From: Robert Willers <willers@trombone.sps.mot.com>

LOVING Update for Friday, April 14:

STORYLINE: OPERATION SUICIDE
 (location: The park)
* Casey is sneaking around.  Danny walks up.  Casey gives him a hard
 time about not returning his phone calls.  Another thug comes up behind
 Casey and puts a gun to his head.  Casey asks what's up.
* Danny says he just wants to make sure Casey isn't armed or wired.  He
 revolts at the suggestion that he might be working for the cops: "They
 didn't offer it to me."  Danny says he just doesn't see Casey dealing.
 Casey says he is out of job opportunities, thanks to Danny.  He says he
 needs the work.  Danny asks if he needs Casey.  Sure, says Casey, you
 will open up your territory and make more contacts.  "Hmm.  Sell me."
 Casey says he knows rich people from his photography jobs, then there's
 Alden University -- at least an ounce a week.  He asks if his old lady
 knows about this.  "Of course not."  "Keep it that way."  "OK.  No
 problem.  So does this mean I'm hired?"
* Danny agrees to give Casey a trial run: he has one shot.  He says he
 will take it.  "Don't mess up, and don't mess with me, either.  If you
 ain't playing straight, Sonny here is going to do more than just pat
 you down next time."  Casey asks when he is going to start.  "Soon."
 He says he has bills to pay.  Danny tells him not to press his luck.
 He tells Casey to stay clean and stay away from the cops.  OK.  Danny
 and Sonny leave.  "Nice chatting with you, Sonny."
* Casey is telling himself that this is going to work, just stay calm.
 He walks by the (closed) refreshment stand.  Someone cups their hand
 around Casey's mouth and drags him back toward where he met with Danny.

STORYLINE: CORINTH MOVERS
 (location: Alden mansion-gatehouse)
* Deborah tells some movers where they can but some of her boxes.  She
 tells Lenox that the computer can go over there.  He asks if Clay knows
 that she will be using his computer.  She says no, but there are so
 many that he won't miss it.  He says he wouldn't count on it.  Deborah
 tells him that she didn't ask for his opinion, and reminds him that
 Isabelle asked him to make her feel comfortable: "Compliance, Lenox,
 compliance."  She goes to an electrician and asks him to put a strip
 and a surge protector in for the computer.  "Mr. Alden's computer,"
 offers Lenox.  Deborah asks if she needs a whip.  Reluctantly, Lenox
 puts the monitor down where she asked.
Stephanie enters and asks what she needs a computer for.  She says she
 has it for _Le Bistro_ business.  Stephanie says *no*, she is under
 doctor's orders to not work.  "What am I supposed to do, stand here
 and do nothing?"
A TV installer enters.  She says she wants the TV right here, and she
 wants to be connected to all the movie channels, including AMC.
Clay enters and, while a mover collides into him, asks what the hell is
 going on there.
* Deborah tells the electrician that she wanted the phone jack over by
 the computer.  Clay asks if that is his computer.  Lenox says yes, but
 before he can get any more out, Deborah asks him to help her unpack in
 the bedroom.  Clay vetoes that suggestion and pulls Deborah aside.
 "What do you think you're doing?"  Deborah says Isabelle invited her
 to stay there to recuperate.  "That's impossible."  Deborah goes to
 the phone to call her...but it isn't connected yet.  Clay says she
 wouldn't even invite Deborah onto the property, much less ask her to
 stay.  "Your mother is a dream, which is more than I can say for you."
 Stephanie pipes up, asking why she would want to stay there when it is
 where Clay lives.  Oops, she realizes she said that right in front of
 him, but he says it is a valid question.  Deborah thinks for a moment,
 then says she always liked the view.  Lenox enters with an armload of
 dresses, saying that she has run out of closet space.  Deborah asks
 Clay if he can lend her an armiore.  He says sure, she can use it for
 her coffin.
Isabelle enters and asks, "What on earth---?"  Clay says, "Well, mother,
 welcome to Hell."
* Deborah asks nobody in particular why the boxes marked "Bedroom Bath"
 are still in the living room.  She asks the electrician, "Aren't you
 done yet?"  Stephanie asks her to sit down.
Clay asks Isabelle if he actually agreed to this.  She says she promised
 Cooper.  Promised him what -- her turning our lives into a nightmare?
 No, that she would help Stephy.
The TV is turned on.  Deborah complains that she can't even get _Oprah_
 and the TV guy says he isn't done yet.  "Oh my God!"  Deborah clenches
 her chest.  Stephy turns and asks, "What?"  "Look at that price on that
 FAX machine.  Oh, I love home shopping."  Deborah runs to the phone to
 call them, but the phone is dead.  Then, the electrician accidentally
 turns off the power.  He apologizes, then, when it comes back on, Deb
 says he almost gave her another heart attack.  Stephanie asks her to
 slow down.  Clay turns to Isabelle and tells her that if she wants to
 help Stephy, she should have Deborah committed.  Isabelle says she is
 sure things will be better when she is settled in.  Deborah comes over
 and asks if she can bring in a personal trainer.  OK, if it will help
 in your recovery.  "And you should think about using a trainer, too."
 "I beg your pardon."  "Well, you know, osteoporosis.  You don't want to
 end up with a 'widow's hump.'"  Clay tells her to shut up.  She says
 she was only trying to help; Isabelle isn't getting any younger.  That
 does it for Isabelle, she says she should leave.  Deborah apologizes.
 Even so, Isabelle excuses herself and leaves.
Clay calls Deborah a complete idiot.  He asks why she is doing this.
 Stephy says she would like to know that, too.  Clay says he knows: she
 is trying to drive them crazy.  Deborah says it has nothing to do with
 the Aldens, she is just trying to help Stephy.  Stephanie says that
 she doesn't want her living there.  Deborah says she doesn't want to
 be a millstone around Stephy's neck.  "You should have thought of that
 twenty years ago," suggests Clay.  Deborah says that since she is in
 the house and settled, Stephanie can go to Paris.  Stephy insists she
 isn't going until she is able to be independent, and living at the
 gatehouse wasn't what she had in mind.  Deborah says she wouldn't have
 accepted Isabelle's offer if it wasn't for wanting her to be able to
 go to Paris.  Clay says no, she has been trying to worm her way back
 into this family since they threw her out.  "It took your little
 coronary to accomplish that, didn't it?  Well, I hate to think what
 it's going to take to get rid of you, Deborah."
* Deborah is yelling again at the movers -- if she finds one thing
 broken, she'll sue -- and Stephanie tells her to calm down.  Stephy
 calls the movers back.  Deborah asks what she is doing.  Stephanie says
 that Deborah is moving in with her.  Clay says that is an excellent
 idea.  Deborah says no, but Stephanie says there will be no argument
 about this.  Deborah says she is a grown woman and can make her own
 decisions.  Stephy says she worries about her.  Deborah says she has to
 do this so Stephanie can go to Paris.
Lenox enters with Deborah's dinner.  She says she could have starved to
 death waiting for him.  Clay asks why she didn't.  Deborah asks if it
 is all cholestorol-free.  "Absolutely, as per instructions."  She tells
 Clay that she wouldn't take one bite of anything he prepared.  Too bad,
 says Clay.  Stephanie points out that this isn't going to work -- she
 is completely stressed out here.  Deborah says she is perfectly able
 to take care of *him*.  Clay says that since she is there, they should
 make a few ground rules.  Deborah says he is absolutely right: the
 first rule is, stay away from her and her daughter.  Clay says he will
 stay away from Deborah...  Stephy says Clay lives there and she will
 probably be spending most of her time there.  Deborah says good, she
 will stay on her half of the estate and Clay will stay on his.  Clay
 balks at Deborah claiming half of the estate.  Stephy asks Deb to move
 in with her again.  Clay says that if she doesn't move in with Stephy,
 maybe he will.  Deborah asks if he has heard of the old expression:
 keep your friends close and your enemies closer.  Clay says, "Ooh."

STORYLINE: BUDDING PERCUSSIONISTS
 (starting location: Angie's office at the hospital)
* Charles is kissing Angie.  He was at the hospital for a physical.
 He was apparently baby about it; he says he doesn't like doctors
 poking and prodding at him..."'cept you."  She asks him what he wants
 for dinner.  "How about another physical?"  They both laugh.  Actually,
 Charles has to miss dinner.  He has to go on a stake-out with Alex.
 Angie asks if he can miss it.  He says he'll try.  Angie says that
 in that case, they had better talk now.  About what?  Angie says she
 met Jacob in the park yesterday.
Outside, Jacob thanks Karen, Angie's nurse, for her good job bandaging
 his burned hand.  He says he put in a good word with her boss, but her
 boss already thinks she is the best.  Anyway, he is there to ask about
 volunteering for the Pediatric Recreational Room.  She asks if he has
 any experience working with kids.  Some.  She asks exactly what he is
 interested in doing.  He says maybe music.  The nurse says that is
 wonderful...but they don't have any money for instruments.  Jacob says
 he might just be able to work around that.
* Angie tells Charles about her meeting with Jacob.  He asks if she got
 any answers.  She says he seemed to have logical answers to everything.
 Charles says he feels a lot better now.  "What do you mean?"  He says
 he saw them together in the park.
Jacob enters the pediatric center with a box.  He sees the scene of
 children playing, then he repeats the flashback with his son being
 wheeled into the hospital.  (There was an explosion; the boy's mother
 was killed instantly.)  Jacob tells himself that he has to do this.
 He smiles, turns and enters the room.
* Angie asks Charles why he didn't say anything.  He was just waiting
 for her.  She always accuses him of overreacting, of always being the
 cop, so he wanted to just listen.  She says she should have given him
 his physical herself; it sounds like he has a screw loose.  Angie says
 she doesn't recognize him.  Charles says she knows he doesn't like
 Jacob and he doesn't trust him, but if she wants to hang with him--
 "Wait a minute.  I wasn't hanging with him, we were just talking."
 Charles says he wasn't accusing and he trusts her judgment.  She asks
 if this is the new Charles Harrison.  He gives her a kiss.  "Do you
 like him?"  She says he may take some getting used to, but she likes
 him...and she loves the old one.  Charles leaves, wishing Karen a nice
 day on his way out.
When the door opens, "This Old Man" is heard being sung by some kids.
 Angie asks what is going on.  Karen tells her to go see it for herself.
Angie enters the Pediatric center to see the kids beating on bedpans
 with spoons and singing.  Jacob encourages them to sing even louder!
 "THIS OLD MAN!!!  HE PLAYS TWO!!!  [...]"  At the end of that verse,
 they stop.  Angie claps for them.  Jacob tells the kids to "take five"
 and goes over to talk to her.  "Go ahead, kick me out."  "Why would I
 want to do that?"  "Disturbing the peace?"  She admits that she wonders
 what he is doing there.  Jacob says he volunteered, but he knows he
 should have checked with her first.  He says he'll leave if she wants
 him to.  She doesn't answer.  He turns to the kids and says he has to
 go now.  "NO!!!"  Angie stops him and tells the kids that they are now
 a band in need of a leader.  "YEAH!!!"  Jacob asks if she is sure it's
 OK.  She smiles at him.  Happily, he screams, "Let's Jam!"  He asks if
 she needs to be anywhere.  Not for a few minutes.  He says she can make
 herself useful.  "Here.  Jam on the bass bedpan."
* The kids are leaving.  Jacob is telling them how proud of them he is,
 and that that was the best jam session he ever sat in on.  When they
 are all gone, he goes to Angie and tells her she plays a wicked bedpan.
 "Thanks, I think."  He asks if she is sure she's OK with this.  Angie
 says the kids love him.  "What about the doctor?"  "I had fun.  I
 really do enjoy doing things with kids."  "Yeah, me too."  Angie asks
 if he had any kids of his own, or nephews or nieces.  Hurriedly, he
 says he never really grew up, grabs his jacket and tells her he has
 to leave.  Angie tells him he did a good thing today.  He says she is
 the type to bring that out in folks.  She says everyone has that, but
 they don't let it show enough.  "I'll see you 'round, doc."  He leaves.
[At the police station.]
Charles picks up his messages.  An officer comes in and says he just got
 a call from The Bureau about Jacob.  Charles says he doesn't want to
 hear that name right now.  "Are you sure?  This is pretty wierd."  OK,
 you twisted my arm.  The officer says that when they checked on Jacob
 Johnson's Social Security Number, they found out that he didn't exist
 before 1988.  "What!?  Give me that!"  He looks at the message.  "Who
 the hell are you?"
[In the hospital parking lot.]
Jacob looks behind his back, then goes to Angie's reserved parking
 space.  He pops her hood and starts to tamper with her car.

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