ONE LIFE TO LIVE RECAP FOR 
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2000
 
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Jessica and Will are exchanging Christmas presents. She's bought him boxer
shorts, which they joke about. Jess pulls a gift out from under the tree
that neither of them know the origins of. It's a camcorder, with a video, an
envelope and a note attached. "Play this," they read. Jess and Will
speculate on who the surprise came from. They pop the tape into the machine
and are shocked to see Todd's face appear on the screen. "Ho, ho, ho!" he
intones. Will and Jess watch, bemused, as Todd proceeds to apologize for his
past misdeeds. He and Jess used to like each other, and they're family, he
reminds her. He offers her a "chestnut branch" - the camera is a gift. She
can make a documentary with it if she likes, "on your mother and the seven
dwarfs she calls her personalities." There's also a present for Will in the
envelope. It's B&B United, which Todd has signed over to Will. Todd jokes
that it's a tax write-off, then wishes them a Merry Christmas.

Will is angry at Todd for thinking he can buy their forgiveness. Jessica, on
the other hand, wants to keep the camcorder, and she encourages Will to
become CEO of B&B. After all, given the year they had, she feels they should
embrace any good luck that comes their way - even if it is courtesy of Todd.
Will eventually agrees, but insists that they send Todd a thank you. Will
begins his taped thanks to Todd. The words he uses are deliberately vague
and open to interpretation. He ultimately declares that he doesn't know how
to thank Todd, so he'll show him. He turns and starts to moon the camera.
Jessica quickly moves it aside. The atmosphere becomes sexually charged and,
after a bit of joking, the duo fall on the bed. They're unaware that their
romantic moment is being recorded.

At RJ's new bar, the patrons are dancing the night away. A young man asks
for a drink. Cristian reciprocates by requesting ID, which the youth
provides. Cris shows the obvious fake to RJ. "We're not the FBI," he
responds. After serving the customer, Cris muses aloud that, despite his
hand injury, he's sure he could produce better fakes. RJ informs Cris that
fake IDs are small potatoes, but if Cris can prove that it's a viable
proposition, RJ will consider it. He praises Cris for thinking, but adds,
"You've got to think big."

Meanwhile, Sophia and Roseanne enter the bar. The two women are immediately
hostile to each other. Roseanne wonders if Sophia is mad because she didn't
come home the previous night. "I'm not your mother," Sophia snaps. Roseanne
insists she knows how Sophia is feeling. "You have no idea how I feel,"
Sophia retorts, before urging Roseanne to leave her alone. She walks away,
but Roseanne follows, and the two continue to argue. If she really wants to
be helpful, Sophia tells Roseanne, she can move out of the Carriage House.
Roseanne can't believe Sophia is throwing her out, but Ms. Pellegrino has no
sympathy to spare for her rival.

A very pretty young woman hops over the bar to dance with Cris. Roseanne
observes the action and muses aloud that Cris always did know how to show a
girl a good time. She suggests he'd be a good match for Sophia. "Stay out of
my life," Sophia retorts, before stalking off.

In another part of town, Antonio and his new partner, Teddy, are on a
stakeout. He finds out she's a stickler for detail. When she starts to
badmouth Sophia, Tonio immediately jumps to his former partner's defense.
This leads Teddy to wonder why they're no longer partners. "Good question,"
Antonio mutters. He decides to go for coffee, until Teddy informs him that
it's a code violation to leave the car. Antonio begins to tell a story about
a previous stakeout he was on with Sophia. Teddy concludes that it explains
why Sophia was at the bottom of the class. Antonio remarks that Sophia made
the collar, and it was fun. It's work, Teddy reminds him, much to his
chagrin. Antonio soon suggests that they call it a night. Teddy is
reluctant. She gives 110% to her job, she confesses. Tonio counters that he
thinks it's important to also have a life. He invites her for a beer to
unwind, but she declines. "I don't unwind," she responds. Tonio sighs,
resignedly.

RJ, Roseanne and Sophia watch as Cris and his partner continue gyrating on
the bar. Once the song ends, Cris invites Sophia to join him for the next
one. She begs off, admitting to him that it would play into Roseanne's
hands. "Would you dance with me if she wasn't here?" he inquires. "In a
heartbeat," she answers. He urges her to have fun in spite of Roseanne, and
she eventually agrees. Antonio enters the bar. He can't keep a look of
jealousy from crossing his face at the sight of his brother dancing with his
ex-partner. Sophia spots Antonio. She and Cris continue to dance for a few
moments, but she quickly excuses herself and heads over to find out about
the stakeout. He pronounces his new partner "different." Sophia returns to
Cris' side as Antonio leaves with Roseanne.

In her new house, Rae stares at the Bible page. She's still stunned that
Skye is her child. The doorbell rings. When Rae opens the door, she's
delighted to see her mother, Myrtle, who's come in response to Rae's phone
call. They greet each other warmly. "Where else would I be?" Myrtle
inquires, given the news she's just received that Skye Chandler is her
granddaughter. Myrtle is appalled that such a horrible person is part of her
family. Rae berates herself for all the awful things she's said to Skye in
the past. Myrtle reminds her that her anger was justified. She adds that,
had she known sooner that Skye was her granddaughter, she'd have taken her
over her knee a long time ago. Myrtle continues to offer words of wisdom and
comfort to Rae, who eventually declares, "I'm going to tell her." She admits
she's not sure it's the right thing to do, but she's going to do it anyway.
She asks Myrtle to accompany her. "You try to stop me," is the elder woman's
feisty reply.

Down in the holding cell, Skye and Blair are pacing. Blair wants to know why
Todd is there. He jokes that he's the chaplain. Blair and Skye exchange
insults. Todd informs Blair that he was thinking of dropping the charges.
When Blair asks about his reason, Todd declares that it's Christmas. Blair
remarks that he's a bit late and hints that, even if she were to get out,
she could soon be right back in - since she'd like to shoot him. He offers
an apology, but Blair isn't buying. She doesn't want to owe him, she adds.
That never seemed to bother her before, Todd retorts. These words cause Skye
's ears to perk up. After she directs one too many taunts Blair's way, the
latter loses her cool and pushes Skye into the wall. Todd watches as the two
women engage in a catfight. John arrives on the scene and Skye pleads for
help. He's suspended, John reminds her. Todd reiterates his offer to Blair.
Is she interested? "That depends on what you want in return," Blair
counters. Todd wonders why Blair is suspicious. He simply wants her to be
with Starr, he explains. Blair decides to take Todd up on his offer. Skye is
incredulous that she'll remain stuck in the cell while Blair goes free.

Alone with John, Skye laments at being falsely accused. John retorts that he
knows what that feels like. He wonders what the problem is between her and
Rae. Rae started it, Skye insists. John suggests it began because Rae
thought Skye was a threat to Viki, but that Rae is a wonderful woman and
Skye ought to give her a chance. They're still talking as Rae and Myrtle
arrive. The women stare at Skye. "What the hell are you two looking at?"
Skye demands to know.

Rae introduces Myrtle to John. Skye urges them to take the reunion
elsewhere. "I'm not a member of this family, thank God!" John eyes Rae and
quickly realizes what she's about to do. "Good luck," he offers before
departing. "Hello," Rae begins, tentatively. "Goodbye," Skye responds,
curtly. Rae tries to tell Skye the truth, but the young woman goes on and on
about how she needs her father. She dismisses Rae and Myrtle as "clowns" and
shouts at them to go. Myrtle leads an obviously distraught Rae away as Skye
cries.

Myrtle, Rae and John arrive home. Rae bemoans the awfulness of the
situation, but Myrtle once again offers words of encouragement. She urges
caution, given that Skye lives in a fantasy about her family. To tell her
the truth could destroy her, Ms. Fargate opines. Rae wonders how long she
should let Skye maintain her illusions. "Maybe forever," Myrtle suggests,
before adding that it's Rae's responsibility to decide which course to
follow. She should think everything over long and hard before taking action.
"I will, I promise," Rae declares. Myrtle prepares to leave, but not before
voicing her approval of John. She urges him to take care of her daughter,
which he readily agrees to.

Alone with John, Rae confesses that she doesn't know what to do. Skye hates
her, and her own mother thinks she should keep the secret. John assures Rae
that, when the time is right, she'll know how to proceed. He takes her mind
off her dilemma by offering to make her "deliriously happy" in bed.

Todd brings Blair to the penthouse and acknowledges that it must have been
rough for her in jail. Still, he insists that it was all her fault. If she
had told him she was taking Starr away, none of this would have happened.
Blair remains quiet as Todd rambles on about how he saved her again. He then
admits that he's going to see a shrink. "Tomorrow, I'll be more normal than
you are," he remarks. He then begs Blair to say something, as he can't stand
the silent treatment. "I'm going to bury you," she vows. Todd can't believe
what Blair just said. The duo argue and Blair reminds Todd that he almost
destroyed her when they were together before. But he dropped the charges,
Todd states, as if this should make all the difference. She can't stand the
push and pull, and she doesn't like the things she's feeling, Blair
confesses. "What are you feeling?" Todd wants to know. "Anger. Hatred.
 Pain." "What else?" he pushes. Blair responds that she's not going to let
him hurt her any more. Todd wonders what she's going to do - shoot him?
"What I'm going to do is gonna cause a lot more damage than a bullet," she
declares. She makes her exit as a pensive Todd watches.

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Recap written by Ann McGowan, copyright by Katherine Thurston, 
and , 2000.