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 45





SCENE ONE

This episode begins where the previous one left off.

(The scene is the squad room of the 2-3. Josie is at her computer. We do not see the screen. Naomi is standing nearby.)

NAOMI: What are you going to do about this?

JOSIE: First of all, I'm notifying the board monitor, because stuff like this shouldn't be posted on a public board.

NAOMI: You're right about that.

JOSIE: And then I have to figure out a way to tell Joe.

NAOMI: Maybe you shouldn't tell him just yet.

JOSIE: Why not? He'll have to know sometime.

NAOMI: Then let his sister tell him... if that really is her.

JOSIE: (grimly) Believe me, that's Sofia Carlino.

NAOMI: Maybe not. Maybe it's just her face on someone else's body. It's been done before.

JOSIE: I hope you're right, because if his sister is involved in something like this, Joe is going to be devastated.
FADE OUT



SCENE TWO

(The scene shifts to Sofia's bedroom. Sofia is sitting on her bed, praying.)

SOFIA: Please, God, I know what I did was a sin, but You know I was desperate. I never thought he'd publish those pictures on the Web. Please, God, please don't let Joey see that website. Please don't let him or anyone else in my family find out what I did. (phone rings; Sofia picks up the receiver.) Hello? Yes, it is. (pause) Right now? Yes, I guess I could. (pause) The Jasmine Garden? Why can't we meet at (pause) Oh. All right. I'll be there in a half hour.
FADE OUT



SCENE THREE

(The scene shifts to THE JASMINE GARDEN. Josie and Sofia are seated at a table, facing each other, speaking in low voices. There is a bowl of won ton soup in front of each of them.)

SOFIA: Josie, can you understand something? I was broke. So I agreed to pose for this guy's private collection... I swear, he told me that nobody else would ever see those photos. So I posed a few times, until I had enough money to come home.

JOSIE: Why didn't you just tell Joe you were in trouble? He'd have paid your way home.

SOFIA: Because I didn't want Joe to know how badly I'd flopped. Oh, he knew about C SQUARED not making it, but that was all he knew.

JOSIE: You're going to have to tell Joe about this.

SOFIA: I can't tell Joey I posed for (hesitates) I can't even say it.

JOSIE: Look, Sofia, I know your brother. There is nothing, absolutely nothing, that could make him stop loving you.

SOFIA: I know that. It's just that this is something I feel I should handle on my own.

JOSIE: How?

SOFIA: Right after you called me, I got another call.

JOSIE: From that creep?

SOFIA: Right. He wants me to meet him.

JOSIE: He's in Bay City?

SOFIA: Chicago. He's staying at THE ROSENTHAL HOTEL, and he wants me to meet him tomorrow in the lounge.

JOSIE: Perfect. Just see to it that Joe is with you.

SOFIA: No. Please. You can't say anything to Joey. Promise?

JOSIE: (reluctantly) All right. I promise I won't tell Joe. But I'm going with you tomorrow.
FADE OUT



SCENE FOUR: CLOSING SCENE

A FEW HOURS LATER

(The scene shifts to CARLINO'S. Rachel and Felicia are seated at a table, facing each other.)

RACHEL: We really should do this more often.

FELICIA: We should. I mean, we hardly ever have a good old- fashioned girl chat any more.

RACHEL: Well, I haven't really felt very chatty lately. You understand, don't you?

FELICIA: Carl?

RACHEL: Yes.

FELICIA: Rachel, I'm going to be honest with you. For a long time now, I've thought

RACHEL: That I should divorce Carl?

FELICIA: Yes. After the stunts he's pulled, that's exactly what you should do.

RACHEL: Well, Felicia, great minds think alike.

FELICIA: You mean?

RACHEL: (nods her head) I filed for divorce today.
FREEZE FRAME



next episode