I. "Some Things Never Change" (1/18)
Bobbie: "Hi. We have to stop meeting this way."
Roy: "Oh, yeah, yeah. People are starting to talk."
Bobbie: "Mm-hmm. So, what's your story?"
Roy: "My story? Oh, well, uh, Claude--he went berserk. He chased me out of Luke's with an ax. And then Laura, she chased me out of her living room because of the giant disco ball I put up. What's your story?"
Bobbie: "Some of the regulars at Kelly's have been on the rampage--something about missing Luke's cooking so much."
Roy: "So he told you?"
Bobbie: "Yeah. Actually, he did. He left a message on my machine. "I'm leaving. I'll be back.""
Roy: "Ah. Well, don't you love a guy that gets to the point?"
Bobbie: "Mm-hmm. You know where he is, don't you? Some things never change."
Bobbie: "In the old days, this time of night--"
Roy: "We'd be getting ready to paint the town."
Bobbie: "Yeah. You and me and Luke. The reckless three."
Roy: "How much fun is too much fun."
Bobbie: "Hmm. I'm amazed that any of us lived this long."
Roy: "You and me both."
Bobbie: "I didn't mean that the way it sounded. It's just out here tonight with you, it almost feels like you never left."
Roy: "Yeah, it's like the record skipped 20 years."
Bobbie: "Except nobody plays records anymore."
Roy: "Oh, yeah, yeah, I forgot. Yeah, they make you pay more now and you get a smaller disc. It's progress."
Bobbie: "Did you ever think you'd end up living in Laura's house?"
Roy: "Not and survive."
Bobbie: "What are you saying? I was jealous?"
Roy: "Oh, maybe just a smidge."
Bobbie: "Oh. Ooh. Roy Dilucca, the most jealous man on the face of the earth."
Roy: "Yeah. Yeah. I got over it."
Bobbie: "I never dreamed that I would end up becoming head surgical nurse and run a diner and have children."
Roy: "And a grandson."
Bobbie: "Yeah, well. Having Michael is worth being called nana, not that I'm giving you permission."
Roy: "Hey, that's cool. I think you did good, pal."
Bobbie: "Thanks. I think so, too. But sometimes I still miss those old days."
Roy: "Yeah."
Bobbie: "Doesn't it seem like there was more time then?"
Roy: "Like everything was going to last forever."
Bobbie: "I used to spend hours on my hair. Literally hours."
Roy: "Yeah. Well, that was a good thing in your case because you always looked so great. Not that you still don't."
Bobbie: "Well, you were always the cool dresser."
Roy: "Ah, no. No way."
Bobbie: "Mm-hmm. I have documentation."
Roy: "Oh, don't say things like that."
Bobbie: "I do. I was cleaning out some closets the other day and I found some pictures."
Roy: "Oh, no, you didn't."
Bobbie: "I did. You want to see them?"
Roy: "Can I bring my lighter?"
Roy: "Ok. How bad are they?"
Bobbie: "Well, let's just say the funky chicken didn't age too well."
Roy: "Oh, no. Hey, I never did the funky chicken."
Bobbie: "Oh, I can prove it in court."
Roy: "Oh, I'll definitely be there."
Bobbie: "Ok. I'll see if I can find that old turntable."
Roy: "You still got that?"
Bobbie: "I sure do."
Roy: "Well, that would be--that would be very cool."
Bobbie keeps looking at Roy as they sit on the bench together on the docks, and I'm reminded of Luke and Felicia on that park bench not looking at each other.
II. Bobbie Grows Suspicious (1/20)
Bobbie: "What's going on with you and Hannah?"
Tammy: "I don't know that woman. Come to think of it, I just don't think I ever did."
Bobbie: "Oh. Well, this is new."
Tammy: "No. I just catch on a little bit slow--unlike your daughter, who had that little witch pegged from the start."
Tony: "So, Carly's all right, then?"
Bobbie: "Oh, yeah. But, you know, the minute I answer in the positive is the minute her whole life is going to explode, and I don't want to tempt the fates, so let's just thank god for this period of relative peace, however long it lasts."
Tony: "That's a good policy across the board."
Bobbie: "Yeah. You were wrong, you know, about not being the doctor you used to be. I think you're wonderful, and I think I have seen you handle patients for years, and I think the Richmond Avenue clinic is very lucky to have you."
Tony: "That means a lot, especially coming from you. Thank you."
Roy: "Yeah, you know, I'm really sorry, but something has come up and I'm going to have to cancel. I'm hoping we can do it another time?"
Bobbie: "Oh, yeah, sure. I mean, you know, it's just a--it's a bunch of old snapshots. It's not like they're going anyplace."
Roy: "Well, I'd really like to do it, so I'll give you a call."
Bobbie: "Sure. Whenever."
Bobbie: "Take care."
Roy: "I always do."
III. Bobbie Calls in a Favor (1/21)
Sonny: "Hey, Bobbie. Good to see you. If your daughter sent you over here to get me to tell you where Jason is, I don't know."
Bobbie: "I'm calling in a favor."
Sonny: "Jason made it very clear he doesn't want to be found. I got to respect that. And as far as a favor, you know, hey, I owe Jason more than I owe anybody."
Bobbie: "You owe me for not giving me a heads up about jerry. And this isn't about Jason. It's about Roy Dilucca. Is he working for you?"
This was a day at the grill. Jax saw Sonny, and now Bobbie does too.
Bobbie: "How can you be so incredibly generous in some ways and so selfish in others? How many people would have been better off if you'd never let them get involved with you?"
Sonny: "Quite a few."
Lovely, that this was going on while Roy was being questioned by the "authorities."
Of course, somebody online asked why Bobbie didn't know everything that was going on, since she'd listened in on Roy and Hannah on the docks. Apparently, she just saw, rather than heard. It's an interesting thing about those docks. If you stand upstage, stage right, behind the wall, you can overhear AJ talking to the arsonist, Jason and Emily, etc. But if you stand on the opposite side, where Bobbie was, you can't hear anything.
Must be the wind.
IV. Bobbie and Roy Discuss His Job Again (1/26)
Roy: "Not used to having someone who can read me."
Bobbie: "Well, I always could. I mean, I could always tell when there were things that you weren't telling me, and I could always see what it cost you to keep those secrets. But somehow, you convinced yourself that you had to and that it would be better for me if I didn't know."
Roy: "No, it was better, believe me."
Bobbie: "Well, I don't agree because I always wanted to help you and you wouldn't let me."
Roy: "I didn't want to lose you. You know, you go along and you tell yourself that things are all right, you got a life that works. There are compromises in it, maybe things you're doing that you don't want to be doing, but at the end of the day, you're alive, you're free, and that's supposed to be enough. And then you meet somebody, and suddenly those compromises, those bad things you thought you could live with, you can't live with them anymore, so you start looking for a way out. You run and run and run like a rat in a maze. It's pointless and you know it, but you can't stop. It's like you can't bring yourself to tell her that there's no chance, really, for a life together because the choices you already made took away the future long before you ever laid eyes on each other."
Bobbie: "I knew you were trapped when you worked for frank. I don't want you trapped again."
Roy: "Why do you assume it's up to me?"
Bobbie: "Is Sonny forcing you to work for him?"
Roy: "No. Just the opposite, actually. He's got me jumping through hoops trying to prove myself."
Bobbie: "Well, Roy, why are you doing that? Didn't you just tell me that you hurt yourself? You hurt both of us by a mistake that you made before we ever met. So now you have a second chance. Why are you throwing it all away?"
Roy: "I'm not. Sonny is my only way out."
Bobbie: "Oh, come on. You don't believe that."
Roy: "Look at me, Bobbie. You think I'm lying?"
Bobbie: "I think you're underestimating yourself. Roy, you don't need to be rich or powerful or any of those things that you think Sonny can give you. You are enough all on your own."
Roy: "Who's enough? Roy Dilucca is enough? Do you even know who Roy Dilucca is anymore? He's not the same guy you loved 20 years ago. Don't you get that? A big part of that guy said good-bye lying there on the pavement because of the things he had to do to stay alive, the things I had to do, the things I gave up. Believe me, you don't know Roy Dilucca anymore."
Bobbie: "I do know you. I know you. Maybe I don't know all of the details. When did I ever know any of the details? But I know you're hurting, and I wish you would let me help you."
Roy: "Oh, lord. Lord almighty. You know, you're right about that headache. Plus I got 15 pallets of coffee left to load and I'm a little late getting back from my break, so if you'll excuse me, I--"
Bobbie: "Hey, sure."
Roy: "Yeah, yeah."
Bobbie: "It's ok. You know what? I don't want to keep you."
Roy: "Look. I'm--I'm sorry about that--that thing the other night, the pictures we were going to get together and look at. Maybe we could still do that?"
Bobbie: "Yeah. Sure. Call me."
Roy: "I will."
I can sum up all my commentary in this section in five words: "I love Roy and Bobbie."