ANOTHER WORLD 296 A surprising alliance is revealed

ANOTHER WORLD 296
Created by:  William J. Bell and Irna Phillips
Written by:  C. Nathaniel Richardson
Consultant:  A. Washington Beeby

Dana Confronts Iris

Charlie learns something about Frankie

Lila makes a decision

Title: ANOTHER WORLD
Author: C. Nathaniel Richardson
Rating: TV14
Show: ANOTHER WORLD
Characters in this episode:   Iris Spaulding, Dana Kramer, Rachel Hutchins, Matt Cory, Bradley O' Neill, Bryant Kramer, Vivien Gorrow, Jr., Charlie Winthrop Harrison, Cass Winthrop, Frankie Frame, Lila Roberts

PREVIOUSLY ON ANOTHER WORLD:

·         Bryant Kramer just graduated from college.  Dana Kramer, his mother, has just brought him to Bay City.  Dana previously revealed to Thomasina that Bryant is Mac Cory’s grandson, and is heir to his fortune

·     Vivien Gorrow, Jr. the daughter of Iris's late former housekeeper, Vivien Gorrow, has shown up on Iris's doorstep asking for a job

·         It was revealed that Bradley and Lila Roberts, Cass Winthrop's ex-wife, is plotting with Bradley to break up Cass and Frankie

Dana Kramer

PART I

Iris Spaulding

IRIS and DANA are in IRIS’S suite.

DANA:  I’m sure you can’t forget that.
IRIS:  That’s not the only fact involving Bryant.  He stands to inherit Mac’s entire fortune including Cory Productions.
DANA:  Well it’s not Cory Productions anymore.
IRIS:  Oh yeah that’s right it’s…BayCorP. 
DANA:  Everybody knows you were kicked out of the company.
IRIS:  You don’t have to remind me of that.
DANA:  I mean doesn’t it make you mad?  Don’t you wanna make them pay for what they did to you?
IRIS:  Why do you care?
DANA:  Because they’re stealing from my son.
IRIS:  I know, and he deserves his seat at that table.  I’m surprised you’re not going to contest it in court.
DANA:  That’s Bryant’s decision to make.
IRIS:  So what’s he doing?   Biding his time until he strikes? 
DANA:  He hasn’t communicated this with me.
IRIS:  So then what are you doing here?  Oh I get it.  You think that I want to team up with Bryant to destroy that company.
DANA:  Your words not mine.
IRIS:  My words…your thoughts.
DANA:  Listen I don’t want Bryant involved in your war against the Corys.
IRIS:  What did you say just a few minutes ago?  Something about…Bryant’s decision?
DANA:  I’m well aware of what my son’s choices are.  He’s young and he doesn’t need to be in the middle of this.

VIVIEN walks toward DANA and IRIS but stops, hides and listens.

Vivien Gorrow

IRIS:  Isn’t that sweet?  You’re being the protective mother.  Bryant is Mac’s grandson and his rightful heir.  If only he knew the fortune he stood to inherit he would probably…oh my God.   You haven’t even told him.

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AT THE CORYS, RACHEL is in the living room when MATT walks in.  RACHEL is looking on her computer.

Rachel Cory Hutchins

Matt Cory

MATT:  I combed through the hundreds of resumes we got.
RACHEL:  Anything stick out to you?
MATT:  Actually one did.  I printed it out.
RACHEL:  Only one?
MATT:  Unfortunately.
RACHEL:  We’ll need a larger pool of candidates for the position.
MATT:  I think you need to take a look at this one.

MATT gives RACHEL the paper and RACHEL skims it over.

RACHEL:  Wow this is…quite impressive.

MATT:  Everything we’re looking for.
RACHEL:  I don’t see a whole lot of experience.
MATT:  Not many new college graduate have that mom.  I can teach him what he needs to know.
RACHEL:  I’m gonna trust your word on this Matthew.  Why don’t you call him in for an interview?

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AT THE CENTER, CHARLIE is walking out of the coffee shop with a cup and encounters BRYANT.

Charlie Winthrop Harrison

Bryant Kramer

BRYANT:  Hey you’re…Charlie right?
CHARLIE:  Yep.
BRYANT:  Frankie’s your mom.
CHARLIE:  Right again.
BRYANT:  I’m…I’m sorry to bother you.
CHARLIE:  No not at all I’m just in a bit of a hurry.  My husband’s waiting for me.
BRYANT:  Oh okay I won’t keep you.  It’s just that…your mom is wonderful.  She helped raise me.
CHARLIE:  Hmmm she did.
BRYANT:  Yeah.
CHARLIE:  Well uh we’re gonna have to table this conversation.
BRYANT:  Okay good.
CHARLIE:  I…
BRYANT:  Your husband.
CHARLIE:  Right, Bryant.  I’ll see you around.
BRYANT:  Okay.

CHARLIE LEAVES AS BRYANT WATCHES.  HE GETS A PHONE CALL.

BRYANT:  Hello?  This is he.  Rachel Hutchins?  Uh yeah I’d love to come in.  Tomorrow’s perfect.  Thanks.

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AT TOPS, CASS AND FRANKIE ARE SITTING AT A TABLE.  FRANKIE’S BACK IS TO THE ELEVATOR.

Cass Winthrop

Frankie Frame

FRANKIE:  Soooo you brought me all the way up here.
CASS:  Why can’t I take you out to dinner?
FRANKIE:  I didn’t say that.  I just…you called me to meet at your office and now we’re here.

THE ELEVATOR DOORS OPEN AND BRADLEY O’ NEILL WALKS TO THE COUNTER AS A PERSON GREETS HIM.

Bradley O' Neill

BRADLEY:  Take out?  O’Neill.
PERSON:  Okay I’ll be right back.

HE LOOKS OUT ONTO THE FLOOR AND SEES THE BACK OF FRANKIE AND CASS.

CASS:  We’re gonna be married again.

FRANKIE:  Yeah but we haven’t set a date yet.
CASS:  Yes we have. 
FRANKIE:  We did, as in you and I?  This is the first I’m hearing of this.
CASS:  Right before Charlie came to the office I made three phone calls.
FRANKIE (smiling):  Go on.
CASS:  I took care of everything.  The minister and the church.
FRANKIE:  Really counselor? 
CASS:  Yes.  Turns out there’s an opening in two weeks.
FRANKIE:  So are you trying to tell me that you set a date?
CASS:  Yes the invitations are being made even as we speak.  That was the third call.
FRANKIE:  So it’s happening.

FRANKIE FLASHES BACK TO (EPISODE 296) WHEN SHE LOOKS OVER THE FINAL DIVORCE DECREE FOR FRANCESCA O’ NEILL AND BRADLEY O’ NEILL. 

 FRANKIE:  Wow it’s…it’s really over.  Now we can get married. 

She places the papers back in the envelope, puts the envelope in her purse, and leaves.

SHE FLASHES BACK TO THE PRESENT.

FRANKIE:  Everything seems to be falling perfectly into place.
CASS:  Makes it real doesn’t it?  We’re gonna be married again.
FRANKIE:  Thank you.
CASS:  You’re welcome.

CASS LEANS IN AND KISSES FRANKIE WHILE THE PERSON BRINGS BRADLEY HIS TAKE OUT. 

PERSON:  Here you go Mr. O’ Neill.

FRANKIE PULLS BACK FROM CASS AS SHE OVERHEARD THE PERSON SAY BRADLEY’S LAST NAME.  SHE LOOKS BACK AND SEES NOBODY.

CASS:  Hey what’s wrong?

FRANKIE LOOKS BACK AT CASS.

CAMERA PAN ON FRANKIE…SLOW FADE TO THEME SONG.

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PART 2

DANA:  I wanna protect Bryant.
IRIS:  I’m a mother, so I get it, but keeping the truth from him is not going to protect him.  In fact it’s gonna have the opposite effect.
DANA:  Don’t act like you’re so concerned about my son.
IRIS:  He’s Mac’s grandson so that makes him family.
DANA:  Family?  You don’t have any loyalty to your family.  You want to destroy them.
IRIS:  You’ve got me all wrong.  I don’t want anyone to get hurt.  I just want what’s rightfully mine.
DANA:  What more do you want?  You’re Brandon Spaulding’s daughter. 
IRIS:  Brandon was my biological father, but Mac adopted me, raised me, and loved me as his own.  That company is every bit mine as it is theirs.
DANA:  That’s all well and good, but don’t put my son in the middle of it.

DANA LEAVES AND IRIS TURNS TO HER LEFT.

IRIS:  Whoa!  Vivien how long have you been standing there?
VIVIEN:  I just…wanted to find out where the blankets were. 
IRIS:  Yeah sure.  How much of that conversation did you hear?
VIVIEN:  About Mac Cory’s grandson?  Not much.
IRIS:  So then you heard everything?
VIVIEN:  Look I promise you I won’t tell anybody.  I don’t even know anybody in this town.
IRIS:  Good.  The linen closet is near the bathroom.

IRIS GETS ANOTHER PHONE CALL ON HER CELL PHONE.

IRIS:  Is my suite becoming Grand Central Station?   Send them up.

SHE SITS DOWN ON THE COUCH AND CROSSES HER LEGS AS THE ELEVATOR DOORS OPEN.

IRIS:  I’ve been expecting you.  We have some things to discuss.

IT’S BRYANT, WHO WALKS IN AS VIVIEN WATCHES.

BRYANT:  This shouldn’t take that long.
IRIS:  Oh?
BRYANT:  I just wanted to share the good news with you.
IRIS:  You’ve taken over BayCorP.
BRYANT:  Not yet, but I got an interview with Rachel.
IRIS:  That’s a good start.
BRYANT:  Guess the train has left the station.
IRIS:  That company belongs to you.  It’s time you take it.
BRYANT:  I’m not gonna do the raptor thing and swoop down on my prey.  I’m gonna work this methodically.
IRIS:  Don’t take too much time.
BRYANT:  Wait a second.  I think you need to remember.  The deal doesn’t happen without me, so I will do this is in my time, not yours.

BRYANT WALKS TO THE ELEVATOR AND TURNS AROUND.

BRYANT:  I’ll be in touch.

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AT THE CENTER, BRADLEY IS ON HIS CELL PHONE WITH LILA.

Lila Roberts

BRADLEY:  We may need to go plan B.
LILA:  You wanted to pull out of our original plan a while ago.
BRADLEY:  Well things have changed, and the stakes are higher. 
LILA:  Well what do you mean?
BRADLEY:  I saw them at Tops tonight. 
LILA:  What were they doin?
BRADLEY:  I dunno maybe they were having dinner or something but they’ve set a date. 
LILA:  They what?
BRADLEY:  Cass and Frankie are definitely getting married.  You may need to come here.
LILA:  You’re right.  I’ll be damned if I let Cass marry that woman.  We gotta stop that weddin’.

FREEZE FRAME ON LILA…SLOW FADE OUT…END OF 296