From: lwv26@cas.org (Larry W. Virden)
Subject: SC: 9/1 episode
Reply-To: lvirden@cas.org (Larry W. Virden)
Organization: Nedriv Software and Shoe Shiners, Uninc.
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 15:36:26 GMT


Sydney and Nancy go to Mila's to tell her that Neil is in a coma.  During
the resulting conversation (where's Billy?  Does he still like me, etc.)
Sydney trys to convince Mila that Billy doesn't care any longer - at which
point Nancy helpfully mentions that he seems to like Sydney now.  Mila
blows up at Sydney and tosses her out.  (One amusing note - apparently Nancy
once went out and bought herself a new horse.  She and Sydney schemed 
a way to keep the horse in Nancy's room without her folk knowing it - yea
sure!  Nancy was given away when she and the horse jumped over her bed...)

Meanwhile, we see Jimmy, Callen and Barek talking.  Calley and Jimmy have
just gotten back from the lab - they just cannot figure out how Neil got
out alive - the place was leveled.  Barek appears ... he has been out there
as well.  Barek pumps them for what they know - and Calley of course 
barks back.  (Barek also digs at Calley about where her dad could be 'all
this time'.  Calley points out he's only been gone a couple of days.)  Calley
asks what Barek has in his shirt - she pulls it out and it is some 'rocks'
which are still warm which Barek got at the lab.  

We flash out to the lab where Baldie #1 is also getting some hot rocks at
the lab and burns his fingers.

Everyone starts gathering at the hospital.  JT and Glory of course have
been there all the time.  Neil has a lot of 1st degree burns, but none
too serious.  But he is in a trauma induced coma.  Mr. Atwater asks
the hospital to contact the world's leading authority.

Meanwhile, everyone else is filing into Neil's room.  Sydney brings chocolate
covered cherries, Nancy an Einstein looking mouse.  Calley brings something
that looks like a ball or something.  Jimmy brings LOTS of pastrys/food from the
family restraunt (which is???).  Saja swipes some pink plastic wrap from
a nurses station and wraps it around Neil's light - he has had a cosmic
revelation that this will aid in Neil's recovery.  Owen brings a tape
of the band (remember, Neil plays drums for the band).  As they play
the music, and sing along, the surgical nurse remarks that this is
probably the best medicine that Neil could get.

Meanwhile, Garrett wants Sydney to get more involved with Billy, so that
Billy forgets about Mila.  This goes on, and on, and on for several
instances (at least one of which Calley at least notices) until Sydney
finally leaves.  A little later the gang all start filing home, except
for JT and Glory.  JT is talking to Neil's dad when Mr Atwater or the
nurse mentions that no one can understand how Neil was kept from being
burned worse - it was like something shielded him from the intense heat.
JT's eyes buldge !

As Sydney gets home, she discovers that Billy would not leave.  Instead,
he swiped her mom's car keys and wants her to try to live a little dangerous
with him.

Finally, back at the hospital, JT and Glory are sitting on Neil's bed.
JT mentions just like always, Neil is between them - but that he wishes
he were standing.  He is so frustrated about his mixed feelings about
Neil - mad because of the danger he put Glory, sad and mad about Neil
trying the experiment alone, and sad because of their fight and Neil's
condition.  As he and Glory lean over to kiss, I start screaming - either
the nurse or Neil's dad is going to come in now - or else Neil is going
to recover, cause they CAN'T kiss.  But they DO!  And as the kiss lingers,
the camera pans over to Neil's face, where the lovers miss the flickering
eyelids...

Credits roll.
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