The next morning at Blue Moon, Maddie is suspiciously cheerful. She is humming and running around the office. David comes into the office wearing sunglasses.

M= Well good morning to you!

David lowers his glasses and looks at Maddie suspiciously. He addresses the whole office.

D= Once again, the Boss is in a suspiciously good mood.

M= I'm not in a suspiciously good mood. I'm in a good mood. It's a sunny day and I'm in a good mood. Nothing wrong with that!

David squints and looks at Maddie.

D= It's always sunny in L.A. If I didn't know you better, I'd think you got lucky last night. Luckily, I know that's not it. Did you get a discount on silk suits or something?

Maddie looks as if she's not surprised at David's reaction.

M= Speaking of getting lucky, how was your night?

D= That's classified.

David pauses, but then smiles.

D= I'll tell you about it later.

M= Looking forward to it.

Maddie walks up to Agnes.

M= Miss Dipesto, please say you didn't tell anyone about last night?

A= I'm in a bit of trouble, Miss Hayes. Herbert asked me where we were and I said that it was confidential stuff between you and me. I think he thinks I'm cheating on him.

Agnes looks over at Herbert who is looking at them suspiciously.

A= What can I tell him?

M= Tell him that we were working on the Ansalmo case. But don't tell him where we went.

Maddie pauses in a thoughtful and provocative way.

M= Someone once told me that a little mystery goes a long way.

Maddie and Agnes look over to Herbert and suddenly David is standing by him. They look skeptical.

D= Look at them Herbert. I don't trust women when they're talking to each other. How 'bout you Herbert?

H= It can only be disaster, Mr. Addison.

D= Now, you said the two of them went out last night after work. Right after my ex-girlfriend showed up?

H= Yes, that's what I reported. And Agnes was acting quite suspicious when she came home.

D= Herbert, I'm sure you wouldn't mind taking on a little detective work.

Herbert smiles his evil smile.

H= Not at all, Mr. Addison.

At the end of the day, to everyone's shock, Robert Ansalmo walks in. The mouths of the office staff hang open with shock. Mr. Ansalmo remains cool and smug.

R= So this is the little office that keeps meddling in my business? Well... I knew I had no reason to be concerned.

Mr. Ansalmo looks over at Agnes. Agnes tries to hint that he should not talk to her, but he does anyway. He takes her hand and says "So, we meet again." Agnes is all flushed.

R= Is Miss Hayes in her office?

A= Yes.

Agnes does nothing at first. Then she whispers on the phone to Maddie.

A= Miss Hayes, Mr. Ansalmo is here to see you. About his case... She'll see you now.

When Mr. Ansalmo goes into Maddie's office, all the heads in the office turn to David's door. Herbert phones David's office. Meanwhile in Maddie's office.

M= Come in. Oh, Mr. Ansalmo. You lost?

Mr. Ansalmo smiles as if he knows something that Maddie doesn't.

R= It's probably not easy.

M= What?

R= Having the FBI pressuring you to come up with something on me. I'm clean as a whistle.

Maddie looks up at him and immediately understands.

M= You don't believe me, do you?

R= I believe that sometimes you have to tell lies to protect yourself or your business.

Maddie looks at him. She constantly tries to cover the fact that she likes this man. He's very sharp and if she didn't suspect that he was involved in crime, she would be a lot friendlier. She feels like they have a lot in common, but she's not sure why she feels that way. She never felt that way with David. He likes her; it's obvious. Maddie is very serious and business-like.

M= I understand, Mr. Ansalmo. I'm considering dropping Blue Moon's investigations of your personal life and your business. If any of my investigators have gone over-the-line and offended you, I assure you that it was against my instructions.

R= Nothing you do could offend me. And them...? No offense, but they are the worst detectives I've encountered. I hope I didn't give you the feeling that I had a problem with being investigated.

M= What is it you wanted to see me about?

R= Dinner.

M= Dinner?

R= Is there an echo? Dinner.

M= Oh no, I couldn't. Uh, I don't date clients.

R= Fair enough, but I'm not your client.

M= You're close enough.

R= Well, I don't get a lot of rejections-

M= Don't feel bad; I don't get a lot of offers-

Robert smiles at what seems like pure modesty. Maddie hasn't thought of herself as sexy and attractive in a long time, especially with her pregnancy. She seems to remember the girl she was in her twenties and in college and modeling, when older men frequently hit on her and offered her the world. Maybe that's why she didn't mind Robert's proposals. Maybe that's why she found him charming. But still, she declined his offer.

David and Herbert are outside and are intrigued. The whole office is concerned.

D= I let her out of my sight for one minute and she's dating an old gangster.

H= Mr. Addison, let's not jump to conclusions. This could be some sly detective work on Miss Hayes' part.


David looks at him as if to say, "Are you kidding?"
Robert Ansalmo walks out. Herbert and David give him dirty looks. Agnes smiles at him and waves goodbye. David runs right into Maddie's office.

D= I am very interested in why our biggest case is your new best friend.

M= David, I met him recently... by accident. And I have recently decided to drop our case against him. We've found nothing and we've been hounding this man. The fact is, if he's involved in anything serious, the government will intervene. But I'm not going to do it just because someone's ex-wife wants leverage against someone. And he knows that his ex-wife hired us anyway. And we've been spending all our time on this case. We've been neglecting some of our other clients and all for what? David becomes frustrated.

D= We've been working very hard on this Maddie! It seems that someone had the pants charmed off her by some old, rich, pervert!


D= Fine, I know what this is about. You're jealous. I bring a girl in here and you flip your lid.

M= What? David, you are so egocentric! Ever since I've known you, you've thought everything I did had to do with you. For your information, Mr. Ansalmo asked me out for dinner and I declined. I think you're jealous.

D= Of what?

Maddie pauses.

M= Of anyone that shows any interest in me. That's when you get crazy. I'm sorry David if I still turn a few heads, but I am sick of you having a problem with every head I turn. And I'm sick of you making things your business when they're not, and not making things your business when they are your business.

D= I'm confused. I don't have a business.

M= Then get the hell out of mine. Why are you still here? What can I do to make you leave? Why am I constantly being harassed when I never do anything wrong?

D= Whoa, whoa, whoa. Too many questions.

Maddie suddenly isn't so mad at him. M= Did your brain overload?

D= A little... Blue Moon is my business. I'm a partner here and don't forget it!

Maddie takes a breath, remembering that David is a partner and smirking a little at the thought.

M= You really want to continue the Ansalmo case?

D= No, I want to be asked.

M= I'm asking you.

D= Then, I'd have to say... whatever you want.

M= Addison, you're a mystery. Just when I hate you so much I don't hate you quite as much.

D= You flatter me.

Both of them look tired. They would typically go out for a bite to eat at this time.

M= So, tell me about Sharon?

David smirks.

D= So you want to hear the lurid details?

Maddie looks down and then up again slowly, as if she's sad, but content at the same time. David starts to talk.

D= This girl... Sharon... she was the best thing that ever happened to me... excluding present company. I was living in New York after me and the wife split. I was bad. I was partying all the time. I had a tribe of young kids that followed me around waiting for a party. Some of the best times of my life.

David looks as if he still misses that. David sits down on Maddie's couch.

D= Anyway, Sharon was the girl no one could get. She was beautiful, but she was nice and good and didn't hang around the same places I did. She wasn't a girl you could pick up at a bar or anything. But she wasn't a goody-goody about it. She was funny and sweet. She had a real job, she supported herself, and she didn't care about money cause she had her own. A real nice girl. Exactly the type that parents tell you to settle down with. So I chased her for months! Mostly cause I couldn't have her and that killed me! I was the most charming, perfect gentleman anyone could ever meet. I wasn't partying so hard... I wasn't doing anything wrong.

Maddie interrupts sarcastically

M= So, I wouldn't recognize you?

David smiles at Maddie, sharing a moment where he really understands that Maddie's been his best friend for a long time.

D= You don't even know how not-like-David I was. Anyway, we start to date. And for months everybody loves us. We're a huge hit at parties. We're like the Prom King and Queen. We balance each other out. Like yin and yang. I get drunk, she makes me go home early. I think that I've become a real man, you know? Well, before you know it some of my idiot friends are hassling me. They keep saying that I'm losing my cool and I'm whipped and I let a woman run my life. Looking back on it, it seems so stupid! But everyone has those stupid friends that are so jealous, but you don't realize it at the time. When I think about it, I realize that they all wanted Sharon for themselves. But at that time, I started to get insecure and mad at her when she wasn't doing anything wrong.

M= So what did you do?

D= I cheated on her and she found out. A few friends of mine say that she took it worse than I thought she did. But then got married. She's divorced now and living in Los Angeles. She ran into Richie.

M= And he didn't hit on her?

David smiles.

D= I'm sure he did.

M= So that's that.

D= Yes, dat be dat.

M= Well, have a good time tonight.

D= How do you know I'm going out with her tonight?

M= Because you didn't ask me.

David smiles as if he understands. He waves goodbye with a small gesture and walks out the door.

When he leaves, Maddie goes on her couch and sighs. She hears a knock.
M= Come in.

It is Paul Klein with a dozen roses.

P= Hi.

Maddie gets up off the couch and looks at the roses.

M= Hi

P= You didn't think I'd let you get away.

M= I didn't know that I was escaping anything. Oh, I'm sorry. I was supposed to call you.

P= Would you be interested in coming to the club for an audition?

M= Is that what you call it?

P= Well, if you wouldn't mind, we can also have dinner and drinks at the club. But if you want, it could just be an audition.

Maddie thinks for a moment. She's thinking about David and Dr. Reese's advice at the same time. She's wondering if anything she is doing would be self-destructive to herself or Blue Moon or David. But she looks at Paul. Paul is cute and charming in a twenty-something sort of way. He seems open and honest. But most of all, in the back of her mind, she knows that he knows David. She smiles.

M= Let me get my bag and coat.

Paul and Maddie walk out of the office together. They are the last ones to leave, so no one sees them. Or so they think?