EPISODE 6/12/01
Simon And Jake Search Damien's Room

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TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2001

Scene 1:
[ The Lakeview outside Damian's Room ]

SIMON AND JAKE

>> Simon: Excuse me. Mary Ann -- is that right?
>> Mary Ann: Mm-hmm.
>> Simon: Good, good. Simon Frasier, I live in the penthouse.
>> Mary Ann: I know who you are.
>> Simon: Good. Well, I was hoping you'd be good enough to do us a favor. We're here to pack up Mr. Grimaldi's personal effects for Lily Snyder. You know, after losing her husband and son in that awful explosion, we wanted to save her the pain of dealing with her ex-husband's belongings. I'm sure you understand.
>> Mary Ann: The whole staff understands -- how you took advantage of Lily Snyder, and now you're sponging off Mr. Montgomery. I wouldn't ask any favors if I were you.
>> Simon: Whoa, whoa, you've got me all -- wait.
>> Jake: My name's Jake McKinnon. I'm the editor of "The City Times," which is owned by Lucinda Walsh, which is Lily's Mother.
>> Mary Ann: McKinnon? I've read your columns.
>> Jake: You have? I'm honored. Look, I know you don't usually do things like this, and I wouldn't ask you if it wasn't an emergency, but we are trying to help the family through a very difficult time, and anything you can do to make it easier for us, you'll be making it easier for Lucinda and Lily. So come on, what do you say? Mary Ann, you're an angel.
>> Mary Ann: No, I'm not. We never had this conversation.
[ Jake gives her a tip ]
>> Simon: What did I do wrong?
>> Jake: I just think you needed the power of the presidents.
>> Simon: All right, what are we looking for?
>> Jake: We'll know it when we find it.
>> Simon: Okay, but you do think Grimaldi's hiding something, is that right?
>> Jake: I just think it's fishy when a boat that needs a crew that size explodes in the middle of Lake Michigan, and not a single body turns up. Let's take a look around. Maybe we'll find out what Damian was up to.

Scene 2:
[ The Lakeview Damian's Room ]

SIMON AND JAKE

>> Jake: I'm clean up here. How about you? Anything?
>> Simon: Absolutely nothing. Nothing in the closets, nothing in the drawers, nothing under the bed --
>> Jake: Well, Mary Ann does a heck of a job housekeeping.
>> Simon: All right. Okay. Riddle me this -- then why didn't the cops seal off the entire room?
>> Jake: Well, because Damian had already checked out. And the Chicago PD ruled it -- an accident - there is one last-ditch maneuver.
[ Jake goes to the desk and takes a pencil and rubs the lead across the notepad ]
>> Simon: A-ha-ha. Very nice. Where'd you learn that trick?
>> Jake: "Magnum P.I." You?
>> Simon: "Hawaii Five-O." If Damian wrote anything down -- like a name, a game plan, something --
>> Simon: So are you getting anything?
>> Jake: Sure am. Looks like a number -- 414 -- check and see if you can figure out where that is from.
>> Simon: 414 -- 414 -- wait, wait, wait, wait -- Wisconsin, somewhere in Wisconsin.
>> Jake: Let's check it out. Hi, there, I'm looking for Jake Alphonse? What do you mean, it's the wrong number? But -- wait -- hold on a second. This is 414-555-5660? No Jake? You're kidding me? Well, thank you very much.
>> Simon: So? Who was it? Who --
>> Jake: Boat rental agency.
>> Simon: Boat rental?
>> Jake: Yeah, I'm trying to figure out -- if you owned the most luxurious yacht on lake, why would you rent another one?

Scene 3:
[ The Lakeview Damian's Room ]

SIMON AND JAKE

>> Simon: I don't get it. Why didn't you at least ask the boat charter company about Damian before you hung up?
>> Jake: What are you talking about? What did you expect me to do?
>> Simon: I don't know -- whether Damian actually rented a boat. When, for how long, how'd he pay, what his plans were --
>> Jake: You don't ask for records on the phone. It's too easy for them to brush off.
>> Simon: All right, okay, point taken. But you do think Damian rented a boat, don't you? I mean, why else would he make the call?
>> Jake: I don't know. I'm just playing devil's advocate. Maybe he had a friend there, or somebody who works there. Okay, it's doubtful, but -- if you wanted to rent another boat, why would you rent in Wisconsin?
>> Simon: Maybe that was his point all along. Go with -- to keep his -- to keep his plans and his destination secret from the local authorities.
>> Jake: Why two boats?
>> Simon: Because he knew ahead of time that his own boat was gonna blow.
>> Jake: What are you telling me? That Damian never planned to get on that -- Damian never planned to get on that yacht in the first place?

Scene 4:
[ The Lakeview Damian's Room ]

SIMON AND JAKE

>> Jake: So he caused that explosion because he wants everyone to think that there are no survivors.
>> Simon: Yeah. And that way, he can disappear with Luke for as long as he wants to. You see, if they're presumed dead, then they can live in secret, undisturbed for as long as Damian can afford it.
>> Jake: The longer we go over this, the stranger it gets, you know that?
>> Simon: If this is a set-up from the start, then we need to contact that company in Wisconsin. We need to speak to whoever's in charge, if they know anything about it.
>> Jake: Find out when it was chartered, how many people, where it was going. I think we're onto something here, Simon.
>> Simon: And we need to tell Lily what we're thinking.
>> Jake: No, wait, listen to me. Take it from somebody who went through pretty much the same situation. The last thing we need to do is build false hopes.
>> Simon: All right, okay, fine, I understand that. But if there's any -- the faintest chance that they're alive --
>> Jake: We need more proof, and if you're trying to earn some brownie points with Lily --
>> Simon: Oh, come on. I am only trying to help you. That's it. I have no secret agendas, no hidden motives. Trust me.
>> Jake: Well, I think you'd better get used to people trying to figure out what you're up to.
>> Simon: All right. Here's what I'm up to -- exactly the same thing you are.
>> Jake: Well, I want to get more proof that Damian caused that explosion, then we'll see.
>> Simon: Good. Find. Let's get some proof.


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