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Wednesday, March 24, 2004 Since Father Frank didn't get the job done, Katie ropes Henry into yet another scheme to get the dirt on Pilar. Henry walks down the stairs into Metro to meet Katie. "Oh, thank God you're here. What took you so long?" she asks. Henry tells her it's good to see her too, and she asks him to decode something for her - Pilar's address book that she stole. Henry laughs and says, "You swiped it? Forget it." "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Henry, who have you become? What, you're never going to help me again?" she asks. "The last time I helped you, I got defrocked and excommunicated, and I'm not even a Catholic," complains Henry. He tries to leave but Katie pulls on his tie and begs him, so of course he stays. "This thing was supposed to be a gold mine - the smoking gun to prove that Pilar is not as innocent as she seems to be," says Katie. "Let me guess - all you found was a bunch of phone numbers?" asks Henry. Katie tells him he's right, and it's all in Spanish. She asks him if he can translate it. "Um, it looks like some kind of list. 'Mail the taxes, pick up the dry cleaning - oh, ruin Mike Kasnoff's life,'" jokes Henry. Frustrated, Katie tells him to take it seriously. "Dude, I don't speak Spanish, okay? But I do know someone who does - who's fluent. I can take this to her," he offers. She tells him no one else can see it. A piece of paper falls out of the book, it has the initials R.C and a cell phone number written on it. "Interesting. There wasn't an R.C. listed in here, was there? No. She had it hidden away. This is the sign I was looking for, Henry," says Katie excitedly. "Oh, man," says Henry, knowing he's in for it again. "This proves that Pilar is hiding something, and we need to find out what it is," says Katie. Henry tells Katie her imagination is working overtime. Katie asks him to explain why Pilar hid the number like that. "Maybe it's the woman's manicurist, Ray Charles' private hotline, the uncle no one ever mentions any more," suggests Henry. "Why are you taking her side?" asks Katie. "I'm not taking her side, Katie. I'm taking the side of sanity," says Henry rationally. "Oh, you know what this means when somebody hides a number away in their book? It means that she doesn't call it enough to know it by heart, but it's important enough to hide away from everyone else," explains Katie. "Please don't say what I know you're going to say," begs Henry. "What we need to do now is find out who this R.C. is and how he knows Pilar. Maybe he's the reason she came to Oakdale in the first place, and maybe we can find out why she wants Mike," theorizes Katie. "And then - then what, Katie? What are you suggesting we do? We call and say - ?" asks Henry. "'Who are you, and how do you know Pilar Domingo' sounds a little suspicious and will probably set off a couple alarms with this guy," agrees Katie. Suddenly she has an idea. "Oh, man, that's the beginning of the end," says Henry. "I'll call the guy and pretend I'm Pilar," she says. "Hey, you think you can fool someone who actually knows her into thinking that you're really Pilar?" asks Henry. "I'm doing this with or without your assistance. Oh, how was that? That was more like Pilar," says Katie. "Yeah, it was Pilar with a head injury," agrees Henry. Katie challenges him to come up with something better. "All right, Pilar with a head cold. Here, put this over the mouthpiece," he says, handing her a handkerchief, "Cough a couple of times - maybe you'll sound so muffled that he'll really think you're Pilar. Hopefully." She makes the call and says, "Hello - it's Pilar. Are you there?" "Why are you calling me? It's dangerous! You know that!" says the voice on the phone. Katie tells him she needs to see him and he asks why. She tells him to meet her at the Old Mill and hangs up. Henry asks what happened and Katie tells him R.C. fell for it. "He said it's dangerous to talk. Still think he's some long-lost relative?" says Katie. "Dangerous? Katie, dangerous? You just arranged to go meet him? What are you going to do when he shows up? What's wrong with you?" worries Henry. Katie says she'll figure something out, but this proves that she was right about Pilar being trouble. "Ok let me ask you this, all right, maybe you could help me out with this, all right - you're going through all of this, you're possibly risking your neck for Mike Kasnoff? A man you don't care about?" asks Henry. "I do still care about Mike. We were best friends once. He put his life on the line for me, and if someone's gonna hurt him, they are gonna have to go through me first," says Katie. "Okay, you want to protect Mike, that's fine. That's all well and good. But to go to the Old Mill after dark, to meet a stranger? Come on, Katie," says Henry, trying to talk some sense into her. "I'll be fine. I'm in, I'm out," says Katie nonchalantly. "You're out. Yes, that's right. You're out of your mind. You want to more about R.C.? You want to find more about Pilar? Take the number and go to Margo. Let her work her magic. Let her do a background check. See if the guy's got any priors," suggests Henry. Katie doesn't want to go to the cops, but Henry says he has a bad feeling about it. "So, take a pill. What? I'm going to go confess to Margo I stole Pilar's phone book out of her purse? I found a weird number. And I decided to make a date and rendezvous with this weird guy," says Katie sarcastically. "Fine. If I can't be the voice of reason for once --will you tell me what it is that you want from me?" offers Henry. "The diabolical advice that I've come to fear and rely on. The only advice that Henry Coleman can give. And if you can't give that to me, I'm going to have to rely on my instincts," says Katie. "Oh, no, no, no! Saints preserve us, girl, that's the one thing you should not do," says Henry. "Well, then stop acting like a born-again boy scout and help me," insists Katie. Henry comes up with a plan - she should park out of sight of the Old Mill so that R.C. doesn't see her. She can look at him through the window and write down his license plate number. "Great. So he never even knows I was there. You're my favorite evil genius," she says. "I do what I can. You know I'd love to come with you," offers Henry half-heartedly. Katie tells him it'll be easier if it's just her. She goes to change and asks him to meet her in the lobby. Henry looks through Pilar's address book, wondering if she knows any supermodels. Henry is looking at his watch in the Metro lobby when Katie comes in dressed all in black, including a scarf and gloves. "How do I look? Good enough to blend into the shadows?" she asks. "Yeah, definitely. You could sneak up on a Navy Seal in that," says Henry sarcastically. "Listen, bubbles, you don't have to go through all this." "Oh, yes, I do. 'Cause if Pilar’s the danger magnet I think she is, I need to warn Mike," says Katie. "Katie, even if we find out this guy's life story, the chances we'll find something of use are slim to none," Henry warns her. "Well, think positive. Maybe this is exactly what I need to blow Pilar out of the water, back to Spain, and then we can all relax," responds Katie. Henry says he won't hold his breath, and Katie tells him to wish her luck. "You know what? If anything happens to you, I'll kill you. You know that," says Henry sweetly. Henry is sitting at the bar in Metro looking through the address book. "Rosalita from Madrid - Teresita from Ibiza - Henry, old boy, you need to get out there. Take a little vacation," says Henry. Just then Mike approaches and tells him he might be getting one. Pilar just told them her address book is missing and she suspects Katie of taking it. Henry tells Mike he shouldn't sneak up on people, and Mike tells him he shouldn't steal. He grabs the book out of his hands. "You could've given me a heart attack, man!" he complains. "You know, when I'm through with you, you're gonna wish that's the only thing I would have given you. But I'll deal with you later. Right now, I want to know where Katie is," demands Mike. Today’s episode was directed by Michael Eilbaum and written by Lynn Martin.
Transcripts from TVMegasite Katie: Oh, thank God you're here. What took you so long? Henry: Good to see you, too. Katie: I need you to decode something for me. Henry: What is it? Katie: Pilar's address book. I took it out of her purse today. [Henry laughs] Henry: You swiped it? Forget it. Katie: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Henry, who have you become? What, you're never going to help me again? Henry: The last time I helped you, I got defrocked and excommunicated, and I'm not even a catholic. Katie: Wait, wait, wait. Please. Henry: Okay, okay, okay. Katie: This thing was supposed to be a gold mine -- the smoking gun to prove that Pilar is not as innocent as she seems to be. Henry: Let me guess -- all you found was a bunch of phone numbers? Katie: Yeah, mostly from Madrid and Barcelona. And all in Spanish. [Henry laughs] Like this. Can you translate that? Henry: Um, it looks like some kind of list. Katie: What kind of list? Henry: "Mail the taxes, pick up the dry cleaning -- oh, ruin Mike Kasnoff's life." Katie: Oh, come on. If you're not gonna take this seriously -- Henry: Dude, I don't speak Spanish, okay? But I do know someone who does -- who's fluent. I can take this to her. Katie: No, no, no. This book does not leave my hands. What's this? "R.C. Cell phone." Interesting. There wasn't an R.C. listed in here, was there? No. She had it hidden away. This is the sign I was looking for, Henry. Henry: Oh, man. Katie: This proves that Pilar is hiding something, and we need to find out what it is.
Henry: Katie, your imagination is working overtime, all right? Give it a rest. Katie: Oh, answer me this then -- why did Pilar put this number where no one else could see it? Henry: Maybe it's the woman's manicurist; Ray Charles' private hotline, the uncle no one ever mentions any more. Katie: Why are you taking her side? Henry: I'm not taking her side, Katie. I'm taking the side of sanity. Katie: Oh, you know what this means when somebody hides a number away in their book? It means that she doesn't call it enough to know it by heart, but it's important enough to hide away from everyone else. Henry: Please don't say what I know you're going to say. Katie: What we need to do now is found out -- Henry: Oh, she said it. Katie: -- Who this R.C. Is and how he knows Pilar. Maybe he's the reason she came to Oakdale in the first place, and maybe we can find out why she wants Mike. Henry: And then -- then what, Katie? What are you suggesting we do? We call and say -- ? Katie: "Who are you, and how do you know Pilar Domingo" sounds a little suspicious and will probably set off a couple alarms with this guy. Henry: Yeah, you think? Yeah. Katie: Oh, I have an idea. Henry: Oh, man, that's the beginning of the end. Katie: I'll call the guy and pretend I'm Pilar.
Henry: Hey, you think you can fool someone who actually knows her into thinking that you're really Pilar? Katie: I'm doing this with or without your assistance. Oh, how was that? That was more like Pilar. Henry: Yeah, it was Pilar with a head injury. Katie: Well come one -- you come up with something. Help me. Henry: All right, Pilar with a head cold. Here, put this over the mouthpiece, cough a couple of times -- maybe you'll sound so muffled that he'll really think you're Pilar. Hopefully. Wait, wait, wait. What if R.C. only speaks Spanish? Katie: [Coughing] Hello -- it's Pilar. Are you there? RC: Why are you calling me? It's dangerous! You know that! Katie: I need to see you. RC: Why? Katie: Meet me on Highway Nine. The Old Mill. RC: It's crazy. Pilar, I can’t. Henry: What happened? Did it work? Did he think you were Pilar? Katie: Totally. Henry: Well, what did he say? Katie: He said it's dangerous to talk. Still think he's some long-lost relative? Henry: Dangerous? Katie, dangerous? You just arranged to go meet him? What are you going to do when he shows up? What's wrong with you? Katie: I'll figure out something out. But this proves -- now do you believe me that Pilar is trouble? [Henry groans] Now, I just need to find out what kind of trouble. Henry: Ok let me ask you this, all right, maybe you could help me out with this, all right -- you're going through all of this, you're possibly risking your neck for Mike Kasnoff? A man you don't care about? Katie: I do still care about Mike. We were best friends once. He put his life on the line for me, and if someone's gonna hurt him, they are gonna have to go through me first.
Henry: Okay, you want to protect Mike, that's fine. That's all well and good. But to go to the Old Mill after dark, to meet a stranger? Come on, Katie. Katie: I'll be fine. I'm in, I'm out Henry: You're out. Yes, that's right. You're out of your mind. You want to more about R.C.? You want to find more about Pilar? Take the number and go to Margo. Let her work her magic. Let her do a background check. See if the guy's got any priors -- Katie: You want to go to the cops? Henry: I've got a bad feeling about this. Katie: So, take a pill. What? I'm going to go confess to Margo I stole Pilar's phone book out of her purse? I found a weird number. And I decided to make a date and rendezvous with this weird guy. Henry: Fine. If I can't be the voice of reason for once -- will you tell me what it is that you want from me? Katie: The diabolical advice that I've come to fear and rely on. The only advice that Henry Coleman can give. And if you can't give that to me, I'm going to have to rely on my instincts. Henry: Oh, no, no, no! Saints preserve us, girl, that's the one thing you should not do. Katie: Well, then stop acting like a born-again boy scout and help me. Henry: Okay -- okay. You drive out to the Old Mill -- you park your car a few hundred yards away from the mill -- off in the woods, off the beaten track -- and then you backtrack to the mill by foot Katie: That way, Mr. R.C. never sees me coming. Henry: Right. Then you take a look at him through the window, and you write down his license plate number. Bring it back to me and I'll -- I'll check up on him. Katie: Great. So he never even knows I was there. You're my favorite evil genius. Henry: I do what I can. You know I'd love to come with you. Katie: No, no, less chance of being seen if there's just me. Okay, meet me in the lobby in ten minutes. I'll be right back. Henry: I wonder if Pilar knows any supermodels? Mmm.
Katie: How do I look? Good enough to blend into the shadows? Henry: Yeah, definitely. You could sneak up on a navy seal in that. Listen, bubbles, you don't have to go through all this. Katie: Oh, yes, I do. 'Cause if Pilar’s the danger magnet I think she is, I need to warn Mike. Henry: Katie, even if we find out this guy's life story, the chances we'll find something of use are slim to none. Katie: Well, think positive. Maybe this is exactly what I need to blow Pilar out of the water, back to Spain, [Whispers] and then we can all relax. [Whispers] Henry: Right. I won't hold my breath. Katie: Wish me luck. Henry: You know what? If anything happens to you, I'll kill you. You know that.
Henry: Rosalita from Madrid -- Teresita from Ibiza -- Henry, old boy, you need to get out there. Take a little vacation. Mike: You might be getting one. Henry: Hey! Mike. You shouldn't sneak up on people like that. Mike: You know what? You shouldn't steal. Give me that. Henry: You could've given me a heart attack, man! Mike: You know, when I'm through with you, you're gonna wish that's the only thing I would have given you. But I'll deal with you later. Right now, I want to know where Katie is.
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