Another irritating Seven-Up commercial.
Will a drunken Spin-the-Bottle game spell disaster for the
Gilmore Girls?
A Mark Warner for VA Governor commercial: "Gilmore tried to
bankrupt Virginia. His successor wants to finish the job. Vote
Democratic--keep the Republicans from destroying the
Commonwealth."
A Mark Earley for Governor commercial: Warner's a Democrat, and
Democrats are Evil. Vote for me.
On a special episode of Charmed, the Halliwells visit Barbary
Lane. Guest-starring Olympia Dukakis.
On Warner Brothers Records: The Host with the Most, Andy Hallett,
sings!
On Dead Last: Who cares?
---
It's morning. Wesley sits on the couch, looking at the want ads,
while Angel enters from a back area. Angel's towelling his head,
trying to wipe the death-stink away.
"So, what happened?"
"I had a lead about a demon who made a killing selling some
psychoactive mushrooms to an alchemist. Well, there were two
killings--when I got there, he was dead."
"Alchemist. There aren't many true alchemists around. There are
plenty of boasters and fakes, but the real thing is rare. What
was he supposed to have sold?"
"Something that could be used to entrance most anybody. A Divza,
maybe?"
"It's thin. We don't have much to go on, though. If I'm wrong,
people die."
"People die when we're right too." Wesley nodded.
Cordelia and Fred walked through the front door.
"Those recipes were amazing! I wonder if Dennis and I can try to
cook some of them."
"Hold up! You and Dennis using my kitchen? Excuse me, but isn't
that a little presumptous of you?"
"Cordelia."
Cordelia whirled toward Wesley, gave him a look, and relaxed. She
pulled some papers out of a portfolio.
"Fred and I went over Bryce's finances last night. If it's that
wedding, we think it might be related to his business enemies."
"Interesting. Go on."
"There's Consolidated Curses, and American Wishcraft, of
course. They're bitter business rivals, as you know."
"And then, there's California Magery and Weathercraft. They're
negotiating a merger."
"And you think?"
"And Fred thinks who better to stab you in the back than a
friend."
"Interesting. The Divza have an association with storms. We need
to get somebody on the inside. You can't do it, Cordelia--they
know you, me, Gunn, and Angel. But, whomever is behind this has
never seen you, Winifred."
"How can I help?"
"Florenthal Florists is hiring; you can go there Monday and
apply. In any case, keep your eyes open."
"Are you up to this, Winifred? You've been through a lot."
"I'm stronger than I look, Angel. As Cordy is."
---
We see a chemical laboratory. Josephus is doing something odd
with a bunsen burner, a few Erlenmeyer flasks, various filters,
colored chemicals, and some powders. There's a knock at the door
behind him.
"Go away, I'm busy."
"Is that how you treat your CEO?" It's the chairman from the
board meeting.
"Actually, yes." Josephus grumbles, lowers the flame, and lets
his CEO in. She's wearing a full lab outfit, including a breath
mask.
"At least you know your procedures."
"How is the synthesis?"
"I'm about to perform the final step." He takes the flask that he
heated; it has a deep violet hue, (Some potassium permagnate, if
you must know). "We add oxalic acid until the fluid clears." He
slowly titers a clear liquid in. "We filter the liquid." He pours
it through filter paper into another flask. "And we're
essentially done. This is very dilute, but I can concentrate it
with vacuum distillation. The Divza will find it bewitchingly
attractive. Unfortunately, for Ms. Bryce, the bride will be the
most attractive person at the wedding."
"Brides usually are. And, our supplier?"
"He will never supply anyone else with this, or anything else."
"Admirable. Very good."
"And, the Divza?"
"I'll let them loose whenever you call before the ceremony. Wait
until you see the bride. They're painful to deal with, but
they're accepting the promise of blood and pain for now. This
will serve just to keep them pointed in the right direction."
---
Standard TV montage sequence. Angel confronting Merl, Fred
shaking a woman's hand, walking out of a building and jumping
into the air, Cordelia doing a computer search, Wesley reading a
stack of books and manuscripts, Gunn trying on a chauffeur's
uniform, Virginia at a bachelorette party, Magnus Bryce and the
CEO negotiating, and Clarence and some buddies at a strip club
bachelor party. A few day-to-night-to-day transitions.
Florenthal Florists. Fred is part of a group assembling flowers
into vases. She finishes with one and goes to a counter to get
another vase; Bob Florenthal is arranging a corsage on the arm of
a wedding dress that has been set on a tailor's dummy.
"That's beautiful."
Bob turns toward her. "Yes, it is. It's for the Bryce-O'Connell
wedding Saturday. You should get back to work; we need to finish
up with these vases for it."
"Of course, sir." She turns, walks back to the other workers, and
calls back to Florenthal, "That really is beautiful."
Later, they're all putting the vases into refrigerated storage,
when two people go into the room. One is a man we haven't met,
and the other is Josephus. The unknown man gets Bob Florenthal's
attention, and they start talking about purchasing flower
arrangements for the CM&W stockholder's meeting. When they're
engrossed, Josephus sidles around the counter, walks toward the
wedding dress, and splashes a vial onto the corsage. He quickly
returns to the front, the other man completes his business with
Florenthal, and they leave. Winifred notices, but hides the fact
that she noticed.
A few minutes later, Winifred fakes an accident and deliberately
knocks over a vase filled with water. She cries, "Oh!" and she
races to a sink to get some paper towels. The water flows behind
the counter toward the wedding dress, and she follows it, sopping
up the water from the floor. She has one paper towel left as she
stand up near the tailor's dummy and wedding dress; she brushes
it against the corsage. She holds that towel in her left hand
while she throws out the others with her right. She then heads
into the bathroom, and we see her putting a small, moist portion
of the paper towel into a vial.
That evening, she returns to the Hyperion, and she holds out the
vial to Wesley.
Wesley says, "What do I do with this?"
"Analyze it. I think it has that chemical stuff on it."
He takes the vial and heads in back.
Will a drunken Spin-the-Bottle game spell disaster for the
Gilmore Girls?
A Mark Warner for VA Governor commercial: "Gilmore tried to
bankrupt Virginia. His successor wants to finish the job. Vote
Democratic--keep the Republicans from destroying the
Commonwealth."
A Mark Earley for Governor commercial: Warner's a Democrat, and
Democrats are Evil. Vote for me.
On a special episode of Charmed, the Halliwells visit Barbary
Lane. Guest-starring Olympia Dukakis.
On Warner Brothers Records: The Host with the Most, Andy Hallett,
sings!
On Dead Last: Who cares?
---
It's morning. Wesley sits on the couch, looking at the want ads,
while Angel enters from a back area. Angel's towelling his head,
trying to wipe the death-stink away.
"So, what happened?"
"I had a lead about a demon who made a killing selling some
psychoactive mushrooms to an alchemist. Well, there were two
killings--when I got there, he was dead."
"Alchemist. There aren't many true alchemists around. There are
plenty of boasters and fakes, but the real thing is rare. What
was he supposed to have sold?"
"Something that could be used to entrance most anybody. A Divza,
maybe?"
"It's thin. We don't have much to go on, though. If I'm wrong,
people die."
"People die when we're right too." Wesley nodded.
Cordelia and Fred walked through the front door.
"Those recipes were amazing! I wonder if Dennis and I can try to
cook some of them."
"Hold up! You and Dennis using my kitchen? Excuse me, but isn't
that a little presumptous of you?"
"Cordelia."
Cordelia whirled toward Wesley, gave him a look, and relaxed. She
pulled some papers out of a portfolio.
"Fred and I went over Bryce's finances last night. If it's that
wedding, we think it might be related to his business enemies."
"Interesting. Go on."
"There's Consolidated Curses, and American Wishcraft, of
course. They're bitter business rivals, as you know."
"And then, there's California Magery and Weathercraft. They're
negotiating a merger."
"And you think?"
"And Fred thinks who better to stab you in the back than a
friend."
"Interesting. The Divza have an association with storms. We need
to get somebody on the inside. You can't do it, Cordelia--they
know you, me, Gunn, and Angel. But, whomever is behind this has
never seen you, Winifred."
"How can I help?"
"Florenthal Florists is hiring; you can go there Monday and
apply. In any case, keep your eyes open."
"Are you up to this, Winifred? You've been through a lot."
"I'm stronger than I look, Angel. As Cordy is."
---
We see a chemical laboratory. Josephus is doing something odd
with a bunsen burner, a few Erlenmeyer flasks, various filters,
colored chemicals, and some powders. There's a knock at the door
behind him.
"Go away, I'm busy."
"Is that how you treat your CEO?" It's the chairman from the
board meeting.
"Actually, yes." Josephus grumbles, lowers the flame, and lets
his CEO in. She's wearing a full lab outfit, including a breath
mask.
"At least you know your procedures."
"How is the synthesis?"
"I'm about to perform the final step." He takes the flask that he
heated; it has a deep violet hue, (Some potassium permagnate, if
you must know). "We add oxalic acid until the fluid clears." He
slowly titers a clear liquid in. "We filter the liquid." He pours
it through filter paper into another flask. "And we're
essentially done. This is very dilute, but I can concentrate it
with vacuum distillation. The Divza will find it bewitchingly
attractive. Unfortunately, for Ms. Bryce, the bride will be the
most attractive person at the wedding."
"Brides usually are. And, our supplier?"
"He will never supply anyone else with this, or anything else."
"Admirable. Very good."
"And, the Divza?"
"I'll let them loose whenever you call before the ceremony. Wait
until you see the bride. They're painful to deal with, but
they're accepting the promise of blood and pain for now. This
will serve just to keep them pointed in the right direction."
---
Standard TV montage sequence. Angel confronting Merl, Fred
shaking a woman's hand, walking out of a building and jumping
into the air, Cordelia doing a computer search, Wesley reading a
stack of books and manuscripts, Gunn trying on a chauffeur's
uniform, Virginia at a bachelorette party, Magnus Bryce and the
CEO negotiating, and Clarence and some buddies at a strip club
bachelor party. A few day-to-night-to-day transitions.
Florenthal Florists. Fred is part of a group assembling flowers
into vases. She finishes with one and goes to a counter to get
another vase; Bob Florenthal is arranging a corsage on the arm of
a wedding dress that has been set on a tailor's dummy.
"That's beautiful."
Bob turns toward her. "Yes, it is. It's for the Bryce-O'Connell
wedding Saturday. You should get back to work; we need to finish
up with these vases for it."
"Of course, sir." She turns, walks back to the other workers, and
calls back to Florenthal, "That really is beautiful."
Later, they're all putting the vases into refrigerated storage,
when two people go into the room. One is a man we haven't met,
and the other is Josephus. The unknown man gets Bob Florenthal's
attention, and they start talking about purchasing flower
arrangements for the CM&W stockholder's meeting. When they're
engrossed, Josephus sidles around the counter, walks toward the
wedding dress, and splashes a vial onto the corsage. He quickly
returns to the front, the other man completes his business with
Florenthal, and they leave. Winifred notices, but hides the fact
that she noticed.
A few minutes later, Winifred fakes an accident and deliberately
knocks over a vase filled with water. She cries, "Oh!" and she
races to a sink to get some paper towels. The water flows behind
the counter toward the wedding dress, and she follows it, sopping
up the water from the floor. She has one paper towel left as she
stand up near the tailor's dummy and wedding dress; she brushes
it against the corsage. She holds that towel in her left hand
while she throws out the others with her right. She then heads
into the bathroom, and we see her putting a small, moist portion
of the paper towel into a vial.
That evening, she returns to the Hyperion, and she holds out the
vial to Wesley.
Wesley says, "What do I do with this?"
"Analyze it. I think it has that chemical stuff on it."
He takes the vial and heads in back.
