From: rpeck@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (robert william peck)
Subject: OLTL: UPDATE Thurs. Oct. 8th
Organization: Indiana University
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 03:22:31 GMT

Here's Thursday's update!  Sorry that it is late...it's been
one of those weeks.  Several stories are starting to come to
a head here in Llanview, PA, Thursday October 8th, 1992:
1. Clint/Viki/Duke/LeeAnn
2. Sheila/Nora/Rachel
3. Max/Jim Vern
4. Luna
5. Alex/Morty/Dr. Ruth/Wilma

1. You can dress than up, but you can't take them out.
	Clint & Viki are cooing stiltedly over Duke.  Clint tells
Duke that the grownups will do all his worrying for him.  Viki is
dressed stunningly to-the-nines for a charity dinner; however, 
Clint is still wearing his smoking jacket.  Viki tells him that
Renee is going to be at the dinner, and Viki is concerned about
how she will deal with Asa & Blair's forthcoming "heir."  After
a very awkward silence, Clint says that it has been a long time
since they ... (pregnant pause) ... stood around a carriage.
They begin to argue about LeeAnn and Kevin, and Clint says that
LeeAnn and Kevin are ultimately not the problem--the problem boils
down to two simple words: "Sloan Carpenter."  Viki says that their
problems are much more complicated than that.  Viki reminds Clint
that he "forbade" her to see Sloan, as though he were her father.
Instead they are equals and should have mutual respect.  Viki is
afraid that this could go too far, and asks Clint to trust her.  
Clint exits to get dressed.
	Viki picks up Duke, and sees LeeAnn looking in the window.
Viki goes outside, and LeeAnn runs away.  Viki tells her to come
back--she needn't be frightened.  LeeAnn steps forward and says that
all she wanted was to see her baby.  They go inside and discuss how
Duke is doing.  Viki offers to let LeeAnn hold Duke.  LeeAnn is
overjoyed.  She discusses several of Duke's habits, etc., with Viki
(e.g. his appetite, rashes).  Clint calls to Viki--he is almost ready.
LeeAnn is hesitant to leave, and Viki tells her that she MUST go.
LeeAnn asks Viki to let her see Duke again; Viki basically doesn't
answer and pushes LeeAnn out the door before Clint comes in the
room.  They admire each other, and Clint says that they are a "heavenly
couple...going straight to hell."

2. This cold brewski's for you...
	Jim Vern and Max are in Vern's office (?) where Vern is dallying
and changing the month on his pin-up calendar.  Max is wondering why
Pruitt could kill his wife.  Vern says because of mean streak, jealousy,
and booze (maybe he's talking about himself???), and offers Max a beer.
Max says that they ought to get a move on, not hang out drinking Brewskis.
One of Vern's subordinates shows up, and tells Vern that some truckers
have seen Luna's Mustang in the area, and that there is a whopper of
a storm brewing--a regular rip-snorter.  Max says they better hurry in
that case.  Vern calls the weather service and tells Max that no one
will ever give them a boat in this weather.  Max calls Vern's attention
to the boat which is sitting in his garage.  Vern says it leaks, but he
will talk to his contacts anyway and try to find a boat.  He leaves.
Max calls for directions to Raven Point (the storm, BTW, is named
Hurricane Louise).  He leaves and someone hits him over the head, knocking
him out, as he tries to leave.

3. A blast from the 'Windy City'
	Nora is reading the travel schedule while she and Rachel
eat at Wanda's.  Nora says that a particular flight could get them
to O'Hare by noon the next morning.  Rachel says she is not going!
Nora says that instead, she IS going.  Rachel is a student at Northwestern.
(It appears that Rachel never bothered to drop her classes!)  Rachel says
she is tired of being the trophy in Nora and Hank's feud.  Nora excuses
herself and goes to powder her schnozz.  Enter Sheila; Rachel tearfully
runs into Sheila's arms.  They talk about Nora, and how Rachel feels
merely as a part of Nora's daily agenda.  Sheila encourages Rachel to
tell Nora, but that she also must listen to her side--which requires
her to detach herself enough to do so.  Sheila goes to get Rachel a Coke.
Nora re-enters, and apologizes.  She tells Rachel that she doesn't need
to leave (yet[?]) for Chicago.  Rachel goes off to her Psych class.  Nora
and Sheila talk.  Nora asks Sheila what she is telling her daughter to do.
Sheila says that their conversation was private.  Nora argues (in the 
Socratic sense) Sheila into telling her what she and Rachel were discussing:
Nora.  Nora refers to Sheila as Hank's girlfriend, which Sheila continues
to deny.  Nora gets a migraine, and tells Sheila to keep away from Rachel!

4. Playing "Doktor"
	Dr. Ruth tells Morty that sex is necessary for mature adults.
If he wants to swim, he must inevitably "jump into the pool."  It is
time for the "hands-on" approach.  Enter Alex (bedecked in a VERY revealing
negligee--we haven't seen this much of Alex for quite a while).  Dr. Ruth
says they will begin some "sexercises."  While Alex massages Morty, Dr.
Ruth asks him to imagine the most beautiful female he can.  Morty gets
quite excited--he is imagining Nefertiti's mummy.  Dr. Ruth tries some
word association question (Dr. R: "Give me your hot steamy..." M: "Turkish
towels."  Heeheehee...this was a very, very funny scene).  Alex says that
this is not working, and asks Dr. Ruth for her assesment.  Wilma enters
and begins to try to bully Morty into becoming sexual.  She doesn't want
to repay Alex for their agreement.  Dr. Ruth resigns.  She says that it is
no wonder that Morty has a "mummy complex" (hah-hah-hah!) and that she
has never in all her years seen anyone who is completely asexual, 
which pleases Morty to no end.  She leaves.  Alex and Wilma argue in front 
of Morty, who is reading a book on Ancient Egypt.  Wilma blames everything 
on Alex; she "botched the seduction," like the bride of Frankenstein in a 
teddy.  Wilma leaves, and Alex prepares to go upstairs.  Tomorrow they 
will start all over again.  Morty confesses to Alex that he feels it will 
never work; he will never be Carlo Hesser.  Alex disagrees and tells Morty 
that he WILL be Carlo Hesser, and she exits.
(Now, in a wonderful scene reminiscent of Carlo...) Morty says in 
a deep, deep voice: "No I won't."

5. O Lord, O Goddess, O Max
	Luna is all alone at Raven Point--Suede has taken the boat back to
the mainland.  She is imploring Max.  Someone outside is watching her.
She is getting very spooked, and lights a candle.  She examines the blood;
gets caught in spider webs, etc.  She dons Deborah's shawl and later her
pearl necklace.  "Who's gonna stop me?" she asks the ghosts of Raven point.
A wind opens the door.  Luna freaks and closes it.  She then lights a fire
in the fireplace.  She thinks she sees someone, but upon examination, there
is no one there.  "O Lord, O Goddess, O Max!" she cries over and over.
Above the fireplace is a covered painting.  Luna goes over to it.  She
can't resist looking at it.  She removes the cover--and receives quite a
shock.  "I can't believe it," Luna exclaims, "I look just like her!!!"  
Suddenly, a hand grabs her shoulder.  It is a Southern gentleman in a white
suit.  He says "It's you, Deborah, my daughter.  You've come back!"

And that's your suspense...'Til next time...

--Bob
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