Friday Update
March 2, 2001

PREVIOUSLY ON ALL MY CHILDREN

On the family jet, Edmund says to Dimitri: "This time tomorrow, we'll be flying home with Alex." Meanwhile, the pilot is on the phone with someone who says: "Carry out their orders. Let them think they have the advantage."

In the PV Hospital waiting area, Greenlee snarls at Jake: "You can take your Hippocratic oath and shove it!" She stands and faints.

Tad shoves his face right up to Leslie's and tries to coerce her into giving up the goods on David, despite the fact that she's come out of a coma mere seconds before: "David never tried to save you because he wanted you dead. I'm right, aren't I?" Leslie: "Hope."

Dumb as Dirt Dixie tells a smirking David: "I want you to spend the night here with me."

PV HOSPITAL

Jake is standing in the middle of the waiting area with his arms under Greenlee's armpits, telling her to knock it off and get up. A nurse comes to help, but Jake tells her not to bother, that Greenlee is fine. Greenlee doesn't respond. He tells her that just because she took one acting class in college, he's not going to buy that dead-weight thing. He sighs and drags her over to a couch, telling her he's NOT going to fall for this and is unimpressed. Tina rushes in rambling about having to park the car and asking if Greenlee is all right. She sees Greenlee's inert body and says: "Oh, no! Did she pass out again?" Jake: "Again?" Now we see the huge red lump on Greenlee's forehead (Jake, ER doctor extraordinaire hasn't noticed it until now). He starts calling her name and slapping her face none-too-gently, and digging his fingers in perilously close to her wound.

In Leslie's now empty room, Dr. Joe continues to lambaste Tad for his behavior in Leslie's room (which had resulted in Leslie's heart going into V-tac). He points out that Leslie only said one word: "Hope" How does that tie in to incriminating David? Tad says he doesn't know, but he thinks he knows what Leslie was referring to. Her sister, Pam, has a middle name of Hope; Leslie was always teasing her about it when they were younger. They both agree that Pam/Hope should be notified (Tad will do it). Tad starts to leave, but Joe stops him for a moment, telling him he has to forget about David and concentrate on saving his marriage.

Jake has carried Greenlee into an exam room and keeps calling her name. Greenlee moans a little, starting to come to, and he pulls up her eyelid, shining a light in her eyes. Tina hovers, asking if she's going to be ok. He says he thinks so. He tells Greenlee: "Hey, you're a little sleepy, huh?" Greenlee is still whimpering, but starts to talk: "My quilt ... with the poodles. Poodle-dee and poodle-dum!" She giggles. Jake: "Greenlee, do you remember what happened to do and why you're here? Do you know why you're here?" Greenlee: "I brushed my teeth, Millie." Tina: "Millie?" Greenlee: "Did Daddy call, Millie?" Jake tells her to stay awake. Tina asks if she has a concussion and he says she might have, but he needs to keep her awake. He yells: "Greenlee, you're in the hospital. Can you hear me?" Greenlee panics: "No! No, I want to keep my tonsils! Daddy said I could last time I was home!" Jake tells her she's not getting her tonsils out -- she was hit in the head with a basketball and might have a concussion. Greenlee thrashes and says: "Millie's not my Mommy! She can't make me stay here!" Jake says he needs to get her a CAT scan. He tells Tina to tell them at the desk that he needs her father's phone number. She's going to call him from Jake's office. He asks her to hold the door for him as he wheels Greenlee out. [Considering no one knows she needs a CAT scan but him, it seems a little premature for him to be wheeling her out, not to mention the fact that the DOCTOR would not be doing that anyway.] Greenlee whimpers and moans and calls out that she wants her OWN bed and begs Millie not to make her stay there.

Tad wrinkles up his face and watches Jake, Greenlee and Tina. He stares out the emergency doors and checks his watch. Leslie's sister, Pam, comes in. She's pretty and has dark-blonde hair; amazingly enough, she is NOT showing massive cleavage and she is NOT pouting prettily. How refreshing! She looks like a cross between Liza and Sarah. They hug and exchange the obligatory "You haven't changed a bit". They take a seat and Tad tells her that Leslie is still in a coma. She thanks him for thinking to call her. He says she's FAMILY. She hesitates, then tells him that she hasn't spoken to her sister in years. Tad pulls back a little and apologizes, saying he had no idea. She says she's GRATEFUL that he called her. He tells her that Leslie asked for "Hope". Pam is taken aback and says no one has called her THAT in years -- Leslie was the last holdout and she only did it because she knew it bugged her. She asks if the police think Leslie tried to kill herself. Tad says he doesn't think so. She asks if Leslie was pushed, then. Tad gently says there are a lot of questions that still need to be answered. She asks how he's involved and he says it happened where he works, on the terrace right outside his office and he walked in right after she fell. She elicits from him that Leslie came out of her coma for just a little bit and he tried to find out from her what had happened, but Leslie had trouble talking [yeah, because you badgered her until her heart stopped!] Pam deduces that Tad KNEW her, at least recently. Tad says he knew her through work and gave her a lot of Chandler business. Tad asks why she and Leslie haven't spoken to each for a while. Pam asks if he remembers how Leslie always tried to be like her when they were in high school. He says yeah, they always thought it was kind of cute. Pam: "Yeah, well, that cute little trait didn't die down when she grew up ... I got married 10 years ago, and Leslie was my maid of honor. It was great. And then I -- I came back from my honeymoon, and she waited about a week before she tried to seduce my husband. Rich is a really good guy. He's very patient. But he was beside himself about the way she was behaving. And when he told me, I kind of lost it. We tried talking to her, and she just started acting like I was invisible. She had this heat-seeking thing for Rich, so we finally just had to cut her off. I mean, COMPLETELY." Tad looks thoughtfully grim.

Tad says he's really sorry and maybe she should see Leslie now and talk to her. Pam asks why and he says that people at the hospital think people in comas can hear them. She says she's had a sick feeling about Leslie for about a month now because she got a package from Leslie. It had a letter with bizarre "victim" drama queen stuff and Pam thought maybe she was going to start up about Rich again. Instead, it had a key taped to it and it stated that if anything ever happened to it, take the key to her office and they'll find out who is responsible. Pam wonders if she should go now and find out what Leslie was talking about. Tad continues to frown.

Tad asks Pam if he could have the key and look around Leslie's office. She asks if he thinks someone pushed Leslie and he says he thinks someone didn't try as hard as they could to save her. He won't tell her who he THINKS did it, though. He says he doesn't know ANYTHING. [Hmmm being more than a little bit less than truthful with Pammy] He says if he can nose around the office, the note Leslie wrote might make more sense. He says she can go WITH him [big of him]. She says she should see Leslie first. He agrees and she starts to cry, saying she never wanted Leslie to be HURT! He soothes her and says Leslie sent her that letter because she knew Pam would do right by her. He says Leslie only said one word and it was HER nickname -- it shows she TRUSTS her. [Maybe Leslie was trying to say "I HOPE I get a gazillion dollars by suing Chandler Enterprises" or "I hope Dixie went blind" or "I hope YOU get nailed for this" or maybe even "I hope they have better security in the morgue than they do HERE!"] He asks Pam to trust HIM and that they are doing this for Leslie. She hands him the key and asks him to tell her what she finds [a video of Tad trying to strangle Leslie and throwing her around the hotel room?]

Back in Greenlee's room, Greenlee is now alert and jerking away from a fussing nurse. Greenlee is in a hospital gown now. Jake walks in with her CAT scans, saying they are clear. Greenlee frets that she STILL wants out of there -- the color scheme is NAUSEATING [as is Jake]! He says the CAT scans are clear and she'll be all right, but she has to stay the night. Greenlee: "Yeah, RIGHT!" He reminds her that she was hit in the face with a basketball. He says he just wants to keep an eye on her -- it's nothing major. She tries to sit up, but flops back from nausea/pain/dizziness [I'm guessing here] and agrees to five more minutes. She says she HATES hospitals. He razzes her, saying that's new, because she always LOVED them for her sympathy ploys. Greenlee: "Is this payback for that one teensy, tiny error in judgment?" She says she CAN'T stay -- she HATES hospitals, the gown is ugly, and the nurses sneer at her. The nurse rolls her eyes. He says he'll stay with her for a little while, then he's going to turn her over to the snickering nurses. She's suspicious about him being so nice to her. He jokes about being a sucker for her and says he might have to keep her there a whole week. Greenlee begs him not to do that. He asks if she remembers getting hit in the face with the basketball. She tries to sit up again and falls back again. She puts her hand to her face and asks if her face is swollen [bringing to mind what someone else mentioned, namely Marcia Brady getting hit in the face with a football]. He tells her "not yet" and asks about the b-ball again [this is getting mighty repetitious]. She says she remembers being hopping mad and smashing the ball against the wall. She should have known better because the LAST time she was around a basketball she got smashed in the face by a player's size 14 shoe -- it wasn't pretty. Jake: "Well, you're the one who's into all this holistic stuff. Maybe that should tell you a little something about karma and all that stuff." Greenlee: "What are you talking about, Jake? You're making my brain hurt!" [Mine too] She tries to sit up, flops back [repeat, ad nauseam (so to speak)] and says she wouldn't be the only one with a concussion if she had a basketball right now.

Jake changes the subject and asks how old she was when she had her tonsils out. Perplexed, she says she was six. Why, is she having tonsil complications? He assures her that she's fine. Greenlee: "Then how did you know that I had them out? Were you sticking one of those things down my throat when i was out of it?" She gags and shudders at the thought :-) He says she told him when she was drifting in and out. He swears she did NOT say anything embarrassing. He guesses it was a terrible experience for her and she agrees. Her parents weren't there, but her grandmother, Millie, was. Millie was old school, though, and Greenlee wasn't allowed to cry or embarrass her [that doesn't sound like Millicent as far as Greenlee is concerned]. She says her parents were off on safari in Africa or shopping in Milan or something. All she knows is that she was sick and scared and they were off on another continent. He says it must have been traumatic. Greenlee: "It was. I was sick, and I was alone, and -- and I wanted my Mommy and Daddy, and they weren't there for me." Roger: "I'm here now!" He and Greenlee stare at each other. He has the expression of a rock. Greenlee ventures the tiniest hint of a smile.

Greenlee asks how he found out and he says Tina called him. Roger feigns concern and asks if she's all right. Jake fills him in, holds out his hand and introduces himself as Dr. Jake Martin. Roger ignores the hand and sits down, going overboard as the concerned father. Jake and Tina exchange a "what's up with THAT" look. He tells Greenlee that he HATES the thought that she was sick or hurt -- he was afraid he was too late! Greenlee basks with naked hope at his attention. Jake whispers to Tina, asking what exactly she TOLD Roger. She says she told him about the concussion -- she didn't tell him Greenlee was DYING or anything. Roger resorts to babytalk, saying: "Look at that smile, huh? You're making me very happy now!" [Where's a concussion-inducing club when you need one?] Greenlee gives a brilliant smile and coos: "Oh, Daddy, I'm the one who's happy!" Jake offers to give them some privacy and Roger, still not taking his eyes off of Greenlee, says that would be appropriate. Jake and Tina leave, but the nurse stays in the corner mixing something [spitballs for the back of Roger's head? Please?] Roger asks her to tell him what happened. She says she was at the Community Center and-- Roger: "The what?" She says she was volunteering [well, she DID send all those people to the movies to see "The Grapes of Wrath" to free up Jake's schedule and make them appreciate how much better they had things than the people in the dust bowl] and she got hit in the head with a basketball. Roger's eyes light up with dollar signs as he insists they'll SUE! She says it wouldn't be worth it, but he thinks it's a great idea. She says it was her own fault. Besides, this was at a HOMELESS shelter where kids come to play, and these people are always strapped, anyway. He relents. She reaches for his hands and smiles at him with love, saying she's THRILLED he came. Roger: "You're my little girl! I care DEEPLY for you!" [This from the man who, mere days ago, told her that she was an accident and that they NEVER wanted her and the only reason not to abort was to keep the money flowing from the Greenlees] She lights up and says he doesn't know how good it is to hear him say that. She looks pathetically grateful for what is probably the most concern she has had in her LIFE from this weasel. She hesitantly reminds him of that "fight" they had. He earnestly tells her that he has a new perspective on things [yeah, it's called "Erica Kane"] Roger: "This divorce from your mother and hearing tonight that you could have been hurt, it's given me a new understanding of what's important -- my family!" He pets her and says to tell him what he can do for HER! Our poor little rich girl just about bursts with so much happiness if makes you want to cry for her and her inevitable disillusionment. She asks for a soda. He kisses her throbbing forehead and leaves to do her bidding. As soon as he's through the doors, his smile disappears. Jake walks over to him and says: "I just thought you wanted to know, sir, we've run a number of tests on your daughter and everything has come back --" Roger snarls: "Typical, isn't it, this kind of prank?" Jake: "Excuse me?" Roger: "She's lying in there perfectly healthy, and I'm called out of a crucial business negotiation to HOLD HER HAND? I could have lost a fortune on this deal!" He stalks away and Jake shakes his head in disbelief.

TAD AND DIXIE'S HOUSE

David and Dixie are on the couch. David tells Dixie he doesn't want her to feel obligated. She says that's not why she asked him to stay. Ever the martyr, he says he's already caused her so many problems. She says he didn't cause her anything and he isn't comforting her by taking the blame for something he didn't do. He ruminates over not being able to stop Leslie before Junior was locked in an attic and Dixie was dangling off the side of a building. She tells him to stop it -- he's just tired and his wound is probably infected. [There's something putrid in the room, all right] She tells him he needs to take his antibiotics and rest. He says he would DIE if he lost her. She starts blinking and says he didn't and would he let her help him get better? She takes him into his arms for a hug and gazes at a cozy family photo located behind the couch. She has pangs and turns her head away from it, hugging David harder.

A while later, Dixie is patting David's forehead with a cold compress. He's staring at her adoringly and says he just likes looking at her. She wants to know how he's feeling and wants to check his shoulder wound. He says he's fine, but if it means she's going to stop the TLC, then he's not. "Not likely," she answers. He says the wound might be really nasty and she counters that she's raising two boys who are in a constant state of bandage grossness. Half his shirt comes off. Dixie pulls the bandage 1/2-way off and gasps, saying it's definitely infected. She's going to clean it before he goes to bed. He says he's not used to letting anyone take care of him like that. He likes it -- it feels wonderful. Really -- she doesn't know how much! There's a shave-and-a-haircut knock at the door. Dixie grimaces, saying she'd know that knock anywhere -- it's her mother-in-law. She gets the door and Opal pulls her into her arms in a mother-hen hug. She had heard about what the whack-a-doodle Leslie had done and just HAD to come over and see if Dixie was all right. Dixie says she's fine; David stopped her (Leslie), so -- Opal marches into the room, saying: "DAVID? Oh, are you still giving that snake in the grass credit --". She sees David (pulling his unbuttoned shirt together) and stops short, saying: "What the hell are YOU doing here?" David defiantly glares at her.

Opal demands that David tell her what he was doing unbuttoned in her son's living room. Dixie says it's HER house, too. Opal incredulously asks if Dixie actually WANTS David there. Dixie says David was stabbed trying to SAVE her and the wound is infected. She has him there so she can take care of him. Opal: "I don't think the word 'ok' is in the same alphabet with what I am thinking and feeling right now, Dixie." [GOOD for you, Opal!] She asks if Dixie knows that Becca came over and asked if she could stay with her and Petey. Dixie says "fine", but Opal says it's NOT fine. [Since Becca's name never comes up again, I'm guessing Opal is inferring that things are too tense and unhappy at the Martin household for Becca to stay there.] Opal asks where Tad is and Dixie says he's not there. Opal says she figured out as much, but does he know who IS? Dixie says Opal knows she and Tad are in trouble. Opal emphatically says she knows THAT and she doesn't like it -- or THIS -- one little BIT! Dixie huffily says she was about to change David's dressing before Opal came storming in. David starts to get up and leave and makes a big show of being in pain. Dixie tells him he's running a fever and to stay put. Opal watches with disgust and asks if Dixie is sure that's what she wants. Dixie says she loves Opal and doesn't want to hurt her, but David is her friend and he's hurt and she's going to make sure that he's all right. Opal: "Oh, that he is all right while Tad is off god knows where --" Dixie: "If Tad -- if David hadn't sensed where I was and stopped Leslie, I would be the one in the coma, not her, ok?" Opal's voice gets higher and she says: "David is the one that got Leslie all riled up and made her go crazy in the first place!" Dixie gets indignant: "And who told you that? TAA-AD, your son who had an affair with the crazy woman in the first place?" Opal: "What? What -- what?" Dixie, her eyes fluttering madly, says: "Opal, look. I -- I know this is really hard for you to accept and I'm sure this is going to be really painful, but the fact of the -- and it's very hard for me and it's even more hard for the kids -- but the fact of the matter is, is that your son had an affair with a very dangerous woman. She kidnapped my son. She practically almost threw me over the balcony! And David has been the only one who has been there for me consistently through all of this without me even asking!" Opal: "And have you asked yourself WHY -- why that is?" Dixie: "Look, he saved my life! I can't and I won't forget that!" Opal: "What about your marriage?" Dixie: "Well, what about it? I mean, I was fine. I was perfectly content. Tad was the one who threw it away -- again. And what has David done but been there for me like a real partner is supposed to be, like Tad hasn't been for the past six months --" David looks pleasantly surprised. Opal: "Oh, now, you just wait just a little red- hot minute here!" Dixie: "No, no, no, look. This has been going on for a really long time. Tad went back to Chandler for LIZA, of all people, because she needed him. And I let him do what he needed to do. And what do I get for that? I get a husband who has cheated on me again and who has brought my family into complete jeopardy.! Well, no more! Do you understand me? No more! I'm not going to stand here and take your criticism! And if you insult David when he's been the one constant in my life, after Tad has thrown away everything that we have built -- you got that?" Opal's face hardens as she looks at Dixie like she's a squashed bug. David smirks.

Opal's voice is deep as she says she shouldn't have come -- she's been trying to keep out of her kids personal business, but his has just been so terrible! Dixie agrees that it's hard, especially on the kids. Opal says maybe she should think about THEM! Dixie says she IS thinking about them. Opal: "What, with HIM here?" Dixie: "Maybe you should be asking Tad what he was thinking when he slept with that woman." Opal: "You and Tad -- you are meant to be!" Dixie: "I don't know, Opal. Apparently not. Listen, I know this is hard for you and I don't want to hurt you, but this is incredibly private stuff, ok? And I'm just sorry that you got so involved." Opal says it's just so incredible to think that she and Tad are splitting up! And where's Junior? Dixie says he's at Adam's and he wants to be called "J.R." now. Opal snorts and rolls her head, looking a lot like Phoebe: "Oh, really? Anything else?" She swallows and says she's just so SORRY! Dixie nods and looks down. Opal turns and runs out the door.

David stands and thanks Dixie for defending him. He says he doesn't belong there. She insists that he DOES. She puts her hand to his forehead, then tells him to go upstairs and lay down in the guest room. She insists again and says she'll be up in a minute. She turns out the lamp, then hears an insistent knock at the door. It's Tad. He tells her that he has the answer to EVERYTHING. He holds up the key and says that if he loves him -- if she's EVER loved him -- she'll come with him right now!

Dixie impatiently tells him not to say things like that. And what is that key? He says it's the key to something in Leslie's office. Dixie: "Something?" He says it's to a locked drawer or file cabinet or a safe -- he doesn't know. Dixie: "And?" He yanks at her and begs her to just GO with him and he'll tell her about it on the way [does anyone one soaps EVER stop to explain anything?] Dixie feels much the same. She holds up her hands and tells him he can explain it THERE. He says fine and walks in. He tells her about the note and the key. He says that obviously there's some kind of incriminating evidence there that Leslie wants used to nail whomever was trying to do it to her. What does Dixie think? Dixie: "I think you think all roads lead to David." [Look who's talking] Tad: "Who else?" Dixie: "I can think of a few people." He begs her to trust him just ONE more time, but she refuses. Dixie: "Why, so you can blame David for Leslie's accident? I mean, really, Tad. If David wanted to let her fall off the terrace, why did he do everything in his power to save her life at the I.C.U.? I mean, she could have been dead if he hadn't shown up. She would have been dead, and you KNOW that! I mean, even your dad was impressed!" He says he'll make her a deal. If she just goes with him now and he's wrong, he'll never mention it again [define "it"] She asks if he REALLY means it and he'll leave David alone. Tad gulps down a snide reply and says that if he's NOT the one that Leslie implicates, he promises. She reluctantly gives in as David peers around from behind a curtain. David looks VERY frustrated and caught. He tries to come up with a way to contain the situation and exits stage left.

A CANADIAN CABIN

Alex is getting cabin fever. In the continuing effort to tease us with bits of information, she tells the mystery man: "How much more can I do out here in the middle of nowhere? We should be in a hospital!" Man: "No." Alex: "But I can't help!" Man: "I said NO. You know the risk." Alex: "Doing this here without any research, without any support -- that's more dangerous! I wish you could see that." Man: "We can't take the chance." Alex: "But I can't do what I need for --" He tells her to keep doing what she's doing -- it's working. Besides, she's already compromised them. If whomever she called figures out their location, she has no idea how sorry she'll be! She stares at him.

THE MARICK JET

The jet has landed somewhere in Ontario. Edmund and Dimitri check out a map. Dimitri says he is NOT leaving Canada without his wife. The pilot, Malcolm, looks on, frowning. When Malcolm steps in through the curtains, Dimitri glances up, then quickly folds the map and stashes it at his feet in an overtly sneaky way. Dimitri says he thought he asked Malcolm to stay in the cockpit area. Malcolm says he just wants to know how long they are going to stay there on the ground. Edmund says they just need a little time and to hang loose. [Malcolm: "Are you kidding? It's winter in Canada -- my balls aren't going to hang loose until we get to Florida!"] Edmund smiles benignly at Malcolm while Dimitri bristles. Malcolm, slow to take the hint, asks: "So, where you guys going to, exactly?" Dimitri tells him there's no need for him to know that. Malcolm says he has nothing else to do and thought he might help. Dimitri tells him he needs to stay on board and be ready to take off at a moment's notice. [Malcolm must be new -- the Marick jet must ALWAYS be fueled and ready to take off -- it's the law!] Malcolm nods and just stands there. Dimitri and Edmund stare at him a while, then get up and leave as a unit, not unlike synchronized swimmers. I guess hang loose time is up.

A CANADIAN CABIN

Mystery man keeps staring out the window. Alex says he's making her nervous -- is he going to stand there all night? She says that if they had traced the call, they would have been there by now. She says she appreciates all he's done, but they can't live like this forever. Man: "We'll live like this as long as we have to. I just want to protect us." She sighs and he tells her she looks tired. She says she IS. He tells her to lie down for a while and she goes into another room, telling him not to let her sleep too long. the man writes something in what looks like a journal, then gets up and walks off to (presumably) the crapper. Edmund and Dimitri walk up guessing that this must be the place. It's snowy and the wind is blowing loudly.

Dimitri and Edmund walk into a VERY nice covered porch, which is in amazingly pristine condition for being the dead of winter. Dimitri is about to knock when Edmund stops him. Dimitri says they had decided to take the tack of two guys lost and looking for directions -- has Edmund changed his mind? Edmund is just not sure this is the right approach since the place is so remote and was so hard to find. The people who have Alex went to a lot of trouble not to be found. Edmund says he's going to find out how many people are in there. He's about to check the window around back when "The Man" opens the door and threatens them with a fireplace poker, demanding to know what they are doing there.

Inexplicably, he brings them inside. He makes a show of deadbolting the door and demands to know why they are trespassing on his property. The Hardy Boys stutter out a story about their car breaking down and their cell phones not working there, borrowing his phone and calling a tow- truck. The surly old guy says he doesn't HAVE a phone. Dimitri ingenuously says he saw some phone lines outside. The man reiterates slowly and loudly that he DOESN'T HAVE A PHONE. The brothers give each other sidelong looks as the magical chimes sound-effect plays. They both spy Alex's bracelet on a table.

Dimitri flails for ideas and inanely says maybe they could borrow his car. [yeah RIGHT, someone is going to a) invite two strangers into the house, and b) let them borrow his car.) The guy says he doesn't have a car. The bros smugly nod and look at each other. Edmund tells the guy he's a regular Unibomber except that his digs are a little bit nicer. He wanders around casing the joint [why hasn't this guy pulled a gun on these two lunatics yet?] Ah, apparently there was a purpose in Edmund walking across the room -- he distracted the guy and Dimitri slinked over in a very cheesy fashion so they could make a Marick/Grey sandwich (no pun intended) and pry the poker out of his hands. Alex rushes in at that moment and says "Can I help you gentlemen?" Dimitri: "Oh, my GOD, Alex!" He rushes over and grabs her, saying: "Alex, we have GOT to get you OUT!" Alex violently pushes him off of her and snarls: "I don't THINK so! Who the hell ARE you?" They all stare at her. Dimitri wiggles his tongue back and forth and stares some more.

PV HOSPITAL

Roger is on a payphone as Jake looks on. He tells Mary (Greenlee's mother) that Greenlee is perfectly fine and he doesn't think she's hurt at ALL. Roger: "Well, this shouldn't surprise either one of us, Mary. Greenlee is YOUR daughter. She learned her histrionics from the master! Well, of COURSE it's a ploy for attention, but I do NOT intend to give in!" Jake tsks and shakes his head and does his usual self-righteous, judgmental posturing [not that it's not WARRANTED in this situation].

LESLIE'S OFFICE

Cat burglar music plays as David frantically ransacks Leslie's office using only one arm. He jimmies the desk open with a letter opener, miraculously finds an (open) envelope (amid a LOT of other papers) and reads it aloud: "If something should happen to me and I am not here to say what it is, it will be because I'm being framed for a crime committed by Dr. David Hayward of Pine Valley Hospital. You will find attached to this letter a sworn affidavit from Gordon Feimster." David: "Gordon, that little troll!" Tad's voice can be heard out in the hall, saying: "It's right here." Dixie sighs heavily and shrugs her arms, saying: "YOU should know!" Tad stares and frowns. He grabs the doorknob and a sweating David desperately looks around for an escape.

THE MARICK JET

Malcolm is reporting in to whomever it is that he's reporting in to. He says they are on the ground and he went to the rental agency where Edmund and Dimitri rented the SUV. He says they asked for a map of the Sachigo River area, right near the Manitoba border and as good a place to start as any.

A CANADIAN CABIN NEAR THE ONTARIO/MANITOBA BORDER

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Alex smiles and tells the Dynamic Duo: "This is Anna Devane." [no shit?]

Jake sits next to Greenlee's bed and says: "You're coming home with me." Greenlee: "I beg your pardon?"

At the hospital, Erica incredulously asks Opal: "David and Dixie?" Opal: "In EVERY way you would NEVER want to imagine!"

David bolts (letter in hand) to the side just as Tad and Dixie enter the room. [There is no way in HELL they would not have noticed that, but they're not in Hell, they're in Pine Valley]

Irreverently submitted,

Robin "I could easily imagine the David part ;-)" Coutellier