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Monday, August 5, 2002

Today's episode picks up where Friday's left off, with Donovan pulling out a knife and threatening to carve his initials in Rose's heart.  Henry comments to Lucinda and Katie, "I don't think that came from the Avanya costume collection."  They both shush him and start to argue.  Donovan tells them all to shut up, they're giving him a headache.  He tells them he's going to walk out of there and no one is going to get in his way.  Paul tells Donovan that if he's going to hurt someone, hurt him, not Rose.  Rose comments that this is not the first time she's stared down a switchblade, and demands to know where her Pop is.  She pushes Donovan's hand away and ducks out of the way as Donovan and Paul struggle with the knife.  Lucinda pulls Rose to the side and Henry holds on to Katie.  Donovan and Paul fall to the floor; Paul gets up but Donovan does not.  He has been stabbed in the stomach.

Katie runs to Donovan as he lies on the floor dying, and Rose demands that he stay alive long enough to tell her how to free her Pop.  Lucinda says she's going to call an ambulance, but Donovan tells her not to bother, he just needs a smoke.  Lucinda tells him she's tempted to let him die, but calls the ambulance anyway.  Donovan jokes that his smokes will be the death of him one day.  Katie begs him to tell her how to free Simon and Joe.  Donovan asks her if he ever fooled her, and she says no, "It's not his face that makes my Simon, it's his heart."  Donovan admits that he was supposed to meet with Slade and deliver the diamond to him.  Rose asks where but Donovan doesn't know.  Rose asks how they're going to get her Pop back, and Donovan replies, "You don't."  He says he's surprised that after all this time in Avaya, they still don't understand what people like Slade are like.  Once he has the diamond and provenance, he won't need Joe.  Rose asks what he'll do to him, and Donovan responds that she knows the answer to that question.  Katie begs him to talk to them and tell them more, but he dies before he can answer.

Paul tells Rose he never meant for this to happen, he just wanted to get the knife away from him.  She says he saved her from the same fate.  Lucinda comes back with a tarp to find that Donovan has died.  She tells Henry to help her cover the body.  Henry asks why they have to bother, he's dead!  He doesn't want to be an accomplice to anything.  Lucinda says they need to stash the body away until they decide what to do.  Rose observes that if Donovan doesn't meet with Slade, he'll know he was double crossed and will kill Joe.  Lucinda tells them all that this is a business deal, and they're business people so they need to think of a way out of it.  Katie says that Joe must still be alive, Slade needs him as leverage to get the diamond.  Paul says they have to make sure that Slade meets with Donovan.  Henry wonders how, since this guy doesn't seem to be too talkative.  Paul says they will hide the body, rescue Simon, and get him to take the meeting as Donovan.

Paul and Henry move a table over Donovan's covered body.  Lucinda observes that they didn't have very good luck getting Simon out of jail the first time, but Paul insists they will get him out somehow.  He asks Katie if she's willing to come with.  Of course she says yes, she wants to see Simon.  Watching his double die has made her uneasy.  Lucinda tells her not to go soft on them, they need to stay tough and hang together.  Rose asks Paul if there's anything she can do, and he tells her to check on the diamond and provenance in the safe.  Rose wishes "Granny Carpenter" had never given her that rock.  Paul says someone will need to hide the body, and Lucinda tells them "we" will take care of it.  "We?" wonders Henry.  Paul, Katie, and Rose leave, and Henry says, "Lucinda, I cannot wait to hear your brilliant idea of how to get rid of the late Mr. Curry."  Lucinda wonders why she has to think of everything, and tells Henry to figure it out himself!

Lucinda and Henry have just stuffed Donovan's body into a trunk, and sit down on top of it to rest.  Lucinda reassures Henry that they just did what they had to do.  Henry comments that he needs a martini.  Lucinda says something about bending the body, and Henry says in horror, "Do you have to talk about him with such remove?"  "He's dead, how do you want me to talk about him?" asks Lucinda.  Henry says he just wants to put him in a box, take him to a post office, and ship him very far away.  Lucinda lectures Henry that this never would have happened if he hadn't fallen in with a gang of thieves.  Henry protests that Cooley said it would be OK.  "Look what happened to him!" says Lucinda.  "What are you, my mother?" asks Henry.  Rose comes back and tells them the diamond and provenance are safe, she just hopes Paul and Katie come back with Simon.

Lucinda and Henry take a break from pushing the heavy trunk.  Lucinda tells Henry to find a place to stash it.  "Do you want me to pull him along with my harness?  Why don't you two knit me a truss?" says Henry sarcastically.  Paul and Katie return after delivering the dynamite to Simon.  Lucinda asks where Simon is, and a loud boom is heard in the distance.  Katie hopes that Simon is OK, and Paul insists that he's fine.  Lucinda demands that Henry tell them everything he knows about Slade.  But before he can answer, Slade walks in, saying,  "Well, if it isn't my favorite group of Americans."  "Hello, Mr. Slade, how do you do," says Lucinda, introducing herself.  "I want this diamond, and I want it now!" says Slade.

Today’s episode was directed by Michael Eilbaum and written by Judy Tate.

Transcripts from ATWTweekly

[ Avanya - El Capitan Hotel ]
>> "Simon": [ Threatening Rose with a knife ] All right, I am through playing games with you guys! Now, you either cooperate, or I carve my initials in your heart!
>> Henry: I don't think that came from the Avanya costume collection.
>> Lucinda: Shut up, give me your knife!
>> Henry: What do you mean, "give me your knife"?
>> "Simon": Would you just shut up?!
[ All shouting ]
>> "Simon": You are giving me a headache! Now, I'm walking out of here, and none of you are gonna get in my way.
>> Paul: All right, all right, all right, you wanna hurt somebody, hurt me. Leave Rose alone.
>> Rose: Does this cheap imitation think I've never stared at a switchblade before, huh? No, no, no, it's gonna take more than that to scare me! I wanna know where my pop is stashed, and I wanna know now!
>> "Simon": I am so sick of hearing about your pop!
>> Rose: Oh, you know what?
>> Lucinda: Rose! Rose!
[ All screaming and shouting as Paul scuffles with "Simon" over the knife. ]
>> Rose: Paul! Paul, are you okay?

[ Avanya - El Capitan Hotel ]
>> Rose: Wait, Katie! Wait, wait!
>> Katie: You can't die yet! Please, talk to us!
>> Paul: I just wanted to get the knife away from him --
>> Lucinda: You can't pull it out. He'll bleed to death.
>> "Simon": Oh, well, this is just great.
>> Rose: Hey, there, you're not checkin' into the light until you tell me where my pop is. This piece of crud is the only person who knows where he is!
>> Lucinda: Okay, honey, I'll get an ambulance.
>> "Simon": Oh, please, don't bother. I just need a smoke.
>> Lucinda: Well, we're very tempted to let you die, but I'm going to get an ambulance, anyway.
>> "Simon": One of these days, these things are gonna be the death of me.
>> Lucinda: Have it your way. I'll get the ambulance, and I'll check and see if any locals were witnesses.
>> Katie: Come on, there's no use holding out on us now. Tell us exactly what we have to do to get Simon and Joe back, please.
>> "Simon": You never believed me, did you?
>> Katie: No. It's not his face that makes my Simon who he is. It's his heart. Come on, please, just tell us what we have to do.
>> "Simon": I was supposed to deliver the diamond to Slade tonight.
>>: Slade? That's the guy I met when I first got here. Where? Where was he --
>> "Simon": I don't know. He didn't tell me.
>> Rose: How am I supposed to get my pop back?
>> "Simon": You don't.
>> Paul: Wait, you said you were going to keep him for insurance. What --
>> "Simon": Weeks on this island, and you still don't know what people like Slade are all about, do you?
>> Rose: Well, enlighten me, please.
>> "Simon": Nothing -- nothing gets in the way of his plan.
>> Paul: What plan?
>> "Simon": Once he's got the diamond and the provenance, what does he need your old man for, huh?
>> : What are they going to do to him?
>> "Simon": I think you know the answer to that.
>> Rose: No!
>> Katie: Please, just talk to us. You have to tell us a little bit more. Just talk to us, please. What do we have to do?! Oh, my God. He's dead.

[ Avanya - El Capitan Hotel ]
>> Paul: I never meant for this to happen.
>> Rose: No, Donovon is the one that pulled the knife. If you hadn't jumped up, it would be me lying there right now. What are we gonna do about my pop? He's the only one -- this guy's the only one who knew what was going on with him. And now he's stone-cold dead.
>> Lucinda: He's dead?
>> Rose: He's dead.
>> Lucinda: Oh, dear. Rose, it's okay. We're still going to find him. All right, come on, Henry. Help me with this.
>> Henry: Help you with what?
>> Lucinda: This! We're going to cover him up.
>> Henry: What do you mean? He's dead. I'm not gonna --
>> Lucinda: Well, so, he's dead. So what? Take that part.
>> Henry: I don't want to be an accomplice to this, okay?
>> Lucinda: Yes, you're going to wrap him up and put him under wraps until --
>> Henry: All right. Fine, fine.
>> Lucinda: -- We find out what we want to do with him. Tick-tock, do it.
>> Paul: We're not going to let anything happen to your father, all right? We've come too far now.
>> Rose: What about this Slade guy? Donovon's suppose to meet him tonight. And if he doesn't show up, then Slade's gonna think he's been double-crossed. He's gonna kill my pop!
>> Lucinda: Now, let's just think a minute. This is a business deal. It's still a business deal. We've got a lot of business minds in this room. Let's think collectively and accurately.
>> Katie: Okay. Well, it's safe to assume that Joe is still alive, because Slade needs him to get the diamond. So he's gonna keep him alive. He needs him for leverage, all right?
>> Paul: Right. Right. So we need to make sure that Slade still gets his meeting with Donovon.
>> Lucinda: You're cookin'! Take charge!
>> Henry: Yeah, yeah. Well, I don't want to burst anyone's bubble here, but I don't think this guy's gonna be too talkative.
>> Paul: We gotta hide Donovon's body, get Simon out of jail. Simon's going to take that meeting with Slade.
>> Lucinda: I really admire your creativity, Paul, but you didn't have much luck the first go-around springing Simon from jail.
>> Paul: In a few minutes, the door of Simon's cell is coming off.
>> Katie: How are we gonna get back into the jail?
>> Paul: I don't know. We'll think of something. Are you up for going with me again?
>> Katie: Yes. I want to see Simon. I know that's not him under the, but, oh, seeing that face and knowing that he was dying --
>> Lucinda: Please, honey, don't go all soft on us. We gotta be tough and hang in together, or we'll never get off this god-forsaken island.
>> Rose: I gotta do something. I can't just sit here waiting for you guys to come --
>> Paul: We will not be gone long, okay?
>> Rose: Just something. Give me something, anything.
>> Paul: All right, all right. Check on the diamond and the provenance. Make sure they're still in the hotel safe, okay? If Simon's gonna make that meeting tomorrow with Slade, he's gonna have to have some bargaining power.
>> Rose: I held onto that rock for so long. I fought to hold onto it for so long. Sometimes I wish Granny Carpenter never gave it to me.
>> Paul: All right, somebody's gotta hide Donovon's body quietly so Slade never finds out he's dead.
>> Lucinda: We'll handle that.
>> Paul: Okay.
>> Henry: "We"?
>> Lucinda: We. Don't think about it. Don't give it another thought.
>> Rose: Come back to me.
>> Paul: I will.
>> Rose: Okay?
>> Paul: Katie, are you ready?
>> Katie: Yeah.
>> Henry: Well, Lucinda, I just can't wait to hear what brilliant idea you have for getting rid of the late Mr. Curry.
>> Lucinda: Why do I have to solve all the problems?
Think of how we're gonna do it.

[ Avanya - El Capitan Hotel ]
>> Henry: Okay, okay, okay.
>> Lucinda: Okay.
>> Henry: No!
>> Lucinda: Up.
>> Henry: What do you mean -- put him in, put him in.
>> Lucinda: That's it. Oh, my heavens, we had to do it, and we did it.
>> Henry: Yes. I don't think I'll mind if I have one little martini before we have to touch him again, huh?
>> Lucinda: Oh, stop being so silly. I mean, we had to do this. He wouldn't have bent if he had rigor mortis.
>> Henry: Oh, God, Lucinda, do you have to talk about him with such remove, huh?
>> Lucinda: He's dead! How do you want me to talk about him?
>> Henry: Can we just -- let's just box him up and go to the nearest post office and mail him very far away.
>> Lucinda: You know, this wouldn't have happened if you hadn't let yourself fall in with a gang of thieves, Henry.
>> Henry: Well, Cooley told me there'd be nothing to it.
>> Lucinda: And look what happened to him. You better think ahead next time -- better choices, my friend.
>> Henry: What are you, my mother? Okay, I will.
>> Rose: Okay, the provenance and the diamond are safe.
>> Lucinda: Good, and we've stowed the deceased.
>> Rose: All right, let's just pray that Katie and Paul come back safe with Simon.

[ Avanya - El Capitan Hotel ]
>> Lucinda: I can't do any more. Come on, Henry. You get going. You just find a place, smooze around, where we can hide this damn thing.
>> Henry: What?! You want me to pull him along with my harness? Why don't you two knit me a truss?
>> Rose: You made it back! Oh, thank God. Oh.
[ Explosion ]
>> Lucinda: I guess you delivered your load.
>> Katie: Well, we weren't able to set off the explosives ourselves. We had to give them to Simon. Oh, my God. I hope he's okay.
>> Paul: He's fine. He'll make it.
>> Rose: Well, he better make it. Because, you know, we have to pass him off as Donovon tomorrow or else my pop is a goner.
>> Lucinda: Okay. All right.
>> Henry: What?
>> Lucinda: You start talking, Henry. You tell us everything you know about this Slade man -- everything!
>> Paul: Hey, hey, hey. I think it's time we need to be quiet. I think Donovon was probably right when he said we can't trust anybody.
>> Katie: How long did it take us to walk back from the jail?
>> Paul: A few minutes.
>> Katie: Don't you think Simon should be here by now?
>> Slade: Well, if it isn't my favorite band of Americans.
>> Lucinda: Mr. Slade -- how do you do? We were just talking about you.
>> Slade: I want this diamond. And I want it now.

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