EPISODE 7/18/01
Katie Gets Arrested

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2001

Scene 1:
[ Lily's Room in Signora Cordina's Villa ]

>> Katie: Knock it off! Do you know what time it is?
>> Lily: Katie, they're church bells. They're not going to stop just because you want them to.
>> Katie: Who rings bells this early in the morning? Did they wake you, too?
>> Lily: No.
>> Katie: You're right, you know. I should've stayed home. You didn't need me to deal with on top of everything else.
>> Lily: Things were already a mess before you got here.
>> Katie: Still, I'm sorry if I made them worse. And you know, Lily, there's something else I'm sorry for -- last summer, the way I went after Holden. I hadn't been married before, and I didn't understand what I might be destroying. And I also didn't know what love was either. Just because Holden was nice to me, I thought that I loved him.
>> Lily: And you didn't?
>> Katie: No. It was just a crush. And now I know the difference. A crush will get you to the movies with someone, and love will take you across the world.
>> Lily: In a nun's outfit, apparently.
>> Katie: Or a pith helmet.
>> Lily: I guess we both know something we didn't know before.
>> Katie: I'm gonna go see if Simon's awake.
>> Lily: Holden and Luke, if you're out there -- I love you both so much.
>> Katie: He's gone! Lily, Simon's gone!
\ >> Katie: Did you find him? Oh, no, I knew it. They took him. They took your husband, then they take my husband.
>> Lily: Holden and Luke are missing because of Damian Grimaldi. They don't want anything to do with Simon.
>> Katie: This is all my fault. I am so selfish! I kept thinking how nice it was to have him out there, watching out for us. I didn't think about his safety. Lily, I --
>> Lily: Would you just calm down, please? I'm sure Simon couldn't sleep. He went out for a walk, I'm sure.
>> Signora Cordina: Good morning. I heard the voices. Always the tourists, they wake up with the bells. But soon, you will be able to sleep through them. Where is your Australian friend?
>> Katie: We don't know.
>> Lily: We think that he went out for a walk, and he'll be back soon, we're sure of it.
>> Katie: Maybe he didn't go out for a walk. Maybe he got knocked over the head and dragged off, I don't know. We need to call the police or the embassy or something.
>> Lily: She's a little tense, jet lag and everything. Why don't you have a little food for your system? Might help you.
>> Simon: Katie, don't, don't, don't, don't touch -- don't touch anything signora Cordina gives you.

Scene 2:
[ Lily's Room in Signora Cordina's Villa ]

>> Simon: Here. I'm pretty sure a glass of this will knock her out for, what, at least a day and a half?
>> Katie: This is what you call hospitality?
>> Lily: Why would Simon think that you did something to that drink?
>> Signora Cordina: I don't know. I can't imagine, because I am innocent.
>> Simon: Oh, come on. You're as bent as a paper clip, lady, which is why I've brought the cops. It's this one here, officer.
>> Signora Cordina: Salvatore?
>> Sal: He came to the station and said I should arrest someone on charges of kidnapping and attempted murder. If I had known he was talking about you, signora, I would have thrown him in jail.
>> Lily: Wait a minute. If Simon thinks this woman is guilty of something, shouldn't you question her?
>> Sal: Hey, she's my friend.
>> Lily: You don't wanna do your job? That's fine. I'll do it myself. Meeting you on the airplane, that wasn't an accident, was it? It was all a setup!
>> Sal: Signora Cordina is one of our --
>> Lily: Who are you working for?!
>> Signora Cordina: I am working for myself.
>> Lily: And Damian Grimaldi, what about him? You're working for him, aren't you? Tell me!
>> Sal: Hey, stop harassing her. She's an old woman.
>> Simon: Oh, she's an old crook, is what she is.
>> Sal: The thought of her mixed up in a kidnapping and attempted murder, it is ludicrous.
>> Simon: Oh, yeah? Yeah, then how come I overheard your little friend here telling her buddies to move two Americans from Argotti? You want to explain that?

Scene 3:
[ Lily's Room in Signora Cordina's Villa ]

>> Lily: I'm going to ask you a question, and I want an honest answer. Those two Americans that you were talking about, were you talking about my husband and my son?
[ Signora Cordina sighs ]
>> Signora Cordina: Salvatore, take me away from these people. Sono pazzo. They're crazy.
>> Lily: No, no! You're not going anywhere until you answer my questions!
>> Signora Cordina: I gave you a place to stay to refresh and restore yourself, and for thanks, I get tormented with accusations! My heart -- no.
>> Sal: Basta. Enough. It is time for the truth. What has Damian Grimaldi have to do with this?
>> Lily: I'll tell you exactly what he has to do with this. I was married to him once. We had a child together, a son, Luke.
>> Signora Cordina: Oh, my God.
>> Lily: He came to America to warn me that my son was in danger. And the next thing we know, they were all gone, all three of them. Damian, Luke and my husband, gone, disappeared!
>> Sal: Please accept my condolences. I heard about Signore Grimaldi's death. But I had no idea your son and husband --
>> Lily: They're not dead! That's the point. They are here! They're being held prisoners somewhere here on malt
>> Signora Cordina: Oh, I'm so sorry. I had no idea. We all -- we love the Grimaldi's. And your Damian, he is so handsome and kind. I would never hurt him or his child. No, no.
>> Lily: Okay, let's say I believe you. Then I need you to help me. My little boy is somewhere here on Malta. I don't know if he's alone or if he's with his father, but I do know that he's scared. And there are people out there that want to kill him! So I am begging you, please, if you know anything, just tell me!
[ Knock on the door ]
>> Martino: Lily Snyder, open this door immediately.
[ Martino speaking Italian ]
>> Sal: Martino? What are you doing here?
>> Martino: Trying to track down a thief. Someone fitting her description was seen coming to Signora Cordina's. "American, early 20s, blonde hair, blue eyes." Seen anyone who looks like that?
>> Simon: Whoa, whoa, whoa.
>> Sal: Her, maybe?
>> Katie: Who are you calling a thief? I didn't do anything.
>> Martino: We got a complaint that you stole a bicycle.
>> Katie: Oh, no, borrowed. I borrowed a bicycle. It was a piece of junk anyway.
>> Martino: It belongs to the son of the American Ambassador.
>> Simon: Ah, Katie, no?!
>> Katie: How was I supposed to know that?
>> Sal: I don't know what game are you people playing, but it seems to me that maybe you are the criminals here, not that band of kidnapping murderers you're supposed to be looking for. You're lucky I'm not throwing you all in jail for harassing Signora Cordina.
>> Martino: Okay, let's go.
>> Simon: Wait, wait, wait, wait.
>> Katie: Don't let him take me, Simon!
>> Simon: Please, please, come on. It was just a bike. Come on. I'll buy the kid a new one.
>> Martino: We have to acknowledge a crime was committed. I mean, she will have to be processed, we have to -- a report must be filed.
>> Katie: No, no, I don't want to go to jail!
>> Simon: It's fine.
>> Katie: Simon, wait --
>> Simon: Look, Katie, Katie, Katie. I'll get you out, I promise, okay? Just -- hang in there until --
>> Katie: No, wait! I am an innocent American!
>> Simon: Hang in there until we straighten all this out.
>> Katie: I can't just go to a foreign prison! What are you doing?! I borrowed a bicycle! Please, no, wait!
>> Simon: Come on.
>> Lily: Wait. Where's Signora Cordina? Where did she go?!
>> Simon: I don't know.
>> Lily: I -- I -- I wasn't finished speaking with her!
>> Sal: I think you were. At first, I believe your story about your son and husband. But now, I'm not sure what you Americans are after. Some advice, watch your step. And unless you do want that little blonde to rot in a cell for 20 years, leave Signora Cordina alone. She's under my protection.
>> Simon: What, what, all that for bike? No way! Oh, great. So now -- now -- Katie's in jail. And if we question our one lead, then we'll be in jail, too!
>> Lily: What is going on here?! I don't understand. Is Signora Cordina working for Damian or the -- or Damian's enemies? I can't figure any of this out! Am I right or am I wrong? Everything instinct that I have is wrong. If Holden and Luke are alive, how am I going to find them?
>> Simon: Look, you were the one who knew that they were alive when everyone else thought you were crazy, all right. Please, Lily, do not give up.

Scene 4:
[ Lily's Room in Signora Cordina's Villa ]

>> Simon: When the chief of police gets in, we'll go down to the station, work Katie out of jail. We'll get her out.
>> Lily: That's absolutely right. And when I see that man, I'm going to ask him why they're protecting Signora Cordina.
>> Simon: No, no, no, we can't do that. We can't -- look, Lily, I was stupid to get the police involved, okay? We can't be reckless anymore. Look, this game is going to get a lot more dangerous before it's over.
>> Lily: You're not giving up, are you?
>> Simon: No! Me, never. No, but after what just happened, that whole -- that. We have to admit that whoever is behind the kidnapping, whoever it is, they've got the upper hand.
>> Lily: How do we fight back?
>> Simon: Okay, first, we find a way to bail Katie out of jail, and then we ship her back to the states, we just get rid of her. And then after that, we keep searching. We'll keep on searching. And this time, we trust absolutely no one but each other.


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