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Episode Date: December 1, 1975
Headline: ABC Premiere episode: Geraldine lies in a coma, Kevin finds Nicole alive, the Micelli wedding gets underway, and "Josie" commits murder.
OPENING TITLE FILM
Hal Simms: Theee Eddddgge of Night
ACT 1
In a Monticello hospital Room
Geraldine Whitney lies in a coma. Close up of her heart monitor as she flashes back to the events that put her in the hospital:
Geraldine descends the stairs of the Whitney mansion and finds her son-in-law, Noel Douglas, and his girlfriend Tracy Dallas making out and in the beginnings of foreplay. "NOEL!" she says as she startles the pair. She continues to scold the man. Tracy makes excuses. Noel says that he thought that the house was empty. Geraldine informs him that she got to the airport and sent Tiffany ahead. Something told her to return to the house. Noel says that he was drunk and "the young lady" brought some papers over for him to sign and he got carried away.
Geraldine tells them that she knows "that young lady" is Tracy Dallas and knows all about her past, the apartment number in the house that she worked at in Chicago, and the names of all the girls that she worked with.
Geraldine tells them to leave the house. Tracy runs out. Geraldine orders Noel to vacate the place. He snaps back that he lives there. She tells him to take "that woman somewhere else for your recreation. Take her to that apartment that you are paying for with Tiffany’s money."
She went on to say that Tiffany may want to get one last look "but I can’t bear the sight of you!". Noel leaves and slams the door. Geraldine watches the door in disgust and then begins to slowly climb the stairs in time to the "tick-tock" of the grandfather clock.
The scene jumps back to the present. The camera pans Geraldine lying in the bed and then takes another close up of the monitor. The flashback continues:
Geraldine screams as she tumbles down the stairs and lands disheveled and unconscious on the floor at the bottom of the staircase. The camera now takes the point of view of Geraldine’s assailant as the person leaves the house. The front door is left open.
In the present, the nurse enters the room. We get a close up of Geraldine moving her fingers.
The flashback continues:
Phone in the Whitney foyer rings as Kevin Jamison hurriedly opens the door and enters the house to answer it. The other party had already hung up. He hangs up the phone and turns to move further in the house and sees Mrs. Whitney lying unconscious stretched out like a doll over the bottom three steps. "Geraldine. Oh my God!" he says in horror.
Scene 2:
Location establishing shot of Monticello General Hospital.
In Geraldine’s hospital room
Tiffany enters and chats with the nurse. She comments on how Geraldine is moving her hand. The nurse asks about Tiffany’s "brother", Kevin. Tiffany tells her that he is in Paris investigating the case of a woman who came out of a coma like the one in which Geraldine now suffers.
Scene 3:
Location shot of the Eiffel Tower.
In an apartment house hallway.
Dr. Calmette, a French physician, tells Kevin not to trouble the woman with too many questions. She is still unclear about her past and her present. The apartment door opens and the woman apologizes for keeping them waiting. Kevin turns, looks, and says "Nicole my God ! Don’t you know me?". The doctor asks Kevin if he knows the woman. "This is Nicole Travis. Nicole Travis Drake!" he replies.
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ACT 2
Scene 1
A Parisian apartment.
Kevin tells Nicole that he can’t believe that he is standing there watching her. Kevin starts to explain to Nicole and the doctor who she is:
Kevin: We assumed that she was dead. Nicole Drake was lost at sea off the island of St. Anthony.
You were with your husband, Adam Drake, your husband. You must remember Adam?
Look at me. I’m Kevin Jamison. If that doesn’t mean something try Adam. Adam Drake.
(Nicole obviously doesn't know what he is talking about)
Kevin: Then try Mike Karr. Mike and Nancy Karr were your best friends. Mike and Adam were law partners back home.
Confused Nicole gets up and walks away, but Kevin continues:
"Adam Drake was running for the senate when this happened. The woman that I told you about in a coma Mrs. Geraldine Whitney, she was sponsoring and managing his campaign. But there were people who didn’t want him to win. People who were willing to assassinate him first. That’s when Nicole was lost. You were on your honeymoon. There was a boat that was lost at sea."
The doctor tells Kevin to take it easy. Nicole says that she can’t remember anything. Kevin goes on to explain that Adam was thought to be the sole survivor but that is a lie because Nicole is alive. Nicole gets upset and runs from the room.
Scene 2
Geraldine’s Hospital room.
The nurse leaves and Noel Douglas enters. He explains to Tiffany that he tried to get here as fast as he could so they could go home together. Tiffany notes that his work day is getting shorter. Noel takes offense and implies that Tiffany is calling him lazy.
Noel comments that Geraldine has her eyes open again and says that he wishes that they were closed when he’s there. He doesn’t like to look at her like that. It’s so grotesque, unnatural. Her eyes should be shut.
"Like a dead person’s?" asked Tiffany. Noel changes the subject and tells her that they must leave now before Kevin calls.
As they are heading for the door Tiffany asks her husband to touch Geraldine’s hand. After trying to get out of it, Noel does. Geraldine grabs and squeezes his hand. He recoils in pain and shock. Noel gives Geraldine a damning glare as he leaves the room and her eyes follow him.
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Act 3
Scene 1
A Parisian apartment.
Dr Calmette asks Kevin to tell him more about Nicole. Kevin begins:
"Adam and Nicole were on a trip… They were off on a small island in the Caribbean called St. Anthony. It was a belated honeymoon. We all knew how much they were looking forward to it. It clearly took them long enough to get married. Adam finally came to his senses and realized that he loved Nicole. He really did."
Flashback to the Drakes honeymooning: Nicole is on the terrace of the cottage on St Anthony admiring the beautiful scenery. She calls Adam out and they gaze at the beach. Nicole says that she is ecstatic. Adam asks that if she intended to give him a hard time when its time to go home. Nicole says that it is their first morning there and she doesn’t want to hear one word about their last day there.
"But it was their last morning together. At least that’s what everyone thought’’ Kevin continued. The doctor said that he remembered reading about the assassination attempt.
Kevin: It was quite awhile before the truth came out. That the mob was trying to elect their own man. Adam Drake was just too good a candidate for them. So they just decided to do something about it. They chose their own time and place. It was aboard a big sailboat. A beautiful sailboat called the Sprite owned by an ex-mobster who had a home on St. Anthony. And he was willing to do his old friends an extraordinary favor. So he invited Adam and Nicole aboard that afternoon.
Flashback to Adam and Nicole frolicking on the Sprite: Adam and Nicole voice-overs over the Sprite location scenes:
Nicole: It really is a honeymoon isn’t it? Honeymoon that we both dreamed about.
Adam: …First day in the Caribbean and we are sailing off into the sunset.
Nicole: And the moonlight. I’m rather looking forward to the moonlight. Adam, do you think that we will always feel this way about each other?
Adam: I can only speak for myself.
Nicole: Speak then.
Adam: I’ll never stop loving you Nicole.
Nicole: And I you.
Kevin’s narration continues over Sprite scenes: It was truly… the perfect honeymoon. Except one thing. A bomb was planted in the engine room.
Flashback to Floyd Porter’s hands placing the bomb on the engine. Then to the clock strapped to the sticks of dynamite striking 8:00 pm and the Sprite explodes at sea.
"The Sprite was completely destroyed. The wreckage was strewn for miles".
Kevin continued saying that Adam was the only one found. The other seamen’s bodies were found. He added that Adam had become psychotic when he was told that Nicole wasn’t found. Adam remained on the island and demanded that the authorities continue the search. He was right to have so much faith Kevin and the doctor realized.
They surmised that Nicole must have hung on to some wreckage which drifted her to the island where she was found.
Kevin told the doctor that Adam is alive and well but time went on and he accepted Nicole’s death.
"He had to go on. Do you understand?’ he asked the doctor.
Scene 2
Location establishing shot of the Monticello Courthouse. A gray black top Trans Am pulls up to a parking space in front of the building. Adam and Brandy Henderson are inside looking at the building.
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Act 4
Scene 1
Outside of courthouse
Adam gets out of car and helps Brandy out. She says "I would rather go to a murder trial instead of a child custody trial".
Scene 2
Judge Sussman’s Chambers.
Mike Karr is questioning Quentin Henderson about Serena Faraday’s mental state. Mike is trying to establish that Serena is suffering Multiple Personality Disorder. Quentin explains that Serena has blackouts that may last any amount of time where she has no recollection of what happened. He said that during the blackouts she imagines herself to be another woman, Josie, who alters her appearance and personality to be completely different from Serena. Dr Henderson continues that Serena only knows about her other personality because she has been told by others and that Josie knows about Serena and is bitterly resentful that she is in control.
When asked about here relationship with Timmy, Quentin says that Josie felt protective of the boy and didn’t mean harm to him. Mike finally asks if Serena could be harmed and Quentin said he sees no reason why that can’t happen.
Mark Faraday’s lawyer, Richard Jaffe, questions Quentin about "the dark-haired lady" and the fact that Timmy’s school removed him because of his emotional state. Jaffe brings up that Timmy is presently being cared for by his "esteemed opponent" Mike Karr and that Quentin is prejudiced since he is close to Mike, Nancy, Brandy and Adam. He finishes questioning and Mike calls Adam Drake to the stand.
Mike asks Adam why he first contacted Serena Faraday and he explains that she interested him because she was the only living relative of his deceased wife…
Scene 3
Paris Apartment.
Nicole is sitting up in bed listlessly.
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Hal Simms: The Edge of Night will continue in a moment.
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Act 5
Scene 1
Courthouse
Jaffe asks Adam if Serena ever kidnapped Timmy from the Karrs. Adam counters that she took the boy but doubts whether a mother can kidnap her own child. Jaffe points out that it was Josie that took the boy. "Don’t know. Wasn’t there" replied Adam.
Jaffe asks if Adam didn’t go to Serena and ask her to return Timmy to the Karrs to which Adam says that it wasn’t as simple as that.
Mike re-directs and asks if Mark ever staged a kidnapping. Adam says that he did in Capitol City and believes that he did it to upset or punish Serena. Jaffe objected, the judge sustained it and adjourned the case till the next morning.
Mike, Nancy, Serena, Brandy, Adam, and Quentin discuss the case and Timmy. Mike notes that Laurie took him to his new school this morning. He also said that Laurie is having a busy day preparing for the wedding.
Scene 2
Church reception hall
Phoebe Smith and Laurie decorate the room for the wedding of Danny Micelli and Tracy Dallas. They discuss Phoebe and Kevin’s situation. Phoebe is sad because her wedding to Kevin didn’t go off. She tells Laurie that he is in Paris seeking a cure for Geraldine. She continues that Kevin wanted to patch things up but she doesn’t think that things can be that easy. Laurie asks if she is dating Quentin Henderson to which Phoebe says that he hasn’t asked her out.
Johnny Dallas enters the room. He informs the ladies that all is taken care of and that he has got the wedding present hinting that it’s the future.
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Act 6
Scene 1
Church reception hall
Johnny shows Laurie a document that he has which makes Danny a partner in the New Moon Café. Johnny tells his wife that he has to testify at the custody trial the next day and wished that he could forget about Josie once and for all. Laurie assures him that she has forgotten about the woman.
Scene 2
Restaurant
Danny and Tracy are admiring her engagement ring. They discuss his feelings about seeing Tracy with Noel Douglas. He says that he knows that Noel gave Tracy a lot of grief. Tracy insists that it was a coincidence that they ran into each other the other day. Danny is obviously bothered.
Scene 3
Whitney Mansion.
John, the butler, makes drink for Noel as he and Tiffany await Chief Marceau’s arrival. He is coming to ask questions about Geraldine’s accident. Trudy, the maid, tells Tiffany that Kevin is on the phone.
Kevin informs Tiffany that "some developments " have taken place and he won’t be able to come home as soon as planned. He can’t say anything because things are delicate.
Bill Marceau and Luke Chandler arrive and note that Tiffany was talking to Kevin who had left the country. They are surprised that he had left the country. Tiffany gets in to an argument with the policemen about their suspicion that Kevin had something to do with Geraldine’s accident. An angry Tiffany leaves the room.
Bill questions Noel as to what exactly he was doing the night of the accident. Noel answers that he left the house early and didn’t return till quite late, a half hour after Kevin found the old lady’s body at the foot of the stairs. Bill asks if he was entertaining Tracy Dallas that night. Noel responds "No. Of course not. Absolutely not."
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Act 7
Courthouse
Nancy Karr is questioned by Richard Jaffe. He tries to establish that she is keeping Timmy because she thinks that Serena is not good for the boy. He asks Nancy if it is true that Nancy discovered that Serena’s rather bizarre affliction made her an unfit parent.
After Mike’s objection was sustained, Jaffe asked if it was Nancy who was first to unmask Serena Faraday.
Nancy said that wasn’t true…She had unmasked Josie. Nancy explains in the flashback:
Nancy went to Serena’s hotel room to help her find an apartment but she found Josie there instead. They argued about Josie being involved with Johnny and Laurie. Nancy insisted on seeing Timmy, who was locked in the bedroom. She bolted for the door. Josie blocked her. Nancy grabbed her hair. The wig came off. "Serena!" Nancy exclaimed.
Jaffe said that if Timmy locked himself in the bedroom he must have been afraid of something or some one. Nancy agreed.
Jaffe called Johnny Dallas to the stand and questioned him about Josie’s connection to known criminals. Johnny reluctantly answers that Josie was acquainted with Gerald Kincaid. Jaffe points out that Kincaid is currently facing indictment and that Johnny stated in his deposition to the police that Kincaid had used Josie to enlist h is (Johnny’s) aid in criminal activities.
Johnny confirmed that Gerald Kincaid used Josie to rope him in. "He almost succeeded. But not quite"
Jaffe summarized, "So the woman known as Josie was more than the fun loving high spirited young lady. She was the consort of dangerous criminals".
Before Mike Karr could object, Jaffe declared no more questions.
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Act 8
Scene 1
In courthouse hallway
Mike, Adam and Quentin discuss case and how hard Jaffe was on Nancy.
Brandy and Nancy discuss how sad Brandy is feeling and that she would be happy at her wedding to Adam. She pointed out that they have to wait another 3 ½ years because if they got married before then, Adam would be a bigamist.
Scene 2
Church
Laurie and Phoebe help Tracy dress. Tracy stares sadly into the mirror. Johnny goes and talks to a nervous Danny. He tries to calm his jittery friend by showing him the partnership papers. The two best friends hug.
Noel Douglas enters and goes into the dressing room. He talks to Tracy and tells her that he spoke to Marceau about Geraldine’s accident. He says that Marceau knows what was going on between them but doesn’t know that they were at the house that night. He grabs her to give her a wedding present and tells her "I just don’t want you to forget you pushed the old lady down the stairs." He kisses her on the lips and Johnny walks in.
Noel leaves. The wedding march plays. Johnny walks his sister down the aisle. The ceremony begins. They recite their vows…
Scene 3
Nicole sleeping.
She is dreaming of a minister administering wedding vows to her and Adam. Adam says his vows and turns to kiss Nicole…
Nicole sits up in bed and exclaims, "Adam!".
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Act 9
Scene 1
Paris apartment .
Nicole tells Kevin that she remembers the island and the boat. She asks him to tell her about Adam. Kevin explains that they both were lucky. They were in the cabin when the bomb went off.
Nicole says that she wants to go home. She begs Kevin to take her home to her husband.
Scene 2
Judge's chambers.
Mike has Mark Faraday on the stand and questions him about how frequently he visited Timmy at the Delafield school. Mark explains that he didn’t see his son much because Serena put him in boarding school so that she could be free to be Josie. Mike suggests that the only reason that Mark re-opened the custody case was to hurt Serena by taking away the only thing that she holds most dear.
Serena erupts. Mike and Jaffe have no more questions. Mike starts to make a motion for the court to appoint a temporary guardian for Timmy when Jaffe says that he has one more witness…Timothy Faraday.
Timmy enters the chambers and says hello to Adam and hugs his mother. Jaffe questions him about Josie. Mike objects. Judge over rules. Tim said that Josie scared him by telling him that his mother was going away and would leave him. He also says that he locked himself in the bedroom because he was afraid that Josie was going to kill him.
Serena jumps up and says "I can’t..I can’t.."and runs out of the room. Mike calls out for her.
Mark looks gloatingly at Nancy and Adam.
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Act 10
Scene 1
Judge’s chambers.
Judge Sussman says that they should adjourn till the next morning. Mark kisses Timmy and leaves.
Tim asks Adam if he is going to the country with Adam and says that he would enjoy just the two of them without Brandy. Adam assures him that Brandy "is a great guy" and won’t get in their way.
Tim and Nancy leave. Mike and Adam say the case looks grim. They leave for the office to discuss more.
Scene 2
The courthouse lobby.
Mark and Jaffe walk out discussing the case. They gloat and exit out to courthouse steps.
"Mark!" Josie cries, appearing on the sidewalk below.
"What’s this?’’ Mark asks as he walks down stairs towards her.
Mike and Adam also exit the building and notice that it is Josie.
Josie: Mark, baby, have I got something for you.
She pulls a gun from her purse.
Jaffe: Look out!
Mark: (pleading) Serena!
Josie: I’ve got a message from my sister!
She fires the gun. Faraday is hit and falls.
Adam runs down steps in front of Josie. She gives him the gun and says "Hey Adam. You will defend me won’t you?"
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CREDITS FOR DECEMBER 1 1975 EPISODE
Written By
HENRY SLESAR
Directed By
JOHN SEDWICK
and
ALLEN FRISTOE
Nancy Karr...
ANN FLOOD
Bill Marceau...
MANDEL KRAMER
Mike Karr...
FORREST COMPTON
Brandy Henderson...
DIXIE CARTER
Tracy Dallas...
PAT CONWELL
Laurie Ann Dallas...
LINDA COOK
Danny Micelli...
LOU CRISCUOLO
Lt. Chandler...
HERB DAVIS
Kevin Jamison...
JOHN DRIVER
Geraldine Whitney...
LOIS KIBBEE
Johnny Dallas...
JOHN LA GIOIA
Noel Douglas...
DICK LATESSA
Phoebe Smith...
JOHANNA LEISTER
Tiffany Douglas...
LUCY MARTIN
Nicole Drake...
MAEVE McGUIRE
Mark Faraday...
BERNIE McINERNEY
Timmy Faraday...
DOUG McKEON
Clay Jordan...
NILES McMASTER
Serena/Josie...
LOUISE SHAFFER
Quentin Henderson...
MICHAEL STROKA
Judge Sussman...
MILDRED CLINTON
Rev. Dudley...
WILLIAM GRIFFIS
John...
GEORGE HALL
Trudy...
MARY HAYDEN
Richard Jaffe...
TOM KEEMS
Rev. Lloyd...
REV. JAMES LLOYD
Dr. Calmette...
JACQUES ROUX
AND
DONALD MAY
as
Adam Drake
PRODUCER
ERWIN NICHOLSON
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
BUD GOWEN
ART DIRECTOR
ARMANDO COSENTINO
COSTUME DESIGNER
DOREEN ACKERMAN
MUSIC BY
PAUL TAUBMAN
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
JOEL ARONOWITZ
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
EMILE HUSNI
LIGHTING DIRECTOR
HAL ANDERSON
AUDIO
JAY CHICON
SET DECORATOR
JOHN PICKETTE
GRAPHIC ARTS
VAILE KIRISHJIAN
HAIR STYLIST
IRENE HAMALAIN
MAKE UP
ANDY EGER
STAGE MANAGER
HOWARD LENTERS
ASSIATANT TO PRODUCER
NILES GOODSITE
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
ANN VETTEL
PROCUCTION SUPERVISOR
BRUCE MARTIN
FASHIONS FURNISHED BY
JR. GALLERY
BRIDAL FASHIONS FURNISHED BY
ALFRED ANGELO
FASHIONS FURNISHED BY
JAMES DAUGHERTY
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