From: "Czajka, Marguerite" <czajkm@uf5387p01.ChicagoIL.ATTGIS.COM>

Monday, April 22:

A tearful, guilty Jocelyn tells Alex her mom tried to kill herself.  Alex
wants to go with her to the hospital, but Jocelyn says no - he doesn+t
want anything to do with her.  He tells her not to tell him what he wants
and they head out.  Danny and Molly are talking about the Zoey/Nick
thing when Joc comes in, whispers in his ear and he takes off with her
and Alex, pulling Molly along.  The gang arrives at the hospital where
Daddy dearest is waiting.  He asks what Joc did to drive her mother to
suicide.  Danny defends her and Roberts tells him he wishes it was him
(Danny) in there.  Molly is verbally shocked and is told to stay out of it.
Alex attempts a defense and is told to stay out of it - he+s already
destroyed their family by putting ideas in Joc head.  Alex is confused
and Joc manages to shut dad up.  The doctor comes out and says they
are pumping seconal out of mom+s stomach and her future is uncertain.
Danny and dad start to argue and Molly pulls Danny away.  Out in the
lobby, Danny tells Molly that mom+s tried this at least three times before,
and that mom+s been a drunk for 15 years although no one will admit
it.  "Never tell the truth" should be the family motto.  He segues into
guilty feelings about not doing something to help her.  Molly comforts
him.

Meanwhile, outside of ICU, Alex tries to get Mr. Roberts not to blame
Jocelyn.  Roberts acts like an asshole and then leaves.  Jocelyn dissolves
into tears, sobbing "Don+t die, Mom."

Zoey Rivers is pulled off stage by Richard.  After his set, she tries to
convince Nick that she is his daughter.  He tells her she+s out of her
sick little mind.

Buck, Jacob, and Angie are talking to Murray, but he won+t commit
to recording Nick at the bar.  Nick comes up and Murray tells him they+ll
talk later - it looks like he has his hands full.  Zoey walks up and Nick
blames her for ruining everything.  (What decade is this?  Someone
claiming to be a well-known musician+s illegitimate child kills a record
deal?  Please.)  Zoey follows him around explaining, he just bitches.
She tells him she thought he wanted a kid - he says if he did, she cured
him of it.  He tells her the case it closed, forget it.  Lorraine comes over
and pulls him away to "see a fan".  She then proceeds to scold him.  She
points out that Murray et al are interested in his singing, not his personal
life.  Nick tells her when a producer says "Later", that means "No+.

Angie is feeling protective of Zoey and wonders to Jacob why Nick is
being such a jerk.  Jacob says Zoey just dropped a bombshell on him
and they should let the two work it out.  Angie goes up to Zoey after
Lorraine pulls Nick away and Zoe cries on her shoulder.

Jared gloats to a disbelieving Sydney that Nick+s son is dating Nick+s
daughter.  Sydney says that Zoey is a professional liar and she+s not
Nick+s daughter.  Sydney  doesn+t believe that Jared is perverse enough
to be enjoying the situation.  He says it has a tragic fascination.  She
walks away from him.  Richard walks up to Sydney, she expresses her
doubts and he tells her it+s most likely true. Sydney doesn+t want to
believe it, making Richard question why she+s so upset about it.
After a commercial break, Richard has concluded that she+s upset
because her baby with Nick died and Zoey is there.  She says it+s
more than that - she asks him not to see Zoey anymore and he gets
upset.  She asks if they+ve slept together, he tells her it+s not her
business.  Richard goes over and tells Zoey they should get away for
a while - Syd follows and tells them No Way!

Bernardo is telling Azure that he+d hate to have a secret come out like that 
in
public.  He says he only has one secret - that he+s in love with the most
beautiful girl in the world and that it won+t be a secret much longer. 
 Azure
looks uncomfortable.

Tony is surprised that the hooker isn+t Jocelyn.  Ally tells him she+s 
Malcolm+s
favourite redhead.  He locks the door, puts $$ on a table.  He says he just 
came
from a big meeting and wants to unwind and talk.  He asks if he knows her
because she seems familiar.  She tells him to take off his coat, he does and
sits on the edge of the bed.  She gets behind him and starts massaging his
shoulders.  Ally tells him her story - how she got into hooking for the 
money.
He claims he works on Wall Street.  He tells her he just broke up with his
girlfriend, which is why he+s looking for sex with a stranger.  He questions
her about Malcolm.  She claims he just uses her as a stand-in for a lawyer
that dumped him - Jessy?  Tony says Jocelyn?  That+s it! says Ally.  Tony
starts to get suspicious.  Ally tells him that time is up and Tony asks if 
they
can date sometime and asks for her phone number.  She says that+s not 
allowed
so he gives her his and leaves.  Outside the door, he says "Nice try, Ally".
(I can+t help saying that I am sooooo relieved TPTB didn+t make Tony think
Ally was really a hooker and drag that out!)

Nick is in the stairway - just past the locked gate - and pulls out a flask. 
 Lorraine
sees him and tells him to stop, but he starts to bring the flask to his 
mouth.

Marguerite

