From: morgan@math.psu.edu (Ilene Morgan)
Subject: SB: Update for Monday, Sept. 14
Organization: Department of Mathematics, The Pennsylvania State University
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 19:51:40 GMT


Lilly tells Rafe that Ty made it back to SB; Rafe seems distracted.  Lilly
asks if she and Rafe are supposed to pretend they're pals and that it's normal
to be in adjacent rooms in a plush hotel, or if they're supposed to nail their
doors shut.  Rafe points out that there's another possibility they should
consider.  Lilly tells Rafe they're in quicksand.  He tries to sweet-talk her
but she resists.  As he is telling her what a mess he's made of things,
Stapleton comes by.  He tells them he's spoken to Ty in SB and that the deal
is all set:  Gina Jeans will be on the racks by Christmas.  Rafe and Lilly
hug, then feel self-conscious.  Stapleton tells them it's OK--they deserve
to celebrate.  As Rafe and Lilly are discussing going out for a burger,
room service brings a gift from Stapleton:  champagne, caviar, chocolates
and strawberries.  They start to feel romantic, but Rafe finally says he
can't handle it and he leaves.  Lilly toasts "to love, to us, to miracles
that don't happen--unless we make them".  Then she follows him out.  In the
rain, they talk about how hard it's been.  She says she can't keep her
distance anymore--she wants to spend the night with him.  He says he wants to,
but he doesn't want to hurt her any more than he's already done.  They'd be
sorry tomorrow, he tells her.  Dejected, she goes back to the hotel.  Later,
after they dry off from the rain, they give up--they embrace and kiss.

Gina looks through Lionel's appointment book, which has several slots listed
for "SC"--Gina is convinced it's Sophia Capwell.  Lionel comes in and asks
how Lilly is doing in Cleveland.  Gina complains about Lilly spending time
with a "two-timing mariachi".  She tells him that men who fool around should
be lynched; maybe all men should be drowned at birth.  Then she tells him he's
just like all the rest--once she got in his bed, the honeymoon was over.  He
asks if he's hurt her.  She says he couldn't have hurt her because in order
to be hurt, she'd have to care.  Lionel says he wants to be a good husband
and make her happy.  She says that should be easy enough, since he wants an
open marriage.  He seems surprised, and asks if she means she dates other
men, he dates other women, and they chat about it at breakfast.  She says
that the only thing that would change for him is the chatting at breakfast.
Since their marriage was a business arrangement and got complicated only when
it started to get personal, she concludes that an open marriage is the logical
option.  He doesn't dispute, but he doesn't look happy, either.

Boswell is confused by Cruz's behavior.  He tells Jodie and Reese he wants
to find Cruz to find out the real story.  Jodie is sure Cruz was too weak to
get to the mesa from the hospital, but Reese isn't so sure--Cruz can
accomplish a lot if he sets his mind to it.  He's puzzled about why Cruz
would kill Frank, though--it's not as if it were about Chip or Adriana.  Jodie
looks uncomfortable.  She insists that, even if Cruz had done it, he wouldn't
have let Sawyer take the blame and he would have told Reese and Jodie sooner.
Reese guesses that BJ is the key to the mystery.  Jodie suggests that Cruz's
leaving SB may have had nothing to do with Frank's murder.  Reese wonders
what could make him leave his family and friends.

Bitty tells Micah there's an "old friend" to see him--but she doesn't seem
very friendly.  A woman enters the room.  Micah says, "What a wonderful
surprise."  They kiss.  [Note:  I had seen this woman referred to as Isabella,
but she was introduced as Contessa Carla Rinaldi so I shall refer to her as
Carla.]

Carla asks why Micah left Italy and didn't come back for her.  He says it's
a long story.  He talks about her moving in, and she wonders how his new
woman would feel about that.  He says there is no woman in his life except
her.  She calls him a liar.  He says that isn't a very kind thing to say.
She replies that she isn't a kind person--that's why she and Micah were so
good together.  Then she says she might stay awhile just to see if he's telling
her the truth.  She tells him she knows he has his eye on a woman.  Jodie
comes by to tell Micah that Cruz has confessed to Frank's murder and has
run away.  He asks if that's possible.  Jodie says no, in her opinion, but it
means that Sawyer and Aurora can come home.  He and Jodie hug; by the door,
Carla looks amused.

Jodie tells Micah she's sure Cruz didn't kill Frank.  She says she's not sure
she wants to know why Cruz did what he die--if he thinks it's so important
to keep it secret, maybe it's better left hedden.  Jodie suddenly gets a
headache--she says it's just stress.  She asks Micah to play the piano for her;
she's pretty impressed by his playing.  Then she says she needs to go back to
the station.  They decide to meet for breakfast tomorrow so that she can give
him an update on Aurora and Sawyer.  After Jodie leaves, Carla comes back
and comments about Micah's "friend".  He tells her Jodie is a new friend;
until a couple of days ago, she was an enemy.  She tells him it's usually the
other way around--usually women start as his friends and end up hating him.
They lock the door and plan to make whoopee.

On the runway, Connor comes up and touches Kelly's shoulder.  Kelly says,
"You're too late--he's gone and he's never coming back."  She runs away;
Connor follows.  Kelly is hysterically wonderng why Cruz left her behind.
Connor comes up and tells her it's the only sensible thing Cruz did.  He
wants to take her home.  She's furious at him for driving Cruz away.  He says
he can help her through this, but she says she doesn't want his help.  Finally,
she stops resisting and he carries her away.

At Kelly's place, Connor tells Kelly he's been where she is, he knows how she
feels.  She says she's glad, because she wants him to suffer for what he did
to her and cruz.  She tells him to leave, and he does.

Back at the cop shop, Reese asks Boswell and McCabe when the charges against
Sawyer will be dropped.  Connor says it's not going to be in a hurry; Cruz's
confession is full of holes.  As they discuss Cruz and Kelly leaving town,
Connor doesn't let on that Kelly didn't go.  Reese says that Kelly's life
would be much tougher alone than on the run with Cruz.  Connor excuses himself.

Kelly, still hysterical, says she knows Cruz is trying to protect her, but
that's not what she wants--she wants him.  But she's never going to wake up
in his arms again or kiss him again.  She cries herself to sleep sitting on
the floor hugging a teddy bear.  Connor comes back and tries to get her to
lie down--she's running a fever.  He gets her a cold compress for her head.
She asks him to leave her alone.  He says he'll leave when she falls asleep.
He tries to soothe her.  Even after she falls asleep, he sits with her in the
dark.  She wakes up calling Cruz's name, then sees Connor and remembers that
Cruz is gone.  She says she keeps hoping it's a nightmare, but she knows it's
real.

NEXT ON SB

Connor:  "Looks like Frank Goodman's murder has been tied up nice and neat.
Cruz has confessed, and that should be the end of it.  Except for one thing:
I'm not buying it."

See you next week -- Ilene (who is hoping that next Monday has less of Kelly
and more of BJ and/or Connor's dog!)
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