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


  ROSS' OFFICE

Ross is on the phone when Bridget & Matt arrive.  Matt got a call from 
Vanessa who wants to stay in Paris longer to keep Peter away from Roger.  
They ask Ross how long this will last.  Ross tells them until Roger gives 
up Dinah.  Bridget wants her baby home.  Matt says he doesn't think that 
Roger will give up Dinah.

  ROGER'S BED	

Dinah suggests getting married on a yacht & sailing to an island in the 
Mediterranean & having their reception there.  Roger says she's a bad 
influence on him, keeping him in bed past noon.  She hates it when he 
goes to work, she gets bored.  She'd like to take his silk ties, tie 
him to the bed, and keep him there all day.  But she has things to do:  
tell the whole world about their engagement.  Roger doesn't want her to 
tell anyone.  Dinah asks if he's really going to marry her.

  CEDARS--DAVID'S ROOM

Brent/Marian listens to David & his father talking.  S/he's upset that 
David will be going back to the Boardinghouse.  Lucy arrives & asks why 
s/he's so upset.  Brent/Marian is at the hospital to see a doctor, then 
decided to see David because he is a friend of Lucy.  Dr. Grant leaves, 
so Lucy & Brent/Marian go in to see David.  S/he asks how David survived 
the fall.  David thinks his guardian angel deserves a raise.

  ROSS' OFFICE

Ross asks why they changed their minds.  Matt says that was before Vanessa 
called to say she's staying longer & postponed the wedding & before he 
had Bridget on his back.  Bridget says it hasn't done a thing to Roger, 
she wants her boy back.  Matt thinks the plan hasn't worked, so it's time 
to fold.  Ross wants them to give it a chance.  Bridget, "You're not 
Peter's mother."  She wants Ross to call Vanessa and tell her to come 
home.  He won't, when Roger is quiet he's up to something.  Give him 
enough time to miss his grandson.  Matt, "Then he ups the stakes again."  
Ross, "We always knew that was a possibility.  We have to look at our 
options rationally."  Matt, "It's like we're poking a rabid dog with a 
sharp stick.  What do you think is going to happen?"  Bridget reminds 
them that they're talking about her little boy.  Ross, "Peter is safe, 
Dinah is not.  This is about getting Dinah away from Roger so she can 
have some happiness."  Matt, "At the expense of everyone else?  I'm sick 
of putting my life on hold while I'm waiting for Dinah to call the 
shots."  Ross says Dinah needs a boost & a little guidance.  Bridget asks 
if he thinks Matt & she had that, if they made a mess, they had to clean 
it up themselves.  Ross, "It's different with Dinah."  Matt tells Ross 
it's time to let her go.

  ROGER'S

Dinah says Blake was right, Roger did propose to her to get back at 
Holly.  She could handle it if that's the case.  She can handle anything 
except making a jackass of herself.  She's not going to tell everyone 
about their marriage & then turn around & say forget it.  Roger says he 
meant it.  Dinah wants to know why it has to be a big secret.  She loves 
to play games as much as he does, but she won't fool around about this.  
Roger tells her that when he proposed he was thinking about how happy she 
makes him.  He can't wait to marry her.  Dinah wants a ring, so he agrees 
to buy her one.  She wants to know when & how they'll tell people, so he 
whispers in her ear.

  JEWELERS

Roger & Dinah are picking out an engagement ring, when Blake arrives to 
have her bracelet fixed.  Roger tells her why they're here.  Blake is 
shocked to hear that he asked Dinah to marry him.  Roger tells the clerk 
to show Dinah some antique settings, but Blake tells him, "Don't waste 
your time.  They don't need to see any rings.  <to Dinah> He's not going to 
marry you.  Not now, not ever."

  CEDARS

Lucy thinks it's a shame Marian/Brent can't get a room at the 
Boardinghouse.  David tells her that his room was almost available.  He 
can't imagine living anywhere else.  Vivian comes in, Lucy & Marian/Brent 
leave.  Vivian complains about the heat in David's room & his lunch 
tray.  David tells her to stop.

Outside the room, Lucy & Marian/Brent talk about Lucy's rape.  Lucy says 
she was a victim & it was an act of violence by a coward.  Brent/Marian 
wonders how an innocent evening could end up like that, a few drinks & 
you can't even taste the vodka.  Lucy asks how s/he knew there was vodka 
in the drinks.

  ROSS' OFFICE

Ross says they can't push him & expect him to jump.  Bridget thinks 
that's what he expects them to do for Dinah.  Ross tells her to stop 
thinking about herself.  Matt tells him he's not going to put this off on 
them, Dinah & Roger are playing house.  Ross, "Dinah doesn't control any 
of this."  Matts says Ross is playing into Dinah's hands again & he 
thought he would have learned by now.  Ross, "It's her future."  Matt, 
"This is about Dinah seeing how far whe can push you and Vanessa."  
Bridget says it's about her son & she wants him home.  Ross, "How brave 
of you.  Would you ever be able to do that to your own child?"  Bridget 
tells him that Matt & Vanessa tried that to get her to go along with the 
plan, which is a bad joke.  Ross says Roger is not a joke.  Bridget tells 
Ross that Roger is not a monster, he has been a good grandfather, very 
caring.  Ross wants her to talk to Blake.  Roger has cut Ross' career off 
many times, and he's done alot to Vanessa's family.  Matt doesn't care.  
Ross thinks Roger is a threat & everyone underestimates him & that's what 
Roger wants.  Matt says this isn't about getting Dinah back, but it's old 
stuff between Ross & Roger, it's pay back, "What are you doing to us?  
You're no better than he is."

  JEWELERS

Roger tells them to ignore Blake.  Blake tells Dinah that she may have 
fallen for Roger, but he hasn't.  Dinah asks Blake to help her pick a 
ring, but Blake wants to talk to "Daddy".  Blake asks Roger why he's doing 
this to Dinah, it's not a game to her, it's real.  She tells him that 
he's made his point.  She isn't Dinah's fan, but even Dinah doesn't 
deserve this.  She starts to leave, but Roger tells her to stop, she's 
gone up against him for the last time.

  CEDARS

David tells Vivian he wants to talk.  He knows that she was upset after 
his accident.  She asks why that surprises him.  He never knows how she 
thinks or feels & she never says anything.  She tells him she can't talk 
about her emotions.  She gets angry when she gives him opportunity after 
opportunity & he throws it back at her.  He tells her to face the facts, 
he's not going to stack up because he's different than her.  Vivian, "I 
get angry because we're so much alike."

  OUTSIDE DAVID'S ROOM

Marian/Brent says s/he knows first hand.  Lucy assumes s/he was raped 
too.  Marian/Brent says she was.  Lucy thinks that explains alot.  Marian 
explains that's why s/he feels close to Lucy.  Lucy tells Marian/Brent 
about support groups & the self-defense class.  The self-defense class was a 
breakthrough for her, she realized that the scum was still with her, but 
today she broke free from him.  In a couple of weeks he'll be as dead to 
her as he really is.   Marian/Brent says that's progress.  Lucy, "For me, 
for my family & for Michael too.  We're finally free of this creep."  
Marian/Brent, "How can you know if you're truly free of him?"  Lucy asks 
Marian/Brent to go with her to talk to Lillian.  S/he won't talk about it 
yet & asks Lucy for a ride home.  Lucy gives her the keys to her car & 
tells her to wait there.

  JEWELERS

Dinah looks at diamonds.  She wants a diamond so big people will need 
sunglasses.  She knew someone whose diamond fell out, "So make sure it's 
stuck in there really well."  She doesn't want a platinum setting, she 
wants "gold that looks gold".

Roger tells Blake she tried to poison Dinah against him & sabotage this 
happy moment.  He tells her she's made it clear she doesn't love him.  
Blake asks if he wants her to beg for his forgiveness?  Be happy for 
him?  What does he want?  It certainly isn't Dinah.  Roger wants her to 
leave, he can't bear to look at her.  Blake, "You don't love Dinah, you 
love Mom.  You're just angry because she's moved on with her life 
without you.  But marrying Dinah is not going to win her back.  What is 
it going to get you?"  Roger wonders why she so sure he's pining after 
her mother.  Dinah wants to marry him & accepts him, flaws & all.  Blake 
doesn't buy it & if he goes through with it, he'll regret it.  Dinah comes 
over with about 5 rings on each finger & complains about the plain, 
boring stuff.  Roger says that won't do for the woman he loves.  Blake 
walks out.  Roger watches her with a sad look on his face.

  CEDARS PARKING GARAGE

Brent/Marian, "I'm not finished with you yet, Lucy.  You don't know who 
you're talking to.  You look at me right in the face & you tell me you're 
over me.  I don't think so.  You're going to pay."  S/he finds a pipe & 
starts bashing Lucy's car until the windows are broken.  Lucy comes out 
of the elevator just after s/he's finished.  S/he calms herself & tells 
Lucy that it was 3 men who ran when they saw her.  Lucy can't believe it, 
why did they pick her car, it's like.... Brent/Marian says it has nothing 
to with what happened to Lucy before.  Lucy feels like someone is trying 
to destroy her.  Marian/Brent tells Lucy s/he's here & Lucy shouldn't be 
afraid.  S/he hugs Lucy.

  DAVID'S ROOM

Vivian explains how marching fed her soul & spirit, but not her body.  If 
he doesn't find a way to support himself, he'll find himself on the street 
like so many others.  David says he can live without the Country Club.  
Vivian is making a difference now by raising money, dining with state 
senators, working with PACs.  She wants to change the world, but it takes 
power & money to change the rules.  She doesn't want him to make the same 
mistakes she made.

  ROSS' OFFICE

Ross is not using his daughter to get back at Roger.  Bridget, "No you're 
using my son."  Ross wants a few days & if Roger hasn't made a move, 
they'll end it.  Matt wants Vanessa & Peter home now.  Bridget thinks 
Ross is paranoid & leaves.  Ross tells Matt that Vanessa won't be in a mood 
for a wedding until the Roger-Dinah thing has been resolved.  Matt tells 
him to resolve it or he will.  Blake storms in & tells them that Roger is 
doing it to spite them.  He's going to marry Dinah, she found them buying 
an engagement ring.  A messanger arrives with a letter for Ross,  "You're 
cordially invited to attend a party in honor of the engagement of Mr. 
Roger Adam Thorpe and Ms. Dinah Adele Marler, daughter of Mr. Ross Marler 
& Ms. Vanessa Chamberlin."  Ross, "Heaven help us."

  JEWELERS

Roger puts a ring on Dinah's finger.  She squeals in delight and tells 
him that she loves him.

  ROSS' OFFICE

Ross, "Dinah can't marry that old fool!"  Blake says it's a disaster.  
Ross says it can't happen.  Matt tells him they're both adults, Ross is 
pushing them closer together.  Ross thinks Dinah will come to her 
senses.  Matt tells Ross that there is nothing they can do about it.  
Ross, "There's more to this, more than either of you know."  He leaves.
 
  CEDARS GARAGE

Lucy feels violated.  Marian/Brent says it could have been worse, it 
could have been Lucy.



