From: Lisa Klobucar <lisa@ah5.cal.msu.edu>

NICK/TOMAS/MAGGIE

Michael yells at Nick for drinking, being under age, and driving.  He 

concedes that it would be okay if, after a hard day's work and with 

Mike's permission, Nick could have a beer on the porch...but no more 

DUI.  Mike demands an apology for Rachel and Maggie - Nick promises to 

apologize to Rachel, but says that Maggie can go to hell.  He insists 

that he doesn't like Maggie, but then admits that he finds her pretty  
and 

wild (*this* Maggie???) - and that he thinks she likes him too..but she 

lied and he can't forget that.  Michael "sentences" Nick to farm duties 

for his high-speed chase.  Michael tells Nick that he has to go to 

Minnesota b/c he has to have liver treatment that resulted from his 

chemotherapy.  he insists that it isn't serious, but that he will miss 

Ryan's funeral.  he asks Nick to stick close to Vicxy and to keep an  
eye 

on her.  Mike hopes to be back before Thanksgiving.

John and Sharlene talk about the incident between Maggie and Nick.   
Tomas 

comes downstairs and informs them that he broke up with Maggie.  

Sharlene asks Tomas to give Maggie a chance to explain.  Tomas recounts 

that times he has found Nick and maggie together.  He tells Sharlene  
that 

he was watching both their faces as they were telling their versions of 

what happened in the barn...and he believes Nick.

At the Cory mansion, Paulina walks in to see a crying Maggie.  Paulina
assumes her tears are for Ryan, but she confesses that she has lost  
Tomas
and Nick.  Maggie then proceeds to tell Paulina the events of the past
evening, and how she likes both guys.  She likens it to Paulina's  
dilemna
over Jake and Joe.   Paulina asks her if she has slept with Tomas, and 

asks if she is ready for that type of relationship - stressing the 

emotions that go along with it.  Paulina suggests that she take some  
time 

for herself - to think - the way Paulina has done to think about Jake  
and 

Joe.

Later, Tomas goes over to the Cory mansion. Maggie throws her arms  
around 

him, saying that she knew he couldn't stay away.  He tells her to go to 

Nick, and gives her back everything she's ever given to him and 

Luisa  She looks through the bag and reminisces about certain items.   
He 

tells her that he wants her totally out of his life.  As he is about to 

leave, Maggie begs him not to "throw it all away" - and Tomas reminds  
her 

that *she* is the one who threw it all away.


CASS/FRANKIE/LAURIE

Laurie and Frankie chat - Frankie tries to explain the difficult  
position 

that Cass is in with her case - i.e. he has to sue his family.  Cass 

enters and informs Laurie that he will go alone to the hospital to take 

the depositions.  When she stresses the need to be there, he impresses 

that this is just a fact-finding mission, that they can later go back 

oncew she has read the transcript if there is anything he may have 

misses.  He doesn't want her to have to relive the events of that day.  

She begs him to let her come, and promises to leave the room if Cass 

requests her to - she owes this to Ben.


AT THE HOSPITAL
 

The hospital's lawyer reminds everyone to keep their answers short and  
to 

the point, and not to volunteer anything.  Courtney is obviously 

nervous.  Cass and Laurie arrive.  Cass says hi to Morgan, "Hi Kid,  
how's 

it going?"  Morgan just walks away.  Cass says hi to John, and the 

lawyer, and Lorna is cold towards him.  He asks John to state his name 

and age.  He asks how John became Ben's primary caregiver.  He asks 

Morgan to state his name and age.  He tells Cass that Courtney had 

"corrected" the medication on Ben's chart.  After some pressing, Morgan 

asks Cass why he is doing this...then admits that Courtney had failed  
to 

note the medication on Ben's chart...and asks Cass if he is happy now.
When questioning Courtney, she tells that she saw Ben overusing his 

inhaler and tried to warn Laurie about it.  Cass then summarizes that 

with everything going on in the ER, and her attitude towards Laurie,  
she 

negligently failed to stop the abuse (Ben's overusing the inhaler).  



AT FRANKIE'S OFFICE

Felicia goes to visit Frankie to tell her that she saw Cass at the 

hospital.  Sharlene comes out from behind the door, much to Felicia's 

surprise!  She asks Felicia if she startled her.  Sharlene notices 

Felicia's new wardrobe, and suggests that she (Sharlene) should dress 

like Felicia - maybe it would turn John's head.  Frankie gives Sharlene  
a 

cookbook that she bought her and Sharlene wonders what John ate the  
whole 

time she was away.  Frankie suggests Sassy's, and Felicia is nervous.  

Sharlene tells the group that she hasn't even seen John's new trophy  
yet 

- Felicia is uncomfortable.

That's it for another Thursday!!

Tracey

