EPISODE 7/27/01
Simon And Katie...Trapped At The Opera House

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FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2001

Scene 1:
[ Basement of the Opera House in Malta ]
[ Katie awakes next to Simon. Their hands and feet are bound ]

>> Katie: Who says dreams don't come true? Hey!
[ Simon groans ] Simon, what happened? >> Simon: Well, I wouldn't want to go out on a limb here, but I'd say we were knocked out and tied up.

Scene 2:
[ Basement of the Opera House ]

>> Simon: Well, they're not taking any chances.
>> Katie: Excuse me, but it is so not smart to get me this angry.
>> Simon: Yeah, well, that's probably why you're handcuffed.
>> Katie: Does it hurt?
>> Simon: What, having you in my life? Yeah, sometimes.
>> Katie: No, your eye.
>> Simon: No, it's fine. Only when I blink.
>> Katie: Oh, Simon.
>> Simon: It's all right, all right? I'll survive.
>> Katie: Did they get anything out of you when they dragged you off? That was so scary. That guy's such a freak. Who the hell is he?
>> Simon: Well, I heard one of the Argotti assassins call him Dante or something like that. He was the same guy from that opera box.
>> Katie: The guy that was threatening Lily?
>> Simon: Yeah. And the deal is, we tell him where Holden and Luke are or he lets us starve to death.
>> Katie: Oh, great. Well, I don't know about you, but this is the last time I'm vacationing in this country.
>> Simon: Yeah. Well, I offered him the same deal. He didn't go for it.
>> Katie: And so they hit you? Oh Simon. [ Katie kisses Simon ]
>> Simon: We really should think about what we're gonna do.
>> Katie: I have an idea. [ Katie and Simon kiss again ]

Scene 3:
[ Basement of Opera House ]
[ Simon and Katie are kissing ]

>> Simon: Katie, we really should -- Katie, stop, stop, stop. We really have more important --
>> Katie: Not to me.
>> Simon: -- Things to -- look, you want to starve to death?
>> Katie: I survived weeks on that desert island with Henry and Cooley. We had nothing to eat. Don't talk to me about food.
>> Simon: How about these handcuffs? All right, you know, I'm a pretty creative kind of guy, but even I can't manage it with these handcuffs behind my back.
>> Katie: Okay, you have a point.
>> Simon: Good. So let's get free.
>> Katie: So we can make love.
>> Simon: So we can get out of this room.
>> Katie: But I want to make love.
>> Simon: Look, look, look, I don't want this Dante guy coming in here and hurting you, okay?
>> Katie: Because you love me? You kissed me back, and you want to save me. Okay, I take it back. Let's come back here twice a year.
>> Simon: Okay, let's get out of this place first, though. So turn around, please. You know what? Where are the bobby pins?
>> Katie: I have a rubber band.
>> Simon: No, that's not good. Damn. All right.
>> Katie: What?
>> Simon: This is locked. Great.
>> Katie: Well, if we had a bobby pin, we could open it.
>> Simon: No, if we had a bobby pin, then I could undo these handcuffs behind my back, get out of these ropes and get out of this room.
>> Katie: How exactly are we gonna do that? They boarded up the hole.
>> Simon: All right, so we'll -- we'll unboard it. We'll kick it in.
>> Katie: Oh, yeah, we don't even know what's on the other side of that. Yes, Holden and Luke got through it.
>> Simon: And Lily, she got through it, too.
>> Katie: Yes, but we don't know if they got through. I hope they did, but what if they fell into a shark pit or something? [ Simon laughs ]
>> Simon: What? How many opera houses do you know with shark pits in the basement?
>> Katie: They have anvils on stage. They can have shark pits in the basement.
>> Simon: Well, I'm gonna take my chances.
>> Katie: Let's just get free, like you said, okay? And then we'll overpower them or something.
>> Guard: [ shouting from other side of the locked door ] Silence, or I shoot you!
>> Katie: We go through the hole.
>> Simon: Right.

Scene 4:
[ Basement of the Opera House ]

>> Simon: Damn, no good.
>> Katie: All right, what if I start crying? The guard will come in. I'll keep his attention, then you can hit him on the head.
>> Simon: With what, my head? No. I need a wire or something like that.
>> Katie: Oh, wait. So it doesn't just have to be a bobby pin? Something like a bobby pin?
>> Simon: How did you survive all those weeks on that island?
>> Katie: For your information, I have a great track record in your basic desperate situation, which we find ourselves in at this very moment. So give me a little credit, would you?
>> Simon: All right.
>> Katie: How would a long, thin piece of metal do?
>> Simon: If you've got a long, thin piece of metal, Katie, you can name your price.
>> Katie: Me, you, the honeymoon suite on the plaza for three days and room service.
>> Simon: Oh, I don't know about these hard bargains you drive.
>> Katie: Oh, come on. You want it just as much as I do. Don't pretend you don't.
>> Simon: The honeymoon suite?
>> Katie: Three days -- minimum.
>> Simon: We're gonna be sending out for oxygen, aren't we?
>> Katie: And did I mention room service?
>> Simon: It's a deal.
>> Katie: Really?
>> Simon: Yeah. Yeah, why not? Yeah.
>> Katie: Okay. It's on the chain around my neck. See it? Silver chain, silver cross?
>> Simon: Around your neck.
>> Katie: Mm-hmm.
>> Simon: Yeah. Okay. All right. Let's have a look at you.
>> Katie: Simon.
>> Simon: That's a really nice perfume, you know.
>> Katie: Same one I've been wearing since the day we met.
>> Simon: Really?
>> Katie: Silver chain, silver cross.
>> Simon: Right. Yes, I know. I think it's gone all the way down. I can't see it.
>> Katie: So get it.
>> Simon: How?
>> Katie: You're shy.
[ Simon laughs ]
>> Simon: I am not. What?
>> Katie: Come on, look at you. You're totally blushing.
>> Simon: Oh -- please. Do you have any idea how many women I have --
>> Katie: Oh, yes, these women that you didn't care about. It was all work. I'm different.
>> Simon: Yeah, well, that's an understatement.
>> Katie: I'm getting to you.
>> Simon: Look, can we just get this cross and get this whole thing over with? All right.
>> Katie: Simon?
>> Simon: What?!
>> Katie: It's okay.
>> Simon: What's okay? Look, I can so do this without being affected, you know.
>> Katie: Prove it.
>> Simon: Too easy.
>> Katie: Really?
>> Simon: Mm-hmm.
>> Katie: All right. If you can go down there and get that cross without being affected, I'll pay for the honeymoon suite.
>> Katie: Undo me, Simon. Come on. I dare you.
>> Simon: And how am I supposed to do that?
>> Katie: And you call yourself a ladies' man?
>> Simon: I'm trying to be polite.
>> Katie: And I love that about you. I do.
>> Simon: This dress is too tight. I can't do this. It's too tight.
>> Katie: So unzip it.
>> Simon: With what? With what? A dirty look?
>> Katie: Be creative.
>> Simon: I still can't see your necklace. Can you stop that?
>> Katie: Well, you're the one with the love meter, mister. I can show my feelings if I want to.
>> Simon: I didn't say I didn't feel anything. I -- I just said that it's no different than with anyone else.
>> Katie: Is that right?
>> Simon: I still can't see any cross.
>> Katie: It's there.
>> Simon: Where?
>> Katie: Sometimes it gets snagged on my bra.
>> Simon: Well, this time I'd say it's fully in your bra.
>> Katie: So what're you waiting for?
>> Simon: Are you sure I'm the first guy that you've ever been with?
>> Katie: Yes! I was saving myself.
>> Simon: Were you? Right. You're -- you're gorgeous, smart, sexy. There must've been a lotta guys.
>> Katie: Oh, yeah, there were. I just never --
>> Simon: Why? Why did you save yourself for a man who was already involved with someone else, whose visa had run out, whose bags were packed?
>> Katie: I knew it was just a matter of time.
>> Simon: Or maybe, Katie -- maybe you're the one who's afraid. I mean, you think you can take it, Katie? All my attention? It doesn't scare you at all, me being this close?

Scene 5:
Basement of the Opera House ]

>> Katie: You found it?
>> Simon: Why? You want to stop?
>> Katie: No, I'm fine. It's just a little hot in here.
>> Simon: Look, have you had enough.
>> Katie: No. No, no, no. No. I'm fine, really.
>> Simon: Okay, okay.
[ Katie breathing heavily ]
>> Katie: I just needed to catch my breath for a second.
>> Simon: Look, I can try something else if you want.
>> Katie: Don't you even try to weasel out of your three days.
>> Simon: Look, you've already got your three days if that's what you really want.
>> Katie: I can handle it if you can handle it.
>> Simon: You don't have to rush, you know.
>> Katie: You're gonna leave town.
>> Simon: I left town, and you followed me.
>> Katie: And I left town, and you followed me.
>> Simon: Hmm. Yeah. So I guess we're stuck with each other for the time being.
>> Katie: For the time being? Forever?
>> Simon: Don't push your luck. You ready?
>> Katie: Yes.
[ Simon laughs ]


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