From: Deborah Graham <dgraham@centra.com>

Tuesday, in "the city":

There is a knock on Nick's door. It's Zoey. Nick's writing a new song 
about a woman in love who is blown away by the wind. Zoey asks if it's 
about her. Nope, Zoey would be the woman who blows away the wind. It's
about Loraine. Zoey says she just saw her in the bar, she looked weird. 
Angie knocks on the door. Zoey goes to the kitchen. Nick starts to 
appologize to Angie. Angie starts to talk. Loraine took it hard, Nick 
says. Angie wishes there was something she could say or do to make 
Loraine feel better, but she's probably the last person Loriane wants 
to see. Nick says let him handle it. If Angie is afraid Loriane'll fall 
off the wagon, she can rest assured, she went to an AA meeting today.

Meanwhile, Loraine is trying to sign up to be a surrogate mother.

Carla suggests the pregnancy test could be Danny's. Tracy says sure, 
there's a rash of male pregnancies going around. Tony says it wasn't 
there yesterday...he knows caused he cleaned yesterday. Carla admits 
it's hers. Why, Gino asks. Yes, Carla, Tony adds, let's see you explain 
this.

Angie tells Nick that Loraine is too emotional to carry a baby for 9 
months and then give it up. Nick thinks she's feeling more embarrased 
than anything else. Angie mentions that she and Jacob don't think that 
Loraine would be the right person to carry their baby. Zoey comes back 
and hears the last part. Loraine is going to carry the baby! That's 
terrific, Zoey says.

Loraine tells the interviewer that she wants to give the most precious 
gift to another couple. The doctor asks questions, like does she know 
that most people do it for the money. That's a stupid reason, Loraine
says. The doctor asks if she realizes that she won't be needed after 
the delivery. Loriane says she was told not to interfere with the baby
after it was born. Told by whom? Loraine stamemrs and then says by the 
receptionist when she called for the appointment? Loraine says she 
knows she's older than the average surrogate, but she doesn't drink and 
she doesn't smoke, and she's healthy. So, she doesn't smoke or drink, 
the doctor says, did she ever? Loraine goes on the defensive and tells 
him he's trying to trip her up and make her nervous. Why won't he let 
her just explain why she wants to be a surrogate?

Carla says she was at the pharmacy getting the gummy bears, adn she saw 
it in the window. She bought it out of...because of...fear, Tracy offers. 
Yeah, Carla says, fear. She was afraid Dr. Maranno was wrong. About the 
pregnancy? Tony asks. No, about her not having the miscarraige, Carla 
says. She was silly. Tracy says she'll help her take the test. Better 
safe than silly. Carla says she's had enough embarasment for one day. 
Gino tells Tracy to back off. Tracy says she only wanted to help 
Carla get the truth. Carla tosses the box to Tony, saying she doesn't 
need the test, she was being an irrational pregnant woman, she trusts 
Dr. Maranno. Tony doesn't want the box, he tosses it to Gino, who tosses 
it to Tracy, who trashes it, saying (to herself) trying to make a baby 
with Danny? hummmmmm.

Nick tells Zoey that Loraine is not going to carry the baby. Zoey says 
oh and leaves. Nick tells Angie that Loraine felt empty inside. He didn't 
know how to reach her. Well, if she's in an AA meeting, Angie says, he 
did reach her. He hopes so.

He is not trying to trick her, the doctor says. So, he offers, it has 
been so long since her last ciggarette that she doen't remember? Right, 
she says. Okay, he sighs. See, she says, she answers his questions, and 
he uses that tone of voice on her. He wasn't aware of a tone to his voice.
She says she can do this, why does he want to deny her this higher 
calling? He says that this is standard procedure, and calling aside, she 
should consider her reasons a little more deeply. Loraine storms off.

Gino says she's not silly, she's scared. Gino has to talk to Carmine about 
the redecorating. On the phone, he tells Carmine to do a good job, he may 
be living there soon. Carla can't wait to meet Tracy's family. Tracy says 
huh? At the party, Carla gushes. Gino asks Tony about the blonde. Ally? 
Tony says. Yeah. Well, it's over with her, Tony tells Gino. Good, Gino says. 
Tracy says she has to leave. Gino sees her to the door, telling her Carmine 
will be there in a couple of hours. In the elevator, Tracy says a family, 
by next week, oh boy.

Angie and Nick talk about Loraine some more. Angie leaves. 

Loraine is on the street. Walking. She sees a sign for a bar (not The City 
Bar). She enters.

Carla, with Tony by her side on the couch and his arm around her, says she's 
fine, she just needs some rest. Tony says she'll be fine as long as she does 
what the doctor says. Gino wants her to come home. Carla says too many stairs,
she'd be better here - if Tony doesn't mind. Tony says no, it's okay. Gino 
gushes about the two of them together, and a beautiful grandson. He has 
dreamed about the two of them together. Carla says he's embarrasing her. Gino 
kisses her and leaves. Carla says it's so nice to see him so happy. Carla asks 
if Tony was serious about it being okay for her to stay here, she can always 
go to a hotel or something. He's okay, Tony says, but he was thinking about 
getting her a nurse. She doesn't need a nurse, as long as he's here. Tony still
has his arm around her, and she leans on his shoulder.

Tracy goes into her penthouse. Zoey is laughing at a commercial. Tracy asks 
what's so funny. Zoey explains that she laughs whenever she sees Father Luke 
on TV. That's an exterminator, Tracy says. The actor will always he Father 
Luke to her, Zoey says. Tracy wants details. Zoey says she hired an actor 
to pretend to be an old boyfriend of her, Father Luke, to fool Richard. And 
it didn't work? Tracy asks. No, it did, Zoey laughs. Tracy asks how she found 
an actor. Zoey looks like Tracy's crazy. You throw a rock in NY and hit one, 
Zoey says...she auditioned the actors and picked one. Tracy says interesting. 
Zoey wonders what's up. Never mind, Tracy says. Tracy says (to herself) she 
just might still be in the game.

an-intentional-reuse-of-plot-hanger

deb
(dgraham@centra.com)


