ERICA: OH, THIS IS SO WONDERFUL. SO, WHO IS NEXT ON OUR HIT LIST? JOE: WELL -- JOE: WOULD YOU MIND HANDLING THIS NEXT DONATION WITHOUT ME? I REALLY THINK I NEED SOME FRESH AIR. EXCUSE ME. ERICA:DR. HAYWARD. HOW NICE OF YOU TO ATTEND MY LITTLE PARTY. DAVID: WELL, THANK YOU, MS. KANE.ERICA: YES, IT IS -- VERY. SO TELL ME, HOW MUCH CAN I STEAL FROM YOU?
DAVID: DIDN'T YOUR MOTHER EVER TEACH YOU THAT IT'S NOT POLITE TO STEAL? ERICA: OH, ALL'S FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR. WHEN I FIGHT, I FIGHT TO WIN.
DAVID: WELL, THEN I GUESS WE HAVE A LOT IN COMMON. I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS BIANCA'S DOCTOR, SEEING HOW HER SUFFERING AFFECTED YOU. I GUESS IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT YOU WOULD BE SPEARHEADING AN EFFORT LIKE THIS. ERICA: WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO HELP EVERY CHILD IN DISTRESS. DAVID: HOW IS BIANCA, BY THE WAY? ERICA: OH, SHE'S MUCH BETTER, THANK YOU. DAVID: GAINING WEIGHT? ERICA: YES, YES, A POUND HERE AND THERE. DAVID: AND HOW HER'S SELF-ESTEEM? ERICA: THAT'S VASTLY IMPROVED. DAVID: GLAD TO HEAR IT. NOW, YOU WERE ABOUT TO PICK MY POCKET. SO HOW DOES $10,000 SOUND? ERICA: FORGIVE MY BLUNTNESS, DR. HAYWARD, BUT YOUR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION WOULDN'T BE AN ATTEMPT FOR YOU TO WORM YOUR WAY BACK INTO PINE VALLEY'S FAVOR?
DAVID: WELL, IF IT WERE, WOULD IT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE? ERICA: NOT AT ALL. YOUR MONEY IS AS IMPORTANT TO THE CAUSE AS ANYONE'S. I JUST DON'T EXPECT IT TO SMOOTH ANY OF THE FEATHERS YOU'VE ALREADY RUFFLED. DAVID: WELL, I MIGHT RUFFLE A FEW MORE FEATHERS THIS EVENING YET. ERICA: WELL, AS LONG AS YOUR CHECK CLEARS AND EVERYBODY ELSE'S PLEDGE IS TAKEN, RUFFLE AWAY. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I MIGHT PROVIDE YOU WITH A COUPLE OF TARGETS OF MY OWN.
DAVID: MS. KANE, IF YOU WOULD EXCUSE ME, I'LL GO UPSTAIRS AND GET MY CHECKBOOK. ERICA: YES, YES, OF COURSE.
David wakes Erica with a kiss
