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


At 09:52 AM 11/5/96 -0500, you wrote:
>
>* B R I N G   B A C K   F R A N K I E *
>
>Here is a makeshift update for Another World for Friday, November 1, 1996
>- the day we see Kirkland's invisible friend...! 
>
>The whole thing takes place in two locales:  The kids' Halloween Party at
>Vicky's house, and the Harbor Club: 
>
>
>
>     VICKY'S PARTY - Outside on the porch, Nick, dressed as the Phantom of
>the Opera (like Matt), kisses Sofia, and she responds.  Realizing it's
>Nick and not Matt, she pulls away and chews him out.  He claims she knew
>it was him all along and wanted him to kiss her.  She slaps him.  Matt
>returns from his car, and senses something is amiss.  She lies that
>nothing happened, but she doesn't tell him about the kiss.  She demands
>that Matt take her home.  He chews out Nick for dressing up like Matt so
>he could harass Sofia.  Nick denies he's been harassing her; he tells her
>to think about what she really wants (meaning him), and goes into the
>house.  Matt offers to take Sofia home, but she changes her mind, she
>wants to stay and put on a good show of being with Matt so Nick will
>finally get the message. 
>     Inside, all the lights go off and all the kids start screaming. 
>Vicky (who's dressed like Charlie Chaplin) realizes Kirk (who's dressed
>like a little ghost) is missing; meanwhile, Kirk is up in the attic.  He
>sees a mysterious light coming out through the slats of a door at the
>back, and he walks toward it.  He opens the door and walks into the light
>- Who are you, he asks an unseen figure. 
>     Downstairs, Jake (a pirate with a stuffed parrot on his shoulder) is
>accusing Bobby of engineering the blackout so he could fix it and be the
>hero again.  Bobby ignores him and goes to check on the lights.  Steven
>(wearing a Frankenstein costume) says he likes it better with just
>candlelight - Bobby promises to fix the lights, then turn them back off
>for Steven. 
>     Vicky goes to the attic to look for Kirk.  She spots him as the
>lights come back on; he's saying "Bye-bye" to someone.  She asks who he's
>talking to; he just says he wants some hot chocolate, and runs out.  As
>she looks back at the door, Jake sneaks up behind her.  He wants to know
>if she found his proposal?  She looks at him, stunned.  No, not that kind
>of proposal, he reassures her, I mean the letter I put in your pocket. 
>The old torn one? she asks.  No, I just wrote it, he answers.  She
>realizes he means the letter in her other pocket, and pulls it out. 
>Before she can read it, he takes it back and explains that he wants them
>to spend some time together without interruptions (like the kids and
>Bobby).  His idea is for them to take a trip to Lassiter, to remember
>their times with Bridget and what's important to them.  She thinks it's a
>strange request.  He admits he overheard her profess her undying love to
>Bobby.  She realizes he'd heard them reading the old torn letter (which
>she imagined to be an old love letter) she found in the coat pocket, and
>pulls it out to show him.  Relieved, he asks for her answer about his
>Lassiter idea. Sharlene calls up to Vicky that more guests have arrived;
>she exits without giving Jake an answer. 
>     Downstairs, John and Felicia are greeted by Cowboy Michael and Gypsy
>Donna.  Felicia explains they can't stay, they're here to see Greg in his
>costume before they meet Gabe and Lorna for dinner.  Greg dashes into
>John's arms and insists on showing him the "chamber of horrors" 
>(spaghetti "guts," peeled grape "eyeballs," etc.), making it clear he'd
>rather not include Felicia.  As John reluctantly leaves her behind and
>exits with Greg, she runs into Vicky and Sharlene.  She compliments Shar
>on Greg's costume and explains that she and John can't stay long.  Greg
>will be so disappointed, he'd wanted some time with his father, Shar
>moans.  Donna drags Felicia off to "tell her fortune."  The phone rings. 
>Kirk answers - it's Grant.  Kirk asks if he's coming to the party.  I'll
>be there, Grant promises.  When he hangs up, Kirk tells Vicky that Grant
>just called, but doesn't mention that Grant is coming over.  (Grant grins
>as he assembles his costume, a WWI Flying Ace w/ goggles.)
>     Greg wants to show John all the neat scary stuff, but John explains
>he can't stay, he and Felicia have dinner plans.  Greg whines and pouts,
>you love Felicia more than me.  John promises him some time next weekend,
>but this weekend is for you and your mom.  Felicia interrupts them, tries
>to make small talk, but Greg snubs her.  She offers to give them more
>time, she'll wait outside.  She exits. 
>     Nick is watching Sofia and Matt from across the room, which Sofia
>says is making her uncomfortable.  Mike sees Nick in the same costume as
>Matt, and asks what's going on.  Nothing, as far as I can see, Nick
>answers.  He tells Mike he's convinced that Sofia still loves him, despite
>her charade. 
>     Joe notices Nick's gaze, and starts to confront him, but Paulina and
>Matt stop him - after all, Nick's sister is their host.  Joe doesn't want
>to let Nick drive them away, but Matt says they're here to have fun - if
>they're not having fun, they should leave, right, Sofia?  She looks torn,
>but agrees she'd like to leave. 
>     Vicky walks John out; as they say goodbye, she notices Bobby leaving,
>and she intercepts him and asks him to stay... 
>
>     Jake ends up chatting with Paulina.  He's glad she's happy now, and
>admits he really loves Vicky but she may never get over Ryan.  Give it
>time, Paulina advises.  I may not have time, he says, with Bobby and his
>magic corneas hanging around her.  Paulina says he should relax and let
>love take its course, if it's meant to happen, it'll happen - you're very,
>very loveable, she assures him with a kiss on the cheek.  Feeling better,
>he kisses her back and goes off to find Vicky. 
>     Outside, Vicky thanks Bobby for his help with the party, and for
>making her house liveable, it's meant a lot to the kids.  Any carpenter
>could have done the same, he mumbles.  Hey, she kids, I don't let just any
>guy put his mug on my mantle!  Just me and Jake, says Bobby pointedly - I
>know you and Jake go back a long way, so I'm bowing out - while I still
>can [!].  This is no good for any of us, including the kids, he adds.  She
>says he's making too much of things.  He's about to leave, when Steven
>rushes out to drag him in for the Apple-Bobbing contest: Bobby vs. Jake,
>the Duel of the Century.  Bobby allows himself to be sucked back in. 
>     Grant, who's been eavesdropping the whole time from the bushes,
>sneers - Is it possible you have TWO lovers, Victoria???  [Jealous,
>Gun-Boy??] He skulks into the house in disguise, and in the dark and
>confusion no one recognizes him - not even Donna, who tries to read his
>palm ("I see...desperation?") [wow - she IS good!] or Sharlene, who tries
>to introduce herself to him. 
>
>     Bobby and Jake have been elected by the kids to represent them in the
>apple-bobbing contest.  The winner...gets to kiss my mom! squeals Steven. 
>Vicky insists they can come up with something better, but Jake urges the
>kids not to let her off so easily, and they hound her until she agrees. 
>     In the tumult, no one notices as Grant reveals himself to Kirk and
>spirits him out to the porch.  Grant wants to play his favorite game, "How
>Much Time Does Mommy Spend With Jake?"  [this is so Grant-like, it's
>perfect!].  He now has a new twist:  "What About Bobby, and Which One Does
>Mommy Like Best?"  I dunno, says Kirk impatiently, and he runs back into
>the house where the action is. 
>     The contest ends in a tie; "Kiss them both, kiss them both," the kids
>all chant.  A little self-conscious, Vicky gives first Jake and then Bobby
>pretty identical kisses.  Jake and Bobby eye each other warily. 
>
>
>
>     HARBOR CLUB - Gabe and Lorna arrive and take a table, to wait for
>John and Felicia to join them.  They don't notice that Cindy, at another
>table, is watching them intently.  Chris arrives and joins Cindy.  He
>notices Gabe and Lorna, and remarks how nice it is to see Gabe has
>recovered so well after losing his wife and child in the fire in Boston
>last year.  You're doing well, too, he tells Cindy.  Gabe notices Cindy
>and Chris, and says he's glad Cindy's getting out more.  Lorna wonders why
>Cindy would keep her date's identity a secret, they all know and like
>Chris.  She's also mildly suspicious that once again Cindy has ended up at
>the same place as Gabe.  Somehow Gabe and Lorna end up joining Cindy and
>Chris.  As the three ex-Bostonians trade anecdotes of the old days, Lorna
>obviously feels left out.  She starts to rise when she sees John and
>Felicia arrive.  Cindy begs them to stay, her treat, for being so nice to
>her.  [What a sweetheart...]
>     In the doorway, Felicia notes that John is preoccupied.  Assuming
>it's over Greg, she suggests he return to Vicky's party.  No, he says,
>Greg has to get used to alternating weekends between him and Sharlene.  He
>apologizes for neglecting Felicia [like when??].  They join the other
>four.  As the six of them share a table, Cindy, Gabe and Chris continue to
>laugh over old times.  Felicia steals Lorna away (bathroom break?).  John
>takes the opportunity to take Gabe aside and ask if he really has to keep
>Felicia in the dark about Josie and Gary's altered wedding plans.  Sorry,
>says Gabe, Lorna has the same dilemma, but Josie's safety has top priority
>until Mercer is caught. 
>     John's beeper goes off, and he excuses himself to go call the
>hospital.  Chris spots Matt entering with Sofia, and excuses himself to
>grab a word with Matt.  "Alone at last," Cindy pretends to joke to Gabe. 
>She asks him to dance, "for old times' sake."  He agrees, although he
>doesn't recognize the tune that's playing [it's pretty nondescript].  As
>they dance, she fantasizes that they're alone together, that he remembers
>this song as the one that was playing the first time he kissed her, and
>that he's telling her he wants them to be together again, kissing her
>passionately.  Mind if I cut in? Lorna's voice intrudes, bringing her back
>to reality [or what passes for "reality" in Cindy-land].  Cindy bows out,
>cooling her ardor by ducking behind the entryway to compose herself, as
>Gabe and Lorna share an intimate dance. 
>     Chris, joining Matt and Sofia, reports to Matt that Nick screwed up
>again, he failed to deliver some edits on time, losing them a big scoop -
>even Jake has threatened to fire him, nothing seems to do any good.  Matt
>promises to take care of it; Chris exits.  Sofia is upset that Nick is
>once again the central topic, I just wanted to get away from him.  Matt
>asks again what happened with Nick on the porch before Matt returned, and
>she continues to insist that nothing happened.  Being amazingly perceptive
>for Matt, he notes that "If you're always thinking about Nick, it doesn't
>matter where we go."  Good night, Matt, she snaps, walking out.  He
>catches her before she reaches the exit and apologizes for overreacting
>and losing his temper.  She assures him she hadn't noticed any temper
>(being used to Joe's tirades), and apologizes for getting so upset herself
>at encountering Nick at Vicky's - although NOTHING HAPPENED [that's her
>story, and she's sticking to it].  Matt offers to buy her a drink at
>Sassy's and start over.  She agrees. 
>
>
>     VICKY'S PARTY - Nick teases Bobby about finally getting a kiss from
>my sister; Bobby, caught, laughs at Nick's mischievous grin and just tells
>him to tell Vicky - ony IF she asks - that he had something to do.  He
>exits. 
>     Vicky gives Kirk a hug and an apple.  As he scurries off, Donna notes
>that Vicky's Charlie Chaplin mustache is wet - from kissing two wet men,
>Vicky explains, a little embarrassed.  Enjoy it while you can, Donna
>advises her merrily.  She wonders about Vicky's earrings - a Halloween
>gift from Ryan, Vicky tells her, I thought I had put them away, but
>tonight there they were on my dresser, so I decided to wear them.  Ryan
>had good taste, Donna says, giving her a hug - after all, he chose you. 
>Vicky exits to fix her face. 
>     Meanwhile, Kirk returns to the attic and peers around the door
>expectantly... 
>     Jake runs into Nick and asks about Vicky's whereabouts - I asked her
>a question, she never answered, and I'm not leaving until she does.  Nick
>is no help, so Jake rushes off. 
>     Grant, after Kirk ditched him, continues to skulk around outside in
>the bushes.  A hand claps on his shoulder from behind, he turns to see -
>Carl, in Renaissance garb and flowing hair.  "He who dies, pays all
>debts," proclaims Carl, brandishing a prop dagger and poking it in Grant's
>chest [pretty funny, actually!]. 
>     Vicky sits at her mirror, drying her mustache.  She fingers her
>earring and gazes skyward.  Ryan, she sighs, Happy Halloween. 
>     Kirk enters the attic and walks toward the light.  The shadow of a
>man falls across his face, and we see the back of a man's shoulder.  This
>is from my mommy, says Kirk, holding out the apple.  The man kneels,
>smiling, facing Kirk...it's Ryan!  FREEZE FRAME. 
>
>
>
>That's it, catch ya next week,
>
>Vicky (vkorosei@sinclair.edu) - subbing for Dorothy
>
>
>
>Belated Happy Birthday, Cass - don't give up on Frankie, WE haven't!
>
>mff1
>
>
Lisa Klobucar- 100% Diva material
IAH Dept.-Michigan State Univ.
klobuca1@pilot.msu.edu
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