Episode Twenty: The Odyssey Starring
Jack Deveraux, Part III: Jack Has
Fantasies of Returning Only to Find
That Jennifer Has Moved on with Patrick

Scene One: Jennifer is alone at home. The lights are out, except for a small lamp by the couch. She is waking around the room embracing something, wearing her robe and pajamas. She sniffles, apparently she has been crying, as she nears the couch we see it is a framed photo. She sits down on the couch, and continues to gaze upon the photo. It is of Jack [Funny, but everyone's photo, hers, the one in Abigail's room and the one Bart is showing everyone are all the same photos] She runs her finger over the photo.

She hugs the photo to her chest and wraps her arms around it, in tears.

Crying she goes into a fetal position, continuing to hold Jack's photo to her chest.

Scene Two: Meanwhile on the freighter, Jack has an even larger pile of clothes, he is still scrubbing away. His shirt is dirty, and stained with sweat under his armpits and down his chest; his sleeves are rolled up; he is lean, and fills out the shirt well. He is wearing a blue bandana on his head. He is a major hottie! Jack is muttering under his breath as he scrubs something on the washboard.

Just then the captain shouts at him -- the Captain is the guy who found him and let him stay on the freighter. He is still chomping on a cigar butt.

Jack jumps up startled.

Jack looks like he is standing at attention.

Jack is worried about what the "little problem" is.

Scene Three: Back at Jack and Jennifer's, Julie comes over, she is feeling lonely, and poor Doug's snoring is driving her crazy. Jennifer tells Julie about Bo, Billie and Patrick returning from Europe with no news, that they have not been able to find Georgia. Julie feels bad for Billie, but she thinks it is best for Bo and Hope. She then notices how depressed Jennifer looks. Jennifer tells her that she is alone, Abigail is spending the night at Chelsea's, and Billie and Patrick are spending the evening together. She tells Julie that she is "alone and feeling *really* sorry for herself."

Scene Four: Chelsea has convinced Abigail to sneak into the Cheatin' Heart. They are at a table, but all Chelsea can do is lust after Patrick, who is seated at another table with Billie. Chelsea recognizes Billie, she has seen her a couple of times at Abigail's -- Billie is living there too. Chelsea is jealous and she wantst to know about her competition. Abigail tells her some of Billie's history: About Bo, and about the how two of them looking for their not-dead daughter [major sledgehammer to the head]. Looks like Billie, not Jennifer is Chelsea's competition.

Scene Five: Back on the freighter, Jack is fearing the worst.

Jack puts out his hands, in a gesture of begging.

The Captain spreads out his arms, showing Jack the pale blue Oxford shirt his is wearing. He is furious about something Jack he has done to shirt.

Jack smiles, he is obviously relieved that it is not something major. Jack touches the Captain's collar, and tugs on it, laughing at how stiff it really is. Just then the Captain blows smoke into Jack's face, causing Jack to choke, cough and blow away the cigar smoke. He continues to laugh, choke and blow away smoke, as he gestures trying to show the Captain the problem.

Jack has an "Oh, Damn" expression as he realizes now he will be expected to iron as well.

Scene Six: Billie and Patrick stuff are out to have a good time. Patrick buys her a beer, she drinks despite being a recovering alcoholic (when she went out with Jack in 2002, right after her return, she had to remind Jack that she cannot drink). Patrick receives a mysterious phone call, Patrick is told to give him the cash when he gets it. It appears Patrick may be up to no good after all.

Scene Seven: Back at the freighter, the Captain has just discovered Jack can iron. Frustrated, Jack slaps down the bottle of starch.

Jack slides his foot across the floor, "drawing the line" and then stamps his foot. He puts his hands together, defiantly.

The Captain returns to smoking his cigar, and blowing smoke into Jack's face in a sign of authority. Jack looks sick at the possibility of that happening. Jack exhales and suddenly Jack becomes all apologetic and fawning.

The Captain walks off.

Jack laughs and smiles shakes the shirt, then talks to it.

Jack puts the Captain's shirt in the soapy water and starts scrubbing.

Scene Eight: Back at Jack and Jennifer's, Jennifer and Julie are sitting on the couch. Julie is trying to help her cousin. Jennifer is sad and depressed missing Jack. Julie gets up.

Julie takes Jennifer in her arms and hugs her, sad for her cousin. Jennifer looks on sadly.

Scene Nine: Back in the freighter, Jack is sorting another pile of clothes, sighing and groaning, then he looks around.

Jack sees it on a table, so he walks over to it. Next to a bottle is a transistor radio. Jack is about to pick up the bottle, when he spots the radio.

He puts it to his ear. Then through the static, a voice can be heard.

Jack cannot believe his ears, hearing that it is being broadcast from Salem he is pays attention,excitedly. [Amazing still out in the Atlantic and he gets a Salem station, Salem which is in the somewhere near Chicago]

JACK: Salem?

DISK JOCKEY: We return now to another uninterrupted....

JACK: (Becoming more thrilled) Salem!

DISK JOCKEY: ....hour of music for your listening pleasure.

Taking the radio from his ears, and looking around overjoyed. Just then soft romantic jazz is heard through the static.

Jack walks around, taking out the locket, he looks at it, holding it tight in his hand, addressing it.

Scene Ten: Back at Jack and Jennifer's the camera pans on the photo of Jack, the same radio station is playing, Jennifer puts a tea cup by Jack's photo, which is on a chair. She looks at the photo, lovingly, and starts talking to it. She is on the bending down next to the chair; her own cup of tea is the the foot rest of the chair, by Jack's.

Jennifer looks up and the camera angle is from up above her.

Jennifer continues to look at Jack's picture.

Scene One: Jennifer complains to Patrick about Billie. He defends her. She tells him that all men defend her, including Jack. Patrick thinks there is more to it, he thinks Jennifer is jealous of her. He also thinks that Jennifer feeling upset about Jack should not be an excuse to rag into Billie. [More sloppy writing, on the fantasy episode from last month, Jack looks at the mail box at his house and the address is, 3223; today Jennifer has a letter for Jack, and the address is "755." Nice too see there are continuity people on the job. Most the Jennifer scenes are of her complaining about Billie, and she cannot believe he can defend her.

Scene Two: Poor Jack, he is still in the same shirt and still is wearing the overalls at his waist; that blue bandana is still on his head. Jack is working at the laundry, and the Captain is there, Jack walks up to him upset and angry -- it appears to be in mid-conversation. The Captain blows smoke in Jack's face, Jack coughs, and waves away the smoke. To talk the Captain removes he cigar from his mouth.

Jack picks up a couple of bottles. He shifts around the bottles. Then stops, looking on dejected and resigned.

As the Captain is talk Jack listens on concerned.

The Captain walks off, Jack worried plops two bottles on the table.

Jack then flashes back to when Bart showed Jack the video of Jennifer with Patrick at Philip and Belle's wedding.

Patrick is escorting Jennifer, by the arm, into the church. She looks at him. Bart fiddles with the dials. Jack watches on confused. Bart points to them together. Jack frowns as he tries to figure out what is going on.

Jack titles his head trying to see what is really going on.

Jack continues to watch, confused, and hurt.

Back in the present Jack is disturbed by the memory.

Breathing heavily, Jack looks around and tries to think, gesturing.

Jack stands there, slightly frowning, worried that it may be too late

Scene Three: Jack is back to scrubbing the Captain's shirt on the washboard, his frustration can be felt by the way he is scrubbing, grunting and breathing heavily. Stops working remembering the video.

Jack sniffs, and wipes the back of his hand over his nose. He then takes the shirt to the other tub.

Jack is wringing out the shirt and about to put it in the tub, when he stops to think.

Jack is home, it is winter, this time he is wearing the blue bandana. He walks up to the door of his house, and stops, looking around, thrilled to be back.

JACK: Home! I finally home!

All the fantasizes are filmed with this whirling, distorted effect. Smiling, Jack walks up to the door, then stops, and looks over towards the window. He looks inside, seeing Jennifer he smiles. However, Jennifer is being hugged by a shirtless Patrick. [The dialogue is vomitous so I will not transcribe it] Jennifer talks about missing Jack, as Patrick is all over her. She talks about being happy now that she finally let him (Patrick) sleep in her bed. They kiss. Jack screams in horror.

Back in the present, the scream continues to reverberate. Jack is worried about his fantasy, fearing that it could actually happen. Jack is squeezing the shirt tightly, in a daze. The scream continues, and then Jack shudders, snapping himself out of the daze. He throws down the shirt, and steps back. Flaying his hands, gesturing "no." Then he walks to the tub.

Jack continues to mutter and shake his head, trying to convince himself.

Scene Four: Bo tells Hope that the judge was going to put Billie in jail -- for a fight she and Patrick got into at the Cheatin' Heart -- Bo said to save her from going to jail he agreed to let Billie move in. Hope is Furious. Hope uses the same arguments to Bo about Billie that Jennifer used with Patrick. Bo thinks Hope is exaggerating. Hope wonders why Billie could not continue to live with Hope. Bo says that Patrick he does not trust him, he does not want Patrick near Billie; he alsodoes not think that Patrick should be saying at Jennifer's he does not trust Patrick and thinks Patrick will hurt Jennifer. [It looks like the trust thing between Billie and Patrick is being paralleled, are they both innocent, or is Hope and Jennifer right about Billie, and Bo (and Jack) right about Patrick.) Are Patrick and Billie up to no good?]

Scene Five: Jack is trying to iron, it looks ancient. His thoughts preoccupied worrying about Lockhart worming himself into Jennifer's affections, Jack hurts his hand.

Upset he picks it up.

He has an ironing board, and the Captain's shirt is on it.

Jack goes back to ironing, but cannot get the thought of Jennifer and Patrick out of his head.

Jack flashes back to them kissing. The baby is crying. Patrick goes to calm him. Jennifer tells him that he is wonderful with Jack, Jr., just like Jack was with Abigail. Jack watches in horror. Jack, broken hearted turns away from the window. He then walks to the door and opens it. He walks inside, and watches the two of them with Jack, Jr. As Patrick puts the baby down Baby Jack says, "Da Da." They are both thrilled. Jack, shuts the door. They see him, and he walks towards them.

Jennifer faints into Patrick's arms. Jack him up and down, confused, hurt and angry.

Scene Six: Jack is affected by the thoughts, he tries to put back the ironing board but it falls back on him.

He tries to put it up again, and holds it there. Panting, upset.

Jack is fantasizing again. This time Jack and Jennifer have their arms around each other, as Patrick watches on upset. Jennifer is holding her from behind, and kissing her face.

Jack holds her even more tightly and continues to kiss her, now here head. As the talk he continues to kiss her all over, and caresses her.

Jennifer tries to break away, believing it is a dream. Jack stops her. She is about to say something but Jack interrupts before she can.

Meanwhile Patrick is glaring at them.

Jennifer is shocked. Patrick denies it

PATRICK: I didn't erase anything!

JENNIFER:: No, Jack, really.

JACK: Tha.... tha.... that's all right, Jennifer. That's all right. (Looking at him) You see, Patrick's been lusting after you for a long time now.

Jennifer listens.

 

Jennifer looks at Jack, frowning and confused.

Scene Seven: It is still Jack's fantasy. Jennifer does not hesitate, she throws her arms around Jack, and holds him tightly.

Jack lets her go, not convinced. Patrick stares in the background, not happy.

Jack can be heard breathing heavily, hurt and confused. Jennifer is near tears trying to convince him she wants him not Patrick.

Jennifer is crying, she throws her arms around Jack.

They start to kiss passionately. Jennifer laughs with joy. Jack and she moan. Patrick glares in the background, and sniffs. The baby cries.

Hearing their son cry, she stops kissing and looks at Jack, smiling.

She goes to the crib talking to the baby.

Jennifer is bending over the scribe, Jack, Jr. is still crying. Jack puts his arm around a still shirtless Patrick.

Jack turns him around. As Jack is talking to Patrick, Jennifer is holding the baby, trying to calm it.

Jennifer is talking in the background to Baby Jack, as Jack talks to Patrick. During their conversation, Jennifer listens to the two of them.

Jack keeps his arms on Patrick's shoulder and leads him away. Gesturing, Jack continues talking to him.

Jack stares at him, not believing Patrick's gall. Yet he also seems afraid that Patrick may be right.

Patrick looks over towards Jennifer. Jennifer looks scared.

Back to the present, Jack is pacing around.

Jack goes back to scrubbing clothes. Just then the Captain returns, still smoking; he walks up to Jack.

Jack stops working and looks at him, fearing something else is wrong, thinking the Captain is being sarcastic.

Jack happily begins to work.

Jack, excitedly, slaps the shirt on the washboard. As the Captain talks he is looking at his cleaned, ironed and folded shirt.

The Captain walks off. Jack is panting, but this time hopeful. He hits down a shirt.

Jack looks determined.