EPISODE 11/19/02
Simon Offers Hope

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November, 2002


TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2002

Scene 1:
Location: Frasier's Cottage
Scene: Living Room

SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER, HOLDEN SNYDER, HENRY COLEMAN

>> Katie: Henry, it's Katie. Where are you?
>> Henry: I'm at the gym. You know, you gotta stay in shape here in our line of work.
[ Huffing and puffing ]
>> Katie: The only weight you've ever lifted is a two-pound bar of chocolate. Now where are you?
[ Henry laughs ]
>> Henry: I'm enjoying the pleasures of caffeine at the Java Coffeehouse. You know, I don't know who invented this stuff, but remind me to send him a letter.
>> Katie: Oh, I'll do that. Um, listen, order another one on me 'cause I'm gonna be there in 20 minutes.
>> Henry: Well, I've already had two. If I have one more, I think I'm gonna start chewing my elbow.
>> Katie: I don't care if you grind your teeth down to little stubs. Just don't leave until I get there.
>> Simon: Where are you going? What are you up to?
>> Katie: Oh, um -- I noticed that we're out of chamomile tea. So I'm gonna go into town and get some.
>> Simon: Great. I need to go into town, too. I'll come with you.
>> Katie: No, no, no -- don't do that. 'Cause, you know, tea buying is a one-person job.
[ Simon laughs ]
>> Simon: Good.
>> Katie: I know what you're thinking right now, and I can say something, and I --
[ knock at door ] -- will do that as soon as I open the door.
[ Simon sighs ]
>> Holden: Katie, hi. Is Simon here?
>> Katie: Hi, Holden. Um, yeah, he's right here. I know this is probably about the kids, so why don't you tell me about it when I get back?
>> Simon: Whoa, whoa, whoa -- come back here. I need to talk to you.
>> Holden: You told me to stop by because you had information about Aaron's case. You can't just leave me hanging here. You gotta tell me what you know.

Scene 2:
Location: Frasier's Cottage
Scene: Living Room

SIMON FRASIER, HOLDEN SNYDER

>> Holden: Mama's neighbor said that he saw the truck?
>> Simon: Yeah, he told Emma that he saw it pull up to the barn after the fire was started.
>> Holden: Well, why didn't he say this sooner?
>> Simon: He thought Emma was the one driving it. Then something came up in conversation, and he realized it was Aaron.
>> Holden: Simon, this is good news.
>> Simon: Absolutely.
>> Holden: Did my mother happen to mention to you why she didn't come to me with this?
>> Simon: Look, she just wanted to make sure it was real before she got your hopes up. So I've checked it all out, and everything fits.
>> Holden: And did he say that he was willing to testify on Aaron's behalf?
>> Simon: Yes, he will.
>> Holden: I knew it. I knew it. Simon, you know what this is about? It's about keeping the faith. I knew that there was no way that Aaron ever could have started that fire in his grandmother's barn. I knew he was innocent, and I knew that everyone else would believe that at some point, too.
>> Simon: But you know Hal's not gonna see it that way, all right? Because now he's gotta go after another suspect.
>> Holden: Meaning will.
>> Simon: He's never going to accuse his son, Holden. He's already made that perfectly clear.
>> Holden: All right, here's what i'm gonna do. I'm gonna call Tom Hughes, and I'm gonna have him petition the commissioner to get Hal off the case.
>> Simon: That's a good idea, but it's not gonna happen overnight. And in the meantime, Hal's gonna go after Aaron with a vengeance.
>> Holden: Do you have any idea where the kids might be headed next?
>> Simon: Well, we've been tracking them on the internet. It seems the last place they were seen was Maryland. And we believe they're heading south.
>> Holden: All right, I think it's about time that I go after these kids myself.
>> Simon: They're gonna be pretty hard to find, Holden. They've become experts at hiding out. What about Lily? Isn't the baby due soon?
>> Holden: Yeah, but Lily -- she can stay at her mother's, and Luke and Faith can stay with Mama out at the farm. I gotta go. Keep checking those websites.
>> Simon: Absolutely. You know, the colleges have been calling these guys "The Oakdale Three." It's become kind of a game to figure out where they're going next.
>> Holden: Well, it's one game that we're just gonna have to win.

Scene 3:
Location: Frasier's Cottage
Scene: Living Room

SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER

>> Simon: Hey.
>> Katie: Hey.
>> Simon: Where's the tea?
>> Katie: The what? Oh, yeah. Uh -- it's in the car.
>> Simon: Oh. Well, when you get it, can you make me one? Milk, four sugars, thanks.
>> Katie: Okay, fine. I'll tell you what's going on. Henry's been spying on Carly for Rosanna.
>> Simon: He's been spying on Carly? What? And she found out he was doing it?
>> Katie: Yes. And she's totally freaked out, because apparently what he found out is pretty terrible. So she wanted me to go and talk to him to try to get him to back off. So that's where I was.
>> Simon: Did she tell you what he found out?
>> Katie: Yes.
>> Simon: Oh, come --
>> Katie: But I'm not supposed to say anything.
>> Simon: Fine, whatever. What bothers me is that we're in business with Henry. We told him to back off Rosanna, and he's completely ignored us.
>> Katie: I know. That's Henry for you. But I scared him pretty good. He's not gonna go near her again.

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