Bobby gets fed up that he
>can't get through to her, and yells at Ryan's grave, "Why can't you be a
>ghost like in the movies and send me a sign or something?!?!".  With that,
>Bobby storms off after her.  That's all Ryan needs to hear.  He yells after
>Bobby that that is what he's been TRYING to do with Steven at the train
>tracks and with the radio.  It's Ryan's turn to get frustrated until Bridget
>shows up again to save the day.  (Love that woman...)  Ryan begs her to tell
>him what to do.  Bridget tells him that it was Vicky's love for him that
>brought him back as a ghost, (damn...why couldn't it be that he's really
>Kirk's father...guess we can't have it all, huh?) and that he's here to save
>her.  Ryan complains that he's tried everything, and Bridget responds with
>"Everything you can dream of?".  Ryan doesn't catch on to her little play on
>words, so she spells it out to him...he can appear to people in their
>dreams!  Ryan immediately decides he will go to Vicky in a dream, but
>Bridget warns against doing that.  If Vicky knew what Grant was planning,
>she'd run wild with the news, and we all know how rash Vicky can be when she
>finds out about these things.  Bridget thinks he should contact someone
>else, and she coaches Ryan to his answer--Bobby.  She warns him that it will
>be difficult and that he has to do everything he can not to scare Bobby off,
>but Ryan is all set to go to him.
>
>Vicky goes to Sassy's, and is followed by Bobby.  The bartender calls Grant
>and tells him Bobby and Vicky are in the bar.  Vicky yells at Bobby that
>she's sick and tired of being followed.  She's taken aback though when he
>tells her it's okay if she won't go away with him.  He says that friendship
>is enough for him at this point.  Vicky, on the other hand, is sick and
>tired of dealing with all this talk about who's feeling what emotions for
>who, and she can't think about it anymore.  He tells her that all he ever
>wanted for her is for her to feel a little less alone in the world.
>Surprise--Grant shows up.  Words are exchanged about Vicky's lack of morals,
>and Bobby goes to lunge at him, but Vicky stops him.  She exchanges words
>with Grant, who implies that there is either some serious bed-hopping going
>on between Bobby's bed and Jake's bed, or there is some kind of threesome
>going on in the house between Jake, Vicky and Bobby.  (A mental picture I
>REALLY didn't need...)  He says he doesn't care what Vicky does, as long as
>she doesn't do it around his innocent child.  He leaves with that stupid,
>smug look on his face, and Vicky immediately tells Bobby that she wants to
>go on the trip with him.  In fact they should leave as soon as
>possible...like tomorrow.  They leave, and the bartender calls Grant and
>tells him they're leaving tomorrow.
>
>Back at the house, Vicky and Bobby discuss the fact that Grant completely
>ignores the restraining order.  Vicky calls Donna and asks if it's okay if
>Steven and Kirkland stay with her for a night.  She laments how life is
>moving too fast and she doesn't have time to enjoy life anymore.  Bobby
>raises her spirits by reminding her how she has two beautiful, loving, happy
>children who have faced more then their share of tragedy.  He tells her how
>she hasn't let the way she was raised parentless get in the way of her own
>parenting abilities.  Suddenly, he gets charming on her, and tells her how
>he dreams of being with her, but she should hold on to Ryan and not feel
>forced to move on with her life.  If "they" happen, then fine...if they just
>stay friends, that's okay too.  Vicky smiles, and reminds him that since
>tomorrow is going to be a spiritual journey, they should bring LOTS of candy
>bars.  Smiles all around, and Vicky reminds him they are leaving the next
>day without fail.  With that, she goes to bed, leaving Bobby thinking he's
>alone.  (Guess who's standing right behind him?  Casper maybe?)
>
>At Grant's, the always-lovable ex-senator gets his brown bag out of the safe
>and hands it to fake-Jake (minus the mask), telling him it all goes down
>tomorrow, and there is no room for error.  (I'd say more, but I don't want
>to ruin next week's shocking events for anyone who doesn't read the
>spoilers...)  Grant toasts to "tomorrow...the first day of the rest of his
>life".  With a devilish laugh, he tosses the champagne glass into the fire.  
>
>In her room, Vicky fingers Ryan's "moon-and-stars" engagement ring and
>ponders what tomorrow will bring.  (Oh and it WILL bring a LOT...this whole
>story is just killing me....)
>
>And in a VERY satisfying final scene, Bobby lies asleep in the attic and
>dreams he's in the cemetary.  He sees Ryan's grave, and shuts his eyes,
>begging to wake up.  He hears a voice though, and opens his eyes to see Ryan
>there.  He knows it's Ryan from Ryan's pictures, and tells him he wants good
>ole' Ryan out of his dream, PRONTO!  Ryan calms him down and tells him that
>Bridget helped in contacting him. Bobby goes into another shock, wondering
>where Bridget is.  Ryan grabs him and tells him this is no game.  He tells
>Bobby how it was his voice Bobby heard at the train tracks when Steven
>almost got hit.  He repeats a few times that Bobby needs to keep Vicky
>safe-'the secrets are in the safe'.  (Another play on words...must be a
>poltergeist-thing)  Bobby is in shock, until Ryan points out the gravestones
>next to his.  Bobby gets down on the ground and sees headstones for Robert
>Reno and Victoria Hudson.  The dates on the headstones?  1997.
>(Hmm..couldn't be the dates are for next week, could it?)  Stunned over
>seeing their grave-sites, Ryan briskly pulls Bobby up from the ground and
>stares him eye-to eye, and in a low whisper orders him, "Stop Grant."
>
>FREEZE FRAME
>
>(And the fun begins...enjoy the mind-blowing, tear-jerking episodes next
>week and I'll 'see' ya in two weeks!)
>
>--Tom
>
>
>
Lisa Klobucar- 100% Diva material!
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