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Post by topbilled on Jan 28, 2023 13:17:42 GMT
Thanks. Glad you're following the storyline(s).
I haven't written any teleplays for it yet. I wanted to make sure I had all the outlines fleshed out first. As you can expect, it's a lot of revising.
There are six seasons, 150 episodes. One of the supporting characters, Birdie Conwell the bag lady, I had planned to kill her off in the middle of season 3. But when I went back to revise the outline for the one where she is murdered, I couldn't bring myself to kill her off because I had grown very attached to her and realized there was a lot more mileage I could get from her. So I have had to revise seasons 4, 5 & 6 to ensure she has a continuing role in the main storylines.
So you can see why I don't want to start the teleplays until I am sure how long each character remains relevant. My only hard rule when I started was that Jude has to appear in every single episode, since the title of the show is named after him. But as I have been developing the storylines, several of the supporting and recurring characters have grown in importance like Birdie. Actually I have not read them all and I don't think I am following the story line very well. At the beginning it doesn't seem be a continuous story, just different episodes. Later on it seems that there IS a story line. My reading was not all that attentive I'm afraid and sometime I skimmed. Nevertheless, overall quite an achievement. I'm impressed.
Season 1 is mostly self-contained episodes. There is a two-parter (Nightmare Maker) which has a sequel or what you might call a follow-up episode later. Season 2 consists of self-contained episodes during the first half, but mid-way through season 2 there is a long-range arc that focuses on the Salerno family. I guess you could say that arc is inspired by WiseGuy and Law & Order: Organized Crime. The main reason I did this continuing arc in the second half of season 2 is that we needed to see what a 'wrong un' Sonja's husband Marek was, how he was connected to this powerful mob family. I couldn't just have him turn bad or be revealed as a villain in one episode.
The saga with the Salerno family comes to a big conclusion near the end of season 2, and then we are back to self-contained episodes again. In Season 3, Sonja divorces Marek. Ultimately she will be free to marry Jude in Season 4, which is where that particular story thread is heading.
All of Season 3 has self-contained episodes, and so do Season 4 & 5...though there are some on-going plot threads involving Jude & Sonja, the captain and his wife Nenita, as well as the supporting characters like Amanda and Birdie. I write Marty out at the beginning of season 3, because I wanted him to get married and go off to a different location for a new job, which can set him up for his own spinoff. Marty is replaced by another young rookie detective named Ryan who is very different from Marty, with a lot of secrets. And Ryan stays on the show till the end.
Season 6 has a long-range arc at the beginning, because I need to set the stage for the climactic ending of the show later in that final season.
One thing I think 'Dallas' did wrong was that in the early seasons there were all these people who hated J.R., all these dangerous enemies he made. But mid-way through the show, he has defeated all of them too easily.
With 'Jude Anthony' I wanted to create some memorable villains like Tony Salerno who get brought to justice but can still a pose a threat...because while Tony is behind bars, he still has people on the outside working for him. So that when we get to season 6, there is an episode where a sniper shoots Jude, out of the blue...and it could be payback from any of these criminal types that he's sent to prison in the early seasons. There is a mystery involving who is trying to kill him. It makes sense that he'd have a lot of enemies after years of working law enforcement, and that in the end his life would be in mortal danger.
So to address what you said, most of the series consists of self-contained episodes...but there's a long-range arc in season 2 and another long-range arc in season 6. |
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Post by topbilled on Jan 28, 2023 15:43:47 GMT
047 Recriminations
Outline written by Jarrod McDonald, c) 2023
We do not see at first whether Marek and Sonja have survived the accident. Just that the car plunged into the river and seems to have been totaled.
In the next shots, we learn they both managed to get out alive. Sonja is bruised, but she’s running away from Marek to her aunt’s farm which is just across the field. He can barely catch up with her, but they are now at the home of Wanda Jablonski who came out on the porch to shake a rug.
Wanda is happy to see them, but notices something is off. Marek says they had an accident and his new car is in the river. Wanda is glad they’re okay and will call the sheriff.
In the next part, Sheriff Hank Vickers has shown up to ask some questions. He says his deputy and some local men pulled the car out of the river, but it will cost plenty to fix. Marek’s not worried about that. He’s more concerned about whether Sonja will say anything re: what they argued about.
After Hank leaves, we see Sonja taking a bath upstairs. Wanda comes in to check on her. She asks if everything is really okay. Sonja breaks down and says she thinks her marriage is broken and cannot be saved. Aunt Wanda comforts her.
We then cut to scenes in Chicago at Oak Haven mental institution. Amanda has come by to check on Sandra, who is still going in and out of Cassie mode. In a more lucid moment, Sandra/Cassie realizes that Naldo’s fate is also up in the air. Amanda says Naldo has been cooperating with law enforcement and will likely get a reduced sentence. Amanda tells Sandra to concentrate on getting well.
We go to the Salerno mansion. Felicia has shown up to see A.J. It’s the first time she’s ever been inside the Salernos’ home. She asks about Tony. A.J. says his father is still not out of the woods. His mother is at the hospital now, and A.J. was about to head over there. Felicia has some business to attend to, but she’ll catch up with him later. They kiss.
Meanwhile Amanda has gone to the precinct after speaking to Sandra. She admits Sandra is pretty messed up and that Tony Salerno is mostly responsible for that. The captain reacts. Jude and Marty are off to the side discussing a call that just came in from Hank Vickers in Kankakee. They bring the captain and Amanda up to speed. Marek’s car crashed into the river. Amanda can see that Jude’s worried about Sonja.
We cut back to Sonja at her aunt’s farm. She tells Wanda about some of the business dealings Marek’s had with two crime families in Chicago. She’s afraid that her husband has killed people. Before Wanda can say anything, Marek comes up and wants a moment with his wife alone.
Sonja and Marek step on to the porch. Things are still very tense between them. He asks what she’s been telling her aunt about him. She tries to be vague but he grabs her arm and tells her to stop playing games. Wanda approaches with a shotgun and tells him to let go of Sonja which he does. She says she’s called Hank and told him what Sonja said to her about Marek’s criminal activities.
We then cut to St. Joseph’s hospital in Chicago. A.J. has shown up to see his father, who’s hovering between life and death. A.J. can’t find his mother who was said to have been visiting Tony’s bedside a short while ago. As A.J. has an emotional heart to heart with his unconscious father, we see that Concetta has stolen a vial of something lethal from a lab.
In the next scene Concetta returns to Tony’s room as A.J. finishes his tearful soliloquy. A.J. is wiping the tears and doesn’t realize at first what his mother has come into the room to do. She says Tony needs to die for everything he’s done, especially to poor Sandra. She then tries to administer the contents of the vial, but A.J. attempts to stop her. They struggle over the vial, and Concetta accidentally injects the stuff into A.J.
Back at Wanda Jablonski’s farm outside Kankakee, Hank Vickers and his men have shown up and they surround the premises. On the porch Marek has managed to take the shotgun away from Wanda by overpowering her. He is pointing it at her and Sonja.
Hank’s deputy gets the drop on Marek and there is a struggle. The shotgun goes off. This struggle is intercut with the struggle between Concetta and A.J. over the vial in the hospital room back in Chicago.
At the end of this sequence we learn Marek killed the deputy, but Hank got off a shot that critically wounded Marek who fell to the ground, dropped the shotgun and was captured. Sonja buries her head in her aunt’s chest, crying. Wanda says it’s over now.
Meanwhile at the hospital in Chicago, Concetta has run to get a doctor after realizing she gave her son a lethal dose of something toxic A.J. has dropped to the floor in Tony’s room and is convulsing. At the same time Felicia has shown up to find A.J. and she learns what is going on.
While a doctor and nurse try to save A.J.’s life, Felicia and Concetta have a catfight in the hallway. This is stopped when both are given news that A.J. has died. Felicia runs in to see A.J. and hold shis lifeless body in her arms. Concetta panics and starts to flee, but a security guard catches her.
In the next part, Jude and Marty have arrived. They arrest Concetta, who is uncontrollably upset. A distraught Felicia shouts after her that she deserves years of prison time for what she’s done to A.J.
At the precinct a short time later Concetta is being booked. The captain tells Jude they just heard from Hank Vickers again, and that Marek went on a rampage and is in custody. Jude steps off to call Sonja to make sure she is okay. She admits she’s still numbed by recent events and in shock. Jude says it will only get better from here on out. She reacts.
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Post by topbilled on Jan 29, 2023 15:46:30 GMT
048 Ryan
Outline written by Jarrod McDonald, c) 2023
A lot of people turn out for A.J. Salerno’s funeral at Holy Name Cathedral. Concetta is out on bail and is there. She spots Felicia across the room, and gives her a cold stare which Felicia ignores.
Jude is there, too, which Concetta deeply resents. Naldo has struck a deal with the prosecutors, getting a suspended sentence for providing evidence against Tony and agreeing to provide evidence against Concetta and Marek. He has brought Cassie/ Sandra to the funeral, who is out from Oak Haven on a day pass. Naldo knows she lost Joey, but he will always be here to provide emotional support, which means the world to her.
Sitting next to Concetta we see the Salernos’ attorney Blake McCandless who seems to be joined to her at the hip these days. Also at the funeral service is another person way in the back. He is a young man named Ryan Camden.
After the service, as Father Delacruz and the Salernos go out to the gravesite, Ryan walks to the church office with Sister Agnes. They know each other very well, and she says she is going to speak to Jude Anthony about him. He thanks her and leaves. Ryan then heads to the Salerno gravesite, where he will watch A.J.’s burial from his car at a distance.
Back at the church office, Jude comes in to see Sister Agnes. He says he could tell she needed to discuss something. Yes, she says and closes the door. She begins a short story, which is accompanied by brief flashbacks.
We learn that over twenty years ago, fraternal twin brothers were born to one of Jude’s former classmates Nola Camden when she was in college. Nola had contemplated abortion but decided to go through with the pregnancy. The man who got Nola pregnant was a gangster’s son named Antonio Salerno.
Tony took over his family’s business when his father died. But now he’s languishing in a coma at St. Joseph’s hospital. We already know that Tony married a beautiful woman named Concetta, and they had a son named Antonio Jr. (A.J.) that was recently killed. We learn that A.J. was one of the twins Nola had; taken by Tony after Concetta had given birth to a stillborn child at the same time.
Tony let Nola keep and raise the other son who physically resembled her. His name is Ryan, and he’s just graduated from the police academy. Sister Agnes tells Jude to look after Ryan Camden, for Nola’s sake.
Awhile back Nola became an innocent bystander in a shooting ordered by Tony Salerno (carried out by Marek). Tony knew that Nola died because of what he had Marek do, and this was one of several things Marek held over him and threatened to go to Jude about.
In the next scenes, we see that Marek is still being held in Kankakee after his recent arrest. The judge down there denied bail, citing him as a flight risk. Marek has obtained a pro-bono lawyer, since Sonja had all their accounts frozen. Marek is angry and vows to beat the charges and get even with everyone who’s wronged him. But Blake McCandless shows up to see him and this changes things.
Blake admits to Marek that he was sent here by Concetta. Concetta already has to deal with the testimony against her by Naldo, and she does not want Marek to do any more damage (he already connected her to Tony’s business accounts).
In exchange for Marek admitting that he set her up at A.J.’s request, Blake will make sure Marek gets a reduced sentence and will not be in prison very long. Another bonus is that if Marek cooperates, Concetta will see to it that Marek has a million dollars to start over after he’s out of prison. Marek decides to go along with this. He fires his pro-bono attorney and allows Blake to represent him, pleading guilty.
Sonja is still at her aunt’s farm when she learns about Marek’s decision to plead guilty and go to prison immediately to begin serving his reduced term. Wanda is happy that Sonja can return to Chicago with all his behind her.
The following day Sonja has returned to work at the coffee shop, though Dewey is will to continue running things if she needs more time off. But she needs to work to stay busy and she needs to make sure Dewey is not offering all kinds of special discounts, since he has no business sense. Jude comes in for a coffee and is glad she’s back.
At the same time we see Ryan Camden has gone to St. Joseph’s hospital to visit a comatose Tony Salerno. He sees his father hooked up to all those tubes and recalls when his mother Nola was on life support, because of what Tony and Marek did to her. He thinks it’s ironic justice.
This scene is interrupted when Ryan gets a call from Captain O’Reilly at the precinct who says Jude recommended him, at Sister Agnes’ urging for a new job opening up. He’d like Ryan to come by this afternoon.
We go to Jude arriving at the precinct, learning the captain phoned Ryan who will be stopping by later. It is said that Marty is out of town. He has gone to the country to see Pamela, the girl he almost married. They’ve been in touch, and they seem to be getting back together.
Pamela’s family has a farm across the road from Sonja’s Aunt Wanda. When Marty and Pamela are walking through a field talking about where things stand between them, Marty doesn’t realize Pamela has marriage in mind again. She says they had something special and can get back again. She kisses him, and he discovers how much he’s missed her.
At the precinct in Chicago, Ryan is finishing an interview with the captain and Jude. Amanda has also come in on her day off to meet him. She likes Ryan and thinks he’d be a good addition to the team. The captain has just received a good recommendation from Ryan’s teachers at the academy and decides to hire Ryan.
But before Ryan accepts the job, he tells them all he’s related to the Salernos, that Tony Salerno is his father. Jude already knew about this because of Sister Agnes. The captain actually thinks this could work in their favor, if Ryan is interested in gathering evidence to convict Tony once Tony wakes up. Ryan says Tony was responsible for Marek killing his mother, and he wants Tony to pay for that. Then it’s settled, the captain says. Ryan is officially hired.
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Post by topbilled on Jan 30, 2023 15:54:40 GMT
049 The Grim Reaper’s Appointment Has Been Rescheduled
Outline written by Jarrod McDonald, c) 2023
We start with a shot of the TV screen in the precinct. It seems that Concetta Salerno is determined to drum up favorable publicity before her trial begins. She has agreed to be interviewed by reporter Ashley Clark for a special sit-down chat inside the Salerno home. Ashley’s goal in doing this special is to get her own regular talk show on the local station.
During the interview segment, which is overseen by Concetta’s lawyer Blake McCandless, Concetta plays up all the good the Salerno family has done over the years. This includes funding a geriatric wing at St. Joseph hospital, as well as donating to countless children’s charities throughout greater Chicago during the past decade. The way she tells it, they’re all saints. Jude is sick of this and tells Amanda to turn it off.
Ryan is there in his new uniform and has his own reaction. He admits to Jude and Amanda that he’s dedicated to collecting every scrap of evidence they can get to nail Concetta and nail Ryan’s father Tony after Tony wakes up.
The captain motions Jude to step into his office. We go with Jude, who closes the door behind him. Jude says Ryan is fitting in well. The captain is glad to hear it. But he has something else on his mind. He starts complaining that Marty is still in Kankakee. Apparently Marty extended his time off, and this is putting a strain on Jude and Amanda and the other detectives.
Jude thinks that as soon as Ryan learns their procedures, he’ll be able to take on some of Marty’s duties. Jude then says he spoke to Marty last night on the phone, and he thinks Marty and Pamela are going to end up getting married after all. He wouldn’t be surprised if Marty comes back with a wife on his arm. The captain reacts.
We go back to Ryan and Amanda in the main precinct area. Amanda realizes that some of the secretaries find Ryan attractive, but he seems to have no time for them, except professionally. Ryan gets a call and is surprised to hear the voice on the other end. It’s Blake McCandless who says his client would like to speak to him.
We cut to the Salerno mansion a short time later. Ryan has shown up, and he is ushered inside. Concetta is surprised to see him in his uniform. She knew he had gone to the academy but wasn’t sure his training was over. Ryan says it is, and he is now working with Jude Anthony.
As Concetta reacts, Blake tells Ryan that Concetta would like to make an offer, all legal of course, to ensure that some of the Salerno money goes to Ryan since after all he is Tony’s only living son. Ryan says he regards himself as his late mother’s son, a Camden. Concetta recalls knowing Nola and was grateful to Nola for giving her A.J. Ryan reacts.
Ryan then makes it clear that he is working to help prosecutors convict Concetta in her upcoming trial, and that he intends to help obtain a similar conviction against Tony. But Concetta says she doesn’t think Tony will wake up, at least that is what the doctors are saying. And if Tony dies, Ryan could stand to inherit a lot.
Ryan says he won’t take any of the Salerno money. If he is bequeathed anything, he will give it to the church. As Ryan stands up to leave, Concetta sees something in him that reminds her of A.J. She looks at A.J.’s picture on the mantel and tells Ryan that A.J. wouldn’t be dead if it weren’t for his getting involved with Felicia D’Amico. But Ryan knows Felicia did not give A.J. the fatal poison that killed him, it was Concetta.
After Ryan leaves, Concetta tells Blake that she wants him to hire someone to keep tabs on him. She doesn’t want Ryan to do anything that will negatively affect the outcome of her trial.
We then go to Ryan outside the mansion. His car won’t start and he calls for a tow truck. A limo pulls up and offers to give him a ride. It’s Felicia. Ryan hops inside and says he’s heading back to the precinct. Felicia says she has heard about Ryan’s aversion to all things Salerno, and is surprised he was over in this neighborhood. Ryan says Concetta summoned him and laughs, because Concetta didn’t get far with him.
As they ride towards the precinct, Felicia says she will provide any resources that will help Ryan and the others obtain convictions against Concetta and Tony. Ryan says Felicia’s own business activities make her a target of the police, and he won’t accept any help from her accept this ride which he thanks her for as they pull up in front of the precinct.
We cut to the inside of the precinct where Amanda and Jude are watching through the window, and see Ryan getting out of Felicia’s limo. As Ryan comes inside, he explains he had car trouble at the Salerno home. He then tells Jude and Amanda all that he learned speaking to Blake, Concetta and Felicia.
We go back to the Salerno home. Blake has left, and Concetta receives another visitor. It is Naldo Benini’s mother Adeline. She says Naldo is planning to marry Sandra when she is well, but Adeline wants Concetta to ensure the marriage doesn’t take place. She is afraid Sandra will not remain stable and revert back to her Cassie persona. Concetta says she has more pressing concerns than how Sandra lives the rest of her life.
Concetta orders Adeline out and goes back to opening some mail at the desk in the study. But Adeline will not leave until she’s convinced Concetta to help. The women end up fighting, and Concetta rings for the maid. Except the maid is out shopping. Adeline pushes her and Concetta falls, accidentally stabbing herself with the sharp letter opener. Adeline realizes what’s happened and she quickly leaves. Concetta bleeds to death.
A short while later the maid has returned home and she goes into the study to tell Mrs. Salerno she’s back. She finds Concetta’s lifeless body and screams. She quickly calls the police.
In the next part Jude and Ryan are there, and so is Blake McCandless. Ryan recalls his earlier chat with Concetta and Blake and is stunned by Concetta’s sudden death. Jude cryptically remarks that this will save the taxpayers the cost of an expensive trial. He then questions the maid who says she went shopping and met up with her boyfriend, which is why she took long getting back. Jude will have Ryan question the boyfriend.
The boyfriend has just shown up, hearing from the maid about what has happened. He verifies the maid was with him at his place. Meanwhile, Jude is combing over everything in the study as Concetta’s body is taken out. He finds a monogrammed scarf that was dropped at the scene. It has the initials A.B. on it. Blake recalls having seen Adeline wear it.
We cut to Jude and Ryan heading to the Benini home. But they change course when they get a call from Amanda, who said Adeline has just shown up at the precinct to confess. A short time later, Jude and Ryan are there and obtain a full confession from Adeline, who will be charged with involuntary manslaughter. Naldo has shown up. He’s angry that the Salernos are still causing trouble for his family. Ryan can relate.
In the last scene, Ryan has gone back to the hospital to see Tony. The doctors tell him what Concetta had said, that the longer Tony remains in a coma the less likely he will wake up. It is said Tony has a brother named Umberto, or Berto for short, who lives in Las Vegas. Berto has contacted a long-term care facility in Chicago, and he’s arranging for Tony to be sent there tomorrow.
After the doctor leaves, Ryan tells his comatose father he’s sorry for what happened to A.J. but he ’s glad A.J.’s the one who had to deal with the rottenness of the Salerno name, not him.
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Post by topbilled on Jan 31, 2023 15:19:59 GMT
050 Amanda's Place
Outline written by Jarrod McDonald, c) 2023
The episode begins with a party at Biggie’s bar and grill near the precinct. Amanda’s birthday is being celebrated. She’s turning 40.
We learn that two people who worked at the bar quit their jobs in the past week. Biggie Longfellow, the owner who happens to be a dwarf, has hired Shorty Crawford, the 7 foot tall giant that we first saw in ‘Requiem for a Lost Soul’ to be the new bartender. Shorty left his job at the car wash. Biggie and Shorty make quite a pair!
Meanwhile, Amanda has announced she’s investing some of her savings in the bar, to help Biggie and Shorty renovate the place. She will basically be a silent partner, since Biggie’s name is still above the door and he makes all the hiring and firing decisions.
During the party Amanda meets a man named Noah Dennison, and they hit it off. At the same time Marty is back from Kankakee, and Jude wonders if Marty is jealous of Amanda getting close to Noah. But Marty says he wants Amanda to be happy. Things between him and Amanda did not work out, and that was for a reason. He then tells Jude and the captain that he and Pamela are engaged again and are going to give married life a real try.
Jude orders a round of drinks for Marty which adds to the celebration already occurring. Amanda learns about Marty’s engagement and is happy for him. Ryan comes in and he also congratulates Marty.
The next day we see Amanda at the precinct. She is telling one of the secretaries about the guy Noah she met the night before. They hope she has finally found ‘the one.’ Bernice comes in to tell the captain she heard from Heidi, and she overhears Amanda mention Noah Dennison.
Bernice knows the Dennison family, from Lake Forest. She warns Amanda that Noah’s mother can be ‘tricky’ to get along with. Amanda reacts.
Meanwhile Ryan is on duty. He goes to St. Joseph’s hospital to meet lawyer Blake McCandless there. They ensure that his father Tony is sent to the long-term care facility that Tony’s brother Berto contacted.
After this is finished, Ryan stops off at the coffee shop to meet Naldo. He tells Naldo that Tony is now out of the way, and they can all get on with their lives. It is said that Naldo’s mother Adeline agreed to the charge of involuntary manslaughter and is already serving time in a women’s facility. Naldo mentions that Sandra is well enough to marry, and she’s getting out of Oak Haven later today. Ryan’s glad to hear this.
Naldo asks Ryan if Ryan will meet him and Sandra at the justice of the peace this afternoon. He’d like Ryan to be a witness, pseudo best man. He doesn’t have anyone else to ask, and they’ve become friendly. Ryan says he’d be honored, especially since Sandra is technically his cousin.
We then cut to the justice of the peace later. Sandra looks radiant in a simple dress. Vows are exchanged, and she and Naldo are now married. They thank Ryan and Amanda, whom Ryan dragged along as another witness. Then they head off on their honeymoon.
As Amanda and Ryan return to the precinct, Amanda is pleasantly surprised to see Noah has shown up. Bernice has come by again to see the captain. She is just leaving and says hi to Noah on her way out. Noah tells Amanda that he knows they just met and it might seem fast, but he’d like to invite Amanda to his home in Lake Forest for lunch on Sunday to meet his mother. Amanda accepts the invitation though she knows what Bernice had said about his mother being ‘tricky.’
We then dissolve to the Sunday dinner in Lake Forest. Amanda seems to get off on good footing with Noah’s mother, Maeve Dennison. But then when Maeve learns Amanda is a cop, she starts to act coolly towards her. Noah doesn’t care, because he likes Amanda anyway. In fact, he says he loves her when he takes her for a walk. He proposes to her outside, which catches Amanda completely off guard.
We cut to Biggie’s bar in Chicago. Shorty is helping him remodel and he is taking pictures and texting them to Amanda. Jude comes in and likes the progress they’re making.
Back at the Dennison home in Lake Forest, Noah has told his mother of his plans to marry Amanda who got caught up in the moment and said yes. Maeve is not happy about this and says that it should be a long engagement, in the hopes of their relationship not lasting. This annoys Noah who can read his mother like a book. Maeve says clearly Amanda wouldn’t be able to continue as a cop. It would not fit in with the family’s lifestyle. Amanda has no intention of giving up her career.
We cut back to Biggie’s bar. Marty is there now with Jude. They are off duty and having a drink. Marty gets a call from Pamela, who says her uncle Hank is still looking for a new deputy. She thinks that after they marry, Marty should work for her uncle down in Irwin, since she doesn’t want to move to Chicago. Marty reacts.
Off to the side, Biggie has called Amanda to see if she saw the pics he and Shorty sent. She saw them and likes them. He might rename the bar. It’s obvious Biggie’s ongoing crush on Amanda is far from over.
In the next part of the story, we have scenes with Marty quitting his job at the precinct. He has apparently been convinced by Pamela to work for her uncle Hank. The captain and Jude have given good references, but of course Pamela’s reference is the only one that really mattered. Marty is clearing out his things. He will see everyone again when they come down for the wedding in the summer.
After Marty exits, Amanda comes in and says she thinks she needs to quit too. Ryan can see the captain and Jude are not happy about this.
In the next scene Amanda tells them that she is marrying Noah, and he and his mother think she should give up her career. They react.
Later that afternoon, Amanda and Ryan have gone out on a call to investigate something. They arrive at a townhome owned by a woman named Mia Barlow. She was a witness to a burglary. Mia is seven months pregnant. Ryan asks where her husband is, but Mia says she is not married. The baby’s father doesn’t even know the baby exists.
Amanda and Ryan finish getting Mia’s statement. Amanda is walking through one of the rooms on their way out and she glimpses a photo of Mia with a man, someone Mia was very happy with not long ago. As Amanda looks closer, she realizes it is Noah. Mia catches Amanda staring at the photo. She admits that is the guy who fathered her unborn baby.
In the next scene it is a day later. Amanda has gone to the Dennison home in Lake Forest. She is ushered in to where Maeve is having tea. She joins Maeve who says Noah had to fly to Canada on some business. He will be back tonight. Amanda asks Maeve about Mia.
It’s clear that Maeve likes Mia less than Amanda. Amanda learns that Maeve broke up Mia and Noah, and that she knows Mia got pregnant. She paid Mia to have an abortion. Amanda says she met Mia on a routine investigation and Mia is still very much pregnant and in her last trimester in fact. Maeve reacts.
Amanda then takes off the ring Noah gave her, which she realizes is a ring that he had originally bought for Mia. She asks Maeve to break the news to Noah gently that she cannot marry. And for the sake of the baby, Maeve’s grand baby, she hopes to god Maeve tells Noah everything when he flies home tonight.
Maeve now has newfound respect for Amanda and thanks her for setting her straight. Amanda then leaves and doesn’t look back. As she gets into her car, she sees a text from Biggie to stop by the bar.
We cut to an hour later. Amanda is back in Chicago, and she pulls up outside the bar. She sees a new sign over the door. It says ‘Amanda’s Place.’ As she goes inside, she sees Jude who says the captain was happy that she changed her mind and decided not to quit. She says she broke things off with Noah, which is what Jude figured.
Biggie comes up and asks how Amanda likes the sign outside. She says she wants it to go back to being called Biggie’s, but she appreciates the gesture. She gives Biggie a peck on the cheek which makes him feel ten feet tall, or at least as tall as Shorty.
In the last scene Jude has walked with Amanda back to the precinct, before she starts a graveyard shift. They both look at the building and Jude tells her that there is only one place for her, and this is it.
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Post by topbilled on Feb 1, 2023 15:01:44 GMT
(c) 2022-2023 Jarrod McDonald
Season 3 Index
Marty and Pamela
Future of the Salernos
Fun and Games
Birdie Gets Married
When Jupiter Came Down to Earth
A Misunderstood Sacrifice
Cane and Enable
Woman from the Past
Sunrise Avenue
Prescription for a Dead Doctor
Adrian’s Mother
The New Year’s Eve Killer
Everything’s Fine in Dream Land Until It Isn’t
Becky
Heroes and Halos
The Time Alonso San Cristobal Visited Chicago
Starting Over
Thicker Than Water
Man without a Family, Part 1
Man without a Family, Part 2
Steve Cade Is on the Case
Blood Money from God
End of One Life and Beginning of Another
Mother’s Day, Part 1
Mother's Day, Part 2 |
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Post by topbilled on Feb 2, 2023 15:38:45 GMT
051 Marty and Pamela
Outline written by Jarrod McDonald, c) 2023
This is the pilot for a spinoff series featuring Marty and Pamela. It is included here as part of ‘Jude Anthony.’
We start with Jude and the captain at a tailor’s shop, getting their measurements taken for the monkey suits they will be wearing to Marty’s wedding. It is mentioned that Marty also asked Ryan to participate, but Ryan can’t make it since his landlord is selling the town home he’s been renting, so he has to find a new place. Also, Ryan plans to go to have a talk with Marek in Joliet, about Tony.
In the next scene, Jude drops the captain off at the precinct and goes on rounds. As he drives by the coffee shop, he sees a ‘for sale’ sign. He stops and goes inside. Dewey tells him it’s true, Sonja is selling the place. Jude calls Sonja but she doesn’t answer. We go to Sonja and see that she just got into a fender bender around the corner.
As Jude exits the shop with a coffee, he heads to his car and gets inside. He looks at the sign once more and drives to the corner, where he sees Sonja and the other driver exchanging insurance info. He pulls over and helps, even though Amanda is there and has it all under control. Jude still wants to take Sonja to the shop, since that is where she was headed. Her car is towed off to a mechanic.
Before Sonja can leave with Jude, Amanda says she has to finish writing a ticket. Jude doesn’t think that will be necessary and outranks her. As Jude and Sonja drive off to the coffee shop, the other driver tells Amanda it is not fair if that other woman (Sonja) doesn’t get a ticket, but she does. Amanda then tears up this lady’s ticket and tells her to get going, but drive carefully. The other car had less damage and can still be driven.
We go to the coffee shop. Jude is bringing Sonja in. Dewey learns what happened, and so does Birdie who is now there. Birdie says she has seen a lot of bad wrecks. She starts to describe some terrible collisions she has witnessed, which Dewey has heard before. He gives Birdie a free muffin to shut her up.
Off to the side, Sonja insists she will be fine. She doesn’t want Jude to coddle her. He asks about the sign outside. She explains that even though she and Marek are separated and he’s in prison, he put her into a lot of debt. Jude reacts and thinks there is a way she may be able to refinance. Sonja says she already thought about that, but after the year she’s had, she thinks maybe she should just leave and go live with her Aunt Wanda. It’s clear to Dewey and Birdie that Jude doesn’t want to see Sonja go anywhere.
Meanwhile at the precinct, the captain tells Amanda about the fittings. Amanda hopes Marty continues to be happy in Irwin. He’s spent the summer helping with the family farm run by Pamela’s mother Deirdre (first seen in ‘Till Death’). And he is also working for Pamela’s uncle, Sheriff Hank Vickers (who appeared in ‘Tiger’s Out’ and ‘Till Death’).
The captain’s wife Nenita comes in and she wants to know why he didn’t send any pics of the suit he picked out for the wedding. She wants to make sure that her dress matches. As they go to the captain’s office, he tells Nenita that whatever she wears will be fine. She mentions that Kokoy may be going with them to Marty’s wedding, and he asks why. She says Kokoy can be their chauffeur. She’s rented a limo. He thinks they cannot afford a limo. Nonsense, Nenita says. They are going to the wedding in style. The captain prays for strength.
We cut to the next day. Marty has stopped by the precinct, because he had to return to Chicago to do a final walk-through on his apartment which is happening a bit later. We reveal he held on to the place, in case his plans to marry Pamela fell through. But everything is still on track, so he is turning his place over to Ryan who will now be leasing it.
Marty chats with the secretaries and custodians. He has flashbacks of some of his cases here. And he particularly remembers parts of his relationship with Amanda, though he doesn’t mention this when he sees her. She kisses him and wishes him luck. It is said she won’t be at the wedding since someone needs to stay here and run the precinct while the captain and Jude are at the wedding and Ryan is off duty.
In the next scene Marty is at his apartment, meeting Ryan who just brought some stuff from the town home he’s moving out of. Marty shows him where the power switches are if the electricity goes out. He also gives Ryan advice about getting along with Jude and the others.
Marty then gives the keys to Ryan. Before he goes, he tells Ryan to be careful when visiting Marek, who will likely say anything to shift blame for his own crimes back on to the Salerno and D’Amico families. Ryan thanks Marty. As Marty steps away, he looks back one last time at the place he called home, his fun bachelor pad.
We then cut to the bar and grill, which has now just called Biggie’s again. Marty has stopped by to see Biggie and Shorty before leaving. Biggie asks for advice about Amanda. But Marty doesn’t want to go ‘there’ and just tells Biggie to be himself around Amanda. Marty then exits and hops into his car. What he doesn’t realize is that a stowaway child has climbed into the back of his minivan and is hiding behind some boxes of junk Marty got from his old apartment.
Dissolve to the next morning. Marty’s van is parked in the driveway of the farm where Pamela and her mother live just in Irwin. Pamela’s mother Dierdre has gone out early to see what sort of stuff Marty brought down from the city. She hears a noise and screams. Marty and Pamela run out of the house. This is when they discover little Hayden Washburn. He’s a precocious eight year-old black orphan.
Back in Chicago, Sister Agnes has discovered that Hayden ran way last night. She tells Father Delacruz who calls Jude at the precinct. At the same time Marty has just called the precinct to report finding Hayden.
Later when Jude stops at the church to speak to Sister Agnes and Father Delazruz, he tells them Hayden has been found. He asks if it would be all right if Hayden stayed in Irwin till the wedding was over. Jude or the captain can bring him back. They agree.
In the next sequence, we have Marty and Pamela’s wedding at a nice country church in Irwin. Jude is Marty’s best man. The captain is an honorary best man. Pamela’s uncle Hank walks her down the aisle, since her dad is not around.
In one of the pews, we see Nenita who is texting Kokoy. He drove the limo to some drop-off point where he is meeting a crony of his for undisclosed business. Nenita tells him to hurry up and get back before the captain gets suspicious why he’s not around.
During the reception, Kokoy has returned and is with Nenita and the captain. Jude is making a toast to the newlyweds. Marty and Pamela kiss as a proud Diedre looks on. Little Hayden is there, and he’s wormed his way into everyone’s hearts. He doesn’t want to go back with Jude and the captain. But he is told he has to go back, that Sister Agnes and Father Delacruz are expecting him.
Hayden runs off and hides again. Pamela realizes she doesn’t want Hayden to go, and asks Marty if it will be okay to adopt Hayden. This causes Hayden, who’s overheard, to come out of hiding. But he’ll go back into hiding if this is a trick. They tell him it’s no trick. Jude and the captain leave without Hayden, and Jude hopes Sister Agnes will be okay with this change of plan. The captain says Agnes will be overjoyed to have Hayden out of her hair. Jude guesses he’s right.
We then cut to Ryan meeting Marek at the penitentiary in Joliet. He asks about when Marek killed his mother on orders from Tony. Marek says he was running drugs for Tony, and he was taking the some of the drugs. All this impaired his judgment, and he now realizes his actions hurt a lot of people. To Ryan’s surprise, Marek doesn’t shift blame on to Tony, but keeps it squarely on himself.
Before Ryan leaves, Marek asks about Tony. Ryan says his father is still comatose. He has plans to visit him soon. If Tony regains consciousness he’ll be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Marek reacts. As Ryan exits the penitentiary, he sees a text from Naldo who says he has just returned to Chicago with Sandra.
We then cut to Jude returning to Chicago from the wedding. He stops at the coffee shop. Sonja is clearing some things out of the cupboards. Jude tells her not to sell. She says she needs to go somewhere else after everything that happened with Marek and start over. Jude says he would miss her. She just laughs. He’d miss her coffee and that is all.
Jude says she underestimates herself. He explains that he just left Marty and Pamela and their “son,” and he’s convinced people can still find happiness. She’d like to believe that’s true.
Sonja then goes to deal with a vendor who came to the side door, since the guy speaks Polish and Dewey doesn’t know the language. We then follow Jude out to his car. Birdie is pushing her shopping cart along the sidewalk. She sees him take the for sale sign off the front window, rip it in half and toss it into a nearby trashcan. She winks approvingly as he gets into his car and drives over to the precinct.
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Post by topbilled on Feb 3, 2023 16:05:53 GMT
052 Future of the Salernos
Outline written by Jarrod McDonald, c) 2023
As the episode begins, Jude walks into the precinct with Amanda following. She mentions hearing from Marty who seems to be adjusting to life in Irwin as a new husband and father. Jude isn’t sure if Hayden has been formally adopted yet but figures the process will go through. Sister Agnes fears it won’t work out and Hayden will be back with her again, causing trouble. Amanda laughs and says Marty is determined to put Hayden on the right track, so she doesn’t think Hayden will return.
We then cut to the coffee shop. Naldo is back from his extended honeymoon with Sandra, and he meets up with Ryan. He tells Ryan that his wife is pregnant. Ryan knows Naldo and Sandra weren’t together when she was in Oak Haven last spring. So if she is pregnant and six months along, it would not be Naldo's baby. Naldo admits the baby was fathered by Tony, and that while they were away on a cruise, Sandra tried to do something drastic about it. Ryan reacts.
Naldo goes to see his mother Adeline at the women’s facility where she is serving her sentence for killing Concetta Salerno. She learns about the pregnancy and is worried the baby will causes problems in Naldo’s marriage to Sandra. But Naldo insists that won’t happen. However, he cannot guarantee this.
Meanwhile Sandra has gone to speak to Sister Agnes at the church. She admits that when she and Naldo were on a cruise, she tried to perform an abortion on herself to get rid of Tony’s baby. She was not successful and his curse is still growing inside her.
Agnes can empathize because she had once considered aborting her own son Danny years ago, before she became a nun, even though she was always devoutly religious and pro-life. Agnes gave Danny up.
To get through the rest of her pregnancy Sandra has told herself she’d give the baby away after it’s born. It is going to be a boy, and she believes it can have a better life, not knowing about the Salernos, if she puts him up for adoption. Sister Agnes can see it won’t be so easy. Sandra admits Naldo has now become attached to the idea of being a father to the unborn child. Naldo thinks they can be a ‘normal’ family.
We then cut to Ryan who is at the precinct with Amanda and Jude. He tells them that Naldo and Sandra are back from their trip. Amanda is looking forward to seeing Sandra again. Ryan tells them that Naldo said Sandra’s expecting a baby. Both Amanda and Jude react.
At the same time the captain is in his office. He’s just received a visit from Kokoy. Kokoy tells the captain that Nenita really wants to try again for another baby, and that it’s not fair for the captain to keep putting it off. The captain admits having a stillborn son last year was tough, and he considered having a vasectomy after Nenita and he broke up for awhile. But he did not get a vasectomy and he hasn’t ruled out trying again. Kokoy seems relieved about this.
Meanwhile Ryan is telling Jude and Amanda in the outer office area that he is going to Schaumburg to the long-term care facility where his uncle Berto and Blake McCandless sent his father. Jude thinks this is a good idea since they need to be keeping tabs on all that, in case Tony wakes up. Ryan’s been in touch with a nurse named Wendy, who is in charge of Tony’s ongoing care. As Ryan leaves, we cut to Tony.
We see that Tony is motionless in bed at the long-term care facility, with his eyes closed. Nurse Wendy Plout is checking on him, when Tony receives a visitor. The middle-aged man that comes into the room is Tony’s brother Berto who flew in from Vegas. This is his first visit since Sandra shot Tony and rendered him this way.
After Wendy exits to check on other patients, Berto pulls up a chair. He starts talking to Tony. We see Tony’s eyes open and he seems to be listening to what Berto is telling him about Salerno business.
As Berto continues, he says Concetta is dead, killed by Adeline Benini. Also lawyer Blake McCandless got pretty close to Concetta before she died, and he doesn’t entirely trust Blake.
In the next part Ryan has shown up at the facility. He meets Wendy in the hall, and she helps direct him to his father’s room. She seems to have developed a very special fondness for Tony Salerno, despite what the media and others have said about him.
Ryan rounds the corner and goes into his father’s room. He sees Berto there which surprises him. Tony’s eyes are now closed. Berto explains he came to check on his brother. This is he first time Ryan has met his uncle, though they’ve spoken on the phone and through Blake’s office.
Ryan takes a look at Tony, who is motionless and seemingly still unconscious. Berto says they will keep Tony on life support forever, if necessary. Tony won’t die as long as Berto is involved. Ryan reacts.
Berto mentions that he also came to Chicago to see a stepson he is close to, who is in college. In fact he needs to leave to go meet his stepson now. Berto will be in touch. As he goes, we see Ryan take the seat that Berto just vacated. He sits for a long time just staring at the man who is his father, whom he really doesn’t know in the way sons usually know their fathers.
We then cut to Naldo who is with Sandra at the Salerno home. Since everyone else is either dead, in prison or in the hospital, they’ve decided to live here. Naldo tells Sandra if it’s too much for her, they can go somewhere else. She won’t go near the bedroom where Tony used to take advantage of her. But she insists this is her home, and they’ll stay.
They talk about the baby and if it should be put up for adoption. Naldo doesn’t want to do that and hopes she will agree to raise it with him. She decides to go along with this, provided they can give the child a good life, despite connections to the Salerno name. Just then the baby kicks, and she puts Naldo’s hand on her belly so he can feel it when the baby kicks again. He assures her they are going to make it all work, and they will have a good life together. He kisses her, and she hopes he’s right.
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Post by topbilled on Feb 4, 2023 16:12:43 GMT
053 Fun and Games
Outline written by Jarrod McDonald, c) 2023
We start at the precinct. Jude and Amanda are talking about an old case, when one of the secretaries walks up. She says Glynda the dispatcher just took a call from an address next to a fraternity house near the University of Chicago campus. Disturbances were reported by a neighbor. Amanda offers to look into it, but Jude has spoken to the complainant before and will handle it.
As Jude leaves, Amanda steps into the captain’s office. She notices how tired he looks. He was up all night with a stomach bug— something Nenita cooked. He is going to look into enrolling her in some sort of culinary class. Amanda laughs. This is interrupted as Bernice comes in. She heard from her nephew who is enrolled at the University of Chicago about issues at his school. The captain asks if it’s a criminal matter.
We then cut to the neighborhood near the campus. Jude has pulled up in his squad car. He talks to the neighbor, Mr. Frawley, who initiated the complaint. Frawley has called in before, and as always, seems to be over-exaggerating. Jude’s patience is tested, but he agrees to go knock on the frat house next door and tell the boys to be more respectful of the other homes on the block. Frawley, a nervous man, appreciates it.
We follow Jude to the house next door. It takes awhile for one of the boys to answer, since they were sleeping off a big party from the night before. Jude enters the living room, noticing how untidy it is. The kid who had answered the door goes to get the president of the frat, someone named Bubba. A few moments later Bubba comes down.
Bubba seems friendly and cooperative. He promises to let the other guys know about the noise complaint. But he says Mr. Frawley is a peculiar man who likes to cause trouble. Jude would have to agree, but for everyone’s sake, he tells Bubba that the boys need to get along with Frawley. Then he exits. As Jude drives off, Bubba conveniently forgets to tell the others about the neighbor’s complaint and Jude’s visit. They have to get ready for initiation stuff with their new pledges tonight.
Back at the precinct, Bernice is telling the captain that her nephew Schuyler Bogart has his heart set on rushing a frat. But Schuyler isn’t sure if the frat is following its charter or the university rules. The captain realizes he has a meeting with the mayor. He tells Bernice to let him know if there’s anything he or an officer can do.
As he takes off, Bernice hangs around a bit and learns from Amanda that Jude had gone out to handle a complaint about the same fraternity that Schuyler is rushing. Bernice is going to have lunch with Schuyler later and will tell him. As Bernice leaves, Ryan enters and clocks in. Amanda tells him about the fraternity house Jude visited. It happens to be the same fraternity that Ryan joined when he was in college, before he dropped out and enrolled in the police academy.
We then cut to Jude who has driven back and stopped at the coffee shop. Sonja is busy with customers. Dewey tells Jude on the side that Sonja has had a consultation with an attorney, but is undecided if she’ll go through with divorcing Marek. Just as Jude finally gets a chance to talk to Sonja, Ryan comes in and says he figured he’d find Jude here. He asks about the fraternity house situation.
We cut back to the fraternity. Bubba and his roommates discuss some of the pledges— which ones have potential and which seem like total losers. Schuyler Bogart’s name is mentioned as a potential inductee, while another name, Ike Coleman’s, is considered a loser whom they will string along for a few laughs.
In the next scene it is lunch time. Bernice meets her nephew Schuyler at one of her favorite eateries. He doesn’t have much money since he burned through an allowance he got from his dad. Bernice will pick up the check and she gives him a few hundred to tide him over.
Bernice and Schuyler share a strong bond. He asks about Heidi, and they also discuss his intention to rush the fraternity. She says the police had investigated a complaint there earlier. Schuyler figures it was Mr. Frawley who made the complaint since he has a reputation.
As they leave the restaurant after finishing lunch, Bernice tells her nephew to call her if he needs help. She reminds him that Uncle Colm and his officers will get involved if anything gets out of hand. Then she drives off, and we see Schuyler get a train back to the campus.
We cut to that evening. The pledges, including Schuyler and Ike, have arrived at the frat house. Bubba and his pals tell them they will be participating in drinking games. The guys have to drink from cups where ping pong balls have gone into the cup. After everyone is sloshed, Bubba tells them they are going for a ride.
In the next scene, it is a bit later. Bubba and his pals have driven the pledges to a shore along Lake Michigan. The pledges are made to strip down to their underwear. The pledges must swim in the cold night water out to a buoy and back. Then they will thumb rides back to the frat house. Anyone who is not back within a specified period of time will be cut from consideration and can’t join the frat.
We see the pledges react. Ike Coleman doesn’t like stripping down with the other guys, but he does so, because he knows that if he’s accepted into this frat, then a girl he likes will date him. Off to the side, Schuyler has just finished taking off his clothes. Bubba has them drink some more from a bottle of wine, then the boys are pushed off a pier into the water.
We cut to shots of the pledges swimming. Three of them are good swimmers and quickly reach the buoy and return, then start to hitch rides along the road. One of the three good swimmers is Schuyler. Meanwhile, Ike and the others are having trouble.
Bubba records much of what is happening on his phone, thinking the whole thing is funny, especially when Ike is struggling in the water.
We go to Schuyler and the other two getting rides. Schuyler is picked up by Ryan, who was driving this way and remembers when he pledged and had to do crazy stuff. Ryan’s workout clothes are in the backseat and he tells Schuyler to put them on, they should fit.
We then cut to one of the other good swimmers getting a ride by a repressed homosexual cruising for sex. The third good swimmer, also nice looking, has a hot chick pick him up and he’s tempted to go to her place instead of back to the frat house.
Back at the lake, we see Ike Coleman just now reaching the buoy. He is not a good swimmer and has had way too much to drink. He is starting to black out, but still sees the shore and is struggling to make it back. All of a sudden he goes down under the water and doesn’t come back up.
One of Bubba’s pals can see something is wrong. He tells Bubba. They jump in and swim out. But pledge Ike Coleman has drowned.
The next morning Jude is back at the frat house, investigating. Ryan is with him this time. After Ryan had taken Schuyler to the frat house, Schuyler went inside where the other good swimmers were. But when Bubba and the others came back, they revealed Ike died. They brought his body back in Bubba’s truck and buried it in the backyard.
After Schuyler was sober enough, he called Ryan who had told him he was a cop and gave him his number. Also, Mr. Frawley was out walking his dog and his dog got loose and started sniffing around the makeshift grave. So Frawley called Jude, when Fuzzy discovered Ike’s body.
While asking questions, Jude and Ryan are joined by a campus official. The official tells the boys to fully cooperate with the investigating of the hazing incident that led to Ike Coleman’s death. But Bubba and his pals have sworn the rest of the guys in the frat house to secrecy. And this includes the pledges, who were promised to be inducted if they stuck to the story that Bubba devised.
Bubba tells Jude and Ryan and the campus official that Ike suffered from asthma and didn’t know how to swim and that it was his crazy idea to swim out that far. Ryan can see by Schuyler’s reaction that this is untrue. Jude says they will speak to Ike’s parents to confirm his medical history. But even if Ike had asthma and chose to swim out that far, that still doesn’t explain burying his body the way they did. Bubba says they panicked and didn’t think. Jude says they got that part right.
We cut to the precinct. Bernice is there again. She is talking to Amanda and the captain about the hazing incident that turned deadly. She says Schuyler will tell the truth about what really happened, since he’s a decent young man. The captain hopes she is right.
Back at the frat house Jude hasn’t arrested anyone yet, because they have to contact Ike’s family to verify some things. And he still needs to figure out who actually buried the body. At the same time, Mr. Frawley is telling the official he’ll go to the media if this fraternity isn’t shut down.
Meanwhile Ryan has taken Schuyler off for a walk. Schuyler knows he called Ryan, but he doesn’t want his stepfather to be disappointed him. He says his stepfather belonged to this same fraternity. And if he testifies against the others, he won’t be able to join, especially if the house loses its charter and is closed down. Ryan tells him to do the right thing.
We dissolve to a few weeks later. Schuyler provided a statement. Arrests were made that saw Bubba and his pals temporarily jailed, until their rich parents bailed them out.
The Coleman family is bringing a lawsuit against the university, and the house had its charter revoked. Bernice has another lunch with Schuyler who says his stepfather is disappointed. Bernice will smooth it over with Schuyler’s stepfather, who is Bernice’s former brother-in-law. She is proud of Schuyler for cooperating with the police.
After lunch, Bernice takes Schuyler to Ike’s grave where they set flowers and see Ike’s sister. She thanks Schuyler for doing right by her brother.
Back at the precinct, the D.A. stops by and tells the captain, Jude and Ryan that an anonymous person came into possession of Bubba’s phone which has the video of the hazing on it. He turns it over to the captain, and says it will be introduced as evidence in the case against the frat boys who definitely will face full consequences for their actions.
The guys will be charged with manslaughter, and it’s a sobering truth to know none of their lives will be the same again.
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Post by topbilled on Feb 5, 2023 15:56:45 GMT
054 Birdie Gets Married
Outline written by Jarrod McDonald, c) 2023
Donald Barnes is a man who knows Birdie Conwell from the old days. They reconnect at Mr. Harper’s corner grocery store one day when she is buying lottery tickets. They have a very nice conversation. Soon they are seeing more of each other on the streets and decide to move in together.
Birdie’s new landlord will only allow single tenants and couples that are married. Upon hearing this, Donald has a brainstorm and suggests to Birdie that they get married. At first Birdie isn’t sure about the idea, but then Donald gets down on one knee and turns it into a semi-romantic gesture. Birdie is now convinced and says yes.
The next day Birdie stops by the church to talk to Father Adrian Delacruz. She tells Adrian about Donald, whom she reveals was her agent for many years. Donald kept Birdie focused on her career after she broke up with her husband (Adrian’s father).
Adrian asks if Birdie really loves Donald, or if she’s just caught up in the moment. She admits she doesn’t love Donald in a passionate sort of way but she has great affection for him and wants to marry him.
Adrian figures Birdie and Donald will want him to perform the ceremony, but she says they are going to a justice of the peace. However, she would like it if he could bless the union. The priest agrees to do this. As Birdie leaves, Sister Agnes comes in and learns what’s going on. She has her own opinions about Birdie, which she usually tries to keep to herself. This time she is genuinely surprised and thinks that maybe marriage will be a good thing for Birdie. Adrian hopes so.
A bit later Birdie runs into Amanda on the street and tells Amanda her news. Amanda is happy for Birdie and agrees to drive Birdie and Donald to the justice of the peace when they’re ready. Birdie thanks Amanda and goes to find Donald to tell him that everything is now set.
We have a montage of scenes with Amanda taking Birdie and Donald to city hall, followed by a quick marriage ceremony which Amanda stays to witness, then Amanda driving them back to the apartment. The landlord is about to kick Donald out, but then sees the marriage certificate.
Dissolve to a few weeks later. It is a short time after the marriage. Birdie is having some sort of medical issues and needs surgery. With bills piling up, Donald realizes the social security they both receive isn’t going to cut it. He starts to brainstorm ways to make money and fast.
After talking to a pal named Ricky, Donald decides to join Ricky’s business, which is a front for burglaries. Birdie doesn’t know Ricky’s business ain’t legit, and she thinks Donald newfound employment is on the up and up.
One day Birdie sees Jude questioning Ricky about some suspicious activity in the neighborhood. When she asks Donald about this later, he says Ricky was just in the wrong place at the wrong time and that he witnessed a burglary. But the truth is that Ricky was behind it. Jude didn’t have enough evidence and had to let Ricky go after hauling him to the precinct for questioning. Birdie believes this version of events.
Meanwhile Birdie’s medical issues are worsening. She visits her doctor with Amanda there as support. She finally consents to the surgery which will be tomorrow. After picking up some groceries at the corner market, Birdie returns to her apartment to rest up. Donald is not around, but she makes dinner for the two of them. When he still isn’t back by the time the soup is ready, she starts to worry.
At the same time there is another burglary. It occurs a few blocks away in a high rise apartment building. But things go wrong. A maid who came back to her employees’ place to fool around with her boyfriend, while the family was away, is shot by Ricky. The boyfriend has a struggle with Ricky and falls down the stairs, knocked unconscious and possibly dead. Donald panics, drops his share of what they stole and flees.
Meanwhile a neighbor has heard the noises and calls the police. Ricky gets out just before Jude and Ryan arrive to investigate. We see Ricky run to his estranged wife’s place, who will give him a false alibi.
Cut to the next day. Jude and Ryan are talking to the captain about leads in the case. Jude suspects Ricky again, which he has trouble proving. The statement from the neighbor mentions a second person that Amanda realizes fits Donald’s description.
We go with Amanda to the hospital where Birdie is about to come out of surgery. She sees Adrian Delacruz there. They discuss Birdie’s situation. Amanda asks if the priest has seen Donald, but he has not.
At the same time Donald is meeting with Ricky, because Ricky wants to make sure Donald doesn’t betray him to the cops. Donald is torn about what to do. Ricky says his wife is a nurse at the hospital, and she will make sure something bad happens to Birdie while Birdie recovers, if Donald doesn’t cooperate and keep quiet. Donald reacts.
We go back to Birdie coming out of surgery. She is very groggy and sees blurred figures (Amanda and Adrian). She mistakes the priest for Jude, and he plays along humoring her.
The next day Birdie is sitting up in bed. She gets her hands on a copy of the newspaper. She reads about the burglary and the description that the neighbor provided. She also realizes this matches Donald.
When Amanda returns to visit Birdie, she asks Amanda to level with her. Is her husband responsible for the deaths of the maid and the maid’s boyfriend? Amanda says it’s possible, but Jude thinks Ricky is the mastermind of these crimes. Birdie realizes Donald probably got drawn into the capers since they were in need of money.
A short time later Amanda has left and Donald comes in to see Birdie. She demands the truth, and he admits he was there when the killings occurred, but that Ricky is the one who did it all. Birdie believes him, but she tells Donald he needs to go to Jude and confess everything. If he doesn’t, then their marriage doesn’t stand a chance.
Donald recalls the threats that Ricky made, and when he sees Ricky’s wife exit a nearby room in her nursing uniform, he is afraid to go to the precinct, even though he just promised Birdie he would.
In the next part, Donald has skipped town. He doesn’t come to take Birdie home from the hospital. Instead she gets a ride from Adrian. She tells the priest that she knows Donald ran off on her. Instead of going directly home, Birdie asks to be dropped at the precinct. Amanda sees them come in, and Birdie tells Amanda she’d like to speak to Jude.
In the next scene Birdie is in the conference room with Jude. She wants to know from Jude how much trouble her husband is in. He says that an APB has been put out for Donald’s arrest. Birdie learns that while fleeing, Donald had an altercation with Ricky who met up with him in an underground subway. And someone else has now been shot. Ricky was apprehended but Donald disappeared again.
Birdie sees Ryan bring Ricky in and watches Amanda book him.
Birdie is feeling weak after her surgery, but she insists on going with Jude to a spot that she knows Donald will go to hide. It’s where they often go on Sundays, because they’re both animal lovers—the Lincoln Park Zoo.
When Birdie and Jude arrive at the zoo, they find Donald near monkeys’ cages. Birdie tries to get Donald to surrender peacefully. But he says he will not wind up in a cage like Ricky and these monkeys. Birdie says the man she married would face any situation and make everything right. She then collapses and has to be rushed back to the hospital. Donald finally surrenders.
We cut to the hospital, where Birdie has undergone another surgery. She has barely survived this operation.
At the precinct, while waiting to be transported to the county jail where Ricky has already gone, Donald finds out from Amanda about his wife’s condition. Amanda tells him that Birdie valued Donald’s life more than her own, which seems pretty stupid.
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Post by topbilled on Feb 6, 2023 15:05:54 GMT
055 When Jupiter Came Down to Earth
Outline written by Jarrod McDonald, c) 2023
Sidney Rothstein is not happy that his brother-in-law Max Schmidt is siphoning funds from his dry cleaning businesses. When Max’s wife Velma goes out of town to see relatives in the country, Sid decides to do something about Max. He calls a lug they both know named Jupiter to teach Max a lesson. Jupiter is a former boxer who was punched in the head one too many times and has some brain damage.
We learn that when Jupiter went nuts a few months back and strangled a pretty girl, Sid provided an alibi for Jupiter who was the subject of a criminal investigation by Jude. Sid reminds Jupiter that the case was never solved and if he goes to Jude and retracts his phony alibi, then Jupiter will be tossed in jail for Jenny Morgan’s death.
In the next scene Sid calls the precinct and leaves a vague message for Lieutenant Jude Anthony to call him back. He does this in front of Jupiter to make a point that he’s serious. Jupiter can see he has to do what Sid wants. In exchange for continued silence, Sid wants Jupiter to rough Max up. Jupiter reluctantly agrees.
We cut to Jupiter finding out where Max is, thanks to a tip from Sid. At first Max doesn’t understand why Jupiter has tracked him down. Then he realizes Sid sent Jupiter, and he tries to flee. But he doesn’t get away from Jupiter who starts getting rough. Things go too far and when Jupiter gets too violent, Max accidentally dies.
The next morning Velma returns from the country. She is distraught to learn that her husband Max is dead. She goes to the precinct to speak to Jude and find out what he knows about her husband’s killer. When she learns from Jude about the circumstances surrounding how Max died, that he was beat to a pulp, she pretends to be confused about this. Who would want to beat Max, etc. But deep down she knows who did it.
In the next scene, Velma drives off to confront her brother Sid. He tells Velma that Max’s death was unavoidable, but she knows that it could have been prevented if Jupiter hadn’t been sent to rough Max up. Anyone else would have known when to stop, but not Jupiter. He’s crazy.
Sid can see how broken up Velma is, even when tells her that Max was skimming profits from him. He promises to make things up to her and says she can keep the money Max took from him. She seems placated.
We then learn that when Velma recently went out of town, she did not go to see relatives. She went to a woman that she is having an affair with. As she talks with the gal on the phone, someone shows up at her home. She hangs up to answer the door. It is Jupiter. He’d like a few words.
Velma calls Jupiter a beast and says he doesn’t know how to control himself. He begs her forgiveness for killing Max. She says she will never forgive him, even though his actions now make things easier for her to be with her lover. She still cared about Max and did not want him dead.
Jupiter insists the death was accidental, and he didn’t mean to hurt Max. Velma says he’s a dumb lug and he doesn’t get it that he hurts people. Jupiter is now crying, acting more like a scolded boy than the powerful brute he is. Velma’s vicious tongue continues. She says she heard stories that he killed Jenny Morgan. Jupiter insists that was an accident too. Velma is disgusted by this ape and tells him to leave.
But Jupiter won’t leave until she forgives him, which she has no intention of doing. He grabs her and begs her to accept his apology. She still won’t do that and reaches for her phone to call the police.
We cut to Sid’s office and see he’s listening to all this. He had apparently bugged Velma and Max’s place when he suspected Max of stealing. He hears Jupiter flipping out and grabbing Velma, to prevent her from calling the cops. Jupiter doesn’t like it when a lady won’t forgive him. That’s why he strangled Jenny. And now he’s going to strangle Velma.
In the next scene Sid contemplates calling the police, while he hears Velma plead for her life. He dials 911, but then hangs up when the 911 dispatcher comes on the line, because he realizes that if Jupiter kills Velma, then he can get back the money Max took. The scene ends with him listening to Velma’s anguished screams. Followed by silence, after Jupiter finishes killing her.
When Jude investigates the murder scene with Ryan, he finds evidence that implicates Jupiter. He goes to see Sid who says Jupiter killed Velma, as well as Max. Jude wants to know how he can be so sure. Sid just says it is a feeling he has. After Jude and Ryan leave his office, Sid listens to part of a tape recording of Jupiter killing Velma. He is starting to feel guilty that he let it happen.
Meanwhile, Jupiter is feeling remorse for the latest killing, and he’s gone underground. At the same time, Amanda has been working undercover as a call girl at Sugar’s motel. She comes across Jupiter who is hiding out in one of the rooms. He says she reminds him of Jenny and he asks if he can pet her soft golden hair.
Amanda reaches for her gun, and Jupiter realizes she’s a cop. He overpowers her and throws her gun away. He only wants to touch her pretty hair. He is calling her Jenny and says he doesn’t want to hurt her.
Sugar sees what’s going on, and she calls the precinct. She tells Jude that Amanda’s life is in danger, and she’s afraid that Jupiter is about to go on another rampage.
Jude and Ryan rush to the motel with the captain. By the time they get there, Jupiter has taken Amanda up on the roof. The captain instructs Ryan to climb up the side of the building, while Jude tries to reason with Jupiter on a megaphone.
When Ryan reaches the top, there’s a standoff on the roof. Jupiter lets Amanda go when he realizes she is not his Jenny. He says he’s sorry for killing for Jenny and Max, but not Velma. She was mean and deserved to die.
Just then, he slips and falls off the side of the building. Amanda buries her head in Ryan’s chest while Jude and the captain hurry over to the spot on the ground where Jupiter just fell.
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Post by topbilled on Feb 7, 2023 19:17:03 GMT
056 A Misunderstood Sacrifice
Outline written by Jarrod McDonald, c) 2023
A shy girl named Shirley Normand comes in to the precinct one evening to talk to an officer. Amanda is on duty. Shirley says her best friend Tim Graham recently died, but she does not think it was an accidental death like the newspaper reported.
Amanda was not directly involved with the case but she’s heard about it. She motions to Ryan who is on his way out. He was the investigating officer, and he explains to Amanda and Shirley how the case was handled.
Ryan has an appointment and is running late. He leaves, and Amanda continues to talk to Shirley, to assure her that nothing was overlooked in Detective Camden’s investigation. This doesn’t really help Shirley feel better, since she still misses Tim and is continuing to grieve him.
We cut to Jude who is already off duty. He is meeting a blind date at the movies. The blind date turns out to be a transgender person named Robin. Jude feels misled, since he seems to have “met” Robin on a dating app under a false pretext. He tells Robin the date will not go anywhere. Robin calls Jude a jerk and leaves.
Across the aisle inside the theater, Sonja is watching the same movie. She is sitting alone. She decides she doesn’t like the film and walks out. Jude is not in the mood to stay for the movie after his incident with Robin so he is also exiting at the same time. They bump into one another and strike up a conversation in the lobby. This leads to them stepping outside together, where Sonja is in need of a cigarette.
Jude didn’t know she smoked. She says she used to and took it up again recently after all the stress with Marek. She then informs him that she is filing for divorce. Jude tries not to show any emotion about this one way or the other.
But Sonja coaxes him to admit he believed Marek was all wrong for her. He smiles and confesses, that’s true. He asks her when the divorce will be final. She is not sure, but she doesn’t want it dragged out. She needs to get on with the rest of her life. She finishes her cigarette and figures she should head home. He will walk with her to the subway station.
However, they end up not going to the subway, but to a pizza joint on Rush Street instead. They have a good time eating pizza and gabbing. Afterward, she realizes she missed the last train. He will drive her home.
In the next scene they reach her place in Hegewisch. As she is about to get out of the car, he reaches over and kisses her. This is something they have both wanted to do for a long time. She then tells him she enjoyed the evening very much. And she gets out of the car. He watches her walk inside. As soon as she is in, with the lights on, he drives off.
The next morning Shirley has returned to the precinct. She is with Amanda, who is about to finish a graveyard shift, when Jude comes in. Shirley is telling Amanda that Tim Graham was gay and his father, Russell Graham, was furious about it. She thinks the night that Tim supposedly fell into the fireplace, his father had pushed him during an argument and that’s when he hit his head and was killed.
In the background, Jude is settling in at his desk. The captain comes in with a report of a prowler. It happened at the Graham residence. Jude just heard part of Shirley’s conversation with Amanda about Tim Graham, and wonders if it is a relation. Shirley is ushered into Jude’s office, and she confirms that Ted’s family lives at the address where the prowler was reported.
Amanda offers to go investigate, even though her shift is nearly over, as a favor to Shirley. Jude needs to wrap up another case with Ryan, who is just coming in to the precinct. The captain tells Amanda to be quick, because the department can’t pay as much overtime as it used to pay.
Amanda retrieves a jacket and heads for the door with Shirley, who needs to run an errand. Amanda promises she will be in touch with Shirley, especially if she needs more information. We stay with Amanda outside the precinct. She gets into a squad car and drives over to the Graham residence.
At the Grahams, Amanda is ushered inside by a housekeeper and she meets Tim’s mother, Maud Graham. Maud’s description of the prowler is fairly routine. Nothing seems to have been taken. Amanda promises to follow up with neighbors and see if they noticed any suspicious activity.
Before Amanda goes, Maud wants to speak to her about something else. Maud is vague in her questions about accidental deaths, and given the chat with Shirley earlier, Amanda can guess what Maud is hinting at.
They step on to the patio where the housekeeper is pouring tea. As they sit down, Maud says her husband Russell left the house early this morning for some business appointments. She admits that she thinks he may have caused their son Tim’s death a month earlier. Amanda reacts.
Maud explains she didn’t speak up at the time because she was afraid. She doesn’t like thinking the worst about her husband. But after speaking to Shirley again recently, she is starting to question stuff. And she now thinks Russell is carrying an emotional burden.
Amanda says she understands. She also knows about Tim’s orientation from Shirley. Maud says that Shirley is a nice girl that Tim was very fond of. In fact, she and Russell were fond of her too, and had hoped Tim would marry Shirley someday, before Tim came out as gay.
In the next scene, Amanda heads over to visit Russell Graham at his office. He is furious that his wife and that stupid girl Shirley are dredging everything up. It was a painful time when Tim died last month, and he is uncomfortable reliving it. Amanda does not doubt that, but they do need all the facts. She can see Maud was right, that Russell seems burdened.
Russell becomes belligerent and insists the police have all the facts about his son’s death. He maintains that Tim died accidentally by tripping on a rug in front of the fireplace. Now, he would really like Detective Fallon to leave, that is if she has no additional questions, because he is quite busy.
As Amanda leaves, Russell has his secretary get his wife on the phone. When Maud is on the line after a slight delay, he asks what on earth she was thinking talking to the police earlier. She says the detective came by about the prowler. And can she help it if the officer had other questions.
Russell realizes this is all Shirley’s doing. She has been talking to cops and planting doubts in Maud’s mind about what happened the night Tim died. He maintains it was an accident. Maud really wants to believe that.
We cut to Amanda who is now meeting Shirley at Sonja’s coffee shop. Shirley wants to know what Maud and Russell said. Amanda says it seems like Maud is verifying Shirley’s suspicions, while Russell is covering things up. If Russell did cause his son’s accidental death, he could be tried for involuntary manslaughter. Shirley reacts.
We go back to Russell Graham’s office. A handsome college-aged intern comes in. His name is Terry Myers. It is clear that Russell does not like him, and Terry doesn’t like Russell either. We learn during their chat that Terry was Tim’s boyfriend and Russell blames him for turning his son gay. If not for Terry’s uncle being the senior partner in the law firm, Russell would get rid of Terry.
On his way home later, Russell is thinking of how much he hates Terry and he has a flashback of the time he first saw his son kiss Terry, then the scene where there was an argument about it in front of the fireplace.
In the flashback Russell did indeed cause his son’s death, and he is overwhelmed by the memory of what happened.
Out of the flashback, we see that Russell has noticed an oncoming semi truck. He is going the wrong way down the expressway. In his grief, Russell Graham keeps going, until the truck is right in front of him. There’s a huge crash.
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Post by topbilled on Feb 8, 2023 15:44:18 GMT
057 Cane and Enable
Outline written by Jarrod McDonald, c) 2023
We start at the coffee shop. Sonja is too busy to talk to Jude. She has Dewey handle his order. Jude leaves to go on rounds but realizes he left something back at the coffee shop and returns. Again Sonja seems too busy to talk to him. He exits again, but waits in his car until he watches her step out the side door for a smoke then he goes up and talks to her.
Jude asks Sonja why she’s avoiding him. She doesn’t think they should have gotten so familiar with each other recently. He says it was only a kiss, nothing happened. She says she is still getting over a bad marriage, and she is not ready to get serious with anyone. He says they’ve both been serious about each other since before she met and married Marek. He kisses her again.
Sonja is flustered and has to go back inside so Dewey can take his break. Jude says he’ll come by tomorrow morning for another brew, and she better take his order. What if she doesn’t? Then he says he will call the health inspector. She dares him. Her place is in perfectly clean condition. He knows. But he likes to push her buttons. She smiles and socks him in the shoulder and goes back inside. Now that he has that problem solved, he returns to his car and gets on with the rest of his day.
We cut to the precinct. Ryan is visited by a cousin on his mother’s side named Sean. They haven’t seen each other in awhile, and get caught up. Sean is also a cop, but he works out of a precinct on the southeast side. Sean mentions that he’s been dating a nice young woman named Valerie. She recently came to Chicago to stay with her elderly aunt. Sean gets a call and steps off. It’s Valerie.
While Sean is talking on the phone in the background, the captain arrives. He spots Amanda and makes a beeline to her. He says Nenita thinks she might be pregnant again. Amanda recalls the heartache that the captain experienced last time, when his and Nenita’s son was stillborn. The captain doesn’t deny he’s nervous about this possible turn of events. The captain sees Sean and asks who the ‘new’ cop is. Ryan explains Sean is his cousin.
At the same time Sean is making an appointment with Valerie to meet later. As the call ends, we stay with Valerie who is with her aunt. The aunt’s name is Mabel Harris, who was last seen in ‘Sugar and Arnie.’
Mabel’s husband was taken off life support when there was no hope he’d ever come out of his coma. His death, combined with losing Arnie, has made Mabel retreat from the world. She has turned over the running of the bank to a young Harvard graduate who seems to be doing a fine job.
Mabel, meanwhile, has been in declining health herself, and loneliness only makes her more irritable. Valerie is the daughter of Mabel’s brother who lives in British Columbia. Valerie came down from Canada a few months ago to serve as a companion to Mabel. One day she went to a museum and that is where she met Sean.
Mabel now uses a cane, and because she’s rich and powerful, people do what she says (including Valerie). Mabel has a meeting with Wade Drummond, the guy who is running the bank. She tells Valerie to go and meet up with her nice young beau.
As Valerie leaves, Mabel summons the maid to make her some tea. The maid mumbles under her voice which Mabel doesn’t like. The maid’s name is Harriet. (She was seen briefly in ‘Sugar and Arnie’ when Marty questioned her about Jarvis Reynolds.)
We cut to Valerie meeting Sean at Sonja’s coffee shop. He says he has the rest of the day off and figured they might spend it together. She is on her way to buy clothes at Lord & Taylor’s, and he will go with her.
We then cut back to the precinct. Jude is there after finishing rounds. He notices that Nenita is in the captain’s office. Amanda says Nenita might be pregnant. Jude reacts. Ryan is now heading out on rounds. Before he goes, Jude learns about the visit from Ryan’s cousin.
Meanwhile, inside the captain’s office, Nenita reveals that the home test she took had a false positive. The doctor confirmed she is not really pregnant. The captain isn’t sure how to react, but Nenita seems okay with the news. She knows she will eventually get pregnant again.
We cut to Mabel Harris’ home. She finishes meeting Wade Drummond, the bank exec and tells Harriet the maid to show Mr. Drummond out. After Harriet does this, she comes back to the parlor to retrieve the cups and saucers. Mabel criticizes Harriet for lurking in the door earlier when Mabel met with Wade. Harriet insists she wasn’t lurking, and Mabel tells her to be quiet. Mabel doesn’t like insolence, and Harriet doesn’t like being scolded about things she’s not doing wrong. She mouths off to Mabel again, and Mabel strikes the woman hard with her cane.
We then cut to Valerie and Sean at the department store. Valerie is in the middle of trying on some clothes when she gets a desperate call from Aunt Mabel to return to the house quickly. Before Valerie can ask what it’s all about, Mabel has hung up. Valerie thinks a prowler might be in the house. She leaves the clothes in the dressing room and tells Sean they need to leave.
In the next scene Valerie and Sean are arriving at Mabel’s place. Ryan is driving by on rounds and sees something urgent is going on. He pulls over and joins them. At first they cannot get inside because the door is still locked. Mabel slowly makes her way to the door, but is still in shock. As she opens up, the others come inside. She admits something horrible has happened.
They all go into the study and see the maid on the floor. Mabel admits she and Harriet argued and Harriet was rude towards her. Mabel doesn’t fully admit what she did, but Valerie suspects her aunt struck the maid with her cane (because it’s probably happened before). It seems to have been a fatal blow. Mabel is sorry about the argument. Sean bends down and realizes the maid is still breathing. He calls an ambulance.
Ryan would like to take Mabel down to the precinct for questioning. Valerie thinks her aunt can answer questions here, but Ryan insists. Mabel again raises her cane as if she’s about to strike Ryan this time, but Valerie quickly says something so Mabel stops what she is about to do. Since Mabel refuses to go to the precinct for questioning, Ryan arrests her for impeding a police investigation. Sean can see Valerie is upset.
In the next part Mabel has been booked and is being held at the precinct. Wade Drummond, the guy running the bank, has arrived with a lawyer. They’ve just been to the hospital where Harriet is now awake. Jude and Ryan step out so that Wade and the lawyer can have a discussion with Mabel and Valerie. The lawyer says Harriet has agreed to tell the police it was all an accident, for a tidy sum. This could get Mabel off the hook and protect the bank from adverse publicity. Mabel reacts.
We go to Jude who is speaking to Ryan in a nearby room. Ryan has just gotten a call from Sean who is at the hospital. Ryan learns from Sean that the maid is claiming it was all an accident. The captain comes in and learns what’s going on. Ryan realizes that a cover-up is occurring. He tells Jude and the captain how Mabel almost struck him with her cane, and he suspects she did the same to Harriet. But if Harriet won’t corroborate Ryan’s suspicions, they are going to have to let Mabel go.
In the next scene Mabel is exiting the building with Valerie, Wade and the lawyer. As they get to the limo, Mabel asks how much Harriet’s statement is going to cost them. She is not happy to learn the amount. Valerie reminds her aunt that it will keep her out of jail.
In the next scene it is a few days later. Harriet Dexter has been released from the hospital. She has returned to Mabel’s home. Only she is no longer the maid. She is staying in one of the upstairs bedrooms as a guest, and a new maid is waiting on her and Mabel. Downstairs, Mabel tells Valerie that she is not happy about this parasite living in her home. Valerie won’t tell Sean the truth about the blackmail. But she thinks Mabel got what she deserved.
We reveal that Valerie is going back to Canada, since Mabel now has Harriet as a companion and no longer needs Valerie’s company. The new maid has a new butler help take Valerie’s things out to the limo, to drive her to the airport. Sean swings by to see Valerie before she leaves. They will be continuing their long-distance relationship. Sean kisses Valerie before Valerie gets into the limo and takes off to O’Hare.
Back inside the house, we learn the new maid and new butler are pals of Harriet’s. They are going to enjoy being here for the foreseeable. Harriet is acting as if the house is hers, not Mabel’s. Mabel is ringing a bell for the maid. She’s as impatient as ever. When the new maid goes in to see what she wants, Mabel starts cursing at her. Mabel wants to step out on the terrace and needs her cane. Where is it? The maid says they’ve put her cane away, and Mabel will never be able to use it again.
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Post by topbilled on Feb 9, 2023 15:10:18 GMT
058 Woman from the Past
Outline written by Jarrod McDonald, c) 2023
We learn that Amanda had once been in college and belonged to a sorority, before she dropped out in the middle of her second year. Her father, a former doctor, was sued for malpractice and lost his fortune as well as his medical license. He committed suicide a short time later, and since then, Amanda has been estranged from her mother Gisselle.
After dropping out of college, Amanda’s life took a completely different turn when she decided to enroll in the police academy. She paid her way through the academy, and she forged a new path. The only person she still stays in touch with from the old days is an heiress named Sabrina Harbaugh who used to be in the same sorority. They shared a room during those days and became close.
At the beginning of this episode, Amanda has a day off and goes to have a monthly lunch date with Sabrina. Typically, Amanda tells Sabrina the latest about her job as a detective, which Sabrina finds fascinating. Then Sabrina tells Amanda the latest about her husband Roger.
Sabrina has been married Roger McCracken for almost a year, and they are very happy. But unbeknownst to Sabrina, Roger has not told her everything about his past and the fact he was married before. At the end of today’s lunch date, Sabrina tells Amanda she is serving on some sort of library committee with Gisselle Fallon and will tell Amanda’s mother she said hi. Amanda is a bit uncomfortable, but doesn’t tell Sabrina not to relay a warm hello to her mother, since Amanda on some level still probably wants to reconnect with Gisselle.
We cut to Jude who at the same exact moment has pulled a female motorist over because she’s been speeding. The woman has no time for Jude’s questions, and in a fit of rage, calls Jude an impudent officer. When Jude tells her to step out of the car, the haughty woman does so but then slaps him. Jude arrests her. This woman is Gisselle Fallon.
Back at the precinct, Amanda has dropped by after her lunch with Sabrina because she needed to get something out of her locker. She is surprised to see Jude bring her mother in for booking. Jude is surprised that the woman is related to Amanda. And Gisselle is surprised that Amanda even cares what is happening to her.
In the next scene Amanda is told that her mother ‘assaulted’ Jude and is being charged. Amanda asks to speak to her mother in a private room. As they step off, Amanda admits she just had lunch with Sabrina and they just talked about Gisselle. Gisselle is glad that her daughter at least hasn’t forgotten her. She’d like Amanda to pull some strings and make these ludicrous charges go away. Amanda cannot and will not do that.
We cut to later. Gisselle has been processed and isn’t talking to Amanda, who refused to do her a favor. Gisselle is now only talking to Sabrina. Gisselle’s high-powered lawyer, who functions as her boyfriend, shows up to bail her out. As they leave, Gisselle tells Sabrina she’s never been more disappointed in Amanda than she is right now. Amanda reacts, and Jude comes up, realizing that none of this was easy for Amanda. Amanda doesn’t want to talk about it.
We then cut to that afternoon. Amanda has gone to see Sabrina again to discuss what happened with Gisselle. Sabrina knows Amanda was just going by the book, but tells Amanda that Gisselle is extremely hurt. However, she will help try to smooth things over.
This conversation is interrupted when Sabrina gets a call from her husband Roger who says he has an important meeting and will be home late tonight, and for her not to wait up. Amanda looks at a photo of Sabrina and Roger from their wedding a year ago.
We cut to Roger McCracken. His perfect life with Sabrina is in jeopardy because he has just been contacted by a voice from the past. He shows up at Navy Pier to meet the person. It is his first wife, a woman named Annie that he thought he had killed in the bayou of Louisiana. She is still alive, and has spent most of the last year trying to find out where he went. She has just tracked him to Chicago.
When Annie comes to see Roger at the pier, she is hurt to learn that he’s remarried. He says his new wife is very wealthy, and that he will give Annie money to go away. She doesn’t want to leave, since she still loves Roger despite the fact he wanted her dead. Annie tells Roger the name of the hotel where she’s staying. He agrees to meet her in a few hours with some money, though she insists she didn’t come here for money. She just wants to be with him again. Roger reacts.
In the next part, Roger has gone off to the bank to get some cash. We learn that he’s being followed by someone, a good looking guy around the same age. The guy following Roger is Sabrina’s brother Glenn. Glenn has been suspicious of Roger, ever since Roger married his sister. He’d like to know who the woman on the pier was, and why Roger’s getting money.
Outside the bank, with a briefcase full of cash for Annie, Roger admits to Glenn that his first wife is not dead like he thought, and that this payoff will make her go away. Glenn accuses Roger of bigamy, but Roger insists he thought Annie was dead when he married Sabrina.
Glenn doesn’t want Sabrina or their family to be embroiled in scandal. He offers to take the money to the hotel and deal with Annie. Roger is grateful and gives the briefcase of case to Glenn.
While Glenn heads to the hotel, we see Roger go home. Sabrina is surprised to see him, and he says his meeting was canceled. She’s glad that he’s home and they snuggle in front of the fireplace. She tells him about Amanda and Gisselle.
At the hotel, the woman who answers the door is surprised to see Glenn. She was expecting Roger. We reveal that they are in cahoots. Glenn had found out with the help of a private investigator that Roger had a wife in Louisiana. More importantly, he learned that Roger had tried to kill, and actually succeeded, in killing Annie. The woman that is posing as Annie is her lookalike cousin Karina that Glenn’s P.I. found while investigating Annie’s death.
Karina and Glenn devised this scheme to bilk Roger out of his money, because Glenn has massive debts and can’t go to Sabrina for help. When Karina examines the contents of the suitcase, she claims it is not enough. She wants Glenn to come up with a way to scam more dough out of Roger. But Glenn says they should be grateful they got this much, which is more than enough. Glenn starts to kiss Karina, and this quiets her as she gives into passion.
We then cut to the next morning. Jude and Ryan have shown up at the hotel to investigate a murder. It is said that Karina’s body had been found early this morning in the sauna. She’d been locked inside last night and couldn’t get out. As Jude and Ryan go over Karina’s room, they learn she had been posing as another woman named Annie.
At the same time Roger learns that “Annie” is dead. After finishing breakfast with Sabrina, he goes off to meet with Glenn at the pier. Glenn says Annie (really Karina) wouldn’t leave town, and that she threatened to go Sabrina about everything. They couldn’t have that so he killed her. Roger doesn’t think Glenn should have done this. But Glenn tells Roger that he killed Annie back in Louisiana. This is when Roger finds out that the “Annie”he met at the pier a day earlier was an impostor.
Glenn says that if the police find out everything, they both will be arrested for murder. However, he will not tell the police about Roger’s deeds back in bayou country, if Roger gives him more money to skip the country. Roger reacts.
Back at the hotel, Jude has gone back down to the sauna. He finds a message that Karina managed to start writing when she was locked inside the sauna at the health club that incriminates Glenn Harbaugh. At the same time Roger misses lunch with Sabrina, because he is helping Glenn flee the country.
In the next scene, Jude and Ryan head to the Harbaugh-McCracken residence, since Glenn stays there. Jude asks the housekeeper to see Glenn. Sabrina comes to the door and asks what’s going on. Jude says Sabrina’s brother is wanted in connection with a murder. Sabrina says her brother is not here. She has guests out on the terrace. Jude and Ryan realize that the guests are Amanda and Gisselle, whom Sabrina is trying to bring together to patch up their differences.
Sabrina’s phone is ringing. She answers. It is Glenn, who’s at the airport telling her he has to go away. Something happened that he can’t explain over the phone. But Sabrina says she thinks she knows what it is, and she implores him not to run. She hands the phone to Jude who tells Glenn that they’ll ground his plane and he won’t be able to get away.
We see that Glenn is just about to board a private jet that Roger arranged to take him to Mexico. Glenn says he cannot let himself be arrested. He mentions that if Roger can get away with the murder he’s committed, then he should be able to get away with the one he’s committed. Jude reacts.
In the next scene, we see that the pilot of the private jet has refused to take off after receiving a message from the control tower who’ve spoken to Ryan. Glenn knocks the pilot out and tries to operate the plane himself. But he doesn’t know how to fly. As he tries to take off, he collides into another jet that is just landing.
A short time later we see Jude and Ryan at Roger’s office, arresting him in connection with Karina’s death, and on suspicion of her cousin Annie’s death. Back at the Harbaugh-McCracken home, Amanda and Gisselle band together to help Sabrina deal with the unexpected turn of events.
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Post by topbilled on Feb 10, 2023 16:53:25 GMT
059 Sunrise Avenue
Outline written by Jarrod McDonald, c) 2023
The episode starts with a brief montage of old movie clips. This is part of an appearance by a 70 year old ex-movie actor named Griff Branning on a new syndicated talk show hosted by journalist Ashley Clark. Ashley tells the audience that Griff is a native Chicagoan who retired here after quitting Hollywood. Though Griff adds he’d go back to La La Land or even the stage if he was offered a good part again.
Off to the side, we see his 35 year old manager, Mario Denaro, comment to a female assistant named Larissa, that Griff would not be able to do a major role again because he drinks too much and is prone to fits of rage, which makes him hard to insure. The public doesn’t know any of this.
In the next part, we see Griff back at his home with Mario and Larissa. They are talking about how successful the talk show appearance was, done to promote a new tell-all Griff wrote, an autobiography which was really ghost written by Mario.
Larissa is heading out to dinner with a friend. She will be back in the morning to help Mario get Griff ready for another big public appearance tomorrow at the Biograph Theater in north Chicago, where Griff’s most famous movie ‘Sunrise Avenue’ will play, and he will be presented by the mayor with a key to the city.
We then cut to Larissa showing up at Biggie’s bar, where she meets Sonja. We establish that they are long time friends. Sonja hasn’t had a girls night out in a long time. She and Larissa get some tequila shots and are having fun when Jude comes in with the captain after a shift. They stop by the ladies’ table briefly before heading to the bar.
The captain has heard Larissa telling Sonja about Griff, and he mentions to Jude that he and Nenita are going to attend the showing of ‘Sunrise Avenue,’ which is their favorite movie. He’s a big fan of Griff Branning. Jude doesn’t seem to know much about Griff or his career. Jude keeps looking over at Sonja. The captain realizes Jude is smitten with Sonja.
We go back to Griff’s place. We reveal a bit more about Griff’s relationship with Mario. Mario is more than a manager half his age, Mario is his lover and they first met in California eighteen years ago, when Mario wasn’t even 18. Something more important than an old film screening will be happening between them in the morning.
We cut to the following morning. Larissa is getting Griff ready for the big day. He’s dressed in a tuxedo. Mario is not around. Griff is going to meet Mario in an hour at the courthouse. But Griff doesn’t tell Larissa why he’s meeting Mario there of all places. All she knows is that he and Mario wanted time together before the retro movie screening.
A short time later Griff is arriving at the courthouse. We see him go inside. Back at the house Larissa opens the door to Ashley Clark who wants to talk to Griff again before the screening. Larissa says Griff is away but will be back soon.
In the next scene Griff has returned, without Mario. He sits with Ashley. During their chat, which is recorded by a cameraman, Ashley gets a text from a source at the courthouse who tells her that Griff was seen getting married earlier with Mario. When she asks Griff about this, he suddenly takes ill and must go lie down.
After Larissa has shown Ashley out, she goes to check on Griff. He says he did not marry Mario and Ashley had no right to ask him that. Larissa thinks maybe Griff’s internalized homophobia is preventing him from acknowledging that he and Mario finally tied the knot. But Griff insists he wouldn’t marry Mario in a million years, because Mario lies and steals from him. Larissa reacts.
We cut to the movie screening later that evening. The captain is there with Nenita. They seem happy. They bump into his ex-wife Bernice who is there with a guy named Hugo. The captain and Hugo know each other. The captain didn’t realize Bernice was dating Hugo. He tries to be happy for her.
In the powder room, Bernice and Nenita have a quick chat. Nenita admits she saw the doctor earlier today and it was confirmed she is now pregnant again. She’s been waiting for the right moment to tell the captain. Bernice tries to be happy for Nenita.
A bit later, Bernice and Nenita have rejoined the captain and Hugo. They get their tickets and go in to see the movie. On the way in, Bernice thinks she has just bumped into Griff, but it’s a man who admits he looks like Griff, and says he’s Griff’s old stand-in.
We see people finding their seats inside the theater, the lights dimming and the movie starting. Then we cut to the film ending with Griff on stage participating in a Q&A with a moderator, taking questions from the audience. Griff stands up at one point and does a very campy, highly exaggerative gesture where he utters the most famous line from ‘Sunrise Avenue’ which is: “I shall live to see the sun rise another day.” This brings the house down.
The mayor then walks out on stage to present Griff with a key to the city. Pictures are taken. We cut to Mario in the audience. He comes up on stage and kisses Griff, which catches Griff off guard.He tells everyone that he and Griff are married. Griff’s face turns pale, and it looks like he may not want to see the sun rise tomorrow, due to sheer embarrassment.
There is a quick cut to an hour later where Griff and Mario have just arrived home. Griff is angry at Mario for outing him in public. They have a huge row, where things are thrown. In anger, Griff grabs a priceless vase and smashes it over Mario’s head. This kills Mario instantly.
The following morning, the sun is rising over Griff’s backyard. He has spent all night thinking about how he killed Mario. We see that he has hauled Mario’s body out back and into the pool, to make it look like Mario drowned. Larissa shows up for work. She finds the dead body floating in the pool and calls the police.
Jude and Ryan arrive soon afterward. The body is pulled out of the water. Griff is crying. He says Mario wanted to take a moonlight swim. Griff did not swim with him. Jude thinks it’s too cold this time of year to swim. At the same time, Ryan has noticed bruises and swelling on Mario’s head. He and Jude realize Mario did not drown, which will undoubtedly be confirmed by an autopsy.
As the body is taken away, Griff goes inside to regain his composure. Jude and Ryan follow him into the house. Larissa serves tea. Jude says there were reports that Griff married Mario yesterday. Griff says that is a pack of lies. He doesn’t remember going anywhere near the courthouse yesterday, and insists he was home all day until it was time to go to the movie screening. Larissa’s expression indicates this is not true.
Jude calls the courthouse and someone tells him that Griff was definitely seen there yesterday with the deceased, getting married.
Griff starts to lose his temper. He says an imposter married Mario. This was Mario’s plan to get his hands on the rest of Griff’s money. Jude and Ryan look at each other.
We cut to the precinct. Jude and Ryan did not arrest Griff yet. They are waiting for the coroner’s findings. They see the captain and tell him what they’ve learned. Griff claimed that his old stand-in posed as him during the marriage ceremony. The captain thinks Jude and Ryan need to find the stand-in. Bernice has just come in to talk to the captain. She overhears the end of this. She says the stand-in was at the theater last night. His name’s Jack Schackleford.
We follow Bernice and the captain into his office. She says she came by to congratulate him about the baby. What baby?, he asks. She realizes Nenita still hasn’t told him yet. Well, now, the cat is out of the bag.
We go to Jude and Ryan, who have left the precinct. They locate Jack Schackleford at one of the hotels. Jack confirms he spent years as Griff’s stand-in and even did some of the stunt work for Griff on his action pictures. Jude asks about Mario.
Jack tells them that he never liked Mario, but he has an alibi. He was with his wife and her family when the marriage occurred at the courthouse yesterday. Jude thanks Jack and his wife for their time. On their way out, Ryan takes a call from the coroner.
We go with Jude and Ryan to the squad car. Ryan hangs up and tells Jude that the autopsy confirms blunt trauma to the head. They drive to Griff’s.
Griff has been expecting them. Ashley Clark and her cameraman are there now too. Jude and Ryan go inside the house. Larissa is bringing Griff down. He surrenders to the police and admits he married Mario yesterday and then killed him, when Mario outed him at the screening.
In the last scene the sun is setting. As Jude has Ryan put Griff into the car without being handcuffed, Ashley is reporting live. Griff rolls the window down and shouts to the camera, ‘the sun is setting my darlings, but I shall live to see it rise another day.’ He blows a kiss to the camera as the car drives away, down the avenue.
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