Episode 6
by Millie Savard
It`s a LAD, LAD, LAD, LAD World
Recap: Things are calming down after Liza made public Adam`s dealing with TransGlobal and asked for a divorce. Tad is Liza`s Lamaze coach as they reminisced over their 6th grade school teacher. Tad and Glo are finally over. Adam`s legal troubles are almost over and he is getting ready for revenge. He is in touch with former TV station owner, Holly Colby-Thorpe.
Part Six: Sweet Dreams
It`s late at night. Tad is in his bed, sleeping. Suddenly, someone gets in his bed. From behind, someone wraps her arms around Tad and kisses him on the neck, he smiles and turns around. It`s Liza.
Tad: Hi!
Liza: I couldn`t do it. I couldn`t stay away anymore, knowing that you`re so close. Just across the hallway.
T: This feels so good.... Liza, I`ve been wanting this for so long.... I lo... (she interrupts him with a kiss, they kiss deeply, ready to make love)
L (while kissing him): Tad, it`s time, it`s time...
T: (feeling something grab his feet) Time? What time? Liza?
Unexpectedly, Liza disappears into a fog. Tad opens his eyes, laying in his bed in the middle of the night, alone. A very due Liza is standing at the foot of his bed, holding her belly with one hand and pulling his feet with the other, looking calm.
L (whispering): Tad, I think it`s time.
T (finally realizing that he was dreaming): Liza, what`s going on?
L: The baby. It`s time.
T (completely awake, alert and aware of the meaning of the words): Oh my God! It`s time!
L: So I said.
T (panicking, pacing around the room in his pajamas): OK! OK! OK! First: let`s find your bag! Your bag, right!
L: It`s at the door, downstairs, where it`s been for two weeks.
T: Right, the door. What do we do next?
L: Maybe you can get dressed. I`ll do the same. We`ll meet at the door.
T: Good plan. Oh My God! a baby! (sitting down on his bed)
L: It`ll be all right, Tad. (Liza heads out)
Later at the Hospital, entering the maternity ward, Liza is slowly walking to the Nurses` station with Tad behind her, carrying the big bag. They`re arguing.
Liza: There`s no *buts* about it, Tad: the light was red.
Tad: Yellow!
L: Even if it was yellow, that`s no reason for you to drive like a raving maniac!
T: I was within the legal limit...
L: THAT`S IT! Next time, I`ll drive!
T: Next time?????
Ruth: What seems to be the problem?
T: The baby...
L: (interrupting) I`m having contractions, Ruth. We called Doctor Clader before leaving.
R: Well, I think I saw him around somewhere, I`ll page him. But first, let`s get you in a wheelchair and get you to your room.
T: What do I do?
R: You`re the coach? (Tad nods nervously) Just follows us. (An orderly brings a wheelchair as Liza sits down and Ruth takes the control of the wheelchair before Tad can get to it)
R: (to Tad) I`ll drive. (They head out to Liza`s room)
A few hours later, dawn light is coming thru the window in Liza`s room. Tad is playing with the remote control, they`re waiting for Clader.
T (zapping thru everything on TV): Unbelievable! There is nothing on at this hour. Not even remotely blue.
L: (getting impatient) Will you stop playing with that thing!!!
T: What?
L: Where the hell is Clader?
T: Relax. (going thru the bag) Here, want some junior mints?
L: I want my doctor here. What the hell is going on?
T: No, come on Liza, have some (pushing the candy). They`re good, they`re Junior mints.
L: This is ridiculous. I haven`t had a contraction in an hour. What the hell is wrong with me?
T: Nothing is wrong, Coco has decided to pull our chain a little, that`s all. You might as well get use to that. (Liza looks perplexed) Now come on, a brand new baby with your genes, the world is not safe anymore...
Liza hits him with a rolled up newspaper as Tad grins.
Doctor Clader enters the room.
L: Well, doctor...
Doctor Clader: Well it`s looks like we`ve had a false alert. You can go home now. (Liza looking much displeased and Tad tired but grinning away).
At Jacob`s, two hours later, Tad enters the restaurant looking tired and heads for the bar.
Jacob: God, you look like hell!
Tad: Really? Good, I feel like it too.
J: Tough night.
T: Oh yea! Liza went into labor last night.
J: You`re kiddin`! Is it a boy or a girl??
T: Let`s not go over board, it was a false alert. The kid was yanking our chain.
J: Oh, well have a double espresso, then.
T: Actually, that`s not all (hesitating). Jacob, do you pay much attention to dreams?
J: What, like a premonition thing?
T: Yeah, I guess.
J: Nah! I`m not into the psychic stuff. I can tell you one thing, you can tell a lot about a guy from his dreams.
T: (sigh) Interesting.
J: You`ve been having dreams? (Tad nods affirmative) Let me guess, about Ms Colby?
T: How did you know?
J: Oh come on Tad, my man. Who else?
T: These dreams, you know... they`re kinda...
J: Sex dream?
T: I feel kinda bad about it, I mean, she is 9 months pregnant. And well.... I find her very sexy right now.
J: She`s still a woman. Is she pregnant in your dreams?
T: I don`t know, that part is always vague.
J: I`d say this kinda normal for you, at this point.
T: I guess, since I haven`t been with a woman of the female persuasion for a long, long time...
J: Man, you really are bury down deep in denial.
T: What`s that suppose to mean?
J: Tad, my man, let me be the first one to tell you: you`re in love.
T: (shaking his head): hmm hmm. No way. Liza and me??? Get out of here! That could never happened.
J: Why the hell not? You live with her and obviously, you`re enjoying it. You come here and all you talk about is her. And now, you`re dreaming about her??? Rationalize it however you want, Thaddeus J. Martin but I spell it L-U-V.
T: And you`re wrong! (long pause)
J: So when are you going to tell her?
Tad looks exasperated, knocking his head on the bar.
Adam`s office
Adam is brooding and ignoring Barry Shire.
Barry Shire: You want to tell me who this Holly Colby-Thorpe really is.
Adam: She`s the key, Barry, the key.
BS: Yes, the famous plan, as your lawyer, Adam I hope you know you can tell me everything (Adam nods). Now, who is this Holly?
A: Holly Thorpe nee Colby is an independent, feisty, smart and at time, vindictive businesswoman who used to own a TV station in Dallas, Texas. She hired her niece about 7 years ago.
BS: Her niece being Liza?
A: Yes. She`s Larry Colby`s little sister. If Larry was a terrible businessman and a poet at heart, his sister has all the business smarts in the world. Larry married Marian in college when Holly was 15. The sister never really approved her sister-in-law but recognized herself in her niece. They`re very much the same. Unfortunately, Liza`s ambitions coincided with Holly`s bad luck with her ex-husband, Roger Thorpe.
BS: *The* Roger Thorpe?
A: (nods yes) She lost the TV station because of Thorpe, but she can also blame Liza for the mess she was left in. And like I said, Holly is nothing if not vindictive... She`s perfect for my plan, Barry, perfect!
end of part 6