>From: Dorothy Hall <indi@hottub.org>
>Subject: AW Update: Friday, Dec 12
>
>Here's your update:
>
>HEY, WHAT DID THAT COOKIE EVER DO TO YOU??
>Paulina angrily cuts out gingerbread cookies and slams them down on a tray. 
>Joe comes in and tries to make peace with his wife, but she won't hear it. 
>Bottom line is that Joe doesn't trust Paulina: as soon as two bottles of wine
>were missing, he assumed that Paulina drank them.  Joe gives up and goes off
>to fix the pipes so that Carlino's can reopen.  Paulina, suffering with a bad
>head cold, pulls out a bottle of decongestants and takes a few as Grant walks
>in.  Well, Grant quips, at least you can't accuse my wife of giving you those
>drugs.  Paulina bitches Grant out, saying that the pills are for her cold. 
>[Amazing to think these two were involved at one time..my how the times have
>changed!]  Grant attempts to make peace, but Paulina doesn't buy it.  Then Joe
>comes back in and hauls Grant off to the precinct.  [Well, it isn't jail, but
>it's a step in the right direction.]  
>
>MEANWHILE, DOWN AT THE COP SHOP...
>Joe grills Grant about Alexander, but Grant sidesteps the questioning.  When
>Joe refuses to drop it, Grant blows up and goes to talk to the DA, so Joe
>calls the city desk of the Herald to give them the big scoop: Mayor dodges
>investigation.  Grant sits down and say he will talk.  Joe questions Grant,
>but Grant dodges everything.  A cop comes in and tells Joe that Paulina is on
>the phone. Joe tells the cop to tell Paulina he is tied up.  [My cable blitzed
>out briefly,so I lost the rest of the scene.]
>
>AN EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR VIC KOROSEI: CASS GETS A SCENE!!!	
>Donna shows up at Cass' office with a present for him.  Are we getting
>serious, Cass asks.  Wake up and smell the perfume, Cass, she says, courting
>him.  As of this moment, Cass is the only man for Donna.  I never knew you
>were so frank, Donna, Cass replies.  They agree to explore their feelings for
>each other.  He asks if he can kiss her, but she stops him and says they
>should open presents.  [The cable cut out again for about a minute, but when
>it returned...]  Donna asks Cass if he will go with her to Vicky's party on
>Christmas Eve.  Cass wonders if their showing up together will make it look
>like they have made a serious commitment to each other, but Donna insists that
>New Year's Eve is the serious date night and that Christmas is a throwaway. 
>Cass feigns insult but agrees to go with her to Vicky's.  And now that we have
>that settled, what are your plans for New Year's Eve, Cass asks?
>
>YOU'RE THE ONLY MAN FOR ME, BABE	
>Chris comes home from DC [why didnt he bring Rita back with him?  Hello
>writers, have we forgotten about all those old characters???  OK, enough
>griping...] and goes to Etta Mae's house with Toni.  Toni tries to explain
>what she feels for Tyrone, and Chris goes to leave.  Toni begs him to stay,
>saying that what she feels for Tyrone is comfort, not love, that she wants to
>be with Chris.  Later, Tyrone decorates the tree at Etta Mae's and Toni joins
>him.  They talk about how upset Etta Mae is about their kissing each other. 
>Tyrone offers to decorate the tree with her, but she says Chris is coming over
>to decorate the tree with her.  Tyrone says that he thought they were starting
>to get together, but Toni insists that Chris is the man for her.  Tyrone is
>confused about his father.  Toni asks for breathing space so she can figure
>out her feelings for Chris.  Tyrone asks if she loves Chris (she says she
>might), and then if she loves him (she whispers she might).  Women, Tyrone
>exclaims.  She says she still needs him in her life.  Tyrone says she hopes
>things work out and goes to leave, but Toni insists he put something on the
>tree.  He puts one ornament on the tree and goes to leave.  They stare at each
>other.  Later, Chris comes over bearing a holly branch.  He asks if she talked
>to Tyrone.  She says she did and that she made the right choice, no regrets. 
>They hug.
>
>HE'S DYING...BOO HOO...HE'S NOT DYING...YEAH!!  
>Jake finds Lila at the hospital and figures out the medication she has is for
>Shane.  Lila breaks down and admits that Shane is dying, but begs Jake not to
>tell Vicky.  Jake is disgusted with Lila; Vicky has to be told the truth. Lila
>warns Jake that Vicky will put their married life on hold to stay with Shane
>until the end.  Jake says that he has faith in Vicky and leaves.  Lila spots
>Dr. Baxley (sp?) from Chicago.  He has news on Shane's condition.  Turns out
>Shane's course of drugs is working, and if he keeps taking them he will be
>cured.  [Surprise, surprise...]  Lila is overjoyed at this prospect.  
>
>THE DOCTOR WILL SEE YOU NOW...
>Vicky brings Kirkland into the emergency room because he broke his head open
>playing Alien Invaders with Steven.  Kirk asks if he can see Shane, but Vicky
>tells Kirk Shane is gone.  Shane comes up and hugs Kirk, who is overjoyed to
>see his favorite doctor.  Shane tells Kirk to go into his office and he will
>be right in to examine him.  Vicky says she is surprised to see Shane because
>she thought he was on his leave of absence.  Shane says he was, but now he is
>back.  Vicky says that she needs to speak to Shane after Kirk is examined. 
>Shane tells Vicky she doesnt have to worry about Kirk: the aneurysm is gone,
>Kirk just banged his head.  Vicky says she doesnt need to talk about Kirk: she
>needs to talk about her and Shane.  Kirk is examined and sent off to find the
>nurses' secret stash of candy canes so Shane and Vicky can talk.  Vicky makes
>small talk, including mentioning that Kirk wants to be a doctor because of
>Shane.  Vicky gives Shane grief about scaring everyone, especially her boys,
>by showing up at her wedding to Jake like a man possessed.  Shane says he
>couldnt believe she went through with it.  Vicky says she wasnt going to run
>off with him rather than marrying Jake.  Shane admits he made a mistake, but
>he asks her if she realizes the consequences of getting married.  She says she
>does; Jake doesnt scare her children.  Shane wonders if Jake would sit idly by
>while the woman he loved married another man.  He insists that what he says
>shouldnt make a difference unless he struck a nerve.  She insists he didnt and
>tells him that the boys cant see him anymore.  When Shane reminds Vicky that
>he is their doctor, Vicky tells him that she will have to make sure they dont
>get sick.  If Kirk sees Shane, then Grant will use that relationship to take
>the child away from Vicky.  She explains about the picture of Shane kissing
>Marley on the front porch.  Shane is shocked; he didnt know it wasnt Vicky. 
>So everyone knows now, Shane says, so why are you telling me this now?  Vicky
>says she didnt want there to be any confusion.  Shane reminds her that they
>kissed on his boat on her wedding day and realizes Jake doesnt know about
>that.  Vicky says he cant tell anyone about the kiss.  Who is the problem,
>Jake or Grant?  Youre the problem, Vicky responds, and she flees the office. 
>Later, Jake comes to Shane's office and enumerates all the good things Shane
>has done for him and Vicky and Kirkland.  Lila babbled, Shane replies, why
>else would you come in here to say goodbye?  Jake insists that he figured out
>that Shane was going to croak, erm, die, before Lila told him.  Shane glares
>and shakes his head and asks what Lila told him.  He says he made Lila tell
>him, but it didnt sound like there was much hope.  Shane explains the
>situation and remarks that Jake must be happy that Shane wont be around much
>longer, but Jake refuses to admit that.  Shane tells Jake to never tell Vicky.
> Jake remarks that Lila believes that if Vicky knows Shane is dying, she will
>run to Shane's side, but Jake doesnt believe that is the case.  Besides, Vicky
>will figure it out on her own.  Jake agrees not to tell her, but then realizes
>that she has to know, so he asks Shane to tell her.  He refuses, so Jake
>agrees to do what is best for everyone. 
>
>BACK AT LILA'S, A CELEBRATION ENSUES...SORT OF....
>She goes home and orders champange and caviar to celebrate Shane's return to
>life.  She imagines telling Shane about the test result.  He is so happy about
>the results and kisses Lila, but then he runs off to tell Vicky that they can
>finally be together.  Lila snaps out of the fantasy and realizes that she cant
>*not* tell Shane the truth, even if it means she will lose Shane to Vicky. 
>Lila sets dinner on the table and quickly grabs the test results off the table
>as Shane comes in.  He is angry because Jake came to his office and gave him a
>eulogy.  Lila tries to apologize and swears she didnt tell anyone and begs him
>not to leave their celebration.  What are we celebrating, he asks.  Your
>return to work.  Shane reveals he saw Vicky at the hospital, and if he wasnt
>sick, he would go to Vicky, marriage or no marriage.  Lila's fate is sealed. 
>She hides the results behind a pillow in the chair and starts crying that they
>dont have many more moments together, so they should make the most of the time
>they have.  She gets the right response: Shane stays and comforts her.  [OK,
>let me think....Vicky will find out Shane is dying, which he isnt, go rushing
>to his side, ruining her relationship with Jake, and when everyone realizes
>Shane isnt dying, Vicky will think that Shane was lying to her, again...same
>old storyline, different situation...]
>
>BACK AT THE OLD HOMESTEAD:
>Kirk wants to show his stiches to his brother.  He then asks Vicky if Shane
>can remove them.  Vicky supposes so.  Kirk is happy to know this, because
>Shane said he might not always be there.  Vicky wonders at this: she thought
>Shane was in Bay City for good.
>
>THE ADDICTIONS STRIKE BACK......
>Alone in the kitchen, Paulina finds a bottle of wine [actually, it looked like
>some sort of liquer from the shape of the bottle, but I'm no expert].  She
>muses to herself that she heard somewhere that wine is good for a cold, so she
>takes a swig and then pops some more pills.  [Will this ever end?]  Later, she
>has trouble decorating her cookies because of the effects of the drugs and
>alcohol.  She tries to remember whether she turned the oven back on, so she
>goes over and turns the gas on.  She starts to feel bad about how she treated
>Joe, and goes to call him, but cant remember who she was calling.  Then she
>tries to recall where the matches are as gas pours into the kitchen.  After
>her phone call is refused, Paulina attempts to decorate the cookies some more
>and fails miserably as the gas continues to come out of the oven.  She finally
>falls over and passes out.  Jake bangs on the door looking for her, but leaves
>when he hears no response.  Close up on Paulina's unconscious body on the
>floor.  
>
>FADE TO BLACK --  END OF EPISODE
>
>
>Dorothy
>
>
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