PREVIOUSLY ON AMC
Tina bursts into the doctors' lounge and tells Jake that something terrible has happened and he has to go with her. Gillian grabs his medical bag and they run out.
At the Pine Valley Inn bar and grill, Bianca tells Erica: "Like Leo wants to babysit ME at a high school party!" Leo: "Come on, Bianca, it would be a kick!"
As Greenlee looks jealously at Leo with Bianca, Woody tells her not to do anything rash. Greenlee says she's going back to high school.
Brooke is shocked when her daughter, Laura.2, appears at the shelter to surprise her.
PINE VALLEY HIGH
A Halloween dance is in full swing, with teenagers wearing mostly unlikely costumes (way uncool) constantly rushing by in front of the camera [making me dizzy when I try to track them with my eyes]. Bianca and Leo are wearing alien costumes consisting of 50s style gloves, sparkley capes, ray-guns and leggings and 90s style alien masks. Leo says he can't breathe in the mask and it's no wonder those creatures have gills! The cheerleaders from hell saunter up, all dressed in a token, half-assed feline motif. Heather introduces herself, Shannon and Mindy to Leo. Shannon asks about them being the new Enchantment couple -- it seems Oscar, the photographer, loves to gossip and spilled to her when her parents shelled out big bucks for him to do Shannon's portrait. Heather purrs that Oscar said that the camera LOVES Leo and he'd better get ready for a fan club! Marcus [is that the same guy that wanted to take Bianca to the dance?] snarls that he wants to dance with his date, Shannon, and yanks her onto the dancefloor. Heather and Mindy make fun of a geek and his date, then skip off to torture some other hapless teens. Greenlee appears in the doorway in an extremely skimpy sparkling-red "I Dream of Jeanie" outfit [where did she get THAT on such short notice?], but Leo and Bianca don't see her right away. She pulls a red veil across her face. Shannon and Heather simper, dip and wave like 10-yr-olds in Leo's direction. Bianca tells him to get used ot it. Leo smiles and waves, then turns and makes a face. Greenlee struts over to him, holding the veil in place.
Greenlee pretends to be dancing and bumps hard into Leo, who spills his drink. Greenlee: "A thousand pardons, oh Master." He looks at her and tells "Jeanie" not to let it happen again. She keeps saying Jeanie-like things and he answers in kind. He pretends not to recognize her. She wants to dance with him, but he says he already has a date and she'll have to rock someone else's Casbah. He rushes to Bianca's side. Marcus the Cowboy walks up for punch. Greenlee says she's thirsty and he pours some punch into a sno-cone cup for her. Bianca looks over and says that Jeanie looks familiar. Leo informs her that it's Greenlee. She expresses disbelief, but he says he'd know that belly-button anywhere ;-) He says she's trying to make him jealous -- it's her way of saying she's sorry. Most people send cards or flowers -- Greenlee stalks them into forgiveness. Bianca comments that it's a good thing Marcus' date went to the ladies room. Leo agrees but watches Greenlee with a slightly jealous eye as he bats a hanging cartoon ghost out of the way.
Marcus, who is wearing what appears to be a wedding ring on his middle finger, asks if Greenlee will do whatever he commands. She nods demurely. He bends and whispers a command into her ear and she shoves him away, saying "In your DREAMS, Cowboy!" She stalks away and Leo walks up to Marcus asking who his hot friend is. Marcus says he has no idea, but she was definitely NOT interested in getting closer. Greenlee is now talking to some other guy in the background. Leo feigns surprise and urges Marcus to go after her. Marcus is unsure of himself and asks if Leo thought she was really coming on to him. Leo assures him that she really WAS and that she could probably teach him a few moves, if he gets his drift. Leo pep- talks him some more, ending with "You're a soccer player -- you know how to score!" Marcus walks up behind Grenlee, grabs her and starts to dance closely with her. She laughs in surprised delight and looks to see if Leo is watching. She keeps smiling until her reaches down and grabs her ass, giving it a hearty squeeze. She yelps and jumps back while Leo busts a gut laughing at her plight.
COMMUNITY CENTER/SHELTER
Laura wanders around looking at things. Brooke walks in bearing soda and Laura tells her that the place looks great -- has Brooke made some changes? [Yeah, it's an entirely different building, for one thing] Brooke cryptically tells her about a car crashing into it earlier in the year, then tells Laura that she's so surprised she's there -- she thought she was going to visit more places in China. Laura says that was the plan, but Ling got another job in China and couldn't get the time off. Brooke makes a comment about it being a shame since Laura wanted to finish photographing that site [I thought she was doing missionary work]. They hug in happiness that Laura is home, though. Laura says she thought she'd come back and finish up her high school credits and get her diploma [I'm also getting a vibe that she and Ling were involved and she may now get involved with Bianca (which has been speculated by others)] Brooke unenthusiastically says that's great. Laura suddenly gushes about being a photographer and Brooke offers the services of the Tempo photography dept. Laura inquires about Jamie (aka, the Little Squirt). Brooke says she's so happy she doesn't even care about the REAL reason Laura is there. Laura admits she got homesick [it's been at least a couple of years -- I guess homesickness took a little time to develop].
Brooke tries to spoil Laura's homecoming by telling her she didn't have to come running just because Brooke was having a bad time. ["Well, Mom, I had to come home and hide the REST of the guns from you -- that's what daughters are for!"] Brooke says she's still spunky as ever. [I note the use of "little squirt" and "spunky" in the same conversation.] Laura queries her about Eliot and says he gives her the creeps for trying to be Brooke's friend and then actually STAYING! Brooke doesn't want help and admits it's because she's ashamed. She trusted the wrong man and brought him into her life and it's affected her family [no it hasn't, it's only affected YOU]. And now he's staying because she told him he was a coward to leave, so that's her own fault, too. Jamie and Junior run in and he and Laura hug. Jamie is dressed as Frankenstein -- his giant plastic neck bolts keep sliding around.
Junior is dressed as a mummy and there's fake blood coming out of his mouth [I thought part of the definition of a mummy is that all the blood has been sucked out -- minor nitpick :-)]. As Laura asks him if he's in high school now, he awkwardly walks around to Brooke's side. He's suddenly very shy as she says she'll see him there. Jamie brags about Junior's soccer prowess and J.V. teamworthiness. Brooke introduces Laura to Ricky, who is suddenly looking older, although it's the same actor. Brooke suddenly remembers that Jamie is supposed to be at his dad's Halloween party, but she has to stay and close up since Tina never came back. Ricky volunteers to take him there [isn't he only 14?] Laura asks Junior if he's coming [no, but he's breathing hard ;-)] and he says he's going to the high school dance. She asks if he's nervous and he nervously says no, why should he be? Brooke suggests that Laura go with them [at least SHE'S old enough to drive, although I doubt she has a valid license] and reconnect with some old friends. Laura reminds her that everyone she knew has graduated. Brooke suggests making new friends. Laura agrees to go, saying her pukey pea-green jacket will be her costume -- she'll be Chairman Mao. Junior hands to keys to Ricky, who will be driving. Laura and Brooke hug some more and the kids all leave. Brooke turns out the lights and broods a little. Eliot walks in, bathed in light from the hallway. Brooke glares at him.
Eliot looks surprised and apologizes, saying he was just closing up and thought Tina would be there. Brooke says Tina's not there. He starts to leave and she calls out that he just missed her daughter, Laura. He's surprised that Laura is in town and says he's sorry that he missed a chance to meet her. Brooke: "Well, I don't think she'd want to meet YOU." She goes on to say she MIGHT -- Aunt Phoebe told her all about him and that's why she came home -- to look after Brooke. He apologizes again for causing her and her family so much trouble. Brooke is nasty in an understated way as she says: "Maybe you just didn't care. You know, maybe you just wanted to drop your load of guilt and lay your burden down." He quietly apologizes again. She knows she basically challenged him to stay, but what the hell is he trying to prove by being there?
Eliot: "You once told me that you lived with the guilt of taking someone's life, that even though a jury found you innocent and even though you believed in a forgiving God, you felt different inside." Brooke folds her arms and archly says: "How noble of you to hide behind my own words." Eliot, still selfishly throwing himself on the spikes, says he's not noble and he's not hiding -- if she feels hatred for him, then good -- bring it on if it will help her heal. She gets REALLY pissed off now [and I don't blame her]: "Why, you ARROGANT HYPOCRITE! You think you're going to get a chance to HEAL me? You almost destroyed my life TWICE! So you are not going to get a chance to put the pieces back together again!", He says he's not trying to do that -- only she can do that. Brooke: "What do you want from me? What do you want? You think because I'm going to see what a wonderful person you've become, I'm going to forgive and forget, or by seeing you every day that the hatred is going to heal me, it's going to be a catharsis for me? Well, I can tell you one thing -- that is never going to happen!" He says he's only there because she called him a coward. She tells him to live his life and let her live hers. She can avoid him -- she can go to another church, she can call before she goes to the shelter. He tells her she shouldn't have to keep looking over her shoulder [then SHUT UP and LEAVE!]. He apologizes for his constant apologizing and apologizes some more, followed up by saying he wants to help her. She glares at him and he stops himself and apologizes some more. He starts to leave, but Brooke stops him. She wants to know if Laura died instantly like they told her, or if she was alive for a while and was she afraid? [Well, technically, she WAS alive, but was brain-dead -- they donated her organs]
Eliot balks, wondering what good it would POSSIBLY do her to tell her this information. She already knows what happened. She snaps that it WOULD do her some good not to have to walk around for the rest of her life not knowing what her daughters last moments were like and imagining the unimaginable. So he tells her. Eliot: "All I saw was a flash of blue in the headlights. You know that expression, something came out of the blue? Well, I -- I get chills every time I hear that now. I turned the corner -- and I didn't think that I was speeding, but by the skid marks, the cops estimated that I was going 50 in a 30-mile-an-hour zone. My reflexes weren't what they should have been because of the booze, and I didn't see the streak of blue until it was too late. I hit the brake, but not in time." Brooke looks stricken: "Her blue wool coat. She didn't like it very much, but it was warm. I told her she had to wear it." Eliot: "I didn't even know that it was a child at first. I told myself that it was a bag that blew out in front of my car. And then I got out, and I saw her. It was like she was sleeping. Lying there on her side, so peaceful." Brooke, crying now, raises her eyebrows a little and whispers: "Peaceful? Was she still alive?" Eliot: "I prayed that she was." Brooke whimpers: "Oh, my god, Eliot, was she?" Eliot, whispering: "Yes. Yes, she was. I reached down to feel her pulse, and when I touched her, her eyes opened. She looked right at me." Brooke can barely get the words out now: "Did she say anything?" Brooke: What? Eliot: She said, "Mommy." He also starts to cry.
A "HAUNTED" HOUSE/CABIN
Leila's baby is coming (hence the screaming from the haunted house) and it really hurts! After she grouses about that mean doctor at PVH, Gillian reassures her that her father-in-law is Chief of Staff and they WILL take her, even if she doesn't have an insurance. Dr. Martin is a GOOD man. They realize there is no time to get her to the hospital, though. Jake: "Gee-yan, can you grab a couple of those pillows?" Gillian: "Who?" Jake tells her she's going to feel his hands and puts his ungloved mitts under the blanket they've conveniently tossed over her. He keeps blandly telling Leila not to push as if he's telling her not to pick at a scab or something. She can't wait. He remarks that the baby's head is crowning and she panics until he tells her that's a GOOD thing. He tells Tina to call 911 to send an ambulance for a post-delivery trip to the hospital, but they appear to be out of range. Jake goes to scrub [where, the outhouse?].
Jake is back with his hands under the blanket again, now urging Leila to push. Gillian is rushing around lighting candles, despite the fact that there are several lamps burning. Leila doesn't want to push anymore. Gillian takes her hand and frantically tells her to look at the candle, concentrate on it, and breathe. [Leila: "How the hell do you think I got this way to begin with? Blow the damn things out!"] Gillian tells her to see how the flame is flickering, strong and beautiful, just like her [Leila: "Yeah, that's what HE said!"] Leila groans loudly as Jake asks Gillian where she learned that. She says she learned it at the hospital -- they tell you everything. Leila: "Not EVERYTHING!!!!" She grunts and groans some more. The time has come and Jake asks for one more push. Gillian shrieks at her to keep pushing. More grunts and groans ensue. The head has come out and Jake tells her not to push while he rotates the shoulders. [I wonder if any poop came out with that last push] Lullaby music plays as Leila grunts and groans and pushes and Gillian looks scared to death -- the music did NOT go with that scene at all [AFTER the baby is born, maybe, but not DURING the birth] Hands are held and Jake looks strangely at Gillian, making me think momentarily that there is a problem, but it's a look of wonderment at the wet, hefty month-old baby, who has the hiccups. He hands the baby to Leila, hops up and hugs and caresses Gillian, contaminating his hands and making no effort whatsoever to attend to the baby or Leila's nether regions. Tina must be out chasing ambulances, because she's nowhere in sight during this entire scene.
Jake and Gillian are smiling as he hands Leila a freshly cleaned up baby. Emergency lights are flashing and people are rushing around (Tina is back). The baby is very loosely wrapped, his little arms waving around, despite the doors being open during what is probably a very chilly night. Gillian looks like she's trying hard not to smell something unpleasant. Jake tells the EMTs to take them to PVH and check them in as HIS patients -- he'll follow after he cleans up a little. Tina offers to go with Leila and she gratefully accepts as the baby continues to grunt lustily. Leila laments that she doesn't know what to do -- she has nothing for him, not even a blanket! Jake tells her not to worry -- he'll fix her up with a social worker and they'll find a place for her to stay. A grateful Leila asks if he would mind if she named her son Jake. He says he would be honored. Leila tells Gillian she was right -- Dr. Martin IS a good man. She and the baby are wheeled out. Gillian, still squinching up her face and tearing up, says: "The best."
Gillian smiles and whirls, marveling over the baby's birth and Leila's ability to create a life. People just take it for granted -- women have babies every day and it's the most courageous, wondrous and bravest things a person can do! Jake agrees and says it's especially so when the baby is created from love, blah, blah, blah. She exclaims that it's no wonder that he fought so hard for Colby -- he was such an amazing father! They both say each other's name and stare meaningfully at each other. They kiss in front of the fire as the audience sighs in frustration, KNOWING in their hearts that Gillian is going to get/be pregnant in a misguided attempt to make Jake feel better.
Gillian eventually breaks suction and suggests they call the hospital and see if Leila has been admitted. Jake, ever the caring and competent Martin doctor, says Tina's taking care of her and she'll be fine. All he wants is Gillian. [Whose house/cabin are they in? It's electrically well-lit, so it can't be completely abandoned. Are they giving any thought whatsoever to the people who might walk in and see things like afterbirth and condoms lying around?] They kiss some more.
PINE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Laura and the boys enter the dance [who paid their cover charges?]. Laura rushes up to Bianca and hugs her. Bianca greets Junior and asks if he remembers Leo. He looks annoyed as he says yes and they shake hands. Leo asks if he's okay and says he looks a little pale (brrrrump-TING!) Laura is introduced to Leo. Laura says he looks a little old to be in high school and he says he's Bianca's volleyball coach :-) [The kids around them are probably wondering where all the old people (Greenlee,Leo, Laura) came from.] Junior reminds Bianca that she still owes him a dance. Bianca agrees but says she has to hit the bano (bath) first. Junior asks Laura to dance.
Greenlee, meanwhile, is once again snuggled up dancing with Marcus, who has apparently forgotten that he's a cowboy, not a vampire, as he appears to be sucking on her neck. Shannon returns from the bathroom and Bianca and Leo express amused concern for Greenlee as Shannon breaks them up. Shannon: "I don't know where you came from , but he's with ME!" Greenlee: "You can have him! But you might consider roping and branding him. Your boyfriend's a BEAST!" Shannon: "Maybe if you didn't dress like a little slut! Come on, Marcus!" She yanks him off and he gives a sheepish wave goodbye to Greenlee. Mindy and Heather glare at her. She whips around to see Leo and Bianca laughing at her and angrily strides over to them. [her veil is off now] She demands to know if he thinks her being told off by a teeny-bopper is FUNNY! He says it is and and deserves it for crashing a tenny-bopper party. She makes a nasty comment about Bianca being a little old for a babysitter. Leo says that Bianca is a delightful young LADY who acts her age, unlike some others. He politely asks Bianca if she wants something to drink and she very politely says she does. Greenlee glares at him as he goes and asks what's WITH him! Bianca tells her that if she REALLY wants him, why is she playing all these games? He's way too smart for them. Greenlee scoffs at her for daring to give her advice and then walks away.
Bianca turns with her patented lip curl that could mean just about anything, but seems to mean she's feeling insecure. She overhears the cheerleaders talking about "that hussy" and saying she'd better not try that again, even if she IS Bianca's friend -- she seemed to know Leo, too. Mindy says that he wasn't into her at ALL, though. Heather wonders what on earth he sees in Bianca. Mindy: "The same thing everybody else does -- her mother! Case in point -- can you believe that they're going to be the new Enchantment couple? He's going to totally knock her out of the frame!" Shannon: "Meow, Mindy!" Mindy: "I mean, come on! The girl is plain looking!" Heather: "And weird! At least she dressed the part tonight. The girl is downright alien!" Shannon: "Good thing Erica Kane's her mother -- otherwise, she'd be a complete waste of space!" They laugh and laugh and laugh as Bianca stands nearby looking woebegone. They continue to laugh at Bianca as Mindy says "I cannot BELIEVE she thinks we actually LIKE her!"
Bianca wipes away tears as they continue to mock her. She runs through the party and smacks headlong into Rain, who is wearing her usual outfit with the addition of a scarf with skulls on it. When she asks where Bianca is going, Bianca sobs that she thought she could try to fit in, but she guesses there's really no point in trying! Rain: "Congratulations -- I faced that truth about myself YEARS ago. That's why I went out on my own." She wonders why Bianca would WANT to fit into all that, anyway. Why would she want to be like those other girls. She points to various girls, ending with Greenlee. Bianca: "ESPECIALLY **HER**!" Bianca asks why Rain is there and Rains tells her she came to rescue her. She figured this wasn't Bianca's type of place. She knows a place that IS, though -- does Bianca want to go? Bianca says she's there with her friend and points to Leo who is now mutually petting with Greenlee. Rain tells her not to worry about him -- he's already busy with Scheherazade over there :-) [I'm wondering why Greenlee hasn't been thrown out by chaperones yet, considering how much skin she is revealing] Bianca agrees to go and they run out. Leo notices her leaving and runs after her. Greenlee runs after him and stops him, saying she doesn't blame Bianca for leaving. He says he can't just leave her there alone, Erica will KILL him! Greenlee says he can't just leave HER there alone. He tells her if she doesn't want to be there, then don't be there! He rushes after Bianca again. Greenlee looks around and huffs, trailing after him.
THE BLUE ANGEL
Bianca and Rain try to enter a nightspot, but are stopped and carded. Bianca starts to leave, but Rain (who has her hand in the small of Bianca's back) stops her and bluffs: " No, no, no. You gave me yours, remember? It's not in the car" She whips out fake IDs and they are let in. Bianca gushes about Rain having the IDs (Rain says she has about 10 of them) and says that if her Mom ever found out she would be SOOO grounded [she's ALREADY grounded!] Rain doesn't think Erica will ever find out they were there. They wander over to the bar where Rain orders sodas from Carla, whom she seems to know. There are lots of patrons in the bar, all of whom are female. Bianca hasn't noticed this yet. She picks up a box of matches that read "The Blue Angel" and says she doesn't think she's ever heard of it. Rain says it's still underground and Bianca says she thinks she prefers SOS [she's the ONLY one]. Rain tells her to give it a chance and they toast each other: "To new horizons!" A young woman walks up and slowly and sensuously takes the matches, looking penetratingly at Bianca as if she'd like to just eat her up. Bianca is disconcerted and comments that she's just noted that everyone there is a woman. Someone else calls to Rain and before rushing over, Rain tells Bianca: "Hey -- you're pretty sharp. You figure it out. Be right back." Bianca looks EXTREMELY uncomfortable and surreptitiously looks around as other women check her out. The matchbox woman walks over again and asks if she can take the seat next to Bianca. Not knowing how to react, Bianca says yes. Suddenly she seems to feel lighter and more confident. She takes her mask off the top of her head and smoothes her hair, smiling and looking around happily.
Leo and Greenlee walk in and he states the obvious: "This is a bar, Greenlee." Greenlee looks around questioningly. Leo wonders how Bianca got in since she's only 16. Greenlee: "Give me a BREAK! Like you've never used a fake ID?" Leo insists that Bianca's different. Greenlee: "Maybe more than you think. Leo, look around. Friends of Ellen EVERYwhere. You're the only man IN here." Leo is comically stupified as they realize it's a gay bar. Greenlee spies Bianca, who is smiling shyly, but happily, at the woman trying to pick her up. Greenlee: "Well, well, well -- Erica Kane's daughter is GAY!" She looks smugly satisfied at the discovery. Leo continues to gape in shock at Bianca, who is now toasting with the other woman, grinning blissfully and laughing. She coyly puts her hand through her hair and smiles down at her drink with an I'm-finally-where-I-BELONG look.
ON THE NEXT AMC:
At SOS, as Hayley looks on, Ryan introduces himself to a blonde (whose back is to us, but I think it's Arlene): "Ryan Lavery. No strings attached."
Jake to Gillian at the haunted house of birth: "Let me make love to you."
At the boathouse, Bianca says to Leo: "I wish you hadn't followed me tonight, Leo." Leo: "Because you'd still have your secret."
At SOS Greenlee snidely tells Erica: "You don't know the first thing about Bianca, do you?"
Tad (dressed as a vampire) to a drunken David: "Get out of my house!" Dixie (dressed as Morticia or Elvira?): "No, it's all right. Let him stay."
Irreverently submitted,
Robin "okay NOW we're getting somewhere!" Coutellier
Tina bursts into the doctors' lounge and tells Jake that something terrible has happened and he has to go with her. Gillian grabs his medical bag and they run out.
At the Pine Valley Inn bar and grill, Bianca tells Erica: "Like Leo wants to babysit ME at a high school party!" Leo: "Come on, Bianca, it would be a kick!"
As Greenlee looks jealously at Leo with Bianca, Woody tells her not to do anything rash. Greenlee says she's going back to high school.
Brooke is shocked when her daughter, Laura.2, appears at the shelter to surprise her.
PINE VALLEY HIGH
A Halloween dance is in full swing, with teenagers wearing mostly unlikely costumes (way uncool) constantly rushing by in front of the camera [making me dizzy when I try to track them with my eyes]. Bianca and Leo are wearing alien costumes consisting of 50s style gloves, sparkley capes, ray-guns and leggings and 90s style alien masks. Leo says he can't breathe in the mask and it's no wonder those creatures have gills! The cheerleaders from hell saunter up, all dressed in a token, half-assed feline motif. Heather introduces herself, Shannon and Mindy to Leo. Shannon asks about them being the new Enchantment couple -- it seems Oscar, the photographer, loves to gossip and spilled to her when her parents shelled out big bucks for him to do Shannon's portrait. Heather purrs that Oscar said that the camera LOVES Leo and he'd better get ready for a fan club! Marcus [is that the same guy that wanted to take Bianca to the dance?] snarls that he wants to dance with his date, Shannon, and yanks her onto the dancefloor. Heather and Mindy make fun of a geek and his date, then skip off to torture some other hapless teens. Greenlee appears in the doorway in an extremely skimpy sparkling-red "I Dream of Jeanie" outfit [where did she get THAT on such short notice?], but Leo and Bianca don't see her right away. She pulls a red veil across her face. Shannon and Heather simper, dip and wave like 10-yr-olds in Leo's direction. Bianca tells him to get used ot it. Leo smiles and waves, then turns and makes a face. Greenlee struts over to him, holding the veil in place.
Greenlee pretends to be dancing and bumps hard into Leo, who spills his drink. Greenlee: "A thousand pardons, oh Master." He looks at her and tells "Jeanie" not to let it happen again. She keeps saying Jeanie-like things and he answers in kind. He pretends not to recognize her. She wants to dance with him, but he says he already has a date and she'll have to rock someone else's Casbah. He rushes to Bianca's side. Marcus the Cowboy walks up for punch. Greenlee says she's thirsty and he pours some punch into a sno-cone cup for her. Bianca looks over and says that Jeanie looks familiar. Leo informs her that it's Greenlee. She expresses disbelief, but he says he'd know that belly-button anywhere ;-) He says she's trying to make him jealous -- it's her way of saying she's sorry. Most people send cards or flowers -- Greenlee stalks them into forgiveness. Bianca comments that it's a good thing Marcus' date went to the ladies room. Leo agrees but watches Greenlee with a slightly jealous eye as he bats a hanging cartoon ghost out of the way.
Marcus, who is wearing what appears to be a wedding ring on his middle finger, asks if Greenlee will do whatever he commands. She nods demurely. He bends and whispers a command into her ear and she shoves him away, saying "In your DREAMS, Cowboy!" She stalks away and Leo walks up to Marcus asking who his hot friend is. Marcus says he has no idea, but she was definitely NOT interested in getting closer. Greenlee is now talking to some other guy in the background. Leo feigns surprise and urges Marcus to go after her. Marcus is unsure of himself and asks if Leo thought she was really coming on to him. Leo assures him that she really WAS and that she could probably teach him a few moves, if he gets his drift. Leo pep- talks him some more, ending with "You're a soccer player -- you know how to score!" Marcus walks up behind Grenlee, grabs her and starts to dance closely with her. She laughs in surprised delight and looks to see if Leo is watching. She keeps smiling until her reaches down and grabs her ass, giving it a hearty squeeze. She yelps and jumps back while Leo busts a gut laughing at her plight.
COMMUNITY CENTER/SHELTER
Laura wanders around looking at things. Brooke walks in bearing soda and Laura tells her that the place looks great -- has Brooke made some changes? [Yeah, it's an entirely different building, for one thing] Brooke cryptically tells her about a car crashing into it earlier in the year, then tells Laura that she's so surprised she's there -- she thought she was going to visit more places in China. Laura says that was the plan, but Ling got another job in China and couldn't get the time off. Brooke makes a comment about it being a shame since Laura wanted to finish photographing that site [I thought she was doing missionary work]. They hug in happiness that Laura is home, though. Laura says she thought she'd come back and finish up her high school credits and get her diploma [I'm also getting a vibe that she and Ling were involved and she may now get involved with Bianca (which has been speculated by others)] Brooke unenthusiastically says that's great. Laura suddenly gushes about being a photographer and Brooke offers the services of the Tempo photography dept. Laura inquires about Jamie (aka, the Little Squirt). Brooke says she's so happy she doesn't even care about the REAL reason Laura is there. Laura admits she got homesick [it's been at least a couple of years -- I guess homesickness took a little time to develop].
Brooke tries to spoil Laura's homecoming by telling her she didn't have to come running just because Brooke was having a bad time. ["Well, Mom, I had to come home and hide the REST of the guns from you -- that's what daughters are for!"] Brooke says she's still spunky as ever. [I note the use of "little squirt" and "spunky" in the same conversation.] Laura queries her about Eliot and says he gives her the creeps for trying to be Brooke's friend and then actually STAYING! Brooke doesn't want help and admits it's because she's ashamed. She trusted the wrong man and brought him into her life and it's affected her family [no it hasn't, it's only affected YOU]. And now he's staying because she told him he was a coward to leave, so that's her own fault, too. Jamie and Junior run in and he and Laura hug. Jamie is dressed as Frankenstein -- his giant plastic neck bolts keep sliding around.
Junior is dressed as a mummy and there's fake blood coming out of his mouth [I thought part of the definition of a mummy is that all the blood has been sucked out -- minor nitpick :-)]. As Laura asks him if he's in high school now, he awkwardly walks around to Brooke's side. He's suddenly very shy as she says she'll see him there. Jamie brags about Junior's soccer prowess and J.V. teamworthiness. Brooke introduces Laura to Ricky, who is suddenly looking older, although it's the same actor. Brooke suddenly remembers that Jamie is supposed to be at his dad's Halloween party, but she has to stay and close up since Tina never came back. Ricky volunteers to take him there [isn't he only 14?] Laura asks Junior if he's coming [no, but he's breathing hard ;-)] and he says he's going to the high school dance. She asks if he's nervous and he nervously says no, why should he be? Brooke suggests that Laura go with them [at least SHE'S old enough to drive, although I doubt she has a valid license] and reconnect with some old friends. Laura reminds her that everyone she knew has graduated. Brooke suggests making new friends. Laura agrees to go, saying her pukey pea-green jacket will be her costume -- she'll be Chairman Mao. Junior hands to keys to Ricky, who will be driving. Laura and Brooke hug some more and the kids all leave. Brooke turns out the lights and broods a little. Eliot walks in, bathed in light from the hallway. Brooke glares at him.
Eliot looks surprised and apologizes, saying he was just closing up and thought Tina would be there. Brooke says Tina's not there. He starts to leave and she calls out that he just missed her daughter, Laura. He's surprised that Laura is in town and says he's sorry that he missed a chance to meet her. Brooke: "Well, I don't think she'd want to meet YOU." She goes on to say she MIGHT -- Aunt Phoebe told her all about him and that's why she came home -- to look after Brooke. He apologizes again for causing her and her family so much trouble. Brooke is nasty in an understated way as she says: "Maybe you just didn't care. You know, maybe you just wanted to drop your load of guilt and lay your burden down." He quietly apologizes again. She knows she basically challenged him to stay, but what the hell is he trying to prove by being there?
Eliot: "You once told me that you lived with the guilt of taking someone's life, that even though a jury found you innocent and even though you believed in a forgiving God, you felt different inside." Brooke folds her arms and archly says: "How noble of you to hide behind my own words." Eliot, still selfishly throwing himself on the spikes, says he's not noble and he's not hiding -- if she feels hatred for him, then good -- bring it on if it will help her heal. She gets REALLY pissed off now [and I don't blame her]: "Why, you ARROGANT HYPOCRITE! You think you're going to get a chance to HEAL me? You almost destroyed my life TWICE! So you are not going to get a chance to put the pieces back together again!", He says he's not trying to do that -- only she can do that. Brooke: "What do you want from me? What do you want? You think because I'm going to see what a wonderful person you've become, I'm going to forgive and forget, or by seeing you every day that the hatred is going to heal me, it's going to be a catharsis for me? Well, I can tell you one thing -- that is never going to happen!" He says he's only there because she called him a coward. She tells him to live his life and let her live hers. She can avoid him -- she can go to another church, she can call before she goes to the shelter. He tells her she shouldn't have to keep looking over her shoulder [then SHUT UP and LEAVE!]. He apologizes for his constant apologizing and apologizes some more, followed up by saying he wants to help her. She glares at him and he stops himself and apologizes some more. He starts to leave, but Brooke stops him. She wants to know if Laura died instantly like they told her, or if she was alive for a while and was she afraid? [Well, technically, she WAS alive, but was brain-dead -- they donated her organs]
Eliot balks, wondering what good it would POSSIBLY do her to tell her this information. She already knows what happened. She snaps that it WOULD do her some good not to have to walk around for the rest of her life not knowing what her daughters last moments were like and imagining the unimaginable. So he tells her. Eliot: "All I saw was a flash of blue in the headlights. You know that expression, something came out of the blue? Well, I -- I get chills every time I hear that now. I turned the corner -- and I didn't think that I was speeding, but by the skid marks, the cops estimated that I was going 50 in a 30-mile-an-hour zone. My reflexes weren't what they should have been because of the booze, and I didn't see the streak of blue until it was too late. I hit the brake, but not in time." Brooke looks stricken: "Her blue wool coat. She didn't like it very much, but it was warm. I told her she had to wear it." Eliot: "I didn't even know that it was a child at first. I told myself that it was a bag that blew out in front of my car. And then I got out, and I saw her. It was like she was sleeping. Lying there on her side, so peaceful." Brooke, crying now, raises her eyebrows a little and whispers: "Peaceful? Was she still alive?" Eliot: "I prayed that she was." Brooke whimpers: "Oh, my god, Eliot, was she?" Eliot, whispering: "Yes. Yes, she was. I reached down to feel her pulse, and when I touched her, her eyes opened. She looked right at me." Brooke can barely get the words out now: "Did she say anything?" Brooke: What? Eliot: She said, "Mommy." He also starts to cry.
A "HAUNTED" HOUSE/CABIN
Leila's baby is coming (hence the screaming from the haunted house) and it really hurts! After she grouses about that mean doctor at PVH, Gillian reassures her that her father-in-law is Chief of Staff and they WILL take her, even if she doesn't have an insurance. Dr. Martin is a GOOD man. They realize there is no time to get her to the hospital, though. Jake: "Gee-yan, can you grab a couple of those pillows?" Gillian: "Who?" Jake tells her she's going to feel his hands and puts his ungloved mitts under the blanket they've conveniently tossed over her. He keeps blandly telling Leila not to push as if he's telling her not to pick at a scab or something. She can't wait. He remarks that the baby's head is crowning and she panics until he tells her that's a GOOD thing. He tells Tina to call 911 to send an ambulance for a post-delivery trip to the hospital, but they appear to be out of range. Jake goes to scrub [where, the outhouse?].
Jake is back with his hands under the blanket again, now urging Leila to push. Gillian is rushing around lighting candles, despite the fact that there are several lamps burning. Leila doesn't want to push anymore. Gillian takes her hand and frantically tells her to look at the candle, concentrate on it, and breathe. [Leila: "How the hell do you think I got this way to begin with? Blow the damn things out!"] Gillian tells her to see how the flame is flickering, strong and beautiful, just like her [Leila: "Yeah, that's what HE said!"] Leila groans loudly as Jake asks Gillian where she learned that. She says she learned it at the hospital -- they tell you everything. Leila: "Not EVERYTHING!!!!" She grunts and groans some more. The time has come and Jake asks for one more push. Gillian shrieks at her to keep pushing. More grunts and groans ensue. The head has come out and Jake tells her not to push while he rotates the shoulders. [I wonder if any poop came out with that last push] Lullaby music plays as Leila grunts and groans and pushes and Gillian looks scared to death -- the music did NOT go with that scene at all [AFTER the baby is born, maybe, but not DURING the birth] Hands are held and Jake looks strangely at Gillian, making me think momentarily that there is a problem, but it's a look of wonderment at the wet, hefty month-old baby, who has the hiccups. He hands the baby to Leila, hops up and hugs and caresses Gillian, contaminating his hands and making no effort whatsoever to attend to the baby or Leila's nether regions. Tina must be out chasing ambulances, because she's nowhere in sight during this entire scene.
Jake and Gillian are smiling as he hands Leila a freshly cleaned up baby. Emergency lights are flashing and people are rushing around (Tina is back). The baby is very loosely wrapped, his little arms waving around, despite the doors being open during what is probably a very chilly night. Gillian looks like she's trying hard not to smell something unpleasant. Jake tells the EMTs to take them to PVH and check them in as HIS patients -- he'll follow after he cleans up a little. Tina offers to go with Leila and she gratefully accepts as the baby continues to grunt lustily. Leila laments that she doesn't know what to do -- she has nothing for him, not even a blanket! Jake tells her not to worry -- he'll fix her up with a social worker and they'll find a place for her to stay. A grateful Leila asks if he would mind if she named her son Jake. He says he would be honored. Leila tells Gillian she was right -- Dr. Martin IS a good man. She and the baby are wheeled out. Gillian, still squinching up her face and tearing up, says: "The best."
Gillian smiles and whirls, marveling over the baby's birth and Leila's ability to create a life. People just take it for granted -- women have babies every day and it's the most courageous, wondrous and bravest things a person can do! Jake agrees and says it's especially so when the baby is created from love, blah, blah, blah. She exclaims that it's no wonder that he fought so hard for Colby -- he was such an amazing father! They both say each other's name and stare meaningfully at each other. They kiss in front of the fire as the audience sighs in frustration, KNOWING in their hearts that Gillian is going to get/be pregnant in a misguided attempt to make Jake feel better.
Gillian eventually breaks suction and suggests they call the hospital and see if Leila has been admitted. Jake, ever the caring and competent Martin doctor, says Tina's taking care of her and she'll be fine. All he wants is Gillian. [Whose house/cabin are they in? It's electrically well-lit, so it can't be completely abandoned. Are they giving any thought whatsoever to the people who might walk in and see things like afterbirth and condoms lying around?] They kiss some more.
PINE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Laura and the boys enter the dance [who paid their cover charges?]. Laura rushes up to Bianca and hugs her. Bianca greets Junior and asks if he remembers Leo. He looks annoyed as he says yes and they shake hands. Leo asks if he's okay and says he looks a little pale (brrrrump-TING!) Laura is introduced to Leo. Laura says he looks a little old to be in high school and he says he's Bianca's volleyball coach :-) [The kids around them are probably wondering where all the old people (Greenlee,Leo, Laura) came from.] Junior reminds Bianca that she still owes him a dance. Bianca agrees but says she has to hit the bano (bath) first. Junior asks Laura to dance.
Greenlee, meanwhile, is once again snuggled up dancing with Marcus, who has apparently forgotten that he's a cowboy, not a vampire, as he appears to be sucking on her neck. Shannon returns from the bathroom and Bianca and Leo express amused concern for Greenlee as Shannon breaks them up. Shannon: "I don't know where you came from , but he's with ME!" Greenlee: "You can have him! But you might consider roping and branding him. Your boyfriend's a BEAST!" Shannon: "Maybe if you didn't dress like a little slut! Come on, Marcus!" She yanks him off and he gives a sheepish wave goodbye to Greenlee. Mindy and Heather glare at her. She whips around to see Leo and Bianca laughing at her and angrily strides over to them. [her veil is off now] She demands to know if he thinks her being told off by a teeny-bopper is FUNNY! He says it is and and deserves it for crashing a tenny-bopper party. She makes a nasty comment about Bianca being a little old for a babysitter. Leo says that Bianca is a delightful young LADY who acts her age, unlike some others. He politely asks Bianca if she wants something to drink and she very politely says she does. Greenlee glares at him as he goes and asks what's WITH him! Bianca tells her that if she REALLY wants him, why is she playing all these games? He's way too smart for them. Greenlee scoffs at her for daring to give her advice and then walks away.
Bianca turns with her patented lip curl that could mean just about anything, but seems to mean she's feeling insecure. She overhears the cheerleaders talking about "that hussy" and saying she'd better not try that again, even if she IS Bianca's friend -- she seemed to know Leo, too. Mindy says that he wasn't into her at ALL, though. Heather wonders what on earth he sees in Bianca. Mindy: "The same thing everybody else does -- her mother! Case in point -- can you believe that they're going to be the new Enchantment couple? He's going to totally knock her out of the frame!" Shannon: "Meow, Mindy!" Mindy: "I mean, come on! The girl is plain looking!" Heather: "And weird! At least she dressed the part tonight. The girl is downright alien!" Shannon: "Good thing Erica Kane's her mother -- otherwise, she'd be a complete waste of space!" They laugh and laugh and laugh as Bianca stands nearby looking woebegone. They continue to laugh at Bianca as Mindy says "I cannot BELIEVE she thinks we actually LIKE her!"
Bianca wipes away tears as they continue to mock her. She runs through the party and smacks headlong into Rain, who is wearing her usual outfit with the addition of a scarf with skulls on it. When she asks where Bianca is going, Bianca sobs that she thought she could try to fit in, but she guesses there's really no point in trying! Rain: "Congratulations -- I faced that truth about myself YEARS ago. That's why I went out on my own." She wonders why Bianca would WANT to fit into all that, anyway. Why would she want to be like those other girls. She points to various girls, ending with Greenlee. Bianca: "ESPECIALLY **HER**!" Bianca asks why Rain is there and Rains tells her she came to rescue her. She figured this wasn't Bianca's type of place. She knows a place that IS, though -- does Bianca want to go? Bianca says she's there with her friend and points to Leo who is now mutually petting with Greenlee. Rain tells her not to worry about him -- he's already busy with Scheherazade over there :-) [I'm wondering why Greenlee hasn't been thrown out by chaperones yet, considering how much skin she is revealing] Bianca agrees to go and they run out. Leo notices her leaving and runs after her. Greenlee runs after him and stops him, saying she doesn't blame Bianca for leaving. He says he can't just leave her there alone, Erica will KILL him! Greenlee says he can't just leave HER there alone. He tells her if she doesn't want to be there, then don't be there! He rushes after Bianca again. Greenlee looks around and huffs, trailing after him.
THE BLUE ANGEL
Bianca and Rain try to enter a nightspot, but are stopped and carded. Bianca starts to leave, but Rain (who has her hand in the small of Bianca's back) stops her and bluffs: " No, no, no. You gave me yours, remember? It's not in the car" She whips out fake IDs and they are let in. Bianca gushes about Rain having the IDs (Rain says she has about 10 of them) and says that if her Mom ever found out she would be SOOO grounded [she's ALREADY grounded!] Rain doesn't think Erica will ever find out they were there. They wander over to the bar where Rain orders sodas from Carla, whom she seems to know. There are lots of patrons in the bar, all of whom are female. Bianca hasn't noticed this yet. She picks up a box of matches that read "The Blue Angel" and says she doesn't think she's ever heard of it. Rain says it's still underground and Bianca says she thinks she prefers SOS [she's the ONLY one]. Rain tells her to give it a chance and they toast each other: "To new horizons!" A young woman walks up and slowly and sensuously takes the matches, looking penetratingly at Bianca as if she'd like to just eat her up. Bianca is disconcerted and comments that she's just noted that everyone there is a woman. Someone else calls to Rain and before rushing over, Rain tells Bianca: "Hey -- you're pretty sharp. You figure it out. Be right back." Bianca looks EXTREMELY uncomfortable and surreptitiously looks around as other women check her out. The matchbox woman walks over again and asks if she can take the seat next to Bianca. Not knowing how to react, Bianca says yes. Suddenly she seems to feel lighter and more confident. She takes her mask off the top of her head and smoothes her hair, smiling and looking around happily.
Leo and Greenlee walk in and he states the obvious: "This is a bar, Greenlee." Greenlee looks around questioningly. Leo wonders how Bianca got in since she's only 16. Greenlee: "Give me a BREAK! Like you've never used a fake ID?" Leo insists that Bianca's different. Greenlee: "Maybe more than you think. Leo, look around. Friends of Ellen EVERYwhere. You're the only man IN here." Leo is comically stupified as they realize it's a gay bar. Greenlee spies Bianca, who is smiling shyly, but happily, at the woman trying to pick her up. Greenlee: "Well, well, well -- Erica Kane's daughter is GAY!" She looks smugly satisfied at the discovery. Leo continues to gape in shock at Bianca, who is now toasting with the other woman, grinning blissfully and laughing. She coyly puts her hand through her hair and smiles down at her drink with an I'm-finally-where-I-BELONG look.
ON THE NEXT AMC:
At SOS, as Hayley looks on, Ryan introduces himself to a blonde (whose back is to us, but I think it's Arlene): "Ryan Lavery. No strings attached."
Jake to Gillian at the haunted house of birth: "Let me make love to you."
At the boathouse, Bianca says to Leo: "I wish you hadn't followed me tonight, Leo." Leo: "Because you'd still have your secret."
At SOS Greenlee snidely tells Erica: "You don't know the first thing about Bianca, do you?"
Tad (dressed as a vampire) to a drunken David: "Get out of my house!" Dixie (dressed as Morticia or Elvira?): "No, it's all right. Let him stay."
Irreverently submitted,
Robin "okay NOW we're getting somewhere!" Coutellier
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