Episode 037: "THE LIGHT"
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The Light: Episode 037
"IN the LIGHT" Remembering Maureern
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Written By: Dan Gobble & Josh Hawkins
"IN the LIGHT" Remembering Maureern
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Written By: Dan Gobble & Josh Hawkins
- Holly awakes from an uneasy night of sleep and pulls open the drapes of her bedroom hoping to see the sunshining today, especially today...but doesn't. The clouds are dark and gray, hanging low and the weatherman on TV is issuing wind advisories for Springfield and Oakdale. She rubs her throbbing head and decides to get dressed, she has somewhere to be!Oh we never know where life will take us
I know it's just a ride on the wheel
- Ed quietly sets at the kitchen table drinking coffee having just saw Rick and Mel off to work. Ed wonders if Michelle is away and decides to check on her as he is getting dressed himself. As Ed is heading up the stairs of the home, he flashes back to his last conversation with Maureen.
- Rick and Mel stop by the cemetery to lay flowers at Maureen's grave. Hand in hand the couple walk together and Rick recalls to Mel that Ed and Lillian had an affair and eventually Maureen found out. Rick tells her that Maureen was an one of a kind woman and person, that she brought heart to the family and loved Michelle like she was her very own every day. Mel kisses Rick on the cheek and the two quietly take their leave!And we never know when death will shake us
And we wonder how it will feel
- Lillian pulls her coat tightly around her in an effort to block the wind as she walks across the lawn...recalling the night of the blackout, when it all started. Lillian Raines, to this day still felt responsible for Maureen's death, even though she was able to come to terms with it a few years ago. Lillian lays a light pink rose down next to the flowers already there and recalls the moment Maureen confronted her about the affair. As tears softly roll down Lillian's cheek, she expresses once more how sorry she is and knows that it will change nothing, but she wants her to know just the same.So goodbye my friend
I know I'll never see you again
But the time together through all the years
Will take away these tears
It's okay now
Goodbye my friend
- Ed stops by Michelle's bedroom...only to find her already gone for the day! He decides that there is no use in putting off what he has to do today. Ed gets the red rose from the ice box and heads off to the cemetery!
- At the Springfield airport Michelle and Billy wait on opposite ends for two very special guests. Billy waves for Vanessa and the two embrace in a hug. Vanessa explains that she thought Little Bill would be there to pick her up as the two of them discussed. Billy informs her that he's in Tulsa on business for Lewis and she immediately begins to worry that Billy is working him to hard, he however assures her that he's not. Michelle meanwhile awaits the arrival of Nola Reardon Chamberlain! Once she arrives the two women decide to go get some coffee to calm their nerves.I've seen a lot things that make me crazy
And I guess I held on to you
We could've run away and left well maybe
But it wasn't time and we both knew
- Ed arrives as the wind continues to blow...he tells Maureen that he has never stopped loving her, till this day. Ed says that she is to blame for her death, he knows that and wishes that he could have switched her places because she would have been around for Michelle all the years he wasn't. Ed softly touches the engraving of the stone and recalls their last conversation. As he begins tearing up a familiar hand touches his shoulder and softly whispers, "She would have forgiven you eventually." Ed turns upward and see Holly standing there. He tells her, "I don't know about that. She was so angry...I should've left. Holly she told me to leave, why didn't I?" Holly hugs him and says that he can't blame himself, even though he wants to. The two friends stand there, crying and remembering Maureen together...after awhile Ed kisses his fingers and pressing them against Maureen's name, with tears in his eyes he leaves, as the wind slowly, for that moment dies down!So goodbye my friend
I know I'll never see you again
But the love you gave me through all the years
Will take away these tears
I'm okay now
Goodbye my friend
- Billy tells Vanessa that he will wait for her and to take as long as she needs. Vanessa thanks him and with a bouquet of flowers in hand she makes her way across the lawn. Once there she catches up with Maureen over the last year of her life, with Matt and the baby. It is clear that this is an annual trip that Vanessa makes. She says that Maureen was one of the greatest friends she ever had and begins to choke up...hearing someone coming in the distance Vanessa steps aside to a small bench near Maureen's grave, but out of sight.
- Nola and Michelle arrive. Nola tells Michelle, "She was such a special lady, one of a kind. But I guess I don't have to tell you that do I?" The two women wrap their arms around one another and Nola recalls a hot summer day, years and years ago. Nola tells her adopt niece that she misses the small moments, the little things in life that she shared with her sister. Michelle says she misses those moments, the big moments and every moment in between. Nola picks up on something and asks if everything is all right. Michelle tells Nola, "Times like this is when I miss her the most." Nola questions what times Michelle is talking about, just as Vanessa is about to make her presences known...Michelle reveals to Nola in confidence that she is five months pregnant...and she's not sure if Danny or Bill Lewis is the baby's father. Nola embraces Maureen's daughter in an emotional hug as Vanessa slowly slips away, unnoticed!Life's so fragile and love's so pure
We can't hold on but we try
We watch how quickly it disappears
And we never know why
- That night at the Bauer house: Ed, Rick, Mel, Michelle & Nola have dinner, where Nola promises Michelle that things will work out and that she will be there for her, because that is what Maureen would have wanted. Later, Nola proposes a toast to the memory of her beloved sister and the family she loved so very much! The family toasts as Maureen's picture rests beautifully in the living room, watching over her family.But I'm okay now
Goodbye my friend
You can go now
Goodbye my friend
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