ONE LIFE TO LIVE RECAP FOR 
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2000
 
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TODD SPELLS REVENGE

Starr told Todd she was writing to her friend about what her mom was
going to do to 'Uncle Max'. She asked Todd how to spell 'revenge'. She
told him that her mom did 'revenge' and said it wasn't very nice, but she
wanted to do it too! He wanted to know why mommy wanted revenge and she
told him it was because of 'Uncle Max and a red-haired lady called Skye'.
Skye made her mommy sad and that made her heart hurt. Todd told her that
no one was going to hurt her, not Skye, no one!

'BABY BUCHANAN'

Max gave Blair a gift, it was a trust fund set up for 'baby Buchanan'.
She said that it was a lot of money, and wanted to know who had access to
it. He told her that their child would, when he turned eighteen. He said
that there was another name on the paper with it, and it read 'Blair
Buchanan'. Max told her he had done this in case his breaking off with
Skye hadn't convinced her of his intention to remain in the marriage...

RAE AND JOHN

John Sykes walked into his home and found Rae Cummings standing in his
living room! He wanted to know how she had gotten in, but she was in no
mood for questions! She was livid, at the fact that he had actually sent
her to jail! He insisted that he had done it to keep her safe!

SURPRISE PARTY

At Crossroads, Viki walked in on Ben as he put the finishing touches on
an elaborate spread. He told her that the place had been reserved for a
private party, and her family jumped up and yelled 'surprise'! Jessica
told her it was a 'goodbye party', for saying 'goodbye' to cancer
treatments, and troubles! Ben handed his 'Blondie' a microphone, telling
her it was time for karaoke!

AT SEA...

Will, looking thinner and feeling the heat, continued his journal writing
to Jessica. In it, he told her that he would be the one to marry her, not
Cris. He said that Todd had lied to him, and used her mother's illness to
get him to break his promise to her! He said Todd knew that was the only
way he could get him to leave, and he had been right!

SING! SING! SING!

They all clamored for Viki to sing, Kevin, Joey, Jessica and Ben, but she
refused and told them she was supposed to stay 'away' from stress! They
urged Jessica to sing and she agreed. She dedicated a song to her mother
and the man 'who gave her happiness', and to Cris. After the song, Viki
noticed a look of sadness in her daughter's eyes. Ben asked her what was
wrong, and she told him that Jess did not seem to be truly happy.

BABY MAKES MONEY!

Blair was near tears at what Max had done for their baby, and she asked
him what would happen if the baby didn't come... He told her not to worry
and began to kiss her. They leaned back on Asa's desk,  and Todd peeked in
the door. When he saw what they were doing, he looked truly repulsed and
closed it again!

Some time later, Max asked Blair if she 'felt pregnant'. He then
apologized to her in all honesty, and Blair was visibly shaken by it.

FATHER AND DAUGHTER

Todd asked Starr when the last time was she had heard mommy talk about
revenge and she told him it was 'all the time!' She wanted to know who
was going to take care of them, if 'Uncle Max' got mad! Todd said that he
would!

VIKI & JESS TALK

Viki asked Jess if she was sure Cris was right for her, that not long
ago, she had been just as sure about Will! Viki saw true happiness then,
in Jessie's eyes. She asked her if she was marrying Cris because 'Will
had broken a promise.' Jessie said she was marrying Cris because he had
'kept' his promise! The music changed, and she announced it was 'time to
dance'! They formed a line dance, and Renee walked in.  She told Ben that
this was a 'family gathering' and made as if to leave, but Ben said that
as far as he was concerned she 'was' family and offered to get her some
food and drink. She said she didn't understand it, she had gotten a
message that Viki needed to talk to her at Crossroads, but why?

CHANGE OF HEART?

Max wondered why things between them had felt so much 'better'. He asked
her if it was 'all those zero's' and she laughed, telling him that she
did love money! He told her that she even 'looked' softer... Blair, her
back to him, had tears in her eyes...

Daniel phoned wanting to see Max right away. He threatened Max, telling
him he wouldn't 'be' in the mansion for long if he didn't meet him within
the hour!

RAE AND JOHN

Rae made John promise never to lock her up again! He told her that she
was not in Daniel's 'league'! He said that they were either 'in it'
together or not!

THE UNINVITED GUEST!

Asa walked into a room full of laughing, dancing, celebrating people and
everything stopped dead. He came bearing gifts, the first one was
dropping the libel charges against The Sun and The Banner, and agreeing
to picking up any expenses they had incurred due to those suits. He told
Cris he had an 'early wedding gift' for him, he purchased 'The Tanner
Building'. It was the home of the new 'Meagan Foundation'. Jess said the
old one was fine, until he framed Will!

'FRIENDS'

Rae said that they were 'in it' together, that she would take her 'cues'
from John! She began to tell him that they had a big fight and they had
never fought when they were 'friends'! He told her they had had a fight
when they first met and they would fight again. He kissed her, as if to
quiet her down and when he finished, she gasped for breath! He wanted her
to 'stall' Daniel so that 'he' could go into h is room and look around!
Rae happily complied!

HOLDEN/BUCHANAN/OR?

When Max arrived for their meeting, Daniel warned him not to make any
threats he couldn't make good on! He told him he was on very dangerous
ground. Max didn't look overly concerned.

Meanwhile, in Asa's office, Blair was telling herself over and over again
that she hated Max. She recited it like a chant, as she pushed one disk
after another into  Asa's computer, and studying the screen...

FREDDY'S FRUITY!

Starr asked Todd if he would stay with her and mommy again, but he told
her that he couldn't 'be' with Blair! She asked him if she could go and
stay with him and 'T', but he told her that he couldn't be with 'Tea'
either! She smiled at him and told him that his life was really messed
up!

...THE UNINVITED...

Asa told Jess that he would call off the cops when Will came home. She
wanted to know why he wasn't doing it right away! Ben tried to get him to
leave, but he told him to keep his hands off of 'a dying man'! He said
his heart could give out at any time, that it was worse because 'Ben had
waited so long to save him!' Joey said that it was a 'cheap shot' to
play! Asa handed Ben an x-ray, it showed advanced stage cardiovascular
disease, but it was the heart of an eighty-five year old woman!

Asa said that what he had didn't show up on x-rays! That it was true he
had a bad ticker! Renee called him an 'abomination', and used a swear
word! Jess loudly told him to his face that she 'hated him'! Kevin and
Joey told him to leave!

AT SEA...

Will resolved to get back to Jess, even if it took a miracle...

THE LION'S DEN

John was in Daniel's room snooping around when he hit pay dirt, he found a
'key'!

MAX & DANIEL

Max told Daniel that Wingate Holden hadn't been his real father! Daniel
confirmed Skye's information, and told Max that his true parentage had
nothing to do with the' papers' Max had proving he was a Buchanan! His
asking price was one million dollars, he said he was asking that much
from his wife in exchange for the name of her long lost child! He advised
Max to comply or he would tell the world who he really was! Unseen by
either of the men, Rae watched them...

ASA AND VIKI

Outside of Crossroads, Viki found Asa. She asked him to please look at
her for just a minute. She reached up and pulled at her wig from the
front and removed it from her head. She stood and faced Asa, bare headed.
She told him that there was something they would all have to face...

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Recap written by Diane Kennedy, copyright by Katherine Thurston, 
and , 2000.