EPISODE 1/29/04
Simon Receives A Warning
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January, 2004
THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2004
Scene 1:
Location: Church at Luther's Corners
SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER
>> Simon: I'm not leaving Oakdale without you.
>> Katie: It's dangerous, Simon. You said Bartleby's crew is still after you.
>> Simon: It's worth the risk. I already tried it the other way. I already left Oakdale. I already let you think that I didn't care so that you would forget --
>> Katie: You made me think you were dead. It almost killed me, Simon. You would risk making me a widow for real?
>> Simon: Come with me. We'll be fine.
>> Katie: So, what? I just leave my life here and go on the run with you -- or I stay here and risk getting myself killed? That's blackmail, Simon. That's what it is and -- I don't like it.
Scene 2:
Location: Church at Luther's Corners
SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER
>> Simon: Look, I know this isn't fair to you. I've lied to you, I left you, I hurt you. Now I'm asking you to run away with me and leave your home.
>> Katie: It's not that I don't understand why you left. But I was in Australia, too. Bartleby's brother tried to kill me. I know how dangerous these people are. It's just --
[ Katie sighs ]
>> Simon: It's just that you started a life without me.
>> Katie: I didn't want to -- but you were gone --
>> Simon: Look, I'm not blaming you. I gave that note to Henry so that, when you were ready, you could move on without regrets. And you deserve a man in your life --
>> Katie: Just not Mike.
>> Simon: Look, if I had to pick someone for you, he's not a bad choice. But -- what do you expect me to say? I see you in his arms, I feel sick.
>> Katie: Of course you do! He's a good person. He doesn't deserve this.
>> Simon: No one deserves this. And if I could, I would camp on your doorstep until you had a chance to clear your head and make it right with the guy. But I don't have that luxury. I should have already left here by now.
>> Katie: Then go --
>> Simon: I can't. Katie, I'm not gonna go anywhere. Not without you. Come here. This is where we stood, remember, in the snow -- and we pledged our lives to each other. You remember that?
>> Katie: Yeah. I remember "til death do we part." And you were dead. I can't be held to a vow that let me go.
>> Simon: But I'm not dead. I'm here. And I love you. And I want you. And I know that's selfish. I know it is. But I tried doing the far better thing. I left you here so you could have a normal life. But --
>> Katie: But now that I have a normal life, you want to take it away.
>> Simon: No, I want you to remember the life that we had.
[ Katie sighs ]
>> Katie: Oh, Simon, don't do this.
>> Simon: Katie Frasier, I'm asking you to just -- I'm asking you to stay true to the vows that we made to each other. Be my wife.
Scene 3:
Location: Church at Luther's Corners
SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER
>> Katie: I love you. You know that. I've always loved you.
>> Simon: We make choices in life. And you chose to marry me -- for better or worse. And there's better to come, I promise you. If you'll just stay true to the vows we made.
>> Katie: I guess that's why you make vows. So you can't just go back on your word even if you want to.
>> Simon: Whoa. Is that what this is all about? You wish I'd never come back here?
>> Katie: No, no, of course not --
>> Simon: Then please, baby, remember us. All those months you chased after me -- remember? In the garage? And I wouldn't give you the time of day. But you kept after me till I gave in. And you made me so happy. You -- you were the one with the insight as to how incredible we would be together. And you've got no one else to blame but yourself, if I can't live without you. Nothing's right when you're not around. I forget to eat. I don't sleep. I exist, but that's about it. I can't go on like this for much longer. Look, I know you have suffered, but so have I. And if I can't be with you, then you know what? There's no point in me running anymore because --
[ Simon sighs ] Without you, I'm already dead.
Scene 4:
Location: Church at Luther's Corners
SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER, MIKE KASNOFF
>> Katie: I have to talk to Mike. I can't make you any promises until I've cleared things with him.
[ Mike watching Katie and Simon kiss. ]
>> Mike: Now's as good a time as any. You know, I looked all over for you. I figured I found you here once before. I thought I might get lucky. Guess my luck ran out, huh?
>> Katie: Mike -- I know this isn't fair. I mean, I know. It's probably hard for you to walk in and see me with -- my husband. But that's who he is. Simon's my husband. I made a vow --
>> Mike: That he broke! The guy walked out on you! He comes back here. He's talkin' about vows -- what about his vows? Huh? You give and you give and you give, and he just does whatever he wants.
>> Simon: That's not how it is.
>> Mike: And you know what? Now he's put your life at risk. Okay, is that love? To care more about yourself than the other person?
>> Simon: We don't have time for this.
>> Mike: No, no, you don't. You've gotta walk away from this right now, or you're gonna get yourself killed.
Scene 5:
Location: Church at Luther's Corners
SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER, MIKE KASNOFF
>> Simon: Listen, Katie, we can be on the road as soon as we get some new papers. I'm seeing a guy about it tomorrow.
>> Mike: Is that what you want? To live on the run?
>> Katie: That's not his fault.
>> Mike: Maybe, maybe not. But that is the way it is, okay? You have the right to make a choice. You can stay here, with your friends, with your home, with me. Or you can spend the rest of your life running from those people that almost killed us in Australia.
>> Simon: Listen, Bartleby's dead and so is his brother. The rest of the crew -- look, they'll give up when they can't find us.
>> Mike: That's not what Margo says. She thinks it's gonna get you killed.
>> Simon: Listen, I can protect her, okay?
>> Mike: You are the target.
[ Gunshots ]
Scene 6:
Location: Church at Luther's Corners
SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER, MIKE KASNOFF
>> Mike: You all right?
>> Katie: Yeah. Are you all right?
>> Mike: Yeah.
>> Katie: Where's Simon?
>> Simon: Here, here. Are you all right? Are you okay? They're gone.
>> Mike: How do you know that?
>> Simon: It was just a warning.
>> Mike: That you better take seriously, man. These people, they want you dead. They don't care who they kill in the meantime. Now, if you really care about Katie, you'll get out of town before she gets hurt.
>> Katie: You said that we could get new identities, we could leave the country?
>> Simon: I've got a guy working on the paperwork right now.
>> Katie: Okay. Come on, let's go. Let's go.
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