From: Liz%Eng%Banyan@MAGNOLIA.BANYAN.COM
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: SB: Long-Winded Update Vol. 2, 8/17
Date: 18 Aug 92 03:20:09 GMT



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CC, Sophia, Katrina, and lots of games

Katrina is complaining to CC about how much time Ted spends 
working.  He says he'll talk to Ted to straighten out his priorities; after 
all, he lost Sophia because he spent too much time with the business. 
She says it must be hard, losing the person you love forever.  He says 
"A lot can happen between now and forever."  He tells her he'll tell 
Ted love is more important than business.  She says he'll have to find 
him first.

Sophia comes in, and says to Katrina, "It's been forever since I've seen 
you."  Katrina says "A lot can happen between now and forever," and 
looks back at CC.  He tells a suspicious Sophia it must be an old East 
German proverb.  She says she got his message and wants to know 
what's wrong.  He says nothing, and she says he said urgent and she 
was worried about the children.  He apologizes and he says Rosa's been 
feeling lonely and he thought Sophia might cheer her up.  She asks 
where Rosa is now, and he says he thought she wasn't coming and gave 
Rosa the day off.  Sophia starts to leave, and he asks her to stay for 
brunch.  She says the office is a mess since she's been away.  He says 
okay, but he was going to fill her in on all the LA project stuff.  "But 
Ken's probably already filled you in on that," he remarks innocently.  
Ken's out of town, she tells him.  He feigns surprise and expresses 
sympathy.  She asks him why he didn't know, since Ken's working for 
Gina and Gina hangs around all the time.  He plays innocent, and she 
apologizes.  He says he wants her back, but if it's not mutual he'll 
move on.  She's shocked he's willing to give up so easily.  They start 
talking about the LA project, and he tells her he thinks it's going so 
well because he's putting all the energy he used to put into his personal 
life - which he doesn't have any more - into his work.  He asks if they 
can put their heads together to try to raise the last $100K of the money.  
She has some ideas, and he wants to work on them.  She says she 
doesn't have time.  He says "Well, it probably wouldn't work anyway."  
She goes off to make breakfast to save herself some time so they can 
talk about the ideas.  He's thrilled his plan to keep her near seems to be 
working so well.

Sophia's developed a wonderful ad campaign, and CC says he's glad to 
see her looking so well.  She says she's glad to see him so "real - not 
involved in some Machiavellian plot of some kind."  He says "I don't 
learn fast, but I do learn."  He asks if she'll help him plan a party when 
they get the last of the money; she agrees, but says it'll take time.  He 
says you never know.  She goes for the coffee, and he makes a phone 
call to his secretary, asking her to write out a $100K check to the 
rebuild LA fund - anonymously.

Katrina comes back looking for Ted.  CC tells her Angela called and 
told her Ted got called away to LA.  Katrina wonders why he called 
Angela and not her.  She asks if the company is doing okay, because 
Ted has been behaving oddly.  CC says the company is fine.  So what's 
the matter with him?  she wants to know.  He's always so far away.  He 
says he'll talk to Ted about working too much.

The phone rings; it's Ken.  CC cheerfully calls Sophia to the phone, 
making sure Ken knows she was there for brunch.  Sophia picks up the 
phone, and Ken hangs up on her.  She is miffed.  CC says it's a 
reasonable misunderstanding; she should call him back.  She says she's 
not interested in those sorts of games.  CC tells her they've received the 
last $100K.  He tells her if she feels uncomfortable working with him 
on the party he'll understand.  She says nobody tells her what to do.  
Whatever you say, he says.  He catches Katrina's eye; she winks at 
him, and he realizes she knows what he's up to.


Cruz, Rafael, and Kelly at the hospital

Kelly comes in to Cruz's hospital room as he's packing to leave.  She 
reminds him he's not all well - he has to figure out how to deal with his 
emotions regarding BJ.  He says he can care about BJ and advise her 
without telling her he's her father.  She says his feelings will show, and 
eventually Reese and BJ will figure it out.  He says he's not a kid, that 
he's a professional and can cope with this.  She says maybe he can, but 
the scene with him and BJ didn't lead her to believe he could.  Cruz 
says he can help her out as a family friend.  Kelly says she needs her 
father, who may biologically be Cruz, but who for 19 years has been 
Reese, who feels guilty enough he hasn't been able to help her.  If she 
goes to Cruz for help, how will Reese handle it?  Cruz says he doesn't 
want to hurt Reese, but he's not going to let that stand in the way of 
helping his own flesh and blood.  "So you think that you're the one 
who's best qualified to help her?"  Kelly asks.  "Not her mother, not 
her father, not a psychiatrist."  "I didn't say that," he replies, unsettled.  
"I said she's my daughter and I'm going to help her."  Kelly asks how 
he thinks this will affect Jodie.  Jodie wants to see BJ get well, he says, 
and Jodie will be glad if he can help.  So he, with Jodie, is going to 
help BJ, while they both tell Reese - he cuts her off and asks if this is 
about his getting close to BJ or to Jodie.  She tells him he's being 
unfair.  He says he doesn't understand why things have changed 
between the two of them.  Rafael breaks in at a critical moment, and 
tries to leave when he realizes he's interrupted; but Kelly goes instead.

Cruz tells Rafael he's thinking of going to visit the kids in Guadalajara.  
Rafael wants to talk about what's going on between Cruz and Kelly; he 
saw the tension.  Cruz says Kelly's on his side, but the situation is 
really complicated.  Rafael says it's simple:  Kelly's problem is 
insecurity: first there was Eden and now Jodie.  Cruz is annoyed; can't 
he have a female friend without people making assumptions?  Rafael 
tells him he's only trying to see how things look to Kelly, how Cruz 
raved so much about finding BJ when he was feverish.    Cruz says BJ 
is Reese's daughter, too, so that must mean he's madly in love with 
Reese, right?  Rafael says if Kelly doesn't get what she needs, she'll 
just quit and move on, and that would be a terrible waste.


The Walkers

Reese and Jodie have slept in separate beds.  He mentions how 
awkward it was, and she changes the subject.  He starts beating himself 
up over not protecting BJ and not being able to help Sawyer.  She says 
blaming himself won't help the kids.  He says "Isn't that exactly what 
you're doing?"  They embrace, and BJ walks in, freshly showered, 
catching them in each other's arms, consoling one another.  She asks 
them not to beat up on themselves about what happened.  We should 
have seen it, Reese says.  She says it's over and she wants to get on 
with her life.  Jodie says sometimes before you move on you have to 
face the past.  "I've spent as much time as I want to thinking about 
this," BJ says, and turns aways from them.  Jodie tells her about a 
psychiatrist she wants BJ to talk to.  BJ says she doesn't want to talk to 
a stodgy old psychiatrist.  She's dealing with it her own way; she talked 
to Cruz.  Jodie, unnerved, asks her why she talked to Cruz.  Reese says 
why not; when he has a problem that's who he talks to.  BJ tells Jodie 
not to worry about her, that they should be worrying about Sawyer.  
Reese says the best way to help is to find out who really killed Frank.  
BJ says everyone knows it wasn't Sawyer, and starts to go get dressed.  
Jodie interrupts and offers to make her breakfast.  BJ says she wants to 
go to Cruz's welcome home party, and then she has to go back to work.  
Reese can't believe Warren would want her back at work so soon.  "I 
wish," she says; "he's as bad as you guys, telling me to take time off.  
What do people want me to do - check into a hospital, wear sackcloth?"  
Jodie says they just want her to be okay, which could take some work.  
BJ says she's already okay, and leaves to get dressed.   Jodie and Reese 
are concerned about how calm she is.  Jodie says she's in total denial, 
and needs outside help.  What about Cruz?  Reese asks, and Jodie vetos 
that strongly, saying she needs a professional.  He says whoever helps 
BJ, he's glad Jodie came back; but she rebuffs his embrace, saying she 
came back for BJ's sake and nothing else.  She tells him there are so 
many things she wants to talk to him about, but she doesn't want to do 
it until BJ's all right and they find out who killed Frank.  Reese says he 
doesn't care if they ever talk about it; as far as he's concerned, it's 
over.  She wants to know if any of it will ever really be over.  She 
reminds him of a Bermuda vacation they took on their 12th or 13th 
anniversary, one of their happiest times together,when their baby-sitter 
backed out at the last minute and they left the kids with Frank.  BJ 
cried, and they thought about not going, but they realized they'd lose 
their deposit.  What was so important they couldn't see what was going 
on with their own daughter?  BJ walks in, and Reese asks her to give 
them a minute.  She says don't wait too long, and she'll wait in the car.  
She leaves, and Jodie says they have to find a way to help her.


Cruz's welcome home party

Lisa has just asked Rafe if he'd go back to Lilly if something 
happened to the baby.  He thinks it's bad luck to talk about such things, 
and asks her if everything's okay with her and the baby.  She says she's 
fine; she's only asking because she knows they're not madly in love.  
He says maybe love doesn't happen all at once.  She things between the 
two of them are better than she expected.  He says they are for him too, 
largely because she's working so hard to do nice things for his family.  
He shows her the baby books he's picked up, and tells her she's not 
showing the symptoms of a normal pregnancy.  She says no two women 
are alike.  

Rafael, Cruz, and Kelly come in.  Lisa's made a dreadful cake, and 
they joke about it kindly.  Cruz is tired and goes to lie down.  Rafe says 
fine; he'll send the Walkers right up when they get there.  Kelly is 
disturbed that he invited the Walkers.  Rafe asks if there's a problem 
with that; Cruz says no.  Rafael takes Rafe and Lisa into the kitchen.  
Kelly asks if Cruz told him about BJ, and Cruz says no, that he's just 
worried about the two of them, that Cruz is going to start acting like a 
jerk, pushing her away.  He apologizes to her for accusing her of being 
jealous of Jodie.  He says he wanted to believe that, that he doesn't 
want to believe he's right, that his feelings for BJ will show.  She 
apologizes too, saying she's jealous of any woman who's spent five 
minutes with him.  She says she'll support him in his time of emotional 
uncertainty.

The doorbell rings, and Rafe lets in Reese, Jodie, and BJ.  Raucus 
greetings, with Jodie oddly silent.  Reese says if Cruz wants them to 
leave so he can get some rest, he should just say so.  BJ says he looks 
wonderful, and embraces him; Jodie and Kelly watch uncomfortably.

They are eating Lisa's cake.  She used paprika instead of cinnamon, 
since it was the same color.  Cruz says how much he appreciates it, but 
he'll save it for later.  One by one they use the same excuse.  She tasts 
it and realizes it's awful, and laughs.  She takes Rafe to the bakery for a 
real cake.  Cruz asks after Sawyer; he's being arraigned that afternoon, 
where Mason will try to get him out on bail.  BJ says he'll get out:  
"Anybody who knows anything knows that Sawyer couldn't kill 
anybody."  Reese grumbles about the judge and McCabe.  Cruz asks if 
they've found Frank's real killer; Reese says not yet, but when he does 
he'll shake his hand before he arrests him.  Cruz tells Reese to let him 
know if he can help.  Jodie says he should rest and get well, and they'll 
do the rest.  Kelly takes Reese away to help her set up Cruz's treadmill, 
leaving Jodie, Cruz, and BJ alone.

Cruz asks how BJ is, and she says she's fine except that everybody's 
always asking how she is.  She says she has to get back to the paper and 
leaves.  Cruz asks Jodie if he's been able to get BJ to go to the 
psychiatrist, and Jodie says she keeps saying no.  Cruz starts to ask if 
he should talk to her, but then tells Jodie she'll be able to convince BJ; 
after all, she knows how to handle these things.  Jodie says she doesn't 
know how to handle anything.  He starts to reminds her Frank is the 
bad guy in all this.  She stops him and says she needs to feel the guilt, 
that her lie is hurting Cruz and Reese and will keep hurting people until 
the truth comes out.  He says that has to be her choice.  She says she 
made it all those years ago; she says she still feels as scared and 
uncertain and desperate as she did back then.  Reese comes in and 
wants to be part of the discussion.  Jodie says she needs to talk to Kelly 
and flees.  Cruz asks Reese how he is, and Reese says he'll be better 
once he settles some things between himself and Cruz.

Kelly is unpacking in the bedroom when Jodie comes in.  Kelly assures 
Jodie she won't tell anyone about BJ, that she's not a talker.  Jodie says 
she is, that all she does is talk, that she remembers coming over when 
Chip was sick and lecturing Kelly on child-rearing.  She apologizes 
tearfully.  Kelly embraces her.

Reese apologizes to Cruz for all the accusations about him and Jodie.  
Cruz keeps trying to stop him, saying he has more important things to 
worry about.  Reese insists on continuing, saying he's trying to pull his 
family back together and he doesn't know where to start.  He says 
maybe he can fix things with Cruz.  Kelly comes down, and Reese tells 
her he's sorry about causing trouble with "all this nonsense about BJ 
not being my daughter."  He hugs Kelly, and Cruz and Jodie exchange 
a pained look.

Kelly rubs Cruz's shoulders, telling him watching Jodie and Reese 
breaks her heart.  He wishes there was something he could do.  She 
says maybe he ought to tell Reese the truth.  He says Reese is fighting 
to put his family back together, and he can't see how telling Reese the 
truth about BJ can help.  Kelly says the wall between Reese and Jodie is 
the secret of BJ's parentage, and right now Reese believes he's done 
something wrong.  Reese is the only one who doesn't know the truth, 
and that makes him an outsider, even if he doesn't know why.  She says 
she knows it's not much fun because as much as she and Cruz love each 
other, she's kind of on the outside too.


Back at the Walker's

Reese and Jodie come home to find BJ cleaning the kitchen.  She says 
Warren was out on assignment, so she couldn't talk to him.  They ask if 
she's up to going to Sawyer's arraignment, and she says of course, just 
give her a few minutes to take a shower.  Reese reminds her she just 
took a shower before they went to Cruz's.  "It's humid; I feel yucky," 
she says, and retreats to the bathroom.

"We will get through this somehow," Jodie says.

"I know," Reese replies.

"The tough part is that there's nothing we can do for either one of 
them," she tells him sadly, and follows her daughter out of the room.

"Well there's something I can do," Reese says to himself.  He opens his 
address book, picks up the phone, and dials.

PREVIEW - Reese, in his "I'm a tough cop" demeanor:

"It had to be Warren Lockridge who killed Frank.  Personally, I'm 
surprised he had the guts to pull the trigger.  But I know why: BJ.  It'd 
take a fool not to see that he loves her.  But enough to kill for her?  
Guess I'll have my answer tomorrow."