From: Susan Richmond <susan@webspan.net>

Hi everyone!

Fortunately, I remembered to set my VCR today, unlike yesterday, so here 
we go.....


			    THE CITY UPDATE
			Thursday, August 1, 1996

SLEEPING BEAUTY AWAKES	
Location:  Ally's Hospital Room

*Tony, Alex and Jocelyn are listening to Ally explain how terrifying it 
was.  She couldn't speak or move, but she could hear everyone talking.  
Angie has apparently said that Ally will be just fine.  Tony strongly 
hints that it's time that Alex and Jocelyn leave, so he can be alone 
with Ally.  Alex and Joc leave.  Ally tells Tony that when they thought 
she was dead, she focused on Tony's voice, he never gave up on her. 
"Tony, you saved my life."

*When she was lying there paralyzed, Ally was afraid she'd never get to 
see Tyler or her grandmother again, never get to tell Tony how she feels 
about him.  But she heard how Tony feels. "You did? You heard me? The 
"L" word?"  She nods her head. "Oh no!"  He probably wouldn't have said 
it if she was awake, Ally says.  Tony asks how her hearing is now and 
leans over and whispers in her ear. "I love you too, Anthony Soleito", 
Ally replies.  They kiss.  He swears he will find the person who tried 
to kill her.  Ally wants to help him now, from her hospital bed.

*Ally's the victim, she should be the first person he'd want to 
question. He tries to convince her to sleep, but Ally wants to go 
through it step-by-step.  She was in the loft, waiting for Tony.  She 
was very excited, he had just given her his jacket, even after she made 
such a fuss about Carla, "who happened to be really nasty to me when she 
walked into the bar". (You can see in Tony's face that he suspects Carla 
poisoned Ally).  Ally was waiting for Tony and the doorbell rang.  It 
was the food he ordered.  But Tony didn't order any food, he tells her, 
he brought Chinese. "No, when you were downstairs talking to Carla, you 
told me that you would order food and have it sent up and..." (Ally 
finally gets it) "Carla knew I'd be waiting for a food delivery, Tony" 
He tells her not to jump to any conclusions, but it's too late. "She had 
motive, she had opportunity and she's really, really mean" (Good logic!)

*Tony says they'll go over it all when she's released, but for now she's 
got to rest.  He kisses her goodnight.  "Goodnight, Prince Charming".  
That's what Tony is, just like the fairytale. "Sleeping Beauty would 
never have made it if she hadn't had her prince kiss her."  The story 
ends happily ever after, "until she finds out who gave her the poison 
apple", Ally mutters.  "I heard that", says Tony, leaving the room.  
"And now for you, Carla"


SYDNEY IS SERVED
Location: Sydney's Penthouse

*Sydney's talking on the phone with Jackson Montgomery.  She was served 
with a summons to appear at Danny's preliminary hearing.  Sydney wants 
Jack to represent her, but as D.A. of Pine Valley, he can't.  Does she 
think that Danny told the police about their (Sydney and Danny's) 
affair, asks Jack.  No!,...well...I don't know. (Knocking at the door) 
It's Richard, he forgot his keys at the penthouse.  Sydney hangs up with 
Jack.  She asks Richard to sit down, there's something she has to tell 
him.  "I'm not going to like this, am I", says Richard.

*Sydney tells Richard about the summons.  Does she think her 
relationship with Danny could be mentioned, Richard wants to know.  "It 
might, or something worse."  Richard thinks she's trying to confess to 
the murder.  No, she convinced Danny to murder Jared for her instead.

*Sydney put Danny in the position where he had to kill Jared Chase.  But 
why now, she's been putting up with Jared for years?  He was abusive, 
controlling and was never going to let her go.  Why didn't Sydney go to 
Richard for help?  She thought she could handle it, make it right, until 
that night.  Sydney admits that Jared raped her. "That son of a .....", 
Richard growls.  So, Sydney decided to get Danny to kill Jared.  But 
Danny didn't kill Jared, he backed out at the last minute.  Someone else 
killed Jared with Danny's gun.  If Danny goes down, Sydney will probably 
go down with him.

*Sydney didn't want to get Richard involved, she wanted to protect him, 
"that's what mothers do".  Richard says it's a good thing he didn't know 
about the rape because he would have killed Jared himself. "That's what 
sons do."  Sydney gets teary-eyed and tells Richard that she loves him. 
They hug and Richard says he loves her, too.  Richard will be behind her 
at the hearing, whatever happens.


CARLA'S BAG OF DIRTY LITTLE TRICKS
Location:  The City Bar

*Carla and Joey walk into the City Bar together.  Joey wants to know why 
they're there.  Carla tells him that this building is a memorial to 
Joey's special talents.  Over there (she points), was where the bomb 
exploded and over there in the hallway (points again), is where he beat 
up Jeff Jarvis, almost starting a race war.  He could get 50 years just 
for what happened in this building alone.  (This is Carla's not so 
subtle way of reminding him what she's got on him, to keep him in line) 
They sit down at a table.  Joey reminds Carla that he still has a copy 
of the contract which proves she was trying to take over Sydney's job.  
What if Joey decides to show it to Tony?  Sorry, but Carla's already 
told Tony all about it, she informs Joey.

*Joey doesn't believe she told Tony about the contract.  Carla says that 
she wouldn't leave anything for Joey to hold over her head, besides, 
it's unsigned.  It doesn't make any sense, she killed the head of Chase 
International *before* he signs the contract, leaving her with nothing? 
Joey replies, "After all the stuff you did, going behind your father's 
back, getting me(Joey) involved, all the dirty tricks, after all that, 
Sydney Chase is still the head of the company and you're right back 
where you started, with nothing."  Carla tells him that she is 
determined and "has lots of plans for everyone", including Sydney Chase.

*Joey asks Carla if she's going to put a hit out on Sydney like she did 
on Tony and Ally.  Why did she put the hit out on Tony when Jared asked 
her?  Maybe because she had the hots for Tony and he never gave her the 
time of day?, Joey suggests.  Carla's cellular phone rings.  It's Tony, 
calling from the hospital.  Tony invites Carla over to his place 
tomorrow to talk, just the two of them, like old times.


DANNY, THE PROTECTOR	
Location:  A hospital corridor, the the jail

*Jocelyn and Alex have just left Ally's hospital room (see above).  
Jocelyn tells Alex about Mr. Dwyer, that he could be an alibi for Danny. 
Alex reluctantly tells her that it's not going to help.  Alex already 
knows where Danny was when Jared was killed.  Jocelyn is not pleased. 
"Who the hell do you think you are?  What right did you have..."  Alex 
explains that Danny was at their father's apartment when he had a heart 
attack, but he'll never admit it in court.  The D.A. would ask too many 
questions about why Danny lied and what he's trying to hide.  Danny 
loves her too much to let her past become public.

*Alex visits Danny in his cell and tells him how their "Happy Now" 
friend poisoned Ally.  Danny says it's good in a way, the more things 
happen while he's in jail, the more it will seem to the cops that 
they've got the wrong guy.  It proves nothing, Alex says.  Danny's only 
hope is to find a witness to place him elsewhere and they have one, his 
dad's neighbor.  Danny orders Alex not to tell Joc, but Jocelyn is 
standing right outside the cell.  "It's over, Danny. Alex told me 
everything."

*Danny is furious that Alex told Jocelyn.  Alex says he kept silent for 
a while, but Jocelyn has an eyewitness that could save Danny.  Who's the 
eyewitness, he wants to know.  "Old man Dwyer??"  He saw Danny. "Oh, 
like he saw terrorists coming up the fire escape, or when he thought 
those people in 4-B were devil worshippers.  He gets on the phone to the 
cops every Saturday night, Joc."  Danny refuses to testify where he was 
that night.  He'll fire Joc as his lawyer if he has to.  If Danny 
testifies, it will all come out, what her father did to her, that she 
was a prostitute. It'll be in all the papers, on TV, they'll take her 
liscense away.  He's never been there for her, it's going to be 
different this time. "I will not let them hurt you Jocelyn, I won't!" 

*Jocelyn and Alex leave the cell.  Joc tries one last time.  "Danny, 
please...".  He just shakes his head no.  Alex and Joc go out into the 
corridor.  Jocelyn tells Alex that he has to get something she can use 
to save Danny.  He tells her that he can't pull something out of thin 
air.  If they don't get something by tomorrow, Jocelyn says, "Danny 
could be convicted of a murder we both know he didn't commit."


LOD:(Carla and Joey talking in the City Bar)

	Carla:  Do you ever stop complaining?

	Joey:	You give a guy a lot to complain about, Carla.


Well, that's it for today, see you next week.

Susan 

FCC Tony


