From: KARENK@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: OLTL: Update Tues. 9/1
Date: 2 Sep 92 16:21:34 GMT
Article-I.D.: SLACVM.92246.082134KARENK
Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

The very well done AIDS story is winding down, and in a realistic manner,
IMNSHO.   They did a great job--especially by NOT having Billy's father
also "accept" Billy (more about that in today's episode).  Someone as bigoted
and homophobic as Walter would be extremely out of character to have such
an epiphany over a single event such as the AIDS quilt.  I am not saying that
over time he might come around a bit, but I am glad they didn't have a sappy
scene in this show...much more realistic and effective.  Hats off to all the
writers on this one!!!  Enough sermonizing...:):):)

Cassie/Andrew:  Cassie and Andrew are at the rectory basking in the glow
of the day.  Cassie tells Andrew she thinks Viki is responsible for Sloan's
turnaround.  Andrew misses what Cassie is trying to say.  Sloan enters, and
tells Andrew he is going to have the "treatment," and Cassie finds out for
the first time that Sloan is ill.  Sloan then shares some warm memories of
Andrew and William as young boys.  Cassie leaves, and Sloan tries to tell
Andrew about how Viki has influenced him, but the light is just not going
on in Andrew's head!  Before Sloan can finish telling Andrew exactly what
he feels for Viki, Marti enters.  She tells him she missed the quilt ceremony
on purpose--she was embarrassed.  Andrew tries to tell her that things will
work out for her, love will come her way, etc.  Cassie re-enters, and asks
Andrew if he is ready for their "night on the town."  The moment Marti and
Andrew had been sharing is broken, and a bitter Marti leaves.  It was very
obvious that she is still "pining" for Andrew, and is not ready to give up!

Jason/Leeann/Kevin:  Jason is calling Wanda from the diner, asking her if she
could sell his camera equipment and wire him the money.  She tries to talk
him out of it...saying the equipment is important.  Meanwhile, Kevin is talking
over her shoulder, realizing it is Jason, and wants to know if the baby is
OK.  Kevin is looking at his watch and the phone, and Wanda (covering the
phone) asks him if he is tapping the line.  He says "without your permission?",
[me, who is learning all my dirty tricks from ASA??? How dare you ask!!].
But Wanda sees him look at his watch again, and slams down the phone.  "You
lied to me!!!"  Wanda goes ballistic, Kevin gets even cockier.  Rachel Gannon
enters, and tells Kevin she is to be his bodyguard to make sure that Kevin
does not interfere with the investigation.  Over dinner, Kevin gets a call
that the call from Jason was traced to Pittsburgh.  Kevin says he is going---
but Rachel is going too.  He tells her he has visions of Leeann as a bag lady
and Duke in dirty clothes, hungry, and he must save them!

Meanwhile, Jason has gotten a job at the diner, along with an advance, so he
and Leeann can now rent a room somewhere.  But before they leave, Leeann
realizes that Duke is burning up...Cliffhanger....

Billy/Mom/Walter:  Billy and Mrs. D return from the quilt ceremony to find a
suitcase on the front porch.  A bourbon swilling Mr. D tells Billy he is not
welcome here, and must move out.  He throws around many more vitriolic words
to Billy about perverts, "his kind", etc.  Mrs. D backs Billy, and in a great
show of strength, tells Mr. D if anyone is going to leave it will be HIM and
not Billy.  Go Mrs. Douglas!!!!

Max/Suede:  Max and Suede are at Roadie's, where Max is trying yet another
approach to find out more about the mysterious Suede.  He has called a private
eye, but is also going to ask questions on his own.  But anything Max asks
Suede is carefully not answered.  The verbal sparring goes on for a while, with
Max learning nothing more about Suede, or where he came from.  Marti, fresh
from her very troubled encounter with Andrew, enters and orders a club soda,
telling Roadie (the owner) that she is cleaning up her act.  This quickly
changes when Cassie and Andrew enter and immediately start dancing and playing
kissy-face.  Marti then moves in on Suede, offers to buy him a drink, then asks
him to dance.  They verbally spar about Marti being the rich one, and Suede
being from the wrong side of the tracks.  Marti is definitely coming on to him
when Max tries to cut in, and puts his hand on Suede's shoulder.  Suede turns
around and in one fell swoop DECKS Max!  Max asks him why?  Suede says it was
just reflex when someone comes up from behind.  Max says he has a memory of
a move like that...delivered by a friend who spent a long time in a federal
prison...

In a short scene, while Kevin is having dinner, Sloan comes in and asks Kevin
if he has seen Viki.  He snottily tells Sloan she is in Arizona--with her
husband--where she belongs!!  He accuses Sloan of being a big part of the
tough time his parents are having -- and to BUTT OUT of Viki's life!

That's a wrap...but I do have one question.  Rachel tells Kevin that she is
to be his bodyguard as part of her job with "Kilgore" (??).  I thought she
was working for a law firm...why would they send a "summer student" (or
anyone, for that matter!!!) to follow Kevin?  Kevin made reference to
Hank Gannon being the DA, but that isn't who Rachel is working for...Whatever,
I was totally confused...but then IOAS...unless someone else has a better
answer!!!

Later,

Karen
Organization: Office of the Dean - CFA, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA