From: Sionainn <sionainn@why.net>

Tuesday, July 15

_Reva's place_:
Reva, Josh, Rick and Abby having a little dinner party.  Josh comments
that Annie has been served her divorce papers and Reva says she is
waiting for the bomb to drop.

_Spaulding Mansion, the Den_:
Alan comes in looking for a file.  Annie is sitting in the chair by the
door looking forlorn, holding the divorce papers.  Annie says "All I
have to do is sign them and I will be an ex."  To which Alan replies
"Would you like a pen?"  Annie decides she wants to go to Reva's, as
that is where she knows Josh and the kids are.  She says she can see
them celebrating with champagne and she wants to go there.   Alan stops
her at the door to the den.

_the Morgue_:
Amanda and Holly in the hall, Holly is lamenting that it seems to be
taking a long time.  Cut to Ross, Roger and Fletcher in the room, Ross
wailing "no, no".  Roger goes to look.  "Its not her - it's not Blake"
Ross says.

_Chamberlin Lake Cottage_:
Matt walks into the darkened cottage, calls for Vanessa.

Intro

_Chamberlin Lake Cottage_:
Matt turns on the lights, finds Michael sleeping on the couch. Matt
basically goes berserk, Michael tells him to back off.  Michael says he
doesn't know where Vanessa is, that she must have left while he was
asleep.  Michael tells Matt that he knows that Matt loves Dinah and that
Vanessa didn't talk to him at the graduation because she was embarrassed
and hurt to find out that Matt and Dinah were in love.

_Morgue_:
Ross says he can't imagine his life without Blake in it.  Roger hugs
Ross and says he had no idea Ross loved Blake that much.

_Reva's house_:
In the kitchen serving coffee, Reva and Josh tell Rick and Abby about
their plans to build a house for their family.  Reva wants a bigger
kitchen so she can have more get togethers like the one they are
having.  Shayne wants a hockey rink and Marah wants a gym.  They discuss
Abby's search for a new place and Reva tells Abby she wants Abby to have
the house that Alan gave to her.  Abby tries to decline but Reva insists
and Abby accepts.  Josh and Rick discuss how great a person Abby is and
Rick comments on how things keep getting in the way of them building al
life together.  They discuss Annie and Josh says that Annie isn't
capable of accepting anything right now, when Rick asks how Annie is
accepting  things such as the divorce.  Rick comments that Annie is
someone else's problem now -- Alan Spaulding's.

_Spaulding Den_:
Alan sits Annie on the couch for a chat.  Alan tells Annie that in the
past few weeks she has developed "a great capacity for creating a very
strong impact at gatherings".  Annie brings up the Bauer BBQ and Alan
says he just doesn't want her to make a fool of herself again.  Annie
still wants to go, even though Alan says she will just be giving Josh
and Reva more ammo, but Annie says she has something different in mind
and that Alan will be proud of her and she invites Alan to go to Reva's
with her.

commercial 

_Morgue_:
The Morgue worker says he will notify the police that the woman is not
Blake Marler.  Ross and Roger discuss the fact that Ross was so hard on
Blake because of his pride and they discuss being too proud and too
ambitious.  Roger goes to tell Holly that the woman is not Chrissy. 
They embrace.  Amanda asks if they should go somewhere and celebrate. 
Ross says no, that they need to find Blake.

_Reva's place_:
Rick notes to Josh that it has been an interesting year.  Josh
completely agrees.  Rick brings up Michelle and discusses her
'obsession' with finding the person who has her mother's heat and that
he thinks she expects this person to have gained some of her mother's
qualities.  Rick brings up Jesse -"some street kid with an attitude."
.  Abby tells Rick he should trust Michelle's judgement regarding Jesse
and whether he stole her wallet.  Rick's beeper goes off and it's Ross
asking Rick to check area hospitals for any sign of Blake in the local
E.R.'s.  Rick says ok and Ross says he can be reached at home.

_Chamberlin Lake Cottage_:
Matt and Michael go outside.  Matt wonders where Michael got the idea
that he was involved with Dinah.  Michael says its because he heard Matt
tell Dinah he loved her.  Matt tries to explain why he said that (he
said he loved her because she was helping him find Vanessa) and then
Michael brings up the trip Matt and Dinah were supposed to be taking and
Matt explains that that was to get Vanessa from Switzerland.  Matt
laments about what else could possibly go wrong.  Michael finds a note
on the table and Matt snatches it from him and reads it and finds out
that Vanessa has left, realizing how much pain she is causing Michael by
reminding him of Celeste.  Matt is upset because it seems to him that
Michael has chased Vanessa away and now he has no idea where she could
be.

_Beach_:
Vanessa sighs.  Three times.  And then proceeds to regale the beach with
how much she loves the lake and how foolish she was to think that she
could live there without Matt.

commercial

_Chamberlin Lake Cottage_:
Matt asks Michael how much of a head start he thinks Vanessa has. 
Michael figures about an hour.  Michael goes on to explain to Matt that
he is not some psychopath who goes around dragging people into the woods
and that he cares about Vanessa.  To which Matt retorts that if she
weren't afraid of him, why did she wait 'til he was asleep to leave.

_Beach_:
Vanessa says she doesn't know how to say good-bye or leave.  That this
is
a place that held all her hopes, dreams, and happiness.  She reminisces
about Matt badly quoting _King Lear_.  She begins to cry and sigh and
they flashback on various scenes of Matt, throwing rocks into the lake,
sitting on rocks, walking in the woods, sailing.  Many of the scenes
sans shirt.  Then she sighs "But now you're happy - you and Dinah have
each other..."  And she bids a tearful good-bye to the beach and lake,
leaving the lily she was holding, and walking away.

_Reva's place_:
Josh and Reva doing dishes and cleaning up after the dinner party.  They
talk about Rick saying how worried Ross sounded about Blake.  Reva says
she was upset about Blake keeping secrets and lying but now Reva can
understand.  Josh and Reva end up on top of the counter necking.  Marah
calls out from upstairs "momma?", they hurry and get up and adjust their
clothes.  Marah and Shayne come downstairs - Shayne has had a bad dream
and doesn't want to talk about it.  But Marah explains that Shayne had a
bad dream about Annie - that she was in jail and was yelling at Shayne
to let her out.  Marah also said that Shayne had heard them talking
about the divorce.  Reva says they had planned to have a family meeting
on it in the morning.  Shayne says he doesn't want to get divorced. 
Josh reassures him that he and Reva love him and will always be there
for him and that Annie loves him too.  But that Annie is very sick right
now.  Shayne asks if Josh and Reva are going to get married, Josh
explains it may take a while because he is still legally married to
Annie.  There is a knock at the door and Josh opens it to find Alan and
Annie standing there.

commercial

_Reva's place_:
Josh ushers Alan and Annie out and asks Alan to take Annie home, that he
doesn't want any trouble.  Annie says she has the divorce papers and
wants to respond to them in person, and that she wants to see the kids. 
Annie rushes in as Reva is taking the kids back to bed.  They are on the
stairs and the kids cling to Reva when they see Annie.  Annie tells Reva
it won't take long, then tells the kids she misses them and that she
wants to apologize for her actions at the Bauer BBQ.  They tell her they
were scared.  Annie says she misses them and that makes her sad and
sick.  And she wishes she could take it back and asks them to forgive
her.  The kids look to Reva, who tells them it is up to them, and they
agree to forgive her.  The kids go to bed.  Reva tells Annie that you
just can't fool kids.  Annie says she wasn't trying to fool them .  Rev
says she has been waiting for Annie's reaction to the divorce papers.

_Carriage House_:
Ross rushes in calling for Blake.  Roger hands Ross notes left on the
bench out front -- legal briefs.  Holly thanks Amanda for being so kind
and sympathetic.  They put on the tv to check for any news on Blake. 
Amanda and Holly go into the kitchen to fix coffee.  Ross calls Fletcher
for news and tells Fletcher to bring the boys home after the are done
eating.  Ross says he just wants to hold his boys.

_Beach_:
Matt comes running onto the beach calling for Vanessa.  He finds the
flower and Vanessa's hand prints by it and realizes she was here.

commercial

_Beach_:
Matt and Michael on beach.  Matt asks Michael for the keys to his car 
because his won't start.  Michael has no keys and no car -- he and
Vanessa drove together.  Matt asks Michael what Vanessa's plans were and
where she might go.

_Carriage House_:
Holly calls out good-bye to Fletcher and closes the door.  Roger and
Ross admire the kids in their playpens.  Amanda and Holly wonder at Ross
and Roger actually getting along.  The phone rings and its Rick saying
that there is no one matching Blake's description in all the hospitals
in a 100 mile radius.  ross hangs up and suggests food.  Holly and
Amanda go off to make something.  Roger suggests a drink, but Ross
declines.  There is a knock at the door.  Ross opens it and finds a hot,
tired and contrite looking Blake.

commercial

_Beach House_:  
Matt tries to make a call but the phone is dead.  Matt blows up. 
Michael says he wants, no insists, on helping to find Vanessa.

_Reva's place_:
Annie says Reva was right about the kids, but she had to apologize and
wants to make it up to them.  Annie says she doesn't blame the kids for
anything.  She then proceeds to sign the divorce papers in front of them
all.  "I hope this lessens a little of the pain I have put you through"
Annie says, then tells Alan she wants to leave.  She gives Josh her
wedding ring and says good-bye.  Outside, Alan comments that Annie's
desire for revenge seems to have passed.  Annie says she has decided
that success is the best revenge - something she has learned from Alan. 
Annie says she will claw her way to the top 'til the town sees she is a
woman to be reckoned with and not Reva.  Alan says that she is learning
and Annie says he is a great teacher.  They kiss.

_Carriage House_:
Blake walks in and goes straight to her boys.  She says her purse was
stolen and that she lost her keys.  When it is brought up she was
supposed to call she says the batteries in her cell phone died and that
she hitchhiked home and acknowledges it was a stupid thing to do but
that she just wanted to get home.  Ross hugs her and kisses her and says
he loves her just the way she is and that he will accept and love her as
long as she doesn't leave him again.  There is a group hug by Ross,
Blake, Holly and Roger, with Amanda looking on and smiling.

End.

-- 
Sionainn

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Today I will gladly share my experience and advice, for there are no
sweeter words
 than "I told you so."

 sionainn@why.net
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