From: Zena Lee <zlee@orion.it.luc.edu>

Subject: Re: GL:  Totally-Too-Too-Too-Tardy-Tuesday!!
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SORRY!!!!


Only time I was ever *this late* turned out out I was preggo, if y'get me 
drift......:-)  First time for everythang, I suppose.  My apologies.




**********  T U E S D A Y,    J U N E   6 ,  1 9 9 5  **********




BETTER RECOGNIZE
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Seems Fletch is pissed that he proclaimed his love for Red in front
of the public town square...{who asked you to?}  "Making a fool of
myself in front of the whole town...I should have seen it coming
but ....No!"  

Red interrupts with her ~master plan~..."I want you to marry me!"
Fletch is in the dark still..."You want?  I'll tell you what you
want...  No, need...you NEED to have your head examined...No
correction, __I NEED__ to have my head examined for letting...."

Just then A-M comes in =recognizing= partial ownership of the 
journal.  He makes himself comfortable..."Lucy here yet?"

Red looks at him in disbelief..."You can't just make yourself
comfortable."  He stares back..."Yes, I can.....and, thus commences
to do just -that-..."

Lucy comes in with this 3-1/4 diskett...and she and A-M get all
goo-goo over the damn thing....  They act like it's some baby
they've created together...  

Fletch leaves followed by Red sporting gigantic earrings ...(first
Reva now her...what gives, I wonder?)
 
"Here it is.....our weapon!" exclaims A_M taking the disk from her
hand and says to it.."Okay baby...lead us to the enemy!"
  

ALAN SPAULDING IS THE CRAZIEST!
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Brent is simultaneously maning the elevators and pacing in Lucy's
lil' administrative area...

Enters Alex, passes Brent & barges right into Alan's office as
he's getting off the phone..."When things settle down, we'll get
together and have lunch..." he clicks...

The place is loaded with flowers...tons of them...

Alex looks around..."Makes me think of funerals..like A-M's
perhaps?"...she stops to sniff some of them...  Alan would rather
finish the conversation when she's in a better mood...

"I'm not going anywhere...I wanna know why you did it and I want
the real answers..."  {And, I wanna be a bilionaire!}


STAIRWELL TO THE TRUTH?
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Maybe it would help if I repeated the question...Dr. Grant
pauses..."Lilian are you alright?  Okay, well go on then..."

     He continues::::  "The question is..... having reviewed
     all the data in conection with the patient in question,
     Eve Gutherie, did you notice anything irregular...?"


Ed stands up to say something......Suddenly, Rick jumps to his 
feet....."Excuse me Dr. Grant, before you go on, I have something
to say!"  Ed has this ""Dat's my boy!"" expression on his face



..................................................
INTRO PLAYS..........
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ADMITTING IT IS THE FIRST STEP TO ROMANCE
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Fletch is half-heartedly answering questions regarding Rog for one
of their reporters.  Yeah...  Yeah...  No, I don't know...  What'a
I look like an encyclopedia?  Check the archives!!  The guy
scrurries off....

Red corners him ....Fletch sputters about truth, justice and
z'American way..

Red only wants HER way.  He ain't having it.... "It's the same
patterns, the same pitfalls, I know it all.."


She admits that the situation DID get a lil' (a little??) outta
hand; she didn't cause it though (no?  you did!  you caused my baby
to use deception once again to persuade you)...

She swears she didn't chose him over Rog.  She just couldn't stand
around and watch a human being suffer.  Fletch snickers..."Human
being?" (Roger?? Human?)  She swears that she ran there to see him!
Yeah, after you made sure HE was A-okay...  Red apologizes for him
coming in 2nd..."I'm sorry."   He can't stand it all.. ..."Shoulda
thought of that last night...It's over!"


ALL'S FAIR IN WAR & TAKE-OVERS?
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A-M and Lucy are checking the disk for errors (they're in terrors)
in the accounting numbers...wait go back...yeah, one more that last
column...  Now, look at that!  Look!..  That's it..  That's what we
were looking for..!!

We got the crime, now we need the bid...  "Elementary" answers
Lucy..  A-M tells her they are good together....(without that disk
they are nobody together?..)


CRAZIEST.....CRAZIEST!!!!
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Alan tells his sister that, "There's nothin to worry about?"
"Really?....How many times have I heard you say that?  He stares at
her..."You were there."  Yeah, actually quite thrilling watching
them pull the rug *right* from under Alan-Michael.

Are you implying that I didn't support Alan-Michael?  I would say
it was really sort of anticipated.  Alex, what am I going to do
with you---are you suggesting I orchestrated my son's fall?

Alex wants answers - - Was Lucy right about the nubmers being
fudged..?  Are you?  Were you...  How do you?  Which way is? 

Tangie interrupts... Alan looks at Alex..."As you can see I have an
appointment with the press..."

Exits Alex as Brent is trying to enter... "I have nothing to say to
you!!!" Alan yells slaming z'door in his retard'mug!!

Tangie's confused..."What's Brent doing still working here?" Years
ago that would have been easy but now I have to go through the
proper channels...could be an awful law suit, y'know.

She cuts straight to the chase...How long is this independent audit
going to take?  Last time I recall, A-M was in that chair...

Alan pours on his intensive-eloquence routine...'I want you to know
how I feel.  '..Know 2 things about me...'  ""I will tell you the
truth or I will tell you nothing..""  (talkin' loud, but saying nuthin?)


MORE LIKE STAIRWELL TO ESCAPISM
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Rick insists.."I have the truth..."  "Sit down son", orders Dr.
Grant, I know it's heated...we've lost one of our own...please..
Lilian, please answer the question...did you find any
irregularities..????"

Yes, answers Lilian proceeding to lie, it's to be expected.....the
standard of care regarding this case is not questionable..(son and
dad exchange grateful glances..)  {{{I'm sorry but I have a BIG
problem with all these doctors and their ==extremely== unethical
behaviors.  Patients wouldn't be allowed this, yet they grant
themselves such liency?  Shameful.}}}


Dr. Grant continues...."Dr. Bauer are there any more details about
this case you would like to bring forward?  No, I have nothing
more. (he looks around the table at everyone..)  "Thank you; and
thank you nurse Raines.  We'll be able to close the case on this
untimely case of Eve Gutheriie and that this it has been
appropriately handled by all.  This hearing is adjourned." 


Dr. Grant stands and gives Ed he and Vivian's deepest
condolences...  He turns to Rick..."Find your work to be excellent,
like your father before you, great respect...hate to lose you to
Chicago...

Rick leaves and in the hallway he runs into Michelle...She hugs
him..."Is everything okay; is everything going to be okay..?"

Back in the room where the hearing took place, Ed and Lilian are
alone.  He looks adoronly at her.."I feel I should say something, 
but I don't know what?" <try =we're gonna burn in hell= for 
starters...>


THE WAY WE WERE.....
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Red tells Fletch she was ....Thinking...  With Roger in your bed? 
The way you __saw it__, wasn't the way ++it was++...  I was scared.
..scared of what it would be like without you.   You were doing
fine without me...I see a woman that wants to save herself and I
see nothing in it for me. 

"Complete disaster.." says Fletch just as Ben comes up...  The
youth glances at the two...."What's a disaster?"


NO ME...NO PLEASE, ALLOW ME...  
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Lucy is having a revelation..."Exactly why he hung around me...I am
so stupid!"...(puts hands over her eyes and tilts her head back..) 
Anyone was stupid it was me...says A-M.  Correction says Lucy..."If
_anyone_ was stupid, it was ME..and, I'm gonna make sure he pays
for it..


IF THE PRICE IS RIGHT
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Brent is telling Alex that ..."Press is +still+ in there.."  Alex
walks in interrupting.."Allow me to excort her (Tangie) to public
relations...this way Ms. Hill..

What do you want?  Allan asks Brent.  "I told you I have no use for you 
anymore, I have what I want now...I don't want to see you, hear you, 
smell you...think about you..  I have what I want so...just beat 
it!!..Beat it!!..Brent pleads..."But..they can't prove or trace a 
thing"..Alan throws him out as Alex is coming in...

"Let's break out the champagne and make a deal!" She tells her brother.


----------------------half-time-----------------------------


WHO'S RESCUING WHO!
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A-M doesn't want Lucy anywhere near Brent.  She isn't scared of
him.  I can handle it..  Well, you shouldn't *have* to...that's the
point!!!  

Somebody's gotta check the numbers, she insists...(he grabs her arm
and they do a 'lock-arm' turn)...Lucy stares at him...."He won't do
anything with your father there...have to see how he fudged with the
figures..."

It's important to her that she clears his name...  not at the risk
of you getting hurt...  Please?....I know the way he thinks...  A-M
sighs loudly... \...I don't want you to get hurt again.../


RUN AWAY....
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Fletcher gives Ben some money to go away!  Need some money...  You
gonna give me money?  Ben grins widely,...Thanks holly?  What for? 
Whatever it was you were talking about made him generous...  

Ben leaves and they continue arguing>..>>  Fletch tells Red that if
he accepts she'll haveta do her share of housework...  She tells
him she's..not talking 'bout the dishing washing schedule...  

She loves him adding...."and I know you love me and I'm not going
to just let you throw it away like yesterday's newspaper..." 
Fletch is awestruck, "I gotta go get some air...I need some air..." 
(She follows him like flies on shit...)


OLD KING COLE
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You know Allan, yuo don't fool me for one minute!  Why would I want
to, Alex?  Because it is a way of life for you...but, I'm talking
about your son...  Hurling accusations...  He hands her a
drink...Here..  What?  You think it'll take a little _fiz_ outta
me, He laughs and joins her on the couch... I doubt it...She
answers taking it anyway....

What you did to A-M...I warn you!  I'm not going to be so easily
gotten rid of...  Alan tries a'la Rodney King..."Can't we just
enjoy this champange?"  No! .. Not if you're secretly manuvering to
retire me as well...

What does that mean?..  I mean,,, =come off it= Allan...  Language
is beneath you and not in the least becoming....  

If you think you can take over without including my greedy
butt...You're nuts!!  She toasts him... Excuse me?  If you're
planning something, I had -better- be a part of it.. 

Allan decides to play the nut-roll.."I don't understand."  Alex
says no need to fill her in; he'd just better kill her then.  Cuz
girlfriend has decided to stay home and fight like them Indians!

Allan looks rattled..."Wouldn't have done this if it wasn't
absolutely necessary..."  A-M was doing a superb job...  Had to do
this to protect you >>> me and the company...things were not as
they appeared...

Neither is Tangie, challenges Alex.  Allan gets angry..."Talking
about Fletcher and his fondness for a certain Red head, perhaps? 
No!  Talking 'bout this nobody reporter with NO FAMILY and NO
MONEY, etc..<I just luv sib-rivalry...call in the calvary!>

Allan rubs it in further...."Fletcher's tax deduction eating
cookies in the kitchen,,,jab..jab..jab..... "

Alex puts it to him squarely"""""Alan what are you doing with
Tangie HIll!"""""  You're right I have plans for her...wonderful
plans and they're none of yo'buzznezz..... <if I wanna take a young
blonde home with me tonight...it's none of yo'bzznzz.....!!!>


THERE'S NO NEED TO FEAR ....SSSSSSSSSUUPER RICK'S HERE!
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M. is looking for her Dad.  He's coming out, Rick assures her...(he REALLY 
should too y'know?)  Just don't tell Dad that I skipped my history exam... 
You didn't have to do that sweetie.  Just don't tell him okay..  It's great 
that your back...  Everything is going to be okay,,..  M. nods "We can go 
home and I'll cook something Eve and I use to make.  Maybe that'll cheer 
him up.....What do you think?"  (Rick is staring solemnly at the floor..)
M. looks petrified...Something is wrong,... !!!  Everything is fine....  
You're not going away again...are you?  She hugs hims as if to signify 
that she wishes he wouldn't leave......


A ~THANK YOU~ IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS??
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Nope!!  Na-na-na-na-na.....  No can do...Lilian is leaving.  Ed pikes up 
that he ..."Just wants to thank you..." <just?  Just????  JUST????>  You 
know, really...you don't have to.  I don't have to <no?> - - but the last 
thing I wanted was to put you in a position like this.  How did we ever get
here Ed?  (A doctor and a nurse are unsure of the birds and the bees? 
geez!)  I don't know...I did the right thing cuz I believed that's what 
Eve wanted me to do...  All during the meeting, I felt <give me a break!>
she was right there with me... I mean, I could see her face and she
was smiling and she was....pushing her hair back the wy she use to
do...  He caps it off with what he does best, ...crying... <Oh, for 
crying-OUT LOUD!!!!>  I wish I could do something for you.. <what a 
coincidence...me too!!  where's my gun dammit????>

That's what I'm saying ,,,,you already have...  No...No...insists Lill, 
"That ...THAT was for Eve...for stealing you away from me..cuz, I know 
what you did was unethical and well..it served her right...=dying for her 
sins=..uhr...getting killed,, that is... "Cuz I know she wouldn't have 
wanted you or Rick to suffer and... I just wanted to end the suffering
...that's alll.. So, now.. Eve and I are even.  Case closed...(all 
parties dismissed)..Lilian leaves...(I wanted to end it for Rick 
to...Ed...well, that's another story entirely..)

M. comes in and father and daughter hug...It's gonna be alright...everything 
is gonna be alright...SHE coos to HIM.  (True to form...Ed looks like a 
newborn with his eyes bulging and blankly staring into space..)


'ROUND-'ROUND-GET'AROUND..._I GET AROUND HOLLY_....
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Red is chasing Fletcher...begging him to stop..."Stop running and start 
listening..." "Then you'll leave me alone...you promise...??" Yes!!...
Yes...!!  "Honey, I know I've made mistakes...big ones....huge ones...
gigantic ones... horrible....Can't promise I won't make more...but not 
now....

I Holly Lindsey...many imperfections..want to spend the resst of my
life with you....  She then asks him for feedback..

Feedback..say something...  Heard you say a lot of pretty words and
I know you mean them Red,  but I just need to hear something...Do
you love me or are you the one who's running away from something?


SOME NUMBER
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Tangie enters in all black (hair is much longer) as Allan is
getting off the phone... "See you at the club...goodbye..." he
hangs up...  Allan is grinning widely...Well, hello...  Hello.  You
kept your promise... I always do...I have even more questions about
the compnay...it's buzzing like crazy...

"Well, asking questions about the company, gives me the pleasure of
yours..."  I think 20-questions would be more enjoyable over dinner..
 More like 40, she corrects.  New Orleans..?  Planes and her don't mix
too well.  

It's more to Alan Spaulding that meets the eye and I must see
more...<naughty girl!>  Should I be scared?  She must see him in his 
___natural___ <pronounced...natrrraaeeelllllll>  habitat...rat-a-
tat, ,,,tat...  Oh' and, wear a tux...gotta environ up z'environment, 
while we're at it...(anymore dresses she can borrow?)

Lucy interrupts...

Is there anything you'd like me to do for you Mr. Spaulding... No
thank you lucy...thank you very much...

she checks around her deskdraws....Then grabs her purse yelling
loudly... "Then I guess I'll be going home!!"  She gets on the
elevator and leaves...

Brent comes up to the closed elevator and leans on it with a sly
smile on his face...

EVERY PARENTS' DREAM
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Least Ed admits his folly with Rick.  "Asking you to come here 
was unfair..hard time saying no to me."  You needed somebody
Dad.  I needed you and you came and I want you to know for the rest
of my miserable life I'll be grateful to you..

Enough thanks Dad...I wanted to be here.  Also know it's right now
for you to go back to Chicago..made enough sacrifaces for your old-
man...and,,,well...you know what they say....about me...<take, take.. 
not big on giving?>

No...what do they say....I'm better at loving people from a
distance..."   Oh.  See you at home...  See you...  Ed leaves..

After commercial.....
Rick follows him out to the hallway...Dad, I did forget something. 
What?  I'd forgotten what it was like being back here again.  I
gotta ask you something...  What?  Now anyone that can get me a
job...   Are you serious?  You're the chief of Staff and I won't
ask for special favors but since we're being unethical.... Yeah, I can 
arrange that but I still won't go fishing with you.  Ed walks away 
wondering what part of =distance= didn't his son understand.  Rick 
is grinning broadly...


STARTING WITH....THE A-B-C OF IT..
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Really have to ask me that questions.  Not running away from
anything...I'm runnning toward soemthing as real as I've ever
felt...  No experience with a marriage like you had with
Maeve...so, if you do say yes you'll have to teach me how'ta make
you happy...but I'm a quick study...Risk of sounding like an idiot
I'll ask again... "Will you marry me...??"

Yes...Yes...Yes...Yes....They hug...

LIES,,,SEX....AND....GAME CARTRIDGES
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Alex enters the Journal looking for Fletch and finds Ben sitting at 
a computer playing some game.  Looking for your father...He's not 
here...when I left Fletch and Holly were in the thores of a mega 
argument and Dad couldn't get me out of there fast enought to 
finish telling her off.  Oh' too bad! ..Thought those 2 would hit it 
off...  Ben is doubtful..."I wouldn't count on it."

Well, it was nice seeing you again Ben...she places a cartridge
game on top of the computer...and leaves..

Ben picks it up beyond amused,,."Alright!"


ANNIE...URHRR...'LUCY GET YOUR GUN!'
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Lucy comes in and inserts the diskette she took from Spaulding E. into 
a lap-top...she's furiously going about z'task at hand...

Brent casually walks in...."Hi.  (he shuts the door and leans on it)...You 
have something I want.  I believe you're gonna give it to me..."  Lucy
looks back at him unafraid...

Z...

PS.  One down,...2 to go!  I'm determined to catch up.  6/13 on z'morrow!

