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


    LEWIS HOUSE

Josh comes home from the airport.  Marah jumps out at him and asks if 
Annie came home with him.  She gave Annie her doll for a birthday present 
and asks if she liked it.  Josh assures her that Annie liked it, but 
Marah wonders why Annie didn't come to the house.

    MEXICO

Rick & Annie arrive at their room.  <There is rain, thunder & 
lightning.>  The place is a dump, with one light bulb in the place.  
Annie complains about the rain, she thought Mexico was dry & sunny, with 
cactus & desert.  Rick tells her that the pictures in the brochure looked 
like that.  Annie can't believe how bad their flight was, she thought 
they were going to go down.  Rick apologizes for grabbing the oxygen mask 
from her, but he got scared.  Annie didn't think things could get any 
worse.  Rick, "We're here for a divorce.  What did you expect, the 
honeymoon suite?"

    BOARDINGHOUSE

Marian comes into the kitchen and says hello to David.  David remembers 
that she is Lucy's friend who visited him in the hospital.  Marian tells 
him that they are going to be housemates.  Marian informs Bridget that 
since Matt married & moved out, she gets his room.  Bridget, "That's 
impossible, I already rented it to him."  She points at Marcus.  Marian 
insists that Lucy promised the room to her.

    BRENT'S APARTMENT

Nadine finds Lucy's earring and wonders why it's here.  When she looks at 
the white roses she sees the vision of blood dripping on them.  Then she 
wonders why Marian has a picture of Lucy pinned to the dress dummy.  She 
sees men's clothing in the closeet and thinks Marian has a roommate.  
Nadine closes the closet door & decides to leave a note.  She knocks over 
a glass of water & uses some papers to blot the water.  She notices that 
the papers are Lucy's HIV analysis, with 2 different results.  

    DINER

Lillian arrives to check on Lucy.  Lucy thinks she came to tell her there 
was a mistake in the test results.  Lillian brought Wyatt and some of his 
HIV+ friends.  They belong to the support group that Susan goes to.  Lucy 
agrees to let them come in.  They ask her to join the group, but she 
hesitates.  They explain that they know the first 24 hours are hard, but 
there are ways to survive.  Lucy says they all seem brave and together, 
but she isn't.  Wyatt tells her that they're all scared but they don't 
give in to it.  Susan tells her they do it by being with other people who 
care and understand what they're going through.  The group gave Susan the 
courage to look for a job.  Lucy agrees to join them.

    BOARDINGHOUSE

Nola, "Don't you talk that way to my niece!"  Marian apologizes, but the 
room is very important to her and she over reacted.  Marian says that 
Lucy promised her the next vacancy.  Bridget tells her that it wasn't 
Lucy's to promise.  Marian thought Lucy would set it up and since Lucy is 
going through hard times, Marian can't be blamed for Lucy forgetting to 
set it up.  She insists to Marcus that she has prior claim to the room. 
But Marcus tells her that he came here & Bridget gave him the room.  He 
asks Bridget if she changed her mind.  Bridget tells him no.  Nola tells 
Marian that it's unfortunate, but Bridget runs the boardinghouse, Lucy 
just lives there.  Bridget rented the room to Marcus, but they'd be glad 
to take her phone number and call when there is an opening.  Marian, 
"Don't bother.  It'll be too late."  She leaves.

    LEWIS HOUSE

Marah tells Josh that she had a dream about Josh & Annie kissing & making 
up when he gave her Marah's gift.  Josh tells her that Annie thought 
Marah's gift was the best gift anyone had ever given her & wanted to give 
Marah a hug, but she was in a hurry to leave.  Marah asks where Annie 
went.  Josh explains that Annie & Dr. Bauer went to Mexico together.  
Marah asks why, but Josh doesn't want to talk about it.  He asks if she 
wants to go somewhere fantastic.

  MEXICO

The light is flickering so Rick fixes it.  They comment about the crummy 
decor.  Annie goes into one of the bedrooms, while Rick tries to open the 
refrigerator door.  It's frozen shut, so as he pulls on the door he drags 
it across the room.  Annie comes out & tells him that the mattress is 
horsehair & dry straw.  Rick offers her his room, but she says they're 
both the same.  She wants some food, so Rick explains about the fridge.  
She wants to call for room service, so Rick goes outside and yells, "Room 
Service!"  There's no phone.  Rick tells her to scream, so she does.

  BRENT'S APT.

Nadine tries to clean up the water as Marian walks down the hall.  As 
Nadine opens the door, Marian is there.  Marian asks what Nadine is doing 
in her apt.  Nadine says she was just leaving, but Marian closes the 
door.  Nadine explains that she knocked & the door was unlocked, so she 
came in to wait to give her a message from Lucy.  Lucy was grateful for 
the flowers & lucky to have her as a friend.  Nadine is sorry she came in 
& startled Marian, but she has a plane to catch.  Marian, "You can go as 
soon as you tell me why you're lying to me."

  BOARDINGHOUSE

Bridget feels bad about the room, but Nola reassures her by saying that 
Marian is "Lucy's problem not yours.  I didn't really care for her."  
David, "I think she likes me."  Nola, "I think she needs professional 
help.  I felt some anger boiling inside her."  Bridget thinks it was 
because she needed a place to live.  Nola knows her type, if she'd gotten 
a room, she'd complain about everything.

David offers to help Marcus move in.  Marcus tells him to be careful with 
his saxophone.  Davids asks what the "G" in GMW stands for.  Marcus 
explains that it's his first name, Griffin, but he doesn't use it.  David 
asks if he was named for Griffin Williams & if he's related to the great 
man.  Marcus, "You could say that, but I wish you wouldn't.  He's my dad."

    DINER

They play some Greek music & the men start dancing.  Lucy is talking to a 
member of the support group about how she became HIV+.  She tells Lucy 
that it hasn't been all bad, she's learned the value of life & she met 
the people in the group.  Susan & Nick join the dancers.  AM joins Lucy 
and tells her that she has a lot of guts.  Lucy explains that after 
waiting for the test results for so long, the only way to go is up.  
Lillian asks about Nadine.  Lucy tells her that she left town, "on a trip 
of a lifetime."

    BRENT'S APT.

Nadine asks why Marian thinks she's lying.  Nadine apologizes again & 
wants Marian to move away from the door.  Marian points out that the 
glass of water was spilled.  Nadine asks what's the big deal.  Marian 
locks the door & asks why Nadine lied.  Nadine wants to know why Marian 
has a picture of Lucy & Lucy's earring, "What kind of friend are you?  I 
think you have problems & need help.  Have you ever considered therapy?"  
Marian, "Right now my only problem is you Nadine."  Nadine tells Marian 
that she's too involved with Lucy & it's not healthy and asks why Marian 
has men's clothing.  Marian, "I wish you hadn't seen all that.  My 
secret's out.  Now I'll have to tell you everything."

    CAROUSEL AT JOSH'S HOUSE

Marah is excited to see the carousel & that it is theirs.  She and Josh 
pretend that it's a coach and horses.

    MEXICO

Rick brings in fruit that he picked.  Rick plays with some fruit as 
earrings, while Annie stuffs his mouth with another piece of fruit.

    BRENT'S APT.

Marian didn't want to tell people at work that she is "living in sin" 
with a man.  Nadine doesn't care about that.  She wants to know what 
Marian is doing with Lucy's things.  Marian says it's innocent.  Lucy is 
her role model & she'd like to be just like her.  Nadine says that 
doesn't explain her having Lucy's test results & wonders what kind of 
sick thing is going on.

    BOARDINGHOUSE

David asks Marcus what his dad thinks of him being a travelling saxophone 
player.  Marcus, "Same as yours does about you laying bricks downtown."  
David, "Hates it, but he's not as bad as my mother.  He's mellow.  He 
thinks you should find something you like to do & someone who'll pay you 
to do it.  He can't understand why I would like to do something that pays 
under $20 an hour."  David tells Marcus that he saw Griffin Williams at 
the Civic Center in Chicago and he was a great speaker.  He still gets 
chills thinking about him.  He asks if it bothers Marcus to talk about 
him.  It doesn't.  Marcus asks if his playing bothers David.  He starts 
playing.  Bridget & Nola come in.  Marcus, "Not here, right?"  They both 
say no, he should continue.  They start dancing.

    DINER

They're talking about their favorite Greek island.  Lucy thanks Wyatt for 
brining his friends.  He tells her to thank Lillian, it was her idea.  
Lillian couldn't have done it if AM had said no.  AM couldn't say no to 
her.  Lucy wants to learn about the disease.  Nick & Susan offer to 
help.  Wyatt reminds Lucy to be positive.  Lucy thanks them all for the 
love in the room.

    BRENT'S APT.

Marian can't explain Lucy's things, maybe she's obsessed with Lucy.  What 
can she do.  Nadine knows what it's like to not have a life of your own, 
but fixating on somebody else isn't going to fill Marian's.  She 
suggests, "couch time".  Marian, "You really think so, Deenie?"  Nadine, 
"Yes."  Marian, "Maybe it could help.  Maybe I'm not too far gone."  
Nadine suggests going to the diner to call and get some help.  Marian 
goes to the door, "No you don't.  I know what you'll do.  Dump me off in 
some rubber room and race off to Lucy and tell her she's not really HIV+."
Nadine, "What did you say?  She's not positive?"
Marian, "You really are dense aren't you.  I changed her test results.  
She's not sick at all."
Nadine, "You monster!" and asks if she's making it up.  Then she wonders 
what Lucy did to deserve this.  
Marian, "I'll tell you.  Better yet, I'll show you Deenie my dear."  
He takes off the wig.
Nadine, "It can't be."
Brent, "It is.  Brent Lawrence up close and personal."
Nadine, "You're suppose to be dead."
Brent, "Don't you wish."

   MEXICO

Rick wanders around in just his boxer shorts, because he can't sleep on 
that "sorry excuse for a mattress."  Annie comes out, she can't sleep 
either.  They look at each other.

   CAROUSEL

Marah is asleep & Josh looks around remembering Annie.  He smiles, "Daddy!"
H.B., "I hear tell you messed up again boy."

    DINER

Everyone has left except Buzz, Lucy, & AM.  She feels a little better, but 
doesn't know how she'll feel tomorrow.  AM & Buzz say they'll be there 
for her.  She misses the people from the support group already.  Buzz, 
"Remember when you were a kid, you were afraid you wouldn't have any real 
friends because we moved around so much?"  Lucy, "And you always told me 
I'd end up with the best friends of anybody."  Buzz, "Did I lie?"  Lucy 
hugs him.  Buzz goes outside and leans agains the wall.  AM holds Lucy.

    BRENT'S APT.

Brent tells Nadine that his sister found a doctor who would lie for a 
price, so they faked his death.  He goes over and picks up a candlestick. 
Nadine, "You won't get away with this."
Brent, "I already have.  It's too bad you came here.  Now you have to 
pay.  I faked my own death, but I won't have to fake yours."  He lifts the 
candlestick.
Nadine sees her vision of bloody roses & candlestick & earring & Marian's 
face, "Dear God it was me!"

    
    That's all until Monday.   -- Karen
 
  






