на здоровье*. Cass and Anna Linka drank each other's health. Nicole came up with John and tried to make catty remarks. Mitch gazed at Felicia and told Wally marriage was on his mind. Gloria Loring burst out of the elevator. She and Felicia fell into each other's arms. Gloria promised to do her the favour she'd asked.
Jamie and Lisa arrived at Vicky's New Year's party. Michael got dressed to go to Tops. Vicky told him she'd heard Donna would be there.
Bridget helped wedge Donna into Michael's favourite dress. Enter Charles McBride.
Mac waited his announcement on Sam. Amanda told him and Rachel that they'd had a fight and he [Sam] wouldn't come. Rachel took it upon herself to assemble him. Amanda despaired.
Michael passed Adam on his way out. Vicky greeted Adam very affectionately and threatened to ply him with Long Island iced tea, a concept with which he is not acquainted. Poor Adam. [He is very dressed, and lovely at it.] Jamie accused Lisa of being quiet.
The music in Tops is weird My Fair Lady. Felicia smiled at Mitch across the room. Mary came with Vince. She was at pains to tell Felicia they were just good friends. Felicia rushed off. Jason greeted the McKinnons. Mitch told Felicia she was the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen. She kissed him. Donna and Charles arrived. Nicole and John took notice. Nicole warned Donna it could backfire. Donna blamed her bitter attitude on Cass' dancing with Anna Linka. Michael arrived and spotted Donna flirting ostentatiously with Charles.
Lisa accused Jamie of backing off. He told her he didn't want to fail at marriage again. Vicky brought them drinks and was concerned for Jamie. Nobody knows anything about Long Island iced tea. Will these people ever have heads …
Rachel caught Sam coming out of Mary's Place and insisted he attend her party. She gave him a hint. He followed.
Michael recognized Charles. He deduced Donna's motives. John ran into Jason. Felicia introduced Gloria Loring singing "Somebody." Scott led Dawn to a seat.
A lot of people left Vicky's party. Lisa drank to excess. Adam approached Cheryl and, addressing her as "beautiful," asked her to dance. He was not standing close enough to her, however, for Vicky leaped between them and insisted he take a phone call. Cheryl noticed the time and fled to Tops to hear Dawn's song. Julie Ann grabbed her date and her coat to go to the Brava party. [Isn't that a little weird? Isn't Vicky's party the kind of party one attends after a Brava party?] Adam was summoned back to headquarters. Only Lisa and Jamie and a rather sweet stranger remained. Lisa was very merry. They played, oddly, "If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful" and danced.
Mac got tired of waiting and tried to get the ball rolling. He made a speech. He unveiled the cover as Rachel led Sam in. Amanda beamed.
The rather sweet stranger is Nathan, only recast. He had to go to work. Lisa curled up against Jamie and watched the Times Square thing. She nodded off. Victoria was not displeased. Ringing in the new year alone with Jamie appeals.
Gloria Loring. "Somebody." applause. Cheryl arrived. Gloria announced that she was going to sing Dawn's song. Everyone's eyes filled with tears as she sang. Dawn thanked Gloria. With all the praise flying around, she seemed to care only for Scott's. Felicia counted down and rushed to Mitch for a midnight kiss. Vince pecked Cheryl and then he and Mary kissed in a very friendly fashion indeed. Scott told Dawn he loved her. Wally wore a funny hat. Felicia kissed him sweetly. Cass kissed Nicole on the cheek. Michael watched Donna hug Charles, who watched Donna watch Michael and sent her over to him. She said Happy New Year. Michael kissed her. She grabbed her fur and rushed out.
Vicky cheered and demanded that Jamie kiss her. He obliged, over Lisa's sleeping form. She apologized for ruining his New Year's but wouldn't let him leave and made him yell Happy New Year out the window and use a noisemaker. She threw confetti at him and stood very close. She put Close To You on the record player and they danced.
With everyone working around the room wishing Happy New Year, Sam and Amanda were bound to meet, and they did, whereupon he kissed her. They stared at each other. He turned hastily to Liz and when he turned back Amanda was gone.
Donna returned home humming gaily. She told Bridget she knew Michael loved her. Bridget gave her a special delivery letter containing the final divorce decree.
Jason cut in on Vince and Mary. She refused to dance with Jason. When he accused her of being afraid, she was forced to dance with him to prove she wasn't. I hate that. Mitch told Felicia he wanted her to marry him this year.
* In fact Cass informs Nicole that Anna Linka is not, as Nicole supposes, Hungarian, but rather Czech. So presumably they said "na zdravi" which is similar to the Russian but not the same. Hungarian would be quite different: Egészségére.↩