ANOTHER WORLD 81

Cass learns more about Lindsay’s paternity from Stacey

BAY CITY CENTER

Mitch walks by a table and notices Sharlene.

Mitch: Sharlene? Mind if I join you?

Sharlene: Sure why not? Have a seat.

Mitch: Out having a coffee huh?

Sharlene: Sometimes I enjoy these moments alone. How are you and Felicia?

Mitch: We’re great. How about you and John?

Sharlene: Never better. I’m just glad to be home with my family. I was a little surprised that you wanted to join me here, given what my nephew tried to do.

Mitch: What Evan did is not your fault. You’re nothing like him. It’s probably more my fault than anything.

Sharlene: Because you were…helping my sister.

Mitch: I tried to stop her, but it was too late.

Sharlene: Being in St. Croix made me think of Janice. What was it like to deal with her on that level?

Mitch: What do you mean?

Sharlene: All these things that she did, I can’t imagine her ever being a killer. What was she like?

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MEANWHILE….

Frankie and Charlie are sipping lattes at another table….

Charlie: I’m so proud of you mom.

Frankie: For what?

Charlie: You brought my grandfather back to town, and he is back with his family. You were always so brave.

Frankie: Cory and Elizabeth are your uncle and aunt.

Charlie: It’s like we got a whole new family.

Frankie (laughing): Right.

Charlie: Then why aren’t you all that thrilled about it?

Frankie: Come on, of course I am. I’m happy for Rachel, Cory and Elizabeth.

Charlie: Does it make you think of…when you, dad, and I were a family.

Frankie: Sometimes. I miss that.

Charlie: What you miss…is you and dad being married…being together.

Frankie: I’m busy these days though. I have work.

Charlie: Come on mom, stop denying it. You’re still in love with dad.

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WINTHROP HOUSE

Cass interrogates Stacey.

Cass: What do you think Lindsay was expecting?

Stacey: Trust me. Everyone will be better off leaving things as they are.

Cass: What’s her father like?

Stacey: He’s…a good man, and if Lindsay drops this bomb, she could destroy his family.

Cass: Who are you talking about?

Stacey: Jake McKinnon.

CAMERA PAN ON A SHOCKED CASS…SLOW FADE TO THEME SONG

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Mitch: She wasn’t very pleasant, honestly.

Sharlene: Oh.

Mitch: That’s a time I’d like to forget. Janice was poisoning Mac, stabbed me, and tried to kill Rachel.

Sharlene: I’m sorry…I didn’t mean to bring up bad memories. I just can’t imagine the sister I grew up with being like that.

Mitch: She was your sister. I know it hurts to realize that she was a killer.

Sharlene: She and Evan.

Mitch: Well I’m gonna get home to see my wife.

Sharlene: Thanks Mitch.

Mitch: See you later.

As Mitch walks away, he pauses, and thinks why Sharlene would ask about Janice.

Frankie: A part of me is always going to love your father.

Charlie: Then go tell him.

Frankie: But it doesn’t mean that we should be together.

Charlie: I lived with dad and Lila for years. He loved her, but not the way he loved you. There was a distinct difference.

Frankie: Lila made him happy, and that’s all I would have wanted for your father and you.

Charlie: You still want to be with him.

Frankie: You’re so sweet honey, but too many years have passed, and too much has happened for me to even think about reuniting with your father.

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Cass: You left Bay City. How did you ever manage to be with Jake?

Stacey: I met Jake while he was in Los Angeles.

Cass: What was he doing there?

Stacey: He rode in on his motorcycle, trying to get away from loan sharks. I paid them off for him.

Cass: Weren’t you and Derek together?

Stacey: No we had broken up.

Cass: How did you meet up with Jake?

Stacey: I saw him one night at a bar. He tried to pick me up. Clearly he wasn’t himself. I asked him about Bay City, but he claimed not to know anything about it.

Cass: Sounds like he had some memory loss or something.

Stacey: He did, but he made me laugh that night. I was lonely and I wanted some comfort.

Cass: My God, Stacey. You took advantage of him. He had no idea who he was.

Stacey: It wasn’t like that. We spent some time together, and we slept together, too.

Cass: And you got pregnant.

Stacey: Given my past troubles with conceiving I didn’t think anything of it.

Cass: How do you know it’s Jake’s?

Stacey: I always questioned the possibility. After Derek and I got back together, I had a DNA test done, and Lindsay found it. It confirmed that Jake is her father.

Cass: And now she’s here, hoping with to get to know him.

Stacey: And he might not even remember it. She’s going to be hurt. I’ve got to stop her from confronting Jake.

FREEZE FRAME ON CASS AND STACEY…SLOW FADE OUT…END OF EPISODE 81