From: jgacker@neptune.gsfc.nasa.gov (James G. Acker)
Subject: B&B:  The usual suspects for Tuesday, August 18
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Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 11:43:43 EDT
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     You know, I think soaps have days like these so the
other actors can go to the dentist's office.  Ho-hum.

     Tuesday on "The Bold and the Beautiful"

     Ridge is sketching along merrily, perhaps still
daydreaming about that robe pooled at Taylor's feet from
last night.  Oh, I guess not -- he gets up and calls the
hospital to check on Brooke's condition.  He gets the nurse
-- they can't release patient information except to family.
He's not exactly family but he does have intimate knowledge
of the patient, Ridge says.  You'll have to speak to her
doctor, the nurse says.  Is he available?  No.  #@$%%&*!
Ridge composes himself and leaves a message as Stephanie
peeks in the door (if I were Ridge I'd start locking his
door a little more often).  He tells Mrs. Forrester that
Ridge called, and to call back when she gets a clue.
     
     Stephanie asks which Mrs. Forrester that was for, and
Ridge tells her it was for Brooke.  #$%**^&!  Stephanie
says, berating Ridge that he should be calling Air France
and brooking Booke, I mean booking Brooke on the next
Concorde to Paris!  Do you have any idea how much tickets on
the Concorde cost, Ma?  No matter, why were you calling
anyway?  To tell Brooke she's not alone.  You don't have to
do that, she's got a friend, Stephanie informs Ridge.  Who's
that?  Ridge asks.  Sheila Carter.  Oh, Sheila!  Ridge says.
Eric enters and wants to show something to Ridge, Steph can
come to if she wants.  She declines courteously, but says
think about what she said -- Brooke is history, Taylor and
his marriage is what ought to matter.

     Meanwhile, at le hospital's rule, Sheila is anxiously
watching the clock.  At the stroke of 9:00, she asks if she
can go in to see Brooke.  The nurse says it's not visiting
hours yet.  Sheila says yes it is, pointing to her George
Bush watch (the one with the ears).  Oh, O.K., I'll go in
with you, I have to give her these flowers and these
messages.  Don't bother, Sheila says, I can do that.  It's
no trouble?  the duped nurse asks.  NOT A problem at all.
Sheila takes flowers and notes.  At the door, she edits the
card on the flowers (from JudyJudyJudy, the home nurse) and
the message from Ridge, stuffing them into her pocket.  She
thanks Judy for the flowers and goes inside.
     Brooke's sleeping.  Sheila thinks how beautiful she is,
and how it's obvious how men could become lust-crazed for
her.   What I wouldn't do to get you out of town!  Sheila
thinks.  A groggy Brooke awakens and sees Sheila.  "How're
you doing, sweetie?"  Sheila asks saccharinely.

     Eric takes Ridge into the office and shows him two
models, arrayed in Ridge's cruise line designs in the Belief
no-wrinkle linen fabric.  Orders are pouring in, and Lauren
Fenmore will be coming to L.A. to check out the show.  She's
already placed an order and is a savvy buyer.  Hmm, funny
thing about Lauren, Ridge thinks.  What's that?  Eric asks.

     Brooke says the flowers are pretty, who are they from?
Me, Sheila lies.  WITCH!  Thanks.  Any messages?  Yes, one
from the girls in the cutting room, get well soon!  Nothing
from Ridge?  Nope, and Sheila proceeds, don't you think your
harboring false hopes waiting for Ridge?  Wouldn't you be
better off if you were on your way to Paris?  I know I would
be... on the first plane outta here, if it were me.  He's
made himself clear.   Yeah, Brooke reluctantly thinks, maybe
you're right.  They hug, and Brooke tells her that her
friendship is the one good thing to come out of this
relationship.  Sheila leaves the room...

     ...and nearly runs into Taylor, who's coming by to
visit Brooke.  Hi, who are you?  I'm a friend visiting
Brooke, Sheila says.  Is this Brooke's room?  Yes.  And who
are you?  I'm Dr. Forrester.  Hmmm, Sheila thinks this one
over.  Taylor goes into Brooke's room.  Brooke is not
pleased to see her and tells her to GET OUT!

     Meanwhile at Forrester, Ridge tells Eric what he
remembers about Lauren.  She had a baby, the baby died,
turned out later that it had been switched with Lauren's
REAL baby.  Switched accidentally or switched deliberately?
Eric asks.  Not sure, there were some rumors, Ridge recalls.
What kind of evil, deceitful, sinful, no-good, scoundrelish,
scum-of-the-earth, devil's spawn, vomit of Satan, deluded,
insane, psychotic, schizophrenic, demonic, misguided,
brunette with big hair small eyes weird smile great bod nice
perspiration would do this to an innocent baby?  Eric asks.
I have no idea, maybe we can ask Lauren when she gets here,
Ridge suggests.

     At the hospital, Stephanie comes over and finds Sheila.
She asks how Brooke is, and Sheila says she went in and
she's O.K.  How did she react to Ridge's message?  I took
it, Sheila says... and thought you'd like to give it to her,
giving her the message.  That was... a good idea, Stephanie
tells her.  There's a woman in there now with Brooke, says
her name is Dr. Forrester.  Dr. Forrester?  Stephanie muses,
that's curious, that's my daughter-in-law.

     Taylor ignores Brooke's tirade and tells her she told
Ridge she'd stop by to check on her.  The baby's doing well
and is strong.  That must disappoint you, Brooke spits.  Did
Ridge ask you to come see me?  That's not what I said,
Taylor says.  Well, did he?  Nope, sorry, wrong vowel.
You're lying, Brooke says.  I don't lie, Taylor/Wonder Woman
replies. (I'm wearing the Golden Lariat of Truth.)  Taylor
tells her that for her mental health, it would be better for
her to accept a new life sans Ridge and then she'll heal.
You can say that, you have him, Brooke says.  Taylor
corrects:  "HAD him, every way imaginable, last night... but
that's not the point!  I had a life before I met Ridge, and
you can have one without him!   You can start a new life in
Paris and move on."
     Wrong, Brooke says.  You're not leaving?  Taylor asks.
Oh, I'm leaving, but something's going to happen while I'm
gone.   The baby, Taylor says.  No, not that.  Ridge is
going to miss me, and despite everything you try, all your
feminine wiles and boom-boom bazooms, he's going to think
about me and then try to find me.  You're seriously deluding
yourself, Brooke, this isn't good for you.  It's the solid
truth, Taylor -- Ridge loved me like nobody else and he
won't forget it!  Now, shake your booty right out that door!
Taylor sadly shakes her head and then shakes her booty out
the door.

     Ridge asks Eric if he's called Brooke yet, like he did.
Nope, I talked to the doctor, the baby's fine.  Why don't
you call Brooke?  Because I can't go on any longer
pretending I've got a marriage.  And there's a new woman,
Ridge notes.  Yes, Sheila, but that's only a potential.  Why
haven't you taken more initiative?  Ridge asks.  Because...
because despite all that's happened, I still love Brooke.  I
guess once a man falls in love with Brooke Logan, part of
him is always in love with her, Eric muses to the wall.  He
turns and asks Ridge if he ever feels like that?  Ridge sets
his chin.

Cue the aspirin commercial...

     Tune in next month, when we could hear Lauren Fenmore
say:

     "Ronn Moss!  I never thought any hunk could have less
acting ability than Don Diamont, but I gotta think about it
now..."

     Jim "they must love me in L.A." Acker
     jgacker@neptune.gsfc.nasa.gov