Brad and Ashleys: Brad informs Jack that he will recruit Victor to help get through to Ashley. Jack compares Ashley’s attraction to Victor as that of a moth to a flame.
Jack is pissed about Victor coming over.
“What you gonna do? Put ‘em in a room together? I think it’s risky.”
“I have to try and pull Ash out of this,” Brad explains. He doesn’t like the idea, but feels it is the last resort before going to the hospital.
Jack takes this in, does that bitey lip thing.
Athletic Club: Christine sees Victor having lunch at the Athletic Club. She sits down by him, wanting to talk, and asks him if he’s represented by an attourney because she wants to talk about case. Victor informs her that Michael Baldwin is an advisor but not representing him.
Victor: “You don’t mind wasting taxpayer’s money. Do me a favor get to the point.”
Christine: “A lot of people feel that the law is too soft on corporate crime”
Victor: “It’s because of people like me that people have jobs.”
Christine: “You are not above the law. That’s irrelevant.”
Victor points out that Christine has the discretionary power to choose cases, and demands that she drops his.
Christine: “I have enough evidence. It amounts to a smoking gun.”
Victor: “Allelujah, you done your job.”
C: I was hoping you’d confess now before it’s too late.
Victor is pissed as hell. “Are you trying to frighten me?”
C: “Yes. Plead guilty now.” She tries hard to explain that many people want to see a big corp. honcho behind bars.
Victor asks for guaranteed no jailtime, which she can’t fork over. Finally, Victor fumes, “If the lord deems I should be punished so be it, but I will not speed things along.
C looks hopeless.
Marsino’s: Paul Williams walks in, and introduces himself as a private investigator. Bobby is a little suspicious.
“Take it easy,” Paul assures him. “I’m not a cop.” Bobby admits that he thought it had something to do with a dancer at the club (referring to Britney and her father). Paul informs him he has questions about his bookkeeper, Kevin the Child Molester. Bobby tells Paul that Kevin isn’t his favorite person.
“Be careful, or he might burn your club down,” Paul replies.
Paul asks Bobby some revealing questions about Kevin. “How does he relate to the women?”
“They tease him, come on to him, and make him squirm.” He mentions he heard about problems he had with a girl who turned out to be underage. Quickly adds that the girls at the club are all legal.
Paul admits that he’s looking into Kevin as a favor to a friend.
Bobby quips, “Who are you? The Lone Ranger?”
Paul informs Bobby that the underage girlfriend’s father is very good friend, she got an STD.
Bobby is not surprised. He says he can tell that Kevin is a coward and was probably slapped around as a kid. “Any sign of a threat they fall apart. Young girl, no threat, perfect sense.”
Paud adds that there is a good chance that Kevin is the one who burned down Gina’s. “Fisher had the motive and the timing was right, but no trace.”
Bobby says he will help anyway he can. “People who start fires are the same as people who get slapped around.” Bobby and Paul agree that people like Kevin tend to go on serious power trips as well.
Bobby: I have the kind of business where I don’t want other people’s problems be my problems.
Paul jokes, “I’d check to make sure your smoke detectors are working.”
Bobby is not threatened. “I’ll chop his whole arm off,” he says. He also intends to fire Kevin.
Bobby is drinking coffee.
Fenmore’s: Kevin walks into Fenmore’s, curious about the boutique. Lauren is alone in the store, doing inventory, and doesn’t realize that she’s left the OPEN sign on. Kevin apologizes for interrupting her, explaining that he just wanted to look around because he’d heard a lot about the place. Lauren invites him to take a look around the store, and if he finds anything he wants, she’ll put it aside for him so he can buy it the next day.
“Thanks,” Kevin says, shyly. “That’s nice, most people aren’t that way.”
“Interesting comment about people not being kind,” Lauren observes.
Kevin explains to her that most people are in a hurry and not willing to cut anyone any breaks.
“You don’t look like a cynic!” Lauren exclaims, laughing.
Kevin: “You threw me when you laughed, you sound like my mom. She had a pretty laugh, didn’t get to hear it much growing up.”
Lauren: “What was she like?”
Kevin: “We weren’t close, she was charming, beautiful, but not much of a parent. Lost touch awhile back. Sometimes you’re better off. I can’t believe I’m saying all this to you. I know you’re not gonna judge me or make fun of me. You’re a really nice woman, Ms. Fenmore. You treat me like an equal, a friend, that means a lot.”
Lauren: “I believe do unto others.”
Kevin feels they are on the same wavelength and tells her that she is very easy to talk to, and that most girls his age are quick to judge. He’s smiling and feeling better.
“Have to get back to work because I’m a slavedriver as a boss. Come back anytime,” Lauren says, which is his cue to leave.
Paul comes in Fenmore’s after Kevin leaves, just missing each other. He has brought Lauren a rib dinner.
you are hungry, right? not just for ribs. oh my naughty girl. make out session.
ribs eating at fenmores, candles.
not exactly first date food. says paul
both feel comfortable. joke around.
lauren mentions kevin’s visit. asks about pauls day.
you’ll never guess where i was, i was at a gentlemen’s club.
middle of the afternoon? sleazy.
i love it when you’re fiesty.
why at strip club?
isn’t it obvious?
you’re not the type.
working on case
poor you
there’s this lowlife scum that…. you know what i say forget it, i don’t want to talk about it, i don’t want the chance that it might taint our evening.
work off limits, what do you want to talk about?
who says we have to talk????
hmmm mmm.
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lauren paul
cleaning up.
l i have an idea
p i have one of those every so often
l sighing moaning…. little noises
p what little noise
l i have my work cut out
p
i think what we have here is failure to comm.
stop all this talking.
you have a little shmeer. kissing, straddling, making out, he grabs her but and back and they’re holding and he sits her on counter and gets on top of h then kevin sees them making out on the table while he’s trying to get in, he looks pissed./jealous.
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Elsewhere in the Athletic Club: Detective Webber says its too soon to file missing people’s report. Nick says the room was very clean when he took a peek.
G suggests maybe Sharon knows.
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Vikki: why so difficult to answer a simple question.
S: what do you think i was doing? you always have your nose stuck in someone else’s business. you are accusing me of hurting nick? all because I came home late? (3pm) lost track of time, i was outside saying bye to people.
which ones?
does it matter?
i dunno?
you’re trying to play detective, forget it. i told you, you can accept it or tough luck.
nikki doesn’t look convinced.
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j ashley could comp freak out when she sees victor, i don’t know if it’s worth it.
b you haven’t seen your sister
j what happened with abby
b she looked right through abby like she didn’t recognize her.
mommy why won’t you talk to me, why won’t you talk to me. ic an’t hold out because of my personal feelings. my hositilty is making things worse. its about doing whatever i can to help my wife.
doorbell rings.
jack shakes head in disbeliefe. stop wearing whtie shirts and dark ties.
victor at door.
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nikki, you were outside the club saying bye to people you refuse to identify for hours
sharon why bother you won’t believe me
nikki you’d love for me to stop asking inconvenient questions.
sharon i thought we wanted to both see the family
sharon is irritated.
nikki you’re hiding something just be straight with me.
sharon what is it with you, what do you want from me???!!! we’re stressed because of you. insulting, a waste of time, you want to drive me out of nick’s life. leave.
nikki leaves this is not over sharon, you’re lying to me, and many others will agree with me, i’m going to get to the bottom of it.
what other people nikki wait!
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nick sharon said she didn’t talk much to him since she was hostess
nick i thought he was going back up to his room.
det was anyone monopolizing his time.
gina i can’t think of anyone he didn’t talk to
det i have to speak to wife.
nick why
det she might have been last one to see him
nick i’ll give her a call.
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brad and jack
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victor jack
ashley’s my sister, have you forgotten
ashely’s the reason you called me
what about?
she’s getting better, and then she saw us arguing at the club
jack snide
enough jack b
since that night she’s hardly spoken she doesn’t eat.
v. how can i help why you ask to come here you must know it would help. i’ll do anything for ashly to help her
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sharon is pacing. she has flashbacks of being attacked by cameron and when she bashes her head in. “i would rather die…”
phone rings funny.
she answers it and she’s nervous. hello. hey babe its me. have you heard from cameron.
no nicholas i haven’t.
i need you to stop by the athletic club
he hasn’t called
no one has seen or heard from him
i don’t know how i can help
det webber is here, wants to talk to you
sharon is freaking out, she is nervous because she is an idiot. she looks very nervous in a calm way..
next….
i never once stopped thinking abou tyou
i fyou’re trying to pick a fight with me, forget it….
