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diff --git a/13-DevilsNightPart2.rst b/13-DevilsNightPart2.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1e57906 --- /dev/null +++ b/13-DevilsNightPart2.rst @@ -0,0 +1,1108 @@ +Episode 3.13, Devil’s Night, Part 2 +----------------------------------- + +At the Police Station + +Toni – “The bomb squad is working on the device at St. Mary’s. A K-9 +handler has confirmed the device at St. Peter’s. We still haven’t +been able to contact anyone from St. Paul’s.” + +Will – “Get a search warrant. Have the officers on the scene start +knocking on doors. Maybe they can find someone who is a member of the +church. Keep calling, but either way, we’ll enter the building when +the bomb squad is finished at St. Peter’s.” + +At Home + +Joan has completed her poetry reading and has written her analysis. +She has even finished her calculus assignment. She begins to look at +the list of things Adam told her earlier. Too much information! She +walks over to her dad’s record collection and leafs through. She +finds an album called “Grand Funk Railroad.” She remembers them from +the “Behind the Music” marathon. She puts the record on and turns the +volume down low. + +She picks up the list again and gets an idea. She goes out to the +garage where she has hidden some of her journals and retrieves those +from last year. She goes through them, comparing what she had written +with Adam’s perception of the same events. They correlate, but with +different points of view. Why didn’t Adam tell her about his +feelings? + +She gets to the part with Roger. A few songs have played through on +the record and a song called, “Heartbreaker” begins to play. She +reads what God had told her, “Real love is hard work. You have to +decide if you want it in your story. Or...if you’d rather just stay +in the dream.” She begins to cry as she comes to the realization of +what God was trying to tell her. She says to herself aloud, “I didn’t +work hard enough!” + +Grace has come downstairs and hears Joan’s words, “Work hard enough +on what?” + +Joan quickly closes her journal and tries to dry her eyes, “Nothing. +How are you doing?” + +Grace – “I’m okay, but you’re not. Tell me what’s wrong.” + +Joan – “No, let’s talk about you. I was thinking, maybe you should go +back to Alateen. I’m sure Luke will go with you again, and I’ll go +with you if you’d like.” + +Grace – “Yeah, I probably will, but no changing the subject. Tell me +what is bothering you.” + +Joan can see that Grace isn’t going to drop the subject. She doesn’t +want to burden Grace now, but she really wants to talk to her about +Adam. After a pause, she responds, “I had a talk with Adam this +morning. I asked him to tell me why he had sex with Bonnie. I really +wasn’t expecting to hear what he told me.” She picks up her list and +hands it to Grace, “This is what he told me. I’d like to know what +you think.” + +Grace takes the notepad and reads through Joan’s notes. She thinks +for a few moments and says, “Some of these points can be disputed, +but I think Adam is telling the truth, from his point of view.” + +Joan – “I know and that’s what is so sad. Did you know he felt this +way?” + +Grace – “We’ve talked about it, but it was something that you and +Adam needed to work out.” + +Joan – “Grace, why didn’t you tell me?” + +Grace – “Because you wouldn’t have believed me, and then you would +have gotten mad, and I didn’t want to lose you as a friend.” + +Joan – “But you should have told me because you are my friend! +Friends do that.” + +Grace – “You know, I only have two real friends, and you and Adam +have made me walk a tightrope between you. Don’t lecture me on what I +should have done, because no matter what I did, I would have come out +the loser.” + +Joan – “Wait, what about Luke?” + +Grace – “That’s different; he’s more than a friend.” + +Joan – “I don’t want to fight with you over this. What I want is for +you to tell me these things in the future. Will you do that?” + +Grace – “Girardi, you just need to start paying attention and get +your head out of yourself.” + +Joan – “I know I have zero perception on a lot of things, but I need +your help. Tell me when I’m messing up.” + +Grace – “And I’m supposed to believe you won’t get mad when I do it?” + +Joan – “I promise. Please! I want to try again with Adam, but I want +to do it right this time. Be my friend. Help me.” + +Grace reluctantly agrees, “Okay. First of all, after you came back +from crazy camp, you picked up with Adam as your boyfriend, but you +stopped being his friend. You need to be both…” + +At Arcadia College + +Professor Steinholz can’t execute the network capture until he logs +into the other computer. Ryan’s bookmarks are the key. “Auto password +fill-in is quite a convenience! The computer is monitoring Ryan’s +stock investments. It could be legitimate, but it’s odd that he is +streaming almost identical data back out to the same network address. +We’re going to have to find someone who understands this.” + +Luke – “My dad has a friend in the FBI. He can probably figure it +out.” + +Professor Steinholz – “Okay, I’ll write down all the steps to get +there. You’ll have to give them Hunter’s log-on.” + +Friedman – “I’m having dinner with Luke tonight. We’ll talk to his +dad after dinner.” + +Professor Steinholz – “Which reminds me, we skipped lunch. Shall we +get something to eat?” + +At Home + +Helen and Kevin come in the front door together. Helen is carrying +some of Kevin’s things. + +Kevin – “Hi Joan, Grace. I just hit a motherlode of a clothes sale. +Let me show you what I bought.” + +Joan would rather continue her conversation about Adam, and Grace is +dying to hear what Helen has to say, but they both act interested in +Kevin’s purchases. Kevin begins to pull items out of the bags, “See +this shirt? Only five dollars! He pulls out a pair of pants, “Only +seven dollars!” This continues until he has shown everything he has +purchased. Joan and Grace provide the appropriate compliments. + +Helen speaks up, “Grace, we need to talk, but it can wait until you +and Joan are finished.” + +Kevin begins to leave as Joan continues talking to Grace, “Okay, so +tomorrow, Roger and Cee-Cee will be coming by…” + +Kevin overhears Cee-Cee’s name and asks, “Are you talking about +Cee-Cee Lin?” + +Joan – “Yeah, I’m having lunch tomorrow with Cee-Cee, her fiance +Roger, and Adam. Do you know her?” + +Kevin – “Yeah, we are sort of friends. How do you know her?” + +Joan – “I don’t, I’ll meet her for the first time tomorrow. I know +Roger. He was my tutor for a while last year.” + +Kevin – “She’s really nice. You’ll like her.” + +Kevin rolls into the kitchen as Helen prepares dinner, “Mom, are you +planning to question Cee-Cee and Roger tomorrow?” + +Helen – “That’s the plan. We won’t be too hard on them. It’s +something your dad and I feel we need to do.” + +Kevin – “Mom, please don’t ask Cee-Cee too many questions. Just keep +them about the last few years.” + +Helen – “Does she have something to hide?” + +Kevin – “It’s nothing you need to be concerned about. Trust me on +this.” + +Helen – “Okay, I’ll talk to your father and we’ll limit our inquiry.” + +Kevin – “Thanks. I need something to eat.” + +Helen – “We finished the roast beef, but I bought ham, bologna, and +Swiss cheese.” + +Kevin – “I’ll pass on the bologna and go for the ham and cheese, +please.” + +At Rebecca’s Apartment + +Rebecca wants to show Lilly the quilting project she’s working on, so +while Lilly sits on the couch, Rebecca retrieves her project from the +other room. She spreads it out on the carpet. + +Rebecca – “I’ve gone with a Maryland theme. This is the Naval Academy +in Annapolis, and the boats represent the Chesapeake Bay. The Raven +is for Edgar Allen Poe who lived in Baltimore. The black bear is for +western Maryland. It was once near extinction, but hunting +restrictions have allowed it to come back. The Blue Crab is for the +bay, and the Old Bay® seasoning is for cooking them. The…” + +At St. Paul’s Lutheran Church + +Lt. Daghlian has received the search warrant, and the bomb squad is +on its way from St. Peter’s. They have determined that, if they enter +using the service entrance in the rear of the church, they can do so +with the least amount of damage. Mike orders his officers to break in +the door. + +Just as they begin, there is an explosion. The interior of the church +becomes engulfed in flames, and shattered stained glass flies in all +directions. Although badly injured by flying glass, Mike makes the +call for help. + +At Rebecca’s Apartment + +Rebecca finishes showing her quilt, and Lilly notices the VCR and DVD +player attached to Rebecca’s television, “Can you show me how the DVD +is hooked up?” + +Rebecca – “Sure, it’s easy. You know, I bought this TV the day +Kevin’s dad saved that girl at the community theater.” She has Lilly +look at the back of the TV and DVD with her, “See, there are just two +cables. This one is the video, and this one is the left and right +audio. They’re color-coded. You just plug them in the right spots on +the back of the TV and DVD.” She picks up the remote to demonstrate +how it works. + +When Rebecca clicks on the TV, they see “Special Bulletin” painted +across the screen. A studio reporter begins speaking, “Moments ago, +there was an explosion at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. The police were +on the scene, preparing to search the building for the bomb they had +learned was planted there. Many of the officers at the scene were +hurt in the blast. They are being taken to area hospitals. We have a +crew en route to the scene and will provide on-site coverage as soon +as they arrive.” She pauses to pick up some papers just placed on her +desk. “The Arcadia police have been working most of the day disarming +bombs they learned about from an anonymous tip. Bombs at the Church +of Hope, St. Peter’s Catholic Church, and St. Mary’s Convent were +successfully disarmed. Unfortunately, it appears that the last bomb +was detonated before they could disarm it. We will provide additional +information on this unfolding story as we receive it.” + +Lilly grabs the phone and calls the Girardi’s home. Kevin picks up, +“Girardi residence.” + +Lilly – “Kevin, turn on the TV. I’ll be there soon.” She hangs up and +heads for the door. + +At Home + +Kevin alerts everyone and they gather around the television. “…the +fire department has arrived on the scene and is working to contain +the fire. University Medical Center has reported receiving three +police officers and Arcadia General has reported receiving two. Their +identities and conditions have not yet been released. + +To recap the events unfolding, the Arcadia police were preparing to +disarm a bomb at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church when it was detonated. At +least five of the officers at the scene were injured. The police have +been busy during the day disarming other bombs located at the Church +of Hope, St. Peter’s Catholic Church, and St. Mary’s Convent. The +last bomb was detonated before they could disarm it…” + +Joan – “Oh God, here we go again! Mom?” + +Helen is already dialing. When Will answers she says, “Will, are you +okay?” + +Will – “Yeah, I’m fine. I wasn’t there. In fact, I’m on the way to +UMC, and then I’ll be going to Arcadia General to check on the +others. My cell phone never works once I get inside, so don’t worry.” + +Helen – “I love you.” + +Everyone has overheard Helen’s part of the conversation and knows +that Will is okay. Lilly arrives, followed shortly by Luke. Both are +given an update on what has happened. Luke wasn’t aware of the +explosion, but obviously knew of its possibility. He does a good job +of acting surprised, but he is only able to convince Helen and Lilly. +The others plan to grill him later. + +Luke sits beside Grace, “Hi, I didn’t know you would be here.” + +Grace – “Well, I didn’t expect to be here, either. We need to talk.” + +Luke – “Ah, okay, let’s go up to my room.” + +Helen – “Grace, I’ll make an exception this time, but you know the +rules.” + +Grace – “Got it, Mrs. Girardi.” Grace pushes a puzzled Luke toward +the stairs, “Come on, brain boy, I’ll explain it to you.” + +Lilly sits down next to Kevin and says, “I guess this means your +father won’t be here for dinner tonight.” + +Joan and Helen both begin to speak, but Joan lets Helen continue, “We +have already canceled our dinner plans with the Goetzmann’s tonight. +Will called earlier and told us he would have to work. Now, we know +why.” + +Joan is relieved that Helen didn’t mention Grace’s problem at home. +Lilly and Kevin will probably find out anyway, but she hopes it won’t +be until after Grace is back at home. + +At the University Medical Center + +Will arrives at the hospital to find Carlisle is already there. He +asks him, “What do we know?” + +Carlisle – “Mike is still in surgery. A shard punctured his carotid +artery and they had to repair it. Now they’re repairing the smaller +cuts.” + +Will – “Hmm… Blackburn, Lancashire. But he’ll be okay, right?” + +Carlisle – “The doctor said that he would be.” + +Will – “How about the others?” + +Carlisle – “Officer Cattrall received a lot of cuts like Mike, but +none of them are life threatening. Darcy also got a lot of cuts, but +she’ll be okay, too.” + +Will – “Darcy?” + +Carlisle – “Cattrall’s dog.The initial report was wrong. The third +officer was Cattrall’s dog. Oh, and Officer Cattrall threatened to +beat the crap out of the doctor when he refused to treat Darcy. A +nurse, Susan Jordan, took Darcy and is treating her. I don’t know if +the doctor plans to press charges. That’s a problem you may have to +deal with.” + +Will – “I’ll have a talk with Officer Cattrall and then with the +doctor. When I’m done, I’m going over to Arcadia General. Call me if +there’s any change in Mike’s condition.” + +At Home + +Grace – “…so that’s what happened. She’s been lying the whole time, +sneaking booze when no one was around.” + +Luke – “Are you sure? Maybe this was an isolated incident. A +relapse.” + +Grace – “There is no such thing as an isolated incident for an +alcoholic. Either you are or you aren’t. She has to stop or I’m not +going back.” + +Luke – “Yeah, I remember that from one of the Alateen meetings. Do +you want to start going back to them?” + +Grace – “Yeah, but only if you go with me.” + +Luke – “Of course.” + +Grace – “Joan said she would go with me too, but I don’t know. It’s +so personal and it was hard enough allowing you in.” + +Luke – “Whatever you decide, but you know Joan cares for you, too.” + +Grace – “Yeah, I know. That’s why I might reconsider, but not yet.” + +Downstairs, Joan learns to make Aunt Olive’s paella as initially +planned. It’s been such a confusing day, but Grace really helped to +put things into perspective. She’s actually in a good mood now, +feeling optimistic about the future. Helen begins to tell a story +about Aunt Olive, and Joan roars with laughter when she gets to the +punch line. + +In the living room, Kevin and Lilly hear Joan laughing in the +kitchen. Lilly says, “Hey, I would like to show you some things I +bought today.” She goes out to her car and comes back. “I bought +these books for Joan. They’re not a present, just something I thought +she would like, but this is what I wanted to show you.” She pulls out +the drawing of Joan of Arc. “Do you think she’ll like it?” + +Kevin – “Yeah, she really enjoyed reading that book this summer.” + +Lilly – “That’s what I was thinking, too. I’ll give it to her on her +birthday.” She places it back into the bag and pulls out the statue +of Athena. “I got this for me. Do you like it?” + +Kevin – “It’s very pretty. Who is it?” + +Lilly – “Don’t you know your Greek mythology? It’s Pallas Athena.” + +Kevin – “Well, I remember the name, but I just didn’t recognize the +statue. Isn’t that kind of paganistic?” + +Lilly – “I’m not going to worship her, I find her story interesting. +It’s just something pretty to look at.” + +Kevin – “Well, again, it is very pretty. Let’s go up to my room. I +want to show you what I bought today.” + +At Arcadia General Hospital + +Will arrives in the ER to find Officer Palmer sitting with his wife +and daughter. “Hello Mrs. Palmer.” He directs his attention to the +little girl, “And what’s your name?” + +Officer Palmer’s daughter – “Stacy.” + +Will – “You have a very brave daddy.” + +Stacy – “I know, he’s a politeman.” + +Will smiles, “Jim, how are you doing?” + +Officer Palmer – “I’m okay. I have a lot of little cuts, but only two +required stitches. It just hurts like a million paper cuts.” + +Will – “Well, I’m glad to see you weren’t hurt worse. Any word on +your partner?” + +Officer Palmer – “Greg got about the same amount of glass as me, but +he got some in his left eye. They’ve called in a specialist.” + +Will – “Is his wife here?” + +Officer Palmer – “She’s in pre-op with him.” + +Will – “Can I arrange a ride home for you?” + +Mrs. Palmer – “No, I drove, but thank you.” + +Will looks at Jim, “Well, you take whatever time of you need.” He +leaves to visit Officer Gleason and his wife.” + +At Home + +Luke calls to cancel his evening with Friedman. Friedman is +disappointed, but he understands Luke’s reason for wanting to spend +the evening with Grace. + +Helen calls out, “Dinner is served.” They all gather around the table +and Helen asks, “Joan, would you say the blessing tonight?” + +Joan – “Okay. God, please take care of the policemen that were hurt +today and thank you for my friends and family.” + +Helen – “Thank you.” + +They serve the meal and Joan comments, “Ha, ha, hahaha, I know how to +make this now.” + +Kevin – “Well, I’m just as happy not knowing what’s in it. I’ll bet +those seven herbs and spices include ingredients like essence of +cricket, ground Amazon ants, and eye of toad.” + +Joan gives him a smirk, “Well, you’re close.” Lilly gets a horrified +expression on her face, so Joan smiles and continues, “Okay, there’s +no eye of toad.” + +Kevin looks at Lilly, “It’s okay, just eat it.” + +After dinner, Helen gives Grace a brief synopsis of her conversation +with Grace’s father. Luke and Grace spend the remainder of the +evening talking on the couch. + +Kevin and Lilly decide to go out for ice cream. Helen and Joan do the +dishes, then retire to their rooms to read. Joan browses through the +topical Bible, then puts it down on her desk. As she does, she +notices the paper she had the left there the other day, “1 +Corinthians 6:18 – 20.” She remembers the dream, “Cory Callahan! +Corinth… Corinthians.” + +She opens her journal from this summer and finds where she wrote +about the accident. Judith - Cory Callahan - 12:09 - Raphaela? She +then opens the Bible (NASB) and leafs through until she finds 1 +Corinthians 12:9. She reads the passage, “to another faith by the +same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit.” She +lays the book down and slips into bed. She wonders as she goes to +sleep, ‘I do have faith. I’ve seen the ripples. God knows that, so +why bother to tell me that in a dream? And who is Raphaela?’ + +When Joan wakes up, Grace is sleeping beside her. She loves her, but +she will never become accustomed to her snoring. Mental note: Always +go to sleep before Grace. + +She quietly leaves her bedroom and goes downstairs. Luke is there +having breakfast, “Whatcha eating?” + +Luke – “Coco Puffs, breakfast of champions.” + +Joan gets herself a bowl, spoon, and sits down beside him, “Well, I +don’t know about champions, but for low blood sugar, it’s a must.” +They eat quietly for a while, then Joan breaks the silence, “I have a +name, but I don’t know who it is. Do you think if I put it in your +computer it will give me an answer?” + +Luke – “It will probably give you more answers than you want. Google +is a great search tool, but you’re not touching my computer.” + +Joan – “When we’re done eating, can we go up to your room and see?” + +Luke agrees and when they finish, they go up to his room, “Okay, what +is the name?” + +Joan – “Raphaela. I’m not sure how to spell it. Try R-A-P-H-A-E-L-A.” + +Luke types it in, and starts reading through the responses, +Raphaela’s Kaifuu, Saint Raphaela Maria Porras, Behind the Name: View +Name: Raphaela, Raphaela Pope…” + +Joan interrupts, “How about the saint?” + +Luke selects it and it calls up a biography. Joan reads it through +and sees that she taught children, but she’s not sure if this is what +she is looking for. “Go back to that name thing.” + +Luke does and it gives some information, but nothing that seems to +help. “Try adding ‘name’ to the search.” He does while Joan watches, +“There, ‘Name Meanings,’ click on that one.” When the screen comes +up, she reads the meaning, “Divine healer or healed by God.” Joan +stands stunned, now realizing the connection to the Bible verse. + +Luke – “Earth to Joan. Is this what you were looking for?” + +Joan – “Yeah, I think it is. Thanks.” + +She leaves and walks downstairs. Grace is coming out of the bedroom, +“Morning, Luke’s awake in his room.” + +Grace – “No can do, rule number one, Luke and Grace can never be +alone together in the same bedroom. Mom’s orders.” + +Joan – “Well, I’m going to take a shower. Why don’t you go downstairs +and fix yourself something to eat?” + +Grace rushes into the bathroom, “Nature first, then a shower.” + +Later, Joan, Luke, and Grace are in the living room. Luke and Grace +are talking about what they might do this afternoon. Joan is still +wondering about the dream. She thinks to herself, ‘This is insane and +I was bonkers when I had the dream.’ She decides she needs to take +her mind off it, if only for a little while. She walks over to her +father’s record collection, and leafs through it. “Sounds of Silence, +just what I need.” She puts the record on and it begins to play. She +sits quietly listening, while Luke and Grace continue to talk. + +Will comes downstairs and hears the record playing, “Joan, what are +you doing?” + +Joan – “I’m sorry, I’ll put it away.” + +Will – “No, you can listen to my records. I’m just wondering why?” + +Joan begins to blush a little, “Well, I… I like some of your music. +Not all of it, but some of it.” + +Will smiles, “I told you that you had good taste.” He continues into +the kitchen and Joan follows. “Dad, how are your police officers?” + +Will – “They’ll all be fine. Don’t worry.” + +Joan – “Hey, Cee-Cee and Roger won’t be here for awhile. Would you +like to play a game of chess?” + +Will – “I’m fine, really. Besides, you are too good for me.” + +Joan – “No, you’ve won several games.” + +Will – “And I know why.” He kisses her on the forehead. “I love you, +too.” + +Joan is both disappointed and happy that he knew, but she still feels +she needs to do something, “Hey, why don’t I fix you breakfast? What +would you like?” + +Will – “Oh, how about a ham and cheese omelet, with hash browns and +toast.” + +Joan looks sadly at him, “I haven’t learned how to make that yet. Can +you show me?” + +Will – “A father-daughter project. I’d love to.” + +After the meal is prepared, Joan sits with her father and watches him +eat. “Are you going to have to work today?” + +Will – “Maybe, but I’m going to try to do it all over the phone. +Right now, I just need to coordinate everything and make sure it all +gets done.” + +Joan – “Do you like doing this better than being a detective?” + +Will – “Yes and no, but mostly yes. I’m finally going to meet the new +mayor on Monday. I’m not sure how it will pan out.” + +Joan – “Max Doherty?” + +Will – “Yeah, he seems like a good guy. He only bent the rules once +that I know of, but I may have done the same thing in his situation. +Still, I have a bad taste in my mouth from the last mayor, so I’ll +believe it when I see it.” + +Joan – “Some things have to be believed to be seen.” Joan pauses +briefly, a little puzzled, wondering where that came from. “What did +he do?” + +Will – “Never mind. Are you still going to the hayride tonight?” + +Joan – “Yeah and there’s a party in the barn, too. It should be a lot +of fun.” + +Will – “And Luke and Grace are still going?” + +Joan – “Grace was not going to go, but I talked her back into it. She +needs to have some fun.” + +Helen, Lilly, and Kevin return from church. Helen walks into the +kitchen, “What smells good?” + +Will – “Joan cooked me breakfast.” + +Joan – “Well, I had a little help. Would you like an omelet?” + +Helen – “No thanks. I’ll wait and just have lunch… maybe leftover +paella.” + +After a while, Adam arrives, and Joan meets him at the door. Instead +of inviting him in, she walks outside with him. “We don’t have a lot +of time, but I want to tell you something. Have a seat.” + +They sit on the step and Joan continues, “I’ve been thinking a lot +about what you told me yesterday. I’m really sorry that I didn’t know +how you were feeling, but you have to admit, having sex with Bonnie +was over the top.” + +Adam – “Yeah, I agree. I shouldn’t have and I’m really sorry.” + +Joan – “Well, I forgive you, but that doesn’t fix everything. Why +didn’t you tell me that you felt so distant from me?” + +Adam – “I was afraid. I loved you so much and I still love you. I +just didn’t know what to do.” + +Joan – “What you need to do is talk to me. And not just about the +little stuff, but the important stuff, like how you really feel. I +will try to pay closer attention, but you have to be more open with +me, too. I believe that’s the only way it’s going to work for us.” + +Adam – “I’ll try, but you know I don’t like to talk about myself that +much.” + +Joan – “Then how am I supposed to know what you’re thinking? I’m not +psychic!” + +Adam – “Okay, I’ll try.” + +Joan sees that he’s getting a little defensive, but she knows she’s +made her point. She gives him a quick kiss, “Grace needs to tell you +something.” They walk back inside, and Joan says to Luke, “Hey, +square pants, kitchen! Grace and Adam need to talk.” + +Grace tells Adam about her troubles at home and that she has moved in +with Joan’s family. As expected, Adam offers to do anything he can to +help. They finish their conversation just as Roger and Cee-Cee +arrive. + +Grace hurries into the kitchen, and Joan invites them in and +introduces Adam. She shows them to the couch and goes to the stairs +and calls, “Mom, Dad, Roger and Cee-Cee are here.” + +Will, Helen, and Kevin come down. Roger and Cee-Cee stand back up as +Joan makes the introductions, “This is my dad, mom, and my brother +Kevin.” + +Cee-Ceeimmediately recognizes Kevin and becomes uncomfortable, not +knowing what Kevin will say. Kevin defuses the situation by saying, +“Hi, Cee-Cee, it’s been awhile. It’s nice to see you again.” + +Will is speechless at first, overcome by Cee-Cee’s exquisite beauty. +He’s married, but still a man, and he’s definitely not blind. Helen +frees him from his stupor by commenting, “That’s a lovely dress you +are wearing.” + +Cee-Cee– “Thank you, Mrs. Girardi. It’s very nice to meet both of +you.” + +They all have a seat, and Helen begins the conversation, “Joan tells +me that you attend Dawson State and major in dance.” + +Cee-Cee– “Yes, I love to dance. I actually have two majors. I am also +studying American history. I love this country so much. I just can’t +learn enough about it.” + +Will is impressed and is poised to ask, ‘When did you come to this +country?’ when Helen elbows him in the ribs. She continues instead, +“That’s really impressive, having two majors. That must be hard +work.” + +Cee-Cee– “It is, especially with all the reading, but Roger has been +helping me with that.” + +Will catches his breath and decides to join the discussion, “So +Roger, Joan tells me you used to be her tutor.” + +Roger – “Yes, last year for awhile. She was such a fast learner that +she didn’t need me for long.” + +Will – “And you attend Dawson State as well?” + +Roger – “Yes, I’ll graduate in the spring. I’m majoring in English +literature and plan to write and teach.” + +Joan – “Roger is so good with poetry. He really helped me to +understand what I was reading.” + +Helen directs her question to Cee-Cee, “You are having lunch today at +your family’s restaurant?” + +Cee-Cee– “Yes, my uncle has the finest Chinese restaurant in Arcadia. +You should come by and try our food, if you haven’t already visited.” + +Kevin has been sitting quietly, but decides to comment, “I can vouch +for that. I’ve eaten there many times.” + +Will – “Well, it was nice to meet both of you. You all have a good +time today.” + +When Joan, Adam, Cee-Cee, and Roger leave, Will asks, “Why did you +jab me in the ribs?” + +Helen – “Because I knew what you were going to ask, and because your +tongue was hanging out. I told you, no questions about her past.” + +Kevin was still there listening, “Thanks for going easy on Cee-Cee.” + +Helen – “She seems like a very nice girl.” + +Will goes back upstairs and continues his phone calls. He calls Toni +to check on her status. + +Toni – “We’re just about done. The K-9 handler has checked out the +barn and along the route the hayride will take tonight. Nothing was +found.” + +Will – “Good. I thought it would be okay, but I wanted to be sure. +You’re still going to be there tonight, right?” + +Toni – “Yeah, I will be in the barn and be the substitute driver when +Joan and her friends take their ride. I have my Jason mask and +costume in the car. I’ll be back here about a half an hour before +they arrive. I have even memorized a haunted story for the hayride. +It’ll be fun.” + +Will – “Thanks for doing this.” + +At Lin’s Family Restaurant + +The waitress escorts them to their table, where everyone has a seat, +“Hi, I’m China Faye, I hope you enjoy your meal. May I take your +drink order?” + +Cee-Cee– “You don’t have to be so formal. You know Roger. This is +Joan and Adam.” + +China Faye – “It is nice to meet friends of my sister.” Technically, +China Faye is a cousin, as is her father, but ‘sister’ and ‘uncle’ +are the terms they have come to embrace to describe their +relationship, and the technicalities are just that. + +Joan and Adam reply with the appropriate responses. Joan continues, +“What drinks are available?” + +China Faye – “We have hot tea, sweet tea, Pepsi and Diet Pepsi, +coffee, regular, and decaf, and we have just started offering sweet +green tea.” + +Joan – “I would like the green tea.” The others order sweet tea. +Music has been playing softly over the PA, but it suddenly stops. As +China Faye leaves, she comments, “I’ll put another record on and be +back with your drink order.” + +They all get up to fill their plates with a variety of food. When +they return to their seats, they find China Faye has brought their +drink orders, and they begin to enjoy their meal. Joan strikes up a +conversation with Cee-Cee, “What kind of dance do they teach at +Dawson State?” + +Cee-Cee– “Actually, I was surprised that a state college offered such +a fine program. We study all kinds of dance, classical, pop, ballet, +Middle Eastern, Scandinavian, Russian, even belly dancing. It’s +really a lot of fun.” + +Joan – “That sounds neat. What other courses do they offer?” + +Cee-Cee– “I don’t know them all, but I can think of nursing, +photography, geography, forestry, several courses in the sciences, +mathematics and the arts, and of course, English literature. I know +there are more, but I just can’t think of them all.” + +Roger – “The school’s web site has a listing of the available +courses. I can e-mail you the link.” + +Joan – “That would be great! My email address is +Joan1412@arcadia.com.” + +Adam – “We went there last year to take a look. They offered me a +scholarship, but the art teacher just didn’t impress me. I’ve been +seriously considering the North Carolina School of the Arts. Jason +Welsh is the head instructor. Some of his work was put on display +last year here at the Arcadia Museum of Art. He is a brilliant +artist.” + +When they finish their meal, Adam and Joan begin to get money out to +pay their part of the bill. Cee-Cee interrupts, “No, it isn’t +necessary. My uncle wants today’s meal to be a gift, and he hopes you +will choose to return.” + +Joan – “That’s very nice. Please thank him for us, but your sister +still deserves a tip.” She and Adam both leave money on the table. + +They leave the restaurant and walk out into the mall. Cee-Cee asks +Joan, “Come on, let’s go for a walk and look at some of the stores.” + +Roger asks Adam to join him, but Adam responds, “I really don’t like +the mall.” Roger offers a compromise, “Okay, let’s take a walk +outside.” + +Joan knows why Cee-Cee wants to talk to her alone, so she begins the +conversation, “Okay, I kissed Roger once, but I was confused. I do +like Roger, but I love Adam.” + +Cee-Cee– “I know, Roger told me about it. I know he loves me, but we +are both beautiful and intelligent women.” + +Joan – “Oh, I’m nowhere as beautiful as you. And smart? You haven’t +seen my report card.” + +Cee-Cee– “Oh, but you are very pretty and intelligent. Being +beautiful has always been a problem for me. In the past, my +boyfriends seemed to be disappointed when they didn’t wake up next to +Gilda. I know Roger loves me for who I am. That’s something I +cherish.” + +Joan – “And I know he loves you, too. I’m sure you will be very happy +together.” + +Cee-Ceepauses for a moment, “Joan, do you believe in God?” + +Joan – “Yes, I believe, with all of my heart.” + +Cee-Cee– “I’m glad to hear that. When I was young, my mother taught +me about God, but we had to keep our beliefs a secret. Just before I +left home, my mother told me to always do what God asks me to do. + +Anyway, one day there was this big confusion and I heard God calling +me. I ran to him. It changed my life.” + +Joan begins to wonder, “God talks to you?” + +Cee-Cee– “Yes, but I just hear him in my head and I feel him like a +warm blanket over me. That day, his voice was really loud, but +usually, he just whispers. I’ve only told my mother, Roger, and now +you.” + +Joan – “Why me?” + +Cee-Cee– “On the way to your house, I heard Him again, just two +words, ‘Tell her.’ I know it was only two words, but somehow I knew +what He meant. I don’t know why He wants you to know, but I do as He +asks, because when I do, things always work out.” + +Joan – “But how do you know it’s really God talking to you?” + +Cee-Cee– “Some things have to be believed to be seen.” + +Joan is speechless, amazed by Cee-Cee’s last remark. She simply +smiles in agreement. + +Cee-Cee– “Let’s go find Roger and Adam.” + +When Adam and Roger are outside, Roger starts the discussion, “I know +you don’t like me, but I hope that will change. I’m not sorry for +what happened between Joan and me, but my heart belongs to Cee-Cee +now. You don’t have to worry.” + +Adam – “Then why did you kiss Joan?” + +Roger – “For the same reasons you do. She is a wonderful person, so +easy to fall in love with.” + +Adam – “But you don’t love her now?” + +Roger – “Love is something that never goes away, and I will always +cherish the memory, but Cee-Cee is my life now. I can promise that +Joan and I will just remain friends. You see, love is a decision, not +just a feeling. I’ve chosen Cee-Cee. I’ve let go of Joan.” + +Adam – “So, I am to believe you won’t try to steal her from me?” + +Roger – “No one will steal her from you. You will have to lose her. +Love is hard work. It’s your job to keep her.” + +With that, they turn around and head back into the mall. They meet up +with Joan and Cee-Cee and Roger takes them home. + +At Home + +Luke knocks on his parent’s bedroom door and enters. Will is still +talking on the phone, so Luke quietly takes a seat. When Will +finishes, Luke says, “We discovered something else yesterday. Ryan +has another computer that is monitoring stock investments. Professor +Steinholz thinks it’s strange that it is also sending nearly the same +information out again. Do you think your FBI friend could take a +look?” + +Will – “I don’t know, but I’ll certainly ask.” Luke hands him the +paper with the information. “Thanks, Luke. You and Friedman have been +a great help.” + +Luke – “Friedman came up with something yesterday. He referred to us +as AoJ, Army of Joan. I think that’s neat.” + +Will – “Catchy title, too bad no one but us will ever know about it.” + +When Luke leaves, Will calls Victor. When he picks up, Will says, +“Victor, Will Girardi. Do you remember that fraud case involving Ryan +Hunter you have been investigating?” + +Victor – “Yeah, how can I forget? It’s been a dead end for years.” + +Will – “Well, I think I have your smoking gun.” + +When Joan arrives home, she finds Kevin and Lilly sitting on the +couch. Kevin asks, “Where’s Adam?” + +Joan – “Roger dropped him off at home. We’ll pick him up later for +the hayride.” + +Kevin – “Lilly and I have been talking. Would you mind if we went +with you?” + +Joan – “No, it’ll be fine. In fact, can Adam and I ride with you?” + +Kevin – “Sure, but what about Luke?” + +Joan checks to make sure Luke isn’t around, “Quite frankly, it scares +me to ride with him at the wheel, and he always gets mad when I point +out his mistakes.” + +Kevin – “Ah, the backseat driver. I’ve ridden with him. He’s not so +bad.” + +Joan – “Just the same, I would rather go with you.” She pauses to +think for a moment. “Friedman was going to drive, too, but with you +going, he and Glynis can ride with Luke… or maybe Luke and Grace can +ride with him. I’ll talk to Luke and we’ll work something out.” + +Lilly – “Great.I’ll run home and get makeup and mousse, and be back +in a few minutes.” + +Joan – “Makeup?” + +Lilly – “In a past life, I was Goth girl. Kevin and I will be the +Goth kids tonight.” + +Joan – “Wow!” Joan begins to wonder why the house is so quiet. +“Where’s Grace?” + +Kevin – “Grace forgot to pack her hat for tonight, and Mom took her +home to get it.” + +Joan – “I sure hope there aren’t any fireworks.” + +Lilly – “That’s why Helen went with her. They should be back soon.” + +Luke comes down stairs, “Hey, can you help me hem my pants?” + +Joan – “Yeah, I can do it. Mom showed me how to use the stitch +witchery stuff.” + +Luke – “How was lunch? Wasn’t it great? Kevin took me there this +summer.” + +Joan – “The food was delicious! And Kevin, you were right. Cee-Cee is +a wonderful person.” + +Kevin – “I knew you would like her.” + +When Helen and Grace return, Joan asks, “Did everything go okay?” + +Grace – “They weren’t home. What do you think of my hat?” + +The\ `hat <http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a361/mshaffer2/john-lennon-hat.jpg>`__\ is +from the early 60’s, similar to one John Lennon used to wear. + +Joan – “It’s kind of odd looking, but the color goes well with your +outfit.” + +Grace – “That’s why I bought it, and because it’s radical, dude.” + +They have an early dinner, and Glynis, Friedman, and Adam arrive. +Everyone is thrilled with Glynis’ costume. + +Glynis– “Hi, I’m Kimberly and I’m the coolest Power Ranger. Make fun +of me and I’ll blast you.” Luke chuckles, so she pulls out her Blade +Blaster and squirts him twice in the face, “That goes double for +you.” + +Joan lowers her voice to imitate Napoleon Dynamite, “Ah, well, ah, +yah know, that’s cool. Can I hold it?” + +Glynis– “Okay, but just this once.” + +Joan takes it and squirts Adam, “Hey, stop it, you’ll make my emblem +fall off.” + +Joan – “Huh, some wizard you are.” + +Luke – “Hey bugsy, if you guys don’t behave, I’ll have to fill you +full of lead.” + +Friedman – “Or we’ll make you cement overshoes for the evening.” + +Lilly – “Hey, Marilyn and I can think of a few worse things to do to +you.” + +Kevin – “Yeah, like I’ll make you wear this nose ring.” + +Will and Helen enter the living room.Helen observes the motley crew, +“You all look wonderful tonight, a classic collection of +sub-defectives.” + +Grace – “Oh, gee, no way, for sure, how could you ever compare me to +them? They’re so yesterday!” + +Helen smiles, “And you’re all in character. I’m sure you’ll have fun +tonight.” + +At the Orban Farm + +All of them, except for Lilly and Kevin, have prepaid. This allows +them to go ahead of the line. It’s good that Grace read the fine +print on the flyer. + +When they get up to the table, Joan asks, “My brother and his +girlfriend have decided to join us. Can they come in too?” A rather +tall person in a Jason mask gives a nod. “Thank you.” Kevin and Lilly +pay the fee and they all enter together. + +The organizers have been controlling the entry, so there is a good +size crowd in the barn, but it’s not overcrowded. There are a lot of +children and adults. All are playing games and appear to be having a +great time. Over the PA, a rather odd song is playing. Joan asks, +“Hey, ah, that looks cool, does anyone want to play pin the electrode +on the Frankenstein?” + +Grace – “No way, that’s so uncool. It’s for kids. Act your age.” + +Joan – “Not tonight. Anything goes.” + +Adam – “I’ll do it with you. I’ll wand you in the right direction.” + +The others join in and none of them gets the electrode in the right +place. When Glynis finishes, she squirts the cardboard Frankenstein, +blows the imaginary smoke of her Blade Blaster, and says, “So there.” + +They enter the dark room, which is used to store Frankenstein’s spare +parts. They touch brains, intestines, eyeballs, and various other +disgusting, slimy things. Eeeuw, yuck, and gross mix with laughs and +chuckles. + +Joan has been struggling for some time, but finally must submit, +“Hey, I’ll be back in a few minutes. I have to brave the Port-a-Potty +outside.” + +She walks outside and stands in line. A man comes up behind her, +“Don’t you just love long lines when you really have to go, Joan.” + +She turns around and lifts his mask. She then lets it snap back into +place, “Don’t you think it’s a conflict of interest for God to dress +like the devil?” + +God – “Why is it that no one will believe that I have a sense of +humor?” + +Joan – “Well, I’m not in the mood to get it from you. What’s with the +dream? Was it real?” + +God – “By definition, no dreams are real.” + +Joan – “Come on, Socrates, you know what I mean. Is that why you told +Cee-Cee to talk to me? What does ‘Chun Chen’ mean in English? Is she +come kind of healer? If so, what am I supposed to do with her? And, I +thought you said no miracles?” + +God – “What, where, when, why, how, you know I don’t answer +questions. And I didn’t say, ‘no miracles’. I said, ‘miracles happen +within the rules’.” + +Joan – “So what are the rules?” + +God ignores her, “All you need to know is that both you and Cee-Cee +are in the process of fulfilling your nature. Embrace it, and +remember, some things…” + +Joan interrupts, “…have to be believed to be seen. Yeah, yeah, that’s +the third time I’ve heard that today. What does it even mean?” + +God – “You already have faith, Joan. You’ll figure out the rest.” + +A woman next in line behind them speaks out, “Hey, if you’re not +going in, I really have to go.” Joan can see this conversation is +going nowhere, so she gets into the Port-a-Potty and slams the door. |