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 65




THIS EPISODE BEGINS WHERE THE PREVIOUS ONE LEFT OFF
SCENE ONE

(The scene is the courtroom. Cass is facing Gina.)

CASS: I beg your pardon?

GINA: Mr. Winthrop, do you or do you not suffer from manic-depression?

CASS: With all due respect,Your Honor, this is highly inappropriate. If you had any questions as to my fitness to appear in your courtroom, you should have approached me privately.

GINA: Mr. Winthrop,I will decide what is and is not appropriate in my courtroom.

CASS: Your Honor

GINA: You have not answered my question. Do you suffer from manic-depression?

CASS: No, I do not.

GINA: Oh, really? I have documents which prove otherwise.
FADE OUT



SCENE TWO

(The scene shifts to the living room of the Cory-Hutchins mansion. Carl and Rachel are on the sofa. Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" is playing.)

RACHEL: It was nice of Joe and Paulina to take the children to the park.

CARL: Yes; we need this time together, just the two of us.

RACHEL: And with school starting, they won't have be able to spend as much time in the park.

CARL: They love to feed the ducks.

RACHEL: Do they still think they are the same ducks as the ones in MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS?

CARL: No. As a matter of fact, they now want to go to Boston to see those ducks.

RACHEL: Let's take them sometime.

CARL: Splendid! But first, I'd like to take them to THE TRIPODI GALLERY to see your sculptures.

RACHEL: Is the exhibition still going well?

CARL: It's going extremely well.

RACHEL: And nothing more has been said about (hesitates)

CARL: Nothing at all, at least in the art sections of the various newspapers and magazines. Their writers are only concerned with your sculptures, as they should be.
FADE OUT



SCENE THREE

(The scene shifts to the duck pond at Foster Park. Joe, Paulina, and Rita Bennet are on the bench. Angela Rose is in her carriage. Dante, Ryan Gabriel, Cory, Elizabeth, and Bonnie (in her wheelchair) are feeding the ducks.)

ELIZABETH: I'm glad Mommy's home.

CORY: Me, too. And I'm glad she's not mad at Daddy any more.

BONNIE: I like your Grandma's sculptures. Maybe I'll be an artist like her when I grow up.

DANTE: Your stuff is really good. I saw the sculpture you made for the contest.

ELIZABETH: What kind of a model did you make, Bonnie?

BONNIE: (tossing breadcrumbs into the pond) A monkey sitting on a banana.

CORY: When are you gonna know if you won?

BONNIE: In a few weeks.
FADE OUT



SCENE FOUR

(The scene shifts to the courtroom.)

CASS: Can you prove that these alleged documents are authentic?

GINA: Yes, I can.

CASS: Moving on to my next question: Exactly how did you obtain these alleged documents?

GINA: You will stop referring to these documents as alleged, Mr. Winthrop. I assure you and everyone in this courtroom that they are very real.

CASS:(Turning to face the jury) Ladies and gentlemen, it would seem that I have been placed on trial here. My mental health, and my fitness as an attorney, have been called into question. I've been asked whether I suffer from manic-depression. The answer is no, I do not.

GINA: Mr. Winthrop

CASS: It is true that I was diagnosed with manic-depression several years ago. (Murmurs in the courtroom) However, I am on medication which keeps it under control.

GINA: Nevertheless, Mr. Winthrop, your history

CASS: (breaking in) Excuse me, Your Honor, but have you ever had the measles? Chicken pox? The flu?

GINA: Well, yes, but

CASS: Well, in that case, Your Honor, I feel rather uncomfortable being in your courtroom. After all, I don't want to get measles, chicken pox, or the flu.

(Spectators laugh)

GINA: (realizing she's losing control of the situation) Mr. Winthrop, I don't see

CASS: Don't you? You have a history of measles, chicken pox, and influenza. What proof can you offer that you are not now suffering from any of those diseases?
FADE OUT



SCENE FIVE

(The scene shifts to THE JASMINE GARDEN. Jamie, Donna, Marley, Steven, and Kirkland are at a table, eating spareribs.)

KIRKLAND: I still don't see why I can't spend time with my own father.

JAMIE: We explained all that, Kirk.

STEVEN: Grant is not a good man, remember?

DONNA: That's right. He's done more evil things than I can count.

MARLEY: Including shooting himself and framing your mother.

STEVEN: And it was a terrible thing to do. I don't see why you would want to spend any time with him.

KIRKLAND: Just because he is my father!I'm not a little kid anymore. Don't I have a right to decide some things for myself?

JAMIE: Some things, yes, but not this.

(Camera pans to door. We see Grant and Cindy walk in.)

CINDY: If you think taking me to lunch is enough, you are greatly mistaken. I still want an explanation.

GRANT: I've already told you. Cecile and I had business to discuss.

CINDY: And I've asked you what kind of business?

GRANT: You need to trust me, otherwise what kind of a marriage do we have?

CINDY: (thinking)I know just what kind of a marriage we have, Grant, but someday....

(Grant and Cindy reach the table where Jamie, Donna, Marley, Steven and Kirkland are seated)

GRANT: Well, well! Fancy meeting you here!

DONNA: Hello, Cindy.

MARLEY: How's everything going, Cindy?

GRANT: It seems to me that there are two people missing from this little gathering.

JAMIE: If you mean Bridget and Michelle, they have a play date.

KIRKLAND: And besides, they don't like Chinese food.

JAMIE: Kirk, I'd rather you didn't talk to Grant.

GRANT: Oh, come now. There is no harm in a boy talking to his father.

STEVEN: (under his breath) Some father.

GRANT: Whether you like it or not, Steven, I am Kirkland's biological father, and in a few weeks I shall also be his custodial parent.
FADE OUT



SCENE SIX: CLOSING SCENE
TWO HOURS LATER

(The scene shifts to Grant's office at City Hall. Grant is talking with Judge Wilbur O'Malley and Chip Rayburn.)

O'MALLEY: I hope our plan to discredit your (clears throat) worthy opponent was a success.

GRANT: I'm sure it was. I saw to it that there were a number of reporters in the room who will slant the story in, shall we say, the right direction.

O'MALLEY: Then that's one problem solved.

CHIP: So what's next on the agenda?

GRANT: Something that's been on the agenda, as you put it, for quite some time.

CHIP: You mean?

GRANT: Exactly. Our next order of business is to take care of Captain Joseph Carlino, one way or another.
FREEZE FRAME

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