EPISODE 6/7/01
Simon Looks For Clues About Katie

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THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2001

Scene 1:
[ The Lakeview Lounge ]

SIMON AND HOTEL CLERK

>> Simon: No, no, no, that's fine. Thank you very much. Okay, Katie's private papers. Well, this should be a real treat. "Basic Kama Sutra" -- "How to Please Your Man," "Managing Micromoney." Great. "An exciting journey is in your future." Where are you, Katie? Where did you go? [ Hotel Clerk walks up ] Yes?
>> Hotel Clerk: The phone records you wanted. I marked the calls from your and Mrs. Frasier's room.
>> Simon: Excellent, thanks.
>> Hotel clerk: Mrs. Frasier back from her trip?
>> Simon: No, she's not. You wouldn't have any idea where she went, would you?
>> Hotel Clerk: No, but she and her friend went to the airport in a limousine from town . Weird the way she left in the middle of her brother's wedding.
>> Simon: Yeah, weird. Well, thanks. When she gets back, I'll have her call you and make a full report. All right, one of these numbers has to lead me to you, Katie. I'll try your cell phone one more time.

Scene 2:
[ The Lakeview Lounge ]

SIMON ON THE PHONE

>> Simon: Yes, hello. Excuse me? Avondale hangar? I think I've dialed the wrong -- wait, wait, wait, wait, sorry, wait. Can you tell me, you wouldn't happen to rent planes, would you? You do? -Huh. Well, look, just bear with me. So this probably a long shot, but did Katherine Frasier rent a plane recently? She did? Was someone with her? Her friend, the pilot? Okay, can you please just tell me where they went? Look, they must have filed some kind of a flight plan, or -- listen, listen, I don't care if it's confidential. I'm her husband. Okay, fine. What about a return date? Yes, of course I'm worried. You should be worried, too. It's your plane. Oh, Katie, why would you get in a plane with that idiot Henry at the controls? Why didn't you fly commercial? Who is funding this entire expedition? This could only mean three possibilities. Something illegal or something really, really stupid -- or both.

Scene 3:
[ The Lakeview Lounge ]

SIMON AND LISA

>> Simon: Safari gear. Large trunk. Rented plane. Pilot Henry. This I don't even want to think about.
[ The Lakeview Front Desk ]
>> Hotel clerk: But Mrs. Grimaldi, we've had so many calls asking about the Snyder memorial services.
>> Lisa: This is all -- this is all too premature. When and if there should happen to be a memorial service, I can assure you Mrs. Snyder will let us know.
>> Simon: Lisa --
>> Lisa: What?
>> Simon: Are you all right?
>> Lisa: Oh, yeah, I'm doing as fine as can be expected. What is it? What do you want?
>> Simon: I couldn't help overhear that clerk mention a memorial service.
>> Lisa: Oh, you haven't heard, I guess.
>> Simon: No. No, Margo told me there was some gunfire at the Snyder house, but that no one was injured, that Lily was all right. Yes?
>> Lisa: Oh, yes. Yes. Oh, Lily is fine. Yes, there was a -- there was a terrible accident in Chicago. There was an explosion aboard a boat. This was night before last, and Damian and Holden and that precious little boy, Luke, they were -- no one has said anything about them. I mean, they're afraid to. But we fear them -- they're all dead.
>> Simon: Lily.

Scene 4:
[ Snyder Farm ]

SIMON AND LILY AND KIM

>> Simon: Lily, I --
>> Lily: Just --
[Kim and Lily walk inside and leave Simon on the porch ]
>> Kim: Honey, you don't have to see anybody that you don't want to.
>> Lily: I know.
>> Kim: [ opens the door to ask Simon to leave ] Listen, I think this is probably a bad time. Why don't you --
>> Lily: No, no, it's okay.
>> Kim: You're sure? [ Kim leaves Simon and Lily alone to talk ]
>> Lily: I'm sorry, Simon. I don't mean to act like a zombie.
>> Simon: Please. Don't apologize. You must be going through pure torture.
>> Lily: It's not knowing. That's the hardest part.
>> Simon: Look, I hope me being here doesn't make you feel uncomfortable. Look, I know you've got a lot of family and friends around, and you probably don't need anyone else, so just -- I wanted to let you know that if you need anything, anything at all, I'm here to help in any way I can.
>> Lily: Just go home.
>> Simon: Why?
>> Lily: I'm all talked out.
>> Simon: You sure about that?
>> Lily: Just -- I can't believe it. I cannot believe that they're dead.
>> Simon: That's perfectly natural.
>> Lily: I saw it with my own eyes and I can't believe it.
>> Simon: What happened, Lily?
>> Lily: My ex-husband -- damian -- wanted to take Luke to Malta, and when Holden and I refused, he kidnapped him, and he had this yacht that was out on the harbor at Lake Michigan, and when Holden and I got to Chicago, Luke was there with damian, and they were getting onto this launch, and they were leaving, and Holden jumped onto the launch to protect Luke and take care of him, but after that, -- I couldn't see much. It was so dark, and there was a huge explosion, and there were flames everywhere. They're still -- they're still looking for bodies, and they're still hoping.
>> Simon: They identified anyone yet?
>> Lily: They haven't found anyone, no.
>> Simon: What? What about the wreckage? Have they determined the cause of the explosion?
>> Lily: There's nothing. Nothing. We know nothing at this point.
>> Simon: Well, with any luck, I'm sure that you'll have some answers very soon. I should get going.
>> Lily: No, wait a minute. You're not going anywhere until you tell me what you're thinking.
>> Simon: What do you mean?
>> Lily: I know you. I know that look in your eye when you're putting the pieces of a puzzle together.
>> Simon: I was just thinking about what you were saying. Lily, I don't want to upset you or give you false hope. This doesn't sound right.
>> Lily: Tell me what you're thinking.
>> Simon: You know that I worked on an oil tanker for some time. I even lived through a couple minor explosions. Look, a big yacht like that would need at least ten crew members. That's a lot of people, and for not one them to turn up in the search -- look, I shouldn't have said anything. It's pure speculation --
>> Lily: No, wait a minute. If they didn't find anybody, they found no bodies -- what are you saying?
>> Simon: I don't know.
>> Lily: Are you saying that you think there's a chance that Holden and Luke could have survived?


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