LAD World
DISCLAIMER, DISCLAIMER, DISCLAIMER. Liza and Tad aren`t my creations
neither are Roger and Holly.
[Recap: Tad and Liza finally made love at Mount Evangeline after the
Miles Christopher kidnapping. Tad declared his love to a very confused
Liza who panicked and ran away. They had a very ugly confrontation at
Adam and Stuart`s birthday. Tad decided to go back to Tad the cad and
resigned from LAD Production. Liza told Belinda about her night with
Tad.]
Episode 34: Picking up the pieces
It`s been a couple of weeks since Adam`s party and Tad and Liza have
been incommunicado ever since. Not that Liza didn`t want to speak to
him, she had endless sessions of her staring at the phone, picking it
up, only to hang it up. She would also pass by Tad`s house as often as
she could, sometimes parking across the street. But she would always
stop herself from getting out of her car.
Tad on the other hand kept himself busy. And he was good at it. He
realized that when he stood alone in a little office. The office was
empty except for a few chairs and a desk. On the door`s window was
painted a few words: *Valley Investigations*. Tad had decided to reopen
his old business. It`s what Tad the cad did, and so this Tad would do it
again.
He started to unpack his briefcase. It was a brand new one since he
hadn`t picked up his old one at Liza`s place. The unpacking took about 2
seconds. He took out a picture of Jamie which he put on the desk and a
picture of Liza with Marty. He stared at it for a few seconds but
decided to hide it in the desk. ``Why did I bring this??`` he thought.
A knock on the door startles him.
Tad: Come in.
A young woman with reddish-brown hair enters.
Woman: Hello. I`m sorry (notices the emptiness of the office). I was
looking for Mr McDaniel. Isn`t this Valley Investigations??
Tad: (getting up) The one and only. McDaniel retired and sold me back
his business.
Woman: Oh... (disappointed). It`s just that.... I`m sorry (she goes
away).
Tad: (running after her) Whoa! But the business is still open. Are you
a
client of his?
Woman: Sort of.
Tad: Maybe I can help . I taught McDaniel everything he knew (he
smiles).
Woman: I don`t know... this is important to me.... I don`t even know
you.
Tad: Hi. I`m Tad Martin (he offers his hand to shake with a grin).
Woman: Carla Soleito... hmm ... I mean Roberts [Ed. Note: she played
by
Amy Van Horne from The City].
Tad: What can I do for you?
Carla: I`m looking for a package....
Tad: A package?
Carla: A metal box that my father left me before he died about a year
ago. Someone took it.
Tad: You`re sure it was stolen?
Carla: Maybe not stolen but taken away from me... You think you can help
me...?
CUT to Liza`s house, the kitchen.
Liza has been staring at the phone all morning long. It`s been a quiet
morning since Petra came to take care of Marty. He`s been crying a lot
these days, sensing that something is wrong.
Liza is lost day dreaming
Flashback on Mount Evangeline
[Liza: I won`t hurt you. I promise]
[Tad: You promise?]
[Liza: I promise...]
Marian enters the room with some letters and drops them on the table,
breaking up Liza`s daydream.
Marian: What a beautiful day, darling.
Liza: If you say so, mother... (she starts to open the mail)
Marian: Oh Liza, can`t you tell me what`s going on? (Liza quickly opens
one of the envelopes) Is it Tad? I mean I notice that he hasn`t been
around much lately well... since that mountain incident...
Liza, not listening, is reading a small note over and over. *I quit*,
it
reads. Inside the envelope is his contract with LAD Production.
Marian: Liza, what is it?
Liza: Tad.
Marian: Tad?
Liza: He.... he quits.
Marian: Just like that? Why? I thought he loved this little project.
Liza: He does.
Marian: I don`t understand... Liza? What really happened on that
mountain? Ever since that night you`ve been in this weird mood... Is it
Tad? If he`s been breaking your heart, I swear I will break his two legs
and cut out his....!
Liza: No, mother. That`s not what happened.
Marian: But darling, I know you`re in love with him.... don`t defend
him, he must have hurt you horribly. You slept together that night,
didn`t you? And then, he just dumped you!
Liza: No. *I* hurt him, mother.
Marian: But...
Liza: Yes, something did happen that night ... we.... <sighs> we
slept
together that night... but he didn`t.... He said that he.... (long
pause) He asked me to marry him.
Marian: He did???
Liza: And I said no. Or rather I panicked and ran off.
Marian: That`s why he came to the house and just waited...
Liza: That night at Adam`s birthday party, he finally caught up with
me
and we had this huge fight...
Marian: Liza, I don`t understand if he loves you and I know you love
him, where`s the problem??
Liza: I can`t talk about this, mother.
Marian: Why not? You`re obviously miserable!
Liza: Because. Because it`s complicated... Look, would you mind, I have
a business to run, alone (she snaps at her but regrets it right away).
Marian: (saddens that her daughter shot down on her again) All right...
I`ll go check on Marty... (before getting out of the kitchen) Liza? You
know you can always confide in me, don`t you?
Liza: I know, mother, thank you.
Liza takes her phone and starts to dial.
Liza: Hi, this is Liza Colby, is he there? (she waits) Hi, Roger, I`m
sorry to disturb you but I really need your help...
End of 34
LAD World
[Recap: Tad and Liza made love but Liza panicked and ran off. They had
a
huge fight. Tad decided to quit LAD Production and reopen Valley
Investigations. He already has his first client, Carla Soleito. Liza
told Marian about her night with Tad. She also called Roger Thorpe, the
third partner in LAD Production for some help.]
Episode 35: Fathers.
A little later in the week, Tad is hanging out at Jacob`s, at the bar
talking to Jacob Foster.
Tad: ... so everything is all set up. V.I., Valley Investigations is
ready to go!
Jacob: You`re really going thru with this?
Tad: Why not?
Jacob: (sarcastically) Geez, I don`t know... the words ``Liza Colby``
come to mind!
Tad: Well do the words *brick wall* have any meaning to you?.... I`m
serious, I`m thru with all of this. Women.... Why should I take women
seriously when they don`t...?
Jacob: Have another drink, denial can be a very long journey.
Tad: (taking the drink) As as a matter of fact, I`m sure that V.I. will
be a great success. I already have a first client.
Jacob: You do??? (Carla Soleito walks in the restaurant)
Tad: There she is!
Jacob: Where?
Tad: (pointing) There. By the door.
Jacob: (he spots her in disbelief) That`s your client?
Tad: Hmm uh!
Jacob: By the door?
Tad: Yes.
Jacob: The pretty reddish brunette with the briefcase?
Tad: Yep.
Jacob: (slaps Tad upside the head) Are you out of your mind, man????
That`s Carla Soleito!
Tad: Ouch!!! Carla Roberts.
Jacob: You`re kiddin`, she married that bum???
Tad: You know her?
Jacob: Hmm uh! From my New-York City days. She was the heiress to the
Soleito crime family. That`s until Tracy Quartermaine stepped in as
step-mommy dearest.
Tad: I know that.
Jacob: Then, what the hell are you doing with her as a client??? She`s
dangerous. And if *she`s* not dangerous, she has enemies that are.
Tad: She`s only looking for a package.
Jacob: Oh please, I don`t want to know!
Tad: Fine.
Jacob: Have you completely last your mind?
Opal: That`s what I`d like to know.
Tad: Hi Opal.
Opal: (pulling him aside) Don`t you *Hi Opal* me, Thaddeus J. Martin!
I
just received this very worried phone call from Brooke. You haven`t seen
Jamie in over a week!!
Tad: Mama, this is none of your business. I was busy, that`s all.
Opal: That`s all, my foot, that boy deserves a father....
Tad: (interrupting) You`re right, that boy deserves a better father.
Opal: Where is that comin` from?
Tad: Nowhere... the truth is...
Marian: (barging in) Tad, darling, we need to talk.
Tad: Good, Marian. Great timing as always.... I`m selling my house.
Opal and Marian: (together) What??
Marian: Darling, what ever happened between you and Liza, I`m sure, can
be fix.
Opal: All of this...., this is Liza`s doin`???? I should have known,
that schemin`, connivin` b......
Tad: Mama! Don`t!
Opal: But....
Tad: No buts... (taking Marian aside for a private talk) So can you sell
the house?
Marian: Of course, darling, but why would you? I know you love that
house.
Tad: It`s just a house.
Marian: Tad, she loves you, she just panicked, she`ll turn around.
Tad: No, she won`t. In the long run, she can never trust me. I can`t
live like that, neither can she.
Marian: She`s just just scared. I mean: asking her to marry you??? Are
you crazy? Haven`t you ever heard about dating??
Tad: For a long time, I`ve tried to be a better person. And I was. I
mean I swear, Marian ever since that night Liza confronted Adam with the
Corview business, I never even looked at another woman.
Marian: I know. She knows that too, she just needs time...
Tad: She had time, 15 years to be exact. Time will not solve anything.
It`s just the way things are, I`ve made mistakes and now I`m paying for
it.
Marian: Sometime a mistake can be the best thing that can happened to
you.
Tad: We`re not talking about me any more, are we? (long pause, Marian
looks awkward) You should tell her, you know... about Roger. He is her
father, right?
Marian: How did you find out?
Tad: In Roger`s office, there was this box with pictures and letters,
I
sorta put two and two together. You have to tell her.
Marian: I can`t. She would never forgive me.
Tad: She forgave you for much worst. She has a right to know that her
father is alive. I mean, he does care about her.
Marian: Roger and I have a pact.
Tad: I don`t understand you loved him, right? So why chose Larry?
Marian: Roger was ... a 17 years old young man who was lonely and very
sad because Holly had dumped him. Again. And I was a 22 years old bored
housewife whose husband was too busy proving himself to his father to be
preoccupied with my needs. Things just happened, I fell in love with
that fine young man... but he soon went back to Holly and his future.
And I went back to the life I never really left. When I found out I was
pregnant I begged Roger to keep our secret for Liza`s sake. He agreed.
Tad: On the condition that you keep in touch?
Marian: (nods yes) No one else knows about this, Tad. Please, respect
our wishes.
Tad: You don`t have to worry about me, Marian. But you should tell her,
a secret like that... you can`t keep it forever. I mean what if someone
else knows about this.
Marian: Who??
Tad: Holly.
CUT to PV Airport
Liza is waiting, checking on Marty in his stroller thinking back to the
night when she and Tad made love.
Roger: Liza?? (Liza wakes up from her daydream, she gets up) You didn`t
have to pick me up.
Liza: Hello Roger, it`s been a long time.
Roger: Too long. (he hugs her very sincerely and warmly) How`s my
favorite niece? (pulling back, he spots Marty googooing away, Roger
smiles) Is that...?
Liza: Roger, this is my son: Lawrence Martin Colby. Marty, for short.
Roger: (overjoyed) Oh my God, look at him. Can I? (he gestures towards
Marty)
Liza: Please.
Roger gently lowers himself to the stroller, extending his hands to
Marty. On cue, the baby responds back with a smile, his arms and legs
swinging away, he really wants to be taken).
Roger: Yes. (taking the baby in his arms) Look at you, little Marty,
you`re a big boy, aren`t you?
Marty: Popop!
Roger gives Marty a little kiss on the forehead. He feels so proud, so
happy. He has his first grand son in his arms. It takes everything he
has for him not to cry at this very moment. He had dreamed of this for a
long time. More than anything in the world, he wants to tell Liza every
thing. How he is proud to know that she was his daughter, how he loves
her, how he wants them to be a family.
Liza: (she smiles) Looks like you made a friend!
End of episode 35
LAD World
[Recap: Tad quit LAD Productions after Liza panicked when Tad told her
he loves her on Mount Evangeline. Tad re-opened Valley Investigations,
he`s looking for a package of mobster Carla Soleito. Liza called Roger
Thorpe for help who arrived in PV. Marian admitted to Tad that Roger is
Liza`s biological father.]
Episode 36: Encounters
We open at Jacob`s. Tad is still at the bar, on his cell-phone, nursing
a beer early in the evening.
Tad: Johnny? Come on!! You know I`m good for it! (listening) Okay...
it`s a package, like a metal box, a little one that could hold papers,
that sort of thing. (listening) Right.... Thank you, Johnny, you`re a
prince! (Tad hangs up and returns to his beer).
Jacob: You are still doing that! Aren`t you?
Tad: What?? Working? This PI business is a lot of fun, I almost forgot
about that!
Jacob: Boy, you just keep on lying to yourself.... (Jacob stops talking
as Liza enters the restaurant with Roger Thorpe, forcing Tad to turn.
Liza spots Tad right away but as their eyes lock, Tad turns away unable
to withold eye contact - it hurts too much).
Jacob: Who`s the old guy with her?
Tad: (drinking and trying to act unconcerned) Roger Thorpe. Her ...
hmm... her uncle. Ex-uncle.
Jacob: Why don`t you go there, Tad? I know you want to....
Tad: No, I don`t. All I want is another beer.
CUT to Roger and Liza who are choosing a table. Liza`s eyes are riveted
on Tad. Roger can`t help but notice. He decides not to say anything.
Liza: (shaking herself off) So... how`s Blake?
Roger: (smiling sadly) Chrissie is wonderful. As usual.
Liza felt a little embarrassed as she suddenly remembers how Roger would
never ever call his daughter Blake. Blake was his ex-father-in-law`s
name and Blake Colby hated Roger. And vice-versa. Liza vaguely recalled
hearing stories of fights between Roger and Holly about her cousin`s
name. Finally they had compromised naming the child Christina Blake
Thorpe. Holly would stick to Blake and Roger to Chrissie. Liza`s cousin
grew up one confused little girl.
Quickly, Liza`s eyes went back to Tad.
Roger: If you want to talk to him, you go right ahead...
Liza: (ignoring his comments) I hear Chrissie is quite the reporter...
Roger had this little smile as he watched Liza in deep denial, `like
father, like daughter` he thought. He was amazed: she looks so much like
her mother when she was younger, he thought. She didn`t look like him at
all except for the fact that she was very tall.
Roger: She wants to produce (again, Liza`s eye are on Tad) ... you want
to talk about it?
Liza: (dazed) Hmm?
Roger: Tad.
Liza: What about Tad? There`s nothing to talk about. What`s done is
done.
Roger: Really? So why am I here?
Liza: Strategy. (she consults the menu, trying to act casual) Since this
is now a 2 way partnership....
Roger: (interrupting) He`s in love with you. And you with him, if I
might add.
Liza: I am not!
Roger: Oh I see we haven`t pass that stage, yet?
Liza: What stage?
Roger: The one where you bury your head in the sand. Sweetheart, what`s
going on? (Roger wanted to kick himself for saying *sweetheart*, it was
too revealing)
Liza: Nothing. I don`t want to talk about it.
Roger: So why am I here?
Liza: You have to talk to him.
Roger: Oh, now *I* have to talk to him?
Liza: Yes. For the good of the company. I know he will listen to you!
Marian: (interrupting) What are you doing here????? (panicked)
Roger: Hello Marian (he gets up).
Liza: Mother? What`s wrong?
Roger: I`m here on business, Marian (trying his best to reassure her).
Marian: (slowly relaxing, she giggles) Oh.... How are you, Roger?
Roger: (shaking her hand) It`s been a long time.... too long.
Liza: Mother, are you Okay? You don`t look so good.
Marian: No. I`m fine. I do need to talk to you, darling.
Liza: Now???
Marian: Roger, if you don`t mind?
Roger: Of course, not. (Roger gets up, and kisses Marian on the cheek)
Marian, good to see you. You haven`t changed a bit (Roger smiles as he
heads for the bar).
Liza: Mother, you know Roger came all the way from Chicago to discuss
business. I wish you`d be more polite.
Marian: Well, he`ll get over it, I couldn`t wait, darling. (long pause
-
Liza is getting impatient) Liza, I have found the perfect solution to
your problem...
CUT to Roger at the bar, next to Tad.
Roger: Barkeep, one scotch, straight up. (pause, Tad is not looking at
him, and neither is he) Mr Martin....?
Tad: Mr Thorpe.... (long pause) How`s the windy city?
Roger: How are you, Tad?
Tad: (laughs) How am I?? Boy! That`s a loaded question!
Roger: You`re right. I`ll try the direct approach: you can`t give up
on
Liza. She loves you. She thinks she can`t trust you but I think she`s
just scared. Terrified, really...
Tad: Sir, with all do respect. I don`t believe you know who you`re
talking to.
Roger: Let`s see, Thaddeus James Martin, born to Ray and Opal Gardner.
Ray used to beat you up. He left you for dead in a Pennsylvania state
park at the age of 9. Dr Jeff Martin found you and the Martins adopted
you. I believe that`s when you first met Liza. At 15, you got into a
mess involving pot and the crashing of the family car and you ran away.
When you came back two years later, you went from fast talking kid to
fast talking con-artist. Liza and you started to see each other but you
couldn`t resist the idea of also sleeping with Marian. Your sister Jenny
was an enemy of Liza`s. You were married to Dottie Thornton, Hilarry
Wilson, Dixie Coonie, twice and Brooke English who happens to be the
mother of your son, James Edward Martin. You were at one point, Ted
Orsini - something about losing your memory... You want me to tell you
more??
Tad: (joking) Yeah! Do I have a long lost daughter somewhere too??? (he
stops to think, regretting his joke, getting serious) Sorry, that was
cruel....
Roger: (stunned) You know???? You know??(Tad nods yes) How???? Did
Marian tell you??
Tad: No. I sort of bumped into it. In Chicago, I knocked over a box of
yours in your office. I found pictures, letters.... (Roger`s eyes go
straight to Liza) You don`t need to worry about me, Roger. I`m not going
to tell her. I mean, it`s not my secret to tell.
Roger: Thank you.
Tad: But you should tell her. Trust me on this one: secrets have a way
of coming out all wrong, especially the big ones.
CUT to Marian and Liza who looks exhausted.
Marian: (rambling on) ... so you see, that nice Mr Johnson, who is
really a sweetheart....
Liza: (interrupting) Mother, can you get to the point?
Marian: I have found the perfect office space for you, darling.
Somewhere where you can work and meditate without interruptions.
Liza: I love working at home, Marty is there....
Marian: Oh darling, I know you love being at home but I know you: you
miss having a place to go to every morning.... Now this little office is
very inexpensive, it`s secure and I hear your neighbor is really quiet.
The concierge told me that they hardly show up... so you see, it`s
perfect!
Liza: (suspicious) Who`s the neighbor, mother?
Marian: I don`t know (she lies). It`s some kind of detective agency
(Liza is tempted)... Oh darling, would you at least think about it?
Maybe discuss it with Roger?
Liza: I`ll think about it...
CUT to Tad and Roger
Tad: The one thing I don`t understand is why wait? Why didn`t you tell
her before? I mean it`s not like Marian had a relationship to lose with
Liza back then. They barely talked to each other in those days...
Roger: Timing is everything, Tad, and my wife... I mean my ex-wife would
not have been too happy to discover this. I wanted to save my marriage.
Tad: You`re right, Holly is not a happy camper.
Roger: Meaning?
Tad: I think she already knows. And she`s waiting for just the wrong
moment to tell Liza....
End of part 36
LAD World
[Recap: Liza and Tad are at odds after they made love on Mount
Evangeline. Tad quit LAD Productions and re-opened Valley
Investigations. Liza called Roger for advice. Marian admitted to Tad
that Roger is Liza`s father. Marian got Liza a new office. Tad has
mobsterette Carla Soleito for a client.]
Episode 37: Holly terror!!
CUT to Tad`s Valley Investigations office.
Carla: So where is it, Tad? hmmm? Where`s my package?
Tad: I`m on the case as we speak, Ms Soleito.... I have two very good
leads, one of them is bound to give us some results.
Carla: I should hope so....
Tad: What`s in that box anyway?
Carla: Nothing that should concern you. When can I expect results?
Tad: Two-three days, max.
Carla: Fine (she gets up). I`ll call you tomorrow morning.
Tad: I`ll be there (Carla leaves. Tad gets into one of his draws) ...
(to himself) three days, max.... (he gets a black box out of his desk
and opens it) I just need some time to figure out what to do with it.
(The box contains papers, letters, a notepad and a 38 caliber gun) For
now, we`ll have to find a safe place for you.
Tad gets up, putting on his jacket and the now closed metal black box
into his brief case. Quickly, he gets out the door. In the hallway,
across from his office, stands a tall blonde woman, she`s looking for
her keys. She turns to him.
Liza: (surprised) Tad??? You`re Valley Investigations?
Tad: (uneasy) Yes.... well that was my old... (he can`t hold eye
contact) ... hmmm ... business (long awkward pause - for a second, Tad
finally forces himself to look at her - she looks fabulous, he thought
but kicked himself for thinking that way - he was thru with her, and
that was that!)
Liza: Mother found this little office for... I didn`t know... (Liza was
almost mad at Marian for setting her up, but still she was happy to see
Tad again).
Tad: Oh... (trying to be polite but distant) well... I... I should go
(he moves towards the exit).
Liza: (trying to salvage the conversation) Oh... how`s Jamie?
Tad: OK... I guess. I don`t really see him much these days... And Marty?
Liza: Good... he`s well... He misses... (her eyes tear up, she couldn`t
finish the sentence).
Tad: (he knew the end of her sentence) I gotta go... (as coldly as he
could muster) Bye.
As he heads out the door, Tad stops himself for a minute to pull himself
together, his eyes closed to catch the tears. Liza on the other side,
unlocks her office door quickly, crying quietly.
CUT to the Valley Inn bar. Holly Colby is alone at the bar. She hasn`t
decided yet just how drunk she wants to be. For now, she was just
thirsty. A familiar shaddow comes from the dining room. It is Roger
Thorpe. *God, he`s handsome* she thinks for a second and regrets
thinking that way, he still gets to her.
Roger: (spotting Holly right away) Hol! Long time, no see.
Holly: Never long enough. What are you doing here, Roger? (``As if I
didn`t know`` she mumbles to herself)
Roger: Business. Courtlandt Electronics.
Holly takes one long sip of her marguerita to give herself some courage.
Roger: (noticing her mood) You don`t have to worry, Hol. I`m not here
for WRCW. Five TV stations is my limit.
Holly: And the FCC`s...
Roger: That too (he smiles). Mind you, I could always swap stations with
Chandler. I wouldn`t mind having a base on the East Coast (she orders
another drink with a gesture). Careful with that, Hol, I know how
dangerous you can get when you have one too many.
Holly: (bitterly) How wonderful that you know me so well, Roger.
Roger: (he comes closer to Holly, she still smells of jasmine, he
thought, he whispers to her) Whatever I have done, Holly, I`m sorry...
I`m sorry you`re punishing yourself for that... I still love you, you
know, since we were 10. Always will. And I know, you still love me...
CUT to the Valley Inn front desk - Tad approaches the clerk.
Tad: Excuse me, does the Valley Inn still have those vaults, safety
deposit boxes?
Clerk: Yes, sir.
Tad: I`d like to have one.
Clerk: I`ll get the paper work (Tad stays there looking sad thinking
about his meeting with Liza minutes ago).
CUT back to the bar.
Holly: You have a lot of nerve, Roger Thorpe. I used to find that
attractive but now... it`s just boring. And pathetic.
Roger: (he smiles) I`m hurt... (looking at his watch) I`d love to stay
for a drink, Hol, but I have to leave. Business again. Maybe we can get
together sometime? Dinner maybe? I`ll be sticking around for a while.
Holly: (sarcastically) Aren`t we lucky?
Roger leaves. Holly is in dismay and finished her drink quickly, only
to
order another one. She feels like a failure, after all those years of
hurt and betrayal, Roger Thorpe still gets to her.
Tad: (sneaking up on her) You know, I think those taste a lot better
when drank slowly.
Holly: (she smiles at Tad, he was exactly what the doctor ordered and
she gestures him to sit next to her) Come on, Martin, don`t be scare, I
won`t bite. I mean if that`s what you want....
Tad: Tough day at the station?
Holly: Tough decade, dear... And what brings you here? (before he could
answer, she interrupts him) First, let me buy you a drink, you look like
a vodka on the rock kinda guy.
Tad: Good guess.
Holly: Barkeep, vodka on the rocks for my friend here.
Tad: Friend?? Oh my, should I be worried?
Holly: (with a small smile) Only if I tempt you...
After a few drinks and lots of flirting, Tad almost forgot about Liza
and Holly about Roger. Tad did find Holly very attractive in a dangerous
sort of way, he has always been a sucker for older women. And Holly
recognized Tad`s con artist charm. He reminded her of somebody... who??
Roger? Nah! It didn`t matter... They were now officially drunk.
Holly: I tell you what, Tad Martin, why don`t you and I go up to my room
for a night cap?
Tad: Why don`t we.
CUT - Holly`s room: Holly had the same room Liza had when she first came
back to PV. For a minute, Tad thought about Xmas eve that year and that
kiss he gave Liza. Maybe he fell in love with her at that very moment
but was too dumb to realize it?
Holly: (coming to him with a drink) Here we are. Vodka and ice. Simple
enough.
Tad: Thank you.
Holly: I never understood why you like vodka so much.
Tad: It`s the maudlin russian in me.
Holly: Depressed and poetic or ruthless and cold?
Tad: Both.... All four. (he raises his glass to her and drinks it).
Holly: (finishing up her drink quickly) Well, maybe I should take care
of that cold part (she approaches him slowly, coyly with a knowing smile
on her lips). How did you get that scar? (she touches his chin slightly)
Tad: (swallowing his own breath) It`s an old war injury.
Holly: Fascinating!! (she almost whispers) I don`t want to fall into
cliche~ here but you have the most beautiful blue eyes I have ever seen.
Tad: They`re from my father`s side.
Holly: Oh. Good. (finally she kisses him and he responds with as much
passion. Rather quickly, Holly goes for the top buttons of his shirt
while the long kiss continues. Tad`s hands are all over Holly`s body.
But, suddenly Holly feels his hands grab her upper arms, pushing her
away.
Tad: (pulling away, shaking his head) No!... No, I`m sorry... I can`t
do
this... I can`t (he grabs his coat and walks out of her room as fast a
he could, leaving Holly stunned).
CUT to the Valley Inn Bar.
Tad: (entering the bar, his shirt buttoned up) Rick, my friend, get me
the biggest glass you have and fill her up!! Now!
CUT to much later. Rick the bartender is watching a dead drunk Tad
passed out on one of the tables.
Rick: I didn`t know who else to call.... but I remembered the last time
Mr Martin... well, I hope it was okay to call you?
Liza goes down to Tad, stroking his hair softly.
Liza: You did the right thing, Richard. I`m glad you called me.
End of episode 37
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