From: mins@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (timothy.j.mizerak)
Subject: KL:  Update for 12/10/92
Keywords: The Price
Organization: AT&T
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 01:16:01 GMT



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Capsule Update~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nick and Vanessa meet up.  He seems to have some
dirt on her from the past.  Claudia and Nick 
continue their relationship.  Mac and Karen argue
over the best way to handle the Meg situation.  
Meg visits with Mary and it goes terribly.  Paige
and Bill continue their courtship.  Paige defeats
Claudia and gets the sports center project 
approved.
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T   Paige wakes up and looks at Bill.  She obviously regrets
E   going to bed with him.  She gets up abruptly and Bill is
A   confused.  She apologizes for her attitude and Bill says
S   "You can't undo it."  Paige says "It was a mistake" and
E   leaves to make the coffee, leaving a puzzled Bill behind
R   in her bed.


Nick gives Claudia gifts and she wonders how he could afford to
do it.  She muses how the word "afford" is associated to the word
"earn", which he undoubtedly knows nothing about.   Vanessa calls
just then and talks to Claudia about a problem down at the
station.  Claudia brushes her off, but after hanging up she
mentions her full name to Nick.  Nick is surprised and the
expression on his face reveals that he knows Vanessa.

Karen goes over to the Ewings with a casserole.  She looks around
solemnly.  Kate comes along and Karen is startled and says "Val?"
She is embarrassed and apologizes to Kate.  They talk about
helping Gary and the kids.  Kate asks Karen about her closeness
with Val, and Karen breaks down and runs out of the house.

Bill and Cliff come to see Paige about business.  Paige is very
cold to Bill.  She suggests Gary for the construction manager of
the project, but Bill is apprehensive.  Claudia comes in and
brings up the tidal energy fiasco.  Cliff gets worried too, but
Paige reassures them and tells Claudia that the project will
happen and that she should just get used to it.

Nick pays Vanessa a visit at her dressing room.  Vanessa is
scared senseless [at least that was what I think the actress was
trying to convey!] but tries to play it off and greets Nick
lovingly.  He says he heard about her through Claudia, and
Vanessa becomes worried that he told her something.  Nick wants
to talk to her about something and she tries to put him off.  He
warns her that they have to get together soon.

Bill stops in on Paige at a restaurant.   She apologizes for her
behaviour and admits she isn't being fair while Bill tries to joke
around about it all.   A Japanese man comes along that recognizes
Bill and is a great fan of his.  After he leaves Bill talks about
"being a star" and how it helps his ego.  Paige calls him
shallow, and he says of course he is, he is a ball player, after
all.   Then he gets serious and impresses Paige with some
business talk concerning the project.

Nick and Claudia are fooling around on the couch when Kate comes
home.  The situation is very awkward for everyone.  Kate exits
and Claudia goes after her.  Upstairs they argue...  Kate is mad
but Claudia says she has feelings and needs too and she deserves
to be with Nick if he makes her happy.   She tells Kate not to
pass judgement on her.  Kate apologizes half-heartedly and
leaves.

Mary, who is wearing this HIDEOUS purple outfit, visits Meg at
the MacKenzies.   Meg is indifferent and doesn't want to play.
Mary loses her patience and tells Meg it is the law and if Meg
doesn't cooperate she'll see the judge and Meg will have to live
with her.   Meg freaks out and runs inside.  Mac comes out and
argues with Mary and kicks her out.   Mary leaves threatening
legal action.

Paige brings Claudia the agenda for the meeting.  They bicker
about getting the committee to approve.  Claudia tells Paige that
she got a postcard from Greg and Anne on their honeymoon.  Paige
tries to act like she doesn't care and leaves.

Mac and Karen talk about what a nightmare their life has become .
Cut to Meg's dream, a black and white nightmare with an evil Mary
tormenting her.  Meg screams awake and Karen and Mac run in to
comfort her.  Meg is totally hysterical.

At the meeting Claudia says, in an oh-so-patronizing tone, that
Paige's idea is a great one.   But, she doesn't think the urban
people want the intervention of the Sumnergroup.  Paige talks
about profit, creating jobs, and the good publicity.  Mort, who
is trying desperately to play both sides, sends Paige a little
"okay" gesture.   Claudia conducts a vote and everyone but she
and Mort vote in favor of the project.   Paige rises triumphantly
and says "I look forward to seeing you at the ground-breaking
ceremony."  She leaves.

Bill and Paige celebrate their victory at an outdoor restaurant.
They talk about baseball and Bill's injury.  He tires to be
optimistic but says that he really misses it sometimes.

Meanwhile, Nick tries to console Claudia in an empty restaurant.
The cook comes out and has a reunion with Nick.  Apparently they
know each other from some past time.   Nick and Claudia eat and
rave about the food.  Nick talks about what a great chef his
friend is.  A couple comes into the restaurant and starts to
leave when they see how "dead" the place is.  Nick jumps up and
stops them on the pretense of an interest in the woman's
bracelet.  He guesses the exact spot in Italy where she bought it
and he talks with them about Italy.  Then he recommends the food
at the restaurant and gets them to bring their friends in for
dinner.  

Bill and Paige "park" and enjoy the view of LA.  Bill asks about
their sex the other night by saying "Was I that bad?"  Paige says
she felt lonely and needy and he was there.  Bill says "It could
have been anybody?"   Paige talks about her amazingly horrible
choices in men and how she has to be careful.   

Claudia rubs Nick's back and suggests he run his own restaurant.
She offers to fund such a project and says that it will be a
pleasure for her because it will keep him in town and in her bed.
She tells Nick that she likes having him around.

Bill and Paige come back and Kate is waiting outside.  Paige 
brushes Bill off and takes Kate inside explaining "He'll keep."
Kate explains what happened with Gary and how they almost slept
together and how she feels so guilty about it.  Paige says that
wanting to comfort another person is fine.  Kate says that she
would have gone through with it.  "Wife not buried yet?  That's
no problem.  That her bed?  Let's do it in there."   [This was
hysterically funny, IMO.]  Paige says it may have been wrong, but
she isn't a bad person.   Kate answers "I'm young, give me time."
Kate leaves and Bill is still out there waiting.   Kate says
"Next!" and takes off.  Bill says goodnight and dances close with
Paige as he sings "Goodnight sweetheart it's time to go."  They
have a gentle kiss and he leaves.  Paige blushes.

Mac tells the judge about Meg's trauma.  He pleads to get him to
reconsider the decision.  The judge says he'll think it over.
Mac goes home and Joe is talking to Karen. Joe says he'll take an
offer less than $1 million and leaves.  Karen and Mac argue about
how to handle things and Mac takes off mad.  

Vanessa does her make up and Nick shows up.  He says that it has
been rude of her to refuse his calls.  Vanessa tries to seduce
him but Nick knows just what she's doing.   She asks him if he is
going to cause trouble for her.  She cries and says how happy she
is and begs him not to spoil things for her.  Nick says he won't
and adds "Your future and my future can be equally radiant."

Mac tries to figure out how much money they have.  Karen says
that there is no sense in dealing with the Robesons.  She suggest
going to Greg for help and says, after all, he is Meg's father.
Mac snaps "*I'm* Meg's father!!!"   Mac won't hear of asking Greg
for help.  Karen says "What's happening to you?   To us?"

Bill comes to Paige's office and asks her to dinner.  They are
interrupted by a phone call-- it is the Japanese guy from the
restaurant for Bill.  Bill leaves as Mac comes in to talk to
Paige.  She can tell something is wrong.  Mac says "I need a
million dollars."

** roll credits **


Next week, on Knots Landing....

- Paige doesn't think she can help Mac

- Karen talks to Mary's lawyer

- Claudia gets the money for Mac

- Gary helps Mac by videotaping his meeting with Mary


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