EPISODE 11/09/06
Simon Gets Good News

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November, 2006


THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 09, 2006

Scene 1:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Kasnoff Cottage/Lakeview Towers Hotel Room

SIMON FRASIER, KATIE KASNOFF, MIKE KASNOFF, CARLY SNYDER

[ Katie on computer; remembering Simon's kiss ]
>> Simon: Don't think about what we did yesterday.
[ Mike comes downstairs ]
>> Mike: Writer's block?
[ Hotel room ]
>> Simon: Hey.
>> Carly: It's for you.
>> Simon: Come in.
>> Carly: Not necessary. Just take it.
>> Simon: Will you please come in? Please? Look, about last night --
>> Carly: You changed your mind. You don't want to be with me. No hard feelings.
>> Simon: Can you just let me explain --
>> Carly: It doesn't matter what either one of us said or did last night, Simon. Us sleeping together, us being together -- just read the letter, okay?
>> Simon: No, I can't read. Just tell me what it says. Just tell me.
>> Carly: I'm giving up any claim to the building and to your business. I'm ending our relationships, all of them.
>> Simon: You're walking out on the business? All right, what about your share of the profits?
>> Carly: Well, what profits? It's going to take forever to sell those units.
>> Simon: Then what about us?
>> Carly: Jack wanted me back, and I turned him down because I thought that we -- no hard feelings, Simon. You promised some fun, and you came through. While it lasted.


Scene 2:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Kasnoff Cottage

MIKE KASNOFF, KATIE KASNOFF, MARGO HUGHES

>> Katie: I just can't seem to get my thoughts together. I can't stay focused enough to write.
>> Mike: Why don't you tell me what you were thinking about? Maybe I can take your mind off of it.
>> Katie: No, no, don't, stop -- I can't handle any distractions right now.
>> Mike: Sorry.
>> Katie: No, I'm sorry. Mike, I'm so sorry. >> Mike: It's okay. I just wish writing didn't make you so unhappy.
>> Katie: It's not the writing --
[ Doorbell ringing ]
>> Margo: Hi. Oh, bad time?
>> Mike: Great time. I need reinforcements.
>> Margo: Okay.
>> Mike: Hey, look who's here.
>> Katie: Hey, Margo.
>> Margo: Hi, what's wrong?
>> Katie: Lucinda wants more pages --
>> Margo: Oh, writer's block, huh?
>> Katie: I guess.
>> Margo: Well, then I'll make this quick. I just thought you should know that I have had to arrest our brother, Craig.
>> Mike: Craig's in trouble already? He's been out of prison less than a month.
>> Margo: He's got a gift.
>> Mike: All right, look, you two visit. I'm gonna head out for a little while.
>> Margo: Okay. So, Katie? Katie? Katie? Where are you?
>> Katie: With Simon.


Scene 3:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Lakeview Terrace Hotel Room

SIMON FRASIER, CARLY SNYDER, BROKER

>> Simon: So, you're walking out on me?
>> Carly: The project is done.
>> Simon: Look, Carly, I am sorry. I'm very sorry for what I said or didn't say last night. But in the few short hours after I left your house, you did a complete about face. So, seeing you again was like -- it was like, it was like seeing a completely different person. It threw me.
>> Carly: Well, I had Jack standing in my living room, telling me that I had to choose between the two of you. That certainly threw me.
>> Simon: Okay.
>> Carly: But after I had time to think about it, I chose you, Simon. And after you had time to think about it, you -- it doesn't matter. I'm going to go, okay?
>> Simon: No, please, please, no, don't --
>> Carly: Please, I would like go.
>> Simon: No, not until we work this out. Please? [ Knocking at door ] I got to get -- stay right there. Please?
>> Carly: Simon?
>> Simon: Don't move. Don't move. It's the broker. He's got news about the units we're selling.
>> Carly: The units you're selling, you mean? Just open the door.
>> Simon: Hey, come on in.
>> Broker: I'm glad you're both here.
>> Carly: I was just leaving.
>> Broker: It's about the building. And it's major.
>> Simon: Okay, what is it now? We got mold? Termites? An infestation of killer locusts?
>> Broker: Check this out.
>> Carly: Just share it with Simon, okay? I'm out of here. I'm done.
>> Broker: You may want to rethink leaving right this minute.
>> Carly: Why? What is it? I'm being sued or something?
>> Simon: We're rich. Row... row...


Scene 4:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Kasnoff Cottage

KATIE KASNOFF, MARGO HUGHES

>> Katie: I don't know what to do.
>> Margo: Well, ignore Simon.
>> Katie: I've tried. I love Mike so much. We're trying to have a baby. I want a family with him more than anything in the world!
>> Margo: I know, I know, I know you do. And I think that's part of the reason you're feeling so emotional.
>> Katie: But I'm so scared because I have everything I want right in front of me. And every time I try to put Simon out of my head --
>> Margo: Will you stop beating yourself up, baby? You can't help what goes on in your head. The important thing is you don't act on it.
>> Katie: No, you don't understand.
>> Margo: Well, but I want to. So, just take a deep breath, and start talking.
>> Katie: Oh, god. Okay. Well, Mike was out of town. I got out this box, of all my memories with Simon.
>> Margo: Oh, and you looked at it? Why would you put yourself through that? It'll make it so much harder.
>> Katie: I was going to throw it away. And when I was on my way out, there was Simon. Right there.
>> Margo: Wow! Imagination is powerful, isn't it? Do you remember a couple of years ago, I had that obsessive thing about that sportscaster?
>> Katie: Yeah, you and Tom almost got divorced. I don't want to get divorced.
>> Margo: No, no, no, you're not going to get divorced. My point is that, you know, these things happen. You know, I love Tom desperately, but there I was, attracted to someone else, and I guess I -- I just went crazy for a little while.
>> Katie: So, how did you stop it?
>> Margo: Oh, honey, it ran its course. Just take it from your big sister, there is a silver lining in this.
>> Katie: What?
>> Margo: Well, you're just fantasizing about Simon, it's not like you went to bed with him.


Scene 5:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Lakeview Towers Hotel Room

SIMON FRASIER, CARLY SNYDER, BROKER

>> Carly: How is this possible?
>> Broker: What you two have managed to pull off, in this market no less, is nothing short of phenomenal. The model apartment was so impressive, we've already sold every other unit from the prospectus alone.
>> Simon: Okay, whoa, whoa, you just said every other unit?
>> Broker: All of them. The entire building. In fact, there were bidding wars over the final five.
>> Carly: What?
>> Broker: You guys hit a home run, and then some. The entire industry is frothing at the mouth to see what you'll do next.
>> Carly: But there's no actual money, right? There's offers, but the cash, we don't have --
>> Broker: Here's what I deposited in your corporate account today.
>> Carly: Oh! Holy moley.
>> Simon: Whoa!
>> Broker: That's what I said when I started calculating my commission. We have down payments on every unit, plus some of the overseas buyers paid cash up front for the entire deal. And Carly, some of the buyers want to know if they can book your design services for their unit.
>> Carly: Yeah. Yes, of course. Tell them yes. Absolutely!
>> Broker: Will do. Congratulations.
>> Simon: Thank you. Thank you. Well --
[ Both together ] We did it!


Scene 6:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Kasnoff Cottage

KATIE KASNOFF, MARGO HUGHES

>> Margo: I think you should tell Mike the truth.
>> Katie: What? You think I should tell him that Simon and I --
>> Margo: Yeah, that he's on your mind, and you're having a hard time getting past that. I think he'll understand. Come on, if Tom can understand my making a fool of myself over doc, Mike will understand that you have some unresolved feelings for your ex-husband.
>> Katie: No, I don't think I can tell him this.
>> Margo: Well, here's the thing, Katie. I think that he already knows.
>> Katie: No, he can't know.
>> Margo: Sure, he does. He loves you. He knows you. And don't you think it's better just to let him and let him help then to lock him out?
>> Katie: I don't want to hurt him.
>> Margo: You think it's better to keep something from him? You think that won't hurt him in the long run?
>> Katie: I don't even know how I would begin to tell him this.
>> Margo: Here's a couple of things I learned in counseling. You write it all down. Everything. How you feel, what you did, what you want to do. And that way, when you do talk to Mike, you have a better understanding of what the issues are.
>> Katie: I don't know, Margo.
>> Margo: It'll work. Believe me.
>> Katie: Okay.
>> Margo: Okay.
>> Katie: I have to get back to work.
>> Margo: All right. You know what? You love mike, and he loves you. And this is all going to work itself out.
>> Katie: Thank you.
>> Margo: Call me if you need me.
>> Katie: Katie has one thought, just one thought drumming in her head. "I love my husband. How can I break his heart? How can I tell him that I slept with Simon?"


Scene 7:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Lakeview Towers Hotel Room

SIMON FRASIER, CARLY SNYDER

>> Carly: Oh, man. What is it with us? I'm either running from you or jumping you. There doesn't em to be an in-between. You really hurt my feelings, Simon.
>> Simon: I didn't mean to.
>> Carly: Why did you push me away?
>> Simon: Years of not letting anyone in, putting up walls -- running away, not expecting anyone to care about me. So, when you said to Jack that we were just business, I --
>> Carly: Hey, but you know why I said that. I told you why. Years and years of caring far too much what Jack thinks.
>> Simon: Okay, so now if Jack asks you about us?
>> Carly: Well, I'll tell him what I told him after you left. That it's not just business, and it isn't just sex. You're my friend.
>> Simon: With benefits?
>> Carly: Mm-hmm. Really great benefits. And Simon, I'm sorry that I accused you of not being over Katie. Because you are. You are, right?
>> Simon: Where do you want this to go?
>> Carly: I don't know. Maybe keep having fun, keep making love, maybe --
>> Simon: Maybe we'll both get more than we bargained for.
>> Carly: That'd be nice.
>> Simon: Okay, and I want to start, I want to start right now. But I've just got one more thing I've got to take care of.
>> Carly: Okay.
>> Simon: Okay?
>> Carly: All right. Is it the building? Should I stay --
>> Simon: No, no, I can handle it. I've got it.
>> Carly: Okay. All right, good. Because I'm going to take this folder, I'm going to get myself a latte and pore over these numbers, and be thrilled with each and every one.
>> Simon: Keep your phone handy, because I'm going to call you as soon as I'm done. And we are going to go celebrate.
>> Carly: Okay, I'll bring the party hats.
>> Simon: Do not make any plans. You better not make any plans. I'm going to call you.
>> Simon: Katie --


Scene 8:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Java

MIKE KASNOFF, CARLY SNYDER

>> Mike: Hey, Carly.
>> Carly: Hi, Mike. How's it going?
>> Mike: Pretty good. You look happy about those papers.
>> Carly: Oh, I am.
>> Mike: You and Jack --
>> Carly: No. No, that has nothing to do with it.
>> Mike: Well, it was something. What put that smile on your face?
>> Carly: It's not a "what," it's a "who." Simon.


Scene 9:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Kasnoff Cottage

KATIE KASNOFF

>> Katie: Maybe I slept with Simon because I never stopped loving him. Or maybe it's like Margo said, that I stay attached because he's always leaving, and being left feels familiar. But whatever it was, I shouldn't have married Mike while I still had these feelings. But I did fall in love with Mike. I did. I wish I could just split myself in two. One Katie could live with Mike, and my other self could be with Simon. But that's crazy. I can't. And I can't keep lying to Mike. [ Cell phone rings ] Simon --
[ From the hotel ]
>> Simon: Come on, Katie. Please, just pick up the phone.


Scene 10:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Java

MIKE KASNOFF, CARLY SNYDER

>> Carly: I know how you feel about Simon.
>> Mike: After everything's he's done, I cannot believe you're getting involved with him.
>> Carly: Well, it's the business, the building that we worked on together, it's paying off. Big.
>> Mike: Really?
>> Carly: Yeah. People love my designs, Mike. We've sold all the units. And that wouldn't have happened if Simon hadn't believed in me.
>> Mike: Well, that's great. I know how hard you've been working on this, and I know how much you've wanted it. So now maybe you can stop working for someone else and start doing stuff on your own.
>> Carly: Well, the thing with Simon, it's just not business, it's personal, too.
>> Mike: Well, I thought you two --
>> Carly: Weren't together? Well, we weren't, and then we were. Even yesterday, I wasn't sure how we felt about us. How he felt about me.
>> Mike: But now you're sure?
>> Carly: Yeah. Yeah, and I think that Simon and I may really have a future together.


Scene 11:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Lakeview Terrace Hotel Room

SIMON FRASIER, KATIE KASNOFF

>> Simon: You've been on my mind. I'm glad you came.
>> Katie: I've been thinking about you, too.
>> Simon: We've got a few things to settle, don't we?
>> Katie: Yeah, we do.

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