From: kristyp@Dartmouth.edu (Kristy Patterson)

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Thursday, April 11, 1996 in the City:


CO-HOSTESS WITH THE LEASTEST
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At the penthouse, Sydney is watching TV, waiting to see a Hotline promo, since
she thinks they've been boring lately.  One comes on, and she's shocked to hear
that Zoey will be co-hosting the Impromptu segment.  She hightails (where did
that word come from, anyway?  Because when animals run, their tails go up
higher?  Anyway, I digress)... she hightails it down to the station, and begs
him to tell her "that waif" won't be on the show.  Zoey (with the worst hair
I've EVER seen on ANY soap, and that includes Dixie on AMC; looked like an
Ogilve Home Perm experiment gone horribly wrong) comes up and assures Syd that
it is, indeed, true.  Richard tells Sydney about all the fan mail they got
about Zoey's interview, she's hot.  Sydney's skeptical, but Richard insists
he and the producer both think she's perfect for it.  Sydney points out that
she's the owner, and could burst this bubble at any moment.  Zoey goes to
finish her makeup.  Sydney threatens to Richard to pull the segment, or at
minimum to make sure that it's a one-time thing.  But what if she's a hit?
asks Richard.  What if she's a flop? counters Sydney.  Richard takes full
responsibility for the outcome.  Sydney wonders aloud if the risk of Zoey
bombing is worth Richard's career.  Richard thinks she is.  Sydney requests
that, the next time he makes an important decision, he consult her first.
"As soon as you boot Jared on his miserable, arrogant butt," promises Richard
as he walks away.  Zoey tells Sydney that she'll do all she can to come through
for Richard.  Sydney informs Zoey that this could not only wreck Richard's
career, but also their relationship.  Zoey scoffs at the "don't mix business
with pleasure" platitude, but Sydney points out that cliches become that way
(cliched?) because they're true.  Zoey says it will be fine.  Sydney, leaving,
says she hopes Zoey is right.  It's showtime!  Richard introduces Zoey, who
totally freezes, staring blankly into the camera...


SECRET ADMIRER NO LONGER A SECRET
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Jared is waiting in the bar for Malcolm.  They talk about Jared's imminent
dinner date with Tess, who fancies herself a player, but in reality has no
clue, and shouldn't present a problem.  Jared asks Malcolm when he's free
to break into the agency to look around.  Malcolm reaches for his appointment
book, but can't find it (to be continued...).  Jared goes to pick up Tess.
She's getting ready for their date, putting the comb her secret admirer gave
her into her hair.  Jared sneaks up on her, and tells her he knew that comb
would look great on her when he bought it.  He fesses up to being her secret
admirer.  Tess expresses surprise, given his marriage to Sydney.  Jared tells
her their marriage has been a facade for a long time, which they keep up for
business purposes.  Then why all the secrecy? Tess wonders.  Jared says it 
was to protect her reputation.  Tess indicates that it's been a long time
since her reputation was a concern; Jared expresses the opinion that she hangs
out with the wrong men.  Tess agrees.  Jared offers Dom Perignon at the
restaurant.  Tess is surprised he's suddenly willing to be so high-profile.
Jared can't resist, especially since he feels badly for standing her up when
her "secret admirer" didn't show up; he had a last-minute crisis.  Tess forgives
him, but wonders why her.  Do you have to ask? questions Jared.  He's fascin-
ated with her, the only person he's known who's hoodwinked Sydney so throughly.
Tess remarks that he's a first, a man who loves her for her mind.  There are
plenty of beautiful women, says Jared, but to find one who's intelligent and...
he lays it on a bit thick.  He tells her they have a table waiting at Le Cirque,
since he knew French food was her favorite.  Tess wonders how he knows that
(uh, because he has the building wired for video...).  He says he finds out
all he can about all his interests.  Tess has a question for him; why did he
fake his own death, then come back?  Jared tells her that what he said at the
press conference was true, he was burned out on the job and his life; there
didn't seem to be any surprises left.  But he felt he had to come back after
the merger fell through... and it turned out he was wrong about there being
no more surprises.  He takes Tess' arm...


"J" IS FOR... JOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD ALEX WHEN JOU HAD THE CHANCE
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... "Looking for this?"  Alex asks as he approaches Malcolm, appointment book
in hand.  Malcolm is peeved that he took it.  Alex demands to talk to him,
and, using the book as a carrot, lures Malcolm into the hall, bodily tosses
him into the elevator, and gets it stuck between floors.  Malcolm threatens to
have Alex thrown in jail.  Alex wants to finish their conversation about 
Jocelyn.  He tells Malcolm his appointment book was very interesting reading;
he knows all about his life from 12/25 to the present.  Malcolm tells him he
knows nothing.  Well, I do have a few questions, he asks, like who "J" is that
you met on New Year's Eve.  "Jerk," Malcolm tells him.  Alex isn't amused.
"Jocelyn, of course," says Malcolm.  Alex asks what the meeting was about, and
refuses to move the elevator.  "All right," says Malcolm, "but you may be
sorry you asked."  Alex asks him if that was the only time they met.  That was
a reunion, Malcolm says, we've been seeing each other on a regular basis since
then.  "Liar," Alex accuses.  Malcolm claims they've seen each other 2 or 3
times a week, "whenever she gets tired of, as she puts it, slumming.  Do you
want the intimate details?"  Alex throws him against the wall.  You wanted the
truth, you got it, taunts Malcolm.  Alex doesn't believe him.  "Ask her,"
Malcolm suggests...


MORE FROM THE CLUELESS THERAPIST
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Jocelyn has another emergency session with her therapist; she's stressed about
her "Family Week."  She tells the doctor about trying unsuccessfully to get
her mom to talk, then her father; they both insisted she was the perfect, happy
little girl.  Then she went back to see her mom, when she was drunk, but there
was still no progress.  The therapist isn't particularly surprised.  Jocelyn
shows her the picture of herself as a child she lifted from her parents' place,
and tells her she bursts into tears every time she looks at it, but she doesn't
know why (okay, I'm going to digress again.  She's already brought up the
possibility of sexual abuse, she's uncomfortable around her father, and traces
it to spending Saturday afternoons with him as a child.  Now, I'm no shrink,
and not one to make snappy diagnoses, but if it looks like a duck and quacks
really loud, it should be on General Hospital, as it were...).  What do you
see in the picture? asks the doctor.  A little girl, Jocelyn says, in a party
dress, ready to go out... her dad said she loved to go, and she wanted to
believe him, but after he left she had a flashback to not wanting to go,
her mom begging her dad not to take her, and her dad hitting her mom... but her
mom won't, or can't, tell her WHY she didn't want to go.  She keeps apologizing,
but won't tell Jocelyn where they went.  Jocelyn says she always felt alone
and scared... she knew her parents loved her, but she has to find out what
happened.  This is a big breakthrough, says the doctor, you used to be relieved
not to know.  That was before Alex, says Jocelyn.

The doctor tells her to keep looking at the picture; what is that little girl
feeling?  Jocelyn doesn't know, and she isn't up to therapy games.  It's not
a game, the doctor insists, you have to get to know that little girl, and love
her, and make her feel loved, or she won't talk to you; and she's the only one
who knows what happened.  Jocelyn closes her eyes, and starts to cry; she sees
a little girl, with her back turned, ashamed, and she can't talk about it.
Her daddy told her if she did, he wouldn't be her daddy anymore, and her mommy
would think she was bad and wouldn't want her (DUH!!!  Sorry...).  The therapist
tells her that little girls need for grownups to teach them things, and if
grownups teach them things that are wrong, it's not her fault.  Tell her that.
Jocelyn says she won't believe it.  Tell her it's not her fault, says the
doctor.  Jocelyn, sobbing, cries that he made her do it, he said it was a game.
Talk to her, says the therapist.  Jocelyn sobs that she's so sorry....

Are you okay? asks the doctor.  Jocelyn's a bit shaky.  The doctor says that
took guts.  But we have no more answers, says Jocelyn.  We know that Saturdays
terrified you, and you didn't want whatever happened to happen, points out
Dr. P.  Jocelyn is scared, and feels like her father has been lying to her her
whole life, and like the bottom has dropped out.  The worst isn't over, the
therapist says helpfully, but you're up to it.  Jocelyn knows now that it's
scarier to lose Alex than to know what happened...


WILL SHE TELL HIM, OR IS IT TOO MUCH TO HOPE FOR?
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After therapy, Jocelyn goes home, exhausted.  There's a knock on the door; it's
Alex.  She's glad to see him.  Alex is surprised, mad, and confused.  Jocelyn
says she thought she explained what was going on with her.  "I got an explan-
ation," says Alex, "but not from you; from your friend Malcolm..."

CLIFFHANGER!


-Kristy

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Kristy Patterson
Systems Designer, Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~kristyp/

