From: Riley <LMT94002@uconnvm.uconn.edu>


Wednesday, January 15, 1997

Storyline:  A Potpourri of stories

Angie's apartment.  Zoey and Angie are talking about Zoey moving out of
the clinic and into Ally's apartment.  Zoey tells her it doesn't mean
that she is going to disappear.  It'll be fun to be neighbors.  She can
come over and borrow things:  coffee, sugar, earrings...Jacob.  Angie
draws the line there.  It's going to be good for Zoey.  Tyler is excited
too.  She's not nervous.  She used to live in a cardboard box, she's
moving up in the world.  Angie thought she would be staying with Richard
when he gets back from Australia.  That's what Zoey thought too.  Zoey
hasn't heard from him, except for a call on New Year's, but they didn't
hook up.  Angie says he'll be coming home soon.  Does she think or does
she know?, Zoey asks.  Angie says he has a lot of things to sort out
about his family.  Patience was never really Zoey's gig.  Angie has a
message on the machine.  It's Dr. Burke's office.  It's very important
that Tess make an appointment ASAP.  Zoey asks Angie if Tess is sick.

Buck and Tess are in bed.  Tess guesses a marriage proposal is the
ultimate aphrodisiac (sp).  No second thoughts?, Buck asks.  Nope.  Then,
Buck had better get up and get tow ork so he can bring home the bacon.
Tess tells him to wait.  She is having second thoughts after all.  Well,
actually, thoughts about seconds.  They start kissing and fall back onto
the bed.

Call it instinct, but Zoey gets a funny feeling about Tess.  She thinks
there is something wrong.  Why else would Dr. Burke be calling?  Angie
tells her that Tess probably had a check-up and they did some routine
tests.  Angie is probably right, but when Zoey gets these funny feelings,
they usually turn out to be right.  It makes her nervous.  Angie tells
her if she ever needs anything,s he's here for her.  Zoey thanks her and
says that actually she overheard something at the bar.  She wasn't snoop-
ing around or anything, but she ran into Lorraine at the bar and she told
Zoey that Angie and Jacob are wanting to have a baby by way of a surro-
gate.  She hopes that isn't rude?  Angie admits that she and Jacob are
discussing it.  That is so cool!  Zoey admits at first it freaked her out
a little bit, but the more she thought about it, the more it sounded good
and if she can help them in any way, she will.  Angie tells her to slow
down.  It's just an option.  Zoey's sorry.  She just gets so excited.
Does anyone else know about it?, Angie asks.  No, she didn't tell anyone.
Zoey's going to go because Ally has a key for her.  Angie doesn't want
Zoey to feel uncomfortable bringing it up.  Zoey bounds out and the phone
rings again.  It's Dr. Burke.  She tells her that Tess is still out and
can she take a message.  It's Dr. Angela Hubbard.  She'll have Tess call
her as soon as she gets in.  She hangs up and asks what Tess isn't
telling her.

Buck loves her.  She loves him too.  Does he think that Jacob would be up
to watching the bar for a few hours?  Hold on there.  He needs a little
time to recharge.  That's not what she's talking about.  She wants to go
to the Rainbow Room and then take a carriage ride around the park.  Buck
has a better idea.  He wants to follow his original plan all the way
through.  He wants to take her up to Vermont.  Tess agrees and they kiss.
She has to go take a shower.  Buck pulls her back and says that his
battery just recharged.  As they kiss, she calls him an animal.  Love
will do that to you, he says.

Tess walks in, glowing.  Today, she's in heaven.  She's in love with a
wonderful guy, who just asked her to marry him.  YES!!!  Angie says that
is wonderful.  Tess didn't expect somersaults, but could Angie be a
little more enthusiastic please?  Angie tells her that Dr. Burke called.
She wants Tess to call her back.  She called twice.  Tess asks what it
was about.  She tells Tess to call and find out.


Storyline:  The Plot Thickens

Tracey calls Dr. Marino.  She wants information about Carla Soleito.  He
says all information is confidential.  She hasn't asked any questions
yet.  Sh eis very close with Carla, in fact, she is going to marry her
father.  Gino Soleito?  Dr. Marino knows him?  Only by reputation.  Tracy
wants to stop by later.  Dr. Marinto's appointments are all full.  And
now he has another one, she says.  She'll be there around 11.  She hangs
up.  She's going to get to the truth about who is the father of Carla's
little bundle of joy.

Danny is sick.  He answers the door.  He says it was a rough night, with
Tracey showing up.  Carla is glad that Tracey didn't sniff him out like a
german shephard.  The important thing is that they threw her off the
scent, Danny says.  They hope they did.  Alex walks in as they say that.
Alex looks at them skeptically and asks if they rob banks on the side or
something.

Throw who off what scent?, Alex asks.  Carla says the competition of
GenX.  Danny says she's actually the distributor and things aren't
working out so they are going to find a new one.  There's a potential
legal problem involved and Danny is putting up a smokescreen so that she
doesn't nail him ni the fine print, Carla says.  So, that's where Danny
was last night:  screwing the distributor?  Danny gets slightly red, then
remembers he was supposed to meet Alex and Jocelyn for dinner last night.
He apologizes.  Alex has a message on the desk.  He's going to take some
boxes down to the new P.I. office.  The message is from Bo Buchanan.
What does he want?, Alex asks himself.  Carla speaks loudly, saying that
she knows a really sharp federal tax attorny that may be able to find a
loophole or something.  Tony comes in, singing "That's Amore".  He goes
up to Alex and starts dancing with him.  Alex asks him what's the matter
with him?  Tony is happy to tell him that things are looking up between
Ally and himself.  He had to help her last night when she got locked out
of her apartment.  He notices Carla and she says hello.  He wants to know
what she's doing there.  Danny sneezes.

Gino kisses Tracey's cheek.  She spoke to Carla and she's fine.  He spoke
to her too and he wants to thank Tracey for all she's done in helping to
bring peace to her family.  Tracey begins to say she didn't do much, but
Gino tells her to close her eyes.  He has a suprise for her.

What's up Carla?  Nothing, she was just talking to Danny.  Good old Danny
He's everybody's best friend, isn't he?, Tony says.  Danny sneezes.  He
needs some aspirin.  He goes toward the kitchen, but Tony is in his way.
He asks him if he minds.  tony steps aside slightly.  So, what is she and
Sneezy up to.  She just came by to find out why he gave taht witch her
phone number.  Tony tells her she should be nicer.  Tracey is going to
marry her father.  Don't remind her.  He gave her the number because Gino
was worried about her, he was afraid that she wasn't taking care of her-
self.  So, he sent Mata Hari to spy on her?  He didn't send anyone.  She
volunteered.  Tracey tricked Gino into marrying her.  Tony says she is
going to be family, their family.  She should cut her a little slack.
Like he wants Ally to do with him?, she asks.  Tony tells her not to
worry about that, just to worry about herself.  Did she make the
appointment with her own doctor yet, for prenatal care?  She decided to
stay with Dr. Marino.  He's really easy to get along with.  Tony is glad
she likes him.  Alex calls Tony.  He's taking the rest of the stuff down.
By the way, Bo Buchanan called.  He needs some help on a case and he
might be gone all day tomorrow.  Tony will help Alex take the stuff.  He
tells Carla that he wants her to go see the doctor and take care of the
baby.  Their baby, Carla reminds him.  Alex and Tony leave.  Danny comes
out of the other room.  If Tony only knew... He won't, Carla says.  They
had better hope last night did the trick or they can kiss their plan
good-bye.

Gino was planning on saving this for the engagement party, but when the
urge hit, the urge hit.  He tells her to close her eyes and hold out her
hand.  He gives her an I.O.U. for 212 Greene St.  He says that for the
first time, she is speechless.  His people are working on the back-taxes
now.  In a few weeks, she should own her part of the building free and
clear.  But Gino had said...  Gino knows what he said that if he gave
her the building, she would have no reason to marry him, but that's no
way to start a marriage.  He has no idea how much this means to her and
her son.  Tracey can't believe it.  Gino takes care of the people that
he loves.  Tracey excuses herself for a second and gets a drink.  Tracey
wants to take him and Carla out to dinner tonight and she's paying.  Gino
is so happy.  does he think Tony is happy about the pregnancy?  Gino
thinks the idea is growing on him.  Gino looks at the pad with the doctor
name on it.  He asks if Tracey is okay.  Tracey assures him that it is
just her annual check-up and she is actually late for it.  Gino will give
her a ride in the limo.  Gino is trying to remember where he knows Dr.
Marino has a gambling problem and got into some trouble with some of
Gino's friends.

Alex thinks once they get the place fixed up, the palce will be kind of
nice.  Does Alex think Ally is thinking about him now?  Man, he has it
bad, Alex says.  Tony can't help it.  It's destiny.  They were meant to
be together.  He saw it in Ally's eyes last night.  They got real close.
They were about to kiss when the Locksmith showed up.  Tony could have
killed him.  Why doesn't he pick up where he left off?  Tony hopes they
can.  Since they broke up, he's been so depressed.  Alex says he wasn't
even bathing or brushing his teeth.  Enough, Tony says.  Tony asks what
he's going to do about this Carla situation.  Alex asks what is going on
between Carla and Danny.  Every time he sees them, they look like two
high school students that were caught smoking.  Tony keeps expecting one
of them to start whistling.  The other day when he walked in they were
saying, "Divide and conquer."  Today, it was "Throw her off the trail."
That doesn't sound like numbers crunching to Alex.  Does Tony think they
are...involved?  No, Carla is a married woman...and pregnant.

Danny is going to steam the cold out of his head.  The only thing he
should be steaming about is Tony's newfound hope with Ally.  Danny wonder
what happened last night.  Carla says he should try talking to him.  Like
Tony is going to open up to him, right?  Carla has a better chance.  He
offers Carla some tea.  Carla says her stomach is in knots.  Danny thinks
it might be morning sickness.  Carla tells himt hat you don't get morning
sickness the day after you have sex.  Right, right, right.  How does it
happen?  Carla says it should take a few weeks.  Carla has to go.  Danny
wraps a towel around his head and goes to the boiling pot of water.

Tracey goes into Dr. Marino's office and thanks him for seeing her on
such short notice.  He says he is busy, so can they get to the point?
She says that Carla and her are very close.  Now that she is going to
marry Carla's father, she confides in her.  She has told her about her
"condition" and it would be very bad for the family if it were to get out
Dr. Marino hasn't told anyone.  He hasn't said a word.  Not one word.
Tracey smiles schemingly.


I'll be back next Friday.  Deb will be covering for me this Friday, so have a
good weekend.  Lisa Marie

