L.A. Law (TV Series)

Where There's a Will (1993)

Anne Twomey: Linda Salerno

Quotes 

• [Telephone ringing, the recorder is recording the tape messages, Gwen has answer the phone is the stalker Linda Salerno] 

  Gwen Taylor : Hello, this is Gwen.

  Linda Salerno : Gwen, I didn't want you to think I'd forgotten you. I am coming to get you.

  Gwen Taylor : [Gwen's voice on the telephone]  I'm not afraid of you.

  Linda Salerno : Yes, you are. Bye-bye.

  [Linda hangs up the phone] 

• Daniel Morales : Mom, just put the phone by Lucy's ear.

  [Lucy on the phone] 

  Daniel Morales : Hi, sweetie, it's daddy. How's my girl? You okay? I love you, Sweetie, and I'll see you soon. Bye-bye.

  [to Gwen] 

  Daniel Morales : She said bye-bye.

  [Back on the phone] 

  Daniel Morales : Yeah, Mom? Uh... yeah. Talk to you tomorrow. Goodnight.

  [Hangup the phone. Daniel sighs. And he heads back to sit and protect Gwen] 

  Gwen Taylor : You know, Santa Barbara's the safest place for her right now.

  Daniel Morales : I know, it's been a week.

  [Toilet flushes] 

  Daniel Morales : I miss her. A lot.

  [Opening the door is Officer Crenshaw coming out of the bathroom] 

  Officer Crenshaw : Thanks, Miss Taylor. By the way, you need another roll of TP.

  [Officer Crenshaw exiting the door and talk to another cop to protect Gwen] 

  Officer #2 : Everything okay?

  Gwen Taylor : Cop's have been staked out in front so long now, it feels like family. I'm providing everything but turndown service.

  [Knocking the door] 

  Gwen Taylor : Come in.

  Officer #2 : Uh, rumor is the coffee's ready.

  Gwen Taylor : Help yourself.

  [Officer #2 will make some coffee] 

  Gwen Taylor : When's this gonna end?

  Daniel Morales : As soon as the psychopath resurfaces.

  Gwen Taylor : Okay, until then, what are our choices?

  Daniel Morales : Can live in fear or get on with our lives, I guess.

  Gwen Taylor : Get on with our lives?

  Officer #2 : Uh, Miss Taylor. We're out of half and half.

  Gwen Taylor : Obviously, that's not so easy.

  [Gwen will escort Officer #2 and got the coffee] 

  Gwen Taylor : In the morning when you take the sports section, could you leave the rest of the paper in the door, huh?

  Officer #2 : Yeah, sure.

  [Officer #2 has left. And Gwen closed the door] 

  Daniel Morales : Let's go to bed.

  Gwen Taylor : God.

  [Gwen and Daniel will be off to bed. But the phone rings. Gwen answered] 

  Gwen Taylor : Hello.

  Linda Salerno : [Stalker's voice on the phone]  Gwen.

  Gwen Taylor : What have I ever done to you? Why can't you leave us alone?

  Linda Salerno : [Stalker's voice on the phone]  I took a vow with Daniel. And since you stole my husband, I want to share the same vow with you: 'Til death do us part.

  Gwen Taylor : Daniel is not your husband. You are not his wife, and if you think I'm gonna spend my life this way, you are wrong. If you want me, come and get me.

• [Gwen open the door at the filing room, she turns the light on. She is going to get the file and she'll be in the hurry. But suddenly coming behind Gwen from the hiding is the stalker Linda Salerno with a knife in her hand. The final confrontation] 

  Linda Salerno : Hello, Gwen.

  Gwen Taylor : Oh my God.

  Linda Salerno : I was hoping we'd have time for a little chat. You've been awfully busy lately.

  Gwen Taylor : What do you want, Alison?

  Linda Salerno : What do you want, Gwen?

  Gwen Taylor : I just want to be left alone.

  Linda Salerno : Is that all? I think you want a little more than that. I think you want Daniel. I think you want Lucy. I think you want to be a big shot lawyer. I think you want all kinds of things.

  Gwen Taylor : Okay. Assume I want those things, is that wrong?

  Linda Salerno : It depends on how you go about getting them. Daniel used to be interested in me. He paid attention to me. He used to flirt with me. You can't just cut in front of someone.

  Gwen Taylor : I'm sorry. I didn't know I had done that.

  Linda Salerno : Yes, you did. You cut ahead of me. And now I'm gonna cut ahead of you.

  [Linda laughs] 

  Gwen Taylor : Alison...

  Linda Salerno : Did you get my little pun? That was funny.

  Gwen Taylor : Yeah. I got it.

  [That wasn't funny. Linda wipe the smirk off her face] 

  Linda Salerno : You never invited me over to your house.

  Gwen Taylor : Let me make up for that right now. Let me invite you over. We'll get to know one another.

  Linda Salerno : No, I don't want you looking at me as though I'm some case study in aberrational behavior. In fact, I don't want you looking at me at all. In fact... I'm gonna have to put your eyes out.

  [Gwen heard the door open is the police officer] 

  Officer Crenshaw : Drop the knife.

  [the stalker turned is the police] 

  Officer Crenshaw : I said, drop it!

  Linda Salerno : You'll have to kill me first.

  [Linda was attempting to murder Gwen Taylor with a knife. But Officer Crenshaw opened fire with a gun and shot the stalker Linda Salerno in the back and killed her. Linda fell on Gwen. Gwen shrieks] 

  Gwen Taylor : Ah...

  [the stalker Linda Salerno was pronounced dead. Gwen Taylor was unhurt]