J&B's Engagement Ball, Nobody Leaves Manor;
Stefan(fangs clink against the edge of his champagne glass as he tries 
to take a sip)Damn fangs.
Bobbie:Be glad they're not real and you can take them out whenever you 
please.
Stefan:Why are we even here, Barbara.
Bobbie:Why did you invite Jax and Brenda to your and Katherine's 
engagement ball.
Stefan:One can't throw a ball without having enough people to fill up 
the ballroom. I invited them for filler. It's the same way a party scene 
in a movie is filled with extras. I certainly didn't invite them for 
their scintillating personalities. Ms. Barrett is a giggling ninny and 
Jasper Jacks is as I said upon entering this room a borish oaf.
Bobbie:Well, I don't think they like you any better. They probably only 
invited you because they thought it would be rude if they didn't include 
you since you invited them to your engagement ball. And they probably 
only invited me because of my involvement with Jerry.
Stefan:You told me why they invited us, but not why we're here.
Bobbie:Common courtesy. When someone has the courtesy to invite you 
someplace your return the courtesy by coming. It would be rude if you 
didn't come.
Kat(glaring at Bobbie)Look at her over ther. She looks like the belle of 
the ball. But they why shouldn't she. She's gotten everything she wants. 
She's got Stefan back in her bed and Nikolas out of my life.
Tony:So  you're beginning to understand why I despise her so.
Kat:Oh, definitely. What I don't understand is why you're not planning 
to kill her instead of Stefan.
Tony:Death is too good for Bobbie. I want her to live and to suffer.
Carly:I've been thinking.
Sonny:That usually means trouble. Just what have you been thinking 
about.
Carly:I think we should try to help Uncle Luke get back together with 
Laura. I mean, just look at them, Sonny. They seem so miserable.
Sonny:I didn't think you cared about Luke or his marriage after the way 
you two are always sniping at each other(Sonny's eyes widen as he sees 
Laura wrestle a tray of drinks away from a waiter)What the heck is Laura 
doing now?
Carly:It looks like she's taking that waitress costume she's wearing a 
little too seriously. Now look. She's passing out drinks to the guests.
Bobbie:(Kat and Tony)I wonder whose under that executioner's hood. He 
keeps staring at me. He's giving me the creeps.
Stefan:What I'd like to know is why Nikolas didn't come to this party 
with Katherine and what he's doing with Robin Scorpio, instead.
Bobbie:Why don't you go over there and ask him.
Stefan:I think I will.
Carly:Uncle Luke, why don't you go over and do something about your 
wife. She's making a fool out of herself. What is she? Drunk or 
something.
Luke(glances at Laura)No, she's perfectly sober.  Laura always was good 
at waiting on tables. You should have seen her when we worked at Ma and 
Pa Calhoun's Diner in Beecher's Corners. If she wants to pass out drinks 
at this shindig, it's entirely up to her.
Carly:Don't you care that she's making a spectacle out of herself. Look 
at the way everyone's staring at her.
Luke:What Laura does or doesn't do is no longer any of my concern. But 
since you feel you have the right to stick your nose in my private 
business, let me return the favor. Just what are you trying to pull 
witih Sonny?
Carly:I don't know what you mean.
Luke:Sonny told me how understanding you're being about the possibility 
of him leaving you and returning to Brenda.
Carly:Why shouldn't I be understanding.
Luke:Because that's not you.
Carly:Uncle Luke, Sonny isn't going to leave me for Brenda, so there's 
no reason I can't be understanding about the whole thing. You see, 
everytime Sonny makes loves with me, he becomes that much more mine and 
that less of Brenda's.
Luke:Oh, really, I guess that's why Sonny's huddled in a corner with 
Brenda as we speak. Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to have a little 
chat with your mother on her bad taste in dates.
Brenda:Rhett Butler wasn't a bad choice in costumes for you. I'll give 
Carly that. But it isn't what I would have chosen for you.
Sonny:Oh, and just what would you have chosen for me to wear?
Brenda:Zorro. You'd be the perfect Zorro. I can easily picture you in 
skintight black pants and a white billowing shirt unbuttoned to show off 
your chest.
Sonny:God, you make me sound like one of those guys on the cover of one 
of those historical romance novels you love to read.
Brenda:And, of course, you'd be carrying a sword, and once we went home, 
you'd use your sword to slowly strip my clothes off of me.
Sonny:Just how far are you going to take this thing with Jax, anyway, 
Brenda?
Brenda:That depends entirely upon you. Just how long are you going to 
stay married to Carly.
Sonny:You know very well I have obligations to Carly. I can't just leave 
her.
Brenda:Then it sounds like you're going to have to make a choice between 
either honoring your obligations to Carly or stopping me from becoming 
Mrs. Jasper Jacks, but this time for real.
Carly(pulls the Viagra powder out of her cleavage)Well, Sonny, it's 
looks like it's time to give you another dose of the love pill. And it's 
time for you to get a taste of your own medicine, Brenda, and I hope you 
choke on it.
Laura(carrying a tray of drinks)Would you like a glass of champagne?
Carly:As a matter of fact, I would. In fact, I'll take two. One for my 
husband.
Stefan:Nikolas, what's going on? Why did you come to this party with 
Robin Scorpio instead of Katherine.
Nik:Uncle, it's over between Katherine and I. I broke-up with her, 
tonight.
Stefan:Is there any chance of you two getting back together.
Nik:No, it's over between us for good.
Stefan:Just what happened between you two, anyway.
Nik:I started spending a lot of time with Robin since I heard she broke 
up with Jason Morgan and the more time I spent with Robin, the less time 
I wanted to spend with Katherine. It got to the point where I finally 
realized that I didn't really want to marry Katherine. I tried to break 
it off with her gently by suggesting that maybe we should see other 
people, but she was having none of that, so she gave me my ring back and 
we called it quits.
Stefan:Well, needless to say, I'm pleased about this. I knew you and 
Katherine didn't have what it took to make it work for the long haul, 
but I knew if I said anything to you, you'd have taken it the wrong way 
and just dug in your heels about Katherine. I'm glad you came to this 
realization all on your own.
Nik:(notices Laura)Uncle, what is Laura doing?
Stefan:Making a spectacle of herself to no doubt get Spencer's 
attention. Only he's too busy harrassing Barbara to notice.
Luke:So I see you didn't heed my advice and you came to this glorified 
Halloween party with the head ghoul, himself.
Bobbie:Big brother, stay out of my love life. It's none of your 
business.
Luke:Oh, but it is, when you're shacking up with a Cassadine. I swear, 
Barbara Jean, when it comes to men you don't have the brain of a 
chicken. You're sleepign with the enemy, again, aren't you? Don't bother 
to deny it. It's as plan as that hickey that you're sporting on your 
neck. Didn't you learn your lesson from last time.
Bobbie:Luke, I'm perfectly capable of running my own life without you 
doing it for me. If you want to run someone's life, why don't you try 
bossing around  your wife. Everyone's noticing how weird she's acting, 
tonight, except for you. Why dn't you do something about it.(just then 
square dancing music fills the room)
Laura(standing by the band)Come on, everybody, we're going to have a 
Hoe-down.

Upstairs:
Brenda(rushes into her bedroom and calls for her maid)Hurry and help me 
out of this costume and into the Scarlett O'Hara one.
Maid:Why? I just helped you into the Sleeping Beauty one a little over 
an hour ago. Have you spilled something on it or something. Maybe if  
you let me look at it, I can fix it up so you won't have to change 
costumes.
Brenda:No, I haven't spilled anything on it, I just want to change 
costumes, all right. Just do the job your paid to do and help me change.
Maid:Oh, I get it now. You don't want Mr. Jacks to recognize you. You've 
got some kind of surprise planned for your future husband, don't you.
Brenda(smiles, thinking of Sonny)Yes, you're right. I've got a surprise 
planned for my future husband.



































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