EPISODE 7/24/01
Simon And Lily Bail Katie Out Of Jail

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TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2001

Scene 1:
[Holding Cell in Malta Police Station ]

>> Martino: Signora Snyder. I'll go see if the judge is ready.
>> Katie: Oh, it's about time.
>> Simon: Oh, relax, you haven't been here that long.
>> Katie: Oh, well, I don't know if you haven't noticed, but this place isn't exactly a garden spot.
>> Simon: Yeah, well, you should have thought about that before you stole a bike from the ambassador's son.
>> Katie: Oh, what, I'm gonna get a lecture now? How was I supposed to know whose bike it was? Did you guys spring me?
>> Lily: Yes, we did, and all this time we spent navigating the Maltese justice system, we could have been looking for Luke and Holden. A little gratitude would be nice.
>> Katie: Thank you. But you're going to be thanking me in a minute, 'cause guess what? I figured out where I think Holden and Luke might be.
>> Lily: What?
>> Simon: What, how do you mean?
>> Katie: Argotti. Remember we had no clue where it was or what it was? Well, now I know -- the Argotti gardens. It's an opera house right here in town.

Scene 2:
[ Holding Cell in Malta Police Station ]

>> Katie: Remember? You heard the landlady say something about moving two Americans from Argotti.
>> Lily: Did you overhear this was an opera house?
>> Katie: Yes, the Argotti gardens, and supposedly, there's some huge opening to a festival tonight.
>> Lily: It's probably not the same place as Signora Cordina was talking about. I cannot imagine Holden and Luke being held in an opera house.
>> Simon: Especially if a big festival's about to begin. I mean, two Americans imprisoned. It's gonna be a little bit conspicuous.
>> Katie: Okay, is it possible that for once you could actually believe that what I say is true? You are always blowing me off.
>> Lily: Wait a minute. Let's just think about it. Give me just one second. I do remember that Kingsley-Malta, Damian's company, was a huge benefactor to the opera. They sent thousands and thousands of dollars to all companies around the world. Maybe they would turn a blind eye to anything that Damian had to say.
>> Katie: Wait. Why do you think it's Damian that's holding Holden and Luke? Isn't Damian supposed to be dead?
>> Lily: He's not dead. I heard his voice. I know it. Look, we have to get in that opera house.
>> Simon: Okay, if Holden and Luke are there, then it's going to be crawling with security.
>> Lily: We can't let that stop us, Simon.
>> Katie: So you guys are gonna check it out?
>> Simon: Okay, we need a plan. This place is probably gonna be pretty big. We're gonna have to cover a lot of ground.
>> Katie: You're welcome.
>> Lily: I don't know. We just have to think of some way how to get in there.
>> Katie: Hey, guys, I said, "you're welcome."
>> Simon: Okay, Katie. Katie, thank you. Thank you. You're a genius.
>> Katie: Okay, and now I need you to listen to my plan.
>> Simon: All right, fine. Fine, for once, I'm gonna keep my mouth shut. Go. Shoot.
>> Katie: Okay. Forget breaking in and trying to nose around where we're not wanted. Here's my suggestion. We get dressed up, buy some tickets and some earplugs, and hit the opera tonight.

Scene 3:
[ Holding Cell in Malta Police Station ]

>> Simon: All right, I hate to admit it, but I think you've come up with a good idea.
>> Katie: You do?
>> Simon: Yes, I do. All right. Do you want to go to the opera?
>> Lily: It's gonna be the best way to get in there without being noticed.
>> Simon: Okay, let's buy some tickets up high so we can scope out the entire place.
>> Katie: All right. And when the fat lady starts singing, we will go find Holden and Luke and bust them out.
>> Simon: Whoa. We?
>> Katie: Yeah. I'm not gonna leave you guys in the lurch. What do you think I am?
>> Simon: Okay, listen, Katie. You figured out where the opera house was. You worked out a way to get us inside, and now, you've earned a nice, safe trip back home.
>> Katie: Excuse me?
>> Simon: I want you back in the states tonight.
>> Katie: No way. Forget it. I know I came here for the wrong reasons, but I'm gonna stay for the right ones. I feel for lily -- I do. And I want to make a contribution.
>> Simon: I don't think lily wants you making any contributions, okay?
>> Katie: Please. Please just let me make up for following you here and making a mess of things. Help me out here, please.
>> Lily: I might regret this, but we could use somebody else. There's nobody else here we can trust.
>> Katie: So then it's settled. I promise you won't regret this, either of you.
>> Martino: Oh, signora frasier can see the judge now. Pay your fine, and you're free to go.
>> Katie: Okay. So this fine that he's talking about -- I'm a little short on cash right now.
>> Lily: Of course you are.
>> Simon: Lily, no. It's fine, it's fine. I got it.
>> Lily: Who do you think you're fooling?
>> Simon: What are you talking about?
>> Lily: Oh, this may be a little difficult for you, but try. Why don't you let your guard down and just admit that you care about that girl?

Scene 4:
[ Malta Police Station ]

>> Lily: Cynicism isn't good for the soul.
>> Simon: Right. I'll survive.
>> Lily: Oh, Katie is totally infuriating. No one would ever call her sane, but she's madly in love with you.
>> Simon: You know, not to be insulting, but I did make a living producing that effect in women.
>> Lily: Oh, no, no, no. I'm not talking about the con man or the love artist or the guy who lies his way into vulnerable women's heart. No, I'm talking about the real you, and she loves you for you.
>> Simon: Whatever that means.
>> Lily: Oh, you obviously feel something for her, too, or else you wouldn't have risked your neck getting over here to find her.
>> Simon: I have tried absolutely everything to make Katie realize that I am not in love with her.
>> Lily: Like flying to that god-forsaken island to rescue her?
>> Simon: Oh, come on! She was stranded with Henry Coleman, you know. I'm not completely heartless.
>> Lily: There's something about her that gets to you. Tell me that I'm wrong.
>> Simon: Oh, can we just focus on the task at hand here, please?
>> Lily: I think we're past the point of lying to each other, keeping secrets. You can't hide from me.
>> Simon: All right, fine. You're probably the one person in the entire world who knows better than anyone what makes me tick. Can we just leave it that way?
>> Lily: Can I make one observation?
>> Simon: No.
>> Lily: Just one?
>> Simon: No. Go ahead.
>> Lily: You would jump off a bridge for love, but you don't want to take that chance.
>> Simon: Not without a bungee cord, no.
>> Lily: You find a woman who loves you for you, and she just happens to already be your wife.
>> Simon: Can you believe my lucky break? I kick myself every day.
>> Katie: Whew. Sorry it took so long, but that judge gave me quite a lecture.
>> Simon: In English, I hope?
>> Katie: Oh, yes. He went on and on and on. Something about stealing and crime doesn't pay. Whatever. Anyway, who is ready to hit the opera? You know, I was thinking on the way down here that, lily, I hope that this turns out to have a happy ending for you, just like the guy in "Il Travatore."
>> Lily: Oh, dear. Well, see, how that one ends is that guy ends up killing the person he's been looking for all his life.
>> Katie: Oh, well, scratch that. We'll make our own happy ending.

Scene 5:
[in the audience ]

>> Simon: Anybody see anything?
>> Katie: Lots of dresses and tuxes and -- look at that necklace on that woman!
>> Lily: Would you please not do anything to draw attention to us? I just want the lights to go down and the curtain to go up so we can start looking for Holden and Luke. Do you -- do you think we can get in and out of here without anybody really noticing us?
>> Katie: Oh, yeah, I wouldn't worry about that. One thing I've learned in Malta is that people love their opera. As soon as that curtain goes up, they won't be able to tear their eyes away from it.
>> Simon: Still, we should keep a low profile, okay?
>> Katie: Oh, and if we have to do anything that makes any noise, just wait for this one really loud part. I'm kidding you not, you could hear cat's screaming over it.

Scene 6:
[ in the audience ]

>> Lily: Could you stop doing that please?!
>> Katie: What? Oh. Sorry, I would if I could get that stupid opera out of my head. It was playing all night long in the slam.
>> Simon: The slam?
>> Katie: Yeah, you've done time. You know what I'm talking about.
>> Lily: A few inconvenient hours in a jail cell does not make you an ex-con, I'm sorry.
>> Katie: I was in a foreign jail. That's most American travelers' worst nightmare, and I lived through it.
>> Lily: It's starting.
>> Simon: Okay. Listen, listen, when the lights go down, and the overture begins, we'll start looking, okay? We're going to find your family tonight.


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