ONE LIFE TO LIVE RECAP FOR 
THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 2000
 
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IRELAND...

The American girl in the barn with Will told him she was attending a
boarding school. She wanted to know if he was a desperate criminal! Will
said he wasn't a 'criminal', and that everything he'd done, he did for
love.

AIRPORT...

Jess got her ticket for the next flight to Ireland and Cris turned up
behind her! She said that she had to help Will, but Cris said that Will
had lied too! She said she was 'lucky', she had 'two liars'! He wanted to
know if she was helping Will because she had 'changed' her mind, or did
she still love him?

STATION HOUSE...

Todd was his usual 'charming' self and John Sykes cut into him about Tea.
Todd said that she had walked out on Sykes for R.J., not for him, but
Sykes said he bet Tea walked out on Todd all by herself because of his
'winning ways'!

COURTHOUSE DEBATE...

Sam began to tell Bo that Nora was alive, but Lindsay interjected that
they 'all' wanted to think that! Sam said that Will had seen Nora, and Bo
asked where Will was. Sam had to tell him that he didn't know. Bo said
that Nora would call, somehow, or have someone call 'for' her, that she
would never stay away from Matthew! Sam said that Nora had been held
prisoner in Colin MacIver's house! He had confronted Colin and he had
denied it, but Will had seen her there and Will wouldn't lie! Bo asked
Sam why Colin would do it and Sam said because Lindsay had told him to!

SACRED HEART CONVENT...

Sister Agnes gently told Nora that it was 'time to wake up', and she did!
She asked who the sister was, and where she was. She said that she wanted
to 'go home'!

IRELAND...

American girl asked Will if he had followed his true love to Ireland, but
he said he'd had to leave her behind. She said that boys didn't care
about love, just sex! Will said that it was true, but love had changed
him. She asked for his story, and he said she wouldn't believe him but he
told her anyway, about being accused of a crime he didn't commit. He had
been in shackles and on his way to prison, when the train crashed, and
his friends had helped him get away!

AIRPORT...

Cris said he loved Jess! She told him he had lied, and she was living in
a world of lies! She told him Will deserved a chance to explain! Max
strolled over to them, smiling like 'The Grinch'...

COURTHOUSE...

Lindsay said that Sam's story was 'crazy and cruel' and Sam agreed. It
'was' crazy and cruel and Will 'had' seen Nora, she was alive! Colin and
Lindsay had her the whole time, and he had detectives on it, but he
needed Bo to do a full-scale investigation! Lindsay said it would be a
waste of time! Sam said it wouldn't be, if Nora were alive!

Officer Doug came into the courtroom and told Bo that Todd Manning had
been arrested! Bo was incredulous, and Doug said that he was back in
town! He told them Todd had said Sam was his lawyer and he was asking for
him. Sam said he wasn't 'anyone's lawyer' that day! R.J. had been
arrested too, for assault charges against Todd! Sam turned and told Bo he
would go, if he would try to find Nora! He told Bo not to listen to 'one
lying word from Lindsay'! Sam left and Bo asked Melanie what she thought
about the accusations against Colin and Lindsay...

CONVENT...

Sister Agatha told Nora that her husband was coming to get her and that
everything was going to be 'okay'...

STATION HOUSE...

Todd told Sykes that since the two people who weren't 'real cops' had
arrested him, it wouldn't 'stick'. Sykes said that since the two had been
sworn in, it was real!  Todd said he 'didn't know anything about any
bomb' and Sykes wondered how R.J. had been shot! Sam arrived and was very
angry at the interruption by Todd! He said that he was 'leaving' and Todd
turned an ominous eye on his 'prize' and said that if Sam were to leave
him, he would never find Nora! Sam wanted to know what he meant by that!

AIRPORT...

Max told Jess and Cris that he was going on a little business trip for
Asa, and wondered where they were going! Was she going to see Will,
because 'aiding an d abetting' was a crime! Jess said that Will was
'lost' and the bag belonged to Cris, who was going to New York to meet
with an art dealer about his paintings! Max said he knew many dealers and
wanted to know 'which one'!

COURT HOUSE...

Bo asked for Melanie's opinion, but she said she 'didn't know'. Sam had
been certain about Will's call, and Colin's house had been searched by
Sykes and DA Gannon. Nora hadn't been there, but Lindsay had! Lindsay
then attempted to lure Bo or Lanie away from each other and with her, but
they weren't biting! Lanie told her that she wanted a few moments to
speak with Bo. Lindsay said she hoped that Nora was alive, for Sam's sake
and because she knew, that Bo had 'loved' her...  Lanie told Bo, she
wanted to talk to him, about Nora...

CONVENT...

The nun left the room and Nora said aloud "Husband?" as if she didn't
believe it, or knew it wasn't true. The nun came in, and told her that
her husband was such a 'dear man' and so 'worried' about her! It was
terrible, her having 'Hannon's Disease!' Nora said 'husband?'

STATION HOUSE...

Sam yanked Todd over to the side and demanded to know what he meant about
Nora! What did he 'know', he had no time to help Todd now! Todd told him
that R.J. had put a bomb in his lap and Sam looked momentarily stunned,
but then Todd said it had been a 'fake'. Sam looked disgusted and Todd
said that he'd find someone else to help him! Then he said that he had
always been on Sam's side...

A telephone began ringing somewhere in the room. It was coming from an
evidence envelope belonging to Todd. Sam told him that his phone was
ringing, but he showed an indifference to it. He asked if the call might
have anything to do with Nora, and when Todd flinched ever so slightly,
Sam lunged for the phone!

AIRPORT...

Jess told Max that Cris was going to a big dealer in New York and they
didn't want to 'jinx' it by talking about it before it happened! Max
asked them if they had set a date for their wedding and they both
answered at once, "Christmas" and "spring"! Jess said it would be one or
the other, they hadn't really decided yet...

COURTROOM...

Bo asked Melanie what was on her mind and she said it was him! She had
seen his face as Sam told him that Nora was alive! Bo asked her how you
were supposed to react to a miracle. She named the emotions she had seen
on his face, wonder, surprise, caring and even doubt! The doubt came from
being a cop, he told her. He would love to have hope, but he was 'there',
at the accident. He and Nora had an intense conversation, she moved
forward to another car, and they crashed! Nora was pinned in the crushed
train car and bleeding, he said 'it would have taken someone who 'really'
knew their stuff'...he stopped, and looked at Melanie and said "Colin".
She nodded her head in agreement. He asked her if Colin had been acting
'weird' lately, but she said she hadn't really seen him, they weren't
really 'together'...

MACIVER RESIDENCE...

Colin was listening to Asa's taped confession when the phone rang. It
turned out to be another lead on Nora falling through. Lindsay turned up
and said Bo was back and he knew everything, what where they going to do!
He said that Sam had no proof, and she said that Bo was on the trail and
it was unraveling! She wanted to know if he like the idea of prison, but
he needed to know how Nora was doing! He wanted to see what effect that
drug may have had on her! He wanted to know why, if someone had 'rescued'
her, didn't they take her home?

STATION HOUSE...

Sam answered Todd's phone and the woman told him that she was 'Sister
Agatha and she was calling about his wife!' Sam began telling her she had
the wrong number, when...

AIRPORT...

Cris said he couldn't believe that she was leaving and she couldn't
believe that he had lied! He said he had loved her when she had gotten
pregnant by Will and had even tried to help him stay out of  jail! She
handed Cris back his ring, and said she had to let Will know she wasn't
mad! Cris said she always ran away when things didn't go as she had
planned! He told her not to look back this time, because if she did, he
wouldn't be there!

MACIVER RESIDENCE...

Lindsay said she hoped Bo didn't find Nora, that she had ruined her life!
Colin said he had no doubt that Lindsay had done her share! She wondered
if the anecdote was working right. He told her it could be working
gradually, or maybe Nora was just waiting until she felt better, so that
she could watch Lindsay suffer! Lindsay suggested that they stick
together and keep Bo and Melanie apart! Colin said he had something to
trade and if Bo wanted Lanie, he could have her!

STATION/CONVENT...

Todd grabbed the phone from Sam's hand and Sister Agatha told him she had
phoned because he wanted to be told when his wife 'woke up'. She said
Nora wanted to go home, and Todd told her he would take care of it.

When Sister Agatha turned around, Nora was out of bed and at the closet.
She was picking out clothes to wear, and the nun asked her if she
wouldn't rather wait for her husband to come...

AIRPORT...

Jessica looked back once, and saw the empty space where Cris had been.
Then she turned to board the plane for Ireland, alone...

MACIVER RESIDENCE...

Lindsay was incredulous that Colin would give up on Lanie! He told her
that he knew when to move on and If Lanie wanted a divorce, he was going
to give her one! Lindsay said she 'got it', Colin was in love with Nora,
and was ready to give up Lanie because of it!

COURTROOM...I

Bo advised Melanie to stay away from Colin until he resolved things. If
Nora were alive, if she were 'out there somewhere' and suffering, it was
partly his fault! He would have given up the search too soon! Sam had
never given up, and he'd thought it was just the grief, but Sam truly
loved her...

STATION HOUSE...

Sykes took the phone back and Sam asked Todd who the call had been from!
Todd said it was none of Sam's business, but it had been his landlord!
Tea had left a bunch of junk behind in the apartment. Sam said that his
landlord wasn't a 'nun', and Todd told him to 'get him out of there and
they would go look for Nora! He said they would find her, he was sure of
it!' Sam looked at him dubiously...

Nora, fully dressed, began to walk out of the convent on her own. Sister
Agatha watched her go, without trying to stop her...

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