Melrose Place
Episode #104 / Season #4
Title: "Let the Games Begin"
Original Air Date: Monday, October 16, 1995

Synopsis

[D&D Advertising]
Amanda announces to Alison, Billy, and Brooke that she is going to throw a "We Survived the Blast of '95" party. Brooke then surprises the group by introducing Jack Parezi into the room as a new client. She brought him in just for Amanda. After all, nepotism is one of her job responsibilities! Jack is supposedly going to start a cable franchise in L.A. At least he picked a suitable front; after all, you can't get sleazier than a cable company. Amanda asks that the room clear, but when Billy offers to stay Jack tries to apply the "Spock grip" to his shoulder (in Florida they call it The Miami "Vise.") Amanda tells Jack that if this scheme of his is aimed at getting her back, it won't work. Jack is flattered but reassures her claiming, "I have a fiancee, Rita, and finally a shot at some kind of happiness. She's a real woman. Remember, I like my women like I like my calamari -- 'battered' and fried!" Jack leaves and Billy reenters. Amanda proceeds to describe her past with Jack in more detail to him, explaining how Jack always mistook "smack means to kiss her" with "smack her in the kisser." She also voices her fear for her friends because when Jack pats your shoulder, you better watch out.

[MP, Daytime]
Michael brings over a Henry look-alike to show Sydney. By looking at his skinny physique, you can tell he's a starving actor. His name is Mark Paul. "You can never trust a person with two first names, so I thought he'd be perfect!" says Michael. "Hmmm, you look familiar," says Syd. "Didn't you do a commercial for Lauren Ethridge, the Los Angeles madam I used to work for?" "Yes I did!" Mark Paul says, then adding, "Spreads smoother, Tastes great!"

[Hart & Mancini Designs]
Jane voices her anger at Jo for causing her break-up with Richard. Jo says the real reason is because Jane doesn't love Richard. Jane replies, "With friends like you, who needs enemas?" From now on, their relationship is strictly business.

[Mid-Wilshire Professional Building]
Kimberly is in one of her psycho sessions with Peter. Guess he got a psychology degree during the off-season. The judge has agreed to turn off Kimberly's "Dick Tracy" sensor so she can attend the "blast" at Melrose Place. "It will be good therapy." states Peter. Syd overhears this so she and Michael plan to have their "Henry" ready to pounce on Kimberly at the party.

[Shooters]
Jo blames Jake for getting her in hot water with Jane. Jake tells her she should never take the advice of a bartender. Jo is horny, and wants to go back in the alley like she used to with Jess. Jake says she'll just have to wait until the party tomorrow night.

[Fielding Residence]
Matt is having dinner with his parents. His mom made squash just the way Matt likes it -- mashed, and the mashed potatoes, well, squashed. His parents are hassling Matt about his dead-end career path. Matt tries to explain that he doesn't care about the money and that's why he's chosen the life of a candy striper.

[Hayley's Yacht]
Alison is over having dinner. She is so happy. "Nothing can happen to you when you're on a yacht!" (Unless you're name is Jo and you're on a yacht with a guy named Reed!!) Alison is confused. Just because she continues to brush up against Hayley, she doesn't understand why he seems to want to kiss her. Hayley notices she has some broccoli in her teeth and volunteers to clean it with his mouth.

[Hart & Mancini Designs]
Jane tries to make-up with Richard. She explains that their are many types of love, and that love, after all, is only a word. Richard doesn't buy into that crock, and tells Jane, "I want it strictly business for now." "OK, Richard," says Jane, "but I must warn you, my rates are higher than Syd's were back when she did Robert (Jane's old lawyer and previous lover)!!"

[MP, Party Night]
Music is "blasting." Amanda, Billy, and Brooke are already there. Since Jess isn't around to enjoy the festivities, Shelly shows up to represent him (Although who cares? First of all, he wasn't there for the first blast, and secondly, he wasn't a survivor.) Jake is waiting for Jo, but doesn't mind hanging out with Shelly and her belly button/halter top. Jack shows up next. Brooke had told him about the party and had also mentioned that Melrose Place currently doesn't have cable, so he figured this would be as good a time as any to add a hook-up. As Jack nears Amanda, Billy sticks his big jaw in the way. Jack is starting to get somewhat annoyed with Mr. Soccer Head, so Amanda tells Billy it's all right and that Jack can stay. "Always the gwacious hoeth-tess." lisps Jack. "Oh, I love when he does that Elmer Fudd thing" says Amanda, although the audience wonders if he simply messed up his lines. Mikey and Syd are there stuffing their faces and taking credit for there being a fourth season since they were responsible for saving most of the cast. Too bad they couldn't save them from the writers this season! To top it all off, Dr. Frankenstein, aka Peter, arrives with his monster, Kimberly. A silence befalls the courtyard, although how the music suddenly stops is still a mystery. "Have all the demons in hell come to torment me?" cries Amanda. No, at least we don't have to see Jess' ugly mug anymore. Kimberly begs forgiveness, apologizing to everyone, especially Amanda. And believe it or not, Amanda accepts her apology. Yeah, right.

[Fielding House]
Matt's father wants to give Matt some advice: "Take a chance in life, don't miss an opportunity. Live your life for you. Don't do things just because I ask you to. Now, if you don't mind, I'm having a heart attack. Ignore what I just said and call 9-1-1!!"

[MP, Back at the Party]
The party eventually ends. Peter meets Jack and Billy fills him in; Shelly is a little tipsy so Jake offers her a ride home. After the courtyard clears, Kimberly wanders down into the laundry room, where Mark Paul is lurking. "Boo!" he blurts. "You're nothing but a figment of my imagination, and I want you gone." Kimberly utters. Of course it doesn't work. So Kimberly runs up the stairs, freaks out in front of everybody, and has Peter drive her home. Henry is a magnificent actor -- he's even learned to speak with an echo effect!!

[Shelly's Pad]
Shelly disrobes and attempts to seduce Jake. Off pops the halter top, but to Jake's dismay, Shelly has a black bra on, triggering a feeling of guilt in him. "That's Jo's favorite style, the 'cross-your-heart-and-promise-to-be-true' model." He immediately runs back to Melrose Place where he belongs.

[Wilshire Memorial]
Doctor says there's nothing they can do about Mr. Fielding's heart condition. This is the first Matt has heard about his father's congestive heart disease. Matt's bummed because he wants to return the love that his parents have shown him but might not have the chance. As his father lay on his deathbed, he tells Matt that he has all the faith in Matt that Matt will do the right thing. "Matt, you were everything to me. You were my only child, my son, yet you were also the daughter that I never had. Thank you." Then his heart fails and he's history.

[MP, Day]
Jo confronts Jake about his relationship with Shelly. She can't compete with a blonde. He replies with non-verbal reassurance.

[Peter's House]
It's a lovely day out and Peter wants to Kimberly to get up and enjoy the day. He congratulates her for her big step forward last night and feels she's making progress. "You should be feeling good about yourself." But Kimberly starts jabbering about seeing Henry again, so Peter tells her, "You're going to wind up back in the state hospital if you keep talking like that you wacko." Then he points out the window at the smog-laden, gang-infested, poverty-stricken city and asks, "Kimberly, is there anything out there that frightens you?" "Would I be crazy if I said, 'No'?" Kimberly wonders aloud. But as soon as she peers out the window, she sees Mark Paul hanging outside on the back porch doing his Henry-thing (How far-fetched can things get?) But Kimberly doesn't say anything for fear that she'll be locked up for good.

[MP, Night]
Brooke catches daddy sneaking into Alison's apartment. He uses pick-up line #69, the "I can't sleep so let's have sex" routine. In one breath he tells her he's constantly thinking of her, then in the next he iterates the statement of the week: "Thinking is completely overrated." No wonder Alison is so confused. By the way, last week it was Jane saying, "Talking is overrated." We can hardly wait to learn next week what else is overrated. Maybe ethics? Well, Brooke watches in horror as daddy and Alison lip lock. The next morning, Brooke witnesses her father leave Alison's love nest. Brooke pops in to confront Alison. "So now you're sleeping with daddy. How does he compare with Billy?" snaps Brooke. "Why ask me, don't you know?" Alison quickly replies. So Brooke then says, "Sure, we shared brandies, but you'll never know what else. Daddy always turns on the charm to get what he wants. What line did he use on you? The 'I can't sleep so let's have sex?' pick-up line?" Alison is stupefied.

[Hart & Mancini Design]
Richard and Jo are viewing the results of the photo shoot conducted the day before. It's of a new line of menswear, specifically, rayon underwear. Jane interrupts, toting some Chinese food, "Pu-Pu for Two" which disgusts Jo so much that she leaves. Richard announces to Jane that he is starting a new division called Richard Hart Designs that Jane has no say in.

[Wilshire Memorial]
Peter catches Amanda in the hall. He wants to make sure she's all right. He feels Jack is even worse than he is, so he volunteers to rescue Amanda. She tells him that she's going over to Jack's place tonight to finalize the divorce papers and then Jack will be off to Miami. "Don't fool yourself, Amanda. No one ever wants to go back voluntarily to live in Miami!" says Peter, rather convincingly.

[Hayley's Yacht]
Alison goes to Hayley's yacht to ask him about what Brooke had said. Hayley says that Brooke would do anything to come between them. Alison starts rambling about how perfect their night was together, but maybe it was supposed to be simply a 1-night affair. Maybe that's what her horoscope was alluding to. (Reminds me of someone I once knew! Maybe Alison should call Katrina. After all, she predicted Eric Estrada's wonderful future!) When she explains that she always seems to pick losers, Hayley chimes in, "Oooh, oooh, I'm a loser, so I might be Mr. Right." This is good enough for Alison, and they start kissing for the third time and final time in this episode. Thank God!

[Michael's office]
Michael and Syd are listening to Joyce Brothers on the radio when they hear Kimberly's voice calling in for help. Kimberly explains how she's become paralyzed with fear and due to self-doubt she's gone from doctor to basket case. She blames her ego-maniacal doctor-husband who treated her like she was nothing, along with a little pip-squeak ex-hooker who blackmailed her out of her life savings. This upsets Michael and Syd a tad, so they decide they need to make Kimberly more crazy in order to put her away forever.

[Jack Parezi's House]
Amanda drops by to finalize the divorce papers. She notes how fast he was able to buy such a nice mansion. She brings a bottle of wine over for Jack and his fiancee. They walk into the living room, where Amanda sees that ugly black velvet florescent portrait from Tijuana hanging over the fireplace. "Oh my God, you still have that thing?!?" she exclaims. At this point she realizes, this guy must be nuts if he still has this hideous painting that glows in the dark. She tries to run, but he grabs her and tells her that she is his and will be his FOREVER.
[To Be Continued...]

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