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

At 05:03 AM 1/30/97 +0000, you wrote:
>Hey there all!
>
>Well, I got lots of stuff to study for, so this one's gonna be short and
>sweet.  That's okay, though, cuz except for a few key moments, it was mostly
>a transitional show.
>
>Here goes...
>
>
>TODAY, THE ROLES OF MATT CORY AND NICK HUDSON WILL BE PLAYED BY "GRANT
>HARRISON" AND A BLOCK OF WOOD, RESPECTIVELY...
>Nick walks into the kitchen at Carlino's where Sofia is cooking.  She tells
>him that customers aren't allowed in the kitchen, but he responds saying
>that there was a time when he was much more then just a customer.  (There
>was a time when he was much more than monotone, too...Kevin, COME BACK!!!)
>He tells her he just came by to give her something.  He holds out the medal
>that Sister Carlita (is that her name?...can't remember...) gave him when he
>saved the convent.  Sofia is angry that he would return such a precious
>gift.  Nick then tells her about Matt's drawing in the lakehouse of a nude
>Sofia.  Sofia is shocked that he would go snooping in there, but Nick
>doesn't give her much of a chance to talk.  He talks about what they once
>meant to each other, and Sofia lays it all out for him (AGAIN....).  She
>tells him that he was her first love, and nothing will ever change that, but
>she just can't trust him again.  She begs him to leave her alone.
>
>Later, she goes to the Herald and meets up with Matt.  She tells him about
>Nick stopping by, and Matt is infuriated at this news.  Sofia calms him down
>and tells him that Nick was different this time...almost sincere and
>apologetic.  She gets him to relax and the two kiss in his office.  Sofia
>leaves and Nick reports back to work.  Matt calls him back into his office,
>and the two begin sparring again.  Threats are exchanged, but Matt actually
>follows through with a threat...he is fired.  Nick tells him that he can't
>do that, but a smug Matt smirks and says "I just did...".  He has Chris
>escort him out of the building, Nick screaming all the way as Matt waves
>good-bye cheerfully.
>
>
>LOOKING FOR VICTORIA....
>Practically all of Bay City wakes up and smells the coffee when they realize
>Vicky hasn't come back when she said she would.  LOTS of moving around, so
>follow me with this one...
>
>Jake runs into Chris outside the police station.  Chris comments that Jake
>looks like hell.  Jake is desperate...something is wrong, cuz Vicky's not
>back yet.  Chris explains to him that Vicky is an adult, and if she wants to
>go away with Bobby for a little while, she has every right to.  He tells
>Jake to give it up once and for all.  Jake struggles with him, but Gary
>stops them as he's leaving the station.  Chris tells Gary that everything is
>fine, and Gary leaves.  Chris calms Jake down and takes him to Carlino's.
>At Carlino's, Chris tries to make Jake see what he's doing to himself, but
>Jake won't listen.  Chris comments that this is why he'll NEVER fall in
>love...look what it can do to a guy! (Funny...I thought it was because the
>writers were only using you as a sidekick...)  Chris keeps bringing up
>Bobby, which gets Jake all sorts of angry.  
>
>Meanwhile, Gary runs into Carl on the street.  Carl is quick to bring up the
>"Grant-situation", but Gary tells him that there really isn't much he can do
>within the law.  Gary also seems to wonder if maybe Carl and Bobby are
>trying to set Grant up.  (Right...cuz there's NO reason to suspect Grant of
>ANYTHING!!...c'mon, Gary, get with the program...)  Carl is sure that Vicky
>is going to be Grant's next victim, and nobody can know where Bobby and
>Vicky are.  Both men go to Carlino's.
>
>When Jake sees Carl at Carlino's, he immediately pounces on him with
>questions.  He wants to know where Vicky is, but Carl just talks in riddles.
>Carl assures him that Vicky is fine, but if he persists in looking for
>Vicky, he will ruin everything.  Jake accuses Carl of trying to set up Bobby
>and Vicky the whole time.  Carl goes to make a phone call to one of his men
>(I think he's following Grant...).  
>
>MEANWHILE...at Vicky's, Donna and Michael show up.  Donna is panicked 'cause
>Vicky's not back yet, but Michael thinks she's just over-reacting.  Etta Mae
>comes in, but she hasn't heard from Vicky either.  Donna is worried about
>what she'll tell Steven and Kirkland.  Etta Mae says SHE will go pick the
>kids up at the bus stop and take them for some food while the family decides
>what they're going to do.  She leaves, and Jake calls.  Donna tells him that
>they haven't heard from her, and they WON'T as long as Jake is tying up the
>line.  Jake hangs up and leaves Carlino's.
>
>SPEAKING OF CARLINO'S...after Jake leaves, Gary goes and talks to Carl.
>Gary tells him he will do what he can, but he HAS to go by the book on this
>one.  Carl agrees, and leaves Carlino's as well.
>
>LATER...Jake shows up at Vicky's, where Donna's having a conniption fit over
>hte missing Vicky.  They discover Vicky's cell phone, and Michael reasons
>that without her phone, she CAN'T call!  Jake retorts by saying if Vicky
>were going to be late, she would have found SOME way to call.
>
>THEN...(ahh, gotta catch my breath...) Carl shows up and says that no one
>can look for Vicky.  He explains to them that for some time, he's believed
>Grant is out to kill Vicky.  This shocks Donna...why would he kill the
>mother of his child?!  (What--did Donna get amnesia too?!  Like this is a
>surprise to anyone?!?!)  Nobody's believed Carl, which is why he hasn't said
>anything, but by taking Vicky away, Bobby is protecting her.  No one can
>call the cops because if the cops find Bobby and Vicky, then so will Grant,
>and he CANNOT find them.  Jake wonders how long this 'runaway act' will go
>on for.  (I'd like to know the answer to that myself...)  Carl says that it
>will continue until Grant is no longer a threat...
>
>
>THE MAN HASN'T EVEN LEFT THE SHOW YET!!!!!
>Okay, this one makes NO sense to me, but I don't explain 'em, I just
>summarize 'em...
>At Carlino's, Joe and Gary sit down and talk about how stressed Joe is over
>studying for the Captain's Test.  Paulina comes out and scares Joe, who
>drops the study book.  Paulina looks at it, and is curious as to why he's
>taking the Captain's Test.  He takes her into the kitchen to talk.  He tells
>her he's taking the test for a promotion (and they are going to do WHAT with
>Gabe?  Holy foreshadowing....)  Paulina is thrilled that he will be taking a
>desk job so she doesn't have to worry about him anymore.  He's shocked at
>how supportive she is, and she promises to support him and help him study
>and quiz him.  Life is all good with the couple...for now.
>
>
>
>AND THE PART OF VICKY HUDSON WILL BE PLAYED BY A PARANOID NEUROTIC WITH A
>MUCH DEEPER VOICE...
>Up in the tower, Bobby has fallen asleep, but Vicky is wide awake, trying to
>figure out who she is...and who this man next to her is.  She pulls a
>compact out of her purse and looks at herself to see if her image brings
>back any memories.  It doesn't.  Bobby wakes up and talks to her.  Vicky
>answers in short, quick responses...not letting on yet that she doesn't know
>who she is.  She gives him some matches she found to start a heater, and he
>continues to talk about how worried he was about her.  He mentions Grant,
>and she just goes along with it, fishing for information.  He tells her she
>needs food, and to eat some breakfast.
>
>Bobby leaves, and Vicky looks around for some clues.  She finds a hunting
>knife (belonging to Bobby??...not quite sure...) and stares at it.  Bobby
>returns and Vicky hides the knife behind her back, suddenly frightened for
>her life.  Bobby pulls out the candy bars and the take-out food from Sassy's
>and gives it to her.  They talk, and Vicky tries to get info out of him.
>She mentions a sweater that she thinks belongs to him.  Bobby is
>confused..."Don't you know whose sweater that is?"  "It's not mine," she
>responds.  Bobby tells her that the sweater was RYan's favorite sweater, and
>she wears it all the time.  Bobby catches on to what is happening, and
>realizes Vicky doesn't remember anything.  Vicky jumps into action, holding
>the knife to him.  She tells him to stay away, and accuses him of being a
>sick kidnapper.  He tells her he's Bobby Reno and she's Victoria Hudson, but
>she wants to see some identification.  He asks her if she knows where she
>lives.  She doesn't.  He runs through a few people in her life to see if the
>names ring any bells.  Jake McKinnon, Grant Harrison, Rhoda (his truck),
>Steven and Kirkland.  Nothing hits her, although she smiles slightly at the
>sound of Steven and Kirkland's names.  He tells her he will get her help
>when they get back home, but she demands help NOW.  
>
>Bobby tells her that he's the man who lives in her treehouse and the attic,
>protecting her and her two sons.  Vicky puts the knife down and begins to
>vaguely trust him.  She apologizes to him for holding the knife out to him.
>He takes a step towards her to comfort her, but she freaks.  She holds the
>knife out again, telling him to stay away.  "Do you think I'm stupid?!?!"
>she asks.  She runs through a list of accusations...he's kidnapped her,
>drugged her, and is planning on raping her and killing her out here in the
>wilderness.  (Uhhh...or we could go with that theory....)  She screams at
>him to stay away from her, and takes off down the tower with the knife.
>Bobby follows her.
>
>Vicky gets halfway down the tower stairs and slips, falling down a few steps
>and dropping the knife.  Bobby catches up to her a few steps above her, and
>tells her he will only help her.  She stares at him, afraid and defensive.
>He holds his hand out to her, but she won't take it.  He asks her what other
>options she has at the moment.  She eyes him suspiciously as he holds his
>hand out from the top of the stairs, begging her to take it and asking if
>she trusts him.
>FREEZE FRAME
>
>
>Okay, so I guess I wrote more then I thought I would.  Enjoy the next two
>weeks and I'll 'see' ya then!!
>
>--tom
>
>
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>"...Love is an Illusion 
>    created by lawyer-types like yourself
>    to perpetuate another Illusion called Marriage,
>    to create the Reality of Divorce
>    and the Illusionary Need for Divorce Lawyers..." 
>
>--Andrew McCarthy, "Kevin Dolenz" in 'St. Elmo's Fire'            
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Lisa Klobucar
http://www.msu.edu/user/klobuca1
klobuca1@pilot.msu.edu


