It begins with Alison sleeping peacefully in Billy's bed after last
night's successful date rape-seduction. She is awakened by the loud racket
of romantic opera music being played in the next room, and when she opens
her eyes, the first thing she sees is Billy, sidling into the room with
some sort of deranged crab-ninja walk that he thinks makes him look
sultry. The poor boy is dressed in his underwear and somehow imagines he's
the picture of romance, and he's shlepping a white rose that he stole from
some passing funeral bouquet. "Oh no, get away from me," Alison groans, oh
no oh god now he's jumping on top of her and sticking the flower in her
face and kissing her on her cheekbone and urrrgghh... I'm sorry, I got a
little faint just then and had to go lie down for a couple of hours. I
needed to collect my strength in order to deal with the next part, in
which Billy groans to Alison that he's Rudolph Valentino, the greatest
lover that ever lived, although the fake voice he's using sounds more like
a cross between Fabio and Ricardo Montalban. She chuckles and gets out of
bed as he urges her to "geev een to your pah-shun! Juan more kees, Juan
more eem- brayz!" But who is Juan? Why does Billy want to... and the
underwear... and that weird crab walk... okay, I'm sorry, I just needed
someone to hold a spoon in my mouth for a while until I calmed down. Let's
just get this over with. Alison ignores Billy and cries out when she sees
how late it is. She places a call to Delayed & Deranged, where she tries
to apologize to Amanda. Billy grabs the phone and tells Amanda that he and
Alison are taking a day off to celebrate bringing in the Madge and Mabel
account. Amanda protests, but Billy hangs up on her, like he's
independently wealthy and doesn't need a paycheck to live. "That confirms
it - you're insane!" Alison yells and wisely bolts the scene.
But Rudolph Valentino Junior just won't let it end, and he follows her out
into the courtyard in his purple striped underwear. "You're scaring me! I
don't know who you are anymore!" Alison yells as she goes upstairs to her
own apartment. Billy loudly reminds her that he's the guy who made love to
her "over and over" last night, and if Jake didn't poke his head out of
the door at that moment, I would probably have to lie down again for a
while after that line. Alison tells him it's way too soon to move in with
him, and they're not even going to be a couple "until you're Billy again."
And I never thought I'd want anyone in the world to be Billy, but after
I've seen the crab-ninja walk, I've got to agree, almost anything seems
like an improvement. "Just remember, you snooze, you lose," Billy yells,
strutting back inside like his apartment is the secret cave of the
erotically challenged pod people. Jake and Jo are left in the courtyard
shaking their heads at this bizarre mating display.
Back at Peter's den, Peter and Alycia wake up with the worst brains of the
day. Alycia looks despairingly at the pile of faked evidence they've
created to skewer Bobby, and now she's having second thoughts, although,
let's face it, she's hardly given first thoughts a whirl yet. She feels
guilty that they're making Bobby look like everything he's struggled not
to be, but Peter reassures her that at least they're getting something for
their betrayal - she gets the cable company and he avenges his father's
death. Somehow, that fails to satisfy Alycia's tattered conscience. She's
worried that once this is over, Peter will disappear, and she wants him to
promise that they'll get married. Peter manages to stifle a laugh and
tells her with an almost straight face that nothing would make him
happier. She puts the evidence in a manila envelope and licks half of the
envelope, giving him the other half to lick. Then they melt into a kiss
and put the envelope down without sealing it, so after sex they're
probably going to have to go get another envelope to replace the dried-up
one. I guess certain people haven't heard about conserving our natural
resources.
Alison has clearly recovered from her concerns about being late to work,
because she's spending the morning shmoozing with Jane in her dank garage.
Jane whines about her upcoming fashion show, saying that Richard ripped
off "my hottest line yet," which is strange, because I thought the only
designs Richard stole were those shapeless zebra-print things. Jake
wanders by and leans in the doorway, another refugee from the world of
working for a living. Alison promises to help Jane sew her new designs.
Jane is overwhelmed by Alison's offer of amateur assistance, and Alison
finally decides it's time to head to the office for her crucial 11:00
coffee break. Jake gives Jane a warm hug, sympathetically murmuring that
he wishes there were something he could do, because obviously, being the
huge motorcycle stud that he is, he couldn't possibly offer to help sew.
Peter, fresh from his mid-morning boink with his new girlfriend, pops in
to D&D to annoy his old girlfriend. He playfully tells her he was in the
neighborhood to see his new accountant, but she can always tell when he's
lying -- "Your nose grows!" No, really, it's an adorable scene. At least
Rudy Valentino isn't around. Random Flunky #3 comes by and hands Amanda
some files, which Amanda announces are her executed contracts from Bobby.
She informs Peter that she's the first member of the board of directors of
Bobby's cable company, so now they'll be working together and sharing
everything, including their underwear. Peter's eyes glaze over as he
realizes what he's done to Amanda, and he snaps out of it long enough to
split and ponder his next move.
Kimberly and Michael are on their honeymoon at a fancy hotel that looks a
little like the building Alison's detox program was in. Kimberly twitches
in her sleep like a dog as she dreams of her auto accident, her big ol'
scar, and blowing up Melrose. She jerks awake and tells Michael that she's
had a nightmare. "Was I in it?" Michael asks, setting himself up for such
an obvious joke that even I can't bring myself to make it. She feels a
little shaken since things have been moving so fast for them - which is
odd, because in Melrose years, their half-hour engagement was practically
out of a Jane Austen novel. Then the phone rings, and it's Sydney, who's
decided, hey, who needs dignity? I won't move on, I won't try to make
something of my life, I'll just be the Pesky Kid Sister who won't go away.
Sydney claims that there's a medical emergency and Michael has to come
home immediately. She gives Michael a patient's name out of her Rolodex,
and Michael coldly informs Syd that Mrs. Dupree died two months ago. He
hangs up on her face, which is better than she deserves.
Peter charges into the office for the first time in days, and asks for
messages. Sydney chirps that she doesn't take messages anymore, now that
she's the new office manager. (So who's answering the phone at Burns-
Mancini these days, Sydney's imaginary friend Hildegarde? Their patients
must be thrilled.) Peter slams his office door on her and places a call to
Don Pierce at KRW-3 News, your source for bus accident footage in the
greater Los Angeles area. Peter, who's been watching too many John Grisham
movies, wraps a handkerchief around the receiver so that Don won't
recognize his voice, which he's never heard before in his life. Don has
just received Peter and Alycia's envelope, and he's pleased as punch -
like any responsible journalist, Don is just as fond of anonymous,
unsubstantiated and libellous information as the next guy. Peter tells Don
that he can't run the story because it will affect innocent people, which
just makes Don salivate even more. "Well, that's their problem," Don
shrugs. "A story this good blows my way, I air it regardless." And that
must be true; I've seen KRW's newscast, and their lead stories for the
last three days have been that it was probably going to rain, that it was
definitely going to rain, and that it didn't end up raining after all.
These are the proverbial Guys with a Nose for News. Peter totally loses
control of himself and begs Don not to run the story, but Walter Cronkite
won't be moved. The story will run at eleven. Peter leans back in his
chair and wonders if maybe he could talk to the clock and beg time to stop
running forward.
At Richard Hart Designs, Jo's back on the manic side of the mood swing,
and she excitedly shows Richard her plans for a jungle runway to match his
new Tarzan line, including palm trees, tiki torches and - wait for it - an
active replica of a volcano. She insists this Prom Dance From Hell will
make the fashion world sit up and take notice, and boy, ain't that the
truth, I can hear Donna Karan laughing from here. Bewildered, Richard
says, "Let's forget about the runway for one second," as if anyone could
forget that disaster waiting to happen. It's like trying to forget Billy's
Rudolph Valentino impression. He asks her where this is coming from - ten
minutes ago, she was accusing him of stealing Jane's designs, and now
she's taking charge of the project. Jo mumbles something about having to
do it, saying, "I'm really lousy at just sitting around doing nothing." I
think you're selling herself short, honey; you're great at sitting around
doing nothing. At least you've got to be better at that than you are at
designing runways. Richard gratefully kisses her and approves her volcano
idea, proving once again that on Melrose Place, love isn't just blind,
it's impenetrably tasteless. Richard leaves for a meeting, which is Jake's
cue to stop lurking around the building like a stalker and come in and
confront Jo. He starts babbling about Jane, which is Jo's clue that he
hasn't come in to audition as a monkey for the George of the Jungle
fashion show prom. He says Jane needs an even shot, and she needs the
names of some people to sew and cut Jane's designs, as if moving into the
garage has suddenly made her forget every contact she ever had in the
fashion business. "You always were a sucker for the underdog," Jo smiles.
It's late in the evening, and Amanda is snuggling in front of the
television with Mr. Mook, but Billy shows up to talk business. Billy's
taken the day off of work today to sit around and watch the Home Shopping
Network, but apparently at eleven pm he rises like the Vampire Junior Ad
Exec to do some late-night salary negotiations. He tells Amanda that he
hears he's been assigned to the Midline Airways pitch, and he's brought
over a folder just chock full of account-winning ideas. He tells her that
Midline is the biggest account they've ever seen, and if he lands the
account with his brilliant ideas, what does he get in return? "You get to
keep your job," she snaps. He tells her that's what he thought, and now
he's going to where he goes from now on - to the highest bidder. Amanda
would be better off just closing the door behind him, but she jumps at
that folder like a dog who hasn't eaten all day. He says that he wants her
promise - if he lands this account, she'll double his salary. "What about
Alison?" she asks, and he tells her to forget about Alison; these are his
ideas. She gives her word, as if that's ever been worth anything.
Satisfied, he leaves her the magic folder. After he's gone, she's amazed
to find that his folder of "brilliant ideas" is just blank paper. Shaking
her head at his completely unearned chutzpah, she returns to her enormous
medical experiment of a boyfriend, then glances up at the television.
Apparently, Amanda's television was made by the Professor from Gilligan's
Island, because as soon as she looks up, there's good ol' Don Pierce, the
piercing voice of KRW-3, babbling on about Bobby bribing Senator Wilcox
for a cable license, which is of such crucial interest to the Los Angeles
populace that Don decided to bump the piece on America declaring war on
Venus. Bobby frowns in deep thought, wondering how he can be on
television when he's sitting right there in his living room. "That's a
bunch of lies" is Bobby's only comment, and he's so overcome with emotion
that he has to get up off the couch.
The next morning, every reporter in LA has nothing better to do than
descend on Amanda like jackals, clogging the busy halls of D&D. Amanda
has decided she needs to make a good impression on camera, so she's worn
her reflective silver spacewoman-of-the-future blouse. She feeds the hungry
media hounds a vague statement that she knows absolutely nothing, which,
coming from a businesswoman in a metallic silver blouse, is oddly
convincing. Peter pulls his appearing-out-of-nowhere trick and gently
guides Amanda to the back stairs, where they make their escape.
At Wilshire, Matt and Alan discuss Alan's wedding plans, which Matt is
putting up with, for some reason. Alan promises that the wedding will be
over soon, and then they'll be able to get back to the transparent lie
that is their normal, everyday life. Matt says he wants this all to be
over, and asks Alan to go away with him. Alan promises that he will, after
the honeymoon. This last bit of information is news to Matt, and Alan
waves it away, saying that it's just another photo op. David, who is
circling this relationship like the original gay vulture, pops up out of a
trap door in order to make some snide remarks about the wedding. Alan
tells David to mind his own business, although as far as I can see,
David's entire life revolves around Alan and Matt's problems. This seems
more like David's business than Alan's, frankly. Not worried about
discussing this in front of his competition, Alan asks Matt to come to his
bachelor party tomorrow night: "I can't get through this without you."
Alan takes off for some faux heterosexual event, and David jokes, "I know,
you can jump out of the cake dressed like Ethel Merman," which would be
really funny if this were the 1970's and gay men still dressed like Ethel
Merman. I hope you've enjoyed this riveting scene because it's the only
time Matt appears in the entire episode.
There must not be anything on TV this morning, because Alison manages to
struggle in to work along with the rest of the ad drones, just in time to
find Billy the Self-appointed Advertising Dynamo telling everyone he can
find that they're going to work until they drop to come up with an
earth-shattering campaign for Midline Airways, the campaign which is
supposed to be driven by his own personal genius. And shouldn't that be
Midway Airlines? I'm sorry; that's been bothering me this whole episode.
Then Billy starts examining the personnel files for Brooks & Enwright,
D&D's main competitor for the Midline account. Alison asks what Billy
needs to know; Midline is the best agency in town, which I guess means
that they don't suggest to senior-citizen ice cream peddlers that they
drive around on motorcycles. Billy says he has something up his sleeve
that will clinch the account.
That night, Alison joins the slaves Jane's imported from Mexico to help
finish her line. Jake and Alison compliment Jane on her "bold, bright" new
line, but Jane has a sudden attack of reality and realizes that her
designs are old and worthless, her hair is a mess, and she's working out
of a garage, for God's sake. She decides to cancel the show, which she
could have done two weeks ago if she'd wanted to spare everyone from
sewing her dresses together. "I can't go out there with a bunch of
half-baked notions," Jane moans, although that certainly doesn't seem to
be slowing Richard down at all. Jake clutches her to his chest, hoping
that his manly presence can make Jane forget her troubles.
The Brooks & Enwright personnel files Billy was studying must list the ad
executives' favorite bars, because Billy finds his way to the Mardi Gras
Happy Hour where a pretty female B&E rep is sucking down booze in a
desperate attempt to forget she works in advertising. He introduces
himself, and says they're going head-to-head for the Midline account
tomorrow morning. He knows Brooks & Enwright is going to get the account;
D&D is okay, but they're small, and B&E is the best. After all, they came
up with that incredible slogan for KRW-3, "Your Eye on the Fast-Paced
World of Cable Licensing." Ad Babe encourages Billy to quit and come work
for B&E. Ghoulishly looking him up and down, she tells him they're always
looking for "ballsy, good-looking young reps," so their responsible hiring
practices must be just like every other company on Melrose Place. He tells
her he'll fax her his resume, he just needs to know where to send it - her
place or his?
So before you know it, Billy and the Ad Babe are in bed, and it looks
pretty much like every job interview _I've_ ever had. In the warm
afterglow of hot Campbell love, they discuss the Midline ad campaign, so I
guess they've been talking about advertising the whole time they've been
shtupping. Who says advertising people don't know how to have fun? He asks
what B&E is planning for Midline, and she admits that it's just a retread
of the same campaign they did for Comwest five years ago. When you're a
big firm, you can get away with doing the same thing over and over, and
Billy ought to find that familiar - his character's been doing the same
thing over and over for the last three years. Then she leans over and
whispers those magic words every boy dreams of hearing: "Don't take this
the wrong way, but you're not planning on spending the whole night, are
ya?" Grateful for the chance to escape, he practically jumps out of bed,
stopping off in the bathroom to triumphantly admire himself in the mirror,
as if he expects his reflection to congratulate him on a job well done.
Amanda and Peter have somehow spent the whole day sitting in a parked car
on a vacant lot. Don't ask me; I just summarize this stuff, I don't
pretend to know what goes on between scenes. They're met by Lou Chandler
of the Cable Commission, who seems to be the Columbo of the cable world
but in reality is just the doofus who used to do those silly Dr. Pepper
commercials back in the '70's. Peter called him and asked for his help,
and he assures Amanda that the boys down at the Cable Commission were
expecting Bobby to pull something shady for a long time. Apparently cable
licensing is more devious than I thought. And all this time I've been
selecting my cable provider based on who carries the Cartoon Network; if
only I'd known they'd been holding secret meetings in parked cars. Dr.
Pepper Guy says that putting Amanda on the board of directors was just
Bobby's way to have someone else to blame. Lou asks Amanda to testify
against Bobby in front of the board, which I guess is some kind of a big
deal. Do cable licensing boards have the power to put people in jail now?
I don't think I understand this industry. Amanda is hesitant, but Peter
says that Amanda will be happy to do it. Lou leaves, and Amanda complains that
Bobby knew how important it was that he was clean. "You don't break the
law figuring you're going to get caught," Peter says, and he should know.
Amanda says she hates being lied to, which is just one of those quirky
character traits that set her apart from the rest of us. She asks Peter
what she should do, and he urges her to leave everything to him. After
all, he's arranged for her to hide in a parked car in the middle of
nowhere; what more could she want?
Sydney is standing in the beach house driveway looking like Mary Poppins
with her full-length, black, vinyl raincoat and matching umbrella (fully
extended) when Michael and Kimberly pull up in their very dry car which is
still sporting the "Just Married" decorations. Michael and Kimberly
decide to just ignore Syd and proceed to walk the path to the house, but
Sydney trots along behind them with her umbrella now turned inside-out and
spewing some nonsense about how "the entire office is in jeopardy!" and I
rarely watch "Jeopardy!" but I highly doubt they have a category called
"The Dysfunctional Business Practices of Wilshire Medical Center".
Michael stops at the front door and scoops up his new bride, insuring that
Kimberly's feet come within inches of Sydney's face. Kimmy shouts,
"Weeeeeee!" as Michael carries her over the threshold and, once inside,
pays for her "Mikey Ride" by sticking her tongue down his throat. Sydney,
who has invited herself inside, observes this and asks, "How insensitive
can you get?" as if disrupting a honeymoon will win Sydney awards in the
sensitivity department. Michael throws Sydney out and, when he turns back
to Kimberly, sees her bent over the edge of the sofa holding the side of
her head in much the same way she did last season right before one of
those "Henry" episodes. Kimberly tells Michael that she almost fainted so
the good doctor instructs her to sit down while he gets a glass of water
for her.
Bobby and Alycia are in his kitchen discussing his current situation while
numerous reporters loom around outside. Bobby tells Alycia he thinks not
talking to the press only makes him look more guilty but, as his lawyer,
she insists it best he keep quiet. When he inquires about his cable
licenses, she informs him that they've been put on hold. And, as a
finishing touch to this gift basket of bad news, Alycia tells Bobby that
she thinks Amanda is talking to the FCC. Just then, Amanda herself
magically appears stating, "the back door was open". When Bobby asks
Amanda if she's gotten any of his messages, she tells him, "I've been
laying low" and then shows her mistrust in Bobby by asking, "That is what
one does in these situations, right?" Bobby tells Amanda he thinks his
ex-"Rhoda"-father set him up because Amanda was on Bobby's Board of
Directors. Amanda wants to know exactly why she was put on the Board to
begin with and even suggests it was so he'd have "some attractive cellmate
when the truth hit the fan" and I always thought it was something else
that hit the fan. Bobby claims he's innocent and begs Amanda, "you gotta
believe me". Amanda tells him cooly, "I wish I could" before turning and
leaving so I guess this must mean that John Enos' contract is up soon.
At Midline Airways, Billy has started his gung-ho presentation but I had a
hard time concentrating on what he was saying because of his terrible
acting. As Billy shouts, "Let's take these guys into the FUTURE!" he hits
the play button on his boombox and Alison starts the show. And, for as
big an account as this is and for all the drama that Billy is adding to
the pitch, you'd think he'd utilize a computer or, at the very least, a
projector. The stone-faced Midline execs tell Billy, "We'll be in touch.
But it's good - damn good" so obviously none of them has ever seen a
computer either. As the D & D army exits the meeting (with their fearless
leader, Billy Buttmunch, leading the way) the competition, headed by Evie
the office skank, is on their way in. Evie and Billy briefly exchange
pleasantries after which Alison asks Billy, "Do you know her?" to which
Billy replies, "I might have bumped into her somewhere" which, if Billy
had any friends to share it with, could be a good bar joke.
It's late and Peter is in his office staring at a chess board and
massaging his temples as if to suggest he's trying to make a psychic
connection to a dead chess expert. He hears the office door open and
close and calls out, "Who's there?" Lucky for him it's Amanda and not some
psycho with a gun. Amanda does her "Little Girl Lost" routine and tells
Peter how stupid she feels for believing Bobby and then tells Peter, "I
need to be held" and what she really needs is a good slap in the head.
Peter obliges her and, as the 2 stand there hugging, Alycia walks in and
sees them but leaves before either of them see her.
Jo has brought her "vision" to life as we see a big volcano behind a
runway with palm trees and torches all around. Richard finds Jo backstage
and gets reassurance that "they can do this". Out front, Jane and Jake
arrive and Jane is wearing a long-sleeved, white nylon shirt with big ugly
flowers on it so obviously now she's borrowing clothes from her sister.
Jake tells Jane that "she doesn't have to do this" but Jane insists she
does so she can "save face". As she slams down a glass of champagne, Jane
tells Jake, "to forgive is better than to be really pissed off". She
grabs another glass of champagne as the 2 take their seats. The volcano
"explodes" and the show begins with an overweight man running around
hollering and twirling his fire baton. The models then take the runway as
Jo stands behind a "tree" taking pictures. Jane starts counting aloud to
Jake all the designs that she created by pointing and saying, "mine...
mine... mine..." After awhile, Jane decides she can't stand anymore of
this and heads for the restroom. But instead of going to her destination,
she grabs yet another glass of champagne and hides behind one of the
curtains. As she tilts her head back to finish off *this* glass, she
discovers a sprinkler directly above her. Knowing that the volcano can be
blamed, she grabs a nearby torch and, raising it to the sprinkler, sets
the whole fire alarm sprinkler system off. As the water showers down on
everyone, Jane stands with her head tilted up, thoroughly enjoying what
she has just done. She looks back at the crowd just in time to see
Richard run down the runway and fall on his ass. She goes back to enjoying
her "shower" so either she likes being a pyromaniac or she really needed a
bath.
Peter comes to work and discovers Alycia waiting for him in his office.
After throwing a paperweight at him, Alycia starts screaming about how she
did some research and found out that Peter's father was never involved
with the Parezi's. She goes on to say that she knows Peter only wanted to
get Amanda back and that he used Alycia to do it. When Peter asks her
where she got this information, Alycia informs him how she saw he and
Amanda hugging the previous evening. Peter is stunned silent, so Alycia
takes this opportunity to inform him of her terms: When Bobby collapses,
Alycia gets 100% of the cable company and Peter has to secure investors
for her; Peter is to continue "servicing" Alycia both socially and in the
bedroom; and Peter is to stay away from Amanda. When Peter asks what will
happen if he doesn't agree to her terms, Alycia threatens to tell Amanda
that Peter setup Bobby since all paper trails point back to him (Peter).
After sealing their "deal" with a forced kiss, Alycia reminds Peter that
"Amanda is off-limits" before leaving.
Jane walks out of her apartment and, as she passes by Jo's apartment,
overhears Jo and Richard having an argument about the water-logged fashion
show. Richard insists all the hoopla wasn't necessary as "the dresses can
speak for themselves". Jo tells him she thinks they should have just been
honest about who designed them but Richard still denies he stole Jane's
designs. A smug looking Jane walks on.
At D & D, Amanda is rounding everyone up so they can all be part of the
incoming phone call from Midline. Her conversation is brief and it
appears that they didn't get the account when Amanda says quietly, "We got
it". Everyone cheers and Amanda congratulates Billy and informs him he
got his raise. Overhearing this, Alison asks what they're talking about,
but Billy tells her flatly, "I really don't like discussing my salary with
co-workers." Just then, Evie comes marching down the hall and slaps Billy
across the face. As Billy's left hand goes to his cheek, we see that he's
still wearing his wedding ring which really makes no sense, especially
considering that A)he was getting a divorce when his wife DIED, B)he's in
love with Alison and publically asked her to be with him and C)he just
boffed a complete stranger so I think it's time someone reminded Andrew to
remove his wedding band when he goes to work. Anyway, Evie is mad and
tells Billy that the only reason he slept with her was to steal their
strategy. As she storms off, Billy says, "anything for the account" and
then goes into an office and high-fives 2 guys so dorky they must be
related to Pool Boy.
Amanda returns home and, much to her surprise, is greeted by Peter who has
been waiting in the shadows for her. Peter tells Amanda he needs to talk
to her so she invites him in and offers him a drink. Peter tells Amanda
he thinks Alycia is the one who set Bobby up since "she wants the cable
company all to herself". Peter tells Amanda that "this is all
supposition" and that they can't be seen together. When Amanda asks, "I
thought you were in love with her" Peter informs her, "No... I love you...
I always have". He then turns and leaves.
As Peter is leaving the complex, Billy is coming in. Billy, who is drunk
and carrying an unopened champagne bottle, greets Peter with a big, "Hey,
Peter!" and I never realized what great friends these 2 were. Motioning to
his bottle, Billy tells Peter, "I'm in Fat City! Whatdya think about
that?" Peter, who could obviously care less, says, "Well as long as you're
not driving" and then tries to leave. But Billy grabs him and tells him,
"Excuse me, but I've got a date with a very attractive young lady." Peter,
who has never had this much dialogue with another male actor on the show
besides Michael, looks kinda surprised by all this and tells Billy,
"Good... Good..." before trying again to leave. Billy, who has been
subdued thus far in the conversation, suddenly slaps Peter on the arm and
says emphatically, "All the best!" before quickly turning and briskly
walking towards Alison's apartment. Once there, he starts knocking loudly
on her door but she won't answer. He starts yelling to her how they're
going to celebrate as he starts to undo the foil on the bottle and I guess
in his stupidity he forgot that Alison DOESN'T DRINK. Alison is inside
reading the back section of a magazine (ordering toys perhaps?) and
continues to ignore him, even when Billy reminds her of his earlier
statement "You snooze, You lose". He knocks one more time and then very
matter-of-factly says,"OK. You lose" and walks down to his apartment.
Inside his own apartment, Billy sits down on the coffee table and opens
the champagne by holding the bottle unangled and removing the cork
straight up. As the champagne foams all over his lap, he smiles and
giggles like a 3-year-old playing in mud. He disregards the glass he
picked up and takes a big swig directly from the bottle before haphazardly
setting the bottle down on the coffee table. The bottle falls to the
floor and, as its contents come gurgling out, Billy recalls a scene from
yesteryear when he and Alison were first getting together. Judging from
the look on his face, he's either really really remorseful for his
behavior or he's going to be sick from the alcohol.
--written by Danny and Stacie
Jane's stint as a pyromaniac is caught on film and Jo uses the photograph
to get Jane to hire Richard as a consultant; when Amanda won't let Bobby
in her apartment, he breaks down the door.
"Run Billy Run"
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extreme case that we are unable to perform in our honored duties as you,
the Melrose consumer, require it. This is that extreme case. There is no
way on earth we can adequately describe the sick, fascinating hideousness
of this episode's first scene.)
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