From: peea224@hermes.chpc.utexas.edu (Joanna L. Castillo)
Subject: DOOL: Update for Friday, 92-sep-04
Organization: The University of Texas System - CHPC
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 92 04:13:48 GMT

DOOL update for Friday, September 4, 1992.

[Note:  Sally couldn't swallow one more Friday update so we talked it 
over and I'm your new Friday updater.  I'll try my best to be unbiased 
-- I'll even try not to call The Teenager From Hell by her rightful 
name of "Scarrie" should she show up on a Friday episode.  Well...here 
goes...]

It's evening in Salem.

Shane's house:  Phillip arrives unexpectedly and surprises Kim who's 
very upset -- trying to figure out what's happening to her.  She asks 
why he's there and he says he wanted to surprise her.  He asks what's 
going on and she says she doesn't know -- but it would help is if he 
didn't ask any questions and just held her.  He holds her and trys to 
comfort her.

Lawrence's house:  Lawrence gets ready to go to the hospital and 
Lisanne tries to talk him out of it.  She asks if he's really going to 
confront Carly with the news and he says of course -- it was bound to 
be his baby, after all.  She says he's wrong -- that the baby was 
undoubtedly someone else's and was just part of a plot to entrap him.  
She says Vivian must have been hiding the info from him because she 
saw through the plot and that's why Vivian and Carly must have been 
such good friends all along -- that they had something on each other 
they don't want Lawrence to find out about.

The hospital:  Carly asks the desk nurse if she's seen Mr. Alamain -- 
that he called earlier saying it was an emergency.  The nurse says she 
hasn't seen him and Carly says she'll be in the lounge when he 
arrives.  Just then John walks in looking very upset.  Carly asks if 
Isabella told him and he nods yes.  She starts to apologize and he 
says he doesn't need her apologies -- that Isabella needs a doctor who 
will fight for her.  He says he's not going to sit by and watch his 
wife die.

-----

The loft:  Isabella's sleeping fitfully on the couch when someone 
starts to pound on the door.  She opens the door to Victor who's quite 
excited about her performance at the board meeting.  He notices she's 
distracted and asks where John is.  She says he must have gone out and 
he asks what's wrong.  She says she has something to tell him and he 
starts to get worried.  She starts to get teary-eyed and tells him 
she's going to die.  Victor tells her they're all going to die but she 
says she's going to die a little sooner -- she doesn't know how much 
longer she's got but there's nothing anyone can do.

The hospital:  Carly takes John into the lounge to talk.  He says he 
can't stay long -- that what Isabella really needs is rest -- she's 
been too busy -- taking care of Brady, working, and then she lost her 
appetite.  Carly says she can't tolerate food and he says nobody can 
when they're that tired.  She quietly tells him his wife has cancer 
and he says he can't accept that.  She says denial is the way families 
usually react to the news at first so they can tolerate the pain and 
shock of losing someone they love and he asks if she's saying he's 
denying it because he's afraid.  He asks if he's just supposed to 
accept that she can't cure whatever she's got.  Carly tells him again 
that Isabella has cancer and needs him by her side.  He says he'll be 
by her side for the rest of his life and Carly insists that he has to 
come to terms with it so he can help Isabella -- and that there's 
nothing he can do to save her life.  He says someone made a mistake 
and Isabella doesn't have cancer.  She tells him there's only one way 
to convince him and asks him to wait for her.  She leaves the room and 
he walks out onto the balcony.

The police station:  Abe walks in on Stella doing paperwork.  She asks 
if he's working late and he says the work piles up when Roman's out of 
town but it won't last long since Roman's on his way home.  He says 
he's fogged in at O'Hare but will be in soon.  Stella comments that at 
least he's got company and he tells her Marlena decided to stay 
behind.  "Isn't she something?" he asks and walks into his office.  
Stella says, rather ominously, "Oh, yeah...she's something all right."

Lawrence's house:  Lawrence insists to Lisanne that Carly wouldn't lie 
to Viv about the baby.  Lisanne asks him to think about it and asks if 
Vivian would have tried to keep them apart if the baby had been his.  
He says he doesn't know why he's arguing with her about it -- that the 
person who knows the truth is Carly and he needs to talk to her.  He 
brushes Lisanne aside and leaves the house.

Shane's house:  Phillip hands Kim something to drink and says he'd 
like to talk about things.  She says it's nothing and not to worry.  
He asks if it's the kids or Shane.  She says the kids are having a 
ball with her parents and Shane's at the Mayo Clinic getting some 
extra therapy.  He suggests that maybe being alone at Shane's house is 
what's bothering her.  She agrees that he might be right so he 
suggests they pack up and go home.  She tells him she's not ready to 
go -- that she needs to deal with her problems.  She says she really 
just wants to concentrate on him and starts to kiss him.  He asks if 
she's sure -- she says yes and asks him to take her upstairs.

-----

The loft:  Victor is dumbfounded by Isabella's news and says there 
must be some sort of mistake.  She tells him it's true and he says 
she's too young.  She says the survival rate for this sort of cancer 
at this advanced stage is very low and he hopes it can happen.  She 
says the chances are 1 in a million and says she wishes she hadn't 
been the one to tell him.  By this point, she's crying and tells him 
she doesn't understand how God could have given Brady to her just to 
tear them apart.  He pulls her into his arms and says they'll find an 
answer to all this.

The hospital:  Carly shows a CAT-scan and other test results to John 
showing the cancer.  John refuses to believe Isabella's really sick.  
She tells him the cancer has already spread to Isabella's liver and he 
shows optimism saying if they can see it, they can just cut it out of 
her or treat it with radiation.  She quietly tells him that Isabella 
is terminal but he refuses to accept it.  He tells her that Isabella's 
not dying and if she can't do anything to save her, he'll find someone 
who will.  He leaves the room and Carly sinks into a chair in 
frustration.

Larry's house:  Viv gets home to find Nicky and Lisanne (holding Zeus) 
home.  Viv comments on Lisanne's return and Lisanne "counter-comments" 
about Viv's recent absence -- saying Lawrence has been looking for 
her.  Viv asks what he wants and Lisanne says she really couldn't say.  
Viv sneezes and Lisanne apologizes for the fact that Zeus has 
aggravated her allergies, excuses herself, and goes upstairs.

Kim's bedroom:  Kim and Phillip are making love and Kim stops to tell 
him how much she loves him.

-----

Kim's bedroom:  Phillip and Kim are laying side-by-side after making 
love and he says he's never seen her like this.  She starts to 
apologize and he says it was great.  She seems a little upset but says 
she loved it too.  He says she was right when she said there wasn't 
any point in talking about their problems when they can solve them all 
in bed.  He then says he's sorry but she's worn him out and he's going 
to sleep.  She says it's okay and he rolls over.  The Psycho-Kim voice 
beckons her:  "Come on, Kimmy...come on."  She gets out of bed and 
puts some clothes on.  "I'm waiting...I'm waiting for you," says the 
voice.  She looks a little confused.

The hospital:  Lawrence walks in on Carly in the lounge.  She asks 
what the emergency is -- asking after Nicky and Vivian.  He says 
they're fine -- he needs to talk to her.  She tells him she doesn't 
want to talk to him and he asks what's wrong.  She says, quite 
irritably, that she doesn't want to talk -- doesn't want to be a 
doctor -- doesn't know what she's doing -- can't cure people.  He 
becomes quite concerned and asks if this is about her patient and she 
says if she'd just seen the signs sooner she might have been able to 
make a difference.  He says he's sorry but she can't ever give up 
being a doctor.  She says it's just so frustrating and asks him what 
he wants.  He says they can talk another time and she insists that 
since he's already there, they may as well talk.  He asks her if she 
had his baby eight years ago.  She looks stunned.

-----

The hospital:  Carly asks Lawrence who told him and he says it doesn't 
matter.  He asks her if she had his baby.  She says (her voice 
faltering) that she had a son.  He asks what happened and she tells 
him he died shortly after he was born.  He's upset and she tells him 
it wasn't his child.  He says she never lied to him before and not to 
start now.  She tells him she was in terrible shape after they broke 
up and she met someone and got pregnant.  He demands to know who it 
was and she says it doesn't matter.  He's stunned and asks why she 
didn't come to him.  She says she put it behind her -- it's over and 
asks why she should have told him since it wasn't his child.  He says 
he can't believe a woman with so many scruples would jump into bed 
with the first man she met after they broke up and she says it's what 
happened.  She tells him to forget about it -- that's what she's done.  
He says "they" must have been right -- the people who kept warning him 
about her -- that he never knew her at all.  She says he's right and 
he says he can't believe he put her on such a pedestal -- that she's 
nothing but a cheap...  She interrupts him saying he's got the answer 
he was looking for and asks him to leave.  He storms out and she 
breaks into tears.  She tries to call Vivian and Lisanne answers the 
phone -- Vivian and Nicky are fencing in the background and Lisanne 
tells Carly that Viv's out.  After hanging up, she tells Vivian it was 
a wrong number.

The loft:  (John has returned...Victor is gone.)  John tells Isabella 
that Carly's a great doctor but cancer is something different.  She 
tells him she saw a specialist and a radiologist.  He says there are 
hundreds of doctors and hospitals and maybe Carly just doesn't know 
about a treatment.  She looks worriedly at him and he says he'll find 
someone with a cure.  He insists that she's full of life and where 
there's life, there's hope.  The hug each other and she says he's very 
good to her.  He asks her if she wants to live and asks her not to 
give up.  She promises she won't give up.

Shane's house:  Kim (dressed in a teddy) follows "the voice" 
downstairs and looks in the mirror as instructed.  She seems very 
confused.  Psycho-Kim tells her she's been waiting and calls to her 
again.  Kim's very upset and starts to cry as she reaches her hand out 
to the mirror.  Suddenly, she's happy and starts twirling around the 
room.  Psycho-Kim is in charge -- she puts on an overcoat, takes off 
Phillip's engagement ring, and heads out the door.

-----

Seedy hotel room:  The scene opens with a shot of the red shoes and 
Psycho-Kim burst in.  She rips off the overcoat and turns on the jam 
box at a high volume.  She starts dancing around the room.  "It's so 
good to finally be home," she says.  [Ed. note:  This stuff stinks up 
the wazoo!  Yuck!]

The hospital chapel:  Carly comes in to find Victor praying.  She says 
she got his message and he says he couldn't face all the doctors and 
nurses.  She asks if he's talked to Isabella and John and he says yes.  
He asks if John's right -- that there's a cure.  She tells him 
Isabella is terminal and the only thing they can do is concentrate on 
helping her get through the pain she's in.  She says she doesn't want 
Isabella stripped of her dignity and wants her to be as comfortable as 
they can make her.  He asks if that means she wants her to go quickly 
and she says no but that Isabella will go when she's ready.  He says 
the only ones who are ready are very old.  She says that it may be 
difficult for him to understand but the mind does prepare a person 
when it's time to go.  He walks out.

Lawrence's house:  Lawrence storms in and demands to know where Vivian 
has been.  She insists she's old enough to be out without a pass and 
asks what's wrong.  He asks why she didn't tell him that Carly had a 
baby.  Vivian's taken aback and Lisanne walks in asking Lawrence what 
Carly had to say about the baby.  Vivian suddenly understands as 
Lawrence tells her that Lisanne stumbled on some information while she 
was in Paris about Carly having a baby.  Larry tells Vivian that Carly 
told him the same and they've got her letter as well.  He demands to 
know why she never told him in all the years since then when they were 
so close.

-----

Lawrence's house:  Lawrence insists that Vivian tell him and says it 
better be good.  She asks him to tell her what Carly told him before 
she'll submit to his interrogation.  He tells her Carly's story and 
asks if Viv knows who the man was.  She says no but admits that she 
knew about the baby, says it wasn't her place to tell him, and she 
knew he'd be upset.  She says the boy died and she let the story die 
with him.  Lisanne speaks up and asks Viv if this was just another 
fact that slipped her mind.  Viv says it didn't slip her mind and she 
did withhold information from Lawrence and asks what good it would 
have done.  She tells him that he and Carly were estranged and it 
wouldn't have done any good.  She says she was very fond of Carly but 
she loves Lawrence.  Lisanne says the reason for that love is money.  
Vivian (if looks could kill!) snaps at Lisanne that it was none of her 
business anyway and nobody asked her to go snooping in Paris.  Lisanne 
starts to protest saying she found the letter totally by accident and 
Lawrence interrupts her and insists they stop the discussion for now.  
Lawrence says he and Lisanne need to go for a walk and discuss the 
John Black business.  Viv says she should be involved and he says he 
doesn't think so...not for the moment anyway.  They walk out and Viv 
goes to the phone to call Carly.  She leaves a message for Carly to 
call.

The hospital chapel:  Carly prays for strength to help Isabella get 
through this.  She says Isabella is counting on her and asks on behalf 
of all the people who love her so much for strength.  She says she 
knows it was wrong to lie to Lawrence about his son but she just can't 
deal with it now but promises to tell him some day -- for now she 
needs to concentrate on Isabella.

The police station:  Stella drops some papers off on Abe's desk and 
notices a picture of Marlena on Roman's desk.  She starts talking to 
the picture and says she (Marlena) will never let "him" go.  She 
suddenly slams the picture to the floor and then picks it up asking if 
she's still smiling.  She then says rather ominously that she won't be 
smiling for long.  [Ed. note:  I noticed an Eckerd's Pharmacy 
commercial staring our own newest resident psycho Stella a couple of 
days ago...I wonder if Eckerd's knows she's playing a psycho on DOOL.  
It doesn't seem like they'd like that too much.  :-)]

Lawrence's house:  Ivan tells Vivian that her butler Girard was found 
dead in Paris and that he was alone at the time.  She says good -- he 
should have spent more time alone and that he should have burnt those 
letters -- that they wouldn't be in their current mess if he had.  
Victor suddenly barges in demanding to speak to Lawrence and Lisanne.  
Viv asks what's wrong and he says she'll have to wait -- he only wants 
to say it once.  Lawrence and Lisanne walk in and he tells them to 
listen carefully -- that he's not going to repeat himself.

-----

Lawrence's house:  Victor says he's just found out that Isabella has 
inoperable cancer and is dying.  They're stunned and he warns them 
that if they do anything at all to harm John or Isabella -- take 
advantage of the situation in any way -- he will destroy their empire 
if it takes every last cent he has.  He storms out.

The loft:  John gets off the phone and tells Isabella they're leaving 
in the morning.  She asks where they're going and he says Johns-
Hopkins [sp?] because they've got the best cancer research center in 
the U.S. and they're going to cure her in a flash.  He asks if she 
feels better and she says yes.  She says she better go to bed then and 
get some rest.  He tells her he loves her and won't ever let her go.  
They hug each other.

Kim's room:  Phillip rolls over to discover that Kim isn't in bed.  He 
calls out her name and starts to look for her.

Psycho-Kim's place:  Kim (in a slinky blue velvet dress and the red 
wig is putting on some perfume.  The blond guy [apparently named 
Randy] from the brawl walks in and asks if she's ready.  She takes a 
drag from her cigarette and says she's got everything she needs.  He 
hugs her and she stops his hand as he reaches down saying he can have 
his fill of her after she's had her fill of dancing.  They head out 
the room.

Fade to hourglass.....

Joanna.

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