Transcribed by Siggy

**Scene opens with Michelle and Aunt Meta in the Bauer kitchen…

Aunt Meta: You keep saying you have feelings for Danny…does that mean love?

Michelle: Well that’s not…I didn’t say that…(walks away with a confused expression)

Aunt Meta: What about Jesse?

Michelle: I care for Jesse so much…but everything now is…is…(sigh) I don’t know what it is…

Aunt Meta: I see…

Michelle: Do you…’cause I don’t…and the only thing that I know right now is that Danny told his grandmother that he loved me…I felt so…

Aunt Meta: So what?

Michelle: Special…is that crazy?

Aunt Meta: No…it’s not crazy at all…

Michelle: I felt so good when I heard that…and, and if I didn’t care for him then why would I feel that way?

Aunt Meta: You wouldn’t…

Michelle: That’s right, I wouldn’t and it still doesn’t mean that it’s anything more than…I don’t know what it is yet, Aunt Meta, I don’t, but I do know that I want to go to Millennium and I wanna talk to him and I wanna try to explain to him…

Aunt Meta: I don’t think he’ll listen to you…

Michelle: Well he has to…I need him to let me explain about the FBI and about everything else…he needs to know that at first I pretended to have feelings for him but now everything’s changed…do you think he’d believe me?

Aunt Meta: Believe the feelings are real now?

Michelle: I think they are…(hopeful expression on her face) maybe this could really work out…

**Scene fades and we go to Danny and Drew in bed…after the deed…

Drew: (guilty look) We shouldn’t have done this…

Danny: (very nonchalant about the whole thing) Uh come on, you weren’t saying that a few minutes ago…

Drew: It was just, you know, I mean…you’re married to Michelle…I slept with Michelle’s husband…

Danny: Drew, don’t worry about it…she’s not my wife, not after what she did…

Drew: You’re still married and I slept with you…it’s just dumb…it was dumb…

Danny: (sitting up in bed) Relax, Drew - it’s okay…

Drew: No one can know about this Danny okay?

Danny: Relax, Drew, come on…

Drew: No one - you hear me…(we hear a noise at the door and it’s Jesse outside fumbling with his keys trying to get in…Danny and Drew are startled…looking toward the door…) Oh my God…Oh my God…Oh my God…

Danny: Is it Jesse…Is it Jesse?

Drew: (tossing on her robe) Of course it’s Jesse…who else would it be Danny…

Jesse: (trying to open the door but the chain is locked and he can’t get in) Drew…what’s going on…why is this chain on the door?

Drew: (climbs out of bed…talking in a whisper) Okay…shh…shh…okay just don’t say a word…okay, shh…(Danny climbs out of bed and Drew walks over to the door) Okay…

Jesse: What’s going on?

Drew: (whining) uhh…Jesse…I didn’t expect you this early…

Jesse: (they are talking through the door) Drew…look Drew…I know you’re upset okay…I’m sorry for inviting that woman into town…I had no right to do that…I was just trying to help you and I went about it the wrong way…

Drew: I know…I know you did, it’s okay Jesse…it really is, it’s okay…

Jesse: I know how you feel about being adopted…I had no right sticking my nose in…

Drew: Can we talk about this later…Jess…

Jesse: No…look, can you just open the door so we can at least talk?

Drew: No, I can’t do that right now…I can’t do that right now…uhhh…

Jesse: Come on Drew I said I’m sorry…

Drew: I just wanna be alone, please Jesse just leave, please just do me this favor…just leave…

Jesse: Look, I can’t do that Drew, okay…you need a friend…I’m not going anywhere…open the door…

**As the scene closes Drew looks over at Danny who we see getting dressed…

Drew: (nervously) Okay give me one minute, okay…I just gotta get dressed…I’m not dressed…just give me one minute Jesse okay…(she walks over to the bed) oh my God what are we gonna do, please, listen he can’t know…he can’t know okay Danny…I love him, I love him…if he knows what we did hell never come near me again…

Danny: (getting dressed and making the bed) Okay, all right, I understand…is there another way out of here?

Drew: No - you can’t go out the door, he’ll see you…

Danny: What do you want me to do?

Drew: I don’t know, he’s gonna see you, he’s gonna see you…he’s gonna go crazy Danny…he’s gonna try to kill you…

Danny: No one’s gonna get killed…ummm…look, I’ll go…I’ll go wait in the bathroom until you can get rid of him…

Drew: No…what if he goes in there?

Danny: Well, he’s not…he won’t…

Drew: How do you know?

Danny: ‘cause you’re not gonna let him…(Danny goes to the bathroom and Drew, trying to calm herself, walks to the door) Please let this be okay…this is gonna be okay…this is gonna be okay…

 

Drew opens the door and lets Jesse in…she is very nervous and upset…he is very apologetic and worried…they talk for a minute and then Jesse sees Danny’s wallet and becomes furious because Drew is not alone…he leaves…Danny re-enters the room…

 Danny: Hey…sorry…so much for a clean getaway…

Drew: (leaning against the door and crying) I don’t know why I even care, I mean he doesn’t give a da*n about me…

Danny: Well…I don’t know about that…

Drew: What do you mean?

Danny: Well…I didn’t hear much but he sounded pretty upset…jealous…(he clears his throat and looks around the room)

Drew: Yeah right…he’s probably on his way to see Michelle as we speak…(Danny holds up his hand for her to stop) I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to rub it in or anything…

Danny: I don’t care…I don’t care…

Drew: Don’t kid a kidder okay…you try to hide it but you’re just like me…I know what you’re going through…

Danny: (adamantly) You don’t know what I’m going through…

Drew: I know that you’re in love with Michelle…

Danny: (contemptuous expression and tone) Don’t try to turn my life into something that it isn’t…Michelle betrayed me…she doesn’t give a damn about me - that is one thing that I know for sure…

**Scene fades on Danny as he’s taking a drink of water and goes to Michelle and Aunt Meta…Michelle is trying to leave and Aunt Meta holds her back…

Aunt Meta: I don’t think you should go running out and apologizing to Danny…

Michelle: Aunt Meta…I…I…

Aunt Meta: Keys please…

Michelle: Okay…ummm…I love you so much and I really appreciate your advice but…(Michelle starts walking to the door)

Aunt Meta: Good because there’s more…and you’re going to listen…

Michelle: Okay but can we make it quick please?

Aunt Meta: No…no we can’t so you might as well sit down…your father told me that even…when you were a little girl…you liked to take care of people…and animals - you were always bringing home a kitten, a puppy…a rabbit once…nearly took your finger off…

Michelle: (anxious to leave) Aunt Meta what are you getting at here?

Aunt Meta: Danny is…very different…significantly different from anyone you’ve known in your whole life…not because he was raised with more or less money…not because he was raised with more or less education…but it was because he was…the way he was raised…

Michelle: I know that Danny’s family isn’t exactly all American pie…

Aunt Meta: He’s very well spoken…he has lovely manners…you heard him say you’re loved…but in this case none of that counts…

Michelle: Of course it does…

Aunt Meta: No…because no matter how nice Danny is to grandmothers, children and little dogs and cats, he was raised to be ruthless…he was raised to be the kind of man his mother groomed him for…(Michelle turns away) what would your life be like with him?

Michelle: (hopeful and convincing) We could make whatever kind of life we wanted to make…he can change…

Aunt Meta: Tell you what…why don’t we make a compromise…you forget about Danny for tonight…

Michelle: I can’t…I…I…I…

Aunt Meta: Just for tonight stay here…sleep in your own bed…tomorrow you can look at the situation with a fresh point of view…I’m not guaranteeing you’ll have a good nights sleep…but at least you’ll have…a chance to think through your options one more time…

Michelle: All right…I guess one night can’t do too much damage, huh?

Aunt Meta: That’s my girl (kisses Michelle) we’ll talk in the morning…(Aunt Meta leaves)

Michelle: (nodding her head) Okay…sure…in the morning…

**Scene closes

Drew: Hello…

Michelle: Danny knows about the FBI…

Drew: It’s a good thing I was on the line…

Michelle: Did you hear what I said…Danny knows that I set him up…I told him…

Drew: (glancing over at Danny) You know, this is not a good time for me…this isn’t a good time…I can’t talk…(Danny looks over at Drew)

Michelle: (exasperated) Drew, I know that it’s late okay but you are really the only person around here who understands this whole thing about Danny….he didn’t take it like I thought he would at all…he sent me home with my family he was so hurt…

Drew: (Drew looks over and we see Danny across the room rubbing his head) Well maybe it’s for the best…

Michelle: I mean now that he knows what I did, I don’t know what he’s gonna do…I don’t know what’s gonna happen…I’m really scared Drew…

Drew: Yeah…I just cant talk right now really, I have to go…

Michelle: Drew I have to talk to…Drew…(angry and frustrated, she hangs up the phone…we go back to Danny and Drew)

Drew: (walks over to sit on the couch) God - what is wrong with me?

Danny: (stands up and turns to face Drew) Drew come on…there’s nothing wrong with you…

Drew: Yeah, I’m just like any slut on the street only I have more cash in the bank…

Danny: (rubbing his head, he’s walks over and sits on the arm of the couch next to Drew) Stop, stop okay…I think we both know…why we…why tonight happened…right…but it has to stay between us…and it will…no one’s ever going to hear about this from me…okay…I promise…

Drew: (looking up at Danny with puppy dog eyes) Thanks…

Danny: All right…he puts his hand on top of her head and leans over to kiss it but ends up just sort of patting it instead…I’ll see you later…

**Scene ends as Drew is sitting on the couch crying…we hear the door close and then see Danny’s wallet lying on the floor…

Michelle: Oh Rick…(she gets up and walks over to open the door) hi…

Danny: Hi…Danny walks in straight toward Michelle and they start to kiss…the Manny music begins to play…he backs her up against the wall…all through this part of the scene they are kissing and touching - a lot of touching…

Michelle: Thank you for coming…

Danny: I had to see you…

Michelle: (kissing) Danny when I called the FBI…it was never about you…it was your mother…it was never you…

Danny: I know…that’s why I’m here…

Michelle: When I told you that I cared about you, I wasn’t lying, I wasn’t…

Danny: No more lies Michelle…no more lies…we’re gonna fix this right now…just you and me…

Michelle: I am so glad you said that…I know we started off wrong but we can make this right…I know we can make this work…(the moment heats up) I want you so much…

Danny: I want you too but…

Michelle: But what?

Danny: (his hands are still in her hair but he starts to back away and a sinister look crosses his face) It’s not gonna happen…

Michelle: Why Danny - I’m your wife…we’re married…

Danny: You know why Michelle…

Michelle: What are you talking about?

Danny: Michelle…you betrayed me…I saved your life and you tried to ruin mine…(he backs away completely and pulls out a gun)

Michelle: You can’t do this…not now…not now…

Danny: I’m sorry Michelle…you’ve given me no other choice…Danny points the gun straight at her…we start hearing the pounding at the door again…Michelle wakes up…she’s scared and breathing heavily…she walks toward the door…

Michelle: Okay, it was just a dream Michelle…I’m coming…

**Scene closes as Michelle opens the door and a look of terror comes over her face…it’s Danny…