From: dias@cac.washington.edu (Vivian Dias )
Subject: SB - Friday Update
Organization: UW Computing
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 18:42:31 GMT

  Friday - December 18

  Micah's Mansion, he's stirring Xmas grog as Aurora comes downstairs and
  oohs and ahhhs over the Christmas tree.  Gio. pops in and asks Micah if
  he decorated the tree himself and Micah says of course not, it was done
  by a florist.  Gio makes sarcastic comments about family traditions and
  decorating the tree together and Micah contends that as far as he is
  concerned a family decorating a tree together only causes grief and feels
  it's much better to *greet* the tree already decorated.  Lisa arrives
  and Gio accuses Micah of plotting something.  Micah counters that Gio
  is only human and it's natural to appreciate a beautiful woman.  There
  is more of the same battle they've been having since he arrived.  Rafe
  shows up (apparently he was parking the car) and Micah looks a trifle
  disappointed.

  Reese, Warren and Sawyer are in the truck on their way back to the cabin
  re-telling the Reese-dressed-up-as-a-bear-and-Warren-almost-shooting-him
  story, when a real bear pops up in front of the truck and they start
  screaming their lungs out.

  BJ is still dusting the ornaments reflecting on what Jodie told her about
  she and Reese separating.  She keeps questioning Jodie about why they are
  splitting up.  She's afraid that she's the reason and Jodie tries to reassure
  her explaining that things haven't been good between she and Reese for
  some time.  BJ isn't buying it, and begs Jodie not to keep any more secrets
  from her.  She makes Jodie promise, which she does, reluctantly.

  Mason and Julia are back at the mansion with Gracie in tow.  Gracie is
  amazed at the "joint" and goes on and on about how rich they must be.  CC
  is just sort of sitting there taking it all in.  Mason wants to know exactly
  what Gracie is going to do now that the father of the baby has rejected her.

  BJ and Jodie are still talking when the the men arrive with the Christmas
  tree.  They try to tell the women about the  bear but neither Jodie nor
  BJ believe them.  Warren notices that something is wrong with BJ and
  questions her but she puts him off.  She starts to relate even more Walker
  family Christmas traditions, how each of them makes ornaments for the tree
  and how each year a different member of the family puts the angel on the
  the top of the tree, and this year it's Sawyer's turn.  She breaks down
  and embraces Reese and tells him that Jodie told her they were splitting up.

  Rosa has prepared a room for Gracie and Julia takes her up.  Gracie wants
  to know why Julia is being so nice and Julia says "Because  I am nice."
  Gracie confides a bit of her background to Julia, how she grew up in a
  large family and how they didn't have much.  She confesses that if she can't
  bring her baby up right then she won't keep it.  Julia gets a look on her
  face when she hears this.  Downstairs, Mason is relating to CC how they
  met Gracie and tells CC that while Julia has bought Gracie story hook, line
  and sinker, he, Mason, isn't buying a word of it.  Rosa enters and tells
  CC and Mason to keep an eye on her.  Mason views this declaration by Rosa
  (who can spot a phoney immediately) as confirmation of his theory.  Julia
  comes downstairs and confronts Mason for being such a scrooge.  She tells
  him they have so much and there is no reason why they shouldn't share.
  Mason wants to throw her out and Julia is adamant about her staying.  The
  subject of Mary and Joseph enters the conversation and Julia says "Mary
  had a nice warm manger with three wise men so Gracie gets a nice warm
  mansion with three very neurotic over-achievers."  Mason counters that
  "this ain't Bethlehem it's Santa Barbara and it's 70 degrees outside."
  CC is just sitting back looking bemused while this exchange takes place.
  Mason is about to say something else when Gracie walks in.  She's hungry
  and Julia asks Mason, "Do you mind if I give her a couple of crackers?"
  Mason, "Just a couple."

  At the cabin all the Walkers and Warren are decorating the tree and they
  are teasing BJ about breaking an ornament every year.  BJ to appease them
  purposely breaks one.  Phone rings and it's Micah wondering where Jodie
  is, she tells him she probably won't make it since she's doing "family"
  things.  Micah is disappointed but says he understands.  Reese overhears
  the conversation and tells Jodie that he and Sawyer should go on and go
  to Micah's.  They don't want to leave Reese but BJ says that she and
  Warren will stay.  Jodie tells Reese  that she will stay if he wants her
  to but all they do is exchange longing looks. Sawyer comes out and he
  has Jodie's coat, hands it to her and Reese insists that she leave.  They're
  off and Reese tells Warren and BJ to go also.  BJ doesn't want to leave
  Reese alone but he tells her he won't be alone.  She's a trifle surprised
  that he has a date but she and Warren take off anyway.  Reese is left alone
  and he sits down and stares at the tree looking very forlorn.

  Julia, Mason, Sam and CC are relaxing at the mansion when CC gets Sam to tell
  Julia and Mason what she wants for Christmas.  She pops out with "A baby
  brother".  Julia tries to change the subject.  CC finally brings up the
  subject of Sophia and her addiction to tranquilizers.  J & M are suitably
  surprised and concerened.  CC tells them about the intervention and feels
  that things should be okay now.  In the background we see Gracie sneaking
  upstairs with a bag filled with something.  Rosa spies her and goes after
  her.  J & M follow Rosa and Rosa confronts Gracie in her room asking what's
  in  the bag.  Gracie explains that she's never seen so much food and 
  explains she didn't think they would miss it.

  Micah answers the door and is surprised to see Jodie and Sawyer.  Jodie
  explains that the reason she's there is because Reese told her to come.
  Sawyer explains how sad he is that his Dad is all alone.  Gio is talking
  to Lisa and tells her she should really tell Rafe the truth about everything.
  Micah comes up and mentions seeing Lisa at the Oasis with what Micah took
  to be Rafe, Rafe confronts Lisa and asks her who it was since it wasn't
  him.  Micah tries to get Jodie out of her funk and explains one of his
  Christmas traditions which has something to do with mistletoe.  He escorts
  her under the aformentioned mistletoe and they kiss and I mean kiss.
  Flash to scene at the cabin Reese sitting all alone staring at the tree.
  Sawyer arrives at the cabin, Reese wants to know why, Sawyer explains it's
  his year to put the angel on the tree.  They embrace (very touching scene).
  Sawyer puts the angel on top of the tree, they light it and stand in front
  of it together.

  Rosa apologizes to Julia for distrusting Gracie.  As they leave Gracie's
  room, she starts talking to herself about how she could get real used to
  living like this and she has no intention of giving it up.  She goes to the
  bag and says something like there's more where this came from and pulls a
  silver candelabra out of the bag.

  BJ and Warren has themselves a tree.  In an effort to start their own
  family Christmas traditions they have bought a live tree and intend to
  plant it after Christmas.  They are busy kissing and exchanging I love
  yous when Warren's turn to "I want you, I want you now.", BJ "I want you
  too."  More kissing, move to couch, more kissing, BJ buries her face in
  Warren's chest and tell him,
  "I can't, I'm sorry"
  W:  "I'm sorry"
  BJ"  "It's me, I close my eyes and I see Frank."
  W:  "It feels good just sitting here holding you.  As much as I want to
       make love to you I want to wait until it's right for you."
  They hold one another and Warren starts stroking BJ's hair when the phone
  rings.  Warren answers and takes down a number from someone on the other
  end.  BJ asks him who was on the phone, he replies no one.  She questions
  him again and he tells her it was just Nelson Norris.  NELSON NORRIS, she
  screams, the publisher of World Classic Books!?!  Yup, says Warren, he's
  interested in my book.






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