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


  DINER

Frank and Buzz get home from their trip.  Frank tells Lucy, Nadine & 
Eleni that Brent's sister wasn't in Gary, Ind.  Buzz walks around staring 
at a map.  Nadine stares at Buzz for a long time and asks him what is the 
matter.  Something has happened to him, the color of his aura has 
changed.  He doesn't believe her.

  GOSHEN

Reva pours hot water into a bathtub (which is draped in cloth) and adds bath 
salts.

  TOWERS

Roger and Dinah kiss (she has her back to the room) while the party crowd 
watches (Holly & Fletch, Blake & Ross, Matt & Vanessa, Ed & Lillian, 
Josh & Annie).  Ross looks furious, Holly looks disgusted, and Vanessa is
totally shocked.  The kiss ends.  Dinah asks Roger, "What was that for?" 
before she turns and sees who's watching.  Her face drops.  Hamp tells 
Roger not to cause any trouble.  Ross approaches them, "Get your hands 
off my daughter!"  Blake, "Why are you doing this Dad?"  Roger asks if 
there's a law against two consenting adults having dinner.

Holly (at the table), "He's doing this on purpose."  Fletch tells her 
that's what he wants, a reaction.  

Vanessa, "How could she?"  Matt, "Don't be so quick to judge Dinah." 

Dinah (to Ross), "Isn't this what you wanted?  I told you I didn't have 
any friends in Springfield.  You knew I had no one to turn to."

Vanessa, "She planned the whole thing."  Matt, "Either that or she's a 
quick study."

Dinah, "Mother fired me, since that was my only source of income and you 
refused to help me, what did you expect me to do Dad?  Thank goodness 
there's one generous person in this town."  Roger asks Hamp for a table-- 
out of the way, but close to the dance floor.  It's right next to the 
party table.

Blake sits down and asks Holly & Fletch how Roger knew about the party.  
They tell her about running into him at lunch and letting it slip.  Ross 
tells Vanessa that Roger is using their daughter because she's mad at 
them.  Fletch tells him she's an easy victim.  Ross, "She doesn't know 
what she's doing!"  Vanessa, "But he does."  They all stare at 
Roger/Dinah while they kiss again.  Ross threatens to strangle Roger 
while Ed & Blake hold him back.

Dinah starts to look worried, "Roger, you're a rat, you set me up.  Why 
didn't you tell me they were all going to be here?"  Roger, "And spoil 
the surprise?"  Dinah, "They are my parents."  Roger, "That is my 
daughter & you made it all worthwhile."  Dinah, "By making fun of me?"
Roger tells her she was brilliant.  Dinah agrees that it did feel good, 
especially after how her father treated her today.  He deserves to sweat 
a little.  Roger, "And the night is still young."  The kiss again.  Ross 
steams.

  DINER

Buzz yells at Nadine to stop staring at him.  She can't help it, his aura 
is so bright.  Buzz tells her she has a psychic screw loose.  She puts 
her hands by his face & says this is fascinating.  Frank & Lucy do it 
too.  Buzz tells them to stop.  He's distracted because of the time he 
spent with Frank.  Frank tells them they ran out of gas in the middle of 
cow country.  Nadine, "Buzz always does that."  Eleni, "So does Frank."  
Buzz admits that he got lost.  Lucy tells them that he has the worst 
sense of direction.  Buzz says that the trees were beckoning him, 
flagging him down, like they wanted him to go someplace.  "The cows were 
fascinating.  Those guys came up close to me."  Eleni, "Girls.  Cows are 
female not male."  Buzz, "They were very big & they mooed right at me."  
Lucy is glad they had a lovely day in the country, but they need to find 
Brent's sister.

Eleni tells Nadine that she's worried about Lucy & HIV & Brent being 
infected.  Lucy comes up & sees the AIDS brochure in Nadine's hand.  She 
wonders if they know someone who has AIDS.  Eleni tells her that she got 
it on AIDS Awareness Day.  Lucy asks if she got it for her.  "You think I 
have AIDS?  I couldn't have it."  Eleni tells her that they have to deal 
with the possibility.  They go upstairs to talk.

Buzz stares at the map and can't find Goshen until Frank points it out.

  GOSHEN

Reva takes off her robe & gets into the tub.

  TOWERS

Ross tells Josh & Annie that he filed the petition to declare Reva dead.  
He hopes they'll get around the delay.  Annie is shocked to hear about 
the possiblity of a 2 year delay of their wedding.  She wonders why Josh 
didn't tell her.  He says because it's not definite.  She rushes out.

Roger & Dinah toast their families.  Dinah wonders who's more upset, her 
father or his daughter.  Roger, "Chrissie will be ok, I'll talk to her 
later."  Dinah, "There are no words that could calm down my mother and 
father."  Roger asks if she minds.  She's never seen them look like 
that.  He asks if she's embarrassed.  She's not & neither is he.

Holly tells Fletch that she know what Roger is doing.  Fletch, "Trying to 
get to you?"  Holly, "No, he can't.  I won't let him.  He's just making a 
scene.  He wants to shock everybody & doesn't care who he hurts."  Blake, 
"He looked everyone in the face, as if daring us to stop him."  Fletch 
tells her to ignore him & tells Ross, don't let him get to you.  Ross 
thanks him, "it's easy for you to say."  Ed tells them to take it easy, 
don't take it out on each other.  Lillian tries to get them to dance.  

Roger & Dinah are dancing.  Ross gets up, goes to them, "Roger, you've 
got a phone call", and throws a punch to Roger's jaw.

Roger holds his jaw.  Dinah, "Daddy, how could you do that?"  Ross, 
"I'll do it again if he lays another hand on you."  Blake, Vanessa, & 
Matt hold him back.  Hamp tells them he'll close the restaurant if 
there's more trouble.  Ross tries to pull Dinah away, but she asks Roger 
if he's ok.  Roger is fine.  He tells Ross, "For the sake of our 
daughters I'll forget this ever happened."  Ross grabs Dinah's arm, "I 
don't want her making a fool of herself with Thorpe."  Dinah tells him 
to stop it.  "You can't tell me what to do anymore.  Both of you are 
hypocrites.  You pretend to be the most loving perfect parents, but 
when push comes to shove, you treat me like I'm not good enough to be 
your daughter."  Vanessa tells her that's not true.  Dinah, "Don't try 
to make yourself look good in front of your friends.  You threw me out 
of your life.  I'm suppose to sink or swim without you, but as soon as I 
try, you jump in and try to stop me.  You can't!  You made me realize 
that I have only one friend.  Roger is the only person I can trust in 
this town.  And he's not just my date tonight or my dance partner-- he's 
my LOVER!"

  TOWERS BALCONY

Annie is upset about waiting 2 years.  Josh promises it won't take that 
long.  Ross told him he could divorce Reva.  She doesn't like it because 
of the kids.  He suggests getting married anyway, with the kids & friends 
& family.  They'll declare their love before them & before God & the 
paperwork will arrive later.  She would love to live with him.  He says 
the important thing is that they love each other & they'll be together.

  GOSHEN

Reva is taking a bath when she remembers falling into water and sinking.  
She grabs the side of the tub.

  DINER

Frank asks Buzz if he's still mad at him because of their discussion in 
the car.  Buzz doesn't blame him-- he was a rotten father.  Frank asks 
where Buzz was, what did he find out there.  Whatever it was, Buzz never 
found it.

  DINER APT.

Lucy says she feels fine & it's her private life.  Nadine tells her it's 
hard on all of them because they love her.  Lucy says she's not gay, 
she's not a drug addict, and she doesn't sleep around.  Eleni tells her 
anyone can get it from unprotected sex.  Lucy gets upset-- she was raped 
& she's dealing with it.  It was all supposed to be over.  Eleni, "We 
don't know Brent's medical history."  Lucy, "WE?  I was raped."  Eleni 
says they love her, so they're all involved.  Nadine suggests talking to 
the doctor to see if Brent tested positive for HIV.  Eleni thinks they 
might not know or they might not tell them.  Lucy, "Stop, he's dead, it's 
suppose to be over.  I thought he took everything he could from me, my 
virginity, my trust, my hope, & now you're telling me he'll take my life 
too?  He can't have it!"

  TOWERS

Dinah, "Roger & I are lovers and there is nothing you can do to keep us 
apart."  Ross, "That can't be true."  Vanessa takes Dinah to the other 
side of the room.  Dinah asks if she is embarrassing her.

Holly goes to Roger, "You juvenile, arrogant jerk!  It is one thing to 
come after me, I'm used to it.  I can take anything you dish out, but to 
deliberately taunt Vanessa & Ross & your own daughter with this young 
girl, who is practically a child.  It's unconscionable!"  Roger, "But how 
do you really feel Holly?"  Holly, "You think you'll get to me with this 
display?  Think again.  You know you've really sunk to a new low here."  
Roger, "You're making a big assumption.  That I give a damn about you and 
what you think.  As for Chrissie, I'll see that she understands."  Holly, 
"You're so sure of yourself."  Roger, "Chrissie always understood me."  
Holly, "Well, we'll see now."  Roger, "Dinah is young, but she's a 
vibrant woman & I'm having the time of my life.  I intend to continue 
having it."  He leaves.  Holly looks around for Fletcher, but he is 
gone, so she leaves too.

Roger gets Dinah away from Vanessa & Ross, but before he leaves he tells 
them he owes them thanks.  In spite of their parental indifference, Dinah 
has turned into a remarkable young woman.  Ross, "I could kill him."  
Blake, "I may help you."  Matt tells Vanessa not to let Roger get to 
her.  She should take the situation with a grain of salt.  He thinks it 
could be an act to get back at her & Ross.  She doesn't think Dinah is 
pretending & Roger is going to hurt her.

Ed & Lillian talk.  He thinks Roger will never be over Holly.  She 
doesn't understand why Roger is using Dinah.  Ed thinks it's because 
she's the daughter of 2 people who hate him and she's there.  They dance 
and they talk about Josh & Annie.  She asks if Ed is getting on with his 
life, like Josh.  Ed says he feels like his heart is dead & he'll never 
feel anything again.  She looks disappointed.  Josh & Annie walk up.  
Hamp offers champagne to the 4 of them.  Annie stares longingly at a 
glass before refusing.  Ed watches her.

Roger, "We're out of the closet now.  Lovers, did you call us?"  Dinah, 
"Aren't we?"  Roger, "Absolutely.  What an interesting night.  Let's see 
what the rest of it brings."

  THE JOURNAL

Holly arrives to find Fletch at his desk.  She tells him he was right.  
Roger got to her.  Roger did what she swore she would never let him do 
again.  She sits in his lap and admits to him that she's not perfect.  
She kisses him twice.  Fletcher, "That was better, I think you're getting 
the hang of it."  Holly, "I should have thanked Roger tonight.  He did me 
a big favor.  He made me realize how far I've come, how good I feel.  Do 
you know how I know how much I love you?  It feels so good to say that 
you're right & I was wrong."  They kiss.

  DINER APT.

Frank comes in & asks what's wrong.  Eleni gets him to leave.  Lucy makes 
them promise that her dad, Frank & A-M will never know about this.  Eleni 
tells her that she can't take the HIV test for awhile.  They can't tell 
until 6 months after exposure.  Lucy wonders how she can wait four months 
to find out.

  THE JOURNAL

Holly/Fletch decide to go home.  Holly wants to go to her place, because 
they always go to his.  He says that's where their stuff is, including 
his toothbrush.  She'll get a new one.  Fletch, "That's where we live."  
Holly, "We haven't hashed that out."  Fletch, "I've had my fill of 
hashing things out tonight."  Holly, "You mean Roger."  Fletch, "I had 
other ideas about tonight & it involves a bed."  Holly thinks it's a tiny 
bed.  Fletch thinks it gives them a chance to know each other better.  
She hasn't gotten used to it.  He'll get her more acquainted with it.

  DINER APT.

Lucy hugs a stuffed animal, looks at the AIDS pamphlet, and cries.

  DINER

Buzz ponders the map & remembers giving the good luck charm to Reva & 
asking her if she has a husband.

  GOSHEN

Reva brushes her hair, gets the paper with BUD written on it & looks at 
it with a tear in her eye.

  TOWERS

Ed dances with Annie & tells her she wanted that champagne.  It's hard 
when things aren't going well.  SHe tells him she's past that & will 
never take a drink again.  
    
Blake wonders (to Ross) how Roger could use Dinah to get back at Ross-- 
just for fun?  Ross wants to settle the bill & go home.  Vanessa tells 
Ross that they need to talk about this in private.  

Roger thanks Hamp for a delightful evening & leaves with Dinah (who looks 
a little sad).

Vanessa, "We're not going to let him get away with this, are we?"
Ross, "No, we aren't."

  


Shine on GL!!  It just keeps getting better!!  Until next Thursday.
Karen

