BAY CITY FOREVER



This is a work of fan fiction, written by Rochelle Theresa Brown for entertainment purposes only, and not for profit. All characters not invented by me are the sole property of Procter and Gamble Productions.

This work is under copyright.

BAY CITY FOREVER is rated TV-14 for an occasional mild expletive.



EPISODE 30



This episode begins one hour after the previous episode ended.

SCENE ONE

(The scene is CARLINO'S. Josie, Toni, and Adams are at a table together, picking at their food.)

JOSIE: I never want to go through that again as long as I live.

ADAMS: Testifying against Joe?

JOSIE: Exactly. It almost killed me.

TONI: The worst part is, the only reason he's in all this trouble is because he protected Josie and me

ADAMS: No. He's in all this trouble because Grant will do anything to ruin Joe's career.

TONI: (bitterly) Even if it means using the testimony of a convicted rapist.

ADAMS: How low can one man sink?

JOSIE: (bitterly) Don't forget,this is Grant we are talking about.

TONI: So do we tell Joe what you heard Commissioner Walters say to the IA officers?

JOSIE: (thinks it over for a minute) No. I think some of us should go to the Commish, and try to talk him into dropping the charges.

TONI: And if he refuses?

JOSIE: Then I'll tell Cass what I heard, so he can bring it up at the hearing.
FADE OUT



SCENE TWO

(The scene shifts to the hallway outside of the hearing room. Grant, Commissioner Walters, and Chip Rayburn are standing together, talking.)

CHIP: So how was my testimony?

GRANT: Well, You did slip up a bit.

WALTERS: But you still got a great deal of sympathy from the IA officers.

GRANT: Yes, right now they are thinking of you as the victim of police brutality.

CHIP: There's just one thing I don't understand. Since we want to make Joe Carlino look bad, why is the hearing closed to the general public?

GRANT: Because he'll look worse when the results are made public if the citizens of Bay City don't get to hear him defend himself.

(Brief dissolve, and then the words ONE HOUR LATER appear on screen. Grant is no longer in the Commissioner's office. Josie, Toni, Adams, and several other officers from the 2-3 are inside with the Commish.)

ADAMS: We've come to ask that you discontinue the hearing against our captain.

TONI: And that you dismiss all charges immediately.

JOSIE: It's not right for a man like Joe Carlino to have to fight for his shield.

ADAMS: When his predecessor, Gabe McNamara, was murdered, Joe was the one who held us all together...even before he was named as captain.

JOSIE: It just wouldn't be right for Joe to lose his shield.

OTHER OFFICERS: (all talking at once) No, it wouldn't.. Bay City needs Joe Carlino... drop the charges

WALTERS: No. The charges are not going to be dropped. The hearing will continue tomorrow, as scheduled.
FADE OUT



SCENE FOUR

(The scene shifts to THE JASMINE GARDEN. Grant and Cecile are at their favorite table, eating spareribs and egg-rolls and drinking tea. They are completely unaware that Cindy is seated at the table behind theirs.)

CECILE: I just love these egg rolls.

GRANT: And I'd sell my soul for these spareribs.

CINDY: (under her breath)You can't sell what Satan already owns.

CECILE: So how did the hearing go?

GRANT: Splendidly. My first two witnesses really made Carlino look bad, one willingly, and the other reluctantly.

CECILE: Oh? And who were these witnesses?

GRANT: One of them was a victim of Joe Carlino's dereliction of duty.

CECILE: And the other?

GRANT: You might call her a beneficiary.

CECILE: One of the cops whose wrong-doings Joe covered up?

GRANT: Yes; his little pet detective, Josie Sinclair.
FADE OUT



SCENE FIVE
The next afternoon

(The scene shifts to the hearing room, where the hearing is about to resume. Grant is standing precisely where he stood the day before. Joe and Cass are at the same table. Josie, Toni, and Adams are seated together, looking grim.)

GRANT: Yesterday, I proved that Joe Carlino has been guilty of dereliction of duty. I established conclusively that he covered up serious wrong-doing, one might even go so far as to say brutality, on the part of two of his officers.

CASS: Objection! There has been no proof of brutality. Your witness never once said that he had actually been struck.

GRANT: No, I'll concede that.

CASS: Well, thank you.

GRANT: However, brutality is not necessarily physical. We also recognize mental and emotional abuse, which Officers Burrell and Sinclair clearly did inflict on their victim.

JOE: (standing up, furious) Now, hold on! My officers are not under investigation. I am.

GRANT: Sit down, Carlino.

JOE: Not until I have my say. You seem to have forgotten that Chip Rayburn committed several rapes. He was the criminal, not Officers Burrell and Sinclair.

GRANT: So you approved of their actions? No; don't answer that. Your actions, or should I say lack thereof, speak for themselves. And now, I call my next witness, Tito Banecek.

(Tito approaches from the back of the room, where he'd been sitting, unnoticed by anyone else.)

CASS: (standing up) Objection! Tito Banecek has no bearing on this matter. He wasn't even in Bay City when the incident in question occurred.

GRANT: No, but he is a prime example of Joe Carlino's hypocrisy. (Turns to Tito) Joe Carlino is your father, is that correct?

TITO: Yes.

GRANT: And is he aware of that fact?

TITO: Yes, he is.

GRANT: Now, Joe Carlino has often said how important family is to him. You are his son, and therefore, you are a vital part of his family. Has he ever once shown you the slightest bit of affection?

TITO: No. I think he hates me.

GRANT: (speaking in tones of moral indignation) Did you hear that? Joe Carlino hates his own son.

(Camera focuses on Toni, Josie, and Adams.)

JOSIE: That from a man who let his son think he was dead.

(Camera focuses on Joe and Cass.)

CASS: (to Joe) And when was the last time Grant saw his son?

GRANT: I have no further questions.

CASS: I have a question for this witness.

GRANT: (expansively) Why, certainly. Be my guest.

(Camera focuses on Toni, Josie, and Adams.)

TONI:(mockingly) "Be my guest." Like he's doing Cass a favor by allowing him to question the witness.

CASS: Isn't it true that Joe Carlino only recently learned that he is your father?

TITO: (reluctantly) Well, yes.

CASS: And didn't he learn this at the same time that everyone else in Bay City did?

TITO: Yes.

And wasn't it revealed in a way calculated to present Captain Carlino in the worst possible light?

GRANT: That is quite enough. This line of questioning has nothing to do with the matter at hand.

CASS: For once, I agree with you. The parentage of this witness has nothing to do with the matter at hand.

GRANT: On the contrary. It speaks to the character, or lack thereof, of Captain Joseph Carlino. And we are finished for today.

(Murmurs throughout the room)

CASS: This is ridiculous! You called only one witness today!

GRANT: True, one very effective witness. We are adjourned until tomorrow at this time.

(All walk out into the hall. Josie walks over to Joe.)

JOSIE: Did you notice that Grant used the phrase "lack thereof" twice?

(Tito approaches)

TITO: Joe, could I talk to you?

JOSIE: (discreetly) I'll see you later, Joe. (Walks towards Toni and Adams.)

JOE: What do you want? Don't forget, you just testified that you think I hate you. Is that what you really think?

TITO: Well, don't you?

JOE: Four years ago, I hated you for what you did to Paulina, and to Remy.

TITO: What about now?

JOE: To tell you the truth, I'm not really sure how I feel about you.
FADE OUT



SCENE SIX

One hour later

(The scene shifts to the "computer room" at the 2-3. Josie is at the computer, typing. She moves slightly, just enough for us to be able to see the following message: Walters, unless you drop all charges against Captain Joe Carlino, that rumor I mentioned before will (footsteps are heard approaching.)

JOSIE: Damn! I'd better get rid of this. (Josie moves, and we can no longer see the screen. She clicks the mouse. Footsteps fade away. Josie gets up and walks out of the room. We can now see that she has not deleted the mailbox. She has only minimized it.){Oops!}
FADE OUT



SCENE SEVEN
(The scene shifts to the exterior of a two-story house. Commissioner Walters walks up to the door, puts his key in the lock, opens the door.)

WALTERS: (walks into front hall. There is a phone in the hall.) I'm home!

(A short, slender woman with shoulder-length, auburn-colored hair comes into the front hall, followed by a girl in her early teens with the same color hair. )

WOMAN: How was your day?

WALTERS: Grant put Tito Banecek on the stand today. He really made Joe Carlino look bad, Marge.

GIRL: Do you think he really is corrupt, like Mayor Harrison says?

WALTERS: Well, Peggy, that's what the hearing is supposed to determine. (Phone rings.)

PEGGY: I've got it. (picks up receiver) Hello?

(pause) Hi, Greta. (pause) I know. It's been more than a month now. (pause) I wish I knew. (pause) I'll ask him. (puts hand over mouthpiece) Dad?

WALTERS: What, Sweetheart?

PEGGY: When are we getting a new computer? I mean, it's more than a month since our old one died.

WALTERS: And you've been in mourning ever since. Well, As soon as your mother and I have time to shop for one, we will. Things have been hectic lately.

MARGE: Well, I think we should do it as soon as possible. I don't like being without a computer, either. Who knows what important e-mails we might have missed already?
FADE OUT



SCENE EIGHT: CLOSING SCENE

(The scene shifts to the computer room at the 2-3. Joe walks in.)
JOE: (to himself) Maybe playing a few games will relax me. (Sits at computer, looks at screen.)What's that mailbox icon doing here? Nobody's supposed to send or receive mail on this computer. I'd better check this out.(Points and clicks. We do not see what he is reading.) No! Oh no! Covers his face with his hands.) One of my officers is resorting to (chokes over the word) blackmail!
FREEZE FRAME
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