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Favorite Scenes   January 3, 1994 B: What is this? N: It’s a glass, Bo. B: Please be more specific, Ms. Gannon. N: It’s an ugly glass. It’s an ugly hospital glass. Blue, acrylic or plastic of some kind, it’s, um, kind of a weird little ship bow- I can see, you know, there’s no sense in going- all these ridiculous- toothbrush. Magazine, see? I could even read the magazine if you wanted me to- candy. The most handsome face in the whole universe. B: She can see! N: I told you, I can see. But unfortunately no bizarre test in the world that you could possibly give me is going to say anything until Dr. Price and Dr. Dowling let us know (laughs) if the surgery was successful or not. B: Don’t be so pessimistic. N: I’m being realistic. B: Think positive. N: It’s not in my nature. B: Well, fake it. Hi, Ben. Ben: Hey, how’re you doing, Bo? And how are your eyes feeling? N: Never better. Did you get the results from the lab test? Ben: Well, they should be coming up any minute now. (enter Sheila with results) Look at that- special delivery. S: How are you doing? N: I don’t know, ask your brother. S: Well? Ben: It’s not often I get to say this, but the operation was a complete success. B: Thank God! Yes. N: That’s what you said the last time. B: You’re being pessimistic again. Ben: Actually, that’s not what I said the last time. If you recall, I was extremely cautious about any prognosis. S: Now, Dr. Dowling was the one with all the empty promises. B: There. Satisfied? (kiss) N: Yeah. (B half-hugs Ben) Ben: Hey, Buchanan- I got that starch white coat image to maintain. Do you mind? B: No, I don’t mind. Thanks. Thank you, Ben. Ben: Well, don’t thank me. I…I wish- I should have told you the possible risks after your first surgery. I’m sorry, Nora. N: Oh, don’t apologize, I’m just grateful that we got good results this time, you know? And besides, I know why you didn’t say anything. S: Mmhm. N: Yeah, Dr. Dowling’s the big shot, and you’re just the lowly resident, chain of command. Ben: Well, I’ll take the fifth on that. Besides, that was no excuse for keeping quiet. B: Nora’s right, we’re just glad that you took the lead this time, because you did that job that nobody thought was going to be easy, and now, Nora is going to be just fine. The nightmare is over. N: No. B: What? N: The nightmare’s not going to be over until Todd Manning’s back in prison. H: Well, you must feel like a million bucks. N: (laughs) Not yet. B: I feel like a million bucks. R: Me too. And don’t you ever put us through anything like that ever again. N: Okay, fine with me. R: Do you think Ben will come by? I wanted to thank him. Oh, that might mean we have to listen to more of his bad jokes. N: Ben has been here and gone already. R: Oh. Well, I’m going to go find him. I love you. N: I know you do, baby. R: Bye. N: Bye. R: Bye, daddy. H: Bye, beautiful. (R leaves) N: Any news on Todd? H: No, no, not yet. But listen, Nora, when you’re feeling up to it, I’d like to talk to you about what happened at the beach house with Todd Manning, anything that you might be able to remember. N: Well, let’s do it right now. H: Okay. But not a full statement, okay? I’m not sure if you have the strength for it, but anything that you know that can help with this investigation. B: Well, I told you the important thing. He’s going to need a doctor. H: Yeah. You know, you’re an amazing woman. N: Well, it’s kind of hard to believe I actually stabbed a guy, but I did, with my sewing shears, somewhere in the upper portion of the body. B: It’s right up here in the chest. She also hit him with a candlestick, and I knocked him around a little bit. He’s hurting for certain. N: Wait a minute, there is something. It’s not so much what he said, it’s just- it’s just something I know, okay? H: All right. Sure, what is it? N: He’s not far away. He said that he has a lot of scores to settle, and he’s not going to go away until he does it. H: All right, look, Nora, now I know you’re not going to like this, but I’m going to put a guard on you around the clock. B: Well, good. That will be two of us then, because I’m not leaving her side. N: Bo, you’ve got business to attend to! B: Look, the next time Todd Manning gets away from me, he’s going to be in a body bag.   S: You know, I wish Ben would give Dr. Dowling what he’s got coming. If Dr. Dowling hadn’t been so conservative with her first surgery, your mother might never have lost her sight at all. R: What? S: I mean, what was he supposed to do? I mean, he can’t go behind his back, you know, he’s a second-year resident, and if you want to lead in medicine, you have to learn to circle the wagon, you know, when your superior screws up. R: Sheila, I had no idea. I blamed Ben for everything. (Ben walks up) Ben: Okay, give it up, what did I do now? Come on, Sheila, you’re going to have to talk to this woman, because every time I see those big, beautiful eyes, I don’t know what to say. Somebody’s going to have to help me out. R: Ben, Sheila has already told me what really happened. I’m sorry I blamed you for not warning my mother about the first operation. I was wrong about you. Ben: Thanks, big sis. R: I wanted to tell you how grateful I am to you for helping my mother, and I don’t think I could ever thank you enough. Ben: Oh, you could try. R: How? Ben: How about dinner? R: You are one persistent man. S: That’s why he did such a great job with your mother. You know, I’m going to leave you two to fight, and I have places to go, people to see, all that stuff. I’ll see you guys later. Ben: Bye-bye, sis. S: Bye. (leaves)   N: Are you okay? B: Yeah, I’m fine. You’re the one in the hospital bed with that little turban on, you know? N: Todd could have killed you. B: Nah. N: If you hadn’t walked in when you did… B: Well, I think for a blind lady with no sense of direction, you did pretty well on your own. N: Mr. Buchanan, you flatter me. B: I want you to promise me something. N: Anything. B: No more secrets. No more being afraid to share the truth. N: I swear on all that I hold dear. B: Never to keep secrets. N: Never to keep secrets. B: Or be pig-headed ever again. Or be pig-headed ever again. N: I can’t swear to that, Bo. It’d be a flat out lie. See? I’m being pig-headed already. (they laugh)   January 4, 1994 P: I remembered roses were your favorite. N: Oh, and they smell wonderful, they look wonderful, too, but of course, everything looks wonderful to these eyes today. Including your bruises. Do you want to tell me about them? P: Nothing, nothing. I’m just really glad that you’re all right. N: Yes, so am I, as a matter of fact. Really glad, you know? No more dizziness, no more headaches. P: Now if we could just make Todd go away. N: Yeah, Bo and I keep kicking ourselves that we let him get away. P: I keep thinking about you all alone in that beach house. N: Yeah, it was a good thing that Bo got there when he did. P: Well, it’s okay now. It’s over. N: No, it’s not. Todd got away. P: Yeah, I mean, the police say he may be out of state by now. N: Mmm. And what do you say? P: I know Todd. The police think he’s this wild man on the run, but he's cunning and smart. He’s a man with a mission. N: Revenge. P: He won’t stop until he’s made everybody suffer. I mean, everybody. (a special report) N: Different story, huh? P: Yeah, it’s not what they say, it’s how they look at me. N: You just be yourself. Just let everyone see the Powell Lord the third that I see. P: I don’t know how it happened, but somehow my ex-lawyer became a pretty good friend. N: Wait until you get my bill. (laughs) P: No, I mean it. I’m just so glad that Todd couldn’t hurt you. N: Well, thank God for Bo. P: I’m going to do a lot more than that. I promise you, Todd is never going to threaten you or anyone else ever again. N: You listen to me, mister. If you think you know where Todd is, or you have any idea where Todd is, you call the police. Don’t you go playing hero.   January 12, 1994 B: (in French accent) Good morning, mademoiselle. It is time for your welcome home breakfast. This meal is guaranteed to make you forget all of that awful food you had to eat in that horrid, horrible hospital. Voila. N: Bo, it’s food, it’s, it’s real food. B: It is junk food. Everything on that tray is swimming in butter, grease or syrup. And now, the piece de resistance. N: You remember. B: Mmhm. Nothing’s too good for you, red. N: Processed cheese. I love processed chess. B: Mmhm. N: Only second to you, of course, but look at it. Look at the color, look at that beautiful yellow-orange color. Isn’t that magnificent? B: Do you mind if I steal a little taste? N: Only if you practice restraint. B: With my favorite dish- never happen. (kiss) And you’re always telling me that you don’t know how to cook. N: Thank you. B: Don’t thank me yet, we’re just getting started. (kiss) N: Wonderful. B: You know the greatest thing about all of this stuff over here? N: What? B: It tastes ever better when you reheat it. N: You lie. B: Like a rug. (kissing-doorbell) For Pete’s sake! N: Why don’t you go answer the door? B: Answer the door. I’m nothing but a love slave, that’s all I am, I’m a love slave. N: Love slave. Now, that has all kinds of possibilities with that… B: (opens door) Powell. P: Bo. (walks in) I’m so sorry. B: Good morning to you, Powell. N: Hey, Powell, what’s up? P: Nora, I tried not to bother you, but I couldn’t help it, I need to talk to somebody. B: About what? P: I’ve been out walking since the sun came up. N: All right, what’s happened, Powell? P: You still haven’t heard? B: What's going on? N: Powell? P: Suede Pruitt is dead. N: Oh, wow. B: Man. P: Todd Manning killed him. P: Todd won’t think twice about killing Rebecca. B: What’s with that girl, anyway, huh? I mean, how naive can you get? Todd Manning’s not Angela Holliday. She shouldn’t even get within ten feet of that guy, is she nuts? P: That’s not fair, Bo, you don’t know her. Todd took us in, too, Nora, you know how he works, he even got you believing him. N: Well, he can be very charming, and he certainly can be persuasive. P: She trusts people, Bo, and he played her, that’s all. And when she finally woke up, Rebecca was already in way over her head. N: Marty. B: What’s that, red? N: My God, Marty must be…How about the three of us take a trip over there?ep B: That’s a good idea. N: I’ll get dressed. B: All right, I’ll start the car up. Powell, you walked over, right? P: Yeah. B: Okay, good. Would you do me a favor? Would you just warm up the car? I’ve got to call the radio station. P: Yeah, sure. I’ll meet you outside. B: All right, thanks. N: Oh, your beautiful breakfast, it’s all going to go cold. Don’t you have a phone call you want to make? B: It can wait. N: For what? B: Nothing. N: Why are you staring at me? What, do you think it’s too soon for me to go out of the house after surgery? B: I’m just thinking about what Todd tried to do out there at the beach house. N: Don’t. B: No, I don’t want to forget that. I don’t want to forget how lucky we are to be right here in this house. You’ve got a lot to be grateful for, red. You can see that, can’t you? N: Yes, I can. I’m looking at it right in front of me. B: You just keep on looking. (kiss) Just keep on looking.   P: Hold it a minute. You know something? N: Powell? P: I’ve already talked to Marty, and you guys should have a little time with her alone, so why don’t I just catch you later. B: Are you sure? I don’t think she would mind. P: Yeah, I’m okay. I can walk home from here, really. B: Yeah, well, it’s up to you. Red? N: Why don’t you go on inside, I, uh, I’ve got to go to the care, I left, um, I left my, um- B: Right. No, okay, all right, then you go and you get what, your- N: Yeah. B: Yeah. I’ll be inside. N: Thanks. B: Powell. (leaves) N: Powell, why don’t you walk with me to the car so I can get my, um, um, the thing I left in the car. N: Are you afraid to see Marty again? P: Not exactly. N: You don’t think Marty wants to see you? P: That’s not it either. I wouldn’t be surprised, though, if she felt that way, right? N: Why? P: In her head, Todd and I go together. N: Oh, for heaven’s sake- P: I was there again, Nora. But I didn’t know Todd had her back in the office. I could have, I should have been thinking, looking- N: Powell- P: It could have been me he took on before Suede even got there! N: What, are you blaming yourself for this? P: I should have been the one, Nora. N: Oh, Powell, stop it! Just stop it, I mean, this is ridiculous, you, you- you paid your debt, you did time in prison. P: Suede died. N: They’re just- they’re not connected. You came forth with a confession, and a confession that put Todd behind bars! P: Yeah, yeah, what good did it do? N: Well, why don’t you ask Marty? I think it gave her the justice that she deserved, you know? And- Powell, will you look at me? Powell, look at me. Now, you made a mistake, but that doesn’t mean you deserve to die. I mean that, Powell. P: I know. It’s just- I can’t help thinking that I should have done more. N: Like what? Okay, tell me. Like what more? P: I don’t know, but Todd’s still out there, and Suede Pruitt’s dead! N: And there’s nothing you can do about either one of those- P: Fine, fine, maybe not. It’s too late to help Suede, but Rebecca is stuck out there too, Nora. He kidnapped Rebecca. It can’t be too late to help her. I won’t- I won’t let it be.   N: Thanks, guys, for leaving the door unlocked. I was, um- uh oh. B: Hey, honey. N: Hi, um, what’s going on? B: Nothing, we were just talking, that’s all, just talking and then there was a pause in the conversation, you know how that goes. N: Sure.   Marty apologizes to Luna and says she has to go do something. M: Hi, Nora, it’s really nice of you to stop by. N: Yeah. (M leaves) What’s going on? B: Well, you saw it. N: Luna? L: I am worried. One minute she’s calm, and then everything just storms up, and- I’m worried. Bo, there is something- B: Luna. I went through the same kind of thing when Sarah died. It’s called grief. Sometimes you think the pain is never going to stop, and she’s going to need help. N: I just don’t think Marty’s ready to listen yet, though. B: No, no, she isn’t, but Marty’s going to have to go through what she’s going through right now, but you do whatever you can. The big move is something that she’s going to have to do by herself.   January 14, 1994 Bo and Nora are with Vicki and Sloan. V: Oh, my heart goes out to Marty. When I talked to her, all she could say was how guilty she feels. N: Well, it’s not her fault, I mean, Todd was determined to hurt someone, to make someone suffer- the man’s a sadist. B: Let’s just be glad he wasn’t able to take it out on you, sweetheart.   January 18, 1994 N talked to P and they decided to talk to Zach and see if he has any info.   January 19, 1994 P and N at Statesville. P: Is he coming? N: Yeah, it’s all set. P: I can’t believe you got them to waive the rule against night visits. N: Well, the warden owes me a couple of favors, so Zach will be here in a few minutes. Unclench your jaw, will you? We want him to relax and talk to us. P: Sorry, I guess I’m more would up than I thought. N: Well, we have a lot riding on his little interview. P: Maybe everything, Nora. Zach just might be our only hope of finding where Todd took Rebecca. P: What is taking them so long? N: Relax, he’ll be here. P: You know, when I got my parole, Kevin picked me up. We drove up the road a little ways, and I had him stop. And I looked back at Statesville Prison carved out in the stone under the barbed wire, and I swore I’d never come back here. N: It’s a terrible place. For anyone, let alone someone like you. P: What does that mean? N: It means that the life you led didn' exactly prepare you for this place. P: True, but I learned something really important here. N: What was that? P: That I’m a lot stronger than I thought. I also learned that I can change my life. I stopped being pushed around, even by Todd. N: He leaned on you pretty hard, didn’t he? P: All the time. But I stood up to him. And I stopped him from escaping. And I’m going to stop him from hurting Rebecca, too. Z: What, these are my visitors? No way, man, I’m going back to lock up. N: Zach… Z: Look, what do you want, man? P: We need your help. Z: Oh, right, and I’m going to earn a medal at the Winter Olympics. P: I’m serious, Zach. Z:Wait, you need my help? Really? Forget it. Z: What do you need my help with? How to tackle a nasty court case? Huh? Figuring out what courses to take next semester, guys? Oh, I know, you must want to ask me about Todd. P: Loo, he’s in a really bad spot. Z: Oh, and what am I, in hog heaven? You know, you got a lot of stinking nerve coming to me. N: Zach, please try to understand- Z: Hey, I spent the last six months trying to understand, lady, and you know what? I do. I’m here because I was ratted out and sold out, in that order, and I am looking at the two people that did it to me. P: This is about Todd, not us, all right? Z: Well, you know, it’s not every day I get to see the two people I’d just as soon never see again, parked side by side. N: Okay, Zach, I can- I can understand your bitterness. Z: Oh, how, I don’t see you wearing a matching green shirt and pants. P: I was here too, you remember? Z: Oh yeah, that’s right, you did do a little time, didn’t you? Gee, you were in and out so fast I almost forgot. P: Come on, Zach. Z: Oh, what’s the matter, Powell, you feeling guilty? You should, man, you cracked like an egg, you spilled your guts about Spring Fling to anybody who would listen. N: Oh, he just told the truth. Z: Oh, what, does that make him less of a rapist than me? It must, because I’m still in and he’s out. N: The point is- Z: Look, you made your point, lady, back in the courtroom when you stabbed me in the back. P: Nora did the only thing she could! Z: Oh, get off it, man! She’s our lawyer, her job was to defend us, not to roll up her sleeve and help the other side nail us to the wall! N: The only thing I regret that I did during that trial was not to do it sooner. Z: Oh, well, thank you for sharing. You guys are incredible, after all the ways you screwed me, you actually expect me to turn around and help you? N: You just might have to, Zach. Z: Oh, yeah, why’s that? N: Because withholding information that might lead to the recapture of Todd Manning might be considered a criminal offense. Z: Well, gee, what are you going to do, send me to prison? P: I thought you were bucking for parole on good behavior. Z: What, good behavior by ratting on Todd? I’ll see you in eight years. (starts to leave) P: Wait, Zach, this isn’t just about you, me and Nora. It’s about an innocent young girl, too. And her life may depend on what you tell us! Z: Some girl’s in trouble? Tough, so am I. N: Zach, you can’t just walk away. Z: Watch closely. P: Zach, you’ve already been part of a rape. You want to be part of a murder, too? Look, you may think I’m the lowest scum on the earth. Z: Yeah, right down there with her. P: Fine, fine, then hate us, but this is a lot bigger than you and your grudge against Nora and me. You know how long it’s been since Todd escaped? Two weeks. You know what he’s done in that time? Z: Yeah. Made the cops chasing after him look like a complete bunch of dorks. P: He killed someone. Z: What? P: He started small. He cracked my skull open with a rock. Then he went after Nora. N: He tried to rape me at knifepoint. P: He got a hold of Marty, too. And when Suede Pruitt tried to save her, Todd split his skull open too. Only Suede didn’t live through it. Z: Wait a minute, the guy’s dead? When did this happen? N: Last night, at the Tabernacle of Joy. P: Todd has totally lost it, he’s completely out of control, and now he’s out there somewhere on the run and he’s dragging Rebecca Lewis along as his hostage. Z: Rebecca Lewis, wait a minute, how did she get nixed up in this? P: He conned her into helping him out, and he did it the same way he sat in that chair and conned her about finding the Lord. She’s just a sweet kid who tried to bring a lost soul under her wing. Only now she might end up being his next victim. N: She’s in a lot of trouble, Zach. Todd’s got a gun. Z: I don’t believe this. P: You can see how it happened, though, Zach, right? The both of us know what it’s like to fall along and march behind Todd and not know that he’s leading you straight to hell. Rebecca made the same mistake, only instead of going to prison and paying for it like we did, there’s a good chance that Rebecca may end up dead. I know you. You may have made some mistakes, but you’d never help a killer. Don’t let Rebecca die. Help us. Z: You know, man, sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and I swear I can, I can still hear Marty begging for us to leave her alone. P: Yeah, that’s happened to me too. Z: Yeah, well, the last thing I’m up for is seeing some chick get hurt even worse. N: Are you saying you’ll help us? Z: I’ll tell you what I can. P: That’s great, Zach. Z: It isn’t much, but whatever it is, it is strictly off the record, okay? N: I can’t even remember coming here. Z: Okay, Todd did talk about busting out of here a lot, all the time, in fact. He’d be up on that top bunk and he’d go on and on about how he was going to get loose and make everybody pay for what they did to him. P: You never told Jerry or the guards about it? Z: Look, not everybody’s a rat boy, Powell. Besides, I mean- you know Todd, I mean, he’s always shooting off his mouth. And it’s not like he was telling me any plans. It just- it sounded like this humongous pipe dream. Except- P: Except what? Z: Well, he did say he might try and hook up with Rebecca when he broke loose- but, I mean, this isn’t news, I told the guards all this stuff right after he got out, and the stuff about maybe going to Mexico. P: Which he didn’t do. Zach, think. Is there anything you didn’t tell the warden that might let us know where Todd brought Rebecca, anything at all? N: Did he talk about any of his other friends or, uh, different parts of the country? Z: No, no, Todd, he didn’t hang on to too many friends when he got here, I mean, he wouldn’t feel safe anywhere anyhow. P: What do you mean? Z: You know Todd, I mean, he’s so paranoid about what everybody thinks about him, he wouldn’t go to anyone he knew, like his dad or any of the guys at KAD, he’d be too freaked they'd turn around and blow the whistle on him. N: Well, that’s not paranoia, that’s real. P: Then there’s no place at all you can think of that Todd might feel safe going to? Z: No, I mean, the only thing that I see Todd doing is going on the run and staying that way, which means he could pretty much be anywhere. Z: Look, I told you I didn’t have much. N: And you were right. But thank you anyway, we really appreciate your trying to give us some help. Look, if anything else comes to mind, I mean, if you think of anything, even his childhood- P: Yeah, yeah. Thank, Zach. You take care of yourself. (they start to leave) Z: Wait, yo, Powell. P: What? Z: This is really weird, man, I just- I just thought of this one thing, I mean, it’s probably nothing, but- N: Why don’t you let us decided that? Zach talks about Todd talking about his mother. N: What did he say about her?…Okay, well, his mother was athletic, um, anything else? Zach mentions the summer house. N: This was her house?