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

At 08:10 AM 6/2/97 -0400, you wrote:
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>Well, Im back from vacation and ready to go, and today's episode
>was a pretty good one, so here's the highlights quoted shamlessly 
>from CityLine [much expanded through my comments and (additional rantings)]:
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>GIVE A LITTLE RESPECT TO ME!
>Toni runs Tomas in following a misunderstanding regarding a stolen
>traffic sign [one way sign, for those who missed Thursday's episode].  
>Furious [yeah, that's an understatement] at being jailed for a prank
>Nick pulled while he was drink, Tomas makes matters worse by 
>mouthing off to Toni.  [I got the slight hint that Tomas thought he was 
>being discriminated against cause he is a young Hispanic kid, but Im not 
>sure about that.  He goes on about how he's a doctor in training and an
>upstanding guy.  Then he begs Josie to help him, that they are family.  
>Toni gets pretty pissed.  I guess her mama and daddy ran a tight ship at
>their house.  Toni tells Josie that the prank isn't what made her haul 
>Tomas in, it was the lack of respect and the tone he used with her.  Josie
>then goes over and tells Tomas that he really should apologize, and maybe
>Toni would let him out.  After he cools his heels for a few hours,] Tomas 
>finally apologizes for his bad manners, Toni relents [after getting some flack 
>from a fellow cop] and lets him off with just a warning.  [He asks if this 
>incident will not be on his record, and Toni says it won't, but Tomas
>better keep his nose clean.  He heads to Carlinos (see below).]
>
>ENOUGH ALREADY!  LET ME HAVE MY HANGOVER IN PEACE!
>[At Carlinos, Michael mildly chastizes Nick, who is sipping a cup of coffee 
>and looks like he's on death's door.  After some berating, Nick says he 
>feels like he is on "Father Knows Best."  Sharlene comes in and occupies
>Michael (see below), leaving Nick to wander off and be miserable for a while.
>Later, after Felicia and John and Michael and Sharlene (see all that stuff
below) 
>leave Carlinos, Sofia comes in to close up the shop.  She and Nick dance and 
>kiss heavily.  She gushes on and on about how Nick helped Tomas finish his 
>schooling, but Nick tries to brush it off as nothing.  (AGH....if I hear
her say that 
>one more time Im gonna puke - tough, spunky little Sofia Carlino is turning
into
>a washrag.)  Just then there's a knock on the door.  It's Tomas, who comes 
>in and tells Nick that he has been in jail for the last couple hours.  I don't
>remember if he actually told Nick that he went to jail over the sign.  My cat 
>was having an allergy attack and I dont have a VCR, so I missed some of 
>this scene.  He probably didnt say anything though cause he feels obligated to
>protect Nick since Sofia has him convinced Nick gave him the money for his
>tuition.  Duh - how long is this gonna storyline gonna go on?]
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>YOU SAY TO-MATO AND I SAY TOMA-TO....
>[Felicia and John discuss their wedding plans.  Felicia imagines a wedding at
>a castle in France, which would be kinda fun since they're getting married on 
>Bastile Day.  John imagines having everyone gather at the farm and have
Felicia 
>come down the stairs in her dress.  Felicia quickly reminds John that is
the sort
>of wedding John and Sharlene had.  (Open mouth, insert foot.)  John assures 
>Felicia that isnt what he meant.  Just then Sofia comes over, and Felicia asks
>Sofia what sort of wedding they should have since she is the resident romantic.
>Sofia suggests they go with a splashy affair, think of what the fans would say.
>Felicia shrugs, and John looks uncomfortable.  I think he then got beeped,
and he
>left to go back to the hospital.  Meanwhile, Sofia brings Felicia her mail
including 
>a videotape from Alexander.  Felicia goes home to watch the tape.  Alexander 
>wishes Felicia the best on her impending marriage to John and offers his
yacht and 
>his island in Greece for their honeymoon.  He then toasts John as the
luckiest man
>in the world, and he seems really sincere about it, but you never know with
this guy.  
>Felicia falls asleep and dreams that John comes in and kisses her.  But
then when 
>she looks again, its Alexander, not John.  Meanwhile John comes home and finds 
>the tape freeze framed on the TV.  He hears Alexander's offer of the boat
and the 
>island, but doesnt hear the last bit.  As John cuddles Felicia, he gets a
distinct look 
>of jealousy on his face.  (OK, hands up, how many think they aint gonna
make to the 
>altar, castle, livingroom, or wherever they're plannng to hold this wedding?)]
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>GOODNIGHT, SWEETHEART, WELL IT'S TIME TO GO 
>(OR FOR YOUR CYNICS OUT THERE: ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST)
>[Sharlene comes in and tells Michael that she has just rented the Cory
cabin from
>Matt for the season.  (So that where TPTB are stuffing all the people that get
>written off the show.  Maybe Frankie's ghost is there.  GO GET HER, CASS!!!)
>Michael seems a bit disappointed, he had wanted to make plans for them to 
>spend some time together (ahh, how art imitates life...)  Sharlene simply
says she
>wants to take it slow and that the best vacation she ever took was to the cabin
>in Vermont.  Michael reminds her that vacation was with John, but she
shrugs the 
>notion off.  After some more small talk, they leave.  (I think this Anna's
last day.  If
>it was, so long, Anna - we'll miss ya.  Cant believe the writers are
throwing away an
>Emmy winner cause they cant seem to write a story for her.  *loud audible
sigh*)
>Oh, well, the show must go on, and so must this update.]
>
>AND NOW, JUST FOR VICKY K: A GRATUTITOUS CASS SCENE!!! (and a mention of 
>Frankie too - am I good or what??)
>[Dont know if this was on Thursday or Friday's show, but I throw it in for
my good friend
>Vic.  Donna complains to Cass about how Michael appears to have feelings
for other women
>and that she hates to be alone.  She looks over at Cass and realizes she
has really put her
>foot in her mouth.  She apologizes profusely, as Cass is completely and
irrevocally alone 
>due to Frankie's death.  Cass tells her not to get all upset, that it's OK.
Maybe it's easier,
>when a loved one dies, because you dont have to see them with someone else.
But, all the
>same, you have to pick up the pieces and throw yourself back into life.
(WRITERS, OH 
>WHY ARE YOU WASTING THE TALENTS OF THIS MAN???)  Cass tells Donna that he will 
>take her out for a night on the town to get her blood flowing.  She blushes
and sees it as 
>a come-on, but he just smiles and tells her that they are going bowling.
(*lol* Now *that*
>would be worth tuning in for.)]
>
>TIL DEATH DO US PART IS TAKES ON A WHOLE NEW MEANING:
>Refusing to allow the man she loves to die for a crime he didnt commit,
Vicky vows to 
>track Lila down and force her to confess.  [After Jake leaves from berating
Shane for not 
>telling him who killed Rebecca, Vicky shows up.  She tells Shane that she
has figured 
>out that Lila is the murderer.  Shane repeatedly tells her to leave it
alone, but she cries and
>tells him how much she loves him and that she wants to be with him, so why
is he 
>protecting Lila?  Shane tells Vicky that he shares her feelings of love and
her desire to be
>together, but that he is going to die and he wants her to go home.  They
share a tearful
>farewell, and Vicky goes off in search of clues.]  
>
>THE TWO FACES OF DERRICK AMBROSE:
>Afterwards, Vicky questions Derrick Ambrose, who keeps mum about his
relationship with 
>Lila.  [Vicky comes over and says she is a friend of Marie's (the
maid/housekeeper type
>person) and proceeds to play 20 questions about Lila.  Derrick says he
didn't know Lila
>that well, but he knew that Shane was having an affair with Rebecca, and
when she tried
>to get away from that terrible man, he killed her.  (Excuse me a sec, but
if Shane were
>the horrible man that Derrick makes him out to be, wouldn't Rebecca have
more likely
>been killed in a more violent way, like a stabbing or a shooting?  Is a
jealous lover likely to
>kill someone by an overdose?  Hmm, I dont think so, but of course, that's
my opinion - I
>could be wrong.)  Vicky seems to visibly choke when she hears Shane slept
with Rebecca,
>but recovers quickly.  She notices the suitcases on the porch and asks
Derrick where he's 
>he's going. He says he wants to go get out of town to escape the circus of
the trial.  Vicky 
>finds that interesting, since most family members want to be around when
the perpetrator of
>a crime is executed, to close the affair and allow the family members to go
on aftwards.
>Derrick lights a pipe with a gold lighter with the initials DA on it.  (At
the same time, a woman
>at the airport lights a cigarette with the same lighter - I think you can
guess who it is by now.)  
>After some more pressing, Derrick intimates that he did know Lila.
(Surprise, surprise - now 
>could she be our mystery woman at the airport?  I think so...)  But I
thought you said that 
>you didn't know her.  Derrick then gets a call and lets out a strangled
cry.  He tells the person
>on the other end that he cant talk, but he will meet the person and quickly
hangs up.  Vicky
>inquires as to the identity of the person on the other end.  The district
attorney, Derrick says,
>he wants to go over the details of the exection.  But I thought you wanted
to escape the 
>circus, Vicky says.  Derrick quickly leaves to meet the mystery caller.
Marie comes out 
>and tells Vicky to leave things alone (haven't you all figured out the more
you tell Vicky to 
>"leave it alone" the more she digs?  Duh...) but does let it slip that
Shane wasnt the one who
>was the womanizer, Derrick was.  The plot thickens...]
>
>OF ALL THE GIN JOINTS IN ALL THE WORLD, WHY DID YOU HAVE TO COME INTO MINE?
>Jake meets with Gaston Boudreau, the defense attorney who originally tried
to save Shane from
>Death Row.  [He's the quintisential country lawyer: white suit, vodka and
mint, brandy from 
>a flask in his coffee, Southern drawl, etc.  He seems nice enough (and
sober enough despite
>the drinking).]  Gaston describes to Jake how men use to swarm around Lila
Roberts like moths 
>to a flame.  [More like dogs in heat from the way Gaston describes it.]
Gaston gives Jake an 
>earful about Shane's role as saintly healer [he was a wonderful doctor, and
more importantly,
>he was absolutely innocent of the crime, but that he wouldn't help Gaston
prove it] and then reveals 
>how Derrick married Rebecca solely out of greed.  [Turns out Rebecca was
loaded and Derrick
>inherited all once she died.  Surprise, surprise.]
>
>GOING TO THE AIRPORT AND WERE GONNA RUN AWAY TOGETHER......
>Meanwhile, Lila slips away from Saint Clair's and heads for the airport.
[Gary is there waiting
>for some information.  He goes to make a phone call, but a lady in a big
hat and bandages
>on her wrist beats him to it.]  Lila phones Derrick to let the shocked
doctor know that she's
>back in town.]  Then she waits around for a bit and lights her cigarette.
Gary gets the package
>and looks at the pictures of Derrick and Lila inside.  Derrick shows up,
and he and Lila have a 
>visable argument, though we cant hear anything.  Gary quickly realizes who
they are and
>buys a plane ticket for the fight they're on.]  Later, Gary watches as Lila
and Derrick board
>a flight for [Guadalajara] Mexico.  [Gary calls Jake, who is in Vicky's
room holding her, and
>tells him he has spotted Lila and Derrick and is following them.  Gary then
boards the plane
>after the "happy" couple.]
>
>That's the news, and I am out of here.................
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Lisa K.-"Men are idiots and I married their king!"
http://www.msu.edu/user/klobuca1
klobuca1@pilot.msu.edu
"If they gave out degrees in creative finance I would be a dr. already!"


