Chris: Today's my interview. Do I look ... INTERVIEWABLE? Nancy: Very very physician-like. Solid. Professional. Chris: Hm. I don't want to overdo it. I don't want to come on like Dr Doom, y'know? Nancy: I'm just kidding. You look terrific. Chris: Now you're talking. Hey, great news about Rachel. Brief chat about Rachel. She & Mac have gone to Lake Laurel for a little rest and relaxation. And how about you? How are you? Nancy: I'm fine. Chris: You look fine. In fact you look mmmmmagnificent. Nancy feels much happier now that Rachel remembers. Chris: Did I tell you that one of the prime motivating factors in my going into medicine was because I'm crazy about candy stripers? Nancy: Oh boy, that's kind of an extreme reaction, don't you think, Dr Chapin? Chris: Yeah, but you don't know HOW crazy I am about one candy-striper in particular. Nancy: Things may be looking up after all.
Kathleen wandered into Cass' office with Brava's article about him for him to look at and a poster bearing the legend 'The Lesoleil Woman' and a photograph of Krystle.
The Ewing plot is pressed for time.
Cass didn't think it was funny. She apologised. He changed his mind. They had a good laugh. Did him good. He's been down. He read the article and was taken aback to find he came off looking good. "Well I don't think we'd sell too many magazines saying 'This jerk is running the place.'" She said an underling had written it. (I suspect her.) She said she'd find out who for him. Kathleen got a call on his phone and went tearing out of there, Cass close on her heels.
Chris: So you think being a doctor is a snap, huh? Nancy: Oh, I don't THINK it, Dr Chapin, I KNOW it. Chris: Oh, really? And how did you come by this information, Miss McGowan? Nancy: By observation. You see, a doctor talks to his patients, finds out what's wrong, and then cures them, right? Snap. Chris: Yeah, well you make it sound very simple. Nancy: NOW, passing out magazines, I mean, instinctively knowing who likes what magazine, which one to pass out -- Chris: Oh, you -- you have this gift? Nancy: I'm afraid modesty prevents me from admitting it. Chris: Ooh, magazine distribution, now that's very delicate work. Nancy: And that's not all we do. Chris: There's MORE? Nancy: From time to time I am called upon to arrange flowers. Chris: I had no idea. Nancy: Few people do. Chris: Actually, I don't blame them. If I were sick and you came into my room I'd be thrilled to have you arrange my flowers. Nancy: I really do like it here though. At first I hated it, I mean all those sick people and everything. Chris: So what did you do? Kick them out? Nancy: No, I got used to them. They enjoy helping people. He asked her to spend time with him. She was reluctant. She said she'd like to (with an incipient but) and he leaped in joyously and said 'an affirmative response!" he had to check out Dr Reinman so he fled offering a ride home. "Hey, watch out for Reinman. He eats residents for breakfast." Victoria appeared to talk to Nancy.
Larry's got Bowman (an offensive blond man) to explain how one met Jimmy by means of threats. One says "Nice weather we're having," and Jimmy replies "It's been raining. But it's better now."
A deep voice said "Nice weather we're having." And Jimmy replied, "It's been raining. But it's better now." The voice was revealed as Catlin in sunglasses. (I prefer Freddie Widgeon and Psmith. Psmith had to wear a pink chrysanthemum and say "There will be rain in Northumberland tomorrow," to which Freddie would reply "Good for the crops." Psmith tried various people before he found Freddie.)
Sally's going over bills in the cabin. Jamie came over. He'd given her the day off but he brought over some work for her to look at but there's plenty of time. (Jamie looks uncomfortable. He must have to sack her.) They're thrilled Rachel's better. Jamie's going in search of MJ. Things aren't great there. Sally doesn't know where Catlin is.
Jimmy took Catlin to a suite. He's going to set up a meeting with Tommy Lee. Catlin is doing his best to be sinister and deadly obnoxious so as to keep Jimmy in his place. (Infinitely better than his Donna tactics. It's easier to see him hauling off and plugging Jimmy in the nose than kissing him.) He told Jimmy he could leave but Jimmy said Tommy Lee had told him to hang out with him. Catlin called him Timmy and said he wasn't going to lounge about with some stooge waiting for the phone to ring. Jimmy in tremendous awe left. Catlin called Larry begging to be hastily filled in on Roy.
Cass and Kathleen rushed to the McKinnons' to find water dripping from the kitchen ceiling. Kathleen went upstairs and Cass went outside to see if the flow could be stopped. Some woman trotted back and forth across the kitchen relaying messages like "I've turned every water thing off down there. Something should happen," and "I've used every towel in the place. Where's the plumber? How could Cass be such a dunce?" Cass was not thrilled. The woman is Mrs Casey. She told Cass about $1,000s of water damage. Kathleen was killingly sweet to her and got rid of her "The old harpy. She just loves it when disaster strikes -- especially the McKinnons." (She called Cass Mr Witherspoon. He's such a non-Witherspoon.) Kathleen's soaking. Cass is overcome by giggles.
Victoria has told Nancy about Perry. Nancy is now wildly depressed and nasty. And sarcastic. Victoria was sorry for upsetting her but calm. She said as she left "If you ever want to talk --" Nancy called Muffy.
Catlin returned to the cabin and found Sally upset over a bit of paper she'd found among the Jamiestuff saying Brava was shifting toward a photographic emphasis. She fears for her job and is annoyed at Jamie for trying to protect her. Catlin thought she was overreacting and told her so. She got mad. He told her he hadn't much time and he wouldn't be able to see her for a while. She got really mad and confused. Then she got worried. He can't explain and he shouldn't be seen with her but he hugged her and assured her he loved her devotedly and everything would be okay. He pried her loose hastily and fled.
Victoria excused her behaviour re: Nancy to Jake. She's jealous of his attentions to Marley. He thinks she makes things too difficult for everyone. She says she thinks about their plans and realises they were in vain because she could've just walked up to the door any time and been Loved (in both senses, capital L and small).
Kathleen called the plumber. "Look, I don't mind being put on hold. Just don't put on the musi----c." Cass is shovelling towels into the dryer. Kathleen chewed the plumber out for promising prompt service and providing no service, prompt or otherwise. Enter Daniel with a couple of men and a pump to get rid of the water. The men went upstairs. Cass came bounding in full of a great idea -- using kitty litter instead of towels. Daniel told him the result would be mud. Kathleen told Cass about the pump. Daniel went to watch the men. Kathleen thanked (a morosely slinking away) Cass for all his invaluable help. Sincerely. But he left when Daniel called for help to change his suit although she called after him "Wait -- I just wanted to tell you -- it was fun." Commercial. Daniel has now sealed the bathroom properly. He likes the house. He's a family man. ("One-woman man, home-loving type all complete with slippers and pipe." Not theirs. Oklahoma.) He asked her to lunch. He plastered the pipes. She's impressed. "Fabulous salary. Glamorous job. Skilled workman. What more could a woman want?" I think the answer in this case is Cass. Daniel may be perfect but in spite of some of his nice features there's still a wall between us and them. She sounds perplexed that Daniel is not all she wants. That tone of voice.
Michaud told Cass his problem was he was an American. Cass doesn't think that's likely to go away. Michaud assured him he didn't want it to but it caused him to try to please the greatest number of people with the Lesoleil Woman, producing women with 'a general inoffensiveness.' Not what we want. We want an individual with an attitude. Sparkle and fire.
MJ and Larry are in a van drinking respectively lukewarm and dead cold coffee. Stakeout I guess it is. They're worried because Catlin has gone to see Sally (Larry thinks he did it not knowing right from wrong but I think it's his aversion to hotel rooms). Larry does concede that maybe one should tell one's wife things. But the concession is vague. He says being a cop ruins relationships and dragged Jamie into it. She wishes he understood. "Well what's so bad about being a spinster anyway? You get to sit in a van with your leg cramping up drinking lukewarm coffee ... and we've got the pension to look forward to." "Oh, yeah, right, quarter of a century and we're on easy street." "Right around the corner."
Jamie couldn't find MJ so he went to the cabin to retrieve the folders. Sally told him she'd found the memo. He was contrite. She wants to be treated like a professional not a little sister. He told her he was sorry but he had been going to tell her and he wanted to talk over lunch. She doesn't want to go out. It's been a bad morning. She wants to be alone. He left. "Let him be okay. Please let Catlin be okay."
Jimmy's waiting for Catlin behind his door with a knife. Catlin entered and saw him in the mirror so he wheeled round and kicked him armless. Jimmy was impressed. Catlin was coldly put out. Jimmy said Tommy Lee was mad he'd gone. Catlin threatened to leave until Jimmy confessed it hadn't been Tommy Lee's idea to knife him. Jimmy's scared. Catlin (no doubt enjoying himself hugely) said from now on when he said jump Jimmy was to say "How high?" How sweet. He told him to call Tommy Lee.
Chapin's unscathed after his meeting. Nancy wouldn't go out with him. He took it well.
Cass thought about Michaud's definition of the Lesoleil Woman. He thought of Kathleen in her curlers with orange knees and various other situations. He knows what to do now. As we have all along.