Friday, September
20,
2002
Henry is in Jake's old office at The City Times, packing up his
things. Lucinda walks in and asks him, "Is this all the progress
you've made?" Henry tells her his brain cells got in the way of the
work. Lucinda explains that her new editor is starting next week and she
wants the office to be bright and shiny. She asks Henry for a progress
report, "How does it feel to be doing real honest hard work?"
"Like an appendectomy, only not as much fun!" he answers. He
asks Lucinda why they have to keep all this junk anyway. Lucinda tells him
that it's not junk, it's the life's work of her late editor Jake McKinnon.
It may not be glamorous, but it's important. "What I've always
aspired to," mutters Henry. "What?" asks Lucinda.
Henry doesn't answer so Lucinda tells him that when he's done with the boxes, he
can supervise setting up the press conference for the D.A. tomorrow.
Henry asks Lucinda why she's putting him through this.
"Darling, I think I'm the only force that sits between you and a life of
white collar crime," she answers. She tells him that he should be
thanking her instead of questioning her motives. "Why am I your pet
project?" asks Henry. Lucinda explains that she's had many protégés
in her career, the most recent of which was Rose, "that diamond in the
rough." "Please don't mention diamonds," says Henry
painfully. Lucinda goes on to explain that Rose has chosen to nurse her
sick father. She feels like she owes Henry for his help in Avanya, and he
should think of this as a great opportunity. Henry tells Lucinda she's
being very generous, but there are other people more qualified than him.
Lucinda cuts him off and tells him it's better than hard time, which is what
he'll get if he doesn't cooperate. Lucinda tells him to relax and be
comfortable, and just go with it. She leaves him alone to work, and he
says, "I never thought I'd say this, but I miss Simon Frasier!"
Meanwhile, Bonnie and Paul have shown up at Simon and Katie's
cottage and asked him to help them get the goods on Marshall Travers, who they
believe is working with James Stenbeck. With a little encouragement from
Katie, Simon agrees to take the job. He admits that the electronic
surveillance is more than he can handle alone, but he assures them he has
someone in mind to help out.
Henry is still hard at work in the office. Lucinda tells
him that when he's done packing the boxes he can carry them down to the mail
room. The phone rings and Lucinda answers it; it's Simon. She tells
him that she's very unhappy with him. She thought that he borrowed Henry
"to instill a modicum of work ethic in him." "That
bad?" asks Simon knowingly. "Worse," answers Lucinda.
Simon suggests that he take Henry off her hands for a while. "You
want to borrow him? Whatever for?" asks Lucinda. Henry's ears
perk up and he excitedly watches Lucinda. Simon tells Lucinda that he has
the perfect job for Henry; it was tailor made for him. Lucinda pretends to
hesitate, then gladly agrees. She hangs up the phone and tells Henry that
Simon was so impressed with his decorating skills that "he has to have you
again!" Henry kisses her hand and thanks her, saying, "Bless
you, Ms. Walsh, you won't regret it." She tells him he better not
make her regret it, and he runs out of the room to his new job with Simon.
Today’s episode was directed by Steven Williford and
written by Lynn Martin.
Transcripts from ATWTweekly
[ City Times Offices ]
>> Lucinda: Oh, Henry.
>> Henry: Oh, hey.
>> Lucinda: Is this all the progress you've made? 
>> Henry: I'm sorry, Lucinda, I've -- well, my brain cells have been
getting in the way, you know?
>> Lucinda: My new editor is coming next week. I wanted this office to be
just ready and wonderful and bright and shiny. Okay, give me a progress report
-- how does it feel to be doing real, honest, hard work?
>> Henry: Um, like an appendectomy, only not as much fun. What is all this
junk, Lucinda? Why can't we just throw it all out?
>> Lucinda: Dear, let's not talk about "junk." This -- this is
the work of my late editor, Jake McKinnon. This is his life's work. You don't
throw away a man's life's work, do you, like a pair of old boots? His family
wants his papers. It may not be glamorous, but it's important.
>> Henry: Swell, that's what I've always aspired to.
>> Lucinda: What was that? When you've finished with the boxes, okay, you
can supervise the setting up of the press conference for the D.A. tomorrow.
Okay?
>> Henry: Could you just tell me something here. Please? Why is it so
important to you to put me through all this?
>> Lucinda: Darling, so help me god, I think I am the only force that
stands between you and a life of white-collar crime. 
So,
instead of -- instead of questioning my motives, you ought to be thanking me.
>> Henry: Why am I your pet project?
>> Lucinda: Darling, I have had many protégés, many in my career. The
last one was Rose. That diamond in the rough --
>> Henry: Please, please, don't mention diamonds, okay? Yeah, thanks.
>> Lucinda: And rose, as we both know, has opted to nurse her poor, old,
sick, father. Darling I just felt -- I mean, I felt that I owed you something
for what you did in Avanya for me. So this is an opportunity, it's a golden
opportunity, make the most of it.
>> Henry: Oh, I see. But you know, you are so, so, so, so, so generous.
You really are. But I think there are more people out there that are more
qualified to take on --
>> Lucinda: Henry! Henry, it beats hard time, and that's what you are
gonna get if you blow this. So just relax, relax and do it. Be comfortable. Just
the beginning. Just the beginning.
[ Sighs ]
>> Henry: I never thought I'd say this -- I miss Simon Frasier!
[ City Times Offices ]
>> Lucinda: After you've finished with the boxes, you can carry them down
to the mailroom. Okay? 
[ Phone rings ] Yeah?
>> Simon: Lucinda, hi. It's Simon.
>> Lucinda: Oh, hello, Simon darling. How is that brave little wife of
yours?
>> Simon: Well, she's sleeping at last.
>> Lucinda: Good. Then she won't hear me telling you how very -- how very
unhappy with you I am.
>> Simon: What have I done?
>> Lucinda: It's what you have not done. It seems to me that I let you
borrow Henry because you -- I thought -- could instill a modicum of a work ethic
in him.
>> Simon: That bad, huh?
>> Lucinda: Worse.
>> Simon: Well, I'll tell you what. How about I take him off your hands
for a little bit? 
>> Lucinda: You want to borrow him? Again? Whatever for?
>> Simon: Well, it seems I've got a job that's absolutely perfect for
Henry -- tailor-made for him and his skills. That's if it's all right with you.
>> Lucinda: Uh -- oh, I don't know. No -- I don't know -- I mean, there's
so much to be done around here. I don't know if I can --
[ Lucinda laughs ] sure, he's all yours. Well, it seems you have impressed Simon
with your decorating skills to the extent that he has to have you again.
>> Henry: Bless you, Ms. Walsh! God bless you. You won't regret this! I
promise.
>> Lucinda: Please, don't make me regret.
>> Henry: I'll see you later. Much later!
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