From: pml@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (patricia.m.lott)
Subject: Y&R
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 13:42:36 GMT
Keywords: Update


Tuesday, Aug. 25th

Victor goes to see Nikki to tell her he has seen
Ashley and realizes how very much he has hurt her.
He never meant to hurt Ashley; she meant a lot to 
him, but he wants to be with Nikki.  Nikki tells
Victor she knows that Ashley and Jack are two very
good people who did not deserve to be hurt by any
of this but unfortunately, they have been hurt.
Victor asks her about the status of telling Jack,
and Nikki said she is expecting him any minute.  She
tells Victor he has to leave.  Victor tells her how
much he wants her.  Nikki said they will be able to
tell the children tonight about their plans to remarry.
She tells Victor she is so happy she is afraid it is a
fantasy.  Victor tells her it is not a fantasy; they
are going to be together again.  (Some hints of
foreshadowing here.)

Later while Victor and Brad are in Victor's office
discussing business, Victor is served with divorce
papers.  It saddens him and he tells Brad it is the
ending of a wonderful romance.  He tells Brad he has
never wanted a woman as much as he wanted Ashley.  Brad
asks him what happened.  Victor tells him he made a
big mistake in divorcing Nikki, and now he wants to make
things right.  Also he wants to reunite his family and
spend more time with his children.  (At this I wondered
just exactly what the heck it is that Victor really does
want.  Maybe he should have been a Mormon so he could
have two wives.  Do they still do that?)

Miguel and Nicholas stop by the Abbott house to show
Jack the trophy Nicholas received in his game.  He was
named MVP.  Nicholas tells Jack that Jack's name should
be on the trophy right next to Nicholas's name because
Jack got him involved in little league.  This was a very
poignant scene.  Nicholas was telling Jack how much he
loves him and hopes that if his dad and mom get back 
together he will still be able to see Jack.  Jack tells
Nicholas he will always be there for him as long as he
wants and needs him to be there.  This scene really brought
tears to my eyes.  (I know - I'm a sentimental idiot!)

Nathan goes to see Neil to find out how Dru is doing.
After dancing around for a few minutes, Neil finally
admits that Dru has taken off.  Nathan tells him that
they need to go out and find her.  She's in danger.  Neil
tells Nathan Dru can take care of herself; she has before
and will continue to take care of herself.  In the meantime,
we see Dru in a bar and she is approached by a man.  He
buys her a beer and tries to hit on her.  Dru is telling
him to get lost and take his beer with him; she's not there
for his pleasure.  Another man walks up to them (I think his
name is Juice).  He is someone the other guy knows and Dru
obviously knows from her past.  Juice tells the other man
to get lost and starts talking to Dru.  He asks Dru what she
is doing; the last time he talked to her she was on top of
the world.  Dru said she was on top, but she blew it.  She
tells Juice her story.  Juice tells her not to worry.  From
now on she will be his woman and he'll take good care of her.
Is he a pimp?  Sounds like it to me.  Nathan does not convince
Neil to help him find Dru and finally gives up and goes off
by himself.  I can't say what I think about Neil at this point.
I think he was terribly disappointed and hurt, but if he truly
loved Dru, he would be worried about her.

Lauren and Paul are in the private dining room.  Both are dressed
to the nines and Lauren is trying to convince Paul to get married.
Paul reasons with her that her motive is to show the court she
is providing a stable home for the child.  Marriage should be based
on more than that.  Lauren finally admits he is right.

Nikki is at home waiting for Jack.  It starts to rain.  (More
foreshadowing.)  Miguel and Nicholas come in with his trophy
which he proudly shows him mom.  She tells him how proud she is
of him and he tells her Jack was also proud of her.  She looks
at Miguel who tells her they stopped at the Abbott house first
to show the trophy to Jack.  Nikki tells him that's perfectly
okay, and wonders why Jack was there.  She is still waiting to
tell him the news.  We see Jack in the car driving to see Nikki.
It is really pouring.  (We know what is going to happen next.)
Jack starts daydreaming about seeing Nikki.  Nikki is telling him
that she loves Victor and they are going to be remarried.  Jack
tells her he only wants her happiness, but also that it is very
important to him to continue to see Nicholas.  Nikki (in the
daydream) tells Jack that it's important for Nicholas and Victor
to begin bonding now and the best thing to do is to get Jack out
of his life completely so that process will be easier.  Jack is
begging her not to cut him out of Nicholas's life.  Nikki
is adamant.  Jack comes out of his daydream saying to himself "Nikki
you wouldn't do that" and at the same time seeing headlights coming
toward him and hearing a horn blasting.  We see Jack swerve and hear
a crash.  The screen blacks out.  Obviously, Nikki's little fantasy
becomes a very harsh reality very soon.
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