From: ncj@iti.org (Nancy C. Jennings)
Subject: OLTL Update for Friday, 4/3/92
Organization: Industrial Technology Institute
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 14:21:12 GMT

Update for Friday, April 3, 1992



                   Bang, bang, you're dead,
                  Fifty bullets in your head,

                              OR

                   AMC did it, why can't we?

Today's storyline:  CARLO BITES THE BIG ONE

On possibly the stormiest, rainiest, muddiest, thunderingest,
darn-near scariest nights Llanview has ever experienced, our list of 
suspects begins thusly:

SUSPECT NUMERO UNO:
JULIA has been left alone at Chez Max, and is recalling a
conversation in which Carlo threatened Li'l Al.

SUSPECT NUMERO DOS:
SARAH leaves a note on Bo's sleeping body that says she needs to go
out for a drive.

SUSPECT NUMERO TRES:
ASA and Carlo are beating the hell out of each other at some bar.
Asa proclaims, "I shoulda killed you a long time ago!"  Carlo goes
after him with a left hook.  Cain jumps in the middle (something
akin to Superman) and tries to break it up.  Asa and Carlo continue
to threaten each other.  Carlo says to Cain, "You've saved your
master this time, Rogan, but not for long." ("Here boy, c'mon Cain,
c'mon boy, fetch the stick, save your master, that's a good boy.")

SUSPECT NUMERO CUATRO:
ALEX is seen cradling (in a handkerchief) a white-handled gun with
the initials "CH" on it.  She's leafing through an orange file
folder with the word "CONFIDENTIAL" written across it in large red
letters.  She pulls out a document with the word "SCARECROW" on the
cover page.  She ponders the identify of Scarecrow (wasn't he on a
TV show with Mrs. King a while back???  Let's be a little more
original, writers!!), knowing she knows every informant's identity.
She reads a bit of the document, exclaims, "it can't be...," then,
"So THAT'S who Scarecrow WAS."

Potential list of Scarecrows:
	DuAnne?
	Cord?
	Megan?
	Bruce Boxleitner?


     Renee jumps into the middle of the Asa/Carlo brawl, begging Carlo 
to leave.  He refuses, and she pleads, "for my sake."  Asa jumps all
over her about protecting her little lover boy.  After berating Asa
for not knowing how lucky he is to have Renee, Carlo leaves.
     Cain tries to get Asa to take Renee home, but he won't let the 
tramp into his home (his words, NOT mine).  Cain points out that Asa's
trashed (again), and he shouldn't blame Renee for that.  Asa thinks
Cain's turned again him, like the rest of his family.
     Blair snuck into the bar during the preceeding mele, and has her
photographer snapping pictures of the entire event, even though her
guilty conscience may not allow her to use the story in her rag --
er, I mean mag.
     Renee tels Asa she can't deal with him anymore, and leaves.  Asa
bids her a fond (if not drunken) farewell.  Asa threatens Carlo
again, saying to Cain he hopes he (Asa) is the one that does the dirty
deed. 

     Alex tries to convince Stephanie that they share Carlo's best
interests.  They discuss the tapes Alex switched before Carlo's
trial.  Alex tells Steph that Carol knows Alex has "insurance" to
encourage his loyalty, but nothing can get her to turn them over to
the authorities.  Steph says they've told her the tapes can prove all 
the awful things Carol's done, and she should pass them along to the
police.  Even though she thinks Alex may have faked the tapes, she
knows in her heart they're the real thing.  Alex tells her to forget
about them.  Steph says Alex blackmailed her way into marriage; Alex
says she did it because they can't make a wife testify against her
husband, so in essence, Alex is now Carlo's best piece of
proetection.  She tries to buddy up to Steph, pointing out that
sometimes your least-likely acquaintance can become your best ally,
or conversely, someone you love very much can turn out to be your 
worst enemy.

     Sarah remembers Carlo killing DuAnn -- we see him mutter,
"Scarecrow," under his breath.  Sarah runs into some scuzzy guy in
the hotel lobby (is this the guy that sold her the pills a couple
weeks ago?); he tries to "sweet-talk" her into staying, but she forces
her way past him and leaves.
     Suddenly, Bo wakes and finds Sarah's note.

     Tina shows up with CJ for Lil Al's birthday party.  Wanda
engages the kids (and Nigel) in a game of telegram/post
office/telephone.  Tina tells Luna that she almost got robbed by a
guy that works for Carlo, but that Cain saved her (this guy must
wear red tights and a blue leotard and cape under his real clothes.)
She then tells Max that she's got a horrible feeling that something
terrible's going to happen that night (I thought Luna was the
psychic one in the crowd?  Why doesn't SHE feel like this?)

     Blair instructs the photographer to put a rush on the photos he
took, but to deliver the pictures of the Buchanans directly to her.
She invites herself to sit with Asa and Cain.  Asa gets up/stumbles
to leave, and asks Cain to entertain Blair -- he says he has some
old business to finish, a certain matter that must come to an end.

Carlo arrives home (sans bodybag, for now), but no one greets him at 
the door.  He finds the Scarecrow file on top of his desk, and
reacts with anger and fury.  Alex gentle glides down the stairs.
Carol starts in on her about staying out of his affairs -- she
claims she was just cleaning his desk -- all the while he's whacking
her with the rolled-up Scarecrow file (this guy is truly scary when
he's pissed).  He finally gets angry enough to throw her out (before
he has a chance to do serious bodily harm).  Back at his desk, he
realizes his gun is missing (da-DUH).
     Stephanie comes down to find Carlo throwing papers into the
fire.  He tells her she doesn't have to worry about Alex anymore, or
anyone else that's ever frightened them -- all of his enemies are
going to vanish.  He promises to always be loyal to Steph, despite
his past.
     Steph goes out to meet friends, leaving Unkie Carlo alone.
They share a very tender goodbye (as though they both know it's the
last time they'll ever see each other again).

     Cain chastises Blair for trying to butt into Asa's crumbling
marriage.  Blair tells him to MYOB; Cain hints that Blair's new
position was bought with...hmmmmmm...blackmail?  She says, "Haven't
you ever heard of talent?"  He says, "Oh, you've got talent all
right.  Takes a lot of talent to crawl into the richest man's bed in
town!!"  She throws a right hook but he intercepts.  She says he
lacks class.  He says she's a quickly-fading star, "...what goes
up..."
     Exit Blair (or so we thought!)
     Enter Alex, who makes a beeline for Cain (is it pheremones with
this guy, or what?)  She begs for his help, he tries to push her
away -- they make a point of showing his bracelet (watch?) falling
to the floor, though neither notice.  She says he has nothing to
fear from her, she's the one who's afraid.  She's made a mistake,
married a madman.  "Wow.  What a shock," he says (from this angle, I
would SWEAR he looked just like Mickey Rourke -- knew there was a
reason I liked this guy so much, although Rourke is MUCHO MUCHO
sexier.  Anyway, back to the story....)  It was dangerous, even fun
at first, but now he's positively homicidal.  She's afraid for her
life, and wants his "help."

     Sarah's note says she ran to the general store -- Bo doesn't
buy it.  He calls Cassie.  He tells her she was right about a lot of
things, especially Sarah, she deserves to know everything.....
Cassie asks where he is, and he says he's at the lake, but he's not
alone, he's with Sarah.  Cassie hangs up.  (NOTE:  BO, get REAL!  WHY 
are you doing this OVER THE PHONE??  What an INSENSITIVE CLOD!!!)
     We see Sarah at a payphone.

     Tina, Luna and Max are discussing Carlo's diamonds.  Tina says
Cain's being pushed by Carlo, and Cain thinks he can beat Carlo.
Max advises her to drop Cain.

     Alex threatens to go to Asa with proof that Cain's ripping him
off if he doesn't help her, so he agrees.  She goes to call Carlo to
ask him to meet with her (so Cain can off him, I suspect).  Blair's
been eaves-dropping the whole time.  Alex says everything's been
arranged, and gives Cain the kiss of death.

     Renee's at a payphone, in the pouring rain, begging the other
end to "pick up."

     Bo goes to look for Sarah.  The desk clerk confirms that she
left an hour ago, but the road she took didn't lead to the general
store -- it dead-ends at the lake.

     Nigel, et al., are playing Pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey.
     Tina says she'll try to straighten things out with Cain.  Max
suspects that CJ got the diamonds from Li'l Al, who found them in
their home (it used to be Carlo's old house).

     Carlo's at Max's house.  Julia calls out when he comes in the
front door, thinking it's Max or Luna (another PV trick -- never
leave any doors LOCKED!!)
     Max calls home to check on Julia, when we see her screaming.
     Carlo hears the phone.
     Max is concerned because Julia didn't answer.
     Carlo starts searching the house.

     TELEPORT ALERT:  Cassie's in the hotel lobby.  Bo asks her what
she's doing there.  She wants to talk.  He says he owes her an
explanation, but not now.....  Oh yes, right here and now, she says
(yeah!!)  He says he can't, something's come up.  She says
I-told-you-so, how could you?  You don't end a marriage over the
phone (right on!)  He tries to reason with her, but he can't stop
her from telling him the truth -- that he treated her like dirt,
like "a common bill collector," and she deserves much better.  He
says he has to find Sarah, and she says the world has revolved
around Sarah since she came back to town.  For once, Sarah can wait
(YES!  Go Cassie!)

     Carlo's looking around the house, climbing the stairs to the
attic.  His light goes out, and suddenly the attic door shuts.  A
bright light shines in his face, and he says, "...you..."  We see a
picture of the front of the house, and behind the rain and lightning,
we hear three gunshots.

     

That's all for Friday!  


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