(Air
date Tuesday, March 16th, 2004)
Scene
One: Haver's prison cell, he is sitting on a table reading a book.

Hearing footsteps
he turns to look, and stands up.
STEPHEN: (He
seems sincerely glad) What a lovely surprise.
It is Jessica. She
is standing in front of the bars, her arms crossed, as if for protection,
in front of her.
JESSICA:
(Angrily) Is it?! He
walks towards her. He fiddles with his book. Throughout he speaks
softly -- like a psychiatrist -- he probably is manipulating her
as he does with everyone else, but part of him truly seems to have
cared for her -- in his own, twisted way.
JESSICA:
(Cont.) Is it? Didn't you know I was going to come? Didn't you know
everything about me?
STEPHEN:
I know what a kind and caring person you are.
JESSICA: (Says nothing for a moment) And gullible and
ignorant.
STEPHEN: (Shaking his head) Never underestimate yourself,
Jessica. You are one of the brightest, most insightful
students I ever had.
JESSICA: Not bright enough to see through you.
STEPHEN: It's one of your greatest strenghts.... to
see the best in people. She
looks at him.
STEPHEN:
(Cont.) And yeess, (nodding his head in agreement) one of the greatest
weaknesses as well.
JESSICA: (She looks down, closes her eyes and shakes her head)
Well, not anymore (looks back at him)!
STEPHEN: (Leans a little nearer to the bars) Why did you come
here today?
JESSICA: Well, as you know I (takes her purse) I have been
(nervously brushes her hair back) writing a series of articles
on the Music Box (looking at him) murders, and ah.... I have
one more to write. I need some answers. 
STEPHEN: I'm sure
you do! Scene
Two: Continuing from the previous scene, Haver's prison cell, Jessica,
is sitting down, she wants to interview Haver about being the Music
Box Killer. Haver is pacing around
JESSICA:
Why did
you do it? Why did you kill those women?
STEPHEN: (Running his fingers over the back of a chair) You
haven't heard the theory that the papers are trumpeting about
"my mommy!"
JESSICA: Alot of people have bad parents, doesn't mean they
kill thirty-six women in seven states!
Haver taps the chair.
JESSICA:
Why did you do it?
Haver sits
backwards on the chair and looks at her. Taking notes on a note
pad.
STEPHEN:
And why didn't you see it sooner. (Puts his hand to his face) That's
what you want to know. (Running his thumb over the corner of his mouth)
After working together soo long. Side-by-side. (Rubbing his
chin) That's what really what you want to know.
She hesitates to write.
STEPHEN:
(Cont., exhales) Look at me, Jessica. Do you see a monster?
JESSICA:
(looking at him, and then jumps up, and turns from) I'm not falling
for that again!
She listens,
her back turned from him, devoid of expression. Obviously she is
struggling not to be manipulated by what he is saying to her.
STEPHEN: (Getting
up, pleading) Jessica.... (walks to the bars and puts his hands on
them) are you afraid that you are going to see.... the goodness
that's inside of me? You see a man. No more. No less. And a boy....
A boy who survived.... a neglectful and abusive mother. Only to be
turned over to an abusive grandmother and neglectful grandfather.
She blinks as if
trying steal herself and not be moved to sympathy, and thus be
fooled by him yet again.
STEPHEN:
(Cont.) But a boy survived. Eight years old, alone--
Just then
John's voice is heard, interrupting him. Jessica turns, as if out
of a trance.
JOHN:
WHAT THE HELL do think you are doing here?! (Going to Haver
pointing at him) One more word out of you and I'm going to knock
you out! (Walking to Jessica), You, (point at her, and spreading out
his arms at his disbelief) what are you thinking about?
Jessica
is obviously somewhat dazed as if Haver was getting to her, but
she also seems annoyed by John interrupting the interview.
JOHN: (Cont.) You
know what he's trying to do.
JESSICA: (Nervously running her hand over her face and pushing
aside her hair) I'm okay. I'm fine. As
John talks with Jessica Haver looks around, he then spots her purse
on the floor with a bottle of prescription sticking out. Making
sure they do not see him, he looks over, as he bends down.
JOHN:
You're okay? What are you doing here?
JESSICA: I just needed some answers.
JOHN: Jessica, there are no answers here. (Gesturing)
Listen, go and do not come back here!
JESSICA: Okay, I'll go. She
walks towards her purse and it picks up, and leaves. John turns
to look at Haver. Haver stands up.
STEPHEN:
I would have thought (sticking his face between the bars) that you'd
have been released from this case by now.
JOHN: (Scoffs) Ha.... (Pointing to and talking to the guard)
Would you give us a minute here! It's okay, go get a cup of coffee
or something. (Gesturing to reassure the cop) It's okay.
He moves the chair,
which Jessica was sitting on, out of the way. The cop reluctantly
leaves. Then John walks closer to the bars.
STEPHEN:
(Gestures, leaning his face outside the bars) So, what is this, a
social call?
JOHN: You know.... I know what you're trying to do with that
girl.... you know.... all that voodoo stuff!
STEPHEN: I merely granted her access. For an interview. That's
all! She's working on the last chapter on a series about the Music
Box Killer. (Pauses for a moment) Or is it the last
chapter (a very slight smirk)?
JOHN: Yeah! (Nodding) It is!
STEPHEN: My attorney is confident in my insanity plea. I'll
stay in a mental facility. Who knows, I could be cured (slight smile)
and sent back out on the streets again.
JOHN: (Laughs) You think you're going to get out? Get out of
here to get to kill again (shakes his head)?
STEPHEN: (Confidently) Who's going to stop me?
JOHN: I did! This time!
STPEHEN: But only after allll those women died. Just
think, if you had stopped me sooner. You would have saved so
many lives.
JOHN: Their deaths are on your conscious.
STEPHEN: It's Caitlin I'm thinking of. Young.... Such a sweet...
sad smile. John
is getting furious but holds his emotions and temper in check.
STEPHEN:
(Cont.) Lovely, really.... Kind of love that comes around only once....
For most.... Maybe twice for you.
JOHN: You don't know anything!
STEPHEN: (Playing his game with John) Noo? You didn't feel
any twinge, surge of feeling when you were saving Natalie Vega
from being blown to smithereens? I just hope that you're not....
unlucky enough to lose her as well. (Says nothing for a
moment) John, tell me, why didn't you kill me when I asked
you to? Why did you stop and push me out of the way of a bullet (Smiles
tauntingly)?
JOHN: (Devoid of emotion) Instinct. If I would have taken time
to think about it? I would have let you die!
STEPHEN: (Smiles) Well, there's always next time!
John nods
and walks off. The guard is not at his desk. Stephen puts his hand
in his pocket and pulls out the bottle of pills he lifted from Jessica's
purse, and examines it. Then checking to see if anyone is around,
puts it back in his pocket. He looks around again, and then as if
he is trying to muster up courage puts his hands on the bars.

He then exhales and
bashes his head against the bars. He is dazed by the hit, exhales,
closes his eyes and musters the courage to do it again, which he
does. Fade to commercial.
Scene Three: Haver's prison cell, he is lying on the floor, in pain.
STEPHEN:
(Groaning, speaking softly) Help Me! Help-- Just
then his guard walks up.
POLICEMAN #1: What's
your problem? Haver
grunts and groans and rolls over, having a hard time speaking.
STEPHEN:
Ah.... w.... (rolling over) ah....
POLICEMAN: What the hell happened to you?!
STEPHEN: Ah.... John.... (having a hard time speaking)
ah.... John McBain did this.... he hit me! John....
The cop
goes to get help.

STEPHEN:
(Pleased) John.... John McBain.... (in pain)....
Scene Four:
The Police Station, Bo's office, he is talking with F.B.I. Bureau
Chief Christopher Scoletta. He is trying to convince Scoletta to
reinstate John because he is a good agent and is not guilty of violating
Haver's rights. Bo tells him that he is sure that Haver is setting
John up. After some time Bo gets Scoletta to think again about John,
Scoletta agrees to "think again about his file." Just
then Haver's guard comes in, he tells Bo that Haver was taken to
the E.R. and that he said Haver attacked him. In disgust, Scoletta
throws down John's file on Bo's desk.
Scene Five: Angel Square Cafe, Natalie and John are in a booth.
They are talking about things. Two police officers arrive and tell
him they need him to come in for questioning, Haver was attacked
and said he did it. Natalie is furious and tells them that her Uncle
Bo will fix things. John calms her and says it is procedure and
does not blame the cops. He goes with them willingly.
Scene Six: Bo's office, Bo listens as Bureau Chief Scoletta rails
into John, asking him what was he thinking. John insists that Haver
was fine when he left him. Scoletta says that Haver's statement
says that John grabbed him and pulled his face through the bars.
Scoletta reads the E.R. report and tells them that Haver's injury
is consistent to what he says John did to him. Bo says that Haver
could have done it to himself. John tells his boss that Haver hates
him, and that it would be just like him to do it to get him in trouble
and thus get the case against him thrown out of court. Scoletta
is not buying it. He tells John that Bo had almost convinced him
to change his mind, but after this he is not sure he (John) will
ever get his badge back. John does not care, he tells his boss that
he can keep the badge, The F.B.I. was not for him anyway. Scoletta
agrees that John is not F.B.I. material, and leaves. John wants
to know if Bo believes Haver. Bo tells him definitely not. Bo wonders
if John really is fine about leaving the F.B.I., John says he is
and should have done so a long time ago.
Scene Seven: Llanview University, after her run-in with Haver, Jessica
went to the university and was talking to Marcie. Antonio shows
up, and she notices he looks upset. She thinks that he has spoken
with John about her going to see Haver and that is why he is upset.
Though he knows nothing about her meeting. Though now he is concerned,
he cannot believe she did that. She tells him that she had to have
answers about why Haver did what he did, she wanted to tie up her
series on the killings. She tells Antonio that she was not afraid
of Haver. Haver was behind bars all the time and a guard was right
there. She assures him she is fine and unhurt. Antonio tells her
to never do that again. She agrees. She then asks what is wrong?
He informs her that his mother informed him that Dorian was in fact
Adriana Colón's mother and that his mother (Carlotta) had
know all along -- Adriana is Carlotta's goddaughter and had been
staying with them; she was like his younger sister. Antonio tells
her that he has some vacation time. He wonders where she would like
to go. It is obvious he wants to go to Puerto Rico to do some snooping
and talk to the people he always thought were Adriana's parents
-- why did his mother help Dorian and place Adriana with the Colóns
and why the secrecy. After all that is happened Jessica welcomes
time away from Llanview, especially on a warm, sandy beach on the
Caribbean Sea.
Scene Eight: Haver's jail cell, Haver is back, he just has a bandage
on his forehead. His guard locks him in. Haver rubs his wrist.

STEPHEN:
(Exhaling): Ha....
POLICEMAN #1: Doctor said to tell me if you get dizzy.
STEPHEN: (Continuing to rub his wrist) Ha.... right.... ha....
The cop
returns to his desk. Haver looks around, rolling his eyes, looking
pleased.
STEPHEN:
(Sotto voce) McBain! Stephen
is definitely playing a game to get John.
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