From: riddle@bach.udel.edu (Tammy Riddle)
Subject: SB:  Update for Thursday, 11/19/92
Organization: University of Delaware
Distribution: world 
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 16:52:14 GMT


[Tammy for Denise]

This update is for Thursday, 11/19/92


Hospital:  Giovanni (G from now on) is discharging himself to return to Italy.
Micah wants to drive him to the airport so they can spend some time together.  
G tells M his mom didn't want Micah to know she was sick. G asks if M loves him
and M answers honestly "no" explaining it takes time.  He gets G to admit he 
feels the same (doesn't love Micah).  G says he doesn't need M, he has God.  M 
is puzzled.  They talk about faith.  M talks him into coming back to the house 
for a bit before his plane leaves.

Court:  Eugene comes into the courtroom with Warren.  BJ is still on the stand.
Arnold asks BJ again if she has proof Frank was molested.  In a quiet voice
Julia says "You bet we do".  Arnold badgers BJ about Frank's molestation.  
Julia objects and her and Arnold go at it.  She says she has testimony to prove
Frank's abuse and Arnold points out that BJ is the last witness.  Julia asks to
approach.  BJ if finished and leaves the stand.  Jodie and Reese are worried as
they keep glancing at Eugene.  

It hasn't been determined yet if Eugene will testify.  Mason grants a recess so
Julia can go talk to Eugene.  Warren tells BJ who E is.  BJ thinks she did
terribly on the stand and is comforted by her family.  They tell her they're
there for her, etc. [I'm so sick of the same dialogue!!!]  Sawyer tells BJ 
about G.  BJ tells him he should go be with Aurora.  He leaves.  Warren speaks
with Eugene and then goes over to tell BJ he thinks Eugene is considering 
testifying.  They all turn to look at him and he runs out. Jodie runs after
him.  She asks for his help.  BJ needs him, etc.  He'll feel better and some-
how this will make up for some of what he's done.  He should give up his
burden and then he can get help.  Reese comes up and says he can make some
good come from this bad.

Judge's chambers:  Julia and Arnold both plead their case with Mason.  Then
Arnold tells Mason he doesn't need to make a ruling. He withdraws his protest, 
he wants Eugene on the stand. Julia is suspicious.

Julia wants to know why Arnold has had a sudden change of heart.  Arnold tells 
her if she wants to win the case for him then she's more than welcome to put E 
on the stand.  Arnold explains that by proving BJ was molested then he can 
prove that she murdered Frank out of revenge.  She could have gone to the 
police, her parents, etc., but instead she chose to kill him.  Mason agrees 
Eugene will be a risk to Julia's case.

Ballymore:  Sawyer catches Aurora up on the latest with BJ and Eugene.  A wants
to get to know G but she doesn't want to invest too much emotionally.  Micah 
and G come in, G apologizes to S for their fight.  G is wide eyeed as he 
examines the surroundings.  A is concerned that G may change his mind and
decide to move in with them.  She goes up behind Micah and asks quietly "he's
not staying, is he?"  A is insecure and just a little jealous.

Micah excuses himself to go and get G some wine.  G makes small talk with A and
S. M comes back and they make a toast.  M saks about his real reason for coming
to SB.  G shows him a book and explains that he was going to give him this at 
the airport but he mnight as well have it now.  It's his mother's diary and she
made him promise that he would deliver it to M upon her death.

Micah reads the last page of the diary and it says that she sent G to him be-
cause she doesn't believe he's travelling the straight and narrow and needs his
father's guidance.  M is concerned.  G talks about his early life and explains
he's been in trouble.  A is incredulous when he tells them he's been arrested
before.  He blows them all off when they get concerned and asks for a place to 
change for his trip home.  A shows him to a room upstairs.  S goes to carry his
suitcase for him.

S comes down to get more wine for G.  M tells S he's upset about what the mom 
said in the diary.  He know he's a rebelious son who needs his help.  S says he
sound like his dad, but they have a great relationship now.  M and G's situta-
tion is normal for father and son.  G only wants to prove himself.  S says he 
and his Dad used to fight a lot but maybe that's why they get along so well 
now.  S points out that M didn't like him at first but later he earned M's 
respect.  He does have his respect, doesn't he?  Yes says M and thanks him for 
his help.

When A comes back downstairs M tells them he wants to help G but doesn't know 
how. A explains he doesn't want it.  A opens the diary and rereads the last 
page.  S speculates that maybe the trouble is more like his mom not liking his 
girlfriend or knocking her up or something.  G comes down and announces he's 
ready to go.  He's wearing a priests' collar.

M is stunned, he can't believe this is the terrible life his mother spoke of.  
G explains that it was after a car theft that he vowed to become a priest.  He 
was in his last year of seminary when he took a leave of absence to care for 
his mother.  In three months he will take his final vows.  M says three 
months, then he doesn't have to leave tonight.  He agrees to stay a few more 
days.

Back at the courthouse:  Jodie and Reese comfort each other in the hall.  They
do the mutual support thing [standard dialogue again].  Jodie blames herself 
yet again for not recognizing BJ's abuse.  R says she hid it to protect them.
W comes up and finds out from R and J that they didn't have any real luck with 
Eugene.  Warren decides to go take a crack at thim.

He comes back and they all speculate about what's going on in Mason's chambers.
They return and everyone murmurs when J calls E to the stand.

E tells the tale of abuse.  Frank trusted him and looked up to thim as an older
brother.  E says he abused Frank and told him it was their secret. BJ gets a
funny look on her face.  E admits F got upset more and more as he got older.
He knew it caused problems for F but he loved him, all he wanted was for F to 
love him back.

Julia asks if he was abused as a child also.  He admits he was - by his mother
and father.  Arnold's turn.  He asks about his abuse.  E admits he lives with
his mother now but they never discuss the abuse and pretend it never happened.
Later it was the same with Frank, they never discussed it.  He only wanted 
Frank to love him.  He saw him later after Frank became a cop and F told him 
if he saw him again he'd kill him.  Arnold makes the parallel that E heeded
Frank Goodman's warnings and is still alive but Frank didn't heed BJ's warnings
and that's why he's dead.  Mason excuses E but he refuses to step down, he's 
not done. He has something he wants to say.

Mason tells Eugene he's not allowed to make statements.  E leaves the stand
and on his way out he makes a big scene apologizing to BJ.

Mason reads boths counsels the riot act, no more surprises.  M adjourns, he
will hear closing arguments in the morning.  J and R try to convince BJ 
everything will work out.

Julia tells BJ that tomorrow's pivotal.  W assures her her closing statements 
will be great.

Arnold goes to M's chambers and tells M that Julia blew it.  M doesn't like A 
picking on Julia.  Julia walks in and Arnold is smug and feels he's won the 
case.  M sticks up for Julia and tells A he's going to kick his pompous butt 
out.  A leaves and Julia smiles.  M tells her he believes in miracles.

They all go out in the hall.  E comes up and asks BJ why she had to kill him.

No previews today.

Denise

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