EPISODE 01/16/07
Simon Returns
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January, 2007
TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2007
Scene 1:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Carly Snyder Home
JACK SNYDER, SAGE SNYDER, J.J. SNYDER, PARKER MUNSON
>> Jack: Good night Maggie, drive safe, okay? It's going to be a bad night. Already is. Hey, troops, I'm back.
>> Sage: J.J. Got peanut butter on my card for Mommy and I had to do it all over.
>> Jack: Let me take a look at that card. It's great, Sage. It's really great.
>> J.J.: Can we visit Mom after dinner? You said the jail would let her have visitors.
>> Jack: Yeah, I think we've got to talk about that, Buddy.
>> Sage: Can Mommy put up my card on the wall? Do they have tape there?
>> Jack: Parker, why don't you come on over here and have a seat?
>> Parker: What did she do now?
>> J.J.: Don't talk like that. Tell him not to talk like that!
>> Sage: Why can't we go see Mommy?
>> Jack: Guys, there's no easy way to tell you this, so I'm just gonna tell you. Your mom -- left.
>> Parker: What?
>> Jack: She went -- she went away with Simon. She's not in Oakdale anymore.
Scene 2:
Location: Skies over U.S.
Scene: Inside Vienna's Jet
SIMON FRASIER, CARLY SNYDER
>> Carly: I'm serious, Simon. Turn the plane around.
>> Simon: You know that's just suicide.
>> Carly: When we land, I'll call Jack. I can't live my life without seeing my kids.
>> Simon: Even if it's from the inside of a jail cell?
>> Carly: That's better than this! If I do it this way, they won't know where I am, they won't know why I've gone - -
>> Simon: We'll figure that out, okay? We'll take care of it --
>> Carly: I have figured it out. We land. You run. I face the music. End of story.
>> Simon: If you're so hell bent on going back, I'm going with you.
>> Carly: No, Simon. I'm the one who has to go back -- not you. Please, just land the plane somewhere near Oakdale. I'll take it from there, okay?
>> Simon: No, no, no, no. We are in this together. End of discussion.
>> Carly: Simon, that doesn't make any sense. I have to go back, you don't. There's no reason for us both to end up in jail. They're my children, they're my responsibility.
>> Simon: And we both know that you wouldn't even be in this mess if it weren't for me.
>> Carly: I'm a grown up, you know. I could have turned and walked away at any time I wanted to, I just didn't.
>> Simon: Yeah, well you tried to do that, remember? And I kept talking you out of it. I did anything just to keep you around. It was pure selfishness on my part.
>> Carly: Well then be selfish now. Be selfish now, when it really matters, Simon. It's what I want. Do you have any idea how wrong it feels for you to be --
>> Simon: Decent?
>> Carly: This thing between us, it was supposed to just be fun, you know? Make me feel free and happy and irresponsible. It wasn't supposed to do this to you -- it wasn't supposed to make you suburban and responsible. I do this to everyone that I love. Look what I do to them.
>> Simon: Okay, so answer me this -- do you think even one of those people that you love would even think about giving up the experience of loving you back? No, I don't think so.
>> Carly: Well they're morons. All of them.
>> Simon: Listen Carly, do you really think your kids would be happier knowing that you're in jail? Happier than if they know that you're out there somewhere trying to put the family back together again?
>> Carly: How am I going to do that?
>> Simon: I don't know yet. I don't know how to do that. But going back, turning yourself in, that gives up any chance of a decent outcome. Listen, Carly -- you're not running away. You're staying free to try and figure out a way -- both of us -- to fix this thing.
>> Carly: They don't know that. They're just going to think that I left them. You didn't see Parker. You don't know.
>> Simon: Okay, so tell them. Better yet, why don't you let them decide? Why don't you ask Parker what he thinks you should do.
>> Carly: And how do you suppose I should do that?
>> Simon: Well, seeing how I've already turned the plane around, why don't you ask him face to face?
Scene 3:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Carly Snyder Home
JACK SNYDER, SAGE SNYDER, PARKER MUNSON
>> Jack: I think it's important to remember that your mom didn't walk out because of you.
>> Parker: Well, what would you call it?
>> Jack: Parker, when you get older, you're going to find out that people can be pushed too hard.
>> Parker: So she said one thing and did something else. She lied to us, and then she ran away. Forever.
>> Sage: Mommy wouldn't do that.
>> Parker: She already has. I mean, that's what you're saying, isn't it? She ran away with Simon, and she's never coming back.
>> Jack: Parker, can we talk about this in your room, please? It's rather upsetting to Sage.
>> Parker: There's nothing to talk about. She cares more about Simon than she does about us. So, I'm glad she left. I'm glad!
>> Sage: It's not true. Mommy wouldn't leave us. She just wouldn't.
Scene 4:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Inside Vienna's Jet
SIMON FRASIER, CARLY SNYDER
>> Simon: Okay, you can open your eyes now.
>> Carly: Here's the thing -- before you fly again, you might want to learn how to land.
>> Simon: Okay, I know how to land. It wasn't me, okay? That was the weather.
>> Carly: All right, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. You're trying to help me. I don't want to yell at you.
>> Simon: The scary thing is, when you do yell at me and say mean things to me, it feels like we're right back on track.
>> Carly: I'm just nervous. I'm nervous about seeing the kids -- especially Parker. I don't know how to tell them. I don't know how to explain this to him.
>> Simon: Okay, we're not there yet. We've still got to figure out a way to get to them.
>> Carly: Well, waiting isn't going to make it any easier. Can I have your phone?
Scene 5:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Carly Snyder Home
SIMON FRASIER, CARLY SNYDER, JACK SNYDER, SAGE SNYDER, J.J. SNYDER
>> Jack: I can't. My kids really need me right now. Tell Margo that. What? When? Okay, hold on just a second. J.J., There's an emergency at the station. Do you think you guys can handle being alone for an hour or two?
>> J.J.: Sure.
>> Jack: Who's on patrol? Ted? Ted Maynard's on patrol, you know who that is, okay? He's going to drive around every ten minutes or so, but if you need me, I'm on my cell.
>> J.J.: Okay.
>> Jack: Yeah, okay. I'll be there in a little bit. Are you okay with this? Because I'll come back if you're not. And I'll be here to tuck you in, I promise.
>> Sage: Just tell Parker not to be so mean.
>> Jack: Right. I will, I will. But guys, don't be mad at Parker, okay? He loves Mom, too. I'm gonna take this upstairs to him and I'll tell him to cut you guys some slack.
[ Phone ringing ]
>> J.J.: I'll get it. Hello?
>> Carly: J.J.? J.J., It's me. It's Mom. Don't say anything -- don't tell anybody I'm on the phone.
>> Jack: J.J., Who is it?
>> Carly: J.J., Is that your dad? Tell him it's for you.
>> J.J.: Dad, it's for me. Can I have some privacy sometime?
>> Jack: Sure. Yeah, Sage, come on. Why don't we give J.J. some space? Come on.
>> Sage: Why? Is he talking to a girl?
>> Jack: I'm beginning to think that myself. Come on, you can come upstairs with me while I say good-bye to Parker.
>> Carly: Why is your Dad there anyway? Where's Maggie?
>> J.J.: The weather's bad, he sent her home. And I don't think he wanted her there when he told us about you.
>> Carly: What?
>> J.J.: He told us you left with Simon.
>> Carly: J.J. -- I need to explain. I was on my way there --
>> J.J.: I knew you wouldn't run away. I told Parker. I knew he was wrong.
>> Carly: The thing is, honey -- I can't come there when your father's there.
>> J.J.: Well, he's leaving. He has to go back to work.
>> Carly: You're going to be alone?
>> J.J.: He's doing the patrol car thing.
>> Carly: Every ten minutes?
>> J.J.: I don't like movies like that. The effects are really cheesy.
>> Carly: He's back?
>> Jack: Hey buddy, you know what? I'm gonna go. Hey listen -- try not to hassle Parker, okay? We'll talk about it when I get home.
>> J.J.: Sure.
>> Jack: All right? I'll see you later.
>> J.J.: He's gone.
>> Carly: Okay, J.J. You just stay there. I'll be there as soon as I can. I love you.
>> J.J.: I love you too, Mom.
>> Simon: Everything okay?
>> Carly: Yeah, oh, it's great. It's really good. Jack is taking excellent care of the children that I have abandoned, and J.J.'s becoming really quite a fabulous liar, just like me. I don't know how I'm gonna do it. I don't know how to explain to them that I've screwed everything up.
>> Simon: Can you please stop? Don't be like that to yourself. Carly, I've seen it. Those kids know how much you love them.
>> Carly: Well, I'm gonna be pushing that particular envelope tonight. I think it's going to be a lot worse than your landing.
Scene 6:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Carly Snyder Home
SIMON FRASIER, CARLY SNYDER
>> Simon: I think we should just go in.
>> Carly: No, no, no. No, the cop in the patrol car might see us. We'll wait until he goes by and then we'll know we're safe. The closer I get to seeing them, the less I know what I'm going to say.
>> Simon: Just tell them the truth. Tell them you need to get somewhere safe so you can try and work out how to fix things.
>> Carly: Given the fact that I find that hard to believe, I hardly think that they're going to believe it.
>> Simon: Carly, they know how much you're risking just to see them. I think they're going to understand a lot more than you think they will.
>> Carly: Right.
>> Simon: You want me to wait out here?
>> Carly: No. No!
>> Simon: Listen, I don't think Parker, especially, is going to be that thrilled to see me.
>> Carly: Well, Simon, maybe he should hear us both talking about how we want to come back and see that you want to help me fix things, you know? Shh! Okay. All clear.
Scene 7:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Carly Snyder Home
SIMON FRASIER, CARLY SNYDER, JACK SNYDER
>> Carly: J.J.? J.J., it's Mom.
>> Simon: I don't like this.
>> Carly: No, it's all right. He promised that he wouldn't tell anybody. They must be upstairs.
[ Jack walks in ]
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