From: pboren@rand.org (Pat Boren)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: SB:  Update for Monday, Dec 28
Date: 28 Dec 92 21:42:35 GMT
Organization: RAND

At the Capwell mansion, Lilly and Elaine try on their dresses for the 
wedding while final fitting goes on.  They have a nice chat later (after 
Gina flies in, meddles, and leaves) that they're there for each other, 
til death do us part.  Good line about Lilly's dress--Elaine asks that 
if she ever gets married, can she borrow the dress?  Lilly says "of 
course, if my mom doesn't bronze it first."

Downstairs, Lionel and Gina carry in several wedding gifts.  Gina 
mentions to Rosa that the whole town will be there because no one RSVPed 
that they weren't coming.  Rosa snidely asks if Gina even sent the 
invitations--Gina asks Lionel, and he tells her sure they were mailed, 
they were put in the car weeks ago.

Gracie, Channing, and Samantha head for the kitchen to fingerpaint.  
Gracie asks Samantha to get some paper, and Sam goes to a wedding "gift" 
with no wrap on it, opens it, and takes out an envelope to write on.  
It's an invitation to the wedding--the box has all the invitations that 
were never mailed.

Ken and Sophia have tea at home.  Andie arrives with a Xmas present, 
and Ken leaves for work.  Sophia asks Andie why she's not at work, and 
Andie tells her she doesn't work at Armanti anymore.  Sophia is very 
surprised, and Andie feigns surprise that Ken didn't tell her.  Sophia 
asks, "Why aren't you working for me?"  Andie answers, "Because I had an
affair with your husband."  !!!!!!!

Sophia is shocked, angry, hurt.  She asks Andie if this started in Hong 
Kong.  No, what we had is long over.  Ken & Andie were involved before 
he ever met Sophia.  Andie emphasized slowly that Ken was the master of 
making her feel vulnerable, needed, etc.  Why confess this now, asked 
Sophia.  Andie said it's time for a clean slate and clear conscience.  
Sophia comments no wonder things seemed so strained between Ken and 
Andie.  She also wonders what else Ken is hiding from her.  Andie 
leaves, and Sophia phones someone and says she needs to see them 
immediately, please come here.

Back at the Capwells, CC tells Lionel about the men wearing morning 
suits, but Lionel thinks it will be tuxes.  Says CC, "George Bush is not 
the only one out of the loop."  When Gina confirms she just tricked 
Lionel into getting a new tux, Lionel is in a panic to come up with a 
morning suit.

Rosa, meanwhile, tells CC she won't allow Gina's caterer, Chef Pierre, 
to take over her kitchen.  CC is caught as peacemaker between Rosa and 
Gina.  Gina concedes she will do all the dishes and clean up after the 
chef because she wouldn't dare ask "an artist" to clean up his own mess.  
Later, Gina mentions there's no way Rosa has any say about the food at 
this affair.

Gracie tries to tell everyone about the invitations that Samantha has 
shown her in the box, but no one will listen--Gina worries about food, 
Lionel about his clothes, CC off to Sophia's.  Gracie says, "I have had 
better luck talking to cows."  She decides to fix them good--takes the 
box of invitations, wraps it up in newspaper comics (or it might have 
been the finger painting work), and puts a bow on it.  She and Sam carry 
it into the foyer, where Gina and Elaine are trying to convince Lilly to 
start opening gifts to keep ahead of the game.  Lilly and Lionel think 
they should wait for Ted.  Gracie asks them to open the gift from Sam, 
but Gina patronizingly says that they'll save the best for last.  So off 
walk Gracie and Sam while the box of invitations sits.

CC arrives at Sophia's, and she's sorry she even phoned him.  She 
doesn't want him to say I told you so and is all embarrassed about Ken's 
affair and lies.  She tells CC what Andie said, and then she ask CC 
about the private detective that followed her to Hong Kong, that the PI 
said there was another woman involved, would that be Andie?  CC tells 
her he got no description of the woman.  One of them asks how could he 
do that as Ken walks in and asks, "Do what?"

Kelly & McCabe are in the mansion in Fairview.  They get a phone call
from Dr. Samuels and meet him at his office.  McCabe is interested in 
the autopsy report for Valerie Mathis, Ken's former wife.  The doctor 
admits he had a slight reservation that Val did not die from cardiac 
arrest.  Murder?  No, what would be the motive for killing a young woman 
with no insurance and no money.  The doctor tells them that some of the 
signs of cardiac arrest were not present.  And that with today's 
technology, if he had known to look for certain things, he could have 
done tests.  Like what, Kelly asks.  Like strychnine.  It kills 
instantly without a trace if given in a massive dose, and it also kills 
if administered slowly over time.  Kelly's convinced this is what's 
happening to her mother.  McCabe asks if they can run the tests now, 
exhume the body and all.  Well, Val was cremated "at the husband's 
request."  The doctor also seems to recognize Connor, asks if he's from 
the area, and realizes he's Esther May's son and Molly's brother.  

Happy New Year --

Pat
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	Patricia Boren
	pboren@rand.org
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