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

At 10:20 PM 5/12/97 -0400, you wrote:
>anna.sado@SYSLINK.MCS.COM wrote:
>> 
>> Here's the doings in Bay City for 5/13/97.....
>> 
>> CARL/AMANDA/RACHEL
>> 
>> Amanda confronts Carl again about what she thinks is his complacency about
>> Rachel's decision not to abort.  Carl makes it clear to Amanda that he loves
>> Rachel and must support her decision.  Amanda suggests he prove his love by
>> trying to convince Rachel to have the surgery.  Rachel overhears this and
>> says there's no use in trying to negotiate, her mind is made up.  Outside,
>> Amanda tearfully protests to Rachel that if Rachel dies, she will have no
>> one left in the world to lean on.  Jamie is gone, and Matthew is off finding
>> himself, and Daddy.... Rachel says she still has Allie, but Amanda says she
>> can't lean on Allie when she's scared that her own mommy may be dying.
>> 
>> JOSIE/JOE/GARY
>> 
>> Josie comes into Joe's office just as Paulina is leaving.  Josie says she
>> is worried about Gary, who has been out all night again.  The last time she
>> saw him, he was about to drink a beer.  Joe is trying to reassure Josie
>> when Gary walks in the door.  He hasn't been drinking, he's been busy making
>> a decision -- he's going to quit the force.  Josie is unhappy, but Gary's
mind
>> is made up.  He hands Joe his resignation, and Joe suggests that he hang on
>> to it for 24 hours, and rip it up if Gary changes his mind.  Outside Joe's
>> office, Josie asks Gary if he intends to progress beyond their relationship
>> as well.  Gary reassures her that any time she wants to set a wedding date,
>> he's ready.  Josie says to Gary he's not just quitting the force, he's
>> running away.
>> 
>> FELICIA/SOPHIA/ALEXANDER/CASS
>> 
>> Felicia and Sophia are waiting for a meeting with the head of the movie
studio
>> regarding changes to Felicia's script.  Alexander Nikos shows up -- he bought
>> the studio and is now authorized to suggest changes, and Felicia has to
listen.
>> Sophia is mightily impressed with meeting the great shipping tycoon.  Felicia
>> eventually shoos her away so she and Alexander can have a few private words.
>> Felicia gives back the diamond bracelet, despite Alexander's protests that it
>> was for Paris the pooch.  Cass shows up and drops a few snide remarks, which
>> Alexander suavely ignores.
>> 
>> AMANDA/RACHEL
>> 
>> Rachel convinces Amanda to go out to lunch at the Harbor Club.  They get into
>> another fight when Amanda wrongly supposes that Carl wants her and Allie to
>> move out of the house so they can get it ready for the new baby.  Amanda says
>> she is not going to go away, she fully intends to stick around and continue
>> looking out for her mother's interests, and stalks out.
>> 
>> CARL/PAULINA
>> 
>> Carl visits Paulina, who is busy preparing a picnic basket full of lunch for
>> her and Joe.  Carl confides in Paulina that while Rachel believes that love
>> is enough to carry them through this dilemma and make everything turn out all
>> right, he is not so sure.  Paulina tells Carl that she fears for Joe's life
>> every single day and wishes that he could be a plumber or some other safe
>> profession, but he'll never hear those words come out of her mouth.  He's
>> accepted many things about her, Paulina figures, so it's only fair that she
>> accept him as he is.
>> 
>> TOMAS/SOPHIA/NICK
>> 
>> Nick tells Sophia that he's run through all the money in his trust fund.
>> Before she has a chance to ask him why, he has to work down at the other
>> end of the bar;  meanwhile, Tomas stops by and Sophia jokes with him that
>> now he is a rich man after the tuition party.  Tomas says he still has no
>> idea who the anonymous donor was.  Sophia glances at Nick, and when he
>> comes back the first thing she does is give him a big kiss and tell him she
>> thinks he's wonderful..
>> 
>> CARL
>> 
>> Back at the chapel again, Carl makes a bargain with Heaven:  If someone has
>> to die, why can't it be him?  Of course it's an uneven trade, two good souls
>> for one highly flawed individual.  Carl gets down on his knees and prays, as
>> a mysterious breeze makes the candle flame sputter....
>> 
>> PAULINA/AMANDA
>> 
>> On her way out of the Harbor Club, Amanda spies Paulina sitting on the bench
>> and immediately starts complaining about Carl again.  Paulina tells her that
>> Carl loves Rachel and is doing what he believes she wants.  Amanda says that
>> Rachel is going ahead with the pregnancy to give Carl a son, and Paulina
>> reminds her that Rachel is not just doing this for Carl;  she reallys wants
>> this baby.  Paulina remarks that she is beginning to understand now why
>> Amanda has no man in her life -- she just doesn't understand Rachel's love
>> for Carl at all.  Amanda retorts (ala Iris?) that few men can measure up to
>> Daddy...
>> 
>> RACHEL/CASS
>> 
>> At the Harbor Club, Rachel runs into Cass and tells him she would like to
meet
>> with him later concerning some matters of importance.  Back at the house,
>> Rachel tells Cass that she has to be prepared for every eventuality:  she
wants
>> to update her will...
>> 
>> JOSIE/GARY
>> 
>> Josie later goes back to talk to Gary while he is packing up all his stuff
>> from the cop shop.  She apologizes for calling him a quitter, and tells him
>> she's behind him all the way.
>> 
>> FELICIA/ALEXANDER
>> 
>> Back at their table, Alexander notices Felicia is upset.  She tells him that
>> Rachel is ill.  Alexander immediately offers to contact all the best doctors,
>> and Felicia tells him that Rachel is happy with her own surgeon, Dr. John
>> Hudson.  Alexander says that near his hometown in Greece, there is a spring
>> with healing qualities.  Felicia demurs, but Alexander says he will make
>> arrangements to have some of the water sent over right away.  They still
>> believe that the old ways are the best ways...
>> 
>> JOE/PAULINA
>> 
>> Joe no sooner shows up for the picnic lunch than he tells Paulina that he
>> has to go back to the station, now that Gary has quit there's a mountain
>> of work waiting.  Paulina is disappointed but understanding.  After Joe
>> leaves she decides not to let the rest of the chocolate cake go to waste.
>> 
>> AN OFFER ON THE TABLE...
>> 
>> At the chapel, Carl continues to pray when suddenly he hears a cane being
>> pounded on the floor, hard.  A sinister, flawlessly-dressed gentleman (who
>> just happens to look exactly like Carl, only with a dark mustache and shorter
>> black hair) stalks into the chapel.  He sneeringly asks Carl, I understand
>> there is an offer on the table?  One seriously flawed individual in exchange
>> for two good souls?  Carl cannot believe his eyes.  Am I dreaming?  If I
close
>> my eyes, will you go away?  Dark Suit invites him to try.  Carl shuts his
eyes,
>> but when he opens them the visitor is still there.  Are you the dark side
>> of me? asks Carl.  Very good, says the visitor...dark suit, dark side, you're
>> quick.  Dark Suit asks Carl if he really meant his offer -- is he willing to
>> give up his life so that Rachel and the baby can live?  Carl assures him that
>> he meant it.  Then you must sign, says Dark Suit, as he whips out a document
>> and an oversized quill pen.  Right here in the bottom right hand corner will
>> do.  Carl asks when his life will be taken.  Better not think about that,
says
>> Dark Suit, it's easier that way.  Oh, and you must sign in blood...your
heart's
>> blood, says Dark Suit, and he stabs Carl in the chest with the pen.  Carl
>> takes the pen and signs, and turns around and goes back to the pew.  When he
>> turns around again, Dark Suit is gone...but there are still a few feathers
>> from the pen sticking to Carl's shirt.
>> 
>> -- Anna Sado  (anna.sado@syslink.mcs.com)
>>      (...Yes, STILL G.R.I.E.V.I.N.G.!!!)  :'(
>>    "Did I ever tell you, you take my breath away?" - Gabe to Lorna, "Another
>> World" 2/7/97.  Long live Gabe and Lorna McNamara!!!
>
>
Lisa K.-"Men are idiots and I married their king!"
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