Melrose Place s03e31 Episode Script

Michael, you look terrible.
Have you lost weight? No, Syd, the guys and I order out for burgers and beer every night.
What do you think? I was just expressing my concern.
I mean, no one understands what you're going through better than me, Michael.
I know what it's like to be accused of a crime you didn't commit, be locked up with sadistic criminals, feel like all your friends have deserted you.
I just wish I could help.
You can, and you will, because you owe me, Syd.
I don't owe you anything, Michael.
Well, I better be going.
I've got shopping to do today, thought maybe I'd catch a movie, maybe go out to lunch.
It's a beautiful day in LA.
Syd, please, no, come on, wait.
You've got to help me.
Maybe I can stay for a minute.
Okay.
Now, look, Kimberly's behind all this.
She set me up.
I need you to find out what she's up to.
I don't know, Michael, I'm pretty busy.
Hey, don't forget, Kimberly set you up, too.
Hung you out to dry, remember? This could be the perfect opportunity to get her back.
In a perfect world, Michael, you'd both be behind bars.
Look, Syd, the truth is that you're the only one I could ever count on.
You're the only person in this world I could ever trust.
My only friend.
So, please.
Help me get out of here.
I'll see what I can find out.
Oh, and, Michael, here's a tip: Keep your back to the wall.
Good morning.
Brooke, ah, what a surprise.
Hi, Billy.
Mr.
Armstrong.
So, are you two playing tennis this morning? No, we're not.
Brooke and I got engaged last night.
Isn't it wonderful, Dad? Wonderful hardly covers it.
Well, I just want you to know that I love your daughter very much, and I will do everything in my power to make her happy.
Yeah, well, that's a tall order, Billy.
But from everything that Brooke has told me about you, I'm sure that won't be a problem.
Congratulations.
Thank you.
That's great.
Welcome to the family, Billy.
Thank you.
So what are your plans? Have you two set a date yet? Well, we were thinking about this Saturday.
Saturday? Well, sweetie, you just got engaged.
What's the rush? We're not rushing.
There's just no need to wait.
Well, you're not giving your old man much time.
But if you want to get married this weekend, I will move heaven and earth to make it happen.
Thank you.
Appreciate it.
Mmm, I have the two most wonderful men in my life.
Thank you.
Billy, could you give us a minute here? Yeah, sure, I'll, I'll wait for you in the car.
Thank you.
Come here, sweetie.
Are you out of your mind? I thought we had your blessing.
I knew you had the hots for him.
Hell, I'm the one that helped you get his little girlfriend Alison out of the way.
Daddy, you're being crude.
He's a nobody, Brooke.
I raised you to have the best of everything.
He is the best.
You just don't know him yet.
Billy's like that little company that you bought in St.
Louis.
He's an undervalued asset.
With the right management, he can be a Fortune People don't change, Brooke.
I love Billy, and that's not gonna change.
Ever.
We need to talk.
Come on, just look at me.
Look in the mirror.
What do you got to lose? My sanity.
Is that what you're afraid of? Kimberly you're not losing your mind.
I really am here.
I've always been inside you.
This isn't happening.
But I can't sit back and do nothing while Michael and Amanda and Sydney keep hurting you.
When are you going to hurt them back? I don't want to hurt them.
That is not true.
You've already tried to kill Michael twice and don't tell me your world wouldn't be better off without those two bitches.
No, no, I don't want to hurt them.
You can't make me hurt them.
Oh, yes, I can.
Ahh! Take all the aspirin you want.
I'm not going anywhere until our job is finished.
Hey, I thought I told you I didn't want you anywhere near this place.
Jake, you're out of the hospital.
You should have called me, I'da come and picked you up.
Get out, Jess.
Look, Jake, I know we both said a lot of things No, you look.
This is my bar.
I don't want you working here.
I don't want you drinking here.
I don't want you in my life, period.
So this is the thanks I get for keeping this place going while you're laid up, huh? For busting my butt for you? Are you gonna leave quietly or are you gonna give me the pleasure of throwing your ass out? You know, I leave now, Jake, that's it.
I don't have a brother.
Works for me.
Pfft.
Keys.
You're all alone now, Jake, but, hell, that's the way you like it.
It hurts everywhere, in my stomach, my head.
I've even got chest pains.
I, it must be stress.
It started when Jake got shot, and then then Michael got arrested.
I still can't believe he assaulted you and stalked Amanda.
I mean, I'm not saying you're lying.
I he was never violent with me.
Your blood pressure is a little high.
It must have been awful for you.
Take a deep breath in.
I don't know how you're holding it together.
I mean, how are you doing, really? I've never felt better, really.
Michael's in jail, where he belongs.
I've made peace with Amanda and I hope with you, too.
Sure.
I would like us to be friends again.
Now, I will have to draw some blood and run a few tests, but I'm sure that everything will be fine.
So, where are you living these days? I heard Michael kept the beach house.
What are you waiting for? I mean, he's rotting away This is your chance.
And you're probably living in some fleabag.
Kill her, Kimberly.
Do it.
Do it.
So where did you say you were living? Um, in a motel room a couple of blocks from the hospital.
How convenient.
I mean, you're close to your Do it.
Mall nearby.
And I guess this is a pretty safe neighborhood, as far as neighborhoods go.
Do it.
And, if your car broke down I'm sorry.
Now make a fist.
And don't worry.
This won't hurt a bit.
Solasco M.
Lacava, Matt, can I talk to you? Sure.
Excuse me.
What's up? I miss you.
Me, too.
I just wanted to let you know that Carol and I have declared a truce.
We're gonna meet with a divorce lawyer this afternoon.
Really? How are you holding up? Honestly, it's kind of tough.
Your being around really helps.
I just need to know that you're gonna hang in there a little longer.
Well, um I'm not going anywhere.
See you later.
We're from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
We've been ordered to shut down these premises and seize all assets.
Let's go.
W-what's going on? Come on, come on.
Wait a minute, these people work for me! Are you Jane Mancini? Yes! Well, you're in foreclosure, ma'am.
Here's your official notice.
Now if you please, gather your personal belongings and vacate the building immediately.
I don't believe this, I I I've got orders to fill.
I I can't leave my sketches behind.
My new fall line.
Please, just give me a few more days.
I'm sorry, ma'am.
Don't I have any rights? All you've got, young lady, is debt.
Now, let's go.
Dinner's ready.
I'm not hungry.
Come on.
I actually bought a cookbook and made pasta sauce from scratch.
Yeah, so you eat it.
Look.
Shooters is not the only game in town.
You can get another job.
Tomorrow, we'll look at the want ads in the morning, okay? I'm sorry.
I'm being an ass.
Just seems like the only thing that's working in my life at this moment is us.
Mmm.
Where's the pasta? It smells great.
Okay.
Hey.
Don't answer it, we're eating, okay? Well, it could be about tomorrow's shoot, okay? One minute.
Hello? Oh, Jo.
Oh, I'm so glad you're home.
I talked to Billy, he said things were over between us.
What? Why? I don't know.
He must have misunderstood my letter.
I don't know what to do.
Do I call him, do I come home? Alison, do you want me to talk to him? Alison, this is Jess.
Yeah, look, our dinner's getting cold, okay? Jo's gonna have to get back to you.
This is my time with you.
I don't want to share it.
Please? Uh, Alison, I'll call you tomorrow, first thing, okay? And don't leave Hong Kong until I call you back.
Sure.
Whenever.
Goodbye.
It's funny how things work out, isn't it? You're on that side of the glass, and I'm a free man.
How the hell did you get out? We'll swap prison stories another time.
Right now, all you need to know is that your bail's been set at 200 grand.
And I'm willing to play banker.
Shower? You're on.
Billy, wait up.
Hey, Jo.
Can I talk to you privately? I'll jump in the shower.
I'll be there in a minute.
Nice to see you again, Jo.
I take it you two are seeing each other? Yeah, I guess you could say that.
That's kind of quick, isn't it? I mean, Alison's only been gone a few days.
She still loves you, Billy.
No, she doesn't.
And it doesn't matter, 'cause I don't love her, I love Brooke.
We're getting married on Saturday.
What? Look, I know it's news to you, but what Brooke and I have is real, and when it's real, it happens fast, you know? That's a pretty convenient rationalization.
The wedding's at 4:00 at Brooke's house in Pasadena, all right? There's an invitation in your mailbox.
Billy, anyone can see you're on the rebound.
Well, this isn't anybody's business.
Jo, I understand your loyalty to Alison.
You know, you wanted things to work out between us and it just didn't.
I think you're making a mistake.
Well, then I guess you shouldn't be RSVP-ing.
Well, it must feel great to be home.
Yeah, I just wish I didn't still have a noose hanging around my neck.
I hate women.
Correction I hate all the women I've ever been in love with.
So, how long were you in jail? In and out in three days.
I've been following my lawyer's advice and laying low.
Which reminds me, I have an appointment for you.
He can see you at 5:00.
Uh, thanks, but at the moment I can't even afford the rent on this beach house, much less high-rent legal counsel.
I can.
He got me out with a slap on the wrist service in a free clinic.
And you were guilty.
Imagine what he could do for me.
Consider it a package deal, Mancini.
Legal fees and bail.
That's very generous.
But what's in it for you? I've got a medical board hearing at the end of the week.
They want to yank my license.
You're kidding.
Just because you tried to kill one of your patients? I've done a lot of things in my past that I'm not proud of.
And I'm paying for them now.
But I'm a changed man and I'm a good doctor.
Now, tell me you can't relate to that.
I want you to go before the board, recant your prior testimony regarding Amanda's emergency appendectomy.
Now, you wipe my slate clean, I wipe yours, and we both start out fresh, maybe even as partners in our own practice, like we always talked about.
So all I have to do is backpedal a little, and I get my name cleared and a chance to hang a shingle in Beverly Hills.
I hate to admit it, but this is starting to sound very interesting.
What can I say? I got a soft spot for you, Mancini.
We're two of a kind.
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Excuse me.
I related to everything you shared.
It took me two years to get used to living this far away from home.
Ian Sinclair.
We met at the luncheon the other day? Oh, right.
You're in Armstrong's sales division.
Don't tell anyone in the company I'm this homesick.
My lips are sealed.
Making friends helps.
And having a sponsor.
Do you have one? Not in Hong Kong.
Well, you do now, if you want one.
I'm five years sober and I speak pretty good English.
Sure, that'd be terrific.
I know how rough it can be.
So I'll be checking on you.
And feel free to call, anytime, day or night.
I doubt I'll be doing that, but thanks anyway.
How could they foreclose on you? Sydney invested $100,000 of my money in Mancini Designs just last month! I used the money to pay off our creditors, but it still wasn't enough! Maybe if you hadn't been so busy every time I tried to tell you the business was in trouble, Michael, it wouldn't come as such a shock.
Oh, don't make me the whipping boy for your failure.
This is on your head, Jane! Half of LA is already hard at work, and you're still in your bathrobe? You know, Jane, if you worked a little harder, you'd be able to pay DD the fees you owe from your last campaign.
What's he doing out of jail? Oh, he is out on bail, courtesy of your ex-boyfriend, Peter Burns.
That's impossible.
Peter should be even farther down the river than you.
He has a great lawyer.
Check that: We have a great lawyer.
I don't believe this.
What kind of country is this that they let two vile criminals like you out of jail? No, don't tell me, 'cause I don't want to know.
Stay the hell away from me, Michael.
Oh, ask me to do something hard.
You're flattering yourself if you think I'd risk a jail term for you.
I'm an innocent man, and once I prove it, I'm gonna slap you with a defamation of character suit that'll drain your bank account so fast that you'll be in chapter 11, just like Janie here.
What's this about chapter 11? The bank seized all my assets.
I'm in foreclosure.
And, unfortunately, DD is gonna have to get in line with all the other bill collectors.
How devastating for you, Jane.
But don't worry about its impact on DD, because as of the president of Mackenzie Hart Designs will be in my office signing his exclusive contract.
Mackenzie Hart? She was my inspiration.
I mean, she was the reason I became a designer.
I can see how she would be, considering her skill in choosing savvy business partners.
Too bad you didn't have someone like Richard Hart behind you.
Introduce me.
Sorry, no can do.
Then at least show him my designs.
Trust me, I don't think Richard Hart would be interested in the pencil scrawls of a bankrupt wannabe.
So the ink's not even dry yet, and you're already his spokesperson? In this case, yes.
Well, unlike you, I have a job to get to.
Bye.
I'll have the sketches for you next week and we can get together for lunch.
Fine.
Just call my office.
Okay.
Mr.
Hart.
Hi, uh, my name is Jane Mancini.
What are you doing here? If I could have just a minute of your time.
How dare you.
Amanda, what's this all about? It's about what I can do for you, Mr.
Hart See, I'm a designer.
A desperate, out-of-work one.
I apologize for this woman's behavior.
No problem.
I'll see you next week.
Okay.
Mr.
Hart, please, just You are not going anywhere.
Careful! Wait! Ah! Amanda, are you all right? Look, um, I've never done anything like this before, but Mr.
Hart You know, I'm sure that you're a good designer, but I leave all the hiring to our personnel office.
I had my own company until yesterday.
And I think if you just took a look at my designs, you might see that Forget it.
Sorry to have bothered you.
Don't be.
If my looking at your designs was important enough to, uh, knock the president of DD on her ass, how can I say no? Drop by the office tomorrow.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Hey, Syd.
Michael, you're not on the lam, are you? Relax, I'm out on bail.
So, what did you find out about Kimberly? Uh, well, I called around all the motels around the hospital and found out she's at the Casa Malibu Motel.
Yes, and? And, I think you're wrong about her this time, Michael.
She was very sweet to me when I interrogated her.
Trust me, it was an act.
She hates your guts almost as much as she hates mine.
So did you check out the room? No, I didn't have time.
Maybe now that you're out of jail, you could do it.
Oh, right somebody sees me there, I'm dog meat.
Back behind bars in a nanosecond.
Come on, Syd, don't make me beg, okay? What if I get caught? You won't.
And bring a camera.
I think there may be dead bodies in her bathtub.
That's it, no, "Thanks, Syd"? No, "You're a real pal, Syd"? Sure, yeah.
All of the above.
Call me as soon as you have something to report, okay? Yeah, I want a dozen white roses.
No, make it two.
And I want to include a gift card with that.
"To Carol, just thinking of you.
" "Love" No, no, write, write, "Forever, Paul.
" And add it to my account, okay? Thank you.
Are you ready? Are you kidding? Been looking forward to seeing you all day.
Yeah? Me, too.
Call for you on line one.
Thanks.
Dr.
Shaw.
Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Is anybody there? Oh, my God, that's me.
Kim, you are not a well woman.
Well, what do you want me to do, arrest Dr.
Shaw for scary pictures? Well, the woman is a nut case, and she's dangerous.
I hate to break this to you, but you got zip here.
What are you saying? Well, if you got these pictures the way I think you got 'em, I'm saying your best bet is to walk right out that door and keep going.
Kimberly Shaw has a natural aptitude for homicide.
What, do we have to die before you do anything? What's your name again, miss? Sydney.
Sydney Andrews Mancini, right? Yeah, so? Didn't she try to kill you last year? Spent time in the psych ward.
And you're out on bail for stalking and assault and battery.
No, no, that was a misunderstanding which will be cleared up.
Yeah.
Playtime's over, I got work to do.
These pictures are practically proof positive.
The only thing those pictures are proof of is you breaking and entering, so out, before I reconsider and arrest you.
I want you to tell your mother to bring you back here next week, same time, got it? Okay! Okay.
You're good with kids.
Too bad you're lousy with adults.
Well, it's great to see you, too, Kimberly.
Amanda told me that you bailed Michael out of jail.
Don't you know how dangerous he is? Well, Mancini may be a lot of things, but I don't think he's a one-man reign of terror.
Right, and we know what a great judge of character you are.
Well, you're right.
I might have been off the mark with Caitlin and Amanda.
Would you like to talk about your sterling judgment in choosing Mancini, hmm? Point well taken.
And although you say that I'm no judge of character, I've always had great respect for you.
Oh, is that right? As well as great fascination.
It might interest you to know that you've guest-starred in several of my sexual fantasies.
Careful, doctor.
With all your trouble, the last thing you need is a sexual harassment suit.
How about a date then? Hmm? I don't know.
What if the reality doesn't measure up? What if it does? The failure of Mancini designs had nothing to do with my ability as a designer.
How's that? I had more orders than I could fill.
I was fielding offers to expand worldwide.
I just didn't have the capital to make it happen, thanks to an unfortunate choice of business partners.
Well, we've all made bad choices.
But your work is solid, uh, more importantly, innovative.
So you'll pass my portfolio on to Mackenzie? I'd be glad to; I'm impressed.
Let's have dinner tonight, and we'll discuss it further.
The three of us You, me, and Mackenzie.
Thanks, Richard, I I really appreciate this.
I'll see you later.
Amanda Woodward.
Hello, Amanda.
Alison, you sound so close, like you're in the next room.
I'm not sure how I got you.
Because of the time difference, I keep getting everyone's answering machine, and I thought I'd try to catch Brooke at work.
Oh, you must be calling to congratulate her.
Why? Did she get a promotion? Don't you know? Know what? Well, I'm surprised one of your so-called friends didn't tell you.
Brooke's getting married this Saturday.
To whom? To Billy.
In fact, she's out shopping for her wedding dress now.
I'm the maid of honor.
Oh, really? It's been quite a whirlwind since you left.
I'll tell Brooke that you called.
Alison? Alison? Hey, got a minute? Yeah.
I need a favor.
You want a beer? Yeah, that, that might help.
Cheers.
Uh, Brooke and I are getting married on Saturday.
You're kidding, you just met her.
Yeah, but I know what I feel, and it's right.
Seems to me I remember hearing you say something like that about a year ago.
Yeah, but this time it it's different.
Alison was a total roller coaster, you know? I couldn't even depend on her to know her own mind.
Brooke knows what she wants; She wants me.
And it doesn't change on a daily basis.
And more importantly, I love her, and I trust her.
I'm sure that you do.
Look, I just came over here to ask you to be my best man.
So if you're thinking of hitting me again No, I just, uh look, I don't mean to judge you.
I just want you to be happy.
If you need a best man, you got one.
Thanks.
That means a lot.
We've had our ups and downs, but I always believed that Billy and I would work things out, that we'd be together.
Alison, maybe what you need to do is get on the plane, go home and tell him how you feel, face to face.
That's probably a better idea than falling off the wagon in Hong Kong, but I can't.
I just started here, I owe it to Mr.
Armstrong to honor my contract.
I don't see why you wouldn't be able to get time off.
It's obvious to everyone Armstrong's a huge fan of yours.
Why do you say that? Because he created your position for you.
You're the first VP of Marketing our company's ever had.
I'm sorry you have to go to Lindsay's graduation alone.
I'd love to be there.
She's my niece, too.
Oh, come on, I know how you hate these stuffy affairs.
But I love you.
Well, you're off the hook this time, but when I get back, I expect a hero's welcome.
You'll get it and my undivided attention.
I'll drive you down to Laguna, we'll eat, shop, anything you want.
Promise.
Hi, it's me.
Hi.
So, what happened? Oh, it was really bad.
Thank God that it's over.
Carol moved out.
Well, I'm really happy for you if that's what you wanted.
Oh, of course it's what I wanted, for both of us.
Paul, I need to tell you that I, I'm I'm not ready to just rush right into a relationship again.
I understand.
Take all the time that you need, I I want us to be together, Matt, and I I want you to be comfortable about it.
Just in c can I see you later, after work? I don't know, I, um Please.
I've just been through a major life change.
I could really use some company.
All right.
Why don't you meet me at the hospital at 8:00? Okay.
Okay.
Bye.
So, do you think of yourself as talented? I think I have a certain facility, but there's always room to hone one's craft.
What do you think makes a good designer? A combination of instinct and ability.
Ever stolen another designer's designs? No.
So, what do you think? She's pretty good, isn't she? I have to go.
Pay the bill, will you, Richard? Goodbye, Janet.
Oh, uh, by the way, monochromatic is out.
She hates me.
She hates my work.
And she doesn't even know my name.
Yes, she does.
I know this woman like the back of my hand.
If she didn't like you, she would've left by the time the salad arrived.
Don't let her throw you, 'cause you start tomorrow.
Hey.
So what's this good news that you could only tell me here? Um I got the job with Robbins Construction.
Yeah they're gonna be putting up buildings all over town.
I mean, it's gonna give me a future, Jo.
Oh, God, that's great.
You got a job, congratulations.
Thanks.
Look, it's not just about me, it's about us.
I mean, I haven't taken my future seriously in a long time.
I mean, you're home to me, Jo.
But now I'm in the position to make things more permanent between the two of us.
Jo will you marry me? Yeah, right.
Oh, come on, Jess, I mean, this is kind of out of left field, a little bit.
Yeah, yeah, I guess it is kind of funny, you know, a guy like me asking a woman like you to marry him, huh? No, no no no, that isn't it.
I mean, it's just that, uh you surprised me.
I mean, uh I thought you were kidding.
That's fine.
That's fine, let's get on the bike, let's go.
No, hey, Jess, God, I am so sorry, I'm sorry! I look, it's beautiful here.
Let's just stay and look at the view, and Come on, I just wasn't expecting this.
You know, what, I've had a long day.
And I'm really not in the mood to talk, okay? So just get on the bike.
Come on, Jess.
Get on the bike, Jo.
I'm taking you home.
What a coincidence.
You're home and I have two tickets to the opera.
I hate the opera.
The state medical board meets in two days.
We need to rehearse.
So do I get a script, or do you want me to wing it? Hardly.
I want you to tell the board that I displayed superior judgment in a medical emergency, and that in hindsight, you now concur, given how the patient presented medically.
That's a good one; Anything else you want me to lie about? Yes.
I want you to tell them that Amanda Woodward is lawsuit happy, that she's taking direct aim at the doctors at Wilshire Memorial, that even after getting her own lifesaving protocol to treat her Hodgkin's, she still sued you, Michael.
Oh, boy, you are some piece of work.
Thank you.
Oh, by the way, seeing as we're getting along so well, I thought as a courtesy I would let you know that I'm dating your ex-wife.
I'll refer to her by name to avoid any confusion Kimberly.
Are you crazy? Because she is.
Well, so am I about her.
And who knows? If we're all adult about this, maybe someday we'll double date.
Thanks, Mike.
So what do you think? I think they're tired and rehashed.
Well, that seems to be the consensus.
Whose designs are they? Mackenzie's.
Jane, I did some homework on you.
Your spring '94 line was provocative, youthful and wearable.
I hired you to bring those qualities to the Mackenzie Hart line.
So Mackenzie can just rubber-stamp my designs? You know that's how it works.
are to women under 40, and Mackenzie has lost touch with that market.
You've got the pulse.
I don't know how long I can live with being anonymous.
You'll make more staying behind the scenes here than you ever did with your name on a label.
Richard, you have to understand something about me.
It's not just the money.
I happen to like getting credit for my work.
Look, let's talk about it tonight, just you and me.
Jane, I'm gonna do whatever I have to to keep you happy.
All right.
Then you can start by buying me dinner.
Good.
You just walked right in.
The maître d' knew who you were, had your favorite table reserved.
Didn't that appeal to you? Yes'cause I'm gonna have all that someday Money, recognition, respect of my peers.
That's interesting, because one of the things that I heard about you is that you have the skills but not the killer instinct to go all the way.
Well, you heard wrong.
Would you like to come in? Nah.
No.
It's late.
I should be going.
No, don't.
I think it's time you had a woman your own age.
Haley Armstrong, please.
May I say who's calling? Alison Parker.
One moment, please.
Alison.
Yeah, I hear you're doing a terrific job for us.
Listen, I'm planning a trip out there in the next couple of weeks.
How about we have dinner? Let's not.
I'm tendering my resignation, effective immediately.
I'm sorry, I don't understand.
You created this position for me on the other side of the world.
And we both know it wasn't for my benefit or the company's.
I don't know where do you get your information Don't patronize me.
I also know that Billy and Brooke are getting married.
Is there anything you wouldn't do for her? Look, Alison, I admit I created the position for you, but it's not for the reasons you think.
I have an eye for talent, you're a very Save it.
I've already faxed a copy of my resignation to you and Brooke.
Dr.
Shaw.
You have succeeded in completely destroying my attention span.
And for that I get a rose? Yes.
And an invitation.
The Beverly Hills Physicians Association is having their annual cocktail party tomorrow night.
Now, I know it's short notice, but I would love for you to be my date.
I see, you're afraid if you go alone, you'll be fed to the lions.
I have been cleared of all criminal charges.
In short, I'd like to show you off.
People might think we're a couple.
I hope so.
I'll pick you up about 7:00? Bring your toothbrush.
Ohh You are getting distracted.
I can't take this.
I swear to God, I'll kill myself if that's the only way to get rid of you.
Don't do anything you'll regret.
I've tried suicide before.
Don't think I won't try it again.
No! Kimberly! I'm sorry, if you die, I'm free, if I die, it doesn't matter, If we both die, good riddance! Kimberly! Kimberly, stop! No! I'm free.
I'm free.
Brooke Armstrong.
It's me.
Don't you pick up your messages? Sorry, Daddy, I spent the night at Billy's.
Your friend Alison quit.
She found out about the wedding, she's heading back to the States.
What? How could you do this? How could you let her out of her contract? I didn't let her, darling, she just walked.
I will not have my wedding spoiled by Alison.
Look, tell Billy to stay over at the house until the ceremony.
Just tell him that we need more rehearsal or something.
We'll just keep Alison from finding out where he is.
It'll all go off without a hitch, I promise you.
Well, it better.
'Cause if it doesn't, I'm gonna hold you personally responsible for ruining the most important day of my life.
I certainly hope that wasn't a client.
Alison found out about the wedding.
Oh, right.
Sorry about that.
When she called for you the other day, I assumed she already knew.
You told her? Well, inadvertently.
But you don't have to worry, she's not exactly on the guest list.
Oh, here's the groom-to-be.
Mmm.
So, you ready to go? Yes, but I just got off the phone with the wedding coordinator, and everything is just going haywire.
Would you mind terribly staying at the house tonight? It would really help keep us on schedule.
Sure, why not? Okay.
I'll make sure Daddy's chauffeur picks up your things.
Great.
Hello! I was worried sick when you didn't come home all night.
Hey, I'm sorry.
I should've called.
Well, where'd you go after you dropped me off? Nowhere, really.
Just drove around.
Look I was a jerk, okay? I could've handled it better, but I'm just not that good at this.
All you have to do is talk to me.
I know! I know, but the whole thing got under my skin.
I mean, how do you sleep in the same bed with somebody who just said no to your marriage proposal? I felt like an idiot, Jo.
I didn't mean to hurt you, I just you threw me.
I mean, we never talked about any kind of commitment.
I don't know if I'm ready for one.
I shouldn't have sprung it on you, but I felt it, so I said it.
Hanson! I don't pay you to stand around and talk.
Tell your girlfriend she can't park on the site.
Yeah, all right.
I got to get back to work.
Am I gonna see you tonight? Yeah.
Yeah, I'll come right home.
I did miss you, Jo.
I missed you, too.
I'm sorry I missed the breakfast meeting.
I overslept.
I'm not surprised.
Apparently you were out quite late.
I had a working dinner with Jane Mancini.
We went over some sketches for the fall line.
I tried calling you several times, Richard.
I gave up at 1:00.
We had a lot to cover.
Now, is there something else that you'd like to discuss? You slept with her, didn't you? No.
Even if I did, we agreed that it was okay to see other people.
Do you remember that, Mackenzie? Only because I didn't want to lose you.
Richard, this is too painful.
I can't stand to think of you with another woman.
You're gonna be late for your meeting.
Richard, I love you.
Look, I, uh I know I'm not as young as Jane, but you can't tell me you still don't feel something for me.
You know I do.
Uh, let's get this fabric in a lighter shade.
Thanks.
I know that I was supposed to make dinner, but considering that I don't even know how to boil water, I thought it best to order in.
You don't know how to cook? No, and that kitchen of mine is a chef's dream.
Too bad that there's nobody around to use it.
I'd like to get in there sometime.
Really? How about tomorrow night then? I could pick up the fixings, and you could man the stove.
Sounds like a plan.
So, um have you heard from your wife? No.
In fact, the only people that I expect to hear from are her movers.
She took out of here in such a hurry that she left a lot of her things behind.
These, for instance, which I hope she forgets altogether.
They're beautiful, are they antiques? Her great-grandmother's.
Check 'em out.
That stamp means that they were made in London in 1879.
Must be worth a small fortune.
They are.
And I'll be sorry to see them go.
But they're Carol's, after all, so I guess she deserves them, right? Ready for some garlic chicken? Pile it on.
Uh, do you have a minute? Uh, yeah.
Of course.
Come on in.
Something wrong? Uh, no.
Just saw you and Mackenzie earlier looking pretty cozy.
Kissing, actually.
Jane, we built the company together.
What you saw was nothing more than affection between friends.
Really? And, did you mention to your friend that you spent the night with me? You're gonna have to understand that these are unusual circumstances.
I may be the CEO, but she's the name, and whether we're divorced or not, my reputation is married to hers.
In other words, you kiss her to keep your job.
On some level, yes.
So what else do you do to keep her happy? Not throw my love life in her face.
All right.
But know this I have no intention of playing the other woman.
Especially when you're not married.
I thought we'd be in the air by now.
I wonder what the problem is.
It's a 13-hour flight, and I have a wedding to get to.
As it is, I'm pushing it.
Well, I hope you're not in the wedding party.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking.
We are currently experiencing some minor mechanical problems Oh, crap.
Probably have to change planes now.
While the aircraft is being serviced, please feel free to enjoy our first class lounge.
We estimate the delay to be approximately four hours.
I'm not gonna make it.
You know, for years I've been trying to get invited to this event, But now, all I want to do is go home and jump your bones.
Easy, Tiger, business before pleasure, right? Thank you.
Thank you.
I want you, Peter, like I've never wanted any other man.
The feeling is mutual, and I promise I'll prove it to you later.
Have I told you how beautiful you look tonight? Hmm? You make me feel beautiful.
You make me feel a lot of things.
I've had a lot of demons in my life, but now that you're part of it, they're gone.
Good evening, folks.
Hello.
What, um, what are you two doing here? Well, Michael was invited of course By your date, and he brought me.
Well, as your doctor, my advice is dating Michael can be hazardous to your health.
So glad you both could join us.
A pleasure, Pete.
I wish I could say the same, but I hate cheap sentiments, don't you? You know, Michael, I never realized how little class you had until I started dating someone who actually had some.
Yeah, well, don't count on it rubbing off, Kimberly.
Now, who here might benefit my career? Ah, let's start with cardiology and work our way down.
Uh, excuse me.
People are walking all over you, Kimberly.
Rubbing your nose in their deceit.
And Peter your precious Peter.
He's their friend now.
That's not true.
That's not true, he's just using them.
Please, please, just let me have him, and I swear, I'll do whatever you want.
I swear it.
Fine.
But first, tell me once again what are you going to do to the others? I'll I'll kill Michael and Sydney and Amanda.
I'll kill them all.
Mmm.
Mmm morning.
Ohh I hated sleeping alone last night.
With all of my family here, Daddy was worried about appearances.
Well, it's the last time we'll have to do that.
Are you sure you're not having any doubts? None.
What about Alison? Don't tell me Brooke Armstrong has a case of the nerves.
I'm serious.
I don't think it's possible for me to love you any more than I do.
I need to know you feel the same way.
All you need to know is that I love you and I'm marrying you.
I want to grow old with you.
Just not too fast.
Mmm.
We are gonna have a wonderful life.
I'm gonna make you so happy.
It was a rush to judgment, a mistake on my part.
I've since come to learn that in light of the patient's now-documented symptoms, Dr.
Burns had every reason to believe that surgery was necessary.
He's a fine, fine, physician, and any testimony you may hear to the contrary will only be coming from a money-hungry former patient looking for a lawsuit.
I was stabbed with a hypodermic, almost cut open, badly treated for my cancer, and sexually harassed.
As far as I'm concerned, all the doctors who treated me should have their license taken away, and if you don't revoke Dr.
Burns' license, I will not only sue Wilshire Memorial, but I will sue each and every board member in this room for reckless endangerment.
Now, if that's all, I have a wedding to attend.
Amanda.
Frankly, I thought you had better taste.
What can I say? One woman's trash is another woman's treasure.
Hey, I'm the one who's gonna be telling the medical board that you're the best chief of staff I've ever worked with, so pay attention to me.
We are ready for you, Dr.
Shaw.
Hey, Pop.
Jane.
Hi.
Hi.
Mmm.
I know you must have mixed feelings about this.
But I really appreciate you coming.
Hey, you and I are friends, too.
I'm sure Alison would understand that.
Oh, Billy, I want you to meet Richard Hart.
Richard, this is Billy Campbell.
Congratulations.
Thank you very much.
So, how do you feel? Well, concerned, actually.
The best man's isn't here and he has the ring.
Oh, I saw Jake and Amanda in the parking lot.
Oh, there they are right now, excuse me.
See you guys.
All right, see you later.
Hey, it's about time, there, chief.
Hey, look at this, huh? Oh, I'm so happy for you, Billy.
Thank you.
Thank God you've outgrown your masochistic obsession with Alison.
Hey, isn't it a little rude to be talking about the groom's ex-girlfriends? Oh, I guess you're a little sensitive about ex-girlfriends these days.
Excuse me.
Well, what a surprise.
I had no idea you two were that familiar.
Uh, we work together now.
Richard brought me on as consulting designer.
Ah.
Only yesterday you were on the verge of bankruptcy and unemployment.
Well, we're, uh, we're thrilled to have her.
If you ladies would excuse me one minute, I see someone I know.
Okay.
Although I'm still recovering from that little body slam I took, I must hand it to you, Jane.
You aimed, you fired, and you hit the bull's-eye, Richard Hart.
Some of your ruthlessness must have rubbed off on me.
Good thing you have so much to spare.
Billy.
Hey, Mr.
Armstrong.
Jake Hanson.
Yeah.
Of course.
Good to see you.
Congratulations.
Thank you very much.
Excuse us for a minute, will you? Sure.
Thank you.
Well, what do you think, son? Are you pleased with the way this is all turning out? Yeah, it's, it's amazing.
And, uh, I've been meaning to tell you, Mr.
Armstrong, I really appreciate you covering all the expenses.
Oh, come on, call me Hayley.
Oh, and one other thing, Billy.
My daughter's used to getting what she wants, and I am accustomed to providing it.
Now it's your turn.
And since you weren't exactly my first choice for Brooke, I expect you to make her extra happy.
Well, I hope that we're both happy.
No, no, no.
The point is, if you do anything to hurt my little girl, I'm gonna take it all away from you The job, the career, your self-respect, everything.
You see, I have the power to bounce you from VP to street sweeper, and do it all before I've had my morning coffee.
Am I making myself clear? Yes, very clear.
But you don't have to threaten me to do right by your daughter, and, Hayley, if you're gonna do anything to hurt our marriage, then you're gonna have me to deal with.
Am I making myself very clear? You have a backbone.
I'm surprised.
At least there's one thing I like about you.
Hi.
The good news is that I bought all the groceries we're gonna need for tonight, including dessert.
And the bad news? I have to work later than I planned.
But I was wondering if you wouldn't mind going up to the house, getting things started, and then, when I come up, we can both have dinner and we'll still have time to catch a movie.
Sure I guess.
What time are you thinking? I don't know.
4:00? I'll get there as close to 6:00 as I can.
How about if you pick the movie? Deal.
Great.
I got to get back to the office, but, hey.
I'm really looking forward to that leg of lamb, and, uh, hey, thanks for being so flexible.
No sweat.
Wait.
W What about the alarm? Don't worry, it's not set.
Just make yourself at home, okay? Whew You're worried, aren't you? Well, it might be a natural condition, given my entire career is hanging in the balance.
Yeah, but there's nothing you can do about it now except wait, and, uh somehow pass the time.
Care to join me on the sofa? Hold that thought.
Yes.
I see.
All right.
Well, it was good of you to call.
Thank you.
Well? Needless to say, that was the medical board.
I keep my license.
Oh, God, that's fantastic news! Mmm, congratulations.
I know exactly how we can celebrate.
Listen, that's just part one.
Part two is getting reinstated back at Wilshire Memorial, and I have a lot of work to do.
I think it would be best if you went home, and I'll call you later.
All right? You want me to leave? I have a lot of work to do, and you are definitely a distraction.
Come on, don't you want to at least grab some dinner, have some champagne at the beach, watch the sunset? Yes.
Let's just see how much progress I make tonight.
Oh, come on No, really.
Yeah.
So you'll call me later? Yes.
I'll call you later.
Thanks.
She just came out of Peter's.
Amanda, it's Peter.
Please don't erase this before listening to it.
Seeing you today made me realize how much I miss you in my life.
I think that we should settle things between us or at least talk, so, if you would, give me a call, Amanda.
Now she's just hanging around, I don't know what she's doing.
Syd, I don't have time for this.
If she does something incriminating, let me know.
Otherwise, I'm on rounds.
Michael, I told you last night, she's crazy.
Thank you.
You see? They're all against you.
It's time, Kimberly.
It's time.
Wait wait wait, she's on the move.
Call you back.
Don't bother.
I'll be in touch.
Hi.
Hi, yes, ma'am? Please hurry.
Yes, ma'am, right away.
Oh.
Come on, Paul, come on, where are you? Mrs.
Graham? Mrs.
Graham? Freeze! Put your hands up where I can see them! Look, I just got here! Turn around, turn around! Get up against the wall! Get up against the wall! You have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say can and will be held against you in a court of law.
You have the right to speak with an attorney, and to have an attorney present during questioning.
Hey.
Jess, what are you doing here at this time of day? Swing shift.
Figured I'd come home, grab a bite to eat, and take care of a little unfinished business between the two of us.
I want you to know how serious I am, Jo.
I want you to marry me.
Wait.
Jess I don't know where you got that, but But what? You think I stole it? No.
No, I wasn't saying that.
No, what you still believe Jake more than you do me.
Maybe you even love him more than you love me.
Jess All I'm trying to say is that, instead of racing into marriage, that maybe we should slow down for a while.
So, what are you saying? Huh? You want to break up with me? I'm saying that we have great sex and we have a good time, And there's a lot of potential there, but we have to know each other more before getting that serious.
Fine.
Okay.
Get out.
You're gonna wear this damn ring on your finger if I gotta shove it on myself! No! Get Get out of here! Aah! Come here! No! Stop! No! No, Jess! No! Stop! Aah! One thing straight You belong to me! No! And the rest of the world's gonna know it! Now clean this place up! I got to get back to work.
This ring, a perfect circle, symbolizes the union of two people, complete in themselves, but who, because of the love and commitment for one another, choose to share their life together forever.
Do you, William Campbell, take Brooke Armstrong to be your lawful wedded wife, to have and hold in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, till death do you part? Billy! Don't! Alison, what are you doing? Billy, Brooke set this whole thing up.
Alison, please.
She arranged to have me shipped off.
Billy, I love you.
I know you love me, too.
Daddy, do something.
Guards! Get this woman out of here, please.
Billy! Billy, I wrote you a letter.
I told you I loved you.
I gave it to Brooke! She must have rewritten it! You've gotta believe me! What are you talking about? She's lying.
She's an obsessed alcoholic.
Hey, don't hurt her.
All right, everybody, just calm down.
Let her go.
I know I've hurt you, but don't do this.
We can work things out.
Billy, you're my best friend.
You're the only man I've ever loved.
Please, Billy.
Don't make a decision you'll regret for the rest of your life.
You have got to let go.
I'm getting married here.
Now, if you can't respect that, then please, as a friend, go.
Now.
It's it's okay.
Alison.
Let go of me, I'm leaving.
Alison, wait.
Alison, I know you're really hurting.
Let me go with you, let me give you a ride.
I'd rather walk home on my hands than take a ride from a traitor like you.
Whoo! Whoo! Oh, thanks for everything.
Congratulations, the best woman won.
Thanks.
You almost let Alison ruin my wedding.
You better keep her away from my honeymoon.
Don't worry, it'll be all right.
Okay.
Congratulations, Billy.
We'll talk to you soon.
Bye, sweetheart! Thank God that is over.
Let's concentrate on the fun stuff.
Mm.
Can't wait to get to Hawaii to be alone with you.
You do have the tickets, right? I got them right in here.
Oh, my God.
I knew it, I left them.
I left them back at the apartment.
It's not Freudian.
Well, we'll just have to go back there and get them, won't we? Actually, we have a little time before the plane leaves, and we could make good use of it.
What's meant to be is meant to be.
You crazy psycho.
Let me go, I'm gonna call the cops.
What? And let you tell them I'm making a bomb? I don't think so.
You're not having a very good day, are you? Yeah? Peter Burns? Uh-huh.
Happy whatever.
Thank you.
Amanda.
Look, you know, I told you, Paul gave me a key.
I was supposed to make dinner for the two of us, and, uh, I got to the house.
The alarm was supposed to be off, and it wasn't.
Mmhm.
Then I tried to call him at the office, and that's when I saw her, that, you know, she was already dead.
So you're a friend of Dr.
Graham's? Yes.
How good a friend? Look, if you're asking if we were lovers yes, we were involved.
Mmhm.
Is that why Dr.
and Mrs.
Graham filed a complaint against you with our office? What? Well, isn't it true that you were harassing them? Driving by the house, calling at odd hours? No, that, that, that isn't true.
So you never called Dr.
Graham or dropped by the house before tonight? No! N-n well, yes no, but they're not together anymore.
Paul filed for divorce.
Isn't this wishful thinking on your part? Look, you know what, I don't know what you're getting at, but I I didn't do anything wrong.
Do you have an attorney, Mr.
Fielding? I think you're gonna need one.
Excuse me.
Paul.
You murdered my wife.
You disgusting pervert.
Paul.
I'm gonna kill you! Paul! No! No! Dr.
Graham! Hold it! Hold it! Dr.
Graham, hold it, hold it! Dr.
Graham! Now, you let the courts handle this.
Paul, you can't think that I did this! This is crazy! This this is a mistake! I told her to never be alone.
I told her that you were dangerous.
But she wouldn't listen.
She felt sorry for you, and you killed her.
You set me up, you son of a bitch! Wait a minute, wait a minute! He set me up! Wait a minute, hold on! Get him out of here! I hope you rot in hell.
Oh, that was number three.
The fourth one is right underneath Amanda's apartment.
Mmm, don't you just love the smell of sulfur in the afternoon, Sydney? No? Well, I don't think Hell is gonna smell much better, and since that's where you're gonna be spending eternity, you really better get used to it.
Now Do you want to know how it's all gonna work? Four firebombs strategically placed.
The first one blows up the laundry room.
That ought to get everyone's attention.
Especially yours, Syd.
The next one takes out Alison's apartment.
Not that I have anything against reformed alcoholics.
It's just that, well, she happens to live right next door to Matt! Who is number three Bam! He takes one in the shorts.
And guess what? I saved the biggest one for last.
For Amanda, that soulless, slutty, husband-stealing bitch.
One push of this little button, and the place is toast.
Now, all I need for you to do is call Michael at the hospital and tell him to come on over, okay? Help! Shut up.
What are you going to do with that? If you call Michael and tell him to get his ass over here, nothing.
And if you don't Mmm.
I'm gonna burn your face so it matches the color of your hair.
He's not gonna come here just because I tell him to, and if he does, he's gonna bring the cops.
Well, I guess you're just gonna have to be creative.
Mancini.
Michael, it's me.
You better be calling to find out what I want for dinner, because your Nancy Drew act is getting old.
You're the one who asked me to do it, so don't bail out on me now.
I followed Kimberly to the apartment building, and she wants to confess to stalking Amanda and setting you up, but she'll only do it if you come here in person, and don't call the police.
Yeah, right, Syd.
Michael, do you want to clear your name, or not? All right, I'll come, but this better be on the level.
And I'm bringing a tape recorder.
Hurry, Michael, we're in the laundry room, and I don't know how much longer I can keep her here.
What do you think you're doing here? I'm here because you invited me, along with the champagne you sent.
Sorry I'm early, but you said not to be late.
You're out of your mind.
I think you'd better leave.
Help me.
Someone help me.
Help me.
Jo? Oh, my God.
Who did this to you? Call 911.
Jo.
Jo, it's Peter Burns.
We need an ambulance Now, I need you to tell me where you were hit.
A woman's been badly beaten.
Are you having trouble breathing? No I don't know, I Jake, I'm sorry.
I should have listened to you.
He did this, didn't he? Who? Where is he? Let the police handle this, Jake.
Where is he, damn it? Is he at work? Jake, she's right, let the police handle this.
This is between me and my brother! Amanda, help me get her inside.
Amanda.
Is this a social call? 'Cause I'm on the clock.
You like beat on women? It's our business, Jake Me and my fiancé.
You stay out of it.
The minute you laid a finger on Jo, you made it my business.
So what are you going to do, huh? You gonna hit me again? Yeah.
I'd like to see you bleed.
You know I'm gonna kill you, Jake! Hey! What's going on up there? Hanson! Break it up.
I almost had it all, didn't I? Your damn business, your girl, your life.
If only that bastard I hired would have killed you like he was supposed to.
I guess I'll have to finish the job myself.
What the Michael! Syd, are you okay? Huh? Uhh! Aah! What? She's got bombs all over the place.
We gotta defuse them, we gotta get help! No, what we gotta do is get the hell out of here.
Hey, everybody! Get out of here! There's a bomb in here! It's all right, I'll go Jane! Jane! Billy! Billy, there's a bomb in the floor! We gotta go, we gotta get out of here! Sydney, what the hell is going on? We gotta get out of here.
Kimberly's gone off the deep end.
She wired the whole building, it's gonna blow up any minute.
Oh, give me a break, Sydney.
Come on, I'm trying to save your damn life come on! Alison! Alison! Go away! Alison! Come on, get out! We got to go! Matt! Come on! There's a bomb! Hey! Get out, man, there's a bomb! The building's gonna blow! Let's get the hell out of here! Come on! What the hell is going on out here? Jane, come on! Richard! There you are, you whore! Oh, my God.
Look, lady, this is a really bad time.
Jane, I'll take care of this.
We've got to get the hell out of here! Mackenzie, wait! Wait, wait! It's not what it looks like.
Kimberly.
It's worse.