From: jgacker@news.gsfc.nasa.gov (James G. Acker)
Subject: B&B:  Thursday hugs
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Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 21:09:11 GMT



     Whole lot of hugging going on...
     I think this was "Leo Buscaglia Day" on B&B.

     Thursday on "The Bold and the Beautiful"

     SCUM-ONE NEEDS TO TALK TO YOU

     Taylor's perusing a European fashion newspaper with a
big photo of a big Brooke on the cover.  Tells Ridglet that
the "I Believe in Belief" tour is still going strong in
Europe, but Ridge is doing reverse voyeurism on the main
house -- he's looking out the window instead of letting
others look in.  Mom's car is home but no lights are on
(reverse of the Robert Palmer lyric "your lights are on/but
you're not home/you're gonna have to face it/you're addicted
to LOVE.")  Ridge says he's going to have to go back and
determine the course of the European project.  Taylor says
they still have to discuss it more.  Ridge looks
meaningfully at her.  She asks if he likes the limelight,
which Brooke seems to enjoy.  He says "all the applause and
champagne couldn't do for me what you do for/to/with/on me."
His good answer earns him hug #1 for the day and a kiss.
BTW, Taylor is well-configured for tight gray turtlenecks.
Ahem.
     Knock on the door.  It's Taylor's Daddy, and he needs a
private conference.  Ridge goes out for a jog.  Daddy tells
Taylor it's baddy.

     Seems last week while I was gone Jack decided honesty
was the best policy, and came clean on his genetic
connection to the scum that Felicia is involved with.  I.e.
it takes scum to know scum.   Therefore, I'm the scum that
started the whole mess.  FF to present, when Jack tells
Taylor that Zach's girlfriend is none other than Felicia!
Taylor says that's good, than realization dawns, and she
realizes that ain't so good for Daddy.  So Stephanie knows
everything?  Uh-huh, I told her as soon as I found out, Jack
confides.  Jack proceeds to explain who Ganz was, his
reappearance, the need to raise capital (skipping how he did
it, natch) and Zach's fisticuff-cum-ultimatum to Ganz.  In
sum, I think I got the big toe, the proverbial punt, the
open door, the dropkick, the "thanks for the memories", the
sayonara, the good-bye, the adios, all 50 of the 50 ways,
and no severance pay.  I love her, Taylor, Jack confides,
but it's over/history/finito/done/game over.  Taylor is
emotional and we get hug #2.

     WE'RE TALKING PRETTY MAJOR SCUM
     
     Ridge saunters into the mansion after a light run and
sneaks up behind Stephanie, who's contemplating the sunset
and/or moonrise.  He says "Hi, Mom," and asks what is up.
No, it's what went down.   It's something I just need to
work out for myself.  Ridge note that there aren't any
lights on in the house and Sally says she's been thinking so
hard she didn't notice.  Ridge suggests that might be the
wrong approach and tells her that Jack came to talk to
Taylor.  So you don't know yet?  Stephanie asks.  Know what?
Ridge says.  Stephanie realizes that Ridge needs a few clues
and they segue to the sofa during a commercial break.

     "WOW!" Ridge says post-commercial.  So Jack is Zach's
dad, and therefore the man that caused the gangster/loan
shark involvement is him.  Stephanie adds that Jack also
worked at Spectra and had a relationship with Salmonella
Spectra, the big lady.  I confided and revealed everything
to him, but now I've got to wonder how much more he's
hiding!  Is he also the man who bombed the Hindenburg?  Lee
Harvey Oswald's backup?  The guy who did all those crop
circles in Britain?  Judge Crater's son?  A UFO pilot?  The
Man Who Never Was?  The Dark Side?  No, Mom, he can't be the
Dark Side, his mind is much too clean.  But I guess the
others are possibilities.  Steph says that she never thought
she'd love another man the way she loved Eric for 30 years.
But it happened, even though she fought it and tried to keep
Jack at arm's length, and she liked it, and being in love
means you have hope for the future!  So now there's a lot
less hope.
     Stephanie tells Ridge she can't take the chance.  I
can't go through with it.  I've got to end it with Jack.
Ridge tenderly tells Mom she'll get more chances, and they
hug, #3 for the day, Stephanie looking forlorn.
     (Some of Susan Flannery's best acting.  A good gamut of
emotion.  Not the vindictive one-dimensional b*tch she is
with Brooke.)

     YOU CERTAINLY DON'T ACT LIKE SCUM

     Back at the condo, Eric is playing with little Eric,
who Molly says "is adorable".  Sheila tells her that she
started out as Eric Jr's. babysitter.  This gets Molly just
a little uncomfortable.
     There was a brief mention here of the car crash, and
that Eric was at Sheila's bedside when she came to.  It was
so obvious that I'm sure this will have future plotline
ramifications.
     Sheila goes to take the tyke to bedtime, and whilst
she's away Molly probes the relationship.  Sheila was
wonderful with the baby and formed a close bond with him.
What does your wife think about it?  She's very grateful for
the help -- Brooke and Sheila have become close friends.
(I'm surprised Molly didn't ask more about Brooke and Eric.
He never did tell her the divorce is in the works, did he?)
Sheila returns and overhears for a moment the conversation,
and it appears to be complimentary, so she comes out
smiling.  Molly compliments Eric on the home, but notes that
it's getting late.  Before you go, I've got something for
you.  He comes back with a box.  Molly opens it and finds a
gold and metal pattern shiny fancy dress.  It takes her
breath away, but she can't accept it, it's too extravagant.
Go ahead, take it, 1000 gowns couldn't compare to the
treasure of a daughter you've given me.  Molly is very, very
grateful, and hugs Eric (#4, if you've been paying
attention), smiling at Sheila, who's smiling too.  I would
say Sheila's got an advocate.

     Based on today's action, I make the following
prediction:
     Brooke's baby is Eric's.
     Why?
     1.  We're not done with devious Sheila.  She's more
interesting that way.
     2.  Brooke won't want to admit that the baby is Eric's.
Nurse Sheila can easily switch the paternity test results.
     3.  If the baby is Eric's, Brooke's ties to Eric are
strengthened, and he's still married to her.  Sheila won't
want that to happen.
     4.  The "old Sheila" and the "new Sheila" will wrestle
with the moral implications vs. personal gains which are
determined by switching the paternity test results.  Good
scenes.
     5.  It keeps things more interesting than a simple
Taylor vs. Brooke struggle for Ridge.  We get all of the
above PLUS a Taylor vs. Brooke struggle for Ridge, because
Taylor doesn't know the results were switched.

     That is all for today.

     Jim "Sherlock Holmes" Acker
     jgacker@neptune.gsfc.nasa.gov
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