May 1988 Updates
May 2, 1988
Kim and Shane make love, but he's still confused about
where they go from here (flashbacks shown of them). Victor is
shot and rushed to the hospital. Justin worries about him and
blames himself. Kim tries to get Shane to face his feelings. Mike
tells Justin Victor is in a coma. Kim and Shane end up arguing
about what he wants, as they talk about their past and problems.
Kim asks Shane who does he want: Gabrielle or her. Shane tells
Kim he can't fix his life until he catches this knifer. Kim asks
exactly what he needs to catch him, and he says an eyewitness
would be perfect, so Kim comes up with a plan to get the proof he
needs.
May 4, 1988
Justin and Adrienne talk to Abe about Victor's shooting.
Frankie works on the new hotline with Paula. Shane calls Paula to
meet with a sketch artist as she delays. Later Frankie offers to
do the sketch. Gabrielle senses Shane is distant with her, when
she spots Kim's cameo on the floor and knows Kim was there. Kim
counsels a hooker who wants to get off the street. Thelma then
gives Kim some pointers on being a hooker in Salem. Kim gets a
slinky dress and a gun, as Shane comes in and sees her with the
gun. She lies and says she bought it for protection, so Shane
gives her a refresher course on how to use it safely. As they
share a tender moment, Gabrielle comes in. Kim puts her plan in
motion and goes on the prowl.
May 6, 1988
Diana wakes up and asks Roman what is bothering him. Kim
hears an announcement that the knifer has been caught. Shane
tells Eve and Gabrielle as Eve wonders what this means for
Gabrielle and Shane. Jenn tells Frankie they caught the knifer,
Professor Shankel, aka "The Alien". Diana gets a tip
about a cop on the take. Kim goes to see Shane, and encounters
Gabrielle instead. Diana sees Roman on the pier. Kim and Eve talk
on the pier. As Kim starts to walk, someone is following her.
Diana tries to get Roman to talk to her, but he won't. He then
calls his contact to tell them his progress in the Torres case.
The knifer strikes again.
May 9, 1988
Steve helps Kayla at the emergency center. Paula fights
off the knifer, as Frankie approaches. Kim goes to see Shane and
reminds him of their talk about once the knifer is caught he can
think about his life. Steve catches a girl (April) in the exam
room hiding. Shane tells Kim the knifer is still out there. April
offers to do some volunteer work. When nobody is looking she
slips the keys to the drug cabinet. Shane goes to see Kim and
fills her in. Kim then asks Shane if he is using this case as an
excuse to keep Gabrielle there and avoid dealing with their
problems. He denies doing that, but says nothing can happen until
this case is resolved. Kim gets her hooker clothes on and hits
the pier.
May 12, 1988
Diana interviews a cop about corruption going on, as Roman comes
and puts a gag on the station. Adrienne goes to see Roman for a
favor - arrest Justin so he won't get hurt with this war, but
Roman tells he can't help. Kim goes to see Nick about needing a
"pimp". Shane is not pleased when Eve tries to play
cupid for him and Gabrielle. Nick thinks Kim is crazy, but agrees
to help her. Eve goes to see Nick while Kim is hiding and
complains to him about Kim. Roman talks to Justin and tries to
find a way to keep him safe, as he fills him in on the sting plan
to get Torres and asks him to work with him on it.
May 13, 1988
Diana goes to Blondies to meet a date to go to a party
at Torres, as Calliope tries to find out what's going on. Nick
goes to see Kim at the clinic, as Shane comes in and asks what is
going on, but Kim quickly covers. Monty does a card reading for
Kayla, as Jack goes on about the center, until Steve comes and
hears him and slugs him. Shane talks to Kim about Andrew's
birthday. Diana observes Roman and Justin at the party. Shane
talks to Gabrielle about Kim being with Nick. Kim meets with Nick
in her hooker clothes, and makes the rounds at the Cheatin Heart,
as Allen comes up to her. She covers with him, until he tries to
pick her up, then she tells him to grow up. Shane is shocked to
go there and see Kim in that outfit being arrested.
May 16, 1988
Abe tells Kim there has to be a mistake and to call a
lawyer, as Shane comes in and wants answers. Kim reminds him of
her past. Roman is ordered to kill Diana once she is found out.
Roman "shots" Diana as Justin watches in horror. Shane
tries to figure out what Kim is up to, when Nick comes to bail
her out, as part of his service as her "personal manager",
as Shane looks on shocked. Roman shows Justin Diana is fine.
Shawn and Caroline wonder what Kim is up to as she tells them she
was arrested, but can't tell them more right now. Shane knows
there is something behind what Kim is doing. Roman locks Diana in
the lighthouse. Shane goes to see Kim and tries to get her to
tell him what's going on, but she sticks to her act.
May 17, 1988
Adrienne goes to the clinic to see Steve and is almost
mugged, when Emilio comes to her rescue. When Gabrielle comes
back to the house she is swarmed by reporters as Shane opens the
door. Caroline finds a note from Kim. Shane and Gabrielle try to
explain to Eve about Kim. When Eve makes a rude comment about
Kim, Shane sets her straight. Adrienne and Steve go to visit Jo
in the hospital. Kayla asks Steve to help her look for Kim. Shane
goes to Nick's and wants to know where Kim is, but he lies and
says he doesn't know, then he calls Kim to tell her Shane was
there. Shane has a dream that Kim was killed by the knifer, as
Gabrielle wakes him.
May 19, 1988
Kayla is worried the center won't pass the inspection,
as Steve tries to reassure her. Kim strolls down the pier as
someone grabs her shoulders - Shane, who blasts her out for what
she is doing and picks her up and carries her out of there
kicking and screaming. Shane pushes Kim into Shawn and Caroline's
as they argue. He tells her she's either crazy or up to something.
when Kim won't tell him, he threatens to take Andrew. Shane tries
again to reach Kim, but she won't tell him.
May 20, 1988
Neil tells Jo she can go home, as Steve notices her
feelings for Neil. Eve sees Marcus and is anxious to get the scar
removed. Eve talks to Kim as Shane arrives. Diana finds a trunk
of real old clothing and tries one on when Roman arrives drenched.
Diana gives him an old sea captain's outfit to put on. Eve talks
to Kim about all the words of wisdom Kim gave her, and now she
ends up doing the same thing. Kim tries her best to cover with
Eve. Jack goes to see Jo, and Steve wants to throw him out, but
Jo wants him to stay. Tom tells Kim she can't work at the
hospital anymore in little of her new lifestyle. Kim sees Shane
with Gabrielle and Andrew, as Nick watches her, and asks if she
wants to call the plan off. Allen approaches Kim again. The
knifer grabs Kim on the pier.
May 23, 1988
Roman gets Diana, when she falls out of the boat, as he
tries to get her help, since she is real sick. Adrienne serves
beers at the Cheatin Heart, as Justin comes in, and she tries to
use Emilio to get him jealous. Kim struggles with the knifer, as
Shane comes along and sees her. He punches the knifer and throws
him in the water, and goes after him, but is unable to catch him.
Roman gets Diana to Mike, who says she has a burst appendix.
Shane and Kim leave together and go back to her room. Shane asks
Kim again to explain why she is doing this. When he throws some
money at her to talk to him, things really heat up.
May 25, 1988
Jack tells Melissa he is going to be able to close the
community center. Kim and Nick go to Shane's and look through
some of his ISA files on the knifer. When Shane comes in, Kim
covers about Nick being with her. Shane tells Kim he sent Andrew
away. Justin goes to check on Jo, as he and Adrienne exchange a
bittersweet glance. Shane asks Abe to bring Kim into the station
on some trumped up charge so he can ask her some questions, as he
thinks he's figured out what she is up to. Abe gets a call about
another hooker being killed, as Shane fears it could be Kim.
Shane finds Kim with Nick and hugs her. When Shane goes on about
what the police know about the knifer, he catches Kim, and tells
her he knows what this charade is all about. She finally admits
why she is doing it - for Shane. She fills him in, and he
reluctantly agrees to work with her on it.
May 27, 1988
Harper congratulates Jack on closing the center. Monty
warns Steve and Kayla about danger surrounding their up coming
meeting about the center. Shane tells Gabrielle they have a new
partner, as Kim comes in and they fill Gabrielle in. Eve comes
home with Allen, and sees the threesome. Kim makes up an excuse
in front of Eve. Gabrielle gets jealous as she sees how close Kim
and Shane are becoming again. Shane brings Kim back to her room,
and she tells him she has never been with anyone else, as he
kisses her and tells her to pull out before it's too late. Kayla
is attacked in the laundry room of the loft, but she is able to
pull off the knifer's mask, and is shocked to see who he is, but
before she can tell anyone, an explosion takes place.
May 31, 1988
Kim and Shane both have a hard time sleeping, as she
calls him. Roman and Justin are blindfolded and about to be
executed by the Torres family, when Diana, dressed as a bag lady
ruins the plan. Shane goes to meet with Kim to go on the pier
again. Adrienne tells Jo about Kayla and the explosion. Diana
gets caught, but Abe comes and saves them, thanks to Bianca.
Shane plants a microphone on Kim so they can communicate. Shane
hides as Kim strolls the pier. Allen sees Kim and tries again to
pick her up, as Shane listens. Kim tries to see if Allen is the
knifer, but he gets scared off by her questions. Kim then tells
Shane there is something strange about Allen.
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