EPISODE 6/8/01
Simon Gives Lily Hope!

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FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2001

Scene 1:
[ Snyder Farm ]

SIMON AND LILY

>> Lily: Why won't you answer me? Because down deep, you have doubts. You do, don't you? Do you really think that Holden and Luke could have survived? Please, I have to know.
>> Simon: Lily, Lily, I can't say anything for certain.
>> Lily: I know you. I can see it in your eyes. You have a hundred questions going through your mind right now.
>> Simon: Lily, I don't know if anyone survived. I shouldn't have even opened my mouth. Look, there are people out searching on the lake now who do that for a living. I'm sure they're on top of the investigation.
>> Lily: You think it's bizarre that they haven't found any bodies, though, yes?
>> Simon: All I'm saying is, I think it is odd that there isn't any more evidence. But, look, there could be any number of explanations, okay? I am not an expert on this kind of thing.
>> Lily: Don't be an expert, just -- just be my friend.
>> Simon: I am your friend.
>> Lily: You just said it. Damian's boat should have ten or more crew members, and no bodies were found? No bodies! That does seem a little odd, doesn't it? What does logic tell you, Simon?
>> Simon: Okay, okay. You know what? All right, logic tells me that they can't have all disappeared without a trace. Okay, but that is just a hunch, Lily. I can't give you any answers that I don't have.
[ Iva comes down from upstairs and overhears Lily and Simon ]
>> Lily: I just want it to be a nightmare and a mistake. And Holden and Luke, they're alive somewhere and they're together. And I want to hold my son again. And I can't go through my life without them. I'm just so scared!
>> Iva: I don't think you have any business here. I think you should leave.

SIMON, IVA AND JAKE

>> Iva: I am really surprised to see you here.
>> Simon: I'm sorry, I --
>> Iva: Sweetheart, Faith is crying and Mama can't seem to comfort her in any way, so --
>> Lily: I'll go up. Please don't leave.
>> Simon: Sure.
>> Lily: Let him stay. Please.
>> Simon: Iva, I would never do or say anything to hurt Lily.
>> Iva: You came here to take advantage of her grief. You're here to gain her confidence with some sick theory about you helping her find her husband.
>> Simon: Come on.
>> Iva: You took her away from this family for months! Months. She lost precious time with them, time that she's never gonna get back!
[ Jake and Molly arrive and hear Simon and Iva arguing ]
>> Iva: Now, stop filling her head with some crazy idea that Holden and Luke are still alive, because they can't be, and she has to accept that!
>> Simon: Listen, listen. The only mistake I made was falling in love with the wrong woman, okay? And for that, I am sorry. Okay? I would never, ever, give Lily any false hope because I do care about her. I am not -- I am not the enemy. All I am saying is that if the police didn't find any bodies in the wake of that explosion, that doesn't make any sense.
>> Iva: You know what the police found? The police found a boat in a thousand pieces. Now, just go and stop making things worse for Lily!
[ Iva turns around and sees Jake and Molly ]
>> Jake: I'm sorry. I guess we should have called first.
>> Iva: Oh, no, no. No, I'm glad you're here. Because, Jake, you know what? You can escort this person out of the house. Please, do it
>> Simon: Don't bother. I'm out of here.
>> Jake: [ introducing himself to Simon ] My name is Jake McKinnon. I'm the Editor --
>> Iva: Oh, no, no.
>> Jake: I don't believe we had a chance to meet --
>> Iva: Don't bother to introduce yourself, because this man is a liar and he's a con artist, and I want him out of my house now!
>> Jake: I know your heart is ripped out. I've been there myself, okay? When Vicky's plane went down, my entire world fell apart. But everything the authorities told me about the accident was wrong. Now maybe, just maybe, they're wrong about Luke and Holden, too.

Scene 2:
[Snyder Farm ]

SIMON, IVA, JAKE, MOLLY AND LILY

>> Jake: All we're saying is, somebody has to ask some hard questions, just to make sure the marine police cover their bases.
>> Iva: You know what? I know you're trying to help, but please --
>> Jake: You know, Simon is right on one thing.
>> Iva: Just get him out of here now!
>> Jake: There's no way all those people could go unaccounted for. Let's just see where this -- let's just see where it takes us, okay?
>> Lily: Faith's asleep. So is Emma.
>> Molly: Lily, I am so sorry. I wanted to come over before now, but I've been with Abigail.
>> Lily: How is she?
>> Molly: She's devastated. The time that she got to spend with you and Holden helped a lot, but she feels cheated. You know, we all do.
>> Jake: She's asking a lot of questions, not just about the accident.
>> Molly: There is so much that she didn't know about Holden.
>> Lily: I'll talk to her.
>> Molly: When you feel up to it.
>> Jake: Is there anything you need?
>> Lily: I feel like I just walked in on something.
>> Iva: No. No, we were just talking, that's all. Just talking.
>> Lily: About the accident?
>> Jake: Do you feel up to it? I mean, talking about the accident?
>> Lily: I will never forget that explosion for the rest of my life.
>> Jake: You were there on the dock?
>> Lily: Yes, of course.
>> Molly: Were there any other witnesses?
>> Lily: I don't know.
>> Jake: What exactly did you see?
>> Lily: It was dark. There was barely a moon out. Holden and Luke were on the launch, heading out to Damian's
yacht. It seemed forever -- it seemed forever for them to get there. I saw some lights on the yacht and I raced -- I raced to the phone to call 911, and I just wanted to stop Damian from taking Luke. And this explosion -- I just heard it in my head. I turned around and it was just fire everywhere.
>> Simon: Lily, did you ever actually see the launch reach Damian's yacht?
>> Lily: No.
>> Simon: So they might not have actually ever been on the yacht when it blew.
>> Lily: I don't know. I don't know. It just happened so fast. I just wanted to call the police to make sure that Damian didn't take my son away!
>> Jake: Sometimes what you don't see is just as important as what you do.

Scene 3:
[ Snyder Farm ]

SIMON, LILY, JAKE, MOLLY AND IVA

>> Lily: Well, I remember standing on the dock, just staring, numb. And I could see -- I could see Luke's head, and then it just disappeared. I went to the phone and I called 911, and then I just heard this huge explosion. It was intense. It was -- it shook the whole dock. And I turned around and I saw this fireball, just fire everywhere. And I just -- it felt like it was happening to somebody else, like I was just watching it on TV or something.
>> Jake: Did you see the launch in all that light?
>> Lily: No.
>> Molly: We keep hearing at WOAK that they've recovered pieces of Damian's yacht.
>> Simon: Yeah, what about the launch?
>> Jake: No, I checked with my contacts in Chicago. There's no -- no debris from the launch.
>> Lily: They found Luke's teddy bear, 'cause he had it with him.
>> Iva: You know, Lily, I really think you're exhausted. I really think you should lie down.
>> Simon: Yeah, Iva's right. You should get some rest.
>> Lily: Thank you for coming.
>> Simon: Take care of yourself, okay? When your up to it, I really think you should tell the cops what you've told us, about what you saw after the launch left the dock. If you need anything --
>> Lily: I'll call.
>> Jake: Yeah, I think I need to get back to the office myself.
>> Molly: You know what? I'll think I'm gonna stay and help. I'll meet you at home.
[ Simon and Jake leave ]
>> Lily: You know, maybe I shouldn't take everything that the authorities say at face value.
>> Iva: Oh, Lily, Lily, sweetheart -- they're professionals. We should just leave the investigation to them.
>> Lily: But you saw Jake's face. That was more than a hunch.
>> Iva: No, but a hunch is not real.
>> Lily: Look, if there's the slightest chance that Holden and Luke are alive, I have to hold onto that hope. All those months that I was gone, Holden kept saying, before he'd go to sleep at night, he would dream about us being together, and I'm having that dream myself. And I'm not ready to let that go!

[ Emma's Front Yard ]

SIMON AND JAKE

>> Jake: Do you think that Lily is clear on everything that happened that night?
>> Simon: If Lily says she never took her eyes off that launch, then she never took her eyes off the launch.
>> Jake: But once the sky lit up, she doesn't remember anything. What's up with that?
>> Simon: Well, maybe she's not ready to remember. Maybe it wasn't there.
>> Jake: Then where was it?
>> Simon: I don't know. I spent months on that island with Lily. She can survive under circumstances that would defeat most people. She's got great instincts. Even if she was hysterical on that dock, she knew what was going on. I can trust everything that she told us in there.
>> Jake: Well, I'm glad to hear you say that. 'Cause I got a stepdaughter that's rocked by this thing, and I owe it to her and to her family to find out exactly what happened on that lake that night.

Scene 4:
[ The Lakeview Lounge ]

SIMON AND JAKE

>> Jake: I made a couple calls from the office. Nobody's releasing any new information.
>> Simon: I'm just still stuck on the fact that Lily never actually saw Holden and Luke reach the yacht.
>> Jake: Or get off the launch. I mean, she could be blocking it out, but if they got on that yacht, it's the end of the investigation.
>> Simon: Well, then we just wait for the divers to find something concrete.
>> Jake: They should have come up with something by now.
>> Simon: Exactly. That's my whole point. All right, so where do we start?
>> Jake: Why don't we start with the guy who orchestrated this whole mess, Grimaldi? I mean, his one mission in life was to save his son, right?
>> Simon: Right. So he comes halfway around the world and does everything he can to sneak him out of the country.
>> Jake: But then he gets careless, and he gets his boat wired like an h-bomb.
>> Simon: He must have had private security, right? A personal crew and enough money to back up any operation without a hitch. So where did it all go wrong?
>> Jake: Come up with the answer and I believe you've solved our mystery.

Scene 5:
[ The Lakeview Lounge ]

SIMON AND JAKE

>> Simon: I stopped at the marina. I mean, they have to have records of mooring Grimaldi's yacht.
>> Jake: Right, and who was coming and going, and probably even a record of the crew.
>> Simon: Exactly, and how long it was actually there for.
>> Jake: And what's the deal with that launch? Was it Grimaldi's? Did he rent it, own it, what?
>> Simon: And what happened to it in the explosion? I mean, did it go up with the yacht? Did it sink to the bottom of the lake, get beamed up to space, what?
>> Jake: Another question is when these two -- nothing seems to fit. You know what? First, I think we start with Grimaldi's local connections. I mean, the guy was staying here, and if he was planning the great escape, I don't think that he did it alone.
>> Simon: Jake, I really don't think management appreciates strangers poking around in their guest suites.
>> Jake: Well, then it's good for us that Lily owns a good piece of this place. Besides, we're not strangers. You live here, remember? All right, so I say we go to Grimaldi's room. We check it out, maybe we'll find something that'll give us a little help.


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