Recap by Kaydee

One Life to Live Recap for Tuesday, May 7, 2002

Welcome back to WKAYDEE-TV, folks! In today's episode, we encounter two comeback performances, one truly clever cover-up, and the fantastic work of a lawyer-turned- moonlighting-unlicensed private eye! Just when you thought it was safe to get up in the morning!!

LLANVIEW ER: A MOTHER'S NIGHTMARE!

After facing off with Todd about keeping Jack's illness a secret, Blair heads toward the room to thank the person who donated their marrow to Jack. Todd stops her in a panicked state, telling her that she doesn't want to go in that room, because she'll regret it. She firmly counters that the donor saved their little boy's life, and the only thing she'll regret is not thanking them.

She heads for the door again, and Todd stops her once more, this time raising her suspicions. Unbeknownst to Blair, her first worst enemy, Alex Olanov is on the other side of the door, and Todd cannot let Blair meet up with her. Blair ignores his bantering and shoves the door open. Much to her disgust, (and Todd's surprise), she comes face-to-face with Gabrielle, who'd been scurrying through the hospital earlier in search of Alex.

"Oh, no!" Blair exclaims, "You?" Gabrielle gives her a nervous smile and Blair continues to rant her disgust. Todd comes up with a story that totally places Gabby as the donor. She insisted on being tested the minute she heard about Jack's condition, and as it turned out she was a perfect match.

"I know how you feel, Blair," says Todd, "I felt the same disgust when she showed up, but.."
"You should be thanking me, Todd," Blabby says indignantly. No he shouldn't be thanking Gabby, Blair says, because she's lying. To Todd's and Gabby's horror, Blair announces that she's going to seek out Dr. Schiller and find out the identity of the true donor.

Gabrielle thinks quickly, telling Blair that she won't have much luck finding out anything, because Gabrielle gave explicit instructions to keep her identity anonymous. (Good save, Blabby!)

Now at a loss for a good counter attack, Blair diverts the conversation back to her husband's deception. How could he keep something as serious as aplastic anemia a secret from her? Better, (or worse) yet, how the hell could he keep it a secret from her but let Gabrielle in on it? Why on earth would he send the baby's mother out of town but keep their enemy close to him?

Todd lamely replies that she would have reacted then just as she is now...freaking out, and kids sense those things. That wouldn't have been good for...

"JACK'S NOT A KID!" Blair screams, "He's a baby! He's my baby! I'm his mother. He should have been with me."

Gabrielle interjects in an effort to assure Blair that Todd took excellent care of Jack, but Gabby only served to anger Blair further. He went to Gabrielle instead of Jack's mother? Todd, completely depleted of his cover-up supplies, tries another approach. He concedes defeat, telling her that she's absolutely right; he should have told her about Jack's condition. He promises that nothing like this will happen again. She isn't so easily assuaged, and she rips into Gabby this time. Saying that she knows why Gabrielle was acting so strangely the other day in the hospital. It wasn't about bonding with her "mother-to-mother", or about Al. It was always about Jack. Gabrielle says that she didn't donate her marrow for any other reason than the one she mentioned. She knew that if Blair found out she would have been devastated, and she wanted to spare her that pain. That's why she insisted on being tested and as it turned out, she was a perfect match.

It was only then that Blair softened, and she agreed with Gabby.
"You're right, Gabby," Blair says, "You saved my son's life. So for that, thank you." Blair forces herself to muster up a hug, which she renders quickly and excuses herself to tend to the baby. She turns to Todd, expecting him to jump up and follow her, but he tells her that he'll meet her in a minute because he wants to talk to Gabby. Once Blair leaves, Todd wipes the proverbial sweat off his brow and Gabby tells that they were one step away from being trapped in a disaster. Todd
dismissively agrees, and a few moments later, he thanks her for "you know". She does know, and Gabby tells him that he's quite welcome, but the next time he has a problem of this sort, lose her number.

THE AGENT & THE BUTLER: HOSTAGE CRISIS!

Unbeknownst to either Gabrielle or Todd, Nigel has held Alex captive between the door and the room wall. Alex has taken a bite out of Nigel's hand, and he yelps, telling her that he prays that she doesn't have any communicable diseases. She tells him that what he's doing is illegal, and he tells her that he's trying to protect her. From whom? Alex wants to know. Then she brightens up with the assumption that Asa is the one Nigel is referring to, but Nigel informs her that she's mistaken, he's trying to protect her from someone far more perilous.

Alex, who had been primping for her big performance and to render her self-proclaimed famous line..."Blair, it was me. I saved your baby!", is in for a big disappointment when Nigel tells her that with his one little index finger, he will end her hip-showing days forever. Her eyes widen in panic as she realizes that he'd threatening to poke her in her injection site, and she tells him that he wouldn't dare. He challenges her to call his bluff. Well, folks, as looney as she is, Alex gets sane real quick and refuses to tango with the butler who's under the influence of Todd Manning Blackmail Disorder. She's forced to put her ear to the door and listen as Gabrielle, (whom Alex has hilariously referred to as, "The gold-digging, husband-stealing tramp") takes the credit for the bone marrow donation.

A few seconds later, she bursts into the room to blurt out her line, but her targeted audience is no longer present. Todd smugly informs her that Blair is gone. Alex is briefly disappointed, but zooms in for the kill for her next target, Sam. Todd happily tells her that Sam, too, is gone. Alex says: "Gone? I thought we had a date?"

Todd laughs and tells her that she shouldn't waste her time on Sam, there are plenty of available men. She scoffs at the statement. All of the good ones are taken. Todd hands her a plane ticket, saying,

"Not where you're going. I hear that there's ten men to every women."

Alex takes the ticket and gasps when she reads the destination. Alaska? Gabrielle giggles, saying that she heard the men are all quite rich. Alex says:
"Says the expert."
Gabrielle lets that catty remark fly by and continues to praise the continent. Think about it, she tells Alex. Oil men, exporters...(Careful, Alex, your drool is showing!)

She hastily agrees to take the trip. Her three "companions" try hard to conceal their relief. As she sets out to prepare for her trip, Todd fiercely commands Nigel to follow her and ensure that she gets on that plane. Even if he has to strap her to the plane seat himself. Nigel says it would be his pleasure.

Later, as Ms. "Off, Way Off" awaits take-off, the stewardess announces that due to an over-booking of the flight, the airline is offering a $400 voucher to anyone who will give up their seat and board the next available flight. Seizing her big chance to remain in Llanview for a little more time, Alex graciously makes the sacrifice.

Look out, Llanview!

VEGA-GANNON ROUND SIX! THE BILL COLLECTOR'S EDITION!!

Welcome back, folks! You're invited to the most talked-about fight in the history of Llanview. This match features the return of "Madmom" Carlotta Vega. She has resurfaced, folks, and she is ready to rumble! Let's go to the videotape....

Carlotta, who is revved up and ready to roll with her misinformation about Keri's credit problems, watches alongside Cristian as Keri and Antonio share some romantic playtime while they measure a table for Keri's apartment. Carlotta stews in her fury as she listens to Keri tell her son about the elaborate plans she's made for them to celebrate their 3-month anniversary.

Cristian warns his mother to remain cool, but Carlotta can't control her urge to comment on Keri's spending habits. He reminds her that she doesn't know the jist of the situation, and what little info she does have came from illegally accessing Keri's personal mail. Keri and Antonio come over and both Vegas put on their best smiles. Keri excitedly discusses her plans further with Antonio in front of a steaming Carlotta, and when she talks of the surprise party she's planning for RJ, Carlotta strains to keep calm, and she inquires about it. Keri, unaware of the older woman's quest for information, freely offers more details about the event. She goes on to invite the entire Vega family, saying that she'll understand perfectly if they can't make it.

Carlotta discreetly tries to divert Keri from spending more money by saying that a party doesn't have to cost much. What does a party need except for a few decorations and a cake, which Carlotta offers to make for free. Keri gratefully declines the offer, telling her that she has already ordered everything she wants for the bash, which causes Carlotta to clench her teeth to keep from exploding.

A few seconds later, Keri and Antonio disappear into the back room to tend to their table project, leaving Cris and his mother alone. Carlotta lets loose, and Cris again reminds her that she better keep cool if she wants to keep peace between her and Antonio. Again she discusses Keri's "debt", and again, Cris reminds his mother that she illegally accessed Keri's private mail.

"You're missing the point," Carlotta says impatiently, "She's headed for bankruptcy and she's going to bring Antonio down with her."

Cristian tells her that that's between Keri and Antonio. Carlotta begs to differ. Antonio is her son, and that makes it her business as well. (In WHAT book, lady?)

She starts showing her horns again as she loudly voices her strong protests about Keri's spending habits despite all of the debt she's in. Cris tells her to quiet down, they might hear her in the back.  Déjà vu, all over again, folks!

She refers back to her holy book of life, King Vega Version, and tells him that she and the late Mr. Vega had their share of money problems, but not because they went on frivolous spending sprees. Cris warns her once again, to
in a nutshell, mind her own business and let Antonio handle his own affairs.

(Is anyone else cheering for Cristian? I am just a little annoyed with this lady myself.)

Keri and Antonio return at this point and Cris catches their attention right away to prevent them from getting suspicious about the argument. Cris regretfully declines the invitation to the party because he and Jen will be in Vegas for a few days.

Keri, much to the coronary peril of the Vega matriarch, embarks on a tale of her college trip to Vegas. In this trip, she and her college pals recklessly lost all of their money at the crap tables, and were left with barely enough gas money to get home. While the Vega boys indulge in the mirth of the situation, Carlotta bursts out in Spanish that this women spends money like crazy. Both boys give their mom a dark, angry look.

Keri asks Carlotta if she can use the diner phone, and Carlotta directs her to
a counter at the other end of the diner.(Naturally, she's not around to hear Keri calling to ask RJ about the status of the credit card theft investigation. I guess her poking around skills aren't as good as she thinks, eh?)

Keri is angry as she receives the news the news from RJ that there is no news.
She tells RJ that she's going to contact the credit card company once again, and this time, she won't stop until she gets results.

The Vegas return just as she hangs up, and Antonio tells her that she needs to get going so that she can tend to all of the plans she's made. Keri leaves, and Cristian follows shortly after. Carlotta hurries to escape her son, telling him that she, too, has a million things to do, but Antonio pulls the Keystone Cop act. Halt! Not so fast, lady!  In the words of the late Ricky Ricardo..

Lucy, jou got some ‘splainin' to do!

STATESVILLE PRISON: NEW WIRELESS CONNECTIONS!

Brace yourself, folks! The gradual return of the SuperBroom is in motion! Well, at least we had a break for longer than we expected. Please excuse our appearance as we upgrade the Broom, we are currently installing new wireless phone connections to enable the broom to reach out and touch someone...

Lindsay Rappaport. Psychonaut. A woman barely sane. We can't rebuild her, we don't' have the technology.

However, there is technology built for the Broom. We watch as Loonsey Goon places a call after finishing her laundry duty and surviving a murder attempt by Ms. Hefty Tilly. Troy picks up the phone, and Lindsane is ticked off when she hears him say, "Hey, Nora, I'm on my way."

"I'm not Nora," she replied indignantly. Troy angrily snaps, "What do you want, Lindsay?"

Lindsay tells him that she just wanted to hear his voice. Troy swallows back the bile that reached his throat and tells her to get to the purpose of her call.
(It's simple. I am calling to let you know that I haven't forgotten that because of you I was almost killed by a really big lady named Tilly.)

She tells him of her near-death experience, and Troy responds with sincere concern for her. Maybe she should contact the authorities. Do he really think that anyone gives a damn about what happens to her? Never mind that, she just wants to let Troy know that she's not going to rest until she makes his and Nora's life a living hell. (Really? You mean drugging her memories away, keeping her hostage with a psycho, and stalking her wasn't a living hell?)

Troy tells her that she has the next 28 years to plan her revenge. She counter-quips,

"At least I know what's ahead of me. You have no idea what you're in for with Nora. She's never satisfied with just one man. And when she's done spitting you out, you'll wish you were here locked up with me."

Troy angrily tells her that he will not discuss Nora with her, and a woman like her will NEVER understand a woman like Nora. Lindsay scoffs at him: Does he really think that he has Nora? He'll never have her as long as he's wearing his psycho brother's face. (YEEEEOOOOUUUCH!)

Well, she struck a nerve, and Troy hangs up on her, sinking into his desk chair to cope with his still-rattled nerves. After his amateur therapeutic session. He leaves to meet Nora.

Back in the prison, Loonsey's favorite guard tells her that from what she has assessed of Lindsay, she isn't hard-time material. Lindsay sarcastically says that a judge disagrees with that theory. The guard isn't kidding. Does Lindsay have any friends in high places that she can call on for a favor?

Lindsay says she's not on anyone's good list at the moment, (DUH????)why is she asking? The guard tells her that the word is that the jail is overcrowded, and as of right now, the prisoners will be doubling up in the cells. Laymen's terms?

When Tilly returns from solitary confinement, she's going to be someone's roomie. (Is there ROOM for Tilly in someone else's cell?) Well, Lindsay's spooked, that's for sure!  She shouts that they can't put Tilly in her cell, she tried to kill her! The guard says that the only thing she can do is offer her some advice....

Watch your back, especially after lights out. (And the horror music band plays on).

The Adventures of Attorney P.I. Sam Rappaport!


After getting some pretty hot leads in the Case of the Phony Adoption, Sam cases the town in search of more answers. He lands at Nora's, where she is subjected to a grueling Q & A session about Starr Manning's aplastic anemia history and the part that Alex played in it.

Although she's curious and confused by Sam's interest and the intense nature of his questions, she offers him the answers he seeks. When he was through, he thanks her and begins to leave. She stops him, saying.
..
"Sam, wait. That's it? I've been helpful, good-bye?"

"Um, yeah?' Sam replies. (Creep.)

Nora is hurt by that curt reply and she says that she knows that things have changed in their personal lives, but they have always been a good team, and he always shared things with her. Things may have changed, but they had A LOT of good between them.

"It's not personal, Nora," Sam says indifferently. Excuse me, Nora says, but it feels very personal to her. They're not together, but have they been reduced to small talk about the weather and how nice their outfits are?

Sam tells her that they no longer share their lives together. He tells that all of those years he'd spent pining after her as the woman who got away were...

"Were what, Sam?"
"A waste of time." (You heartless JERK!!)

Nora painfully says that she's sorry he feels that way. He tries to clean it up by telling her a whole heap of things that sounded positive. He wouldn't take back those years he pined for her and loved her for anything. It made him the man that he is. He just wants to focus on what he has right now. His children,
his job, etc. When he thinks about his children, he realizes that he's done absolutely everything right by them.

(Let's see about that, shall we? Hmm, you kept their mother's felony a secret, while supposedly loving the very woman you have APOLOGIZING to you right now for wanting that very secret to come out so she could have peace of mind? Ummm..you asked this very woman you claim to love to "look the other way" so that your son could be released? Two to name a few? Oh, yeah, that's a GREAT parental example, counselor detective man!)

Well, the meeting takes an awkward comedic turn when he makes a joke about her outfit. She looks as if she needs a hot shower and some aspirin and quick. She laughs and says that she has to change anyway because she's expecting company. (Oops, boo-boo!)

"Troy?" Sam asks quietly. She hesitates to reply, but Sam assures her that it's okay. He knows that they're seeing each other. Nora and Sam end their meeting on an awkward but civil note, and Sam steps outside to see Troy arriving on the front porch. He says that Troy is just the man he was looking for. Troy is ready to defend, stating that he is not in the mood to discuss Nora with him. Sam tells him to relax, he's seeking medical answers.

Troy is relieved, and tells Sam that although the situation is awkward, he'll help if he can. Sam asks him what the odds are of two unrelated people having the same bone marrow donor as a perfect match.

Troy tells him the odds are almost impossible. Sam further asks him if siblings are the closest match, and if full siblings have an even better chance of being a match. Troy concurs. He thanks Troy and rushes off.

Later, as he's putting two and four together, he makes one final call to tie it all together. He calls Paloma Sanchez. He asks Paloma if she's the same midwife who delivered the Manning baby in Mexico, the one who died.

Are you ready, people?

Paloma says:

"The baby no die, señor. He is in Llanview, with la familia Manning. I see him myself."

He thanks Paloma and hangs up in shock. He says into the air,
"Oh, my god! Blair adopted her own baby and she doesn't even know it!"

Enter Blair to stare into the horrified look of her lawyer/friend/detective.


Tune in tomorrow, folks, and stay with us in our continuing coverage of this late-breaking story.

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