From: lkern@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Leesa J Kern)
Subject: GL:  Update for Thursday, August 13, 1992
Organization: The Ohio State University
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Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 14:26:29 GMT

Hey, better late than never.  I promise to try and get the hang of this soon.

This Thursday was INCREDIBLY BORING!  I miss Blake and Ross and that cool Twin
Peaks-ish music they used to play while Blake was trying to seduce him.  Anyway
...

David's playing basketball.  Frank comes out and tells him his bookie dropped 
by with his winnings.  David says "Great, fork it over."  Frank says "I don't 
think I'm gonna do that."
     Nadine is stunned to see Billy standing there.  He says he needed someone 
to talk to.  "It's okay, isn't it?"  "Okay? of course it's okay," and lets 
Billy in.
     Some guy pretending to be Roger calls AM.  "When your aunt Alex chooses 
Nick over you, you'll wish you'd listened."  AM says he doubts it and starts to
hang up, and fake-Roger says "How would you like to see to ti that Nick McHenry
is out of Spaulding ... permanently."  AM thinks for a second an dsays I'll be 
right over.  They hang up.  Jenna comes up behind fake-Rog and says "Hello
darling!"
     Eleni walks in on AM.  He tells her she looks fabulous.  She tells him she
thinks they did enough socializing at the Bauers and would rather stay home.  
AM tells her by going to dinner with the Taggerts and giving them pointers 
about their upcoming trip to Greece, she'll be helping him.  Then he tells her 
he'll have to meet her there, 'cos he's got some things he needs to take care 
of.  She gets all upset about that and he calms her back down.  As she's 
getting ready to go, Pierre-from-Paris comse in begging AM for his job back.  
He says he knows where Musette is.  Eleni says "Oh, that's the woman I met, AM.
You know her too?"  The 'oh-shit-how-do-I-get-out-of-this-one' look comes
across AM's face.  Fade to openning credits.

Frank says he's got half a mind (we knew that) to give the money to the 
"blackout victims."  David says they agreed Frank would get half of the money,
but not all of it.  What if he hadn't stepped in for him?  David said he would
have handled it just fine.  He says no one's gonna tell me how to run my life.
Frank tells him the courts are, and if he's not careful, he could end up back
in jail.  David says "You gonna give me my money or what!" and raises the ball
over his head (What, he's gonna bean him with a basketball?  Please!)  Frank
gives it to him and tells him no more second chances.  Next time he's on his
own.  Frank leaves.  David's sort of pacing, when Kat comes up.  Their eyes
meet.  Is it love at first sight?
     AM says yes it's the same woman, but it's business, nothing for you to
worry about.  Eleni's confused but convinced and leaves for the country club.
Pierre-from-Paris apologizes and says "Maybe I shouldn't have come here."  AM
says he shouldn't have and wants him to leave.  Pierre is begging for a second
chance and says he has a "plan" for Musette.  AM tells him no and to leave
because he has other very important business to attend to.
     Jenna's in a black teddy-thing.  Fake-Roger asks her how much of the phone
call she heard.  "What phone call?  Aren't you glad to see me?"  Fake-Rog says
yes, so he can ask her why she went over to Alex's last night and how she
figured out the land deal.  She did more than shop when she went out, and kept
her ears open at the Bauers and just basically figured things out (something
no one else in Springfield has been able to do!)  He tells her he WAS going to
get her off, but Jenna says he was taking too long and she didn't know how he
planned to do it, so she took matters into her own hands (now there's a
sentence SCREAMING to be taken out of context!)  He tells her she should have
been patient, but she says she finds virtues boring (oh please).  Besides, she
thinks he would like a bit of the unexpected from her.  Oh, by the way, they've
been sleezin' all over each other.  No kissing, just lots of lustful caresses.
Suddenly, the door bell rings.  Fake-Rog tells her they're gonna have to be
patient 'til AM leaves.  (He's there already?)

At the Top of the Towers (TooT), Eleni and the Taggerts are having dinner.  
They talk about Greece.  The Taggarts want to know about all the hot night 
spots in Athens.  Eleni confesses she's never been to Athens, and there weren't
any nigh clubs in her fishing village on Crete.
     Dr. Grant comes in and surprises Gilly on his way to pick up Mrs. Grant 
from bridge.  Hamp comes up and says hi.  GIlly asks him to take off early for 
some "quality time."  Hamp says "I don't know, remember the last time we tried 
for some quality time."  He goes off to make a phone call.  Dr. Grant tells 
Gilly the other reason he's here is to talk about the "damage" David could be 
doing to their marraige.  Hamp calls Frank and asks him stop by, his treat, he 
needs to talk to him about David.
     Who is at this moment talking to Kat.  "Hey, little sister."  He
street-talks her and she laughs at him (this was really funny).  She says he's
looking for her friend Bridgette.  David says she's not here.  Kat starts to
leave, but David stops her and asks if she's ever dunked a basketball.  She
says no, cos the hoop's way up there and she's way down here.  He says he can
fix that.  He gives her the ball and brings her over by the basket, and then
lifts her onto his shoulder.  SWISH she dunks it and he puts her down.  They
laugh a little and then she says she should go.  If he sees Bridgette, tell her
she's lookin' for her.  David says he's got another problem because instead of
looking for Bridgette, he'll be looking for her.  "Why?"  Because he's gonna
take her out tonight.  She asks him if he always talks like that, with an
attitude.  He says yes.  She says it's too bad, cos he could've been kind of
cute.  SLAM!!
     Nadine fixes coffee and sits down to talk.  Billy says he's not sure 
what's wrong.  Being over at the Bauers and seeing everone so happy really 
annoyed him. Nadine says she wasn't happy, then asks if it's Mindy.  He says
yeah.  They talk about that for a while, and Nadine asks if it wasn't something
else that brought him over there.  He says he guesses he's lonely.  Nadine
decides he needs to relax and he needs a good ol' massage.  She loosens his
shirt and rubs his shoulders.  He puts up a tiny bit of a fight but not much.
He starts to relax, when the phone rings.  Nadine answers it.  It's Little
Billy (LB) calling for his dad.  Billy leaps off the couch to talk to his son.
     Fake-Roger tells Jenna to take a bubble bath while he's talking to AM.
She says that sounds like a good idea.  AM comes in and says whatever you've
got better be good.  Fake-Roger asks if handing him the keys to the kingdom
would be good enough.

David tells Kat she can be the smart one.  She tells him she is.  He says this 
"private school" stuff is real cute.  She asks if this is what he does all day,
kill bugs with his basketball?  He tells her he does just fine without her call
waiting, credit cards, etc.  She says he knows a lot for some guy form the 
streets.  She starts to leave.  "David ... My name is David."  She tells him 
her name is Kat, and thanks him for the dunk.  He smiles, and I think he 
recognizes her and the name.
     AM says he's not gonna accept anything from fake-Roger unless he knows
what Rog's getting out of it.  And Alex just gave him the pharma ... pharmecu
... oh, the heck with it DRUG division.  Fake-Rog says, well, if your satisfied
with just that.  Jenna is far from a bubble bath, listening in the doorway.
Fake-Roger tells AM that last winter Alex and he made a deal to break up Nick
and Mimbo.  AM asks if he has proof, and fake-Roger holds up an envelope.
     Frank's arrived at TooT.  Hamp says he's worried about David working at 
the Diner, since Frank's hanging out with bookies, it might not be the "best 
atmosphere" for David.  Frank tells him that it was just a one shot deal, and 
he lost his shirt.  Hamp's reassured.
      Gilly tries to reassure her father that although things are difficult at
times, they manage.  Hamp and David keep different hours, so they don't see
each other that much.  Dr. Grant asks what happens when Kat comes home.  Gilly
says they haven't figured anything out yet, but they've still got a few weeks
before she gets home (NOT!)  Dr. Grant asks if they've told her David's living
there, and Gilly says no, not yet.  Dr. Grant tells her he's got a proposition
for her.  He wants David to move in with them.
     Dinner with the Taggerts is NOT going well, but Eleni's the only one who 
notices.  The Taggerts talk about their wonderful travel agent who's never
steered them wrong.  Eleni looks like she wants to crawl under the table.
Frank and Hamp walk in and Frank stops to say hello.  The Taggerts ask him to
join them for a drink.  He orders a beer.  They tell him that Eleni's been
helping them with their trip to Greece.  She says she's not really been much
help because she doesn't know any of the places they're going.  Frank says,
well, EVERYONE goes to those places, but they haven't really seen Greece.
Eleni knows all the real places the tourists NEVER go to.  The Taggerts are
intrigued by this and ask Eleni if she were going home where would she visit.
She describes this village called "Old Harbor," in English, with it's white
houses and towers ... They decide to go there instead, and then they get up to
dance.  Eleni thanks Frank, because she felt so nervous just sitting there.
Frank tells her she's got no reason to be nervous, they're just people.  Eleni
says they're very important people to AM.  Sometimes she thinks she will not
make a "good American wife."

     AM's looking at fake-Rog's proof.  Jenna looks on.  Fake-Rog tells him 
that if Nick sees the contents, he'll want to get as far away as possible from
Alex and Spaulding Enterprises.  AM asks fake-Rog what's in it for
him.  Rog says Alex is a "loose cannon" and since he's on his way to the top,
he'd rather have someone rational in power.  AM says he's not going to join
forces with him.  Roger says he knows, but still perhaps someday AM will
realize how much more profitable coooperation would be.  AM thinks not.
Fake-Rog tells him this is NOT a standing offer.  Take it now or never.  AM
thinks about it and takes it and leaves.  Rog walks into the bedroom 
disappointed Jenna's not covered in bubbles.  She says, no she wouldn't have 
missed that for the world.
     LB wants big Bill to come up to Cross Creek.  He asks to talk to Vanessa.
They talk and he agrees to come up.  He hangs up and tells Nadine he's going to
Cross Creek because "ma boy needs me."  Vanessa's afraid he'll take it real
hard when she tells him about her and Fletch.  Nadine thinks it'll just confuse
LB even more if Billy shows up.  Billy doesn't care because "ma boy needs me."
Nadine tells him he's needed here too.  She kisses his ear and starts to rub 
his shoulders.  BIlly gets up and tells her he's sorry.  He was being seflish
and he wouldn't have come over.  Nadine plants a big one on him.
     Gilly doesn't think David living at the Grants is such a hot idea.  The 
three of them will just fight the whole time.  Dr. Grant tells her with her and
Hamp's hectic schedules they've got enough to deal with without adding David.
Gilly still doesn't think it would be good for David.  Dr. Grant tells her
she's got to think of HERSELF.  She tells him it's a very generous offer ...
and Hamp walks up.  Dr. Grant tells him what the offer is, and asks Gilly what
her answer is.  Hamp says yeah, I'd like to hear that answer myself.
     Frank tells Eleni any man would want her for a wife.  She tells him that 
in Crete it was easy to know what a wife's job was (staying barefoot and 
pregnant it sounded like), but being married to AM, she feels like she 
should've read instructions.  Someone like Blake is much better at it--going to
fundraisers and parties, entertaining board members, etc.  Frank tells her the
Taggerts love her, she needs to relax and be herself.  She thanks Frank for
being there and she couldn't have done it without him.  Frank gets the
"I'd-do-anything-for-you" look on his face.  Just then Eleni sees
Pierre-from-Paris come in, and looks like she's thinking.  Frank asks her
what's wrong.
  
     David's in Kat's room cleaning up when he hears her come in.  He hides in
the closet.  She walks in, looks pleased at her new room.  She undresses for
bed and once she's under the covers, David comes out of the closet and says "We
got to stop meeting like this.  Kat screams.
     Gilly tells her dad that she doesn't think David'll go for it, and even if
he does, it'll be open warfare between he and Mrs. Grant (who doesn't know 
about any of this - yet.)  Dr. Grant tells Gilly she's right, but just hopes it
doesn't hurt Gilly and Hamp's marriage.  Hamp tells him not to worry.  David's
a pain, but Hamp can deal with him because he doesn't have the emotional
history.  Dr. Grant says ok and asks Gilly if he's told her how lucky she was
to have married Hamp.  Hamp tells him to tell her again.  He leaves to go pick
up Mrs. Grant.  Gilly thanks him for reassuring her father, and then asks him
if she really believes they'll survive David.
     Eleni tells Frank she doesn't want to talk about it.  Frank says it must
be about AM.  She gets mad at him and says there's nothing wrong.  AM is
wonderful, he's just very busy and she doesn't want to bother him with little
things.  Frank says he respects and admires her loyalty, that's the way it
should be, and he doesn't want to hassle AM, but he wants to make sure she is
happy.  She tells him she is very happy, as AM walks up.  He says he's glad to
hear it.  He says hello to Frank, then asks Eleni how it went.  Gradually, he
gets Frank to leave and Eleni asks him if he's hiding something from her about
Musette.

Kat asks how David got in here, and he tells her to chill, cos he lives here 
too.  She doesn't believe him until he tells her his last name is "Grant" and 
he's Gilly's brother.  He starts to leave then comes back and says, oh yeah, 
Welcome home.  Kat is NOT pleased.
     Nadine and Billy are smoochin' and he pulls away quickly and says this 
isn't right.  Nadine says it is because they're married and love each other.  
Love can cure everything, just come upstairs and I'll show you.  Bill tells her
he cares about her, and maybe he should've told her the real reason he's down.
She says it's because of Mindy.  He says no, it's because I found out Fletch is
gonna ask Van to marry him.  Nadine is crushed.  "I knew this wasn't a good
idea," he says and he leaves her sitting there all alone.  (Billy gets the
"Slime of the Day" award.)  She stands up and says "I'll get him back!"
(Nadine gets the "Get on with Your Life, Already" award.)
     Jenna and fake-Roger toast a productive evening.  She tells him that while
breaking apart Alex and Nick may be easy, controlling AM may not be because
he's sooo intelligent.  Fake-Roger tells her not to worry about that and tells
her this is all strictly confidential.  She tells him not to worry, she knows
her limits, and his.  They fall back on the bed together.
     Cut to TooT (thank goodness).  Hamp and Gilly are dancing and he's telling
her that no one in her family or his is going to come between them.  She says
it sounds wonderful but when Kat get's back, things with David are going to get
even more difficult.  He tells her they've got a few weeks to figure that out
(NOT!) but in the meantime, he's booked them into a hotel for the next two
nights for some of that "quality time."  They take off.  This means David and
Kat will be alone together for two more days!
     AM is trying to convice Eleni that he isn't hiding anything about Musette.
Then he sees Pierre-from-Paris at the bar.  He goes up and talks to him.
Frank's watching all this from another table.  AM asks Pierre what he's doing
there.   Pierre tells him he wants his job back.  He says he knows how to *get
rid of Musette ... for good*  (uh-oh, can anyone see what's coming?)  AM says
Fine, whatever it is don't tell me just do it and do it right this time.  He
goes back to the table.  Eleni's not convinced.  Finally, AM says yes, he's
been hiding something about Musette.  (THIS ought to be good.)  She's part of
an industrial espionage team.  He tells her it's nothing to be concerned about
because there's no danger to him personally.  He just didn't want her to worry.
She tells him she can't keep things from her (but I'm not sure she entirely
believes him) and he promises not to do it again.  He asks if he invites Nick
over for dinner if she'd make a traditional Greek meal.  She says sure, if
Vera'll let her in the kitchen.  She asks him why he's being so nice, and he
says that Nick IS part of the family now.  I don't think Eleni entirely
believes him on this one either.  (I'm not sure, but I think Pierre left, and
Frank followed him.)

That's it.  Pretty boring eh?

Leesa

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Leesa J. Kern                          lkern@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
Dept. of Sociology, OSU

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