Cass and Felicia 1992--I Just Want You to Know That I'm Here for You

Cass goes to KBAY and is surprised to find Felicia smoking a cigarette. Embarrassed at being caught, Felicia says she only smokes occasionally with the crew and they are, in fact, her suppliers, and asks Cass not to tell anybody. Cass tells Felicia about his talk with Paulina about Felicia's show today. Felicia thinks it was one of her best shows and now Rachel will stop moaning about the ratings. Cass says that he thinks Rachel is more worried about Felicia than about the ratings, but Felicia disagrees. Cass then asks Felicia about the future shows on the murders of Lucas and of Rick Madison that Felicia has planned, and she starts to tell Cass about how she tried to get Sally Madison's psychiatrist on the show but he backed out, claiming that he'd be violating professional ethics. When Cass points out that that's true, Felicia again disagrees, saying the psychiatrist doesn't want the world to know that he blew Sally's case, and then she tells Cass that she has booked another psychiatrist who has written a book on psychos and why they snap and she's confident that this psychiatrist can give the audience the lowdown on Sally and people like her. Cass asks Felicia, "Isn't this a little rough on your nerves?" Felicia insists that it's not and she feels good; she's finally dealing with Luke's death, and she's providing a public service by helping people spot nutcases before they come into their lives. She tells Cass that she's through falling apart and she meant what she said at Thanksgiving. Cass thinks maybe Felicia is too good. Felicia gets angry and tells Cass to give her a schedule on the way she's supposed to be emotionally so she doesn't blow it the next time, and that she's tired of everybody trying to monitor her and handle her every minute. All she sees are all these concerned faces. Cass says they all love her. Felicia tells him that she doesn't need them all second-guessing her right now, and that she and only she knows what's right for her and what she can handle. Cass says he stands corrected, then. Felicia tells Cass that it may seem odd to him that she's digging up all of this stuff about Luke's death and Sally's obsession and putting it on her TV show, but in going public with her own personal tragedy, she somehow thinks it makes the tragedy manageable. It's a place to take your grief, almost as if it happened to everybody and not just you, and you don't have to worry about ruining your daughter's day or your best friend's night. Cass is concerned that Felicia is taking on something too enormous, but Felicia says she's trying to make her way through this, and that's what's important, and she needs Cass to understand that. Cass says he wants to understand, but tells Felicia she doesn't have to try or pretend with him, and if he's acting like an insensitive jerk, just tell him. Felicia says that telling Cass he's an insensitive jerk has never been a problem, and they hug. Cass tells Felicia that he just wants her to know that he's there for her and he loves her. Felicia replies that she knows, and that's very important to her, but Cass must let her get back to work. Cass agrees, on the conditions that Felicia will come to dinner when she is invited, will call Cass just to talk, and will stop smoking. Thanks to Janie for the scenes.

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