EPISODE 8/21/01
Simon And Katie Leave Lily At The Airport

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2001

Scene 1:
Location: Malta
Scene: Malta Police Station

SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER, LILY WALSH SNYDER, INSPECTOR GUIDO BOGGIA

>> Katie: Damian can't really just kick us out of Malta, can he?
>> Simon: No, no, no, listen. Lily, I've already told this guy here that nobody's deporting us until we Find out what happens to you.
>> Guido: Signore Grimaldi is a very powerful man. It's not easy to ignore his orders.
>> Katie: What happens when you get deported, Simon? I mean, are we going to have criminal records?
>> Simon: No, no, we're not. I've already spoke to the American embassy. I put in a call to make sure someone's on duty 24 hours. Lily, listen. I will find Damian. Go there with Katie and get some help.
>> Lily: The embassy? What about Luke and Holden?
>> Guido: Signora Snyder, you are free to go. Is there a problem?
>> Lily: No. [ remembering Damian's word ]
>> Damian: No matter what they offer you, don't tell them you've seen me. If you betray me now, there's no chance for any of us, especially Luciano.
>> Lily: No, there's no problem. I'm sure Katie and maybe the Inspector will make sure that there are nothing -- no charges brought against you if you leave the country. You just take Katie home. I'll be fine here on my own.
>> Simon: What? How can you say that when no one's even explained to you why you're in jail in the first place?
>> Lily: It was a misunderstanding. There was an incident at the church. They thought I witnessed something, but I didn't. But we understand each other, Inspector.
>> Guido: Si, Signora, si. You are really free to go. I'll get you the papers.
>> Lily: I'll go with you to the airport to make sure that the two of you get off okay.
>> Katie: Okay, great. Let's get out of here before that drunk wakes up and starts dry heaving.
>> Simon: No, no, I don't like this. Something is not right.
>> Lily: You always, always told me to trust my instincts. My instincts brought me to Luke and Holden, when everybody else told me that they were dead. My instincts kept me safe. Please, I'm begging you. Please, just go.
>> Simon: What? What? So I'm supposed to leave you here in the hands of the inspector general? I wouldn't trust this guy as far as I could throw him.
>> Katie: Simon -- what Simon means is, the inspector's just -- as kind as he's been, you're in a foreign country. It's not your own. You have to be careful, right?
>> Guido: We are running out of time for you and your wife, Mr. Frasier. I suggest we go to the airport now, or you'll miss your plane.
>> Simon: Why do I get the feeling that if you said the word, we'd be allowed to stay in this country? >> Lily: I don't know. But I wouldn't say that.
>> Simon: You've got to be planning something, Lily. We are not getting on any plane until you tell us what your plan is.
>> Lily: I will -- I will talk to you at the airport. I can go along for the ride and bring them to the airport, yes?
>> Guido: Yes, I assume you can. The car is waiting outside. Go ahead. Go ahead. I'll be right there.
[ After the Americans leave, the Inspector takes the keys to the cell and tosses them inside the cell to Damian. He lets himself out of the cell and hopes aloud that Lily will do as he said ]
>> Damian: Lily, I hope I can still trust you.

Scene 2:
Scene: Airport in Malta

SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER, LILY WALSH SNYDER, INSPECTOR GUIDO BOGGIA

>> Guido: We are on time for your departure, Signore and Signora. Boarding will begin in a few minutes.
>> Simon: Can I speak to you, please, alone?
>> Guido: Signora Snyder is very close to your husband, Signora Frasier.
>> Katie: Everybody sees it, don't they? Even you. Oh, if I could be half as close to him as she is.
[ Simon and Lily move to an area to speak privately.]
>> Simon: You want me to tell Lucinda that you know that Holden and Luke are alive when I get back?
>> Lily: No, because she'll send the National Guard, and she'll only put my family in more danger. Just tell her that you were deported by the authorities and you found nothing and that I'm safe.
>> Simon: You've seen Damian, haven't you?
>> Lily: Yes.
>> Simon: And does he know that his rotten brother has Holden and Luke?
>> Lily: Yes. But he has people all over Malta looking for them.
>> Simon: What are you going to do?
>> Lily: He says he wants to meet me somewhere private to explain the whole mess.
>> Simon: Where? Where are you going to meet?
>> Lily: He mentioned an orchard, but I suggested the Cafe Dellarte.
>> Simon: Right. It's the cafe Dante chose, isn't it? I don't know, Lily. If Damian was smart enough to stage his own death, then don't you think he might figure out that you're going to set him up?
>> Lily: Maybe. But I saw the look in his eyes. He trusts me. He does not believe that I am capable of doing what I need to do. And I am lucky. I have the element of surprise on my side. I'll meet him and then -- then hopefully --
[ Lily cries ]
>> Simon: You are breaking my heart, Lily. Are you sure you can do this?
>> Lily: No one should ever have to do this -- set up my son's father to the people that want him dead. But if it means seeing my husband and my son alive, then this is just the way that it has to be.
[ Katie and Guido speaking privately.]
>> Guido: Where in the United States do you call home, Signora?
>> Katie: Oh, the Midwest, actually. And please, call me Katie.
>> Guido: That's a lovely name. It would be Caterina in Italian.
>> Katie: Caterina Peretti.
>> Guido: Are you sure you are only half Italian?
>> Katie: Yes, just half on my father's s his family was originally from Tuscany.
>> Guido: Oh, bellissima. Bellissima, Toscana, bellissima. That is the most beautiful region in Italy, an inspiration for Michelangelo. You did not have the opportunity to visit there when you were in Europe?
>> Katie: No, actually, I really didn't have a vote on the itinerary.
>> Guido: Perhaps some other time, at happier circumstances, you will visit the Tuscan vineyards life has stayed for hundreds of years the way it used to be. You will see the hills, the vineyards, the olive groves. You and your husband will stay in a beautiful stone villa built on the side of a hill and discover the wonders of paradise together.
>> Katie: Oh, you make it sound so beautiful.
>> Guido: Well, it is something to hope for, no?

[Simon and Lily are over to one side talking.]
>> Simon: This game that you are playing, Lily, could destroy you. How do you expect me to leave?
>> Lily: I have to do this alone. I am the one who got Holden and Luke involved in this craziness. I am the one that has to end it. Please, please, try to understand.
>> Simon: You could be putting your life on the line if you give Damian up to his brother.
>> Lily: No, this is the way that it has to be.
>> Simon: Oh, fine. If I can't convince you, then, please, just think about Luke.
>> Lily: He's all I think about.
>> Simon: How is Luke going to live with the guilt that if in saving his life, you give up your own? But if you do survive, how is he ever, ever going to understand that in saving him, you sacrificed his own father?

Scene 3: Scene: Airport in Malta

SIMON FRASIER, LILY WALSH SNYDER, KATIE FRASIER, INSPECTOR GUIDO BOGGIA

>> Simon: So you're going to go through with this, no matter what happens to Damian?
>> Lily: Part of me will always love Damian, because he's Luke's father. But the fact of the matter is -- is that Damian put us in this hell in the first place. And he chose to face off with Dante and put Luke in danger. If he gets in the way of me getting back my husband and my son, he's brought this on himself. Hasn't he?
>> Simon: Tip him off. Tip him off. Can't you tell Damian what Dante's up to? He's got a lot of power here. He might be able to figure something out.
>> Lily: No, I can't take that chance. Dante said he would kill Holden and Luke if I tipped off Damian.
>> Simon: His word means nothing. If you go through with this, you could end up losing all three of them -- Damian, Holden and Luke.
>> Lily: Stop it! I have thought about this from every single angle? I don't have a choice.
>> Guido: I insist that you and your wife board the plane now.
>> Simon: Yeah. Yes, yeah, we'll be there. Look after yourself. Be safe.
>> Lily: I will.
>> Katie: I'll be praying for you, Lily, that you find Luke and Holden safe and sound.
>> Lily: Thank you. No, I mean thank you so much for all your help.
>> Guido: It is time now.
>> Simon: Yeah, we're ready.
>> Guido: Caterina, I wish you much happiness in your life. You are a treasure, a person of great value and such a special woman. Remember that.
>> Katie: Thank you.
[ Katie and Simon board their plane ]
>> Guido: Do not be sad, Signora. You have traveled through some dark times, but the clouds are going to lift up. Believe.
>> Lily: I pray that you're right.
>> Guido: Come, I will walk you back to your pensione.

Scene 4:
Scene: Airplane in Malta Prior to Takeoff

SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER

>> Katie: You and Lily talked for quite a while.
>> Simon: Yeah, I'm worried about her.
>> Katie: What else is new?
>> Simon: You had a pretty long conversation yourself, didn't you? With the inspector.
>> Katie: He's a nice guy.
>> Simon: How nice?
>> Katie: He told me all about Tuscany. That's where all the Peretti's are from, you know?
>> Katie: He said that heaven would not compare after seeing Tuscany.
>> Simon: I'm sorry. Katie, I'm really sorry that you didn't get to see Italy. I'm sorry about that and a whole lot more. [ Simon leans over and kisses Katie ]

Scene 5:
Scene: Airplane in Malta Before Takeoff

SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER

>> Katie: What else? What else are you sorry about?
>> Simon: I'm sorry I'm not going to be on this flight with you. I'm gonna stay here in Malta --
>> Katie: Wait, what are you talking about? We're about to leave the gate.
>> Simon: Which is why I have to go now.
>> Katie: No. Simon, stop it. What are you talking about? Inspector Boggia's not going to happy about this. And how are you going to get through customs?
>> Simon: You don't want to know. It's easier for one person than two, so don't follow me. Okay? It's too dangerous. I'll see you back in Oakdale.
[ Simon gets up and starts to walk off the plane ]
>> Katie: Maybe you won't! Maybe when you get back home, you won't have Caterina Peretti to kick around anymore! I am a treasure, Simon! A treasure worth valuing! Got it?!

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