From: Karen Highum <highum@u.washington.edu>


   5TH STREET CONSTRUCTION SITE (They are finally doing some work)

Matt is working when Ross arrives and tells him that Vanessa should know 
about Dinah setting up her kidnapping.  Vanessa deserves to hear the 
truth.  Matt doesn't want to tell her.

   LEWIS OIL

Dinah arrives with some flowers and sits at the receptionist's desk.  
Vanessa walks in, tells her to find Josh because he is the only one who 
can deal with Sam McCullers, drops some files on Dinah's desk, and goes into 
her office.  Roger arrives and Dinah tells him that she's dead because 
her mother walked in, yelled at her & dropped stuff on her desk.  Dinah 
thinks that Matt or her father told Vanessa.  Roger tells her not to 
assume anything.

   CEDARS

Josh runs into Rick and tells him that he gave Annie an engagement ring.  
Rick asks if Josh really loves her.

   AA MEETING

Ed listens to Annie tell her story.  She hasn't had a drink in 1 year, 8 
months, & 20 days.  She almost blew it all today, the happiest day of her 
life.  All she could think of was taking a drink of champagne.  Maybe she 
can't stand to be happy or doesn't deserve it.  She sees Ed.  She's 
afraid that she'll self-destruct, that's why she came to the meeting.  Ed 
starts to talk.  He had a shock today.  <Annie starts wondering what Ed 
must think of her.>  His son has kept something from him, he went through a 
rough time and didn't come for advice, help or as a friend.  So that's 
why he's here-- he really wanted a drink and blaming it on the fact that 
his son shut him out.  <Annie figures out that Rick told Ed everything.>  
Ed says that it will pass and thanks the group for listening.  The 
meeting takes a break & Ed tells Annie, "Let's get that drink we both 
wanted today, but let's make it coffee."

  CEDARS

Josh wonders why Rick asked him that again.  Rick says he still feels 
protective.  Josh understands, since they went out and are still 
friends.  Josh asks if that was all there was-- going out together.  He 
asks how serious Rick & Annie were.

  5TH STREET CONSTRUCTION SITE

Ross doesn't think Dinah will learn a thing if they bail her out.  Matt 
doesn't care about Dinah, he's worried about Vanessa.  Ross says that 
she's tough.  Matt thinks she doesn't need any more guilt.  Ross tells 
him that Vanessa hasn't done a thing wrong.  Matt tells him that Vanessa 
still blames herself for putting Dinah up for adoption & thinks 
everything that's happened is her fault.  Ross wants Dinah to be 
responsible for her own actions.  Matt, "Vanessa sometimes questions her 
love for Dinah.  We know she loves her and they both saw how she was when 
she thought Dinah was missing."  Ross, "She wanted to believe in Dinah 
and so did I."  Matt asks Ross to wait to tell Vanessa.  Ross agrees to 
give it some time.  

Matt tells Ross he wants him to do a pre-nuptual agreement before the 
wedding.  He hasn't told Vanessa yet, but he doesn't want any of part of 
the Lewis fortune and doesn't want people saying he's marrying her for 
her money.  Ross, "You're almost too good to be true."  Matt, "Tell that 
to your daughter."

   LEWIS OIL

Roger offers to find out what Matt told Vanessa.  Dinah agrees.  Roger 
starts reading a McCullers file and Dinah tells him about the problems 
that Vanessa is having with him.  He thinks Dinah should get the 
McCullers files, copy them, and give the copies to him.  He'll explain it 
to her and she can impress her mother with how much she's managed to 
learn on her own.  Dinah, "You'd do all that for me?"  Roger, "Sure, one 
of these days you may be a very wealthy woman & pay me back."  She agrees 
to do it & leaves.  Vanessa comes looking for Dinah and asks Roger why he 
is there.  He says he's there to see Dinah, "Once you've helped save a 
life, you develop a certain feeling of interest & responsibility for 
them."  Vanessa tells him that Dinah has parents to take care of her.  He 
asks if she's noticed a change in Dinah.  The phone rings & Vanessa 
answers it.  Someone is arranging a call with Sam McCullers.  She tells the 
person that Sam has to talk to her, a woman, because there is no one else.  
Roger, "Anything I can do?"

   AA MEETING

Annie tells Ed she was very nervous and hopes this doesn't change 
anything at work.  Ed tells her if it doesn't affect her work he doesn't 
see why it should.  Annie tells him that what he said about keeping 
secrets from the people you love got through to her.  She's been thinking 
about it alot lately.  Ed, "But not enough to act on."  Annie, "You're 
mad at Rick because he never told you that we'd been married."  Ed, "We'd 
been through alot togther, but for him to keep something like that from 
me.   Rick was married and divorced and I didn't even exist for him.  He 
never even remembered that he had a father, and you?... When Eve was 
dying and you were caring for her, you knew I was going through hell.  
You were my daughter-in-law, ex-daughter-in-law, whatever, but I didn't 
know."  Annie tells him that he shouldn't blame Rick.  It was all her fault.

   CEDARS

Josh, "Is there something else I should know about you & Annie?"  Marah 
comes up & tells Rick that her Daddy & Annie are getting married and 
she's going to be the flower girl.  Rick tells her to go to a room & wait 
for him to take her stitches out.  Josh thinks that there is a problem & 
if it's the way Rick feels about Annie, they should talk about it.  Rick 
tells him that he cares about Annie.  Josh does too and one bad marriage 
is plenty.  Rick asks if that's how she described it.  Josh says she called 
it failed.  Rick asks if he's gotten over Reva.  Josh explains that when 
he started with Annie it brought up alot of old baggage & he hadn't 
worked through everything, but he has now.  Josh thought that Rick was 
going to tell him that he is Annie's ex.

   LEWIS OIL

Vanessa is talking to Sam when he hangs up on her.  She asks Roger why he 
is still here.  Roger, "I'm enjoying the fireworks.  You're very good 
when you're angry."  Vanessa, "Don't condescend to me."  Roger, "Don't 
confuse me with whoever that was on the phone.  The last thing I would do 
is underestimate you.  Dinah could be a big help to you.  As cocky as she 
is, I think she's very insecure around you."  Vanessa, "I think she has 
changed since the kidnapping, she's gotten a little more interested in 
being responsible."  Roger tells her that some good came out of it and 
leaves the office.

There's a temp working at Dinah's desk and Roger asks for directions to 
the file room.  Matt & Ross walk in.  Ross, "What are you doing here?"  
Roger, "Free country, Ross."  The temp announces Ross & Matt.  They go 
into her office.  Dinah arrives and when she hears that they are seeing 
Vanessa she runs in.  Ross, "So when Matt told me, I advised him to tell 
you as soon as possible."  Dinah misunderstands and tells Vanessa she 
planned the kidnapping because she couldn't get the trust fund.  She asks 
what Vanessa will do to her, "boil me in oil, tar & feather me, or just 
lock me in jail & throw away the key?"

   CEDARS

Rick tells Josh he has an excellent imagination.  Josh says that Annie 
never talks about her husband and asks Rick if he knew him.  Annie 
interrupts them, so Rick goes to help Marah.

   LEWIS OIL

Vanessa asks what Dinah is talking about.  Dinah, "But they told you."  
Matt didn't tell her and Ross couldn't either.  Dinah tells Vanessa the 
truth about Viktor & the kidnapping & splitting the money with him.  She 
realized when Matt showed up that it was a terrible mistake, but it was 
too late.  Ross tells Vanessa he found out last night and Matt says he 
didn't want her to be hurt.  Vanessa asks to talk to Dinah alone.  "Have 
I really been that hideous towards you?  Did I deserve that?"  Dinah is 
sorry & neither Van or Ross deserved it.  She didn't think anyone would 
get hurt, it was a way to get money.  It seemed like a big adventure.  
She now knows that it was awful.  She felt like she could control 
Viktor.  Vanessa says she tries to control & manipulate everyone.  Dinah 
says things never work out the way she wants them.  Vanessa, "What about 
the tapes, you sounded so terrified & so alone & so lost."  Dinah, "I was 
sipping champagne & acting up a storm.  The fear came later when I 
realized that Viktor could turn on me and later Matt."  Dinah asks 
Vanessa why she's pretending she cared what happened to her.  Vanessa says 
she cares.  Dinah says she was faking it-- she doesn't love her.  Dinah 
tells Vanessa that she knows that she picked Matt to be released. 

Matt tells Ross he almost feels sorry for Dinah.  Ross thinks if this 
will get her to grow up it's worth it.  Matt thinks she can change.  
Ross, "Only when they have to."  Matt, "Vanessa turned my world around."  
Ross, "Love can do that.  Some people are harder to love than others."

File Room:  Roger looks through the McCuller files, "Oh thank you Dinah.  
You're going to be a great help to me."

   CEDARS

Rick explains to Marah about her bandage & scar.  He leaves & sees 
Annie wearing her ring.  He asks if she was going to show him before 
after telling Josh about their marriage.  She tells him not to talk to her 
that way, she's doing great.  It's not like it was before.  He's angry & says
it's the same.  She says she's not drinking.  Rick asks if she knows what a 
dry drunk is.  There's not a lot of difference.  She says he's wrong, she 
went to AA.  He tells her to be honest to Josh.  She doesn't want to look 
back.  He thinks Josh deserves to know.  "You lied to me, you lied to 
Josh and now you're lying to yourself."  He grew up with an alcoholic, he 
knows what secrets do to people who want to have a drink.  I don' want 
this to happen to you.  Annie tells him it's none of his business-- he's 
not in charge of her anymore.  He leaves.  She is joined by Josh who asks 
what is going on between Annie & Rick.  She says it was a disagreement 
about work.  Josh figured he wanted to say something about their past 
relationship.  Annie says that Rick can be bossy, but it's not going to be 
a problem.

   APT. OVER ED'S GARAGE

Ed is looking at Rick & Annie's wedding picture when Rick comes home.  Ed 
brought some sheets.  When Rick tells him he didn't have to, Ed asks how 
often he washes clothes, every 4 or 6 weeks?  Rick, "Depends on the sock 
and how long it's been around.  If it doesn't smell too bad after 6 weeks, 
I like to stretch it to 8."  Ed tells Rick that he was shocked & hurt & 
went to a meeting and saw Annie there.  He asks why he couldn't tell 
him.  Rick didn't think it was any of his business.  Ed understands now.  
Rick wanted to have this conversation for years.  It happened so fast and 
it was perfect.  They partied and had some drinks and she couldn't stop.  
He became an enabler, he yelled, screamed, lectured, threatened & made 
excuses for her, covered up for her, lied for her.  It hurt her, then it 
was over.  She quit drinking, but they were history.  Ed asks if his 
heart got broken.  Rick answers that he has never talked about this before.

   LEWIS OIL

Vanessa says it wasn't a choice, it wasn't a simple situation.  Dinah 
thinks it shows how Vanessa feels about her, "Why don't you just say it!  
You hate me!"  Vanessa, "I don't hate you.  I don't like you very much at 
the present moment, but I don't hate you.  Despite the fact that you're 
doing everything in your power to make me feel that way."  She didn't 
sleep or eat & needed Matt around to keep her from going out of her 
mind.  When Matt was captured she did & that's when Cutter asked her to 
make a choice.  How could Dinah hold her to anything that she said at 
that moment.  She didn't know what she was saying.  Dinah put her and her 
father through hell.  Dinah is really sorry.  Vanessa isn't sure Dinah 
knows what she's sorry about.  She has a lot to learn.  From now on she's 
by herself, tells her to clear her desk & get out of here.  Dinah, "Fine, 
if that's the way you want it", & walks past Matt & Ross as she leaves.  
They go in to Vanessa.  She threw her daughter out of her life, "Anybody 
want to tell me I did the right thing?"  Matt hugs her & Ross says it's 
the only way Dinah will learn.  What else could they do.  She has to 
learn that her actions have consequences.  Matt apologizes for not 
telling her sooner.  Ross tells Vanessa that they are together on this & 
in the end might make some sense.  

Vanessa, with tears in her eyes, tells Matt about the day Dinah was born.  A
full head of fine dark hair & beautiful eyes. She got to hold her for a few 
minutes & when they came to get her, Dinah grabbed Vanessa's finger, like 
she knew.  Vanessa closed her eyes & when she opened them, she was gone.  
Matt holds her while she cries.

   5TH STREET

Josh shows Marah and Annie the work he's doing.  Marah likes it down 
there & wonders if he's going to build a house down here when they get 
married.  Josh doesn't know.  Annie says it's a huge project and a big 
commitment.  Josh isn't scared, he's in this thing for life.

   ROOM SOMEWHERE

Reva is in bed.  A man takes Reva's pulse.  She's improved & he's 
pleased.  <She has a bandage around her head & hair to her shoulders.>  She 
wants her life back and asks how soon she can get up.  He answers, Very soon. 
She looks pleased.



    That's it for another Thursday.  Where are/is Folly?  How long is 
their follymoon going to last?  Karen  
 

