Stefan and Bobbie's Room, Wyndemere:
Stefan(fastening up the back of Bobbie's ball gown)Barbara, would you please 
stand still. If you don't, I'm never going to get you fastened up.
Bobbie:I'm sorry, Stefan, I can't. I'm just too excited.(she twirls around 
the room, excitedly)I can't believe it. The night of our Bacchanalian Ball 
has finally arrived.
Stefan(chases after her and finishes fastening up the back of her 
gown)There, all done. You may move all you want, now.
Bobbie:You could have let my maid dress me, you know.
Stefan:(with a lusty look in his eyes)You know I enjoy dressing and 
undressing you.
Bobbie:You know, even when I was a child I never dreamed of living a night 
like this.
Stefan:Well, I'm glad I could give you this night.(he pulls her into his 
arms)And, tonight, is just the beginning. (he suddenly turns serious)Are you 
sure you're not upset about me not telling you about Brenda's mother being 
in town all this time or about me giving her a job working at Deception.
Bobbie:Of course not, Stefan, I trust you completely. And I understand 
completely. If our situations had been reversed and Carly's father had shown 
up in town, I probably would have acted the same way as you did.
Stefan:Strangely enough that doesn't comfort me.
Bobbie:(puts her arms around him and presses her body to his)Stefan, you're 
not jealous, are you? You're not actually jealous of a man I'll probably 
never even see, again, much less recognize if he were standing in front of 
me, on the off-chance that we ever did happen to run into each other, again, 
are you?
Stefan:Of course not. I'm not the jealous type. Do you really mean if 
Carly's father was standing in front of you right this minute, you wouldn't 
even recognize him.
Bobbie:Stefan, when I knew him I was little more than a child, myself, and 
he was just a boy. I mean, you told me you didn't recognize Brenda's mother 
when you first saw her, again, either.
Stefan:That's true. It's strange, you know. I thought I'd feel a flicker of 
something for her even after all these years, but I feel absolutely no 
attraction to her in the slightest. In fact, meeting her now, I don't know 
whatever attracted me to her in the first place. It's kind of sad in a way. 
I thought the love we shared would last a lifetime, and it didn't even stand 
the test of time.
Bobbie:By the way, Stefan, don't you think it's time you told me what this 
mystery woman's name is. You've addressed her as Brenda's mother, her and 
she, but you've never addressed her by name and I have to admit I'm a bit 
curious about her. So, what is her name, anyway?
Anna(knocks on the door)Mrs. Lansbury sent me up here to tell you your 
guests have begun to arrive.
Stefan:Thank you, Matilda. Well, I guess you'll just have to wait a little 
bit longer before you find out what her name is. She's coming here, tonight, 
to meet Brenda, and when she arrives I'll introduce the both of you.(he 
holds out his arm)Shall we go and greet our guests, Barbara.
Bobbie(takes his arm)You rat!

Sonny and Brenda's Bedroom, The Brownstone:
Brenda(admiring herself in front of the mirror)Sonny, I just don't know why 
we have to take Carly with us. Why can't she find her own way to the party.
Sonny:It makes no sense to make Carly call a cab to take her to the docks 
when we're both going in the same direction. Besides, I'll be the envy of 
every man at the party, tonight, when I arrive with two beautiful women on 
my arm.
Brenda:Just so long as they all know I'm the one you're with, not Carly. I 
don't even know why Carly has to go to this party. It's really not her type 
of thing, anyway. She's more suited for beer and pretzels at Jake's Pool 
Hall.
Sonny:It's her mother's engagement party, Brenda.
Brenda:Well, it's also my father's engagement party and she'd better not do 
anything to ruin it for him or she'll have to deal with me.
Sonny:I'll go get Carly and then we can leave for the party.(he walks out of 
their apartment and stands at the bottom of the stairs)Carly? We're getting 
ready to go? Are you ready, yet?
Carly(appears at the top of the stairs)I'm ready.(she glides down the stairs 
enjoying the admiring look in Sonny's eyes)How do I look, Brown Eyes.
Sonny:Beautiful, as I'm sure you're aware of.
Brenda(comes up behind Sonny)If you're done preening for Sonny's benefit, 
Carly, we can leave now.
Carly:What's the matter, Brenda, did you suck on a lemon or something. I'd 
think you'd be on the top of the world what with your daddy giving you that 
expensive Cassadine family heirloom gown to wear to the party, tonight.
Sonny:Carly...
Brenda:I would be if you weren't in the picture. Without you everything 
would be perfect.
Carly:Well, we can't have it all, can we?
Sonny(takes Brenda by one arm and Carly by the other)Shall we go, ladies.(he 
mutters under his breath as they exit)We'd better fasten our seatbelts. 
Something tells me it's going to be a bumpy night.

Ballroom, Wyndemere:
Anna(watching the door as people enter while Robert places glasses of 
champagne on a tray)Have you seen Veronica or Helena arrive, yet?
Robert:No, but I've been keeping my eyes open.
Anna;I wonder how Veronica plans to do it.
Robert:It could be anything. Poison, a knife, a gun...you name it. We'd 
better keep on our toes tonight and expect the unexpected.
Anna:Maybe we should warn Brenda about what's supposed to go down, tonight.
Robert:Nothing against Ms. Barrett, but she strikes me as a bit of a ditz. I 
think if we were to tell her her homicidal mother was on the loose and was 
planning to kill her here, tonight, she'd go into hysterics and tip-off 
Veronica and Helena to the fact that we're on to them.
Anna:Maybe so, but what if we aren't able to stop Veronica and she succeeds 
in killing Brenda. If we don't warn Brenda her life is in danger and 
something happens to her, it's going to be our fault.
Robert:All right, you've got a point. To be on the safe side, we'll have to 
take Ms. Barrett into our confidence. When she arrives will take her aside 
and tell her what's going on.

A Limo On The Docks:
Veronica:Not only does Stefan want me to meet Brenda, tonight, he also wants 
me to meet Bobbie. What are we going to do if he introduces me to her as 
Roberta Anderson.
Helena:You've got nothing to worry about, my dear. That's never going to 
happen. With the fireworks display I've got planned for this evening, that 
introduction will never happen.
Veronica:Stefan never said anything to me about there being a fireworks 
show, tonight.
Helena:That's because he doesn't know about it, yet. The little 
pyrotechnical display this evening is my contribution to the 
festivities.(she hands Veronica a small, square box with a button on the top 
that fits into the palm of her hand)Here, take this. You'll need it for 
later.
Veronica:What is it?
Helena:It's a detonation device. I've had one of my people place a bomb on 
one of the boats moored at the dock on Spoon Island.
Veronica:Why would you do that?
Helena:Because that's how you're going to do away with your darling 
daughter, tonight. Once I set my plan in motion, I'll  make sure the 
sabotaged boat is the only way she can get off the island. All you have to 
do is wait for her to get inside it and roll it out into the middle of the 
harbor and once she does just press that little button and little Brenda 
will be blown skyhigh.























































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