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Wednesday, September 25, 2002

Henry, Paul and Simon are in the "stake out room" at the Lakeview.  Henry is testing the equipment he will use to bug Travers' room and Simon asks him what the hold up is.  Henry says he just wants to make sure everything works.  Simon complains that this stuff was supposed to be brand new.  Bonnie rushes into the room and says the coast is clear, they need to go into Travers' room now.  Testing the mike, Henry says, "Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder how I got myself into this!"  He discovers that the mike doesn't work, but Simon insists they leave.  Henry tells him to hold on, and Simon asks him if he plans to weasel out of it again.  "No, I want to get my toolbox so I can do the job right.  Do you have any other words of encouragement?" asks Henry sarcastically.  "Don't screw up," offers Simon as they head out the door.

The maid is leaving Travers' room and Bonnie distracts her while Henry sneaks in through the open door.  After the maid closes the door and leaves, Henry calls Paul to tell him he's in the room.  Paul tells Henry to open the door.  Henry wonders why but Paul tells him it's important, so he does.  "Hello, partner," says Simon as he walks into the room.  Henry asks him why he's there, and Simon says he wants to help him just in case he has problems with the mike.  "You don't trust me, do you?" asks Henry.  "No," admits Simon.  "Will you ever trust me?" asks Henry.  "Doubtful," answers Simon, and tells him to earn it.  Henry gives in and asks Simon to get the tape and scissors while he looks for a place to hide the bug.  "All right, I love it when you take control!" says Simon.

Meanwhile, in the stake out room, Paul gets a call that Travers is on the way up.  He calls Simon and tells him they need to get out of the room immediately.  Henry says he just needs to finish up, and tells Simon to leave without him.  Simon reluctantly does so, and Henry finishes positioning the bug.  He grabs his toolbox and is about to head out the door when he hears Travers approaching.  As quick as Clark Kent becoming Superman, after the commercial break Henry is wearing a bellhop jacket.  He covers his toolbox with clothes so that when Travers walks in, he thinks he's there to collect dirty laundry.  Marshall asks him if he'll take one more suit.  Henry the bellhop says yes, but he'll have to fill out a separate ticket, "My boss is a stickler about that."  Paul, Simon and Bonnie are listening in the other room, and Paul quickly calls the front desk to send a valet up to the room.  Marshall hands Henry the suit and he leaves.  Bonnie meets Henry outside the door and takes the clothes, telling him to get back to Paul and Simon.  Bonnie intercepts the real bellhop and convinces him that she's Mr. Travers girlfriend who was supposed to take care of the laundry hours ago.  He agrees to keep her secret.  Back in the room, Henry listens with Paul and Simon as Marshall calls the front desk for confirmation that his clothes were picked up.  He receives it, and everyone breathes a sigh of relief.  Paul says they're in the clear, the just need to wait for Stenbeck to make contact.  "And then Mr. T. Marshall Travers will be out of our lives, for good," says Bonnie optimistically.

Simon thanks Henry for not turning them in to Travers, and Henry says he would never do that, well at least not unless there were special circumstances.  Simon asks why not now?  Henry replies that if they went to jail, he would too!  Simon says he could have cut a deal.  "Now you tell me!" jokes Henry.  Just then the phone rings in Travers room.  It's Jessica, but since they can only hear Marshall's end of the conversation, they think it's James.  Marshall tells the person on the other end of the line that he needs to see him/her but it's too dangerous to meet in his hotel suite.  They arrange to meet, and Paul and Simon follow him, certain that they'll find James.

Today’s episode was directed by Michael Eilbaum and written by Craig Heller.

Transcripts from ATWTweekly

[ Lakeview Towers - Suite Next to Marshall's ]
>> Henry: Testing. This is Henry Coleman. Hello?
>> Simon: What are you doing? What's the holdup? You're supposed to be on the way to Travers' room already.
>> Henry: I have to make sure the mic works before I plant it.
>> Simon: You told me the equipment was brand-new.
>> Henry: Yeah, well, we don't want to plant a dead mic, now do we?
>> Bonnie: We have got to hurry. The maid's almost done with the vacuuming.
>> Henry: [ testing the mic ] Twinkle, twinkle, little star. How I wonder how I got myself into this.
>> Bonnie: Is there a problem?
>> Simon: No. No, it's all fine. It's just some technical stuff. Are you ready to set up a distraction so Henry can slip into Travers' room?
>> Bonnie: Yeah. Henry?
>> Henry: Yeah, I'm sorry. The mic is not working. This must be a dead mic.
>> Simon: You are going to have to fix it once you get into the room, Henry. Come on.
>> Henry: Wait, hold it. Simon, hold on. Hold on just a second here.
>> Simon: You're not gonna try and weasel your way out of this, are you?
>> Henry: No. I want to get my toolbox so I can do the job right. Do you have any other words of encouragement?
>> Simon: Don't screw up.
>> Henry: Let's go.

[ Lakeview Towers - Hallway outside Marshall's Suite ]
>> Bonnie: [ distracts the cleaning lady while Henry slips into Marshall's suite ] Excuse me? Do you know this hotel fairly well?
>> Maid: I've worked here for 11 years.
>> Bonnie: Oh, great. Great, great. A friend of mine wrote his room number down, but I can't seem to find it.
>> Maid: Is that a seven or one?
>> Bonnie: A seven. Well, see? I can't really tell. It's really strange, isn't it? You know what I'm gonna do? I'm just gonna go to the front desk and be sure. Thank you. Thank you.

[ Inside Marshall's Suite ]
>> Henry: I'm in.
>> Paul: Good work. Open the door.
>> Henry: What?
>> Paul: It's important, Henry. Do it.
>> Simon: Howdy, partner. All right, let's get to work.
>> Henry: What are you doing here?
>> Simon: I had a bad mic. I thought you might need some help.
>> Henry: No, no, no. You don't trust me, do you?
>> Simon: No
>> Henry: Are you gonna ever trust me?
>> Simon: Doubtful.
>> Henry: Then what am I doing here? What am I doing here, working so hard, risking my own personal freedom?
>> Simon: You want my trust? Earn it.
>> Henry: Fine. Grab me the electrical tape and the scissors that's on the top tray. I'll look for a place to plant the bug.
>> Simon: All right. I love it when you take control. Here.

[ Lakeview Towers - Suite Next to Marshall's ]
>> Paul: What the hell's taking them so long? They should've been out of Travers' room ten minutes ago.
[ Phone rings ]
>> Bonnie: Yes, hello. He's on his way up? Okay, no, thank you. Thank you very much. Bye.
>> Paul: Come on, come on. All right, get out of Travers' room now. He's on his way up.
[ Marshall's Suite ]
>> Simon: Look, we're almost done here, all right? All we need is a couple of minutes.
>> Henry: Simon, get out of there! Don't take any chances!
>> Simon: All right, we're gonna have to go. Travers is on the way up.
>> Henry: All right. Just one more tiny adjustment, and I'll have this --
>> Simon: Listen, forget it. That's gonna have to do, Henry.
>> Henry: No, Simon, I'll catch up.
>> Simon: If Travers comes up here --
>> Henry: I said, go!
>> Simon: Out of your way.
[ Simon gets out, but Henry hears Marshall outside the door just as he is ready to leave. He quickly dons a hotel staff jacket and covers his toolbox with Marshall's dry-cleaning ]
>> Marshall: Who are you?

>> Paul: We're in trouble. Marshall caught Henry.

>> Henry: Laundry sent me, you wanted these things cleaned?

>> Simon: Good thinking, Henry.

>> Marshall: I have some dry cleaning, too. Can you take that?
>> Henry: Yes. I hate to inconvenience you, but I'm gonna have to ask you to fill out a separate ticket. My boss is really strict about that sort of thing.
>> Marshall: Okay, no problem.
>> Henry: Yeah.
>> Marshall: Let me get my suit.
>> Henry: Okay.

>> Paul: He bought it.
>> Simon: Yeah, could you send a valet to room 703? I have some dry cleaning that needs to be picked up. Thank you.
>> Paul: What are you doing?
>> Simon: Making sure this works.

>> Marshall: I want it back by tomorrow night.
>> Henry: It'll be here, sir. You have a nice day.
>> Marshall: You, too. Thanks.
>> Henry: Thank you.

[ Hallway Outside Marshall's Room ]
>> Bonnie: Nice work, Henry. Okay, I'll take it from here.
>> Henry: What? What do you think you're doing? I have to have this stuff --
>> Bonnie: It's under control. Just get back to Paul. And hurry. There you are. Thank you for getting here so fast. [ grabs the real valet ] These are for you.
>> Valet: I'm supposed to make the pick-up from 703.
>> Bonnie: I'm Mr. Travers' girlfriend. And I'm supposed to have these picked up hours ago, but I forgot. So can you just keep my secret, please?
>> Valet: Okay. Why not?
>> Bonnie: Thanks. Well, the ticket's right in there. And thank you so very, very much.
>> Valet: Any time.
>> Bonnie: Wait! He wants everything back by tomorrow night.
>> Valet: You got it.
>> Bonnie: Okay, thank you.

[ Suite Next to Marshall's ]
>> Simon: Excellent, Henry. Well done. Very quick thinking.
>> Paul: Shh, shh, shh! Travers is on the phone.
>> Marshall: Hi, this is Mr. Travers in 703.  I just sent some laundry and dry cleaning down, but I didn't recognize the valet.
>> Bonnie: What's happening?
>> Henry: He's on to us.
>> Marshall: Can you confirm that my clothes have been delivered and that the valet is actually an employee of the hotel?  You have received them? Okay. Thank you very much. Sorry to bother you.
>> Paul: All right, we're in the clear. Now all we need to do is wait for my father to make contact.
>> Bonnie: And Mr. T. Marshall Travers will be out of our lives, for good.

[ Lakeview Towers - Suite Next to Marshall's ]
>> Simon: Hey, thanks for not giving us up.
>> Henry: Ah, come on. I'd never do that. Only under certain circumstances.
>> Simon: Right. So what makes this so special?
>> Henry: Well, Simon, if I turn you in, I end up in jail right next to you.
>> Simon: I don't know. From what I've seen of Travers, you could've probably cut a deal.
>> Henry: Now you tell me.
[ Simon laughs ]
[ phone ringing ]
>> Paul: Oh, what's that?
>> Simon: Shh.
>> Paul: What?
>> Paul: It's Marshall's phone.
>> Bonnie: We didn't bug it, did we?
>> Simon: No, no, no, just his room, but at least we'll hear his side of the conversation. Hopefully that'll be enough.
[ Phone ringing ]
>> Marshall: Marshall Travers.
>> Jessica: It's -- it's me.
>> Marshall: I was hoping you'd call.
>> Jessica: I was hoping I wouldn't.
>> Marshall: I can't meet you here. It's too dangerous. I'll call you from my car, and we'll figure out where we can get together.
>> Paul: That was him. That was James.
>> Simon: "I was hoping you'd call." "Too dangerous to meet here." Yeah, it sure sounds like him.
>> Paul: Okay, I'm gonna try to follow Marshall, see where they hook up. You wanna come along?
>> Simon: Yeah, why not?
>> Paul: Okay, you stay here in case Marshall doubles back.
>> Bonnie: Okay, I was planning on it.
>> Henry: Yeah, me, too.
>> Paul: All right, all right, good. My father's made a rare mistake, and this time, I'm gonna make him pay for it.

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