Tuesday’s Episode (4/1/2008)
R U READY … I AM LET’S ROLL …
First scene we have Frankie and Colby with JR in between them - each arm around one of their necks…he’s arguing that he’s okay and they so disagree. And there she is - Ms. Debbi Morgan aka Dr. Angela Hubbard and she’s looking at test results I’m guessing…she says “J.R., Make yourself comfortable because you’re not leaving until I find out what made you sick.” End scene…
Now we see Samuel Woods at the PV Inn waving over Jesse - he says “Hey Brother” (I don’t like him…had a bad feeling about him from the get go - and there’s just something so disingenuous about the tone of his ‘hey brother’, 
anywayz…) Here’s some of their dialogue:
Samuel: Jesse Hubbard.
Jesse: How you doing, Mr. Woods?
Samuel: Hey, brother, call me Sam.
Jesse: Absolutely. What can I do for you?
Samuel: Man, I got to tell you the truth — this whole back-from-the-dead thing and you taking down one of the biggest drug cartels on the east coast? Y’all are getting more headlines than this Erica Kane drama, so you are already doing it for me, and for that, I’m grateful.
Jesse: Ok, I just kind of want to — ahem — you know, put that behind me, get on with my life, fresh start.
Samuel: Well, that’s why I wanted to talk to you, because I think I could be a part of your fresh start.
INTRO MUSIC…
We see more of Jesse and Samuel’s conversation back at the PV Inn. He’s really piling it on thick about Jesse - “Look, I know you were a cop — no, no, you were a terrific cop, and you got involved in some very dangerous F.B.I. Business. The risks didn’t scare you, didn’t stop you,” Samuel says. Jesse says what can he say, it was youth - he wanted to take on the world and put all the bad guys behind bars. Here’s some more dialogue:
Samuel: Yeah. The way I understand it, you were what — tortured, left for dead? You had to leave your family and go on the run for, what — damn near two decades?
Jesse: Yeah — like I said, I’m trying to put that behind me, you know —
Samuel: Right.
Jesse: In the past?
Samuel: Ok. But the way I see it, the U.S. Government owes you bigtime.
Jesse: Really? How so? Oh, well, I’m listening.
Samuel: Jesse, we’re always looking for good people. The U.S. Attorney’s office employs a lot of investigators and I’m trying to get folks in, especially people of color. Brother, I think you’d be terrific. What do you say?
Y’all know what I say…LOL…am off to do a vidcap of their next scene then off to tell you more about Frankie & Colby scenes (I need drugs to watch them play out this “relationship”) and then Angie/JR…VIDCAP BELOW 
It’s just one scene with Jesse and Samuel but it will give you a DW fix There’s quite a bit more dialogue for them today as well as Frankie stuff - will be doing written recaps for a bit then show you some Frankie vidcap - great scene for him today too
For those of you behind the walls of fire the dialogue for the vidcap below…
Jesse: So you’re offering me a job with the U.S. Attorney’s office?
Samuel: It is yours if you want it.
Jesse: Whoa. Huh — why don’t you just blow me out of the water? I’m — I’m flattered, but I can’t accept.
Samuel: Why? Jesse: My wife — she’s got really strong feelings about me and police work. Um — can’t say I completely disagree with her, either.
Samuel: Well, at least it’s nice to have someone at home worrying about you.
Jesse: Yeah, well, she’s been worrying about me for far too long — and because of me — and I will not ask her to do that ever again.
Samuel: Well, at least it’s nice to have someone at home worrying about you. Jesse: Yeah, well, she’s been worrying about me for far too long — and because of me — and I will not ask her to do that ever again.
Samuel: Ok, so, I don’t know — maybe after a little bit of time?
Jesse: Hmm — no. Thank you, but, no, no.
Samuel: But I — I see in you a man that still wants to make the world better. You still want to fix things.
[Jesse scoffs]
Samuel: I mean, am I wrong? I mean, and I think in that way, we’re a lot alike. Jesse:Right now, all I want to do is focus on my wife and my son. We got a lot of lost time to make up for.
Samuel: Ok. Fair enough, but I — I mean, once that time goes by and —
Jesse: You just don’t give up, do you?
Samuel: Man, you’re a good guy and you deserve this. Look, I think we have that in common — neither of us give up.
Jesse: Not that I was eavesdropping — that phone call? Sounded like stress.
Samuel: Oh, yeah, yeah. Ever since erica kane disappeared, it’s been drama and I’m just trying to get the lady back.
Okay, the next scene we have is Frankie and Colby. They are still at the hospital talking about JR’s condition. Frankie is telling her that JR is in good hands and that his mom knows what she’s doing.
(Let me just say - it was so touching to see Angie and Frankie working side by side - will share a vidcap scene for ya’ll soon enough and hopefully a screenprint too - but back to our story…)
Okay, Colby gives Frankie a nice compliment about how he knows what he’s doing too and it was him who convinced JR to go to the hospital - that’s a pretty big feat if you know JR LOL. She pretty much says that as Frankie doesn’t think getting JR to the hospital was that big of a deal. Frankie then asks her how she’s been feeling since the whole thing went down in the hangar. She tells him
that she’s not been able to sleep at all and that her mind won’t stop replaying it over and over again. He asks her what part gets replayed and she says all of it - the kidnapping, being tied up, the shooting, the screams…like her mind is stuck on auto-repeat. Then she starts with the what if it hadn’t turned out okay and Frankie says what she’s feeling is normal. Here’s some of their dialouge:
Colby: So, are you going all doctor on me now? Is that your professional opinion? I wasn’t looking for a diagnosis.
Frankie: I know that. I’m just saying after what you’ve been through, nobody can blame you for what you’re feeling.
Colby: You went through it, too. And I don’t think I could’ve done it without you. You were brave and strong. You must’ve learned that from being in Iraq, right?
Frankie: Being held hostage is different from fighting a war in Iraq.
Colby: How?
Frankie: You and I, we knew who we were dealing with. Over there, you didn’t know what was waiting around the next corner or who was really on your side. Soon, it all became one big blur. Right and wrong somehow got lost in the shuffle.
Colby: So why did you volunteer to go?
Frankie: I managed to mess up everything else I tried up to that point — jobs, school, relationships. I guess I had something to prove.
Colby: To your mom?
Frankie: To myself. I always wondered if I had — if I had it in me to be a hero like my dad, you know, if I had what it took. And I ain’t just talking about the bravery or the guts part — I mean, taking a stand for what you believe no matter what the odds, no matter what the cost.
Colby: So what’d you find out?
Frankie: That it don’t take no damn war to prove that to yourself. Hmm. Whatever expectations I had, Iraq wiped the slate clean.
Colby: What do you mean?
Frankie: Over there, you become a part of this family — men and women just doing their jobs and surviving. It’s not about politics, glory, or agendas. It’s about survival and coming home.
NEXT at the hospital we have Angie examining JR. Am guessing y’all don’t really want the details on this so will keep it to a minimum. They talk about his symptoms and the details surrounding them. She asks what the police report said on the kidnapping - he tells her he didn’t report it and that if family wouldn’t believe him, they wouldn’t either. Angie asks JR why his family wouldn’t believe him (she’s clearly not been filled in by Tad on JR’s history). JR tells her given his past record they’d think he just wanted to get high/drunk because he wanted too and tells her he didn’t get drunk or do drugs. Angie tells him his tox screens showed he was clean the last time he came in and the report of acute pain in his side when Joe examined him. He tells her that’s still there, but more like a pain in the butt (referring to Richie) and Angie says
“All right, well, I’m not passing any judgment — especially about the past. It’s important to find out what’s going on with you now. Let me take a look at your side….Yeah, yeah, it looks pretty angry. All right, I tell you what — I’m going to run a few more tests and see if we can get to the bottom of this, ok? You know what? It would really help, though — it’d really help my diagnosis if you could find out who did this to you.”
J.R.: Yeah, well, I don’t trust any cops, so hopefully your diagnosis will help me find out who did this to me.
So maybe Angie will get more involved in this and we’ll see Jesse spring into action as a cop too! Hey whatever they do to keep DM/DW in the storyline on AMC - works for me!
VIDCAP BELOW…Mixed one from two scenes today following the above. It contains Jesse and Samuel (I’m telling ya he’s a bad one and if not, he should be LOL) and then our favorite doctors Angie & Frankie too!
Okay the last few scenes today show Angie and Frankie still tending to JR. Angie is asking Frankie to help her with JR’s shirt and there is apparently something TMI because when Frankie lifts his shirt he says “What the hell is that?” (thankfully we are spared seeing it) Angie says she doesn’t know, but for JR’s sake, they’d better find out, and as quick as possible!
Then we are back at the PV Inn where more of Jesse and Samuels conversation continues. Jesse is telling Woods he needs to stay up - stay optimistic. “I mean, look at me. I found my way home. Your boy will, too, I promise you. Sam, about this job –” Woods says he doesn’t have to tell him now about the job. And in typical Jesse fashion he says “Uh — yeah, I do.” I love that lol. He tells him it’s a huge honor but he has to pass. He thanks him for the drink and Samuels says “All right, man. Have it your way, brother.” Just then Samuel’s phone rings and he’s telling that person he wants to know about Erica. He gets off the phone and tries one more time to tempt Jesse in to a job and says “…Come on, tell me — you don’t miss any of this?” And this is why we LOVE Jesse because his reply is: You know what? Not as much as I missed my family. Thank you. Samuel then thanks Jesse again and says “You’re a lucky man”. “Damn straight,” Jesse says and leaves.
That’s pretty much it for today…previews show nada on AJFC, but for those interested in the Tad/Kate storyline - tomorrow looks like they are kicking off the return of Dixie who will lead Tad to Kate
I’m going to put together a special vidcap of Jesse lines today about his family, etc. So look for that at some point today.
Peace,
otter
