SECRET LIFE SECRETS REVEALED

SINS OF THE FATHER

After taking his heart medication Leo and Nora ride silently down to his office below, and Leo goes to a monitor on his desk to call Ricky to figure out how to handle the situation they are in.

Leo: (goes to HD monitor to call Ricky) Ricky can I see you in my office for a moment please?

Ricky: Sure Leo I'll be right up. (shuts off HD monitor)

Nora: Please go easy on him Leo we don't know the whole story.

Leo: I know that Nora which is why I'm going to give Ricky this opportunity to explain himself.  That way we know just what we are walking in too.

Nora: What if he is the father and he did sleep with this girl.

Leo: Then if Ricky reveals that he is the father, and he broke company policy he will have to be dealt with accordingly.  I'm not going to just throw him to the wolves to save my own neck Nora, you know me better than that.

Nora: I know, I know, boss.  It's just this is my kid, and I don't want him lose his job.  He really likes working here,  he has a family to support, and he really loves you a lot.  I really don't want him to feel that he's disappointed you, or let you down in some way.

Leo: I'm sure it won't get to that Nora.  Ricky's become a good man, I'm sure all of this is just a misunderstanding.

Nora: I hope so, but before anything is said I want to apologize.

Leo: Nora you don't have anything to apologize for.

Nora: Yes, I do.  It's an apology that's eight years overdue.  Leo I'm sorry for everything that happened with Ben.

Leo: Nora, what happened between Ben and I, is not your fault.

Nora: Yeah, it is because Ricky is my kid, and if I had been a better mother to him, I would have kicked Bob out, or taken Ricky away from that bastard before he did anything to hurt him.  If I had done that then all of this mess would not have happened, and I'm sorry for that.

Leo: Nora we all make mistakes.

Nora: Yeah, but you and Ben are the ones who paid for mine, Ricky's, Amy's, and everyone esle's.  

Leo: Nora, its alright.

Nora: No, it's not.  Your son and you had the perfect relationship then everything got screwed up when Ben and Amy started dating.  Then after Ben lost his daughter he went off the deep end, and no one tried to stop him.  After all you did for my son I should have done something to stop him, or stopped Amy from going to New York.

Leo: Nora what Ben did was wrong.  He was old enough to understand the consequences of all his actions.  Then he decided to try and bully me into choosing between he and Ricky.  I am a grown man, and I will not be bullied by my own son.

Nora: Yeah, and you thought Ben was bluffing when he said he was never going to forgive you and left.  That was eight years ago Leo.  I saw how much hurt was in your eyes when Phil brought up Ben.  It's the look a parent whose let down his kid and they know it's their fault look.  I have had it for years so I can easily recognize it.  I lost Ricky for seven years of his life, and you've lost Ben for eight of his.  But, I at least knew my kid was safe, and being cared for you have no clue about Ben.  And I know that his disappearance is what's caused the rift between you and the rest of your family.

Leo: (eyes watering) Nora this isn't the time or the place, right now I have to deal with this situation Ricky is in.  Ben is my concern not yours, and I don't want to talk about it anymore.  My family is also my concern.  So please just drop it. (wipes his eyes)