>             ROAD TO HART - Episode 5
>                   - by Pat C. -
>                 patricia@epix.net
>
>
>[Summary of Episode 4 - Holly tells Robert about her history with Roger
>and Robert reveals that he is a priest. Blake and A-M pretend to be a
>couple looking to adopt a child to investigate the Spaulding-funded agency
>suspected of child abduction. Leo poses as an orderly and gets friendly
>with Hart at Roger's request. He tells Roger the extent of Hart's
>injuries. Roger continues to look for Holly and finds Robert's cabin but
>no one is there.  Petey keeps Hawk out of the house and makes several
>calls on his cell phone to get help. He finally reaches Bridget when she
>and Rick get back to the boarding house after their date.]
>
>                  - 5th Episode -
>
>Starring: Holly, Roger, Blake, Hart, Rick, Bridget, Alan-Michael, Peter,
>Robert
>Supporting Cast: Leo, Alex, Hawk, Frank
>Cameos:  Annie, Fletcher, Dinah
>
>ACKNOWLEDGMENT: The idea for the character of Robert, and much
>of his history, was contributed by Ms. Malinda Griffin.
>---------------------------------
>
>SCENE 26
>
>The morning after they received the news of Petey's abduction, Bridget and
>Rick are at the police station. The police put out an APB on Hawk's car
>last night, and now they're trying to get an update from Frank.  Fletcher
>and Dinah are also there, putting in missing persons reports on their
>respective spouses. And Frank has asked Alex to come in for questioning,
>since Hawk works for her.=20
>
>Frank: (to Alex) Can you think of any reason why Hawk would do this?=20
>
>Alex: Well, yes, actually. I had to . . . fire him again.  Of course, he
>claimed he was desperate for money, but I just assumed . . .=20
>
>Fletcher: (interrupting) What are you doing about my wife! I was out of
>town on a story and just got back and Ben told me Red hasn't been home for
>two nights.=20
>
>Rick: Maybe if you used her real name, she'd come when you call her. As I
>recollect, she answers to the name of Holly.=20
>
>Cut to Holly waking up in the cabin. She sees Robert reading a book by the
>fire.=20
>
>Robert: Good morning, Holly.=20
>
>Holly: (walks over and looks at the title.) Debord's "Society of the
>Spectacle" (stretches) That's heavy reading for this time of the morning.
>(Gets herself some coffee) Do you agree with him?=20
>
>Robert: That people no longer really live their lives, they've become mere
>spectators? Yes, I believe he's right.=20
>
>Holly: Then you would probably consider me the enemy - I own a newspaper
>and we profit from the spectacle.=20
>
>Robert: And that doesn't bother you?=20
>
>Holly: Well, if I read him right, Debord thought that the real danger of
>turning people into spectators is that they become isolated. (Looks around
>the cabin) But it seems to me you've chosen isolation anyway, so why are
>you objecting?=20
>
>Robert: (smiles) Touche.=20
>
>Cut to Petey, eating his cheerios in front of the television, as Hawk
>bangs on the front door.=20
>
>Hawk: You must be running out of Cheerios by now Peedie.  How about I get
>you some?=20
>
>Petey: Okay.=20
>
>Hawk: (smiling slyly) I'll do that as soon as I have some breakfast.=20
>
>Petey: It's out back. (Petey put a bowl of some inferior cereal on the
>back porch for Hawk about an hour ago.)
>
>Hawk: (grimacing) Oh . . . thanks. (He walks away).=20
>
>Cut to Blake and A-M, sitting in the Counselor's office at Green Mountain
>Family Connection.=20
>
>Counselor: So what made you decide to adopt?=20
>
>A-M: Hard as we've tried, we haven't been able to have any of our own.=20
>
>Counselor: But you two are still relatively young. Surely you haven't
>given up already?=20
>
>Blake: Well, you see . . . my husband is . . . impotent.=20
>
>As A-M looks at her with outrage we cut to Leo and another orderly,
>pushing a man on a stretcher into Hart's room at the rehab clinic.=20
>
>Leo: Say hello to your new roommate, John. This is Uri Paterno.=20
>
>Hart lifts his hand off the bed in a slight wave and smiles. He can't see
>his new roommate's reaction because the man's face is covered in bandages.
>With the help of the other orderly, Leo lifts Uri into his bed.=20
>
>Leo: Uri's still feeling the effects of his medication, but I'm sure
>that'll wear off by the time you get back from your physical therapy,
>John.=20
>
>Leo and the other orderly move John onto the stretcher and Leo holds the
>door open while the other orderly leaves with John.=20
>
>Uri: (sounding suspiciously like Roger) Leo! Get over here and scratch my
>nose.=20
>
>------
>Scene 27
>
>Open on Frank at the police station.
>
>Frank: (to Fletcher) Are you and Holly having marital problems?=20
>
>Fletcher: Not at all!=20
>
>Dinah: (butting in) Their only problem is his wife still wants my husband.=
=20
>
>Alex: Tell me about it, girlfriend.
>
>Frank: Dinah, go over there and sit down and we'll take your statement
>when we have time. (Under his breath "like we're actually going to send
>out a search party for Roger Thorpe")
>
>Bridget: (to Dinah) You don't even care that your little brother's
>missing, do you?=20
>
>Dinah: Why should I worry? That little brat's already got his two Mommies
>and half the town looking for him.  But nobody cares about my husband.=20
>
>Rick: Holly and Roger missing? What's going on here? Do you think Hawk
>took them too? Maybe a UFO landed last night and and they're all
>"somewhere out there" as we speak.=20
>
>Bridget: (shocked) I really don't believe this!  Petey's missing and
>you're being funny?=20
>
>Cut to Holly and Robert.=20
>
>Robert: You surprise me. =20
>
>Holly: Why?=20
>
>Robert: I wouldn't have expected to find so much beauty combined with so
>much intelligence.=20
>
>Holly: That's a rather chauvenistic remark.=20
>
>Robert: Yes. I'm a male chauvenist.  It's hard not to be when you spend
>most of your life surrounded only by other men. =20
>
>Holly: (looks at him warily) But . . . whatever made you decide to become
>a priest?=20
>
>Robert: I was raised by priests . . . so I guess it just came naturally.=20
>Doesn't every son want to enter his father's business?=20
>
>Holly: You were raised . . . in an orphanage?=20
>
>Robert: Actually, I was raised in an institution for the mentally
>retarded.=20
>
>Cut to Bridget and Rick at the police station.
>
>Bridget: Is life just one big joke to you, Rick?
>
>At that moment, Annie, her hair disheveled, her coat buttoned wrong,
>appears in the doorway.  She spots Rick and runs to him, throwing her arms
>around him.=20
>
>Annie: Oh, thank God you're here Rick.  Peter is missing! And it's all my
>fault. You have to help me . . . do something . . .=20
>
>Rick: Well, first let me button your coat properly, that should help. (He
>does) Do you have a hairbrush with you? (He turns to Bridget) Jet? I'll
>bet you have a brush.=20
>
>Bridget stares at him in astonishment and reaches into her purse, pulling
>out a brush.  He takes it and begins to arrange Annie's hair more neatly.
>Then he takes her over to a bench along the wall and sits down with his
>arm around her shoulder.  She rests her head on his chest and continues to
>sob.  Bridget looks on furiously and marches over to them, grabs the brush
>from Rick and tosses it in the nearest trash can.=20
>
>Bridget: You're both idiots.  You deserve each other.  She returns to
>Frank who is talking to Alex.=20
>
>Alex: (To Frank) Uh. . . Frank. Can we speak privately? I have some . . .
>information I think you should know about . . .=20
>
>Cut to Blake and A-M in the counselor's office at Green Mountain.
>
>A-M: (angrily) Impotent?  Don't you mean sterile, dear?=20
>
>Blake: Oh . . yes . . . I keep getting them mixed up.  Of course he's not
>impotent . . . as he said we've tried hard . . . he's tried very hard . .
>.=20
>
>A-M: (interrupting) We think we have a lot to give a child.=20
>
>Blake: Yes. . . and not just material things.  There's so much love
>between us and we'd like to share it with a child . . .  Isn't that right,
>honey?=20
>
>A-M: Uh . . . yes . . . (stares at Blake, resentment lingering in his
>eyes) This woman is the love of my life . . . I want to make her as . . .
>happy . . . as she's made me.=20
>
>Counselor: Well, I can see that you two have given this a lot of thought.=
=20
>
>Cut to Leo and Uri/Roger in Hart's room.
>
>Leo: (scratching Roger's nose through the bandages) Roger, I still don't
>believe you got mixed up with your old boss at the agency again just to
>get in here.  You always said you'd never want to get caught in that life
>again.=20
>
>Roger: (sighs) I had no other choice. Hart refuses to talk to me.  At
>least this way I can see for myself how he is . . . maybe get him to trust
>me.=20
>
>Leo: What about Holly?=20
>
>Roger: Well, that's why I got you assigned as my own personal orderly.
>You're going to help me play hooky from this place so I can go look for
>Holly.=20
>
>Leo: It must have taken a lot of maneuvering to set this up. Is Vaughn
>going to want something in return?=20
>
>Roger: Oh, there'll be a price, all right.  He just hasn't told me what it
>is yet.=20
>
>Cut to Holly and Robert.
>
>Robert: Why am I telling you this? I haven't talked about this in years!
>You seem to have the amazing ability of making me feel like I've known you
>my whole life.=20
>
>Holly: Maybe you have.=20
>
>Robert: You're not going to start that again, are you?=20
>
>Holly: Can I just offer one hypothesis? =20
>
>Robert: I'm sure you will anyway.=20
>
>Holly: Well, I told you Roger used to be with the CIA?=20
>
>Robert: Yes.=20
>
>Holly: And he used to have to assume other identities as part of his work.=
=20
>So, suppose . . . just possibly . . . Roger somehow had an accident and it
>affected his memory and he regains consciousness and reverts to one of
>those former identities! (Smiles, very proud of her theory)
>
>Robert: Well, that sounds plausible.  But I happen to know it's not true.
>(Stares at her) Although . . . seeing the look in your eyes when you talk
>about Roger . . . I almost wish it were.=20
>
>Holly stares at him like he's crazy.=20
>
>----------------
>Scene 28
>
>Open on Petey. He's finished eating breakfast, and he went upstairs to
>brush his teeth and take a bath. As he turns on the water in the bathtub
>he recalls Bridget saying, "Don't ever get in the tub alone,"  and he
>reluctantly shuts it off. He returns to the kitchen, and runs the water in
>the kitchen sink.  Then he takes off his pajamas, climbs up on the counter
>and sticks his feet in the sink. Hawk sees him through the kitchen window.=
=20
>
>Hawk: Hey, young'n, get down from there.  Yer gonna hurt yerself.
>
>Petey smiles and waves, then sits on the edge of the sink and turns his
>attention to the spray nozzle.=20
>
>Petey: I'll take a shower.
>
>He pulls the sprayer out and squirts his legs, the spray tickles his legs
>and he starts giggling. Then he dumps some dish liquid into the water and
>notices how the spray turns the soap into bubbles.  He picks up a pile of
>bubbles and shows them to Hawk.=20
>
>Cut to Alex and Frank at the police station.
>
>Frank: You mean Thorpe found his son?
>
>Alex: That's what Hart says. So far he's managed to refuse to see him, and
>I promised to have him transferred to another clinic, but it's going to
>take me a few days.=20
>
>Frank: So, the Dodger's not a missing person after all.  Dinah will be
>relieved.=20
>
>Alex: Oh, Frank . . . please don't tell anyone where Hart is.  The last
>thing he needs is for a whole crowd to descend on him at this point . . .=
=20
>
>Frank: (looks out the window and sees Dinah yelling at one of the
>officers) Well, I suppose I could figure out something to tell her . . .
>without giving Hart away in the process. (Looks at Bridget) Now if only I
>had some news for Bridget . . . I don't want to mention the Green Mountain
>thing to her without more proof.  No sense in scaring her if it's not
>related.=20
>
>Alex: (nervously) Frank, this may have nothing to do with Peter . . . and
>you have to promise to keep Spaulding out of it . . . (the phone rings)
>
>Frank: (picks it up and listens) Oh, great.  Thanks a lot, Gilly. You've
>just solved one potential problem for me. (Hangs up and walks to the door)
>Dinah, will you come in here?=20
>
>Dinah: (enters the office) Well, it's about time I got a little attention
>around here. I'm thinking about having WSPR do an expose on you Cooper. We
>pay your salary . . .=20
>
>Frank: Cool it, Mrs. Thorpe.  I just heard that your husband left a
>message for you at the station that he was going out of town for a few
>days.  Sounds like a planned trip to me.=20
>
>Dinah: Yes, but he said he would call me and he never did.=20
>
>Frank: Well, if it were against the law to be selfish and inconsiderate,
>I'm sure Thorpe would be locked up for life.  Unfortunately, it's not.  So
>why don't you run along home so you'll be there when he calls.=20
>
>Cut to Hart, returning from physical therapy. Roger watches Hart's face as
>the orderlies lift him onto the bed, and his resentment over the fact that
>he can't control his own body, is obvious.=20
>
>Uri/Roger: When did you . . . have your accident?=20
>
>Hart looks with surprise at the man covered in bandages in the next bed.=20
>He had assumed the guy couldn't talk.  He looks at Leo questioningly.=20
>
>Leo: Uh . . . John can't talk right now, Uri. But . . . he can type, can't
>you John?  (Leo hands him his laptop)
>
>Hart nods and starts typing.=20
>
>Leo: (to Hart) A year? (Reads the monitor) John wants to know how long
>you've been paralyzed, Uri.=20
>
>Uri/Roger: (surprised at Hart's bluntness) A month ago I was in an auto
>accident.  How did yours happen?=20
>
>Leo: (checking the monitor) Motorcycle.=20
>
>Uri/Roger: You know what's been hardest for me is dealing with my family.
>I just don't want them around. I can't stand to see the pity in their
>eyes.=20
>
>Hart: (typing, and Leo reads it) I know what you mean.  I guess I'm lucky.=
=20
>
>Uri/Roger: Why do you say that?=20
>
>Hart: (typing) I don't have a family.
>
>Cut to Holly and Robert.
>
>Holly: Are you coming on to me?
>
>Robert: (surprised) I guess I was, wasn't I?
>
>Holly: That's not a very priestly thing to do.
>
>Robert: Well . . . no it isn't.  But then, technically I'm no longer a
>priest.=20
>
>Holly: (stands and faces him scornfully) I might have known you wouldn't
>assume an identity that requires you to be celibate, Roger! So, how are
>you going to explain this latest little twist in your story? I can hardly
>wait.=20
>
>Robert: I will explain it . . .but not now.  (looks at his watch) I have
>to get to work. I'll pick up some more food on the way home, that is if
>you're staying?=20
>
>Holly: I've got to get home. People are expecting me. (Standing) So if
>you're going, I'm going too.=20
>
>Robert: I don't think you're gonna want to ride five miles on the back of
>a motorcycle in this weather!=20
>
>Holly: A motorcycle?  Roger, where did you get a motorcycle?=20
>
>Robert: It's all I've ever needed, until now. (Looks out the window) The
>way it's coming down out there, I'll probably end up walking. (He turns to
>her) Look, I'll try to rent or borrow a car and when I get back if you
>still want to leave, I'll drive you to the nearest town.  Fair enough?=20
>
>Holly: (also looking at the snow) Okay.
>
>-----------
>Scene 29
>
>Open on Bridget leaving the police station.  Rick is waiting outside.=20
>
>Bridget: Go away! (Keeps walking)
>
>Rick: I'm sorry Bridget That was an incredibly stupid and tasteless
>attempt at humor. I guess when things get tough . . . I joke.  It's a
>defense mechanism. Blame it on the fact that I'm the child of an
>alcoholic.=20
>
>Bridget: Oh, please . . . will you get over yourself?  Do you know how
>lame that sounds?  To hear a man who's practically middle-aged still
>blaming his childhood for the fact that he's an ignorant fool!=20
>
>Rick: You're right. I shouldn't still be blaming things on my Dad.  You're
>the first person who hasn't let me get away with that.  I guess I've spent
>most of my adulthood finding women to rescue so I don't have to look at my
>own problems.  They always seemed to need me so much that they didn't call
>me on it.  But you don't need anybody, do you Bridget? You just say what
>you think and let the rest of the world deal with it.  I admire that. I
>think I admire you more than anyone I know.=20
>
>Bridget: Well . . . (she looks at him in amazement, and can't think of
>anything to say.  Rick bends down and kisses her.)
>
>Cut to Roger, coming upon the cabin in the snow.  He looks in the window
>and sees Holly standing at the kitchen counter.  Not knowing what to
>expect, he opens the door quickly.  She turns and smiles, as if she's just
>welcoming him home after a day at work.=20
>
>Holly: That didn't take long.  Did you get the car?=20
>
>Roger: Holly! I've been so worried.  Why didn't you stay with the car?
>(Walks toward her) Are you all right?=20
>
>Holly: What car? Didn't we already cover this?=20
>
>Roger: Nevermind . . . it doesn't matter.  All that matters is that I
>found you and you're okay.  When it started snowing I thought . . .
>(Impulsively, he puts his arms around her and hugs her.) You won't believe
>this, but I've got
>. . .
>
>Holly: (pulls back and looks at him)  . . .you've got your memory back!
>
>Roger: . . .a double!
>
>Holly: Are you Roger?
>
>Roger: So you've met Robert?
>
>Holly: You don't remember?
>
>Roger: He was here?  With you?
>
>Holly: (pulls away and stares in disbelief) Now wait a minute, Roger.  Are
>you trying to tell me that really wasn't you?=20
>
>Roger: Have you met Robert Toombs?=20
>
>Holly: He lives here!
>
>Roger: (starts pacing, putting his hands to his head) Holly I don't like
>this. . . too many coincidences.  I wonder who this guy is?=20
>
>Holly: Are you sure you don't have a long lost twin?=20
>
>Roger: (looks at her wryly) I'm sure.  I think I'd remember that little
>detail. (He turns to her with concern) You've been alone with this guy
>since yesterday?  Did he hurt you?=20
>
>Holly: Not at all. In fact . . . he claims he's a priest.=20
>
>Roger: (looks at her skeptically) And you fell for that?
>
>Holly: I thought he was you . . . having a flashback to one of your old
>undercover identities.
>
>Roger: (gets her coat and hands it to her) Well much as I'd love to meet
>this paragon, right now I'm more concerned with getting you out of here
>before he comes back.=20
>
>Holly: Maybe I don't want to leave.
>
>Cut to Bridget and Rick, still kissing outside the police station.  Dinah
>comes out of the station and sees them
>
>Dinah: Ewwww . . . gross. First you go after your sister Blake and now
>your cousin Bridget! That's disgusting.=20
>
>Rick: No more disgusting than you, marrying your grandfather.=20
>
>Dinah: (giggling) Oh, wait till Ed finds out! He's going to kill you,
>Rick. I can't wait to see this. (She walks away)
>
>Bridget: She's right, Rick.  What are you doing?  This is practically . .
>. incest!=20
>
>Rick: Don't be ridiculous. I'm not interested in you romantically,
>Bridget.=20
>
>Bridget: Oh.  Well, what was that kiss for then?=20
>
>Rick: Just a token of affection from your admiring . . . what are we
>exactly?  Step-cousins?=20
>
>Bridget: (thinking) Yeah . . .I think that's it.=20
>
>Rick: I just hope you'll forgive me for that stupid remark . . . and let
>me help you find Pete.=20
>
>Bridget: How can you possibly help me?=20
>
>Rick: I have a secret weapon . . . .
>
>Cut to Holly and Roger at the cabin.
>
>Roger: (stunned) What do you mean you don't want to leave?
>
>Holly: Maybe I feel safer with Robert than I do with you.
>
>Roger: That's ridiculous, Holly.  You've known him all of twenty-four
>hours. You think you know him because he looks like me.=20
>
>Holly: Actually . . . I still think he is you. And if you want to prove me
>wrong you'll wait here with me until he gets back.=20
>
>Roger: I would . . . but I can't stay away from the clinic that long.  And
>I can't leave you here alone because I'm beginning to suspect . . . that
>this guy is connected to my agency activities
>
>Holly: You think he's a spy?=20
>
>Roger: Or someone they're prepping to impersonate me.  But why now?  I've
>been out of that arena for years!=20
>
>Holly: I think you're having delusions of grandeur again, Roger.  Why
>would an agent be set up in the backwoods of Ohio, on the chance that
>you'd be driving by and your car would break down?=20
>
>Roger: Maybe because Hart's in a clinic five miles from here, and Robert
>started working there shortly after Hart was admitted.=20
>
>Holly: Hart?  You found Hart?
>
>Cut to Hart, typing on his laptop. Writing a letter to Roger. "Dear Dad.=20
>I told my new roommate I don't have a family. I wish that were true. You
>took away the only real family I ever knew . . . my grand dad. And all you
>gave me in his place were anger, hatred, lies and pain. You even made it
>impossible for me to have a relationship with my sister, by pitting us
>against each other . . . right from the start.  No wonder Blake hated me!=
=20
>First you had her convinced that you were the only person in the world who
>cared about her, and then I come along and you expected her to let me into
>her life . . . just because it was more convenient for you at the time
>that we should be friends?" Hart lays his head back on the pillow for a
>moment and thinks, "I wonder what Blake is doing now?"=20
>
>Cut to Blake and A-M in a roadside diner near Green Valley.=20
>
>A-M: Impotent?  Don't try to convince me that was accidental, Blake.=20
>
>Blake: (laughing) I'm sorry. I just couldn't resist. . .=20
>
>A-M: I'll bet. And the next time you're up for a salary review I just
>might not be able to resist cutting our security budget. Talk about
>unprofessional!=20
> =20
>Blake: Oh, come on Alan-Michael . . .  I still got the job done!=20
>
>A-M: No, Blake.  You got me so rattled I forgot to bring up the subject of
>money.=20
>
>Blake: Well, good.  It would have been too obvious to bring it up that
>soon, anyway.=20
>
>A-M: Hmmm . . . okay, then.  I'll just hold it against you personally
>then.=20
>
>Blake: I don't go in for that sort of thing anymore, A-M. Ross is all the
>man I need.=20
>
>A-M: Very funny. I'm beginning to remember why we got divorced.
>
>Blake: That's right.  You don't like your women to have a sense of humor,
>do you? Or to be any competition in a battle of wits . . .
>
>A-M: Are you by any chance criticizing my fianc=82?
>
>Blake: Well, you have to admit she's quite a change from all of your other
>ex-wives and girlfriends.
>
>A-M: Which explains why they're all "exes".
>
>Blake: I rest my case.
>
>--------------------
>Scene 30
>
>Open on Holly and Roger in the car, driving through the blizzard.
>
>Holly: I swear Roger, if you get us in an accident and we're stranded in
>the car again I'm going to kill you. Of course, if you got knocked
>unconscious and reverted to your Robert identity it would almost be worth
>it.=20
>
>Roger: You really liked this guy, huh?
>
>Holly: (thinks about it) You know . . . I did like him . . . a lot.  He
>was a charming, intelligent, considerate, thoughtful . . . gentleman . . .=
=20
>
>Roger: And you were able to deduce all of this after knowing him for one
>day?  That's amazing.  Well, don't worry Holly.  I'm sure if you'd stuck
>around a little longer you would have discovered his flaws. You always do.=
=20
>
>Holly: Oh, I'm sure he has flaws.  Everyone does. (Gives him a look) It's
>just that some people's flaws are more blatantly obvious than others. In
>fact, some people's flaws are so numerous it would almost seem they make
>up their entire character.=20
>
>Roger: Don't be so hard on yourself, Holly.  You do have some redeeming
>qualities.
>
>Cut to Blake and A-M, still in the diner.
>
>A-M: (looking at his watch) When's our next appointment at that place?=20
>
>Blake: We've got about an hour. It's not till four.  What's the matter?=20
>Is little Lucy waiting dinner for you?=20
>
>A-M: Will you cut the cracks about Lucy?  Aunt Alex was right about you,
>Blake. You may have aged on the outside, but inside you're still the same
>jealous, insecure, little brat you were when you first came to town.=20
>
>Blake: I'm just being honest, A-M. If my description of Lucy and your life
>with her makes you uncomfortable then I think you're the one who has the
>problem.  Do you want me to lie and say, "Lucy's a hoot and a half and
>you've become a much more fascinating person since you hooked up with
>her?"=20
>
>A-M: No. But I've become a much happier person.
>
>Blake: Does happiness have to make you boring?
>
>A-M: I don't know. Are you happy, Blake?  Because I'd never accuse you
>of being boring!
>
>Blake: (laughing) That's because you haven't seen much of me for the last
>year or two. (Takes his hand) Until I got this job I was well on the road
>to becoming a typical Springfield matron. . . Hey, I'm sorry Alan-Michael.=
=20
>Here I am putting down your life and you turn around and say something
>sweet like that.=20
>
>A-M: Must be my Bauer genes kicking in.
>
>Cut to Bridget and Rick at Company.
>
>Bridget: Annie's your secret weapon?  Oh, please, give me a break!
>
>Rick: Actually, when Annie's not drinking or obsessing over Josh and those
>kids, she can be quite intelligent . . . and observant. She did graduate
>from nursing school, you know.=20
>
>Bridget: That's quite a lot of qualifiers you've got their, Rick. Should I
>hold my breath until the moon is in conjunction with venus, or what?=20
>
>Rick: Look, Annie knows Hawk.  She's had plenty of run-ins with him
>herself and has had to learn to keep a sharp eye on him.  I'm hoping she's
>been doing that lately.=20
>
>Bridget: Oh, heck . . . I guess it's worth a try.  I just want to check
>with Frank again first.=20
>
>Cut to Holly and Roger in the car.
>
>Holly: (smiles wryly) Thank you, Roger.  And that is precisely the kind of
>remark that Robert would never make.=20
>
>Roger: Oh, a real dullard . . . huh?=20
>
>Holly: A man who doesn't have to build himself up by putting other people
>down.
>
>Roger: You really are impressed with this guy! You almost sound like . . .
>you're falling in love . . .  Should your hubby be worried?
>
>Holly realizes that she hasn't thought about Fletcher since . . . well,
>actually since she first met Robert.=20
>
>Holly: Of course not! And you almost sound like you're jealous of him,
>Roger.  Isn't that a bit schizophrenic of you?
>
>Roger: You know, you're right!  I suppose I should be flattered that
>you're attracted to Robert, considering he looks just like me. (Looks at
>Holly) You are attracted to him . . . aren't you?=20
>
>Cut to Hawk putting a ladder up against the side of the house. He climbs
>up slowly and carefully since the ladder isn't very steady.  When he
>reaches the second floor window he looks in and sees Petey jumping up and
>down on the bed.  Petey looks over and spots Hawk.  He waves, but
>continues to jump.=20
>
>Petey: Birdman!  Are you gonna fly? (He giggles)
>
>Hawk: Oh, lordy, lordy . . . what now?
>
>Hawk looks away to get the crowbar he has tied to his waste, and when he
>looks back Petey has disappeared. Holding the crowbar with both hands,
>Hawk tries to pry up the storm window with little success.  Suddenly,
>Petey's face pops up from below the window.=20
>
>Petey: Peekaboo!=20
>
>Startled, Hawk jumps and the ladder begins to sway backwards.
>
>Petey: (giggling) Birdman's flying!
>
>Hawk drops the crowbar and manages to grab the window frame just in
>time to prevent disaster.
>
>Cut to Bridget watching Annie once again hanging on Rick in the police
>station.
>
>Rick: When did you last see Hawk?
>
>Annie: Oh . . . about three days ago. He was . . . he was . . . looking at
>a map. And I said . . .=20
>
>Bridget: I don't care what you said!  What was the map . . . what state .
>. . did he have a route marked . . .=20
>
>Rick: Shh . . . let me handle this Bridget.  Annie, could you tell where
>he was going?=20
>
>Annie: (looks at Bridget resentfully) I said . . ."Does this mean you're
>moving, Hawk?"  And he said, "For a bit . . . but don't worry I'm not goin
>far . . . I'll still be close enough to keep an eye on you Miss Mutton . .
>. and my grandbabies. . ."=20
>
>Rick: What did he do with the map?  Did you see what direction he was
>planning to take?=20
>
>Annie: (thinking) It looked like . . . yeah . . . it was a road between
>Springfield and Clayton . . .=20
>
>Bridget and Rick leave her standing there gape-mouthed and rush over to
>push their way through the crowd surrounding Frank.=20
>
>Cut to Holly and Roger in the car.
>
>Roger: Do you want me to drop you at the garage? Your car's ready.
>
>Holly: No . . . I don't want to drive in this storm . . . and I was headed
>for the clinic anyway . . .=20
>
>Roger: You were? Why?
>
>Holly: Oh . . . getting some information . . . for a story I'm doing. You
>never did tell me why Hart's here.  Is he working?=20
>
>Roger: No . . . he . . . had an accident. . .
>
>Holly: (touches his arm) Oh, no!  Roger, why didn't you say something?=20
>How bad is it?
>
>Roger:  Look, Holly, I wasn't going to tell you this but since you're
>coming to the clinic I guess I better.  Hart doesn't want to see anyone.=20
>So don't look for him, don't try to visit him . . . and when you get back
>to Springfield, don't tell anyone where he is.=20
>
>They pull into the underground parking lot at the clinic and Holly can see
>the devastation in Roger's face as he speaks of his son. He starts to get
>out of the car.=20
>
>Holly: Roger, wait! (She grabs his arm and he turns to her and she can
>tell he's trying to blink back the tears.) It's bad, isn't it? (He just
>nods and she touches his cheek) Is there anything I can do? (He shakes his
>head, afraid if he speaks he won't be able to hold back the tears) Come
>here . . . (she pulls him to her in a hug and he hugs her back tightly,
>burying his face in her hair and begins to cry) I'm not leaving Roger . .
>. I'm going to stay here . . . as long as you need me.=20
>
>Roger: (pulling away) No!  There's nothing you can do! I don't want you
>mixed up in this.  Just get your story and go back to Springfield . . . to
>your husband.=20
>
>Holly: Don't try to tell me what to do, Roger! I'll stay here as long as I
>like.=20
>
>Roger: Fine.  Just don't pretend you're doing it for me though, Holly.
>You're only sticking around because of your priest.  He got under your
>skin and you just can't leave him now, can you?=20
>
>--------------
>Scene 31
>
>Open on A-M and Blake in the car returning to Green Mountain adoption
>agency.=20
>
>A-M: Okay, now I'm going to say,  "Money is no object."
>
>Blake: No! No! No!  That's too obvious! Say, "Of course we would be
>willing to pay the mother's expenses while she's pregnant." Then we subtly
>let them know we're rich . . .=20
>
>A-M: Oh, I know, how about something like, "She could come and live with
>us - we've got plenty of room, she'd have her own bedroom . . . make that
>suite of rooms . . . and the servants could cater to her every need."=20
>
>Blake: Works for me.
>
>A-M: It's all coming back to me now.
>
>Blake: (smiling) I knew it would.
>
>Cut to Alex entering Hart's room at the clinic. He's sleeping and she
>stands by his bed watching him, trying to decide what to tell him when he
>wakes up. He doesn't even know he has a son . . . is it fair to tell him
>now, only to follow with the news that his little boy is missing?  And
>what about Roger?  He obviously hasn't heard of Peter's abduction or he'd
>be out looking for him.  Much as she hates Roger she has to admit that he
>comes in handy in situations like this.  If he's really here at the
>clinic, maybe she should tell him . . . Hart opens his eyes and smiles. He
>slowly lifts his hand and reaches for hers. She bends down to kiss him on
>the cheek.=20
>
>Alex: Hello, dear.  I told you I'd take care of everything and I did.  I'm
>seeing the administrator in a few minutes to arrange for your transfer.=20
>But first . . . there's something I think you should know . . .=20
>
>Cut to Holly on the payphone in the hall outside Hart's room.  As she
>hangs up she sees Roger walking toward her.=20
>
>Holly: Well, they weren't home.  But I left a message on the machine so
>they shouldn't be worried . . . (something in his expression makes her
>realize this is Robert)
>
>Robert: How did you get here?
>
>Holly: (sighing) Oh, God, I thought one of you in my life was enough to
>drive me crazy.  I really don't know if I'm going to be able to deal with
>two of you.=20
>
>Robert: Let me guess. Roger found you?
>
>Cut to Bridget and Rick at the police station with Frank.
>
>Frank: (putting down the phone) Okay, thanks to your lead, they've spotted
>Hawk's car and our people are on the way to the house. The local police
>will probably get there first.=20
>
>Bridget: I'm going too!
>
>Frank: No, Bridget. You'd only be in the way.  They'll call us as soon as
>they've got the situation under control.=20
>
>Cut to Hawk outside of the house with his arms full of groceries.=20
>
>Hawk: (yelling through the door) Okay, Peedie.  I'm settin these groceries
>down and now I'm going around to the back.=20
>
>A few minutes later, Hawk knocks on the back window.  When Petey opens the
>door to get the food, two men step out of the bushes and pick him up. Hawk
>comes around the corner of the house just as they're putting Petey in the
>car.=20
>
>Hawk: Hey there! What's ya doin' with the boy?  The deal was he stays
>with me.=20
>
>Man: Plans have changed.
>
>Hawk: (jumping in the back seat beside Petey) Not without me they ain't!
>
>Cut to Roger intently watching Holly and Robert talking by the pay phone
>as Leo wheels him down the hall toward Hart's room.
>
>Leo: So what did Vaughn say?
>
>Roger: There's a man - a counteragent - who's been groomed to
>impersonate me . . . and Vaughan expects me to eliminate him.=20
>
>Leo: And how are you supposed to do that?=20
>
>Roger just looks at him impassively.
>
>Leo: You mean . . . you're gonna kill him?
>
>
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>Pat C.                   "It is not necessary to understand things=20
>patricia@epix.net        in order to argue about them" - Beaumarchais
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"Don't be so open-minded that your brains fall out."

Linda Bowles