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By Paul Raven · Posted
Last installment of 76 Felicia is horrified to arrive in Rosehill and discover that Charles has been in a coma since the night she left. She spends every moment at his bedside and, learning that a friend had a promise to God produce favorable results in a similar crisis, vows to give Eddie up forever in exchange for Charlesās recovery. Shortly after her prayer Felicia is told that Charles has rallied and has regained consciousness. Felicia now is determined to avoid Eddie and honor her promise. Bruce explains to Lynn that he must contact her parents or he and Van could be legally charged for allowing a minor child to live with them without parental consent. Bruce doubts Lynnās assurance that her parents could care less, and is shocked when he discovers for himself that Lynnās mother is as unfeeling as the girl has claimed. He informs a delighted Lynn that he plans to become her legal guardian. -
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I think that worked, but not as much by the late '80s, where I think they started getting things wrong with Mack.Ā I do respect Kevin Dobson, who did well when he was given the material he deserved (like the story with Jason). -
By Paul Raven · Posted
1976 Pt 2 The Organization has retained Michael Selby to represent their hit men. The district attorney recognizes his opponent as a noted courtroom specialist and knows he has his work cut out for him. Raising technicality after technicality, Selby quickly eliminates Lieutenant Priceās testimony implicating Bailey and Jerryās testimony about Heatherās being assaulted. āThen, after cutting Julianās testimony out as common knowledge, Selby goes straight to the heart of theĀ prosecutionās case. He demands that Carrie be produced now, sure that sheās been taken by the Organization. To Selbyās horror and shock, the doors open and Carrie walks in, and the courtroom explodes into pandemonium. As soon as the judge can restore order, Carrie is sworn in and begins her testimony. When court recesses for the day, Steve is confronted by another Organization man, Franklin, who questions him about why he took Carrie away. Steve tells him that Carrie was so frightened by the hit man lurking around that he saw his opportunity to be alone with her and āscore.ā Steve then adds that she wasnāt at all cooperative or friendlyāshe just cried all theĀ timeāso he dumped her. He insists he has no idea how the police got her after that. Franklin accepts his story, and Steve learns that his next test is to testify to just what heās told Franklin, omitting, of course, the reference to the hit man. Carrie insists upon a meeting with Steve and begs him not to go underground. He tells her he canāt back out now; you canāt go through life letting somebodyĀ else do it all the time. Steve takes this opportunity to inform Lieutenant Price that he has to dump on Carrie on the witness stand for the Organization, but he canāt stop now. Julian, irate that Selby has blocked any reference to Nurse Fellowesās disappearance and murder, as she was the only witness who could corroborate Carrieās testimony, confronts Selby on this evasion. Selby | coldly tells Julian that there is no concrete connection between the nursesā death and anything else thatās happened in this case and that to bring it into this trial would be a miscarriage of law. Julian, realizingĀ that it all falls on Carrieās shoulders now, warns her that Selby will be out for blood; he has to make the court believe sheās lying.Ā The next day the district attorney introduces Carrieās tape recorder. The tape, burned, as is the recorder, is barely audible. Selby calls for a mistrial, claiming that his clientsā reputations have been damaged enough. As the judge calls a recess: to consider the motion before the bench, the district attorney admits that he predicted everything Selby would do to this point, but had not guessed about this motion. If it works and thereās a new trial, Carrie is in far greater danger.Ā Steve now tells Castor that either heās working forĀ the Organization as of now or heās going to look elsewhere for a job. Castor offers the rainy weather as an excuse to wait before contacting āhim,ā because āthe iron in himāIl be driving him crazy.ā Realizing that this is a lead, Steve starts to write it down. When he is nearly caught, he warns himself that from now onĀ everything he learns will have to be kept in his head.Ā As soon as possible, he passes the āironā clue along to Julian. The district attorney gains a respite when the judgeĀ turns down the mistrial motion, but the tape has been disallowed also, ruled inadmissible. So itās Selbyās turn to cross-examine Carrie. When he forces her to admit that she never actually saw the hit man, Selby turns to the jury and informs them that this proves sheās been lying. He then suggests this has all been a plot to boost the circulation of the newspaper she works for. Selby then goes to work on Carrieās personal morals. Since sheās admitted that she and Steve spent three days in the apartment, alone together, he asks questions and makes insinuations designed to make the jury believe this was actually a sleazy affair. To Carrieās horror, he then calls the landlady, Mrs. Wilson who testifies that that Steve and Carrie,registered as Mr. and Mrs. Clark, spent the three days in question drinking and partying with loud music and assorted other sounds coming from their rooms until late each night. Carrie rises to her feet and screams at Mrs. Wilson, āāYouāre lying!ā Steve is served with a subpena.Ā Joe Castor visits āthe manā: Fred Harrington! Castor gives Harrington his report on Steve. He thinks Steve, with his computerlike mind, could be invaluable in helping the Organization work out money-exchange problems. Harrington tells Castor he wants the trial over as soon as possible, no matter how it goes. Those men are expendable; he has a bigger problem: Julian. -
Given the weird fantasies/out of town barn trips she does for Reva/Kyle, I can't see it either. (Not to mention Kyle's obsessive talking to paintings, or Billy's nightmares.) -
She would be great, but I of course am thinking of her in What's Love Got to Do with It. -
Agreed that they had a home in the present tense of the first set of episodes.Ā But I was wondering if they lived in the mansion in the past when Sophia disappeared, and moved out when Santana got pregnant?Ā Or even when Danny was born. -
According to the French Santa Barbara site the Andrades had a house in the early episodes. Ā I thought I remembered scenes in their home. The Andrade house -
I always wondered if the Andrades lived at the Capwell Mansion?Ā Certainly they could've had a living room in their space or wherever they went on days off. But, I felt like it was never clear whether Santana visited Rosa when Kelly and Eden were young, or if she actually lived in the servant's quarters (one hopes modern developers have found a euphemism for that space).Ā I always imagined that Rosa, Santana, and Reuben lived with CC up until Channing was murdered, and then they found their own place because the kids were mostly over 18 (and Santana was pregnant). I like the idea of Rueban and CC being close until Santana got pregnant.Ā And then Reuben would've hated the adoption of Brandon.Ā Which would have meant he hated CC, and would've only continued to work for him to try to get info on whatever happened to his grandson. With regard Ava Lazar, having recently rewatched the pilot for the millionth time, I find her captivating to watch, but her line delivery is so dull. She looks amazing, and I just want her to be more quick witted.
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I liked the original 4 family set up. Ā The families were all different from each other and were intertwined. Ā They should have been given equal airtime. I felt that Lockridges were perfectly cast with the exception of Laken. Ā She should have been quickly recast. Ā I liked all 4 of the actors cast as the Andrades and wish they would have been given better writing. Ā I really thought Ava Lazar (Santana) would have been one of the breakout stars if she had not been replaced. My only issue with the casting of the Perkins family was Robert Alan Browne as John and as much as I liked Mark Arnold he was the wrong actor to recast Joe Perkins. And of course it was ridiculous how badly they screwed up the casting of CC. The other Capwells were well cast.
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This late 1976 stuff doesn't sound as bad as it has in other versions I've read (weekly recaps from Jon-Michael Reed and SOD synopses). I am surprised that there is a variation of Ian - Meg - Arlene - Tom playing out this late in the game, but it doesn't sound half bad. Ian's involvement with Beaver Ridge and how it impacts Rick and Cal's future also intrigued meĀ more than I expected.Ā Even the Carrie - Betsy connection having Carrie watch Suzanne while Ben is visiting was a nice surprise. I feel like this all falls apart pretty quickly with the arrival of Mia Marriott, Michael Blake, and a slew of other half baked characters under Upton.Ā Ā
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