Ginger walked with a worried expression as she made her way to the director's office.

Jerry sounded strange on the phone. He was very cryptic and only stated it was urgent.
Was there some problem with the movie? Did they have to recast one of the roles? If they did she hoped it was not the lead male role. Collin Davenport was a joy to work with. He was very professional and quite an amazing actor. They have fun doing their scenes together.

The starlet tapped on the dark wooden door and a male voice said for her to enter. She walked in with a nervous smile. "Hello Jerry." She greeted.

"Hello Ginger. Please have a seat."

Ginger noticed the producer of the movie, Kevin Murphy, was there as well.
"What's going on?" She asked. "What did you need to see me about?"

Jerry took a breath before speaking. "Ginger I want you to know we think very highly of you. You are an incredible actress…"

"But…" She asked sensing doom.

"We are going to have to let you go from this picture." He said not wishing to beat around the bush any longer.

The movie star's eyes went wide. Her heart pounded. Let her go?
"I…I don't understand? Why are you firing me?"

"This." Kevin said handing her a newspaper.

Ginger took it and gasped as she read the headline. "Island Love Fest."
She was horrified as she read on. It talked about how she had an affair with Thurston Howell III. How she seduced Gilligan. The Professor was only interested in sex.
Lifting her head up she quietly spoke. "You believe this?"

"Of course not." Jerry assured. "But..Ginger the movie studio….they don't want the bad publicity surrounding this picture. They thought it was a risk bringing you on in the first place with all the rumors that had been swirling around about you."

"Which were far from being true." Ginger pointed out.

"Yes I know…but…I'm sorry Ginger but they think it's best that you are not in this film. There has been too many scandals involving you and this just was final nail in the coffin. They want to go with someone less…"

"I don't believe this." The starlet said. "You are firing me from this movie when I haven't done any of the things….I'm being punished for someone spreading vicious gossip about me."

"I'm sorry Ginger." Kevin said. "We didn't want to have to do this but the studio really gave us no choice."

"Can't you talk to them?" She pleaded. "Can't you tell them I'm not this person? That I never did any these horrible things!"

Jerry sighed. "We tried but to them it does not matter. Regardless of how untrue it actually is, there are people who are still going to believe it and frankly they just don't want to be exposed to this scandal."

Ginger shook her head and stood up. "I see. Well then I guess there is nothing more to say is there. Good bye."

She turned walking across the gray carpet to the door. Without looking back, she opened the door and stepped out shutting it behind her. As the door closed, tears welled up in her eyes and began to spill over. How could this be happening! Why was this happening!

Wiping the tears away, Ginger walked to the elevator and pressed the button. Her mind was swirling with what had transpired. It was like someone was out to get her. Intentionally planting false stories and getting her fired from the movie. She knew that Hollywood can be brutal but this was too much.

The elevators doors opened and she walked in hitting the button for the ground floor.
What was she going to do now? Would this continue? Would anyone hire her again? Was she going to be driven out of Hollywood once and for all?

Lady J

The Professor walked into Jacqueline's office with a look of concern. He wondered what this was all about. Maybe she was not happy with the perfume. If that was it she would have said so..wouldn't she?

"Hello." He greeted the brunette.

"Hello Roy please have a seat."

The Professor complied and sat down on the brown leather chair.

Jacqueline stood up and looked out her spacious office window. She hated to do this but it was in the best interest of the company. The business woman turned to face him. "Roy I wanted to tell you in person….I'm no longer going to allow Ginger in the building."

He could not believe his ears. "Not allow Ginger…What are you talking about? Why can't…"

She sighed. "Roy you know how much I adore her but…I can't have my company caught up in a scandal."

"Scandal? What do you mean?"

"This." Jacqueline said handing him the paper.

"What is…" He stopped as he saw the article. His blood boiled reading such mean spirited lies about his beloved Ginger. Insinuating she had her way with the men of the island, had an affair with Mr. Howell and seduced Gilligan. Then the implication that he was only interested in her for the sex. The Professor fumed reading about how it was rumored she was such a sex-crazed woman that she would visit him at his place of employment and sex him up in the laboratory. Finally he spoke. "You actually believe this garbage?"

"Do I believe that Ginger…does that with you in the lab? No I don't. Do I believe she had an affair with almost all the men of the island? Of course not. But unfortunately my clients are not so willing to disbelieve the lies. That is why I am barring her from the building. I don't want to have to do it but it's the only way to distance Lady J from this scandal."

The Professor shook his head, threw the paper on the desk and stood up. "Well Ms. Parker I'll make it easier for you. Consider this my resignation."

"Resignation?" She said stunned. "Roy you…."

"I'm not going to continue to work for a company that would treat my soon to be wife in this manner. Ginger has done none of the things stated in this piece of filth article. She does not deserve to be punished because you are afraid of losing clients. I'm not going to continue my employment here if you are going to treat her so unfairly."

Jacqueline came around the desk and over to him. "Roy…you are a valuable asset to Lady J. We need you here. You have…"

He looked sternly at the woman. "I don't care how valuable of an asset you say I am. Ginger is more valuable to me than this company. Good day."

The Professor turned and started out of the office just as the door opened. He almost collided with Barbara who looked at him bewildered. "Roy, someone just told me about the article in the paper. I think it's horrible. I can't believe someone would print such lies."

"I'm glad you feel that way." He stated as the then looked back at Jacqueline. "It appears others are quite willing to believe it."

Barbara's eyes went wide. "Jacquline…you can't possibly believe…"

"I most certainly do not." She insisted.

The blonde looked back at the Professor. "Then why did you…"

"She is barring Ginger from the building."

"Barring Ginger from the building!" Barbara exclaimed. "Why would you do a thing like that?"

The Professor spoke with anger in his voice. "I'll tell you why, she cares more about losing a few precious clients than she does about Ginger. Which is why I'm resigning."

"Resigning?" Barbara couldn't believe it. "Roy you are…"

"That's right. I will not work in a company who would treat my beautiful Ginger this way. "

Barbara glared at Jacqueline. "Consider this my resignation too!"

"What!" The CEO exclaimed. "You can't…"

"I will." The lab assistant said defiantly. "I happen to like Ginger a great deal. She's a sweet loving person who is just nuts about Roy. He is the only man she loves. The fact that you would be so skittish and not stand behind her…you are just throwing her under the bus to save your own business reputation. Heaven forbid you had an ounce of courage and decided to stand by Roy's fiancé. I don't want to work for a person like you."

"Please you must understand…"

"I don't think so." Roy said. "Good bye Jacqueline."
With that he stormed out of the office with Barbara right behind him.

The pair made their way to the elevator which they rode down to the lab to collect their belongings. Both still fuming about what transpired in Ms. Parker's office.

Barbara threw her personal belongings in a box along with her own research and notes. To hell with Lady J. They weren't getting any of her work. She was taking it with her. Where she was going to take it with her, she did not know yet but she did know she could not stay here.

The Professor picked up his framed picture of Ginger. He loved her beyond words. This treatment she was receiving was heartbreaking. Suddenly it dawned on him he did not know if Ginger knew about the article. It was going to crush her. Well he simply could not allow that to happen. He was going to be there for her no matter what. Let her know how much he loved her and how he was going to stand by her side through this whole ordeal.

Howell Enterprises

Thurston Howell III frowned upon seeing the article in the newspaper.
He was used to vicious things being said about him. It was natural in the world of high finance. But this…this was the lowest. To print that he had an affair with Ginger Grant. The absurdity of it all! For 26 years he had been nothing but faithful to Lovey. He loved and adored her more than he could imagine. She was what he lived for. Not waking up with her by his side…perish the thought!

He grimaced as he read further on about how Ginger seduced Gilligan and how the Professor was only interested in getting action from her. How utterly ridiculous!
That Professor practically worshipped the ground the movie star walked on. He was head over heels in love with the starlet. Always had been. He saw it right away.

That is why he sent the Professor out with Ginger into the jungle that night to be rid of Duke. That is why he made them do a love scene for the movie. The millionaire knew how in love those two were. Why it took so long for them to fess up he hadn't a clue but he had known all along how crazy in love they were.

When that Erika Tiffany Smith showed up, he had been horrified that she had nabbed the attention of the Professor. He could only imagine the heartache Ginger must have felt.
Then a miracle happened. Erika stated she could not possibly marry him and the Professor announced quite clearly he wanted nothing to do with the rich socialite.
Thurston had suspected Ginger may have done something to persuade the academic to this thinking. He had spotted the Professor going into Ginger's hut and then leaving with what he was sure was a smile. The millionaire was glad it all worked out otherwise he would have been forced to resort to some underhanded sneaky trick. No way in the world he was going to sit there and allow that Erika to have the man Ginger loved.

The wolf of Wall Street was also concerned about something else. Mary Ann and Gilligan. How would they feel seeing such gutter trash written about them? They were not in Hollywood, not famous movie stars. Just two young people in love. To have some sleaze writing about how Mary Ann just went with Gilligan because she couldn't have the Professor and how Gilligan…with Ginger. Simply untrue!

The millionaire of course was not too pleased with the article implying that his Lovey had a fling with the Skipper to get back at him for his "affair" with Ginger.

Something had to be done. This could not be allowed to continue. These people were his family and he was not going to allow this kind of abuse to continue on one minute longer.

Ginger's Home

Ginger burst into the door and ran into the living room throwing her purse on the sofa. Tears poured down her lovely face and she could not stop them. Fired! Fired! She had never been fired from a movie in her life! And to make things even worse, her own project, was being put on hiatus! They were shelving the movie until they could find someone to replace her! Replace her! They did not want her working on the film. It would be too much of a distraction. The press would ask a million questions of her about that sleazy article and it would take the attention away from the movie!

How could the studio do this to her! She swore to Daryl that the article was simply not true. It was filled with cruel vicious lies. He said he believed her but the head of the studio did not want the bad press.

Ginger collapsed on the sofa in tears. For so long she had waited to make her return to Hollywood! Four long years on that island waiting. Having to endure Debbie taking her place on Broadway. Harold Hecuba laughing at her. Now this! This was just too much!

The actress felt a soft hand on her shoulder and she turned her head seeing her loving fiancé sitting there. He gathered her up in her arms holding her tight.

"Roy…I…I swear I didn't…"

"I know that my love." He said trying to soothe her.

"I was fired." She said in a muffled voice as she sobbed into his chest. "They fired me. And they are replacing me on my own movie."

The Professor held her tighter. "I'm sorry Ginger."

"I've never been fired before. I can't…"

His hand went through her lovely red hair. He kissed the top of her head. "I love you Ginger. And we will get through this. I promise."

She managed a small smile. "We?"

"Of course we." He said. "I'm not going anywhere."

This bit of news managed to brighten Ginger's face. "Oh darling…I love you so much." She held onto him tightly.

"I left Lady J."

Ginger let go and looked at him. "You left….Why?"

"Jacqueline apparently values her clients over you. I will not work for such a company who would bar my beautiful fiancé from the building."

"She wanted to bar me…"

"Yes. So I bid her a farewell. Barbara did as well. We will not work for a person like that."

"But Roy you…"

"Don't worry my love. I will find another position. I can always get my old job back at the research company. That's not important right now. What is important is making sure whoever is doing this to you pays."

The phone rang and The Professor reached over to answer it. "Hello?"

"Professor good you are there….Thurston Howell III here. I need to speak with you and Ginger at once."

"I take it you saw the article."

"I did and I think something needs to be done. I need you and Ginger in my office right way. We are going to take care of this. Whoever is doing this is not going to get away with it mark my words."