The Scorpio Files Episode Guide
*The following are episode summaries I wrote.  Some of the dates are vague because the dates on the tapes are either confusing or are missing entirely. Please ask before borrowing my text and images. Thanks!

Mr. Big, Duke and the Mob 
June-July l

June ?:  Anna assures an unconvinced Jimmy Lee that they were right to bring Sandy to see Buzz. "We've got to convince Buzz that nothing is worth losing a daughter," Anna insists, recalling her situation with Robert. Jimmy Lee then agrees that maybe Sandy can bring Buzz back to himself. Sandy arrives and disagrees, stating she wished she'd never come. She agrees to stay and try again, however, after Jimmy Lee and Anna gang up on her. Frisco and Felicia begin opening some of their wedding presents. After he leaves, Felicia gets a call from Duke who asks her to stop by his office. Anna arrives and amuses Duke by chastising him for inviting himself over for dinner last night. He invaded her home and imposed himself on her child, she insists. Grinning, Duke retorts that since she kept rebuffing his dinner invitations, he had to find another way. Anna storms out after sparring with the leering Scot. Angel comes in and tries to warn Duke from annoying the lady cop, to no avail. Duke's becoming even more intrigued by Anna. At gh, Tony and Steve talk about missing medication and Tony's worried that Buzz is involved. Anna gives the rookie cops a demonstration on how to escape handcuffs. Felicia's thrilled when Duke offers her the job and tells him she's getting married soon. Angel's not happy to hear her hubby's Frisco Jones but Duke enjoys hearing that Anna is one of the bridesmaids. After Felicia leaves, Angel complains, "Boss, you got some kind of death wish or something?... Well, first, you hit on a police chief and she gets mad at you. Now, you hire a blond who has a police rookie for a husband." Duke assures him that having Felicia as a bookkeeper will be a good way to keep Anna and Frisco at bay. Frisco hits it off with his new big brother cop, Vince, who's suprised to hear that Jones is being paired with Ramsey. He's keeping an old promise, Frisco admits. Felicia arrives and Vince invites the couple to dinner. Frisco's not thrilled to hear Duke will be Felicia's new boss. Anna's annoyed when a smug Duke joins her waterfront committee. Felicia gets her first taste of what it'll be like married to a cop after chatting with Vince's wife, who warns her being married to a cop is no bed of roses.

June ?:  An estatic Felicia welcomes her grandmother. Meanwhile, four escaped bank robbers hold Frisco, Vince, Lucy, Patrick, Ginny and Rick hostage at the Webber house. Rick and Patrick are forced to doctor one of the wounded cons. At police headquarters, Anna and Burt try to locate the robbers whereabouts. Anna fusses lightly at Burt when he fails to mention women's contributions on the force. Both then take off for the separate bridal and bachelor parties. Attendees for both parties run into one another in the Brownstone basement, where Sean and the other men have wheeled in a gigantic,  fake cake. Sam is appalled when the men want her to jump out of the cake in a skimpy outfit. At Anna's house, the ladies wait for Felicia to arrive. Robin offers to babysit for Tanya when the baby's born. Felicia's thrilled when a large present from Duke arrives; Anna's not. At the Brownstone, the men are getting drunk and wondering where Frisco and Patrick are. Recalling Anna's trick, Frisco works on untying himself from the ropes and handcuffs. When Brian calls the Webber house looking for Patrick, Lucy manages to tip him off without letting her captors know. Felicia overhears Anna talking to Burt on the phone and intercepts her before Anna can take off. Hearing Frisco may be in trouble, Felicia gets agitated and has to be restrained by the ladies so she won't follow Anna. The cops surround the Webber house as their wives try to deal with Felicia, who finds their calm behavior insensitive. She rushes off to the Webbers. The cons realize they're surrounded. Anna prevents Felicia from entering the house, remonstrating, "What are you trying to do? Get the man killed!" Frisco manages to get free and he and Vince take down their captors. He's confused when Felicia, who thinks he's been shot, flees from him.

June ?:  Felicia cries in bed, refusing to let Mariah console her. Frisco arrives and tries to joke off the hostage situation, an approach which infuriates Felicia. "I saw the man I love get shot tonight!," the anguished bride-to-be cries and insists she can't marry him. "I'm going to walk away now before I become a widow," Felicia tells her stunned groom. A dazed Frisco goes downstairs and tells everyone Felicia's calling off the wedding. Tony takes his brother out for a walk to clear his head while Mariah tries to reason with her granddaughter. "Felicia, you're running away," Mariah gently states, then warns her that if she walks away from Frisco, she'll never get him back. Downstairs, Anna and gang try to figure out how to fix the situation. On the docks, Frisco tells Tony that while he loves Felicia, he won't let a woman make him give up a career he's worked so hard to get. But he also won't let her walk away either. Tony gives him an idea on how to convince Felicia his job isn't anymore dangerous as other people's. Anna, Jake and Bobbie discuss how Robin will be heartbroken at not getting to be a flowergirl. Later, Bobbie and Terry try to change Felicia's mind but fail. Frisco tries again to reason with Felicia and asks her to come see him graduate tomorrow. Sam's arrival with the news that Nina went into premature labor hards Felicia's determination even more to never become a cop's wife.

June ?:  A harried Felicia cancels the various wedding plans while Frisco waits with worried papa-to-be Vince. Sean arrives to console Felicia but it's Tania who puts her straight, pointing out Felicia's selfishness and the fact that Nina needs her. "She was there for you last night when you needed it. And the least you can do is  return her support," an angry Tania adds. Frisco's nervousness over the baby causes Tony to remark he's acting like a father-to-be. It'll be the closest I'll ever get, Frisco retorts unhappilly. Felicia arrives with Sean but won't go near Frisco. Anna reminds Frisco about the graduation ceremony and then urges him to fight for Felicia. Across the room, Sean works on Felicia, telling her that he lost his young love due to her fear of his dangerous career and that he's still alive and what a pity it is that they're not together. Vince interrupts everyone to say the baby's arrived. Monica arrives and chats with Sean, who says he's failed at changing Felicia's mind. Smiling, Monica disagrees, pointing out how Felicia's staring at Frisco. She then drags Sean off to make plans. As Felicia looks on, Vince announces to the happy crowd that his son is being named after Frisco. At the Brownstone, Monica and Sean arrive with two vans of floral decorations. Tania tries to convince Monica that the wedding really is off, but Monica insists that there will be a wedding. "Listen, maybe she's right. Maybe if we just pretend the wedding's going to happen, maybe it's gonna happen," Tony tells his wife. Sean, Tony and Tania decide to be positive and pitch in. A gloomy Frisco graduates from the police academy and walks out to find Felicia waiting for him in the hall. She hesitantly proposes to him and the couple happily reconcile. 

June?:  Burt drops by Anna's to give her info on Duke Lavery and she tells him she doesn't know how to tell Robin the wedding's off. At the Brownstone, Felicia and Frisco use the intercom to let everyone know the wedding's back on. Then everyone sings "Happy Birthday" to Frisco. Word gets out around town the wedding's back on. Sean assures Monica he'll move heaven and earth to make sure the couple have a fantasy honeymoon. Burt and Anna talk about the WSB's file on Lavery. It reads that he's clean despite his connection to Angel's mob lawyer. Robin gets Bobbie's call and tells her estatic mum the good news. Felicia and gang panic when they realize the caterer's been cancelled, causing Bobbie to place an emergency call to Ruby. "Once a godfather, always a godfather," Anna tells her gloomy daughter, who thinks once Frisco gets married she'll lose him. Frisco then arrives and presents the happy little girl with a friendship ring. "When you wear this, I just want you to remember how much I love you and how special you are to me, okay?" Frisco tells Robin as her pround mum looks on. Felicia's still freaking out when Guy's wife arrives and takes over, reminding her that cops don't let each other down. She arranges for the music and chairs and many of the other missing details. Later, Frisco and Sean arrive and learn in the ensuing choas that Felicia had cancelled everything. More help arrives. Mariah, Anna, Robin and Tania give Felicia her gifts. Tony enters to ask the reverend's name and the horrified bride remembers she cancelled the reverend as well. Anna puts an APB on the reverend. Alan's PI snoops around Sean's apartment. Sean notices Duke's arrival and asks Monica who he is. She remarks she saw him at the Policemen's Ball. Burt arrives with the reverend and the beginning begins.

June 20:  The wedding ceremony is briefly interrupted as the police honor guard arrives. Frisco and Felicia then exchange their vows and become man and wife. Alan and his PI think Sean's setting up his penthouse as a love nest for him and Monica. He's sure photos of the couple in a compromising position will win him custody of the kids, but the real jackpot is their discovery of Sean's safe and proof that Donely stole the Quartermaine fortune. Burt nags at Anna to question Duke though she's reluctant to do anything that might disturb the celebration. Duke and Anna exchange several barbs. She points out that his lawyer's mob connections can't be overlooked. He retorts that she can't say anything about shady acquaintances considering two of her close friends are Jake and Sean. Knowing it'll annoy her even more, Duke pays a lot of attention to Robin. Sean notices Anna watching the duo and remarks he sees a certain glint in her eye. Before leaving for their surprise honeymoon, Felicia and Frisco toss the bouquet and garter, both of which are caught by Anna and Duke. Lavery's amused and prominently wears the garter on his upper arm. Sean and Monica have drinks at the PC Hotel Bar but Edward's spying on them restrains their romantic mood. Monica insists they have to be very careful with her divorce proceedings coming up. At the penthouse, Alan and the PI have to make up a lame story when they discover the lovers aren't Sean and Monica but Frisco and Felicia.

--need to do a few episodes here--

July ?:  Seeing Anna clutching her wedding veil, Filomena urges her to remember, while she and Robin are away, that Anna is a woman, not just a cop. Felicia worries about money after their big wedding, but her hubby brushes it off. Noticing his repeated glances at his watch, Felicia gets him to admit he's got an appointement but refuses to give any details other than letting his bride think it's police business. Meanwhile, Duke and Angel check up on the evening's arrangements to preoccupy Frisco with a card game and have the Quartermaines to show up at the pub. Lavery admits that Frisco's gambling will give them something to use against the rookie cop, adding that they won't lean on Jones if he doesn't force them to. When Angel asks if that includes Chief Devane, Lavery confidently states, "That includes any cop." Jake warns Monica to keep her reputation spotless, particularly from being with "other" men, if she wants to win the custody battle against Alan. The Qs fall into Duke's trap by agreeing to a debate. Anna glances at Robin's "Vote for Duke" poster and recalls her kiss with him on the docks. Monica's anger at Sean sneaking into the Q mansion quickly turns to passion but Jennings later interrupts them. The nosy butler notices Sean's shoes by Monica's bed. Clueless, Sean assures Monica he won't be sighted before leaving. Felicia tells Anna her worries about Frisco's night time undercover work and a confused Anna assures her she hasn't assigned any night work to Frisco. Neither Robin nor Anna can sleep that night, so both snuggle down together and talk about the little girl's trip to Australia. Robin proclaims she's too excited to sleep and asks her mum what she'll do while Robin's away. Duke comes up in the conversation and Anna remembers to give Robin a kiss from Lavery. "I'll bet some of that kiss was for you too," the sleepy little girl murmurs and drifts off. Anna grins at Robin's perceptiveness.

July ?:  Felicia assures a whining Terri that she's still got people who love her. Frisco returns late that night and goes to sleep before his wife can question him. She's stunned to find a small wad of cash in her hubby's pocket. Duke stops by unexpectedly to offer to take Robin and family to the airport. When Robin thanks him with a kiss, Lavery grins and, looking directly at Anna, remarks that in the future he'll send all of his messages through Anna. Anna grins back. While Filomena and Duke load the car, Robin looks for her coloring book and instead finds Anna's veil. The little girl puts it on, asks her mum if she looks pretty and then asks if she can wear it for her daddy. Quickly taking it away, her mum tells her no, that it's a special scarf... one she wore when she married Robert. 

July ?:  The house feels empty when Anna returns from the airport. Lavery amuses her by stating that he's going to make sure she's not lonely while Robin's gone... since he promised Robin he'd take care of Anna. She coyly tells him that might not be possible since any sundry of people may stop by at any time. Grinning, Duke demands to know if there's any man in particular she's expecting. Things get a bit serious when Anna mentions that she's worried about Frisco and tells Lavery about Felicia's visit. She hopes he's not doing anything dangerous to prove himself. Frisco and Felicia exchange words when he wakes up and discovers she's found the money. She wants to use it to pay the rent but he tells her she can't have this money and leaves. Anna counters Duke's dinner suggestion with an offer to cook him a royal British feast since she has to be at the house to receive Robin's call. Retorting that everyone knows the only good British food is Indian or Chinese, Duke nevertheless accepts, summing up, "Well, well, well. The amazing Anna Devane... she sleuths by day, she cooks by night." Tania dedeuces that Anna's found a boyfriend after she and Tony run into Anna, who's trying on clothes. Terri's bothered about being surrounded by couples, particularly Patrick and Lucy. Duke's early arrival allows Frisco to rush away before answering Anna's questions. Realizing she's still on guard, Duke remarks, "You're still very uncomfortable... is there something about me that's making you nervous?" She denies it, saying she's edgy because she's afraid she may have caused problems by confronting Frisco, who's bound to realize that Felicia blabbed. Duke softly remarks on how close she is to the Joneses. Meanwhile, Felicia's talk with Tony doesn't go well since he now wants to confront Frisco. The brothers argue and Tony warns him not to come running when Anna busts him for whatever he's doing. Anna feigns exhaustion when Duke tries to get romantic and is annoyed when he calls her bluff. Telling her he understands, Duke kisses her on the forehead and leaves. Retrieving her wedding veil, Anna softly strokes it before tucking it away again.

July ?:  Frisco plans to be firm with his wife but seeing her distress, takes her in him arms and tries to explain that there will be times when he can't share with her what he's doing. Rule #1 is that she can't go running to Anna, he begins, but Felicia comes back with the fact that his dishonesty with her lends to her distress. Both Anna and Duke can't sleep, and he amuses her by calling and insisting that he can't sleep until she bids him "goodnight... and sweet dreams." The next day is the debate. Upon seeing Duke, Lila remarks, "I must say, he is a very good looking man," to her grumpy hubby, who's wondering where Jimmy Lee is. Duke and Anna smile at one another from across the room. When he asks her if she's going to wish him good luck, she responds that he doesn't need it if he's the right man for the job. "I need a lot of things from you... luck is a good place to start," he sly answers and the duo grin at one another. Duke clearly wins the debate and wants to celebrate. "I'll pick you up at 8 o'clock... and uh, wear something to show off your legs, will ya?," the smug Scotsman orders. Bobbie has a rough day after an accident in surgery. A thrilled Lucy overhears Rick and Bobbie talking. Walking on the docks, Anna and Duke talk about the Dock Workers Union and her questions about possible mob danger causes him to ask if she has come to care for him. You know I do, she softly answers and they kiss. However, she turns down his suggestion that they return to her place to celebrate. 

July ?:  Everyone gathers for the union vote. Duke and Anna have an exchange about her status as someone's woman. She tells him that she's no one's woman but her own and will see as many men as she wants. "We'll see about that," he grimaces, before being announced the winner. Sandy notices Anna staring at Duke and confronts her afterwards. Anna swears she never made any promises to Buzz other than to be his friend and to be there for him. Duke introduces Anna and Felicia to an old friend from New York, Damon Grenville. When Damon questions Felicia about her hubby's occupation, Duke looks angry. Meanwhile, Tuffie's quick departure from the card game spurs Frisco to sneak off after him. Jones manages to get on Tessie's boat, but then gets locked in. A private celebration is held at Anna's house. Her curiosity about Damon is briefly answered but Duke makes it clear that what he's interested in doesn't involve talking. Anna quickly scuttles away using the excuse that they need glasses for the champagne. Their conversation later veers onto their former love lives and Anna's disconcerted when Duke mentions that he knows she's not been with anyone since Robert. They  dance a bit and she remiences about their first meeting. "I knew from the first moment I saw you, you were the only woman I could ever want," the swave Scotsman purrs and carries her off to the bedroom.

July ?:  Frisco surprises his wife by showing up soaking wet. Snuggled in bed, Duke and Anna admit that each never thought they'd feel this way. 

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