From: dias@milton.u.washington.edu (Vivian Dias)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: SB - Thurs Update
Date: 24 Jul 92 15:26:30 GMT
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle


  Thursday, July 23

  I thought I'd do this for Denise who is on vacation and this was an
  episode not to be missed.  Vivian

  Gina has all the designer jeans laid out on the board room table when
  Lilly arrives.  Lilly is depressed about the wedding and nothing Gina
  says can cheer her up.  Lilly is bemoaning her fate when a stranger
  appears and talks her through her depression.  He sympathizes, he jokes,
  he just generally seems to understand.  Gina returns and mistakes the
  stranger for a runner at Capwell Enterprises.  Lilly guesses that he's
  not a runner but the *Famous Franz* the designer that Gina has procured
  to put Gina Jeans on the map.  Gina stammers and stutters that she
  didn't expect anyone quite so ----, so what asks the stranger so
  enthusiastic, no, replies Gina so black (our stranger is African-American).
  He's not cries yet another stranger, what, says Gina, not black?!? no
  responds the stranger he's not the *Famous Franz*, I am and this man is
  my or was my assistant, he is not unemployed and out stomps the Franz
  leaving a bewildered Gina, an amused Lilly and a sheepish looks stranger.
  Stranger pitches his ability to promote and design Gina Jeans and Lilly
  says give him a chance.  We discover his name is Tyrone, Ty for short.

  Mason and Julia are once more debating the pros and cons of having another
  child.  Julia worries that she's taken so much time off they are starting
  to rent out her parking space on a per diem basis.  Mason convinces her 
  it's a good idea and they are about to embark on baby-making when Dreyfus
  (yes!, he's still around!!) appears with Rosa in hot pursuit.  Dreyfus is
  not amused.  Rosa is really upset and says that either he goes or I go.  
  Dreyfus in true British Butler fashion responds, "Please, walk this way"
  and escorts her to the front door.  Rosa is speechless.  After some
  questioning by Julia and Mason we discover the problem stems from Dreyfus
  wanting Rosa to fix such delicacies as hagis, toad-in-the-hole, and the
  always popular devils on horseback.  He refuses to each "takcos" claiming
  he never has and never will.  A compromise is reached.  Dreyfus will eat
  in the dining room and stay out of Rosa's kitchen.  Julia and Mason left
  to their own devices hasten upstairs to get on with more important things,
  nudge, nudge, wink, wink.

  BJ asks Cruz what he's doing and Cruz says he's invading her privacy and
  he apologizes.  BJ tries to shrug it off but Cruz persists, telling her
  he is there to help her but hasn't she heard that from someone else she
  trusted?  He is calm, his voice is soft and soothing.  She asks what he
  means and he says he wants to know if she if RA, Rachel Ann, the girl in
  the story who was abused.  She tries to deny it.  Cruz starts to recount
  the tale of the doll.  He sent it to BJ.  He says he remembers it had to
  have black hair like BJ, and it had to have a two part name like BJ.  His
  Mom helped him with it.  It was to be the friend that she could tell 
  everything to.  Cruz suggests that maybe Rachel Ann could pick up the
  story.  BJ is confused.  Cruz persists, he tells her she needs to "talk
  the truth to me as if your life depended on it, and it just might.  And
  you know this going in, no matter what anyone says I'll believe YOU."
  BJ breaks and tells Cruz she doesn't want him to be disappointed in her.
  He reassures her.  She starts her story.  She relates how everything that
  happened must have been her fault.  She must have done something to make
  this man fall in love with her.  She knew better.  Cruz continues to tell
  her that in no way was it her fault.  It wasn't "her job" to stop the
  abuse.  The man knew better.  The man was sick and took advantage of a
  child, an innocent child.  Cruz asks how it started and BJ says "with
  love".  She relates how this older man, this trusted friend of the family,
  would visit and make her feel special, became a second parent almost.  He
  would take her to dinner and let him drive her car and live out every
  child's fantasy of grown-up life.  Then it changed and he told her he
  loved her and wanted to show her.  She said it made her feel scared and
  dirty.  She would come home and scrub her skin till it was raw but she
  still felt wrong.  Cruz tells her her instints were right.  What he was
  doing was wrong.  This man was holding her prisoner and making her deny
  her true feelings about what was going on.  He tells her over and over
  that in no way was she to blame or any way responsible for what happened
  to her.  He asks how long it went on and she says a long time until his
  job finally took him away.  Then he returned and it started again. That's
  when she ran away to Santa Barbara.  The end, she says.  No, it's not the
  end Cruz replies, because he followed you here didn't he?  She says yes
  and Cruz tells her she has to name her abuser to break his hold on her.
  BJ is crying and struggling with all these feelings and finally cries
  out "He was my godfather, Cruz, he was my Uncle Frank" and falls sobbing
  into Cruz's arms.  Cruz reassures her once more that it is over now
  because she says it's over.  She wants to know what Cruz is going to do
  and he says "I'm gonna go to him and call him out into the light".  BJ
  wants to know if Cruz still likes her.  With heart-breaking tenderness
  Cruz tells BJ that she is his hero.  He then tells her to get some rest
  and goes into the office to phone Frank.  With amazing self control he
  asks Frank to meet him on the beach in front of the Sandpiper.  Frank
  seems flattered that Cruz invited him.  Cruz is at the beach and Frank
  arrives.  In an awesome display of anger management Cruz makes small
  talk about what a lousy day it's been.  Frank agrees and says Reese is
  acting like a madman and asks Cruz how Jodie is doing.  Cruz says he
  hasn't seen Jodie today but he ran into another person that Frank
  knows.  Who, asks Frank - Rachel Ann says Cruz.  Frank tries to look
  innocent and claims he doesn't know a Rachel Ann which is when Cruz
  rips off his shirt and tells him he knows what he did to BJ and "Now,
  what am I going to do to you".

  This episode ended with Kim Zimmer making an announcement regarding
  child abuse and things to be aware of.  She was talking to abuse
  victims and told them to find someone they trusted and talk to them.
  She said they were not to blame for what happened to them and that
  no matter how long ago it happened to talk about it.




  Previews:

  Gina offers Ken the job of V.P. International Sales at Gina Jeans.

  Warren tells BJ he needs proof of R.A.'s identity.  She says he
  has her word and Angela says that's not good enough.

  Cruz and Frank are faced off on the beach.

  Jodie and Cruz are in a room when Frank walks through the door pointing
  a gun directly at them.