EPISODE 6/15/01
Lucinda Finds Simon At The Memorial Service

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June, 2001


FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2001

Scene 1:
[ Church in Luther's Corner ]

>> Lucinda: I was just saying to Jake and Molly how indebted I am to you. You're Wondergirl. You practically saved Worldwide single-handed.
>> Rose: Please. I'd do anything for this family. You know that.
>> Lucinda: Well, I hope you feel real proud of yourself.
>> Rose: To tell you the truth, right now, I just wanna cry.
>> Lucinda: Don't we all. [ Lucinda catches sight of Simon lurking around the Church entrance ] Oh, forgive me. I gotta go take care of something.
>> Simon: Well I guess you're wondering why I'm here.
>> Lucinda: I don't give a rip why you're here, I just want you gone. So just depart on own, or I'll have you forcibly removed.

Scene 2:
[ Outside the Church in Luther's Corner ]

>> Lucinda: That's right. What part of "get out" is it that you don't understand?
>> Simon: Look, before I go, I just think you should listen to what I have to say. That's it.
>> Lucinda: You depart, right now, and don't even think of going back into the church to see Lily.
>> Simon: I'm not here to -- I'm not here to see Lily. I came here to speak to you. That's why I've been keeping my distance, trying to catch your eye.
>> Lucinda: Me?
>> Simon: I need to talk to you.
>> Lucinda: Me?
>> Simon: Yes!
>> Lucinda: Look -- don't you even try to think of me as a conduit to get back into my daughter's life!
>> Simon: Oh, come on. Just wait for one --
>> Lucinda: At a time like this, when she's lost her husband. She's lost here boy.
>> Simon: Will you just listen for two minutes?
>> Lucinda: It is the wrong moment, because I, too, have feelings, and I'm grieving the death of my grandson.
>> Simon: That's just it, okay? They may not be dead!
>> Lucinda: What are you talking about?
>> Simon: Look, from the start, I always felt that there was something not right about the explosion and what happened afterwards. Now, I didn't want to say anything earlier until I had more absolute proof. But now, with all this going on -- Lucinda, I can't bite my tongue any longer, and since I'm not ready to get Lily's hopes up, I needed to speak to someone close to her -- to you -- about what I've found.
>> Lucinda: Well what is it? What have you found?
>> Simon: Enough to make me want to keep looking for more. Look, Jake and I have done some investigating into what happened when the yacht blew up, and based on what we've found so far, it is too early to be mourning for Holden and Luke.

Scene 3:
[ Outside the Church ]

>> Lucinda: Let me just get this straight, you know? You say that you think Holden and my grandson are alive, and Jake thinks so, too?
>> Simon: Yes. Yes, that's exactly what I'm telling you.
>> Lucinda: No.
>> Simon: Yes.
>> Lucinda: No, because I just spoke with Jake. I spoke with Jake only moments ago. He said nothing, nothing to raise my hopes.
>> Simon: That's because we decided to keep this quiet until we found more information.
>> Lucinda: Oh, so why have you broken the code of silence?
>> Simon: For this! All of this. Watching your family mourn, okay? It felt wrong. Even if there's just a shred of hope, I thought you should know about it.
>> Lucinda: What's the shred? What is it except something that's coming out of your imagination?!
>> Simon: Common sense. Common sense, for one thing. Listen, Lucinda, between Holden, Luke, Damian and the crew, there should have been at least a dozen people tossed around by that explosion. But not one body was found, okay? Not one!
>> Lucinda: Well, the Chicago police must have considered all of that.
>> Simon: Okay, fine. All right, then there's the fact that Damian may have rented a speedboat from a guy in Wisconsin, who refuses to talk about it, but who is now on his way down to Florida for an early retirement with a healthy boat-load of cash. So the questions just keep adding up?
>> Lucinda: This is the most awful, awful, cruel crock of bull that I have ever heard in my entire life!

Scene 4:
[ Outside the Church ]

>> Lucinda: Could I believe a word you would say? I know you've been a liar all your life.
>> Simon: Look, I'm not here to argue with you, all right? I am simply here to tell you that I was onto something that could be big, and I'm willing to follow it wherever it leads.
>> Lucinda: Why don't you do that? Why don't you follow your --
>> Simon: Good, I will. I'm willing to do this on my own, okay? But I don't have the proper resources that a search and rescue like this would require.
>> Lucinda: Oh, money. That's what you want. You just want money!
>> Simon: Money for this.
>> Lucinda: I would take my money, I would tear it up and use it for confetti before I would invest anything with you.
>> Simon: This is not about the money.
>> Lucinda: No.
>> Simon: Okay, fine. You've made your position very clear, okay? Maybe Lily will react differently to all this news.
>> Lucinda: You stay from my daughter. Don't you dare go my daughter -- not now and not ever!
>> Simon: This is just like you, isn't it? Making up Lily's mind for her.
>> Lucinda: My daughter is sick with grief. If you raise your hopes, and the dashed again, she won't be able to stand it. Do you understand that?
>> Simon: Yes, I do, and it's not what I want.
>> Lucinda: Okay, then you just -- you stay away from her, and I'm warning you.
[ Lily steps outside and hears Simon say to Lucinda ]
>> Simon: I should've known this was pointless. I should've gone directly to Lily in the first place.
>> Lily: Gone to me about what?


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