The wedding was now a week away and Ginger was practically counting down the hours and minutes and seconds. She wanted to be Mrs. Roy Hinkley so bad it was driving her crazy. And she wanted him in her home. The starlet never did let up on trying to entice him into moving in however no matter how much she seduced him she was unsuccessful in persuading the who she deemed "stubborn and obtuse" academic.

Ginger attempted again to withhold making love with him but again he "reminded her" of her inability to keep her pretty paws off him and the plan quickly died.

The wedding was not the only thing on the redhead's mind. Her movie was as well.

Several more actresses had tried out for the part of Victoria and not one fit the bill.
It frustrated her to no end however on a positive note during those auditions she did find the perfect actress to portray the Mary Ann character Sandy. Her name was Amber Malkin.

Ginger had explained to Amber that while she was not right for the part of Victoria she wanted to see her read for Sandy. Amber agreed and Ginger hired her on the spot.

The young woman was delighted and thanked the movie star for choosing her. She had admitted she wasn't sure if she could in fact pull of the role of Victoria but was more than happy to land the part of Sandy.

The role of the Skipper was filled as well. Played by a pleasant gentleman named Alfred Langhorn. He was built just like the real Skipper and actually had experience being a sea captain. The part of the Howells who were going to be known as Jack and Ellen Rockford has also been cast. Ginger simply adored the actress they picked to play Ellen. She reminded her so much of the real Mrs. Howell. And as for the actor playing Jack. He was quite a character. He fit the bill so well.

Gilligan was hard to cast. Ginger thought it darn near impossible to find anyone who could portray the loveable first mate who would simply be known as Billy. She wanted to pick a last name close to Gilligan but could not come up with one so she decided to just name the character Billy which was close enough to the sailor's first name of William.

As for the role of the Professor. That was even tougher. Ginger and Daryl auditioned so many actors and not one met the redhead's high standards. The movie star felt like giving up and demanding that her Roy just take the role. However their prayers were answered by the name of Paul Stevens. He was the best choice to play Alex. His voice was deep like the Professor's and his eyes were the perfect shade of blue. Paul's hair was cut similar to Roy's and was the right color too. Ginger was quite pleased.

Daryl had tried to talk her again into taking the role of Victoria assuring her she would work well with Paul. The starlet was not convinced although as they were having so much trouble casting the part she was starting to seriously consider it.

She had talked it over with the Professor who advised her it may be a wise decision for her. Ginger asked how he would feel about someone else nuzzling her neck as that was a scene in the movie. Roy assured her he would not be jealous and Ginger kissed him saying he was a cute liar reminding him of how miffed he was when the Skipper tried that when he had that bout of amnesia. She clearly recalled the look of anger on his handsome face. He was not fooling anyone.

The Professor conceded that may have been true, however he would be able to handle it. It was just acting and he knew she was just doing her job as would the other actor but did state that he would be there on the set watching so Paul better not get any ideas. This caused Ginger to giggle and declare him the most wonderful man ever.

As for her other movie that she was currently working on, things were terrific. Ginger loved her co-stars. A great group of talent. It was set to wrap up very soon. The premiere would be in a few months and she was excited as the prospect of being on the big screen again.

One other thing the actress was grateful for was the gossip mill died down. No more vicious rumors swirling around much to her relief. Maybe whoever was doing that got tired or they could be biding their time. One never knew but for now she was just glad things were calm.

Ginger brushed her long red hair while sitting at her vanity table. Roy was due home soon and he promised to take her out to a nice romantic dinner. They both had been so busy lately they had little time to spend together. The business he and Barbara were starting took much of his time but he was very pleased with it. They decided on a name for their company. Well the Professor did. He insisted on calling it Starlet Fragrances in reference to his "beautiful soon to be wife Ginger".

Barbara laughed and said with that reasoning how could she say no? So Starlet Fragrances was born. The blonde had a feeling their very first scent would be in honor of Ginger and probably called Ginger. Not that she minded of course. She knew how much Roy loved the beautiful actress.

Right now Ginger heard his footsteps coming up the steps and she smiled as the door opened. "Hello Darling." She greeted.

A hand clamped down over her mouth and the redhead was stunned. She tried to scream but couldn't. She struggled with all her might but it was useless. There was chloroform on the rag pressed against her mouth and nostrils and try as she might she was able to avoid breathing it in and all went black. Her hairbrush was dropped on the floor and the unconscious starlet was dragged out of the bedroom not before a note was left on the table.

The person carried her down the stairs and out of the white front door that had been pried open. She was tossed into the back of a vehicle which sped off into the night.

Hideout

"You got her?" Diana said to the two large males who arrived at what appeared to be an abandoned warehouse.

"Yes." Was the reply of the one with dark hair.

"Good." She smiled. "Throw her in there." The blonde said pointing to door.

The two brought the redhead into the room which consisted of a bed and not much more. A single light bulb hung from the ceiling. They placed her down on the bed and left locking the door behind them. There was a small shutter that slid back that Diana peeked through. She shut it and smiled with satisfaction.

By the time she was through Ginger would have lost it all. Her precious Professor, her friends, everything.

She decided that just staring a rumor about the Professor and Barbara was not enough. More needed to be done. That's when she came up with this plan. It was perfect. With this bitch out of the way, nothing was going to stop her from being the new big thing in Hollywood.

Ginger's Home

The Professor cursed the traffic that held him up and cursed the long meeting with Mr. Howell about the company. He wanted to get home to Ginger. Finally Mr. Howell was happy with the ideas that he and Barbara had for their company and he could finally leave. That is when he hit traffic. Why was it whenever he was in a hurry, some moron forgets how to drive and holds up the world.

Roy finally reached the luxurious home and practically leaped out of the car. He quickly ran inside and up the stairs to Ginger's bedroom.

"My love I'm sorry I'm…." He stopped noticing that his fiancée was not there.

"Ginger?" He called out. "Ginger?"

Nothing. Strange. Very strange.

This was not like her. She would always come running out throwing her arms around him and planting kisses all over him. Well not always but most of the time. Sometimes she would "chastise" him for being late and then kiss him anyway declaring she loved him.

"Ginger where are…" His eyes noticed a piece of paper on the table. He picked it up and unfolded it. As he read it he was unable to believe the words written on the paper.

Roy,

I decided that I can no longer marry you. We are just too different.
Our worlds are different. Your world is science. My world is Hollywood.

You will never fit into my world and I will never fit into yours.
I'm sorry but this is how I feel.

Good-Bye

Ginger

The Professor read the words again and again. They did not make one bit of sense. Two different worlds? Never fit into one another's worlds? What was that all about? If there was one thing he knew it was that Ginger would never write such a thing. She simply would not.

He knew her better than anyone. Ginger longed to be his wife. She was counting down to the very second when she would become his wife. Attempting again and again to lure him into moving into her home. This note, it was way out of character. Something was not right. His beautiful starlet would never be this cold.

The Professor knew Ginger did not wish to be with anyone but him. She rejected the notion of one of those male Hollywood stars the second she met him. Why the movie star told him this herself. He was the only one for her. The one who understood her and loved her for her. He sat down on the bed. Ginger could not have written this note. The question was who did and...He quickly stood up. Where was his beloved Ginger?

Roy hurried to the phone and dialed. "Hello…Police. This is Roy Hinkley. I'm at the home of Ginger Grant. I think she has been kidnapped….I found a note but I do not believe it was written by her…..Okay thank you officer…I'll be here."

He hung up the phone. Someone had to have taken her. But who? Who would want to harm his beautiful Ginger? What cruel monster…..Only one name came to mind. One and one only. Eva Grubb.

Hideout

Ginger came too and slowly sat up. She looked around at her surroundings. It was a small room. Dirty grimy walls. A filthy floor and what appeared to be a heavy door.

She got up from the bed and made her way over to the door. She turned the knob and found it locked. "Help!" She cried pounding the door with her hand. "Help! Someone help me!"

The little shutter on the door flung open and Ginger's eyes went wide seeing the person there.

"Hello Ginger."

"You…you are that…Diana Hart…"

"Yes I am that Diana Hart. But I am better known to you as Eva Grubb."

Ginger could not believe it! She had thought Eva had disappeared! After all they had not heard from her since she had demanded Ginger apologize to her publicly for "wronging" her. She had no idea…

"What do you want?" Ginger asked of her captor.

"I want what you kept from me." Eva snapped. "I want my fame in Hollywood."

"I didn't keep you from…"

"Shut up!" Eva barked. "I'm going to have the life that I deserve. You are going to have nothing. You will lose it all. Especially your beloved Professor."

The redhead shook her head vehemently. "No…No I will not lose Roy. He will find me. I know he will!"

"Oh no he won't." Eva said with a sneer. "He thinks you left him."

"NO!" Ginger shouted. "He would never think I left him! He knows I love him! Let me out of here! You can't do this to me!"

Eva slammed the shutter leaving Ginger there sobbing on the other side. No..No she was not going to think…No Roy loves her. He loves her. He would know that she would never leave him. Ever. Not ever. Surely if anyone would find her, her darling Roy would.

Outside Ginger's prison

Eva aka Diana smiled with smug satisfaction. There was nothing Ginger could do now. She, Eva, was calling the shots. And when she was through, Ginger would be a nobody.

The Professor would be married off to that Barbara for starters. Of course she would make sure of it. Being devastated that Ginger left him, he would have no choice but to turn to his business partner for comfort and things would happen….How delicious! Oh she looked forward to showing the article to that stupid redhead! The look on her face would be priceless! As would the look when she finds out that she Diana Hart took over the role of Victoria and was adored by all in Hollywood. Pretty soon everyone would go "Ginger who?" It was a delightful thought.

She had plans to destroy the friendship with that twit Mary Ann. And ruin that farm girl's romance with that idiot Gilligan. How horrified that little farm girl would be that Ginger had in fact had an affair with Gilligan. That sailor could deny it all he wanted but once Mary Ann saw the "love letters' the two exchanged….Poor little Mary Ann. Tough. She deserved to be ruined too. After all, she was just as guilty as Ginger in ruining her chance at stardom in Hollywood.
Saying to the papers what a liar she was and spilling about Eva's behavior on the island and how she tried to leave Ginger there alone. Well it was payback time. Soon all those castaways would be sorry they ever messed with Eva Grubb.

Ginger's Home

The Professor showed the officers the note that was left. "I assure you that Ginger did not write this."

The larger officer took the note. "You are certain about this?"

"I am. After looking at once more I can ascertain that it is not even her handwriting. I have some samples of her handwriting if you want to take a look."

Officer Green nodded. "We will need them. We can use them to compare with this and also check this for any prints. See if they match Ms. Grant's."

Officer Maxwell spoke. "Did you see any sign of forced entry when you returned home?"

Roy sighed. "To be honest I didn't pay attention. I was pretty irritated that I got held up in traffic…I didn't really pay much mind but now looking back I do recall the door being unlocked. It is very unlike Ginger to keep the door unlocked."

Officer Maxwell wrote this down. "Do you recall seeing anything unusual?"

The Professor racked his brain trying to come up with something. Then it came to him. "I guess I didn't think much of it before but…I am now recalling this van speeding off. I wish I could tell you the make and model. I think it was a green van. I'm sorry I did not get the license plate number or anything."

"It's okay." Officer Green said. "Do you recall anything else about this van? What direction it may have been headed."

"I think it was heading west towards Beechwood Lane. I recall it turning in that direction. Wait I just remember something else…the van had something written on the side…I think it was something to do with a cleaning company or maybe carpet cleaning…I recall seeing cleaning on the side."

"That does give us something to go on." Officer Maxwell stated. "You go get those handwriting samples for us and we will see what we can do from there."

"Thank you officer." Roy said hurrying up the stairs.

"What do you think Kyle?" Officer Maxwell said to his partner.

"I think this very strange. I do believe him when he says Ms. Grant did not write this note. Seeing them on TV and in the papers, I doubt very much she would dump him."

"I agree."

"It is very possible someone is out to destroy Ginger Grant." Kyle said. "Going by all those false rumors that had been started. I would say that someone is hell bent on being rid of her. What do you think Joe?"

"Makes sense to me."

The Professor came down and handed them some samples of Ginger's handwriting.

"Just one last question." Officer Joe stated.

"Yes what is that?"

"Can you think of anyone at all who would want to harm your fiancée? Any name come to mind?"

The Professor nodded. "Only one. Eva Grubb."