Opening Montage

Theme: "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne

We see Quinn and Jim having a romantic dinner. Next, we see Quinn entertaining clients while Jake beams proudly. We then see Eric trying to boss Helen around, but Helen is having none of it. Cut to Stacy and Chuck holding hands while Sandi looks on enviously. Kevin and Brittany are making out in the girls locker room while Brittany is supposed to be coaching. Cut to Mr. DeMartino going totally beserk. Cut to Quinn having a girls night out with Stacy and Lindy. Montage ends with Quinn's smiling face in front of a pink background. Below that:

Quinn

in

"Rage of Aquarius"

written by

WildDogJJ

Act I

Morgendorffer House, evening...

Jake, Helen, Quinn and Jim were having Sunday dinner at the kitchen table. The food is clams, shrimp, scallops and prawns in spicy tomato sauce served over linguine with a huge plate of antipasto as a side dish.

"Thanks for having me over for dinner" said Jim.

"Our pleasure, Jim" Helen replied.

After helping himself to more food, Jake said "Especially since you made dinner and showed me how to make...What's this called, again?"

"Linguine Pescatore" said Jim. "It's one of my grandmother's old recipes. The salad is called antipasto."

Beaming, Quinn said "I can't believe I have a boyfriend who's such a talented cook. This is great, honey."

Shrugging, Jim said "Benefits of growing up in an Italian-American family."

The young couple smiled at each other while Jake and Helen exchange knowing glances.

To Jake, Helen whispered "They really remind me of us at that age."

Not bothering to whisper, Jake said "Yeah! I remember those good old days. The days when we thought we'd change the world. Before the corporate fat cats got their claws into us and made us sell out and become JUST ANOTHER COG IN THE WAR PIGS MACHINE AND..."

Quinn sprang into action.

"Dad, your heart!"

This snapped Jake out of his impending rant.

"Thanks, sweetie. Helen, remember those days?"

Thinking back fondly to her and Jake's days as hippies in the late 60's and early 70's, Helen said "We were so full of idealism back then. I remember how Willow first turned me on to The Movement."

Quinn rolled her eyes while Jim listened intently.

Remembering those days past, Jake said "I remember when Tempest figured me out from my star sign, or the time Sunflower thought the CIA was out to kill us."

"Remember Cosmo and Red Wolf?" Helen asked.

"Yeah!" Jake recalled excitedly, "Those guys were crazy as hell."

"Who are those guys?" asked Quinn, "Friends from your hippie days?"

"Yes" Helen answered as she fondly remembered the people just mentioned. "We were all so close back then. It was the eight of us against the whole world."

Becoming engrossed in the nostalgia trip, Jim said "Sounds like you were all one big family."

"We were" Jake admitted. "Oh, is that ever a great story!"

Jim was visibly curious, which worried Quinn.

"Jim, why are you encouraging them to embarrass me?"

Jim said "One: they're your parents and probably don't need my encouragement. Two: that time in our history always fascinated me. Don't worry, I won't judge you based on what they did back then."

Quinn was relieved.

"Thanks, babe."

"As I was saying" said Jake, "it was my first semester of college..."


Middleton College, 1968...

Music: "As The World Turns"

As the world turns, turn, turn, turn

Eighteen year old Jake Morgendorffer and his roommate were hanging out in their dorm. Jake was wearing a dress shirt and tie with pressed pants and his hair was a military buzzcut. His roommate, Steve, was a blond preppie dressed like it's still the fifties.

Jake (from 2006): I was eager to learn about the world. I soon realized I knew nothing. Blame it on my having spent the previous seven years locked in the concentration camp known as military school...forced marching...formation at 0500...taunts from the other cadets...being made to eat MY DRESS SOCKS WHILE THAT SADISTIC CORPORAL ELLENBOGEN WOULD..

Quinn (from 2006): Dad, triple bypass!

Thanks, honey. Anyway, that nightmare was finally over. I was a college man now.

Steve was looking out the window when he spotted something.

"Hey, Jake, check it out."

Young Jake joined Steve at the window.

Pointing toward the quad, Steve said "Those hippie chicks are hot!"

On the quad passing by the dorm were 18 year old versions of Helen and Willow talking while they walk to class.

Steve instantly called out to them.

"HEY, DOLLS, HOW ABOUT GIVING ME AND MY BUDDY HERE SOME OF THAT FREE LOVE?"

Helen and Willow tried to ignore him.

To a nervous Jake, Steve said "Come on, Jake. Don't be a square."

Jake looked at the two girls and joined Steve in the cat-calling.

"YEAH, BABES, SHAKE THOSE SWEET ASSES!" Turning to Steve, Jake asked "How's that?"

This got the attention of Helen and Willow, neither of whom were impressed.

"Pigs" muttered Willow.

"Chauvanistic jerks" added Helen.

Steve called out "SO, YOU GONNA COME UP HERE, OR WHAT? WE'RE BOTH LOVE STARVED MEN WHO WANNA GET SOME."

Willow shouted back "SHUT UP, YOU ESTABLISHMENT DWEEBS!"

Not wanting to look like a wuss, Jake said "COME ON, HIPPIE CHICKS PUT OUT. SO COME UP HERE AND PUT OUT, BABY."

Helen shouted "IN YOUR DREAMS, YOU FACIST WAR PIG!"

Jake took one look at Helen and was totally smitten.

Something about the passion in your mother's voice when she said that got to me.

Jake's silence emboldened Helen.

"YEAH, NOT SO TOUGH NOW, ARE YOU?"

Helen and Willow started to walk away.

Watching them leave, Steve called out "HEY, GOT FRIES TO GO WITH THAT SHAKE?"

Helen gave him the one-fingered salute as she and Willow continued on their way.


The quad, later that day...

Jake was on his way back from class. As he crossed the quad he was spotted by Helen. Still upset from the cat calling, she walked up to give him a piece of her mind.

Getting right in Jake's face, Helen said "Hey, square, I've got a bone to pick with you! What makes you and your buddy think you can talk to women like that?"

Nervous, Jake said "Well, isn't that what I'm supposed to do? Steve told me I wasn't cool if I didn't."

Helen rolled her eyes in disbelief.

"How stupid are you? Don't you know how to treat women with respect?"

Jake looked ashamed. "Actually...no" he admitted. "I don't know how to talk to women. My father always bosses my mother around and she just takes it. I also don't have a lot of first hand experience because I spent the last seven years locked away in an all boys military academy. "

Helen was shocked...and more than a little intrigued.

"You spent your entire teens in military school?"

Shamefaced, Jake admitted "My father wanted to mold me into a soldier. He only let me go to college because I refused to join the army and he doesn't want me to become a hippie. He says all hippies are enemies of freedom."

That explains a lot Helen thought. She said "That's a load of bullshit. I'll prove it to you. Are you busy this evening?"

"No."

"Then why not hang out with us?" Helen suggested, "I can introduce you to my friends and you'll see how wrong your father is."

Jake smiled.


Helen and Willow's dorm, that evening...

Music: "My Generation" by The Who

The place was crawling with garish 60's decor. Posters of popular bands, posters of psychedelic art and left-wing political slogans such as "Give Peace a Chance" and "Make Love, Not War". In addition to Jake and Helen were Willow, Coyote (looking like he did in the flashbacks in "That Was Then, This is Dumb"), a woman with wavy black hair and wearing a blue blouse who was meditating alongside another woman with long blonde hair wearing a frilly white gown. There were also two guys hanging around. One had shoulder-length red hair with a beard and was wearing bell-bottom jeans and a Jimi Hendrix T-shirt. The other guy had long, medium brown hair and a Fu Manchu mustache. He's visibly stoned. Jake was apologizing to Willow for his behavior that morning.

"That's alright, Jake, I forgive you" said Willow with a warm smile. "Maybe we can help you get your head straight."

Coyote approached them.

"Coyote" said Willow, "I'd like you to meet Jake. He's eager to learn our ways."

Coyote shook Jake's hand.

"Cool, man. Let me introduce you around."

He lead Jake to the woman who's meditating.

"This is our spiritual advisor, Tempest."

Jake hel out his hand in greeting, but Tempest kept her eyes closed.

"Hi, I'm Jake."

Tempest said nothing as she continued to meditate.

"Ohmm, ohmmm, ohmmm, ohmmm..."

Jake was puzzled by this.

"Um, Tempest...Hello?"

Tempest opened her eyes and was visibly irritated at the interruption.

"Do you mind? I'm trying to commune with the cosmic infinite."

Jake was impressed.

"Hey, that sounds pretty neat-o."

Tempest resumed her meditation. At this point, the girl with long blond hair approached.

""Neat-o"?" said the blond, "That sounds like square talk, you one of them?"

Confused, Jake asked "Who's them?"

With a mix of exasperation and paranoia in her voice, the blond said "You know, THEM: the man, the establishment, the pigs ruining this country."

Coyote explained "Sunflower, this is Jake, he wants to learn about us." To Jake, he said "You'll have to forgive Sunflower, she's a little paranoid."

Sunflower said "It's not paranoia when it's true. Open your eyes, man. They wanna turn us all into mindless drones for the war machine."

Coyote lead Jake to the two guys. Pointing to the one with red hair and a beard, he said "This is Red Wolf. If you want good tunes, he's the go-to man. Red Wolf, this is Jake."

Jake and Red Wolf shook hands.

"What's happenin', man?"

Jake said "Just getting to know everyone." Pointing to Red Wolf's shirt, he asked "Who's that?"

Red Wolf's eyes went wide.

"You mean you never heard of Hendrix, man? Dude, you'll love his tunes, they're a happenin' trip!"

Coyote pointed out the stoned one.

"Our resident philosopher, Cosmo."

Barely coherant, Cosmo muttered "In a goddadavida...I...I...waitin' f'r 'u...don' need no wh'th'rman t' know way th' wind blo...bl...blow."

Jake was baffled.

Seeing the baffled expression, Coyote explained "Actually, we don't know what he's sayin' a lot of the time, either. We just know that it's really deep."

Helen approached them.

"So, Jake, what do you think?"

Jake said "You guys are interesting. What do I have to do to join?"

"Nothin', man" said Coyote. "Just be yourself."

Jake frowned.

"I...I'm not sure who I am. I was always told do this, be this, think that, say that."

Speaking in a reassuring voice, Helen said "Well, if you hang with us those days are over. We're all free to find ourselves here."

Jake liked the sound of that. "Groovy" he said. "It's groovy, right?"

Helen smiled, then looked at Jake's neatly preppy clothes.

"We gotta do something about those threads."

Coyote said "I got some stuff left here from the other day. Come on, Jake."

A few minutes later...

Jake was wearing the outfit he usually wears in flashbacks to his hippie days. He liked his new look.

"Groovy!"

Morgendorffer dining room, 2006...

Jake was telling the story to Quinn and Jim.

"For the first time in my life I felt accepted. They never hazed me, never bullied me. I became a true believer."

"That's really cool" said Jim.

Helen said "Remember your first act of protest, Jake?"

Jake's eyes brightened. "Yeah!"


Middleton College, 1968...

There's a huge protest on campus. Demonstrators were chanting while holding signs. The signs had slogans such as "Free Speech", "No Justice, No Peace", and "Silence Is Tyranny".

Helen (Vo from 2006): "The administration censored the school paper, Middleton Musings, in an effort to make it a piece of pro-war, pro-segregation propaganda. We, along with a growning number of students, felt that the school was trying to stamp out free speech and made it known, but the administration saw it differently. They felt that being anti-war and anti-racism was un-American."

At the campus administration, the dean adamantly said "I will not bow to these communist traitors."

At the office of Middleton Musings a bunch of students were barracading the entrance.

The situation got so tense that your father decided we needed to take over the school paper in order to force change. I thought it was a good idea.

In the main office Jake, Helen, Willow, Coyote, Tempest, Sunflower, Red Wolf and Cosmo had barracaded themselves. While Jake's hair was still relatively short he'd obviously been growing it out and he now had long sideburns.

"Jake" said Helen, "This is far out. Your first act of civil disobedience."

"I know" Jake beamed proudly, "I'm finally sticking it to the man!"

Tempest, who was sitting cross-legged on the desk, said "Do you mind!? I'm trying to get some meditation in!" She then closed her eyes and began to chant. "Hare Kirishna, Hare Karishna.."

At this point, Helen walked to the window and spoke to the crowd through a bullhorn.

"WHAT DO WE WANT!"

"FREEDOM OF SPEECH!" the crowd outside chanted back.

"WHEN DO WE WANT IT!"

"NOW!"

Inside the office, Sunflower paced nervously.

"Oh, man! Oh, man! OH, MAN!"

Coyote tried to calm her down.

"Sunflower, chill, will ya!"

Sunflower said "HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT!? They're gonna get us for this. The man's probably stationing snipers on the roof to kill us all right now!"

Willow told her "Sunflower, I really don't think they'll kill us over this."

Added Red Wolf "Yeah, babe. You worry too much."

Cosmo, with bloodshot eyes and a lit joint in his mouth, mumbled "Ya...you...you say you wnnna...r'v'loution..."

Outside, the dean, flanked by security stood before the crowd and spoke through a bullhorn.

"ALRIGHT! YOU'VE ALL MADE YOUR POINT! FROM NOW ON POLITICAL SPEECH WILL NOW LONGER BE CENSORED!" Under his breath, he added "Damn freedom hating hippies."

Everyone cheered.

Inside the office, the whole group of hippies were ecstatic.

"You did it, Jakey," said an excited Helen, "You did it!"

"No, Helen," said Jake, "We did it." Angrily shaking his fist, Jake yelled "TAKE THAT, MAD DOG, YOU SADISTIC TYRANT!"

Morgendorffer house, 2006...

Helen continued to tell the story.

We'd fought for something and actually won, and the demonstration had been Jake's idea. I soon felt a strong attraction to your father. Something about him just spoke to me."

Just like I feel with Jim Quinn thought.


Act II

Middleton College, spring, 1969...

Jake, Helen, Willow, Coyote, Cosmo and Red Wolf were hanging out on the quad. By now Jake has grown out his hair to the long mane we've seen in all other flashbacks to his hippie days. Helen stared lovingly at Jake, but he didn't notice.

"You know, man," said Coyote, "I was just thinking about the bible. You know how it says love your neighbor. If we all followed that simple concept we wouldn't even need laws, or the fuzz...and wars wouldn't happen."

Willow was impressed by her boyfriend's insight.

"Wow, that's so deep!"

Clearly stoned, Cosmo muttered "All 'u nee' 's love...m...man."

"Right on" said Helen as she lit a joint.

Smoking his own joint, Red Wolf said "You said it, man. I mean, look at what the pigs are makin' us do in Vietnam. The whole damn war is just facist imperialism."

"You said it" growled a now triggered Jake. "Just brutal old bastards like my old man saying "We gotta kill 'em all" or "Only good commie's a dead commie" or "I'LL MAKE A MAN OUT OF YOU, YOU GUTLESS LITTLE WASTE OF SPERM". WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, I DON'T BELIEVE IN YOUR FASCIST CONCEPT OF MANHOOD AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT YOU CAN SUCK MY..."

By now Helen had figured out how to deal with Jake's daddy issues.

"JAKE! Mellow out, man."

Jake snapped out of his rant.

"Sorry, I still get worked up when I think about that stuff."

Coyote said "Gotta let that stuff go, man. You can't fight hate with hate, you know."

At this point, Helen looked at her watch.

"I have a class in ten minutes, I gotta split."

Helen got up and left. Jake stared longingly at her as she walked away, which all the others noticed.

"You're totally jonesin' for her, aren't you?" said Red Wolf.

Slightly embarrassed, Jake admitted "Yeah, she's incredible. I...I love her. I just wish I had the nerve to tell her."

Willow got an idea.

"Come with me, Jake."

With that, Jake and Willow left. Once they were gone Coyote pulled a small pipe out of his pocket and put some hash in it.

"Yo, Red Wolf, fire me up, man."

Red Wolf lit Coyote's hash pipe.


Tempest and Sunflower's dorm room, a short time later...

Tempest was meditating while Sunflower paced nervously.

"I'm telling you, they wanna kill me" she said. Obviously, Sunflower was having another one of her paranoia fits. "The CIA wants me dead because I figured out that they killed JFK. They can read my thoughts with satellites, they know. They know!"

Tempest tried her damndest to drown Sunflower out.

"Hare Karishna. Hare Karishna. HARE KARISHNA!"

She finally gave up and opened her eyes.

"Thanks a lot, Sunflower! I was about to attain enlightenement when you had to start another one of your rants."

Sunflower blushed with embarrassment.

"Sorry."

There's a knock on the door.

"Come in" said Tempest.

Jake and Willow entered the room.

"Tempest" said Willow, "Jake needs to talk to you."

"Seeking enlightenment, huh." said the wannabe priestess, "What do you wanna know, Jake?"

Jake sheepishly explained "Well, I'm falling hard for Helen. Are we, you know, compatable?"

"When's your birthday?" Tempest asked.

"January 8th."

"Capricorn, huh." After a few seconds of thought, Tempest added "Well, Helen's a Cancer. She's very focused and determined, has very powerful convictions and once she commits to something there's no turning back. You, by contrast, are very bipolar: euphorically happy one moment, morbidly depressed the next. You are also easily distracted and prone to being manipulated."

Jake was amazed that Tempest had him figured out to a T.

"Wow! So, are me and Helen compatable?"

Tempest said "Strangely enough, yes. Your differences compliment each other. She's a natural leader while you are a born follower. She would keep you on track and help you find your way. You would remind her of other things when she gets too focused on one. The downside is that there would still be a lot of conflict."

Jake looked a little deflated.


Washington,DC Summer 1969...

Jake (VO from 2006): "That summer, we went to Washington to protest for change. We really believed we could change the world."

Music: "Somebody To Love" by Jefferson Airplane

We see a montage scene. First, we see Jake and Helen handing out flowers. A straight laced guy spits in their face and Jake wants to beat him up, but Helen calms him down. They exchange loving stares. Next, we see Willow and Coyote painting psychedelic murals on the sidewalk. This is followed by a shot of Cosmo getting stoned while Red Wolf and Tempest dance provocativley with each other and Sunflower glances around nervously. Next, a cop breaks up the dance and Sunflower runs away in terror. Next, we see the guys burn their draft cards in front of a recruiting station while the girls cheer them on.

Don't you want somebody to love

Don't you need somebody to love

Jake and Helen exchange endearing smiles.

Don't you want somebody to love

Cut to a shot of everyone dancing naked on the Washington Mall.

You gotta find somebody to love

Next, we see Jake angrily kick the side of the Pentagon. Finally, we see them in the crowd at an anti-war rally on the Washington Mall.


Washington Mall, night...

All of the peace ralliers were camping out and partying on the Washington Mall, some were going into tents to do what horny young prople do. Amidst all of this Jake and Helen were sitting on a towel and watching everything. Jake had crutches and was in a cast due to his angry kick at the Pentagon earlier that day.

"I'm sorry I lost my temper like that" said Jake. "I know I need to let go of the past, but I just can't. The abuse I suffered from Mad Dog and those psychos at Buxton Ridge still haunts me."

Helen put an arm around Jake's shoulders.

"That's alright, Jake. Considering how hellish your childhood was you've every right to have issues. We're all here for you."

Jake looked into Helen's eyes.

"Thanks, Helen."

Helen asked "Jake, what are you going to do after college?"

"Start my own business" said Jake. "I want to show everyone that you don't have to rape the earth to be a success. You?"

Helen said "Law school. I want to prove a woman can be just as good a lawyer as any man. I also want to change the system from the inside."

Jake was completely taken in by Helen's passionate determination while Helen was smitten with his innocence and altruism. They stared lovingly into each others eyes. Their faces moved closer together until, finally, they kissed.

"I love you, Helen."

"I love you too, Jake."

Helen helped Jake up on his feet and gives him his crutches. In a seductive tone, she said "Let's go to my tent."

Jake looks excited.


Morgendorffer house, 2006...

Jake was telling Jim and Quinn the story.

"We went to her tent and...well...you see..."

Smirking, Jim said "You made love, not war."

Quinn scrunched her nose in disgust. "Ewww. I did NOT need to know that part."

"Sorry, couldn't resist" said Jim.

Rolling her eyes, Helen said "Jake, was it really necessary to tell them that part."

Jake said "But it was a key moment in our relationship. That night you made a man out of me."

Trying not to totally lose it, Quinn said "TMI, Dad. TMI!"

Embarrassed, Jake said "Sorry." Regaining his composure he continued the story. "Anyway, after that night we all got together to take a road trip."


An open road, Summer 1969...

Music: "California Dreams" by The Mamas and The Papas

A large van that looked similar to The Tank was heading west on the highway. Inside, Willow was driving while Helen rode shotgun. Jake, Coyote, Sunflower, Tempest, Red Wolf and Cosmo were in the back.

We decided to head out to California, where the whole movement started.

Tempest was meditating.

"Ohm. OOhhhmmm. Ohhmmm."

Cosmo was getting high and muttering nonsense.

"...th' tim's 'r' a' ch'ngin'..."

Deciding to take a trip himself, Red Wolf popped a pill.

Seeing this, Jake asked "Is that LSD?"

"Acid, yep" said Red Wolf, "Me and Cosmo are takin' a trip."

Jake looked at Cosmo, who was clearly in another zone.

"Cosmo looks so peaceful. It must be a cool trip."

"Wanna try it, man?" asked Coyote.

"Sure!"

Red Wolf took a bag of pills out of his jacket.

"How much you want, man?"

"Two hits" said Jake.

All eyes went wide.

Sunflower said "You sure? That's some heavy stuff man. Only Cosmo and Red Wolf ever take that much, the rest of us can't handle it."

Jake was not the least bit deterred.

"You only live once."

Red Wolf shrugged and gave Jake two LSD tablets. He took them both in one gulp.

Jake soon found himself floating on air surrounded by all kinds of colors. His expression was a mix of amazement and euphoria.

"Whoa!"

Just then, a giant man appeared. This man looked like 90's Jake with a beard. His expression was pure malice: it's Mad Dog.

"GAH!"

"Well, well, boy," Mad Dog growled in a booming, demonic voice, "So, you're a communist junkie. Some son you are, I should beat the piss out of you!"

Mad Dog raised his right hand. He's holding a belt and was trying to swat Jake with it.

WHAP!

WHAP!

WAHP!

Jake tried to swim away.

WHAP!

WHAP!

As the giant, demonic version of Mad Dog Morgendorffer chased after Jake he laughed maniacally.

"HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA! YOU GODDAMN, COMMIE, ANTI-AMERICAN WASTE OF MAN JUICE! I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU, YOU HIPPIE FAGGOT! HA HA HA HA!"

Desperate to get away, Jake pleaded for mercy.

"NO, PLEASE! DON'T HURT ME!"

Grinning with psychotic fervor, Mad Dog yelled "I'LL KILL YOU, YOU GUTLESS WASTE OF SPERM! I WILL KILL YOU!"

Meanwhile, in the van...

Jake was squirming in sheer terror while Coyote, Sunflower, Tempest and Red Dog look on with concern.

"DAD, DON'T KILL ME! ARRRRGGGGGGHHHH!"

This got Helen's attention. She turned to see what all the commotion was about.

"What's going on back there?"

Panicked, Coyote said "Jake's having a bad trip, man!"

Helen's eyes went wide.

"JAKE!"

She leapt out of her seat and rushed back there. At this point Jake was cowering in a corner.

"How much did you give him, Red Wolf?" Helen asked.

"Two hits."

Shocked, Helen said "Are you kidding me!? Only you and Cosmo can handle that much!"

Red Wolf explained "That's what I told him, but he insisted on two."

"What are we gonna do?" asked a panicked Sunflower.

Tempest, who'd ceased her meditation when the commotion started, said "We gotta bring him back to a peaceful place."

Helen leaned in close and cradled Jake.

"Jake, honey, follow my voice. What you see isn't real. I'm here. I'll help you through this."

Jake started to calm down.

"That's it, Jake" said Helen, "Just listen to the sound of my voice. I'm here, I won't let anyone hurt you."

Jake started to suck his own thumb.

Helen (from 2006): I just kept talking to him until the stuff wore off.


Act III

Morgendorffer House, 2006...

Jake and Helen were still telling the story to Quinn and Jim.

"So, did you guys make it to California?" asked Jim.

"No," said Jake, "We got as far as Colorado, then things went downhill."

Boulder, CO, August 1969, evening...

On a lonely street the van puttered to a stop and died. After this Helen, Jake, Willow, Coyote, Tempest, Red Wolf, Sunflower and Cosmo all filed out.

"Dammit!" said Jake, "The engine's dead."

That was when a police car approached and came to a stop. Sunflower was the first to notice.

"Shit! The fuzz!"

Helen said "Everyone be cool!"

A cop stepped out of the car and approached the group. He was a tall and imposing man with brown hair and a square jaw.

"What are you punks up to?"

Red Wolf said "We didn't do anything, man! Why you hassling us?"

The cop got right in Red Wolf's face.

"I'm asking the questions, burn boy, now shut up!"

Jake tried to defuse the tension.

"Hey, man, be cool. We don't want any trouble."

The cop turned his ire on Jake.

"Well, you got trouble, you unpatriotic faggot. Draft cards...NOW!"

Coyote said "We burned 'em at a rally."

Enraged to hear this, the cop said "My brother is in Vietnam right now, risking his life for your freedom! Damn communist peaceniks, I ought to arrest you for treason!"

Cosmo, whacked out as usual, muttered "Alls we'r' sayin' 's giv' peace a chance."

That angered the cop so much that he took his nightstick and smacked Cosmo upside the head with it. Cosmo falls unconscious and hits the ground with a loud thud. This enrages Jake, who immediately gets in the cops face.

"Hey, that's assault!"

"Shut up, commie!" the cop barked, "Or I'll run all your hippie, peacenik asses in." At the point, the cop sees that Jake has a cast and is in crutches. "You break your foot to get out of serving this great country, draft dodger!? PUSSYS LIKE YOU MAKE ME SICK! I WISH YOU'D GO THE HELL BACK TO RUSSIA, YOU FUCKING COMMIE SUBVERSIVES!"

Angry because the cop reminds him of his father, Jake barked "Why?! Because I'm not a baby killer like your brother!"

The cop hit Jake upside the head with the nightstick, knocking him unconscious.

"JAKE!" Helen shouted.

Enraged, she got right up in the cops face and punched him so hard that it sent a tooth flying out of his mouth. He falls to the ground, unconscious.

Having seen this, the cop's partner exits the patrol car with his gun drawn.

"FREEZE! HANDS BEHIND YOUR HEADS, PUNKS! YOU'RE ALL UNDER ARREST!"


The police station, morning...

Music: "Along The Watchtower" by Jimi Hendrix

Jake, Coyote, Red Wolf and Cosmo were in a jail cell. Jake rubs his head.

"Ow! My head."

Red Wolf said "The man's coming down hard on us, man."

Cosmo muttered "it ain' me. it ain' me. I ain' no rich mans son."

Coyote said "That was pretty cool the way Helen punched out that pig, man. I hope the girls are holding up okay."

In another part of the jail at that same moment...

Helen was still fuming over what happened the previous night. Willow sat next to her while Tempest meditates and Sunflower paces nervously.

"The nerve of that facist pig!" Helen fumed, "I can't wait 'til I'm a lawyer and can give johnny law a taste of his own medicine."

Sunflower said "Get real, Helen. They got us and they won't let us live that long. The man wants to kill us all! They're gonna hand us over to the CIA and then we'll be in hell. They'll use us as gunea pigs for mind control experiments. When that's done they'll kill us and make it look like we never existed!"

Tempest stopped meditating and looked irritated.

"Dammit, Sunflower, you broke my concentration again! I'll never attain nirvana at this rate!"

Willow decided to break the tension.

"Everyone, I just thought of something. If we get out of this we should set an example. I've been talking this over with Coyote and we want to start a commune after graduation. A self-contained community where we can live together in harmony. Live free and in harmony with the earth, like nature intended."

Helen looked thoughtful while Tempest and Sunflower looked inspired.

"Willow, that's a great idea," said Helen, "and I've got one of my own. GUARD!"

A guard approached the cell.

"What do you want?"

The guys cell, a short time later...

A cop suddenly unlocked the door.

"One of the girls promised to let us keep all of your money if we drop the charges, so you're free to go."

The guys all breathed a sigh of relief.

Outside...

Helen sees Jake and runs up to him.

"Thank God you're alright!"

She hugged him.

That's how we got out of it. We had no choice but to turn around and go home after that.


Middleton College, 1972...

It's graduation. The ceremony was being held on the quad. All the hippies had degrees.

We both graduated in 1972. I got my degree in marketing and Helen's was in pre-law. The world was open to us.

What follows is a montage of Helen, Jake, Willow, Coyote, Tempest, Red Wolf, Sunflower and Cosmo traveling west in a van.

Music: "Horse With No Name" by America

First, we see the van going west on a highway.

On the first part of the journey

They're camping in the woods.

I was looking at all the life

Shot of them all admiring nature.

There were plants and birds and rocks and things

Now we see the van crossing the Great Plains.

There was sand and hills and rings

Now, they're all at a gas station filling the van. A fly is annoying Jake.

The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz

Helen calms Jake by directing his attention to a cloudless sky.

And the sky with no clouds

Thery're continuing west as the land becomes more sparse.

The heat was hot and the ground was dry

But the air was full of sound

Grassland gives way to desert as they continue west.

I've been throught the desert on a horse with no name

It felt good to be out of the rain

In the desert you can remember your name

'Cause there ain't no one to give you no pain

We now see the van overheat next to some cacti in the southwest. They pull over.

After two days in the desert sun

My skin began to turn red

They manage to get the van started and are on their way. Cut to a shot of Cosmo and Jake staring at a dried out river.

After three days in the desert sun

I was looking at a river bed

The others join them and look entranced as they stare at the river bed.

And the story it told of a river that flowed

Made me sad to think it was dead.

Cut to them camping in the desert.

I've been through the desert on a horse with no name

It felt good to be out of the rain

Jake and Helen stare in wonder at all the stars in the desert sky.

In the desert you can remember your name

'Cause there ain't no one to give you no pain

Now the desert is giving way to mountains and forest.

La la, laaaa, la la la la

La la la, laaaaa la

Shot of the van traveling along the Pacific coast.

After nine days I let the horse run free

'Cause the desert had turned to sea

Shot of them camping on the beach.

There were plants and birds and rocks and things

There was sand and hills and rings

Jake and Helen are staring out onto the ocean.

The ocean is a desert with it's life underground

And a perfect disguise above

Shot of them panhandling on the streets of San Francisco.

Under the cities lies a heart made of ground

But the humans will give now love

Shot of them starting the commune in Northern California.

I've been through the desert on a horse with no name

It felt good to get out of the rain

Shot of the girls doing all the work while the guys just sit around getting high.

In the desert you can remember your name

'Cause there ain't no one to give you no pain.(1)

Helen looks increasingly frustrated that none of the guys will lift a finger.


Northern California, 1973...

We all moved to a commune in Northern California after we graduated. Jake and I stayed for a year before we decided to move on.

A small car was packed with Jake and Helen's belongings. They're saying their goodbyes to the rest of the group.

"I really wish you'd stay, Helen," said Willow, "We've made a whole new world here. Why do you want to go back to all of the madness?"

Helen explained "That's the point, Willow. We've made a better world here, but we need to change the one out there."

"Careful, you guys," Coyote warned, "Those corporate running dogs can get their claws into you real quick."

Jake said "Don't worry, man. We know how to stay true to our values."

Sunflower was skeptical.

"You guys are making a huge mistake. You won't change the system, it'll change you!"

(A/N: Prophetic, isn't it?)

"Now, Sunflower," said Tempest, "They need to find their own path." Turning to Jake and Helen, she added "I wish all the best to you guys."

"Thanks, Tempest," said Helen, "We'll keep in touch."

Willow and Helen then hugged.

"We'll never forget you guys" said Helen.

"Farewell" said Willow as she wiped a stray tear.


The road, a short time later...

Music: "As The World Turns"

Jake was driving while Helen rode shotgun.

"I'm never kneading bread again" said Helen.

Jake asked "So, what do we do now?"

Helen said "We get jobs. We'll need them now that we've got our own place. We save up so that I can go to law school. It'll be hard, but we can do it."

Jake liked the sound of that.

"Yeah! Then we can really take on the world!"

Helen was visibly touched by Jake's enthusiasm.

"Oh, Jakey! I love you so much."

"I love you too, Helen."


Morgendorffer House, 2006...

Jake was finishing the story as Quinn and Jim listened intently.

"Two years later, we got married. Tempest, who by then had left the commune and become a licensed notary, performed the ceremony."

Helen added "The fall after our wedding I started law school."

"That's a great story" said Jim.

"Thanks" replied Jake.

Quinn asked "So when did you abandon the whole hippie thing?"

Helen explained "It was a gradual transition."

Jake added "You know, a compromise here, a Republican vote there. Before we knew it, we'd turned into the very thing we used to rebel against."

Elaborating, Helen said "It started when we left the commune in '73, it was complete when we both voted for Reagan in '84."


Quinn's (and now also Jim's) apartment, evening...

Quinn and Jim sat on the sofa talking about the story they'd been told.

"That was some story your parents told tonight" said Jim.

Quinn said "I know. They've been through so much over the years and stayed by each others side all that time. Frankly, they have in each other what I've always wanted, a soulmate who'll stick by me and me by him, no matter what." Smiling, Quinn added "Actually, I've already found that. You turned your back on your career for me."

Jim said "I can't believe you almost did the same thing."

Quinn said "Jim, I'd do it again if I had to."

"So would I," said Jim, "I love you, Quinn."

Music: "As The World Turns"

Quinn said "I love you too, Jim."

With that, they kissed.

As the world turns, turn, turn, turn

End Episode.

1) "Horse With No Name" by America, copyright 1972 Warner Bros. Records.