Recap by Kaydee B.

One Life to Live Recap for Wednesday, March 27, 2002

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 “LOONVIEW ‘NUT’CRACKER”: Starring LINDSAY RAPPAPORT!!

 

We open in St. Ann’s, where Lindsay, still feigning insanity, plays with a stuffed animal in the lounge. She looks around at the passing nuns and endless mental patients, and she sighs. “Well, it beats going to prison,” she says to herself. She turns her attention back to her stuffed animal and soon after is approached by a patient named Sandy. What’s she making? Sandy wants to know. Lindsay tells her that it’s a giraffe. Sandy tells her that it doesn’t look like a giraffe, it looks like a dinosaur. Lindsay engrosses in a childish squabble with the woman. The woman asks her name. She says: It’s Lindsay, and I’m seven. She becomes irate as Sandy tells her that she doesn’t look seven, she looks older.

“Well, I’m not. I’m seven.”

“You’re not seven, and that’s not a giraffe,” Sandy taunts. They get into a screaming match and Bo and Antonio walk in to break it up.

 

“Why are you screaming at her, Lindsay?” Bo asks, quite bored with Lindsay’s charade. He listens tiredly as Lindsay, in her babyish voice accuses Sandy of saying she’s not what she says she is. After all of the nonsense settles, Bo tells an irritated Mother Superior that he apologizes for his unexpected visit, but he’s there with an official court order to subject Lindsay to an extended psychiatric evaluation, one that will be conducted by the LPD’s independent doctor.

 

The nun isn’t easily swayed, and she scolds Bo for coming to visit Loonsey…(oops, Lindsay), without giving her advanced notice. He may very well cause more damage to Lindsay than she’s already suffered. Bo assures the nun that no harm will come to Loo...Lindsay, because the department’s doctor specializes in cases such as hers. Besides, Bo informs the trusting nun, you have no idea what Lindsay Rappaport is capable of. The nun indignantly replies that she knows the facility’s doctors are very skilled in the psychiatric field, and the doctor who examined Lindsay was quite convinced that Lindsay was genuine in her breakdown.

 

Bo stifles the urge to make a wisecrack, instead, he assures the adamant nun that his doctor’s examination of Lindsay will be safe and accurate, and since he has a court order, she really has no say on the subject. The nun bitterly allows them to bring in the “department’s doctor”…enter Dr. Troy MacIver!

 

Lindsay may be a loon, but she’s no fool! She calmly walks over to Troy, and slowly offers her giraffe to him. Troy is on full alert, (naturally, he’s on alert. Last time he let his guard down he wound up chained to a wheel with a spider bite!) studying her every move and watching for surprise attacks. Nothing happens, and when Troy gets her alone, he tells her that he’s not buying her act. Lindsay sticks to her guns, girlishly telling Troy to come closer to her. He’s hesitant, (naturally), but he edges closer to her. She whispers shyly, telling him that she thinks he’s handsome.

 

After a grueling session with Lindsay, who isn’t coming around, he and Bo move to Plan B. They stage a conversation, which is planned to trap Lindsay, and she takes the bait. She presses her ear against the door and her bionic hearing takes effect. She overhears Troy and Bo playing a little game of “Good Doctor, Bad Cop”; in which Troy is defending the validity of Lindsay’s condition and Bo is questioning it. She’s pleased to hear Troy saying that he feels guilty for what he’s done to her, and he has to devote his time to helping her recover. Bo is still expressing suspicions, but Troy continues to defend. When the conversation comes to an end, Lindsay walks away smiling victoriously.

 

However, the joke is on her. Troy asks Bo if he thinks Lindsay took the bait, and Bo says with confidence, “Oh, yeah, she took it. Hook, line, and sinker.” (I, folks, was waiting for the two men to share a high five right then.)

Lindsay returns to the eavesdropping spot to hear Bo and Troy discuss on of the things he’s going to try to help Lindsay. He’s going to use the same drug on Lindsay that Dr. Wolek used on Nora to help her regain her memories. Bo ask Troy what risks are involved if Lindsay’s memories aren’t really lost. Troy tells him that it depends on the dosage amount he administers, but there have been reports of brain damage.

 

PORT LOONVIEW: “ALTER’S” SECRETS:

 

The secret’s out, folks! But don’t celebrate just yet. Niki’s generous offer to reveal the truth is what we viewers would deduce is a total line of….well, let’s just say that I wouldn’t gamble on it as a sure thing on the truth track.

 

After all of the torment that poor Victoria had to endure, (as well as the torment we viewers had endured), Niki’s big secret turned out to be a psychiatric evaluation of Viki’s subconscious. She told Rae that Viki hates Natalie. When Rae revealed the news to Viki, Viki adamantly denies that possibility. She doesn’t hate Natalie. Rae says that according to Niki, Viki hates Natalie for taking Jessica’s place as Viki’s child. Viki angrily says that no one can replace Jessie. Sure she was angry with Natalie in the beginning, but who would blame her? She doesn’t hate Natalie, and she has accepted that both girls are her daughters.

 

Then, on a more terrified note, she turns to Rae and asks if Niki could be right. Could she really hate Natalie? Rae assures her that they can’t be certain that Niki is being truthful, and what Rae’s professional opinion is is that only Viki can answer the question of the burning secret. Only Viki can do this for herself, she can’t help Viki with this scenario.

(Now THAT’S news!)

 

LOONVIEW TEEN BEAT: THE CROSSOVER EDITION:--VOL. 2:

 

Natalie continues to douse Seth with words of support and encouragement, being careful not to appear the vindictive little schemer that she truly is. She defends Jessica, telling Seth that he can’t blame Jessica for the suspicious nature that comes naturally to someone who grew up having everything against a person who grew up on the outside of rich. Jessica can never and will never be able to accept Seth the way that Natalie can. To people like the Buchanans, both of them will always be outsiders. Seth tells Natalie that the way he heard it, things were looking up for Natalie in the Buchanan household. She confirms the rumor, but tells him that no matter how well things go, she’ll never measure up to Jessica in Viki’s eyes. And she’s well aware that Seth will always have that karma around him also. Then she cheerily confesses that she got one thing off his plate: Allison. She paid Allison $5000 to leave town and never bother Seth again.

 

She is in for a shock when Seth berates her for her actions. Why did she do that? Without Allison, he won’t be able to get the proof he needs to clear his name. Natalie asks him why should he care anymore what everyone else thinks? Seth tells her that it’s important to him that everyone knows he’s not a thief. Everyone? Or Jessica? Natalie says skeptically. Seth dismisses her petty implications and rushes toward the door. Where is he going? Natalie calls out. He’s going to find Allison and put an end to the mess once and for all.

 

He rushes out the door and heads over to the motel where Allison is staying.

 

PSYCH TALK: GENETIC DISORDERS, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS!

                                           

Roxy fumbles for all sorts of reasons why Jessica should make the check out to Roxy, but none of them were valid to Jess. Jessica is becoming more annoyed with Roxy with every excuse she gave. Finally she cracks, and asks Roxy outright if she’s really using the money for the center, or something else?

 

Roxy, in an effort to deflect Jessica’s suspicions, becomes indignant. Is that what Jessica thinks of her? That she’s scamming her? I’m hurt, she tells Jessie, “ I really want to get myself on a healthy kick, and I’m admitting that I can’t do it alone…”

 

Jessica brushes aside her ranting and tells her that a cashier’s check is the same as cash, and she’s going to make it out to the center so what’s the problem? If she’s legitimately interested in changing her life for the better, then Roxy should have no problem with Jessica making out the check to Green Hills should be no problem. Roxy accepts defeat and Jessica leaves after promising to return with the check after her classes.

 

Flash to Allison, whose dancing around her motel room and screeching out some made up tune about being rich. Her telephone rings and it’s a panicked Roxy, breaking the bad news about not being able to convince Jessica to make the check out to her. Allison calls her a moron, who couldn’t follow the foolproof instructions she’d been drilling into Roxy’s head almost from day one. She cuts Roxy off and demands that she come to Allison’s motel room to finish their discussion. She rudely hangs up the phone, then dials the desk, requesting room service. She is informed that the only room service the motel offers is a vending machine down in the lobby. Allison cracks a sarcastic retort and hangs up the phone before heading out to the vending machine.

 

Seth, hiding in a bush just outside the motel, watches as Wacko Allie leaves her room and he breaks in. He starts searching her room for anything that might connect her to the robbery, and he comes across the altered brochure. He doesn’t know what to make of it, and he passes it over. Panicked by the sound of Allison’s key turning in the door, he rushes to hide in her closet. Allison enters, carrying a pile of vending machine treats. She’s just about to head to the closet when the persistent banging on her door stops her.

Roxy bumbles into the room, breathless with panic. She tells Allison what transpired between her and Jessica, her panic rising as she tells Allison that they’re out of luck. Jessie’s going to make the check out to Green Hills.

 

Roxy is confused that Allison responds to her new with cackling laughter instead of anger. The cackling goes on for a few minutes, and Roxy demands to know what the hell is so funny. Allison finally stops laughing, ( thank you!) and tells Roxy that they are Green Hills. Allison had filed an application for small business ownership, DBA Green Hills. What’s a DBA? Roxy asks. Doing Business As, Allison crudely explains. The license grants them the right to operate as the Green Hills Sanatorium, which is different from Sanitarium. That’s why she altered the brochures to comply with the name. So you see, we’re RICH! Allison screeches, slipping into her maniacal song and dance routine from earlier. Roxy joins in the celebration, only to be interrupted by Roxy’s cell phone. The women quickly quiet down, and Roxy answers. It’s Jessica, calling to tell her that she’s in front of Roxy’s house with the check. Roxy makes some quick arrangements with Jess, then hangs up and tells Allison the good news, not knowing that a horrified Seth is listening to their whole plan from the closet.

 

RJ/KERI/SHAWNA/ANTONIO: STANFORD OR BUST??

 

Okay folks, the heat is on! Keri waves the complaint form angrily in Shawna’s very insignificant face. How dare she make such false claims? Keri demands. Shawna smugly says that every word of it is true. Keri’s been giving her boyfriend and his brother good grades while she was failing Shawna. Keri furiously hisses that they all got the grades they deserved, and if Shawna thought that her complaint was going to hold water with the board, she is sorely mistaken. Shawna deserved every bad grade she received. Shawna venomously counters that maybe she, too, would have gotten better grades if she had slept with the professor. Was that an option? Did Keri go both ways?

 

Enter RJ, brushing up on his Godfather routine, and tosses Shawna out to the hall. Outside he quickly praises her good work and tells her to scram. Then he goes back to his distraught daughter and discreetly spurs the idea of accepting the Stanford position. Keri weighs the pros and cons of the situation out loud. If she takes the job, she would avoid an embarrassing investigation, another Shawna face-off, and Antonio wouldn’t be involved with any of this. But if she goes, Antonio couldn’t possibly go with her because his ex-wife is there. RJ happily listens to her pointing out all the negatives of staying, and the negatives against her and Antonio if she goes. RJ concludes by the way she ended her conversation that she had decided to go to Stanford…

 

But, surprise!! Love is stronger than scheming papas, RJ! Antonio enters and immediately notices her distress. She tells him the details of the problem. He tells her that he’ll fight with her. She tells him bad news, part two. She thinks that she’ll do better to go to Stanford, but she knows that he couldn’t go because of the history of him and Andy. Antonio agrees that it would be awkward. She then tells him that if she stays, he could lose the award, his promotion, everything. RJ smirks, then offers to leave to give them privacy. Keri tells him not to leave; she wants him to hear what she has to say.

 

She’s decided she doesn’t want to leave. Her life is here with Antonio, and she’s not leaving it.

 

(Would someone be kind enough to pick up RJ’s jaw up from the floor and hand it to him?)

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