Jack and Carly's Recaps

Thank to Kayla (our Leader)

02/02/01

Scene 1

Although Jack and Carly both had scenes before they met in Luther's Corners Church (Carly with Craig and Jack with Julia), I didn't think most people would be interested in reading the transcript of that, LOL. So I am beginning with the first moment J&C see each other...Jack is sitting on a pew in the church, remembering the moment when he told Carly that it was either "NOW OR NEVER!" for them to get married, when Carly touches him lightly on the shoulder; he turns around to face her and gets up.

Carly...

I didn't follow you here. I heard the church bells...

Yeah, I, I know. I heard them too. (pause) Today was the day.

I can't believe it. We should be celebrating today. We would be, if....I can't do this!

What?

Stand here with you, like everything we had is in the past. Nothing has changed for me, Jack, since the day Winston Lowe forced me to walk away from you. I loved you then, and I love you now. (pause) I shouldn't have come here; it was a mistake.

No, Carly, it wasn't a mistake. I thought about what you said at the station, all of it. And it got to me.

Well, I wasn't trying to get to you, Jack. I was just trying to tell you how I felt.

I know. I know, but you were right. You were right about me not being honest with you, or Julia, or me. And you were right about you and me, what we have between us, how strong it is. Stronger than...than, uh...anyway, it made me realize something. I can't keep living like this.

Scene 2

You can't go on living on how, Jack? Explain it! I've spent too much time guessing, hoping for what I want to hear.

You said that my staying with Julia would only hurt her, and so I took a long, hard look at my marriage. It was painful, Carly! Julia's in bad shape; she's in really bad shape and every time I go home, it's like I'm walking out onto a tightrope. The, the slightest misstep, and Julia could completely lose balance.

She lost a baby, Jack.

I know. I know, and that's what I've been trying to blame this on. But I had to face it, my problems with Julia started way before this miscarriage, way before we even got married, only I didn't want to see it. Every time we sat down for a meal, everything, everything was normal...polite...nice. We didn't argue. I mean, I played the, the good little cop husband, she played the good little wife, but when you're playing roles like that, you never really get to know the person you're living with. I mean, how could we? We never really said anything to each other. I mean, nothing with substance. And now that we have to, I'm, I'm not really sure we really know how.

What are you saying?

I guess what I'm trying to say is that, I think it may be too late. Look, I don't know if it was me that changed, or Julia, or...or maybe the both of us, but...keeping this front, it doesn't feel right anymore. Every night I feel like I'm sharing my bed with a total stranger.

You told me you love her!

I do. I do love her. I...I have a lot of feelings for Julia. But what I have for you, it's...it's different....It's deeper, Carly...it's deeper than polite dinner conversation, or liking the same brand coffee, or, or friendship. I don't know, it's like we have these compasses inside us that always point to the same direction-back to each other, OK? And Julia and I, we don't have anything near that. And she says she's happy, but...it's forced, and it's desperate. It breaks my heart to see her like that, trying so desperately to please me; that's all she lives for.

What are you going to do?

I'm going to end it. I have to.

I'm almost afraid to ask! Does this mean there's really, there's finally a chance for us?

Scene 3

I can't go home right now and dump this at Julia's feet. It's going to take time. She's only agreed to see a doctor today. And that, that was a big step, and I think it will help, but I can't walk away now, not at this point. Not after everything's that happened.

I'm not trying to push, Jack. But I do need to know. I need to know what you see when you think about the two of us.

I can't tell you that, Carly! As much as I care about you and I want us to be together, I...it's too soon. And I'm not going to make the same mistake with someone else's life that I made with Julia's. And...so I can't, I can't answer you, about...what I see for you and me, I....It's just going to take time.

But you're not saying, it's impossible. For the first time, you're not saying no.

I'm not saying it's impossible. I'm not saying no.

Scene 4 (last scene between Jack and Carly)

I can wait now, however long it takes.

You've got a lot of baggage to deal with too now, you know.

I know. And believe me, I will be very happy to dump Craig Montgomery off at the nearest carousel.

Carly, you...you be careful.

I will. His web is a little sticky, but I...I think I can get out of it. You just concentrate on Julia, helping her get back on her feet. We both want her to be move on with her life. I've had lots of practice, waiting, over the past year. I've gotten pretty good at it.

~Jack smiles at Carly and she walks up to him, kissing him on the cheek. She pulls away, but Jack puts his hand on the side of her face and brings his lips to hers. They kiss and wrap their arms around each other...and that's how it ends~

Now you have some idea of what the show was like! It's not the same as actually seeing it, especially because the looks between Michael and Maura added SO much to the scenes, but it's a start, right?

2/9/01 Summary

Jack/Carly/Julia/Craig: Carly called Jack on his cell phone and he was *very* happy to hear from her. She asked him if they could meet "at our place" because she had something to tell him about Winston Lowe's estate (they talked a little bit about it on the phone, but nothing too specific) and he said he'd try, especially because he wanted to talk to her about something as well. Julia and Craig both overheard part of Jack and Carly's conversation (Julia more so than Craig), but J&C basically blew them off about it...Carly told Craig that it wasn't any of his business and Jack told Julia he had to go to the station, but he'd bring dinner home afterwards (Julia had mentioned she wanted to spend the evening alone with her husband, eating take out and watching old romantic movies on TV). Julia, however, didn't buy Jack's excuse and she followed Jack to the boathouse where he met with Carly, greeting her with a passionate kiss. Now, at first, Carly was afraid that Jack had changed his mind about wanting a future with her, but he assured her that even though it was going to take some time (and he couldn't be sure how long it was going to be), she was the one for him...and he proclaimed his love for her before she even said the words herself!

I love you. I love you more than I've ever loved any woman.

Hearing those words certainly bolstered Carly's spirits and she was able to tell Jack without any difficulties whatsoever about Winston Lowe's estate and her "wonderful" animal inheritance. Upon recognizing what Carly had told him, Jack put the pieces together and informed her of Flashdance's true value-and they both celebrated the news of Carly's windfall with laughs and passionate kisses (and a little warning too, which Jack gave to Carly about telling Craig what she'd just discovered)! Unfortunately for Jack and Carly, all of this was not lost on Julia, who was listening the entire time...and when Jack and Carly left the boathouse hand-in-hand, she vowed not to lose Jack again! Meanwhile, Craig set up a meeting in the Milltown alley with a mystery man, but when he got there he was greeted with pictures of Sierra and Lucy marked in blood rather than the man he was supposed to meet. This obviously spooked Craig greatly, and he immediately went back to his suite and called Sierra to make sure she would tighten security around her and Lucy.

Recapped By Kayla