From: Mark & Heather <jmevans@mail.utexas.edu>

VAN/MATT'S - Vanessa takes one of her pills while Matt watches from across
the room.  He questions her about it since the doctor said she only needed
them if the symptoms return.  Vanessa blows it off to the hot tub/alcohol
combo.  Matt asks "then why did you take the pill?"  Vanessa says she's
okay and tries to change the subject.  Matt says "Don't do this to me.
Tell me the truth."

BAR - Cassie is on the pool table stripping and teasing while a crowd of
horn dogs cheers her on.  Hart watches quietly.  One of the guys tucks some
bucks and asks her "how does that feel?"  Cassie says "not good enough."
So Hart offers more and asks "is this enough?"  Cassie, who is too drunk to
recognize him, says "well, is there anything special you would like to
see?"  Hart says "yeah, I'd like to see you get off the table."  The other
guys boo and Cassie tells him to beat it.

JOSH/REVA'S - Reva answers the door to Alan and Annie.  She tries to slam
it in their faces, but Alan barges in and says they have something
important to say.  Annie heads towards Josh all teary-eyed and tells him
H.B. has died.  Josh and Reva are stunned and also worried that this might
be a trick.  Josh goes to the phone to try to find out while Reva and Annie
get into it.  Annie assures her that even she wouldn't make a trick out of
something so horrible.  She says no matter what Reva thinks about her, H.B.
was her father-in-law too and she loved him very much.  Reva says "this
isn't about you Annie.  This is about Harlan Lewis."  She tells Annie
"you'd better not be trying to hone in on this!"

VAN/MATT'S - Matt says he thought Van had been feeling so good lately.  Was
it a lie?  Van says no.  Matt says she must have her symptoms or she
wouldn't be taking her pills.  Van says she has just been exhausted with
the jet lag and all.  Matt wonders why she didn't says something.  Van says
she just wanted everything to be perfect for a while.  "For a while?" Matts
asks.  Van says it could be the flu, anything.  Matt then asks again about
why she took the pill.  He thought they were in this together now.  Van
then fesses up and tells him how she's been feeling light-headed lately and
it didn't go away.  She kept feeling like she was going to faint.  Then
when she got out of the hot tub she just felt awful.  Matt feels bad and
hugs her.  Then he tells her she needs to go to a doctor right now.  Van
says it isn't necessary right now, but she'll see one in the morning.

BAR - Cassie is still dancing while Hart keeps trying to get her down.
Then she stumbles while trying to push some guy away and conveniently falls
into Hart's arms.  She yells at him to put her down and starts teasing the
guys some more.  She starts to get back on the table again, but Hart grabs
her and carries her out over his shoulder while telling everyone he has to
get his wife out of here.  Cassie is screaming that she isn't his wife.
Hart says "yeah, my mom tried to tell me to marry the ugly one, but I
didn't listen."  As he carries her out Hart tries to get her to tell him
where she lives, but she passes out.

JOSH/REVA'S - Annie and Alan are heading out the door as Annie starts to
says "If Josh needs me..."  Reva says "He won't!" and slams the door.  Josh
hangs up with H.B.'s doctor.  He tells Reva that H.B. had been at Cross
Creek.  He wanted to get away to do some fishing.  He had a heart attack
while he was fishing.  He had planned to surprise them with a visit
tomorrow.  Josh/Reva hug and cry.  They decide they should tell the kids in
the morning.  Josh says it will be tough on them since they just recently
lost their Grandma Sarah too.  Josh just can't believe it himself.  He
thought H.B. would always be there.  Reva tries to talk about happy times
as Billy walks in.  They all hug and cry.

VAN/MATT'S - Van walks down the stairs in a black nightie.  Matt says she
never looked more beautiful or more healthy.  Just as they are getting into
their smooch-fest there is a knock at the door.  Van opens it up to Dinah
who just barges in saying "I don't know what it is with that guy!"  She
tells him that Hart misunderstands everything.  She wants to move in with
him and she has told him this but all he hears is that she doesn't want to
get married right now.

HART'S - Meanwhile Hart enters his house still carrying Cassie.  He keeps
trying to wake her up but she is out of it.  She mumbles "Tammy" but that's
about it.  Hart finds her i.d. and calls info to try to get her address.
411 doesn't have a listing for her.  Hart realizes she is there for the
night so he carries her up to his bedroom. (Gee I don't suppose Dinah is
going to show up or anything).

JOSH/REVA'S -  Billy says he thinks they should lay H.B. to rest at his
favorite place - Cross Creek.  He thinks they should put up a marker there
or something.  Josh says a marker sounds nice, but he wants a bench.  He
says H.B. may be gone but he is still going to go lean on his shoulders for
advice and he will need a bench to sit on.  Billy says if he doesn't want
to drive to Cross Creek "you can always lean on my shoulders."  Josh says
thanks and giggles and then tells Billy he loves him.  (it is very obvious
that these three aren't having to "act" sad today :(   Reva says they need
to have a memorial service in SF also for all the others who loved H.B.
also.  Josh asks if Vanessa knows yet. Billy says she is going to be very
upset.  She loved H.B. like her own daddy.  He says he will drive over
there later and tell her.

VAN/MATT'S - Dinah is pacing around the room ranting to herself out loud.
Matt offers her the guest room for the night and leaves Dinah/Van alone to
talk.  Dinah tells her mom she isn't ready for kids and marriage right now.
 She makes comments like "you just don't know what will happen or how long
it will last."  Van realizes that Dinah is worried about getting Van's
illness.  She tells Dinah that yes it is hereditary, but very rare and
unlikely for her.  She says that Dinah is a long way from Van's age and by
then she is sure they will have a cure.  Dinah says it is still scary.
Van asks if this is really what it is all about.  Dinah says it IS about
the disease and she has talked with Hart about it, but he thinks she is
using it as an excuse not to commit to him.  She says she doesn't want to
lose Hart, but she just isn't ready for a baby right now.  She says Hart is
too ready.  Sometimes she thinks he wants a baby more than he wants her.
Van says she needs to be honest with him now.  She says if Hart loves her
then he will understand.  Van tells her to get on with her life.  Time is
too precious.  She says if Dinah loves him then she should tell him and
commit to him.

HART'S - Hart tucks Cassie into his bed.

VAN/MATT'S - It is morning now and Dinah is sneaking out.  She whispers to
Matt (who was sleeping with Van on the couch) that she is going to make up
with Hart now.

HART'S - Hart has some toast, juice, and aspirin for Cassie, who walks down
the stairs in nothing but one of Hart's shirts.  She sits down and they
chat.  Hart asks who Tammy is.  Cassie spills it all about Tammy, her
ex-husband the drug dealer, and how Tammy is now in foster care.  Hart
makes her feel better by telling her about Peter.  He tells her that Peter
lives with his mother and his mother now has a new guy that Peter likes
very much.  He says he is afraid that Peter is going to forget him.  Cassie
says no way.

MENTAL HOSPITAL - Alan has returned Annie to the psycho joint.  He promises
he will get her out soon if she promises to stay put and stay patient.  He
starts to leaves and Annie kisses him and tries to convince him to stay for
a little romp.

HART'S - I guess Hart has now made pancakes for Cassie because she is
commenting on getting him to show her how he made the pancakes.  Hart says
she will have to get up first and he stands up and starts to help her up
while Dinah barges in (once again) saying "Before you say anything, I just
want to say how sorry I am about last night"  and then she looks up and
sees the two of them.  (why would she assume that he would be standing
there in the living room anyway).

MENTAL HOSPITAL - Alan tells Annie he can't stay, but says he will get her
out soon.  He sneaks out the door and heads down the hall when a
doctor/staff person walks by and asks him what he is doing out of his room.
 Alan tries to convince the guys he isn't a patient, but the guy says "how
many times have I heard that one before."  The guys drags Alan away while
Alan yells "Don't you know who I am.  I'm Alan Spaulding."

MATT/VAN'S - Matt whispers to a sleeping Vanessa "You have to be okay
Vanessa.  I don't think I could stand losing you again."  Van wakes up and
asks if he said something.  Matt says he was just telling her he loves her.
 She says she loves him too and they smooch.

REVA/JOSH'S - Josh/Billy/Reva are still chatting about H.B. when the kids
come running down the stairs all excited about their first day of school.
Josh sits them down first and tells them the sad news about their grandpa
and the kids cry.

That's it for this tear-jerking Monday.

Heather


