Melrose Place
Episode #108 / Season #4
Title: "Free Kimmy"
Original Air Date: Monday, November 13, 1995

Synopsis

[Something Brothers Funeral Home]
The episode opens with Amanda at the Jack Parezi Viewing. Yeah right! Some viewing; it's a closed coffin. At least it saved Aaron Spelling from cutting Sabato, Jr. yet another paycheck. The moment of silence is interrupted when Diamond enters and blurts, "Come to say your final good-byes, Mrs. Parezi?" He needs her signature on a release form so that the grieving Parezi family can have the body shipped back to Disneyworld. She says she hopes this means never having to see this jewel-of-a-lawyer again. Mr. Diamond warns her for her sake she better hope she's right. Otherwise, next time it could be her in that casket."

[Mid-Wilshire Professional District]
Peter and Kimberly are discussing the merits of removing her wrist bracelet, but are interrupted by a phone call from Amanda. Peter, suggests he "cut the cord" with Kimberly, a term he often uses when describing his delicate technique in the Wilshire Memorial Delivery Room. She agrees, as long as he will get the damn bracelet off. After Kimberly leaves, Sydney invites Peter to a surprise birthday party she's throwing for Michael -- gifts are mandatory. Using the lame cassette tape again, she tries to blackmail Peter into getting Michael a 4% increase in their medical group profit participation plan. He tells her to drop dead, but he wouldn't miss the birthday party for anything. Count him in!

[Cancun, Mexico]
Alison tells "Hanny" how much she loves this hotel. He says, if she likes it so much, then it's hers. He surprises her by informing her that he owns it and she can consider it a wedding gift. He'll have the lawyers draw up the paperwork. No sweat; all she has to do is promise to handle any related financial obligations. Some guy named Ricardo Lopez stops by to remind Hayley of a scheduled conference call he has at twelve noon with an interested party. Hayley takes him aside and tells him to cancel it. When Ricardo resists, saying, "Hayley, you don't know what you're doing," Hayley grabs and scrunches Ricardo's wrinkle-free suit, lifting him off the ground and saying, "It's Mr. StrongArm to you." Alison, witnessing this burst of anger and violence, just sits there wide-eyed and open -jawed -- yet another moment of incredible acting! Ricardo leaves to have his suit pressed and Hayley turns to Alison saying, "Either I've been out in the sun too long, or this gray hair dye is starting to soak into my brain!"

[Hart & Mancini Designs]
Jo and Richard return from Hawaii with sunburns and rug burns. Jo can sense the scuttlebutt that's floating around the office. Jane has packed all of Jo's darkroom equipment and plans on firing Jo, but Richard reminds her that they're equal partners and that Jo stays. Jane is devastated, crying "You ran off to a tropical paradise with one of my best friends." Richard, in one of his few strong moments, reassures her, "I'm sure the three of us can find a way to work together, just the way Mac and I did after our divorce."

[Shooters]
Shelly, showing off her navel once again, gives Jake a set of keys to her place. She claims she's insecure about Jo coming back from Hawaii. Besides, everyone is blaming her for the breakup. He tells her that's nonsense, and then asks her to go to Michael's party with him so that she can get to know his friends more. She says she knows them well enough -- they hang out at Shooters, expect free drinks, and want a helping hand from Jake every now and then. "They aren't your friends Jake." Then Matt walks in asking for part-time work. Jake asks, "What about that $50k settlement you got?" Well, he spent it already, paying for three years of tuition ahead of time. Smooth move, Matt. Jake, who no longer has a clue how much money Shooters is bringing in, asks Shelly the bookkeeper if they can afford hiring another waiter. She says sure, if that'll make Jake happy. "Well, I can only work part-time, 1/2 hr at night and definitely I want weekends off. And I don't do dishes, or windows, basically, I don't clean...blah blah blah" This sends Shelly into a coma, staring off into space and chewing on a couple plastic straws.

[Cancun, Mexico]]
Through a conversation in some bushes at the hotel in the darkness of night, the TV audience and Alison learn that the hotel is in financial trouble. Debt is way out of control. Ricardo says, "If you sell now you're only out a couple million dollars." But Hayley finds the offer insulting and tells Ricardo to mind his own business. Besides, since Hayley gave the hotel to Alison as a gift, she'll soon be stuck with the bills! When she sees this conversation transpire, she freaks out and drops her champagne glass to the ground, shattering into a million pieces just like her life soon will. Hayley says it's time to go back. He tells her to get him a beer and to pack ALL the bags, and if she does it fast enough, there's a tip in it for her.

[MP, Billy & Brooke's Apt]
Billy returns from his soccer workout. Brooke is trying to call daddy in Cancun. Billy hangs up the phone and tells Brooke to grow up and let Alison and Hayley enjoy their honeymoon the way he and Brooke did after they got married!! "Remember dear, it was a real "blast!" Brooke admits it may take 20 or 30 years (or minutes) until she's able to accept Alison as her new mommy. She does everything imaginable to get Billy to slap her silly so that she can be accepted by all the other women on Melrose Place but he refrains. He tells her to apologize to Hayley and Alison when they return. She says, "I don't take orders from you Campbell. I'm your wife, not your slave." and walks off. He runs after her, grabs her arm and says, in his best Mr. Tuff Guy voice, "Oh yeah, well you're a whiny selfish immature little brat." She returns fire saying "Takes one to know one!!" At least they have a few more episodes to mature before Billy Jr. pops out.

[Miami, Florida]
At Jack's burial, a couple new faces are introduced. First is Jack's father. Now that Rhoda Morgenstern is dead and buried, he can play the role he's always dreamed of: Godfather. Then Bobby Parezi arrives in a shiny black limo. He was Jack's little brother. Lawyer Diamond greets him, saying, "You look good; working at the Pentagon must agree with you." Bobby says, "It's a government job, we don't do anything." Diamond proceeds to inform Bobby that it was Amanda who killed Jack.

[Hayley Mansion]
Hayley and Alison are return from Cancun. Hayley sweeps her off her feet and carries her over the threshold. Brooke is inside waiting to greet them and to apologize. She says she knows daddy and ALISON will make great GRAND PARENTS. Brooke does have one concern regarding inheritance matters of Hayley's fortune, specifically, the sharing of Hayley's inheritance with any children daddy and Alison are planning to have and with Billy Jr. Hayley says that since he and Alison aren't planning on having any children, it won't be an issue. Brooke attempt to console Alison, saying "No children? How sad. If it would help, I could call you mom." She gives Alison a big grin to help cheer her up. :-D

[Michael's Beach House]
Kowabunga, dude! Oops, wrong era. Bitchin' Groovy. Syd's whipped up a '60s theme birthday party for Michael. The Beach Boys "I Get Around" is blaring through the stereo speakers, which is totally appropriate considering the guest list! There's Peter, his latest conquest being Amanda, herself busy displaying her navel to all the hippie freaks; Jo and Richard, recent bed partners AND who are still together (give them another week); manly lip-biting-tequila-shooting Jake, who is with dark-eyed (and browed!) Shelly even though he appears still fixated on Jo; Jane, who's again obsessed with Richard; Syd, who "gets around" to anyone she can possibly blackmail. Party is complete with '60s food such as pigs in a blanket (kind of describes the bedroom scenes!) Michael arrives and is genuinely pleased. He thanks Sydney for such a wonderful surprise by planting a long deep kiss while she's trying to tell him about the oodles and oodles of plans she has in store to improve his life. Shelly tells Jane that she is the only one in the apt complex that Shelly can stand, "...because she's not a snob." Lightweight Jane shoots one tequila, then shoots off her mouth, admitting, "I have to agree with you, Shelly. I'm no snob, I'm just better than those others in the apartment building!" Then she turns to Jake, and starts babbling, "I've always liked you Jake. You're a really really really good guy. Dumb as a stump, but good. And so good looking. Isn't he good looking?" By this time she's hanging all over him. Shelly looks on with that "Oh sh*t, I think maybe I'm not such a good judge of character after all." Meanwhile, Amanda tells Peter that she no longer has any need for him now that Jack is dead and buried. But before Peter can discuss it with her, his beeper goes off. Surprise, it's Kimberly.

[Hayley's Mansion]
Turn out the lights, the party's over... Hayley is clueless as to why Alison is moping around the mansion. She explains she's upset that his whole life is a secret from her. Well, Alison, maybe you should have dated for more than four episodes before tying the knot!!!

[MP, Nighttime]
Kimberly is swimming laps in the pool with that hideous black wrist location device which has found its way back onto her arm. It seems to get bigger and bigger every episode. Funny, but now her hand looks much better -- no bandages and she can even make a fist with it -- even though she must have used the old waffle iron to get the thing back on. She claims she beeped Peter because she had an anxiety attack but now it's passed. Both of them know that she's only doing it to disrupt his life. She says she'll stop once that black box is removed for good. "I have a new job, a new apartment, even a new battery for my wrist thingee. But what I want is a new life. 'Till I have my freedom, you won't have yours."

[MP, Morning]
Jane is up and about, looking like Jake on a good morning. She opens her window. Funny, but now that they've rebuilt Melrose Place, the acoustics in the courtyard are simply amazing and you can hear everything! Jo and Richard descend the stairs from her apartment, engaged in a heavy duty session of Jane bashing. Jo states, "She's turning into a lying, manipulating, back-stabbing ego maniac." Richard is quick to add, "And it's not like her talent supports it. Have you seen her latest designs?" Jo answers, "Saw them?!?! I was wearing one in Hawaii that night you wore nothing but that towel." "Oh yeah, that thing was so lame!" They laugh. Jo quips, "She's not only going to lose her friends, but her career. I should talk to her under the pretenses of being a friend." Richard realizes he left his keys up at Jo's place so he runs back up to get them. While Jo's waiting, she decides to knock on Jane's door. Jane answers with joke -- no, actually just a punch line. Jo hits the floor. Just then Richard returns wondering why Jo's on the ground. He helps her up when he detects something wrong; she never USED to taste like blood when they kissed. "Th-ee hit me in my mouth and made me bweed all over the pwathe. Wichard, you have to do thometing about that woman -- th-eethes getting out of contwol!" He says he's trying, but being the spineless wimp that he is, needs more time.

[Shooters]
The bar, as always, is jam packed and doing excellent business. Matt, doing his waiter impression, questions Jake about what's going on with him and Jo. "I thought you guys were meant for each other." Jake replies, "Matt, what do you know about women, anyway?" "Well, sometimes -- trapped inside my body, there's a soul of a -- uh, but that's another story. But I do know Shelly's no Jo; only their eyebrows are the same." They are interrupted by Morty the meat delivery guy. Unfortunately, the delivery is C.O.D. and Jake doesn't have a clue how to cut a check using his new computer, even though its graphical user interface is so easy even a bartender could use it. He explains that mice have always intimidated him. Meat man says, "Sorry, but I need a check. No cash, no water." (Huh? Wasn't he talking beef a sentence ago?) Since Shelly is busy at the bank adding embezzled funds to her safe deposit box, Matt volunteers to try to operate the accounting program. He is pretty good working with computers and changing numbers, at least according to Michael. But the account is password protected, so Matt can't get in. He does his best to break the 7 digit code by entering creative names such as "shooter", "shelley", and "duhjake" but to no avail.

[D&D Advertising]
Jane brings lunch over for her and Alison. Alison has already heard about the Jo incident, saying, "So how's the Peter McNeeley of Melrose? C'mon, Jane, give it up and get on with life like I did." Jane disagrees, saying now that she's lost Richard she's going to do whatever it takes to get him back. She plans to do it the old fashioned way: by making him jealous. She figures if she can somehow manipulate innocent Michael into falling for her again, she can drive Richard crazy. After all, Michael is a professional, has a good income, and even loved her once. Then Jane changes the subject and asks Alison how it is to marry someone she doesn't really love. Alison says it's all right, except for the part about "No kids!" Alison is drinking Evian, evoking the scene from "Reality Bites" where they say that line, "Evian spelled backwards is naive." How appropriate.

[Michael's Beach House]
Syd comes back to a romantic, candle-lit home, complete with a crackling fireplace. Michael just wanted to thank her for such a nice surprise party. He has a little surprise of his own: the blackmail cassette tape he stumbled upon while looking for the tampons. He tosses it in the fire telling her how much trouble it's caused. She tries to salvage it so he grabs the fireplace poker to keep her back. She wonders if this means she's worn out her welcome. But Michael admits he's gotten kind of used to her there, and if she promises to be a good girl she can stay. "Cross my heart, hope to die, never tell a dirty lie." He looks at Syd spread out on his couch, a wanton woman, then at the "poker" in his hand -- "Hmmmm." Fade to black.

[D&D Advertising]
Peter tells Amanda that he cut back on his sessions with Kimberly since they were interfering with his relationship with Amanda. Also, he had the court remove Kimberly's sensor bracelet so that he and Amanda can spend more time together. Amanda can only shake her head. She feels they should end their relationship. Peter is furious, and says, "You're carrying around some heavy baggage lady. You can't love anybody, so I'll save you the trouble of pushing me away -- I'm walking away." Since he's become Dr. Psychiatrist lately, he figures he can use reverse psychology on Amanda but it doesn't seem to phase her one bit.

[MP, Daytime]
Pool boy, wearing "I DO POOL" T-shirt, is doing just that. Kimberly desperately wants acceptance. Since Matt is now in med school, Kimberly drops off some old medical books and notebooks she feels might help. Matt peruses the stack of books, reading their titles aloud, "Dynamite For Dummies; Waco's Not Just For Wackos Anymore; Oklahoma Ain't OK; So You Want to Build a Bomb, among others. These aren't medical books!" Matt exclaims. Kimberly quickly grabs them back. "Oops. Wrong books. I'll be right back." But before she has a chance, Matt stops her, saying, "Considering the fact that you did blow the place up, I don't think being friends would be right." He slams the door in her face. Poor Kimmy. Pool boy, meanwhile, witnesses the whole thing. Feeling sorry, or maybe just horny, he says to her, "Hey, I get off at five o'clock." The next thing you know, the two of them are in bed, it's five o'clock, he gets off, just like he said he would. Then she kicks him out of bed. "Hey, I'm not just a dumb jock -- I had a whole year of college." Note that Peter was telling the truth -- Kimberly doesn't have the wrist detector on anymore. But she's wearing her hand bandages again, so maybe the only way to remove the thing is by smashing your hand with the nearest waffle iron!

[Anthony's on Melrose]
Jane and Michael meet for dinner. She comes on to him, going on about how you don't appreciate what you have until it's gone. Michael doesn't care; he just wants to get laid.

[Miami, Florida, Parezi Household]
The Parezi family is sitting around. Godfather speaks to Jack's little brother. "Your mother wanted to name you Al Pacino Parezi, but I said 'No, I want my son, who will grow up in the military and then return home a war hero, and who will then become the head of the biggest Mafioso in Florida after everyone else in his family is slaughtered, I want him to be named after royalty (?) -- named after a Kennedy -- like Rose!' So your mother and I compromised and we named you Bobby. You big shot Navy pilot youuu!" Bobby then shows everyone HIS "naval" button, which looks a lot nicer than Kimberly's, Shelly's, and maybe even Amanda's!! He served his country and now he must serve the family. The black sheep of the family is asked by papa to take care of Amanda. "Kill her, Bobby, kill her for your brother Jack." "Awww, c'mon pop." Bobby whines. "I'm making you an offer you can't refuse. Do the horse head bit and whatever else you deem fit. Just do it!" Godfather has spoken.

[To Be Continued...]

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