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

The City-Update-March 7, 1997

Storyline:  Forgiveness

Angie is running around the apartment,
straightening things up.  Jacob says she forgot
something:  to shampoo the carpet.  Angie is
just staightening up.  Jacob says she needs to
calm down.  The place looks great.  They
arent expecting a photographer from House
and Garden, she should relax.  No, they are
expecting a woman, who if Angies instincts
are right, will carry their child, Angie says.

The woman is a possible surrogate, not the
Queen of England, not that he would want any
of those royal freaks to be a surrogate for
them anyway.  How can he joke about this?
What does she want him to do, wax the floors
or something?  Angie tells him not to make fun
of her.  Hes sorry, but what is she so worried
about?  They have to approve of her just as
much as she has to approve of them, more so.
Angie knows, but she has looked at a lot of
applications and this woman seemed like far
and away the best candidate.  Shes well
educated, shes healthy.  Those references
can be faked, Jacob says.  Angie got her
name for the clinic and she spoke to her on
the phone, she has a lovely speaking voice.
That clinches it, Jacob says as the doorbell
rings.  Shes early, Angie panics.  Jacob
teases her and she tells him to just go get the
door.  Its Lorraine.  He invites her in and she
asks if he is sure that she is welcome.  No,
hes just being kind.  She goes in and asks
Angie if she is sure that she is welcome there.
Angie says it is all right.  Both of them have
cause to slam the door in her face, Lorraine
says.  She is sorry for bothering them like this,
but she would like to talk to them.  She is sorry
about a lot of things, but at the top of the list,
she is sorry about the surrogate thing.  Its all
in the past, Angie says.  Lorraine acted very
badly and she kept the two of them from going
through with it.  She wants their forgiveness.

Lorraine knows that she acted like a crazy
person.  Angie says she was very upset.
Thats no excuse for practically demanding
that she carry their child.  Like Angie said, its
all in the past, Jacob says.  Lorraine believes
that she made it almost impossible for them to
even consider it and that is very much in the
presence of her.  The phone rings.  Its for
Lorraine.  Angie and Jacob go into the kitchen.
What are they going to do?  They just cant
kick her out.  Why not?, Angie asks.  She
seems together enough.  For the moment,
Angie says.  She thinks they have given up
the idea of the surrogate.  What happens
when she finds out?  She will find out sooner
or later, Jacob says.  Angie votes for later.
Jacob says she is a grown woman and will just
have to accept it.  She is unpredictable and
who knows how she is going to react?  Jacob
thinks she is really sorry and maybe she will
feel relieved to know that they havent given it
up.  Angie tells him hes talking logical.  Of
course he is, Jacob says.  But, Lorraine isnt
logical, Angie says.  If she actually sees the
woman, who in her mind, is replacing her, she
has flown the coop for a lot less.  If she has
another one of her seizures in front of Ms.
Mason, she could scare off their best chance.
Jacob says they will try to ease her out of
there as best they can, but they will just have
to deal with it.  Lorraine calls from the living
room.  Nick wants to talk to Angie.  He wants
to have dinner with them.  Sure.  Just say
when.  Yes, just like old times...

Angie tells Nick they are looking forward to it
and hangs up.  So, they are going to have
dinner?, Lorraine asks.  Yes, some night soon.
Speaking of food, they wanted to offer her
something.  Lorraine refuses.  Jacob says that
they actually have a meeting in a few minutes.
Well, why didnt they say so?  Business before
pleasure, Lorraine says.  As long as she is
back on that list, she adds.  She is about to
leave, but then turns back and says that
speaking of business, she needs to quit.  She
and Nick were talking about it and they think
that given the situation, it isnt good for her to
be working at a bar right now.  Jacob can
understand that.  Shell miss them.  Theyll
miss her too.  He asks her to tell Buck on her
way down.  As Lorraine leaves, Ms. Mason
shows up.  They go through introductions.
Call her Dorothy.  He invites her in.  She
introduces herself to Lorraine, assuming that
she is Angie.  She says that if she is going to
be their surrogate, they should be on a first-
name basis.  Jacob tries to steer her in the
right direction as the scene ends.

Storyline:  A hug is salvation

What does Tony mean, hes leaving?, Ally
asks.  Just what he said, he and Carla are
going to move.  It doesnt make any sense,
Ally says.  No, it doesnt make any sense for
them both to leave, so Ally might as well start
unpacking, he says.  Tony volunteers to help
her unpack.  He says she can stop him from
helping her unpack, but she cant stop him
from leaving.  Where will he go?  Anywhere,
as long as it is away from there.  Thats crazy,
Ally tells him.  His work is there, his family is
there, why would he want to leave?  Because
he loves her.

How is Carla feeling?  Fine.  Nice weather
were having for March.  Will that do for small
talk?, Carla asks.  Tracey was just coming
down to see her.  For what, to offer
condolences?  No, to discuss the funeral
arrangements.  Tonys parents are taking care
of that, Carla says.  Tracey wishes there was
something she could do to help.  Carla says
she could keep away.  She doesnt want to
see Tracey within a mile of the church.  Carla
says she is a murderer.  She killed her father
and the whole world is going to know.

If Tony loves her, hell let her go to Paris.  He
does love her, thats why he doesnt want her
to go.  She isnt going to let him turn his life
upside down.  His life is upside down since
they are not together.  It doesnt matter where
he lives.  But, he doesnt own his own building
anywhere else, Ally says.  So, hell share his
shares.  Maybe Alex will relocate.  Does she
know how much she is going to miss Alex?, he
asks.  She has given up so much for him now,
he doesnt want her to give up any more.  Its
Paris.  Its not like it is a fate worse than death,
Ally says.  Tony realizes that he has made a
lot of mistakes, some real biggies, and there is
nothing he can do to change that, but he can
try to do the right thing now.  So, please let
him.  Ally doesnt think this is right.  What does
Carla think about this?  He hasnt talked to her
yet.  What if she doesnt want to leave?  Shell
leave, Tony says.  The only reason she was
staying here was because of Uncle Gino.
Now, hes not there anymore and she is a
wreck.  She doesnt go to work.  The move will
be good for her and the baby.  Shell forget all
the memories, especially of Gino and Tracey.

Tracey understands..., but she wont allow her
to...  Spare her the understanding, Carla says.
Gino died of an aneurism.  Her father may
have died of natural causes, but Carla knows
who brought it on.  Tracey got her hooks into
her father, she talks him into a quickie
wedding, and then he dies the next night?
What took Tracey so long?  Tracey isnt going
to listen to any more of this.  Good, because
anything else she has to say, Carla will say to
the police.  Tracey picks up the phone.  She is
calling Tony.  Carla wont let her get rid of her
like she got rid of her father.  She grabs her
arm and sees the bracelet on her wrist.  How
did she get this?, Carla demands.

Gino gave it to her.  Thats a lie!  No, it is the
truth.  Gino gave it to her mother on their 25th
wedding anniversary.  He would never have
given it away.  Tracey takes it off and says
she isnt going to have a fist fight over a
bracelet.  Carla knows for a fact that her father
would never...she sees the certificates on the
desk and asks what they are.  Tracey tries to
say that Gino gave them to her, but Carla
knows she got into the safety-deposit box.
No, Tracey was shown to the box because
she is his wife.  First she kills him, then she
robs him?, Carla yells.  Tracey did no such
thing.  Carla says she hopes that Tracey
doesnt think that she is keeping these things.
She most certainly does.  Carla will see her
dead first.  Tracey hardly thinks they will send
her to the chair for opening his safety deposit
box.  Does she really think that Carla trusts
the law to bump her off, dear?

Tony and Carla can move or not, but it isnt
going to change anything, Ally says.  Yes, it
will.  It will change a lot.  Ally says she isnt
unpacking.  He really hates seeing those
boxes.  Well, he wont have to look at them
muh longer.  Doesnt she understand?  He
doesnt want her to screw up her life because
of him.  Shes not screwing up her life.  No?
She is being forced to move to another
country where she doesnt even speak the
language.  So, shell learn.  Plus, shell have to
get a job, Tony says...if she is lucky enough to
get a green card.  From what he understands,
there are a lot of photographers in France and
some of them are very good.  He doesnt have
to worry about her financial situation.  She still
owns shares in the building and she already
found a buyer.  The money is not a problem,
Tony says.  What about all the people that she
cares about?  What about all the people that
care about her?  Ally asks him to stop.  Tony
knows he doesnt have the right to say
anything, but if she really must go, he says
she should stay with her mother for a while.
Then, be back where she was when she left,
Ally says.  No, because then, he and Carla will
be gone.  Ally hopes everything will work out
for him and Carla.  This is not about that, Tony
says.  Yes it is, Ally says.  She is carrying his
child and she is committed to him.  No, she
wont...Tony trails off.  She wont what?  They
are talking about Ally now.  And him, Ally says.
So, for her and him, please dont go, he asks
her.  If they are going to move whether or not
Ally moves, what difference does it make if
she moves too?  It makes a difference to
Tony.  If he thinks she cant take care of
herself, hes wrong.  Thats not what this is
about.  What is it about?  Shes just going to
have to trust him on this one.  She cant.  Can
he please tell her?  For him, do not move, he
says.

Before Carla makes any more threats, isnt
she forgetting something?  She doesnt think
so.  Tracey can destroy her blissful marriage.
If she tells him the truth, hell go back to Ally
and all she will be left with is Dannys
illegitimate baby.  Tony will never believe her,
Carla says.  Really?  Doesnt Tracey have the
records from Dr. Marinos office that say:
Carla Soleito--not pregnant.  So, Carla had
better play nice, or she will have to kiss her
cute little private eye good-bye.  Carla says it
isnt over, not by a long shot.  Tracey says the
perverbial fat lady has sung.  Carla leaves.
She hits the elevator button and feels a pain
that sends her to the railing.  She tries to call
Tony, but hes not in.

Allys plans are all ready made and she has all
ready told Cooper and Steffi that she is
coming.  Plans can be changed.  She doesnt
want to change her plans.  Will she just think
about it?  Ally agrees to think about it.  On his
way out the door, he says he hates the door,
because hes always walking out of it.  She
reaches out and hugs him tightly.  She has no
idea how good that feels.  He kisses her and
says hell see her.  He leaves and they both
lean against the door.

Carla hits the elevator button a few times in
pain and tries to go down the stairs.  She trips
and goes down a couple of flights.  She lies
unconscious on the landing.

Thats it for this time.  Have a good week!
Lisa Marie

