From: Kristen.K.Patterson@dartmouth.edu (Kristen K. Patterson)

It's Thursday, January 11, 1996 in The City: There's love in the
air, but factors loom that could destroy everyone's happiness...


CAN IT BE "AN 'AFFAIR' TO REMEMBER" IF HER HUSBAND IS DEAD?
Nick's hanging out in the street, smoking.  He gets all dolled up at the
barber's, buys some new clothes, etc., all for his date with Sydney.
He gets back to Buck's loft and lays out his new clothes.  He gets all
dressed, combs his beard, and heads out for his big date.  On his way,
he leaves a note on the elevator for Sydney.

Sydney's upstairs, trying to work, but eyeing the gardenia Nick gave
her and listening to his music.  Samuel tells her it's 7:00.  She looks
unthrilled, and turns off the music.  Sydney has a meeting with
someone on her side about the merger, and he's saying that they
should play it cool.  Sydney, lost in her own world, misses what he
says.  They agree that if they're too eager, it might scare Malcolm's
people off. As he's leaving, he mentions a meeting at 8, and finds the
note on the elevator.  She reads his reminder to meet him at 9 on top
of the Empire State Building.


AT LEAST THE FAMILIES KNOW EACH OTHER
or
UPSTAIRS/DOWNSTAIRS
Alex breaks it Ally that he and Jocelyn are a thing, and he was her
"hot & steamy" date.  Meanwhile, Jocelyn catches Danny in her bed-
room, wearing Ally's jacket; he couldn't get out via the fire escape
because the window is painted shut.  Ally wants to know why Jocelyn
didn't tell her Alex was the date.  Because I asked her not to, Alex
says, because... Because you thought I'd be upset? asks Ally.
Apparently that wasn't too far off.  Ally harangues him about the date,
saying it was more than just a movie and cappucino.  Alex basically
says he didn't mean for it to happen, but when he came to New York
and saw Jocelyn... Ally accuses him of seeing Jocelyn in Corinth be-
fore he and Ava broke up.  Upstairs, Danny's telling Jocelyn that
nothing happened.  She wonders why he was going to jump out the
window, then.  Danny wonders where she gets off having this attitude
when Alex is jumping her bones.  Jocelyn takes umbrage to that
characterization of her sex life, but doesn't have any explanation of
why what's okay for her isn't okay for him, especially since Alex has
a wife and kids.  Jocelyn wonders why they're talking about *her*,
given that he's in her bedroom wearing Ally's clothes (well, coat
anyway) sneaking out the window.  Danny's trying to make a point,
which is apparently lost on Jocelyn.  Jocelyn just wants a chance for
"something real in her life, for once."  Danny wants to know what
she means by that; her life is like a self-help manual.  She wonders
where he gets his ideas.  Danny continues that she was Daddy's perfect
little lady, while he was the bad little boy.  Jocelyn says she would
have traded places with him any day of the week.  She's gotten really
upset.  Danny asks her what she's talking about.

Back downstairs, Alex denies that he and Jocelyn were ever together
in Corinth, at least like she's thinking; they never slept together, but
there was probably more going on than they wanted to admit.  Ally
blames his and Ava's breakup on it, but Alex says the marriage was
already shaky; they were always fighting, about her wanting to leave
during the murders and him having to stay to solve them; he could talk
to Jocelyn.  Ally seems to understand.  Alex knows it's been hard for
her, and says he never knew how to make her feel better.  Ally whines
about her friends and Tyler being gone, and how she feels disconnected.
Alex says it's going to get easier; Ally wants to know when.  Upstairs,
Danny's still bugging Jocelyn to tell her big brother what's wrong.
Jocelyn tries brush him off, but finally cries that she's not perfect;
she's made some *big* mistakes.  "Tell me," says Danny.  Jocelyn
doesn't think this is the time, and tries to get up to go get rid of Alex.
Danny pulls her down, and says he's never seen her like this; he
guesses he was wrong about her life being perfect.  Jocelyn says she's
handling it, but asks him not to make it any harder for her and Alex.
She advises him to cool it with Ally.  Danny says that's a dead-end
street.  She goes to see Alex.

Downstairs, Alex doesn't think Ally's going to like his answer to when
things will get better.  Alex says when he first got to New York, he
was lost, and Tony advised him to get a fresh start.  Alex is thinking
if he still has a fresh start left, so must she.  Ally asks if Jocelyn is
part of his fresh start.  Alex would like for her to be.  Jocelyn over-
hears that part.


THE RACE ISSUE IS BIGGER THAN ANGIE'S CLINIC: FILM AT 11
Jacob's on the phone trying to get Nick a recording deal.  He tells
Buck (who's wondering where Nick is) that all the record producers
love his music, but "they can't stand the man."  Buck's not par-
ticularly surprised.  Jacob's going to keep trying to find someone
to give him a shot.  "Besides us?" says Buck.  Frank comes into the
bar; Jacob senses trouble.  Frank and Jacob go upstairs and talk
about when Frank asked James to the clinic to talk about Angie
fostering Kayla.  Frank doesn't think he did anything wrong; Jacob
disagrees.  Frank thinks he has the right to voice his opinion, and
his opinion is that Angie should give a black child a home if she wants
a foster child.  Jacob agrees that he has a right to his opinion, but he
doesn't think it's about that; it's about respect.  Frank says he
respects his mom, but Jacob isn't impressed with his way of
showing it.  Just because he's in college and is being exposed to new
horizons doesn't mean he can foist them onto everyone else, and
bring strangers in to push Angie.  Frank gets mad, but Jacob wonders
why he expected Angie to discuss family matters with some guy.  He
says Angie's always respected Frank's opinion, and he should do the
same for her.  Frank knows her heart's in the right place, but there's
a bigger issue.  Jacob agrees in theory, but not in method; he dis-
approves of bringing in an outsider, even if he is an expert.  It's a
family matter.  Frank was only trying to point out that the issue
was bigger than them.  Jacob says if you yell at someone, you'll
just give them a headache.  Frank doesn't know why she's taking
it so personally.  Jacob wonders how he expected her take an attack
by her only child.  Frank denies that it was an attack, and says he
was just trying to get her to see something.  Jacob tells him a story
about a friend of his that he argued with once, until Jacob proved he
was right and forced him to agree, then they weren't as close any-
more.  Frank disdains Jacob's childhood story.  Frank asks Jacob
where he stands on all this.  Jacob says it's not important.  Frank
pushes.  Jacob says he had a couple of problems with it, but he
decided he was being selfish, because it wasn't part of his plan.
Kayla wouldn't have been his first choice, but he realizes Angie
would have moved her in regardless of what he wanted.  Frank
pushes the race question, and Jacob says he accepts it, and loves
and respects Angie whether he agress with her or not.

Down in the bar, Buck answers the phone; someone wants to give
Nick a recording contract, but they want to talk to him tonight.
Buck promises he'll be available.

Angie's brushing Kayla's hair, and they're basically having a mutual
admiration society about how pretty they are.  Kayla thinks Frank
doesn't like her, and says the fight they had was about her.  Angie
says everyone has their own ideas about how things should be.
Kayla thinks Frank doesn't want her to live there.  Angie admits
that he doesn't, but she says she does.  Kayla does, too.  Kayla
thinks Jacob doesn't like her either.  Angie denies that one, citing
Christmas, and all the presents he got her.  Kayla thinks it was a
gambit to get back in Angie's good graces.  Angie thinks they need
to have a talk.  Angie gets some cookies, and tells Kayla that men
and women see things differently sometimes, but they're pretty
much equal, except that women are much more patient.  Angie
says women sometimes have to be calm, even when they know
they're right.  Kayla thinks men are meaner than women; a man
who her mom knew sent her away.  Kayla still thinks Jacob doesn't
like her.  Angie says it'll take him time to get used to it.  Kayla gets
the point that Angie wants her to be patient.  Angie asks if Kayla's
always been nice to Jacob.  Kayla shakes her head.  Angie says if
she wants Jacob to like her, then she has to give him something to
like.

Jacob and Frank, after their talk, come in to the clinic to talk to
Angie.  Frank apologizes for bringing James into their family affair.
Angie thanks him, and gives him a big hug.  Kayla comes in, and has
braided her hair "just like Jacob's."  She's also happy because their
pictures were in the newspaper.  Angie wonders what she's talking
about, and takes the paper to look; she hands it to Jacob.  It's the
"SoHo Voice" (*heh*) with the headline "Free Clinic Steeped in
Racial Conflict," with 2 pictures, one of Kayla alone, and one of
Zoey with her hands on Kayla's shoulders while Angie argues with
Frank and James.  Kayla asks why everybody's so sad.  Frank
looks rather sheepish; Angie and Jacob do NOT look happy...

Headline-hanger!

-Kristy

