EPISODE 01/02/07
Simon Asks Henry For A Favor

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January, 2007


WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 03, 2007

Scene 1:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Lakeview Towers Hotel Lounge

CARLY SNYDER, JACK SNYDER

>> Jack: I'm going to ask you this one more time. You were with Simon when I called, weren't you?
>> Carly: No.
>> Jack: Then why did I find your earring in his room?
>> Carly: I don't know.
>> Jack: Stop it. Stop lying to me!
>> Carly: May I have it back?
>> Jack: No, you can't. It's evidence.
>> Carly: Of what?
>> Jack: A crime. You warned him, didn't you? You told him that we had a warrant issued for his arrest.
>> Carly: You're going to think whatever you want to think, Jack.
>> Jack: You broke the law, Carly. It's called aiding and abetting.
>> Carly: So arrest me, then.
>> Jack: Is that what you want? I'll find out. I'll call your probation officer and have her meet us at the station.
>> Carly: And what are you going to tell her? That the officer in charge of the case told a woman who was very close to the suspect that he was about to make an arrest? I don't think you're going to do that, Jack.
>> Jack: You tell me where Simon is right now or I'll skip the formalities and I'll haul you down to the station. And you can call your probation officer, and a lawyer, yourself.


Scene 2:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Lakeview Towers Hotel Hallway

SIMON FRASIER, KATIE KASNOFF, HENRY COLEMAN

>> Katie: You honestly think that if I'm responsible for getting Simon arrested, it won't prove anything to Mike?
>> Henry: Do I have to answer that?
>> Katie: Yeah, you have to explain to me why you think that Mike won't care that I'm that over Simon.
>> Henry: It's not that he won't -- why are we still having this conversation?
>> Katie: Because my whole life depends on Mike trusting me again. We need to get back together and live happily ever after.
>> Henry: I am sorry, but I don't think Mike believes in fairy tales, Katie.
>> Katie: What are you doing?
>> Henry: I am going in my room, I am going to make a martini, I am going to go to bed.
>> Katie: No, but I need you. I need you to be my eyewitness. You need to tell Mike that it is a fact that Simon will be arrested.
>> Henry: I am done with Simon for tonight!
>> Katie: Don't you see? It's so symbolic. Once Simon's locked away, he is not a part of our world anymore. Mike and I can go back to living our lives the way they were before he showed up. And it'll be like Simon Frasier never existed.
>> Henry: Yes, I wish life were that simple. Goodnight, Katherine.
>> Simon: No olive? Henry, you're slipping.


Scene 3:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Lakeview Towers Hotel Lobby

KATIE KASNOFF, BOB HUGHES, COP

>> Katie: Excuse me, has Simon Frasier been arrested?
>> Cop #1: Not yet, ma'am.
>> Katie: What do you mean, not yet? He's still at large?
>> Cop #1: Yes, ma'am, but we have reason to believe that he's still in the hotel.
>> Katie: Oh, well, he's not in the dining room, unless he's under one of these tables. What are you wasting time for? Go check the lobby -- the men's room -- catch him!
>> Bob: Katie? Katie! Is everything all right?
>> Katie: No, everything's not all right. Simon's escaped, and nobody seems to care. He's going to get away with this like he gets away with everything!
>> Bob: Simon's escaped?
>> Katie: That diamond that I borrowed from you? It was one of the crown jewels of Leonia that was stolen the night of the costume ball.
>> Bob: By Simon?
>> Katie: Yes. And I proved it, and Jack was supposed to arrest him. And now he's gone!
>> Bob: Wait a minute, I'm not really up to speed about this. Why are you so upset? It wasn't your diamond.
>> Katie: It was my marriage, which he ruined. Mike's leaving me, and it's all Simon's fault.


Scene 4:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Lakeview Towers Hotel Room

SIMON FRASIER, HENRY COLEMAN

>> Simon: Sorry, mate, I'll pay for your dry cleaning, I promise --
>> Henry: How in the hell did you get in here, anyway? No, no, no, no, no. Don't tell me, don't tell me. I forget, you're Simon Frasier, you're the cat burglar, the jewel thief, the bon vivant. Aren't you supposed to be locked up?
>> Simon: No, I thought I'd pass.
>> Henry: You know, the place is crawling with cops. They're all over the lobby.
>> Simon: I know, unbelievable, I noticed that. That's why I'm going to bunk down here.
>> Henry: I don't recall inviting you to make yourself at home, Simon.
>> Simon: Henry, I just need a place to stay till the cops leave.
>> Henry: There's a laundry chute perfectly available.
>> Simon: No, this will do just fine.
>> Henry: You can't stay here. You're a fugitive!
>> Simon: And you owe me, Henry. Big time.


Scene 5:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Lakeview Towers Hotel Lounge

CARLY SNYDER, JACK SNYDER, PARKER

>> Carly: I don't know where Simon is.
>> Jack: You know what's sad? I can't tell if you're lying to me anymore. I used to be able to. But now, I can't. You've gotten too good at it. I guess practice makes perfect.
>> Carly: If you didn't trust me, then why did you tell me you were about make an arrest?
>> Jack: I did trust you, Carly! You swore that you were through with him. That you were going to focus on your kids -- our kids! That they were the most important thing in your life and you wouldn't risk losing them. I respected that. So I told you about the arrest warrant --
>> Carly: To test me.
>> Jack: No.
>> Carly: So you could be right again, Jack, and I could be wrong.
>> Jack: No, Carly, I called you about the arrest warrant because I wanted you to know why I asked you to give him up. That it wasn't just because of you and me. If anything, I wanted to prove something to you. That it had been worth it -- breaking it off. That now, you wouldn't have been implicated. But guess what? Now you are.
>> Carly: Jack, I wasn't trying to aid or abet, at all.
>> Jack: I don't want to hear it, Carly. I don't --
>> Carly: It was just instinct. I didn't want to hurt you. I didn't want to hurt the case.
>> Jack: Carly, I can't hear this -- I can't hear this, you understand? Not if you want to do yourself any good.
>> Carly: Are you going to arrest me?
>> Parker: So -- are you guys fighting? You want me to leave?
>> Carly: No, no, we're fine. You ready to go?
>> Parker: Yeah.
>> Carly: Let's go home.
>> Jack: Carly -- do you mind if I tag along, buddy? All right, yeah. Come on, let's go.


Scene 6:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Lakeview Towers Hotel Lounge

KATIE KASNOFF, BOB HUGHES

>> Katie: Mike is divorcing me.
>> Bob: Oh, Katie, I'm sorry to hear that.
>> Katie: Simon just came back and poisoned everything. And no matter what I do, no matter what I say to Mike, I can't get him to trust me anymore. But it's true, I'm telling the truth. I don't love Simon anymore, I love Mike.
>> Bob: You know, I wish I -- I wish I knew what to say to you.
>> Katie: Well, there's nothing you can say. My life is over.
>> Bob: Oh, now, don't say that. Look, you say you love Mike. Well, then, there's only one thing you can do.
>> Katie: What?
>> Bob: You've got to fight for him. You've got to find a way to win him back.


Scene 7:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Lakeview Towers Hotel Room

SIMON FRASIER, HENRY COLEMAN, KATIE KASNOFF

>> Henry: Look, it was a squeeze play, all right? I had Jack on one side, Katie on the other. I had no choice.
>> Simon: There's always a choice, Henry.
>> Henry: No, not this time. Okay? They forced me to trick your jeweler into giving you up!
>> Simon: Whoa, whoa, whoa. That was you? You did that?
>> Henry: No, scratch that. Scratch that. Why do I owe you?
>> Simon: All right -- all right, how's this? You convinced me to go after Carly when I knew damn well that she should be left alone. Now she's in this up to her neck -- thanks to you.
>> Henry: You're blaming me because you were foolish enough to take my advice?
[ Henry laughs ]
>> Simon: No -- no, no, no, you're right. That was my fault. All right, how's this then? Henry, you fingered the fence. Huh? I mean, she's a friend of yours, I'm a friend of yours -- what were you thinking?
>> Henry: Do you have any idea what it's like to be me? Do you? Whose every friend is teetering on the brink of a prison sentence? I can't cross the street without crossing somebody.
>> Simon: Okay -- whoa, what are you doing? What are you doing?
>> Henry: Do you believe in new year's resolutions, Simon?
>> Simon: Uh-huh.
>> Henry: I do. Top of my list this year is, no more breaking the law. Yeah, Detective Snyder, please.
>> Simon: What?
[ Knocking at door ]
>> Katie: Henry! And don't pretend you're not in there, I can hear you. Open up!


Scene 8:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Carly Snyder Home

CARLY SNYDER, JACK SNYDER, PARKER

>> Parker: So, that was fun. And just so I know, how long are you two not going to be talking to each other?
>> Carly: We're fine, Parker.
>> Parker: Right.
>> Carly: So, what are you doing here, Jack? Jack?
[ Carly sighs ]
>> Jack: Just saying goodnight, pal.
>> Carly: That's charming. That's nice. Lie to my son.
>> Jack: I didn't lie to him.
>> Carly: You just pretended that you went in there to say goodnight, when really, you were peaking under the bed to look for Simon, weren't you?
>> Jack: You're angry? I gave you, like, 100 chances to save yourself, Carly. But you kept seeing him, knowing that he'd stolen those diamonds, and that it was only a matter of time.
>> Carly: I didn't think you had any proof.
>> Jack: You didn't think at all! He's a thief, Carly. And you're willing to give up your kids, your freedom, your life -- what, for a roll in the hay with a man who's not worthy to shine your shoes?
>> Carly: You can't say that.
>> Jack: He's a criminal, Carly. He can't offer you a damn thing. And he won't, because that's not who he is. He takes what he takes when he takes it. And he doesn't give you a damn thing in return.
>> Carly: That is not true! He loves me, Jack. And I love him.
>> Carly: I'm sorry. I shouldn't have blurted it out like that.
>> Jack: Say it again.
>> Carly: What?
>> Jack: Say it again.
>> Carly: I love him.
[ Jack sighs ]
>> Jack: If he loved you, he wouldn't let you anywhere near him.
>> Carly: That's not true.
>> Jack: He knew we were onto him, and eventually we'd find what we needed to put him away. He was using you for information, Carly.
>> Carly: No, no, no. Jack, stop.
>> Jack: Anybody -- anybody who really knows who you are, Carly, who cares about you, would never let you go to prison. The man you think you love just ruined your life.
>> Carly: Simon would never do anything to hurt me. And I hope he's far away, and I hope he never comes back.
[ Phone rings ]
>> Jack: Snyder. You spotted him? Where?


Scene 9:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Lakeview Towers Hotel Hallway/Room

SIMON FRASIER, HENRY COLEMAN, KATIE KASNOFF

>> Katie: Henry, come on, I know you're in there!
>> Henry: No, no, no.
>> Simon: Give me that!
>> Henry: What? No, no, no. No message, no message, no message! Tell him I'll just call him back. Okay, thanks. Katie?
>> Katie: Finally. Can you open the door?
>> Henry: Uh -- I'm not dressed.
>> Katie: You forget, I've seen you in your birthday suit. And this is kind of an emergency.
>> Henry: Yeah, let me just put some clothes on, okay?
>> Simon: Stop. You can't let her in here.
>> Henry: I can't leave her out there. She will contact security. Okay?
>> Katie: Hey, is someone in there with you?
>> Henry: No, no. Just me and my shadow.
>> Henry: Okay.
>> Katie: Hey, can I come in?
>> Henry: It's late.
[ Simon hides ]
>> Katie: I know, I just -- I can't say what I need to say out in the hall. Please? What are you doing?
>> Henry: I'm tired. I just need to lean on you here.
>> Katie: Okay, well, let's lean on the couch.
>> Henry: Okay. Well, what's so important?
>> Katie: I have a confession to make.
>> Henry: Oh?
>> Katie: I know you've been trying to get me to face reality. And guess what? I finally have. It's my fault that I lost Mike. That night when Simon showed up at my doorstep -- I should've just slammed the door in his face. But I didn't. And I still don't know why. Was it habit? Curiosity? I don't know. But it's my fault that I slept with Simon, and I don't blame Mike for dumping me.
>> Henry: Good for you. Come on.
>> Katie: Wait! Hey, I'm not finished! All right. It's my fault. But it is Simon's fault, too. And I'm still going to make him pay.
>> Henry: I don't see how that's possible, sweetie. You know, knowing Simon, he's long gone by now. He's probably in San Tropez or something.
>> Katie: No, he's still in this hotel. The police have sealed it off. And I don't care if I have to turn over every ashtray in this place. I'm going to find Simon, and I'm going to turn him in.


Scene 10:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Lakeview Towers Hotel Room

KATIE KASNOFF, HENRY COLEMAN

>> Henry: Look, if you're so determined to turn over ashtrays, why don't you go find somebody who smokes, huh? You won't find any here.
>> Katie: Are you trying to get rid of me, Henry?
>> Henry: Yeah, I am. I want to go to bed.
>> Katie: But I need your help.
>> Henry: I'll be here for breakfast, I promise.
>> Katie: Simon could have escaped by then!
>> Henry: I don't want to get in the middle of a police investigation. And neither should you. Okay? You're just going to get in the way -- or worse. All right? Why don't you let the police handle it, for once.
>> Katie: Oh, come on, the Oakdale P.D.? Please -- they would even know he was guilty if it wasn't for me. I have to see this through.
>> Henry: Great, then see it through. Just not here, not now.
>> Katie: Good, so you think that I should look for him?
>> Henry: Whatever makes you happy, sweetie.
>> Katie: Okay, great. Get your wallet, I'll get your coat.
>> Henry: I'm not going anywhere.
>> Katie: But I can't do this without you.


Scene 11:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Carly Snyder Home

CARLY SNYDER, JACK SNYDER

>> Jack: Just continue surveillance. I'll be there as soon as I can. And Brady? Don't lose him.
>> Carly: That was about Simon.
>> Jack: You really think I'd trust you after what you just told me?
>> Carly: Jack, wait! What should I tell the children?
>> Jack: About what?
>> Carly: Do I need to tell them that you're going to arrest me?


Scene 12:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Lakeview Towers Hotel Room

KATIE KASNOFF, HENRY COLEMAN

>> Katie: Henry, don't be ridiculous.
>> Henry: No, no, no.
>> Katie: What was that?
>> Henry: My foot. You're stepping on my foot.
>> Katie: Sorry. I don't know why I'm being so pushy, I'm just desperate right now. I have to find Simon, or I lose Mike.
>> Henry: Oh, honey --
>> Katie: I know you think that I've already lost him, but I can't think that way. I need hope, don't you understand?
>> Henry: I know -- I do, I do, I do. I just can't be a cheerleader right now. I'm all pom-pommed out.
>> Katie: But I used to be able to get you to do whatever I want.
>> Henry: Yeah, I guess I just grew a backbone. I'll see you in the morning. Get your purse. That's right, in the morning, we'll have a nice continental breakfast, huh?
>> Henry: You have to leave.
>> Katie: A backbone? Henry?
[ Katie sighs ]


Scene 13:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Lakeview Towers Hotel Room

SIMON FRASIER, HENRY COLEMAN

>> Simon: Look, Henry, I'm really sorry to put you out like this, buddy. But I just have to stay.
>> Henry: Did you hear her? She's not going to rest until she finds you.
>> Simon: Which is why I need to stay put.
>> Henry: No, which is why you need to go to Bora Bora and send her a little postcard, saying, "sayonara!"
>> Simon: Henry, I need a favor.
>> Henry: No, not from me. I'm going to bed.
>> Simon: I need you to get a message to Carly.


Scene 14:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Carly Snyder Home

CARLY SNYDER, JACK SNYDER, PARKER

>> Carly: I need to know. So I can make arrangements for the kids.
>> Jack: I'm not going to arrest you tonight.
>> Carly: Thank you, Jack.
>> Jack: Don't.
>> Parker: Mom? What's going on?
>> Carly: Jack just left.
>> Parker: I heard you guys fighting about Simon. What happened?
>> Carly: There's a warrant out for his arrest. And they haven't been able to find him yet.
>> Parker: What did he do?
>> Carly: He made a terrible mistake, Parker. We both did.
[ Outside ]
>> Jack: Simon's going to try to get to Carly. I want her phones tapped and the house under 24-hour surveillance. Starting now.

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