Frankie and Douglas Discuss Christy, 1993

Frankie goes to the Carsons' and only Douglas is home. She brought him a refill on his herbal tea, one of her special brews, and Douglas invites her to stay and have a cup with him, telling her that Christy is still at the hospital. Frankie tells Douglas she's very worried about Christy, and Douglas replies that he is too. Frankie tells Douglas about how angry with her Christy got when Frankie told Dr. Beckett that Douglas's health and treatment are Douglas's business, and then later at TOPS, she blew up and really overreacted to Felicia. Douglas tells Frankie that Christy told him about what happened at TOPS and that she's very embarrassed about it, but that Christy is very passionate about weddings. Frankie thinks this means that she and Cass are right about the wedding getting to Christy because it reminds her of how things have changed for her and Douglas. Frankie tells Douglas that she is considering asking Christy to be less involved with the wedding in order to relieve some of the pressure, but she won't do that if Douglas thinks it would make things worse. Douglas replies that Christy really wants to put last night behind her; he just hopes that she can.

After they have tea, as Frankie is getting ready to leave, she tells Douglas that she signed up for an Ethics course this semester and she may borrow a book or two from his library. Douglas replies that he has many books on the subject, which is one of his favorites. Frankie and Douglas agree that it's a shame that the people who need to understand ethics don't pay any attention to it. Douglas says that he and Frankie are a lot alike, which is probably why Christy is so drawn to both of them. Frankie compliments Douglas, saying he's brilliant and strong, but he tells her that he offers Christy a certain stability, and Frankie agrees that's part of it. Frankie tells Douglas about her 14th birthday present from Christy: an earthenware jar for Frankie to put her dreams in, and if she screwed the lid on tightly, the dreams would stay in there forever. Douglas says that Christy will always need to rely on someone with strength and substance, and he hopes that after he is gone, Frankie will encourage Christy to find another man who can give her that. Frankie replies that she's sure Christy won't even be able to think of another man for a long time. But Douglas says that life will call to Christy and she'll reach out to it. Frankie realizes Douglas is worried about who Christy will find. Douglas replies that he won't be worried if Frankie is there to guide Christy. He only hopes that Christy will listen to Frankie. Thanks to Janie for the scenes.

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Douglas is hinting around that Christy may have a few issues