ALL MY CHILDREN

JANUARY 11, 2000



Erica: Bianca and I are going to be the two most glamorous, the most show stopping mother and daughter on the slopes of Gstaad.
David: Very chichi. Pine valley won't be the same without you.
Erica: For you.
David: Dashing. I should wear it to the hospital, give my patients a thrill.
Erica: I bet they'd love it. But I have a better idea. Why don't you wear it in Gstaad?
David: What?
Erica: I want you to come.
David: Well, I don't want to interfere with you and your daughter.
Erica: Oh, I think -- Bianca's bringing a friend. So I think they would prefer not to see me around them all the time, especially when they're chasing boys. And besides, it's perfect timing for us. I mean, you obviously can't operate with your shoulder. Why not recuperate with Bianca and me?
David: Well, I'm not exactly ready for downhill just yet.
Erica: Well, maybe we'll just have to keep warm by the fire. Come.
David: Miss Kane, you've rendered me speechless.
Erica: Is that a yes?

Alex: I've been dying to come here.
Edmund: Really? I didn't figure this was your kind of place.
Alex: Oh, yeah. They get very shocked if you salsa in a tearoom.
Edmund: How about Rumba? Do you do that, too?
Alex: Cha-cha-cha, Tango, whatever you want. Dimitri told me about this place. Apparently, what, you two had a fireworks display here?
Edmund: Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, he still owes me for that, you know?
Alex: Hmm.
Edmund: He was the master of ceremonies, making sure everybody was running around having a great time, and he had to leave early that night. That's -- he had a headache.
Mateo: Hey.
Edmund: Hey, Matt.
Mateo: Wow, what a surprise.
Edmund: How are you?
Mateo: Good, good. Drinks? Margaritas?
Alex: Yeah. Are they any good?
Mateo: "Are they any good." You be the judge. Hey, oh, listen -- you looked beautiful the other night.
Alex: Oh.
Mateo: You really did. I'm glad you could show up. Did you have a good time?
Alex: Yeah.
Mateo: Yeah?
Edmund: Matt, some of the Empanadas, your famous ones, would be great.
Mateo: Coming up.
Edmund: Thanks. Come on, sit down.
Alex: Oh. Edmund: Listen, I'm sorry he brought up the Crystal Ball.
Alex: Oh, it's all right. He didn't know.
Edmund: No, he didn't. And you know what? It seems like just about nobody knows what happened between you and David.
Alex: Thank goodness.
Edmund: Yeah. Maybe David will keep his mouth shut.
Alex: He stopped by Wildwind today. Something very strange happened.

Janet: I swear, Trevor, nothing's going on.
Trevor: Don't tell me there's nothing going on. You're wound up like a top. I got to know why.
Janet: Well, I'm just stressed out, that's all. The holidays are barely over. I've got tax season --
Trevor: Stressed out? That's why you go to Adam Chandler's today?
Janet: Were you spying on me?
Trevor: Babe, there's something going on with you. Something's eating you up from the inside. Just level with me. Tell me what it is.
Janet: I can't.
Trevor: You -- you go to Adam Chandler? I'm guessing it's got to be about money here, because ever since Christmas you've been asking for this $50,000. So what is it? Are you sick? Are you having an affair? Are you losing money in the stock market, or -- somebody -- somebody blackmailing you?
Janet: No. It's nothing like that.
Trevor: So I can't help you unless you fill in the blanks here.
Janet: I -- I can't. I -- I don't know where to start.
Trevor: Sure, you do. Just -- just start with -- do you love me? Do you want me to help you?
Janet: Yeah. Trevor: Is it about money? Is it Sophie Malinowski?
Janet: Why would you say that?
Trevor: Because ever since Derek came here telling you your cellmate busted out, you've been acting squirrelly, that's why. I figure there's got to be some kind of connection.
Janet: There is something.
Trevor: All right, now we're getting somewhere, babe.
Janet: It has to do with the past. And money.
Trevor: So it is about Sophie.
Janet: It's not about Sophie. It's my mother.
Trevor: Wilma! What, has that barracuda worked her way through the seven seas already?
Janet: Some shipboard romance gone bad. Some gigolo broke her heart.
Trevor: Well, I don't care about her Buccaneer. I just don't want her around us and you.
Janet: She's been calling me for weeks trying to get money from me for a condo.
Trevor: What?
Janet: She wants to move into some retirement community --
Trevor: Oh, man.
Janet: Here, in Pine Valley.
Trevor: No! No way, no how!
Janet: See, I knew this would upset you. This is why I didn't want to tell you. I --
Trevor: Well, look at you. You're a wreck right now. I'm telling you, you got a number for her? I'm taking care of this right now. The only thing she's getting from me is a one-way ticket into the Bermuda triangle!
Janet: Trevor, I can handle this.
Trevor: You can't handle it! You obviously can't handle it! Amanda: What's the matter?
Janet: Nothing, sweetheart.
Amanda: Daddy was yelling. Trevor: So what else is new? I'm just getting excited. I get loud.
Janet: So, how was the ice show? Was it fun? Did you have a good time with Brooke and Jamie?
Trevor: Was it fun? Was it nice?
Amanda: Yeah, it was great. Nothing's the matter? We can still go to Nature Guides Night tonight, right?
Trevor: Yeah -- I -- it slipped my mind. But just for a second, honey. No -- no problem.
Amanda: You still want to go?
Trevor: Yeah, yeah. There's no way I would miss daddy-daughter night with my number one girl. You've been practicing your Boland for the demonstration?
Amanda: And the Clove Hitch.
Trevor: Yeah, yeah, that's my girl.
Janet: You better go get changed.
Amanda: I need my book on knots and my rope.
Janet: I'll get it. Go on.
Amanda: Ok.
Trevor: Look, I don't want to disappoint her, but, you know, maybe I should stay home. There will be another daddy-daughter night next year.
Janet: Well, Amanda might not be doing the Clove Hitch next year. Besides, it's a tradition.
Trevor: Yeah, you're right. But as soon as I get back, we're taking care of this. I don't care what time zone she's in or how late it is. You got that?

Hayley: Spring preview ideas, shaggy hair, spiky heels --
Trevor: What the heck are you talking about?
Hayley: Dangly earrings --
Trevor: Oh, is that one of those voice-activated thingamajiggies?
Hayley: Uh-huh. Neat, huh? I get an idea, I talk, it records. Voila, magic.
Trevor: Not enough tape in the whole world for you.

[Trevor laughs]

Hayley: Very funny. You excited about your big night out with Amanda?
Trevor: Yeah. You seem to be in a better mood. You seen Mateo?
Hayley: Mm-hmm. And work is how I'm dealing with it. You don't seem too hepped up.
Trevor: It's Janet.
Hayley: What's the matter? Is she sick?
Trevor: No. This is terminal. Her mother, Wilma, has been calling, asking for money.
Hayley: That explains why she's been so on edge.
Trevor: Yeah. Well, at least now I know what it is and I can deal with it. Bang, boom.
Hayley: Yeah.
Trevor: Can you do me a favor?
Hayley: Of course. Name it.
Trevor: Um -- just, you know, when I leave, if you could just get Janet to open up and just, you know, stay close to her. She's a little off kilter right now.
Hayley: Oh, yeah. I'll do whatever I can.
Trevor: You're the greatest.
Hayley: Oh. Don't worry about it. Everything's going to be ok, Uncle Porkchop. And besides, how often do I get to help out my guardian angel?
Trevor: Yeah, 200 pounds' worth of guardian angel.

[Hayley laughs]

Leo: Hey, beautiful. You busy?
Becca: I'm making a list for Scott's surprise party. What are you doing here? Don't you usually cut out by now?
Leo: I don't head for the nearest Martini the minute the sun sets, if that's what you think.
Becca: I don't think about you at all, actually.
Leo: Could you tone down the honesty?
Becca: I thought that's what you liked about me?
Leo: I know that you've already written me off. I guess that I'm so shallow that I'm not worth the effort.
Becca: I don't do pity.
Leo: Oh, come on, Becca. Save my soul.
Becca: Maybe you're beyond help.
Leo: Oh, so you're just going to give up on me before we even get started?
Becca: Ok. What bothers you most about the world?
Leo: Belligerent customs agents, Paris in August, cheap cigars, velour sweat suits. Shall I go on?
Becca: I was hoping for something a little less self-involved.
Leo: Like what?
Becca: Hunger, poverty, destruction of the rain forest.
Leo: Those have nothing to do with me.
Becca: Exactly. You're hopeless.
Leo: Well, not if you help me. What do I do?
Becca: Well, for starters, you could focus on something or someone other than yourself.
Leo: Like you?
Becca: Are you free tonight?
Leo: Dinner? Yeah. You can fill me in on the delights of the high road, and I can provide the food, the wine, and the candlelight.
Becca: Well, I had something else in mind. Why don't you come with me to my church's soup kitchen?
Leo: Soup kitchen? It's a little extreme for a rookie, don't you think?
Becca: No, it's perfect. Helping others less fortunate is a great way to start. I mean, you are serious about this, right?

Erica: Will you visit us in Gstaad?
David: It's a very big step -- joining you and Bianca. Is she ready?
Erica: She adores you.
David: As her doctor.
Erica: I shouldn't tell you this, but you have inspired a case of hero worship. You know, Bianca and I both owe you our lives.
David: Yes, but is she ready to accept me as the man in your life?
Erica: She already knows that you're very special to me. And it would give us such a wonderful chance to enjoy ourselves.
David: Sounds wonderful to be a part of your life with Bianca. But I can't.
Erica: Why not?
David: Because I can't leave the Andrassy foundation right now, not with Alex and the way that she is.
Erica: Oh --
David: I really need to stay.
Erica: I don't think that it's safe for you to be around her right now. Spend a few days with Bianca and me. The foundation isn't going to fall apart.
David: No, but Alex might. That's why it's imperative that I stay close.
Erica: Oh -- what can happen in a few days?
David: Anything. Even today, I went to get my watch over at Wildwind. I ran into Alex. She was trying to hide it, but she was a nervous wreck. She even suggested that I resign.
Erica: Well, if anyone should resign, it's Alex.
David: That's exactly what I said, but there's more. In the middle of our conversation, she called me Geoffrey. And she got so flustered that she ran out of the house.
Erica: Well, it is so clear that she's unstable. And I don't understand,
David -- I don't understand why you covered for her when she pushed you down the stairs.
David: Because I want to do this another way.
Erica: The kindness way. Well, you know what? That's not going to work. That's going to get you hurt again or worse.
David: I know what I'm doing.
Erica: But, David --
David: No, Erica, not a word, ok, to anyone. Do you understand me?

Vanessa: Well, hello, Erica, David.
Erica: Palmer, hi. Do you have a minute?
Palmer: For you, Erica, always.
Erica: Thank you. It's about that Alex Devane.
David: Erica!
Erica: I am not going to be quiet about this, David. The woman has to be stopped.
David: It's really not worth wasting Palmer's time with this.
Palmer: The time I spend with Erica is never wasted. Can't say the same for you, however.
Vanessa: Well, I for one would love to hear what Erica has to say.
David: Ah!
Vanessa: What?
Erica: Vanessa!
Vanessa: What?
David: This sling is not a fashion statement. I dislocated my shoulder.
Erica: Alex Devane dislocated his shoulder when she pushed him down the stairs at the Crystal Ball.
David: I tripped.
Erica: She deliberately shoved you.
David: It was an accident.
Erica: It was intentional and completely unprovoked.
Vanessa: Oh, I so love a good game of he said, she said, but --
David: Oh, will you keep out of this, mother?
Vanessa: Well, a word of advice, darling. You two should get your stories straight before you go public. Bickering is so unattractive.

Edmund: So, did you and David argue?
Alex: Oh -- well, I mean, it's never pleasant between us. We were discussing what happened. He said something that -- I called him Geoffrey.

[Edmund laughs]

Edmund: Does he remind you of a Geoffrey that you've known somewhere?
Alex: No. I mean, the only Geoffrey I know is Chaucer. And I've never met him, so --
Edmund: Ok. You know, I've done this thing for a living for quite some time. You want to join me?
Alex: Sure. What?
Edmund: Ok. Geoffrey. You know anybody in the hospital with the name of Geoffrey?
Alex: No. Not that I've met, no.
Edmund: Someone you might have met through Dimitri?
Alex: No.
Edmund: Colleague from London? Friend of a friend?
Alex: No.
Edmund: Friend of a friend's friend's dog?
Alex: No. Yeah, I really don't know.
Edmund: Well, maybe David reminds you of someone from the past that was just as troubling. Alex, I want to help you, if you'll let me.

Janet: You guys better hurry up. It's a long way to Camp Evergreen.
Trevor: These cinnamon buns are fantastic. You sure know how to take care of us.
Janet: Somebody has to.
Amanda: Can I have one, Mommy?
Janet: Sure. It'll hold you over on the ride.
Trevor: You sure you don't want to come along? Ride shotgun?
Janet: No. I'll be fine.
Trevor: I don't like leaving you here by your lonesome.
Amanda: Oh, no!
Janet: What's wrong?
Trevor: What? What?
Janet: What happened?
Amanda: I promised to bring plastic cups and we're all out.
Hayley: Well, that's not a problem. I'll just call Mateo over at the club and see if he has any. Not one word.
Trevor: Ok. Why don't you show your mom that knot you showed me, ok?
Amanda: Ok.

[Telephone rings]

Mateo: S.O.S.
Hayley: Hey, it's me.
Mateo: Hey.
Hayley: I need a big favor.
Mateo: Yeah, anything. What's going on?
Hayley: Amanda needs some paper cups for her Nature Guides Outing this evening.
Mateo: I've got cups.

[Hayley laughs]

Mateo: Why don't you tell them to stop by? And, listen, why don't you stop by? There's a band here tonight. Actually, you remember that band that you scouted in Montoursville and you signed them on the spot?
Hayley: Chevere?
Mateo: Right. Right, yeah. They're here. Why don't you drop by?
Hayley: I was kind of thinking about staying in and working tonight.
Mateo: Yeah. Well, you know, no agenda. I just remember how excited you were about them. And, you know, maybe you could interview them for your show.
Hayley: Hmm. Appealing to my work ethic, eh?
Mateo: Uh -- yeah.

[Mateo laughs]

Hayley: All right, I'll be there.
Mateo: Yeah? All right. See you then. Bye.

Janet: I want a full report on the knot demonstration.
Trevor: You'll get it. And then afterwards, maybe you and I will get a little knotty.
Janet: Ooh.
[Trevor laughs]

Janet: I love you so much.
Trevor: Hey, I love you. The armor may be rusty, but I still want to slay your dragons, baby.
Amanda: There's no such thing as dragons.
Trevor: Ah, you don't know.
Janet: You two are my whole life. You know that?
Trevor: It's only going to get better.
Janet: Well, you better get going or you're going to be late.
Trevor: Yeah. I don't want to leave, but, hey, I'll be back sooner than you know it.
Janet: Drive safe.
Trevor: I'll take care of that problem, ok?
Janet: I love you, too.

[Trevor leaves with Amanda and Sophie sneaks in]

Sophie: Ok, Mommy Warbucks, it is time to get with the program. I want the money now.

David: Why don't I take you to your table, Vanessa. You wouldn't want to miss happy hour.
Vanessa: Oh, but I'm having so much fun.
Palmer: It'll just be a moment, Vanessa.

Palmer: All right, my dear. What's on your mind?
Erica: I'm worried, Palmer.
Palmer: Hmm.
Erica: Alex Devane is dangerous. She is out of control.
Palmer: Well, she's been nothing but professional when I've been with her.
Erica: Don't let her fool you with that act of hers. Palmer, I'm telling you, she is completely unstable. And to have a woman like her representing the Andrassy foundation -- I mean, that is just absolutely disastrous.
Palmer: You sure this isn't a -- a personal vendetta?
Erica: Palmer, seriously. This woman would pose a threat to anyone who would come in contact with her.
Palmer: What do you want me to do?
Erica: Palmer, you're on the hospital board.
Palmer: Mm-hmm.
Erica: There must be a way to have her removed as co-director of the Andrassy foundation. And if anyone can do it, I know you can.

Vanessa: You look like you could use a drink, David.
David: And you look like you're going to start digging.
Vanessa: Ha! Woman trouble, or should I use the plural here? First, Dr. Marick pushes you down a flight of stairs and then Erica pushes you around in public. I warned you you were out of your league.
David: As usual, mother, you don't know what you're talking about.
Vanessa: Oh, my. I wish you'd follow your younger brother's example.
David: Oh, please. Chasing after jailbait doesn't exactly excite me.
Vanessa: No, he's found a charming companion in Greenlee Smythe.
David: Oh.
Vanessa: She's beautiful, she's well-mannered, she's pedigreed.
David: And always in heat from what I can see.
Vanessa: Well, there's nothing wrong with a high-spirited girl from a good family. And she offers a very nice diversion for Leo, and if he so decides, I'm sure there would be a sumptuous dowry involved.
David: You're a hopeless romantic, Vanessa.
Vanessa: Hmm. And you, unfortunately, my darling, are in for a very bad time with Erica Kane. Your future with her looks so bleak.
David: Don't you wish.
Vanessa: Truth hurts that much, David.

David: Am I interrupting?
Palmer: Oh, no. No. We're done. I'll think about what you said, Erica.
Erica: Thank you, Palmer. Thank you. I know that I can always depend on you.
Palmer: Mm-hmm.
David: So tell me -- what part of "keep out of this" don't you understand?

Leo: I'm allergic.
Becca: To soup?
Leo: Kitchens.
Becca: Well, you don't have to cook. All you have to do is serve.
Leo: I don't think I'm ready.
Becca: It's not about you. It's about hungry people who need a meal.
Leo: I'm thinking about them. What if I spill the soup on them? What if it stains their clothes and they get burnt?
Becca: Well, then, you can wash dishes. I mean, come on. That's the great thing about this is that it doesn't require any special skills. Even you can contribute. I mean, Leo, this is all a big joke to you.
Leo: No. I'm absolutely committed, 100%.
Becca: So you'll do it?
Leo: I'll do it.
Becca: Great. Come on. Don't look so worried. These people are really nice. They have great stories. We laugh. They play music. Sometimes we dance.
Leo: Well, should I brush up on the Macarena?
Becca: No, but you should probably change your clothes while I'm finishing this.
Leo: What's wrong with what I'm wearing?
Becca: Well, I'd hate to see your dry-clean-onlys get dirty when we clean up.
Leo: Clean up? Becca: Yeah. Do you have a hair net?
Leo: No!

Janet: Now? That's not the deal. You said I had until tomorrow.
Sophie: I changed my mind.
Janet: You can't do that.
Sophie: My game, my rules!
Janet: Keep it down. My niece is upstairs.
Sophie: What, that little blond kitten? How irritating. So did you get the money?
Janet: What's the rush?
Sophie: Listen, the cops are poking around the Pine Cone. I don't want my mug on "America's Most Wanted."

Image: Least wanted is more likely.

Sophie: So, hand over the moola and I'm out of here.
Janet: I don't have it!
Sophie: What?
Janet: I went to Adam Chandler. He gave me a check, but I said that I needed cash to help you.
Sophie: Help me? You have lied to me. You clobbered me on the head with a candy cane. You trashed my necklace! I mean, can you blame me for having trust issues?
Janet: Just give me till tomorrow morning. I'll go to get the money from the banks as soon as they open.
Sophie: Oh, if this is another one of your rinky-dink moves, Janet, you know what'll happen. I mean, you play straight with me or I'll have my pal break your buttercup in two. Maybe he'll take out Mr. Pork roast, that lug of a husband of yours while he's at it.

Image: The big, bad wolf story again. Come on, Janet. Wise up. If there really was some goon out there following you and your family around, don't you think you would have seen him by now?

Sophie: Huh? What's to think about? Get a move on!

Image: You're out of options. You got to whack her -- tonight. Tell her you need an hour.

Janet: I need an hour. Just give me one hour. I'll get you the cash.
Sophie: Not one second more. I'll be back.

Image: Not here. Tell her you'll meet her at the warehouse on the east side of town. And make sure she uses the front door.

Janet: You know what? We should meet someplace else because my niece might still be here. It's too risky. Meet me at the warehouse on the east side of town. It's out on Hillspoint Road. You know the one?
Sophie: Yes.
Janet: Anyway, come in the front entrance. And I'll see you there in an hour -- make it an hour and a half.
Sophie: Ok, Janet, but you come alone. You bring anyone with you within spitting distance, you know what'll happen. Huh?

Janet: Oh, no. What am I going to do?
Image: Well, that's a no-brainer.
Janet: I don't have the money!
Image: You don't need the money. You're going to kill Sophie. Dead women don't shop.

David: Why the hell did you get Palmer involved in this?
Erica: David, your welfare, maybe even your life, is at risk.
David: I specifically asked you not to get involved.
Erica: Look, if you're waiting for an apology this evening, maybe we should just finish the evening now.
David: I know what I'm doing with Alex. Why can't you just accept that?
Erica: I went to Palmer because I care about you. Why can't you accept that?

Vanessa: You know, Erica uses any excuse at all to get you all to herself, and any excuse will do.
Palmer: That was legitimate hospital business.
Vanessa: Oh, yes. The fracas at the Crystal Ball. That's very curious, isn't it?
Palmer: Well, whatever the reason behind that incident, I -- I'm absolutely certain that David despises sharing the directorship with Alex.
Vanessa: David never learned to share. Even as a toddler, he was an expert taker. Thank God for my younger son who understands the wisdom of listening to his mother.
Leo: Hello, Mother.
Vanessa: Hmm.
Leo: Palmer.
Vanessa: Hello, darling. You know, I swear half the women in this room swooned when they saw you walking in. Can you join us?
Leo: Oh, there's nothing I'd like better, Mother, but I have plans.
Vanessa: Oh!
Leo: I have to go change.
Vanessa: Well, what, you're going off somewhere with that darling Greenlee? Where are you going?
Leo: The soup kitchen.
Vanessa: Oh, my son, the bon vivant, really knows every new club in town. I've never heard of this one, though. Where is it?
Leo: Actually, it's a real soup kitchen. Becca convinced me to give charity a whirl.
Vanessa: You haven't dropped Greenlee, have you
? Leo: No. It's just a dare.
Vanessa: You're joking.
Leo: Afraid not.

[Vanessa laughs]

Leo: What do you think I wear to a place like that? She mentioned a hair net.
Vanessa: Oh, come on, sweetheart. Palmer will be very happy to write you out a check. I mean, you give it to Becca, send her on her way. Wouldn't you, darling?
Leo: No can do.
Vanessa: You might catch something there.
Leo: Mother, I can take care of myself. I mean, I am my mother's son, aren't I?
Vanessa: Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
Leo: I'll see you soon.
Vanessa: Mm-hmm.

Edmund: You know, maybe you blocked it out. Maybe somebody -- somebody hurt you, you know? When somebody does that, you -- it can be pretty harrowing, you know, to be a kid and be terrorized by an adult, not have any power to stop it.
Alex: What happened?
Edmund: I had a stepfather, and he was a bitter man, and he took out his disappointment on me.
Alex: Oh, yeah. Eugenia told me about that. Oh, that must have been awful.
Edmund: Well, I got a few scars, but I know what they are. And I've come to terms with them, and I just want to give you the same chance for peace.
Alex: That's nice.
Edmund: So, any men?
Alex: What?
Edmund: Any men? You know, somebody in your family -- uncles, people that your parents might have known named Geoffrey?
Alex: Maybe. Oh, I don't want to talk about this anymore. Let's just leave it alone.
Edmund: All right, I will, on one condition -- you trust me enough to not shut me out if you get upset.
Alex: Yeah. I'm not upset.
Edmund: Oh, no -- "I'm not upset." You got that stiff upper lip, and your back is, like, arching just a wee.
Alex: Very observant, aren't you?
Edmund: That's my job.
Alex: Hmm.
Edmund: There's one more thing -- the promise that I made Dimitri to take care of you -- let me keep it.

' Trevor: There he is.
Amanda: Thanks for helping out.
Mateo: Oh, hey, no problem.
Trevor: Yeah. We really appreciate it.
Mateo: My pleasure. Do you need anything else?
Trevor: Um -- no. Just four dozen cups. That'll do it.
Mateo: Oh, four dozen? That's it, huh?
Trevor: That's it.
Mateo: Be right back.
Trevor: Thanks. Sweetheart, if you're worried about being late, don't. I know a shortcut.
Amanda: Last time you said that, we really got lost, daddy.
Trevor: Oh. Thanks.
Amanda: Are you and mommy fighting?
Trevor: What makes you say that?
Amanda: When I came home, I could only hear you from the sidewalk.
Trevor: Well, honey, sometimes things get serious. I mean, I get loud. I don't get mad.
Amanda: You sounded mad. And Mom has been acting really weird lately.
Trevor: How do you mean?
Amanda: She's been acting all clingy. And she needs to know where I am every second. And she stares at me like I'm going to melt if she turns away.
Trevor: Well, that's what moms do. They want you to feel safe and happy all the time. So do dads. Sweetheart, no matter what happens, this family is a rock for you, ok? Hey, look!
Mateo: As ordered.
Trevor: Whoa! Chips, pretzels.
Mateo: Yeah, yeah.
Trevor: Thank you.
Mateo: I have some pull with the owner. You know what I'm saying?
Amanda: You're the best.
Mateo: Have a good time, all right?
Trevor: Come on, honey, we got to run. Thanks.
Mateo: See you.

Janet: This can't be happening.
Image: Stop feeling sorry for yourself. You got things to do. Sophie may not be the brightest bulb, but she does have sharp survival instincts. You need a plan.

Hayley: Janet? You ok?
Janet: Sure. I'm fine. You going out?
Hayley: Yeah. I was going to put in some time at the station, and then I'm going to head over to S.O.S. To hear this new band. You want to come for a girls' night out?
Janet: No. I think I'll just enjoy having the house to myself tonight.
Hayley: Yeah? You know, your husband's worried about you. Do you need someone to talk to? You need some company? I'll stay put.
Janet: No, no. I'll be fine. I -- he's just being overprotective, that's all.
Hayley: Look, he told me that your mom's been bothering you, and I know how freaked out you can get. Believe me, your mom and my mom come from the same street in hell, and if my mom was harassing me, I'd be totally bouncing off the walls.
Janet: No. It's not that bad.
Hayley: You sure? Why don't I stay here? I could screen calls for you, whatever you need.
Janet: Well, that's really sweet, but I -- I'm going to take a long, hot soak. Maybe do a salt rub, a mask, manicure, the whole thing -- you know, the works.
Hayley: All right. Be very good to yourself. I won't be late. Ok? Oop! Nearly forgot my new little gadget. Good night.
Janet: Night.

Image: Very slick. Long, hot soak with the works? Only Sophie's the one getting the works.
Janet: There's got to be another way.
Image: Flash forward. You do nothing tonight, a year from now, daddy-daughter night will be missing two participants, Trevor and Amanda. It'll be all your fault. I heard what Trevor said -- "the best is yet to come." But only if you do what must be done. If you do nothing, you might as well kill him yourself!
Janet: Ok. Ok! You win! I'll do it!
Image: We both win. You'll see.
Janet: I have to. I have no choice. What can I say. Even when it comes to himself,

Mateo: Hey. You guys need anything else?
Alex: Oh, no. Margaritas and good company -- everything.
Mateo: All right, all right. Oh, hey, hey. We got a hot band coming tonight. Why don't you stick around? It'll be worth it. Hayley booked them about a few months ago. She's coming by tonight. All right?
Edmund: All right. Well, thanks. Maybe a few more of these. You up for it?
Alex: Yeah. On one condition, though.
Edmund: What?
Alex: Dance with me.
Edmund: Now?
Alex: Now.

Singer: In the corner of a darkened room beneath the influence of your perfume there is nothing that I wouldn't do let me keep you up all through the night Nadine
there's something in your eyes I can't describe Nadine
I'm not giving up until you're mine
Singers: Yeah, yeah, yeah ooh, yeah, man
Singer: Put you here I'll put you there
Singers: Ooh, yeah, man
Singer: I want to put you everywhere
Singers: Ooh, yeah, man
Singer: You're so beautiful I swear
Singers: Ooh, yeah, man
Singer: Hey
Singers: Ooh, yeah, man

David: I'm touched that you're concerned for my welfare. But I prefer to take care of myself.
Erica: But I want to help.
David: And I love you for it. But you have to let me handle Alex my way.
Erica: But I --
David: Promise me. Just promise me.
Erica: All right.
David: Thank you. Now, tell me all about Gstaad. I bet you're a black-diamond skier and Bianca isn't far behind.

[Pager beeps]

David: Oh, damn. It's Mr. Perlow's. I have to get to the hospital. I'll be back soon.
Erica: Ok.

[Telephone rings]

Erica: Hello? Yes, hello. Of course, yes. I was hoping that I would hear from you. Have you found out anything about Alex Devane? What? I don't believe it. Oh, I couldn't have made up anything better myself. Yes, no wonder she was trying so hard to keep this a secret. Well, it's absolutely my duty to expose this -- tonight.

Janet's voice: Meet me at the warehouse on the east side of town. It's out on Hillspoint road. You know the one?
Sophie's voice: Yes.
Janet's voice: Anyway, come in the front entrance. And I'll see you there in an hour -- make it an hour and a half.
Sophie's voice: Ok, Janet, but you come alone. You bring anyone with you within spitting distance, you know what'll happen.

Janet: Ok. Sophie walks through the door. She sees the light. She walks towards it. She trips the wire. The bags fall, and it's lights out for Sophie. She'll never know what hit her.





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