Tea: This could be something. The traffic cop who stopped this guy said he was upset, disoriented. Says here he exhibited "furtive behavior."
John: hmm. And he was drinking at Crossroads before the party.
RJ: Sounds promising. But then again, who knows? I mean, Drew Buchanan gets killed, and you accuse the wrong people when you knew who really did it all along. But, that's right, this case isn't going like that. I mean, you don't have us for scapegoats.
John: You've been spending a lot of time here lately, Gannon. Why this sudden interest in the hit-and-run?
RJ: You know me, detective. I like to keep myself apprised of the criminal activity in Llantano County.
John: so what else is new? Be careful, Mr. Gannon, you just might make me suspicious.
RJ: Well, go ahead, John. Investigate me. Better yet, just skip the investigation and proceed to my arrest. IÕd love to spend some time with the assistant district attorney. Since Indigo burned, I've really missed her and our chats over drinks. Oh, well. It's for another time. Right now IÕve got to find my brother, if you'll excuse me.

Later RJ is at the diner.
Roseanne: haven't seen you lately.
RJ: Well, I've been busy. Look at you. What's on your mind? You look like the cat who swallowed the canary.
Roseanne: Me?
RJ: Now, you can fool some of the people some of the time, but this is me you're talking to.
Roseanne: I might have another chance with Cristian.
RJ: Ah. the plot thickens.
Roseanne: Jessica doesn't even remember him. I mean, I wouldn't want Cristian to suffer, but I wouldn't exactly mind if Jessica stays in amnesiaville and doesn't ever remember.
RJ: Hmm...So, tell me, what else does young Ms. Buchanan not remember?
Roseanne: I don't know because all I care about is Cristian.
RJ: Well, sounds like our assistant D.A. might just have another unsolved crime on her pretty little hands.

RJ at Dorian's.
RJ: Dorian? Dorian, hold,on. Now where have you been?
Dorian: I've been out.
RJ: Oh.out where? Dorian: It's not what you think. I went to the hospital. The most extraordinary thing has happened.
RJ: Oh.yeah.yeah, I heard Jessica's memory has gone.
Dorian: Yes. now, I hope I'm not deluding myself, but I'm taking it as a sign -- that Jessica has amnesia, that I am not supposed to rot away in some jail cell. And that you were right to cover up for me, that I am supposed to take all this guilt that I've Been feeling and use it to create good in the world. I mean, I have been given a second chance, so I'm going to find some way to do something to make up for all the terrible things that I've done to that family.
RJ: Good. Good. But you'll forgive me if I don't hold my breath.
Dorian: Oh. I do have one little problem.
RJ: Oh. what problem?
Dorian: It's just a little problem, that's all really little. Nothing is going to stop me from starting over now.

Dorian to Lindsay: I'm sorry that's the best I could come up with. Good-bye. Oh, RJ, where have you been?
RJ: Been busy. Hello, Lindsay.
Lindsay responds as she leaves the Gallery: RJ
RJ to Dorian: ok. Something you said?
Dorian: Look, I got a phone call from Jessica. She sounded very strange, very cryptic. She said she needed to talk to me in person.
RJ: in person. Well, do you think she remembers that you hit her?
Dorian: I don't know.
RJ: ok, look, just stay away from her, ok? Stay away from that whole family. I mean, if you pay her a visit now, you could just jog her memory, and then she will be pointing her finger directly at you.
Dorian: What if she's already remembered?
RJ: well, if she's already remembered, then that's it. It's over. But if she hasn't, your best bet is just to lie low and keep your mouth shut.
Dorian: Isn't it going to look suspicious if I don't go?
RJ: She's sick, all right? She doesn't need visitors. You're just trying to help her out. Everyone will understand that.
Dorian: I suppose so.
RJ: Look, just stay cool. And stay away.
Dorian: RJ, please help me how can I possibly ignore her? I'm damned if I do, damned if I don't.

June 24, 1999 - Dorian is at the Gallery reading in the Banner that Jessica has been released and she immediately calls RJ.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
RJ answers: Yep
Dorian: RJ, it's Dorian. Jessica's been released from the hospital. What if she remembers?
RJ: Don't panic, all right? Where are you?
Dorian: I'm at the gallery.
RJ: OK, you sit tight. I'll see what I can find out.

RJ is now at the Police Station and he walks up behind Hank:
RJ: Brother Man. How about that lunch?
Hank: What lunch would that be?
RJ: Well, the one that you keep saying we ought to have together.
Hank: Oh, well, RJ, you should give me a little notice.
RJ.: You're busy, huh?
Hank: Yeah, I'm very busy.
RJ: Any new leads on that hit-and-run?
Hank: No, nothing yet.
RJ: That's too bad.
Hank: Yeah.
RJ: OK, Man, I'll catch you later, all right?
Hank: All right, great. RJ, wait a minute, wait a minute. You know, you're right, I need a break. Actually I've been thinking about you.
RJ: Well, how could you not? I mean, you're trying to catch a criminal, right? You got to think about me.
Hank: Come on, put a sock in it. Look, I've been concerned. I mean, how you doing with cash since Indigo burned down? The insurance company -- they never paid up, did they?
RJ: Well, thanks to a certain detective, they are still investigating the suspicious nature of the fire.
Hank: So how you holding up?
RJ: Well, I have work enough to keep me busy.
Hank: So I guess a loan from me is out of the question.
RJ: Give the man a prize.
Hank: So, RJ, who's paying for that apartment and thatmfancy car of yours, huh? Your pal Dorian?
RJ: My, My. What a suspicious nature.
Hank: OK, R.J., look, how you pay your bills is none of my business. But you've got that high-end apartment, and it must be costing you a bundle. Maybe you might want to think about giving it up.
RJ: No, no, no. See, bonsai don't do well on the street.
Hank: you can always move in with me. Come on, look, I've got lots of room, and I'd like the company.
RJ: That's very generous, but -- well, I think I'd rather break both my own legs.
Hank: All right, listen, stick around and we'll have lunch, but think about it, ok? I've got some work to do.
RJ: All right.

RJ is hanging around waiting for Hank when Dorian show's up at the police station.
RJ: Hey, hey, hey, hey. Come here. With a little more effort, you could be even more obvious. Sit down. Why didn't you stay put?
Dorian: I have do do something. RJ, what if they're on to me? Perhaps if I confess --
RJ: No. Shh, shh. No, don't even think it. Listen, I am going to have lunch with my brother. By the time we order coffee, I will know everything that the cops know.
Dorian: So you'll call me? I'll be at the gallery.
RJ: I will. Now, I think you should get out of here, and quickly, before someone sees the guilt you're wearing on your sleeve.
Dorian: Thank you.

RJ still at the police station and is talking to Tony on the phone:
R.J.: John Sykes is taking a tour of the local body shops, using his hypnotic stare to break people down.
Tony: Yeah, the s.o.b's here right now with a few of his little friends in blue. They're digging around in my files with a microscope.
R.J.: Yeah, well, they'd better not dig up anything on our transaction.
Tony: You didn't tell me how hot those wheels were. The hit-and-run's been all over the papers and tv, for crying out loud. You want me to keep a lid on this? You got to come across with a little more green.
RJ: Oh, I think you know that I generate a much more damaging heat than Sykes, my friend.
Tony: All I'm saying is the cops start asking me the right questions -- well, if they ask me really nice, I might just give them the right answers.

Later Sykes shows up at the police station while RJ is STILL waiting to go to lunch with Hank.

John: Julie, this is Tony. He's an expert on collisions. He's going to be answering some questions. anything on those paint jobs?
Julie: No, nothing new.
John: All right, keep working on it. I will go and get a recorder.
Julie: Yes, sir.
RJ: You'd better keep to the terms of our agreement or you may find yourself in a collision - and it won't pound out.
Hank: RJ, did you just make a threat to this man?

June 25, 1999
Hank: I want to know what's going on RJ.
RJ: Relax Henry, I'm not threatening anyone. RJ: Witness? He's a witness? To what? Look I didn't know anything about his being a witness. Look, ok, man. Look. I got in his face a little. That's because he did a louse job on my coup. I mean it looks wors than when I took it to him.
Hank: RJ, you don't threaten anybody. Not here, not anywhere else. You know what, suddenly I'm not feeling so hungry.

RJ is still lurking around at the police station. Bo walk up to Sykes' desk where Hank is standing, reading the paper and sets a cellular phone on the desk. Bo and Sykes discussing the phone. Sykes tells Bo he would like Bo to speak to Tony.
Sykes: Mr. Mora will please tell me what you told me of the lady who came into your shop and wanted the car painted?
RJ is still lurking.
Tony tells them about Lindsay and her car. Then shows Bo the credit card receipt . Lindsay's the suspect but Bo does't believe it. Later at the Dorian's studio.

Dorian: RJ, where've you been? You promised me you'd call me hours ago. I've just been going out of my mind. What little mind I have left.
RJ: Dorian, please just calm down, alright?
Dorian: How can I calm down.
RJ: If you listen to me.
Dorian: Tell me.
RJ: I'll tell you. I just came from the police station.
Dorian: What did you find out?
RJ: Well, I had to do a little spin doctoring; a little damage control.
Dorian: What kind of damage....
RJ: It's alright. It's okay. Looks like the police actually have a suspect. It isn't you.
Dorian: Oh thank heaven. Who is it?
RJ: Well, I don't know if you really want to bother yourself with that.
Dorian: Please. I am concerned about every little detail of this tragedy. Are you aware that Bo has questioned Jessica? I mean, she doesn't remember anything now; but he's going to keep questioning her, questioning and questioning her until he finds out something.
RJ: Well even if Jessica does manage to remember the accident, which, I sincerely doubt all she's going to remember is a pair of headlights.
Dorian: No. She saw me. I could see her look directly into my eyes. It's a moment I'll never forget. And then to make it worse, I'm being blackmailed.
RJ (alarmed): What did you say?
Dorian: I...I didn't really mean that. I misspoke.
RJ: No. No you didn't. You've never misspoken in your life. Now who is it? Who is blackmailing you Dorian? Who else knows about this?
Dorian: Sophia. You know thelittle barmaid at the Crossroads. Don't worry, I can handle her. She just wants nice things, nice clothes, and a nice place to live. I'll throw her a few baubles and you know that 'll keep her in line.
RJ: What was she? Was she a witness? Did she see you hit Jessica?
Dorian: No.
RJ: No? Then how did she find out?
Dorian: You know how upset I was afterwards. How haunted I was. I kept seeing Jessica everywhere I went and I must have babbled on and made some incriminating statements in front of her. Well, I thought she was Jessica.
What are you thinking?
Dorian looks at RJ and you can see his mind is already trying to figure out how he is going to fix this.

Later Dorian hangs up the phone.
RJ: Well, what was it? What's happening?
Dorian: That was Cassie's doctor at the sanitarium. He says she's taken a turn for the worse. She won't talk. She just sits there, rocking, almost as if she's catatonic.
RJ: Well you should go to her now. I mean, this is the perfect time for you to be out of Llanview.
Dorian: RJ, how can I?
RJ: Well, you will just, okay? Here let me call the airline.
Dorian: Thanks. What about Sophia?
RJ: What about Sophia? Do you know if she has any close friends or relatives? Anyone who might notice if she went missing?
Dorian: RJ, please. After what happened with Jessica I don't want anybody else to be harmed.
RJ: Ok. Ok Dorian, but you just let me handle Sophia.
Later Sophia returns to Dorian's talking as she walks into Dorian's livingroom : You know that list of errands you gave me is totally ridiculous. No one in town even stocks half of the sutf you wanted. Like what in the world is (I don't know I can't read my writing)? You know I wnt to like five stores and no one ever even heard of theat stuff. You know Dorian, if you're trying to make me quit by giving me the run around you can forget it, because it's not going to happen. In fact, I think it's time my duties included just a little more pool time.
Sophia turns around to see RJ sitting on Dorian's sofa.
RJ: Well, well, well, the infamous Sophia Pellegrino. You've been on my mind all evening.