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Sent:        6/11/96 11:21 AM
From:        Jan Yarnot, jyarnot@netcom.com

THURSDAY JUNE 6

QUARTERMAINIA
A.J. and Nasty Ned discuss why Edward is spending so much time at the
courthouse.  He's being "a comfort" [Yeah, right!] to Justus.  A.J.
theorizes that he may be grooming Justus to become the ELQ counsellor.
This bothers Ned.  "As CEO, *I* do the hiring."  Alan comes in here, and
says that would be news to Edward.  Monica sees A.J. looking at PCU's
catalog and wants to know if he's going to start school again, and A.J.
informs her that he's been attending classes for three months.  Both Alan
and Ned jump all over A.J., with Monica trying to help.  Keesha comes in
and gets A.J.'s authorization for the campaign, and of course Alan and
Ned go ballistic.  Once everyone but Alan has left, Monica comes back
into the room and asks Alan "What happened to your vaudeville partner?
Run out of jokes?" and they set to, and it turns out to be mostly about
Jason.  We find out Alan is impotent in bed again.
	Later, Ned is in the sitting room as Lila comes in.  She asks him
"why so pensive?"  [Hahaha! It's the Word of the Week!]  He was trying to
protect the family but has had no luck.  She says in many ways he has
been their anchor.  [Actually, the only anchor is Lila, but never mind.]
They discuss what fatherhood will mean.  All of a sudden, Ned muses, he's
the older generation.  Lila figures that just maybe he has a few more
good years left.  She thinks he's jealous of Edward's attention being
paid to Justus.
	A.J. and Keesha talk.  He's not ready to leave the family (I seem
to recall he left readily enough when he was dating Nikki!)  He's
depending on Keesha's goodwill.  They leave for her place (Kelly's?
wait'll Carly gets a good look at him!) after A.J., 45 days sober, has a
looooong last lingering look at the bar.

THE O.J., OOPS I MEAN LAURA, TRIALMANIA
Dara asks Laura if she's been involved in other killings.  Laura, on
Justus's advice, answers briefly, and then Justus redirects and gets the
extenuating circumstances on the cases.  "Well, you see, Your Honor, I'm
in a soap opera, and I am required to kill one person every three years
or my contract won't be renewed."  This is too much for Dara, who stands
up and calls Laura a vicious killer, till the judge tells her "Shame on
You."  Later Justus repeats those words.  The defense rests, Edward
hovers while Justus talks to Luke and Laura and follows them out into the
screaming mob of obnoxious reporters, whom Justus threatens to sue, but I
couldn't hear why.  Later, at the courthouse, Justus is working on his
closing argument and Edward comes in to "encourage" him.  Justus feels
MaryMae is telling him to confess, and Edward pishtushes that as only
being his conscience.  (Which, in Edward's case, is a bit dicy anyway,
but in Justus' case, is so far pretty sound.)  "Don't listen to that!"

FILLYMANIA
Felicia asks the looky-loos to leave, and they finally do after Bobbie
comes in.  Bobbie is happy to see Maria.  Felicia sees a black rose on
the mantel, and tells Maria about the stalking.  Maria decides to take
the children away, while Tom stays to "protect" Felicia.  They, Tom and
Felicia, kiss a bit, then Tom goes out to check the outside, watching
Felicia brooding over the black rose.