EPISODE 9/25/02
Simon And Friends' Plan Begins

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September, 2002


WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2002

Scene 1:
Location: Lakeview Towers Hotel
Scene: Paul Ryan's Room

SIMON FRASIER, PAUL RYAN, HENRY COLEMAN, BONNIE MCKECHNIE

>> Henry: Testing. This is Henry Coleman. Hello?
>> Simon: What are you doing? What's the holdup? You're supposed to be on the way to Travers' room already.
>> Henry: I have to make sure the mike works before I plant it inside.
>> Simon: You told me the equipment was brand-new.
>> Henry: Yeah, well, we don't want to plant a dead mike, now do we?
>> Bonnie: We have got to hurry. The maid's almost done with her vacuuming.
>> Henry: Twinkle, twinkle, little star. How I wonder how I got myself into this.
>> Bonnie: Is there a problem?
>> Simon: No. No, it's all fine. It's just some technical stuff. Are you ready to set up a distraction so Henry can slip into Travers' room?
>> Bonnie: Yeah. Henry?
>> Henry: Yeah, I'm sorry. The mike is not working. There must be a dead mike.
>> Simon: You are going to have to fix it once you get into the room, Henry. Come on.
>> Henry: Wait, hold it. Simon, hold on. Hold on just a second here.
>> Simon: You're not gonna try and weasel your way out of this, are you?
>> Henry: No. I want to get my toolbox so I can do the job right. Do you have any other words of encouragement?
>> Simon: Don't screw up.

Scene 2:
Scene: Marshall Travers' Room, Paul Ryan's Room

SIMON FRASIER, PAUL RYAN, HENRY COLEMAN, MARSHALL TRAVERS, BONNIE MCKECHNIE

>> Henry: Let's go.
>> Henry: I'm in.
>> Paul: Good work. Open the door.
>> Henry: What?
>> Paul: It's important, Henry. Do it.
>> Simon: Howdy, partner. All right, let's get to work.
>> Henry: What are you doing here?
>> Simon: I had a bad mike. I thought you might need some help.
>> Henry: No, no, no. You don't trust me, do you?
>> Simon: No.
>> Henry: Are you gonna ever trust me?
>> Simon: Doubtful.
>> Henry: Then what am I doing here? What am I doing here, working so hard, risking my own personal freedom?
>> Simon: You want my trust? Earn it.
>> Henry: Fine. Grab me the electrical tape and the scissors that's on the top tray. I'll look for a place to plant the bug.
>> Simon: All right. I love it when you take control. Here.
>> Paul: What the hell's taking them so long? They should've been out of Travers' room ten minutes ago.
[ Phone rings ]
>> Bonnie: Yes, hello. He's on his way up? Okay, no, thank you. Thank you very much. Bye.
>> Paul: Come on, come on. All right, get out of Travers' room now. He's on his way up.
>> Simon: Look, we're almost done here, all right? All we need is a couple of minutes.
>> Paul: Simon, get out of there! Don't take any chances!
>> Simon: All right, we're gonna have to go. Travers is on the way up.
>> Henry: All right. Just one more tiny adjustment, and I'll have this --
>> simon: Listen, forget it. That's gonna have to do, Henry.
>> Henry: No, Simon, I'll catch up.
>> Simon: If Travers comes up here --
>> Henry: I said, go!
>>Simon: Out of your way.
[ Simon exits leaving Henry. ]
>> Marshall: Who are you?
[ Simon enters Paul Ryan's room. ]
>> Paul: We're in trouble. Marshall caught Henry.

Scene 3:
Scene: Marshall Travers' Room, Paul Ryan's Room

SIMON FRASIER, HENRY COLEMAN, MARSHALL TRAVERS, PAUL RYAN

>> Henry: Laundry sent me, sir. You wanted these things cleaned?
>> Simon: Good thinking, Henry.
>> Marshall: I have some dry cleaning, too. Can you take that?
>> Henry: Yes. I hate to inconvenience you, but I'm gonna have to ask you to fill out a separate ticket. My boss is really strict about that sort of thing.
>> Marshall: Okay, no problem.
>> Henry: Yeah.
>> Marshall: Let me get my suit.
>> Henry: Okay.
>> Paul: He bought it.
>> Simon: Yeah, could you send a valet to room 703? I have some dry cleaning that needs to be picked up. Thank you.
>> Paul: What are you doing?
>> Simon: Making sure this works.
>> Marshall: I want it back by tomorrow night.
>> Henry: It'll be here, sir. You have a nice day.
>> Marshall: You, too. Thanks.
>> Henry: Thank you.

Scene 4:
Scene: Hallway Outside Travers' Room, Paul Ryan's Room

SIMON FRASIER, HENRY COLEMAN, PAUL RYAN, BONNIE MCKECHNIE, VALET

>> Bonnie: Nice work, Henry. Okay, I'll take it from here.
>> Henry: What? What do you think you're doing? I have to have this stuff --
>> Bonnie: It's under control. Just get back to Paul. And hurry.
[ Henry exits, valet appears ]
>> Bonnie: There you are. Thank you for getting here so fast. These are for you.
>> Valet: I'm supposed to make the pick-up from 703.
>> Bonnie: I'm Mr. Travers' girlfriend. And I'm supposed to have these picked up hours ago, but I forgot. So can you just keep my secret, please?
>> Valet: Okay. Why not?
>> Bonnie: Thanks. Well, the ticket's right in there. And thank you so very, very much.
>> Valet: Any time.
>> Bonnie: Wait! He wants everything back by tomorrow night.
>> Valet: You got it.
>> Bonnie: Okay, thank you.
>> Simon: Excellent, Henry. Well done. Very quick thinking.
>> Paul: Shh, shh, shh! Travers is on the phone.
>> Marshall: Hi, this is Mr. Travers in 703. I just sent some laundry and dry cleaning down, but I didn't recognize the valet.
>> Bonnie: What's happening?
>> Henry: He's on to us.
>> Marshall: Can you confirm that my clothes have been delivered and that the valet is actually an employee of the hotel? So you have received them? Okay. Thank you very much. Sorry to bother you.
>> Paul: All right, we're in the clear. Now all we need to do is wait for my father to make contact.
>> Bonnie: And Mr. T. Marshall Travers will be out of our lives, for good.

Scene 5:
Scene: Paul Ryan's Room

SIMON FRASIER, HENRY COLEMAN, PAUL RYAN, BONNIE MCKECHNIE

>> Simon: Hey, thanks for not giving us up.
>> Henry: Ah, come on. I'd never do that. Only under certain circumstances.
>> Simon: Right. So what makes this so special?
>> Henry: Well, Simon, if I turn you in, I end up in jail right next to you.
>> Simon: I don't know. From what I've seen of Travers, you could've probably cut a deal.
>> Henry: Now you tell me.
[ Simon laughs ]
[ Phone rings ]
>> Paul: Oh, what's that?
>> Simon: Shh.
>> Paul: What?
>> Paul: It's Marshall's phone.
>> Bonnie: We didn't bug it, did we?
>> Simon: No, no, no, just his room, but at least we'll hear his side of the conversation. Hopefully that'll be enough.
[ Phone rings ]
>> Marshall: Marshall Travers.
>> Jessica: It's -- it's me.
>> Marshall: I was hoping you'd call.
>> Jessica: I was hoping I wouldn't.
>> Marshall: I can't meet you here. It's too dangerous. I'll call you from my car, and we'll figure out where we can get together.
>> Paul: That was him. That was James.
>> Simon: "I was hoping you'd call." "Too dangerous to meet here." Yeah, it sure sounds like him.
>> Paul: Okay, I'm gonna try to follow Marshall, see where they hook up. You wanna come along?
>> Simon: Yeah, why not?
>> Paul: Okay, you stay here in case Marshall doubles back.
>> Bonnie: Okay, I was planning on it.
>> Henry: Yeah, me, too.
>> Paul: All right, all right, good. My father's made a rare mistake, and this time, I'm gonna make him pay for it.

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