From: debraa@poof.WV.TEK.COM
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Subject: GL - update 22July92
Date: 27 Jul 92 16:47:24 GMT
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Hi, all:

Uh-oh!! I just saw Leesa's update for Thursday, so I thought I better whip
this one out fast!!  Please forgive any and all typo's ... and snide remarks.

I personally think that in the annals of GL we should refer to Wednesday's 
show as "The Day That Alan-Michael Grew Up".

Harley/AC
---------
They continue to be exceedingly polite thereby destroying all the fun we
have been having with them.

AC is trying to give Harley an out from the new case, but she isn't buying
it.  Nadine comes in [ they are at the boarding house ] to enlist their help
in GETTING BILLY BACK [this is GETTING VERY OLD ] and sees Harley's suitcase
open ... and AC there.  She jumps to the obvious conclusion that they are
moving in together, which Harley confirms and AC denies ... because they are
really working on a case together.  They straighten Nadine out and AC books
because he doesn't want to be involved in any crazy schemes.  Nadine starts
telling Harley that she doesn't think it is a good idea for them to live
together before they get married ... why buy the chicken when you can get
the eggs for free?  Harley gets pissed and points out that Nadine is being
hypocritical.  Then follows a cute [ at least I thought so ] scene where
Nadine and Harley are talking AT each other about different things.  Nadine
is trying to figure out the man in Springfield most likely to make Billy
jealous.  Harley is trying to figure out where she went wrong in each of her
relationships so that she doesn't blow this relationship with AC.  Nadine
settles on Roger [ well, as a joke really ] and asks Harley what she
thinks.  Harley, who hasn't been listening, says she thinks it is a great
idea.  Nadine realizes Harley wasn't paying attention and actually takes on
the role of mom for Harley ... sympathizing with her, etc.

Fletcher/Little Billy [ LB for short from now on ]
---------------------
LB is acting like a snot.  Fletch is trying to break through and get LB to
tell him what is wrong.  Michelle and Ben come in.  Ben has the beginnings
of a very nice black eye.  It is obvious that LB and Ben have had a fight,
but no one will 'fess up.  Finally, Fletch turns to Michelle who starts to
tell, but Ben finishes.  Ben says Bill said something about Fletch, Ben
shoved LB, LB punched Ben.  Fletch sends LB to his room [ if I hear - you
can't do that, YOU'RE not my father ONE MORE TIME ... I will have to get one
of those NerfBrick to throw at the TV!!! ] for a time-out.  'Nessa comes
home.  Fletch tells her what happened and why.  They start arguing ...
really! ... about telling LB about their relationship.  Fletch says that LB
knows he's being lied to.

Spaulding Mansion
-----------------
Alex is talking to Eleni, rather harshly, telling her that if *her* husband
has a problem with *Alex's* son, it is *Eleni's* duty to help resolve the
situation.  [ I really like the way Eleni stands up to Alex - even if it is
for W-B. ] Alex tries to explain her story to Eleni, but Eleni won't have
any of it.  She defends A-M's insecurity as Alex gushes about Nick.  Alex
tells Eleni that she has lost her objectivity and Eleni says that she
expects Alex to treat A-M fairly.  Alex is affronted and wants to know when
she ever treat either of them unfairly.  Eleni says Alex wants her to help
with A-M because his attitude is inconvenient for Alex.  Alex says Eleni is
taking on one of A-M's traits: distrust.  Eleni socks Alex right back by
saying that if Alex doesn't see how hurt A-M is the Alex does not know A-M
at all.

Meanwhile, W-B [ who just went downstairs after having a Nick nightmare and
a *major* wild thing with ] finds Nick seemingly making himself at home
[ when he actually just came off of an argument with Eve ].  A-M notes that
Nick is having no trouble becoming used to being a Spaulding heir.  Nick
mentions A-M's paranoia and then grills A-M about Eve ... what is A-M's
angle on inviting Eve to stay there?  A-M then acknowledges that Nick is
seeing plots where there are none ... he really *is* a Spaulding after all.
A-M explains that hiring Eve was an innocent [ as in without guile ]
gesture.  A-M acknowledges that he misjudged Nick just as Nick is now
misjudging A-M.  Nick maintains that he wants nothing to do with Spaulding,
except journalistically.  A-M says that nonetheless, Alex thinks Nick just
stepped off Mt. Olympus.  A-M suggests a truce.  Nick is suspicious.  A-M
says that they obviously won't be best of friends, but since they are
cousins, they could at least be cordial.

Alex comes downstairs [ from the Eleni visit ] and is happy to see Nick and
A-M getting along "so well" [ obviously she doesn't have a clue ].  She
invites Nick to dinner.  Nick refuses.  Alex persists.  Nick leaves.  Alex
tells A-M that she is impressed that A-M set aside his bitterness to reach
out to Nick.  A-M says that he realized his quarrel was not with Nick -
rather, it was with Alex.  Thus begins Alex' second reality check of the day
[ and so early in the morning! ].

AC's apartment
--------------
Julie [ in one of her more "mature" moments ] is sifting through her closet
trying to figure out what she will wear NEXT WEEK for her date with Dyl.
She tells AC, who is surprised ... especially after Hart's only been gone a
week or so [ I lost track of how long it has been in Soap time ].  After a
little haggling about how old Dyl is, AC agrees that Dyl's a great guy and
hopes they have fun.  Julie offers to help AC finish packing and starts
ragging on AC's grosser habits.  AC gets upset and confesses that his
assignment has him living with Harley and he doesn't want to give her the
wrong impression.  Julie is psyched for them.  AC is really worried about
messing up with Harley.

Julie leaves to go see ...

Harley's apartment
------------------
Julie comes over to tell Harley that she should talk to AC about living
together.  Harley brightens up and asks if AC talked to Julie about it.
Julie says not in so many words.  Harley sets her chin and says forget it
then, she won't make the first move.  Julie asks what if no one makes the
first move and wants to tell AC herself.  Harley forbids her threatening to
cut off her beautiful long hair.  They hug each other [ they play off each
other really well ].

Julie leaves.  Eleni arrives.  She wants to talk to Harley about A-M.
Harley sits Eleni down and talks about the *real* A-M [ from the days in the
diner ].  Mercifully, we are spared this walk down Memory Lane.  Eleni wants
to know if A-M has always been so involved in business.  Harley says yes,
but that maybe Eleni can help bring out his soft side again.  Harley tells
Eleni that she doesn't envy her - it must be hard to compete with
Spaulding.  That she wishes A-M would fail so Eleni and A-M could
concentrate on their marriage.

AC comes to pick up Harley.  Is she ready?  She's as ready as she'll ever be.

'Nessa's house
-------------
'Nessa continues to resist telling LB.  Nick comes in [ without knocking ]
and apologizes for intruding.  'Nessa makes a break for LB.  Fletch tells
Nick how great he and 'Nessa were doing, but now it is falling apart.  He
fells 'Nessa doesn't really love him otherwise she would really hate
sneaking around.

Upstairs, 'Nessa is trying to deal with the LB/Ben issue ... but not
really.  She sidesteps it and starts talking about the wonderful mother/son
trip to Arizona that they are fixing to make.  She assures LB that it will
just be the two of them.

Fletch leaves to take Ben to doctor and asks Nick to tell 'Nessa where he's
gone.  'Nessa comes downstairs and Nick asks her to please tell him if she
hears from the Mimbo.  'Nessa says of course she will and apologizes for the
way things turned out.  Nick starts to leave, but decides to offer 'Nessa a
different perspective on her problem.  He also offers to get lost, but
'Nessa tells him she would like to hear what he has to say.

'Nessa starts to tell Nick all of the reasons why she doesn't want to tell
LB about Fletch.  She is afraid LB would leave to live with Billy, and she
couldn't bear it.  Nick says she is letting LB blackmail her before the
fact.  'Nessa says she will do anything to keep her son.  Nick says he
doesn't thing she will lose LB by telling him the truth.  As an extreme
example, he says he wishes his parents hadn't lied to him all his life.  He
tells 'Nessa he would have been very upset, but would have benn ready for
the future based on the truth about his past.  Nick says LB is already upset
and will probably get mad, but at least he will have his anger as an honest
emotion and won't be alone with fantasies and suspicions.  Nick says he
knows she loves LB and that with Fletch they can work this out.

A major lightbulb illuminates the area immediately surrounding 'Nessa's
head.  She says Nick is right.  Fletch has been right all along.  She has to
find a way to tell LB while they are away in Arizona.

Boarding House
--------------
Fletch is there with Ben.  Ben is playing video games, so we are spared his
marginal performance in this scene.  Nadine comes in with a present for LB
and asks Fletch to deliver it.  Fletch suggests that he is probably not the
best person for the job, and tells Nadine that LB and 'Nessa are fixing to
leave for the week-end.  Nadine gets psyched to have Billy all to herself
for the next two days.

[ I've been saving the best part for last ... ]

Alex/A-M
--------
A-M tells Alex that he realized that he was competing with Nick the same way
he felt compelled to compete with Phillip.  Than Alex - consciously or not -
sets up these competitions.  She did with Phillip, 'Nessa and now Nick.  A-M
says he is tired of being second place, tired of hiding his feelings,
realized he could jump handsprings and Alex wouldn't notice or care.  So,
A-M decided to tell Alex just how much he hates what she is doing.

A-M tells Alex that the board meeting was the worst.  Alex did everything
but set a crown on Nick's head.  Alex tells A-M that he should count his
blessings: wife who lo[oooooo]ves him, good job - A-M cuts her off.  He
knows how she works:  tell him how proud she is of him, smother him with
kindness and then stab him in the back.  Alex is shocked - speechless.  A-M
continues:  he knows what she is up to.  She'll use A-M because he is good
for the company, but eventually Alex will throw A-M away and put Nick in his
place.  Well, A-M vows that he won't let that happen.

Alex doesn't understand how A-M can accuse her of this.  Alex jumps on her
giving 'Nessa the presidency as being the root of all of A-M's insecurity.
A-M stops her again.  He is sure that Alex will shut him out down the road
[ and I remember a scene where Alex is talking to a picture of Brandon about
doing just this ].  A-M says Alex wants Nick in charge, and she gets what
she wants no matter what.

A-M points out that Alex is replaying her own history:  her father favored
Alan over Alex, now Alan is in prison and Alex has a chance for the last
laugh [ almost verbatim that scene I mentioned before ].  Alex denies this.
A-M syas it's true even if Alex refuses to see it.  Alex finally has a
chance to get even with Alan by turning the company over to her own son.
Alex denies the scheme [ but it is true ] and say A-M "must understand".  He
says he does and leaves.

THE END
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Sorry if I got too obnoxious in my editorial comments.

	Debbie.