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.
BAY CITY FOREVER is rated TV-14 for an occasional mild expletive.
This work is under copyright.


EPISODE 37



This episode begins about fifteen minutes after EPISODE 35 {not 36} ended.

SCENE ONE
(The scene is the squad room of the 2-3. Joe and Josie are standing near the coffeepot, talking. Edith storms in and walks over to them.)

EDITH: Joe, I want you to lift my suspension right now.

JOE: Oh?

EDITH: Yes. She (pointing to Josie) had no business suspending me in the first place.

JOSIE: Look, Edith

EDITH: Don't talk to me, you hypocrite.

JOE: Listen, Edith, Josie and I have a crisis to deal with right now.

EDITH: You mean the rumor about the two of you?

JOSIE: How did you know about that rumor?

EDITH: If you mean, was I the one who posted it, the answer is no, and I resent your insinuating anything of the kind.

JOE: Nobody's insinuating anything. And as for your being reinstated, do you think you deserved to be suspended in the first place?

EDITH: Do you know why I was suspended?

JOE: Yes, Edith. You were suspended for slapping a perp.

EDITH: Because she made a crack about you, which she probably wouldn't have made if you hadn't resigned.

JOSIE: And it was my fault that you resigned, Joe. You know that.

EDITH: So don't you think I should be reinstated?

JOE: Why don't we talk about this in my office?
FADE OUT



SCENE TWO
(The scene shifts to Grant's office at City Hall. Grant is inside with Chip Rayburn.)

GRANT: You are absolutely sure nobody saw you?

CHIP: I'm positive.

GRANT: Why did you request this meeting?

CHIP: We had a deal, remember?

GRANT: True, but, as you know, things didn't go according to plan.

CHIP: That wasn't my fault. I did everything you told me to.

GRANT: True, but we didn't achieve our goal. Joe Carlino is still the police captain.

CHIP: You're right, and he'd never

GRANT: Wait a minute. He may be the police captain, but I am the mayor. I'm going to have a little talk with Captain Carlino.

CHIP: Do you plan to give him a direct order?

GRANT: Not exactly. (smiles) I'm going to give him a choice.
FADE OUT



SCENE THREE

(The scene shifts to CARLINO'S. Toni and Adams are at a table, eating linguini and talking.)

ADAMS: Josie was pretty shook up by that online rumor about her and Joe.

TONI: It wasn't exactly a rumor. It was a statement, followed by an innuendo.

ADAMS: I just wish we could do something about it.

TONI: Like what? Go to that message board and challenge the scumbag who posted that garbage to identify himself... or herself?

ADAMS: As if he, or she, would ever come forward.

TONI: Then we'll just have to do something else.

ADAMS: Like what? Go to the message board and vehemently deny the rumor?

TONI: No, just the opposite. What I plan to do is go to that board and tell them that the rumor about Joe fondling Josie is true.
FADE OUT



SCENE FOUR
(The scene shifts to Joe's office at the 2-3. Joe, Josie, and Edith are inside.)

JOE: So, Edith, you feel that you should be reinstated because Josie is the one who handed down the punishment?

EDITH: Like I said, she had no business punishing me because she had no right to accept the captaincy in the first place.

JOSIE: She's right, Joe. And if it weren't for Edith, I might not have owned up.

EDITH: What do you mean, if it weren't for me, you might not have owned up?

JOSIE: You came to me right after you slapped that perp. You didn't try to hide what you had done.

EDITH: Well, if my coming to you was such a shining example, why did you suspend me?

JOE:(sternly) She suspended you because slapping that perp was wrong, and you're just lucky you weren't charged with brutality.

JOSIE: After I suspended you, I felt like such a hypocrite, I couldn't stand it any more. I knew, then, that I had to come clean, no matter what the consequences were.

JOE: And you've got to admit, the consequences were pretty severe.

JOSIE: But you know, I don't feel as bad about being a Cadet as I did about (hesitates)

JOE: It was worse for you when you were the captain, right, Josie? (Josie nods her head) And I'll bet you'd like to forget all about your captaincy, right?

JOSIE: I wish I could.

JOE: Tell you what, Josie. Why don't I expunge it from the record?

JOSIE: You mean?

JOE: Your captaincy never officially happened. And that means that any decisions you made during your now non-existent captaincy are null and void.

EDITH: So I'm not suspended any more?

JOE: No, but I want you to write me a report on the proper procedure for making an arrest.

EDITH: Yes, sir.
FADE OUT



SCENE FIVE: CLOSING SCENE

(The scene shifts to the living room of the Carlino home, about an hour later. Sofia and Dante are on the sofa. Ryan Gabriel is on the floor, looking at a picture book. Angela Rose is in her playpen.)
DANTE: Aunt Sofia, do you know someone named Tito?

SOFIA: (cautiously) Why do you ask?

DANTE: Because when me and Remy and Bonnie were over by the duck pond, this guy named Tito came over and said he was my brother. So I asked him how come he never comes here.

SOFIA: And what did he say?

DANTE: He started to tell me, but then Remy walked up to us, and she was real mad at him. And then all of a sudden she was in a hurry to get us out of the park. Aunt Sofia, if that guy really is my brother, how come nobody ever told me about him? (We hear the door opening. That must be Daddy now. I'll ask him about Tito.

(Joe walks into the living room. Dante and Ryan Gabriel run to him. The three of them sit on the floor by Angela Rose's playpen; Angela Rose babbles happily.)

SOFIA: Joey, I have to tell you something.

JOE: Sure, Sof, but first how about if I just enjoy this moment with my kids?

SOFIA: This is really important.

JOE: (Gets up) All right, let's go into the kitchen. Daddy will be right back.

(Joe and Sofia go into the kitchen.)

SOFIA: We have a problem.

JOE: What's wrong, Bambina?

SOFIA: There's no easy way to tell you this. Dante saw Tito at the park today.

JOE: And?

SOFIA: Tito told him.

JOE: Wasn't Remy watching? How could she let Tito anywhere near (Doorbell rings.) I'd better get that.

(Scene dissolves to exterior of house. Grant is standing outside. Joe opens door, frowns at his "visitor".)

GRANT: I went down to the station house, but I was told that you had already left.

JOE: Rachel's opening is today, remember? I promised to get over there as early as I could. Now, what do you want? I take it this isn't a social call, since you and I don't exactly socialize.

GRANT: I am here, Captain Carlino, as your mayor and your boss.

JOE: (thinking) Like I don't have enough to deal with right now.

GRANT: I want to talk to you about Chip Rayburn.

JOE: That rapist creep? I want nothing to do with him.

GRANT: Well, that's just too bad. He's done his time, remember?

JOE: Yeah, somehow he managed to get early parole.

GRANT: I'll get right to the point. I want you to reinstate him at the 2-3.

JOE: You've got to be kidding me!

GRANT: I assure you, I am not. Let me point out that the evidence against him was obtained illegally by Officers Burrell and Sinclair. Therefore, I am giving you a choice.

JOE: (warily) What kind of a choice?

GRANT: You will either re-hire Rayburn within seven days, or you will fire Burrell and Sinclair.
FREEZE FRAME

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