EPISODE 6/25/01
Rose Asks Simon To Help Lily Find Holden

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MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2001

Scene 1:
[ Montgomery Suite ]

>> Simon: [ on the phone ] F-r-a-s-i-e-r. Frasier, first name Katherine. Look, I spoke to you about my wife a couple of weeks ago. She chartered a plane around mid-May. Yeah, I know it's still confidential. Look, just don't hang up, please. Can you at least tell me if the plane has been returned? I was afraid of that. No, no, no. Look, I'm sorry. Thanks for your help. [ hangs up ] Well, it's official, Katie. You are MIA with that goon, Henry Coleman. You could be crash-landed on that island, and I am too broke to even come looking for you.
[ Knock at door ] Rose, hi. Well, at least it's not the cops again.
>> Rose: Does that mean I can come in?
>> Simon: Look, what do you want? I'm sorry. I don't mean to be rude, but I'm kind of pretty busy right now.
>> Rose: You're too busy to do a favor for Lily?
>> Simon: Come in.

Scene 2:
[ Montgomery Suite ]
>> Rose: So the cops were here, huh? Why am I not surprised? When I heard what happened to Craig's wife, it gave me the heebie-jeebies.
>> Simon: Yeah, I just saw down Craig at the hospital. He says she's in a pretty bad way.
>> Rose: The cops find anything interesting?
>> Simon: Interesting. Yeah, actually, they did -- a farewell note from my wife that was mislaid a few weeks ago.
>> Rose: Oh, a farewell note from Katie the brat? Where'd she go, the mall?
>> Simon: No. She and her friend, Henry, have chartered a plane and flew to a remote location.
>> Rose: Oh, are they smuggling drugs now or having a little hanky-panky? God, you don't look too jealous. What?
>> Simon: Well, you're not gonna believe this. I don't even believe it myself. Do you know the destination they have gone to? The island -- the island where Lily and I were stranded. I mean, Katie has got this idea that she's gonna find the lost diamond.
>> Rose: My diamond?
>> Simon: My diamond.
>> Rose: My diamond?
>> Simon: Whatever, okay? She's gone.
>> Rose: Wait a minute. Is she crazy? Is she absolutely crazy? That diamond is at the bottom of the sea. What does she think is gonna happen, some mermaid's gonna pop up, have it in her teeth or something?
>> Simon: I know. It sounds totally ridiculous. I mean, you'd think I would be used to that with Katie by now, but -- but this? I don't even know if she made it there alive or not.
>> Rose: Well, I picked the wrong day to come over here. I'm sorry, but I had to. I just -- I had to come over here and talk to you.
>> Simon: Oh, yeah. I'm sorry. Lily? What, is she all right?
>> Rose: She's better. She's doing a lot better now because of you. You gave her something that nobody else could. You gave her hope.
>> Simon: Hope? Hope? Oh, good, because hope can be a dangerous thing, Rose. You know, I should know, I mean, 'cause if it doesn't go anywhere, it can be very, very cruel.
>> Rose: No, what's cruel is giving up. I mean, if Luke and Holden are alive, even the slightest chance, we've got to hold onto that.
>> Simon: Look, all I found was a kid's lollipop. That is the kind of evidence that the cops either eat or don't take very seriously.
>> Rose: I know. Tell me about it. Jack Snyder stays very, very skeptical, but he did send it down for DNA testing, so that's good.
>> Simon: Right. Jack Snyder, that's Holden's cousin, right? Because if he was skeptical, then you can double that for the Chicago PD.
>> Rose: I know. See, but how can Lily keep believing that Luke and Holden are alive when nobody else does? Every time somebody looks over that puss like, "I'm so sorry, Lily. I'm so sorry." I mean, every little bit of hope just keeps drifting away.
>> Simon: Look, I just thought I was doing the right thing -- all right, at best, what Jake and I found is a maybe, nothing more. That's it.
>> Rose No, it's more than that, or else you never would have said anything. Come on. Can you just investigate it just a little bit?
>> Simon: If that's why you're here, Rose, then I'm very sorry, because I have my own search and rescue right now. I can't handle another on. Look, Katie has been missing for weeks, and with Henry at the controls of that plane, they could be anywhere, if they're not already dead, and I have zero resources to go looking for her, but I've got to find a way.
>> Rose: What about Margo and Craig? Can't they help you?
>> Simon: No. No, they can't, because you know what? They refused outright. They're too busy with Barbara's accident right now, and besides that, they just think it's another one of Katie's hare-brained schemes, which leaves me completely up the creek without a paddle. So I am sorry to turn you down, Rose, but I have to.
>> Rose: You know, I've never been very close to Katie, obviously, but I hope she's all right, and I'll tell Lily. Cross your fingers. I hope everything turns out fine for her, too. Oh, yeah, and good luck on your little rescue mission. I hope it doesn't turn out as disappointing as Lily's.
>> Simon: Yeah, thanks. Good-bye, Rose. Thanks.
>> Rose: Good-bye? Good-bye? Are you kidding me?! You're giving up a chance to help Lily?
>> Simon: She didn't ask me. You did.
>> Rose: How could she ask you? How could she ask you anything with the emotional roller coaster she's been going on lately.
>> Simon: That's not the reason.
>> Rose: Oh, fine. It's too dicey for the two of you guys because you've been through so much together. Lily should be coming to you, asking for favors. Plus, you know, you'd probably turn her down just the way you turned me down.
>> Simon: Look, Rose --
>> Rose: No, stop it. Enough already. You know, give up. Stop with the agita and the disappointment and the hurt. You've got to put that aside and work together. That's why I'm gonna offer you something very, very important -- a deal. You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours.

Scene 3:
[ Montgomery Suite ]

>> Simon: Don't you think I would help Lily if I could? >> Rose: What do you think I'm doing here? Lily is on such a high right now. Could you imagine her face when the Chicago PD laughs at her because of her pitiful green lollipop? It's gonna kill her, I'm telling you.
>> Simon: But if the DNA test positively links it to Faith --
>> Rose: What if it doesn't, huh? What if it doesn't? DNA, it takes like forever to come back, and in the meantime, Lily worries sick. She has every right to do that, because if Luke and Holden are out there, anywhere, every second that goes by is dangerous for them.
>> Simon: If -- if they're still alive, okay? That's a pretty big if.
>> Rose: What are you gonna do about it?
>> Simon: Listen, why should I do anything?
>> Rose: Because you cared about her. When you care about somebody like that, you're responsible to them, you really are. You owe them, no matter what, no matter if you're not together or not.
>> Simon: I have a wife now, and like it or not, she needs me. She is my responsibility.
>> Rose: That's so convenient.
>> Simon: Oh, come -- this is so not fair.
>> Rose: Oh, stop it. Kenosha and the lollipop -- why did you do that to her? Just to see if you can build her up?
>> Simon: Oh, give me a break!
>> Rose: You know, finally you're living up to all that bad press you've been getting. You're used to hearing Lucinda talk about how conniving, how ruthless you are. Maybe you're starting to believe it yourself.
>> Simon: Lucinda is wrong. She is wrong about me, and she is wrong about what happened to Holden and Luke.
>> Rose: Well, then prove it.
>> Simon: I'm not sure if I can. Look, I don't know if they're still alive. All I know is that they were not on that yacht when it exploded.
>> Rose: Yeah we're getting somewhere.
>> Simon: We are getting nowhere. We are nowhere.
>> Rose: Stop interrupting me. You and Lily and me are the only ones that believe your theory. So you know what? You have to help me get the Chicago PD build, like, a little case for them.
>> Simon: Oh, right? Is that all I have to do? Is that it?
>> Rose: I know it's a lot to ask, but if you don't do this, Lily could lose Holden and Luc forever, for good. You don't want that on your conscience, do you?
>> Rose: So do we have a deal or what? I help finance your search and rescue mission for Katie, and you help me build a case with the Chicago PD.
>> Simon: I do not need a cash incentive to help Lily.
>> Rose: But you need cash to find Katie. Right? You're broke, right?
>> Simon: Where are you gonna get this money from?
>> Rose: I happen to have a very strong in with CEO Walsh.
>> Simon: Lucinda?
>> Rose: That's right.
>>Simon: Are you completely nuts? She's not gonna give you money for this. She hates both me and Katie.
>> Rose: I've been doing some work for Worldwide. I've got money. I can do anything I want with it.
>> Simon: How do I know you're not conning me here, Rose?
>> Rose: You would know if I was conning you, I think.
>> Simon: But you know, there are no guarantees. I mean, we could dig and dig and still come up with nothing.
>> Rose: That's what you're really afraid of, isn't it?
>> Simon: I don't want to let Lily down.
>> Rose: Well, me neither. I saw the light in her eyes when you showed her that evidence, and I don't want that light to go out. I mean, what's worse? What's worse, knowing or not knowing?
>> Simon: I can't answer that question, 'cause that's different for everyone. You know, some people would rather just not know.
>> Rose: Not Lily. She needs to know. We do, too, don't we?
>> Simon: All right, fine. Fine, I'll see what I can do.
>> Rose: I knew you'd help me. I can see why Lily cared about you. Thanks. [ Rose leaves and Simon makes a phone call ]
>> Simon: Yeah. Hello, is Mr. Doyle there, please? No, no, look, I was just wondering if he had left Kenosha for Florida yet. When? This evening? No, no, no, no, no. No message. Look, thanks for your help. [ hangs up and makes another call ] Hi. Lily, it's me --

Scene 4:
[ Snyder Home ]

>> Lily: Thank you for your phone call. You have no idea how much it meant to me.
>> Simon: I just hope I can help.
>> Lily: Oh, you already have. Come in, please.
>> Simon: You know, Lily, this might be a wild goose chase.
>> Lily: You don't think that it is. I don't think that it is. Rose doesn't think that it is. That's all that matters. Luke and Holden were not on that boat when it exploded. That means that they're alive somewhere.
>> Simon: I just want to help you find the truth. Okay, and if you're willing to take that chance I think we should go back to Wisconsin to that boat rental place.
>> Lily: Where you found faith's lollipop, yes.
>> Simon: We just have to see what else the owner knows. I mean, Jake and I had very little luck getting him to talk.
>> Lily: You think he's hiding something?
>> Simon: There's only one way to find out -- go down there, shake him down, get him to spill what he knows.
>> Lily: When you saw him, he gave you and Jake the silent treatment. What makes you think he'll talk this time?
>> Simon: Well, of course he probably wouldn't put two words together for me, but if the -- if the grieving widow were to pay him a visit, then maybe he might be more persuaded.
>> Lily: "The grieving widow." Well, I don't like the way that sounds.
>> Simon: Look, I only meant that the guy be more forthcoming if the plea came from a woman who had lost her husband and son.
>> Lily: Play on his sympathy.
>> Simon: Maybe it sounds like a cheap shot, Lily, but it's the only one we've got. I hope you don't think I'm being insensitive.
>> Lily: No, it's -- it's all right. Saying the words, that they're dead -- I --
>> Simon: Of course not. Look, I'm sorry. If you'd rather not do this, then I will think of something else.
>> Lily: No, I think it'll work. No, it'll work, because saying the words, saying that I'm a grieving widow, doesn't mean that I am one.
>> Simon: Exactly. Those words are just lies until we find out the truth, okay? And we will, I promise.
>> Lily: I have to get Faith ready to take her to Emma's. I'll just be a minute.
>> Simon: Fine. I'll wait here.
>> Lily: Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
[ Simon sighs ]
>> Simon: Oh, please let me be doing the right thing by helping her.


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