ANOTHER WORLD 331 Michele's scheme is exposed

 
ANOTHER WORLD 331
Created by:  William J. Bell and Irna Phillips
Written By:  C. Nathaniel Richardson
Consultant:  A. Washington Beeby
 

In this episode:  Jake McKinnon, Paulina Cory, Steven Frame, Joy Kramer, Vicky Hudson, Allen Love, Marley Hudson Montgomery, Michele McKinnon, Bridget McKinnon

Also:  Steven makes a choice between Joy and Vicky
 
PREVIOUSLY ON ANOTHER WORLD
 

• Paulina and Jake kissed and Jake told Paulina that he has feelings for her, but Paulina thought it was best that they stay friends
• Michele switched Bridget’s negative chlamydia test with a positive test, leading to Bridget and Cory’s breakup
• Steven has fallen in love with Joy Kramer, and Vicky has disapproved of this relationship, but Vicky promised Steven she would try to accept Joy

 
PART 1
 
OUTSIDE THE DOOR OF DONNA’S SUITE, JAKE AND PAULINA WALK UP TO THE DOOR.  PAULINA TURNS TO JAKE.

Jake McKinnon

Paulina Cory

 
PAULINA:  Promise me you’re not gonna do anything.
JAKE:  Do what?
PAULINA:  I bet you didn’t forget to bring that document that Thomasina gave you.
JAKE:  It really doesn’t prove anything.  You saw it.
PAULINA:  I DID see it, and you’re right.  It’s not concrete enough evidence, but you brought it so you can get Michele to tell you If she was behind it.
 
JAKE DOESN’T ANSWER PAULINA.
 
PAULINA:  Jake don’t do this to your own daughter.  This party’s for Bridget.  Let her celebrate her homecoming.   Besides you don’t even know if Michele did it.
JAKE:  I gotta ask her.
PAULINA:  And you SHOULD find out the truth, but not tonight.  Are you ready?
JAKE:  Let’s go.
 

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INSIDE, ALLEN, JOY, MICHELE, MARLEY AND BRIDGET LOOK ON AS STEVEN KNEELS ON ONE KNEE AND LOOKS UP AT JOY.  STEVEN TAKES OUT THE RING AND PLACES ON JOY’S LEFT RING FINGER AS VICKY WALKS IN.

Joy Kramer

Steven Frame

 


STEVEN:  Joy Kramer, the love of my life, will you marry me?
 
JOY PLACES HER RIGHT HAND OVER HER MOUTH IN AMAZEMENT, AND LETS IT DOWN.
 
JOY:  Steven I…I do.  Yes I’ll marry you!
VICKY:  NO! 
 
EVERYONE LOOKS BACK AT VICKY, WHO IS IN THE FOYER AS JAKE AND PAULINA WALK IN.  VICKY WALKS UP TO STEVEN AND JOY.
 

Vicky Hudson

VICKY:  Steven you can’t be serious.
STEVEN:  Mom what are you doing?
VICKY:  Don’t do this.  You’re making a big mistake.
JAKE:  What did we walk in to?
PAULINA:  Looks like we’re about to find out.
VICKY:  After everything this woman has done to this family, you’re gonna ask her to marry you?
JOY:  I’m standing right here.
STEVEN:  This is not the time to do this.
VICKY:  Steven honey maybe we should go somewhere and talk about this.
STEVEN:  But there’s nothing to discuss.
VICKY:  You cannot marry this woman! 
STEVEN:  MOM!  I’m not doing this with you.  I told you before not to make me choose.
VICKY:  You’re not being fair and you’re not thinking clearly!
STEVEN:  Don’t tell me what I’m thinking!  I told you…not to make me choose between you and the woman I love.  I’m choosing her.  Let’s go Joy.
VICKY:  Steven you don’t mean that!
STEVEN:  You’re no longer my mother.
 
STEVEN TAKES JOY’S HAND AND THEY WALK OUT.
 
VICKY:  STEVEN!  Steven come back!
 
VICKY GOES AFTER THEM BUT JAKE STEPS IN FRONT OF HER NEAR THE FOYER
 
VICKY:  Get out of my way Jake!
PAULINA:  Vicky what the hell is going on?
VICKY:  My son is about to make the biggest mistake of his life!
 
DONNA AND MARLEY COME UP TO VICKY.
 

Marley Hudson Montgomery

Donna Love

DONNA:  Let’s go Victoria!
VICKY:  You don’t understand…
MARLEY:  Victoria let’s…go and talk about this okay?
 
DONNA, MARLEY AND VICKY LEAVE THE ROOM.
 
 

MEANWHILE, IN THE LIVING ROOM, KC TURNS TO ALLEN.
 

KC Burrell

Allen Love

KC:  Wow. 
ALLEN:  Vicky looked real serious.
KC:  I wonder what she has against Joy.
ALLEN:  She probably feels like she’s protecting her son.  Just like I would do for you.
KC:  I know.  You and mom went ham about Eric.
ALLEN:  And we were right about him weren’t we?
KC:  I guess you were, but the real question…is Vicky right about Joy?
 

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MEANWHILE, IN THE LIVING ROOM, BRIDGET WALKS UP TO MICHELE AS PAULINA APPROACHES.
 

Bridget McKinnon

Michele McKinnon

PAULINA:  Hi girls.
MICHELE:  Paulina hi.
BRIDGET:  Hey Paulina.
PAULINA:  How are you feeling?
BRIDGET:  I feel…I don’t know.  I just watched mom ruin things again.
 
CORY WALKS INTO THE LIVING ROOM, AND BRIDGET WALKS UP TO HIM.

Cory Hutchins

 
CORY:  Hey.
BRIDGET:  Hi.  You missed the fireworks. 
CORY:  I really appreciate you asking me to come.
 
BRIDGET SMILES.
 
BRIDGET:   My pleasure.
CORY:  What’s going on here?  I saw your mom, your Aunt and your grandmother.
BRIDGET:  Guess they’re having a pow wow.
 

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IN A PRIVATE ROOM, VICKY IS WITH DONNA AND MARLEY.
 
DONNA:  Have you completely lost your mind? 
VICKY:  The only one who’s lost his mind is Steven.  He can’t see that Joy is going to destroy him.
DONNA:  I can’t believe what you’ve just done. 
VICKY:  You don’t understand!  Can’t you try to see this from my point of view?
DONNA:  I threw this party for Bridget and you’ve managed to make it about you.  Marley please talk some sense into your sister.  I’m going back out and try and calm things down.
 
DONNA LEAVES VICKY AND MARLEY ALONE.
 
MARLEY:  You made quite a scene out there. 
VICKY:  When Roman gets older, and gets involved with the wrong woman, you’ll understand where I’m coming from.  I mean, Joy slept with your husband years ago, and it caused him to lose his judge’s seat.  I think you would be on my side here.
MARLEY:  I’ve put all of that behind me.  You should do the same.
VICKY:  People like Joy don’t really change.  She almost destroyed your marriage.  How am I supposed to forget that?
MARLEY:  My marriage was having problems before that. 
VICKY:  Not only that, she kidnapped your son from the nursery.
MARLEY:  We all know why she did that.
VICKY:  I don’t wanna hear the ‘Reginald made her do it’ excuse.
MARLEY:  You act as though you’ve forgotten the reach that grandfather had.
VICKY:  I feel so powerless.  I’m watching Steven drive a car ninety miles an hour and he’s headed for a brick wall!  What am I supposed to do?  It’s not a question of if, it’s when Joy is going to hurt my son, and how many pieces will we have to pick up after she blows his life to smithereens?
 
CAMERA PAN ON VICKY.  SLOW FADE OUT.  END OF PART 1

 
 
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PART 2
 
VICKY IS IN A SEPARATE ROOM WITH MARLEY.
 
MARLEY:  I understand, but there’s really nothing you can do about it.
VICKY:  The hell there isn’t.
MARLEY:  Steven is a grown man.  If you think he’s making a mistake, it’s his to make.
VICKY:  I may not be feeling this way about Joy if she hadn’t done what she did to you.
MARLEY:  And I love you for advocating for me, but this isn’t about me.  Now you’ve gotta go out there and apologize to Bridget.
VICKY:  I don’t know how much more I can make it up to her.
MARLEY:  I really really wish that you and Bridget would make amends. 
VICKY:  I tried but she doesn’t want to talk to me.
MARLEY:  Give her time. 
 

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DONNA IS TALKING TO ALLEN AND KC.
 
DONNA:  I’m so sorry about Victoria. 
ALLEN:  As much of a scene that she made, I understand it.
KC:  He was like that about a guy I was dating.
DONNA:  As a parent we would do anything to protect our children.
KC:  But Steven isn’t a kid anymore.  She must have pushed him too far.  He said he didn’t want anything to do with her.
ALLEN:  I think deep down he wants Vicky to approve of his relationship.  I hope they can work that out.
 

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JAKE IS WITH PAULINA TALK IN A LOUD WHISPER.
 
PAULINA:  I really hope you don’t show what’s in that envelope.
JAKE:  I hope I don’t have to.  Like you said it doesn’t prove anything.
PAULINA:  But you’re gonna use it to try and get the truth out of Michele.  I don’t think she did this.
JAKE:  Come on Paulina.  You think that I WANT Michele to be the one who switched the tests?
PAULINA:  I don’t know what to think.
 

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CORY WALKS OVER TO MICHELE.
 
MICHELE:  Hey Cory.
CORY:  Hey.  What’s going on?
MICHELE:  Watching the Love/Hudsons be themselves.
CORY:  You mean a sane, cohesive family unit?
MICHELE:  If what we just saw represents togetherness, then yeah. 
 
VICKY AND MARLEY WALK IN TOGETHER.
 
MARLEY:  Hi everyone.  Vicky has something to say.
VICKY:  Um…I apologize for that little…outburst.  Bridget I’m sorry.  This is your party and I didn’t mean to interrupt it like that.
 
DONNA LOOKS AT VICKY AND SMILES.
 
BRIDGET:  It’s okay mom.  You and Aunt Marley came back just in time because I…I’ve got something for you Michele.
 
BRIDGET GOES TO THE TABLE AND TAKES OUT A CARD.
 
BRIDGET:  I…know we haven’t been close lately.
DONNA:  That’s an understatement.
 
BRIDGET WALKS UP TO MICHELE, THEN LOOKS DOWN TO READ THE CARD.
 
BRIDGET:  But I…wanted to read this to you.  Roses may be red, birds may sing, but I am certain that I remember…everything.
 
BRIDGET LOOKS UP AT MICHELE.
 
MICHELE:  Remember?
BRIDGET:  Yeah sis.  Total recall.
 
MICHELE LOOKS AROUND AND SMILES NERVOUSLY, THEN LOOKS BACK AT BRIDGET.
 
MICHELE:  I don’t know what you mean.
BRIDGET:  You know exactly what I’m talking about.  I remember everything you told me right before I collapsed in front of the Corys.
MICHELE:  Bridget you…you just came out of a coma.  Maybe your mind’s a little foggy.
BRIDGET:  The coma would never have happened if it weren’t for you.
 
DONNA WALKS OVER TO THE THEM.
 
DONNA:  What is going on here?
BRIDGET:  Why don’t you tell em Michele?
MICHELE:  Again I don’t know what you mean.
BRIDGET:  You told me that I never had chlamydia.  You told me that you switched the tests. 
 
CAMERA PAN ON BRIDGET.  END OF PART 2
 

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CONCLUSION
 
MICHELE:  I thought we were…making up.
BRIDGET:  Did you really think you were gonna get away with it?
 
JAKE REACHES INTO HIS POCKET AND PAULINA TURNS TO HIM.
 
PAULINA:  Don’t you do it Jake. 
JAKE:  I can’t watch this anymore. 
PAULINA:  Michele is your daughter.
VICKY:  Do what?
 
JAKE TAKES THE PAPER OUT OF THE ENVELOPE.
 
JAKE:  This is a document from the hospital.  The switch occurred the day after Bridget’s test.
BRIDGET:  And my test was negative.
DONNA:  Michele?  Is this true?
 
VICKY WALKS OVER TO MICHELE AND PUTS HER RIGHT ARM ON MICHELE’S LEFT SHOULDER.
 
VICKY:  This is so ridiculous!   Of course she didn’t switch those tests!
BRIDGET:  You can take her side all you want mom, but the truth is the truth.  Michele switched my tests, didn’t you?
 
MICHELE’S EYES WELL UP WITH TEARS.  KC INTERJECTS.
 
KC:  Hey maybe you guys should go and talk about in private.
BRIDGET:  No.  This is perfect.
ALLEN:  I don’t think you really want to humiliate your sister.
BRIDGET:  She did it to herself.
JAKE:  Michele, please tell us the truth…
VICKY:  She didn’t DO anything!
JAKE:  Let her tell us.  I’ll ask you again, did you switch those tests?
 
MICHELE SOBS.
 
MICHELE:  YES!  OKAY!  I switched the tests!
 
TO BE CONTINUED…
 
FREEZE FRAME ON MICHELE.  SLOW FADE OUT.  END OF 331