Dangerous Liaison

## Synopsis

Following a singing performance at *Danny's Pizzeria*, a tall-dark-and-handsome stranger named Dice wishes to buy Wendy a beer. She takes out a fake ID, but the cocktail waitress doesn't fall for it. Later, Dice takes Wendy for a joyride — which culminates in the man robbing a convenience store at gunpoint. Dice had intended for Wendy to remain in the car outside, so that she doesn't get caught up in the commission of the crime.

Unfortunately, Wendy fails to obey Dice's orders, and ends up inadvertently walking in on the robbery in progress. Now frightened and unsure what to do, Wendy panics in desperation. Her current beau is certainly no help because after hearing police sirens outside, Dice flees the scene, leaving Wendy all alone to take the rap for the crime.

Wendy's feelings shift from love and admiration to outright fear and panic when she realizes her current predicament. She ends up being arrested, and taken to the police department, where her parents are called to meet her in the middle of the night.

Now furious at the situation facing them, Graham and Elizabeth arrive to confront Wendy. The parents are aghast to learn the truth of what Wendy is in trouble for, not to mention all the prior acts listed on her record.

Some good news then comes out that, even though Wendy was arrested, the detective working the case is forced to admit that the surveillance video camera at the convenience store shows that Wendy didn't have anything to do with the actual robbery. The detective eventually releases Wendy to her parents' custody, and they are allowed to go home.

Back at the house, Wendy still doesn't understand why she is in such deep trouble, or why her actions were wrong. Graham and Elizabeth spend the rest of the night trying to get through to their daughter that the bad decisions she made snowballed in a domino effect to lead to the series of events that took place that evening. Even worse, Wendy continues to adamantly believe that she's innocent because she technically had nothing to do with the actual crime.

After hours of grilling, the teenage girl is able to finally realize that the poor choices she made ended up catching up with her, and she fully understands why the circumstances got out of hand so rapidly.

*Make Something of It*

## Guest Appearances

*Kevin Wixted* as Dice

*Michael Gilbert Lewis* as Detective Peters

*Dee Rescher* as Waitress

*Lance Slaughter* as Store Clerk

## Memorable Quotes

**Elizabeth**: "*I don't even know my own daughter.*"

**Wendy**: "*Well, excuse me. Is it a crime to have phony I.D.'s?*"

**Graham/Elizabeth/Detective Peters**: *(all in unison)* "*Yes!*"

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**Wendy**: "*You're new here, aren't you?*"

**Waitress**: "*Not that new.*"

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**Marie**: "*He makes my flesh crawl.*"

**Connie**: "*Then shouldn't you stop staring at him?*"

**Marie**: "*I should. I should...*"

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**Marie**: "*With guys like this, anything can happen.*"

**Wendy**: "*You're reading my mind.*"

**Connie**: "*Short read.*"

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**Graham**: "*You've been arrested for armed robbery!*"

**Wendy**: "*I know. Can you believe it?*"

**Elizabeth**: "*Oh, don't make us answer that!*"

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**Wendy**: *(from videotape)* "*You're robbing the store? Oh, my God! You really are dangerous...I had no idea...Oh, Mommy! Mommy!...*"

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**Wendy**: "*So...What's got you so upset?*"

**Graham**: "*We're looking at her.*"

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**Elizabeth**: "*You said you thought he was dangerous.*"

**Wendy**: "*Oh, I didn't mean 'dangerous' dangerous. I meant 'dangerous'...Hot. Sexy. Jumpable.*"

**Graham**: "*What kind of answer is that?!?*"

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**Elizabeth**: "*Isn't there a place inside of you that whispers when something seems wrong?*"

**Wendy**: "*Where inside?*

## Trivia

* Only appearance of the police department set seen in this episode; completely different set is used in another episode.
* Only appearance of Kevin Wixted as Dice.

## Mistakes

### Continuity Errors

* It is odd that Wendy is still in handcuffs when her parents arrive at the police department. When the girls are brought in after the incident with Father Hargis's car, they are not restrained at all.
* Graham mentions to Elizabeth that they do not have a TV in their bedroom, but a TV is seen there in other episodes.

### Plot Holes

* After Dice flees the scene of the crime, there is no further mention of - or any search for - him, in relation to the crime. It is like the police just let him get away with it scot-free. At the very least, Wendy could have tried to help them find him, in exchange for leniency or immunity.
* The detective's admission that Wendy had nothing to do with the actual robbery should have been enough to just let her go, right then and there.

### Revealing Errors

* If the waitress is aware that Wendy's ID is fake, then she could have busted her for it, or at least notified Danny (the manager). In addition, the waitress should not have allowed Dice to buy Wendy a beer in the first place if she even suspects that Wendy is under-age.
* If the detective knows about Wendy's fake ID's, then it is unclear why he does not take any further action - instead of just laughing it off. Plus, it is unclear how Wendy's fake ID's are even known to him, as she has no prior criminal record.