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Posted by Sywriter on 11/9/2009, 3:18 pm
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While Zach works over Adam at the Chandler mansion, Adam takes an out-of-body trip to a spare white room. He takes a number, 003, the line standing at 420. He sees a glowing red figure approach the clear door and eerie music plays. A figure in a red suit and pointed red-and-black oxfords strides in. He wears a goatee, a handlebar mustache, and his ebony hair is slicked back. It’s David as the devil, with black nail polish and a ruby stud in his ear. Adam approaches, handing him his number and saying he needs help. Annoyed, the devil reads the number by the light, as if he’s looking at an X-ray. He tells Adam he has to wait. Bewildered, Adam asks where he is? Who is he? The devil sits at his utilitarian desk. Please allow him to introduce himself, he intones, and snaps his fingers. A pitchfork pops into his hands, and the devil cackles. Frightened now, Adam asks where is he? A red glow lighting up his face and hair, the devil points out he’s Adam Chandler. Surely he must’ve guessed by now? The devil gloats with a rolling laugh, echoing throughout the room.
Adam guesses he’s in hell. The devil points to the elevator, the pitchfork needle stuck on the “P.” Purgatory, he corrects. They read the files and point him in the right direction. Files? Adam quakes. More like an encyclopedia, the devil bellows, slamming a huge stack onto his desk. The juicy ones are so much fun! he chortles, breaking into a belly laugh. Adam eyes the elevator, and Satan explains the “E” is for Electronics. House-wares on three and Women’s shoes on four. HA! the devil chuckles. Just kidding! Satan glories in his wit, clenching his fists and beating them on the desk in glee. “E,” he goes on, is for everything Adam left behind. Take a look. David uses the remote to snap on the scene of Zach giving Adam CPR back at the mansion. Adam can technically take the elevator back to PV, the devil explains, enunciating every word with relish. A smooth operator like Adam could rattle off a hundred reasons they should send him back. But, the devil bounds to his feet, the FILE give them one hundred more to send Adam on the Hades Express! He doesn’t want to go home, Adam declares. He killed his brother. Send him down.
Satan twirls his pitchfork, caressing it. So, no attempt to defend his case? Protocol does allow it, he muses, bugging his eyes out. He fingers his goatee as Adam says he has a thousand reasons to burn, but especially for killing Stuart. People usually aren’t this cooperative the devil says happily, but Adams’s clearly made up his mind. He springs up. Let’s do it! But a phone call ruins the devil’s delight. To his great irritation, he finds himself forced to agree to accept an angel to plead Adam’s case. The devil slams down the phone, outraged. He hisses there’ll be a short delay. Adam’s angel, Satan almost chokes on the word, spitting it out as if he’s taken a swallow of sour milk, has arrived. The devil points to Annie, bedecked with angel wings.
Sweet music tinkles under as Annie pleads with Adam to go back, pulling out all the stops when she places her hand over her stomach and urges Adam to think of the future. Sirens scream outside the Chandler mansion while Satan studies his pitchfork, observing he’s not so sure Annie’s baby needs Adam like she says.
Annie and the devil battle over Adam, the devil getting in Adam’s face and hissing his time’s up! He has to earn absolution. Don’t listen to Annie! Yes, says Annie, he has to earn it the hard way. He’ll do it. He’ll earn it via hell on earth, Satan threatens. He needs a decision! he presses, rolling his eyes. Annie urges Adam to think of Colby, JR, Lil A, Scott. The devil puts his lips to Adam’s ear, enticing him to think of never having to see their disappointed faces again! Annie begs Adam to say he wants to live. TICK TOCK, Satan hisses. Annie pleads with Adam to say he wants to go back, Adam weakening. The devil loses his temper, flying into a snit. “You need to leave!” he tells Annie. But it’s too late. Adam pushes the button to go back.
At PVH, David takes over as Adam is rushed in, telling everyone to wait outside the cubicle. Annie tells him she and Adam are married now. Heaven help him, David tells her. David barks out instructions to the staff, asking Adam if he can hear him? Take too many of those blue pills he gave him on his wedding day? he teases. Adam stares at David, saying he looked better red.
David finishes examining Adam, dryly saying the heart attack should’ve killed him, but he’s still ticking. Proves his theory Adam’s too mean to die. Adam weakly says he needs to be here to make up for his sins. David lifts a brow. Whatever he says. And then David tells Annie he’s weak but stable and wanders off to confer with the rest of the family waiting outside the room.
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