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



EPISODE 44



This episode begins about thirty minutes after the previous one ended.

SCENE ONE

(The scene is Joe's office at the 2-3. Joe, Toni, and Josie are inside.)

TONI: Unbelievable. Just unbelievable. A convicted rapist... my rapist... is now the Deputy Mayor.

JOSIE: I keep thinking this is all my fault.

JOE: No, Josie, it isn't.

JOSIE: Oh, come on. We all know it's my fault. I'm the one Rayburn called, and I'm the one who went after him even though I'd promised you that I wouldn't act on my own.

JOE: Josie, listen to me. That has absolutely nothing to do with what's happening now. If anyone's to blame for Chip Rayburn being our new Deputy Mayor, it's me.

TONI: You? How?

JOE: Remember when Grant gave me that ultimatum?

JOSIE: Re-hire Chip, or fire us?

JOE: Yeah. Maybe I should have re-hired him.

JOSIE: You can't be serious.

TONI: You're kidding, right?

JOE: No. I could have re-hired him. Neither one of you would ever have to work the same shift as him. He would never have been partnered with any female officer, and I could have seen to it that he had at least two other officers with him when he was in the field.

JOSIE: But how would you have looked, re-hiring a rapist? I mean, a lot of people would have stopped trusting you.

JOE: Would you have stopped trusting me?

TONI: No, sir.

JOSIE: Never.
FADE OUT



SCENE TWO

(The scene shifts to Sofia's bedroom. Sofia is sitting on her bed, talking on the phone, and she is angry.)

SOFIA: I told you not to call me again. (Pause) You know I haven't told him. (Pause) How could he possibly find out? (Pause) On the Internet? But I thought we destroyed them! (Pause) No, he won't see them. (pause) Why not? Because my brother wouldn't look at such websites. (long pause)Yes, I got the address. (pause) Right. I'll check it out and call you back. (pause) Yes, I still have your number. (hangs up phone, covers her face with her hands.) If he's telling the truth, what am I going to do?
FADE OUT



SCENE THREE

TWO HOURS LATER
(The scene shifts to Cass Winthrop's law office. Cass and Rachel are inside.)

CASS: Are you sure about this, Rachel? The last time we discussed this, I advised you to wait.

RACHEL: Things have changed since then.

CASS: How?

RACHEL: He gave me an ultimatum yesterday. (angrily) After everything he's pulled, he gave me_ an ultimatum.

CASS: Exactly what sort of an ultimatum did he give you?

RACHEL: That either our marriage gets back to where it was before all that Lydia business, or it ends completely.

CASS: And what about what you want, Rachel?

RACHEL: I want for this whole situation with Lydia to not have happened, but that's impossible.
FADE OUT

SCENE FOUR: CLOSING SCENE

(The scene shifts to the squad room at the 2-3. Josie is at her computer. Naomi walks up to her.)

NAOMI: How are your retractions coming along?

JOSIE: (sighs) Just when I think I've covered every board where someone copied my message, another one turns up.

NAOMI: It's like that old story.

JOSIE: You mean Feathers in the Wind ? (Naomi nods her head.) It's funny. Joe told me that story the day after he demoted me to Cadet.

NAOMI: I'll be glad when you're a cop again. I'd really like to work with you on a case.

JOSIE: I'd like to work with you, too. But meanwhile, I have to keep searching these boards. (Points, clicks. The following message appears onscreen: HEY, DETECTIVE SINCLAIR. TELL YOUR CAPTAIN THAT INSTEAD OF COMING DOWN ON YOU FOR POSTING ONE RUMOR, THAT MAY, DESPITE YOUR CLAIMS TO THE CONTRARY, BE TRUE, HE SHOULD CHECK OUT HIS OWN LITTLE SISTER ON THE INTERNET. HERE'S THE LINK)

NAOMI: What's that all about?

JOSIE: I don't know, but I'd better check it out. (We see the words DOWNLOADING PICTURE. Slowly, Sofia's face appears on the computer screen. Instead of the usual FREEZE FRAME, the TV screen fades to black, and then we hear Josie's horrified voice.) Oh, no! It can't be!


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