When she's caught kissing her new boyfriend in the elevator, Maya asks Finch not to tell Jack anything. But when Finch cannot keep the news to himself, Maya admits she has a new beau, but still says nothing of his age. However, when Jack comes across them at a local bar after work, he's stunned to discover that he and Maya's boyfriend Tom are nearly the same age. Meanwhile, Nina's flirtatious behavior sends a handsome window washer to the hospital after a nasty fall. Though Nina tries to hide her involvement in the accident from the police, she can't keep from telling Elliott. As Nina heads for the hospital to comfort the injured man, Jack notes the irony of Maya's dating Tom after complaining about his being married to a younger woman. As Maya and her dad seek understanding as to why they're at odds, Elliott weighs in on Jack's side, claiming that Tom is too old. And after turning to Finch for advice, Jack concludes that never getting the blessing of Allie's dad for their marriage has caused him to disagree Making an appointment with his father-in-law Frank, Jack is intent on getting his approval for his marriage to Allie. However, when Tom arrives unexpectedly to reveal that he's decided to break up with Maya, Jack gets to spend a few moments in Frank's shoes. And even though he tries to be magnanimous by offering his own blessing to Maya and Tom, Jack still finds it hard to accept. Finally, as Nina's hospital visit causes even more problems for the hapless window washer, Maya learns that Tom is breaking up on Jack's advice. watch
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Length: 23:00
Aired: 10/28/1997
As Nina prepares to debate a feminist on the radio, a mistake by a new assistant makes Maya late for an important meeting. As Maya gently points out the error, Cindy apologizes. Yet, despite Cindy's promise not to let it happen again, another oversight results in Maya arriving for a staff meeting unprepared. Meanwhile, Elliott and Finch conspire to sabotage Nina's radio debate. As Cindy continues posing problems, Maya turns to her dad for advice. When Jack suggests firing her, Maya doesn't have the nerve. However, after learning that Jack fired the bumbling assistant himself, Maya storms in to his office to complain, only to find herself interrupting another important meeting. And not one to be pushed around by her dad, she hires Cindy back without telling him. watch
And now for today's classiest Soaps News item: Heidi Fleiss (aka the infamous "Hollywood Madam") has tapped a former soap actor to join the stable of studs at her new all-male brothel in Pahrump, Nev. Per GlitteratiGossip.com, the services of Les Brandt — who played bad boy Rafael Santiero on Another World from 1995 to '96 — are available to female clients for just $250 an hour. "I love to love women," the website quotes Brandt as saying. "I always have. I've loved women for free so far, so why not get paid to do something that I really enjoy and am good at?"
OK, maybe I'm demented, but I wonder if Les would be willing to make love to
Crystal Gayle's
AW theme song, upon soap fans' request. "When I'm with you, you take me
awaaay to
Another World...."
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