Recap by Kaydee B.

One Life to Live Recap for Wednesday, April 10, 2002

KERI/ANTONIO/SHAWNA/RJ:--SHOWDOWN AT HIGH NOON!!

Keri and Antonio step into the University Board Room lobby, awaiting the panelists to call them for their hearing. Keri is a bundle of nerves, but Antonio is super-confident that she’ll be exonerated. He takes a quick glance at her neck and smiles, saying,

“Oh, I see you wore Milágro. Now I know everything will be okay.”

Keri, however, is not so optimistic. She tells him that even if she’s cleared of the charges, there will always be someone out there who wonders about her. Antonio attempts to assuage her by telling her that there’s a simple solution to that problem…they have to prove Shawna to be the liar that everyone knows she is. Keri says,

“It’s either that, or I’m out of a job.” At that point, the head of the panel peeks out from the door and summons her inside.

Flash over to the other side of the lobby, we see bratty Shawna attempting to fix her hair. (Primping is not for you, girl!) RJ slips into the spot beside her and she asks him what she can do for him. He tells her she can back off of Keri. What! Shawna exclaims. RJ repeats himself in simpler terms. Call off the hearing against Keri. No way, she tells him flatly, I stuck my neck out way too far to just let things go now.

“Well then, I’ll just tell everyone you’re lying,” RJ says coolly.

“And I’ll just tell everyone who put me up to it,” she says just as coolly, “What will your daughter think when she finds out that her daddy paid someone off to set her up to take a fall?”

 (And in the famous words of that little French mouse from the Tom & Jerry cartoon…Touché, pussycat!)

RJ scowls angrily and hisses that he’ll give her something more to worry about than the triviality of being cut off by her rich parents. Before the debate can go any further, Carlotta and Hank arrive, and Hank immediately puts RJ under suspicion. What’s going on? RJ sidesteps as usual, saying that he’s just there to give his daughter some support during her hearing.

Hank isn’t going for that too quickly, and he rips into RJ, telling him that he hopes that that’s all RJ is doing, because he would hate to see what would happen if Keri were to see her father get arrested for witness-tampering.

RJ is about to rip into to his brother in return, but Rae comes flying through, and she stops to tell the group that the hearing is a closed one, and the only people allowed into the room are witnesses. Carlotta asks Rae in disappointment,

“How will we know that the hearing is being conducted fairly?”

Rae assures her that she knows every panel member personally, and she can vouch for his or her deep sense of fairness. But, if Carlotta is still leery of the way the hearing will be conducted, then Rae will give her the Cummings’ Guarantee that she will personally make the panel examine each and every piece of evidence thoroughly before allowing the board to rule.

(And everybody KNOWS that Rae is always a big help!)

They realize they don’t have much of a choice, so they take her at her word, and Rae disappears into the boardroom.

Inside, the hearing begins. The charges are brought up, and then the direct examination begins.

Dean Baker asks Keri if she’s ever seen Antonio on any occasion other than on campus while he was a student?

Keri confesses that she did. She met him at his apartment to discuss his paper.

And all she did was discuss the term paper? Keri replies, “Yes.”

Were there any other occasions where she met him outside of the school boundaries?

Yes, Keri says, by accident, when a mutual friend of theirs set them up on a blind date without knowing that Antonio was her student.

When you realized that it was Antonio, did you break the date immediately?

No, she says, she didn’t see the harm in sharing a meal with Antonio.

The dean asks her if all she did was share a meal, and she says no, she shared an innocent dance with him. But that was all, and they went home separately.

A few more questions and answers passed between Keri and the dean, and then it was time to call in the wolf to the sheep. It was Shawna’s turn to tell her story, and before she even spoke, she had a doozy tale to tell! Enter the brat, with two other students who were to serve as witnesses, much to the shock of Keri and Antonio. Keri is nervous, but Antonio just glares at Shawna.

Shawna tells the dean of the many times she found the professor and Antonio in intimate positions. Keri is appalled. Rae venomously tells Shawna that being “intimate” means different things to different people. To some it means to hug, to others it means a simple kiss…Shawna nastily cuts her off and spits out that her definition of “intimate” means finding the professor and Antonio

half-naked across the professor’s desk. Keri stands up and angrily shouts to the dean that the incident Shawna just described NEVER happened. Dean Baker tells Keri in a parental manner that she already had an opportunity to reply to the charges and now it was Shawna’s turn. Keri reiterates that the incident never happened, then she sits down out of respect to the procedure.

The dean asks Shawna if the incident she described took place while Mr. Vega was still a student in the University, and Shawna mockingly tells him to do the math. She gives him an “A”, (again with the “A”. ENOUGH already!), and then he wins the Mackenzie Award. Antonio has had enough at this point, and he silently disappears. Outside in the hall, the Gannon men and his mom, who are eager to know what’s going on in the hearing and where he’s going, confront him and ask him where he’s headed. He tells then he’s headed to get something the people inside really need…the truth.

Back inside, Keri tells her superiors that this is payback for Shawna because Keri gave her a failing grade. Shawna counters, “Yeah, and she was giving the Vega boys ‘A’s. Ask her if she’s sleeping with Cristian, too!”

Rae and Dean Baker frantically call for immediate order and warn Shawna to stick to the original allegation. He again reminds Keri that she’s had a chance to respond to the allegations, and then he asks Shawna if she has proof of her claims against the professor.

Shawna smugly names four witnesses; none of which Keri had ever seen before. The dean asks Keri if she has any proof to back up her claims. Keri asks the dean how can she have proof of something she didn’t do? With that, the dean says:

“Well, if no one has anything else to add…”

Aaah, but someone does! It’s Antonio, and he claims he has plenty to add!

LOONVIEW TEEN BEAT: DUM DUM DUM DUM!

The Search Has Ended!

And it’s not a happy ending for Natalie. After angrily kicking around clumps of dried mud and rocks, frustrated with the long unproductive hours she and Cristian have put in to search for Seth and Jessica, she uncovers Seth’s discarded license plate and panic sets in.

Cristian warns her not to freak out and to look at the positive side of her uncovering the license plate. It means that the other two are nearby, He tells her that he’s going to go back to get his cell phone and call the police, and Natalie says she’s going to continue to search for Seth’s car. They split their separate ways and Natalie heads further down the trail. She searches around for a couple of seconds, and then hears Seth’s voice echoing very close by. She follows the original source of sound and tracks it down to a cave. She hears the sounds of glee between Seth and Jessica, and as she moves closer, she hears something more…

Seth telling Jessica that he thought he was in love before, (meaning, with Natalie), but with Jessica he now knows it’s the real thing. That’s why he had to make Jessica trust in him again. Jessica tells him that she indeed does trust him; otherwise she wouldn’t have made love to him. (YEEOOOUCH, Natalie!) Natalie sinks down to the ground to nurse that painful stab to her heart, and the voices of Al and Allison telling her to accept that Seth is over her and close to Jessica begin to echo in her head….

She rises and heads into the cave, hiding her pain as she happily displays relief that she’s found the two of them safe. Jessica explains the circumstances that led to their being stranded, and shows her the evidence Allison planted to frame Roxy. Natalie plays along, and tells Jessica a little bit of how she and Cristian tracked them down. Cristian calls out to Natalie, and they all meet up. Cris hugs Jess and Jess hugs Natalie. The police arrive to take Seth and Jess to the hospital, but Seth declines the officers’ offer, saying that he’ll take care of Jess himself. Jessica quickly inquires about Roxy, and is relieved when they tell her that Roxy is in custody. She turns and jokes with Seth about being her “hero”, but he passes the credit on to Natalie. He thanks her and tells her that he owes her one, but she refuses to accept the debt.

Her pain becomes more raw as she watches the couple walk away, and Cris teases her, asking her how she feels to be a heroine. She bursts into tears and Cris asks her why she’s sad. They found Seth and Jess safe, it’s over. She tells him that he’s exactly right; it is over. She’s lost Seth forever.

The Wedding That May Not Happen…Dum dum dum dum!

At Asa’s mansion, the wedding plans are under way. Captain Renee Divine-Buchanan-Divine again is on deck, directing the floral delivery men into the living room, and Gabrielle out of her face. Asa watches in amusement and approaches her.

“You know what all this reminds me of?”

“Our last wedding?” Renee quips.

“No, the takeover of Normandy.”  Renee chuckles, and tells him that just for that crack, he’s been drafted. She hands “Private Asa Buchanan” a flower and commands him to place it on the front door. He waits until she’s out of sight and ditches it just as Bo steps through the door and Gabrielle steps out of sight to eavesdrop. Asa cheerily greets his son, telling him that he’s early, but that’s a good thing, because they have an opportunity to talk.

Bo tells him that that’s the reason he came early. He asks his father if there are any two people on earth that he hates more than he hates Max and Gabrielle. Asa knows that his son is aiming for trouble, and his defenses go up. What is Bo getting at? Asa demands, and Bo asks his father if his motives for offering to host Al’s wedding is on the level, or is it a vehicle to put some revenge plan against the boy’s parents in motion during the ceremony.

Asa is outraged at the implication, and he snaps:

“I don’t understand you, boy. When I do something wrong, you’re not happy, and when I do something good you’re not happy. What’s your problem, boy?”

(Giggles from me! Asa’s a hoot!)

Bo tells him that when Asa does a good thing, nobody is happier than Bo, but considering Asa’s history, Bo had to ask. Asa abandons his son’s hogwash and slips away. Gabrielle pounces on the opportunity to get Bo alone. She “discreetly” asks Bo to be her escort to the wedding, and Bo asks her if her motive is to be his date for the wedding, or be his date for the wedding to make Max jealous? Max, as if on cue, approaches the two with a smug grin on his face. Is he interrupting something? Bo and Gagby dismiss him with a curt, “this is a private conversation” line, and he saunters away. Gagby tell Bo that her request is on the level, but why does Bo feel otherwise?

Bo reminds her of her shenanigans at the Capricorn opening, and she waves that away. She tells him that she’s no longer interested in Max; that unhealthy obsession is over. Bo is convinced, and accepts her offer just as his cell phone rings. He excuses himself, and Nigel’s loud voice echoes into the foyer from the front door. He’s congratulating Al, and Gabrielle rushes to greet her son.

She bends down and whispers that there are three hours left before the ceremony is to begin. He still has time to reveal his secret to Jen. He naturally refuses that option, and before she can object, Renee enters and shoos her upstairs. She stops to offer Al some encouraging words, and disappears.

Enter Asa, greeting Al gleefully. He’s happy for Al, and he hopes nothing for the best for the boy. Al returns the good wishes, adding as a bonus that although he knows that Asa only married Gagby to get back at Max, it was sorta cool to be his son. Asa proudly smiles, and directs Al’s attention to all of the preparations that are being made for his ceremony. Al tells Asa that he’s getting some feeling back in his legs…”just a little”, and Asa congratulates him, telling him that soon, nothing is going to stop him. Then he gestures for Al to come and take a look at the work the caterers were doing for him. They were building a wheelchair ramp for him. Al happily follows Asa in to the living room, spotting the beautiful, endless white flowers, the wheelchair ramp and….

The janitor from the library who saw him walking and retrieving his chair from the broom closet! Al visibly panics, rising Asa’s suspicions. What’s the matter? Al says, “What’s he doing here?” Building Al a ramp, Asa says indignantly. That man works part time at the university. Do you know him?

Al blubbers, saying hurriedly that he thought he knew him but he doesn’t, and he has to get ready, so good-bye.

He speed-wheels that chair toward the library, leaving Asa more baffled and suspicious than a few moments ago. Asa knows something’s up. He heads back into the living room, where the man who freaked Al informs him that the ramp is done, is there anything else Asa needs to have repaired? Asa’s antenna quickly tunes in, and he directs the janitor to the library with the pretense of a “warped door”, and Nigel leads him to the library.

Who gives this woman to be wed?

I don’t think Sam is too willing to do that just yet! He finds his daughter at the carriage house in a wretched state, and it’s not pre-wedding jitters. He asks her what’s wrong, and she asks him if his reason for visiting is important, because she has a lot still left to do. Sam tells her that he came to give her some last-minute fatherly lifetime advice, and now that he sees her, he wants to ask her something important, and he wants a completely honest answer.

(Fat chance, Pops!)

He asks her if she’s absolutely certain that marrying Al is the right thing to do.

(I was wondering that myself, quite frankly!)

She tells him yes. Even if she loves someone else? And he doesn’t want any objections from her, the question posed is an important one. She tells him that she’s sure. Her future is with Al, and she is not just doing this for Al, she’s doing it for Cris as well. Now, her daddy is totally confused! She explains that Cris is still harboring hopes of reconciliation between them, and if she gets married, he’ll be forced to move on. Sam tells her that getting married is a BIG step, and taking on a burden is a lot easier than dumping it later. Jen eeks out her same old dedication to Al song, and Sam buys it, promising to be there twice as much in lieu of Lindsay’s absence.

Later, she heads over to the mansion with a gift for Al, and she runs into Renee, who initially quotes the old saying about seeing bridegrooms before the ceremony, etc., then she gives in and directs Jen to the library, where Jen walks in just in time to hear the janitor ask Al why they need the wheelchair ramp when both he and Al know that Al can walk!

And now, the grand finale!! The SUPERBROOM!!

LINDSAY RAPPAPORT! REPORT FOR LAUNDRY DUTY!

All hands on deck!!

Lindsay Rappaport, Prisoner# F40628319, has been assigned her first official prison assignment. Noooo, she doesn’t get to sweep, so there’ll be no chance to program that Superbroom for an early flight. At least not for another week or so! Ha ha!

Her private guard, introduces her as Prisoner# F40628319, aka Lindsay Rappaport. She used to be a big celebrity, now she’s just fresh meat, and one of us. Here is Lindsay’s new schedule, she points out. She will be paid 75 cents an hour, and if she doesn’t like it, she can leave in the next 28 years.

Lindsay is introduced to Tilly, the head of the laundry department, who dislikes Lindsay already. She demands to see Lindsay hands, and publicly mocks how neatly manicured they are. She proudly informs Lindsay that the manicure will soon fade, and her hands will be red and raw like the rest of the crew’s. Lindsay is a bit resistant, and she sarcastically apologizes, stating that she’s not used to “all this” yet, and she’s met with a humiliating groups of taunting boo-hoos and Awwws. No one is interested or sympathetic, and she happens to mention that her daughter is getting married today, and she wished she could be there. WEEELL…

Her inmates decide to bring the wedding to her. They roll up dirty garments and stick it on her head, dancing around her in dangerously close proximity, chanting an unharmonious version of “Here Comes the Bride.” Lindsay looks close to tears, folks!

Enter the guard, who hears the commotion, and she tells them to knock it off. She asks what the heck is going on and they spill the sad tale of Lindsay misses her brat’s wedding. The chanting starts again, but is cut short by the guard’s threat to suspend all of their privileges if they don’t knock it off. Then she grabs Lindsay by the arm and says,

“Oh, a troublemaker?”  Lindsay defends herself, saying that she wasn’t doing anything, it was…

The guard cuts her short with another brutal grip of the arm, telling her that she will be keeping her eye on Lindsay from then on, and then she rudely walks away. Tilly ominously steps up to Lindsay and warns her that she was very lucky the guard stopped her from squealing, because the crew doesn’t take kindly to squealers. And just for that, Lindsay is going to take on the dirty infirmary sheets, so get to scrubbing!

Lindsay, accepting defeat, trades in her Superbroom for the Little Engine That Could..repeatedly chanting to herself…

“I will survive this, I will survive this, I will survive this.”

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Recap written by Kimberley Barnett, © Copyright by Katherine Thurston & 2002.