Recap by Kaydee

One Life to Live Recap for Thursday, June 20, 2002

Hello, all. Before I begin the recap, I'd like to point out that there's a new game I'm playing called, "Llanview: Is it me, or...?" You may have noticed that I've done it in my previous recaps, but MAN! Things have gotten so crazy in this town that as of today, the game is official. Play along with me if you catch on to my clues. Are you ready? Heeeeeeere we go! Let's go to the recap....

THE PSYCHO AND THE DIMWIT: HAVOC WREAKED!!


We open with Roxy hanging up the phone while Niki stands by cheering her fantastic job. Roxy says proudly, and slurringly,

"Hey, when I'm good, I'm reeal good." Niki, still squealing, points out that the good thing about it is, Nat's on the receiving end f the trick this time. Roxy says sticking it to that little brat gives her a warm fuzzy feeling inside.

(IS IT ME, or is that warm fuzzy feeling she's referring to caused by drinking six gallons of vodka and gin a day with hypoglycemia?)

She then tells Niki that the surprising thing about all this is that Niki shares her feelings towards Natalie. Niki realizes that she made a boo-boo, and quickly throws in a fast "Viki" statement. Don't get her wrong, Roxy, she's terribly hurt by the way she feels about her own child, but Natalie has to learn that she can't walk around treating people so, so, so...(come on, what's a Viki word...come on..POORLY! That's it!) poorly. She has to get a taste of her own medicine.

"You were absolutely BRILLIANT to come up with that plan, Roxy!"
(IS IT ME, or does Roxy have a difficult time even SPELLING "brilliant"?)

Nonetheless, Roxy takes credit for the plan, then...Heeeeey, wait a minute! That wasn't her plan! It was Niki's, wasn't it? Niki says she helped...just a little bit. They laugh and Niki announces that she has to leave. Roxy runs behind her and stops her, telling her that she has a favor to ask.

Niki quickly takes a hit of Max's Maalox solution as she turns and forces a smile. Straining to remain tactful, she tells Roxy that it's not a good idea for her to be seen with Roxy for a lengthy amount of time, it would raise suspicions. Roxy tells her that she just has one favor to ask, and one good hand washes another...

Niki, trying her best to get out of keeping with her present company a minute longer, still tries to leave. Roxy blurts out.."Where do you get your hair done?" (HUUUUH?)

Roxy starts babbling that she wants to get Max's approval and since neither she nor Niki are real blondes, (could've of fooled me, ditzy chick!), she wants to know of a classy place that will keep her golden locks golden, if Niki gets her drift.
Gritting her teeth, Niki refers her to a place that is far out of Viki's regular beauty salon's direction, then tries to head out again.

This time, Max enters and  demands to know what's going on. Niki covers by saying that she came to discuss Jessica. She thought it would be nice for their families to get together for dinner or something. Max, donning the Pepto-Bismol look now, declines the offer. Niki says that she feels just awful, because she never got him and the Mrs. a wedding gift. Max trades in his Pepto for the Super Power Pack of the Maalox-Rolaids-Milk of Magnesia combination as he tells Niki not to bother with a gift. It's a lovely gesture, just not for this scenario.

He turns to tend to some papers and Roxy nudges Niki to say something nice about her to Max. Niki, swallowing against the bile in her throat, tells Max that he and Roxy make a lovely couple. He tells her to get her vision checked.

Niki finally manages to escape after reminding Roxy of her next step in their plan. Outside the door, Niki shudders with disgust and heads off.

BACK AT LLANFAIR....

Sam and Ben discuss the events that have transpired in both their lives since the last time they had time to sit and talk. Sam tells the tale of "Hawaii No Go", while Ben tells him that the last person he wants to be around is Todd. Sam concurs. Ben tells him that he has no intention of sharing that tale with Viki, she's been under a great strain lately.

Ben tells his brother about the tension between Viki and Natalie, and then about the so-called threatening letter from Allison. Sam tells Ben that he'll talk to the warden and have Allison's mail privileges revoked. Never mind, Ben tells him, he's already taken care of it. He spoke to Lindsay.

"WHAT!" Sam exclaims, while horror music starts to play. Ben gives a "Dave" grin and tells Sam that Loonsey and Spooky are cellmates, and she promised to keep an eye out for him. Sam reminds him that Loonsey Goon can't be trusted. He would still rather talk to the warden.

Later, we find Ben trailing after an uninterested and preoccupied Niki, telling her that he's sorry he has to bring her the bad news about Todd, but he felt she should know.
She's like, totally dissing him as she engages in a perusal of the library. She is pleased to find that there are a bunch of packages stacked on the table for Natalie.

She tells Ben that she's happy Natalie is shopping again. It shows that she's getting back into the swing of things. Things have been so stressful for her lately, and Niki says she's responsible. Ben, being the dutiful spouse that he is, tells her not to blame herself for Nat's troubles.

Natalie walks in and Niki innocently tells her that the merchandise she ordered had arrived. Natalie tells her that she never ordered anything. Niki says that she did. They argue back and forth...No, I didn't, yes, you did...and Niki says that she had picked up the phone to make a call to the Banner earlier, and she overheard Natalie ordering merchandise. Niki pretends that she doesn't want to upset the already irate Natalie, and she tells her that maybe she was mistaken. Niki offers to just take the packages back and ensure that Nat doesn't get charged for them. Just perfect little Viki against devilish little Natalie for Ben's benefit.

Natalie says that she did NOT order anything, and she's going to take the packages back and get to the bottom of things right now.  She storms out and Niki points to Ben as if to say, "You see what I mean?" Ben nods in agreement, saying there's definitely trouble there.

(Boy, don't YOU wish you had a clue!)

Later, Natalie confronts the saleslady of the Silver Moon Boutique, telling her that she never ordered anything and she wants a refund. The saleswoman says she indeed did order the things. She knows because she personally took the order and she always pays special attention to orders that go to Llanfair.
They engage in another debate, and finally end it with Natalie getting a refund and fleeing out the door, doubting herself.

Emerge Roxy, admiring the merchandise and declining the saleswoman's help as she races out after Natalie. She phones Niki, telling her that Phase 1 went off without a hitch. She imitated Nat's voice so well the saleslady swears it was Natalie. Niki's voice comes through on the phone, and she asks how Natalie is. Roxy smugly tells her that Nat is a wreck.

Flash over to Niki, whose sitting in a wig shop, admiring the red wig she purchased to impersonate Natalie in some future plot.

And the lunacy continues...

LOONVIEW TEEN BEAT: TRUTH OR DARE!


After both Cris and Natalie recover from their shock, Natalie apologizes for showing up at a bad time. Cris tells her that she's being silly, come inside. Natalie, unable to keep herself from looking at that darned towel on his waist, finally lets herself take his offer.

He heads into his room to change clothes, then joins her in the living room. She asks him to tell her some things about her mother that he knows about her from the past.
He shares the details about the real Viki, as he remembers them. She was classy, always kind, especially to the Vegas. She's was a real Mama Bear when it comes to her family...

Everything opposite of what she is now, Natalie tells him, then mentions that she noticed he was referring to all of those attributes in the past tense. Why is that?
She asks Cris if Viki ever hit on him. Cris is surprised by the question, and reflexively counters her question with a question of his own. Why would she ask something like that?

Natalie says she needs to know. There's been so many strange behavioral things going on with Viki lately that she's going crazy trying to put it all together. Cris confesses that he, too, has noticed the weird way Viki has been acting lately. He tells her about his own personal awkward encounter with Viki a few weeks ago, when they were searching for Jess and Seth.

Natalie listens in shock as Cris tells of how her mother was flirting, checking him out, and asking him why Jessica ever let him go. Natalie compares experiences with im, telling of how she caught Viki flirting and hitting on Chad. She decides she's going to get to the bottom of things and they part ways after thanking him.

Later, Jen returns, and after she and Cris joke about her leaving her keys behind, Cris asks her why she looks so somber. She whines that her errand took so long, and she was hoping to catch him in the shower. Cris implies that one can never be too clean, and she kisses him for the offer. As she is about to get ready for their rendezvous, the phone rings. She answers to hear her mother on the other end, pretending to be talking to Viki, and holding a one-sided conversation that is totally lost on Jen. Jen is freaking out now, (IS IT ME, or does Dizzy Lizzy always seem to be freaking out? Even when she's happy!!) believing that spending time behind bars is making Loonsey go insane.

Lindsay hangs up on Jen, and Jen turns to Cris, a panicked look in her eyes. Cris asks her what's wrong, and she relays the details of the conversation and shares her
fears with him. Cris tells her that Lindsay is probably trying to put up a front for someone in jail. Maybe she's pretending that she has important connections on the outside...who knows with Lindsay? She's always up to something, and every time she's involved with something that involves Jen, Jen is distraught, and he doesn't want her to be upset anymore.

He urges her to join him for that shower, and they hug. She looks over his shoulder and spots Natalie's hair clip on the end table. She asks Cris what the object is as she heads over to get a closer look. She picks it up and asks Cris whose hair clip it is, and he says, "Isn't it yours?"

No, she tells him, then angrily realizes that it's Nat's. She asks Cris if Natalie dropped by while she was gone, and he says yes. She screams out,

"Why didn't you TELL me?"

(Well, gee, Dizzy Lizzy Superbroom Mini-Me..Between your motor mouth telling him a million complaints about your one little errand a minute, your crazy mama's terribly-timed phone call, your neurotic F-F-Freaking over the call, and then you flipping over the hair clip, When exactly was he supposed to tell you?)
            
LOONSEY AND SPOOKY: STATESVILLE ADDAMS FAMILY!!


Lindsay stands eagerly against her prison cell door as she awaits mail call. She silently keeps watch on a dozing Allison on the bunk, and then pretends to be busy sweeping her cell when the guard arrives. Allison grumbles at the guard to keep her voice down, because not everyone is getting mail. Well, surprise, Allie, YOU'VE GOT MAIL!!

Shocked, she jumps down from the bed and races over to get her envelope. Her heart nearly stops when she sees "Dave's" name on the envelope, and a million things start to churn in her wicked little mind. Lindsay notices her skepticism, and she immediately tries to steer Allison away from trying to put two and two together.

She does her famous fast talk, but Allison is paying her no mind. She's not sure whether to believe in the validity of the letter or not, and she starts making deductions in her head. Lindsay tries to impress the romantic side of the letter, but Allison is exploring the scam possibilities. Lindsay is panicking, realizing that Allison is smart enough to discover the truth about the letter, and then she'll be stuck in prison to suffer the consequences.

Lindsay tells her that Dave wrote her, isn't that a sign that he misses her? Maybe he's having a rough time with his wife? Allison agrees, and there's only one way to find out the truth. She heads over to the bunks and crouches down, reaching behind the headboard. Lindsay panics when Allison produces a cell phone, but covers by pretending that she's shocked that prisoners were allowed to have one. Allison reminds her that she has special privileges, remember?

She announces that she's going to call Dave and find out herself from the horse's mouth if the letter is for real. Lindsay stops her, telling her that Dave's wife might answer and then she'll ruin things between them. Allison agrees with her, and comes up with a backup plan....Lindsay will make the call for her!

(IS IT ME, or did Lindsay just GULP?)

Lindsay quietly refuses, but Allison lets her know that no dumb blonde is going to refuse her requests. Remember that she has special friends in high places, who'll give her a weapon and disappear for a little while, and remember what she does to people to make her angry. Realizing that she's trapped, she picks up the phone and pretends to Llanfair, which in fact was her daughter's number.

Lindsay hangs up and tells Allison that Dave isn't home, and Allison takes that as a sign to call Dave's cell phone....

(IS IT ME, or is Loonsey Goon...BUSTED!!! Nope, she's owns a Superbroom, remember?)

                  
LOONVIEW'S GILLIGAN'S ISLAND:


While Ross gasps for air through Todd's death grip on his throat, and Tea lets out annoying screams that are stronger than her slaps on Todd's back, Todd screams out that Ross betrayed him and cost him his children. Tea tries several times to get Todd off of Ross, but Todd isn't listening, he's too busy gripping.

Tea takes a fistful of Todd's hair and yanks his head back, telling him that if he wants to kill someone kill her. She was the culprit who cost him his children. She confesses that she played along with the kidnapping plot, and she commands Ross to get the hell out of there. Ross takes off down the sand, and Todd tells her that she's lying to save Ross from getting strangled to death.

Tea tries to convince him that she did betray him, but he ignores her and runs after Ross, while Tea lays in the sand bawling. Todd screams out after Ross to come back, he has to kill him. He catches up to Ross but trips over a branch in the sand, hitting his head on a rock while his foot gets stuck beneath the branch. Ross gets an attack of conscience at the sight of Todd's once again unconscious body, but tends to him cautiously. He kicks at Todd's body lightly, then smugly tells Todd that he's not lifting a finger to help his sorry butt, and he takes off...leaving Todd to fend for himself.

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