EPISODE 5/10/02
Simon And Katie Go Home

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FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2002

Scene 1:
Location: Oakdale Police Station
Scene: Interrogation Room

SIMON FRASIER, MARGO HUGHES

>> Simon: Margo, Katie needs a police guard. All right? Her life's in danger.
>> Margo: All right, again, explain slowly. Come on.
>> Simon: All right, she was at The Lakeview when the elevator dropped several floors.
>> Margo: My God, is she all right? Did they inspect the elevator? What happened --
>> Simon: Look, she's fine, all right? But the -- management said it was due to a mechanical glitch. I --
>> Margo: But you think it's a Dahlia glitch.
>> Simon: All right, you have every reason in the world to doubt me. Every lousy thing I've ever done must be going through your head, because god knows it's going through Katie's.
>> Margo: Things go through Katie's head?
>> Simon: Oh, come on Margo. I'm being serious.
>> Margo: All right, Simon. Don't worry. I'll help you.
>> Simon: Good. 'Cause Katie's so sure that I'm the one trying to kill her, that she's forgetting to watch out for Dahlia. And that could be the last mistake that she ever makes.

Scene 2:
Location: Oakdale Police Station
Scene: Squad Room

KATIE FRASIER, MARGO HUGHES

>> Margo: I heard you were in need of police protection because there was an attempt made on your life. Right?
>> Katie: Yeah, well, the hotel management didn't seem to think so, but I heard someone above me cutting the elevator cable.
>> Margo: Okay. That's the easy question. Now for the hard one. Do you think that the person you heard cutting the cable was Simon?
>> Katie: No -- not anymore. At first, I was really shaken up, and he had some really weird explanations for why he was there. And I admit it -- for a minute, I was scared of him. But then I realized he's my husband. He's the love of my life. He would never try to hurt me.
>> Margo: Okay. Why don't you wait in the interrogation room while I check out things at The Lakeview?
>> Katie: Margo, I don't have time for this! I need to -- find Simon.
[ Margo opens the door to the interrogation room where Simon is waiting for Katie ]
>> Katie: So what's this?
>> Margo: It's your marriage. You figure it out.

Scene 3:
Location: Oakdale Police Station
Scene: Interrogation Room

SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER

>> Simon: This is nice. I wish we could stay like this for longer.
>> Katie: What does that mean? It sounds like you're running out on me.
>> Simon: Look, I've told you this a thousand times, Katie. I am Dahlia's target. If you're anywhere near me, then you are not safe.
>> Katie: You're not just talking about a few nights away from each other, are you?
>> Simon: Ah. I don't know how long this is gonna take!
>> Katie: Simon, you're making it sound like you're leaving forever. If Dahlia's has some stupid score to settle with you just because she thinks that you killed her sister, that's no reason to leave. You've gotta stay and fight her!
>> Simon: Look, I would. I would, if that's not -- it's only gonna put you in more danger.
>> Katie: So what? You move away somewhere else? And then what? You find another wife? Then Dahlia tracks her down and hunts her down and wants to kill her --
>> Simon: Listen, listen -- I am not gonna marry again, no matter what happens, no matter what the upshot -- you will always be my wife.
>> Katie: Then start treating me like one. We got into this whole mess because you think that you need to do all this by yourself. Confront Dahlia and go meet Jill. Let's -- stop trying to protect me and just let me help you, okay?
>> Simon: It's not gonna work, is it?
>> Katie: Why not?
>> Simon: Because, deep down, you already think that our marriage is a lie.
>> Katie: No, I don't! How can you say that, Simon? I love you more than anything!
>> Simon: When that elevator was plunging -- all right? And you thought you were gonna die, what was your last thought?
>> Katie: I should have taken the stairs?
>> Simon: You knew someone was after you, right? And you thought that someone was me.

Scene 4:
Location: Oakdale Police Station
Scene: Interrogation Room

SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER

>> Simon: Why should you trust me? I mean, there's one thing you know about me for sure, and that's that I've been married four times, and the whole time, it was for money. So of course you've got your doubts!
>> Katie: But they're not -- Simon -- my doubts aren't about your past. They're about mine. When I was growing up, I dreamed about what my husband would look like. He was tall, and he had black hair, and he would make me feel safe. And then when I met you, there you were, standing in front of me. And I thought to myself, "he's real. He's actually real." And then we had this beautiful, amazing wedding. And I said to myself, "I've finally done it. I've arrived at my most perfect place in the world, and all I have to do is live there."
>> Simon: I wanted that for you. I did.
>> Katie: I know.
>> Simon: And I still do.
>> Katie: I know. I wanted to believe that our cottage was the only place in the world where everything was good. But then you started disappearing. And now you're saying good-bye. And I can't hold onto everything that's slipping away from me. My past is filled with people saying good-bye. My dad died when I was a little girl. And my mom and I went on the road. And everywhere I went, I met people. I met friends that I couldn't keep. I had a brother, and I had sisters that I barely knew. It's my fault, Simon. I guess I just didn't trust you because it was easier for me to believe that you didn't really love me than it was to believe that, after a lifetime of good-byes, someone was there to stay.

Scene 5:
Location: Oakdale Police Station
Scene: Interrogation Room

SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER

>> Simon: If I leave, you'll be safe.
>> Katie: If you leave, I'll lose the only thing that matters to me.
>> Simon: All right, Mrs. Frasier, since we're gonna do this together, are we gonna stay, or are we gonna go?
>> Katie: Let's go -- to the only place where I can protect you and you can protect me.
>> Simon: Right, and where's that?
>> Katie: Home.

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