EPISODE 11/06/06
Simon Says Goodbye to Katie

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2006

Scene 1:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Java

CARLY SNYDER, MIKE KASNOFF

>> Carly: Mike, I just told you that I thought that Simon and I may have a future together. Now, I don't expect you to jump up and down. But you're my friend. Can't you at least pretend to be happy that I'm happy?
>> Mike: I guess, in my own way, I was always rooting for you and Jack.
>> Carly: Well, so was I. Right up until the end, and beyond.
>> Mike: So, you and Jack, there's no hard feelings?
>> Carly: No, just sad ones. He wishes me the best, and of course, I wish him the same.
>> Mike: Well, then so do I. I just hope you know what you're getting involved with in Simon.
>> Carly: Haven't a clue.
>> Mike: Well, good luck. You know, at least now that you're with Simon, maybe he'll stop chasing my wife. So, I guess I can drink to that.
>> Carly: All right.


Scene 2:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Lakeview Terrace Hotel Room

SIMON FRASIER, KATIE KASNOFF

>> Simon: Do you want to sit down? Can I get you something? Do you want a coffee or --
>> Katie: No. God, no, I'm jittery enough as it is.
>> Simon: You don't have to be.
>> Katie: I mean, I don't want this to sound like one of those fake things that people say, but if you didn't call me, I really was going to call you.
>> Simon: That's good. Good. Because we couldn't leave things the way they were.
>> Katie: No.
>> Simon: We slept together. Something happened between us. We can't just ignore that.
>> Katie: I know, you're right. And the one thing that just keeps going through my head is you saying that there is this unbreakable bond between us. I don't know how to say this.
>> Simon: It doesn't matter, all right? You know what? The important thing is that you, you had the good sense to just shove me out the door.
>> Katie: Yeah, no, I know, that's the other thing. I want to apologize for that. I'm so sorry for the way that I did that. I was just shocked, I think. You know, I think that we were both so surprised by what had happened. But after I had a minute to think about it, I realized the reason that I was so upset.
>> Simon: It's okay. Trust me, it's okay. I know the reason. And you know what? I feel the same way. Sleeping together was -- it was an irrational, terrible mistake. Now, I'm going to take complete blame for what happened, all right? And I promise you, I give you my word that that will not happen again.


Scene 3:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Java

CARLY SNYDER, MIKE KASNOFF

>> Carly: I know it hasn't been easy. Small town, always running into Katie's ex.
>> Mike: Even working for him. That was fun.
>> Carly: Well, I know you did that just to keep an eye on him when he was really after Katie.
>> Mike: I can't blame the guy for trying.
>> Carly: Yes, you can. She belongs with you.
>> Mike: Well, they have history.
>> Carly: She chose you.
>> Mike: And I'm sure that was no picnic for Simon. Watching someone you love end up with someone else isn't easy for anyone.
>> Carly: Oh. So, you're going to ask me if Jack knows about me and Simon. Well, the answer is yes, he does. He overheard me leaving Simon a message.
>> Mike: Saying --?
>> Carly: That I wanted to take our relationship to the next level.
>> Mike: Wow.
>> Carly: Wait, Jack left me. Jack divorced me.
>> Mike: Well, from the few times I've talked to him, I think he's having second thoughts about that. You know he loves you.
>> Carly: Well, love me, love all of me. My quirks and all. And the fact is there will always be parts of me that he will never be able to accept.
>> Mike: Are you sure about that? He seems a lot more miserable without you than he ever was when you two were together.
>> Carly: I know. He tried, you know. He came to me. He said that he wanted me back, that he wanted to try again, and I turned him down.
>> Mike: Carly, years ago, you told me Jack was all you ever wanted.
>> Carly: Yeah, and I think I believed that at the time. But Mike, no one wants to be tolerated. And I know that that Jack would always be looking over my shoulder, waiting for me to screw up again. I don't want to live in fear of letting him down.
>> Mike: So Simon's taking you on, quirks and all?
>> Carly: I don't know that he knows what he's getting.
>> Mike: Well, I can tell you what you're going to be getting. Frasier trouble. That guy is a liar, he's a conman. He used to be a jewel thief, okay? You think you can deal those quirks, and handle the danger and drama?
>> Carly: Now, wait, I thought you said that you were happy that he moved on?
>> Mike: I just wish it weren't you.
>> Carly: Well, who says you get a vote?
>> Mike: You and I have shared a lot of time together. I think that affords me the right to tell you whether I see danger ahead, and I do. The thing about Simon, you never know where you stand with him.


Scene 4:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Lakeview Terrace Hotel Room

SIMON FRASIER, KATIE KASNOFF

>> Simon: Katie, I was a mess when I came to your house yesterday.
>> Katie: Yeah, I've been more put together, myself.
>> Simon: The thing is that Carly and I had -- had a row beforehand.
>> Katie: And you ended up at my house on a single rebound?
>> Simon: Actually, no. I mean, Carly put this idea into my head.
>> Katie: Oh --
>> Simon: She accused me of never being able to really put you out of my heart. So I showed up to your house hoping to prove something to myself. What I was trying to prove, I really don't know. And then I turn up, and there you are, throwing out these memories and mementos of us and our marriage.
>> Katie: Well, I really didn't think it was fair to Mike to have them lying around the house.
>> Simon: I know, I know. And I get that, I do. I get that now. But instead of seeing it for what it was, the indication that you didn't want me in your life anymore -- for me, it just started to bring all these memories back. You know? Memories of us and our time together, our marriage. And there we are, just you and I alone in the house that we bought together. It was intense. Look, what I guess I'm trying to say is that now I see what you have seen for a very long time. And that is, it's too late for us.
>> Katie: I don't believe this.
>> Simon: What, you don't think it hit me hard? Katie, I have spent a second career chasing after you. Stranding us on a not-so-deserted island, coming back to Oakdale, flashing my money around. And if I have to admit it, I guess the only reason I employed Carly in the first place was to make you jealous.
>> Katie: Yet, somewhere along the way, you got over me.
>> Simon: No, I think I just realized that I didn't really have a chance. That chasing after this old dream was basically making us both unhappy. And now -- I think, yeah, it is time for you, for us, to throw out this old box of memories and start making new ones. You with Mike, and --
>> Katie: And you with Carly, huh?
>> Simon: I don't know. I don't know, we'll see.
>> Katie: Okay, let me just get this straight. Sleeping with me made you realize how much you really wanted Carly?
>> Simon: No, I didn't say that. No.
>> Katie: Okay. What the hell did you mean then?
>> Simon: Okay, am I missing something here? Because after we slept together, you kicked me out and told me you never wanted to see me again. Now, I thought this would make you happy. Everybody looks good with a purple moustache.
>> Katie: No, don't get me wrong. I am thrilled that you're moving on.
>> Simon: And now you're worried about Carly, is that it?
>> Katie: She knows every inch of hell that you've put me through.
>> Simon: Look, Katie, I have grown up a hell of a lot since you and I were together. And I have vowed, I have vowed not to make the same mistakes with anyone else I got close to that I made with you.
>> Katie: You did. Well, I wish you both the best of luck.
>> Simon: Wait, wait, wait. Come on, just wait. Just, please -- hold on. You said you things you wanted to tell me.
>> Katie: Yeah, I just wanted to make sure that you don't tell anyone what happened between us yesterday.
>> Simon: Of course I won't. No, it'll be our secret.


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

SIMON FRASIER, CARLY SNYDER, KATIE KASNOFF

>> Carly: Hi, Katie. I'm sorry, am I interrupting something?
>> Katie: No, don't be silly. Nothing to interrupt.
>> Simon: Hey, there. Hey, hey, hey, come on. I thought I was going to call you?
>> Carly: So, I assume that Katie is the thing that you needed to take care of?
>> Simon: Oh, come on, let's forget about that. Let's -- I would much rather talk about the seven-pound lobster we are going to order for lunch.
>> Carly: You know what? First I would like to know what Katie was doing here, and why she just ran out like she's hiding something.


Scene 6:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Kasnoff Cottage

MIKE KASNOFF, LUCINDA WALSH

>> Mike: Come on in.
>> Lucinda: I am not going to linger here any longer.
>> Mike: Katie!
>> Lucinda: No, forget it. I've knocked on the door, I've looked in the window, I've looked down the chimney. Where are the new pages for Oakdale Confidential? I mean, this deadline is -- it's not a mere suggestion, it's very real.
>> Mike: Well, she was writing when I left. Maybe she went to clear her head or something.
>> Lucinda: Well, did she leave you a note?
>> Mike: I don't see one.
>> Lucinda: Okay. If she was writing, she was probably writing on this. So, let's access it and see what's hot and burning off the screen!
>> Mike: Whoa, whoa, whoa. What do you think you're doing? I can't let you access Katie's computer without her permission. These are confidential files.
>> Lucinda: Well, exactly. Oakdale Confidential. And my editor needs those pages by 4:00 this afternoon. Anyway, the way this new issue is going to be flying off the bookshelves, it's practically public property already.
>> Mike: Nice try.
>> Lucinda: You wouldn't want Katie to be in breach of contract and her publisher to sue her to get the advance back?
>> Mike: No, I think her publisher knows what a goldmine she has in Katie. All right? So I think she'll cut her some slack.
>> Lucinda: Okay. Well, if you won't allow me to access that, what about you?
>> Mike: Are you serious?
>> Lucinda: Well, aren't you curious to see what she wrote about you this time around? I mean, what's the harm? What harm is there? You just print out a couple of pages and then take a peek.
>> Mike: I feel like I'd be spying on my own wife. I'm not going to go there.
>> Lucinda: It'll add some spice to the marriage --
>> Mike: You know what? We have plenty of spice in our marriage. I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll call Katie and have her give you a ring as soon as she can. Okay?
>> Lucinda: You're throwing me out?
>> Mike: Well, it beats climbing out the side window. Come on.
[ Lucinda laughs ]
>> Lucinda: All right, darling.


Scene 7:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Java

KATIE KASNOFF, MARGO HUGHES

[ Cell phone rings; its Mike; Katie doesn't answer ]
>> Margo: Okay, I'm officially afraid to ask why you called. Did you talk to Mike?
>> Katie: I thought I should talk to Simon first. So I spent all morning doing what you said. I was sorting through my feelings and writing down everything that was going through my head so that I would have the courage to talk to him, and then he called and invited me over, which I took as a sign.
>> Margo: Of what?
>> Katie: I don't know exactly. But the whole way driving over there, I just kept going through my head -- all these scenarios, like I open the door and Simon's there, and he takes me in his arms and kisses me and tells me that he can't live without me.
>> Margo: Is that the way it happened?
>> Katie: Not even close. Before I could open my mouth and embarrass myself, Simon said those three little words -- he's over me.
>> Margo: Well, did you at least get in a good parting shot?
>> Katie: I dunno. I don't even know what happened. I -- I think I said goodbye.
>> Margo: Honey, listen the most important thing is that the fantasy is over now. That's what counts.
>> Katie: It wasn't just a fantasy, Margo.
>> Margo: Oh, even if Simon shared your feelings, he -- there's no way you were going to run off with him and leave Mike.
>> Katie: No, of course not!
>> Margo: No, so it's all good. You wont have Simon hanging around, trying to jump start your old love life.
>> Katie: Yeah, well, if that's not what he wanted Margo, then why did he sleep with me?
>> Margo: What?
>> Katie: I couldn't tell you before.
>> Margo: What?
>> Katie: I'm sorry I -- I just -- I was scared --
>> Margo: No, no.
>> Katie: That you would disapprove.
>> Margo: No, no, it's ok, it's --it's, it's, alright your not the only person in this family to make mistakes and then tell.
>> Katie: I'm so confused even more now, than before. I mean I never thought that finally giving in to Simon, finally sleeping with him would actually make him fall out of love with me.
>> Margo: Oh, please, forget Simon. The person you have to worry about falling out of love with you is Mike.
>> Katie: Oh god. And I know you say honesty is the best policy. But I've already lost Mike because of Simon, once. I can not risk losing him again.


Scene 8:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Lakeview Terrace Hotel Room

SIMON FRASIER, CARLY SNYDER

>> Simon: So, what do you feel like with the lobster?
>> Carly: Simon, what exactly did I walked in on.
>> Simon: Look, Katie was here because of you.
>> Carly: Me?
>> Simon: Yeah, you told me that unless I cut all my ties with the past. We could never really give this a shot. Now, you told Jack what was going on. So, I called Katie up, asked her to come over.
>> Carly: To cut ties. Oh poor Katie.
>> Simon: What do you mean?
>> Carly: Well, you saw the way she ran out of here. Obviously she still has feelings for you. Whether or not she admits it. And I do understand that. Regardless of what a great guy Mike is.
[ Simon remembering ] Simon: Look, Katie and I had our chance. That's behind us now.
>> Carly: Just like me and Jack. So it seems like you and I are finally free.
>> Simon: Not to mention filthy rich.
>> Carly: Tell me. What do the filthy rich do on a beautiful autumn day?
>> Simon: Well, it's a tough decison. We could fly to Paris for dinner.
>> Carly: Jj's got football practice after school.
>> Simon: How about that seven-pound lobster?
>> Carly: Three and a half pounds each? I think I'd explode.
>> Simon: Just the champagne then.
>> Carly: I don't need the bubbles.
>> Simon: So what do you need?
>> Carly: What do you recommend.
>> Simon: I thought you'd never ask.


Scene 9:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Java

KATIE KASNOFF, MARGO HUGHES

>> Katie: Well, I guess there's one good thing about Simon wanting Carly instead of me.
>> Margo: What's that?
>> Katie: I won't have to worry about him running into Mike and accidentally on purpose telling him that we slept together.
>> Margo: My, that is a bullet dodged. Consider yourself lucky.
>> Katie: Well, I do, believe me. I am going to spend the rest of my life making sure that Mike know how much I love him. And making sure that I never do anything so stupid and -- oh, my god --
>> Margo: What now?
>> Katie: When I was sorting through everything earlier I wrote down everything about Simon and what we did and it's still sitting there on my laptop.
>> Margo: Oh, stop. Mike doesn't strike me as the type that would snoop.
>> Katie: No he's not. But I can't take my chances.


Scene 10:
Location: Oakdale
Scene: Kasnoff Cottage

MIKE KASNOFF, LUCINDA WALSH

[ Phone rings; Lucinda calling ]
>> Mike: Hello, gorgeous.
>> Lucinda: Flattery will get you nowhere. Edited pages for the new edition of Oakdale Confidential, and we can negotiate.
>> Mike: As tempting as that sounds, I haven't been able to get a hold of Katie.
>> Lucinda: Nor have I. I just got off the phone with my editor. If we do not have -- if she does not fax the pages to him today we can just kiss the Thanksgiving deadline and possibly any future deadline goodbye.
>> Mike: What do you want me to do? She's not here.
>> Lucinda: Mike, darling. Your views on the invasion of privacy are known to me. However, what is worse? Looking and taking a peek at her computer? Or having to deal with her total devastation when you announce to her that her writing career is at an end, all because you were too upright to pull a few pages off the computer?
>> Mike: You're right. I'll call you right back.
[ Mike opens Katie's laptop ]

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