#70 Monday, June 30th
#70 Monday, June 30th
Lynette walks into Anna's office at the McGregor Estate
Anna: You look troubled.
Lynette: Am I ever.
Anna: Sit down.
Lynette sits down.
Lynette: This whole situation with Jim, I just turned it into an even bigger mess.
Anna: Uh-oh.
Lynette: I finally told Jim the truth.
Anna: The truth is finally out.
Lynette: He was so upset when I told him, I'd never seen him like that. After what happened the other night, I felt I had no choice.
Anna: What happened?
Lynette: I spent the night with Greg.
Anna: Now I really understand why Jim was so upset.
Lynette: Please, don't judge me right now, I already got enough looks from Jim's mother when I was there.
Anna: I'm not trying to judge you, I'm just saying that had you told the truth in the first place, it wouldn't
be this way.
Lynette: I didn't know what to do.
Anna: You led him to believe there was hope for your marriage, that's the worse thing you could have possibly done.
Lynette: I didn't want to hurt him.
Anna: But you ended up doing it in the long run. Secrets and lies will blow up eVerytime and sometimes
the consequences are more than we expect.
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Picking up from the previous episode, Jim is still looking at the bottle of pills.
Woman: Well, it's your choice.
Jim: Like I said I don't do drugs.
Woman: All these do is pick you up when everything is getting you down.
Jim: I don't know.
Woman: Some of the most stable people in the world pop one of these every now and then, it's not a crime.
Jim hesitates and then pulls out some cash.
Jim: Will this cover it?
Woman: It ought to do nicely.
Jim: Fine.
Jim hands the woman the money and he takes the bottle.
Woman: If you ever want more, you know where to find me.
Jim: Yeah.
Jim looks at the bottle, still comtemplating what he's going to do. He finally takes the lid
off the bottle and takes one of the pills.
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At Lightner, John taps on Cassandra's open door.
Cassandra: Who are you?
John: We haven't been formally introduced, I'm John Phelps, I'll be reviewing
this little take over your company just led.
Cassandra: I would assume you are one of Anna McGregor's lackeys.
John: I was called in by McGregor to do a job, I'm a corporate litigator.
Cassandra: I can assure you Mr. Phelps that the deal we orchestrated is on the up and up, so you are just
wasting your time.
John: I've worked with the SEC before, I've seen many a takeover that appeared clean, but was actually dirty.
Cassandra: Feel free to continue your little investigation, no matter how trivial it is.
John: Call it what you like.
Cassandra: You're asking for trouble.
John: I've seen trouble, heck, I've even been trouble. It's no big deal for me.
Cassandra: You're playing with the adults here, Mr. Phelps. I don't know you, but I can tell you are
way out of your league.
John: I just thought I would stop by and let you know about this, it's only fair.
Cassandra: Oh, how noble.
John: You have a good day, Ms. Lightner.
Cassandra: The same to you, Mr. Phelps.
John leaves. Cassandra sits back in her chair.
Cassandra: If Anna can make a move, I guess I can make another one of my own.
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At the Athletic Club, Joseph is working out when Trish walks in.
Trish: I want to talk to you.
Joseph: How'd you know where to find me?
Trish: You always come to workout this time of day, I was married to you, I remember some things.
Joseph: I guess you and your family are gloating right about now about this little joint takeover with Lightner.
Trish: That's what I came to talk about. I wanted you to know I had nothing to do with it.
Joseph: Really?
Trish: I even tried to talk my mother out of going through with it.
Joseph: Why?
Trish: I'm tired of the rivalry, the feuding.
Joseph: I think we both agree life would be better without it, but once someone fires a shot, one side is going
to defend and so it goes, on and on.
Trish: Exactly.
Joseph: And our being married to each other certain didn't help the situation over the years.
Trish: Didn't make it any worse.
Joseph: Please, your father couldn't stand me.
Trish: He never really had anything against you.
Joseph: He was always calling me Jojo the Dodo and when we got divorced, he offered to throw you a party.
Trish: He just had a big sense of humor, that's all.
Joseph: If you say so.
Trish: Oh, come on, it's not like your mother was exactly thrilled with me.
Joseph: When you put it like that, I think we're even in terms of parental approval.
Trish: Perhaps that's fair enough.
Joseph: It's nice to actually have a conversation for once and not be at odds.
Trish: It sure is.
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Later on, at McGregor, Anna walks into her office. Cassandra is sitting behind her desk and turns around in the swivel chair.
Anna: What are you doing in my office?
Cassandra: Not for long. I just thought I would get a feel for it, you know check things out, see what
kind of decor I can add. This color scheme is absolutely dreadful, you know.
Anna: You really are a trip, aren't you?
Cassandra: I think it just burns you up that you've finally met someone who can give you a run for you money.
Anna: Funny, all I see when I look at you is a petty, vindictive, somewhat immature woman with control issues.
Cassandra picks up a picture of Andrew and looks at it.
Cassandra: I guess not much changed about him over the years, he wore those monogrammed ties with his initials when I was with him.
Anna: They were his favorites.
Cassandra: Just think, I was so angry with Andrew and now if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be about to become one of
the most powerful CEO's in this country.
Anna: Don't start making plans yet, I'm not giving up yet.
Cassandra: Yes, I know. Your corporate litigator paid me a visit.
Anna: I think we've said about all we need to say to each other for now. So could you please leave?
Cassandra: I'll be back, I most certainly will.
Cassandra walks out.
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Meanwhile, on a private jet on an airstrip in Manila, The Philippines. A man with the initials, AM on his tie is on a laptop, reading about the takeover of McGregor.
The pilot comes out of the cockpit.
Pilot: Sir, are you ready to take off now?
Man: Yes, it's time. To Detroit Metro Airport.
Pilot: Of course, Mr. McGregor.
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