Friday Update
October 27, 2000

PREVIOUSLY ON AMC

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

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

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

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

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

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:

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